• OLD SCHOOL VIDEO HISTORY (June 11, 1988) – NWA PRO Wrestling
On this day in 1988, Jim Crockett Promotions aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘NWA PRO Wrestling’.
This episode featured pre-taped matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘NWA The Great American Bash 1988’ PPV.
The card can be found below:
– Sting vs. Trent Knight
– Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson vs. Larry Stevens & David Isley
– Barry Windham vs. Tommy Angel
– Steve Williams vs. Bob Emory
– Nikita Koloff vs. Bob Riddle
– Al Perez vs. Joe Cruz
• Former UFC Fighter Reveals $5 Million WWE Offer
During a recent appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen revealed that he had a $5 million offer from WWE back in 2012, before his second fight with then UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.
Chael Sonnen says before his second fight with Anderson Silva, someone from WWE called him with an offer and said to not weigh in and not fight.
Later, a second offer was show, beat Anderson and be on RAW that week with the belt. $5 million.#HelwaniShow @arielhelwani
— Greg Rosenstein (@grosenstein) June 10, 2019
• Former MMA Champion Wants To Be A Jobber In AEW
During an appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (who is now retired from MMA) noted that he wants to be a jobber in AEW:
“My goal is to be a jobber. I’ll take a Superkick…AEW, if you’re watching, I’ll be the black Brooklyn Brawler.”
