Raven And Rickey Shane Page Enter MLW Battle Riot, New Book On Stone Cold, More | Fight Size

Here’s your fight size update for Thursday, March 16, 2023:

– Raven & Rickey Shane Page have been added to MLW Battle Riot V:

(PHILADELPHIA) — Major League Wrestling today announced Raven as a participant in the 40-wrestler Battle RIOT V when MLW returns to Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on Saturday, April 8.

— Grab tickets at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office. Tickets start at $15.

For the first time in 20 years Raven enters an MLW ring April 8th as he joins 39 other combatants battling it out for the golden ticket: a title shot anytime, anywhere.

Returning to the hardcore hallowed grounds of the 2300 Arena where he spilled blood and conjured up some of the most iconic and extreme moments in pro wrestling, Raven relishes the opportunity of obtaining a title shot.

Known for an uncanny high threshold for pain, Raven is as cerebral as he is sinister.

With a blood-splattered resume of violent feuds in MLW, including against the likes of Vampiro and CM Punk, among others, Raven is a dangerous and unrelenting force.

Emerging as a part of The Calling, alongside Rickey Shane Page, AKIRA and numerous still unknown gas mask cloaked individuals, The Calling are responsible for countless attacks on the roster. Leaving an ominous calling card in their wake, the enigmatic Calling have cast a dark, smokey shadow over the league.

With The Calling now having officially entered a member of their flock in the Battle Riot, trust in Raven that carnage and chaos are guaranteed come April 8 in South Philadelphia.

40 wrestlers will riot in Philly as one combatant looks to outlast 39 others and earn a world title shot anytime, anywhere against Alex Hammerstone.

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(PHILADELPHIA) — Major League Wrestling today announced Rickey Shane Page as a participant in the 40-wrestler Battle RIOT V when MLW returns to Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on Saturday, April 8.

— Grab tickets at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office. Tickets start at $15.

Rickey Shane Page has decimated adversaries from Tokyo to Ohio and all points in-between. “The Human Slaughterhouse” has already left a trail of wreckage in MLW as the 6’5” member looks to lockdown a title shot anytime, anywhere by winning the Battle RIOT.

Vowing to scar and maim all in his way, RSP is a lethal dose of death match brawling and technically excellence.

Emerging as a part of The Calling, alongside Raven, AKIRA and numerous still unknown gas mask cloaked individuals, The Calling are responsible for countless attacks on the roster. Leaving an ominous calling card in their wake, the enigmatic Calling have cast a dark, smokey shadow over the league.

The second member of The Calling to enter the Riot, 38 other entrants will now have to cope with the possibility of The Calling being in the ring at the same time, giving them a strategic advantage.

40 wrestlers will riot in Philly as one combatant looks to outlast 39 others and earn a world title shot anytime, anywhere against Alex Hammerstone.

Battle RIOT entrants:
John Hennigan
Raven
Willie Mack
Rickey Shane Page
Shigehiro Irie
Mr. Thomas
Jimmy Lloyd

More entrants and matches will be announced in the coming weeks ahead at MLW.com.

WHAT IS THE BATTLE RIOT?
A mash-up of a battle royal, royal rumble and anything goes street fight, this super-sized main event will feature 40 wrestlers with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds.

There will be surprises! There will be legends! There will be WTF entries… and there will be no disqualifications!

Elimination is by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.
Anything is possible in a Battle Riot!

WHAT DOES THE WINNER GET?
The winner gets a World Heavyweight Title Shot anywhere, anytime! It could be that night; it could be in 6 months. The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is!

More athletes and matches will be announced at MLW.com.

– “Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin,” the new book from Zack Heydorn, launched today on Indiegogo.

Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin

CROWD FUNDING FOR THE NEW BOOK FROM ZACK HEYDORN LAUNCHES TODAY
The sound of glass breaking is poetry to the ears of a wrestling fan. To anyone who loves the sport it means one thing—”Stone Cold” Steve Austin is about to come rumbling down that aisle to open a can of whoop ass on an unfortunate foe.
Austin was a once-in-a-generation act in the wrestling business. WWE built the Attitude Era around his beer-swilling, ass-kissing, anti-corporate character, unique in the history of wrestling. Austin defined a decade and led to the largest business boom the industry has ever seen.

How did it happen?
Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, dives into the art of Austin as a performer to uncover the answers. Many books tackle professional wrestling as a business or a spectacle. Here, author Zack Heydorn views it through a different lens—as a compelling and diverse art form. Something made Austin standout from the pack and Heydorn delves deep into the weeds to figure out what Stone Cold did and said that resonated so strongly with fans.
From the early days inside the Dallas Sportatorium as “Stunning” Steve, to the raucous ECW arena, all the way to the bright lights of WrestleMania, Stunning dissects Austin’s artistic choices in the ring and on the microphone. Heydorn, an editor at the ground-breaking Pro Wrestling Torch, offers in-depth, frame-by-frame match analysis, promo examination, and provides a historical framework to understand the world in which that work took place.
Stunning is the definitive study of the artistic development and progression of the most influential pro wrestler in history. With art by the legendary K. Thor Jensen, the book is sure to be destined for the shelves of anyone serious about wrestling as an artform.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Zack Heydorn is the Assistant Editor for the Pro Wrestling Torch at PWTorch.com, a brand with over 30 years of historical documentation and analysis of the professional wrestling business. He authors editorials, news stories, and other regular columns for the website. He also is the host of The PWTorch VIP podcast, On the Canvas, a weekly show dedicated to discussion and analysis of the art of professional wrestling. In addition, he hosts and appears regularly on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast as well as other pro wrestling podcasts.
Heydorn lives in the suburbs of Chicago with his wife and is the father of two beautiful daughters.

ABOUT THE BOOK
• Published by Hybrid Shoot Press
•$19.95 paperback; $9.99 on Kindle
• Crowd Funding at Indiegogo
• Review copies are available by request this summer.

– The adventures of Vinny Pacifico and his energy drinks continue:

Come on @This_is_ellie__ just let @RealBlancoLoco cop a sip! pic.twitter.com/J2ZCF6G8bP

— Vinny Pacifico (@VinnyPacifico1) March 16, 2023

– Allie Katch shares the most unbelievable moment from Scream VI

I think the most unbelievable thing I ever saw in a horror movie was when one asks “how many stops are left” and she looks at this map and immediately knows ten? You moved to NYC six months ago from the suburbs of woodsboro bffr you don’t kno how to read that pic.twitter.com/88M3CpZUkt

— ALLIE KATCH (@AllieKATCH) March 16, 2023

– Mike Bailey & Jonathan Gresham vs. Decay kicks off the 3/16 edition of IMPACT Wrestling on AXS TV.

– Watch: WWE 2K23: Mandy Rose Unique Hidden Championship Entrance & More! #WWE2K23

– Watch: WWE 2K23 Hidden Superstars: Triple H 99, DX HBK 97, Mick Foley, Corey Graves, Scarlett, Byron & More

– From Allie/The Bunny: TOYHIO VLOG HORROR TOY HAUL

– On Twitter, Sarah Stock reflected on starting as an AEW coach.

No better way to start things off as the newest member of the @aew coaching team than in my hometown of Winnipeg! pic.twitter.com/wZHM7HCNkT

— Sarah Stock (@SSDarkAngel) March 16, 2023

– Nicole Matthews reflected on being a part of AEW Dynamite on March 15.

Been an insane week, but now it’s time to get to work! Special shout-out to @defyNW and @AEW for making it happen.

Available for —- + —- + international bookings!

nicole.matthews.wrestling@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/iRFRlApjl5

— Nicole Matthews (@nmatthewsninja) March 16, 2023

– Rocky Romero premiered a song called “Dale Azúcar,” available on all platforms.

#CMLLInforma Una sorpresa más… Rocky Romero ha estrenado su videoclip y tema musical en el Noticiero Oficial del CMLL… ¡Dale Azúcar!

— Transmisión En Vivo: https://t.co/kelGXKxJdL pic.twitter.com/EguUkLBJdE

— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) March 15, 2023

– On Twitter, Sabu reflected on being asked to take a pay cut as NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion

I made less as champ ..they wanted me to lower fee .lol . I wanted to lose it bc I made more money without it…really.. https://t.co/SRe9EuSSt6

— Sabu (@TheRealSabuECW) March 15, 2023

– The following talents are scheduled to appear at Wrestling Open tonight:

• Aaron Rourke
• Andy Brown sponsored by @PatsFanBE
• Bobby Orlando (Shook Crew)
• Boulder (Iron Savages)
• Brett Ryan Gosselin (Stetson Ranch)
• Channing Thomas
• Dezmond Cole
• Dustin Waller (Miracle Generation) sponsored by @PatsFanBE
• Ichiban
• Jay Onyx (The Haven)
• Kylon King (Miracle Generation) sponsored by @PatsFanBE
• Love Doug
• Notorious Mimi
• Rip Byson (Mutually Assured Destruction)
• RJ Rude
• “Fancy” Ryan Clancy sponsored by @Pentozali9
• Shawn Knyte (The Haven)
• Sidney Bakabella
• Tina San Antonio sponsored by Kyle & Wes Evetts
• TJ Crawford
• Travis Jacobs

– Watch “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s most iconic WrestleMania moments, featuring returns, Championship Matches and more, presented by WWE 2K23.

– Dax Harwood has responded to Molly Belle’s most recent feature, focused on FTR.

Beautifully written. I appreciate all of this.

I owe everything I have to the opportunities I’ve been blessed with in professional wrestling. It’s my first love. To a fault, I care too much about it. It’s good to hear when someone respects the passion. https://t.co/utwO5ZB0km

— Uncle Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) March 16, 2023

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