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Congratulations to Davey Richards and Angelina Love, who recently married.
Kenny Omega announced on an edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that he intended to head to Japan next month to negotiate a new deal with New Japan. As I wrote here on the site, if he didn't pop up by NJPW's New Beginning event, it was time to sit up and take notice. Omega did a tremendous job marketing and positioning himself coming out of the Wrestle Kingdom event. His current deal with New Japan expires on 1/31. Thanks to everyone who sent that along.
NOTHING IS CONFIRMED, but there has been a LOT of talk making the rounds that Lucha Underground, as in the entire series, could be leaving El Rey and shifting over to Netflix. It is a story that has been talked about publicly over the last several days (specifically on a Konnan podcast appearance) but privately over the last week or two. I have been unable to get any sort of comment, one way or the other, about the status of the series. The plan was to film a new season before the end of the year, but nothing has been made official. El Rey has split the current season up with the idea that it would air towards the latter part of 2017, which was not the plan when it was filmed. The fact El Rey has canceled its flagship series "From Dusk 'Till Dawn" is telling in terms of their future plans in my opinion, but again, we will see what happens. There has been very little promotional support for LU this season and obviously no touring for the brand beyond a few shows in the Southwest, so the series has yet to morph beyond being a very different and fun TV series,
It was announced today that former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone has launched a new podcast titled "What Happened When Monday" (WHW) with Conrad Thompson as the two will examine one specific topic from Jim Crockett Promotions and/or World Championship Wrestling in great detail. The debut show will cover the rise of Bill Goldberg from his September 1997 debut all the way to his first loss at Starrcade 1998. The debut podcast will be released this Monday (three hours in length!) on iTunes, GooglePlay, TuneIn, SoundCloud, iHeart, Stitcher, Spotify, and MLWRadio.com. Schivaone was the talk of the Mid-Atlantic Legends Fanfest last summer, so this should be a lot of fun. For more, follow the show on Twitter at Twitter.com/WHWMonday.
The Bruce Prichard event Wrestlemania weekend on 4/1 is sold out in advance.
Former WWE star Ryback has released his first book "Wake Up! It's Feeding Time: A Professional Athlete's Advice on How to Succeed in the Game of Life", which can be ordered by clicking here. Promotional material for the book notes:
Are You Settling for Less than Your Full Potential?
Ryback, also known as "The Big Guy", may seem like he has it all - success as a professional athlete, health, money, and a physique to envy. But in Wake Up, It's Feeding Time he reveals that he hasn't always been so successful; he had to earn it.
The key to his success - and yours too, if you heed his advice - is to "believe in yourself, even when nobody else does", set smart goals and work toward achieving them.
In this inspirational book, Ryback hands out gem after gem of useful life lessons, and he shows you how you too can take charge and live the life of your dreams.
A Surprising and Unique Self Improvement Book
If you thought WWE wrestlers were brawn and no brains, you'll be amazed as you turn each page of Wake Up, It's Feeding Time. Ryback shares with you an incredible number of practical things you can do to improve your life.
From nutrition and fitness tips to financial advice to how to focus, he covers it all. He gives you some of his favorite motivational quotes that inspire him to do his best, work hard, and overcome his challenges. He even shares valuable insights for how to forgive, how to love, and how to be your best in every way.
There's something for everybody in this book. Teens to grandmas will find motivation and inspiration in the words Ryback shares.
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