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TOD GORDON TO PAY TRIBUTE TO TERRY FUNK, RIKISHI & STORM HEADING TO MEMPHIS, NOTORIOUS MIMI, CARLITO, SWIPE RIGHT AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2025-08-11 13:22:00

Tod Gordon's podcast episode this Friday will be dedicated to Terry Funk discussion.  Francine appeared on the most recent episode.

WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi and James Storm will be appearing on 8/23 for Memphis Wrestling.  Rikishi will be working their 8/24 TV Taping as well.

Swipe Right, Waves & Curls, Cargas, Wrecking Ball Legursky and Rebecca J. Scott will be working Northeast Wrestling's event this Friday 8/15 after
the NY Boulders game at Clover Stadium in Pomona, NY.

Notorious Mimi defeated Chris Desmond, Liam Blak, and Lucas DiSangro in a four-way elimination final to win the Monster Factory Pro Heavyweight Championship in the finals of the 2025 Larry Sharpe Memorial Tournament on 8/8 in Paulsboro, NJ:

Kevin Kelly has launched a new Pennsylvania-based independent promotion titled THE - Time Honored Excellence.    They ran their first event on 8/9 on Carlisle, PA.  They have an October return date.

Carlito, Kid Kash, The Barbarian and Elektra Lopez will be working for UCW in Griffin, GA at the Taylor Street Gun this Saturday 8/16.

WPFO in Maine featured a piece on the late Robbie Ellis.

Smash Wrestling returns to Toronto this Sunday 8/17 with Carlito vs Carter Mason, Smash Wrestling Men's Champion Psycho Mike vs. Mark Wheeler, 
Smash Wrestling Women's Champion Jody Threat vs. Leah Sparks, Brent Banks vs. Vaughn Vertigo, TARIK vs. Jessie V vs. Casey Ferreira, Fresh Air vs. KPK and the The Jax Williams Invitational.

I will be hosting Headlocked Comics' return panel at New York Comic Con this October at The Jacob Javits Center. Headlocked's panel will be Thursday 10/9 at 6 PM Eastern with their ringleader Michael Kingston and additional guests to be announced.

 PWA Champions Grail Champion Rohan Raja vs. Bishop Dyer is set for MLP Sacred Ground on Friday 9/5 at Six Nations Sports & Cultural Centre.

The United Wrestling Network will hold its first ever Gotham Wrestling TV Taping on 10/16 at Levity Live in West Nyack, NY.  The promotion is promising an "all star cast" featuring talents from AEW, MLP, New Japan, WWE ID and obviously UWN.  For more, click here.

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