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Sunday, March 7, 2021
Thunder Rosa vs Baby D (Mission Pro Wrestling)
This is Baby D's retirement match from professional wrestling. Her good friend (and owner of Mission Pro) Thunder Rosa is doing Baby D the honors of having her final match.
Raven w/ Simply Luscious vs Sandman (Mick Foley is Guest Referee)
This is a cool throwback match where you can see three ECW legends in the same ring. Find out what happens when Raven (along with Simply Luscious) takes on the Sandman! Mick Foley aka Mankind & Cactus Jack is the special enforcer here.
Where: Old Bethpage, NY Promotion: USA Pro Wrestling Event: Chris Candido Memorial Show Date: May 2005
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Zack Sabre Jr.
March 21, 2018 Ao-re Nagaoka NEW JAPAN CUP 2018 FINAL Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Zack Sabre Jr.
OVW TV 1125 - "Mammoth Obstacles”
OVW Heavyweight Champion Omar Amir and “The Golden Boy” AJZ face off to see who will go on to the 4-way Ladder Match to crown a #1 Contender to the OVW National Championship! PLUS: Has Mahabali Shera met his match in Co-Star Rex or can “The Indian Lion” overcome the odds?
WWE BANS SLAPPING THE LEG/THIGH WHEN THROWING KICKS (But it'll be Alive And 'Kicking'.. Everywhere Else)
In this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer discussed that WWE was cracking down on wrestlers for slapping their thigh or leg when throwing kicks and on Saturday's Wrestling Observer Radio, he had more details on the genesis of the new policy.
Meltzer said there is new signage outside the gorilla position and backstage that reads "Do not slap leg when kicking." From what Meltzer was told, Vince McMahon saw someone do a fairly obvious slap on an episode of SmackDown and got upset, resulting in the new doctrine. Meltzer initially reported there was a memo sent to NXT talent at one point but that no one said a word about it since it was sent.
It's unknown how WWE will enforce this new rule if it's broken.
"The irony of a group where Shawn Michaels is one of the main instructors, who grew up watching (Chris) Adams, getting mad because Internet trolls who hate the Young Bucks complain about thigh slapping is the ultimate in silliness. The only time I can recall it even being notable was once when Nikki Bella came off the top rope with a kick that missed. Because her body was so programmed on delivering a kick motion, she slapped her thigh in mid-air which was obvious on a kick that was supposed to miss. Yes, that spot should be taught not to do," he wrote in this week's Newsletter.
The slight of hand in creating a sound effect is something that has been part of the business for decades as noted by Meltzer:
"Mr. Wrestling II was famous for hard back slaps on the kneelift for sound effects. Dating back to the 50s, there was the stomp your foot hard on the mat at the moment of connection of the punch. The thigh slap superkick dates back to Chris Adams from when he came over from the UK. It’s one of the silliest things to worry about because the perfectly timed moves garner great crowd response generally. But it became a buzzword for people who are mad it’s used so frequently (as if punches weren’t far more frequent doing the same thing in the 70s and punches worked fine in those days)."
Bet AEW, Impact, ROH and everyone else won't ban it.. Wanna bet me? I'll gladly take your money. :)
Joey Mercury Files Lawsuit Against Ring Of Honor
Joey Mercury has filed a lawsuit in the state of Maryland against Ring of Honor and Sinclair Broadcasting over forced resignation and for being misclassified as an independent contractor, according to WrestleZone.
Mercury claims he was paid substantially less than other individuals performing the same services for similar companies. He also claims that he was misclassified as an independent contractor.
He allegedly was forced to resign due to the company’s lack of concern for the talent. The lawsuit claims that he expressed his concerns several times to both ROH and Sinclair regarding the lack of safety protocols and available medical supervision during matches.
Mercury (real name Adam Birch) filed suit in the state of Maryland against Ring of Honor and Sinclair Broadcasting claiming that he was an employee rather than an independent contractor during his time at the company, a tenure that spanned from May of 2018 to October 2019. The suit also claims that he was forced to resign due to the company’s “lack of concern for the talent” and his increased workload for the company without a “commensurate increase” in pay.
The Agreement clearly misclassifies Birch as an independent contractor when he was, in fact, an employee. Sinclair and ROH retained the right to control every aspect of Birch’s performance of services and overrode his independent judgment regarding the best manner in which to perform his services. Sinclair and ROH also retained the right to prohibit Birch from performing services for other entities without consent. Sinclair and ROH retained the right to terminate Birch’s performance of services for Sinclair and ROH, but denied Birch the right to terminate his provision of services during the first six months of the Agreement. Sinclair and ROH retained the right to terminate the relationship for cause and imposed a restrictive covenant.
The intent and import of the Agreement was to make Birch an employee while misclassifying him as an independent contractor
If Mercury is indeed misclassified as an independent contractor, then the lawsuit continues to file claim of breach of contract. He also seeks royalties due and his final claim happens to be abusive discharge (in the alternative) and makes the following statements further alleged that ROH failed to conduct matches in a safe manner for its talent.
Mercury worked with Ring of Honor from May 2018 to October 2019 as a trainer and agent.
last month former ROH Women’s Champion Kelly Klein filed a lawsuit against ROH due to employment discrimination.
WWA (Kentucky)- Hysteria 109 - Lawless 2021
-Logan Legit has his first National Championship defense in the main event. He must face three of the biggest names in the WWA in a Fatal Four Way. Can he successfully retain or will the title go to Stonewall, Nick Depp, or Ray Waddell? -New WWA owner and WWA Champion Vanderpool defends the championship against Jordan Whittaker. -Part 2 of the Ultimate Opportunist Battle Royal takes place. Who are the winners of the two Battle Royals and will move on to a National Championship Number One Contenders Match? -Matt Diesel and Jeremy Gray face the Trendkillers for the WWA Tag Team Championships. All of this plus 747, Tyler Hawkins, Lizzy Sixx, Dakota France, Nick Willis, Jones, Josiah, Alexander Knight, the Queen, Zachary Westinghouse, and more!