Thursday, January 24, 2019
Mat Memory- Jerry Lynn vs Yokozuna (Kokina Maximus, AWA)
August 26, 1989. Rochester, Minnesota. Kokina Maximus (the future Yokozuna) is led to the ring by Sheik Adnan Al Kaissey. Post match interview included. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGsz9-uue-0
Shootin' The Shiznit Bill Dundee, Episode 182
It’s time for a brand new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit!” Brian Tramel sits down with Memphis legend “Superstar” Bill Dundee for Episode 182! Dundee joins BT to talk about backstage, kayfabe, booking for Mid South Wrestling, meeting with the WWE & Undertaker keeping him from going there, pulling a gun on Savage, running a strip club, working as a tag team wrestler, BT/Dundee story, how to book Dundee, and more. A fun 40 mins!
https://soundcloud.com/shootintheshiznit/bill-dundee-episode-182
https://soundcloud.com/shootintheshiznit/bill-dundee-episode-182
Upcoming Indy Wrestling Dates, Northeast Wrestling Show Cancelled, etc
Heavy
Metal Wrestling has a show called “Project Bad Ass” on 1/25/19 in
San Antonio, Texas at The Guillotine:
Bexar
Knuckles Championship tournament finals: Moonshine Mantel vs. J.
Serious
Jeanna
Lynn, Johnny Bedlam, and Connor Crunk vs. Kiki Vibez, Aaron Mercer,
and Richie Garcia in a Trios Match.
Kylie
Rae vs. Gino
Kody
Lane vs. Low Rider
Ruben
Steel vs. Joe Demaro
Ethan
Price vs. Thomas Shire
Gary
Jay vs. Great Scott
The show
will not be streaming live. It will be posted on their
Twitch channel a week or so later.
Tickets
are available here:
NORTHEAST
WRESTLING RETURN TO POUGHKEEPSIE, NY THIS WEEKEND CANCELED
Due
to an issue between the Hudson Valley Community Center,
the scheduled venue for tomorrow's event in Poughkeepsie, NY
and the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department in reference to
their public assembly license and capacity permits - the
event is cancelled. We sincerely apologize for any
inconvenience especially at this late notice. We were
notified of an issue between the venue and fire department
officials yesterday at 4pm. Northeast Wrestling staff has
worked tirelessly with other local venues, public officials,
etc. to try and move the event. Unfortunately due to venue
availability, last minute insurance issues and Athletic
Commission requirements we were unable to make the these
changes on such short notice.
We apologize to our fans and we will honor your tickets with
a seat upgrade to our Saturday event in Waterbury, CT if
interested. You will also receive tickets to our
rescheduled event in the Poughkeepsie area in March.
Thank you for your understanding. The fans are the most
important part of Northeast Wrestling. Without you there
would be no NEW.
Michael Lombardi
the scheduled venue for tomorrow's event in Poughkeepsie, NY
and the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department in reference to
their public assembly license and capacity permits - the
event is cancelled. We sincerely apologize for any
inconvenience especially at this late notice. We were
notified of an issue between the venue and fire department
officials yesterday at 4pm. Northeast Wrestling staff has
worked tirelessly with other local venues, public officials,
etc. to try and move the event. Unfortunately due to venue
availability, last minute insurance issues and Athletic
Commission requirements we were unable to make the these
changes on such short notice.
We apologize to our fans and we will honor your tickets with
a seat upgrade to our Saturday event in Waterbury, CT if
interested. You will also receive tickets to our
rescheduled event in the Poughkeepsie area in March.
Thank you for your understanding. The fans are the most
important part of Northeast Wrestling. Without you there
would be no NEW.
Michael Lombardi
This year's Southern California pro wrestling awards were announced by SoCal Uncensored, which is actually a website that has been around for more than 16 years:
- Wrestler of the Year - Brody King
- Woman Wrestler of the Year - Delilah Doom
- Tag Team of the Year - Delilah Doom & Eli Everfly
- Most Outstanding - Andy Brown
- Promotion of the Year - PWG (has won 15 of the last 16 years)
- Match of the Year - Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Young Bucks on 3/25 in Long Beach
- Fite TV will be airing the Brody Cup tomorrow night from the Lithuanian Music Hall in Philadelphia. Barbara Goodish, the widow of Bruiser Brody, and Stan Hansen will both be appearing. Sami Callihan, Matt Tremont, Michael Elgin, Tommy Dreamer, DJ Hyde, Stockade and others are wrestling and also appearing are Abdullah the Butcher, King Kong Bundy. Bobby Fulton and J.J. Dillon.
- Gino Gambino was announced for the WSW March tour, which will be his debut for the promotion.
- Adam Brooks will represent Melbourne City Wrestling at the Wrestling Summit in Los Angeles on 3/29.
- Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, Rich Swann, Sammy Guevera and Andrew Everett have been announced for Warrior Wrestling on 3/15 in Chicago Height, IL at the Marian Catholic High School.
- Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling on 1/26 at the Holy Family Church with Bob Orton Jr., Superstar Steve Fender and Ricky Cruz.
- Tommy Dreamer returns to All Star Wrestling on 2/23 in Surrey, BC at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.
- River City Wrestling no 2/22 in Kirby,TX at the Turner Club with Gail Kim, Rebel, Scarlett Bordeaux, Katie Forbes, Barbi Hayden and Hernandez.
- IPW on 2/20 in Canterbury, Kent at the Westgate Hall has Pac vs. Mark Haskins vs. Kip Sabian for the IPW title.
- Shazza McKenzie vs. Melina Perez was announced for Wrestling Go on 3/2 in Sydney.
- Robbie E vs. Cousin Ali was announced on 3/2 for BCW in Melbourne, Australia.
- erry Lawler vs. Matt Riviera have a Thunderdome steel cage match for USA Championship Wrestling on 2/16 in Jackson, TN at Oman Arena.
- NEW moved its scheduled 3/2 show at the Mohegan Sun Casino to 3/3 in Bethany, CT with Fenix & Pentagon Jr.
Vaya Valkyrie talks about Winning the Impact Knockouts Title - Wrestling Epicenter #613
"Wuera Loca" Taya Valkyrie joined the Wrestling Epicenter live from the Shot Show in Las Vegas to discuss her hard road to the top of the Impact Knockouts division, how her second run in Impact is more true to her than her first, the company's transition to Pursuit and Twitch, and why there is no more excuses for the wrestling fans to ignore Impact. All this plus a run in with the Undertaker at the Shot Show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQnAG27lvVU
Eli Drake Explains His True Opinion on Hardcore and Spot Wrestling - Wrestling Epicenter #612
In an interview from the Shot Show in Las Vegas, Eli Drake talked to the Wrestling Epicenter to discuss Impact's new TV home of the Pursuit chanel, the Twitch live stream, his issue with being told he "stepped it up", and his real, unfiltered view of hardcore and high flying wrestling. It is only 15 minutes long and yet he says so many golden nuggets! You have to listen to this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRIVfxmDfEU
DJ Z vs. GPA - Zelo Pro - 1/4/19
Zelo Pro
Fri. Jan. 4, 2019
Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
DJ Z vs. GPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFRWe35Z_HU
Pat Monix vs. Simon Grimm - Tables Match - Zelo Pro - 1/4/19
Zelo Pro
Fri. Jan. 4, 2019
Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
Tables Match
Pat Monix vs. Simon Grimm
Former WCW Star Says He Was Bullied In ECW Locker Room For Pursuing An Education (Yeah Ok)
He claims this but yet... Shane Douglas was well known for being a school teacher back then as well. So somehow "Crowbar" AKA Devon Storm (Chris Ford)'s claim doesn't seem to add up,
PLUS... I recall him when he was part of the WWF's Training Dojo, the dojo with Crowbar/Storm/ worked a weekend for WWA New England, an indy promotion I MYSELF was working for at the time behind the scenes (helping set up the ring, chairs, locally promoting their shows in New Hampshire, etc) and I had to go into the locker room many times during that weekend, passing messages to Matt Bloom(who started in New England as a graduate of Killer Kowalski's school and was in the process of getting his eventual WWF deal), Bruce Prichard, owners of WWA New England, among other things and i never once saw, Crowbar doing homework or studying. Just an observation based on the truth as i recall it from back then.
But hey, it's his story so let him fabricate it how he wants, right?
PLUS... I recall him when he was part of the WWF's Training Dojo, the dojo with Crowbar/Storm/ worked a weekend for WWA New England, an indy promotion I MYSELF was working for at the time behind the scenes (helping set up the ring, chairs, locally promoting their shows in New Hampshire, etc) and I had to go into the locker room many times during that weekend, passing messages to Matt Bloom(who started in New England as a graduate of Killer Kowalski's school and was in the process of getting his eventual WWF deal), Bruce Prichard, owners of WWA New England, among other things and i never once saw, Crowbar doing homework or studying. Just an observation based on the truth as i recall it from back then.
But hey, it's his story so let him fabricate it how he wants, right?
Veteran indie wrestler Crowbar was recently a guest on our WINCLY podcast. During his chat with Wrestling Inc. managing editor Nick Hausman, Crowbar explained the importance for independent wrestlers to have other sources of revenue.
A veteran of over 25 years, Crowbar is one of the few wrestlers to have wrestled matches in WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA and ROH. He also has a degree in physical therapy, so he is prepared for life after he steps out of the ring. He revealed that he was bullied in the locker room for pursuing his degree, but he is proud that it never deterred him from getting it.
"If you want me to be frank really, I'm at the point where I don't care anymore. Most of those guys s**t on me for studying in the back of the locker room. People talked s**t when I was in ECW because I would bring my books and I would study. I would go do indie shows and I would be doing homework, and they mocked me. I don't wish ill upon them, I wish success on everyone, but I knew the business was finite, that it ends someday," Crowbar said. "For me it's not over, but it's not my way of life, it's not my career, it's not how I make money right now. But I can say 80-90 percent of guys gave me s**t for it, and I hold my head up high and I think I'm better off than 95 percent of them. And I'm not saying that to be snarky, but I took a lot of s**t for years, everyone looked down upon me trying to do both, and I'm in a much better place for it right now."
Crowbar was also asked about some of the differences he sees between current wrestlers and superstars of the past. He said he's happy to see much less prescription drug abuse among wrestlers, and to see an increase in wrestlers pursuing side jobs and educations. He said the greatest advice he can offer to young wrestlers is to find a way to prepare themselves for life after wrestling.
"You really see a lot less prescription drug abuse, which is great. The newer generation seemed to have learned from the guys from the past and all their downfalls. You see a lot less drug use, guys go out and they tear it up a whole lot less because wherever you go there's a cellphone with a camera. Guys used to do some stupid stuff and there was no accountability, now wherever you go there's a cellphone and a camera waiting to record you doing something stupid. But you do hear of a lot more guys that are doing online classes or they have a side job, and you have to," he said. "They'll ask me in the locker room, and I'm going back 10 years, 'Do you have any advice?' And I always say, 'What else are you doing besides this? Because there's gonna come a day when this is gone. If you want to support yourself or if you want to support a family on an indie wrestler's salary, it's not gonna happen.' You'll meet all kinds of guys on the indies that claim they're killing it and making all kinds of money. If you find me that guy that says he's killing it on indie wrestling, that he's bringing in all kinds of money, I'll look him in the face and say, 'You're a liar, because you are, because it doesn't happen.' It's a passion project, it's something you do to work up to the next level. But if you talk to anybody that says they're killing it on the indie circuit, they're lying to you."
Crowbar and Rescue Mania just concluded their most recent set of tapings for their upcoming YouTube series.
Credit goes to WrestlingInc for originally posting the story.
News On Chris Jericho And Kenny Omega Almost Signing With Impact Wrestling
Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega almost ended up signing with Impact Wrestling, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Impact Co-Executive Vice President Don Callis, who is good friends with Jericho, was reportedly very close to signing Jericho and Omega to contracts before All Elite Wrestling brought their offers to the table.
Jericho recently revealed that his AEW contract is the best deal of his pro wrestling career. Omega is expected to sign with AEW once his New Japan Pro Wrestling contract expires on January 31, however his signing has not been confirmed.
The Observer notes that before AEW was the plan, the idea was for Omega to keep working for NJPW and then do 30 dates per year for Impact. Jericho would have worked for Impact while working another year for NJPW since he would have had so much input on his creative plans. Jericho recently confirmed that he will continue to work with NJPW in the future.
As we previously reported, Jericho recently spoke about signing with AEW on his "Talk Is Jericho"podcast and discussed his talks with Impact. Jericho praised Callis and Scott D'Amore for what they've done with the company, adding that he really enjoys the product these days.
"I've gotta tell you guys, man, I've been really impressed with Impact over the last year," Jericho said. "I thought Don Callis and Scott D'Amore have really turned things around in that company, and I really, really enjoy it. And I thought long and hard about doing some shows there. I even had a meeting with Scott and Don in Toronto, and Ed Nordholm. The offer they made was a great offer. That's something that's funny when I hear all these companies are vying for the talent, for the free agents - WWE, AEW, Ring of Honor, New Japan, and someone mentioned MLW. Dude, what about Impact? They've got money. They were going to spend some money on Chris Jericho. We had some great matches planned. Jericho vs. Sami Callihan maybe, or with Johnny Impact, Brian Cage, Rich Swann. I'd love to work with Rich Swann. I did honestly talk to Impact and really, really thought about going there. And then Tony Khan came in with this offer, that's the biggest offer I've ever been offered in my career."
Dutt And Abyss Update With WWE.
Sonjay Dutt and Chris "Abyss" Parks are being hired by WWE in backstage roles, not as performers. What their roles will be has not been confirmed, but as Triple H said on yesterday's media call, WWE is in the process of hiring people to help fill out the UK Performance Center and obviously will be looking for additional roles within the NXT system. There's been a push of late to bring in some new Producers within WWE as well. Impact had to release each of them in order to take the positions and internally, the feeling was that there was no positive to forcing them to stay.
Since PWInsider Doesn't Want To Tell The Truth On WWE's "Hidden Gems"? I'll Do It For Them
It's
that time again I guess, to where PWInsider has to be fact checked
and shown they're buffoons thanks to me. They make it so easy and
actually, if Mike Jonson actually told the truth on this, I wouldn't
be making him and PWInsider look so foolish with ease, again.
Here's
a letter asking about how 'hidden' WWE'Ss Hidden Gems are? Someone
who sees this site had asked me about this and why the other well
known news sites are scared to expose this like I have, so I said
“Why don't you ask them, write PWInsider, Meltzer, etc and see what
they have to say about it”. So hence Johnson posting the following
you'll see rriigghht, here.
As
you see by Mike's answer, he sidesteps the fact that a lot of those,
ahem 'hidden gems' are and have been on YouTube for years (in some
cases). But here's what you can do, contact Mike Johnson at PWInsider
and steer him to this link right here.
https://billsbrandnewblog.blogspot.com/search?q=hidden+gems and he, like you, can see story after story after story on how a lot
of those gems are indeed, on YouTube.
The
least I can do if Johnson doesn't want to tell you all the truth, is
tell it for him. So by all means go ahead and tell him, I indeed did
that for him. At least with me you'll get the truth out of me and for
that? You're welcome.
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