Saturday, July 27, 2019
ACW Proving Ground July 24, 2019
Aaron Epic vs Jake Shadows ... 1:01
Faboo Andre vs Tony Donati ... 10:58
The Rapture vs International Superstars ... 23:00
Avery Taylor Addresses the ACW Universe ... 40:37
Hunter Law vs Cyrus Satin ... 44:57
[ACW Heavyweight Championship] Joey Ozbourne vs Damien Angel ... 1:10:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgt3rKXhbo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgt3rKXhbo
Appalachian Mountain Wrestling- AMW-TV Episode 151: July 27, 2019
AMW-TV 151:
Kyle Maggard and John Noble guest host the program.
Bobby Love and Alex Angel look to hash out their differences
The Monstrous CASHFLO competes in an AMW Southeastern Championship Scramble Match against Big Cuzin Frank in your TV Main Event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgfxjRIwucg
FULL MATCH: Ethan HD vs Sonico (Prestige Wrestling: Attribute of the Strong)
"The Sultan of Stomp" Ethan HD takes on "The Ace of Prestige" Sonico in an unbelievable opening contest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z65oCf1EeKY
AIWF Mid Atlantic Wrestling- Midatlantic 384
6 man action opens our episode, and Mickey Fulp faces a new challenge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwxuEawAr8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwxuEawAr8
TNT ExtremeWrestling- 'Overkill' Mark Haskins addresses his Summer Explosion opponent
TNT World Champion Mark Haskins explains how he and wife, Vicky Haskins, are going to celebrate their wedding anniversary on August 1st. Will it be celebrations or commiserations in the Haskins household come Summer Explosion? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cLTdktRRkY
Tessa Blanchard BLASTS Sami Callihan! | IMPACT! Highlights July 26, 2019
Sami Callihan offers a rare sign of respect to Tessa Blanchard, but things quickly go off the rails ahead of their rematch next week at Unbreakable!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpQf4-KKY5c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpQf4-KKY5c
Friday, July 26, 2019
656 Johnny Swinger Talks AEW, WCW and the Never Seen Signed Talent, WWE, more
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Swing! Don't sing it, swing it! Shall we go on? Well, we will in an exclusive interview with Johnny Swinger talking about his career and the state of wrestling today including WCW, ECW, TNA Impact Wrestling, AEW, and UCW which is holding a FITE TV pay per view on Saturday called Summer Slamboree featuring Swinger, Johnny Impact, PJ Black, Kid Kash, Buff Bagwell, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqiEEvsBx28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqiEEvsBx28
Jordynee Grace vs Alex Gracia (Reality of Wrestling vs IMPACT)
This match took place at our joint show with IMPACT Wrestling in Texas City at the World Gym Arena!!
Jordynee Grace vs Alex Gracia at #DeepImpact 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs7MNHkKcVw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs7MNHkKcVw
Victory Championship Wrestling 2019 Episode 24
Victory Championship Wrestling Season 2019 Episode 24
Freak Ink Tag Team Championship Celebration
Kalmar The Raider vs Sukit Tanaka
Jay Impact vs JD Rush
Brandon Cash vs Kavron Kanyon
Freak Ink defends the VCW Tag Team Championship against The Nasty Kritters (Slappy D & Scum)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck38zOhjgoU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck38zOhjgoU
Victory Championship Wrestling 2019 Episode 23
Victory Championship Wrestling Season 2019 Episode 23
The Infidel defends the VCW Georgia Cruiserweight Championship against Major Victory
The Nasty Kritters defend the VCW Tag Team Championship against the Vipers
Big Sean Sims takes on Foster for the last entrant spot in the upcoming Frank "The Flame" Barnhill Battle Royal
The Alpha Wolf Steven Michaels defends the VCW Heavyweight Championship against the Equalizer.
Johnny Slaughter makes his return to challenge Steven Michaels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZm8eFe-iMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZm8eFe-iMI
PCW Ultra MUTINY (Ep. 2)
This week on PCW Ultra MUTINY, we see the shocking debut of SCHAFF, take a closer look at the dominant reign of PCW UltraWoman Champion Tessa Blanchard, and reach back in the vault to bring you Shane Strickland (Isaiah 'Swerve' Scott) vs. Douglas James vs. Jordan Devlin for the light heavyweight championship.
Brought to you by THAT MEXICAN GUY CATERING in San Pedro, CA and Sapporo.
Featured this week:
PCW ULTRAlight Championship: Douglas James (C) vs. Shane Strickland vs. Jordan Devlin
A look at Tessa Blanchard's year-long reign as PCW UltraWoman Champion
SCHAFF vs. Eli Everfly vs. Matt Vandagriff vs. Lucas Riley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NysbJGOU9DQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NysbJGOU9DQ
Lex Luger on his "The Narcissist" WWE Gimmick
Lex Luger on his "The Narcissist" WWE Gimmick
2 time World Champion "The Total Package" Lex Luger talks about playing "The Narcissist" character when he first debut for the WWE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4ehYg7ikE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4ehYg7ikE
Cowboy James Storm First NWA National Title Defense (2019)
Cowboy James Storm won the NWA National Title in controversial fashion from the injured Colt Cabana. Now with his vendetta against the National Wrestling Alliance, James Storm has declared he's not NWA or anyone else. He's his own man carrying the NWA National Championship.
This segment recorded in Hollywood, CA, see the National Title being put on the line for the first time against "one of the best" that Championship Wrestling From Hollywood has to offer.
The question is when will James Storm face Nick Aldis or Eli Drake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfqRSrN0T_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfqRSrN0T_E
Email From Wrestlecircus Owner Explaining Shutdown
As I and other reported, indie wrestling promotion WrestleCircus in Austin, TX has has closed down just days before an event that was to feature AEW and Impact Stars
The owner, Al Lenhart, took to Twitter yesterday afternoon to break the news on a public scale. Before that, however, he sent out an email to the talent and staff of the company informing them of his decision to close the doors for good.
The full email sent out by WrestleCircus' owner, Al Lenhart, is featured below.
"With deepest apologies to every single one of you, I regrettably have to inform you that our upcoming show on July 28th is cancelled and that I will be closing the doors on WrestleCircus for good.
Please don't blame either Keith or Jordan for this as they both attempted to keep things running in my absence, however, my own personal issues and things I have going on in my private life became the center of what has once again caused WrestleCircus to close.
It is clear that I am not fit to run a wrestling company and so rather than postponing or trying to come back from this setback again in the future, I will be announcing that WrestleCircus is permanently closed.
I have enjoyed working with each of you and please know that it tears me up to do this to all of you. I should have listen to both Jordan, Kevin and Lexi when they told me that the timing to bring WrestleCircus back was not good and that I should have left it closed in the first place. Unfortunately my own ego got in the way of listening to their better judgement.
I truly am sorry to be doing this and if this puts you in a situation where you need help with travel arrangements to get home, please reply to this email letting me know what needs to be done to get you home and I will do everything I can to make sure you aren't stranded or paying out of pocket to get home.
I will be informing and refunding all ticket holders today as well.
It was a good ride while it lasted and I'm sorry it had to end this way.
Thanks,
Al Lenhart (Owner)"
Al Lenhart (Owner)"
The card for this weekend's show, The Scorpio Sky Summer Circus Show, included a main event of SCU (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, & Scorpio Sky) vs. Rascalz, a Lady of the Ring Championship match with Tessa Blanchard vs. Jessicka Havok, and a mixed tag match with Darby Allin & Pricilla Kelly vs. Will Allday & Alex Gracia vs. Andrew Everett & Rosemary. It was also planned that Brian Pillman Jr. would have his debut match against JT Dunn.
Although WrestleCircus is finished, a nearby, local wrestling promotion called Anarchy Wrestling has been reaching out to both the fans and talent that were planning to be a part of WrestleCircus' event this weekend. Anarchy has promised grant free admission to any person that brings in their boarding pass from the cancelled show at WrestleCircus. The tweet where they announced this can be seen below:
More Details On The Arrest Of Jimmy Uso
Pensacola, FL, TV station WEAR-TV released more information from the police report regarding Jimmy Uso's arrest Thursday morning for DUI and an unlawful speeding citation.
Uso (Jonathan Fatu) is scheduled in court on August 15th and was given a bond of $1000.
At 1:30 AM, an off-duty officer advised an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy about a vehicle driving in excess of 100 mph on Interstate 10, drifting from left to right and going out of its lane. The car eventually pulled into Ticket Sports Bar but by the time the deputy arrived, it had left. The deputy later saw the vehicle turn onto Highway 297A, rapidly accelerating (clocked at 86 mph in a 45 mph) and coming very close to hitting another vehicle.
After the deputy pulled Fatu over, he noted Fatu had issues holding his license, registration, and proof of insurance. He had bloodshot and watery eyes, droopy eyelids, dilated pupils, and slow/slurred speech according to the deputy.
The deputy said he could smell an alcoholic beverage from the driver side window and asked Fatu several times to step out of the car. When he did, he appeared to be unsteady and the deputy asked him to ride with him to a flat parking lot to do a field sobriety test. Fatu agreed and then was reportedly confused and didn't know what was happening, asking if he needed a lawyer and if he was being detained.
According to the report, Fatu took out his phone and attempted to put it toward the deputy's face. At that point, he was arrested for DUI and became uncooperative, eventually getting into the police vehicle after being asked several times.
Fatu said he was uncomfortable with the police vehicle and wanted to speak with another deputy. The arresting officer said he had to roll down his back windows due to the overwhelming smell of alcohol in the car.
WEAR-TV's Story is here. https://weartv.com/news/local/report-wwe-superstar-jimmy-uso-arrested-for-dui-in-escambia-county
Mat Memory- NOAH - Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori vs Atsushi Aoki & Kotaro Suzuki
Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match - 2012.6.13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B--tNUuCrdQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B--tNUuCrdQ
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Extreme Division Champion Mikey Whiplash Hype Video (TNT Extreme Wrestling)
As silver-tongued as always, Extreme Division Champion Mikey Whiplash tells Rickey Shane Page to be afraid come Summer Explosion on August 1st. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grFSnzMTi6k
Tessa Blanchard vs Su Yung vs Hyan vs AQA (Reality of Wrestling vs IMPACT)
This match took place at our joint show with IMPACT Wrestling in Texas City at the World Gym Arena!!
Tessa Blanchard vs Su Yung vs Hyan vs AQA at #DeepImpact 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHsF1y5ImnU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHsF1y5ImnU
Supreme Wrestling- Supreme Last Word 55
On this edition of Supreme Last Word, The Beverly Hills Butcher is gone! In his place, The Crusader seeks to rid Supreme of Legion! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miXODhbPbFc
Jimmy Uso Arrest Update Including Statement From WWE
Jimmy Uso has been released from jail after posting $1,000 bond.
The WWE star was arrested and charged with DUI after being pulled over at 3:04 AM after authorities observed him driving erratically.
Uso has a court appearance set for Thursday 8/15..
WWE issued the following statement to me after i emailed them about this.Jimmy Uso's arrest this morning.
"Jonathan Fatu is responsible for his own personal actions."
TMZ reports that Uso was pulled over by police due to speeding. Police got behind him and noticed that he was driving erratically, swerving "left and right." Jimmy reportedly "reeked of alcohol" when he was pulled over and he refused when the officer tried to administer DUI tests. Uso was then arrested on the DUI charge, and also hit with a citation for speeding.
Wrestlecircus Is No More...
The Austin, Texas-based Wrestlecircus group has canceled its 7/28 date. Owner Al Lenhart sent an email to those booked on the show apologizing, stating that he was shutting down and was done with wrestling.
The promotion has not announced the cancellation but a number of talents booked announced the cancellation privately. I myself received three messages regarding this.
The promotion has not announced the cancellation but a number of talents booked announced the cancellation privately. I myself received three messages regarding this.
House Of Bricks Pro Wrestling- HoB Turnbuckle TV Season 4 Episode 19
HoB Turnbuckle TV
Season 4
Episode 19
On this week's episode of #TurnbuckleTV, available on the #HouseOfBricks YouTube channel, Youtube.com/HoBProWrestling, House Of Bricks Pro Wrestling brings you action from HoB SlamMasters Sat. 7/20 Fairhaven, MA and the first two matches of the first round in the HoB Tag Team Championship Tournament. First, the team of The Mighty Bosch & Ragnarök, The Knights Of Destruction with Syd, take on the duo of "The Outlaw Moonshiner" J.b. Tickle & Donald Rotten! And in this week's #TurnbuckleTV, MAIN EVENT, former holders of the Tag Team Championships, Insane Dick Lane & Judge Logan Chambers, The Laws Of Science, take on the team of Gree-d & Frank Bones, CIA! Make sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of #TurnbuckleTV!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqRvQpuP7J8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqRvQpuP7J8
LAX vs Fly Def (Reality of Wrestling vs IMPACT)
This match took place at our joint show with IMPACT Wrestling in Texas City at the World Gym Arena!!
LAX vs FLY DEF at #DeepImpact 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9mjlQlDvIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9mjlQlDvIE
JIMMY USO ARRESTED
TMZ.com is reporting that WWE star Jimmy Uso (Jonathan Solofa Fatu) was arrested this morning in Pensacola, Florida and charged with DUI after he was pulled over at 3:04 AM after authorities observed him "driving erratically" and "swerving left and right."
TMZ's report claimed that Uso "reeked" of alcohol and refused to undergo testing at the scene to test him for intoxication.
Uso remains incarcerated as of this moment.
Uso was arrested in Detroit, Michigan this past February as well after authorities pulled over the car his wife Naomi was driving as she was driving the wrong way on a one way street. Uso got out of the car, despite being told not to do so and took off his jacket and acted as if he wanted to fight. He eventually calmed down and listened to the police officers who stopped the car. Uso was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice at the time.
The Road to AEW All Out - Episode 02
Shawn Spears' new advisor provides some insight into his intentions for his new protégé, and we return to the AEW Control Center for an exclusive update on the co-main event for All Out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq0t8bfb3aY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq0t8bfb3aY
Mat Memory-Tully Blanchard vs Buzz Sawyer
A crazy match from NWA WorldWide, May 1985. Blanchard with Baby Doll against the Mad Dog (who holds nothing back in this match). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZC2e2x9zaw&t=178s
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Gino vs Eddie Edwards ( Reality of Wrestling vs IMPACT )
This match took place at our joint show with IMPACT Wrestling in Texas City at the World Gym Arena!!
Gino vs Eddie Edwards at #DeepImpact 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-crHr7jak8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-crHr7jak8
Southern All Star Wrestling TV- SAW Wrestling Lost Footage Chase Stevens -vs- Crimson
SAW Wrestling Lost Footage Chase Stevens -vs- Crimson from June 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzAdzVJ3nmM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzAdzVJ3nmM
Mat Memory- RWA Best of 2012
RWA Best of 2012
Ryan Mitchell vs Shane Taylor: No Hold Barred – Uprising 4
TLC Match – Jay Ice vs. G – RaVeR – Unleashed 4
Cage Match – “Simply the Best” Ryan Edmonds vs. “Steel City Prodigy” Ryan Mitchell – Unleashed 4
RWA Tag Championship: Amherst & Hayes vs G – Force – Fall Free For All 4
Ryan Mitchell vs. Joseph Brooks ends in hand shake – Bloody Harvest 4 -
RWA Heavyweight Championship: Shane Taylor vs Jimmy Nutts vs Kato – Fall Free For All 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk8eyPsvEtM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk8eyPsvEtM
Supreme Wrestling (Indiana)- Supreme Match of the Week: Angus Barnett vs Leon Elliot 7/20/2019
In the match of the week, "The Architect of Torment" Angus Barnett w/ "Devious" Darrin O'Neal and Seth Geen takes on "The Face of Supreme" Leon Elliot. Join us this Friday for Final Friday!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ghIwjTjQXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ghIwjTjQXQ
Eli Drake is OPEN FOR BUSINESS | NWA 2019
Eli Drake shocked the world when he chose the National Wrestling Alliance over every other wrestling promotion in the world. The former Impact Wrestling World Champion, Eli Drake looked at the wrestling landscape and decided to sign with the NWA.
His goal is not a secret and he said it when he showed up at ROH's Best in the World to team with NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis - it was Ten Pounds of Gold.
The fly in the ointment for Eli Drake is the NWA National Champion James Storm who believes that Eli gets special treatment from the National Wrestling Alliance.
This segment from Championship Wrestling From Hollywood is Eli Drake saying that he is open for business, just like the NWA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lY2KbZHe9Y
Beth Phoenix To Be Inducted Into The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum announced that WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix will be inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend.
The Class of 2019 also includes Bruno Sammartino (Posthumous Inductee), Thunderbolt Patterson (Lou Thesz World Heavyweight Championship Award) Sgt. Slaughter (Frank Gotch Award), Brian Shields (Jim Melby Award), and UFC's Daniel Cormier (George Tragos Award).
Phoenix is the first female to be inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame. She received the Frank Gotch Award in 2015.
The ceremony will be at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo, Iowa on Saturday, July 27. https://nwhof.org/blog/2019-george-tragos-lou-thesz-professional-wrestling-hall-of-fame-induction-weekend/
Update On Impact Wrestling And A TV Deal
Over the last several weeks, there have been rumors that Impact Wrestling was in negotiations with AXS TV about bringing their weekly series to that cable platform. That rumor has been incorrect, because something much grander has been in play - Anthem Media, Impact's parent company, has been in talks about acquiring AXS TV. The talks date back at least three months and the initial hope was to have had the deal done by early July.
Had that timeline taken place as hoped, Impact Wrestling planned to announce they were moving to AXS the Monday after Slammiversary, but the AXS TV deal was not consummated. Anthem's potential purchase would not have changed New Japan or WOW's status with AXS we are told as the station and its programming would have remained in place as it currently exists, although Anthem-owned content, including Impact, would have migrated over.
There were rumors over the last day that the AXS TV purchase was dead but many sources have said that the talks are still active as of this week.
AXS TV is one of several potential outlets Anthem has been looking at in order to add to their footprint in the United States, so it stands to reason that should the AXS TV deal not happen, if Anthem acquires something else, that is where Impact Wrestling will land.
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE, RING OF HONOR PART WAYS
NWA Champion Nick Aldis is no longer advertised for the 8/9 Ring of Honor Summer Supercard event in Toronto as Ring of Honor and the National Wrestling Alliance will not be working together going forward,
NWA Vice President Dave Lagana, who had been producing all of the ROH pre-tapes over the last seven months, finished his commitments with Ring of Honor this past weekend as well.
PWInsider.com is told that the decision was made for each promotion to go their separate ways and that NWA President Billy Corgan intends on putting all his energy towards producing a weekly stand-alone NWA series later this year once he completes the current Smashing Pumpkins tour.
Sources close to each promotion have stated that they have parted ways on amicable terms and the door is open to potentially partner down the line.
BWF Presents: Summerfest (Full Show)
From Bronx Wrestling Federation: Summerfest
(Match line up includes)
in a BWF US Championship Match
- Astro Morales vs Rick Recon
- Wildman Rojas vs Black Zemis
in a Triple Threat Match
- Eric Jayden vs Supa Nitro vs Nimrod Teixeira
in a BWF Cruiserweight Championship Match
- Nikos Rikos vs Brother Greatness
- Tyree Taylor vs King Jeter
- Steve Lugo & Julius Smokes vs Rufus, JP Masters & NXZN
- Bronco International & Manny Martinez vs Absolutely Colossal
- Vicki vs Karen Bam Bam
for the BWF & IWA Heavyweight Championship
- TJ Marconi vs Good Hank Flanders
in a Triple Threat for the BWF Tag Team Championship
- East Coast Syndicate vs BX Strong vs Yurr Awesome
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
AWF On 45TV - Episode 139 (JDX vs Roy Gordon II)
Original Air Date - July 20th, 2019
It's the rematch you have been waiting for as AWF Champion JDX defends his championship once again against his toughest rival yet here in the AWF; Roy 'Flash' Gordon!!!
Does the champ have it in him to hold off the challenge from Gordon one more time?? Or does Gordon have enough 'flash' to dethrone JDX and become the new AWF Champion??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhKO5WTxGCk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhKO5WTxGCk
Michael Elgin vs Moonshine Mantell ( Reality of Wrestling vs IMPACT )
This match took place at our joint show with IMPACT Wrestling in Texas City at the World Gym Arena!!
Michael Elgin vs Moonshine Mantell at #DeepImpact 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4jWKGcxSDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4jWKGcxSDU
Brock Lesnar in Japan: Inoki-ism, and the Dark Days of New Japan Pro Wrestling | Kim Justice
If you hate Brock's part time status and being on top even though he rarely shows up, etc. WWE isn't the first promotion he's done this in. Here you go and watch this..
In a time long before Okada, Naito and Omega, New Japan Pro Wrestling were deep in the red, producing an awful wrestling product and being compared to the last days of WCW. Their founder Antonio Inoki throws a Hail Mary and brings ex-WWE main eventer, NFL washout and soon to be MMA star Brock Lesnar over to carry the company and be their champion...needless to say, things do not go according to plan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fVJt9moWic
In a time long before Okada, Naito and Omega, New Japan Pro Wrestling were deep in the red, producing an awful wrestling product and being compared to the last days of WCW. Their founder Antonio Inoki throws a Hail Mary and brings ex-WWE main eventer, NFL washout and soon to be MMA star Brock Lesnar over to carry the company and be their champion...needless to say, things do not go according to plan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fVJt9moWic
Davey Boy Smith Jr. Discusses Why He Left NJPW
Back in mid-June, Davey Boy Smith Jr. (Harry Smith) announced that he was leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling. Smith's career with the company began as early as 2005, and resurfaced in 2012, where he would be with NJPW on and off for seven years.
Smith spoke with The Hannibal TV and said that there were many factors that led to his decision to leave. Smith cited the workload decrease, not much that could be done for him and his tag partner Lance Archer (who worked together for a long time as the Killer Elite Squad), and the lack of communication between him and management as factors for his departure.
"I was in a situation where I couldn't win," Smith said regarding receiving fewer dates. "New Japan towards the end were only giving me four tours a year. What they had told me or expressed to me was that there was no way they could increase the workload of KES, Lance Archer and myself as a tag team."
Smith also said that there was a lot he wanted to cover, but he felt that the most important thing he wanted his fans and others to know was that for awhile now he felt that his back was up against the wall. Smith said that this was the smartest thing he could do for his career.
"It was a business decision that I had to make for my future," Smith stated. " I felt that the tag team with Lance Archer and myself had expired, and we did all that we could in Japan and in the USA, because we are just not that very well known over here or Canada as a tag team."
Smith also discussed the disputes he had with NJPW booker Gedo had and how that played a vital part in his decision to leave.
"I guess this will all date back to when Lance Archer injured his back on a New Japan tour. I believe it was March of 2017. When Archer and myself returned to New Japan after a two year stint in (Pro Wrestling) NOAH, I myself was very fired up, pumped up, ready to come back and take New Japan by storm. I had done a really crazy diet during that time… and unfortunately as luck has it, Lance Archer got injured and that finally was the straw that broke the camels back. He had to get emergency back surgery over in New Japan.
"I was told that I was going to be on the rest of the remainder of that tour, and I was told by the new person in the office named Saito that I was going to be on the next tour. That was a little over four weeks. He gave me a schedule and I wasn't on the Super Juniors tour. I think I was on something in June. So, when I went home, they had owed me merchandise money from that tour, and they said 'okay you're coming back next month?' I said yeah I'll be back there. I went home and was waiting for my flight and no one gave me any flight information. I sent the office lady and email and said where's my flight, and she said well did you talk to Kedo? You're not on the tour. I said well, that's news to me."
What surfaced next was a lot of name blaming among those in the New Japan office. Smith stated what led to that was when he sent a Facebook message to Gedo and how he "never read or responded to his message." Nor did anyone know if he was or wasn't suppose to be on the current tour.
"I just would've appreciated them being honest with me, and when I was going home they said listen Lance is going to be out for however long. We don't have anything for you because you guys are a tag team. We're sorry, please get booked by yourself, I would've said OK. But when there is that lack of communication, what am I to do?
It's Softball Season So Of Course Sid Wasn't Gonna Show Up. News On Why Sid Vicious Wasn't At WWE RAW Reunion
Most people know the saga of "Softball Sid" anyway, Summer times comes, he starts no showing bookings.. It's been that way for years and years.
As previously reported, former two-time WWE Champion "Psycho" Sid Vicious, f.k.a. Sycho Sid, was the only legend advertised for WWE RAW Reunion that did not appear. While no specifics were given, Sid reportedly pulled out of the show several days ago, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio.
WWE apparently knew that Sid would not be appearing before they created the graphic for the "RAW Reunion" shirt below, which was released last week. Sid was also not featured in updated promotional material before the show.
Since leaving WWE in 1997, Sid has only appeared on a pair of RAWs in 2012 as part of RAW 1000. Sid defeated Heath Slater on an episode of RAW leading up to the special, and also appeared on RAW 1000 itself as part of a segment where several legends beat up Slater.
And if you think I'm full of shit about the "Softball Sid" deal. Bruce Prichard mentions it... Here.
Jon Moxley vs. Tomohiro Ishii | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) G1 Climax 29 Full Fight July19,2019
Jon Moxley vs. Tomohiro Ishii | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) G1 Climax 29 A- Block Full Fight July19,2019
AIWF Mid Atlantic Wrestling- Midatlantic 383
The debut of Trey Havoc, a wild main event cruiserweight scramble, o yeah, and Buddy Flowers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEY4xNrOio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEY4xNrOio
Monday, July 22, 2019
8 Man Tag Team Match (The End of Five Borough Wrestling)
From Five Borough Wrestling: A Night To Remember
in a 8 Man Tag Team Match
Anthony Gangone, AJ Spectre, Bear Bronson & Matt Macintosh vs Mike Verna, Papadon, Rex Lawless & Maxwell Jacob Friedman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_GPss0Z8M
in a 8 Man Tag Team Match
Anthony Gangone, AJ Spectre, Bear Bronson & Matt Macintosh vs Mike Verna, Papadon, Rex Lawless & Maxwell Jacob Friedman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_GPss0Z8M
MLW Fusion Episode 67: Los Parks vs. Wagners & Davey Boy Smith Jr vs. Hammerstone
This week on Fusion, experience TWO big main events in 60 minutes of fighting.
One of Mexico’s greatest rivalries continues as LA Park and Dr. Wagner Jr. clash in tag team competition. In a multi-generational melee, both legendary luchadores will team with their respective son with national pride on the line. In a match Promociones Dorado’s Salina de la Renta brokered, this spectacular bout has international implications.
In the other main event, the bitter feud between the Hart Foundation and the Dynasty continues as Davey Boy Smith Jr. challenges Alex Hammerstone for the National Openweight Championship. Just 7 days after the Dynasty’s shocking World Tag Team Championship win, Davey Boy Smith looks to wrestle gold away from the emerging franchise player within Dynasty.
Following the turbulent events last week involving the “Southern Psychopath,” Salina de la Renta summons a Tijuana gremlin to do her bidding. Can the desperate de la Renta somehow find a way to get the 2019 Battle Riot golden ticket?
Plus, the Von Erich boys have some fighting words for CONTRA Unit.
Georgia Smith has an exclusive interview with The Dynasty as the trio celebrate their shocking World Tag Team Championship win
Konnan has a surprise of his own for Salina de la Renta… what is it? One thing is for sure, the guiding light of lucha libre knows how to keep it 100 and play dirty.
CONTRA has sent in a video and is insisting on MLW playing it. What does the video contain? Tune in to find out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTLZ5jF2QX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTLZ5jF2QX4
"Due To Unforeseen Circumstances" More Like WWE Yanking Jeff Jarrett Off Of Upcoming ICW Show.
With Jeff Jarrett unable to wrestle at the show, a member of the NXT roster will be filling in for him at Insane Championship Wrestling's Shug's Hoose Party 6 night one this weekend.
Kushida will face Jackie Polo at the show, which is taking place at the O2 Academy in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday (July 27). Jarrett had been set to face Polo at the event.
Before Kushida was revealed as Jarrett's replacement, ICW announced that -- due to unforeseen circumstances -- Jarrett wouldn't be facing Polo: "Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Jeff Jarrett will not be able to compete against Just Justice Jackie Polo, this Saturday at Shug’s Hoose Party 6 - Night 1. However, ICW management have secured a replacement who will face Just Justice in the main event."
Kushida departed NJPW after his contract with them expired at the end of January. In April, it was officially announced that he had signed with WWE.
Night two of Shug's Hoose Party 6 will be held at the O2 Academy Glasgow on Sunday (July 28).
Hopefully This Sad Saga Of A Soap Opera Ends Soon- JARRETT & GFW LOSES APPEAL REGARDING COPYRIGHT CLAIMS AGAINST ANTHEM
Looks Like Jarrett's getting ass kicked. All this time and money over shit nobody and no fan really gives two shits about.
Earllier today, Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. of the U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee today shot down Global Force Entertainment and Jeff Jarrett's attempt at an interlocutory appeal regarding the court's decision to to dismiss their copyright infringement claim against Anthem, the parent company of Impact Wrestling.
Jarrett and GFE had sued, claiming that Anthem had violated the copyrights and trademarks of GFW Amped! by utilizing and selling GFW Amped! TV episodes via PPV, streaming and DVD sales. Jarrett's side had argued that each of the sixteen episodes were worth $300,000.
Over the course of the legal process, Anthem admitted the original masters had been deleted. Jarrett had been trying to copyright the material (obviously to enhance his claim against Anthem) but was unable to do so because he didn't have the actual tapes.
Back in April, a motion from Jarrett and GWE noted, "This case presents a unique issue. In anticipation of a merger that ultimately failed, Defendants came into possession of the only copies of master recordings of the sixteen (16) one-hour episodes (the “Episodes”) of Global Force Wrestling (“GFW”) AMPED content (the “Masters”) at issue. There is and can be no dispute that Defendants (1) had the only copy of the Masters and (2) destroyed the Masters. Plaintiffs have alleged each one-hour episode in the Masters is worth up to $300,000."
Anthem had argued that since GWE and Jarrett failed to copyright and trademark their GFW Amped! TV tapes and since Jarrett provided a license for Anthem to use the tapes, there can be no infringement. Anthem also argued that by law, Jarrett & GWE should have filed their copyrights or have been refused registration in order to claim copyright infringement in court. Since neither has happened – as Jarrett did not have physical possession of the GFW master tapes, which Impact has already admitted they deleted – Anthem argued that the infringement claim could not go forward in court.
Jarrett had arguing his copyright claim was dismissed because he and GWE did not complete the copyright process of the GFW AMPED! master tapes, but those tapes could not be copyrighted because Impact deleted the masters. So, since they are at fault for that not taking place, his attorneys argued that Anthem should not let them off the hook. The court disagreed, shutting down Jarrett's attempts to appeal that decision while the remainder of the legal case moved forward.
The original decision to dismiss the copyright claim has been amended with the following line: "In light of Fourth Estate, Plaintiffs have no right to sue under the Copyright Act, and their copyright claim will be dismissed."
The remainder of Jarrett's lawsuit is still moving forward, with Anthem recently filing a counter-lawsuit against Jarrett and GFE.
Mat Memory- Gangrel/Kevin Thorn VS Beautiful Bald Besties (OSCW 09-09-18)
In this previously unreleased match from our September 2018 show, the team of Gangrel and Kevin Thorn take on the Beautiful Bald Besties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxo-VaUhoik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxo-VaUhoik
DDT (Japan)- 2019.7.15 Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 (Show Highlights) 大田区大会
Special release of highlights from Wrestle Peter Pan 2019!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rEDjOhlsp0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rEDjOhlsp0
Sami Callihan vs Terrale Tempo ( Reality of Wrestling vs IMPACT )
This match took place at our joint show with IMPACT Wrestling in Texas City at the World Gym Arena!!
Sami Callihan vs Terrale Tempo at #DeepImpact 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mR6cme744I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mR6cme744I
Vince McMahon Gets Slammed By Variety
In advance of Vince McMahon and WWE management's investor conference call on Thursday, after WWE announces its second quarter numbers, Variety posted a stinging piece today on WWE's massive loss of audience over the second quarter of this year vs. the same period in 2018. They referenced the company's statement during the first quarter investor conference call where they blamed the ratings drop for the first three months of 2019 on “superstar absences" by noting that pretty much everyone who was missing then was back for quarter two, yet the audience still dropped. They ponder how Vince will explain losing viewers this time and note that, "The company’s TV partners, NBCUniversal and Fox, are also reportedly getting anxious about the state of the WWE" given that they will pay a combined $470M a year for Raw and Smackdown starting in October. They noted what we have been saying here for a while now, that the Raw audience was down around 20 percent year to year, while Smackdown is off about 17%. They also noted, that WWE's biggest problem is in the creative. Hopefully a mainstream outlet like Variety can get through to Vince that the main problem with WWE right now comes from the guy he looks at in the mirror.
The WWE stock, which was trading near $100 before they announced the first quarter numbers and then dropped signficantly, is currently trading at $69.90 It will be very interesting to see what happens when the company reports on Thursday. The stock run up was largely based off of the new TV deals so if WWE has a bad quarter, it's very possible that the stock will drop even lower. It's expected that they will announce on Thursday that they have brought Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff in to fix the problems. Some are wondering if the callers that get through will really press Vince on whether he will give them a legitimate chance to do so or whether he will keep overseeing things.
The piece from Variety is here.. https://variety.com/2019/tv/opinion/vince-mcmahon-wwe-woes-1203273548/amp/
Mat Memory- Jumbo Tsuruta/Tiger Toguchi vs Billy Robinson/Dutch Mantell (All Japan February 2nd, 1980)
Taped at the Sports Center in Suwa, Nagano on January 22nd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6MPtFtBRws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6MPtFtBRws
Jordynne Grace VS. Rebel (7/12/19)
Knoxville, TN: Jordynne Grace takes on Rebel at Fanboy Expo's K-Town Takedown. In the shadow of the World-Famous Sunsphere, who will emerge victorious??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRpHS608-GU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRpHS608-GU
"Being beloved doesn't get you victories." Santiago comments on Chhun | SUPER 8XGP
Post DEFY PDX Santiago shares his thoughts on his opponent for the 2019 DEFY SUPER 8XGP, Cody Chhun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-bsNLiDijs
Sunday, July 21, 2019
[INSPIRE PRO TV] EPISODE 9 (Ricky Starks, Steve O Reno, Andy Dalton & More)
The Tangled Webs We Weave marked a new beginning for Inspire Pro. Join us on an all new Inspire Pro TV as we look back at some of the fallout of last weeks game changing event. Plus, we dive into the vault for one of the most incredible matches in Inspire history, as Steve O Reno takes on Donovan Danhausen, James Johnson and Ricochet.
Bert Prentice's USA Championship Wrestling Episode 69 7-20-19
JYD JR is featured as he looks to take down the big man Bam Bam Bundy with Jason Prentice at his side. The USA Heavyweight Championship is on the line as Alex Zayne takes on LT Faulk! The Starr Twins speak and much more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxU3k9fpIp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxU3k9fpIp4
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