AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com
AEW content, including PPVs, Dynamite, Collision and Rampage
are appearing on MAX internationally, particularly for
French viewers (or enterprising viewers from anywhere with a
VPN).
On Friday July 19, some international MAX users began to
notice that AEW shows and pay-per-views were appearing in
the library for the streaming service.
As of this writing, AEW content is not showing up on MAX for
users in the United States or Canada.
It seems obvious that Warner Brothers Discovery is not just
doing this for one country, no matter some of the gymnastics
some tried to use to explain it away.
The obvious conclusion is that an AEW-WBD deal has been
reached, or is so close it's a matter of signatures.
Otherwise there is no reason for such a step to have taken
place.
Remember my speculation on the site of this year's Forbidden
Door, suggesting a possibility that a small stadium show in
Texas or California (in one of the 25,000-30,000 seat MLS
stadiums) could happen, given the partnership with CMLL?
Well....last week, Fightful Select reported that AEW is
currently planning a major-scale event in Dallas/Arlington,
Texas, for next year. The reports also suggested that the
show could potentially be a stadium event said to be
"anticipated to be on par with AEW’s biggest show".
When speaking to ComicBook.com, AEW President and CEO Tony
Khan addressed the speculation, playing coy...saying that
though the idea was appealing, they would not be looking to
host such events "in the immediate future". The phrase
"immediate future", of course can mean anything, and
locations for 2024 PPVs have already been announced.
People, of course, speculated about AT&T Stadium. But how
about something in the Dallas/Arlington area that might be
more doable?
Choctaw Stadium (most recently Globe Life Park) was the home
of the MLB's Texas Rangers from 1994 through 2019 as The
Ballpark in Arlington. It's currently used as the home of
the Arlington Renegades of the XFL (now UFL). Major League
Rugby's Dallas Jackals, and North Texas SC of MLS Next Pro
(the farm team of MLS's FC Dallas).
It has a capacity of 48,114 while serving as a baseball
stadium, but most recently has been configured for 25,000
for XFL/UFL games. So there's room for all sorts of seating
set-ups. The Stadium has got great sight lines and a great
look for PPV.
After last week and talking about Christmas in
July...looking down the road to the season of giving, there
are already six indies and thirteen events announced,
beginning the process of helping their communities for the
Holidays and showing their love.
After this weekend, this world could use a little.
* Capital City Championship Combat returns to Ottawa, ON at
the Preston Event Center on August 16 for Fighting Back:
Wrestling with Cancer with DIJAK vs. Speedball Mike Bailey,
Josh Alexander, and more.
Since 2011, as a community, nearly $600,000 has been raised
for the Canadian Cancer Society, through annual Fighting
Back: Wrestling with Cancer events. Tickets are on sale at
Vertigo Records and The ODDs & SODs Shoppe, as well as the
C4Wrestling site. 100% of profits will be donated to the
Canadian Cancer Society.
* IWF Media LLC and North Arlington Board of Education
present: IWF Wrestling: Unstoppable on Saturday, September
21, with a 7:00 pm bell time at North Arlington High School,
222 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ to benefit Michael
Robert Cammett Jr. Memorial Foundation. Tickets & VIP on
sale now for IWF UNSTOPPABLE September 21 in North Arlington
with Dark Oracle Sage, Kevin Knight, Hellraiser Dracko,
Atkins Brothers, Justin Adams, East Side Dave, KC Bonilla,
Glenn Burgess, Ken Reedy, Aaron Hobbs, Patrick Sanchez,
Janko Sons, Rico Gold, Prince Naj and Michele Dee.
* United Wrestling Coalition holds its second annual
Scholarship Fund Benefit Show at the New Egypt American
Legion, New Egypt, NJ for the 2nd Annual Scholarship Fund
Benefit Event. This is the second of five planned annual
events to help raise scholarship money for New Egypt
resident and UWC member Shelby, who collects toys for the
annual scholarship money for New Egypt resident and UWC
member Shelby Begley. Promoter Lois Thomas said “I made a
promise to Shelby’s dad before he passed away to do
everything in our power to ensure Shelby would have the
means to open doors to her future, and in honor and memory
of our dear friend John Begley, we are very excited to
announce this second annual event.” Please join the entire
UWC Family, including Shelby and her mom Barbara as we come
together to show our continued support for this beautiful
family.
* Journey Independent Championship Wrestling returns on
September 22 in Martinsville, IN for the Austin Fury
Memorial Tournament to benefit Suicide Awareness.
* Great Canadian Wrestling will hold their fall and winter
series of shows and Comic-Cons, collecting food for the
local community food banks in each locality in which they
run events.; collecting non-perishable and food items
including kids school snacks, juice (boxes and large),
canned veggies and fruit, canned pasta, cereal,
toothpaste/soap/toiletries, pet foods, diapers and baby
supplies. Shows scheduled thus far are: Kinmount Fair,
Kinmount, ON /August 31, Barrie ON/September 7, Belleville,
ON/September 8, Aurora, ON/September 14, Peterborough,
ON/September 21, Kingston, ON/September 22 and Cobourg,
ON/September 28.
* Midwest All-Star Wrestling presents Women of Nations Grand
Slam 6 on Saturday October 26 bell time of 4:00 PM at North
St Paul Senior High, North St. Paul, MN for our biggest
event of the year! Last year's event raised $73,100. Help us
beat that goal this year!
Tickets available now at
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/womenofnations/1255489?
fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2z2ynIIhX30K0W9g4NHclQkqqCS3E_fXA
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* Journey Independent Championship Wrestling returns on
November 30 to- Martinsville, IN for its annual Toys for
Tots show.
So it's time to ask if those reading this blog can send me
any information on holiday themed charity shows scheduled
from now through the New Year at my bobmagee1@hotmail.com
account or to message me through my Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/bob.magee.180 or direct message me
at https://twitter.com/BobMage70323520
Speaking of doing as much good as we can...well-known East
coast wrestling photographer Christine Coons recently
suffered a major stroke; and Tanya Christine Coons has
organized a GoFundMe for her. Here are the particulars:
"Christine Coons is going through it right now! She has
suffered a stroke. She has very limited movement from her
right side. She is currently in the hospital awaiting news
of where she will go for rehabilitation for the stroke. On
top of the stroke, her heart issues have also come back. So
she is fighting the fight. Frustrated but day by day she's
fighting.
She will be in the hospital/rehabilitation for some time. No
one is sure when she will be able to go back to work. And
she already has hospital bills piling up. Anything anyone
can donate is appreciated. Just reading this is
appreciated!!
Please continue to share and donate. We have to do a lot of
repairs and updates at Christine's house in order for her to
go back home and continue to get better. Every dollar
counts. We will continue to update her process.
To donate, please go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-
christine-overcome-her-health-battles?
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Until next time...
