Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Aug 15, 2013 21:33:27 GMT -6
PRO WRESTLING NEWS:
---Darren Young Is Gay Topic:
As noted earlier, Darren Young revealed that he is gay to TMZ. In the video above, TMZ caught up with John Cena and told him that Young revealed that he is gay. "Oh wonderful," Cena replied, after originally saying that there were no openly gay wrestlers in the company. "I know Darren personally. Darren's a great guy. That's a very bold move for him. And congratulations for him for actually finally doing it." Cena also noted that his oldest brother is openly gay, and that he knows how hard it can be to admit it. He also said that the announcement will not affect Young's status in WWE. "For us, it's entertainment," said Cena. "And if you're entertaining you shouldn't be judged by race, creed, color or sexuality ... as long as you're entertaining."
As noted earlier, Darren Young revealed that he is gay to TMZ. After TMZ asked Young if a gay male could succeed in WWE, Young replied, "Absolutely. Look at me. I'm a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I'll tell you right now, I'm gay. And I'm happy. I'm very happy." Young's announcement is already getting tons of media, including stories at The Hollywood Gossip, The Irish Independent, Digital Spy, US Weekly, Slate, The Huffington Post, Chicago Pride and Contact Music. - Several stars took to their Twitter to react to Young's announcement. Here are some of their tweets: Triple H: "Congratulations, @darrenyoungwwe for living YOUR life, YOUR way. #proud" Stephanie McMahon: "Congratulations to @darrenyoungwwe for being the first openly gay WWE Superstar!" Jim Ross: "@stephmcmahon: Congratulations to @darrenyoungwwe for being the first openly gay WWE Superstar! I second that. #NonIssue" Chavo Guerrero Jr.: "Huge support for @darrenyoungwwe !! Great guy & great wrestler! Kudos for @johncena supporting comments too" Rosa Mendes: "@darrenyoungwwe I'm so proud of you!! See you this week!!" Gregory Helms: "Good job @darrenyoungwwe Respect!! Somewhere my friend Kanyon is smiling down." Joey Ryan: "Let us hope we can all spend at least one day of our lives as courageous as @darrenyoungwwe is today." Kenny King: "@joeyryanonline @darrenyoungwwe Amen joe. Big props to Darren" Matt Morgan: ENORMOUS courage out of @darrenyoungwwe today! U should be very proud of urself Darren! #WhatAGreatExampleForOthers" Steve Corino: "Just reading about @darrenyoungwwe this morning. Very good for him & proud of him for taking a courageous step."
---WRESTLING CARES ANNOUNCES HUGE MAIN EVENT & 2nd ROUND OF RACE FOR THE RING AND GIVES FANS AT AXXESS 50% OFF TICKETS!
All-Star Supercard Benefiting the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center
Los Angeles, CA – Saturday night, August 17th.
Live from the Sheraton Gateway LAX on 6101 W Century Blvd. at 7:00pm, Wrestling Cares Association (WCA) presents the Second Round of its all-star pro wrestling tournament with the biggest stars in wrestling today.
CANDICE MICHELLE, former WWE Women’s Champion, returns to pro wrestling to host Round 2 of the Race for the Ring!
In a HUGE Main Event:
MATT HARDY brings his new fiancée, the beautiful, REBY SKY, to L.A. to compete against another superstar rival…
DAIVARI comes to WCA to do battle with Hardy, and he’s bringing the sexy, RYAN SHAMROCK to stand with him in his corner!
In Round 2 of Race for the Ring:
“SCRAP IRON” ADAM PEARCE vs. WILLIE MACK!
JOHNNY GARGANO vs. “THE PSYCHO SHOOTER” DRAKE YOUNGER!
ADAM COLE vs. JAMIN OLIVENCIA!
“THE NEW AGE PUNISHER” B-BOY vs. KYLE MATTHEWS
Plus 4 more huge tournament matches!
KATARINA LEIGH, the former Winter, matches up with CANDICE LARAE in the first-ever WCA Women’s tournament designed by LES THATCHER, the “LADIES BEAT THE CHAMP” Series!
This Super Card for a Super Cause will donate 25% of all tickets sales to the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center of South L.A. The Pullum Center has brought the gifts of music, arts and education to hundreds of inner-city kids in Los Angeles. WCA is proud to lend its support to L.A.’s finest local arts education group.
Plus…Attend WWE’s SummerSlam AXXESS and receive 50% off the ticket price for this WCA Supershow! Just bring your AXXESS ticket stub.
For more information about the Pullum Center, visit: pullumcenter.org/Pullum_Art_Center/Welcome.html
General Admission tickets are $15, VIP Front Row Only tickets are $25.
For tickets visit: wrestlingcares.com/
---Ring of Honor announced that Mexican star Ricky Marvin, who has also worked in Japan for Pro Wrestling NOAH, will debut this September in Philadelphia.
---WWE Superstar and former world champion Dolph Ziggler has been cast in the upcoming Max Landis film, "Me Him Her". Landis wrote the script for the phenomenal 2012 found-footage movie "Chronicle" and will be making his directorial debut with this, as of yet, undated project.
---On the 8-13-13 edition of SNS UnPlugged with "The Bronx-Father" Tony J. Mirabella and "Mr. Money on the Mic" Jeff Jackson exclusively on the SNS Radio Network (www.snsradionetwork.com) former 2 Time WCW World Champion and Author "The Total Package"Lex Luger stopped by for a near 1 hour conversation about his new autobiography "Wrestling with the Devil" and moments from his storied career in pro wrestling.
Here are a few highlights from the interview.
Lex is asked by JJ about the transition from the Narcissist to All American Lex Luger and was he ready to change the gimmick?
"I was totally shocked, I loved being the Narcissist ...I was having a lot of fun with that. You know we were traveling heavily on the road at that time I had a 300 day a year schedule back then and I was called into the home office for a meeting with Vince McMahon in his office...which was highly unusual to be called off the road. I felt like a kid getting called into the principals office...thinking to myself ...Man what did I do wrong. He called me in and it wasn't really up for discussion ...He said we're going to do this , We're going to do a bus tour and he layed the whole thing out...I walked out there thinking Wow....He was so confident that it would succeed . I asked him "Do you really think I can go from posing infront of mirrors to becoming Mr. Red , White, and Blue. all in 1 clean swoop ..Vince said...You watch. The Intrepid thing came off really great , it went really well it had a great reaction , the bus tour was really well received. Vince is a master strategist and psychologist it was actually a very successful tour."
JJ asks a listener question about his thoughts on teaming with Davey Boy Smith as the Allied Powers
"I loved it ...Davey and I were like 2 peas in the pod , we traveled together...we loved training together in the gym, We would eat lots of chicken breasts ,Steak and protein... When we went to Europe we would stay with Davey Boys family and drive around in his green Jaguar Sedan..or take the bus...man Davey Boy was a funny guy...him and Owen Hart...They were 2 of the funniest guys in the WWE . On those long road trips Davey was a great guy to hang around with especially on long trips away from our families...I really miss that guy and Owen as well. I had a lot of fun with those guys...alot of great memories inside of the ring...and outside of the ring."
JJ asks if Owen Hart ever ribbed him
"He used to every night he would wrestle against Davey and I...I would shoot him off the ropes and (Owen) he would say "Press Slam me" So id shoot him off the ropes and he would Spidermonkey me and wouldn't let me press slam him. Then he would have me tag Davey in ...and Davey Boy would shoot him off the ropes and Owen would not only let him Press Slam him ...but he would do like 10 reps before he press slammed him....and Davey Boy would just look over at me and smile...they hit me with that almost every night.I used to be like ...you guys...lol...I swear...they were always doing stuff like that ...they made it fun , they really did."
JJ asks a question from Andy Knowles of the Pro Wrestling Rewind about the price of his success and the toll it took on his life and would things have been different if he had found God sooner in his life
"As far as physical pain we all know that theres gonna be that...I played football all those years...for 15 years in the ring I averaged over 300 matches a year...so 4 or 5 thousand matches...So I knew physically I would have some pain afterward...I don't regret that I loved football and I loved Wrestling...I'm glad the guys today dont wrestle as many matches now but I didn't really know any different at the time ... I really managed to stay injury free till after my career ended... . I had 1 bicep injury and never missed a match in 15 years. I did have some cumulative injuries afterwards .Emotionally ...however my wrestling career was like 4th of July fireworks for me from the start till the day it ended for me..I loved it...loved the guys...loved the fans . I made some very poor choices outside the ring that led to pain not only for myself ...even more so from those closest to me , my family, my wife...my daughter...Elizabeth ...there were a lot of tragic consequences in my life and I have only my self to blame ....I was so stubborn and so prideful...I always thought I could turn things around and until I got down on my knees and acknowledged my creator and realized God was God and I am not...that was a real turning point for me...it was very difficult for me to do to make Jesus Christ my lord and savoir ...but April 23, 2006 was a real supernatural transformation for me and what God has done for my life . Since then ...how he has brought me through...my physical injuries like my spinal cord injury
has been absolutely amazing...so that was a big turning point for me on April 23, 2006 no doubt."
These are just a few highlights from the nearly hour long conversation with Lex Luger ...other topics include the origin of the name Lex Luger, who coined him the total package, the feud in WWE with Tatanka, his 2 World title reigns , his time in the Wolfpac and so much more.
The archive to the full interview and show are here:
www.snsradionetwork.com/sns-unplugged-ep-9-lex-express-8-13-13-now-archived/
---WWE Inbox Aug 14,2013-
---Traditional Championship Wrestling Tv Episode for Aug 12,2013-
---The Natalya & Maria Menounos match against Brie Bella and a mystery partner(Eva Marie) will be taking place on Sunday afternoon, before SummerSlam, at the Fan Axxess session in Los Angeles.
---Independent pro wrestling star Damien Darling recently spoke to the folks at #Asked about his past relationship with WWE Hall Of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch. Darling addressed claims by Sytch of physical and sexual abuse, along with many other controversial topics. Below are highlights from the interview:
On her unhappiness and the front she put on for the public: “Just because you go on Facebook, or you go on Twitter and you pretend like you’re so successful and happy, and you’re a Hall of Famer or whatever, that’s not reality. No disrespect to a WWE Hall of Fame ring, but a WWE Hall of Fame ring and a dollar will get you a bag of Doritos at a deli.
“She went to three different rehabs in our relationship. The first time she went to rehab for 30 days … She came out of that rehab and had so much medication, which was over-prescribed for her. Before you know it, you’re filming a show or you’re filming a shoot interview and you’re f**king three pills deep, and you’re not yourself.”
On why their relationship didn’t work out: “I think maybe Tammy thought that she’d have some boyfriend that she could move in with, that would come home from work, and she’d be f**cking passed out drunk. That would wash her, and clean her up, and because she was who she was, would just manage to pull through. That’s not me … One day I came home and she was passed out, and there was an empty bottle of vodka on the floor. The first thing I did was pick up the phone and call WWE, and get one of the representatives that handle their rehab facility on the phone.
“They would have sent a cab right over, would have picked her up and took her right to rehab. WWE rehab is amazing. They will absolutely send a cab to your house, pick you up and find you the best rehab facility in the country.”
On being accused of sexual abusing Sytch: “It was reported in the newspaper by her attorney, who made statements that she had broken ribs. When I first read that on a Monday morning – like the entire world did – the first thing I did was I went to the police department … They pulled me aside and said ‘listen, she was arrested on Friday, she was fine. She was here in custody on Saturday; she was fine. She saw her lawyer on Sunday, and a half hour later, they filled a criminal complaint against you for assault, and for sexual assault … they had her x-rayed, and she had no injuries, and absolutely no signs of any sort of sexual assault. So I was never, ever charged or investigated for anything. Her accusations of me breaking her ribs are just what they are.”
On some of the alleged lies she has told the media: “When she was released from prison – a normal person would maybe call your mom, or your family or your friends – the first thing Tammy did when she was released from prison was call TMZ. She called TMZ and said that she was writing an autobiography and that she was cured of cancer … She accused me of giving her an STD, that was HPV, that turned into cervical cancer. HPV is an STD that could turn into cervical cancer. Only it takes seven to eight years for HVP to actually turn into cervical cancer. So that means that, eight years ago, when I was a freshman in high school – I was not the guy that was banging Tammy Sytch.”
On the final straw in their relationship: “She was arrested six times It really wasn’t until the last, final time that she was arrested in my apartment … I came home, the same thing happened again, only this time it was so f**king violent, and so dangerous … When you have a drunk woman attacking you with bottles, and knives and hammers and whatever else, there’s not a whole lot that you can do. The last time we were together, it was very very dangerous. There was a moment – I’ll be honest, I fell on my ass and broke down and cried. There was a moment where I just had a vision in my mind of newspaper articles of one of us being dead, because it was getting that bad. Like Chris Benoit and Nancy; something crazy. It was dangerous, and I had never been in a relationship like that before.”
Check out the complete interview online at BlogTalkRadio.com.
---An angle is being shot, at least as of the current plan, during the Dean Ambrose vs. RVD U.S. title match that will either lead to a trios match involving Mark Henry & Big Show as well as Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins, or to lead to a tag team title match at the PPV. I'm not exactly clear other than all have been told they are working the show.
---WWE is looking for non-union "Athletic Guys" who are male between the ages of 18 and 25 and "not camera shy" to do some sort of skits for Raw this coming Monday in Anaheim. They are needed from Noon to 8 p.m. (Raw airs 5-8 p.m. on the West Coast). The pay is $500 plus 10% and you get your parking paid for at the show.
---A lot of people are very upset at the Legends of the Ring group running a convention in Monroe, NJ for bringing in Jose Gonzalez as one of the Invaders, along with 70s star Roberto Soto. Gonzalez stabbed Bruiser Brody to death in a dressing room in 1988.
---There is a mention of Jim Londos in connection with Manziel's great grandfather who apparently was a pro wrestling promoter in Louisiana in this article at deadspin.com/the-long-con-how-the-manziels-conequered-america-1040593220
---Tuesday night during Spike's Tattoo Nightmares show Christopher Daniels was in a skit. It was people getting cover ups for bad or embarrassing tattoos and while they are getting the work done, they explain how they got the original one they now wish they didn't have. The show uses skits with actors to recreate the stories and Daniels played a White Supremacy inmate who forced the guy telling the story to get an Iron Cross while in jail. He had a few lines.
---A Give Forward campaign to help with Necro Butcher's medical bills after his serious injuries over the weekend is at www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/sfw2dylan-summers-medical-expenses He needs money for physical therapy, another doctor's visit, an ambulance ride and a transfer to two hospitals, both out of state, so his insurance won't cover it, plus he's having to take off work. His wife also made this plea, do not donate if you, yourself are struggling with bills.
---A story on rebuilding the Nassau Coliseum is at www.businessweek.com/news/2013-08-15/forest-city-wins-bid-to-revamp-long-island-s-nassau-coliseum-1
---Quebec promotion TOW has a pilot TV taping on 9/28 in Lasalle, Quebec for RDS2, a french sports channel. It will be the first time local wrestling will have been on Quebec television since the folding of International Wrestling in 1987, some 26 years ago. RDS's main channel currently airs an edited one hour version of Impact.
---An interview with Lex Luger is at www.christianpost.com/news/ex-pro-wrestler-lex-luger-on-finding-god-after-wild-life-of-drugs-prison-and-paralysis-101311/
---A Smackdown TV taping on 9/17 in Cincinnati features Daniel Bryan & Randy Orton & RVD vs. The Shield as the dark match main event.
---Chaotic Wrestling on Friday night in Lowell, MA at the Polish American Veterans Club and Saturday night in Littleton, NH at the Opera House. Tommaso Ciampa and Matt Taven work the Lowell show.
---Jimmy Korderas, a WWE ref turned TV announcer makes his pro wrestling debut as a wrestler on Saturday night in Toronto at The E-Zone for Smash Wrestling, on a show that also includes Brian Kendrick, Paul London, Matt Cross, Johnny Gargano, Player Uno, LuFisto, Gregory Iron, Tyson Dux and more.
---Evolve announced shows on 9/21 in Ridgewood, NY at the Guzman Sports Lounge and 9/22 in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Lyceum. AR Fox, Johnny Gargano, Matt Jackson, Ricochet, Anthony Nese, Trent Baretta, Chuck Taylor and more appear.
---Chris Jericho will be appearing 9/14 at the Montreal Comic Con at the Palais des Congres. Fozzy also appears that night in Montreal at the Corona Theater. Also appearing on 9/14 with be Mick Foley, who will be doing his comedy show there at 7 p.m. for $15. Also coming that weekend are Kevin Nash and Maryse Oullet. Nash will do a Q&A on 9/15, and there will be a Montreal wrestling history Q&A on 9/15 with Kevin Steen, Gino Brito and Paul LeDuc, as well as Pat Laprade and Bertrand Hebert, who wrote the "Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs" book on Montreal history. Bret Hart will also be there on 9/14.
---The book "Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs" will be released in French in October, published by Libre Expression.
---U.K. manager Dean Ayass doing a comedy podcast at www.ayassandraininplainsight.co.uk
---Sheamus appears at the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con from 9/20 to 9/22 in Columbus, OH at the Convention Center.
---2CW has shows on Friday and Saturday night in Boonville, NY at the Woodsman Field Days, with Jim Duggan on Friday and Mickie James on Saturday. Both show are free but you have to pay for fairgrounds admission to attend.
---Impact Results for 8/22: - Impact opens with Christopher Daniels, Bobby Roode and Kazarian walking to the ring. Roode talks about Bully Ray winning the title and says that he's a marked man. Kazarian gloats about winning the ladder match, when James Storm and Gunner interrupted. A brawl broke out, which led to our first match. - Bobby Roode and Kazarian defeated James Storm and Gunner in a non-title match after Roode nailed Storm with a low blow and got the pin. - Manik defeated Sonjay Dutt in a solid match. - A street fight was next, and trash cans, cones, sticks and parking cans are setip around the ring. It was originally Jay Bradley vs. Hernandez, but it got changed to a four way street fight to include Christopher Daniels and Joseph Park. Park wins the match. - New TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray came out and talked about winning the title. Tito Ortiz came out and talked about how he turned on Rampage Jackson. Brooke Hogan's music came out, but it was Miss Tessmacher who made out with Bully Ray to end the segment. - Gail Kim defeated ODB with a rollup. - The Main Event Mafia vs. Aces & 8's is next, with the person who loses the fall getting fired. Bully Ray, Tito Ortiz and Miss Tessmacher are watching from ramp. Suddenly, AJ Styles music hits. He comes out, looks at Bully and then his old music hits! Styles won the match for his team after pinning Devon with the Styles clash, so Devon is now fired. Good match with several near falls. After the show went off the air, Devon took in the cheers from the crowd and took off his vest. Great crowd energy for a four hour show.
---The following matches are advertised for the ROH Manhattan Mayhem event that takes place on Saturday in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
-The American Wolves vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly for the ROH Tag Titles.
-The Young Bucks vs. Forever Hooligans.
-Karl Anderson vs. Michael Elgin in an ROH Title tournament quarterfinal match.
-Roderick Strong vs. Kevin Steen in an ROH Title tournament quarterfinal match.
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Michael Bennett in an ROH Title tournament quarterfinal match.
-Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander vs. Adrenaline Rush.
-ROH TV Champion Matt Taven vs. Mike Mondo in a Proving Ground match.
-Silas Young vs. Adam Page.
ROH is also advertising that Prince Nana will be on commentary, and R.D. Evans and Q.T. Marshall will address the tag team division
---Darren Young Is Gay Topic:
As noted earlier, Darren Young revealed that he is gay to TMZ. In the video above, TMZ caught up with John Cena and told him that Young revealed that he is gay. "Oh wonderful," Cena replied, after originally saying that there were no openly gay wrestlers in the company. "I know Darren personally. Darren's a great guy. That's a very bold move for him. And congratulations for him for actually finally doing it." Cena also noted that his oldest brother is openly gay, and that he knows how hard it can be to admit it. He also said that the announcement will not affect Young's status in WWE. "For us, it's entertainment," said Cena. "And if you're entertaining you shouldn't be judged by race, creed, color or sexuality ... as long as you're entertaining."
As noted earlier, Darren Young revealed that he is gay to TMZ. After TMZ asked Young if a gay male could succeed in WWE, Young replied, "Absolutely. Look at me. I'm a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I'll tell you right now, I'm gay. And I'm happy. I'm very happy." Young's announcement is already getting tons of media, including stories at The Hollywood Gossip, The Irish Independent, Digital Spy, US Weekly, Slate, The Huffington Post, Chicago Pride and Contact Music. - Several stars took to their Twitter to react to Young's announcement. Here are some of their tweets: Triple H: "Congratulations, @darrenyoungwwe for living YOUR life, YOUR way. #proud" Stephanie McMahon: "Congratulations to @darrenyoungwwe for being the first openly gay WWE Superstar!" Jim Ross: "@stephmcmahon: Congratulations to @darrenyoungwwe for being the first openly gay WWE Superstar! I second that. #NonIssue" Chavo Guerrero Jr.: "Huge support for @darrenyoungwwe !! Great guy & great wrestler! Kudos for @johncena supporting comments too" Rosa Mendes: "@darrenyoungwwe I'm so proud of you!! See you this week!!" Gregory Helms: "Good job @darrenyoungwwe Respect!! Somewhere my friend Kanyon is smiling down." Joey Ryan: "Let us hope we can all spend at least one day of our lives as courageous as @darrenyoungwwe is today." Kenny King: "@joeyryanonline @darrenyoungwwe Amen joe. Big props to Darren" Matt Morgan: ENORMOUS courage out of @darrenyoungwwe today! U should be very proud of urself Darren! #WhatAGreatExampleForOthers" Steve Corino: "Just reading about @darrenyoungwwe this morning. Very good for him & proud of him for taking a courageous step."
---WRESTLING CARES ANNOUNCES HUGE MAIN EVENT & 2nd ROUND OF RACE FOR THE RING AND GIVES FANS AT AXXESS 50% OFF TICKETS!
All-Star Supercard Benefiting the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center
Los Angeles, CA – Saturday night, August 17th.
Live from the Sheraton Gateway LAX on 6101 W Century Blvd. at 7:00pm, Wrestling Cares Association (WCA) presents the Second Round of its all-star pro wrestling tournament with the biggest stars in wrestling today.
CANDICE MICHELLE, former WWE Women’s Champion, returns to pro wrestling to host Round 2 of the Race for the Ring!
In a HUGE Main Event:
MATT HARDY brings his new fiancée, the beautiful, REBY SKY, to L.A. to compete against another superstar rival…
DAIVARI comes to WCA to do battle with Hardy, and he’s bringing the sexy, RYAN SHAMROCK to stand with him in his corner!
In Round 2 of Race for the Ring:
“SCRAP IRON” ADAM PEARCE vs. WILLIE MACK!
JOHNNY GARGANO vs. “THE PSYCHO SHOOTER” DRAKE YOUNGER!
ADAM COLE vs. JAMIN OLIVENCIA!
“THE NEW AGE PUNISHER” B-BOY vs. KYLE MATTHEWS
Plus 4 more huge tournament matches!
KATARINA LEIGH, the former Winter, matches up with CANDICE LARAE in the first-ever WCA Women’s tournament designed by LES THATCHER, the “LADIES BEAT THE CHAMP” Series!
This Super Card for a Super Cause will donate 25% of all tickets sales to the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center of South L.A. The Pullum Center has brought the gifts of music, arts and education to hundreds of inner-city kids in Los Angeles. WCA is proud to lend its support to L.A.’s finest local arts education group.
Plus…Attend WWE’s SummerSlam AXXESS and receive 50% off the ticket price for this WCA Supershow! Just bring your AXXESS ticket stub.
For more information about the Pullum Center, visit: pullumcenter.org/Pullum_Art_Center/Welcome.html
General Admission tickets are $15, VIP Front Row Only tickets are $25.
For tickets visit: wrestlingcares.com/
---Ring of Honor announced that Mexican star Ricky Marvin, who has also worked in Japan for Pro Wrestling NOAH, will debut this September in Philadelphia.
---WWE Superstar and former world champion Dolph Ziggler has been cast in the upcoming Max Landis film, "Me Him Her". Landis wrote the script for the phenomenal 2012 found-footage movie "Chronicle" and will be making his directorial debut with this, as of yet, undated project.
---On the 8-13-13 edition of SNS UnPlugged with "The Bronx-Father" Tony J. Mirabella and "Mr. Money on the Mic" Jeff Jackson exclusively on the SNS Radio Network (www.snsradionetwork.com) former 2 Time WCW World Champion and Author "The Total Package"Lex Luger stopped by for a near 1 hour conversation about his new autobiography "Wrestling with the Devil" and moments from his storied career in pro wrestling.
Here are a few highlights from the interview.
Lex is asked by JJ about the transition from the Narcissist to All American Lex Luger and was he ready to change the gimmick?
"I was totally shocked, I loved being the Narcissist ...I was having a lot of fun with that. You know we were traveling heavily on the road at that time I had a 300 day a year schedule back then and I was called into the home office for a meeting with Vince McMahon in his office...which was highly unusual to be called off the road. I felt like a kid getting called into the principals office...thinking to myself ...Man what did I do wrong. He called me in and it wasn't really up for discussion ...He said we're going to do this , We're going to do a bus tour and he layed the whole thing out...I walked out there thinking Wow....He was so confident that it would succeed . I asked him "Do you really think I can go from posing infront of mirrors to becoming Mr. Red , White, and Blue. all in 1 clean swoop ..Vince said...You watch. The Intrepid thing came off really great , it went really well it had a great reaction , the bus tour was really well received. Vince is a master strategist and psychologist it was actually a very successful tour."
JJ asks a listener question about his thoughts on teaming with Davey Boy Smith as the Allied Powers
"I loved it ...Davey and I were like 2 peas in the pod , we traveled together...we loved training together in the gym, We would eat lots of chicken breasts ,Steak and protein... When we went to Europe we would stay with Davey Boys family and drive around in his green Jaguar Sedan..or take the bus...man Davey Boy was a funny guy...him and Owen Hart...They were 2 of the funniest guys in the WWE . On those long road trips Davey was a great guy to hang around with especially on long trips away from our families...I really miss that guy and Owen as well. I had a lot of fun with those guys...alot of great memories inside of the ring...and outside of the ring."
JJ asks if Owen Hart ever ribbed him
"He used to every night he would wrestle against Davey and I...I would shoot him off the ropes and (Owen) he would say "Press Slam me" So id shoot him off the ropes and he would Spidermonkey me and wouldn't let me press slam him. Then he would have me tag Davey in ...and Davey Boy would shoot him off the ropes and Owen would not only let him Press Slam him ...but he would do like 10 reps before he press slammed him....and Davey Boy would just look over at me and smile...they hit me with that almost every night.I used to be like ...you guys...lol...I swear...they were always doing stuff like that ...they made it fun , they really did."
JJ asks a question from Andy Knowles of the Pro Wrestling Rewind about the price of his success and the toll it took on his life and would things have been different if he had found God sooner in his life
"As far as physical pain we all know that theres gonna be that...I played football all those years...for 15 years in the ring I averaged over 300 matches a year...so 4 or 5 thousand matches...So I knew physically I would have some pain afterward...I don't regret that I loved football and I loved Wrestling...I'm glad the guys today dont wrestle as many matches now but I didn't really know any different at the time ... I really managed to stay injury free till after my career ended... . I had 1 bicep injury and never missed a match in 15 years. I did have some cumulative injuries afterwards .Emotionally ...however my wrestling career was like 4th of July fireworks for me from the start till the day it ended for me..I loved it...loved the guys...loved the fans . I made some very poor choices outside the ring that led to pain not only for myself ...even more so from those closest to me , my family, my wife...my daughter...Elizabeth ...there were a lot of tragic consequences in my life and I have only my self to blame ....I was so stubborn and so prideful...I always thought I could turn things around and until I got down on my knees and acknowledged my creator and realized God was God and I am not...that was a real turning point for me...it was very difficult for me to do to make Jesus Christ my lord and savoir ...but April 23, 2006 was a real supernatural transformation for me and what God has done for my life . Since then ...how he has brought me through...my physical injuries like my spinal cord injury
has been absolutely amazing...so that was a big turning point for me on April 23, 2006 no doubt."
These are just a few highlights from the nearly hour long conversation with Lex Luger ...other topics include the origin of the name Lex Luger, who coined him the total package, the feud in WWE with Tatanka, his 2 World title reigns , his time in the Wolfpac and so much more.
The archive to the full interview and show are here:
www.snsradionetwork.com/sns-unplugged-ep-9-lex-express-8-13-13-now-archived/
---WWE Inbox Aug 14,2013-
---Traditional Championship Wrestling Tv Episode for Aug 12,2013-
---The Natalya & Maria Menounos match against Brie Bella and a mystery partner(Eva Marie) will be taking place on Sunday afternoon, before SummerSlam, at the Fan Axxess session in Los Angeles.
---Independent pro wrestling star Damien Darling recently spoke to the folks at #Asked about his past relationship with WWE Hall Of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch. Darling addressed claims by Sytch of physical and sexual abuse, along with many other controversial topics. Below are highlights from the interview:
On her unhappiness and the front she put on for the public: “Just because you go on Facebook, or you go on Twitter and you pretend like you’re so successful and happy, and you’re a Hall of Famer or whatever, that’s not reality. No disrespect to a WWE Hall of Fame ring, but a WWE Hall of Fame ring and a dollar will get you a bag of Doritos at a deli.
“She went to three different rehabs in our relationship. The first time she went to rehab for 30 days … She came out of that rehab and had so much medication, which was over-prescribed for her. Before you know it, you’re filming a show or you’re filming a shoot interview and you’re f**king three pills deep, and you’re not yourself.”
On why their relationship didn’t work out: “I think maybe Tammy thought that she’d have some boyfriend that she could move in with, that would come home from work, and she’d be f**cking passed out drunk. That would wash her, and clean her up, and because she was who she was, would just manage to pull through. That’s not me … One day I came home and she was passed out, and there was an empty bottle of vodka on the floor. The first thing I did was pick up the phone and call WWE, and get one of the representatives that handle their rehab facility on the phone.
“They would have sent a cab right over, would have picked her up and took her right to rehab. WWE rehab is amazing. They will absolutely send a cab to your house, pick you up and find you the best rehab facility in the country.”
On being accused of sexual abusing Sytch: “It was reported in the newspaper by her attorney, who made statements that she had broken ribs. When I first read that on a Monday morning – like the entire world did – the first thing I did was I went to the police department … They pulled me aside and said ‘listen, she was arrested on Friday, she was fine. She was here in custody on Saturday; she was fine. She saw her lawyer on Sunday, and a half hour later, they filled a criminal complaint against you for assault, and for sexual assault … they had her x-rayed, and she had no injuries, and absolutely no signs of any sort of sexual assault. So I was never, ever charged or investigated for anything. Her accusations of me breaking her ribs are just what they are.”
On some of the alleged lies she has told the media: “When she was released from prison – a normal person would maybe call your mom, or your family or your friends – the first thing Tammy did when she was released from prison was call TMZ. She called TMZ and said that she was writing an autobiography and that she was cured of cancer … She accused me of giving her an STD, that was HPV, that turned into cervical cancer. HPV is an STD that could turn into cervical cancer. Only it takes seven to eight years for HVP to actually turn into cervical cancer. So that means that, eight years ago, when I was a freshman in high school – I was not the guy that was banging Tammy Sytch.”
On the final straw in their relationship: “She was arrested six times It really wasn’t until the last, final time that she was arrested in my apartment … I came home, the same thing happened again, only this time it was so f**king violent, and so dangerous … When you have a drunk woman attacking you with bottles, and knives and hammers and whatever else, there’s not a whole lot that you can do. The last time we were together, it was very very dangerous. There was a moment – I’ll be honest, I fell on my ass and broke down and cried. There was a moment where I just had a vision in my mind of newspaper articles of one of us being dead, because it was getting that bad. Like Chris Benoit and Nancy; something crazy. It was dangerous, and I had never been in a relationship like that before.”
Check out the complete interview online at BlogTalkRadio.com.
---An angle is being shot, at least as of the current plan, during the Dean Ambrose vs. RVD U.S. title match that will either lead to a trios match involving Mark Henry & Big Show as well as Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins, or to lead to a tag team title match at the PPV. I'm not exactly clear other than all have been told they are working the show.
---WWE is looking for non-union "Athletic Guys" who are male between the ages of 18 and 25 and "not camera shy" to do some sort of skits for Raw this coming Monday in Anaheim. They are needed from Noon to 8 p.m. (Raw airs 5-8 p.m. on the West Coast). The pay is $500 plus 10% and you get your parking paid for at the show.
---A lot of people are very upset at the Legends of the Ring group running a convention in Monroe, NJ for bringing in Jose Gonzalez as one of the Invaders, along with 70s star Roberto Soto. Gonzalez stabbed Bruiser Brody to death in a dressing room in 1988.
---There is a mention of Jim Londos in connection with Manziel's great grandfather who apparently was a pro wrestling promoter in Louisiana in this article at deadspin.com/the-long-con-how-the-manziels-conequered-america-1040593220
---Tuesday night during Spike's Tattoo Nightmares show Christopher Daniels was in a skit. It was people getting cover ups for bad or embarrassing tattoos and while they are getting the work done, they explain how they got the original one they now wish they didn't have. The show uses skits with actors to recreate the stories and Daniels played a White Supremacy inmate who forced the guy telling the story to get an Iron Cross while in jail. He had a few lines.
---A Give Forward campaign to help with Necro Butcher's medical bills after his serious injuries over the weekend is at www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/sfw2dylan-summers-medical-expenses He needs money for physical therapy, another doctor's visit, an ambulance ride and a transfer to two hospitals, both out of state, so his insurance won't cover it, plus he's having to take off work. His wife also made this plea, do not donate if you, yourself are struggling with bills.
---A story on rebuilding the Nassau Coliseum is at www.businessweek.com/news/2013-08-15/forest-city-wins-bid-to-revamp-long-island-s-nassau-coliseum-1
---Quebec promotion TOW has a pilot TV taping on 9/28 in Lasalle, Quebec for RDS2, a french sports channel. It will be the first time local wrestling will have been on Quebec television since the folding of International Wrestling in 1987, some 26 years ago. RDS's main channel currently airs an edited one hour version of Impact.
---An interview with Lex Luger is at www.christianpost.com/news/ex-pro-wrestler-lex-luger-on-finding-god-after-wild-life-of-drugs-prison-and-paralysis-101311/
---A Smackdown TV taping on 9/17 in Cincinnati features Daniel Bryan & Randy Orton & RVD vs. The Shield as the dark match main event.
---Chaotic Wrestling on Friday night in Lowell, MA at the Polish American Veterans Club and Saturday night in Littleton, NH at the Opera House. Tommaso Ciampa and Matt Taven work the Lowell show.
---Jimmy Korderas, a WWE ref turned TV announcer makes his pro wrestling debut as a wrestler on Saturday night in Toronto at The E-Zone for Smash Wrestling, on a show that also includes Brian Kendrick, Paul London, Matt Cross, Johnny Gargano, Player Uno, LuFisto, Gregory Iron, Tyson Dux and more.
---Evolve announced shows on 9/21 in Ridgewood, NY at the Guzman Sports Lounge and 9/22 in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Lyceum. AR Fox, Johnny Gargano, Matt Jackson, Ricochet, Anthony Nese, Trent Baretta, Chuck Taylor and more appear.
---Chris Jericho will be appearing 9/14 at the Montreal Comic Con at the Palais des Congres. Fozzy also appears that night in Montreal at the Corona Theater. Also appearing on 9/14 with be Mick Foley, who will be doing his comedy show there at 7 p.m. for $15. Also coming that weekend are Kevin Nash and Maryse Oullet. Nash will do a Q&A on 9/15, and there will be a Montreal wrestling history Q&A on 9/15 with Kevin Steen, Gino Brito and Paul LeDuc, as well as Pat Laprade and Bertrand Hebert, who wrote the "Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs" book on Montreal history. Bret Hart will also be there on 9/14.
---The book "Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs" will be released in French in October, published by Libre Expression.
---U.K. manager Dean Ayass doing a comedy podcast at www.ayassandraininplainsight.co.uk
---Sheamus appears at the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con from 9/20 to 9/22 in Columbus, OH at the Convention Center.
---2CW has shows on Friday and Saturday night in Boonville, NY at the Woodsman Field Days, with Jim Duggan on Friday and Mickie James on Saturday. Both show are free but you have to pay for fairgrounds admission to attend.
---Impact Results for 8/22: - Impact opens with Christopher Daniels, Bobby Roode and Kazarian walking to the ring. Roode talks about Bully Ray winning the title and says that he's a marked man. Kazarian gloats about winning the ladder match, when James Storm and Gunner interrupted. A brawl broke out, which led to our first match. - Bobby Roode and Kazarian defeated James Storm and Gunner in a non-title match after Roode nailed Storm with a low blow and got the pin. - Manik defeated Sonjay Dutt in a solid match. - A street fight was next, and trash cans, cones, sticks and parking cans are setip around the ring. It was originally Jay Bradley vs. Hernandez, but it got changed to a four way street fight to include Christopher Daniels and Joseph Park. Park wins the match. - New TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray came out and talked about winning the title. Tito Ortiz came out and talked about how he turned on Rampage Jackson. Brooke Hogan's music came out, but it was Miss Tessmacher who made out with Bully Ray to end the segment. - Gail Kim defeated ODB with a rollup. - The Main Event Mafia vs. Aces & 8's is next, with the person who loses the fall getting fired. Bully Ray, Tito Ortiz and Miss Tessmacher are watching from ramp. Suddenly, AJ Styles music hits. He comes out, looks at Bully and then his old music hits! Styles won the match for his team after pinning Devon with the Styles clash, so Devon is now fired. Good match with several near falls. After the show went off the air, Devon took in the cheers from the crowd and took off his vest. Great crowd energy for a four hour show.
---The following matches are advertised for the ROH Manhattan Mayhem event that takes place on Saturday in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
-The American Wolves vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly for the ROH Tag Titles.
-The Young Bucks vs. Forever Hooligans.
-Karl Anderson vs. Michael Elgin in an ROH Title tournament quarterfinal match.
-Roderick Strong vs. Kevin Steen in an ROH Title tournament quarterfinal match.
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Michael Bennett in an ROH Title tournament quarterfinal match.
-Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander vs. Adrenaline Rush.
-ROH TV Champion Matt Taven vs. Mike Mondo in a Proving Ground match.
-Silas Young vs. Adam Page.
ROH is also advertising that Prince Nana will be on commentary, and R.D. Evans and Q.T. Marshall will address the tag team division