I spoke with Matt Holder, the promoter of New Generation Wrestling, regarding allegations made by Sal Corrente that he false advertised Stan Lane and Jimmy Hart for his legends show on May 23 in Liberty, SC.
His version of the events is considerably different that what Sal Corrente represented on his story on the Rasslin Riot website.
Holder stated that he made deals directly with both Hart and Lane to appear for NGW - Hart for May 23 only and Lane for May 23 and May 24 in Anderson, SC. Holder said he was contacted by Sal Corrente on May 20. At that point, Corrente represented himself as being in an agent role for Hart and Lane. Since he already had deals in place with Hart and Lane, Holder told Corrente it was the first he had heard that either of them had an agent. Corrente indicated he was looking out for their best interests. Corrente informed Holder that Lane did not want to work smaller shows and proceeded to suggest a money deal for Lane's appearance. Holder told Corrente that he already had a deal with Lane, which was actually for more money than Corrente was suggesting. After several conversations with Corrente, it was agreed that Lane would not be appearing on the NGW shows. Holder stated is attempts to contact Lane directly to discuss the matter were unsuccessful.
Holder stated that the posting for the show on the The Mid-Atlantic Gateway was then changed to reflect that Lane would not be appearing.
Holder said he had several conversations with Hart about the booking in Liberty, and told Corrente he already had a deal in place with Hart. Holder said Jimmy Hart had every intention of appearing in Liberty, until WWE made a late decision to book him to be at Florida Championship Wrestling on May 22 and May 23, which made it impossible fo him to make the show.
Holder pointed out that Liberty was his hometown, so the last thing he would want to get involved in would be false advertising. He stated that money played no role in Hart and Lane not being there. Holder said he had booked numerous name wrestlers since he started running shows under the NGW name in 2001, and has never had any money issues with talent.
