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IMPACT Wrestling Brings “Battle in the Buckeye State” to Columbus, Ohio...

2/27/2020

IMPACT Wrestling Brings “Battle in the Buckeye State” to Columbus, Ohio...

Published Feb 27 2020 By Andre Corbeil Of WrestlingWithWrestling.Com

On April 24-25 IMPACT Wrestling will make its debut in Columbus, Ohio on April 24-25 for the two-night Battle in the Buckeye State.

Action will be held at the Columbus Expo Center, starting both nights at 7 p.m. ET. Tickets for both shows go on-sale Friday, Feb. 28 at 10am ET. To buy tickets, go to: impactwrestling.com.

The inaugural Battle in the Buckeye State features all of the IMPACT Stars and Knockouts, starting with reigning World Champion Tessa Blanchard, a third generation wrestler and the first-ever female to hold the World Championship of a major pro wrestling company.

The IMPACT roster heading to Columbus includes UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock, former NFL player Moose, veteran wrestlers Rob Van Dam, Rhino and TJP, plus Eddie Edwards, Joey Ryan, Michael Elgin, Tommy Dreamer and Willie Mack, among others. Plus, the IMPACT Tag Team Division is unprecedented, led by reigning Tag Team Champions, The North (Josh Alexander and Ethan Page), as well as The Rascalz, The Deaners, Reno Scum and the Desi Hit Squad.

In addition, all of the lovely and lethal Knockouts will appear in Columbus, including Taya Valkyrie, Tenille Dashwood, Rosemary, Kiera Hogan, and certainly reigning Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace.

The Battle in the Buckeye State will, of course, feature numerous Ohio residents, including former World Champion Sami Callihan, oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) and Madman Fulton.

The Battle in the Buckeye State also will spotlight two Columbus residents: IMPACT announcer Josh Mathews and five-time Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne.

Tickets for the "Battle in the Buckeye State" go on-sale Friday, Feb. 28 at 10am ET. To buy tickets, go to: impactwrestling.com.
#impactwrestling #impactwrestlingcolumbus #impactwrestlingohio #battleinthebuckeyestate
For more information, go to: www.impactwrestling.com

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MINI-ESTRELLAS ARE COMING TO MLW IN CHICAGO APRIL 18...

2/26/2020

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MINI-ESTRELLAS ARE COMING TO MLW IN CHICAGO APRIL 18...

Published Feb 26 2020 By MLW Wrestling

The speculator world of the minis will invade Major League Wrestling this Spring as the 5 foot tall and under mini-estrella luchadores take to the air in MLW | Buy tickets

CHICAGO — Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced Demus will make his debut at MLW: Intimidation GamesSaturday, April 18 at Cicero Stadium in Chicago. The event will be a MLW FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.
Tickets start at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.
One of the hallmarks of Lucha Libre is the mini division. Featuring the smallest, arguably the quickest and most beloved luchadores in the sport, the mini division predominately features luchadores with a height limit of 5′ tall.
Legendary luchadores such as Rey Mysterio Jr. debuted in AAA’s mini division and have thrilled fans with the aerial acrobatics, colorful attacks and larger than life personalities.
Now the world of minis comes to Major League Wrestling starting with Demus, who will make his debut April 18th.
While league matchmakers have yet to disclose his opponent, Demus himself is a wild entry into MLW.
A vicious rudo, Demus has been called a “troll” for his unrelenting attacks in matches. With a disturbing face ghoulishly painted for war, Demus is a danger to all.
A former World Mini Champion in Mexico, Demus has teamed with the likes of Damian 666 as part of an unholy and violent collective that has terrorized Mexico over the years. Demus now looks to unleash his own form of hell on his adversaries in America in MLW.
Will anyone stop Demus demonic desires to raise hell in MLW?
Experience the minis as they make their debut in Chicago April 18 at Cicero Stadium. Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.

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Breaking AEW News: Matt and Nick Jackson Book released! “Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues”...

2/24/2020

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Breaking AEW News: Matt and Nick Jackson Book released! “Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues”...

Published Feb 24 2020 By Andre Corbeil of Wrestlingwithwrestling

AEW EVP’s Matt & Nick Jackson Share Their Inspirational Story
in New Memoir Published by Dey Street Books
-- “Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues”
Is Available for Pre-Order on Feb. 24 on Amazon & Bookstores Nationwide --
February 24, 2020 – Considered to be one of the greatest tag teams of all time, Matt and Nick
Jackson’s journey has taken them from a homemade ring in their back yard to EVPs of All Elite
Wrestling, the wildly successful professional wrestling league taking America by storm.
The brothers, known as The Young Bucks, today added a new title to their impressive resumes –
Co-Authors. Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big League, a deeply personal
memoir co-written by Matt and Nick, will be available for pre-order starting today on Amazon and
wherever books are sold.
A warm, heartfelt story told with the brothers’ wit and charm, Killing the Business reveals how two
undersized athletes from Southern California have risen to elite status in professional wrestling
with millions of fans worldwide and a legion of followers on their acclaimed web series Being the
Elite. Famous for their high-flying moves, superkicks and hilarious videos, Matt and Nick are an
inspiration to fans worldwide due to their message of resilience and determination.
The Young Bucks write endearingly about their sport, while sharing personal reflections and
behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Alternating between each brother’s perspective from chapter to
chapter, the entertaining memoir is a deep dive on what it means to grow into, and give back to,
the sport and profession they embody and love.
“Nearly 20 years ago, our father built us a wrestling ring in our back yard. Our journey to become
professional wrestlers began here,” said Matt Jackson. “Then after years of hawking T-shirts out
of duffel bags at independent shows across the U.S., documenting our lives on a web series filmed
on our phones, and performing at the biggest events in Japan, we’d eventually land the dream job
of a lifetime.
“We’re excited to share the story of how we got there, after overcoming past failures, and finally
deciding to play by our own rules, ignoring traditions, earning us the reputation by critics as two
wrestlers who were ‘Killing The Business.’ This memoir is yet another milestone in our career, all
thanks to the support of our amazing fans.

Published by Dey Street Books, Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big
Leagues will be released this fall and retail for $27.99. The book follows Young Bucks Stand Tall,
the duo’s first book which follows Nick and Matt through an inspiring story that encourages young
readers to follow their dreams.
About AEW
AEW is a new professional wrestling promotion headlined by members of The Elite (Cody & Brandi
Rhodes, Matt & Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page) and Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley. For
the first time in many years, AEW is offering an alternative to mainstream wrestling, with a growing
roster of world-class male and female wrestlers who are poised to bring new spirit, freshness and
energy to the industry. The inaugural event under the AEW banner was DOUBLE OR NOTHING in Las
Vegas in May 2019. AEW is broadcasting two-hour weekly shows on TNT on Wednesdays from 8 to 10
p.m. ET. The action- packed matches take place in different cities across the nation each Wednesday.
For more info, check out @AEWrestling (Twitter), @AllEliteWrestling (Instagram), / AllEliteWrestling
(FB), #AllEliteWrestling (YouTube).

#YoungBucksBook #aewnews #aew #youngbucks #mattjackson #nickjackson #YoungBucksKillingtheBusinessfromBackyardstotheBigLeagues #WrestlingWithWrestling

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The 10 Best Knockouts Feuds and Rivalries in TNA/Impact Wrestling By Hakeem Fullerton...

2/24/2020

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The 10 Best Knockouts Feuds and Rivalries in TNA/Impact Wrestling By Hakeem Fullerton...

Published Feb 24 2020 By Hakeem Fullerton of Wrestlingwithwrestling.com

Intro: Since it's official inception back in 2007, the Knockout Division has become a mainstay of TNA/ Impact Wrestling, providing fans with some of the most talented and athletics ladies to ever step foot in a wrestling ring.

However, in order to be at the top you've got to beat a number of competitors along the way and in most cases it could lead to a feud or rivalry that last months or even years.

Many of these feuds and rivalries have become legendary not just in the company's history but, in all of wrestling and today I'll be talking about the 10 feuds and rivalries that helped to redefined women's division for TNA/ Impact.

Few rules: I'm only counting one person/ fraction per entry, for example one feud or rivalry that features a knockout like will make this list.

However, feuds or rivalries involving factions or in fighting within factions or stables that resulted in rivalry are also allowed on the list.

Honorable Mentions:
Gail Kim vs. Jessicka Havok
ODB vs. Awesome Kong
Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne
Rosemary vs. Su Yung
Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim
Trinity vs. Traci Brooks
Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie
Sarita vs. Taylor Wilde
Jade/ Mia Yim vs. Rosemary
Gail Kim vs. Jacqueline "Jackie" Moore
Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong
Rosemary vs. Sienna
Tara vs. The Beautiful People
Allie vs. Su Yung
Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim

10. Kiera Hogan vs. Tessa Blanchard
These two young athletes began their feud in early 2018 during the early stages of the Callis/D'Amore regime, and would waste no time in proving themselves as future stars in the wrestling business.

Kiera Hogan (No relation to Hulk Hogan) was signed to the company back in 2017 and made her on-screen debut a few months later defeating former Knockouts champion Laurel Van Ness.

At the 2018 Redemption pay per view, Kiera was set to face off against Taya Valkyrie in a unadvertised match at the event however, both women would get overshadowed on this night thanks to a debuting Tessa Blanchard.

Tessa's appearance and signing with Impact Wrestling stunned many fans and critics alike as no one would imagine that the third generation star and daughter of Tully Blanchard would join a company like Impact Wrestling following the issues that plagued the company in previous regimes.

But like most things in wrestling: Anything can happen, On any given day...for Impact Wrestling, they got a five star athlete signed to their company.

On the May 3rd 2018 edition of Impact, the two ladies had their first meeting as Kiera was being interviewed backstage when Tessa appeared and gave Kiera a pseudo congratulations before running down her in-ring abilities, only for Kiera to respond back with a witty remark.

Following this, Tessa would attack Kiera after her matches before the two would face on the May 17th 2018 episode of Impact where Tessa would defeat Kiera in a ultra competitive seven minute match.

But Kiera wasn't done with Tessa just yet as the former would interrupt the latter's backstage interview a few weeks later leading to a brawl in the backstage area.

Their feud would culminate with a match of the year quality fight as Hogan and Blanchard would face off in a No Disqualification match.

The match is still one of the best matches both women have had with each other as Kiera brawled with determination and purpose in this match while Tessa was still feeling cocky, following her previous encounter with Hogan but held nothing back against her rival.

Despite her bringing her A-Game on this night, Kiera was once again defeated by Tessa.

The feud between Kiera Hogan and Tessa Blanchard not only harked back to the old classic TNA feuds of Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong but, it also felt like a program you would see on WWE's third brand NXT.

However, this feud ranks low on the list as it only lasted a few weeks if not a month and was sadly cut short as Kiera would get involved in the "Undead Realm" Storyline for the rest of the year.

Still, what the fans got to experience between these two gave a glimpse into a new crop of female wrestlers that would dominate
the Knockouts Division for the foreseeable future.

9. Karen Jarrett vs. Velvet Sky
You can be forgiven if you forgot about this rivalry if not completely unaware that it took place.

In early 2011, Kurt Angle and TNA founder, Jeff Jarrett resumed their violent feud from a few years ago but this time, Karen who was the real life ex-wife of Kurt returned to the company following a hiatus from the sport; however, she would return as the new wife of Jeff Jarrett thus making this feud even more personal then it already was.

In May of that same year, Kurt by this point was beaten by Jarrett multiple times on pay per view thanks to interference of his ex-wife, realizing that he needed some help, Kurt would announce on an episode of Impact that he found someone to take off of Karen, so that he could focus his efforts on defeating Jeff.

This led to Karen, who was the authority figure in the Knockouts Division at the time to round up a number of suspects she believed was working with Kurt; Ultimately the final suspect was former Knockouts Tag Team Champion, Velvet Sky.

Sky told both Jeff and Karen that she wasn't Kurt Angle's enforcer, however this didn't stop Karen from making Velvet's life a living hell as she call upon Knockouts like Angelina Love and Winter in the following weeks to dispose off her, unsuccessfully.

Karen would continue to abuse her power as leader of the Knockouts Division by enlisting the services of Madison Rayne, another former ally of Velvet Sky, but this didn't stop the former beautiful person as during an episode of Impact, Karen returned from injury and was in a wheelchair when she continued to pester her former husband; Velvet would come from behind and push Karen off the entrance ramp leading to more embarrassment for both Karen and Jeff Jarrett.

While all of this was happening, Velvet would build herself up in the ranks of the KO Division and be cheered by the fans for her dedication to the company, this culminated at Bound For Glory 2011, when Velvet defeated three other competitors to become Knockouts Champion for the very first time in her career.

Unfortunately, the celebration didn't last long, as mere weeks following her title win Velvet would be attacked from behind by the godmother of the KO Division, Gail Kim who not only returned following a disappointing second run in the WWE but also allied herself with Madison and Karen.

This led to a championship match at the Turning Point PPV which saw Gail become the champion once again thanks to the interference of Madison Rayne and Karen Jarrett.

Velvet wouldn't get her rematch for the title until Lockdown 2012, which she was unsuccessful in defeating Gail Kim once again, but Velvet did get the last laugh as general manager, Sting would fire both Karen and Jeff Jarrett from the company following a stipulation added into Jarrett's match with Jeff Hardy at Final Resolution.

Velvet would regain the title one more time in 2013 before wrestling her last match with the company in 2016 against Sienna aka Allysin Kay.

8. Allie vs. Laurel Van Ness
2016-2017 was a really difficult time to be a TNA fan as rumors about the company's financial issues began surfacing, lawsuits from both Billy Corgan and Matt Hardy added more money problems to the promotion and a failed merger/ rebranding with Global Force Wrestling and TNA only made matters worse.

While the issues continued to plagued the company backstage, the onscreen product on the other hand was still dynamic; Around this time, a lot of wrestlers would got themselves over with the fans thanks to company's policy on creative freedom and in the process they became bright spots in a disastrous time within the company, Case in point: Allie.

Laura Dennis also known as Allie debuted in 2016 as the secretary/ lackey for authority figure of the Knockouts, Maria Kanellis Bennett. As a member of Maria's "Lady Squad", Allie alongside Sienna would do the bidding of the first lady of professional wrestling by helping her win matches, attack anyone who posed a threat to her and become a dominate force within the division.

However, issues arose when Allie accidentally won the Knockouts Championship and got a loud cheering ovation from the fans in attendance. Her reign would be short lived as she would lose the title soon afterwards to Maria and eventually become the lackey to newcomer and lady squad member, Laurel Van Ness (Chelsea Green).

Over time, Allie had developed an interest in fellow wrestler, Braxton Sutter (Laura's real life husband) but when this was discovered, Laurel decided to flirt with him to the annoyance of Allie; LVN would eventually go on a date with Braxton and mistakenly thought that he was proposing to her, thus leading to a memorable wedding segment on the February 23rd 2017 episode of Impact.

The segment saw Allie stand up to Maria, Braxton professing his love for Allie and the two sharing a kiss right in front of Laurel who began drinking a out of a bottle of champagne (thus, leading to her gimmick change as a crazed hot mess).

With Maria and Sienna gone from the company, Laurel was the only one left from the lady squad who Allie had some unfinished business with.

Laurel would become knockouts champion following Gail Kim's "last match" at Bound For Glory 2017 and in the months that followed, LVN would continue to taunt and defeat Allie until their match at Crossroads 2018 which saw Allie vanquish Laurel Van Ness to become knockouts champion once again.

7. Daffney vs. Taylor Wilde
When people talk about the company's use of female wrestlers they tend to mention how the company helped to bring the importance and credibility to woman getting into the ring and producing matches that even surpasses the male roster.

In 2009, the company continued to pushed the boundaries of women's wrestling in the U.S. by making a feud involving two of their most recognizable knockouts go to they extreme.

The Beautiful People were in a feud with Roxxi (more on that later) which resulted in the governor (aka Daffney pretending to be Sarah Palin) getting her hair cut by TNA's vindictive blondes.

Daffney would resurface as her old gimmick and began attacking Taylor Wilde due to Daffney's belief that Taylor wasn't there to save her from the Beautiful People cutting her hair.

This storyline began to interconnect with Abyss' issues with his psychiatrist, Dr. Stevie (Stevie Richards) and this led to the first ever females monster's ball between Taylor Wilde and Daffney at Sacrifice 2009.

Both ladies used weapons like kendo sticks, trash cans, cookies sheets and even thumb tacks which was unheard of during a time when women's wrestling was seen as a time for a toilet break.

Taylor won her match at Sacrifice as well as her match at Slammiversary 2009 in the first ever mixed tag team monster's ball match where she partnered with 'The Monster' Abyss against the team of Daffney and ECW legend, Raven. Thus, ending their violent but blood soaked rivalry.

6. Tara vs. Mickie James
The issues between Tara and Mickie James allegedly go back to their time in the WWE when Tara then known as Victoria left the WWE in early 2009 before debuting in TNA later that year.

The story has it that the reason why Tara was let go was supposedly due to Mickie James, who was rumored to have had an affair with John Cena at the time, but when Cena was looking to get married to another woman, James allegedly became obsessive which resulted in her moving from Monday Night Raw to Smackdown and everything fell apart from there until she left the company in early 2010.

When the two ladies were reunited so was their feud and it resulted in numerous brawls and PPV matches at Turning Point and Final Resolution 2010, not to mention their match on Impact which took place inside a steel cage.

Whether or not the story behind the feud or the animosity between Mickie and Tara was real, the feud did come to an end onscreen at Sacrifice 2011 when Tara helped Mickie defeat Madison Rayne in in a match where the Knockouts title as well as Tara's contracted partnership with Madison was at stake.

After the match, Tara and Mickie were seen backstage having a quick conversation that put their differences asides once and for all.

5. Madison Rayne vs. Angelina Love
The Beautiful People is without question the greatest all female faction in the history of professional wrestling and while the trio of Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne have had their fair share of feuds during the groups existence it's the rivalry between Angelina and Madison that is the most memorable.

In 2009, Madison Rayne debuted in TNA as a complete unknown to many fans until she caught the attention of Angelina Love and Velvet Sky; After helping Velvet and Angelina in a series of matches and becoming a member under the groups new but temporary name of Mi Pi Sexy, Madison went through a lot of hazing from both of the ladies before she officially became the newest addition of the Beautiful People.

However, when Angelina Love was let go from TNA due to issues regarding her visa, Madison saw the opportunity and took Angelina's position in the group whilst adding Lacey Von Erich as the group's newest member and enforcer.

Along the way, the group would win the Knockouts Tag Team Titles but when Angelina returned to the company, lets just say she wasn't pleased with the coup d'état that happened during her absence.

This led to a power struggle within the group as Angelina feuded with her former stable especially with Madison with the two ladies trading the Knockouts title back and forth at events like Lockdown and Victory Road.

This even included the return of Tara as the bodyguard for Madison Rayne which, coupled with the recent departure of Lacey and a face turn by Velvet Sky led to demise of the group in 2010.

However, the feud would resurface in 2014 when Love once again returned to the company and attempted to reunite the Beautiful People, Velvet agreed but Madison refused and after a number of heel turns by Angelina and Velvet, the original duo would reunite and even saw Angelina win her sixth and final Knockouts championship.

While the group including Madison would reunite briefly in 2016, the feud between Love and Rayne came to an end.

4. Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie
The Demon Assassin and the Queen of Slamtown are have had their rivals with countless other women in the Knockouts locker room but the feud that people remember the most was the one they both had from 2017-early 2018.
Since her debut, Rosemary is one of the most beloved wrestlers and greatest characters currently working on the Impact roster, but for those who only know her for her work in the "Undead Realm" storyline and her partnership with real life friend and wrestler Allie, then you sadly never got to see the Demon Assassin at top of her game.

From 2016-18 Rosemary backed up her amazing character by being a great in-ring worker and she even captured the Knockouts championship from Jade aka Mia Yim in late 2016.

While names like Sienna and Gail Kim were worthy adversities, Rosemary's greatest foe would arrive in 2017 when Taya still under her gimmick as "Lucha Royalty" attacked Rosemary in the middle of the ring.

The rivalry would escalated through a series of promos, backstage brawls and mind games which usually saw Rosemary getting laid out by Taya and while a match was set for the two ladies to face off at Bound For Glory 2017, the match never happened do to travel issues regarding Taya's visa.

The feud would be on hold for a little bit until Taya returned to the company and the animosity between the two of them would culminate in a match known as the "Demon's Dance" on an April 12th 2018 edition of Impact, with Rosemary finally defeating her arch nemesis.

Although the feud ended in early 2018, Rosemary and Taya would face each other in series of matches on Impact, Slammiversary and the most recent one being at Turning Point 2019 where Taya successfully retained her Knockouts Championship against Rosemary.

3. Roxxi vs. The Beautiful People
The Beautiful People are no strangers to feuds and rivalries as their feuds with ODB, Tara, Awesome Kong and Gail Kim have become the stuff of legend.

But the biggest feud involving TNA's blonde trio would have to be their rivalry with TNA knockout, Roxxi.

In the late 2000's, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky debuted at Turning Point 2007 where they defeated ODB and Roxxi Laveaux in a tag team match but it wasn't until an episode of Impact in 2008 when Angelina and Velvet attempted to give Roxxi a makeover, only for it to end up with Roxxi getting beaten and humiliated; thus, officially marking the debut of "The Beautiful People".

Since that event, Roxxi made it her mission to get revenge on the Beautiful People and she did when she defeated Angelina Love in a Queen of the Cage match at Lockdown 2008 but, the Beautiful People would get their revenge at the Sacrifice PPV the next month when Angelina and Velvet interfered in a match that involved Roxxi, which saw the loser getting their head shaved and as a result Roxxi not only lost the match but had her head shaved live on PPV in front of a very pissed off Knockouts locker room all while Angelina Velvet enjoyed every minute of it.

The feud would continue onward from 2008 to the summer of 2009 in a large number of tag team matches with Roxxi having various partners like Gail Kim, ODB and her most frequent tag team partner, Taylor Wilde.

The feud ultimately saw the Beautiful People victorious when Madison Rayne, who was the leader of the group and Knockouts champion at the time defeat a returning Roxxi in a match at Slammiversary 2010 where Roxxi's career was on the line.

2. Desire vs. Trinity
This feud is a rarity on this list as it predates the entire Knockouts Division by a number of years as this happened during the NWA period, thus making this the first real feud between the women during the early TNA days.

Stephanie Trinity whose known in TNA for her iconic moonsault off the top of the cage at Lockdown 2005 and being the first women in company history to wrestle an intergender match when she fought for the X Division championship in a triple threat match against Kid Kash and Amazing Red, began a feud with Kimberly Nielsen aka Desire in 2003 that also featured names like Athena, Kid Kash and Sonny Siaki where Desire was the heel and Trinity was the babyface.

That all changed in June of 2003 when during a dark match on NWA TNA, Trinity delivered a Fisherman Suplex on Desire which ended up breaking the latter's back.

Although Desire was still able to wrestle and won the match, she ended going to the hospital and spent 10 months away from in-ring competition.

By the time Desire returned to the ring in April of 2004, she was giving a heroes welcome meanwhile her rival had turned heel by this point after attacking Goldy Locks and partnering with Vince Russo (which is probably the most heelish thing to do).

The feud between Trinity and Desire continued with the two ladies competing in a very physical and very competitive stretcher match which saw Trinity win the match thanks to the interference of a debuting Big Vito.

Desire would end up winning their feud as it culminate in a mixed tag team match that saw Desire and Sonny Siaki defeated Trinity and Big Vito on the July 7th 2004 edition of NWA TNA.

While the action is good by early 2000's standards, this feud which could be seen as the prototype for all feuds and rivalries that would happen within the Knockouts Division afterwards.

The feud began to show the company's plans on being progressive within the wrestling world as TNA was looking to incorporated their female competitors into wrestling matches and give them a bigger role in the company as something more than valets or managers.

1. Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim
Alright come on, you all knew this was coming.

What else could get the top spot on this list then the feud that helped to get not only the Knockouts Division on the map but was also instrumental in women's wrestling be taken seriously in the mainstream.

The feud between Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong can be traced back to 2007, the year the Knockouts Division was born.

On October the 11th 2007, Awesome Kong made her debut in TNA at which point she defeated Gail Kim in a match which saw the entire Knockouts locker room having to bare witness to the destructive force of Kong.

Later that month at Bound For Glory 2007 Gail Kim won a ten woman gauntlet match to become the very first Knockouts Champion in company history.

After retaining her title in a fatal four way match at the Genesis PPV, Kong appeared and pointed her attention to Gail Kim and her Knockouts championship.

Although their first PPV match at Turning Point was disappointing due to the match ending via disqualification thanks to the unstable rage of Kong, their next match at Final Resolution 2008 became a career defining match for both ladies as they battled in a no disqualification match for the KO championship which saw Gail emerge victorious.

Unfortunately for Gail, her reign wouldn't last long after this as Kong would defeat Gail in the main event of a January 10th 2008 edition of Impact for the championship whilst giving Gail Kim a concussion after hitting her with one to many powerbombs.

Gail would face Kong again in a street fight on August the 21st on Impact but once again she would come up short. After two failed runs in WWE for both Gail and Kong respectively, the old rivals face off one more time at Bound For Glory 2015 which ended with Gail defeating Kong to retain the championship.

One year later, Gail Kim would be inducted as the first woman into the TNA/Impact Hall of Fame while Awesome Kong would be in attendance to congratulate her former rival and best friend.

Gail wrestled her last match at Rebellion 2019 against Tessa Blanchard before resuming her role as a backstage figure for Impact, meanwhile Kong has found success as an actress on the Netflix Wrestling TV Show, GLOW and has been a recurring presence on All Elite Wrestling.

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Colonel Parker approved for manager license in MLW; vows a "reckoning" in Chicago April 18Colonel Parker returns to MLW with big plans for 2020...

2/19/2020

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Colonel Parker approved for manager license in MLW; vows a "reckoning" in Chicago April 18
Colonel Parker returns to MLW with big plans for 2020...

Published Feb 19 2020 By Andre Corbeil O WrestlingWithWrestling.Com

CHICAGO -- Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced Colonel Robert Parker has been approved for a manager license in MLW and will appear at MLW: Intimidation Games Saturday, April 18 at Cicero Stadium in Chicago. The event will be a MLW FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.

Tickets start at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.

While details are sketchy, the office of Colonel Robert Parker released a brief statement touting his presence at MLW’s April 18th card in Chicago at Cicero Stadium where he promises a reckoning for all in MLW (buy tickets).

But what is behind the blowhard Colonel Parker’s statement? Could he be revealing his first signee in nearly two years?

There are whispers Parker is recruiting current MLW athletes as well as some that are not presently on the roster. Many are intrigued to be managed and have their fights promoted by a man whose family’s ties in the sport of professional date back 100 years to 1920.

Southern wrestling promoter and manager Colonel Robert Parker has a sterling reputation for presenting some of the sport’s top grapplers.

The Colonel was last seen leading the charge of his Stud Stable, which came up short in the 2018 Battle Riot. In his two years managing and promoting fights for his boys in MLW, Parker managed to secure title fights and marquee bouts, beating out several others for a presence on prestigious cards.

Colonel Parker joins a trend of managers and promoters representing athletes in the MLW, including Dan Lambert and AAA co-founder Konnan.

Having managed the likes of Steve Austin, Sid Vicious and Harlem Heat as well as promoting wrestling throughout the south, Colonel Parker has a stellar track record for success in the sport.

The question is: who will be next to sign on with his Stud Stable? We’ll just have to wait and see in Chicago on April 18.

See Colonel Parker live in Chicago April 18 when MLW returns to Cicero Stadium. Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.
Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.

Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:
World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu and CONTRA Unit • World Tag Team Champions Ross & Marshall Von Erich • LA Park • Davey Boy Smith Jr. • Brian Pillman Jr. • Zenshi • Mance Warner • Hijo de LA Park • The Dynasty • Konnan • Injustice • Savio Vega • Logan Creed • Alicia Atout • Colonel Parker and more!

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WWE Hall Of Famer 'The Godfather' Coming To RCW, As Real Canadian Wrestling presents WRASSLIN A'int EASY 2020...

2/19/2020

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WWE Hall Of Famer 'The Godfather' Coming To RCW, As Real Canadian Wrestling presents WRASSLIN A'int EASY 2020...

Published Feb 19 2020 By Andre Corbeil Of WrestlingWithWrestling.Com

FRIDAY NIGHT in Calgary at the Legion 1, 116-7th ave SE

Featuring WWE HALL OF FAMER THE GODFATHER.

6 man Tag Match

The Godfather,Marky and Giant Orion
vs

Heavy Metal,Christian Strife, Big Jesse Youngblood

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RCW Commonwealth title match

Matt Hart vs Shaun Martens

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Jude Dawkins vs Deryck Crosse

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Travis Cole vs Sydney Steele

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Angelica vs "Debuting" Kylie Morgan

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Plus 3 more action packed matches to be announced

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Chris Bey Signs With Impact Wrestling Feb 18 2020...

2/19/2020

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Chris Bey Signs With Impact Wrestling Feb 18 2020...

@IMPACTWRESTLING Watch "Impact Wrestling Signs Chris Bey | Chris Bey Signs With Impact Wrestling Feb 18 2020"

Published Feb 19 2020 By Andre Corbeil of WrestlingWithWrestling.Com
@WrestlingWithW3

Impact wrestling signs independent wrestler / Ring Warriors Star Chris Bey To a Impact Wrestling contract on the very day Cody Rhodes expresses interest in bringing Chris Bey to all elite wrestling.

BREAKING: We're incredibly excited to announce that @DashingChrisBey has signed with IMPACT Wrestling! #IMPACTonAXSTV

Impact announced on tonight’s show that they have signed indie star Chris Bey, who has appeared on Impact TV, WWE 205 Live, ROH and others in the past few years.

Bey debuted at the recent 2/7 and 2/8 Impact TV taping's, which will air over the next few weeks.

It’s interesting how AEW Executive VP Cody spoke about Bey during a media call earlier this afternoon.
Cody Rhodes said: “I’ve been doing a deep-dive on YouTube, on a guy named Chris Bey. He’s a prime example of somebody who could potentially be good for our singles division".

We haven’t spoken to him or anything of that nature, but I’m sure this call will have some sort of dialogue or he’ll hear about it in some capacity.”

This is a great signing by impact wrestling who should be able to make an international superstar out of Chris Bey.

We here at wrestling with wrestling are extremely pleased with the announcement.

#ImpactWrestling #ChrisBey #ImpactSignsChrisBey #ChrisBeySignsWithImpactWrestling #WrestlerChrisBey #ImpactWrestlingNews #ImpactWrestlingSignings #AEW #CodyRhodes #WrestlingWithWrestling #AndreCorbeil #WrestlingNews #AllNews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhozwBdbcss

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"Teddy Hart Interview From Jail | Teddy Hart On Why He Was Arrested. Teddy Hart Statement from Jail"...

2/16/2020

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"Teddy Hart Interview From Jail | Teddy Hart On Why He Was Arrested. Teddy Hart Statement from Jail"...

Published Feb 16 2020 By Andre Corbeil of Wrestlingwithwrestling.com & Audio Provided By Maria Manic.

Teddy Hart reveals to the fans over the phone as to why he was arrested and what he was charged with.

Teddy Hart begins his explanation explaining that he left Maria Manic at the hotel room and went to buy some weed from somebody.

Unfortunately while driving back,
Teddy Hart was pulled over by Richmond Virginia police for a non registered licence plate on his car.

Teddy Hart said to the Richmond Virginia officer that "the situation had been handled & that the license plate was his bosses plate, and continued explaining that the car was also owned by the aforementioned employer.

As a precaution,
The arresting officer decided to search Teddy Hart's car and found that Teddy Hart was in possession of 2 controlled substances, the first substance was steroids, and the second substance was marijuana.

Teddy Hart was then arrested, booked & is awaiting trial on the charges.

In the phone call with Maria Manic Teddy Hart thanked Maria for her unwavering loyalty! And proceeded to thank Hart Legacy wrestling promoter Stacey Angel.

As Teddy Hart awaits trial! We at Wrestlingwithwrestling.com will keep you updated as this legal situation progresses..

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https://youtu.be/onDA0XGnqO8

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IMPACT Wrestling Returns To Atlanta on March 6-7 – Led By Former Atlanta Falcons Player...

2/13/2020

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IMPACT Wrestling Returns To Atlanta on March 6-7 – Led By Former Atlanta Falcons Player...

Published Feb 13 2020 By Impact Wrestling.

A-Town Beatdown offers two nights of high-energy, action-packed pro wrestling at the Coca-Cola Roxy

Former NFL player Quinn Ojinnaka, who switched from football to professional wrestling and is now known simply as Moose, returns to Atlanta – one of the cities he played for in the National Football League.

Moose leads the IMPACT Wrestling roster into the two-day A-Town Beatdown, scheduled for March 6-7 at the Coca-Cola Roxy (800 Battery Ave. SE), starting both nights at 8 p.m. ET.

Before the in-ring action begins, Moose will be in Atlanta for in-person, in-studio media interviews on Friday & Saturday, Feb. 28-29. He will reflect on his years playing for the Falcons and the transition to pro wrestling. Moose also will be available for phone interviews Feb. 28-29, time permitting.

Moose played in the NFL from 2006-2012 after a collegiate career at Syracuse University. He was drafted by Atlanta in 2006 and played for the Falcons from 2006-2010. His NFL career also included time playing for the New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams and Indianapolis Colts.

Ojinnaka’s NFL career as an offensive tackle/guard spanned 62 games.

Moose will be joined at the A-Town Beatdown by all of the IMPACT stars, including UFC Hall of Fame member Ken Shamrock, legendary longtime wrestlers Rob Van Dam, Rhino and TJP, plus reigning X-Division Champion Ace Austin, reigning Tag Team Champions The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander), as well as Eddie Edwards, Taya Valkyrie and others.

The A-Town Beatdown also will spotlight reigning IMPACT World Champion Tessa Blanchard, a third-generation wrestler and the first-ever female to hold the World Championship of a major pro wrestling company.

#moose #impactwrestling #impactwrestlingmoose #atownbeatdown #ufc2020 #impactwrestlingnews #cocacolaroxy #impactwrestlingatlanta #nflfalcons #atlantafalcons #nflnews

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Laredo Kid promises to electrify at MLW's April 18 return to Chicago...

2/13/2020

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Laredo Kid promises to electrify at MLW's April 18 return to Chicago...

Published Feb 13 2020 By MLW Major League Wrestling.

One of Mexico's top high-fliers guarantees to thrill in MLW return!

Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced Laredo Kid will compete at MLW: Intimidation Games Saturday, April 18 at Cicero Stadium in Chicago. The event will be a MLW FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.

Tickets start at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.

Laredo Kid has returned to MLW looking to ignite the road to a big 2020.

Quickly becoming one of Mexico's most formidable luchadores, now Laredo Kid eyes gold in Major League Wrestling.

"Chicago fans have been a big part of MLW's success, so we've decided to return with a super stacked card and it starts with reintroducing great talent like Laredo Kid," said MLW CEO and Founder Court Bauer. "This is a fan appreciation night that I expect will blow your mind when you see the full card."

A decorated high-flying luchador, Laredo Kid has won Mexico's World Trios Championship as well as the World Cruiserweight title, which he currently holds.

Unleashing the 450º Splash, Springboard Double Corkscrew Plancha and an innovative 630º Splash, Laredo is exhilarating luchador to experience live.

League officials expect to reveal his opponent in the next few weeks.

Be thrilled by seeing Laredo Kid live in Chicago April 18 when MLW returns to Cicero Stadium. Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.
Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.

Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:
World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu and CONTRA Unit • World Tag Team Champions Ross & Marshall Von Erich • LA Park • Brian Pillman Jr. • Zenshi • Mance Warner • Hijo de LA Park • The Dynasty • Konnan • Injustice • Savio Vega • Logan Creed • Chris Dickinson • Alicia Atout and more!

More athletes and matches will be announced at MLW.com.

Tickets start at $10 at LuchaTickets.com. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.

General Public Doors Open: 6:00 p.m. with a bell time of: 6:50 p.m.

MEET AND GREETS
There will be several meet and greet opportunities featuring Major League Wrestling wrestlers and personalities. Additionally, there are limited VIP tickets available which includes early entry (5:30pm) featuring a special pre-show meet and greet with extended meet and greet privileges.

DAY OF EVENT INFO
The schedule is as follows:

5:30 p.m.: Early entry VIP meet and greet with TBA talent (exclusive for ringside ticket holders)
6:00 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders)
7:00 p.m.: Showtime
#mlw #mlwwrestling #laredokid #mlwchicago #mlwnews #majorleaguewrestling #mlw2020 #wrestlingWithWrestling

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