Daily News Update – June 9, 2021

This is from Stampede Wrestling and Marella is better known as Gorilla Monsoon. The unnamed commentator says that this is for $550 as they go to the mat to fight over arm control. Ruhl manages to roll him over and get Gino down, only to have a heck of a press to get himself out of trouble. Gino’s full nelson has Ruhl in trouble and they even go to the mat where Ruhl finally escapes.

Marella sends him flying again and some forearms have him in even more trouble. With the stand up not working, Ruhl takes him down by the leg and then forearms away at the back. Marella grabs something like an Attitude Adjustment from his knees but Ruhl is right back with a hammerlock. A crucifix gets two (after several attempts) on Marella, who gets back up, throws him around a few times, pounds on the top of Ruhl’s head, and then throws him around again. They slug it out again but time expires at 10:00.

Rating: C. Marella really did come off like a monster, but it was fascinating to see him not only in the ring but looking so young. He had a better control of the fundamentals than most people his size and that fits the kind of things he would say on commentary. Good enough match here, with Ruhl as the technician and Marella as the monster he couldn’t take down.

Daily News Update – June 6, 2021

When AEW Loses Some Names.

Top AEW Star Out Of Action “Indefinitely”.

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/top-aew-star-action-indefinitely/

BREAKING: WWE Officially Confirms First Time Ever Summerslam Location.

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/breaking-wwe-officially-confirms-first-time-ever-summerslam-location/

Roman Reigns Has Some Unique Rules For WWE TV.

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/roman-reigns-unique-rules-wwe-tv/

WWE Has Some Interesting Plans For Summerslam’s Schedule.

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/wwe-interesting-plans-summerslams-schedule/

RUMOR: AEW Star Out Of Action With Injury.

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/rumor-aew-star-action-injury/

Ex-WWE Star Reveals How WWE Used Sanity’s Ideas For Retribution.

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/how-wwe-used-sanitys-ideas-for-retribution/

As always, please check out all of the videos if you can, hit up the comments section and get on the Wrestling Rumors Facebook page.

HIDDEN GEM: Muhammad Ali Wrestles (Kind Of)

The star power is insane here.

Muhammad Ali vs. Buddy Wolfe
Date: June 12, 1976
Location: International Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois

There’s a lot to unpack here as yes it is that Ali (with Freddie Blassie) and Rope has Dick the Bruiser with him. In case that isn’t enough, Verne Gagne is the referee. This is part of Ali’s training for the famous fight with Inoki and Ali hammers away as Wolfe just stands there. Wolfe finally drives him into the corner and grabs a headlock but Ali shoves him off without much effort. A double leg takedown works better for Wolfe but the rope saves Ali. It works so well that they do it again, followed by Wolfe grabbing another take down.

Back up and….the round ends, as this apparently has rounds. Round two starts with Ali being driven into the corner but coming out swinging. Wolfe puts him up against the ropes and then gets two off a slam. A backbreaker gets one so Ali unloads with right hands to rock Wolfe. That earns him another takedown and Wolfe absorbs some right hands to the face. Back up and Wolfe gets hammered in the corner as the round ends.

Round three begins with Ali pummeling him again but Wolfe gets another takedown without much effort. The same sequence works a bit better for Ali this time around, with Gagne stopping to check on Wolfe. That’s enough for Wolfe to take him down into a half crab but Ali makes the rope and unloads again to end the round and fight at 14:00. They get in another fight between rounds, with Ali hitting Gagne by mistake. I think it’s a draw but Ali is posing like a winner.

Rating: C. I have no idea what else to call this as it was some kind of weird MMA predecessor, but it did very little to make Ali look good. Ali was taken down over and over here and if someone like Wolfe can do that, what is Inoki going to do? That being said, the whole thing was such insanity that I can’t help but like it at least a little bit.

Post match Nick Bockwinkle comes in (because we didn’t have enough star power here) to say no boxer can beat a wrestler and challenges Ali if he can beat Inoki.. Nick leaves and Gagne talks about how awesome that was. Vince McMahon gets in and talks to Ali, who promises to beat Inoki and all other wrestlers. Ali thanks Blassie for training him and wants to beat up Bruno Sammartino and Gorilla Monsoon.