Goldberg working in Japan; Austin arrested for assault
Bill Goldberg is back in pro wrestling.
He is working two shows for the All-Japan Pro Wrestling on Aug. 30 and 31. On the 30th, he takes on Satoshi Kojima, and the next night, Taiyo Kea will be “next.”
When will Goldberg be in a ring in the U.S.? No one knows for sure. The WWE and NWA are both talking to him, but no contract has been signed.
Also on the same card in Japan is Steve Williams.
No, not “Stone Cold,” but the other Steve Williams, “Dr. Death.” Mike Rotunda and Abdullah the Butcher will also be in the Tokyo matches.
• Jamie Noble was in Seattle for “Raw” Monday night. No, not to wrestle, but just to watch the show. He watched with the crowd from the upper deck.
Jamie says he likes the idea that he can sit in the crowd and no one seems to know who he is.
• With the NWO gone, X-Pac has no storyline until Kane returns, and even then there’s not much to go on.
X-Pac may be released this week because of the backstage trouble he always causes — and Nash won’t be able to help him this time.
• “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, aka Steve Williams, was arrested on charges of spousal abuse Monday. The charges stem from an incident on June 15. The charge is a Class A misdemeanor assault.
He made his $5,000 bond in about five minutes, and left the jail before reporters could get there. If he is convicted, he could spend up to one year behind bars and pay a $4,000 fine.
• The NWA/TNA at Nashville seems to have gone downhill very fast. I looked up this week’s report and found only a few names I know: Jeff Jarrett (who is one of the owners), Brian Lawler, Don Harris, Elix Skipper, Jerry Lynn, A.J. Styles and Disco Inferno.
“Bullet” Bob Armstrong seems to be the man in charge of a ship that is sinking fast.
• Triple H paid $10,500 for a life-size portrait of Hulk Hogan while in Melbourne, Australia. The portrait was one of the many wrestling items that were auctioned off for the Melbourne Children’s Cancer Research Fund. HHH said he “thought for sure somebody was going to bid $11,000.”
• Valbowski was hurt last week in a weightlifting accident, when a piece of equipment fell on his head. It took 20 stitches to close the cut. Maven’s broken leg is not healing as well as expected, and he will miss about three more months of action. Kane is ready to come back now. Hogan will be out of action because of a back problem, but will do some run-ins on Brock Lesnar.
• Ric Flair will lead the Florida Gators on to the field when they take on the Miami Hurricanes in September. He is a big-time Florida fan.
• Y2J’s band, “Fozzy,” will play at the WWE’s World Aug. 23 in New York.
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