Author: John Bass

Casting Company Hiring Extras To Watch Impact Wrestling Tapings In Ottawa

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If you’re in Ottawa and looking to make money, head over to the Impact Wrestling tapings this week … because a local casting company says they’re paying people to watch.

Smyth Casting put the word out on social media asking for people available November 7-9 who are looking to make $12.50 an hour, four hours total per day.

For those doing the math, this means you can make $150 just to stand and WATCH wrestling.

The company also says they’re looking to hire fifty to seventy five people, which is surprising considering Anthem has been rumored to be hemorrhaging funds and this would cost over $10,000.

Applicants can work more than one day and may be given pre-made signs.

The casting call continues: “You are encouraged to look at wrestlers on the website and make your own signs, that would be very helpful – and you will get more face time on TV!!”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler Planning ‘Ringside’ Events

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WWE Hall of Famers Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross will be reuniting in 2017 for several “Ringside” two-man stage shows. JR tweeted the following on their first “production meeting” this weekend:

Source: WrestlingINC

RAW Preview 11/6/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, so it will not be airing live.

* “Miz TV” kicks off Raw in Manchester with special guest Kurt Angle

* Jason Jordan and Elias to battle in a Guitar-on-a-Pole Match

* Can Alicia Fox find Superstars to be on her Traditional Survivor Series Team?

* Will Kane’s monstrous reign of destruction continue in Manchester?

* Will Raw’s titleholders still be standing tall for the Champion vs. Champion Match at Survivor Series?

WWE Reportedly Doing Fewer Pay-Per-Views In 2018, Original ‘Clash Of The Champions’ Main Event

WWE will be doing fewer pay-per-views in 2018, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer stated that there will be no months with two pay-per-views until April or May. The next RAW pay-per-view will not be until February in Las Vegas, NV. Meltzer said there “probably” will be a pay-per-view in March before WrestleMania in April.

It should be noted that this year featured no months with two pay-per-views until April as well, which had WrestleMania 33 and the RAW branded Payback show. The first month to feature separate RAW and SmackDown branded pay-per-views was June. In addition to June, the other months that featured two separate RAW and SmackDown pay-per-views were July (Great Balls of Fire, Battleground) and October (Hell In A Cell, TLC).

Following The Survivor Series on November 19th, there will be only one more WWE pay-per-view this year, the SmackDown branded Clash of Champions show on December 17th from the TD Garden in Boston. That leaves 2017 with 16 pay-per-views, 6 for RAW, 6 for SmackDown and 4 dual-branded. 2016 had 15 pay-per-views, however the brand extension happened mid-year.

As noted, on last week’s episode of WWE SmackDown Live, WWE announced that AJ Styles would face Rusev on this week’s show, with the winner joining Team SmackDown at The Survivor Series. Plans were changed the following day to Styles facing WWE Champion Jinder Mahal on this week’s show for the title. Meltzer noted that the scheduled main event for next month’s Clash of The Champions pay-per-view was Styles vs. Mahal for the title, however it’s not known if that was changed following the match now happening on this week’s SmackDown Live.

Source: WrestlingINC

Backstage News On Chris Jericho Working With NJPW and ROH

As noted, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega will meet at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January after Chris Jericho challenged the IWGP United States Champion at Power Struggle, earlier today. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Chris Jericho has been in talks with NJPW since August to appear at Wrestle Kingdom 12. The article also mentioned how during an appearance on the Killing the Town podcast, Jericho said he is personally paying for his Rock ‘n Wrestling Rager at Sea and hoped to get a partnership together with WWE by bringing some NXT talent on board. WWE decided not to get involved and Jericho moved forward by working out a deal with Ring of Honor to put together a Sea of Honor tournament. The Young Bucks and Marty Scurll have already been announced to be on the cruise. On Twitter, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer noted that Jericho’s WWE contact expired, and he is currently a free agent.

Source: WrestlingINC

Ric Flair’s WWE Return (Starrcade), House Of Glory, Four Horsemen

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Planeta Wrestling conducted an interview with Charlotte Flair. During the interview, Charlotte mentioned that Ric Flair will be at Starrcade later this month on Saturday, November 25th to watch her steel cage match against Natalya. While WWE has announced Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and The Rock ‘N Roll Express for the show, they have not made an official announcement about Ric.

Speaking of Ric Flair, Awesome Wrestling Entertainment is presenting The Four Horsemen on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Waynesboro High School in Waynesboro Virginia. For the first time in 30 years, the Horsemen unit of Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger will be reuniting for the appearance. Through the years there have been Horsemen reunions consisting of Flair, Blanchard, Anderson and / or Ole Anderson and Barry Windham, but this is the first time this variation of the group has appeared together since 1987.

“Being a Horseman isn’t something you put on in the morning and take off at night,” Arn Anderson said. “It’s a state of mind. It’s excelling to the best of your ability. It’s four individuals thinking singularly, acting collectively.” That was the attitude behind the greatest stable in sports-entertainment history and the blueprint that every future faction in wrestling has tried to copy but could never duplicate.”

The Horsemen will take part in a very rare and special “HORSEMEN MEET AND GREET & PHOTO OP” with fans starting at 5pm. This special meet and greet will be limited to Ringside Ticket Holders Row 1, 2, and 3 only. You will receive a photo op with the Horsemen as a group, a 11×17 Horsemen Autographed Poster, a limited addition Total Horsemen T Shirt and more. Then, later that evening, Night of the Horsemen will take place inside the Waynesboro High School Gym starting at 8pm with a rare appearance in the ring by the 4 Horsemen. Also on the card will be WWE Hall of Famers, The Rock N Roll Express taking on the Russians inside a 10ft high steel cage. Also appearing with be Tracy Smothers, CW Anderson, Short Sleeve Sampson, Prince Akeem, Jamin Olivencia, Dani Fererra, Jesse Belle Smothers, and many more! Tickets are on sale now at officialawe.com or facebook.com/officialawe.

– Flair will also be appearing for House of Glory, an independent wrestling school and promo house which is run by the tag team of Amazing Red and Brian XL, on Saturday, December 16th, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at the NYC Arena in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Tickets for this event range from $25 to $50, and you can buy them on the Eventbrite page here.

Source: WrestlingINC

‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase Movie “The Price Of Fame In Theaters 11/7/17 -One Night Only

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The movie about “The Million Dollar Man: Ted DiBiase will be in theaters tomorrow, November 7th, one night only.

A Film by Peter Ferriero & Ted DiBiase Jr.

‘A Story of Redemption’

The Price of Fame is the story of professional wrestling legend ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase.In the 1980’s sports entertainment was becoming what the world was watching on Saturday mornings and on some Saturday nights. At the forefront of this was a character that knew that ‘Everybody Has a Price’. DiBiase along with his bodyguard Virgil took over the wrestling world. At the height of this character’s wrestling fame he had held multiple championships, including one that he bought!

However, backstage, the greatest wrestling match Ted DiBiase was having was with himself. He was a devoted family man, a pillar of his community, and a man who had faith. On the other side was a man that was ‘living the life’. He defined ‘Sex, Drugs and Professional Wrestling.’DiBiase was one of the most successful in his industry. He had amassed great fame and money, as well as a fictitious sense of reality. On one night after being out on the town all of this debauchery came to a head as his wife, Melanie, discovered her husband was not the man he claimed to be.

Knowing the values his father instilled in him, the commitment he was breaking,the role model he was failing to be and the person he had become, Ted DiBiase fought for his redemption. The Price Of Fame is told through the eyes of Ted’s son, former WWE Superstar, Ted DiBiase Jr. He journeys through pro wrestling’s past to find his father’s story and to find his own faith all over again.

For more information about the movie click here.

Source: priceoffamemovie.com

Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory Results 11/5/17

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Impact X-Division Championship: (C) Trevor Lee vs. Dezmond Xavier vs. Matt Sydal vs. Petey Williams vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Garza Jr. – Winner: Trevor Lee

Tyson Dux vs. Taiji Ishimori – Winner: Taiji Ishimori

Alberto El Patron came out  to the ring and says he’s back in Impact Wrestling. He says something is wrong though, and he wants to give a history lesson. Ever since he started with the company, people in the back initially said he’s amazing and after giving his heart and soul to the company and to the fans, the cowards in the back ended up screwing him. He says instead of sticking to the facts with his incident, they listened to reports on the internet and took his title away from him. Alberto continued that nobody cared about his side or his family, nobody came to check on him. Alberto says he’s going to do something later tonight, it’s a strange vague promo that’s been thrown out there. He then calls Jeremy Borash a backstabber for comments he said previously. Alberto slowly heads toward commentary, wondering why he never called him. Alberto gets up in his face, Borash says he didn’t call or text and he apologizes. Alberto puts out his hand and Borash shakes it. Alberto says he came to Canada to make a statement and he’s going to make that statement with Borash. Teasing a beat down, he then changes his mind and says tonight is going to be amazing, heading to the back.

Monsters Ball: Abyss vs. Grado – Winner: Abyss

Team Impact (EC3, Eddie Edwards & James Storm) vs. Team AAA (El Hijo del Fantasma, Pagano & Texano) – Winners: Team Impact (EC3, James Storm, Eddie Edwards)

Impact World Tag Team Championship – 5150 Street Fight: (C) oVe vs. LAX – Winners: oVe 

Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Sienna vs. Gail Kim vs. Allie – Winner and new Impact Knockouts Champion: Gail Kim

Six Sides of Steel – Tag Team Match: Moose & Stephan Bonnar vs. Lashley & King Mo – Winners: Lashley & King Mo 

Impact Global Championship: (C) Eli Drake vs. Johnny Impact –

Alberto El Patron interfered, hit Drake with Title belt, hits Johnny in head with a chair, dragged Drake over to Johnny and he gets the win

Winner: Eli Drake

Source: WrestlingINC

NJPW Power Struggle Results 11/5/17

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* David Finlay defeated Katsuya Kitamura

* The Young Bucks defeated Titan and Dragon Lee

* Juice Robinson, Tiger Mask IV, Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, and Hirai Kawato defeated Zack Sabre Jr, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, and TAKA Michinoku

* Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Cody, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi

* Roppongi 3K (SHO and YOH) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and ACH (Super Jr. Tag Tournament Final)

* Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, and Gedo defeated Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI, and Hiromu Takahashi

* Minoru Suzuki (c) defeated Toru Yano (NEVER Openweight Championship Bullrope Match)

* Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay (c) (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship)

* Kenny Omega (c) defeated Baretta (IWGP United States Championship)

* Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Kota Ibushi (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)

Chris Jericho challenged Kenny Omega to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 12

Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory 11/5/17

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Impact Global Championship: (C) Eli Drake vs. Johnny Impact

Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Sienna vs. Gail Kim vs. Allie

Impact World Tag Team Championship – 5150 Street Fight: (C) oVe vs. LAX

Impact X-Division Championship: (C) Trevor Lee vs. Dezmond Xavier vs. Matt Sydal vs. Petey Williams vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Garza Jr.

Six Sides of Steel – Tag Team Match: Moose & Stephan Bonnar vs. Lashley & King Mo

Monsters Ball: Abyss vs. Grado

Red Wedding: Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie

Team Impact (EC3, Eddie Edwards & James Storm) vs. Team AAA (El Hijo del Fantasma, Pagano & Texano)

Plus, the possible return of Alberto El Patron