Thursday, April 2, 2020

Backstage News On Where AEW Has Been Filming Television (Now They Have To Relocate)

It looks as though All Elite Wrestling will once again need to find a location to tape Dark and Dynamite. AEW has been filming television at the Nightmare Factory in Norcross, Georgia, which will be shut down temporarily due to a shelter-in-place order signed by Governor Brian Kemp. During a press conference on Wednesday, Kemp stated that he just learned that asymptomatic people can transmit COVID-19.

"Finding out that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs, so what we've been telling people from directives from the CDC for weeks now that if you start feeling bad, stay home," Kemp said. "Those individuals could've been infecting people before they ever felt bad, but we didn't know that until the last 24 hours. And as Dr. [Kathleen] Toomey told me, this is a game changer for us."

"A lot" of future content was filmed in Georgia this past week, according to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio. This will allow AEW the time to regather and plan their next move while airing the footage they have already produced.


As noted earlier this week, AEW previously had to relocate from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The city of Jacksonville had began using the parking lot near Daily's Place as a major coronavirus testing center.

AJPW CANCELS CHAMPION CARNIVAL TOURNAMENT

All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Champion Carnival tournament will not go on as scheduled.

It was announced today that the tournament will not be taking place in April due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It was scheduled to start on April 6 at Korakuen Hall, with the finals taking place on May 5 at the same arena.

The president of AJPW, Tsuyoki Fukuda, said in the press conference announcing the cancellation that he will "make every possible effort" to run the tournament this year.

Before the cancellation, a number of changes were already being made due to the fast moving nature of the pandemic. Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lucas Steel, and Joel Redman were all previously announced for the tournament. However, they were pulled following travel restrictions imposed by the Japanese government.

The Champion Carnival tournament has been held every year since 1991, with the tournament originally starting in 1973. Kento Miyahara won last year’s tournament, defeating Jake Lee in the finals.

Mat Memory- Wahoo McDaniel & Greg Gagne vs Curt Hennig & Bob Orton Jr. (AWA)

February 19, 1988. Las Vegas, Nevada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kmx2ckNEQU

Mat Memory- Cowboy Bob Orton Jr vs Ivan Putski (Savoldi's ICW December 28, 1988)

Eric Bischoff shoots on how having 2 shows saturates a wrestling company

Mat Memory- Ethan Page versus Blood Diamond(C) | BLack Label Pro Tag-Team Championship | Slamilton

-The historic origin story of Two & Half Menhausen as  "All Ego" Ethan Page had been feuding with Kobe Durst, Jake Lander, Tre LaMar and Josh Bishop for most of 2019. Here in this Black Label Pro Tag Team Titles Handicap match.

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

Mat Memory- "Big" Sean Studd v Darius Carter v Vinny Pacifico v Tony Booze (Warriors Of Wrestling)

This FREE MATCH is taken from Warriors of Wrestling presents "King of New York" back 9/8/18...this is a first round 4-way match...Big Sean Studd v Vinny Pacifico v Tony Booze v Darius Carter...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc6f-9K7jJ4