{"id":32957,"date":"2018-12-18T11:56:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T16:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=32957"},"modified":"2020-06-09T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T21:31:03","slug":"david-arquette-blasts-the-hate-from-nwa-ppv-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/12\/18\/david-arquette-blasts-the-hate-from-nwa-ppv-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"David Arquette Blasts &#8220;The Hate&#8221; From NWA PPV Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)<\/strong>, under the new management of <strong>Billy Corgan<\/strong> and <strong>Dave Laguna<\/strong>, has seen the once most powerful wrestling banner-head in the world return to its greatest heights since it was last part of <strong>TNA\/IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> in the early 2000s. They promotion held it&#8217;s first PPV, <em><strong>NWA 70<\/strong><\/em>, this past fall and next January they have announced their next event, <em><strong>NWA New Year&#8217;s Clash<\/strong><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/12\/14\/cowboy-james-storm-allie-and-matt-cross-to-challenge-for-nwa-titles-at-nwa-ppv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that will see all three of their titles defended<\/a>. Yesterday, the NWA made an announcement that Hollywood actor-turned-indie wrestling star <strong>David Arquette<\/strong> would be taking part in the\u00a0<em>New Year&#8217;s Clash<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DavidArquette<\/a> will be appearing and wrestling at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NWAPopUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NWAPopUp<\/a> on January 5, 2019 in Clarksville, TN. <\/p>\n<p>Tickets and a very special meet and greet on sale now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yuw3haHbfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/yuw3haHbfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gB56h9zSoD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gB56h9zSoD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NWA (@nwa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwa\/status\/1074818464722890752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For many, the memory of David Arquette winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 2000 during the cross promotion for the WCW movie<em><strong> Ready to Rumble<\/strong><\/em> is still a sore spot, and as expected, the vitriol for announcing such a &#8220;joke&#8221; was strong from many still sore from WCW&#8217;s decision to put the prestigious Big Gold around the Hollywood actor&#8217;s waist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@nwa<\/a> legitimacy just died. Thought we\u2019d finally get a legit old school wrestling promotion to follow. Yes I traveled 5 hrs to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nwa70?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#nwa70<\/a> and had high hopes<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u201cNo Pity\u201d Smitty (@teamsmitty5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teamsmitty5\/status\/1074848970072035328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 18, 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\">And with that&#8230;The NWA resurgence dies as suddenly as it started.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hammond Eggert (@BTBufordK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTBufordK\/status\/1074819260831064064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 18, 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\/GMatt1024\/status\/1074991207862935553<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s clear that all those opposed have not followed David Arquette&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/06\/27\/breaking-david-arquette-to-have-first-singles-match-in-18-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">return to pro wrestling in 2018<\/a>, as he has shown a dedication and love for the sport, training properly in preparation, and working for many respectable promotions, including <strong>Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, IMPACT Wrestling\/Border City Wrestling<\/strong>, and <strong>Game Changer Wrestling<\/strong>. From his tag team matches alongside <strong>RJ City<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/11\/17\/there-will-be-blood-david-arquettes-first-deathmatch-ends-wildly-graphic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his deathmatch with <strong>Nick Gage<\/strong><\/a>, those who have witnessed Arquette&#8217;s run in 2018 have shown nothing but respect for his lifelong dream coming true, as he&#8217;s proven to be a capable wrestler with a sense of fun and comedic timing that has been entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Arquette Wants to FLY! | GWN Sneak Peek | One Night Only: BCW 25th Anniversary\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JpV8k-jwONI?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 while NWA&#8217;s Dave Laguna responded diplomatically the many negative comments on the announcement, David Arquette himself decided to fire back at his naysayers on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;I love all the hate I\u2019m getting here. It baffles me that these people can love wrestling just like I do but I\u2019m a joke in their eyes. That\u2019s why I\u2019m doing what I\u2019m doing. 8 months of training. Two surgeries, 3 broken ribs, traveling across the US, getting stiffed by promoters, helping shine a light on talent I believe in that aren\u2019t getting recognized, doing little things I won\u2019t mention to give back to both wrestling and individual wrestlers and I\u2019m the asshole? Wrestling is for the people and by the people.\u00a0I may have grown up in Hollywood but I\u2019m not some stuck up punk. I had and opportunity to be a part of WCW when I was in my 20\u2019s to travel with some of my heroes in the ring and I took it. I\u2019m done apologizing. Now I just want to kick some ass so any of you bitches have a problem with me I\u2019ll see you in Tennessee or wherever I\u2019m wrestling and we can settle it like men.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can read Arquette&#8217;s full rant on this thread:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidArquette\/status\/1075057976501661697<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), under the new management of Billy Corgan and Dave Laguna, has seen the once most powerful wrestling banner-head in the world return to its greatest heights since it was last part of TNA\/IMPACT Wrestling in the early 2000s. They promotion held it&#8217;s first PPV, NWA 70, this past fall and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":32962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6,6504],"tags":[2499,771],"class_list":["post-32957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-north-america","category-nwa","tag-david-arquette","tag-nwa"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}