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The “OH MY GOD!” Review: MXPW “Maximum Impact” TV For August – November 2004

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Maximum Impact 2004-08-06 (Matches taped 2004-06-25 from War Memorial in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla)

Heavyweight: Vacant
TV Champion: “Black Nature Boy” Scoot Andrews
Tag Team: Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy

Ryan O’Reilly vs. Mr Bad Wrench, ref Chuck Hart
Lots of editing here as we briefly see parts of the intros and then are right into the match. The commentary doesn’t come in for about 30 seconds of the match. Bad Wrench wins the award for stupidest name ever. Bad Wrench with early control. O’Reilly comes back and hits the river dance elbow drop for 2. O’Reilly moves on a corner charge and hits a big boot. He takes forever going up top but is still able to land a head butt for the win. 3.52 is shown if I had to guess very little was cut from the beginning.

Dennis Knight is talking to the Blackharts about their cage match coming up later tonight. Knight has the Blackharts locked up in a cage. He says he is going to get the Blackharts ready but they will have to go back into the crate soon.

We see all the finishes from the tournament matches. Bruiser Bradley beating Apolo is not shown so I guess they are officially saying his match with Vampire Warrior was the tournament match.

Norman Smiley says that tonight he is going to get serious and he will do whatever he has to do so he can win the title.

Norman Smiley vs. Chaz, ref Mickie Jay
The commentators tell us that Norman attacked Chaz when Connie Cabral was trying to get words with Chaz smashing his head into a vending machine. They however do NOT show us this! Chaz slowly makes his entrance to the ring holding his ribs. Norman attacks Chaz as soon as he gets in the ring and we get the bell. Smiley goes right after the taped ribs of Chaz. After six minutes of Norman working over the ribs Chaz makes a comeback. Norman though cuts it off and hits a slam and then goes to take off the turnbuckle. The ref tries to stop him Chaz charges and goes for the butt bump but the ref gets pulled in the way. Chaz hits the thingy on Norman but no ref to make the count. Norman pulls out a chain from his tights and gets the three count in 7.25 to become the new MXPW Champion.

New Jack and Hack Meyers cut a promo about the cage match coming up.

Mark Nulty is backstage with Norman Smiley. Smiley says this a very tough tournament but he is happy to come out the winner.

We see highlights off the feud between New Jack and Hack and Blackharts as we prepare for our main event.

Cage Match: New Jack & Hack “Dog” Myers vs. Blackharts (w/ Dennis Knight), ref Bruce Michaels & Chuck Hart
Michaels is in the ring Warren is out. Knight heads to the commentators table. After about 6 minutes of the fight Warlord comes down. Warlord slams the refs head into the cage and then opens the door. Mark Nulty freaks out screaming about how he ripped open the door but it was locked and he really just opened it like a normal person. Warlord picks up a chair and goes after Meyers and Jack. They still want to know how the door got open. Apolo comes down and and now all six men brawl. Hack with a bulldog Jack comes of the top with the 187 for the win in 8.11. Dennis Knight hops in the ring to help his guys out. They continue the beat down for a few minutes and then leave.

Mark Nulty stops Dennis Knight and his guys backstage for a word. Nulty still wants to know how to open an unlocked door. Knight says finally something exciting is happening in MXPW, I couldn’t agree more. Knight says if anyone else wants some they won’t be hard to find.

My thoughts on the show…
Well the Norman heel turn was a nice change of pace sadly we didn’t actually get to see it and the match was painfully bad. The cage match was a fun brawl and I do like the pairing of Knight, Warlord and the Blackharts. Knight has been good on the mic and when he is in the commentators booth.

Maximum Impact 2004-08-13 (Matches taped 2004-08-03 from St. Lucie County Civic Center in Ft. Pierce, Fla)

Heavyweight: Norman Smiley
TV Champion: “Black Nature Boy” Scoot Andrews
Tag Team: Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy

Mark Nulty is joined by a new co-host this week named Vito Denucci. Vito is the former tag team partner of Chris Nelson

Kahagas vs. Johnny Vandal
Kahagas misses a corner charge and Vandal brings him down with a neck breaker for 2. Vandal charges but gets caught in a head and arm snap suplex for 2. Kahagas with a bunch of strikes and he takes down Vandal. Kahagas goes for the inverted suplex cutter but Vandal lands on his feet and hits a rocker dropper. Vandal goes up top but Tag Team Champions Joey Machete and Shawn Murphy show up and attack him. The three men beat on Vandal causing a DQ in 3.47. Crowd was hot for this beat down.

Chaz is backstage and he’s mad and locking for Champion Norman Smiley.

Nulty is backstage and he is with Alex Porteau. Porteau plans on starting at the top of MXPW. He doesn’t know who it is but whoever it is he will take them out.

Aaron Epic vs. Alex Porteau, ref Mickie Jay
After some back forth Epic hits a nice cross body for 2. Epic misses a corner charge and Porteau rolls him up with a school boy to get the victory in 2.54. Porteau had some trouble with the much smaller Epic in this short match.

Nulty is with Steve Madison for a new segment called “One on One with Nulty”. Madison talks about his recovery process as Nulty awkwardly rocks back and forth in his chair.

Casey Thompson is in the ring with Nulty and he has stripped “Black Nature Boy” Scoot Andrews of the TV Title and a new champion will be crowned in a 4 way match featuring Bruiser Bradley, Lex Lovett, Kahagas and 4th yet to be named wrestler.

Mr. Education vs. Sniper
Chaz comes to the commentators table and he is still looking for Norman Smiley. Chaz hits the ring and nails the thingy on Sniper and burning hammer on Mr. Education. No contest at about .40.

Sean Allen, Doc Rivers & Preston James vs. Dennis Knight, Warlord & Blackhart, ref Chuck Hart
Dennis Knight on the mic before the match he runs down the fans and the locker room. Knight says they are going to take apart the locker room. Blackhart starts out with Sean Allen. Blackhart quickly tags out to Knight. Allen backs Knight into the corner and tags James. Knight though with a back breaker and tag to Warlord. Gutwrench power bomb followed by a clothesline for 2. Warlord tags Blackhart and James tags Rivers. The other Blackhart comes down to ringside. Tag to Knight and he hits a neck breaker for 2. The Family have Rivers in the corner and go to work behind the refs back. Warlord and Knight hit a double suplex. Meanwhile The Blackhart on the floor pulls his partner down and throws him into the ring post behind their backs. Knight tags him but then the Blackhart bulldogs him. Rivers covers and gets the win in 5.56. The Blackhart rips off his mask revealing himself to be Hack Meyers! Knight gets the mic and he is not happy.

The Family is backstage and Knight talks about how they ran New Jack and Apolo out of MXPW and they are going to do the same to Hack Meyers.

Nulty and Denucci run down what we saw tonight and they talk about next weeks show which will feature the TV Title match.

My thoughts on the show…
Total pass here the only thing that was of any importance was the ending of the 6 man match but it’s not actually worth watching.

Maximum Impact 2004-10-30 (Matches taped 2004-08-03 from St. Lucie County Civic Center in Ft. Pierce, Fla)

Heavyweight: Norman Smiley
TV Champion: Vacant
Tag Team: Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy

MXPW was off the air for two and half months at this point. I can’t find any information online that explains any reason for this. It also appears that they weren’t running any live events either.

Mark Nulty and Vito Dennuci are sitting in the arena and Hack Meyers shows up. Hack says he is a little down right now. Nulty points out that New Jack and Apolo are both gone from MXPW. Hack says he has to worry about himself and he needs to find someone who is willing watch his back. Nulty wants to know if he can do it alone. Hack says he can take care of business and he’s coming to get the family.

Nick Narcissistic vs. Alex Porteau, ref Mickie Jay
Nick misses a spinning heel kick and Porteau attacks landing a couple of real stiff shots. Porteau throws Nick to the flow and Nick looks pissed. Back in the ring Porteau hits a power bomb and then drives his forearm across the face of Nick while he pins him. Porteau stomps Nick, Nick gets right back up and they stare each other down. Really strange match as Porteau just seemed to shoot on Nick for no reason. Clearly two guys that didn’t want to do business with each other for some reason. Match ran 2.35.

Mark Nulty is back stage with Tag Team Champions Joey Machete and Shawn Murphy with their manager. Nulty asks them about their attack from last week. Machete says they are as violent as ever because that’s how Nicki wants them. Well we finally have a name for their manager.

Nulty is with Preston James and James is looking to win the TV Title tonight in the 4 way match. James ends up by saying “Win, lose or draw I’m going out the champion”. Well no the only way you are coming out champion is if you win.

“Syco” Sean Allen vs. Bobby Hopkins, ref Chuck Hart
Allen with the early advantage, he hits a shitty side slam. Hopkins comes back with a suplex he misses a corner charge. Allen then misses one of his one. Hopkins hits a falling clothesline and gets the win in 3.05

Nulty is in the locker room with Phi Delta Slam as they prepare for their none title match with Joey Machete and Shawn Murphy. Bruno Sassi says they are going to take it to the champs and show that they deserve a title match.

Tag Team Champions Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy (w/ Nicki) vs. Phi Delta Slam
Brother Tilly starts off with Murphy. Tilly chases off Murphy and he bails to the floor to regroup. Machete and Bruno Sassi both tag in. Phi Delta Slam take over on Machete tagging in and out a few times. Murphy able to nail Sassi from behind allowing his team to gain control. Out come the Vandals to taunt Machete and Murphy. Sassi ducks a clothesline hits a flying forearm and both teams tag. Tilly sends Machete into the ropes and the Vandals trip him up. The two teams fight in the aisle and Phi Delta Slam get the victory by count out in 6.42.

Nulty is with Lex Lovett. Lovett says that he is going to win the TV Title tonight because he has all the qualities you think of when you think of Television. Good looks, charisma etc.

Bruiser Bradley vs. Kahagas vs. Preston James vs. Lex Lovett, ref Chuck Hart
Lovett with a float over DDT onto Bradley as James and Kahagas go at it on the floor. Lovett with some elbow that don’t take Bradley down and then Bradley hits him with a big clothesline and they go to the floor. Kahagas gets a 2 count off a northern lights on James. James misses a corner charge and Kahagas hits a shinning wizard. Lovett with a leg lariat on James for 2. Kahagas and James each go for a cross body and they crash together. Bradley misses a charge on Lovett on the floor and hits the ring post. James takes out Lovett and Kahagas. Bradley comes in and clotheslines everyone. Kahagas with a rana that takes he and Bradley over the top rope to the floor. Lovett comes off the turn buckle with a blockbuster on James and he covers and gets the win in 5.05.

Nulty and Dennuci wrap it up.

My thoughts on the show…
I would watch that opening match as it was a disaster and pretty interesting to see. I honestly would have wanted anyone in that TV Title Match to come out with the win besides Lovett. Kahagas has been on a roll his last few matches and Bradley is a big dude that can kick ass. They had always been hyping Lovett so I figured he was going to win but I just don’t like him.

Maximum Impact 2004-11-06 (Matches taped 2004-08-03 from St. Lucie County Civic Center in Ft. Pierce, Fla)

Heavyweight: Norman Smiley
TV Champion: Lex Lovett
Tag Team: Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy

We get a run down of the card which includes a TV Title match and Blackhart teaming with Dennis Knight against Hack Meyers and a partner of his choice.

Tag Team Champion Joey Machete (w/ Shawn Murphy & Nicki) vs. Tommy Vandal (w/ Ricky Vandal)
Before the match starts Casey Thompson comes down to the ring and orders Murphy and Ricky hand cuffed to separate ring posts and he kicks Nicki out to the back. A security guard is staying at ringside with the key. Thompson goes out of his way to say that no one will be getting the key. We’ll see how that goes. Machete with the advantage early on but Vandal comes back hitting a drop kick. Machete though sends Vandal hard into the corner to regain control. Tommy fights back and hits a running boot in the corner to a seated Machete. Joey bails and Nicki tries to come back down. The security guy cuts her off and doesn’t let her down the aisle. Machete gets back in the ring and is arm dragged over. Some how Nicki is now unlocking the handcuffs on Murphy. Murphy slides in the ring and he and Machete go to work on Tommy. Ricky is stuck watching his brother get beat down. Tommy wins by DQ in 6.10 but it doesn’t matter as he is left laying.

Bruiser Bradley vs. Bobby Hopkins, ref Mickie Jay
Two big dudes getting ready to brawl with each other here. Hopkins makes the mistake of turning his back and gets jumped on and they go to the floor. Bradley goes for a suplex but Hopkins blocks it and hits one of his own. Hopkins goes for a corner charge but misses Bradley with a falling clothesline puts his feet on the ropes and gets the 3 count in 2.58. Umm for real that was the same finish that Hopkins used last week minus the feet on the rope.

Mark Nulty is with TV Champion Lex Lovett and Lovett talks about how he has done things in wrestling and has credentials while his opponent Preston James has done nothing.

TV Champion Lex Lovett vs. Preston James, ref Chuck Hart
James fucks up a bump on an arm drag. Seriously is this your first fucking day. Lovett goes after the leg but James gets to the ropes. Snap suplex and Lex floats over into a front face lock. James rolls back through into a pin atempt and gets 2. James with a hip toss and arm drag and he goes for another arm drag but Lovett just moves him arm out of the way and James hits the mat all alone. James though back up and gets a 2 count off a suplex. Lovett with a jaw breaker and leg lariat. James comes back with a full nelson slam. James fires up with some clotheslines and a big powerslam for 2. James goes for another full nelson slam but Lovett fights out sends James to the ropes and hits a running block buster to get the win in 6.16.

Nulty is with Hack Meyers and Meyers says his mystery partner is going to help him take out the Family.

Hack “Dog” Myers & ??? vs. Warlord & Dennis Knight (wi/ Blackhart), ref Mickie Jay
So Dennis Knight subs out Blackhart and puts the Warlord in his place. Hack Meyers comes out and barks around the ring when we hear the familiar music of Chaz. Knight and Chaz start off. Chaz drop toe holds Knight onto the middle rope and then hits the boss man jump on the guy thing. Hack comes in and they double team but Knight gets to his corner. Knight tags Warlord. Warlord drops a big forearm to the back and body slam but then misses an elbow drop. Hack grabs the arm and tags Chaz. Chaz keeps working on the huge arm of Warlord and hits a butt bump in the corner. He goes for another one but Warlord catches him and turns it into a belly to back suplex. Knight tags in and he distracts the ref as Warlord and Blackhart choke Chaz on the ropes. Knight tags right back out to Warlord. Warlord and Knight stay on Chaz. Chaz is able to duck a clothesline from Knight and hit the thingy. Chaz able to tag Hack who comes in and hits a back drop on Knight. Ten punches gets a 2 count. Hack goes for a roll up near the ropes but Blackhart nails him with something and Knight gets the pin in 7.22. The Family puts on a beat down after the match but Chaz and Hack are able to fight them off. Hack gets on the mic and challenges Knight to a lumber jack match next week. Knight says yes but it will not be him in the match but Blackhart instead.

My thoughts on the show…
Three fairly decent matches on todays show. The main event was pretty basic but didn’t suck and furthered the story line. This one may actually be worth checking out.

Unfortunately (?), this would be the last episode of MXPW Maximum Impact. So we would never see where the Hack Meyers and The Family feud would take us or if the Vandals would ever be successful in wrestling away the Tag Team Title from the team of Joey Machete and Shawn Murphy. MXPW seems to have stopped running live shows from when this was taped in August of 2004 until August of the following year. Based on the very limited results I can find they seem to drop all but the Heavyweight Title. Chaz would win the title from Norman Smiley on August 6, 2005 in a lumberjack match in what appears to be MXPW’s return show.

UFC Fight Night Krakow Results 4/11/15

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UFC Fight Night Krakow is in the books, and this lull in the UFC’s stacked 2015 provided a fair share of shocking moments. The Polish crowd did not leave disappointed.

Legend Mirko Cro Cop stunned the Krakow, Poland crowd by finishing longtime rival Gabriel Gonzaga in the third round. Gonzaga had made a name off of Cro Cop eight years ago, by finishing the Croatian with his own signature head kick. When UFC signed Cro Cop from under Bellator, the match was a natural to make.

Gonzaga controlled the early rounds with his overwhelming grappling, handling the older CroCop with ease. Halfway through the third, CroCop landed a huge inside shot that dropped Gonzaga, and proceeded to work from inside Gonzaga’s guard. Several elbows later, the referee stopped the fight, and an overjoyed crowd roared. After the bout, Cro Cop pledged that he would continue fighting.

Joanne Calderwood, the undefeated (in non-exhibition fights) #6-ranked women’s strawweight was on the receiving end of one of the biggest upsets of the year. Many had her pegged to defeat newcomer Maryna Moroz in a landslide, but Moroz had other plans. It took only 90 seconds for Moroz to lock on an armbar and submit Calderwood, likely catapulting her into the top 10 ranking.

Leon Edwards made a name for himself in only eight seconds on Saturday, as he knocked out Seth Baczynski with a straight right off of the bat. Baczynski is a veteran of 11 UFC fights, but may be on his way out after losing 5 of his last 6.

Full UFC Fight Night Krakow results are below:

Main Card

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic defeated Gabriel Gonzaga (#14) via TKO, Round 3, 3:30

Jimi Manuwa (#9) def. Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Pawel Pawlak def. Sheldon Westcott via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Maryna Moroz def. Joanne Calderwood (#6) via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:30

Prelim Card

Leon Edwards def. Seth Baczynski via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:08

Bartosz Fabinski def. Garreth McLellan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Sergio Moraes def. Mickael Lebout via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Yaotzin Meza def. Damian Stasiak via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Daniel Omielanczuk def. Anthony Hamilton via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

Alexandra Albu def. Izabela Badurek via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:34

Stevie Ray def. Marcin Bandel via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:35

Taylor Lapilus def. Rocky Lee via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lilian Garcia Suffers Injury, Requires Surgery, Drew Galloway Talks About Hesitating With TNA

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Jim Somers
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– Raw ring announcer Lilian Garcia announced on Twitter via video that she tore the meniscus in her right knee and will be undergoing surgery today. Garcia set no timetable for her return to her duties for WWE, but that she plans to “rehab like crazy.”

– Raj Giri recently interviewed the former WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre, now Drew Galloway. During the interview he asked Galloway about signing with TNA and if the company had been on his radar.

“The truth is it absolutely had not,” Galloway said. “I was looking to not be on American TV so soon. I was on there not even 8 months prior. I was establishing myself and getting a following, traveling the world and making money. I came back to Scotland on a Sunday and TNA was doing a show on the British tour. I got three missed calls from a number I didn’t recognize and threw my phone away because I was sleeping. Finally Tommy Dreamer text me and said ‘You may want to answer your phone, TNA tried to call you.’ So I said, ‘yeah I’ll call back.’ I spoke to a couple of the bosses and was initially apprehensive, but as soon as I spoke to them I knew it was the right decision to make.

“The opportunity to be a part of something on Destination America, the network is so behind the show. It’s going to get bigger and bigger and bigger. The biggest thing for me it they were gonna let me be Drew, let me have a microphone and speak my mind. I could wrestle as myself and do my independent work that I’ve worked so hard on for the 8 months prior and that was really important to me. Things have just exploded and things are very exciting right now. I’m happier than I’ve ever been.”

Galloway also discussed the changes the company has made, and is excited about the company continuing to evolve.

“I’m the biggest wrestling fan in the world, the biggest smart mark, the biggest geek,” Galloway admitted. “I’ve always been such a fan. Since the switch was made, a lot of changes have been made. A lot of cool camera angles, it looks very different. There’s obviously been a much bigger focus on the in-ring wrestling. Most wrestling fans aren’t excited to see a guy talking into a microphone, but that’s part of it, part of the character. I love wrestling, and that’s a big focus of the show. So many of the guys are talented in the ring and that was a deciding factor. For people that have been off the product — just give it a chance.

“[Tonight] for instance, the new group The Rising, a couple of guys that are joining me in Eli Drake and Myka (Haku’s son). They weren’t really given an opportunity and will be appearing on the show giving our mission statement, telling you what our plans are. Good matches that I won’t spoil for anyone, but we’ll be doing live tweeting during the show. It’s not a wrestling storyline, it’s a real thing. It’s really how I view it. We want to see what the fans want. Tweet your opinions and your views and it’ll show up this Friday. I’m not trying to be a leader, I’m just asking everyone to walk with me. If you want pro wrestling to grow or change, don’t put it on a message board. Tell me, tell TNA. We’re looking to make a difference. I’m fired up that they’re giving me this opportunity, so let’s make a change. I don’t want to sound gimmicky, but let’s stand up.”

WWE Outside Counsel Jerry McDevitt Comments On Latest Concussion Lawsuit

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Brian Grey
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Source: TMZ

TMZ followed up on the latest lawsuit filed against WWE by speaking to the company’s long-time outside counsel, Jerry mcDevitt of Pittsburgh law firm K&L Gates. As noted earlier, Matt “Luther Reigns” Wiese, Ryan “Keiji” Sakoda, and “Big” Russ McCullough filed a new class action “concussion lawsuit” against the company today. While the bulk of the complaint is identical to other lawsuits spearheaded by Konstantine Kyros, a lawyer based out of Hingham, Massachusetts, the new suit was filed by Michael A. McShane and Jonas P. Mann of Audet & Partners in San Francisco.

McDevitt told TMZ that WWE is “being targeted by attorneys who tell them there’s hundreds of thousands of dollars they can make by joining a class action suit like this,” adding that “”We know these claims are fraudulent, and will fight them.” As for the specifics of the claim, he notes that “It’s sensational, but if you really look at…what was done specifically to them? There are almost no details as to what they actually suffered as a result of working with WWE.” He also told TMZ that no wrestlers contacted WWE about having neurological issues before filing lawsuits.

When it comes to the complaint, he’s not wrong. While the complaints so far generally have one or two more specific allegations per plaintiff, they’re largely vague on detailed allegations, with the bulk being the boilerplate text repeated across the various different complaints. None of it is close to the level of what forced the NFL to settle their major concussion class action suit, which was proof that they concealed research into the danger of repeated head trauma from players.

Spoilers: TNA Impact Results 4/10/15

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Jim Somers
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TNA taped tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling last month in Orlando. Thanks to Erin, below are results:

* Kurt Angle opened the show and called out Bobby Lashley. They talked about Lashley’s shoulder being up in last week’s main event and show a replay. Angle is a fighting champion and says he will give Lashley another shot. Eric Young comes out and isn’t happy because he’s the #1 contender. Young demands a title shot but Lashley tells him to shut up. They start brawling and Lashley accidentally spears Angle. Young laughs at them and leaves. Angle challenges them both to a three-way tonight for the title.

* The Revolution comes out, minus Sanada, as James Storm said we’ll never see him again. Storm cut a long promo and says he will be in the tag team tournament. His partner will be determined by a match.

* Khoya defeated Manik and Abyss in a three-way to be Storm’s partner for the tournament.

* Drew McIntyre comes out with Shaun Ricker and Camacho, The Rising. Ricker is now known as Eli Drake and Camacho is now being called Meka or Mika. Drew says they all three have something to prove and they’re here to go to war with The BDC. The BDC interrupts and a brawl breaks out. The crowd was into it and a six-man is made for later.

* The Rising defeated The BDC by DQ when a masked man ran out and attacked Galloway. It was Homicide, who is now with The BDC. They beatdown The Rising and posed over them.

* Davey Richards defeated DJ Zema Ion.

* Kurt Angle retained the World Heavyweight Title over Lashley and Eric Young in a great match. After the match, Young attacked Lashley with a steel chair and put him in a Figure Four. Young was finally pulled away as referees checked on Lashley.

More Details On Three Former WWE Talents Suing The Company, Wrestler Alleges ‘Code Of Silence’

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Jim Somers
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WWE talents Ryan Sakoda, Luther Reigns and Russ McCullough have filed a lawsuit against WWE in California, where all three of them reside. The 47 page lawsuit is almost word for word the same lawsuit filed by other former WWE talents recently.

Sakoda claims he and other talents were “forced to wrestle injured or you lost your job” and that WWE did not discuss or treat concussions. Sakoda alleges that WWE is operated by “intimidation and abuse” and that WWE disregarded his health and safety to the point that it left him traumatized. Sakoda says he suffered a concussion after taking a superkick in 2013 but WWE medical staff just told him not to go to sleep or he might die. Sakoda claims he suffers from numerous symptoms including memory loss, severe depression, severe migraines and headaches.

McCullough claims he was knocked unconscious during a WWE event in Cincinnati, Ohio and was then beat with 15 chairshots without WWE trainers intervening. McCullough claims WWE stated “not our problem” when he reported the issue. McCullough claims he’s still suffering from numerous symptoms including severe depression, severe migraines, memory loss, headaches and panic attacks that have resulted in over 40 emergency room visits since he retired from the ring.

Reigns is alleging that there was a “code of silence” in WWE regarding head injuries and he suffered numerous concussions/injuries that went untreated. Reigns claims he was once knocked out by Big Show and even though he vomited afterwards, he was not provided any kind of treatment. The suit notes that Reigns suffered a stroke in the past and suffers from post-concussion symptoms today including severe fatigue, dizziness and severe short term and long term memory loss. The suit says Reigns is unable to remember much of his life.

WWE has not yet responded to the lawsuit.

CM Punk On Pro Wrestlers Moving To MMA: ‘Half Of Them Talk About It; None Of Them Do It’

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Jim Somers
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Source: Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated posted an interview that Jeff Wertheim conducted with CM Punk about his ongoing transition from pro wrestling to mixed martial arts since signing with the UFC. While similar in structure to some of the other interviews he’s given, Wertheim’s questions and Punk being further along in training keep it from being redundant.

In spite of Punk’s history of frustration with fans referring to him by his real name (Phil Brooks), he’s noticeably coming around, if just due to the change. When Wertheim asked which name to call him, Punk was fine either way:

“Either one. You can call me Phil. I answer to both. I don’t really care either way. At the end of the day, Tiger Williams’ real name isn’t Tiger.”

When asked about started as a “blank slate” who has the money to be able to train full-time (instead of splitting tim with a day job like most prospective and journeyman fighters), Punk made it clear that he sees his position as a major positive:

“I’m in a great place! Isn’t that a great place to be? The real tough sons of b—–s are the guys who train as hard as I do and then have to go to their nine-to-five job. I’m fortunate enough to do this as a full-time job. So I get to train two or three times a day. Things are going to be okay for me.”

That’s not the only time he uses the word “job” to describe his current training, as he says this after Wertheim compares Punk’s current lifestyle, even if he did have fights booked every few months, to the full time WWE wrestler lifestyle:

“Just training. What an easy job, right? It’s way better for me. I was burnt out on traveling, so over it. People think I’m crazy, living in Chicago and driving to Milwaukee every day to train. That’s the easiest thing in the world! Ninety minutes from my front door and I can be in my own bed every night? It’s a different lifestyle and it’s done me wonders. Amazing. I love it.”

While he’s most likely just using it as a figure of speech to compare his current lifestyle to what his life was like as a full-time pro wrestler on the road with WWE, it’s a bit of an odd choice since fighters generally aren’t paid to train. As for his old job, more than 14 months after he stopped wrestling, he still seems frustrated with how his career went when asked what made him a good pro wrestler:

“Well, that’s another thing in that phony world. What does it mean to be a good fake wrestler? That’s an identity crisis that I think I struggled with. It doesn’t matter if you’re the best; someone else picks who they want in the top spot.”

That’s in the past, but when asked why more of his former peers haven’t made the move, he doesn’t mince words:

“I am, too. I’ve always been surrounded by guys who talked about it. Half of them talk about it; none of them do it. They have their little comfortable safety net doing WWE stuff, I guess. I would much rather give it a shot than just talk about it.”

The whole interview is worth reading, including more MMA-centric talk like how he dealt with walking teammate Anthony Pettis to the cage for his UFC Lightweight Title loss to Rafael dos Anjos last month at UFC 185.

Paragon Pro Wrestling Announces New TV Deal In 85 Million Homes

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Jim Somers
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– Paragon Pro Wrestling in Las Vegas issued the following press release announcing their national TV deal with POP TV, which is available in more than 85 million households.

PARAGON PRO WRESTLING TO DEBUT ON NATIONAL TELEVISION

April 9, 2015 – Las Vegas, NV

Paragon Pro Wrestling (PPW) announces a long term national TV Network agreement with POP TV (http://POPTV.com).

This June, Paragon Pro Wrestling will debut on Pop TV, a basic cable and satellite network owned by both the CBS Corporation and Lions Gate Entertainment available in 85+ million TV Households.

Paragon Pro Wrestling will reach more TV viewers than any other Professional Wrestling Organization in the United States.

Roster members include Jessy Sorenson, Alexander Hammerstone, Joey Ryan, Alex Chamberlain, Gangrel and “Big Money” Tyshaun Prince.

Paragon Pro Wrestling tapes live in Las Vegas.

ABOUT PARAGON PRO WRESTLING:

Paragon Pro Wrestling, Professional Wrestling’s Model of Excellence, tapes television for national distribution and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stay up to date on PPW news and events by following them on Twitter, @ParagonPW and Liking them on Facebook.com/ParagonProWrestling.

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