The Young Bucks have signed a new two-year deal that will see them work both Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, similar to the schedule they’ve worked this year.
The deal will see the brothers receive a significant increase in pay from ROH and NJPW for 2017, then another increase in 2018. They will be allowed to maintain their own merchandise and will be able to give more creative input. The deals are exclusive to the US and Japanese markets but they are still able to work overseas dates that don’t coincide with ROH or NJPW bookings. While exclusive to the US and Japan, the brothers will still be allowed to work for PWG in the US.
It was The Bucks who set the wheels in motion for Matt Hardy’s video at Final Battle, which you can see below with a video of The Bucks signing their new deals. The Hardys vs. The Bucks is currently scheduled for April 1st in Lakeland, FL, the night before WrestleMania 33 in Orlando.
Regarding Matt’s video that aired on pay-per-view this weekend which you can watch below, it was approved by TNA. Brandi Rhodes’ appearance to introduce her husband Cody Rhodes was also approved by TNA.
Dave Meltzer notes that there is nothing to the rumors of The Bucks appearing on TNA TV for the upcoming Total Nonstop Deletion episode, and there’s nothing on paper regarding anyone from ROH working for TNA but it’s very interesting that the two promotions are cooperating.
Last night at ROH Final Battle, Broken Matt Hardy appeared on the big screen. Hardy said that he and his brother Nero are coming to ROH to go after the spot monkeys in The Young Bucks. To prove that they are the best tag team in the galaxy. Matt said that they are going to make the rednecks and spot monkey’s obsolete and that they will delete them. The crowd chanted delete with Matt
TNA Wrestling‘s upcoming Tag Team Apocalypto at the Hardy Compound has partly been filmed … and sources tell us legendary tag team The Rock ‘n’ RollExpress are one of the teams involved.
Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson recorded a few segments during the shoot, which PWS was told has so far been the craziest one Broken Matt has done yet.
According to reports, nearly a dozen teams are participating in the special which airs next month. Our sources say it was a closed set, so not much else will be known until teasers start getting released.
We’re just praying the Bucks of Youth make an appearance in the Lake of Resurrection.
TNA Wrestling may appear to be broken at the moment, but sources close to the production of Total Nonstop Deletion tell us that won’t stop them from filming the Hardy special next month … despite things being postponed a few weeks.
The Sheet has confirmed that TND filming was postponed due to money reasons, but one source explains that lack of funds wasn’t necessarily the reason.
We’re told producers wanted to do more with the budget given to them, so they made plans to book things in advance for later in the month — instead of next week.
This includes paying for the TV truck, flights and other production costs.
One source not in production, however, informed us that those involved with the postponed shoot were told that TNA didn’t have the money to fly talent to the Hardy compound next week due to their funds being frozen by the court once Billy Corgan was given a temporary restraining order.
Another thing to factor in … we’re told TNA will be in breach of their TV contract if they don’t produce an episode for December 15th — the episodes in the can leading up to TND end on December 8th — so there’s no way it won’t be filmed. Even if Corgan takes over.
The Wolves retained their TNA Tag Titles against Team 3D & The Hardy’s in a brutal but awesome Full Metal Mayhem match. All 3 teams took several bumps through tables, chairs, Ladders & including Bully Ray powerbombing Davey Richards onto a guardrail set up with one end on the ring apron & the other end on the steel steps, the move bent the guardrail.
Matt Hardy is returning to TNA at the TNA Impact tapings in New York City. It will be the first time in 3 years since he has been inside a TNA ring, which is also the last time a match featuring The Hardy’s has been televised. The Hardy’s are one of the most recognizable tag teams of all time.
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