I do notice these, even if it does take forever for me to acknowledge them. :)
Covering Independent Wrestling, Classics and other stuff the widest variety of pro wrestling anywhere is what WP&P does best
Monday, January 29, 2018
Various Indy things.
Progress Wrestling from yesterday in Camden, London, before a sellout 700 fans (immediate sellout): Chris Ridgeway b Omari in the Natural Progression Series, Roy Johnson b Pastor William Eaver, Zack Sabre Jr. won three-way over Chris Brookes and Trent Seven by pinning Brookes in what was said to be a great match, Travis Banks b TK Cooper to retain the Progress title, Toni Storm b Chakara to keep the women's title, Mark Haskins & Jimmy Havoc b Danny Jones & Mark Andrews when Jones was pinned, Flash Morgan Webster b Doug Williams, Walter b Timothy Thatcher to keep the Atlas title in a match that people yesterday were raving to us about.
A funny deal at the show is that Trent Seven in his match was doing comedy about wanting to hurry up so he could catch his flight to the U.S. and be in the Rumble. Of course he wasn't scheduled, but he did that all night, including after his match, wheeling out his suitcase and rushing out in front of the people like he was rushing out. He later came back in five minutes later looking sad and said he had missed his uber.
AAW runs Saturday in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus with Rey Fenix vs. ACH for the AAW title, Jessicka Havok vs. Rosemary, Jeff Cobb vs. AR Fox, Penta 0M vs. Eddie Kingston, Sami Callihan vs. Matt Riddle, Trevor Lee vs. Shane Strickland and more.
(Lee vs Strickland is a match I'd like to see)
Bobby Lashley is still listed for several shows in February in the U.S. and India as well as joint Big Time Wrestling and Impact shows in California, even though he's finished up with Impact itself and is a free agent.
IPW from Saturday night in Auckland, New Zealand: Vinny Dunn b Liam Fury, Mr. Tagataese b Devin Lockheart, Liger (not Jushin Liger) won three-way over Michael Richards and Falcon Kid, CTRL b Mason Daniels, Alex Savage b Pat Schisk, Candy Lee b Britenay, Jakob Cross b Kingi. Next show is 2/17 with the Bushwhackers. (Um, isn't one of the Bushwhackers dead? They going to dig out the grave of the other one?)
A funny deal at the show is that Trent Seven in his match was doing comedy about wanting to hurry up so he could catch his flight to the U.S. and be in the Rumble. Of course he wasn't scheduled, but he did that all night, including after his match, wheeling out his suitcase and rushing out in front of the people like he was rushing out. He later came back in five minutes later looking sad and said he had missed his uber.
AAW runs Saturday in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus with Rey Fenix vs. ACH for the AAW title, Jessicka Havok vs. Rosemary, Jeff Cobb vs. AR Fox, Penta 0M vs. Eddie Kingston, Sami Callihan vs. Matt Riddle, Trevor Lee vs. Shane Strickland and more.
(Lee vs Strickland is a match I'd like to see)
Bobby Lashley is still listed for several shows in February in the U.S. and India as well as joint Big Time Wrestling and Impact shows in California, even though he's finished up with Impact itself and is a free agent.
IPW from Saturday night in Auckland, New Zealand: Vinny Dunn b Liam Fury, Mr. Tagataese b Devin Lockheart, Liger (not Jushin Liger) won three-way over Michael Richards and Falcon Kid, CTRL b Mason Daniels, Alex Savage b Pat Schisk, Candy Lee b Britenay, Jakob Cross b Kingi. Next show is 2/17 with the Bushwhackers. (Um, isn't one of the Bushwhackers dead? They going to dig out the grave of the other one?)
The Dudleyz On Their Legacy In Wrestling, The 3D Getting Them Over, When They Finally Made It To WWE
As noted, WWE has announced The Dudley Boyz for the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Class. Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley spoke with CBS Sports about the honor at this link. Below are highlights:
Bubba on their legacy:
"The legacy of the Dudley Boyz is really the last of the Mohicans. We are the last, legitimate, great tag team that you most likely will ever see; the most old school tag team that there is. I don't think you will ever see a tag team go on to accomplish what we have accomplished, whether that's in the WWE or any place else. We really are the last of many, many generations of great tag teams."
D-Von on when The Dudleys finally made it to WWE:
"Bubba and I clicked on so many levels when we got together and knew that we could hang with the big boys if we got the opportunity to go to WWE. When we did, we just went from there and were on fire. We just knew that if the WWE would let us be us, we would be extremely good and be able to accomplish exactly what we wanted to do -- and that's be the best tag team in the history of the business."
Bubba on the 3D finisher getting them over:
"The very first thing we knew was that it had to be different and new and unique, and it had to be out of nowhere. I'm proud to say it's probably up there among the greatest finishes of all-time, and that's what gave us a uniqueness that set us apart from the rest."
"The legacy of the Dudley Boyz is really the last of the Mohicans. We are the last, legitimate, great tag team that you most likely will ever see; the most old school tag team that there is. I don't think you will ever see a tag team go on to accomplish what we have accomplished, whether that's in the WWE or any place else. We really are the last of many, many generations of great tag teams."
D-Von on when The Dudleys finally made it to WWE:
"Bubba and I clicked on so many levels when we got together and knew that we could hang with the big boys if we got the opportunity to go to WWE. When we did, we just went from there and were on fire. We just knew that if the WWE would let us be us, we would be extremely good and be able to accomplish exactly what we wanted to do -- and that's be the best tag team in the history of the business."
Bubba on the 3D finisher getting them over:
"The very first thing we knew was that it had to be different and new and unique, and it had to be out of nowhere. I'm proud to say it's probably up there among the greatest finishes of all-time, and that's what gave us a uniqueness that set us apart from the rest."
Read this somewhere and it made me laugh out loud.
"The lack of consistency in WWE is so profound sometimes that it hurts my
head".
And people wonder why I gave up on watching WWE on any kind of regular basis over eight years ago. There's a top reason right there.
And people wonder why I gave up on watching WWE on any kind of regular basis over eight years ago. There's a top reason right there.
REY MYSTERIO-WWE UPDATE (updated, alittle bit)
the Rey Mysterio return was just a one night appearance, although the monster
pop he received certainly caught the attention of WWE management.
WWE and Mysterio have had off and on talks about a return over the last year, but the main bone of contention has been that WWE has wanted Mysterio back full-time while Mysterio, 43, would rather work a part-time schedule.
Mysterio appeared on the third season of Lucha Underground, but his deal with that series has expired. He has had talks with Impact Wrestling and at one point, a deal to debut at the last set of Impact tapings brokered by Konnan was so close that travel arrangements had been made before the conversations ended without a deal. Impact had been working on the idea of trying to get Mysterio to debut at their April tapings with the idea of debuting him at the 4/22 Redemption PPV.
Mysterio has also been training his son Dominick (the same boy who appeared during the Rey vs. Eddie Guerrero feud on Smackdown) for an in-ring return of late.
Rey remains a free agent as his Lucha Underground deal expired and his recent talks with Impact ended without a deal. The talks with Impact, led by Konnan, were so close to coming to a deal that travel arrangements were made. There was talk of Impact getting Rey to debut at the recent TV tapings but officials wanted Rey to debut at their April tapings with the idea of his in-ring debut coming at the April 22nd Redemption pay-per-view.
WWE and Mysterio have had off and on talks about a return over the last year, but the main bone of contention has been that WWE has wanted Mysterio back full-time while Mysterio, 43, would rather work a part-time schedule.
Mysterio appeared on the third season of Lucha Underground, but his deal with that series has expired. He has had talks with Impact Wrestling and at one point, a deal to debut at the last set of Impact tapings brokered by Konnan was so close that travel arrangements had been made before the conversations ended without a deal. Impact had been working on the idea of trying to get Mysterio to debut at their April tapings with the idea of debuting him at the 4/22 Redemption PPV.
Mysterio has also been training his son Dominick (the same boy who appeared during the Rey vs. Eddie Guerrero feud on Smackdown) for an in-ring return of late.
Rey remains a free agent as his Lucha Underground deal expired and his recent talks with Impact ended without a deal. The talks with Impact, led by Konnan, were so close to coming to a deal that travel arrangements were made. There was talk of Impact getting Rey to debut at the recent TV tapings but officials wanted Rey to debut at their April tapings with the idea of his in-ring debut coming at the April 22nd Redemption pay-per-view.
NEW JAPAN SELLS OUT RETURN TO UNITED STATES IN 20 MINUTES
Just twenty minutes after going on sale, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Strong
Style Evolved” event at the The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California
on March 25th has sold out.
The event, which is slated to have a 4,700 death capacity, looks to have a Chris Jericho-Tetsuya Naito match as one of its top bouts.
The show is expected to be featured on AXS TV as well, possibly as a live broadcast.
The event, which is slated to have a 4,700 death capacity, looks to have a Chris Jericho-Tetsuya Naito match as one of its top bouts.
The show is expected to be featured on AXS TV as well, possibly as a live broadcast.
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