It was reported earlier in the week that actor Luke Perry had passed away at the age of 52. Perry was a huge fan of pro wrestling and met several wrestlers before his death, nearly all of whom had positive words to say about the actor this week. Perry’s son, Jack Perry, competes on the independent circuit as Jungle Boy and was signed by All Elite Wrestling a couple of months ago. After staying quiet on the subject, Jungle Boy posted a message on Instagram today addressing his father’s passing. Jungle Boy said that he credits his dad for his success and he misses his father very much. He hopes that he will be able to make him proud and continue to expand upon the legacy that his father has left behind.
He was a lot of things to a lot of people. To me, he was always Dad. He loved supported me in everything, and inspired me to be the best that I could possibly be. I’ve learned so much from you, and my heart is broken thinking about everything you won’t be here for. I’ll miss you every day that I walk this earth. I’ll do whatever I can to carry on your legacy and make you proud. I love you Dad.
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United Kingdom promotion PROGRESS Wrestling is getting ready to host their Super Strong Style 16 tournament, which will feature quite a few big names. The promotion has just announced one more name for the tournament who just happens to be a current member of the Lucha Underground roster. Aerostar will now be competing in the SSS 16 tournament this year. Others confirmed for the tournament so far include Travis Banks, Ilja Dragunov, an Trevor Lee. Lucha Underground’s future may look uncertain at the moment, but Aerostar has managed to secure at least one booking outside of the television show. The SSS 16 tournament takes place on May 4th-6th in the Alexandra Palace in England.
#SSS16: The high-flying, devil-may-care luchador @aaaerostar1 makes his PROGRESS debut at Super Strong Style 16! 4th-6th May @yourallypally // tickets: https://t.co/4Sj1N1ebsn #ThisIsPROGRESS pic.twitter.com/WXiSwZHaDI
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) March 5, 2019
More news and updates concerning Impact Wrestling’s roster continues to break every day. Earlier today, it was confirmed that Ethan Page has signed a new deal with the promotion. During an interview with SLAM Sports, Page mentioned that he signed a new contract with Impact which will last for two years. Page says that the deal became active at the start of the year. It was previously reported that Impact has already re-signed most of the members of its roster and are rolling out the official announcements individually at the moment. It is possible that Page also signed his new deal months ago but is only confirming the matter now. Regardless, Page will not be leaving Impact Wrestling any time soon now.