{"id":49514,"date":"2017-10-17T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T21:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=49514"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T18:40:07","slug":"news-items-bully-ray-talks-decision-retire-wrestling-titus-oneal-speaks-suspension-last-year-involving-vince-mcmahon-impact-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/10\/17\/news-items-bully-ray-talks-decision-retire-wrestling-titus-oneal-speaks-suspension-last-year-involving-vince-mcmahon-impact-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS ITEMS: Bully Ray talks about decision to retire from wrestling, Titus O&#8217;Neal speaks out about suspension last year involving Vince McMahon, Impact Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-50750818\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>-Bully Ray says he is retiring from in-ring wrestling (which may or may not be a work) due to an injury and a potential for ring rust as a result of the injury. He told Busted Open radio today that unless he is able to perform at a certain level, he does not want to perform anymore. He says that he is still under contract for Ring of Honor, that he will be at the ROH TV tapings on Friday, and wants to \u201cshake every fans hand and thank them.\u201d He also talks about how special and how much Ring of Honor means to him and says that they have the hottest thing in pro wrestling right now &#8211; The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega (The Elite).\u00a0Listen to the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/siriusxmrush\/bully-ray-addresses-his-comments-from-roh-global-wars-says-hell-be-in-philly-on-friday\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0Busted Open with Dave Lagreca &amp; co-hosts Bully Ray &amp; Larry Dallas can be heard weekdays from 2 p.m. &#8211; 4 p.m. ET only on SiriusXM Rush Channel 93 and is available any time on demand on the SiriusXM App.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-tag\" data-ad-name=\"pw_incontent_2\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/tags-cdn.deployads.com\/a\/pwtorch.com.js\" async ><\/script><br \/>\n<script>(deployads = window.deployads || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>-Titus O&#8217;Neal told Lilian Garcia on her &#8220;Chasing Glory&#8221; podcast this week that he doesn&#8217;t understand what he did wrong when he got suspended for an incident with Vince McMahon last year.\u00a0\u201cI still don\u2019t understand it. Like, I literally put my hand out and said \u2018Ladies first,&#8217; he said. &#8220;So I don\u2019t know (when) the wrong time is to say \u2018Ladies first,\u2019 or the right time.\u201d He said he he talked a little bit with Vince McMahon about it, but considers it part of the past.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s water under the bridge. Really. It happened and I took ownership of it. Regardless of if I was right, wrong, or indifferent or if the situation could\u2019ve been handled differently. It happened. I served my suspension and it\u2019s over with.&#8221; He did say he thinks the situation could have remained lower profile. &#8220;Do I feel like it could\u2019ve been dealt with a little different, a lot differently, based on the fact that you could call me into an office and say \u2018This was wrong. I\u2019m going to fine you x amount of dollars and don\u2019t let it happen again?\u2019 I\u2019m not a problem child. If I were a problem child, then I could see, like, \u2018Alright, we\u2019ve got to teach this guy a lesson.\u2019 What lesson? Cool. Don\u2019t deal with the powers that be in a certain way, even though you\u2019ve dealt with them in that way on numerous other occasions. Just don\u2019t deal with them at all in that way. Keep it professional. Be a professional. Do your job, do what you can to help the company.\u201d Read more, including the positives, that came from the ordeal, at our sister site, PWPodcasts.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2017\/10\/17\/quick-quotes-titus-oneil-stands-actions-got-suspended-2016\/\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"icbWzzAydC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2017\/10\/17\/quick-quotes-titus-oneil-stands-actions-got-suspended-2016\/\">QUICK QUOTES: Titus O\u2019Neil stands by the actions that got him suspended in 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;QUICK QUOTES: Titus O\u2019Neil stands by the actions that got him suspended in 2016&#8221; &#8212; PWPodcasts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2017\/10\/17\/quick-quotes-titus-oneil-stands-actions-got-suspended-2016\/embed\/#?secret=uHL8fd4EHg#?secret=icbWzzAydC\" data-secret=\"icbWzzAydC\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>-Impact Wrestling has announced a partnership with Crust &amp; Crate Fast Fired Pizza Pub. The media and public are invited to a tasting party this Friday, Oct. 20 in Ottawa, Ont. at Crust &amp; Crate in the Lansdowne Park area. Bobby Lashley and Eli Drake will attend the press conference, which will include the first-ever Impact Pizza. Crute &amp; Crate will serve as host for the official post-Impact party every night from Nov. 5-10 during their stretch of events including the Bound for Glory PPV and TV tapings for Impact Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS UPDATE:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/10\/17\/smackdown-rating-post-hell-cell-show-rating-mixed-bag-key-metrics-including-comparisons-2016-wkellers-analysis\/\">Smackdown Rating: Post-Hell in a Cell show rating is a mixed bag, key metrics including comparisons to 2016 (w\/Keller\u2019s Analysis)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Send news tips and results to pwtorch@pwtorch.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2922663654\"><div id=\"pwtor-4063473528\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>-Bully Ray says he is retiring from in-ring wrestling (which may or may not be a work) due to an injury and a potential for ring rust as a result of the injury. 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