{"id":20966,"date":"2018-06-27T21:37:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T01:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=20966"},"modified":"2018-06-27T21:37:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T01:37:51","slug":"breaking-david-arquette-to-have-first-singles-match-in-18-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/06\/27\/breaking-david-arquette-to-have-first-singles-match-in-18-years\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: David Arquette To Have First Singles Match in 18 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s one of the most reviled storylines in the history of pro wrestling &#8211; Hollywood actor <strong>David Arquette<\/strong> coming to <strong>World Championship Wrestling (WCW)<\/strong> in 2000 (as part of the promotion for the WCW produced comedy,\u00a0<em><strong>Ready To Rumble<\/strong><\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em>starring Arquette) and winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Thankfully, his reign and tenure was brief, but it&#8217;s forever left a sour taste in wrestling purists&#8217; mouths.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WCW &quot;Thunder&quot;: David Arquette Wins the WCW World Heavyweight Title\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3g37-9nu_g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He managed to stay away from pro wrestling for a decade, until he made a return, this time with the WWE, when he joined with Alex Riley to face Randy Orton in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match on\u00a0<em><strong>Raw<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raw: Randy Orton vs. David Arquette &amp; Alex Riley\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bmk_Ovv1O9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Following this one off, Arquette once again disappeared from the world of pro wrestling. But this year, that all changed.<\/p>\n<p>On May 31, he was a special guest on the <strong>Wendy Williams Show<\/strong>, where he announced he was making a return to professional wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=151&#038;v=vhMy8Gp6dZw<\/p>\n<p>This past spring, David Arquette showed up at <strong>WrestleCon<\/strong> over <strong>WrestleMania<\/strong> weekend, and went to the <strong>Wrestling Revolver, AAW<\/strong> and <strong>Fight Club: PRO<\/strong> co-production, <em><strong>Pancakes &amp; Piledrivers<\/strong><\/em>, where he interfered in a tag team match with <strong>The Besties In The World<\/strong>. It appeared that his announcement was actually true.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Um..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DavidArquette<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PancakesAndPiledrivers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PancakesAndPiledrivers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rmx1XwZbgp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rmx1XwZbgp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wrestling REVOLVER (@PWRevolver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWRevolver\/status\/982687880760954881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, he appeared again, this time with <strong>Championship Wrestling From Hollywood (CWFH)<\/strong>, where he entered a scramble match at\u00a0<em><strong>Peter &amp; Ray\u2019s Surprise! Birthday Party Wrestling Show<\/strong><\/em> on June 14 in South Gate, California.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Arquette Makes In-Ring Return at Wrestling Event\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OgNP6EgaZWc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But CWFH has now made it official &#8211; on July 15, David Arquette will have his first singles match since May 1 of 2000, when he defeated former UFC star <strong>Tank Abbott<\/strong>. And he&#8217;s facing Canadian indie star <strong>RJ City<\/strong>, which was born out of a feud on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve got a great gimmick for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DavidArquette<\/a>: a burnt out actor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2xtb2a9fp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/P2xtb2a9fp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RJ City (@RJCity1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJCity1\/status\/1002288772510310401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette\/status\/1002635079879802881<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This could have been us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalBestFriendDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NationalBestFriendDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DavidArquette<\/a> but you\u2019re a piece of shit or something. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9oittVzIGq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9oittVzIGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RJ City (@RJCity1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJCity1\/status\/1005212020524965889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette\/status\/1009519096839278592<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My response to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DavidArquette<\/a>. <br \/>See you July 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWFHollywood?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CWFHollywood<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QnEV21R3gm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QnEV21R3gm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RJ City (@RJCity1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJCity1\/status\/1009968675905064960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette\/status\/1010287897243578368<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s official. <br \/>My life is in shambles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qZjtImFFG7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qZjtImFFG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RJ City (@RJCity1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJCity1\/status\/1012138182907920384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Somehow this feels a lot more fun than his WCW run, and he&#8217;s working with some fun talents to showcase Arquette&#8217;s comedic tendencies. Toronto&#8217;s RJ City, a regular with <strong>Tommy Dreamer<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>House of Hardcore<\/strong>,\u00a0Buffalo&#8217;s <strong>Empire State Wrestling (ESW)<\/strong>, Pennsylvania&#8217;s <strong>International Wrestling Cartel (IWC)<\/strong>, and home promotions like <strong>Destiny World Wrestling (DWW)<\/strong> and <strong>Superkick&#8217;D<\/strong>. The emerging Canadian indie star has also been featured in a few episodes of <strong>Impact Wrestling<\/strong>.\u00a0City has also developed a strong Twitter following with his comedic posts, including a running series of &#8220;Making Coffee in his Underwear&#8221; &#8211; he&#8217;s like the Canadian <strong>Chuck Taylor<\/strong>. Working with Arquette is a recipe for some comedy magic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s just like wrestling, but without all that stupid wrestling shit. <br \/>9:30am <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8miOauVCAh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/8miOauVCAh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yc3NhJ6FVH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yc3NhJ6FVH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RJ City (@RJCity1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJCity1\/status\/1010717659149864960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I made coffee in my underwear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseofHardcore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HouseofHardcore<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THETOMMYDREAMER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@THETOMMYDREAMER<\/a> @braxtonsutter &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thaoriginalgata?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Thaoriginalgata<\/a> and things got extreme. <br \/>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8miOauE1bH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/8miOauE1bH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dgMyW7pN4K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dgMyW7pN4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RJ City (@RJCity1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJCity1\/status\/1003268924136288256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s one of the most reviled storylines in the history of pro wrestling &#8211; Hollywood actor David Arquette coming to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2000 (as part of the promotion for the WCW produced comedy,\u00a0Ready To Rumble,\u00a0starring Arquette) and winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. 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