Various: MVP on Hurt Business Is Dead But He’s Talking with Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin About Future, Matt Hardy on Hardys TNA Creative Plans for Rest of 2024 & Talks with WWE, Indies

WWE

Sep 7, 2024

MVP Comments on “The Hurt Business Is Dead” But He’s Talking with Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin About The Future

A recent virtual fan signing event for K&S WrestleFest featured former WWE talent MVP as the guest. One of the topics discussed included MVP about the Hurt Business being dead in terms of a potential reunion but he has been talking with Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin about their career futures.

“The Hurt Business is dead and it was killed off by the powers that be. Myself, Bobby Lashley, and Shelton Benjamin are talking amongst ourselves about what we want to do going forward. Stay tuned.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Matt Hardy Comments on The Hardys Creative Plans in TNA for Rest of 2024 & Talks with WWE Still Ongoing

A recent episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast featured co-host Matt Hardy’s thoughts about his and his brother Jeff’s current creative plans in TNA Wrestling for the remainder of 2024 and their talks with WWE for a potential deal are still ongoing.

“We’re both very, very happy. We’re extremely happy with how TNA is going right now, and we’re going to be continuing this for a while. We just actually talked about some creative stuff going through the end of this year right now. So that’s very exciting. We dig what we have. As far as going to WWE or going to AEW, I mean, it’s a ‘never say never’ scenario. In my world, in the extreme life of Matt Hardy, it’s never say never. You never rule anything out. You never close any doors on anything. You just do your best, you keep your chin up, you keep moving forward, and you try and speak as honestly and as transparently as possible. So it’s one of those things, if we ended up back at AEW to do something, yeah, we wouldn’t be opposed to that, especially if it’s something that sounded really, really good, that we were very intrigued by. Then, once again, with WWE, there’s still been some ongoing conversation with WWE. So yeah, I mean, anything can happen in the extreme life of Matt Hardy.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Tenille Dashwod and Mike Rallis, former Emma and Riddick Moss in WWE, recently announced on Instagram that they are currently expecting the birth of their first child.

House of Glory recently announced that ECW legend Masato Tanaka will be making his official debut appearance for the company at their Salvation event on October 18th in New York City, New York.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling recently announced that indies and former AEW talent Stu Grayson will be making an appearance for the company at their Forged In Excellence events on October 19-20 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Friday’s Viernes Espectacular event for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico featured Titan defeating Averno, Zandokan Jr., Hijo de Villano III, Crixus, Dark Panther, Star Jr., and Dulce Gardenia in a qualifying match for the Copa Independencia 2024 tournament. As a result of his victory, Titan will be facing off against Mascara Dorada in the Finals of this year’s tournament at CMLL’s 91st Anniversary Show on September 13th in Mexico City.

In a recent interview with the Battleground Podcast, Willow Nightingale gave her thoughts about her upcoming return to CMLL’s Arena Mexico for their 91st Anniversary Show. Nightingale stated “The last time I was in Arena Mexico, I felt so much love. I felt this air of — the best word that pops in my head right now is ‘regality.’ Like, we don’t have a building like Arena Mexico in the United States. We don’t have a structure that is specifically dedicated to professional wrestling and has been there for upwards of 60-70 years. The amount of history, the amount of professional wrestling matches, the culture, the love, the passion that has been poured into that building and that seeps through those walls — we don’t have anything like that. So to go there and visit that and see the fans — who it’s so deeply ingrained in their culture and lifestyle — is a joy. So I’m excited. I’m very excited.” (Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com)

As noted before, former WWE talent MVP made a surprise appearance at Game Changer Wrestling’s Bloodsport XI event this past July in New York City, New York and issued a challenge to Josh Barnett to a match in the future. In a recent virtual fan signing event for K&S WrestleFest, MVP stated that his match with Barnett will be taking place at GCW’s Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XII event on November 24th in Jersey City, New Jersey. MVP stated “No, no, we locked it in. Me and Josh came to terms. I’m gonna work with Josh Barnett at Bloodsport in November. I believe Jersey City is the location. So, I’m looking forward to that. Josh and I have been friends for a long time and when I first started my legitimate grappling, I spent a week in California and spent a few days training with Josh Barnett in the tradition of Catch style.” (Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com)

Major League Wrestling announced two new matches for the card of their Fightland 2024 event on September 14th in Atlanta, Georgia: