--Great Championship Wrestling is opening a wrestling school in mid-May in Phenix City, AL (near Columbus, GA) with Raven and Johnny Swinger as head trainers. For more info you can write to \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it href="mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ">gcwschool@yahoo.com

 

--ROH announced these matches for 5/10 at the Hammerstein Ballroom:
*Bryan Danielson vs. Naomichi Marufuji
*Takeshi Morishima vs. Necro Butcher
*Roderick Strong vs. Eric Stevens vs. Go Shiozaki for the FIP title

 

--Bobby Lashley has opened a new company called Lashley Nutrition at http://lashleynutrition.com/cart/

 

--This week's Heyman Hustle is at www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/heyman/article1044960.ece It's about the Tale of 3 Foots joke that is a staple of New York comedy clubs

 

--The Poughkeepsie Journal at www.poughkeepsiejournal.com as a story on Roddy Piper talking about the mid-80s when WWF taped TV out of Poughkeepsie and coming to the city on Sunday for an autograph show at Collector's Realm and appearing tomorrow night for North East Wrestling in Newburgh, NY at the Free Academy. He said he thinks it will be the final time he is in Poughkeepsie because he's scaling back his travel. Piper turns 54 today. He said he was very unhappy he wasn't there to see Flair's retirement but said they only called him two days ahead of time.

 

--Slam Wrestling has stories at http://slam.canoe.ca./Slam/Wrestling/2008/ on Jimmy Jacobs and Vito LoGrasso both talking about their careers and goals and Vito talking about being let go by WWE

 

--The NWA Wrestling Showcase TV show on The Colours TV Network on the Dish Network is moving its time to Saturday at 6 p.m. starting this coming Saturday. Bob Trobich said they were moving to that time because it was the old time slot for Georgia/NWA Wrestling for decades.

--Tornado Alley Wrestling on Saturday night in Muskogee, OK at Youth Center.

--Impact Zone Wrestling on Saturday night in Oklahoma City at the Impact Arena

--Compound Pro Wrestling on Saturday in Tulsa at the Sheridan Avenue Christian Church

 

--Insanity Pro on 5/3 in Indianapolis at the Fountain Square Salvation Army Community Center

--PWU on Saturday night at the Alhambra in Philadelphia with a War Games style cage match with the object to handcuff opponents to the cage

--PWS on 5/2 in Belleville, NJ at the Branch Brook Manor headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Devon Moore, Ruckus vs. Trent Acid and Eddie Kingston vs. Danny Demanto, plus Justin Credible and Jim Powers appear

--Planet Championship Wrestling on 5/4 in Palmetto, FL at The Hall is headlined by Brent Dail vs Andrew Test Martin, plus Konnan vs. Ricky Santana, Haku vs. Kevin Sullivan, Hector Guerrero vs. Cuban Assassin, Barry Horowitz vs. Shane plus Shane Twins vs. Hack Myers & Bruiser Bradley

--In Mexico tonight Arena Neza has Negro Casas & Stuka Jr. & La Mascara vs. Villanos III & IV & V. Toluca has Hector Garza & Marco Corleone vs. Perro Aguayo Jr. & Lizmark Jr. Naucalpan has Multifacetico vs. Black Terry in a mask vs. mask. Ensenada has Gronda & Intocable & La Parka vs. Konnan & Electroshock & ? (thanks to Kris Zellner)

--Michael Kingston, writer of the Headlocked comic will be at the New York Comic Convention this weekend at the Pan Comics booth

--UXW will be doing four free shows on 4/22 and 4/23 as part of the Central Florida Fair at the Fairgrounds in Orlando. Among those appearing are Jake Roberts, Steve Corino, Vito, Norman Smiley, Ralphus and Manny Fernandez

 

Credit: Wrestling Observer/A1 Wrestling Newsletter