Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Wrestlecircus show cancelled.
WrestleCircus announced that their show that was set for this Saturday has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, asking people to respect their privacy during this time. They have a form set up for fans who bought tickets to receive refunds. (Click the link if you're one needing a refund).
MCW ANNOUNCES “SEASONS BEATINGS” FEATURING SGT. SLAUGHTER!
MCW Pro Wrestling “Seasons Beatings” Dec 1, Joppa, MD w/ Sgt. Slaughter
MCWProWrestling.com – On Friday, December 1, MCW Pro Wrestling “Seasons Beatings” comes to the MCW Arena at 1000 Joppa Farm RD in Joppa, MD featuring WWE Hall of Famer Sgt Slaughter! Meet and greet 6:30 pm. Live event 8 pm.
(See results from Friday in Joppa - bit.ly/aajoppa naming a new #1 contender for the MCW Title, a heated tag rivalry begins, and more.)
(See results from Saturday in Hollywood - bit.ly/aaholly featuring a confrontation of MCW champion Joey Mercury and WWE Hall of Famers Paul Ellering and Animal!)
Watch the Facebook LIVE Event Center this Thursday, November 16 at 8 p.m. E.S.T. at facebook.com/mcwprowrestling, where we will announce matches for December 1.
Purchase tickets at MCWProWrestling.com or, day of, at the venue. Show your support on Facebook at facebook.com/events/1165487743595280.
Catch up on MCW action on-demand at MCWRageTV.com featuring current and former stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and more!
My favorite World Champion period, died on this day back in 2015
Steve Austin On If Hulk Hogan Ruined His Legacy By Wrestling Past His Prime
Source: Sam Roberts' Wrestling Podcast
On episode 157 of Sam Roberts' Wrestling Podcast, 'The Last Professional Broadcaster' Sam Roberts shared an interview with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin from 2010. In this lost conversation, Austin talked about whether he could have wrestled longer, his thoughts on pro wrestlers performing past their prime, and Bret 'Hitman' Hart making amends with WWE in light of the so-called Montreal Screwjob.
According to Austin, he could have wrestled longer, but the time was right to retire when he did and he did not want to jeopardize his health over the long term.
"The reason I got out of professional wrestling was because my body said, 'hey Steve, you've had enough.' And, like I tell everybody, and it's also true, I could get a couple of more years out of my body. I could, but why? I had a very physical, aggressive style; I took hard, fast, quick bumps; the piledriver in '96 or '97, whatever it was, took its toll. Now, I'm 100% as far as doing normal human being stuff, but it was time for me to ride off into the sunset and preserve my health. And I want to live an active life for 10 to 20, 30 more years doing the stuff that I do, riding my dirt bikes, four-wheelers, and the outdoor stuff that I love to do for a long, long time. And it was just time."
When asked what Austin makes of Hulk Hogan and other pro wrestling veterans wrestling past their prime, 'Stone Cold' said he respects Hogan's legacy, but he and Hogan were never particularly close.
"That's interesting. I get asked the question, 'is he ruining his legacy?' and I think I always respected what that guy did with his career, an unbelievable box office draw and a charismatic performer that so many people grew up [watching] and idolized. A lot of respect [for] him and that as far as what he did. I don't like to talk too much about what are these guys doing still in the ring. That's a personal decision. I made mine to get out and I live with that decision. I'm cool with it and I'm sure he's cool with what he's doing if he's still doing it.
"Me and Terry [Hogan's shoot first name] don't trade phone calls. We're not the best of friends. We're not enemies. People say what they want to say or try to stir up animosity. I don't hold anything against the guy. At the end of the day, we're two of the guys. We're pro wrestlers. We have a lot of things in common, [and] a lot of things that aren't in common. But he does what he does and I think it is what it is. That's all I can say."
Also during the interview, Austin shared that he is happy Hart has made amends with WWE, as a huge burden has been lifted from 'The Excellence Of Execution'.
"I was glad to hear it. There was so much real animosity between [Bret Hart and Vince McMahon] because of everything that happened in WWE with the Screwjob in Montreal [Canada] with Bret and Shawn [Michaels]. Then, Bret leaving [WWE]. There was just a lot of animosity there and Bret really thinks he got screwed. Not so much in the storyline, but in real life. And for him to come back and put this behind him, at some point, as I've gone down the road a few more paces, I seem to be making better decisions than I did back in the day, I think, and anything in life, experience makes you a better person or a smarter person anyway and the ability to take advantage of being able to make better decisions. And I think enough water was under the bridge that he can finally say, 'okay, this is cool. I can accept this now. I can live with this.' And I think it was like taking a big, 100-pound weight off his back and for them to be able to have closure in that storyline as a WWE angle, and closure to their real deal angle in life, the animosity between them, I think it's a good thing."
On episode 157 of Sam Roberts' Wrestling Podcast, 'The Last Professional Broadcaster' Sam Roberts shared an interview with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin from 2010. In this lost conversation, Austin talked about whether he could have wrestled longer, his thoughts on pro wrestlers performing past their prime, and Bret 'Hitman' Hart making amends with WWE in light of the so-called Montreal Screwjob.
"The reason I got out of professional wrestling was because my body said, 'hey Steve, you've had enough.' And, like I tell everybody, and it's also true, I could get a couple of more years out of my body. I could, but why? I had a very physical, aggressive style; I took hard, fast, quick bumps; the piledriver in '96 or '97, whatever it was, took its toll. Now, I'm 100% as far as doing normal human being stuff, but it was time for me to ride off into the sunset and preserve my health. And I want to live an active life for 10 to 20, 30 more years doing the stuff that I do, riding my dirt bikes, four-wheelers, and the outdoor stuff that I love to do for a long, long time. And it was just time."
When asked what Austin makes of Hulk Hogan and other pro wrestling veterans wrestling past their prime, 'Stone Cold' said he respects Hogan's legacy, but he and Hogan were never particularly close.
"That's interesting. I get asked the question, 'is he ruining his legacy?' and I think I always respected what that guy did with his career, an unbelievable box office draw and a charismatic performer that so many people grew up [watching] and idolized. A lot of respect [for] him and that as far as what he did. I don't like to talk too much about what are these guys doing still in the ring. That's a personal decision. I made mine to get out and I live with that decision. I'm cool with it and I'm sure he's cool with what he's doing if he's still doing it.
"Me and Terry [Hogan's shoot first name] don't trade phone calls. We're not the best of friends. We're not enemies. People say what they want to say or try to stir up animosity. I don't hold anything against the guy. At the end of the day, we're two of the guys. We're pro wrestlers. We have a lot of things in common, [and] a lot of things that aren't in common. But he does what he does and I think it is what it is. That's all I can say."
Also during the interview, Austin shared that he is happy Hart has made amends with WWE, as a huge burden has been lifted from 'The Excellence Of Execution'.
"I was glad to hear it. There was so much real animosity between [Bret Hart and Vince McMahon] because of everything that happened in WWE with the Screwjob in Montreal [Canada] with Bret and Shawn [Michaels]. Then, Bret leaving [WWE]. There was just a lot of animosity there and Bret really thinks he got screwed. Not so much in the storyline, but in real life. And for him to come back and put this behind him, at some point, as I've gone down the road a few more paces, I seem to be making better decisions than I did back in the day, I think, and anything in life, experience makes you a better person or a smarter person anyway and the ability to take advantage of being able to make better decisions. And I think enough water was under the bridge that he can finally say, 'okay, this is cool. I can accept this now. I can live with this.' And I think it was like taking a big, 100-pound weight off his back and for them to be able to have closure in that storyline as a WWE angle, and closure to their real deal angle in life, the animosity between them, I think it's a good thing."
Chris Jericho On Why His Match With Kenny Omega Is Bigger In Japan Than At WrestleMania
Source: Busted Open Radio
Chris Jericho's upcoming match with New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar Kenny Omega is not a match fans thought they would ever see. Jericho talked to Busted Open Radio about why he believed the match is so intriguing to casual and die-hard fans alike.
Jericho will face Omega, the IWGP U.S. Champion Kenny Omega, at Wrestle Kingdom 12 on Jan. 4, 2018 at the Tokyo Dome in what will be his first match outside of the WWE since he signed with the company in 1999. It's considered a one-shot deal and Jericho is will likely return to the WWE next year.
Jericho, who has always had the mind of a genius when it comes to the wrestling business, got the idea for a match with Omega after watching the buildup to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match over the summer. He and Omega started trading barbs on social media before Jericho made his surprise challenge. He said he believes it will be the biggest match in the wrestling industry today because fans never expected they'd see him and Omega in the same ring.
"If I told you I've thought about the match in any way, shape or form up until now, I'd be lying. I haven't even thought about the match yet. To me, it was about the announcement and the promotion. And like I said, when McGregor and Mayweather was announced, right off the bat it became the biggest match in boxing history just because you never though you'd see it," Jericho said. "And I'm not saying it's the biggest match in wrestling [history] but I think at the time, right now in November of 2017, it is because nobody thought they could see it. Now, there's a whole contingency of people who have no idea that New Japan exists or who Kenny Omega is, that's fine. I'm talking to the people that care about this, and if you're a casual wrestling fan or know anything about any other company besides WWE, it is intriguing."
Jericho also explained why he's glad the match is happening in NJPW as opposed to in the WWE. He believes Omega's star power in Japan makes it a match that will be special for the fans. He also has a long history of performing in Japan before he ever joined the WWE, so he's excited to make his return.
"I think just the fact that if Kenny left New Japan tomorrow and I went to the WWE and we had the same match at WrestleMania, it wouldn't have the same mystique about it because there's something about it now where everyone knows that Omega is so big in Japan and Jericho has a history in Japan, which is another thing I liked about it. Kenny and I's careers mirror each other; I started in Japan, I grew up in Japan, I've been there 60 times, so there's a big history of Jericho in Japan as well that started before I ever went to the WWE," he said. "So there's a combination of a lot of things that make this very special and a once-in-a-lifetime type of matchup. I think if it was in the WWE, even if there was no restrictions, it still wouldn't be as big because it's still WrestleMania in a WWE ring. This is different, it's over in Tokyo, it's at the Tokyo Dome fore New Japan Pro Wrestling. I think that adds to the intrigue and the mystique of the match right off the bat, as well."
Chris Jericho's upcoming match with New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar Kenny Omega is not a match fans thought they would ever see. Jericho talked to Busted Open Radio about why he believed the match is so intriguing to casual and die-hard fans alike.
Jericho, who has always had the mind of a genius when it comes to the wrestling business, got the idea for a match with Omega after watching the buildup to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match over the summer. He and Omega started trading barbs on social media before Jericho made his surprise challenge. He said he believes it will be the biggest match in the wrestling industry today because fans never expected they'd see him and Omega in the same ring.
"If I told you I've thought about the match in any way, shape or form up until now, I'd be lying. I haven't even thought about the match yet. To me, it was about the announcement and the promotion. And like I said, when McGregor and Mayweather was announced, right off the bat it became the biggest match in boxing history just because you never though you'd see it," Jericho said. "And I'm not saying it's the biggest match in wrestling [history] but I think at the time, right now in November of 2017, it is because nobody thought they could see it. Now, there's a whole contingency of people who have no idea that New Japan exists or who Kenny Omega is, that's fine. I'm talking to the people that care about this, and if you're a casual wrestling fan or know anything about any other company besides WWE, it is intriguing."
Jericho also explained why he's glad the match is happening in NJPW as opposed to in the WWE. He believes Omega's star power in Japan makes it a match that will be special for the fans. He also has a long history of performing in Japan before he ever joined the WWE, so he's excited to make his return.
"I think just the fact that if Kenny left New Japan tomorrow and I went to the WWE and we had the same match at WrestleMania, it wouldn't have the same mystique about it because there's something about it now where everyone knows that Omega is so big in Japan and Jericho has a history in Japan, which is another thing I liked about it. Kenny and I's careers mirror each other; I started in Japan, I grew up in Japan, I've been there 60 times, so there's a big history of Jericho in Japan as well that started before I ever went to the WWE," he said. "So there's a combination of a lot of things that make this very special and a once-in-a-lifetime type of matchup. I think if it was in the WWE, even if there was no restrictions, it still wouldn't be as big because it's still WrestleMania in a WWE ring. This is different, it's over in Tokyo, it's at the Tokyo Dome fore New Japan Pro Wrestling. I think that adds to the intrigue and the mystique of the match right off the bat, as well."
JERRY LAWLER VS. DOUG GILBERT, RICKY STEAMBOAT, GRANDMASTER SEXAY & MORE: GEORGIA PREMIERE WRESTLING IN CANTON, GA LIVE REPORT
Georgia Premier Wrestling presented “Hail to the King 2017” featuring WWE
Hall of Famers Jerry Lawler and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat on Saturday night
in Canton, GA
GPW brings in more name stars to Georgia any other promotion in the state. Past shows have featured the likes of AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy and Gangrel. Promoters “Big Wood” Greg Hullender and Darrell Morris have hit on a winning formula. Their regular crew has a loyal following. Putting the name stars on top adds drawing power, although the legends do not do as well as current stars.
The show drew 250 to the Old Buffington School Gym. It was a loud and enthusiastic crowd thanks to a swarm of kids seated at ringside. Adults and kids alike seemed to thoroughly enjoy the show.
Lawler, Steamboat, Brian Christopher and Doug Gilbert were in for the weekend. GPW drew 300 in Cleveland, TN at the National Guard Armory the night before with essentially the same crew.Pre-show:
Meet and greet with Lawler, Steamboat, Christopher and “Glacier” Ray Lloyd.
Pre-show: “Powerhouse” Jessica Leigh defeated Black Widow in 6:58. Widow used her weight and size advantage to dominate Leigh for most of the match. Leigh wobbled Widow but couldn’t get her off her feet until two clotheslines did the trick. Leigh then picked up the win with a top rope splash.
(1) Joey Lynch defeated QT Marshall in 8:32. Technicallly, the best match of the show. Lynch is in the top echelon of wrestlers in the state. He debuts for EVOLVE next month. ROH star Marshall has relocated to Georgia and opened the One Fall Power Factory wrestling school. The crowd backed Lynch. Marshall wrestled clean but showed frustration and used a rougher style. Marshall countered Lynch’s flip piledriver with a powerslam for a near fall. Lynch went for a moonsault. Marshall evaded and rolled Lynch up. Lynch reversed into a nifty pinning combination.
Marshall shoved Lynch before cooler heads prevailed and they shook hands.
(2) Backwood Boys (Cuzin Cletus & Shaggy) defeated The Movement (Talon Williams & Chip Hazard) to win the GPW Tag Team Championship in 12:10. Backwood Boys are Good Ole Boys under masks due to a losing to Movement with their GPW careers on the line the last time in Canton. “Waffle House” chants abounded for the Boys, who are beloved babyfaces in North Georgia. Cletus fell for an obviously illegal tag by Movement when they were both on the apron. How can a babyface be that dumb and still be a babyface? Movement tried to unmask Cletus but Shaggy stopped them. Hot tag. Hazard kicked out of Shaggy’s O’Connor roll sending him into the post. Movement hit a codebreaker/Russian legsweep combo on Cletus for a false finish. Hazard got Cletus’ mask off but got rolled up in the process. Cletus put the mask on before anyone could see his face. Match was OK. The crowd popped huge for the title change.
(3) Cyrus the Destroyer (with Logan Chase III) defeated Torque in 6:11. Torque was voted Georgia’s most improved wrestler for 2016. Cyrus towered over Torque and outweighed him by almost 200 pounds. They did some stellar work with the David vs. Goliath dynamic here. Torque went for a rolling senton off the apron and Cyrus planted him on the apron with a powerbomb that looked like death. Cyrus killed Torque all over again with a sick kick. Nobody home for a massive leg drop. Cyrus shrugged off Torque’s dropkicks and caught him like a small child on an ill-advised flying crossbody. Cyrus turned Torque inside out with a clothesline. Torque got a foot on the ropes or it would have been over. Cyrus missed a diving headbutt. Torque initiated a sliced bread while standing on the top rope, a uniquely cool move. Torque tried to fly from the top and Cyrus picked him out of midair with a choke bomb. The ref could have counted to 100.
Steamboat entered the ring to a rousing ovation. Steamboat said he had just completed his 42nd year in the wrestling business. It was venues like this one that got him rolling and returning to that up close and personal feeling was always a pleasure. Steamboat reminisced about Georgia Championship Wrestling, Gordon Solie and the Omni shows.
Jason Collins rudely interrupted, claiming to be the greatest wrestler to ever grace this God forsaken town. Steamboat said Collins was his own number one fan and was ready to give Collins the ring. Collins got physical. Steamboat did his signature chops and finished with an arm drag and it all looked great, just like in his prime.
Intermission – Steamboat did in-ring photos with the fans wearing his Hall of Fame ring.
(4) GPW Southern States Champion Joey Sparkz & GPW Cruiserweight Champion Ray Ray defeated Andrew Duckworth & Jason Collins (with Logan Chase III) to retain their respective titles in 9:51. Duckworth and Collins have the makings of a great heel team. Chase pulled Duckworth out of harm’s way on Ray’s 619 to start the heat. Ray is tiny with zero muscular definition and a big heart. He took one hell of a beating. The kids chanted “cheater” at the heels. Hot tag. Collins took a sky high backdrop. The babyfaces locked the heels in simultaneous submissions for a tease of the Revival/DYI finish. Collins accidentally clocked Duckworth. Ray hit the 619 and Sparkz pinned Collins with a draping, spinning DDT.
Cyrus joined his Chase Enterprises buddies with evil intentions. Marshall hit the ring with the chair to make the save. Chase said they spoiled plan. It was time for plan QT. Marshall wasted Ray and Sparkz with the chair. Chase said Marshall was the newest member of his squad. Marshall said trying to please the people had gotten him nowhere in GPW and by joining Chase Enterprises, he was going straight to the top. Chase said he doesn’t associate with losers so it was time cut dead weight, Cyrus chokebombed Collins and Marshall skewered him with the chair. Chase introduced the new and improved Chase Enterprises (Cyrus, Duckworth and Marshall). The crowd hated on Marshall. This was an effective angle. They had the timing right on all the moving pieces and it had heat. Marshall foreshadowed the turn just enough. Chase’s mic work was strong.
(5) “Grandmaster Sexay” Brian Christopher defeated “The Steel Dragon” Donnie Primetime in 7:53. Christopher looked to be in great shape. The kids went nuts for a chance to catch his headband. Christopher brought a kid into the ring and mounted him on the ropes so he could throw the headband out to his friends. Nice. Primetime ran down the people of Canton. He’s gained a whole lot more ring presence over the last year. Primetime said he was the “Shogun of the squared circle”. He showed off his martial arts moves such as they were. Where was Glacier when we needed him? Primetime jumped Christopher from behind and choked him with his black belt. Christopher cut off Primetime’s martial arts nonsense and chopped his chest beet red. Christopher mocked Primetime’s ridiculous selling of his atomic drops. Primetime beat Christopher to the eye poke spot. Christopher gave Primetime a fair amount of offense and took a couple of bumps before hulking up. Primetime took Christopher’s belt and got into a tug of war with referee Nathaniel Spivey. Christopher put the belt between Primetime’s legs and gave him a ride, then pinned him with a superkick. A very entertaining match for what it was.
Christopher brought two kids into the ring to dance with him. The black kid was awesome. The white kid danced like a white kid.
(6) Jerry "The King" Lawler defeated Doug Gilbert in 13:55. Gilbert came out with the familiar Ribera Steakhouse jacket, baseball bat and towel over his head. Standing ovation for Lawler. Gilbert said he had chased Lawler from Memphis to this stinking town and after tonight, he will have beaten Lawler, like his father and his brother did before him. Lawler cracked a smile when Gilbert said a loudmouth woman at ringside looked like a man. The ref searched Gilbert and found two chains. Lawler said Doug had always held a grudge because he beat Doug’s dad the first time he ever won the Southern Heavyweight Championship. Lawler told the story of the famous angle where Eddie and Doug ran him over in with their car in the parking lot of the WMC studio during a TV taping. Lawler said he suffered a broken hip which was true. It was also true that the cops wanted to arrest Eddie. Some disrespectful jerk in the bleachers started yelling “we want wrestling”. Lawler handled the situation with class.
It was the same Lawler match I’ve seen many times in Nashville. I enjoyed it more than ever. It was all about the nuances. They threw better punches than 95% of modern day wrestlers.
Gilbert kept punching Lawler on the break until Lawler got fed up and fired back. Gilbert hit the deck then fled the ring holding his jaw. Gilbert started fishing around in his tights for a foreign object. The fans were going crazy but the ref couldn’t find a thing. They did the spot where Lawler alternated punches to Gilbert’s head and gut, hitting whichever body part Gilbert didn’t cover. Gilbert stabbed Lawler with the object, which turned out to be a pen. Gilbert produced yet another chain and wrapped it around Lawler’s throat. The kids were coming unglued. Lawler was staggering around, half blind, absorbing punches before he blocked a turnbuckle shot to signal the comeback. The strap came down. Lawler threw a dropkick. Gilbert hit Lawler with the chain and he took his one bump of the match. Gilbert said down on Lawler. At the count of two, Lawler hooked Gilbert’s arms with legs and got the 1-2-3. It was fun to see how the kids bought into everything they were doing.
NOTES: GPW returns to Canton on December 9 featuring Joel Deaton and has a show in Ellijay on January 6 featuring Al Snow…Steamboat also did a seminar the on Saturday afternoon…The Buffington Gym is the home of Carlos Adams Basketball. Adams played pro ball in the European leagues before moving into coaching…GPW owner “Big Wood” Greg Hullender is on the mend after being seriously ill with sepsis and has surgery for kidney stones to look forward to… Scott Hensley Scenic City Invitational) was the emcee. Miss Britney (Cyrus’ better half) handled the ring announcing.
GPW brings in more name stars to Georgia any other promotion in the state. Past shows have featured the likes of AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy and Gangrel. Promoters “Big Wood” Greg Hullender and Darrell Morris have hit on a winning formula. Their regular crew has a loyal following. Putting the name stars on top adds drawing power, although the legends do not do as well as current stars.
The show drew 250 to the Old Buffington School Gym. It was a loud and enthusiastic crowd thanks to a swarm of kids seated at ringside. Adults and kids alike seemed to thoroughly enjoy the show.
Lawler, Steamboat, Brian Christopher and Doug Gilbert were in for the weekend. GPW drew 300 in Cleveland, TN at the National Guard Armory the night before with essentially the same crew.Pre-show:
Meet and greet with Lawler, Steamboat, Christopher and “Glacier” Ray Lloyd.
Pre-show: “Powerhouse” Jessica Leigh defeated Black Widow in 6:58. Widow used her weight and size advantage to dominate Leigh for most of the match. Leigh wobbled Widow but couldn’t get her off her feet until two clotheslines did the trick. Leigh then picked up the win with a top rope splash.
(1) Joey Lynch defeated QT Marshall in 8:32. Technicallly, the best match of the show. Lynch is in the top echelon of wrestlers in the state. He debuts for EVOLVE next month. ROH star Marshall has relocated to Georgia and opened the One Fall Power Factory wrestling school. The crowd backed Lynch. Marshall wrestled clean but showed frustration and used a rougher style. Marshall countered Lynch’s flip piledriver with a powerslam for a near fall. Lynch went for a moonsault. Marshall evaded and rolled Lynch up. Lynch reversed into a nifty pinning combination.
Marshall shoved Lynch before cooler heads prevailed and they shook hands.
(2) Backwood Boys (Cuzin Cletus & Shaggy) defeated The Movement (Talon Williams & Chip Hazard) to win the GPW Tag Team Championship in 12:10. Backwood Boys are Good Ole Boys under masks due to a losing to Movement with their GPW careers on the line the last time in Canton. “Waffle House” chants abounded for the Boys, who are beloved babyfaces in North Georgia. Cletus fell for an obviously illegal tag by Movement when they were both on the apron. How can a babyface be that dumb and still be a babyface? Movement tried to unmask Cletus but Shaggy stopped them. Hot tag. Hazard kicked out of Shaggy’s O’Connor roll sending him into the post. Movement hit a codebreaker/Russian legsweep combo on Cletus for a false finish. Hazard got Cletus’ mask off but got rolled up in the process. Cletus put the mask on before anyone could see his face. Match was OK. The crowd popped huge for the title change.
(3) Cyrus the Destroyer (with Logan Chase III) defeated Torque in 6:11. Torque was voted Georgia’s most improved wrestler for 2016. Cyrus towered over Torque and outweighed him by almost 200 pounds. They did some stellar work with the David vs. Goliath dynamic here. Torque went for a rolling senton off the apron and Cyrus planted him on the apron with a powerbomb that looked like death. Cyrus killed Torque all over again with a sick kick. Nobody home for a massive leg drop. Cyrus shrugged off Torque’s dropkicks and caught him like a small child on an ill-advised flying crossbody. Cyrus turned Torque inside out with a clothesline. Torque got a foot on the ropes or it would have been over. Cyrus missed a diving headbutt. Torque initiated a sliced bread while standing on the top rope, a uniquely cool move. Torque tried to fly from the top and Cyrus picked him out of midair with a choke bomb. The ref could have counted to 100.
Steamboat entered the ring to a rousing ovation. Steamboat said he had just completed his 42nd year in the wrestling business. It was venues like this one that got him rolling and returning to that up close and personal feeling was always a pleasure. Steamboat reminisced about Georgia Championship Wrestling, Gordon Solie and the Omni shows.
Jason Collins rudely interrupted, claiming to be the greatest wrestler to ever grace this God forsaken town. Steamboat said Collins was his own number one fan and was ready to give Collins the ring. Collins got physical. Steamboat did his signature chops and finished with an arm drag and it all looked great, just like in his prime.
Intermission – Steamboat did in-ring photos with the fans wearing his Hall of Fame ring.
(4) GPW Southern States Champion Joey Sparkz & GPW Cruiserweight Champion Ray Ray defeated Andrew Duckworth & Jason Collins (with Logan Chase III) to retain their respective titles in 9:51. Duckworth and Collins have the makings of a great heel team. Chase pulled Duckworth out of harm’s way on Ray’s 619 to start the heat. Ray is tiny with zero muscular definition and a big heart. He took one hell of a beating. The kids chanted “cheater” at the heels. Hot tag. Collins took a sky high backdrop. The babyfaces locked the heels in simultaneous submissions for a tease of the Revival/DYI finish. Collins accidentally clocked Duckworth. Ray hit the 619 and Sparkz pinned Collins with a draping, spinning DDT.
Cyrus joined his Chase Enterprises buddies with evil intentions. Marshall hit the ring with the chair to make the save. Chase said they spoiled plan. It was time for plan QT. Marshall wasted Ray and Sparkz with the chair. Chase said Marshall was the newest member of his squad. Marshall said trying to please the people had gotten him nowhere in GPW and by joining Chase Enterprises, he was going straight to the top. Chase said he doesn’t associate with losers so it was time cut dead weight, Cyrus chokebombed Collins and Marshall skewered him with the chair. Chase introduced the new and improved Chase Enterprises (Cyrus, Duckworth and Marshall). The crowd hated on Marshall. This was an effective angle. They had the timing right on all the moving pieces and it had heat. Marshall foreshadowed the turn just enough. Chase’s mic work was strong.
(5) “Grandmaster Sexay” Brian Christopher defeated “The Steel Dragon” Donnie Primetime in 7:53. Christopher looked to be in great shape. The kids went nuts for a chance to catch his headband. Christopher brought a kid into the ring and mounted him on the ropes so he could throw the headband out to his friends. Nice. Primetime ran down the people of Canton. He’s gained a whole lot more ring presence over the last year. Primetime said he was the “Shogun of the squared circle”. He showed off his martial arts moves such as they were. Where was Glacier when we needed him? Primetime jumped Christopher from behind and choked him with his black belt. Christopher cut off Primetime’s martial arts nonsense and chopped his chest beet red. Christopher mocked Primetime’s ridiculous selling of his atomic drops. Primetime beat Christopher to the eye poke spot. Christopher gave Primetime a fair amount of offense and took a couple of bumps before hulking up. Primetime took Christopher’s belt and got into a tug of war with referee Nathaniel Spivey. Christopher put the belt between Primetime’s legs and gave him a ride, then pinned him with a superkick. A very entertaining match for what it was.
Christopher brought two kids into the ring to dance with him. The black kid was awesome. The white kid danced like a white kid.
(6) Jerry "The King" Lawler defeated Doug Gilbert in 13:55. Gilbert came out with the familiar Ribera Steakhouse jacket, baseball bat and towel over his head. Standing ovation for Lawler. Gilbert said he had chased Lawler from Memphis to this stinking town and after tonight, he will have beaten Lawler, like his father and his brother did before him. Lawler cracked a smile when Gilbert said a loudmouth woman at ringside looked like a man. The ref searched Gilbert and found two chains. Lawler said Doug had always held a grudge because he beat Doug’s dad the first time he ever won the Southern Heavyweight Championship. Lawler told the story of the famous angle where Eddie and Doug ran him over in with their car in the parking lot of the WMC studio during a TV taping. Lawler said he suffered a broken hip which was true. It was also true that the cops wanted to arrest Eddie. Some disrespectful jerk in the bleachers started yelling “we want wrestling”. Lawler handled the situation with class.
It was the same Lawler match I’ve seen many times in Nashville. I enjoyed it more than ever. It was all about the nuances. They threw better punches than 95% of modern day wrestlers.
Gilbert kept punching Lawler on the break until Lawler got fed up and fired back. Gilbert hit the deck then fled the ring holding his jaw. Gilbert started fishing around in his tights for a foreign object. The fans were going crazy but the ref couldn’t find a thing. They did the spot where Lawler alternated punches to Gilbert’s head and gut, hitting whichever body part Gilbert didn’t cover. Gilbert stabbed Lawler with the object, which turned out to be a pen. Gilbert produced yet another chain and wrapped it around Lawler’s throat. The kids were coming unglued. Lawler was staggering around, half blind, absorbing punches before he blocked a turnbuckle shot to signal the comeback. The strap came down. Lawler threw a dropkick. Gilbert hit Lawler with the chain and he took his one bump of the match. Gilbert said down on Lawler. At the count of two, Lawler hooked Gilbert’s arms with legs and got the 1-2-3. It was fun to see how the kids bought into everything they were doing.
NOTES: GPW returns to Canton on December 9 featuring Joel Deaton and has a show in Ellijay on January 6 featuring Al Snow…Steamboat also did a seminar the on Saturday afternoon…The Buffington Gym is the home of Carlos Adams Basketball. Adams played pro ball in the European leagues before moving into coaching…GPW owner “Big Wood” Greg Hullender is on the mend after being seriously ill with sepsis and has surgery for kidney stones to look forward to… Scott Hensley Scenic City Invitational) was the emcee. Miss Britney (Cyrus’ better half) handled the ring announcing.
Another waves 'bye bye' to Impact Wrestling and more.
Mahabali Shera is gone from Impact Wrestling. The company removed him from
their roster page on their website today, but we are told the departure quietly
happened about two months ago.
As of today, no one from the Nashville office has been spoken with about what their future with the company will be once that office is folded into the office in Toronto. There is a belief among some that the Nashville office could be gone as soon as 12/1.
Swoggle was also removed from the Impact roster page, but we are told he was never signed to a contract.
All that hoopla to have shows in India and have it revolve around Shera and now they just dump him like a bad habit, LOL. What a fucking lame ass company Anthem Sports is, really.
As of today, no one from the Nashville office has been spoken with about what their future with the company will be once that office is folded into the office in Toronto. There is a belief among some that the Nashville office could be gone as soon as 12/1.
Swoggle was also removed from the Impact roster page, but we are told he was never signed to a contract.
All that hoopla to have shows in India and have it revolve around Shera and now they just dump him like a bad habit, LOL. What a fucking lame ass company Anthem Sports is, really.
JUSTIN CREDIBLE PAYS TRIBUTE TO WWE FOR HELPING HIM TURN HIS LIFE AROUND, SAYS 2018 WILL BE THE YEAR HE REDEEMS HIMSELF
Former ECW World champion Justin Credible posted the following on Twitter
this morning, teasing a return to the ring while also paying tribute to WWE's
Wellness Policy helping him turn his life around:
When I retired from pro wrestling I honestly didn’t think I would miss it all that much. The last year of my life has been full of ups and downs. Most of them public. My struggles with addiction have been well documented. I’m pleased to say that TODAY i’m clean and sober ....cont pic.twitter.com/3QTrnZSTm1— Justin Credible (@PJPOLACO) November 14, 2017
Through the amazing help of the @WWE wellness program I am able to live a life I never thought possible with gratitude love and compassion. I also want to say that when I retired October 16 2015 I was not the person that you remember as Justin Credible. pic.twitter.com/kbvlKPYips— Justin Credible (@PJPOLACO) November 14, 2017
What I’m basically trying to say is 2018 is going to be the year that I redeem myself. Not only in the eyes of the fans but of my peers. I gave this business everything and in return I got lost along the way as so many do. This is in some gimmick to try to get bookings. pic.twitter.com/PWKR3pynso— Justin Credible (@PJPOLACO) November 14, 2017
If for no other reason I just want to show everyone that with the love and support from the fans & @wwe Wellness program anyone can battle their demons and come back better than ever. Stay tuned...... pic.twitter.com/IliI5PiRxB— Justin Credible (@PJPOLACO) November 14, 2017
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