OLD TIME WRESTLING ANNOUNCES WINTERFEST IN STOCKTON, NJ

OTW ON THE ROAD FOR STOCKTON UNIVERSITY SPECIAL EVENT!

 

 

For the first time in seven years, Old Time Wrestling will be leaving the confines of our home, the OTW Arena, for a debut special show at Stockton University on Friday, January 26th at 7pm.



This event is in association with the Office of Military & Veteran Services and will be held in the Campus Center Event Room.



All tickets are general admission for $10 and are available at the information booth in the Campus Center. 



For more information on purchasing tickets, go to https://stocktontix.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1314&cid=169&p=1.



SCHEDULED MATCHES:



OTW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

Eddie Hawkins (c) vs. "The King of Class" Andd Bivians



OTW CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

Ike Phillips (c) vs. Mik Drake 



OTW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

The Rock 'n' Roll Models (c) vs. High Society



One Mean Team vs. Adam Chandler the Great and former WWE Superstar and Atlantic City native Tank Toland



Also scheduled:

OTW debut of Preston Quinn and Ring of Honor's Tough Guy Inc

Damaris, Jay Evans, Ace Matthews, Valiente, Geoffrey Bravo, and Jessie Brooks & Beau Crockett.



[Card is subject to change]



EVENT DETAILS:



SHOW DATE: January 26, 2018



START TIME: 7:00 PM



TICKET PRICES: $10



LOCATION: 101 Vera King Farris Drive in Galloway, NJ.

Campus Center Event Room





DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO STOCKTON'S MAIN CAMPUS:



From the North (northern New Jersey and New York, north of Parkway Exit 44): Travel south on the Garden State Parkway to Exit 44. Take Exit 44. At the stop sign at the end of the ramp, turn right onto S. Pomona Road (County Road 575). Travel ½ mile. At the entrance sign for Stockton University, turn left onto Vera King Farris Drive. For campus parking, continue ½ mile on Vera King Farris Drive, parking is available on the right.



From the West (Camden/Philadelphia Area, west of Expressway Exit 12): Travel east on the Atlantic City Expressway to Exit 12. Take Exit 12. At the stop sign at the end of the ramp, turn left onto Wrangleboro Road (County Road 575). Proceed straight through the traffic lights at Tilton Road (County Road 563) and White Horse Pike (Route 30). At the next traffic light, W. Jimmie Leeds Road, turn right. Travel 1 mile on W. Jimmie Leeds Road to the entrance sign for Stockton University on the left, turn left onto Vera King Farris Drive. For campus parking, continue about 1 ½ miles on Vera King Farris Drive, parking is available on the left.



From the South (southern New Jersey, south of Parkway Exit 44): Travel north on the Garden State Parkway and take Exit 41. At the light at the end of the Exit 41 ramp, turn left onto W. Jimmie Leeds Road. Travel 1 mile to the entrance sign for Stockton University, turn right onto Vera King Farris Drive. For campus parking, continue 1½ miles; parking is available on the left.

 

 

Night Two: January 27th

OTW WINTERFEST 2018:

 

 

Old Time Wrestling presents the annual WINTERFEST event, back home at The OTW Arena - Saturday January 27th at 7pm!



SCHEDULED MATCHES:



Stay tuned for more information on matches that are announced and be sure to check out OTW's Saturday 2pm shows to watch the action unfold!



OTW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Eddie Hawkins (c) v.s. Dave Davis

** No Disqualification / Captain Calvin Christopher is banned from ringside **



OTW CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Ike Phillips (c) v.s. Nikos Rikos



Adam Chandler the Great v.s. Delroy Alexander



Beefcake & Eli Isom v.s. One Mean Team w/ Miss Jasmine



EVENT DETAILS:



SHOW DATE: January 27, 2018



START TIME: 7:00 PM



TICKET PRICES: $5 Kids, $12 Adults



LOCATION: Monroe Business Center at 1041 Glassboro RD

Building C Suite 1 in Williamstown, NJ.



CONTACT US: 1-856-513-6901 | oldtimewrestlinghelp@gmail.com



[Card is subject to change]




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OTW presents WINTERFEST Weekend Jan. 26 & 27

Night One: January 26th.

OTW ON THE ROAD FOR STOCKTON UNIVERSITY SPECIAL EVENT!

 

For the first time in seven years, Old Time Wrestling will be leaving the confines of our home, the OTW Arena, for a debut special show at Stockton University on Friday, January 26th at 7pm.



This event is in association with the Office of Military & Veteran Services and will be held in the Campus Center Event Room.



All tickets are general admission for $10 and are available at the information booth in the Campus Center.



For more information on purchasing tickets, go to https://stocktontix.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1314&cid=169&p=1.



SCHEDULED MATCHES:



OTW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

Eddie Hawkins (c) vs. "The King of Class" Andd Bivians



OTW CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

Ike Phillips (c) vs. Mik Drake 



OTW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

The Rock 'n' Roll Models (c) vs. High Society



One Mean Team vs. Adam Chandler the Great and former WWE Superstar and Atlantic City native Tank Toland



Also scheduled:

OTW debut of Preston Quinn and Ring of Honor's Tough Guy Inc

Damaris, Jay Evans, Ace Matthews, Valiente, Geoffrey Bravo, and Jessie Brooks & Beau Crockett.



[Card is subject to change]



EVENT DETAILS:



SHOW DATE: January 26, 2018



START TIME: 7:00 PM



TICKET PRICES: $10



LOCATION: 101 Vera King Farris Drive in Galloway, NJ.

Campus Center Event Room





DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO STOCKTON'S MAIN CAMPUS:



From the North (northern New Jersey and New York, north of Parkway Exit 44): Travel south on the Garden State Parkway to Exit 44. Take Exit 44. At the stop sign at the end of the ramp, turn right onto S. Pomona Road (County Road 575). Travel ½ mile. At the entrance sign for Stockton University, turn left onto Vera King Farris Drive. For campus parking, continue ½ mile on Vera King Farris Drive, parking is available on the right.



From the West (Camden/Philadelphia Area, west of Expressway Exit 12): Travel east on the Atlantic City Expressway to Exit 12. Take Exit 12. At the stop sign at the end of the ramp, turn left onto Wrangleboro Road (County Road 575). Proceed straight through the traffic lights at Tilton Road (County Road 563) and White Horse Pike (Route 30). At the next traffic light, W. Jimmie Leeds Road, turn right. Travel 1 mile on W. Jimmie Leeds Road to the entrance sign for Stockton University on the left, turn left onto Vera King Farris Drive. For campus parking, continue about 1 ½ miles on Vera King Farris Drive, parking is available on the left.



From the South (southern New Jersey, south of Parkway Exit 44): Travel north on the Garden State Parkway and take Exit 41. At the light at the end of the Exit 41 ramp, turn left onto W. Jimmie Leeds Road. Travel 1 mile to the entrance sign for Stockton University, turn right onto Vera King Farris Drive. For campus parking, continue 1½ miles; parking is available on the left.

 

FLIP GORDON VS. JOEY MERCURY & MORE: 1/13 NORTHEAST WRESTLING IN BETHANY, CT RESULTS

Adrenaline Rush and The Mac beat Robbie E, Cam Zagami and Tyler Nitro

Chris Battle beat Dexter Loux by pinfall

Mike Verna pinned Foxx Vinyer 

Penelope Ford over Ashley Vox pinfall

Josh Briggs pinfall over Brick Mastone

Coronation for King of Bethany Brian Anthony interrupted by "Big Bacon" Brad Hollister (good nickname).

Joey Mercury beat Flip Gordon by DQ for the NEW Heavyweight Championship.  Gordon was busted open early. Mercury gave him a beat down post match with chair shots and putting his head in the chair then ramming it into the post. Good angle.

Wrecking Ball Legursky won an Over the Top number one contenders match (Royal Rumble

Saturday Night Wrestling you want? You get. Appalachian Mountain Wrestling AMW-TV: January 13, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbputMPd3vo

Published on Jan 13, 2018

The snow is falling here in Appalachia, but things are heating up with AMW. Does Stan Lee hand over the keys to the General Lee? Who is next to challenge for the AMW title?

Rules for Jocephus vs. Tim Storm Empty Arena Match plus Austin Idol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnB4xkv8VoE

 

Published on Jan 13, 2018

Before the Jocephus vs. Tim Storm battle in an empty arena match, the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) has released the rules for this match. After Jocephus and his spiritual advisor stalked the family of Tim Storm, Storm made it clear he would put up whatever was necessary to get his hands on Jocephus.

Now, there will be no disqualification, no count outs - anything goes in this empty arena match.
Also in this video, you'll hear from Austin Idol, the manager of the NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis

If you want to be the first to see this match, make sure you're subscribed and turn on notifications here on YouTube.com/NWA

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Brutus Beefcake on working with the British Bulldogs, how the Zodiac character was created, being a part of the Shawn Michaels/Marty Jannetty split, why The Ultimate Warrior won the Intercontinental Title instead of him

https://www.pwpodcasts.com/2018/01/13/podcast-recap-review-steve-austin-show-brutus-beefcake-working-british-bulldogs-zodiac-character-created-part-shawn-michaels-marty-jannetty-split/

This is a great example of why I tossed in the towel on Impact Wrestling.

They just can't book logically and to make sense if their lives depended on it.


https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/13/impact-hits-misses-1-11-garzas-opponents-shocked-rips-off-pants-lax-continues-highlight-entire-company-jimmy-jacobs-lack-impact/

 

1/10 ACW PROVING GROUND RESULTS FROM PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA

ACW Proving Ground 1/10/18 Results

Gulfview Events Center

New Port Richey, FL

ACW Heavyweight Champion Mitch Mitchell defeated Alex Decay

ACW Tag Team Champions The Precipice (Chance Champion and Omar Amir) with Skinny Vinny defeated Dangerous by Design (Kennedy Kendrick and Hunter Law)

Blanco Loco pinned Steven Frick

The Dynasty (Richie Pepperfield and Brandon Law) w/ Coach Kyle defeated Jake Jones and Samuel C

Joey Osbourne w/ Dontay Brown defeated Troy Hollywood

Josh Grady defeated Sean O' Reily and Rod Grimes in a Triple Threat Match

Torcher defeated Danny Vincent

Check out ACW on WWNLive.com when you join CLUB WWN!

Free streaming service with old school stuff.

Todd Okerlund's wrestling library featuring footage from Southwest Championship Wrestling, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling,  early 50s footage  and Herb Abrams UWF is now streaming on Shout Factory TV's streaming service, which is available for free online, Roku and other streaming platforms.

Guess the new booking team had nothing for him(which says alot about the booking team)

Chris Adonis aka the former Chris Masters in WWE announced his departure from Impact Wrestling today, tweeting the following:

I have to announce my departure from Impact Wrestling.
Thank you to @sonjaydutterson @EdNordholm & @ScottDAmore

— Chris Masters (@ChrisAdonis) January 13, 2018

Adonis was brought in last year during the Jeff Jarrett regime and had most recently been working as the second to Eli Drake.

 

Friday Night At the Fights feature will be. WWA (Kentucky) Hysteria 56 - Curtain Call 2017

Want to get my CCW, Vanderpool, Superb Tony Evans And The Collective fix. :)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USAO2bs93eg

 

Published on Jan 11, 2018

It's the final show of 2017 as Ray Waddell takes on Stonewall. Plus Andrew Hunter faces Krutch. If Krutch loses, then he is owned by the Collective. The Super Package risk losing their WWA Tag Team titles against Logan Abell and Avispo but if the Super Package win, then Avispo must take off his mask. In the main event Jordan Whittaker puts the WWA Championship on the line against Scott Sexton. If Whittaker wins, then Scott Sexton will never be allowed back at the WWA. All of this plus Teddy King, Jones, Tyler Hawkins, CCW, Drake Jaxon, Vanderpool, Issacc Acid, Cortland Moore, Josiah, Ring Leader, Tony Evans, the Queen, Alexander Knight, Nick Willis and more!

QUICK QUOTES: Shane Douglas on the psychology of competing in the Royal Rumble, announcement of the women’s match, Gorilla Monsoon and Roddy Piper putting him over on commentary

https://www.pwpodcasts.com/2018/01/12/quick-quotes-shane-douglas-psychology-competing-royal-rumble-announcement-womens-match-gorilla-monsoon-roddy-piper-putting-commentary/

Want more bad booking? Shit that don't make sense? Then read this. MCMAHON’S IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT 1/11: ECIII’s Grand Championship open challenge, Eli Drake with a Championship Address

https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/11/mcmahons-impact-wrestling-report-1-11-eciiis-grand-championship-open-challenge-eli-drake-championship-address/#comment-78734

Brutus Beefcake Book Author On What Probably Caused Hulk Hogan To Send Them Legal Threats

Brutus Beefcake's co-author, Kenny Casanova, did an interview with The Wrestling Estate to discuss the new book, other wrestlers he's working with and the Twitter feud with the Hulkster. They sent us these highlights:

 

The Beefcake-Hulk Hogan Twitter war:
"Man, I was on the phone with Hogan's lawyer for hours. I'm telling you, it was not a work. If it was, then Hogan and Beefcake worked me as the writer and Hogan's own lawyer. I've gotta tell ya, that's not the case. They sent warnings about making sure the book was clean and free of error, and no added 'fill-in-the-blanks' that weren't correct. Hogan went through the very public Gawker trial which hurt him as far as looking like some sexual deviant as well as dropping racial slurs. When Beefcake said, 'Brother, I'm going to put this book out soon and it's a tell all,' Hogan got perhaps worried. You know, when they first started out, they were like rock stars. They were probably all over the place with girls to some degree. Anyway, they're a bit estranged right now.
"At the same time, I believe that the story Hogan was concerned about the most, had something to do with an argument with Beefcake's wife and him, and none of that is in the book. That one element, much later in life, isn't in the book and I think that's the thing he was most concerned about. But that's pure speculation on my part. I don't even know."

How he ended up ghostwriting for Kamala:
"I was going to put out a sci-fi book when I saw an article about Kamala losing both of his legs to diabetes. It hit home for a couple of reasons: I worked with him a lot and he's a great guy, and my mom passed away from diabetes. I played Kim Chee for him a number of times in the Northeast, so I felt obligated to try and help the guy. I wanted to give something back. So I gave him a call and started putting his book together. We launched a Kickstarter that brought in like $17,000 in the first week or two. We used the Kickstarter as a platform to get a little awareness back to his character, and then we started putting out T-shirts and 8x10s, too. Steve Austin put us on his podcast, Roddy Piper did the same. Jason King from Bleacher Report helped with an additional GoFundMe page. Kamala was able to pay off his medical costs and get himself out of debt. You know, a lot of these guys don't have any retirement or medical insurance."
Working on Vader's book:
"We did Vader's book. Some of the wrestlers like to have control as far as their voice is concerned. Right now Vader is going through the book and he's picky, but arguably that's a good thing, because it will make the book more him. Once he's happy with the final draft, we'll probably put it out around WrestleMania time."
You can read the full interview at this link.

PAIGE DONE AS IN-RING PERFORMER FOR WWE

2016 into 2017 was one issue after another for WWE star Paige. 2017 into 2018 was supposed to be her major comeback to WWE, her redemption. Inside the ring, sadly, that will not be the case.

In a situation described as similar to WWE Hall of Famer Adam "Edge" Copeland's medical disqualification from the ring, WWE star Paige (Saraya-Jade Bevis, 25 years old) was informed this week that she will not be cleared to return to the ring after her most recent in-ring injury, this w as confirmed with multiple sources.  It is believed Paige was given the news at the Raw taping this past Monday.   sources have been told by multiple sources she is "done" as an in-ring wrestler.

During a six woman tag team bout on 12/28/17 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island, Paige had her back to Sasha Banks, who was behind her against the turnbuckles.  Banks used the ropes to pull herself up and kicked with both legs into Paige's back.  Paige, obviously not ready for the bump, went down.  She tried to get up but could not get her legs under her, finally did get up and turned to grab Banks,  immediately falling down again and rolling over to her back, where she stayed.  The referee checked on her and called for the bell.   She was examined by WWE medical personnel and a stretcher was brought to ringside to transport her back to the locker room.  After several minutes, Paige walked out under her own power.

It was believed at the time that Paige had suffered a stinger, leading to her losing feeling in her extremities.  Given her previous neck surgery, WWE pulled her from the ring and set up further testing that led to this week's decision.

Paige had been announced for the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble match on 1/28 in Philadelphia after she was injured, but we are told that was before medical testing led to the determination that she was to be pulled from performing as an in-ring competitor.  She will be replaced in the match and all signs are that she will relegated to a non-physical role for the company going forward.   One would assume the company will devise a way to write her out of the Rumble match without any physicality, similar to how Daniel Bryan is not allowed to be involved in anything physical in his current role as Smackdown General Manager.

Paige's injury came, as most injuries do, at the worst possible time.

2016 into 2017 was an explosive year for Paige that saw her undergo neck surgery, be hit with a pair of WWE Wellness Policy suspensions, undergo the embarrassment of personal and explicit videos being leaked and of course, her public and tumultuous relationship with Alberto el Patron.  There were a number of incidents that played out in the public eye involving the couple, included a July 2017 scene at the Orlando International Airport that was so bad, local authorities got involved, later determining not only that Paige was the aggressor in the situation but that there was enough evidence to prosecute her for domestic violence battery.   In the end, the District Attorney's office opted not to move forward with the prosecution.

By the latter part of the year, however, Paige was cleared medically and was finally back in the ring, spending  time at the WWE Performance Center in order to prepare for a television return.  She was brought back with great fanfare during a great Raw segment last year, helping to introduce NXT talents Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville to the main roster as part of the Absolution faction.  The strategy behind putting the group together may have been to devise a way to limit Paige's ring time due to her previous neck issues, while also getting her back on TV in a prominent role.    Almost immediately, the trio was clicking,  feuding with Sasha Banks, Bayley and Mickie James.  Paige was right back where she should have been.

Then, the injury happened.

The irony of the situation, a number of sources have pointed out, is that no one would think there was anything physically wrong by looking at Paige, making it even more unthinkable that she, at 25, is being removed from WWE competition.

A second generation star from Norwich, England who broke into the business at just 13 years of age, Paige's signing to WWE developmental was instrumental in leading to the current incarnation of the WWE women's division.  She was one of the first breakout stars of the WWE NXT brand as it evolved from just being a developmental territory.  NXT's Women's division, unlike the WWE main roster at the time, specifically focused on the athletic in-ring abilities of the female talents and built stories, title matches and rivalries no different than NXT's male counterparts.

As more and more talents migrated from NXT to arrive on WWE's main roster, the women's division there also evolved, becoming far more performance-based as the division became a more popular and important piece of WWE's product, Paige was not only a major part of moving the division forward, she was the first sign of that the tides were changing.

Paige, the first NXT Women's champion, was moved to the main roster as a surprise the day after Wrestlemania 30 in New Orleans, shockingly defeating AJ Lee to become the WWE Divas champion.  In doing so, Paige became the first and only woman to hold the belts simultaneously.  With her Divas championship win, she was also the youngest woman to hold the belt at 21 years of age.    She would hold the Divas championship twice.

While Paige will not be allowed to wrestle going forward by the company, we are told that she is extremely well liked by management, so one would think she would remain with the company in some capacity.  She was featured on reality series Total Divas, so that's a possible vehicle for her, as are WWE Studios feature films.  It's also possible the company could tap her to Coach in the NXT system or attempt to transition her into another on camera role.

Of course, The Rock is producing WWE Studios' forthcoming film "Fighting With My Family", which will be released theatrically September 14th.  The company will obviously utilize Paige to promote the film, which based on a British documentary made about Paige's family, The Knights, who have been wrestling and promoting the World Association of Wrestling (WAW) promotion in Great Britain for years.  One of the lead characters, named Raya (short for Saraya, Paige's given name) is played by actress Florence Pugh and is the central character of the film as it follows a fictionalized version of Paige's path to World Wrestling Entertainment, right down to a major scene where they recreate the night she debuted on Raw and captured the Divas championship.

The importance of her connection to the film alone should allow Paige to continue to be showcased in some fashion until the film hits theaters.

Outside of WWE, Paige had been attempting to build a separate brand for herself under the name "Saraya" with the assistance of former WWE star Rosa Mendes and her husband.   Obviously, that will continue as well.

KENNY OMEGA returns to Talk is Jericho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg_O5qpm0AQ

 

Published on Jan 10, 2018

Kenny Omega returns to TIJ to talk Alpha vs Omega! Hear Kenny's perspective on how this historic match came together, what he thought when Don Callis first approached him with the idea, how he got New Japan Pro Wrestling onboard, and the first plans he and Jericho made when the idea was officially "a go!" Kenny & Chris also break down the match… from the press conference attack to the twitter feud to the planning and execution! Plus, they reveal what went right, what went wrong, what got called on the fly, and their favorite moments in the ring!

CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide Ep. #139: Converse-Anderson / Attitude-Chet / Everett-Laroux (1/10/18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9N7mO9bYPw

 

Published on Jan 10, 2018

CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide Episode #139 (1/10/18):
-Andrew Everett vs. Pro Wrestling International Ultra J Champion Logan Easton Laroux
-Brad Attitude vs. Chet Sterling
-Nick Richards vs. Cain Justice
-Ric Converse vs. Pro Wrestling International Heavyweight Champion C.W. Anderson in a Career vs. Title "I Quit" match

Various stuff.

ECWA on 1/20 in New Castle, DE at the United Asbury Methodist Church.

The Mississippi State baseball team is calling itself The Road Warriors because their new stadium being built is forcing them to spend the first half of the season on the road. Their coach is a huge pro wrestling fan and created some Road Warriors spiked shoulder pads to wear at the games.

Michael "Elgin headlines for PW Eclipse on Saturday night in Oshawa, ONT

Pride Sports Pro Wrestling tomorow night in Caldwell, TX at the Civic Center with Lance Archer, Rodney Mack, Shane Taylor, Tim Storm, Vordell Walker and more. They also run Sunday night in College Station, TX at Hurricane Harry's with Shane Taylor vs. Masada, plus MVP, Lance Archer, Byron Wilcott and more.

West Coast Wrestling Federation on 1/20 in Yuba City, CA at the Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds at 7 p.m.

AAW on 1/20 in Chicago at Logan Square Arena has Rey Fenix vs. Matt Riddle for the AAW title, Mat Fitchett & Davey Vega defend the tag titles against Shane Strickland & Keith Lee, Sami Callihan & Jake & Dave Crist vs. David Starr & Trevor Lee & Jeff Cobb, Juice Robinson vs. MJF, Jessicka Havok & Kyle Rae vs. Allysin Kay & Scarlett plus ACH, Eddie Kingston, Myron Reed and AR Fox

CWE before a sellout last night in Brandon, Manitoba: Tony Kozina b Chayse Britton, Kevin O'Doyle b Austin Arrow, AJ Sanchez b Danny Duggan, Tommy Lee Curtis & Brian Rich & Agent Red (managed by Jake Roberts) b Jacob Creed & Bobby Collins & Canadian Cougar, Mr. Inkredible b Kevin Lee Davidson, Tyler Colton b Mentallo. 

Queen of Combat on 1/20 in Gibsonville NC with Su Yung vs. Tessa Blanchard as the main event plus Chelsea Green and Taeler Hendrix appearing.

Smash Wrestling on 1/21 at the Phoenix in Toronto with Matt Riddle vs Brent Banks plus a ladder match, as well as Jeff Cobb, Mark Haskins and Joe Hendry.

And here's why you don't need PWInsider's Elite paywall for the Callis/ D'Amore teleconference.

Because I have it for you right here, for free. it's all over Youtube who why be an idiot and pay for an elite subscription when stuff like this  is available for free?.

Impact Wrestling Conference Call: Scott D'AMore & Don Callis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7SDav75PXk

Josephus in a Ten Pounds Of Gold video claimed he's not a Bruiser Brody clone, BUT..

Look at how he's introduced in this match here. HHHMMM.

Josephus Brody Vs. Road Dogg Jesse James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx8fmbceR4E

TIM STORM vs. JOCEPHUS - Stipulation and Location Revealed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzwGtEwIhe0

 

Published on Jan 11, 2018

Tim Storm vs. Jocephus has been a personal issue running in the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) dating back to November. It started over the NWA Ten Pounds of Gold, which is now held by Nick Aldis, leading to Jocephus cracking two ribs on Tim Storm while he still was the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion.

The NWA suspended Jocephus for forty-five days leading to his "period of contemplation" with his spiritual advisor. After losing the NWA Worlds Title to Nick Aldis, Tim Storm demanded that Jocephus fight him like a man. Jocephus instead demand that if he beat storm in this fight, he won the NWA World Title match Storm has coming to him. When Storm denied this request, Jocephus and his spiritual advisor made this personal.

Tim Storm was infuriated; demanding retribution and if Jocephus didn't find a place, he'd find him. This lead to today Jocephus and his spiritual advisor announcing the location, time and stipulation.

We can confirm that this match will be uploaded YouTube.com/NWA. Please subscribe and turn on bell notifications to find out when this NWA Wrestling match is ready to be watched.

ROH HITS & MISSES 1/9: Castle, Young vs. Grimm, Women of Honor Update, The Briscoes, The Young Bucks & Page, Gordon vs. Scurll

https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/10/roh-hits-misses-1-9-castle-young-vs-grimm-women-honor-update-briscoes-young-bucks-page-gordon-vs-scurll/

This is well worth reading. MITCHELL: The CWF Mid-Atlantic-Brad Stutts split

https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/10/mitchell-cwf-mid-atlantic-brad-stutts-split/

New Impact Wrestling title belts coming... In april?

Why wait so fucking long? Why wait over three months for? Another thing that makes no sense but given that the current world title looks like this picture here. Something sooner or in this case, LATER (three months later) will be better than the shitty looking titles they have now.

Why pay for PWInsider's elite membership to hear a teleconference call w/Callis & D'Amore, when...

You can go read it right here for free. Proving my point again that most things they have people pay for? You can find for free somewhere else. You can thank me now if you'd like. :)

Impact Wrestling Teleconference Report: Don Callis and Scott D’Amore discuss their plans for Impact in 2018 and beyond

https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/11/impact-wrestling-teleconference-report-don-callis-scott-damore-discuss-plans-impact-2018-beyond/

 

Jazzy Gabert Talks Getting Chewed Out Backstage By James Storm, Harsh Advice From Bully Ray, WWE

As previously noted, Jazzy Gabert was recently a guest on E&C's Pod Of Awesomeness. Among other things, Gabert talked about her 'Alpha Female' moniker, trying out for Impact Wrestling and WWE, and her run with Impact.

 

According to Jazzy, she based her 'Alpha Female' gimmick on advice she received from WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart in 2008.
"I met Bret Hart on a tour, that was like my first real professional tour where a lot of professional wrestlers were there just like Sabu, Rob Van Dam, Sandman, and Bret Hart," Gabert said. "And he [Hart] told me the only way to find a real good gimmick for yourself that works is A) you take your character and multiply it, like, 10-times, like, if you're funny, then, you be like the most funny wrestler ever. Or, you take something you want to be in the ring and I chose this one because I wanted to see someone in the ring, like a real strong, confident woman, not shaking her ass like the Divas back in the day. I didn't want to be something like that. That's how 'The Alpha Female' came up."

With respect to the 'Alpha Female' nickname itself, Jazzy said it came about from other female wrestlers saying she should not be jealous for missing a show.

"Back in the day, I had no gimmick," Jazzy admitted, "so they booked me [and] I was Jazzy. But one day, my boyfriend at the time, as I said, he was a professional wrestler. He went on a show and then he said, but it was not true, he said to the other girls, 'yeah, my girlfriend, she is at home and she's jealous.' And they said, '[gasp] Jazzy? Why is she jealous? She's the alpha female.' And that's how my name came up."
 
During the podcast, Jazzy said she went to a tryout at Impact, formerly TNA, and it was not very good. Apparently, Jazzy accidentally interrupted James Storm's rehearsal and would find herself feeling sorry about her damn luck.

"I went for a tryout at TNA and I was still Jazzy." Jazzy explained, "I had no real gimmick. I had like long black hair. And I went to the tryout and the tryout was really bad. Like, I don't know. Everything was not cool. Like, the wrestling in the ring was not good and I don't know. A lot of little mistakes happened. And Bully Ray was responsible for the tryout people, so I went over to him and I remember that he and what's his name, Storm? I think 'Cowboy' James Storm. Yeah. They were, like, arguing and had a big fight and I was like, 'I am going to wait till they are over and then I will jump in.' I waited and I thought they were over and they were not over, but I interrupted them by mistake and James Storm was yelling at me, and said I couldn't be work and I'd get nowhere, and '[who] the hell do you think you are?' Oh my gosh. It can't get any worse."

Jazzy claimed that she asked Bubba for advice and he insinuated that the stepdaughter of Masahiro Chono was not as attractive as the Knockouts.

"I spoke to Bully Ray and I was like, 'I know this was not my best. Can you give me some advice?' And then, he said to me, 'okay, Jazzy, do you really think you are as sexy as our Knockouts? Do you really think you have a chance?' And that really hit me like, 'wow'. Of course [it] was true. It was a little bit harsh, but in the end, I'm really happy that he said that to me because I went home crying, obviously because everything was so bad, and I shaved my head. I said, 'okay, I can't be a pretty as them, so let me be ugly.' And that's basically how 'The Alpha Female' started."
 
Jazzy shared that she was passed over by WWE in 2015 and contemplated retirement.

"In 2015, I had another tryout with WWE and, actually, it went really well. Like, I could do all the exercises and everything was cool. But again, I got a 'no' and then I wanted to retire, actually. Like, I was like, 'okay, this is it. Like, I'm not getting any younger and I don't know what to do anymore.' And then, my promoter called me, my manager called me, and he asked me if I wanted to try MMA. And I was like, 'okay, well, maybe this would give 'The Alpha Female', like, that next thing that's needed."

On the subject of Jazzy's Impact stint, 'The Berlin Bruiser' said her Impact Wrestling storylines left her kind of blue.

"I went to TNA, when was it? Oh yeah, it was 2013! I remember they were in Europe and they had some TV tapings and they were asking me if I wanted to be part of it. And, of course, I wanted [to be a part of it]. And they gave me this gimmick that I'm the bodyguard of Chris Sabin and he just broke up with his girlfriend, Velvet Sky, so we had this little storyline that he's attacking her, she's attacking him, I come in and be like the bodyguard, which was all cool and all fun. But there were some things that really annoyed me. The commentary, for example, said all the time stuff like that I'm his girlfriend, 'is this a man or is this a woman?', stuff like that. And I was like, 'I don't like that.' And so they were asking me. I had two offers on the table: I had Japan who asked me to stay for five years or they asked me if I want to go to TNA. So I [chose] Japan because, again, I was not really happy with the storyline."

Kenny Omega NJPW Contract Update, Omega Vs Cody Rhodes Plans

Kenny Omega signed a new one-year contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling this past Tuesday. Omega's contract was set to expire on January 31st, so he is now with the company until January 31, 2019. That not only puts him out of this year's Royal Rumble, but next year's as well.

that the current plan is for Omega to face Cody Rhodes on April 7th at ROH Supercard of Honor XII. He noted that there is a chance that they save it for the Cody Rhodes' upcoming 10,000-seat "All In" arena show on September 1st.

Speaking of Omega and "All In", he confirmed on Twitter that he will be a part of the event. The location hasn't officially yet been announced. Other names who are set for the show include Arrow star Stephen Amell, who teamed with Neville to defeat Cody and King Barrett at SummerSlam in 2015, The Young Bucks, Marty Scurll and Hangman Page.

So this is how stupid the people at Impact Wrestlng are (new people, same dumb ass shit)

As you'll see here they put the title change between Eli Drake and Austin Aries up on  their webpage. You'd think you'd want to wait til like the show actually AIRED, before doing that? DUH! Dumb fucks. The pic I took at Wrestlinginc's webpage.

OVER THE TOP WRESTLING CONTENDERS 5 THIS SUNDAY IN DUBLIN, IRELAND, COMPLETE LINEUP

Over The Top Wrestling Contenders 5 takes place this Sunday at the Ringside Club in the National Stadium, Dublin.  Contenders shows have become a huge hit over the past few months, showcasing the up and coming talent on the Irish scene, which many huge breakout performances that have led some to the OTT main roster.  Tickets are available at eventbrite.ie

This weekends card:
Jordan Devlin vs Darren Kearney
Doug Williams vs Michael May
Dave Mastiff vs LJ Cleary
Nathan Martin vs El Phantasmo
B Cool & Debbie Keitel vs Gunther Isaak & Raven Creed
Scotty Davis vs A Kid

COLIN DELANEY & MORE: UPSTATE PRO WRESTLING RETURNING TO ROCHESTER, NY THIS SATURDAY

Upstate Pro Wrestling Presents
The Merge: UPW vs KDW

Saturday, January 13th
Pineapple Jack's, Rochester, New York
Doors at 5:30pm Show at 6:00pm
Pre-Sale Tickets $15 At the Door $18 or $20 reserved Front Row Children 10 and Under $12
Tickets available on our website at http://upstateprowrestling.wixsite.com/upstateprowrestling

Tickets are also available locally at Rhino's Comics & Collectibles, 22 Sutorius Drive, Rochester, New York 14616



Main Event

UPW Heavyweight Title Match (Triple Threat Match)

"The Young Lion of the West" Mattick vs. Sean Carr vs. "Your Captain" Nick Ando (c)



Nick Ando defends his title in what will be his toughest defense to date. Carr is an accomplished veteran who has made a name for himself wherever he's gone. He also has a long-standing history with Ando as well. Then there's Mattick. It was Mattick who attacked both Ando and Carr during their title match at UPW's November 2 Dismember. Mattick has been a man possessed since starting the Vile Society and feels he's been disrespected since he never received a title shot since winning the Upstate 8 back in September. Well now both men will get an opportunity in the same match. "Your Captain" has been a fighting champion since winning the title, but he'll have to keep an eye out for the Vile Society AND be mindful of the fact that he doesn't have to be pinned or submitted to lose his championship.



Title Unification Match

UPW Tag Team Champions Defiance vs. KDW Tag Team Champions The Wrestling Liberation Front



The first of two title unification matches will pit the UPW Tag Team Champions Defiance (Chris Cayden & Maximo Suave) against the KDW Tag Team Champions The Wrestling Liberation Front (Cloudy & Krist Worthless) . It was at KDW's Christmas Chaos where Cloudy and Worthless successfully defended their titles against Cayden and Maximo. After the match, both men walked out with Defiance's titles as well to add insult to injury. Defiance is out for revenge and want to prove they're the better team. But who'll they face is now up in the air. In breaking news Krist Worthless was flagged in Germany trying to board his flight to come back to Rochester for UPW's The Merge and as of right now, he won't be appearing at the show Saturday. What does this mean for the match and who will be Cloudy's partner? Be there this Saturday to find out.



Title Unification Match

KDW Champion "The Dark Jedi" Jeremy Jensen vs. 585 Live Champion Icon Ace



Champion versus Champion. Two young wrestlers, both holding prestigious titles, hoping to be the man walking out as the only champion. Jeremy Jensen has the Vile Society by his side, that will give him the advantage in numbers. However at the end of the final KDW show we saw UPW Heavyweight Champion Nick Ando, former KDW Champion Jason Savior and 585 Live champ Icon Ace come to the aid of Eric Rosecroft, maybe they will have Icon's back too if the Vile Society decides to get involved. Icon Ace has held the 585 Live Championship since its inception by winning the tournament to crown the very first champion. What a fighting champion he has been too. Month in and month out he has defended that title and has walked away victorious every time. This may however be his toughest challenge yet. Can Icon Ace keep his singles winning streak alive and teach Jeremy Jensen a lesson in humility? Jensen might think that his decision to join the Vile Society and turn his back on everyone who has supported him was a good decision because he's the current KDW Heavyweight Champion. He was on a losing streak ever since dropping the belt to Jason Savior. Only mustering up one win in a fatal 4 way to earn a spot in the 585 Live Tournament where he didn't make it past the first round. He has now won 2 matches in a row and a title with the Vile Society, but that only proves one thing, he needed help to get the job done. Will he be able to win one on his own and walk out as the only champion? Will Jeremy Jensen need the help of Mattick, Hellcat & Kount C to pin Icon Ace? Can Icon Ace once again overcome the obstacles put in front of him and keep on his winning ways? Find out this Saturday at The Merge!!!!



"The Amazing Canadian" Lionel Knight & UPW "Canadian" No Limits Champion "The King of the North" Carter Mason vs. "Extremely Cute Wrestler" Colin Delaney & "Eh Plus" Ryan Cassidy



A tag team grudge match will go down at UPW's The Merge. It was at UPW's November 2 Dismember where Carter Mason successfully defended his No Limits Championship against Ryan Cassidy. After the match, Mason was not done and continued his assault on Cassidy. Colin Delaney came out to make the save, but Lionel Knight came out and went after Colin. Knight was upset with Colin defeating him earlier in the show. With that, Upstate officials have made this match. Mason and Knight are two of Canada's top talents and have made an impact since becoming a part of the UPW roster. Delaney has been reinvigorated since appearing once again with WWE, but he and the upstart Cassidy have some unfinished business with the Canadian duo. Also, a win by Delaney and Cassidy over Mason would certainly put one of them in line for a title shot at the UPW "Canadian" No Limits Championship as well.  But it will take more than an "Eh Plus" effort from Colin Delaney and Ryan Cassidy to defeat Lionel Knight and Carter Mason in what should be a action-packed, tag team encounter.



Wrecking-U (Hellcat & Nick "The Natural" Sullivan) vs. Bobby Dipinto & A Mystery Partner



For months now we have seen instances of Hellcat's frustration since losing the UPW Tag Team Titles to Defiance in a Danger Zone match. He isn't someone who likes losing. I'm not sure anyone expected him to turn on Bobby Dipinto, disband Wrecking-U and join the Vile Society. With his young student Nick Sullivan still under his wing he will look to inflict a whole lot of punishment on his former tag team partner. Bobby Dipinto will not be alone though. He has the option to pick any partner that he wants and that gives him a little bit of an advantage. When you don't know who your opponent is it makes it very difficult to prepare. There will be revenge on the mind of Dipinto as well, he put his trust into someone and was stabbed in the back. Revenge can be blinding however and hopefully Bobby is able to remain focused during this match and get the ultimate revenge by pinning Hellcat in the middle of the ring 1,2,3. Who will come out on top at UPW's The Merge? Find out this coming Saturday as we kick off 2018 with a bang!!!

CWF MID-ATLANTIC NEW YEAR'S KNOCKOUT THIS SATURDAY IN BURLINGTON, NC

CWF Mid-Atlantic returns to the Mid Atlantic Sportatorium to kick off 2018 with "New Year's Knockout"!



Saturday - January 13th, 2018



Mid Atlantic Sportatorium

1001 Springwood Ave.

Gibsonville, NC



Doors Open 7pm - Belltime 7:30pm



Featured Bouts include:



"The World's Greatest Coach in the Whole World" presents his All-Stars (Roy Wilkins, Arik Royal, & Mace Li) in action and will announce their opponents live...

Roy Wilkins with the brand new Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Title Belt (that was stolen at Battlecade from Trevor Lee) vs. ???

New Worldwide TV Champion Arik Royal vs. The name randomly drawn from the Worldwide TV Contenders List



Also featured:


Chet Sterling vs. Ethan Alexander Sharpe
Aric Andrews vs. Cam Carter
Jesse Adler vs. Cain Justice

Plus MORE matches to be announced!!!

Expect the unexpected, as this event is going to be a KNOCKOUT!!!

NWA TAPING EMPTY ARENA GRUDGE MATCH THIS SUNDAY

The National Wrestling Alliance announced today that they will be filming an empty arena grudge match between former champion Tim Storm and Jocephus, who injured Storm prior to Storm's title loss to Nick Aldis.  The storyline is that Jocephus has goaded Storm into putting up his NWA title rematch in this bout.

Most interestingly, the match will be taped this Sunday in Orlando, Florida at the Impact Zone.  We are told the match will be taped before the TV taping begins that day.  We are told that there are no other plans for NWA involvement at the tapings this week. 

Instead of changing their ring Impact Wrestling should work on this first.

Having a top title that looks like this sure makes your company look like shit. Just saying.

PWInsider reminds me why I'm glad I don't believe in paywalls on wrestling news sites

Who the fuck would want to "PAY", to see this? Most of this you can see elsewhere (including here) for free. So what idiot actually pays to see this, and why would they be that dumb?

Want some indy wrestling? Ok, how about this. Defiant Wrestling #4: Full Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kErVMN98R_c

Streamed live on Jan 5, 2018

See the fallout following last weeks attack by IPW. See episode 4 of Defiant Wrestling FREE Friday at 8pm UK (3/2c

Ron Simmons vs. Hack Myers Plus: Ron Simmons vs. 911 (Mar 21, 1995) |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_3gkZt6V8

The Sandman on 911's Ego Destroying His Own Career

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

Raven on Why 911 Was Fired (Timeline ECW 1996)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7plZsCBcpU

The Sandman on Steve Austin's Brief ECW Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0lLOTlCOCo

Let me again beat PWInsider and The Observer with this. Jocephus and His Spiritual Advisor Shocking Actions Towards Tim Storm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx8UwELq-xs

 

Published on Jan 10, 2018

Jocephus and his spiritual advisor had made an offer from his period of contemplation to Tim Storm about the NWA Worlds Title situation. With Nick Aldis now in possessions of the Ten Pounds of Gold, Tim Storm's focus is split between the NWA Worlds Champion and Jocephus. It was Jocephus who cracked the ribs of Storm leading to his loss of the Ten Pounds of Gold at CZW's Cage of Death. The NWA had suspended Jocephus for his actions and the controversial brawler entered his 45 Day Period of Contemplation.

Ten Pounds of Gold - https://youtu.be/pUxxxwvuQIo

Under the guidance of his spiritual advisor, Jocephus has begun a transformation and made an offer to leave his period of contemplation and fight Tim Storm but only if Tim Storm put up his rematch for the NWA Worlds Championship to the winner.

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: E&C Pod of Awesomeness with Tommy Dreamer and Hurricane Helms on how technology has changed wrestling, protecting gimmicks in the modern age, how WWE kept Edge’s 2010 Royal Rumble return a secret

https://www.pwpodcasts.com/2018/01/10/podcast-recap-review-ec-pod-awesomeness-tommy-dreamer-hurricane-helms-technology-changed-wrestling-protecting-gimmicks-modern-age-wwe-kept-edges-2010-royal-r/

LOL. Someone at The Torch fucked up, funny as hell they didn't catch this.

Ten 'Rounds' of gold? LMAO! It's supposed to be Ten Pounds Of Gold. Yeah they're sure real bright over there at The Torch, I tell ya.

Former Impact Wrestling Title Holder On Why He Was Not Offered A WWE Contract

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2018/0110/635736/former-impact-wrestling-title-holder-on-why-he-was-not-offered-a/

picture of new Impact Wrestling ring (yay, note lots of sarcasm here)

Well, I'm not a fan of this decision. BIG CHANGE AT TODAY'S IMPACT WRESTLING TAPING

I always thought that the six sided ring helped set them apart from everyone else.

The six-sided ring is no more at Impact Wrestling.

There is a traditional four corner wrestling ring set up at today's Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios.

It should be noted that there are aprons with the Twitch logo on certain sides of the ring.  Impact has, as of this writing, not announced a deal with the streaming platform.  Twitch hosts House of Hardcore's weekly TV and live events and has hosted a number of other promotions including Impact partner AAA.

Today's taping, the first of six over the next six evenings, begins at 6 PM Eastern

Only in pro wrestling- ANTHEM MEDIA TURNS BABYFACE: MATT HARDY AND ED NORDHOLM REUNITE

Anthem Media's Ed Nordholm and Matt Hardy ran into each other while traveling for their respective companies today and in doing so, Nordholm turned babyface and joined Hardy's "Great War", which is hilarious for all the reasons you can think of:

I am thrilled to PROCLAIM that we have ACQUIRED new ALLIES on our side of #TheGreatWar. Ed Nordholm & The Owl of Anthem have revealed themselves as MAJESTIC beings who stand on the side of the LIGHT.

The LIGHT always EMERGES, #WOKENWarriors.

Everything is COPASETIC & WONDERFUL! pic.twitter.com/bL6fN4cjnE

— #WOKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) January 10, 2018

SAPOLSKY SIGNING WWE DEAL

WWNLive's Gabe Sapolsky will be signing an official contract with World Wrestling Entertainment as a consultant.  Sapolsky, 45, has been working on a handshake agreement with WWE for months, helping out specifically at the WWE NXT tapings.   We are told Sapolsky will retain his position and responsibilities with WWN and the EVOLVE promotion and this is seen as a growth in the relationship between WWE and WWN.

The deal puts Sapolky and long-time mentor Paul Heyman, technically, back under the same roof for the first time since the original ECW closed in 2001.   Before his current position with EVOLVE/WWN, Sapolsky was the initial booker for Ring of Honor and worked behind the scenes for ECW, including authoring the promotion's official program and heading up a Sabu Fan Club.

EVOLVE is running New York City this weekend with events in Queens and Brooklyn, which will stream at WWNLive.com:

EVOLVE 98 in Elmhurst, Queens at La Boom at 6 PM:

*EVOLVE champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Darby Allin.
*WWN Champion Keith Lee vs. EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Jaka (non-title)
*FIP Rules: FIP champion Austin Theory with Priscilla Kelly vs. Fred Yehi
*Tracy Williams & Dom Garrini with Stokely Hathaway vs. Timothy Thatcher & WALTER
*Matt Riddle vs. AR Fox
*EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Chris Dickinson vs. The End in a "fight."
*Jason Kincaid vs. Jarek 1:20 with Candy Cartwright vs. two competitors to be announced.

EVOLVE 99 in Brooklyn, NY Sunday 1/14 at St. Finbar's at 7 PM:

*WWNLive champion Keith Lee vs. EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Chris Dickinson.
*EVOLVE Champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. WALTER (non-title)
*EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Jaka vs. Matt Riddle
*Fred Yehi vs. Timothy Thatcher
*Darby Allin vs. Austin Theory with Priscilla Kelly vs. Tracy Williams vs. Jason Kincaid
*Also appearing are Shane Mercer, KTB, Jarek 1:20 with Candy Cartwright, Wheeler Yuta and more.

Chaotic Wrestling date.

Chaotic Wrestling will be running Woburn, MA this Saturday 1/2 with CW Tag Team Champion Anthony Greene in a handicap match against The Maine State Posse and CW Women’s Champion Ashley Vox vs. Delmi Exo on top.

Great Muta to make rare indy appearance.

Legendary Japanese star The Great Muta will make a rare appearance in the United States on Friday 1/19 for PCW Ultra in California, teaming with Penta El Zero M to face Sami Callihan and Johnny Ultra (John Hennigan, adding yet another nickname to the list).

The event will air live on FITE for $14.99,  which you can download for free for your cell phone or mobile device by clicking here.    FiteTV can be streamed from your phone to Samsung Smart TVs and recently debuted a Roku channel as well. The app is HIGHLY recommended by yours truly and is free to download as well with tons of weekly free programming, including ROH's weekly TV series, Booker T's Reality of Wrestling and more.

Also scheduled for the event:

*PCW Ultra Tag Team champions Warbeast vs. Joey Janela & Jimmy Jacobs.

*PCW Ultra Light Heavyweight champion Douglas James vs. Ganseki Tanaka.

*Brian Cage vs. Alexander Hammerstone.

*Flip Gordon vs. AR Fox vs. Shane Strickland vs. Brody King

*Kikutaro vs. Mariachi Loco.

*ACH vs. Rey Fenix.

AIW PREPARES ROWE FAREWELL

Absolute Intense Wrestling announced today that when Ray Rowe returns to the company to face Keith Lee on 1/19 in Cleveland, Ohio, it will be Rowe's final appearance for the company.  As PWInsider.com had previously reported, Rowe and War Machine partner Hanson had been expected to sign with WWE and join the WWE NXT brand.

Rowe, 33, was broken into the business by Lou Marconi.  He and partner Hanson finished up with Ring of Honor at their most recent TV taping in Philadelphia last month and finished up with New Japan at the 1/5 New Year's Dash event in Tokyo.

MODERN VINTAGE WRESTLING PROMOTER SPEAKS OUT IN FALLOUT OF BRAD STUTTS SITUATION

As noted yesterday on PWInsider.com, there were a number of rumors making the rounds in the wake of CWF Mid-Atlantic firing booker Brad Stutts with the fallout also hitting Modern Vintage Wrestling, another promotion that runs North Carolina and had at times, run the same market, Burlington, that is home to CWF.  We noted yesterday that MVW canceled their scheduled 1/20 event in the wake of Stutts CWF firing as a  number of talents that worked for both promotions announced they were pulling off.

In speaking with PWInsider.com today, MVW's Charlie Armstrong  claimed that the decision to cancel the show was made the same night Stutts was fired by CWF as he realized the wrestlers were going to be put in between the two promotions.  There are others who have diputed that account and it should be noted that no official announcement of the cancellation was made prior to talents announcing they were going to pull off MVW.  That said, Armstrong provided PWInsider with a screenshot showing that at 2 AM this past Saturday, he began canceling talents and that does fit with his timeline.

Armstrong has been the subject of a lot of conversation over the last several days, including rumors of alleged illegal activity, leading to him releasing the following statement on his Facebook page:

"In the past several days, there have been many rumors about me circulating among the wrestling community. Although none of these rumors have been made public on social media, they have the same impact on my reputation as if they were. Most have been hurtful and without any proof. The persons who started these rumors did not have the courtesy of speaking to me directly as a man, but rather spread unfounded gossip like a 13-year-old girl. Despite this, I did try to reach out in a mature manner, but unsurprisingly this fell on deaf ears. This situation is out of control and has affected my personal and professional life. These people are trying to ruin my reputation and the relationships I have formed in my business. They are giving people ultimatums to not associate with me or they will be blackballed in wrestling. This is slander and my sole purpose here today to clear the air.

I am not a dishonest person and have always been upfront with who I am. Yes. I do have criminal past. During my 20's I, like many other people, I did not make the best decisions and landed myself in prison. Why am I telling you this? Well, the persons slandering my name are spreading incorrect information. I am guilty of the serious crimes of burglary and writing bad checks, during a period of my life when I was struggling with drug addiction. I am not guilty of the heinous crimes these people are saying. It is completely fiction and despicable that someone would accuse someone of this with no proof. I'm not making excuses for my actions, but since 2010 I have not been involved with any illegal activity. After I served my time, I have transformed my life. I gained employment and worked to save to start my own business. I work every day towards building my business as well as maintaining employment working as a sales consultant with a satellite company. I maintain insurance on my business and I am fully licensed. I live my life on the straight and narrow every day, so I better myself from the person I used to be.

Now that I have stated the truthfulness to this gossip, most of the claims against me are completely false. I am not the type of person who spreads gossip. I am not here to say what is true or not, just to say I was not involved. There is no way to defend myself with lending some information, however, I am not saying anything these people are spreading is 100% accurate in any way. I work in a business where sometime people have their own agendas for saying and doing things to maintain their status and get ahead. I am sure that for all persons involved in the start of this gossip this is true for all of them.

I have come to learn from several credible sources, the reason for my supposed involvement. This company and myself have both employed Brad Stutts as a booker and announcer. I also have maintained a close friendship with Brad over the past few years. This company has accused Brad of things I am not going to be specific on, but have basically they accused me of the same behavior because of our relationship. I am here to say I had no knowledge of any of this before the rumor had gotten to me. The person who started this rumor did not have any proof that I had any involvement, so the went looking for something to expose about me. They dug into my past and spread my mugshot to people and said I was involved in these heinous crimes I spoke of before. This was none of their business and had nothing to do with the situation. My criminal history is public and not something I hide. It is, however, something I don’t go around telling everyone. In my opinion, the past is in the past. I just try to be a better person and learn from my mistakes.

As far as the accusations made against my friend, Brad Stutts. I am not going to say they are true because I do not know. There are three sides to any story as the saying goes. I do wish him well and hope he finds some peace in all of this. He has resigned from my company and has moved on. I made the decision to cancel my show on January 20th as a professionally courtesy. It wasn’t because I was forced to, but because I felt it the right thing to do to ease some of this drama that has ensued between myself and this company. I don’t think it is fair to involve any of the talent’s livelihood or force them to pick sides. I met with one of the owners of this company yesterday and had a great meeting. We both agreed to go our separate ways and wish each other the very best and he thanked me for my professionalism during our relationship.

In conclusion, I just hope this matter will be put to rest and everyone to move on. I believe everyone makes mistakes in life and deserve a second chance. I believe this because I know what it is like to make mistakes in life and to make them right. I took my second chance in life and made something of it. I did this with hard work and sacrifice. I did not take the easy road and did things the right way. I just want to thank everyone for their continued support and wish everyone the best in life."

In speaking with PWInsider.com this morning, Armstrong stated that any issues that led to Stutts leaving CWF Mid-Atlantic were completely separate from his relationship to Stutts and that whatever alleged behavior CWF felt required them to cut ties with Stutts was not behavior Armstrong was involved with nor had any prior knowledge of before Stutts' CWF firing.  Armstrong said he and Stutts remain friends but Stutts opted to resign his post as the MVW booker.

Armstrong also stated he felt a lot of the issues stemmed from jealousy of Stutts and others getting opportunities outside of CWF Mid-Atlantic through his dealings.  He said that he's attempted to make contact with CWF's Jeff Rudd to clear whatever issues may stand between them but has not heard back.  Armstrong also said he was personally hurt by people assuming rumors were true without reaching out to him for his side of any story that is floating around..

In regard to rumors of current illegal activity on his part, Armstrong provided PWInsider.com with a copy of his company's LLC and federal tax ID number, noting that if he was willing to go through the process of creating and building his company the right way, he wasn't going to risk it by doing something illegal.  "If I did that," Armstrong said, "The entire house would fall,"   Armstrong also stated that while he did cancel 1/20, "canceling one show was not canceling an entire company" and that he intended to run Modern Vintage Wrestling going forward.

PWInsider.com has been told Stutts has told several he is done with professional wrestling and is moving on with life, focusing on his family and moving forward.  Stutts has declined to speak to PWInsider.com.

In the midst of all this, CWF Mid-Atlantic returns to the Sportatorium in Burlington, NC this weekend.

THE YOUNG BUCKS & CODY SAY THEY ARE 'ALL IN' THIS SEPTEMBER

I'm @ALL_IN_2018

September 1st pic.twitter.com/wehXTTpA3A

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) January 10, 2018

It appears we have the date of the long talked about self-financed Cody Rhodes and Young Bucks promoted live event.  All three began pushing the date 9/1 with the term "I'm All In" today on social media, leading fans to a Twitter account using the same name, so that appears to be the target date for the event.

A few wrestling news sites (Including this one) had previously reported the trio were targeting the Chicago area for the event, which would be especially eventful is the trio could get former WWE champion CM Punk on board.  Punk has not shown any interest in professional wrestling since departing WWE in 2014, but Matt Jackson has noted that Punk made it clear if he was ever interested in doing something, it would be related to the Young Bucks.

What is interesting about the 9/1 date is that it would likely preclude the expected involvement of WWE's Daniel Bryan, who's current deal is slated to expire later that month.  However, it would not prevent any announcement of a second date promoting a return with Bryan appearing, potentially returing with a huge draw for show number two.

The goal behind the event is to draw an independent crowd in the area of 10,000, an idea that was sparked when The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer stated he did not believe it could be done, leading Rhodes to say he wanted to take on that challenge.