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CWF Legends Fanfest presents: “The Assassin Returns to Tampa

A Special Recognition by Hillsborough County to Cowboy Luttrell & Eddie Graham is an Added Bonus

 

Legendary Professional wrestler, The Assassin #1 returns to Tampa, FL after a 30 year absence to headline an intimate Fanfest in North Tampa on Sábado, Junho 3. Joining The Assassin (Joe Hamilton) will be his son, former WCW & WWE Referee Nick Patrick, Steve Keirn, Bugsy McGraw, The Cuban Assassin Fidel Sierra (making his 1st ever Fanfest appearance as The Saint), Rick “O Gladiador” Caçador, Lady Maxine (making her first ever Fanfest appearance), plus Vendor Guest Manny Fernandez!

 

Taking place at the intimate American Legion Hall in Odessa, tickets are limited to only 200 wrestling fans, guaranteeing everyone a personalized experience. Super Tickets to this event are available on a first come, first serve basis and include a photo opportunity and one autograph with all of the wrestling legends. Additional autograph opportunities will be made available.(www.eventbrite.com/cwflegendstickets)

 

Following the Fanfest, we will hold a 90 minute CWF Archive Group Cocktail Party. There will be a cash bar and complimentary hor d’oeuvres plus the opportunity to mingle with the Legends plus Special Guests. Além disso, Stu Schwartz and Sherri Lee will be recognized for their long time contributions to CWF with The legendary Jerry Brisco presenting.

 

Belinda Luttrell Romano, the daughter of CWF Founder Clarence “Cowboy” Luttrell, and Nicole Gossett Alonso, the granddaughter of Eddie Graham, will both be in-person at the CWF Fanfest Cocktail Party as their respective families will be recognized by Hillsborough County for their accomplishments, dedicação, and lasting legacies to the Tampa Bay community. Presenting this honor to the Graham & Lutrall families will be long time Tampa area radio personality & Host of the 970 WFLA Morning Drive, Tedd Webb.

 

General Admission to the event which will also feature vendors with unique wrestling memorabilia is only $5.00. Other opportunities to just meet certain CWF Legends are also available. This is a one night extravaganza that is bound to exceed expectations.

FNU Combate Sports Show: Fighter Uprising in the UFC Continues; GSP vs Bisping Cancelled; Canelo vs. GGG takes spotlight From Floyd vs. Conor

Esta semana Tom, Tony and Rich discuss how boxing is winning the combat sports battle for market share. We recap Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and preview UFC 211. We also talk about the planned superfight between Canelo and Triple G, Gennady Golovkin. We break in with the news of GSP vs. Bisping getting cancelled and go on to explore multiple UFC fighter complaints from Tom Lawlor to Luke Rockhold to Anderson Silva. We will be moving the show to rantsports.com next week so stay tuned on the transition details.

 

We also touch on our interview from last year withTHE” James Krause, who just won his first fight in The Ultimate Fighter house on the current season of the reality TV tournament. This interview is from just prior to the UFC sale to WME/IMG and company, and it’s very eye opening:

 

Iconic ‘WOSBritish Wrestling to Return to ITV

MANCHESTER | NASHVILLE – ITV Studios Entertainment Manchester announced today that it has teamed up with IMPACTO Wrestling, a subsidiary of Hino Sports & Entertainment Corp., to bring WOS Wrestling back to ITV, with an initial commission for a 10-part series.

The commission from ITV’s Helen Warner follows a successful one-off-special, which aired on New Year’s Eve 2016. The Executive Producers for ITV Studios are Tom McLennan and Simon Marsh. Jeff Jarrett, the Chief Creative Officer for IMPACT Wrestling, will be the Executive Producer for IMPACT Wrestling.

Thirty years after the original WOS ended – and legendary stars such as Big Daddy, Mick McManus and Rollerball Rocco left British screens – this new series will feature the very best of today’s wrestlers from the current red-hot U.K. wrestling scene.

They will compete in front of a live audience at the intimate Preston Guild Hall on Thursday 25th May and Friday 26th Maio (doors 7pm / bell time 7.30pm).

Tickets for these historic shows will go on sale at 9am on Friday 7th April from Gigsandtours.com /Ticketmaster.co.uk / prestonguildhall.co.uk

There will also be a launch event this Monday (27th Março) em 2 pm in Manchester, where the full details of the WOS live shows will be announced, including the roster. Press and fans are invited to attend to the launch, which will include a Q&A and meet & greet. Places are extremely limited, to reserve one please email wswaudience@itv.com

This initial commission is part of a comprehensive co-production agreement between ITV Studios and IMPACT Wrestling to relaunch the WOS Wrestling brand, bringing British stars to ITV while leveraging the roster and creative team of IMPACT Wrestling along with its expertise in live event production and international distribution.

“This opportunity to work with ITV Studios to revive this iconic brand in the United Kingdom is a perfect example of the ways in which we intend to leverage our strengths to build our presence in international markets in collaboration with local organizations,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling.

Director of Entertainment, ITV Studios Manchester, Tom McLennan said: “Britain’s wrestling scene is thriving and there has never been a better time to bring it back to ITV after a gap of 30 years.”

Jeff Jarrett, Chief Creative Officer for IMPACT Wrestling, adicionado: “The WOS brand is etched in professional wrestling tradition. My family’s lineage in the industry dates back 70-plus years, so I am honoured for the opportunity to work on reviving the legacy of this historic British series.

FITE convida os fãs a se juntarem a Jim Ross em um CHAT AO VIVO durante o 15º aniversário da ROH

FITE TV irá transmitir 16 eventos ao vivo neste fim de semana do Pro Wrestling, Boxe, Mundo de MMA e Muay Thai.

A ação ao vivo começa Sexta-feira 3/10 9pm ET com o 15º aniversário do Anel de Honra, onde os espectadores também podem interagir com Jim Ross, que estará no bate-papo do aplicativo FITE tirando dúvidas e dando sua opinião sobre a ação.

O bate-papo começa na hora e está disponível para os espectadores do 15º aniversário da ROH exclusivamente na plataforma FITE.

A lista completa de eventos está anexada e também neste link:

http://www.fite.tv/events/

Jim Ross exclusivamente no bate-papo FITE

Jim Ross LIVE Chat

ROH 15º aniversário
ROH 15th Anniversary on FITE

FITE Week Exclusives: Christopher Daniels talks ROH title shot, Ringside with Jim Ross debuts, e mais

Catch the FITE exclusive interview with ROH superstar and wrestling legend Christopher Daniels as he talks about his upcoming world championship title shot at desta sexta-feira ROH 15th Anniversary Special live on FITE TV worldwide. Daniels also takes a look back on his storied career and shares some advice for up and coming wrestlers just hitting the scene.

The road to the ROH 15th Anniversary Show continues hoje à noite with a new episode of ROH Wrestling. Watch the action free on the FITE app at 7PM ET.

 

This Wednesday, 3/8, marks the debut ofRingside with Jim Rossfeaturing JR, Jeff Hardy, Jeff and Karen Jarett, Rob Van Dam and Jim Cornette like you’ve never seen them before. The show premieres exclusively on FITE PPV for only $5.99 and promises “to be a slobberknocker!"

 

Download the FITE app and checkout the FITE.tv calendar for more information on upcoming events.

Christopher Daniels Interview

 

Ringside with Jim Ross

USA Men’s And Women’s Wrestlers To Face International Power Japan In New York City’s Times Square May 17 for Beat the Streets Annual Benefit

Select American stars to take Japanese wrestlers in first-time New York dual meet; Youth Wrestlers and High School Wrestlers take The Mat; Benefit Celebration Follows

NEW YORK– Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. and USA Wrestling announced today that the men’s and women’s national wrestling teams of the United States and Japan will square off in New York City’s Times Square on Quarta-feira, Maio 17 in the seventh annual wrestling celebration. This year’s event will take place in Times Square’s Duffy Square (entre 46the 47th streets). Competitors for Team USA, which will include members of the 2016 Olympic team as well as other elite stars, and their Japanese opponents will be announced in the coming weeks.

"We welcome our friends and colleagues from Japan to help us spread the word and once again make history with our event in Times Square,” said Beat the Streets Chairman of the Board Mike Novogratz. “We have worked with many nations in our goodwill mission for young people over the years, but bringing both the men’s and women’s elite wrestlers from Japan here for this dual meet will be a unique experience for all, with every dollar helping further our mission of growing the sport of wrestling in New York City across the country and around the world, from the grassroots on up.”

Em 2013, o evento apelidado de “The Rumble on the Rails,”Foi hospedado no histórico Grand Central Terminal e contou com dois encontros entre a equipe dos EUA, Rússia e Irã. Playing an important role in the international Keep Olympic Wrestling effort, this historic wrestling event gained international media coverage and helped wrestling retain its status on the Olympic Games program.

The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square five previous times. Em 2011, os Estados Unidos derrotaram a campeã mundial Rússia, 5-2, o primeiro evento esportivo já realizado na histórica Times Square. Em 2012, outro EUA. vs. O encontro duplo da Rússia foi realizado na Times Square, junto com os EUA. Wrestle-off da equipe olímpica para o 60 kg / 132 lbs. posição nos EUA. Equipe Olímpica no estilo livre masculino. Em 2014, A equipe dos EUA derrotou uma equipe All-Star Mundial na Times Square, 8-3. Em 2015, “Salsa in the Square” apresentou um encontro entre a equipe dos EUA e a equipe de Cuba nos três estilos olímpicos, realizada logo após a mudança histórica nas relações políticas dos EUA e de Cuba. Last year the US met Iran in a dual meet in Times Square as a preview to the 2016 Jogos Olímpicos.

This will be the eighth straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Benefit activities. Em 2010, um desafio de estrelas com destaque nos EUA. lutadores foi realizada no USS Intrepid, um porta-aviões ancorado no lado oeste de Manhattan.

Os lutadores jovens do Top Beat the Streets vão levar o tapete mostrando suas habilidades em lutas de exibição começando em 3:00 p.m. to kick off the NYC Benefit. For the second straight year, the Benefit will feature the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, showcasing the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Então é Time EUA vs. Japan at 6:00 p.m. with video highlights and special guest appearances followed by the Beat the Streets Benefit Celebration.

Tickets are required for entry and can be purchased at www.btsny.org ou 212.245.6570 ou por e-mail beatthestreets@eventassociatesinc.com. Standing room available for non-ticket holders on first come first serve basis. A ticket is required for the Benefit Celebration at the Marriott Marquis. Mais detalhes estão disponíveis em http://www.btsny.org/gala.

The Benefit Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. Este evento anual único e eletrizante ajuda a Beat the Streets (BTS) arrecadar fundos significativos para promover sua missão. Seja fornecendo um seguro, saída construtiva para nossa juventude urbana, lutando contra a obesidade infantil, empoderando mulheres, ou unindo nações inteiras, luta livre ensina persistência, dedicação, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals and creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS atende atualmente 3,000 estudantes-atletas todos os anos.

Beat the Streets Wrestling Schedule

Na cidade de Nova York, Maio 17, 2017

3:00 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 46th and 47th Streets

4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 46th and 47th Streets

6:00 p.m. - Wrestling de classe mundial: Time EUA vs. Team Japan between 46th and 47th Streets

Followed by Benefit Celebration

Sobre Beat the Streets

A missão do Beat the Streets é desenvolver todo o potencial da juventude urbana e fortalecer a cultura da luta livre de Nova York. BTS works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to bring the life changing sport of wrestling to over 3,000 Estudantes-atletas da cidade de Nova York para ajudá-los a alcançar seus objetivos pessoais e atléticos. Por meio da operação de programas de luta livre em escolas de ensino fundamental e médio nos cinco distritos, O BTS e o DOE fornecem um seguro, atmosfera positiva em que jovens desfavorecidos e em risco podem aprender as lições essenciais de vida de coragem, responsabilidade pessoal e trabalho em equipe, aptidão física e nutrição, e aprendizagem ao longo da vida. O objetivo de promover forte, alunos-atletas bem treinados são entregues por meio de coaching, programas depois da escola, workshops de habilidades para a vida, e acampamentos de verão. Mais informações podem ser encontradas em www.btsny.org.

About USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, Como tal, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, a federação de luta livre internacional. Simplesmente, EUA Wrestling é a organização central que coordena os programas de wrestling amador no país e trabalha para criar interesse e participação nestes programas. It has over 220,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is James Ravannack, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com

FNU Combate Sports Show: UFC, Bellator and Boxing Recaps/Previews; Dana The Drama Queen; Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained at Florida Airport; Transgender Wrestler Wins Women’s Wrestling Title in Texas

Tom, Rich and Tony recap the major combat sports events from last week, including a major heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Gerald Washington, a successful title defense by Liam McGeary last Friday at a Dublin, Ireland Bellator show, and a superb comeback by Jarrett Hurd over Tony Harrison. We also look forward to the inaugural women’s featherweight title bout in Bellator tomorrow night and a star-studded UFC 209 fight card including two of the most anticipated co-main events in recent UFC history. Stephen Thompson gets his rematch with UFC Welterweight Champ Tyron Woodley in the main event while Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fight for a shot to face Conor McGregor for the lightweight title in the co-main event. We also discuss GSP’s comeback fight against Michael Bisping, a transgender female on her way to becoming a male winning a Texas women’s wrestling title, and Muhammad Ali’s son being detained at a Florida airport in early February. Check out our first Full FNU Combat Sports Show hosted on YouTube:

IMPACT Wrestling Announces New U.K. TV Deal with Spike UK

 

For Immediate Release – March 2, 2017

 

 

TORONTO | LONDON – Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. announced today a new broadcast deal for IMPACTO Wrestling to be televised exclusively on Spike UK, making its flagship weekly show available throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

From Spring 2017, IMPACTO Wrestling, TNA pay-per-views, Incluindo One Night Only specials will be available on Spike UK, and TNA Xplosion exclusive to My5, which is part of the Channel 5 stable available on Sky TV (160), TDT (31), Freesat (141), Virgin Media (154) and other DTT platforms.

Novos episódios de IMPACTO Wrestling will premiere on Friday nights, quenching the appetite of U.K. fans to view IMPACTO Wrestling within hours of the US premiere broadcast.

“Since our acquisition of IMPACT Wrestling, growing the brand in the UK has been one of our most important initiatives,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Spike UK to fill this important spot in their programme schedule and look forward to rebuilding our presence in the UK market. As one of the hottest wrestling scenes in the world right now, we look forward to taking an active role in the market, both on television and with live events.”

Anna-Belen Dunlop and Kris Graham, Acquisitions and Channel Managers of Spike UK, adicionado: “We are excited that Spike will be the new exclusive home of IMPACT Wrestling in the UK With Anthem’s new leadership and founder Jeff Jarrett back, this is a watershed moment for the franchise, which is a perfect fit for our Spike audience.”

Para obter mais informações, visite www.impactwrestling.com/ e www.spiketv.co.uk.

Para mais informações contacte:

Hino Sports & Entertainment Corp.
Ariel Shnerer

Diretor, Programação & Comunicações

ashnerer@anthemse.com

About Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp.

Hino Sports & Entertainment Corp. is a global sports media company and a leader in operating targeted specialty video channels on linear, digital and mobile platforms with offices and studios in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles. Anthem’s portfolio includes Rede luta, the world’s premier combat sports channel now broadcasting in the U.S., Canadá e mais 30 other countries, Fantasia Sports Network (Formigas), o primeiro e único canal do mundo dedicado a esportes de fantasia, GameTV, a Canadian specialty channel available in over 9 milhão de casas, RotoExperts.com, a leader in fantasy sports news and analysis, DailyRoto.com, the most comprehensive and far-reaching daily fantasy sports website and Edge Sport, an extreme and action sports network recently launched in Canada in partnership with IMG. Anthem also has a significant ownership interest in Pursuit Channel, one of the top outdoor channels in the U.S. available in over 40 milhão de casas, and it owns SportsGrid.com, a leader in general sports entertainment commentary.

About IMPACT Wrestling

IMPACT Wrestling specializes in television properties, eventos, products, merchandise and music, as well as the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. The roster features such greats as EC3, Bobby Lashley, Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards, James Storm, the high-flying X-Division, Gail Kim and the lovely and lethal Knockouts. Its highly successful flagship, IMPACT WRESTLING, broadcasts in more than 120 countries around the world, including Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Pop, a joint venture of CBS Corporation and Lionsgate, in the United States and on Fight Network in Canada.

About Spike UK

Spike UK is a general entertainment channel from the Channel 5 stable which launched in the UK in 2015. Spike is available on main digital TV platforms in the UK, including Sky TV (160), Freesat (141) TDT, TalkTalk and BT (31) and Virgin Media (154). Spike UK offers a mix of original commissions, smash hit acquired drama (The Transporter series, From Dusk Till Dawn, Powers, Wynonna Earp) blockbuster films, factual library content and adrenalin-fuelled sports blended with a range of reality series from Spike in the US, which is consistently amongst the highest rating basic cable networks. Both Spike in the US and Channel 5 are owned and operated by Viacom International Media Networks, a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

World Class MMA on FITE

This week we have some MMA events from around the world coming to FITE and they are here to show that they have what it takes to compete with the best.

 

Starting early on the Friday the 3rd of March we have Diamondback Fighting Championships live from Australia. It will feature Shane Mitchell vs. Brandon Ropati. If you can’t catch it there will be a replay.

 

Later we are going back to Missouri to stream Gateway Fighting Series 8 with Trevon Crawford vs. Jace Kyle Burcham and Brittany Cloud vs. Savannah Shahan.

On the 4th it is Austrian Fight Challenge 5 that will hook you in with the fight between Aleksandar Rakic and Sergio “Kreator” Souza.

 

Wrestling fans can enjoy the match between Mr. Anderson and Alberto El Patron this Sunday, live from the UK when Big League Wrestling: Gold Rush will stream.

 

And just to remind you that Kayfabe commentaries are now on FITE – here are some interesting interview excerpts just for you


 

FNU Combate Sports Show: MacGregor / Mayweather Talks; Cabeçalhos de futebol tão perigosos quanto o boxe peso-pesado; Recapitulações e prévias do UFC; Fedor vs. Antevisão e previsões de Mitrione Bellator

Tony, Rich e Tom voltam de uma semana de folga com um monte de coisas para falar. Da polêmica do UFC de Holly Holm 208 luta pelo título do evento principal com Germaine De Randamie para a próxima batalha entre Matt Mitrione e Fedor Emelianenko, cobrimos uma ampla gama de eventos de MMA passados ​​e futuros. Também relembramos o retorno magistral de Ivan Barnchyk na semana passada contra Abel Ramos em uma emocionante luta de boxe. Também revisamos a programação de boxe da próxima semana. Também atualizamos o Mayweather vs. Negociações MacGregor com uma grande surpresa: O UFC é o grande obstáculo neste momento. Além disso, discutimos o estudo recente que mostra que jogadores de futebol podem sofrer os mesmos danos que boxeadores de peso pesado após longas carreiras no esporte em que cabecear bolas de futebol repetidamente pode causar CTE em jogadores aposentados. Também passamos tempo discutindo a aposentadoria de Brock Lesnar e o retorno iminente de GSP.

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