Sunday, April 22, 2007

Memphis Wrestling TV Report 4.21.07

----Corey Maclin and Jimmy Hart were in the studio sitting on the ring as same as last week.

----They announced that all of the $60 tickets are gone.

----Japanese wrestling photographer Jimmy Suzuki is going to be there.

----VH1 "Hogan Knows Best" cameras will be there.

----Dutch Mantell, Rock N Roll Express, Bill Dundee and Jimmy Valiant clips were shown.

----Hart had a "Hulkamania" jacket for Memphis Mayor Willie Hearton to wear Friday night.

----$60 ticket holders will be let in at 6:00 PM for "Meet and Greet".

----XWF Match: Hulk Hogan vs Curt Hennig - only clips.

----Hulk Hogan interview with Maclin. Hogan talks about coming back to his roots. He also said that Vince Jr had said something bad about his daughter and he had something to prove. He called Jerry Lawler a coward for getting out of the match. Good interview.

----Maclin states this will be the first time he has ever seen Hogan wrestle live.

----XWF Match: Koko Ware vs Disco Inferno - clip only.

----Jimmy Hart mentions talking to Dave Meltzer of http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/, Bill Apter, PWI and 1wrestling.com.

----Paul Wight interview with Corey Maclin. Good interview.

----WWL PPV: Buff Bagwell vs Scott Steiner - clip only.

----Names to appear: Buff Bagwell, Greg Valentine, Lance Russell, The Rock N Roll Express, Brian Christopher, The Barbarian, Koko Ware, Mr. Hughes, Kid Kash, Jimmy Hart, Abdullah The Butcher, Jimmy Valiant, Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantell, Brutus Beefcake, Christie Ricci, The Grizz, The Assassins and more.

----Good show used to promote the card. The roster for show does not feature any local guys except Bill Dundee and Mr. Hughes. I have heard rumors of various guys working the show, but nothing mentioned here. The only mention on the whole show of Lawler was the bit from Hogan.

---- Check the site out this Friday night starting at 8:00 PM for full coverage of "Clash of the Legends" with match by match results.