Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Former WWE Champion To Make Impact Wrestling Debut Soon?
Rey Mysterio could finally be making his Impact Wrestling debut soon, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. The rumors on Rey talking with Impact go back as far as the summer of 2017.
Impact officials are trying to get Mysterio signed for the tapings that begin this week in Orlando, but at last word, there was no deal. There are talks still happening between the two sides.
It was reported back in the summer that Rey was entertaining offers from WWE and GFW/Impact. The talks with WWE fell through and the last top US promotion Rey worked for was Lucha Underground. Rey told ESPN in December that he's not currently signed to any deal.
"I'm not locked up to any company," Mysterio said. "I'm an independent contractor, as we say. I could go work wherever I want. That's the beautiful thing about being on this side of the fence. You don't have a commitment with only one company. You can go around and pretty much wrestle wherever you want. You can choose when you want your off-days to be. That was one of my main priorities when I left WWE.
Rey recently took to Instagram and posted the following on his 2017:
It was reported back in the summer that Rey was entertaining offers from WWE and GFW/Impact. The talks with WWE fell through and the last top US promotion Rey worked for was Lucha Underground. Rey told ESPN in December that he's not currently signed to any deal.
"I'm not locked up to any company," Mysterio said. "I'm an independent contractor, as we say. I could go work wherever I want. That's the beautiful thing about being on this side of the fence. You don't have a commitment with only one company. You can go around and pretty much wrestle wherever you want. You can choose when you want your off-days to be. That was one of my main priorities when I left WWE.
Rey recently took to Instagram and posted the following on his 2017:
Was Truly Blessed this past year 2017 first & foremost for having the most amazing, supportive & lovable partner that I have as wife...... Angie @619reyna
Later through out the year was on the roster of @luchaunderground & was picked up by @netflix....... I became the face -aka- Latin ambassador of the best casino in the 619 @sycuan_casino and had a huge mask as a billboard put up off the I-5 as soon as you crossed the San Isidro international border ......... Had my handprints inducted into Plaza Las Estrellas in Mexico City....... Became part of the @nutritionsolutions Family & started to train with my good homie @chriscavallini & became more aware of my nutrition and started some intense workouts ........
Also became a sponsored athlete by one of the Dopest wrestling clothing lines out there right now @suplexwrestling .....
Last but not least to close the year I became Heavyweight Champion for @thecrashluchas In Tijuana Defeating none other than 3 of the best Mexican wrestlers right now, @lamascaraalva @rush_ingobernable & @penta_zero_miedo
A Tittle that means more than what you may think, this Tittle was inspired & designed to pay tribute..respect...to two of the greatest wrestlers, friends & brothers,
Eddie Guerrero +
Hijo Del Perro +
There was no other way out in the match for me than a W!
Thank you lord for always keeping me on my toes, for granting me my health and the ability too perform world wide the way I do for all my fans!
A very Big Thank you to all my fans for your loyalty & unconditional support..... I wish you all the best & Blessings for this upcoming year!
And I almost forgot to thank my sister in law for helping me with my FB page @ReyMysterio and all of the collages she puts together for me to post! #GraciasMija #Amooooo #MuchLoveToAll #HappyNewYear #TheBestIn2018ForAll
LUFISTO, ARIK CANNON, FAYE JACKSON & MORE HEADLINING NOVA PRO WRESTLING RETURN TO VIRGINIA
NOVA Pro Wrestling presents “Cupid’s Chokehold”
Friday February 16th, 2018
Annandale Volunteer Fire Dept
7128 Columbia Pike Annandale, VA
Doors Open: 7:15 Belltime: 8:00 PM
Already Announced:
“The Corporate Captain” Gunner Miller will go one on one
with “Ace” Arik Royal
Huge Grudge Match!
Faye Jackson vs Lufisto
Qualifier for the 2018 Women’s Commonwealth Cup
Isla Dawn will make her NOVA Pro debut against Angelus Layne
More Matches to be announced soon
Tickets:
Front Row – $25
GA $20
Kids $10
ALL TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT WILL CALL
Tickets are available now at the link below.
Upcoming Schedule:
Saturday March 10, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Afternoon Show
“Sink or Swim” (Tryout Show)
Saturday March 10, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Night Show “Rip
Her to Shreds” (All Woman’s Show)
Friday June 8, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Commonwealth Cup
’18 Night 1
Saturday June 9, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Afternoon Show
Woman’s Commonwealth Cup ‘18
Saturday June 9, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Commonwealth Cup
’18 Night 2
More Dates Coming Soon
Follow us on Twitter @VAWrestling
https://www.facebook.com/NorthernVirginiaProWrestling
Check out our YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/novaprowrestling
Friday February 16th, 2018
Annandale Volunteer Fire Dept
7128 Columbia Pike Annandale, VA
Doors Open: 7:15 Belltime: 8:00 PM
Already Announced:
“The Corporate Captain” Gunner Miller will go one on one
with “Ace” Arik Royal
Huge Grudge Match!
Faye Jackson vs Lufisto
Qualifier for the 2018 Women’s Commonwealth Cup
Isla Dawn will make her NOVA Pro debut against Angelus Layne
More Matches to be announced soon
Tickets:
Front Row – $25
GA $20
Kids $10
ALL TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT WILL CALL
Tickets are available now at the link below.
Upcoming Schedule:
Saturday March 10, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Afternoon Show
“Sink or Swim” (Tryout Show)
Saturday March 10, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Night Show “Rip
Her to Shreds” (All Woman’s Show)
Friday June 8, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Commonwealth Cup
’18 Night 1
Saturday June 9, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Afternoon Show
Woman’s Commonwealth Cup ‘18
Saturday June 9, 2018 – AVFD Annandale, VA Commonwealth Cup
’18 Night 2
More Dates Coming Soon
Follow us on Twitter @VAWrestling
https://www.facebook.com/NorthernVirginiaProWrestling
Check out our YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/novaprowrestling
More Indy stuff.
Pat Buck and Curt Hawkins' Long Island-based promotion and wrestling school
Create-A-Pro will be running a benefit
event on 1/20 for the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation at Nassau
Community College with former WWE World champion Christian appearing. Impact
Wrestling's KM, Alex Reynolds, Kai Katana, Nikki Adams and more appearing
The National Wrasslin' League in Kansas is running The Abdallah Shrine Temple in Shawnee Mission, KS on 1/13 with NWL champion Jeremy Wyatt vs. Dak Draper, Ace Steel vs. Davey Vega, Eddie Kingston vs. Leonal Howlett, Marti Belle Laynie Luck and more.
Keith Lee vs. Ray Rowe of War Machine has been officially announced for Absolute Intense Wrestling's 1/19 event at Our Lady of Mt. Caramel. Also set for the show is The Production vs. No Consequences and Matthew Justice vs. Shane Mercer.
MCW Pro Wrestling champion Bruiser vs. MCW Rage TV champion Greg Excellent will headline MCW's return to Joppa, Maryland on 1/20. The promotion is bringing in Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, JJ Dillon and Barry Windham as well as Rosa Mendes for a big event in Joppa on 2/17. WWE Hall of Famer Big John Studd's son Sean Studd is a regular for the promotion.
The ECWA is running Old Castle, Delaware on 1/20 headlined by ECWA champion Azrieal (with AJ Pan) vs. Joe Gacy on top.
Brian Pillman Jr. will make his Michigan debut working for Blue Water Championship Wrestling's "Blue Water Bash" in Port Huron, Michigan on 2/3. The promotion also announced that actor Luke Perry's son Jungle Boy Jack Price will be working for the company this year.
Faye Jackson vs. Lufisto and Arik Royal vs. Gunnar Millar has been announced for the 2/16 Nova Pro Wrestling event in Annandale, VA.
The National Wrasslin' League in Kansas is running The Abdallah Shrine Temple in Shawnee Mission, KS on 1/13 with NWL champion Jeremy Wyatt vs. Dak Draper, Ace Steel vs. Davey Vega, Eddie Kingston vs. Leonal Howlett, Marti Belle Laynie Luck and more.
Keith Lee vs. Ray Rowe of War Machine has been officially announced for Absolute Intense Wrestling's 1/19 event at Our Lady of Mt. Caramel. Also set for the show is The Production vs. No Consequences and Matthew Justice vs. Shane Mercer.
MCW Pro Wrestling champion Bruiser vs. MCW Rage TV champion Greg Excellent will headline MCW's return to Joppa, Maryland on 1/20. The promotion is bringing in Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, JJ Dillon and Barry Windham as well as Rosa Mendes for a big event in Joppa on 2/17. WWE Hall of Famer Big John Studd's son Sean Studd is a regular for the promotion.
The ECWA is running Old Castle, Delaware on 1/20 headlined by ECWA champion Azrieal (with AJ Pan) vs. Joe Gacy on top.
Brian Pillman Jr. will make his Michigan debut working for Blue Water Championship Wrestling's "Blue Water Bash" in Port Huron, Michigan on 2/3. The promotion also announced that actor Luke Perry's son Jungle Boy Jack Price will be working for the company this year.
Faye Jackson vs. Lufisto and Arik Royal vs. Gunnar Millar has been announced for the 2/16 Nova Pro Wrestling event in Annandale, VA.
CWF Mid-Atlantic fall out continues w/booker Stutts being fired.
Sources close to CWF have noted that the company felt so strongly about the
Stutts situation that storylines were being changed specifically to break away
from direction that may have been associated to Stutts' work.
CWF released the following statement on their social media yesterday: "We want to thank the tremendous outpouring of support for CWF Mid-Atlantic in this difficult time. CWF Mid-Atlantic had no choice in this matter. We have standards that we all must adhere to be in a position to represent our company. Our locker room is strong and united over this and we intend to not only persevere, but grow stronger with the dedication of all our team. We ask that our fans stick with us as we move forward. Thank you again for your support!"
Of course, the major question obviously in your brain if you are reading this is, "What the hell did Stutts do?" The reality is that there are a lot of stories that have made the rounds related to Stutts and Charlie Armstrong over the last 48 hours, but no one has been willing to go on record with the situation, so until someone does, it's not going to come out beyond whispered allegations. I can report that most of the stories center around alleged inappropriate communication with a staffer for CWF. That's about all I feel comfortable writing currently. Stutts, who finally responded to inquiries by several news sites last night, declined to comment and as noted, no one else has gone on record.
The Stutts situation has greatly saddened a lot of people in the local scene as he was very much a pied-piper cheerleading sort of personality who exuded a great love of 80s professional wrestling and was very much one of the central figures of the circle of professional wrestlers and assorted personalities involved in the North Carolina scene. To say that this was one of the last things I'd ever expected to be writing about would be massive, massive understatement
CWF released the following statement on their social media yesterday: "We want to thank the tremendous outpouring of support for CWF Mid-Atlantic in this difficult time. CWF Mid-Atlantic had no choice in this matter. We have standards that we all must adhere to be in a position to represent our company. Our locker room is strong and united over this and we intend to not only persevere, but grow stronger with the dedication of all our team. We ask that our fans stick with us as we move forward. Thank you again for your support!"
Of course, the major question obviously in your brain if you are reading this is, "What the hell did Stutts do?" The reality is that there are a lot of stories that have made the rounds related to Stutts and Charlie Armstrong over the last 48 hours, but no one has been willing to go on record with the situation, so until someone does, it's not going to come out beyond whispered allegations. I can report that most of the stories center around alleged inappropriate communication with a staffer for CWF. That's about all I feel comfortable writing currently. Stutts, who finally responded to inquiries by several news sites last night, declined to comment and as noted, no one else has gone on record.
The Stutts situation has greatly saddened a lot of people in the local scene as he was very much a pied-piper cheerleading sort of personality who exuded a great love of 80s professional wrestling and was very much one of the central figures of the circle of professional wrestlers and assorted personalities involved in the North Carolina scene. To say that this was one of the last things I'd ever expected to be writing about would be massive, massive understatement
Northeast Wrestling news.
Northeast Wrestling announced
last night that former WWE World champion Mark Henry will be appearing at their
3/2 Wrestlefest XXII event in Waterbury, CT, which is one of the company's big
cornerstone events of the year.
Henry will be appearing before the show for autographs and photos. He will obviously not be wrestling but will be appearing over the course of the event as well. The former Emma, Tennille Dash will face Deonna Purrazzo on that event with Rey Mysterio and Flip Gordon also already announced. Rey Fenix and Penta 0M had been slated for this date but were pulled to work Lucha Underground TV tapings.
NEW returns to Bethany this Saturday 1/13 with Flip Gordon vs. Joey Mercury, a 30 Man Rumble featuring former WCW star Glacier and Robbie E. among others and more. The promotion has one of the busiest schedules of any group today
Henry will be appearing before the show for autographs and photos. He will obviously not be wrestling but will be appearing over the course of the event as well. The former Emma, Tennille Dash will face Deonna Purrazzo on that event with Rey Mysterio and Flip Gordon also already announced. Rey Fenix and Penta 0M had been slated for this date but were pulled to work Lucha Underground TV tapings.
NEW returns to Bethany this Saturday 1/13 with Flip Gordon vs. Joey Mercury, a 30 Man Rumble featuring former WCW star Glacier and Robbie E. among others and more. The promotion has one of the busiest schedules of any group today
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE ON NEW JAPAN TOUR OF AUSTRALIA
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING TOURS AUSTRALIA
The Sun has barely set on their biggest yearly event Wrestle Kingdom 12, which was recently held at the massive 55,000 capacity Tokyo Dome and has created intense global interest. They are the hottest Wrestling Federation on the planet right now and to celebrate the success of Wrestle Kingdom 12 – New Japan Pro Wrestling officially announce their first ever tour of Australia.
The Australian Tour will be led by IWGP Heavyweight Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada and he will be joined by "The Ace of New Japan", current IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and Current IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions (members of Los Ingobernables de Japon), Sanada & "King Of Darkness" Evil.
Also taking part in the NJPW Australian Invasion are some of the biggest and best names in Professional Wrestling today - The hottest faction in professional wrestling The Bullet Club: ‘’The American Nightmare’’ Cody, the hottest tag team on the planet & new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), Bad Luck Fale and former 3x IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa, known as G.O.D. will be bringing a special brand of havoc down under!
You will also see former five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion KUSHIDA, legendary MMA Fighter & veteran professional wrestler Minoru Suzuki, Juice Robinson, "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, Suzuki-Gun’s Lance Archer & British sensation and new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion * Will Ospreay (* Sydney and Perth Only).
These events will assuredly send shockwaves through the world of professional wrestling. NJPW is coming to Australia because the fans have demanded it! This is the company’s first full international tour! The hottest brand in professional wrestling New Japan Pro Wrestling continues is global branding in 2018 and it kicks off in Australia!
It might have just set on their biggest event of the year, but The Rising Sun is now headed Down Under and there is sure to be plenty of FALLOUT! This is one event you will not want to miss.
New Japan Pro Wrestling Fallout Down Under
Tour Dates:
Friday 16th February – ADELAIDE, Titanium Arena
Saturday 17th February – MELBOURNE, Festival Hall
Sunday 18th February – SYDNEY, Quay Centre
Monday 19th February – PERTH, HBF Stadium
Tickets from: www.destroyalllines.com
Tickets on sale Friday January 12 Local Time
For media inquires please email njpwgeorge@gmail.com or njpwaus@gmail.com
The Sun has barely set on their biggest yearly event Wrestle Kingdom 12, which was recently held at the massive 55,000 capacity Tokyo Dome and has created intense global interest. They are the hottest Wrestling Federation on the planet right now and to celebrate the success of Wrestle Kingdom 12 – New Japan Pro Wrestling officially announce their first ever tour of Australia.
The Australian Tour will be led by IWGP Heavyweight Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada and he will be joined by "The Ace of New Japan", current IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and Current IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions (members of Los Ingobernables de Japon), Sanada & "King Of Darkness" Evil.
Also taking part in the NJPW Australian Invasion are some of the biggest and best names in Professional Wrestling today - The hottest faction in professional wrestling The Bullet Club: ‘’The American Nightmare’’ Cody, the hottest tag team on the planet & new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), Bad Luck Fale and former 3x IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa, known as G.O.D. will be bringing a special brand of havoc down under!
You will also see former five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion KUSHIDA, legendary MMA Fighter & veteran professional wrestler Minoru Suzuki, Juice Robinson, "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, Suzuki-Gun’s Lance Archer & British sensation and new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion * Will Ospreay (* Sydney and Perth Only).
These events will assuredly send shockwaves through the world of professional wrestling. NJPW is coming to Australia because the fans have demanded it! This is the company’s first full international tour! The hottest brand in professional wrestling New Japan Pro Wrestling continues is global branding in 2018 and it kicks off in Australia!
It might have just set on their biggest event of the year, but The Rising Sun is now headed Down Under and there is sure to be plenty of FALLOUT! This is one event you will not want to miss.
New Japan Pro Wrestling Fallout Down Under
Tour Dates:
Friday 16th February – ADELAIDE, Titanium Arena
Saturday 17th February – MELBOURNE, Festival Hall
Sunday 18th February – SYDNEY, Quay Centre
Monday 19th February – PERTH, HBF Stadium
Tickets from: www.destroyalllines.com
Tickets on sale Friday January 12 Local Time
For media inquires please email njpwgeorge@gmail.com or njpwaus@gmail.com
DON CALLIS COMMENTS ON GOAL FOR FIRST IMPACT WRESTLING TAPING UNDER NEW REGIME
(Maybe booking more consistently and having shit make sense from week to week would be a good goal to start with).
Don Callis, on the Killing The Town podcast, commented on this week's Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando,which kick off tomorrow, noting, "Heading down to Orlando, looking forward to meeting all the top talent that's on the roster, and yeah, that's coming up. So it's busy. I mean, it was busy going over for match sheets and what not over the flight from Tokyo when I wasn't sleeping because I was exhausted from spending 4 days with our man Chris Jericho. So pretty pumped about that, pretty pumped about some of the changes that Scott and I and the rest of the folks there are looking to make and it's going to be a process. We're not going to change every last single thing on the first show. But there's a long term vision and hopefully people will enjoy the ride. The good news, ratings are way up, we're 310,000 viewers this week so that was good news. So hopefully that continues and people give the show a try and hang in there with us because I think there's going to be lots of fun stuff to do. It's like when Mike Babcock took over the Maple Leafs, he made the comment, "Look, it's not all going to change in one game or in 10 games. It's not going to happen overnight. You've got to build the foundation and you've got to set the table." So that's what we're doing."
Impact Wrestling will begin taping much of its weekly television leading into the 4/22 Lockdown PPV starting tomorrow at 6 PM in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios. The promotion will be running every night starting 1/10 through 1/15 with doors opening at 5:30 PM.
The current plan is to hold tapings in March in Canada leading into the PPV itself.
Don Callis, on the Killing The Town podcast, commented on this week's Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando,which kick off tomorrow, noting, "Heading down to Orlando, looking forward to meeting all the top talent that's on the roster, and yeah, that's coming up. So it's busy. I mean, it was busy going over for match sheets and what not over the flight from Tokyo when I wasn't sleeping because I was exhausted from spending 4 days with our man Chris Jericho. So pretty pumped about that, pretty pumped about some of the changes that Scott and I and the rest of the folks there are looking to make and it's going to be a process. We're not going to change every last single thing on the first show. But there's a long term vision and hopefully people will enjoy the ride. The good news, ratings are way up, we're 310,000 viewers this week so that was good news. So hopefully that continues and people give the show a try and hang in there with us because I think there's going to be lots of fun stuff to do. It's like when Mike Babcock took over the Maple Leafs, he made the comment, "Look, it's not all going to change in one game or in 10 games. It's not going to happen overnight. You've got to build the foundation and you've got to set the table." So that's what we're doing."
Impact Wrestling will begin taping much of its weekly television leading into the 4/22 Lockdown PPV starting tomorrow at 6 PM in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios. The promotion will be running every night starting 1/10 through 1/15 with doors opening at 5:30 PM.
The current plan is to hold tapings in March in Canada leading into the PPV itself.
SAMOA JOE INJURY UPDATE
Samoa Joe suffered an injury to his right foot, according to an article
released on the WWE
website.
Quoting WWE Senior Ringside Physician Chris Amann, the article noted that during his match with Rhyno on last night's Monday Night Raw, Joe felt a "pop" at the bottom of his right foot.
“We took a look and believe he has a plantar fascia rupture, which is a thick tissue rupture under the foot, "said Amann. "We will get an MRI to confirm. Treatment includes a period of immobilization in a boot with crutches and platelet rich plasma injections.”
Quoting WWE Senior Ringside Physician Chris Amann, the article noted that during his match with Rhyno on last night's Monday Night Raw, Joe felt a "pop" at the bottom of his right foot.
“We took a look and believe he has a plantar fascia rupture, which is a thick tissue rupture under the foot, "said Amann. "We will get an MRI to confirm. Treatment includes a period of immobilization in a boot with crutches and platelet rich plasma injections.”
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