Light beers will be consumed and lariats will be thrown when Mance Warner returns to MLW this summer.
Warner made a surprise appearance at the recent MLW Battle Riot event from Queens NY. He entered the 40-man anything-goes battle royal an will be appearing for MLW “on a regular basis moving forward,” according to MLW boss Court Bauer.
Warner made his MLW debut back in 2019 and quickly became one of the company’s most popular performers. The tough-as-nails brawler from Bucksnort, TN is ready to begin a new chapter with MLW.
Warner will be in action this weekend at GCW “Rock N Roll Forever” from Evansville, Indiana.
Stay tuned for more updates as MLW announces additional appearances for its next show, MLW Fury Road.
WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T doesn’t understand how Claudio Castagnoli never received a push in WWE.
The two-time WWE Hall Of Famer recently took to his podcast, “The Hall Of Fame,” to offer his thoughts on Castagnoli joining All Elite Wrestling (AEW), making his debut at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view (PPV).
Castagnoli had been with WWE since 2011 prior to signing with AEW, and never really received the big push many fans believed he deserved. As for Booker T, he can’t explain why WWE never decided to pull the trigger on the Swiss star.
“Cesaro was always my guy. I always felt like him and I had a whole lot in common. Being around for a long time, working your ass off, and waiting on someone to pull your name, and say, ‘This is the guy.’ That happened for me.
“There were many times we thought that was that moment for Claudio in the WWE, and it really never happened. I mean, me personally, I really don’t know why. But that’s one of the guys that I really feel that could have been made by just giving him a huge push and then after that, it really wouldn’t have mattered how we used him as long as we kept him at a certain tier.
“He was the guy that we could have made. Once you make a guy like that who can hold it, he’s made forever. I don’t think you’ve ever had to really worry about Claudio from an in-ring perspective, as well as if you put him in the right situation with the microphone, he delivers there as well. He’s one that I wouldn’t have wanted to lose.”
Of course, Castagnoli’s run with WWE as Cesaro certainly wasn’t uneventful. He racked up seven tag team title runs, a reign as WWE United States Champion, and an Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal victory.
However, he lacked a real big run as a singles star despite many seeing World Champion potential in the now 41-year-old. Now, he’ll join a stacked roster in AEW; which includes names such as Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Samoa Joe, Hangman Page, The Hardys, and more.
It will be interesting to see if Cesaro receives his long-awaited run as World Champion now that he’s with AEW.
Several AEW deals are set to expire this year and it’s been company policy to let the contracts of underutilized performers run out (instead of releasing people mid-contract).
In the case of Alan Angels, he might not be gone from AEW entirely.
Alan Angels’ AEW Contract is Up
(via AEW)
Wrestling fans were quick to notice that Dark Order’s Alan “5” Angels scrubbed all mention of AEW from his Twitter bio.
He also sent out a following tweet letting people know he’s looking forward to the next chapter of his career.
“Excited for what’s next.”
Alan Angels on his future
Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline confirms that Alan Angels’ AEW contract has expired. With that said, the belief is that Angels might continue working on a per-appearance deal.
Dark Order is Fine
Alan Angels’ contract expiring is another blow to the Dark Order faction.
With all the injuries piling up, one would imagine the wrestling Gods are not pleased.
It seems promotions just can’t shake the injury bug. The among of injuries, and key ones at that, are seemingly at an all-time high.
AEW has been harder than anyone during this stretch but WWE has also had to deal with some brutal timing when it comes to injuries. Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton are out of commission for months due to injury.
One NXT superstar who has quickly been on the rise is now dealing with his own bump in the road.
Nathan Frazer Injured
Nathan Frazer has been on a roll on NXT. Many have been impressed by the Seth Rollins-trained standout on WWE’s developmental brand.
Unfortunately, he has suffered an injury and has been off the show as a result.
The good news is Frazer doesn’t expect to be out of action for long.
Dealing with a little injury right now, I’ll be back before you know it????#WWENXT
The June 28, 2022 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center.
WWE NXT Results
Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter via pinfall in 13:46 to become number one contenders
Giovani Vinci defeated Ikeman Jiro via pinfall in 2:59.
Kiana James defeated Indi Hartwell via pinfall in 3:51.
Joe Gacy, Dyad 1, and Dyad 2 defeated The Diamond Mine via pinfall in 13:56.
Sanga defeated Xyon Quinn via pinfall in 5:08.
Nikkita Lyons defeated Mandy Rose via apparent DQ in 5:29 in a non-title match.
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match
Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez vs. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance took place in a #1 contenders match to determine who will challenge Toxic Attraction for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles.
Last week, Perez and Jade came out to confront Toxic Attraction. NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose warned Perez not to challenge her, which led to Perez saying she had a swerve as she was going to use her NXT Breakout Tournament victory to team with Jade to challenge Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin for the titles. Carter and Chance came out and a brawl broke out.
The match opened the show. Jade and Perez went over with their finisher. They will challenge Toxic Attraction next week for the gold.
Bron Breakker and Cameron Grimes Meet Face-To-Face
NXT Champion Bron Breakker will defend his title against Cameron Grimes on next week’s show so this week they had one final showdown before competing.
Grimes said if Bron loses the title then he will just get called up to the main roster and put on the SummerSlam card. He said when he lost the North American Title, he decided to go after Bron because he doesn’t have a back-up plan. He said Bron doesn’t have a back-up plan because wrestling is just that because he couldn’t make it in the NFL. Bron said next week, he will spear him in half and will make him regret challenging for the title. Bron said he’s bigger and stronger than Grimes.
Cameron said Bron doesn’t have his heart and Bron’s daddy didn’t have it either. They brawled with Grimes tossing Bron into the turnbuckle and it popped off. Grimes said that he might not be able to beat him 100%, but maybe he can if Bron isn’t. Bron sold his shoulder.
New NXT UK Tag Team Champions Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen cut a promo about their title win.
Last week, Briggs & Jensen won a fatal four-way elimination match on NXT UK to win the vacant NXT UK Tag Team titles by beating Teoman & Rohan Raja, Dave Mastiff & Jack Starz, and Mark Andrews & Wild Boar. They were originally slated to challenge Oliver Carter & Ashton Smith for the titles, but Carter & Smith had to vacate the titles due to Smith suffering a ruptured MCL.
They said they went across the world to fight the best. They said when Carter and Smith get healed up then they will get their title shot. Jensen said that he busted his ass for him and thanked him for picking him. Biggs said that there is one thing left to do and that’s drink some beer. Pretty Deadly came out and said that they couldn’t believe Jensen and Briggs were the champs. They called them dirty and it was time for them to clean the titles up. Deadly bragged about their 200+ day reign. Biggs and Jensen tossed them out of the ring to end the segment.
The former Fabian Aichner debuted his new character on NXT two weeks ago by defeating Guru Raaj. The match was set up when Jiro interrupted a backstage interview with Vinci on NXT last week.
Aichner left Imperium when he walked out on the group during a tag team match this past April.
This was a complete squash match as Vinci went over with a powerbomb.
A WWE championship match has been added to a card set for early July.
The wrestling industry is no stranger to big title matches. WWE has plenty of gold, which means title matches are easy to come by.
There are also three brands under the WWE banner, all of which are on TV networks so there are championships galore.
This latest title match announcement is for NXT.
NXT Women’s Tag Titles On The Line
During the June 28 episode of NXT 2.0, new NXT Women’s Tag Team Title contenders were determined. Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter to earn a title opportunity.
They will meet the current title holders, Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) at NXT Great American Bash on July 5.
Dolin and Jayne are in their second run as the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions. They’ve held the gold since April.
NXT Great American Bash will be held inside the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Check back on the SEScoops homepage for coverage of the event.
Maxwell Jacob Friedman was the talk of the wrestling world when he no-showed a meet and greet just one day before the Double or Nothing PPV. Conflicting reports later surfaced regarding a flight out of Las Vegas before the show.
Ultimately, MJF showed up at the PPV event and did the job for Wardlow.
Just days later on AEW Dynamite, MJF cut a shoot-style promo where he called AEW President Tony Khan a “f*cking mark.” AEW is running with the storyline but many are wondering where it will go as MJF hasn’t been seen on TV since cutting that promo.
Wardlow Doesn’t Care About MJF Situation
(via AEW)
During a K&S WrestleFest signing, Wardlow answered fan questions and naturally, the topic of MJF was brought up.
“Next question,” Wardlow replied when first asked about MJF.
He then said he has no clue about what’s going on with the MJF angle and he isn’t concerned about it.
“I know nothing about nothing. Nobody knows. I don’t care. I personally don’t care. Nobody knows.”
Wardlow on MJF situation
Finally, Wardlow said that pretty much all AEW stars cut promos to their liking as long as the end goal is met.
“For the most part, we write our own (material). They just hand us microphones and we go out there and say what we want. There’s really no monitoring what we say when we go out there,” he said.
Wardlow had served as MJF’s bodyguard on AEW TV. After being mistreated for months, Wardlow finally had enough and turned on Maxwell.
Britt Baker recently praised WWE’s Carmella on social media for being able to overcome adversity and booking decisions.
On Tuesday, Carmella took to Twitter where she listed all the WWE booking decisions that she has overcome ahead of her scheduled match at Money In The Bank this Saturday where she is slated to challenge Raw Women’s Champion against Bianca Belair.
The former SmackDown Women’s Champion wrote, “You can make me a manager, give me a guy without a chin, a dance break mid-match, change my character, have me wear a mask, be a last-minute replacement and I’m ALWAYS going to show up and show out. I rise to every occasion and you can’t take that away from me.”
Baker responded to that post by sharing a clapping hands emoji to support what Carmella had written.
On Monday’s episode of Raw, there was some crossover between WWE and AEW as Bryan Danielson, Paul Wight, and Chris Jericho appeared on the broadcast to show their support for John Cena, who was celebrating the 20th anniversary of his main roster in-ring debut in 2002.
The three AEW stars congratulated Cena on the 20-year anniversary of his WWE debut.
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— Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (@RealBrittBaker) June 28, 2022
Major League Wrestling is headed back to Texas this summer.
MLW: Fury Road is headed to El Paso, Texas on Saturday, August 27th.
The live event will feature matches taped for MLW Fusion, which is available across the United States on beIN SPORTS.
MLW boss Court Bauer had this to say about MLW’s El Paso debut in a press release sent in to SEScoops:
“Texas has been a hotbed for MLW, and we’re delighted to expand into new markets in the Lonestar State with El Paso, a market rich in wrestling history dating back to the days of Gory Guerrero,” said Bauer. “Expect some of MLW and lucha’s best on August 27th when MLW TV trucks roll up.”
MLW has been teasing a “summer of surprises” ahead, so it will be interesting to see what’s in store for Fury Road on 8/27.
MLW Fury road will take place from Austin High School, a noted destination for lucha libre action in the El Paso area.
Austin High School, a noted destination for El Paso lucha for years, will host the event. If you’re in the El Paso area, tickets can be purchased locally at the following locations:
Blue Star Customs and Uniforms 840 Hawkins Blvd B7, El Paso, TX 79915
Viva Street Auto Sales 647 Horizon Blvd suite a, Socorro, TX 79927
Austin High School 3500 Memphis Ave, El Paso, TX 79930
One month ago the AEW star was arrested in Orlando Florida for domestic assault on his partner. Atlas was out drinking and asked his partner to come pick him up. At some point in the evening an argument took place between the two and Atlas lashed out, scratching his partner’s face and ripping his tank-top. The story went viral once it broke.
However according to TMZ, the case has been officially dropped and Atlas is free and clear. A statement from the court documents reads, “From the investigation which has been made, it is the opinion of the writer that this case is not suitable for prosecution. The court records show that there was a hearing scheduled for 6/28.”
Atlas has been out of action since signing with AEW back in January due to suffering a torn ACL in his very first match with the company, which was against Adam Cole. He had successful surgery to repair the damage in February.
Prior to signing with AEW Atlas had a run in WWE’s NXT brand, and was a prominent figure on the independent scene before going there. He regularly appeared at the popular indie federation PWG in Los Angeles, as well as numerous other promotions throughout the U.S.
More numbers continue to come out for AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door.
AEW President Tony Khan took to Twitter to thank fans for supporting AEW and NJPW by investing their money into Sunday’s pay-per-view event. He noted they did over $5 million on pay-per-view and put over the show doing over $1 million in ticket sales.
Khan previously stated the show did a 1.1 million gate. Either way, it’s behind the second biggest gate in AEW history behind Double or Nothing 2022. He wrote the following:
“Thank you to everyone, especially wrestling fans around the world, who made last Sunday’s #ForbiddenDoor event a hit, with >$1 million in ticket sales+ >$5 million on ppv! We’re back for Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork @ 8pm ET/7pm CT/8pm PT #BloodAndGuts TOMORROW!”
Khan said in the post-show press conference that early estimates have Forbidden Door at over 100,000 buys on digital pay-per-view. There’s still no word yet on what they did on traditional PPV providers.
Jon Moxley became the interim AEW World Heavyweight Champion when he beat Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event.
To make it more impressive, the show had a card that was filled with talent that many fans in the United States might not be as familiar with.
A WWE superstar on the Raw brand was involved in a car accident but fans can breathe a sigh of relief.
WWE often presents its talent as being larger than life. Sometimes, fans forget that behind the characters who come across as superheroes and villains are real people who aren’t immune to some scary situations in real life.
That’s what has happened in the case of one current Raw star and thankfully, she is okay.
Dana Brooke’s Car Accident
(Photo: WWE)
Dana Brooke, the current WWE 24/7 Champion, took to social media to reveal that she was involved in a “bad car accident.”
“The reason why I was not on RAW last night was bc I got into a bad car accident the past week.”
– Dana Brooke
The good news is she says she’s doing well and expects to be back in the ring soon.
Much ?? to the #wweuniverse for the support & love, standing up for me! The reason why I was not on RAW last night was bc I got into a bad car accident the past week, I am doing good & will be back in no time! I really appreciate the love & couldn’t ask for better Fan support ??
Dana Brooke has become a regular on WWE TV with her 24/7 segments. She along with Akira Tozawa, Reggie, R-Truth, and Tamina have essentially taken over the WWE 24/7 Title picture.
As mentioned in her Twitter post, the car accident is to blame for Dana missing the June 27 episode of Monday Night Raw in Laredo, Texas. This edition of Raw celebrated the 20th anniversary of John Cena.
We’ll keep you posted on this situation when more details become available.
Kurt Angle does not feel WWE fully appreciates his contributions to the industry, but he thinks he knows why that is.
Angle is the only man to have won the WWE Championship, the (retired) WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the WCW Championship, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Kurt has held the WWE Championship four times, the WCW Championship once, and the World Heavyweight Championship once. Angle is the tenth Triple Crown Champion and the fifth Grand Slam Champion.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31, 2017. His retirement match, a losing effort against Baron Corbin, took place at WrestleMania 35 in 2019.
Lack of Recognition
Kurt Angle spoke with SEScoops correspondent Steve Fall for NBC Sports Boston earlier this week. During their discussion, Angle explained why he believes WWE does not give him the red carpet treatment reserve for stars like Steve Austin, The Rock, John Cena and Shawn Michaels.
“No I don’t [get the recognition he deserves], but there’s a reason for that. I left the company high and dry in 2006, and didn’t come back for 11 years. When you leave a company like that, and they wanted me to stay, you’re going to pay the price eventually.”
During his 11-year hiatus from WWE, Kurt Angle “crossed the line” and became a franchise star for rival organization, TNA Wrestling (Impact Wrestling).
“So, I was in TNA longer than I was in WWE,” he continued. “I think that that has a bearing on it as well. So, I feel like even though I’m a WWE product, it’s where I started, it’s where I ended, I think the WWE looks at me as a TNA product. And I think that’s the reason why.”
Kurt’s first run in WWE lasted for 8 years. Angle was on the TNA/Impact Wrestling roster for ten years, making his original WWE run shorter. Angle had been on somewhat of a legends run from 2018-2019. During this run, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame, was RAW General Manager, teamed up with The Shield, and had his retirement match against Baron Corbin.
Highlight-Reel Moments
“For my first two world titles I beat The Rock and I beat ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. So, those are two formidable names. It is surprising I’m not in a lot of the highlight reels. Like I told you, there’s nothing I can do about it,” he added.
Watch Kurt Angle’s discussion with Steve Fall:
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WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T would “love” to see Paige in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) if she doesn’t return for WWE.
The two-time WWE Hall Of Famer recently took to his podcast, “The Hall Of Fame,” to offer his thoughts on Paige’s pending WWE departure and where he’d like to see her end up.
If she doesn’t ultimately return to WWE, Booker would love to see her in AEW.
“Yeah, I would. I would love to see Paige on a big stage if she’s going to do it here. If she’s not going to be in WWE, definitely, I could see Paige doing some really, really good stuff there [AEW], I really can. … I don’t look at Sasha the way I look at Paige, I look at those two totally different.”
Paige signed with WWE in 2011 and had a big impact on the women’s evolution within the company. She’s a two-time Divas Champion and a former NXT Women’s Champion. However, unfortunately, the 29-year-old’s career has bee plagued by injuries.
She has been out-of-action for the past several years due to not being medically cleared to compete, but still under contract with WWE.
Paige was used for a few non-physical roles on WWE TV, such as a manager and General Manager, but those soon fizzled out.
Now, Paige has already booked her first non-WWE appearance following her contract expiring in July. It’s not certain where she’ll ultimately end up, but wherever it is, Booker T is a firm believer that Paige is a star, and has all the makings to be huge for whoever signs her.
“She’s a star, bonafide. Just that smile alone, I am serious, dog, that little dimple in between her chin … She’s money, so she could definitely make impact.”
Kevin Owens was noticeably absent from last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW.
Owens was scheduled and advertised for the show, as he was to face off against one of the three brothers; Ezekiel, Elias, or Elrod in a Money In The Bank qualifying match. However, the match never happened, with the commentary team noting that it had to be “rescheduled.”
Instead, WWE held a Battle Royal, where the winner would qualify for the Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder match, which was won by Riddle.
With that being said, the match likely needed to be rescheduled as Owens wasn’t on the program at all, while Ezekiel did make a backstage appearance with John Cena.
Wrestling Observer Radio‘s Dave Meltzer noted that, whatever the situation is with Owens, it’s “minor.”
Meltzer didn’t check if Owens would be ready to go Friday Night on SmackDown, but he wasn’t ready to go Monday night, but it was “nothing serious.”
Kevin Owens did take to Twitter to acknowledge his absence, saying he didn’t go because he didn’t want to go to Texas, where the show was taking place.
This was a reference to his story line with Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 38 earlier this year, where Austin defeated Owens in an impromptu No Holds Barred match – Austin’s first match in over 17 years.
John Cena made a triumphant return to WWE television on Monday’s edition of Raw. Cena was on hand to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his debut. As he put it on Raw, his 20th “Birthday” with WWE.
Cena has been a divisive figure throughout the majority of his WWE run. Cena has been polarizing, with some fans loving him and some fans rejecting him as the squeaky-clean, almost corny, hand-picked corporate champion.
On Raw, it was nothing but love. Cena gave an impassioned speech about how much the support from fans as meant to him. The main theme of his address is that we’re all in this together. Everything he’s accomplished has been with the support of the WWE Universe. His accomplishments are OUR accomplishments.
Cena said he haven’t seen the last of him, but he’s not sure when he’ll be back in a WWE ring. It’s been rumored that Cena will return at SummerSlam to battle Theory. The two had a brief interaction backstage:
On Tuesday, Cena posted a message on social media expressing his gratitude. Cena says he’s “overwhelmed” by all the outreach he’s received from people recognizing his milestone.
Overwhelmed with ALL the messages thru this month. Being at #WWERaw last night gave me an opportunity to show you how much YOU mean to me. Thank you @WWE for every chance you’ve taken on me, so I will continue to always give my best for my home, for my family, for US.
WWE’s Cena tribute edition of Raw featured video clips of Cena’s greatest rivals touting as a leader not only in the professional sense, but also as a man and role model. We even saw cameos from AEW talent, including Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson and Paul Wight.
Click here for details on how the “AEW stars appear on Raw” situation came about.
Watch John Cena’s address to the WWE Universe on Monday’s Raw right here:
There’s an update on Jon Moxley’s status following Forbidden Door.
Moxley went one-on-one with NJPW’s “Ace” Hiroshi Tanahashi on June 26. The match was contested for the interim AEW World Championship. In the end, it was Moxley who scored the win to capture the interim gold.
When the PPV went off the air, Moxley told fans inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois that he may have had a concussion.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer is reporting that Jon Moxley does not have a concussion.
The report notes that Moxley saying he has a concussion was becoming a bit of a shtick with him after a bloody match but he’s likely going to stop doing it so people don’t get worried.
Injuries have derailed a ton of plans for AEW, so this latest bit of news surely comes as a sigh of relief to fans and those within the company.
Moxley is scheduled to compete at Blood & Guts on the June 29 episode of AEW Dynamite.
When Shayna Baszler made the transition from MMA to wrestling, she didn’t have very high hopes of joining WWE. It was before the Women’s Revolution and the company wasn’t interested in signing competitors like her. The indie scene in US was also popularized by high-flying wrestlers. Her old-school style was not what fans looked for and at first, Baszler didn’t feel very good about her chances.
The former NXT women’s champion recently recalled this time during her appearance on Out of Character. She mentioned how the first time she felt confident was in Japan because the people there loved her style.
She still had a tryout with WWE before the inaugural Mae Young Classic. Though after not hearing back from officials for six months, Shayna had given up the hope of ever signing with the company. This is when the unexpected happened:
‘I’ll Probably Never Get Signed’
“I had my tryout, didn’t hear anything back. I went to Japan and I remember, we had gone on a dojo I was with. We had gone on a vacation.” recalled Shayna Baszler, “I was sitting in a hot tub at this spa. I remember being like, ‘You know what? This is pretty awesome. I’ll probably never get signed.’ I haven’t heard back from them.
She continued: “This is cool though. I’m traveling all over the world and I was like, ‘This is awesome. I’m living a pretty sweet life.’ So I had kind of like decided ‘Okay I did it, it’s not a big deal [that] I didn’t make it’ Then almost within the week that I got home from Japan, I got a call about the Mae Young Classic. So [it’s] kind of wild.”
This past weekend, various wrestling promotions hosted Friday, Saturday & Sunday night shows.
Blitzkrieg! Pro, Sean Henderson Presents, DEFY Wrestling, House of Glory, National Wrestling Alliance, STARDOM, H2O Wrestling, NJPW, ICW No Holds Barred, Xtreme Pro Wrestling, Women’s Wrestling Revolution, and Warrior Wrestling all presented events on June 27.
We have compiled results for the independent shows below along with ways to stream them, if possible.
6/24
Blitzkrieg! Pro
Blitzkrieg! Pro hosted its 4th Annual Luau event in Enfield, Connecticut The event took place on June 24 at Old Country Banquet Hall. The event aired on IWTV.
B!P The 4th Annual Luau Results (6/24)
The CDC (Devantes & Juba) def. Locked And Loaded (50 Cal & Dan Barry)
Bobby Orlando def. Allie Katch
Dog Collar Match: Kirby Wackerman def. Bryce Donovan
The Haven (Jay Onyx & Shawn Knyte) def. A Message To You (Leary & Perry Von Vicious)
Anthony Greene def. Dirty Dango
Fans Bring Pool Toys: Logan Black def. Chris Benne (w/ Alex Cypher)
B!P Tag Team Championships: MSP (Aiden Aggro & The DangerKid) (c) def. Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller & Kylon King)
B!P Bedlam Championship: VSK (c) def. Alec Price
B!P Bedlam Championship #1 Contendership Ten Way Scramble Match: CPA def. Andy Brown, Angelo Carter, Evil Kip, Ichiban, Jeff Cannonball, Manders, Riley Shepard, Sammy Diaz & Travis Huckabee
Sean Henderson Presents hosted its I’d Do Anything event in Williamstown, New Jersey. The event took place on June 24 at H2O Wrestling Center. The event aired on IWTV.
SHP I’d Do Anything Results (6/24)
Marcus Mathers def. Reid Walker
Hardcore Match: Deklan Grant def. Chris Bradley
Cole Radrick & Jimmy Lloyd def. Dyln McKay & Ryan Radix
NWA Rules: Colby Corino def. Joel Bateman by referee’s decision
Death Match: Otis Cogar def. Louie Ramos
Scramble Match: Stan Stylez def. Casey Carrington and Mouse and Nick Grande and Riley Rose and Ryan Redfield
Giulia and Mai Sakurai dominate Utami, while @_Maika0324 uses all that power to hold back Kamitani AND AZM, from earlier today in Kyoto! pic.twitter.com/qoEfzjWwv4
H2O Wrestling hosted a two-part 6 F’N Years event. The event in Williamstown, New Jersey. The first event took place on June 25 at H2O Wrestling Center. The event aired on IWTV.
H2O 6 F’N Years – Night One Results (6/25)
H2O World Championship Match: Colby Corino defeated Deklan Grant (c)
Death Match: Matt Tremont vs. EFFY ended in a no contest
H2O Hybrid Championship Match: Billie Starkz defeated Adonis Valerio (c), Reid Walker, Steve Sanders, and Dyln McKay
Alex Stretch & Anthraxx defeated Kennedi Copeland & Mouse
Mitch Valley defeated Jeff Cannonball
H2O Danny Havoc Hardcore Championship: Lucky 13 (c) defeated Bam Sullivan and Cole Radrick
Fans Bring The Weapons Match: Jimmy Lyon Chondo & Mickie Knuckles defeated Chris Bradley & Kristian Ross
NJPW aired their newest episode of NJPW Strong on June 25 on NJPW World. The tapings took place on May 15 as a part of the NJPW STRONG Collision tapings.
NJPW STRONG Results
David Finlay defeated Danny Limelight
Minoru Suzuki defeated Tony Deppen
STRONG Openweight Championship: Fred Rosser defeated Tom Lawlor (c)
Rosser fights back with a massive Tombstone on the concrete floor!
Xtreme Pro Wrestling hosted its Beautiful Disaster Event in Pomona, California. The event took place on June 25 at The Derby Room. The event aired on FITE TV.
XPW Women’s Championship Tournament First Round: Sage Sin Supreme def. Chelsea Green
XPW Women’s Championship Tournament First Round: Taya Valkyrie def. Steph De Lander
XPW Women’s Championship Tournament Final – Ladder Match: Taya Valkyrie def. Kamille Brickhouse and Ludark Shaitan and Sage Sin Supreme to win the vacant title.
XPW King Of The Death Matches Championship #1 Contendership Death Match: Alex Colon def. Ciclope
Death Match: MASADA def. Miedo Extremo
XPW King Of The Death Matches Championship: SHLAK (c) def. Big Joe
Women’s Wrestling Revolution hosted its Aces High event in Worcester, Massachusetts. The event took place on June 26 at White Eagle. The event aired on IWTV.
WWR+ Aces High Results (6/26)
Armani Kayos def. Gal Barkay
Willow Nightingale def. Little Mean Kathleen
Davienne def. Paris Van Dale
Ashley D’Amboise def. Tiara James
The Administration (Damian Adams, Pedro Dones & Tina San Antonio) def. Clara Carreras & The Hispanic Mechanics (Jos A & Jos B)
H2O Wrestling hosted a two-part 6 F’N Years event. The event in Williamstown, New Jersey. The second event took place on June 26 at H2O Wrestling Center. The event aired on IWTV.
H2O 6 F’N Years – Night Two Results (6/26)
Three Way Match: Anthraxx def. Bam Sullivan and Ron Mathis
Three Way Tag Match for the H2O Tag Team Championships: The End Game (Darien Hardway & Leroy Robinson) (c) def. Kaos Control (Cecilio Vega & Rocket) and WTF (Bruce Grey & Tyler Voxx) to retain the H2O Tag Team Championships
Mouse defeats Aiden Baal
Four Way Death Match: Brandon Kirk def. Cole Radrick, Drew Blood and Jimmy Lloyd
Death Match: Joel Bateman def. Louie Ramos
Death Match: Mickie Knuckles def. Jess Moss
H2O Hybrid Championship Match: Reid Walker def. Billie Starkz (c) to become the new H2O Hybrid Champion
Anything Goes Match: Matt Tremont def. Deklan Grant
Last Man Standing Match: GG Everson def. Chuck Payne
Warrior Wrestling hosted its Warrior Wrestling 24 event in Chicago, Illinois. The event took place on June 26 at the Malcolm X College. The event aired on FITE TV.
Warrior Wrestling 24 Results (6/26)
Miranda Alize def. Heather Reckless
Mike Bennett def. Beast Man
Six-Way Lucha Scramble Match For The Warrior Wrestling Lucha Medallion: Gringo Loco def. Ninja Mack, Alpha Wolf, Dragon Bane, Golden Dragon and ASF
Frank The Clown interrupted Denise Salcedo, who was set to crown a Homecoming King and Queen. Maria Kanellis made the save.
Davey Richards def. ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor
Zachary Wentz, Myron Reed & Dante Leon def. Blake Christian, Nick Wayne & Fuego del Sol
Warrior Wrestling Championship: KC Navarro (c) def. Brian Pillman Jr
Forbidden Door has been the trending topic of discussion among fans the last few days. Xavier Woods has now used it to retrieve the UpUpDownDown Championship from a released WWE superstar.
Tyler Breeze had held the YouTube brand’s top title for over 500 days until last year. However, Mia Yim defeated him in April 2021.
The gaming channel then went through an inactive phase. The content creators of the channel went on a strike in solidarity with Woods to get him a better deal for running the whole operation.
Unfortunately for the brand, it was during this time that many of their regulars were released from their WWE contracts due to budget cuts. This included Yim.
Xavier Woods announced the return of UUDD in May this year but the status of the championship remained in question.
Finally yesterday the New Day member noted that he had been trying to get through the Forbidden Door to retrieve the belt. Now Shayna Baszler has gotten the job done:
Woods and company are set to hold a tournament to crown a new UUDD champion on July 2. Baszler has earned herself a spot in it by getting the belt back.
This isn’t the only time the Forbidden Door has been opened by WWE this week. A number of AEW stars appeared on Monday’s Raw. You can check out the reason behind it here.
Many expected Miro to be presented as a monster from day 1 on the AEW roster. However, it wasn’t the case and the former WWE star debuted as The Best Man for Kip Sabian. This idea didn’t sit well with many fans.
Speaking about his disappointing AEW debut, Miro admitted that he knew that his initial gimmick wasn’t who he really was. He claimed that he gave Tony Khan a discount because the AEW president was signing him based on his Twitch persona:
“I gave Tony Khan a discount. I gave him a discount and said, ‘Tony, I will sign for this money because it’s the pandemic, but after that year and a half, we’re coming strong.’
I knew that he was signing the wrong guy. He was signing the Twitch guy.” said Miro, “He’s basing his opinions on my Twitch and that’s where the whole thing with Kip started. I knew that wasn’t me. That’s just not who I am.”
Though the former US champion has since broken out of that image. He has proven himself to be a worthy main eventer and signed a new deal with AEW for more money.
Speaking about his decision to re-sign, Miro said that AEW is a place where you can be creatively free. He explained that the freedom Khan allows him played a big part in his call to continue with the company.
Posted June 28th, 2022 in AEW, News. Tagged: Miro.
The Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian, and The Dudley Boyz all made history when they competed in the first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs match during the SummerSlam 2000 event.
However, even though all three of these teams put their bodies on the line in this extreme bout, they were paid very little for their effort.
Hall of Famer Mick Foley, who was serving as the on-screen commissioner for WWE at the time recently revealed how much the three teams were paid for the match:
“I was still one of the guys. They fully understood that I wasn’t the commissioner, I’m not actually [in the] office, and I said, ‘How bad was it?’
And when they said $10,000, I was like, ‘You got $10,000 for that?’” recalled Mick Foley, “So I went to Jim [Ross, Head of Talent Relations at the time] on their behalf and petitioned for more money.”
The Hardcore Star revealed that he mentioned the match between The Undertaker and Big Boss Man to Ross. He protested against the fact that Taker made much more for the bout that wasn’t as good.
According to Foley, it felt ‘like a slap’ in the face of the three teams to be paid so little for their hard work. His petition did get them bumped up from there.
This week’s episode of WWE Raw is history but did anything go down after the show?
The June 27 edition of Monday Night Raw was a special one. John Cena made his return to a WWE ring in Laredo, Texas. He was in several segments backstage and cut one heck of a promo when he addressed the WWE Universe.
Fans also got to witness two qualifying matches for Money in the Bank. Riddle has been added to the men’s MITB, while Becky Lynch earned her spot in the women’s ladder match.
Following The Broadcast
There was no post-event dark match. After the show, Becky Lynch addressed the WWE Universe, posed,and was taking selfies with some fans in the crowd.
Logan Paul is slated to make his in-ring return soon as The Miz stated during tonight’s Raw that he and Paul were returning as a team at SummerSlam.
The Miz cut a promo where he talked about how he was the one who set up pictures of Paul training and at SummerSlam, it would be him and Paul returning together. Kevin Patrick, who conducted the interview, brought up that it was The Miz who laid out Paul after their tag team match at WrestleMania 38 back in April.
The Miz said they talked after the match and how Paul understood that it was simply a teaching moment, and seemingly smoothed things over. Following the interview, Miz worked a singles match where he lost to AJ Styles.
This bout was said up earlier in the evening when Miz grabbed Styles’ leg, yanking him off the apron and eliminating him in a last chance Money in the Bank qualifier battle royal.
Paul recently posted photos of himself training and tagging WWE on Twitter:
As advertised, John Cena made his return to Monday Night Raw this week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his main roster in-ring debut against Kurt Angle on a 2002 episode of SmackDown.
The segment saw Vince McMahon introduce him. Cena cut a promo about how it’s his WWE birthday. He said he is someone who does not celebrate milestones because he wants to look forward. Tonight is different though because it’s about the fans as it means they let him do this for two decades.
He said WWE has prepared him for anything due to the reactions from the fans and they made him a better human being. He said he doesn’t know when the fans will see him again in the ring. Cena said that everything he does he has the fans with him and it’s about “us.” He said if you want some come get some then left the ring.
"For 20 years, you have created an environment for me to be my true self. You've also been brave enough to tell me when I suck and you've also been kind enough to tell me when I don't."@JohnCena#WWERawpic.twitter.com/h6y2jp1dAb
"Anything I do outside of this is never JUST me. It's about US coming together. This is all about WE. You have made me who I am today."@JohnCena#WWERawpic.twitter.com/tbHDt67e3S
Cena made his previous return at the WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event last year, which led to Cena losing to Reigns at SummerSlam.
Despite speculation of this appearance setting up a match at SummerSlam against Theory, it didn’t happen tonight. However, they did have a confrontation backstage earlier in the broadcast.
