Category: Independent Promotions

Cody Rhodes To Wrestle TNA Star, More On Him At EVOLVE 66

Source: WrestlingINC

As noted, former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes will be wrestling Kurt Angle on Saturday, August 27th at Northeast Wrestling’s “Wrestling Under the Stars” event in Wappingers Falls, NY. Cody will actually make his NEW debut the night before, August 26th, in Pittsfield, MA. His opponent will be “The Miracle” Mike Bennett, who was one of the names on Cody’s post-WWE “to do” list.

As noted, Cody Rhodes has been announced for the EVOLVE 66 event on August 19th. WWN Live issued the following alert on the announcement:

“The big news is that Cody Rhodes is coming to EVOLVE! Cody Rhodes will wrestle in singles competition at EVOLVE 66 on August 19th in Joppa, MD at the MCW Arena. This will be Cody’s first post-WWE match so it will be a very special night in the Baltimore area! In addition, Cody will be available for pictures and autographs. Rhodes has asked to wrestle a top talent. We are working out the details now and will have more info next week. Get your tickets now while great ringside seats remain! This event will be broadcast at WWNLive.com on live iPPV.”

Cody Rhodes Wrestling At EVOLVE 66?

Will Cody Rhodes will be appearing at EVOLVE 66 in Joppa, Maryland? He tweeted the following today:

Jay Lethal To Defend ROH World Title At (WCPW) What Culture Pro Wrestling Show

ROH World Champion Jay Lethal will be in action at What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW) June 16th show in New Castle, England as he defends his title against WWE Cruiserweight series contender Noam Dar!

All shows will be on YouTube

Cody Rhodes vs. Kurt Angle Set For Northeast Wrestling’s Wrestling Under The Stars

Cody Rhodes vs. Kurt Angle for the first time ever has been announced for the Northeast Wrestling “Wrestling Under the Stars” event on August 27th in Wappingers Falls, NY.

Kurt Angle Returning To The Ring

Source: WrestlingINC

Besides the recent iPPV match against Rey Mysterio, Kurt Angle hasn’t wrestled since the January 31st TNA Impact Wrestling tapings in the UK, a loss to Bobby Lashley.

Angle, who is supposed to be a few months into one year away from the business, has been announced to wrestle on November 20th at ICW’s “Fear and Loathing IX” event in Glasgow, Scotland. The promotion tweeted the following:

Mr. Belding Powerbombs Wrestler Through Table, With Help From ‘Bayside Tigers’ (VIDEO)

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Saved by the Bell star Dennis Haskins pulled off the Shield-like powerbomb on Buster Jackson during a WrestlePro event in Brooklyn and was aided by Pat Buck and Kevin Matthews.

The longtime wrestling fan/actor ran in for the save at the end of the match … and based on the video, everyone in attendance loved seeing Belding get in on the action.

Below is the link to the video:

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WrestleCon Incidents Between Current And Former WWE, GFW, TNA And Lucha Underground Stars

Source: WrestlingINC

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there were two incidents at the WrestleCon indie convention in Dallas during WrestleMania 32 weekend – one involving Karen Jarrett and Lucha Underground’s Melissa Santos, the other involving former WWE talent Stacy “The Kat” Carter and Tessa Blanchard, daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Tully Blanchard.

No word on what caused the incident between Tessa, who recently appeared on WWE NXT TV against Nia Jax, and Carter, Jerry Lawler’s ex-wife but it had something to do with Carter telling Tessa she wasn’t showing respect. Word is that the argument would’ve ended in a fight but Tessa’s boyfriend Ricochet stepped in as the peacemaker.

Santos was complaining about not having a chair to sit in and somehow Karen, who was criticized by many in attendance, spat on her, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. This led to an argument and observers thought they were about to come to blows but things calmed down.

There was also a minor incident with Jeff Jarrett and Brian Knobbs. It was said to be a half-hearted incident where Jarrett shoved Knobbs but his balance was so bad that he fell. This led to the hotel putting a security officer in the lobby for the rest of the weekend and a sign about no horseplay.

Jeff Hardy Booked Against Jushin Thunder Liger

Jeff Hardy VS Jushin Thunder Liger has been booked for NEW Wrestling on August 27 in New York. It’s the first time the two have ever competed against each other.

TNA Knockout Raquel Says She Was Assaulted During Match

Source: WrestlingINC

New TNA Knockout Raquel (Gabi Castrovinci), a former WWE Tough Enough competitor, appeared on last night’s episode of TMZ on FS1 and claimed to have been assaulted during a match at a WXW event in Miami over the weekend.

“I really got assaulted, I didn’t expect it,” Raquel said. “Although I was warned that it was going to happen, but I never thought that it would be at that level.”

Raquel noted that she cracked her tooth and had to get a root canal and a crown on her tooth. She also had “a little hairline fracture” on her jaw and multiple bruises.

Raquel noted that she does not intend to file charges out of respect to her coach, and that the person who had warned her does not want to come forward.

She believes that the incident happened because she “became very successful in wrestling and got a huge contract with Impact Wrestling.”

Raquel also stated on Twitter that she would not let the ordeal affect her and that she was already back training. She also posted the following on her Instagram, writing, “I’m fearless, I don’t complain. Even when horrible things happen to me, I go on.”

Sting Appearing With Lex Luger At Indie Shows

Source: WrestlingINC

Big Time Wrestling announced today that Sting will be making three rare indie appearances at their shows on Friday, March 18th in Altoona, PA, Saturday, March 19th in Danbury, CT and Saturday, April 9th in Webster, MA. Sting, Lex Luger and other stars will be meeting fans before each show. More information is available at btwtickets.com.