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Former WWE And WCW Wrestler Bryan Clark Arrested On Drug And Weapon Charges

Former WWE and WCW star (Adam Bomb/Wrath) Emmet Bryan Clark Jr. has been arrested on drug charges in Arizona.

Clark and Dennis Miccolis, who played in 1960s pop band The Buckinghams, were arrested by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona this week. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case.

Clark is facing charges of conspiracy, illegal control of enterprise, transporting or selling narcotics, drug possession and possessing a weapon during a drug offense. These alleged crimes occurred in January and April 2019. Miccolis is facing charges of conspiracy, illegal control of enterprise and transporting or selling narcotics in an incident in January 2019.

In a news release, Clark’s attorneys said the charges against their client are “unreliable and false information.”

“The police report contains alleged facts that have been grossly misconstrued and are incorrect,” said attorney Robbert Jarvis. “This includes incorrect allegations relating to medication and its use.”

Clark’s attorneys stated that the “ludicrous” weapon charge is based on a family heirloom, a Korean War pistol, that was unused and stored at Clark’s home.

“The report also contains speculative opinions which are simply false,” Jarvis said. “Mr. Clark has been targeted because of his notoriety and acquaintances.”

His attorney also said Clark, who is a U.S. Air Force veteran and does philanthropic work, hopes to resolve this issue and return to private life.

Both men are scheduled to be back in court on Wednesday, February 19.

Clark had runs with WWE, WCW and All Japan Pro Wrestling, under the names Adam Bomb, Wrath and The Nightstalker. The former member of KroniK was last released from WWE in November 2001. He is a former two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

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WWE Announces SummerSlam Week 2020 Details And Tickets

WWE has officially announced that SummerSlam 2020 tickets will go on sale Friday, March 6 at 10am ET. Travel packages will go on sale Tuesday, February 18.

WWE SummerSlam 2020 will take place on Sunday, August 23 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusettes.

WWE also confirmed today that the TD Garden will host SmackDown on August 21, the NXT “Takeover: Boston” event on August 22, and then RAW on August 24. Tickets for those shows will go on sale beginning Friday, April 17 at 10am ET.

Below is WWE’s full SummerSlam 2020 announcement released today:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESUMMERSLAM ® TICKETS AVAILABLE FRIDAY, MARCH 6

TRAVEL PACKAGES AVAILABLE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

STAMFORD, Conn., February 7, 2020 – WWE ® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that SummerSlam tickets will be available on Friday, March 6 at 10 AM ET. SummerSlam takes place Sunday, August 23, 2020 from TD Garden in Boston and streams live around the world on WWE Network.

Ticket prices range from $25-$500 and can be purchased via http://www.ticketmaster.com or in person at TD Garden Ticket Office. SummerSlam Week four-pack tickets will also be available.*

In addition, SummerSlam Travel Packages, which include tickets to SummerSlam Week events, hotel accommodations and exclusive WWE Superstar meet-and-greet experiences, will be available Tuesday, February 18 beginning at 12 noon ET at http://www.SummerSlamTravel.com.

TD Garden will also host three other spectacular WWE live events including Friday Night SmackDown ® on August 21, NXT ® TakeOver ® on Saturday, August 22 and Monday Night Raw ® on August 24. Individual tickets for those events will be available beginning Friday, April 17 at 10 AM ET.

SummerSlam Week also includes activities designed to give back to the local community including Be a STAR® bullying prevention rallies, hospital visits and Make-A-Wish events. Additional information on these events will be announced in the future at https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam.

*All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

WWE SmackDown Preview 2/7/20

Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown will take place from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg will return to the blue brand tonight, presumably to reveal his Super ShowDown opponent

  • SmackDown to reveal “Who’s next for Goldberg?”
  • “Firefly Fun House” returns after Bray Wyatt’s Royal Rumble victory
  • Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Carmella and Dana Brooke meet in high-stakes Fatal 4-Way Match
  • The Miz & John Morrison to bring back “The Dirt Sheet” this Friday night on SmackDown
  • Daniel Bryan returns to Friday Night SmackDown

Shayna Baszler Reportedly Headed To The WWE RAW Roster

Former NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler is headed to the WWE RAW roster, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Baszler is scheduled to be a regular on the RAW brand soon. The move has been planned for a long time, close to a year or so.

There’s no word yet on what WWE has planned for Baszler on the red brand, but she’s been rumored for a WrestleMania 36 match with RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch. It will be interesting to see how Baszler debuts on RAW in the next few weeks to set that match up, if that is the plan.

Baszler coming to RAW also opens the door for a potential storyline with fellow Horsewoman Ronda Rousey. There’s no update on Rousey returning to WWE, but she’s recently expressed interest in working a shorter schedule.

Bowling For Soup Made A Song/Music Video About Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss stars in the new music video from Bowling for Soup in which the band sings all about her.

The song is called, you guessed it, “Alexa Bliss” and the video begins with two young boys (as well as the band) puling a Weird Science-like move by creating a real-version of her using a computer.

Alexa then spends the day hanging out with the two boys playing on the trampoline, shooting pool, playing uno and of course watching a wrestling match.

The chorus for the song is as follows:

(HEY!) Why can’t every girl be more like Alexa Bliss?

(HEY!) How can a chick on TV make me feel like this?

She’s got a finishing move called Twisted Bliss

And it’s like my heart is caught in a sleeper hold

Whoah-oh-oh

Vince McMahon Talks Potential “Transformative” WWE Network Deal, Selling PPV Rights

WWE announced today that the company is evaluating “strategic alternatives” for the WWE Network.

During today’s 2019 earnings call, Vince McMahon discussed the possibility of selling the rights of their major pay-per-views to another streaming service. McMahon said that they could continue on with their current model by adding new tiers (WWE quietly added a free tier to the Network last December), or they can “exercise the selling of our rights to all the major [streaming services]” to increase revenue.

“We have a lot of options,” McMahon said (h/t to The Wrap for the transcription). “We could continue on as we are now, with an enhancement of a tier… we also have an option right now, there’s no more better time to exercise the selling of our rights to all the majors who, quite frankly, all the majors are really clamoring for our content.

“So that could be a significant increase, obviously, in terms of revenue.”

McMahon did not confirm that the company would move in that direction, just that it was an option. He did say that they are far along in negotiations for potential deals for the Network and that if it is finalized, it “will be announced this quarter, that’s how far along we are.”

McMahon added that the potential deal will be “transformative” for the company.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Velveteen Dream Returns From Injury, Attacks Undisputed Era

The ominous tease showed on NXT last week was revealed to be for the return of Velveteen Dream last night, and he came back with a vengeance.

Last night’s show ended with Undisputed Era wrestling against Tommaso Ciampa, Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle to an apparent DQ finish.

Undisputed Era took advantage of the numbers game afterward and beat down their opponents. Adam Cole then grabbed a can of spray paint and tagged Ciampa’s back. As the show was ending, the tease for 2/5/20 hit the screen again and the camera panned back to show Velveteen Dream on the top rope. He then hit an axe handle smash on the group and went wild fighting them off.

Velveteen Dream continued his storyline with Roderick Strong, including wearing tights that said “Call me up Marina” and had Dream, Marina Shafir, and Strong and Shafir’s son airbrushed on them.

Dream has been out of action since October due to injury. He was written off TV with an attack angle in which Undisputed Era beat him down backstage.

Charlotte Flair Appeared On WWE NXT Following Rhea Ripley’s WrestleMania Challenge

Former NXT star Charlotte Flair returned to the brand on Wednesday night and learned there’s more unity on the roster than she remembered.

As you’ll recall, Ripley showed up on Raw this week as Charlotte was announcing who she’d wrestle against at WrestleMania due to her Royal Rumble victory. Rhea then dared Flair to challenge for her NXT Championship.

Last night on NXT, Bianca Belair was in the ring talking about what happened with Flair/Rhea this week when “The Queen” interrupted the promo.

Flair then made her way to the ring and received a “welcome home” chant from the crowd.

Charlotte pointed out how Rhea seems to have overlooked Bianca before their TakeOver: Portland match, but Ripley cut her off by making her entrance. The three women then had a war of words that ended with Rhea telling Charlotte “we are NXT,” then taking her down with Bianca Belair.

 

WWE NXT Preview 2/5/20

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will air live from the NXT Arena at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL.

  • Charlotte Flair returns to NXT to answer Rhea Ripley’s WrestleMania offer
  • NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair come face to face
  • New NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin comes to Full Sail
  • The Undisputed ERA vow to get their hands on Tommaso Ciampa
  • How will The BroserWeights follow up on their Dusty Classic win?

MLW Announces Big Event With AAA In Mexico

MLW announced today that they are teaming up with AAA to co-promote a big event in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, March 13 at the historic Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez.

Matches and more details for the big AAA x MLW event will be announced soon.

Below is the full announcement from MLW:

MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING AND AAA TO PRESENT HISTORIC CO-PROMOTED EVENT IN MEXICOAAA x MLW Event Set for March 13 in Mexico

MEXICO — Major League Wrestling and AAA Lucha Libre’s collaboration continues on March 13 with a historic co-promoted card in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

The MLW x AAA event will emanate from the historic Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez.

Information on the card and on-sale date for tickets will be revealed soon.

The card will feature top ranked MLW wrestlers and represents the first-time MLW has united with AAA to present a co-promoted event.

This collaboration between the two organizations continues Major League Wrestling’s strategic alliances with international federations to create a unified global system to help introduce the sport to new markets, exchange talent, collaborate on content and develop opportunities for fans, athletes and the sport.

It is MLW’s mission that these efforts present dream matches, easily accessible high quality content and advancements in the sport.