Wednesday, February 28, 2018
AWA Supreme Last Word S02/E09: Logan's Heroes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6XpQ561JU8
Published on Feb 28, 2018
On this edition of AWA Supreme Last Word, we hear from your favorite AWA Supreme stars as well as look at 2 spotlight matches, both title matches!
D-Von Dudley On Why The Dudleyz Left WWE In 2016 And How He Feels About Their Last Run
The Dudley Boyz made a surprise return to the WWE in August 2015. After playing the role of the veteran tag team that puts over younger teams, they retired from the company a year later in August 2016. On Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia, D-Von Dudley revealed why him and Bubba-Ray Dudley stepped away.
The Dudley Boyz worked with the likes of The New Day, The Usos, Enzo & Cass, and Gallows and Anderson during their return to the WWE. D-Von explained that their tenure with the company ended when Bubba-Ray decided to pursue other ventures, a decision D-Von respected. He said that he wasn't particularly ready to step away and he can compete again today if needed.
"Number one, Bubba Ray Dudley wanted to go and explore other avenues, which is what he is doing now, and it was one of those things where I still wanted to be part of the company. I still had the urge but he wanted to explore other avenues, which is what ended up happening. I cannot knock him for wanting to do other things; life is too short so you have to do what you want to do," Dudley said. "Life is too short to do what others want you to do, and I give him a lot of credit. Let it be known that I didn't retire because I was hurt, or that I couldn't do it. D-Von can still go; I can still jump on the top turnbuckle and jump on the table, so if WWE ever wants me to get back in the ring I can do it."
Dudley said he enjoyed his last run with the WWE because he felt they had some unfinished business. He feels more satisfied with how the last run ended. The Dudley Boyz are set to be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame this year.
"I loved my last run. My personal life was a little shaken up my bit, but as far as me coming back, I don't think, even if I would have passed on before that would have happened, I don't think I would have been able to rest easy because I needed to come back," he said. "The first time we left I don't believe we left the way we should have left and there was a lot of unanswered questions and things that needed to be done, so with that said we still had things to be proven. I wouldn't have been comfortable leaving this earth without coming back and prove that the WWE is the home for the Dudley Boyz, so I was very happy we were able to do that."
The Dudley Boyz challenged for the tag team titles a couple times during their last run but fell short. D-Von said he didn't mind that they weren't able to have a 10th title reign. He said he was more than happy to put younger teams over.
"It really didn't matter to me because I was having so much fun. It would have been nice to do it, but the thing was we had already made so much history, so my thing was to mainly pass the torch. You can't deny that we didn't help the New Day or Usos advance," he said. "We made it fun; we brought back what was missing and we were happy to do that. In that aspect, I was just happy and content with just doing that. I knew coming back, it wasn't to relive the Attitude Era that some fans thought we should have done, it wasn't to relive but help the younger generation advance."
"Number one, Bubba Ray Dudley wanted to go and explore other avenues, which is what he is doing now, and it was one of those things where I still wanted to be part of the company. I still had the urge but he wanted to explore other avenues, which is what ended up happening. I cannot knock him for wanting to do other things; life is too short so you have to do what you want to do," Dudley said. "Life is too short to do what others want you to do, and I give him a lot of credit. Let it be known that I didn't retire because I was hurt, or that I couldn't do it. D-Von can still go; I can still jump on the top turnbuckle and jump on the table, so if WWE ever wants me to get back in the ring I can do it."
Dudley said he enjoyed his last run with the WWE because he felt they had some unfinished business. He feels more satisfied with how the last run ended. The Dudley Boyz are set to be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame this year.
"I loved my last run. My personal life was a little shaken up my bit, but as far as me coming back, I don't think, even if I would have passed on before that would have happened, I don't think I would have been able to rest easy because I needed to come back," he said. "The first time we left I don't believe we left the way we should have left and there was a lot of unanswered questions and things that needed to be done, so with that said we still had things to be proven. I wouldn't have been comfortable leaving this earth without coming back and prove that the WWE is the home for the Dudley Boyz, so I was very happy we were able to do that."
The Dudley Boyz challenged for the tag team titles a couple times during their last run but fell short. D-Von said he didn't mind that they weren't able to have a 10th title reign. He said he was more than happy to put younger teams over.
"It really didn't matter to me because I was having so much fun. It would have been nice to do it, but the thing was we had already made so much history, so my thing was to mainly pass the torch. You can't deny that we didn't help the New Day or Usos advance," he said. "We made it fun; we brought back what was missing and we were happy to do that. In that aspect, I was just happy and content with just doing that. I knew coming back, it wasn't to relive the Attitude Era that some fans thought we should have done, it wasn't to relive but help the younger generation advance."
Who In The FUCK Thought THIS Was A Great Idea?
Ellsworth vs. Gillberg will take place on March 17th in Elizabeth, PA,
NWA FILES NEW TRADEMARK
Billy Corgan's Lightning One, Inc. company, which is the production company
attached to the National Wrestling Alliance, applied to trademark 'The Dumont
Network' for wrestling purposes.
The Dumont Network was the name of the first television network that broadcast professional wrestling, operating from 1946 through 1956, a rival at the time to CBS and ABC.
Last month, they had applied to trademark 'The Dupont Network," which appears to have been an error.
The Dumont Network was the name of the first television network that broadcast professional wrestling, operating from 1946 through 1956, a rival at the time to CBS and ABC.
Last month, they had applied to trademark 'The Dupont Network," which appears to have been an error.
FOX SPORTS EXECS AT LAST NIGHT'S SMACKDOWN
Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch reported
today that a number of FOX Sports executives, including FOX Sports President
Eric Shanks, FOX Sports Producer Jacob Ullman and even broadcast personality
Colin Cowherd, who has always knocked professional wrestling fans (but also
admits he grew up watching Don Owens' Pacific Northwest promotion) were all at
last night's Smackdown Live taping at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Obviously, as WWE continues to map out future plans and work on securing its next major partnership with a broadcaster, FOX has been speculated as one of those in the race for WWE's rights.
FOX is still attempting to negotiate a new deal with UFC, but should the MMA company move on, FOX will be in a position to need a replacement franchise, as UFC makes up a good portion of its programming on FOX Sports 1. Obviously, WWE would certainly fill the loss of the MMA flagship if it comes to that.
It should also be noted that UFC owner IMG-WME also represents WWE, so it's not out of the question that they could offer a package deal for both entities to FOX or another broadcaster. There is a great history of the two genres pairing up well from their time on SpikeTV.
FOX Sports did air TNA's Impact Wrestling series when it was initially a one hour broadcast in the early 2000s, but that was believed to have been a "pay for play" deal at the time. Obviously, any relationship between WWE and FOX would be a far more lucrative and top-flight deal, especially as the FOX is poised to sell much of its television and film assets to Disney. That move that will leave FOX flush with lots of money to potentially spend on sports properties, something it has been said FOX has been eyeing greatly forward.
Obviously, as WWE continues to map out future plans and work on securing its next major partnership with a broadcaster, FOX has been speculated as one of those in the race for WWE's rights.
FOX is still attempting to negotiate a new deal with UFC, but should the MMA company move on, FOX will be in a position to need a replacement franchise, as UFC makes up a good portion of its programming on FOX Sports 1. Obviously, WWE would certainly fill the loss of the MMA flagship if it comes to that.
It should also be noted that UFC owner IMG-WME also represents WWE, so it's not out of the question that they could offer a package deal for both entities to FOX or another broadcaster. There is a great history of the two genres pairing up well from their time on SpikeTV.
FOX Sports did air TNA's Impact Wrestling series when it was initially a one hour broadcast in the early 2000s, but that was believed to have been a "pay for play" deal at the time. Obviously, any relationship between WWE and FOX would be a far more lucrative and top-flight deal, especially as the FOX is poised to sell much of its television and film assets to Disney. That move that will leave FOX flush with lots of money to potentially spend on sports properties, something it has been said FOX has been eyeing greatly forward.
REY MYSTERIO-WWE UPDATE
Former WWE and World champion Rey Mysterio is coming closer to returning to
World Wrestling Entertainment, a few wrestling sites have confirmed. Mysterio and WWE
are involved in ongoing discussions for his return to the company after his
surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble received such a massive reaction from
fans in Philadelphia last month. Triple H is said to be the point person
involved in the Mysterio negotiations.
There have been rumors over the last several days that Mysterio would be facing John Cena at WrestleMania 34. While some news sites have indeed heard those rumors over the last 48 hours, sources cannot confirm that match is correct and are only mentioning it due to the amount of emails we have received overnight.
There is also a story making the rounds, attributed to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated that Mysterio was at last night's Smackdown Live taping in Los Angeles to negotiate a new WWE deal. While Mysterio and WWE are indeed gearing up their talks, sources have been told by several sources that Mysterio was not actually in LA last night.
As I and other news sites reported in January, Rey's Rumble appearance was a one-night deal that was put together the week of the PPV. WWE and Mysterio have had discussions since Mysterio departed the company in 2015, but the major sticking point was that the star (who has undergone countless knee surgeries) did not want to work a full-time schedule, while WWE had been pushing for Mysterio to do so if he returned.
Mysterio, 43, ended a 13 year run with WWE in the beginning 2015, working for Lucha Underground and AAA while also signing a deal with the El Rey Network in advance of producing additional content for the cable network. No projects came from the deal and Mysterio’s runs with AAA and LU have ended. He’s since worked for CRASH in Mexico and has worked independent and international dates for certain promotions, including Northeast Wrestling and Great Britain’s Five Star Wrestling.
Mysterio is slated to wrestle Jushin Liger on the 3/25 New Japan Pro Wrestling “Strong Style Evolved” event in Long Beach, California, but obviously, signing a WWE deal would preclude him from making additional appearances
There have been rumors over the last several days that Mysterio would be facing John Cena at WrestleMania 34. While some news sites have indeed heard those rumors over the last 48 hours, sources cannot confirm that match is correct and are only mentioning it due to the amount of emails we have received overnight.
There is also a story making the rounds, attributed to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated that Mysterio was at last night's Smackdown Live taping in Los Angeles to negotiate a new WWE deal. While Mysterio and WWE are indeed gearing up their talks, sources have been told by several sources that Mysterio was not actually in LA last night.
As I and other news sites reported in January, Rey's Rumble appearance was a one-night deal that was put together the week of the PPV. WWE and Mysterio have had discussions since Mysterio departed the company in 2015, but the major sticking point was that the star (who has undergone countless knee surgeries) did not want to work a full-time schedule, while WWE had been pushing for Mysterio to do so if he returned.
Mysterio, 43, ended a 13 year run with WWE in the beginning 2015, working for Lucha Underground and AAA while also signing a deal with the El Rey Network in advance of producing additional content for the cable network. No projects came from the deal and Mysterio’s runs with AAA and LU have ended. He’s since worked for CRASH in Mexico and has worked independent and international dates for certain promotions, including Northeast Wrestling and Great Britain’s Five Star Wrestling.
Mysterio is slated to wrestle Jushin Liger on the 3/25 New Japan Pro Wrestling “Strong Style Evolved” event in Long Beach, California, but obviously, signing a WWE deal would preclude him from making additional appearances
STATEMENT FROM FLOSPORTS, WWN ON END OF LEGAL ISSUES
The following statement was issued to PWInsider.com this morning:
FloSports and WWN have jointly announced that they have agreed to resolve their dispute. The terms of the agreement are to remain confidential.
FloSports General Counsel, Paul Hurdlow said "We're pleased to have this behind us and wish WWN well in the future."
WWN CEO Sal Hamaoui stated “WWN is pleased that this unfortunate situation has been mutually rectified. We wish FloSports the best in their future endeavors.”
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Based on the verbiage in the statement, it seems obvious to me that the two sides came to a financial settlement.
FloSports and WWN have jointly announced that they have agreed to resolve their dispute. The terms of the agreement are to remain confidential.
FloSports General Counsel, Paul Hurdlow said "We're pleased to have this behind us and wish WWN well in the future."
WWN CEO Sal Hamaoui stated “WWN is pleased that this unfortunate situation has been mutually rectified. We wish FloSports the best in their future endeavors.”
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Based on the verbiage in the statement, it seems obvious to me that the two sides came to a financial settlement.
FLOSPORTS LAWSUIT AGAINST WWNLIVE DISMISSED THIS MORNING
The lawsuit brought against WWNLive, Inc. by Flosports in
September 2017 before the United States District Court for the Western District
of Texas, Austin Division was officially dismissed this morning by Judge Lee
Yeakel, one day after FloSports filed a voluntary motion requesting the case be
dismissed.
The lawsuit, which sought $1 million in damages, revolved around allegations that WWN, run by Sal Hamaoui and Gabe Sapolsky, had "robbed Flosports" by provided false information that led to the streaming provider paying inflated prices for WWN content. Today's dismissal was made with prejudice, meaning that the court ruled that Flosports could not re-file a similar claim against WWNLive in the future.
Flosports' requests to dismiss the case yesterday came as all parties were scheduled to have a status conference on the lawsuit before Judge Yeakel. WWN had been arguing that the court lacked the jurisdiction over their company, which the court had not ruled on one way or other. With the dismissal of the case, that point is now moot.
The contract between Flosports and WWNLive was revealed in the 11/27 filings, noting that it called for WWN to be paid $75,000 in 2016, $500,000 in 2017, $550,000 in 2018, $605,000 in 2019, $670,000 in 2020 and $740,000 in 2021.
It is also interesting to note the following language in the contract: "FloSports has the right to terminate this Agreement by providing notice during the month of January each year, starting in 2018. If FloSports exercises this option, the agreement will continue for 12 months after the date of notification before terminating."
Flosports terminated their deal with WWN in September of 2017 (well before January 2018) shortly after filing their now-dismissed lawsuit, so, by the letter of the contract, a court might have considered the argument from WWNLive that Flosports actually breached their own deal.
WWN sources had claimed last year they intended to file a counter-suit against Flosports, but today's dismissal stipulates that each side will be dropping their claims about the other.
Each side will be responsible for their own legal and court costs, Judge Yeakel ruled.
Flosports had claimed in the lawsuit, that WWNLive had misled their company, alleging WWN had, "induced FloSports to enter this Exclusive Media Agreement (“the Agreement”) by misrepresenting the number of fans purchasing viewership access to their events, and that representation and warranty was expressly incorporated into the parties’ written contract. In fact, WWN contractually promised that “all data [it] provided . . . regarding financial performance of events [it] put on . . . was accurate, reliable and truthful.” FloSports paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to WWN in reliance on this promise. But WWN’s data was false. When pressed for the data that backed up WWN’s representations, WWN originally claimed the data was lost or deleted. Ultimately, WWN sent records listing subscribers more than once and including customers who had not purchased broadcast services. Even accounting for that artificial inflation of its viewership, WWN’s numbers proved far less than originally represented."
The Flosports contract with WWNLive required Flosports to promote the WWNLive events promising they would "provide $250,000 of advertising value per year on FloSports (i.e. custom digital display, email newsletters, social media, editorial previews/coverage/recaps, etc.)." How that amount of advertising value may have been tallied is not directly explained in any of the court documents, but Flosports' amended lawsuit claimed, "FloSports performed on the Agreement and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars pursuant to its terms, including on its advertising spend for WWN and in the fees paid directly to WWN—all in reliance on WWN’s breached warranty and misrepresentations."
Back in September 2017, after news of the lawsuit broke, PWInsider.com reported we had been "told that in actuality, in 2016, WWN (on average) was doing in the area of 1,300 iPPV buys for EVOLVE, 600-700 for SHINE and less than 200 buys for FIP events while selling those events. The year before, which they also provided to FloSports, those numbers were lower and the EVOLVE numbers were said to have been way up from the year before because WWE was promoting that brand."
Numbers released in lawsuit filings matched up with what WWNLive sources claimed to PWInsider.com, making it appear Flosports had simply overpaid for the content based on the records provided to them.
Flosports claimed in their lawsuit that "During the first year of the Agreement’s term, FloSports became suspicious that WWN’s data was inaccurate. Over the course of several months, FloSports repeatedly asked WWN to send FloSports more detailed data to support the original spreadsheet. WWN failed to comply, alleging that the information was lost or deleted. On August 18, 2017, WWN finally emailed the detailed viewership records, which contained additional misrepresentations: the records listed customers more than once and added purchasers of DVDs to the records, rather than limiting its numbers to the broadcast subscribers as it had promised were reflected in the original spreadsheet. Even with this fraudulent inflation of its data, the records showed viewership numbers far less than those reflected in the October 2016 spreadsheet, proving that WWN’s original representations were false."
WWNLive responded, claiming, "That data was pulled from and compiled by a now-defunct third-party company named Fineline Hosting that was based in Florida."
Based on the two page agreement between the companies that was filed with the cout as part of the lawsuit, WWN was to produce events, handling the management of the video production (at no cost to Flosports) including Planning, Logistics and Production Teams, required video equipment including a two camera shoot, an Encoder to deliver the live stream to Flosports, personnel to "manage and run the video production for all events", Internet with a minimum upload speed of 5 mbps for all events, delivery of a fully produced live stream via RTMP feed to Flosports and that WWNLive would produce and deliver five live events per month (with the exception of December, where they were only required to produce three events). The agreement noted, "The quality of the events should be reasonably similar or better than the same events in 2015 and 2016 through the Term of the Contract."
While Flosports' lawsuit had alleged that "In fact, WWN contractually promised that “all data [it] provided . . . regarding financial performance of events [it] put on . . . was accurate, reliable and truthful.” - the legalese in the two page agreement between the two sides that was filed with the court on 11/27 does not appear to cover any other sort of termination of the deal, including whether the deal could be halted or terminated if the records provided by WWNLive Inc. actually turned out to be incorrect.
The FloSlam streaming service officially launched in October 2016. At that point, FloSlam was hoping to make deals with WWN, Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling. In the end, WWN signed with FloSports first and the other companies passed. The majority of the content on the streaming service came from WWNLive until their relationship was severed in September 2017. Since then, Flosports has shuttered the entire service, laying off the staff that had been hired to operate it.
The lawsuit, which sought $1 million in damages, revolved around allegations that WWN, run by Sal Hamaoui and Gabe Sapolsky, had "robbed Flosports" by provided false information that led to the streaming provider paying inflated prices for WWN content. Today's dismissal was made with prejudice, meaning that the court ruled that Flosports could not re-file a similar claim against WWNLive in the future.
Flosports' requests to dismiss the case yesterday came as all parties were scheduled to have a status conference on the lawsuit before Judge Yeakel. WWN had been arguing that the court lacked the jurisdiction over their company, which the court had not ruled on one way or other. With the dismissal of the case, that point is now moot.
The contract between Flosports and WWNLive was revealed in the 11/27 filings, noting that it called for WWN to be paid $75,000 in 2016, $500,000 in 2017, $550,000 in 2018, $605,000 in 2019, $670,000 in 2020 and $740,000 in 2021.
It is also interesting to note the following language in the contract: "FloSports has the right to terminate this Agreement by providing notice during the month of January each year, starting in 2018. If FloSports exercises this option, the agreement will continue for 12 months after the date of notification before terminating."
Flosports terminated their deal with WWN in September of 2017 (well before January 2018) shortly after filing their now-dismissed lawsuit, so, by the letter of the contract, a court might have considered the argument from WWNLive that Flosports actually breached their own deal.
WWN sources had claimed last year they intended to file a counter-suit against Flosports, but today's dismissal stipulates that each side will be dropping their claims about the other.
Each side will be responsible for their own legal and court costs, Judge Yeakel ruled.
Flosports had claimed in the lawsuit, that WWNLive had misled their company, alleging WWN had, "induced FloSports to enter this Exclusive Media Agreement (“the Agreement”) by misrepresenting the number of fans purchasing viewership access to their events, and that representation and warranty was expressly incorporated into the parties’ written contract. In fact, WWN contractually promised that “all data [it] provided . . . regarding financial performance of events [it] put on . . . was accurate, reliable and truthful.” FloSports paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to WWN in reliance on this promise. But WWN’s data was false. When pressed for the data that backed up WWN’s representations, WWN originally claimed the data was lost or deleted. Ultimately, WWN sent records listing subscribers more than once and including customers who had not purchased broadcast services. Even accounting for that artificial inflation of its viewership, WWN’s numbers proved far less than originally represented."
The Flosports contract with WWNLive required Flosports to promote the WWNLive events promising they would "provide $250,000 of advertising value per year on FloSports (i.e. custom digital display, email newsletters, social media, editorial previews/coverage/recaps, etc.)." How that amount of advertising value may have been tallied is not directly explained in any of the court documents, but Flosports' amended lawsuit claimed, "FloSports performed on the Agreement and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars pursuant to its terms, including on its advertising spend for WWN and in the fees paid directly to WWN—all in reliance on WWN’s breached warranty and misrepresentations."
Back in September 2017, after news of the lawsuit broke, PWInsider.com reported we had been "told that in actuality, in 2016, WWN (on average) was doing in the area of 1,300 iPPV buys for EVOLVE, 600-700 for SHINE and less than 200 buys for FIP events while selling those events. The year before, which they also provided to FloSports, those numbers were lower and the EVOLVE numbers were said to have been way up from the year before because WWE was promoting that brand."
Numbers released in lawsuit filings matched up with what WWNLive sources claimed to PWInsider.com, making it appear Flosports had simply overpaid for the content based on the records provided to them.
Flosports claimed in their lawsuit that "During the first year of the Agreement’s term, FloSports became suspicious that WWN’s data was inaccurate. Over the course of several months, FloSports repeatedly asked WWN to send FloSports more detailed data to support the original spreadsheet. WWN failed to comply, alleging that the information was lost or deleted. On August 18, 2017, WWN finally emailed the detailed viewership records, which contained additional misrepresentations: the records listed customers more than once and added purchasers of DVDs to the records, rather than limiting its numbers to the broadcast subscribers as it had promised were reflected in the original spreadsheet. Even with this fraudulent inflation of its data, the records showed viewership numbers far less than those reflected in the October 2016 spreadsheet, proving that WWN’s original representations were false."
WWNLive responded, claiming, "That data was pulled from and compiled by a now-defunct third-party company named Fineline Hosting that was based in Florida."
Based on the two page agreement between the companies that was filed with the cout as part of the lawsuit, WWN was to produce events, handling the management of the video production (at no cost to Flosports) including Planning, Logistics and Production Teams, required video equipment including a two camera shoot, an Encoder to deliver the live stream to Flosports, personnel to "manage and run the video production for all events", Internet with a minimum upload speed of 5 mbps for all events, delivery of a fully produced live stream via RTMP feed to Flosports and that WWNLive would produce and deliver five live events per month (with the exception of December, where they were only required to produce three events). The agreement noted, "The quality of the events should be reasonably similar or better than the same events in 2015 and 2016 through the Term of the Contract."
While Flosports' lawsuit had alleged that "In fact, WWN contractually promised that “all data [it] provided . . . regarding financial performance of events [it] put on . . . was accurate, reliable and truthful.” - the legalese in the two page agreement between the two sides that was filed with the court on 11/27 does not appear to cover any other sort of termination of the deal, including whether the deal could be halted or terminated if the records provided by WWNLive Inc. actually turned out to be incorrect.
The FloSlam streaming service officially launched in October 2016. At that point, FloSlam was hoping to make deals with WWN, Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling. In the end, WWN signed with FloSports first and the other companies passed. The majority of the content on the streaming service came from WWNLive until their relationship was severed in September 2017. Since then, Flosports has shuttered the entire service, laying off the staff that had been hired to operate it.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Vader will be at upcoming UCW vs WWA show.
World Wrestling Alliance
Universal Championship Wrestling broke the news this morning over at facebook.com/ucwpro!
Wrestling legend VADER will be in attendance on April 14th at the Owensboro Sportscenter for WWA vs. UCW: When Worlds Collide!
Vader won’t be in active competition, but he will be part of the special meet and greet prior to the show!
Did we mention... that meet and greet is FREE with a ticket to the event?! That’s right! Be on the look out as tickets will go on sale very soon!
RISE WRESTLING ANNOUNCES IMPACT WRESTLING SEMINAR FOR MAY IN PITTSBURGH
Rise Wrestling announced the following:
May 11 and 12 in Pittsburgh, PA, RISE teams International Wrestling Cartel and IMPACT Wrestling to present RISE – Lights, Camera, ACTION: The Art of TV! This is an incredibly exciting expansion, creating unique opportunities for talent development and an entirely new variety of content soon to be available to fans worldwide.
May 11 will be the first RISE – LCA Seminar and is focused in developing women wrestlers in areas specific to performance in a television environment. A wide variety of topics will be covered in this full day Seminar by some of the most influential minds involved in producing IMPACT Wrestling, all with tremendous backgrounds in in-ring performance.
Participants in this Seminar will spend their day learning from and being evaluated by Writer/Producer Jimmy Jacobs, Creative Director Sonjay Dutt, Hall of Famer and Knockouts Producer Gail Kim and Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore.
This is an unprecedented day of learning and exposure for our Prospective Talent Pool and RISE Roster.
Then, May 12, we will tape several episodes of RISE – ASCENT, our new weekly episodic program that will debut later in the month of May exclusively on our new streaming platform riseascent.com. Several Prospects will be selected from this Seminar by the facilitators and RISE and IWC Producers on hand to be part of our newest video platform where they will perform alongside talent including Phoenix of RISE Champion Delilah Doom, Shotzi Blackheart, Britt Baker, Dust, Mercedes Martinez and many more to be announced.
An even bigger opportunity lies on the horizon for one talent from the inaugural RISE – LCA Seminar and Event. One of the women wrestlers featured on RISE – ASCENT will be selected for an opportunity to perform for IMPACT Wrestling at an upcoming set of television tapings.
This is a very exciting time for RISE, and we cannot wait for fans and talents to be part of this historic weekend with our newest partners, IWC and IMPACT Wrestling!
Fans, tickets will be on sale soon!
Women wrestlers, registration is now open at rise-wrestling.com/seminar.
May 11 and 12 in Pittsburgh, PA, RISE teams International Wrestling Cartel and IMPACT Wrestling to present RISE – Lights, Camera, ACTION: The Art of TV! This is an incredibly exciting expansion, creating unique opportunities for talent development and an entirely new variety of content soon to be available to fans worldwide.
May 11 will be the first RISE – LCA Seminar and is focused in developing women wrestlers in areas specific to performance in a television environment. A wide variety of topics will be covered in this full day Seminar by some of the most influential minds involved in producing IMPACT Wrestling, all with tremendous backgrounds in in-ring performance.
Participants in this Seminar will spend their day learning from and being evaluated by Writer/Producer Jimmy Jacobs, Creative Director Sonjay Dutt, Hall of Famer and Knockouts Producer Gail Kim and Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore.
This is an unprecedented day of learning and exposure for our Prospective Talent Pool and RISE Roster.
Then, May 12, we will tape several episodes of RISE – ASCENT, our new weekly episodic program that will debut later in the month of May exclusively on our new streaming platform riseascent.com. Several Prospects will be selected from this Seminar by the facilitators and RISE and IWC Producers on hand to be part of our newest video platform where they will perform alongside talent including Phoenix of RISE Champion Delilah Doom, Shotzi Blackheart, Britt Baker, Dust, Mercedes Martinez and many more to be announced.
An even bigger opportunity lies on the horizon for one talent from the inaugural RISE – LCA Seminar and Event. One of the women wrestlers featured on RISE – ASCENT will be selected for an opportunity to perform for IMPACT Wrestling at an upcoming set of television tapings.
This is a very exciting time for RISE, and we cannot wait for fans and talents to be part of this historic weekend with our newest partners, IWC and IMPACT Wrestling!
Fans, tickets will be on sale soon!
Women wrestlers, registration is now open at rise-wrestling.com/seminar.
LUCHA COMPANY FILES SOME INTERESTING TRADEMARKS
Twola Heads Entertainment, a company based in Southern California that has
run several events, applied to trademark "Heroes of Lucha Libre" on 2/21. They
claim they began using the name in October 2017. They applied to trademark the
name for wrestling, movie and television purposes.
They also applied to trademark Mistico, Dragon Lee and Ocelot, which is extremely interesting given that those talents work internationally and are from CMLL in Mexico.
They also applied to trademark Mistico, Dragon Lee and Ocelot, which is extremely interesting given that those talents work internationally and are from CMLL in Mexico.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Results, results and more indy results. And other stuff. :)
Progress results from yesterday in London before 700 fans, selling out in ten minutes: David Starr & Jack Sexsmith (known as Sexy Starr) b Chief Deputy Dunne & Los Federales Santos Jr., Charlie Morgan b Millie McKenzie with interference from Jinny, Mark Davis b Maverick Mayhew in the Natural Progression series, Zack Gibson & James Drake b Jimmy Havoc & Mark Haskins to win back the Progress tag titles, Zack Sabre Jr. b Jonah Rock, Flash Morgan Webster won the Thunderbastard elimination match over Tyler Bate (last man eliminated), Eddie Dennis, Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, Mark Andrews, TK Cooper and Chris Brookes (Webster was helped by Vicky Haskins), Travis Banks b Matt Riddle to keep the Progress title. Webster challenged Banks after the match for a title shot. The next show is 3/25 and is already sold out.
Femmes Fatales 20 from Saturday night in Ottawa before a sellout of 460 fans: Alexia Nicole b KC Spinelli, Stacy Thibault & Misty Haven b Pink Flash Kira & Angie Skye, Stafeny Sinclair b Xandra Bale, Jessicka Havok b Samantha Heights, Tessa Blanchard b Britt Baker, Vanessa Kraven b Mercedes Martinez to win the Femmes Fatales title.
IPW from Saturday night in Whanganiu, New Zealand: Kingi b Falcon Kid, JB Bennett & Oliver Griffin & Mr. Tagataese b Alex Savage & Little Ted & Will Stone, Short & Sweet b Privileged, Liger b Bradical, CTRL won three-way over Chad Howard & Paul Sayres and James Show & Jukebox Hero, Liam Fury b Vinny Dunn, Candy Lee b Misty Kitana, Mr. Burns b Ben Mana. Next show is 3/10.
Melbourne City Wrestling from Saturday night in Melbourne: Lochy Hendricks b Cremator, Tome Filip b Alex Kingston, Kelly Anne b Allyson Cruz, Helter Skelter b Brad Pack-DQ Slex b Robbie Eagles in a ladder match to win the Intercommonwealth title, Will Ospreay b Gino Gambino, Elliot Sexton b JXT, Dow James b Jonathan Preston to keep MCW title. Jimmy Havoc and Toni Storm were announced for the Progress tour of Australia. Ospreay and Gambino worked Friday night for Venom Pro Wrestling on the Gold Coast.
AAW on 3/16 in Merrionette Park, IL at 115 Bourbon Street has Jessica Havok vs. Hudson Envy for the women's title and Moose vs. Keith Lee, plus Jushin Liger, ACH, David Starr, Trevor Lee, Eddie Kingston,k DJZ, Sami Callihan, Dave & Jake Crist, Besties in the World, Teddy Hart, Joey Janela, Dezmond Xavier, Ace Romero, MJF and more. They also run 3/31 in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus with Havok vs. Ivelisse, Besties in the World defend the tag titles against Jake Something & Curt Stallion, AR Fox & Myron Reed vs. Trey Miguel & Stephen Wolf plus ACH, Callihan, Keith Lee, Moose, David Star, Trevor Lee, Eddie Kingston and more.
Referee Rick Knox, best known for Lucha Underground and PWG, broke his clavicle during the Lucha Underground tapings. So he's likely out for the season.
Femmes Fatales 20 from Saturday night in Ottawa before a sellout of 460 fans: Alexia Nicole b KC Spinelli, Stacy Thibault & Misty Haven b Pink Flash Kira & Angie Skye, Stafeny Sinclair b Xandra Bale, Jessicka Havok b Samantha Heights, Tessa Blanchard b Britt Baker, Vanessa Kraven b Mercedes Martinez to win the Femmes Fatales title.
IPW from Saturday night in Whanganiu, New Zealand: Kingi b Falcon Kid, JB Bennett & Oliver Griffin & Mr. Tagataese b Alex Savage & Little Ted & Will Stone, Short & Sweet b Privileged, Liger b Bradical, CTRL won three-way over Chad Howard & Paul Sayres and James Show & Jukebox Hero, Liam Fury b Vinny Dunn, Candy Lee b Misty Kitana, Mr. Burns b Ben Mana. Next show is 3/10.
Melbourne City Wrestling from Saturday night in Melbourne: Lochy Hendricks b Cremator, Tome Filip b Alex Kingston, Kelly Anne b Allyson Cruz, Helter Skelter b Brad Pack-DQ Slex b Robbie Eagles in a ladder match to win the Intercommonwealth title, Will Ospreay b Gino Gambino, Elliot Sexton b JXT, Dow James b Jonathan Preston to keep MCW title. Jimmy Havoc and Toni Storm were announced for the Progress tour of Australia. Ospreay and Gambino worked Friday night for Venom Pro Wrestling on the Gold Coast.
AAW on 3/16 in Merrionette Park, IL at 115 Bourbon Street has Jessica Havok vs. Hudson Envy for the women's title and Moose vs. Keith Lee, plus Jushin Liger, ACH, David Starr, Trevor Lee, Eddie Kingston,k DJZ, Sami Callihan, Dave & Jake Crist, Besties in the World, Teddy Hart, Joey Janela, Dezmond Xavier, Ace Romero, MJF and more. They also run 3/31 in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus with Havok vs. Ivelisse, Besties in the World defend the tag titles against Jake Something & Curt Stallion, AR Fox & Myron Reed vs. Trey Miguel & Stephen Wolf plus ACH, Callihan, Keith Lee, Moose, David Star, Trevor Lee, Eddie Kingston and more.
Referee Rick Knox, best known for Lucha Underground and PWG, broke his clavicle during the Lucha Underground tapings. So he's likely out for the season.
Upcoming AIW show has....
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Kevin Thorn, Hornswoggle and Eddie Kingston will be appearing at AIW's upcoming "Enter The Dragon" event on Saturday, March 10th at the Tadmore Shrine in Akron, OH. You can get more details or purchase tickets by clicking here.
I rarely post current WWE things so, here you go. STEPHANIE MCMAHON TALKS BEING BULLIED FOR BEING VINCE'S DAUGHTER, RONDA ROUSEY & MORE
The following press release was issued this afternoon:
STEPHANIE MCMAHON TALKS RONDA ROUSEY ON THIS WEEK’S CHASING GLORY: “SHE WANTS TO EARN IT”
--McMahon Also Talks Being Bullied for Being Vince McMahon’s Daughter, and More--
LOS ANGELES (February 26, 2018) – WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon sits down with Lilian Garcia in a very revealing interview of Chasing Glory. During the podcast, McMahon digs into her passion for the WWE, her long and sometimes bumpy journey to the top of the family business, being bullied as a kid, Ronda Rousey signing with the WWE, husband Triple H, and more. The episode is available now on PodcastOne Sportsnet and Apple Podcasts. Below are excerpts from the conversation:
On Ronda Rousey:
Garcia: “I’ve just got to ask you about Ronda Rousey. This is pretty exciting. I mean, you guys were in the middle of the ring at Wrestlemania, had an incredible moment with her, and now she is signed to the WWE.”
McMahon: “I think it’s been a dream of ours, and I know of hers, for a very long time…I think it also really speaks to the women’s evolution, and it speaks to the level and caliber of athlete that we have as a part of our roster, that Ronda wants to be a part of this movement. And I think that, you know, Ronda – she wants to earn it. She absolutely wants to work incredibly hard. You talk about a work ethic – holy cow. And she brings this tremendous star power, this incredible talent. I mean, she’s an Olympian. She was the first-ever UFC women’s champion, the first-ever UFC women’s bantamweight champion. What she has meant to the whole rise of women in sports – now she’s bringing all of that to WWE. I couldn’t be more excited for our company, for our roster, for the women’s evolution, and what it’s going to mean for Ronda and WWE.”
On Being Bullied:
McMahon: “I was bullied for being Vince McMahon’s daughter, you know. People either loved me just because I was Vince McMahon’s daughter, or they hated me just because I was Vince McMahon’s daughter. It used to bother me a lot that people would treat me a certain way without knowing who I was, you know. I always felt like, if you got to know me and you don’t like me, that’s fine, but at least get to know me, you know? I talked to my dad a lot about that when I was a kid, and he said, ‘Steph, look. It’s a fact of life. Not everybody’s going to like you, but as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror, and look yourself in the eyes and know that you’re a good person, that’s all that matters.’…that lesson my dad taught me was something I’ll never forget and that I try to pass to my kids…they’re going to have to deal with something I never had to, which is social media.”
Hear the full episode at: http://bit.ly/2EUoSXe or https://apple.co/2EWgDcj.
STEPHANIE MCMAHON TALKS RONDA ROUSEY ON THIS WEEK’S CHASING GLORY: “SHE WANTS TO EARN IT”
--McMahon Also Talks Being Bullied for Being Vince McMahon’s Daughter, and More--
LOS ANGELES (February 26, 2018) – WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon sits down with Lilian Garcia in a very revealing interview of Chasing Glory. During the podcast, McMahon digs into her passion for the WWE, her long and sometimes bumpy journey to the top of the family business, being bullied as a kid, Ronda Rousey signing with the WWE, husband Triple H, and more. The episode is available now on PodcastOne Sportsnet and Apple Podcasts. Below are excerpts from the conversation:
On Ronda Rousey:
Garcia: “I’ve just got to ask you about Ronda Rousey. This is pretty exciting. I mean, you guys were in the middle of the ring at Wrestlemania, had an incredible moment with her, and now she is signed to the WWE.”
McMahon: “I think it’s been a dream of ours, and I know of hers, for a very long time…I think it also really speaks to the women’s evolution, and it speaks to the level and caliber of athlete that we have as a part of our roster, that Ronda wants to be a part of this movement. And I think that, you know, Ronda – she wants to earn it. She absolutely wants to work incredibly hard. You talk about a work ethic – holy cow. And she brings this tremendous star power, this incredible talent. I mean, she’s an Olympian. She was the first-ever UFC women’s champion, the first-ever UFC women’s bantamweight champion. What she has meant to the whole rise of women in sports – now she’s bringing all of that to WWE. I couldn’t be more excited for our company, for our roster, for the women’s evolution, and what it’s going to mean for Ronda and WWE.”
On Being Bullied:
McMahon: “I was bullied for being Vince McMahon’s daughter, you know. People either loved me just because I was Vince McMahon’s daughter, or they hated me just because I was Vince McMahon’s daughter. It used to bother me a lot that people would treat me a certain way without knowing who I was, you know. I always felt like, if you got to know me and you don’t like me, that’s fine, but at least get to know me, you know? I talked to my dad a lot about that when I was a kid, and he said, ‘Steph, look. It’s a fact of life. Not everybody’s going to like you, but as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror, and look yourself in the eyes and know that you’re a good person, that’s all that matters.’…that lesson my dad taught me was something I’ll never forget and that I try to pass to my kids…they’re going to have to deal with something I never had to, which is social media.”
Hear the full episode at: http://bit.ly/2EUoSXe or https://apple.co/2EWgDcj.
IMPACT WRESTLING NEWS & NOTES
The 3/8 episode of Impact Wrestling will be headlined by champion Austin
Aries vs. Johnny Impact, billed as their first-ever bout.
There will be a media call tomorrow with Tyrus and Josh Mathews.
Rosemary has been pulled from the March Impact-branded events promoted by Big Time Wrestling in California due to her injury, replaced with Allie.
I could've predicted the following as D'Amore is pretty much doing what Jeff Jarrett used to do.
The Impact Wrestling will tape the latest One Night Only PPV in conjunction with Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling this Saturday 3/3 in Windsor, Ontario with Eli Drake vs. Cody Deaner and Alberto el Patron vs. Moose, plus Matt Sydal, Eli Drake, Sienna, Allie, Trevor Lee, Braxton Sutter, Petey Williams, Kongo Kong, Aiden Prince, A1, Phil Atlas, Brent Banks, and El Reverso advertised. For ticket details, click here.
This Saturday 3/4, the promotion will run an event in conjunction with Destiny Wrestling, titled "Last Chancery", which will be filmed for Twitchand debut on that platform on 3/9. That show will be headlined by Impact champion Austin Aries vs. Kongo Kong vs. Matt Sydal. Also scheduled for that show is Trevor Lee vs. Josh Alexander and KC Spinelli vs. Allie. Santino Marella is connected to Destiny, so it's always possible he will make a cameo as well.
Konnan and LAX are advertised for the 3/17 lucha libre event being promoted by Johnny Rodz's World of Unpredictable Wrestling at La Boom in Queens, NY.
There will be a media call tomorrow with Tyrus and Josh Mathews.
Rosemary has been pulled from the March Impact-branded events promoted by Big Time Wrestling in California due to her injury, replaced with Allie.
I could've predicted the following as D'Amore is pretty much doing what Jeff Jarrett used to do.
The Impact Wrestling will tape the latest One Night Only PPV in conjunction with Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling this Saturday 3/3 in Windsor, Ontario with Eli Drake vs. Cody Deaner and Alberto el Patron vs. Moose, plus Matt Sydal, Eli Drake, Sienna, Allie, Trevor Lee, Braxton Sutter, Petey Williams, Kongo Kong, Aiden Prince, A1, Phil Atlas, Brent Banks, and El Reverso advertised. For ticket details, click here.
This Saturday 3/4, the promotion will run an event in conjunction with Destiny Wrestling, titled "Last Chancery", which will be filmed for Twitchand debut on that platform on 3/9. That show will be headlined by Impact champion Austin Aries vs. Kongo Kong vs. Matt Sydal. Also scheduled for that show is Trevor Lee vs. Josh Alexander and KC Spinelli vs. Allie. Santino Marella is connected to Destiny, so it's always possible he will make a cameo as well.
Konnan and LAX are advertised for the 3/17 lucha libre event being promoted by Johnny Rodz's World of Unpredictable Wrestling at La Boom in Queens, NY.
Some NJPW matches announced for next US show, Matt Jackson comments.
NJPW announced some big matches for their US show Strong Style Evolved on March 25. The Golden Lovers will face The Young Bucks, IWGP US Champion Jay White will take on Hangman Page, and Rey Mysterio will go against Jushin "Thunder" Liger.
Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks comments on their upcoming match against Omega and Ibushi, saying "We should've ran a bigger building." The event will be held at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, which typically holds around 5,000-6,000 people depending on the seat arrangement. The event sold out in under 20 minutes with ticket prices originally ranging from $50-$200. On Stub Hub, they are currently selling for $100-$900 each.
Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks comments on their upcoming match against Omega and Ibushi, saying "We should've ran a bigger building." The event will be held at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, which typically holds around 5,000-6,000 people depending on the seat arrangement. The event sold out in under 20 minutes with ticket prices originally ranging from $50-$200. On Stub Hub, they are currently selling for $100-$900 each.
UPDATE ON THE BROKEN TRADEMARKS
The 'Broken Matt', 'Brother Nero', 'Vanguard1', and 'Broken Brilliance'
trademarks have been officially declared abandoned by The USPTO as of 2/23, due
to no response received on a refusal notice issued to then-owners TNA/Anthem in
July 2017.
Matt Hardy can request to revive those trademarks within the next two months, if the delay in responding was unintentional (which would be the case in this instance).
Matt Hardy can request to revive those trademarks within the next two months, if the delay in responding was unintentional (which would be the case in this instance).
2/25 BEYOND WRESTLING 'ABBONDANZA' IN WORCESTER, MA LIVE REPORT
Beyond Wrestling “Abbondanza”
2/25/2018 - Worcester, MA
Powerbomb.tv Preshow
Match 1: Da Hoodz (Kris Pyro & Davey Cash) vs Cam Zagami & “Kingpin” Brian Milonas
Zagami runs the Hoodz down on the mic, sending them out hot. Cam takes a lot of unintentional offense from his own partner. Milonas finally takes control, giving Cash a ton of heat. Da Hoodz make a comeback but they isolate and crush Pyro for the pin. Good solid tag to kick off the show.
Winners: Cam Zagami & Brian Milonas
Match 2: “The American Destroyer” Mikey Webb vs “Cold Steel” Chuck O’Neill
A cocky and confident Chuck O’Neill beats the heck out of Mikey Webb for the first half of this match. Webb fights back, getting a couple near falls off a codebreaker and a corner DVD. Chuck’s back blows up in a bad-looking bruise after that spot. Chuck reverses Webb’s springboard and locks in a rear-naked choke. Webb passes out and that’s the match.
QWinner: Chuck O’Neill
Match 3: Connor Braxton vs “All Good” Anthony Greene
Braxton is a graduate of Seth Rollins’ Black & Brave Wrestling School. Since this is his Beyond debut, he proclaims himself undefeated. Greene is an all good “retrosexual” so he gives Braxton a matching fanny pack to wear. They start the match charging into each other’s packs. Braxton finally throws the pack down in defiance but Greene gets into his groove of 80-90’s reference comedy wrestling, almost getting the pin off of a “Who Ya Gonna Call” facebuster. Braxton tires of the silliness and we start getting into the action. Decent back and forth until Braxton misses a splash and Greene capitalizes with a 450 splash. This was a weird debut for the newcomer.
Winner: Anthony Greene
Match 4: KTB (Kyle the Beast) vs “Shred God” Brandon Watts
A classic matchup. KTB brings the power and Watts tries to stay ahead of it with his quickness. Kyle stays on top for most of this but Watts gets a near fall off a top role fameasser. KTB deadlifts Watts from the apron for a top rope suplex. Watts with a back stabber. KTB with a chicken wing facebuster. KTB finally catches a Watts splash attempt into a world’s strongest slam and a lionsault for the win. Good match.
Winner: KTB
Main Card
Match 1: Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson & Jaka) vs Janelope (Joey Janela & Penelope Ford) (Tornado Rules)
This is chaos. Jaka and Dickinson try to keep Ford out of the match so they can focus on double-teaming Janela. Joey gets a cane to the crotch. Penelope get double-chokeslammed. Janela eats a Van Daminator while crotches on the ropes. Janelope fights back, getting a near fall with a doomsday device on Dickinson. Total Elimination on Janela. White Russian leg sweep on Penelope. They finally isolate Dickinson and Penelope gets the pin with a roll up. This was crazy, lot of big ECW throwback moves.
Winner: Janelope
Dickinson gets on the mic and puts over Penelope Ford.
Match 2: Josh Briggs vs DJZ
This goes immediately into the crowd, with Briggs getting the better of DJZ. Back in the ring, DJZ starts to kick up the high-flying offense to keep the heat on Briggs. Josh powers through, hitting a huge tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and powerslam for a near fall. Briggs whiffs a moonsault and DJZ capitalizes with a spike piledriver. DJZ attempts a 450 but gets caught into a chokeslam lumbar check combo for the win. This was fun.
Winner: Josh Briggs
Match 3: Team PAWG (Jordynne Grace & Lufisto) vs Beaver Boys (John Silver and Alex Reynolds)
PAWG attacks the boys during their entrance but it backfires, with Silver backdropping Grace on the apron. They go to work on Lufisto. They work effectively to keep Grace from getting back to the apron. This goes a while until Lufisto finally tags out. PAWG takes control, tossing Silver and hitting Reynolds with their double hip-crusher for the win.
Winner: Team PAWG
Match 4: Pull-It Club (Massage NV & Johnny C**kstrong) vs Supercop Dick Justice, Shockwave the Robot & Orange Cassidy)
We have massage guys, a man with a powerful crotch, a cop, a robot and whatever Orange Cassidy’s deal is (lackadaisical, I guess). Dick Justice’s invisible finger gun is announced as banned from the match. You know what happens here. VSK is knocked out after an oil slide into the metal crotch of Shockwave the robot. Shockwave short circuits by way of Orange’s juice attack. Shockwave reboots and KO’s everyone in a murderous robot rage, including his own partners. Ref Quinn calls for the bell after Shockwave refuses to stop kicking C**kstrong in the crotch. This crowd is really really really into Shockwave the robot.
Winner: NO CONTEST.
Match 5: Nick Gage vs Ricky Shane Page (20,000 thumbtacks match for the GCW title)
Jesus. Gage blasts Page with a pair of brutal unprotected trash can shots to the head to kick this off. Brutal. The tacks come out. Gage resorts to stuffing Page’s mouth full of tacks and kicking him at several points, sending mouthfuls of tacks into the crowd. RSP side slams Gage through a pair of chairs. Blood and tacks everywhere. Gage almost puts him away with a top rope suplex into a falcon arrow. A series of piledrivers and powerbombs can’t put the challenger away, who returns with a tombstone. RSP with a choke breaker but Gage no-sells and delivers one of his own for the win.
Winner and still GCW Champion: Nick Gage
Understandably, we have to go to an intermission right now to clean up all these tacks.
(Intermission)
Match 6: Amityville Project (Dan Barry, Mike Verna, Ryan Galeone & Rex Lawless) vs The Outlaws (Viking War Party & The Hooligans)
There’s fighting everywhere for this one for the first several minutes. The Outlaws eventually get Dan Barry isolated for an octotuple axe handle. Back to the outside, Amityville with a series of dives. Dan Barry finally gets the pin on Alex of the VWP to conclude the chaos in Amityvillle’s favor.
Winner: The Amityville Project
Match 7: Wheeler Yuta vs Maxwell Jacob Friedman (Tournament for Tomorrow Final Match)
The TFT this year has been rife with injury and replacement but we’re back to the original final match from a few months ago. MJF refuses to start the match until the crowd quiets down. When it does, these two just go for it. Several minutes of chain wrestling and tight sequences to open. MJF takes a breather because he’s sweating and takes control of Yuta. Wheeler battled back, forcing MJF to take a powder but gets dove on instead. MJF with a near fall on a spinout DVD. Yuta hits a Michenoku driver, causing a ref bump. MJF grabs a trash can and blasts Yuta with a tombstone on it. Ref Quinn comes back slow enough that Wheeler can still kick out at a long 2. Yuta comebacks in a rage and almost puts out MJF with a flurry of strikes. They double clothesline and struggle to their feet. A desperate MJF hits a series of high-impact offense, working over Yuta’s hand. Yuta goes to work on MJF’s knee and they trade close submissions and reversals. Yuta finally gets the submission off a STF to win the Tournament for Tomorrow! This was awesome. These guys have excellent chemistry and this was another great match in a series of great matches.
Winner: Wheeler Yuta
Post-match, MJF decks ref Quinn but uncharacteristically congratulates Yuta on the win.
Match 8: LAX (Santana & Ortiz) vs American Strong (Jay Freddie & Rory Gulak)
Santana and Gulak trade some offense to start before American String starts to work over Ortiz as a tandem, keeping Santana away as much as possible. Ortiz tags out but American Strong seems to have LAX’s number, out tag-teaming these tag specialists. Ortiz finally gets the hot tag, dumps Freddie and LAX starts going house on Gulak. The fight spills to the outside, allowing American Strong to hit a couple dives. LAX gets a near fall after one of Ortiz’s planking splashes. American Strong almost closes it out with a PK/Shining Wizard combo to Santana. LAX finally puts Gulak away with a powerbomb/cutter combo. This was fun.
Winner: LAX
After the match, the Amityville Project hits the ring to attack LAX. Doom Patrol out to the rescue. They tease a Team Pazuzu reunion but Doom Patrol leaves the ring before it comes to hugs or more fighting.
Match 9: Jonathan Gresham (with Stokely Hathaway and MJF) vs Martin Stone vs Tracy Williams (Elimination 3-way for the Powerbomb TV Independent Wrestling Championship)
A brief feeling out and they trade a series of chained submissions. Stone takes over with strikes and stomps, working over Williams and Gresham’s hands. Gresham is doing great heel work, avoiding the fight and encouraging Williams and Stone to fight each other. Hot sauce accidentally spears the Guvenour and gets posted by Gresham. A distraction by Dream Team members MJF and Stokely Hathaway allows Gresham to dodge a visual tap down and clubs Stone with the belt to win the first fall.
Williams hits the ring and goes toe-to-toe with the Octopus. They trade submissions, working over the legs. Gresham traps Williams in a figure-four and rolls, dropping to the outside and nearly getting the count-out win. Gresham goes to hit Tracy with the belt, and low blows him instead, with the ref distracted. Williams almost wins with a piledriver but Gresham’s foot flops onto the bottom rope. Stokely gets ejected for pulling the ref’s leg after a second Williams piledriver. MJF passes the belt for another shot but that’s not enough to put Hot Sauce away. Tracy Williams kicks MJF down on the outside and gets the tap on Gresham with a cross face. New champ!
Winner (and new champion): Tracy Williams
Post-match, the Dream Team explodes as MJF slaps Gresham to the canvas and leaves with Stokely Hathaway.
2/25/2018 - Worcester, MA
Powerbomb.tv Preshow
Match 1: Da Hoodz (Kris Pyro & Davey Cash) vs Cam Zagami & “Kingpin” Brian Milonas
Zagami runs the Hoodz down on the mic, sending them out hot. Cam takes a lot of unintentional offense from his own partner. Milonas finally takes control, giving Cash a ton of heat. Da Hoodz make a comeback but they isolate and crush Pyro for the pin. Good solid tag to kick off the show.
Winners: Cam Zagami & Brian Milonas
Match 2: “The American Destroyer” Mikey Webb vs “Cold Steel” Chuck O’Neill
A cocky and confident Chuck O’Neill beats the heck out of Mikey Webb for the first half of this match. Webb fights back, getting a couple near falls off a codebreaker and a corner DVD. Chuck’s back blows up in a bad-looking bruise after that spot. Chuck reverses Webb’s springboard and locks in a rear-naked choke. Webb passes out and that’s the match.
QWinner: Chuck O’Neill
Match 3: Connor Braxton vs “All Good” Anthony Greene
Braxton is a graduate of Seth Rollins’ Black & Brave Wrestling School. Since this is his Beyond debut, he proclaims himself undefeated. Greene is an all good “retrosexual” so he gives Braxton a matching fanny pack to wear. They start the match charging into each other’s packs. Braxton finally throws the pack down in defiance but Greene gets into his groove of 80-90’s reference comedy wrestling, almost getting the pin off of a “Who Ya Gonna Call” facebuster. Braxton tires of the silliness and we start getting into the action. Decent back and forth until Braxton misses a splash and Greene capitalizes with a 450 splash. This was a weird debut for the newcomer.
Winner: Anthony Greene
Match 4: KTB (Kyle the Beast) vs “Shred God” Brandon Watts
A classic matchup. KTB brings the power and Watts tries to stay ahead of it with his quickness. Kyle stays on top for most of this but Watts gets a near fall off a top role fameasser. KTB deadlifts Watts from the apron for a top rope suplex. Watts with a back stabber. KTB with a chicken wing facebuster. KTB finally catches a Watts splash attempt into a world’s strongest slam and a lionsault for the win. Good match.
Winner: KTB
Main Card
Match 1: Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson & Jaka) vs Janelope (Joey Janela & Penelope Ford) (Tornado Rules)
This is chaos. Jaka and Dickinson try to keep Ford out of the match so they can focus on double-teaming Janela. Joey gets a cane to the crotch. Penelope get double-chokeslammed. Janela eats a Van Daminator while crotches on the ropes. Janelope fights back, getting a near fall with a doomsday device on Dickinson. Total Elimination on Janela. White Russian leg sweep on Penelope. They finally isolate Dickinson and Penelope gets the pin with a roll up. This was crazy, lot of big ECW throwback moves.
Winner: Janelope
Dickinson gets on the mic and puts over Penelope Ford.
Match 2: Josh Briggs vs DJZ
This goes immediately into the crowd, with Briggs getting the better of DJZ. Back in the ring, DJZ starts to kick up the high-flying offense to keep the heat on Briggs. Josh powers through, hitting a huge tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and powerslam for a near fall. Briggs whiffs a moonsault and DJZ capitalizes with a spike piledriver. DJZ attempts a 450 but gets caught into a chokeslam lumbar check combo for the win. This was fun.
Winner: Josh Briggs
Match 3: Team PAWG (Jordynne Grace & Lufisto) vs Beaver Boys (John Silver and Alex Reynolds)
PAWG attacks the boys during their entrance but it backfires, with Silver backdropping Grace on the apron. They go to work on Lufisto. They work effectively to keep Grace from getting back to the apron. This goes a while until Lufisto finally tags out. PAWG takes control, tossing Silver and hitting Reynolds with their double hip-crusher for the win.
Winner: Team PAWG
Match 4: Pull-It Club (Massage NV & Johnny C**kstrong) vs Supercop Dick Justice, Shockwave the Robot & Orange Cassidy)
We have massage guys, a man with a powerful crotch, a cop, a robot and whatever Orange Cassidy’s deal is (lackadaisical, I guess). Dick Justice’s invisible finger gun is announced as banned from the match. You know what happens here. VSK is knocked out after an oil slide into the metal crotch of Shockwave the robot. Shockwave short circuits by way of Orange’s juice attack. Shockwave reboots and KO’s everyone in a murderous robot rage, including his own partners. Ref Quinn calls for the bell after Shockwave refuses to stop kicking C**kstrong in the crotch. This crowd is really really really into Shockwave the robot.
Winner: NO CONTEST.
Match 5: Nick Gage vs Ricky Shane Page (20,000 thumbtacks match for the GCW title)
Jesus. Gage blasts Page with a pair of brutal unprotected trash can shots to the head to kick this off. Brutal. The tacks come out. Gage resorts to stuffing Page’s mouth full of tacks and kicking him at several points, sending mouthfuls of tacks into the crowd. RSP side slams Gage through a pair of chairs. Blood and tacks everywhere. Gage almost puts him away with a top rope suplex into a falcon arrow. A series of piledrivers and powerbombs can’t put the challenger away, who returns with a tombstone. RSP with a choke breaker but Gage no-sells and delivers one of his own for the win.
Winner and still GCW Champion: Nick Gage
Understandably, we have to go to an intermission right now to clean up all these tacks.
(Intermission)
Match 6: Amityville Project (Dan Barry, Mike Verna, Ryan Galeone & Rex Lawless) vs The Outlaws (Viking War Party & The Hooligans)
There’s fighting everywhere for this one for the first several minutes. The Outlaws eventually get Dan Barry isolated for an octotuple axe handle. Back to the outside, Amityville with a series of dives. Dan Barry finally gets the pin on Alex of the VWP to conclude the chaos in Amityvillle’s favor.
Winner: The Amityville Project
Match 7: Wheeler Yuta vs Maxwell Jacob Friedman (Tournament for Tomorrow Final Match)
The TFT this year has been rife with injury and replacement but we’re back to the original final match from a few months ago. MJF refuses to start the match until the crowd quiets down. When it does, these two just go for it. Several minutes of chain wrestling and tight sequences to open. MJF takes a breather because he’s sweating and takes control of Yuta. Wheeler battled back, forcing MJF to take a powder but gets dove on instead. MJF with a near fall on a spinout DVD. Yuta hits a Michenoku driver, causing a ref bump. MJF grabs a trash can and blasts Yuta with a tombstone on it. Ref Quinn comes back slow enough that Wheeler can still kick out at a long 2. Yuta comebacks in a rage and almost puts out MJF with a flurry of strikes. They double clothesline and struggle to their feet. A desperate MJF hits a series of high-impact offense, working over Yuta’s hand. Yuta goes to work on MJF’s knee and they trade close submissions and reversals. Yuta finally gets the submission off a STF to win the Tournament for Tomorrow! This was awesome. These guys have excellent chemistry and this was another great match in a series of great matches.
Winner: Wheeler Yuta
Post-match, MJF decks ref Quinn but uncharacteristically congratulates Yuta on the win.
Match 8: LAX (Santana & Ortiz) vs American Strong (Jay Freddie & Rory Gulak)
Santana and Gulak trade some offense to start before American String starts to work over Ortiz as a tandem, keeping Santana away as much as possible. Ortiz tags out but American Strong seems to have LAX’s number, out tag-teaming these tag specialists. Ortiz finally gets the hot tag, dumps Freddie and LAX starts going house on Gulak. The fight spills to the outside, allowing American Strong to hit a couple dives. LAX gets a near fall after one of Ortiz’s planking splashes. American Strong almost closes it out with a PK/Shining Wizard combo to Santana. LAX finally puts Gulak away with a powerbomb/cutter combo. This was fun.
Winner: LAX
After the match, the Amityville Project hits the ring to attack LAX. Doom Patrol out to the rescue. They tease a Team Pazuzu reunion but Doom Patrol leaves the ring before it comes to hugs or more fighting.
Match 9: Jonathan Gresham (with Stokely Hathaway and MJF) vs Martin Stone vs Tracy Williams (Elimination 3-way for the Powerbomb TV Independent Wrestling Championship)
A brief feeling out and they trade a series of chained submissions. Stone takes over with strikes and stomps, working over Williams and Gresham’s hands. Gresham is doing great heel work, avoiding the fight and encouraging Williams and Stone to fight each other. Hot sauce accidentally spears the Guvenour and gets posted by Gresham. A distraction by Dream Team members MJF and Stokely Hathaway allows Gresham to dodge a visual tap down and clubs Stone with the belt to win the first fall.
Williams hits the ring and goes toe-to-toe with the Octopus. They trade submissions, working over the legs. Gresham traps Williams in a figure-four and rolls, dropping to the outside and nearly getting the count-out win. Gresham goes to hit Tracy with the belt, and low blows him instead, with the ref distracted. Williams almost wins with a piledriver but Gresham’s foot flops onto the bottom rope. Stokely gets ejected for pulling the ref’s leg after a second Williams piledriver. MJF passes the belt for another shot but that’s not enough to put Hot Sauce away. Tracy Williams kicks MJF down on the outside and gets the tap on Gresham with a cross face. New champ!
Winner (and new champion): Tracy Williams
Post-match, the Dream Team explodes as MJF slaps Gresham to the canvas and leaves with Stokely Hathaway.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
All sorts of Indy things.
A show last night in San Jose, CA where Dragon Lee beat Titan in the main event and Ultimo Dragon also appeared drew 1,250 fans at Mt. Pleasant High School for Gabe Ramirez's Pro Wrestling Revolution group.
NGCW from last night in Kissimme, FL at Fire Frogs Stadium: Roxxy b Chelsea Durden, Apolo Jr. & Jake St. Patrick & Anubis b Cha Chc Charlie & Alex Flash & Ricardo Rodriguez, Kamelot b Santos, Santana Garrett b Lacey Lane-DQ, Billy Gunn b Snitsky, Mecha Wolf 450 won three-way over Zumbi and Laredo Kid, Apolo & Chicano & Alofa ? Mike Knox & Eli Drake & Chris Adonis, Boricua Guerrero & Pantera Ecuatoriana b Noriega & El Hijo de Dos Caras-DQ, Alberto El Patron b Carlito. Hugo Savinovich and Savio Vega did the announcing. Chicky Starr, El Profe, Fidel Sierra, Ricky Santana and Shane Sewell were also there.
Best of the West iPPV on 3/17 at Fresno City College on the Fite App at 6 p.m. Pacific time with Funnybone vs. Mike Rayne in a cage match, plus Eli Drake and James Storm will be appearing. They also run 4/15 in Visalia, CA at the Veterans Memorial Building and 5/12 in Merced, CA at the American Legion Post.
Lucha Xtreme TV from yesterday in Fresno: Guy Cool b Snipes, Calder McCall b Coa Azul, Shaggy McIovin b Hallowpoint to win the TV title.
River City Wrestling on 3/2 in Kirby, TX and the Turner Club with Abyss vs. Michael Faith in a Monster's Ball match and Jeff Jarrett will referee a tag team title match.
Innovate Wrestling from last night in Morristown, TN: Lenny Stratton b Jeff Connelly, Axton Ray b Austin Tyler Morris, Party Boys b Jones Boyz, Devin Driscoll b Wild Bill, Nicole Pain b Madi Maxx, Heatseekers b Jordan Kage & Chris Richards.
NGCW from last night in Kissimme, FL at Fire Frogs Stadium: Roxxy b Chelsea Durden, Apolo Jr. & Jake St. Patrick & Anubis b Cha Chc Charlie & Alex Flash & Ricardo Rodriguez, Kamelot b Santos, Santana Garrett b Lacey Lane-DQ, Billy Gunn b Snitsky, Mecha Wolf 450 won three-way over Zumbi and Laredo Kid, Apolo & Chicano & Alofa ? Mike Knox & Eli Drake & Chris Adonis, Boricua Guerrero & Pantera Ecuatoriana b Noriega & El Hijo de Dos Caras-DQ, Alberto El Patron b Carlito. Hugo Savinovich and Savio Vega did the announcing. Chicky Starr, El Profe, Fidel Sierra, Ricky Santana and Shane Sewell were also there.
Best of the West iPPV on 3/17 at Fresno City College on the Fite App at 6 p.m. Pacific time with Funnybone vs. Mike Rayne in a cage match, plus Eli Drake and James Storm will be appearing. They also run 4/15 in Visalia, CA at the Veterans Memorial Building and 5/12 in Merced, CA at the American Legion Post.
Lucha Xtreme TV from yesterday in Fresno: Guy Cool b Snipes, Calder McCall b Coa Azul, Shaggy McIovin b Hallowpoint to win the TV title.
River City Wrestling on 3/2 in Kirby, TX and the Turner Club with Abyss vs. Michael Faith in a Monster's Ball match and Jeff Jarrett will referee a tag team title match.
Innovate Wrestling from last night in Morristown, TN: Lenny Stratton b Jeff Connelly, Axton Ray b Austin Tyler Morris, Party Boys b Jones Boyz, Devin Driscoll b Wild Bill, Nicole Pain b Madi Maxx, Heatseekers b Jordan Kage & Chris Richards.
While some will watch, that Elimination Bullshit, I'll be watching, CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide Ep. 145: Helms v Attitude / Converse v Foxx / No Ropes Recap (02/21/18)
Published on Feb 21, 2018
CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide Episode #145 (02/21/18):
- Non-Title Match
Ric Converse (PWI International Hwt. Champion) vs. Snooty Foxx
- William L. Cross calls out The All-Stars
- TV Main Event - CWF Worldwide TV Title Match
"The Hurricane" Shane Helms (c) vs. Brad Attitude
- Non-Title Match
Ric Converse (PWI International Hwt. Champion) vs. Snooty Foxx
- William L. Cross calls out The All-Stars
- TV Main Event - CWF Worldwide TV Title Match
"The Hurricane" Shane Helms (c) vs. Brad Attitude
2/24 PWCS RESULTS, HENRY GODWIN HEADING TO PRIMAL CONFLICT WRESTLING.
ILLINOIS
ALTON-Pro Wrestling Championship Series at the Spaulding Hall Club: Gary Jay pinned Christian Rose ... Mat Fitchett defeated Thomas Shire ... Paco Gonzalez beat Mike Outlaw ... Donovan Danhausen pinned Joshua Bishop ... Dominic Garrini (w/ Matt Kenway) defeated Evan Gelistico ... Chris Mac & Angelus Layne beat Edvin Kudic & Tootie Lynn Ramsey ... Paco Gonzalez pinned Mat Fitchett ... Dominic Garrini (w/ Matt Kenway) defeated Gary Jay ... Danny Adams pinned Gateway Heritage Champion Davey Vega to win the title in a match where Greg Jovi was the special guest referee ... Paco Gonzalez beat Matt Kenway.
(02-24-2018)
Primal Conflict Wrestling presents "Rise Up: The 11th
Anniversary Event", presented by: Pop's Barbeque & Sauces
and Regional Bonding on Saturday, March 3 (VIP Meet & Greet
at 6pm/Doors Open at 6:30pm for General Admission/7:30 pm
Bell Time) at the Harpers Ferry KOA, 343 Campground Road,
Harpers Ferry, WV
Matches announced:
Primal Conflict Wrestling Champion KEN DIXON vs. SEAN STUDD
Primal Conflict Wrestling Tag Team Champions LOGAN EASTON
LAROUX & "The Reason" C.A. ELLIOT vs. THE PUNK ROCK ALL-
STARS
Primal Conflict Wrestling Television Champion NAPALM vs.
"The New Age Plague" GORY
(*if Napalm doesn't appear for the match, he will be
stripped of the title)
2x WWF World Tag Team Champion fka HENRY O. GODWINN, HOSS
HAGOOD, & DOUG DELICIOUS vs. G-FED, "The Mempho MoFo" MARK
BRAVURA, & "Polynesian Powerhouse" NUI TOFIGA
FENIX FURY vs. DROLIX
DIRTY MONEY vs. DANTE CABALLERO
Featuring the 2018 Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony of
ZUBOV!
Ticket Info:
VIP Front Row- $25 In Advance; (only 3 left!)
VIP Second Row- $20 In Advance;
General Admission -$15 In Advance;
* All Tickets $5 more at the door
** There is an additional charge for photographs and
autographs, as set by individual talents.
Advance Tickets on sale NOW at
www.primalconflictwrestling.com
Follow Primal Conflict Wrestling on Twitter
https://twitter.com/PrimalConflict
Subscribe to PCW 24/7 for just $4.99 a month
https://pcw247.pivotshare.com/
ALTON-Pro Wrestling Championship Series at the Spaulding Hall Club: Gary Jay pinned Christian Rose ... Mat Fitchett defeated Thomas Shire ... Paco Gonzalez beat Mike Outlaw ... Donovan Danhausen pinned Joshua Bishop ... Dominic Garrini (w/ Matt Kenway) defeated Evan Gelistico ... Chris Mac & Angelus Layne beat Edvin Kudic & Tootie Lynn Ramsey ... Paco Gonzalez pinned Mat Fitchett ... Dominic Garrini (w/ Matt Kenway) defeated Gary Jay ... Danny Adams pinned Gateway Heritage Champion Davey Vega to win the title in a match where Greg Jovi was the special guest referee ... Paco Gonzalez beat Matt Kenway.
(02-24-2018)
Primal Conflict Wrestling presents "Rise Up: The 11th
Anniversary Event", presented by: Pop's Barbeque & Sauces
and Regional Bonding on Saturday, March 3 (VIP Meet & Greet
at 6pm/Doors Open at 6:30pm for General Admission/7:30 pm
Bell Time) at the Harpers Ferry KOA, 343 Campground Road,
Harpers Ferry, WV
Matches announced:
Primal Conflict Wrestling Champion KEN DIXON vs. SEAN STUDD
Primal Conflict Wrestling Tag Team Champions LOGAN EASTON
LAROUX & "The Reason" C.A. ELLIOT vs. THE PUNK ROCK ALL-
STARS
Primal Conflict Wrestling Television Champion NAPALM vs.
"The New Age Plague" GORY
(*if Napalm doesn't appear for the match, he will be
stripped of the title)
2x WWF World Tag Team Champion fka HENRY O. GODWINN, HOSS
HAGOOD, & DOUG DELICIOUS vs. G-FED, "The Mempho MoFo" MARK
BRAVURA, & "Polynesian Powerhouse" NUI TOFIGA
FENIX FURY vs. DROLIX
DIRTY MONEY vs. DANTE CABALLERO
Featuring the 2018 Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony of
ZUBOV!
Ticket Info:
VIP Front Row- $25 In Advance; (only 3 left!)
VIP Second Row- $20 In Advance;
General Admission -$15 In Advance;
* All Tickets $5 more at the door
** There is an additional charge for photographs and
autographs, as set by individual talents.
Advance Tickets on sale NOW at
www.primalconflictwrestling.com
Follow Primal Conflict Wrestling on Twitter
https://twitter.com/PrimalConflict
Subscribe to PCW 24/7 for just $4.99 a month
https://pcw247.pivotshare.com/
REY MYSTERIO & FLIP GORDON UNITE TO HEADLINE NEW WRESTLEFEST THIS FRIDAY
Northeast Wrestling will present one of their biggest events of the year, the
2018 Wrestlefest event in Waterbury, CT at Wilby High School this Friday 3/2,
featuring:
*NEW champion Flip Gordon & Rey Mysterio vs. Caleb Konley & Joey Mercury.
*Brad Hollister vs. Matt Riddle.
*Wrecking Ball Legursky vs. Josh Briggs.
*Deonna Purrazzo vs. Tenille (Emma) Dashwood.
*Ron Zombie vs. Hale Collins (with Kasey Catal).
*King Brian Anthony vs. Manscout Jake Manning.
*Also appearing is WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
For additional details, visit www.NortheastWrestling.com.
*NEW champion Flip Gordon & Rey Mysterio vs. Caleb Konley & Joey Mercury.
*Brad Hollister vs. Matt Riddle.
*Wrecking Ball Legursky vs. Josh Briggs.
*Deonna Purrazzo vs. Tenille (Emma) Dashwood.
*Ron Zombie vs. Hale Collins (with Kasey Catal).
*King Brian Anthony vs. Manscout Jake Manning.
*Also appearing is WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
For additional details, visit www.NortheastWrestling.com.
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Saturday Night Wrassling feature is, Appalachian Mountain Wrestling AMW-TV, Feb. 24, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOvJvJP1i6o
Published on Feb 24, 2018
In this week's action-packed episode, Kyle Maggard takes on Crash Jackson and Al Snow gets his shot at the Appalachian Mountain Wrestling Championship against Stan Sierra w/ Phil Phair at ringside.
WHAT? WWE not utilizing someone properly? nnnnooo way, that 'never' happens (Yeah right).
Dan Severn On WWE Not Utilizing Him Properly, Vince McMahon, WWE Coming Up With Crazy Ideas For Him.
As noted, former UFC Hall Of Famer and former WWE Superstar Dan "The Beast" Severn recently joined the Duke Loves Rassin Podcast , which you can check out in the video above at the 15:06 mark. Below are some more highlights that they sent us:
Working in WWE:
"It was great to know you made it to work for the number one company in the world, but by the same token, I was never utilized anywhere near my potential. Jim Cornette has done a number of interviews sticking up for me, explaining there were certain limitations that I have where I'm not that guy that is going to cut great promos. I am a guy that knows physical mechanics and can take care of business that way. I was the first wrestler ever to be non exclusive. At the time I was working for the WWE, I was working for the NWA, I was working for the UFC and I was not exclusive to any of them. There were days when I'd be on the road and have three different bags packed and have to remind myself what I am today, a pro wrestler or a MMA guy?"
Thoughts on Vince McMahon:
"He will get away with whatever he think she can get away with. I was used really well in the beginning and when they realized they had no control mechanisms over me, that's when creative started throwing me some crazy angles. I was first billed as a no-nonsense babyface that just took care of business and Jim Cornette was my mouthpiece. All of a sudden, they pitch me ideas when they want to tattoo a 666 on me, the mark of the beast, and all of these other crazy ideas."
"It was great to know you made it to work for the number one company in the world, but by the same token, I was never utilized anywhere near my potential. Jim Cornette has done a number of interviews sticking up for me, explaining there were certain limitations that I have where I'm not that guy that is going to cut great promos. I am a guy that knows physical mechanics and can take care of business that way. I was the first wrestler ever to be non exclusive. At the time I was working for the WWE, I was working for the NWA, I was working for the UFC and I was not exclusive to any of them. There were days when I'd be on the road and have three different bags packed and have to remind myself what I am today, a pro wrestler or a MMA guy?"
Thoughts on Vince McMahon:
"He will get away with whatever he think she can get away with. I was used really well in the beginning and when they realized they had no control mechanisms over me, that's when creative started throwing me some crazy angles. I was first billed as a no-nonsense babyface that just took care of business and Jim Cornette was my mouthpiece. All of a sudden, they pitch me ideas when they want to tattoo a 666 on me, the mark of the beast, and all of these other crazy ideas."
Rick Steiner On How The Steiner Brothers Became One Of The Greatest Tag Teams
Rick Steiner spoke with Jim Varsallone of The Miami Herald on getting into the pro wrestling business and how tagging with his brother, Scott Steiner, made for one of the greatest tag teams in pro wrestling. In regards to finding his way into wrestling, it wasn't his first career choice, but needing to make more money, he gave it a shot.
"I got a degree [from Michigan], got a teacher's certificate and I taught school for a little while," Steiner said. "Just wasn't making a lot of money, went back to Michigan and ran some of the amateur wrestling camps. I went to a Bo Schembechler football [camp], it was an inspirational thing he put on for all the statewide football coaches. Well, George "The Animal" Steele was there and my coach, at that time, was Steve Fraser and they were good friends. ... He said, 'Hey! You outta get in wrestling,' and I said, 'I ain't doin' that, there ain't no way.' Short story, I taught school for a couple more months, didn't make any money, called him up, he sent my resume to Verne Gagne and here I am."
Steiner was then asked about teaming with his brother, Scott, and how it came together that they would become one of the greatest tag teams in pro wrestling.
"The first thing is to be able to have my brother, have him as a partner, and knowing he's got your back," Steiner responded. "Knowing his style and him knowing my style. Then, I think it's timing, just where the business was at that time and everything. WCW was coming up, [Ted] Turner was paying big money, and the nWo thing was coming together. So, I think there were a lot of things that played into that."
Steiner continued that their hard-hitting style also made their matches more memorable and probably helped the duo stay relevant with fans.
"Also, I think it was [our] style, we always took everything to that 'gray area,' you never knew how hard I was really hitting [my opponent]," Steiner joked. "We prided ourselves on taking it to that limit and we were always coming up with new things to do, different crazy stuff to do. Because in this business I think the crazier, wilder, and more out of control you are, the better off and more people remember you
Steiner was then asked about teaming with his brother, Scott, and how it came together that they would become one of the greatest tag teams in pro wrestling.
"The first thing is to be able to have my brother, have him as a partner, and knowing he's got your back," Steiner responded. "Knowing his style and him knowing my style. Then, I think it's timing, just where the business was at that time and everything. WCW was coming up, [Ted] Turner was paying big money, and the nWo thing was coming together. So, I think there were a lot of things that played into that."
Steiner continued that their hard-hitting style also made their matches more memorable and probably helped the duo stay relevant with fans.
"Also, I think it was [our] style, we always took everything to that 'gray area,' you never knew how hard I was really hitting [my opponent]," Steiner joked. "We prided ourselves on taking it to that limit and we were always coming up with new things to do, different crazy stuff to do. Because in this business I think the crazier, wilder, and more out of control you are, the better off and more people remember you
ELIA MARKOPOULOS VS. JOSH BRIGGS, DREAMER IS COMING & MORE: 2/23 CHAOTIC WRESTLING 'ROAD TO COLD FURY' LIVE REPORT FROM WOBURN, MA
Chaotic Wrestling “The Road to Cold
Fury”
Woburn, MA
February 23, 2018
It’s the go-home show for Chaotic Wrestling as they head into their marquee Cold Fury event next month. Tonight’s main event has the current Heavyweight Champion Elia Markopolous going up against New England Champion Josh Briggs in a non-title match. The man getting a shot at the Heavyweight Title at Cold Fury, JT Dunn, will face off against Martin Stone in his debut for the promotion.
MATCH ONE: “All Good” Anthony Greene & Chase Del Monte v. Cam Zagami & “Man of Steel” Mike Verna
Verna and Del Monte are currently feuding, while Zagami and Greene are also feuding.
This was a really fun, entertaining and well executed opener. It had the right blend of seriousness with a dash of comedy that was in the context of the separate feuds. Verna looked like he had AG beat with his finisher but the ref told him AG wasn’t legal, as they did a tag when Verna wasn’t looking. This allowed Chase to blindside Verna and hit the Cradle 2 the Grave piledriver for the victory.
It advances the Del Monte/Verna ongoing storyline of Chase always having Verna’s number through less than on-the-level means that (I assume) will lead to a big match with them at Cold Fury.
After the match, Chase and AG went to go after Zagami, but Chase ducked out on AG. Zagami then laid AG out to continue their feud.
WINNERS: “All Good” Anthony Greene & Chase Del Monte
MATCH TWO: Brick Mastone v. DL Hurst
Mastone returned to Chaotic last month when he laid out Brian Milonas and debuted a new Hanibal Lecter/Mankind/crazy gimmick.
There wasn’t much to this match, as it ended up being an extended squash. To his credit, this was the best Brick looked in a long time as far as his physicality and his execution. Plus, it was good to see him as something other than nondescript wrestler guy Brick and trying to branch out character wise. I’m excited to see where it goes.
Mastone won with a modified Dragon Sleeper. After the match, Milonas came on screen and said he promised GM Johnny Vegas he would stay out of the building because he would hurt him, but announced he got his wish and they would go one-on-one at Cold Fury. Good segment building to next month.
WINNER: Brick Mastone
MATCH THREE: Killanova, Inc. (Christian Casanova & Tripilicious) v. Scotty Slade & Mikey Webb
This ended up being an okay match after a rough start.
The finish saw Tripilicious pull out a chain to use against Webb, which he often does in matches. Webb cut him off and the chain ended up in Slade’s hand. He went to use it, but Tripilicious ducked and Slade hit Webb. They then dumped Slade outside and hit a double team Codebreaker on Webb for the win.
I would like to see Casanova branch out as a singles more in Chaotic as I think he has a lot of potential.
WINNERS: Killanova, Inc.
Tommy Dreamer appeared on the screen and cut a promo saying he’s coming back to Chaotic at Cold Fury to get extreme and he’s bringing some friends with him.
MATCH FOUR: JT Dunn (w/ Sammi Lane) v. Martin Stone
This was a really tremendous, hard hitting, nose-to-the-grindstone style of match that was a joy to watch. It was two veterans who have worked together multiple times putting on a clinic. There really is nothing more to say about this terrific contest.
The finish came when both guys got into a wild slap and striking battle at the end. After firing up for a big lariat to end it, Stone turned and ran right into a running elbow from Dunn for the win.
After the match, Dunn cut a very good promo putting over the Cold Fury match against Markopolous.
WINNER: JT Dunn
INTERMISSION
MATCH FIVE: Chaotic Tag Team Titles – The Maine State Posse (Danger Kid & Aiden Aggro) v. The Logan Brothers (Matt & Bryan)
The Logans are 9-time Chaotic Tag Team Champions.
This match was clearly designed to build toward something else at Cold Fury, and everyone played their parts really well. It was an entertaining enough match, but the story was the involvement of Casanova & Tripilicious.
Danger Kid was about to make a hot tag to Aggro after an extended heat spot when Casanova and Tripilciious pulled Aggro off ringside. At the finish of the match, the ref was distracted and the Logans used the powder as they are want to do and threw it in the eyes of Aggro. They went to go for their double team move when Casanova pulled the leg of one of the Logans from ringside. This allowed Aggro to roll-up the other Logan for the win. Very clever finish.
WINNER: The Maine State Posse
MATCH SIX: Chaotic Women’s Title – Ashley Vox (c) v. Delmi Exo
This is the third match in the last few months between them.
Before Vox could get to the ring, she was jumped by Davienne. Exo came out to help her sister when Alisha Edwards came from the back and jumped Exo. This brought out GM Johnny Vegas to make it a tag team match with The Sea Stars against Davienne & Edwards.
Edwards ended up getting the pin on the champion Vox after a long, extended heat that saw Exo selling most of the match. The highlights of this one were the work of Davienne and Edwards. They both showed a lot of fire and intensity in their performance and were great to watch. They teased some competitive rivalry between the two of them during the match.
WINNERS: Davienne & Alisha Edwards
MAIN EVENT: Non-Title Match – Elia Markopolous v. Josh Briggs
The finish saw Elia go for the belt to hit Josh. Dunn came to the ring and stopped him, but as they struggled, Elia got the belt away and hit Josh with it while the referee admonished Dunn. That allowed Elia to get the win.
I thought this was a good main event. Elia is light years better as a heel than he was a babyface and his performances in that role keep getting better. Briggs is slowly improving in each performance as well, and he did just fine tonight.
WINNER: Elia Markopolous
After the match, it was a non-stop schmoz with everyone lined up to face each other at Cold Fury. Killanova, The Maine State Posse, The Logans, Chase Del Monte, Cam Zagami and Anthony Greene all came out and took each other out. This led to a huge Briggs dive over the top to the floor on everyone. Dunn and Elia faced off in the ring and Dunn was down on the floor. Sammi Lane came in and stopped Elia. They all came to their feet, and instead of hitting Dunn, Elia clocked Lane with the belt. It got the desired effect as the crowd went pretty quiet for the big sell. Dunn carried her out of the ring. I thought this was a really good ending building toward Cold Fury.
Overall, this was an excellent show. I thought they did a really great go-home show. All of the big angles were emphasized and everything got over really well
Woburn, MA
February 23, 2018
It’s the go-home show for Chaotic Wrestling as they head into their marquee Cold Fury event next month. Tonight’s main event has the current Heavyweight Champion Elia Markopolous going up against New England Champion Josh Briggs in a non-title match. The man getting a shot at the Heavyweight Title at Cold Fury, JT Dunn, will face off against Martin Stone in his debut for the promotion.
MATCH ONE: “All Good” Anthony Greene & Chase Del Monte v. Cam Zagami & “Man of Steel” Mike Verna
Verna and Del Monte are currently feuding, while Zagami and Greene are also feuding.
This was a really fun, entertaining and well executed opener. It had the right blend of seriousness with a dash of comedy that was in the context of the separate feuds. Verna looked like he had AG beat with his finisher but the ref told him AG wasn’t legal, as they did a tag when Verna wasn’t looking. This allowed Chase to blindside Verna and hit the Cradle 2 the Grave piledriver for the victory.
It advances the Del Monte/Verna ongoing storyline of Chase always having Verna’s number through less than on-the-level means that (I assume) will lead to a big match with them at Cold Fury.
After the match, Chase and AG went to go after Zagami, but Chase ducked out on AG. Zagami then laid AG out to continue their feud.
WINNERS: “All Good” Anthony Greene & Chase Del Monte
MATCH TWO: Brick Mastone v. DL Hurst
Mastone returned to Chaotic last month when he laid out Brian Milonas and debuted a new Hanibal Lecter/Mankind/crazy gimmick.
There wasn’t much to this match, as it ended up being an extended squash. To his credit, this was the best Brick looked in a long time as far as his physicality and his execution. Plus, it was good to see him as something other than nondescript wrestler guy Brick and trying to branch out character wise. I’m excited to see where it goes.
Mastone won with a modified Dragon Sleeper. After the match, Milonas came on screen and said he promised GM Johnny Vegas he would stay out of the building because he would hurt him, but announced he got his wish and they would go one-on-one at Cold Fury. Good segment building to next month.
WINNER: Brick Mastone
MATCH THREE: Killanova, Inc. (Christian Casanova & Tripilicious) v. Scotty Slade & Mikey Webb
This ended up being an okay match after a rough start.
The finish saw Tripilicious pull out a chain to use against Webb, which he often does in matches. Webb cut him off and the chain ended up in Slade’s hand. He went to use it, but Tripilicious ducked and Slade hit Webb. They then dumped Slade outside and hit a double team Codebreaker on Webb for the win.
I would like to see Casanova branch out as a singles more in Chaotic as I think he has a lot of potential.
WINNERS: Killanova, Inc.
Tommy Dreamer appeared on the screen and cut a promo saying he’s coming back to Chaotic at Cold Fury to get extreme and he’s bringing some friends with him.
MATCH FOUR: JT Dunn (w/ Sammi Lane) v. Martin Stone
This was a really tremendous, hard hitting, nose-to-the-grindstone style of match that was a joy to watch. It was two veterans who have worked together multiple times putting on a clinic. There really is nothing more to say about this terrific contest.
The finish came when both guys got into a wild slap and striking battle at the end. After firing up for a big lariat to end it, Stone turned and ran right into a running elbow from Dunn for the win.
After the match, Dunn cut a very good promo putting over the Cold Fury match against Markopolous.
WINNER: JT Dunn
INTERMISSION
MATCH FIVE: Chaotic Tag Team Titles – The Maine State Posse (Danger Kid & Aiden Aggro) v. The Logan Brothers (Matt & Bryan)
The Logans are 9-time Chaotic Tag Team Champions.
This match was clearly designed to build toward something else at Cold Fury, and everyone played their parts really well. It was an entertaining enough match, but the story was the involvement of Casanova & Tripilicious.
Danger Kid was about to make a hot tag to Aggro after an extended heat spot when Casanova and Tripilciious pulled Aggro off ringside. At the finish of the match, the ref was distracted and the Logans used the powder as they are want to do and threw it in the eyes of Aggro. They went to go for their double team move when Casanova pulled the leg of one of the Logans from ringside. This allowed Aggro to roll-up the other Logan for the win. Very clever finish.
WINNER: The Maine State Posse
MATCH SIX: Chaotic Women’s Title – Ashley Vox (c) v. Delmi Exo
This is the third match in the last few months between them.
Before Vox could get to the ring, she was jumped by Davienne. Exo came out to help her sister when Alisha Edwards came from the back and jumped Exo. This brought out GM Johnny Vegas to make it a tag team match with The Sea Stars against Davienne & Edwards.
Edwards ended up getting the pin on the champion Vox after a long, extended heat that saw Exo selling most of the match. The highlights of this one were the work of Davienne and Edwards. They both showed a lot of fire and intensity in their performance and were great to watch. They teased some competitive rivalry between the two of them during the match.
WINNERS: Davienne & Alisha Edwards
MAIN EVENT: Non-Title Match – Elia Markopolous v. Josh Briggs
The finish saw Elia go for the belt to hit Josh. Dunn came to the ring and stopped him, but as they struggled, Elia got the belt away and hit Josh with it while the referee admonished Dunn. That allowed Elia to get the win.
I thought this was a good main event. Elia is light years better as a heel than he was a babyface and his performances in that role keep getting better. Briggs is slowly improving in each performance as well, and he did just fine tonight.
WINNER: Elia Markopolous
After the match, it was a non-stop schmoz with everyone lined up to face each other at Cold Fury. Killanova, The Maine State Posse, The Logans, Chase Del Monte, Cam Zagami and Anthony Greene all came out and took each other out. This led to a huge Briggs dive over the top to the floor on everyone. Dunn and Elia faced off in the ring and Dunn was down on the floor. Sammi Lane came in and stopped Elia. They all came to their feet, and instead of hitting Dunn, Elia clocked Lane with the belt. It got the desired effect as the crowd went pretty quiet for the big sell. Dunn carried her out of the ring. I thought this was a really good ending building toward Cold Fury.
Overall, this was an excellent show. I thought they did a really great go-home show. All of the big angles were emphasized and everything got over really well
EDDIE EDWARDS VS. SAMI CALLIHAN TO HEADLINE IMPACT WRESTLING THIS THURSDAY
The main event for this Thursday's Impact Wrestling on Pop will be Eddie
Edwards vs. Sami Callihan, the bout where Edwards was injured after a spot where
a baseball bat was used and cracked Edwards full force in the face after it
rebounded off a steel chair.
We are told the match (described to us as "incredible" by a production source) as well as the baseball bat spot and its aftermath will be featured in its entirety and that the company does not shy away from showing the spot.
The baseball bat spot led to Edwards being immediately rushed to the hospital after suffering a broken nose and several additional broken bones in his face. The cuts resulting from the spot also needed to be glued shut. Edwards joked after the bout during an Impact Wrestling media call that he ended up with a "pretty sweet" black eye as well as some issues with his vision
We are told the match (described to us as "incredible" by a production source) as well as the baseball bat spot and its aftermath will be featured in its entirety and that the company does not shy away from showing the spot.
The baseball bat spot led to Edwards being immediately rushed to the hospital after suffering a broken nose and several additional broken bones in his face. The cuts resulting from the spot also needed to be glued shut. Edwards joked after the bout during an Impact Wrestling media call that he ended up with a "pretty sweet" black eye as well as some issues with his vision
ROH ANNOUNCES 'FESTIVAL OF HONOR' SCHEDULE FOR WRESTLEMANIA WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS
Ring of Honor announced the following:
On Saturday, April 7, fans from around the globe will pack the UNO Lakefront Arena for two huge events: Festival of Honor and Supercard of Honor XII! Doors will open at 12p local time and one ticket gives fans admission to an entire day of the ultimate ROH Live experience!
Festival of Honor will feature the debut of ROH RINGSIDE LIVE!—a variety of entertainment and immersive engagement with top ROH wrestlers all day long, exclusive Meet & Greets with over 30 wrestlers from Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Live Trivia for prizes at the ROH Pro Shop, and much more!
ROH RINGSIDE LIVE!
Ring of Honor is committed to providing memorable experiences and options for fans during the entire Festival this year. We are proud to introduce RINGSIDE LIVE!—a fully curated schedule featuring top ROH wrestlers including Q&A Panels open to fans, the debut of the “Best Friends Challenge” game show, and more!
12:30p Bullet Club Panel
1:25p The Kingdom Conspiracy Town Hall
2:05p Women of Honor Panel
2:55p “An Intimate Afternoon” with ROH World Champion Dalton Castle
3:45p “Best Friends Challenge” featuring Beretta & Chuckie T. vs. Colt Cabana & Ian Riccaboni vs. Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser
4:45p “ROH Champions” Panel
Exclusive Meet & Greets
A hallmark of all ROH live events, the Meet & Greet sessions offer all fans exclusive and intimate access to the ROH roster. These memorable experiences include a photo opportunity with each talent in addition to a personally signed 8x10 provided by ROH!
More than 30 wrestlers representing Ring of Honor, Women of Honor, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling will be scheduled throughout the day for Meet & Greet sessions including ROH World Champion Dalton Castle w/ The Boys, “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega, “The American Nightmare” Cody, The Young Bucks, Kota Ibushi, Tenille Dashwood, “The Villain” Marty Scurll, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Best Friends, and more!
The Supercard of Honor Pre-Show will begin at 6:30p local time featuring the two semi-final matches of the historic Women of Honor Championship Tournament. This tournament features 16 of the top female professional wrestlers from around the world, including Women of Honor alumni, top talent from Stardom in Japan, and other international stars. The Pre-Show will also host the final confrontation between “The American Nightmare” Cody and “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega hours before their main event match with “the fate of Bullet Club hanging in the balance!”
Don’t miss out on your chance to experience this once-in-a-lifetime, day-long event in New Orleans, when Ring of Honor presents Festival of Honor and Supercard of Honor XII!
Tickets for this event are available now and selling at a record pace at Ticketmaster.com!
Ring of Honor presents: SUPERCARD OF HONOR XII and FESTIVAL OF HONOR
Saturday, April 7th, 2018
Noon: Festival of Honor
6:30p: Supercard of Honor Pre-Show
7:30p: Supercard of Honor
UNO Lakefront Arena
6801 Franklin Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
On Saturday, April 7, fans from around the globe will pack the UNO Lakefront Arena for two huge events: Festival of Honor and Supercard of Honor XII! Doors will open at 12p local time and one ticket gives fans admission to an entire day of the ultimate ROH Live experience!
Festival of Honor will feature the debut of ROH RINGSIDE LIVE!—a variety of entertainment and immersive engagement with top ROH wrestlers all day long, exclusive Meet & Greets with over 30 wrestlers from Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Live Trivia for prizes at the ROH Pro Shop, and much more!
ROH RINGSIDE LIVE!
Ring of Honor is committed to providing memorable experiences and options for fans during the entire Festival this year. We are proud to introduce RINGSIDE LIVE!—a fully curated schedule featuring top ROH wrestlers including Q&A Panels open to fans, the debut of the “Best Friends Challenge” game show, and more!
12:30p Bullet Club Panel
1:25p The Kingdom Conspiracy Town Hall
2:05p Women of Honor Panel
2:55p “An Intimate Afternoon” with ROH World Champion Dalton Castle
3:45p “Best Friends Challenge” featuring Beretta & Chuckie T. vs. Colt Cabana & Ian Riccaboni vs. Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser
4:45p “ROH Champions” Panel
Exclusive Meet & Greets
A hallmark of all ROH live events, the Meet & Greet sessions offer all fans exclusive and intimate access to the ROH roster. These memorable experiences include a photo opportunity with each talent in addition to a personally signed 8x10 provided by ROH!
More than 30 wrestlers representing Ring of Honor, Women of Honor, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling will be scheduled throughout the day for Meet & Greet sessions including ROH World Champion Dalton Castle w/ The Boys, “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega, “The American Nightmare” Cody, The Young Bucks, Kota Ibushi, Tenille Dashwood, “The Villain” Marty Scurll, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Best Friends, and more!
The Supercard of Honor Pre-Show will begin at 6:30p local time featuring the two semi-final matches of the historic Women of Honor Championship Tournament. This tournament features 16 of the top female professional wrestlers from around the world, including Women of Honor alumni, top talent from Stardom in Japan, and other international stars. The Pre-Show will also host the final confrontation between “The American Nightmare” Cody and “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega hours before their main event match with “the fate of Bullet Club hanging in the balance!”
Don’t miss out on your chance to experience this once-in-a-lifetime, day-long event in New Orleans, when Ring of Honor presents Festival of Honor and Supercard of Honor XII!
Tickets for this event are available now and selling at a record pace at Ticketmaster.com!
Ring of Honor presents: SUPERCARD OF HONOR XII and FESTIVAL OF HONOR
Saturday, April 7th, 2018
Noon: Festival of Honor
6:30p: Supercard of Honor Pre-Show
7:30p: Supercard of Honor
UNO Lakefront Arena
6801 Franklin Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
Friday, February 23, 2018
Bar Wrestling Results, Greg Valentine cancelling appearance, and more.
CWO on 3/18 at The Rockpile in Toronto.
Bar Wrestling from last night in Los Angeles: Tenille Dashwood b Taya Valkyrie, Eli Everfly & Delilah Doom b Ruby Raze & Jason Cade, LuchaSarus b Suicide, Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas b Curry Man & Kikutaro, Scorpio Sky & Willie Mack b Brody King & Matt Cross, James Ellsworth b Joey Ryan to keep his intergender title with no chin music, Brian Cage & Tommy Dreamer & Jeff Cobb b The Spirit Squad. Next show is 3/8 with Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya and Rey Fenix & Penta 0M vs. LAX from TNA.
Julie Valentine called CWE and said that Greg Valentine was violently ill and won't be able to come to Winnipeg for their convention. After getting the word, Ron Simmons brokered a deal to bring in D-Lo Brown as a replacement. For those who purchased specific items related to Valentine, you can contact diyobo.com for a refund before the start of the event or exchange for D-Lo Brown, who will be taking Valentine's scheduled spots. They said Valentine will also be signing items sent to him for fans if they want that.
MVP has pulled out of a 4/13 Defy Wrestling show in Seattle at Washington Hall. Tommy Dreamer will be the replacement. Also on that show will be Shane Strickland vs. Austin Aries, plus Matt Cross, Tom Lawlor and Body King.
A story on Eddie Ryan of 5 Star Wrestling.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Richardson ruled on Thursday that he was issuing sanctions on attorney Konstantine Kyros, who is representing wrestlers in concussion lawsuits against WWE. He issued a decision that Kyros would have to pay attorney costs of WWE and to inform his clients that the court had found him to have violated protocol. WWE is still attempting to get the cases filed by Vito LoGrasso and Evan Singleton thrown out, and a decision on that should come before the end of March. Kyros had been admonished for the lawsuit filed on at least one prior occasion.
Bar Wrestling from last night in Los Angeles: Tenille Dashwood b Taya Valkyrie, Eli Everfly & Delilah Doom b Ruby Raze & Jason Cade, LuchaSarus b Suicide, Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas b Curry Man & Kikutaro, Scorpio Sky & Willie Mack b Brody King & Matt Cross, James Ellsworth b Joey Ryan to keep his intergender title with no chin music, Brian Cage & Tommy Dreamer & Jeff Cobb b The Spirit Squad. Next show is 3/8 with Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya and Rey Fenix & Penta 0M vs. LAX from TNA.
Julie Valentine called CWE and said that Greg Valentine was violently ill and won't be able to come to Winnipeg for their convention. After getting the word, Ron Simmons brokered a deal to bring in D-Lo Brown as a replacement. For those who purchased specific items related to Valentine, you can contact diyobo.com for a refund before the start of the event or exchange for D-Lo Brown, who will be taking Valentine's scheduled spots. They said Valentine will also be signing items sent to him for fans if they want that.
MVP has pulled out of a 4/13 Defy Wrestling show in Seattle at Washington Hall. Tommy Dreamer will be the replacement. Also on that show will be Shane Strickland vs. Austin Aries, plus Matt Cross, Tom Lawlor and Body King.
A story on Eddie Ryan of 5 Star Wrestling.
Going to Wrestlemania? Better read this.
WWE sent an e-mail to those coming in on WrestleMania travel packages to warn them of things banned at bringing into any WWE event over that weekend. They said everything was banned except clear vinyl bags no larger than 12 inches wide, 12 inches high and six inches deep, gallon size Ziploc bags and small clutch purses. Specifically listed as banned included banners, beach balls, bottles, cans, glass, glitter, helium balloons, large bags, laser pointers, noisemakers, outside food and drinks and tablets or iPads.
Defiant Wrestling #10: 4-Way Internet Title Match + Much More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iDwFSewd-s
Streamed live 4 hours ago
Four huge contests on episode 10 of Defiant Wrestling.
The Internet Title is on the line in a 4-way contest, with David Starr vs Travis Banks vs Mike Bailey vs Chris Brookes.
New Women’s Champion Millie McKenzie is in singles action as she takes on the returning Lana Austin.
Number one contenders to the Tag Team Titles will be decided as Aussie Open square off against SCC, who saw off The Hunter Brothers at Chain Reaction.
Rampage vs Haskins rounds out episode 10, as the two men who battled to the end of the 5 v 5 on Sunday night face off.
The Internet Title is on the line in a 4-way contest, with David Starr vs Travis Banks vs Mike Bailey vs Chris Brookes.
New Women’s Champion Millie McKenzie is in singles action as she takes on the returning Lana Austin.
Number one contenders to the Tag Team Titles will be decided as Aussie Open square off against SCC, who saw off The Hunter Brothers at Chain Reaction.
Rampage vs Haskins rounds out episode 10, as the two men who battled to the end of the 5 v 5 on Sunday night face off.
Two Steps - Ten Pounds of Gold w/Billy Corgan and Nick Aldis (2018)
Published on Feb 23, 2018
2018 sees the return of two iconic brands - Smashing Pumpkins and the NWA. Ten Pounds Of Gold “Two Steps” tells the story of Billy Corgan and NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis jockeying for control over the National Wrestling Alliance. The Smashing Pumpkins Shiny and Oh So Bright goes on sale today on Ljve Nation and at same time - The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds Of Gold kicked off with James Ellsworth vs Nick Aldis, new fans are checking out the NWA.
With tickets on sale for the Smashing Pumpkins thirty-six city arena tour; Billy Corgan talks about the importance of this year in his career and future of media. NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis lets Corgan know he is taking the lead on the resurgence of the National Wrestling Alliance with The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds Of Gold.
Now these two step forward over who is going to take the lead of the NWA in 2018.
Tickets on sale now for the Smashing Pumpkins SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT TOUR tour
http://www.livenation.com/artists/414...
With tickets on sale for the Smashing Pumpkins thirty-six city arena tour; Billy Corgan talks about the importance of this year in his career and future of media. NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis lets Corgan know he is taking the lead on the resurgence of the National Wrestling Alliance with The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds Of Gold.
Now these two step forward over who is going to take the lead of the NWA in 2018.
Tickets on sale now for the Smashing Pumpkins SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT TOUR tour
http://www.livenation.com/artists/414...
Rosa Mendes Talks Return To The Ring, Life After WWE
Rosa Mendes has plans on returning to the ring after leaving WWE last year.
During an interview with Sportskeeda a few days ago, the former WWE Superstar said she plans on getting back in the ring next week.
In response to a question on what she has planned over the next 18 to 24 months, Mendes said, "The Totally Fit Mama recipe book, coming out with some new products for Totally Fit Mama and getting back in the ring. Training starts next week! Stay tuned!"
Mendes feels that she wasn't in the ring enough during her time in WWE and that she would have loved to have been apart of the "Women's Revolution."
"I feel like I wasn't in the ring enough during my career, I was mostly a manager. I would love to get back in the ring," Mendes said.
"With the "Women's Revolution," the women have more time to have these mind-blowing matches, I would have loved to be a part of it."
After giving birth to her first child, a daughter named Jordan Elizabeth on February 13, 2016, Mendes announced her retirement from WWE exactly one year later. On how life has been for her away from wrestling, she said:
"It's been so different. Becoming a mother has been the most amazing experience that I have ever had, watching my daughter grow into this little intelligent, wonderful, and caring human being has made me feel like I'm doing a really good job as a mom, Totally Fit Mama has been doing so well, we are launching our recipe book very soon. I miss the travel, can you believe that? I never thought I would ever say that, but most of all I miss the fans."
Mendes was also asked about the biggest differences she's noticed about herself after becoming a mother.
"I don't take s--t from anyone, sorry I had to swear," Mendes said.
"If people are rude and disrespectful, I call them out on the spot. Whether it's a public place or at a dinner party. I work too hard and have learned that voicing my opinion in the classiest way possible, with a smile, teaches people how you expect to be treated. I would have let things slide in the past, but now that I'm a mother, I'd like Jordan to be strong enough to defend herself if people mistreat her or disrespect her in any way."
Mendes also talked about being on Total Divas, her favorite hobbies, what she misses most about WWE, and more. To read the full interview, click here..
In response to a question on what she has planned over the next 18 to 24 months, Mendes said, "The Totally Fit Mama recipe book, coming out with some new products for Totally Fit Mama and getting back in the ring. Training starts next week! Stay tuned!"
Mendes feels that she wasn't in the ring enough during her time in WWE and that she would have loved to have been apart of the "Women's Revolution."
"I feel like I wasn't in the ring enough during my career, I was mostly a manager. I would love to get back in the ring," Mendes said.
"With the "Women's Revolution," the women have more time to have these mind-blowing matches, I would have loved to be a part of it."
After giving birth to her first child, a daughter named Jordan Elizabeth on February 13, 2016, Mendes announced her retirement from WWE exactly one year later. On how life has been for her away from wrestling, she said:
"It's been so different. Becoming a mother has been the most amazing experience that I have ever had, watching my daughter grow into this little intelligent, wonderful, and caring human being has made me feel like I'm doing a really good job as a mom, Totally Fit Mama has been doing so well, we are launching our recipe book very soon. I miss the travel, can you believe that? I never thought I would ever say that, but most of all I miss the fans."
Mendes was also asked about the biggest differences she's noticed about herself after becoming a mother.
"I don't take s--t from anyone, sorry I had to swear," Mendes said.
"If people are rude and disrespectful, I call them out on the spot. Whether it's a public place or at a dinner party. I work too hard and have learned that voicing my opinion in the classiest way possible, with a smile, teaches people how you expect to be treated. I would have let things slide in the past, but now that I'm a mother, I'd like Jordan to be strong enough to defend herself if people mistreat her or disrespect her in any way."
Mendes also talked about being on Total Divas, her favorite hobbies, what she misses most about WWE, and more. To read the full interview, click here..
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