Here's your fight size update for Thursday, March 9, 2023:
- Glenn Jacobs recently spoke with Fox News about Vince McMahon's original vision for the Kane character:
"Vince McMahon’s idea was Kane was really hiding his failings and compensating for all of the things that made him weak and all that kind of stuff by being a superhero and the operative word with Kane was not evil, actually, it was cool. You wanted Kane to look cool and be cool. And that was one of the times I realized Vince was a genius because he had taken what was some superficial psychology on our part and gone a lot deeper into it and into the mind of this character already deeper than I had. If we’d done the Jason Vorhees, Michael Myers look it would’ve been OK, but that’s been done before. But the Kane character and the Kane look was completely different than, I think, anything that ever really been done."
- Vanessa Hudgens has the Golden WWE Title now.
.@VanessaHudgens has the #WWEGoldenTitle on a thirsty Thursday? This could be the start of something new -- pic.twitter.com/xIubtiSDQE
— WWE (@WWE) March 9, 2023
- Mickie James vs. Gisele Shaw will headline tonight's edition of IMPACT Wrestling on AXS TV.
- MJF's mom doesn't like Bully Ray
-From Thunder Rosa: #ThunderOverreacts to bad music: #OhMeVengo
- National Wrestling Alliance announced it is partnering with Madame Zuzu’s, the Chicago tea house owned by Billy Corgan, to raise money for the families and victims of the July 4th mass shooting.
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE AND MADAME ZUZU’S PARTNER TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH NWA 312, BOOK SIGNING
Highland Park, IL – The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Madame Zuzu’s are partnering together to raise money for the families and victims of the July 4th mass shooting with a series of professional wrestling shows centered around the pay-per-view titled NWA 312.
The events begin at Madame Zuzu’s with a book signing on Thursday, April 6 followed by professional wrestling at Studio One on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8.
The Highland Park Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports local programs and initiatives, which includes a special fund for the victims and families impacted by the July 4th shooting.
NWA 312 will feature some of the best wrestlers in the NWA, including NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion Tyrus, NWA National Champion Cyon, NWA Women’s World Champion Kamille and many more. Madame Zuzu’s, a local plant-based tea shop and community space, has already hosted a recent concert to raise funds for the victims of the shooting and is looking forward to this next event to support these families and help the community heal.
“This is a very important cause for me. This neighborhood is my home and I want to do whatever I can to help out,” said NWA President and co-owner of Madame Zuzu’s Billy Corgan. “NWA 312 will showcase some of the best professional wrestling talent in the world, and we hope that fans will come out to support the Highland Park Community Foundation.”
Corgan added, “This event is about helping this community heal after a devastating tragedy. That’s why we chose Studio One as the location for NWA 312. It’s right along the July 4th parade route and that was important to us. I’m from Chicago and we could have had this event anywhere in the city, but I want to make sure the people from the neighborhood get to enjoy the shows.”
Festivities will kick off with a meet and greet event at Madame Zuzu’s on Thursday April 6 which will include a book signing with NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion and FOX News personality Tyrus with his New York Times best seller ‘Just Tyrus’ as well as legendary women’s wrestler Madusa with her soon to be released book ‘The Woman Who Would Be King: The MADUSA Story.’ Other NWA talents will also be on hand to meet with fans. Madame Zuzu’s is located at 1876 1st St, Highland Park, IL 60035 and the event is scheduled to run from 7pm to 9pm.
NWA 312 will be a live professional wrestling pay-per-view with the broadcast available through FITE TV. The PPV can be purchased by wrestling fans anywhere in the world for just $24.99. The PPV is scheduled to start with a FREE pre show wrestling event at 8 p.m. CST and will be broadcast live on the NWA YouTube Channel. The PPV is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. CST.
The NWA will be continuing the fun on April 8th with two separate television tapings for the weekly broadcasts of NWA Powerrr and NWA USA. The tapings will also be held at Studio One and will be featured as regular broadcasts on the NWA YouTube Channel.
For a full list of the wrestling card and times please head to nationalwrestlingalliance.com.
Studio One in Highland Park is a versatile event space that is suitable for a wide range of events, including concerts, parties, corporate events, and weddings. This event will be the first time professional wrestling will be held in the space. Studio One is located 1799 Green Bay Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035.
Tickets and VIP packages for the meet and greet, NWA 312 and the NWA Powerrr and NWA USA television tapings will go on sale at 12 p.m. on March 11, 2023 and can be purchased at NWATIX.com.
A portion of the proceeds from VIP packages as well as tickets to the book signing will go directly to the Highland Park Foundation.
For more information on NWA 312, visit the National Wrestling Alliance website at nationalwrestlingalliance.com.
Card and information subject to change.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Founded in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance is one of the oldest and most prestigious
professional wrestling brands in the world. In 2017, international recording artist William Patrick
Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) purchased the NWA with the intention of reinventing the brand for
the modern era whilst honoring the legacy of its heyday in the 1980s. Beginning with the
critically-acclaimed Ten Pounds Of Gold docu-series, the NWA has since expanded its
programming to include two weekly broadcasts (NWA Powerrr & NWA USA) which are available
for free on the NWA YouTube Channel and 6 annual pay-per-views which can be purchase on
the FITE TV streaming platform.
- Shortly before IWS invaded GCW at GCW Ransom last week, IWS Executive Producer and Tag Team Champion Shayne Hawke joined Zak Ralph of Love Wrestling in advance of the upcoming IWS vs GCW supercard, UnFnSanctioned. The event takes place this Saturday, March 11th at The Olympia in Montréal.
Hawke described how the event came to be
“I honestly I couldn’t give you the exact details. We know Brett [Lauderdale] from back in the day, from like CZW. We go back a long time. We did a show for The Collective, I think in 2019. But the IWS had a show in New Jersey, called Unstoppable. That was in conjunction with GCW, so we kind of realized that we worked well together, and [IWS owner, PCP Crazy F’n] Manny and Brett they still keep in touch pretty often.
"So they still talk and then I think it was because we had Joey Janela come in, that the conversation started to happen. We had him come in and wrestle Speedball two Olympia shows ago. But then afterwards, we went out with Joey Janela. And we’re talking about doing an IWS vs GCW show, and got in touch with Brett ended up coming to fruition- and it’s really exciting!”
- Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, which stars Samoa Joe in a voice role, has been delayed after being originally scheduled to release in May. A new release date has yet to be announced.
- A new MEW Vibe goes down tonight.
--NEW EPISODE TONIGHT--
— MEW メインイベントレスリング (@mewvibe) March 9, 2023
Be sure to check out episode 2 of #mewvibe TONIGHT AT 8pm
--Exotic Youth issues an open challenge they may regret.
--Big Boss Shimizu of Natural Vibes, Debuts against Dominic Stuckey.
--Jacob Johnson takes on Randy Reno.
--Zachary Wentz vs Owen… https://t.co/pF25x9IYtQ pic.twitter.com/IcO93GXh8A
- The following talents are scheduled to appear at Wrestling Open tonight:
• 50 Cal (Locked And Loaded)
• Alec Price (Stetson Ranch)
• Anastasia Morningstar (Church Of Greatness)
• Armani Kayos
• Boulder (Iron Savages)
• Brad Hollister
• Brother Greatness (Church Of Greatness)
• CPA
• Dan Barry (Locked And Loaded)
• Dezmond Cole
• Ichiban sponsored by @PatsFanBE
• Jariel Rivera
• Johnny Rivera
• Nolo Kitano
• Paris Van Dale
• Pedro Dones sponsored by @PatsFanBE
• Percy Ryan
• Ray Jaz
• Rex Lawless
• Rip Byson (Mutually Assured Destruction)
• "Fancy" Ryan Clancy sponsored by @Pentozali9
• Shannon LeVangie
• Stephen Azure (Church Of Greatness)
• Steve Somerset (Church Of Greatness)
• Steven Stetson (Stetson Ranch)
• TJ Crawford sponsored by @AKAMeowMeow
- Watch these celebrities, from Kim Kardashian to Floyd Mayweather to Johnny Knoxville, make an impact at WrestleMania.
- This Friday night, Top Team return to ACTION to face off with Out of this World at IT'S COOL
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- Hobbs has the gold, BCC turns heel, adventures in San Fran Day After Dynamite #52 w/Will & Denise
