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State Of Louisiana Bans Blood & Piledrivers, What Could This Mean For WrestleMania 34 Weekend

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It is being reported that the boxing and wrestling commission of the State of Louisiana is going to put restrictions on pro wrestling matches including blood and piledrivers.

John Pollock of Post Wrestling tweeted the following:

John Pollock of Post Wrestling interviewed Russell Naquin of the Louisiana Boxing & Wrestling Commission to discuss certain statewide guidelines that professional wrestlers and promoters must follow. WrestleMania 34 will be taking place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, and there are a host of other wrestling events scheduled in the state ahead of the big event. Naquin noted that both blood and piledrivers are prohibited on pro wrestling events statewide, due to an incident which injured a competitor several years ago.

In addition, Louisiana requires any promoter who is holding an event to have a license. The state does allow existing promoters with licenses to loan them out to others.

Performers are also required to have blood work completed that cannot be more than six months old, to prove that they are HIV negative, and Hepatitis B and C negative. Pro wrestlers are not allowed to compete unless this information is submitted prior to them competing. In addition, wrestlers are subject to completing a ringside physical at the day of the show.

These restrictions bring up an interesting dilemma. The Undertaker is rumored to compete against John Cena at WrestleMania, and has been training to prepare for the match. With these restrictions, Undertaker might not be able to perform his Tombstone at the event since it’s considered a piledriver. Taker did hit a Tombstone on Brock Lesnar during their match at WrestleMania 30, which also took place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, however that may have been before the move was outlawed.

Since blood and piledrivers have been banned for years, this should not be a major issue for WWE. However, although Vince McMahon has promoted WWE as a sports entertainment company to prevent having licenses for every state, Pollock did note that a license for a wrestler within the state costs $25.

This ban on blood and piledrivers will have more of an impact on the other wrestling promotions running shows in the New Orleans area during WrestleMania weekend such as Impact Wrestling and ROH.

Check out the video below from Pro Wrestling Unlimited

Sources: WrestlingINC, Post Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Unlimited

ROH Launches Streaming Service And New Look To Website

Yesterday, Ring of Honor not only showed off a new look to their official website, but their streaming service, Honor Club, is up and running. Honor Club will be streaming not only PPVs, but ROH’s live events too. If fans sign-up at the monthly rate ($9.99), they will get live PPVs 50% off (digital platforms only, not cable/satellite), but if they sign up for the year under their VIP Membership ($119.99), all ROH PPVs will be free. Previously, ROH had a Ringside Membership for fans to get early access to tickets, which will now be rolled into this service. Also included: access to ROH’s video library, ROH weekly TV episodes, and receive discounts in the ROH Pro Shop.

Source: WrestlingINC

(Tenille Dashwood) Emma’s First ROH Match (Video)

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The video below is from this week’s ROH Honor Reigns Supreme event where Emma (billed as Tenille Dashwood) made her debut with the company and announced she was the final participant in the Women of Honor Tournament. In her first match with ROH, Emma teamed up with Mandy Leon to face the team of Stacy Shadows and Kelly Klein. With a big boot to the side of the head, Emma pinned Shadows to get the victory.  Brandi Rhodes was also on commentary for this match.

ROH To Stream Tonight’s ‘Honor Reigns Supreme’ For Free

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ROH announced they will be streaming Friday’s show (2/9) for free, beginning at 7pm ET on ROHWrestling.com, Facebook Live, and on the FITE app. Below is the partial card:

* Bullet Club (Cody, Marty Scurll, and Adam Page) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan, and Vinny Marseglia)

* Dalton Castle and The Boys vs. Socal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky)

* Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham

* Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T) vs. The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) – Non-Title Match

* Punishment Martinez vs. Flip Gordon

* Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor

Also appearing: Silas Young, The Briscoes, Kelly Klein, Deonna Purrazzo, and Mandy Leon.

Women Of Honor Tournament Begins This Weekend On ROH TV

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The Women of Honor Tournament to determine the division’s inaugural champion will begin on ROH TV this weekend. A couple of first round matches will also take place in Japan on February 24, thanks to a partnership between ROH and Stardom. The first match will be Jenny Rose vs. Kagetsu and the second is “The Icon of Stardom” Mayu Iwatani vs. HZK. The 16-woman tournament will eventually lead to two semi-final matches at ROH’s Festival of Honor, held in New Orleans on April 7. The date for the finals has yet to be announced.

Source: WrestlingINC

Below is a photo of the Women of Honor Championship belt:

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Ring Of Honor Announces Plans For The Launch Of The New Honor Club Streaming Service

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Ring of Honor has issued a press release announcing plans for the new Honor Club streaming service, a service they say will launch imminently.

The new streaming service will be available for $9.99 a month or a discounted price of $99.99 for the entire year featuring live streaming Pay Per View and live events.

The service will also include a “vast on demand library” and exclusive access to ticket offers including the ROH Pro Shop featuring discounts and sales.

You can check out the official announcement by ROH below:

HONORCLUB LAUNCH IMMINENT

Ring of Honor is proud to officially announce HonorClub.

With the imminent launch of HonorClub, the Ringside Membership will be deprecated to make way for this new and improved HonorClub. In addition to live streaming ROH Pay Per Views and On Tour events, and a vast on demand library, HonorClub will be the destination to connect wrestling fans with exclusive content, offers, and more.

LIVE STREAMING & VOD

Ring of Honor will begin live streaming ROH On Tour events! Live events will also be accessible anytime as part of the VOD library which also includes complete access to the ROH TV Archive, and the VOD Vault containing historical events, compilations, interviews, and more. Standard Memberships will include a 50% discount on ROH’s major Pay Per Views when bought digitally, however an Annual VIP Membership will include all Pay Per Views for FREE!

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES

HonorClub memberships also include exclusive access to all ROH event ticket pre-sales and 15% off all ROH-branded products in the ROH Pro Shop, in addition to any other discounts or sales. Many fans have also asked about the ROH Forum, and even though there is a large world of social media, there is nothing like having an intimate ROH community to engage with. The ROH Forum returns as an exclusive to HonorClub members!

PRICING & RINGSIDE MEMBERSHIP ROLLOVER

Ringside Members will automatically become an HonorClub member until their subscription expires. At that time, previous members can decide how they would like to proceed with their HonorClub membership. The various plans will include both monthly and annual options for the Standard Membership. Fans can choose whether they would like to pay $9.99 per month or a discounted $99.99 for the entire year. However, for the ultimate Ring of Honor experience, fans will have the option to purchase an Annual VIP membership for just $119.99. This package includes all of the wonderful features of the Standard Membership, but it also gives you free access to all ROH Pay Per Views!

HOW TO ACCESS HONORCLUB

At initial launch, HonorClub will be available on your computer or personal device through ROHWrestling.com.

HonorClub will also be available through the new ROH App on Android and iOS, and channels on Roku, Apple TV, and Android TV as a Beta version for select fans. In an effort to provide fans with a quality user experience, these platforms will be tested thoroughly during this phase with an official launch coming very soon.

Source: WrestleView

Kenny Omega Facing Cody Rhodes At ROH Supercard Of Honor XII? Latest episode of Being The Elite

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Below is the latest episode of Being The Elite, which features the fallout from Cody attacking Kenny Omega at NJPW New Beginning earlier this week. In the video, Cody and Brandi Rhodes go skiing while Matt Jackson’s wife asks him what happened in room 710. Matt said that he wasn’t ready to talk about what transpired in the room.

 The end of the video features Nick Jackson looking into the future. It cuts to Colt Cabana and Ian Riccaboni at ROH Supercard Of Honor XII talking about a matchup later that night that people thought they “would never see in the history of wrestling.” Riccaboni then revealed the match: “The American Nightmare” Cody vs. “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega.

Cody and Omega have been teasing a split since last summer, when Cody attempted to “throw in the towel” for Omega during his IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against Kazuchika Okada at Dominion in June, which ended up in a draw. Omega attempted to get Cody’s wife, Brandi, to do the same during Cody’s title match against Okada the following month at NJPW’s G1 Special. Things came to a head last Sunday at New Beginning when Cody hit Omega with the Cross Rhodes following an argument after Omega lost the IWGP United States Championship to Jay White. Cody then grabbed a steel chair, but Koto Ibushi ran out to make the save for Omega and chased the Bullet Club off.

Nothing has been announced from ROH so far regarding the main event for Supercard Of Honor XII, so it’s possible that it was just a gag for the episode. Omega and Cody are confirmed to be wrestling on the show, as are The Young Bucks, Ibushi, Hiroshi Tanahashi and ROH World Champion Dalton Castle, although no matches have been officially announced yet.

ROH Supercard Of Honor XII takes place during WrestleMania weekend on Saturday, April 7th at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA.

Source: WrestlingINC

Cody Rhodes And The Young Bucks Announce Date For ‘All-In’ Event, Kenny Omega Confirmed

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Get ready to mark this down on your calendars … because the date was announced today for the 10,000 seat show Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks are self-financing called All In.

Cody and the Bucks dropped the news by tweeting, “I’m  September 1st” and the event’s twitter page now has over 15,000 followers.

As we previously reported, the group have been in talks with various venues for months. Our sources say the front-runner locations are Chicago, London, San Francisco and Ontario, California.

Kenny Omega is officially confirmed for the event and All In’s Twitter page says the location will be revealed on an upcoming episode of Being the Elite.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 1/4/18

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In the U.S., the event starts with the pre-show late Wednesday night (11 p.m. PT) / early Thursday morning (2 a.m. ET) depending on your time zone. The pre-show match should start around 11:30 p.m. PT/2:30 a.m. ET with the main show kicking off shortly after.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito

IWGP United States Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Chris Jericho

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White

IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship: Marty Scurll (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay

NEVER Openweight  Championship – Death Match – Hair vs Hair/ Nobody at Ringside: Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Hirooki Goto

IWGP Tag Team Championship: Killler Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) vs. EVIL & SANADA

Cody vs. Kota Ibushi

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship – Gauntlet Match: Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Bad Luck Fale (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe vs. Beretta, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) & Michael Elgin vs. Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Roppongi 3K (c) vs. The Young Bucks

(Pre-Show) New Japan Rumble

 

AXS TV will air Wrestle Kingdom 12 starting this Saturday night with a WK 12 special that will showcase the event’s three headlining championship matches: IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. G1 CLIMAX 27 Tournament Champion Tetsuya Naito, and IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White.

AXS TV will continue its coverage of Wrestle Kingdom 12 following the special over five episodes Friday nights starting Jan. 12 at 8pE/5pP.

 

I won’t post the Wrestle Kingdom 12 results until Monday.

Potential Location For Young Bucks And Cody Rhodes 10k Venue

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About a month we reported that Cody and The Young Bucks were planning self-financed 10,000 seat event in 2018 and were in talks with multiple venues.

About two weeks ago, Cody Rhodes told ESPN he was close to securing a 10k+ seat venue for a show in 2018 that he would finance with The Young Bucks.

According to PWInsider, the location looks to be in the Chicago area.

Source: WrestlingINC