Month: January 2020

Blue Demon Jr.’s TV Show Gets Pilot Order At Disney Channel

Disney Channel has given a cast-contingent pilot order to Blue Demon Jr.’s TV show, “Ultra Violet & Blue Demon,” according to Deadline. Casting is currently underway in Los Angeles and Mexico.

“Ultra Violet & Blue Demon” is about a 13-year-old girl who finds out that her famed luchador uncle (Blue Demon Jr.) is actually a superhero and is picked to be his successor.

Blue Demon Jr. is also the executive producer of the show along with “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit.

Blue Demon Jr. was the first Mexican wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He’s also a former AAA Latin American Champion and Mexican National Cruiserweight Champion.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Superstar Asuka Posts On Social Media About Escaping The Fashion Show Mall Shooting

The Las Vegas Metro Police are investigating a shooting that happened last night at the Fashion Show Mall, according to 8 News NOW. There are reportedly three people injured.

WWE star Asuka was at the venue at the time of the shooting. She tweeted about the situation, updating fans that she escaped and noted that it was a GUESS store that protected her.

“I just escaped,” Asuka wrote on Twitter. “There was a scream in front of me at #FashionShowMall. It was like shooting. #GUESS near the shooting range protected me.”

https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka/status/1219821812378488832

https://twitter.com/SMAlvaranga/status/1219823505195192320

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Preview 1/21/20

Tonight on Impact at 8/7c on AXS TV. The action returns to Mexico City as the fallout from Hard To Kill continues.

* Sami Callihan made it very clear to Tessa that he wasn’t finished with her when he hijacked her Championship interview. How will Tessa respond to Callihan’s chilling message from last week?

* Taurus vs. Rhino vs. Moose

* What’s on the mind of Willie Mack?

* Havok vs. Rosemary

Beyond Wrestling Filming A Network Pilot

Beyond Wrestling announced on IWTV.com that they have been given the approval to shoot a network pilot for March 2020. Launched in 2009 and owned by Drew Cordeiro, Beyond Wrestling currently bills itself as “independent wrestling’s most-watched YouTube Channel” and is based out of Worcester, Massachusetts. In addition to airing weekly content on YouTube, they also have stream content with the IndependentWrestling.TV service. Last year, the company created the live weekly series Uncharted Territory, which has included thirty-one episodes across two seasons.

“Our popularity exploded in 2019,” stated Beyond Wrestling owner Drew Cordeiro. “When we first started taping matches in a garage in Elyria, Ohio in 2009 I would have never imagined how big Beyond Wrestling would become. Each day we grow our YouTube channel with millions of fans from around the world watching. IWTV.LIVE continues to be an incredible partner for premium live streaming content, but we must explore all options in the name of further distribution.”

The pilot will be filmed Sunday, March 1, 2020 inside the Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 24 at noon ET.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dark On FITE

Starting today, FITE AEW+ subscribers will gain access to the entire AEW Dark weekly series as part of their subscription at no extra charge. AEW Dark episodes will air live every Tuesday at 7pm ET and show highlights of the best dark matches from the previous AEW Dynamite episodes.

NWA Powerrr Preview 1/21/20 – Episode 15

NWA Powerrr | Episode 15 has a historic main-event between NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis vs. Ricky Morton. The story of Aldis vs. Morton started back in Episode 10 of #NWAPowerrr, when Ricky Morton was asked where Nick Aldis ranked in the men holding the Ten Pounds of Gold Things escalated over the last few weeks including the surprising appearance of Scott Steiner into this story. Nick Aldis has had his focus shifted due to Marty Scurll, Tim Storm and now Flip Gordon at NWA Hard Times on PPV this Friday – https://www.fite.tv/watch/nwa-it-retu…

Episode 15 of NWA Power has a special extended run time as we created this “super-show/Super Sized” episode to get everyone in the mood for this coming Friday’s PPV and as a Season Finale of Season 2.

Featured matches and segments on the show are as follows…

Special Interview with Robert Gibson about Ricky Morton’s chances Tasha Steelz vs. Thunder Rosa. Interview with Royce Isaacs with May Valentine Thom Latimer vs. Trevor Murdoch in a TV Ttile Qualifying Match Melina’s special challenge to NWA Women’s World Champion (Allysin Kay vs. ???) Interview with Elijah Burke and Eddie Kingston Aron Stevens Karate Demonstration NWA TV Title Last Chance Qualifying Gauntlet Interview with Eli Drake & James Storm Special Hard Times Update with Joe Galli (Who Gets the final two NWA TV Title slots and surprising opponent for Aron Stevens for NWA National Championship and scenarios if Ricky Morton wins The NWA World Title Tonight). Ricky Morton vs. Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Championship.

AEW Dark Preview 1/21/20

The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube:

* Big Swole vs. Diamante

* Tables Match: Shanna vs. Nyla rose

* Evil Uno and Grayson vs. Brandon Cutler and Sonny Kiss

* Jurassic Express vs. Strong Hearts

* Taz on commentary

“Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager At Sea: Triple Whammy” Cruise Confirmed For 2021

AEW World Champion Chris Jericho will be hosting a third cruise in 2021.

It was announced yesterday as Jericho’s “Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea: Part Deux” cruise disembarked for the Bahamas, that the third annual cruise has already been confirmed. The announcement was made by Jericho himself.

“Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea: Triple Whammy” will sail from February 1, 2021 through February 5, 2021. The trip will go from Miami, Florida to the Grand Bahama Island, and back.

The current cruise will wrap this Friday, sailing from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas, and is sold out. You can find full details on the trip at ChrisJerichoCruise.com.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Shannon Moore Returning To Work For WWE?

It looks like former WCW Hardcore Champion Shannon Moore could be going back to work for WWE.

The CWE (Canadian Wrestling Elite) promotion announced this weekend that Moore was forced to back out of their January 24 – January 26 shows due to “an unexpected WWE obligation.” Another Facebook post from CWE noted that Moore had a “contractual obligation to WWE that will now require his presence” later this month. Moore was replaced by wrestling veteran Pat Tanaka on the CWE shows.

It’s interesting to note that WWE needs Moore during Royal Rumble Weekend. There’s no word yet on if he will be in Houston for Worlds Collide and The Rumble, but it sounds likely.

Wrestling Inc. reported back in November how Moore worked a guest coaching stint at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Wrestling Inc. noted at this link how Moore recently issued a statement on being sober for two years.

Moore last appeared for WWE in August 2008. He has been active on the indies and overseas since leaving WWE.

There’s also no word yet on if WWE has hired Moore to work as a Producer or a Coach, or perhaps a Rumble surprise.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jeff Hardy Scheduled For Court After WrestleMania 36

WWE SmackDown Superstar Jeff Hardy is scheduled to return to court on Monday, April 6, according to North Carolina court records and PWInsider. This is the day after WWE’s WrestleMania 36.

Hardy is scheduled to be in a Moore County, NC court room that day to face charges from his arrest back in October. As we’ve noted, Hardy was pulled over and charged with DWI that night, and indicated that he had been in a fight with his wife. Jeff’s first court date for this arrest was on Thursday, November 7, but it has been continued once again, until April.

Hardy has been arrested twice since being put on the shelf for WWE following knee surgery back in May. You can read details on Jeff’s October 3 arrest at this link and you can read details on his July arrest at this link.

There’s no word yet on when Jeff will be medically cleared to compete, but it was reported last year that he would be out of in-ring action for 6-9 months following the knee surgery. It was recently reported at this link that WWE was pushing Hardy to take care of his personal issues before he was brought back, and it was noted that he has been working hard to do just that.

Source: Wrestling Inc.