Scott Hall Removed From GFW Roster, Rey Mysterio Returns To PPV, ROH Re-Signs Star, More
- As noted yesterday, Scott Hall was escorted from an independent wrestling event this past weekend. Promoters claimed that Hall was too intoxicated to perform at the show. Since that story broke, Global Force Wrestling has removed Hall from their roster page. In case you missed it yesterday, footage of the incident is above, courtesy of TMZ.
- Ring of Honor announced today that they have signed Quinn "Moose" Ojinnaka to a new contract. Negotiations wrapped up this weekend in Toronto as Ojinnaka signed his new contract. Moose will face Michael Elgin and Roderick Strong at the ROH pay-per-view on Friday, June 19th from New York City.
- This Sunday, AAA along with Victoria Cervezas will present the first-ever Lucha Libre World Cup live on internet Pay Per View. This will be Rey Mysterio's first PPV event since leaving WWE. He will team with 2 other former WWE luchadores in Alberto El Patrón and Myzteziz (the former Sin Cara and Mistico). The event will feature an English feed with Matt Striker and Vampiro calling the play-by-play. The event is available exclusively at luchaworldcup.com. The event starts at 6pm ET this Sunday and airs live from Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes.
Below are the teams.
Dream Team
Alberto El Patrón (Captain)
Myzteziz
Rey Mysterio
Team Mexico
El Hijo del Fantasma
El Texano Jr.
Psycho Clown
Team Mex Leyendas
Blue Demon Jr.
Dr. Wagner Jr.
El Solar
Team "Rest of the World"
Drew Galloway
Angélico
El Mesías
Team TNA/Lucha Underground
Matt Hardy (Captain)
Mr. Anderson
Johnny Mundo
Team NOAH
Taiji Ishimori (Captain)
Yoshihiro Takayama
Atsushi
Kotoge
Team All Japan
Kenzo Suzuki (Captain)
Tiger Mask 3
Masamune
Team ROH/Lucha Underground
Moose
ACH
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