Tommy Dreamer was banged up after working a CCW independent wrestling event in Coral Springs, Florida on Saturday night. The ECW legend wrote the following on his official Twitter account the next day:

A rough day my knee,hip,back & ankle all hurting. Had to get dressed from the floor. Sux Coral Springs Fl saw my last ever sky high RIP

— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) June 22, 2014

I'm in so much pain & now getting on flight & I usually only feel pain when I fly. Time to channel my inner hardcore. Can someone cane me?

— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) June 22, 2014

He also wrote this one, where he talks about celebrating his “extreme pipe bomb” promo on Dixie Carter:

After dropping the truth #ExtremePipeBomb on @TNADixie @IMPACTWRESTLING I celebrated like a true Champion 10 @WhiteCastle Cheeseburgers YUM

— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) June 21, 2014

Roman Reigns sat in with the Sports Junkies and Chad Dukes this morning on 106.7 The Fan.

Reigns said that WWE is “a little bit old school now.” “When people talk about the past time of wrestling and how the guys used to be and there’s all these little stories here and there. I like to think that we shine in that regard. We’re a different breed, the new guys coming up.”

He also talked about characters becoming stale and how it’s imperative talents be able to evolve. When asked specifically about The Miz, he said there was still a chance for him to excel in WWE.

“He had a nice run and he was doing the things he did. He headlined a WrestleMania. He also, he has different ties and crossover connections with what he did before he started wrestling… With any character or any performer there’s always a chance to change yourself, to evolve, to be different, to show something new. I think that anybody who is feeling like they’re stale, if they need to revamp… if they can do that, then there’s respect in that.”

The full interview, including video of the segment, is available on the station’s website at Washington.CBSLocal.com.

Cesaro recently spoke with Chuck Carroll of CBSDC to promote tonight’s RAW from the Verizon Center. One of the major topics discussed was Daniel Bryan having to surrender the WWE World Heavyweight championship due to injury. Staying in character, Cesaro says “bad things happen” and he plans to capitalize on Daniel Bryan’s recent string of bad luck.

Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Daniel Bryan’s Bad Luck: “One person’s bad luck is another person’s opportunity. And I have that opportunity at Money in the Bank when I’m going to go for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.”

If He Feels Bad For Daniel Bryan: “No. I work hard as well and nobody feels sorry for me and I don’t want anybody to feel sorry for me. Bad things happen. Did it happen at a bad time? Yes, it did. But if you look back at other people, they have bad injuries. I know that Daniel Bryan will recover from it and I more than gladly will give him a shot at my title.”

WWE held a talent meeting during the past week to institute a new dress code, according to an exclusive report at Wrestlezone.com.

Wrestlers were told that fines will be levied for any violation of the dress code. The meeting did not sit well with a lot of Superstars, who are feeling the grind from WWE’s hectic travel schedule.

There is also a “zero tolerance” rule in effect for showing up to RAW or Smackdown tapings after the designated call time, which is usually 2pm Eastern time for RAW and 2pm local time for Smackdown.

– The Bella Twins were at Philadelphia Comic Con over the weekend and took part in a Q&A session with fans in attendance. You can view photos of the appearance here.

– WWE.com has a new feature up looking at 15 of the Greatest Superstar Entrances of all time.

– Today (6/23) marks 18 years since the 1996 King of the Ring, which featured Steve Austin’s infamous “Austin 3:16” speech that changed the course of wrestling history forever.

Los Matadores member Fernando (formerly Epico) suffered a knee injury at Sunday night’s WWE live event from Newark, Delaware.

The injury took place during a six-man tag match that featured Los Matadores and El Torito vs. Hornswoggle, Tyson Kidd and Heath Slater.

Fernando was  taken to the back by medics while the match was still in progress.

There were also live reports from fans who were in attendance that Fernando was seen after the show on crutches, with his knee taped up.

#BoninBraunWedding #TheBrauns #AboutThatMarriedLife @pjbraunfitness pic.twitter.com/nFRhIWGsWN

— Celeste Bonin (@CelesteBonin) June 22, 2014

Former WWE Diva Kaitlyn (now Celeste Braun) married bodybuilder PJ Braun this past Friday. Kaitlyn noted via her official Instagram account that she used to wear a special pair of socks for every WWE pay-per-view and important moment in her career, and she wore those same socks on her wedding day.

Photos of Kaitlyn & Her New Husband PJ

She also tweeted this photo of her bridesmaids:

Best #bridesmaids picture yet. @lealarhall @jodieminear pic.twitter.com/e3c5AQ20ns

— Celeste Bonin (@CelesteBonin) June 22, 2014

Speaking of Kaitlyn, the former WWE Diva’s “Celestial Bodiez” fitness clothing line is set to launch this coming Monday.

• Which 7 Guys Will Be In The Second WWE MITB Ladder Match? FIND OUT HERE!

Jeff Jarrett’s upstart Global Force Wrestling promotion has announced a new partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling. According to the press release below, the companies will exchange talent for events in both the Untied States and Japan. Earlier this year, Global Force announced a similar working relationship with Mexico’s AAA promotion.

GFW REACHES AGREEMENT WITH NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

NASHVILLE – Global Force Wrestling has reached a partnership agreement with New Japan Pro Wrestling, the top wrestling promotion in the Eastern Hemisphere.

The companies will exchange talent for events in both the United States and Japan. NJPW originated in 1972 under the auspices of Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki. It’s a globally recognized brand in the world of wrestling, and its attendance annually ranks among the best.

“New Japan Pro Wrestling is excited to align with Jeff Jarrett and his vision for Global Force Wrestling,” said Naoki Sugabayashi, NJPW chairman of the board. “Our brand is well known in many parts of the world, and this is an opportunity for us not only to expand it but to bring our fans the very best in
wrestling talent from the West.”

Jarrett, the founder and CEO of GFW, is pleased to add this partnership to one already announced with top Mexican promotion AAA.

“What NJPW has done in the past 40 years speaks for itself,” Jarrett said. “Several top American stars have appeared there through the years, including current IWGP heavyweight champion A.J. Styles.

“To be able to share our talent in Japan is exciting, and to bring the top Japanese stars here will expose our fan base to another exciting style and terrific brand, just like AAA. Global Force Wrestling will do everything possible to put the best possible talent in front of its rabid fans.”

GFW announced its partnership with AAA on April 29..

#JoinTheForce

www.GlobalForceWrestling.com

– Vince Russo will be Steve Austin’s latest Steve Austin Show podcast guest, which drops this Tuesday.

– Zack Ryder did not appear at Saturday ngiht’s WWE Live Event from Long Island, New York, Instead, he was wrestling at the other WWE show in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he lost to Bo Dallas. Ryder tweeted that he was upset he couldn’t perform in front of his home town crowd.

Dolph Ziggler paid tribute to Ryder at Saturday night’s show from Long Island, hitting a Broski Boot and doing his “Woo, Woo, Woo” hand motion during a match against Alberto Del Rio.

– With Sunday’s WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view taking place from Boston, MA, it’s interesting to note that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will be in Boston on Saturday for two live appearances.

– One of the major backstage stories that’s been brewing since the launch of the WWE Network earlier this year has been how WWE will be handling “PPV bonuses” for talent, since the PPV revenue stream is being phased out.

As of last week, WWE management has still not addressed the issue. A lot the wrestlers have been frustrated without knowing how they will be paid for pay-per-view events, including CM Punk, before he left.

– Regarding the ongoing WWE budget cuts, there will be even more staff and developmental cuts between now and the next investors call this fall.

WWE is also cutting the budgets on several planned projects. There had been plans to expand certain departments in the company and hire more employees, however, all of that is on hold for now.

As reported last week, WWE is scaling back the money spent on wrestler entrances and buses and trucks for the production crew.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

TNA has announced three more big returns for this week’s Impact Wrestling tapings from the Manhattan Center in New York City.

Former TNA stars Low Ki, Homicide, and Brian Cage will be competing at the “Destination X” taping on June 26th.

These names are in addition to the Great Muta, Tommy Dreamer, Rhino and Matt Hardy, who will also be returning to TNA this week.

TNA debuts at the Manhattan Center on June 25th and will be taping three consecutive nights this week.

Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from Washington, DC and is the “go home” show before Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Here’s a preview:

– Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will announce the participants for the traditional Money in the Bank match. So far, only Seth Rollins is announced.

– Fallout from Stephanie McMahon getting sick last week.

– Final hype for Sunday’s pay-per-view.

– Top stars advertised to appear include John Cena, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, The Wyatt Family, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Kane, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Bad News Barrett and more.

The advertised dark match main event will see John Cena, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Randy Orton, Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt.

Join us here tonight for Live Coverage of WWE RAW.

The following are results of the Ring Of Honor “Best in the World” pay-per-view, which took place in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Results are courtesy of Jesse Collings and WrestlingINC.com.

Ring of Honor’s first ever PPV opens with a video package talking about tonight’s matches and meshing them with old and new clips from ROH’s history.

We then go live to Nashville where the show takes place. Corino and Kelly talk about tonight’s main event between Michael Elgin and Adam Cole for Cole’s world title. The opening match will be a six men mayhem match for a future World TV title shot. ACH comes down to the ring first, followed by Takai Wantanabe, who is just going by Wantanabe. Caprice Coleman comes out third, and he is followed by Decade members Tadarius Thomas and BJ Whitmer. Tomaso Ciampa is out last to a big pop. The match will have lucha libre rules, where it will be one on one, but anytime someone gets tossed out of the ring, a new competitor can enter.

Six Man Mayhem Match for Future World TV Championship Spot: BJ Whitmer vs Tomaso Ciampa vs Caprice Coleman vs ACH vs Tadarius Thomas vs Wantanabe

The guys exchange handshakes and ACH and Tomaso Ciampa start things off. Ciampa clamps on a headlock and hits two shoulder tackles. ACH pops up witha tackle of his own. They trade waist locks and pinnning attemps. Ciampa goes for the Sicilian Stretch but ACH squirms out. Wantanabe tags himself in and takes it to ACH. ACH rebounds with a big chop and nails a running dropkick. Coleman comes in for Wantanabe, but Tadarius Thomas tags Coleman. Thomas smacks ACH and him and ACH trade lightning fast moves, but ACH hits a dropkick, knocking Thomas out, and Whitmer comes in.

Whitmer goes to work on ACH hitting some chops. Coleman comes in and hits a big heelkick. Ciampa comes in and hits a German Suplex and does a Cactus Clothesline out of the ring. ACH and Wantanabe go at it, Wantanabe hits a big elbow and a flying clothesline form the second rope for a two count. He stalks ACH, but he gets dumped out of the ring, ACH signals for a dive, but Whitmer comes in and levels ACH with a stiff forearm. He brings ACH into the corner and beats him down. Thomas comes in on a tag and kicks ACH several times and gets a two count. He pushes him into another corner, and Wantanabe tags himself in and aggressively stomps away at ACH. Wantanabe hits a snapmare and locks in a choke behind the referee. Front chancery by Wantanabe and BJ comes in and connects with a snap suplex for a two count.

Whitmer hits a high knee, but ACH connects on a leg-feed thrust kick. ACH tags in Coleman who takes it to The Decade and Wantanabe. Whitmer cuts him off, but Coleman hits a hail-mary rana on Whitmer.and then hits a triple norhtern lights suplex combo on Thomas, bringing Wantanbe on for the last one. Ciampa comes in and hits a lariat on Coleman, and Wantananbe comes in and they trade blows. Ciampa connects on a Beach Break and ACH comes flying, taking out everybody. He runs in and Whitmer hits a powerslam for a two count. Wantanabe breaks it up and him and Whitmer go at it. Whitmer eats a backdrop suplex, and Coleman comes in. Coleman connects on a ace crusher. Ciampa comes in and nails Project Ciampa on Coleman. ACH comes in and he eats a Project Ciampa. Whitmer and Thomas come in and break it up , but soon they are going at it. Wantanabe and Coleman come in and clean up, with Wantanabe getting the better of it.

Ciampa is back and he takes out Wantanabe with a series of huge knee strikes. He then runs over and hits a big plancha on the outside. Coleman is in the ring and he nails a crazy, spaceman, inside out asai moonsault to the outside. ACH comes in and takes everyone out with a step-up flying front senton atomico to the outside. He rolls Thomas back in the ring and hits a 450 splash for the three count

Winner: ACH

After the match Ciampa stares at ACH in the ring, they shake hands, but Ciampa leaves angrily. Whitmer and Corino go at as Whitmer comes by and starts yelling at the commentators.

We get a recap of Matt Taven’s feud with Jay Lethal and Truth Martini. Next up will be Taven vs Lethal for Lethal’s TV title, with Martini handcuffed at ringside.

Taven comes out first and celebrates with some fans before entering the ring. Martini and Lethal come out next, along with Saleeze. They do introductions and Lethal tries to handcuff Martini, who tries to run away. He is extremely nervous and eventually gets handcuffed, as Lethal reassures him.

Television Championship Match: Jay Lethal vs Matt Taven

They lock up and Taven tries to attack Martini, but Lethal stops him and takes him back into the ring. Taven connects on some hard chops and they change holds. Big dropkick by Taven gets him a two count. Taven runs into and elbow, and Lethal knocks him out of the ring. Lethal chops him and brings Taven back in and misses a big diving cross body. Standing moonsault by Taven for a two count. Taven hits an enzughiri, but Lethal hits a kick of his own and knocks him out of the ring. Lethal mounts Taven on the outside and punishes him with right hands.

Lethal and Taven exchange shots, but Lethal gets the better of him and takes him back into the ring. Lethal hits a high elbow and continues to methodically punish Taven. Taven fights out and hits a blue thunder bomb for a two count. Taven tries to go after Martini, but Lethal again cuts him off and continues to slowly beat down Taven. Lethal locks in a sleeper hold, but Taven gets up and they trade blows, eventually with Taven connecting with a kick combination and two lariats. Taven ducks a clothesline and hits a big enzughiri and a rope assisted neckbreaker for a two count.

Taven comes for the Climax, but Lethal rolls him up for a two count. Lethal rolls right into a Lethal Combination and climbs the top rope for a big elbow drop for a two count. Letal goes for the Lethal Injection, but Taven counters with a handspring, enzugiri and then a brainbuster for a near fall. Taven and Lethal tumble to the outside, and LEthal slams Taven into the barricade. Lethal goes back into the ring for a suicide dive, but Taven catches him with a sloppy side kick. Taven climbs into the ring and hits two big suicide dives, and then clears the top rope for a third dive, taking out both Salezea and Lethal. Taven comes over with a steel chair, ready to take out Martini, but Martini hands the security guard some money, and he stops Taven from getting to Martini.

Taven eventually superkicks the security guard, but during the confrontation, Salezia came over and broke the handcuffs and her and Martini ran to the back. Taven goes for a big splash on Lethal who is in the ring, but LEthal got his knees up. Lethal connects with the Lethal Injection and gets the three count.

Winner and STILL Champion: Jay Lethal

We get a video recap of Cedric Alexander’s feud with The Decade. Tonight, it will be a submission match between Alexander and Roderick Strong.

Strong comes out first, with Thomas and Adam Page. Alexander is out next.

Despite the fact that the two are already married, WWE Diva and Total Divas star Eva Marie will be having her official wedding ceremony with her husband Jonathan Coyle in the near future.

Marie recently posted photos on social media of herself shopping for wedding dresses, while Coyle was getting fitted for a tuxedo.

It should be noted that Total Divas cameras have been present for all of this, so it’s likely that this will be a part of the next season of Total Divas.

WWE RAW television ratings were up on average for the month of April this year compared to numbers for the same month last year. For April of 2014, RAW averaged a 3.29 cable rating with an average of 4.56 million viewers. By comparison, RAW averaged a cable rating of 3.16 with 4.35 million viewers in April of 2013.

As far as WWE SmackDown is concerned, however, numbers have decreased. In April of 2014, SmackDown averaged a 1.90 cable rating with an average of 2.72 million viewers. By comparison, SmackDown in April of 2013 averaged a cable rating of 1.91 with 2.68 million viewers.

The official WWE website destroyed their previous record for all-time high traffic in April of this year with 31.9 million unique visitors. By comparison, WWE.com drew 18.3 million unique visitors in April of 2013. WWE website traffic has exploded since the launch of the WWE Network at the beginning of this year.

Additionally, the WWE Shop website averaged 1,200 orders per day in April of this year, which was considerably higher than the average of 867 orders per day in April of 2013.

– With season one of Legends House now completed, the WWE Network will begin airing season one of Total Divas in the same time slot, Thursday night at 8pm EST. The Total Divas episodes will begin airing this coming Thursday night.

– The latest edition of WWE Top 10 takes a look back at the top ten “mic mishaps” of all-time. You can check that out below.

– There will be no new episode of “WrestleMania Rewind” next Tuesday (June 24th) on the WWE Network. Instead, a replay of the episode that features a look back at the WrestleMania 19 match between Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho will air.

– The following is a new workout clip featuring former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson:

The following is from ImpactWrestling.com:

#TNANYC: Tommy Dreamer and Rhino to appear at This Week’s IMPACT Tapings!

This week on IMPACT, Tommy Dreamer went toe to toe with TNA President Dixie Carter and unleashed a speech that is one of the most talked about wrestling moments of recent memory – even leading ‘Tommy Dreamer’ to trend worldwide on Twitter.

IMPACTWrestling.com can now exclusively report that Dreamer is headed to New York City and plans to appear at the Grand Ballroom inside the Manhattan Center when IMPACT invades NYC (June 25, 26, 27). Not only is Dreamer expected to be there, but his legendary hardcore cohort, RHINO, will appear as well!

What do these two ECW legends have in-store for the famed Manhattan Center? Get your tickets NOW in order to find out!

The following are highlights from the latest Jim Ross blog:

On ROH’s pay-per-view tonight: “Big weekend for ROH and I hope that they are ready for it. Sad that most of us did not see as much promotion on the ‘barker channels’ for ROH’s PPV this weekend as one would have preferred but the hay’s in the barn now. My hope is that ROH can pull this off without any significant production snafus and that the talents slow down, tell logical stories, SELL, have believable conclusions to the matches and give the announcers time to tell a meaningful story and not just try and keep up with the non stop action with wall to wall talking.

“Spot’ management is critical in these shows and the last thing that ROH mgmt should want is for the audience to be ‘numb’ by the main event at the end of the night. I wish everyone involved the best of luck and am hopeful for their success.”

On Brock Lesnar likely winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam: “Anyone that thinks that Brock Lesnar won’t be the WWE World Champion sooner or later this year in WWE isn’t paying attention. Lesnar is WWE’s mot imposing, name worthy, PPV selling superstar who can PASS THE TORCH the best to the next “Big Thing” who seems to be Roman Reigns. As I have stated on my fantasy booking segments on the Ross Report, I fully expect this to go down at WM31.

I’d book Lesnar to headline Summer Slam in Los Angeles and build the card around him. Yes, I’m prepared for the onset of knee jerkers who will say that Brock is part time and that part time talents are efficient. I don’t concur and think that overexposure is running rampant in the wrestling biz and Lesnar certainly isn’t over exposed. The WWE World Champion doesn’t need to be on every TV or at every live event. That concept is antiquated.

If some fans feel that this may be too predicable, then perhaps some are over thinking a pro wrestling storyline that makes sense. Making sense when executing a story line is much more important than doing the unpredictably stupid moves to just ‘surprise’ he audience. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good pro wrestling surprise as much as the next fan but NOT at the expense of doing the right thing.”

On Sting appearing on The Ross Report: “I will be talking to @Sting next week for a future Ross Report Podcast that will drop on Tuesday July 15 at 6 pm pacific time. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover and have been friends since he broke into the biz almost 30 years ago. Steve Borden is one of the nicest people in wrestling and his son is the starting tight end at the University of Kentucky.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

The following matches are advertised for tonight’s Ring Of Honor “Best in the World” show, which is the company’s official debut on regular pay-per-view.

ROH World Championship
– Adam Cole (c) vs. Michael Elgin

ROH World Tag-Team Championships
– Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (c) vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian

ROH TV Championship
– Jay Lethal (c) vs. Matt Tavern (with Truth Martini handcuffed to the ring post)

Submission Match
– Roderick Strong vs. Cedric Alexander

Six-Man Mayhem Match For ROH TV Title Shot
– ACH vs. Takanaki Watanbe vs. Caprice Coleman vs. Tadarius Thomas vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Tommaso Ciampa

– Kevin Steen vs. Silas Young

– The Briscoes vs. Matt Hardy & Michael Bennett (with Maria Kanellis)

One week from today, WWE’s annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. The event has quickly become one of the most anticipated programs of the year, as it provides exciting action and sets up the storyline for months by allowing a WWE superstar to stalk his prey while holding a contract for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.

There will be two Money in the Bank ladder matches this year. One will be held for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and the other will be a traditional contest for a shot at the title. The first contest will feature perennial title contenders such as John Cena, Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Alberto Del Rio, as well as up-and-coming stars such as Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, and Cesaro.

It seems like John Cena is once again the favorite to leave Boston as the champ.

The second ladder match will feature Seth Rollins, with the rest of the lineup to be determined in a series of qualifying matches. Thus far, only three matches have been announced for the entire pay-per-view, and with only one week left before the event, one has to wonder how the WWE will tie everything together in such a brief period.

Other than the two ladder matches, a matchup between the Usos and Luke Harper and Erick Rowan of the Wyatt family is the only confirmed contest on the card. It seems apparent that Dean Ambrose will be one of the participants in the traditional ladder match. Potential options also include those who did not qualify for the championship ladder match, including Bad News Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, and Rob Van Dam.

The two ladder matches will soak up a large portion of the roster, meaning the midcard will have to pick up some slack in order to fill up the three hours of airtime. Rumored contests include Cody Rhodes and Goldust vs. RybAxel, Rusev vs. Big E, and a Divas Championship match involving Paige and all or part of the Funkadactyls.

– There is a lot of talk in WWE recently about Hulk Hogan being the big Superstar on the second season of the WWE Network reality show “Legends House.” Following the success of season one, which has consistently been one of the most-watched shows on the WWE Network, Hogan would come in to fill the role that Roddy Piper had in the first season.

– Sting is appearing at the PCW “Dream Night 13” event tonight in Oak Lawn, Illinois. For ticket information, visit PCWWrestling.net.

– The following is the latest “All Access Pass” from the official WWE YouTube channel, which looks at the upcoming Money In The Bank pay-per-view:

– The following is the latest edition of The JBL & Cole Show:

There are a lot of rumors going around on the internet regarding AJ Lee as of late. There are multiple sources that claim the longest reigning Divas Champion in WWE history may be pregnant.

As noted recently, Lee and CM Punk officially got married last Friday, with friends of theirs claiming that they “loved the idea of having their wedding on Friday the 13th.”

If it’s true that AJ is pregnant, which we are trying to verify, then it’s very likely that we won’t be seeing her anymore this year, if ever again.