In addition to Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart, Afa the Wild Samoan and Kaitlyn all being backstage at WWE Smackdown Live this week in Orlando, PWInsider.com is reporting Jonathan Coachman and Big Show were also backstage at the event.
Many of the names were backstage for Smackdown Live because they live in the Orlando area, and Kaitlyn was backstage as she is competing in the Mae Young Classic which tapes this week at Full Sail.
Ring Warriors TV Tapings This Week
Ring Warriors will hold TV tapings tonight and Thursday night at the Sam’s Town Casino in Las Vegas as the promotion gears up for the September 15th premiere of its Saturday morning series on WGN America.
Talents advertised for the tapings include:
Austin Aries, Melissa Anderson, Wes Brisco, Michael Tarver, Santana Garrett, former WWE star Chaz Warrington, The Hotshots, Luke Hawx, Lucha Underground star Marty the Moth, Alexander Hammerstone, Funny Bone, The 1% (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson), Chris Bey, Alex Chamberlain, Chance Prophet, Tokyo Monster Kahagas, The Slambinos, Francisco Ciatso and A.J. Jannazzo, and more. More details can be found at this link.
Hall of Famers Support Ellsworth
As seen below, The Rock ‘N Roll Express have shown their support for James Ellsworth’s #ReHireEllsworth social media campaign, as Ricky Morton Tweeted the following:
Check out those arms!Welcome, to the gun show. On the other note, #rehireellsworth is definitely something Hoot and I support! The man started from Bottom and now he’s here. He is definitely a #FutureLegend and proud to call him my friend. Ellsworth, “any man with two hands has a fighting chance.” @jamesellsworthwrestling #FutureLegendappreal #RocknRollExpress #35yearsstrong #WWE @wwe
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