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Chairshot Wrestling News Shuffle: Silver King, RAW Preview, Al Snow, and More! (5/13/19)
News Here! News Involving Silver King, RAW Preview, Al Snow, and More!
Former WCW Star Passes Away During Match
Professional wrestling can often be a physically demanding sport. Many wrestlers have suffered various degrees of injury during matches. Some have even had their careers ended in the ring. However, its not often when a wrestler dies in the ring, but sadly that is what happened Saturday in London. Former WCW and AAA wrestler, Silver King, passed away during a match with Juventud Guerrera. During the match, Silver King collapsed, and reportedly had a stroke. While on the way to the hospital, he also suffered from a heart attack.
Just saw @Ramses silver king fall in the ring at @camdenroundhouse and not get up. Medical response was slow and worrying. Left when chest pumping happening pic.twitter.com/icDnYMBNPL
— Alex Brinded (@alexbrinded1) May 11, 2019
Jason’s Take
There are that many documented times when a wrestler passes away in the ring. Regardless of the performance aspect, wrestlers put their lives on line nightly for fans when they enter the ring. It is a sad situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with friends and family of Silver King.
RAW Preview
WWE has announced that SmackDown Live star, Roman Reigns, will be appearing on RAW this week to appear on Miz TV. Reigns will be appearing on the show via the Wild Card Rule put in place by Vince McMahon last week. Another SmackDown Live superstar appearing on RAW this week will be Charlotte Flair. Flair will be on RAW for the double contract signing between herself, Becky Lynch and Lacey Evans. Lynch will be defending both of her titles at the upcoming Money In The Bank pay per view.
Also, three matches have been announced so far, as Ricochet will take on Baron Corbin, Braun Strowman will take on Drew McIntyre, and there will be a Fatal Four Way Match between Naomi, Natalya, Alexa Bliss, and Dana Brooke
Jason’s Take
The company is taking a different approach by having a star hold two world championships at once, in addition to them both being defended on the same card. I am really looking forward to Lynch vs Evans, and the company has really been pushing Evans in to the upper card. Could Lynch win her first matchup of the night, but be too hurt to win her second? This could be a way for the company to shift a title over to Lacey Evans.
WCW/ECW/WWE Star Releases Book
Former WCW/TNA/ECW and WWE star, Al Snow, released a book last week, titled Self Help. The book currently sits at #1 on the top selling wrestling books on Amazon.
We’re number 1…! Yesterday was release day in the USA and we are #1 new release in wrestling biographies, Al Snow’s Self-Help: life lessons from the bizarre wrestling career of @therealalsnow will be hitting a few doormats, and we’re hoping you all like what you read. pic.twitter.com/rBne7YRQmX
— Al Snow (@TheRealAlSnow) May 9, 2019
Jason’s Take
I am currently half way into this book, and it has been an entertaining read. It’s part biography, part stories from the road, and part inner workings backstage. It is a very easy read, and I highly suggest you pick it up. Snow was often considered one of the top up and coming wrestlers during the 90’s, but, for many reasons that he discusses, never become a top draw in the business.
Former Star Speaks On Unhappiness In WWE
Many superstars in WWE have asked for their release or voice their displeasure with the company. Whether it is Dean Ambrose, Luke Harper, the Revival, or Sasha Banks. Former WWE star and current MMA competitor, Jack Swagger, sat down with Pro Wrestling 24/7, and gave his thoughts on the current unhappiness stars are having with the company.
“No it’s not a shock, they know exactly how they treat their talent. They know the contracts that they have assigned and they know exactly why we’re unhappy with the way they treat us. So it’s not a shock to me,” stated Swagger. “I’m very thankful now looking back that I was able to leave when I did. I’m very thankful for my 12 years there because it allowed me to do so much. It allows me to do so much now because of my background, that notch on my resume, but at the same time there’s a lot of unhappy people there and it’s not just because of the politics. You’re traveling 200 days a year, sometimes you’re only home 36 hours a week, away from your family and then you go out there and you have these storylines that are just bad and you’re like, ‘I’m putting my body through this for THIS’? Like it would be a lot easier if the Superstars up there didn’t care and they just did what they were told, but unfortunately you can’t do a job like that. You have to care, you have to wear your heart on your sleeve in that ring and you have to care about what you are doing and so it doesn’t surprise me at all that people are leaving because it is a problem they need to address.”
Jason’s Take
It is interesting to see the perspective of someone no longer in the company. I think many can agree that the storylines today aren’t the best. But, on the other hand, you are paid to do a job, you aren’t always going to like it.
Latest On Lars Sullivan
Last week, I discussed some of the controversy surrounding comments that Lars Sullivan made on a body building message board in 2013. You can read more about it in last weeks shuffle. According the Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez reports that WWE knew about this for some time, and Sullivan apologized to the New Day last week.
“He talked to Big E [and] I believe all of the members of The New Day. As I noted yesterday, WWE has been aware of this forever. This was nothing new and he apologized to them for it in the past and it was considered a dead issue but it has come up twice in the last six months so this time he did in fact address it with that statement.”
Jason’s Take
If you are Hulk Hogan and say anything, you get banned and written out of company history for 3+ years. If you are Lars Sullivan, a star the company is trying to push, you get a slap on the wrist. I don’t condone anything that Hogan or Sullivan said, but Sullivan went off the handle in his posts. The question is if the company wasn’t pushing him, what would have happened ?
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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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