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Was Leroy Green able to overcome the odds to retain his Crown Jewel Championship, or did Evander James walk out with another piece of gold for The Trust? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX_ViHn00tc
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Friday, November 3, 2017
AWA Last Word Episode 5: Lumberjack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbcf6PTmRTY
Published on Nov 1, 2017
On this edition of AWA Supreme Last Word, take a look at the Lumberjack match from this past Saturday. Also, Leon Elliot addresses Shark Boy before their huge match this Friday, November 3rd!
2 Cold Scorpio vs. Edge (feat. Terri Runnels & Brian Lee)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYIiLcpx61k
Former-ECW and WWE wrestler 2 Cold Scorpio (w/ Terri Runnels) vs. future-WWE superstar Edge (Sexton Hardcastle)
5-16-98; Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling; Wind Gap, PA
Former-ECW and WWE wrestler 2 Cold Scorpio (w/ Terri Runnels) vs. future-WWE superstar Edge (Sexton Hardcastle)
5-16-98; Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling; Wind Gap, PA
Is Vince Russo booking WWE Again? This lame shit here is right out of someting he'd do. 'On A Pole' Gimmick Match Set For Monday's WWE RAW
Why not have Jeff Jarrett and the Honkytonk Man come in as well doing guitar shots, LOL. Ugh if this isn't right out of the WCW Russo era booking book, LOL!
Jason Jordan vs. Elias in a "Guitar on a Pole Match" has been announced for Monday's taped WWE RAW in Manchester, England. The match was made after recent guitar attacks between the two on RAW.
Below is WWE's official announcement on the match:
Jason Jordan vs. Elias in a "Guitar on a Pole Match" has been announced for Monday's taped WWE RAW in Manchester, England. The match was made after recent guitar attacks between the two on RAW.
Below is WWE's official announcement on the match:
Jason Jordan and Elias to battle in a Guitar-on-a-Pole Match
Jason Jordan looks to change Elias' tune in painful fashion.
After Elias blasted Jason Jordan with his guitar during their match two weeks ago, Jordan fired back last week and delivered a guitar counter-assault.
Accordingly, WWE.com has learned that the two Superstars will come to Manchester, England this Monday night to go head-to-head in a Guitar-on-a-Pole Match on Raw.
The contest, which can only be won when a Superstar retrieves the guitar and uses it on his opponent, promises to leave one of these competitors singing the blues.
LOL! Man I love this. :) Former NWA Star Says He Told Vince McMahon To 'F--- Himself' After Being Pitched Gimmick
Manny Fernandez has always had strong opinions on the wrestling business. The 63-year-old veteran recently joined the Duke Loves Rasslin podcast and talked about what he thinks is wrong with the WWE.
The WWE has been no stranger to criticism over the past few years. With the wealth of talent on its roster, it's easy to chastise the company for not utilizing a superstar in the right way or for giving a push to a superstar undeserving of one. Fernandez said he believes it's the writers' fault for not recognizing which wrestlers should really get a chance at the top of the card.
"They're going by what the writers see," Fernandez said. "Simon Gotch said it the best way: Enzo Amore is an idiot. He didn't even know that I was tag teaming with Dusty Rhodes or who Dusty Rhodes was and stuff. I mean, that's the kind of people they got there.
Fernandez, known as "The Raging Bull," also discussed the time he told off Vince McMahon. The WWE chairman had offered him a job as a trainer in NXT, but Fernandez turned it down. He said his training style likely would not have meshed with how things are done in NXT, so he has no regrets about his decision not to accept the offer.
"When Vince tried to hire me and put horns on my head like a real Raging Bull, I told him to go f**k himself and made him look like an idiot," Fernandez said. "So he was [mad] that I never came back begging for a job. I was never begging for a job. I was asked to train down at NXT, I go, "No, thank you, I train the way I train, I don't want to be told how to train people.' I train people the way I was trained, the way I was brought up and if that doesn't suit you, tough!"
The WWE has been no stranger to criticism over the past few years. With the wealth of talent on its roster, it's easy to chastise the company for not utilizing a superstar in the right way or for giving a push to a superstar undeserving of one. Fernandez said he believes it's the writers' fault for not recognizing which wrestlers should really get a chance at the top of the card.
"They're going by what the writers see," Fernandez said. "Simon Gotch said it the best way: Enzo Amore is an idiot. He didn't even know that I was tag teaming with Dusty Rhodes or who Dusty Rhodes was and stuff. I mean, that's the kind of people they got there.
Fernandez, known as "The Raging Bull," also discussed the time he told off Vince McMahon. The WWE chairman had offered him a job as a trainer in NXT, but Fernandez turned it down. He said his training style likely would not have meshed with how things are done in NXT, so he has no regrets about his decision not to accept the offer.
"When Vince tried to hire me and put horns on my head like a real Raging Bull, I told him to go f**k himself and made him look like an idiot," Fernandez said. "So he was [mad] that I never came back begging for a job. I was never begging for a job. I was asked to train down at NXT, I go, "No, thank you, I train the way I train, I don't want to be told how to train people.' I train people the way I was trained, the way I was brought up and if that doesn't suit you, tough!"
Rocky Johnson on Tony Atlas
WWE Hall of Famer and father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rocky Johnson talks about his former Tag Team partner Tony Atlas who he was WWE World Tag Team Champions with. Johnson also discusses their personal issues that led to them being on bad terms today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zqqaTFqEoE&t=61s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zqqaTFqEoE&t=61s
Johnny Impact On Wrestling Being Cooler Outside Of WWE, Impact Wrestling's Future, Eli Drake
Source: Mirror
Johnny Impact spoke with the Mirror before his upcoming title match against Eli Drake at Impact Bound For Glory this Sunday. Here are some of the highlights:
The coolest work is being done outside of WWE:
"Right. I was kind of ruminating on this today. This is an overstatement, but when WWE, WWF at the time, came into power and Vince McMahon put all the other territories out of business, everything went really mainstream and New York was the number one show. Now I feel like independent wrestling is so hot, it's almost like the territories have started to re-emerge. And you've got major companies like Lucha Underground, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, AAA, CMLL [Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre] that have got TV deals in place ... 5 Star Wrestling also in the UK ... then you've got these really hot independent wrestling promotions in the States: Pacific Coast Wrestling, DEFY Wrestling, All American Wrestling, WrestleCircus and then PROGRESS, ICW in the UK ... I'm leaving out a ton. In my opinion the cutting edge of professional wrestling, the coolest stuff is happening on the edge, on the fringes, at independent wrestling shows. People are lifelong fans of WWE because they grew up on it. I grew up on it. I want my kids to watch it and I'm going to take them to shows. But the product feels watered down. It doesn't feel as cool as it does to wrestle for DEFY in Seattle. Because at that show, it feels like a smarter audience that expects more and there's no creative limitations. I don't feel there's any limits to the story I can tell. That's cool man."
Eli Drake
"Yeah, I've known Eli Drake for years because we both live in Los Angeles, but I had never worked with him prior to coming to Impact. I was really impressed. It's going to sound like a backhanded compliment, but he really exceeded my expectations. He's really stepped up his game. That's the exact thing that Impact needs right now. Unfortunately for him, I can take even bigger steps, so when my game gets stepped up, he's in trouble!"
Impact Wrestling's Future:
"Absolutely. I feel like IMPACT was in that position before. Since I've got there, I feel like a lot of things have started happening again. The company has started to look at different talents and the talent that we have there are really upping their game. I've felt really at home with the Impact locker room since day one. Guys like Bobby Lashley, I met him on his first day in WWE. Chris Adonis - Chris Masters - and I, we went to the same elementary school. EC3, I knew him from WWE. I knew him and I could have epic matches. Then there's new people that I'm getting the chance to work with too, like LAX. Everyone who works there is working hard and I feel like the whole company is undergoing a re-branding if you will. I'm hoping that I can be at the forefront of that and push it into a new Impact era. Impact was hot and it was cutting edge, when they had AJ Styles, Samoa Joe ... then they fell into that kind of WCW trap, where they said 'we've got money, let's get the biggest stars' ... but the biggest stars aren't cutting edge usually."
Johnny Impact spoke with the Mirror before his upcoming title match against Eli Drake at Impact Bound For Glory this Sunday. Here are some of the highlights:
The coolest work is being done outside of WWE:
"Right. I was kind of ruminating on this today. This is an overstatement, but when WWE, WWF at the time, came into power and Vince McMahon put all the other territories out of business, everything went really mainstream and New York was the number one show. Now I feel like independent wrestling is so hot, it's almost like the territories have started to re-emerge. And you've got major companies like Lucha Underground, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, AAA, CMLL [Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre] that have got TV deals in place ... 5 Star Wrestling also in the UK ... then you've got these really hot independent wrestling promotions in the States: Pacific Coast Wrestling, DEFY Wrestling, All American Wrestling, WrestleCircus and then PROGRESS, ICW in the UK ... I'm leaving out a ton. In my opinion the cutting edge of professional wrestling, the coolest stuff is happening on the edge, on the fringes, at independent wrestling shows. People are lifelong fans of WWE because they grew up on it. I grew up on it. I want my kids to watch it and I'm going to take them to shows. But the product feels watered down. It doesn't feel as cool as it does to wrestle for DEFY in Seattle. Because at that show, it feels like a smarter audience that expects more and there's no creative limitations. I don't feel there's any limits to the story I can tell. That's cool man."
Eli Drake
"Yeah, I've known Eli Drake for years because we both live in Los Angeles, but I had never worked with him prior to coming to Impact. I was really impressed. It's going to sound like a backhanded compliment, but he really exceeded my expectations. He's really stepped up his game. That's the exact thing that Impact needs right now. Unfortunately for him, I can take even bigger steps, so when my game gets stepped up, he's in trouble!"
Impact Wrestling's Future:
"Absolutely. I feel like IMPACT was in that position before. Since I've got there, I feel like a lot of things have started happening again. The company has started to look at different talents and the talent that we have there are really upping their game. I've felt really at home with the Impact locker room since day one. Guys like Bobby Lashley, I met him on his first day in WWE. Chris Adonis - Chris Masters - and I, we went to the same elementary school. EC3, I knew him from WWE. I knew him and I could have epic matches. Then there's new people that I'm getting the chance to work with too, like LAX. Everyone who works there is working hard and I feel like the whole company is undergoing a re-branding if you will. I'm hoping that I can be at the forefront of that and push it into a new Impact era. Impact was hot and it was cutting edge, when they had AJ Styles, Samoa Joe ... then they fell into that kind of WCW trap, where they said 'we've got money, let's get the biggest stars' ... but the biggest stars aren't cutting edge usually."
This tells you how desperate Anthem Sports is at getting people to watch their lame product.
And how much those at PWInsider are buttkissers to Anthem Sports now, LOL. Talk about fucking desperate, LMAO!
This is at the PWInsider webpage
CONTEST: WIN FREE PPV STREAM OF BOUND FOR GLORY THIS SUNDAY.
PWInsider.com, in conjunction with the Fite App, is giving away three PPV streams of Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV this Sunday 11/5. To enter, email THISLINK. before 12 PM Noon Saturday 11/4. Three winners will be picked at random and will then receive email instructions on how they can watch Bound for Glory via the Fite App.
You can download the Fite App for free for your cell phone or mobile device by clicking here. Fite can be streamed from your phone to Samsung Smart TVs and recently debuted a Roku channel as well. The app is HIGHLY recommended by yours truly and is free to download as well with tons of weekly free programming, including ROH's weekly TV series, Booker T's Reality of Wrestling and more.
This is at the PWInsider webpage
CONTEST: WIN FREE PPV STREAM OF BOUND FOR GLORY THIS SUNDAY.
PWInsider.com, in conjunction with the Fite App, is giving away three PPV streams of Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV this Sunday 11/5. To enter, email THISLINK. before 12 PM Noon Saturday 11/4. Three winners will be picked at random and will then receive email instructions on how they can watch Bound for Glory via the Fite App.
You can download the Fite App for free for your cell phone or mobile device by clicking here. Fite can be streamed from your phone to Samsung Smart TVs and recently debuted a Roku channel as well. The app is HIGHLY recommended by yours truly and is free to download as well with tons of weekly free programming, including ROH's weekly TV series, Booker T's Reality of Wrestling and more.
BROKEN MATT HARDY TRADEMARK UPDATE
After being initially refused registration by the USPTO back in May for
unacceptable specimens/documents provided as proof of use, Matt Hardy (through
an IP Lawyer) submitted a new specimen on 10/31.
The new specimen is a promotional poster featuring Hardy as the Broken Matt character appearing for CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling during the 'Expedition of Gold' tour.
Hardy added an IP Lawyer based in Nashville, TN to assist with registering the trademark.
The new specimen is a promotional poster featuring Hardy as the Broken Matt character appearing for CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling during the 'Expedition of Gold' tour.
Hardy added an IP Lawyer based in Nashville, TN to assist with registering the trademark.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST AT IMPACT WRESTLING
Showing why Anthem Sports obviously aren't the smartest fuckers in the wrestling business. All these people in the last couple days being released says a lot about how poorly managed Impact Wrestling really is now.
Referee Brian Stifler tweeted the following:
Got to main event one last time w/ @IMPACTWRESTLING!! Thanks for granting my release! Big THANKS to the locker room & crew for everything!!
Referee Brian Stifler tweeted the following:
Got to main event one last time w/ @IMPACTWRESTLING!! Thanks for granting my release! Big THANKS to the locker room & crew for everything!!
— Brian Stiffler (@BrianStiffler) November 3, 2017
Indy stuff
AAW tomorrow night in Berwyn, IL at the Eagles Club has David Starr & Jeff Cobb vs. Dave & Jake Crist, Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs. Mat Fitchett & Davey Vega for the AAW tag titles, Delilah Doom vs. Veda Scott, Su Yung vs. Kylie Rae, Trevor Lee vs. Eddie Kingston, Michael Elgin vs. Shane Strickland, Chuck Taylor & Colt Cabana vs. The Hooliganns, Myron Reed vs. Austin Theory vs. Zema Ion vs. AR Fox vs. Curt Stallion vs. Stephen Wolf with the winner getting an AAW title shot, plus Rey Fenix will defend the AAW title against a mystery opponent.
AAW on Saturday night in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus has Ultimo Dragon & Sami Callihan vs. Rey Fenix & Michael Elgin, a ladder match for the AAW tag titles with Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs Trey Miguel & Stephen Wolf vs. whoever the champion is coming out of the night before, AR Fox vs. Austin Theory, Curt Stallion & Brubaker & Jake Something vs. Chuck Taylor & Zero Gravity, Ivelisse vs.?, Rachael Ellering vs. ?, Zema Ion vs. Myron Reed and Jeff Cobb, Colt Cabana, Eddie Kingston, David Starr, Ethan Page and more.
PWA Farewell to a King on 12/2 in Kitchener, ONT at the Alpine Club for the farewell of Jimmy King.
Defy Wrestling on 11/10 in Seattle at Washington Hall with Tom Lawlor, managed by Bryan Alvarez, facing Ethan Page.
AAW on Saturday night in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus has Ultimo Dragon & Sami Callihan vs. Rey Fenix & Michael Elgin, a ladder match for the AAW tag titles with Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs Trey Miguel & Stephen Wolf vs. whoever the champion is coming out of the night before, AR Fox vs. Austin Theory, Curt Stallion & Brubaker & Jake Something vs. Chuck Taylor & Zero Gravity, Ivelisse vs.?, Rachael Ellering vs. ?, Zema Ion vs. Myron Reed and Jeff Cobb, Colt Cabana, Eddie Kingston, David Starr, Ethan Page and more.
PWA Farewell to a King on 12/2 in Kitchener, ONT at the Alpine Club for the farewell of Jimmy King.
Defy Wrestling on 11/10 in Seattle at Washington Hall with Tom Lawlor, managed by Bryan Alvarez, facing Ethan Page.
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