Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Taya Valkyrie Talks Hall of Fame Run Outside of WWE, Long-Term Plans, Husband John Morrison & MLW

 

Bill Walkowitz

Taya Valkyrie interview. Valkyrie catches up with Shakiel Mahjouri for the premiere of MLW: Underground Wrestling. Valkyrie discusses her time in WWE NXT as Franky Monet, runs with MLW and Impact Wrestling, and working alongside her husband John Hennigan (John Morrison). 







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLcF3Uq1lpI

Bruiser Brody vs Ted DiBiase. 1980

 

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St. Louis








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2t8VFeLivM


Coastal Championship Wrestling: CCW Alive Wrestling: Episode 1.126 "Meto"( feat. Diamante, Ruthie Jay, Kevin Sullivan, Blake Chadwick)

 

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CCW Alive Wrestling: Episode 1.126 "Meto" feat. Diamante, Ruthie Jay, Kevin Sullivan, Blake Chadwick







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZIrMUxQMGU

Warrior Wrestling 28 Preview: KC Navarro, Brian Cage, Vikingo, Skye Blue - Presented by PWTV

 

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Warrior Wrestling 28 Preview - KC Navarro, Brian Cage, Vikingo, Skye Blue - Presented by PWTV

Watch Warrior Wrestling for 28 on Pro Wrestling TV https://solo.to/pwtv







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcokvJ0O3iE

Rocky Mountain Pro Wrestling: Charged 330

 

Bill Walkowitz

On tonight's episode of Charged we see a St. Valentine's Massacre Street Fight between the team of Mercury Yaden and Dak Draper taking on Damon Ace and Curtis Cole as well as Lockette's action when the "Warhammer" Lilith Grimm takes on Skylar Slice. All this and more on this episode of Rocky Mountain Pro Charged!

Rocky Mountain Pro Charged is a weekly show featuring the stars and students of Rocky Mountain Pro Wrestling and the Al Snow Wrestling Academy as well as superstars from the industry. Rocky Mountain pro is one of the top independent wrestling organizations.  







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEUq2cpdnks

Tom Lawlor vs Homicide: Filthy Rules Fight 2/18 on FITE!

 

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Order Battle in the Valley LIVE February 18 on FITE! https://www.fite.tv/watch/njpw-battle-in-the-valley-2023/2pcfy/







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3mpbkWitRU

Mercedes Moné vs KAIRI, Tanahashi vs Okada | Battle in the Valley Preview| NJPW XTRA

 

Bill Walkowitz

Watch Battle in the Valley live in English on FITE! https://www.fite.tv/watch/njpw-battle-in-the-valley-2023/2pcfy/







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjuRVlPvdXw

SURPRISE Title Match?! | NWA Powerrr

 

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Get ready to rumble with this explosive episode of pro wrestling from the historic WEDU Studios in Tampa, Florida!

Angelina Love and La Rosa Negra battle it out just three days removed from Angelina's BRUTAL no disqualification match against NWA World Women's Champion Kamille!! 

Jordan Clearwater puts his NWA World Television Championship on the line in an open challenge!

NWA World Tag Team Champions La Rebelión take on NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Kerry Morton and wrestling legend Ricky Morton!

Mercurio takes on Magic Jake in an unforgettable showdown!

And if that wasn't enough, we'll hear from none other than the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Tyrus!







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=schTf2BjfHo

"Don't ever throw up in Texas kid!" Dick Murdoch on a road trip with a young JBL.

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwe2EDcoHPI

New South Pro Wrestling: Alabama Bullrope Match - Dump Sanders vs Marcus Dylan

 

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Alabama Bullrope Match: Dump Sanders vs Marcus Dylan, as seen on New South Pro Wrestling's Win City 2022. Watch all this and more on demand on PWTV!







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU8VxgwKU30

Jimmy Snuka vs Terry Funk (Steel Cage - TV Title - ECW 1993)

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugidcdgOx0Q

James Mitchell UNLEASHES The Hex on Death Dollz | IMPACT Feb. 9, 2023

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5lqZMcs3oc

Bruce Prichard Explains What Outlaw Wrestling Meant During The Territory Days

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIj-it17jCk

Jerry Jarrett Passes Away

 

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Jarrett was a key figure in the history of professional wrestling in the Mid-Southern United States.[4] Described as a "wrestling genius", he was inducted into the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.[6]

Jarrett founded the Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association in 1977. In 1989, Jarrett merged his promotion with the Dallas, Texas-based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling, creating the United States Wrestling Association, which Jarrett sold to Lawler in 1997. He made another foray into promoting in 2002 when he co-founded NWA:TNA with his son Jeff Jarrett, selling his controlling interest to Panda Energy International later that year.

While working as a referee in the 1960s, Jarrett decided to become a professional wrestler. He was trained by his friend Tojo Yamamoto and veteran wrestler Sailor Moran. He wrestled his first match in Hayti, Missouri in 1965. After debuting, Jarrett formed a tag team with Yamamoto.[1][4][9] Jarrett spent the first few years of his career performing primarily for NWA Mid-America. Between 1970 and 1976, he won the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship once, the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) once, and the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) 10 times. Jarrett also performed for Gulas' Southeastern Championship Wrestling promotion, holding the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship in 1975.


In 1977, Jarrett founded the Continental Wrestling Association. In addition to booking the promotion, he also occasionally wrestled. Jarrett and Yamamoto became the inaugural CWA World Tag Team Champions in July 1980, losing the championship to Austin Idol and Dutch Mantel the following month. In 1985, Jarrett briefly wrestled under a mask as "The Hawaiian Flash".

Jarrett formally retired in 1988, although he broke his retirement in the mid-1990s to wrestle on a number of occasions for his United States Wrestling Association.[4]

In the early-1970s, Jarrett and his mother began promoting professional wrestling shows on behalf of Gulas in the Memphis area.[10][11] After a dispute with Gulas in 1977, Jarrett opted to break away and found his own promotion, the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA). With the support of Buddy Fuller, Jerry Lawler and Jarrett's mother, Jarrett built the CWA into a successful promotion, staging events each Monday that regularly sold-out the Mid-South Coliseum and airing television shows each Saturday morning on WMC-TV. In 1981, NWA Mid-America folded due to competition from the CWA with Gulas selling his territory to Jarrett.[3][1][11][12][13]

In 1979, The Freebirds wanted Jarrett to allow them to play Freebird on their entrances. They first tried it in the Mid-South Coliseum along with twirling the house spotlights. So Jarrett became one of the first promoters to use music and videos to promote his roster of wrestlers.[14][7]

In 1984, Jarrett entered into a talent exchange with Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion. Jarrett and Lawler advised Watts to bring more young performers into his territory to attract a younger generation of fans; especially females since they bring their boyfriends to the shows.[14]

In 1988, Jarrett entered talks with Verne Gagne, owner of the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association, about a potential merger. After the talks were abandoned in 1989, Jarrett instead entered into a merger with the Dallas, Texas-based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) to create the United States Wrestling Association.[15]


After stepping away from professional wrestling, Jarrett operated a construction company and an international television distribution company.


Jim Cornette Reviews Saraya & Toni Storm's Promo & on AEW Dynamite

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYRj5gZqJ74

Jai Vidal's Wall of Fame Induction ends in betrayal! (FSW Ground Zero: Ice Age – 2/10/23)

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqQYNYs_nR4