"Top Rope Promotions has been holding family oriented wrestling shows for 30 years now, and on our 30th Anniversary event, we brought in one of the biggest names in pro wrestling, Scott Hall (aka Razor Ramon).
We drew a packed house and a good majority of them were there to see Hall. Hall and his people down in FL had all claimed he was clean and good to go. His flight and hotel were pre paid, and his appearance fee was demanded upon arrival at the airport (which he asked for within 3 min of being picked up).
Hall had arrived in a wheel chair with 3 bottles of prescription pills in his posession. Hall had performed an interview with our local newspaper The Herald News around 6 PM on Thursday night, saying how much he was looking forward to coming to the show, and how he was clean. Less then 24 hrs later, he showed up in the state he was in, demanding his appearance fee. Right off the bat, we were in a bad situation.
Having Hall at the building, already pre paid with his appearance fee, hotel, flight, etc. He even harassed my driver in the process. Hall was persistent to appear on the show. His heart was in the right place, unfortunately I can't say the same about his mind or his body.
Throughout the night he made threats to numerous members of my staff, as well as myself demanding more money, demanding to go to the ring when he wanted to etc. He was also threatening to kill me if I "screwed" him over. I'm 31 years old and I should be in no circumstances, babysitting someone in there 50's.
Hall made at best, an embarrassing performance in the ring and for the fans who came to see him, trashing matches that were on the show before him and addressing the crowd as if we were in England.
Neither Hall, nor anyone who helped line up the date, or any of his close friends or agents have called to apologize or offer a refund for his "less then stellar" appearance. He showed his true colors and who he was this past Friday night. If he's upset that we're airing a stream of this atrocious appearance, maybe he should issue an apology to the fans, the promotion, and the workers of the company. One would only assume that no one that night got what they paid for, myself included."
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April 11, 2011
TRP Owner Issues Statement on Scott Hall Incident
This Day in Wrestling History
Buddy Rogers is officially presented the WWWF(WWE) World Heavyweight Title belt in Washington, D.C., after his having won a fictitious tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rogers had been billed as "World Champion" since the Northeast office of the NWA, headed by Vince McMahon, Sr. and Joseph "Toots" Mondt, left the NWA and became the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
April 11, 1963
While the WWF(E) was in Kuwait, Vader attacked Bassam Al Otham, the host of "Good Morning Kuwait" after being asked if wrestling was fake. Vader was detained in Kuwait for a week. He ended up paying a $200 fine.
April 11, 1997
April 10, 2011
Eric Bischoff & Kevin Nash Comment on Scott Hall
Eric Bischoff made the following comments about Scott Hall on facebook:
"Just watched the video of Scott Hall's appearance in New England. Wish I knew how to help him. I know that others (including Vince McMahon) have tried recently. He was such an amazing talent, and deep down inside, a great person. His demons are killing him."
Kevin Nash today posted the following on twitter:
"Scott is in the hospital up north,I’ll be at the airport when he lands and taking him to my home when he lands. Please don’t judge Scott on what you just saw.He would give any of you a kidney. to the motherf—– that made a joke who would want his kidney lol send me your address and lets see how funny it is. he’s my brother we will get through this. To Scotts fans thank you 4 your love you’re as special as he is”
Scott Hall Furious Over Wrestling Video Promo
Wrestling legend Scott Hall is furious the video of him appearing to have a seizure during a wrestling event this weekend is being used the by the wrestling organization to promote the event on pay-per-view.
As previously reported, Hall was hospitalized after an appearance in Massachusetts on Friday night. Hall is being treated for cardiac issues and possible complications from the 10 different prescriptions he is taking.
Hall's rep, Geena Jinev Anac, tells TMZ she's upset over a video of Hall struggling to get into the ring, followed by a promo to purchase the full event online.
She tells us, "We find the footage to be very distasteful and not suitable for a pay-per-view audience and it's sad that the promoter has decided to air the uncut footage from the pay-per-view." The PPV is supposed to air tonight at 8:00 PM.
source: tmz.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Paul Bearer aka Percy Pringle
April 10, 1955
Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo return to WCW and declare all WCW titles vacant.
April 10, 2000
Jeff Hardy defeated Triple H for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title.
April 10, 2001
April 9, 2011
WWE To Tape TV For First Time In Mexico
When WWE returns to Mexico for their house show tour next month, they will be announcing October TV Tapings in Mexico City at Palacio de Los Deportes, PWInsider.com has confirmed.
Raw and SmackDown will both be taped during the October tour. The plan is to tape the shows in advance over a weekend, not air Raw live from Mexico City on Monday.
It will be the first broadcasts taped from Mexico, which has been a huge market for WWE, much to the chagrin of established Lucha Libre promotions CMLL and AAA.
Hunter, Stephanie & 'Dancing With The Stars'
In a interview at the WrestleMania press conference, Triple H was asked if he would do 'Dancing with the Stars'. The answer is no. Why? Stephanie would be very upset with Triple H dancing with another woman when he doesn't dance with her. Triple H says it would result in a severe beating before he even made it on the show. Click here for the video. Hunter's part starts at 4.42.
Scott Hall Hospitalized After 'Top Rope' Incident
Former wrestling legend Scott Hall (or Razor Ramon, as he was once known) was hospitalized after a low-rent wrestling event in Massachusetts during which he clearly was not all with it.
A rep for Hall tells TMZ he is currently in the hospital being treated for cardiac issues. The rep says Hall will be in the hospital for at least three more days while doctors check him out.
The rep says doctors are looking into the various meds Hall is taking -- 10 in all, for various ailments.
Hall's appearance at a Top Rope Promotions event last night was sketchy to say the least -- he looked clearly out of the entire time and it took him 10 minutes, with the help of a few police officer, just to leave the ring.
source: tmz.com
Top Rope Promotions Comments on the Scott Hall Situation
Ryan Drew from Top Rope Promotions sent word that at their iPPV taping last night, Scott Hall had another episode. He said that Hall showed up to the building in the afternoon under the influence of something and was belligerent and incoherent.
There was an autograph signing and Hall fell asleep during it and when he was awake, his signature consisted of a line, not a name.
Drew wrote: "Unfortunately, Top Rope Promotions does not own the footage, the iPPV company does. And they plan on running the iPPV as planned with Scott Hall segment intact. TRP would like to issue an apology and would urge fans not to order the iPPV, as the Scott Hall footage is disturbing. He needed several people to get him in and out of the ring. And he even fell over in the ring. Please pray for the guy. We wish him the best."
This comes on the heels of a report earlier this week of Hall being hospitalized for an overdose, which Hall's people disputed by saying he was being treated for low blood pressure. It also comes a short time after Hall stated he wouldn't go to The WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony to see his good friend Shawn Michaels get inducted because he didn't want to be in a situation where there would be temptations.
source: pwinsider.com
Sting Comments on the Situation with Jeff Hardy at Victory Road
In an interview that he did on 4/8 with The Daily Star, Sting addressed the finish of his match with Jeff Hardy at Victory Road, which was cut short due to Hardy not being in condition to perform.
About Hardy Sting said, "I love Jeff Hardy. I don't want to do anything to harm him. He has personal issues, everyone knows that. But some things are true and some are not. What is true is that it all came to a head that week and hit really big that night. I hated what happened because I wanted to give fans a great match. But I realize it had to happen the way it did."
Once the match was over, he was concerned about Hardy saying, "And after all was said and done I came to the back and made sure he was OK. He is OK and he's been talking to people close to him a lot. Jeff is getting stronger. He's riding 10 miles a day on his mountain bike to get in condition, I hear! Good luck to him."
He also talked about coming back to TNA after his contract had expired. You can read the full interview here.
source: pwinsider.com
Kurt Angle Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving Charge
Kurt Angle, an Olympian-turned-pro-wrestler who was arrested near Thompson, N.D., on March 25, pleaded guilty Friday to a reckless driving charge.
Under the terms of a plea deal, Angle would have to pay a $475 fine, serve a year of unsupervised probation and undergo a chemical dependency evaluation. He would also receive a suspended sentence of 10 days in jail.
Angle, of Coraopolis, Penn., did not appear in court, but his written plea was filed with the clerk of court’s office Friday. A judge must now decide whether to accept Angle’s plea agreement...More?
source: grandforksherald.com
