Published on Mar 2, 2018
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Beating PWInsider, Observer, Torch, etc. Again with.. Jocephus Makes Threat to NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis (2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw8vN-36jB4
Published on Mar 6, 2018
Jocephus vs. Nick Aldis is coming but the question is when. The Empty Arena match - Tim Storm vs. Jocephus ended a nasty fall by Tim Storm and allowed Jocephus to earn Storm's automatic rematch for the NWA Worlds Championship. As Nick Aldis has launched The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds of Gold, Jocephus has been patient. With his Spiritual Advisor guiding his decisions, Jocephus showed up at Championship Wrestling From Hollywood to make this threat to Nick Aldis.
With The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds of Gold ongoing, the question is where will Jocephus Show up and what will happen to the NWA Worlds Championship.
With The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds of Gold ongoing, the question is where will Jocephus Show up and what will happen to the NWA Worlds Championship.
Sami Callihan Would Have Rather Quit Than Apologize To Fans For Eddie Edwards Baseball Bat Incident
Sami Callihan recently made a guest appearance on Busted Open Radio, hosted by Bully Ray and Dave LaGreca, during which he discussed a botched move that left fellow Impact Wrestling star Eddie Edwards with a broken orbital bone and a broken nose.
After losing the match against Edwards - which aired on March 1st but was taped in January - Callihan attacked his opponent with a steel chair and a baseball bat. He placed the chair on the prone Edwards' chest and hit it with the bat, but the bat ricocheted and struck Edwards squarely in the face, resulting in a rush to the hospital. Callihan, known to NXT fans as Solomon Crowe during his stint there, told the hosts that Impact management suggested that he address fans with remorse about the incident.
"If I have to apologize to the fans, I'm not coming and working for your company anymore," Callihan said. "Sh-t happens."
He went on to say he's being called "The Most Dangerous Man in Professional Wrestling," a moniker he seemed to relish.
"You know what, sure, call me that, because at the end of the day I know I'm one of the baddest MF'ers walking this planet today," Callihan noted. "I do not give a damn anymore. I'm at that point in my career where if you want to call me unsafe, call me unsafe. The fans want me unsafe, The boys in the back want to have insults about my work… You can look at my schedule and see I'm the most booked person on the planet. You can come find me and talk to me face to face, because that's how I deal with stuff, like a man."
When Bully Ray questioned him if he'd do the stunt again knowing the consequences, Callihan replied, "Absolutely! Why wouldn't I do this again? Boo-hoo, I hurt Eddie Edwards with a prop." He went on, saying, "everyone is going to tune in next week to see what happens next."
Impact did garner their highest ratings since last July for the episode, and the company has capitalized on the incident by posting footage online, despite the fact that the move drew ire on Twitter from the likes of industry veterans Jim Cornette, who questioned Callihan's training in a typically expletive-filled rant, and Kassius Ohno, who wrote on Twitter that Callihan "should be embarrassed. ASHAMED."
"If I have to apologize to the fans, I'm not coming and working for your company anymore," Callihan said. "Sh-t happens."
He went on to say he's being called "The Most Dangerous Man in Professional Wrestling," a moniker he seemed to relish.
"You know what, sure, call me that, because at the end of the day I know I'm one of the baddest MF'ers walking this planet today," Callihan noted. "I do not give a damn anymore. I'm at that point in my career where if you want to call me unsafe, call me unsafe. The fans want me unsafe, The boys in the back want to have insults about my work… You can look at my schedule and see I'm the most booked person on the planet. You can come find me and talk to me face to face, because that's how I deal with stuff, like a man."
When Bully Ray questioned him if he'd do the stunt again knowing the consequences, Callihan replied, "Absolutely! Why wouldn't I do this again? Boo-hoo, I hurt Eddie Edwards with a prop." He went on, saying, "everyone is going to tune in next week to see what happens next."
Impact did garner their highest ratings since last July for the episode, and the company has capitalized on the incident by posting footage online, despite the fact that the move drew ire on Twitter from the likes of industry veterans Jim Cornette, who questioned Callihan's training in a typically expletive-filled rant, and Kassius Ohno, who wrote on Twitter that Callihan "should be embarrassed. ASHAMED."
Ivory On Her Reaction When Stephanie McMahon Pitched RTC Role, Being Disgruntled With WWE, More
2018 WWE Hall Of Fame nominee Ivory sat down for a Skype chat session with WWE Hall Of Famer Steve Austin on The Steve Austin Show. Among many other things Ivory talked about her run as Miss Ivory of Right To Censor, the transition from terming female pro wrestlers 'women' to 'divas', and her WWE departure in 2005.
On the subject of Right To Censor, Ivory indicated that she did not receive very meaningful instruction from then-WWE writer Vince Russo. According to Ivory, Stephanie McMahon pitched her the RTC role, but was tentative about it. Additionally, Ivory said RTC was a lot of fun.
"Yeah, the only instruction Vince Russo ever gave me was, 'just be a b---h,'" Ivory recalled. "They give you this name and I have no idea where it came from. And that was about the gist of my direction. 'Just be a b---h, Ivory!' 'Okay, I'll do my best!' But, The Right to Censor, Stephanie [McMahon] approached me with it and she was really tentative about it, like, 'nobody's going to want to do this… would you want to join the group?' And I said, 'hell yeah!' I was waiting for something to sink my teeth into, so I was all-in to be Miss Ivory of The RTC. It was great fun too!"
In Ivory's learned opinion, the transition to divas made it harder and harder for her to talk put over the WWE product.
"I get that it's packaging and it's neat to put a name on what the girls are," Ivory said. "But it seems to me that they were making us Sports Illustrated swimsuit models instead of women who wrestle on a pro wrestling program. So it worked for the company, but I think it was a big part of what made it okay for me when I left was that it was getting harder and harder to talk really great about our product because they had gotten rid of all the wrestlers, the women workers, and replaced that segment with pieces that were really just embarrassing to watch. Nothing against the women trying out to be divas, but watching them get canned in front of everybody on TV, with the audience voting them off with their cell phones and votes, like The Voice or any of those shows, but kind of not really based on expressing their talents. It was their looks only and we made them do these stupid relays and it was just really demeaning and it didn't have anything to do with wrestling! Make a different reality show about that, but don't put it on our show. So to me, it got to be hard to put it over when I was doing WWE Experience or whatever, anything."
With respect to her WWE departure, Ivory, who claimed that she did not get into landscaping no matter what her Wiki page suggests, admitted that was disgruntled because she wanted to be a pro wrestler and WWE wanted her to be a talking head.
"I was disgruntled because there was still some good action to be had in the ring and I wanted to be in my boots and not be a talking head when I had the best gig in the world! I mean, come on!" Ivory elaborated, "it was such an easy gig, but I'm not very good at accepting great offers right away. I was still kind of pissed that I wasn't in the ring."
"Yeah, the only instruction Vince Russo ever gave me was, 'just be a b---h,'" Ivory recalled. "They give you this name and I have no idea where it came from. And that was about the gist of my direction. 'Just be a b---h, Ivory!' 'Okay, I'll do my best!' But, The Right to Censor, Stephanie [McMahon] approached me with it and she was really tentative about it, like, 'nobody's going to want to do this… would you want to join the group?' And I said, 'hell yeah!' I was waiting for something to sink my teeth into, so I was all-in to be Miss Ivory of The RTC. It was great fun too!"
In Ivory's learned opinion, the transition to divas made it harder and harder for her to talk put over the WWE product.
"I get that it's packaging and it's neat to put a name on what the girls are," Ivory said. "But it seems to me that they were making us Sports Illustrated swimsuit models instead of women who wrestle on a pro wrestling program. So it worked for the company, but I think it was a big part of what made it okay for me when I left was that it was getting harder and harder to talk really great about our product because they had gotten rid of all the wrestlers, the women workers, and replaced that segment with pieces that were really just embarrassing to watch. Nothing against the women trying out to be divas, but watching them get canned in front of everybody on TV, with the audience voting them off with their cell phones and votes, like The Voice or any of those shows, but kind of not really based on expressing their talents. It was their looks only and we made them do these stupid relays and it was just really demeaning and it didn't have anything to do with wrestling! Make a different reality show about that, but don't put it on our show. So to me, it got to be hard to put it over when I was doing WWE Experience or whatever, anything."
With respect to her WWE departure, Ivory, who claimed that she did not get into landscaping no matter what her Wiki page suggests, admitted that was disgruntled because she wanted to be a pro wrestler and WWE wanted her to be a talking head.
"I was disgruntled because there was still some good action to be had in the ring and I wanted to be in my boots and not be a talking head when I had the best gig in the world! I mean, come on!" Ivory elaborated, "it was such an easy gig, but I'm not very good at accepting great offers right away. I was still kind of pissed that I wasn't in the ring."
IMPACT WRESTLING NEWS
Impact will be announcing talents and additional details of their 4/6 Impact
vs. Lucha Underground event in New Orleans as part of Wrestlecon this
afternoon.
They will also be holding a media call with Taya.
Impact's Twitch special this Friday 3/9 will feature:
*Impact champion Austin Aries vs. Kongo Kong vs. Matt Sydal.
*Knockouts champion Allie vs. KC Spinelli.
*Moose vs. Alberto el Patron.
*Eli Drake vs. Marcus Burke.
*Trevor Lee vs. Josh Alexander.
*Idris Abraham vs. Petey Williams vs. Phil Atlas vs. Brent Banks.
*Desi Hitsquad vs. Cody Deaner Jake Something.
*Braxton Sutter vs. Tyson Dux.
The promotion also announced their VIP ticketing plans for the 4/22 Redemption PPV and subsequent TV tapings:
Impact announced the following:
IMPACT Wrestling continues its popular VIP Package – and the next round will be the biggest, best, most interactive experiences ever.
“IMPACT Wrestling: Spring Sensation” will be the VIP Package held in conjunction with the Redemption pay-per-view on Sunday night, April 22, and the next four nights of IMPACT TV Tapings. Everything will be held in Orlando, Florida.
“IMPACT Wrestling always seems to go out of its way to make the fans who purchase a VIP Package feel special and connected to their favorite athletes who they see every week on TV,” said Miguel Contreras, who lives in Colorado and has traveled to the past two new-look VIP Packages – held in November in Ottawa, Ontario, and in January in Orlando, Florida.
“Spring Sensation” will kick off even before the first match at Redemption, with the inaugural “Ask Anything” Q&A session. VIP fans will be brought into The IMPACT Zone about 90 minutes before Redemption begins and they will be introduced to some of the biggest names on the IMPACT roster – for an exclusive Q&A session.
IMPACT officials confirmed that Josh Mathews will host the “Ask Anything” session, which will feature Alberto El Patron, Eli Drake, Eddie Edwards and Moose.
The VIP fans will talk to the IMPACT stars literally moments before one of the biggest shows of the year. The “Ask Anything” Q&A will air live on Twitch, IMPACT officials confirmed.
On Monday, April 23, the VIP fans will be in action alongside some of the IMPACT superstars – in the second-ever IMPACT Mini-Golf Championship. Eli Drake was the inaugural mini-golf champion in January, and he’ll be back on the challenging, yet fun-filled course, looking to defend his title. Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley are among the superstars set to challenge Drake.
On Tuesday, April 24, the VIP fans will embark on the first-ever Bowling Challenge with and against IMPACT Superstars. When Konnan heard about the Bowling Challenge, he immediately said he wanted to participate, along with LAX. The Knockouts Division also will be represented in the Bowling Challenge too, IMPACT officials confirmed.
“It’s not common to get a special connection with your favorite celebrity; however; IMPACT Wrestling delivers every single time with its VIP Packages,” Contreras said. “You truly get a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the IMPACT Wrestling VIP Package.”
The VIP Package includes VIP seating to all shows, April 22-26, including the live Redemption pay-per-view. Plus, all VIP Package participants will receive a special, unique photo inside The Impact Zone – while holding an official Championship Belt, if they like.
In addition, VIP fans will be invited to a nightly post-show Meet & Greet session with IMPACT superstars, such as Sienna and KM who are confirmed for one night. And, all VIP fans will receive unique IMPACT souvenirs.
The “IMPACT Wrestling: Spring Sensation” VIP Package is only $199 and now available at ShopTNA.com. Buy yours today before the VIP Package is soldout.
They will also be holding a media call with Taya.
Impact's Twitch special this Friday 3/9 will feature:
*Impact champion Austin Aries vs. Kongo Kong vs. Matt Sydal.
*Knockouts champion Allie vs. KC Spinelli.
*Moose vs. Alberto el Patron.
*Eli Drake vs. Marcus Burke.
*Trevor Lee vs. Josh Alexander.
*Idris Abraham vs. Petey Williams vs. Phil Atlas vs. Brent Banks.
*Desi Hitsquad vs. Cody Deaner Jake Something.
*Braxton Sutter vs. Tyson Dux.
The promotion also announced their VIP ticketing plans for the 4/22 Redemption PPV and subsequent TV tapings:
Impact announced the following:
IMPACT Wrestling continues its popular VIP Package – and the next round will be the biggest, best, most interactive experiences ever.
“IMPACT Wrestling: Spring Sensation” will be the VIP Package held in conjunction with the Redemption pay-per-view on Sunday night, April 22, and the next four nights of IMPACT TV Tapings. Everything will be held in Orlando, Florida.
“IMPACT Wrestling always seems to go out of its way to make the fans who purchase a VIP Package feel special and connected to their favorite athletes who they see every week on TV,” said Miguel Contreras, who lives in Colorado and has traveled to the past two new-look VIP Packages – held in November in Ottawa, Ontario, and in January in Orlando, Florida.
“Spring Sensation” will kick off even before the first match at Redemption, with the inaugural “Ask Anything” Q&A session. VIP fans will be brought into The IMPACT Zone about 90 minutes before Redemption begins and they will be introduced to some of the biggest names on the IMPACT roster – for an exclusive Q&A session.
IMPACT officials confirmed that Josh Mathews will host the “Ask Anything” session, which will feature Alberto El Patron, Eli Drake, Eddie Edwards and Moose.
The VIP fans will talk to the IMPACT stars literally moments before one of the biggest shows of the year. The “Ask Anything” Q&A will air live on Twitch, IMPACT officials confirmed.
On Monday, April 23, the VIP fans will be in action alongside some of the IMPACT superstars – in the second-ever IMPACT Mini-Golf Championship. Eli Drake was the inaugural mini-golf champion in January, and he’ll be back on the challenging, yet fun-filled course, looking to defend his title. Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley are among the superstars set to challenge Drake.
On Tuesday, April 24, the VIP fans will embark on the first-ever Bowling Challenge with and against IMPACT Superstars. When Konnan heard about the Bowling Challenge, he immediately said he wanted to participate, along with LAX. The Knockouts Division also will be represented in the Bowling Challenge too, IMPACT officials confirmed.
“It’s not common to get a special connection with your favorite celebrity; however; IMPACT Wrestling delivers every single time with its VIP Packages,” Contreras said. “You truly get a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the IMPACT Wrestling VIP Package.”
The VIP Package includes VIP seating to all shows, April 22-26, including the live Redemption pay-per-view. Plus, all VIP Package participants will receive a special, unique photo inside The Impact Zone – while holding an official Championship Belt, if they like.
In addition, VIP fans will be invited to a nightly post-show Meet & Greet session with IMPACT superstars, such as Sienna and KM who are confirmed for one night. And, all VIP fans will receive unique IMPACT souvenirs.
The “IMPACT Wrestling: Spring Sensation” VIP Package is only $199 and now available at ShopTNA.com. Buy yours today before the VIP Package is soldout.
HISTORIC ROH, HWA WRESTLING VENUE TO BE TORN DOWN
The Montgomery Fairgrounds Coliseum, which housed many years of professional
wrestling in Dayton, Ohio, will hold its final sporting event, a boxing card
this weekend, before being torn down. The current fairgrounds will be razed and
replaced with a newer design that will feature eight buildings.
Over the course of its lifetime, the venue was home to Les Thatcher's HWA when it was a WWE developmental territory and hosted a number of Ring of Honor events, including, what was at the time, the most important match in ROH history to that point.
In 2004, with a great amount of turmoil due to the Rob Feinstein situation having the company in quite the maelstrom, CM Punk challenged Samoa Joe for the ROH championship in the venue. The two went on to have an amazing 60-minute draw, something that no one expected. It was not only a great wrestling match, but served as a statement that the company wasn't going to die and focus back on what was happening in the ring. The pair went on to have a great feud in ROH, including a second 60 minute draw, with Joe eventually winning the feud and retaining his championship. Historically, one of the most important moments in ROH history took place in that venue.
The Coliseum is most famous, locally at least, for being the home of the University of Dayton mens' basketball team from 1923 to 1950.
To read more about the venue closing, you can read The Dayton Daily News' coverage by clicking here.
Over the course of its lifetime, the venue was home to Les Thatcher's HWA when it was a WWE developmental territory and hosted a number of Ring of Honor events, including, what was at the time, the most important match in ROH history to that point.
In 2004, with a great amount of turmoil due to the Rob Feinstein situation having the company in quite the maelstrom, CM Punk challenged Samoa Joe for the ROH championship in the venue. The two went on to have an amazing 60-minute draw, something that no one expected. It was not only a great wrestling match, but served as a statement that the company wasn't going to die and focus back on what was happening in the ring. The pair went on to have a great feud in ROH, including a second 60 minute draw, with Joe eventually winning the feud and retaining his championship. Historically, one of the most important moments in ROH history took place in that venue.
The Coliseum is most famous, locally at least, for being the home of the University of Dayton mens' basketball team from 1923 to 1950.
To read more about the venue closing, you can read The Dayton Daily News' coverage by clicking here.
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