Cody Rhodes Talks Choosing The Main Event For 'All In,' WGN America Coming To Them, All In 2?

Cody Rhodes spoke with The Beat on choosing which match would close "All In," if there will be another "All In," and working with WGN America. Here are some of the highlights:

Prospects of an "All In 2":

"Well I mean this crew is together a lot. One day we're all in Japan and the next day its here and when I say crew I mean more than just me and the Bucks, you know it includes Marty [Scurll], Hangman [Page], and Kenny Omega. They're all very much factored into everything that's happening. I think we've pushed off all pre-planning and speculation to September 2nd. Because it's pretty common knowledge our contracts [with Ring of Honor] are coming up. They all end on the same day, shockingly.

"I mean what do we do? We have such great things in place already. Matt, Nick, Marty, Hangman, we've had such a great time in Ring of Honor and they've been such a great partner, on this project alone, by allowing us to breach our contract to do this. None of us wanted to come at this from a place of anxiety. Instead, we wanted to look at what we've done and ask, "Okay, now what can we do?" I think September 2nd is going to be an interesting day, for sure."

Working with WGN American to put on the one hour pre-show, All In: Zero Hour:

"It came later in the game, WGN America had actually approached us about the entire show and that was a great thing except it would have to be a little bit more streamlined for television. As important as matches are to me and seeing them get proper time like you see in New Japan, we couldn't do commercials and make it two hours. So that idea went away and then it became the idea of doing a pre-show. We sort of said, 'Well, let's not do that, but instead give them two really good matches featuring from the All In crew. Let's make it something special.'

"It became an opportunity to add one more feather in our cap, so to speak. Wrestling was going to be back on a major network and it wasn't going to be WWE … or even any one company. It's just three dudes and their idea. Growing up, my dad [Dusty Rhodes] put Jim Crockett's promotion on Turner at 6:05 [PM] and what Vince did with USA [Network], then the wars. I couldn't turn down the chance at putting our show on a network."

Choosing the main event for "All In":

"The main event will be the six-man; Rey Mysterio, Bandito, and Fenix against The Golden Elite (Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi). At one point it was going to be Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon, but what you see on Being The Elite is true, as silly as it may seem. Asking Kenny to do the main event was a lot after the G1 tournament [New Japan Pro Wrestling]. But I think you have the spirit of the event in the souls of Matt and Nick. Then there's Rey who was the guy who gave me my first WrestleMania, my first break, so there's a special nod there. Also, I just want to see what they can do in the ring together. As a fan, I'm excited for that."

I Wonder Who Taught Him Not To Do Jobs. :) Hulk Hogan Reveals Who Taught Him To 'Hulk Up' And No-Sell Opponent's Moves

Hulk Hogan's legendary appeal was successful because so many little things helped make his character work. The Hulkster was an icon during his heyday as he transfixed audiences with his finger waving, flexing, and shirt ripping. Hogan opened up on Apter Chat where he discussed the etymology of many aspects in his wrestling persona and the inspiration he was fortunate to choose from.

Hogan spent one year working for Vince McMahon Sr. in 1979, but he left to transform into the Superstar we know today. During his hiatus from the New York territory, Hogan found much of his footing and eventually returned in 1983 when Hulkamania ran wild.

"You know when I left the WWE originally [in 1980] and I went to work for Verne Gagne, I had a great deal in Japan," Hogan remembered. "I spent weeks and weeks, sometimes twenty weeks a year over there and I loved it over there because I actually got to wrestle over there and I didn't have to do the 'ear thing' and it was just totally different, it was fun for me it was kinda like how I learned how to wrestle.

"So going to Japan was fun and stuff like that but I've always dreamed about being the champion in New York. When I was there the first time [Bob] Backlund was the champion and even as a bad guy, kinda like how I heard how the crowd reacted to me and Andre [The Giant] at Shea Stadium, the Superdome -- not the Silverdome, brother -- for Bill Watts and working with Mike Labelle -- I worked all over with Andre. Then even in Japan, I was always the heel and I had that black leather armband and [Classy Freddy] Blassie would load it with a piece of metal and then I'd knock Andre out with it. "There was always that really great reaction so I had always dreamed that, 'Oh my gosh, if I could [do this in WWE].'"

Hogan was starting to put the pieces together as a heel and then he received some treasured advice from Gagne which really set his previous experience into high gear. Until then, Hogan was selling like any wrestler normally would, but through his time with Gagne, Hogan was able to add a vital aspect to his repertoire which became a staple of his Character.

"When I first started working in Pensacola [Florida], Austin Idol was there," Hogan said. "He used to be a friend of my brother's before my brother passed away.

"I knew [Idol] as a kid and he was really nice to me because he knew my brother really well. So when I went to work with him in Pensacola I watched him and he had the gimmick down, brother. He was the first one that I heard say 'Idolmania' so guess what I did? Guess who's the first one I saw do 'the ear?' Austin Idol, I saw Austin do it. So I kinda watched him work and I said, 'Oh okay, I get it... Austin Idol, Dusty Rhodes... I got this. I can figure this one out.' So I kinda took the hot sauce from each one of those guys.

"You know when I'd go down to sell and that one finger would come up brother... you know I'm selling and that one finger starts shaking. That's Dusty Rhodes all day long."

Hogan merged many different aspects of different legends in order to create something special for himself. One unique part of his persona came when he would rip off his shirts to pop the crowd. Hogan explained how he first stumbled across this idea and that the pre-cut rips in the back of his iconic look were due to a strategic necessity.

"I was in a six-man tag at the Rosemont Horizon [now Allstate Arena] and the place was sold-out of course," Hogan said. "It was me, Greg Gagne, and Jim Brunzell in the AWA [...] There were three Sheiks against us three and that night when I was in the ring I had a shirt made up that said 'Hulkamania' on the front and 'Python Power' on the back at the local mall there and in the middle of the ring, Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell ran up to me and ripped my shirt off -- just ripped it off me. I was in crazy shape back then, I was a lot younger and the crowd went nuts. I went, 'Okay... that worked!' I didn't even know they were gonna do it. So I just start ripping my shirt off after that, you know?

"But the cuts in the back were my ex-wife. I used to buy smaller shirts -- the bigger I'd look, right? So instead of buying like an extra large shirt I'd but a medium shirt and there's no way I could fit in it. So I'd cut the sleeves off so it'd make me look just huge. Then because I didn't want to look like an idiot and some shirts are harder to rip, I'd always put a little tiny cut in the neckline so it would tear evenly when you pull it. Because sometimes you go to rip a shirt and you just can't do it and you look like an idiot, you know?

Hogan merged many different aspects of different legends in order to create something special for himself. One unique part of his persona came when he would rip off his shirts to pop the crowd. Hogan explained how he first stumbled across this idea and that the pre-cut rips in the back of his iconic look were due to a strategic necessity.

"I was in a six-man tag at the Rosemont Horizon [now Allstate Arena] and the place was sold-out of course," Hogan said. "It was me, Greg Gagne, and Jim Brunzell in the AWA [...] There were three Sheiks against us three and that night when I was in the ring I had a shirt made up that said 'Hulkamania' on the front and 'Python Power' on the back at the local mall there and in the middle of the ring, Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell ran up to me and ripped my shirt off -- just ripped it off me. I was in crazy shape back then, I was a lot younger and the crowd went nuts. I went, 'Okay... that worked!' I didn't even know they were gonna do it. So I just start ripping my shirt off after that, you know?

"But the cuts in the back were my ex-wife. I used to buy smaller shirts -- the bigger I'd look, right? So instead of buying like an extra large shirt I'd but a medium shirt and there's no way I could fit in it. So I'd cut the sleeves off so it'd make me look just huge. Then because I didn't want to look like an idiot and some shirts are harder to rip, I'd always put a little tiny cut in the neckline so it would tear evenly when you pull it. Because sometimes you go to rip a shirt and you just can't do it and you look like an idiot, you know?

"I would cut a little tiny rip in the front and my ex-wife would say, 'That shirt looks horrible on you, it's so tight, is that a small' I'd go, 'No, it's a medium, come on!' She goes, 'Let me make it a little better for you.' So she cut the three little cuts in the back which actually gave me room to breathe and opened my shirt up a little more. So that's where all that stuff started."

Don Callis said he wanted to "get rid of the silliness" in Impact Wrestling, BUT... What About, THIS!?

Don Callis has said many times that as a booker in Impact Wrestling he wants to 'get rid of the silly stuff" But yet here's silly stuff like that that he and Amore booked. So I again ask, How is it you're going to get rid of the silly stuff when YOU'RE booking the silly stuff? Dumb ass.

LAX was on “the block” celebrating their win last week to get back the Impact World Tag Team Championship. OGz were shown driving in a car while LAX celebrated. Konnan said he had a big surprise in his car across the street. Konnan told LAX and the rest of the boys to come with him. The OGz pulled up almost ran down Konnan with a car, but they did run over the kid with the belts before the show cut to a break.

(McMahon’s Analysis: Did they just kill a child on television? I think they just killed a child on TV, and it didn’t even close the show. … I’m a big LAX fan. In fact, I think they’ve been the best act in wrestling for the last year. But these heavily-produced, non-realistic segments I’m not a fan of. It’s not on the talent, but the idea that this type of production works on a wrestling show, where you’re supposed to be simulating a sport, is lost on me).

— Back from the break, Mathews and Callis were on camera and said it was their job to continue the show, but something has to be done about the OGz. Mathews then previewed what would happen next week at ReDefined.

(McMahon’s Analysis: Hey, a child may have died outside, but here’s what’s happening next week! Now onto the death match in our main event! … Seriously though, this is why that type of storytelling and production doesn’t work in pro wrestling. Not when you have to come back from a break and go to the next match, while a kid was apparently just killed outside the building, on your TV show.)

You can read that and see what I mean, here.

https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/08/23/8-23-impact-wrestling-results-mcmahons-live-report-on-pentagon-vs-sami-callihan-in-a-mexican-death-match-brian-cage-speaks/#comment-109160

Carlito On What He's Learned Since His WWE Run, Risks In Operating The WWE Performance Center

Carlito Calon captured the WWE Intercontinental Championship, US Title, and two pairs of tag team gold during his seven-year run with Vince McMahon and Company. The second-generation Superstar has changed since 2010, but so has World Wrestling Entertainment.

Carlito recently called into the Chair Shots To The Cranium show and said he's focusing a lot of time recently on NBA 2k as he looks to earn a 99 rating. He is also busy working the independent wrestling scene and commented that he travels overseas more often now than he did during his tenure with WWE.

It's been eight years since Carlito's WWE release, but the last time we saw him on WWE television was during the 2014 WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony for his father Carlos Calon Sr.'s induction. Carlito spoke about what he's learned since his WWE release and credits his own maturation to continuing his physical shape.

"I think I've had time to really think about things," Carlito said. "I enjoy the slowed-down pace. What I've learned is kinda like what I think the great athletes like basketball players and stuff what you start to learn as your physical abilities start to dissipate or whatever. You start to adjust to succeed otherwise.

"I feel like a much better wrestler just because of new ways that I have found to workaround situations and entertain people. It's like a total difference performance now than when I was younger when I was just worried about how high I could jump or what flip I could do."

Although the WWE PC is a valuable resource, Carlito acknowledged that so many people training from a single source could produce an aspect of uniformity detracting from some of the individual NXT Superstars' personal characteristics.

"I don't know much about NXT, I don't really see much of it," Carlito continued. "I heard it's a great product. I heard the [WWE Performance Center] is a state-of-the-art thing like you know, I wish we had that in our day -- we didn't have that -- so you know they have a whole staff training. Not just wrestling, but weight training and all kinds of stuff

"I think it's great. The only thing is I've always been a fan of not throwing everything into one bucket, like having different styles. I feel like a lot of those guys just go into a system and instead just work the system's style and they start to deviate from what makes them unique."

Madison Rayne Gone From Impact Wrestling.

As expected, Madison Rayne's latest stint in IMPACT Wrestling has officially come to an end.

Earlier this week, her profile on ImpactWrestling.com was removed from the Knockouts roster and placed among the Alumni.

Last month at Slammiversary, Rayne unsuccessfully challenged Su Yung for the Knockouts Championship. Rayne passed out after Yung locked in the mandible claw, thus awarding the victory to Yung. Immediately following the match, Yung placed an unconscious Rayne inside the coffin and stood on top of it with the Knockouts Championship held high.

RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho with the Beer City Bruiser on being a WWE extra, what he learned from Harley Race, working against Cody Rhodes, spitting beer in the faces of fans, the “sign” that made him tryout for Ring of Honor

Click the link.
https://www.pwpodcasts.com/2018/08/17/recap-and-review-talk-is-jericho-with-the-beer-city-bruiser-on-being-a-wwe-extra-what-he-learned-from-harley-race-working-against-cody-rhodes-spitting-beer-in-the-faces-of-fans-the-sign-that/

EVOLVE Mini-Doc: EVOLVE Is Now Swerve's House

At #EVOLVE108 in Philadelphia, PA, the matchless Matt Riddle was defeated for his EVOLVE Championship by Shane Strickland in a hardcore match held at the birthplace of hardcore. This EVOLVE Mini-Doc takes a look at that savage battle and the very telling aftermath showing what it means for EVOLVE to now be Swerve's House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyEuqDS8Uik&feature=youtu.be

Jim Cornette on The Southern Heavyweight Championship + Secondary Titles

From The Jim Cornette Experience Podcast #246 - Jim explains why the Southern Heavyweight Title shouldn't be presented as a secondary title to the NWA/AWA World Titles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llJFslC6iC4

Austin Aries On Why He's Not A Big Fan Of Professional Wrestling Today

mpact Wrestling World Champion Austin Aries was recently a guest on Keeping It Real with Konnan. During the interview, Aries explained some of the main differences between WWE and Impact, specifically in the creative processes in each company.

Aries said the main difference he sees is the creative freedom he's been given in Impact. Aries felt stifled in WWE because everything was produced so extensively that it didn't leave room for him to offer his own input into what he was doing.

"It is completely night and day, right? It is really hard to compare the two because, first of all, the size of the beasts are different. The size of what you are producing, teams, a lot of it, a lot of factors," Aries said. "I think what it benefits for a guy like me, and a day like this where I may already have an outline that I am doing an in-ring promo that day, and then when I get there we have a sit down into what we want to get accomplished with the segment, but from there a lot of times, they let me go fill in the blanks and paint the picture. Then, I can go back and give them my ideas of what I am thinking and whether something is good, or if I have some questions it is a really cool atmosphere."

Aries went on to praise the leadership at Impact. He said it's important for companies to identify which superstars need micromanaging and which superstars don't. As a veteran who is in his third run with the company. Aries has been given a lot of leeway to do his own thing, and it's something he appreciates.

"It is very collaborative, which it should be. I think the thing is with a strong leadership is that you know the guys that need to be managed and the guys that can kind of manage themselves because you know you can't give everybody equal times," he said. "I am grateful to know that they can leave me alone and take care of whatever I need to take care of which leaves time for the young guys and girls who are where I was 10 years ago when I needed that guidance and leadership. Micromanage where it should and otherwise get out of the way and let people do what they need to do, which is why you brought them there to begin with."

Aries also revealed that he doesn't watch much of the current pro wrestling product. He said today's wrestling is geared towards a younger audience and it doesn't appeal to him. With Impact shifting its direction towards more adult-themed storylines, Aries believes they have an opportunity to capture an older generation of wrestling fans who are also dissatisfied with today's product.

"I really don't watch a lot of wrestling. I really don't. People are surprised that I don't. There was a time that I really loved pro wrestling, but I'm not a pro wrestling junkie, per se," Aries said. "I don't have a lot of free time with the amount of traveling that I do, but most of pro wrestling isn't catered to me. I am not a kid. There are a lot of guys that complain to me about the product, but it's like, well, you are not a kid. It is catered to sell t-shirts and merchandise to kids and their parents.

"That is why with some of the things that we are doing at Impact Wrestling and other places there are more of a resurgence to more of an adult-orientated version of pro wrestling because that is what is missing for a long time," he continued. "Maybe, there is something we can do at Impact Wrestling that some corporate companies don't want to touch. I think that there is a lot of people that miss what pro wrestling can give them too. I don't watch a ton of it. I watch enough to see what is going on. I think it is also good to not be watching it because your ideas are your ideas."

This Sounded Good, Then I Saw Jeff Jarrett's Name Attached To It. (He's helping promote an NWA show)

The National Wrestling Alliance issued the following:

National Wrestling Alliance to host 70th Anniversary Show in Nashville

Aug. 23, 2018

NASHVILLE -- The NWA World Heavyweight Championship, known as the “Ten Pounds Of Gold,” will be defended at a blockbuster event celebrating the 70th anniversary of the National Wrestling Alliance at 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21 at the historic Asylum at the Nashville Fairgrounds. The show, in conjunction with the NWA and Global Force Entertainment, also will be carried live on FITE TV, the premium digital streaming network.

Founded in 1948 in Hotel President in Waterloo, Iowa, the legacy of NWA was forged by the fighting spirit of world champions such as Lou Thesz, Dory Funk Jr., Jack Brisco, Harley Race, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, Sting, Ken Shamrock, AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett, Adam Pearce, Colt Cabana, Tim Storm and currently Nick Aldis. The famed Ten Pounds of Gold is the most identifiable and historic championship in professional wrestling.

Billy Corgan purchased the NWA in 2017. “The Ten Pounds of Gold” YouTube Digital series has documented the path of NWA champions Tim Storm and now Nick Aldis. Aldis will defend the belt on Sept. 1 against “The American Nightmare” Cody in front of 10,451 fans at ALL IN at the Sears Centre just outside Chicago.

The Ten Pounds of Gold also will be on the line in the main event of the NWA 70th Anniversary Show in Nashville, a card that promises to honor the fighting spirit and big-bout feel worthy of the NWA name. Also, a classic championship returns as a new NWA National Champion will be crowned. More matches and talents will be announced in coming weeks, as will times, ticket prices and the price to stream live on FITE.

“It’s such an honor to be leading this historic brand into its next chapter,” Corgan said. “The enduring legacy of the National Wrestling Alliance -- the men who forged it and the champions who defended it -- illuminate our path in 2018. This event celebrates our first full year shepherding this brand while honoring the everlasting milestones, legends and champions of the NWA.”

At least one of whom will be on hand.

“This will be an event no fan will want to miss, and I’m honored to work with Billy on a show of this magnitude,” said six-time NWA champion Jeff Jarrett, the CEO of Global Force Entertainment. “My family has been in the wrestling business for as long as the NWA has been in existence. Those three letters, that Ten Pounds of Gold … they mean something to anyone who has ever put on tights and laced up boots.

“For this event to be in my hometown, a historic territory for the NWA, is so exciting and such an absolutely perfect fit.”

An EVOLVE 4K Short Film: A Farewell To Matt Riddle

We watched UFC competitor Matt Riddle become a pro wrestling superstar in EVOLVE and WWN. This special short film documents Riddle's emotional farewell to The WWN Family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4zF3ct07MQ

Chris Jericho Reveals What Vince McMahon Told Him After Hearing About 'All In'

All In experienced an impressive sell-out in under thirty minutes when tickets went on sale months before the September 1st show with only one match announced for the card. Vince McMahon is on top of the professional wrestling world for a reason and he's conquered a lot of competition, so it was surprising when Chris Jericho revealed on Talk Is Jericho that McMahon seemed eager to offer some sage advice to Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks concerning the show.

"Speaking about Vince [McMahon], I told Vince about All In four or five months ago," Jericho revealed to Rhodes during the podcast. "We were just discussing it, shooting the breeze and I go, 'yeah the show is in September in Chicago.' Vince is like, 'ah I wish they would have called me. September is the worst time of the year to promote -- it's terrible!'

"I'm like, you're got old-school forty years of promoting and [he says] 'they should have called me,'" Jericho said.

Rhodes thought the idea of calling McMahon with The Young Bucks on the phone for words of wisdom about promoting in the Fall was a hilarious proposition and pictured what that call would have been like.

"Hey Vince, it's Cody, I've got the Young Bucks on the phone," Cody imagined. "They have a couple of questions about promoting in the fall."

Y2J continued saying that even Mr. McMahon said it was hard to promote in September, they blew "all that s--t out of the water."

Rhodes said that another veteran in professional wrestling promotion also gave them advice that they did not heed.

"It's funny because another seasoned promoter/ ticket broker Cary Silken implored us -- I mean laid into us -- saying 'you can't go on sale on Sunday.'

"You can't and you gotta do a presale and we had already announced the ship had already sailed -- he kept going -- and we saw him a few weeks after the sell-out in thirty minutes and he just [said] 'I was so wrong.'"

FORMER NWA & WCW STAR CHRIS CHAMPION AKA YOSHI KWAN PASSES AWAY

Chris Champion, who wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions as one half of the New Breed tag team and later re-created himself as Yoshi Kwan in World Championship Wrestling passed away today at the age of 57.  His passing was initially announced by former WWF and Memphis star Wolfie D on his Facebook page.

Champion, real name Christopher Ashford-Smith was trained by the Malenko family and began working in Florida during the tail end of the Florida territory's existence.  

The New Breed tag team with Sean Royal had a pretty unique back story, as they were billed as time travelers from the future who had to 1986 from 2002, where Dusty Rhodes was President of the United States.  The team held the Florida Tag titles while Champion had a run with the Bahamas title. 

They moved to Jim Crockett Promotions, where they were an underneath team.  They were to be programmed against the Rock N' Roll Express but Champion was injured in a car accident.  When he returned to television wearing a cast, it was decorated with microchips and other computer paraphernalia.  They went into a program with the Midnight Express, but that too was done before it had a chance to go anywhere as Sean Royal opted to retire to focus on his family.   

After that team ended, Champion teamed with his brother, who was billed as Mark Starr and also had a short run billed as "Karate Kid", playing off of the Ralph Macchio film of the same name.   After leaving Crockett, Champion and Starr worked as a team in Continental and Champion worked under a mask as Cowabunga, playing off of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon characters.  He worked for the USWA as one of the rotating heels who feuded with Jerry Lawler, before rebooting himself as Yoshi Kwan.

The Yoshi Kan character, allegedly a mercenary from the Orient playing up all the caricature stereotypes one might image, was brought into WCW.  Managed by Harley Race, he worked the mid-card of WCW, putting over babyfaces on their way to facing Big Van Vader and was a regular on WCW programming.  His most notable storyline was against Mick Foley.  Foley had been injured and taken out by Vader and when he was, Vader and Race had taken a pouch containing something important to Foley.  In Foley's quest to get to Vader, he had to get past Kwan, defeating him at Fall Brawl '93, regaining the pouch in the process.

After the WCW run ended, he continued working as Kwan on the independents in the Southern part of the United States.  He suffered a massive stroke in 2002 and it took some time, but he eventually recovered and returned to the ring, where he worked as Sinn, wrestling on and even booking smaller promotions.

There is no word yet on the cause of Champion's death.  One story that has been passed around is that he suffered another stroke, but we have not 100% confirmed that to be correct

Viceland to Air Pro Wrestling Series

Cable network Viceland will be debuting a new pro wrestling documentary series, titled The Dark Side of The Ring, this fall.

The series will be narrated by WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley and will cover a number of controversial topics from the pro wrestling world, including Bruiser Brody, Gino Hernandez and more.

I'll have additional details on the series in the weeks to come.

Heroes And Legends Convention Coming Up.

From The AWA You Get.. Larry Zbyszko vs Greg Gagne, Bockwinkel turns babyface

November 4, 1985. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Nick Bockwinkel also gets involved in the match. This is the match where Bockwinkel turned babyface. Pre-match interview with Larry Zbyszko included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL2Al-jmeCo

This is from the AWA. Larry Zbyszko vs Ray "The Crippler" Stevens

July 11, 1987. Las Vegas, Nevada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5UhF8tPAw

Zybysko is Absolutely brilliant in this promo wise. Larry Zbyszko vs Nikita Koloff (AWA)

November 18, 1989. Rochester, Minnesota. Larry Zbyszko defends the AWA World Heavyweight Title against challenger Nikita Koloff. Pre match and post match interviews included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xsC-vT3QVI

CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling: Worldwide #161 - ABSOLUTE JUSTICE

The Absolute Justice event presented in it's entirety. Everything to Lose: Dawsons(tag title) vs Redemption(future as a tag team) vs Ric Converse(PWI Heavyweight title) & Cam Carter(PWI Ultra J title) vs Trevor Lee(Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title) & Aric Andrews(Worldwide Television title) No DQ: Chet Sterling vs Brad Attitude 2 out of 3 falls: Cain Justice & Ethan Sharpe vs Snooty Foxx & Dirty Daddy RGL title: Kool Jay vs Mace Li Donnie BitDon & Otto Schwanz vs The Cross Brothers Aaron Biggs vs Garrett Coleman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfI7-wgLjFs

LOOK! A Rare Time I Actually Post a WWE Thing Without Smart Comments. How Samoa Joe proved WWE wrong: WWE Chronicle

amoa Joe was told he'd never make it in WWE, but he's fought his way to a WWE Championship Match against AJ Styles at SummerSlam. Follow him on his journey from missing his second consecutive WrestleMania, to competing for the WWE Title at The Biggest Event of the Summer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efy0qFQQ8ZY

Bert Prentice's USA Championship Wrestling: Ep. 24 - 8/18/18

USA Championship Wrestling TV. Featuring: Kevin Zion, w/ Lucky P., Mr. USA, & Starr Power w/ Jason Prentice. Plus The "LVR Boy" Matt Riviera gives us a special look at his victory over Jerry "The King" Lawler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDooZhgIYsM

Yeah Ok There "Vince Russo".. Chris Jericho: 'Great Matches Don't Matter. Personalities And Character - That's All That Matters'

Chris Jericho has been around the professional business long enough to know a couple things about keeping a career alive. He's been able to reinvent his in-ring persona many times and continues as one of the best sports entertainers alive today.

At 47-years-old, Jericho is IWGP Intercontinental Champion and experiencing a fresh breath of life to his career with his continued involvement with Fozzy as well, but he always has time to give advice when he feels it's warranted.

"I've wrestled a few times now," Jericho recently said on Talk Is Jericho. "I'm gonna go on record here -- uh-oh Jericho spews the truth -- guess what guys? Great matches don't matter -- here's the secret to wrestling -- personalities and character. That's all that matters."

Will Ospreay is an amazing professional wrestler and at 25-year-old, he has a lot of his career ahead of him. The Aerial Assassin is known for his impressive tactics in the ring and high spots that wow the crowds, but one recent move caused Y2J to call Ospreay about it.

When Ospreay nailed Marty Scurll with a Spanish fly on the apron at Sakura Genisis on April 1st, Ospreay was busted wide open when his head hit the apron. Jericho didn't like seeing that one bit and phoned the Englishman to give him some words of wisdom.

"I told him," Y2J said of Ospreay after he smashed his head on the ring apron. "People were predicting he's gonna be the next Dynamite Kid. I called him on the phone and said, 'dude you do not want to be the next Dynamite Kid. I want you to be around when you're 47 just like me kicking ass. Stop doing stupid moves that don't mean anything."

Jericho said Ospreay agreed with him and since then his matches have been "much cleaner."

Acouple Of House Of Hardcore Dates For You.

House of Hardcore 50 will take place on Monday 9/3 as part of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Virginia as a special attraction for the Festival.  Admission to the show is included with the Festival ticket.  Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, Billy Gunn, The Hurricane, Carlito, Sami Callihan, CW Anderson, Trevor Lee and the debuting New Jack will be appearing at the event.   The show is being dubbed the "24th Anniversary of Hardcore."

House of Hardcore will be also have a table and presenting exhibition matches over the course of the weekend at the Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia, PA next month.  The convention takes place over 9/14 - 9/16 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, which was the venue for the Wrestlemania Rage Party broadcast the night before Wrestlemania XV.

An Interesting Table For Three Was Filmed (nnnaa, it's not that interesting, Though WWE Thinks So, lol)

(Yawns) You mean with all the talent they have, legends contracts, etc. that THIS is the best they can do?

WWE filmed new episodes of Table for 3 over the weekend, including one featuring Mrs. Rebecca Hardy, Mrs. Kimberly Orton and Mrs. Giovanna Angle, based on the theme of the wives of WWE stars.

The Crusher, The Bruiser & Raschke vs The Koloffs & Crusher Kruschev (Superclash 85)

I wsas at this show and saw this match. Still ranks as the best wrestling show i ever went to, bar none.

September 28, 1985. Chicago, Illinois. Six man tag team action as the team of Crusher Lisowski, Dick The Bruiser, and Baron Von Raschke take on the team of Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, and Crusher Kruschev (Barry Darsow. Demolition Smash)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KuicrkxgiE

Dick the Bruiser vs Paul Christy (Either March 3, or July 14, 1979). Now this, is what I grew up watching in Chicago (along with the AWA).

I always thought Christy was a very under rated heel.

George Cannon's Superstars of Wrestling received a major shot in the arm, marquee-wise, when Dick the Bruiser graced the promotion in the spring of 1981. Despite being in the twilight of his career, Dick the Bruiser could still guarantee a strong house and action, as evidence by his work for the St. Louis territory in the same timeframe. To hype the Bruiser's arrival, Cannon aired this bout from Dick's WWA territory between the Bruiser and familiar foe Paul Christy (accompanied here by valet/future wife Miss Bunny Love). This match most likely occurred sometime in 1979 in Indianapolis, IN (Any help on the exact date and/or venue would be appreciated) and was reaired on Superstars sometime in April 1981. The action is joined in progress with the team of George "Crybaby" Cannon, Milt Avruskin, and heel manager Dr. Jerry Graham Jr (then managing the Mad Iranian, better known as The Iron Sheik) providing commentary from the studio.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2bUKN6dpC8

WATCH: Defiant Wrestling's Ringmaster Tournament Final (Full Match)

In full for free, the final of the Ringmaster Tournament from Newcastle. Nathan Cruz vs Bad Bones vs El Phantasmo vs David Starr in a four-way elimination contest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpXZXuB60sk

Scott Steiner vs. Slyck Wagner Brown (8-4-18 - Bangor, ME) - fancam

Scott Steiner wrestles against Slyk Wagner Brown on an indy show in Maine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w1wohVtIac

Misc. Indy Things (results, upcoming dates, etc)

• Best in the West has an iPPV on 8/25 in Santa Cruz, CA at the Veterans Memorial Building at 5 p.m. Pacific time with Kenny K vs. Kadin Anthony vs. Matt Cross, Niko & Wiseguy vs. Buddy Royal & Levi Shapiro, Chris Masters vs. Bison Braddock, and Funnybone vs. Sinn Bodhi vs. JR Kratos.
• Blackcraft Wrestling has its debut iPPV on Friday night from Pittsburgh. Among the matches are Pittsburgh's Britt Baker vs. Saraya Knight, Taya Valkyrie vs. Isla Dawn vs. Samantha Heights, PCO vs. Chris Dicksinson and the main event is a no DQ match to crown their first champion with Johnny Blackcraft (John Hennigan) vs. Brody King vs. Jimmy Havoc.
• Superkick'd on 9/21 in Toronto at The Great Hall at the Longboat Mall.
• CIPW on 9/29 in Kitchener, ONT at the CBPW Academy with a taping for Powerbomb.tv.
• MCW on 9/29 at the MCW Arena in Joppa, MD plus 10/6 in Galena, MD at the Volunteer Fire Company and 11/9 back at the MCW Arena.
• One Fall Power Factory will be hosting the first American Dream Scholarship Super Camp at the Canton Village Shopping Center with two days of classes plus a live event on 8/26 with eight matches. Cody and Brandi Rhodes are putting this on with a coaching staff of Les Thatcher, Tom Prichard and Kevin Kelly. There will be two rings to train in and the coaches will decide on four men and four women in a tournament on the live event and in the end there will be one male winner and one female winner of the American Dream scholarship.
• Pro Wrestling Mid South from Saturday night in Dyresburg, TN: Jeffro Wilson b The Wonderboy, Greg Anthony b Brandon Ray, Sharknado b Trent Ware, Dale Wylde b Addison Caime, Jeff Cobb b Matt Riviera-DQ.
• Low Ki vs. Jonah Rock has been announced for NHPW in Australia on 11/30. It will be an MLW title match if Low Ki is still champion on that date.
• Abyss was announced as the fifth member of Sami Callihan's team on the 9/6 MLW War Games show in Fort Lauderdale. The two teams in War Games are John Morrison & Tommy Dreamer & Kotto Brazil & Barrington Hughes & Shane Strickland vs. Callihan & Jimmy Havoc & Abyss & The Death Machines.

Rey Fenix Punked Out On Indy Dates He accepted.

There was a lot of talk regarding Penta 0M and Rey Fenix this weekend. They were scheduled for Friday night's APW show in Daly City, CA. This was after Fenix took that booking instead of a high-profile match at Arena Mexico that same night. Fenix contacted the promotion during the day and said he was having flight problems and his flight was canceled but he was looking to get a new flight. Eventually he didn't make it. Penta 0M said he suffered a back injury on Thursday night. Penta was also supposed to wrestle Saturday night for Pro Wrestling Revolution. He wasn't there either, citing the back injury. Both did wrestle on a show last night in Mexico. APW was able to get Ultimo Dragon at the last minute for one replacement. 

"Back Injury" huh, yyeeaahh sssuuurreeee, sure there was, fucking liar. 

Funny Thing Happened At CMLL's Show On Friday.

This I thought was funny as hell.

CMLL will be announcing its Anniversary show on Wednesday. The long pushed L.A. Park vs. Rush mask vs. hair match looks to be off. It's been rumored off for weeks even though both were pushing it the last time Park was at Arena Mexico, and he's booked there again on Friday. Rush & Cavernario vs. Volador Jr. & Matt Taven in some form of hair match was teased in challenges on Friday. They did a brawl on Friday with Volador and Rush, with Volador wanting a match. Rush asked the crowd if they wanted him to face Volador or L.A. Park, figuring the brawl would make them say Volador and that would be the way out of it. Except, the live crowd wanted Park.

LMAO! So muc h for hoping the crowd would go with you, LOL!

This will be tons better to watch over raw, any day of the week. :) Destination- GCW

Jim Cornette is joined by the Masked Superstar to discuss The Georgia Territory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Di226G6CE

Sabu vs. Bam Bam Bigelow | ECW FLASHBACK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjM3FNXMXv8

The nWo reunites in 2018, inducts a new member! (Bet WWE won't acknowledge this, LOL )

The NWO were recently at the WWE performance center filming stuff but I get a good feeling they won't even bother to mention this. :)

After Darin Corbin delivered a brutal assault on X-Pac and Arik Cannon, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash reunited to cost Corbin the match and induct Arik Cannon into the nWo! Cannon is the newest member of nWo in over 17 years! Even Eric Bischoff came out to partake in Arik Cannon's coronation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQrVytWXc14&t=3s

Jacques Rougeau on his 2018 Retirement Match

Jacques Rougeau on his 2018 Final Retirement Match 3 time WWE Tag Team Champion and Quebec Wrestling Icon "The Mountie" Jacques Rougeau Jr. discusses having his final retirement match with his 3 sons Aug 18 2018 before 11000 fans at IGA Staduim (Formerly Jerry Park) in Montreal Quebec.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7E6kwDY0To

Do The Work | ALL INCOMING | NWA Ten Pounds of Gold 30 | Nick Aldis vs. Cody

With ALL IN is less than two weeks away, the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance is proud to release this Ten Pounds of Gold Mini-series ALL INCOMING highlighting the Cody vs. Nick Aldis match.DO THE WORK chronicles the different journeys Nick Aldis and Cody Rhodes have taken to get to this match. Including a special workout with Cody with Ray Lloyd (aka Glaicer) and DDP (Diamond Dallas Page) as part of the Nightmare Family.
Nick Aldis faces Ken Anderson in his final NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title Defense prior to ALL IN. Ken speaks on what type of champion Nick is and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBCn2KKRpKU

Upcoming World Underground Wrestling Show in Washington State.

Card for Sept 1st.. Paul Cerberus vs Tyson Stewart Inner City Title Match ..Tag Champion Winthrop with a mystery partner will face a Mystery team ...so MYSTERY TAG MATCH ? LOL ..mystery team announced by end of week . Sean Angel , after a brutal screw job defeat to Plague , will face Jaxson Bourne , the Psycho Redneck . Elimination Tag.. Team Roh vs Team WUW America ..Coach Michael D Jones leads Bob Evans , Tim Hughes , and Shane Taylor vs Squatch Doug Marten , Austin Reynolds the sickness Plague , Sexy Pants Paul Preston , and Shinjuku Madness , Ron Von Hess . Should be a very crazy match since the Squad , Turned on Ron Von Hess . Match # 2 Goblyn Anderson vs Big Steve . Last match was a slobber knocker . Richard SynCyr The Inner City Champion will defend vs Chase James , who had travel issues last show . Widowmaker Raymond Messingervs Anthony Nelson , plus more added soon ! Dont miss it !

Since Dave Meltzer is incapable of knowing how to properly post a link, I'll show him how it's done.

In his 'daily update' on his web page he tried to post this link, and failed miserably. So I'll go ahead and properly post the CORRECT link for all to see. It's a New York Times story on Indy Wrestling.

Make sure you tell Meltzer i did for him what he needs lessons in doing. Least I, know how to properly post a link. :)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/style/wrestling-underground-new-york.html

Some Saturday Night Warasslin for you. Appalachian Mountain Wrestling AMW-TV Episode 102: August 18, 2018

Beau James w/ Lemonjuice McGee vs. Matt Sigmon Bobby Love vs. Henry Shaw Stan Lee & Big Rig Jake Brake vs. Shawn Cruz & Jake Braddock hear from AMW Champion John Noble, Kyle Maggard & Progressive Liberal Daniel Richards. All this and more on this edition of AMW Television. Commentary by Nathan Lyttle & Devin Combs, Cameras by Will Harding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdydkKGel4

Montreal newspaper story on Wrestler Jacques Rougeau packing it in after one final match with sons

https://montrealgazette.com/pmn/sports-pmn/quebec-wrestler-jacques-rougeau-packing-it-in-after-one-final-match-with-sons/wcm/a13f377f-d0eb-4511-9e5c-7acb3444591f?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1534537337