Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion David Arquette made his return to the world of professional wrestling earlier this month forĀ Championship Wrestling from HollywoodĀ in California. He suffered a defeat to RJ City after a back-and-forth affair that saw Arquette hit a Diamond Cutter at one point in honor of WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page.
Arquette wasnāt at 100 percent for the bout as it turns out. He recently took to Twitter and revealed that he actually battled through with two fractured ribs. He posted the following photo form a hospital bed along with the explanation:
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Arquetteās claim to fame in the world of professional wrestling came in 2000 when he co-starred in the film āReady To Rumble.ā The film was based on a fictional WCW World Champion named Jimmy King who Arquetteās character, Gordy, and his best friend Sean help get back on top of the WCW mountain.
Soon after the filmās release Arquette was brought in by WCW for TV and participated in storylines. He eventually won the promotionās World Title but WCW was soon bought out by WWE in 2001, bringing his professional wrestling career to an end for the time being.
Arquette is already set to make another professional wrestling appearance soon, as he has been announcedĀ as an official Guest Superstar for theĀ Starrcast convention outside Chicago during āAll Inā weekend:
He will rule you. Heās an actor. Heās a director. Heās a former WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He just made his return to professional wrestling at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood & weāre proud to announce him as a guest superstarr!
David Arquette is #ALLIN at #Starrcast! pic.twitter.com/KIZN5Vd6GC
ā #StarrcastDownunder (@StarrcastEvents) July 16, 2018
