spotlightmagnet1 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 What about New Japan? Do they have any views on this situation, after all working there was his dream job, I hope someone e-mails saying 'You prick, you fired'. Anyone who does that shit is a lying, untrustworthy saggy looking pissflap. Â Team Bandit are like the Constructacons in Transformers. Separately they are just small, bland gits, but then they combine to become a massive fuck off cunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobystag Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 He's already done with NJPW after missing a PPV saying he was in a car accident on the way to the airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobystag Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Â The promoter on the mic after the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 30, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2012 Â :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 31, 2012 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hello there. For those of you receiving this email and do not know me, I am Nathan Blodgett. I run MAGNUM PRO out of Council Bluffs, Iowa and I also perform professionally as Jaysin Strife and occasionally as The Yellow Dog. Now you may have caught wind of this incident, and gotten a very good look at my personal feelings about this, but I will attempt to be as professional as possible herein so that I may give you guys an accurate description of what took place on July 29th, 2012. Here is a little back story of events prior too, and also of this weekend that lead up to now... Back in July I contacted Davey and his crew to come up and perform on a string of shows that three companies had come together to run the last weekend of July. I handled all the details with Davey personally in regards to the amount of money that would be paid for services and also lodging and such as well during their travels here. Everything was talked about, Davey informed me that their flat rate we discussed included transportation that he would take care of out of his side of it. I also let him know we would be doing things for them to earn some extra money so that their gas costs would not have to come out of their pay. 3X Wrestling on Friday night allowed Davey to do a polaroid session which they gave him a cut of. My company, MAGNUM PRO, allowed Davey to help young guys out with a training seminar on Saturday afternoon. On Friday night everything went great. The guys showed up on time, and where very professional and cordial in every way. They worked hard and put on a great show in every aspect. A "show" it seems to be exactly what it was. This leads into Saturday...The arranged time for the training seminar on Saturday didn't seem to be fitting to the Team Ambition schedule, so we switched the time on the fly to an hour later and no one seemed bothered by that at all. As the day progressed and we where setting up for the show, I was getting informed via text message from Tony Kozina that they would be running late. A half hour after the re arranged start time, the camp began. Davey had great information for the kids in attendance and spoke a lot about respect for the wrestling business and things of that nature. It the same fowl swoop, Davey began to BURY many of the top stars to these up and coming kids. I'm sure it happens in all aspects of wrestling at times, but what irked me is that he was taking time that these guys paid to learn, to basically have his own little shoot interview. In the course of all this I overheard Davey tell the kids in the camp that it would be best for them to all go places and work for free just to get beat up and learn, understandable in the sense of young guys just looking to branch out and get experience. However, in the exact same statement Davey states, "I don't work hard on these small indy shows like this." Only to notice I was standing in ear shot and heard every word. Immediate eye contact was made and Davey fumbled around to save it by saying, "except for tonight." This should have been a sign that things where not going to go correctly. Fast forward to that evenings show. For the entire first half of the card Davey and his crew sat out by the sound table and openly criticized the show, the venue, and the talent, very negatively within ear shot of all the fans. They slowly but surely seemed to show that instead of helping guys, like I believe people in his position should, that they only cared for the money and didn't respect anything that was being done that night. Which brings us to the second half of the show when "Team Ambition" was set to perform. It was a match slated to be Tony Kozina vs Ryan Kidd. Tony was upset at some things that Kidd stated in a promo that he shot for the show, as well as his twitter @KiddKillsCali. Now mind you, this is pro wrestling, this is a show, and put on a show is what Kidd had done to build for the match that he was looking forward to. By no means did Kidd personally attack or say anything that, in our business, could, would, or should, be deemed as a personal attack on someone. Before the match Kozina grabbed the mic and cut a little promo. He did clear that with me, however what came of it, he did not. Kozina proceeded to tell the crowd that they weren't going to see a pro wrestling match, they where going to see "real" wrestling. Tony Kozina proceeded to take liberties, and stretch and shoot on a 16 year old kid just looking to work someone who could teach him some stuff about wrestling. Much like I did when I wrestled Tony about 7 years earlier at NWA Central States wrestling. Legit choking a minor on a couple of occasions, as well as very dangerously performing wrestling maneuvers that could have had a very negative impact on his Kidd's health and well being. While all of this is going on, Davey Richards and Kyle O' Reilly stood in the back stage area and even right in the curtain area and shouted "respect" numerous times, very vocally, and very obnoxiously, to get their "gimmick" over, or to just disrespect everything that was taking place. There is a link on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPMp86PRrzU, of the match, where all of my statements can be validated. This shouting "respect" did not just happen during that match. For all the matches left on the card these guys proceeded to do the very same thing and it did not cease until the show was over. All of these disrespectful actions leads into Sunday...  On Sunday, July 29th, Adrenaline Pro Wrestling was to be the last show on the 3 day stint for Team Ambition. I informed the guys via text of the address of the show and that doors opened at 3:30 PM on that day at 9:16 AM. Giving these guys plenty of time to be where they where supposed to be for the day. At 1:54 PM I began to get text messages from Tony asking if the card could be changed to put all of them against 4 guys from APW so that they could lighten the work load. Apparently Tony had dinged up his foot, and Kyle had tweaked his back. As I was relaying info to the promoter, the promoter said he would alright with doing that but since he wasn't get what was agreed upon that he would appreciate it if they lowered the rate. Shortly after I replied to Tony he says, "We'll talk to him when we get there..." and that was at a little after 2 PM. Between this time, and the next text I get from Tony at 3:46 PM, Tony begins texting with the promoter from Davey's phone. I was privy to all that was being said and the promoter went back and forth with Tony for over an hour and a half. Numerous times stating they where only 20 minutes away and things of that nature. First Tony agreed to the original plan, then changed it again and said no WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS, and things of that nature. The promoter tried coming up with many different ways to both appeal to these guys, and also make it feasible for him since he was not getting what was agreed upon. It was time to open doors and the guys still weren't there. The APW promoter had a tough choice to make and he told them they where not needed on the show any longer and that they should just head home, after being told that as of the doors opening they where 45 minutes away. Tony got in touch with me and stated that the promoter was trying to pull a fast one on them, I was obviously aware of the situation and stated that it was out of my hands and that I felt nothing was being pulled and the promoter was justified in his actions. At this point Davey begins to start contacting me personally. I sent Davey to the promoter because I said again that it was out of my hands. Davey told the promoter numerous times that he is not allowed to cancel them and that he has no choice that they are coming to work and get paid. After several of the scheduled matches they where to be in, where supposed to go on, they finally showed up. They showed up 4 minutes before the main event, which was then pushed forward to give these guys one last opportunity to do something because "Davey couldn't just lose $300." Once they arrived Davey went from being sincere, to be being pushy and violent in a matter of moments. Once I started hearing threats against the APW promoter I walked outside to step in. There is no reason for 4 men to threaten a 115 lb. promoter who is only looking out for his company. After the threat of violence, and the statement from Davey saying that if he called Jim Cornette that Jim would condone all of Davey's actions including beating up someone literally half his size. I helped diffuse the situation, came to an agreement for a VERY VERY last minute match, and the promoter came to an agreement on a rate with them for this as well. As the boys came in and suited up, just Kyle and Davey, they all chatted amongst themselves while doing so. It did not register with me quickly what was about to take place. Tony was slowly carrying their bags to the vehicle in which the student was already at. We chatted with Davey really quick about match details and figured out a finish. Everything seemed cool. As the first guy went to the ring I heard a little ruckus, and as my music began playing I turned around to see Kyle O' Reilly sprinting out the back door. The promoter had agreed to give them their money up front as a sign of good faith that everything was cool and this new match would go as planned. Obviously there was a reason that Davey DEMANDED the money up front. After all was said and done the boys from Team Ambition have been making light and poking fun at the fact that they robbed the same people who work in the same business that they do. They cheated the fans, no matter how many where in the crowd, of the matches that they paid to see. On Davey's FaceBook he has started coining the phrase Team Bandits and is "liking" every status about them robbing a local promoter who was doing nothing more then looking out for his company.  This is very tough for me to write about and not keep my personal feelings out of because I set this whole weekend up. I feel at fault for these men ripping off my friends and making a joke of the business that I have sunk a lot of my life into to. I hope you guys will take this information and put it to good use. I am available to be contacted personally thru email, text, phone call, twitter, Facebook or any other avenue you can think of. I will leave my contact info below and please feel free to follow up with me personally, or ask me any questions. Please email this to friends, promoters, websites, or anything that can get this story out. A lot of people are calling this a work and I am sad to say that it is not. I have very ill feelings towards these men, and do not consider this respectful business. Again, I hope all of you will take this seriously and help us spread the word that crooks and cowards like this don't belong in a business that we all love. Their abilities should hold no weight in the feelings toward the men that these boys portray. Thank you for your time and understanding and I hope that you will be able to help us in this fight.  Nathan Blodgett Owner of MAGNUM PRO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_suz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Kyle O'Reilly posted a blog about it... Â Regarding the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nice to see Richards has turned O'Reilly into a mindless WORK! drone. That whole post just comes off absolutely horribly on his end - it's clearly covering up for what happened and certain details have either been embellished or omitted for the sake of saving face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexy Dad Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I read the article believing that there would actually be a reason into why this story isn't as it seems but after saying how much he and his friends have a great work ethic he openly admits what he is getting slammed for, it would be mad for this not to have an effect on future bookings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanchiz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 That really is a bizarre rebuttal. Â He starts off by claiming that a lot of what has been floating around isn't true, or has been twisted, then goes on to confirm it all as absolutely true. Â His justification is the promoter stating that many of the locals (Presumably families and kids, same as every local show I have ever been to) wont know who they are. No shit - I have no idea who this guy is - I've heard of Davey Richards - hes the supposed hardcase who would have to look up to Hornswoggle - but never heard of these other 'Team Ambition' folk. Â He also admits that they can have an intimidating manner, but its only threatening if you are a rapist! Â ...and he goes on about how he has shown humility to many veterans for 'releasing him from holds', when part of this story is his mate allegedly choking out a 16 year old (Although, in my opinion, they shouldnt have put someone in the ring with this guy if he is too young to defend himself - they have to take some blame there) Â At the end he basically states that many of the people reading this will hate him anyway. I didnt - I had never heard of the guy before, but he's done himself no favours, as it seems quite apparent to me that the guy is a cock. Â Team ArseBandits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobystag Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'm really disappointed for my friend. He'd been looking forward to that match, and a great match against Davey could have caught some attention online and potential bookings outside of Iowa. Â Now he's not even going to be the guy who didn't wrestle Davey because Davey acted like a cunt. No one's going to even look into who Davey was supposed to be wrestling on some local show in Iowa and will just automatically assume it was someone not worth the effort. Â Fucking cunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 All of this does have a positive... Â It makes us all realise that it's not just British wrestling that can be shit. I definitely saw someone 'official' on the apron filming it on a camera phone on one of those videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobystag Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 All of this does have a positive... It makes us all realise that it's not just British wrestling that can be shit. I definitely saw someone 'official' on the apron filming it on a camera phone on one of those videos.  Haven't we all realized that anyways?  Every single country has their own really small shows, their shitarses, shady goings on and people acting like cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 All of this does have a positive... It makes us all realise that it's not just British wrestling that can be shit. I definitely saw someone 'official' on the apron filming it on a camera phone on one of those videos.  Haven't we all realized that anyways?  Every single country has their own really small shows, their shitarses, shady goings on and people acting like cunts.  Many of us clearly knew that. But many believe British wrestling to be the worst thing on earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 31, 2012 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'm not sure I get your point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) After a full weekend of wrestling, Â I'm sorry but this comment from Kyle O Reilly made me laugh. Â I dont wanna sound all 'old school rules!!' or 'p'ah, wrestlers these days' etc. but, after that comment, and hearing that MASADA and Sami Callihan possibly/maybe didnt like working All Star because of the travel schedule (and because the promoter might get angry at you for not being able to control yourself and yelling 'mother fucker' very loudly infront of a family audience) it really makes me wonder what some of these modern indy guys expect from the wrestling business. Â 'A full weekend of wrestling'? Two matches in as many days!? Are you fucking kidding me!? Â I hope these guys are happy working 'full weekends' because by the sound of it, none of them are cut out to work for a full time touring company. Edited July 31, 2012 by Snitsky's back acne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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