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CORNETTE GOES OFF ON VINCE RUSSO IN SPECTACULAR FASHION, FLAIR & BISCHOFF TO FACE OFF AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2016-06-30 14:43:00

Jim Cornette went absolutely off on Vince Russo revealing that he contacted Pop TV President Brad Schwartz offering his services as a consultant to explain why TNA isn't getting the ratings that Schwartz had been "sold on" as well as having previously contacting Destination America with a similar offer.  Cornette's rant closes out his "Jim Cornette Experience" podcast episode at www.MLW.com and is 40 minutes of never-ending bile and venom the likes of which has rarely been seen on Planet Earth, closing with Cornette announcing he has pulled out of a Wrestlecade appearance this November in North Carolina because Russo is also booked on the event, warning Russo that he did so because he never wants to be in the same place as Russo ever again and next time, Russo had better be the one to pull off an event because if not, well, you can imagine what might happen (and if you can't, well, Cornette explicitly lays it out).

The Montréal Comic Con, which will take place next weekend, has announced that there will be a panel featuring Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff talking about the fall of WCW. Paul Jordan sent along the following panel description:

Montreal Comiccon is happy to bring wrestling fans Face Off: Bischoff vs Flair and the fall of WCW. For the first time on stage Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair discuss the rise and Fall of WCW. How they brought the fight to WWE? Why did they lose the Monday Night War? What happened between them? What do they think about Vince Russo jumping ship? Be there as the two time hall-of-famer Nature Boy Ric Flair face off with his former boss, the man who brought to life the NWO and most controversial man in wrestling Eric Bischoff. It will be as explosive as WCW Monday Nitro! An event not to be missed, on Saturday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m.!

Tickets go on sale later today. For more information on the convention click here.

The following was announced today:

Ken Patera to attend Tragos/Thesz HOF weekend
WATERLOO, Iowa— "The world’s strongest man" Ken Patera will attend the 2016 George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on July 21-23. This will be Patera’s first appearance at the Hall of Fame weekend.

Patera was a tremendous all around athlete from a family of athletes. Two of his brothers played in the NFL. He won a gold medal in the shot put at the Pan American Games in 1967. Patera was a member of the 1972 Olympic team in weightlifting before embarking on a career in the American Wrestling Association. Museum namesake Dan Gable won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics as well. 

 

Ken Patera held the WWF Intercontinental title, the American Wrestling Association Tag Team Title, the NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title, and numerous other titles in his career. He had notable feuds with Hulk Hogan, the Heenan Family, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, and Andre The Giant. He was the voted the most hated man in wrestling by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1977 and 1981.  

 

Tickets to the autograph signing on Saturday, July 23 are $30, which includes a $10 admission charge to the museum. Individual signers may charge. Tickets to the induction banquet are $60 and are on sale now.

Tickets to the autograph signing are available on and are limited to the first 200.

A limited number of ringside seats to the Impact Pro Wrestling Show on Friday, July 22 are still available. Ringside seats are $25 and general admission is $15.

Contact the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at dgmstaff@nwhof.org or call (319) 233-0745 to order your tickets.

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