Month: July 2019

NJPW Announces “Fighting Spirit Unleashed” East Coast USA Tour

NJPW will return to the United States at the end of the Summer for three “Fighting Spirit Unleashed” events on the East Coast.

The announcement was made during the G1 Climax 29 kickoff show in Dallas.

The “Fighting Spirit Unleashed” events are as follows:

  • September 27 – Lowell, MA; Lowell Memorial Auditorum
  • September 28 – New York, NY ; Hammerstein Ballroom
  • September 29 – Philadelphia, PA; 2300 Arena

Tiger Hattori will begin his retirement countdown during the Hammerstein Ballroom show and the referee promised all of NJPW’s biggest stars will be in attendance.

Tickets to the events go on sale July 26.

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Dallas Results 7/6/19

Roppongi 3K vs. Guerrillas of Destiny – Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny

Shota Umino and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb and Ren Narita – Winners: Jeff Cobb and Ren Narita

YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto vs. Chase Owens and Jay White – Winners: YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto

Jushin Thunder Liger, Juice Robinson, and Toru Yano vs. BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, and Tetsuya Naito – Winners: Jushin Thunder Liger, Juice Robinson, and Toru Yano

 

A BLOCK Matches:

Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer – Winner: Lance Archer

EVIL vs. Bad Luck Fale – Winner: Bad Luck Fale

SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – Winner: SANADA 

Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA – Winner: KENTA

Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – Winner: Kazuchika Okada

MLW Announces Company’s First Pay-Per-View Event

MLW is capitalizing on its current momentum by holding their first pay-per-view event.

CEO Court Bauer told Sports Illustrated MLW’s debut PPV “Saturday Night SuperFight” will go down on November 2.

The show will take place at Cicero Stadium near Chicago and all MLW titles will be on the line.

“This is a chance for MLW to make a statement,” Bauer told the publication. “We want to give value to our fans. That’s why we’re charging only $19.95.”

As of now, the show will be available on all cable and dish carriers in the United States and Canada.

MLW’s weekly show FUSION airs every Saturday night on beIN Sports.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Jerry Lawler Issues Statement On Former Podcast Co-Host Scamming Fans Out Of Thousands Of Dollars

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler took to Twitter today to issue a statement on the allegations made against his former podcast co-host Glenn Moore. Several fans spoke out this week and revealed that Moore has scammed them after offering commissioned art pieces by Lawler and merchandise through Lawler’s website.

“I’m sure many of you have heard that some of my fans have been taken advantage of through a dishonest scheme that I was never aware of. Let it be known that I am not doing art commissions nor do I have any memorabilia for sale. So, if someone promotes or advertises or contacts you for services on my behalf, IT IS NOT LEGITIMATE! I am working to get this unfortunate situation resolved as quickly as possible and I apologize to my fans that have been affected by this,” Lawler wrote on Twitter today.

As seen in the screenshots below, fans are alleging that Moore scammed them out of thousands of dollars. Lawler spoke with WMC5 in Memphis, the local NBC affiliate, and said he’s trying to make things right.

“I’m totally shocked by this behavior,” Lawler of Moore. “I mean, we did like 90 podcasts together over a period of years. This is a guy I thought was a friend and I trusted him. I’m certainly sorry this has happened.”

Lawler said Moore’s behavior changed after he lost his public relations job back in December. Moore promised to make amends to Lawler, but he has no money. Lawler wanted his fans to know that he will fix this. Lawler’s lawyer has advised him to file a police report.

“We’re gonna work to try to make this thing right,” Lawler said, “one way or another. Hopefully, we’ll be able to get people’s money back. If not, we’ll get them the artwork they tried to buy.”

Moore has been silent on Twitter since June 7, likely due to the massive backlash from fans.

You can see the related tweets below:

https://twitter.com/JerryLawler/status/1147166112930586624

https://twitter.com/JerryLawler/status/1147166133868552193

https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1146488418882355201

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XVII 7/7/19

July 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET, Gilley’s Dallas, Dallas, Texas – Available on FITE, Traditional PPV

Impact World Championship: (C) Brian Cage vs. Michael Elgin

X-Division Championship: (C) Rich Swann vs. Johnny Impact

Impact Knockouts Championship – Monster’s Ball Match: (C) Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary vs. Su Yung vs. Havok

Impact World Tag Team Championship: (C) LAX vs. The Rascalz

First Blood Match: Killer Kross vs. Eddie Edwards

Moose vs. RVD

Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard

 

 

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Dallas Final Card 7/6/19

NJPW G1 Climax: Dallas will take place tomorrow from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event will air live on AXS TV at 6 pm ET.

Tomorrow’s card will be the kickoff of this year’s G1 Climax, featuring the A Block matches.

A BLOCK MATCH
Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

A BLOCK MATCH
Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA

A BLOCK MATCH
SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

A BLOCK MATCH
EVIL vs. Bad Luck Fale

A BLOCK MATCH
Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer

Jushin Thunder Liger, Juice Robinson, and Toru Yano vs. BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, and Tetsuya Naito

YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto vs. Chase Owens and Jay White

Shota Umino and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ren Narita

Roppongi 3K vs. Guerrillas of Destiny,

MLW Presents Kings of Colosseum LIVE on beIN SPORTS 7/6/19

Major League Wrestling present its next live national network special this Saturday night July 6 on beIN Sports at 9pm EST / 6pm PST entitled “MLW: KINGS OF COLOSSEUM”.  (buy tickets)

Emanating from Cicero Stadium in Chicago, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against 300 pound Jacob Fatu of CONTRA Unit in the main event.

Saturday’s broadcast will also feature the first-ever Jim Cornette Experience LIVE.  The legendary Jim Cornette will interview Promociones Dorado empresaria Salina de la Renta. What happens when the outspoken Cornette tangles with the Bruja? Anything can and will happen on the Jim Cornette Experience LIVE!

Fresh off of being crowned the inaugural National Openweight Champion, Alex Hammerstone will host the “Star Spangled Hammer Challenge”. Who will step up to take on the new champ? Find out this Saturday night LIVE on beIN SPORTS!

In middleweight action, Rey Horus will collide with Myron Reed. Will the Tijuana Thriller bump Reed down in the rankings or will the #Justice crusader clinch a critical victory?

Watch MLW Kings of Colosseum LIVE on beIN SPORTS this Saturday night July 6th at 9pm EST/6pm PST.

If you’re in the Chicagoland area, extremely limited tickets are available for $10 at MLWTickets.com.

The card begins locally at 7pm CT; with the live broadcast beginning 9pm ET/8pm CT.

Impact Wrestling Preview 7/5/19

Tonight on the final Impact before Slammiversary:

* TJP vs. Ace Austin

* Which Rascalz are going to Slammiversary? We will find out when Dez, Wentz and Trey all battle to determine who will advance to Slammiversary to challenge for the World Tag Team Titles. The Rascalz decided to take it to the ring to make this difficult decision. The Rascal that is pinned will be the one who is out.

* Madison Rayne vs. Kiera Hogan

* Johnny Impact & John E Bravo vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack

Booker T Backs Out Of Starrcast III Convention

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T announced on Twitter earlier this week that he was backing out of the Starrcast III convention in Chicago next month. The convention is running in conjunction with AEW’s All Out pay-per-view in the Chicago area.

Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com reported that Booker pulled out of All Out after agreeing to come, which if this wasn’t a typo, could indicate Booker was planning on attending the AEW pay-per-view. Meltzer added that Booker said, when pulling out of the event, that he found out the WWE vs. AEW war was very real, and he didn’t want to be in the middle of it. Meltzer also said he was told to expect “another major counter by WWE” soon.

Booker still makes appearances on WWE pay-per-view panels, and is likely signed to a Legends deal. It’s interesting that WWE may have influenced his decision to back out of Starrcast as they apparently do not have issues with him working with Impact Wrestling. Booker’s Reality of Wrestling promotion is teaming with Impact this Saturday, July 6, for a joint show in Texas City, TX, at the World Gym Arena that ROW owns.

You can see Booker’s tweet on the Starrcast booking below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Officials Upset With How The WWE UK Title Was Disrespected At A Recent OTT Indie Event

WWE officials are reportedly not happy over how the WWE UK Title was used at a recent indie event in Ireland, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Indie wrestler David Starr, who has spoken out against WWE several times in the past, faced WWE UK Champion WALTER in the main event of Over The Top Wrestling’s WrestleRama 3 event in Dublin, Ireland from the National Basketball Arena, back on June 23. They did an angle during the match that saw Starr grab the title, shout at WALTER for selling out, and then disrespect the title by stomping on it. Fans in the arena popped for the spot and WALTER would go on to win the match.

It was originally believed that WWE approved the angle with the title belt, but that’s not the case. WWE did not give the OK for the belt to be stomped on, and very few knew about it ahead of time. The Observer reports that WALTER and Starr made the call to shock people live, knowing it would get over in a big way. The reaction from within WWE was not positive as many wrestlers thought it was disrespectful and the higher-ups weren’t happy either.

There’s no word yet on if the heat will lead to any kind of punishment for WALTER, or if it would stop WWE from allowing talents to work future OTT events.

Pete Dunne ended up knocking Starr on Twitter, which you can see below. You can see also see fan footage of the spot below:

https://twitter.com/PeteDunneYxB/status/1143128317975027712

https://twitter.com/irishslamdan/status/1142923351347912704

https://twitter.com/irishslamdan/status/1143120778638123008

Source: Wrestling Inc.