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Not For Him: 37 Year Old Second Generation Star Reveals Plans For WWE Run

February 27, 2023

What could have been. There are so many different ways to present a wrestler and some of them have been done many times over the years. A talented performer can make even the most overly done ideas work out well though and it can be interesting to see how they pull it off. Now we know what kind of plans WWE had for a second generation star before letting him go. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Young Fan Helps Seth Rollins In WWE Live Event Match Against Austin Theory Former WWE star Davey Boy Smith Jr. was interviewed by Fightful Select and spoke about his return to WWE in 2021, when he was signed and released in the same year without making a televised appeared. Smith Jr. said that his gimmick would have been the Stampede Stud and he would have worked on SmackDown. Vince McMahon told Smith that his appearance was impressive but Smith said getting into that kind of shape was “costly” for him. While Smith said he would return to WWE, it would only be for the money without his heart bein..

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Ric Flair Appears at Tennessee Titans Training Camp

July 29, 2022

WOOOOOOOO! Earlier today, Ric Flair made an appearance at the NFL’s Tennessee Titans training camp as they are preparing to begin the NFL season. You can see the video of the appearance below, in which dismisses the team after the end of their practice: .@RicFlairNatrBoy breaks down the @Titans after practice. “Woooooo!” pic.twitter.com/JtmdRKlQnd — Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) July 28, 2022 Flair is in Tennessee in preparation for Starrcast V, which takes place on July 31. The event is being billed as his “last match” and will see him team with Andrade El Idolo to take on the team of Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal. Other matches on the card include: Jonathan Gresham and Nick Wayne vs. Alan Angels and Konosuke Takeshita The Bunkhouse Battle Royal Kerry and Rocky Morton vs. Brian Pillman Jr. and Brock Anderson The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) Rey Fenix & Taurus vs. Laredo Kid and Bandido Josh Alexander vs. Jacob F..

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WATCH: WWE And AEW Stars Pay Tribute To Impact Wrestling

June 20, 2022

With special guest stars! Wrestling companies come and go all the time and some of them take their leave without much fanfare. It can be quite impressive when a company manages to survive for a long time but even longer when they do so with some success. One major company was celebrating a milestone this weekend and they had some guest stars to help. Impact Wrestling held its Slammiversary pay per view this weekend in honor of the company celebrating twenty years since its debut. Several guest stars and surprises appeared on the show, including videos from Sting, AJ Styles and Kurt Angle. Also appearing were past company names such as David Young, Slash, Chase Stevens and Shark Boy, all of whom appeared in the Reverse Battle Royal on the Countdown show. Other previous stars appearing were Dixie Carter, Davey Richards, America’s Most Wanted and Christy Hemme. This is a lot of talent here. Check out the company legends talking about the company: [This post contains video, click to pla..

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Former WWE Star Reveals Interesting Gimmick Planned For Him

June 11, 2022

That could have been different. There are a lot of things that have to come together to make a wrestler work out. If one of those things are missing or off, the whole thing might not come together. One of the biggest is the wrestler’s name and getting it wrong can be quite the detriment for a wrestler. It seems that WWE almost had a very interesting choice for a returning wrestler last year. In a new interview with Inside The Ropes, Davey Boy Smith Jr. revealed that there were plans to give him a new gimmick during his 2021 WWE return. Smith would have worn his father’s vest and gone under the name the Stampede Stud. The plan had been for him to appear on SmackDown but he never wrestled on television before being released from the company in November 2021. Opinion: Honestly, Stampede Stud isn’t exactly a bad name and I could see something like this working. It sounds better than Davey Boy Smith Jr. or having the same nickname as his father. Smith was always in great shape and they co..

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You Might Be Seeing Some Released WWE Names Again Soon

February 2, 2022

See you soon. Over the last year and a half, WWE has released a ton of wrestlers from the company. That is the kind of change that you do not see happen very often in wrestling and unfortunately it cost a lot of people their jobs. While it certainly changes how WWE works, it also changes how other promotions work as well. Now, some of those promotions are able to pick up more than a few new wrestlers as a result. On November 2, 2021, WWE released several wrestlers from their contracts. These wrestlers were on 90 day no compete clauses, which have now expired as of February 2. Therefore, the following names are now free agents and can sign wherever they like, appearing immediately: Keith Lee Karrion Kross Mia Yim Ember Moon Davey Boy Smith Jr. Oney Lorcan Gran Metalik Lince Dorado Eva Marie Nia Jax There is no word on where these wrestlers will appear. Several NXT wrestlers were released on the same day, but their 30 day no compete clauses expired in December. Opinion: This is the k..

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Independent Wrestling Star Comments Over Leaked Pornographic Material (Safe For Work)

February 2, 2022

That’s a different kind of story. With all of the prominent wrestlers in the world today, there is bound to be a moment that might not go as expected. Some of these things are rather different than others and some of them might catch your attention. That is the case again, as it is a wrestler involved in a bit of a situation, though everything did not exactly go as it seemed. In recent weeks, explicit photos and an explicit video of former Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling star and current Major League Wrestling star Davey Richards were leaked online. This prompted Richards to issue a statement, clarifying that the material had meant to be gifts for his wife but were released without his permission. Richards also responded to a tweet making it clear that he was not upset by the incident. Well lol the vid was supposed to be a private one for my wife that apparently is now not so private lol. Oh well, it’s a wiener- they can look if it makes their day. But no, I don’t do porn – well p..

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AEW Star Out Of Action Due To A Concussion

January 23, 2022

That’s never good to hear. There are all kinds of possible injuries in wrestling and you never want to see someone put on the shelf. Some of them can take longer to overcome than others, as some do not have the easiest path to recovery. Unfortunately that can be the case with a lot of brain related injuries and that is the case with one wrestler who is still in recovery. According to Wrestlinginc.com, AEW’s Brian Pillman Jr. suffered a concussion during his tag team match with Griff Garrison against the Kings of the Black Throne this week on Dynamite. As a result, Pillman was forced to miss this weekend’s Warrior Wrestling event, with the promotion announcing Danny Bang as his replacement. There is no word on when Pillman will be cleared to return to the ring. Unfortunately, Brian Pillman Jr. is not medically cleared to compete tomorrow night in South Bend, so Chicago's hottest new rising star, the sensation of the Logan Square Auditorium…. DAVEY BANG steps up to challenge SILA..

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WWE And AEW Both Try (And Fail) To Land Former World Champion

December 21, 2021

They tried. The rise of AEW has changed the way wrestlers are treated in wrestling, as now talent is sought after by both AEW and WWE, resulting in more lucrative offers. A lot of wrestlers have taken the promotions up on those offers, but they are not for everyone. That is the case with one independent star, who has apparently turned down multiple offers to join the bigger leagues. Davey Richards appeared on Vickie Guerrero’s Excuse Me podcast where he revealed that he has turned down multiple offers from WWE and AEW. Richards said that he did not care for televised wrestling, as it did not allow him to have the kind of matches and tell the kinds of stories that he wanted. He has since begun appearing with Major League Wrestling and other independent promotions. Richards has certainly made an impact. Check out some of his better work: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Good for..

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Newly Signed WWE Star Missing Due To Coronavirus

October 9, 2021

That would explain it. The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the world works and the wrestling industry has been no exception. There have been all kinds of changes to wrestling since the pandemic began and some of them are still being felt today. While things are a lot better, there are still some problems which can arise, and that has been the case again with a promising star. Earlier this year, news emerged that Davey Boy Smith Jr. had re-signed with WWE. Smith wrestled a dark match and appeared in an interview on WWE’s YouTube page but has not been seen since. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Smith has been absent due to testing positive for the Coronavirus. He is now healthy though and was backstage at last week’s SmackDown in Baltimore. There is no word on when he will make his debut. Smith could be a player in WWE. Check out what he is bringing to the company: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This po..

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There He Is: Update On Missing WWE Star

September 20, 2021

Get his face off the milk carton. There are all kinds of names on the WWE roster and some of them get to be on television a lot more often than others. That can make for some interesting situations as you don’t know who is going to show up on any given night. At the same time though, there are some wrestlers who do not show up and now we know why one wrestler has not been around. Back in July, Davey Boy Smith Jr. returned to WWE, wrestling a dark match before an episode of Monday Night Raw. Smith appeared in a video after the match, saying he was back in WWE, but he has not wrestled since or appeared on WWE television. According to PWInsider.com, Smith is still with WWE but has not been assigned to a brand as of yet. His situation is described as “hurry up and wait” at the moment. You might need to get to know him again. Check out some of Smith’s time in WWE: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to p..

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Newly Signed WWE Wrestler Has “Disappeared”

September 17, 2021

Where did he go? WWE has made all kinds of changes over the last few months and it has been fascinating to see how everything shakes out. That might not always make the most sense, but at the same time, some changes pretty clearly needed to be made. We may have been seeing another such change, despite never actually seeing the person in the first place. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Harry Smith, better known as Davey Boy Smith Jr., has virtually disappeared from WWE. Smith wrestled a dark match before fans returned to WWE events in July but has yet to appear again for the company. There is no word on anything being wrong with Smith or any backstage issues. It is not clear when he will be wrestling again or debuting. You might (or might not) need to get used to him. Check out what Smith can do: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m not sure what is going on wit..

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Two Surprising Names Take Part In SmackDown Dark Match

July 17, 2021

They’re the new and old generation. Like any other entertainment or sport, WWE needs to bring in some fresh blood from time to time. This might be a brand new wrestler or someone who has wrestled for them before but not in a long time. It can make for some nice changes of pace and WWE has been catching on to that as of late. They tried something else this week. According to 411mania.com Davey Boy Smith Jr., wrestling under his real name of Harry Smith, worked a dark match before this week’s SmackDown. Smith and NXT’s Austin Theory teamed together to face Daniel Vidot and Odyssey Jones in a tag team match. This comes after Smith appeared at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony earlier this year to induct his father. In the following weeks, there were discussions of bringing Smith back into the company. In an interview after the match, Smith said that he was back in WWE, though there is no word on him signing a new deal. Holy shit! pic.twitter.com/eMkAt56aDM — ?Adam Goldberg? (@adamgoldberg2..

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Major League Wrestling Fusion Results – December 9, 2020

December 15, 2020

Fusion #113 Date: December 9, 2020 Location: Gilt Nightclub, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Jared St. Laurent, Rich Bocchini Last week’s show was the best since the Restart and we’re in for some good stuff if they can keep that up. What matters here is capitalizing on the momentum and the big piece is in place as the Von Erichs defend the Tag Team Titles against Contra. That could go either way so let’s get to it. Contra says MLW hasn’t taken control of anything and promises to bring the heroes to their knees. Look at what they have done to Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Alex Hammerstone. Tonight, they come for the Tag Team Titles. Opening sequence. Zenshi vs. Calvin Tankman Zenshi’s legsweep has no effect to start and a dropkick to the back just annoys Tankman. A hurricanrana sends him into the corner and a kick to the head staggers the monster a bit. That’s about it for the offense though as Tankman plants him with a spinebuster and chops away in the corner. Tankman sends him flying but..

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Major League Wrestling Fusion Results – March 21, 2020

March 24, 2020

If you would like to see this show for free, you can check it out in full right here: Fusion #102 Date: March 21, 2020 Location: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentators: AJ Kirsch, Rich Bocchini I’m not sure what is left from this show, but there assuming they taped their event in Mexico, they might have another four weeks left after this one. We’ll get to that later though as this one is all about fallout from last week. Therefore, it’s time for an eight man tag with Team Filthy vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr./the Von Erichs/Killer Kross, which could be a big deal. Let’s get to it. The opening recap looks at last week’s brawl which set up the eight man tag. Mance Warner has been attacked by the Dynasty and therefore, Maxwell Jacob Friedman is banned from the building. Warner will be in the corner of Richard Holliday’s mystery opponent though. El Lindaman vs. Zenshi Feeling out process to start with the stronger Lindaman going for a waistlock, only to get rolled up for two. T..

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Major League Wrestling Fusion Results – March 7, 2020

March 13, 2020

If you would like to see the show in full, you can check it out right here for free: Fusion #100 Date: March 7, 2020 Location: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentators: AJ Kirsch, Rich Bocchini It’s time for a special show as we have the big milestone episode. As a result, the World Title is on the line with Cima challenging Jacob Fatu for the World Title. It’s almost hard to imagine that MLW has this kind of a history but they have become a rather nice promotion and it’s cool to see them get to an important show like this. Let’s get to it. Fatu promises violence against Cima because it isn’t about wins and losses. Opening sequence. Davey Boy Smith Jr. is ready to shut Erick Stevens’ mouth because Stevens has been saying Smith is ducking him. Tonight, he’s knocking Stevens’ mohawk off and has the Von Erichs watching his back. Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Erick Stevens Stevens has Kit Osborne with him and Tom Lawlor is on commentary. The fans are behind Smith here, as you m..

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Rich Swann Injured, What Is His Slammiversary Status?

July 20, 2018

Dang it. In today’s wrestling world, wrestlers often move from one company to another from night to night, partially due to how many companies can offer a lucrative one night deal. Some of these promotions are bigger than others and that means that one televised show can impact another. An injury can cause that as well, which seems to be the case again here. According to PWInsider.com, Rich Swann was injured at Thursday’s Major League Wrestling Battle Riot event. Swann received what seems to be a bad concussion during a tag team match when he teamed with ACH against Teddy Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr. This presents a problem as Swann is scheduled to participate in a four way match at this Sunday’s Impact Wrestling Slammiversary pay per view. At the moment, Impact Wrestling is looking for a replacement in case Swann is not cleared to wrestle. This is what a healthy Swann is capable of doing. [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Hopefully this isn’t too bad and Swann is..

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Davey Boy Smith Jr. Is Wanted By Police Over WWE Hall Of Famer Altercation

May 2, 2018

Davey Boy Smith Jr. is in hot water following an incident between himself and WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts during WrestleCon, according to Ringside News. Smith and Roberts reportedly had a confrontation in relation to Smith’s legendary father. Roberts reportedly insulted Smith’s father and refused to apologize for it. This led to Smith throwing coffee at Roberts. There were battery charges out there on Smith, but F4WOnline has reported that Roberts will now be dropping the charges so Smith won’t face any criminal prosecution from the ordeal. To continue this Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that police have been unable to make contact with Smith. They cannot drop the charges until they get in contact. The New Orleans Police department issued the following statement: “Since this is a municipal charge, the victim can withdraw all charges by going through the city attorney’s office once the perpetrator has been located and either arrested or issued a summons. As far as we are aware, ..

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NJPW Hi No Kuni Quick Results (4/29), A New Champion is Crowned

April 30, 2018

NJPW Hi No Kuni is in the books and a new IWGP Intercontinental Champion has been crowned as Tetsuya Naito captured the gold by defeating Minoru Suzuki in the main event. Evil & Sanada also held onto the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles when they defeated the Killer Elite Squad in a rematch from Wrestle Kingdom. Also, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi picked up singles match victories over the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desparado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Here are the full NJPW Hi No Kuni quick results: IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito def. Minoru Suzuki to win the title IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada) def. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) to retain the titles Hiromu Takahashi def. Yoshinobu Kanemaru Bushi def. El Desparado by DQ Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Kushida def. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay) Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, ..

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ROH Masters Of The Craft Results: ROH World Title #1 Contender Is Crowned, 2 Title Matches & A First Blood Match

April 16, 2018

Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for ROH Masters Of The Craft. We'll be bringing you full, match by match coverage of every bout on the card. You can also send in your feedback on our Disqus boards below! Defy Or Deny Match Marty Scurll def. Dalton Castle (ROH World Champion), Punishment Martinez & Beer City Bruiser to get a future shot at the ROH World Title First Blood Match Matt Taven def. Cody ROH TV Title Match Silas Young def. Cheeseburger to retain the title ROH World Tag Team Title Match The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) def. The Besties In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) to retain the titles Flip Gordon & Bullet Club (Adam Page, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. Shane Taylor & SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) Sumie Sakai, Tenille Dashwood & Deonna Purrazzo def. Brandi Rhodes, Madison Rayne & Jenny Rose Jay Lethal def. Jonathan Gresham ROH TV Title Match: Silas Young (c) vs. Cheeseburger The match begi..

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Here Is the Final Card for NJPW’s ‘Strong Style Evolved’ Show

March 25, 2018

This Sunday, NJPW ‘Strong Style Evolved’ will take place from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. WIth a fantastic card and a good time-slot, this has all the makings of an instant classic. If you’re unfamiliar with NJPW, but ‘Strong Style Evolved’ sounds similar, it may be because we recently reported that Rey Mysterio was supposed to compete against Jushin Thunder Liger on the card. However, this is no longer the case due to his injury. Here is the card for the NJPW show: Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. The Young Bucks Jay White (c) vs. Hangman Page (IWGP US Championship) Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Will Ospreay Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA, Dragon Lee & Rysuke Taguchi vs. SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi Cody [Rhodes] & Toru Yano vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer Gedo & Hirooki Goto vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay Roppongi 3K & Rocky Romero vs. Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, & Scor..