Sunday, August 26, 2018

Here's a rarity for you. NWA WCW Wrestling Billy Graham vs Abdullah The Butcher

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NWA WCW Wrestling Superstar Billy Graham vs Abdullah The Butcher from 11/85.
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Billy Corgan On How WWE Does Business, Matt Riddle, Nick Aldis' Exclusive NWA Contract

Billy Corgan's purchase of the NWA in May of 2017 came less than one year after being ousted as president of TNA. While his mission continues to re-establish the NWA brand, he is taking a different strategy rather than starting a full-fledged professional wrestling company with a complete roster.
Corgan is focused on restoring prestige to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, although it's hard to ignore the strategy WWE uses.
"It's hard to get into the WWE mind about why they do what they do," Corgan said on Busted Open Radio. "I mean it's a what? Gazillion-billion dollar company? The decision making internally on a business level and a booking level, I mean they're obviously doing something right. People are throwing money at them. I mean they're not chasing money, people are throwing money. I wish people would throw money at [the NWA] like that, okay? So we could sit here and pick it all apart all day."
Corgan's eye is focused on talent who WWE is about to make overtures toward. Matt Riddle, a man who seems destined for WWE eventually, was used as an example of a different kind of talent who could present a new take on professional wrestling.
"I tend to look more at who's a talent, a guy that's worth watching is Matt Riddle," Corgan continued. "Very interesting guy obviously coming from the MMA side. You know no one's ever really completely made that transition in a way where it's like they brought that sort of MMA vibe or feeling to professional wrestling, I've always been curious.
"Where Kurt Angle brought the, let's call it classic NCAA wrestler Olympic guy, there were guys of course in the 70's, but nobody had ever had that level of success although the Iron Sheik would obviously [disagree]. He's still complaining, 'I was first.' God bless him.".
Nick Aldis is a wrestler Corgan put a lot of stake in when he became NWA World Heavyweight Champion on December 9th, 2017. Aldis is set to defend his title on September 1st at All Inagainst Cody Rhodes, a man hungry for the championship his father The American Dream held three times.
Busted Open Radio co-host Bully Ray asked Cogan what was next for Aldis win or lose at All In, and the answer was back to NWA business as usual. Corgan plans to continue strengthening the National Wrestling Alliance's brand using the strategy of a traveling champion with a small roster of talent.
"Nick Aldis is exclusive to the NWA, "Corgan said. "So he's an NWA talent and our approach from the beginning has been that we want to identify those talents that we want to sign to the NWA. We don't feel like we necessarily have to carry a full roster. We feel that the way we build our brand is to stay really open in the marketplace, work with whoever wants to work with us, but of course, we have to have talents that are our talents that can carry the NWA forward whether they are or aren't the champion."
Aldis is signed to an exclusive NWA contract which requires him to defend the 10 Pounds Of Gold when and where Corgan sees fit. This can create a rocky situation if Aldis feels his matches are booked without his consent.
Corgan explained that the NWA's rise to prominence is his first priority and in order to do that he must require his champion to be available when needed. While equating it to his own days under a record label's hold, Corgan said Aldis is a pleasure to work with even though he isn't shy of making his opinion known.
"We're in the business of building the NWA," Corgan said. "You sign an exclusive deal with anybody that's just the breaks. When I worked for a record company, I mean they had me doing stuff I didn't necessarily want to do. You know Nick's been an absolute pleasure to work with on the business side but that doesn't mean he doesn't voice his opinion.
"There have been some promotions we've worked with that he wasn't happy about it, he certainly let us know. At the end of the day we said, 'look you know, this is just the way it's gotta be to build this brand back up."
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Various Indy Wrestling Results

  • Masked Republic is bringing 100 wrestles and four live events to the Westgate Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on 8/31 and 9/1. Many of the biggest names will be there including Rey Mysterio Jr. (Friday only), Konnan, Ultimo Dragon, L.A. Park, Tinieblas Jr., Penta 0M, Rey Fenix, Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis, Psycho Clown, El Hijo del Fantasma, Fantasma and more. There will be live shows on 8/31 at 8 p.m., headlined by Rey Mysterio Jr. & Penta 0M & Rey Fenix vs. Juventud Guerrera & Super Crazy & ?, and 9/1 is headlined by Tinieblas Jr. & Ultimo Dragon & Mesias vs. Pirata Morgan & Fantasma (wrestling) & El Hijo del Fantasma.
  • Pro Wrestling Championship Series from Friday night in Alton, IL: Dallas Cayde & Mighty Micah b Rasheed Ali & Shane Sanders, Hoodie Howlett b Jake Parnell, Jake Dirden b Matt Kenway, Christian Rose & Thomas Shire won three-way over Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers and Anthony Gutierrez & Logan Riegel, Paco Gonzalez b Gary Jay, Danny Adams b Adrian Surge, Jeremy Wyatt b Mike Outlaw, Davey Vega b Kevin Lee Davidson, Eddie Kingston b Mat Fitchett. 
  • Blackcraft Wrestling's debut show on Friday night in Pittsburgh before about 400 fans: KTB b Zicky Dice, Vipress & Harlow O'Hara b Willow Nightingale & Ashley Vox, Matthew Justice won four-way ladder match over DeMarcus Kane, G-Raver and Stockade, Cortez Castro (Ricky Reyes) b Kris Chambers, Taya Valkyrie b Samantha Height (Isla Dawn was booked but pulled from the show by WWE and they wished her well in her future endeavors on the broadcast), PCO DCOR Chris Dickinson, Dave & Jake Crist won four-way to win tag titles over Duke Davis & Ganon Jones Jr., Andy Williams & Braxton Sutter and Matt Cross & Josh Prohibition, Connor Braxton won a Devil's Dance (Rumble) match, Saraya Knight b Britt Baker to become first women's champion, Johnny Blackcraft (John Hennigan) won three-way to win Blackcraft title over Brody King and Jimmy Havoc via curb stomp into thumbtacks. Paige was at the show watching her mother's match. 
  • The Tessa Blanchard vs. Chelsea Green main event for Zelo Pro Wrestling on Friday night was changed to Blanchard vs. Miranda Alize vs. Laynie Luck when Green wasn't on the show. No reason was given. Xia Brookside was advertised but she was pulled by WWE for the women's tournament on the U.K. tapings.
  • EPW from last night in Perth, Western Australia before 400 fans: Damian Slater & Marcius Pitt b Del Cano & Nacho Taco to keep tag titles, Jack Edwards & Tipene & Taylor King b Jonathan Wimbledon & Jordan Bishop & Julian Ward, Scotty Ryan won three-way over AZ Vegara and Jay Taylor to keep Coastal title, Tyler Jacobs b Hayden Zenith, Garry Schmidt b Billy Williams, Alex Kingston & Logan Grey b David Nero & Kiel Steria, Gavin McGavin b Michael Morleone to win EWP title in a cage match. Cage match said to be great. Next show on 11/3 will be Jonah Rock's first match withe the promotion since 2015. 
  • Asylum Pro Wrestling from last night in Christchurch, New Zealand: Mareko b Michael Richards, Reece Breeg & Bogan Jesus b Jitters & Umlaut, Candy Lee b Grace Lightning, CruiserMates b Will Power & Taylor Adams, Kane Khan won three-way over James Shaw and Jake Shehan, JK Moody & Bryant b Ben Mana & Adam Avalanche, Toa Henare b Charlie Roberts.
  • IWA vs. MCW from last night in Sydney: Chris Abbott b Lochy Hendricks, Slex b Mick Moretti, Matt Rogers won Battle Royal, Gino Gambino b Mehmet to keep the MCW title, Jackson Kelly & Will Kiedis & Brad Alexander b JXT & Mitch Waterman & Nick Bury, Randal b Syd Parker in a no DQ match. 
  • ECCW on 9/8 in New Westminster, BC at Sapperton Pensioners Hall. They also run 10/12 in New Westminster at the Anvil Theater with Nicole Matthews and Sammy Guevera.
  • Mark Henry and Primo Colon are being advertised for a WWC show on 9/15 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
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Netflix Now Has Lucha Libre

Netflix has a full season of a TV documentary called "Nuestra Lucha Libre" on right now.
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Vince McMahon Gets Punked, Shane Douglas Destroys WWE For Using The Triple Threat Name Two Weeks Ago On Smackdown

Shane Douglas finally broke his silence on the most recent edition of his Triple Threat Podcast regarding the WWE using the longtime ECW stable name "Triple Threat" for enhancement talent. Calling for the writers and WWE management to pay closer attention to the intellectual property as well as attempt to show respect to now deceased former members, "The Franchise" sternly dissects why he feels Vince McMahon's obsession with hurting former talent he can't control still continues on to this day.
"No I did not watch it and I don't watch that product. So I didn't see it when it happened and I wouldn't see if they did it again next week."
"There are certain things that you don't do in our business. There is a reason that you don't go out and like the old song says you don't pull on Superman's cape and you don't spit into the wind and the reasons are obvious to most people but maybe VKM is not most people and has a screw loose so he doesn't understand and spits in the wind daily and gets it back in his face. If you go out and you say something derogatory about the Four Horsemen and I bring that one up first because everyone knows my personal dealings with Ric Flair but the Four Horseman are written in stone. You can take a picture and photoshop it all you want but people remember the Four Horsemen as the symbol of excellence and I still see Arn (Anderson) and Tully (Blachard) holding up the four fingers and you just don't do it because these are things you don't touch. No country music star today goes out and calls themselves "The Man in Black" or "The Woman in Black" and most people are intelligent enough to not do that."
"I think Vince probably got an earful back that he needed to but since Vince seems to stuck on some wrestler from ECW from twenty years ago. (Vince) I'm sure you can find my phone number and if you need help with your ratings than give me a call and I'd be happy to sell them to you or you can continue to fall like you are. If I were an investor with say Merrill Lynch or Charles Schwab I'd think twice in wanting to invest in a company that wanted to invoke something from twenty years ago in such a derogatory way and sh*t on so many fans like VKM did last week and got his earful back for it."
"Me, Brian Lee and Dean Malenko are the only living members of the Triple Threat. When people say "The Triple Threat" they think of Shane Douglas and Francine, Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow. So for that company to take a slap at a group where two of the guys have passed and gone WAY to early, just shows the amount of class that company has. Classless. Maybe we should start calling them the World Classless Federation. It's pathetic. When I was there in 95/96 I wanted to take shots at other companies for the WWF and Vince told me at that point that they tried to stay above that. Apparently, the ratings have dropped so much that the mighty Vince McMahon must now think he's got to start take shots at deities from our past in the industry and things that are written in stone to try and get the ratings up. Funny thing is that Vince won't send a paycheck for residuals for what he is doing when he is evoking that. I think we've already spent too much time on this. My advice to the fans would be just stop watching. Stop paying attention to the garbage and maybe then they would get back to what our industry is supposed to be and maybe their ratings will turn around because what were they ten years ago? Nine years ago? Eight years ago? Last year? The year before that? Don't take my word for it, do your own investigation."
"This is the company that Vince McMahon has created. Everybody is a "yes" man, everybody kisses Vince's ass but my question is where is everyone's pride? Has everyone just become so complacent that you'll kiss his ass on television or figuratively in the back, but you just keep kissing ass? Come on. My lips have been chapped most of my life and I've never put them on a nice smooth ass of another person and it boggles my mind. I'm sure that Chris Candido's family and I'm sure Bam Bam Bigelow's sons and daughter are very appreciative of that from the "genius". I don't want to give it more credence than it should get because obviously people didn't watch it and my guess is less people will be watching next week, next month, next year and we've spoken enough about that piece of sh*t now lets move on."
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EXPO LUCHA TO LIVE STREAM EVENTS NEXT WEEKEND FROM LAS VEGAS, FULL DETAILS

Masked Republic issued the following:
LUCHA CENTRAL TO STREAM EXPO LUCHA EVENTS FREE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON LUCHACENTRAL.COM FRIDAY AUGUST 31 AND SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS!
Watch the Future Legend SuperShow featuring Rey Mysterio & Penta Zero M & Rey Fenix vs. Juventud Guerrera & Psychosis & Super Crazy and more live starting at 8 PM PT/10 PM MEX/11 PM ET exclusively on the site.
August 25 - Las Vegas, NV
Masked Republic's Expo Lucha, the first lucha libre convention held outside of Mexico, will be bringing 100 luchadores and pro wrestlers, 4 huge live events and interactive fan experiences to The Westgate Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday August 31 and Saturday September 1. 
Packed with many of the biggest name luchadores on the planet including Rey Mysterio, Konnan, Ultimo Dragon, LA PARK (the original La Parka), Tinieblas Jr., Penta Zero M, Rey Fenix, Juventud Guerrera, Fuerza Guerrera, Psychosis, Psycho Clown, Hijo del Fantasma and dozens more including a rare U.S. appearance by the President of the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission Fantasma, fans across the world now have a chance to experience some of the action from wherever they may be.
LuchaCentral.com, lucha libre fans' number one site for lucha coverage in both English and Spanish, will live stream both Future Legends Expo Lucha SuperShow on Friday August 31 at 8 PM PT and the Legends of Lucha Libre event on Saturday September 1 at 2 PM PT.  Cameras will also roll live from the Expo at other times throughout the weekend, so fans will want to be checking LuchaCentral.com regularly as well as following the site's social media accounts: @luchacentralcom on Twitter and @luchacentral on Instagram and Facebook.
English commentary for all Expo Lucha events will be provided by lucha libre legend Vampiro (Lucha Underground, Lucha Libre AAA, WCW, CMLL, Wrestling Society X) and Joe Dombrowski (ROH Future of Honor, CZW, BTW, IWC, MaskedMania) while Spanish commentary will be provided by Roberto Figueroa (Multimedios TV Network, Revolucha, The Crash Lucha Libre).  
Announced for the Future Legend Expo Lucha SuperShow Friday August 31 at 8 PM PT is:
• Main Event: Rey Mysterio & Penta Zero M & Rey Fenix vs. Juventud Guerrera & Super Crazy
• Team Future Legend: Moose & Eddie Edwards & Chris Adonis vs. El Mesias Ricky Banderas & Marty "The Moth" Martinez & Killer Kross
• Rey Horus vs. Austin Theory vs. Laredo Kid
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John Hennigan, Taya Valkyrie, La Mascara, Black Taurus, Shane Helms, LAX's Santana & Ortiz, Mascarita Dorada, Demus, Black Danger, Destino Negro, Douglas James, Famous B, Eli Everfly, Oraculo, Serpentico, El Snowflake (aka Human Tornado) and Ultimo Panda.  
Announced for the Legends of Lucha Libre event on Saturday, September 1 at 2 PM PT is:
• Main Event:  Tinieblas Jr. with Alushe & Ultimo Dragon & El Mesias Ricky Banderas vs. Pirata Morgan & Fantasma & Hijo del Fantasma 
• Solar & Solar Jr. vs. Damian 666 & Bestia 666
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Fuerza Guerrera, Skayde, Negro Navarro, El Cobarde, Mano Negra, Angel Blanco Jr. and more!
Don't miss a minute of the action over Expo Lucha weekend thanks to exclusive free live streaming coverage at LuchaCentral.com
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