Big match announced for ROH television taping in West Virginia

ROH announced AJ Styles vs. Matt Sydal (a/k/a Evan Bourne in WWE) for their next event on the ROH Reloaded Tour, September 27 in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Opinionated View- I haven't had a chance to see Sydal/Bourne since he was cut by the WWE but this should be an awesome match. Sadly though I can had the awful ROH announce crew over hyping it and telling a bunch of dumb jokes.

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UPDATED: More Details On El Rey Network's Lucha Underground

Tough Enough alum Martin Casaus has signed onto Lucha Underground. The site adds that UWF alumnus Famous B was offered a deal and that Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne) and his brother Mike have both turned down offers to be on the series.

Opinionated View- Everything I have heard is Sydal/Bourne has an ROH deal waiting why would he give that up and cross his fingers for an show may or may not take off and would restrict him on indy dates and underpay him compared to ROH. 

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Former WWE Superstars Appearing For EVOLVE

Yesterday, EVOLVE announced that Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne) and Drew Galloway (Drew McIntyre) will debuting at their August events in Florida.

Sydal will be wrestling former DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate champion Johnny Gargano at EVOLVE 31 on 8/8 in Ybor City, FL while Galloway will be wrestling Trent Baretta.

On 8/9 in Orlando, FL, Matt Sydal will face Open The Freedom Gate Champion Ricochet.

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PWG News: Loaded talent pool for Battle of Los Angeles

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has released the names of the following participants for the Battle of Los Angeles tournament that takes place August 29-31 in Reseda, California.

1. Matt Sydal (a/k/a Evan Bourne)
2. Drew Gulak
3. Trevor Lee
4. Chris Sabin
5. Johnny Gargano
6. Brian Myers (a/k/a Curt Hawkins)
7. Michael Elgin
8. Biff Busick
9. Kyle O'Reilly
10. Brian Cage
11. ACH
12. Zack Sabre, Jr.
13. Rich Swann
14. Trent? (a/k/a Trent Barreta)
15. Cedric Alexander
16. A.J. Styles

Opinionated View- There will be 24 wrestlers and with this level of talent it might be the best indy shows all year. 

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Evan Bourne/Matt Sydal Announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla announced the date of the Battle of Los Angeles over Twitter on Friday night. You can see the details as announced below; they also announced Matt Sydal aka Evan Bourne as the first participant:

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Three nights. 24 participants. The 2014 Battle of Los Angeles takes place on August 29th/30th/31st!

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Details Behind The Releases Of Evan Bourne, Brodus Clay And More

Teddy Long was released today because his contract expired. He had been off of TV for some time and most people knew he was going to leave. 

- WWE felt that Yoshi Tatsu had "really regressed" in the ring. They tried to find another role for him before his release, including as an NXT ring announcer. 

- Creative seemed to simply stop caring about Brodus Clay. That's why they broke up his team with Tensai and did nothing with him. His final appearance was a loss to NXT champion Adrian Neville, which is a sign that there wasn't a plan for him in the future. 

- Evan Bourne hasn't wrestled in a long time. He was injured in a car accident after he was already out on a Wellness suspension. He's said to be a victim of bad timing. 

- Curt Hawkins and Camacho's releases were said to be the biggest surprises. Camacho was popular in NXT as he had a lot of charisma and was well spoken in his recent appearances. Hawkins had several years on his deal and was considered a "good hand" in the ring, even if he was only used as enhancement talent. He recently opened a school in Long Island, so he likely knew the end was coming. He will probably get a lot of independent work in the Northeast. 

- The feeling backstage is that more releases will be coming, but that's always the thought process on a release day. 

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WWE Releases A Number of Talents

Announced earlier today on WWE.com, WWE has released the following performers:

* Theodore Long - Long has been with the company for several years, most notably as a manager for Rodney Mack, Mark Henry and Jazz in 2003 and then a series of stints as Smackdown & ECW General Manager from 2004 to 2012. 

* Brodus Clay - Brodus has been with WWE for a number of years, dating back to his time as G-Rilla in the defunct Deep South Wrestling developmental promotion. Brodus was part of the fourth season of WWE NXT in 2011, then was most notably part of the Tons of Funk tag team with Tensai and being paired with the Funkadactyls, Naomi & Cameron from 2012 to 2014. Brodus's last stint was back down in NXT as a heel, challenging NXT Champion Adrian Neville for the title in April & May of 2014.

* Camacho -  Camacho, who is the real-life son of former WWE & WCW star Haku, was most notably used by WWE as part of a tag team with Hunico from 2012 to 2014. Once Hunico donned the Sin Cara persona, Camacho's last stint was in a singles feud with Adam Rose on NXT, ending at the NXT Takeover live special on May 29.

* Evan Bourne - the former Matt Sydal on the indy scene, notably in ROH, Bourne was signed in 2008 and had a series of stints as the up and coming babyface on ECW in 2008 and then on RAW from 2009 to 2012. Bourne nost notably won the WWE Tag Team Titles with Kofi Kingston as part of the Air Boom team in 2011. Bourne sustained a series of injuries in his WWE tenure, notably a broken ankle in 2008 and then a serious foot injury in 2012 that kept him out of action for 2 years. Bourne was cleared to return to the ring earlier this year, but never appeared again on WWE TV.

* Yoshi Tatsu - Tatsu is most known for his time on ECW from 2009 to the end of that brand in 2010 as an up and coming babyface. After ECW closed in 2010, Tatsu was rarely used on RAW & Smackdown except for enhancement matches and was mostly seen on the NXT show that aired on WWE.com from 2011 to 2012, partaking in a feud with Tyson Kidd. Tatsu's last stint was on NXT earlier this year with a series of matches against Corey Graves. 

* Curt Hawkins - Hawkins is most known for his time as part of the Major Bros and Edgeheads incarnations as a team with Zack Ryder from 2006, where they debuted on ECW, to 2009, most notably winning the WWE Tag Team Titles in 2008 and being affiliated with Edge as part of the La Familia stable. Hawkins would be rarely used by WWE after 2009, but would have a good stint on the NXT show on WWE.com in 2011 to 2012 with his team with Tyler Reks. Hawkins' last stint in WWE was working some enhancement matches on NXT in the last year against the likes of Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville. 

UPDATE AS OF 11:31 AM ET: 

* Aksana - Aksana had been with WWE since 2010, first appearing on the all-women season of WWE NXT and being paired with Goldust. After NXT, Aksana stuck around in developmental until the end of 2011 where she was paired with Teddy Long as a couple. In 2012, she left Long and was paired with Cesaro upon his debut to the main roster. After Cesaro & Aksana split as a pairing in the fall of 2012, Aksana stuck around the Divas division until her release, notably forming a team with Alicia Fox and accidentally injuring the eye of Naomi this past February. 

UPDATE AS OF 11:40 AM ET:

* Jinder Mahal - Jinder has been with WWE for a number of years, first showing up on the main roster in 2011 and being put with the Great Khali in a feud and as a team, playing off their Punjab backgrounds. Jinder would then see his most notable success in 2012 when he, Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre formed the 3MB stable as guys who thought they were rockstars, but never showed off their talents in public. Jinder stuck around as part of 3MB up until his release, notably feuding with Los Matadores & El Torito after Hornswoogle was added to their stable. 

UPDATE AS OF 11:46 AM ET:

* Drew McIntyre - Drew first appeared on the main roster in 2009 on Smackdown and quickly rose to the ranks as the "Chosen One", winning the Intercontinental Title in December 2009 and having a lengthy reign with it until the summer of 2010. After that, alleged issues behind-the-scenes with McIntyre's now ex-wife, Taryn Terrell, led to McIntyre not being used that much by WWE on the main roster for nearly 2 years until he formed the 3MB stable with Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater. Drew stuck around as part of 3MB up until his release, notably feuding with Los Matadores & El Torito after Hornswoogle was added to their stable.

UPDATE AS OF 11:57 AM ET: Referee Marc Harris 

Opinionated View- I guess that means 3MB is dead LOL. McIntyre what a waste the guy has talent but the never used him correctly. Same goes for Mahal, Hawkins. Bourne I'm not shocked given the injures heck I'm shocked it didn't happen sooner. Long, Clay, Camocha, and Askana aren't big losses. What could they do with Teddy make him GM again? Clay sucks never say much in Camoach and Aksana was just another good looking diva with no in ring skill.

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WWE Interested in Pairing Up Evan Bourne and Tyson Kidd as New Tag Team

- WWE officials are reportedly considering pairing up Evan Bourne and Tyson Kidd as a tag team. Both wrestlers have had experience as WWE tag team champions and have not had much progression in recent years. Bourne is expected to return to in-ring action in the WWE within the next month or two.

Opinionated View- Well the reason there has been no progression with Kidd is they never do anything with him. He was out injured for a while but since coming back he mainly appears on NXT and Total Divas. We have been hearing Bourne is about to return for like a year now so until I see him on TV I don't believe it. 

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Evan Bourne Set To Make His Return In 4-6 Weeks

Evan Bourne is expected to finally make his WWE return in the next 4-6 weeks. WWE will use him at live events to get rid of any ring rust before bringing him back to TV. Bourne was in a car accident in March 2012. He broke his foot in four different places and dislocated it in five. He worked an NXT match in March 2013 but has yet to get back on the road with the rest of the roster. 

Opinionated View- Good to hear Bourne is a great talent. Hopefully he can stay healthy and creative will take there head out of there ass long enough to book him correctly.

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Backstage Guests At Money in the Bank

Evan Bourne was backstage at the PPV. Thereis still no word on when he will make his return to WWE TV.

- Tommy Dreamer was also visiting backstage.

- Carolina Panthers football players DeAngelo Williams, Gary Barnidge and Ahmed Awadallah were backstage at the PPV.


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