Jeff Jarrett’s GFW Partnering With Tennessee State Fair

Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling issued the following this week:

Global Force Wrestling will partner with the Tennessee State Fair to provide action-packed professional wrestling on the midway on each night of the fair, from Sept. 9-18.

The Fairgrounds in Nashville has a long and storied history with professional wrestling and with GFW co-founder Jeff Jarrett, and he’s proud to bring his new brand home.

“I can’t tell you how excited we are to be involved with the Tennessee State Fair,” Jarrett said. “I’ve been to the fair as a kid, I’ve brought my kids, and I’ve wrestled here literally hundreds of times.

“Wrestling’s roots are in state and county fairs, and GFW recently had a successful show at the Porter County Fair in Valparaiso, Indiana. This is a great fit for our brand, and we look forward to seeing some longtime fans and making some new ones.”

The Tennessee State Fair’s 2016 theme is “A Tennessee Tradition, ” as the fair was inaugurated more than 150 years ago. It features arts and crafts, explores agriculture, and allows attendees to have new and exciting experiences in a family-friendly atmosphere.

“What could be a better fit with our theme than professional wrestling and Tennessee’s own Jeff Jarrett?” fair manager Scott Jones said. “Wrestling is part of the fabric of the Fairgrounds, and adding it to all of the attractions we have at the fair should only add to the entertainment value for all who attend.”

For more information about the Tennessee State Fair including ticket prices and sponsors, visit tnstatefair.org.

Alberto Del Rio Removed From All Upcoming WWE Live Events, Not Expected To Return

Source: WrestleView

Alberto Del Rio (Jose Alberto Rodriguez) has been removed from all upcoming WWE live events and is not expected to be returning to the company after his 30 day suspension concludes in September according to new reports on Tuesday.

 A report by The Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online states that Del Rio and WWE have already come to terms on a release making him a free agent immediately and allowing him to work dates in Mexico. He would be able to work in the U.S. within a few weeks. Attempts to reach out to WWE for comment were not returned as of Wednesday morning.

WWE announced the 30 day suspension of Del Rio back on August 17 (effective the following day). Del Rio was let go by WWE back in August of 2014 after a backstage incident with a WWE staff member in what they cited as “unprofessional conduct.” After returning to Mexico and working a series of independent dates in the United States, Del Rio returned to WWE last October at the Hell in a Cell PPV defeating John Cena to become the new WWE United States Champion. He was paired with Zeb Colter in a storyline that only lasted a few weeks. Del Rio was then paired with Sheamus, Rusev and Wade Barrett to form The League of Nations group. That angle was also later dropped by WWE. Del Rio was drafted to Smackdown Live during the 2016 WWE Draft and main evented the August 16 episode against John Cena. His 30 day suspension for violating the company’s wellness policy, his first violation, was announced the next day.

ROH Announces New Six-Man World Tag Team Championship

Ring of Honor announced yesterday that they have created a new ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship:

Six-man tag team matches have been a highlight of Ring of Honor events for years, and now competitors in those bouts will have something to fight for other than pride and the winner’s share of the purse.

The inaugural ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions will be crowned in an eight-team tournament that begins at the end of September. This will be the first time in six years that ROH has created a new title.

Teams expected to compete in the tournament include: Bullet Club, The Cabinet (Rhett Titus, Kenny King and Caprice Coleman) and the current World Tag Team Champions The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and Kamaitachi.

Six-man matches are a staple of Lucha Libre (where they are referred as trios matches), and with ROH’s recent partnership with Mexico’s CMLL promotion, the timing couldn’t be better for ROH to introduce a six-man tag title.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling, also a partner of ROH, introduced the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship this past January with a tournament that was won by The Briscoes and Toru Yano.

ROH’s new championship will mark the first time a major U.S.-based promotion has had a six-man tag team title in nearly 25 years.

Roy McClarity, Pat O’Connor & Yukon Eric were the first NWA 6-Man Champions crowned over 60 years ago. In the ‘80s, the NWA created a six-man tag title that was held by the likes of Dusty Rhodes and The Road Warriors, and in World Class Championship Wrestling, the legendary feud between The Freebirds and The Von Erichs often revolved around that promotion’s six-man tag title.

The tournament gets underway at All Star Extravaganza weekend in Lowell, MA on Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st, and continues on Oct. 29th in Baltimore.
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The finals will take place at Final Battle on Dec. 2nd at The Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom.

Kevin Owens – Wife Posts Adorable Clip Of Their Son Reacting To Title Win (VIDEO)

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

The end of Monday Night Raw this week surprised the entire wrestling community … including Kevin Owens‘ young son — and the new champ’s wife posted an adorable reaction video.

Kevin’s wife Karina uploaded the video to Instagram yesterday with the caption, “About 2 minutes after Kevin won, he was still in shock.”

For those who missed it … Owens won the Universal Championship last night after Triple H interfered in the match. First by taking out Roman Reigns, then turning on Seth Rollins to help KO pick up the biggest victory of his career.

Watch the video of his son Owen below.  It’ll warm your heart.

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SmackDown Live Preview: 8/30/16

Source: WWE.com

Will The A-Lister suffer for ‘Talking Smack’?

Who will advance as the SmackDown Tag Team Tournament rages on?

Will Randy Orton look to take The New Face of Fear to Viperville?

Is Styles too big for Backlash?

Is Carmella due for a Bella bustin’?

The Rock To Honor The Troops With Show On Spike TV

Source: WrestlingINC

The Rock posted the following today, announcing that he and Under Armour will be remembering the Battle of Pearl Harbor with limited edition training bags that come out on Veteran’s Day. He also announced a “Rock The Troops” show that will take place live from Pearl Harbor in December, to air on Spike.

Here’s a sneak peek exclusive of something pretty special and cool being designed for you from our @underarmour #ProjectRock #UAFreedom line.
Limited edition #GBOAT2. You made the limited edition original #GBOAT (Greatest Bag Of All Time) an instant collectors item by selling them out in record time. We THANK YOU.
On December 7th, 1941 the “Battle of Pearl Harbor” took place as we were attacked. This December will mark the 75th anniversary of that battle. These #GBOAT2’s will honor and commemorate those soldiers who fought so bravely on that day.We will release these bags this VETERANS DAY.

And this December, for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Pearl Harbor – our @sevenbucksprod’s along with our producing partner @caseypattersontv and @spiketv will bring you an HISTORIC and EPIC EVENT honoring our troops past and present and around the world. The biggest stars in music, film, comedy, sports and TV will join us in celebrating and honoring our troops and their families.

There’s only one place to hold this one of kind event of this magnitude… PEARL HARBOR.

Every celeb I know wants to be a part of this show and even better, every military personnel I speak to are so excited, grateful (and often get emotional) at the idea of what this show represents.

The name of the show… ROCK THE TROOPS.
It’s gonna be an AWESOME NIGHT.

Can’t wait for you guys to see it.
#GBOATS2 #ProjectRock #UAFreedom #RockTheTroops #SevenBucksProductions #CaseyPattersonProductions #SpikeTV #PearlHarbor #December7th1941

Luke Gallows’ Wife Tears Into Dana Brooke During Last Night’s WWE RAW

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Source: WrestlingINC

Luke Gallows’ wife, independent wrestler Amber O’Neal Gallows, didn’t appear to be too happy with the segment on RAW last night between Dana Brooke, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. In the segment, Gallows and Anderson enlisted the help of Nurse Brooke for their match against The New Day and Bayley. Amber replied to a fan and Twitter about her thoughts and posted a series of tweets ripping on Dana, that have since been deleted:

I will kill a b—h t.co/Gt6rqCDRgR— Amber O’neal Gallows (@amberoneal1) August 30, 2016

Actually let me rephrase that…. I would kill a b—h if I cared enough to do it but in this case…..I’ll just let them have her.. #trash— Amber O’neal Gallows (@amberoneal1) August 30, 2016

Well once I thought about it.. #misspiggy is a much better fit for him….t.co/jiVbIbIzrK— Amber O’neal Gallows (@amberoneal1) August 30, 2016

Dana Brooke responded to Amber’s Twitter tirade, simply writing:

Amber seemed to pull back a little, and posted the following before deleting all of her tweets:

Wrestling is a work…..enjoy it! Its about to get real good! t.co/Uadc5DPuxt— Amber O’neal Gallows (@amberoneal1) August 30, 2016

Ryback – I Turned Down $1.5 Million Contract Offer From WWE, But Not Over Money (AUDIO)

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

The Big Guy has revealed that he turned down a GIANT sum of money to re-sign with WWE, but the decision wasn’t because of the amount — and Ryback went into detail about it on his new podcast.

Ryan Reeves debuted Conversations With The Big Guy today and in it claims he turned down a 3-year, $1.5 million dollar deal — one that included WWE paying for his hotel and rental car — due to the company failing to deliver on multiple promises throughout his run.

He explains, “It was about creative and it was about limiting me as a brand.” This includes losing in 2 minute matches, not selling his merch at live events and not allowing him to appear on fitness covers.

Ryback adds, “It’s little things like that, that I wanted a commitment from on a much deeper end. And the money was just one part of it. And I was very happy with the money offer that me and Vince came to an agreement on. It was so many other things outside of that.”

The wrestler also claims that during the last 3 months of his run, when they wanted him to re-sign,Vince McMahon promised he’d take Ryback “to the motherland” by making him the company’s top heel champion. He also says he was promised a WrestleMania 32 match against AJ Styles, in which Vince said he’d “squash that little twerp.”

Once that was changed to a pre-show match against Kalisto, Ryback claims he requested his contract include additional wording that states the company would be held to their promises in the future. When that didn’t happen, the wrestler says it felt like they were starting to bury him.

And that’s why he walked out.

Listen to the revealing interview below.

Bo Dallas Arrested For Public Intoxication At DFW Airport, Police Officials Confirm

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Bo Dallas was arrested this weekend for public intoxication … this according to Dallas Fort Worth Police officials.

According to the report, obtained by The Sheet, Dallas was removed from his flight for yelling at the flight crew while wearing “Tapout” gear — a partner company of the WWE.

When officers approached Bo — real name Taylor Rotunda — he was slumped over in a chair looking at his phone. When he got up, Dallas “demonstrated very poor dexterity” and dropped his phone.

The report also says he strongly smelled of alcohol.

Rotunda told officers he had been drinking and when they asked how much … he said, “I’m not really planning on driving tonight.” Based on their observations, officers determined his level of intoxication was a danger to himself and others.  So they placed him under arrest.

READ THE FULL POLICE REPORT HERE.

Over the weekend, Steven Bell from The Late Shift podcast tweeted saying his wife saw the whole thing.  He also claims he was on the phone with her when it happened and heard the wrestler singing the The Lion King’s “Circle of Life” opening in the terminal.

Possible Reason For Triple H Turning On Seth Rollins

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Source: WrestlingINC

As seen on last night’s RAW, Triple H made a surprise return and helped Kevin Owens win the WWE Universal Title after attacking Roman Reigns and turning on Triple H. Triple H then had a staredown with Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon before walking off.

It’s possible that this is leading to Triple H vs. Rollins at WrestleMania 33, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. Rollins vs. Triple H was one of their original plans last year before Rollins got hurt and went down with an injury.

Regarding last night’s Fatal 4 Way with Rollins, Reigns, Owens and Big Cass, the Elimination stipulation was decided on some time in the past few days.