Sunday, January 19, 2020
MLW Fusion #93: Opera Cup Finals Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Brian Pillman | Myron Reed vs. El Lindaman
Matches:
•Opera Cup Finals: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Brian pillman Jr.
•World Middleweight Title Match: Myron Reed (c) vs. El Lindaman
•NYC Street Fight: Savio Vega vs. Gino "El Intocable" Medina
MLW invites you to experience history in the making as the 2019 Opera Cup comes to a close with the tournament finals on this week’s MLW FUSION.
After 71 years the Opera Cup will be presented to a new winner as Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Brian Pillman Jr. clash in the finals.
Will Smith’s power, technique and sheer size be too much for Pillman? Or, will Pillman’s tenacity prove unstoppable? Tune in to see the Hart Foundation collide before a capacity crowd in New York City.
Complimenting Opera Cup finals is a World Middleweight Championship bout. In his first title defense, Myron Reed will take on Japan’s El Lindaman. Will the powerful middleweight from Japan bring gold back to the StrongHearts? Will Injustice prevail as their momentum surges?
Following the heinous attack on Konnan, Savio Vega has challenged Gino “El Intocable” Medina to a New York Street Fight. The “Brawling Boricua” is not happy with the disrespect shown to his fellow hermano and looks to beat some respect into the newly minted member of the Dynasty.
A new Lifestyles of the Rich and Dynastic brings viewers into the rarified air of the tony 21 Club in midtown Manhattan. The Dynasty toast their newest member with champagne and caviar. Is this foursome now unstoppable?
Will Tom Lawlor feel the heat for his attack on the Von Erichs? You may be surprised to hear who he is in hot water with!
Will the Opera Cup alternates Injustice interrupt the historic Opera Cup?
Plus, Alicia Atout provides an exclusive with both finalists.
Join AJ Kirsch and Rich Bocchini for a memorable night from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FhGIAmRaGU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FhGIAmRaGU
Mat Memory- Ace Romero vs Keith Lee
In preparation for Ace Romero's return to the Pro Wrestling Magic kingdom on January 25th at "Full House," we here at PWM have decided to bring you a classic from Acey Baby's past.
Ace Romero takes on current NXT Superstar, The Limitless Keith Lee.
Enjoy the match and get hyped for "Full House" on January 25th, where Ace Romero will enter the 2020 Chad Adams Memorial Rumble to battle for a title shot of his choice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxTdLYo4jI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxTdLYo4jI
Eric Young On How TNA Used To Be A Legitimate Alternative To WWE
Eric Young grew up a pro wrestling fan and has been in the industry for over 20 years. While speaking with NewsChannel 5, he talked about how he got to fulfill a dream with TNA.
"Pro wrestling is all that I've wanted to do since I was five years old," Young said. "My first and only goal in wrestling was to sign a contract to say, 'this is what I do for a living.' I don't have another job on the side. I pay my bills, and live a decent life through wrestling. In 2004, that became a reality for me, and TNA was the reason for that."
Young also talked about his unique career in TNA and how it opened up other opportunities outside of wrestling.
"My career is interesting for that way. I've done everything. I've wrestled the opening match. I've wrestled the main event. I've won every title there was. I've wrestled girls. I was Knockouts Tag Team Champions with ODB. I can truly say that I've done it all. People say, 'did you like doing the comedy stuff?' The first year I was there I was a member of Team Canada. I didn't say a word for two years. I did the comedy thing for almost eight years, maybe closer to nine years. Loved that," Young said. "[I] got a fishing show out of that, branched into television. Hosted a thing on Spike and did a bunch of other stuff because it showed I could do other things."
Young was asked about the similarities between Vince McMahon and Dixie Carter, and he praises McMahon for growing WWE into a multi-billion dollar business.
"The similarities is that wrestling, at all levels, has all of the same problems, they're just at a different scale. [They're] two professionals. [The] two [have] very different views on business, very different views on wrestling," Young said. "Vince McMahon, if you're asking my opinion, is a genius. He invented network television, how we know it. He was ahead of the curve on how television was going to be consumed in the next five years by having the WWE [Network] for $9. He went from a $750-800 million business to a $2.9 billion business. He did that in a year. Who grows a company like that? Nobody and that's just for the rights to air his television shows. That's not including digital content [and] merchandising. T-shirt sales alone, I don't think there's another media business that sells as many t-shirts as WWE."
Young talked about how TNA was more of an alternative to WWE rather than serious competition. He also pointed out how AJ Styles was made popular thanks to TNA.
"When I was in TNA, there was a point where it was a legitimate alternative. There was a place that guys could go. Guys could make a very good living. If you were a fan, and you were tired of this, you could go see this. If you didn't like this, then you could switch back over to this. There was never a point where it was a competition. We were never competing with the WWE. We were definitely an alternative, but there was never a competition," Young said.
"We were playing the same game. We're doing the same things. They were the Yankees. We were the Nashville Sounds. Nashville Sounds are fun. It's still professional baseball. Some of those guys are just as good as some guys in the majors, but they don't have that one-way contract yet. That's what it was. Look at the WWE roster now. 10 of the top 20 guys worked with me. In my opinion, right now, AJ Styles is the best in-ring performer there is. He's been that for a long time. Well, he was put on the map and discovered by TNA wrestling, and he would say that too."
Sean Waltman On Marty Scurll Possibly Fixing ROH's Recent "Lackluster" TV Product
WWE Hall of Famer, Sean 'X-PAC' Waltman, took to his X-Pac 1, 2, 360 podcast to discuss the recent re-signing of Ring Of Honor star, Marty Scurll. Waltman believes that this is a huge move in the world of pro wrestling because regardless of where Scurll would have ended up, it would have brought about a positive change.
"Marty is a smart guy, I am sure he weighed his options very carefully," Waltman said. "And it was an incredibly important decision to make at this time in wrestling because if he goes to AEW and he's on that stage, he could make a difference wherever he goes.
"He chose to stay there… [ROH] has some good talent there. Marty's there, I am a fan of Brody King, and some other guys there."
Despite enjoying Marty's work overall, Waltman says that ROH has been putting on some lackluster matches as of late. He hopes that Scurll will spawn some change amongst the locker room so that ROH will bring back some "flavor" to it's broadcast.
"But I turn the [ROH] TV on, I watch their TV show and I am like, 'What's going on here?' [There are] lackluster matches. I am not trying to s--t on their product because I root for them but when I watched ROH recently, I didn't feel that feeling that I usually feel," Waltman explained. "It didn't have that vibe, that flavor. When you used to think of ROH, that was the 5-star match factory.
"I hope it changes because I root for them. And thank God for that company because half the main roster in WWE that's making that money now came from there. So I am hoping they listen to Marty because Marty's got fresh eyes, fresh thoughts."
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Reality of Wrestling TV: Episode 271
(Reality of Wrestling) is a wrestling promotion owned by Booker T that runs out of Houston, Texas showcasing the top unsigned talent from around the world in a weekly episodic series.
Matches:
Alex Gracia vs Rok-C
Demteri Action Jackson vs Savage King
Luke & PJ Hawx (HAWX AERIE) vs La Familia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev1kl7HOXpk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev1kl7HOXpk
Konnan Gets Punk Slapped (And Doesn't Do Shit About It).. UPDATED!!!!
Here's the link to the video. https://www.facebook.com/LuchaMundial...
Konnan gets slapped and didn't do shit but take it, like a bitch. Didn't even try, and
fight back.
Konnan was confronted by the second man to play Psicosis, who took over the persona after
the original one went to America and slapped Konnan. Apparently Konnan had said some things online
about the second Psicosis and now, he had to answer for it.
Mexico City yesterday. Lucha Blog described what led to the situation: “Last month, the second Psicosis (***NOT THE WCW ONE***) was asked why he isn't on AAA TV right now. He said it was a Konnan issue, wouldn't be back until Konnan was gone. Konnan fired back that if Psicosis was so deserving, why couldn't he get a job in another big place? Psicosis II said he'd see Konnan in January to continue this discussion in person. Psicosis meant the show he was promoting in Leon, but instead ended (unmasked) at tonight's Impact tapings in Mexico City. Psicosis II demanded Konnan say the same things to his face. Konnan didn't want to talk to Psicosis. So, Psicosis slapped Konnan and dared him to fight. The video is all over Mexican wrestling sites tonight. Nothing more came of it. Konnan wasn't getting into a street fight. Psicosis II calmed down enough to walk away after a minute. Most didn't immediately even realize it was him unmasked but the tattoos gave it away. Konnan was apparently asked about the incident by the press there to cover the Impact taping and said it was no big deal.”
No big deal except he got punked slapped, and bitched up right then and there.
ACW Presents: New Years Bash on the Blvd (Full Show)
Alpha Championship Wrestling: New Years Bash on the Blvd
(Match line up includes)
~ Preshow (Triple Threat Match)
~ The Cornerman vs KC Lycan
~ Adena Steele vs Vicious Vicki
in a Table Match for the ACW Open Challenge Championship
~ Rage vs Nimrod Texieria
in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match
~ The Throne vs The Congregation vs Team Splendid w/ Big Bad Brown
in a AWA World Championship Match
~ Joey Ace w/ AJ Pan vs Joe Scott
Winner to be Crown the First ACW International Champion
~ El Charro Boricua Jr. vs Mr. Abbs w/ The Cornerman
in a Triple Threat Match
~ Alexander Thorne vs El Lui Lindo vs Prince Ahmed
in a ACW United States Championship Match
~ Lockjaw vs Vince Steele w/ Magic
in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match to Crown the First ACW Tag Team Champions
~ BX Strong vs The Dominican Garden vs Nikos Rikos & Mike Lannuzzi
~ Low Life Louie vs Bull James
Main Event for the ACW World Heavyweight Championship
~ "The Greek God" Papadon vs Chris Banks
Plus Appearances By: Prince Nana, Grim Reefer and Ken Sweeney.
Commentary By: A Shot of Wrestling (Michael, Abel & Marc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbjn01DT07A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbjn01DT07A
AMW-TV Episode 17: January 18, 2020
AMW-TV 176:
As we gear up for the AMW Tag Team Cup in March. We go back and take a look at a classic match between the AMW Tag Team Champions the Heastseekers and the 9x World Champions the Rock N roll Express.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-kGDQ8CnFc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-kGDQ8CnFc
I Thought ACH Proclaimed He 'Retired' From Pro Wrestling, Looks Like He's Lied :)
He said it all over Twitter that he's retired because of how he 'feels" he's been treated.
If that's the case, then I'd love to see how he tries to dodge and deflect his way around, THIS.
If that's the case, then I'd love to see how he tries to dodge and deflect his way around, THIS.
- AAW on 1/24 in Chicago at the Logan Square Auditorium has Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett vs. Curt Stallion & Jake Something for the AAW tag titles, Hakim Zane vs. Paco for the AAW Heritage title, Jordan Oliver vs.. Jake Lander, ACH (who I guess isn't retired) vs. Fred Yehi, Jessicka Havok & Kimber Lee vs. Hyan & Savanna Stone, Willie Mack vs. AR Fox, Sami Callihan & Jake Crist vs. Juventud Guerrera & Aramis plus Killer Kross, Nate Webb, Air Wolf, Angel Dorado, and more.
Don't you love how idiots say one thing, then do another? LOL.
Allysin Kay Rips Tessa Blanchard's Statement About Recent Controversy
After her tweet, NWA World Women's Champion Allysin Kay brought up an incident between Blanchard and La Rosa Negra while in Japan.
"Remember when you spat in a black woman's face and called her the N-word in Japan? Was that you 'supporting women'? The AUDACITY of this tweet."
Blanchard originally said it was "not true," and loosely commented about it after Sunday's Hard to Kill PPV. After Kay's tweet, numerous other women's wrestlers, including NXT star Chelsea Green, commented on their negative experiences with Blanchard.
Although initially advertised to speak at Impact Media Day last Saturday, Blanchard was pulled from the event. Blanchard was also removed from an upcoming Heavy Metal Wrestling show in light of the allegations.
Two days ago, the Impact World Champion issued a statement:
"Over the last week, I have been accused of calling a fellow wrestler a racial slur," Blanchard wrote. "To read this allegation has been personally upsetting. To be clear, I absolutely did not use that word. That word is not in my vocabulary. That word is not in my heart. Racism is not in my heart.
"Yet I know many people have to deal with racism in a way I will never have to. Racism is an awful part of American history, and it is equally awful that it's still part of our society today. While I did not do what was claimed, I stand ready to use my platform to support the fight against racism however I can."
Kay has since responded to Blanchard's latest statement, "You can try to babyface the fans, but the majority of our peers know Rosa's story is true and that's what matters. I really hope that one day the other two witnesses of this incident come forward and further expose you as not only a racist, but a liar and an undeniable scumbag."
As noted, La Rose Negra commented earlier this week about what happened.
Big Show Talks Getting Chewed Out By The Undertaker During His Early WWE Days
Two weeks ago, Big Show returned to RAW as the mystery partner for Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens' match against Seth Rollins and AOP. Big Show had been out of action since late 2018, and went through five surgeries before being able to make his in-ring return.
Since his comeback, Big Show spoke with Sports Illustrated about a wide range of topics, including how working in WCW compared to WWE. He also relived getting critiqued by The Undertaker on a nightly basis during his early years in WWE.
From 1995 until February 1999, Big Show—then known as The Giant—spent his days in WCW. That same month in 1999, he signed a ten-year contract with WWE, and quickly realized the worlds of WCW and WWE were wildly different.
"It was a lot different in WCW, which had guaranteed contracts," Big Show recalled. "WWE was a shark tank, it was competitive. It wasn't a locker room where everyone went to Chipotle after the show together. People legitimately didn't like each other.
"I was so young in WCW, I was 22, 23 years old at the beginning. The only other young guy was Alex Wright. Macho, Hulk, Flair, Paul Orndorff, they were all in their 40s or older. It was like I was everybody's kid brother. And I made a lot of mistakes back then. My real training happened when I got to work with Undertaker."
That training came in the form of Undertaker critiquing Big Show after each of his matches during WWE's live tours.
"I used to come through the Gorilla position after a match against Undertaker on our live tours, and Undertaker would be there waiting for me," Big Show said. "He'd wave me over with that crooked finger, and he'd chew out my ass for the next 15 minutes.
"This happened night after night. It seemed like I couldn't do anything right, no matter what I tried. And I'm a little more hard-headed than most, so it took me a while, but a lot of the lessons I learned from Undertaker put me in a position now where I can help a lot of people not make the same mistakes I made."
Since his comeback, Big Show spoke with Sports Illustrated about a wide range of topics, including how working in WCW compared to WWE. He also relived getting critiqued by The Undertaker on a nightly basis during his early years in WWE.
From 1995 until February 1999, Big Show—then known as The Giant—spent his days in WCW. That same month in 1999, he signed a ten-year contract with WWE, and quickly realized the worlds of WCW and WWE were wildly different.
"It was a lot different in WCW, which had guaranteed contracts," Big Show recalled. "WWE was a shark tank, it was competitive. It wasn't a locker room where everyone went to Chipotle after the show together. People legitimately didn't like each other.
"I was so young in WCW, I was 22, 23 years old at the beginning. The only other young guy was Alex Wright. Macho, Hulk, Flair, Paul Orndorff, they were all in their 40s or older. It was like I was everybody's kid brother. And I made a lot of mistakes back then. My real training happened when I got to work with Undertaker."
That training came in the form of Undertaker critiquing Big Show after each of his matches during WWE's live tours.
"I used to come through the Gorilla position after a match against Undertaker on our live tours, and Undertaker would be there waiting for me," Big Show said. "He'd wave me over with that crooked finger, and he'd chew out my ass for the next 15 minutes.
"This happened night after night. It seemed like I couldn't do anything right, no matter what I tried. And I'm a little more hard-headed than most, so it took me a while, but a lot of the lessons I learned from Undertaker put me in a position now where I can help a lot of people not make the same mistakes I made."
Tim Storm On What Makes Nick Aldis So Successful As NWA World Champion, Their On Air Chemistry
This week on the TMPT Empire's flagship interview podcast, the NWA's Tim Storm joined the show to discuss the upcoming Hard Times event-taking place on January 24th available on FITE. The former NWA World Champion took the time to discuss his phenomenal success over the last few years as the NWA has returned to prominence but also put a strong emphasis on the work of Nick Aldis as a main contributing factor to the brand growing in such a large way. In this excerpt from the interview, Storm details the chemistry between the two on air and just how confident he is in Aldis as a leader of the company.
Nick Aldis leading the NWA:
"I don't want to rant and rave too much about him because we are a little bit at odds right now programming wise and as far as we are at in our TV stuff but I know that they picked the right guy. In my mind at least on the purchase and in my mind at least they were going to bring in somebody that they were familiar with and comfortable with and there would probably be a title change pretty quickly and I'm out at 53 years old. They actually went in just the opposite direction. Nick, he really is the complete package and look at what he's done and I don't mean his history, I mean his NWA run.
"He's everything. He is surprisingly big for anybody who's never been around him, I am a big guy and I'm probably not 6' 3" anymore as I continue to get older but 6' 3" two hundred and fifty pounds and he's got two inches on me in height, he's got the British background as far as technical wrestling and one of the set ups to his finish is coming off the top rope and you don't see too many guys at 6' 5" hit that elbow like he does. His conditioning is phenomenal and look at what he's done on promos because he's carried this promotion.
"He's been the face of the franchise, he's had the tittle twice and he's worked both sides, which is basically to me what an NWA World Champion does. You do whatever you've got to do on any given night to continue to be that champion. He got rave reviews walking out there for the first ten episodes and everybody was cheering him and now he's flipped it and he almost couldn't cut a promo the other night because they wouldn't stop booing him. He's working both sides and doing a fantastic job. Man, I've got to stop raving because at some point I've got to punch him in the mouth."
The Strong On-Air Chemistry They Have:
"I think we feel that too sometimes. In most cases we are going out there and it's just we are going. We don't rehearse, we don't do anything and sometimes I have to kind of as the face throttle it back and make sure that you know when he's hard to top on a promo. When we are interacting and we are going back and forth, I won't say all of that is true emotion all the time but all of that is pure interaction with very little knowing what we are going to do and what we are going to say and I definitely feel the chemistry when we are doing that."
Nick Aldis leading the NWA:
"I don't want to rant and rave too much about him because we are a little bit at odds right now programming wise and as far as we are at in our TV stuff but I know that they picked the right guy. In my mind at least on the purchase and in my mind at least they were going to bring in somebody that they were familiar with and comfortable with and there would probably be a title change pretty quickly and I'm out at 53 years old. They actually went in just the opposite direction. Nick, he really is the complete package and look at what he's done and I don't mean his history, I mean his NWA run.
"He's everything. He is surprisingly big for anybody who's never been around him, I am a big guy and I'm probably not 6' 3" anymore as I continue to get older but 6' 3" two hundred and fifty pounds and he's got two inches on me in height, he's got the British background as far as technical wrestling and one of the set ups to his finish is coming off the top rope and you don't see too many guys at 6' 5" hit that elbow like he does. His conditioning is phenomenal and look at what he's done on promos because he's carried this promotion.
"He's been the face of the franchise, he's had the tittle twice and he's worked both sides, which is basically to me what an NWA World Champion does. You do whatever you've got to do on any given night to continue to be that champion. He got rave reviews walking out there for the first ten episodes and everybody was cheering him and now he's flipped it and he almost couldn't cut a promo the other night because they wouldn't stop booing him. He's working both sides and doing a fantastic job. Man, I've got to stop raving because at some point I've got to punch him in the mouth."
The Strong On-Air Chemistry They Have:
"I think we feel that too sometimes. In most cases we are going out there and it's just we are going. We don't rehearse, we don't do anything and sometimes I have to kind of as the face throttle it back and make sure that you know when he's hard to top on a promo. When we are interacting and we are going back and forth, I won't say all of that is true emotion all the time but all of that is pure interaction with very little knowing what we are going to do and what we are going to say and I definitely feel the chemistry when we are doing that."
Can Ricky Morton Win Ten Pounds Of Gold From Nick Aldis | NWA 2020
Ricky Morton earned a chance to fight for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship this past week on #NWAPowerrr. The backstory between Nick Aldis and Ricky Morton started with a comment that Morton (of the Rock N Roll Express) stated that NickA Aldis had a long way to go to match up with Ric Flair and Harley Race. The man currently holding #TenPoundsOfGold took exception to this and lead to the confrontation on NWA Power.
With the debut of Strictly Business and using Scott Steiner as a surrogate, the National Treasure Nick Aldis believed he was in control to put down the Rock N Roll Express one last time.
Now this Tuesday @ 6:05pm, Ricky Morton gets one last chance to challenge for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship the he came so close to winning back in the 1980s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3ubdRcqGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3ubdRcqGg
Mat Memory- GCW February 13, 1982 #2 (When Roddy Piper Met Gino Hernandez)
Tape: Jack & Jerry Brisco vs. Len Denton & Butch Bronson
Jimmy Garvin vs. Deke Rivers
Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer vs. Gerald Finley & Bruce Gallagher
Buzz Sawyer vs. Rusty Roberts
Brad Armstrong vs. Chick Donovan
Ron Bass vs. Ken Timbs
Jimmy Garvin vs. Ricky Harris
Kevin Sullivan vs. Rick Benefield
Tommy Rich vs. Rick Connors
Also on Program: Ole Anderson, Bob Armstrong, Ric Flair, The Great Kabuki, Dusty Rhodes, Leroy Brown, and Tom Prichard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIqlp6rmbGU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIqlp6rmbGU
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Baron Corbin Takes Shot At AEW Dynamite (And He Wasn't Wrong)
It appears as though Baron Corbin was scouting the competition last night.
The WWE star tuned into AEW Dynamite and tweeted about the opening segment. The show opened up with a tag title number one contender bout featuring The Young Bucks, Best Friends, Santana and Ortiz and Kenny Omega and Hangman Page. The latter team won, with the Young Bucks confronting them afterward.
Corbin mocked the pace of the match and how it was booked on Twitter, using an image of a member of Team America: World Police throwing up.
"Winner gets a title shot so.....forget covers, everybody get pops, spot spot spot dive dive dive spot spot spot spot dive dive dive dive spot dive spot dive spot group spot group spot dive, get your s--t in, neck beards "this is awesome""
Corbin did not provide any other feedback of the show following that bout. You can check out his tweet below:
Impact Wrestling Banned From Twitch Over Racy Rob Van Dam - Katie Forbes Segment
While Impact Wrestling had a lot of buzz this week (No, they really didn't) coming off of their Hard to Kill PPV, they are facing some issues with their Twitch channel. The company's channel for the streaming platform was issued a ban on Wednesday evening (h/t to @StreamerBans).
One of the reasons for the ban could have been a segment on this week's show with Rob Van Dam, Katie Forbes and Jennifer Barlow. The segment featured RVD bragging about his PPV wins over Brian Cage and Daga at Hard to Kill. During the celebration, Forbes and her girlfriend joined him for a celebration, using whipped cream to cover their bodies (with several parts blurred out) while also making out with one another. You can watch the video above.
The trio have posted racy photos and videos in the past, with Forbes stating that she was married to Van Dam and that Barlow was their girlfriend (h/t to Daily Wrestling News).
The segment might have violated Twitch's guidelines regarding sexual content on its service, which states:
"We restrict content that involves nudity or is sexual in nature, and are committed to ensuring that Twitch is not used for sexual exploitation or violence... While we understand that some nudity or sexual content might be intended for educational, scientific, artistic, newsworthy, or academic purposes, we restrict this content due to the diversity in age and cultural backgrounds of our global community. We may, in limited educational and artistic contexts, make pre-approved exceptions to these policies."
It is not known when the ban will be lifted for Impact. The company has yet to comment on the matter.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
NWA Powerrr | Episode 14 "Strictly Business Takeover" (2020)
NWA Powerrr returns with Episode 14 "Strictly Business Takeover" covering the story of NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis attempt to not only get the control but takeover. With his enemies aligning like Ricky Morton, Tim Storm, Marty Scurll and others, the man holding Ten Pounds of Gold went on the offensive including bringing in Scott Steiner to lead a team on this week's NWA Powerrr. This past weekend, Nick Aldis went rogue and invaded Ring of Honor Wrestling and sent a statement to Marty Scurll and Villain Enterprises. This was in retaliation to The Villain's appearance at NWA Into The Fire.
We can confirm that Scott Steiner will cut a promo on this show. You've been warned!
The special NWA Deal of the Date will be available here -
In this broadcast, you'll see exclusive footage from Nick Aldis' appearance this past weekend's Ring of Honor events including some news you'll only find out first on #NWAPowerrr.
The Main Event of this episode sees the team of Strictly Business (Thom Latimer & Royce Isaacs teaming with Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner vs. Team Ricky Morton. The caveat on this huge main event, if Team Morton wins, then Ricky Morton faces Nick Aldis for Ten Pounds of Gold next week on Episode 15 of NWA Powerrr. Who will Ricky Morton pick as his partners?
Also on this episode the NWA TV Title Qualifying matches continue with Dave Dawson facing Zane Dawson with the winner advancing to #NWAHardTimes. Plus you'll get your first look at the brackets for the tournament.
Melina has her first one-on-one match in the National Wrestling Alliance as she faces Ashley Vox.
The Pope leads Outlaw Inc, (Eddie Kingston & Homicide ) vs. The Question Mark and Aron Stevens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfglX_xo64M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfglX_xo64M
Mat Memory- GCW May 15, 1982 #1 (Michael Hayes & Roddy Piper Have Quite The Meeting)
Michael Hayes vs. Bill White
Roddy Piper & Bill White promo
Ole Anderson & Roddy Piper promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWx6JbV5R7M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWx6JbV5R7M
When Dipshits Have Nothing Else Better To Do (And Need To Get A Fucking Life)
SoCal Uncensored reached out to the Department of the Navy to verify if Robert Remus, aka Sgt. Slaughter, had ever served in the Marine Corps or the Marine Corps Reserve. They got a letter back from the Navy, which said they were unable to identify Remus as a member or former member of the Marines.
Triple H Tried To Be A Comedian, And Failed Miserably.. (What A Moron)
Triple H faced backlash yesterday after making a joke directed at Paige. When answering a question about her or Edge making a possible return to the ring, Triple H replied that he hoped they would be able to be cleared to return, saying “Edge has kids. Paige, she probably has some she doesn't know of”. Paige wasn’t happy with the line, writing on Twitter, “Even my boss jokes about me.. no wonder you guys still do it too.”
Here's the link so you can hear it yourself. https://twitter.com/i/status/1216511335938260992
Here's the link so you can hear it yourself. https://twitter.com/i/status/1216511335938260992
Mat Memory- The Assassin Strikes Back! (El Santo Attacks Dusty Rhodes!) (January 14th, 1981)
The Assassin returns to CWF disguised as a Mexican wrestler and attacks Dusty Rhodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvGJSnE1gms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvGJSnE1gms
Marti Bell Promo (BriiCombination Wrestling)
As Queen of the North Approaches Marti Belle has something to share.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L_UmE0ftEg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L_UmE0ftEg
Mat Memory- GCW May 1, 1982 (George "The Animal" Steele Comes To Georgia)
Roddy Piper promo
Clips of a wild brawl featuring the debut of George "The Animal" Steele (4/24/82)
Leroy Brown vs. Ricky Harris (Black Bart)
George "The Animal" Steele strikes again on Ole Anderson & Roddy Piper in another wild brawl.
Tommy Rich promo
Tommy Rich & George Steele brawls with Ole Anderson & Roddy Piper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uQKgjBKXmU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uQKgjBKXmU
Monday, January 13, 2020
AWF On 45 TV - 2019 Match Of The Year
This week on the AWF, we take a special look at the 2019 Match Of The Year featuring Roy "Flash" Gordon vs AWF Heavyweight Champion JDX!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMM_k3o_78w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMM_k3o_78w
Lana Austin Vs Armina Lilly | British Women's Wrestling
WWE NXT UK Star Lana Austin takes on up and coming star Armina Lilly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVgIVbDXV2w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVgIVbDXV2w
AWF On 45TV - Episode 146 (Angel Dorado vs Jake Andrews, Arik Cannon vs Nick Nelson)
Original Air Date - January 11th, 2020
This week on 45TV, Angel Dorado is in action against the young upstart Jake Andrews! Plus, Arik Cannon seeks to win championship gold as he challenges Nick "The Natural" Nelson for the AWF Television Championship!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nm24yJTxd0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nm24yJTxd0
Scott Steiner's Surprising Debut on NWA Powerrr (2020)
On Episode 13 of #NWAPowerrr, Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner was introduced as the surprise partner in a six-man tag team match taking please on Episode 14 of the show. NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis has made a stipulation for this six man tag team match that if Ricky Morton's team wins the match, he gets an shot at the #TenPoundsofGold on Episode 15.
We can promise you on this Tuesday's NWA Powerrr, Scott Steiner will be handed a live-microphone and speak his mind before joining Strictly Business to face The Rock N Roll Express's hand-picked six man team.
Proving WWE Creative Has No Clue What The Fuck They're Doing.. WWE Keeping Quiet On The Format Of Tonight's RAW "Fist Fight" Match
When nobody anywhere knows a thing? Welcome to a day in the life of being part of WWE Creative, LMAO!
Tonight's WWE RAW will feature the first "Fist Fight" six-man with Big Show, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe taking on Seth Rollins and The Authors of Pain.
WWE has not announced any details on the format of the Fist Fight and that may be because they haven't decided on exactly what the match will be.
It was noted on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that just about no one in WWE knows what the match will consist of. The talents and others in the company had not been informed of the match details as of the weekend. Word is that WWE officials don't want anyone knowing what the match will be until it happens on TV.
As noted on Friday night, Owens took to Twitter and asked WWE what the rules will be.
Owens wrote, "Hello, @WWE. Can someone tell me what the rules to a Fist Fight are? If I punch through Seth's face, do we win? I called Vince this week to ask him and he put me on hold for 5 hours and 18 minutes before the call mysteriously dropped. Anyway, lme know. Thanks!"
WWE also released a video on the match, with Ryan Pappolla, but still didn't confirm the format.
Tonight's WWE RAW will feature the first "Fist Fight" six-man with Big Show, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe taking on Seth Rollins and The Authors of Pain.
WWE has not announced any details on the format of the Fist Fight and that may be because they haven't decided on exactly what the match will be.
It was noted on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that just about no one in WWE knows what the match will consist of. The talents and others in the company had not been informed of the match details as of the weekend. Word is that WWE officials don't want anyone knowing what the match will be until it happens on TV.
As noted on Friday night, Owens took to Twitter and asked WWE what the rules will be.
Owens wrote, "Hello, @WWE. Can someone tell me what the rules to a Fist Fight are? If I punch through Seth's face, do we win? I called Vince this week to ask him and he put me on hold for 5 hours and 18 minutes before the call mysteriously dropped. Anyway, lme know. Thanks!"
WWE also released a video on the match, with Ryan Pappolla, but still didn't confirm the format.
MJF Says "See Ya" To MLW As He's Left The Company
MJF finished his run with Major League Wrestling over the weekend in Dallas, Texas. His existing deal will expire and obviously, he'll be with AEW full-time going forward as he's locked into a five year deal with that promotion.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Nick Aldis Shows Up At ROH Saturday Night At Center Stage And Attacks Marty Scurll
ROH Saturday Night at Center Stage took place last night in Atlanta, Georgia.
At the end of the show, NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis (initially disguised as police) rushed the ring at the end of the show and attacked Marty Scurll from behind. He threw Scurll into the ring post and then left through the crowd. At last month's NWA Into the Fire, Scurll showed up at the end of the PPV to confront Aldis.
NWA and ROH had a partnership in 2018, but split ways in July of last year as NWA Powerrr was being launched. It looks like the two promotions will be working together again as Alids and Scurll continue their feud.
Alids will comment about his attack on this Tuesday's episode of NWA Powerrr.
The champion did tweet after his appearance, "Powerrr surge at Center Stage #NWAPowerrr #ROHCenterstage"
Dr. Tom Prichard On Just How Important Relationship Building Is In The Wrestling Business
In his recently launched podcast (Taking You To School With Dr. Tom Prichard) with the TMPT Empire Head Coach for Jacobs-Prichard Wrestling Academy (JPWA) and former WWE Superstar; Dr. Tom Prichard shared with listeners an important tip that can ultimately lead to success inside the wrestling business. Prichard, who has been one of the most respected and acclaimed wrestling trainers for many years in this excerpt provides useful insight into one of the most overlooked aspect of a successful wrestling career.
"Relationships. You build relationships in this business. I built relationships in this business but I also had what I considered to be one good friend (Brad Armstrong) and he passed away. But the relationships in this business, I had relationships, "The American Dream" who was a dear friend of mine to the very end he said that I just had bad mentors. Maybe I did but without relationships if they don't want you there than you're not going to be there. Far be it from me but I am going to use an example and I'm not picking on anyone because we've all made mistakes but the Dark Order in AEW.
"Okay, how do you really think they got there? Honest to goodness. Is that your best? They've got ways to go. If the work part is 90% do you really think they'd be there? It is that you have to build relationships and the guys in power have to want you to be there and if they don't want you there than you ain't gonna be there. So, you have to build relationships, you have to be able to get along, you can't be a cancer in the locker room, you don't want to be someone who is hard to deal with, you don't want to be someone who is hard to deal with but at the same time you have to have confidence and know and understand how to manipulate because you are certainly going to be manipulated. Or at least they are going to try to manipulate you because that's just the way it is. You can prove me wrong but I don't think you will."
"I don't care how good you are if nobody wants to book you than you ain't gonna be seen. Nobody is going to let you work because they won't use you. So if you treat people right and you get along with people and you build relationships and you show that you are a trust worthy person and I know there ain't trustworthy people in this business and I know it can be a dirty one.
"I know what it can be and I certainly understand that and we're trying to steer away from that and I'm trying to steer away from being and actually know I'm not trying, I am staying away from being negative about anybody out there because everybody has their own way. You have your way and I have my way but the right way and the only way does not exist."
https://youtu.be/sbQTd4CvMi4
"Relationships. You build relationships in this business. I built relationships in this business but I also had what I considered to be one good friend (Brad Armstrong) and he passed away. But the relationships in this business, I had relationships, "The American Dream" who was a dear friend of mine to the very end he said that I just had bad mentors. Maybe I did but without relationships if they don't want you there than you're not going to be there. Far be it from me but I am going to use an example and I'm not picking on anyone because we've all made mistakes but the Dark Order in AEW.
"Okay, how do you really think they got there? Honest to goodness. Is that your best? They've got ways to go. If the work part is 90% do you really think they'd be there? It is that you have to build relationships and the guys in power have to want you to be there and if they don't want you there than you ain't gonna be there. So, you have to build relationships, you have to be able to get along, you can't be a cancer in the locker room, you don't want to be someone who is hard to deal with, you don't want to be someone who is hard to deal with but at the same time you have to have confidence and know and understand how to manipulate because you are certainly going to be manipulated. Or at least they are going to try to manipulate you because that's just the way it is. You can prove me wrong but I don't think you will."
"I don't care how good you are if nobody wants to book you than you ain't gonna be seen. Nobody is going to let you work because they won't use you. So if you treat people right and you get along with people and you build relationships and you show that you are a trust worthy person and I know there ain't trustworthy people in this business and I know it can be a dirty one.
"I know what it can be and I certainly understand that and we're trying to steer away from that and I'm trying to steer away from being and actually know I'm not trying, I am staying away from being negative about anybody out there because everybody has their own way. You have your way and I have my way but the right way and the only way does not exist."
https://youtu.be/sbQTd4CvMi4
MARTY SCURLL RE-SIGNS WITH ROH, TAKES OVER AS HEAD BOOKER
Marty Scurll has signed a new deal with Ring of Honor. The two sides had been working on a deal for some time after Scurll's last deal expired at the end of November.
AS of this weekend, Scurll is taking on lead booking duties for the company. Hunter “Delirious” Johnston remains with the company in a creative capacity and will be working with Scurll, but we are told that moving forward, Scurll will have the lead position for creative with Johnston working in conjunction with him
One of the more surprising aspects is the 31-year-old taking over booking duties from Hunter "Delirious" Johnson, effective immediately. Mike Johnson reported that Scurll was heavily involved in the creative for both of the company's shows this past weekend and that the upcoming February 9th show in Baltimore was his idea. Delirous will remain with the company.
Scurll will still able to work for the NWA where he's involved in an angle with world champion Nick Aldis that was part of ROH's Saturday event. They run Sunday in Concord, NC.
Warriors of Wrestling presents "12 Year Anniversary"
Match listing:
Preshow:
News Segement - Chris Steeler's guest Roger Mendez
Match 1 - Vinny Pacifico v Chuck Devine
Match 2 - W.O.W Tag Team championship - Prolific(c) v Voros Twins v J. Spade & Bu Ku Dow
Match 3 - TJ Marconi v Tony Paige
Match 4 - Women's championship - Nikki Addams(c) v Ultra Violette v Masha Slamovich
Match 5 - Midnight Classics v Team Talent (Tornado Rules)
Match 6 - Chris Steeler v Steve Anthony
Match 7 - W.O.W No-Limits championship - Tyree Taylor(c) v "Frat Boy" Farva
Match 8 - Frankie Getz Memorial Battle Royal
Match 9 - W.O.W Championship - Darius Carter(c) v JustNeph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhAM4qtKzug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhAM4qtKzug
Reality of Wrestling TV: Episode 270
(Reality of Wrestling) is a wrestling promotion owned by Booker T that runs out of Houston, Texas showcasing the top unsigned talent from around the world in a weekly episodic series.
Matches:
Bryan Keith & Ryan Davidson face off
Tommy Bolton vs Edge Stone
Erik Lockhart vs Q (TV Title Match)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dElkJ6i85b8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dElkJ6i85b8
Gabe Sapolski Of EVOLVE Can't Take The truth (Apparently)
Instead of commenting and 'possibly' either explaining his side of it, OORR denying it? He blocks.. So apparently since that's the action he took? It shows there's more truth to this than Ol Gabie boy is able to handle. :)
Tessa Blanchard Gets Put In Her Place On Twitter (Updated)
She didn't do any appearances as part of "Media Day" for Impact's Hard To Kill PPV either. I guess after getting her ass punked publicly on Twitter it probably wasn't the best idea for her to be doing anything. :)
Tessa has given no further public comment on the situation since the denial. She was pulled from an upcoming Heavy Metal Wrestling event over the allegations. Here's the link.. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/heavy-metal-wrestling-pulls-tessa-blanchard-january-24-event
Tessa has given no further public comment on the situation since the denial. She was pulled from an upcoming Heavy Metal Wrestling event over the allegations. Here's the link.. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/heavy-metal-wrestling-pulls-tessa-blanchard-january-24-event
NWA Women's Champion Allysin Kay explains why she came forward against Tessa here at this link.. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/allysin-kay-explains-why-she-came-forward-about-tessa-blanchard-says-denial-shows-tessa-hasn-t-grown?utm_source=TW-FightfulWrestling&utm_medium=Fightful%20Wrestling%20News&utm_campaign=dlvr.it.organic
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