Monday, July 29, 2019

XWA Free Match - LAX vs "American Destroyers" Dominik Dijakovic & Mikey Webb

MLW Fusion Episode 68: Von Erichs vs. CONTRA; Mance Warner vs. Bestia 666

This week on FUSION feel the heat as the war between CONTRA Unit and the Von Erich boys rages on. Ross and Marshall Von Erich fight CONTRA Unit’s Josef Samael and Simon Gotch in an unsanctioned match. League officials have secured additional security to ensure the safety of the fans as Cicero Stadium hosts the next battle in this on-going war. Mance Warner has been raising hell on FUSION and this week Promociones Dorado is determined to retrieve the golden ticket Ol Mancer grabbed 2 weeks ago during a wild fight in the streets of Chicago. Salina has conjured up Bestia 666 to collect the powerful ticket that grants LA Park a title shot. Will the “Baja Devil” beat Mancer and thus get her the golden ticket back? Find out as Mance Warner battles Bestia 666 in a Mexican Death Match with the golden ticket on the line. There are shocking rumors and innuendo swirling around some shocking people in Major League Wrestling. What’s the story? Tune in to find out. Ricky Martinez has demanded a rematch against Low Ki to prove his worth to Salina de la Renta. Will the “Lone Wolf of Brooklyn” crack Martinez with another KO and loss? The saga between Konnan and Salina de la Renta continues. With brewing bitterness between the guiding light of lucha libre and the Empresaria, what’s next? Make sure to watch FUSION! Kotto Brazil wants some justice? Tom Lawlor has a shocking challenge for CONTRA. Join Rich Bocchini and Jim Cornette ringside from the sold-out Cicero Stadium in Chicago for the fastest 60 minutes in pro wrestling. MATCHES: • Unsanctioned Match: The Von Erichs vs. CONTRA Unit • Mexican Death Match for the Battle Riot ticket: Mance Warner vs. Bestia 666 • Low Ki vs. Ricky “El Sicario” Martinez

Since Dave Meltzer 'Can't Tell You' Where A Link Is, I'll Do It For You

That's from his 'Daily Update'. Since he can't seem to finish a sentence with the link?

Here you go.. I'll do what he's proven rime and again to be incapable of doing. Maybe someone should post the links for him. And maybe he should check what he writes before he posts it, because really makes him look dumb as hell.

Here's the link. https://twitter.com/i/status/1155973429876547585

I'd tell him myself on Twitter but as you'll see. he blocked me.. He blocked me because of the other times I've called him out on not being smart enough to know how to post a link correctly, AND for when he refuses to correct himself on things I've had to go and correct him on. Him correcting himself seems to be something that's 'beneath him'.






Bert Prentice's USA Championship Wrestling Episode 70 7-27-19

LT Falk meets his first challenger since winning the USA Heavyweight Title, The Starr Twins defend their tag titles vs Diamond Enterprises, Bryan Idol returns to action, Jake Law in action, and Omega takes on Air Blake Christian!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpIUbIspTWo

Mat Memory- Koko B Ware vs Jerry Lawler (USWA 1996)

Clips from the Koko vs Jerry Lawler unified title match from the Big one. Koko won the shot by beating Bill Dundee. After that is a interview from the new babyface Koko B Ware.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emIchUzHFUQ

Mat Memory- Terry Gordy vs Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich (Southern Championship Wrestling 1-10-89)

JERRY LAWLER FILES LAWSUIT OVER WRONGFUL DEATH OF SON BRIAN CHRISTOPHER.

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler has filed a lawsuit against Hardeman County, TN over the death of his son Brian "Christopher" Lawler last year while incarcerated following a DUI arrest.

There will be a press conference later today in Memphis.  The lawsuit was officially filed this past Friday.

KAIT Channel 8 story on this is here. https://www.kait8.com/2019/07/29/jerry-lawler-suing-hardeman-county-over-death-son/

Jerry Lawler is seeking $3 million in damages, plus additional compensatory damages if the court sees fit to award them.  He is also seeking a court order forcing Hardeman County to force immediate changes to prevent any additional suicides of prisoners in Hardeman County custody, noting, " the order should require "Hardeman County to correct their unconstitutional deficiencies so that no other family has to go through what this family has had to endure over the past year."

Brian Lawler was taken off life support on 7/29/18 at the age of 46, one day after he was found hanging in his cell in Bolivar, TN, where he had been incarcerated after being arrest for DUI several weeks before.

The lawsuit alleges the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office “failed to provide Brian with any treatment for his drug and alcohol issues” during Lawler’s incarceration and “altogether failed to provide him with appropriate care after he was assaulted by another inmate” the day of Lawler’s death.   In the lawsuit, Jerry Lawler stated that the only reason he did not bail his son out was that he explained to the Sheriff Doolen that Brian needed help for addiction issues and was “promised” Brian would get the proper treatment for his personal issues.  Instead, Brian was never provided with any sort of treatment while incarcerated.  Jerry Lawler stated in the lawsuit  that he felt betrayed by Doolen over that broken promise.

Lawler is also claiming negligence on behalf of the correction officers who were supposed to be supervising Brian Lawler.  He is alleging that one officer saw Brian in the corner of his cell with a towel over his head, but instead of checking on the former WWE star, the officer ignored him, choosing to take garbage out instead.  When the officer returned, he saw Christopher in the same position and, with a co-worker, finally checked on him.   At that point, they became aware Christopher hung himself but even their attempts to rescue him were ill-prepared, as they used a pair of children’s scissors to attempt to cut him free.

Lawler alleged in the lawsuit that if the Hardeman County Sheriff’s office had been better prepared and had their staff immediately acted upon seeing Brian sitting in the corner with a towel over his face, Brian’s life may have been saved.

The Lawler family has long disputed the idea that Brian’s death was self-inflicted.  During an interview with WMC-TV several months ago, Jerry Lawler explained that while his family was told that Brian hung himself with his shoelaces, photos taken of Brian at the hospital show marks on the sides of his neck but not the front of his throat.  Lawler explained that the area that did not feature any marks that would be equal to the size of his son’s hand, which lead Lawler to believe Brian was trying to use his hand to try and “keep the pressure” off his throat.
"We've received literally countless calls, text messages from people, actual eyewitnesses, that were in the jail and saw things that happened on the actual day that Brian died that now has opened up a new can of worms," Lawler told WMC-TV in January. "It just doesn't seem like it was suicide."

Lawler said the same day his son allegedly took his life, they had spoken at 11 AM that morning and that his son, “talked perfectly normal, perfectly rational."   Later, Lawler's fiancĂ©e received a 2 PM phone call, informing them Brian had been in a fight with another inmate, even though he was supposed to have been kept away from other prisoners.

Lawler stated that his son had requested medical attention as he was bleeding from the head but “apparently” did not receive it and several hours later, was found dead in his cell.  Lawler stated that the Sheriff had previously given him personal assurances that Brian would be OK while incarcerated. Lawler also alleged that twenty security cameras in the County Jail were not operating the day Brian died.

Lawler’s lawsuit alleges that Hardeman County officials declined Brian Lawler’s requests to be taken to a hospital to be treated for a wound over his eye and ignored his concerns that he may have suffered a concussion.  Instead, he was put into solitary confinement, where he was later found hanging.  The lawsuit also alleged that Brian was never evaluated for suicide risk and that the cell he was placed in featured “Large bolts protruding from the cell [that] could be used as an anchor for the shoe laces used in the hanging”

During a press conference this afternoon, Lawler’s attorney Jeffrey Rosenblum stated that was no reason bolts should ever be protruding in a solitary confinement cell and that there was no reason to let inmates enter cells with shoelaces they could use to hang from. Rosenblum also stated that Brian Lawler had been diagnosed with a major depressive disorder and was on a number of medications for chronic pain and anxiety at the time of his death, adding to concern over the fact he was never properly evaluated before being placed in solitary.

Any money awarded to Jerry Lawler will be put towards the care of Brian's son, according to Rosenblum.

While the official, announced cause of Brian Lawler's death is suicide by hanging, Jerry Lawler commented previously that “doesn't pass the smell test” and promised in 2018 that he was not going to stop pursuing the issue until he had answers.  Lawler also stated that Brian's fellow inmates have told him they don't think his death was suicide.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into the death of Brian Lawler the same day he passed away.  The TBI concluded their investigation this past April.   "Our investigation has concluded and all findings have been turned over to District Attorney General Mark Davidson.  I will have to refer any questions to his office

TBI's findings of the investigation into Brian Lawler’s death have yet to be made public.

Lawler was arrested for DUI in front of his home after having been pursued by police on 7/6/18.  According to a TMZ report at the time, authorities observed Christopher speeding and swerving around 1 AM.  They attempted to pull him over, but Lawler failed to stop.  He finally stopped and according to the police report, Christopher "reeked of booze" and had an open 12 ounce can in his car's center console.  Lawler remained incarcerated for several weeks until his passing on 7/29/19.

A statement issued by Sheriff Doolen at the time of Brian Lawler's passing reads as follows:
SHERIFF DOOLEN
LAWLER STATEMENT
7/30/18

Mr. Lawler, a resident of Hardeman County, was arrested for third offense DUI, driving on a revoked driver's license and felony evading arrest.  Mr. Lawler's bond was set at $40.000.  He appeared before the Judge of the General Sessions Court at which time his family requested time to determine if they were going to hire a private attorney or wanted the public defender to represent Mr. Lawler.
Mr. Lawler, because of his notoriety, was placed in a cell by himself but as the Sheriff's Department had no indication he was suicidal, he was not on suicide watch.
When Mr. Lawler was discovered, he was given CPR and air lifted to the MED in Memphis.  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was notified and requested to investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr. Lawler.  
Any further information will be provided by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Neither Hardeman County nor Sheriff Doolen have responded to requests for comment on the lawsuit.




Konnan on: problems with Raw Reunion

Mat Memory- Brian Blair vs Kendo Nagasaki (1984 Florida)

Mance Warner Talks Absolution 14 - Absolute Intense Wrestling

Former WCW Star Lodi On Creating Signs For Nitro, Clearing Controversial Content With Management

Heading down to Charlotte, North Carolina this August for The Gathering will be this week's guest of the Two Man Power Trip, Brad Cain FKA Raven's Flock member, Lodi. Lodi was a key member of the WCW version of Raven's crew sitting ringside every single Monday night on Nitro with fresh signs that either critiqued the current match or a subtle laugh that most inside fans got a huge kick out of. But what is the story behind the signs? We get the lowdown from Lodi as well as a huge in depth look at some of his personal triumphs in and out of the wrestling ring and find out just how strong the man behind the signs really is. The full episode can be downloaded at this link.
PLEASE CREDIT CHAD & JP OF THE TWO MAN POWER TRIP OF WRESTLING FOR THIS TRANSCRIPTION
Coming up with his ringside signs:
"There were a couple that I threw in there that I really can't repeat the hidden meaning behind them but they made it to TV which is really strange. I never got anything said about my signs until things started going downhill at WCW. It was almost the very end of my time at WCW before anybody came up to me and said that we need to start looking at your signs before you go out for TV. I was like, you are going to start now? I've been doing this for three years. I've been on Monday Nitro and Thunder and all the Saturday night shows and every pay per view. Like when we were in DC (I'm a pretty conservative guy) and have a degree in political science so every time we were in DC and Bill Clinton was in office and Bill was around I'd put things like: Did you hug an intern today? Or did you inhale? That kind of stuff. It was fun to poke fun at people and being the bad guy.
"Kidman and I on live shows when they'd go to commercial break and whenever we were sitting up front Raven would tell us to get in the ring and entertain the people. We'd just slide into the ring and start running around and yelling at people and insulting people with me carrying the sings all around. Just to keep the people in the building entertained until we came back from commercial break. One time, we were in El Paso one time and during the first commercial break Kidman and I hopped the guard-rail and I held up a sign that said; do you have your green card? And here comes the trash. We are in the commercial break and here comes the trash and Doug Dillinger the Head of Security was yelling for me to get out of the ring from the floor."
WCW not checking his signs:
"Yeah, I think at some point it probably would have been better maybe but we never got in trouble. When Lenny and I were together we did some pretty crazy signs and the fact that the whole story line was that we were brothers and we came out that we were brothers but as The West Hollywood Blondes. I lived in West Hollywood at the time and most people don't know that West Hollywood is probably the gayest place in the United States as far as they had the rainbow flags on the McDonald's and the police cars. I came out with some signs one night that said Lenny likes the bottom and Lodi likes the top and the next night they were like hey guys, easy. The next sign said bunk. We'd do stuff like that and it got on TV.
"But after the Lenny and Lodi stuff, the funny thing about this was and I'm telling on myself because I didn't always follow the rules. They'd say we've got to check your signs before you go out and I'd make four that were really just generic and they'd look at them and say those are good, well I'd have four more pieces of poster board and I'd make four that are risque and I'd slide them out and they never once caught on to it. Ever. It was like turning in your best friend's homework that he did because you didn't do yours. As soon as they'd check them all, I'd go make four more that I knew they didn't like at that point just to get them on TV for fun."

Defiant Wrestling's Built To Destroy '19 PPV - Full Show!

World Championship RAMPAGE (c) vs DAVID STARR Women's Championship - Last Woman Standing LIZZY STYLES (c) vs LANA AUSTIN Internet Championship MARTIN KIRBY (c) vs JOE HENDRY Tag Team Championship - Ladder Match SCC (c) vs BENJI & VISAGE No Fun Championship NO FUN DUNNE (c) vs DRAKE Ups & Downs Match SIMON MILLER vs NATHAN CRUZ LUCKY KID vs MAN LIKE DEREISS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6R2bJqsEh8

The Mountie Jacques Rougeau SHOOT INTERVIEW Part 1:

Ringside Addiction (Australia) July 29, 2019