No Major Shows Canceled!!

----The best I can figure out there are NO major shows canceled for tonight.

----All Pro Productions will be in Bruce, MS tonight with a stop for the "Book Tour 2008". APP will also have a brand new DVD for sale available only at the arenas - "Night of The King" - filmed at the huge show in Batesville, MS 2.01.08 in Batesville, MS featuring "Bodies of Steel" vs Jerry Lawler/Kenny Valiant, Eric Wayne, Jaymie Justice, Xander Rain, Kid Nikels, Little J, Greg King Jr, Matt Justice, Little Devil, CJ Cash, Sarge O'Reilly, Uncle Felton, Hollywood Jimmy, Psycho, Candyman, Brandon Barbwire, Anton LeVeigh, Bill Dundee and Cameron Valentine.

RassleResults: USWO Nashville, TN 3.07.08

----Justin Spade b Lee Cross and Dyronic in a 3-way when Spade pinned Cross...Steven Green b Chris Norte and White Tiger and Rob C in a 4-way when Green pinned Norte...New York Gangster b Damien Payne by DQ when Norte ran in and attacked Gangster...Steve O b Shane Smalls...LT Falk & Kid Kash b Quinton Quarisma & Jay Phoenix by countout when Phoenix & Quarisma ran away...Mark Anthony b Flash Flanagan (Flanagan had arrived in town before the bad weather started)

----Attendance 71 [around a $700 gate] as about 2 inches of snow fell just during the show. It was announced that the anniversary festivities would be postponed until 3/21 due to several wrestlers being unable to make it to Nashville. Show started about 7:45 (15 minutes early) and finished around 9:30.

MCW Canceled!!

----MCW was also canceled tonight due to the weather. Please call or send an e-mail if you are a promoter and plan to cancel a show!! Thanks!! Stay tuned for all your wrestling cancellations here at RRO.

A Piece of my Mind March 7th 2008 by "The Big Cheese" Sal Corrente

I was one who had no doubt that bringing Booker T into TNA would not help TNA’S ratings at all. This was not so much a knock at Booker T but just more clarification that the problem with TNA isn’t talent related ... it is a behind the camera’s issue. I understand that Booker T has become a mentor to some of the younger talent. He has also encouraged Kurt Angle to do the same. If this is true it does add to their value within the company. These guys have been to the top of the mountain and its good, as their career is on the downhill side of desire, that they pass the wisdom along to someone else. I hope that the kids of TNA are attentive with very open ears. There was a time when both Angle and Booker T were new in the business. I am sure they listened to people to get where they are today.


I am sure that I am not in the minority when I say I will enjoy the Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair at Wrestlemania. However, I am not pleased that the match was even made. I have been familiar with Shawn Michaels for over 20 years. We have been on shows together and I was in the ring with Marty and he when they were in the AWA. I have listened to Gorgeous Gary Royal tell story after story about these guys. He worked with both Sean and Marty many many times in Kansas City and he also ran around town a lot with Ric Flair in those days.

I believe that Shawn Michaels is the most exciting performer in the WWE. I had a chance to interact with Sean last year at an event or two. I found him to be a changed man he grew up a lot. I can appreciate Ric Flair for what he has accomplished and the great promo’s that he does. I think I would be more interested in Raw if Flair and Dusty were allowed to cut promos for most of the show. I do not believe that, for the biggest show of the year that. Shawn should be in what amounts to a throw away match. The fans basically believe Sean can beat anyone with a super kick out of no where. If Shawn beats Flair it means nothing, if he doesn’t beat him the fans will call bullshit anyway. Why take a guy who is a total baby face and put fans in a position they feel they have to boo him in. The fans will support Flair in what everyone believes will be his retirement match. They did the same thing with The Rock and Hulk Hogan and The Rock got booed out of the building.

The legends and nostalgia are such big things today, why not give people a Dusty Rhodes and Flair match. I suggested last week Dory Funk and let the spinning toe hold and the Figure Four Leg Lock walk away into the sunset together. How about Greg Valentine who is still very active? They could have a battle of the figure four leg locks. Why not do whatever it takes to get Ricky Steamboat back in the ring one more time with Flair. There were so many ways to go with this why in the world waste Sean Michael in a match that is unlikely to take him up a level? I see Wrestlemania as a flat event this year. We are getting basically what you can get on Monday nights for free.

Even the celebrities involved make no sense. You want to create a buzz? How about Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan if you want that type of thing?. What about Britney Spears and where is Kevin Federline? The most logical choice of all is Snoop Dog. How convincing will that be to Congress that you are trying to be a drug free company when he walks through the door with a cannabis cloud around his head? I would just love to sit in the boardroom when these things are decided on. I know Wrestlemania should make money and be a success, but I doubt twenty years from now too much on this show will be discussed as going down in history.



When I was putting together WrestleReunion 1 I met Joe Price. He was a help to me in certain ways and he took a vendor space as well. I had Joe help me on some other things as well. He was a local Florida promoter and a pretty fair guy. When I ran my large event in Davie Fl he was a vendor there as well. The one thing that he did for me was when I called him for help with local talent. I needed someone to work with Jake Roberts who could take care of Jake. He recommended a man named Antonio Banks to me. I said Joe he has to be a good worker and respectful. I was worried about Jake’s hip. The guy showed up and was a total class act. He did as was asked and went home but I knew I had been exposed to someone who was headed for the big time. That man ended up being MVP.

I briefly mentioned this in a previous article but I revisit it because Joe Price passed away this weekend after a lengthy illness. Through the years Joe was involved in many things including being the promoter for NWA Florida. We actually had to get the NWA Tag Team Title match where the Funks faced America’s Most Wanted and Jeff Jarrett defending the NWA Championship vs. Tully Blanchard sanctioned through his office. They also made belts and distributed videos. I liked Joe Price I always felt you would get the story straight through him. It’s never good when someone passes on but worse when you had a pretty fair guy who leaves us. Hopefully Joe ends up in the Florida side of heaven and starts promoting up there.


The picture for this article comes from backstage at WrestleReunion 2. It was great to catch these two legends together in a picture. This was taken by George Napolitano of Wrestling’s Living Legend Bruno Sammartino and Bret “The Hitman” Hart.


This has been a piece of my mind

LAW CANCELED FOR TONIGHT!!

----Jeff O'Dell just called and wanted me to inform the readers of RRO that the weekly LAW show for tonight in Rector, AR has been canceled due to the weather. It is snowing in almost all the RRO "viewing" area. If it continues to snow, we may see more cancellations during the weekend. Stay tuned here on RRO for update to the minute news.

Southern Saints Photos!!!

----Some photos were posted on www.lylewilliams.com of the Southern Saints.

CLICK HERE!!

CLICK HERE!!

----Thanks to Clinton Boyland

RassleResults: RWL Newbern, TN 2.29.08

----Jon Roberts over Biscuit…Simon Reed beat Kid Nikels…Weasel beat Shannon Lee…JD Rage beat Chris O’Neal…Eric Wayne beat Lil Chris by Nikels holding his foot.

----50 to 75 in the building.

Shows of The Weekend 3.07 to 3.08.08

----This is a big weekend for wrestling in the area. “Show” of the week would have to be the “Night of the King II” in Bruce, MS. The “Night of the King” drew 500+ last time in this area, so it will be a fun show. “Book Tour 2007” will make a stop there that night. USWO is having their 7th Anniversary on Friday night with Kid Kash, TLCW Champion Flash Flanagan, Dutch Mantel and The Dundees. Saturday night also features the first UWL PPV and "POB" debut in TLCW!!

TALENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE - PLEASE CONTACT ME IF SOMEONE SHOULD BE ADDED TO YOUR SHOW!! IF I MISSED YOUR SHOW, PLEASE CONTACT ME!!

----FRIDAY NIGHT for Rebellion Wrestling League in Newbern, TN with “the Posse” [Simon Reed/Lil Chris], Eric Wayne, Kid Nikels, Stan Lee, Bishop, PK Ripper, Overkill, Weasel, “The Baron” Malkavain, JD Rage, Jason Reed and Chris O’Neal.

----FRIDAY NIGHT for USWO @ Stadium Inn in Nashville, TN… 7th Anniversary Show: Main Event-USWO Championship Kid Kash (c) vs Mitch Ryder…Mark Anthony (w/Charming Charles) vs Flash Flanagan (w/Dutch Mantel)…USWO Tag Team Championship 3-way…LT Falk & Cousin Jason X (c) vs Luscious Quinton Quarisma & Gigolo Jay Phoenix vs Bill & Jamie Dundee…Fans bring the weapons! Tim Renesto (w/Charming Charles) vs Steve O…Chris Michaels vs Chris Kern…USWO Jr. Championship…Petey Wright (c) vs Damien Payne…Shane Smalls & Lee Cross & Chris Norte vs Rob C & Justin Spade & New York Gangster…Juicy JC Crowe vs Steven Green

----FRIDAY NIGHT in Osceola, AR for MCW with “POB” Sid Vicious/Ron Rage, “East Coast Bad Boys” [Serpant/Eazy Money], MCW Champion Frankie Tucker, TW Justice, The Medic, Jackhammer, Bad Luck Lucky, The Hambone Express, Tank, Pimptacular, White Lightning, Tojo Yamamoto Jr, Suicidal Youth, Kilo. Mr. Excitement, Hillybilly Nate and more.

----FRIDAY NIGHT for LAW in Rector, AR with "The Golden Boy" Greg Anthony, Brandon Espinosa, Psycho, Pappy, Rebbeca Raze, Idol Bane, King Brothers and more.

----FRIDAY NIGHT for The Future of Wrestling has a show at the TFW Arena on No. Eason Blvd. (Auburn Rd.) in Tupelo, MS with Izzy Rotten,DC, Brett Michaels, Josh Matthews, Neil Taylor, Chris Styles, "Bad Attitude" Tony Dabbs, LSD, Chris Chaos, T-Byrd, Fusion, Anton LeVeight, Devon Raynes, J-Kid, Curly Moe, Bless, Chazz, Chop Top the Clown, Uncle Vinnie the Blade, and much more. Tickets are $5. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 8:00.

----Saturday night in Piedmont, IL for the UWL PPV with Bill Dundee, Michael St John, Bulldog Raines, Bull Buchanan, Johnny Slaughter, Jack Lord, “New Nature Boy” Kevin White, Orion Bishop, Stan Lee. Derrick King, The Dirty White Boy and more.

----Saturday night in Bruce, MS for All Pro Productions @ National Guard Armory “Night of the King II”…Chris Styles vs Anton LeVeigh…Brandon Barbwire vs Josh Matthews…Kenny Valiant will present three generations of wrestlers - Ken/Buddy/Eric Wayne…”Asylum” [Psycho/Pappy] vs Kid Nickels/Greg King JR…CJ Cash vs Sarge O’Reilly…Cameron Valentine/Lil Devil vs Matt Justice/Lil J…???/Jerry Lawler vs “Bodies of Steele” with Hollywood Jimmy. BOOK TOUR STOP!!

----Saturday night for USWO/ATL in Nashville, TN at the Stadium Inn with Kid Dynamite, Dyronic, Chris Norte, Kevin Dunn, JD Fluffy, The Nazi Terror, Damien Payne, Lee Cross, New York Gangster, Tommy Capone, Boy, Richard Lowe, Homo Hillbilly Quincy, Xavier Mustafa, Shawn Hoodridge and more.

----Saturday night for RWA in Jonesboro, AR at the King’s Sportatorium with Jazz, Rodney Mack, Prince Tavian, Deadly Dale, Medieval, San Francisco Treat, Loose Cannon, Rottn Randy, Ali Stevens, Chazz Wesson, Cameron Cage and more.

----Saturday night for JWS in Booneville, MS with David Cox, Damion Rage, Dustin Burcham, Robert Rose, AC Styles, Dalton Storm, Chris Stevens, Izzy Rotten, Fusion, Brett Michaels, Psycho, Justin Rhodes, Chris Fontaine, Casanova Kid, Dirty Sanchez, Neil Taylor, Bonecrusher, Buzz Harley and more.

----Saturday night for TIWF in Trenton, TN Showplex Arena with Wildside, Danny B Goode, Bobby “The Butcherman” Smith, Tank Turner, Hardknocks Hooligan, Dazzlin Dixie, Buckwild Bill, Dre Black, Steven Rampage, Oz, Samoan Raja, Iron Jake Johnson, Big Nasty Bob, The Outlaw, Dr. Doom, NxN – Tully, Boogyman Scream, Hotrod, Jon Seymour, Drew Magruder and more.

----Saturday night in Ripley, TN with TLCW Washington ST, “POB” Sid Vicious/Ron Rage, FLEX, TGB Greg Anthony, Flash Flanagan, Tatt2, Tim Grind, Albino Rhino, Tommy Redneck, Dell Tucker,Ike Tucker, Brian Steele, Shannon Lee, “Black Label Society” [Void/Robbie Douglas/AJ Bradley], Sue Young and much more!!!

----Saturday night New Blood Wrestling @ Country Nights 1901 Saint John Ave - Bell time 8:00 PM in Dyersburg, TN Kilo, Mark Justice, Tim Edwards,Jeremy Moore, Motley Cruz, 187, Arnez, Tommy Redneck, Jon Roberts, Phoenix X and more.

---- Saturday Night ASWF - At The Valiant Arena 201 Hwy 67 N Tuckerman Ar. (870) 349-2050 Belltime 7pm. Tickets: All Seats $6 Traci Brooks, Dirty Little Dave, “West Coast Mafia” [California Dream/Big Al], Scott Fury, Austin Lane, Nikki Lane,Cody Murdoch, , Chuck Fears, Seth Sabor, Wild Bill,”American Degenerates” [X-Kaliber/Morgan Lane], 1 Cody Only [formerly Cody Daniels], Tommy Wayne, Casino Kid, Johnny Harper, Tim Hanson, Mac Daddy, Demon X and more.

Tune into C.H.R. Friday at 10am for Bull Buchanan!

Friday morning we will be joined on Cheap Heat Radio by Bull Buchanan who will discuss his career in wrestling as well as his debut this Saturday for United Wrestling League in Piedmont, Alabama. If you wanna ask Bull a question, feel free to call in at (347) 838-8101. Or you can email me a question at genejackson@charter.net Also, I'm glad to announce I now have a date set for Part 2 of the Randy Hales interview. It will be Wed. March 19th at 9am to 11am, we will be covering the end of the USWA and the entire run of Power Pro Wrestling. If you have a question you want asked, email me or post if on the board as there will be no phone calls taken during this show. Other upcoming shows include:

Mar. 10- 10am- Guest: "Above Average" Mike Sanders

Mar. 17- 10am- Guest: Scott Bowden

We'll also have Steve Corino on in April as well as a few other big interviews in the works. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for Bull Buchanan.

Tony Givens Knee Photos!!

----As we reported yesterday Tony Givens suffered a major knee injury at the SSW show in Kingsport, TN this past Saturday. Here are a couple of photos taken yesterday. Take a look at the swelling in the top pic - no knee cap!! Ouch!

More on "Southern Saints"!!

----This was posted on a blog and the above pic was sent in. You can read the whole story on CHIKARA by clicking HERE. But, below is what he had to say about the "Saints"...

"Then there's the Southern Saints, a tag team containing two African American wrestlers from Memphis who wear redneck "The South Will Rise" T-shirts and Confederate flag capes. It's a joke that works on many levels, nearly all of which are probably lost on those who come to sneer. A bit like indie wrestling itself, in fact."

The Ratings: Memphis Wrestling TV 3.01.08

----This past weekend’s Memphis Wrestling TV show had an overall rating of 2.5 [42,308 viewers], which just below the 12 week average. The show had an almost 40% increase, but still not a great rating. The show did finish again with more viewers than it started with and had a nice increase in the 4th quarter.

----Last year for the first 9 weeks of the year, the ratings averaged 2.8 [47,437 viewers]. This year for the first 9 weeks of the “Rerun” season, the ratings average is 2.7 [45,043 viewers]. So, with them repeating 2004 show they still have retention of 95% from last year. So, it is not as bad as it seems and may be another reason for them to continue to do reruns and forget about taping live shows.


-Recap from last week
-Lawler interview
-White vs Gunn
-White/Koko Angle
1st Quarter 2.5 [42,308 viewers]

-Funk interview
-Lawler/Hart interview
-Lawler vs Dotson [start]
2cnd Quarter 2.1 [35,257 viewers] [-7051 viewers]

-Lawler vs Dotson [finish]
-Lawler/Maclin piledrive angle
-Maclin out in ambulance
3rd Quarter 2.4 [40,126 viewers] [+4869 viewers]

-Assassins vs Doom/Shock
-Corey finishes up show.
4th Quarter 3.1 [51,878 viewers][+11,752 viewers]

12 Week Average: 2.6 [41,575 viewers]
12 week low – 1.5 [25,352] 2.23.08
12 Week High 3.5 [58,762 viewers] 1.12.08
From start to finish: [+9570 viewers]

What was Memphis watching??
News Channel 3/Saturday Night Live 7.6 [127,596 viewers]

FLASHBACK 7.31.04 THE ART OF THE PROMO

----The promo above was the start of four weeks of interviews that helped Terry Funk and Jerry Lawler draw a huge crowd. Funk in his book Terry Funk: “More Than Hardcore” gives credit to seem drawing the crowd to his promos along with what Lawler would do to respond.

“How did we do it??” With a tape I mailed to Memphis, containing
four promos. We did it with carefully crafted promos – one a week, for a month of Memphis TV shows, leading up to our big match.”

----Funk made the people think that when he came to Memphis he was going to beat the hell out of Lawler. Fans thought that these two guys were going to kill each other. Funk talked more about the ‘art of promo”.

“It’s a combination of believing, and the suspension of disbelief, for fans. And we have things that they can suspend their disbelief on. You have to say things that are cutting, and you have to be cleaver about it, too. That way you get not only fans who are going to buy into what you’re saying and believe it, but the ones who view it differently, who can think, “You know, that some shit they’re doing there.””

----The young guys reading this need to take note. Your promo is not just to get yourself over, but to get your opponent over. If you say your opponent is worthless [especially as a babyface] and he can not beat you, then why would the fans want to even see you against each other. The Jimmy Hart interviews in the last few weeks are something to look at. He takes off his shirt and acts real bad – he is putting over the fact that he is not scared of anyone – no one believes he could beat anyone up, but he has put his opponent over to the point that they want to see him get his ass whipped.


VOICE YOUR OPINION ABOUT PROMOS AND FUNK ON THE KAYFABE MESSAGE BOARD!!

Coach’s Corner – LAW: “Pissed, aggravated and still smiling…”

----Before I go out to the ring to do the angle in LAW Friday night, I told Jeff O’Dell [pictured above] just “shoot” about the book and your photo not being in it. I was ask as we walked to the back, “how did it go?” and I said, “I just told him to shoot.” And Jeff responded, “I did!!” The scary part of the whole interview segment/angle was that it really did seem that Jeff was getting some aggression out talking about his photo not being in the book and calling Brian Thompson a “goof”. He went on and on about how either I or Brian was not even in the business anymore like him and that I just sit at home typing away things on my keyboard. Sounded all so familiar and was a good interview, but it also made me realize that O’Dell probably believes everything he says. I later heard him saying something about a belt that Thompson “stole” and calling Thompson a “thief” to anyone that would listen. Thompson has the respect in this business of guys like Bobby Eaton, Ken Wayne, Ricky Morton and I. He is neither a goof nor a thief. This valued information is coming from a guy that is still using the name that Thompson created and can’t seem to draw over 50 people on a regular basis to his show.

----“The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony as LAW champion is starting to tire me. It is time to drop the LAW belt and let someone else try to help draw some fans. I am have been a fan of TGB’s booking since his early days in NBW, but it comes a time when it is not about putting yourself over as the champ, but to get someone else over. His booking had a hole in it when he missed the boat with Slim Pickens, when Pickens won the bullrope match – nothing after that. The local promotions supposedly had a Unified Title. What did TGB go out and do?? He brought back the LAW belt and gave it to himself, because for some reason this promotion needs more than one champion. [I am told the Unified Title is no longer even recognized by anyone.] There is a stage at where the heel champion is not going to help you draw anymore. When does this happen?? Well, it happens when babyface after babyface can not take the title off of him. The fans bore and they start getting smart - they have seen the champ beat clean, seen him beat by reversal and seen him drop the title, but bring it back. At no point do they think he is going to lose it – so what do you need to do?? Put it on someone else to surprise them and maybe get them talking. Pickens would not have been my pick as winning the belt nor Tommy Redneck, but I do think Brandon Espinosa was set up to be the next champion and for some reason it just did not happen.

----Rebbeca Raze, who I consider really young in the business, is a wise for her age. She has been a pro for 4 years, but during a conversation that we had after her match with Angelina put her over with me. The match was real bad as Angelina was just lost. It was her first match though. I have always been told that the “vet” of the match should always take control – take the rookie to the mat and sit on them until they have gathered their head. I told her she had to take control of the match and her response was, “I don’t want to beat her up or do anything like that.” That was really not what I was saying, but she went on to say that her goal is to work with Angelina as much as possible until they get good together. Raze [pictured below] believed there was no sense in making her look bad, when they are in such a small town. She also knows there are only a few girls working locally and she feels that if she can help them and if they can have good matches, then it benefits both of them. Good point taken and chalk one up for Raze. She is also helping train for the new Memphis Ladies Wrestling promotion and it will give the girls in this area a place to work.

----Mark Sterling is the kind of worker that you want on your shows. I joked about being a “mark” for Mark , but I had heard a lot of good things about Sterling. I watched him in some of his rookie matches and was impressed with him more so than guys like Scott Starr or Tony Gunn. He just comes across as having “it” and is a damn good worker. At some point he had started to work for OVW in the training camp and due to some unfortunate incidents the time was just not right for him. I feel he was much like a lot of young guys in other sports – too much too quick and he just could not handle it. He has his head back on straight and told me he is working out with Ken Wayne and Harley Race at their schools. How can you not continue to improve from working with these guys?? He said his stay at Wayne’s school in recent weeks was a great learning experience. And, as he said, if you ever think you have learned everything about this business – then it is time to get out. Although Sterling will probably not work a lot in this area, I would love to see him in the ring with guys like Derrick King, Stan Lee, TGB and Eric Wayne.

----$2 a ticket?? This coming Friday night the fans of LAW have to pay only $2 to get in the building. If they draw over 100 people, then next week will be another $2 night. What kind of message is being sent to the fans?? It makes them think that LAW is worth only about $2. If you charge a low price, then the fans start to think that the product is not worth anything. The sad thing is that at $2, they should get 200 fans, but might get lucky with a little over 100. Overall, as I have said many times, LAW has a good crew and puts on a good show. $2 tickets?? Is this what it takes to draw in this town?? If so, then it is time to move somewhere else. The idea is to get butts in the seats – Luke Graham JR MEWA did by offering FREE seats, but they averaged in the 200s every week. XOW is drawing over 300 people with tickets at $10/$8. I just find it sad that they offer $2 tickets and get less than 150 in the building. The main problem may be the location, but other factors like advertising and such probably play into the equation.



VOICE YOUR OPINION ON JEFF O'DELL, TGB AS CHAMP, REBECCA RAZE, MARK STERLING AND $2 TICKETS ON THE KAYFABE MESSAGE BOARD!!

RassleResults: Championship Wrestling - 4th Anniversary - Kingsport, TN 3.01.08 - Tony Givens Injuried!!

1. Mike Cooper defeated Mike Howerton

2. Adam York defeated Ginn

3. Cody Ices defeated Jock Sampson

4. Matt Stevens defeated the Mystic Ninja

5. Ray Idol defeated Cody Ices by DQ when Chris Richard Interfered

6. Adam York & Wayne Smith defeated Nick Hammonds & Ginn

7. Beau James & Moe Jenkins defeated Alyx Winters & Chris Richards in a Street Fight to the win the SSW/US Tag Team Titles

8. Wayne Adkins defeated Shawn Shultz

9. Brian Logan defeated Thorn to become the new TV Champion

10. Robbie Cassidy defeated Tony Givens [pictured above] by referee stoppage when Givens was too badly injured to continue

11. National Heavyweight Champion, Robbie Cassidy defeated New TV Champion, Brian Logan to unify the titles in an impromptu match

----280 to 300 with $10 and $8 tickets

Beau James wrote, “They think Givens has a torn meniscus…Has appointment with an orthopedic doctor today to find out exactly. They were having a hell of a match till this happened. I was special ref as there trainer. Logan was ring side and challenged the winner before match and was to do an angle at the end of the night. The last match was book on the fly and the title change was booked in the ring. We wanted people to leave happy.”

Misty James then posted this bulletin on myspace.com from Tony Givens

I went to an orthopedic doctor yesterday and I found out that I have ruptured my patella in my knee and I will be having surgery today at Mountain Empire Surgery Center in Johnson City to repair it.

I'll give everybody another update after I have the surgery.

But I'd like to thank everybody for their support and prayers. On my 8 year journey in the wrestling business I have met alot of assholes, but I've also met alot of people that truly care. I cherish all of you and I love you.

I'll be back and when I come back, I'll be better than ever.

In the mean time, keep on supporting CW and SSW shows. With or without me, those guys are still the best and you'll always get your money's worth.

Tony Givens

Bring Back The Southern Saints!! CHIKARA Results, Comments and Praise

RESULTS

Tag Team Gauntlet!!!
- The Immortals vs North Star Express: quick and clean, Cruz Control for the win.
- NSE vs The Kartel: god bless the Brits. NSE tap to the crossface/boston crab combo
- Kartel vs Southern Saints: wild brawling throughout the crowd when the Kartel jumped the Saints on entrance. Marcus O'Neal pins Sha Samuels with a dragonrana.
- Saints vs Las Chivas: Chivas pinned Marcus O'Neal following a Doomsday Device with the ass of the goat.
- Chivas vs Super Smash Bros: some miscommunication but eh, not horrible. An unpaused annihilation on Uno gas Las Chivas another win.
- Chivas vs Go/Shimizu: Go pinned Chiva after a Go Flash...er, alright, real result is Shimizu catching a Chiva in his Cattle Mutilationish hold for the submission.
- El Dorado vs Sara del Rey and Bobby Dempsey: Dempsey pinned Go with a Death Valley Driver. Yep. That's all I have to say.
- S&S vs The Order of the Neo Solar Temple (Hydra and Crossbones): Sara killed her some Hydra before Dempsey tapped to the Hydralock...with some help from Crossbones kicking him in the stomach.
- ONST vs Demolition: AWESOME! Demolitin Decapitation on Hydra for the victory and they are the winners of the 2008 KOT Tag Gauntlet! Demolition has one point.


Four Corner Elimination: Vin Gerard vs Martin Stone vs Reno DIAMOND vs Glacier

Again, the most over that Glacier has ever been. More chain chicanery with Reno Diamond. Great tension between Glacier and Vin. Stone eliminated Diamond early, then Glacier put Stone away. Stone got his revenge while Gerard distracted the ref, allowing Vin to get his first ever true upper hand. Fans chanted "Equinox", really getting under the creep's skin. Glacier attempted his superkick, but Vin swept the leg and grabbed a rollup with tights for the pin.

COMMENTS & PRAISE from the CHIKARA message board…

“Marcus O'neil was awesome, kinda reminded me of a young Booker T.”

“Reno Diamond = GOLD. I absolutely loved them. I was pleasantly surprised, very pleasantly surprised. Reno had that something that made you just enjoy watching him on the apron, in the ring, etc. All three were great, but Reno, man I'm glad he was tossed in.

Their entrance.... POTENTIALLY CONTROVERSIAL”

“They were wearing Choir robes, not what you were thinking. It took me a while to process that as well. And i still think Marcus Oneil was the highlight for them. His facials, bulging eyes and all were so Booker T esque”

“Also, their theme music this evening was the song [“Everybody Wants You” By Billy Squirer] formerly used by Memphis greats "The Fabulous Ones”. This was great.”

“My line: "Oh my god, Eddie Gilbert is here."

“I enjoyed these guys as well. The gimmick with all the chains in their ring gear was priceless.”

“HOLY CRAP. i completely forgot about that. A fork in the bandana, chains in various kneepads. A fork in the bandana? What, is he having a snack mid-match?”

“I loved that whole gimmick. dude came out looking like homicide and when the ref was done checking him for foreign object he looked like a normal wrestler. i dont think the robes where offensive, flags because they were southern, Choir robes because they were saints”

“Reno Diamond really shone in the trios match. His reactions on the ring apron were fantastic, and he really could go in the ring too.”

----There was a little bit of a controversy about their robes.

“They were wearing Choir robes,”

“Unfortunately not.”

“Yeah, those weren't choir robes...”

----Our very own HUMP chimed in

“Those were choir robes. I bought them on Ebay, and they zip in the front. They were $5 a piece. It was a good deal. That is all.”

“While it's possible they may have literally been choir robes, that isn't what they were necessarily supposed to convey...”

POB INTERUPTS RETIREMENT IN A HOT ANGLE!!!

----“ECBB” Spiro was in the process of celebrating his retirement from the sport with a gate and his wife in the ring last Friday night [2.29.08] at MCW in Osceola, AR. Ron Rage came out to let everyone know that Spiro/him have been friends for years – a shoot that had everyone believing it. Sid Vicious came up from behind and hit him with a chair. Eazy Money came out and got handcuffed to the ropes and then they beat Spiro up. They smashed the cake in Spiro’s wife’s face!!! I love that!! Serpent finally made the save coming to the ring all bandaged up – he had been run off the road by POB on his way to the matches.

----Not a big fan of the “run off the road” angle, but if the person they run off the road actually shows up at the end of the show, then it is more believable. POB will continue to make an impact in this area with their weekly stops in MCW and TLCW. MCW has benefited from their stint already drawing in the 200+ on all the shows they were announced to appear.

----The “POB” [The Pride of Brotherhood] gimmick debuted in October 1998 as Sid Vicious, after losing the year before at Wrestlemania 13 to The Undertaker, returned home to the Memphis circuit for Power Pro Wrestling. Vicious had taken a group of local bodybuilders/powerlifters and trained them to be part of POB. They included Ken Giddens, Jeff Droke, Kevin Fertig [Kevin Thorn], Mike Ashmore and Ron Rage. In 1999, the POB moved on to Terry Golden’s Kick Ass Wrestling.

----40 year old Ron Rage and 47 year old Sid Vicious seem to be on a mission to get over and have one big last run in this area and possible another WWE run for Vicious. It will be interesting to see as the year goes by on what kind of impact they will make in 2008.

RassleResults: TLCW Ripley, TN 3.01.08 - POB Headed To TLCW!!

Drew Donovan d. Mark Sterling
Cody Melton d. Dynamite Seth Knight
Baron Malkavain d. Flex
Dell Tucker d. Reggie B. Fine
The Posse (Simon Reed/Little Chris) d. King Brothers
Flash Flanagan d. Chris O'Neal
"The Golden Boy"Greg Anthony/Idol Bane/Bishop d. Hot Topic (Derrick King/Stan Lee)

At the beginning of the show, Dell Tucker made interrupted an interview with Hot Topic. He stated that some time ago he had been given partial ownership of TLCW by his father. He said he opted to use his authority as Co-Owner to bringin a new Co-Commissioner, Jimmy Tidwell. Tidwell said he intended to make major
changes in the direction of TLCW. He proceeded to put Dell Tucker in a match with Reggie B. Fine. Then he made his first main event match, Hot Topic vs. Bishop, Idol Bane, and The Golden Boy in a handicap match.

Co-Commissioner Tidwell then made a major announcement. He said that in order to change the direction of TLCW he would be making some additions to the roster.The six foot ten inch tall, three hundred twenty plus pound, TWO TIME FORMER WWE CHAMPION, SID VICIOUS is coming to TLCW. Tidwell vowed that Sid along with the P.O.B. would change course of TLCW forever.

RassleResults: NBW Dyersburg, TN 3.01.08

Jeremy Moore def Phoenix X

Sicilian Kid and Arnez def John Roberts and Time Edwards

"Southern Pride"[Kilo/Tommy Redneck] def Jason Matthews and SGT. Savage

Big Red def Christian Jacobs

Motley Cruz VS Mark Justice NO CONTEST

----I am getting 60 to 70 people in the building from one source and 120-130 by another one??...Nothing has been decided about the NBW Title yet...When I questioned about why Arnez beat up Kid last week - it was because Kid was the one that stole the babydoll...Big Red may be turning as they did some kind of angle where he saved Allen Walker.

Correction About Memphis Ladies Wrestling!!!

----My report earlier today about the new promotion Memphis Ladies Wrestling being a sort of fetish promotion was all wrong. They are promoting a 80s style of wrestling – pro style – female vs female. They actually ask and recommend the gals to wear one piece with hose/tights and boots. I was even told that they had a match that had a boob come out on mistake and it is not even being sold. So, these guys are all about wrestling and giving the girls a place to work. They do plan to run some live events in the future. I have been invited to the March 29, 2008 tapings and will have a full report posted that weekend.

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