Ring Of Honor star Jay Lethal recently appeared as a guest on the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show. Below are some of the highlights of the interview.

On being the face of ROH: “I feel like I won the lottery because what a perfect time to be the world champion of Ring of Honor with all the momentum from Sinclair and everything and now the acquisition of being on Destination America and with the inevitable downfall of the other company who assumed the number two slot, because we are the number two wrestling company in the world right now. But yeah it’s an exciting time I feel like I won the lottery.”

On wrestling a 60-minute draw: “I don’t believe there’s any way to prepare for that. It’s like, ‘Oh, I’m a runner. So I’m going to go practice in the gym on the treadmill and on the elliptical.’ I have actually run on the treadmill and I’ve run on elliptical and then I decided to run through my park at home and let me tell you there’s no substitute for really running. When there’s something that you need to get done there’s no substitute other than actually doing it. So there was really no preparing to have a sixty-minute match, it was tough.”

“It’s one of those moments where you have to dig down deep and pull everything that you have and I swear by the end of that match I had nothing left. There was nothing left in the tank, so to speak.”

Check out the complete interview at ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com.

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– The following matches are confirmed for the Ring Of Honor television taping scheduled for Saturday, July 25th in Baltimore, Maryland.

* Bloodbound (Grey Wolf and Scorpion) vs. The Briscoes
* ACH vs. Watanabe
* Caprice Coleman vs. Cedric Alexander
* Hanson vs. Jay Lethal for the Television Title
* Brutal Bob Evans vs. Cheeseburger
* Young Bucks vs. RPG Vice

– Ring of Honor’s Raymond Rowe (Ray Rowe) is producing a documentary on his journey back to the ring following a life threatening motorcycle accident. Rowe wrote the following pitch on his Go Fund Me page:

“On August 12, 2014 my life changed forever in a motorcycle crash that should have killed me. “The Path” is an upcoming documentary that will tell the story of my career, my accident, and my recovery and return to the ring. Hear it first hand from those closest to me and those who were with me day by day on the comeback trail.

“Please donate, share and spread the word to help finish production and distribution of this project. A portion of the proceeds from this film will go to repay medical bills that were not covered by insurance and are still outstanding.”

Check out the trailer for the documentary below.

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The following matches are being advertised for this Friday’s Ring Of Honor: “Death Before Dishonor XIII” iPPV event that will be taking place at the William J. Myers Pavilion in Baltimore, Maryland.

– Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH Title

– Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian vs. War Machine vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly vs. The Kingdom in a four corner survival match for the ROH Tag Titles

– ACH vs. Adam Page in a No DQ match

– The Briscoes vs. Rocky Romero and Beretta

– Moose vs. Cedric Alexander

– Adam Cole vs. Dalton Castle

– Will Ferrara vs. Silas Young

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Ring of Honor TV
Taped June 20 in New York, New York at Terminal 5
Aired July 15 on Destination America and previously in ROH syndication
Report by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net

[Q1] The opening video aired and then Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino checked in on commentary. Corino noted that this is ROH’s 199th episode…

1. Adam Page (w/BJ Whitmer, Colby Corino) vs. Matt Sydal. Footage aired of the tag match both wrestlers worked at Best in the World. Colby cleaned the ropes, pulled up the knee pads of Page, and then removed his jacket. Page declined to shake hands before the match. At ringside, Page pulled Colby in front of a sliding dropkick from Sydal. Whitmer ran Sydal into the barricade. [C] An ad for the Philadelphia and Brooklyn shows aired.

Page spent the next few minutes working over Sydal. However, Sydal came back and hit a Shooting Star Press (Air Bourne) and got the in. After the match, the heels attacked Sydal. ACH ran out for the save, but he was outnumbered. Whitmer held ACH and had him watch while Page performed a reverse piledriver that drove Sydal onto a chair. Corino put it over by talking about how Sydal needed medical attention…

[Q2] [C] The broadcast team recapped the post match attack, then shifted their focus to promoting the Death Before Dishonor iPPV…

Veda Scott came out and interrupted the broadcast team and took a microphone. She said Moose three times and then said he tried to be a successful football player and he failed. She said he tried to be a successful wrestler and then Cedric Alexander put a wrench in that plan. Get it? Veda said her guidance would help Cedric beat Moose when they meet at the iPPV…

2. Silas Young vs. Will Ferrara. Silas jawed at the fans before the match. He shook Ferrara’s hand and then shoved it aside. Silas dominated the match, but Dalton Castle’s boys came out and distracted him. Ferrara rolled up Young for the win. Afterward, Silas attacked both of Castle’s boys and left them lying…

The broadcast team hyped the TV Title match main event…

[Q3] The Briscoes cut a promo about the 200th episode, which the broadcast team previously noted would contain some of the company’s finest television moments… [C]

Mandy Leon hosted the Inside ROH segment and focussed on the Moose vs. Cedric Alexander feud… Ring entrances for the main event took place…

3. Jay Lethal vs. Mark Briscoe for the ROH TV Title. Roderick Strong sat in on commentary and said he wasn’t surprised by Lethal winning both titles at Best in the World. At ringside, Truth wound up to hit Mark with the Book of Truth, but ODB showed up and caused a distraction and chased Truth away. Mark took control and ran Lethal into the barricade a couple times before rolling him back inside the ring.

[Q4] [C] ODB and Truth were both at ringside. Strong said he felt that Mark winning this match would benefit him because Lethal would be weakened mentally. Donovan Dijak ran in and tried to attack Briscoe, but Mark roughed him up and cleared him from the ring. However, Lethal used the distraction to hit a kick on Briscoe to take control.

Lethal came back with a kick and then went for Lethal Injection, but Mark countered with a German suplex and sent Lethal to the floor. Mark followed with an awkward looking Cactus Jack elbow. [C] ODB pulled Truth off the apron as Briscoe went up top. J Diesel ran out. Dijak tried to interfere, but Jay Briscoe ran out and roughed them up. Mark hit froggy bow for a two count.

Lethal ended up performing a suicide dive onto ODB on the floor. Mark tried to pull him back in the ring, but he was low blowed by Diesel while the referee was checking on ODB. Lethal hit the Lethal Injection for the win.

After the match, Jay Briscoe entered the ring and traded punches with Jay Lethal. Briscoe got the better of it until he was jumped by Dijak and Diesel. Strong entered the ring and roughed up the minions before throwing a series of chops at Lethal, who fled the ring.

Strong took the mic and asked Lethal where he was going. Strong said there were three of them (he and the Briscoes) and three members of the House of Truth. He challenged them to a six-man tag for next week on the 200th episode of ROH TV. ODB took the mic and said no. She called for an eight-person tag match that added her and Truth Martini to the mix. The crowd popped…

A narrator hyped the iPPV and various matches as graphics were shown to close the show.

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Ring Of Honor will be holding their “Best in the World 2015” pay-per-view event on Friday night, June 19th at 9pm EST., headlined by a “Champion vs. Champion” match featuring ROH Champion Jay Briscoe vs. ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal.

Below is the final lineup for tonight’s show, which takes place live from New York City’s Terminal 5:

– C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) vs War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe)

– Silas Young vs. Dalton Castle

– ROH Tag Team Champions The Addiction (Chris Daniels/Frankie Kazarian) vs. reDRagon (Bobby Fish/Kyle O’Reilly): no DQ

– Mark Briscoe (w/ODB) vs. Donovan Dijak (w/Truth Martini)

– Matt Sydal & ACH vs. The Decade (BJ Whitmer/Adam Page)

– The Kingdom (Adam Cole/Michael Bennett/Matt Taven) w/Maria Kannellis vs. Bullet club (AJ Styles/Young Bucks)

– #1 Contender’s Match: Roderick Strong vs. Michael Elgin vs. Moose

– Title vs. Title: ROH Champion Jay Briscoe vs. TV Champion Jay Lethal

Make sure to visit us here at SEScoops.com later this evening for a complete ROH “Best In The World” PPV report.

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Ring Of Honor TV Results
Taped at Ted Reeve arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aired on June 17, 2015 on Destination America
Report by ProWrestling.net

The opening montage kicked off the show… The broadcast team of Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino spoke at ringside and hyped the contract signing between Jay Briscoe and Jay Lethal for the Best in the World pay-per-view…

Ring introductions for The Decade vs. War Machine took place. Before the match, B.J. Whitmer took the mic and was greeted with “shut up, Whitmer” chants from the crowd. Whitmer claimed Colby came within an inch of beating Moose. Whitmer said he doesn’t think Colby’s father Steve understands and needs to see it again. Whitmer had Corino take his spot in the tag match…

1. Adam Page and Colby Corino (w/BJ Whitmer) vs. Hanson and Raymond Rowe. Page tagged Colby into the match immediately. Colby jawed at Rowe, who told him that he’s not ready. Colby slapped Rowe, who tagged in Hanson. Colby was destroyed by Hanson. Colby eventually went to his corner for a tag, but Page declined. War Machine performed a top rope leg drop move on Colby for the win. Afterward, Steve Corino took his jacket off as Kelly restrained him… [C]

War Machine defeated Adam Page and Colby Corino in 2:10.

Cedric Alexander stood in the ring and delivered a promo. He said he was considered a breakout star one year earlier. He said that’s no longer the case. He said it’s do or die time for him. He said he has to start picking up wins so he can prove to his family that his dream of becoming a pro wrestler isn’t a waste of time. Alexander issued a challenge to Moose… As Moose made his entrance, Kelly hyped Moose vs. Michael Elgin vs. Roderick Strong for the pay-per-view…

2. Moose (w/Veda Scott, Stokely Hathaway) vs. Cedric Alexander. Corino noted that Moose and Alexander are friends. Alexander dodged a Moose move early and had some offense. He ended up running Moose into the ring post. Back inside the ring, Cedric remained on the offensive until Moose caught him with a dropkick when Cedric was on the second rope.

[Q2] [C] Cedric continued to get some offense in, but Moose put him down with a mammoth clothesline and got a two count. Moose went for a run up the ropes, but Cedric followed and tripped him up. Cedric hit four running dropkicks in the corner that put Moose down briefly. Cedric hit two more running dropkicks. He went for a third, but Moose speared him.

Veda Scott pulled a wrench from underneath the ring and slid it to Moose, who didn’t want to use it. Alexander took the wrench and hit Moose with it. Alexander covered Moose and pinned him. Kelly made a big fuss over Moose’s losing streak ending… [C]

Cedric Alexander defeated Moose in 9:10.

Mandy Leon hosted the Inside ROH segment. The footage focussed on Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian’s feud with Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly and their No DQ match at the Best in the World event. Adam Cole interrupted Leon and told her to take a walk. Cole hyped The Kingdom vs. The Bullet Club for the pay-per-view. He said the true question is who is number one when it came to the factions and said it’s The Kingdom…

[Q3] [C] 3. ACH and Matt Sydal vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Naito. The teams shook declined to shake hands before the match. Corino said it was rude of NJPW talent not to shake hands with ROH talent. Sydal performed some nice deep arm drags on Tanahashi early on and also performed a standing moonsault. At 3:50, ACH threw a beautiful dropkick on Naito. Tanahashi pulled ACH to ringside and ran him into the guardrail. [C]

After the break, Tanahashi missed a flip off the second rope when ACH moved out of the way. Naito tagged in and no-sold a couple of ACH punches, then performed a side slam for a two count. Sydal tagged into the match and had a flurry of offense on both opponents, including a standing huracanrana that pulled Naito off the top rope and led to a near fall.

[Q4] Sydal set up for another standing moonsault, but Tanahashi entered the ring and performed a German suplex on Sydal. Cool spot. Sydal tagged in ACH, who hit a series of kicks on Tanahashi and then put him down with a big clothesline for a two count. ACH got another believable near fall with a German suplex into a bridge on Tanahashi.

Tanahashi came back with a dragon screw leg whip and then applied the Texas Cloverleaf. Sydal entered the ring and broke the hold with a big knee to the head of Tanahashi. Sydal went for an Asai moonsault, but his opponents broke it up. ACH performed a running flip over the top rope onto both opponents. A short time later, Sydal performed the Shooting Star Press on Tanahashi. ACH went for the cover, but Naito broke up the pin.

Naito hit a tornado DDT on Sydal. ACH came back with a big kick on Naito, then performed a 450 splash, but Tanahashi caught him with his knees. Tanahashi was right back on his feet and performed a neckbreaker followed by the high fly flow for the win…

Tanahashi and Naito defeated ACH and Matt Sydal.

ROH matchmaker Nigel McGuinness stood in the ring where a table was set up for the contract signing. Nigel introduced ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal, who came out with Truth Martini. Nigel introduced Jay Briscoe, who was accompanied by his brother Mark Briscoe. Once everyone was in the ring, Nigel said the terms had been agreed to and now it’s just a matter of signing the contract.

Nigel emphasized that both the ROH Championship and the ROH TV Championship will be on the line in a one fall match with a 60-minute time limit. Lethal signed the contract. The fans chanted “Man Up” when Jay Briscoe took the pen and signed the contract. Nigel said this is the biggest match in ROH history due to their legacies and histories as champions.

Nigel asked if they had any final words. Lethal said the only reason he didn’t push the table down and put Briscoe down is that he wants him at his very best on Friday so that there are no excuses when he proves to the world that he’s the number one man in ROH. Lethal said Briscoe will have no business in ROH once the match is over. He said by signing the contract, Jay made the biggest mistake since the one his parents made 31 years ago.

Jay Briscoe took the mic and said he’d keep it short and sweet. He said that when he gets done whipping Lethal’s ass, he’s going to have to go back to being Black Machismo. Lethal got upset and removed his dress shirt. Briscoe took off his shirt and they jawed at one another. They both held up their title belts and continued to jaw as Kelly gave final hype on commentary to the Best in the World pay-per-view. Lethal continued to jaw at Briscoe about how he made his title, whereas the ROH Title made Briscoe.

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ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal recently appeared as a guest on the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show to promote his upcoming match against Alberto El Patron. Below are highlights from the interview.

On wrestling Alberto El Patron: “The coolest part of it is my dad, who watches anything and everything wrestling, is a big fan of Alberto’s, so it was actually cool getting to wrestle somebody that my dad was a fan of AND beating him so that way I could rub it in my dad’s face.

“But also, much like when I wrestled Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, I love those high-profile matches where you know there’s gonna be a lot of eyes on you because there’s a lot of press and publicity and such surrounding the match. I always love rising to those occasions because it’s kind of a lot of pressure, you know? You know the competition is going to be watching, especially since Alberto came from somewhere else, some of the people over there are going to be watching, it’s really exciting. It can be nerve wrecking, but I love those moments in wrestling.”

On the internet wrestling community: “That’s where we get to almost judge whether not what we’re doing is working. I think a lot of the internet wrestling community fans are bit smarter than the average wrestling fan, which is why they come together in this little internet community. I definitely think that it’s a positive that they are there, although they shouldn’t be taken too seriously sometimes.

“The wrestling world is becoming smarter, and what I mean by that is, I remember a time where there were so many fans who only knew what the WWF was and that was it. Now that they are finding out about independent shows and all the other things like that they’re becoming smarter, not even because they want to be but because it’s happening naturally. I do believe if we can please them, and its very easy to know if they’re being pleased, [laughs] they do not keep it to themselves.

“Every wrestler is egotistical, we all are. We all want to be praised. So no matter what it is we do, no matter who the wrestler is, don’t let them fool you, we all search for comments about what we are doing. Some of us take those comments too personally, they take it to the heart and they let it get us down if we thought we did something good but find out there was a massive amount of people or maybe a small amount of people who don’t think that it was good. That really gets some people down, I’ve seen it happen and it’s a shame. But overall I think it’s a good tool.”

Check out the complete interview at ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com.

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– AJ Lee’s ex-boyfriend, ROH television champion Jay Lethal took a shot at her marriage to CM Punk during this past weekend’s ROH 13th anniversary pay-per-view. Prior to Lethal’s ROH TV title defense against Alberto El Patron, he cut a promo and spoke about how he would not take hand-me-downs from the likes of Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe or CM Punk, but that Punk would take his hand-me-downs.

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ROH issued the following …

THE WORLD TV TITLE WILL BE DEFENDED IN LAS VEGAS
Alberto El Patrón vs Jay Lethal – Live on PPV – Sun, March 1st

Rumors of a dream match have swirled on social media but now it is official. The legendary, 2nd generation Mexican wrestling star, Alberto El Patrón, will challenge Jay Lethal for the Ring of Honor World Television Championship live on Pay Per View at our 13th Anniversary event.

Upon his arrival in ROH, Alberto El Patrón wanted an opportunity to speak with his fans on ROH Television. Alberto proclaimed that he was finally among the best wrestlers on the planet and he wanted a shot at the most important title in professional wrestling, the ROH World Championship. Lethal and his manager, Truth Martini took major offense to this and Lethal interrupted Alberto, telling him he should have done his homework before coming to class. Lethal made it known that he is the measuring stick for the best professional wrestler on the planet and that his championship was the most important.

This meeting of two very different athletes in the prime of their careers is something that does not happen very often. This rivalry has taken on a personal twist as Lethal feels Alberto overlooked him as a champion. El Patrón believes Lethal has challenged his manhood, something for which Alberto will not stand.

Can Lethal add Alberto El Patrón to the record list of contenders he has defeated? Can Alberto El Patrón make history by ending the historic reign of Lethal? To find out you will either need to be live in Las Vegas or on Pay per View!

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The following matches are advertised for tonight’s Ring Of Honor “Best in the World” show, which is the company’s official debut on regular pay-per-view.

ROH World Championship
– Adam Cole (c) vs. Michael Elgin

ROH World Tag-Team Championships
– Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (c) vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian

ROH TV Championship
– Jay Lethal (c) vs. Matt Tavern (with Truth Martini handcuffed to the ring post)

Submission Match
– Roderick Strong vs. Cedric Alexander

Six-Man Mayhem Match For ROH TV Title Shot
– ACH vs. Takanaki Watanbe vs. Caprice Coleman vs. Tadarius Thomas vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Tommaso Ciampa

– Kevin Steen vs. Silas Young

– The Briscoes vs. Matt Hardy & Michael Bennett (with Maria Kanellis)

Jay Lethal appeared on Ring Rust Radio this week and spoke about his time in TNA and ROH, CM Punk leaving WWE, working with Ric Flair and more.

Here are some highlights of what he said about:

ROH’s 12^th Anniversary: “Well, already signed for the 12^th anniversary show is myself versus the returning AJ Styles which I’m really excited about and it’s something to be excited about because as a company, Ring of Honor is showing growth. Guys are coming back and there’s a lot of controversy and such around AJ’s return because he was somewhere else before and now he’s back with Ring of Honor and of course with the acquisition of AJ there’s a few more eyes on Ring of Honor who may not have been watching before but they are now and that is exciting.”

CM Punk situation: “Would I like to see CM Punk return to Ring of Honor? Of course. Mainly the reason would be from a business standpoint. The fact that AJ Styles is returning brings a couple of new eyes paying attention to Ring of Honor. That situation would carryover to the fact that I would love CM Punk to come back to Ring of Honor because then there would be a few more eyes watching Ring of Honor that perhaps weren’t watching Ring of Honor before. And they’ll see a couple of matches and they’ll see that Ring of Honor actually has one of the greatest wrestling products out there and they’d continue to watch much after CM Punk’s matches.

“I do think that there is a big chance [that Punk could return to Ring of Honor] because before CM Punk left Ring of Honor to go to WWE I was there for one of his last matches and I was there for a lot of CM Punk’s career in Ring of Honor and CM Punks blood and his DNA strands have Ring of Honor written all over it. The way he acted, he just loved Ring of Honor so much that I really do believe that CM Punk could return.”

Working with Ric Flair: “I’ve never been married, I don’t have any kids, so at this point in time any and every single interaction that I’ve ever had with Ric Flair, namely when I got to wrestle him, is considered to me be the greatest day and greatest night of my entire life. Like I said I don’t think I’ve grasped and really tried to understand exactly what has happened in such a short time and when I realize it I think I’m going to explode. That was the greatest time I’ve ever had in my life.”

Being a well-known young guy: “I really don’t think about it that often, I just feel like it has all happened so fast that I haven’t had a chance to sit down and think about it. I know for a fact that once it slows down and I can sit and think about everything that has happened I’d go insane. I don’t think that I have fully grasped everything because I have been extremely lucky and blessed.”

Also talked about ROH being on the rise, wrestling AJ now vs. years ago, match preparation, hopes to be in WWE in the future and showing the wrestling world how good he truly is.

As previously reported, new WWE developmental talent Davey Richards was pulled from his “farewell match” at the upcoming Ring Of Honor “Final Battle” event on December 14th in New York City. Richards, who was scheduled to team up with Eddie Edwards to take on the duo of Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong, was reportedly pulled due to some comments he made in a Total Wrestling Magazine interview in the United Kingdom.

Richards has since been announced as a participant in the competing Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) show on the same night in Vorhees, New Jersey. Richards will work on the “Cage of Death” show on 12/14 in an unannounced match. Also on that show will be former WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno, who is returning to his “Chris Hero” persona, as he faces CZW Heavyweight Champion Drew Gulak.

As far as the ROH “Final Battle” show is concerned, Matt Hardy recently took to his YouTube account to release a video promo he did claiming he will “help ROH out” and give the aforementioned Edwards a “farewell rub” as he offered to replace Richards and work alongside Edwards in the tag-team match against Lethal and Strong.

You can check out Hardy’s promo below:

http://youtu.be/Kfbi_lFnJHg

Former TNA Wrestling star Jay Lethal slighted his former employer’s visibility Saturday via Twitter, saying that more people recognize him from his appearances on Family Feud than his lengthy run with the wrestling organization.

The six-time X Division Champion wrote, “Today just Proved that more people recognize me from Family Feud, than my 6+ year run in TNA.”

Bob Ryder, TNA Wrestling’s Director of Talent Bookings and Travel, shot back, “Maybe so….but it was a TNA themed week on Feud, so…….. :)”

Jeff Jarrett then added his thoughts on the matter.

“Exactly!” he wrote regarding Ryder’s tweet. “Moronic would be an understatement..”

Jay Lethal participated in an interview with WorldWrestlingInsanity.com. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

As most fans know, Ring of Honor is embarking on a new chapter. Recently bought into by Sinclair Broadcasting, the company is set to make its TV debut with Sinclair on September 24th. Returning to the Ring after over six years, Lethal quickly captured their TV championship. As James Guttman points out, joining ROH during such an exciting time has to be great for any star. But for someone like Jay, who was there early on, the homecoming has to be sweeter. As Lethal explains to ClubWWI.com members, it is…

“Now that I’ve been back, how has it changed? I can tell you, the only two things that have changed are a few faces because a couple of Ring of Honor guys are still there from when I was there and Sinclair backing them. I am very big on promoting the fact that Ring of Honor has always had one of the best wrestling products out there. It’s just their only flaw was that they were unable to get this product out to the masses. Now they actually have that opportunity with Sinclair Broadcasting Group having bought out the company and being the new engine in the car, so to speak.”

James then mentions that Aaron Wood, a writer for WorldWrestlingInsanity.com, is flying into New York from Scotland this weekend and the top of his priority list was to attend the Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor iPPV on Saturday. Guttman along with other site writers Matt Dawgs and Canadian Bulldog will be there too (https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/new-york-ny-sept-11th/). As such a pull factor for viewers – even from across the globe – Ring of Honor’s momentum seems to be going strong. It leads JG to ask a question he’s asked others. With all the talk of TNA challenging WWE, is the idea of ROH challenging TNA more believable? Is TNA’s race against ROH actually closer than the one they have with WWE? As someone who’s worked for both, Lethal tells ClubWWI listeners his thoughts and why…

“Not only is that believable to me, but it’s very conceivable, I think, to many of the fans out there, especially Ring of Honor fans – although they may be a little bit biased. But so am I because I’ve worked for both companies. I was just recently let go by TNA and I’d hate to make it sound like I’m very bitter, but I wasn’t the only one let go. There were a handful of my friends. Not just friends, but also great wrestlers were let go and I just don’t understand the reasoning behind it… As a company, if you have anybody on your roster, you’d want to find what they do well and feature that one thing.

“I think that’s one thing that TNA isn’t doing. That’s one flaw that they’re lacking for the bottom half of their show, anyway. Ring of Honor, from top to bottom, their whole product is about wrestling. We’re not trying to focus on storylines and talking and all the boring this and that. Our main focus, which is pretty cool – we’re going to get wrestling fans, because we’re about wrestling – but another aspect that we’re reaching for that WWE and TNA doesn’t seem to be reaching for is that UFC fan. UFC fans are driven by competition. Because that’s what UFC is. It’s real. It’s a competition. And that’s what we’re trying to center our Ring of Honor product on. I definitely think that we have a great chance in overtaking TNA, if they’re not careful.”

Jay speaks about specific friends let go from TNA and his feelings overall about the company’s strengths and weaknesses. For him, though, his biggest strength in Total Nonstop Action wasn’t a creative decision as much as his own impression skills. As “Black Machismo”, Jay was known for his spot-on Randy Savage impersonation. But the question that James always wondered was whether Savage was ever approached to come in. It would make sense, right? Well, during the ClubWWI.com discussion, Jay says it wasn’t a consideration and seemed to be more along the lines of thinking that Randy wouldn’t do it if asked. That is, until Hulk Hogan arrived and had an idea that sounds like many other ideas credited to him…

“Hogan came in and a couple of months from Hogan being there, he actually said he was talking with the Macho Man and working it with him to come in. Hogan actually sat me down and explained the whole thing he wanted to do too. He wanted to film vignettes of me going to Hogan, me getting Hogan pissed off, and Hogan yelling at me. Then the next time you see me, I’m at a bar and I’m talking to somebody and you can’t really see him because they’re in the shadows. But they have that Savage hat on.

“Eventually you hear Savage say that we’re getting Hogan right where we want him. We’re getting under his skin. We got him, got him, got him. So it was going to be one of those things where I’m trying to get under Hogan’s skin because that’s what Savage has me doing. Then Savage comes in and it was going to be a big attack on Hogan. That was the original plan from what I was told. I don’t know if that was ever really going to happen, but that’s what Hogan told me personally.”

James Guttman remarks that it’s funny how many of Hulk Hogan’s TV ideas usually involve people attacking Hulk Hogan. They laugh and go on to discuss Savage’s original TNA run in 2004 and more. Follow Jay on Twitter at @thelethaljay. And remember, Jay Lethal is just one of hundreds of stars available as soon as you sign up to ClubWWI.com. Over one hour with Jesse Ventura. Over two hours with Jerry Lawler. And over a thousand hours of audio – all ready to listen to right now.

— Jimmy Yang announced Monday on Twitter that he received payment from TNA Wrestling after performing for the organization in late June.

He wrote, “Woo Woo Woo finally got paid i guess better late then never.”

Yang complained recently on Twitter that a check issued to him by the organization bounced when he attempted to deposit into his banking account. He was called “unprofessional” by an office employee for drawing attention to the matter.

— In her first post-WWE appearance, Melina managed Eric Young at Saturday’s Family Wrestling Entertainment event in New York City. She led the TNA star to victory as he captured the FWE Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match against Charlie Haas and Jay Lethal.

— SoCal Val is advertised to appear at the Frank & Son Collectible Show (located on 19649 San Jose Ave. City of Industry, California) on Saturday, September 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visit frankandsonshow.net for more information.

Online World of Wrestling Radio:
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http://www.wildtalkradio.com

This past Tuesday Night, Former TNA Superstar Jay Lethal joined Alan Wojcik for Online World of Wrestling Radio, heard Live on the Wild Talk Radio Network (Wildtalkradio.com) at 9pm ET, to discuss all the topics that people wanted to know in an Hour Long Interview. Some of the topics that were on the table included the following:

The possibility of joining WWE:

“I would say yes, Only because I can honestly say that anyone that is a pro wrestler in my generation you became a pro wrestler because of one reason and one reason only and thats because of WWE. ECW was big WCW was big but I think for my generation it was WWE that made you want to become a professional wrestler and why would you not want to get a chance to work for the company that made you love this business, so I would have to say yes.”

Speaking with Randy Savage for the First Time & what Randy Savage thought of the impression:

“The first conversation we had lasted for five minutes. It was a three way call because I did not believe that it was it was really the macho man, as the guy was trying to get me to believe it was really him. He told me he liked the stuff, he didnt see it on TV, but saw it on youtube, I didnt think I offended him, I think I annoyed him, as this fan was calling him, as I am a fan of Macho Man, its very weird to have a fan call you, just to talk.”

The famous promo with Ric Flair on Impact:

“After the segment, I got to the locker room first and I was so nervous that my hands were numb and I was waiting for Flair to come back through the curtain, cause I didnt know what he thought of it, I dont know if he thought it was good, before flair came back everyone was applauding because they liked it, I thought they just thought it was funny, but when Ric Flair came back through the curtain he had the biggest smile that I have ever seen in my life, I walked up to him and hugged and then I knew it was okay.”

Who he thinks made the decision to release him from his TNA Contract:

“I dont know who makes the decision, but I can only speculate that it came from dixie carter herself, as the owner of the company, it had to go through to her at some point. All I know is that at some point as the owner of the company, in time it has to come through you.”

Receiving the Phone Call about his release:

“I was called by Head of Relations Terry Taylor while at a Baseball game. I should have seen it coming, as I hadnt been on TV in five months. It wasnt like hey Jay Lethal, you messed up, I honestly believe it was we have nothing for you. We kept you long enough with getting paid, its just now time to clean up and make some cuts.”

Being a part of TNA Destination X:

“I was originally was suppose to be apart of the Destination X PPV, even before I was release. After I was release I was also scheduled to be apart of it, but that fell through.”

Other topics include his return to Ring of Honor Wrestling, more on the conversation with Terry Taylor and the conversation they had when Terry Taylor was released from TNA Wrestling, How he got his Job in TNA Wrestling and more stories from his career. All of this was covered in this Hour Long Interview with Alan Wojcik on Online World of Wrestling Radio, which you can hear now by logging on to Wildtalkradio.com and you can listen to some of the biggest names in Wrestling each week by listening to Online World of Wrestling Radio Tuesday Nights at 9pm ET LIVE on the Wild Talk Radio Network on Wildtalkradio.com.

— TNA Wrestling has announced Kazarian vs. Samoa Joe for next month’s Destination X pay-per-view.

The announcement was made in the Before The Bell promotional video.

Other matches slated to take place include an Ultimate X Match, Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn, AJ Styles vs. Daniels and Abyss vs. Brian Kendrick for the X Division Championship.

— TNA Wrestling’s subsidiary wrestling and racing hybrid league All Wheels Wrestling has announced all four team captains, three of which are former X Division stars.

Former TNA star Sonjay Dutt will captain Team 720. Former WWE performer Aaron Aguilera (a/k/a Jesus) will captain Team Dynamo. Former TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal will captain Team Octane. Former WWE star Daivari will captain Team Defiance.

A pilot for the SPEED Channel is scheduled to be filmed next Wednesday at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida.

— Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer says he was given the impression that Bret Hart would be appearing at tonight’s Monday Night Raw taping in Portland, Oregon.

Last night at WWE Over the Limit, Hart’s former rival Jerry Lawler defeated Michael Cole in a Kiss My Foot Match. Harking back to Hart’s victory over Lawler in a Kiss My Foot Match at the 1995 King of the Ring, Hart came to the ring after the match and, along with Jim Ross and Eve, forced Cole back into the ring so he could kiss The King’s foot, as agreed in the the pre-match stipulation. “The Hitman” then placed Cole in the Sharpshooter to accomplish this.

— Chavo Guerrero stayed down for a few minutes following his match with Sin Cara last night at WWE Over the Limit due to an apparent knee injury. He was said to be okay following the bout.

— Former TNA Wrestling star Jay Lethal will pay tribute to “Macho Man” Randy Savage at tomorrow’s Florida Underground Wrestling live event in Largo, Florida. Click here for event information.

— WWE Hall of Famer Drew Carey celebrates his 53rd birthday today.

source: F4WOnline.com

Former TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal wrote the following poem on Randy Savage, who died Friday following an automobile accident in Seminole, Florida. Lethal received Savage’s blessing in 2007 to perform the “Black Machismo” character in TNA Wrestling.

You inspired me more than this world will ever know. Enjoy.

You were a tower of power that was too sweet to be sour,

You were funky like a monkey every minute of every hour.

For you, space was the place and time distortion had to be,

And your fans here on earth wanted the madness for eternity.

You met every challenge with fists clinched and face to face,

You even fought and defeats dragons and snakes.

Flying off the ropes with an elbow drop,

There was no way you could ever be stopped.

Identifiable by your voice alone,

Even being Dubbed the macho king while you sat on your throne.

We hung on your words with interviews memorable and classic,

And we knew it was serious when you took off your glasses.

I promise not to lose you in the sands of time,

For you will always be that all time hero of mine.

— “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero posted the following statement on his Twitter account today.

“My time has come, It’s time to move on. I’ve served well. Hope none has been disappointed; hope my hard work has been Applauded & Appreciated.”

He also announced last week that he recently graduated from college and received his degree with honors in Criminal Justice.

— On Twitter, AJ Styles was asked to comment on Jay Lethal’s recent departure from TNA Wrestling. He replied, “Just dumb :(.”

— TNA is holding a live event tonight in in Monroe, Louisiana at the Civic Center, then tomorrow night in Jackson, Mississippi. Advertised matches include Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett, Matt Hardy vs. Matt Morgan and Beer Money, Inc. vs. Ink Inc.

— Former TNA Knockout Traci Brooks is scheduled to appear at tonight’s Fight Fusion event at the Georgia Mountain Center in Gainesville, Georgia. More information is available at www.FightFusion.com.

— Former TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal is returning to Ring of Honor for the first time since 2008. The organization issued a press release today to announce that he will appear on the Best in the World online pay-per-view on June 26.

— The Huffington Post posted an article regarding John Cena announcing to the Extreme Rules audience that U.S. troops “captured and compromised” Osama bin Laden.

— An image of The Undertaker giving the Tombstone piledriver to Triple H is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Power Slam.

— WWE.com has posted new studio photos of Beth Phoenix.

— Hulk Hogan was asked on Twitter if he would like to bring Bill Goldberg to TNA Wrestling.

“Bill Goldberg would blow the roof off the place,” he replied.

— Christy Hemme, who primarily appears on TNA Wrestling pay-per-view events as a backstage announcer, conducted ring announcing duties at the April 20, 2011 iMPACT! taping.

— Former TNA Wrestling talent Jay Lethal is now available for wrestling and/or appearance bookings via Bill Behrens and Show Business, Inc. at showbis@aol.com and www.sbibookings.com.

— Rob Van Dam is scheduled to appear at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in Rowland Heights, California on Saturday, June 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Visit www.frankandsonshow.com for more information.

— TNAWrestling.com has posted a video previewing tomorrow night’s episode of TNA iMPACT!. It is labeled: “Who Is Kurt Angle’s Mistress? And What Will She Do To Karen Jarrett?!”

A preview for tomorrow night’s show was also posted: “Plus, Will Mr. Anderson finally get his title shot one-on-one in the ring with TNA World Champion Sting? Who at the network is the match maker? And the road continues to the May “Sacrifice” Pay-Per-View event!”

— Jay Lethal’s release from TNA Wrestling last week surprised a lot of people within the organization because he performed well when given prominence, not to mention that Eric Bischoff considered him a future star.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter editor Dave Meltzer speculates that TNA released Lethal in response to some X Division wrestlers complaining heavily at Lockdown about nothing being done with them when it was heavily discussed a few months ago that they would be spotlighted.

— TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James is scheduled for a radio interview tomorrow on 92.9 FM in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia between 9 and 10 a.m. The station can also be accessed at www.wdhc.com.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— Miss Tessmacher cut an interview on last night’s episode of TNA iMPACT! and noted the differences in TNA Wrestling during the time she was away. The former WWE Diva says she has been training during that time and that she wants “that championship.” She closed by telling the ‘bitches’ in TNA that Miss Tessmacher is back.

— Eric Bischoff posted a message concerning Scott Hall on his Facebook account yesterday: “Just read Kevin Nash’s latest update on Scott Hall. I agree with Kevin 100% on the real issues at the core of Scott’s problems. God bless Kevin as well as Scott’s family and friends. I hope they find a way to reach Scott before its too late. Scott really is a good man underneath all the scar tissue and pain.”

— Jay Lethal, who was released earlier this week by TNA Wrestling, is accepting independent bookings via Jaylethal471@gmail.com.

— Jeff and Karen Jarrett will be “honorary crew members” for the Joe Denette Motorsports racing team at the Nashville Super Speedway tonight at the Bully Hill Vineyards 200.

source: PWInsider.com

— Jay Lethal, who was released yesterday by TNA Wrestling, commented on his departure from the organization on Twitter.

“While I am sad that my time with TNA has ended, I am looking forward to this next chapter of my career. Oooooh yeahh! Now taking booking.”

Also note, Lethal celebrates his 26th birthday today.

— Orlando Jordan stated on Twitter that the date numerous websites have listed as his birth date — July 10, 1971 — is wrong as today is his birthday and he was born in 1974.

“There’s no better time than today 2 clear up a rumor or 2 that’s been set in stone all over the internet web sites..Lol TODAY is my BIRTHDAY!

“On wiki and the Imdb it says that my Bday is July 10th 1971.. Well no I was born APRIL 21st 1974 which is funny cuz no1 ever believes me WTF

“So! thats the last time I’ll evr say my birthday publicly again lol and the other thing lmao YES I DO DATE CHICKS… BECAUSE IM BISEXUAL!!!

“How is it that some random person can put false facts in sites but when my manager has official documents they still won’t change!!

“lmao of course I’ll date a dude! Wat am I going to do today well right now I’m going to put in few hours of GOD OF WAR 3 sick ass game yo!!”