Saturday, July 31, 2021
SWE Fury Episode 229
Featuring Teddy Long, Jazz, Ivelisse, Charlie Haas, Miranda Gordy, Marti Belle, Rodney Mack, Jax Dane, Moonshine Mantell, and many more!
American Pro Wrestling EP # 43
On this episode: -Chad Colt vs Nick Fury -APW Tag Team Titles V.D. vs J Stunna & Karson Queen -APW Heavyweight Title Joey Rhymer vs Chris James Plus much more!!!
Full Interview w/ Les Thatcher & The Funks | The Future Of Pro Wrestling - 08/09/94
Here is the full video of Les Thatcher interviewing Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. about a variety of topics. This footage was unedited and did not air publicly. "Wrestler's Eye View" was filmed on August 9, 1994.
SWE Fury Episode 228
Featuring Teddy Long, Jax Dane, Crimson, Nigel Rabid, Charlie Haas, Boogeyman, and many more!
Championship Wrestling from Memphis - Episode #23
JULY 31, 2021: Last week, it was total chaos when we left the air, as "Killer Bae" Heather Monroe not only made her debut in Memphis Wrestling - but she attacked and STOLE Nikki Lane's Women's Championship belt! Plus, all the drama from last week spills over to this week AND a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - so get ready for the FASTEST HOUR IN PRO WRESTLING!
Here's the card for this week's Memphis Wrestling... WOMEN'S DIVISION MATCH | QUEEN KATELYNN vs MISS BERONICA Go, fight, win - Miss Beronica makes her debut on Memphis Wrestling! SINGLES MATCH | UNCLE MIKEY vs DANNY B. GOOD 1 on 1 action... but with the Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Champions at ringside + on commentary. Danny B has his hands full! SINGLES MATCH | VAN VICIOUSS vs CHRIS LEXX "Delicious" Van Viciouss squares off against the King of POW! Both men need a victory - who wants it more? SINGLES MATCH | K TOOMER vs CARTER MATTHEWS It's the long-anticipated debut of the 387 pound KING of FATJITSU - K TOOMER! MAIN EVENT | "KILLER BAE" HEATHER MONROE is back with the Memphis Wrestling Women's Championship. The Champion, Nikki Lane, will NOT like this. PLUS | Memphis Heritage Champion Alan Steel & Johnny Dotson have laid waste to both members of The Posse... but rumor has it that Lil Chris is BACK again this week for redemption. ALSO | We have a HUUUGE SURPRISE for the Memphis Wrestling fans & locker room. AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH | We will hear from The Murderhawk Monster Lance Archer AND GunShow Brett Michaels! REMEMBER | Anything can happen on the FASTEST HOUR IN PRO WRESTLING.
TEDDY LONG has arrived in Memphis Wrestling!
AUGUST 7, 2021 | For 1 night only, WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long is calling the shots! He will serve as the General Manager of Memphis Wrestling & there's NO TELLING what matches he'll make! VIP Experience with Teddy Long & "Cowboy" James Storm are available. 8.7.21 | Memphis Wrestling Saturday Night with Teddy Long INFO | https://fb.me/e/O5TCvHQR TICKETS | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/memphis-...
BRAY WYATT RELEASED (Updated 7-31-21 4:00 PM)
WWE just announced that they have come to terms on the release of former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt, 34.
The official statement:
WWE has come to terms on the release of Bray Wyatt. We wish him the best in all his future endeavors.
Wyatt has not appeared for the company since Wrestlemania 37 and the word internally had been that there was a "specific reason" he had not returned and that it was not a creative situation, implying perhaps that Wyatt had not been cleared to perform. Prior to Wrestlemania, Wyatt last performed in January 2021 in a pre-taped bout against Randy Orton. He was slated to defeat Orton at Wrestlemania but that finish was changed over the course of Mania weekend.
Wyatt had disappeared from the company's internal roster weeks ago but there had been no official stance on his status with the company.
Wyatt has not commented much on social media in recent months beyond telling the audience he missed them.
The grandson of WWE Hall of Famer Blackjack Mulligan and the son of all time great Mike Rotunda, Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, had been with WWE since 2009 when he and his brother, who performed as Bo Dallas, signed WWE developmental deals and debuted for FCW, the WWE developmental territory at the time.
The Wyatt and Fiend characters would remain under WWE's ownership. During his time as The Fiend version of the Wyatt character, Bray Wyatt was among the top merchandise movers for the company, specifically in the action figure realm.
WWE chose to release Bray Wyatt and that the word going around was that it was a budget-related reason( yeah, sssuurreee it was, sure it was), similar to other big cuts, such as Braun Strowman. It was not a case of Wyatt asking to be released.
We are told that Wyatt was called by John Lauirinaitis (who wasn't even at TV this week as he's in the middle of moving back to Connecticut) and informed it was simply a budgetary decision and not something Wyatt had done.
To say that the reaction within the company was stunned would be a massive understatement given how plugged into licensing the Wyatt character has been in recent years. The Fiend had been a massive hit for t-shirts and action figures. eBay will probably be selling these like hot cakes now.
One source pointed the finger squarely at WWE President Nick Khan and CFO Kristina Salen, stating that they are so "obsessed" with the company not being even one iota in the red on the financial ledgers that even after the most recent financial quarter, there had to have been a push to cut costs where with previous regimes, there would have been more leniency.
Others noted that Wyatt and Vince McMahon's relationship behind the scenes ran very hot and cold at times and that McMahon has given Khan the ability to run things far more than anyone else has historically been able to accomplish, so there was likely less of a push-back over the idea of cutting a big money contract from the ledger.
Another source pointed that Wyatt's 90 days would run out the week before AEW's Full Gear and how Vince McMahon may have been very prophetic about handing AEW other assets during yesterday's media call.
For those who have asked if there are other releases coming today, we have heard nothing that leads me to believe that is the case. We'll see now, won't we.
Ricochet Vs. Shane Strickland | Wrestling Revolver
Taken from 4/6/17 #PancakesAndPiledrivers at WRESTLECON. FIRST TIME EVER: Ricochet Vs. Shane Strickland
Tazmaniac (Taz) vs. Gypsy Joe - Japan 1993
The legend is that this was Taz' first Japanese tour, and this was his first match on that tour. He was told by others in the locker room to "work soft" with Gypsy Joe, since he was a "frail old man". Taz then is stunned when the match starts and Joe starts working stiff with him and brawls all over the arena with him. The whole "he's a frail old man" deal was a giant rib on him by the other members of the locker room.
Wahoo McDaniel and Bill Watts vs Superstar Graham and Ernie Ladd
Early 70s. Chicago, Illinois. The team of Wahoo Daniel and Cowboy Bill Watts take on the team of Superstar Billy Graham and Ernie Ladd.