According to a report by Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, things between TNA and Ric Flair don't appear to be good right now following an incident at the 7/1 TNA house show in Brooklyn, NY where Flair didn't appear before the audience despite being advertised to do so.
Flair was not booked for the most recent set of Impact Wrestling TV tapings in Orlando this week and was also left off tapings heading into the Destination X PPV as well. The story provided by some in TNA was that Flair wasn't going to be booked for those TV tapings anyway since the build was for an all X Division PPV, yet the shows leading into the PPV still had major storylines developing.
Flair also wasn't booked before the Brooklyn event for a while in what some viewed as a cost-cutting measure since he is one of the highest paid people on the roster currently. It should be noted that D'Lo Brown was the TNA agent at the Brooklyn house show and had words with Flair who didn't want to go out in front of the people. Flair stated he wasn't told he would be performing and that he agreed to do an autograph signing as a favor to Terry Taylor (the former VP of TNA talent relations, a title now held by former WWE employee Bruce Prichard). He ended up making an appearance in Asbury Park, New Jersey the following night in front of a much smaller crowd.
July 16, 2011
Rumor Mill - Continued Problems Between TNA and Ric Flair
HBK Featured In New Topps Trading Card Set
Beckett have announced that Shawn Michaels will be one of the people featured in the 2011 Allen & Ginter set of autographed trading cards. You can read more about it at this link. Shawn just confirmed it today on his twitter that he will be signing cards for Topps.
source: wrestleview.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Bruiser Brody was stabbed to death in Puerto Rico. Jose Gonzales was said to be responsible for the murder and was charged, but the charges were later dropped.
July 16, 1988
Terry Gordy died of a heart attack at age 40.
July 16, 2001
July 15, 2011
WWE To Report 2011 Second Quarter Results
WWE announced that it will report its 2011 second quarter results on August 4, 2011, before the opening of the market. The Company's Chairman and CEO, Vincent K. McMahon, and senior management will host a conference call beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results...More?
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Jesse "the Body" Ventura
July 15, 1951
Ric Flair defeated David Von Erich in a tournament final for the Missouri State Heavyweight title.
July 15, 1983
Eric Bischoff makes his un-expected debut on WWE RAW. Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff hug on national television. Vince then announced that Eric was the new GM of Raw.
July 15, 2002
Update on Hero/Castagnoli and Status with ROH
Although they are being advertised for the Ring of Honor TV tapings for Sinclair next month on 8/13 in Chicago, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli are in the midst of a pre-signing procedure with WWE of getting a full phsyical and having backgrounds checked. So it would be appear they are WWE bound. As reported earlier, Hero and Castagnoli are among a group of people including Colt Cabana that have yet to sign new deals with ROH in preparation for the TV debut on Sinclair.
July 14, 2011
