Jon Moxley’s highly anticipated autobiography will be released very soon and we’ve got all of the information you need to purchase ‘Mox.’
Mox Release Date
Mox will be released on Tuesday, November 2nd via Simon and Schuster publishing.
Here’s more from the promotion material for the new title:
A vivid trip through the mind of the top professional wrestler in the business; a nobody from nowhere who achieved his ambitions and walked away with the gold and the girl of his dreams.
Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where he bucked against authority; and the rebellious upstart AEW, where he won the championship in 2020 and was finally free to achieve the vision of the wrestler he’d always wanted to be.
With plenty of pitstops and revelatory insights, including grisly ultraviolent encounters, crazy characters who became lifelong friends, and his unforgettable matches in Japan, MOX is the riveting account of the life of a brawler. It is a tale written in blood and soaked in debauchery; with a good dose of wisdom accumulated along the way.
More than a backstage pass into the arena, MOX is a ticket into the ring. Once inside, you’ll never look at pro wrestling the same again.
How To Buy
You can purchase Mox via all major sellers, including Amazon:
PROGRESS Wrestling will be making their return to Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS on Saturday 13th November.
The company confirmed that Charles Crowley will be hosting the show, titled ‘Castle of Illusion,’ and as of writing there are currently no matches confirmed for the event.
This will be PROGRESS’ first show since Chapter 124: Cakehorn! which aired on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS on Saturday October 16th.
The matches for the show will be announced over the next couple of weeks, with some of the major stars of the company likely to appear such as Cara Noir, Chris Ridgeway, Lykos Gym and Dan Moloney.
Here is the card from Chapter 124, which is available to watch back on the aforementioned streaming services now:
PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match: Smokin’ Aces vs Kings Of The North
Revelations Of Divine Love Round 1: Laura Di Matteo vs Skye Smitson
Ethan Allen vs Elijah
Dan Moloney, Man Like Dereiss & Jody Flesich vs Warren Banks & Lykos Gym
Revelations Of Divine Love Round 1: Rhio vs Lana Austin
Sunshine Machine vs LK Mezinger & Sandy Beach
Gene Munny vs Danny Black
Luke Jacobs vs KEINEN Krishna
Raven Creed vs Lizzy Evo
PROGRESS Chapter 125
As noted, the show will be available to watch on Saturday, November 13th at 5PM GMT on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.
GCW War Ready took place on Saturday night from Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Several stars from promotions outside of Game Changer made appearances during the event, including some from Ring of Honor/ROH, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Major League Wrestling/MLW.
The Briscoes made a shock appearance during the last weekender that GCW put on, appearing to challenge the GCW Tag Team Champions Mance Warner Matthew Justice of Second Gear Crew.
ROH’s top tag team got their opportunity to fight for the titles at this event, and the match would headline alongside EFFY vs Psycho Clown and Japanese wrestling legend Minoru Suzuki facing the Deathmatch King, Nick Gage.
Here are the full results from the show, which is available to watch back on FITE TV on demand.
GCW War Ready Results
Allie Katch b. Gringo Loco, Lucas Riley, ASF, Matt Vandagriff, Gaston, JTG, and Eli Everfly (Eight-Way Scramble Match)
Alex Zayne b. Jonathan Gresham
Ninja Mack b. Arez
Chris Dickinson and Starboy Charlie b. Jacob Fatu and Juicy Finau
AJ Gray b. Dark Sheik
Jordan Oliver vs. Nick Wayne – ended in a No Contest
GCW Tag Team Championship Match – The Briscoes b. Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) – New Champions
WWE NXT 2.0 North American Champion Carmelo Hayes recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio. The Champion discussed several topics during his time on the show, including how he revealed his ‘top guy’ intentions to Shawn Michaels backstage at the Performance Center.
“I had a conversation earlier with Shawn (Michaels) about how I want to be a top guy eventually,” Carmelo Hayes began. “He was like, ‘alright, we’ll give you the ball and you can run with it. We’ll get you where we need to get you.’”
“I told Shawn that I see myself as a top guy” Hayes continued. “I told him, ‘take me there.’ And I think that (conversation) is what gave him the belief that, ‘OK, this kid is a little different.’
“And on top of that, my mindset is every time I step out, it is WrestleMania” the new North American Champion revealed. “I’m not one of those guys who’s just happy to be here. I truly, truly want to be great – through my work, actions, attitude, and training. I’m just trying to work harder than everybody else, and I think it’s showing.”
Carmelo Hayes on Creative Freedom
Carmelo Hayes would also reveal that he has some leeway when it comes to his promos in the NXT 2.0 format alongside Trick Williams.
“They give us bullet points” Hayes noted. “But I’m big on trying to say stuff that I would truly say. So a lot of the stuff you’re hearing is 100 percent from me – with their direction.
“I’ve been lucky enough to where they’ve trusted me, to say what I want. That’s really the direction they’re going in now, they are trusting guys, especially down here in NXT 2.0. They are trusting guys to be authentic” Hayes concluded.
PROGRESS Wrestling will be presenting Chapter 124: Cakehorn! This Saturday from the Theatre Peckham in London.
The main event of the show will see Kings of The North make their return to the company for the first time since 2019 to challenge for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championships against Smokin Aces.
The Revelations of Divine Love tournament will also be continuing, with Laura Di Matteo vs Skye Smitson and Rhio vs Lana Austin rounding out the first round.
ELIJAH will also be getting a second chance to face NorthWest Strong member Ethan Allen, after losing to the Manchester-based performer on Chapter 123: The Taking of Peckham.
PROGRESS Chapter 124
Here’s the full card for the show:
PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match: Smokin’ Aces vs Kings Of The North
Revelations Of Divine Love Round 1: Laura Di Matteo vs Skye Smitson
Ethan Allen vs Elijah
Dan Moloney, Man Like Dereiss & Jody Flesich vs Warren Banks & Lykos Gym
Revelations Of Divine Love Round 1: Rhio vs Lana Austin
Sunshine Machine vs LK Mezinger & Sandy Beach
Gene Munny vs Danny Black
Luke Jacobs vs KEINEN Krishna
Raven Creed vs Lizzy Evo
The show will be available to watch this Saturday, October 16th at 5PM GMT on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.
MLW star and GCW Tag Team Champion Mance Warner is reportedly set to be leaving Major League Wrestling as of the end of January 2022.
Cassidy Haynes of BodySlam.net recently reported that Warner’s contract is set to end early next year, and that AEW are extremely interested in bringing in the tenured independent star.
“In an update on Mance Warner’s contract status with MLW I have confirmed after speaking with multiple sources that his contract is set to expire at the end of January 2022.”
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Mance Warner has reportedly made multiple requests to be released from his MLW contract over the past year, but these have been turned down.
Warner is now quietly awaiting free agency before he makes his next move, and apparently, All Elite and WWE’s NXT brand are looking at bringing in the ‘Southern Psycho.’
As mentioned, Warner is one half of the GCW Tag Team Champions with Matthew Justice.
The team is set to defend their GCW Tag Titles against The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) at GCW War Ready on October 23rd.
Game Changer Wrestling/GCW has confirmed that they will be heading to the iconic Hammerstein Ballroom in 2022.
GCW owner Brett Lauderdale confirmed that Game Changer Wrestling will run the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on January 23, 2022.
A new vignette aired that featured the GCW roster members standing in the Hammerstein Ballroom. Several notable names gave reasons why they would ‘never make it big in wrestling.’
GCW Heading To Hammerstein Ballroom
The Hammerstein Ballroom is of course a major part of Extreme Championship Wrestling’s past, with the iconic venue having hosted events there in the late 90s to early 2000s.
Both WWE One Night Stand 2005 and 2006 were also held at the Ballroom, as part of WWE’s attempt to bring back the ECW brand.
No names have officially been confirmed for the event, however the usual crop of talent in Game Changer such as Joey Janela, Effy, Nick Gage, Ninja Mack, Rickey Shane Page and AJ Gray.
Former WWE Superstar and Hall of Famer Bully Ray recently appeared on Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw. The Dudley Boy discussed several topics during the show, including when he returned to WWE in 2015.
When Bully and D-Von made their return, they hadn’t been in the company since 2006, so it was a culture shock for the ECW legend when he saw how different the industry was.
“When D-Von and I left in 2006, I remember what WWE was like,” Bully Ray began. “So when we went back in 2015, I remember feeling so stifled as a performer. Because you had to run almost everything by the agent, and being told that two guys don’t bump and feed for a comeback anymore, or that you can’t do this behind the ref’s back.
Bully Ray on WWE Culture
“Everything that worked in the Attitude Era that made all of us a lot of money, now you couldn’t do anymore” Bully added. “And there was not really a good reason why they didn’t want it done anymore. It’s just that they’d not want it done.
“I remember dealing with an agent one time where I came up with something different and I felt passionate about it. I asked my agent to please go run it by Vince. My agent said, ‘Okay, I will’” Bully recalled.
“Then I followed my agent for an hour, he never spoke with Vince, then he came back and said, ‘Yeah, Vince doesn’t want to do that’. I lose all the respect in the world for you. So I would much rather you tell me to my face, ‘You know what, Bubba? I don’t want to talk with Vince right now. You go do it’.”
It was confirmed during Saturday’s Iowa vs. Penn State college football game on FOX that next week’s episode of SmackDown will see the final half-hour go commercial-free.
Next week’s episode will be a ‘Supersized’ episode of the show airing on FS1, with the final half-hour running head-to-head with AEW Rampage on TNT.
This will be a massive night for both WWE and All Elite, with the SmackDown and Rampage overlapping for the very first time.
With SmackDown airing on FS1, it is clear that WWE realises they have a fight on their hands.
Rampage has not been holding steady on the ratings for the past few weeks, but it’s clear that WWE knows they have competition on the night with SmackDown being bumped from FOX to FS1.
I saw you’re doing a half hour head-to-head with us. I can’t wait to finally beat your main show head-to-head. It’s been a long time coming. See you next Friday for #AEWRampage on @AEWonTNT!
The lineup for the show on FOX is absolutely stacked, with Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks likely to be taking place in that non-commercial final half an hour.
WWE is not taking any chances with Rampage potentially beating them head-to-head on their biggest show; but it certainly means that we’re in for an exciting night of action on both programmes.
Here’s the current lineup for the Supersized version of WWE SmackDown:
SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks (Non-title Main Event)
King of the Ring Tournament Semi-final: Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn
Queen’s Crown Tournament Semi-finals: Carmella vs. Zelina Vega
Sonya Deville makes her in-ring return against Naomi
Major League Wrestling/MLW owner Court Bauer has confirmed that he and the company were in talks with WWE earlier this year.
That had been rumors of talks between the two parties after the ‘Forbidden Door’ concept really took off with AEW, IMPACT, New Japan, AAA, GCW and more all working together.
Bauer confirmed the rumors during a media call for MLW Fightland:
“We’re talking with different offices about bringing their talent in and doing some international title matches. As for domestic partnerships, that’s where it gets a little tricky.
Court Bauer on WWE Conversations
“We’ve had talks, people are probably aware, we talked with WWE earlier this year. You have these conversations, try to see how it would work, and the biggest concern you have, at least for me, is you’re kind of inviting tortious interference and allowing it to happen if you go down that road and if you don’t feel like you’re getting enough in return to even take that risk, what are you doing? What’s the strategy there?
“It can be very complicated, whether it’s WWE or another company. It can be risky because often the talent, when they come through, you’re not going to now be able to control the creative for.
“These guys you spent a lot of time building up are now not in your system and now they are main event stars in MLW, but they go over there for a cameo and they’re not treated like top guys, you’re doing a disservice to them and your fans that have invested in their journey.
“It’s a really delicate thing and every conversation with every company is different. It’s a bit of a dance and sometimes it’s the forbidden dance.“
Former WWE Superstar Brie Bella recently appeared on Sippin’ the Tea TV Show with Ariane Andrew. The former WWE Divas Champion and Hall of Famer discussed several topics during the interview, including how WWE are handling the current crop of Women’s Superstars.
“It’s weird because I feel like lately, you’ve seen a little bit of a drop. Now that Becky is back, there’s going to be momentum with stories, but there for a while, I thought the girls were getting so much, and then all of a sudden, it went back to so little.
“You would watch either RAW or SmackDown and the stories just didn’t feel like they were getting as much depth as they should have, and not as much time.
“Look at the tag division. I’m just like, wait – we went from having some many tag teams to now it doesn’t feel like a lot. I like how women can be such vibrant, fun characters.
“If I look back in the day, the Glamour Girls, when Jimmy Hart would walk them out, how do we not have a women tag team that has a male manager? There’s so many things that WWE is great at but that, for some reason, misses the boat with me. You can have an incredible tag division.
“But I’m blown away at some of the ones they got rid of. Riott Squad? I’ll never understand it. Even like Mandy and Dana Brooke looked like a great tag team walking down.
“The IIconics? I just try to wrap my head around it, like did they threaten somebody backstage? Because other than that, I don’t understand.”
It was recently confirmed that The IIconics, now the IInspiration, have signed with IMPACT Wrestling.
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WWE Superstar and WCW legend Rey Mysterio recently appeared on Kurt Angle’s The Kurt Angle Show podcast on AdFreeShows.com.
The former World Heavyweight Champion discussed several topics during his time on the show, including when he lost his mask in WCW and if he ever regrets that happening.
Mysterio confirmed a few years ago that Scott Hall was the one to say he should lose the mask and wrestle for World Championship Wrestling as a babyface without his face covered.
“It all started as a rumor for me to wrestle without the mask and, if I’m not mistaken, Scott Hall was the one that kept on saying ‘you gotta baby face’, ‘you’re a pretty mf’. He goes ‘you don’t need the mask, look that face sells’, so that began to get bigger and bigger and escalated up until Halloween Havoc in 1997 where Eric [Bischoff] had me thinking that I was going to lose the mask that night.”
REY MYSTERIO
Many agree that in hindsight it was not a great move by the company, but Rey Mysterio himself thinks it may have actually helped his career.
“I don’t think so, Kurt” Mysterio began when discussing losing his mask back in WCW. “I think when I lost the mask, the next night I faced Kevin Nash, and that’s when the giant killer [storyline] came up.
“Sometimes, I think to myself, if I wouldn’t have lost the mask, would I have had the push that I got against all these bigger guys?
“I don’t know. But because it happened, there was a positive side to it. And that’s when I started working with the bigger guys, which eventually opened up the doors for me in WWE.”
PROGRESS Wrestling has confirmed that their Tag Team Championships will be on the line at Chapter 124 on Saturday, October 16th.
The Smokin Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) will be defending their gold against UK greats Kings of The North.
This is one of the biggest matches that PROGRESS has announced since their return earlier this year in the tag division, and looks set to be a barnburner when it goes up live on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.
PROGRESS Chapter 124
No other matches have yet been confirmed for the card, although these are expected to be revealed over the coming weeks.
This will be the first match back in PROGRESS for Kings of The North since Chapter 73: Fourth Shade of Green, back in 2018.
Bonesaw and Damien Corvin lost to WWE NXT Superstar Pete Dunne and WWE NXT UK Superstar Trent Seven at that show and they have not been booked since that date, until now.
Former WWE NXT Superstar Bobby Fish recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio.
The former member of Undisputed Era discussed several topics during the interview, including his return to the independent scene, MLW and his upcoming match on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite for the TNT Championship.
“I was a little out of touch with this [independent] atmosphere” Bobby Fish noted, “because I’ve been where I was for about four years and you kind of lose touch with some of this.
Bobby Fish on Independent Wrestling
“So to get reacquainted with this and to realize the amount of opportunity. Man, it is as exciting as all hell.”
Fish would also state that he is extremely excited to be part of the MLW Opera Cup, saying “It’s friggin awesome. I specifically wanted to do the Opera Cup.
“The level of talent in it is amazing, and it caters very much to a style that I’m very familiar with. I’m just looking forward to mixing it up with everybody in MLW and in the Opera Cup. I’m not looking past anything but Saturday at this point.”
Fish defeated Lee Moriarty in the first round of the 2021 iteration of the tournament.
PROGRESS Wrestling has announced that there will be a World Championship match this weekend at Chapter 123: The Taking of Peckham.
Cara Noir will be defending his World Championship against Luke Jacobs, who earned the right to challenge for the belt after defeating his tag team partner Ethan Allen in a #1 Contender’s match on Chapter 122.
This will be Jacobs’ second shot at the PROGRESS Champion, after winning the Natural Progression Series earlier this year and unsuccessfully facing the Black Swan in a title match.
The Revelations of Divine Love tournament also kicks off at this Chapter, with Lizzy Evo vs Alexxis Falcon and Mercedez Blaze vs Raven Creed.
Charles Crowley will be taking part in his first-ever singles match in a PROGRESS ring when he faces LK Mezinger.
PROGRESS Chapter 123
Here is the current confirmed card for Chapter 123:
Revelations of Divine Love Opening Round Match: Alexxis Falcon vs Lizzy Evo
LK Mezinger vs Charles Crowley
Chris Ridgeway vs Big Guns Joe
Jody Fleisch vs Warren Banks
Revelations of Divine Love Opening Round Match: Mercedez Blaze vs Raven Creed
Ethan Allen vs Elijah (w/Crowley)
The 0121 vs Lykos Gym
PROGRESS Championship Match: Cara Noir (c) vs Luke Jacobs
WWE Survivor Series is considered one of the big four (or five if you count Money In The Bank) PPV events of the calendar year for the company alongside the Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania.
Over the past couple of years, WWE has used the November event as a way of pitting the Champions of both RAW and SmackDown against each other to determine “brand supremacy,” even though it usually happens just a few weeks after the WWE Draft and Superstars end up representing a brand they have been on for less than a month.
Here is everything you need to know about WWE November PPV event:
Survivor Series Date
WWE Survivor Series 2021 will be taking place on Sunday 21st November 2021.
Location
The show will be emanating from the Barclays Center in New York City, USA. The venue can hold a total of 17,000 spectators for concert events and has been a well-drawing location for the company ever since they began running there.
WWe Survivor Series 2021 Matches
The matches for WWE Survivor Series 2021 are yet to be confirmed, with major events set to take place between now and November, it is likely that we will not know what will be taking place until late October/early November.
If WWE are looking to replicate what they have done with the card over the past few years, then the main event of the show will likely be WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs WWE Champion Big E.
Tickets
Tickets for Survivor Series 2021 are available to purchase now via Ticketmaster and the official Barclays Center website.
Fans can purchase a bundle ticket for both Survivor Series on Sunday and the Monday Night RAW event for the night after, which will also be taking place in Brooklyn.
New Japan Pro Wrestling star and overall Japanese megastar Minoru Suzuki recently spoke to NJPW English language site NJPW1972.com.
The former NEVER Openweight Champion discussed several topics ahead of his New York City match against Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston alongside Lance Archer.
Suzuki stated that he was excited about his ongoing ‘excursion,’ the longest in his career. “No doubt. You know they say as you get older, you stop taking on two things- adventures and challenges.
“People get old and think it’s for the young to be doing. But I’m the opposite. I have to move on, have to challenge myself. That’s where my motivation comes from” Suzuki revealed.
Minoru Suzuki on American Tour
The Japanese ‘legend’ would then discuss how he hates being called a ‘legend,’ as that is a term he describes as being used for has been.
“Whether you’re in Japan or anywhere else, don’t treat me like one of those ‘legends’” the Suzuki-gun leader stated. “When it comes to my speed in the ring, how hard I train, the way I put my body together, I’m the measure of anyone 20, 30 years younger than me.
“But some people want to put me on that legend pedestal. Well, I’m kicking that pedestal down and smashing you over the head with it. You don’t get to choose for me” the Japanese….erm….living legend concluded.
Minoru Suzuki has been appearing for the likes of GCW, AEW and will be taking part in Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport.
Former WWE Superstar and recent AEW signee Ruby Soho recently discussed her relationship backstage with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
Speaking on Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette, the former WWE performer revealed that she did not speak that often with the man in charge.
“We didn’t speak very often,” Ruby Soho began. “I’d see him after matches and stuff. We didn’t really talk, he was always so busy. He was so busy. I think I spoke to him in his office probably in four years, twice?
“But I also wasn’t one of those people” Soho began. “And I think maybe this was my own fault. I wasn’t at his door all the time. And I wasn’t trying to make more of a connection and make more of a relationship.
He’s so busy that I, I feel like I’m one of those people that, as an employee, you hired me because you trust me that I know what I’m doing. And I feel like unless I hear that you don’t like something that I’m doing and I need to talk to you so we can address it, I don’t feel like I need to waste your time.
RUBY SOHO
Ruby Soho on Vince McMahon
“And that was one of the things. I don’t want to insult you by wasting your time and being like ‘hey, why am I not booked?’ I understand it’s wrestling, I get it” Ruby Soho revealed of her mentality when it comes to her time in the company.
“I was not one of those people that liked to do that unless I had something to talk to him about. And like I said, maybe I needed to be a little bit more forceful about building a relationship with him and just talk to him. But him being so busy, unless I had something important to talk to him about, I didn’t want to waste his time” the former Ruby Riott concluded.
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WWE Superstar Baron Corbin recently spoke to Alex McCarthy of TalkSPORT during the company’s tour of the United Kingdom.
Corbin discussed several topics during the interview, but one that was particularly intriguing was his assessment of the follow-up to his feud with Kurt Angle.
Baron Corbin defeated Angle in his retirement match at WrestleMania 35, and the former General Manager of RAW lamented at how the heat of the result did not get capitalized on.
“I wish we would have [done more], I wish we would have really capitalised on the momentum that gave me because that’s an incredible opportunity,” Corbin began.
Baron Corbin on Kurt Angle Match
“When you look at the guy, and not just what he’s accomplished in WWE, but what he’s accomplished in life, for him to step out… Yeah, everyone is going to have a dream match for their final match and I can’t ever imagine Kurt Angle was like ‘I want to wrestle Baron Corbin for my last match in WWE!’
“He had history, he was Cena’s first match in WWE and I understand that completely. Who wouldn’t want to go out wrestling John Cena as their last match? It’s a phenomenal thing to do if you’re in the ring with him or Kurt – doesn’t matter.
“To me, it was more than I could have ever wished for to be in that position with Kurt, because he’s a living legend, Hall of Famer, gold medallist; you can list his accolades all day long and that’s who I got to share the ring with at WrestleMania, one-on-one” the SmackDown Superstar concluded.
PROGRESS Wrestling held their Chapter 121 event this weekend on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.
The show featured a PROGRESS Tag Team Championship match in the main event; with the new belt holders Smokin’ Aces defending against the PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir and Chris Ridgeway.
Noir and Ridgeway faced each other in an Iron Man match on Chapter 121, with the two men going 3-3 and Cara Noir retaining due to the draw.
The company also confirmed the brackets for their Revelations of Divine Love tournament, which pits some of the best Women’s performers in the British wrestling scene in a tournament to determine the #1 contender to Women’s Champion Gisele Shaw.
PROGRESS Chapter 122 Results
Here are the full results from Chapter 122: Salsa Shark
It was confirmed on the IMPACT Victory Road 2021 event that Christian Cage will be defending his IMPACT World Championship against Josh Alexander at Bound For Glory 2021.
Both Alexander and Christian Cage successfully defended their titles at the Victory Road event, to Chris Sabin and Ace Austin respectively.
After Cage beat Austin in the main event, Josh Alexander appeared and declared that he was going with Option C.
Option C was first introduced by Hulk Hogan at the start of the last decade, where the IMPACT X-Division Champion had the ability to trade in their X-Division title to gain a shot at the IMPACT World Championship.
The stipulation has remained in TNA/IMPACT since then, with many former X-Division Champions going on to win the World Championship in the company.
So far this is the only match confirmed for the event on October 23, 2021, at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was revealed earlier in the year that All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), and Japan’s New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) will all be part of the PPV event in October.
Mickie James vs Deonna Purazzo is also being rumored for the event with the IMPACT Knockouts Championship on the line.
IMPACT Wrestling held their Victory Road event on Saturday, September 18 from Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.
The main event of the show saw IMPACT World Champion Christian Cage defend against Ace Austin, as well as The Good Brothers, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows defending their IMPACT Tag Team Titles against Rich Swann & Willie Mack.
IMPACT VR 2021 Results
Here are the results from IMPACT Victory Road 2021:
Steve Maclin b. Petey Williams and TJP
Laredo Kid b. Black Taurus vs. John Skyler vs. Jake Something vs. Trey Miguel
Taylor Wilde (w/ Jordynne Grace & Rachael Ellering) b. Tenille Dashwood (w/ The Influence)
NO DQ Match – Matt Cardona (w/ Chelsea Green) b. Rohit Raju (w/ Shera)
Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Hikuleo) b. FinJuice (Juice Robinson & David Finlay)
Moose & W. Morrissey b. Eddie Edwards & Sami Callihan
Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match: Decay (Rosemary & Havok) b. Tasha Steelz & Savannaj Evans
IMPACT World Tag Team Championship Match: The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) b. Rich Swann & Willie Mack
X Division Championship Match: Josh Alexander b. Chris Sabin
IMPACT World Championship Match: Christian Cage b. Ace Austin
How to Order the IMPACT Victory Road Replay
Order Impact Victory Road is available to fans who subscribe to the Impact Plus streaming service. You can also purchase the event easily from FITE for just $9.99.
New AEW signee Adam Cole made his debut with the company following the main event of the All Elite Wrestling All Out PPV event.
Cole appeared with a theme song that had elements of the Undisputed Era theme from NXT, however, AEW house musician Rukus would reveal that he did not take influence from the UE theme but instead Rage Against The Machine.
“I did not draw inspiration for Adam Coles new theme from the UE [Undisputed Era] theme,” Rukus wrote on social media. “I felt the Rage [Against the Machine] vibe really fit him. Calm Like A Bomb, but slower.
Rukus on Adam Cole AEW Theme
“He loved ‘Something For You,’ so I incorporated the drumbeat from the verses” Rukus continued. “The lyrical delivery was a combo of both of those songs.”
Rukus would also state that he was not trying to be derogatory when dismissing the Undisputed Era track as an influence. “I could have done a better job at wording this. This was not meant to be derogatory in any way shape or form.”
Adam Cole is set to have his first-ever AEW match this Wednesday at AEW Dynamite. The former leader of Undisputed Era will be taking on Frankie Kazarian, the man known in All Elite as the ‘Elite Hunter.’
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Ring of Honor star Jonathan Gresham lost his ROH Pure Championship over the weekend at the Death Before Dishonor PPV event.
Gresham lost the title to Josh Woods via pinfall after a back and forth contest on the card.
Speaking to WrestlingINC following the loss, Jonathan Gresham discussed how the Pure division is in ‘good hands’ with Woods going forward.
Jonathan Gresham on ROH Title Loss
“I’m deflated, to say the least, but the Pure Division is now in good hands with Josh Woods,” Gresham began. “I just have to figure out what I need to do next because my goal is still purifying this company.”
“I don’t necessarily think it needs to be thought about like that — the number one thing is keeping this company pure,” Gresham began. “The owner of the Pure Championship must believe in the pure way. As long as Josh Woods stays loyal to that idea, Ring of Honor will be okay.”
Gresham is set to face PROGRESS star Chris Ridgeway in an official ROH PURE Rules Match for Wrestle Carnival on October 9th. The full event will also be streaming to ROH Wrestling’s Week By Week.
It is not confirmed if Jonathan Gresham will remain in the Pure division of ROH or if he will be moving into the ROH Championship picture.
Ring of Honor held their Death Before Dishonor 2021 event over the weekend from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Four Championship matches were confirmed for the night, with the main event seeing Bandido defend his ROH Championship against Demonic Flamita, EC3 and Brody King.
Jonathan Gresham also defended his Pure Championship against Josh Woods, Shane Taylor Promotions defended their ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against La Bestia del Ring, Dragon Lee & King and Rok-c faced Miranda Alize to determine a new ROH Women’s Champion.
Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor Results
Here are the full results from the show:
15-Man Honor Rumble – Alex Zayne wins and earns a future ROH World Championship Match.
Dalton Castle b. Eli Isom.
Taylor Rust b. Jake Atlas.
Homicide, Chris Dickinson and Tony Deppen b. John Walters, LSG and Lee Moriarty.
The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) b. The Briscoes (Mark and Jay Briscoe).
ROH Pure Championship Match – Josh Woods b. Jonathan Gresham – Woods beat Gresham to become the new ROH Pure Champion
Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match – Shane Taylor Promotions (c) b. La Bestia del Ring, Dragon Lee and Kenny King
ROH Women’s Championship Match – Rok-c b. Miranda Alize – Rok-c becomes the new ROH Women’s World Champion
Ring of Honor World Championship Match – Bandido (c) b. Demonic Flamita, EC3 and Brody King