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  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/10): Terry Funk wins the Missouri State Title

    1926

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher beat Jim Londos in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Jack Brissler  

    1955 

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Buddy Rogers and Great Scott defeated Stan Holek and Bill Miller for the Midwest Wrestling Association American Tag Team Titles

    1965

    Lubbock, Texas:
    – Johnny Valentine defeated Dory Funk, Sr. to win the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title

    1967

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Pedro Morales and Ricky Romero defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty and El Shereef to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles

    1968

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Harley Race
    – Dr X beat Luke Brown
    – Mad Dog Vachon no contest Bill Watts
    – Rene Goulet & Eddie Sharkey beat Mark Starr & George Gadaski
    – Kenny Jay beat Guy Taylor

    1970 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Jack Brisco defeated Mr. Saito for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 
    – Dante and The Great Mephisto defeated Sailor Art Thomas and Thunderbolt Patterson to win the Florida NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1973

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Terry Funk defeated Johnny Valentine to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Don Muraco
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Bill Watts
    – Rene Goulet beat George Scott
    – Reggie Parks beat Lord Blears
    – Ken Patera beat Johnny Heidman

    1978

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Hector Guerrero defeated The Canadian (Roddy Piper) for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Georgia Champion Stan Hansen drew Dick Slater
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tommy Rich
    – Ole Anderson beat Bob Armstrong
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Abdullah The Butcher
    – Mr Wrestling II & Tony Atlas beat Bounty Hunter & Jacques Goulet
    – Adrian Adonis beat The Invader

    1979 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Giant Baba defeated Abdullah the Butcher for the AJPW PWF Heavyweight Title 

    1980

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – The Matador (Jerry Stubbs) and Mike Stallings defeated Dennis Condrey and David Schultz in a rematch for the held-up NWA Southeastern
    Tag Team Titles

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Dewey Robertson retained The Canadian title pinning The Sensational Intelligent Destroyer 
    – Ric Flair won by disqualification over U.S. champion Jimmy Snuka 
    – Texas Street Fight: Black Jack Mulligan won over Big John Studd 
    – Pedro Morales defeated Brute Bernard
    – The Blue Demons defeated Klondike Bill and Nick DeCarlo 

    1982

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Greg Gagne beat AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Tito Santana & Hulk Hogan 
    – Weasel Suit Match: Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Jim Brunzell 
    – Brad Rheingans drew Sheik Adnan El Kassie
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Sgt. Jacques Goulet 

    1985

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Jimmy Snuka defeated Rowdy Roddy Piper on a count out 
    – W.W.F. world tag team champions Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham and the team of Nikola Volkoff and the Iron Sheik were both disqualified 
    – Hillbilly Jim defeated Rex Moondog 
    – Cowboy Bob Orton defeated George Wells 
    – Brutus Beefcake defeated SD Jones 
    – Dick Murdoch defeated Nick DeCarlo 
    – Black Jack Mulligan defeated Goldie Rogers

    1990

    Tokyo Dome: Tokyo, Japan:
    – Maso Saito defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Larry Zbyszko to win the title
    – Special referee: Lou Thesz: Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi beat Shinya Hashimoto & Masa Chono
    – Koji Kitao beat Bam Bam Bigelow
    – IWGP Champion Big Van Vader dcor Stan Hansen
    – Genichiro Tenryu & Tiger Mask beat Riki Choshu & George Takano
    – Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat Kengo Kimura & Osamu Kido
    – Steve Williams beat Salman Hashimikov
    – Brad Rheingans beat Victor Zangiev

    1992 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Kamala defeated Koko B. Ware for the held-up USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title 
    – Brian Christopher defeated Tom Prichard for the USWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1996 

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Abdullah the Butcher defeated Mabel to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title

    2008

    Against All Odds: Orlando, Florida:
    – TNA Knockouts champion, Awesome Kong defeated ODB to retain the title
    – TNA champion, Kurt Angle defeated Christian Cage to retain the title

  • CM Punk UFC debut delayed due to back surgery

    CM Punk (real name Phil Brooks) will undergo back surgery on Wednesday in Chicago, delaying his UFC debut indefinitely.

    According to what Brooks told MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani, the injury is a lingering issue from his pro wrestling days that has worsened in recent months. The recovery time will be 4-6 weeks, and he’s still planning on debuting at some point in 2016.

    The timing couldn’t be worse as his opponent was just confirmed last Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas after Mickey Gall took less than a minute to defeat Mike Jackson to earn the shot. An exact date was not announced at the time, but he was to face Gall at an undetermined UFC PPV, assumed to be in June or July. Unfortunately, he found out about needing surgery just hours before Gall fought Jackson.

    Punk has already had one injury setback when a shoulder injury last August delayed his training.

  • WWE Smackdown tapings from Portland, OR: AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho II

    There was a skeleton crew because much of the crew left after Raw for shows this week in Germany which start tomorrow with a show in Bremen.

    Chris Jericho opened the show doing a semi-heel promo on A.J. Styles.  He said Styles can’t match his career in WWE.  Styles confronted him.  The Social Outcasts came out and this led to a tag team match.

    Jericho & Styles beat Adam Rose & Curtis Axel.  Styles got the pin but Jericho attacked him after the match.

    The Dudleys cut a promo saying they were sick of Daniel Bryan and were not a nostalgia act but were here to add to their legacy.  They also said they are refusing to use anymore tables.

    Goldust was choking on food and R-Truth saved him.  Goldust again wanted to be his partner and again got turned down.

    Sasha Banks beat Naomi with the Bank statement.  Tamina attacked Becky Lynch, who was on commentary.

    The Wyatt Family did a promo, saying they were going to rid the WWE of Titans and Gods, specifically mentioning Kane, Big Show & Ryback.

    Sin Cara & Kalisto & Neville beat The Ascension & Stardust.

    Chris Jericho beat A.J. Styles clean with the codebreaker  Fans chanted for both men.  Better match than the last time.  Really quite good.

    The Wyatt Family attacked Jericho after, although this was probably off the air.  Styles, Neville and the Lucha Dragons all made the save.

  • B&V: Retro Raw and Retro Nitro, SHAWN MICHAELS LOSES HIS SMILE, more!

    The most ironic Bryan & Vinny Show in some time occurs today as Retro Raw and Retro Nitro look back, the day after Daniel Bryan retired, on the day that Daniel Bryan’s trainer, Shawn Michaels, ALSO RETIRED AND LOST HIS SMILE. For a few weeks at least. An historic show, plus Nitro, birth classes update and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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  • TNA Impact Wrestling results: The Return of EC3

    On Tonight’s Show

    TNA Impact emanates from the United Kingdom tonight. The Kurt Angle Farewell Tour hits Manchester when Kurt Angle battles it out with Drew Galloway. Also, The Destroyer Lashley faces off with Bram. TNA World Champion Matt Hardy is expected to make an appearance tonight.  Additionally, Ethan Carter III has vowed to make his return in Manchester.

    Show Recap

    -Josh Matthews and The Pope welcome us to this week’s show in the U.K. TNA World Champion Matt Hardy, his wife Reby, bodyguard Tyrus and son Maxell come to the ring. Matt talked about his accomplishments in the last few weeks. Tyrus took the mic from Matt and made a Winston Churchill joke. Reby took the mic and got some intense heat from the crowd. Matt said if Dixie Carter wants to keep him happy she has to fire EC3 later tonight.

    -Backstage, TNA President Dixie Carter is shown arriving in the building.

    Lashley vs. Bram w/Eric Young

    Earlier in the day, EY and Bram were backstage and bragging about ending the career of Jeff Hardy. Lashley and Bram used a lot of power moves to start. EY interfered which gave Bram the advantage. Lashley made his own comeback, but Bram was able to cut off his momentum. EY came in the ring, but his interference backfired and Lashley hit the spear to win the match.

    -Backstage, Reby was assuring Matt that Dixie would fire EC3 to keep Matt happy. Matt’s also worried about the return of EC3 tonight. Tyrus promises to have it under control and introduced Matt’s security team in case EC3 shows up.

    -Kurt Angle comes down to the ring to a huge pop. Kurt said the crowd was making it hard for him to say farewell and they booed him. “Thank You Angle” chants fill the arena as Kurt talks about his time in TNA. Kurt talks about The Kurt Angle Farewell Tour, but he’s interrupted by “The First Lady of Professional Wrestling” Maria Kanellis. She introduces “The Miracle” Michael Bennett. Bennett insults Kurt and his legacy. The Miracle wants to face Kurt and promises to beat him. Kurt told Maria she’s a very pretty girl but has bad taste in men. Kurt hit The Miracle with one shot and then bailed from the ring.  Drew Galloway came out on the stage and had a stare down with Kurt who was still in the ring. Kurt and Drew face off later tonight in the Kurt Angle Farewell Tour.

    -Backstage, Beer Money was walking down the hall. Beer Money was once again great in their segment. Bobby Roode wouldn’t let James Storm into their locker room because he got him a surprise. Storm tried to guess and asked if it was Pyro or a stripper. Roode gave Storm The Boozier Cruiser.

    X Division Champion Trevor Lee w/ Gregory Shane Helms vs. Tigre Uno

    Tigre has the early advantage in the match using lots of high-risk moves. Trevor dominates Tigre with power moves. Tigre makes a short comeback and hits a hurricanrana off the steal steps on the outside. Back in the ring, Helms interferes and Lee hits the fishermen buster to win the match and retain the X Division title.

    -Beer Money entered the ring and wanting to cash in their Feast or Fired title shot. They call out the TNA World Tag Teams Champions, The Wolves. Instead, Decay comes out, which leads to our next match

    Beer Money (James Storm & Bobby Roode) vs. Decay (Crazy Steve & Abyss w/Rosemary)

    All four guys brawl around ringside. Beer Money use double team moves on Crazy Steve until Abyss gets in the ring. Decay use great teamwork to isolate and beat down Roode. Roode makes the hot tag to Storm who runs wild. Beer Money hit the DWI on Crazy Steve but Abyss causes the DQ. After the match, Roode launches Storm onto Abyss from the ring to the outside. Rosemary distracts Roode who is attacked by Crazy Steve from behind. Abyss pulls out Janice from underneath the ring but before they could use it The Wolves hit the ring for the save. Decay challenges The Wolves to a Monster’s Ball match next week. The Wolves accept.

    -Backstage, Reby Sky approaches Dixie Carter. Reby claims she is talking to Dixie without Matt knowing. Reby is very sincere and genuine when talking to Dixie. She tells Dixie that she just wants what’s best for her family. However, as Reby walked away she rolled her eyes.

    -Back from commercial, the recently fired Grado comes through the crowd and jumps the guardrail. Josh points out that Grado doesn’t work in TNA. Grado gets a great reaction from the crowd. Grado is claiming that he was “screwed” by TNA in the Feast or Fired match. He was going to show us proof when Eli Drake with security interrupted him. Eli tried to get the proof, but Grado got away.

    Madison Rayne vs. Jade w/ The Dollhouse (Marti Belle and Rebel)

    Good match between these two. Madison hit a cross body off the apron onto all members of The Dollhouse. Madison hit Jade with some serious chops that would have made any man cry. Jade hit the package piledriver to win the match. After the match, The Dollhouse continued to beat down Madison until Gail Kim made the save and cleared the ring.

    -Backstage, Billy Corgan is being interviewed about being back in the U.K.  Billy Corgan is best known as the Senior Producer of Creative and Talent Development. Oh yeah, he’s also lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins. Grado runs up and asked for his help. Eli and the security guards beat up Grado.

    The Kurt Angle Farewell Tour: Kurt Angle vs. Drew Galloway

    Kurt and Drew have a tremendous match. Kurt is the regular amazing wrestler that he is, but Drew Galloway is showing that he is a lot better then people realize. There were several intense and great near falls. The crowd is solidly behind Kurt. Drew had the early advantage, but it didn’t last long and the veteran Kurt made a comeback. 

    Back from commercial, Drew is in control of the match and is dominating Kurt. Kurt got the ankle lock secure, but Drew fought him off. On the outside, Drew continued to beat down Kurt until Kurt hit the Angle slam onto the steal steps. This got a “TNA” chant from the crowd. Drew hit a very unique move that Pope described as being “a reverse Alabama Slam.” Drew hit two Claymore kicks, but only got a two and half. Drew locks on a unique submission and Kurt’s bleeding from the mouth, which makes the spot look amazing. Kurt countered into the Ankle lock, but Drew fought out. Drew locked on the submission a second time and shockingly Kurt tapped! Drew Galloway is victorious over Kurt Angle.

    -Earlier, Josh interviewed Tyrus about turning on EC3. Tyrus was really good here as he talked about all the reasons for turning on EC3. He explained that it was for money and because EC3 never gave him a title shot despite being number one contender. During the interview, at two separate points, Tyrus insulted The Pope.

    -Matt Hardy, Reby and Tyrus are in the ring. TNA President Dixie Carter comes to the ring. Matt is demanding that Dixie fire EC3. Matt’s loosing his mind insisting she fire EC3. Rockstar Spud’s comes out to defend Dixie. Matt says he wants Spud to make Dixie fire EC3. Spud thinks about if for a moment, teasing that he’s going to do it but instead stands up to Matt. Tyrus attacks Spud and beats him down. Matt and Tyrus back Dixie into the corner. EC3’s music hit to a big pop and he comes out for the save. He walks into beating Matt’s security team along the way. EC3 and Tyrus brawled around ringside. Spud and Dixie are holding each other in the corner.  EC3 and Matt had a stare down, but when he got in the ring Matt bailed. To end the show EC3 posed on the stage.

    Final Thoughts

    Another really good Impact this week. Impact continues to deliver really good matches and interesting characters. However, the show can be predictable at times. The Kurt Angle-Drew Galloway match was fantastic and topped their match from a few weeks ago. The show closing angle was energetic and entertaining.

    Next Week:

    We’re still in the U.K. for Impact. The Wolves face off with Decay in a Monster’s Ball Match. Also, more on the Matt Hardy-EC3 feud, and The Kurt Angle Farewell Tour continues.

  • Daily Update: More Daniel Bryan, WWE Fastlane, RAW fallout

    Continued Daniel Bryan retirement news

    DON’T FORGET: Daniel Bryan, aka Bryan Danielson, will be on ESPN’s SportsCenter with Jonathan Coachman tonight at 9 EST. It will be his first interview since his incredible retirement speech Monday night to close out RAW.

    Just a bit ago we posted Daniel Bryan’s appearance from 2007 on Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez.

    MLW has uploaded the Bryan Danielson vs. Teddy Hart match from one of their last shows to YouTube, while WWN Live put up Danielson vs. Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose) on the EVOLVE channel.

    Mick Foley talked about Bryan’s retirement on his Facebook page.

    On the heels of the retirement, a new study is all over the place today, claiming that concussions “may also be associated with an increase in the long term risk of suicide.” For anyone in combat/collision sports, this is a terrifying time, indeed.

    Smackdown and Main Event will be taped on Tuesday in Portland, OR. Chris Jericho vs. A.J. Styles is on the show.

    If you’ve ever wanted to WATCH our radio shows here on the site, check out our new Youtube page! No full video shows, but lots of video clips, full free audio shows that you can tell your friends about, and much more to come! Make sure you subscribe today!

    Figure Four Weekly

    Figure Four Weekly 2/1/2016: Weekly Hogan/Gawker update
    A look at the past weeks developments in the Hulk Hogan and Gawker lawsuit.

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter

    The Latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter: February 8, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Bret Hart diagnosed with cancer, Nakamura’s final NJPW match

    The new double issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter looks at Bret Hart’s battle with cancer, his discussions about it, and updates on the situation. The most detailed coverage of the last month of Lucha Underground’s second season, backstage news, season three, lots of business notes.  Full coverage of all the Ultima Lucha 2 matches and direction. Nakamura’s final day with NJPW, where Nakamura and New Japan go now, his background and building the IC title, the next two New Japan PPV shows to this weekend’s biggest event.

    Fast Lane and WrestleMania, what’s up with Undertaker, WWE injury updates, the next WWE Network special, Licensing issue with new WWE signees, notes on the next NXT Takeover show, a look at all the TV building the next Takeover show, who led to a huge increase in demand for WWE tickets, next WWE show in Madison Square Garden update, Nakamura updates, WWE performer wants to compete in the Olympics and what former pro wrestler went back to the Olympics to medal, Lesnar’s schedule, Tough Enough winner starts out, Other Tough Enough competitors start out, change in Rumble plans, New WWE Network series based on wrestling matches, new WWE movie, WWE’s tour of Germany this coming week, more on The Rock’s segment on Raw.

    A detailed look at the Awesome Kong-Reby Hardy situation in Manchester, England. Benson Henderson’s decision to leave UFC for Bellator and take a championship fight, why he made the decision, what both Dana White and Henderson said. We look at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s last major event and where it’s storylines are going.

    A huge look at the life and career of Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie, one of the most memorable wrestling characters of his generation, stories about him, his gimmick, how big a star he was in his heyday, his incredibly long career title history, how he was two very different successful characters, and his most famous angles and biggest bouts. We also have a lot of comments from people who knew him, including how he changed the life and career of J.J. Dillon. The life and career of the original Espectrito, the best heel mini of his generation including when he main evented the Los Angeles Sports Arena, a rarity for a mini.

    We also look at Saturday’s UFC , what’s next for the winners, thoughts on Sage Northcutt, as well as business notes on the show and match-by-match coverage.

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    SUNDAY’S NEWS UPDATE

    WWE

    • WWE RAW Ratings got a bump from Daniel Bryan retirement speech
    • After Raw last night, WWE FastLane has Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose for a shot at the WWE Title at WrestleMania, Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio for the US Title, Charlotte vs. Brie Bella (interesting timing) for the Diva’s Title, and Becky & Sasha vs. Naomi & Tamina.  Looks like probably a Big Show & Kane & Ryback vs. Wyatts match as well.
    • For those who have been following Bryan and Vinny on Retro Raw and Retro Nitro, the plan tonight is Nitro and Thursday Raw Thursday, which is the show where Shawn Michaels lost his smile.  Bryan on Observer Live today noted how amazing it was to watch that right after watching Daniel Bryan’s retirement speech.  Thursday Raw Thursday is not available on the WWE Network but it can be found online.
    • In case you hadn’t heard, WWE talent will be flying with you on American Airlines for the month of February as the official in-flight periodical of the airline, American Way, will feature a cover photo of both Bellas, Mark Henry, and John Cena of course. Give it a look the next time you use the seat back to stuff empty peanut bags and napkins in.
    • Speaking of Cena, he voices the Hulk in Marvel’s Avengers Academy mobile game. Here’s a look. Also, his coffee table book is now available for pre-order at Amazon. It’s out on March 15th.
    • The WWE Best of Raw & Smackdown 2015 DVD set is out today.

    UFC/MMA

    • Saturday’s UFC, headlined by Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson knocking out Johny Hendricks, did an average of 1,317,000 viewers for the 3 hour broadcast on FS 1. Even more impressive were the two hour prelims, which did 1,093,000 viewers for the 2 hours preceding the main card, also airing on FS 1. Both numbers are well above 2015 averages, which were also way up from the previous year.
    • With the dominant win, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson jumped up 5 spots from 8 to 3 in the welterweight rankings, while Hendricks fell to 4.
    • Mickey Gall, who submitted Mike Jackson in 45 seconds Saturday night to set up a fight this summer with CM Punk, opened as a -300 favorite for the fight against the former WWE Champion according to BestFightOdds.com
    • Dave has a postmortem on Saturday’s UFC card at MMAFighting.
    • Jason “Mayhem” Miller is back! Sort of…..The former UFC, EliteXC and Dream fighter will face former UFC Middleweight Luke Barnatt in May for a promotion in Italy. Bellator is running in Italy as well this year so hopefully he doesn’t show up on their radar.
    • UFC has Anderson Silva-Stephan Bonnar from UFC 153 up a free fight in preparation for Silva’s return to the Octagon on Feb 27. I prefer the commercial leading up to that show, which was far more entertaining than the fight.
    • New fight announced for UFC 197 is a couple of Middleweights with 3 and 4 fight winning streaks respectively. Robert Whitaker (15-4) takes on Rafael Natal (21-6-1) on the show headlined by Daniel Cormier’s Light Heavyweight title defence against the returning Jon Jones.

    MISC

    ON THIS DAY IN WORLD PRO WRESTLING HISTORY: Steiner Brothers win WCW World Tag Team Titles

  • Daniel Bryan retirement speech boosts WWE RAW ratings

    It was very clear that Raw was not going to do well last night until the interest generated when mainstream media picked up on the Daniel Bryan retirement story.

    The show’s audience increased greatly, but ironically, likely due to the show not ending until 11:26 p.m., the third hour with the Bryan farewell speech fell greatly.

    Raw did 3.68 million viewers, up nine percent from the nearly 18-year-low set the previous week.

    The three hours were:

    8 p.m. 3.91 million viewers
    9 p.m. 3.91 million viewers
    10 p.m. 3.37 million viewers

    The show was second for the night on cable, trailing the O’Reilly Factor by 2,000 viewers.

    Check out F4Wonline.com’s WWE RAW Recap.  

  • WOL: Celebrating Daniel Bryan’s career, your memories, more!

    Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to celebrate the career of Daniel Bryan, who retired on Raw last night. Your calls and emails, memories, and more, plus the latest news! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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  • Classic Audio: Daniel Bryan on Figure Four Daily

    With recent test results not looking too positive, last night on Raw Daniel Bryan retired from in ring competition after a sixteen year career full of ups and downs. From training at Shawn Michaels wrestling school in Texas to wrestling on the independent scene to his WWE run in 2010, Daniel Bryan’s career has lasted many years, full of ups and downs. Anyone watching last night’s show knows that Daniel Bryan is not only a great talker, but also easy to connect with. This episode of Figure Four Daily is from May 18, 2007 where Daniel Bryan (or Bryan Danielson) talks about breaking into the business, training with Shawn Michaels, his life in general and much more. A fun filled 90 minute look into Danielson’s career before his WWE run so be sure to check it out!

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  • Jim Ross signs on with Flipps’ Fite TV, more commentary to come?

    On Tuesday, Flipps Media of San Mateo, CA, announced the development of an online service called FITE TV, and that Jim Ross has signed on as the public face of the product, strongly suggesting he would be doing more commentary.

    FITE TV will give viewers worldwide access to PPV and iPPV events from pro wrestling, boxing, and MMA. There will be both a free and a PPV component to the service, which in many ways, is reminiscent of Go Fight Live, a similar service.

    The key is this service will also offer streaming PPV events from TNA and ROH for those who either a) don’t have access to them or b) want the convenience of streaming rather than buying on TV.  FITE TV will be available on smart TVs as well as most streaming devices. The app is available free on iTunes and Google Play now.

    Besides TNA and ROH, the entire WWN Live family of Evolve, Shine and FIP, as well as Future Stars of Wrestling have signed on with FITE. If you remember, Jeff Jarrett used Flipps Media for the iPPV broadcast of Wrestle Kingdom 9 when he had the international rights to the show.

    Ross’ involvement was due to a connection with Mike Weber, the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Flipps Media. Weber had a long history in pro wrestling, serving as a marketing head for WCW, WWE and TNA.

    “Getting invovled with FITE is an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” said Ross. “It is the future of televised fighting sports. There is no easier way to stream wrestling, MMA and other fighting sports content including special commentaries on those sports by me.”

    Other organizations involved will include the Las Vegas based Tuff-N-Uff amateur MMA promotion, Legacy Fighting Championships, USA Sumo and the World Arm Wrestling championships.