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Alberto El Patron Challenges Triple H to a Fight
It looks like Alberto El Patron isn’t done talking trash about Triple H and the WWE.
Tonight the former WWE employee took to his Twitter account to call out Triple H, which he refers to as the “man with the big nose.” Apparently He wants to fight him at his restaurant next week and promises to buy him a drink after he kicks the shit out of him.
A post shared by Alberto El Patron (@prideofmexico) on Jul 8, 2017 at 2:31pm PDT
Site News: Ringside News Facebook Accounts Hacked
All our Facebook pages have been hacked, stolen and unpublished.
Earlier today some hackers took over our main account that has access to those pages and are removed us from the page settings. We have submitted several tickets to Facebook regarding the hacking and are patiently waiting to hear something back. There is always the chance that we may not be able to recover the accounts.
If you follow us on Facebook, I have opened a new page called “Ringside Talk.” If you guys can all follow it on Facebook, we will be posting our normal updates on that page until we get access back to the page. Please help and spread the word about this to anyone that follows professional wrestling. If you do know someone that works at Facebook or a quick way to get the accounts back, please contact us here.
Spoilers on the Upcoming GFW Destination X Event
GFW’s next set of tapings will be on August 17th, which will be a Destination X themed episode of Impact Wrestling and will be on a “live” taped delay. Here are a couple of spoiler notes for the show:
Alberto El Patron will defend his title against either Bobby Lashley, Matt Sydal or both on the show.
Sonjay Dutt will face Trevor Lee in a Ladder match with the X-Division title that was stolen by Lee.
They are expected to announce the next Hall of Fame inductee to be honored at Bound for Glory.
It’s also being said that they will debut new title belts on this show.
As always, we will be providing live results. Check back here August 17th for our coverage.
Huge Shift In Betting Odds for WWE Great Balls of Fire
Smart Money bets appear to be coming in for Sunday’s WWE Great Balls of Fire event as several matches have seen shifts in the odds.
Roman Reigns, who was a slight favorite against Braun Strowman, is now the underdog in his match at the event. Also, The Hardys are now heavy underdogs against Shesaro after being the favorites. Seth Rollins is now a favorite against Bray Wyatt.
Here is the updated odds courtesy of PaddyPower:
Brock Lesnar 1/25 (favorite)
Samoa Joe 17/2
Braun Strowman 1/8 (favorite)
Roman Reigns 9/2
Seth Rollins 1/7 (favorite)
Bray Wyatt 4/1
Big Cass 1/14 (favorite)
Enzo Amore 11/2
Alexa Bliss 1/18 (favorite)
Sasha Banks 6/1
Cesaro & Sheamus 1/25 (favorite)
Matt & Jeff Hardy 15/2
The Miz 1/14 (favorite)
It’s expected that there will be more changes as we get close to the event.
Kenny Omega Defending the IWGP US Championship at ROH Event?
As seen this past week, Kenny Omega defeated the likes of Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal and Tomohiro Ishii to become the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. Just days after this momentous victory, it is being reported by Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer that The Cleaner’s first defence might take place at Ring of Honor.
Meltzer also predicted that the first one to challenge the Cleaner for the championship should be none other than the Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay. The two have had a phenomenal match in the past at a PWG Event.
Would you like to see The Cleaner and The Aerial Assassin go at it for the newly made IWGP USA Championship? Sound off in the comments!
Zack Ryder Reacts To Being Eliminated By Mojo Rawley
As reported earlier, WWE might be planning to split The Hype Bros after last night’s Battle Royale spot which saw Mojo Rawley eliminating Zack Ryder. Ryder was visibly disappointed over his elimination from the Battle Royale by his own best friend.
The Broski took to Twitter to react to his best friend’s betrayal:
To this, Rawley replied:
However, Ryder understood the situation and seems to have let it go:
Eric Bischoff Rips WWE Booking a Flag Match at WWE Battleground — Says It’s Boring
Former WCW President and former RAW GM Eric Bischoff talked about the Rusev-Cena flag match on his podcast, Bischoff On Wrestling :
“I hate it. I just hate it. I haaaate it. I hate it. God, whose idea was that? Vince McMahon, if you are listening to this or someone that works for you is listening to this re-think that. That is just… gwuck. My teeth hurt just listening to you talk about this”
He continued:
“What’s a Flag Match?! What the hell is a Flag Match?! It’s like it’s been around for a thousand years and eeeeverybody knows what a Flag Match is. So, I am going to take your flag? Or, you’re going to take my flag? I am sorry… do not care. Boring. Here is what I do believe now once I take off my cynical hat. If you want to build up a story, create emotion, build anticipation, have a sense of reality, give yourself an element of surprise and wrap it all in some great action you’ve got to be a little believable. The stakes have to be a little relatable. What are the stakes?! You are going to grab my flag? Huh? You are grabbing my flag? That’s what I am going to get pissed off about and fight my heart out about? You’re going to grab my flag. I am sorry. I am sleeping through that one.”
Conversation with the Big Guy Recap – Sexuality in Wrestling, Daniel Bryan’s Return to the Ring, Is Scott Steiner A Hall of Famer? More!
Ryback is joined on today’s show by his co-host Pat Buck.
Ryback and Buck open today’s show by sending their best wishes to Matt Cappotelli, who has just been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Buck remembers looking up to Cappotelli during their time working together in OVW, WWE’s former developmental territory, and he’s very saddened by the news that Cappotelli has to deal with this for the second time in his life.
Ryback says that Cappotelli is one of the strongest guys he’s ever met, and if there’s anyone who can beat this disease twice it’s Cappotelli. He clearly finds a way to take the positives out of negative situations, and Ryback is confident that Cappotelli will come through this yet again.
Ryback gives his thoughts on Netflix’s new show ‘GLOW’. He says that he doesn’t watch much television, but Buck urged him to watch it and he’s really glad he did. He was instantly hooked to the show after watching the first couple of episodes, and he thoroughly enjoyed the show as a whole.