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Written by Stevie J Thurs. #1 is HERE. Please follow us on Tumblr or Twitter, subscribe to AngryMarks on YouTube or like us on Facebook! Don't miss Thursday Night AMP previews Fastlane 2017 at 9 ET! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Thursday's latest wrestling news.
Coincidentally Kevin Owens talks to Steve Austin about being "distracted" by Chris Jericho: "Once I took that title, I feel like I've got sidetracked with Chris and it was more about being entertaining and being funny and kind of popping each other and entertaining each other, just seeing how much fun we could have every Monday night, which is important in what we do, but there's also a side of what we do where at one point you've got to get serious and get your head where it needs to be. And I feel as Universal Champion, I haven't done that yet. And with Goldberg coming after me; you've got Brock Lesnar here every week, almost, now; and I went through Seth Rollins; I went through Roman Reigns; But there [are] a lot of other people coming for that title and I think it was time to get rid of the distraction." In this interview Bill Goldberg talks about how he stays in shape: "When you're 50 years old and you're putting your underwear on in front of millions of people and you used to be me - lets just say that I've cleaned up my diet quite a bit. I didn't use to be as strict with my fat intake. I mean, I didn't even know what 'Gluten-free' was then. I ate everything that I saw back then. And it didn't matter because I was younger and my metabolism was even faster. I've always been blessed with a very fast metabolism. Which, again, is a blessing and a curse when you're trying to gain weight and get into cardio shape." Brooke Adams recently returned to Impact after the birth of her son, but may not be at this week's tapings. Kongo Kong and Mario Bokara are set to be at the tapings. Kong is a recurring guest on this website and a regular for Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Bokara is a WrestlePro star who has also worked for OVW. Magnus (Nick Aldis) is expected to return at this week's tapings. (PWI) Even though Jack Swagger said on Chael Sonnen's podcast that he asked for and was given his release, WWE has yet to announce or confirm that, and he's still considered a member of the roster as of this writing. (PWI) There will be a hearing this afternoon before Judge Robert A. Richardson in Hartford, Connecticut about the ongoing concussion lawsuit against WWE. Vince McMahon and WWE have requested the US District Court of CT sanction lawyers Konstantine Kyros, Brenden Leydon, S. James Boumil, Anthony Norris, Erica C. Mirabella, and R. Christopher Gilreath, who brought the lawsuits against them to court last year, accusing them of plagiarism and fraud among other things. (PWI) WWN has just released a new short film called Zack Sabre Jr.'s Road to the Title which we've included below. Misc. tweets and social media posts! Get the new @FinnBalor #BalorClub replica jacket at #WWEShop. http://t.co/eaztVqmC5h#WWE #FinnBalor http://pic.twitter.com/DSdps3iiUV - WWEShop.com (@WWEShop) March 2, 2017 Moose is set to be working with The Great Muta when he goes to Pro Wrestling NOAH. (PWI) Here's a non-spoiler match listing for tonight's Impact. (IW) * TNA champion Bobby Lashley vs. Josh Barnett Based on what William Regal announced on last night's NXT, it appears the matches filmed at UCF for NXT episodes were taped out of order. (PWI) WWE NXT runs live in Columbus, Ohio tonight with Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura and Asuka, and they also have a house show in Lakeland, Florida. (PWI) In this interview Drew Galloway talks about his possible return to WWE: "WWE or any of the big companies would be happy to have me back but I need to explore all possibilities. I've experienced the highest of highs and been in every single position and that has taught me so much. I started wrestling at 15 and signed with world's biggest company by 21 and then had to rebuild myself again. But I'm in a unique position where I'm still young enough to have a long career. Doing things for myself, I can make as much money as I did with WWE as long as I put in the work and travel the globe like I've been doing." In this interview Sasha Banks talks about her goals: "I am making it happen for myself and doing everything I have ever set my mind on – but I want more. Wrestling in Japan is one thing but main-eventing WrestleMania is the dream goal. When I was 10 I wrote in my journal that I wanted to be the greatest women's wrestler of all time and that I wanted to change the definition of what it was to be a Diva in WWE. The fact we are now not Divas but Superstars, are getting opportunities like the guys and are making history means there are so many emotions." Happy birthday to former WWE star Debra Marshall who turns 57 today. (PWN) Bubba Ray Dudley, Velvet Sky and Tommy Dreamer are on TruTV's Impractical Jokers tonight. (PWI) The PBS documentary Tales of Masked Men: A Journey through Lucha Libre is now on Netflix. (PWI) East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) has announced the list of wrestlers competing in the 2017 Super 8 Tournament on April 29 at the Woodbury Heights Community Center in Woodbury Heights, NJ: CZW champ Joe Gacy, Lio Rush, Joey Janella, Timmy Lou Retton, Brandon Scott, Zombie King, The Human Rocket LSG and Anthony Bennett. (PWI) Extreme Rules on June 4th in Baltimore at the Royal Farms Arena has pre-sale codes of ROYALFARMS and EXTREMERULES starting today. (PWI) 2:30 PM ET. On this show Sean Waltman talks about The Rock calling CM Punk: "Obviously there was controversy over The Rock calling CM Punk. I was up in the gorilla position when all that was going down... I'm not going to say who was on the headset saying, cut his mic, cut his mic. Doesn't he realize we're in a lawsuit with this guy? But nobody was really, like mad mad. But it was just like, come on. It was one of those things." Speaking to ESPN Kevin Owens says Goldberg isn't ready for a match with him: "I'll answer this as honestly as I can, because that's always the way I do things, and that answer is 'No.' Because, see, ya know, anybody who's followed Goldberg's career, or even people who haven't followed Goldberg's career and have only been familiar with him for the last two or three months since he's been back in WWE, guess what? You've already seen everything Goldberg can do. You've seen a spear, you've seen a jackhammer. That's pretty much where it ends, but I've been here for about two years, and yet, I've only scratched the surface of what I can do and the people who have followed me, throughout my entire career, before I got to WWE will tell you that's a fact. So, I don't think Goldberg is ready for the kind of main event that I'm going to bring to him at Fastlane, absolutely not." 3:00 PM ET. Tickers are still available for Fastlane in Milwaukee on Sunday. Upper floor seats are available on Ticketmaster for $50 along with floor seats for $350. Secondary market tickets have even more options. (PWI) 3:30 PM ET. Elias Samson should be called up to the main roster soon. (WO) Pete Dunne may be on the post-WrestleMania Raw or SmackDown show. (WO) Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne, Mark Andrews, Wolfgang, Trent Seven, Joseph Conners, Tyson T-Bone, James Drake, Dan Moloney, San Gradwell, Saxon Huxley, Tucker and Jordan Devlin are expected for WWE's European tour in May. (WO) Kurt Angle believes he can pass a physical to wrestle for WWE again: "If everything goes the right way with the physical, which I believe I would pass very easily, I believe there is an opportunity for fans to see Kurt Angle wrestle in WWE. But again, I have to reiterate, they have not talked about that at all." 5:15 PM ET. Miz was on ESPN today at 4 PM ET. (PWI) Impact notes: Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. are both working the Impact tapings. Also TNA is considering using some form of LAX this week. Bruce Prichard will be a heel manager and will likely be involved with one of the company's top stars. (PWI) Kurt Angle talks about the jump from Olympic wrestling to WWE: "I really don't know, I know that when I started training to the day I got on TV was only one year. It was exactly on year, that never happens. I knew that when I started on TV I still didn't know what I was doing. The wrestlers I wrestled with kind of walked me through the matches, so I learned how to follow because I let people lead me and I trusted them, I became a good leader. About two and a half years into my pro wrestling career I was leading and calling the matches, structuring the matches, I was a good student. Because I kept studying from the best guys like The Rock, Triple H, Stone Cold, Undertaker, I learned very quickly." Dean Ambrose and Renee Young say they've been stalked and have received death threats. Yikes. comments powered by Disqus |
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