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Author: Chris Stephens

  • PCO Says He’s Made More Money This Year Than Any Other In His Career

    PCO Says He’s Made More Money This Year Than Any Other In His Career

    PCO may not be human but he’s made more money this year in wrestling than he did when he was mortal. Pierre Carl Oulette was a recent guest on the Stone Cold Steve Austin podcast and said he’s had more success in his late-career run on the indies than he ever did while with WWF in the 80s, 90s, or ever.

    Austin and PCO were talking about the scar on PCO’s chest he received this year when the topic came up. PCO said 2018 tops any other year he’s ever had in wrestling from a financial perspective.

    “It made sense to do that (get the scar) because it was part of my character,” PCO said. “It’s a souvenir that’s going to be there from 2018 for the rest of my life, the greatest year of my life as far as a pro-wrestler because I’m making more money this year than I made in 1993 with Vince, in 1995 with Vince, in 1998, 1999, or in 1996 with WCW.”

    PCO vs the Undertaker at WrestleMania 35?

    If PCO has any say, he wants his epic return to wrestling to culminate in a match with the Undertaker at WrestleMania.

    “My goal is to fight the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 35. My PCO character is a bit like a French Frankenstein, and is tailor-made to fight the Deadman,” PCO said to Grizzly Media earlier this summer. “I am presently in an incredible form, and I am in all the major events of the independent scene. I declined an offer from TNA because I really believe that I can reach WWE for one last run.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HM1kkfPtqg&t=36s

  • Adam Cole On What Got Him Noticed In ROH, Signing With WWE, more….

    Adam Cole On What Got Him Noticed In ROH, Signing With WWE, more….

    Former NXT North American Champion, Adam Cole, was a guest on the most recent edition of Edge and Christian’s podcast. He mentioned he plans on being NXT Champion within the next 3 months and spoke about why it was the right time for him to sign with WWE.

    “When I started coming in for dark matches, they told me I was doing a good job but nothing was really materializing,” Cole said on his beginnings in ROH. “I said, ‘Okay, this isn’t working.’”

    Cole realized he wasn’t going to be able to rely on good in-ring work alone. He continued to say it was his promos which got him hired by Ring of Honor.

    “I sent Adam Pierce, who at the time was booking ROH, a promo and he really liked it,” he continued. “He booked me for a pre-show promo in the ring as opposed to a match. Jim Cornette happened to be walking by and he really liked the promo. That’s how I ended up getting hired.”

    Adam Cole On Signing With WWE

    When Cole signed with WWE in 2017, he was a key member of Bullet Club and wrestling in ROH main events. Still, WWE is where Cole has always wanted to go.

    “Obviously breaking into wrestling my goal was always to work for WWE,” Cole continued. “I grew up a giant fan and when I broke in I fell in love with wrestling as a whole. I loved my time on the independents but the end game for sure was ending at WWE. It was a good time for me to go, I was hitting a stride in Ring Of Honor so I thought this is a good chance. I had known there was some interest so when my contract expired we came to an agreement for me to start at NXT.”

  • Carmella Introduces New Look At WWE Live Event

    Carmella Introduces New Look At WWE Live Event

    She might not be the Smackdown Women’s Champion anymore but Carmella is still one of the featured performers on the brand. She recently introduced a new look at a WWE live event in Tucson, Arizona.

    “Mella” looks to have dyed her hair from blonde to brunette.

    https://twitter.com/legitkingslayer/status/1043742319600496640?s=12

    Carmella has been working in triple threat matches for the Smackdown Women’s Championship at live events lately, though it’s not clear if that’s what match she wrestled in this weekend.

    On WWE programming she has been aligned with R-Truth as of late. The two comprise a team for the WWE Mixed Match Challenge as well.

    Carmella Lashes Out At Fans Critical Of Divas

    The former Smackdown Women’s Champion has been a staunch defender of the term Diva as of late. Recently on Twitter, she responded to an article which blasted the Bella Twins as holding back the women’s evolution.

    “This is an embarrassing article,” Carmella Tweeted about an article critical of the Bellas. “Every single woman from the past and current roster have made women’s wrestling what it is. EVERYONE is deserving. Enough of the negativity around the “diva” moniker.”

    Smackdown General Manager Paige also chimed in and voiced support for both Brie Bella and Nikki.

  • Britt Baker Injured At NXT Tapings

    Britt Baker Injured At NXT Tapings

    Britt Baker is both a licensed dentist and a professional wrestler. She also suffered a shoulder injury at the recent NXT tapings from Full Sail University. The woman who could remove your wisdom teeth Tweeted out the following:

    Baker was working a match with Shayna Baszler when the bout ended due to referee stoppage. She also worked a dark match for WWE during the August 8th taping of the Mae Young Classic, defeating Tesha Price.

    Dr. Britt Baker DMD

    Baker was one of the four wrestlers in the well-reviewed fatal 4-way match at All In. Tessa Blanchard came away with a victory from the match which also featured Madison Rayne and Chelsea Green.

    The University of Pittsburgh wrote a feature on Baker last year. They likely haven’t had too many other pro-wrestlers graduate their dental program.

    “I know a lot of people think wrestling is scripted, but now that I’ve learned more, I think of it more like improv,” Baker said in an article for the school website. “You never really know what’s going to happen.”

    She also praised her fellow students and professors for helping her balance wrestling and studies.

    “Dental school is competitive,” she said. “No one has to help each other, but the fact that they did, just knowing I was in a jam? We have really great people here.”

  • Rey Mysterio’s Son Training With Lance Storm

    Rey Mysterio’s Son Training With Lance Storm

    Lance Storm’s wrestling school has produced several successful wrestlers in recent years. Tenille Dashwood, Tyler Breeze, Chelsea Green, Taya Valkyrie, and Peyton Royce just to name a few.

    Rey Mysterio is hoping his son Dominic is the next Storm Wrestling Academy graduate to be successful in the business. Dominic Gutierrez has begun training with Storm in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

    Mysterio took to Instagram to share photos of Dominic and Storm.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn70gCIAoAc/?taken-by=619iamlucha

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn6kng8g5EA/?taken-by=619iamlucha

    Storm isn’t the only person to train Dominic, however. Earlier this year, Jay Lethal also worked with Mysterio’s son.

    “He’s up training with Jay Lethal right now,” Mysterio said on the E&C podcast earlier this year. “I’m going to have him train as much as he can in different countries. Right now he’s training with Jay. I want to get him out with Lance in Calgary [Canada]. Is he in Calgary? Yeah, uh huh. And eventually, if I can get him to Japan and to Europe. And the final touch would be the Mexican side. That’s when I get ahold of him and we do one-on-ones, so eventually, when it’s time to tap out and hang up the mask, I would love to leave him set, so he can take over the name and the brand and take it to the next level.”

    Rey Mysterio WWE Update

    It was reported earlier this week that Rey Mysterio and WWE have reached terms on a deal. Mysterio is believed to have signed a 2-year contract with the promotion. As of this writing, it’s not clear when he will begin on WWE programming.

  • Joey Janela Suffers Knee Injury at GCW On Friday Night

    Joey Janela Suffers Knee Injury at GCW On Friday Night

    3 weeks removed from his breakout performance at All In, Joey Janela has gone down with a knee injury. The rather unique indy wrestler is the man behind “Joey Janela’s Spring Break” and “Joey Janela’s Lost In New York.”

    “Not looking good,” Janela Tweeted. “Sorry to all the fans tonight in Asbury Park. Just got to the emergency room, let’s hope for the best… if not then I’ll come back better than ever!”

    Joey Janela Injury

    Several wrestlers offered up messages of support for Janela after his injury.

    “Steve Austin had two knee braces and he was the fucking best. No doubt you’ll come back strong,” Tweeted Joey Ryan.

    “Hope it’s not as bad as it looks, man. Oof,” offered former Impact tag-team champion, Andrew Everett.

    “Damn,” current X-Division Champion, Brian Cage, Tweeted. “Mcl? Looks bad. Hopefully not as bad.”

    Meanwhile, Trent Berretta simply offered up “XOXO” to Janela.

    Joey Janela in 2018

    It’s been a big year for Janela, as it has been for many independent wrestling stars. Janela is the current WWN Live Champion for EVOLVE. He most recently successfully defended the title against AR Fox at EVOLVE 112.

    He was defeated by Hangman Page in a Chicago Street Fight at All In.

  • Becky Lynch Explains Her Character’s Motivation

    Becky Lynch Explains Her Character’s Motivation

    Newly crowned Smackdown Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, recently spoke to the media about her current character’s motivation. Lynch has played a key role on Smackdown as of late. Her rivalry with Charlotte Flair is one of the most talked about angles happening in wrestling at the moment.

    Lynch says she’s loving her current role on WWE programming. Whether she is a heel or a face doesn’t matter to her either.

    Becky Lynch On Her Character’s Motivation

    “Whatever this is, I love it,” Lynch said to USA Today recently. Lynch would continue to say her character feels she tried to do things the right way but it didn’t work out how she wanted.

    “For the most part, people are generally good and want to do the right thing. And sometimes, it just backfires on you,” she continued. “My dad used to always tell me no good deed goes unpunished. And I think that’s what you’re seeing with Becky right now, that she’s always done the right thing and it hasn’t gotten her where she wants it. And now she’s had enough and she’s saying ‘I don’t care who’s in my way.’”

    Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell on Sunday to become the new Smackdown Women’s Champion. It’s the first time Lynch has held the title since winning the inaugural belt at Backlash 2016.

    “I left home at 16, traveled the world and slept on people’s couches,” Lynch said about her career. “I came with a goal and I haven’t gotten that because I have been too focused on doing the right thing always when other people aren’t. That’s what we’re seeing and she’s had enough … she’s not letting them be an obstacle anymore.”

  • Moose vs Eddie Edwards Announced For Bound For Glory

    Moose vs Eddie Edwards Announced For Bound For Glory

    Impact Wrestling has announced Moose and Eddie Edwards will go one-on-one at Bound For Glory. The event takes place October 14th from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City. The grudge match is the 4th to be officially confirmed for the event.

    Moose vs Eddie Edwards

    Moose unsuccessfully challenged for the Impact World Championship at Slammiversary against Austin Aries. He’d sit out several weeks after with a concussion. In storyline, Moose says the only person to call him while he was out injured was Aries. Edwards, it seems, was too busy feuding with Tommy Dreamer at the time.

    When Moose returned to Impact at the Toronto tapings, he aligned with both Aries and Killer Kross, turning his back on his former friend, Eddie Edwards, in the process. The trio has attempted to injure Edwards, Johnny Impact, KM and Fallah Bah. Now, Edwards will get a chance for revenge when he and Moose go one-on-one at Impact Wrestling’s next pay-per-view event.

    Bound For Glory 2018

    Bound For Glory Lineup:

    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
    • Sami Callihan & oVe (Dave & Jake Crist) vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr, and Fenix)
    • Concrete Jungle Death Match
      Konnan & LAX (Santana & Ortiz) vs King & the OGZ (Homicide & Hernandez)
    • Eddie Edwards vs Moose
  • Paige Comments On Sasha Banks’ Role In Her Career Ending Injury

    Paige Comments On Sasha Banks’ Role In Her Career Ending Injury

    Paige recently opened up to the media about what role Sasha Banks played in the final injury she would endure in a WWE ring.

    She isn’t blaming Banks for the injury in the least. Paige says she is the one who called for the move and was confident her neck was strong enough to take it.

    “Nothing was ever Sasha’s fault,” Paige said to Give Me Sport recently. “She got so much backlash and even in the ring, when we were in there, people are chanting ‘Sasha sucks’ and it really upset me to hear that because it wasn’t her fault.”

    Paige on Injury and Sasha Banks

    She would continue to say the move she took from Banks is one she’s taken numerous times before.

    “That move where she kicks me in the back, I had taken that so many times previously that I was so stubborn and I thought ‘I can still do these kinds of things.’” Paige continued. “I thought my neck was just as strong as it was before, but, unfortunately, it’s not.”

    Paige then said after taking the kick to the back she lost feeling in her limbs. While the feeling would return, she was certain her career was over at that point.

    Paige says Banks and her have a good relationship and speak often.

    “But, I remember just telling Sasha ‘I can’t wrestle anymore’ and she was devastated, she started crying, crying her eyes out. I was like ‘I’m so sorry’, I think it’s just a British thing to apologize! But I was like ‘I’m sorry, it’s not your fault’ and she’s just been so, so supportive. She always texts me like ‘hey, how are you doing, how things going?’ you know, and she’s just always been really great.”

  • Raw Tag-Team Title Match Set For Monday

    Raw Tag-Team Title Match Set For Monday

    The Raw tag-team championships will be defended this Monday night. Raw this week will emanate from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

    Current Raw tag-team champions, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre, will defend their titles against the Revival.

    Raw Tag-Team Championships
    Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (c) vs the Revival

    Ziggler and McIntyre won the titles 3 weeks ago on Monday Night Raw. They defeated the B-Team, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas on Raw from Columbus. They then defended the titles against the B-Team the following week.

    Ziggler and McIntyre then successfully defended the belts against Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins at Hell in a Cell.

    As for the Revival, they last challenged for the titles on the Summerslam Kickoff show on August 19th. They were defeated by the B-Team. They would follow that up by defeating the B-Team in a non-title match on the August 27th edition of Monday Night Raw.

    This is just the second time Ziggler has been co-holder of tag-team titles in WWE. The first and only other time came when he was co-holders of the World Tag titles along with other members of the Spirit Squad. McIntyre’s only other time holding tag titles in WWE came when he won the titles with Cody Rhodes in 2010.

  • 9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/20

    9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/20

    Impact Wrestling presented the first of four shows to emanate from Mexico City last night. Following the next 3 shows in Mexico, the promotion will head to NYC for a PPV and 2 nights of tapings.

    Impact Wrestling 9/20

    Abyss To Be Inducted Into Impact Hall of Fame

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhyc6x1DEk8

    The top story coming out of Impact Wrestling last night was the revelation that Abyss will be the next person to be inducted in the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place the week of Bound For Glory.

    Abyss joins the following names who have previously received the honor:

    • Gail Kim
    • Earl Hebner
    • Jeff Jarrett
    • Kurt Angle
    • Team 3-D
    • Sting

    Johnny Impact Jumps Austin Aries In Mexico City

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5osF2f-4_Q

    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) defeated El Texano

    Aries has now been Impact Champion for 150 days. In that time he’s successfully defended the title 11 times. It was after the match, however, that Johnny Impact got the jump on Aries. A video played on the big screen that said Johnny was in LA but Aries didn’t buy it. Aries began scanning the crowd to see if Johnny was going to run through the arena and jump him. As Aries was scanning the crowd, however, Johnny came right down the entrance ramp and jumped the champ.

    Last night was the first time in awhile that anyone has been able to outsmart the champ and his 2 allies Moose and Killer Kross.

    The Lucha Brothers and oVe Earn Victories

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4apQDLeV-Ik

    • Sami Callihan & oVe defeated Aerostar, El Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid
    • The Lucha Brothers defeated Rich Swann & Matt Sydal

    Callihan and oVe opened up this week by defeating a trio of luchadors consisting of Aerostar, El Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid. Later in the show, the Lucha Brothers defeated the team of Matt Sydal and Rich Swann. Instead of facing each other as Swann wanted, Sydal arranged for the two to team up last night.

    After the Lucha Brothers defeated Sydal and Swann, oVe hit the ring. Their 3-on-2 attack was broken up by Brian Cage, however.

    Faby Apache Will Challenge Tessa Blanchard Next Week

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQz0rLmIZM

    • Faby Apache defeated Alisha Edwards

    AAA’s Reina De Reinas Champion, Faby Apache, defeated Alisha Edwards and then challenged Tessa Blanchard to a match for next week. Blanchard and Apache got into an argument in the back when the Knockouts Champion was acting entitled in Apache’s locker room.

    King Wants Konnan To Break The Ceasefire

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvjJpq-K_Ak

    • King defeated Kronos

    King sent a message to Konnan and LAX this week by defeating heavyweight luchador Kronos in single’s action. Homicide and Hernandez did most of the heavy-lifting in the match before it began, however. King then finished him off with a spinning back fist.

    In the back this week, we saw King tell the OGZ he plans on getting Konnan to break the ceasefire.

    The Desi Hit Squad Will Face LAX Next Week

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JPgHrVUZU

    We learned this week that the Desi Hit Squad will face LAX in a non-title match next week. A win would likely put the team in a position to challenge for the Impact tag-team titles sometime in the near future.

    The Great Gama Singh forced the faction to end their massage session early and train.

    Eli Drake Continued His Open Challenge

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_8rP-gdoa0

    • Eli Drake defeated Trevor Lee

    Eli Drake continued his open challenge this week. He defeated former 3x X-Division Champion Trevor Lee. In previous weeks, Lee and Caleb Konley had attempted to align with Drake only to be rebuffed.

    Joe Hendry & Grado Are Good Friends

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTXYMZqEiQg

    Joe Hendry and Grado debuted a new music video this week. This video focused on the good friendship between the two and how they would never let the affections of a woman come between them.

    Next Week’s Impact Is Stacked

    Finally, the lineup for next week’s episode from Mexico City looks stacked. Here is what has been announced thus far:

    • Su Yung & Udmoh vs Allie & Kiera Hogan
    • Brian Cage vs Jake Crist
    • Desi Hit Squad vs LAX
    • Scarlett Bordeaux’s announcement
    • Knockouts Championship
      Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Faby Apache

    Quick Results:

    • Sami Callihan & oVe defeated Aerostar, El Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid
    • Eli Drake defeated Trevor Lee
    • King defeated Kronus
    • Faby Apache defeated Alisha Edwards
    • The Lucha Brothers defeated Rich Swann & Matt Sydal
    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) defeated El Texano

    Bound for Glory
    October 14th

    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
    • Sami Callihan & oVe vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers
    • Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
      LAX & Konnan vs OGZ & King
  • Impact Wrestling 9/20 Preview: Mexico City Debut

    Impact Wrestling 9/20 Preview: Mexico City Debut

    Impact Wrestling presents their first of four episodes which will emanate from Mexico City, Mexico. The promotion held tapings in the city from the 13th and 14th. Click here to check out Spoiler Results from the September 13th tapings.

    Impact Wrestling Preview 9/20

    Impact World Championship
    Austin Aries (c) vs El Texano

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpJ0OPz7t_Y

    Former AAA Mega Champion, El Texano, will challenge for Austin Aries’ Impact World Championship tonight. Killer Kross and Moose will both be in his corner, however.

    Another former AAA Mega Champion, Johnny Impact, will likely be watching this match closely as well as we draw closer to his title shot at Bound for Glory.

    Impact Hall of Fame Inductee Revealed

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuKNBMIgLrg

    A new inductee to the Impact Hall of Fame will be announced tonight. The recipient will join the following names who have already received the honor:

    • Gail Kim
    • Earl Hebner
    • Jeff Jarrett
    • Kurt Angle
    • Team 3-D
    • Sting

    OVE & Sami Callihan vs Aerostar, Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CczGYLsbFEo

    Trios action takes place tonight. OVE and Sami Callihan have been referring to themselves as the greatest trio on the planet. Tonight they will be in Mexico City where trios matches are quite common.

    At Bound for Glory, the boys from Ohio will take on Brian Cage and the Lucha Brothers but tonight, they’ll take on Aerostar, Hijo Del Viking & Laredo Kid.

    Faby Apache vs Alisha Edwards

    Alisha Edwards will continue to try and rebuild her life tonight. Edwards and her husband Eddie have been separated since he was driven to the brink of madness by Sami Callihan. She’ll face a stiff test tonight in the AAA Reina De Reina Champion, Faby Apache.

    King Delivers A Message For Konnan

    A crime boss has ordered a ceasefire in the rivalry between the OGZ and LAX but King has been trying to bait Konnan into a physical altercation. It sounds as though King has a message he wants to send tonight.

    Rich Swann Looks To Get His Hands On Matt Sydal

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt6hvzI3rzM

    While Matt Sydal says he’s spiritually awakened, he seems to be clouded by ego. He told Rich Swann last week he’s in no position to be giving anyone advice, that he needs to open his 3rd eye and be mentored by Sydal.

    Swann has not been receptive to Sydal’s offer and looks to get his hands on him tonight. It’s not clear if this is a scheduled match or not, however.

    Joe Hendry & Grado Music Video Release

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsPNPUIijFA

    Joe Hendry and Grado are best friends and they’d never let a woman like Katarina get between them. Last week, Hendry dropped a music video which referenced an old pirate brother-sister storyline Katarina had been involved with for WWE in the past. Grado and Hendry promise they have a new music video to debut tonight as well.

  • Mae Young Classic Results 9/19: Kaitlyn Shines In Return

    Mae Young Classic Results 9/19: Kaitlyn Shines In Return

    The Mae Young Classic continued last night on the WWE Network. Matches 9-12 would air as the tournament enters the second half of the 1st round.

    Mae Young Classic Results 9/19

    Kaitlyn defeated Kavita Devi

    Former Divas Champion Kaitlyn returned to WWE in victorious fashion last night. She defeated the Indian prospect, Kavita Devi.

    Cole mentioned that Devi’s match with Dakota Kai in last year’s tournament generated 28 million views on YouTube. Fellow prospects Rinku Singh and Saurav Gurjar were shown sitting ringside and cheering for Devi.

    Kaitlyn picked up the win with a spear.

    Toni Storm defeated Jinny

    There was some Australian unity displayed when Toni Storm made her entrance last night. The Iiconics were ringside and made a point of showing their support for Storm.

    The “Fashionista” Jinny and Storm have met several times before, including one year at WrestleMania Axxess. Storm tied the all-time series between the two at 5 with the win. She hit a tiger driver (Storm Zero) for the win.

    Xia Li defeated Karen Q

    This martial arts focused contest featured two wrestlers from China. Karen Q has been competing for Ring of Honor as of late, whereas Xia Li is in the WWE developmental system. Li picked up the win with a flipping ax kick after Q missed a frog splash. She’ll face Deonna Purrazzo in the 2nd round.

    Mia Yim defeated Allysin Kay

    Yim has been the subject of some speculation as of late. She stepped into the ring last night to enter the Mae Young Classic for the 2nd straight year. For the second straight year, she made it past the 1st round as well. She took out the former Sienna with her finisher, Seoul Food.

  • Jeff Cobb On NJPW Long Beach Show & Potential Move To WWE

    Jeff Cobb On NJPW Long Beach Show & Potential Move To WWE

    Jeff Cobb was recently a guest on X-Pac’s 12360 Podcast. It’s been an eventful year for the former Guam Olympian who revealed he’s about to hit the free agent market.

    Cobb also said he is scheduled for the September 30th show in Long Beach for NJPW. “They haven’t announced me yet but I will be at the Long Beach show on the 30th,” Cobb said. “I’m not at liberty to say what else I’m doing with them the rest of the year but I will be hopefully more on New Japan World and all that fun stuff.”

    Cobb, who wrestles as Matanza Cueto for Lucha Underground, said his contract with the promotion is up following this season.

    “When the season is done, yes (finished with LU),” Cobb said. “I hope they don’t try to mess with me in the end but from what I was told going into season 4 is that I was good to go. I think if they try to get somebody else (to play Matanza Cueto), it wouldn’t be as good as the original.”

    Would Jeff Cobb Go To WWE?

    Cobb revealed he met with William Regal this weekend at PWG’s BOLA tournament. The annual 3-night tournament concluded on Sunday and will be available on DVD next month.

    “So (Regal) watched my match with Darby Allin and I definitely picked his brain after. So there’s two guys backstage who I will pick their brains after my match, and it was William Regal and the other was Brian Kendrick.”

    In terms of going to WWE, however, Cobb said he’d go if the offer was right but he’s happy with his current situation.

    “If WWE came calling and all the stars aligned I’d definitely go,” Cobb said. “But right now I’m having a blast. I’m working 3 days a week and making a nice living.”

    Cobb has also been seen on Ring of Honor television lately. He’s been disrupting matches in this year’s Top Prospect tournament.

    Listen to the full episode of Jeff Cobb on Xpac 1-2-360 here:

  • 205 Live Results 9/19

    205 Live Results 9/19

    205 Live was pre-taped this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 205 Live kicked off a 3-hour stretch of previously unaired pretaped wrestling shows on the WWE Network last night.

    The scheduled match between Lio Rush and Noam Dar did not take place, however. It was revealed during the show Rush told GM Drake Maverick he was unable to compete because of his duties on Raw with Bobby Lashley. Maverick then informed Rush he will fulfill his obligations next week.

    205 Live 9/19 Results

    TJP defeated Lince Dorado

    Lince Dorado looked as though he was going to pick up a victory over a former Cruiserweight Champion but TJP sunk to new lows to pick up the win. In a move which would be illegal under Lucha rules, TJP completely took off Dorado’s mask. With the luchador attempting to cover his face, TJP rolled him up and got the pin.

    After the match, TJP grabbed one of the Lucha House Party’s nose-makers and ran off with it as well.

    • In the back, Maverick announced Mustafa Ali will take on Hideo Itami next week.

    Cruiserweight Championship
    Cedric Alexander (c) defeated Drew Gulak

    Gulak would pull out all the stops in this match. He even broke his own rule about coming off the top rope. Despite having been put in the Gu-Lock submission twice, Alexander was able to hit the Lumbar Check and get the victory. It’s his 4th straight title defense on WWE programming.

    In the back, Alexander’s opponent at Super Show-Down, Buddy Murphy watched. He’ll have 70,000 people cheering for him in the Melbourne Cricket Grounds on October 6th for what has to be considered the toughest test yet for Alexander’s reign.

    Next week on 205 Live:

    • Mustafa Ali vs Hideo Itami
    • Noam Dar vs Lio Rush
  • Paige Opens Up About Sex Tape Leak & Career-Ending Injury

    Paige Opens Up About Sex Tape Leak & Career-Ending Injury

    Paige has opened up about what has been a difficult last few years for her. The 26-year-old’s recent struggles will be the focus of an upcoming WWE Network documentary. Paige said she wants others to “learn from my mistakes.”

    She recently spoke to the media about what fans can expect from the documentary.

    “You hear a bunch of my stories, the year and a half I took out, just everything,” Paige said to the Mirror. “I was very open with the taped sex that unfortunately got leaked, and the [failing] of drug tests.”

    “I was just very open about everything because I want people to learn from my mistakes, you know?”

    Paige On Fan Support After Her Injury

    While Paige said she’s had trouble dealing with her recent struggles, it was her fans who helped her pull through.

    “I was at rock bottom for a year and a half and the people who got me out of my rut were my fans,” Paige said. “They were just like ‘I know you can get out of this, you’re stronger than what you feel right now, I know you can make a comeback’.”

    The full interview can be read here.

  • WWE Releases Mahabali Shera

    WWE Releases Mahabali Shera

    Former Impact Wrestling star Mahabali Shera has been released from WWE. The 27-year-old had been with the company since February. While Shera competed on the NXT live tour schedule, he never made it onto WWE programming. He had been wrestling under the name Amanpreet Singh while in NXT. His last match with the company was a loss to Brennan Wiliams on the September 6th house show from the National Guard Armory in Crystal River, Florida, USA.

    Shera was also the last ever Heavyweight Champion for Ring Ka King, the TNA run promotion in India which ran in 2012. He was with TNA/Impact from 2011 until late last year when he quietly left the company.

    Mahabali Shera Wrestling Career

    Not much is known about Shera’s in-ring career before TNA discovered him in 2011. He was immediately placed in the thick of things when he debuted for the company in late 2011.

    Shera’s first-ever officially recognized match was a loss to Scott Steiner from the Ring Ka King tapings on December 18th, 2011. A match he would film later the same day, a victory over Nick Dinsmore (Eugene), would actually air first, however. He would defeat Nick Aldis for the Ring Ka King title in early 2012. At the time, Aldis was wrestling as Sir Brutus Magnus.

  • MLW Books “Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal” Match: Sami Callihan Vs Jimmy Havoc

    MLW Books “Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal” Match: Sami Callihan Vs Jimmy Havoc

    So far in 2018, MLW has hosted a 40-person Battle Riot and a 2-ring steel cage War Games match. The promotion has just released plans to bring back the once-famous “Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal” match as well.

    Sami Callihan and Jimmy Havoc will spin a giant wheel before their MLW match on October 4th from New York City. Whatever gimmick match the wheel lands on will be the stipulation for their match at MLW’s “Fury Road” event. The show will also serve as a television taping for future episodes of MLW Fusion.

    https://twitter.com/mlw/status/1042417030652157952?s=12

    Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal Match: Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc

    “What kind of match will it be?” MLW’s event page asks. “Nobody will know until that night when a wheel containing 11 different specialty matches will be spun.”

    The following gimmick matches will be on the wheel:   

    • Chain Match 
    • Body Bag Match 
    • Coal Miner’s Glove Match 
    • Barbed Wire Match
    • 1st Blood Match
    • Prince of Darkness 
    • Spinner’s Choice 
    • Death Match 
    • Cage Match 
    • I Quit Match 
    • Dog Collar Match

    The 3rd option of a “Coal Miner’s Glove Match” is what was landed on for the first-ever Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal match between Jake “the Snake” Roberts and Sting. The match took place in WCW at Halloween Havoc 1993. Roberts left the promotion shortly after.

  • Mae Young Classic Preview 9/19: Mia Yim vs Allysin Kay

    Mae Young Classic Preview 9/19: Mia Yim vs Allysin Kay

    The 3rd episode of the 2nd Mae Young Classic will air on the WWE Network tonight. Matches 9-12 of the tournament will be featured as we roll into the second half of the 1st round.

    Mae Young Classic Preview 9/19

    Mia Yim vs Allysin Kay

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2FXOKziAV4

    These two former Knockouts Champions will clash inside a WWE ring tonight. Kay once won the Knockouts Championship from Yim in a triple threat match also involving Gail Kim. That match took place at Slammiversary in 2016.

    They’ve only met in single’s action once before, however. That was on an episode of Xplosion when Yim defeated Kay in October of 2016. Yim wrestled in TNA as Jade and Kay as Sienna.

    Kaitlyn vs Kavita Devi

    Former Divas Champion, Kaitlyn returns to the ring tonight. She made an abrupt exit from the business 4 years ago despite only being 27 at the time. Kaitlyn got back into wrestling earlier this year in preparation for the tournament. She’ll be in tough tonight with the gigantic Kavita Devi though, one of WWE’s top prospects from India.

    Toni Storm vs Jinny

    It is Australia vs England in this match as Toni Storm takes Jinny. With the NXT United Kingdom brand starting to take shape, it seems as though these two will be near or at the top of the women’s division.

    This match will be the 10th time the two have faced each other in single’s action. Jinny leads the series 5-4 but Storm has had the upper hand the one previous time they met in a WWE ring in 2017. Storm defeated Jinny at the WrestleMania Axxess show last year.

    Karen Q vs Xia Li

    Li enters the tournament for the second time. She was knocked out of the 1st round last year by the highly-touted Mercedes Martinez. Tonight the martial arts expert from China will face Karen Q, a grizzled veteran of the North American scene. She’s recently been competing in Ring of Honor’s Women of Honor division.

  • NXT & 205 Live Previews 9/19: Champion vs Champion

    NXT & 205 Live Previews 9/19: Champion vs Champion

    The WWE Network will air 3-hours of newly released pretaped wrestling shows tonight. Starting at 7 PM, 205 Live (not live), NXT, and the Mae Young Classic will air back-to-back-to-back. 205 Live was taped before Smackdown aired last night in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

    205 Live Preview 9/19

    Cruiserweight Championship
    Cedric Alexander (c) vs Drew Gulak

    Only one match is scheduled for tonight’s 205 Live. Cedric Alexander will look to defend his Cruiserweight Championship for a 4th consecutive time. The winner of tonight’s match will go on to face Buddy Murphy in Melbourne, Australia at Super Show-Down.

    Gulak has been running rampant in the cruiserweight division since Summerslam in an attempt to get a title rematch. His efforts pay off tonight but ending Alexander’s title reign will be no small task.

    NXT Preview 9/19

    NXT North American Champion vs WWE United Kingdom Champion
    Ricochet (c) vs Pete Dunne (c)

    It will be champion vs champion tonight when Ricochet clashes with Pete Dunne. The two men have been on the same side in a rivalry with the Undisputed Era but both want a crack at the others title. Both championships will be on the line tonight. The Undisputed Era might be watching this match closely as well.

    Dakota Kai and Deonna Purrazzo vs. Lacey Evans and Aliyah

    This match came together as a result of an altercation the 4 competitors had recently at the WWE Performance Center. Kai defeated Aliyah in single’s action recently. On NXT last week, we saw Aliyah and Kai arguing in the back. Eventually, Lacey Evans got involved in defense of Aliyah and Deonna Purrazzo then sided with Kai, leading to tonight’s tag-team match.

    Jaxson Ryker In Single’s Action

    Ryker’s partners in the Forgotten Sons, Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler, made their debut two weeks ago on NXT programming. The faction has been competing on NXT live events for some time, however. This week it’s time for Jaxson Ryker to debut in the men’s single’s division.

    The man known as Gunner in TNA will look to make an impact tonight.

    Search For Aleister Black’s Attacker Continues

    William Regal will continue his investigation into who attacked Aleister Black tonight. There is speculation Regal even conducted his investigation at PWG BOLA 2018 this weekend.

  • Kenny Omega Responds To Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Criticisms

    As the winner of the G1 Climax 28, Hiroshi Tanahashi is currently in position to challenge Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at WrestleKingdom next year. Things could change, however, as Tanahashi will have to defend the G1 briefcase against Kazuchika Okada on Sunday.

    Tanahashi recently offered a negative critique of Kenny Omega’s wrestling style to the media. “Kenny’s wrestling is like watching a movie with no Kishotenketsu (dramatic arc of traditional Japanese narratives),” Tanahashi said.

    Omega has since responded to Tanahashi’s comments through Twitter.

    “Strange accusation to make considering I’ve won more MOTY awards than Tana’s had hair transplant surgeries. Can’t wait for Tana vs Okada 71! I swear watching the same recycled match will be just as good in even slower motion!”

    “Rough day at the office today… All 10 of Tana’s foreign fans took to Twitter to say mean things to me. Rumor has it they even posted stuff on Reddit too…I’ll be okay guys, I swear.”

    NJPW Destruction in Kobe – September 23rd, 2018

    1. Yota Tsuji vs Yuya Uemura
    2. Ren Narita and Shota Umino vs Sho and Yoh
    3. Tiger Mask and Jushin Liger vs Desperado and Kanemaru
    4. Yoshida, Taguchi, Honma, Makabe vs Nakanishi, Nagata, Kojima, and Tenzan
    5. the Best Friends vs the Killer Elite Squad
    6. Toa Henare, David Finlay, and Juice Robinson vs Ospreay, Yoshi-Hashi, and Jay White
    7. Sanada, Evil, Naito vs Michinoku, ZSJ, and Minoru Suzuki
    8. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Semi-Final
      Kushida vs Bushi
    9. G1 Climax 28 Briefcase
      Hiroshi Tanahashi (Holder) vs Kazuchika Okada
  • Mia Yim Spotted At WWE Performance Center

    Mia Yim Spotted At WWE Performance Center

    Mia Yim has been spotted at the WWE Performance Center. The former Knockouts Champion appears at the end of a video NXT posted to their Twitter account recently. Her inclusion in the video is likely to fuel speculation the 29-year-old could sign with the company in the near future.

    The 29-year-old has competed in the last two Mae Young Classics and can be considered one of the top female free agents in wrestling at the moment.  She has also only taken one indy booking since the MYC filmed, which was with Warrior Wrestling in Chicago the night after All In.

    Mia Yim WWE History

    Yim’s first WWE match came in 2014 when she lost to Charlotte Flair on an episode of NXT from Full Sail University. In last year’s Mae Young Classic, Yim defeated Riott Squad’s Sarah Logan in the 1st round. She’d be eliminated the next round by Shayna Baszler, however.

    Her matches from this year’s MYC have yet to air.

    Yim is also roommates with several of the 4 Horsewomen of MMA in Orlando. Jessamyn Duke posted the following video of her, Yim, and Baszler reading aloud mean-Tweets they have received.

    Mia Yim Inter-Gender Wrestler

    Yim has taken part in multiple inter-gender matches recently. She defeated Andrew Everett at a show for RISE, lost to Matt Riddle for Smash Wrestling, and defeated Keith Lee in a match for Beyond Wrestling back in May.

    Speaking of Yim and Keith Lee, they posted the following to social media recently:

  • WWE Teasing Dream Matches For Smackdown 1000

    WWE Teasing Dream Matches For Smackdown 1000

    WWE is teasing several “dream matches” for the upcoming Smackdown 1000 special. The milestone episode of SmackDown Live takes place on Tuesday, October 16th from Washington D.C. The event is scheduled in the middle of a busy period for WWE. The promotion will be 10 days removed from Super Show-Down and 12 days ahead of the all-women’s Evolution PPV.

    In an effort to drum up interest for the show, WWE ran an interesting post on Facebook. The company asked, “With the 1000th episode of WWE SmackDown Live on the horizon, can we have these matches, please?” They included match graphics for the following matches:

    • Daniel Bryan vs Kurt Angle
    • Samoa Joe vs Batista
    • Rey Mysterio vs AJ Styles
    • Charlotte Flair vs Michelle McCool
    • The APA vs. The Bar

    Batista On Smackdown’s 1000th Episode?

    An appearance by Hollywood megastar Dave Batista at SmackDown 1,000 would be a huge deal. The former World Champion vented on Twitter last week that he has not received an invite for the show, despite it taking place from his home town.

    Batista has stated in multiple interviews that he would like to return to WWE for another run. He even turned down a WWE Hall of Fame induction because he does not consider himself retired from the ring. During a recent appearance Good Morning Britain, the man formerly known as The Animal commented on his desire to perform in front of the WWE Universe again.

    “It’s always an ongoing conversation with myself and WWE,” he said. “I never burnt that bridge, intentionally because I never had any reason to. I left for certain reasons. But I love professional wrestling and I love that company.”

    Which of these ‘dream matches’ do you want to see at SmackDown 1,000?

  • Alexa Bliss Injured, Pulled From Mixed Match Challenge & Live Events

    Alexa Bliss Injured, Pulled From Mixed Match Challenge & Live Events

    WWE is reporting that Alexa Bliss has withdrawn from the Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 tournament due to injury. In a video statement released on Tuesday morning, Cathy Kelly revealed that Bliss woke up today with numbness in her arm.

    “Despite appearing on Monday Night Raw last night, Alexa Bliss woke up this morning and sought medical attention complaining about numbness in her left arm,” Kelley said. “As a reminder, Alexa had a match against the Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey this past Sunday night at WWE Hell in a Cell where Alexa tapped to the champion’s armbar. We can officially announce at this time that Alexa Bliss has not been medically cleared to compete at the WWE live events this weekend or in tonight’s WWE Mixed Match Challenge.”

    We are asking around to get clarification as to whether this is a storyline to sell the effects of Rousey’s finisher or a legitimate injury.

    With Alexa Bliss injured, Braun Strowman’s new partner for the Mixed Match Challenge tournament will be Ember Moon. They will face Kevin Owens and Natalya on tonight’s Season 2 premiere.

    Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 premieres tonight on Facebook Live after SmackDown Live. 

  • Ring Of Honor Television Results 9/17

    Ring Of Honor Television Results 9/17

    Last night’s episode of Ring of Honor was the first to air from the promotion’s August 25th tapings in Philadelphia. ROH TV begins airing over the weekend on various networks and is posted to Honor Club on Mondays.

    ROH TV Results 9/17

    Jay Lethal Promo

    ROH World Champion Jay Lethal started the show off with an in-ring promo. He talked about how much he loved his match with Jonathan Gresham last week. Lethal defeated Gresham in a 30-minute Ironman match 2:1 in a 5-minute overtime period.

    Lethal said he wants to have more matches like that. He then issued a “Lethal Challenge” to not only the ROH locker room but any wrestler around the world to face him.

    His challenge was immediately accepted by Will Osprey via video on the big screen. Lethal accepted and the match has now been made official for September 28th, 2018 at Death Before Dishonor.

    Sumai Sakai defeated Tasha Steelz
    (Proving Ground Match)

    Brandi Rhodes joined the commentary team for this match. In any proving ground match if the non-champion can defeat the champion they earn a title shot.

    Sakai took the victory with Smash Mouth, however, meaning Steelz doesn’t earn a title shot. Rhodes brought up how Sakai’s Smash Mouth is similar to the Cross Rhodes.

    After the match, Sumai Sakai cut a promo which was interrupted by Tenille Dashwood. She told Sakai she respected her and what she’s done for Women of Honor. Dashwood also said, however, that she wants to take the WOH title from around her waist. It was then made official that Dashwood will challenge Sumai Sakai for the WOH Championship at Death Before Dishonor.

    Jonathan Gresham Promo

    Ian Riccaboni was interviewing Jonathan Gresham when Bully Ray interrupted. Bully ordered Ian out of the ring but Gresham confronted him. Gresham and Bully went back and forth with Gresham saying D-Von carried Bully for years. Bully then said Gresham was a nobody. Gresham then said if he can beat him, Bully needs to shake his hand. An impromptu match was then scheduled.

    Jonathan Gresham defeated Bully Ray via DQ

    As soon as the bell rang, Bully kicked Gresham in the groin to cause the DQ. Bully then shook Gresham’s hand and continued to beat him up with his chain. Flip Gordon then made the save but Bully was able to get the better of him. That brought out ROH World Champion Jay Lethal who was able to get the better of Bully only for Silas Young to make the save for Bully.

    The commentary team wondered why Silas would make the save for Bully after Bully abandoned Young in a tag match recently. Young then left the ring without celebrating with Bully.

    SCU defeated The Briscoes & Punishment Martinez

    Chris Sabin was on commentary as he will take on Martinez for the ROH TV title at Death Before Dishonor. The commentary team also mentioned how SCU’s contracts are up after Final Battle in December and they will need to hold championships come that time or Joe Koff will simply let them leave.

    The match came unglued when Jay Briscoe hit the referee with a chair. The Briscoes and Martinez then took it to their opponents, taking out all 3 members with chairs. Sabin then came out to make the save and he and Punishment Martinez battled to the back. With Martinez gone, SCU hit the “Best Meltzer Ever” on Mark Briscoe for the win.

    Next week:

    • Silas Young and Bully Ray vs Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal
    • Adam Page vs Kenny King
    • The Briscoes vs the Addiction
    • Update on the Top Prospects Tournament