Various: KENTA on WWE Not Allowing Him to Use the GTS, Brian Myers on Career Future, NJPW, Indies

KENTA Comments on Not Being Allowed to Use His GTS Move in WWE

KENTA recently stated on Twitter that one of the worst experiences of his current wrestling career was not being allowed to use his GTS move that he invented during his four year career in WWE.

Let the world know.
One of my worst experience in this business is that I was not allowed to use MY finishing move for 4 years.
A move which I created on my own.

WHAT A LIFE.

— KENTA aka Lil’K (@KENTAG2S) September 12, 2022

While KENTA has taken issue with CM Punk using his move over the years, Punk himself would not have had a direct involvement in WWE’s decision to not allow KENTA to use the GTS due to Punk had left the company several months prior to KENTA’s official signing in June of 2014.

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Brian Myers on Future of His Wrestling Career

A recent episode of the Gimme A Hull Yeah! podcast had Brian Myers as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Myers’ thoughts on if he has thought about his legacy in wrestling and the future of his wrestling career.

“Not at the moment, not something I’m thinking about. My five-year-old daughter just started to take interest in wrestling when she previously hadn’t, and she’s been asking me so many questions. One of them she asked recently was when I was going to stop wrestling. I was like, I don’t want to stop until I’m at least 50, and even then I’ll assess the situation. I’ve got a long ways to go before I start thinking about my legacy. Ultimately, what’s important to me is the respect of my colleagues. That’s kind of it …

The last thing for me, and I have accomplished so much and I have a lot on my bucket list. It’s tough, sometimes promoters will hit me up for an Indie show, ‘what do you want to do?’ I’d rather be home with my wife and kids at this point, but I do think that a Brian Myers world title reign is the last thing. That’s it.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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NJPW News & Notes

As noted before, New Japan Pro Wrestling will be making their return to New York City for their Rumble on 44th Street event on October 28th. NJPW recently announced that they will be holding another event in the city called The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street: A Halloween Special on October 27th.

NJPW also recently announced that Jeff Cobb will be making an appearance at their debut TAMASHII brand events on November 11th in Christchurch, New Zealand and November 13th in Sydney, Australia.

NJPW also recently announced a new match for the card of their Burning Spirit 2022 event on September 18th in Oita, Japan:

• NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tornado Dog Cage Survival match – House of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi, SHO, & EVIL) vs. CHAOS (YOH, YOSHI-HASHI, & Hirooki Goto) (c)

NJPW also recently announced a new match for the card of their Royal Quest II Night 1 event on October 1st in London, England:

• IWGP Tag Team Championship – Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (c)

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Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

As noted before, former WWE wrestler Velveteen Dream, real name Patrick Clark, was arrested twice this past August in Florida for various charges. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Clark is currently scheduled to be arraigned for his probation violation on September 19th in Seminole County, Florida based on recent court documents.

Book publisher ECW Press recently announced that a new wrestling-based book based on Madusa will be released on April 18, 2023. It was also announced that the title of this upcoming book is The Woman Who Would Be King: The MADUSA Story and is co-written by Debrah Miceli (Madusa) and Slam Wrestling’s Greg Oliver.

Impact Wrestling reportedly is currently planning to air vignettes starting this week for the debut of a new international-based talent for the company, according to PWInsider.

Impact Wrestling reportedly is also currently planning for “Speedball” Mike Bailey to defend his X-Division Championship at this month’s Victory Road 2022 event against someone outside of the company, according to PWInsider.

WWE Hall of Famer and wrestling legend Bret Hart was recently honored as the newest member of Canada’s Walk of Fame.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling recently announced that Abadon will be making her official debut for the company at their September 16th event in Tokyo, Japan. It was also announced that Abadon will be facing off against Moka Miyamoto in a singles match at the event.

Major League Wrestling recently announced two new matches for the card of their Super Series event on September 18th in Norcross, Georgia:

• Peach State Prize Fight Invitational match – Alex Kane vs. mystery opponent
• MLW World Featherweight Championship – Winner of 4-Way Luchadora Contenders match vs. Taya Valkyrie (c)

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their September 16th event in Liverpool, England:

• Matt Cardona vs. Mad Kurt