Category: Wrestling News

Issues With Lucha Underground Broadcast Team

Source: WrestlingINC.com

There have reportedly been some issues with the Lucha Underground broadcast team. Vampiro is said to have become a point of frustration with many in the company.

Sources have noted that Matt Striker often will feed Vampiro a line about the style or history of Lucha Libre, which Vampiro will dismiss or sound disinterested with. Vampiro has been criticized for not knowing some basic Lucha moves, as well as confusing babyfaces and heels. Vampiro’s audio track is often censored and requires extensive mixing in post production. A source says that Vampiro routinely uses foul language, which has caused the production team to spend hours adjusting the commentary.

Some in the company feel as if Matt Striker’s efforts are being compromised by Vampiro. It remains to be seen if the company will search for a replacement. Jim Ross was recently rumored to be in talks with Lucha Underground, however he told Raj Giri of WrestlingINC.com that he hadn’t had any talks with the organization.

 

 

Alternative News Outlet InfoWars Reports On WWE Fans Upset Over Royal Rumble

The alternative news outlet which focuses on what many consider to be “conspiracy theory” views on current events has reported on the fallout following the Royal Rumble. Paul Joseph Watson, a writer for Infowars.com posted the below video. Infowars was founded by popular and controversial radio host Alex Jones.

In the video Watson mocks the outrage saying that people can get upset about sports and entertainment while not getting outraged about current events and politics.

Former WWE & TNA Star Rips TNA & Dixie Carter

Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Lisa Marie Varon (Victoria, Tara) talked about her time in TNA recently on Jim Ross’s The Ross Report podcast. Varon said TNA was so disorganized that once she learned about being booked for a pay-per-view by reading the announcement on Twitter but still had no travel information and hadn’t even been told about the booking.

Varon, who owns The Square Circle pizza restaurant in Chicago, talked about how she once spent $6,000 of her own money to promote a TNA event in Chicago. She did a lot of promotion for the show, without being asked to, and wasn’t happy when TNA sent her posters for the show that featured another Knockout instead of Varo, a local celebrity. Varon says she talked with Dixie Carter about all she did to help the company and all Dixie had to say was, “Yeah, I heard.”

Varon also talked about how two people in the TNA office sent out an e-mail to the roster telling them to promote another pizza place in Chicago as the best pizza they have ever had. Varon found out about it and blew up at TNA’s Bruce Prichard. She told Prichard, “The day I quit my job, I am going to punch that c**T in the face.” The threat was was referring to Dixie and Varon said Prichard responded, “You’ll be doing all of us a favor.”

Source: PWInsider via WrestlingINC.com

Triple H breaks kayfabe

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There are many opinions regarding the C.O.O Triple H. Some see him as one of the best in the business, while others vilify him for his heel tactics. One thing is for sure though, Triple H is a great man.

Not only has he took NXT and made it one of the best things in professional wrestling today, but he has sacrificed himself time and time again for OUR entertainment, lets not forget the fact that him and his wife Stephanie founded an organization in honor of Conor “the crusher” an organization in which all the proceeds go into childhood cancer.

If that’s not enough this past Monday after Raw went off air during the dark match the cerebral assassin broke his heel character to console a young fan in the front row who had been crying over the beat down of one of his heroes John Cena. Fans in attendance said that Triple H went up to the young boy, patted him on his head, and said “everything was ok”.

Fans in attendance said that Stephanie broke character as well. It was also said that after the show was concluded the boy and his father were seen making their way to the backstage area.

Regardless of how you may feel about HHH one fact remains: HE IS BEST FOR BUSINESS

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-villain-triple-h-breaks-character-during-raw-to-console-a-young-boy-crying-at-ringside-9990080.html

TNA’s Destination is Here 

On Thursday, January 8th, TNA Impact Wrestling debuted on its new home, Destination America, and it was an exciting show. From title changes to a new logo, the show opened with a video package showcasing the talent of the roster accompanied by music that had a beat matching the movements of each character. It really felt like a breath of fresh air for the company and from a fan’s perspective, it looked as if there was a new sense of hope and an air of rejuvenation among the entire TNA team. 2015 is off to a promising start. Here’s hoping TNA can keep getting better and better with every new year.

-Celine

Alberto “El Patron” Del Rio Signs With Lucha Underground

Lucha Underground announced January 17th that they have signed AAA World Heavyweight Champion Alberto El Patron (Del Rio)  and that has competed in his first match. Lucha Underground airs Wednesdays nights at 8/7c on El Rey Network and on Saturdays at 4pm in Spanish on UniMas.

NJPW Debuts Tonight On AXS TV

New Japan Pro-Wrestling debuts tonight on AXS TV at 9/8c.

In the opener of this series highlighting action from the Japanese wrestling promotion NJPW will feature Hiroshi Tanahashi battling his rival “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada in the Tokyo Dome in 2013.

Commentary will be by Mauro Ranallo and former UFC Heavweight Champion Josh Barnett.

Cena’s New Behavior? 

The return of the Authority on Monday Night RAW marked a time in John Cena’s career where hellish techniques were exhibited, especially with the egging on of Triple H and Stephanie to the Superstars who lost in matches earlier in the night due to their rule—something that never would have happened if Cena hadn’t brought them back to power. Although we are seeing the downhill side of Cena’s career, it’s very interesting to see such scenarios demonstrated with Cena—those things that are not so positive as we have seen before with him. While a heel turn seems to be long gone for Cena, who knows what’s next with the storyline of Cena perhaps doing more risqué things. We shall soon see.

-Celine

Wrestling With Death Premieres Tonight

 

Wrestling With Death docuseries premieres tonight on WGN America at 10/9c with two back-to-back episodes. The series follows The Lathams from Osceola, Arkansas, a family who are morticians by day who run the Wilson Funeral Home and pro wrestlers by night who run The Mid-Southern Championship Wrestling League.