Rick Martel vs Mr. Saito (AWA)

 April 24, 1985. Winnipeg, CANADA. Rick Martel defends the AWA World Heavyweight title against challenger Masa Saito. Pre-match interviews included.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGg-60S1hhI

WWC: Kamala vs. Rick Martel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EZCzPs7jHI 

NEWF 8/14/1993: Demolition Ax vs. Rick Martel

 From New England Wrestling Federation August 14, 1993 in Highgate, Vermont.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU_Vrhyi7QE

Bruce Prichard shoots on Rick Martel going to WCW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD6Dn5iY67k 

AWF On 45TV - Episode 159 (JDX vs Brandon Gore, NDS vs Bronco Braxton and Chris Coyote)

 Original Air Date - October 3rd, 2020

This week on the AWF, AWF Heavyweight Champion JDX is back in action as he goes one on one with The Legitimate Athlete Brandon Gore! Plus, in our Main Event, it's tag team action as NDS (Rylie Jackson & Levi Cruise) look to get a measure of revenge against Bronco Braxton and Chris Coyote!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxtLsb59I8I

Jim Cornette on Who Should Be AEW Champion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4bWxViy2TE 

Rick Martel vs The Natural (Cyrus AKA Don Callis)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRd1EKVnLec

Winnipeg IWA Hardcore Wrestling promoter Tony Condello brought in Rick Martel (using his WWE "Model" gimmick, but as a face) to do a feud with Tony's lead heel, The Natural in 1995/1996. The highlight of this feud was a series of cage matches held at Tony's cards in small towns across Manitoba. One of those matches was held at a TV taping for Tony's Winnipeg CKY TV show that was held in the summer of 1996 in Portage La Prairie, MB. I was there and I didn't record the date, but I recall it was on a Friday night, and it took forever for Tony's crew to put that cage up, so it was past midnight by the time the match took place. The Natural went on to become The Jackyl in WWE, then Cyrus in ECW, then under his real name Don Callis in TNA. But all those characters were only mouthpieces, so fans outside of Manitoba could be watching Don actually wrestle here for the first time. Bad News Allen appears as The Natural's bodyguard. An interesting bit of trivia is that when Don was first accepted by WWE, he and Martel were supposed to debut as a tag team called The Models with Don's character being called Don Casablancas. But Martel decided to go to WCW instead, so Don became The Jackyl in WWE. (Source: Don himself when he co-hosted Winnipeg wrestling radio show No Holds Barred on CITI FM with the annnouncer you hear in this match, CITI's Joe Aiello.)

Control Your Narrative- EC3 Coming To Ring Of Honor Video

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

No Real Justice As Man Who Killed Indie Wrestler Matt Travis Gets Slap On The Wrist As A Result.

Talk about getting away with murder, this is it... literally.. Total bullshit.

Luc C. Vu, who drove the vehicle that ran into Matt Palacios (Matt Travis) pleaded guilty to reckless driving, failure to exercise due car, causing serious injury and failure to yield to a bicycle, in a report by PWInsider and other places. His driver's license was suspended for six months and he was fined $250.  That seems way too light for a manslaughter case.

I guess the message is clear now, it's okay to run indie wrestlers over with your car and kill them, because this is what you get when you do.

Absolute bullshit if you ask me. 

Chelsea Green vs. Skylar | Women's Wrestling Revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsM8cJM9qyo 

KEN RESNICK DISCUSSES HULK HOGAN'S LOCKER ROOM REPUTATION, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE OF PRO WRESTLING TODAY VS. THE '80S, AWA ADVERTISING HOGAN AFTER HE BOLTED FOR THE WWF & MORE

 

Ken Resnick covers early 1984; talks about Hulk Hogan's locker room reputation, and changes in the business over time

On the latest edition of VOC Nation’s Wrestling with History, Ken Resnick talked about the difference in the structure of the business today versus the 80s, Hulk Hogan’s locker room reputation, and the AWA continuing to advertise Hogan after he left for the WWF in 1983.  Here are some highlights: On the difference in chemistry during interviews and matches today versus the 80s:  “One of the things I’ve always tried to do, and we’d talk with the talent, we always tried to play to their strengths.  I always would try and find out how they were most comfortable doing an interview.  The agents, producers, what have you would always try and point out their strengths and stay away from their weaknesses, not only doing interviews but in the ring.  That just doesn’t seem to be there anymore… Back in the territory days, there were so many hours on the road driving from town to town that the wrestlers would be together in the cars, they’d be eating together on the road telling stories about their families, and cammeraderie came and grew from that as did a mutual respect.  When you were doing an interview you always tried to somehow put your opponent over; when guys were in the ring they tried to put the matches together that even if they were going over, to make sure their opponent had enough high spots to get over even if they weren’t going to have their hands raised.  I think a lot of that is lost in today’s wrestling…they just don’t spend the amount of time together.” On talent contract changing how talent views the business:  “Back in the 80s and 90s, the wrestlers got paid a percentage of the gate.  If you were in the main event you got a little more of a percentage than the guys that were in the semi-windup, and a lot more than the guys in the opening match, but everybody strove to try and sell tickets and put their matches over.  Today so much of the talent (are) on guaranteed contracts that how big the house is doesn’t really affect their pay that much… I just think back in the 80s and 90s everybody wanted the show to be as good as it could be because that meant everybody got paid a little bit more.  Now today I think it’s more about putting themselves over looking toward their next contract.” On Hulk Hogan’s locker room reputation:  “I was there.  The vibe in the locker room – there were some guys that were not well liked – and I never saw Hulk Hogan as someone who wasn’t well liked… If you look at Hulk’s matches in the ring, he always allotted at some point in his matches for his opponent to be going over, and then of course he would hulk up and make the comeback.  There were guys that weren’t well liked (but) I never saw that with Hulk.” On today’s business not centering around mega stars:  “Certainly Hulk was good for the business, he recognized that he was good for the business, and he tried to help a lot of people… When Hulk was on the card, the house was going to be bigger.  More people were going to come to a town if Hulk Hogan was wrestling.  The same was true if Macho Man and Elizabeth were wrestling, or if Roddy Piper was wrestling…(Today) WWE made the concerted effort to become more of a brand, not really having mega superstars…There’s not really the mega superstar that non wrestling fans (would go out to see).” On the AWA continuing to advertise Hogan after he left for WWE:  “Hulk was not going to be on TV because he had a Japan tour booked.  Everyone was aware of that.  At some point either before or during the Japan trip, Hulk notified Verne that he was not coming back to the AWA…. One of the things that bothered me (was) even thought they knew he was not coming back, they continued to advertise him as being on upcoming house shows… (then) that night at the show they would announce that he wasn’t going to be there.” On Verne Gagne’s personality:  “If you were just with Verne one on one when no one else was around, Verne could be kind of a fun guy or an OK guy.  But it always seemed that if there were someone else around, he would – and I’m not 100% sure which persona was real or not – be not so nice.” Wrestling with History features former AWA and WWF announcer Ken Resnick and drops every Wednesday on VOC Nation.  Ken looks back at the 80s and early 90s and tells stories from his time in the business.

The Pathetic Saga That Never Ends... Continues As.. JEFF JARRETT AND GLOBAL FORCE ENTERTAINMENT FILE MOTION TO SET NEW TRIAL DATE AGAINST IMPACT WRESTLING PARENT COMPANY

 Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment filed the following motion on 10/2 before the Tennessee Middle District Court, citing that they do not believe they and Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem Wrestling will come to a settlement, leaving them back at square one after their previous civil trial was ruled a mistrial and had to be reset:

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SET A DATE FOR RE-TRIAL

Plaintiffs Global Force Entertainment, Inc. and Jeffrey Jarrett respectfully request the Court set a date for re-trial.

Although the parties have a private mediation scheduled for November 3, 2020, Plaintiffs do not believe there is any realistic chance of settlement in this case without a settlement conference before a judicial officer given the parties’ positions on the likely outcomes (and causes of such outcomes) at re-trial.

Plaintiffs’ counsel asked Defendant’s counsel whether Defendant opposes a motion requesting the Court set a date for re-trial. Defendant’s counsel informed Plaintiffs’ counsel that Defendant does not oppose Plaintiffs’ request for setting this case for re-trial.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request this case be set for re-trial and the Court dispense with requiring the parties to attend a private mediation, which would effectively be a fifth day of private mediation.