Last week, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the return of Bone Soldier, a former member of Bullet Club. The role had previously been performed by Mitsuhide Hirasawa, who had been performing as Captain New Japan.

According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bone Soldier will not be played by Hirasawa when the character returns. It also noted that Hirasawa was released over a year ago due to gambling issues. The report continued to say there have been rumors that Taiji Ishimori might be the new Bone Soldier and also enter the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in May.

Taiji Ishimori As Bone Soldier

Ishimori, who has been a regular for Impact Wrestling as of late, recently left Pro Wrestling NOAH. If Ishimori has signed with NJPW, it would seemingly contradict statements he made in March. Ishimori told Tokyo Sports he was leaving NOAH to wrestle more internationally.

“Lots of Japanese wrestlers are active internationally right now,” Ishimori said in an interview to Toky Sports (translated by author Chris Charlton). “I want to be among them, for Taiji Ishimori to appeal on a global scale. I’m open to offers at home and abroad.”

It would seem odd for Ishimori to leave on Japanese-based promotion in March in order to pursue international opportunities only to sign with another Japanese based promotion the next month. Still, Ishimori might feel NJPW will offer him more freedom outside of the promotion than Pro Wrestling NOAH would.

Ishimori wrestled for 12 years in NOAH, winning the promotion’s junior heavyweight championship on 3 occasions. He’s also won the Impact Wrestling X-Division championship as well. After defeating Tyson Dux to earn a title shot, Ishimori defeated Trevor Lee for the X-Division title last November.

Ishimori was a young lion in NJPW’s dojo but left the company to join NOAH in 2006.

Vince Russo is no longer with the upstart Lucha Libre company, Aro Lucha. The company (owned by former TNA producers, AroLuxe) is asking fans to invest in a crowdfunding campaign to get the promotion off the ground. Rey Mysterio and Konnan are also linked to the promotion.

Last December, the promotion announced they had hired Vince Russo as a “script consultant”. As Russo is one of the most polarizing figures in the industry, his hiring caused a stir amongst fans. Konnan took to Twitter to defend the decision.

Want to announce the signing of @THEVinceRusso as a script consultant with @AroLucha for the Dec 10th show.. #Welcomeaboardbro

— Konnan (@Konnan5150) December 8, 2017

im glad u know him so well..continue

— Konnan (@Konnan5150) December 9, 2017

always a dick in the bunch..

— Konnan (@Konnan5150) December 9, 2017

Vince Russo and AroLucha

Russo worked the December 10th, 2017 AroLucha event and there has been little mention of his involvement with the company since. According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Vine Russo is no longer with the promotion. No details were given regarding which party instigated the end of their working relationship, only that the two sides were no longer working together.

As for Russo, he is one of the latest people to sign a deal with TwitchTV. Fans of his can follow him on the channel as he watches wrestling shows in real-time and reacts to them. Russo also has his own podcast, “Vince Russo’s the Brand” which covers wrestling related topics.

Konnan gave an interview to Sports Illustrated in February to speak on his plans with AroLucha.

“I’ve always wanted to bring Lucha to the United States, but I haven’t been able to yet,” said Konnan. “I was in Lucha Underground, but they weren’t able to do what I thought they could have done. We can do it with Aro Lucha. It’s pure excitement and a lot of fun.”

Konnan continued to say they believe AroLucha should have a TV deal by the end of 2018.

“I listen to the people,” Konnan continued. “Promotions think they’re smarter than the fans, but that’s when they get in trouble. This is for the fans. If you’re not listening to them, you’re not doing your job.”

NXT will air a taped show from Full Sail University tonight.

The featured segment for the episode is advertised to be a face-to-face showdown between NXT Champion, Aleister Black, and Johnny Gargano. Adam Cole will also look to defend his newly won North American Championship tonight as well.

Matches and Segments for Tonight’s NXT

• Johnny Gargano and Aleister Black Face-to-Face Segment
  • Last week, Gargano said now that his rivalry with Tommaso Ciampa has been settled, he is free to once again pursue the NXT Championship.
  • Aleister Black accepted Gargano’s challenge for a title match last week. Gargano will be Black’s first challenger since winning the title at Takeover: New Orleans.
• North American Championship 
  Adam Cole (c) vs Oney Lorgan
  • Adam Cole won the North American Championship in an epic ladder match at Takeover: New Orleans. Now, his first title defence will be against the gritty European, Oney Lorcan.
  • It’s possible we see a bit of a North America vs Europe thing start to play out regarding the two continental themed titles in NXT.
• Undisputed Era Segment
  • In addition to Adam Cole defending his North American title tonight, the other members of the Undisputed Era are expected to make an appearance.
  • Roderick Strong recently became the newest member of the group. Strong turned on his partner, Pete Dunne, during the Dusty Rhodes Classic, allowing the Undisputed Era to retain the titles (using the Freebird rule to cover for Bobby Fish’s injury).
  • Now that they are a 4-person unit, Undisputed Era’s rise to the top of NXT might be unstoppable. Future storylines involving this faction should move forward tonight.
• Heavy Machinery vs Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli
  • These two teams have met 3x so far in 2018. Each team has won once and the 3rd match went to a no-contest.
  • The NXT tag division has been thrown for a loop a bit recently. The departure of the Authors of Pain was followed by the debut of the War Raiders.
  • If either of these two teams want to stay in the mix of the NXT tag division, they will have to win tonight.

WWE confirmed the participants in the Cruiserweight Championship match at the Greatest Royal Rumble last night. The promotion also officially added the names of several superstars into the 50-person Royal Rumble match scheduled for the event.

New additions officially unveiled recently include:

• Randy Orton
• Rey Mysterio
• Kevin Owens
• Shane McMahon
• the Great Khali

Superstars previously announced include:

• Daniel Bryan
• Braun Strowman
• Kurt Angle
• Chris Jericho
• Elias
• Bobby Roode
• Baron Corbin
• Big E
• Kofi Kingston
• Xavier Woods
• Apollo Crews
• Shelton Benjamin
• Sin Cara
• Chad Gable
• Goldust
• Titus O’Neil
• Mojo Rawley
• Dolph Ziggler

Other matches scheduled for Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble include:

• John Cena vs Triple H
• Casket Match: the Undertaker vs Rusev
• Universal Championship Match (Steel Cage): Brock Lesnar (c) vs Roman Reigns
• WWE Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura
• Intercontinental Championship Match (Ladder Match): Seth Rollins (c) vs Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe vs The Miz
• United States Championship Match: Jeff Hardy (c) vs Jinder Mahal
• Raw Tag Team Championships: The Bar vs Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt
• Smackdown Tag Team Championships: the Bludgeon Brothers vs the Usos

205 Live Results

Last night on 205 Live, a gauntlet match was held to determine a new number 1 contender for the Cruiserweight Championship.

Buddy Murphy had previously earned a title shot but later failed to make weight. 205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick, then ordered a gauntlet match to determine who will challenge Cedric Alexander at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

The first two competitors in the match were Mustafa Ali, who lost to Alexander in the Cruiserweight Championship match at WrestleMania, and TJ Perkins, the winner of the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic, TJP.

205 Live Gauntlet Results:

• Mustafa Ali defeated TJP
• Drew Gulak defeated Mustafa Ali
• Drew Gulak defeated Tony Nese
• Kalisto defeated Drew Gulak

As a result of winning the gauntlet match, Kalisto will face Cruiserweight Champion, Cedric Alexander, this Friday at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

A recent social media post by Bray Wyatt has some wondering if Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel will join the “Woken” world of Matt Hardy’s. Dallas and Axel had previously been working as the Miz-tourage but their mentor was sent to Smackdown during the Superstar Shakeup.

Since that time, Axel and Dallas have approached both Seth Rollins and Finn Balor in the hopes of becoming their entourage. Now, Dallas’ real-life brother is reaching out to the pair with an offer to help.

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/988645348355858433

Matt then responded with a Gif of himself:

pic.twitter.com/gjl0FljGi6

— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) April 24, 2018

Curtis Axel appears to be pondering the idea:

https://twitter.com/RealCurtisAxel/status/988656480495824896

Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy and Raw’s Tag-Team Division

Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy will have a chance to win the Raw tag-team championships on Friday in Saudi Arabia. The “Woken Warriors” will meet former champions, the Bar, for the vacant titles. The titles were vacated when Braun Strowman’s tag-team partner, Nicholas, had to return to school.

Considering the Bar have been drafted to Smackdown, it’s not clear what will happen to the Raw tag-team titles if they are won by a team from another brand.

The last 3 weeks on Raw, Wyatt & Hardy have defeated Titus Worldwide, the Revival, and the Ascension. Other teams in the division now also include the Authors of Pain and Breezeango.

Bo Dallas turns 28 next month and has been signed to WWE since he was a teenager. He wrestled his first match in WWE’s developmental system as an 18-year-old. During his time on the main roster, he has worked a motivational speaker gimmick, been a part of the Social Outcasts, and most recently as a member of the Miz’s Miz-tourage.

38-year-old Curtis Axel first signed with WWE in 2007. He’s worked several gimmicks during his time on the main roster. Axel had a run as a “Paul Heyman Guy” and won the Intercontinental Championship. He also teamed with Ryback and imitated Hulk Hogan for awhile as well. Most recently, Axel has been a part of the Social Outcasts and the Miz-tourage.

Smackdown and 205 Live this week will emanate out of the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The oddly named arena is one of the largest venues for college basketball in the country and opened in 2010.

Several matches and segments have been confirmed for tonight’s shows.

Smackdown Preview

Tonight will be the first Smackdown since the 2-day long SuperStar Shakeup. It will also be the Go-Home show for the Greatest Royal Rumble event on Friday afternoon.

• MizTV w/ Daniel Bryan

  • MizTV returns to Smackdown tonight and his special guest will be Daniel Bryan.
  • For 2 years, Bryan and Miz built up a rivalry which seemingly had no possible payoff. Now, with Daniel Bryan being cleared to wrestle again, we may finally get the Miz and Daniel Bryan feud we thought we never would.

• Jimmy Uso vs Rowan

  • The Usos will challenge the new Smackdown tag-team champions, the Bludgeon Brothers, at the Greatest Royal Rumble.
  • The Bludgeon Brothers have not only been targetting the Usos but now it seems Naomi has involved herself in the affairs of her real-life husband.

• Charlotte Flair vs Carmella – Contract Signing

  • Neither Charlotte Flair or Carmella will be competing on Friday at the Greatest Royal Rumble but they have a match upcoming at Backlash.
  • Carmella cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase on the Smackdown after WrestleMania to defeat Flair for the title.
  • They will sign the match contract tonight and meet at Backlash on May 6th from the Prudential Center in New Jersey.

• Asuka & Becky Lynch vs. the Iiconics

  • Asuka will make her Smackdown debut tonight as she teams with Becky Lynch to take on Peyton Royce and Billie Kay, the Iiconics.

https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/988055018690498560

205 Live Preview

Last week on 205 Live, the division was turned upside down when top contender, Buddy Murphy, failed to make weight. Murphy had previously earned a shot at the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. 205 Live GM, Drake Maverick, has rescinded Murphy’s title shot as a result of his his missing weight.

• #1 Contenders Gauntlet Match
  • Maverick has announced that there will be a gauntlet match tonight to determine a new #1 contender.
  • So far, only Tony Nese has been confirmed as an entrant.

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Best of the Super Juniors” is the next big tournament for the promotion. The 25th edition of the tournament is scheduled to run from May 18th to June 4th. Both the first and last night will be held in Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

Advertising for the show has seemingly confirmed 13 of the entrants. In recent years, the tournament has consisted of 16 junior heavyweight wrestlers.

Names Leaked for 2018’s Best of the Super Juniors

Names leaked for the 2018 Best of the Super Juniors include:

• Hiromu Takahashi
• Sho Tanaka
• Yohei Komatsu
• Will Ospreay
• KUSHIDA
• El Desperado
• Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• Bushi
• Dragon Lee
• Flip Gordon
• Marty Scurll
• Tiger Mask
• Ryusuke Taguchi

Flip Gordon’s name being included will be exciting to some fans. The 26-year-old has only been a professional since 2015 but has won over the respect of many in a short amount of time. Gordon has been a major player as of late in Ring of Honor and on the Being the Elite YouTube series.

Travis Gordon was trained by Brian Fury and made his pro-wrestling debut on May 6th, 2015.

This will be a big tournament for Kushida, who has won 2 of the last 3 BOSJs. Only two wrestlers in history, Jushin “Thunder” Liger and Koji Kanemoto, has ever won the tournament 3x.

Will Ospreay won the tournament in 2016 but he won’t have to wait until the tournament this year to face Kushida. The 2016 and 2017 winners of the Best of the Super Juniors will clash for Ospreay’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at Wrestling Dontaku in May. Ospreay most recently defended the title against Marty Scurll at Sakura Genesis.

Ryusuke Taguchi is the only other former tournament winner to be announced for the 2018 edition so far. Taguchi won the 2012 version of the tournament. In the 2013 version, the then-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Prince Devitt, ran the table, winning every single match en route to a tournament victory. Devitt had just formed the new faction, Bullet Club, at the time.

The Bullet Club/the Elite organized “All-In” show for September 1st in Chicago gained 3 more names yesterday. The show is scheduled for the Sears Center in Chicago and will be accompanied by a fan and podcast convention (Starrcast) in the days leading up to the event.

Yesterday the organizers of the event announced Penelope Ford, “Bad Boy” Joey Janela, and Chelsea Green have declared they are “All In”.

I’m @ALL_IN_2018 ?

September 1st. pic.twitter.com/OBbmcoQWc4

— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) April 23, 2018

https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/988500292944760832

I’m @ALL_IN_2018
September 1st!! pic.twitter.com/Of4oOb25fU

— Penelope Ford (@thePenelopeFord) April 23, 2018

Updated List of Who is “All In”

As the list of All In performers continues to grow, we’ve got an updated roster below:

Confirmed for All In:

• Penelope Ford (new)
• “Bad Boy” Joey Janela (new)
• Chelsea Green (new)
• Kazuchika Okada
• Deonna Purrazzo
• Pentagon Jr.
• Ray Fenix
• Cracker Barrel
• Tessa Blanchard
• Kenny Omega
• Matt & Nick Jackson
• Hangman Page
• Cody
• Specifically not Flip Gordon
• Stephen Amell
• Marty Scurll

New Japan Pro Wrestling Cow Palace Show on July 7th, 2018

The Elite’s planned “All In” show is getting eclipsed somewhat by the scheduled NJPW show at California’s Cow Palace. New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the show at Strong Style Evolved this year.

While reports vary, it is believed the Cow Palace can currently hold 13,000 – 15,000 for wrestling. This makes it a bigger venue than the Sears Center in Chicago.

All in on September 1st, 2018, is not associated with any promotion. There are also no plans to air the show on a paid-streaming service such as Honor Club or New Japan World. For that reason, it is open to wrestlers contracted to other promotions. As it stands now, the World Champions in NJPW and Impact Wrestling are scheduled for the show. NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Nick Aldis, has also expressed interest in competing on the show. On a recent edition of the “10lbs of Gold” YouTube series, Aldis appeared on the Busted Open radio show and spoke on how the NWA title should be at All In.

Gail Kim’s 2011 exit from WWE is among the most daring ways anyone has ever burned their bridge with the company. Frustrated with how women were being used on WWE programming, Gail Kim went off script (kind of) in a women’s battle royal match on Raw.

The Raw battle royal on August 1st, 2011 was to determine a new #1 contender for the Divas title. Kim was told to be eliminated early in the match. Shortly after the match started, Kim decided to simply roll out of the ring, walk to the back, and quit.

Kim then signed with TNA and finished up her career there. She still works backstage with the company.

Check out Gail Kim give her reasons for leaving WWE in 2011:

Gail Kim on Stephanie McMahon

The TNA Hall-of-Famer recently gave an interview to AfterBuzz and expressed her opinion that Stephanie McMahon had zero interest in women’s wrestling while she was in WWE.

“WWE always thinks in a business mindset. For them, they are thinking, ‘ok this woman’s revolution is becoming hot, Ronda Rousey, this “Me Too” movement’; so of course, to be honest, I’m going to say this, because I’ve said it on Twitter; Stephanie (McMahon) could have been fighting for us a long time ago. She was there every single time I worked there and she had zero interest in fighting for the women back then. So, for them, everything is business motivated. So, them having this women’s revolution, and it’s from the fans as well….the fans did demand it through social media and Vince heard it and made it happen. And I think finally the girls are getting treated the way they want to get treated.”

In addition to working backstage for Impact, Kim married celebrity chef, Robert Irvine, in 2012. Kim had studied nutrition at the University of Ryerson in her hometown of Toronto, ON, Canada. She topped the PWI Top 50 Female Wrestlers list in 2012.

31-year-old Eric Arndt, better known to wrestling fans as Enzo Amore, posted to his Instagram account yesterday. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion has been silent on social media since his release from the company in January.

All of Enzo’s previous Instagram posts, including his videos from the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight, have been taken down. The following post is all that remains:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh7nB2Fgukl/?hl=en&taken-by=real1

Enzo Amore Retired?

The image of boots being hung up could be Enzo expressing that he is “hanging up the boots”. The last time Enzo posted to Twitter was January 23rd, 2018. The post only includes a statement from his lawyer.

pic.twitter.com/nnV1B60XSw

— REAL1 (FKA Enzo Amore) (@real1) January 24, 2018

Enzo has also changed his bio on Instagram to read: “Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear.”

After news broke of the pending investigation into an alleged sexual assault committed by Enzo, WWE suspended and then fired him. It is speculated that the company released him for failing to notify them of the pending investigation.

Enzo’s WWE career lasted a little under 5 years. He debuted in NXT on May 22nd, 2013. He was quickly paired with Colin Cassady and the Enzo and Big Cass tag-team was born. Although the team would never win the NXT tag-team championships, they were quite popular. Enzo and Cass were called up to the main roster in 2016.

The following year, Enzo and Cass were split up with Enzo remaining babyface and Cass turning heel. An injury to Big Cass led to Enzo turning heel as well and joining the cruiserweight division on 205 Live. An attempt was made to build the show around Enzo but was later abandoned after his release in January of 2018.

The Rock recently confirmed he was asked to be a part of the inter-gender tag-team match at WrestleMania 34. According to the megastar, he was asked to be Ronda Rousey’s partner against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

The Rock recently gave an interview to UK radio station, Kiss FM. During the interview, Rock spoke on a conversation he had with Vince McMahon regarding a potential WrestleMania 34 match:

“Matter of fact, Vince McMahon and I were talking about two months ago trying to figure out what I was going to do if I went back to WrestleMania. He pitched me this really great idea that I’d get involved in a tag match with Ronda Rousey who is, of course, incredible and I’m very proud of her,” said The Rock. “We couldn’t make it work this time because I was in Shanghai. But, Who knows down the line?”

The Rock & Ronda Rousey vs Triple H & Stephanie McMahon

Had the Rock been Ronda Rousey’s partner at WrestleMania, it would have better played off the WrestleMania 31 segment featuring Rock, Rousey, Triple H, & Stephanie. Considering the response Rousey & Angle vs Triple H & Stephanie got, however, nobody is complaining too much the Rock wasn’t able to make it.

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson is currently promoting his latest movie “Rampage”. In the movie, Johnson plays a gorilla expert who befriends a large and mutated gorilla named George. It currently holds a 50% approval rating amongst critics on Rotten Tomatoes and an 81% approval rating amongst users of the site.

During the above interview, Rock spoke on several other topics. He discussed what would happen if he and Conor McGregor were to meet in a fight amongst other topics.

Rock also took the time recently to respond to a young woman who asked him to promo:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhy0c7RFhaq/?utm_source=ig_embed

World of Sport Wrestling has scheduled a series of TV Tapings for mid-May. The promotion previously announced television taping dates for May of 2017 as well but abruptly canceled them a few weeks ahead of time. At the time, talent and fans were told the decision had been made to postpone the project.

Now it appears, World of Sport Wrestling is ready to give the project another go.

WOS Wrestling recently announced the following TV Taping dates:

All shows will take place at Epic Studios in Norwich:

• Thursday, May 10th, 630PM
• Friday, May 11th, 2pm & 630pm
• Saturday, May 12th, 2pm & 630pm

All shows are free to attend.

World of Sport Wrestling

In 2016, WOS Wrestling filmed a pilot episode which featured Grado winning the World Championship. This was to be followed up with a 10-part series in 2017 with Jeff Jarrett serving as executive producer. The TV tapings were scheduled for late-May in 2017 but were abruptly canceled. The promotion blamed prolonged contract negotiations for the postponement.

It’s not clear at this moment exactly who is still involved with the project. Most of the social media accounts previously associated with 2017’s revival attempt are still not active. Nick Aldis, Grado, El Ligero and Sha Samuels were expected to be key parts of the 2017 version of the show but it is not clear if that is still the case or not. None of the wrestlers involved in previous revival attempts have mentioned the tapings in their social media feeds either.

Here are the results from the one-night 2016 revival show for World of Sport Wrestling:

1. WOS World Championship (vacant)
   Dave Mastiff defeated Grado
2. 4-Way Ladder Match
   Kenny Williams defeated CJ Bans, Danny Hope, and Sam Bailey
3. Viper defeated Alexis Rose
4. The Coffey Brothers (Joe and Mark) defeated Ashton Smith and Rampage
5. El Ligero defeated Zack Gibson
6. #1 Contender Battle Royal
   Grado defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr, El Liger, the Coffey Brothers, Johnny Moss, Kenny Williams, and Sha Samuels

During his prime, there was no better high-flyer in wrestling than Rob Van Dam. As today is April 20th, a celebrated day amongst marijuana enthusiasts, it has become a popular day for Rob Van Dam to make media appearances. RVD has shared through his social media channels that you can hear him on a popular podcast later today and check out a collection of his matches on the FITE App.

Conrad Thompson and Bruce Pritchard of the “Something to Wrestle With Podcast” decided April 20th was the perfect day to bring RVD on as a guest. The 4-hour session with Rob Van Dam will be released at noon today.

Nearly FOUR hours of @TherealRVD tomorrow at noon eastern at https://t.co/bnz4fd6VBJ! @bruceprichard discusses the HIGHS and the lows on this 4/20 edition of @PrichardShow!

Don't miss our BONUS show 4/26 covering the 1992 Royal Rumble at https://t.co/fmoylI87O4 – YouTube ONLY! pic.twitter.com/vVgDQPQKYn

— Conrad the Mortgage Guy (@HeyHeyItsConrad) April 20, 2018

Rob Van Dam in 2018

RVD is still wrestling these days, though he doesn’t keep a full schedule. He’s a regular for Pacific Coast Wrestling which operates out of California. His last match for the promotion was on March 18th when he unsuccessfully challenged Pentagon for the promotion’s heavyweight championship.

PCW is releasing a collection of Rob Van Dam’s matches in the promotion through the Fite App today to celebrate 4/20:

On 4/20: watch "RVD’s Greatest Hits” on @FiteTV
See the highest flyer in the game, @TherealRVD, in some of his greatest @PCWULTRA matches!

Watch Here: https://t.co/r2PXiaLI8o

— Rob Van Dam (@TherealRVD) April 17, 2018

RVD is a former PCW champion, having held the title for 202 days between November 2016 and June 2017. Pentagon was the promotion’s inaugural champion, having defeated Brian Cage in the finals of a tournament. He lost the title 3 months later to RVD.

RVD would successfully defend the title against Willie Mack and MVP before dropping it to John Hennigan. As for Hennigan, he would defend the title 3x before losing it. Hennigan defeated Pentagon, Jeff Cobb, and Brian Cage. He’d lose the title to Pentagon at the Refuse to Lose event, however. His only title defense came recently against RVD.

The 47-year-old Rob Van Dam also wrestled frequently for the now-defunct 5-Star Wrestling promotion based out of Liverpool. The short-lived promotion brought in several big names for their events, including Rey Mysterio Jr and Jake Hager (FKA Jack Swagger).

Scott Steiner was on Impact Wrestling’s recent media call to promote Sunday’s Redemption PPV. Steiner is scheduled to team with Eli Drake to challenge LAX for the tag-team championships on the show.

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

Scott Steiner Promotes Redemption

As is usually the case with Scott Steiner interviews, he had plenty to say on several topics.

Transcriptions courtesy of Cageside Seats:

“Konnan’s gonna be doing what he always did in WCW after we finish this match. He’s gonna be carrying my bags and shining my belt. Maybe my shoes, too. Actually, he might come and cut my grass. I might have all three of them do it, really. I don’t know. I haven’t decided yet,” Steiner said in reference to Konnan, who will manage LAX on Sunday.

“They will be with Konnan, cutting my grass. I actually have a tee spot on my lawn where I need to be putting, so they better be just right. I hate golf. But they better cut my grass right. That’s what I don’t understand. Why does Trump want to keep out all the Mexicans, but who’s going to cut the grass? Seriously. I mean, that’s a legitimate question.”

Scott Steiner Goes Off on Dixie Carter and Hulk Hogan

Scott Steiner does not like Hulk Hogan. This has been clear for some time but Steiner re-iterated it again during the media call:

“The beginning was the most profitable time at TNA, as far as viewership, making money, merchandise and all that stuff combined. Unfortunately, that led to the next incarnation, which was working for dumba** Dixie Carter, that brought in the racist Hulk Hogan and all those other guys. That’s what killed it. Of course, I’ve let my feelings be known, and she put a lawsuit on me, because of the stuff I was saying on Twitter about Hogan.”

Impact Wrestling’s Redemption takes place Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.

There was an incident over WrestleMania weekend where Harry Smith (Davey Boy Smith Jr) is alleged to have thrown a cup of coffee in the face of Jake “the Snake” Roberts. The incident is said to have happened during WrestleCon.

New Orleans Police are now looking for Smith according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. A representative for the New Orleans Police Department issued the following statement:

“The NOPD is investigating a simple battery incident that occurred on April 7, 2018 in the 500 block of Canal Street. The victim told police that at about 11 a.m., he was signing autographs at the location when he was approached by a known subject, later identified as Harry Smith (DOB: 08-02-1985). The victim told police he attempted to shake hands with Smith, at which time a verbal argument ensued. Smith then allegedly threw a cup of coffee at the victim’s face and fled the scene. No major injuries were reported by the victim.”

It's happening. Are you ready New Orleans? #NOLA #wwe #Wrestlemania #roadstories #pranks #andrethegiant #machoman #rickrude

— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) April 7, 2018

Davey Boy Smith Jr and Jake “the Snake” Roberts

This is technically the remnants of a feud which began with Jake and Harry’s father in the 1980s. Roberts has made public disparaging comments about Smith’s father. Davey Boy Smith Sr. and his partner, the Dynamite Kid, had a reputation for being bullies. Several wrestlers from the era have spoken out against their actions during this period.

Roberts has told a story of how the Bulldogs used to throw lit cigarettes at his snake to upset him. In retaliation to this, Jake fed Matilda (the Bulldogs pet bulldog) food laced with laxatives. When prompted, Jake is not shy about sharing his hatred for the now-deceased Davey Boy Smith Sr.

Shortly after the incident, Davey Boy Smith Jr. admitted to WrestleZone that he confronted Jake at WrestleCon. Smith says he asked Jake to apologize for the negative comments he made about his father. According to Smith, Jake offered to shake his hand but refused to apologize for his comments or step outside to fight the much younger Smith. After Jake told the member of the Killer Elite Squad to “F Off”, Smith says he threw the coffee in his face.

The New Orleans Police Department is asking anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact them.

Ricochet began wrestling house show and dark matches for NXT back in February. He then participated in the amazing ladder match at Takeover: New Orleans as his first-ever televised match with the promotion. It hasn’t taken long for Ricochet’s talents to be noticed by one of the all-time greats.

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, whose movie “Rampage” is currently in theatres, had this to say regarding NXT’s newest superstar recently:

He’s the man! Love the stuff King is doing and will no doubt be the leader in ushering in a new era of our wrestling business. Future champ.

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 20, 2018

It’s not the first time the box office megastar has heaped praise on Ricochet. Back in the summer of 2016, The Rock posted a message on Instagram calling Ricochet “incredibly gifted” and warning him to stay away from backstage politics.

Ricochet’s Career Up To Now

The 29-year-old Ricochet has long been on WWE’s radar. A lengthy contract term with Lucha Underground, however, prevented him from signing with the company until recently.

Trevor Mann began his pro-wrestling career by moving up the independent rankings quickly. He made his debut as a teenager for Chikara and a couple of years later moved on to compete with Evolve and Dragon Gate as well. In 2010, Ricochet began competed for Pro Wrestling Guerilla too.

He made his first appearance in New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2013. In his time with the promotion, he won the Best of the Super Juniors tournament (2014), the Super Junior Tag Tournament (w/ Matt Sydal in 2015), and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag-Team titles on 3 occasions (2x with Sydal and once with Ryusuke Taguchi). Surprisingly, he never won the company’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

In 2014, Ricochet signed with Lucha Underground. At the time, the company was signing performers to 7-season long contracts, though they have since gone back on these types of commitments. His Lucha Underground contract prevented him from appearing on television for other promotions. He was even prevented from appearing on the first NJPW show in Long Beach last summer.

Ricochet was officially declared a free agent after Lucha Underground’s 3rd season finished airing. During his time with Lucha Underground, he became the promotion’s first-ever World Champion. As the character, Prince Puma, he was to be the promotion’s first top babyface performer.

Kacy Catanzaro made her debut at an NXT house show in Sanford, Florida last night. She lost to another female prospect, Reina Gonzalez.

From 2014-2016, Catanzaro competed on the 6th, 7th, and 9th seasons of NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior”. She eventually earned a reputation as the greatest female competitor in the show’s history.

Before the American Ninja Warrior, Catanzaro was a Division I gymnist with the University of Towson, Maryland. She received a tryout with WWE at the Performance Center in January of 2017. WWE announced she had signed with the company during the Mae Young Classic last summer.

Here are the full results from last night’s NXT house show in Sanford, Florida:

1. Reina Gonzales defeated Kacy Catanzaro
2. Lio Rush w/Babatunde Aiyegbusi defeated Kona Reeves
3. Dakota Kai & Steffanie Newell defeated Aliyah & Kavita Devi
4. Adrian Jaoude, Cezar Bononi, & Taynara Conti defeated Big Boa, Rocky, & Xia Li
5. Ember Moon defeated Vanessa Borne
6. the Authors of Pain defeated TM-61

** Babatunde Aiyegbusi is a 6ft10 355lbs former football player who signed with WWE in 2016. He appears to be managing the much smaller Lio Rush. 

Kacy Catanzaro in NXT Women’s Division

With the recent call-ups of the Iiconics and Ember Moon, it has left a hole in NXT women’s roster. It was also only back in November when 5 other NXT women (Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, & Sonya Deville) were called up as well. This leaves the door open for Performance Center trainees, like Catanzaro, to get an opportunity.

Currently the female performers who are used on NXT television are:

NXT Women’s Champion: Shayna Baszler

1. Kairi Sane
2. Nikki Cross
3. Candice LeRae
4. Dakota Kai
5. Bianca Belair
6. Aliyah
7. Lacey Evans
8. Vanessa Borne

There are also several female performers who work on the NXT house show circuit but do not appear on NXT televsion.

Wrestle at NXT House Shows:

1. Kacy Catanzaro
2. Reina Gonzales
3. Steffanie Newell
4. Kevita Devi
5. Taynara Conti
6. Xia Li

One-half of the Smackdown tag-team champions, the Bludgeon Brothers, is taunting their rivals on social media. 38-year-old, Luke Harper, took time away from his normal social media routine to send a message to the Usos and Jimmy Uso’s wife, Naomi.

Normally, Harper sends out a daily Tweet similar to this:

It's Wednesday. You know what that means.

— Brodie Lee (@ThisBrodieLee) April 18, 2018

The below screenshot of Harper’s Twitter feed shows this is usually all he does on Twitter:

Today, however, Harper decided to use his Twitter account to send a message to Naomi and the Usos. Harper commented on the real-life relationship between the couple:

Cute af. pic.twitter.com/hYnOI6YOv2

— Brodie Lee (@ThisBrodieLee) April 19, 2018

Following Smackdown this week, Harper wished the couple a good evening as well. Additionally, he addressed Naomi by her abbreviated real name:

Enjoy your evening with him Trin.

— Brodie Lee (@ThisBrodieLee) April 18, 2018

It appears as though the storyline between the Bludgeon Brothers and the Usos will involve some real-life elements, including the real-life relationship between Jimmy Uso and Naomi. It’s unlikely the Bludgeon Brothers show up on Total Divas, however. The angle seems to be leading to a long-awaited Usos babyface turn as well.

WWE cameras caught Naomi and the Usos backstage on Tuesday:

the Bludgeon Brothers vs. the Usos and Smackdown’s Tag-Team Division

The Smackdown tag-team division is arguably the deeper of the two brands at the moment. With Anderson & Gallows and the Bar joining Smackdown from Raw, it creates a log-jam at the top of the division.

With the Usos and the Bludgeon Brothers feuding over the titles, that leaves the New Day, the Bar, and Anderson & Gallows all vying to be declared the next challengers. Sanity has also been called up to Smackdown as well. Eric Young, Killian Dain, and Alexander Wolfe could be inserted into the tag division too.

In the Superstar Shakeup, Smackdown gained two former tag-team championship winning teams and gave up the Ascension and Breezeango. Not a bad deal for Shane McMahon and Paige!

The Bludgeon Brothers are scheduled to defend their newly won Smackdown tag-team championships against the Usos. The match will take place at the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27th, 2018 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be their first televised title defense since winning the belts at WrestleMania 34.

The final episode of Impact Wrestling before the company’s Redemption PPV on Sunday airs tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OvN6kXxT8

Impact Wrestling Preview (April 19th, 2018)

• KM Issues an Open Challenge
  • Kevin Matthews, aka KM, plans to issue an open challenge to the Impact Wrestling locker tonight.
• Johnny Impact vs Kongo Kong w/Jimmy Jacobs
  • The Emo Princess, Jimmy Jacobs, has control over Impact’s newest monster, Kongo Kong, but how will he fair against perennial top-contender, Johnny impact?
  • Neither of these two has a match booked for the Redemption PPV. Perhaps something will be set up here or they might both be left off the show.
• Su Yung and Braxton Sutter vs Fallah Bahh and Kiera Hogan
  • An inter-gender match featuring two of Impact’s newest female wrestlers, Su Yung and Kiera Hogan takes place tonight.
  • Yung will take on Knockouts Champion, Allie, on Sunday for the championship.
  • We are still finding out just how dangerous the undead bride is. Perhaps tonight we will find out more about Su Yung’s plans for Allie.
• Brian Cage in single’s competition
  • Nobody is rising up the Impact Wrestling rankings faster than Brian Cage. He’ll be in single’s action tonight but his opponent has yet to be named.
  • Cage defeated Lashley recently on Impact and the victory over a former World Champion likely means the promotion has big plans for him.
  • Brian Cage is scheduled to be in a 6-way match at the Redemption PPV. His opponents are scheduled to be Taiji Ishimori, Dezmond Xavier, El Hijo del Fantasma, DJZ, and Trevor Lee.

• Last Road to Redemption

  • While not confirmed, it is expected the company will air some promotional segment for the Redemption PPV main event.
  • Impact was forced to explain for Alberto El Patron’s removal from the Redemption show during last week’s episode. Aries explained that since he lost the triple threat match at the LU vs Impact show, the same match will be run back again at Redemption. Should Pentagon win at Redemption, he would simultaneously hold both the Lucha Underground and Impact Wrestling world championships in storyline. While season 4 of Lucha Underground has been filmed (so he may have lost the title, I don’t know), it has yet to air.

George Murdoch, FKA Tyrus, is gone from Impact Wrestling… again.

The 45-year-old heavyweight had originally left the company in the summer of 2017 but resurfaced at the last set of TV tapings from Orlando. The episodes of Impact filmed during these tapings have been airing since February 1st, 2018.

According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Tyrus has once again given Impact Wrestling his notice. Tyrus stated that he and the company didn’t see eye-to-eye creatively.

George “Tyrus” Murdoch

Tyrus gave similar reasons for ending his relationship with Impact Wrestling the last time around in 2017 as well. He has plenty going on for himself outside of wrestling, so it is not too big a surprise that he is willing to leave a company if he doesn’t enjoy what he is working on.

Tyrus is a regular on several Fox News programs and has had a successful 2017 as an actor. He appeared in 2 episodes of the hit show GLOW on Netflix last year. Tyrus also appears in an episode of the Netflix original series, Love, which was released earlier this year. Several other IMDB credits have been added to his profile the last two years as well.

Impact Wrestling Redemption

This is an important weekend for Impact Wrestling. The company’s Redemption PPV runs on Sunday and curious eyes will be interested in what kind of product they present.

The main event had been scheduled to be Alberto El Patron vs Austin Aries. Since El Patron no-showed the LU vs Impact show WrestleMania weekend, however, it has since been changed. The Lucha Brothers, Fenix & Pentagon, will now join Austin Aries in a triple threat match for the Impact World Championship in the main event of Redemption.

The last set of TV tapings included writing off several departing wrestlers and finishing up storylines. The Redemption PPV should give Impact fans a better idea of where the company is trying to go in the future.

Last weekend, several wrestlers from ROH Tweeted that a backstage fight had taken place. The company was in Pittsburgh for “Steel City Excellence” on Saturday, which was also a set of TV Tapings for ROH TV.

Saturday afternoon, several Tweets from ROH wrestlers started to come out which indicated a backstage altercation had taken place. Some of those Tweets have since been deleted, however. All that was known at the time was that a scuffle had occurred and Cody’s chipotle got trampled in the process.

They trampled my chipotle

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) April 14, 2018

That type of stuff doesn’t belong in my locker room!

— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) April 14, 2018

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— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) April 14, 2018

New Details on Backstage ROH Fight

A recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shed some new light on what happened.

During the company’s show in Pittsburgh on Saturday, an extra (local talent) was sitting in a chair reserved for Christopher Daniels. According to the Observer, the wrestler was asked to move but did not respond kindly. A fight ended up breaking out and Flip Gordon apparently saved the day by subduing the wrestler quickly. Other than Flip, no ROH regulars were involved and no one was hurt.

Cody would later Tweet that he is now considering booking Flip for All-In but it has since been deleted. Brandi Rhodes and Flip Gordon have been getting pretty tight lately, by the way.

ROH This Weekend

The ROH shows this weekend were reportedly not well attended. The Observer reported the shows only drew around 700 fans each. The company is coming off their most well-attended show of all time, however, and all of their recent promotion had been geared towards that show.

Next up for ROH is two shows from Florida on the 28th and 29th. The “Bound for Honor” 2-day tour in Florida begins in West Palm Beach on the 27th and continues to Lakeland on the 28th.

On the 27th, the Young Bucks and Hangman Page take on the Kingdom and Punishment Martinez takes on Cody.

The show in Lakeland will be headlined by an 8-man tag-team match featuring the champions of ROH (Dalton Castle, Silas Young, the Briscoes) versus 4 members of Bullet Club.

Last week, Bullet Club’s “the Elite” released the 100th episode of their YouTube series, “Being the Elite”. Although they had previously been releasing episodes on Monday nights, no episode was released this week. As the last episode was named “Finale”, there is speculation the popular series is done.

Matt and Nick Jackson recently spoke with the Sporting News about the future of the series. They recorded the interview backstage at ROH’s TV tapings in Pittsburgh on Saturday.

“I think it’s poetic if we did end it at 100 episodes,” Nick Jackson told the Sporting News, “but everyone else says we shouldn’t.”

“We’re like, man, 100 episodes, we can end it when it’s the hottest,” Matt Jackson added. “It almost feels like we should end it.”

“On the other hand, it’s kind of undecided, but I feel like we’d be crazy not to bring it back at some point. It’s become such a popular tool for us now.”

Being the Elite: 100 Episodes

The series has been widely successful and provides a platform for members of the faction to tell stories. Much of what has been built up in terms of the Bullet Club 2018 Civil War has taken place on “Being the Elite”.

“We had a guy at the airport on our way here stop me, and he puts his hand out and says, ‘I love your YouTube videos,’” Matt Jackson added. “He didn’t mention anything about pro wrestling.”

Originally, the series was just meant to follow the Young Bucks around as they travelled to shows.

“We did that for like six months,” Nick Jackson said. “Then Matt had the idea of adding stories to the mix. … People started to love it and it grew a lot faster. I think we found our calling.

“It started with me getting sick in real life. We knew Adam [Cole] was leaving the Bullet Club, so Matt said, ‘Why don’t we say Adam poisoned you?’ I said, ‘That’s a brilliant idea. Let’s try it.’ The fans loved it. From there we just went nuts.”

The last episode of Being the Elite ended with Cody finding himself alone in the Elite locker room. While he had defeated Kenny Omega, Cody was left to ponder all that he had lost along the way.

NXT tonight will be a taped show from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Several matches and segments have been confirmed for tonight’s episode.

2 singles matches have been confirmed for tonight. Zelina Vega will take on Candice LeRae in a match which has been building for months. Lars Sullivan will take on Killian Dain in a NO DQ match tonight. Dain and Sullivan met last month in a match which was ruled a no-contest. Johnny Gargano will also make his return to NXT tonight after having defeated Tommaso Ciampa at Takeover.

Ricochet is also scheduled to be a part of tonight’s episode as he makes his Full Sail University debut.

NXT Preview (April 18th, 2018)

• Johnny Gargano Returns
  • Fresh off defeating his rival/former partner, Tommaso Ciampa, at Takeover: New Orleans, Johnny Gargano is once again in NXT.
  • Tonight will be Gargano’s first appearance in Full Sail after being reinstated.
• No DQ Match
  Lars Sullivan vs Killian Dain 
  • Lars Sullivan recently returned from injury and Killian Dain was recently announced as moving up to Smackdown. They will meet tonight in a NO DQ match between two of NXT’s most powerful SuperStars.
  • These two last wrestled each other in single’s action on the March 7th edition of NXT. That match was declared a no-contest.
  • Both were inovlved in the NXT North American Championship ladder match in New Orleans.
• Ricochet in Single’s Action
  • The high-flying Ricochet was also involved in the ladder match at Takeover: New Orleans.
  • Tonight, Ricochet makes his debut in front of the NXT fans at Full Sail University.
• Candice LeRae vs Zelina Vega
  • Vega may have moved to Smackdown along with former NXT Champion, Andrade “Cien” Almas, but she has a single’s match with Candice LeRae tonight on NXT.
  • These two have had a budding rivalry ever since Johnny Gargano challenged Almas for the NXT Championship back at Takeover: Philadelphia.
• War Raiders Wreak Havoc
  • The War Raiders (War Machine) are both scheduled appear on NXT television tonight as well.

Now that the 2-day 2018 Superstar Shakeup is over, we can take a look at the updated rosters for each brand.

There were plenty of changes this year at the Superstar Shakeup, with each brand looking significantly different than they were previously.

Raw Updated Roster

Men’s Single’s Division: Brock Lesnar (Universal Champion)

• Roman Reigns
• Braun Strowman
• John Cena
• Seth Rollins (Intercontinental Champion)
• Finn Balor
• Jinder Mahal (new)
• Kevin Owens (new)
• Sami Zayn (new)
• Elias
• Bobby Lashley (new)
• Dolph Ziggler (new)
• Bobby Roode (new)
• Dean Ambrose (injured)
• Drew McIntyre (new)
• Kane (part-time)
• Big Show (part-time)
• Baron Corbin (new)
• Goldust
• Mojo Rawley (new)
• Jason Jordan (injured)
• Chad Gable (new)
• No Way Jose (new)
• Mike Kanellis (new)
• Curt Hawkins

Women’s Single’s Division: Nia Jax

• Alexa Bliss
• Natalya
• Sasha Banks
• Bayley
• Ronda Rousey
• Ruby Riott (new)
• Sarah Logan (new)
• Mickie James
• Ember Moon (new)
• Liv Morgan (new)
• Dana Brooke
• Alicia Fox (injured)

Tag-Team Division: Titles Vacant

• Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy
• The Revival
• The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (new)
• Titus Worldwide (Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews)
• Heath Slater and Rhyno
• Breezeango (new)
• Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel
• The Ascension (new)

Smackdown Updated Roster

Men’s Single’s Division: AJ Styles (WWE Champion)

• Shinsuke Nakamura
• Randy Orton
• Daniel Bryan
• The Miz (new)
• Samoa Joe (new)
• Rusev
• Jeff Hardy (United States Champion) (new)
• Chris Jericho (part-time)
• Andrade “Cien” Almas (new)
• Shelton Benjamin
• Big Cass (new)
• Tye Dillinger
• R-Truth (new)
• Aiden English
• Sin Cara

Women’s Division: Carmella (World Champion)

• Charlotte Flair
• Asuka (new)
• Naomi
• Becky Lynch
• Sonya Deville (new)
• Mandy Rose (new)
• Peyton Royce (new)
• Billie Kay (new)
• Tamina (injured)
• Lana

Tag-Team Division: The Bludgeon Brothers (Champions)

• the Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
• New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
• the Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) (new)
• Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows (new)
• Sanity (Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young, Killian Dain) (new)
• The Colons (injured)

Additionally, there will be some new faces in NXT to make up for some of the departing performers. There are always some cuts not long after Mania as well.

Triple H has a soft spot for performers who came through NXT and the WWE Developmental system. One of those performers is Carmella, who last week successfully cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Charlotte Flair.

In two months it will be exactly 5 years since WWE signed Carmella. She signed as a 27-year-old after having worked as a New England Patriots cheerleader for 3 seasons and a Laker Girl for one. She is the daughter of former WWE enhancement talent, Paul Van Dale.

Carmella won the first two women’s Money in the Bank matches last summer. The first match ended when her former valet, James Ellsworth, detached the briefcase and dropped it down to her. After a second match was scheduled, Carmella found a way to win that as well. Now, she’s a World Champion.

Disappointment is often the thing that propels you forward. @CarmellaWWE took every opportunity presented and cashed in on hard work. Ms. Money in the Bank is now Ms. #SDLive Women's Champion. #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/B0WrlgswsH

— Triple H (@TripleH) April 17, 2018

Disappointment is often the thing that propels you forward. @CarmellaWWE took every opportunity presented and cashed in on hard work. Ms. Money in the Bank is now Ms. #SDLive Women’s Champion. #WeAreNXT

the Iiconics: Peyton Royce and Billie Kay

The weeks after WrestleMania is always an important time for call-ups to the main roster. While Carmella may now be a World Champion, other NXT stars are just getting their starts on either Raw or Smackdown.

Two performers from NXT who debuted on the main roster recently are the Iiconics, Peyton Royce & Billie Kay. The duo are former high school friends from Sydney, Australia who both followed the same paths to the company. The team started in NXT in 2015 and made their main roster debuts on the Smackdown after Mania last week. Triple H also posted about their debuts on the main roster.

From their debut in @WWENXT, @WWEPeytonRoyce and @BillieKayWWE have always brought something #IICONIC to the @WWE Universe. Proud to see how far they've both come and excited to see how far they will go! pic.twitter.com/RtTsISQsFe

— Triple H (@TripleH) April 17, 2018

From their debut in @WWENXT, @WWEPeytonRoyce and @BillieKayWWE have always brought something #IICONIC to the @WWE Universe. Proud to see how far they’ve both come and excited to see how far they will go! – Triple H on the Iiconics