Wrestlemania Weekend

[Phil Schneider 327]

I thought we could do a catch-all thread for all the indy shows surrounding WrestleMania

[RIPPA 26,851]

 

[RIPPA 26,851]

Also just announced for Bloodsport was Frank Mir

It's a little unclear if he is going to be "wrestling" or not

[Phil Schneider 327]

This is the quote from WON

 

"GCW announced Friday that former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will make his pro wrestling debut at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport, set for April 4th in New Jersey as part of WrestleMania week activities."

 

GCW quote says "bringing to the ring". So it seems pretty clear he is wrestling. I am guessing he will work Barnett, but I would like to see him in with Thatcher

[Edwin 3,165]

Yeeeees. Super stoked for Mir's debut.

[RIPPA 26,851]

I keep telling folks that this show should be everyone's top priority. Maybe you will listen

[Phil Schneider 327]

Rush got pulled from the MLW show by ROH and was replaced by Pentagon in the main event. Real bummer, they should just go ahead and sign Santo and run Santo vs. Park. 

[Phil Schneider 327]

Looks like MLW pulled Tom Lawlor from the Black Label Pro event, It looks like all of these feds are going to try to fuck each other over instead of working together

[hammerva 3,090]

So either Pentagon and Fenix has mastered the traffic in the New York area based on a couple visits or one or two shows are going to get screwed as he is booked for the 4/4 Impact, MLW, and Wrestlecon shows.  All running at basically the same time.    Impact and MLW is the interesting one since they are extremely important on their TV shows

Also if you don't have a ticket to NXT Takeover, Janela Spring break 1,  MLW, or Joey Ryan penis party shows, Wrestlepro just added a show around that time.  If they get more than 200 people they should celebrate down Times Square

I can't wait for all this bullshit during Royal Rumble weekends in about 2 or 3 years. 

[hammerva 3,090]

of course he is in this 

[Nice Guy Eddie 15,941]

48 minutes ago, hammerva said:

of course he is in this 

@NikoBaltimore and I will have to be there waving our Greek flags.

[Niners Fan in CT 10,723]

We need something for Saturday.  Probably not getting into NYC until sometime Friday and we're going to NXT that night.  But Saturday I'm not sure. I'd have done the MSG show but the tickets went super fast. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 15,941]

24 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said:

We need something for Saturday.  Probably not getting into NYC until sometime Friday and we're going to NXT that night.  But Saturday I'm not sure. I'd have done the MSG show but the tickets went super fast. 

Go for ROH/NJPW. I just looked at the prices on StubHub and they've dropped a lot. It's obviously from The Elite not being on the show.

[Niners Fan in CT 10,723]

5 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Go for ROH/NJPW. I just looked at the prices on StubHub and they've dropped a lot. It's obviously from The Elite not being on the show.

Do we have any clue on the card? 

[Nice Guy Eddie 15,941]

4 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said:

Do we have any clue on the card? 

Nothing yet. There's still quite a lot between now and then in New Japan that will shape things.

https://www.njpw1972.com/schedule?pageNum=1

[Robert 187]

On 1/16/2019 at 10:33 AM, Phil Schneider said:

Looks like MLW pulled Tom Lawlor from the Black Label Pro event, It looks like all of these feds are going to try to fuck each other over instead of working together

Not all.

[RIPPA 26,851]

For the 2nd straight year - Minoru Suzuki will be at Bloodsport

[Oyaji 5,738]

Frank Mir vs. Minoru Suzuki fought under Pancrase rules?

[RIPPA 26,851]

sure...

[Nice Guy Eddie 15,941]

The main event anywhere in the country line either is a jab or a tribute to Gorilla Monsoon, who would always say matches like Jimmy Snuka vs. Nasty Boy Knobbs was a main event anywhere in the country.

I did see the Honky Tonk Man and Nikolai Volkoff headline the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick, New Jersey in the summer of 1992. Wahoo McDaniel was also on the card. They were all pretty cool. I might still have the Honky Tonk Man autographed picture. Naturally, it was a picture from his reign as IC champion.

[Pete 12,553]

On 1/16/2019 at 10:36 AM, hammerva said:

So either Pentagon and Fenix has mastered the traffic in the New York area based on a couple visits or one or two shows are going to get screwed as he is booked for the 4/4 Impact, MLW, and Wrestlecon shows.  All running at basically the same time.    Impact and MLW is the interesting one since they are extremely important on their TV shows

I just lost my shit picturing Pentagon and Fenix on the N train in full gimmick as they head from the Hilton to Queens for the other two shows.

[Pete 12,553]

I was joking about the subway but it's actually pretty doable. 

Hilton Midtown to Melrose Ballroom is only 20 minutes door to door via the N/W train.

Melrose to NYC Arena is about 50 minutes if they double back to Queens Plaza and take the E all the way to Jamaica. "Seems like driving would be quicker!" you say. You'd be wrong. It's essentially the same amount of time unless they're absolutely flying down the GCP because there's no cars on the road.

(If they actually try this out, I demand video.)

[Phantom Lord 1,326]

I assume FITE is going to be showing all of these shows. Do they plan to do a bundle so you can order the entire week instead of individual shows?

[RIPPA 26,851]

Rock N Roll Express have been announced for Spring Break

[Brian Fowler 11,833]

4 hours ago, Phantom Lord said:

I assume FITE is going to be showing all of these shows. Do they plan to do a bundle so you can order the entire week instead of individual shows?

I haven't heard anything either way, but I'd assume so. They did last year, and if wrestling Twitter is any indication, it looked like a big success for them.