----I am being told by several sources that Brian Christopher is in rehab. He will be gone for a few months. Not sure where the facility is located, but I was told it was being paid for by the WWE. I am happy to hear this and wish him the best of luck. Brian is a great talent, but as we have documented on this site, his “actions” have held him back for a long time.
----I got word that Dustin Starr was not contacted to work the Memphis Wrestling Autozone show due to his “World of Wrestling” blog. Rumors are that Jerry Lawler and Corey Maclin have either been shown or have read it themselves. They are not happy with the way Starr breaks kayfabe. Even though I do not agree with everything that Starr posts [like NBW thing earlier this year], the blog is one of the best written and thought provoking columns in local wrestling fandom. But as Starr recently wrote in his blog, “I recently ran into Mickey Ray in a Nike store. His quote was, "The most controversial man in independent wrestling... Dustin Starr!" “
----Everyone is saying that this crew that worked the Autozone show is the future of Memphis Wrestling. It looks like a Bagwell vs Lawler will be the main feud. Guys like Bagwell and Test may think they are getting the rub from Lawler to possibly getting another shot in the WWE. I just wonder how long such an arrangement works and then they start wanting local talent again. And guess what?? The local talent will just go back like they always do.
----I am getting more comments about Joey Mercury and his size. For those that say it is size is all that matters, Mercury got called up because of his talent. He screwed it up because of his own demons, but it does give the smaller guys in the area that can work some confidence that they can be signed.
