Source: WrestleView.com
Tommy Dreamer, Rhyno, Shane Douglas, Rob Van Dam, Joel Gertner, The Blue Meanie, Danny Doring, Stephen DeAngelis, Ron Buffone and talent booked on the show (outside) took part in a tribute to the late Balls Mahoney at last night’s House of Hardcore event in Philadelphia at the former ECW Arena.
Source: WrestlingINC
We’ve noted how TNA continues to meet with potential investors and partners. The company returns to Universal Studios for more TV tapings this coming week and according to F4WOnline, there’s a feeling in the office that whatever happens will happen soon and that there will be changes made.
It was described as a situation where TNA is approaching the 11th hour regarding a new deal with investors. There is said to be one group, which is the favorite to end up with the company, but there is also another party that is still involved but said to be a long shot. The favorites reportedly have two people with TNA, that have wrestling experience, among them.
F4Wonline.com also noted that Dixie Carter is trying to negotiate a deal that will see her keep control of the company but the majority of it will be sold one way or another.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE confirmed that Bray Wyatt suffered a right calf injury in the match with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns last night in Italy. The injury came when Wyatt was backing out of the corner after the referee’s 4 count. He slipped on the mat, landed bad and was unable to continue. A correspondent in attendance called it a freak accident.
WWE wrote the following:
Bray Wyatt suffered a right calf injury on Wednesday, WWE.com has learned. The injury came during Wyatt’s match on the first Live Event of WWE’s European tour in Milan, Italy.
Here is video of Bray getting injured:
TNA was reportedly evicted from their current offices at Cummins Station in Nashville and will be moving all operations to a 20-25,000 square foot warehouse that ShopTNA.com has been using at the end of this month. Production will be moving to NorthStar Productions in the same city because there is no room for TV production at the warehouse.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the company fell behind on rent and could no longer afford to stay at the Cummins Station location. They previously moved the offices to the basement where TV production was done as a cost-cutting move but fell behind and were essentially evicted, effective at the end of this month. The company had known about the move for some time.
TNA officials continue to talk with potential investors and partners. The Observer reports that new potential investors are in play and have put money into keeping TNA TV going but it does not look like they have purchased an interest in the company yet.
There is a deal that reportedly revolves around which side ends up with controlling interest, something TNA obviously does not want to give up. However, there’s a feeling that TNA needs the deal to happen just so they can survive, which gives the investors a lot of leverage to gain controlling interest.
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.
THE TRIOS TOURNAMENT CONTINUES WITH MORE MIND-BLOWING ACTION ON THE NEWEST EPISODE OF ‘LUCHA UNDERGROUND’
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON EL REY NETWORK
The Trios Tournament continues with an all-star line-up consisting of Rey Mysterio, El Dragon Azteca Jr. and Prince Puma. Dario Cueto makes the decision to redistribute the Seven Ancient Aztec Medallions and invites a new luchador to compete for the opportunity to earn one for themselves! See who will get the chance to take home the gold in a new episode of ‘Lucha Underground’ on Wednesday, April 13th at 8:00PM ET/PT on El Rey Network. Don’t miss out on new one-hour episodes of the lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award®-winning producer Mark Burnett every Wednesday at 8:00PM ET/PT.
DATE: April 10, 2016 LOCATION: Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: (C) Okada ) VS Tetsuya Naito
IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: (C’s) GBH (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) VS Guerrilas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa)
NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: (C) Katsuyori Shibata VS Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NEVER OPENWEIGHT 6-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: (C’s) Bullet Club Elite (Young Bucks & Kenny Omega) VS Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin & Yoshi Tatsu
IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: (C) KUSHIDA VS Will Ospreay
IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: (C) Ricochet & Matt Sydal VS Roppongi Vice
CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto) VS Los Ingobernables de Japan (Bushi & Evil)
CHAOS (Kazushi Sakuraba, Toru Yano, & YOSHI-HASHI) VS Jushin Thunder Liger, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata)
Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) VS Juice Robinson & Ryusuke Taguchi)
On this week’s jam-packed episode of “Lucha Underground,” Fenix attempts to defend the Lucha Underground Championship in what is set to be a ferocious match against the Monster Matanza Cueto. As The Trio’s Tournament goes underway in a battle of epic proportions, Famous B seeks out to sign his very first client and Vampiro fights with his inner demons. Tune in on Wednesday, April 6th at 8:00PM ET/PT on El Rey Network. Don’t miss out on new one-hour episodes of the lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award®-winning producer Mark Burnett every Wednesday at 8:00PM ET/PT.
Source: WrestlingINC
The Leaf Chronicle in Tennessee reports that Anthony Gregory Mayweather, known to wrestling fans as former TNA star Crimson, was arrested and charged with domestic assault outside of a Clarksville, TN hotel early Sunday morning. He’s accused of headbutting his wife.
According to an arrest warrant, police were called to a domestic assault outside of the Mid Town Inn on Kraft Street at 1:33am after someone called 911 and said a man headbutted a woman. When police arrived, the woman told them everything was fine as she attempted to pull her husband, Crimson, away from police. The woman, Heather Mayweather had blood coming from her nose and lip but told police that she fell down and nothing physical happened between them.
Crimson also said nothing physical happened but police said he was very defensive about officers interviewing his wife. A security guard from a nearby restaurant told officers he witnessed Crimson headbutt Heather in her face.
The former TNA star was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on $2,500 bond. His wife was also arrested and charged with public intoxication. Police said she had slurred speech and was uneasy on her feet. She was booked on a $439 bond.
Crimson’s mugshot is below:
We’ve waited for years to post this story. It’s always been a hope for everyone here on the site and sometimes it just seemed like a far fetched dream. However now according to PWinsider and WrestlingInc our dream and the dream of many others is becoming a reality.
The word going around is that WWE officials have had a new women’s belt commemorated. The coming of this new title also means that the words diva division is a thing of the past and will now be called what it should’ve always been: The Women’s division.
The change will begin to take place at the post mania Raw live from Dallas Tx. It is being said that the new title is similar to World Heavyweight Title only smaller.
So now perhaps the bigger question is who will be at the forefront of the newly formed women’s division? Will it be genetically superior Chatlottle? The Irish lass kicker Becky Lynch? Or will it be our personal favorite The Boss Sasha Banks? Find out this Sunday at Wrestlemania 32 live on the WWE Network 4PT/7ET
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