Naomi is ready to get some gold again at WrestleMania 38.
Naomi’s Women’s Tag Team Title Match At WrestleMania 38
At WrestleMania 38, Naomi is challenging for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship with Sasha Banks. Even though there are three other tag teams in the match, Naomi is confident in her ability to get the win with Sasha by her side.
Naomi spoke with Denise Salceda ahead of WrestleMania 38. The former SmackDown Women’s Champion said, “Sasha and I have a history together. When she debuted on the main roster, we were in the faction, Team BAD together, I’ve always admired her, we have a great relationship together. Both work workwise and personal, so it’s just natural, she and I together, it’s so easy. I’ve been with a lot of tag team partners, but she is very unique and special.
We’re still getting together like you said, we’re still new. So week by week, we will still be able to add in things with each other. So I look forward to that as well, and being creative and possibly [getting[ new gear, and who knows? Like the ideas and the options are endless.”
Naomi On Possibly Winning A Title At WrestleMania Again
Naomi even spoke about the feeling of possibly winning a championship at WrestleMania again. She says she plans to do all she can and go all out to get some more gold.
Naomi said, “Oh, man, that’ll be another one for the history books. For me, to make history and win the titles with Sasha. I mean, I feel like I would have outdone myself with that one. It’s been so long since I’ve held a title of any kind. So I’m going all-out Sunday, [I want] a title back around my waist, it’s been years. I know we can do it.”
H/T to Robert DeFelice of Fightful for the transcription
The ninth event of GCW: The Collective was GCW: EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch 4. The event was held by Game Changer Wrestling at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. GCW wrestler EFFY helped to curate the event. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective will feature 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows are presented by GCW.
GCW: EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch 4 is a show that features LGBTQ+ wrestlers only. The show featured talent from all across the country, all with different levels of exposure. In the main event of GCW: EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch 4, EFFY faced Pimpinela Escarlata. The event also saw Keita Murray take on Billy Dixon, and Allie Katch battle with (Dirty) Dango. There was also a 4-Way Tag Team Match that featured Pretty In Pink (Dillon McQueen & Kenzie Paige), Devon Monroe & Brooke Valentine, Ashton Starr & AC Mack, and Maine State Poser (Aiden Aggro & DangerKid).
The event aired on FITE and is available for $13.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.
GCW: EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch 4 Quick Results
Jai Vidal defeated Carlos Romo
Max The Impaler (w/ Amy Rose) defeated Edith Surreal
International Gay Scramble Match: Jordan Blade defeated Kidd Bandit, Rico Gonzalez, Shay Purser, Killian McMurphy, and Silvio Milano
Keita Murray defeated Billy Dixon
4-Way Tag Team Match: Pretty In Pink (Dillon McQueen & Kenzie Paige) defeated Devon Monroe & Brooke Valentine, Ashton Starr & AC Mack, and Maine State Poser (Aiden Aggro & DangerKid)
In conclusion, GCW: EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch 4 was better & gayer than the year before it. While there may be political tensions in Texas around LGTBQ+ issues, this show was one of unity. There was lots of respect, compassion, and unity shown throughout the show which is uncommon for most GCW shows. The multi-man matches really kept the show feeling familiar to the GCW brand. There was an amazing about of inclusion and diversity within the card, which was refreshing. Keita Murray and Bill Dixon put on a barn burner. Unique bouts in Sheik/Parrow and the four way tag were revitalizing. This show is definitely a step in the right direction and leaves you feeling hopeful!
GCW: The Collective still has three shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
Tony Khan has recently said that he is a fan of Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux.
On April 1, Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor show marked their official return from their hiatus. This was also the first event for the promotion under Tony Khan’s ownership. Tony Khan announced on the March 2 Dynamite that he had bought the legendary promotion.
Tony Khan On Talks Between ROH And Kross & Scarlett Prior To Ownership
At one point, it seems that Killer Kross and Scarlett had been in talks with prior management about appearing. At the Supercard of Honor media scrum, Tony Khan addressed this report by explaining that he is a fan of both of them, but that neither of the pair were locked in for anything specific. Khan noted that prior management had reached out to a lot of people. However, he wanted to stay true to the stories of Ring of Honor.
“They weren’t booked by…nothing was really booked until I took over. There was some stuff that had been announced, but they had never been announced on the show. Given some of the stuff on the show, I thought…I really like Killer Kross and Scarlett, I don’t think they were specifically locked into any match or a specific thing, although it’s possible the prior management had talked to them. The prior management had talked to a lot of people.
I tried to stay true to the stories of Ring of Honor and I want to build a new era of Ring of Honor and I tried to feature a lot of the former names and a lot of names of the past and also debut people in Ring of Honor for the first time, some wrestlers from AEW like Brian Cage and Swerve and others. It was very cool and there was a lot of people who had history in Ring of Honor and wrestled there in the past or recently who are in AEW.
When I took over the booking, there had only been a few things announced and that wasn’t one of the things and there was no match locked in. Total respect for both of them and could’ve easily seen that fitting in too,” Khan said.
Kross & Scarlett’s WWE Release
Kross and Scarlett were released by WWE in November 2021. Since then, Kross has been appearing for Major League Wrestling and the Control Your Narrative promotion. Kross also made his debut for NJPW Strong last night at NJPW Lonestar Shootout.
The eighth event of GCW: The Collective was GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 2: The Greatest Clusterf*ck. The event was held by Game Changer Wrestling at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Former All Elite Wrestling star and GCW wrestler Joey Janela helped to curate the event. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective will feature 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows are presented by GCW.
GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 2: The Greatest Clusterf*ck is a show that is headlined by The Greatest Clusterf*ck. The show featured talent from all across the country, all with different levels of exposure. In the main event of GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 2: The Greatest Clusterf*ck was the The Greatest Clusterf*ck that featured over 50 wrestlers. The event also saw Chris Dickinson (w/ Missy Hyatt) take on Matt Cardona (w/ Chelsea Green), and Tony Deppen battle with Biff Busick. There was also a match between Minoru Suzuki and Effy.
The event aired on FITE and is available for $19.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.
Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 2 Quick Results (4/2)
Chris Dickinson (w/ Missy Hyatt) def. Matt Cardona (w/ Chelsea Green)
Clusterf*ck: Second Gear Crew (AJ Gray, Mance Warner, Matthew Justice) def. Joey Janela, Buff Bagwell, George Gatton, Judas Judd Cassidy, Yoya, Billie Starkz, Juicy Finau, Sam Stackhouse, Rhett Titus, Invisible Man, Dante Leon, Ninja Mack, Jimmy Lloyd, Early Morning Guy Steele, Blake Christian, Kevin Blackwood, Hoodfoot, Slade, Ellis Taylor, Charlie Tiger, Deranged, Grim Reefer, Sandra Moone, Parrow, Big Vin, Nate Webb, Shazza McKenzie, Janai Kai, Jazzy Yang, Edith Surreal, Dark Sheik, LuFisto, Maven, Sean Ross Sapp, Josh Barnett, Nasty Leroy, Jimmy Wang Yang, Cole Radrick, Brandon Kirk, Alec Price, Waltmart Guy, Kevin Matthews, Nick Wayne, B-Boy, Jack Cartwheel, Matt Vandagriff, Jai Vidal, 1 Called Manders, Hunter Freeman, and Levi Everett
The fifth event of the WrestleCon events was NJPW Lonestar Shootout. The event was held by New Japan Pro Wrestling Strong at Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, TX.. Furthermore, WrestleCon will feature six live wrestling events this year.
In the main event of NJPW Lonestar Shootout, Tomohiro Ishii was in action against Chris Dickinson. The event also saw Jay White have a remarkable match with “Speedball” Mike Bailey.
The event aired on FITE and is available for $14.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all WrestleCon events for $74.99.
NJPW Lonestar Shootout Quick Results
Ren Narita defeated Rocky Romero
Clark Connors, Karl Fredericks, Mascara Dorada & Yuya Uemura defeated David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Daniel Garcia & Kevin Knight
Minoru Suzuki defeated Killer Kross
Jon Moxley cut a promo on Will Osperay implying that he plans to kick Osperay’s teeth in on April 16th
— Kenny The Sports Guy Podcast (@kenny_sports) April 1, 2022
Other WrestleCon Events
This year’s WrestleCon event features six live events. IMPACT Wrestling, AAA, New Japan Strong, and Zicky Dice have events scheduled for the Dallas convention.
WrestleCon still has one show remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the all of the events, click here.
On April 1, WrestleCon and IMPACT Wrestling held IMPACT: Multiverse of Matches at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The event streamed live on FITE TV and is available for Video On Demand for $19.99.
The IMPACT: Multiverse of Matches show saw The Good Brothers go head to head with The Briscoes in the main event. IMPACT: Multiverse of Matches also featured an Ultimate X Match For The X-Division Title that put Trey Miguel, Vincent, Chris Bey, Rich Swann, Blake Christian, and Jordynne Grace against each other. “Speedball” Mike Bailey also faced Alex Shelley one-on-one.
IMPACT: Multiverse of Matches Quick Results
Ultimate X Match For The X-Division Title: Trey Miguel defeated Vincent, Chris Bey, Rich Swann, Blake Christian & Jordynne Grace
Mickie James & Nick Aldis defeated Chelsea Green & Matt Cardona
“Speedball” Mike Bailey defeated Alex Shelley
IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championships: The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Madison Rayne) (c) defeated Tasha Steelz & Savannah Evans, Havok & Rosemary, and Gisele Shaw & Lady Frost
Tomohiro Ishii defeated Eddie Edwards
Josh Alexander & JONAH defeated IMPACT World Champion Moose & PCO
Champ Champ Open ChallengeFor The Lucha Libre AAA Reinas De Reinas Championship: Deonna Purrazzo defeated Faby Apache
Taya Valkyrie came out to make her IMPACT return and challenged Deonna to a match at Rebellion for the Lucha Libre AAA Reinas De Reinas Championship
Chris Sabin defeated Jay White
Steve Maclin comes out to attack Chris Sabin and gets into it with Jay White as well as a result.
Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) defeated The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) with the help of a Bullet Club interference
In short, IMPACT: Multiverse of Matches showcased everything that you are looking for in an IMPACT show. The show focused on utilizing the forbidden door to create dream matches. The show featured a great X-Division match along with two great women’s matches. As a result of one of the women’s matches, Taya Valkyrie made her return to IMPACT Wrestling to challenge Deonna Purrazzo to a match at IMPACT: Rebellion. We also had the classic technical matches like “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin vs Jay White.
Other WrestleCon Shows
In the same vein, this year’s WrestleCon event features six live events. IMPACT Wrestling, AAA, New Japan Strong, also have events scheduled for the Dallas convention.
WrestleCon still has one show remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
Ring of Honor is returning from hiatus to host their annual Supercard of Honor show as a part of WrestleMania weekend.
Ring of Honor announced on October 27, 2021 that they would be going on hiatus for the first quarter of 2022 after their Final Battle event. All their wrestlers and staff were released from their contracts on various dates.
Supercard of Honor XV will be the first wrestling event of 2022 promoted by ROH following their hiatus. This is also their first event under the ownership of Tony Khan. This year’s event will be the 15th event in the Supercard of Honor chronology.
On April 1, ROH Supercard of Honor XV took place at 8PM EST.The event is located at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. The event aired on FITE and is available for $39.99 on Video on Demand.
Ring Of Honor Supercard Of Honor XV Quick Results
Pre-Show:
Colt Cabana defeated Blake Christian
AQA defeated Miranda Alize
Gates of Agony (Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/ Tully Blanchard) defeated Cheeseburger & Eli Isom
Dalton Castle defeated Joe Hendry
Main Show:
Sw3rve (Swerve) Strickland defeated Alex Zayne
Brian Cage (w/ Tully Blanchard) defeated Ninja Mack
Jay Lethal defeated Lee Moriarty (w/ Matt Sydal)
Interim ROH Women’s World Championship: Mercedes Martinez defeated Willow Nightingale
Mercedes Martinez will face Champion Deonna Purrazzo at a later date due to Deonna being unavailable for the show
ROH Tag Team Championships: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defeated The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) (c)
The Young Bucks attacked The Briscoes after the match. FTR came out to rescue Dem Boys.
ROH World TV Championship: Minoru Suzuki defeated Rhett Titus (c)
ROH Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta defeated Josh Woods (c)
Undisputed ROH World Championship: Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Bandido (c) (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.)
Bandido sends Chavo Guerrero Jr. to the back after he interferes
Jay Lethal comes out to challenge Jonathan Gresham. Lethal and Sonjay Dutt attack Gresham. Lee Moriarty comes out to help Gresham and gets laid out by the pair.
Samoa Joe debuts after Lethal tries to end the show standing tall, holding both of Gresham’s belts.
Ring Of Honor Supercard Of Honor XV Final Thoughts
Honestly, the quality of matches on the show was amazing. However, I believe the booking was poor and possibly even disrespectful to the champions of the prior version of ROH. Nevertheless, FTR and The Briscoes had likely one of the best matches you would ever see. Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Martinez developed great chemistry in the ring, which reflected on to the match perception. We also had three new champions crowned in FTR, Minoru Suzuki, and Wheeler Yuta. In addition to these title changes, Jonathan Gresham became the only ROH World Champion in his unification match with Bandido.
The sixth event of GCW: The Collective was GCW: For The Culture 3. The event was held by Game Changer Wrestling at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective will feature 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows are presented by GCW.
GCW: For The Culture 3 is a Black wrestler only show. The show featured talent from all across the country, all with different levels of exposure. In the main event of GCW: For The Culture 3, Hoodfoot faced Billy Dixon in a deathmatch. The event also saw AJ Gray take on Darius Lockhart, and Shane Taylor Promotions battle with The HitMakerZ. Big Swole also clashed with Tasha Steelz for the IMPACT Knockouts Championship.
The event aired on FITE and is available for $13.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.
(Via Game Changer Wrestling)
GCW: For The Culture 3 Quick Results
IMPACT Knockouts World Championship: Tasha Steelz (c) defeated Big Swole to retain the Knockouts title
Scramble Match: Michael Oku defeated Keita Carlie Bravo, PB Smooth, Chris Andino, Keita Murray & Ja Dizz (w/ Faye Jackson)
Shane Taylor Promotions (O’Shay Edwards & Shane Taylor) (w/ Reverend Ron Hunt) defeated The HitMakerz (AJ Francis/FRANC & Tehuti Miles) (w/Briana Brandy)
Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling World Championship: Trish Adora (c) defeated MJ Jenkins to retain the Pan-Afrikan title
In conclusion, GCW: For The Culture 3 was everything I was hoping the show would be. There was lots of respect, compassion, and unity shown throughout the show which is uncommon for most GCW shows. The multi-man matches really kept the show feeling familiar to the GCW brand. The women’s matches overdelivered. Shane Taylor Promotions and The HitMakerZ match stole the show. At the end of the show, we also saw the first ever all Black deathmatch in Game Changer Wrestling. This show is definitely a step in the right direction and leaves you feeling hopeful!
GCW: The Collective still has six shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
On April 1, WrestleCon and Zicky Dice held the Zicky Dice’s Trouble In Paradise 2 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The event streamed live, and for free, on Zicky Dice’s Twitch channel.
The second edition of Zicky Dice’s Trouble In Paradise saw Rich Swann go head to head with Scotty 2 Hotty in the main event. Zicky Dice’s Trouble In Paradise 2 also featured a Sensational Sextuplet Scramble match which featured Frontman Jah-C, Keita Murray, Carlie Bravo, Levi Shapiro, Darian Bengston, and Lord Crewe. Masha Slamovich also faced a bear (Max The Impaler).
Zicky Dice’s Trouble In Paradise 2 Quick Results
Falls Count Anywhere Match for the IMPACT Digital Media Championship: Matt Cardona (c) defeated “Outlandish” Zicky Dice
Zicky Dice issued an open challenge which Matt Cardona answered
Deonn Rusman defeated Jonah Turk
Sensational Sextuplet Scramble: Frontman Jah-C defeated Keita Murray, Carlie Bravo, Levi Shapiro, Darian Bengston and Lord Crewe
The members of the NJPW LA Dojo came out after the match to attack Darian Bengston to continue the feud between the dojo and The Nightmare Factory
Lince Dorado defeated Black Taurus
SUB-missions Only Match: EFFY vs “Speedball” Mike Bailey
In short, Zicky Dice’s Trouble In Paradise 2 was… OUTLANDISH. Surprisingly, there was an impromptu Falls Count Anywhere Match for the IMPACT Digital Media Championship. During the Sensational Sextuplet Scramble, the referee even got involved by performing some moves on the outside. There was even a full swerve where the bear that Masha Slamovich was supposed to face ended up being Max The Impaler. Regardless of the ‘OUTLANDISH’ activities, the show was without a doubt one of the most fun of the weekend.
Other WrestleCon Shows
In the same vein, this year’s WrestleCon event features six live events. IMPACT Wrestling, AAA, New Japan Strong, also have events scheduled for the Dallas convention.
WrestleCon still has three shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
Sean Waltman is taking a bit of time away for surgery before coming back to have a few more matches.
Sean Waltman’s Return To Wrestling
X-Pac recently returned to the ring at GCW: Welcome To Heartbreak back in February after being away for almost three years due to a knee injury, and the subsequent surgery. Waltman teamed with Joey Janela to defeat Matt Cardona & Brian Myers.
Following their victory at Welcome To Heartbreak, Waltman was starting to give a speech that made it seemed like he was going to be retiring. However, before the match prior was officially labeled as his swan song, Janela attacked him to set up their match at GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6.
X-Pac Competes At GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 1
After the match took place at GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 1 on March 31, Waltman went on Twitter to reveal that he tore his bicep in the tag team match back in February. In the same post, Sean also revealed that he will need surgery. Waltman says that he plans to have a few final matches after the surgery.
I tried to keep this on the down-low, but I tore my bicep in the tag match a month ago. I'm going to have surgery soon & then have a few more matches. pic.twitter.com/yKol8ySq8z
Cesaro returned to Twitch on March 31 after not streaming since October 29, 2020.
Cesaro Returns To Twitch With Tyler Breeze
Cesaro and Tyler Breeze joined up to play PGA Tour 2K21. The stream provided many of Cesaro’s dad jokes, Da Party memories, and practically zero talk about wrestling or Cesaro’s future in the industry.
At the end of the stream, Cesaro said, “Thanks to everybody who joined me on the first stream back. It’s going to be the first of many. I’m not going to number them.”
On the stream, Cesaro mentioned League of Legends and Witcher as other games that he would like to stream. He also said that he wants to play Nintendo Switch games because Breeze plays a lot of PS5 and Xbox games. Cesaro also added that he plans to steam again on April 1.
Cesaro Is Currently A Free Agent
Cesaro’s WWE contract expired back in February after negotiations reportedly failed. Cesaro is currently a free agent. Cesaro filed to trademark “CSRO” for merchandise, coffee, and entertainment services on March 14.
H/T to Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription
Last night, “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Bandido received the $5,000 bonus reward for being voted the best match.
‘SuperShow Bounty’: $5,000 Reward For Best Match
Prior to the Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow, WrestleCon announced that wrestlers would be competing for a $5,000 bonus that would be awarded to the best match. The fans in attendance were able to vote for what they thought the best match was. The winning match would take home the $5,000, which would be split amongst the wrestlers in the match.
Bandido and “Speedball” Mike Bailey Receive $2,500 Each
After the event, it was announced that Bandido and “Speedball” Mike Bailey won the match of the night competition. Both men received an extra $2,500 each for the amount of effort they put into the bout. Following the match, which Bandido won, fans even threw money into the ring.
Ace Austin is sticking around in IMPACT Wrestling for a while.
Ace Austin Re-Signs With IMPACT Wrestling
Ace Austin spoke with Sportskeeda, and during the interview he announced that he had signed a new multi-year deal with IMPACT Wrestling.
Ace made his debut in IMPACT back in 2019. He is a former two-time X-Division Champion and the 2021 Super X Cup winner.
Ace even spoke about the reason that he decided to stay in IMPACT. “I wish that I could give a very different answer than, ‘why did I sign with IMPACT in the first place?’ The answer is pretty much the same. It’s the place to be right now. It’s the best environment backstage that I’ve personally experienced. I experienced all the locker rooms in 2018.
It’s the place that has been my home and has been such a launching point for me. I feel like there is some unfinished business. It wasn’t time to leave after three years. I accomplished a lot, but I didn’t accomplish everything that I said I would. That’s very important to me,” Austin said.
Ace Austin At The WrestleCon SuperShow
Last night, Austin competed at the WrestleCon SuperShow, when he teamed with Josh Alexander & Black Taurus in a losing effort against Rey Horus, Laredo Kid & Michael Oku.
For the full results of the Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow, you can click here.
H/T to Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription
The fifth event of GCW: The Collective was GCW: LA Fights vs JCW. The event was held by Game Changer Wrestling at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective will feature 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows are presented by GCW.
LA Fights and JCW are promotions based on their regions. This battle between the two coasts featured many stars from both sides of the country. In the main event of GCW: LA Fights vs JCW, Charles Mason went to war with Dark Sheik. The event also saw Kevin Blackwood take on Cole Radrick, and Alec Price have a match with Jack Cartwheel.
The event aired on FITE and is available for $9.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.
(Via Game Changer Wrestling)
GCW: LA Fights vs JCW Quick Results
Super Series of Survival Match: Team JCW (Yoya, Janai Kai, Edith Surreal, Jordan Oliver, Charlie Tiger, Ellis Taylor, Bam Sullivan and Slade) defeated Team LA Fights (Titus Alexander, Bad Dude Tito, Hunter Freeman, Matt Vandagriff, Damian Drake, Jordan Cruz, Lucas Riley and Ju Dizz)
Cole Radrick (JCW) defeated Kevin Blackwood (LA Fights)
Jack Cartwheel (LA Fights) defeated Alec Price (JCW)
Big Vin (JCW) defeated Juicy Finau (LA Fights)
Nick Wayne (LA Fights) defeated Marcus Mathers (JCW)
Billie Starkz (JCW) defeated Sandra Moone (JCW)
B-Boy (LA Fights) defeated Grim Reefer (JCW)
Dark Sheik (LA Fights) defeated Charles Mason (JCW)
In conclusion, GCW: LA Fights vs JCW was everything we expected it to be. From the multi-person matches, to the brutal and crafty collisions, both promotions came out looking dominant. Although it was hard to focus during the Super Series of Survival Match, in the best way possible, the matches after definitely brought your attention right back. Many of the wrestlers on the card showed new levels of grit and intensity. The final two matches were intense, to say the least.
GCW: The Collective still has nine shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
Becky Lynch wanted to make her return to the ring at the 2021 WrestleMania to do something impactful with Bayley.
As you may remember, Becky Lynch reliquished her Raw Women’s title on May 11, 2020 when she announced that she was pregnant. Becky held the title for 399 days before vacating it and giving it to Asuka.
Lynch Wanted To Return At WrestleMania 37
Becky Lynch recently appeared in an interview with Ariel Helwani for BT Sport, where she talked about her journey to coming back to the ring and how it came about.
When asked about her feelings on missing last year’s WrestleMania, the RAW Women’s Champion replied, “I was trying, I was trying to get booked. Before, I wanted to come back by WrestleMania. I wanted to be back in less than a year. You know? And so, there was part of it going, ‘I could’ve been doing this. I could’ve been doing that.’ But, you know, look, everybody did a fantastic job. It wasn’t even a full capacity WrestleMania. It was, what, a quarter, a quarter of the way full. Yea, but you always want to be involved. You always, you look on.”
Becky Wanted To Do Something Impactful With Bayley
Becky even talked about who she wanted to have a program with at the showcase of the immortals, “I didn’t, I didn’t necessarily have a dream scenario. At the time, Bayley wasn’t, didn’t have a match. And so, she had been killing it. She was killing it all the way up to then, especially during the pandemic. And so, I thought it would be pretty great seeing as we never really had a story, to come out there and do something with her, something impactful.”
Despite being an MVP of the WWE pandemic era, Bayley did not receive a match at WrestleMania 37. For a chunk of the pandemic, Bayley was the SmackDown Women’s Champion, and also held half of the Women’s Tag Team Championships at the same time. At the event, Bayley was only involved in short, mainly comedy, segments. Bayley eventually did end up getting beat up by The Bella Twins on Night 2.
Becky Found Out About Her SummerSlam Return Less Than A Week Before
After 15 months away from the ring, at the 2021 SummerSlam, Becky Lynch made her return. After it was announced that Sasha Banks would be unable to compete, Becky Lynch came out to challenge Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in Sasha’s place. Lynch would end up punching Belair and pinning her with the Manhandle Slam in under 30 seconds.
Ariel asked about the length of time it took for Becky to return is she was ready to perform in April.
“You ask them. I was ready to come back. Yea, and so, I only got the call the Monday before I came back. So, it was on a Saturday. SummerSlam was on a Saturday last year. So, they call me on Monday and said, ‘We may need you. A situation has come up where somebody is out of the match, and we may need you to do this, or we may need you to do something else.’ I go, ‘So, okay, you need me either way, but you just don’t know which way.’ He said, ‘Yeah.’ I said, ‘Alright, I’ll be there.’ Luckily, I had gotten my hair done the day before,” Lynch answered.
Lynch’s WrestleMania 38 Plans
On WrestleMania Saturday, Becky Lynch is scheduled to face her SummerSlam opponent once again. Bianca Belair won the Women’s Elimination Chamber match back at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in February to earn the opportunity to challenge for the title at the biggest show of the year. Both women are former WrestleMania main events, and both won their respective matches. Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch will go one-on-one for the RAW Women’s Championship on April 2 in Dallas, Texas. Airing from the AT&T Stadium, You can watch WWE WrestleMania 38 on Peacock in the United States and on the WWE Network internationally.
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The first event of the WrestleCon events was AAA Invades WrestleCon. The event was held by AAA Lucha Libre at Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, TX.. Furthermore, WrestleCon will feature six live wrestling events this year.
In the main event of AAA Invades WrestleCon, Psycho Clown was in action against Black Taurus. The event also saw Laredo Kid defend his AAA Cruiserweight Championship against Bandido and Demonic Flamita.
The event aired on FITE and is available for $14.99 on Video on Demand in Spanish. Wrestling fans can also watch all WrestleCon events for $74.99.
AAA Invades WrestleCon Quick Results
The Natural Classics (Tome Filip & Stevie Filip) def. Ryan Kidd & Christi Jaynes
Nino Hamburguesa, Microman & Taya def. Rey Escorpion, Mini Abismo Negro & La Hiedra
NWA World Tag Team Championships: La Rebelion (Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf) (c) def. Aero Star & Drago
Aramis, Mr. Iguana & Octagon Jr def. Arez, Faby Apache & Abismo Negro Jr.
Jack Cartwheel, Drago Kid & Pagano def. La Empresa (Sam Adonis, Puma King & Gringo Loco)
This year’s WrestleCon event features six live events. IMPACT Wrestling, AAA, New Japan Strong, and Zicky Dice have events scheduled for the Dallas convention.
WrestleCon still has four shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
Impact Wrestling on 3/21 aired an episode from their recent tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This episode featured the in-ring return of Jonathan Gresham, a battle royale to decide a new number one contender for the Knockouts title, and the second match in the Bullet Club vs. Motor City Machine Guns rivalry.
IMPACT Wrestling Quick Results (3/31/22)
Black Taurus (with Decay) defeated Deaner (with Violent By Design) on BTI
ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham defeated Kenny King in a non-title match
The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) defeated Johnny Swinger & Zicky Dice
Josh Alexander defeated Madman Fulton (with Ace Austin)
Rosemary won the Knockouts World Championship number one contendership battle royale
Bhupinder Gujjar defeated Aiden Prince
Masha Slamovich defeated Abby Jane
Bullet Club (Jay White & Chris Bey) defeated Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Tomorrow night, as a part of WrestleCon, IMPACT Wrestling will put on IMPACT: Multiverse of Matches. The show takes place in Dallas, Texas and is a part of the WrestleMania weekend festivities. The show airs at 10:00 PM EST, and will stream live on FITE TV for $19.99.
The card is listed below:
Ultimate X Match For The X-Division Title: Trey Miguel vs Vincent vs Chris Bey vs Rich Swann vs Blake Christian vs Jordynne Grace
“Speedball” Mike Bailey vs Alex Shelley
Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe)
Jay White vs. Chris Sabin
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Eddie Edwards
Josh Alexander & JONAH vs IMPACT World Champion Moose & PCO
Chelsea Green & Matt Cardona vs Mickie James & Nick Aldis
Champ Champ Challenge: Deonna Purrazzo Open Challenge
IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championships: The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Madison Rayne) (c) vs. Tasha Steelz & Savannah Evans vs. Havok & Rosemary vs. Gisele Shaw & Lady Frost
WrestleCon still has four shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
The third event of GCW: The Collective was GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 1. The event was held by Game Changer Wrestling at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective will feature 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows are presented by GCW.
In the main event of GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 1, there was a deathmatch for the GCW Ultraviolent Championship between the champion Alex Colon and John Wayne Murdoch. The event also saw All Elite Wrestling’s Jon Moxley defend his GCW World Championship against GCW’s own, AJ Gray. The GCW World Tag Team Championships were on the line when Nick Gage took on SGC (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) and The Briscoes (Mark Briscoe & Jay Briscoe) by himself, as Matt Tremont was unable to attend.
The event aired on FITE and is available for $19.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.
GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 2 – The Greatest Clusterf*ck
The second part of GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 2 – The Greatest Clusterf*ck, will take place on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 12:59AM EDT. That show will be streaming live on FITE TV for $19.99. That show features the following matches:
Chris Dickinson w/ Missy Hyatt vs. Matt Cardona w/ Chelsea Green
EFFY vs Minoru Suzuki
Tony Deppen vs Biff Busick
“Speedball” Mike Bailey vs PCO
The Greatest Clusterf*ck: Maven, Jimmy Wang Yang, Jazzy Yang, Nasty Leroy, Kevin Matthews, Edith Surreal, Lord Adrean of the Walmart Dudes, Shazza McKenzie Kamikaze, Invisible Man, and Sean Ross Sapp
(Via Game Changer Wrestling)
GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 1 Quick Results
GCW World Tag Team Championship: The Briscoes (Mark Briscoe & Jay Briscoe) defeated Nick Gage & SLADE and SGC (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) to win the vacated tag tittles
GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 1 Final Thoughts
In conclusion, GCW: Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, Part 1 had everything you could wish for when it comes to a GCW show. There were many staples on this show, like the classic ‘Scramble Match’ and a tag team title match. In the first match, there was immediately blood, violence, and pizza cutters. The first match of the show completely represented what the rest of the card would be. Katch/James also featured a clash of styles mixed in with a bit of performing and callbacks. The last two title matches also featured the typical GCW style matches with straight up weapons and blood everywhere.
GCW: The Collective still has nine shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
At the Intimidation Games event in Dallas, Texas, the former MLW Champion Shane Strickland officially made his return.
MLW’s Dallas Tapings
This year’s Intimidation Games was the third event under the Intimidation Games chronology. The event is a television taping for MLW Fusion. Intimidation Games 2022 took place on March 31, 2022, at Gilley’s Dallas in Dallas, Texas. There is also another major MLW event scheduled in Dallas for WrestleMania weekend. The other event is MLW Azteca Underground TV taping that is scheduled for April 1, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST.
Myron Reed’s Title Reign
Back at the January 21, 2022 MLW Tapings, Myron Reed defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri, Matt Cross, and Bandido in a to become a record-setting three time MLW World Middleweight Champion. At this time, Reed has held the championship for 69 days.
Shane “Swerve” Strickland Returns To MLW
Apparently, at these tapings Myron issued an open challenge for the MLW World Middleweight Title which was answered by All Elite Wrestling’s Shane “Swerve” Strickland. It should be noted, this was Swerve’s first match in MLW since the January 18, 2019 episode of MLW Fusion. Swerve was also the first MLW World Champion when the company was rebooted in 2018.
Earlier in the day, on Twitter, Major League Wrestling hinted at a possible entry into their company through the forbidden door which would end up being the former Hit Row member.
The second event of GCW: The Collective was GCW: Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8. The event was held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Furthermore, GCW: The Collective will feature 12 live wrestling events this year. Eight of those shows will be presented by GCW.
In the main event of GCW: Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8, Minoru Suzuki took on the ‘Dirty Daddy’ Chris Dickinson. The event also saw All Elite Wrestling’s Jon Moxley face Biff Busick, formerly known as Oney Lorcan in WWE. The event aired on FITE and is available for $19.99 on Video on Demand. Wrestling fans can also watch all GCW Collective events for $139.99.
(Via Game Changer Wrestling)
GCW: Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8 Quick Results
Masha Slamovich defeated Janai Kai via submission
Ninja Mack defeated Yoya via referee stoppage/knockout
Royce Isaacs defeated Bad Dude Tito via submission
Alex Coughlin defeated SLADE via referee stoppage
John Hennigan defeated Simon Gotch via submission
Marina Shafir defeated Zeda Zhang via submission
JR Kratos defeated Timothy Thatcher via knockout
Yuyu Uemera defeated“Speedball” Mike Bailey via submission
Josh Barnett defeated JONAH via submission
Jon Moxley defeated Biff Busick via knockout
Chris Dickinson defeated Minoru Suzuki via referee stoppage
In conclusion, GCW: Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8 was truly a mixed bag of match styles. Though the rules were the same as all the other Bloodsport shows, the amount of new talent on the show made the concept fresh. In particular, John Hennigan proved that his style could be adapted to Bloodsport rules. Ninja Mack unmasked himself prior to his match. Surprisingly, Jon Moxley even used some of his new partner’s, Bryan Danielson, moves. Overall, the matches showcased technique, a mix of training styles, superior athleticism, and straight up brutality.
GCW: The Collective still has ten shows remaining for the weekend. To see the schedule for the remaining events, click here.
In a recent interview, John Morrison commented on how “hellbent” WWE is on protecting officials.
Due to Morrison being a heel for a majority of his second run, he had many moments where he took advantage of the referee. Much of his time in the company was spent cheating behind the officials’ backs to gain heat.
John Morrison On WWE Officials
Morrison recently did an interview with The Comedy Store, and he spoke about WWE referees being a bit too strict in the ring.
The six-time WWE Tag Team Champion said, “Here’s one problem I have with WWE; this is the only thing I’ll say about them, they are really hellbent on protecting the officials. If you have five seconds to tag and you don’t get out, disqualification. Ten seconds out of the ring, disqualification. When has anyone bought a ticket to go watch a referee? The ref is extremely important, but the ref’s role should be to facilitate the storytelling. Some of those refs, there are a couple in AEW that work hard cam better than the wrestlers.
That’s enough about refs. You get the idea. If they don’t have any sort of control or power, then they are meaningless. You shouldn’t just bury the ref and do a bunch of crap that takes away all their power, but at the same time, you have to be able to cheat. It’s a show, people are going to see a show. You can do a lot more with leeway than you can with a strict ref.”
Morrison’s Next Moves After WWE Release
Morrison was released by WWE in November 2021.
Morrison is scheduled to be a part of multiple matches during WrestleMania weekend. He is booked for shows that are a part of WrestleCon and shows under GCW: The Collective. At the WrestleCon SuperShow, he is scheduled to face his wife Taya Valkyrie in a Dirty Dishes Match.
H/T to Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription
The Miz and Maryse have finished filming Season 3 of their show Miz and Mrs.
The Miz Announces That Season 3 Has Wrapped
On Twitter, The Miz revealed that the show has wrapped on the filming of their third season. The former WWE Champion posted a photo of him posing with his wife Maryse while they held a cake that said ‘That’s a wrap, Congrats on Season 3’. In the same tweet, The Miz practically confirmed the season’s release date by saying ‘See ya in June’.
Just two days ago, Maryse posted that the third season of the USA Network show was almost completed. She also mentioned that it was going to be hilarious and show lots of love.
Season 3 of @MizAndMrs almost completed!!! This season is not only hilarious but has a lot of ?? Stay tune its coming soon!!!! #MizAndMrs @ Los Angeles, California https://t.co/f95UoM708O
Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling has announced that they will be rescheduling their WrestleMania weekend events that were scheduled to take place in Dallas, Texas.
ROW WrestleMania Weekend Events
ROW’s Texas Showdown, Sherri Martel Classic, and Texas Legends events will be rescheduled due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
Reality of Wrestling’s events were scheduled for April 1, 2, and 3. The shows were scheduled to air live on FITE TV. Rob Van Dam, AQA, Kenny King, Chavo Guerrero Jr, Charlie Haas, HitMakerz (fka Hit Row) and more were scheduled to be part of the shows.
Due to unforeseen circumstances we are rescheduling the Texas Showdown Event, Texas Legends & Sherri Martel Classic. The new dates will be announced once we have rescheduled and confirmed with talent. All tickets will be refunded through Eventbrite within the next few days.
We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to putting on these great events at a future date.
WWE is currently teaming up, once again, with the Ringer to expand their current selection of WWE presented podcasts.
The Book Of Wrestling
Hosted by David Shoemaker, ‘The Book Of Wrestling’ is going to be based on the history of wrestling catchphrases. The series is scheduled to have 25 episodes and will debut on Monday, April 4, 2022.
In the announcement, The Ringer described the podcast as the following:
Based off of Bill Simmons’s highly popular book, which evolved into a podcast, the Book of theme has established a brand that is known to fans. This theme focuses on the history of a sport and the people who have defined that history. The Attitude Era is one of the most celebrated in WWE history, and the catchphrases that helped define it live in the memory of every fan. This show looks to tell the stories behind those words and sounds that propelled wrestling to new heights. Each episode will focus on one catchphrase, with David Shoemaker serving as the host. He will set up the story, use audio to help bring the story to life, and talk to the people who either played a part in the creation of the catchphrase, or were there to witness its impact on the wrestling community.
WWE & The Ringer’s Partnership
The podcast will be a part of the partnership between WWE and The Ringer that was announced back in August 2021.
This podcast joins the other Ringer and WWE collaboration podcasts like WWE After The Bell with Corey Graves and The New Day: Feel The Power.
Through a WWE court filing, WWE’s tour schedule for the next nine months has been revealed.
WWE has filed a “verified complaint” against potential counterfeiters prohibiting the sale of bootleg merchandise within five miles of any WWE event nationwide. As a result, WWE had to reveal their tour schedule from April 2022 to January 2023.
The court documents were obtained by Heel By Nature.
2022-Early 2023 WWE Tour Schedule
Below is the schedule listed in the documents:
WWE 2022-2023 Tour Dates
04/08/2022 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee,WI
04/11/2022 Little Caesar’s Arena, Detroit,MI
04/12/2022 WWE Performance Center, Orlando,FL
04/15/2022 DCU Center, Worcester,MA
04/16/2022 Erie Insurance Arena, Erie,PA
04/17/2022 War Memorial Arena, Syracuse,NY
04/18/2022 KeyBank Center, Buffalo,NY
04/22/2022 MVP Arena ,Albany,NY
04/23/2022 Santander Arena, Reading,PA
04/23/2022 Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery,AL
04/24/2022 Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton,NY
