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Monday, January 10, 2022
International TV Title Battle Royal (February 28, 1987- International Wrestling- Canada)
Thought it isn't discussed often, there was an International TV Title in the International Wrestling promotion out of Montreal. Initiated in 1984, the TV title was originally created as a trophy that was put up in a tournament won by Leo Burke. In a famous TV angle, Burke was attacked by fellow babyface Richard Charland, who broke the trophy over Burke's head. I'm not sure of the exact chronology of the title from that point forward, but Alofa the Polynesian Prince (a young Rikishi Fatu) won the vacant title in a match against Bob Della Serra sometime in July 1986, then lost it to Sheik Ali in the fall of 1986.
Once Sheik Ali left the promotion in early January 1987 (Ali was also co-holder of the International Tag Team Titles w/Charland), the International TV Title was vacant and put up in a battle royal. The battle royal also included a $5,000 prize for the winner. Here we have the battle royal that was taped in the Robert Guertin Centre in Hull, Quebec.
Among the participants were Leo Burke, Dan Kroffat, Armand Rougeau, Gilles the Fish Poisson, Rocky Della Serra, the Hangman Neil Guay, Pretty Boy Chuck Simms, Gino Brito Jr., Denis Goulet, Yvon Laverdure, the Spoiler, and Claude Hebert. Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman and Ron Francis (Montreal sports broadcaster, who filled in for Milt Avruskin on commentary for a few weeks) provide commentary. Following the match is an interview with Floyd and the winner of the battle royal, but you'll have to watch to find out who wins!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXxSr3ur3s
Thunder Rosa: The Sessions with Renee Paquette
From the graveyards of Tijuana to the Sessions, Thunder Rosa is here to tell us all about her wild journey in the world of pro wrestling. Even by those standards Rosa’s story is something else, so pull up and listen to how she went from a social worker to one of the hottest commodities in AEW, how she almost ended up in WWE as a ref, and why she wants the respect that Britt Baker got from their Lights Out match last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSTVNqR1aMg
Havoc's Army vs. The Blue Meanie Squad (IPW-UK)
When Peace & Brad needed a third man to take on the trio of The London Riots & Joseph Connors... of course the natural wrestler to step in the ring was former ECW and WWE star The Blue Meanie, right?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UMsZsuPCVY
TAYA VALKYRIE RETURNING TO RING TO HEADLINE LUCHA VAVOOM SHOW IN LOS ANGELES
Lucha VaVOOM returns with Amor Impossible!
Los Angeles’ longest-running, most celebrated variety show announces annual, two-night Valentine’s celebration featuring world-class Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, and comedy
Friday, February 11th and Saturday, February 12th at The Mayan Theatre In downtown Los Angeles
Tickets on sale now https://luchavavoom.com/
Los Angeles, CA (January 10, 2022)?Lucha VaVOOM (LVV)--Los Angeles’ longest-running, most celebrated variety show, where authentic Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, and comedy collide--returns to the City of Angels for their annual Valentine’s shows on Friday, February 11th and Saturday, February 12th at their historic home venue, The Mayan Theatre (1038 S Hill St.), in downtown Los Angeles.
Dubbed this year as Amor Impossible (“Impossible Love”), tickets for this 21+, two-night event are on sale now at LuchaVaVOOM.com. Ticketing options and prices listed below. Attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results from the last 24 hours for entry into the venue, plus masks must be worn inside.
LVV has been wowing audiences with their glam/slam extravaganzas for close to 20 years. From Los Angeles to Tokyo, across the U.S. and Canada, and all the way to Australia, people go crazy for this perfect combination of world-class, professional lucha libre-style wrestling interspersed with insane, high-octane burlesque performances, death-defying aerial acts, live music, low riders, tequila, and comedy, all adding up for one unforgettable night. Whether you’re looking to get romantic, have a great date night, or wild n' out for Valentine’s day, LVV’s shows are the only place to be in Los Angeles.
Not only are the Amor Impossible shows the perfect Valentine’s and pre-Super Bowl event, they mark the return of a Los Angeles institution, as this will be LVV’s first in-person, live event since 2019 due to the coronavirus. Click here to watch highlights from 2019’s sold-out Valentines engagement.
The confirmed wrestling line-up for LVV’s Valentine’s shows includes: Magno “The Man Mountain” Rudo and Taya Valkyrie (two-time Reina de Reinas Champion and former WWE superstar) vs. Extreme Tiger (former TNA and AAA champion) and Dama Fina (former LVV champion) for the main card. Followed by Dr. Maldad and Chupacabra vs. the Crazy Chickens; Li’l Cholo and Mariachi Loco vs. El Tequilero and Jack Cartwheel; and lastly, Los SEXI Mexi’s (Ave Rex and Sonico) vs. Biggie and Dirty Sanchez (the scatological master of lucha libre, wowing LVV crowds since 2008 with his underhand, dirty tricks and his signature move “A Taste Of The Awful!”). Burlesque dancers and aerialists confirmed includes: Veronica Yune (stunning daredevil aerialist who will be swooping down from above and stealing hearts), Brynn Route (marvelous contortion-trained pole artist), Karis Wilde (androgynous queer performance artist, defying boundaries across all platforms, most notably for his hula hoop artistry), Jessabelle Thunder (burlesque performer, pinup model, and first runner up at Miss Exotic World 2018), and Miss Magnolia (showgirl, go-go and burlesque dancer, and vintage model). Plus, comedian host Blaine Capatch will be delivering insanely off-the-cuff commentary both nights.
Doors for this 21+ event open at 7:00 pm and the show goes from 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm each night. Tickets are on sale now for $45.00 for general admission (includes seating/standing on the balcony and in the mezzanine area), $60.00 for ringside seating and standing (includes seating on the floor and stage surrounding the ring but seats are not reserved, so first-come, first-served), and $90.00 for ringside (includes guaranteed seating in the No Fly Zone, the two center rows directly behind the ring, and the Golden Circle, the first three rows on either side of the ring). For tickets and more info, visit https://luchavavoom.com/ and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
The Story of Ruby Soho vs. Josh Alexander at AAW Unstoppable 2021 (AAW Pro)
Ruby Soho vs. Josh Alexander The story of one of the most historical matches in professional wrestling history lead up to #AAWUnstoppable and gave AAW fans a night they will never forget!
See the replay on FITE TV NOW https://www.fite.tv/watch/aaw-pro-wrestling-unstoppable/2paia/
WWA (Kentucky)- Amplified - Episode 20
Check out some classic matches from the pre-Hysteria days on WWA Amplified! 00:25 - Avispo vs. Nick Willis vs. Brett Taylor vs. ??? 15:57 - The Waddell Show (CCW & Ray Waddell) vs. Shoot 2 Thrill (Issacc Acid & Randall Shane) 37:40 - Alexander Knight vs. Teddy King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o32TG6lv8w
Mickie James On How Much Women's Wrestling Has Changed
Mickie James talks to Chris Van Vliet about her thoughts on the evolution of women in WWE & pro wrestling, as well as about her WrestleMania rivalry with Trish Stratus. Since then, she has worked for IMPACT Wrestling and also as an executive producer for NWA and was recently announced as an entrant in the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew3cPO_iiYU
Mike Bennett Will Be Replacing Alex Coughlin At Terminus Debut show
An injury has forced a change to the card for Terminus' debut event.
Terminus announced that, due to injury, Alex Coughlin is off the card for their debut show on Sunday (January 16). Coughlin was scheduled to face Moose.
Mike Bennett is replacing Coughlin at the show and will be Moose's new opponent.
Bennett, Maria Kanellis-Bennett, Matt Taven, Vincent Marseglia, and PCO were involved in an ROH invasion angle at Impact Wrestling's Hard to Kill pay-per-view this past Saturday.
Moose is the current Impact Wrestling World Champion.
Terminus is a new promotion from Jonathan Gresham and Baron Black. Sunday's event is taking place at the Kroc Center in Atlanta and will air live on Fite TV.
Here's the card for the show:
ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham defends against Josh Alexander in a Pure Rules match
ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Baron Black
Jay Lethal vs. Lee Moriarty
Impact Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Kiera Hogan
Moose vs. Mike Bennett
Liiza Hall vs. Janai Kai
Terminal eliminator match: JDX vs. Daniel Garcia vs. Invictus Khash vs. Adam Priest
Tracy Williams & Fred Yehi vs. Dante Caballero & Joe Keys
Lenny Leonard and Dave Prazak will be the commentary team for the show.
Mike Johnson At PWInsider Screws It Up AGAIN- Can't Post The CORRECT LINK (It's Okay Mikey, We'll Do It For You)
Let's play "Let's See How Long It Takes" for Mike Johnson to fix his mistake, shall we? (smiles)
UPDATE- 1-11-22 4:30 AM
TWELVE HOURS LATER Mike 'finally' decided to fix his fuck up (LOL). I know for a fact (as i have the messages and a couple emails to prove it) that Mike was slammed and verbally humiliated as well as made fun of by people who come to this site regularly. So TWELVE HIOURS later after people made fun of him for being this stupid and lazy he finally fixed it.
The 'professionalism over at PWInsider knows no bounds it seems, LOL.
Special thank you to "Stephen" (You know who you are) for sending this to a staff member here at WP&P.
Mike Johnson is continuing his screw up ways over at PWInsider.
Besides getting the Kimber Lee firing wrong as we covered here https://billsbrandnewblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/pwinsider-gets-owned-for-getting-kimber.html as well as getting caught AGAIN with falsely advertising something for his 'Elite' membership that's available on YouTube for free that we covered here https://billsbrandnewblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/pwinsider-busted-yet-again-for-falsely.html AND here https://billsbrandnewblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/once-again-pwinsider-gets-it-wrong-when.html He now shows he can't even post the correct link to something.
Not a good time to be someone working at PWInsider, that's for sure, LOL.
Here's the latest fuck up. Take a look at this.
What's circled is him 'trying' to plug an indie show, BUT. THIS is what you get when you click the link HE provided.
AAHH YEP, SURE DOES look like something in Indiana to us, LMAO! Yes indeedy That's as Indiana as the world is flat.
"Great Job" Mike, 'TOP NOTCH' five star all the way (throws a sarcastic 'thumbs up')
But since PWInsider has such trouble posting the right link, WE HERE at Wrestling Past And present will do Mike a favor and post the RIGHT link for him.
Here you go, try this one, you'll actually get a lot further with the link WE post here, than the one HE posted 'over there', LMAO!
https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/pro-wrestling-in-versailles/
THIS is what you're SUPPOSED to see.
We'll even throw this in for you since we actually know what the fuck we're doing.
You can see that HERE at this 'correct' link. https://allevents.in/versailles-in/wrestling?ref=tagmap
You know, once Mike Johnson sees how we corrected HIS fuck up, HE won't have the balls to actusally thank us for it.
Keep them fuck ups coming, it just further shows why when we post something, we do it correctly and don't get slammed by other wrestling news sites for getting it wrong.
You can thank us now, it was indeed 'our pleasure', to fix this for PWInsider (huge smile).
Jordynne Grace vs Kiera Hogan - Ladies Night Out 11
Jordynne Grace defends her championship vs Kiera Hogan at Ladies Night Out 11
This is from Title Match Network's Ladies Night Out 11, live at Wrestlecade Weekend! Title implications on the line here as Jordynne Grace (TNA Knockouts, Impact Wrestling Digital Media Champion) faces off against former Impact tag champ, Kiera Hogan. See what happens when the Girl on Fire challenges Jordynne Grace for the gold here at Title Match Network's LNO11. Thank you to Impact for allowing the Digital Media Championship to be defended at Ladies Night Out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COWahT28Mbo
Maddison Miles vs. Amira Blair (Dynamic Over-The-Top Action- UK)
Maddison Miles battles the debuting Amira Blair in a Non-Title match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9CefregWIw