No-show
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- This article discusses the professional wrestling slang term. More generally, a no-show is a person who does not appear ("show up") when expected or required, as to work. See also absenteeism.
In professional wrestling, no-show has a similar meaning to the more common usage. However, wrestling no-shows are usually staged, often for the purposes of a storyline. Genuine no-shows are less frequent, since the wrestler (or other employee) is usually fired afterwards.
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[edit] Examples of legitimate professional wrestling no-shows
[edit] World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
- The Ultimate Warrior no showed several dates in 1996. He explained he was taking time off to grieve for his dead father. However, Warrior had already missed two shows before his father died. Warrior was suspended and asked to put up an appearance bond that he would forfeit in the event of another no show. Warrior refused and has never been seen in WWE since.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin became frustrated with the creative decisions and his injuries, and failed to appear not once, but twice. However, because he was so popular, he shortly renegotiated a return.
- Chavo Classic no-showed two SmackDown! house shows while he was Cruiserweight Champion. Classic resurfaced in order to lose the Title to Rey Mysterio before being released. He later claimed that he had missed the shows after being drugged and robbed in his home town of El Paso, Texas.
- Goldust no-showed a live RAW Event. He was suppose to be in a Tag Team match with Snitsky but the match was cancelled. The reason he missed the event is because he was attending a court hearing to see if he would get custody of his children. As a result of missing the show, he was released the following day. Many fans see this as Unfair dismissal.
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Jeff Hardy no-showed at TNA Hard Justice, when he was booked to fight Raven in a "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" Hardcore Match. Sean Waltman took his place. Hardy was suspended for three months, returning at TNA Sacrifice.
- Jeff Hardy again no-showed at TNA Turning Point 2005, where he was scheduled to compete in the six-man preshow match. Lance Hoyt took his place in the match and Hardy was immediately removed from TV. He has since re-signed with WWE in August 2006.
- Sean Waltman ended up no-showing TNA Unbreakable, where he was scheduled with Alex Shelley as winners of the TNA 2005 Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament to fight in a Four-way Elimination Match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. He was in contract negotiations at the time, but was also talking to WWE. After signing with Wrestling Society X for their only season, he is now a free agent again. As of now, where he is going is unknown. According to sources, he arrived late to the show and was written out of the match.
- Scott Hall walked out on TNA Turning Point 2007 where he was scheduled to tag with Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe in the main event. Shortly before the match Joe was supposed to cut a promo introducing Eric Young as Hall's replacement, but Joe went 5 minutes over the allotted time and tore some of the veterans in TNA such as Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to shreds, praising the younger workers such as the Motor City Machine Guns and "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal.
[edit] See also
- List of professional wrestling slang
- George "No Show" Jones a country music artist with the nickname "No-Show" because of all of the concerts he would miss.
