It looks like Eric Bischoff will be working with Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling promotion.
Preston City Wrestling held a Q&A with Bischoff and Jarrett this past weekend and one of the questions was asked by Karen Jarrett – if Bischoff would be working for GFW at any point.
Both Jarrett and Bischoff both said yes to the question and said they were in the early stages of planning but Bischoff will be working for GFW in some fashion.
Tonight’s WWE RAW takes place from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin with the fallout from Extreme Rules and more. Superstars advertised for tonight include United States Champion John Cena, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Big Show and Sheamus. Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan is no longer being advertised by WWE but the arena does have him listed still.
No matches have been announced for tonight but it’s believed we will get first-round King of the Ring matches tonight. The dark main event advertised is Orton and Reigns vs. Rollins and Big Show. WWE is focusing on the following points for tonight:
* Will The Viper get retribution against Seth Rollins?
* A new hope for The New Day?
* Will Rusev make Cena say “I quit”?
* Who or what will Dean Ambrose destroy tonight?
* Will Sheamus’ Extreme Rules actions bite him in the “arse”?
– Dean Ambrose earned his first WWE pay-per-view victory since splitting with The Shield at tonight’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view after defeating Luke Harper. It was his first singles pay-per-view victory since he defended the U.S. title by defeating Dolph Ziggler at WWE Night of Champions on September 15, 2013.
– It was announced at WWE Extreme Rules tonight that Rusev will face WWE United States Champion John Cena in an “I Quit Match” at the May 17th Payback pay-per-view from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lana noted tonight that this will be the final chapter in the Cena vs. Rusev feud.
On a recent podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin addressed rumors about he and WWE after the company had some of his t-shirts pulled from his official ProWrestlingTees.com store recently. Austin said despite the shirts being pulled, the two sides are still on good terms and are still working together.
Austin said WWE had a few trademark concerns that they felt they needed to protect and they did. Austin said he spoke with a WWE lawyer about the concerns and there are no hard feelings.
Austin also said there are many “great things” to come from he and WWE but didn’t go into detail, telling fans to “stay tuned.”
Several readers passed along this tweet to us posted by Dolph Ziggler this afternoon:
caddy, cheerleader or guy who almost wins, I love a challenge! If this is it, bet your ass I’m going out swingin’
#ExtremeRules
— Dolph Ziggler (@HEELZiggler) April 26, 2015
There have been lots of rumors on social media today stating that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was taken out of his UFC 187 title fight. MMAWeekly reported earlier today that Jones was removed from the fight, however their source retracted the statement once the story went public and stated that the fight is in jeopardy.
Jones was rumored to have been involved in a car accident this weekend, although incorrect rumors stated that he was taken into custody. Neither the accident nor the arrest could be confirmed. The official Twitter account of the Albuquerque Police department tweeted the following regarding the rumor:
We CANNOT confirm that Jon Jones was involved in a H&R traffic accident from this morning. The investigation is ongoing.
— Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) April 26, 2015
Jones is currently set to defend his title against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson next month at UFC 187. MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani noted that all of Jones’ closest sources hadn’t spoken to him in over 24 hours, while Josh Gross said that coach Greg Jackson was also unable to contact Jones.
Credit for the post goes to Matthew Lane
KINGSPORT – If you went to a wrestling event in Kingsport in the 60s and 70s, then you know the name Ron Wright.
And chances are you probably hated him too.
Wright, 76, a Kingsport wrestling legend and notorious “heel”, passed away on Tuesday at his home with his family by his side. A celebration of life gathering will be held at Hamlett-Dobson funeral home on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wright, along with his brother and tag team partner Don, were two of the most well-known wrestlers in the Tri-Cities from the 1960s through the 1980s.
“(Ron Wright) is without a doubt to this area what Jackie Fargo was to Memphis, Johnny Weaver was to the Carolinas, and Mr. Wrestling 2 was to Atlanta. The only thing different is he was home grown,” said Beau James, owner of Southern States Wrestling. “He is ours. Ron is an East Tennessee original and leaves behind box office records that will never be broken, memories that anyone that ever saw him will cherish and many fans, friends, and a family who loved him.”
Wright began his wrestling career in the early 1950s at the Kingsport Boy’s Club, then began working for a local boxing and independent wrestling promoter who ran events out of the Kingsport Civic Auditorium. Wright initially worked as a referee, but his first big in-ring break came in 1961 when he faced his friend Whitey Caldwell in a television match.
During the match, Wright threw Caldwell out of the ring so hard it broke his shoulder and sidelined him for a year.
James said that’s how the feud started between Wright and Caldwell.
In the 60s and 70s, no one drew more heat in the ring than Wright; he was the quintessential East Tennessee redneck heel. Matches were held weekly in Kingsport, Bristol and Johnson City, with Wright teaming up with his brother Don and others, including Tiny York and Fred White.
Ron and Whitey even mended their differences long enough to win the Southern Tag Championship in 1966.
“Many of these packed houses were due to one simple fact. People were coming to see Ron Wright lose,” James said. “No one had heat like him.”
Former wrestling Manager Big Al Bass attributes his start in the business to the Ron and Don Wright.
“I started out setting up the ring, then they let me be a photographer and I just gravitated into the business,” Bass said. “It’s a sad day for East Tennessee. Ron was our celebrity and he was my childhood growing up. Ron was hated, but loved too and he was really respected.”
From Kingsport to Knoxville was Wright territory, Bass said.
Wright later became a manager for such wrestlers as the Mongolian Stomper and the Dirty White Boy in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. In the late 1980s, Wright began showing up on television again for Ron Fuller’s Continental Wrestling.
“I only met him a handful of times but because of his contributions to the business, pro wrestling in Kingsport is still popular today,” said Tony Givens, owner of the NWA Smoky Mountain wrestling promotion.
Local wrestler and Iron Ring Wrestling owner Jeff Tankersley said when he was going through a hard time in life and feeling way down, he happened to run into Ron Wright at the Food City gas station.
“(Ron) pulled up in his black Monte Carlo SS and I remember him getting out of his car with his cane, walking over to me and saying, ‘Son. Hold your head up. Don’t let what they are saying get you down…keep moving forward,” Tankersley said. “He will never know how I needed to hear that, especially coming from him.”
In October 1988, James said he promoted his first wrestling event for Continental Wrestling through Ron West. In the main event was Wright managing Moondog Spot vs. Ron Fuller. Wright had lived in North Carolina for a few years, but moved back to Kingsport in the early 1990s, was involved in local dirt track and go-cart racing.
James said Wright’s health made him stop making appearances and one of his last appearances was at the Brad Armstrong memorial event in 2014.
“I don’t think you will ever find anyone that could get the heat that Ron could by just talking,” James said. “His actions around the ring were sneaky, and with him just standing up out of his seat he could bring everyone in the arena to their feet.”
TNA Impact Taping Results for 4/24/15
* Eric Young came out with a stretcher and cut a promo on Kurt Angle and anyone who stands in his way. Young says he will show the world what he sees and who he is. Young says he’s going to end Angle’s career.
* Taryn Terrell vs. Awesome Kong in a Falls Count Anywhere Match may have been a re-tape from the other night but The Doll House helped her win again.
* Magnus comes out and cuts a babyface promo. He calls James Storm to the ring and they talk about Mickie James.
* Mr. Anderson comes out to a podium and rips on Ethan Carter III for boring the fans. EC3 and Tyrus interrupt and they have words. Fans will be able to vote on their May 8th match.
* Eric Young defeated Kurt Angle in a Stretcher Match. The World Heavyweight Title was not on the line.
* Taryn Terrell defeated Brooke Tessmacher to retain the Knockouts Title. Jade (Mia Yim) and Marti of The Doll House attacked Brooke after the match. Gail Kim came to the stage and had words with Taryn. Awesome Kong also came out and stood alongside Kim.
There may have been more taped for this episode, it’s uncertain.
