Matthew Rehwoldt Says WES Has Cost Him Time And Money, Doesn’t Believe Their Debut Show Will Happen
Matthew Rehwoldt is not pleased with the way Wrestling Entertainment Series (WES) has treated him.
On May 31, WES announced they were postponing their debut event, which was scheduled for June 4. It was then moved to July 9 at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, UK, with some notable changes to the card.
One of the names contacted to take part in the show, which is being promoted by the Legion of Pain (formerly Authors of Pain in WWE), was Matthew Rehwoldt. The IMPACT wrestler/commentator previously worked with Gzim Selmani (Rezar) & Sunny Dhinsa (Akam) in WWE.
In a series of tweets (seen below), Rehwoldt says that WES has cost him time and money, noting that he turned down another booking to help his former colleagues. Unfortunately, he has yet to be contacted by anyone since then and is not convinced the show will actually happen. Furthermore, no pertinent information regarding travel or accommodations has been relayed to anyone he knows.
So @wesofficialtv has cost me time and now cost me income.
I was asked to be on this show but had a conflicting booking. I was told they really wanted me and would pay me upfront. So as they were former colleagues I took them at their word and passed on my other booking.
— Matthew Rehwoldt (@DramaKingMatt) July 2, 2022
Now I’m also out a weekend or income due to them. Part of that is on me as I chose to forgo my other date… But as I said I was told repeatedly that “for sure“ this was happening and they wanted me to be there.
I would be wary of buying a ticket or the broadcast of this show.
— Matthew Rehwoldt (@DramaKingMatt) July 2, 2022
No one from the promotions has publicly commented on the matter as of yet.
The updated card for the WES debut show can be seen below.
Wrestling Entertainment Series (7/9)
- Alistair Overeem vs Moose
- Lina Fanene (Nia Jax) vs TBD
- Legion Of Pain vs BT Gunn & Kez Evans
- Steph de Lander & Anastasia vs She Wolves
- Samuray del Sol vs Lince Dorado
- Dean Muhtadi vs Damo Mackle
- Eric Young vs Zac Zodiac
- Levis Valenzuela vs Jody Fliesh
- Tom Hannifan on the call
Fightful spoke with the Legion of Pain before the first WES event was rescheduled. You can check out the interview by clicking here.
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