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Flaming Pearl Oracles: A Look At Europe
There’s more to Europe than The Final Countdown!
Shawn takes a look at Europe as he awaits more results from the Asian Pacific!
Right now, we have results for one event which took place on Wednesday. The bulk of events throughout Asia are scheduled to take place late on Saturday 30 March 2019. Results from those matches will begin to trickle down to the public on Tuesday or Wednesday, as a result I will be submitting two ‘Flaming Pearl Oracles’ next week.
In the mean time, I have had several fans request more information regarding independent promotions in Europe. Who are they and Where are they at? That is what we will discuss in this article. I will not be covering the United Kingdom mainly because there are hundreds of promotions and by the time I research one another five are founded.
While Asia has its share of big men, the majority of the talent are considered cruiserweights. Each Asian promotion has its own flavor with a mixture between acrobatics and the popular martial arts of that region. Europe resembles more U.K. and American styles, a Baskin Robbins of characters and wrestling profiles. Do you enjoy watching a behemoth performing power moves that destroy his opponent? How about ‘Independent Professional Wrestling (IPW)’ Russia’s Ivan ‘Locomotive’ Markov. You want to see dark characters? Northern Storm Wrestling’s talents Shaman and Litana have you covered. Do you remember ‘Boogie Woogie’ Jimmy Valiant? Well, Romanian Wrestling Alliance has Sugar Dunkerton to dance his way into your heart.
So, here is a listing of promotions I’ve discovered in Europe. Each promotion will have the next event, champions, and a few names to lookup on youtube.
Danish Pro Wrestling (Midtjylland, Denmark)
- Next Event: 30 March 19; Rampage. 1 June 19 Battlefront
- Champion: Michael Dante
- Mark Kodiak
- Mot Van Kunder (the Fem-Male version almost Joey Ryan) comedy
- Sara Elektra
- Danny Love
- Axl Star
Association les Professionnels du Catch (FRANCE)
- Big Star: Tom La Ruffa
- World Champion: Chris Raaber
- FFCP Champion: Tristan Archer
- Women’s Champion: Amale Winchester
- Tag Team Champions: Vacant
- Top Stars:
- A Buck
- Carmel Jacob
- El Matador
- Faith Lehaine
- Gianne Leone
Maximum Mayhem Wrestling (Kiel, Germany)
- World Champion: Kay Jutler
- World Tag Teams: The Purge Club
- European Champion: ‘Ikonet’ Erik Isaksen
- Top Stars:
- Miss Liss Kiss
- Nitro Green
- Zack Gibson
Italian Championship Wrestling (Paiva, Italy)
At various times, this promotion uses 43 different international freelance wrestlers.
- Next Event: 6 April 19: WrestleRama
- Champion: Nick Lenders
- Tag Team: Conners and Black
- Inter Regional” Psycho Mike
- Women’s Champ: Jokey
- Top Stars:
- Taurus
- Andy Manero
- Paxxo
- Queen Maya
- Mary Cooper
- UKONSELKA (Freelance)
- Cannonball (Freelance)
Total Combat Wrestling (Italy)
Next Event; 13 April 19
Champion: ????
If you like super nuts psycho clown horror stuff…it’s on YouTube. In Italian of course.
Mayhem Wrestling (Italy)
Next Event: 11 May 19
- Champion: ???
- Top Stars:
- A.B. Knight
- Matt Disaster
- Steve McKee
Milan Wrestling Federation (Italy)
Next Event; 20 April 19 Freedom Town
Federation Italian Wrestling (FIW)
Next Event: Unknown
- Top Stars:
- Tempesta
- Fabio Ferrari
- Roland
Norwegian Wrestling Federation (Oslo, Norway) No info
Romania Wrestling Alliance
- Next Event: 11 May 19
- Notable wrestlers:
- Future Shock Top Fullerton
- Lorgu Aggressor
- Rock n’ Roller Sugar Dunkerton
Independent Pro Wrestling; Russia
- Next Event: 20 April 19
- Champion” Ivan ‘Locomotive’ Markov
- Other notable wrestlers:
- Nanatka: Is wrestling’s version of the masked Mr. X on the old Speed Racer episodes.
- Joker Pavel Kurkin
- Vladimir Kulakov: Former Champion is currently injured and out for about a year.
- Bonnie: is beautiful but violent. She is the current women’s champion.
- Ramona: Is a tough cookie and if you’re not good, she’ll put you in the Hartlock or Yoko geri.
Northern Storm Wrestling (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Stockholm: Freedom Pro Wrestling
- Next Event 13 April 19
- Champion: Viggen
- Other notable wrestlers:
- Viktor Tykki is known for his violence and his appearance looks very viking as well
- Jack Lumber reminds me of the 1970s with the big frame of an old legend Joe Le Duc
- Patrik ‘Crusher’ Mieto – The Finnish Grappler
- Allis Ink: The name certainly describes this feisty female. With her decorated sleeves on her limbs. She is Sweden’s MMA warrior and this smaller sized female punches a powerful kick.
- Frank Rattel: He is a smaller guy in this land of giants, but he has the pure mean streak of the old school days and is known for eating ears off of his opponents.
Well gang, that is all I was able to come up with. I did not cover the Iberian Peninsula or UK. I leave you to enjoy the list, until the Asian results start coming in.
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Chairshot News Report: TNA Impact Results, AEW Speculation For Ricochet & Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, More!
Your Wrestling News for July 5, 2024, including TNA Impact, Ricochet, Shane McMahon, his daddy Vince, and more!
Your Wrestling News for July 5, 2024, including TNA Impact, Ricochet, Shane McMahon, his daddy Vince, and more!
Welcome to your daily dose of pro wrestling news–and analysis you can trust! We take all wrestling news with a grain of salt here at The Chairshot, and we hope to steer you in the right direction.
Results: TNA Impact (July 4, 2024)
Here are your results from Thursday night’s edition of TNA Impact (originally taped on June 28 at the 2300 Arena in Philly):
- Trey Miguel vs. Leon Slater ends in a no-contest after WWE NXT star Charlie Dempsey attacks everyone.
- Dani Luna battled Jody Threat to a time limit draw in the 10-Minute Challenge. They were granted the customary “5 more minutes” but were attacked by Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich. During the match it was revealed that Nic Nemeth had been attacked backstage.
- Frankie Kazarian defeated Mike Santana by countout to advance to the TNA World Championship Match at Slammiversary.
- Matt Hardy & Reby Hardy beat Eddie Edwards & Alisha Edwards.
- Joe Hendry pinned Jake Something to advance to the TNA World Championship Match at Slammiversary.
No surprise that Joe Hendry advanced to the world title match, but Santana-Kazarian could have gone either way. A promo video to end the show implied that Kazarian was the one who took out Nic Nemeth backstage, seemingly creating a story for them within the Slammiversary title match. No shocker that The Hardys won the tag team match, but a great surprise with Charlie Dempsey getting involved in the opener. That TNA/NXT collaboration continues to be a lot of fun.
You can catch Andrew’s Review of the event here.
Ricochet Expected To Sign With AEW
Many outlets are reporting that Ricochet’s expected landing spot remains AEW, with additional reports surfacing that his agent has been working out the details on his behalf.
Personally, I’d rather see him back in WWE. Even after an initial push in AEW, he will be a novelty act much like PAC, so I don’t see the difference. But if he’s going to AEW, here’s hoping that agent does a great job and secures quite the bag for ol’ Ric.
Vince Russo Suggests Shane McMahon As A Front Man For Vince McMahon to Purchase AEW
”We saw this with WCW, it happened before. It (purchasing AEW) could be under the guise of Shane, that’s what I’m saying. Shane is as clean as whistle. Vince could be behind it without anybody knowing it, bro.”
Those are the words of Vince Russo, who on the surface seems to be spouting nonsense. Time will tell if there is something to it all, but I wouldn’t place any wagers on this one. Shane McMahon to AEW would be an entertaining shocker, but that–like many things in AEW–would quickly wear off.
Shawn Michaels Discusses NXT Releases, Referencing Drew Gulak
During the NXT Heatwave media call, Shawn Michaels was asked about the release of Gable Steveson, but also lumped Drew Gulak in his response about main roster viability:
“From my understanding, nothing on anyone’s part other than contracts being up. Certainly, in the place of Drew Gulak. From a company standpoint, there not being anything from a main roster standpoint that they were going to be using him in. In NXT, over the last year and a half to two years, we’ve been trying to get into the process of keeping it fluid. It’s all about getting to the main roster when everything is said and done. In two or three years, if that doesn’t happen, we bring other people in or see if we’re ready to move on.”
If anything, it’s a stark reminder that NXT still exists to, above all else, populate the main roster. It’s quite the delicate balance between booking your own television show and preparing for the future, one that HBK has arguably done better than Triple H himself.
Other Odds & Ends:
- According to reports, the mini-stroke referenced by Britt Baker (DMD) on AEW Dynamite is legitimate. If so, both she and Adam Cole have been through a ton over the past 24 months.
- Mason Madden (Mace) and Mansoor, now known as the MxM Collection, showed up in ROH when featured in a vignette on this week’s broadcast. They might not have made it in WWE, but it’s good to see them getting work, and a second chance to make this gimmick their own. YEAH!
- Cody Rhodes continues to be the ultimate good dude, this time helping a fan who won tickets to Money In The Bank actually attend the event. The fan who won the tickets is in a wheelchair, and there were no more accessible seats left. That was, of course, until Cody got involved. Now the fan can be there and enjoy the show as intended when he won the contest. Cody wins again!
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Did your picks win points?
The AEW Continental Classic is underway, with almost everyone competing. Check in here if you haven’t seen the winners and losers of week 1!
Here are your Gold League standings!
- Jon Moxley: 1-0, 3 points
- Swerve Strickland: 1-0, 3 points
- Jay White: 1-0, 3 points
- Rush: 0-1, 0 points
- Mark Briscoe: 0-1, 0 points.
- Jay Lethal: 0-1, 0 points
Here are your Blue League standings!
- Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
- Claudio Castagnoli: 1-0, 3 points
- Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
- Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
- Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
- Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete
My Thoughts:
Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.
Now as we heard on Saturday, round two’s matches are set. Gold League will see Mark Briscoe VS Rush, White VS Swerve, and of course, Moxley VS Lethal. Nice variety there, a couple 0-1 guys facing off, as well as two 1-0 guys, and then 1-0 VS 0-1. No offense to Lethal, but he feels like an 0-2 going up against Moxley. Hard to call the other ones but that’s the fun of it. Meanwhile, Blue League sees Brody VS Claudio in a showdown to be 2-0, then Bryan and Andrade finally jump in, Bryan against Eddie and Andrade against Garcia. Sadly, feels like Eddie and Garcia are going 0-2, no way Tony Khan is booking Bryan and Andrade to lose their first shots.
In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.
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