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Two and a half years.
I has been two and a half years since anyone in WORLD-1 has spoken to Ricky Landell.
It has been two and a half years since anyone in Pro Wrestling has spoken to Ricky Landell.
It was December of 2008 when Ricky Landell along with his best friend, and trainer Steve Corino were on an overseas tour of Japan. The releationship had been tense for months prior with everyone close to them feeling the strain. Both men would return to the United States, and never speak to one another again.
There was no argument. There was no fight. The friendship just imploded. People and promotions were forced to make decisions since neither would attend a show the other was booked on.
During this time, Ricky Landell grew increasingly bitter, towards Corino, and towards the sport. Then one day, without warning, without a final match Landell left. He deleted his website, his MySpace, his FaceBook, emails sent to him returned back with an error. Calls placed to him gave a wrong number message.
Landell just left.
Whenever Corino was asked about Landell, he always told his side of the story and then quickly changed the subject. No one to date has been able to really get a grasp on how it affected Corino. Mike Kehner, close friends of both individuals said, “I think it hurt Steve to be honest. I know he doesn’t want me to say that, but he spent a lot of time with Landell. They were really close and I’m not sure either of them really know what happened.”
Two and a half years later Landell walked into the WORLD-1 ring. The first time he has stepped foot in a pro wrestling ring in 30 months. In the ring stood Mike Kehner and Colby Corino, Steve’s son.
“I actually wanted to hear what he had to say. I was kind of hoping he would bury the hatchet with my dad,” Colby Corino said.
The next few moments were a shock to everyone backstage and everyone in the crowd. Steve Corino tried his best to get the show to move on afterwards, but was clearly not with it after the incident.
Here now for the first time is the video of the night Ricky Landell returned to Pro Wrestling.
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?Reiko DMF has been aligned with Richard P Guille since day one. Any success he has had in the sport has always been attributed to Guille, whether that is accurate or not.
On May 22nd, Richard P Guille, along with the rest of Team Symbol kicked DMF out of their “club.”
Guille has since remarked:
Look, it’s simple…everyone in Team Symbol has pulled their own weight, except Reiko. We have been stuck carrying him for years and enough is enough. I’ve gotten him so many title shots and he has never come through. Not once. As far as I’m concerned it’s no longer Team Symbol. Chris Rockwell and Sam Shields should simply be known as the Midnight Sensations going forward since those two WERE Team Symbol. How long can they go on carrying people like DMF or Tommy Thunda?
After refusing to attack GPS, Super Sweet and Milo Shizo after his match last week, DMF then helped those guys up in a show of respect. Is this a new side of Reiko DMF?
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Adam Cole, the #1 contender for the WORLD-1 title has launched his official website today!
Cole will take on Chris Rockwell, the man who has held the WORLD-1 title for over a year and is currently the longest reigning champion in pro wrestling today! Cole is a former North American champion and winner of the 2010 Shinya Hashimoto Tournament.
Check out AdamColePro.com today!
June 12th at 1pm!
Knights of Columbus
401 Bartley Rd
Jackson NJ 08527
Already announced for WORLD-1′s return to Jackson NJ!
Ricky Landell Vs Steve Corino
For the first time in nearly 3 years Ricky Landell steps back into the ring to take on his former best friend and trainer. These two have not spoken at all during that time and will meet in the ring on June 12th!
WORLD-1 title
Chris Rockwell (c) Vs Adam Cole
The only man to pin Chris Rockwell over the last year and a half is Adam Cole, the former W1 North American champion and 2010 Hashimoto Legacy Cup winner defeated Rockwell under a mask back in February and Rockwell has been obsessed with revenge ever since. Rockwell is currently the longest reigning champion in pro wrestling today…will that all end on June 12th?
Colby Corino Vs Andy “Right Leg” Ridge
After nearly capturing the NWA Jr Heavyweight title last month Colby Corino looks to continue to keep his already stellar career going by defeating current ROH star Andy Ridge. Ridge, known for his vicious kicks promises not to take it easy on the young Corino as he is looking to impress WORLD-1 officials and get into the title hunt!
More to be announced!
