Month: February 2017

AAA Legally Threatens Company For Booking Pentagon Jr. And Fenix … Indie Fed Fights Back

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Lawyers for AAA threatened to sue a company who booked Pentagon Jr. and Fenix on an upcoming show … but the fed isn’t run by dummies, and they fought back with a legal letter.

Lucha Libre FMV — the joint company run by AAA and Lucha Underground — sent a message through lawyers to PCW in Los Angeles earlier this month which states they are “the legitimate owner of the intellectual property related to the name, characteristics, characters and designs of ‘FENIX’, ‘REY FENIX’, ‘PENTAGON Jr.’ and ‘PENTA 0M’, among other trademarks.”

As we previously reported, LL FMV filed for a trademark on Pentagon’s new name one-week after he announced it at a Crash show in Tijuana.

The letter continues, “At the light of the above, we are sending you this communication requesting you to cease and refrain from the unauthorized and misuse of the intellectual property.” Adding, “And also please avoid to hire any person that uses such intellectual property or any other confusingly similar” … otherwise they may exercise legal action.

PCW, however, didn’t take kindly to what seems to be a pretty petty move on FMV’s part.

They fired back with a letter this week that says, “While we thank you for your concern with making sure that we are not going to use the names of performers or characters legally owned by your client, we can assure you that we are only promoting performers by names that either the performers control themselves or which no entity controls as of this date.”

The company goes on to point out that Rey Fenix filed his trademark for the name last year, long before FMV, and they have reason to believe it will get approved. As for Pentagon, they’re confident the company’s trademark attempt will be denied after he fights it in court.

PCW also mentions promotional materials don’t refer to either wrestler as Fenix or Pentagon Jr.

The initial letter and scathing response can both be found by CLICKING HERE.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Kelly Kelly Confirms She’ll Be At WWE Hall Of Fame And WrestleMania, Wants To Make A Short Return

Former WWE star Kelly Kelly has confirmed that she’ll be at WrestleMania 33, as well as the Hall of Fame ceremony this year — and she also wants to make a short return to the company.

Kelly — aka Barbie Blank — appeared on Sirius XM’s show Conversation with Maria Menounos and was asked about all the rumors that have popped up since she was backstage at Raw.

“I don’t know if I’m gonna be wrestling, per se, but I will be at Mania.” Adding, “I will be at Mania, I will be at Hall of Fame and I’m gonna do some Axxess signings.”

The ex-Divas champ tip-toed around saying she’d be inducting a friend into the HOF, but Maria hinted that she already knew because she’s helping that women prepare her style for the event.

Barbie also says she was repeatedly asked about her interest in a return last week — admitting Senior Director of Talent Relations Mark Carrano was one of the people asking — and she told them, “I would come back for like a run, ya’know, a mini-run or something.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Finn Balor Returns To Action At NXT Show, Still Not Yet Cleared, Scheduled For Evaluation Next Month

Former NXT and WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor got physical with two of NXT’s top competitors Wednesday night … however, the wrestler claims doctors have yet to give him the green light for Raw.

WWE released video of Balor coming to the aid of Shinsuke Nakamura at the University of Central Florida during Wednesday night’s NXT TV taping and it looks like he’s back to 100%.

Finn easily clotheslined Andrade ‘Cien‘ Almas over the top rope, then hit Bobby Roode with a kick to the gut and Sling Blade.

The company reports that even though he looks ready for action, Balor told the live crowd that he still hasn’t been medically cleared to compete by WWE doctors.

Finn Balor may have gotten physical at an NXT event Wednesday night, but he isn’t lying about his medical situation — sources say he truly hasn’t been cleared yet.

even though Finn’s been working in the squared circle again and feels back to normal, the wrestler still has one more medical evaluation scheduled for the beginning of March.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

 

Just to clear up any confusion, Finn Balor is still scheduled to be a part of WWE’s main roster following last night’s WWE NXT appearance after the University of Central Florida tapings. Balor is being advertised for RAW live events in March. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Balor has always been scheduled for WrestleMania 33 but there’s no word yet on what his role will be. Balor has been out of action since SummerSlam 2016.

Source: WrestlingINC

NXT Preview 2/22/17

The following is scheduled for tonight’s 2/22 NXT on the WWE Network:

#1 Contender’s Match: Peyton Royce vs. Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan

WWE UK Tournament rematch: Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews

Non-Title Match: NXT Champion Bobby Roode vs. No Way Jose

 

Naomi Relinquishes SmackDown Women’s Title, New Champion Crowned (Videos)

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SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi was forced to relinquish her title last night on SmackDown due to an injury she suffered shortly after winning the title. SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan noted that Naomi was being asked to hand over the title because she will be unable to defend the title within 30 days.

Naomi won the title from Alexa Bliss at the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view two weeks ago and noted on SmackDown that she didn’t know she was hurt until she got back to her room that night. It should be noted that she did work a live event the next night.

Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch for the vacant title.

Austin Aries Set To Make His 205 Live In-Ring Debut Soon

The rumors of Austin Aries coming to the WWE 205 Live ring are true. WWE aired a promo for his impending debut and Aries said that whether he’s on the mic doing commentary or in the ring, the show will never be the same:

 

205 Live Preview 2/21/17

Tonight’s 2/21 205 Live takes place from the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California

  • Brian Kendrick vs. Akira Tozawa
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Noam Dar
  • Tony Nese vs. Jack Gallagher

SmackDown Live Preview 2/21/17

SmackDown live takes place tonight from the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.

  • A 10-Man Battle Royal will determine WWE Champion Bray Wyatt’s opponent at WrestleMania
  • Nikki Bella and Natalya will square off in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
  • Will injured SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi be ready to fend off Alexa Bliss?
  • How will The Usos destabilize SmackDown Tag Team Champions American Alpha?

Source: WWE.com

First Look At Paige’s Character In ‘Fighting With My Family’ … Plus Wrestler Playing AJ Lee

Wrestling fans, behold … your first look at the character of Paige in the highly publicized movie being made about her family — as well as a shot of the wrestler playing AJ Lee.

Fans in attendance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles were given a special treat after the show ended tonight, a re-creation of Paige’s debut against AJ Lee for the end of Fighting With My Family.

Following some banter with The Rock — which included him calling CM Punk on the phone — the big match was filmed and Thea Trinidad made her entrance as AJ. Despite the wardrobe confusion though, Trinidad’s voice was almost identical to AJ’s.

Paige — played by Florence Pugh — eventually made her entrance and the two filmed various spots. Once that was complete, her stand-in Tessa Blanchard filmed a more wrestling heavy version.

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Pugh also filmed a promo that ended with her Paige’s famous “This is My House” catchphrase.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Check out a brief video of Florence’s entrance below:

Paige sent out the following tweet saying she was proud of Florence, Tessa & Thea:

Thea responded to Paige’s tweet:

Below is couple videos of Thea as AJ Lee and Florence as Paige:

The Rock Leaves Voicemail For CM Punk To Please Audience After Raw Ends (VIDEO)

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It’s been a long time, but chants for CM Punk ended in a good moment tonight after Raw in Los Angeles — because they caused The Rock to call him on the phone in the center of the ring.

Dwayne Johnson appeared in front of the live crowd after the show to direct them on which reaction shots were needed for the movie they were filming.

It was first reported last week that a scene for the upcoming flick about Paige’s life Fighting With My Family would be filmed at the Staples Center. When the scene was revealed to be Paige’s debut in WWE and Dwayne mentioned the name AJ Lee, a loud CM Punk chant broke out.

And The Rock, being a man of the people, obliged by saying he’d give him a ring.

Punk didn’t answer, so the entire Staples Center left him a voicemail, and Punk responded on Twitter shortly after the show by saying, “Thanks Los Angeles. Nice to hear from you.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

A stream of The Rock’s full appearance can be FOUND HERE or watch the voicemail clip below: