Thursday, December 27, 2018
Upcoming Indy Wrestling Dates
MCW on Saturday in Baltimore at Perry Hall High School has Tito Santana, Billy Gunn, Tommy Dreamer and Melina. Gunn will team with son Austin Gunn. Dreamer also wrestles on the show. WOH champion Kelly Klein faces Gia Scott with Mandy Leon as referee.
Wrestling Revolver tomorrow night in Des Moines, IA at the Val Air Ballroom has a one-night tournament for the Revolver title with Rich Swann vs. Larry D, Brian Cage vs. Shane Strickland, Jessicka Havok vs. Matthew Palmer and Trey Miguel vs. Ace Austin vs. JT Dunn, plus Sami Callihan & Jake & Dave Crist vs. Mat Fitchett & Davey Vega & ACH, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Arik Cannon, Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs. Shane Strickland & Jason Cade and more.
- Pro Wrestling Eclipse on 1/6 in Oshawa, ONT at the Oshawa Legion.
- AAW on Saturday night in Merrionette Park, IL at 115 Bourbon Street has Brody King vs. Sami Callihan in a cage match for the AAW title, DJZ vs.; Bandido for the Heritage title, Myron Reed & AR Fox vs. Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier for the tag titles, ACH vs. Eddie Kingston, Jake Something & Curt Stallion & Quinn McKay vs. Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett & Scarlett, Kylie Rae vs. Kimber Lee for the women's title and Jessicka Havok & Paco vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Josh Briggs in a double dog collar match.
- Pro Wrestling Phoenix results from last night in Omaha: Tim Boston b Seto Kobaara, Brett Bishop b Uncle Ricky, Moonshine Russell b Jack Darling, Paul Daniels & Joey Daniels b Chris Havius & Jaystin Strife, Con Artiest b Kenny Jones, Devin Carter & Preston Maxwell b Johnny Ruckus-DQ, Branden Juarez NC Willy Sweet. Next show is 1/17 at the Waiting Room Lounge in Omaha.
WWE Fucks Up On Their Hidden Gems (Again) But I'm Not The One Originally Reporting It This Time
Imagine that, someone besides me FINALLY grows a set of balls and does (in a way) what I've been doing now for months, lol. About fucking time the 'bigger name' columnists got some fucking balls.
Mat Memory- Mat Bloom (A-Train, Baldo, Giant Bernard in NJPW) Early Days
This is from Sylvano Sousa's Atlantic Wrestling Federation show, 1997 in Manchester, NH). The Late Walter 'Killer' Kowalski is special referee.Also has current ROH Ring Announcer (before he got to the big time of ROH) Bobby Cruise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=124gxyPCBbc
ROH's Bobby Cruise does both ring announcing and commentating on this next match.. He did such a great job that I wish he commentated all the matches. 1st match - The Boston Brawler vs Holocaust. Look for run-ins from Brutal Bob Evans, Jerry Blue and WWE Damien Sandow's very 1st time in a wrestling ring. He'll be wearing blue jeans and sneakers. Starting at 8 minutes is The Hardcore Clown vs Prince Albert in a Hardcore match. Look for a fire extinguisher, steel chair,, brief case, broom stick, metal trash can, cooking pan and even a Coke machine. WWA World Westling Alliance in Leominster, Massachusetts. Matt Bloom. Tim McNeany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYt4tP_t6u0
Bloom as Baldo in Memphis Power Pro Wrestling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoNTUbwNjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8lLJfiNlZY
Bloom as Giant Bernard in NJPW.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=124gxyPCBbc
ROH's Bobby Cruise does both ring announcing and commentating on this next match.. He did such a great job that I wish he commentated all the matches. 1st match - The Boston Brawler vs Holocaust. Look for run-ins from Brutal Bob Evans, Jerry Blue and WWE Damien Sandow's very 1st time in a wrestling ring. He'll be wearing blue jeans and sneakers. Starting at 8 minutes is The Hardcore Clown vs Prince Albert in a Hardcore match. Look for a fire extinguisher, steel chair,, brief case, broom stick, metal trash can, cooking pan and even a Coke machine. WWA World Westling Alliance in Leominster, Massachusetts. Matt Bloom. Tim McNeany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYt4tP_t6u0
Bloom as Baldo in Memphis Power Pro Wrestling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoNTUbwNjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8lLJfiNlZY
Bloom as Giant Bernard in NJPW.
GIANT BERNARD talks about DAVE FINLAY！
Kurt Angle vs Giant Bernard 2/15/09 Part 1
Kurt Angle vs Giant Bernard 2/15/09 Part 2
WWA (Kentucky)- Hysteria 78 - High Risk 2018
"Superior" Tony Evans defends his WWA Title against Andrew Hunter, Stonewall, and Dakota France in a Ladder Match.
-The WWA Tag Team Division is on display when Ballin' With Finesse, the System, and Lizzy Sixx & Jake Bravado face off in a Triple Threat Match.
-New Hardcore Champion Jordan Whittaker faces the maniacal Josiah, with the Queen cowering in his corner.
-Alexander Knight is now the sole owner of the WWA Tag Team Championships. What will he do next?
-We take a look at Logan Abell and Krutch's minds before they face off at Curtain Call.
All of this plus the WWA National Champion Tyler Hawkins, Cortland Moore, Vanderpool, Drake Jaxon and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6_E48QUuo
My Popularity Seems To Be Increasing. :)
And THEN.. You have...This...
Chris Dickinson saves Orange Cassidy & challenges David Starr for New Year's Eve | Beyond Wrestling
The aftermath of David Starr vs. Orange Cassidy to determine the #1 Contender for the Powerbomb.TV Independent Wrestling Championship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMa5HXsqTw8
Fans Leave At Intermission At WWE Chicago (LMAO! Bet WWE Will Sidestep This Story, As Usual)
This tells you how great WWE's product is, LMAO!
Don Callis Says Impact On Pursuit Will Be "Sexier, Edgier, Maybe Even A Little More Hardcore"
Don Callis was on his Killing The Town podcast, thanks to Wrestling Inc. contributor Himanshu D. for sending this along: and talked about various topics related to IMPACT. You can listen to the podcast here:
Raven appearing on IMPACT:
"How awesome was it to have Raven on IMPACT television? I gotta tell you, I was like a kid in a candy store, came up with this idea to have Raven. I always love hanging out with him and I learnt so much even now just talking to him. I gotta tell you he was so great, my god just out there — no one scripted Raven. Raven just has great timing and he was great. Josh Mathews described him as the Keyser Söze of pro-wrestling and I think that's right. I think that that is the ideal character for Raven at this point in his career it is to be Keyser Söze, the criminal, the ultimate master mind. I think that would be really cool. So that was a really awesome thing to see Raven."
Working with IMPACT after being inactive from the business for many years:
"Being with IMPACT — you gotta understand, I was out of the business by my own choice for 13 years or more. To get back into the wrestling business and start tweaking those old scratches and itches and enjoying myself, it was just great. And people ask, 'What was the best part? Is it the travel?' Honestly, the best part for me is working with the talent. I always loved that. I always loved trying to play a role and passing on whatever knowledge I had, whether it was with the promos or how to get something over, get yourself over. Those are areas that I think I was pretty good at over my career. It's just really cool. It's hard work, it's a grind, I have never been on the road this much. It's really cool."
Sami Callihan:
"Even a guy like Sami Callihan is effectively a psychotic. He is a functioning psychotic. Sami and I have had our ups and downs without a doubt. Sami has taken some liberties with me. If I were a wrestler, I probably would have something to say about it. But one thing I will say about Sami, Sami like I was is all about getting himself over. And some people don't like that. Some people say, 'God this selfish son of a b---h, he is just getting himself over' and you know what I say to that? I say, 'You're an idiot' because that's the whole point of this business. If you are not constantly trying to get yourself over, and sometimes that means at the expense of other people — not everyone gets first prize, ladies and gentlemen. And if you think that you do then you are just never going to be over and Sami is a guy who is constantly trying to out wrestle, out fight, out talk, out do, out promote everybody else. And I love that about him."
Jake and Dave Crist:
"I can't stand The Crist brothers. That's a redemption story too. I wanted to fire those guys when I first came into IMPACT. I'd seen them on TV a couple of times. I was like, 'What?' But this is the thing, people say, 'Oh you like the Crists now. They are really cool. What they do, they are great heels. What did you do, Don?' I didn't change anything about the Crists. We didn't change anything about the Crists. We let the Crists be the Crists. My thing was always I want Jake and Dave to have their time. Yeah, Sami is Ric Flair and those guys are Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson. That's not a bad thing. Not everyone can be Ric Flair. That's Sami Callihan. But that doesn't mean that Tully and Arn don't have their own thing. And I want Jake and Dave and we all want Jake and Dave to have their own thing. And man, I tell you they have really stepped up. Jay Crist doing the 'mini draw' thing to me is... man, I love that is just so ridiculous and crazy and awesome. Dave Crist has got some of the best facials in wrestling on these promos and Sami is Sami."
Johnny IMPACT:
"You talk about guys like Johnny IMPACT. He's our world champion and man, he's been a pleasure as well. Such a good dude. You talk about the prototype world champion, that's the guy."
Brian Cage:
"Getting to work with Brian and I think that maybe my tone and my way of talking to Brian early on might have been a bit of a shock to him. And I'm not going to get into what was said, but if you listen to this podcast you kinda know. I wanna see aggressive, driven, selfish Brian Cage. GMSI stands for 'Get My s--t In', it doesn't stand for 'Get Your s--t In Too'. I love working with Brian and I think Brian has maybe the most untapped potential in the wrestling business, which is scary when you think about saying 'untapped potential' and all the stuff he already does. It's the stuff he's currently not doing, that's the stuff that's gonna make Brian Cage the biggest star in wrestling at some point."
The Pursuit Channel deal:
"This week we announced our move from Pop TV which was a great partner for us. A lot of fans thought, 'Wow, you guys should be on a different network with a different demographic' so we announced this week we're moving to Pursuit which is an exciting thing for me. When you talk about how you deal with your content as a company because our parent company Anthem owns not only the Fight Network and Game TV, they also own a significant stake in Pursuit. It's a great strategic move for us, and I think people are going to love to see a sexier, edgier, maybe even a little more hardcore IMPACT Wrestling. I'm really, really pumped about that."
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