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Author: Chris Stephens

  • Bound For Glory Main Event: Johnny Impact vs. Austin Aries

    Bound For Glory Main Event: Johnny Impact vs. Austin Aries

    Last night on Impact Wrestling, Johnny Impact revealed he is the next to be granted a world title match against Austin Aries. The match will take place on October 14th in New York City as part of Bound For Glory. The match comes at a significant time for Johnny. His season of Survivor premieres less than 3 weeks before the pay-per-view.

    Johnny Impact Interrupts Austin Aries, Moose, and Killer Kross

    So far, Aries’ run as champion has seen him take on the likes of Alberto El Patron, Pentagon, Fenix, and most recently, Eddie Edwards.

    Killer Kross aligned with Aries and cost Edwards his shot at the World Championship. Last week, Moose joined in on the attack as well, giving Aries two of the largest men on Impact’s roster watching his back.

    There was concern at the end of last night’s episode that Johnny won’t be able to make it to Bound For Glory, however. The trio of Aries, Moose, and Kross wrapped his head around a chair and gave him a con-chair-to around the steel post.

    The Impact roster will be pretty busy in October. After Bound For Glory, they hold 2 nights of tapings in the same venue and then set sail with Chris Jericho just 11 days later.

  • Killer Kross Wants To “Hurt People In An Expedited Fashion”

    Killer Kross Wants To “Hurt People In An Expedited Fashion”

    Killer Kross recently aligned with Impact World Champion Austin Aries. Moose joined the faction as well last week when he turned on his former ally, Eddie Edwards. The newly formed stable will be featured on tonight’s episode.

    “My goals in Impact are very simple,” Kross said on today’s media call.  “I want to hurt as many people as humanly possible in an expedited fashion. I’d like to become a household name in this business. I’d like to bring change to Impact Wrestling and as of right now, we are on course to do that.”

    Kross was today’s guest on the Impact Wrestling media call. He spoke about his goals in Impact and influences in wrestling.

    Killer Kross 2018 Rising Star Award

    Kross won the 2018 Cauliflower Alley Club award as Rising Star of the Year. Konnan is a big supporter of his as well. He’s been kept strong in AAA and has gone undefeated over the last two years.

    In May, Kross Tweeted out a list of the accolades he’s received already in his short career:

    Kross is now a featured performer for both Lucha Underground and Impact Wrestling. He made his debut in LU when it was revealed he is worshipped by the Rabbit Tribe. In Impact, he made his debut by assaulting several people in the backstage area and now aligning with Austin Aries and Moose.

    Killer Kross on the 4 Horsemen

    As he is now the member of a newly formed faction, I asked Kross about the greatest stables in wrestling history. He made me assure him I did not work in law enforcement before he gave me an answer.

    “I really enjoyed the 4 Horseman,” Kross said. “As did everyone. I enjoyed all the different groups of people that were there. It wasn’t necessarily a specific four. I thought Sid and Pillman were awesome. I even enjoyed Paul Roma being there.”

    “Just the very concept of what they constructed in that time period was outstanding.”

    He would continue to list Raven’s Flock and the Dangerous Alliance as other top factions.

    Killer Kross on ECW

    When Kross spoke of his influences in wrestling, he spoke fondly of ECW.

    “I would say that Extreme Championship Wrestling to me versus other professional wrestling companies felt very organic, very carnal, and very violent,” he said.

    Kross continued to say that every wrestler on the ECW roster is an influence of his but he specifically mentioned Brian Pillman, Bam Bam Bigelow, Taz, and Tommy Dreamer.

    Kross made it to the semi-finals of House of Hardcore’s Twitch TV title tournament this spring.

    “There was something very magnetic about that program which separated itself from the rest of the programs on television” – Killer Kross on ECW

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JfdHQdPQM&frags=pl%2Cwn

  • Impact Wrestling 8/6 Preview: Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Su Yung

    Impact Wrestling 8/6 Preview: Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Su Yung

    Impact Wrestling is back tonight with a show featuring matches taped on the final night of the Toronto tapings. It was the fifth show Impact held in Toronto over a 22-day period. The matches taped for tonight’s episode were held on the 13th inside Rebel Nightclub.

    After tonight, Impact has a live Twitch show on Sunday from Manchester. Impact then travels to Mexico City for two nights of tapings from September 13th to 14th.

    Impact Wrestling 8/6 Preview

    Knockouts Championship
    Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Su Yung

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3HFVISlkQ

    Tessa Blanchard is the new Knockouts Champion but Su Yung will cash in her rematch clause on tonight’s show.

    It’s been a huge week for Blanchard who was just announced as the newest signee and trainer for Women of Wrestling. Blanchard praised Impact and WOW to work together and allow her to work for both promotions.

    Blanchard will need to defeat the former champion to prove she’s the top competitor in the division. Allie will likely be watching this match closely.

    Moose Explains His Actions From Last Week

    Last week, Moose turned on his longtime ally, Eddie Edwards. Moose joined with Austin Aries and Killer Kross. Now, the Impact World Champion has two of the biggest wrestlers on the roster watching his back.

    Tonight, Moose will explain his actions from last week.

    Who Called King and Konnan?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcOBq8wpW4&t=13s

    Both King and Konnan received mysterious phone calls turning their scenes last week. In each case it caused them to drop what they were doing and leave.

    Tonight, we will find out who was the person who made those mysterious phone calls and we might find out more about what they said to both King and Konnan.

    Rich Swann vs Petey Williams II

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXz9vOV8DOg

    Rich Swann defeated Petey Williams with a standing shooting star press. The two X-Division athletes had exchanged pinning combinations leading up to the end.

    Swann has been saying as of late it is his dream to go after the X-Division Championship. Former X-Division Champion, Matt Sydal, offered to mentor Swann last week but it does not appear as though Swann is interested.

    Tonight, a rematch between Swann and Petey Williams will take place.

    Sami Callihan & OVE vs Ace Austin, Zach Wentz & Trey Miguel

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owg_l5TZH_Q

    Sami Callihan and his minions from Ohio will take on 3 young prospects looking to get noticed. Wentz lost to Matt Sydal on a recent episode of Impact.

    Callihan and OVE still have Pentagon and Fenix in their sights but after last week, they might have added Brian Cage to their target list. Last week, Cage broke up a 3-on-2 assault by Callihan and OVE against the Lucha Brothers.

    Eli Drake Open Challenge

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_8g5a2yOE&t=4s

    Eli Drake will hold an open challenge tonight. Somebody will get the chance to take on a former Impact World Champion, all they have to do is answer the call.

    Joe Hendry & Grado vs the Desi Hit Squad

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC1ssMng-3w&t=9s

    Hendry and Grado paid a visit to Scarlett Bordeaux recently and they are likely hoping it works out in the favor as it did for KM and Fallah Bah.

    This week, Hendry and Grado will take on the Great Gama Sing’s Desi Hit Squad.

  • Report: Daniel Bryan Signs New WWE Contract

    Report: Daniel Bryan Signs New WWE Contract

    After months of deliberations, Daniel Bryan has signed a new contract with WWE, according to this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The length of the deal is not yet known, but he won’t be wrestling anywhere besides WWE in 2019.

    “Bryan just signed his new contract, so they’ve agreed on terms,” Meltzer wrote. “As of 9/3 it was not official since WWE hadn’t signed it, but that’s a formality and it should be official very soon if not this week.”

    Visit f4wonline.com for details on how you can subscribe to the Wrestling Observer.

    Daniel Bryan in WWE

    Bryan’s last contract with WWE was signed in 2012 and was believed to expire sometime this month. WWE contracts often have clauses which extend contracts if a performer is injured for a considerable amount of time, however. Such was the case with Rey Mysterio the last time he was with WWE full-time.

    “Daniel Bryan signed his contract in the last couple of days,” Dave Meltzer said last night “As of Monday it was not official because WWE had not yet signed it but that is a formality and it probably will be executed, if it isn’t already, any day now. Yeah, he’s signed. It’s been a given for a while.”

  • Mae Young Classic Week 1 Results (9/5)

    Mae Young Classic Week 1 Results (9/5)

    The first episode of the second Mae Young Classic aired last night on the WWE Network. This year the tournament will be released every Wednesday night following NXT.

    Mae Young Classic 9/5 Results

    Tegan Nox defeated Zatara

    Before the match, a video was shown of Nox talking about the heartbreak of missing last year’s tournament with an ACL injury. There were concerns a slight tear in her MCL could have prevented her from making the tournament again this year.

    She started off this year’s tournament by pinning Zatara after a shining wizard. Unfortunately, Zatara targetted Nox’s surgically repaired knee for most of the match which could be a factor later in the tournament for Nox.

    Rhea Ripley defeated MJ Jenkins

    Before the match, a promo video featuring Rhea Ripley showcased how much stronger she has become in the last year. Ripley’s shoulders have filled out considerably. She’s still only 21 years old. The Australian referred to herself as a new and darker Rhea Ripley.

    Ripley countered a head-kick into a pump-handle powerbomb for the win.

    Lacey Lane defeated Vanessa Kraven

    Lacey Lane just signed with WWE and is a hometown favorite hailing from Winter Park, Florida. Kraven is from Montreal and has competed for promotions such as Smash Wrestling in Toronto. She’s scheduled to face Tessa Blanchard on an upcoming episode of Smash Wrestling on the Fight Network and Global Wrestling Network.

    Lane pulled off the David vs Goliath upset here when she pinned Kraven with a crucifix-bomb.

    Meiko Satomura defeated Killer Kelly

    Before the match, a video featuring Meiko Satomura performing on WCW Nitro was shown. She talked about how she was a rookie then and she always dreamed of returning as an accomplished top wrestler.

    Satomura finished off Kelly with a Pele kick and a Death Valley Driver.

  • Bray Wyatt Posts Cryptic Response To WWE’s ‘Greatest Factions’ List

    Bray Wyatt Posts Cryptic Response To WWE’s ‘Greatest Factions’ List

    Bray Wyatt does not appear to be happy with a recent article on WWE.com. The website posted a piece on the 10 Best Factions in WWE history. While it is not clear what criteria the ranking system was working with, Wyatt seems upset his Wyatt Family didn’t make the list.

    https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/1037646305378684928

    WWE.com ranked the best factions in WWE history as:

    10. Undisputed Era
    9. Freebirds
    8. Nexus
    7. Hart Foundation
    6. The New Day
    5. Evolution
    4. nWo
    3. DX
    2. Four Horsemen
    1. Shield

    What’s Next For Bray Wyatt?

    Bray Wyatt’s next steps are somewhat in limbo at the moment. The former WWE Champion was part of a tag-team with Matt Hardy but with injuries to Hardy, Wyatt is in need of a new direction.

    Two days ago Wyatt shared a similarly cryptic Tweet.

    https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/1037167553074868224

    A noted Oakland Raiders fan, Wyatt was also notably upset the team traded Khalil Mack recently.

    https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/1035877601867431936

    Wyatt Family

    The Wyatt Family stable first debuted on WWE programming in Florida Championship Wrestling in 2012. They would continue the gimmick in NXT the following year. The other members of the stable have all been successful in 2018. Braun Strowman is the current Money in the Bank briefcase holder and has been in the main event picture on Raw all year.

    Harper and Rowen have re-branded as the Bludgeon Brothers and held the Smackdown tag-team championships up until dropping the belts to the New Day recently.

  • Joey Ryan Reveals What Happened After Adam Page Left Him For Dead

    Joey Ryan Reveals What Happened After Adam Page Left Him For Dead

    There has been a significant development in the mystery surrounding Joey Ryan’s disappearance. Ryan had been presumed dead and Bullet Club’s Hangman Page even confessed to having murdered him.

    Ryan then returned at All In, however, and attacked Page after his match against Joey Janela.

    https://twitter.com/JoeyRyanOnline/status/1036704028854349824

    On the recently released episode of Being the Elite, Ryan explained what really happened to him after Page left him for dead.

    What Really Happened To Joey Ryan?

    Ryan revealed that while he had been badly beaten by Page, he was still alive. His wife soon found him and helped nurse him back to health. His wife then put him on a strict training regimen.

    “I started out weak, with barely any strength in my body,” Ryan said of his initial recovery. “As time went on, because of my courage, I started to get stronger. Also, the steroids helped.”

    After taking steroids to recover, Ryan then revealed he had to hide from the public in order to pick the best possible time to get his revenge on Page.

    “I was my old self again but I had to fake my own death and hide from the public,” Ryan continued. “Even when I saw someone else (Stephen Amell) falsely accused of my murder, I had to be patient. I had to pick the perfect spot to avenge what happened to me and I wouldn’t come alone, I’d bring an army with me!”

    Ryan then continued to say what type of army it was he would bring with him to All In.

    https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1037444046464020481

  • Marty Scurll Refutes Reason All In Main Event Was Cut Short

    Marty Scurll Refutes Reason All In Main Event Was Cut Short

    The main event of All In was forced to be cut short. The match between Rey Mysterio Jr., Bandido, and Fenix against the Young Bucks and Kota Ibushi was supposed to run for 28 minutes. When all was said and done, however, the match went only about 12 minutes.

    Today, Marty Scurll appeared on Sean Mooney’s podcast. He refuted that his match with Kazcuhika Okada was the reason the main event was cut short.

    “People are saying 14 minutes over.  No, no, no, no,” Scurll said.  “The show ran 14 minutes over.  A bunch of the other matches went over.  But I guess our match is crucified because obviously, we were the match on just before last?”

    Scurll and Okada’s match was the longest on the card at 26 minutes. Cody vs Nick Aldis was the second longest, going 22 minutes.

    Jim Ross Calls Out Performers Going Over Alotted Time At All In

    Jim Ross took to his podcast recently and called what led to the main event’s time being cut the result of unprofessional behavior.

    “The last match was cut from 28 minutes to 12; that’s because the guys before them were trying to get their own s**t in and they went over,” Ross said. “It’s not funny really, because all they did was rob the main event and matches later on of time, and those matches are in those spots for a reason.”

    It should be noted that Cody was running gorilla position for the second half of the show and has already taken responsibility for the error.

    https://twitter.com/MartyScurll/status/1037408805599039489

  • John Hennigan Announced As Part Of Survivor’s “Goliath Tribe”

    John Hennigan Announced As Part Of Survivor’s “Goliath Tribe”

    The 37th season of the hit show Survivor will begin airing on September 26th, 2018. John Hennigan is one of the 20 new castaways to take part in the show. Recently, Survivor officially unveiled the teams for the season. Hennigan will be on the “Goliath Tribe” as they compete against the “David Tribe”.

    This season of Survivor is loosely inspired by Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants.

    CBS recently conducted an interview with Hennigan to help promote his involvement on the show.

    John Hennigan Interviewed by CBS For Survivor

    Hennigan was asked what 3 items he would bring with him if he were to really be stranded on a deserted island. “Three ab wheels,” Hennigan answered. “In case the first two break. It’s important to not underestimate fitness on the island.”

    When CBS asked Hennigan to describe his “claim to fame”, he was ready with an answer. “Pro wrestling fans around the world know John Hennigan as The Mayor Of Slamtown, Johnny Nitro, John Morrison, Johnny Mundo, Johnny Impact, the Shaman of Sexy, The Wednesday Night Delight,” Hennigan stated. “I’ve had more epic ring names than most wrestlers have had championships and in addition to those, plenty of other nicknames that aren’t so nice.”

    When asked about his hobbies, Hennigan listed surfing, MMA, parkour, and writing.

    Should “Johnny Survivor” win the competition, he already knows how he’ll spend the prize money.

    “I want to win and I want the money,” he said. “I’m planning on buying a Corvette the size of a Hummer, but as fast as a Corvette. With some of my winnings.”

    You can check out CBS’ entire interview with Hennigan here.

  • NXT 9/5 Preview: Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream

    NXT 9/5 Preview: Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream

    NXT is back with another episode from Full Sail University tonight. The main event will feature a match between Johnny Gargano and Velveteen Dream.

    NXT 9/5 Preview

    Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream

    Last week, Johnny Gargano admitted he’s made mistakes lately. It was Gargano’s interference that ultimately led to Tommaso Ciampa winning the NXT Championship. Gargano was also unable to take the title away from his rival at Takeover.

    Velveteen Dream had a more successful night at Takeover when he defeated EC3. A win over Gargano would likely move the Dream one step closer to an NXT title shot. He’ll be wrestling on some EVOLVE shows coming up before that happens, however.

    Kairi Sane In Single’s Action

    The new NXT Women’s Champion will be in action tonight although her opponent has yet to be named.

    Shayna Baszler is likely not finished with the champion and it’s certain she’ll be scouting this match closely. With the Mae Young Classic and the Evolution pay-per-view on the horizon, the NXT Women’s division is looking like it’ll get highly competitive in the near future.

    The Forgotten Sons Makes Their NXT Debut

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm6bsmQhJS_/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1tthl6ycq6et2

    Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler have been working the NXT house show circuit under the name “The Forgotten Sons”. The stable has undergone some tweaking in 2018 but it seems they are now ready for the bright lights of Full Sail University.

    Their opponents tonight have yet to be named.

    Kassius Ohno vs Kona Reeves

    Kassius Ohno has played something of a gate-keeper role throughout his latest NXT run. He’d prefer to be a title-contender, however. Ohno did pick up a win in his last match against Adrian Jaoude but he’s in for much tougher competition tonight.

    Kona Reeves lost his last match out against EC3. Prior to that match, he had been on a 3-match winning streak, however. His victories were over Max Humberto, Raul Mendoza, and Patrick Scott. Not exactly household names. A win over Kassius Ohno tonight would be the biggest of his career.

  • Kenny Omega: “We’re Producing Stories For Fans That Want Something A Little Different”

    Many fans are excited about the numerous alternative wrestling products currently available. With advances in streaming services, fans now have access to promotions from across the globe with diverse styles.

    Kenny Omega believes that the success of All In proves there are wrestling fans hungry for an alternative to WWE. He spoke to Sports Illustrated recently.

    “Fans, wrestlers, and even the general public have been conditioned to believe that there’s an enormous skill gap between WWE and everyone else,” Omega said. “A major league and a minor league. It’s either you’re there or you’re just not good enough.

    “While it’s true their collection of talent is undeniable,” Omega continued. “A small group of us have bet on ourselves and on the unique alternative vision we have for pro wrestling. What they can offer in flash, we can offer in substance. While their writers produce TV for a certain demographic, we’re producing stories for fans that want something a little different.”

    What’s Next For Bullet Club?

    For many members of Bullet Club, there was little time to rest after All In. The Golden Lovers main event’ed an NJPW house show last night and will be back on New Japan World tonight/early tomorrow morning. The Firing Squad is also back on tour with New Japan now as well.

    Omega’s next big match will be on September 15th when he defends his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against longtime rival, Tomohiro Ishii.

  • Karl Anderson Explains Why The Club Isn’t Helping AJ Styles Against Samoa Joe

    Karl Anderson Explains Why The Club Isn’t Helping AJ Styles Against Samoa Joe

    Last night on Smackdown, Samoa Joe was fooled into thinking AJ Styles was at home protecting his wife Wendy. Joe had previously said he was going to visit the Styles family home this week. He then proceeded to cut a promo on Smackdown saying he wouldn’t do that as he’s not a monster.

    What Joe had done, according to him, was cause Styles to actually be home with his family on a Tuesday night. Only Styles wasn’t at home. Styles was in Detroit and came out to confront Joe. This then begs the question what if Joe had gone to Styles’ home?

    A fan on Twitter pointed out to Karl Anderson that perhaps Styles could use some help from his former Club partners on this one. Anderson explained to the fan why he and Gallows aren’t coming out to help Styles in his feud with Joe.

    Is The Club Dead?

    Earlier this summer, Anderson also indicated to a fan that the Club is finished in WWE.

    Most recently, Anderson and Gallows lost a triple threat tag-team match two Smackdowns ago. The Bar won the match and will move on to face Rusev Day for a chance to take on New Day for the Smackdown Tag-Team Championships.

  • 205 Live 9/4 Results: Cedric Alexander vs TJP

    205 Live 9/4 Results: Cedric Alexander vs TJP

    205 Live last night took place inside Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit Michigan. Three matches took place on the show and several challengers made a play to get a crack at Cedric Alexander’s Cruiserweight Championship.

    205 Live 9/4 Results

    Gran Metalik defeated Tony Nese

    Metalik defeated Nese with an elbow off the top rope. A needed win for the Lucha House Party after Kalisto dropped last week’s main event to Nese’s training partner, Buddy Murphy.

    The rest of the Lucha House Party members came out to celebrate after Metalik’s win.

    Backstage:

    • Mustafa Ali and Drake Maverick had a talk in the back. Ali made fun of Maverick’s AOP gear from Monday night. Maverick told Ali he’s not ready to return from injury yet but Ali disagreed.

    Noam Dar defeated Brian Kelly

    Before this match could get started, Lio Rush’s music hit and he sauntered his way down to the ring area. Dar still won the squash match with little trouble. He finished him off with a running leg lariat.

    Rush got up on the commentary booth after the match and clapped for Dar. The Scottish Supernova invited the 23-year-old piece of gold into the ring but Rush declined.

    Cedric Alexander defeated TJP

    Even though Cedric Alexander’s next title defense is scheduled to be against Buddy Murphy at Super Show-down on October 6th, he’s still got unfinished business with several on the roster.

    Alexander attempted to call-out Gulak for his frequent attacks but TJP came out instead. TJP said he wasn’t very good at waiting in line. They agreed to a non-title match, which Alexander won via Lumbar-Check.

    After the match, Drew Gulak finally came out to answer Alexander’s call-out. While Alexander was paying attention to him, however, Jack Gallagher attacked him from behind. Gulak locked in the Gu-Lock. Maverick came out and forced Gulak and Gallagher to leave the ring area as the show came to a close.

  • Titus O’Neil Collecting Boycotted Nike Shoes For Charity

    Titus O’Neil Collecting Boycotted Nike Shoes For Charity

    There are some sports fans currently upset with shoe-manufacturer Nike right now. The brand announced a partnership with former San Fransico 49er Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick. Evidently, this has led to some Nike customers boycotting the company and getting rid of their current Nike products.

    Titus O’Neil is able to get those Nike shoes and clothes to people who could use them. He’s asking anyone who no longer want their Nike products to donate them to him.

    Titus O’Neil Charitable Work

    O’Neil does a lot of charity work in the Tampa Bay area. He’s helped 245 student-athletes in the area get into college. Titus has also been involved in the United Way’s program to walk kids from high-risk areas to school every day. The program strives to make sure at-risk youth attend school and gain access to a healthy breakfast.

    In 2015, he was given the MEGA Dad Award for “Celebrity Dad of the Year”.

    Dana Brooke Gone From Titus Worldwide

    Titus Worldwide lost a member this week. After she was distracted by her own teammates at ringside on Raw, Dana Brooke was rolled up and pinned by Sasha Banks.

    Brooke has since decided it is time for her and Titus Worldwide to part ways. Following her loss on Raw, Brooke posted the following:

    It looks as though Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews are now on their own Monday nights.

  • Smackdown & 205 Live 9/4 Preview

    Smackdown & 205 Live 9/4 Preview

    Smackdown and 205 Live will take place inside Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit, Michigan tonight. Only one match has been announced for tonight between the two shows.

    In fact, the General Manager for 205 Live seems to be preoccupied with something else entirely other than the cruiserweight division.

    Smackdown 9/4 Preview

    Sanity vs Rusev Day vs The Usos

    The winner of this match will move on to face the Bar in the finals of another mini-tournament to declare the next team to challenge for the Smackdown tag-team championships. The Bar defeated the Club and the Colons last week.

    Aiden English and Rusev will be working as a team again tonight. English had seemed to be on a cold streak not long ago, as he cost Lana and Rusev multiple matches. Things appear to be patched up between the two now, however.

    New Day will no doubt be watching this match closely, as will the Bar.

    Samoa Joe To Visit AJ Styles’ Home?

    Last week, Samoa Joe called AJ Styles’ wife while the WWE Champion was forced to watch in the ring. This week, Joe claims he’s going to visit Styles’ home.

    How far will Samoa Joe go to bring Style’s personal life into their rivalry?

    Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella Segment

    Daniel Bryan defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas last week but suffered a beatdown at the hands of Miz and Almas after. Maryse and Selina Vega also targetted Brie.

    After suffering a 4-on-2 beatdown last week, how will Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan respond tonight?

    Miz and Maryse will take on Bryan and Brie at Hell in a Cell. Fortunately, Brie competed on Raw last night to help shake off the ring rust.

    Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch Segment

    The storyline everyone is talking about (for various reasons) could just take center stage tonight. Flair and Lynch have been going back and forth on social media throughout the weekend.

    It seems as though these two want to face each other inside the Hell in a Cell structure.

    205 Live 9/4

    Last week on 205 Live, Buddy Murphy defeated Kalisto in the main event. Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa also came away with wins.

    As of this writing, however, nothing has been officially confirmed for tonight’s episode of 205 Live. It’s possible that 205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick, has been spending all of his time with his new tag-team, the Authors of Pain, rather than booking matches for the cruiserweight division.

    https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/1036830359793618944

  • Ring of Honor Television Results 9/3

    Ring of Honor Television Results 9/3

    Ring of Honor was back on television this week. The promotion’s television episodes air throughout the weekend and then on their Honor Club streaming service on Mondays.

    Last night’s show featured a Women of Honor Championship match as well as the Best Friends taking on Silas Young and Bully Ray in the main event.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hCzDGlS0MQ&frags=pl%2Cwn

    ROH TV 9/3

    Women of Honor Championship
    Sumai Sakai (c) defeated Madison Rayne

    Madison Rayne has had an eventful summer. She challenged for the Impact World Championship at Slammiversary, wrestled in the Mae Young Classic, and challenged for the Women of Honor Championship here.

    Unfortunately for Rayne, she lost this match via “Smashmouth”, which is a move similar to the Cross Rhodes or Tongan Twist.

    Sakai will next defend her title against Tenille Dashwood on September 28th at Death Before Dishonor.

    Shane Taylor defeated Josh Woods

    Woods has been saying he never felt anything like when he was punched by Shane Taylor in their last match. There was speculation that perhaps Taylor loaded up his MMA-styled fighting glove.

    During the match, Woods pulled off Taylor’s glove and discovered some type of foreign object. The ref went to throw the match out but Woods begged him not to. Then just as the ref agreed to keep the match going, Taylor hit “Greetings from the 216” for the win.

    Heading into this match the two were tied 2-2 in their all-time series. Taylor picked up the win here to pull ahead by 3 wins to 2, however.

    Jeff Cobb Broke Up A Future Of Honor Match

    A Future of Honor tournament match was thrown out after interference from Jeff Cobb. On commentary, they referred to Cobb as the top free agent in wrestling today. He took out both prospects as well as another Future of Honor prospect who came out from the back.

    The crowd popped huge for Cobb.

    Main Event
    The Best Friends defeated Bully Ray & Silas Young

    What looked to be the beginning of a tag-team has already turned into a rivalry. Young and Bully Ray lost this match after Bully refused to tag in Silas and let him take the Dudebuster from the Best Friends for the finish.

    Bully Ray told Silas he had to learn a lesson although it is not altogether clear what he meant.

    Next Week’s Episode:

    On next week’s episode of Ring of Honor, Jay Lethal will defend his ROH World Championship. Jonathan Gresham will challenge Lethal in a 30-minute Iron Man match.

  • Lanny Poffo Addresses Randy Savage – Stephanie McMahon Rumor

    Lanny Poffo Addresses Randy Savage – Stephanie McMahon Rumor

    One of the longest-running unsubstantiated claims in pro-wrestling history is the infamous “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Stephanie McMahon rumor. Savage’s brother Lanny Poffo recently addressed the rumor on the first episode of his new podcast, The Genius Cast.

    Longtime fans have probably heard the urban legend that Randy Savage had a liason of sorts with an underaged Stephanie. The rumor has been discounted by countless wrestlers over the years, but it persists to this day. Some fans still believe it’s the reason Savage was never brought back to WWE after his departure in 1994 and why the company waited so long to induct him into the Hall of Fame. According to Poffo, he doesn’t know if there is any truth to the rumor. Even if he did know, however, he wouldn’t tell. Poffo did offer up a theory as to why the rumor has persisted as strongly as it has over the years, however.

    Lanny Poffo On Randy Savage Stephanie McMahon Rumor

    “I don’t know and if I knew I wouldn’t tell you because Randy was very very private and I have absolutely no idea if that happened,” Poffo said “I’ll tell you what did happen. Triple H did an interview on a magazine and they said ‘what do you think of Hulk Hogan and the Macho Man’ and he says ‘well they’re great but they are dinosaurs.’ Well, evidently Hulk Hogan didn’t mind being called a dinosaur.”

    So Poffo’s theory is that Savage mentioned Stephanie on his diss-track to Triple H just to get even with Hunter calling him a dinosaur.

    “I have absolutely no idea if the urban legend is true. Like I said if I knew I wouldn’t tell you. It’s none of anybody’s business. There’s only one person who knows for sure and that is Stephanie. Randy is not here and she’s not talking,” Poffo continued.

    Click Here to listen to Episode 1 of Lanny Poffo’s The Genius Cast podcast.

  • Pro Wrestling Tees Brings In Half A Million Dollars In Sales Over All In Weekend

    Pro Wrestling Tees Brings In Half A Million Dollars In Sales Over All In Weekend

    The Pro Wrestling Tees store in Chicago is happy with how All In and Starrcast weekend went. The retail outlet for the popular T-shirt company is reported to have brought in a half a million dollars in sales over the weekend. In total, they estimate over 20,000 products were sold.

    Normally, the store says their retail outlet is not that busy as most customers order online. Under normal circumstances, the store might see 50 customers a weekend. This was not a normal weekend, however.

    Pro Wrestling Tees Chicago

    Pro Wrestling Tees owner, Ryan Barkan, spoke to Sports Illustrated after the event.

    “I was really excited Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks were bringing All In to Chicago,” Barkan said. “This was a huge event and I knew how big it could be for us, so I wanted some of the biggest events of the weekend to be at the store.”

    Several Starrcast or All In related events took place at the store. Not the least of which was CM Punk’s marathon autograph signing the day before. Barkan said fans began lining up for Punk’s appearance as early as 4 AM for the 9 AM signing.

    “There may not be another WrestleMania in Chicago, so this was the ideal wrestling weekend to have fans meet Punk. There were people in line locally and ones from all over the world.”

  • Becky Lynch Wants Charlotte Flair Inside Hell In A Cell, Flair Responds

    Becky Lynch Wants Charlotte Flair Inside Hell In A Cell, Flair Responds

    It looks as though not only will Charlotte Flair be defending the Smackdown Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch at HIAC but the match itself will take place inside the cell structure. At least that is what has been building between the two Superstars online.

    Lynch posted the following message over the weekend:

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    The idea of the match taking place inside the Hell in a Cell appealed to Flair. She sent the following message in response:

    Lynch seemed fine with Flair’s comments. She offered up the following in response:

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    Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch

    Lynch and Flair have wrestled two single’s matches against one another on WWE programming. The first match took place July 18th, 2017 and the second was on June 5th, 2018. Lynch won both matches.

    They’ve wrestled in 4 multi-person matches where they were on opposing sides. Of those 4 matches, Flair has won twice (including the title match at Summerslam), Lynch has won once, and Natalya the other. Additionally, Lynch and Flair have both been in all three Women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches, with the first two having been won by Carmella and the latest being won by Alexa Bliss.

    They have been on opposing sides of just one tag-team match to take place on WWE programming. Charlotte Flair and Team Smackdown beat Becky Lynch and Team Raw at the Survivor Series in 2016.

  • Goldust Posts Emotional Message To Cody Regarding All In (Video)

    Goldust Posts Emotional Message To Cody Regarding All In (Video)

    Dustin Runnels could not be any prouder of his little brother, Cody. According to a video the wrestler known as Goldust posted to Instagram, he’s already watched All In and Cody’s match with Nick Aldis multiple times.

    “Hey little brother, it’s big brother here,” Dustin begins. “I love you. Congratulations on an incredible match with Nick Aldis to become the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Unbelievable.”

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    Dustin and Cody Rhodes

    After winning the ROH World Championship last year, Cody spoke about how supportive his older brother was.

    “I love my big brother. I absolutely do. And if the shoe was on the other foot and he became World Champion or becomes World Champion, I’ll be there,” Cody said in a media conference call in 2017.

    As a team, the brothers are 2x former WWE tag-team champions and won the Slammy award for tag-team of the year in 2013. Earlier that year, Cody had eliminated his brother from the Royal Rumble, the second such time he had done so.

    Earlier this summer, Dustin commemorated the 3-year anniversary of Dusty Rhodes’ death.

    “Been an especially hard year for me,” Dustin Tweeted on June 11th. “3 yrs. ago we lost our dad. Every damn day, I wish I could see you, or pick up the phone and call you. God, I miss you, Dad. You are the strongest, greatest man I ever knew. I love you pops.”

  • Nick Aldis Reveals Why Jeff Jarrett Was Part Of His Entourage At All In

    Nick Aldis Reveals Why Jeff Jarrett Was Part Of His Entourage At All In

    Both Nick Aldis and Cody were accompanied to the ring by “fight teams” at All In. In Cody’s corner was Diamond Dallas Page, Brandi, Pharoah and a few others. There was one face which jumped off the screen in the corner for Nick Aldis, however. Jeff Jarrett, who had a public falling out with Aldis not long ago, helped walk Aldis to the ring for the match. Today, Aldis released a statement on his decision to have Jarrett in his corner.

    In the statement, Aldis admitted he and Jarrett have had a falling out. Aldis also said he believes in second chances, however, and decided to give one to the man who gave him his first chance to be a World Champion.

    Aldis has won both the Impact World Championship and the Global Force Wrestling World Championship as well.

    Nick Aldis and Jeff Jarrett

    Jarrett and Aldis had a falling out as it concerns Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling. Aldis opted not to sign a new contract with the promotion in 2017 as Jarrett was asking for 10% of all money GFW talent earned on the independent scene. Jarrett was looking for similar deals from Impact Wrestling talents when he was briefly in charge of the company again last year.

    Aldis agreed to lose the GFW World Championship to Alberto El Patron last summer. He wrestled in one other match for the promotion and then left. Jarrett would eventually lose his position with Impact Wrestling and has since filed a lawsuit against the company. Jarrett is primarily wrestling for AAA in Mexico these days where he recently lost the AAA Mega Championship to Fenix.

  • What Happened After All In Went Off Air?

    What Happened After All In Went Off Air?

    The pay-per-view feed for All In cut out shortly after the 3-count in the night’s main event. Live inside Sears Center Arena, however, an extended celebration took place.

    Rey Mysterio, Bandido, and Fenix thanked the crowd as Kenny Omega and Cody came out to join them. The Massie family along with some of their small children also filled the ring as confetti drifted down from the ceiling.

    Omega gave his standard “Goodnight and Goodbye speech” while Cody reiterated that WWE does no own pro-wrestling.

    Cody, Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks, Marty Scurll and Hangman Page

    The group reiterated that they will not be splitting up when their contracts come due in 2019. This likely means they will not be going to WWE next year as Scurll’s contract commits him to ROH past then.

    What happens when Omega, Cody and the Bucks are all free agents in a few months should be interesting. Both WWE and Sinclair should have the money to keep the stable but its also possible multiple non-WWE promotions could work together to provide the team with a joint offer. What this new era of non-WWE promotions working together means should become more apparent during what is looking to become the hottest free agent period in wrestling since the Monday Night War era.

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    Next up for most of the crew will be NJPW’s Destruction tour. Omega’s next IWGP Heavyweight Championship match is on September 15th versus Tomohiro Ishii.

  • Chris Jericho Reveals Mad Dash Between All In and Fozzy Concert

    Chris Jericho Reveals Mad Dash Between All In and Fozzy Concert

    Fans of Chris Jericho’s rock band, Fozzy, were likely surprised to see him appear at All In last night. The event happened to fall within a set of dates that the band had 4 straight shows to perform.

    It is believed Jericho arrived at All In show shortly before it began. He then stayed hidden in the Young Bucks dressing room until it was time for him to appear. Jericho then left the building and hopped on a plane to get to a Fozzy show in Meriam, KS.

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    Following his attack on Omega, Jericho boarded a plane while still wearing Pentagon makeup in order to make it to Fozzy’s show later that night. Jericho is back on the road with Fozzy again tonight and has a show in Madison, WI.

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    Chris Jericho At All In

    Jericho’s appearance at All in is significant for a few reasons. Although he didn’t wrestle a match, Jericho did contribute in a significant way on a non-WWE pro-wrestling show held in the United States. He had previously said he would not do as such but then more recently stated he had changed his mind on the matter.

    After attacking Omega, Jericho challenged Omega to a match on his upcoming cruise at the end of October. On Twitter, Jericho said there are under 100 cabins left to be sold on his cruise and he is probably hoping the marquee matchup is what sells the boat out.

  • All In Main Event Cut Short, PPV Almost Went Off Air Before Finish

    All In Main Event Cut Short, PPV Almost Went Off Air Before Finish

    During the main event of last night’s All In pay-per-view, voices could be heard yelling “Go home!” as the wrestlers scrambled to ensure the match ended before the feed cut out.

    The main event Trios match featuring the Golden Elite vs Rey Mysterio, Bandido, and Fenix had to be cut short. The match was supposed to go just under 30 minutes but ended up going less than half that time.

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    “The main event got cut from 28 to 12,” Bryan Alvarez said on Wrestling Observer radio. “I guess the Hangman Page match went long and the Marty Scurll match went long.”

    All In Main Event Cut Short

    As the match was on traditional pay-per-view in addition to streaming services, the show had a strict window within which to work. During the match, it was said they were hoping to get the finish in with 2 minutes to spare but in the end, the finish came with only seconds to go.

    Alvarez and Meltzer lamented that had the 6 performers had the full 28 minutes to perform, it would have been a heck of a match.

    “It’s too bad because there was an incredible amount of talent in that match,” Meltzer said. “They didn’t get a chance to show what they can do by any means.”

  • Chris Jericho Invades All In, Challenges Kenny Omega

    Chris Jericho Invades All In, Challenges Kenny Omega

    Last night at All In, Kenny Omega defeated Pentagon Jr. in one of the night’s most high-profile matches. Omega barely escaped with the victory after Pentagon was able to hyper-extend his arm during the match.

    As Omega celebrated in the ring after his win, however, the lights went out for a moment. When the lights turned back on nothing appeared out of place though. Moments later Pentagon would jump up to his feet and attack Omega. Fans began to notice the tattoos on Pentagon’s arm was different. When he delivered a Codebreaker to Omega, there was little doubt left as to who was attacking the IWGP Heavyweight Champion.

    Jericho then challenged the beaten Omega to face him in the ring again but this time on the Jericho Cruise.

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    Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega II

    Chris Jericho’s Rock N Rager at Sea is set to sail from Miami to the Bahamas at the end of October. Jericho has said the only way to see the matches which will take place on the cruise is to book a cabin. There will be no footage of the matches, they are only for fans attending live.

    In addition to Jericho vs Omega II, the Sea of Honor tournament will determine a new challenger for Jay Letha’s ROH World Championship. Jericho is also set to team with the Young Bucks to take on Cody, Marty Scurll, and Hangman Page. The Bucks will also take on LAX during the cruise.