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Left My Wallet: Kal Jak on coaching wrestling, Bloodsport experience

Posted on by Antonio Garza

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Left My Wallet returns with former Division I All-American wrestler and independent standout Kal Jak, the former Cal Bishop in NXT.

A few of the things the former Oregon State standout and I talked about:

  • Coaching youth wrestling, what he learns from it, his days on the mats and playing football as a youth, and how coaching and what he learned as an amateur transition over into pro wrestling.
  • We talk about him being teammates with UFC star Colby Covington, what he saw in Covington when they first met, and the transition into becoming one of the most controversial and talked about UFC fighters in years.
  • Kal talks about what teams he watched growing up and what upcoming UFC fights he’s looking forward to.
  • Finally, we discuss his experience at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport and what he loves about the unique format.

Kal is another up-and-coming standout on the independent scene and at 6’6″ and 260 pounds, he is certainly making a huge impression. Get to know this highly skilled athlete in this fun conversation.

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Ren Narita, Kal Jak to make AEW debuts on Tuesday’s Dark

Posted on by Josh Nason

New Japan’s Ren Narita will make his AEW debut on Tuesday’s Dark, competing against Royce Isaacs.

After spending nearly all of 2020 on the sidelines due to the pandemic, the 23-year-old has been a fixture on New Japan Strong since the start of the year. This will be Isaacs’ first singles match in AEW after running up an 0-4 mark in tag team action.

In another featured match, Kris Statlander will look to win her seventh straight singles match dating back to May 2020 when she faces Diamante. Statlander is 2-0 against her historically with one AEW clash on Dark last February.

Forner NXT roster member Kal Jak (formerly Cal Bishop) will make his debut against Dark regular Danny Limelight. Jak has been relatively inactive during the pandemic and has only competed on three Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport shows since October 2020.

Here’s the full announced card for Tuesday:

  • Angelico vs. Vary Morales
  • Ren Narita vs. Royce Isaacs
  • Kris Statlander vs. Diamante
  • Nick Comoroto vs. Adrian Alanis
  • Chuck Taylor vs. Aaron Rourke
  • Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Dean Alexander
  • Sonny Kiss vs. Serpentico
  • Matt Sydal vs. Marty Casaus
  • Dante Martin vs. Falco
  • Luther vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
  • Griff Garrison vs. Deonn Rusman
  • Danny Limelight vs. Kal Jak
  • Big Swole and Red Velvet vs. Vertvixen and Jazmin Allure
  • 10 vs. RYZIN
  • Cezar Bononi vs. Marko Stunt
  • Lee Johnson (w/ Cody Rhodes) vs. Fuego Del Sol
  • Nyla Rose vs. Reka Tenaka
  • Evil Uno and Colt Cabana vs. Tamilian Vineesh and Duncan Mitchell