I know it seems hard to believe, but according to Bill Goldberg via Twitter, the former WCW and WWE champion is in negotiations with World Wrestling Entertainment.
“YES.. I am in negotiations with the WWE. Looks like ‘ole Hogan and TNA missed the boat. Shame for the fans they didn’t even try.”
Credit: WrestleView.com
The Sun has posted some excerpts from Rope Opera: How WCW Killed Vince Russo, here are the highlights…
On The Sacrifices He Made: “I cry when I think of all the sacrifices the family have made for a business that will never give a damn about any of us. A business that will never know any of you personally, but wanted to take you all down at my expense. I apologize for the time I took from each of you, while handing it to a locker room full of ungrateful wrestlers who only cared about themselves — with the exception of few. I can’t get that time back and I know that it was a mistake.
To Fans And Critics: “To those fans who supported me over the years: thank you. I’m just grateful that at least some of you ‘got it’. To the critics: the negativity hurt . . . and it still does. If that was your intent, bravo. you win: I lose. I hope no other person has to endure the kind of criticism I’ve had to. What hurt the most of all is that those taking the cheap shot never knew me, never knew what I was about. At the end of the day, I was a man just trying to support his family. Nothing more, nothing less.”
On Paul Heyman: “Oh, and one last thing, for the record: I called Paul E personally to ask him to join TNA. He declined.”
Credit; Ewrestlingnews
3/18 TNA house show results from Hattiesburg, MS:
The Machine Guns over Generation Me.
Tara over Daffney.
Doug Williams over Homicide & Daniels in a three-way match.
Jeff Jarrett over Desmond Wolfe.
Kevin Nash & Eric Young over Beer Money.
AJ Styles over The Pope after Wolfe ran in and interfered.
The Cauliflower Alley Club has a great article on the career of Jim Ross at http://tinyurl.com/ychbgrn. The club is a non-profit fraternal organization who’s membership includes retired and active pro wrestlers and boxers in North America. They host an annual reunion dinner which has traditionally been attended by celebrities and other professional athletes. This year, Ross will receive an award for his lifetime contributions to the wrestling business. Regarding his WWE future, he was quoted as saying, “I think I could be part of a plan to positively effect the broadcasting aspect of wrestling; and to have some part in creating the next wave of main eventers; developing new stars. That’s what I’d be interested in doing.”
Ross noted on his Twitter that he was attending Wrestlemania as a fan and wasn’t aware as yet that he would be calling any action.
Credit: Wrestling Globe Newsletter
West Georgia Championship Wrestling was in Buchanan, GA on March 13th in front of a crowd of over 300. Bulldog Raines & Josh Storm defeats Kyle Matthews & Frankie Valentine in a falls count anywhere match. After the match, Valentine attacked Raines & Stone with a cowboy boot and then whipped them with a belt. “Sunset” Sam McGraw defeats Rob Adonis to retain the WGCW championship. Afterwards, Colt Derringer ran in and unmasked McGraw, who turned out to be Bull Buchanan. Colt Derringer defeats Damon Taz thanks to interference from Rob Adonis. Josh Storm defeats Stupid in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Billy Knight defeats Bobby Moore.
Credit: Brian Slack @ GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com
Pro Wrestling Fusion was in St. Johns, FL on March 13th. Francisco Ciatso defeats Bruce Santee. Blain Rage defeats JC Slater. Dogan defeats Jack Manley. The Sheik defeats Morgan Davis. Dark City Fight Club defeats Poppers 2K10. Tommy Taylor defeats Christopher Gray. Craig Classic defeats Johnny Vandal to retain the NWA Florida Jr Heavyweight championship.
Credit: Brian Slack @ GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com
Former WWE Diva Sunny Tammy Sytch is coming to the CWA Show in Pickwick at the South Side School April 3rd.
JERRY “THE KING”LAWLER
DUTCH MANTEL
DON BASS
“CWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION” JOHNNY MORTON
MAX STEEL
DESTINY
CHRIS LEXXUS
“HOLLYWOOD”JIMMY BLAYLOCK
“BOOGIE WOOGIE BOY” GARY VALIANT
JEFF “THE CRIPPLER” DIANELS
MARC ANTHONY
B.B.
AND MANY MORE…
CWA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
SATURDAY NIGHT
APRIL 3, 2010
BELL TIME: 7:30PM
PICKWICK SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL
HWY 57
COUNCE, TN
Men On A Mission Mable and Mo held the WWF Tag Team Titles and also was known as The Harlem Knights in USWA.
Bobby Horne, aka Mo from Men on a Mission, has been diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disease of the kidneys (http://www.nephcure.org/fsgs-facts.htm). He is in need of a kidney transplant. The cost, as you can imagine, is going to be astronomical. To raise awareness of this disease and to also raise the necessary funds to cover the cost of a transplant, donations are being sought. All donations of $25.00 dollars will receive the T-shirt (which reads “Save A Life! Be A Donor”) and information about the disease. Please send your donations in Kind care of The MAIN FOUNDATION INC. at 460 Depot St. PB 120 Franklin NC 28734. The Main Foundation is a registered not-for-profit in the state of NC.
Credit: Dan Lark & Brian Tramel @ RRO.com
from Bill Behrens:
The NWA mourns the passing of NWA Hall Of Fame wrestler, Francois Miquet also know as Corsica Joe who died in Nashville, TN on 3-14-10 at the age of 90.
Joe and his tag team partner Corsica Jean were inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2008 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, GA. The team held the NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-America Version) 5 different times from 1957-1959. The team was also 2 time NWA Southern Tag Team Champions (Georgia version) in 1965.
Joe was married for 43 years to professional wrestler Sara Lee who died Apil 5, 2008.
Both Joe & Sara appeared for NWA TNA on the early weekly PPVs.
Credit: WrestleView.com
UPDATE
The following was issued on TNAwrestling.com.
REMEMBERING CORSICA JOE (1920-2010)
TNA Wrestling mourns the passing of longtime wrestler Corsica Joe, who died on Sunday at age 90 in Nashville, TN. Corsica Joe and his wife, female wrestler Sarah Lee (who passed in 2008) both appeared on TNA’s 2002 PPV events in Nashville, and helped backstage during the early days of the promotion. Corsica Joe and Sarah Lee were married for 45 years.
