Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed former WWE wrestler and current indie standout PCO has signed a deal with Ring of Honor.
PCO’s signing was first teased on Twitter Friday night and PWInsider reported Saturday morning that it was ROH who signed the 50-year-old to a full-time, exclusive contract.
The man formerly known as Pierre Carl Oulette last had a run with a major promotion in 2000 while working for WCW with Jacques Rougeau.
Because of his new contract, PCO will not be wrestling at an upcoming Black Label Pro event.
The Young Bucks say recent trademark filings related to All Elite Wrestling were done in effort to keep the group’s options open next year and protect themselves at the same time.
Nick and Matt Jackson are guests on the upcoming episode of Petey’s Wrestling Perspective Podcast with co-host Dennis Farrell and the two brothers didn’t shy away from talking about the filings in an exclusive clip given to Pro Wrestling Sheet.
Matt says the group all discussed the possibility of doing a follow-up to All In immediately after the successful event in Chicago. Everyone involved agreed that they’d have to do another at some point. “We’re in a situation now where we don’t exactly know what we’re going to do,” Matt explained. “But we do want to protect ourselves in case we decide to do something.
In case you missed it, multiple trademarks were filed this month which seem to indicate future plans for events called Double or Nothing and All Out. The address listed on the docs indicates the group is working with the billionaire Khan family, who own the Jacksonville Jaguars.
According to sources, Cody and the Bucks are leading the charge behind the scenes on this possible new venture for once their ROH deals expire. As we previously reported, we’ve been told Jim Ross and Chris Jericho would only be involved on a talent level should any promotion get off the ground.
Jim Ross talked about this in a roundabout way on his latest podcast. “I’ve been rumored to be in every role in this company and what you find out is eye-rolling,” Ross said unhappily.
“At one point it’s Jericho and me, which I thought ‘that’s really stupid.’ Me and Jericho are gonna spend all the money we made over the years to get into the wrestling business. ‘Nah, you crazy? Are you nuts?’ Then secondly, then we’re not involved at all. It’s these other guys that are really the movers and shakers. There ain’t nothing to move here, folks. There ain’t nothing to shake.”
The legendary announcer then discussed with guest Dave Meltzer how a promotion like All Elite Wrestling would need a TV deal with a major cable or broadcast network to be successful.
Nick Jackson talked further about the future of The Elite during the interview with Petey Williams and said, “We have offers on the table from every major company in the world.” Matt additionally noted that they also have investors who want to work with the group.
“We haven’t said no, really, to anything,” Nick added. “So we’re just keeping our options open and protecting ourselves at the same time.”
The full interview goes live this evening and covers the Bucks’ exit from Impact Wrestling, how it’s been working for Ring of Honor, getting talent over on Being the Elite and more.
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The 16 year old pro wrestling fan who recently accused former WWE Superstar James Ellsworth of sending her nude photos has released a statement in response to a statement that Ellsworth released this week.
The female fan, who uses the name Kenzie on Twitter, is standing by her original claims. She did say she regrets going to social media with what happened, but that she is learning from the mistake. She also accused Ellsworth of doing “hardcore drugs” but that accusation was based off hearsay. You can read her full statement below:
“Mr.Ellsworth made a statement. Everyone is sending me. I seen it. Y’all got to think, If a minor ‘allegedly’ accused you of sending nudes, wouldn’t you do everything to save your ass too? People act like he is going to come out and admit it all
I know the truth. All the stories I’ve heard about him disgust me. People who worked with him, and know him have told me he’s has done hardcore drugs before also. His own bestfriend is even admitted over a phone call to a girl who has known Jimmy since 2012 that Jimmy has been unspeakable things all his life. In all the screenshots girls, people who have worked with him, promoters, wrestlers, etc the reason I blurred out their names out of respect. I don’t need tons of people hitting them up also
It’s funny the account he added me from, tons of girls also sent me that same exact snap, and said that he gave them the exact snapchat to them. I’ve heard that Snapchat is one he uses to just add girls. Also, people saying ‘Well, his face wasn’t in any of the explicit photos”. Let me know when you find a guy who shows his face when he’s taking pictures of his junk.
People say ‘Oh, why’d she give a grown man on snapchat, etc’. You guys are telling me, if a wrestler you liked and were a fan of you, you wouldn’t do that to? I have plenty of wrestlers on my snapchat (Nia, Mojo, Shinsuke, and more)
Someone who I was a fan of, met twice, bought his shirt, cheered him at matches, supported his wrestling career, why would I want to ruin his career & life? He has kids also, I wouldn’t destroy someone’s family just for the hell of it. If I were to fake a pedo, it wouldn’t be someone as low profile as Ellsworth
There is always gonna be people siding with him. When things like this happen, not everyone is only going to be on one side. Going to social media first about this is the biggest mistake I made, and I understand that. I regret doing that, but everything is a learning lesson”
As we noted before, Ellsworth issued a statement this week that said his legal team recently wrapped a thorough investigation into the accusations and they are ready to pursue legal action. Ellsworth’s statement reads like this:
“Recently, allegations of misconduct have been lodged against me which I categorically deny. I never have, nor will I ever engage in any activity that could be deemed as inappropriate or disrespectful. My delay in publicly commenting on this situation was based on the advice of my legal team which has just completed a thorough investigation. My attorneys have pinpointed a trusted witness who is willing to testify on my behalf. In addition, they have uncovered concrete evidence that supports my innocence and proves that without a shadow of a doubt the social media accounts alleged to be mine are fake and the messages from the account were fraudulently created without my knowledge or consent. My only hope is to restore my reputation as I, along with my family, friends and supporters have suffered because of a social media stunt devised to end my professional wrestling career. My team and I are prepared to pursue legal action against any party that persists with the promotion of these lies.”
For those who missed it, below are the original tweets from the fan made back in mid-November along with the first statement from Ellsworth’s attorney:
Ever since the commercial and critical success of All In, there has been rampant speculation that Cody and The Young Bucks aren’t done making history. If the trio were able to pull off a successful independent pay-per-view, what’s stopping them from creating a successful wrestling promotion?
Cody hasn’t addressed the rumors of him starting a new promotion head on, but he did tease some information regarding it during a meet and greet in Melbourne, Australia. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that when asked about a new promotion, Cody said to wait for January as an announcement would be made. Cody also said the announcement “would be bigger than anyone expects.”
Cody’s tease comes on the heels of news which may or may not be related to the planned announcement. Last week it was reported that the co-owner of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars filed trademarks for a promotion called “All Elite Wrestling.” This, obviously, could be a play off The ELITE faction in which Cody and The Bucks are a part of in New Japan and ROH.
Additionally, All Elite Wrestling, LLC also registered trademarks for “ALL OUT” and “Double or Nothing” among others. “Double or Nothing” is the rumored name for the All In 2 pay-per-view which would supposedly be held in Las Vegas.
January 2019 is turning out to be a monumental month for Cody and The Young Bucks. It’s already well-known that Cody is now a free agent and the Bucks will be come the end of the year. Cody hasn’t shied away from the fact that they could show up in WWE or somewhere else at that time. This latest news would seem to throw cold water on those plans but no one outside of Cody and The Bucks know what’s really going to happen.
Puerto Rican wrestler Cuervo, who was hospitalized after a wrestler named Angel o Demonio threw a concrete block at his head during a match in Mexico, has been discharged.
As we previously reported, Cuervo — who was knocked unconscious when the concrete block hit his head from above/behind — underwent successful surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
Due to the incident, Angel o Demonio was suspended indefinitely by the Boxing and Wrestling Commission of Mexico.
The rumored promotion being worked on behind the scenes by The Elite, Chris Jericho, Jim Ross and the co-owner of the Jaguars now has some legs to stand on due to newly filed documents.
WrestlingNews.co first reported a company called All Elite Wrestling, LLC based out of Florida filed several new trademarks this month for the following:
All Elite Wrestling and AEW
AEW Double or Nothing and AEW All Out – which, among many things, lists the trademark can be used for “live streaming of video pay-per-view events on the internet”
Tuesday Night Dynamite – which, among many things, lists the trademark can be used for television shows “featuring sports, entertainment and subjects of general human interest”
Obviously, the Double or Nothing and All Out names would seem to signal The Elite are involved and planning the follow up to All In with this company — which listed its address on the documents as TIAA Bank Field, the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A report recently surfaced claiming Chris Jericho and Jim Ross are attempting to launch a wrestling company with Jaguars co-owner Tony Khan, the son of billionaire Shahid Khan. As you’d expect from him, Jericho shot down the report.
During his recent interview with The Elite, however, Y2J stated many times that he’d like to continue working with the group and Being the Elite going forward. This was the same episode in which The Elite announced they were no longer affiliated with Bullet Club.
It’s also worth mentioning that the group started a countdown on their weekly series last month that will finish at the end of December when they become free agents.
The wrestler who was hospitalized in Mexico on Monday after being hit in the head with a concrete block has undergone successful surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
As we previously reported, Cuervo — a wrestler from Puerto Rico who was competing in Mexico — got knocked unconscious after a wrestler named Angel o Demonio threw a concrete block at his head from above/behind. The wrestler was immediately hospitalized afterward.
According to an update on Cuervo’s Facebook page, surgery was required to remove the clot and hours later it was said to be a success by his manager. He’s apparently in stable condition now.
Due to this incident, Angel o Demonio has been suspended indefinitely by the Boxing and Wrestling Commission of Mexico. They are also seeking to find out why the promoters had an extreme wrestling match when it is prohibited.
The NSFW video of the incident can be seen at the link below.
As we previously reported that David Arquette was bloody mess during his Death Match at Joey Janela’s LA Confidential and was taken to the ER.
In an update, People.com reports that he is in the hospital and recovering from injuries he sustained in the death match.
Arquette released a statement on Twitter Monday in which he addressed his injuries from the match after fans circulated photos and videos of his bloody face on the Internet.
“I’m all stitched up. Thank you to all the fans for the love,” he wrote in the caption. “Sorry I made Miss Elisabeth cry.”
His sister, Rosanna Arquette, commented on the photo writing, “You are scaring me Davey… bloody fights are not funny. I’m happy you are ok go play James Bond with those abs!!!! I love you.”
The actor’s wife, Christina McLarty, told The Blast in a video her husband would “be okay.”
“He’s okay, thank you,” she said. “After the wrestling match he looked fine, and then [his neck] was irritating him. I don’t know, I didn’t see the whole thing go down.”
McLarty added the actor would be released from the hospital in time for Thanksgiving.
Arquette and McLarty share 4-year-old son Charlie West. He also has a 14-year-old daughter, Coco, with ex-wife Courteney Cox.
A match in Mexico ended in a scary way on Monday after one wrestler threw a concrete block at the head of his opponent, who was then hospitalized.
The match between Angel o Demonio and Cuervo occurred just outside of Mexico City and was promoted by Lucha Memes/Lucha Boom.
As seen in the video below … Demonio grabs a concrete block from the backstage area after being hit with multiple chair shots, then returns to the ring to throw it at his opponent from behind/above. Cuervo had no idea it was coming and got knocked unconscious.
A doctor then called off the match and helped Cuervo to the back when he came to. We’re told an ambulance was called and he was taken to the hospital.
During a post-match promo, Demonio apologized for Cuervo not being able to finish the match. He also went on Facebook to say he didn’t appreciate the multiple chair shots being doled out beforehand, but claims he wasn’t aiming to hit Cuervo in the head with the concrete block.
Indie wrestler Marko Stunt suffered a bad break in his leg on Friday night in Los Angeles that will force him to undergo surgery.
The injury occurred during Stunt’s match against Eli Everfly at GCW Presents Joey Janela’s LA Confidential during a gnarly looking Canadian Destroyer on the outside of the ring (seen below). The match was ended at that point and he was rushed to an emergency room.
Janela tweeted after the show saying, “Unfortunately my man [Marko Stunt] suffered a bad break of his Fibula and needs immediate surgery in the morning, can we take care of him in whatever means necessary everyone?”
Stunt followed that up with a tweet this morning which states: “Thank you to everyone who has reached out to check on me, or wished me a speedy recovery! Unfortunately I did suffer a bad break in my leg tonight. I have to have surgery in a few hours, and will keep everyone updated.”
For those who are unfamilar with Stunt, the 22-year-old has been turning heads on the indie scene and recently competed at ALL IN and PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles.
