Indy Wrestling News: David Arquette releases statement on "Death Match" incident
What's the story
Hollywood actor and comedian, David Arquette made a comeback to the wrestling business following a dismal and controversial run from well over a decade ago.
He wrestled in a "Death Match" against Nick Cage as part of Joey Janela's "LA Confidential" show, when things ended on a very gruesome and bloody note for the "Ready to Rumble" star.
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In case you didn't know
David Arquette is a well-known film actor who has starred in such movies like the "Scream" trilogy and the WCW based film: "Ready to Rumble" from 2000. In the year 2000, Arquette made a few appearances for WCW in order to help sell and promote the film.
He became their WCW World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Eric Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett in a Tag Team Match alongside Diamond Dallas Page on WCW Thunder.
Even though the stunt brought a lot of media coverage to WCW at the time, the angle was frowned upon by wrestling purists, journalists, fans and wrestlers all over the world. Arquette would later drop the title to Jeff Jarrett in a match at WCW Slamboree 2000 after turning heel on Diamond Dallas Page and assisting Jarrett in capturing the title.
Arquette would leave WCW shortly thereafter. Outside of some guest appearances over the years, Arquette has stayed out of the wrestling spotlight until recently.
He announced on the Wendy Williams Show that he was training to make a comeback to professional wrestling, citing that after years of ridicule by the fans, he wanted to make this comeback in order to earn their respect. His first match back was against RJ City on July 15, 2018, in a losing effort.
The heart of the matter
David Arquette wrestled Nick Cage this past Friday in a death match. Arquette was severely injured when he was busted wide open with light tubes, with one of the tubes cutting his throat.
Arquette blames himself and his lack of wrestling experience as the direct cause of this incident occurring.
Below is a series of tweets released by Arquette's sister and film actress, Patricia Arquette, along with official statements released by David Arquette and a video of the incident. (Author's Note: Please be advised that some of the images you are about to see below may be very graphic.).
What's next
David Arquette was spotted backstage for NXT TakeOver: War Games II. He will be out of the ring currently to recover from his injuries but promises to make a return in 2019 along with making acting and producing films a full-time priority.