Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Aug 16, 2013 19:23:22 GMT -6
PRO WRESTLING NEWS:
---Brooke Hogan fired.
No details are available at the moment but we've had several confirmations that Brooke Hogan was fired by TNA.
The story was actually going around the WWE roster on Thursday but it wasn't untli today we could confirm it with TNA.
---Japan News:
[Cards] All Japan, Royal Road Tournament First Round Matches (von STRIGGA am 12.08.2013)
All Japan Pro-Wrestling - "ROYAL ROAD TOURNAMENT 2013 ~ OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP"
AJPW, 11.09.2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Low Ki vs. Dark Cuervo
2. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Joe Doering vs. SUSHI
3. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Go Shiozaki vs. Kotaro Suzuki
4. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Jun Akiyama vs. Akebono
AJPW, 14.09.2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: KENSO vs. Bambi Killer
2. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs D-Lo Brown
3. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Takao Omori vs. Atsushi Aoki
4. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Suwama vs. Kento Miyahara
[Results] Michinoku Pro, 09-11.08.2013 (by MANISH at the 13.08.2013)
Michinoku Pro "SUMMER VACATION SERIES 2013", 09.08.2013
Hirosaki Hexi Sports Center
178 Fans
1St Takeshi Minamino Ayumu Gunji (8:39) with the Shikahama defeated dynamite.
2. 3WAY match: Ken45 defeated with a Cruxifix hold against Katsuo Katsuo and Daichi Sasaki (9:15).
3. Fujita "Jr" Hayato and Manjimaru defeat Kalpesh Numagirolamo and Kinya Oyanagi (10:46) with the KID from Fujita versus Oyanagi.
4. Battle Royal: Katsuo defeated Kalpesh Numagirolamo and Kinya Oyanagi (7:03) via double Pinfall.
5. Race, yapper man 1 and yapper you defeat Kenou, taro Nohashi and Behnam Ali (10:35) with the Jyagaragi of race against Nohashi 2.
Michinoku Pro "HACHINOHE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING CINO", 10.08.2013
Hachinohe Cino rooftop special ring
300 Fans - Super no vacancy
1 Race defeat with a German Suplex hold Ayumu Gunji (8:12).
2. 3WAY match: Kalpesh Numagirolamo defeated Katsuo & (10:11) with an inside cradle against Katsuo.
3. Ken45 and Manjimaru defeat yapper man 1 and yapper man 2 (6:48) after an avalanche Brainbuster by Manjimaru against yapper's style man 2.
4. Kenou, taro Nohashi and Behnam Ali defeat Fujita "Jr" Hayato and Takeshi Minamino Daichi Sasaki (10:56) in a vertical-drop Brainbuster by Ali against Sasaki.
Michinoku Pro "HACHINOHE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING CINO", 10.08.2013
Hachinohe Cino rooftop special ring
260 Fans - no vacancy
1St Takeshi Minamino defeated Daichi Sasaki (2:40) via KO (face punch).
2. Ken45 defeated Katsuo (8:25) with a school boy.
3. Fujita "Jr" Hayato and Manjimaru defeat after a right high kick from Fujita against race Kinya Oyanagi and race (8:39).
4. Kalpesh Numagirolamo, yapper man 1 and yapper you defeat Kenou, taro Nohashi and Behnam Ali (10:58) with the Numagirolamo against Nohashi Kesennuma drop 2.
[Results] BJW, 08 and 11.08.2013 (by MANISH at the 12.08.2013)
BJW, 08.08.2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
227 Fans - Super no vacancy
1 Yuichi Taniguchi defeated Hideyoshi Kamitani (7:15) with a school boy.
2. Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masato Inaba (11:26) with a jackknife hold by Kei against Inaba.
3. Yuji Okabayashi and Ryuichi Kawakami defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Kazuki Hashimoto (15:22) the Golem splash by Okabayashi against Hashimoto.
4. Barbed wire Board death match: Shadow WX and the winger beat Ryuji Ito and Masaya Takahashi (11:49) with a cross face lock.
5. Fluorescent Lighttubes death match: Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka defeat Jun Kasai and Takumi Tsukamoto (13:24) with the Isamu leg by Kodaka against Tsukamoto.
6 Strong World Heavyweight title skirmish: Shinya Ishikawa and Madoka beat Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshihito Sasaki (15:13) with a jumping reverse arm cross hold by Madoka against Sasaki.
7 Razor TLC death match: "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa defeated Masashi Takeda (14:19) after a last ride on a razor ladder and razor Chair.
BJW "TSURUMI RYOKUCHI ~ MIDSUMMER", 11.08.2013
Osaka Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Hanahaku Memorial Park Exhibition Hall
331 Fans
1 Yuichi Taniguchi defeated Takeshi Irie (6:34) with a school boy.
2. Kazuki Hashimoto and Atsushi Ohashi defeat Shoichi Uchida and Yuki Tanaka (9:02) with a Falcon Arrw by Hashimoto against Tanaka.
3. Yuji Okabayashi and Ryuichi Kawakami defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masato Inaba (8:34) with a German Suplex hold by Kawakami to Inaba.
4. Strong World Heavyweight title skirmish: Shinya Ishikawa and Madoka beat Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani (6:58) with a jumping reverse arm cross hold by Madoka against Kamitani.
5. Tsurumi Ryokuchi style anywhere case Street fight: Jun Kasai, "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa, Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto defeat shadow WX, Yoshihito Sasaki, Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei (13:42) after a last ride on a watermelon of Numazawa against Kei.
6 Tower of fluorescent Lighttubes death match: Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka defeat double knee drop by Kodaka against Takahashi Ryuji Ito and Masaya Takahashi (14:41) in a Lighttube assisted diving.
[Results] All Japan, 14.08.2013 (by Sternness on the 14.08.2013)
AJPW "SUMMER IMPACT 2013 ~ THE BEGINNING OF EVOLUTION ~", 14.08.2013
Onomichi city town hall
1 Masanobu Fuchi and Hikaru SATO defeat to a cross Armbreaker SATO against Inoue Masao Inoue and HANZO (21:42).
2. Takao Omori defeated Kotaro Suzuki (11:42) with an axe bomber.
3. All Asia tag team title skirmish: Drago and Argenis defeating Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Atsushi Aoki (9:37) after a triple-step Moonsault press by Argenis against Aoki.
4. Joe Doering defeated Kazushi Myamoto (8:54) with a revolution bomb.
SUSHI (10:32) with an exploder defeated 5 Jun Akiyama.
6 Triple Crown and AJPW World tag team title skirmish: Suwama and MARYAM (19:18) defeated go Shiozaki and Akebono after a Jumping body Press by Akebono against honey.
[Results] Dragon Gate, 10 and 11.08.2013 (by MANISH at the 13.08.2013)
Dragon Gate "THE GATE OF GENERATION 2013", 10.08.2013
Gifu Chamber of Commerce Hall
700 Fans - Super no vacancy
0 Yosuke Watanabe vs. Ryotsu Shimizu - time limit draw (5:00).
1 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee! and Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin defeat Cyber Kong and Diablo (11:20) with the backslide from Heaven by Horiguchi against Kong.
2. Gamma defeated special Kotoka (7:32) after the gamma.
3. Kid and K-ness Dragon beat Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora (14:16) with the Hikari no WA from K-ness against Kagetora.
4. MAD BLANKEY vs. Akira Tozawa 1st fight: Akira Tozawa defeated Mondai Ryu (8:01) by DQ.
5. Shingo Takagi, Masaaki Mochizuki, Akira Tozawa, "Hollywood" stalker Ichikawa and Takashi Okamura defeat Ashley Hulk, YAMATO, Kzy, Mondai Ryu and Diablo (21:54) German Suplex with a package Ina Bauer hold stalker against Ryu.
Dragon Gate "THE GATE OF GENERATION 2013", 10.08.2013 (GAORA TV)
Nagoya Congress Center
1,550 Fans - Super no vacancy
1 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee! and Jimmy Susumu defeat gamma and "Hollywood" stalker Ichikawa (11:33) as stalker gave up an attempt to the Kinniku Buster by Susumu.
2. 3WAY match: cyber Kong defeated Kotoka and Mondai Ryu (12:00) with the Cyber bomb against Ryu.
3. Jimmy Kagetora and Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin defeat Yosuke Watanabe and Ryotsu Shimizu (10:51) with the Ikkitousen by Kagetora against Watanabe.
4. Shingo Takagi and Masaaki Mochizuki defeat with the MADE IN JAPAN by Takagi against Kzy Ashley Hulk and Kzy (16:11).
5. MAD BLANKEY vs. Akira Tozawa 2nd fight: YAMATO defeated Akira Tozawa (19:22) with the Gallaria.
6 Kid and K-ness, Dragon defeat Naruki DOI and Masato Yoshino (18:03) with the Hikari no WA from K-ness against DOI.
---- Vince McMahon tweeted about Darren Young coming out this morning: "I respect @darrenyoungwwe's decision to come out and am happy to see the support from the WWE Universe."
---NECW TV Episode Aug 15,2013-
----TNA announced the next Impact Wrestling special, which will be a "No Surrender" themed edition of the show. The TNA No Surrender edition of Impact Wrestling is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 12th and will feature the Final Four of the Bound For Glory Series tournament to determine who will challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at the Bound For Glory pay-per-view in October.
---Darren Young made global headlines this week when he revealed himself to be the first openly gay WWE Superstar.According to TMZ.com, Young told WWE that he is “deeply in love” with his boyfriend of 2 years, a man named Nick.The two currently live together in now in Florida - and Young reportedly told WWE that Nick was actually the driving force in his decision to come out.Since coming out, Darren Young has received tremendous support from the WWE Universe - and even got support from basketball player Jason Collins, who "came out" earlier this year and became the first openly gay NBA player.
---TNA is selling real copies of the TNA X Division Championship belt (not toy replicas). These are copies of the original belt made by Wildcat Championship Belts, the official Belt Maker of TNA. You can purchase them for $2000 a pop (not a typo) at this link:
shoptna.com/tna-x-division-championship-collectors-belt.aspx
---Former WWE lead writer Alex Greenfield was a guest with John Pollock this week discussing a ton of topics including the build for SummerSlam this year, the WWE's production infrastructure and lots more from his own time in company from 2005-06. The full show is up at fightnetwork.com/news/40568:aug.-15-edition-of-pollock-greenfield/ and also available at iTunes by subscribing to Live Audio Wrestling.
Below are some highlights from the chat:
Vince McMahon wanting to censor Christian's face on television with a blue dot:
Right before I started, there was a big show, I think it might have been in Toronto. Christian was just so completely over, and everybody thought he was going to get a push at, I think it was the World Heavyweight Championship at that point. We were on the plane one time shortly after I started, and Vince was just like “God you know what, I just don’t like his face. His face really bothers me." I was like, “He’s ugly, Vince?” “No, it’s not that he’s ugly, it’s just, I don’t know, it’s ratty! You know what we should do? That Kennedy gimmick.” And we’re all like, “What?” Some see-on of the Kennedy fortune I guess got arrested for rape in the 1990s at some point. When the woman who was accusing him was on the stand, all of the networks put a blue dot over her face. Vince was like, “God you know what, you know what we should do? We should put a blue dot over his face whenever he comes out.” It was the flight to Sheffield, England, also the flight where the Spirit Squad idea was invented. This was a whole flight of bad ideas.
Backstage argument Angle and Michaels had back in 2005:
I always found Shawn to be an entitled prick. He tried this s*** with Angle one night; Angle wasn't having it, and threw him around like a rag-doll. I remember I was supposed to do some sort of stand-up interview, a backstage deal with Angle afterward, and Shawn comes up like a house of fire, like “You were taking liberties!” And it’s because Shawn was booked to lose a match and started his overselling nonsense, because that’s the kind of thing he always did because he’s a guy who hated losing. I don’t argue with anyone that, when he’s working with friends in exactly the way he wants, yes, he’s one of the best performers of all time. That doesn't mean you’re one of the best performers of all time, though, if you can’t do it with people who aren't your friends.
---WWE Diva Tamina Snuka, daughter of WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, as well as the woman who was previously romantically linked with Darren Young, talked about Young’s decision to come out of the closet and reveal his homosexual lifestyle to TMZ this week. Tamina wrote the following in a new tweet on her official Twitter account:
“@darrenyoungwwe It takes a lot of Heart and Courage to Know Who Are #YouAreAmazing”
WWE Diva Tamina Snuka, who has been romantically linked to Darren Young in the past, responded to a fan on Twitter about their relationship. She wrote, "Fact NEVER dated."
---TNA Impact Wrestling executive Eric Bischoff recently took to Twitter to comment on working with MMA legends Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz at Thursday night’s “Hardcore Justice” edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV. Bischoff wrote:
“Enjoyed working with @rampage4real and @titoortiz last night. Intense, competitive and pro’s.”
---Speaking of “Hardcore Justice” on Thursday night, TNA Impact Wrestling writer David Lagana also tweeted his thoughts on working on the show on his official Twitter account. Lagana wrote:
“Last night was a lot of fun with #HardcoreJustice. So much hard work by all those involved on levels most will never see.”
---Former TNA Impact Wrestling star Jesse Sorensen is available for independent wrestling bookings next weekend. To book Sorensen anytime between August 23rd and August 25th, email BookSorensen@GMail.com.
---Rob Van Dam has uploaded a new ipadio audio recording where he talks about his return to WWE in July and the positive feedback he has received. RVD praises WWE during the audio update adding that no one gets the attention or audience they do.He also talked about getting praised for his in-ring work since returning and how he owed that to working with more well rounded performers as opposed to the talent he worked with during his run in TNA calling them "limited" in what they could do in the ring.To check out the audio update from RVD, click here: www.ipadio.com/broadcasts/Rob_VanDam/2013/8/14/San-Jose?utm_content=api&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=ipad.io-twitter&utm_campaign=
---Cablevision, Time Warner, DirecTV and Dish network all ended up paying 23 cents per subscriber per month for FS 1, far less than FS 1 was asking (they were asking 80 cents). This was a gigantic game in the TV industry, when it comes to escalating sports rights fees, escalating costs of stations and escalating costs of cable. There was a bubble and this is the first sign that the increases are not going to last forever. FS 1 is getting even less than NBC Sports Network (33 cents). FS 1 was there to compete with ESPN, which gets $5.54 per subscriber, so this is very much starting out as a TNA vs. WWE fight. These deals are believed to result in FS 1 getting more than $600 million per year less in revenue than they expected to start with.
---Not sure what the story was, but Velvet Sky was in Norfolk yesterday even though she wasn't used on television as advertised.
---Due to the negative publicity, the Legends of the Ring promotion has canceled the appearance of Jose Gonzalez aka Invader I for an autograph session in October in Monroe, NJ. Gonzalez killed Bruiser Brody in a dressing room shower in Puerto Rico via stabbing him in 1988.
---Brooke Hogan fired.
No details are available at the moment but we've had several confirmations that Brooke Hogan was fired by TNA.
The story was actually going around the WWE roster on Thursday but it wasn't untli today we could confirm it with TNA.
---Japan News:
[Cards] All Japan, Royal Road Tournament First Round Matches (von STRIGGA am 12.08.2013)
All Japan Pro-Wrestling - "ROYAL ROAD TOURNAMENT 2013 ~ OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP"
AJPW, 11.09.2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Low Ki vs. Dark Cuervo
2. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Joe Doering vs. SUSHI
3. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Go Shiozaki vs. Kotaro Suzuki
4. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Jun Akiyama vs. Akebono
AJPW, 14.09.2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: KENSO vs. Bambi Killer
2. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs D-Lo Brown
3. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Takao Omori vs. Atsushi Aoki
4. Royal Road Tournament 2013 - Round 1: Suwama vs. Kento Miyahara
[Results] Michinoku Pro, 09-11.08.2013 (by MANISH at the 13.08.2013)
Michinoku Pro "SUMMER VACATION SERIES 2013", 09.08.2013
Hirosaki Hexi Sports Center
178 Fans
1St Takeshi Minamino Ayumu Gunji (8:39) with the Shikahama defeated dynamite.
2. 3WAY match: Ken45 defeated with a Cruxifix hold against Katsuo Katsuo and Daichi Sasaki (9:15).
3. Fujita "Jr" Hayato and Manjimaru defeat Kalpesh Numagirolamo and Kinya Oyanagi (10:46) with the KID from Fujita versus Oyanagi.
4. Battle Royal: Katsuo defeated Kalpesh Numagirolamo and Kinya Oyanagi (7:03) via double Pinfall.
5. Race, yapper man 1 and yapper you defeat Kenou, taro Nohashi and Behnam Ali (10:35) with the Jyagaragi of race against Nohashi 2.
Michinoku Pro "HACHINOHE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING CINO", 10.08.2013
Hachinohe Cino rooftop special ring
300 Fans - Super no vacancy
1 Race defeat with a German Suplex hold Ayumu Gunji (8:12).
2. 3WAY match: Kalpesh Numagirolamo defeated Katsuo & (10:11) with an inside cradle against Katsuo.
3. Ken45 and Manjimaru defeat yapper man 1 and yapper man 2 (6:48) after an avalanche Brainbuster by Manjimaru against yapper's style man 2.
4. Kenou, taro Nohashi and Behnam Ali defeat Fujita "Jr" Hayato and Takeshi Minamino Daichi Sasaki (10:56) in a vertical-drop Brainbuster by Ali against Sasaki.
Michinoku Pro "HACHINOHE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING CINO", 10.08.2013
Hachinohe Cino rooftop special ring
260 Fans - no vacancy
1St Takeshi Minamino defeated Daichi Sasaki (2:40) via KO (face punch).
2. Ken45 defeated Katsuo (8:25) with a school boy.
3. Fujita "Jr" Hayato and Manjimaru defeat after a right high kick from Fujita against race Kinya Oyanagi and race (8:39).
4. Kalpesh Numagirolamo, yapper man 1 and yapper you defeat Kenou, taro Nohashi and Behnam Ali (10:58) with the Numagirolamo against Nohashi Kesennuma drop 2.
[Results] BJW, 08 and 11.08.2013 (by MANISH at the 12.08.2013)
BJW, 08.08.2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
227 Fans - Super no vacancy
1 Yuichi Taniguchi defeated Hideyoshi Kamitani (7:15) with a school boy.
2. Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masato Inaba (11:26) with a jackknife hold by Kei against Inaba.
3. Yuji Okabayashi and Ryuichi Kawakami defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Kazuki Hashimoto (15:22) the Golem splash by Okabayashi against Hashimoto.
4. Barbed wire Board death match: Shadow WX and the winger beat Ryuji Ito and Masaya Takahashi (11:49) with a cross face lock.
5. Fluorescent Lighttubes death match: Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka defeat Jun Kasai and Takumi Tsukamoto (13:24) with the Isamu leg by Kodaka against Tsukamoto.
6 Strong World Heavyweight title skirmish: Shinya Ishikawa and Madoka beat Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshihito Sasaki (15:13) with a jumping reverse arm cross hold by Madoka against Sasaki.
7 Razor TLC death match: "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa defeated Masashi Takeda (14:19) after a last ride on a razor ladder and razor Chair.
BJW "TSURUMI RYOKUCHI ~ MIDSUMMER", 11.08.2013
Osaka Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Hanahaku Memorial Park Exhibition Hall
331 Fans
1 Yuichi Taniguchi defeated Takeshi Irie (6:34) with a school boy.
2. Kazuki Hashimoto and Atsushi Ohashi defeat Shoichi Uchida and Yuki Tanaka (9:02) with a Falcon Arrw by Hashimoto against Tanaka.
3. Yuji Okabayashi and Ryuichi Kawakami defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masato Inaba (8:34) with a German Suplex hold by Kawakami to Inaba.
4. Strong World Heavyweight title skirmish: Shinya Ishikawa and Madoka beat Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani (6:58) with a jumping reverse arm cross hold by Madoka against Kamitani.
5. Tsurumi Ryokuchi style anywhere case Street fight: Jun Kasai, "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa, Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto defeat shadow WX, Yoshihito Sasaki, Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei (13:42) after a last ride on a watermelon of Numazawa against Kei.
6 Tower of fluorescent Lighttubes death match: Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka defeat double knee drop by Kodaka against Takahashi Ryuji Ito and Masaya Takahashi (14:41) in a Lighttube assisted diving.
[Results] All Japan, 14.08.2013 (by Sternness on the 14.08.2013)
AJPW "SUMMER IMPACT 2013 ~ THE BEGINNING OF EVOLUTION ~", 14.08.2013
Onomichi city town hall
1 Masanobu Fuchi and Hikaru SATO defeat to a cross Armbreaker SATO against Inoue Masao Inoue and HANZO (21:42).
2. Takao Omori defeated Kotaro Suzuki (11:42) with an axe bomber.
3. All Asia tag team title skirmish: Drago and Argenis defeating Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Atsushi Aoki (9:37) after a triple-step Moonsault press by Argenis against Aoki.
4. Joe Doering defeated Kazushi Myamoto (8:54) with a revolution bomb.
SUSHI (10:32) with an exploder defeated 5 Jun Akiyama.
6 Triple Crown and AJPW World tag team title skirmish: Suwama and MARYAM (19:18) defeated go Shiozaki and Akebono after a Jumping body Press by Akebono against honey.
[Results] Dragon Gate, 10 and 11.08.2013 (by MANISH at the 13.08.2013)
Dragon Gate "THE GATE OF GENERATION 2013", 10.08.2013
Gifu Chamber of Commerce Hall
700 Fans - Super no vacancy
0 Yosuke Watanabe vs. Ryotsu Shimizu - time limit draw (5:00).
1 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee! and Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin defeat Cyber Kong and Diablo (11:20) with the backslide from Heaven by Horiguchi against Kong.
2. Gamma defeated special Kotoka (7:32) after the gamma.
3. Kid and K-ness Dragon beat Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora (14:16) with the Hikari no WA from K-ness against Kagetora.
4. MAD BLANKEY vs. Akira Tozawa 1st fight: Akira Tozawa defeated Mondai Ryu (8:01) by DQ.
5. Shingo Takagi, Masaaki Mochizuki, Akira Tozawa, "Hollywood" stalker Ichikawa and Takashi Okamura defeat Ashley Hulk, YAMATO, Kzy, Mondai Ryu and Diablo (21:54) German Suplex with a package Ina Bauer hold stalker against Ryu.
Dragon Gate "THE GATE OF GENERATION 2013", 10.08.2013 (GAORA TV)
Nagoya Congress Center
1,550 Fans - Super no vacancy
1 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee! and Jimmy Susumu defeat gamma and "Hollywood" stalker Ichikawa (11:33) as stalker gave up an attempt to the Kinniku Buster by Susumu.
2. 3WAY match: cyber Kong defeated Kotoka and Mondai Ryu (12:00) with the Cyber bomb against Ryu.
3. Jimmy Kagetora and Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin defeat Yosuke Watanabe and Ryotsu Shimizu (10:51) with the Ikkitousen by Kagetora against Watanabe.
4. Shingo Takagi and Masaaki Mochizuki defeat with the MADE IN JAPAN by Takagi against Kzy Ashley Hulk and Kzy (16:11).
5. MAD BLANKEY vs. Akira Tozawa 2nd fight: YAMATO defeated Akira Tozawa (19:22) with the Gallaria.
6 Kid and K-ness, Dragon defeat Naruki DOI and Masato Yoshino (18:03) with the Hikari no WA from K-ness against DOI.
---- Vince McMahon tweeted about Darren Young coming out this morning: "I respect @darrenyoungwwe's decision to come out and am happy to see the support from the WWE Universe."
---NECW TV Episode Aug 15,2013-
----TNA announced the next Impact Wrestling special, which will be a "No Surrender" themed edition of the show. The TNA No Surrender edition of Impact Wrestling is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 12th and will feature the Final Four of the Bound For Glory Series tournament to determine who will challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at the Bound For Glory pay-per-view in October.
---Darren Young made global headlines this week when he revealed himself to be the first openly gay WWE Superstar.According to TMZ.com, Young told WWE that he is “deeply in love” with his boyfriend of 2 years, a man named Nick.The two currently live together in now in Florida - and Young reportedly told WWE that Nick was actually the driving force in his decision to come out.Since coming out, Darren Young has received tremendous support from the WWE Universe - and even got support from basketball player Jason Collins, who "came out" earlier this year and became the first openly gay NBA player.
---TNA is selling real copies of the TNA X Division Championship belt (not toy replicas). These are copies of the original belt made by Wildcat Championship Belts, the official Belt Maker of TNA. You can purchase them for $2000 a pop (not a typo) at this link:
shoptna.com/tna-x-division-championship-collectors-belt.aspx
---Former WWE lead writer Alex Greenfield was a guest with John Pollock this week discussing a ton of topics including the build for SummerSlam this year, the WWE's production infrastructure and lots more from his own time in company from 2005-06. The full show is up at fightnetwork.com/news/40568:aug.-15-edition-of-pollock-greenfield/ and also available at iTunes by subscribing to Live Audio Wrestling.
Below are some highlights from the chat:
Vince McMahon wanting to censor Christian's face on television with a blue dot:
Right before I started, there was a big show, I think it might have been in Toronto. Christian was just so completely over, and everybody thought he was going to get a push at, I think it was the World Heavyweight Championship at that point. We were on the plane one time shortly after I started, and Vince was just like “God you know what, I just don’t like his face. His face really bothers me." I was like, “He’s ugly, Vince?” “No, it’s not that he’s ugly, it’s just, I don’t know, it’s ratty! You know what we should do? That Kennedy gimmick.” And we’re all like, “What?” Some see-on of the Kennedy fortune I guess got arrested for rape in the 1990s at some point. When the woman who was accusing him was on the stand, all of the networks put a blue dot over her face. Vince was like, “God you know what, you know what we should do? We should put a blue dot over his face whenever he comes out.” It was the flight to Sheffield, England, also the flight where the Spirit Squad idea was invented. This was a whole flight of bad ideas.
Backstage argument Angle and Michaels had back in 2005:
I always found Shawn to be an entitled prick. He tried this s*** with Angle one night; Angle wasn't having it, and threw him around like a rag-doll. I remember I was supposed to do some sort of stand-up interview, a backstage deal with Angle afterward, and Shawn comes up like a house of fire, like “You were taking liberties!” And it’s because Shawn was booked to lose a match and started his overselling nonsense, because that’s the kind of thing he always did because he’s a guy who hated losing. I don’t argue with anyone that, when he’s working with friends in exactly the way he wants, yes, he’s one of the best performers of all time. That doesn't mean you’re one of the best performers of all time, though, if you can’t do it with people who aren't your friends.
---WWE Diva Tamina Snuka, daughter of WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, as well as the woman who was previously romantically linked with Darren Young, talked about Young’s decision to come out of the closet and reveal his homosexual lifestyle to TMZ this week. Tamina wrote the following in a new tweet on her official Twitter account:
“@darrenyoungwwe It takes a lot of Heart and Courage to Know Who Are #YouAreAmazing”
WWE Diva Tamina Snuka, who has been romantically linked to Darren Young in the past, responded to a fan on Twitter about their relationship. She wrote, "Fact NEVER dated."
---TNA Impact Wrestling executive Eric Bischoff recently took to Twitter to comment on working with MMA legends Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz at Thursday night’s “Hardcore Justice” edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV. Bischoff wrote:
“Enjoyed working with @rampage4real and @titoortiz last night. Intense, competitive and pro’s.”
---Speaking of “Hardcore Justice” on Thursday night, TNA Impact Wrestling writer David Lagana also tweeted his thoughts on working on the show on his official Twitter account. Lagana wrote:
“Last night was a lot of fun with #HardcoreJustice. So much hard work by all those involved on levels most will never see.”
---Former TNA Impact Wrestling star Jesse Sorensen is available for independent wrestling bookings next weekend. To book Sorensen anytime between August 23rd and August 25th, email BookSorensen@GMail.com.
---Rob Van Dam has uploaded a new ipadio audio recording where he talks about his return to WWE in July and the positive feedback he has received. RVD praises WWE during the audio update adding that no one gets the attention or audience they do.He also talked about getting praised for his in-ring work since returning and how he owed that to working with more well rounded performers as opposed to the talent he worked with during his run in TNA calling them "limited" in what they could do in the ring.To check out the audio update from RVD, click here: www.ipadio.com/broadcasts/Rob_VanDam/2013/8/14/San-Jose?utm_content=api&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=ipad.io-twitter&utm_campaign=
---Cablevision, Time Warner, DirecTV and Dish network all ended up paying 23 cents per subscriber per month for FS 1, far less than FS 1 was asking (they were asking 80 cents). This was a gigantic game in the TV industry, when it comes to escalating sports rights fees, escalating costs of stations and escalating costs of cable. There was a bubble and this is the first sign that the increases are not going to last forever. FS 1 is getting even less than NBC Sports Network (33 cents). FS 1 was there to compete with ESPN, which gets $5.54 per subscriber, so this is very much starting out as a TNA vs. WWE fight. These deals are believed to result in FS 1 getting more than $600 million per year less in revenue than they expected to start with.
---Not sure what the story was, but Velvet Sky was in Norfolk yesterday even though she wasn't used on television as advertised.
---Due to the negative publicity, the Legends of the Ring promotion has canceled the appearance of Jose Gonzalez aka Invader I for an autograph session in October in Monroe, NJ. Gonzalez killed Bruiser Brody in a dressing room shower in Puerto Rico via stabbing him in 1988.