New Florida Promotion (WWP) Announces Signings...

[jon]

www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1283893916
www.gerweck.net/2010/09/07/more-bad-news-for-the-florida-wrestling-project/

More bad news for the proposed new Florida wrestling project going by the name of WWP (Worldwide Wrestling Promotions). Mr. Saint Laurent, who was working as the head of talent relations for the company, quit this week citing breach of contract.

The company (which has yet to officially debut let alone give any important details) has debuted a new Twitter account at twitter.com/OfficialWWP where they stated they have signed former WWE star Shawn Spears (who wrestled as Gavin Spears on ECW). They have also signed former TNA referee Rudy Charles and are promoting future signing announcements via their Twitter page.

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Just saw like 10 minutes ago that theyve signed Kenny Dykstra to a contract also. Hopefully they dont sign any old guys.

[Deleted]

I hope this wrestling promotion goes on the Sunshine Network. And I do hope it is full of young people.

[Jobes]

Sept 8, 2010 11:06:57 GMT -5 jon said:

...they stated they have signed former WWE star Shawn Spears (who wrestled as Gavin Spears on ECW).

STOP THE PRESSES!

[nm]

"OfficialWWP

I'd like to go on record and close the door on rumours that we're persuing Scott Hall, Vader & the like. We take pro-wrestling seriously."

[Brandon Walsh is Insane.]

"I'd like to go on record and close the door on rumours that we're persuing Scott Hall, Vader & the like. We take pro-wrestling seriously."

This really feels like EWR. Heh.

[mcmahonfan85]

here is the rest of the news about WWP from PWInsider:

WWP FLORIDA UPDATE
by Mike Johnson @ 12:49 PM on 9/6/2010

For those who have asked, I haven't heard of any talents that have received the promised "addendum" to their contracts that Sean Davis informed the roster about several weeks ago via email.

Most of the wrestlers I've spoken to in the last few days are taking a "wait and see" attitude, but with each passing day, they are less and less enthused with the potential of the project.

I have heard that there is still movement internally with the WWP project, so we'll see what comes of it.

JERRY LAWLER'S MEMPHIS WRESTLING DONE, TOP WWP EXECUTIVE CLAIMS DEPARTURE DUE TO BREACHED DEAL
by Mike Johnson @ 8:50 AM on 9/7/2010

Mister Saint Laurent, who has been working as the head of Talent Relations for the WWP upstart in Florida and would have been one of the creative forces for the company, issued the following statement to PWInsider.com:

Mister Saint Laurent, who had been working as head of talent relations for Worldwide Wrestling Promotions, has quit the organization due to breach of contract and is currently training for a return to the ring.

The former ROH commentator and AWA World Tag Team Champion, who created the popular Scott Hall TV channel on youtube, is actually the great grandson of former Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and is hopeful of making his Canadian debut sometime next year. Promoters interested in booking Mister Saint Laurent can email [e-mail] to contact him directly.

SEAN DAVIS OF WWP UPSTART RESPONDS TO SAINT LAURENT STATEMENT, DENIES CONTRACT BREACH
by Mike Johnson @ 11:12 AM on 9/7/2010

R. Sean Pascoe (Sean Davis) of the WWP Florida upstart issued the following statement to PWInsider.com this morning in response to Mister Saint Laurent announcing his departure from the project.

Before running the statement, I want to make it clear that should the WWP project continue to fall into the realm of "he said/she said" silliness, it will quickly find its coverage on PWInsider.com disappearing. We are here to cover pro wrestling news, not reprint emails. I sincerely hope all involved get the project back on track because with each passing day, its potential is rapidly dying a fast death:

With that said, here is the statement:

On behalf of everyone involved in the WWP wrestling project we wish Mister Saint Laurent the best in everything. He has been a big help to us in the planning of our company and is welcome to come back to the fold at any time.

We know he as well as others are dissappointed (sic) in some of the recent decisions that have been made as far as backing up the start date of operations. This is a very large project and in any new start up venture there are always mistakes made and things that have to be re-thought and actions taken in order to make sure of the long term viability of the project.

One of those things was pushing the start date back of our venture. Also while we understand that people are upset about this it was laid out in the contracts that were signed by almost everyone involved in our project including MSL that the company had the right to do this.

The following clause in fact is direct from our standard employee contract in which MSL signed:

"Employer reserves the right to delay the start date of this Agreement due to unforeseen reasons but employee reserves the right to opt out of Agreement if the start date of Agreement is delayed any longer than 60 days and will have the right to renegotiate a new Agreement at that time."

Again there is no heat with MSL over making this public statement but we did feel a need to clarify that there has been no breach of contract and this decision to leave was his solely.

MSL is a good friend and has one of the best minds of anyone in the wrestling industry. I highly recommend anyone out there that wants someone with fantastic and unique ideas to consider using MSL as part of their project whether related to wrestling or any other genre in the entertainment business.

As for the future of WWP we are working hard to bring you an exciting new concept in pro wrestling entertainment and we are determined to do the things the right way from this point on and learn from the mistakes we have made and will not start operations until we are 100% ready and capable of presenting a product that is worthy of all of the attention that this has been given.

R. Sean Pascoe (Sean Davis)

[Andrew is Good]

I hope this place does hit it big. Shawn Spears is an awesome talent. I've ranted and raved before about the "opportunity" he, Cabana and Jay Bradley got. They got a chance to swing at bat, but instead of getting a bat, they get a noddle. But hey, it's still an opportunity, right? Right??? f***.

[MolotovMocktail]

It's really a shame WWE dropped the ball with Spears. He at least could have done something on NXT if he were still around, or I even could have seen him in the SES. Hopefully he'll get a good push if WWP ever gets off the ground.

[mcmahonfan85]

Sept 8, 2010 12:24:31 GMT -5 MolotovMocktail said:

It's really a shame WWE dropped the ball with ___________________.

that could be said about a lot of people

[Chainsaw]

Wait wait wait wait...



...Memphis Wrestling is finished?! WTF???

[Mayonnaise]

FYI, Spears denied he has talked to WWP, let alone signed with them, on Twitter.

[mcmahonfan85]

Sept 8, 2010 12:33:17 GMT -5 Chainsaw said:

Wait wait wait wait...



...Memphis Wrestling is finished?! WTF???

sadly, yes

Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling promotion will be shutting down officially after this Saturday's TV episode airs, according to Rassling Riot News. Basically, Lawler was partners with former business partner Joe Cooper (who he was also going to open a Lawler themed deli with) and when the two had a split, Cooper stopped working on gaining sponsors for the project. Lawler was simply filling obligations at that point and informed the wrestlers over the weekend that the end was in sight. That's a real shame as I always felt that of all cities, Memphis should still be the one with their own local product - it was always a real institution there and that city, more than any other, put so many stars on the map.

[Andrew is Good]

Sept 8, 2010 12:38:56 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

FYI, Spears denied he has talked to WWP, let alone signed with them, on Twitter.

Oh well. Hopefully he'll find some place to get on television.

[ICBM]

Sept 8, 2010 12:39:42 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

Sept 8, 2010 12:33:17 GMT -5 Chainsaw said:

Wait wait wait wait...



...Memphis Wrestling is finished?! WTF???

sadly, yes

Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling promotion will be shutting down officially after this Saturday's TV episode airs, according to Rassling Riot News. Basically, Lawler was partners with former business partner Joe Cooper (who he was also going to open a Lawler themed deli with) and when the two had a split, Cooper stopped working on gaining sponsors for the project. Lawler was simply filling obligations at that point and informed the wrestlers over the weekend that the end was in sight. That's a real shame as I always felt that of all cities, Memphis should still be the one with their own local product - it was always a real institution there and that city, more than any other, put so many stars on the map.

Of all the left overs from the teritorial system Memphis outlasted them all. I guess lousey payoffs and booking the same champion over and over for 30 years dosn't mean death to a wrestling promotion. They ran lawler on top for 30+years and paid s*** and uet stayed open for this long.

[jon]

Sept 8, 2010 12:38:56 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

FYI, Spears denied he has talked to WWP, let alone signed with them, on Twitter.

I have been told that there was a bit of confusion w/ Spears and that some talents werent aware of the twitter page, which would explain why Shawn said "I am?". He never denied it as such.

Doane and Spears are both solid talents. Im pumped for this!!

[ICBM]

I will still be very suprized if this thing happens at all. If it does I doubt it lives up to what the IWC had made it out to be.

[Chiral]

I am beginning to think that Twitter page is a fake...

[cmpaul31]

^ Bingo.

[johnnyk9]

I hope they start soon and stir up the pro wrestling world

[Chainsaw]

Sept 8, 2010 13:40:15 GMT -5 ICBM said:

Sept 8, 2010 12:39:42 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

sadly, yes

Of all the left overs from the teritorial system Memphis outlasted them all. I guess lousey payoffs and booking the same champion over and over for 30 years dosn't mean death to a wrestling promotion. They ran lawler on top for 30+years and paid s*** and uet stayed open for this long.

Well, damn. I figured that would have made bigger news.

It truly feels like local wrestling promotions mean nothing anymore.