Wednesday, January 31, 2018
More Impact Wrestling stuff (I'm sure there's two fans somewhere that want to know this)
With Jeremy Borash having left for WWE, the announced revival of Live Audio
Wrestling on Impact's Twitch channel is off. No word on if or when it returns.
Thanks to Big Kev.
Dixie Carter tweeted the following responding to her former Chief of Staff Rockstar Spud AK new 205 Live GM Drake Maverick making his WWE debut last night:
Impact Wrestling today announced a new stable led by Gama Singh called 'Desi Hit Squad' will be debuting over the next few months. The group will consist of Rohit Raju (formerly known as Hakim Zane), Vikas Kumar, Gursinder Singh (Canadian indie talent Tony Cage), and Bhupinder Singh. The choice of the name is odd given the well know Hit Squad tag team in the Northeast, who the company is aware of as they were originally going to be hired to be part of LAX before EYFBO got the nod as Hit Squad were called too late and were unable to take time off of their regular jobs to do a week of TV tapings. Even odder, Impact regularly works with WrestlePro where Dan Maff of the Hit Squad is a top talent.
Speaking of WrestlePro, the 2/3 WrestlePro event in Rahway, NJ, which is doubling as an Impact Wrestling taping, will not stream live on Impact's Twitch.TV channel, but via taped delay a week after the event, which features:
*Tenille Dashwood (fka Emma) vs. Angelina Love
*Fallah Bahh vs. Alberto El Patron
*Bobby Wayward vs, Eddie Edwards
*Chris Payne vs. Matt Sydal
*Johnny Impact vs. Danny Maff
*Braxton & Allie vs. Nikos Rikos and Nikki Adams
For ticket information, visit www.WrestleProOnline.com.
RockStar Pro Wrestling tweeted the following:
Impact will be holding a media call tomorrow with Allie and Braxton Sutter.
Dixie Carter tweeted the following responding to her former Chief of Staff Rockstar Spud AK new 205 Live GM Drake Maverick making his WWE debut last night:
Oh my sweet @RockstarSpud. So very proud...but OF COURSE I’ve seen this in you all along! ???? Best #BritishBootCamp decision. Best memories as YOUR sidekick, not the other way around. Best @WWE decision. #205Live #SDLive https://t.co/AHwFVgzPmP— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) January 31, 2018
Impact Wrestling today announced a new stable led by Gama Singh called 'Desi Hit Squad' will be debuting over the next few months. The group will consist of Rohit Raju (formerly known as Hakim Zane), Vikas Kumar, Gursinder Singh (Canadian indie talent Tony Cage), and Bhupinder Singh. The choice of the name is odd given the well know Hit Squad tag team in the Northeast, who the company is aware of as they were originally going to be hired to be part of LAX before EYFBO got the nod as Hit Squad were called too late and were unable to take time off of their regular jobs to do a week of TV tapings. Even odder, Impact regularly works with WrestlePro where Dan Maff of the Hit Squad is a top talent.
Speaking of WrestlePro, the 2/3 WrestlePro event in Rahway, NJ, which is doubling as an Impact Wrestling taping, will not stream live on Impact's Twitch.TV channel, but via taped delay a week after the event, which features:
*Tenille Dashwood (fka Emma) vs. Angelina Love
*Fallah Bahh vs. Alberto El Patron
*Bobby Wayward vs, Eddie Edwards
*Chris Payne vs. Matt Sydal
*Johnny Impact vs. Danny Maff
*Braxton & Allie vs. Nikos Rikos and Nikki Adams
For ticket information, visit www.WrestleProOnline.com.
RockStar Pro Wrestling tweeted the following:
BREAKING: Eddie Edwards will be at #RockstarProSix this Friday with @IMPACTWRESTLING cameras! pic.twitter.com/axCG4WTFiX— RockstarProWrestling (@RockstarProWres) January 30, 2018
Impact will be holding a media call tomorrow with Allie and Braxton Sutter.
ROH Stuff
Ring of Honor announced:
Stardom’s dominant Oedo Tai faction is well-represented in the tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Champion! In addition to the leader of Oedo Tai, Kagetsu’s tag team partner, one half of the Goddess of Stardom Champions, second-generation star Hana Kimura has entered the tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Champion!
Hana uses an explosive variety of moves such as the missile dropkick, suplexes, big boots, and standing dropkicks to stun and defeat her opponents. The 20-year old competitor is just days older than the tournament’s youngest competitor HZK but has a number of championships under her belt that illustrate her fast rise!
In addition to being one half of the current Goddess of Stardom Champions, Hana has also held Stardom’s six-woman championship, The Artist of Stardom with Kagetsu and her legendary mother and former Women of Honor competitor Kyoko Kimura!
Despite being so early in her career, Hana has shown she is extremely capable of capturing gold and she believes the Women of Honor Championship could be the perfect fashion accessory!
She told ROHWrestling.com, “WOH Championship belt will be around I Oedotai Hana Kimura’s waist. The Pink, Black, and Gold belt is perfect for me.” She elaborated, “Pink= Cute, Black = Strong, and Gold = Gorgeous. These are all perfect for me because I am all of them. I will do whatever it takes to put that belt around my waist!”
ROH tweeted:
Here is the updated card for "Honor Reigns Supreme":
Ring of Honor presents HONOR REIGNS SUPREME
Local Time: Friday, Feb 9, 2018 07:00pm EST
Cabarrus Arena
4751 NC-49
Concord, North Carolina 28025
MAIN EVENT
BULLET CLUB (“THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE” CODY, “THE VILLAIN” MARTY SCURLL, & CO-HOLDER ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ADAM PAGE) vs. THE KINGDOM (MATT TAVEN, “THE BEST AROUND” TK O’RYAN, & “THE HORROR KING” VINNY MARSEGLIA)
JAY LETHAL vs. JONATHAN GRESHAM
NON-TITLE
BEST FRIENDS (BERETTA & CHUCKIE T.) vs. CO-HOLDERS ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS & IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE YOUNG BUCKS (MATT & NICK JACKSON)
SOCAL UNCENSORED (“ALMIGHTY” CHRISTOPHER DANIELS, “HEAVY METAL REBEL” CHRISTOPHER DANIELS, & SCORPIO SKY) vs. ROH WORLD CHAMPION DALTON CASTLE & THE BOYS
PUNISHMENT MARTINEZ vs. FLIP GORDON
SIGNED TO COMPETE
ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION “PRO WRESTLING’S LAST REAL MAN” SILAS YOUNG
THE BRISCOES (JAY & MARK BRISCOE)
KENNY KING
SHANE TAYLOR
CHEESEBURGER
KELLY KLEIN
DEONNA PURRAZZO
MANDY LEON
ROH tweeted:
Stardom’s dominant Oedo Tai faction is well-represented in the tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Champion! In addition to the leader of Oedo Tai, Kagetsu’s tag team partner, one half of the Goddess of Stardom Champions, second-generation star Hana Kimura has entered the tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Champion!
Hana uses an explosive variety of moves such as the missile dropkick, suplexes, big boots, and standing dropkicks to stun and defeat her opponents. The 20-year old competitor is just days older than the tournament’s youngest competitor HZK but has a number of championships under her belt that illustrate her fast rise!
In addition to being one half of the current Goddess of Stardom Champions, Hana has also held Stardom’s six-woman championship, The Artist of Stardom with Kagetsu and her legendary mother and former Women of Honor competitor Kyoko Kimura!
Despite being so early in her career, Hana has shown she is extremely capable of capturing gold and she believes the Women of Honor Championship could be the perfect fashion accessory!
She told ROHWrestling.com, “WOH Championship belt will be around I Oedotai Hana Kimura’s waist. The Pink, Black, and Gold belt is perfect for me.” She elaborated, “Pink= Cute, Black = Strong, and Gold = Gorgeous. These are all perfect for me because I am all of them. I will do whatever it takes to put that belt around my waist!”
ROH tweeted:
ROH returns to South Florida on Fri April 27 at the Palm Beach Convention Center! Tix on sale next Wed (2/7) for Ringside Members and Fri (2/9) for the general public. https://t.co/nJyhWThu5m for more! pic.twitter.com/mjqvCOa6iz— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 31, 2018
Here is the updated card for "Honor Reigns Supreme":
Ring of Honor presents HONOR REIGNS SUPREME
Local Time: Friday, Feb 9, 2018 07:00pm EST
Cabarrus Arena
4751 NC-49
Concord, North Carolina 28025
MAIN EVENT
BULLET CLUB (“THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE” CODY, “THE VILLAIN” MARTY SCURLL, & CO-HOLDER ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ADAM PAGE) vs. THE KINGDOM (MATT TAVEN, “THE BEST AROUND” TK O’RYAN, & “THE HORROR KING” VINNY MARSEGLIA)
JAY LETHAL vs. JONATHAN GRESHAM
NON-TITLE
BEST FRIENDS (BERETTA & CHUCKIE T.) vs. CO-HOLDERS ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS & IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE YOUNG BUCKS (MATT & NICK JACKSON)
SOCAL UNCENSORED (“ALMIGHTY” CHRISTOPHER DANIELS, “HEAVY METAL REBEL” CHRISTOPHER DANIELS, & SCORPIO SKY) vs. ROH WORLD CHAMPION DALTON CASTLE & THE BOYS
PUNISHMENT MARTINEZ vs. FLIP GORDON
SIGNED TO COMPETE
ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION “PRO WRESTLING’S LAST REAL MAN” SILAS YOUNG
THE BRISCOES (JAY & MARK BRISCOE)
KENNY KING
SHANE TAYLOR
CHEESEBURGER
KELLY KLEIN
DEONNA PURRAZZO
MANDY LEON
ROH tweeted:
TONIGHT on @WAGSonE- catch @TheBrandiRhodes competing in Ring of Honor in a special double-episode, also featuring @CodyRhodes!— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 31, 2018
10/9c on E! #wagsatlanta @Women_of_Honor pic.twitter.com/Pq82SSZSDT
IMPACT EXECUTIVES TALK DEPARTURE OF BORASH AND MORE
Talk about toeing the company line and trying to play it off like it's no big deal, when it really is and everyone knows it.
Newsweek featured an interview with Impact Wrestling's Ed Nordholm, Scott D'Amore and Don Callis, discussing where the company stands and their recent exodus of talent, including Jeremy Borash.
Nordholm on Borash: "“[Borash] is leaving and joining the WWE. We wish him all the best. He’s a talented guy and has been with the company forever. But we have a lot of talented guys—change is good and it gives other guys a chance to step up.”
D'Amore on Borash: "We always wish Jeremy well. I got one of my first breaks [from him]—Jeremy hired me to be a producer at World Wrestling All-Stars. But we have editors on our team who don’t get the notoriety that Jeremy does. We have great players ready to step up."
D'Amore on EC3: "His contract was not up. He came to us, we had a frank discussion about where he saw himself going. We decided to sit down and work something out that worked for us on how we’d wrap up this portion of his career. I didn’t watch NXT TakeOver but when he showed up on screen and my phone started blowing up, I texted him: ‘Congratulations. All the best to you. You’ve got nothing but love and support from us here. And if you need anything, you know where we are.’ And he wrote back the same thing.”
Nordholm on Bobby Lashley: "Bobby is free to figure out what he wants to do next, whether it be wrestling or mixed martial arts. We wish him all the best. He’s a great talent, it’s foolish to say, ‘No, we wouldn’t want to retain him,’ but he has his own ambitions about what he thinks is good for him next in his career."
Don Callis categorized the change as good, pointing out the recently influx of Brian Cage, Austin Aries and John Hennigan into the company.
To read the complete article, click here.
Newsweek featured an interview with Impact Wrestling's Ed Nordholm, Scott D'Amore and Don Callis, discussing where the company stands and their recent exodus of talent, including Jeremy Borash.
Nordholm on Borash: "“[Borash] is leaving and joining the WWE. We wish him all the best. He’s a talented guy and has been with the company forever. But we have a lot of talented guys—change is good and it gives other guys a chance to step up.”
D'Amore on Borash: "We always wish Jeremy well. I got one of my first breaks [from him]—Jeremy hired me to be a producer at World Wrestling All-Stars. But we have editors on our team who don’t get the notoriety that Jeremy does. We have great players ready to step up."
D'Amore on EC3: "His contract was not up. He came to us, we had a frank discussion about where he saw himself going. We decided to sit down and work something out that worked for us on how we’d wrap up this portion of his career. I didn’t watch NXT TakeOver but when he showed up on screen and my phone started blowing up, I texted him: ‘Congratulations. All the best to you. You’ve got nothing but love and support from us here. And if you need anything, you know where we are.’ And he wrote back the same thing.”
Nordholm on Bobby Lashley: "Bobby is free to figure out what he wants to do next, whether it be wrestling or mixed martial arts. We wish him all the best. He’s a great talent, it’s foolish to say, ‘No, we wouldn’t want to retain him,’ but he has his own ambitions about what he thinks is good for him next in his career."
Don Callis categorized the change as good, pointing out the recently influx of Brian Cage, Austin Aries and John Hennigan into the company.
To read the complete article, click here.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
MORE ON BORASH TO WWE & HOW THIS CHANGES IMPACT PLANS
The Jeremy Borash hire was a Triple H call and according to numerous sources,
he will be working in the developmental/NXT system going forward. It does not
appear he was brought on board to take part in the Matt Hardy storyline, but
there's always a chance he could be tapped to work on that. There's no word
when Borash officially starts with WWE but one would think he would be at the
NXT tapings in Atlanta, GA this week. There's also no word as to where he will
appear on screen.
Borash's departure will change Impact Wrestling plans tremendously, at least in terms of their announcing plans. Sources within Impact state the initial plan was to move Josh Mathews into more of a character on the show, positioning him with Matt Sydal as Sydal's "spiritual advisor." That happened at the last set of TV tapings. Their plan for announcing had been to put Borash and Don Callis together as the announcing team, but obviously that is out the window.
What will be interesting to see what Impact will do with any in-ring content that Borash hadn't already performed voiceovers for.
Borash's departure will change Impact Wrestling plans tremendously, at least in terms of their announcing plans. Sources within Impact state the initial plan was to move Josh Mathews into more of a character on the show, positioning him with Matt Sydal as Sydal's "spiritual advisor." That happened at the last set of TV tapings. Their plan for announcing had been to put Borash and Don Callis together as the announcing team, but obviously that is out the window.
What will be interesting to see what Impact will do with any in-ring content that Borash hadn't already performed voiceovers for.
Batista On 'Unfocused' WWE Fans Chanting CM Punk Instead Of Watching The Show, Steve Austin's Advice
As previously noted, former WWE Champion Batista joined Edge and Christian on E&C's Pod Of Awesomeness. During the interview, Batista shared his thoughts on his most recent WWE run, including thinking the fans short changed themselves, regretting not being in better shape, and wishing the run never happened. Also, Batista talked about advice he received from Steve Austin, CM Punk's WWE departure, as well as his own departure from the company.
Batista shared that he wished that his last WWE run never happened. 'The Animal' said he argued with WWE officials from the outset and he regrets not being in better shape.
"Man, if I could do that whole run over, I know I probably wouldn't be able to make much difference, but I wish it didn't happen. It was just bad all the way around." Batista added, "I argued every day with writers and Vince and everything because, from the first day, I just didn't like the way things were going. There's nothing else I could've done. I tried everything I could and the only thing I really regret about that whole run, and it sounds really awful, but I just didn't put a lot of effort into going back in better shape. And now, when I see pictures of myself from then, I know the fans expect a certain look from me, and I didn't give it to them and I kind of realize it sounds really stupid, but I wish I put more effort into the shape that I was in because I didn't. I just wanted to go back and wrestle. I wasn't so concerned about being 'The Animal' and looking that way."
Batista claimed that the fans cheated themselves during his last WWE run, as they were concerned with chanting about things that did not pertain to the entertainment going on in the squared circle instead of watching the show.
"That whole run in particular was just… I mean, it even started with an uphill battle." Batista continued, "but the thing that really frustrated me and confused me was just the crowd, man. I didn't get it. They were just so focused on what wasn't there in front of them that they lost sight of what was there in front of them. And I felt like they cheated themselves. I mean, no matter what was going on, and not even just with my matches, but with a lot of the other matches, it was 'Daniel Bryan' chants and 'yes! Yes! Yes!' and 'CM Punk' chants. And I'm like, 'you're missing some really good wrestling here. This is, like, good stuff, man!'"
Batista called the WWE Universe "unfocused" and it confused him that they would pay to go to a show they were not watching.
"I felt like they were the most unfocused group of fans I ever encountered," Batista reflected. "And it was just really, really confusing to me because I couldn't even understand why they're there. Why are they paying their money to come watch a show that they're not even watching? It just baffled me."
Similarly, Batista did not understand the fanfare for CM Punk, who walked out on the WWE.
"[Edge and Christian] know I love Punk," Batista prefaced. "I've always gotten along with Punk and I had to hear from people that he left because I came back. Where the hell did that come from? And I've said, I wasn't crazy about the way he left because that's not the way we did business. We just don't do that, especially when you've got guys… and Brock [Lesnar] did it way back in the day as well. You've got a million guys lined up to put this guy over and then he just leaves! Just leaves, doesn't give anything back, doesn't build any stars to fill those spots, and that's the way we do business. That's the way we've always done business. And I just can't respect when people lose sight of that. And again, it's not a knock on Punk because I think very highly of him. I just don't agree with the way he left. And the fans, definitely, with that kind of stuff, when he's not there, and people are still chanting his name, it just confuses me. And I get that they don't have that same type of insight, but at the same time, I just can't relate."
According to Batista, he left WWE to try his hand at acting because WWE was not giving him those opportunities or letting he get such opportunities on his own.
"My contract was running up and I decided I was going to leave. And I had a long talk with Vince about it. He knew what I wanted to do and what I wanted to pursue and I just wasn't getting those opportunities from inside the company and other guys were and I thought that it was really unfair if I'm not getting the opportunities inside the company that I should be able to go outside the company, and audition, and whatever. And they just wouldn't let me, so I said, 'well, when my contract runs out, I'm going to leave.' And actually, my contract was seven more months, but Vince asked me to stay an extra couple of months to do the whole run with [John] Cena and I said, 'yes, I would,' so nine months later, I walked out the door kind of with nothing."
Notably, Batista said Austin cautioned him about taking on straight-to-DVD movies.
"I was actually passing up a lot of lead roles in straight-to-DVD stuff." Batista recalled, "and that was kind of advice Austin had given me like way back before he left, when he knew what I wanted to do and I was talking to him about it. And he said, 'man, you're going to be offered these roles and if you start taking a lot of them, you're going to get stuck in that rut.' And he said, 'don't get stuck in that rut.' So I was very aware of that, so I passed up on a lot of those roles, even though it was hard and they would've paid for some bills and I needed the money at the time, but I wanted to be an actor and I wanted to be in good films."
Check out the interview here. If you use any of the quotes from this article, please credit E&C's Pod Of Awesomeness with an H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
"Man, if I could do that whole run over, I know I probably wouldn't be able to make much difference, but I wish it didn't happen. It was just bad all the way around." Batista added, "I argued every day with writers and Vince and everything because, from the first day, I just didn't like the way things were going. There's nothing else I could've done. I tried everything I could and the only thing I really regret about that whole run, and it sounds really awful, but I just didn't put a lot of effort into going back in better shape. And now, when I see pictures of myself from then, I know the fans expect a certain look from me, and I didn't give it to them and I kind of realize it sounds really stupid, but I wish I put more effort into the shape that I was in because I didn't. I just wanted to go back and wrestle. I wasn't so concerned about being 'The Animal' and looking that way."
Batista claimed that the fans cheated themselves during his last WWE run, as they were concerned with chanting about things that did not pertain to the entertainment going on in the squared circle instead of watching the show.
"That whole run in particular was just… I mean, it even started with an uphill battle." Batista continued, "but the thing that really frustrated me and confused me was just the crowd, man. I didn't get it. They were just so focused on what wasn't there in front of them that they lost sight of what was there in front of them. And I felt like they cheated themselves. I mean, no matter what was going on, and not even just with my matches, but with a lot of the other matches, it was 'Daniel Bryan' chants and 'yes! Yes! Yes!' and 'CM Punk' chants. And I'm like, 'you're missing some really good wrestling here. This is, like, good stuff, man!'"
Batista called the WWE Universe "unfocused" and it confused him that they would pay to go to a show they were not watching.
"I felt like they were the most unfocused group of fans I ever encountered," Batista reflected. "And it was just really, really confusing to me because I couldn't even understand why they're there. Why are they paying their money to come watch a show that they're not even watching? It just baffled me."
Similarly, Batista did not understand the fanfare for CM Punk, who walked out on the WWE.
"[Edge and Christian] know I love Punk," Batista prefaced. "I've always gotten along with Punk and I had to hear from people that he left because I came back. Where the hell did that come from? And I've said, I wasn't crazy about the way he left because that's not the way we did business. We just don't do that, especially when you've got guys… and Brock [Lesnar] did it way back in the day as well. You've got a million guys lined up to put this guy over and then he just leaves! Just leaves, doesn't give anything back, doesn't build any stars to fill those spots, and that's the way we do business. That's the way we've always done business. And I just can't respect when people lose sight of that. And again, it's not a knock on Punk because I think very highly of him. I just don't agree with the way he left. And the fans, definitely, with that kind of stuff, when he's not there, and people are still chanting his name, it just confuses me. And I get that they don't have that same type of insight, but at the same time, I just can't relate."
According to Batista, he left WWE to try his hand at acting because WWE was not giving him those opportunities or letting he get such opportunities on his own.
"My contract was running up and I decided I was going to leave. And I had a long talk with Vince about it. He knew what I wanted to do and what I wanted to pursue and I just wasn't getting those opportunities from inside the company and other guys were and I thought that it was really unfair if I'm not getting the opportunities inside the company that I should be able to go outside the company, and audition, and whatever. And they just wouldn't let me, so I said, 'well, when my contract runs out, I'm going to leave.' And actually, my contract was seven more months, but Vince asked me to stay an extra couple of months to do the whole run with [John] Cena and I said, 'yes, I would,' so nine months later, I walked out the door kind of with nothing."
Notably, Batista said Austin cautioned him about taking on straight-to-DVD movies.
"I was actually passing up a lot of lead roles in straight-to-DVD stuff." Batista recalled, "and that was kind of advice Austin had given me like way back before he left, when he knew what I wanted to do and I was talking to him about it. And he said, 'man, you're going to be offered these roles and if you start taking a lot of them, you're going to get stuck in that rut.' And he said, 'don't get stuck in that rut.' So I was very aware of that, so I passed up on a lot of those roles, even though it was hard and they would've paid for some bills and I needed the money at the time, but I wanted to be an actor and I wanted to be in good films."
Check out the interview here. If you use any of the quotes from this article, please credit E&C's Pod Of Awesomeness with an H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
Will be doing a "Letters" post later today
So if you'd like to be added email me questions, comments, whatever to ChicagoBillW@Gmail.com and you'll be added.
NEW JAPAN FILES THREE TRADEMARKS IN UNITED STATES
New Japan Pro Wrestling have applied to trademark the following U.S
Trademarks: Strong Style, King of Sports, and Strong Style Evolved. They
applied all three for clothing purposes.
They are also applying 'Strong Style Evolved' for the following:
"Educational and instruction services relating to arts, crafts, sports or general knowledge; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars; arranging, conducting and organization of conferences, lecture meeting, workshops, symposiums; production of radio or television programs; Production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports (not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity); organization, arranging and conducting of sports competitions; organization, arranging and conducting of martial arts; booking of seats for show; presentation of live show performances; presentation of magic performances; direction or presentation of plays; presentation of musical performances"
They are also applying 'Strong Style Evolved' for the following:
"Educational and instruction services relating to arts, crafts, sports or general knowledge; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars; arranging, conducting and organization of conferences, lecture meeting, workshops, symposiums; production of radio or television programs; Production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports (not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity); organization, arranging and conducting of sports competitions; organization, arranging and conducting of martial arts; booking of seats for show; presentation of live show performances; presentation of magic performances; direction or presentation of plays; presentation of musical performances"
In other Impact Wrestling news.
Alberto el Patron defeated Moose over the weekend at a Future Stars of
Wrestling event in Las Vegas. The bout was taped for inclusion on a future
episode of Impact Wrestling.
Impact will be filming this Saturday's WrestlePro event in Rahway, NJ for their Twitch.TV channel. The show will air in about a week. Announced for the event:
*Tenille Dashwood (fka Emma) vs. Angelina Love
*Fallah Bahh vs. Alberto El Patron
*Bobby Wayward vs, Eddie Edwards
*Chris Payne vs. Matt Sydal
*Bobby Lashley vs. Danny Maff
*Braxton & Allie vs. Nikos Rikos and Nikki Adams
For ticket information, visit www.WrestleProOnline.com.
Impact announced the debut of Kiera Hogan on this week's episode of Impact Wrestling:
Impact will be filming this Saturday's WrestlePro event in Rahway, NJ for their Twitch.TV channel. The show will air in about a week. Announced for the event:
*Tenille Dashwood (fka Emma) vs. Angelina Love
*Fallah Bahh vs. Alberto El Patron
*Bobby Wayward vs, Eddie Edwards
*Chris Payne vs. Matt Sydal
*Bobby Lashley vs. Danny Maff
*Braxton & Allie vs. Nikos Rikos and Nikki Adams
For ticket information, visit www.WrestleProOnline.com.
Impact announced the debut of Kiera Hogan on this week's episode of Impact Wrestling:
This Thursday on IMPACT, @HoganKnowsBest3 makes her debut as she faces Knockouts Champion @ImChelseaGreen.— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 29, 2018
Get to know Kiera better with an EXCLUSIVE interview on https://t.co/rHrHAEHFlE as she talks about her journey to IMPACT Wrestling!
LISTEN HERE: https://t.co/B7n8LeVqJZ pic.twitter.com/5W4kjrSLZQ
Uh oh, This isn't a good sign for Impact Wrestling. WWE HIRES JEREMY BORASH
Longtime Impact Wrestling personality Jeremy Borash has been hired by World
Wrestling Entertainment. Several Impact sources
confirmed this morning that Borash has given them notice that he was
leaving.
Borash was backstage at the WWE events over the last several days in Philadelphia, but initially was telling those who asked that he was just visiting friends. However, the word backstage at Raw last night was that Borash has been hired by WWE.
Borash was doing commentary voiceovers for upcoming episodes of Impact Wrestling this past Thursday and was at Friday night's House of Hardcore event in Philly filming material for Impact as well, which appear to have been his final duties for the company.
It’s not an understatement that Borash was in many ways the heart and soul of Impact Wrestling behind the scenes. His exit is probably one of the most shocking in Impact history. The departure is as major as Gene Okerlund jumping from Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association to the WWF in the 1980s in terms of perception, only it’s a far worse loss for Impact.
Borash has been one of the longest tenured Impact employees, dating back to the company's formation in 2002. He held many different hats there, most notably ring announcing, commentating and doing backstage interviews at different points in front of the camera. In recent months, he had been the lead announcer, which means WWE just signed Impact’s lead announcer right after Impact has tons of episodes with his work in the can that will air for the next several months.
Behind the scenes, Borash was really the company MVP as he could be counted on to handle everything asked of him. He worked on the creative side and was a tireless producer and content creator forthe company, most famously editing and putting together the Hardy "Broken Universe" material and Impact's British Bootcamp reality series. He would run production and execution of live events. He spearheaded the company’s dive into social media and was a massive cheerleader for all things Impact Wrestling.
Borash was the glue that at times, helped to hold Impact together behind the scenes. He was the constant that could always be counted on by those running the company, especially in the Dixie Carter era. Without Borash, that company will never be the same. It cannot be overstated: this is a massive loss.
Prior to Impact Wrestling, Borash worked for WCW as a ring announcer and one of the hosts of the WCW Live internet program, coming into pro wrestling following a career in the radio industry. Outside of Impact, Borash promoted the 2005 Hardcore Homecoming ECW nostalgia events, the first of which still holds the record for the highest pro wrestling gate in the history of the 2300 Arena. He also produced the well-received Forever Hardcore documentary on the ECW era.
In recent years, Borash has also worked with television personality Chef Robert Irvine’s production company, working on Irvine’s television productions and emceeing his live events. Borash has also worked regularly as the emcee for WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross’ events
Borash was backstage at the WWE events over the last several days in Philadelphia, but initially was telling those who asked that he was just visiting friends. However, the word backstage at Raw last night was that Borash has been hired by WWE.
Borash was doing commentary voiceovers for upcoming episodes of Impact Wrestling this past Thursday and was at Friday night's House of Hardcore event in Philly filming material for Impact as well, which appear to have been his final duties for the company.
It’s not an understatement that Borash was in many ways the heart and soul of Impact Wrestling behind the scenes. His exit is probably one of the most shocking in Impact history. The departure is as major as Gene Okerlund jumping from Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association to the WWF in the 1980s in terms of perception, only it’s a far worse loss for Impact.
Borash has been one of the longest tenured Impact employees, dating back to the company's formation in 2002. He held many different hats there, most notably ring announcing, commentating and doing backstage interviews at different points in front of the camera. In recent months, he had been the lead announcer, which means WWE just signed Impact’s lead announcer right after Impact has tons of episodes with his work in the can that will air for the next several months.
Behind the scenes, Borash was really the company MVP as he could be counted on to handle everything asked of him. He worked on the creative side and was a tireless producer and content creator forthe company, most famously editing and putting together the Hardy "Broken Universe" material and Impact's British Bootcamp reality series. He would run production and execution of live events. He spearheaded the company’s dive into social media and was a massive cheerleader for all things Impact Wrestling.
Borash was the glue that at times, helped to hold Impact together behind the scenes. He was the constant that could always be counted on by those running the company, especially in the Dixie Carter era. Without Borash, that company will never be the same. It cannot be overstated: this is a massive loss.
Prior to Impact Wrestling, Borash worked for WCW as a ring announcer and one of the hosts of the WCW Live internet program, coming into pro wrestling following a career in the radio industry. Outside of Impact, Borash promoted the 2005 Hardcore Homecoming ECW nostalgia events, the first of which still holds the record for the highest pro wrestling gate in the history of the 2300 Arena. He also produced the well-received Forever Hardcore documentary on the ECW era.
In recent years, Borash has also worked with television personality Chef Robert Irvine’s production company, working on Irvine’s television productions and emceeing his live events. Borash has also worked regularly as the emcee for WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross’ events
Monday, January 29, 2018
A thank you to Javi Benitez Ramirez
I do notice these, even if it does take forever for me to acknowledge them. :)
Various Indy things.
Progress Wrestling from yesterday in Camden, London, before a sellout 700 fans (immediate sellout): Chris Ridgeway b Omari in the Natural Progression Series, Roy Johnson b Pastor William Eaver, Zack Sabre Jr. won three-way over Chris Brookes and Trent Seven by pinning Brookes in what was said to be a great match, Travis Banks b TK Cooper to retain the Progress title, Toni Storm b Chakara to keep the women's title, Mark Haskins & Jimmy Havoc b Danny Jones & Mark Andrews when Jones was pinned, Flash Morgan Webster b Doug Williams, Walter b Timothy Thatcher to keep the Atlas title in a match that people yesterday were raving to us about.
A funny deal at the show is that Trent Seven in his match was doing comedy about wanting to hurry up so he could catch his flight to the U.S. and be in the Rumble. Of course he wasn't scheduled, but he did that all night, including after his match, wheeling out his suitcase and rushing out in front of the people like he was rushing out. He later came back in five minutes later looking sad and said he had missed his uber.
AAW runs Saturday in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus with Rey Fenix vs. ACH for the AAW title, Jessicka Havok vs. Rosemary, Jeff Cobb vs. AR Fox, Penta 0M vs. Eddie Kingston, Sami Callihan vs. Matt Riddle, Trevor Lee vs. Shane Strickland and more.
(Lee vs Strickland is a match I'd like to see)
Bobby Lashley is still listed for several shows in February in the U.S. and India as well as joint Big Time Wrestling and Impact shows in California, even though he's finished up with Impact itself and is a free agent.
IPW from Saturday night in Auckland, New Zealand: Vinny Dunn b Liam Fury, Mr. Tagataese b Devin Lockheart, Liger (not Jushin Liger) won three-way over Michael Richards and Falcon Kid, CTRL b Mason Daniels, Alex Savage b Pat Schisk, Candy Lee b Britenay, Jakob Cross b Kingi. Next show is 2/17 with the Bushwhackers. (Um, isn't one of the Bushwhackers dead? They going to dig out the grave of the other one?)
A funny deal at the show is that Trent Seven in his match was doing comedy about wanting to hurry up so he could catch his flight to the U.S. and be in the Rumble. Of course he wasn't scheduled, but he did that all night, including after his match, wheeling out his suitcase and rushing out in front of the people like he was rushing out. He later came back in five minutes later looking sad and said he had missed his uber.
AAW runs Saturday in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus with Rey Fenix vs. ACH for the AAW title, Jessicka Havok vs. Rosemary, Jeff Cobb vs. AR Fox, Penta 0M vs. Eddie Kingston, Sami Callihan vs. Matt Riddle, Trevor Lee vs. Shane Strickland and more.
(Lee vs Strickland is a match I'd like to see)
Bobby Lashley is still listed for several shows in February in the U.S. and India as well as joint Big Time Wrestling and Impact shows in California, even though he's finished up with Impact itself and is a free agent.
IPW from Saturday night in Auckland, New Zealand: Vinny Dunn b Liam Fury, Mr. Tagataese b Devin Lockheart, Liger (not Jushin Liger) won three-way over Michael Richards and Falcon Kid, CTRL b Mason Daniels, Alex Savage b Pat Schisk, Candy Lee b Britenay, Jakob Cross b Kingi. Next show is 2/17 with the Bushwhackers. (Um, isn't one of the Bushwhackers dead? They going to dig out the grave of the other one?)
The Dudleyz On Their Legacy In Wrestling, The 3D Getting Them Over, When They Finally Made It To WWE
As noted, WWE has announced The Dudley Boyz for the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Class. Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley spoke with CBS Sports about the honor at this link. Below are highlights:
Bubba on their legacy:
"The legacy of the Dudley Boyz is really the last of the Mohicans. We are the last, legitimate, great tag team that you most likely will ever see; the most old school tag team that there is. I don't think you will ever see a tag team go on to accomplish what we have accomplished, whether that's in the WWE or any place else. We really are the last of many, many generations of great tag teams."
D-Von on when The Dudleys finally made it to WWE:
"Bubba and I clicked on so many levels when we got together and knew that we could hang with the big boys if we got the opportunity to go to WWE. When we did, we just went from there and were on fire. We just knew that if the WWE would let us be us, we would be extremely good and be able to accomplish exactly what we wanted to do -- and that's be the best tag team in the history of the business."
Bubba on the 3D finisher getting them over:
"The very first thing we knew was that it had to be different and new and unique, and it had to be out of nowhere. I'm proud to say it's probably up there among the greatest finishes of all-time, and that's what gave us a uniqueness that set us apart from the rest."
"The legacy of the Dudley Boyz is really the last of the Mohicans. We are the last, legitimate, great tag team that you most likely will ever see; the most old school tag team that there is. I don't think you will ever see a tag team go on to accomplish what we have accomplished, whether that's in the WWE or any place else. We really are the last of many, many generations of great tag teams."
D-Von on when The Dudleys finally made it to WWE:
"Bubba and I clicked on so many levels when we got together and knew that we could hang with the big boys if we got the opportunity to go to WWE. When we did, we just went from there and were on fire. We just knew that if the WWE would let us be us, we would be extremely good and be able to accomplish exactly what we wanted to do -- and that's be the best tag team in the history of the business."
Bubba on the 3D finisher getting them over:
"The very first thing we knew was that it had to be different and new and unique, and it had to be out of nowhere. I'm proud to say it's probably up there among the greatest finishes of all-time, and that's what gave us a uniqueness that set us apart from the rest."
Read this somewhere and it made me laugh out loud.
"The lack of consistency in WWE is so profound sometimes that it hurts my
head".
And people wonder why I gave up on watching WWE on any kind of regular basis over eight years ago. There's a top reason right there.
And people wonder why I gave up on watching WWE on any kind of regular basis over eight years ago. There's a top reason right there.
REY MYSTERIO-WWE UPDATE (updated, alittle bit)
the Rey Mysterio return was just a one night appearance, although the monster
pop he received certainly caught the attention of WWE management.
WWE and Mysterio have had off and on talks about a return over the last year, but the main bone of contention has been that WWE has wanted Mysterio back full-time while Mysterio, 43, would rather work a part-time schedule.
Mysterio appeared on the third season of Lucha Underground, but his deal with that series has expired. He has had talks with Impact Wrestling and at one point, a deal to debut at the last set of Impact tapings brokered by Konnan was so close that travel arrangements had been made before the conversations ended without a deal. Impact had been working on the idea of trying to get Mysterio to debut at their April tapings with the idea of debuting him at the 4/22 Redemption PPV.
Mysterio has also been training his son Dominick (the same boy who appeared during the Rey vs. Eddie Guerrero feud on Smackdown) for an in-ring return of late.
Rey remains a free agent as his Lucha Underground deal expired and his recent talks with Impact ended without a deal. The talks with Impact, led by Konnan, were so close to coming to a deal that travel arrangements were made. There was talk of Impact getting Rey to debut at the recent TV tapings but officials wanted Rey to debut at their April tapings with the idea of his in-ring debut coming at the April 22nd Redemption pay-per-view.
WWE and Mysterio have had off and on talks about a return over the last year, but the main bone of contention has been that WWE has wanted Mysterio back full-time while Mysterio, 43, would rather work a part-time schedule.
Mysterio appeared on the third season of Lucha Underground, but his deal with that series has expired. He has had talks with Impact Wrestling and at one point, a deal to debut at the last set of Impact tapings brokered by Konnan was so close that travel arrangements had been made before the conversations ended without a deal. Impact had been working on the idea of trying to get Mysterio to debut at their April tapings with the idea of debuting him at the 4/22 Redemption PPV.
Mysterio has also been training his son Dominick (the same boy who appeared during the Rey vs. Eddie Guerrero feud on Smackdown) for an in-ring return of late.
Rey remains a free agent as his Lucha Underground deal expired and his recent talks with Impact ended without a deal. The talks with Impact, led by Konnan, were so close to coming to a deal that travel arrangements were made. There was talk of Impact getting Rey to debut at the recent TV tapings but officials wanted Rey to debut at their April tapings with the idea of his in-ring debut coming at the April 22nd Redemption pay-per-view.
NEW JAPAN SELLS OUT RETURN TO UNITED STATES IN 20 MINUTES
Just twenty minutes after going on sale, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Strong
Style Evolved” event at the The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California
on March 25th has sold out.
The event, which is slated to have a 4,700 death capacity, looks to have a Chris Jericho-Tetsuya Naito match as one of its top bouts.
The show is expected to be featured on AXS TV as well, possibly as a live broadcast.
The event, which is slated to have a 4,700 death capacity, looks to have a Chris Jericho-Tetsuya Naito match as one of its top bouts.
The show is expected to be featured on AXS TV as well, possibly as a live broadcast.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide Ep. 141: Roy Wilkins v ??? / Biggs v Mars / Sterling v Sharpe (01/24/18)
Published on Jan 24, 2018
CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide Episode #110 (01/24/18):
- Chet Sterling vs. Ethan Alexander Sharpe
- Chet Sterling vs. Ethan Alexander Sharpe
Acouple indy results.
AWS from yesterday in South Gate, CA: Desi DeRata b Barbi Hayden, B-Boy b Steve Tresario, Lil Cholo b Andy Brown, Ruby Raze won four-way over Delilah Doom, Nadi and Dynamite Didi, Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas b Eli Everfly & Dominic Kubrick, Dickie Mayer b Suede Thompson, Bad Dude
NWL TV tapings from yesterday in Kansas City: Mat Fitchett won six-way over Niles Plonk, Bolt Brady, Leo Howlett, Jet Royal and Mike Outlaw, Jack Foster b Maddox, Thor Theriot b ACH (best match of the night by far), Dak Draper b Marco Howlett, Maverick b Anthony Gutierrez, Marti Belle b Hudson Envy-COR, Jeremy Wyatt b Mat Fitchett to keep NWL title. Next taping is 2/10 in Overland Park, KS at the Abdallah Shrine Temple with Draper vs. Michael Striker.
NWL TV tapings from yesterday in Kansas City: Mat Fitchett won six-way over Niles Plonk, Bolt Brady, Leo Howlett, Jet Royal and Mike Outlaw, Jack Foster b Maddox, Thor Theriot b ACH (best match of the night by far), Dak Draper b Marco Howlett, Maverick b Anthony Gutierrez, Marti Belle b Hudson Envy-COR, Jeremy Wyatt b Mat Fitchett to keep NWL title. Next taping is 2/10 in Overland Park, KS at the Abdallah Shrine Temple with Draper vs. Michael Striker.
Backstage News On Bobby Lashley Possibly Signing With WWE And Feuding With Brock Lesnar
Bobby Lashley is reportedly expected to sign with WWE imminently, according to Dave Meltzer on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer noted that Lashley was negotiating with both NJPW and WWE, and is no longer negotiating with NJPW. He added that Lashley is going to WWE "almost for sure." Although he doesn't know if Lashley will appear in the Royal Rumble match tonight or answer Bobby Roode's open challenge, Lashley is contractually clear to start with WWE immediately. People in NJPW and Impact Wrestling believe that Lashley will start with WWE at any moment.
Meltzer also noted that Lashley may start a program with Brock Lesnar after WrestleMania or later this year. While Meltzer didn't mention it, Lesnar's WWE contract is expected to expire shortly after WrestleMania. He added that Lesnar is supposedly not aware of a possible program with Lashley, even though he's supposed to be told of his programs ahead of time.
FULL CARD ANNOUNCES FOR 5 STAR WRESTLING DEBUT ON FREESPORTS TV IN UK
FULL CARD ANNOUNCED FOR 5 STAR WRESTLING TV SERIES
LAUNCH
TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT MATCHES and MOOSE v RAMPAGE ADDED
JESTER v PRIMATE COMPLETES LINE-UP
The full card has been announced for Thursday night’s historic 5 Star Wrestling event at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
The show – which includes a mouthwatering double main event – will be aired live on FreeSports to launch the first ever weekly three-hour live wrestling TV series to emanate from Britain.
New matches have been announced including the popular former American football star and Impact Wrestling Grand Champion Moose squaring off against Yorkshire hard man Rampage Brown.
A tournament will begin to crown the first ever 5 Star Tag Team Champions and two semi-final bouts will take place at the Liverpool show.
The Masters of Cool – former WWE superstars Chris Masters and Carlito – will battle the handsome duo known as Flex Money, Adam ‘Flex’ Maxted and Charlie Sterling.
Meanwhile UK high-flying legends ‘The Phoenix’ Jody Fleisch and ‘Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero will team up to battle the bearded bruisers Dave Mastiff and Big Grizzly.
In addition, the enigmatic Jack Jester from Glasgow will square off against Newcastle’s aggressive ‘Primate’ Jason Prime.
The full match line-up for the Liverpool Echo Arena show this Thursday night is:
CO-MAIN EVENT
For The 5 Star Championship
Rob Van Dam vs John Morrison
CO-MAIN EVENT
5 Star Submission Elimination Match
To Crown the first ever 5 Star Wrestling: Tap or Snap Champion
Mark Haskins vs BT Gunn vs Nathan Cruz vs Joey Axl vs Flash Morgan Webster
MERSEYSIDE DREAM MATCH
The Legendary Rey Mysterio vs Liverpool's No.1 Zack Gibson
RESPECT FOR THE NATION!
The English Lion vs The All American American
Eddie Ryan vs Jake Hager (WWE's Jack Swagger)
5 STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - SEMI FINAL
Carlito & Chris Masters vs Adam Maxted & Charlie Sterling
5 STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - SEMI FINAL
El Ligero & Jody Fleisch vs Big Grizzly & Dave Mastiff
BATTLE OF THE BEASTS
Moose vs Rampage Brown
PLUS
Jack Jester vs 'The Primate' Jason Prime
Brian Cage vs ‘The Darewolf’ PJ Black
You can see 5 Star Wrestling LIVE on FreeSports on Freeview (ch 95), Sky (ch 424), Freesat (ch 252), Talk Talk TV (ch 95) and BT TV (ch 95) starting Thursday, February 1st 2018 from 7pm to 10pm. 5 Star Wrestling: LIVE on FreeSports will be repeated several times throughout each week with a weekend one-hour highlights show on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Tickets to the Echo Arena show available at www.5starwrestling.co.uk
*Card subject to change. All matches to air live on 5 Star Wrestling Facebook Live although as arena show starts at 6.30pm and live TV starts at 7pm some matches will not be aired live on FreeSports on Thursday night
TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT MATCHES and MOOSE v RAMPAGE ADDED
JESTER v PRIMATE COMPLETES LINE-UP
The full card has been announced for Thursday night’s historic 5 Star Wrestling event at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
The show – which includes a mouthwatering double main event – will be aired live on FreeSports to launch the first ever weekly three-hour live wrestling TV series to emanate from Britain.
New matches have been announced including the popular former American football star and Impact Wrestling Grand Champion Moose squaring off against Yorkshire hard man Rampage Brown.
A tournament will begin to crown the first ever 5 Star Tag Team Champions and two semi-final bouts will take place at the Liverpool show.
The Masters of Cool – former WWE superstars Chris Masters and Carlito – will battle the handsome duo known as Flex Money, Adam ‘Flex’ Maxted and Charlie Sterling.
Meanwhile UK high-flying legends ‘The Phoenix’ Jody Fleisch and ‘Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero will team up to battle the bearded bruisers Dave Mastiff and Big Grizzly.
In addition, the enigmatic Jack Jester from Glasgow will square off against Newcastle’s aggressive ‘Primate’ Jason Prime.
The full match line-up for the Liverpool Echo Arena show this Thursday night is:
CO-MAIN EVENT
For The 5 Star Championship
Rob Van Dam vs John Morrison
CO-MAIN EVENT
5 Star Submission Elimination Match
To Crown the first ever 5 Star Wrestling: Tap or Snap Champion
Mark Haskins vs BT Gunn vs Nathan Cruz vs Joey Axl vs Flash Morgan Webster
MERSEYSIDE DREAM MATCH
The Legendary Rey Mysterio vs Liverpool's No.1 Zack Gibson
RESPECT FOR THE NATION!
The English Lion vs The All American American
Eddie Ryan vs Jake Hager (WWE's Jack Swagger)
5 STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - SEMI FINAL
Carlito & Chris Masters vs Adam Maxted & Charlie Sterling
5 STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - SEMI FINAL
El Ligero & Jody Fleisch vs Big Grizzly & Dave Mastiff
BATTLE OF THE BEASTS
Moose vs Rampage Brown
PLUS
Jack Jester vs 'The Primate' Jason Prime
Brian Cage vs ‘The Darewolf’ PJ Black
You can see 5 Star Wrestling LIVE on FreeSports on Freeview (ch 95), Sky (ch 424), Freesat (ch 252), Talk Talk TV (ch 95) and BT TV (ch 95) starting Thursday, February 1st 2018 from 7pm to 10pm. 5 Star Wrestling: LIVE on FreeSports will be repeated several times throughout each week with a weekend one-hour highlights show on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Tickets to the Echo Arena show available at www.5starwrestling.co.uk
*Card subject to change. All matches to air live on 5 Star Wrestling Facebook Live although as arena show starts at 6.30pm and live TV starts at 7pm some matches will not be aired live on FreeSports on Thursday night
EC3 DISCUSSES WWE RETURN AND MORE (talk about kissing the butts of WWE, lol)
EC3 did an interview with ESPN about his return to NXT.
The former Impact champion said his reemergence on WWE television after leaving the company in 2013 was, "vindication. The moment was resolution. I feel redeemed."
His journey coming back to the company:
"It's only been 1,714 days since the last time I stepped foot in the WWE -- but who's counting," EC3 said. "With each day that has passed, I've had one goal in mind -- and that was to be here, in this moment at this time for one purpose. Never once, without a shadow of a doubt, did I ever not believe in myself -- believe that I would come back. I came back with vigor and determination. I came back on a mission."
How he felt leading up to his on camera appearance in the crowd at last night's NXT Takeover: Philadelphia event:
"It was built up in my mind, how it would feel and what emotions I would feel," EC3 said. "But walking out there, standing out there, with the crowd recognizing who I am -- who I truly am -- and that I'm truly where I belong, it didn't feel anything but right."
How he will stack up with the other big-name talent in NXT:
"For years outside of the WWE, I've been saying one thing -- that I'm the best here, I'm the best there, I'm the best anywhere," EC3 said. "While I was the best 'here' elsewhere, the 'there' I referenced was here [in the WWE] -- and that carries over. I'm the best here, I'm the best there, I'm the best anywhere..Competition? Bring it on. Competition? Come get a taste. Competition? I'm here.
The former Impact champion said his reemergence on WWE television after leaving the company in 2013 was, "vindication. The moment was resolution. I feel redeemed."
His journey coming back to the company:
"It's only been 1,714 days since the last time I stepped foot in the WWE -- but who's counting," EC3 said. "With each day that has passed, I've had one goal in mind -- and that was to be here, in this moment at this time for one purpose. Never once, without a shadow of a doubt, did I ever not believe in myself -- believe that I would come back. I came back with vigor and determination. I came back on a mission."
How he felt leading up to his on camera appearance in the crowd at last night's NXT Takeover: Philadelphia event:
"It was built up in my mind, how it would feel and what emotions I would feel," EC3 said. "But walking out there, standing out there, with the crowd recognizing who I am -- who I truly am -- and that I'm truly where I belong, it didn't feel anything but right."
How he will stack up with the other big-name talent in NXT:
"For years outside of the WWE, I've been saying one thing -- that I'm the best here, I'm the best there, I'm the best anywhere," EC3 said. "While I was the best 'here' elsewhere, the 'there' I referenced was here [in the WWE] -- and that carries over. I'm the best here, I'm the best there, I'm the best anywhere..Competition? Bring it on. Competition? Come get a taste. Competition? I'm here.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Appalachian Mountain Wrestling AMW-TV: January 27, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivFqfvCj4zk
Published on Jan 27, 2018
Less than a week away from a huge even in Combs, Kentucky, AMW-TV takes a look at three high-profile matches on the card.
PLUS! A bombshell is dropped from the championship and rules committee involving Beau and Misty James.
PLUS! A bombshell is dropped from the championship and rules committee involving Beau and Misty James.
Kenny Omega Talks His Ring Attire At Wrestle Kingdom, Reaction When Pitched Chris Jericho Match
Kenny Omega recently appeared on the Talk Is Jericho podcast to talk with Chris Jericho about their match at Wrestle Kingdom 12 earlier this month. Omega revealed that it was Don Callis who suggested that he should try and get the match with Jericho.
Omega said he was hoping to do something special at the Tokyo Dome this year, but he didn't have any ideas. Callis approached him with the proposition of going against Jericho, but Omega was understandably skeptical and was hesitant to reach out to Jericho.
"My reaction was a lot different than yours. He asked me what I thought about [Chris] Jericho and me at the Dome. At the time I was really desperate for something to do at the Dome and really wanted to make an impact," Omega said. "I said to him, 'Come on, please don't dangle a carrot in front of me. I really would need this type of match so please don't throw fantasy matches in front of me when I don't have anything right now.' I said that of course the match would be great but why would you bring that up? He said, 'No, I think he would want to do it,' and at the time I had no idea what your [Jericho] situation was and whether you would be interested, but if it was a possibility I would definitely want to do it. It was during the time I had done your podcast, so I had your information, but I was really afraid to contact you with the idea and didn't want to offend you about the idea; there's a process to these things. I know there is a business side to this, and even if you wanted to do it it's just not that easy so I said that if you wanted to do it I would do everything I could to make it happen. I didn't want to get my hopes up, but I was also afraid to contact you as well because I didn't want to look like a jacka**."
Omega held off on contacting Jericho, but Callis was adamant in his belief that Jericho would be open to the match. Omega finally mustered up the confidence to make it happen, and the rest is history. He made it clear to Jericho that NJPW is a great company to work with for special situations like this.
"Don contacted me and asked whether or not I had contacted Jericho. I said to him that I didn't and was wondering if Jericho was really serious about the match, and he responded that he was," Omega said. "I said, okay, let's do this then. I had finally contacted you and said to make this happen. I don't know what you need to make this happen, and whatever you need, you deserve it, let's make it happen. New Japan is weird sometimes with how they organize their business meetings but they were really cool about it."
One of the highlights from Omega's showdown with Jericho came before the match even started. Omega's elaborate entrance attire was eye-popping and sent fans into a frenzy before the bell rang. Omega explained his entrance gear, saying he wants to transition away from his "Cleaner" gimmick and establish himself as the "God of Pro-Wrestling."
"Lately I have been doing the 'God of Pro-Wrestling' thing, and changing my statement. I don't want to be the Cleaner anymore; I kind of want to ease into this 'change the world' thing. I had this idea where we have paid extras on the stage, kind of like an Egyptian garb. My idea was heavily influenced from the 1990's X-Men cartoon with Apocalypse where Apocalypse was the strongest mutant, and people looked at him as a god even though he wasn't, he was a super strong mutant, so that was why I wanted to go with the bluish colors," Omega said. "I'm a Stargate fan, so I came up with this Cyber Anubis mask with a raygun, and while people are doing their daily tasks on the video screens there are pyramids in the background and I appear and everyone is praying to the god of Wrestling. It's like century overload imagery with all of my best matches over the years and everyone stops what they are doing at the crosswalk and worshiping the God of Wrestling. It's a huge ego trip thing, it was just ridiculous but I thought it felt for our thing because I was starting to get sympathy as a babyface, but at the same time I wanted that chip on my shoulder where I was like, yes, have sympathy for me because I am your God, because I didn't want to go full babyface yet, and I did have clearance too, so I thought it would be really cool to go with the get up that I made. I had that meeting with everyone and they all thought it was a cool idea."
"My reaction was a lot different than yours. He asked me what I thought about [Chris] Jericho and me at the Dome. At the time I was really desperate for something to do at the Dome and really wanted to make an impact," Omega said. "I said to him, 'Come on, please don't dangle a carrot in front of me. I really would need this type of match so please don't throw fantasy matches in front of me when I don't have anything right now.' I said that of course the match would be great but why would you bring that up? He said, 'No, I think he would want to do it,' and at the time I had no idea what your [Jericho] situation was and whether you would be interested, but if it was a possibility I would definitely want to do it. It was during the time I had done your podcast, so I had your information, but I was really afraid to contact you with the idea and didn't want to offend you about the idea; there's a process to these things. I know there is a business side to this, and even if you wanted to do it it's just not that easy so I said that if you wanted to do it I would do everything I could to make it happen. I didn't want to get my hopes up, but I was also afraid to contact you as well because I didn't want to look like a jacka**."
Omega held off on contacting Jericho, but Callis was adamant in his belief that Jericho would be open to the match. Omega finally mustered up the confidence to make it happen, and the rest is history. He made it clear to Jericho that NJPW is a great company to work with for special situations like this.
"Don contacted me and asked whether or not I had contacted Jericho. I said to him that I didn't and was wondering if Jericho was really serious about the match, and he responded that he was," Omega said. "I said, okay, let's do this then. I had finally contacted you and said to make this happen. I don't know what you need to make this happen, and whatever you need, you deserve it, let's make it happen. New Japan is weird sometimes with how they organize their business meetings but they were really cool about it."
One of the highlights from Omega's showdown with Jericho came before the match even started. Omega's elaborate entrance attire was eye-popping and sent fans into a frenzy before the bell rang. Omega explained his entrance gear, saying he wants to transition away from his "Cleaner" gimmick and establish himself as the "God of Pro-Wrestling."
"Lately I have been doing the 'God of Pro-Wrestling' thing, and changing my statement. I don't want to be the Cleaner anymore; I kind of want to ease into this 'change the world' thing. I had this idea where we have paid extras on the stage, kind of like an Egyptian garb. My idea was heavily influenced from the 1990's X-Men cartoon with Apocalypse where Apocalypse was the strongest mutant, and people looked at him as a god even though he wasn't, he was a super strong mutant, so that was why I wanted to go with the bluish colors," Omega said. "I'm a Stargate fan, so I came up with this Cyber Anubis mask with a raygun, and while people are doing their daily tasks on the video screens there are pyramids in the background and I appear and everyone is praying to the god of Wrestling. It's like century overload imagery with all of my best matches over the years and everyone stops what they are doing at the crosswalk and worshiping the God of Wrestling. It's a huge ego trip thing, it was just ridiculous but I thought it felt for our thing because I was starting to get sympathy as a babyface, but at the same time I wanted that chip on my shoulder where I was like, yes, have sympathy for me because I am your God, because I didn't want to go full babyface yet, and I did have clearance too, so I thought it would be really cool to go with the get up that I made. I had that meeting with everyone and they all thought it was a cool idea."
Past Vince McMahon Sexual Assault Allegation Resurfaces Following XFL Announcement
Two top media outlets, The New York Daily News and The Daily Beast, ran stories on an 11-year-old sexual assault allegation against Vince McMahon. In January of 2006, a 22-year-old woman accused McMahon of trying to kiss and grope her at a tanning salon in Boca Raton, Florida, where she worked.
The Daily Beast first published the story, apparently over comments that McMahon made at this week's XFL press conference regarding not hiring players with a criminal record.
"We are evaluating a player based on many things, including the quality of human being they are," McMahon said. "If you have any sort of criminal record or commit a crime you aren't playing in this league."
The accuser claimed that McMahon, who was 60 at the time, asked her to take photos of him on the phone to send to his girlfriend in New York. After she gave him his phone back, he allegedly showed her nude and semi-nude photos of himself that were on it. She told him to stop, and said that McMahon tanned for 20 minutes before talking with a salon attendant and a customer. She said that as she was cleaning a tanning bed, McMahon came into the room, shut the door and then tried to kiss and grope her. She said that after she rejected him, he left the salon and went to his Hummer in the parking lot, where he waited for 20 minutes.
She went to a nearby Papa John's to get help and called the salon's manager, telling her that an "older gentlemen followed me into a room and tried to kiss me." The manager didn't want to get police involved.
A customer at the salon that day, Kelly McMahon (no relation), told the Associated Press at the time that she spoke to McMahon and that "he was nothing but a gentleman."
"He was nothing but a gentleman. He shook my hand three times," she said. "He showed no signs of coming on to [ the employee ]. He was talking to me. She was trying to interrupt our conversation."
McMahon denied the allegations through his attorney. The woman reported the incident to the police, however no charges were filed due to a lack of evidence.
"The filing standard for the state is above and beyond a reasonable doubt," a spokesperson for the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office told The Daily Beast. "Prosecutors have to file at a higher standard, which is proof above a reasonable doubt. It's a much different standard than probable cause.
"A misdemeanor that is not done in the presence of a law enforcement officer in Florida generally is not a prosecutable case unless there is a independent witnesses and or physical evidence as in photos — that kind of thing."
"We are evaluating a player based on many things, including the quality of human being they are," McMahon said. "If you have any sort of criminal record or commit a crime you aren't playing in this league."
The accuser claimed that McMahon, who was 60 at the time, asked her to take photos of him on the phone to send to his girlfriend in New York. After she gave him his phone back, he allegedly showed her nude and semi-nude photos of himself that were on it. She told him to stop, and said that McMahon tanned for 20 minutes before talking with a salon attendant and a customer. She said that as she was cleaning a tanning bed, McMahon came into the room, shut the door and then tried to kiss and grope her. She said that after she rejected him, he left the salon and went to his Hummer in the parking lot, where he waited for 20 minutes.
She went to a nearby Papa John's to get help and called the salon's manager, telling her that an "older gentlemen followed me into a room and tried to kiss me." The manager didn't want to get police involved.
A customer at the salon that day, Kelly McMahon (no relation), told the Associated Press at the time that she spoke to McMahon and that "he was nothing but a gentleman."
"He was nothing but a gentleman. He shook my hand three times," she said. "He showed no signs of coming on to [ the employee ]. He was talking to me. She was trying to interrupt our conversation."
McMahon denied the allegations through his attorney. The woman reported the incident to the police, however no charges were filed due to a lack of evidence.
"The filing standard for the state is above and beyond a reasonable doubt," a spokesperson for the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office told The Daily Beast. "Prosecutors have to file at a higher standard, which is proof above a reasonable doubt. It's a much different standard than probable cause.
"A misdemeanor that is not done in the presence of a law enforcement officer in Florida generally is not a prosecutable case unless there is a independent witnesses and or physical evidence as in photos — that kind of thing."
Someone who wishes to remain nameless sent me this. Scherer can't spell, LOL.
LMAO! I guess spellcheck is a challenge for him.
House of Hardcore news
Watch House of Hardcore 37 from houseofhardcore on www.twitch.tv
Advancing in the House of Hardcore TV title tournament last night were Swoggle, Ken Doane, Dan Maff, Bull James, Alex Reynolds, Crazzy Steve, Killer Kross, Willie Mack and Austin Aries. The tournament will continue when the promotion returns on 3/24 to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.
There are plans to announce a return to Long Island, NY soon. My guess is it will be 3/23.
Backstage visiting last night were Dave Lagana (filming content for the NWA), Jeremy Borash (filming content for Impact), David Starr (a hell of a hand), Eric Young and Samoa Joe.
Tommy Dreamer was surprised by his students and staff all arriving wearing House of Hardcore polo shirts, which added a new level of professionalism to the show. The students had the shirts designed and made on their own.
The company will be running Wrestlemania eve in New Orleans as part of Wrestlecon.
Advancing in the House of Hardcore TV title tournament last night were Swoggle, Ken Doane, Dan Maff, Bull James, Alex Reynolds, Crazzy Steve, Killer Kross, Willie Mack and Austin Aries. The tournament will continue when the promotion returns on 3/24 to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.
There are plans to announce a return to Long Island, NY soon. My guess is it will be 3/23.
Backstage visiting last night were Dave Lagana (filming content for the NWA), Jeremy Borash (filming content for Impact), David Starr (a hell of a hand), Eric Young and Samoa Joe.
Tommy Dreamer was surprised by his students and staff all arriving wearing House of Hardcore polo shirts, which added a new level of professionalism to the show. The students had the shirts designed and made on their own.
The company will be running Wrestlemania eve in New Orleans as part of Wrestlecon.
Friday, January 26, 2018
Check out my friend Milie Camacho's Facebook Page. Indy stuff covered there too
https://www.facebook.com/groups/682329698605836/
She covers indy groups I don't. Or don't have enough hours in the day to get to. :)
She covers indy groups I don't. Or don't have enough hours in the day to get to. :)
Indy things, Old Al Kassey Video and Jake Roberts.
NWL debuts tomorrow night at the Turner Rec Center in Kansas City with a six-way match for a shot at the NWL title, with Bolt Brady vs. Niles Plonk vs. Davey Vega vs. Leonel Howlett vs. Jet Royal vs. Mike Outlaw, plus ACH vs. Thor Theriot and Marti Belle vs. Hudson Envy.
Innovate Wrestling tomorrow night in Bristol, TN at the Patton-Crosswhite VFW with a ring ropes made of barbed wire death match with Travis Dykes vs. Toby Farley.
A video of Adnon Kaisy, before he was a Sheik in the AWA, wrestling Ian Campbell in Iraq when he was the top star in the country.
An interview with Jake Roberts promoting his one-man show. Said Roberts, “My stuff isn’t really comedy. It’s me telling things that happened, you know? Maybe Andre sitting on me and farting for 40 seconds, which was amazing. It’s unbelievable that anybody can fart that long., It was rude, it was crude, I’m just grateful I lived through it. That’s just very, very mild for what I go for. I go for the most insane stuff that would happen. There were some crazy things going on back in the day. I didn’t help the situation much with that damn snake around all the time, always getting me in trouble. It would show up in the craziest places, whether it be the shower, strip joint or whatever. The good thing is I have 38 years to pull from. There are a lot of stories to be told. A lot.”
Innovate Wrestling tomorrow night in Bristol, TN at the Patton-Crosswhite VFW with a ring ropes made of barbed wire death match with Travis Dykes vs. Toby Farley.
A video of Adnon Kaisy, before he was a Sheik in the AWA, wrestling Ian Campbell in Iraq when he was the top star in the country.
An interview with Jake Roberts promoting his one-man show. Said Roberts, “My stuff isn’t really comedy. It’s me telling things that happened, you know? Maybe Andre sitting on me and farting for 40 seconds, which was amazing. It’s unbelievable that anybody can fart that long., It was rude, it was crude, I’m just grateful I lived through it. That’s just very, very mild for what I go for. I go for the most insane stuff that would happen. There were some crazy things going on back in the day. I didn’t help the situation much with that damn snake around all the time, always getting me in trouble. It would show up in the craziest places, whether it be the shower, strip joint or whatever. The good thing is I have 38 years to pull from. There are a lot of stories to be told. A lot.”
Someone Watching Tim Storm in NWA knowing he's a teacher?
Trying to get a rub off an idea Corgan did first, LOL.
(this is from the wrestling Observer's daily report).
A story on Bobby Fish returning home for last night's NXT house show in Albany, NY, with notes about him previously working as a substitute teacher while also wrestling.
(this is from the wrestling Observer's daily report).
A story on Bobby Fish returning home for last night's NXT house show in Albany, NY, with notes about him previously working as a substitute teacher while also wrestling.
WWE will be releasing a Best of Shane McMahon DVD on 6/11.
Why? The only reason he's pushed is because he's Daddy's son. Any other company he wouldn't been pushed anywhere. A pointless product if you ask me. But some sucker will buy it thinking it's a 'great dvd' I'm sure.
Defiant Wrestling #7: Full Show feat. Zack Sabre Jr vs Mike Bailey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sADkh5Uzptc
Streamed live 2 hours ago
IPW take control. Following Mark Haskins victory over Martin Kirby last week, IPW now take over until Chain Reaction. General Manager Billy Wood will address the crowd at Defiant in London.
Already scheduled for this week, however, is the Internet Title clash between Zack Sabre Jr and Mike Bailey... while Millie Mckenzie and Xia Brookside face-off to decide the new #1 contender to Kay Lee Ray's Defiant Women's Title.
Already scheduled for this week, however, is the Internet Title clash between Zack Sabre Jr and Mike Bailey... while Millie Mckenzie and Xia Brookside face-off to decide the new #1 contender to Kay Lee Ray's Defiant Women's Title.
ON THE HORIZON - NWA Ten Pounds of Gold journey to TNA Impact Wrestling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACBxw6BbSbg
Published on Jan 26, 2018
Nick Aldis is the new NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion having defeated Tim Storm at CZW's Cage of Death. But the story of Nick Aldis and his professional wrestling career is a very polarizing subject. In this Ten Pounds of Gold, Nick discusses where he fits in the history of the famous National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
Also explored is the legacy of the Ten Pounds of gold through NWA TNA and Impact Wrestling including the men like Ken Shamrock, Ron Killings (R-Truth), AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett, Raven and more held the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title from 2002-2006.
Plus, behind the scenes footage of when Tim Storm and Jocephus went to Impact Wrestling at Universal Studios Florida for their now famed Empty Arena match.
Also explored is the legacy of the Ten Pounds of gold through NWA TNA and Impact Wrestling including the men like Ken Shamrock, Ron Killings (R-Truth), AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett, Raven and more held the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title from 2002-2006.
Plus, behind the scenes footage of when Tim Storm and Jocephus went to Impact Wrestling at Universal Studios Florida for their now famed Empty Arena match.
Shane Douglas On ECW Owing Him Money Almost Causing Him To Walk Out Of PPV Main Event
This week The Triple Threat Podcast featured a very special look back at the events leading up to and the night of ECW's Guilty As Charged 1999 pay per view featuring Taz defeating Shane Douglas for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. The significance of Taz's victory was ending the 406 title reign of The Franchise (who won the belt from Bam Bam Bigelow in November 1997) but the overall backstory of how the angle came together and the behind the scenes drama caused by the beginning of the financial issues ECW faced as they entered January 1999. The full episode can be downloaded at this link.
Was he distracted by the money Paul Heyman/ECW owed him going into Guilty as Charged 99:
"Absolutely. How could it not? It had nothing to do with Taz (Pete Senercia) it had to do with me being around the business as long as I had and I knew what the score was. I knew what was going down and I knew what was happening. So when I got to the building that day...first of all I got there as late as I could and I sat in my car in the parking lot of the Millennium Center and just couldn't bring myself to get out of the car. There was a part of me that was fearful of going in there and losing my cool and grabbing Paul by his throat, there was a part of me that wanted to shove it up his ass as a result and I just couldn't get out of the car. I remember Axl Rotten (rest his heart) stopped by the car, Balls stopped by, Tammy and Chris (Candido) stopped by and I want to say maybe Lance Storm also stopped by and I remember multiple guys stopping by the car asking what was going on and if I was coming in.
"I finally just said f*ck it I'm not doing it. I knew I was getting screwed and I knew that with that belt could leverage it with one of the other companies to make back at least the money that I was owed and probably more and so I drove away and I went to a Friday's or a Bennigan's and I ordered a beer and I sat there and was looking at when flights were leaving when Bam called. We talked and I told him what was going on and brought him up to speed and gave him the nuts and bolts of it and he said that I've got to do what I've got to do but do you really want to screw the fans? (and) I've got to give him credit because he was exactly right and after I sat there and ordered a couple of shots and I thought about it as much as I knew I was getting screwed but even more so than me not deserving to get screwed the ECW fans didn't deserve to get screwed. For me to walk away and them have to strip me of the title and have a tournament and give it to Taz or whoever would have been the sh*ts for the belt and the sh*ts for the company and would have been the sh*ts for the fans and that was what ultimately made me decide to go back to the building."
"When I got there I had this HUGE chip on my shoulder. I forget who it was but there was someone standing by the door and they put their arm up blocking off the other side of the building and said you guys have to all dress over here and just because that person said that and because I had a chip on my shoulder I thought f*ck you I am going to go exactly where you tell me I can't go. I pushed his arm out of the way and walked to the other side of the building where nobody was and opened up a dressing room door and there was a huge dressing room there all to myself. I walked in and short time after Francine came over and she knocked on the door (I had locked the door) and I told her that she wasn't welcome in there and I needed to take care of business from here myself and I closed the door and locked it. A few minutes later the door knocked again and I thought it was Franny coming back and I said Franny I told you your not dressing in here and I hear the voice say; "Well God damn Shane I thought I could come in?" and it was Terry Funk."
"I am sure he had spoken to Paul but I don't know that for a fact and when he asked what was going on I told him. I said I'll go through with the match and I'll drop the belt as Paul wants and I'm done. We sat and talked for quite a while and then Taz came over. That is what got me back on a level playing field in my head. Just being able to talk with a guy I respected and that I would be working with and to start to hammer out what we would do in the match and how we would do it and how we would proceed with it but there was never any heat with Taz, I never once thought Taz and Paul concocted this because I always took to Taz be a straight shooter and if that is what he thought should be done he would have said that but that is the way things transpired until it was time to get to the match
"Absolutely. How could it not? It had nothing to do with Taz (Pete Senercia) it had to do with me being around the business as long as I had and I knew what the score was. I knew what was going down and I knew what was happening. So when I got to the building that day...first of all I got there as late as I could and I sat in my car in the parking lot of the Millennium Center and just couldn't bring myself to get out of the car. There was a part of me that was fearful of going in there and losing my cool and grabbing Paul by his throat, there was a part of me that wanted to shove it up his ass as a result and I just couldn't get out of the car. I remember Axl Rotten (rest his heart) stopped by the car, Balls stopped by, Tammy and Chris (Candido) stopped by and I want to say maybe Lance Storm also stopped by and I remember multiple guys stopping by the car asking what was going on and if I was coming in.
"I finally just said f*ck it I'm not doing it. I knew I was getting screwed and I knew that with that belt could leverage it with one of the other companies to make back at least the money that I was owed and probably more and so I drove away and I went to a Friday's or a Bennigan's and I ordered a beer and I sat there and was looking at when flights were leaving when Bam called. We talked and I told him what was going on and brought him up to speed and gave him the nuts and bolts of it and he said that I've got to do what I've got to do but do you really want to screw the fans? (and) I've got to give him credit because he was exactly right and after I sat there and ordered a couple of shots and I thought about it as much as I knew I was getting screwed but even more so than me not deserving to get screwed the ECW fans didn't deserve to get screwed. For me to walk away and them have to strip me of the title and have a tournament and give it to Taz or whoever would have been the sh*ts for the belt and the sh*ts for the company and would have been the sh*ts for the fans and that was what ultimately made me decide to go back to the building."
"When I got there I had this HUGE chip on my shoulder. I forget who it was but there was someone standing by the door and they put their arm up blocking off the other side of the building and said you guys have to all dress over here and just because that person said that and because I had a chip on my shoulder I thought f*ck you I am going to go exactly where you tell me I can't go. I pushed his arm out of the way and walked to the other side of the building where nobody was and opened up a dressing room door and there was a huge dressing room there all to myself. I walked in and short time after Francine came over and she knocked on the door (I had locked the door) and I told her that she wasn't welcome in there and I needed to take care of business from here myself and I closed the door and locked it. A few minutes later the door knocked again and I thought it was Franny coming back and I said Franny I told you your not dressing in here and I hear the voice say; "Well God damn Shane I thought I could come in?" and it was Terry Funk."
"I am sure he had spoken to Paul but I don't know that for a fact and when he asked what was going on I told him. I said I'll go through with the match and I'll drop the belt as Paul wants and I'm done. We sat and talked for quite a while and then Taz came over. That is what got me back on a level playing field in my head. Just being able to talk with a guy I respected and that I would be working with and to start to hammer out what we would do in the match and how we would do it and how we would proceed with it but there was never any heat with Taz, I never once thought Taz and Paul concocted this because I always took to Taz be a straight shooter and if that is what he thought should be done he would have said that but that is the way things transpired until it was time to get to the match
PROGRESS WRESTLING HEADING TO AUSTRALIA, COMPLETE DETAILS
UK-based PROGRESS Wrestling has announced they are heading to Australia this
April. The promotion, which has a rabid following and an official relationship
with WWE, released the following official announcement:
BIG NEWS!
This April we head to Australia for a 3-show, 3-city tour!
This is where you can see us:
17th April - Perth
PROGRESS x Explosive Pro Wrestling
EPW Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
18th April - Sydney
PROGRESS x Pro Wrestling Australia
PWA Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
20th April - Melbourne
PROGRESS x Melbourne City Wrestling
MCW Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
plus
21st April - Invercargill, NZ
TRAVIS BANKS along with Jim Smallman and Glen Joseph will be representing PROGRESS at SPW: Battle Lines
SPW Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
Tickets on sale 4th March @ 9am
Facebook event page
Tour schedule is subject to change
Ticket on-sale info varies from show to show. We'll post the ticket links here when we have the details (along with venue, timings, etc etc). Tickets are being handled by the host company in each city, not us!
It goes without saying that we're delighted to be working with these terrific companies across Australia and can't thank them enough in helping to make this trip a reality.
#ThisIsProgress
PROGRESS heads to Australia this April!
BIG NEWS!
This April we head to Australia for a 3-show, 3-city tour!
This is where you can see us:
17th April - Perth
PROGRESS x Explosive Pro Wrestling
EPW Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
18th April - Sydney
PROGRESS x Pro Wrestling Australia
PWA Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
20th April - Melbourne
PROGRESS x Melbourne City Wrestling
MCW Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
plus
21st April - Invercargill, NZ
TRAVIS BANKS along with Jim Smallman and Glen Joseph will be representing PROGRESS at SPW: Battle Lines
SPW Website | Facebook | Twitter | Insta
Tickets on sale 4th March @ 9am
Facebook event page
Tour schedule is subject to change
Ticket on-sale info varies from show to show. We'll post the ticket links here when we have the details (along with venue, timings, etc etc). Tickets are being handled by the host company in each city, not us!
It goes without saying that we're delighted to be working with these terrific companies across Australia and can't thank them enough in helping to make this trip a reality.
#ThisIsProgress
Impact Wrestling news (for whatever it's really worth at this point) My comments included
Eddie Edwards stated yesterday that Impact would remain his home "for the
foreseeable" future. His current deal expires in February.
Alberto el Patron's deal expires in March, but given that he is locked in to headline the 4/22 Redemption PPV, it would appear the two sides have come to terms on some sort of extension. Impact sources would not confirm that Patron has signed a new contract.
Impact will be filming a Moose vs. Alberto el Patron bout taking place this weekend for Future Stars of Wrestling in Las Vegas.
(hopefully it'll look better than the matches in Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling. The setting and lighting there looked atrocious at best.).
Bobby Lashley has been pulled from all scheduled Impact-related appearances. He is free and clear to go anywhere he wants as of 2/1. some have heard his next move is to concentrate on MMA fights, but one would think WWE would be interested.
Impact Wrestling promised that next week's episode would kick off a "new era" for the company:
(ANOTHER 'new era? I thought when Jarrett came back that was supposed to be the new era, when Jarrett was fired again they said new era, when Anthem dropped the GFW name, new era. way too many 'new era's being thrown around so instead of making promises? How about you start to actually DELIVER on them? HHHEYY, hell of a concept, eh?)
Impact's relationship with Crash in Mexico is done.
(Not like they went out of their way to actually promote the deal like they have with AAA. Impact kinda fucked Crash in the ass there.)
Alberto el Patron's deal expires in March, but given that he is locked in to headline the 4/22 Redemption PPV, it would appear the two sides have come to terms on some sort of extension. Impact sources would not confirm that Patron has signed a new contract.
Impact will be filming a Moose vs. Alberto el Patron bout taking place this weekend for Future Stars of Wrestling in Las Vegas.
(hopefully it'll look better than the matches in Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling. The setting and lighting there looked atrocious at best.).
Bobby Lashley has been pulled from all scheduled Impact-related appearances. He is free and clear to go anywhere he wants as of 2/1. some have heard his next move is to concentrate on MMA fights, but one would think WWE would be interested.
Impact Wrestling promised that next week's episode would kick off a "new era" for the company:
Next week is the beginning of a new era but one thing will remain constant. Every single week we're looking to present the very best wrestling show we can and our crew and our immensely talented roster give you everything. Thanks for watching and we'll see you next week. #Genesis— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 26, 2018
Impact's relationship with Crash in Mexico is done.
(Not like they went out of their way to actually promote the deal like they have with AAA. Impact kinda fucked Crash in the ass there.)
SEAN WALTMAN DISCUSSES PAST HEAT WITH RIC FLAIR, THE SLAP FLAIR MENTIONED AT RAW 25 AND MORE
Sean 'X-Pac' Waltman guested on "The Tomorrow Show with Keven Undergaro"
and discussed his appearance on Raw, his past heat with Ric Flair, his position
in the Wolfpack, how he could have gone further in his career and more!
Sean discusses 90s heat with Ric Flair & how Flair still brings it up.
"I've been that way though in the past though... When I was in WCW I was definitely like that a lot more…kind of cut throat a little bit. Just kind of like just like the way I was with Flair. Flair's still hot at me for slapping him…he came in the ring after the RAW thing... he mentioned twice about me slapping him… we had a segment on Nitro like after our big six-man and anyways you know, he’s a much better talker than me... when we were kind of squared off, Mean Gene was, ya know, holding the mic, so I kind of bowed up to him and we were on live TV, and when he shoved me like he wasn’t supposed to shove me, he wasn't supposed to put his hands on me, and when he did, I smacked the shit out of him… one nice—a good one… then he kind of chased me around a little bit and I just kind of just danced around him... '97, '96 something like that”
When asked what happened last week at RAW with Flair, Sean said, “He was putting me over too but he still had to bring up the 'hey you slapped me back in the day' and then once again he said it twice in the ring... ya the mic ya ya, and I was disrespectful, but honestly Kev at the time, that’s what I had to do. I had to be that way. If I wasn’t that way I would not have gotten where I was in that company at that time...it’s just how it was... They try to hold you down and you try to put them out of their misery that’s how it goes, Kev."
Sean would be surprised if The Undertaker didn't have one more match
Sean discusses 90s heat with Ric Flair & how Flair still brings it up.
"I've been that way though in the past though... When I was in WCW I was definitely like that a lot more…kind of cut throat a little bit. Just kind of like just like the way I was with Flair. Flair's still hot at me for slapping him…he came in the ring after the RAW thing... he mentioned twice about me slapping him… we had a segment on Nitro like after our big six-man and anyways you know, he’s a much better talker than me... when we were kind of squared off, Mean Gene was, ya know, holding the mic, so I kind of bowed up to him and we were on live TV, and when he shoved me like he wasn’t supposed to shove me, he wasn't supposed to put his hands on me, and when he did, I smacked the shit out of him… one nice—a good one… then he kind of chased me around a little bit and I just kind of just danced around him... '97, '96 something like that”
When asked what happened last week at RAW with Flair, Sean said, “He was putting me over too but he still had to bring up the 'hey you slapped me back in the day' and then once again he said it twice in the ring... ya the mic ya ya, and I was disrespectful, but honestly Kev at the time, that’s what I had to do. I had to be that way. If I wasn’t that way I would not have gotten where I was in that company at that time...it’s just how it was... They try to hold you down and you try to put them out of their misery that’s how it goes, Kev."
Sean would be surprised if The Undertaker didn't have one more match
When asked if The Undertaker misses wrestling, Sean said, "He's [Undertaker]
fine...that doesn't mean he's not thinking about still doing it."
When asked if The Undertaker has one more match in him, Sean said, "I think so. I'm just not saying that he said that."
How according to Hall & Nash, Sean was the enforcer of the Wolfpack
"I wasn't fucking around back then Kev, I was kind of mean... I didn't give a fuck, at all. I mean, I'm not going to lie man. I was a different guy at that point... mean in the ring, I was fucking mean too. You have to be when you're my size, you have to be. Even at WWF too I was... If you ask Kevin [Nash] and Scott [Hall], I was the guy you needed to be afraid of in the ring, not those two in our matches... I was a buzzsaw out there... high impact, high energy, my shit was... I was quick."
Sean discusses how much further he could have gone in his career had he left his "gun in the holster"
"You have to understand, I was anything but agreeable to deal with when I worked there. Yeah, I think about it often that I really must have been bringing a lot to the table for them to put up with some of the shit. It was just, I was always contrarian. I was always, you know, 'we want to do this with you,' 'no, I want to do that.' In so many things... I wanted to do things my way. My way is the best way...
When asked if things would have been different had he acted differently, Sean responded,"I would have gone way further. Way further in some ways, at a certain point... I should have left my gun in the holster about 90 percent of the time...He [Vince] said, 'I know you know how to shoot. Now you can leave that thing in the holster.' And he was, it was 100 percent true...I'm passive aggressive and I used to let everybody, I used to just let shit pile up and then when I came back, I was, like, overcompensating and so everything, every time I thought someone was fucking with me... I guarantee I wasn't the worst person there."
On making it further up the ladder..."I would have had to have worked on a few things that I just didn't work on because I was really good at other things...talking, being a better talker...wouldn't have been that hard. It was just, I was just naturally gifted at other things."
Sean wouldn't bet against the XFL
"He's [Vince] about ready to shove it up everyone's ass, in short order, ya...Don't bet against it, that's all I can say. He's got two years to get this thing off the ground. When they fucking tried and failed before they did it in two months...it'll be plenty for Vince...He already said there's not going to be any crossover between this and WWE. No fucking wrestling announcers doing play by play, no, ya know cross-promote... I think it needs to be left something separate...I think he's going to have a hard time finding enough players that don't have anything on their record. You can't have a DUI playing in the XFL...the quality of your character is equally as important as the quality of the player....just don't want the PR nightmares...public relations-wise it's good not to have a bunch of fuck-ups on your team."
Why Sean was more excited to be at The Manhattan Center than Barclays Center
When asked if Sean regrets not being at the big venue Sean replied, "No way that’s where I’d be right there…that’s where I started, it wouldn’t have made sense to be in the other building."
Sean talks about Cathy Kelley & Finn Balor's relationship & how if there is one person in the WWE to date, it's Finn.
"The one guy, you know, the head of that, is Cathy Kelley's boyfriend, Finn Balor... Obviously you don't know who Finn Balor is. If you had to choose anyone in the entire WWE...it would be that guy. Trust me... They kind of deserve each other, really."
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When asked if The Undertaker has one more match in him, Sean said, "I think so. I'm just not saying that he said that."
How according to Hall & Nash, Sean was the enforcer of the Wolfpack
"I wasn't fucking around back then Kev, I was kind of mean... I didn't give a fuck, at all. I mean, I'm not going to lie man. I was a different guy at that point... mean in the ring, I was fucking mean too. You have to be when you're my size, you have to be. Even at WWF too I was... If you ask Kevin [Nash] and Scott [Hall], I was the guy you needed to be afraid of in the ring, not those two in our matches... I was a buzzsaw out there... high impact, high energy, my shit was... I was quick."
Sean discusses how much further he could have gone in his career had he left his "gun in the holster"
"You have to understand, I was anything but agreeable to deal with when I worked there. Yeah, I think about it often that I really must have been bringing a lot to the table for them to put up with some of the shit. It was just, I was always contrarian. I was always, you know, 'we want to do this with you,' 'no, I want to do that.' In so many things... I wanted to do things my way. My way is the best way...
When asked if things would have been different had he acted differently, Sean responded,"I would have gone way further. Way further in some ways, at a certain point... I should have left my gun in the holster about 90 percent of the time...He [Vince] said, 'I know you know how to shoot. Now you can leave that thing in the holster.' And he was, it was 100 percent true...I'm passive aggressive and I used to let everybody, I used to just let shit pile up and then when I came back, I was, like, overcompensating and so everything, every time I thought someone was fucking with me... I guarantee I wasn't the worst person there."
On making it further up the ladder..."I would have had to have worked on a few things that I just didn't work on because I was really good at other things...talking, being a better talker...wouldn't have been that hard. It was just, I was just naturally gifted at other things."
Sean wouldn't bet against the XFL
"He's [Vince] about ready to shove it up everyone's ass, in short order, ya...Don't bet against it, that's all I can say. He's got two years to get this thing off the ground. When they fucking tried and failed before they did it in two months...it'll be plenty for Vince...He already said there's not going to be any crossover between this and WWE. No fucking wrestling announcers doing play by play, no, ya know cross-promote... I think it needs to be left something separate...I think he's going to have a hard time finding enough players that don't have anything on their record. You can't have a DUI playing in the XFL...the quality of your character is equally as important as the quality of the player....just don't want the PR nightmares...public relations-wise it's good not to have a bunch of fuck-ups on your team."
Why Sean was more excited to be at The Manhattan Center than Barclays Center
When asked if Sean regrets not being at the big venue Sean replied, "No way that’s where I’d be right there…that’s where I started, it wouldn’t have made sense to be in the other building."
Sean talks about Cathy Kelley & Finn Balor's relationship & how if there is one person in the WWE to date, it's Finn.
"The one guy, you know, the head of that, is Cathy Kelley's boyfriend, Finn Balor... Obviously you don't know who Finn Balor is. If you had to choose anyone in the entire WWE...it would be that guy. Trust me... They kind of deserve each other, really."
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JERRY LAWLER DISCUSSES BEHIND THE SCENES OF RAW 25, CHANGES MADE BASED ON FAN REACTIONS IN NYC, THE PRESSURE ON HE AND JIM ROSS, GETTING IN TROUBLE FOR SAYING 'PUPPIES' AND MORE
On this week’s episode of ‘Dinner With The King,’ co-hosts Jerry “The King”
Lawler and Glenn Moore talk about last Monday’s Raw25
episode and The King’s involvement in the show. The King gives a behind the
scenes look about the live show from the Manhattan Center, including how the
show was changed on the fly.
Also, The King announced he will be on the commentary team for the Men’s Royal Rumble this Sunday. He will make an appearance on the pre-show too.
Here are some highlights from this week’s podcast:
Talking about the picture that was posted online that appeared to show King and JR sleeping at the commentary table:
"Our monitors were small and they were down at the lower part of the desk. This picture was taken during a commercial break. The headsets were a little different. I don’t know what the deal was with the chairs, but they were not comfortable, they were not the chairs that were ordinarily used. So during the show, while we were doing the commentary, in order to see the monitor right, I would have to sit up straight and almost lean forward to be able to watch the monitor.
So then, when a commercial break came, I would take that opportunity to kind of sit back and really, just sort of stretch my back. JR was texting. I don’t know how he does it. JR multitasks. He’ll be texting while he’s doing the broadcast, so that’s what he was doing. Throughout the entire show, he did a lot of texting or maybe tweeting. I did a little bit myself.
But anyway, somebody catches that one particular shot and then they put it out on the internet and man, it was all over the place… I know JR was really sensitive to it. It upset JR because that just wasn’t the case. I mean, good gosh, nobody went to sleep during the broadcast of the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw.”
Chemistry with JR during Raw25 broadcast:
"There was actually a lot of pressure. I know JR and I could just feel it. It didn’t feel comfortable because there was just so much going on that you didn’t have a lot of preparation time. We didn’t get to spend a lot of time with our crew that was going to be working with just JR and I.
The monitors in front of us, they did a lot of things, like you saw the old IcoPro sign they brought back. I guess they couldn’t bring back the old school monitors like we used to use 25 years ago, but what they did, they found these old school monitor cases, and they sat those in front of JR and I, and inside those cases were small monitors that we had to watch the show on.
It was tough getting everything done in a short time to try and make that show what everyone expected it to be. I thought, all in all, I was certainly pleased with our part. I just wish we’d been able to do a bit more, but other than that, I thought it went off well.
A lot had changed in that chemistry between JR and I and all of the sudden you’re under the gun to make it just seem like it did 25 years ago in an instant and that’s hard to do. I certainly don’t think it was bad, but I think if JR and I continued to work together and do shows a little more often, it would be right back to where we were from the get-go.”
HHH making changes to Manhattan Center portion of show on the fly due to upset crowd:
"I think at first, some fans realized ‘We’re not going to get to see in person a lot of these people that had been advertised,’ when someone is at the Barclays Center and they started showing all these different guys. They started to complain and feel uncomfortable and everything.
I’m not sure, but I think Triple H is the guy who made a call over there and said ‘Hey, we’ve got to give these people more over here.’ So what they started doing, they started sending some of the superstars that were primarily, originally just booked to be at the Barclays Center, they started sending them, putting them in a car service or limos and sending them over to the Manhattan Center. So by the end of the night, the people at the Manhattan Center got to see a ton of the superstars.”
Getting in trouble for saying 'puppies’:
"I didn’t ask anybody at all and I told JR right before the commercial break, right before I said it, I said ‘Hey, I’m going to say “I’m waiting for the puppies,” and I think it would probably be good if you ‘d just say “Don’t start that,” or something, because I really wanted to give JR deniability and protect him in case there was some kind of repercussion. So sure enough, I said ‘Hey JR, I’m waiting for puppies,” and just like that, there were no girls on the screen. I just said the word ‘Puppies,’ and JR, of course, he did it just right. He said ‘Don’t start that.’ Then immediately, I heard in my ear, they said ‘King, they asked to stay away from the “puppies” comments.’ So, that was my one and only time to say ‘Puppies,’ but at least I did say it.”
During this episode, the two talk about the return of the XFL and The King’s Royal Rumble memories. Thanks to PWPodcasts for transcribing the show.You can listen to the full show below:
Also, The King announced he will be on the commentary team for the Men’s Royal Rumble this Sunday. He will make an appearance on the pre-show too.
Here are some highlights from this week’s podcast:
Talking about the picture that was posted online that appeared to show King and JR sleeping at the commentary table:
"Our monitors were small and they were down at the lower part of the desk. This picture was taken during a commercial break. The headsets were a little different. I don’t know what the deal was with the chairs, but they were not comfortable, they were not the chairs that were ordinarily used. So during the show, while we were doing the commentary, in order to see the monitor right, I would have to sit up straight and almost lean forward to be able to watch the monitor.
So then, when a commercial break came, I would take that opportunity to kind of sit back and really, just sort of stretch my back. JR was texting. I don’t know how he does it. JR multitasks. He’ll be texting while he’s doing the broadcast, so that’s what he was doing. Throughout the entire show, he did a lot of texting or maybe tweeting. I did a little bit myself.
But anyway, somebody catches that one particular shot and then they put it out on the internet and man, it was all over the place… I know JR was really sensitive to it. It upset JR because that just wasn’t the case. I mean, good gosh, nobody went to sleep during the broadcast of the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw.”
Chemistry with JR during Raw25 broadcast:
"There was actually a lot of pressure. I know JR and I could just feel it. It didn’t feel comfortable because there was just so much going on that you didn’t have a lot of preparation time. We didn’t get to spend a lot of time with our crew that was going to be working with just JR and I.
The monitors in front of us, they did a lot of things, like you saw the old IcoPro sign they brought back. I guess they couldn’t bring back the old school monitors like we used to use 25 years ago, but what they did, they found these old school monitor cases, and they sat those in front of JR and I, and inside those cases were small monitors that we had to watch the show on.
It was tough getting everything done in a short time to try and make that show what everyone expected it to be. I thought, all in all, I was certainly pleased with our part. I just wish we’d been able to do a bit more, but other than that, I thought it went off well.
A lot had changed in that chemistry between JR and I and all of the sudden you’re under the gun to make it just seem like it did 25 years ago in an instant and that’s hard to do. I certainly don’t think it was bad, but I think if JR and I continued to work together and do shows a little more often, it would be right back to where we were from the get-go.”
HHH making changes to Manhattan Center portion of show on the fly due to upset crowd:
"I think at first, some fans realized ‘We’re not going to get to see in person a lot of these people that had been advertised,’ when someone is at the Barclays Center and they started showing all these different guys. They started to complain and feel uncomfortable and everything.
I’m not sure, but I think Triple H is the guy who made a call over there and said ‘Hey, we’ve got to give these people more over here.’ So what they started doing, they started sending some of the superstars that were primarily, originally just booked to be at the Barclays Center, they started sending them, putting them in a car service or limos and sending them over to the Manhattan Center. So by the end of the night, the people at the Manhattan Center got to see a ton of the superstars.”
Getting in trouble for saying 'puppies’:
"I didn’t ask anybody at all and I told JR right before the commercial break, right before I said it, I said ‘Hey, I’m going to say “I’m waiting for the puppies,” and I think it would probably be good if you ‘d just say “Don’t start that,” or something, because I really wanted to give JR deniability and protect him in case there was some kind of repercussion. So sure enough, I said ‘Hey JR, I’m waiting for puppies,” and just like that, there were no girls on the screen. I just said the word ‘Puppies,’ and JR, of course, he did it just right. He said ‘Don’t start that.’ Then immediately, I heard in my ear, they said ‘King, they asked to stay away from the “puppies” comments.’ So, that was my one and only time to say ‘Puppies,’ but at least I did say it.”
During this episode, the two talk about the return of the XFL and The King’s Royal Rumble memories. Thanks to PWPodcasts for transcribing the show.You can listen to the full show below:
ROH ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO UPCOMING TV TAPING PLANS, NEW COMPETITORS IN WOMEN OF HONOR TITLE TOURNAMENT
Sumie Sakai and Stacy Shadows have been announced for the upcoming Women of
Honor Championship Tournament
Ring of Honor announced the following:
Due to a change in production requirements, the upcoming ROH event in Concord, NC on Friday, February 9 will now present “Honor Reigns Supreme,” while the following night in Atlanta will now host “Saturday Night at Center Stage” International TV Taping.
Matches previously announced for Honor Reigns Supreme will now take place in Concord while Atlanta’s event will produce ROH TV leading up to the ROH 16th Anniversary Pay-Per-View.
Honor Reigns Supreme in Concord will now feature Bullet Club members “The American Nightmare” Cody, Marty Scurll, and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion Adam Page vs. The Kingdom. By checking social media in the past few days, you would see that things have heated up, specifically between Cody and Kingdom kingpin, Matt Taven, turning this match into a must-see chapter of a heated rivalry.
Concord, NC will also play host to a red-hot Jay Lethal taking on “The Octopus” Jonathan Gresham. Lethal has been on a tear recently, including a huge win over Marty Scurll at Final Battle. He has made it clear that the ROH World Championship is his priority, but Gresham is now a roadblock, and an upset win for “The Octopus” would be career-changing.
Saturday Night At Center Stage in Atlanta will feature a ROH World Television Championship match with “The Last Real Man” Silas Young defending against the former champion Kenny King. Although Young won the championship on the big stage of Final Battle, this match was contested under Four Corners Elimination rules. Kenny King will now get his straight up, one on one opportunity to earn back this prestigious title.
Fans in Atlanta will also witness a huge tag team match featuring two teams that have their eyes set on the ROH World Tag Team Championships. Mark and Jay Briscoe, who are on the run of their lives coming off of a career-defining win against Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer at Final Battle, will battle Best Friends (Chuckie T. and Beretta), a team that have quickly won over Honor Nation and are now looking for that signature ROH victory.
Both events will also feature a special Meet & Greet with top ROH stars beginning 90 minutes before bell time. Our Meet & Greets offer fans an exclusive and engaging experience that includes a signed 8x10 and personalized picture for one low price.
For tickets and upcoming match announcements, visit ROHWrestling.com.
Friday, February 9, 2018
ROH Presents: “Honor Reigns Supreme”
Cabarrus Arena
4751 NC-49
Concord, North Carolina 28025
Meet & Greet: 5:30PM EST
Bell Time: 7:00PM EST
Saturday, February 10, 2018
ROH Presents: “Saturday Night At Center Stage” International TV Taping
Center Stage
1374 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Meet & Greet: 6:00PM EST
Bell Time: 7:30PM EST
Ring of Honor announced the following:
Due to a change in production requirements, the upcoming ROH event in Concord, NC on Friday, February 9 will now present “Honor Reigns Supreme,” while the following night in Atlanta will now host “Saturday Night at Center Stage” International TV Taping.
Matches previously announced for Honor Reigns Supreme will now take place in Concord while Atlanta’s event will produce ROH TV leading up to the ROH 16th Anniversary Pay-Per-View.
Honor Reigns Supreme in Concord will now feature Bullet Club members “The American Nightmare” Cody, Marty Scurll, and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion Adam Page vs. The Kingdom. By checking social media in the past few days, you would see that things have heated up, specifically between Cody and Kingdom kingpin, Matt Taven, turning this match into a must-see chapter of a heated rivalry.
Concord, NC will also play host to a red-hot Jay Lethal taking on “The Octopus” Jonathan Gresham. Lethal has been on a tear recently, including a huge win over Marty Scurll at Final Battle. He has made it clear that the ROH World Championship is his priority, but Gresham is now a roadblock, and an upset win for “The Octopus” would be career-changing.
Saturday Night At Center Stage in Atlanta will feature a ROH World Television Championship match with “The Last Real Man” Silas Young defending against the former champion Kenny King. Although Young won the championship on the big stage of Final Battle, this match was contested under Four Corners Elimination rules. Kenny King will now get his straight up, one on one opportunity to earn back this prestigious title.
Fans in Atlanta will also witness a huge tag team match featuring two teams that have their eyes set on the ROH World Tag Team Championships. Mark and Jay Briscoe, who are on the run of their lives coming off of a career-defining win against Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer at Final Battle, will battle Best Friends (Chuckie T. and Beretta), a team that have quickly won over Honor Nation and are now looking for that signature ROH victory.
Both events will also feature a special Meet & Greet with top ROH stars beginning 90 minutes before bell time. Our Meet & Greets offer fans an exclusive and engaging experience that includes a signed 8x10 and personalized picture for one low price.
For tickets and upcoming match announcements, visit ROHWrestling.com.
Friday, February 9, 2018
ROH Presents: “Honor Reigns Supreme”
Cabarrus Arena
4751 NC-49
Concord, North Carolina 28025
Meet & Greet: 5:30PM EST
Bell Time: 7:00PM EST
Saturday, February 10, 2018
ROH Presents: “Saturday Night At Center Stage” International TV Taping
Center Stage
1374 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Meet & Greet: 6:00PM EST
Bell Time: 7:30PM EST
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