Author: John Bass

Bret Hart Attacked During Hall Of Fame Induction Speech (VIDEO)

Bret Hart’s 2019 Hall Of Fame induction speech came to an abrupt stop on Saturday after someone from the crowd tried to tackle the wrestling legend.

Bret — who was being inducted as one half of the Hart Foundation alongside the late Jim Neidhart — was in the middle of his speech when the attacker rushed him from behind.

The broadcast briefly cut to black, before returning to shots of confused audience members.

Eventually the action returned to the ring, where Bret was regaining his composure. Drake Maverick approached the microphone and told the crowd to ignore the attacker.

Bret then resumed his speech and continued as if nothing had happened.

Word from the Barclays Center is that several people laid hands on the man as he was being taken out. RAW Tag Team Champion Dash Wilder, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Travis Browne (boyfriend of RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and former UFC fighter), The New Day, Titus O’Neil and Bret himself, reportedly got a few stiff shots in on the unidentified man.

WWE issued a statement on the incident and said the man has been turned over to the proper authorities. You can see their statement below:

“An over-exuberant fan surpassed our security at ringside and made his way briefly into the ring. The individual has been turned over to the proper authorities.”

The man who attacked WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart at Saturday’s 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn has been identified as 26 year old Zachary Madsen from Nebraska, according to CBS New York.

CBS reports that the man also caused minor injuries to a security guard who tried to hold him down, in addition to the minor injuries Hart suffered. It was noted that the man punched Bret at least once, but Bret did not need medical attention.

Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com reported today that Bret did visit a hospital last night as he was experiencing some hip discomfort from the fall.

The man was charged with 2 counts of assault in the 3rd degree and disorderly conduct, according to Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times.

Madsen is an amateur MMA fighter where he’s from. He has a bizarre Twitter account at @iAmMad______sen and that account shows several strange tweets he’s sent to Vince McMahon, Triple H and others for the past few months.

There are also new details on Madsen’s criminal history being revealed. Madsen was arrested back on December 28, 2018 for violation of a protection order. He appears with green hair in the mugshot for that arrest seen below. He was then arrested for stalking on January 5 of this year. He appears with a shaved head in that mugshot, also seen below.

https://twitter.com/WrestlingInc/status/1114970537564893184

MMA rankings website Tapology lists Madsen with an amateur MMA record of 2 wins and 1 loss. His last fight took place on March 9, 2018, a loss. You can see a screenshot of his stat page below also.

Watch the video of what aired at the link below, as well as footage from in the arena in the tweets.

https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/1114684760763379712

https://twitter.com/dRAIL2k3/status/1114689242377093120

https://twitter.com/WWEGP/status/1114683686673362945

https://twitter.com/christoplack/status/1114693778558701568

https://twitter.com/briantheguppie/status/1114684329412763648

Sources: Pro Wrestling Sheet and Wrestling Inc.

Former ROH World Champion Signing With WWE Soon?

There are now rumors on former ROH World Champion Michael Elgin possibly signing with WWE.

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced this week that Elgin has left the company after his contract expired on Sunday, March 31. Elgin chose not to renew the deal, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and the door is open for him to return if he wants to.

Regarding Elgin and WWE, there have reportedly been preliminary talks between the two sides.

Elgin participated in a WWE tryout back in mid-2010, the same camp Kevin Owens was at before being signed. Elgin noted in interviews back in 2015 that signing with WWE was one of his goals. WWE had interest in signing Elgin at the time but he ended up signing with NJPW after his ROH contract expired.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard At MSG Results

(Pre-Show) Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey & Sumie Sakai – Winners: Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki 

(Pre-Show) Honor Rumble:

  1. Kenny King
  2. Minoru Suzuki
  3. Cheeseburger
  4. Beer City Bruiser
  5. Sho
  6. Shingo Takagi
  7. BUSHI
  8. Yoh
  9. Shaheem Ali
  10. Rhett Titus
  11. LSG
  12. Ryusuke Taguchi
  13. Will Ferrara
  14. Chase Owens
  15. Rocky Romero
  16. Brian Milonas
  17. Bad Luck Fale
  18. Jonathan Gresham
  19. Tracy Williams
  20. YOSHI-HASHI
  21. PJ Black
  22. Jushin Thunder Liger
  23. TK O’Ryan
  24. Vinny Marseglia
  25.  Delirious
  26. Tomohiro Ishii
  27. Toru Yano – has Colt Cabana take his place and he takes Cabana’s place on commentary
  28. Hirooki Goto
  29. Haku
  30. Great Muta

Winner: Kenny King

After the match, Muta gets back in the ring and nails King with the mist. Liger alsow as back in the ring for a moment.

Title vs. Title: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb – Winner: Jeff Cobb (Still ROH World TV Champion and new NEVER Openweight Champion)

Dalton Castle vs. Rush – Winner: Rush

ROH Women of Honor World Championship: (C) Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein – Winner and new ROH Women of Honor World Champion: Kelly Klein

Post-match, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love made their way down to the ring. Mandy Leon got in the ring to back Klein up, but then Leon cracked Klein in the back with her heel. Love hit Kelin with a pump kick. Jenny Rose came out to help and immediately get dropped, Stella Grey tried and got hairsprayed in the eyes, Leon dropped her too. The new stable is called “The Allure.”

Commentary says Juice Robinson will no longer be able to compete against Bully Ray after the backstage attack.

New York City Street Fight: Bully Ray vs. Flip Gordan

Gordon gets right after Bully, goes for a springboard, but gets hit with the 3D. Bully heads out under the ring and pulls out a table and a kendo stick. Shane Taylor and Silas Young head out and help Bully beat up Gordon. Suddenly, Juice Robinson and Mark Haskins show up on the ramp and want to make it a 3 vs. 3 match. Robinson brings a whole host of weapons to the ring.

New York Street Fight: Bully Ray, Shane Taylor & Silas Young vs. Juice Robinson, Flip Gordon & Mark Haskins – Winners: Flip Gordon, Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido – Winner and new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Dragon Lee

Winner Takes All Tag Title Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL & SANADA vs. The Briscoes – Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny (Still IWGP Tag Team Champions and new ROH World Tag Team Champions)

Post-match, Yano is standing on the stage with the IWGP Tag Team Titles and heads off with them. Also, it looks like Enzo and Big Cass are at the event and some kind of brawl broke out on the outside at the end of the match. Likely a storyline with the amount of time the two were given once they jumped the barricade. Most of what happened wasn’t shown on camera.

RPH British Heavyweight Championship: (C) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi – Winner and new IWGP Intercontinental Champion: Kota Ibushi

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Nick Aldis (with Kamila) joins commentary.

ROH World Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven – Winner and new ROH World Champion: Matt Taven

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada – Winner and new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: Kazuchika Okada

Torrie Wilson’s Father Al Passes Away

Torrie Wilson’s father, Al Wilson, has passed away.

There are no details on Al’s passing as of this writing but Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that he passed away earlier this week, just days before his daughter’s WWE Hall of Fame induction.

WWE fans know Al from the storyline he was involved in from 2002-2003 that saw him marry Dawn Marie.

Torrie, who will be inducted into the Hall tonight, wrote on Instagram yesterday about a sudden loss, but she did not mention her father. She wrote, “This week is an incredible one for me but has also brought me some horrible pain in the form of a sudden loss. Just wanted to tell you to make that call to a loved one, don’t put it off…and TELL someone you love em and don’t think twice about it. That’s all. Big love.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Line-Up For Tonight

WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony beginning at 6pm ET with the Red Carpet pre-show.

Below is the line-up for the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will take place from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn – 7pm ET.

* DX (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Billy Gunn, “Road Dogg” BG James, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman)

* Torrie Wilson

* Harlem Heat (Booker T, Stevie Ray)

* The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart)

* The Honky Tonk Man, inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart

* Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan

* Veteran WWE employee Sue Aitchison will receive The Warrior Award from WWE Ambassador Dana

* 2019 Legacy Wing inductees

Jim Ross Reveals Big News On The First AEW TV Show

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, who recently signed with All Elite Wrestling, appeared on WFAN Radio in New York City yesterday and said AEW will have a weekly two-hour live TV show that premieres in October.

JR did not reveal the timeslot or the name for the AEW TV show, and he refused to elaborate on what network will carry the program, but we will keep you updated. Ross did say the AEW TV show will air on a major network that we all have access to.

“[AEW] is overwhelming for me,” Ross said. “To be 67 years old and be anointed the voice of a brand that’s gonna be debuting in October on national television on a major cable network, which can’t be named now. When people hear what network we’re going on, they’re gonna be doubly excited. It’s a network we can all find.”

Ross also said AEW is going for a more athletic presentation compared to what we see on TV from other promotions these days.

“I think what they’re shooting for is a more athletic presentation,” JR revealed. “It will hopefully be less eye rolling than the sophomore drama class trying to convince you in a 10 minute promo of anything they’re saying. It’s too long. Our audience can’t handle that.”

As we’ve noted, Ross signed a three-year deal with AEW and will make his commentary debut at Double Or Nothing on May 25, but he will also serve as a Senior Adviser to the company. His contract was called “the most lucrative deal in pro wrestling commentary history” in the AEW press release.

At the link below is full audio from JR’s interview on WFAN:

https://omny.fm/shows/the-afternoon-drive-with-carlin-bart-and-maggie/jim-ross-interview/embed

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WrestleMania 35 Card 4/7/19

WrestleMania 35 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey – Sunday April 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Pre-Show Kickoff 5 PM ET/2 PM PT

WrestleMamia 35 Host – Alexa Bliss

Winner Takes All: RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair

WWE Championship: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins

No Holds Barred Match (Triple H’s career is on the line): Triple H vs. Batista

Intercontinental Championship: (C) Bobby Lashley vs. “The Demon” Finn Balor

Falls Count Anywhere Match: Shane McMahon vs. The Miz

WWE Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha & Bayley vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. The IIconics

Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns

United States Championship: (C) Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio

Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles

Kurt Angle’s Farewell Match: Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The Bar vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura

Music from Elias

(Kickoff) RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Revival vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins

(Kickoff) Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun Strowman, SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Titus O’Neil, Tyler Breeze, Jinder Mahal, No Way Jose, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Rhyno, Viktor, Konnor, Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Otis, Tucker, and EC3

(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Nikki Cross, Dana Brooke, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Mickie James and Zelina Vega

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Tony Nese

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard At MSG Card 4/6/19

ROH and NJPW will make history at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” Madison Square Garden – New York City

G1 Supercard Pre-Show, streaming live for free on ROH’s Facebook Live, FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time/3:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

G1 Supercard, airing live on pay-per-view and streaming free for all HonorClub members. It’s also available on FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time/4:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada

ROH World Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi

Title vs. Title: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb

Winner Takes All Tag Title Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL & SANADA vs. The Briscoes

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido

RPH British Heavyweight Championship: (C) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

ROH Women of Honor world Championship: (C) Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein

New York City Street Fight: Bully Ray vs. Juice Robinson

Dalton Castle vs. Rush

(Pre-Show) Honor Rumble: Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas), Cheeseburger, Jushin Thunder Liger, Rhett Titus, LSG, Shaheem Ali

(Pre-Show) Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey & Sumie Sakai

NXT TakeOver: New York Results

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) War Raiders vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet – Winners: War Raiders

After the match, War Raiders showed respect to Black and Ricochet, hugged them and bowed to them. Black and Ricochet say goodbye to NXT. Black and Ricochet got very emotional as they took their bows as fans chanted “you deserve it.”

NXT North American Championship: (C) The Velveteen Dream vs. Matt Riddle – Winner: The Velveteen Dream

WWE UK Championship: (C) Pete Dunne vs. WALTER – Winner and new WWE UK Champion: WALTER

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Kairi Sane – Winner: Shayna Baszler

NXT Championship (2-Out-3 Falls Match): Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole – Winner and new NXT Champion: Johnny Gargano

ANNOUNCEMENT: Wrestling News Blog Podcast ‘WrestleMania 35 & RAW After Mania’ Coming Tuesday

Look for our weekly Wrestling News Blog Podcast coming this Tuesday.

Ed will recap WrestleMania 35 and he will cover WWE RAW after Mania, as their is usually some surprises and is the biggest RAW of the year.

Wrestling News Blog Podcast is available on all major podcast apps such as Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.