Category: Wrestling News

MLW Partners With Martial-Arts Advance Research Systems (MARS) To Launch An Innovation Lab

MLW announced that they are partnering with Martial-Arts Advance Research Systems (MARS) to launch an innovation lab.

MLW issued the following:

Major League Wrestling is partnering with Martial-Arts Advance Research Systems (MARS) to launch an innovation lab.

The innovation lab is designed to explore furthering athlete development and injury prevention in addition to bout analysis and athlete evaluations.  MARS will also provide MLW’s television division with in-depth analytics to further enrich the viewer’s experience.

MARS is a leading sports analytics and insights technology company. Known for their breakthrough researchexploring the science and engineering underlying athletic endeavors, this partnership marks MARS’ first foray into professional wrestling.

“MARS is going to bring some breakthrough tech to MLW,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “We’re extremely proud of this partnership and what it will bring to the league, its athletes and fans.”

MARS has worked in the past with MIT Management Sloan School and with some of today’s global leaders in combat sports.

The innovation lab will tap into MARS’ emerging technology team.

The innovation lab will be housed in the MARS training complex in Ballard, Utah.

The league has been already been putting the partnership to good use with MARS testing all sorts of new innovations – innovations that will be coming to a TV near you soon.

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Vampiro Posts Emotional Video About His Daily Struggle With Alzheimer’s, Launches GoFundMe

Wrestling veteran and current AAA Director of Talent Vampiro took to Facebook to speak about the difficulties he’s been going through since his recent diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease. In the four and a half minute video, Vampiro noted how he feels lost and doesn’t know where he is most of the time. In the video, he is supposed to be going to a therapy session, but does not know why he’s there. It causes him to have a panic attack, which chips away at his emotional state and his ability to stay uplifted during the difficult time.

“I’m lost,” Vampiro said tearfully. “I don’t know where I am. I gotta stay strong, right? I’m having a major panic attack. This Alzheimer’s thing, some of the affects are I forget why I’m supposed to be where I’m at. I’ve been sitting in my car for about 40 minutes and I don’t know what to do. It comes and goes and it’s really hard.”

In addition, he also mentions how he is tired of taking his medications because they make him feel like a “zombie.” He says towards the end of the video that he will do whatever it takes to fight this, in terms of staying positive for the sake of his health.

“I’m trying so hard,” Vampiro states. “I’m going to come back and I’m going to be ok. But I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to take those drugs anymore. I don’t want to take that medicine. It makes me a f**king zombie. But when I don’t take it, I don’t know what’s going on.”

If there was one thing that Vampiro says that he wants fans to take away from his video, is the importance of having patience with those who are affected with mental illness, because it is not something that can just go away overnight.

“If you have anybody in your life that are going through these issues, like mental health, please understand it’s an every day, all day thing. It never goes away.”

The former Lucha Underground color commentator announced his diagnosis back in April of this year on his Facebook, stating that he was scared about this diagnosis and if it could lead to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. He did mention in his post back then and in his video published on Tuesday that he will stand tall and fight through this.

A GoFundMe page was created for Vampiro with a $22,000 goal so that he can receive stem cell replacement therapy.

“I can beat this but I need help. I have not had an income In a year so I am stuck,” Vampiro’s GoFundMe reads. “Once I am better I will give a portion of all my earnings to people who need help, support and financial aid . It’s so hard , but , I can beat this . I have the desire , I have the heart, but I am hurting bad . Critical pain from the injuries and well, this alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and the chronic arthritis in my whole body, well to me it’s just bulls–t and I can beat this.

“I am asking for help so I can get stem cell replacement therapy in Columbia at the end of the year, once I have that, I will dedicate my life to helping others even more than I already do.

“Stem Cell Replacement therapy I believe will save many many lives … right now I need it to save mine.”

Currently, the page has raised over $2000. For those interested in donating to his cause, please click here.

Below is the video he posted on his Facebook this week.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Memphis Wrestling Legend Eddie Marlin Passed Away

Memphis wrestling legend and promoter Eddie Marlin passed away yesterday morning at the age of 89.

Former Memphis wrestling personality Randy Hales, who helped take care of him, posted on Twitter about the news. Hales wrote, “I’m said to say Eddie Marlin passed away at 5 am this morning. I waited to all the family were told until I made this post. I will do a FB Live Tonight 8:30 Central.”

Marlin is the grandfather of WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett.

Eddie Marlin started wresting in the 60s and he was a big part of Memphis Wrestling. Marlin wrestled in NWA Mid-America, where he teamed with Tommy Gilbert. He later joined his son-in-law Jerry Jarrett’s promotion, Continental Wrestling Association, where he was the on-screen General Manager throughout the 1980s. During his career, he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship, NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, and NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship.

Below is a Facebook post from Memphis Wrestling News on Marlins passing:

Two days before his passing, Jerry Jarrett posted, “Eddie is being moved to hospice.” Days before that on August 8, Jarrett updated that all of his father-in-law’s organs had failed.

https://twitter.com/JerryWJarrett/status/1161351740178030603

https://twitter.com/JerryWJarrett/status/1159592503580008449

MLW Announces Partnership With Pro Wrestling NOAH

Major League Wrestling has announced that they are partnering with Pro Wrestling NOAH. MLW CEO Court Bauer confirmed that the relationship between the two companies includes a talent-exchange agreement and content collaboration.

According to PWInsider, NOAH and MLW locked a deal three weeks ago when Bauer was in Japan but the roots of the relationship began when GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Minoru Tanaka came to the United States to work for MLW in April.

MLW issued the following:

It is with great honor that Major League Wrestling partners with Pro Wrestling NOAH to form an alliance.

This all-encompassing partnership will feature athletes exchanged between the two organizations as well as opportunities to share content in addition to other opportunities.

The partnership will commence with an MLW wrestler participating in the 2019 N-1 Victory tour that commences this August.  The wrestler will be revealed at a later date.

“Pro Wrestling NOAH has a rich history of promoting some of the grandest wrestling bouts in the history of the sport,” said MLW CEO and Founder Court Bauer. “This is a very exciting partnership.  We look forward to joining NOAH and beginning a new voyage for a new era.”

Viceland Greenlights “Dark Side Of The Ring” Season Two

The docu-series “Dark Side of the Ring” has been picked up by Viceland for a second season.

Viceland President Guy Slattery made the announcement on Tuesday during the Television Critics Association’s press tour.

According to the press release, the first season of the show “racked up the best premiere ratings in P18-49 and total viewers (P2+) of any series in the channel’s three-year history.”

Executive Producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisner will return for the second season, which will get a 10-episode run this time around.

The first season of the highly-acclaimed show told the stories of the Von Erich family, Gino Hernandez, Bruiser Brody, The Fabulous Moolah and more.

If you haven’t seen the show yet, go out of your way to check it out. It’s really good.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Santino Marella And Damien Sandow Come Out Of Retirement At The Same Indie Event (Photos)

Former WWE Superstar Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli) took to Instagram last night to reveal photos from his recent return to the ring. Santino worked a “Pancrase-style match” with Randy Bynoe and picked up the win at the recent Battle Arts Pro Wrestling show in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This was the official start for the promotion, which is affiliated with Santino’s Battle Arts Academy and Battle Arts MMA promotion.

Santino dedicated the match to his brother, who passed away last year. He wrote, “I dedicated this match to my brother Pasquale that passed away 10 months ago, he never missed a show.”

It looks like they may be building to a Santino vs. Bynoe rematch, but there’s no word yet on if Santino will continue wrestling for his promotion because he has been retired. He is set to return to WWE TV for Monday’s RAW Reunion special.

The first Battle Arts wrestling show also saw the ring return of former WWE Superstar Damien Sandow, who is now going by “The Dao” Aron Stevens. Stevens had also been retired until Saturday, and had been focusing on his acting career. He recently announced on social media that he was working a “Millennial Slayer” gimmick for his return to the indies.

Stevens defeated Timothy O’Connor in his return match at Battle Arts. He took to Instagram and commented on his return, writing, “Oh pro wrestling, how I missed you ! I was victorious in my first contest after 2 1/2 years. Very talented young man @irish_oconnor . However, when I was 19 or 20 , And I saw an advantage I capitalized . This is what I want to fix. No weakness, no entitlement, no mercy.”

Santino and Sandow appear to be good friends these days. As seen below, Sandow was busted open during his match and Santino was the one who fixed him up backstage after the match.

Below are several social media posts related to the recent ring returns, including Santino’s entrance video that he released before the match. You can use the arrows to scroll through the Instagram photos:

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https://twitter.com/milanmiracle/status/1150971479909109760

https://twitter.com/milanmiracle/status/1150075150928437251

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https://twitter.com/milanmiracle/status/1152176858538151937

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

CM Punk Will Appear At Starrcast III

Starrcast III just made a big announcement for All Out weekend in Chicago — CM Punk will be making an appearance at the convention.

The AEW-connected convention dropped the news on Thursday and fans will surely continue speculating about the possibility of Punk making an appearance at All Out now.

Starrcast did not specify what Punk will be doing at the convention in the announcement.

Chris Jericho talked about the possibility of CM Punk joining All Elite Wrestling in a recent interview with Collider Live. “Do we need him? No. Would it be a huge pop to get him? Yes,” Jericho explained during the conversation.

Watch the Starrcast III announcement below.

https://twitter.com/StarrcastEvents/status/1151923037400436737

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Sofia Alonso Announced As New CMLL President

CMLL owner Francisco “Paco” Alonso Lutteroth passed away last week at the age of 67. CMLL announced that Paco’s daughter, Sofia Alonso, will be taking over the company. Sofia said that the cause of her daughter’s passing was cardiorespiratory arrest and that the news of his passing was kept quiet for nearly an entire day to respect his memory.

“Unfortunately, this is the way I present taking from my father, the company has appointed me as the director of CMLL,” Sofia said, via Media Tiempo. “It’s the worst way that I would have liked to get this position. I think I paid for this position in advance, and what cost it me is the most in life, which is the love of my father.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Enzo Amore And Joey Janela Got Into A Fight At A Blink 182 Concert

Former WWE star Enzo Amore apparently got into a fight with Joey Janela at a Blink 182 concert in New Jersey on Tuesday … and they took to Twitter afterward to continue beefing.

It all went down at the PNC Bank Arts Center after last night’s show.

Enzo first tweeted about the incident and wrote:

“I’m glad you introduced yourself cause I couldn’t pick you out of a line up. You don’t want no smoke.”

“Where was that energy at? We aint friends [Joey Janela]. Dont introduce urself to me f*ckboy I thought u were a fan hahaha the second I realized it was u I slapped ya bitchass hands down & walked @ u w/ MY HANDS UP YA F*CKIN RAN BACKWARDS & told my homey to film it”

“Clout chasing in public to ultimately look like a p*ssy, must feel terrible,” he added. “Ya not a good human, people are out to enjoy there night and you cause a scene and run while I’m engaging with friends & fans, ya mother should be proud.”

Janela gave more context with his telling of what happened. “Not a work,” he tweeted. “So I saw the dude and walked up and said “Hi I’m Joey Janela” at the blink 182 show and we proceeded to have (I’m not lennox lewis) to have the sh*ttiest fist fight of the year, I’m not a p*ssy but we had fun!”

This never would’ve happened if Tom DeLonge was still in Blink 182.

Enzo released some footage of the incident, but no punches are thrown in the clip.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzvV24KBR_g/?utm_source=ig_embed

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Jon Moxley And AEW President Tony Khan Help Pro Wrestler Who Lost Everything In House Fire

This past Thursday, a house fire burned down the home of former pro wrestler Don Wright and his family. While raising five grandkids, Don and his wife Sandy were away when their home was destroyed. Now, they must start anew.

A GoFundMe has been created to help out the Wright’s. Donations will help with clothes, food and school supplies, as school will be starting up for the children (ranging from 4-14 years old) after the summer.

The original goal of $5,000 has been broken, thanks in large part to generous donators. AEW’s Jon Moxley and Tony Khan each donated $5,000 to help break the goal needed.

If you live in the Tenessee area you can make donations to the Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Monday through Friday from 9-5pm. Southern States Wrestling will also be holding an auction and wrestling card to benefit the family on August 10th. Taking place inside The Model City Event Center in Downtown Kingsport, the matches for the event or what will be auctioned off haven’t been announced yet.

You can read the full description of the fund below:

A good friend of mine, and an amazing coworker, has lost her house and car this morning. She has 5 grandchildren, that all live with her, and they have lost everything. They only have the clothes on their backs right now and the food given to them by a neighbor. They need clothes, food, any appliances or furniture, and money to replace things. School will also be starting in a few months, and any help will be appreciated. They have no clue when their insurance may help them, and need any help until then. They believe the fire was caused by electrical issues, but will know more later. They were fortunate enough not to be in the house at the time. Sandy is an amazing person, and is always giving to her coworkers and her grandbabies. We would appreciate any help!!Sincerely, Sandy’s friends and coworkers ❤

Source: Wrestling Inc.