Featuring Lionheart defending his title against Ashton Smith, and Isla Dawn vs. Kasey!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwv94N5UfNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwv94N5UfNU
Friday, May 3, 2019
Dustin Rhodes Interview On Release From WWE, AEW
Dustin Rhodes appeared on the Sports Guys Talking Wrestling radio show earlier this week on KTXX-FM 104.9. Check out the show by clicking the link below.
https://youtu.be/AZmM6ijwfDM
https://youtu.be/AZmM6ijwfDM
WALTER On Why He's Different From Most Wrestlers
WWE UK Champion WALTER recently spoke with The Daily Star and said he's different from 99% of other wrestlers because he won't let his emotions connect with anything to do with wrestling, as he focuses on just himself.
WALTER has held titles in at least 9 promotions across Europe, but he told The Daily Star that titles and accolades mean nothing to him because he instead finds meaning in his own performances.
"That's also the difference between me and 99% of my fellow wrestlers. My wife, family and friends they mean everything to me," WALTER said. "But when I'm in a Pro Wrestling environment, I'm focused on the task and in charge of my emotions, I won't let my emotions connect with anything I do in Pro Wrestling.
"What I had to do to achieve certain things - that makes me proud - proud of myself. Not a belt, company or being a part of something. I step in the ring for this sport and to restore the honor of it. To show the world that the purest form of pro wrestling is still the most efficient, I need to be in the top spot wherever I go."
The interview was done to promote the Title Unification match between WALTER, the PROGRESS World Champion, and Trent Seven, the PROGRESS Atlas Champion. The match will take place on May 5 in London, England at the PROGRESS Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 event. WALTER took shots at Seven and said he never believed he could achieve anything as a singles wrestler. He also commented on Seven's partners in British Strong Style - Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne. WALTER defeated Dunne to capture the WWE UK Title at NXT "Takeover: New York" last month, ending a 685-day reign.
"Looking back at it I always thought Trent Seven is the obvious bad influence for him," WALTER said of Bate. "If you compare them both, it's obvious that Tyler is the one who works harder. Trent is always running around backstage, cracking jokes, getting dressed very late and all those things. So I never believed that Trent Seven could achieve anything as a singles wrestler. It surprised me even to more to see him win the ATLAS Title and defend it with such commitment and passion. He has beaten some of the best, including my friend Timothy Thatcher.
"I respect Pete Dunne for his ability and skill - I think the audience in New York saw a competition with a level of intensity that can only be shown by people, that carry the spirit of Pro Wrestling in them. There are not a lot of colleagues left with this attribute - too bad Pete surrounds himself with people that [do not] take this sport serious enough."
New Impact Wrestling World Champion Brian Cage Pulled From Impact TV Tapings
It's been confirmed that new Impact Wrestling World Champion "The Machine" Brian Cagehas been pulled from this weekend's Impact TV tapings due to injury. Cage is currently at his home resting and recovering from an injury sustained at Impact's Rebellion pay-per-view last Sunday. This weekend's tapings will be taking place tonight and Saturday from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.
We can also confirm that Cage may miss tapings beyond this weekend. Cage was also not at last Monday's tapings in Toronto.
There is currently no word about the status of the Impact Wrestling championship. Cage may hold the title for the time being until he returns, or Impact could produce an angle at the tapings this weekend to strip him of it.
Cage won the Impact Wrestling World Championship by defeating Johnny Impact this past Sunday night at Impact's Rebellion PPV. During the bout, Cage appeared to suffer a back injurywhile taking a Spanish Fly from the entrance ramp to the floor. Following the match, and subsequent powerbomb from Michael Elgin, Cage was rushed to a local emergency facility in Toronto.
"Right when we hit, I'm rolling and the pain shoots down through my leg," Cage told Busted Open Radio the following afternoon. "It's a feeling I've never had before in my life. I'm instantly thinking, 'ruptured disc or whatever. My back is f---ed, I'm going to have to have surgery or something.' Then I'm thinking, 'Maybe it'll go away,' and just trying to enter the ring after that moment, I'm bleeding and what not.
"Rolling into the ring, turning my hip over hip and trying to get up, I felt like there was no strength there and the pain shot down my leg again, and I'm like 'crap.' But it felt almost a little bit better, so maybe it will subside here in a second, like a flash thing. Then I think was in the corner and I evaded Johnny, and there was no movement, like, I couldn't. I felt so slow and robotic in my mannerisms and movement because of the pain."
At the time, Cage thought that he would not have to miss any action, however that is not the case.
"[The Doctor] goes, 'I think you're going to be fine, you have severe inflammation and a bone bruise, there could be a small fracture there," Cage said. "I would like to rule that out, however, if there is a fracture, I don't seeing it being any major fracture. Even then, you can't do much more for that, just err on the side of caution."
News On Bill Goldberg's WWE Return, WWE Reportedly Concerned About Goldberg And AEW
WWE may have signed WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg for the June 7 Saudi Arabia show to keep him from All Elite Wrestling.
It was noted in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE reportedly approached Goldberg for the show, figuring he was the one star left who could potentially bring back lapsed fans if he were to work with AEW. The situation was compared to how Vince McMahon, without the benefit of hindsight, left the door open in the 1990s for WCW to sign names like WWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and Roddy Piper.
WWE officials did have a concern that Goldberg would eventually sign with AEW, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio.
There's no word yet on who Goldberg will face in Saudi Arabia, but a Lesnar vs. Goldberg match has been rumored.
Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker had been expected for the Saudi show, but Goldberg came out of the blue. Goldberg is believed to be making major money from the new contract with WWE. The Saudi shows usually bring a big payday to the wrestlers, as high as seven figures for some, but the fact that Goldberg rarely wrestles says a lot. There's no word yet on if Goldberg's deal is just for the Saudi show, or for more dates, but WWE could have made a strong offer to Goldberg if they are serious about keeping him away from AEW.
Randy Orton joked about Goldberg's pay for the Saudi Arabia show this week, as seen below:
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