From Episode 405 of the Jim Cornette Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_MVoZJ2uXs
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Anthony Greene vs. Alec Price headlines Prized Possession on 11/13 in Yarmouth, Maine (Limitless Wrestling)
Don't miss "The Prize" Alec Price's first one-on-one shot at the Limitless Wrestling World Championship as he challenges "The Alternative" Anthony Greene at "Prized Possession" on 11/13 in Yarmouth, ME!
SWE Fury Rewind - Thunder Rosa VS Miranda Gordy
SWE Fury Rewind - Thunder Rosa VS Miranda Gordy. Thunder Rosa who was at the time NWA Womens Champion battling "The Bad Street Beauty" Miranda Gordy, the daughter of the Legendary Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. This match took place at a small TV studio in July 2020, during the Pandemic.
Mickie James Busted Open Radio Interview
New Impact Knockout’s Champion Mickie James joined Busted Open Radio to talk about her title victory over Deonna Purrazzo at Bound for Glory this past Saturday night. It’s James’ first title victory in eight years and she couldn’t hide the fact that she’s on cloud nine.
“It feels so good,” James said. “Honestly, I didn’t think it would matter as much to me as it did in that sense, because I have been a champion several times and I’ve had such a tenured career. We’re always, we go ‘oh I don’t need the championship. I’ve done so much.’ There was nothing sweeter than winning the championship. I haven’t won a championship in eight years. My last championship as actually, the championship at Impact that I lost against ODB. So when I think about that, I’m going ‘wow, it’s kind of a long time.’ I’ve done a lot, but not really for me, you know what I mean? It was a great moment, it was a really, really great moment. It was powerful, and it felt good. It felt good.”
James called the victory a special one, and also praised Purrazzo as one of the best workers she’s ever competed against. She said many, including herself, questioned whether she could hang with Purrazzo in a match like this and she proved that she could.
“It was so special. It really, really was so special,” James said. “That’s kind of what I meant. In those last eight years and all the things that I have done, and I’ve done some really cool stuff. But for the most part, it was for everybody else. I didn’t really do anything for myself. That was a choice, and I was so happy to be back where I was. There’s just so much more layers to it now. How I left and all the things, but then I did EmPowerrr. I was able to head up EmPowerrr and that was really cool. And then to come back and have a chance at having a championship again and I go ‘actually, this is a real chance to actually have a shot at the championship again.’ Then Saturday was beautiful. The people were behind me and to have that real love behind me, for them to be on fire and with it all night. To have a ‘this is awesome!’ chant.
“And there’s no doubt that Deonna is probably one of the best wrestlers I’ve ever been in the ring with. Not just today, but legit that I’ve ever been in the ring with. She is incredible. She is incredible out there. I knew I was going to be up for a fight, and I think that has been the major question from the audience, from whoever. ‘Mickie is amazing and a legend, but can she really hang with someone like Deonna?’ The answer is yes, I can hang with someone like Deonna, because there wouldn’t be a Deonna without Mickie James. That’s the reality. And not just me, and I don’t just put myself. But I can still go. I never stopped going. What happened was I just became less selfish and started doing more for other people than for myself. And this one wasn’t a selfish move, but it felt good. It felt good to win again and to remind myself that I can win and it’s okay to be awesome. And I don’t have to apologize for it.”
James was asked if she felt like she had to go back to Impact to get the proper credit she feels she deserved. She confirmed that to a degree, but also pointed out the great work she had done for NWA recently, especially when it came to putting together the EmPowerrr event in August.
“Yes and no,” James said. “I mean obviously I’m doing some really great stuff at NWA as well. Someone sent something to me where it was 19 years ago when I was first at Impact, and you see me with the hands in the air. It’s very much Mickie James’ face, but it’s the stuff with Raven and The Flock at the time. But obviously I went to WWE and that was my dream to go there. And I was able to have an illustrious career that first run and do some really good things. My first run was awesome. Even the second run (was), but I feel like this last run was not what I guess I expected or hoped for. Maybe it’s because I didn’t fight enough for it, but I hoped that I did enough for everybody else I’d at least get that love. And I didn’t, and that’s okay because kudos to Impact. It was cool they would welcome me back, it was cool that I was given the platform to put together EmPowerrr at NWA.
“Here I thought ‘I’m going to have this amazing run. I’m so excited to go back to WWE. I’m going to have this amazing run, work with these awesome new girls, get in front of this new audience, and probably retire back home.’ That’s what I felt. ‘I’m going to retire there in a very cool way.’ And it did not happen that way, because for whatever reason it just didn’t happen that way. And I left and it was so disheartening and I was broken hearted. So then to be able to leave and do so much more powerful stuff, that actually is stronger work. It’s more powerful work, because it’s laying that foundation behind the scenes of setting up for the future and different levels for the women.”
In the end, James was thrilled to go back to Impact, win the Knockouts Championship and feel like she was worthy of doing so. She talked about being humbled for so long that she forgot how good she was, until this last run reminded her.
“To then be able to go back to Impact and get the love from the fans and to hear ‘Hardcore Country again’, which I really wanted to do,” James said. “The fans, they love that song. They love that song. I was going to do Grown Ass Woman. I was like ‘maybe I’ll do ‘Grown Ass Woman’ or maybe do a new song.’ I’m like ‘no, they love ‘Hardcore Country.’ And it’s cool.’ And then to have a shot at the championship and be treated like ‘you deserve to be champion and you deserve to be because you’re a bad ass.’
“We forget because we’re so humbled. We’re told to be humbled for so long that we’re humbled. So we don’t always see it. We don’t always see what other people see, because we’re still trying to prove something. We’re always trying to prove ourselves or comparing ourselves or whatever the case may be. And we forget sometimes, and it’s nice to be gently reminded again. And they (Impact) have done a lot of that for me, and NWA’s done a lot of that for me. So I’m really grateful sitting on the other side now. When it first happened I was very upset. But now, sitting here in this seat with the shiny new championship, it’s a whole new version of the Impact Knockout’s World Championship? It wasn’t something I had in mind, but I’m not going to turn down a chance to do that again. Plus I can round it up and I finally made double digits (title reigns)!”
Shane Taylor On Ring Of Honor's Hiatus: “Not Shocking”
Ring of Honor’s Shane Taylor sat down with Wrestling Headlines to talk about Ring of Honor releasing its contracted talent by the end of 2021, as it prepares for a reboot in April of 2022. Taylor said the news was both surprising and disappointing, given the strides he feels ROH has made in the last year and a half.
“I mean, it’s surprising,” Taylor said. “It’s not something that if you were paying attention that you didn’t foresee maybe being an option or being a potential thing. So it’s not shocking, it’s disappointing, because of how hard the talent has been working. For the last 18 months or so, there’s been no roster that’s consistently put on the performances that we have. And what’s really disappointing is I felt like we were kind of turning a corner. It’s just one of those things where you’ve made this big comeback in the game, you just didn’t have enough time. I mean, and that’s the feeling that I get all the time, time just ran out, you know what I mean?
“The talent has been absolutely incredible. So I tip my hat to every man and woman there who have been busting their ass and spending time away from their families and putting their bodies to hell. For Ring of Honor, and for what we have, and the passion that we had for that place. So we’ve got this taping coming up this week. And then we’ve got Final Battle. And I’m sure everybody’s gonna go out there and absolutely, leave it all on the line one last time.”
So what will be the next move for Taylor? He says that everything is on the table now, as long as it involves the rest of Shane Taylor Enterprises, which includes Kaun, Moses and O’Shay Edwards. Taylor, Kaun and Moses are the current Ring of Honor Six Man Tag Team Champions.
“Everything’s an option right now,” Taylor said. “I’ve already had different places reach out. So everything is an option right now. I think what me and the guys are going to do and, again, the the idea and the goal is to keep all of us together. Because I feel like we were just sort of scratching the surface of what we could be in ROH. I still feel like there was so much more left to do there. But obviously we’re going to have to continue that work elsewhere. So the goal will be to bring this whole thing to, you know, as one unit as a package deal.
“And bring it to a place that isn’t afraid of pushing the lines, being able to be real and be controversial at times, but know that it’s all towards the greater good. So anywhere where they can say ‘hey, you know what? We trust you guys to be who you are and take us where we need to go.’ You know that’s probably going to be where we end up, but there’s a lot of places now that could use talent that is ready to step into a main event. Especially African American talent. So we’re excited about the possibilities of working with everybody.”
Here's the full interview.
Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens vs Sgt. Slaughter and Greg Gagne
July 14, 1985. St. Paul, Minnesota. The team of Nick Bockwinkel and Ray "The Crippler" Stevens take on the team of Sgt. Slaughter and Greg Gagne, Larry Zbyszko also gets involved in the match. Also included is a post match interview with the Sarge.
ATL | Championship Wrestling from Atlanta #7 | 10.30.21
OCTOBER 30, 2021: Pro wrestling is back at Center Stage with Episode 7 featuring The Premiere Athlete Tony Nese! Here's today's card: SINGLES MATCH | JUICY vs DEAN ALEXANDER TAG TEAM MATCH | TSF vs WASHINGTON BULLETS WOMEN'S DIVISION MATCH | CASSANDRA GOLDEN vs MARINA SHAFIR SINGLES MATCH | OWEN KNIGHT vs CARLIE BRAVO MAIN EVENT SINGLES MATCH | TONY NESE vs DAVID ALI PLUS | Dustin Starr & Marti Belle will be standing by with pre and post match interviews!
Championship Wrestling From Memphis - Episode #36 — HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
OCTOBER 30, 2021: It's time for the Halloween SPOOKtacular presented by Party Works! Today, we'll start with the TRICKS and the TREATS with our first ever Halloween Costume Match. And we'll finish the program with the DARK SIDE of Halloween... with HARDCORE HALLOWEEN! Dustin Starr is ringside and will be joined by Gentleman Jervis!
Here's the card for today's program... HALLOWEEN COSTUME MATCH | THE POSSE vs THE SKIMAHORNS We couldn't have picked 2 better teams to square off in the first ever Halloween Costume Match! Plus, various monsters & heroes will be surrounding the ring to make sure the action stays inside! SINGLES MATCH | BIG SWOLE JUSTIN COLE vs VAN VICIOUSS Big Swole is on a roll with BODYSLAMMING BREAST CANCER. Van Viciouss vows that Big Swole will NOT slam him at all today... WOMEN'S TAG TEAM MATCH | NIKKI LANE (c) & SARAH WOLF vs AMBER RODRIGUEZ & SKYLER Memphis Wrestling Women's Champion, Nikki Lane, returns to action this week. With Diana Taylor roughed up from last week, Sarah Wolf steps in to square off against a few rivals in Amber & Skyler. Halloween costumes were encouraged... but this one's gotten personal. TAG TEAM MATCH | COUNTRY ROCK vs ELEMENT OF WRESTLING 2 young, up and coming tag teams square off at the Halloween SPOOKtacular. Who walks away with the dub? MAIN EVENT | HARDCORE HALLOWEEN MATCH THE REVENANT OF WALKER HAYES with JIMMY BLAYLOCK vs IVAN WARSAW Jimmy Blaylock swears that The Revenant is the most HARDCORE monster in Memphis Wrestling. Well... THE KILLER is coming home. And he's looking for The Revenant! PLUS | We will hear from MIKE ANTHONY following his shocking arrest on TV last week. AND | We will get the reaction from Memphis Heritage Champion GUNSHOW Brett Michaels. AND REMEMBER | Anything can happen on the FASTEST HOUR IN PRO WRESTLING.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J133I7GA3H4
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