James Ellsworth Sends a Special Request to WWE
James Ellsworth may not be a full-time WWE Superstar anymore, but he sure knows how to stay in the headlines. Recently, Ellsworth made waves by sending a reques...
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It Didn’t Work: Bryan Danielson Reveals How He Tried To Get Fired From WWE Job
He wanted out. There are all kinds of different WWE programs every week and not all of them involve actual wrestling. The company regularly features a variety of shows recapping recent action or focusing on interviews with wrestlers. Those shows have their own regular hosts, but a former one is now recalling a time when he was desperately trying to get off his own show. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Try Him: AEW Reportedly Planning Push For Popular Star Bryan Danielson appeared on Renee Paquette’s The Sessions podcast and discussed their time hosting Talking Smack in WWE. Danielson revealed that during some of his time on the show, he was actively trying to get fired. Danielson cited frustrations with not being medically cleared to wrestle and not wanting to be brought in for television for just Talking Smack. In efforts to get fired, Danielson would regularly bring up James Ellsworth having a “huge hog” despite being told not to by management. Eventually Danielson was cleared to return to ..
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Monday Night Raw Results – October 24, 2022
Monday Night Raw Date: October 24, 2022 Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina Commentators: Corey Graves, Kevin Patrick We are less than two weeks away from Crown Jewel and that means the card is going to need a little more build up. Two more matches were added last week and now we are probably going to get either some build towards those matches and/or even more matches added. That is what the show needs so let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Here is Judgment Day to get things going. Rhea Ripley says that last week, AJ Styles found out that Judgment Day runs Monday Night Raw and that Dominik Mysterio is all man. Damian Priest wants the people to rise for the greatest luchador of all time. Dominik says these are the only people who ever believed in him and says last week was proof that Eddie Guerrero was his generation’s Dominik Mysterio. Cue the OC to say Dominik is stupid because he’s more like the James Ellsworth of this generation. Karl Anderson is ready to face Fi..
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An Interesting Goal: How Bryan Danielson Tried To Get Fired From WWE
He had a reason. There have been very few success stories in wrestling like that of Bryan Danielson. Just looking at him, there is little reason to believe that he would become a star. That is just what Danielson has done though, as he has become one of the most successful names in wrestling history. There were some darker times to his career though, and now he has revealed a rather interesting story. Danielson appeared on the Sessions podcast during Starrcast over the weekend and revealed that he was actively trying to get fired from WWE while appearing on Talking Smack. This would include various innuendos and jokes that he was told not to make, including about James Ellsworth’s anatomy. Danielson appeared on the show during his retirement from WWE due to a series of injuries which kept him from wrestling. Opinion: It’s a weird thing to say but I can get why Danielson was trying something like this. The situation he was in left him employed but not doing what he loved, which can ma..
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VIDEO: Former WWE Star Wrestles Retirement Match
He managed to get out. Wrestling is a unique business as most wrestlers are not going to wrestle until the time when most people are ready to retire. A lot of the time they are going to get out of the business far earlier than most and that can make things a little bit strange for them down the line. Some of them get out when they want to though and that can make for some nice moments, such as what happened last week. A lot of wrestlers have come and gone over the years. Some of them might have had more success than others, but there are a lot of them who have made an impact in one way or another. Now some of these impacts might not have been the most positive, but at least they are remembered for something. One such wrestler got in the ring for the final time after a memorable career. On Friday night, Duane Gill, better known as Gillberg, wrestled his retirement match at an Adrenaline Championship Wrestling event in Glen Burnie, Maryland. James Ellsworth tweeted out that he wrestled..
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Backstage News On James Ellsworth’s Status With WWE
Ever since James Ellsworth made his return to WWE, he has done his job of ensuring that Carmella has hung on to the Smackdown Live Women’s Championship belt. But how long will he be around? According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Ellsworth is not under contract and is just being used on a per-date basis. In addition, since Since this comeback, he has only been working TV dates, but no house shows. This latest run has helped his independent bookings, as he is one of the few guys featured on WWE television that indie promoters can use. However, this might also mean they have no long-term plans for his role, because if they did, he would be signed to a deal. [This post contains video, click to play] Editor’s Opinion: Honestly, this news doesn’t surprise me. He will never be featured as a main performer, as his role is simply to be a comedy act. However, he is incredibly entertaining, and as long as Carmella is the champion, Ellsworth will be around, d..
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Several Notable Superstars Call Out Sketchy Wrestling Promoters
Several notable Superstars from the wrestling world have come forward to call out two very sketchy wrestling promoters, according to Ringside News. This includes Jack Swagger, Chelsea Green, Zack Ryder and James Ellsworth. Multiple personalities from the wrestling world have begun to target the promoters behind BlackCat Events. This promotion reportedly booked several talents for a meet and greet over WrestleMania weekend in New Orleans but are now accused of not paying talents for the event as it was canceled. So what has BlackCat Events said? BlackCat Events have now made their Twitter account private, but they spent a good period of time tweeting in regards to this matter. To begin with, they tweeted that “the truth will come out soon.” This led to former Impact Wrestling star Chelsea Green to comment on the matter: LOL BRO! The truth came out. You’re a fraud and we’ve made sure the wrestling community knows that! Goodluck surviving in this industry. https://t.co/5YVZP9opEW — C..
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Chelsea Green & James Ellsworth Call Out 'Blackcat Events' For Not Paying Them And Other Wrestlers
Called them out. Over WrestleMania weekend the marketing and booking agency 'Blackcat Events' had a number of wrestling talents scheduled and booked for meet and greet sessions. The owner of 'Blackcat Events' had two talents in particular call him out on the spot via social media today about not being compensated for their appearances. Former IMPACT Knockouts Champion Chelsea Green and former WWE star James Ellsworth made it known that they were two of many who were booked but not paid by 'Blackcat Events'. The man behind the agency's Twitter account sent out the following message on April 17th which recently caught the attention of Chelsea Green who was not too pleased about the entire situation. The truth will come out soon. — Blackcat Events (@BlackCat_Events) April 17, 2018 LOL BRO! The truth came out. You’re a fraud and we’ve made sure the wrestling community knows that! Goodluck surviving in this industry. https://t.co/5YVZP9opEW — Chels..
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James Ellsworth To Launch A Weekly Wrestling Podcast
The "Big Hog" is coming to your audio worlds. James Ellsworth continues to capitalize off of his post-WWE stardom; expanding his brand and has even created a World Inter-Gender Championship that he is currently in possession of. Now, Ellsworth will be bringing his ideas and creative thoughts to the podcast world. Former two-time X Division Champion Petey Williams and Dennis Farrell currently host The Wrestling Perspective Podcast where the two bring on guests, Petey Williams provides some "inside" perspective into the business and of course, they talk wrestling. Dennis Farrell announced today that a new podcast will be launching soon and he will host it with none other than the innovator of "No Chin Music" James Ellsworth. Farrell stated that he and Petey Williams' podcast will be recorded later in the week and the podcast with Ellsworth will be an "early-week" show and both will have a new episode uploaded weekly.
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Carmella Reacts to James Ellsworth’s Suspension
<p>As seen on Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live, Daniel <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bryan/" title="Bryan">Bryan</a></strong> suspended <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/james-ellsworth" title="James Ellsworth">James Ellsworth</a></strong> for 30 days and fined him $10,000 for his involvement in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder matches. He also added that if he violates the terms, Carmella will be stripped of her MITB briefcase.</p><p>Carmella and Ellsworth both took to Twitter and made the following remarks in regards to the suspension:</p>
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The Taz Show Recap – Smackdown Analysis, Carmella Wins Again, Where’s Tye Dillinger? More!
<p>Taz opens today’s show speaking about last night’s episode of Smackdown Live.</p><p>He says that it was nice to see Carmella scale the ladder and claim the Money in the Bank briefcase on her own this time, but <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/james-ellsworth" title="James Ellsworth">James Ellsworth</a></strong> found a way to get back into the building and got involved in the match again, even after being banned from the building by GM Daniel <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bryan/" title="Bryan">Bryan</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>Taz thinks that Daniel Bryan and/or Shane McMahon need to do something to maintain their credibility moving forward, such as suspending Ellsworth for some amount of time. Bryan specifically ordered Ellsworth to stay out of the building and Ellsworth ignored him. Taz says that Bryan needs to show Ellsworth who’s boss.</p><p>He thought that <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/randy-orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></strong> cut a good, convincing promo last night and Mahal’s interruption was well done as well. He’s exciting to see the return of the Punjabi Prison match, but if he was WWE he wouldn’t have had Mahal talk nicely about The Great Khali. Taz says that Mahal should be a dirty, nasty heel who shouldn’t talk nicely about anyone.</p>
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WWE SmackDown Live Results – June 27th, 2017
<p>A video package opens the show focusing on James Ellsworth helping Carmella at the Money in the Bank PPV to obtain the briefcase. We then see Daniel Bryan stripping Carmella of the briefcase last week and booking a rematch.</p><p>We go live to San Diego where Tom Phillips welcomes us to the show.</p><p>Smackdown General Manager Daniel Bryan is out first to kick off the show. Big reaction for Bryan tonight in San Diego. A loud “DANIEL BRYAN” chant starts up. Bryan asks if they are ready for a great night tonight? He is proud of the women’s evolution on Smackdown Live and tonight we have two huge women’s matches. Bryan plugs Noami defending the Smackdown Women’s Championship against Lana and the “Money in the Bank” ladder rematch featuring Charlotte, Becky Lynch, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/natalya" title="Natalya">Natalya</a></strong>, Carmella and Tamina.</p><p>Carmella is out to interrupt along with James Ellsworth. Carmella says Smackdown is the land of injustice. She brings up Bryan stripping her of the briefcase last week. Carmella says she won the ladder match fair and square. She says the rule book states a ladder match is no DQ and has no rules. Carmella says the first woman to gain possession of the contract wins the match. She again repeats the stipulation and says Bryan has no right to take the briefcase away from her. Carmella yells she did nothing wrong.</p><p>Bryan says Carmella made some valid points including that ladder matches are no DQ and that other people have interfered in Money in the Bank matches before. He points out that never has someone walked up a ladder and handed it to another competitor. Bryan says he made his decision, but he wants to see what the WWE Universe thinks. He asks if he should cancel the match and hand the briefcase back to Carmella? A loud “NO” chant breaks out in San Diego. Bryan poses having the second ever women’s Money in the Bank ladder match here tonight. San Diego erupts with “YES” chants.</p><p>Ellsworth tells everyone to shut up. He says the people make him sick and the fans are the real villains. Ellsworth says they control “this stupid puppet.” He says Bryan takes pleasure in upsetting his “home girl.” A loud “ELLSWORTH SUCKS” chant breaks out. Ellsworth says he used to look up to Bryan. He doesn’t see a man anymore. Ellsworth only sees a “gutless, spineless, coward” that has no grapefruits to cut it in the ring and that he made up some “hokey injury.” Bryan gets in the face of Ellsworth and then starts smiling. He says he could just fire Ellsworth, but it isn’t about James tonight.</p><p>Bryan says it is about the “real” superstars of Smackdown Live. He says he knows he banned Ellsworth from ringside last week. Bryan says not to worry and he takes that back. “I am going to ban you from the entire arena,” says Bryan. Bryan calls for security. Carmella yells that Ellsworth didn’t mean it. Security walks down the ramp and gets in the ring going after Ellsworth. Ellsworth tries to leave and they grab him immediately. Ellsworth is grabbing onto the ropes as security drags him out of the ring. He then tells them he is fine and tries to take off again at ringside. Ellsworth tries to break free again jumping on the ring barricade. Security grabs him again and drags him to the back.</p><p>-Commercial Break-</p><p>If The Hype Bros win, they earn a tag title shot</p><p><strong>The Usos vs. The Hype Bros</strong></p><p>We start with Jimmy Uso and Zack Ryder. Ryder with a quick flapjack for a two count. Tag to Mojo Rawley who chop blocks the knee of Jimmy. Tag to Jey Uso who chops Mojo. Mojo with a big tackle off the ropes and then clotheslines Jey over the top rope. Tag to Ryder who is launched over the top rope and takes out both Usos at ringside. Jey with a big kick to the face of Ryder on the ring apron as we head to a break.</p><p>-Commercial Break-</p><p>Back live, Ryder misses his Broski Boot in the corner. Jimmy comes off the top with a splash on Ryder after Jey connects with a superkick. Jimmy gets the pinfall.</p><p><strong>Winners: The Usos</strong></p><p>After the match, The New Day walk out and get in the ring. Xavier Woods congratulates The Usos for actually winning a match and not walking out. Big E says they want the gold and at Battleground they are coming for them. Woods tries to avoid a Booker T moment with Big E. The Usos questions having to face them again, but ultimately agree to the “little change” from New Day. Kofi insults The Usos with a booty line.</p><p>-Commercial Break-</p><p>A new “Fashion Vice” segment airs with Breezango. Fandango is confronting The Ascension about attacking them. Konnor and <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/viktor" title="Viktor">Viktor</a></strong> said it wasn’t them. They leave the room and see their office has been trashed again.</p><p>Smackdown Women’s Champion <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/naomi" title="Naomi">Naomi</a></strong> heads to the ring. She defends her title next.</p><p>-Commercial Break-</p><p><strong>WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship<br />Naomi (c) vs. Lana</strong></p><p>We get ring introductions for the challenger Lana and champion Naomi.</p><p>Before the bell officially rings, Lana attacks Naomi as she raises up her title. Lana with a few more kicks on Naomi until the referee breaks it up. The referee checks on Naomi in the corner and she gives him the okay to ring the bell.</p><p>The referee officially starts the match. Lana with a few more shots in the corner. Lana with her sitdown spinebuster on Naomi and gets a very close two count. Naomi with a big kick to the head of Lana. Naomi connects with her split legged moonsault and gets the win!</p><p><strong>Winner and still Smackdown Women’s Champion: Naomi</strong></p><p>After the match, we see a very upset Lana inside the ring.</p><p>Backstage, Becky Lynch is asked about tonight’s Money in the Bank ladder rematch. She’s ready to make history and be the first legitimate woman to win a briefcase.</p><p>We return live inside the ring where Aiden English begins singing. Randy Orton’s music hits to interrupt English. Orton heads to the ring as we go to a break.</p><p>-Commercial Break-</p>