Saturday, January 19, 2019
Possible 'Reason' Why The Revival Requested Their WWE Release
After their match with Lucha House Party on Monday night's episode of RAW, The Revival, Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder asked for their release from WWE management, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. While The Revival requested their release, Meltzer added in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the release has not been granted yet. He noted that no releases are being granted to anyone asking for them "for obvious reasons."
Pro Wrestling Sheet is now reporting the reason for the request is not just based on their booking, but the booking of the entire tag division. The report says lack of direction, promos, and attention has become a point of frustration for Dash and Dawson.
Apparently, that frustration boiled over on Monday when their match against WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode and Chad Gable wasn't featured on the show. Gallows and Anderson (who were initially considered major signings) and Authors of Pain are being looked at as other examples of notable teams not getting much TV time.
The Revival have been on the main roster since April 2017 and have yet to hold any WWE Championship gold. In comparison, the duo saw much more success in NXT, where they are two-time NXT Tag Team Champions, and won Year-End Awards for Tag Team of the Year and Match of the Year for their match against Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa in a 2-out-of-3 falls match for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT TakeOver: Toronto.
The report also noted both sides have talked since Monday, but it's not clear if anything was resolved. Dash and Dawson also have a "decent amount of time" left on their contracts, meaning they may have to sit out awhile if WWE simply sends them home.
MLW Fusion Episode 40: Hart Foundation vs. Dirty Blondes, Rush vs. Shane Strickland & more
The Hart Foundation ready for their SuperFight world tag team title match as they take on Colonel Parker’s Dirty Blondes in the main event. Will Parker’s Stud Stable play the role of spoiler? Tune in to find out!
The reigning World Champion Low Ki celebrates 15 years of dominance in Major League Wrestling while #1 ranked “Filthy” Tom Lawlor readies for his big title shot at SuperFight.
Following last week’s controversial Singapore Cane match, Brian Pillman drops some truth bombs and a challenge to Tommy Dreamer.
Malcontent Shane “Swerve” Strickland is now a free agent and he has a few words for the league and the locker room.
Plus, big news on MLW’s February 2nd Philadelphia card.
Matches:
•Hart Foundation vs. Dirty Blondes
•Gringo Loco vs. Ricky Martinez
•Ace Romero vs. Ariel Dominguez
•Rush vs. Shane Strickland
Join Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini ringside in Miami as Major League Wrestling presents the fastest and most dangerous hour of combat sports you’ll experience anywhere in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XzmFWG4tsc
PAC vs David Starr (Defiant Loaded #6)
PAC (aka WWE's Neville) makes his Newcastle homecoming vs David Starr. Catch brand-new episodes of Defiant Wrestling's Loaded every Sunday for FREE on YouTube at 8pm GMT.
Appalachian Mountain Wrestling- AMW-TV Episode 124: January 19, 2019
AMW presents FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN tonight in Barbourville, Ky.
Hear from the Rock N Roll Express
Hear from Kyle Maggard, Derek Neal and Stan Sierra on their Triple Threat match tonight.
Hear from Beau James as well.
AMW HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT matches on todays program
Shawn Cruz w/ Lemonjuice McGee vs. the Patroit
Matt Sigmon w/ Elliot Russell vs. Stan Lee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8Ux00Q51M
ACH Makes His Final Stand Next Saturday - AAW Pro Wrestling
ACH makes his Final Stand in AAW
1/26/19 - 7:30pm - Logan Square Auditorium - Chicago, IL
ACH vs. AR Fox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8GqS4ZiQ78
Kylie Rae Talks AJ Styles Helping Her Get A WWE Tryout, Training With Booker T
Kylie Ray spoke with Women's Wrestling Weekly about AJ Styles being impressed with her in-ring work, going to a WWE tryout, winning the AAW Women's Championship, and training with Booker T. Here are some of the highlights:
Winning the AAW Women's Championship:
"I'm still speechless. I had no idea, honestly. And when it happened, it was everything I ever dreamed of pretty much because I grew up in Chicago. AAW is—I think—the longest running company in Chicago. So I grew up a fan of it and then they didn't even have a women's division until last year. And then they crowned a women's champion and then that's a goal you strive for … it's one day being women's champion. And it finally happened."
Training at Booker T's School:
"I've always been a fan of Booker T, so when I first moved to Texas, I never thought that I would be able to be at his school. I was still training up in Chicago a little bit, but I was like, 'Oh my God, this is like the end all be all of training faculties.' They only accept certain people who are in the best shape and the best wrestlers. So when I had my first meeting there, I was extremely overwhelmed and nervous, I was shaking. Your first day they put you through the ringer to see what you are able to withstand. Where you conditioning is, where your head is at, how advanced you are in your training. So, I guess I passed the test because I was there training with them the next day. It was just cool to see Booker T teaching you.
"You have this form of respect for him, unlike anything I felt for a trainer before because he has been where you want to be in wrestling. At least where I want to be in wrestling. WWE is hopefully, one day, my goal and one day I would love to be there. And he knows exactly what they are looking for and he runs his training facility pretty much how the [WWE] Performance Center is run and you can't ask for better training than that. He looks for things that not many other trainers are able to look for."
Going to a WWE tryout:
"Leading up to it, just like the pressure and mostly the fear of the unknown because you always hear about the tryouts and you can watch them online. But you don't you realize how hard it is till you get there and there is really no way to prepare for it. So you can do all the conditioning you want. But you are there pretty much for three days from 8 am to 5 pm. What they don't teach you about is how sore you're going to be and how to deal with that soreness."
AJ Styles helping her get a WWE tryout:
"I would love to wrestle him. I feel like he is a big reason why I got my tryout to begin with. I had done extra work a couple of months before the tryout and after my practice match when we were there, he had pulled me aside and basically told me 'Keep doing what you are doing. You are on the right track.' I was so starstruck and crying in his face. And I think he had gone up to management basically [and said], 'I don't know what she has to do, I don't know what the process is to get a tryout, but she needs a tryout.'"
WWE Superstar Reportedly Warns Two Top Free Agents About Signing With The Company
Top lucha indie star Rush recently signed with Ring of Honor and was reportedly warned about going to WWE by a current SmackDown Superstar, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Rush is very close friends with Andrade, who pretty much warned Rush and lucha star Dragon Lee about going to WWE. It's believed that Lee will sign a deal similar to Rush's deal soon
The Observer notes that Andrade's advice to Rush was that "WWE wasn't what it was cracked up to" be. Andrade signed with WWE in 2015 and won the WWE NXT Title in late 2017. He's been stuck on the midcard since getting called up to the main roster in April 2018,
Damien Sandow On The Moment He Knew He Was Leaving WWE, Origin Of Name, Early Days In FCW
From The Two man Power Trip Podcast.
Origin of the Damien Sandow name:
"I was Idol Stevens down there (FCW) and then they said okay you've got to come up with a new name. So I'm thinking and I've got a bunch of names down and one of which was Sandow. It's based off of Billy Sandow who was in the "Gold Dust Trio" (the promoters back from the turn of the century), so Sandow {whatever} and for Damien, I'll be really honest with you and it is funny because a lot of guys who would get reassigned names would be like that name is awful and they would complain about it but I was like the person makes the name and the name does not make the person. I always kind of took that and years ago if you told me Damien Sandow that is the stupidest name I've ever heard, which is still may be to some people and that is fine. But to me and to a lot of people when you hear Damien Sandow you think "Intellectual Savior", the robe, the mic and it was kind of a description of the character. I like it but I do not recall where the name Damien came from."
Origin of the Damien Sandow name:
"I was Idol Stevens down there (FCW) and then they said okay you've got to come up with a new name. So I'm thinking and I've got a bunch of names down and one of which was Sandow. It's based off of Billy Sandow who was in the "Gold Dust Trio" (the promoters back from the turn of the century), so Sandow {whatever} and for Damien, I'll be really honest with you and it is funny because a lot of guys who would get reassigned names would be like that name is awful and they would complain about it but I was like the person makes the name and the name does not make the person. I always kind of took that and years ago if you told me Damien Sandow that is the stupidest name I've ever heard, which is still may be to some people and that is fine. But to me and to a lot of people when you hear Damien Sandow you think "Intellectual Savior", the robe, the mic and it was kind of a description of the character. I like it but I do not recall where the name Damien came from."
Early critics of his character and first days on the WWE roster:
"There was one guy who is no longer there and this not a shot at anyone that is currently in the administration and I don't know who is there anymore administratively but the guy who was kind of the bridge between WWE and FCW came down and looked me in the eye and said; "You're too bland". I remember Dusty just laughing at him and asking do you even know what was going on and do you even watch the show? I thought he was joking with me because I was getting reactions at the show that were very good and I got with Dusty and he said if they think you are bland keep the tights look, get the robe and look like Lou Thesz but we'll make a presentation out of it and have an old school look coming to the ring and from there you dis-robe and have the pink tights and just be ridiculous. It kind of started evolving and I didn't know I was going to be a "smart guy" until probably the second day I was there and called up to WWE. That is where I heard that I was going to be the "Intellectual Savior" so I thought well okay I am going to have to expand my vocabulary and start acting smart."
"There was one guy who is no longer there and this not a shot at anyone that is currently in the administration and I don't know who is there anymore administratively but the guy who was kind of the bridge between WWE and FCW came down and looked me in the eye and said; "You're too bland". I remember Dusty just laughing at him and asking do you even know what was going on and do you even watch the show? I thought he was joking with me because I was getting reactions at the show that were very good and I got with Dusty and he said if they think you are bland keep the tights look, get the robe and look like Lou Thesz but we'll make a presentation out of it and have an old school look coming to the ring and from there you dis-robe and have the pink tights and just be ridiculous. It kind of started evolving and I didn't know I was going to be a "smart guy" until probably the second day I was there and called up to WWE. That is where I heard that I was going to be the "Intellectual Savior" so I thought well okay I am going to have to expand my vocabulary and start acting smart."
Moment he knew it was time to leave WWE and did he anticipate his release:
"I had told them that I was. They said we will see what we can do and they never got back to me and just did it with everyone else. Which is fine. Thank you for the extra two weeks. On the inside there is the (WWE) World Title thing and everything but to me my come to Jesus moment (as we say in the South) it was WrestleMania at the Battle Royal. When Miz and I did our thing and I was about to turn on him and everyone knew I was about to turn on him and the way the arena built up, I just took a couple of seconds and looked around to say wow. This is not because anyone wanted this to happen and this reaction of these 80,000 people are having this reaction because they genuinely want to. There are guys that they have tried to push and push and shove down their throats and I don't think they can ever say that. Have they had more titles? Of course. "
"I had told them that I was. They said we will see what we can do and they never got back to me and just did it with everyone else. Which is fine. Thank you for the extra two weeks. On the inside there is the (WWE) World Title thing and everything but to me my come to Jesus moment (as we say in the South) it was WrestleMania at the Battle Royal. When Miz and I did our thing and I was about to turn on him and everyone knew I was about to turn on him and the way the arena built up, I just took a couple of seconds and looked around to say wow. This is not because anyone wanted this to happen and this reaction of these 80,000 people are having this reaction because they genuinely want to. There are guys that they have tried to push and push and shove down their throats and I don't think they can ever say that. Have they had more titles? Of course. "
"That was all I needed. It kind of shifted something inside me to where (and I don't want this to come out wrong) but it was like I don't need to look for justification from anyone anymore. I was given the stage to perform on and I am so grateful that the WWE in particular gave me that as well as anyone who has ever employed me did, however that was like it for me. That was just like there is more to life than this. For the first time I didn't care about winning a World Championship or being a "top guy". That just kind of cemented everything I had worked for and I was okay on the inside and when you are okay on the inside you don't need some piece of leather and tin to justify that."
PWInsider Gets Fact Checked Again (They Obviously Don't Remember What They Report)
Two people, one on Twitter and another on FB sent me info on this, and remembered that I covered it right here on this site. Mike Johnson at PWInsider claims in his "MLW News" post that Shane Strickland may be WWE bound. BUT.. As I and others, INCLUDING PWInsider (I believe) reported before, Strickland said himself that he's a free agent again.
Since proof is always, a mother fucker, and I'm a mother fucker who always seems to have proof. Let's go ahead and show that proof, shall we?
Here's a pic of the post from PWInsider.
And HERE.. is the link I did that definitely shows Strickland saying he's a free agent again. https://billsbrandnewblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/shane-strickland-update-chris-sabin-and.html
Here, I'll even show you the pic FROM, that story that says it.
BOOM.
As I keep saying, research would be a good friend for them if they actually weren't so lazy or forgetful of things. You can of course thank me again for showing this because as usual... Other news sites won't have the balls to cover this, so it'll always, be left up to me to do. :)
Since proof is always, a mother fucker, and I'm a mother fucker who always seems to have proof. Let's go ahead and show that proof, shall we?
Here's a pic of the post from PWInsider.
And HERE.. is the link I did that definitely shows Strickland saying he's a free agent again. https://billsbrandnewblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/shane-strickland-update-chris-sabin-and.html
Here, I'll even show you the pic FROM, that story that says it.
As I keep saying, research would be a good friend for them if they actually weren't so lazy or forgetful of things. You can of course thank me again for showing this because as usual... Other news sites won't have the balls to cover this, so it'll always, be left up to me to do. :)
Tessa Blanchard LAYS OUT Gail Kim Backstage! | IMPACT! Highlights Jan 18, 2019
An unhinged Tessa Blanchard snaps backstage, taking out Hall of Famer Gail Kim in the process! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJljC9-W7fk
Eli Drake Calls Out Eddie Edwards! | IMPACT! Highlights Jan 18, 2019
Eli Drake is disgusted with the man Eddie Edwards has become and calls out his fellow former World Champion in front of the audience at The Asylum! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUFzKAeK4NA&t=0s
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