Pro Wrestling Unscripted Announces TV Deal With Versus
Posted by Larry Csonka on 11.23.2009
To air two-hour specials every month...
- Pro Wrestling Unscripted has announced that they have signed a deal with the Versus Network, which currently airs the WEC MMA shows. While no matches or talent has been announced, the first taping will take place on January 9th, 2010. The company also plans to hold a press conference on December 9th in New York City to announce further details. Here is the full press release:
PWU DEBUTS NATIONALLY ON VERSUS IN JAN 2010!!
Its now official and confirmed, PWU (which now stands for Pro Wrestling UNSCRIPTED) will be producing monthly 2-hour pro wrestling television specials to be aired exclusively on the Versus network to be aired nationally. PWU's Executive Producer Matt Jolles has scheduled a very special press conference in downtown NYC on December 9th. Location to be announced soon, but tickets for January 9th will go on sale during this press conference on Dec. 9th. Tickets will be sold exclusively through TicketMaster.com beginning December 9th.
January 9th 2010 is PWU's first taping at The Pennsylvania Convention Center located at One Convention Center Place, 1101 Arch St. Philadelphia, PA 19107-2299. The conventions website for directions is www.paconvention.com. This event will host a TRIPLE Main Event, matches will be announced at the Dec. 9th press conference in NYC. Here are the confirmed 2010 PWU TV taping dates for PA Convention Center......Jan 9th, Apr 10, June 12, and Sept 11th. Also PWU will be holding 2 TV tapings at The WildWood Convention Center in July. Look for PWU to debut in the following areas in 2010......NY, CT, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans & Los Angeles in no particular order.
PLUS MORE MAJOR NEWS:
THE BACKSEAT ACADEMY OF PRO WRESTLING OPENS IN PHILLY!!!
The BackSeat Boyz, all FIVE members, are opening their own pro wrestling academy in Philadelphia located at the major intersection of Frankford & Cottman Aves. in NorthEast Philly. Also on hand in addition to The BackSeat Boyz (Trent Acid, Johnny Kashmere, Matt Walsh, Sterling James Keenan & the 5th member to be revealed Jan 9th) to train new students will be "Reckless Youth" Tom Carter, Homicide, and Nick Berk. Look for plenty of seminars upcoming in 2010 also with various knowledgeable pro wrestlers. We will also be selling monthly memberships to our website in 2010 and will be web-camming our weekly student showcase matches we call "Jam Sessions".
If you are interested in starting your career in pro wrestling, or if you are currently a wrestler looking for a great environment to train in, then this is for you.....simply email backseatjk@tmail.com today for rates and try-out schedules.
Open every day Monday through Saturday (Sundays are by appointment only) The BackSeat Academy will offer plenty more then just pro wrestling. Also housed at the academy will be the following:
-WCBE Boxing Academy (World Wide Celebrity Boxing Entertainment). Head Trainer is the #1 ranked amateur fighter in the world PAUL KOON!
-Self Defense Classes. Taught by Donald Trump and President Nixon's former bodyguard SCOTT CUMMINGS.
-Speed & Strength Training. Taught by MTV's "The Hills" cast member and former M.I.S.L. Soccer star MATT JOLLES.
-Certified Personal Trainer and newest BackSeat Boy, MATT WALSH, will be on staff and available for personal training sessions. To inquire about Matt's availability and rates you can contact him through his myspace at www.myspace.com/mattwalshonline
DECEMBER 9th PRESS CONFERENCE IN NYC!!
More on this to be announced soon, including the venue to house the press conference. During this press conference, tickets for January 9th at The PA Convention Center will go on sale via TicketMaster.com or any TicketMaster outlet. The Triple Main Event for January 9th will be announced LIVE during this special press conference.
Oh snap, getting trained by THE Matt Jolles of MTV's "The Hills" at a place called the Backseat Academy? How can that possibly fail.
Posted By: Deathpool (Guest) on November 23, 2009 at 11:12 PM
"The BackSeat Boyz, all FIVE members, are opening their own pro wrestling academy in Philadelphia"
lol I totally thought that said Backstreet Boyz and I was like WTF????????!!!!!!
Posted By: So... who are these people? (Guest) on November 23, 2009 at 11:45 PM
"The BackSeat Boyz, all FIVE members, are opening their own pro wrestling academy in Philadelphia"
lol I totally thought that said Backstreet Boyz and I was like WTF????????!!!!!!
Posted By: So... who are these people? (Guest) on November 23, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Try watching something other than the WWE once.
Posted By: random (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 12:07 AM
DirecTV dropped Versus for ESPNU...
Posted By: Lance Dancer (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 12:33 AM
how the hell did pwu get this deal and other bigger groups couldn't. It's funny that a pro wrestling group has the word unscripted in its name
Posted By: david (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 03:44 AM
Cool stuff. I started getting Versus and can't wait to watch this. Two hours a month sounds like a nice jumpoff for an indy fed.
Posted By: Jimmy (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 04:04 AM
Trent Acid's class will be titled "How to Go From a Decent Worker to a Drug Addict That Can't Stay Out of Trouble in Five Years or Less".
Also, considering this is Johnny Kashmere's fed, you'd think they'd get picked up by the Logo Channel.
Sorry....someone had to say it!
Posted By: Guest#5131 (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 06:35 AM
Sweet. Trent Acid stole my name, but still. Him and Kashmere were a great team. I was happy to see them in ECW like once to job to The Eliminators or somebody. Maybe Pitbulls? That time period is fuzzy.
Glad to be getting more pro wrestling on Dish Network, though. Right now i have the standard WWE/TNA shows plus Pro Wrestling Ohio, AWA classics and NWA Wrestling Showcase. No HDNet kinda sucks ass though.
Posted By: Acid (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 09:01 AM
@ random: Yeah, cause God forbid somebody not know a crappy indy tag team from the earlier part of this decade that hasn't been relevant in about six years.
How about you go outside sometime?
Posted By: Guest#4253 (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 09:04 AM
It'll definetly get better ratings than ROH, and maybe TNA
Posted By: Hahaha! (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Another wrestling promotion with another show?! There's too many different organisations now. It's totally over-saturating the market. WWE itself produces far too much television (yet each show has far too much advertising eating up wrasslin' time, hence why its done), with far too many PPV's. Then there's TNA, ROH, PWG, Dragon Gate USA, Evolve, now PWU, and that's just north American ones, not taking into account NJPW, NOAH, AJPW, Dragon Gate (again), and all the small puro feds that smartened fans watch.
It's just too much. The business needs to be able to breathe.
Posted By: CM Shrunk (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 03:45 PM
There has always been a shit load of indy organizations out there. I'm glad to have TV alternatives to WWE and TNA most of the time, things can get old real quick. Something for everyone, though. Not everyone digs Dragon Gate or ROH style. Not everyone likes TNA, not everyone watches every WWE show thats on TV. There was more wrestling programming on my TV like 10 years ago with just WWE, WCW and ECW and whatever random indy fed i could find on at 3 AM.
Posted By: Acid (Guest) on November 24, 2009 at 09:39 PM
