Sunday, February 3, 2019
Mat Memory- Billy Robinson & Les Thornton vs. Terry & Dory Funk, Jr. (All Japan)
AJPW World's Strongest Tag League, 12/3/80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKC6d9zTgRw
PCO Reflects On His Initial Run In WWE, His Problems With The Kliq's Shawn Michaels & Diesel
Ring of Honor's PCO recently took the time for an in-depth interview with Sportingnews.com. Among the topics discussed, PCO looked back on his first time being a part of the WWE roster and the controversial way in which he, and others, were released from the company. PCO also anticipates a successful future, and he revealed that ROH has assured him of big plans ahead.
PCO explained that his newfound determination and success as a performer can be attributed to wisdom he's gained through a life in the professional wrestling business. Listening to others, eating right, and learning gymnastics are a few of the tactics PCO incorporates in to his everyday life in hopes to see further success.
"With age comes experience and I'm now at a point in my life where I'm wise enough to realize what I need to do to achieve success, and more importantly, to be happy" PCO said. "I listen to people more these days, when there was a time when I would only listen to myself. I've been wrestling since I was 16 years old so I've been around this crazy world long enough to make my own mistakes and see the mistakes made by others. Back in the day, I would react a lot more different to how I'd handle things now, but to do that takes time and I think that's a big reason why I'm enjoying wrestling today.
"I've listened so much more in the last 18 months than what I have in the 30 years before," PCO continued. "When I made the decision to go all the way with the PCO character, I had to put everything into it. I started to eat right, live right, look after my body so I could give myself the best possible chance of realizing my dream of becoming a world champion in one of the big companies. I enrolled in gymnastics class to get as flexible as possible and now I'm doing moonsaults and backflips easier than I could ever manage. If this is going to be my last run then I had to give it everything from the start."
In WWE, PCO was recognized as Jean-Pierre LaFitte, a descendant of the real-life pirate named Jean LaFitte. Despite a three month feud with Bret Hart and a hopeful future, backstage issues with The Kliq's Shawn Michaels and Diesel would result in PCO's release from WWE. PCO claims that his relationship with Vince McMahon seemed intact after everything occurred, however, WWE "wasn't a nice place to work" and they promptly let him go.
"[The Kliq] had Vince McMahon's ear, I still think I was okay with Vince because he gave the Jean Pierre Lafitte character a lot of support, and allowed me to work with Bret Hart on a regular basis," PCO explained. "Today in 2019, it's very easy to blame the likes of Diesel and Shawn Michaels for whatever happened back then, but I could've handled the situation a lot better too. The main issue for me is that these guys were playing around with the livelihoods of so many people and they didn't care about what financial pressures people were under. The amount of wrestlers they kept down or got fired just so they could keep the money and spotlight on themselves was something that I thought needed to be spoken up about.
"My biggest falling out with them came when I refused to do a job for Diesel when we were working in Montreal," PCO said. "I'd been told the plan was to go back there at some point for another match and I don't believe it made sense for me to lose clean. This made them all go a little bit crazy and soon after I was gone from the WWE. Vince still held me in some regard because he came to me with other ideas, but it wasn't a nice place to work and I got my release a little bit later."
With the stable of Villain Enterprises following alongside him, PCO is ready to make waves in the world of Ring of Honor. PCO revealed that ROH made a big fuss about signing him and they've acknowledged that there are big plans in his future.
"Several things jumped out at me. First, they have a locker room full of the best wrestlers in the world who go out there every single night and never give less than 100% to the fans," PCO said. "Secondly, they made a big fuss of me and convinced me that my future there was going to be a memorable one. When you've spent the bulk of your whole career trying desperately to convince people that you have what it takes and they're unsure, it becomes frustrating. Ring of Honor made it clear from our very first conversation that they wanted me, that they had big plans for me, and that they were fully behind PCO. I've only been here a very short time as it was December when I signed, but I'm happy so far, and please keep watching our shows because they're only going to get better."
More on Les Thornton
Former NWA Junior Heavyweight champion Les Thornton has passed away at the age of 84.
The news first broke on Facebook, where his wife Terry wrote the following (via Slam Sports http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2019/02/03/22792238.html ): "It is with great sadness we share that Les Thornton peacefully took his leave on February 1, 2019 at 11:15 am, with his devoted wife, Terry at his side."
Born in Manchester, England, Thornton entered professional wrestling in 1957 and at one point trained in Billy Robinson’s Snake Pit, where he learned technical wrestling and submissions. He traveled to the United States in 1970 and won the NWA Junior Heavyweight championship on six occasions between 1980 and 1983.
In 1984, he was one of only a handful of people that joined the WWE when they purchased Georgia Championship Wrestling. He was used primarily as a jobber, but was also a part of coordinating their house shows in the Middle East.
He retired in 1990 and had been living in Canada running a gym prior to his death.
The Facebook post further said: "In honour of Les' wishes there will be no funeral service. Instead, those wishing to pay respects are invited to make a donation to the Calgary Humane Society."
EVOLVE Mini-Doc: NXT EVOLVEs
This EVOLVE Mini-Doc examines the historic dynamic between NXT and EVOLVE.
The last six months have seen NXT enter a relationship with EVOLVE for the benefit of independent wrestling. It has created a synergy that has resulted in some of the most unique matches, happenings and cards that have ever been seen in professional wrestling.
We have witnessed NXT Superstars put on classics in EVOLVE. We have seen EVOLVE stars featured on WWE.com and on WWE social media. The goal is to strengthen the independent wrestling scene.
The future is bright as NXT Superstar Adam Cole returns to EVOLVE Wrestling at EVOLVE 121 in Atlanta, GA and EVOLVE 122 in Concord, NC and Ricochet returns at EVOLVE 123 in Melrose, MA and EVOLVE 124 in Queens, NY.
Find out what’s next and come see EVOLVE Wrestling live:
- Feb 15th - Atlanta, GA
- Feb 16th - Concord, NC
- Mar 15th - Melrose, MA
- Mar 16th - Queens, NY
- Apr 4th - Queens, NY
- Apr 13th - Ybor City, FL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTagcCu3A6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTagcCu3A6M
Defiant Wrestling's Loaded #9: Two Championship Matches + PAC Addresses His Hometown Crowd
The final stop before Unstoppable in Manchester on February 9th... Two World Championship matches and PAC addresses his hometown crowd in Newcastle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le25r0wMnvM
MLW SUPERFIGHT
LIVE from Philadelphia's historic 2300 Arena Major League Wrestling presents the first-ever SUPERFIGHT!
"Filthy" Tom Lawlor challenges the reigning World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki (presented by Salina de la Renta).
The World Tag Team Champions Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix collectively known as the Lucha Bros square off with the undefeated Hart Foundation.
In a grudge match, Kotto Brazil battles Ricky "El Sicario" Martinez (presented Salina de la Renta) and much more.
Join a sold out crowd in South Philadelphia for a night of championship wrestling. It's SUPERFIGHT!!!!!!!!!
NWA NOTES
The 4/27 Crockett Cup event in Concord, NC will officially go on sale this Friday. Teams already set for the tournament are The War Kings (Jax Dane and Crimson) and Villian Enterprises' Brody King and PCO.
NWA Champion Nick Aldis will defend the title against Leland Race for Harley Race’s World League Wrestling in Moscow Hills, Missouri on 3/9.
NWA National Champion Willie Mack will be working this weekend's Ring of Honor events in Lakeland and Miami, Florida.
Aldis appeared on the Two Man Power Trip Podcast and discussed the importance of being the NWA Champion, commenting, “If like me you are a student of the game and you study the history of the business you understand the significance of the ten pounds of gold, the NWA World Championship. You see the people that have held it and you appreciate the fact that it is the same belt and you are a part of that lineage and that is never something I am not going to take pride in. I'm sure Cody would tell you the same thing if you asked him and almost everyone else who has held it. That is sort of the fundamental answer but the other part of it is that it has been very rewarding to be part of something that was absolutely a start up from the very beginning and pretty much from day one. I was the first guy on the ship and that is a cool feeling because my personal journey was the journey of the actual title and to say that pretty much it was on life support in 2017 and to get to All In on September 1st and in just a little over a year be in pretty much the most talked about match of the year and certainly the best built match and certainly in terms of the emotional response it would be hard pressed to find anything that tops that match and the way we did everything. In many ways it is sort of like a validation of me because I proved that when I was allowed to do things my way I could make this work and I could make it really important and make it mean something. I think the business is about moments. I don't care as much about having a great match as I do having a great moment. Ultimately when you look back at the history of the business financially and from a sentimental point of view it is the moments you remember. You remember Hogan slamming Andre, you remember Rock and Hogan staring down face to face or Steve Austin driving the beer truck and it is the moments. You don't remember every single moment of the match and every single spot, every single headlock, every single armdrag. You remember the moments and that is what I got in the business to do and it was nice to be able to prove that when I was allowed to trust my instincts and do it exactly my way.
LES THORNTON PASSES AWAY
It's been reported the passing of former NWA and World Junior Heavyweight Champion Les Thornton, who passed away at the age of 84 on 2/1. The news of Thornton's passing was first reported by Canada's Slam! Wrestling following a Facebook announcement, which read:
"It is with great sadness we share that Les Thornton peacefully took his leave on February 1, 2019 at 11:15 am, with his devoted wife, Terry at his side. In honour of Les' wishes there will be no funeral service. Instead, those wishing to pay respects are invited to make a donation to the Calgary Humane Society
The British star was considered an incredible in-ring worker and legitimate tough guy, working across the world in Great Britain, Canada's Stampede Wrestling, and a number of National Wrestling Alliance territories, including Texas, Georgia and Los Angeles. He held the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship on five different occasions. He migrated over to the WWF following the purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling and was positioned as an undercard talent and coordinated international shows for the company in the Middle East.
Les Thatcher noted:
So very sorry to hear of the passing of Les Thornton at age 84 on February 1st. A serious wrestler & solid worker who always gave you a hell of a match. Go with God my brother & know you will be remembered with love & respect! ??????????????— Les Thatcher (@LesThatcher) February 3, 2019
Saturday, February 2, 2019
AIWF Mid Atlantic Wrestling- Midatlantic 353
ell we have our first episode featuring a match from 2019, as James Anthony takes on newcomer Damien Bennett. Our classic match is loaded with beef as The Intimadator takes on Roadblock Rex from 1995. Two big men that don't give an inch, who will fall first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTHc6K8bW4s
PCO on ROH, Marty Jannetty Jacques Rougeau & More!
PCO on ROH, Marty Jannetty Jacques Rougeau & More!
GNW Podcast Feb 2 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocPf1LhkP_U
Appalachian Mountain Wrestling- AMW-TV Episode 126: February 2, 2019
AMW Title Tournament comes with...
Big Rig Jake vs. Eric Porter
hear from the new AMW Tag Champions the HEATSEEKERS
Beau James, Stan Lee and the Mega Destroyer with Lemonjuice McGee
introducing AMWs Newest Star Ray Waddell
TV Main Event from AMW FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
Stan Sierra vs. Derek Neal vs. Kyle Maggard
House of Glory Wrestling's 8th Anniversary Show
HOG 8 was recorded on 12/15/18 at The NYC Arena in Queens NY
Featuring:
Ken Broadway vs Matt Travis (Cage Match)
LAX vs Amazing Red & Smiley
Shane Strickland vs Anthony Gangone
And More...
We return to NYC on Saturday February 9th for "HOG: Recapture The Glory" Featuring Pentagon Jr, Fenix, LAX, Sami Callihan, and Jordynne Grace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YDcGmHNJe4
If I Ever Needed A Reason To NOT Watch RAW, Here It Is- JEFF JARRETT TO WRESTLE ON RAW
Since he's a 'producer' now, I bet he 'produces' his own win come Monday.
WWE has added the following to the advertised lineup for Monday's Raw: *WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett versus Elias.
WWE has added the following to the advertised lineup for Monday's Raw: *WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett versus Elias.
Friday, February 1, 2019
Mat Memory- IWA Championship Wrestling - Rock & Roll Express vs Iceman King Parsons & Johnny Mantel
Rob Russen's IWA became the most popular and successful indie promotion in the 90s by matching big name stars in action packed, family oriented matches like this one pitting the 6 time world tag team champions The Rock & Roll Express vs Texas legends Iceman King Parsons & Johnny Mantel from the Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City, LA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tT19TUHlrk
Mat Memory- ICEMAN PARSONS WINS THE WORLD CLASS WORLD TITLE 1988 (w/promo)
Ending clip of the match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK77p6sSrJQ
Promo as Champion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NveO7p1Mlrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK77p6sSrJQ
Promo as Champion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NveO7p1Mlrw
Insane Championship Wrestling - ICW- ICW Fight Club #116
Featuring Lionheart vs. Shigehiro Irie for the ICW World Heavyweight Title!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdz8rS2plMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdz8rS2plMg
Gail Kim On Why A Women's Ultimate X Match Wouldn't Work, If She Would Wrestle One More Match
Current producer for Impact Wrestling and Impact Hall of Famer Gail Kim was on a media call recently. Kim spoke about a women's Ultimate X Match and why she didn't think it would work, her controversial refereeing Impact Homecoming, and if she could come out of retirement for one more match.
Kim was asked if the Knockouts division should give an Ultimate X match a try. At Impact Homecoming, Rich Swann defeated Ethan Page, Jake Crist, and Trey Miguel to win the X Division Championship in an Ultimate X Match. Kim said she was approached during her days as an active wrestler about the match, but felt like the women may not have the upper body strength to pull off a comparable match to those in the X Division.
"Someone just asked me that the day of the PPV as they were setting up for that match," Kim began. "It's funny because when I was active years ago, one of the writers had approached me about that and they said, 'Do you think that we should do one?' It's going to probably sound wrong when it comes out of my mouth [Laughs] but I am one who wants the best, so I want the girls to have the best match, I want them to steal the show, and I always felt that way as an active wrestler.
"Truth be told - maybe some women can prove me wrong, but I think that match is a lot of upper body strength and I'm not sure how many girls can execute it to that degree, and I feel like we would be compared to the X Division. Maybe if we come up with something similar, but not the same, I think that would be more realistic. For me, if I had a magical match that I was so proud of, and I had to work the same person after that again, it was always about topping that last thing and being the best. If I didn't feel like I could, I wouldn't want to disappoint, or be less than. In that [Ultimate X] match, I don't know if we would be able to surpass those division guys because they are so super athletic."
At Impact Homecoming, Kim was the special guest referee for Tessa Blanchard and Taya Valkyrie's Impact Knockouts Championship match. Near the end of the bout, Kim ended up getting very involved in the match by accidentally hitting Valkyrie with the title and giving her finisher, Eat Defeat, to Blanchard, which ultimately would cost the former champion her title.
"Yes there was a lot of controversy around my officiating at the Homecoming PPV, but that moment built up to what happened," Kim said. "I'm going to defend myself, Tessa was abusing authority at that point, and a lot of people said, 'Why didn't you just disqualify her?' and that was the easy way out in my mind. When I went into that match, I knew I wasn't going to disqualify her because I just had a feeling of that that's where she'd go."
Kim wrestled her final match last February in the UK, and then took on a producer role with Impact Wrestling where she has worked predominately with the Knockouts division. She has noted previously, and again in this call, that her back is a big reason for her retirement, and still troubles her from time to time. Kim was asked if she could ever do another match and said a lot of factors would come into play for her to give it another go.
"That's a hard question to answer," Kim admitted. "I guess I would say it depends on the circumstances and how far I'm pushed. Also, I think it goes, honestly, by how my body feels at that moment because still to this day since I retired last February my back gives me a lot of problems, on and off. I pretty much look normal in day-to-day life, but that doesn't mean I can have a wrestling match. I am getting an update on my back just to see where it was at because it's been bothering me. If I did feel good and the circumstance did arise, I wouldn't abject to it. There's a lot of factors that play into it, I'd want to see how bad the fans want to see it."
Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin Says Dusty Rhodes Was 'Overrated'
WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes has been widely viewed as one of the best minds in pro wrestling history. Throughout his career, in addition to being a top name in the NWA, Rhodes was also a head booker for many years during his time with the company. Rhodes would go on following his retirement from full-time competition to be a head creative mind for both TNA, FCW, and NXT. Despite his highly acclaimed creative abilities, one person, former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ronnie Garvin, feels much different. Garvin shared his thoughts on the latest episode of Under the Mat Radio.
"Dusty Rhodes was overrated. He was the booker most places he went, Florida, Carolinas," said Garvin. "I didn't like what he done a lot of times. A lot of politics, he put himself in places he should've been, he didn't draw the big of money. When he was in the main event, he booked 30 men on the card and had more gimmick matches. Rock n' Roll Express, those kids were so over. So over, that they would sell out and Dusty Rhodes would book them in small towns because he didn't want them on the same card as him because he wanted the thunder."
Garvin reached the pinnacle of his career on September 25, 1987. In a steel cage match, Garvin defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Although Garvin stated that he made more money in a short peiod of time than he ever had, he also admitted that he "didn't go crazy" when he won the title.
"You know I've had a lot of title matches, I don't want to diminish the World Title, it was great," said Garvin. "But I guess with luck and staying healthy long enough, I got to the very top. To me, and I'm being honest, wrestling was a job, pure and simple. I didn't go crazy because I was the world champion. I'll tell you, the World Title is probably the most money I made in a short period of time.
"I was in wresting five years before Flair showed up. I don't know the guy, I mean I know him (speaking as in working with him), but I never visited with the guy, never had a meal with the guy, never traveled with him. I ran into him a few times in the dressing with and said hi and [bye], but know nothing about the guy. We had two different lives. He had the party life which is fine and I don't begrudge it. One thing about Flair no matter how I hard I hit him he never complained."
Impact Wrestling Notes
There was some grumbling among talents that Impact announced their 4/7 event had been moved from Queens, NY to New Jersey publicly without telling the talent first. It wasn't so much about the move as it was the talents being caught unaware when they are also trying to strategize other appearances and bookings on the biggest weekend of the year. More than one talent commented to various news sites that this was a good example of where Sonjay Dutt will be missed as he was the most communicative member of management when it came to talent.
A big part of the reason for the move to New Jersey was concern about the New York State Athletic Commission curfew on pro wrestling. In New Jersey, there is no commission, hence relative freedom. One thing Impact will have to make sure is that their event on Thursday 4/4 is over before the last New Jersey Transit train back to NYC leaves Rahway, NJ, which as of the current scheduled, would be 1:52 AM as the next train would not be until after 4:30 AM. With an 11 PM start, that's going to require their live production to be really right.
Eddie Edwards was announced as returning to Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he once held the Global Honored Crown Championship.
There are still plans to work with House of Glory in NYC down the line.
For those of you with Verizon Fios, please be aware that if you did a series record for Impact Wrestling last week, the network listing featured the two hour broadcast as FOUR different half-hour episodes with only the 8-8:30 PM segment listed as a new episode. So, unless you set your DVR to record new episodes AND repeats, you are chancing the possibility of not getting the entire episode. We have heard Impact has made the network aware of the issues with the program guide, but Pursuit has been slow in responding in general.
mpact will team with Smash Wrestling this Saturday for a live Twitch broadcast tomorrow from London, Ontario at The London Music Hall with Impact Champion Johnny Impact vs. Sami Callihan on top.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Supreme Wrestling (Madison, Indiana)- Supreme Last Word 31
On this edition of Supreme Last Word, Legion strikes again with ANOTHER piledriver. Also, Jacob the Carpetbagger addresses the Supreme fans and Morty comes to a difficult decision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH__9omd7-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH__9omd7-8
Mat Memory- Head Hunter I, Rikishi, Ron Killings, Sabu vs La Parka Jr., Latin Lover, the Animal, Zorro
AAA on Televisa: 2007-07-22
taped 2007-07-15 @ Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Naucalpan, Estado de México
1) La Parka Jr., Latin Lover, the Animal, Zorro vs Head Hunter I, Rikishi, Ron Killings, Sabu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZF80V55nIk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZF80V55nIk
Mat Memory- Ron "The Truth" Killings Wins NWA World Championship
Ron "The Truth" Killings makes wrestling history by defeating Ken Shamrock to become the first-ever African-American NWA World Heavyweight Champion! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW8e0SGV1CQ
Eddie Edwards on Adopting a Hardcore Style | Behind the Lights on Twitch
Eddie Edwards joins Anthony Carelli and Alicia Atout on Behind the Lights to talk about adopting a hardcore style and what it's like to go crazy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn26vfb9efg
ReLoaded Podcast #8: General Ameen With An Exclusive Announcement For Unstoppable
General Ameen joins Dave Bradshaw and James R Kennedy as we look ahead to the final episode of Loaded before Unstoppable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyZnOzhcWIA
UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO BRIAN CHRISTOPHER'S DEATH,
Attorneys representing Jerry Lawler and the estate of his son Brian "Christopher" Lawler have moved forward with filing subpoenas demanding the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and The Hardeman County Sheriff's Office provide them with information on the ongoing investigation into Brian Lawler's death in July 2018. The investigation was opened the same day Lawler passed away after being taken off life support after he allegedly hung himself while incarcerated in Bolivar, TN.
“We were tired of waiting. This family has waited for over six months for the Hardeman County Sheriff Department to provide them with detailed explanation and the documentation as to what happened to their son and we decided to take the into our own hands,” Attorney Jeff Rosenblum told Memphis ABC affiliate channel 24.
It should be noted that PWInsider.com has followed up with TBI numerous times over the last six months requesting updates on the investigation and had been told the investigation was still active. The most recent response to various news sources, on 1/8 from TBI's Susan Nilson stated, "The investigation remains open and ongoing while we await the full autopsy results."
In August 2018, Jerry Lawler explained why he did not believe his son killed himself in an interview with WMC-TV, explaining that his family was told that Brian hung himself with his shoelaces, but photos taken of Brian at the hospital show marks on the sides of his neck but not the front of his throat. Lawler explained that the area that did not feature any marks would be the size of his son’s hand, which leads him to believe Brian was trying to use his hand to try and “keep the pressure” off his throat.
"We've received literally countless calls, text messages from people, actual eyewitnesses, that were in the jail and saw things that happened on the actual day that Brian died that now has opened up a new can of worms," Lawler told WMC-TV. "It just doesn't seem like it was suicide."
Lawler said the same day his son allegedly took his life, they had spoken that morning via the telephone at 11 AM and Brian “talked perfectly normal, perfectly rational." Later, Lawler's fiancée received a phone call around 2 PM informing them Brian had been in a fight with another inmate, even though he was supposed to have been kept away from other prisoners. Lawler stated that his son had requested medical attention as he was bleeding from the head but “apparently” did not receive it and several hours later, was found dead in his cell. Lawler stated that the Sheriff had previously given him personal assurances that Brian would be OK while incarcerated. Lawler also alleged that twenty security cameras in the County Jail were not operating the day his son died.
While the official, announced cause of Brian Lawler's death is suicide by hanging, Jerry Lawler commented that “doesn't pass the smell test” and promised in 2018 that he was not going to stop pursuing the issue until he had answers. Lawler also stated that Brian's fellow inmates have told him they don't think his death was suicide, and there's still no medical examiner's report.
The TBI and The Hardeman's Sherriff's office must provide information by February 26th.
Brian Christopher Lawler was 46 years old at the time of his passing.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Capitol Wrestling - Episode 95: Smiley/Juba vs The Ugly Ducklings, Carter vs Bowens: Round 2
This Week on Capitol Wrestling TV, Smiley & Juba face their toughest challenge to date in the form of the DEBUTING Ugly Ducklings in a highly anticipated Tag Title match. Also, Darius Carter looks to even the score with "The 5 Tool Player" in Round 2 of their Best of Five Series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w44n1jGkjKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w44n1jGkjKM
Mat Memory- UWFI Show №31 Bad News Allen vs Kazushi Sakuraba
UWFi #31: "Second Junior League Championship", 15.12.1993
Tokyo, Japan, Korakuen Hall
1,800 Fans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHCdf4LFwYg
Archie Gouldie (Later Known As The Mongolian Stomper) vs Bad News Allen Strap Match
The Stomper attempts to get revenge against Bad News Allen in a strap match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrHemR5EkA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrHemR5EkA
AAW Presents Lucha City Limits (Hype Video)
AAW presents Lucha City Limits
February 8th
AFS Cinema
Austin, TX
Get your tickets now at http://aawpro.ticketleap.com
Stream it live on the @HighspotsWN
https://twitter.com/i/status/1090662893018861569
https://twitter.com/i/status/1090662893018861569
AIWF Mid Atlantic Wrestling- Midatlantic 352
It's the return of Joe Briggs, and the intensity is still there as he goes one on one with Nate Diamond. Our classic match for this episode is from 1995 as King Cobra takes on Badd Brad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36NCZBbDltc
AWA New South The Penthouse vs Kings sizzle
Friday February 1st in Franklin Ky.
AWA New South Presents "The Penthouse vs Kings"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ycDGluNaYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ycDGluNaYo
IMPACT WRESTLING & MLW ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION FOR WRESTLEMANIA WEEK EVENTS
Impact Wrestling and MLW issued the following:
IMPACT Wrestling and Major League Wrestling Announce Collaboration for April 4 Events
TORONTO | NEW YORK CITY – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., and Major League Wrestling (MLW), announced today that they will be collaborating for their events on April 4 by coordinating talent and schedules to ensure that fans can attend live events presented by both organizations when virtually the entire professional wrestling world descends upon the New York metropolitan area.
April 4 show details for both organizations are below:
Major League Wrestling
MLW will host “Rise of the Renegades” tapings on April 4 at 7:00 p.m. ET for its weekly television program “Fusion” airing on beIN Sports. Tickets start at $20 and are already on sale atMLWTickets.com. The live event will take place at Melrose Ballroom (36-08 33rd St.) in Long Island City, NY. Click here for directions.
IMPACT Wrestling
IMPACT Wrestling presents “United We Stand” on Thursday, April 4 at Rahway Recreation Centre (275 E. Milton Ave.) in Rahway, NJ. The event, in partnership with WrestlePro, begins at 11:00 p.m. ET and streams live on Twitch. Tickets are on sale at www.IMPACTWrestling.com and start at $40. Click here for directions. The event will stream live on IMPACT Wrestling’s official Twitch channel –www.twitch.tv/impactwrestling – which also features the flagship weekly show IMPACT!, simulcasting on Pursuit Channel across the U.S. on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET.
“This arrangement eliminates talent booking conflicts and ensures that loyal and passionate fans of both IMPACT Wrestling and MLW are able to attend our respective live events on April 4th,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling.
“Both promotions believe in putting the fans first,” said MLW COO Jared St. Laurent. “Fans will be traveling from all over the world in hopes of seeing the best of the best. MLW and IMPACT Wrestling agreed without hesitation that the fans deserved to be able to see both of these amazing events without having to choose one over the other.”
IMPACT Wrestling executive vice-president Scott D’Amore added: “Due to the New York curfew preventing us from starting at 11:00 p.m. ET, we have moved our live event to New Jersey. We want to thank our partners at WrestlePro for facilitating this collaboration on April 4th and also thank House of Glory and stress that we couldn’t make this happen for our great fans without their cooperation. We look forward to working with House of Glory in the near future and will have an announcement coming soon about a future event together.”
The two venues are roughly 30 miles apart and travel time between the two is generally about an hour.
Directions from Melrose Ballroom to Rahway Recreation Center can be found below:
By Transit or Subway
April 4 show details for both organizations are below:
Major League Wrestling
MLW will host “Rise of the Renegades” tapings on April 4 at 7:00 p.m. ET for its weekly television program “Fusion” airing on beIN Sports. Tickets start at $20 and are already on sale atMLWTickets.com. The live event will take place at Melrose Ballroom (36-08 33rd St.) in Long Island City, NY. Click here for directions.
IMPACT Wrestling
IMPACT Wrestling presents “United We Stand” on Thursday, April 4 at Rahway Recreation Centre (275 E. Milton Ave.) in Rahway, NJ. The event, in partnership with WrestlePro, begins at 11:00 p.m. ET and streams live on Twitch. Tickets are on sale at www.IMPACTWrestling.com and start at $40. Click here for directions. The event will stream live on IMPACT Wrestling’s official Twitch channel –www.twitch.tv/impactwrestling – which also features the flagship weekly show IMPACT!, simulcasting on Pursuit Channel across the U.S. on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET.
“This arrangement eliminates talent booking conflicts and ensures that loyal and passionate fans of both IMPACT Wrestling and MLW are able to attend our respective live events on April 4th,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling.
“Both promotions believe in putting the fans first,” said MLW COO Jared St. Laurent. “Fans will be traveling from all over the world in hopes of seeing the best of the best. MLW and IMPACT Wrestling agreed without hesitation that the fans deserved to be able to see both of these amazing events without having to choose one over the other.”
IMPACT Wrestling executive vice-president Scott D’Amore added: “Due to the New York curfew preventing us from starting at 11:00 p.m. ET, we have moved our live event to New Jersey. We want to thank our partners at WrestlePro for facilitating this collaboration on April 4th and also thank House of Glory and stress that we couldn’t make this happen for our great fans without their cooperation. We look forward to working with House of Glory in the near future and will have an announcement coming soon about a future event together.”
The two venues are roughly 30 miles apart and travel time between the two is generally about an hour.
Directions from Melrose Ballroom to Rahway Recreation Center can be found below:
By Transit or Subway
- Walk approximately 3 minutes from Melrose Ballroom to 31st & 36th Ave. to the W Train
- Take train approximately 17 minutes to 34th St. – Penn Station.
- Alternate route: N Train also goes direct to 34th St. – Penn Station.
- Take NJ Transit 7 stops approximately 35 minutes to Rahway, NJ.
- Cross the street and enter Rahway Recreation Center on 275 E. Milton Ave.
By Car
- Drive through Manhattan via Lincoln Tunnel or Holland Tunnel.
- Drive through Staten Island via Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
- Both routes will bring you to NJ Turnpike South to Rahway, NJ.
Hideo Itami Done With WWE
Hideo Itami, aka KENTA, finished up officially with World Wrestling Entertainment at last night's Smackdown taping in Phoenix, Arizona, The word making the rounds is that Itami requested his release from the company.
The former Pro Wrestling NOAH Global Honored Crown Champion signed with WWE in July 2014 with a big ceremony presided over by Hulk Hogan. Rechristened Hideo Itami, he joined WWE NXT with a lot of fanfare and even competed in the 2015 Andre the Giant Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 31 in Santa Clara, California.
Unfortunately, he had issues transitioning over to the WWE style initially and then found himself out of the ring with a bad shoulder injury that required surgery. The recovery kept Itami out of the ring from May 2015 through June 2016. Itami returned to NXT TV in April 2017, soon feuding with then-NXT Champion Bobby Roode, Kassius Ohno and then Aleister Black.
Itami was called up to become a member of the 205 Live roster in November 2017 and has been a featured competitor for WWE's Cruiserweight brand. At the Royal Rumble PPV over the weekend, Itami was pinned by Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy.
At 37 years old, Itami would certainly be a strong pickup for another promotion. He has a long history with Ring of Honor (including some classic bouts with Bryan Danielson) and would certainly be in great demand back home in Japan, where he has a storied history and lots of fresh potential matches in New Japan, NOAH or All Japan. Of course, with All Elite Wrestling signing talent, one would think Itami would certainly add to the depth of that promotion as well.
Itami changed his social media accounts back to his former ring name, KENTA, over the course of the last day.
Hideo Itami has not yet received a WWE release, but will be receiving one. He said his goodbyes to everyone and last night was his final scheduled night on the road with WWE. One he receives it, he will be subject to the traditional 90-day no compete.
It's been noted by several sources that the former and future KENTA is looking to return home to Japan
TMPToW: Nick Aldis by Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling
Hot off the recorder and straight to the airwaves, we welcome back after nearly four years the current reigning and defending NWA World Champion, Nick Aldis.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tmptow/episodes/2019-01-30T04_30_22-08_00
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tmptow/episodes/2019-01-30T04_30_22-08_00
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Mat Memory- WWC Carlos Colon VS Ron Garvin 1988
Final Match for the WWC Universal Title between Carlos Colón and Hands of Stone Ronnie Garvin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbjBA7P_54g&t=4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbjBA7P_54g&t=4s
Mat Memory- AWA International TV Title Match: Greg Gagne (ch) vs. Ronnie Garvin 1988-09-17
AWA International Television Champion Greg Gagne vs. "The Man With the Hands of Stone" Ronnie Garvin. From September 17th, 1988 at the Fairgrounds Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVPJgRF8E98
Mat Memory- Ronnie Garvin and Buddy Roberts vs Giant Baba and Tenyru
March 4 1984, Chicago Illinois, The team of Ronnie Garvin and Buddy Roberts take on the team of Genichiro Tenryu and Giant Shohei Baba.
Mat Memory- Ronnie Garvin vs.Scott Steiner 1988-09-18 (AWA)
AWA International Television Champion "The Man With the Hands of Stone" Ronnnie Garvin vs. Scott Steiner. From September 18th, 1988 at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mffpKeOYGG0
Matt Riviera: "Jerry Lawler Will Pay for His Sins" in Thunderdome Cage Match - 1/26/19
"The LVR Boy" Matt Riviera on his Thunderdome Steel Cage match with Jerry "The King" Lawler on Feb 16th, 2019 at the Oman Arena in Jackson, TN. Plus, we see the TWO brawls between Jerry Lawler & Matt Riviera from last week's episode of USA Championship Wrestling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37r2B8Xzwcg
Rascalz & oVe vs. LAX & Doom Patrol | Beyond Wrestling
Part two of this week's "Twofer Tuesday" comes to us courtesy of the Beyond Wrestling "Looking California" event features an 8-man tag team war between four teams that change their name too much - oVe fka OI4K (Dave Crist & Jake Crist) teaming with The Rascalz fka Scarlet & Graves (Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier) against LAX fka EYFBO (Santana & Ortiz) teaming with Doom Patrol fka Catch Point (Chris Dickinson & Jaka) - one of the most insane matches in Beyond Wrestling history!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxDV9hvU2A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxDV9hvU2A
PENTA EL 0M and Rey Fenix Comment on LAX and Title Match | AAW Pro
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Pentagón 0M and REY FENIX comment on LAX and their tag title match on 2/8/19 in Austin, TX against AR Fox and Myron Reed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAS4mnGsRhY
PWCI This Week - #160 Zero One Supreme
Our feature matchup from Zero One in Mattoon has former ROH & Impact star The Zombie Princess Jimmy Jacobs taking on the Chainsaw Massacre Stephen King. Also a news update on multiple stories we have been following with the Mad Conservative Crimefighter! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aakabKIw1yU
LAX vs. Crummels & Defarge | Beyond Wrestling vs. CHIKARA
Part one of this week's "Twofer Tuesday" comes to us courtesy of the Beyond Wrestling vs. CHIKARA "Clan Feuds" event and Impact Wrestling's LAX (Santana & Ortiz) aka Team Pazuzu's EYFBO (Mike Draztik & Angel Ortiz) vs. CHIKARA's tag team specialists Crummels & Defarge in an interpromotional fight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeD2PvXNhBE&t=8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeD2PvXNhBE&t=8s
Sammy Guevara Has Left MLW
Major League Wrestling has parted ways with Sammy Guevara,
A source close to the promotion claimed that Guevara had double-booked himself on certain MLW dates, including Superfight this weekend, and that there was no way to be consistent with how he would be used going forward, so the decision was made that each side would go their separate ways.
MATT SYDAL DONE WITH IMPACT, ANOTHER DEAL EXPIRING SOON
Impact Wrestling moved a number of talents to their alumni section of their website this week, including Caleb Konley, who is still technically under contract. We are told that Konley's deal expires next month. He's always been a solid hand, who, for some reason, the company never really found anything to do with. Hopefully he lands somewhere and gets the opportunity to be utilized. Konley had been under contract since April 2016.
Meanwhile, Matt Sydal's deal with the company is also up. Sydal is slated for knee surgery shortly. He had a nice run with Impact while he was there and will obviously be in demand when he's ready to return.
Dean Ambrose leaving WWE shortly after WrestleMania when his contract expires in April
Dean Ambrose, a main event wrestler for WWE since debuting with The Shield in 2012, has given his notice to WWE that he will be finishing up when his current contract expires at the end of April, according to three PWTorch sources. He broke the news to management this weekend, including directly in a meeting with Vince McMahon, after being offered a new contract and a raise weeks ago.
He is expected to finish up shortly after WrestleMania, although it’s possible WWE would write him out of storylines sooner. This could explain why he was rather unceremoniously eliminated from the Royal Rumble on Sunday night and did a clean job to Seth Rollins on TV on Raw last night.
Sources tell PWTorch that Ambrose has been long frustrated with the creative direction of his character and reached a breaking point recently. He’s indicated to WWE management this weekend he’s not interested in negotiating further and made it clear this isn’t about trying to get more money. One of his colleagues on the roster, when asked tonight about Dean’s demeanor lately and if there were any signs of discontent, said “he’s pretty much impossible to read.” He added, though, that Dean “hates hokey sh–” and, since so much of his character has been portrayed as hokey in the last few years, he’s not surprised that would have built up frustration leading to a breaking point.
Top management in WWE and a small circle of friends of Dean knew about his decision this weekend, but it wasn’t well known at the Rumble or Raw among most of his colleagues.
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