Hello and welcome to the WrestleTalk News!
I’m Oli Davis, and I’d like to wish everyone a happy belated Stone Cold Steve Austin day,
as yesterday was - of course - the 16th March.
A date abbreviated in the American format as ‘3.16’.
I hope you all celebrated by inappropriately drinking beer at work and then Stone Cold
stunnering your boss.
But far more important is what happens today - Southpaw Regional Wrestling’s debut on
the WWE Network.
PWInsider have since revealed the idea for the show was first pitched in WWE last September,
and is a parody of old school Southern wrasslin’ promotions.
It will also see Luke Gallows playing his Sex Ferguson character - renamed Tex Ferguson
because PG - which the Good Brother has spoken about to FOX Sports:
“It’s a lot of stuff that the guys have been doing for years backstage to entertain
each other.
I know my character in particular has been an ongoing thing for the better part of a
decade.”
If you want to see what the uncensored version of Sex Ferguson is like, there’s a link
to his Highspots appearance in the video description below.
Also, in more wrestling streaming news, Lucha Underground Seasons 1 and 2 are now available
to watch on Netflix in the US and Canada.
But not here...in England.
If only there were some way to circumvent geoblocked Internet content.
A person who would definitely fit in with Southpaw Regional Wrestling is the 80s biggest
star himself, Hulk Hogan.
The whole leaked sex tape and subsequently revealed racist comments, however, probably
rule him out.
WWE terminated their contract with the Hulkster in light of those comments on the 24th July,
2015.
Now, almost two years later, he could be making his return at Wrestlemania 33.
Last November, his daughter Brooke told TMZ: “I’ll just say I know that people have
been calling him for Wrestlemania.”
Hogan later denied those comments, but then Dave Meltzer reported he’d be back “sooner
rather than later.”
With Wrestlemania 33 approaching, UpRoxx have looked into Hulk Hogan’s schedule for the
ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE weekend.
And not only is he opening his own Hogan’s Beach Shop in Orlando to sign autographs,
his Sunday hours wrap at 4pm, leaving him open for a potential Wrestlemania 33 appearance
a two hour drive away.
The Hulkster addressed this rumor on Twitter: “Maniacs I have no plans to be at WM33,I
will be at Hogans Beach Shop Orlando on International Dr,March 29/April 3D-?
See u at HBS!
BrotherHH” Before you take that at face value, remember
this is the same guy who claims he once wrestled 400 days in a year.
In response to a fan tweeting how much they want to see him back at Wrestlemania, Hogan
replied: @smilelikesunny it will happen exactly when
it's supposed to.
Only love HH Another thing that likely won’t be happening
at Wrestlemania is the Big Show vs Shaq - a special attraction bout Vince McMahon has
wanted to do for years.
The build was actually started as far back as last year’s Wrestlemania, but this week’s
Raw announcing Big Show for the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal suggested the
match was no more.
The latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter has confirmed that Big Show vs Shaq is indeed
off, and that the reason isn’t because the basketball star is out of shape - like Big
Show has alleged in recent trash-talking interviews.
Like most things in life, the real reason is financial and the two sides couldn’t
agree on a price.
The fall guy here, sadly, is Big Show himself - getting into arguably the best shape of
his career for the planned match, and revealing this Mania will be his last.
His contract expires next February, where he plans to transition into an Ambassador
role for the company.
Nevermind this year’s Wrestlemania, though - the planned main event for Wrestlemania
34 has reportedly been leaked! - and a major NXT call-up is apparently happening soon.
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I’ve been Oli Davis, and that was wrestling.