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NXT In Your House 2022 Match Card, Date & Time, How To Watch

The third annual edition of WWE NXT In Your House Event is just around the corner and the card is starting to take shape. 

This show celebrates the 30th anniversary of the original In Your House show.

This will be the go-to article for an updated card of the matches and segments announced for NXT’s In Your House pay-per-view.

NXT In Your House 2022 Matches

  • NXT North American Championship: Cameron Grimes (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes (w/ Trick Williams)
  • NXT Tag Team Championship: Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) (c) vs. The Creed Brothers (Julian & Brutus Creed) (w/ Roderick Strong and Ivy Nile)
  • NXT Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Joe Gacy 
    • If Breakker is disqualified, he will lose the championship.
  • NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship: Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) (c) vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance
  • NXT Women’s Championship: Mandy Rose (c) vs. Wendy Choo
  • Tony D’Angelo, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, and Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan vs. Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, & Joaquin Wilde) (w/ Elektra Lopez)
    • The losing team must join the winning team’s stable.

Date, Time & How to Watch

NXT In Your House is scheduled to take place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

NXT In Your House takes place on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The air time is set for 7:00 PM EST.

You can watch NXT In Your House on Peacock in the United States or through the WWE Network internationally. 

WWE Hell in a Cell 2022 Betting Odds

The betting odds have been updated for WWE Hell In A Cell, as the card for the show that takes place this Sunday is nearly finalized.

Right now, only two championships are set to be on the line. Bianca Belair will be defending her Raw Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch and Asuka. The United States Championship will be on the line when Theory takes on Mustafa Ali. Right now, neither championship is set to change hands.

WWE Hell in a Cell Odds

Raw Women’s Championship Match: Bianca Belair -200 (1/2) vs Becky Lynch +220 (11/5) vs Asuka +300 (3/1)

Hell In A Cell: Cody Rhodes -225 (4/9) vs Seth “Freakin” Rollins +150 (3/2)

Handicap Match: Bobby Lashley -180 (5/9) vs Omos & MVP +140 (7/5)

Mixed Tag Team Match: The Judgment Day -350 (2/7) vs AJ Styles & Finn Balor & Liv Morgan +225 (9/4)

Ezekiel -150 (2/3) vs Kevin Owens +110 (11/10)

United States Championship Match: Theory (c) -450 (2/9) vs Mustafa Ali +275 (11/4)

Matt Cardona Will Need Surgery For Torn Bicep, Will Appear At Alwayz Ready

NWA Worlds Champion Matt Cardona has confirmed his injury.

Matt Cardona’s Injury

On May 28 at GCW Downward Spiral, Cardona faced Blake Christian. During the match, he, unfortunately, injured his arm. Due to the injury he sustained, Cardona had to miss his scheduled afterparty. He revealed that he needed to take a ‘redeye’ to Orlando to get the injury checked out. Cardona noted before the confirmation that he ‘thought’ that he has suffered a torn bicep.

On Tuesday, Matt Cardona confirmed on Twitter that his bicep was torn, following an MRI. He also revealed that he needs surgery and that he will be canceling upcoming dates.

Cardona’s Upcoming & Scheduled Events

Cardona is set to defend the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at NWA Alwayz Ready on June 11 against Nick Aldis. The title of the pay-per-view is a nod to Matt Cardona and his branding.

Cardona also is the reigning AIW Absolute Champion, AIW Intense Champion, and the ASW Heavyweight Champion. Cardona also competes regularly in IMPACT Wrestling and Game Changer Wrestling.

Cardona Injury Update

Cardona recently appeared on Busted Open Radio to reveal that he will still be at the NWA Alwayz Ready show in some way.

Cardona shared, “The doctor is suggesting surgery, which I will be getting on Tuesday, but there is no way I’m not coming to a pay-per-view named after me. I will be there. I don’t know what exactly is going to happen and what exactly is going to go down. I’m going to be there, I’ll have the Ten Pounds of Gold with me. It’s really Billy’s [Billy Corgan] decision on what he wants to do.”

“Part of me wanted to tape it up and work through it, but I want to be doing this for a long time. It’s probably better that I get it taken care of right now. There is no good time to get hurt and this certainly isn’t it. NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, having a pay-per-view named after me, just being the King of Indies, the Deathmatch King, we have (IMPACT) Slammiversary coming up. It’s not a good time to get hurt, but shit happens,” Cardona continued.

It is unclear how long Cardona will be unable to complete. There is not yet an announcement on how the NWA will handle the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship situation.

H/T to Jeremy Lambert Fightful for the transcription

SEScoops would like to wish Cardona a speedy recovery.

There are results from GCW Downward Spiral included in our Saturday Night Results wrap-up here.

Lee Moriarty Speaks Out After Infant Nephew Passes Away

AEW’s Lee Moriarty has suffered a horrible family tragedy.

Sadly, his infant nephew passed away on Sunday. Moriarty took to social media to release a statement. Moriarty posted a statement on his Twitter which relieved the tragedy. 

Moriarty said: 

“My nephew was 1 years old and his life was taken in a drive-by yesterday. I don’t share things from my personal life often but he deserves to be acknowledged for the great person he was growing to become. Miss you.

I’m muting this and I’d prefer no messages. Thank you.”

Throughout the United States, gun violence continues to be a persistent and continuous problem. 

Following the murders of several children and teachers at a school in Uvalde, Texas, many performers across the wrestling landscape spoke out against gun violence.

SEScoops sends our deepest condolences to Lee and his family. 

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CM Punk Names AEW Tag Team He Wants To Hold Trios Titles With

Following his victory against Hangman Adam Page at Double Or Nothing to win the AEW World Championship, CM Punk celebrated with the ROH and AAA Tag Team Champions, FTR, after the pay-per-view went off the air.

CM Punk & FTR Possibly Could Go After AEW Trios Titles

A user on Twitter brought up the possibility of FTR and CM Punk working together as a tag team in the highly anticipated trios division. CM Punk responded to the user with his thoughts on the idea.

The AEW World Champion responded, “Just give us the straps so we don’t have to hurt your favs.” You can view that exchange below.

The Future Of The AEW Trios Tag Team Championships

Tony Khan, AEW’s President & CEO, recently confirmed that the AEW Trios Tag Team Championship belts had been made.

He also previously implied that he wanted to wait until Kenny Omega was back to introduce the titles.

Neither Khan nor AEW have announced how or when the new champions will be crowned. 

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William Regal Wanted To Sign Two AEW Stars To NXT

William Regal was looking to hire two of AEW’s future stars during his time in charge of developmental at WWE.

Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia are two big parts of AEW TV right now. Garcia is a part of the new Jericho Appreciation Society. Yuta is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club with Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, and William Regal.

Both Garcia and Yuta made name for themselves on the independents before getting signed by AEW.

William Regal’s Interest In Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta

Regal was previous the Director of Talent Development and Head of Global Recruiting during his time in WWE. He was released by the company in January. However, before his release, Regal took notice of both stars.

William Regal recently spoke with Alex McCarthy of TalkSport.

The Blackpool Combat Club leader said, “They got themselves noticed on COVID. I was going to hire them last year in WWE. I had them and was ready to [sign them], but then a change in philosophy happened. I was going to hire both of them then, I wanted to hire them. 

“I’m so happy that whatever he [Yuta] has done, he’s doing an incredible job and now we’re all focused on giving him everything we’ve got so he can get there a lot quicker than we got there. He’s getting good so quick because we can all tell him over the past 20 years what not to do.”

NXT To NXT 2.0 Rebrand

In September of 2021, WWE began to rebrand NXT to NXT 2.0. This also led to a shift in the athletes that they hire.

We are now beginning to see athletes from other sports, younger competitors, and more entertainment-based characters as opposed to the previous thread of signing wrestlers off the independents.

Sunday Night Results: Prestige Wrestling &  SHP (5/29)

Last night, two independent promotions hosted Sunday night shows. Prestige Wrestling and SHP both presented events on May 29. 

We have compiled results from both independent shows below and ways to stream them.

Prestige Wrestling

Prestige Wrestling hosted its Prestige Roseland 3 – Night 2 event in Portland, Oregon. The event took place on May 29 at Roseland Theater. The event aired live on IWTV and sadly had some technical issues. 

Prestige Roseland 3 – Night 2 Results

  • Prestige World Championship: Alex Shelley (c) def. Bandido
  • Tom Lawlor def. Scotty 2 Hotty and MV Young
  • Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson) def. Violence Is Forever (Kevin Ku & Dominic Garrini)
  • JAIDEN def. Jack Evans
  • Taya Valkyrie vs. Masha Slamovich went to a draw
  • Drexl def. AKIRA
  • Sonico def. ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey
  • Jeff Cobb def. Rey Horus
  • Miyu Yamashita def. Maki Itoh

Sean Henderson Presents

Sean Henderson Presents held its Luv Is Rage! event on May 29. The event emanated from the H2O Wrestling Center in Williamstown, New Jersey. The event aired on IWTV.

SHP Luv Is Rage Results 

  • Clockwork Orange House Of Pain Match: Colby Corino def. Matt Tremont
  • Death Match: Tim Donst def. Jimmy Lyon
  • Ruckus def. Brandon Kirk
  • ISDub Undisputed King Of Crazy Championship: Terra Calaway (c) def. Jacob Tarasso
  • Chris Bradley & Kristian Ross def. Deklan Grant & Jess Moss
  • Crazy 8 Match: Stan Stylez def. BK Westbrook and Bojack and Diego Hill and Duncan Aleem and Kit Osbourne and Razerwyng and Rocket and Ryan Redfield
  • Reid Walker def. Steve Sanders
  • Dyln McKay & Ryan Radix def. Austin Luke & Frank Bonetti
  • Conor Claxton def. Chris Bradley
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WWE Had Internal Doubt About Stephanie McMahon’s Abilities As An Executive (Report)

Andrew Zarian, Dave Meltzer, Bryan Alvarez and Garrett Gonzalez talked about Stephanie McMahon taking a leave of absence during a special edition of “We’re Live Pal.” They discussed the various stories and rumors circulating about her decision to step away, at least for now. Zarian said that he had spoken with someone high up about Stephanie and that there was more to the story.

Stephanie’s Abilities As An Executive Called Into Question

“[It was a] very bizarre conversation, I’ll tell you that. I didn’t expect that phone call. It was a phone call that kind of veered into a discussion about Steph. So I asked and I was like, ‘Hey, anything I could add to this? What’s going on?’ And, you know, some of the comments, I was shocked. 

One being that people internally and this is coming from someone in the know in WWE. This wasn’t like a guy in catering,” Zarian said. 

Zarian added, “The comment was that internally, there was doubt put on Steph [and] her abilities as an executive. And a lot of this started after she absorbed some of Michelle Wilson’s responsibilities after she left. One [responsibility] being ad sales and sponsorship. And the comment that I found interesting was that they mentioned that the investors were questioning why they weren’t performing as well. And internally, there was some questioning as to why that wasn’t performing. 

I think a month ago, [WWE’s Head of Global Sales & Partnerships] Claudine Lilien…she went over to handle that and she was released a month ago and Nick [Khan] has taken over all these responsibilities. When the Shane issue happened at Royal Rumble, WWE was pretty quick to kind of say, yeah he got sent home for all the reasons that you heard, right? I was not expecting the words to be used for Steph because at the end of the day, the McMahons are the McMahons and they are the most protected people in that company.”

Miscommunications About Keeping The Story Under Wraps

Meltzer jumped in and added that he spoke to someone who heard that there were efforts to keep the story behind Stephanie’s absence out of the press. Meltzer said that this is a case of miscommunication because Zarian’s source wanted the story to get out.

Meltzer stated, “As far as Steph goes, like, if and when she comes back, and it won’t be soon, there’s a real good chance it won’t be in the same position… But it was interesting, because I talked to somebody about something similar and asked about Stephanie in that in that realm, and you know, certain things were explained that…there’s people who Stephanie dealt with that, but because Vince always had to answer, you know, she didn’t have the power. Nobody does. Vince has all the power. She’s someone who talks to Vince but at the end of the day, Vince is going to make those decisions. 

But the thing was, there’s some people who are saying stuff and a person told me – he’s like, ‘if anyone hears that, they’re gonna be gone. No one can say anything bad publicly about Steph.’ And it’s like like a left hand and a right hand thing. Yeah. You (Zarian) were told, in a way, because they wanted it out.”

Zarian said that the source used “buzzy” words with him and those were terms that they wanted him to use when leaking the story. Zarian pointed out how Nick Khan has now become a senior executive in WWE because of how many office people have been let go.

Speculation On Why The Story Was Leaked

Zarian began to speculate on the reason that his source would’ve wanted to get the story out with the buzzwords they used.

Zarian said, “So you could see that this is a big change. But now the big story is okay, so why would that comment be made? There’s a reason for it. You know, you can speculate all you want. Is it to disconnect the McMahons from the company a little bit so if there is a sale positioning, it’s easier on the audience, maybe? … Or it can easily be, you know, get the stories out there to make it easier to change that old guard in our company. I was really surprised, and I hear some wacky things from there from people like crazy, crazy things. I was really shocked to hear that this conversation would happen.”

H/T to Paul Davis of WrestlingNews.Co for the transcription

Saturday Night Results: GCW, REVOLVER, NJPW STRONG, Warrior Wrestling, Prestige (5/28)

Last night, various independent promotions hosted Saturday night shows. Game Changer Wrestling, Wrestling REVOLVER, NJPW STRONG, Warrior Wrestling, and Prestige Wrestling all presented events on May 28. 

We have compiled results for the five independent shows below along with ways to stream them, if possible.

Wrestling REVOLVER

Wrestling REVOLVER hosted its Vegas Vacation event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event took place on May 28 at Silver Nugget Casino. The event aired live on FITE TV. The full stream is available for purchase on VOD now for $10.99.

Wrestling REVOLVER Vegas Vacation Results 

  • Scramble Match: Blake Christian defeated Gringo Loco, Jordan Oliver, Nick Wayne, Anthony Greene, Cole Radrick, ASF, & Bodhi
  • Billie Starkz defeated Shazza McKenzie
  • REVOLVER Remix Championship Match: Trey Miguel (c) defeated Kenny King
  • Fatal Four-Way: Crash Jaxon defeated Alexander Hammerstone, Kal Jak, & Willie Mack
  • Effy defeated Dan The Dad
  • Josh Alexander defeated ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey
  • Vegas Street Fight: Alex Colon defeated Jimmy Jacobs
  • IMPACT Digital Media Championship: Rich Swann defeated Matt Cardona (c)
  • REVOLVER World Championship – Anything Goes Match: JT Dunn defeated Chris Bey (c)

NJPW STRONG

NJPW aired its most recent episode of NJPW STRONG on NJPW World. The event aired on May 28, but April 10 at The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.

NJPW STRONG Results

  • Misterioso, BATEMAN, & Barrett Brown defeated The DKC, Kevin Knight, & Fred Yehi
  • David Finlay defeated Blake Christian
  • Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb, & Mark Davis defeated Bad Dude Tito, JONAH, & Shane Haste

Warrior Wrestling

Warrior Wrestling hosted its Warrior Wrestling 22 event in St. Louis, Missouri. The event took place on May 28 at Gateway Convention Center. The event aired live on FITE TV. The full stream is available for purchase on VOD now for $19.99.

Warrior Wrestling 22 Results

  • Warhorse def. Adam Brooks
  • Camaro Jackson def. Mike Outlaw
  • Alex Coughlin def. Yuya Uemura
  • Dragon Bane def. Alpha Wolf
  • KC Navarro def. Mike Bennett
  • Three-Way Match: Lance Archer def. Dante Leon and Myron Reed
  • Deonna Purazzo def. Tootie Lynn
  • Jeff Cobb def. Jonah
  • Warrior Wrestling Women’s Championship Match: Athena (c) def. Janai Kai 
  • Davey Richards def. Brian Cage

Game Changer Wrestling

Game Changer Wrestling hosted its GCW Downward Spiral event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event took place on May 28 at Silver Nugget Casino. The event aired live on FITE TV. The full stream is available for purchase on VOD now for $13.99.

GCW Downward Spiral Results

  • Scramble Match: Guy Steele def. Marcus Mathers, Jimmy Lloyd, The Rotation, Titus Alexander and Matt Vandagriff
  • Allie Katch, Billie Starkz and Sandra Moone def. Second Gear Crew (AJ Gray, Mance Warner and Matthew Justice)
  • Mike Bailey def. Chris Bey
  • Matt Cardona def. Blake Christian
  • Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne def. Gringo Loco and ASF
  • EFFY def. Kevin Blackwood
  • Dark Sheik def. Jai Vidal
  • Johnny GameChanger def. Joey Janela
  • Deathmatch: Rina Yamashita and Cole Radrick def. John Wayne Murdoch and Alex Colon
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Prestige Wrestling

Prestige Wrestling hosted its Prestige Roseland 3 – Tag 1 event in Portland, Oregon. The event took place on May 28 at Roseland Theater. The event aired live on IWTV

Prestige Roseland 3 – Tag 1 Results

  • Jack Evans def. Rey Horus.
  • Ethan HD def. Scotty 2 Hotty.
  • Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson) def. Derrick Shaw & JAIDEN.
  • Taya Valkyrie def. Willow Nightingale.
  • Street Fight: Sonico def. MV Young, AKIRA and Drexl
  • Miyu Yamashita def. Masha Slamovich.
  • PRESTIGE Wrestling Tag Team Championships Match: C4 (Cody Chhun & Guillermo Rosas) (c) def. Violence Is Forever (Kevin Ku & Dominic Garrini)
  • Alex Shelley def. ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor.
  • TJPW International Princess Championship Match: Maki Itoh (c) def. Mia Yim

Serena Deeb, Jordynne Grace & Savannah Evans Have Reportedly Filmed For Heels Season 2

Professional Wrestlers Make Cameos In ‘Heels”

On the first season of Heels, CM Punk and Luke Gallows were featured on the show. Starz, the television channel/production company behind Heels, is seemingly planning to add more professional wrestling talent to the wrestling-based drama. 

PWInsider has reported that Heels will be adding former IMPACT Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, IMPACT’s Savannah Evans, and AEW’s Serena Deeb to the cast. They are currently filming Season Two of the show in Georgia.

Season One of ‘Heels’

Heels, whose lead producer is Micheal Waldron, depicts a story of two brothers who are rivals that are fighting over their father’s wrestling promotion. One of the brothers plays the villain and the other plays the hero, thus showcasing the heel versus face dynamic that we see in the ring throughout the show. While the brothers are fighting, the promotion is also trying to gain national attention as a small promotion in a small town in Georgia. 

Season One premiered in the fall of 2021 and featured eight episodes. The show in its entirety is available for streaming on-demand on Amazon Prime Video.

‘The Citadel’ Was Pitched As A Name For Jericho Appreciation Society

On March 9, the Jericho Appreciation Society came together to solidify Jericho’s split from Santana & Ortiz. This also was the official end of the Inner Circle.

Jericho noted that he wanted to “cordially split up” the Inner Circle after the Stadium Stampede with The Pinnacle. He also said that he had an interest in forming a group with Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley.

During his feud with Kingston, Jericho unveiled his Jericho Appreciation Society. The group features Daddy Magic Matt Mennard, Cool Hand Angelo Parker, and Daniel Garcia.

Many times during the feud, Kingston brought up the possibility of Jericho being the one to hold Santana & Ortiz back.

The Formation Of The Jericho Appreciation Society

On Talk Is Jericho, he talked about how the group and the idea for it came together. 

Jericho said, “I thought, ‘this [Kingston bringing up Santana & Ortiz] is interesting, we can have some dissension here.’ Then, the fateful moment where Daniel Bryan is going to align with Moxley and he goes, ‘We can bring in Moriarty, we can bring in Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia.’ I was like, ‘is this a thing? If it is, we’ve built up these three guys who have beat up Eddie Kingston and Chris Jericho and now they’re going to break it apart? These guys have to stay together. They have to stay together with me! It’s perfect.’

It hit me like, ‘Holy shit.’ Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz have history, they do their thing, I start a new faction with you three and Jake because Jake and I have always been together since day one and I need a killer. ‘This could really work.’ That’s the original idea I pitched to Tony and said, ‘What do you think about this? I know it’s weird.”

The Origin Of The Jericho Appreciation Society

Chris went on to talk about the formation of the name as well.

“The original idea for this whole plan, the name of it was going to be The Citadel. I thought The Citadel was great. I said it to Tony and there was no pop for it whatsoever. I was like, ‘The Citadel sucks. I need something better.’ 

I was looking at the Art Appreciation Society or something like that, some weird email of ‘if you like this, maybe you should check out the Art Appreciation Society in downtown Detroit.’ Then, The Jericho Appreciation Society was just cheesy enough. It’s pretentious,” Chris said.

The former AEW World Champion also added how The Inner Circle were five guys with different identities and opinions but the JAS group was just four guys meant to be together to appreciate Jericho.

Jericho Appreciation Society At AEW Double Or Nothing

At Double Or Nothing, the JAS will take on Danielson, Kingston, Moxley, Santana & Ortiz in an Anarchy in the Arena match.

To view the current lineup for AEW Double or Nothing and how to watch, click here

H/T to Jeremy Lambert Fightful for the transcription

Friday Night Results: Black Label Pro, Future Stars of Wrestling, REVOLVER Wrestling, House of Glory (5/27)

On Friday night, various independent promotions hosted Friday night shows. Black Label Pro Wrestling, Future Stars of Wrestling, REVOLVER Wrestling, and House of Glory Wrestling all presented events on May 27. 

We have compiled results for the three independent shows below along with ways to stream them.

Black Label Pro 

Black Label Pro hosted its Always Bet On Black (Label Pro) event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event took place on May 27 at Silver Nugget Casino. The event aired live on FITE TV. The full stream is available for purchase on VOD now for $12.99.

Always Bet On Black (Label Pro) Results 

  • Dan The Dad def. Dark Sheik
  • Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) def. Josh Alexander & Yuya Uemura
  • Anthony Greene def. Marcus Mathers
  • Joey Janela def. Super Crazy
  • Crash Jaxon def. Keita Murray and Kobe Durst and The Rotation
  • Nick Wayne def. Titus Alexander
  • Mike Bailey def. Cole Radrick
  • Billie Starkz def. Effy
  • Tom Lawlor def. Jordan Oliver
  • Kevin Blackwood def. Shazza McKenzie
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Future Stars of Wrestling & REVOLVER Wrestling

Future Stars of Wrestling and REVOLVER Wrestling hosted its FSW vs. REVOLVER Dueces Wild event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event took place on May 27 at Silver Nugget Casino. The event aired live on FITE TV. The full stream is available for purchase on VOD now for $14.99.

FSW vs. REVOLVER Dueces Wild Results

  • Team FSW (Bodhi Young Prodigy, Kal Jak, Remy Marcel & Viva Van) def. Team REVOLVER (Billie Starkz, Cole Radrick, Crash Jaxon & Dan The Dad)
  • Willie Mack def. Adam Brooks and Anthony Greene and Damian Drake and Funny Bone and Juicy Finau
  • Death Proof (Cut Throat Cody & Jakob Austin Young) def. Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku)
  • Mike Bailey def. Matt Vandagriff
  • Josh Alexander def. Tom Lawlor
  • FSW Heavyweight Championship: Hammerstone (c) def. Davey Richards
  • FSW No Limits Championship: Jai Vidal (c) def. Nick Wayne and Titus Alexander
  • REVOLVER Championship: Chris Bey def. JT Dunn (c) and Kenny King and Rich Swann
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House of Glory

House of Glory hosted its Holy Grail event in New York, NY. The event took place on May 27 at NYC Arena. The event aired live on FITE TV. The full stream is available for purchase on VOD now for $14.99.

HOG Holy Grail Results

  • Low Ki def. ACH
  • Mantequilla, Encore, and Joey Silver def. Michael Fayne, Brian Burgundy, and Carlos Ramirez
  • HOG Women’s Championship Match: Natalia Markova def. Sumie Sakai
  • HOG Tag Team Championship Match: The Briscoe Brothers def. The Mane Event
  • HOG Crown Jewels Championship Match: Charles Mason def. Ken Broadway
  • HOG World Title Tournament Match: Jonah def. Jeff Cobb. Eddie Kingston will face Jonah in the next round.

Tony Khan On Why Blood & Guts Isn’t Scheduled At AEW Double Or Nothing

For the past two years at AEW Double or Nothing, there has been a Stadium Stampede match.

Now that fans are back in the arena, it seems that Anarchy In The Arena has replaced Stadium Stampede. Eddie Kingston, Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Santana & Ortiz will take on the Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, 2point0).

When the match was first announced, many thought that it would be a Blood & Guts match.

Tony Khan: Blood & Guts Means Less Ringside Seats

Tony Khan appeared on In The Kliq and was asked about the reason that the Blood & Guts match was not scheduled for Double or Nothing.

The AEW owner said, “I don’t think it would necessarily make sense with what we had set up on the pay-per-view in terms of getting the cage up and down for Blood & Guts and also the seating because it means less ringside seats. 

“We have such great fans coming to the show and such a big attendance, actually a record gate for AEW. It’s the first time we’ve ever sold over a million dollars, just in tickets, we’re over $1.1 million in tickets for Double or Nothing before we even hit pay-per-view. It’s going to be a huge pay-per-view audience. Fans all over America and all over the world are talking about Double or Nothing.”

Possible Blood & Guts Return

The host went on to ask if Blood & Guts would eventually return, specifically because he wanted William Regal to say, “BLOOD & GUTS” similar to how he would say “WARGAMES!” during his time in NXT.

Tony Khan responded, “It’s an interesting thought and an interesting thing you bring up. I would not rule that out in the future at all. I would love for Blood & Guts to return to AEW. We still have the cage. It would make a lot of sense for Blood & Guts to come back to AEW.”

The first, last, and only Blood & Guts match took place on May 5, 2021 on AEW Dynamite. The match featured The Inner Circle taking on The Pinnacle

To view the current lineup for AEW Double or Nothing and how to watch, click here

H/T to Jeremy Lambert Fightful for the transcription

WWE Hall of Famer Moving From Producer To NXT Coach

D-Von Dudley’s role within WWE is changing.

D-Von Undergoing Change In Position Within WWE

On the last episode of D-Von’s Table Talk podcast, he revealed that he will be moving from a producer to a coaching position in NXT. He will begin his new role in NXT on June 15.

Due to the chance of D-Von’s schedule and the schedule of his co-hosts, Table Talk has come to an end for now.

D-Von’s Spinal Fusion Surgery

Back in February, Dudley underwent spinal fusion surgery. He recently announced that he would be returning to work. As a part of the 2018 class, The Dudley Boyz (D-Von and Bubba Ray Dudley) were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

D-Von may be one of the most decorated and highly regarded tag team wrestlers in history, but he hasn’t wrestled since 2016. He did once joke about returning and making an appearance in the WWE Royal Rumble.

New AEW Action Figures Announced During Double Or Nothing Fan Fest

On May 28, AEW revealed new Series’ in their ‘Unmatched’ and ‘Unrivaled’ action figure lines during the Double or Nothing Fan Fest. A Ringside Collectibles Owen Hart exclusive figure was also promoted.

Below is a detailed list of the figures and collections that AEW announced. On their ShopAEW.com Twitter page, AEW posted photos of the figures.

Unrivaled Supreme Series 3

  • Lucha Bros – Commemorating All Out 2021 Attire

Unrivaled 13

  • The Butcher and The Blade
  • The Bunny
  • Matt Hardy
  • Jeff Hardy
  • Danhausen

Unrivaled 14

  • Orange Cassidy
  • Trent Beretta
  • Chuck Taylor
  • Kris Statlander
  • Keith Lee
  • Swerve Strickland

Unmatched 6

  • Owen Hart – Ringside Collectibles Exclusive
  • Mr. Brodie Lee
  • Malakai Black
  • Ruby Soho
  • Santana and Ortiz

Unmatched Series 7

  • CM Punk
  • Thunder Rosa
  • Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Rey Fenix
  • Pac
  • HOOK

Unmatched Series 8

  • Arn Anderson
  • Alex Reynolds
  • Abadon
  • Brody King
  • Buddy Matthews
  • Malakai Black

Athena (Ember Moon) Is Set To Appear In WWE Edition of MasterChef Junior

There’s an upcoming episode of MasterChef Junior that will feature one former WWE Superstar and three current WWE Superstars.

Junior Edition: WWE Tag Team

On June 2, 2022, an episode titled ‘Junior Edition: WWE Tag Team’ will premiere. The following superstars will appear: Natalya, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, and Ember Moon (aka Athena). Moon was released by the WWE on November 4, 2021. She was with the promotion for six years. It seems that the FOX network recorded this episode a while ago. 

Below is the posted synopsis for the episode:

The four remaining junior chefs pair up with WWE Superstars, who are much more comfortable in the ring. The winning junior receives tickets to a WWE match. In the elimination challenge, the chefs prepare one of Gordon Ramsay's signature dishes.

Athena’s Current Plans

Athena is scheduled to compete tonight at the Warrior Wrestling 22 event, The event takes place on May 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She will be defending the Warrior Wrestling Women’s Championship against Janai Kai.

IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary 2022 Match Card, Date & Time, How To Watch

The 20th edition of IMPACT’s Slammiversary is just around the corner and the card is starting to take shape. 

This show celebrates the 20th anniversary of Impact Wrestling. The show is exactly 20 years from the day of the first event promoted by Impact.

This will be the go-to article for an updated card of the matches and segments announced for IMPACT’s Slammiversary pay-per-view.

IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary 2022 Matches

  • IMPACT World Championship: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Eric Young
  • Ultimate X Match for the Impact X Division Championship: Ace Austin (c) vs. Kenny King vs. Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel vs. TBD vs. TBD
  • Queen of the Mountain Match for the Impact Knockouts World Championship: Tasha Steelz (c) vs. Chelsea Green vs. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Mia Yim
  • Tag Team Match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship: The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) vs. The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)

Date, Time & How to Watch

IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary is scheduled to take place at The Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee. 

IMPACT’s Slammiversary takes place on Sunday, June 19, 2022. The air time is set for 8:00 PM EST.

You can watch IMPACT’s Rebellion on FITE or through cable pay-per-view providers. The show is priced at $39.99.

Tony Khan: AEW Hits $1.1M In Double Or Nothing 2022 Ticket Sales

Tony Khan proudly discussed AEW’s continuous success in Las Vegas in a recent pre-pay-per-view media call.

This year, Double or Nothing will return to Vegas for the first time since the first AEW event in 2019. Interest is at an all-time high in the ‘Sin City.’

AEW is above the $1,000,000 mark in ticket sales for their pay-per-view return to Las Vegas.

Over $1.1 Million In Tickets For DON 2022

During the pre-AEW Double or Nothing 2022 media call, AEW Owner Tony Khan said,

“This is the biggest live attendance we’ve ever had. It’s a great barometer in pro wrestling. The live fans in the arena set the pace for fans all over the world.

“Obviously, with their reactions in the arena to people they see in the ring, but also how they spend their money and how they make their presence felt at the show.

“For us to set our attendance record already with well over a million dollars, I think over $1.1 million in tickets sold to Sunday’s pay-per-view, that is an amazing milestone for us and I also believe it’s indicative of huge interest in Double or Nothing 2022.”

Double Or Nothing 2022 Matchups

At the fourth AEW Double or Nothing, CM Punk will challenge Hangman Page for the AEW World Title. This is his first world championship match in pro wrestling in nearly ten years.

Serena Deeb will also challenge Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women’s World Championship.

There’s a triple threat match for the AEW Tag Team Championships where Jurassic Express will defend against Team Taz (Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs) and Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland).

You can check out the full card and how to watch here.

H/T to Jeremy Lambert & Gisberto Guzzo of Fightful for the transcription

GCW: Find You Again 2022 Results (4/22): Blake Christian, Nick Wayne, Alex Shelley, Joey Janela, BUSSY, and More

Game Changer Wrestling held their ‘Find You Again’ event at Franklin County Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio.

The main event saw John Wayne Murdoch take on Joey Janela. Alex Shelley and Jordan Oliver went to battle one-on-one. Nick Wayne faced Alex Zayne. The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and Mance Warner) took on Big Starkz Brand (Billie Starks, Cole Radrick, and Calvin Tankman). The GCW Tag Team Championships were defended.

The event aired live on FITE and is available for on-demand purchase for $19.99.

Quick Results

  • Blake Christian defeated Dante Leon
  • Blake Christian defeated Dante Leon
  • Alex Colon defeated Tony Deppen
  • Nick Wayne defeated Alex Zayne
  • Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and Mance Warner) defeated Big Starkz Brand (Billie Starks, Cole Radrick, and Calvin Tankman)
    • AJ Gray was scheduled to be a part of the Second Gear Crew but was unable to travel to both GCW shows this past weekend
  • Scramble Match: “Spyder” Nate Webb defeated Jimmy Lloyd, Lucky 13, Gringo Loco, Steve Scott, ASF, and Yoya 
  • GCW Tag Team Championship: BUSSY (EFFY and Allie Katch) (c) defeated Levi Everett and 1 Called Manders
  • Alex Shelley defeated Jordan Oliver
  • John Wayne Murdoch defeated Joey Janela

GCW: The Old Me 2022 Results (4/23): The Briscoes, 2 Cold Scorpio, Minoru Suzuki, BUSSY, and More

Game Changer Wrestling held their ‘The Old Me’ event at Harpo’s Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

The main event saw The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) take on The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner & Matthew Justice) in a High Incident Match. Alex Shelley and Nick Wayne went to battle one-on-one. The GCW Tag Team Championship, GCW Ultraviolent Championship, and TNT Extreme Championship were all defended.

The event aired live on FITE and is available for on-demand purchase for $12.99.

Quick Results

  • Scramble Match: Tony Deppen defeated Jordan Oliver, Yoya, Billie Starkz, and Steve Scott 
  • Alex Shelley defeated Nick Wayne
  • Chris Dickinson defeated ACH
  • GCW Tag Team Championship: Bussy (Allie Katch & Effy) (c) defeated ASF & Gringo Loco
  • Joey Janela defeated Bandido
  • Minoru Suzuki defeated 2 Cold Scorpio
  • GCW Ultraviolent Championship Deathmatch: John Wayne Murdoch defeated Hoodfoot
  • TNT Extreme Championship Deathmatch: Alex Colon defeated Jimmy Lloyd
    • AJ Gray has been unable to appear this weekend for GCW due to travel issues
  • High Incident Match: The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) vs. The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner & Matthew Justice) ended in a draw
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Impact Rebellion (2022) Results: Josh Alexander Becomes World Champion, Taya Valkyrie Wins Reina de Reinas Title, Ace Austin Is The New X Division Champion

The 2022 edition of IMPACT Wrestling’s Rebellion event took place on April 24, 2022 at Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. The event aired live on FITE TV. The event is available for replay here for $39.99. This event follows IMPACT’s Multiverse of Matches event that will take place during WrestleMania weekend through WrestleCon on April 1.

New Champions Crowned

Josh Alexander became the new IMPACT World Champion. Taya Valkyrie defeated Deonna Purrazzo to become the AAA Reina de Reinas Champion. Ace Austin won the X-Division Championship in a triple threat match against “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Trey Miguel. Tasha Steelz made her first pay-per-view defense of the IMPACT Knockouts Title.

Quick Results

  • Eddie Edwards defeated Chris Bey
  • Knockouts World Tag Team Titles Match: The Influence (Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood) (c) defeated The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay)
  • Steve Maclin defeated Jay White & Chris Sabin
  • AAA Reina de Reinas Title Match: Taya Valkyrie defeated Deonna Purrazzo (c)
  • Triple Threat for the Impact X Division Title: Ace Austin defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Trey Miguel (c)
  • Tomohiro Ishii defeated JONAH
  • Eight-Team Elimination Challenge for the Impact World Tag Team Titles: Violent By Design (Eric Young & Joe Doering) (C) defeated The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), Rich Swann & Willie Mack, Rhino & Heath, The OGK (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven), Zicky Dice & Johnny Swinger, W. Morrissey & Jordynne Grace, and Major Players (Matt Cardona & Brian Myers) 
    • Violent By Design eliminated Heath & Rhino to retain the tag team titles. 
  • IMPACT Knockouts World Championship Match: Tasha Steelz (c) defeated Rosemary
  • IMPACT World Championship Match: Josh Alexander defeated Moose (c)
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Drew McIntyre’s Special WrestleMania Entrance Was Apparently Cut

It seems that there was a special entrance planned for Drew McIntyre on WrestleMania 38 Saturday that was apparently cut.

Drew McIntyre and Happy Corbin competed in the second match on Night 1 on WrestleMania 38. During the match, McIntyre became the first person to ever kick out of Corbin’s End of Days finishing maneuver. This was yet another big moment for McIntyre who competed for the WWE Championship at the last two WrestleMania events. One of the biggest parts of making WrestleMania ‘stupendous’ is the unique entrances that superstars have.

On WrestleMania Saturday, we saw special entrances for Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Bianca Belair, and Cody Rhodes. However, apparently, there was also a special entrance planned for Drew McIntyre.

On Instagram, Mike J Wilson, posted a photo of a bunch of Kilted Warriors backstage. According to the caption of the post, they were supposed to be a part of a special entrance for Drew McIntyre that was canceled.

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Unsanctioned Pro: Mulligan Results (4/2): Billie Starkz, Mike Bailey, Alex Colon Compete

The eleventh event of GCW: The Collective was Unsanctioned Pro: Mulligan. The event was held by Unsanctioned Pro Wrestiling at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective featured 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows were presented by GCW. 

The event aired on FITE and is available for $12.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.

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Unsanctioned Pro: Mulligan Quick Results (4/2)

  • ??Unsanctioned Pro Tag Team Championships: Cincinnati’s Most Wanted (Aaron Williams & Lord Crewe) (c) def. YoKai (Yoya & Janai Kai)
  • Lexus Montez def. Kevin Blackwood & Bryan Keith
  • Ace Perry def. Nate Webb, The Whisper, Everett Cross, Philly Mike Swanson & Sam Stackhouse
  • Kristian Robinson def. Billie Starkz
  • Fuck Jeffrey John Memorial Gauntlet: AKIRA def. Jeffrey John (he def. Morgan Taylor & Ron Bass Jr.)
  • Jeffrey John is fired from UP.
  • Charlie Tiger def. Robert Martyr
  • Ohio Wrestling Alliance Ohio State Championship: Tre LaMar (c) def. T.I.M.
  • Unsanctioned Pro Heavyweight Championship: Cole Radrick (c) def. Mike Bailey
  • Unsanctioned Pro Hardcore Championship: Kevin Giza def. Alex Colon (c) to win the title
  • Deathmatch: Casanova Valentine def. Hoodfoot
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Daphanie LaShaunn (Aja Smith) Becomes First Black Female To Officiate WrestleMania

Referee Aja Smith made history last night when she officiated her first match at WrestleMania.

Aja Smith, who’s real name is Daphanie LaShaunn, made history when she became the first black female to officiate a match at WrestleMania. She was the referee for the match between The Mysterios (Rey & Dominik Mysterio) and The Miz & Logan Paul.

Daphanie took to Twitter to share her thoughts on the history making experience. 

LaShaunn is currently engaged to former NXT North American Champion Leon Ruff. 

Mission Pro Wrestling: Bangerz Only! (4/2) Results: Thunder Rosa, Trish Adora, Allie Katch & More In Action

The tenth event of GCW: The Collective was Mission Pro Wrestling: Bangerz Only!. The event was held by Mission Pro Wrestling at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Mission Pro Wrestling is owned by All Elite Wrestling’s Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective will feature 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows are presented by GCW. 

Mission Pro Wrestling: Bangerz Only! is a show that features solely women’s wrestling. The show featured talent from all across the country, all with different levels of exposure. In the main event of Mission Pro Wrestling: Bangerz Only!, Holidead faced LuFisto in a No Disqualification Match for the Mission Pro Wrestling Championship. The event also saw Janai Kai take on Shazza McKenzie, and La Rosa Negra battle with Jody Threat. We also saw Renegade Twins & Jazmin Allure go head to head with The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) & Laynie Luck.

The event aired on FITE and is available for $12.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.

Mission Pro Wrestling: Bangerz Only! Quick Results

  • Janai Kai defeated Shazza McKenzie
  • Allie Katch defeated JP Harlow
  • La Rosa Negra defeated Jody Threat
  • Bougie Reality (Madi Wrenkowski & Rache Chanel) defeated Bionic Kingdom (KiLynn King & Jennacide)
  • Lindsay Snow defeated Masha Slamovich
  • Renegade Twins & Jazmin Allure defeated The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) & Laynie Luck
  • Thunder Rosa defeated Trish Adora
  • No Disqualification for the Mission Pro Wrestling Championship: Holidead defeated LuFisto
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Mission Pro Wrestling: Bangerz Only! Final Thoughts

In conclusion, Mission Pro Wrestling: Bangerz Only! put on one of the strongest shows of the weekend. La Rosa Negra and Jody Threat tore the house down and fulfilled the ‘Bangerz Only!’ moniker. The fast pace of the matches were able to keep you invested. Through out the show, familiar faces such as Janai Kai, Allie Katch, Masha Slamovich, Thunder Rosa, and Trish Adora put on a show as expected. However, it seems like all of the women were in a different gear today. This show was everything that women’s wrestling can and should be.

GCW: The Collective still has two shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.