2nd March 2010
Mal Somers in Car Accident
News just in that Mal Somers was involved in a minor car accident after last week's Underground.
Rumour has it that after being ejected from ringside in his capacity as arch enemy Intrepid's valet, he stormed off in his hire car in a hasty fashion, crashing into a parked car some fifty metres away.
Further reports note that his failure to remove his sumo suit contributed to the accident but ironically protected him from any injury.
Therefore we at WWA Central are pleased to announce that Somers will be able to take his place in this weeks big Eight Man Sole Survivor Match for the Number 1 Contendership to the WWA Title.
26th February 2010
John Grant Hospitalized After Run-in With Stone and Security Contingent
San Francisco Daily News-- World Wrestling Alliance competitor and former U.S. Heavyweight Champion "The Lion" John Grant, of San Francisco, was hospitalized Friday night following a confrontation with arch-rival RJ Stone. The extent of his injuries was not known at press time.
Though neither was scheduled to compete on Friday's
Underground card from Detroit, Michigan, Grant and Stone both attended the event, and Stone took the opportunity to rub his newly-won U.S. Title-- which he defeated Grant for the previous week-- in Grant's face.
In retaliation, Grant attacked him, but after a short time he was himself assaulted by four men wearing black T-shirts, ski masks, cargo pants and boots. As one of them hit Grant in the chest with a baton, Stone told his rival that he'd hired them as his personal bodyguards.
He then proceeded to knee Grant in the head when he wouldn't stay down.
Attempts to reach Grant at the hospital were unsuccessful, but staff reporter Brian Fox reports, quoting a mid-level WWA official, that Grant's status for his upcoming Elite Eight tag-team match on March 5 in Erie, Pennsylvania is "questionable".
Grant is currently set to compete in a Sole Survivor elimination tag-team match, the winner of which will be named the #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title. That individual will face the World Champion at WWA's first pay-per-view since the relaunch,
Retribution, on March 21.
20th February 2010
John Grant Falls Short in First U.S. Title Defense
San Francisco Daily News-- In his first defense of the WWA U.S. Heavyweight Title, "The Lion" John Grant of San Francisco lost the belt to arch-rival RJ Stone on the latest edition of
WWA: Underground from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Grant fell victim to a modified reverse roll-up, punctuated by Stone grabbing hold of Grant's tights for extra leverage on the pinfall attempt-- a tried and true cheating maneuver.
Reached by
Daily News reporter Brian Fox shortly after the match, Grant waxed philosophical about the match. "Of course I'm not pleased losing the belt to Stone, of all people, and in the way that I did-- but this thing between us isn't over."
The 17-year-old Grant, who entered the match ranked #5 in the World Wrestling Alliance, fell to 2-2 in his WWA career, which began January 22.
His next match has yet to be scheduled, but looking ahead, there is an Elite Eight Sole Survivor Tag Team Match on the
Underground card for March 5. Due to his loss, Grant is considered to be "on the bubble" for that contest.
The Elite Eight Sole Survivor match will pit the members of the WWA's Elite Eight against each other, odds versus evens, with the sole survivor earning a shot at the World Heavyweight Title at the company's first pay-per-view since the relaunch,
Retribution, on March 21.
