Following the departure of Jacques Jr. & Raymond Rougeau, a tournament was held to determine new International Tag Team Champions. The tournament culminated in a match pitting the Irwin brothers, Bill and Scott (also known as the Long Riders) against Dan Kroffat (a future gaijin star in All-Japan and partner with Doug Furnas) and Alofa the Polynesian Prince (Rikishi Fatu). The Irwins are managed by the underrated Eddie the Brain Creatchman. This finals match was taped in Sudbury, Ontario on March 6, 1986. Milt Avruskin and Gino Brito provide commentary. I've included interviews with the Irwins & Creatchman and Kroffat & Alofa. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk0qX7Lm7ik
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Mat Memory- Eddie & Floyd Creatchman & Long Riders interview (January 1986 TV)
The new year of 1986 brought in fresh faces and returning faces for International Wrestling from Montreal. Bill & Scott Irwin, otherwise known as the Long Riders, trekked to Quebec to work for IW under the tutelage of Eddie the Brain Creatchman after a run in the AWA. That's not all, however! Another Creatchman would join the fray, this of course being Eddie's son Floyd Creatchman. Floyd made his return to IW after a long absence (Floyd was last seen managing King Tonga during the latter's arrival in Quebec in the summer of 1984). The year of 1986 proved to be a banner year for the Creatchmans, as Eddie would go on to lead the Long Riders to the International Tag Team Championship, while Floyd brought The Great Samu to the International Heavyweight Championship. This interview from IW TV, most likely aired in January 1986, marked Floyd's return and the Irwins' debut in the territory. That's Albert Di Fruscia, Gino Brito Sr.'s nephew, attemping to handle the interview (before the Creatchmans kick him out). Great stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvS3B1qY128&t=117s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvS3B1qY128&t=117s
Mat Memory- The Long Riders & Harley Race vs Baba, Tenryu & Tsuruta (Superclash 85)
I was actually at this show in Comisky Park, Chicago, Illinois. STILL, the best show I've ever been to, and I've been to many many since then.
September 28, 1985. Chicago, Illinois. Six man tag team action as the team of The Long Riders, Scott Irwin and Wild Bill Irwin along with Harley Race take on the team of Giant Shohei Baba, Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta. Pre-match and post match interviews included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQS-anEftxo
September 28, 1985. Chicago, Illinois. Six man tag team action as the team of The Long Riders, Scott Irwin and Wild Bill Irwin along with Harley Race take on the team of Giant Shohei Baba, Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta. Pre-match and post match interviews included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQS-anEftxo
Mat Memory- The Road Warriors vs The Long Riders (08/16/1985 Wrestling For A Cure Boston, Mass)
August 16, 1985. Boston, Massachusetts. The Long Riders, "Wild" Bill Irwin and Scott "The Hog" Irwin, challenge AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors, Hawk and Animal, who have in their corner "Precious" Paul Ellering. Pre-match interviews included. from Wrestling For A Cure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZC0LwDLF6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZC0LwDLF6A
International Pro Wrestling (UK)- IPW #6: PAC vs MARK HASKINS vs KIP SABIAN
This week on International Pro Wrestling, a HUGE triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Recent ROH signing and reigning IPW Champion Mark Haskins defends against 2 men steeped in IPW history but who are both AEW bound in Kip Sabian and PAC.
After last week's controversial ending to the number one contender match you have to believe that "The Product" David Starr will be watching closely as he challenges the winner next week.
Also this week:
STIXX vs "BATTLE TESTED" ROB LYNCH
PRETTY DEADLY (SAM STOKER AND LEWIS HOWLEY) vs DARIUS LOCKHART AND SUGAR DUNKERTON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsQ8AuTS3lo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsQ8AuTS3lo
Upcoming Indy Wrestling Dates, Lego Sends Indy Company Cease And Desist, and more.
CWE on 3/29 in Dauphin, Manitoba at the Watson Art Centre with Psicosis vs. Michael Allen Richard Clark. They also run 3/31 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan at the Yorkdale Central School and 4/2 in Prince Albert, SK at Parkland Hall.
The WSU promotion has changed its name from Women's Superstars Uncensored to Women's Superstars United.
Drago vs. Aerostar has been announced for the 4/27 Battle Championship Wrestling show in Adelaide, Australia in a AAA Latin American title match (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
Neo Fight Pro is looking at sending Tae Honma and maybe one or two other women wrestlers to the U.S. in July. The company will pay for transportation, the local promoter will pay for the nightly fight fee and they are looking for DVD rights to the footage for the Japanese market for matches with their women that they could sell with Japanese subtitles. For promoters interested you can write to MagicaDo@live.jp
Gouge March Madness on Saturday night in Fuquay-Varina, NC at the Fainting Goat Brewery for a 2 p.m. show
Defy Wrestling on 4/13 in Portland, OR at the Hawthorne Theater features Jimmy Havoc.
W-1 Wrestle Wars from today in Tokyo at the Ota Ward Gym: Kuma Arashi won Rumble, Reika Saiki & Yumiko Hotta b Hana Kimura & Asuka (not the WWE Asuka), Andy Wu won three-way over Dick Togo and Ryuji Hijikata, Jun Kasai & Daiki Inaba b Shinjiro Otani& Manabu Soya, Yusuke Kodama b El Hijo del Pantera to keep the cruiserweight title, Jun Tondokoro & Shuji Kondo & Seigo Tacibana b Cima & Takehiro Yamamura & Lindaman, Daisuke Sekimoto b Shotaro Ashino, Masayuki Kono & Alejandro b Kaz Hayashi & Pegasi Iluminar to win the tag titles, T-Hawk b Jiro Kuroshio to keep the W-1 title
Kimura announced she was leaving W-1 at the end of the month.
Stardom from today in Osaka for the evening show: AZM won three-way over Natsuko Tora and Saya Iida, Xia Brookside & Rebel Kel b Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima, Bea Priestley & Konami b Jungle Kyona & Leo Onozaki, Kagetsu & Hazuki d Mayu Iwatani & Arisa Hoshiki, Viper DCOR Goya Kong, Momo Watanabe & Utamii Hayashishita b Natsu Sumire & Andas Miyagi
Stardom from today in Osaka for the afternoon show: Konami won three-way over Natsuko Tora ad Leo Onozaki, Starlight Kid & Xia Brookside b Jungle Kyona & Saya Iiida, Natsu Sumire & Hazuki b Viper & AZM, Goya Kong & Rebel Kel b Kagetsu & Andras Miyagi, Momo Watanabe & Utami Hayashishita & Bea Priestley b Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima & Arisa Hoshiki
Bar Wrestling on 4/10 in Los Angeles at the Bootleg Theater has Tessa Blanchard vs. Jake Atlas, Delilah Doom & Eli Everfly vs,. Heather Monroe & Tyler Bateman, Joey Ryan & Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas vs Watts & Yuma & NKH, Taya Valkyrie vs. Kylie Rae, Brian Cage & Ryan Taylor vs. Luchasaurus & Brandon Cutler and PJ Black vs Andy Brown.
Briscoes vs. Willie Mack & Jeff Cobb | NWA Crockett Cup (2019
NWA Crockett Cup 2019 on April 27, 2019 in Concord, NC is a co-promotion between Ring of Honor Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance. This match between The Briscoes (Jay and Mark) vs. Willie Mack and Jeff Cobb is a qualifying match for the Crockett Cup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3B-ooQ1Uo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3B-ooQ1Uo
MORE ON ALLIE'S IMPACT EXIT, FORMER IMPACT CHAMP RETURNING AS PRODUCER THIS WEEKEND.
Allie's last appearance for Impact Wrestling will air on tomorrow's episode of Impact and she will not be appearing at this weekend's TV tapings. Impact Wrestling informed her in January that they would not be renewing her deal and that she would be finishing up at their last set of TV tapings in Las Vegas. We are told that it was just a decision made to refresh the roster and she was genuinely well liked. There were quite a few people from Impact who praised her work especially her attitude from the last set of TV tapings as she showed up and worked hard and had a great attitude towards everyone despite being put into a difficult situation where she knew she was done.Allie kept the fact she was finishing up to herself and no one on the roster was really aware of it until today's AEW signing announcement. At one point, she was one of the hottest characters in Impact, so it should be interesting to see what AEW plans to do with her.
Chris Sabin will be working as a Producer/Agent at this weekend's Impact Wrestling tapings. The former Impact Champion's Ring of Honor deal has expired and he did not sign a new deal. Sabin still has yet to have surgery on his torn ACL.
Lance Storm will also be working as a producer this weekend in Windsor. D'Lo Brown and Paul London worked in similar roles at the last Las Vegas taping. We are told that the company is working on finding the right mix of producer to replace Sonjay Dutt and Abyss and will be trying different producers before settling into a decision on permanent replacements.
Petey Williams, who had been working behind the scenes of late, is wrestling on this weekend's tapings. He actually graduated from St. Clair College, where the tapings are taking place.
Both of this weekend's TV tapings are now announced as sold out.
Jim Cornette Talks Crockett Cup and legacy of NWA (2019)
On Busted Open Radio, Jim Cornette talked about his legacy as a manager of the Midnight Express in the National Wrestling Alliance including his run in 3 different Crockett Cups facing the winning teams The Road Warriors, Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff, and Lex Luger and Sting.
On April 27, 2019, Jim Cornette returns to Charlotte, North Carolina and the NWA to be a part of the Crockett Cup with The Rock and Roll Express, Magnum TA, Nikita Koloff and all three members of the Midnight Express. Cornette will be shooting from the hip as he does color commentary on the broadcast.
The National Wrestling Alliance in partnership with Ring of Honor Wrestling will present the 2019 Crockett Cup from Concord, NC.
HIS DREAM COMES TRUE: NEW RCW CANADIAN CHAMPION 'SWEET DADDY SOUL' WINS RCW TITLE IN EDMONTON
BOYHOOD DREAM COMES TRUE! NEW #RCW CANADIAN HEAVYWEIGHT #CHAMPION #SWEETDADDYSOUL CROWNED IN RCW WRESTLING
RCW TITLE MATCH
#RCW #RcwWrestling #RealCanadianWrestling
Real Canadian Wrestling March 22 2019. Royal Canadian Legion 1 116- 7th ave ...
#RCW #REALCANADIANWRESTLING: ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN RCW MAIN EVENT TITLE MATCH & MASSIVE RCW WRESTLING INVASION! AS BRICE THE SLAMMER SOVA SHOWS UP UNANNOUNCED & ALL CONTROL IS LOST BY RCW BOSS STEVEN STYLES, AS CHAMPION ANDREW HAWKES MAKES A BRASH & REACTIONARY DECISION WITH MAJOR RAMIFICATIONS IN A MATCH IN 2 WEEKS TIME! AS THE RCW TITLE IS ON THE LINE IN A LOSER LEAVES ALBERTA MATCH?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw7C59c2GWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw7C59c2GWU
AIWF Mid Atlantic Wrestling- Midatlantic 364
On this episode Mickey Fulp gets a shot at Daniel Halen's Virginia title, and we go back to 1997 for Dangerous Don Carson vs Gemini vs E.Z. Rider in a three way match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odkz79cRBDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odkz79cRBDg
House Of Bricks Pro Wrestling (Based in Mass.)- HoB Turnbuckle TV Season 4 Episode 1 Season Premiere
HoB Turnbuckle TV
Season 4
Episode 1
Season Premiere
On the SEASON FOUR premiere of House Of Bricks Pro Wrestling #TurnbuckleTV, available on the #HouseOfBricks YouTube channel, Youtube.com/HoBProWrestling, #HoB brings you action from the first event of the 2019, #OpenFightNight2.
First up this week, it's Intergender action as Hotshot Deshawn Diego takes on Nakoma tala "great warrior wolf" in her House Of Bricks debut, and after the bout, we hear from not only the participants, but also the current HoB Womens Champion, "Suplex Sweetheart" Isana before the match between Isana and Tala at HoB Orleans Slamfest 2 April 6th Orleans, MA And in this week's MAIN EVENT, two tag team specialists engage in singles action, as one half of Middlesex Express, "Right Stuff" Steven Lustt takes on one half of the former CIA, Frank Bones! Make sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of the newest season of #TurnbuckleTV!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlH4czCWq_M
First up this week, it's Intergender action as Hotshot Deshawn Diego takes on Nakoma tala "great warrior wolf" in her House Of Bricks debut, and after the bout, we hear from not only the participants, but also the current HoB Womens Champion, "Suplex Sweetheart" Isana before the match between Isana and Tala at HoB Orleans Slamfest 2 April 6th Orleans, MA And in this week's MAIN EVENT, two tag team specialists engage in singles action, as one half of Middlesex Express, "Right Stuff" Steven Lustt takes on one half of the former CIA, Frank Bones! Make sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of the newest season of #TurnbuckleTV!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlH4czCWq_M
Ilja Dragunov and Joe Coffey react to their epic match (ICW UK)
Ilja Dragunov and Joe Coffey speak to the ICW team about their epic match at The 8th Annual Square Go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfsCImwY0Rc
MLW NEWS AND NOTES
ajor League Wrestling will be introducing a new championship.
Jim Cornette will be doing a meet and greet before the MLW events in New York City on 4/4 and 4/5 at the Melrose Ballroom in Long Island City, Queens. Those will be Cornette's only appearances Wrestlemania weekend.
Puma King is done here. MLW was unhappy with him double booking himself on dates he also had MLW commitments. He was well liked but the feeling was that it's impossible to push him if they couldn't be assured MLW was going to be his priority on their dates. King was booked for other shows over the course of Wrestlemania weekend, so that may have been the issue.
Officially added to the Battle Riot match on 4/5 are Barrington Hughes, Hijo del LA Park, Mance Werner. That match will air on the live special on BeIn Sports that evening.
Salina de la Renta, who works in the office beyond her on screen roles, is working as a liaison with Mexican talent and was recently in Mexico for meetings.
George Carroll, formerly with Ring of Honor and New Japan, has been hired here as senior coordinator.
The promotion has been working on several international deals of late.
MLW will be releasing the first CONTRA Unit t-shirts. The company is thrilled with how well received the unit has become. It's been noted that the unit are picking up independent bookings left and right since debuting on TV. They will also be working in Mexico soon.
The company will be releasing LA Park shirts and doing additional merchandising going forward. Park has become one of the top draws for the company's live events.
JIM ROSS DISCUSSES WWE EXIT ON ESPN
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross appeared this afternoon on ESPN's Outside the Lines, discussing his departure from World Wrestling Entertainment at the end of the month as his contract will not be renewed.
Ross was interviewed by Bob Levy and said that he's had a long run with WWE. He said Vince McMahon and his family have been great to the Ross family. Ross said the plan is to step away gracefully.
Ross was asked how he felt about others around Vince McMahon who may not be "giving you the opportunities that you need." Ross said that he felt others might follow the trends of other broadcasters and production companies to go younger and be more mobile. He said that Hollywood values look and youth and over talent and experience. He said that sometimes, that might be applicable in his case but he can still carry his own and he hopes that there will be opportunities for him that come around sooner than later.
His WWE exit from 2013 was brought up. Ross was asked what the difference is between then and now. Ross said that he was taken out of the game by the Coach in 2013. He said that's what he was his 2013 exit as, a way to faze him out. Ross said in 2018, he had two bookings and Vince McMahon took great care of him financially. He said that he knew the writing was on the wall and it was time to exit as gracefully as possible.
Ross was asked how Vince McMahon responded when Ross told him that he was leaving for good. Ross said Vince wasn't "overwhelmed" with the decision but understood the possibilities that were out there and that they were "rejuvenating" possibilities for Ross to "get back in the game, get back in the hunt." Ross said he's not buying into the idea that he's a Medicare guy, an "AARP guy" and therefore he doesn't have anything to provide. He said he doesn't care about his age and doesn't wear a watch half the time as he doesn't want to know what time it is. He said he's going to spend every day doing everything he can to the fullest. He told Vince that if anyone can understand wanting to stay in the game, it's Vince.
Ross said he's had an amazing time working for WWE. He said that 26 years was an eternity in that world.
Ross was asked about his favorite moment in WWE. He said that's a tough one but brought up The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 18, The Undertaker vs. Mankind at Hell in a Cell is the most memorable one because that's the one he gets asked about every day. Ross said it's one of the stories he tells on his stage shows, plugging he will have three shows over the course of Wrestlemania week in NYC. He tells the story of that night and how he didn't know that was going to happen. He said that there was never a script handed to him and was never told what to say.
On where he is going next, Ross said that nothing was signed. He was specifically asked if he was going to AEW. He responded, "I don't know. We're talking. I just haven't signed anything yet. My people and their people are talking and doing their thing." He joked that the only agent he knew growing up was a State farm agent. He said, "They are working on it." Ross said he'd love to have a radio gig talking college football and would like to do some voiceover work.
AEW Signs Impact Star Allie. (Which Again Shows Anthem Sports isn't all That Smart)
The latest edition of "The Road to Double or Nothing" was released this afternoon on YouTube, revealing that Impact Wrestling star Allie has signed with AEW as she was featured in a segment working on her costuming for the promotion. Sandra Gray, the seamstress and costume designer who was featured in the early seasons of Total Divas before she departed WWE is on board here as well and was shown working with Allie:
https://youtu.be/k1N4HYNUjbk is where you can see the latest episode.
Allie's Impact Wrestling deal expired at the end of 2018 and she was not signed to a new contract, making it possible for her to sign with All Elite Wrestling today. There's no word whether she will be working this weekend's TV tapings in Windsor to close out her Impact storylines.
Eli Drake's deal with Impact expires at the end of April/beginning of May. It should be interesting to see where he goes as there's absolutely interest in him elsewhere.
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