Legacy of Brutality manager Josh Ashcraft celebrates 10 years in OVW - but who invited OVW Heavyweight Champion Omar Amir to the party? PLUS: Dustin Jackson and Drew Hernandez team up to face OVW Tag Team Champions The Tate Twins!
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Sunday, February 28, 2021
Reality of Wrestling TV: Episode 301
MATCHES: TV TITLE: Jay Alexander vs Edge Stone (c) SINGLES MATCH: Tommy Bolton vs Savage King ROW CHAMPIONSHIP: Bryan Keith vs Cameron Cole (c)
WWE Hall Of Famer Calls Vince McMahon “An A**Hole” For WWE Storyline
In 1996, Jake “The Snake” Roberts was involved in a controversial storyline with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler which saw “The King” going to great lengths to ridicule Roberts’ issues with alcoholism.
There was also the post-match segment where Lawler force-fed Roberts with a bottle of bourbon at Summerslam 1996. In a recent interview with Gary Cassidy of Inside The Ropes, Roberts felt Vince McMahon and Lawler were a bunch of “a**holes” for exploiting his personal demons for a wrestling storyline.
“Well, I thought it was a horrible thing for McMahon to ask me to do,” said Roberts. “It was cheap, it was disrespectful, it didn’t prove a damn thing other than the fact that Vince McMahon’s an a**hole, so there you go. Lawler, he’s in the the same boat. Both a**holes.”
Fortunately, Roberts did win his battle with addiction as detailed in the 2015 documentary, Resurrection of Jake The Snake. Roberts, 65, said he plans to be around for a long time to watch his grandkids grow older.
“You know, I’ve got some issues that I have to watch, but it’s getting better all the time because I did quit smoking. That’s really hard to do. I will be around for a long time, I have grandkids I want to hang out with now. I want to make somebody else miserable [laughs], so have fun. Yeah, I’m doing much better.”
NWA HOLDING MARCH TAPINGS, NEWS ON VIDEO CONTENT COMING THIS WEEK
Dave Meltzer reported on Saturday's Wrestling Observer Radio that the NWA will hold a set of TV tapings from March 21-24 as they resume original content.
Meltzer also said "a positive announcement" that doesn't have anything to do with AEW is coming this week in regard to all of their content being pulled off of YouTube. He didn't say where the tapings are taking place or if fans will be allowed, but Atlanta, GA, has been their home since relaunching in October 2019.
Their last set of tapings was held in late-January 2020 and helped carry the company for weekly YouTube episodes from late-January through March. The last original Power episode was a one-off that aired in mid-May.
A lot has changed for Billy Corgan's company since then. They struck up a deal with both AEW and UWN to have their champions appear and defend their titles, most notably the Women's title currently held by AEW roster member Serena Deeb. Former champion Thunder Rosa has been a fixture in AEW since late-August.
Unless they have worked out an affiliation agreement with another group, the roster will look different than their last set of tapings which featured Rosa, Eli Drake, Eddie Kingston, Caleb Konley, James Storm, Tasha Steelz, and the late Joseph "Jocephus" Hudson who passed away last week.
As previously reported, the NWA recently removed all of their videos from their YouTube channel, the videos were removed because of a new distribution deal that should be announced soon. NWA content will be available through their new partner. I was not told specifically who the new partner is, but I was able to confirm that it is not WWE or AEW.
This deal will add some new revenue for the company, which is more than they were making from the ads on their YouTube channel.
Championship Wrestling from Memphis - Episode #1
FEBRUARY 27, 2021: Memphis Wrestling IS BACK! Dustin & Maria Starr are ringside at Top of the Line Banquet Hall in Memphis for the premiere of Championship Wrestling from Memphis!
Here's what to expect on the fastest hour in pro wrestling... COBRA CUP TOURNAMENT MATCH - ROUND 1 | JONNY LYONS vs BRETT MICHAELS Welcome to The GunShow! Brett Michaels kicks off Memphis Wrestling against the much smaller opponent. Will Jonny Lyons overcome the disadvantage? COBRA CUP TOURNAMENT MATCH - ROUND 1 | DJ BROWN vs CHRIS LEXX 2 guys born and raised in Memphis, TN square off 1 on 1 with a trip to Round 2 of the Cobra Cup on the line. Who picks up the victory? Who wants it more? COBRA CUP TOURNAMENT MATCH - ROUND 1 | MIKE ANTHONY vs "BIG SWOLE" JUSTIN COLE The self-made savage Mike Anthony has a bit of a chip on his shoulder. But he better look out - the size and strength of "Big Swole" is nothing to underestimate. Who moves on in this battle of the big men? WOMEN'S DIVISION MATCH | "NEW MONEY" SALENA DEAN vs CASSANDRA GOLDEN Our first ever Women's Division Match pits Salena Dean against Cassandra Golden. Who will get a leg-up on the competition with the first victory? MAIN EVENT - COBRA CUP TOURNAMENT MATCH - ROUND 1 | NORMAN MEKLOKOV vs "REMARKABLE" RYAN REMBRANDT All the way from Russia is the Soviet Saint, Norman Meklokov and he means business. Will Ryan Rembrandt be "Remarkable" enough? PLUS | Memphis Wrestling legend King Cobra is in the house! AND | The Posse are having fun somewhere. And maybe not everyone has such an easy time getting into the studio. REMEMBER | Anything can happen on the FASTEST HOUR IN PRO WRESTLING. ---- Championship Wrestling from Memphis is brand new every Saturday at high noon on CW 30 Memphis & YouTube Premiere!
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