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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Not enough indy wrestling you say? Ok how about this then. AWA Supreme Last Word Episode 10: Iron Man
On this edition of AWA Supreme Last Word, see highlights from the intense Iron Man Match from this past week between "King of Supreme" Leon Elliot w/ "Real Deal" Darrin O'Neil and AWA Supreme Heavyweight Champion "Custom Made" Eric Draven. Plus, hear from your favorite AWA Supreme stars!
WWA from Ky. is our featured Indy company tonite. Hysteria 53 - November Reign 2017
Published on Dec 7, 2017
-Ray Waddell faces Dakota France in a Final Encounter for the System name.
-CCW takes on Josiah where the winner advances to a ladder match for the WWA National Chaampioship.
-Teddy King gets advice on how to end his losing streak from new WWA Champion, Jordan Whittaker.
Plus Diamond Steele, Vanderpool, Alexander Knight, Tony Evans, Cortland Moore, Avispo, Logan Abell, Jeremy Gray, Krutch, Tyler Hawkins, Jones, Andrew Hunter, Ring Leader, Drake Jaxon and more!
-CCW takes on Josiah where the winner advances to a ladder match for the WWA National Chaampioship.
-Teddy King gets advice on how to end his losing streak from new WWA Champion, Jordan Whittaker.
Plus Diamond Steele, Vanderpool, Alexander Knight, Tony Evans, Cortland Moore, Avispo, Logan Abell, Jeremy Gray, Krutch, Tyler Hawkins, Jones, Andrew Hunter, Ring Leader, Drake Jaxon and more!
James Storm On His Impact Departure, If He'll Get Heat For Farewell Promo, Changes Needed In Impact
Recently on Cerrito Live, former Impact Wrestling mainstay James Storm addressed his departure from the pro wrestling promotion. Also, Storm talked about whether his farewell promo will ever air on Impact television. Finally, Storm shared his thoughts on the future of Impact.
During the interview, Storm confirmed his Impact Wrestling departure, saying he feels like he has accomplished all of his goals at Impact. Additionally, Storm suggested that the regime change that saw the ouster of Jeff Jarrett may have influenced his decision to part ways with Impact.
"It actually hasn't [become] official for me, but, yes, I have left Impact Wrestling and it's just one of those things where it just kind of felt like I did everything I can do with that company and the landscape of it has changed from the time I was there."
Storm continued, "but so many people want to frown upon Dixie [Carter] and Jeff [Jarrett] and all that, but the reason I thank them and Bob Ryder is because basically if it wasn't for those guys, there would be no 'Cowboy' James Storm. There might not be an AJ Styles and might not be a Bobby Roode, might not be all these other guys who got the breaks that Jeff gave us when he started up TNA Impact Wrestling back in the day."
Apparently, the farewell promo Storm cut after competing in his final match for Impact was not planned. Rather, Storm wanted to go out on his terms and does not care whether he has heat with Impact brass as a result.
"Hey, I left - who cares if there's heat? No, it's just one of those things. I just grabbed [the microphone] because, like, if I'm going out, I'm going out the way that I want to. I'd do the match however they wanted, but at the end of the day, when I grabbed that microphone and said what I had to say, it was from the heart. And being on the road so long, I wanted to say to my wife and my kids, 'hey, I'm coming home for a little while and daddy gets to spend time with you because I'm taking time off, letting my body heal, and then go back at it.' And also, like I said, Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett, and Bob Ryder, without those guys, a lot of the guys you know now wouldn't be around and they gave us a platform."
As for whether the farewell promo will ever see the light of day, Storm did not seem confident that it will ever air on Impact television because 'The Cowboy' namechecked Carter, Jarrett, and Ryder.
"As far as the video, to me, I don't know. I doubt it, but I'm not for sure if that footage will ever be seen. It might now that it has leaked out on the internet."
Storm said, "but those guys needed to get kudos. They always get crapped on for all the negative stuff that goes on, but they never get the praise for the good stuff that happened."
With respect to the future of Impact, Storm admitted that he does not know where it will go, but wishes them well because The Hexagon is another place for pro wrestlers to work.
"I wish I could say either way and I never wish bad upon anybody and I definitely don't wish bad upon Impact Wrestling because I'm not there anymore because to me, it gives the boys another place to work where they might not have another place to work. It gives them television exposure and all of that. And as far as where they'll be, I don't know. I just know that they need a lot of work in different departments. It's definitely not the wrestling side because the boys are bringing it. So, hopefully, like I said, hopefully, they'll be around for a while, just to give the guys another place to work and be able to make a living."
Storm stressed that Anthem needs to improve its marketing of Impact. Also, Storm mused that NXT vs. Impact Wrestling could have been done on the WWE Network if WWE bought Impact.
"It starts from the head of the snake and that's Anthem. They need to make changes to make it more marketable to me. That's what I always said, 'what would've happened if instead of Anthem, WWE got ahold of [Impact] and put it on the Network and did something [like] NXT versus TNA or something like that or whatever the name is?'"
Click here to check out the interview.
"It actually hasn't [become] official for me, but, yes, I have left Impact Wrestling and it's just one of those things where it just kind of felt like I did everything I can do with that company and the landscape of it has changed from the time I was there."
Storm continued, "but so many people want to frown upon Dixie [Carter] and Jeff [Jarrett] and all that, but the reason I thank them and Bob Ryder is because basically if it wasn't for those guys, there would be no 'Cowboy' James Storm. There might not be an AJ Styles and might not be a Bobby Roode, might not be all these other guys who got the breaks that Jeff gave us when he started up TNA Impact Wrestling back in the day."
Apparently, the farewell promo Storm cut after competing in his final match for Impact was not planned. Rather, Storm wanted to go out on his terms and does not care whether he has heat with Impact brass as a result.
"Hey, I left - who cares if there's heat? No, it's just one of those things. I just grabbed [the microphone] because, like, if I'm going out, I'm going out the way that I want to. I'd do the match however they wanted, but at the end of the day, when I grabbed that microphone and said what I had to say, it was from the heart. And being on the road so long, I wanted to say to my wife and my kids, 'hey, I'm coming home for a little while and daddy gets to spend time with you because I'm taking time off, letting my body heal, and then go back at it.' And also, like I said, Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett, and Bob Ryder, without those guys, a lot of the guys you know now wouldn't be around and they gave us a platform."
As for whether the farewell promo will ever see the light of day, Storm did not seem confident that it will ever air on Impact television because 'The Cowboy' namechecked Carter, Jarrett, and Ryder.
"As far as the video, to me, I don't know. I doubt it, but I'm not for sure if that footage will ever be seen. It might now that it has leaked out on the internet."
Storm said, "but those guys needed to get kudos. They always get crapped on for all the negative stuff that goes on, but they never get the praise for the good stuff that happened."
With respect to the future of Impact, Storm admitted that he does not know where it will go, but wishes them well because The Hexagon is another place for pro wrestlers to work.
"I wish I could say either way and I never wish bad upon anybody and I definitely don't wish bad upon Impact Wrestling because I'm not there anymore because to me, it gives the boys another place to work where they might not have another place to work. It gives them television exposure and all of that. And as far as where they'll be, I don't know. I just know that they need a lot of work in different departments. It's definitely not the wrestling side because the boys are bringing it. So, hopefully, like I said, hopefully, they'll be around for a while, just to give the guys another place to work and be able to make a living."
Storm stressed that Anthem needs to improve its marketing of Impact. Also, Storm mused that NXT vs. Impact Wrestling could have been done on the WWE Network if WWE bought Impact.
"It starts from the head of the snake and that's Anthem. They need to make changes to make it more marketable to me. That's what I always said, 'what would've happened if instead of Anthem, WWE got ahold of [Impact] and put it on the Network and did something [like] NXT versus TNA or something like that or whatever the name is?'"
Click here to check out the interview.
upcoming indy event.
Big Time Wrestling will host "Rock The Bells," a toy drive and pro wrestling event supporting Tri-City Charities, this Friday, December 8th at the Newark Pavilion, 6430 Thornton Ave, Newark, CA. Wrestlers scheduled to appear include Lucha Underground Superstar Brian Cage, BTW Heavyweight Champion "The Fighting Unicorn" Kimo, former BTW Champion Shane Kody, Devin Danger, Mike Matthews, and more. People who attend are asked to bring new, unwrapped toys to the event to help spread holiday cheer to children throughout the Tri-City area.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first match at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and children 12 and younger are $7. For more information about BTW's shows and training academy, check out BTW on social media, official website www.bwtrestling.com, or call 510-494-9648.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first match at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and children 12 and younger are $7. For more information about BTW's shows and training academy, check out BTW on social media, official website www.bwtrestling.com, or call 510-494-9648.
AUSTIN ARIES TALKS LIFE AFTER WWE WITH SEAN WALTMAN
SEAN ‘X-PAC’ WALTMAN TALKS ABOUT KEEPING THE RIGHTS TO INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE- Los Angeles
X-PAC 12360
Wrestler, Austin Aries is the special guest on X-Pac12360 and talks about life after the WWE
Get it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n8acHoYp1xU or download the podcast version on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/x-pac-1-2-360-afterbuzz-tv/id1150124693?mt=2&i=374822005, with highlights below:
Sean “X-Pac” Waltman on Companies Owning People's Intellectual Property:I think it can be a situation where both sides can feel that they’ve won. I think that when somebody goes there (Impact Wrestling) and they create something (Broken Matt Hardy) that they should be able to take it with them. But when they go, the company should still be able to exploit that and still market it as well. I’m for everyone getting a piece we don’t have to be greedy here. Everyone can win.
Austin Aries on Being Contacted by Impact Wrestling After Leaving WWE:We had some talks but really for me, the only position I was interested in there; was the position of being a decision maker. I told Dixie (Carter) when I left there I wouldn’t come back and work for anybody. But If I was going to come back there (Impact), that I had to be in a position to make a difference. I know they just went through a big régime change I know we had some discussion about me coming in there and possibly being part of the team. But I know where I am right now in my career and all the possibilities and things I have in front of me I really couldn’t invest myself emotionally into that because let's be honest they’ve got a lot of work to do there. They’ve done a lot of bad business over the years and they’ve got a lot to overcome. And I think the guys there know that and I wish them luck.
Austin Aries Talks About The Kind Of Wrestling Promotion He’d Like To Work With: I don't wanna stamp my name of approval on places that aren't doing it the right way or at least trying to do it the right way. It's very important to me that if I show up somewhere, I'm going to believe in what you're doing or trying to do. And if I feel at any point that that shifts, I have no problem walking away from that. I'm not gonna patch my name on places that are doing the old way of business. We want to move forward, we wanna have places where guys can make a good living.
Austin Aries Talks About FAN Support Through Merchandise: It ain't about that last twenty dollars, I don’t know how many of those things [merch] that I'll give away or I throw an extra one of this [merch]... I respect those people who do show up and show their appreciation because that is how we [wrestlers] supplement our income.
Austin Aries Talks About Endless Opportunities:I had to divide my time, had some restrictions and during that time, I had a herniated disk in my neck and I had to get right before I can get back in the ring. I'm really lucky and thankful that my opportunities were endless. I have seen people reaching out, booking me on their show. I really had the opportunity to pick and choose where I wanna go, make my own schedule, decide where I wanted to stamp my name.
Get it all on this week's brand new episode of AfterBuzz TV's X-Pac 12360. Two words for you...DOWNLOAD IT!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE- Los Angeles
X-PAC 12360
Wrestler, Austin Aries is the special guest on X-Pac12360 and talks about life after the WWE
Get it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n8acHoYp1xU or download the podcast version on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/x-pac-1-2-360-afterbuzz-tv/id1150124693?mt=2&i=374822005, with highlights below:
Sean “X-Pac” Waltman on Companies Owning People's Intellectual Property:I think it can be a situation where both sides can feel that they’ve won. I think that when somebody goes there (Impact Wrestling) and they create something (Broken Matt Hardy) that they should be able to take it with them. But when they go, the company should still be able to exploit that and still market it as well. I’m for everyone getting a piece we don’t have to be greedy here. Everyone can win.
Austin Aries on Being Contacted by Impact Wrestling After Leaving WWE:We had some talks but really for me, the only position I was interested in there; was the position of being a decision maker. I told Dixie (Carter) when I left there I wouldn’t come back and work for anybody. But If I was going to come back there (Impact), that I had to be in a position to make a difference. I know they just went through a big régime change I know we had some discussion about me coming in there and possibly being part of the team. But I know where I am right now in my career and all the possibilities and things I have in front of me I really couldn’t invest myself emotionally into that because let's be honest they’ve got a lot of work to do there. They’ve done a lot of bad business over the years and they’ve got a lot to overcome. And I think the guys there know that and I wish them luck.
Austin Aries Talks About The Kind Of Wrestling Promotion He’d Like To Work With: I don't wanna stamp my name of approval on places that aren't doing it the right way or at least trying to do it the right way. It's very important to me that if I show up somewhere, I'm going to believe in what you're doing or trying to do. And if I feel at any point that that shifts, I have no problem walking away from that. I'm not gonna patch my name on places that are doing the old way of business. We want to move forward, we wanna have places where guys can make a good living.
Austin Aries Talks About FAN Support Through Merchandise: It ain't about that last twenty dollars, I don’t know how many of those things [merch] that I'll give away or I throw an extra one of this [merch]... I respect those people who do show up and show their appreciation because that is how we [wrestlers] supplement our income.
Austin Aries Talks About Endless Opportunities:I had to divide my time, had some restrictions and during that time, I had a herniated disk in my neck and I had to get right before I can get back in the ring. I'm really lucky and thankful that my opportunities were endless. I have seen people reaching out, booking me on their show. I really had the opportunity to pick and choose where I wanna go, make my own schedule, decide where I wanted to stamp my name.
Get it all on this week's brand new episode of AfterBuzz TV's X-Pac 12360. Two words for you...DOWNLOAD IT!
TIM STORM DISCUSSES THE NWA CHAMPIONSHIP, CZW'S CAGE OF DEATH AND MORE
From the office of “The Matt Riviera Show”
December 7, 2017
For Immediate Release:
Episode 11 of “The Matt Riviera Show” hosted by 3x NWA World Tag Team Champion & Reality TV star, “The LVR Boy” Matt Riviera, is now available exclusively on YouTube!!
This week, Matt welcomes to the show the reigning NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Tim Storm. On this episode, Matt & Tim reminisce about the man who broke them both into the wrestling business, Bill Ash. They also discuss the current direction of the National Wrestling Alliance under the ownership of William Patrick Corgan, the web series “10 Pounds of Gold”, Tim’s time in TCW Wrestling, & much more!!
In this clip, Tim Storm talks about his mindset going into his NWA Worlds Heavyweight title defense at CZW Wrestling’s Cage of Death 19 eventthis Saturday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ZjOdebPTA
Not just a “wrestling” podcast, this show not only covers the Pro Wrestling genre, but features a diverse discussion of many topics & includes guests from a variety of backgrounds.
Matt Riviera, known in wrestling circles for his hard-nosed, “old school” approach to the business, leaves no subject unscathed, and none of his opinions are EVER in doubt.
Episode 11 of “The Matt Riviera Show” can be viewed my clicking here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeQ8_YmEhzI
or by visiting The Matt Riviera Show channel on YouTube!!
Twitter: @MattRivieraShow
Facebook: facebook.com/MattRivieraShow
Email: mattrivierashow@yahoo.com
December 7, 2017
For Immediate Release:
Episode 11 of “The Matt Riviera Show” hosted by 3x NWA World Tag Team Champion & Reality TV star, “The LVR Boy” Matt Riviera, is now available exclusively on YouTube!!
This week, Matt welcomes to the show the reigning NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Tim Storm. On this episode, Matt & Tim reminisce about the man who broke them both into the wrestling business, Bill Ash. They also discuss the current direction of the National Wrestling Alliance under the ownership of William Patrick Corgan, the web series “10 Pounds of Gold”, Tim’s time in TCW Wrestling, & much more!!
In this clip, Tim Storm talks about his mindset going into his NWA Worlds Heavyweight title defense at CZW Wrestling’s Cage of Death 19 eventthis Saturday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ZjOdebPTA
Not just a “wrestling” podcast, this show not only covers the Pro Wrestling genre, but features a diverse discussion of many topics & includes guests from a variety of backgrounds.
Matt Riviera, known in wrestling circles for his hard-nosed, “old school” approach to the business, leaves no subject unscathed, and none of his opinions are EVER in doubt.
Episode 11 of “The Matt Riviera Show” can be viewed my clicking here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeQ8_YmEhzI
or by visiting The Matt Riviera Show channel on YouTube!!
Twitter: @MattRivieraShow
Facebook: facebook.com/MattRivieraShow
Email: mattrivierashow@yahoo.com
RIC FLAIR DISCUSSES HIS HEALTH ISSUES, ADVICE AFTER WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH, THE MATT LAUER SCANDAL AND MORE WITH RICKY MORTON
The tenth episode of the School of Morton podcast co-hosted by WWE Hall of
Fame Inductee Ricky Morton of the Rock n’ Roll Express is available for download
right now! “Nature Boy” Ric Flair opens up about his hospitalization, his health
today, advice for the future, plus stories of partying with Ricky Morton, Dusty
Rhodes, Road Warrior Animal, Chuck Berry, and Dan Aykroyd.
Ric Flair on being in the hospital: “I got a really sharp pain in my stomach. I knew the pain. That was very similar to the pain I had the last time. Wendy took me to the hospital and my intestine had broken open and that’s the last thing I remember. I don’t remember anything else. On Monday they put me in an induced coma. I stayed in that and on life support for 11 days. I don’t remember any of it. I just dreamt.” He added, “I had to learn how to walk again. I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t twist the top off a Gatorade bottle or open a diet coke I lost forty-three pounds.”
Ric Flair on falling off a boat that was in motion and Ricky Morton rescuing him: “I was trying to figure out my way. It was about a mile to the shore each way… maybe a little less I was trying to figure out which way was closer when you guys found me.” Ricky Morton talks about pulling Ric Flair into the boat, “This is true… this is Ric Flair he had a $2,000 suit on… I pulled Ric in the boat. He had a necktie on, one sock, and his underwear. That’s all he had on”.
Ric Flair on Matt Lauer: “$25 million a year salary. Are you kidding me. Who could blow that deal?”
Ric Flair on his advice for living life, “For me I would say make the most of every day. When you come close to losing that opportunity it makes you realize all the more how lucky you are to have that opportunity. So make the most of every day.”
Download and subscribe now on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/school-morton-podcast-ricky-morton-scotty-campbell/id1293270353 at www.rickymortononline.com, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Podbean, or Stitcher.
See details about upcoming School of Morton Shows in Johnson City, TN and Chuckey, TN on facebook.com/schoolofmorton
Next week’s guest will be Bruce Prichard from Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard. Send your questions via Twitter to @RealRickyMorton and @ScottyIsOn.
The School of Morton Podcast is co-hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton of the Rock N’ Roll Express and Scotty Campbell, a news/talk show host. The podcast is available for download with new episodes released on Thursdays at: rickymortonoline.com and at iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, as well as other platforms.
Follow WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton at:
facebook.com/schoolofmorton
facebook.com/thebabyfacerickymorton
twitter.com/realrickymorton
Ric Flair on being in the hospital: “I got a really sharp pain in my stomach. I knew the pain. That was very similar to the pain I had the last time. Wendy took me to the hospital and my intestine had broken open and that’s the last thing I remember. I don’t remember anything else. On Monday they put me in an induced coma. I stayed in that and on life support for 11 days. I don’t remember any of it. I just dreamt.” He added, “I had to learn how to walk again. I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t twist the top off a Gatorade bottle or open a diet coke I lost forty-three pounds.”
Ric Flair on falling off a boat that was in motion and Ricky Morton rescuing him: “I was trying to figure out my way. It was about a mile to the shore each way… maybe a little less I was trying to figure out which way was closer when you guys found me.” Ricky Morton talks about pulling Ric Flair into the boat, “This is true… this is Ric Flair he had a $2,000 suit on… I pulled Ric in the boat. He had a necktie on, one sock, and his underwear. That’s all he had on”.
Ric Flair on Matt Lauer: “$25 million a year salary. Are you kidding me. Who could blow that deal?”
Ric Flair on his advice for living life, “For me I would say make the most of every day. When you come close to losing that opportunity it makes you realize all the more how lucky you are to have that opportunity. So make the most of every day.”
Download and subscribe now on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/school-morton-podcast-ricky-morton-scotty-campbell/id1293270353 at www.rickymortononline.com, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Podbean, or Stitcher.
See details about upcoming School of Morton Shows in Johnson City, TN and Chuckey, TN on facebook.com/schoolofmorton
Next week’s guest will be Bruce Prichard from Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard. Send your questions via Twitter to @RealRickyMorton and @ScottyIsOn.
The School of Morton Podcast is co-hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton of the Rock N’ Roll Express and Scotty Campbell, a news/talk show host. The podcast is available for download with new episodes released on Thursdays at: rickymortonoline.com and at iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, as well as other platforms.
Follow WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton at:
facebook.com/schoolofmorton
facebook.com/thebabyfacerickymorton
twitter.com/realrickymorton
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