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June 1, 2015 Wrestling ObserverNewsletter: ROH to Destination

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter

PO Box 1228, Campbell, CA 95009-1228 ISSN10839593 June 1, 2015 

$%& 1() *O++ R-$+#-

#!umbs u. 1(0 /1000

#!umbs 'own 0 /000

3n t!e mi''le 0 /000

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Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Browne 171

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John odson vs. !a"h Makovsky 9#

$ol%y $ovin&'on vs. Mike (yle 15

Jose)h Benavide* vs. John Mora&a 9

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#!umbs 'own 11 /0))

3n t!e mi''le 60 /211

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+asha Banks vs. Be"ky yn"h 1-#

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Baron $or%in vs. hyno /#

$harlo''e Bayley vs. Brooke a 2#

Blake M3r)hy vs. $ass Aore 20

Based on e4ails and )hone "alls 'o 'he %server as o6 T3esday, 52/.

The si'3a'ion wi'h es'ina'ion Aeri"a and )ro wres'lin& 'ook a 3ni3e '3rn on 527 wi'h 'he

anno3n"een' 'ha' in& o6 onor wo3ld %e s'ar'in& on 'he s'a'ion on /-, airin& a' 8 ).. and11 )..

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The Wednesday 'ie slo' wo3ld %e on 'he sae ni&h' as TA. TA will "on'in3e 'he )lanned

airin& 6ro 9411 ).. While no' "on6ired, i' is %elieved 'ha' TA will re'ain a ;riday ni&h'

re)lay, ovin& 'o Midni&h' 'o 2 a..

The deal has %een in ne&o'ia'ions well %e6ore 'he is"overy e'work sen' o3' i's eo on

or aro3nd 511 'ha' anno3n"ed 'ha' 'hey wo3ld %e "an"elin& TA )ro&rain& a' 'he end o6 

+e)'e%er, al'ho3&h 'he deal i'sel6 was )e"'ed 'o %e on

es'ina'ion Aeri"a in 201/, %3' 'hen de6le"'ed 3es'ions a%o3' whe'her or no' 'hey

"on'ra"'3ally "o3ld %e "an"eled a' 'he end o6 +e)'e%er.

The wres'lers a' 'he ee'in& were no' ha))y %e"a3se 'hey 6el' overall $ar'er was %ein& evasive,

and also i' was hard 'o %3y 'he idea 'ha' she was )resen'in& 'ha' addin& 'o es'ina'ion

Aeri"a was 'o 'heir %ene6i'. The keys 'o 'he 'alen' 3es'ion and answer )eriod is 'ha' 'alen'

"o)lained 'ha' 'hey wan'ed %e''er lines o6 "o3ni"a'ions.

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TA does have a 3l'i4year deal wi'h 'he es'ina'ion Aeri"a, %3' 'he s'a'ion has an o3' "la3se

a' 'he end o6 'he "3rren' 'elevision season.

+he also s'a'ed 'ha' all anno3n"ed da'es are s'ill on 'he s"hed3le and 'here are no "han&es in

)lans.

Two weeks a&o, 'he is"overy e'work sen' o3' a eo s'a'in&: ?es'ina'ion Aeri"a is no'

renewin& TA Wres'lin& ne>' year. While 'he ra'in&s were s'ron&, 'he a3dien"e was no' lar&eeno3&h 'o

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$or&an "laied 'o have read 'he s'ory, sayin&, ?;or yo3r in6o, @ did read yo3r hi&hly irres)onsi%le

)ie"e. And as 3"h as @ love Cinny 3, 'his is a di66eren' si'3a'ion.? The Cinny 3 "oen' had

'o do wi'h e sayin& 'o $or&an his e>"3se was iden'i"al 'o 'he one 3sso 3sed when Johnson

%roke his s'ory, and 'ha' Johnson was a d3y who had %een easily worked %y an an&le.

$or&an "learly didn=' read 'he %server las' week, os' no'a%ly 'he )ar' a%o3' hisel6, %e"a3se

when i' was 'hen %ro3&h' 3), he "laed 3).

While $ar'er avoided en'ionin& y nae, $or&an wen' o66 on e in s)e"i6i" a' 'he "on6eren"e

"all.

+iilarly, is"overy was no' )lannin& on anno3n"in& TA=s no' %ein& renewed )3%li"ly, al'ho3&h

'he s'a'ion, a week a6'er 'he s'ory %roke, had s'ill no' "oen'ed on 'he 63'3re or )3%li"ly &iven

TA a vo'e o6 "on6iden"e.

=s syndi"a'ion deal wi'h +in"lair e'work is ainly in id4si*ed arke's, and 'his &ives 'he

'elevision e>)os3re in %o'h soe o6 'heir key live even' arke's like ew Dork, $hi"a&o and

(hiladel)hia, %3' also in a

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'ha' had already 'aken )la"e.

Ano'her %i& 3es'ion, no' answered a' )ress 'ie, revolves aro3nd +aoa Joe and 'he WW.

Those a' WW had o6 la'e said 'ha' 'hey were no' in'eres'ed in any TA 'alen' when 'heir

"on'ra"' was 3) +aoa Joe was 'alked wi'h and has a deal so i'=s a r3le o6 sor's, %3' no' an

3n%reaka%le one %e"a3se 'hey didn=' wan' 'alen' already e>)osed na'ionally on "a%le. WW has

always "onsidered 'ha' 'alen' did no' 6all in'o 'ha' "a'e&ory. Many wres'lers o6 la'e haveo)'ed 'o &o 'o ins'ead o6 TA, even a' %e''er oney o66ers. There are a n3%er o6 di66eren'

reasons why, %3' a a s'rai&h' na'ional 6rees'yle "ha)ionshi)s, as well as even's like 'he

+'rike6or"e heavywei&h' Grand (ri> 'o3rnaen' and 'he eal (ro Wres'lin& world 'i'le, 'he

narra'ive o6 his "areer was %ein& 'he &3y who on 'he %i& s'a&e always 6ell shor' when he 6a"ed

'he all4'ie &rea's.

@n "olle&e wres'lin&, $orier wen' 04/ a&ains' $ael +anderson, ar&3a%ly 'he &rea'es' "olle&e

wres'ler in Aeri"an his'ory, se''lin& 6or a %es' 6inish o6 se"ond )la"e in 'he $AA 'o3rnaen'. @n

'he ly)i"s, $orier )la"ed 6o3r'h in 200# and in 2007, he )la"ed 'hird in 'he world"ha)ionshi)s. @n 2008, as 'he Aeri"an 'ea "a)'ain, his kidneys sh3' down 'ryin& 'o "3' 'oo

3"h wei&h' 'o &e' 'o 211 )o3nds, and he was hos)i'ali*ed d3rin& 'he "o)e'i'ion, whi"h was

'he end o6 his wres'lin& "areer.

@n MMA, he wen' 1540, %3' los' on 1- 'o Jon Jones, &enerally "onsidered 'he %es' 6i&h'er o6 'his

era.

$orier 6inally won 'he %i& one, 'he E;$ li&h' heavywei&h' 'i'le, %3' i' was very 3"h like

soeone winnin& a &old edal in 'he 198# ly)i"s in wres'lin& when 'he 3ssians %oy"o''ed.

The &old edal was real. B3' 3s3ally 'he &old edal si&ni6ies %ein& 'he %es' in 'he world. Tha'

year, i' si&ni6ied %ein& 'he %es' o6 'hose who were allowed 'o show 3).

$orier %ea' o. 1 "on'ender An'hony ?3%le? Johnson a' 2:-9 o6 'he 'hird ro3nd. $orier

doina'ed 'he 6i&h' wi'h his wres'lin& a6'er nearly %ein& 6inished wi'h a )3n"h 'ha' kno"ked hi

down hard in 'he early se"onds o6 'he 6i&h'.

@'=s no' s3r)risin& 'ha' his %i&&es' "areer win led 'o )eo)le "allin& hi a )a)er "ha)ion. Jones,

'he an who deserves 'he 'i'le as 'he %es' in 'he world, was s'ri))ed o6 i' a6'er a series o6 o3' o6 

'he rin& in"iden's, "lia>in& wi'h a 6elony leavin& 'he s"ene o6 an a""iden' "har&e. Jones is o3' o6 

E;$ 6or 'he 'ie %ein&, a de"ision %y ana&een' 'ha' has %een la3ded 6ar ore 'han "ri'i"i*ed.

As ha))ens in real s)or's all 'he 'ie, 'he "ha)ionshi) winner is no' always 'he )roven or

a""e)'ed %es' an, even 'ho3&h 'ha' is was 'he 'i'le is s3))osed 'o si&ni6y. $orier said he was

ha))y, 6eelin& 'he "ha)ionshi) win ended his 15 years o6 %ein& 3na%le 'o win 'he real %i& one.And a6'er 'he win, ins'ead o6 &ivin& a 'hank63l a""e)'an"e s)ee"h, a one sen'en"e essa&e 'ha'

will %e re)layed "ons'an'ly i6 'here is a ne>' a'"h: ?Jon Jones, &e' yo3r shi' 'o&e'her %e"a3se

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@= wai'in& 6or yo3.? e 'hen le6' 'he "a&e, leavin& "en'er s'a&e 'o Johnson. Johnson, in h3%ly

adi''in& de6ea' 'o a %e''er an, ade hisel6 a %i&&er s'ar in losin&. Johnson said 'ha' $orier

'alked a lo' leadin& 'o 'he 6i&h', %3' he %a"ked i' 3), and he=s a %eas'. e said 'ha' i6 he "an &ive

)eo)le a lesson, i'=s never &ive 3). There was an irony o6 sayin& 'his a in3'e a6'er &ivin& 3).

$orier did 'he ore hear'6el' s)ee"h, 'alkin& a%o3' how, ' o))onen' %e"a3se 'here=s no%ody else 'here.

$orier will always have a shadow over 'his 'i'le rei&n, 3"h like 'he days o6 Jiy llis and Joe

;ra*ier as %o>in& world "ha)ions when M3haad Ali was s'ri))ed o6 'he 'i'le. @6 he kee)s 'he

'i'le, and a' -/, a&e is no' his ally, and Jones does re'3rn, 'ha' wo3ld %e a %i& oney 6i&h'. En'il

'hen, @= no' s3re 'here are %i& oney 6i&h's in 'he division.

E;$ 187 on 52- a' 'he MGM Grand Garden Arena was 'he "o)any=s dee)es' show o6 'he year.

The 'o) si> 6i&h's all had si&ni6i"an' 'i'le i)li"a'ions. As 6ar as 'he 'o) 6ive 6i&h' ain "ard, i'

ay have %een E;$=s %es' ((C show sin"e E;$ 1-9 in la'e 2011 an enderson vs. +ho&3n 3a

@ and $3n& e vs. Wanderlei +ilva.

When 'he d3s' "leared, yo3 had new )o'en'ial 'i'le a'"hes a' li&h' heavywei&h', iddlewei&h',

li&h'wei&h', heavywei&h' and 6lywei&h'. And 6ro a %3siness )ers)e"'ive, 'he ri&h' &3y won 6or

E;$ in every ins'an"e.

$hris Weidan re'ained 'he iddlewei&h' 'i'le %ea'in& Ci'or Bel6or' in one o6 'hree ain "ard

6i&h's where 'he winner ended 3) %ein& kno"ked down and in 'ro3%le early, %3' "oin& %a"k 'o

win.

This 6i&h' was ore 'han a year in 'he akin&, as s'eroid "on'roversies and in

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The win sees 'o se' 3) Weidan vs. 3ke o"khold. A6'er o"khold i)ressively %ea' yo'o

Ma"hida on #18, 'he )os'4a'"h in'era"'ion wi'h Weidan and o"khold was s'ron& 'o %3ild

an'i"i)a'ion. Bo'h 'alked a%o3' havin& 'he a'"h in Madison +3are Garden. Weidan a6'er 'he

6i&h' said he wan's 'o 6i&h' in M+G %ad, and didn=' "are i6 i' was o"khold or onaldo Ja"are

+o3*a. B3' see E;$ se"'ion, 'he M+G si'3a'ion is very 6ar 6ro a s3re 'hin& and very well ay

no' ha))en 'his year.

ana Whi'e 'his )as' week has indi"a'ed i' "o3ld %e ei'her one. There are all kinds o6 iss3es 'ha'

"oe in'o )lay, in"l3din& whe'her Glo%o wo3ld 'ake a 6i&h' Glo%o, whi"h draws ore viewers

'han any E;$ o3'le' in"l3din& ;K in 'he E.+. and is E;$=s %i&&es' )ayin& 'elevision "on'ra"'

e>"e)' ;K on i's ne'work, whi"h i' only does 6or Bra*il. @n 'he or'h Aeri"an arke',

o"khold wo3ld ean ore. Wi'h 'wo wins over Anderson +ilva, one over Ma"hida and now

Bel6or', Weidan has %e"oe 'he Bra*ilian killer, so 'here is 'ha' s'ory. B3' 6ro an Aeri"an

)ers)e"'ive, o"khold sees o%vio3sly 'o %e 'he ore an'i"i)a'ed a'"h, and 'he s3&&es'ion

'ha' +o3*a "o3ld &e' 'he sho' &o' a lo' o6 ne&a'ivi'y. ;ro a s)or's )ers)e"'ive, ei'her one is 6ine.

+o3*a has a lon&er win s'reak, %3' o"khold=s win over Ma"hida is ore i)ressive 'han any

+o3*a win. o"khold also %ea' +o3*a when he was +'rike6or"e "ha)ion, %3' 'ha' was 2011.

o"khold=s only loss sin"e 2007 was an enhan"ed Bel6or'.

The heavywei&h' division had a s3r)rise. @n wha' ay win 6i&h' o6 'he year, Andrei Arlovski "ae

%a"k 6ro %ein& kno"ked down hard, 'o 6inish Travis Browne in a a

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only %i&&er &a'es have %een E;$ 129 G+( vs. Jake +hields, E;$ 1#8 Anderson +ilva vs.

+onnen @@, E;$ 1/8 Anderson +ilva vs. Weidan @@L onda o3sey vs. Miesha Ta'eL E;$ 1/7

G+( vs. Johny endri"ks, E;$ 100 Bro"k esnar vs. ;rank Mir and E;$ // Ti'o r'i* vs.

$h3"k iddell. @roni"ally, i' really sho3ld already %e oved down one ore no'"h, %e"a3se 'he

711 show is "laied %y ana Whi'e 'o have a 7 illion advan"e and wo3ld already %e in 'he

o. 2 s)o'.

Glo%o in Bra*il aired 'he 'wo ain even's on 'a)e delay and did 2.2 illion hoes 6ro 1:15

a.. 'o a%o3' 2 a.. n 1-1, when 'hey aired Anderson +ilva vs. i"k ia*, 'hey did nearly #

illion hoes 6or a show 'ha' s'ar'ed a' # a.. on 'a)e delay. Tha' 'ells yo3 'he di66eren"e in s'ar

)ower 'oday in Bra*il %e'ween +ilva and Bel6or'. The Bel6or' vs. Weidan 6i&h' did 2.8 illion

hoes and a 1-.0 ra'in&.

The )relis on ;+ 1 did 780,000 viewers, whi"h were sli&h'ly %elow 'he 3s3al avera&e, and no'

'ha' 6ar 3) 6ro 'he 710,000 6ro 'he #25 )relis show o6 a ((C headlined %y ee'rio3s

Johnson vs. Fyo

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#. a6ael a'al 204/41 %ea' Eriah all 1145 via s)li' de"ision on s"ores o6 29428, 28429 and

29428 in a iddlewei&h' 6i&h'. This was a %i& &r3d&e as %o'h are 6ro 'he ew Dork area and

don=' like ea"h o'her. The Bra*ilians loved a'al and 'he "rowd was s3)er ho' %e"a3se any had

seen 'heir 'e)ers 6ly a' 'he wei&h4ins 'he day %e6ore. all won 'he 6irs' ro3nd, landin& a lo' o6 

ki"ks, while a'al "o3ldn=' &e' 'he 'akedown. a'al &o' a 'akedown 'o s'ar' 'he se"ond ro3nd.

all &o' 3) and slaed a'al, %3' a'al was 3) iedia'ely. all 'ook hi down a se"ond 'ie.

$lose ro3nd %3' @ had i' 6or a'al, akin& i' even &oin& in'o 'he 'hird. To show how "lose 'he'hird ro3nd was, all o3'landed a'al 1-412. +o i' "o3ld have &one ei'her way. @ had all

winnin&. The "rowd wen' n3's when a'al won %e"a3se o6 'he lo3d Bra*ilian "on'in&en'. a'al &o'

70,000 6or 'he win and all &o' 1#,000 6or 'he loss.

5. on& y3n Fi 204-, 1 no "on'es' %ea' Josh B3rkan 28411, 1 no "on'es' a' 2:1- o6 'he

'hird ro3nd in a wel'erwei&h' 6i&h'. B3rkan s'ar'ed 6as' wi'h 'hrowin& )3n"hes 3n'il Fi &o' hi

in a "lin"h a&ains' 'he 6en"e. Fi won 'he 6irs' ro3nd 6inally &e''in& B3rkan down and workin&

6or a "hoke. @n 'he se"ond ro3nd, B3rkan a&ain "ae o3' 6as' wi'h %i& )3n"hes, an el%ow and

'akedown. Fi reversed 'o 'he 'o) and landed a lo' o6 )3n"hes, and le' hi 3) and landed a

%ody ki"k. B3rkan a&ain "ae o3' 6irs' in 'he 'hird ro3nd, and h3r' Fi wi'h a )3n"h and

6ollowed wi'h a r3nnin& knee. $rowd "ae alive 6or 'ha'. Fi 'ook hi down. B3rkan 'ried a&3illo'ine %3' didn=' have i'. Fi es"a)ed and was on 'o) in side "on'rol. Fi 'hen "a3&h'

B3rkan in an ar 'rian&le 6or 'he s3%ission. Fi &o' 11/,000 6or 'he win and B3rkan &o'

#5,000 6or 'he loss.

/. John odson 184/ %ea' !a"h Makovsky 194/ via s'rai&h' 29428 s"ores in a 6lywei&h' %o3'.

;ans ha'ed 'his 6i&h'. The )ro%le is 'hese 'wo have %een 'rainin& )ar'ners 6or si> years, and

know every'hin& a%o3' 'he o'her, so were ea"h %ein& overly "a3'io3s. This was also odson=s 6irs'

6i&h' %a"k a6'er knee s3r&ery. ;irs' ro3nd s3"ked. o3nd was "lose 6or odson. +e"ond ro3nd @

&ave 'o Makovsky even "loser. a"h &o' a 'akedown. Makovsky landed a head ki"k and also wen'

6or a heel hook. (re''y 3"h no'hin& ha))ened 3n'il 'he las' #0 se"onds. +o i' "ae down 'o 'he

'hird. Makovsky landed ore, %3' no'hin& o6 si&ni6i"an"e landed and "rowd was %ooin& %o'h &3ysa' di66eren' 'ies d3rin& 'he ro3nd. When i' was over, 'he "rowd %ooed %o'h a 'on. This is no' 'he

kind o6 win 'ha' sho3ld &ive soeone a 'i'le 6i&h', when no'hin& ha))ened. odson &o' #0,000

6or 'he win and Makovsky &o' 19,000 6or 'he loss.

7. Jose)h Benavide* 224# %ea' John Mora&a 1/4# via s'rai&h' -0427 s"ores in a 6lywei&h'

%o3'. Mora&a landed a head ki"k %3' Benavide* "ae %a"k wi'h )3n"hes 'ha' )3' hi down. As

soon as Mora&a &o' 3), Benavide* 'ook hi %a"k down. Mora&a did an awesoe overhead %elly4

'o4%elly and Benavide* 6ollowed wi'h a hi&h sla. ;irs' ro3nd was &rea' a"'ion %3' 'he "rowd

didn=' really "are a%o3' 'he 'wo &3ys. The se"ond ro3nd saw %o'h swin&in&. Mora&a landed a 6ew

%3' Benavide* 'ook hi down and %loodied hi 3). 3rin& 'his ro3nd, $onor M"Gre&or "ae 'o

rin&side. The "rowd wen' n3's, way ore 'han when onda o3sey "ae o3' %e6ore 'he s'ar' o6 'he ne>' 6i&h'. M"Gre&or was s3)er heel 'o 'he Bra*ilians. Benavide* ended 'he ro3nd in side

"on'rol. @n 'he 'hird ro3nd, %o'h were swin&in& hard and Mora&a &o' 'he %e''er o6 i', %3'

Benavide* wo3ldn=' %a"k down. Benavide* &o' a 'akedown in'o side "on'rol and )3n"hed hi

6ro 'he 'o) 6or 'he res' o6 'he ro3nd 'o win i'. Benavide* &o' 10/,000 6or 'he win and Mora&a

&o' 28,000 6or 'he loss.

8. Andrei Arlovski 2#410, 1 no "on'es' %ea' Travis Browne 174-41 in #:#1. Bi& 3)se' and a

6an'as'i" 6i&h'. Arlovski h3r' Browne wi'h a ri&h' and was 6irin& away wi'h )3n"hes and hard

knees. Browne was in 'ro3%le ri&h' away. Arlovski issed wi'h an overhand ri&h' 'ha' wo3ld have

%een 'he dea'h %low had i' landed. Brown s'ar'ed "oin& %a"k wi'h hard )3n"hes %3' Arlovski

3sed a s)innin& )3n"h and a ri&h' and Browne was in 'ro3%le a&ain. Arlovski landed hard)3n"hes, dro))in& Browne wi'h a ri&h' and )3n"hin& on 'he &ro3nd. Browne &o' 3) and Arlovski

was landin& 3n'il Browne landed a )3n"h 6ro le6' 6ield 'ha' dro))ed Arlovski hard. B3' Arlovski

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&o' 3) wi'h a knee and )3n"hes and Browne was in 'ro3%le a&ain. Arlovski landed an 3))er"3'

and ore )3n"hes 3n'il i' was s'o))ed. Arlovski had s366ered a %adly s'rained "al6 'he day %e6ore

'he 6i&h', and i' was re"oended 'ha' he no' 6i&h' and he was havin& 'ro3%le walkin& on i' 'he

day %e6ore. Arlovski &o' 1-#,000 6or 'he win in"l3din& a 50,000 %es' 6i&h' %on3s. Browne &o'

110,000 6or 'he loss in"l3din& his %es' 6i&h' %on3s.

9. onald $errone 284/, 1 no "on'es' %ea' John Makdessi 1-4# a' #:## o6 'he se"ond ro3nd in

a li&h'wei&h' 6i&h'. $errone "ae in wi'h a ri% in

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hyno in 2015 wo3ld have %een anyone=s ind, and i' sees 'o have worked o3'. The KT

a3dien"e will )o) 6or an o3'sider, and a ve'eran "an hel) 'ea"h 'he yo3n&er &3ys in 'he rin& or

add 'o 'he 'elevision show. ;or Joe, he "an %e a ain even'er in KT, and @= s3re his )er da'e

n3%er is &ood. B3' 'hey didn=' ake 'he %i& "oi'en' 6inan"ially 6or soeone 'ha' 6or

wha'ever reason, 'hey didn=' o66er a 63ll4'ie deal wi'h ri&h' now. +eanoa sho' a s'aredown an&le

wi'h Fevin wens, and 'hen worked 'elevision 'ha' ni&h', %3ildin& 6or a a'"h 'ha' is e>)e"'ed 'o

air on 'he /17 KT %road"as'. The s'aredown ended in a )3ll4a)ar', 'o kee) 'he s'ory &oin&.

The deal in"l3ded a +aoa Joe T4+hir', whi"h sold o3' o6 i's ini'ial s'o"k iedia'ely. e &e's 'o

kee) 'he nae, sin"e he=s no' a))earin& on WW TC ri&h' now, and 'he "on'ra"' is 6or lii'ed

KT da'es, eanin& he "an "on'in3e 'o work inde)enden'ly. +eanoa had ori&inally &iven word he

"o3ldn=' 'ake any indie da'es a6'er A)ril, a 'ie'a%le 'ha' had "on'in3ed 'o %e )3shed %a"k, whi"h

6i&3red 'ha' his WW de%3' was delayed. e was now 'akin& da'es 'hro3&h A3&3s'. The new deal

allowed hi 'o work "l3des TA, in ano'her deal 'ha' was siilar, 'he )erson

'alked wi'h was 'old he "o3ld wres'le anywhere e>"e)' 6or TA. There was li''le "han"e ri&h' now

'ha' +eanoa was &oin& 'o re'3rn 'o TA, anyway.

Joe "ae o3' 'o 3si" soewha' siilar 'o his TA 3si", and "on6ron'ed Fevin wens, a6'er

wens had laid o3' +ai !ayn wi'h a )ower %o% on 'he rin& a)ron a6'er a shor' and in'ense

%rawl.

e did i" work a6'er 'he show sayin& he heard 'ha' KT had 'he %es' )ro wres'ler 3sin& 'ha'

'er so he was 'here. They did 'heir 6irs' a'"h 6or airin& on 'he /20 KT show, whi"h ended ina no "on'es'. The ne>' KT Takeover show is se' 6or 812, and %ased on 'his show, i' wo3ld %e

e>)e"'ed 'ha' wens de6ends on 'ha' show a&ains' ei'her Joe or ;inn Balor, who won 'he o. 1

"on'enders a'"h over Tyler Bree*e.

!ayn was s"hed3led 6or s3r&ery 6or a 'orn ro'a'or "366 in Birin&ha %y r. Jaes Andrews on

52/, and is e>)e"'ed o3' o6 a"'ion 6or several on'hs. @'ai also had his siilar s3r&ery wi'h

'he sae 'ea. arlier in 'he show, 'hey showed hi on 'he &ro3nd %y his "ar, holdin& his

sho3lder. wens was shown in 'he vi"ini'y, 'ryin& 'o hin' he was res)onsi%le 6or 'ha' in

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shor' a'"h. The a'"h was wha' i' needed 'o %e &iven !ayn=s in' ni&h', so )eo)le who had )3r"hased 'i"ke's ahead o6 'ie "o3ldn=' &e' in. The 6irs' ni&h'

'here were re)or's we &o' 'ha' 'hey sold a%o3' 700 'i"ke's and 'he 3s3al allo'en' o6 'i"ke's 6or

s'3den's a' ;3ll +ale Eniversi'y were no' availa%le. The sae 'hin& ha))ened 'he ne>' ni&h',

al'ho3&h 6ar 6ewer were '3rned away. ne )erson des"ri%ed is as no' eno3&h )eo)le handlin&

'ha' as)e"' and 'here were is"o3ni"a'ions. B3' yo3 "an ia&ine )eo)le who "ae 6ro lon&

drives and had 'i"ke's and "o3ld no' &e' in. There were several do*en )eo)le who s'ayed, wai'in&

in 'he lo%%y, 6i&3rin& i6 )eo)le le6', 'hey=d %e allowed in 'o 6ill 'heir sea's.

A6'er 'he show ended, 6ans were "han'in& ?Thank yo3 +'e)h,? and 'hen s'ar'ed "han'in& 6or Mi"k

;oley, who was also in 'he "rowd.

1. The Ca3devillains, Aiden n&lish +ion Go'"h %ea' +"o'' awson ash Wilder in 5:00.

This was a dark a'"h. The Ca3devillains were 'he h3&e %a%y6a"es.

2. ;inn Balor )inned Tyler Bree*e in a o. 1 "on'enders a'"h in 11:02. Be6ore 'he a'"h

s'ar'ed, 'hey showed a )arkin& lo' an&le where @'ai was on 'he &ro3nd, wri'hin& in )ain. The

idea is he was a''a"ked &e''in& o3' o6 his "ar, and 'hen wens walked )as', so 'he idea is also

'ha' we=re s3))osed 'o %elieve wens did i' %3' we don=' have )roo6. Bree*e did a rin& en'ran"e

wi'h a %3n"h o6 woen all dressed 3) in a 63r "oa' like he wears in his en'ran"e 'akin& sel6ies.

The woen were all develo)en'al woen who haven=' ade TC ye', and $M=s +arah +'o"k

ark An&el+ari'a in TA, who has %een %ro3&h' 'o 'he (er6oran"e $en'er a "o3)le o6 'ies

has a &3es' "oa"h 'ea"hin& woen soe Me>i"an s'yle. Balor did his %i& en'ran"e whi"h led 'o a

?Tha' was awesoe? "han'. Ma'"h was solid, %3' 6el' ore like a ho3se show a'"h 'han a %i&

show a'"h. Bree*e 3ndid 'he )addin& on a '3rn%3"kle and Balor hi' 'he e>)osed e'al, and

Bree*e hi' his %ea3'y sho' s)in ki"k 6inisher, %3' Balor ki"ked o3'. Balor did a )lan"ha o66 'he

en'ran"e s'a&e, whi"h looked 'o %e a a%o3' si> 6ee' hi&h. Balor won wi'h a dro)ki"k and 'hedo3%le 6oo' s'o) "o3) de &ras. II-#

-. $harlo''e Bayley %ea' a ana Brooke in /:51. a has a new look. The idea is 'o

ake her ho''er, di66eren' hair and di66eren' "os'3in&. There was a line a%o3' 'ea"hin& a

no' 'o "oi' isdeeanors whi"h was 63nny. The 6inish saw $harlo''e )in a a6'er 'he

a'3ral +ele"'ion while a' 'he sae 'ie, Bayley &ave Brooke 'he Belly4'o4Bayley. II

They showed several new wres'lers in 'he "rowd. The "rowd didn=' rea"' 'o any 3n'il 'hey showed

Ehaa a'ion. They never a"knowled&ed hi in "oen'ary )as' 'he &ro3) o6 new"oers, sin"e

he doesn=' have a nae, %3' 'he "rowd "han'ed ?Ehaa? a' hi.

#. Baron $or%in )inned hyno in 7:11. hyno was very a&&ressive and looked &ood here and"arried 'his 'o a %e''er a'"h 'han e>)e"'ed. The one &li'"h, when $or%in was s3))osed 'o 'ake a

%3) over 'he 'o) and didn=' &e' over, ins'ead o6 re)ea'in& 'he ove or 'he hesi'a'ion and

wai'in&, hyno

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)oin' in her "areer al'ho3&h 'here was a TC vi&ne''e whi"h 'eased her &oin& wi'h Blake  

M3r)hy, 'hen a''a"ked $arella. This dis'ra"'ed $ass. M3r)hy s3)erki"ked $ass. Aore was 'he

le& &3y and Bliss 'ri))ed hi while he was on 'he 'o) ro)e and he "ro'"hed hisel6 and 6ell in'o

'he rin& and Blake )inned hi. Blake, M3r)hy and Bliss "ele%ra'ed 'o&e'her. Blake M3r)hy

needed a woan 6or )o'en'ial 'hree on 'hree a'"hes. ven 'ho3&h Bliss has as 'radi'ional a

%a%y6a"e look as yo3 "o3ld have, i'=s develo)en'al and everyone sho3ld 'ry a 3l'i'3de o6 roles

and learn 'o work %o'h ways. II1#

/. +asha Banks re'ained 'he KT woen=s 'i'le, %ea'in& Be"ky yn"h in 15:28. Grea'

)er6oran"e %y %o'h woen, )hysi"ally, anneriss and 6a"ial e>)ressions. Byron +a>'on was

a"'in& like Banks had an e&o )ro%le %e"a3se she 'hinks she=s a %e''er wres'ler 'han 'he

;a%3lo3s Moolah. +he=s like 'en 'ies %e''er. Banks worked over 'he le6' sho3lder. +he 3sed an

ar%ar on yn"h 'ha' 'he "rowd wasn=' %3yin&. yn"h 3sed 'he one4ared Go'"h li6' in'o a %a"k

s3)le>. Tha' s)o' always works and @ "an=' re"all seein& a woan do i'. yn"h worked on Bank=s

ar, in"l3din& s3)le>in& her on her ar and &ivin& 'he ar a le& dro), as well as an arlo"k

wi'h her 6ee' and a ;3)loder on 'he 6loor. ;inally wens )ower %o%ed

hi on 'he a)ron. This is where i' kind o6 &o' s"rewed 3). wens was %ea'in& on !ayn and 'here6s s'ar'ed )3llin& hi o66. They sho3ld have had 'he ori&inal re6 s'o) 'he a'"h, rin& 'he %ell,

and wens kee) %ea'in& on hi. This way, sin"e 'he %ell never so3nded, wens had hi h3r'

and everyone was s'o))in& hi 6ro winnin&. o&i"ally, 'his ade no sense. wens ke)' workin&

on hi. Willia e&al, who )lays 'he General Mana&er, "ae o3', and he )3lled wens o6 %y

ri%%in& 'he nose. wens 'hen head4%3''ed e&al, who 6lew o3' o6 'he rin&. wens hi' !ayn=s

sho3dler wi'h a "hair 3n'il +aoa Joe=s 3si" )layed. The )la"e wen' 'o'ally n3's 6or Joe. They

%3il' 'he an'i"i)a'ion o6 Joe vs. wens, and Joe &o' in wens= 6a"e, and wens %a"ked down and

le6'. III

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Wi'h wres'lin& %ein& ore and ore a%o3' %rand %3ildin& and e>"l3sive "on'ra"'s, a show 'ha'

6ea'3red 'alen' sen' %y several di66eren' )roo'ions on 'he sae s'a&e is a rari'y.

B3' AAA worked wi'h &ro3)s like , TA, (ro Wres'lin& A, All Ja)an as well as i's +is'er

)roo'ion, 3"ha Ender&ro3nd, as well as %ro3&h' in o3'sider inde)enden's 6or i's World $3)

show s)onsors %y Gr3)o Modelo, 'he )aren' "o)any o6 Ci"'oria Beer.

The one ni&h' 'o3rnaen' 'ook )la"e on 52# a' os (ala"ios de los e)or'es in Me>i"o $i'y,

drawin& 1#,000 6ans in a 17,000 sea' se' 3) 'ho3sands o6 sea's were %lo"ked o66 %y 'he s'a&e

lowerin& "a)a"i'y 6or a show won, no' s3r)risin&ly, %y wha' was %illed as The rea Tea, eyMys'erio Jr. My*'e*i* Al%er'o l (a'ron, %ea'in& Tea E+A o6 Fen Anderson Ma'' ardy  

Johnny M3ndo in 'ri)le over'ie.

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The wres'lin& was hi' and iss. There were all kinds o6 s'yle "lashes and 6low "lashes. While

'here were 'on o6 dives all ni&h' lon&, a lo' o6 'he 'ie i' 6el' like wa'"hin& Aeri"an s'yle

wres'lin& )layin& %e6ore a Me>i"an a3dien"e. The 6low o6 3"ha i%re and Aeri"an s'yle were

di66eren', %3' i' was "learly a 3"ha a3dien"e and no' a WW a3dien"e, &iven 'he h3&e rea"'ion

'o 'he Me>i"an le&ends 'ea in )ar'i"3lar.

The show s'ar'ed wi'h all 'he )ar'i"i)an's aro3nd 'he rin& while 'he Me>i"an ary )layed 'he

na'ional an'he. AAA, like TA, have a kna"k 6or shoo'in& "rowds well, as 'his "rowd o6 1#,000

looked 'ons %i&&er 'han any non4Wres'leMania "rowd WW has, even 'ho3&h 'ha' si*ed "rowd

wo3ld no' %e 3n3s3al 6or a ((C or a aano Jr., who have had a

h3&e 6e3d 6or ore 'han a year, work on 'he sae 'ea and didn=' even 'ease )ro%les. An

edi'ed version o6 'he show will air on 5-1 on Televisa $h. 5 in Me>i"o, a' - ).. $en'ral 'ie,

whi"h is 'he s'a'ion E;$ airs on and 'he s'a'ion 3"ha Ender&ro3nd is in 'alks wi'h. @' wo3ld %e

'he s'ron&es' s'a'ion 'o air wres'lin& in Me>i"o.

6 'he non4re&3lars, AAA o66i"ials like A$, rew Galloway, Brian $a&e and Johnny M3ndo 'he

%es'. $a&e has %een workin& on 'o) here already and M3ndo was a%o3' 'o s'ar' on a

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2. Tea o6 Brian $a&e Moose A$ drew Tea AAA o6 l Te>ano Jr. l iano 'o s'ar' 'he a'"h. The +)anish

anno3n"ers 3l'i)le 'ies d3rin& 'he "ard "o)ared A$ 'o Me>i"an le&end orrell i>on, a

Jaai"an %ody%3ilder who was a h3&e E.+. s'ar in 'he early /0s 6e3din& wi'h B3ddy o&ers

%e6ore akin& Me>i"o his hoe. They did a series o6 dives 'ha' in"l3ded A$ doin& his

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7. The rea Tea %ea' Tea in 1#:#0. Cery &ood a'"h, )ro%a%ly 'he %es' on 'he show.

Moose did 'he kada deal where he dro)ki"ked Mys'erio o66 'he iddle ro)e 'o 'he 6loor. $a&e did

a $esaro s'yle )ower s3)er)le> on Mys'erio. The "rowd was really in'o Al%er'o vs. $a&e

)ar'i"3larly when Al%er'o hi' hi wi'h a 'o)e. Al%er'o s3)le>ed $a&e 'wi"e on 'he en'ran"e ra)

and 'hen s3)le>ed A$ on 'he ra). e was 'hen o3'side 'he rin& and 'hrew 'he Me>i"an 6la& on

Jarre'', who was doin& "oen'ary. $a&e )ower %o%ed Mys'erio in'o 'he )os'. Al%er'o &ave

Moose a do3%le 6oo' s'o). Moose did a 'ri)le4'ea )ower %o% on Al%er'o and also s)earedhi 6or a near 6all. My*'e*i* did a 'o)e 'hro3&h Mys'erio=s le&s on'o $a&e A$ on 'he 6loor.

Mys'erio 'hen hi' %o'h wi'h an Asai oonsa3l'. Al%er'o s3)erki"ked Moose and )3' 'he ar%ar on

wi'h 28 se"onds le6', and Moose s'r3&&led %3' 6inally 'a))ed o3'. III

8. Tea TA3"ha Ender&ro3nd %ea' Tea e&end in 7:#9. o' 3"h 'o 'his as a sei6inal.

Ma'' did a oonsa3l' on eon 6or a near 6all. eon did a 'o)e and Wa&ner did a 6li) o66 'he

a)ron. +olar vs. M3ndo was no' soo'h. M3ndo did a shinin& wi*ard on +olar and )inned hi

wi'h 'he oonli&h' drive. I-#

9. They anno3n"ed 'ha' Tea and Tea e&end wo3ld wres'le 6or 'hird )la"e in a sin&les

a'"h. This &o' "on63sin& as 'hey anno3n"ed i' wo3ld %e A$ vs. Wa&ner. B3' 'hen 'he a'"h

s'ar'ed and i' was eon vs. A$, whi"h wen' 'o a 5:00 draw. Wi'h

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'he "rowd very 3"h "ared a%o3' 'he Me>i"an 'ea winnin&. III

They 'hen showed 'he 'ro)hies %ein& en&raved and 'hen )resen'ed 'o 'he rea Tea. They had

a )os'4show awards "ereony.

An&eli"o won Bes' Move 6or his 'o)e over 'he )os'.

The rea Tea vs. Tea won a'"h o6 'he ni&h'.

Mys'erio, sin"e he won 'he key a'"h, was naed Mos' Cal3a%le Wres'ler.

They 'hen had a edal "ereony, &ivin& Tea %ron*e edals, Tea TA3"ha

Ender&ro3nd silver edals and The rea Tea &e''in& 'he &old edal while 'hey "ele%ra'ed

wavin& 'he Me>i"an 6la& wi'h ?We are 'he "ha)ions? )layin&.

verall @=d "all i' a &ood s)e"'a"le show. @' had a &rea' %i& show 6eel and was 3ni3e wi'h so

any )roo'ions )ar'i"i)a'in&. @' 6el' like i' was a %i& deal even 'ho3&h yo3 didn=' have 'he &rea'

a'"hes nor 3i'e 'he s)e"'a"le o6 a Wres'leMania or Wres'le Fin&do even'.

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ri" Bis"ho66, Jason ervey and Gare'' Bis"ho66 6iled a %rea"h o6 "on'ra"' laws3i' a&ains' TA

"laiin& 'ha' 'he "o)any owed 'he 'hree o6 'he 11#,500.02 in 3n)aid salary.

Bis"ho66 and ervey s3ed on %ehal6 o6 'heir en'er'ainen' "o)any, Bis"ho664ervey n'er)rises

B. Their "o)any was s'ill 3nder "on'ra"' 'o TA 3n'il 'he end o6 Mar"h and had no' %een

)aid sin"e 'he end o6 'he year.

The laws3i' s'a'ed 'ha' TA had 'he "o)any 3nder "on'ra"' 6or #2/,800 )er year, whi"h was

s3))osed 'o %e )aid on'hly 6or 'heir role as "o4>e"3'ive (rod3"ers o6 'he show. Bis"ho66 and

i>ie $ar'er had a s)li' a lon& 'ie a&o and he had no' a"'3ally worked 6or 'he "o)any a' anyo6 'he shows 6or a lon& 'ie %e6ore 'he B "on'ra"' e>)ired. @ %elieve Bis"ho66 also had a 'alen'

"on'ra"' 'ha' e>)ired soe 'ie %a"k.

The laws3i' "laied 'ha' B was owed 101,500 6or 'he 6irs' 'hree on'hs o6 'he year.

ri&inally, 'he B "on'ra"' also "alled 6or Gare'' Bis"ho66 'o %e )aid as )ar' o6 'he B deal.

a'er, on "'o%er 2#, 2012, Bis"ho66 si&ned a se)ara'e wres'ler "on'ra"' wi'h a %ase )ay o6 

2/,000 )er year, )l3s 500 )er a))earan"e. is "on'ra"' e>)ired on --1. The laws3i' "laied

he had no' %een )aid his %ase )ay sin"e +e)'e%er. e is askin& 6or his 1-,000 %ase )ay

%e'ween 'ha' )eriod and 'he end o6 his "on'ra"'.

A""ordin& 'o 'he laws3i', whi"h was re)or'ed on %y )rowres'lin&.ne', B was %ein& )aidre&3larly 'hro3&h +e)'e%er. They did no' &e' )aid 6or "'o%er and on 11#, sen' TA a le''er

'ha' 'he oney was la'e and said 'hey had 20 days 'o re"'i6y 'he si'3a'ion or 'hey wo3ld 'ake

le&al a"'ion. This dra&&ed o3' %3' on or aro3nd 11, TA sen' B a "he"k 6or 101,500 whi"h

wo3ld have "overed "'o%er 'hro3&h e"e%er.

B3' 'ha' was 'he las' "he"k 'hey sen'.

Based on le&al le''ers in 'he 6ilin&, i' a))eared 'ha' TA=s de6ense was 'ha' B had re63sed 'o

a))ear as re3es'ed and 'h3s TA 6el' 'hey no lon&er had an o%li&a'ion 'o )ay hi.

A le&al le''er 6ro Bryan ewis, 'he a''orney 6or B, s'a'ed 'ha' ?When 'he oney was sen',

yo3 did no' ake i' "lear whe'her 'i was in "onne"'ion wi'h 'he se''leen' o66er 'ha' was on 'heor a reins'a'een' %y TA. TA did no' ake a re3es' 'ha' B )er6or servi"es when 'he

oney was sen'.?

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ewis s'a'ed in his le''er 'ha' B was willin& 'o )er6or 3nder 'he 'ers o6 'he a&reeen' in 'he

even' TA is willin& 'o reins'a'e 'he a&reeen'.

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The E;$ anno3n"ed B.J. (enn, Bas 3''en, Je66 Bla'ni"k and 'he se"ond Ma'' 3&hes vs. ;rankTri&& 6i&h' as 'he 2015 "lass o6 i's reva)ed all o6 ;ae.

The ind3"'ions will 'ake )la"e on 711 in as Ce&as, a' 'he ;an >)o 'ha' 'akes )la"e 'he

a6'ernoon o6 'he E;$ 189 ((C show headlined %y Jose Aldo vs. $onor M"Gre&or 6or 'he

6ea'herwei&h' 'i'le and o%%ie awler vs. ory Ma"onald 6or 'he wel'erwei&h' 'i'le.

@n an a''e)' 'o le&i'ii*e i's all o6 ;ae, s'ar'in& 'his year, and 'hro3&h 2017, 'here will %e a'

leas' one )erson or )ersons ind3"'ed in 6o3r "a'e&ories, "on'ri%3'or Bla'ni"k, 6i&h' 3&hes vs.

Tri&& 6ro A)ril 1/, 2005, (ioneer 6i&h'er eanin& "areer s'ar'in& )rior 'o 2001, 'his year %ein&

3''en and Modern ;i&h'er "areer s'ar'in& a6'er 2001, 3s' %e a' leas' -5 years old 6or

ind3"'ion, 'his year %ein& (enn.

(enn, 3''en, 3&hes and Tri&& will %e 'here 'o a""e)' 'he ind3"'ion. ori Bla'ni"k, 'he wi6e o6 

Je66, will %e 'here 6or her h3s%and, who died o6 hear' 6ail3re a6'er wha' was e>)e"'ed 'o %e a

ro3'ine inor hear' o)era'ion on "'o%er 2#, 2012, a' 'he a&e o6 55.

(enn, -/, was 'he 6irs' Aeri"an ever 'o win a &old edal in 'he World Ji3 Ji's3 "ha)ionshi)s.

e was si&ned 'o wha' was a' 'he 'ie 'he %i&&es' oney "on'ra"' ever 6or a li&h'wei&h' 6i&h'er,

even 'ho3&h he had never had an MMA 6i&h', lar&ely %e"a3se so any 6i&h'ers in 'he &y,

in"l3din& ;rank +haro"k, raved a%o3' how he wo3ld doina'e 'he division.

A6'er 'hree wins, in"l3din& an 11 se"ond vi"'ory over $aol Eno, he was e>)e"'ed 'o %ea' 'he E;$

li&h'wei&h' "ha)ion Jens (3lver, %3' los' a "lose 6ive4ro3nd de"ision on Jan3ary 11, 2002. A6'er

(3lver le6' 'he E;$ 'o 6i&h' in Ja)an, (enn 6a"ed Eno in a rea'"h on ;e%r3ary 28, 200-, 6or 'heva"an' 'i'le, in a 6i&h' 'ha' wen' 'o a 6ive4ro3nd draw. The E;$ dro))ed 'he li&h'wei&h' division

and (enn oved 'o wel'erwei&h', where he de6ea'ed 3&hes on Jan3ary -1, 200#, via "hoke in

#:-9, in as Ce&as, 'o win 'he "ha)ionshi).

owever, (enn 'hen si&ned a ore l3"ra'ive "on'ra"' wi'h F41 in Ja)an, and va"a'ed 'he 'i'le. A'

'he 'ie, 'he hea' was s3"h wi'h E;$ 'ha' i' was said he wo3ld never re'3rn 'o 'he or&ani*a'ion.

3rin& 'ha' )eriod wi'h F41, (enn did a no wei&h' lii' 6i&h' wi'h yo'o Ma"hida, where Ma"hida

wei&hed 225 and (enn wei&hed 191, wi'h Ma"hida winnin& via de"ision. B3' a' 'he 'ie i' was a

%i& )ar' o6 (enn=s le&a"y 'ha' he wo3ld 6a"e anyone, re&ardless o6 si*e. a'er, when he re'3rned

'o 'he E;$, he wo3ld ask 6or a sho' a' 'he heavywei&h' 'i'le.

e re'3rned on Mar"h #, 200/, losin& a s)li' de"ision 'o Geor&es +'4(ierre.

A6'er +ean +herk was s'ri))ed o6 'he li&h'wei&h' 'i'le 6or 6ailin& a s'eroid 'es', (enn %ea' Joe

+'evenson via "hoke on Jan3ary 19, 2008, in ew"as'le, E.F., 'o "a)'3re 'he va"an' 'i'le, whi"h

he 'hen re'ained a&ains' +herk.

e>' "ae 'he %i&&es' 6i&h' o6 his "areer on Jan3ary -1, 2009, a rea'"h wi'h +'4(ierre, where

'he li&h'wei&h' "ha)ion was ovin& 3) 'o wel'erwei&h'. @' was also 'he 6irs' E;$ (rie Tie

%3ild43) wi'h 'hree weeks o6 s)e"ials on +)ike TC, leadin& 'o 'he 6i&h' doin& 800,000 %3ys on

((C. A' 'he 'ie, 'ha' n3%er was 3nheard o6 in MMA 6or 6i&h'ers o6 'ha' si*e, and rarely 6or

6i&h'ers o6 any si*e. @' was 'ha' %3ild 3) 'ha' really ade %o'h +'4(ierre and (enn in'o a

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(enn los' 'he 'i'le in a "lose 6i&h' 'o heavy 3nderdo& ;rankie d&ar on A)ril 10, 2010, in A%3

ha%i. A' 'he 'ie, (enn had an alos' y'hi"al a3ra a%o3' hi. While +'4(ierre "learly %ea'

hi, 'he %elie6 was 'ha' no%ody o6 his si*e "o3ld 'o3"h hi, and when d&ar, a saller an, %ea'

hi, i' was alos' i)ossi%le 'o a""e)'. The 6i&h' was "lose, %3' @ had d&ar winnin&, as did

os', ye' in 'ie )eo)le wo3ld "all i' a ro%%ery. +'ill, d&ar "learly won 'he rea'"h on A3&3s'

28, 2010 in Bos'on.

B3' a6'er a kno"ko3' o6 3&hes in 'heir 'hird 6i&h' on ove%er 20, 2010, in A3%3rn ills, M@,

(enn drew wi'h Jon ;i'"h and los' his las' 'hree 6i&h's 'o i"k ia*, ory Ma"onald and ;rankie

d&ar. e was "learly s'ill viewed as a a

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is versa'ili'y and "harisa also shined as a )ro wres'ler wi'h ew Ja)an (ro Wres'lin& in 2002.

e &o' an @WG( heavywei&h' 'i'le a'"h wi'h D3 and s)leen reoved d3e 'o 'he "an"er, and 3nderwen' radia'ion 'hera)y 'ha'

%adly weakened hi. owever, he re'3rned less 'han a year la'er 'o )la"e 'hird in 'he E.+.

"ha)ionshi)s, and 'hen a6'er akin& a 63ll re"overy, won 'he &old edal 'he ne>' year.

Bla'ni"k was 'he e)i'oe o6 soeone who never looked a' hisel6 as soe%ody s)e"ial. e never

won an $AA ivision @ 'i'le in "olle&e he was ivision @@ "ha)ion in 1978 and 1979 a'

+)rin&6ield $olle&e, where he, r. Jaes aisi'h, 'he inven'or o6 'he s)or' o6 %aske'%all, and

John $ena reain 'he 'hree os' 6ao3s s)or's al3ni o6 'he s"hool. e never 'ook 63ll "redi'

6or winnin& &old, sin"e 'he 3ssians %oy"o''ed 'he ly)i"s in 198# and he wo3ld 6reely adi'

'ha' he didn=' %elieve he was ever 'he %es' in 'he world, or o6 'he "o3n'ry=s all4'ie &rea's in

wres'lin&, always sayin& 'here were %e''er wres'lers who never &o' 'he re"o&ni'ion like anny

od&e, $hris Taylor, John +i'h, Br3"e Ba3&ar'ner, Fenny Monday and avid and Mark +"h3l'*.

e )er' anno3n"er. e was learnin& 'he s3%ission &ae 6ro s"ra'"h,

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The "3rren' owners &o' rid o6 Bla'ni"k in 2001, havin& 'heir own ideas o6 'he dire"'ion, al'ho3&h

'hose "lose 'o 'he si'3a'ion say i' really wasn=' a a''er o6 disa&reeen's, and ore

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real aler'in& 'he a3dien"e 'o 'his, saw 'he ra'in&s )l3e' 6ro 3s3al levels. The 8411 )..

airin& o6 'he show did 2-2,000 viewers. The show had never dro))ed %elow -00,000 )revio3sly.

The re)ea' airin& a' 11 ).. did 85,000 viewers, also a re"ord low. The "o%ined ra6'in& was a

## )er"en' dro) 6ro 'he 'wo show avera&e o6 570,000 viewers.

+a"kdown on 521 did a 1.81 ra'in& and 2.59 illion viewers, whi"h is 'he 3s3al level even

&oin& a&ains' a %i& BA &ae Golden +'a'e Warriors vs. o3s'on o"ke's 'ha' did /.87 illion

viewers. There were also +'anley $3) )layo66s Anahei 3"ks vs. o3s'on o"ke's 'ha'

did 1.8# illion a&ains' i'.

El'ia'e ;i&h'er on 520 did -#0,000 viewers on Wednesday and ano'her 172,000 viewers over

'he ne>' 'hree days via C viewershi).

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R-$+#-

5715 -tate &ollege, *A /WW 8 6,000: Ta& 'i'les: Bi& Kavier Woods % Tyson Fidd  

$esaro, ;andan&o % Ada ose, !a"k yder Ti'3s =eil arren Do3n& % The As"ension Bo

allas, ean A%rose % 3ke ar)er, aien +andow % ea'h +la'er, Bella Twins % aoi  

Taina +n3ka, $a&e a'"h 6or E.+. 'i'le: John $ena % 3sev

5719 Atlantic &it /WW 8 5,000: ean A%rose % 3ke ar)er, Ti'3s =eil arren Do3n&

% The As"ension, ;andan&o % Ada ose, aien +andow !a"k yder % ea'h +la'er Bo

allas, $a&e a'"h 6or E.+. 'i'le: John $ena % 3sev, Bella Twins % aoi Taina +n3ka, Ta&

'i'les: Fo6i Fin&s'on Kavier Woods % Tyson Fidd $esaro, WW 'i'le: +e'h ollins % andy

r'on4P

5719 Newar;, D /WW 8 6,500: eville % Bad ews Barre'', +in $ara Falis'o % osMa'adores, 4Tr3'h % +'ard3s', y%a"k % Bray Wya'', a % Ali"ia ;o>, +hea3s % ol)h

!i&&ler, +'ree' 6i&h': oan ei&ns % Fane

5719 #oronto /ROH #< ta.ings 8 1,500 sellout: i) @)a"' oan'i" To3"h (e))er

(arks % Ashley +i>> avey Ce&a Fenny 3sh, F3shida % Will ;errara, +ilas Do3n& % Takaaki

Wa'ana%e, Moose % $ol%y $orino, Mark Jay Bris"oe % J iesel onovan i

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+e'h ollins4P

5721 Orlan'o /N# #< ta.ings 8 >00 sellout: Bra3n +'owan % ash Wilder, a %

Bayley, Blake M3r)hy % lias +a)son Mike allis, ;inn Balor % Tye illin&er, KT 'i'le: Fevin

wens % +oloon $rowe, Tyler Bree*e % Ada ose, Ale>a Bliss % $arella, Aiden n&lish  

+ion Go'"h % Jason Jordan Mar"3s o3is, ;inn Balor % hyno, !a"k yder Mo eynolds John +ilver % 'han (a&e Josh Ale>ander, Andrew vere''  

Trevor ee % i"o"he' i"h +wann, Johnny Gar&ano % TJ (erkins, Three4way 6or (WG 'i'le:

oderi"k +'ron& won over $hris ero and Brian $a&e, Ta& 'o3rnaen' 6inals 6or 'a& 'i'les: Trevor

ee Andrew vere'' % Ale> eynolds John +ilver

5726 Worcester /WW 8 9,000: eville % Fin& Barre'', ri"k owan % !a"k yder, Ti'3s =eil

arren Do3n& % Bo allas ea'h +la'er, Ma"ho Mandow $3r'is A>el % Bo allas ea'h

+la'er, ean A%rose % Fane, ivas 'i'le: ikki Bella % Taina +n3ka, Ta& 'i'les: Fo6i Fin&s'on  

Kavier Woods % Tyson Fidd $esaro, $a&e a'"h 6or E.+. 'i'le: John $ena % 3sev

5726 $tica, NB /WW 8 6,500: ol)h !i&&ler % +hea3s, Jiy Eso % Brad Maddo>, 4Tr3'h

% +'ard3s', +in $ara Falis'o % os Ma'adores, $a&e a'"h: oan ei&ns % Bi& +how,

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$harlo''e a % Ali"ia ;o> ayla, y%a"k % Bray Wya'', WW 'i'le: andy r'on % +e'h

ollins4P

5726 ?u;i /New Ja.an 8 (10: Bo%%y ;ish Fyle =eilly % Mas"ara orada Jay Whi'e,

J3shin i&er Ti&er Mask Tooaki ona % +ho Tanaka avid ;inlay @@@ $a)'ain ew

Ja)an, Gedo % Dohei Foa's3, y3s3ke Ta&3"hi % Bar%aro $avernario, Fa*3"hika kada  

Barre'a % D3a Bliss, Baron $or%in % Jason Jordan, Aiden n&lish +ion Go'"h % +"o''

awson $ash Wilder4P, Be"ky yn"h % ina, ;inn Balor +oloon $rowe % Tyler Bree*e Tye

illin&er

5726 Osa;a /Dragon ate 8 1,000: B>B 3lk ra&on Fid % T4awk E4T, $ia %

ollywood +'alker @"hikawa, $ia % ollywood +'alker @"hikawa, Bi& +hii*3 % Jiy

Fa&e'ora, Masa'o Doshino Akira To*awa +hin&o Taka&i % Daa'o $y%er Fon& (3n"hToina&a

5726 -!ima'a /*ro Wrestling NOAH 8 >50: !a"k +a%re Jr. % Ja"k Ga%le, P3ie' +'or %

Jon We%%, Mohaed Done Fa's3hiko aka

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+la'er % Ada rose, 3ke ar)er ri"k owan % $3r'is A>el Ma"ho Mandow, ean A%rose  

oan ei&ns % +e'h ollins Fane, 3sev % 4Tr3'h, y%a"k % Fin& Barre'', eville % +'ard3s',

+hea3s % ol)h !i&&ler, E.+. 'i'le: John $ena % !a"k yder, Taina +n3ka % (ai&e, Bi&  

Kavier Woods Fo6i Fin&s'on % Tyson Fidd $esaro os Ma'adores The As"ension Ti'3s

=eil arren Do3n& +in $ara Falis'o4P, andy r'on % Bray Wya''

5725 #subane /New Ja.an 8 1,2(0 sellout: Gedo Bar%aro $avernario % Tooaki ona  

+ho Tanaka, y3s3ke Ta&3"hi F3shida % Dohei Foa's3 Jay Whi'e, Barre'a % $hase wens,

Mas"ara orada % avid ;inlay @@@, Fa*3"hika kada o"ky oero Jado % D3

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%ro'her o6 Colador Jr., and 'h3s ne)hew o6 .A. (ark. Cery skinny and &reen, %3' he looked

'reendo3s in 'he eliina'ion Ba''le oyalL G3errero Maya Jr. 4 Good worker who has %een

aro3nd here 6or yearsL s6in&e 4 +on o6 G3adalai"o show, eanin& i'=ll %e 3) and r3nnin& on

/12, when several o6 'he Aeri"an MMA re)or'ers and E;$ 6ans will %e a' 'he show. as' year,

when a lo' o6 'he MMA )eo)le wen', 'here was ains'rea "overa&e o6 Ariel elwani a' Arena

Me>i"o.

The 522 show a' Arena Me>i"o drew -,000 wi'h El'io G3errero 36oria Th3nder %ea'in&

Mar"o $orleone Colador Jr. Ma>io "lean when 36oria and G3errero ade Colador and

Ma>io s3%i' in 'he 'hird 6all. e&ro $asas re'ained his eyenda de (la'a "ha)ionshi) %y

%ea'in& 'his year=s 'o3rnaen' winner, ra&on ee. This is 'he 'hird year in a row he=s re'ained,

'yin& 'he re"ord se' %y 'he ori&inal Mis'i"o. A))aren'ly 'he a'"h was 6an'as'i", )ar'i"3larly

$asas. The 529 show has 3sh a +o%ra Te's3ya ai'o vs. El'io G3errero 36oria  

Th3nder, so 3sh is %ein& %ro3&h' %a"k now. The sei has ra&on oio a Mas"ara in losin& 'o El'io

G3errero ey B3"anero l Terri%le when G3errero )inned ai'o a6'er a low %low. They also

had 'he (an'her 6aily a&ains' 'he $asas ;aily wi'h Bl3e (an'her and his 'wo sons, Bl3e (an'herJr. The (an'her, %ea'in& ;elino and his 'wo sons, (3a Ti&er.

Mr. ie%la, who is o3' o6 $M, was doin& an indie show on 51/ in Merida and 'he lo"al

news)a)er ar'i"le on 'he show said he was 3n)ro6essional 'o 'he )oin' 'he )roo'er o)'ed no' 'o

)ay hi and 'hen 3sed 'he oney 'o )ay 'he o'her &3ys in 'he a'"h 6or 'he workin& wi'h hi

in 'ha' "ondi'ion.

Ti'an was o3' 6or a week a6'er h3r'in& his %a"k on a oonsa3l' dive.

ark An&el, who was in 'he E.+ ., a' 'he (er6oran"e $en'er, re'3rns here 'his weekend.

@ndia +io3>, who is 'he real4li6e wi6e o6 Ma>io, is 'alkin& a%o3' re'3rnin&. +he had re'ired in

2009 and has had 'hree kids in 'he las' si> years.

Cillano @@@ anno3n"ed a re'ireen' 'o3r. e said he "an=' wres'le any lon&er d3e 'o his a&e, knee

)ro%les and eyesi&h' iss3es. B3' he=s also re'ired alos' as any 'ies as Terry ;3nk.

A ain even' o6 3sh vs. El'io G3errero drew -,500 in (3e%la on 518 wi'h 3sh winnin& via

P.

AAA

There are 'alks &oin& on wi'h E;$ 6i&h'er rik ?Goyi'o? (ere* 'o a))ear a' Cerano de s"andalo,

'he ne>' %i& show, on /1# a' Arena Mon'errey.

WR-#+81

They had 'wo 'i'le a'"hes on 'he 52- show in Tokyo. @' was no'a%le 'hey were doin& 'i'le

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a'"hes in 'he -504sea' +hin4an

'a& wi'h J3n Akiyaa Doshino%3 Fanear3 Masa ;3"hi %ea'in& Takao ori alon& wi'h

6orer 90s All Ja)an wres'lers Masao @no3e Ts3yoshi Fik3"hi.

ee $he Gyon&, a 6orer All Ja)an wres'ler who le6' 'o do MMA, re'3rns on 'he /# show a'

Forak3en all, %3' will now &o %y 'he nae Jake ee. ory ;3nk Jr. was also anno3n"ed 6or 'ha'

show.

*RO WR-#+3N NOAH

Takashi +3&i3ra Masa'o Tanaka will %e de6endin& 'heir WA @$ 'a& 'ea 'i'les 'hey hold wi'h'he !ero4ne )roo'ion on /7 in +hinki%a in Tokyo, a&ains' Fohei +a'o ais3ke +ekio'o.

A6'er 'ha', +3&i3ra Tanaka will %e "hallen&in& WA G$ 'a& "ha)s avey Boy +i'h Jr.  

an"e Ar"her 6or 'he G$ %el's.

NW JA*AN

$3rren' Bes' o6 'he +3)er J3nior s'andin&s as o6 528: A %lo"k: 1. Fyle =eilly -40L 2. y3s3ke

Ta&3"hi, Gedo and $avernario Bar%aro 241L 5. J3shin i&er, Barre'a 142 and $hase wens 142L 8.

Dohei Foa's3 04-, B %lo"k: 1. Ti&er Mask, F3shida and Mas"ara orada -41L #. o"ky oero

and Bo%%y ;ish 241L /. i"k Ja"kson 242L 7. Ale> +helley 14/ d3e 'o in

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The winners o6 'he 'wo %lo"ks will %e de'erined on 'he /5 show a' Forak3en all airin& live on

ew Ja)an World a' 5:-0 a.. as'ern 'ie and 'he "ha)ionshi) a'"h wi'h 'he %lo"k winners

will %e /7 a' 'he Doyo&i Gy in Tokyo airin& live a' # a.. as'ern and 1 a.. (a"i6i" 'ie.

The "o)any=s sello3' s'reak ended on a s3r)risin& ni&h', as 'hey only drew 1,580 6ans 'o 'he

522 show a' Forak3en all 6or o)enin& ni&h' o6 'he +3)er J3niors 'o3rnaen'. Tha' )re''y 3"h

'ells yo3 when in yo3r hoe %ase %3ildin& 6or o)enin& ni&h', 'he )eo)le aren=' )a"kin& i', 'ha'

'he 'o3rnaen' has los' a lo' o6 i's l3s'er. @' ' 'wo even's were sello3's, wi'h Daa&a'a sellin&

o3' in advan"e, al'ho3&h s'ill in saller %3ildin&s.

Jado, who has %een workin& and %ookin& A as $a)'ain A, worked on 'he 525 show here

in a 'a& a'"h.

The 'o3rnaen' a'"hes on 'he se"ond ni&h', on 52- in F3ki, %e6ore 810 6ans, saw Gedo )in

Foa's3 in 10:01 3sin& 'he Gedo "l3'"hL Ta&3"hi )inned Bar%aro in 8:#- a6'er 'he slidin& hi)

a''a"kL oero &o' a 6or6ei' win over +helleyL and i"k Ja"kson )inned F3shida in 9:50.

525 in Ts3%ane %e6ore a sello3' o6 1,280 6ans saw Barre'a )in wens in 10:19 a6'er 'he

3de%3s'er orada )inned ;inlay in 7:#/ a6'er 'he orada s"rewdriver 'wis'in& )in, Ti&er Mask

)inned ;ish in 9:22, and =eilly %ea' i&er in 8:52 wi'h a 6lyin& ar%ar s3%ission.

52/ in Daa&a'a %e6ore a sello3' o6 1,120 saw $avernario )in Gedo in 10:5-, F3shida %ea'

;inlay wi'h 'he Fi3ra in 9:#0, oero )inned Ja"kson wi'h 'he 'o%s'one )iledriver in 1-:05

and Ta&3"hi )inned Bare''a wi'h 'he 6lyin& hi) a''a"k a' 10:58.

527 in Aoori %e6ore 1,5-0 6ans, saw =eilly )in Foa's3 a6'er a %rain%3s'er in 10:1#, orada

)inned Ti&er Mask a6'er 'he orada s"rewdriver in 10:05, and wens )inned i&er in 8:07 a6'er a

)a"ka&e )iledriver. wens %ea'in& i&er akes sense sin"e i&er ori&inally %ea' hi 6or 'he WA

 

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The only live show 'his week on ew Ja)an World is 5-0 a' Forak3en all 5:-0 a.. as'ernL

2:-0 a.. (a"i6i" wi'h ;inlay ona vs. Tanaka Foa's3, Jay Whi'e Ti&er Mask vs. wens

$avernario, kada oero Bare''a vs. Takahashi all i"k Ja"kson, Tanahashi Go'o

Maka%e +hi%a'a $a)'ain ew Ja)an vs. aka3ra @shii Dano +ak3ra%a Doshi4

ashi, i&er vs. Gedo, Ta&3"hi vs. =eilly and F3shida vs. ;ish.

'her 'o3rnaen' a'"hes, airin& 'he ne>' day on ew Ja)an World, are 529 in To"hi&i wi'h

Foa's3 vs. wens, ;inlay vs. Ja"kson, Bare''a vs. $avernario and Ti&er Mask vs. oeroL 5-1

in +hi*3oka wi'h Gedo vs. wens, i&er vs. Bare''a, and Ti&er Mask vs. F3shidaL /2 in @%araki

wi'h ;inlay vs. oero, Ta&3"hi vs. Foa's3, $avernario vs. =eilly and orada vs. ;ishL and

/- in a&oya wi'h Gedo vs. Bare''a, i&er vs. Ta&3"hi and F3shida vs. oero.

They anno3n"ed shows on /20 and /21 in +in&a)ore a' 'he >)o all as )ar' o6 an >)o 'here

where B3shiroad, 'he )aren' "o)any o6 ew Ja)an, will %e an e>hi%i'or. The even' looks 'o %e a

6ree show as )ar' o6 'he >)o. Anno3n"ed as a))earin& are +hins3ke aka3ra, iroshi

Tanahashi, Fa*3"hika kada, Tor3 Dano, To&i Maka%e, irooki Go'o, Doshi4ashi, +ho Tanaka,

Foa's3, Gedo, i&er and $a)'ain ew Ja)an.

O#HR JA*AN NO#-

all o6 ;aer +a'or3 +ayaa, 'he ori&inal Ti&er Mask, 57, 3nderwen' hear' s3r&ery on 522 in

Tokyo. e had %een hos)i'ali*ed on 59 a6'er "o)lainin& o6 "hes' )ains a6'er a a'"h, and was

dia&nosed wi'h daa&e 'o 'he %lood vessels near 'he hear'. e was sen' hoe 6ro 'he hos)i'al,

%3' his "ondi'ion worsened and was %ro3&h' %a"k. There is no word re&ardin& his "ondi'ion a6'er

s3r&ery o'her 'han he ay need a se"ond s3r&ery. A6'er %ein& 3nder o%serva'ion 6or a 6ew days

a6'er s3r&ery, he was released 6ro 'he hos)i'al on 525. is )roo'ion, eal Ja)an (ro

Wres'lin&, whi"h was %3il' aro3nd +ayaa havin& drea a'"hes a&ains' 'he 'o) s'ars o6 'he las'

-0 years, was s"hed3led 'o have i's 'en year anniversary show on /11 a' Forak3en all.

The hard"ore s'yle Bi& Ja)an (ro Wres'lin& has anno3n"ed i's 'o) 'wo a'"hes 6or one o6 i's

%i&&es' 3nder'akin&s in his'ory, a 720 show a' +3o all. The ain even' )i's ais3ke

+ekio'o, 'he &ro3)=s %i&&es' s'ar, de6endin& his World +'ron&es' %el' a&ains' lon&'ie 'a& 'ea

)ar'ner D3

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'he Ji oss$hael +onnen d3o as 'he anno3n"ers, and kee) in ind oss has no deal and @=

hearin& +onnen, while a' 'heir )ress "on6eren"e and doin& videos and all, hasn=' a"'3ally si&ned

his deal ei'her. The idea is 'o 3se 'heir naes 'o hel) &e' a 'elevision deal and &e' a %e''er )ri"e

and 3se 'ha' 'elevision oney 'o )ay 'he. @n 'he end, i'=s 'he sae deal as i'=s %een 6ro 'he

s'ar', every'hin& as 6ar as s3""ess or 6ail3re de)ends on &e''in& a 'elevision deal. G;W has added

a show on 79 a' 'he inor lea&3e %all)ark in A))le'on, W@.

i"hie Ma&ne'', an inde)enden' wres'ler 6ro (or'land, , who worked %o'h 'he (a"i6i"

or'hwes' and also early in his "areer, 'he awaii 'erri'ory when i' was r3n %y ia Maivia, )assed

away on 52. We don=' have 3"h in 'he way o6 de'ails. Ma&ne'' had wres'led re&3larly 6or ore

'han -0 years. e worked as )ar' o6 a 'rio in re&on wi'h $ol. eBeers and B3ddy Wayne.

$assandro is doin& a Go ;3nd Me 'o a''e)' 'o raise 10,000 'o )ay 6or edi"al "os's 6or a

n3%er o6 s3r&eries 'ha' will kee) hi o3' o6 a"'ion 6or soe 'ie. e has A$ and ($ inha3s'ed all o6 his edi"al "overa&e and o%vio3sly

"an=' work. e also has 'o ake his hoe wheel"hair a""essi%le. Fni&h'on a' )ress 'ie had in

20 days raised 8/0.

(WG ran on 522 in eseda, $A, in 6ron' o6 #00 6ans in 'he show 'ha' sold o3' in in3'es %ased

on )hone orders a6'er 'i"ke's were )3' on sale. This was 'he T# 'a& 'ea 'o3rnaen' show,

said 'o %e awesoe. $hris +a%in, who was s"hed3led 'o 'ea wi'h Ma'' +ydal, )3lled o3' a 6ew

days %e6ore 'he show d3e 'o a %a"k in', The Beaver Boys %ea' Mons'er Ma6ia 'o 'ake 'he 'a& 'i'les

an advan"e in one sei6inals, while vere'' ee %ea' i"o"he' +wann in 'he o'her. @n 'he

6inals, vere'' ee %ea' eynolds +ilver 'o win 'he 'o3rnaen', and 'he 'a& 'ea 'i'les. The

(WG 'i'le a'"h saw +'ron& re'ain in a 'hree4way over $hris ero and Brian $a&e. @ was 'old

every a'"h had "lear "3' 6a"es and heels, no' all 'he over 'he 'o) s3)er a'"hes 'ha' (WG is

known 6or, %3' &rea' s'ory'ellin& 'hro3&ho3' 'he show. very a'"h was &ood, wi'h 'he %es'

%ein& 'he 'wo 'a& 'o3rnaen' sei6inals.

Trish +'ra'3s is in a ovie "alled ?Gridlo"ked? wi'h anny Glover. +'ra'3s has "han&ed her

'rainin&, in"or)ora'in& ore 3s"le %3ildin& as she 6el' she was &e''in& 'oo skinny, her ars

were 'oo s'rin&y and was losin& her %3'' doin& s'rai&h' yo&a. +he=s develo)ed a new yo&a whi"h

is a "o%ina'ion o6 s'ren&'h 'rainin& oves wi'h a yo&a 6low a""ordin& 'o an in'erview she did

wi'h ewsday. +he also said 'ha' a' one )oin' she "onsidered 'ryin& MMA a6'er )ro wres'lin&, %3'

i' was %e6ore onda o3sey and 'h3s 'here was no oney in i'. +he said 'his "ae 6ro a TC

show she was doin& several years %a"k where she did 'en days o6 M3ay Thai 'rainin& in Thailand

and 'hen 'ook a 6i&h'. ?@ had a 6i&h' wi'h one o6 'heir )ri*e6i&h'ers 'here. @' was a )re''y in'ense

6i&h'. @ ree%er 'hinkin&, Q@ "o3ld )i"k 'his 3) and )3rs3e 'his.= 6 "o3rse, i' ki"ked in

a6'erwards, QWhere do @ do 'hisH @' wasn=' really like i' is now, where MMA "o)e'i'ion 6or

woen is ore a""essi%le. @ was 'hinkin& a%o3' i'. Deah, @ 'hink @ wo3ld have %een )re''y &ood

a' i'. @=ve %een &ood a' os' )hysi"al 'hin&s @=ve 'aken on, like any s)or', and @ know @ have

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6i&h'er in e.?

ne o6 'he %i&&es' indie shows o6 'he s3er will %e a or'heas' Wres'lin& show on 82 a'

ea"he3r (ark in owell, MA. Anno3n"ed as a))earin& so 6ar are ey Mys'erio Jr., Al%er'o l

(a'ron, Mi"k ;oley, Jerry awler, Ma'' Taven, Do3n& B3"ks, +aoa Joe, Mi"kie Jaes, Mi"hael

Benne'', Maria Fanellis, Brian An'hony, anson and onovan i46i&3re o66er %y

irs"h and said she was /0 )er"en' &oin& 'o do i'. +he said one o6 'he iss3es 'o %e worked o3' is

irs"h wan'ed her 'o have se> in a wres'lin& rin& while she wo3ld ra'her do i' in a ho'el roo.

+he said her %oy6riend, who is 27, doesn=' have a )ro%le wi'h her doin& i'.

ri" $aidin, 'he owner o6 'he ollywood Book and (os'ers $o)any in Can 3ys, $A, who owned

and sold a 'on o6 wres'lin& eora%ilia and was a well4known re&3lar in 'he +o3'hern $ali6ornia

wres'lin& s"ene, )assed away s3ddenly on 518 6ro an ane3rys, a' 'he a&e o6 /2. @=&3essin& $aidin wo3ld have %een one o6 'he lon&es' las'in& %server s3%s"ri%ers, )ro%a%ly

aro3nd -0 years "onse"3'ively. is dea'h &o' soe ains'rea )3%li"i'y in"l3din& ar'i"les in a

n3%er o6 area )3%li"a'ions in"l3din& 'he os An&eles Ties and in os An&eles Ma&a*ine, and

his love 6or )ro wres'lin& was en'ioned in all 'he s'ories. e sold all kinds o6 70s and 80s

wres'lin& eora%ilia a' "onven'ions, in"l3din& a' 'he $a3li6lower Alley $l3%, where he was a

re&3lar. e re&3larly a''ended live shows da'in& %a"k 'o 'he /0s, wi'h Je66 Wal'on, Glenn Bray

and Johnny e&end, and la'er in 'he 80s wi'h lon&'ie readers like an ;arren, (a' oed, iki

A'aki, F3r' Brown, +'e)han eeon and Billy Anderson. F3r' Brown no'ed 'o 3s 'ha' when he

wro'e an ar'i"le 6or 'he old ?Wres'lin& World? a&a*ine, 'ha' he wen' 'o $aidin=s s'ore 'o see i6 he

had any )ho'os and )os'ers 6or 3"ha i%re orien'ed ovies. e no'ed 'ha' $aidin 'hen handed

hi a )le'hora o6 'hose i'es, 6ree o6 "har&e, and didn=' even wan' a 'hank yo3 in 'he ar'i"le. e

s3))lied a 'on o6 a'erial 6or an Madi&an=s %ook ?Mondo 3"ha4A4Go4Go.? e s'ar'ed )roo'in&

shows a' 'he Jewish $o3ni'y $en'er in Can 3ys in 'he 70s and also )roo'ed @n"redi%ly

+'ran&e Wres'lin& shows in ollywood. e was &ood 6riends wi'h )eo)le like Andy Fa36an, o%

!o%ie, P3en'in Taran'ino, J.J. A%ras, John andis, Joe an'e and Johnny aone, and any

o6 'he 3sed 'o %rowse 'he ra"ks and s'a"ks a' his s'ore. e worked wi'h ano'her 6orer

+o3'hern $ali6ornia wres'lin& )ersonali'y, Johnny e&end, 'o 6o3nd 'he Grindho3se ;il ;es'ival

'ha' wo3ld 'ake )la"e a' 'he ew Beverly 'hea'er. is eorial is s"hed3led 6or 'ha' 'hea'er on

/2. e also sold 3"ha i%re asks a' his s'ore. e a))eared in a n3%er o6 do"3en'aries as

he was an e>)er' on ovies, in )ar'i"3lar o%s"3re and "3l' ovies, as well as %ad +"i4;i ovies.

e was in (al +)rin&s a' 'he 'ie o6 his dea'h a''endin& a 6il noir "onven'ion. $aidin ran hiss'ore, in vario3s lo"a'ions, 6ro 1977 3n'il "losin& a' 'he end o6 las' year. The son o6 a 6ao3s

en'er'ainen' lawyer, he o)ened 3) his s'ore a' 'he a&e o6 25 wi'h hel) 6ro his 6a'her, and i'

was des"ri%ed as ore o6 a "l3%ho3se 'han a %3siness 6or )eo)le in'o B ovies, wres'lin& and

ro"k and roll. e was &e''in& ready 'o reo)en wi'h a new lo"a'ion in B3r%ank a' 'he 'ie o6 his

dea'h.

+$&HA $NDRRO$ND

o' 'ha' 'his eans any'hin& 100 )er"en', %3' Enivision did i's E)6ron's and 3"ha Ender&ro3nd

was no' en'ioned. The ra'in&s on l ey have shown si&ni6i"an' &row'h in re"en' on'hs, %3'

i'=s s'ill &oin& 6ro 'he -0,000 viewer ran&e in 'he early weeks 'o 'he /0,000 'o 100,000 ran&e.

;or wha' 'his is wor'h, a6'er 'his season ends wi'h 'he 'wo ho3r show on 85, 'he )lan is 6or 'he

new season 'o air 6ro "'o%er 28, 2015 'o J3ly 27, 201/, whi"h wo3ld )ro%a%ly re3ire &oin&

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%a"k in'o )rod3"'ion in A3&3s' 'he ori&inal )lan or +e)'e%er. l ey does have a we% )a&e 3)

'akin& ads 6or a se"ond season o6 'he show, so 'ha' looks 'o %e "on6ira'ion o6 i'. Those wi'hin

'he )roo'ion said 'hey e>)e"'ed 'he 6oral anno3n"een' iinen'ly.

The Me>i"an 'elevision deal wi'h Televisa $h. 5 is very "lose, al'ho3&h i'=s TC 'alks and "lose

doesn=' ean any'hin& wi'ho3' )en 'o )a)er. A' one )oin' 'he idea was 'ha' 'he Me>i"an TC deal

and 'he se"ond season anno3n"een' wo3ld "oe a' 'he sae 'ie i6 'hin&s worked o3' 'iin&

wise.

Al%er'o l (a'ron 'alked on 'he MMA e)or' a%o3' 'he idea Bill Gold%er& was o66ered a 6i&h' wi'h

hi, whi"h Gold%er& said he '3rned down %e"a3se he wo3ldn=' have 'ie 'o )re)are and he also

didn=' wan' his 6irs' 6i&h' a&ains' ano'her )ro wres'ler. ?@ kee) hearin& 'his 6ro a lo' o6 )eo)le,

%3' @=ve never heard any'hin& 6ro Glory. They "on'a"'ed e. They a))roa"hed e. B3' we

never 'alked a%o3' oney or naes or any'hin& like 'ha'. May%e 'hey a))roa"hed hi and

o66ered hi soe oney and 'he )ossi%ili'y o6 6i&h'in& e, %3' 'ha'=s soe'hin& only Bill

Gold%er& knows. @ never &o' %a"k 6ro any%ody 6ro Glory. @6 he needs 'o 6i&h', &ood 6or hi. @6 

'hey &ive e 'he ri&h' ao3n' o6 oney 'ha' @ wan', 'hen ay%e, we=ll see. B3' @ don=' 'hink

'ha'=s &onna %e 'he "ase, %e"a3se a&ain, @ do so well in )ro wres'lin& 'ha' @ don=' 'hink 'hey=re

&onna &ive e 'he oney 'ha' @= askin& 6or.? When he was asked i6 E;$ had ade an o66er 'o

hi, he said, ?Deah, @ said every%ody. very%ody has a))roa"hed e in di66eren' ways. B3'

a&ain, 'he o66ers were i"an nae and wears a T4shir' "laiin& he=s a des"endan' 6ro an A*'e" 'ri%e. Mar'ine*

)re'ended 'o %e a 6a"e, s3"kered (3a wi'h a "lo'hesline as he was in 'he rin& )layin& 6an %oy,

%3' (3a won 3i"kly wi'h a /-0 sen'on. ernande* was in 'he s'ands. Fonnan &ra%%ed 'he i"

and said he 'ho3&h' ernande* was one o6 his %oys, %3' he=s a sorry son o6 a %i'"h who akes

la%s look dan&ero3s. e "hallen&ed ernande* 'o "oe 'o 'he rin& and 6a"e (3a, %3'

ernande* %a"ked o66.

Ca)iro in'erviewed Johnny M3ndo. e said he a''a"ked Al%er'o %e"a3se he wan's 'o )rove he=s

'he %es' in 'he world. e said Al%er'o was over"on6iden', over)aid and overra'ed. e said Al%er'o

is done here, and ay%e he "an 6ind soe &3y in "a'erin& 'o sla) aro3nd. e said 'ha' Al%er'o is

a na'3rally &i6'ed se"ond &enera'ion a"'3ally 'hird wres'ler, %3' M3ndo said he was &oin& 'o

)rove he=s 'he %i&&es' s'ar in 3"ha Ender&ro3nd, ?%3' yo3 already knew 'ha'.? +oe well

wri''en "3'e lines. M3ndo has %een really &ood as a heel.

l Te>ano Jr. %ea' elavar aivari via P in -:5#. This a'"h was disa))oin'in&. The 'wo don='

work well 'o&e'her. The endin& saw Bi& y"k a''a"k Te>ano 6or 'he P and "lo'heslined hi. y"k

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was r3nnin& aro3nd wi'h a 'on o6 new oney las' week, so 'he idea is he=s aivari=s 3s"le.

Fa'rina was r3%%in& her 6in&ers all over ario $3e'o %a"ks'a&e. +he 'old hi 'ha' Mil M3er'es

wo3ld %e %a"k ne>' week and he=s ore )ower63l 'han ever. e anno3n"ed M3er'es vs. ;eni>

ne>' week. +he wan'ed i' 'o %e a ea'h a'"h. Then, she disa))eared in'o 'hin air. @6 'hey knew

'hey were &oin& in 'ha' dire"'ion 'he leas' 'hey "o3ld have done was naed her +a%rina.

Bla"k o'3s An&ela ;on& was on 'he road headin& 'o 'he Te)le 'o 63l6ill her des'iny. +he wan's'o kill 'he ons'er %ro'her o6 ario $3e'o who is ke)' hidden soewhere in 'ha' %3ildin&. Do3

see, he killed %o'h o6 her )aren's and she=s %een 'rainin& wi'h a asked ar'ial ar's as'er.

They need 'o 3nask 'ha' &3y as Ma"hida=s 6a'her. Anyway, 'he asked &3y e' wi'h $havo

G3errero Jr. i'her 'he G3erreros owe a %3n"h o6 oney in Me>i"o, or 'he asked &3ys 6riends

were &oin& 'o )3' a hi' on $havo. $havo 'old 'he asked &3y 'ha' i6 yo3 don=' wha' her 'o die,

yo3=re &oin& 'o need y hel). Wai', 'he &3y who los' 100 a'"hes 'o ornswo&&le is &oin& 'o

)ro'e"' 'his &irl 6ro 'he ons'er livin& "a&ed 3) in a wres'lin& arenaH @ know 'hese )eo)le are

3naware o6 'his, %3' 'hese are 'he e>a"' an&les 'ha' sli"ed 3) 'he ollerJa ra'in&s in i's las'

year. The asked &3y said all 'he G3erreros are liars and "hea'ers. $havo 'old 'he asked &3y

'ha' he has in6l3en"e in Me>i"o, so i6 yo3 "an ake i' s'o), @=ll )ro'e"' her. +o 'he asked &3y

said 'ha' he will "lear $havo=s de%' i6 $havo a&rees 'o )ro'e"' her wi'h his li6e.

They anno3n"ed (3a vs. ernande* 6or 'he 'i'le on ne>' week=s show.

The ain even' saw An&eli"o +on o6 avo" @velisse re'ain 'he 'rios 'i'les over Bale Mr.

$is"o $or'e* $as'ro o6 The $rew, in 1-:57. As @velisse "ae down on "r3'"hes 'o de6end her

'i'les, Ma'' +'riker "o)ared her 'o Willis eed. @n 'he seven'h &ae o6 'he BA 6inals in 1970,

eed, wi'h a 'orn 3ad, "ae down 'o )lay in Madison +3are Garden 6or 'he Fni"ks in wha' was

la'er vo'ed as 'he &rea'es' oen' in 'he his'ory o6 'he arena. Bale a''a"ked @velisse on "r3'"hes

and 6ans %ooed 'ha'. The $rew reoved 'he "overin& o6 wha' was 'he window in $3e'o=s o66i"e

'ha' was %roken when M3ndo 'hrew el io in'o i'. They s'ar'ed hi''in& An&eli"o wi'h 'he %oards.

a'er when An&eli"o was on 'o) o6 'he ladder, 'hey 'i))ed over 'he ladder and An&eli"o wen'6lyin& 'hro3&h 'he o)en window in'o $3e'o=s o66i"e. All kinds o6 "ra*iness "lia>in& wi'h An&eli"o

on 'he roo6 o6 $3e'o=s o66i"e, 'ha'=s )ro%a%ly 15 'o 20 6ee' hi&h, and he ran and ins'ead o6 doin& a

"ross%ody like las' 'ie, he did a issile dro)ki"k in'o 'he rin& whi"h was insane. @velisse,

ho%%lin& wi'h her %ad le&, slowly "li%ed 'o 'he 'o). Bale 'ried 'o also "li% 3), %3' she %i' his

6in&ers and )3lled down 'he %el's 'o win and re'ain.

ROH

The "o)any anno3n"ed 'he 6irs' se' o6 "o)any a"'ion 6i&3res, )3' o3' %y ;i&3res Toy $o)any.

The line will 6ea'3re 6i&3res o6 Jay Bris"oe, Mark Bris"oe, Ada $ole and Fevin +'een. The Do3n&

B3"ks also have a deal wi'h 'he ;i&3res Toy $o)any 6or siilar a"'ion 6i&3res %3' 'hey si&ned

'heir own se)ara'e deal.

n 'he re'3rn o6 +aoa Joe, he was %ooked 6or /20 in ew Dork, in a non4'i'le 'a& 'ea a'"h

wi'h Joe A.J. +'yles vs. 'a& "ha)s $hris'o)her aniels ;rankie Fa*arian in a non4'i'le

a'"h. They 6i&3red 'hey needed a hook 'o ins3re a 63ll ho3se 6or 'he TC 'a)in&s 'he day a6'er a

((C in 'he sae %3ildin&. Joe is no' s"hed3led as a re&3lar, %3' will work shows 6ro 'ie4'o4

'ie as a s)e"ial a''ra"'ion. @'=s no' o66i"ial %3' 'he ne>' da'e 'hey are 'hinkin&, i6 i' "an %e

worked o3', wo3ld %e 'he 822 show a' M$E ;ield in Brooklyn sin"e 'ha'=s 'he lar&es' %3ildin&

7,500 sea' o3'door inor lea&3e %ase%all s'adi3 'hey r3n and 'hey need 'o ake i' a a

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Tha' nae has soe si&ni6i"an"e %e"a3se in 'he 80s, $ha)ionshi) Wres'lin& 6ro ;lorida ran a

6ew live syndi"a'ed TC s)e"ials, whi"h were a %i& deal a' 'he 'ie %e"a3se 63ll live a weeks o6 )os'4

+laiversary TC will %e 'a)ed %e6ore +laiversary. This "rea'es 'ons o6 )ro%les. one o6 'he

"ha)ions or 'i'le "hallen&ers a' +laiversary will %e a%le 'o "oe o3' %e6ore 'he )3%li" wi'h

%el's, eanin& 'hey=ll have 'o shoo' %a"ks'a&e an&les on why 'he "ha)ions aren=' wearin& 'heir

%el's. i'her 'ha' or 'hey will %e 'i))in& 'heir hand on res3l's, whi"h 3sed 'o %e "oon)la"e inwres'lin& wi'h )re4'a)ed shows, %3' news 'ravels so 3"h 6as'er now. (erha)s 'hey=ll s'ill do

'ha'. @' also eans 'ha' any res3l's or an&les 'ha' 'ake )la"e on 'he ((C won=' %e dis"3ssed in

any in'erview se&en's 6or si> weeks, a' leas' in 6ron' o6 'he )eo)le, or 'hey=ll &ive away s'366 

ahead o6 'ie. This is os' no'a%le %e"a3se all 'he shows are %ein& 'a)ed in rlando and 'he ((C

is also in rlando, so i'=s no' like 'hey=re &oin& 'o a di66eren' "i'y and wi'h a di66eren' 6an %ase.

Be"a3se 'he show is 'a)ed a' a 'hee )ark, a lo' o6 'o3ris's a''end. A' ea"h show, Jerey Borash

asks how any )eo)le are here 6or 'he 6irs' 'ie, and 'he 3s3al 6eelin& is a%o3' 25 'o -- )er"en'

o6 'he )eo)le raise 'heir hands. +o 'hey are 'he re&3lars and 'he res' o6 'he "rowd is ade 3) o6 

'o3ris's a' 'he )ark. Any in'erviews in 6ron' o6 'he )eo)le "an=' 'alk a%o3' any'hin& 'ha' wo3ld

ha))en a' 'he show. @n 'heory, i6 'hey do 'i'le a'"hes on TC, 'hey=ll &ive away o3'"oes, and

)eo)le "an=' wear "ha)ionshi) %el's or 'ha' will &ive away o3'"oes. @'=s %een done %e6ore in

wres'lin&, %3' 'ha' was a' a di66eren' 'ie and no' in 'he sae "i'y where 'he la''er ((C was

held.

A' 'he las' se' o6 'a)in&s, 'hey were 6ilin& 6or a )ilo' e)isode o6 a i>ie $ar'er reali'y show,

6ilin& where she &ave a s)ee"h 'o 'he 'alen' and in'rod3"ed Billy $or&an. 3rin& her s)ee"h 'o

'he 'alen', she 'alked a%o3' how yo3 sho3ldn=' %elieve 'he ra'in&s yo3 read %e"a3se 'hey don='

in"l3de 'he C viewershi) n3%ers. There is a 6eelin& 'ha' even i6 wors' "oes 'o wors' as 6ar

as no' &e''in& a new E.+. TC deal &oes, 'ha' 'here is in"en'ive 'o kee) TA alive as lon& as 'he

$ar'er reali'y show deal is s'ill on 'he 'a%le, %e"a3se 'he hook is a woan 'ha' r3ns a "o)any in

'he ale doina'ed )ro wres'lin& ind3s'ry. There are also a n3%er o6 in'erna'ional 'elevision

"on'ra"'s in )la"e 6or @)a"' so, and 'his is i6 'hey "an=' &e' E.+. 'elevision in 'he 6all, do 'hey

kee) )rod3"in& new "on'en' 'o 63l6ill 'heir worldwide dealsH o%ody really has an answer, %3' i6 i'

is a66ira'ive, 'ha' wo3ld also ne"essi'a'e even ore 6inan"ial "3'%a"ks.

$hris'y ee, -#, who had %een workin& as %o'h a rin& anno3n"er, and in "rea'ive, )ar'i"3larly

wi'h 'he woen, &ave no'i"e and is leavin& 'he "rea'ive end and looks 'o %e leavin& 'he "o)any

al'o&e'her 6or ano'her

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when 'he $ar'ers de"ided a&ains' sellin&. There was also a &ro3) "alled 'he elson $or)ora'ion.

Je66 Jarre'' wo3ld have %een involved wi'h %o'h &ro3)s, and Ji 3&&an was also &oin& 'o %e

involved wi'h 'ha' %id. The o'her was 'he To%y Fei'h a''e)' whi"h 6ell 'hro3&h, where Je66 wo3ld

have %een 'he &3y 'o r3n 'he "o)any. The s'ory on 'ha' one, whi"h was in 201-, is 'ha' 'hey

were no' 6ar a)ar' o6 oney, %3' had no' rea"hed a oney a&reeen', %3' Bo% $ar'er insis'ed on

i>ie %ein& &3aran'eed a )3%li" role in 'he new "o)any, and 'ha'=s where 'he deal 6ell a)ar'.

Fei'h was 'hen serio3sly 'alkin& a%o3' s'ar'in& a )roo'ion wi'h Jarre'', %3' 'ha' 6ell 'hro3&h,leavin& Jarre'' havin& 'o 6ind o'her 6inan"in&, whi"h is why he le6' in la'e 201- 'o s'ar' a new

"o)any and i'=s 4week 'ryo3' and now 'here is no'hin& on 'he s"hed3le. The

n3%ers were 3"h lower 'han WW when i' was on 'he s'a'ion.

A "orre"'ion 6ro las' week. We re)or'ed 'ha' MAK, TA=s TC )ar'ner in Gerany, had "an"eled

'he re)lay show on +a'3rday ni&h'. A"'3ally 'he +a'3rday ni&h' 'ie slo' was 'he 6irs' 'ie 'he

e)isode wo3ld air. The re)lay on Th3rsday 'ie slo' is s'ayin&. The +a'3rday slo' "ae ri&h' a6'er

aw wi'h 'he idea 'he aw a3dien"e was 'he %es' a3dien"e lead4in 6or @)a"'. B3' 'hin&s didn='

work o3' well. The 6irs' week @)a"' was on 'hey 6ollowed aw and did 2-0,000 viewers, whi"h

%ea' aw. B3' las' week 'hey were down 'o 70,000 viewers. The Th3rsday show had %een airin&

@)a"' 1- days a6'er i' aired in 'he E.+.

$%&

ana Whi'e said 'ha' E;$ 189 on 711 has already %e"oe 'he lar&es' &a'e, ore 'han 7

illion, 'ha' 'he "o)any has ever done o3'side o6 'he A)ril -0, 2011, Toron'o o&ers $en'er

show in 2010 wi'h Geor&es +'4(ierre vs. Jake +hields. e also said 'hey are s)endin& ore

oney arke'in& 'he show 'han any show in his'ory. e said a%o3' 25R o6 'he 'i"ke's a%o3'

-,500 were sold in ei'her @reland or 'he E.F. and 'ha' 17R a%o3' 2,-00 were sold in Bra*il. e

e>)e"'ed i' 'o do %i& n3%ers worldwide and 1 illion 'o 1.2 illion %3ys on ((C. $onsiderin&

E;$ has only hi' 1.1 illion on"e in his'ory, 'ha'=s askin& a lo'. @' always "oes down 'o 'he las'

week on 'his, and M"Gre&or is all %3siness in his ind so yo3 don=' have 'o worry a%o3' hi&e''in& ad a%o3' doin& edia and sh3''in& down a' 'he end. Whi'e

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headlines 'ha' ade soe )eo)le really ad %e"a3se i' was so o%vio3sly said in

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;or ;i&h' Week, 'here is 'alk 'ha' 'he @nvi"'a show, "3rren'ly s"hed3led 6or 710, 'he ;riday ni&h'

%e6ore E;$, will ove 'o 79. @ s)oke 'o one o6 'he 6i&h'ers over 'he weekend who said 'hey had

%een 'old 'ha' d3e 'o o'her s)or's on ;riday ni&h' 'ha' i' "o3ld %e oved 'o Th3rsday, a ove

'ha' had %een r3ored sin"e i' had %een hin'ed 'ha' o3r ;riday ni&h' %server %an3e' wo3ldn='

&o head4'o4head wi'h @nvi"'a a6'er all.

A )air o6 laws3i's 6iled %y J3ani'o @%arra, 'he 6orer ana&er o6 a)a&e Ja"kson, a&ains' %o'h

Ja"kson and Ti'o r'i*, was se''led o3' o6 "o3r' 'his )as' week a%o3' one on'h %e6ore i' was

s"hed3led 'o &o 'o 'rial. @n se''lin&, %o'h en a)olo&i*ed %y @%arra 6or la%elin& hi a "rooked

ana&er who %ilked Ja"kson o3' o6 oney. a)a&e said, ?J3ani'o @%arra and @ have resolved

'he laws3i's 'ha' have %een )endin& 6or a n3%er o6 years. While we have had o3r di66eren"es in

'he )as', i' is now all %ehind 3s. +oe 'hin&s were said in 'he )as', whi"h @ now re'ra"' and @ a

dee)ly sorry 'ha' 'hey were said.? r'i* ade a s'a'een' 'ha' in 2008, he &ave an in'erview

where he "alled @%arra a 'hie6 who isana&ed, s'ole and 'ook advan'a&e o6 Ja"kson. ?@ ade

'hese rearks %ased on wha' a)a&e had 'old e. A6'er several years in "o3r' and review o6 all

'he availa%le re"ords, @ reali*e 'ha' Mr. Ja"kson and @ were wron&. J3ani'o didn=' s'eal 6ro or

'ake advan'a&e o6 a)a&e and he didn=' isana&e a)a&e=s oney. @' was all a""o3n'ed

6or. @ re&re' 'he e66e"' y words had on J3ani'o=s li6e. J3ani'o is a 'rainer and ana&er o6 s3)eriorskills and 'he 6a"' is, he hel)ed 'o ake a)a&e a "ha)ion. Anyone wo3ld %e %lessed 'o %e

'a3&h' %y J3ani'o. +o 'here is no "on63sin&, and so 'he )3%li" and 'he MMA, %o>in& and s)or's

"o3ni'y know, @ re'ra"' all o6 'he ne&a'ive s'a'een's, in6eren"es and a""3sa'ions 'ha' @

dire"'ed a' J3ani'o and @ sin"erely a)olo&i*e 'o J3ani'o and is 6aily.?

e"'or o%ard, -7, who is "3rren'ly 3nder a one year s3s)ension 6or 6ailin& a s'eroid 'es' on

1-, said 'ha' he is lookin& a' &oin& %a"k 'o 'he ly)i"s, re)resen'in& A3s'ralia, in

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also said a6'er doin& 'he ovie, she=s &o' 'he a"'in& %3&.

The reason Brendan +"ha3% was all over +( 'his )as' week doin& "overa&e o6 E;$ 187 is

%e"a3se 3s3al analys' $hael +onnen, as an +( e)loyee, he &e's a'erni'y leave. is wi6e is

a"'3ally d3e on /# %3' he asked 6or 'his show o66

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re'3rnin& 'o in'erview Bryan. The very na'3re o6 $ha%er a'"hes is 'hey have 'o &o lon&, and

&iven 'here=s also a $ena a'"h and world 'i'le a'"h, si> a'"hes ay %e eno3&h.

The si'3a'ion wi'h 3sev is 3nknown a' )ress 'ie. A' 'he 52/ 'a)in&s in Wilkes4Barre, 3sev

in)oses 'he a'"h3)s %e6ore 'he a'"h on 'he %i& show even 'akes )la"e.

A6'er 'he s3""ess o6 'he re"en' a'"hes, and "rowd rea"'ions, 'here is a' leas' serio3s 'alk o6 

doin& an KT s)e"ial wi'h 'he woen &oin& on las'. 6 "o3rse i' de)ends on 'he )ersonas

involved, %3' as a &eneral r3le, @ 'hink 'he idea will %e a hi' 'he 6irs' 'ie %e"a3se i'=ll &ive 'he

show a hook. And i'=s no' like headlinin& wi'h woen "an=' %e done soewha' re&3larly %e"a3se

E;$ has already )roven 'ha' i' "an. @6 'ha' ha))ens, i' wo3ld %e 'he 6irs' 'ie 'he WW has ever

)roo'ed a a

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The WW s'o"k )ri"e a' )ress 'ie was 1-.79 )er share, wi'h 'he "o)any arke' val3e a'

1.0# %illion, so i'=s reainin& )re''y s'eady o6 la'e.

a6'hor ?Thor? B)enda%les #. The

ovie is "3rren'ly in )re4)rod3"'ion. @'=s o&an, so yo3 know how 'ha' &oes.

;orer WW "rea'ive 'ea e%er Fevin "k wro'e a s'ory a%o3' 'he aniel BryanA.J. eeroan"e s'oryline. e had a di66eren' idea 6or i' 'han wha' was 3sed, %3' was 'he )erson who

"ae 3) wi'h 'he idea, 'hinkin& %o'h were %ein& 3nder3'ili*ed a' 'he 'ie. The )osi'ive 'hin& is

he 'o'ally 3nders'ood why A.J. ee had ore 3)side and a%ili'y 'o &e' over 'han o'her woen on

'he ros'er %e"a3se she=d "onne"' ore wi'h 'he yo3n&er &3y 6ans %e"a3se o6 'he a''aina%ili'y

6a"'or. When he )i'"hed i', Bryan had won Money in 'he Bank. Tha' "ae down 'o 'hree )eo)le

on 'he day o6 'he show Bryan de'ails 'ha' in his %ook and Cin"e )i"ked Bryan, and 'hen, like 'he

year +andow won, Cin"e iedia'ely "han&ed his ind and 'hey sen' Bryan on a losin& s'reak

and he wasn=' &oin& 'o &e' 'he 'i'le. @6 yo3 look a' +andow=s 'ra' week.

This isn=' 'o say any'hin& will 'rans)ire, %3' WW has &rea'ly "han&ed i's 'ho3&h's on A.J. +'yles.

+'yles "onsiders ew Ja)an hoe ri&h' now and is 3nder "on'ra"'. B3' WW is, wi'h wan'in&

'hree 'o3rin& %rands ne>' year, is lookin& 'o load 3) on as 3"h 3ali'y 'alen' as i' "an 6or 201/.

+'yles 6i's in'o 'he KT )hiloso)hy in wan'in& a'hle'i" wres'lin& "a'erin& 'o a s)e"i6i" 6an %ase,

and as a se)ara'e %rand wi'h a )ar'4'ie deal, 'he idea o6 soeone -8 or so in develo)en'al is

a "o)le'ely di66eren' dynai" 'han a year a&o. The o'her advan'a&e, and 'his is si&ni6i"an', is

KT works a li&h'er s'yle 6or 'he os' )ar'. The idea 'ha' &3ys who are 6eelin& 'he e66e"'s 6ro

years workin& 'he %low away a'"hes on 'he indie s"ene or in Ja)an will %e a%le 'o, a' leas' in

'heory, 3se 'he naes 'hey=ve develo)ed in 'he hard"ore "o3ni'y %3' %e a%le 'o work like ;inn

Balor does, whi"h is &ood a'"hes, &e''in& over %y re), &oodwill and solid work, wi'ho3' %ea'in&

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'heir %odies 3) as %adly. Wi'h +'yles i' ay %e a 6inan"ial 'hin& in 'he sense he=s )ro%a%ly akin&

'hree 'o 6o3r 'ies wha' anyone in KT is )3llin& in, and he has ore 'ie hoe wi'h his 6aily

'han he=d have wi'h a 63ll4'ie WW or KT deal. +o 3nless i'=s soe'hin& like "oe in 6or a

3i"k )ro&ra %e'ween Ja)an 'o3rs, 'he idea o6 &oin& 63ll4'ie here akes no sense 6or ei'her

side 3nless i'=s a ain ros'er s)o' wi'h a &ood )3sh.

A 6ew ore no'es 6ro 'he (er6oran"e $en'er. We=re 'old i'=s way 3nders'a66ed in rlando and

'ha' everyone who does work 'here works endless ho3rs wi'h so any 'hin&s 'o do. The 'hin& is

'ha' 'hey are 'ryin& 'o work wi'hin a %3d&e' and 'he KT %rand and develo)en'al is an inheren'

oney loser, %3' i'=s ne"essary 6or 'he 63'3re. The "o)any 3sed 'o s)end 6ar less on

develo)en'al, %3' 'he idea was 'o have 'his world "lass 6a"ili'y wi'h 'he idea i'=ll a''ra"' %e''er

a'hle'es. B3' we=re also 'old 'ha' 'he idea everyone walks aro3nd on e&&shells, whi"h yo3 hear

a%o3' "ons'an'ly on 'he ain ros'er, holds 'r3e as 3"h 6or 'he )eo)le workin& a' 'he

(er6oran"e $en'er.

+asha Banks didn=' wres'le a' all, or a))ear %e6ore 'he )eo)le, on 'he ne>' 6o3r weeks o6 KT

'elevision, nor did she work 'he weekend ho3se show a6'er her a'"h wi'h Be"ky yn"h. We=re

'old she s366ered ei'her an ar or sho3lder in' week.

The doin& worked in, allas vs. eville, 4Tr3'h vs. ;andan&o, A>el vs. +'ard3s' and Balor vs. wens.

o&an as General Mana&er is really %ein& )3shed ore 'han any o6 'he a'"hes or s'ars.

When (a3l eves3e las' week was 'alkin& a%o3' KT )layin& in 6es'ivals, a' leas' one 'ha' he

ean' was 'he ann3al A6'ersho"k ;es'ival, whi"h 'akes )la"e on 102# and 1025 a' Gi%son=s

an"h in lver'a, $A, a sall 'own a%o3' 15 iles or'h o6 +a"raen'o. There will %e ro"k %ands

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)layin& in"l3din& Marilyn Manson, The +'one Te)le (ilo's, +li)kno' and 'here will %e an KT

)resen"e. as' year 'he 6es'ival had a%o3' 19,000 )eo)le ea"h day 6or shows wi'h 'hree s'a&es.

Notes "rom t!e WWCs "arewell s!ow at t!e Nassau &oliseum, t!e 5725 Raw ta.ing  The

%3ildin& is %ein& "losed shor'ly and 'his was WW=s las' show a' an arena i' s'ar'ed r3nnin& in

a%o3' #1 years a&o wi'h a Br3no +aar'ino 'i'le de6ense a&ains' +'an +'asiak. The "rowd was

9,500 in a %3ildin& se' 3) 6