Popular independent wrestler Ace Romero is coming to Major League Wrestling. On this week’s episode of MLW Fusion, it was announced the big man will debut at MLW FIGHTLAND, which takes place on November 8th from Chicago, IL.
Ace Romero is best known for his size and agility. This year, he’s wrestled for Rockstar Pro, CZW, House of Hardcore, AAW and more. You can follow him on Twitter at @TheAceybaby. Some fans will recognize Romero from this crazy ‘pounce’ video that went viral earlier this summer.
The main event for MLW FIGHTLAND on 11/8 will be a World Tag Team championship match. The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) cornered by Konnan will defend against LA Park & Hijo de LA Park, presented by Salina de la Renta.
Other top stars signed to appear include MLW World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki, Sami Callihan, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, World Middleweight Champion MJF with Aria Blake, Shane “Swerve” Strickland and more.
Chris Jericho’s Rock and Wrestling Rager at Sea will be available for streaming on FITE.TV. The cruise takes places from October 27-31 and sails from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas. The cruise will feature live wrestling matches, concerts, comedy and much more.
The wrestling matches, including the historic Alpha Club vs. Bullet Club showdown, will be taped for a special called Streaming For Vengeance. The event will be available on FITE.TV on November 3rd at 8pm EST.
“Ever since we announced Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager At Sea, everybody who couldn’t make it onboard the cruise have been asking me if we are streaming the event,” said Jericho in a press release sent in to SEScoops.com. “Now, after months of pondering, planning and probing, I can proudly say the answer is YES!! Preorder “Streaming for Vengeance” now to see the biggest main event of the year, The ALPHA CLUB vs The BULLET CLUB, and the entire Sea Of Honor Tournament on FITE TV! Stream it in, Maaan!”
Streaming For Vengeance Card
Alpha Club vs. Bullet Club:
Chris Jericho & The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega, Cody, Marty Scurll
Major League Wrestling is set to debut in Miami, Florida this December. MLW has announced two shows at the Scottish Rite Temple, a venue that has hosted many boxing and MMA cards throughout the years.
MLW: Never Say Never takes place on Thursday, December 13th
MLW: Zero Hour takes takes place on Friday, December 14th
Both of these shows will be television tapings for MLW Fusion, which airs every Friday night on beIN SPORTS.
“Miami is the perfect location with South Florida being one of our hottest markets as well as for the snowbirds looking to get away for a long weekend in the sun,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “We wanted to come back and bring something big so we’re serving up a double shot of MLW this December.”
Tickets for MLW’s Miami double shot go on sale next Friday (10/19) at MLWTickets.com. There will be a special promotion for fans looking to attend both nights.
Miami is the latest new market for MLW, which has seen a rapid expansion throughout 2018. The promotion debuts in Chicago next month for MLW FIGHTLAND and returns to New York City during WrestleMania 35 weekend. For more information, visit MLW.com.
WWE has confirmed that Edge will be appearing at next week’s big SmackDown 1000 special. The WWE Hall of Famer will host a special edition of his Cutting Edge talk show.
WWE is stacking the deck for SmackDown 1000. In addition to Edge, other legends confirmed to appear include The Undertaker, Batista, Ric Flair, Rey Mysterio, Michelle McCool, Torrie Wilson, Teddy Long and Vickie Guerrero.
As of this writing, the only match WWE has announced for SmackDown 1000 is Shinsuke Nakamura vs. the returning Rey Mysterio. The winner of this bout will qualify for the WWE World Cup tournament, which unfolds next month’s Crown Jewel event from Saudi Arabia.
While not yet acknowledged by WWE, the arena website is also advertising:
AJ Styles & Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz and Samoa Joe
Charlotte Flair, Asuka, & Naomi vs. Becky Lynch and The IIconics
SmackDown 1000 takes place next Tuesday from Washington, D.C. at the Capital One Arena.
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and Mark Cuban’s AXS TV announced today the premiere date for Buss’ emerging hit series WOW-WOMEN OF WRESTLING, making its network debut on Friday, January 18, 2019.
JEANIE BUSS’ WOW-WOMEN OF WRESTLING MAKES ITS DEBUT ON AXS TV, THE SERIES’ EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTING HOME, ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
Los Angeles, CA – October 10, 2018 – Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and Mark Cuban’s AXS TV announced today the premiere date for Buss’ emerging hit series WOW-WOMEN OF WRESTLING, making its network debut on Friday, January 18, 2019. AXS TV is the exclusive broadcast home for the Buss-owned WOW-Women of Wrestling, which joins the network’s highly successful Friday Night lineup that also includes the fan-favorite NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING promotion and live MMA action from Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA).
WOW Superhero events present all-female professional wrestling bouts with the theatrical flair of a blockbuster concert mixed with the hard-hitting action fans have come to expect from the popular promotion. WOW has amassed a large and dedicated fan base throughout the years, on the strength of the unique personalities of the captivating warriors who put their skills on full display as they go toe-to-toe inside the squared circle. The eight-episode series will feature 35 wrestlers, including third generation wrestling superstar Tessa Blanchard, returning superheroes The Beast, Stephy Slays, Jungle Grrrl, Beverly Hills Babe and talented newcomers to WOW such as Faith the Lioness and Princess Aussie.
David McLane, the beloved commentator and impresario behind the iconic ’80s TV series GLOW “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling,” has produced an action-packed series of intriguing matches. All eyes are on WOW World Champion Santana Garrett as she defends the coveted WOW World Championship belt from a bevy of determined challengers. Will this be the season a new champion is crowned?
McLane will provide insightful ringside commentary, joined by play-by-play announcer Stephen Dickey. Wrestling royalty Shaul Guerrero will serve as the ring announcer for each event while Brigiite Valadez will be delivering the inside scoop as backstage reporter.
“We are excited to add the series and welcome the incredible athletes and characters of WOW to our hit Friday night lineup”, said AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon. “This is the perfect time to add WOW and deliver on Jeanie Buss’ vision of strong women wrestlers in the spotlight on national television.”
“AXS TV broke ground with its airing of New Japan Pro Wrestling,” said McLane. “They are doing it again with the broadcasting of WOW. AXS TV is providing fight fans an amazing hour of action … and WOW is proud to be a part of their epic lineup!”
WOW-WOMEN OF WRESTLING is the leading women’s professional wrestling organization and is owned by Jeanie Buss in partnership with MGM Television and David McLane.
Monday’s edition of WWE RAW averaged 2.374 million viewers, an increase over 2.302 million the previous week. This ended WWE’s streak of declining (and historically low) RAW viewership.
Here are the hourly numbers, courtesy of ShowBuzzDaily.com:
Hour 1: 2.533 million viewers
Hour 2: 2.388 million viewers
Hour 3: 2.200 million viewers
Although WWE stopped the week-to-week ratings slide, RAW was not among the Top 10 most-watched programs on cable for the night. NFL Monday Night Football, the Yankees vs. Red Socks MLB playoff game, ESPN Sports Center and cable news programming all had more total viewers.
RAW featured fallout from Saturday’s Super Show-Down pay-per-view, a reunion of DX and the announcement of Shawn Michaels coming out of retirement, the Bella Twins turning on Ronda Rousey and more. To catch up on this week’s Raw, check out:
The National Wrestling Alliance has announced it will be Penelope Ford challenging Jazz for the NWA Women’s Championship at the upcoming NWA 70th Anniversary show.
NWA 70th Anniversary Card
The NWA Women’s Championship match is the latest high-stakes contest to round out this card. The main event of the NWA 70th Anniversary show will see NWA World Heavyweight Champion Cody defending against Aldis. This “All In” rematch will be Best of 3 Falls.
Additionally, 8-men will compete to crown a new NWA National Champion. Two 4-man elimination matches will be held. The winners will advance to a singles match to with the National Championship on the line. The competitors include Sam Shaw, Willie Mack, Ricky Starks, Sammy Guevara, Scorpio Sky, Jay Bradley, Mike Parrow and Colt Cabana
The NWA 70th Anniversary takes place on Sunday, October 21st from Nashville, Tennessee. The show is available for purchase at FITE.TV for $24.99.
On Thursday night, MLW Fury Road took place from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City. It was previously announced that MLW would be returning to NYC on Thursday, April 4th during WrestleMania 35 weekend. Due to high demand, MLW has added a second NYC that weekend – and it will be headlined by Battle Riot II.
Major League Wrestling sent in the following press release on Friday with all the details:
MLW: BATTLE RIOT II TO HEADLINE NIGHT 2 IN NEW YORK CITY ON APRIL 5; TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY 10/10 AT 10 A.M.
NEW YORK – Major League Wrestling (“MLW”) announced today that the league has added a second night to its return to New York City in April 2019 with a Friday April 5th card and TV taping at the Melrose Ballroom featuring the return of the 40-wrestler BATTLE RIOT®.
MLW: BATTLE RIOT II joins the already announced Thursday April 4th FUSION TV taping event, which also takes place at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, NYC. Both are MLW FUSION TV tapings.
Tickets go on sale for both events 10/10 at 10 a.m. at www.MLWTickets.com. Tickets start at just $20.
Both cards have a start time of 7:00 p.m. and should conclude by 10:30 p.m.
There will be special Night 1/Night 2 packages for fans looking for bundled ticketing options to ensure they have great seats both nights at a great price.
“We don’t price gauge. This is a big weekend for wrestling fans and we want them to enjoy it all,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “You won’t just get 2 great nights of MLW but you’ll get a great deal that allows you to come out to MLW while not breaking the bank for the rest of your weekend.”
While the Friday night card will now feature the 40-wrestler Battle Riot® as its main event, speculation continues to grow over what or who will headline the April 4th card.
“All I can say is… this is going to be a BIG one. How big? I’ve been working on this one for months. You won’t see this main event anywhere else anytime soon,” said Bauer.
Minutes from the center of Manhattan, the Melrose Ballroom is easily accessible by subway, car or bus.
ABOUT THE BATTLE RIOT®
A mash-up of a battle royal, royal rumble and anything goes street fight, this super-sized main event will feature 40 wrestlers with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds.
There will be surprises! There will be legends! There will be WTF entries… and there will be no disqualifications!
Elimination is by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.
Anything is possible in a Battle Riot!
What does the winner get?
The winner gets a World Heavyweight Title Shot anywhere, anytime! It could be that night; it could be in 6 months. The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is!
Matches will be announced in the coming months at MLW.com.
Major League Wrestling announced on Thursday that Shane Strickland has optioned his rematch clause against MLW World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki. Four months after Low Ki throned the champ, “Swerve” will get a shot at redemption at MLW Fightland on Thursday, November 8th from Chicago, IL.
It’s expected that Strickland will be facing Low Ki at Fightland, but Low Ki first has to get through his title defense against Daga tonight in New York City at MLW: Fury Road.
Both Fury Road and Fightland will be TV tapings for MLW Fusion, which airs every Friday night on beIN SPORTS.
Strickland’s MLW World Championship rematch is the second title match announced for Fightland. Earlier this week, the company announced the main event will see Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix (cornered by Konnan) defend the MLW World Tag Team Championships against LA Park & Hijo de LA Park (presented by Salina de la Renta).
The MLW World title shot at Fightland is being seen by many as Strickland’s best chance to climb back to the top of the mountain in MLW. Tonight at Fury Road, he’ll face “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, who has his own championship opportunity waiting for him as the winner of MLW Battle Riot.
If you’re in the Chicago area, check out MLWTickets.com for details on how you can attend MLW Fightland!
Major League Wrestling returns to New York City tonight for MLW Fury Road. 11 matches are scheduled for the show, which takes place from the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, NY. This will be a television taping, with matches from Fury Road airing on MLW Fusion Friday nights on beIN SPORTS.
The following matches are advertised for the MLW Fury Road event that will be held on Thursday in New York, New York at Melrose Ballroom.
MLW World Champion Low Ki vs. Daga
LA Park vs. PCO.
Jimmy Havoc vs. Sami Callihan (Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal)
Shane Strickland vs. Tom Lawlor
The Hart Foundation (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Teddy Hart & Brian Pillman Jr.) vs. ACH, Rich Swann, and Marko Stunt
Tommy Dreamer vs. Brody King
MLW Middleweight Champion Maxwell J Friedman vs. Jimmy Yuta vs. Jason Cade
Sammy Guevara vs. El Hijo de LA Park
Smash N Dash Connection vs. Samoan Island Tribe
Joey Ryan vs. “Most Marketable” Richard Holliday
Simon Gotch’s Prize Fight Challenge
If you’re in the New York area, a limited number of tickets are still available at MLWTickets.com. Check back later tonight for MLW Fury Road results!
Joey Janela provided an update on his knee injury and it’s the last thing we wanted to hear. The Bad Boy has been keeping fans apprised of his condition after blowing out his knee last weekend during a match against Psicosis for Gamechanger Wrestling.
After being checked out by doctors last week, Janela posted this summary of exactly how bad the injury was:
Complete or near complete PCL tear
Complete tear of the MCL distally
Impaction fracture of the medical femoral condyle
Mild bone contusion of the lateral tibial plateau
Sprain of the fibular collateral ligament
Partial tear of the medial patellofemoral ligament
ACL sprain
Small knee effusion
Janela To Miss “At Least A Year”
On Tuesday afternoon, Janela revealed that he’ll be going under the knife next week. His surgeon informed him this was an especially bad injury. The operation will keep him out of action for at least one year. It’s hard to put a positive spin on the situation aside from the fact that the injury is not career ending and Janela has proven himself to be as tough as they come. We wish Joey Janela a speedy recovery.
Well I met my surgeon today, it’s official I’ll be gone for atleast a year… even worse then I thought, really heartbroken. He said this one was is really bad, surgery next week… ? The voyage has never been easy for me, It's a long way to the top If you wanna rock 'n' roll
WWN announced on Tuesday that Joey Janela has been stripped of the WWN Championship due to injury. A tournament to crown the next WWN Champion will be held at the October 28th EVOLVE live event from Ybor City, Florida. Here’s the official word from WWN:
“WWN Champion Joey Janela suffered a major knee injury and will be on the sidelines for several months. Regretfully, WWN officials have no choice but to strip Janela of the WWN Championship. We wish Joey a full and quick recovery. We will welcome him back whenever he is ready.”
Janela was injured last weekend during a match against Psicosis for Gamechanger Wrestling. You can view footage of the injury here. He’ll be undergoing knee surgery soon and is expected to be out of action for 6-12 months.
Shortly after the injury, Joey Janela posted this video addressing his fans:
The main event has been signed for MLW Fightland, the promotion’s first-ever live event from Chicago. The World Tag Team championships will be on the line when MLW invades the Cicero Stadium on November 8th for this MLW FUSION television taping.
MLW Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix, cornered by Konnan) will defend the gold against LA Park & Hijo de LA Park, presented by Salina de la Renta.
MLW CEO Court Bauer was quoted in a press release sent in to SEScoops.com.
“We wanted a big match for our Chicago debut,” said Bauer. “You have some of the top luchadores in the world fighting for championship gold in a match that will be 100% pure lucha libre. Chicago is in for a great night.”
The card will feature World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, World Middleweight Champion MJF with Aria Blake, Sami Callihan, Sammy Guevara and many more. Matches will be announced in the coming weeks at MLW.com.
If you’re in the Chicago area, this show is can’t miss. Tickets are on sale now at MLWTickets.com.
MLW Fusion airs every Friday night on beIN SPORTS. The full shows are uploaded to MLW’s YouTube channel the following night at 6:05pm ET.
Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville made a surprise appearance at Tuesday’s Dragon Gate live event from Japan. He previously worked from the company between 2007-2012.
This was Neville’s first appearance at a wrestling show since October 2017, when he last appeared on WWE television. He remained under contract with WWE until this past August.
The former ‘King of the Cruiserweights’ is expected to resume using the name PAC, which he used prior to joining WWE.
Now that he is back in the ring, it will be very interesting to see what other companies he winds up working with in the months ahead.
Here are some photos and videos from Neville’s return:
Daniel Bryan is standing by his wife’s side and pointing out that accidents happen in professional wrestling matches all the time.
Over the past two weeks, Bryan’s spouse Brie Bella has been receiving a relentless amount of criticism after she accidentally kicked Liv Morgan in the head twice in a row, nearly knocking her unconscious and ultimately causing her to have a concussion.
Immediately after the incident happened, Bella posted an apology on Twitter while sending Morgan her well wishes after the accidental kicked nearly knocked her out.
More recently, Bella has taken to Instagram where she wrote a lengthy post about cyberbullying, undoubtedly aimed at the amount of criticism she’s faced since the incident with Morgan in the ring a couple of weeks ago.
Now Bryan is going on the offensive to defend his wife and also point out that accidents happen in the ring constantly — and even he’s been the perpetrator in the past.
“I am proud of how strong my wife is. After accidentally injuring Liv Morgan last week, the first time Bri’s ever hurt another performer, she’s been subject to a constant barrage of social media attacks. Almost every wrestler has accidentally hurt someone but rarely do you see this kind of hate when it happens. For example, I concussed Randy Orton in 2012 after hitting him with what was supposed to be a chair to the back. Unfortunately part of the side hit him in the back of the head, and he was forced to miss a PPV. In 2009 in our last match against each other, I concussed Nigel McGuinness after doing a dive into him in the crowd, where his head hit the floor. And there are others.
“As for the Yes kicks, two weeks ago I accidentally kicked Andrade directly in the head due to a miscommunication on my part. I feel fortunate that he was ok, because there are few feelings worse than hurting someone. Despite all of that, never did I receive the backlash Bri did this week. With all the negative things said about my wife, nobody was harder on her than she was on herself. Thank you to the many people who reached out to support her, both publicly and privately. We all wish Liv Morgan a speedy recovery.”
Bryan ended his post with the hash tag ‘cyberbullying’, referencing back to his wife’s post on the subject on Instagram.
WWE had previously confirmed that Morgan suffered a concussion from the incident but outside of that, there’s been no other statement about Bella’s in ring performance.
By all accounts, she will still be a very active member of the roster with a high profile match coming up this weekend at ‘WWE Super Show-Down’ when she teams with her sister Nikki and former UFC champion Ronda Rousey is a six-person tag match against the Riott Squad — with Liv Morgan still currently scheduled to perform as well.
Mia Yim made her NXT live event this weekend. As advertised, the Mae Young Classic competitor wrestled at Saturday’s NXT live event from Fort Pierce, Florida. In her first match for NXT, Mia Yim defeated Aliyah in singles action.
Mia Yim has wrestled on and off for Impact Wrestling between 2013-2017. She was expected to sign with WWE after last year’s Mae Young Classic tournament, but was sidelined with a leg injury. During a recent interview with TVInsider, Mia revealed the hardest part of her recovery was the mental aspect.
“The hardest part of the recovery was the mental,” Yim said. “Going to physical therapy, learning how to walk again and run again, rolling around in the ring — it was all easy compared to the mental part.”
She recently signed a developmental deal with WWE and has been training at the Performance Center. Here are some photos from her NXT debut from this weekend:
We are quickly approaching the 1,000th episode of WWE SmackDown. The historic event will take place on Tuesday, October 16th from Washington D.C. WWE has been running a number of features to promote SmackDown 1,000, including a recent look at potential dream matches that included the likes of Batista and Rey Mysterio.
WWE has now named the Top 15 Greatest SmackDown Matches from the show’s 19-year run. Check out this list. Do you agree with the top picks? Which of these matches do you remember? Let us know in the comments section.
15. Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H – Intercontinental Championship Match: April 12, 2001
14. Team Angle vs. Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri – WWE Tag Team Championship Match: May 29, 2003
Matt Riddle made his NXT in-ring debut on Friday night in Sanford, Illinois. The King of Bros defeated Fabian Archer in what fans in attendance described as a fantastic match.
After months of speculation about him joining WWE, the rumors were put to rest when he was shown ringside at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn during SummerSlam weekend. Riddle began training at the WWE Performance Center earlier this week. His first NXT program is expected to be against veteran performer Kassius Ohno.
Gymnastics champion Stacey Ervin Jr. also made his debut at the #NXTSanford show. Despite an impressive showing, he lost to Kassius Ohno.
Here are some photos and videos from Matt Riddle’s NXT debut:
A huge new match has been announced for Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Rager At Sea cruise. The latest Ring of Honor vs. Impact Wrestling match scheduled is a 10-man Elimination War pitting members of the Bullet Club against the top stars of Impact Wrestling. NWA World Champion Cody, The Young Bucks, Marty Scurll and Hangman Page will square off against Sami Callihan, Johnny Impact, Brian Cage and LAX.
Sailing from Miami to the Bahamas, the Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Rager cruises from October 27th through 31st. It’s not too late to be part of the action: Visit JerichoCruise.com for booking information.
Updated Card for Jericho Cruise
Main Event:
Alpha Club (Chris Jericho & The Young Bucks) vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll)
WWE held the latest round of NXT TV tapings results on Thursday night from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. These shows will take us through mid-October.
Dominik Dijakovic defeated Dan Matha in a dark match.
Airing September 26th
– NXT General Manager William Regal came out to start the show. He addressed the ongoing investigation into who attacked Aleister Black. Adam Cole out and demanded a rematch against NXT North American Champion Ricochet. Regal said Ricochet just wrestled Pete Dunne “this week” so Cole will have to wait two weeks before he gets his hands on Ricochet. When he does, it will be a triple threat with Pete Dunne also in the mix.
– Lars Sullivan defeated Victor Orchant (Vordell Walker) by disqualification when EC3 ran in an attacked Sullivan.
– The Mighty defeated the Street Profits.
– Kairi Sane beat Vanessa Borne. After the match, Shayna Baszler came out and demanded a rematch against Kari Sane. Kairi said she’ll put the NXT Women’s Championship on the line at WWE Evolution.
– Tommaso Ciampa defeated Otis Dozovic.
Airing October 3rd
– Lacey Evans over Candice LeRae.
– Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler, & Wesley Blake) beat Kirsh, Mixon, & Rise.
– Johnny Gargano defeated Tony Nese.
– Lars Sullivan defeated EC3.
Airing October 10th:
– Tommaso Ciampa came out to cut a promo, but was interrupted by Velveteen Dream. Dream played mind games with Ciampa and this appears to be our next NXT Championship feud. Nikki Cross came out and teased that she knows a secret.
– Keith Lee over Kona Reeves.
– War Raiders defeated Undisputed ER by DQ when Bobby Fish attacked the Raiders with a steel chair
– Shayna Baszler defeated Britt Baker by submission and continued attacking Baker after the bell.
– Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan over Rocky & Tian Bing.
– Bianca Belair vs. Nikki Cross went to a no contest when the lights went out midway through the match. When the lights came back on, Aleister Black was seated in the ring. Cross whispered something in his ear, which led to him running to the back and mad.
– Ricochet defeated Adam Cole and Pete Dunne to retain the NXT North American Championship.
Abyss has been announced as the next inductee into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 13th during Bound For Glory weekend in New York City
Abyss is an Impact Wrestling original. He wrestled as ‘Justice’ on the first-ever TNA Wednesday night pay-per-view back on on June 19, 2002. He would debut as Abyss one year later. Abyss has done it all in Impact and held virtually ever title there is to hold. He’s a former Impact Wrestling world champion and a ‘TNA Grand Slam Champion.’
As the latest inductee, Abyss will take his rightful place alongside Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, Team 3D, Earl Hebner and Gail Kim. He issued this statement on Twitter in response to the news:
I’m absolutely over whelmed with the response to my upcoming @IMPACTWRESTLING Hall of Fame induction. Thank you ALL for your messages. This is one of the highlights of my career. I’m over come with emotion. Thank you to everyone who ever supported me. This is for all of YOU!!
The upcoming WWE 2K19 video game by 2K games is set to be released on Tuesday, October 9th. The game will be available for Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One.
As we get closer to launch day, WWE and 2K have been releasing a ton of content hyping different aspects of the game. Today alone, the WWE Youtube channel has released 10 videos from the game, including Superstar entrance videos and dream matches, including Seth Rollins vs. Steve Austin and Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair. WWE has been rolling out Superstar Ratings on social media and we’ve received a complete list of ratings for every Superstar featured in the game.
Major League Wrestling is coming to Chicago for the first time ever. The promotion announced on Monday night that an MLW Fusion television taping will take place on Thursday, November 8th from Cicero Stadium. Tickets for the event go on sale this Saturday morning at MLWTickets.com.
MLW has been taking the wrestling world by storm this year. The weekly MLW Fusion show on beIN SPORTS has been building a strong foundation for wrestling fans who enjoy a state-of-the-art hybrid of various in-ring styles. Each week’s new episode Fusion is uploaded to MLW’s Youtube Channel Saturday nights at 6:05pm EST.
Top performers competing under the MLW banner include:
MLW World Champion Low Ki
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Team Filthy
Shane Strickland
Jimmy Havoc
MLW Tag Team Champions Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix
MLW Middleweight Champion Maxwell J. Friedman
“Bad Boy” Joey Janela
Sami Calihan
The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Brian Pillman Jr.).
PCO
LA Park
MLW returns to New York City on October 4th for Fury Road. That show will be a TV taping. MLW also recently announced it will be holding a show in NYC on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the start of WrestleMania 35 weekend.
On Friday, November 2nd, WWE will present Crown Jewel from King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will broadcast live on the WWE Network.
The main event of WWE Crown Jewel has been confirmed. Roman Reigns will defend the Universal Championship in a triple threat match. His opponents will be Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman.
Brock Lesnar made a surprise return at Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. During the main event cage match, Lesnar attacked Reigns and Strowman. The match was ruled a no contest. It was Brock Lesnar’s first appearance since losing the Universal championship at SummerSlam.
Dave Meltzer reported on Monday that Lesnar is getting paid “well into the seven figures” to wrestle in Saudi Arabia. Crown Jewel is part of WWE’s lucrative 10-year deal with the country.
WWE World Cup Tournament
According to WWE.com, Crown Jewel also will feature the first-ever WWE World Cup tournament. Details about the World Cup tournament are scarce, but WWE is touting the competition will determine “the best in the world.”
Brock Lesnar is reportedly in line for a seven-figure payday when WWE returns to Saudi Arabia on November 2nd.
Lesnar made a surprise return at Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. During the main event between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman, Lesnar’s music hit and The Beast Incarnate hit the ring. Lesnar kicked down the padlocked door, entered the cage and went berserk. He laid waste to Reigns and Strowman and the main event ended in a no contest.
After the pay-per-view went off the air, fans in the arena chanted, “This is bullsh*t” at the inconclusive match finish (Video). It was Lesnar’s first appearance for WWE since dropping the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
WWE Returns To Saudi Arabia
The live event on 11/2 is part of WWE’s lucrative 10-year deal with the country. The Greatest Royal Rumble back in April was a financial windfall for WWE. Based on WWE’s quarterly business statement, the show brought in an estimated $45 million. The show was more profitable than even WrestleMania 34. There is a ton of money being thrown around and WWE plans to stack the show with as much A-list talent as they can find.
According to Dave Meltzer (via MMAFighting.com), Brock Lesnar will be making “well into the seven figures” to wrestle in Saudi Arabia. Expect to see Lesnar involved in the Universal title picture on that show. He could face Roman Reigns in a single match or be part of a 3-way match involving Braun Strowman.
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is also rumored to be coming out of retirement in Saudi Arabia. Michaels is being advertised as the special guest referee for the Triple H vs. Undertaker match at Super Show-Down on October 6th.
For more on Shawn Michaels coming out of retirement, check out:
