Monday, October 22, 2018
Further Fun Putting Someone At ProWrestling.Net In Check (Thanks To Twitter)
Grado talks ICW history, Storm, Jarrett, Foley, McIntyre, and more!
In the promo of a lifetime, Grado talks ICW history, James Storm, Jeff Jarrett, Mark Dallas, @mMick Foley, Drew McIntyre and more! See Grado on November 11th at ICW Fight Club and vs. James Storm at @ICW: Fear & Loathing XI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2bQkeaXYss
WWE Marks Are Falling For This Roman Reigns "Excuse" When They Don't See The Obvious
Roman, like others on the WWE roster don't want to so the Crown Jewel show in Saudi Arabia and really who can blame him? A journalist was killed and Saudi Arabia was responsible for it. Businesses left and right have been pulling out of business deals with Saudi Arabia over this but yet Vince McMahon, is bound and determined to keep the show going there, no matter what flack it may bring him and his company, or stockholders.
So Roman doesn't want to go and took a stand, you think he really could've went out there and said what he said without the WWE scripting that promo for him? Come on, they script every promo, right down to the last word. It's a nice attempt at covering the fact Roman doesn't want to go to Saudi Arabia, and since the new Universal Champion is now going to be crowned, where? OOHH yes, Saudi Arabia at Crown Jewel. You don't see the obvious that even a blind man can see?
Much like when Shawn Michaels didn't want to do a job so he dropped the title claiming he "lost his smile", here we have this. Roman didn't want to go to the show, and probably didn't want to do the job on that show, so let's come up with this so he doesn't have to and seems to have a safe yet 'very convenient' out, especially with the timing of all this. It all comes together nicely in a pretty package with a bow on top that any blind man can see.
How the WWE marks can't see what is so fucking obvious here, is beyond me. But. That's why alot of them are still marks and I, will always be alittle smarter than them. Again, the timing and how they pieced it together is wwaayy too convenient. Only an idiot can't see this and believe me, there's alot of WWE fans proving to be idiots tonight.
Note On Crown Jewel Ticket Sales For Anyone Who Gives A Fuck
And then there's this for the three people who may give a shit.
tickets for Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia were to go on sale Friday. They did not. The website in Saudi Arabia handling the tickets told people who asked that WWE has not confirmed to them that the show will go on.
Nice going WWE, Great way to treat them paying fans that you want, to come to your house shows.
Reigns missed the entire weekend. Bliss and Mysterio were on the weekend tour and worked the night before in Hartford, and there was significant interest and disappointment in Boston about Mysterio not being there. No announcement was made at the show and fans didn't realize he wouldn't be there until they announced the AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura WWE title match as the main event.
At this point WWE hasn't said anything about any of the nonappearances. There was talk on Saturday night that Bliss, coming off an injury in her first weekend back, was hurt again, but that wasn't confirmed, past the point she was then off yesterday's show.
Supreme Wrestling (Based In Indiana) Yukon Mike vs Nic Noble Supreme Title Match 10/19/2018
Yukon Mike challenges for the Supreme Heavyweight Championship against champion "The VIP" Nic Noble at Supreme Wrestling in North Vernon 10/19/2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAVtvQYvUpU
NWA PRESIDENT BILLY CORGAN REFLECTS ON LAST NIGHT'S NWA 70 EVENT, SAYS THEY HAVE 'MUCH WORK TO DO' BEFORE NEXT LIVE EVENT
NWA PRESIDENT BILLY CORGAN REFLECTS ON LAST NIGHT'S NWA 70 EVENT, SAYS THEY HAVE 'MUCH WORK TO DO' BEFORE NEXT LIVE EVENT
National Wrestling Alliance President Billy Corgan took to Instagram with thoughts on last night's NWA 70 event, which aired live on Fite.tv:
#NWA70 thoughts in no particular order:
Magnum TA @magnum_ta was an absolute joy to engage with, and showed when speaking live of the NWA's future why he is so highly regarded with fans and people in the business.
Jim Cornette, on commentary, reminded why there is no one better with a microphone, and I appreciate him lending his gravitas to the event. His partner, Joe Galli, has such a bright future, and I hope he will remain as our leading voice for decades. As
well, I was thrilled to have Tony Schiavone (@tonyschiavone24) call the main event.
As this highlights one of the great pleasures of owning the NWA, which is seeing these legends do what they do best.
On the production side, we fell short on providing a televised event up to the standard that I would consider acceptable. Which reminded me greatly as to why people questioned my pursuit of TNA (in terms of wanting to buy the company, and filed a
potential lawsuit to do so). Put simply, building up a culture like Smashing Pumpkins or the NWA, takes time, trial and error, and great risk. And throwing $$$ at the problems doesn't necessarily correct the issues, and in some cases makes it worse.
So last night I was painfully reminded of how hard this journey is, and knew by the time the last bell rung we have much work to do before we'd run another such live event. Which in no way diminishes my appreciation for those who ordered or
attended the event. In fact, it increases it.
Sitting ringside for the main event, I had one recurring thought, which is there are only a few people on the planet (let's say the number is under 30) who could do what Nick and Cody did last night. Or, as I used to
tell my Mother, 'this is why they pay me the big bucks, Ma'. Skilled, talented people need the right stage and crowd to show their best, and last night was exactly that. The fans were FANTASTIC. Pushing Cody and Nick to a place I think that surprised
them. I remain hopeful for a third, definitive contest.
Lastly, the vibe backstage with talent was jubilant, and hopeful. From a living legend like Dory Funk, Jr, to the kid in the dark. And that speaks volumes.
Another Monday Memory With.. NWA World Title: Harley Race vs Rick Martel - Australia
NWA World Title: Harley Race vs Rick Martel World Championship Wrestling Australia Studio December 1977. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JbVkwY0hik
Monday Memories With- The Fabulous Freebirds vs Curt Hennig and Greg Gagne - (1985) - AWA Wrestling
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) take on the young team of Curt Hennig (Mr. Perfect) and Greg Gagne at The Riviera in 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBA55wnVa1o
Eric Bischoff On Why Roddy Piper Signed With WCW, Tension Between Piper And Hulk Hogan
The legendary Roddy Piper surprisingly made the jump from WWE to WCW in 1996. Former WCW president Eric Bischoff recently discussed what it was like to work with Piper on an episode of his 83 Weeks podcast.
Bischoff said he was amazed at how much Piper was interested knowing about the creative side before he would commit to signing with WCW. When the two of them met, Bischoff was impressed with how much Piper knew about what was going on in WCW and he revealed that Piper was a fan of their storylines involving the nWo. Piper's attitude was a stark contrast from other wrestlers who were more concerned about the financial gains they would make if they joined WCW.
"You know what... Roddy Piper wasn't all about the money. Roddy was way more interested in the creative. When I say that I say it in a general sense, like a macro sense," Bischoff said. "I think what Roddy was really interested in from what I remember at that meeting because I do remember that meeting quite well, Roddy got so animated when we started talking about pro wrestling. His passion for it became really evident.
"In the first part of the meeting it was a regular greeting, but once we started talking about what was different about WCW Nitro and why it was working. There were several things that he loved. He loved the nWo," Bischoff continued. "He loved the fact that we were breaking the mold and disrupting the formula because that was how Roddy Piper was. In many ways he was a traditionalist in pro wrestling. He was a 'throwback' as far as someone who believed in the product and gave a lot to it, but he was also a progressive-thinking guy, which I believe he was because of his experience in television and in movies and his interest in it, and with discussions that he had with people outside of pro wrestling that all content had to evolve. Pro wrestling was no different, and Roddy Piper saw what a lot of others saw, which was, holy s**t, this is hot. What are you guys thinking? What was the psychology behind this? Where was the nWo going? We did discuss those things with the kind of big ideas were between WCW and the nWo and where it was headed, which were things that he did like."
After his famed rivalry with Hulk Hogan in WWE, it was expected that Piper would feud with "Hollywood" Hogan in WCW. Bischoff said there was backstage tension between the two, but Piper was still excited to reignite the rivalry.
"Of course we also talked about the possibilities of matches against Hulk Hogan, because Piper hadn't talked to Hulk at that point because, yes, there may have been some professional tension between them as who the top guys were, and who didn't want to do a job to the other, which is really childish, but when you think about how much money was involved it really wasn't that childish, but they had both more or less gotten all over that," Bischoff said. "There was still a little residual of comments that were made towards one another, including me, but Roddy was really looking forward for the opportunity to work with Hulk, with Randy [Savage] and certainly with Ric Flair. I mean, Roddy loved Ric Flair. Ric and Roddy were tighter than that."
When Piper agreed to join WCW, most of the superstars were excited to have him on the roster. Bischoff said the only wrestlers who were concerned were mid-carders who were afraid they would get pushed further down the card. As far as the top superstars, they welcomed Piper with open arms.
"There may have been people who felt--like, some of the mid-card guys who maybe thought they were on the verge of breaking into the top-tier with the semi-main event status of storylines, which is a better way of saying it may have thought that here is one more guy who has now become one more rung to the ladder I have to climb now," Bischoff said. "You can't deny that, but nobody really expressed it to me. Of the people that I dealt with more regularly at the time, more creatively like Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, who didn't have a problem with it, as long as they got their checks on time. Hulk Hogan was actually excited about it. Randy Savage was supportive of it and Ric Flair couldn't wait so unless somebody had feelings that weren't articulated to me, it pretty much was everybody was pretty supportive of it."
Piper ended up making his debut at Halloween Havoc and immediately entered into a feud with Hogan and nWo. Bischoff said it was perfect timing for him to make his debut when Hogan was already at the top of the card, especially since fans knew about the real-life tension between the two of them. Bischoff wanted his storylines to be based of real life as much as possible, so it was a great way to get Piper started in WCW.
"Probably more than anything it was a coincidence. It would be easy for me to make it sound like it was a master plan. Oftentimes it was just coincidence of good timing. Roddy was available and we had worked on his deal. We were obviously excited to have Roddy Piper on the roster because it opened up a lot of creative opportunities with Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan because of their history and the legacy they had previously. Everyone was aware of the heat between Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart. We had heard about it a million times, and Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper had their share of tension that the core, the hardcore, not the passive audience or the mainstream audience was aware of, but your hardcore audience, who knew the ins and outs and followed it closely with the dirt sheets where they were well aware of that," Bischoff said. "To me, it was like okay, now we have something to work with. In this period of time from 1996, 1997 & 1998 I tried to capture real relationship, real life heat, whatever was real to some degree that the audience knew about I tried to capture those moments or relationships and turn the volume up on them, and Roddy brought that up to the table, so there really wasn't a master plan other than the fact that Roddy was excited. He was probably excited because we had a lot of momentum. It was a two way street--we were excited about him but he was also excited to be there. He saw all of those same opportunities that we did. WCW Nitro was on a roll and it was the talk of the town where we were outperforming everybody and Roddy wanted to be a part of it as much as we wanted him to be part of us."
Dumb Ass Wrestler Uses Gay Slurs On A Show When he Wasn't Even Supposed To Do A Promo
There was a very controversial issue on a Heavy Metal Wrestling show in Texas on Friday. Rudy Gonzalez, who has trained a lot of wrestlers, was there cutting a promo and apparently he didn't have permission to do so, started cussing and used a gay slur more than one time and the talent on the show were shocked thinking that fans would be offended and not come back. You really can't be doing that on shows today. The promotion issued an apology but didn't mention details as to what or to Gonzalez's name but mentioned offensive language to the LGBT community. Ricky Stars wrote, "If your trainer uses derogatory language at a show and you back him up or don't check his ass, you're just as bad. This is directed at TWA in San Antonio, trainer and all. Don't talk about how to do things "right" and then go and pull stuff like that."
Pro Wrestler Matt Riviera Named President Of A Digital Broadcast Network
Pro wrestler and promoter Matt Riviera has been named the President of Right Now TV (RNTV), an Atlanta-based digital broadcast network. The network will include at least two pro wrestling shows, USA Championship Wrestling and TCW Wrestling, and would be interested if there are any quality tape libraries available.
NWA70 Results And Notes.
NWA National Championship Tournament Semifinal: Sam Shaw defeated Colt Cabana, Sammy Guevara, and Scorpio Sky in a four-way elimination match to advance
Barrett Brown defeated Laredo Kid
NWA National Championship Tournament Semifinals: Willie Mack defeated Jay Bradley, Ricky Starks, and Mike Parrow in a four-way elimination match to advance
Tim Storm defeated Peter Avalon
NWA Worlds Women's Championship Jazz defeated Penelope Ford to retain her title (The original planned opponent for Jazz was to be Madison Rayne, but she went on to sign with Ring of Honor. Penelope Ford was offered the match because of how well she got over at "All In" and with the idea of giving someone fresh a chance)
NWA National Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final: Willie Mack defeated Sam Shaw to win the title
Tag Team Open Challenge: Crimson & Jax Dane (w/ Road Warrior Animal) defeated Shannon Moore & Crazzy Steve
Nick Aldis defeated Cody in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
While a final number is still being calculated, the National Wrestling Alliance 70th Anniversary event last night was the highest grossing wrestling event in the history of the Nashville Fairgrounds Arena, including every TNA PPV ever held there.
The NWA 70 event was just shy of an official sellout.
There were some technical problems at the beginning as opening video has live audience audio. Joe Galli, Tony Schiavone and Jim Cornette welcomed us to the Asylum at the Nashville Fairgrounds and ran down the card.
Same audio issue as Colt Cabana and Sammy Guevara were interviewed in the back but we were hearing the commentary team. Scorpio Sky did a video promo, then it was time for our opening match.
During the press conference, new NWA Champion Nick Aldis said he'd like to defend the title against Marty Scurll. Aldis and Scurll actually broke into the business and worked a lot of independents together in Europe during their earliest days in the business.
While Jazz's post-match promo implied she was going for the NWA title, it was meant to reference that she wanted her own "Ten Pounds of Gold" series, similar to the one that follows the NWA Champion on YouTube.
Magnum TA was booked this past Thursday to appear tonight. Initially JJ Dillon was slated to be the legend who would present the NWA National title to Willie Mack, but a health issue prevented Dillon from appearing. TA's promo tonight was
absolutely great and there were scores of people putting him over after the show for how gracious and easy he was to work with.
Prior to his injury, Joey Janela was booked for the show but obviously had to pull out. Janela would have been competing for the NWA National title.
In a dark match before the Fite.TV broadcast went on the air, James Ellsworth defeated Karim Brigante. Ellsworth was originally booked to wrestle on the PPV but was cut as plans for the show evolved. Brigante has worked for Harley Race's World
League Wrestling in Missouri.
During the show, it was announced the promotion would be working with The Crockett Foundation charity to bring back the Crockett Cup next year.
Jeff Jarrett headed production on the show. Championship Wrestling from Hollywood's Dave Marquez directed the show.
The consensus backstage was that they knew the production issues needed to be addressed going forward and would be.
A lot of the logistical work on the show, like ring crew, were handled by Crimson's promotion.
Barrett Brown defeated Laredo Kid
NWA National Championship Tournament Semifinals: Willie Mack defeated Jay Bradley, Ricky Starks, and Mike Parrow in a four-way elimination match to advance
Tim Storm defeated Peter Avalon
NWA Worlds Women's Championship Jazz defeated Penelope Ford to retain her title (The original planned opponent for Jazz was to be Madison Rayne, but she went on to sign with Ring of Honor. Penelope Ford was offered the match because of how well she got over at "All In" and with the idea of giving someone fresh a chance)
NWA National Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final: Willie Mack defeated Sam Shaw to win the title
Tag Team Open Challenge: Crimson & Jax Dane (w/ Road Warrior Animal) defeated Shannon Moore & Crazzy Steve
Nick Aldis defeated Cody in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
While a final number is still being calculated, the National Wrestling Alliance 70th Anniversary event last night was the highest grossing wrestling event in the history of the Nashville Fairgrounds Arena, including every TNA PPV ever held there.
The NWA 70 event was just shy of an official sellout.
There were some technical problems at the beginning as opening video has live audience audio. Joe Galli, Tony Schiavone and Jim Cornette welcomed us to the Asylum at the Nashville Fairgrounds and ran down the card.
Same audio issue as Colt Cabana and Sammy Guevara were interviewed in the back but we were hearing the commentary team. Scorpio Sky did a video promo, then it was time for our opening match.
During the press conference, new NWA Champion Nick Aldis said he'd like to defend the title against Marty Scurll. Aldis and Scurll actually broke into the business and worked a lot of independents together in Europe during their earliest days in the business.
While Jazz's post-match promo implied she was going for the NWA title, it was meant to reference that she wanted her own "Ten Pounds of Gold" series, similar to the one that follows the NWA Champion on YouTube.
Magnum TA was booked this past Thursday to appear tonight. Initially JJ Dillon was slated to be the legend who would present the NWA National title to Willie Mack, but a health issue prevented Dillon from appearing. TA's promo tonight was
absolutely great and there were scores of people putting him over after the show for how gracious and easy he was to work with.
Prior to his injury, Joey Janela was booked for the show but obviously had to pull out. Janela would have been competing for the NWA National title.
In a dark match before the Fite.TV broadcast went on the air, James Ellsworth defeated Karim Brigante. Ellsworth was originally booked to wrestle on the PPV but was cut as plans for the show evolved. Brigante has worked for Harley Race's World
League Wrestling in Missouri.
During the show, it was announced the promotion would be working with The Crockett Foundation charity to bring back the Crockett Cup next year.
Jeff Jarrett headed production on the show. Championship Wrestling from Hollywood's Dave Marquez directed the show.
The consensus backstage was that they knew the production issues needed to be addressed going forward and would be.
A lot of the logistical work on the show, like ring crew, were handled by Crimson's promotion.
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