In case you missed this weeks episode of The Wrestling Breakdown Podcast you can listen to it here:
http://www.spreaker.com/user/edbostonpodcast/wrestling-breakdown-3-1-16-16
AJ Styles Addresses Fans About Royal Rumble (video)
AJ Styles addressed fans at a indy show about possibly entering Royal Rumble match:
“I don’t know what the future holds for me. (fans chant Royal Rumble) I’ll tell you what… if I’m not recovering from some weird armbar submission and there’s a spot in the Royal Rumble… (fans chant “you deserve it”) I don’t deserve a thing, I don’t deserve you but I’ll tell you, if you put me in that Royal Rumble I’ll kick some ass for you guys.”
It’s official: Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha to coach TUF23
The Ultimate Fighter Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia will kick-off on FS1 on Wednesday, April 20 with a two-hour season premiere airing at 10 p.m. ET as 32 competitors fight for one of 16 slots – eight in each weight class – available to be coached by two of the sport’s best. The season will continue with 11 one-hour shows Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET. The series is the highest rated and most watched original program since the network’s inception in August 2013.
Poland’s first UFC champion, Jedrzejczyk (11-0, fighting out of Olsztyn, Poland) stormed onto the scene in 2014 with her first Octagon appearance. Since then, she’s gone on to win five straight, won the strawweight title, cemented her place on the top pound-for-pound list and is widely considered as one of the best strikers in the sport. She’ll now lend her expertise to the next generation of athletes who hope to follow in her footsteps and one day wear UFC gold themselves.
Gadelha (13-1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) trains at the renowned Nova Uniao gym, home to former champions Jose Aldo & Renan Barao. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist hopes to get another crack at current strawweight champion, Jedrzejczyk, who provided Gadelha with the only blemish on her record – a three-round split decision loss in late 2014. Their contrasting styles should provide for an entertaining season between the two teams. The Brazilian’s comfort zone is on the canvas and will provide a stark contrast to the Pole’s highly skilled striking attack brings a completely different skillset to the show.
The series culminates on live on FS1 Friday, July 8 in Las Vegas as part of International Fight Week and will be headlined by Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha in a championship
Source: UFC.com
Lucha Underground Season 1 Catch Up Video
Source: WrestlingINC
– El Rey Network released the eight minute catch-up video above in advance of the season two premiere of Lucha Underground on Wednesday, January 27th. El Rey Network will also air a weekend long, 40-hour marathon of the entire season from Saturday, January 23rd at 10 AM ET, to Sunday, January 24th at 2 AM ET.
TNA On POP TV News
Major League Wrestling posted a couple tweets, noting that TNA is receiving right fees from POP TV and contracts are being offered and sweetened.
Comcast, which is the nation’s largest cable provider servicing over 112 million people, this week officially announced that POP, CMT and Spike TV will be moving to a premium tier package in select areas, putting it on the same level that Destination America is at. This is not a surprise for Pop TV as this has been in the works for awhile, as I first heard of the change last month. Basically POP will be moving from Expanded Basic to Digital Preferred and will no longer be available with Digital Economy. Digital Preferred is the second most expensive cable tier. CMT, which airs Steve Austin’s shows, will be moving to the sports entertainment package.
– On the bright side, Variety reports that Pop TV President Brad Schwartz stated this week at the Television Critics Association press tour that Pop will grow their subscriber base by close to 8 million homes in the next few months.
(Video) AJ Styles VS Rey Mysterio – Fans Chant Royal Rumble
Check out this video a fan shot at a indy show of AJ Styles VS Rey Mysterio on January 14, 2016 . At about the 2:34 mark fans chant Royal Rumble.
Alberto Del Rio Wins Back U.S. Title From Kalisto On SmackDown (video)
Alberto Del Rio defeated Kalisto to win back the United States Championship with help from fellow League of Nations member King Barrett.
SmackDown Preview: 1/14/16
United States Championship: (C) Kalisto VS Alberto Del Rio
Tables Match: The Dudley Boyz VS The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)
Dean Ambrose & Neville VS Kevin Owens
Social Outcast (Heath Slater, Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas & Adam Rose) VS Goldust, Jack Swagger, Zack Ryder & Damien Sandow
Becky Lynch VS Brie Bella
Stephanie McMahon Training For WrestleMania 32
Stephanie McMahon noted on Twitter that she was training last night to get in shape for WrestleMania 32, indicating that she may be wrestling a match at the biggest show of the year.
At one point, WWE wanted Stephanie to do something with Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 32, but Rousey’s status is still up in the air. It was believed she would not be appearing but if she did, she likely would not wrestle.
Stephanie’s last match came at SummerSlam in 2014, where she defeated Brie Bella.
Steve Austin Reveals His WrestleMania 32 Status
The 100th episode of Jim Ross’ “Ross Report” podcast features Steve Austin and can be heard at this link. Austin said he’s sure he will be at WrestleMania 32 this year and added that there are creative plans in place that he’s not able to discuss yet.
