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Author: Chris Stephens

  • Rusev & Lana React to Lana Achieving a Personal Milestone

    Rusev & Lana React to Lana Achieving a Personal Milestone

    Last night’s Mixed Match Challenge show featured the unlikely team of Elias and Bayley going up against Rusev and Lana. Using the team name “Ravishing Rusev”, Lana and Rusev even unveiled matching outfits for the contest.

    The finish of the match involved Lana pulling Bayley off the top turnbuckle. Bayley hit her head on the way down, allowing Lana to pin her and pick up the win for her team. It was Lana’s first victory in WWE… sort of.

    Lana’s First WWE Victory

    Technically, Lana has won a bunch of matches in NXT. Most of them occurred on NXT house shows, however, so it seems WWE is not counting those in this case.

    It is true, however, that Lana has never won a match on the main roster and has never won a match on WWE programming.

    According to the German wrestling statistic site, Cagematch.net, Lana has wrestled 79 times in her career. She won 14 singles matches on NXT house shows from late 2016 to early 2017. She also teamed with Nia Jax and won a match on an NXT house show in May of 2016.

    63-16 is her total record. 1-10 is her record for televised matches.

  • NXT Preview: UK and NXT Women’s Championship Matches Scheduled

    NXT Preview: UK and NXT Women’s Championship Matches Scheduled

    NXT tonight was taped during the brand’s stay at Center Stage in Atlanta. The show will feature two championship matches and the return of top contender.

    NXT Preview

    • NXT Women’s Championship
      Ember Moon (c) vs. Shayna Baszler

      • At Takeover: Philadelphia, it seems Moon had met her match. Baszler dominated the match by focussing on the injured arm of her opponent. Moon was able to counter a submission attempt into a successful pin attempt, however, retaining her title in the process.
      • Baszler told NXT reporters that Moon was scared to face her again. This resulted in Moon calling out Baszler and this match being scheduled for tonight.
    • WWE United Kingdom Championship
      Pete Dunne (c) vs. Roderick Strong

      • Strong beat former UK champion, Tyler Bate, in order to earn this match here. He will be attempting to be the first American to win the UK championship, something Dunne will be heavily motivated to stop him from doing.
    • Aleister Black Returns
      • We haven’t seen the Dutch striker since he defeated Adam Cole in an Extreme Rules match at Takeover: Philadelphia.
      • Black has now been victorious over Cole two matches in a row, scored two big victories on the last two Takeover shows, and remains undefeated in NXT.
      • We should find out what is next for Black tonight.
  • 205 Live Results & Championship Tournament Update

    205 Live Results & Championship Tournament Update

    205 Live has focussed on a single-elimination tournament to crown a new champion in recent weeks. The brand has also introduced the former Rockstar Spud, now known as Drake Maverick, as the division’s General Manager.

    It is believed that Vince McMahon is no longer involved with the show and Triple H is hoping to bring back the feel of 2016’s Cruiserweight Classic to the show.

    Cruiserweight Championship Tournament

    Heading into last night’s show, the following matches had already taken place in the 16-man tournament:

    1. Cedric Alexander defeated Gran Metalik
    2. TJP defeated Tyler Bate
    3. Kalisto defeated Lince Dorado
    4. Roderick Strong defeated Hideo Itami

    Last night, two more matches in the 16-man single-elimination championship tournament took place.

    1. Mark Andrews defeated Akira Tozawa
    2. Drew Gulak defeated Tony Nese

    Announced for next week’s show:

    1. Mustafa Ali vs. Jack Gallagher
    2. Buddy Murphy vs. Ariya Daivari
  • Buddy Murphy To Debut on 205 Live Next Week

    Buddy Murphy To Debut on 205 Live Next Week

    There is a new member of the cruiserweight division and his name is Buddy Murphy.

    After Murphy’s inclusion on the roster was announced, a vignette of him training and weighing in was shown. 205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick, was on hand to officially announce Murphy had made weight and would be entered into the cruiserweight championship tournament.

    “The Best Kept Secret” Buddy Murphy

    The 29-year-old Australian has been with the company since 2013 but has wrestled sparingly for NXT in recent years.

    He is a former NXT tag-team champion along with partner, Wesley Blake. The team was accompanied to the ring by Murphy’s real-life fiancee, Alexa Bliss, before her main roster call-up in 2016.

    Although Murphy has been competing on NXT house shows lately, he hasn’t been on NXT television since 2016.

  • Kurt Angle Announces a 7-Person Elimination Chamber Match

    Kurt Angle Announces a 7-Person Elimination Chamber Match

    Following the controversial ending to the Fatal 5-way match last night, Raw General Manager, Kurt Angle, has announced the men’s Elimination Chamber match in 2 weeks will have 7 participants.

    Angle made the announcement on Facebook after Raw went off the air. If you are unable to view the video below you can see it at this link.

    7-Person Elimination Chamber Match

    Seth Rollins and Finn Balor both being added to the Elimination Chamber means the match could start with 3 participants already in the ring, though that is just speculation.

    The 7 confirmed wrestlers for the match are:

    1. The Miz (will enter first)
    2. John Cena
    3. Finn Balor
    4. Seth Rollins
    5. Braun Strowman
    6. Roman Reigns
    7. Elias (will enter last)

    The winner will go on to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania. Of the participants, Cena, Reigns, and Miz have all wrestled in and won a WrestleMania main event match. Seth Rollins cashed in the MITB briefcase once during the main event of WrestleMania as well.

  • Matches and Segments Announced For Smackdown, MMC, & 205 Live Tonight

    Matches and Segments Announced For Smackdown, MMC, & 205 Live Tonight

    Tonight’s Smackdown, Mixed Match Challenge, and 205 Live episodes will emanate from the Robobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.

    Amongst several other matches for tonight’s shows, Dolph Ziggler will wrestle Baron Corbin with the winner being added to the WWE Championship match at Fastlane.

    Smackdown Live Matches and Segments

    • Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin
      • Daniel Bryan booked a triple threat WWE championship match between AJ Styles (c), Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for Fastlane but Shane McMahon added this match on Smackdown with the winner being added to the match at Fastlane.
      • Ziggler was also the 30th entry in the Royal Rumble and now has a chance to wrestle for the WWE championship. He’s received two big opportunities since vacating the US championship.

    https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/961645478214385664

    • Charlotte Flair vs. Sarah Logan
      • Flair continues her rivalry with the Riott Squad tonight.
      • Last week, Flair defeated Liv Morgan and this week she’ll go up against “Country Strong” Sarah Morgan.
    • The New Day vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin
      • Last week, Gable and Benjamin let the tag-team division know they are tired of jokes. Gable and Benjamin have defeated the Ascension and Breezeango since dropping a title match to the Usos at the Royal Rumble.
    • Bobby Roode US Open Challenge
      • Roode will look to defend his US title on WWE programming for a 3rd straight time. He’s already defeated Rusev and Mojo Rawley.

    Mixed Match Challenge:

    • Elias and Bayley vs. Rusev & Lana

    205 Live:

    Cruiserweight Championship Tournament 1st round matches:

    • Akira Tozawa vs. Mark Andrews
    • Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese

    205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick, has also teased he will announce the final 4 participants in the tournament tonight.

  • Ric Flair Posts (then deletes) $50 Ride on Space Mountain Contract

    Ric Flair Posts (then deletes) $50 Ride on Space Mountain Contract

    Fast-acting customers would have been able to secure a voyage on Space Mountain yesterday. Ric Flair was briefly signing and selling official “contracts” for a ride on Flair’s amusement park/sexual analogy ride.

    Unfortunately, it appears WWE asked Flair to remove the offers from his website.

    https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/963215818300379136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleedingcool.com%2F2018%2F02%2F12%2Fric-flair-briefly-sells-50-sexual-consent-contract-valentines-day-removing%2F

    The WOOOOO Compromise

    The “WOOOOO Compromise” contract read as follows:

    “By Signing This Compromise, both parties involved agree to ride Space Mountain and engage in sexual relations on this night. This contract adheres to guidelines of informed consent, and both people in the relationship must be present and not in an intoxicated state before signing. No party shall be pressured or persuaded into something that they do not want to do, and they reserve the right to terminate the contract if need be. This contract has the signed and sealed approval of The Nature Boy Ric Flair, who has taken many women for a ride on Space Mountain, and has the utmost respect for women.”

    While the WOOOO Compromise is no longer available, Ric is always putting out new merchandise at RicFlairShop.com. He’s currently got a new T-shirt up of himself and Hulk Hogan.

  • ROH Announces Lineups For 2018 Honor Rising Shows

    ROH Announces Lineups For 2018 Honor Rising Shows

    Ring of Honor heads back to Japan next week for their annual 2-night event in Korakuen Hall. This will be the 3rd straight year the promotion has held Honor Rising: Japan in Tokyo.

    Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the lineups for the 2 shows this year.

    ROH Honor Rising: Japan 2018 Lineups

    Night 1
    February 23rd, 2018

    1. Katsuya Kitamura & Toa Henare vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale
    2. Cheeseburger, Delirious, & Jushin Liger vs. KIKULEO, Tanga Loa, & Tama Tonga
    3. David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. the Young Bucks
    4. KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Flip Gordon
    5. Ryusuke Taguchi, Jay Lethal, & Dalton Castle vs. the Best Friends and Jay White
    6. NEVER Openweight Championship
      Hirooki Goto (c) vs. the Beer City Bruiser
    7. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, & Chase Owens vs. Marty Scurll, Hangman Page, & Cody

    Night 2
    February 24, 2018

    1. Toa Henare vs. the Beer City Bruiser
    2. David Finlay, Juice Robinson, & Jay Lethal vs. HIKULEO, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi (Bullet Club)
    3. Ryusuke Taguchi & Flip Gordon vs. BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi
    4. NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag-Team Championships
      Cheeseburger, Delirious, & Jushin Liger vs. Bad Luck Fale and the Guerillas of Destiny (c)
    5. Chuckie T, YOSHI-HASHI, & Jay White vs. the Young Bucks and Adam Page
    6. ROH World Championship
      Dalton Castle (c) vs. Beretta
    7. the Golden Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) vs. Hangman Page and Cody
  • Ronda Rousey To Sign Raw Contract at WWE Elimination Chamber

    Ronda Rousey To Sign Raw Contract at WWE Elimination Chamber

    Last night Raw General Manager, Kurt Angle, announced Ronda Rousey will be appearing at the upcoming Elimination Chamber PPV. According to Angle’s comments, Rousey will be there to sign her WWE contract.

    WWE has specifically mentioned Rousey will be signing a contract with the Raw brand.

    While WWE and Rousey have said she will be a full-time Superstar with WWE, it is expected she will work a part-time schedule but make WWE her top priority.

    Ronda Rousey on Monday Night Raw

    Rousey signing a Raw-exclusive contract takes a possible Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair match at WrestleMania off the table. She could still end up having a match with Stephanie McMahon, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, or a mixed-gender match, however.

    The Elimination Chamber takes place February 25th, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will feature the first-ever women’s Elimination Chamber match as well as the men’s chamber match which will decide who faces Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania.

  • Sasha Banks vs Bayley Confirmed for Raw Tonight

    Sasha Banks vs Bayley Confirmed for Raw Tonight

    Mondy Night Raw General Manager, Kurt Angle, has signed a match between Bayley and Sasha Banks for tonight.

    While Angle claims the match will be “friendly competition”, there are signs Bayley and Banks’ friendship is breaking down. After all, Banks eliminated Bayley from the 1st ever women’s Royal Rumble last month.

    Sasha Banks vs. Bayley

    Sasha Banks and Bayley have wrestled each other in single’s action on 12 prior occassions. 10 of those matches took place in NXT, while the other 2 took place last year on Raw.

    In NXT, Bayley won 7 of 10 matches against Banks including their 2 matches for the NXT Women’s Championship. On the main roster, Banks defeated Bayley on the March 3rd, 2017 Raw from Chicago but Bayley beat Banks in a #1 contenders match for the Raw women’s championship on July 24th, 2017 Raw from Washington.

  • Ivory Announced for WWE Hall of Fame

    Ivory Announced for WWE Hall of Fame

    Ivory has been announced as the latest member of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.

    Ivory’s Career in Wrestling

    Lisa Mary Moretti (aka Ivory) got her start in pro-wrestling in 1986 when she auditioned for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling television show. Despite having no prior wrestling experience, Moretti was one of the women chosen. The Netflix series “GLOW” is based on the experiences of women who were on the show.

    After training for six weeks, Moretti adopted the ring name Tina Ferrari and performed on the show. GLOW ended in 1992 and she would wrestle sparingly with other promotions after. In 1999, however, she returned to pro-wrestling in a big way when she signed with WWE. The promotion would rename her “Ivory”.

    Ivory was the perfect heel woman in WWE’s Attitude Era. She would win the WWE (then WWF) women’s championship on 3 occasions before opting not to renew her contract with the company in 2005.

    The 56-year old now runs a pet-sitting and grooming business in Washington State.

    Ivory joins Bill Goldberg and the Dudley Boyz in the Class of 2018.

    The 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on Friday night, April 6th from New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 weekend.

  • Billy Corgan Talks TNA Management Burying Nick Aldis

    Billy Corgan Talks TNA Management Burying Nick Aldis

    Billy Corgan was on Busted Open Radio recently. In addition to speaking about the latest events in his National Wrestling Alliance, Corgan spoke about his time in TNA/Impact Wrestling.

    One of the more notable topics which came up on the show was TNA management’s opinion of Aldis while he was in TNA.

    Dreamer (who was co-hosting) mentioned he has always felt Aldis has a bit of a chip on his shoulder, though it wasn’t clear if he was speaking that way of Aldis to build for his eventual title match. Dreamer will challenge the NWA champion at House of Hardcore 39 on March 24th from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

    The full interview can be watched below:

    Billy Corgan on Nick Aldis

    Corgan, who took ownership of the NWA on October 1st, 2017, also stated that TNA management would openly bury Aldis for his perceived ego. Corgan mentioned he has never had a problem with Aldis but perhaps his friendship with Aldis’ wife, Mickie James, changed the dynamic of Corgan’s relationship with him.

    “I sat in many TNA meetings where Nick [Aldis’] name came up and people in the company openly buried him,” Corgan said. “And you would say this guy is in his prime – both as a performer and as a talent – and it was always about his attitude. People didn’t want to work with him.” – Billy Corgan on TNA’s attitude to Nick Aldis.

  • Mojo Rawley Believes Rob Gronkowski Will Be In WWE Someday

    Mojo Rawley Believes Rob Gronkowski Will Be In WWE Someday

    The next big athlete from another sport to transition to sports entertainment might be Rob Gronkowski. The 28-year-old New England Patriot is a 5x Pro Bowl selection, 2x Super Bowl champion, and 5x 1st Team All-Pro in the NFL. He’s also a huge wrestling fan and helped his friend, Mojo Rawley, win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at last year’s WrestleMania.

    According to an interview he gave to TMZ Sports, Mojo Rawley believes the NFL Superstar will end up in WWE at some point.

    Rob Gronkowski to WWE

    “It’s not a matter of if it’s a matter of when baby!” – Mojo Rawley on Rob Gronkowski going to WWE.

    Not hurting Gronkowski’s chances of being granted a WWE career in his post-NFL life, is that Stephanie McMahon and Triple H are both big Patriots fans.

  • James Ellsworth Challenges For The NWA Championship (Video)

    James Ellsworth Challenges For The NWA Championship (Video)

    NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Nick Aldis, recently announced plans to defend his championship across the globe. Aldis and his manager, Auston Idol, are attempting to defend the NWA title 20x in 60 days. Consequently, they’ve booked title matches for the next 2 months.

    The NWA has clarified that should Aldis lose his NWA championship at any point along the tour, the new champion would pick up where he left off.

    Yesterday on Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, the NWA revealed Aldis’ first challenger. Episodes of the show are available through the FITE App.

    While the challenger was considered a heavy underdog against Aldis, he did have two fists and a chance.

    https://youtu.be/bes65fJ-_K0

    Nick Aldis vs. James Ellsworth

    33-year-old James Ellsworth recently began competing on the independent scene again. His last match in WWE was a November 11th loss on Smackdown to Becky Lynch from Manchester. That same night AJ Styles won the WWE Championship.

    Ellsworth’s first post-WWE appearances came at Santino Marella’s wrestling school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. In addition to wrestling earlier in the evening, Ellsworth would win the first ever “Santino Cobra Battle Royal” that night.

    Unfortunately, Ellsworth was unable to defeat Aldis for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. As a result, Aldis now has 19 title defenses left on his tour.

  • NJPW Books Champion vs. Champion Match for Anniversary Show

    Saturday in Osaka, Kazuchika Okada defeated SANADA from Los InGobernables to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. It was Okada’s 10th title defense in his record-breaking title reign.

    Okada’s CHAOS faction also defeated Los InGobernables 3-2 over 5 singles matches on the show including 3 championship matches.

    Following his victory, Okada challenged IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Will Ospreay to a match at the upcoming Anniversary show on March 6th, 2018.

    Kazuchika Okada versus Will Ospreay

    Okada challenged Ospreay for the Anniversary Show as on that night the heavyweights will be busy preparing for the upcoming New Japan Cup, so it’s a convenient time for him to take on CHAOS’ junior heavyweight.

    At the post-match press conference in Osaka, Ospreay wondered if his faction’s leader was testing him by issuing the challenge but thanked Okada and accepted the match anyway.

    Earlier in the evening, Ospreay had defeated Hiromu Takahashi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

  • Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair Discuss Hogan Possibly Returning to WWE

    Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair Discuss Hogan Possibly Returning to WWE

    Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair sat down with TMZ Sports recently and spoke about the possibility of Hogan returning to WWE someday and the friendship the two of them have developed through the years.

    Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair Interview

    In the second video, Flair talks about how Hogan has been there for him during difficult times in his life. He talks about how Hogan lent him money when his son was sick and how Hogan was the second person to the hospital during Flair’s health scare last year.

    “For me, I’d love to change that last story that was told of the Hulk Hogan career. I’d love to get back in the fold, get back on the inside and correct a lot of stuff.” Hogan said of his desire to return to WWE.

    “It has to be the perfect timing for both sides,” he added. “We’re all on good sides and all working towards the same goal so hopefully, I’ll be able to be back with my wrestling family someday soon.” To which Flair chimed in to say he is looking forward to that day.

  • The Miz Passes Another Intercontinental Championship Milestone

    The Miz Passes Another Intercontinental Championship Milestone

    The Miz continues to pass milestones on his quest to being known as the greatest Intercontinental champion of all time. Just recently, Miz passed Don “the Rock” Muraco for 2nd all-time in combined days as champion.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BfBf28rnX2e/?utm_source=ig_embed

    The Miz Historic Intercontinental Championship Statistics

    Combined Days as Intercontinental Champion:

    • Pedro Morales – 619
    • the Miz – 543
    • Don Muraco – 541
    • Honky Tonk Man – 454
    • Tito Santana – 443

    Miz will tie Pedro Morales’ record on Saturday, April 28th, 2018 provided he doesn’t lose the title between now and then.

    His longest title reign was 188 days, well short of Honky Tonk Man’s record of 454 days.

  • Tenille Dashwood Signs with Women of Honor

    Tenille Dashwood Signs with Women of Honor

    Tenille Dashwood (FKA Emma) has signed with Ring of Honor and will be participating in the promotion’s tournament to crown a Women of Honor champion.

    Dashwood was a surprise appearance at Ring of Honor’s recently live-streamed show from Concord, North Carolina on Friday night. She also teamed with Mandy Leon and defeated Kelly Klein and Stacy Shadows later in the evening.

    Women of Honor Tournament

    ROH’s Women of Honor will crown an inaugural champion through a 16-woman single-elimination tournament.

    1. Mandy Leon vs Madison Rayne
    2. Jessie Brooks vs. Kelly Klein
    3. HZK vs. Mayu Iwatani
    4. Deonna Purrazzo vs Holidead
    5. Jenny Rose vs. Kagetsu
    6. Hana Kimura vs. Sumie Sakai
    7. Stacy Shadows vs. Tenille Dashwood
    8. Brandi Rhodes vs. Karen Q
  • Corey Graves and Booker T Discuss Their Recent “Heat”

    Corey Graves and Booker T Discuss Their Recent “Heat”

    Corey Graves recently accepted Booker T’s invitation to appear on his “Heated Conversations” podcast. While Booker had seemingly threatened Corey for causing his removal from the Raw broadcast team, it turns out not everything was as it seemed.

    According to comments he made on the podcast with Corey, Booker was thankful to be removed from his commentating position on Monday Night Raw. They even joked about how Corey saw Booker backstage that day and he was grinning from ear to ear.

    Booker and Corey are now saying the entire saga was a work and never intended to go anywhere. Listen to their conversation below:

    Booker T’s On-Air Threat

    Following being removed the Raw announce team, Booker made the following comments towards Graves:

    “But if I catch Corey Graves on the street, I’m gonna do something to him. Alright? I ain’t gonna do it at the office or anything like that. But if I catch him… not gonna do it in the airport, nah, I’m not gonna do that. But if I catch Corey Graves on the street? You see that little bouffant hairdo he got? I’m gonna rearrange it for him.”

    What led some to believe his comments were not serious, however, was that he worked in the radio station’s call signs while he made them.

    “So, me and Corey Graves… WrestleMania coming up, right? There’s room for one more match. Right now, on my show, Heated Conversations, Sports Radio 610, I’m calling Corey Graves out to a fight. Not a match. Not a pre-show posedown or anything like that. I’m calling Corey Graves out to a fight.”

  • NJPW New Beginning in Osaka Lineup

    NJPW New Beginning in Osaka Lineup

    New Japan Pro Wrestling presents a big show February 10th, 2018, from Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan.

    The event is built around the CHAOS versus Los InGobernables rivalry. The final 5 matches on the show will all feature single’s matches featuring wrestlers from each faction against each other. 3 CHAOS single’s champions will defend their titles against members of LIJ.

    The press conference for the event (w/ English subtitles) is below:

    New Beginning in Osaka Lineup

    1. Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuya Kitamura (Kitamura’s 7-match trial series)
    2. Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (Suzuki-Gun)
      • I would imagine if Suzuki-Gun wins, they would earn a shot against Roppongi 3K for the Jr. Heavyweight titles.
    3. David Finlay, Juice Robinson, & Tenare vs. Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, & Jay White (CHAOS)
      • Earlier this week, White attacked Finlay after defeating him in a single’s match. Kelly has been playing up their history training together on commentary.
      • If someone pins Jay White (or even someone else on CHAOS) they might be in a spot to challenge White for the IWGP US title.
    4. Ryusuke Taguchi, Michael Elgin, Kushida, & Togi Makabe vs. Taka Michinoku, Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, & Minoru Suzuki
      • Suzuki turned down Makabe’s challenge for an IWGP Intercontinental championship earlier this week.
    5. Gedo (CHAOS) vs. Bushi (LIJ)
      • Gedo stole Bushi’s mask earlier this week
    6. Yoshi-Hashi (CHAOS) vs. Tetsuya Naito (LIJ)
    7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
      Will Ospreay (CHAOS) (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi
    8. NEVER Openweight Championship
      Hirooki Goto (CHAOS) (c) vs. EVIL (LIJ)
    9. IWGP Heavyweight Championship
      Kazuchika Okada (CHAOS) (c) vs. SANADA (LIJ)
  • ROH Honor Reigns Supreme Streaming Tonight For Free

    ROH Honor Reigns Supreme Streaming Tonight For Free

    Ring of Honor will be live-streaming their “Honor Reigns Supreme” show from Cabarrus Arena in North Carolina tonight for free. Fans can see the show at ROHWrestling.com, Facebook Live, or the FITE App.

    The promotion is currently building anticipation for their upcoming “Honor Club” streaming service. Vignettes for Honor Club have been appearing on ROH television lately, and further details about the service were released earlier this week.

    ROH Honor Reigns February 9th, 2018

    • Cody, Hangman Page, & Marty Scurll (Bullet Club) vs. Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan, & Vinny Marseglia (the Kingdom)
    • Dalton Castle & the Boys vs. Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, & Scorpio Sky (SoCal Uncensored)
    • Jay Lethal vs. “the Octopus” Jonathan Gresham
    • The Best Friends vs. the Young Bucks
    • Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor

    the Briscoes, Silas Young, and Mandy Leon are all expected to be on the show as well.

  • Shinsuke Nakamura Autobiography To Be Released In English

    Shinsuke Nakamura Autobiography To Be Released In English

    In 2015, Shinsuke Nakamura released a 2-volume autobiography. The Japanese language book was titled “King of Strong Style: 1980-2014″. Plans are now underway for the book to be released in English.

    Viz Media sent out a release today that they have obtained the rights to the English-language version of the book. Digital and hard-copy editions will be available this summer.

    Shinsuke Nakamura: King of Strong Style: 1980-2014

    As the book only covers up until 2014, it won’t cover his decision to leave NJPW for WWE. It will, however, cover Wrestle Kingdom 8 in 2014. His match that night with Hiroshi Tanahashi was controversially voted to be the main event. Okada and Naito were wrestling for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship but fans voted for Tanahashi and Nakamura’s Intercontinental Championship match to close the show.

    Last month, Shinsuke Nakamura won the 2018 Royal Rumble. After the match, Nakamura announced he was choosing to face the WWE Champion at WrestleMania, which could mean a rematch with AJ Styles.

    Styles and Nakamura first met at Wrestle Kingdom 10 in the Tokyo Dome on January 4th, 2016. Nakamura defeated AJ Styles to retain his IWGP Intercontinental Championship that night.

  • WWE Hires Mae Young Classic Wrestler As New Coach

    WWE Hires Mae Young Classic Wrestler As New Coach

    Mae Young Classic performer and former member of CM Punk’s “Straight Edge Society”, Serena Deeb, is the newest coach at the WWE Performance Center in Florida. Deeb will be coaching the female talent alongside Sara Amato

    In addition to being a former member of the Smackdown main roster, Deeb has a history of teaching. She has been working as a yoga instructor in Los Angeles for the past few years.

    Deeb’s release from WWE in 2010 was controversial. She was fired after evidence of her not living up to the straight-edge gimmick outside of WWE was discovered. 7 years later the company brought her back to participate in the Mae Young Classic tournament. Today she was officially announced as the newest WWE Performance Center coach.

    Serena Deeb Hired By WWE

    WWE has published an interview with Deeb on their website. In the interview, Deeb goes into more detail regarding her approach to teaching. It appears evident that Deeb’s yoga background will play a role in her work with WWE recruits.

    Being able to contribute to instilling a healthy mindset and helping [recruits] to be better people though the whole process is very important to me.

    – Serena Deeb

    Deeb also mentioned WWE first approached her about the coaching position before the Mae Young Classic.

  • Impact Wrestling Announced Matches & Segments For Tonight

    Impact Wrestling Announced Matches & Segments For Tonight

    Tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling will be the 2nd from the set of TV tapings the company held in Orlando last month. The Orlando tapings were the first under the company’s new management team of Don Callis, Ed Nordholm, and Scott D’Amore.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj1WC4sNb74

    Matches and Segments Announced For Impact Wrestling Tonight

    Tonight’s show will also be the first since Austin Aries won the promotion’s world championship last week.

    • Austin Aries Speaks on Winning the Championship
      • Aries defeated Eli Drake to win the championship last week.
    • The Cult of Lee in tag-team action
      • Caleb Konley and Trevor Lee attacked LAX last week. Konnan and his faction may have revenge in store tonight.
    • Knockouts Championship
      Laurel Van Ness (c) vs. Kiera Hogan

      • Hogan defeated LVN last week in a non-title match.
      • Allie caused the distraction last week which cost LVN the match.
    • Hania vs. Amber Nova
      • Hania is a pro since 2013 and has competed for Women of Honor. The Orlando tapings were her first with Impact.
      • Amber Nova is a pro since 2016 and has not competed with Impact previously.
    • #1 Contenders Match
      EC3 vs. Moose vs. Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact
  • Update On CM Punk Fighting At UFC 225 In Chicago

    Update On CM Punk Fighting At UFC 225 In Chicago

    While not yet confirmed, it’s increasingly looking like CM Punk’s next UFC fight will be taking at UFC 225 on from Chicago, Illinois.

    Our partner site MMANews.com reports that talks are underway for CM Punk to fight Mike Jackson at the June 9th show. Jackson is also 0-1 in UFC. Like Punk, he got steamrolled by Mickey Gall in his debut.

    CM Punk’s teammate at Roufusport and UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley, is rumored to be defending his title against former UFC lightweight champion, Raphael Dos Anjos, in the main event of UFC 225.

    CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson

    Jackson has previously called out Punk by posting a wrestling-inspired promo on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SK2QiMqll0

    Following Punk’s loss to Mickey Gall at UFC 203, Dana Whtie did not sound optimistic about him fighting again. Recently, however, White has changed his stance on Punk fighting in the UFC again.

    Here is what White had to say in regards to Punk at a UFC 220 presser 2 weeks ago:

    “I like that guy. He’s a good dude,” the UFC President said. “He wants one more. He wants to get another shot, I’m going to give it to him. He’s a completely different case than most normal human beings, so I’m going to give him another shot.”

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