Thursday, 18 July 2013

Another wrestler wanted by the police.

Yesterday, I reported that a warrant for the arrest of former wrestler Ric Flair has been issued for him not paying spousal services. Today, ECW icon The Sandman (Real name James Fullington) has been listed as one of Delaware County, Pennsylvania 'Most Wanted' for not paying child support. It was reported that 'Delaware County Times' has reported that Fullington has a debt of $8,017.84. The Delaware County's Sheriff's office is asking for the help of the public in finding Fullington.

Fullington's notice as one of Delaware
County's Most Wanted in the
Delaware County Times.
Just like when I saw that Ric has been having trouble with the law, it's sad to see The Sandman having to go through all of this. But I guess this is just part of life for some people. 


TNA Wrestling's future at risk?

It is being reported that since that since Impact Wrestling has started travelling from city to city, it has been suffering financially. The show, which is usually filmed at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, recently made the change to tour, an idea pushed by Hulk Hogan and former TNA alumni Eric Bischoff, who both made the claim that moving the show was a necessary game changer.

However, TNA President Dixie Carter has revealed that the move has been very detrimental to the company. The change has not changed the amount of revenue the company receives, and the ratings for the show have actually declined. Also, the cost of a taping has now skyrocketed to $600,000 since the show went mobile.

It seems that TNA feel that they have to do whatever WWE do. RAW is in a new city every week, so should Impact then. But what I think they need to remember is that WWE is a much bigger company than TNA. They an afford to do things that TNA shouldn't even dream of doing. I think TNA need to establish themselves as their own show, rather than trying desperately to be a parallel alternative to WWE programming. 

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Wrestling legend risks arrest

Flair's mugshot from 2011, after
being arrested for violating the
terms of agreement he had with
Highspots Inc.
A judge of Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday issued a warrant for the arrest of 16 time World Champion Ric Flair. Flair it has been revealed, has not been paying spousal support fees to his estranged ex-wife Jacqueline Beems, which has come to a total of $32,352,51.

The 64 year old Flair made the argument that "the reason I didn't pay my ex-wife the 32 grand is because my son died and I was in the hospital for a month". He carried on to say "I was in the hospital for a month with a blood clot. I didn't go to work for three months".

What is peculiar is that Beems has also been involved with some underhanded activity. Beems turned herself into police on Tuesday when a warrant for her arrest was issued for allegedly making a series of threatening phone calls to Flair's current girlfriend.

It's sad when these things happen. It seems that Flair's life has really gone downhill, as he seems to have been suffering financial woes for the past few years. I guess the limousine riding, jet flying (Woo) days have passed for the Nature boy.

TNA cuts several talent

TNA Wrestling have revealed that they have released two of their stars from their contracts. One is Tara (known to many due to her time as Victoria in WWE) who is a five time former Knockouts Champion and one-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion (with Brooke Tessmacher).

The other is Aces and Eights member D.O.C who only recently was involved in a small feud with fellow A&8 member Mr. Anderson over the job of Vice President of the group. He was also in WWE as Festus, before becoming Luke Gallows, the right hand man of CM Punk during his days as the straight-edge saviour.

Another release has come with former A&8 member D-Lo Brown, who was recently ejected from the group after losing an I-Quit match to Kurt Angle. Brown, however, had spent most of his time as an agent, working behind the scenes and only became a performer this year when being revealed as a member of A&8.

This news comes soon after it was announced that TNA Wrestling has released Crimson, Joey Ryan, Christian York and Knockout Taelor Hendrix.

Hopefully, all of them will do well post their TNA careers.

Randy Orton injured at SmackDown taping.

WWE Star and RAW Money In The Bank winner has been reportedly injured at the Tuesday SmackDown taping in a match against World Heavyweight Champion, Alberto Del Rio.

It is being reported that Orton suffered a cervical stain and a cervical neuropraxia. His official medical condition has not been revealed and there has been no word on what WWE plans to do if he is out for a prolonged amount of time.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of Orton but it is always a shame to see someone get injured, especially when he seems to be on the cusp of returning to the World Championship scene.

Orton tweeted not long after the story broke, telling his fans he is fine.

Introductions

Hi, I'm Thomas and I've been a fan of Pro-Wrestling for nearly a decade. I've decided to start this blog because I love wrestling and would love to give my opinion on what happens.

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-T.