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Former TPWW Royalty
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Dirtsheets sponsored by Artistic Interpretation of Angle's Secret:
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Originally Posted by Observer
As expected, SmackDown ratings were up following last week's Fourth of July episode. The show averaged 2.465 million viewers, up from the 2.329 million that it did last week.
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Originally Posted by PWI
Marti Belle and Mercedes Martinez will be competing in the Mae Young Classic, PWInsider has confirmed.
Also, WWE announced that UK competitors Kay Lee Ray and Ayesha Raymond have been announced for the tournament as well.
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Link to the announcement: http://www.wwe.com/shows/maeyoungcla...ayesha-raymond
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Originally Posted by Observer
Kyle O’Reilly, one of the top stars on the independent scene, made his debut for WWE this evening by appearing at the NXT tapings at Full Sail University.
He debuted as a surprise against Aleister Black ...
O’Reilly’s contract with Ring of Honor expired at the end of last year and he made his last high-profile appearance on January 4th at NJPW's WrestleKingdom 11, where he lost the ROH World Championship to Adam Cole. He’s mainly wrestled for EVOLVE and other indie promotions in recent months.
As reported in previous issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, ROH legal threats over issues related to contract tampering have kept O’Reilly, Fish, and others from signing with WWE for the last several months.
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Global Force Wrestling has suspended Alberto El Patron until the investigation into him for domestic battery is resolved.
The company issued a statement today: "Global Force Wrestling has indefinitely suspended Alberto El Patron, effective immediately, until the investigation is resolved following a recent incident in Orlando, Florida."
Prior to suspending him, GFW had noted that they were taking the incident seriously and that they would fully investigate it and cooperate with law enforcement ...
El Patron defeated Bobby Lashley at Slammiversary to become GFW's Unified Champion. He was one of the focal points of the post-PPV television tapings, and Jeff Jarrett clarified on a media conference call that he won't be edited out of upcoming shows.
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Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has finished announcing the field for this summer's Battle of Los Angeles tournament.
The 24-competitor lineup is mostly a mix of PWG regulars and wrestlers who will either be getting their first chance in the promotion or have become recent mainstays. The final 10 names announced were: Brian Cage, Rey Horus (Dragon Azteca Jr. in Lucha Underground), Marty Scurll, Michael Elgin, TK Cooper, Matt Sydal, Sami Callihan, Matt Riddle, Ricochet, and Penta El Zero M ...
BOLA will take place on September 1-3. First round matches will occur over the first two nights before the winner is crowned on the third day, with whoever wins receiving a future shot at the PWG World Championship. The full lineup is:
Flamita
Keith Lee
WALTER
Travis Banks
Rey Fenix
Dezmond Xavier
Donovan Dijak
Jeff Cobb
Trevor Lee
Flash Morgan Webster
Zack Sabre Jr.
Sammy Guevara
Mark Haskins
Jonah Rock
Brian Cage
Rey Horus
Marty Scurll
Michael Elgin
TK Cooper
Matt Sydal
Sami Callihan
Matt Riddle
Ricochet
Penta El Zero M
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Paige took to Twitter again to try and explain the domestic violence incident with Alberto El Patron after her first account was proven to be inaccurate. She claimed that she was the one being held for battery charges because she threw a drink at El Patron, but Orlando Police told Pro Wrestling Sheet that El Patron is the only suspect listed.
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Link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/sta...35926062047234
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Kevin Kelly announced that he's no longer with ROH and will be focusing on his duties with NJPW and other opportunities. He had left his full-time position with ROH earlier this year.
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Link to the announcement: https://twitter.com/realkevinkelly/s...64242050428928
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Originally Posted by PWI
Former WWE developmental star and Tough Enough winner Matt Cappotelli announced the following via his Facebook page this evening:
"Diagnosis is in.
I have a grade IV GlioBlastoma Multiforme (GBM).
This is not the news I was looking forward to hearing or sharing, but it will in no way deter me from continuing my fight. Spinal tap this Friday will determine if the cancer cells have spread to my spinal fluid. Monday is a follow up with my team of doctors to determine the treatment steps needed to beat this. Thanx to everyone on #TEAMCAPP"
Cappotelli announced in late June that the brain cancer that ended his in-ring career had returned after ten years.
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Link to the announcement: https://www.facebook.com/matt.cappot...WSFEED&fref=nf
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During his media conference call today, Jeff Jarrett announced the 2017 Bound for Glory PPV would be Sunday 11/5.
He also noted they are looking at adding another PPV date in 2018, potentially Lockdown.
During the ongoing Jeff Jarrett conference call with reporters, Jeff Jarrett was asked if the Hardys have gotten the intellectual property rights to use the "Broken" gimmick in WWE.
He clearly said no, they have not gotten the rights from Global Force Wrestling.
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After Jeff Jarrett maintained that Anthem owns the rights to the "Broken Hardys" characters and said that The Hardys haven't agreed to purchase them on a conference call today, Reby Hardy struck back on Twitter. She wrote: "We had agreement terms as of LAST WEEK. Included non-disparagement clause to the tune of 5k every time I tweet something about TNA...but according to @RealJeffJarrett, there is nothing ? OKAY ! Who's up for another run of #F*ckThatOwl shirts ? They'll be up by 2mor. I haven't said anything FOR WEEKS. Meanwhile, Jeff, Dutch & Ed all can't seem to be able to keep us out of their mouths. Snakes."
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Reby Hardy wasn't the only person who took exception to Jeff Jarrett's conference call, with Shane Helms tweeting that Jarrett would "rather climb a tree to tell a lie than stay on the ground and tell the truth" in response to Jarrett saying that Helms and other agents were let go because they had too many of them.
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Link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/ShaneHelmsCom/st...98400878260226
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As Rebecca "Reby" Hardy stated this afternoon on Twitter, there has been a deal in place between Anthem Media and The Hardys that would allow the Hardys to utilize the "Broken Hardy" gimmick going forward.
In seeking to confirm Hardy's social media claims, PWInsider.com spoke with several sources who, under condition of anonymity, stated that all sides agreed to a deal in principle.
In a deal that it is believed Billy Corgan helped mediate, PWInsider.com has been told that all sides would have released a statement wishing each other well and would have agreed to no longer comment on each other publicly. The Hardys would have been able to utilize the "Broken" gimmick and (one would assume) Anthem Media would have received some sort of payment in exchange.
WWE was not involved in the deal, according to multiple sources.
The deal was then drafted by the Hardys' lawyers and sent to Anthem Media's Ed Nordholm to sign off on, but for whatever reason, several weeks have gone by without a response from Nordholm or any indication that the agreement was actually going to be signed.
One source stated that when Nordholm received the agreement in writing, he claimed that it wasn't what the two sides agreed upon, but confirmed that since that point, there had been no additional communication with the Hardys' side ...
A number of sources we spoke with today believed that unless Nordholm signs off on the agreement, the Hardys will have no last recourse but to file a lawsuit seeking ownership of the gimmick.
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PWI's article with more details on the issue: http://www.pwinsider.com/article/110...words.html?p=1
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
Dave Meltzer noted on Sunday's episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE stopped using pyro for ring entrances both as a cost cutting measure, and because they they no longer feel the need to.
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Some other sheet news includes:
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