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  • Will Ospreay Teases Rematch With PAC

    Will Ospreay Teases Rematch With PAC

    This past weekend saw Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) Wrestling present their High Stakes 2019 event. The show took place from the world famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.

    The main event featured an independent dream match with NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay facing Dragon Gate star PAC. The match featured a run in from CCK’s Chris Brookes and Jon Gresham. The bout ended in a time limit draw, with the contest going the allocated 30 minutes.

    PAC took to the top rope and counted along with the fans in the final seconds, opting not to hit his Black Arrow finishing move. The contest was a critical hit with fans in attendance but many were questioning the finish, blaming ‘politics’ between New Japan and Dragon Gate.

    Potential ‘politics’ aside, Ospreay took to Twitter to essentially confirm that this is just the beginning of the feud. The ‘Aerial Assassin’ tweeted a mid-match image of the two men and wrote “Chapter 1.” Whilst there’s no confirmation of where the second match could be taking place there’s a very good chance that the WrestleMania weekend show for Rev Pro could see the two high-flying stars go at it once again.

    High Stakes 2019 is now available to view online via Rev Pro’s official On Demand service. If you sign up now you can view the entire event for free with a 7-day trial.

  • Rev Pro High Stakes 2019 feat. Ospreay vs PAC Takes Place This Friday

    Rev Pro High Stakes 2019 feat. Ospreay vs PAC Takes Place This Friday

    Revolution Pro Wrestling (Rev Pro) will be presenting their long awaited High Stakes 2019 event later this week. The company sold out tickets for the show based on one match alone, Will Ospreay vs PAC. The company’s High Stakes 2019 event takes place from the world famous York Hall in London.

    Since the announcement UK fans have been anticipating this dream match. Ever since PAC (formerly Neville) left WWE Ospreay has made his intentions to face the high flying star clear.

    When the match was finally announced for Rev Pro Ospreay took to Twitter and stated “If I have learnt anything from Rev Pro booking what is being titled a “genuine dream match” is that this is a symbol to show even though some guys in the UK are being locked down in where they can compete, our country can thrive without being part of the system.”

    Ospreay has been vocal regarding the recent NXT UK Superstar contract changes. The ‘Aerial Assassin’ is one of the few UK stars signed to NJPW alongside Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr. This bout shows that there are opportunities for promotions outside of the ‘WWE bubble’ to thrive on the UK scene.

    The match will be available to view on demand over the weekend.

  • Updated List Of Wrestlers Working With AEW

    Updated List Of Wrestlers Working With AEW

    The roster for AEW (All Elite Wrestling) is coming together just after a week since the newly launched promotion was announced by Cody and The Young Bucks in an episode of Being The Elite that was released on New Year’s Day.

    Several new talents who have signed with the promotion were revealed during Tuesday’s All Elite Wrestling rally titled Double or Nothing at TIAA Bank Field, which is the stadium where the NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars play at, which is also owned by The Khan Family, who are backing AEW financially.

    Those stars who appeared at the rally in order to announce that are part of AEW include Chris Jericho, PAC, Britt Baker, MJF, Joey Janela, Penelope Ford, Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, and Scorpio Sky. The promotion is expected to announce more talent signings in the coming weeks.

    You can see an updated list of talent who are now under contract with AEW here:

    • Cody Rhodes
    • The Young Bucks
    • Hangman Page
    • Chris Jericho
    • PAC
    • Joey Janella w/Penelope Ford
    • Christopher Daniels
    • Frankie Kazarian
    • Scorpio Sky
    • MJF
    • Britt Baker

    During the Double or Nothing Rally, AEW also announced a working partnership with Oriental Wrestling Entertainment, which features a lot of young and talented wrestlers based out of China.

    What are your thoughts on this roster thus far? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Former WWE Superstar Spotted In Jacksonville Ahead Of AEW Rally

    Former WWE Superstar Spotted In Jacksonville Ahead Of AEW Rally

    Former WWE Superstar Neville, who is now going by the name of PAC while competing on the independent scene in Japan and Europe, has been spotted in Jacksonville, Florida.

    This is interesting due to the fact that the All Elite Wrestling rally is taking place in the city this afternoon at TIAA Bank Field at Parking Lot J near Gate 1. This the home of the NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars, which is also owned by The Khan Family, who are backing AEW financially.

    According to a report by Pwinsider.com, the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion is in the city and although his appearance at the press conference has yet to be confirmed, it’s likely.

    For those who are wondering, despite the fact that WWE is airing tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live in Jacksonville, Florida, he’s not backstage at the show.

    Thus, there is speculation that Neville could make an appearance at this All Elite Wrestling rally where he might make the announcement that he has signed with the newly launched promotion.

    Neville departed from the WWE last year after having a long hold out in order to be released by his contract after being frustrated. Since then, he has reinvented himself while working on the indies.

    It’s worth noting that Jon Alba has teased there will be several talent debuts and talent announcements at this rally.

    As a reminder, we’ll have coverage of this All Elite Wrestling rally later this afternoon where there could be more talent officially signed to contracts.

  • PAC vs Chris Brookes Announced for Rev Pro

    PAC vs Chris Brookes Announced for Rev Pro

    Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) has announced a big match for their upcoming show in Northampton. Dragon Gate star PAC will be taking on CCK’s Chris Brookes. Both men are two of the top free agent talents on the planet right now. Brookes was heavily touted with a move to WWE earlier this year. Rev Pro event mentioned in a promotional tweet saying “what could well be his last match in a RevPro Ring” back in June. The Calamari Catch King opted to remain on the UK independent scene. He also seemingly shunned the WoS brand in the process.

    In other PAC news Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) also announced that ‘The King’ will be heading to Bethnal Green in February. The company’s ‘High Stakes 2019’ event takes place on February 15th from the world famous York Hall in London. PAC will be facing Will Ospreay as part of the event. Tickets for the show sold out in record time with just the one match being announced.

    This comes after Rev Pro announced that PAC would be facing Zack Sabre Jr in 2019. The former WWE Superstar will be heading to ‘Live at The Cockpit’ at The Cockpit Theatre in London on January 6th. PAC recently appeared for Rev Pro at their Portsmouth show, where he faced Mike Bailey.

    https://twitter.com/RevProUK/status/1080131117947207681

  • PAC’s R.E.D Faction Announced for UK Show in March

    PAC’s R.E.D Faction Announced for UK Show in March

    New UK promotion Wrestle Gate Pro has announced that R.E.D will be heading to the region in March. R.E.D is a Dragon Gate faction whose most famous member is arguably former WWE Superstar PAC.

    It is not confirmed if PAC will be joining the crew for this event, Wrestle Gate released the following tweet hyping the group’s appearance:

    In other PAC news Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) announced that ‘The King’ will be heading to Bethnal Green in February. The company’s ‘High Stakes 2019’ event takes place on February 15th from the world famous York Hall in London. PAC will be facing Will Ospreay as part of the event. Tickets for the show sold out in record time with just the one match being announced.

    This comes after Rev Pro announced that PAC would be facing Zack Sabre Jr in 2019. The former WWE Superstar will be heading to ‘Live at The Cockpit’ at The Cockpit Theatre in London on January 6th. PAC recently appeared for Rev Pro at their Portsmouth show, where he faced Mike Bailey.

  • PAC vs David Starr Announced for DEFIANT Loaded (01/05)

    PAC vs David Starr Announced for DEFIANT Loaded (01/05)

    DEFIANT Wrestling has announced that PAC will be taking on an international standout in January. PAC will be facing David Starr as part of the tapings for the returned ‘Loaded’ show. Loaded is a free-to-air programme on YouTube that features many of the top talent from the UK independent scene.The show has seen many iterations over the past few years. DEFIANT sent out the following press release for the return back in September:

    “Loaded previously ran for 33 episodes between July 2016 and October 2017, amassing over 25 MILLION views on YouTube. Loaded, at that time, ran under the WCPW (What Culture Pro Wrestling) banner, with WCPW since rebranded as Defiant Wrestling in late 2017 following a diversification from the What Culture brand.”

    In other PAC news Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) announced that ‘The King’ will be heading to Bethnal Green in February. The company’s ‘High Stakes 2019’ event takes place on February 15th from the world famous York Hall in London. PAC will be facing Will Ospreay as part of the event. Tickets for the show sold out in record time with just the one match being announced.

    This comes after Rev Pro announced that PAC would be facing Zack Sabre Jr in 2019. The former WWE Superstar will be heading to ‘Live at The Cockpit’ at The Cockpit Theatre in London on January 6th. PAC recently appeared for Rev Pro at their Portsmouth show, where he faced Mike Bailey.

  • Chris Jericho Says Neville Turned Down Appearance At All In

    Chris Jericho Says Neville Turned Down Appearance At All In

    Chris Jericho recently on his podcast talked about how Neville turned down an offer to appear at the All In event in September.

    All In was an important independent wrestling event in 2018, and there was quite a bit of talk going around that Neville will make his professional wrestling return at the event.

    We instead saw him in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he returned under his former ring name PAC and defeated Shingo Takagi at the Korakuen Hall.

    Chris Jericho talked about this topic on his Talk Is Jericho podcast with guest Sami Zayn. (H/T Michael McClead of WrestleZone)

    “They tried to get him to go to All In, like over the top and he wouldn’t do it. He wanted to make his debut with Dragon Gate,” Jericho said about Neville refusing to make his return at All In.

    Sami Zayn added to this by saying how disciplined he is when it comes to these things and how much he respects him.

    “That’s the kind of guy he is dude, lot of love, a lot of respect for him. He’s principled. He told me straight up, a lot of money – the indies weren’t what they were when I left five years ago. Old timer in the indies back in my day [Don Cherry impression]…there wasn’t as much money on the indies and I did really well by indie standards right before I signed [with WWE]. He was telling me straight, ‘Man there’s a lot of money being offered in a lot of directions,’ but he’s never been an overly money driven guy. That’s why maybe he didn’t fit in the WWE system very much because the culture here is very overly ambitious and money and success and that has to be what takes you to the next level and he’s never really been like that. So he went back because he’s a loyal guy and he always just loved wrestling for Dragon Gate, so he went straight back to Dragon Gate.”

    You can listen to the entire episode of the Talk Is Jericho podcast here.

    Neville In The Indies

    Neville or PAC right now is doing well in the indies wrestling and has been booked for promotions like BWR Wonderland, Over the Top Wrestling and Defiant Wrestling.

    He had also won the Open the Dream Gate Championship at Dragon Gate’s “Fantastic Gate 2018” event, by defeating Masato Yoshino.

    He will be facing Will Ospreay for Revolution Pro Wrestling at the “High Stakes” event in London, England from the York Hall on February 15, 2019.

     

     

     

  • WALTER vs PAC Announced for OTT in February, Plus NXT UK Contracts Situation

    WALTER vs PAC Announced for OTT in February, Plus NXT UK Contracts Situation

    Over The Top (OTT) Wrestling has announced a big time main event for their February Homecoming show. The event will be taking place on 02/17 from the National Basketball Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

    OTT Champion WALTER will be taking on former WWE Superstar PAC. Interestingly WALTER has been confirmed as a new WWE signee, yet he will be performing against a non-NXT UK performer.

    The recent situation surrounding the NXT UK contracts has been baffling. It has been rumored that NXT UK Superstars would not be able to perform for companies outside of the ‘WWE Bubble’ and that they could only face other NXT UK contracted talent. This was apparently meant to come into play as of January 1st.

    OTT were originally being touted as one of the companies in WWE’s ‘greenlit’ list. With WALTER being OTT Champion he is of course a featured star and the company wouldn’t want to lose his box office appeal. This match against PAC however is very, very interesting…

    With a WWE ‘signed’ performer facing someone the likes of PAC (who left the company on bad terms reportedly) how will that affect other matches on the UK and Irish scene? Will Ospreay has been very vocal about his dislike of the ‘NXT UK vs NXT UK only’ stipulation. The UK scene has taken a hit recently and this may be detrimental, but with this huge match being announced maybe the rule has been changed?

    Alternatively, WALTER has not been signed to WWE. We can’t confirm at this time either way.

  • PAC Wins Gold in Dragon Gate

    PAC Wins Gold in Dragon Gate

    Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion PAC has just added another Championship to his list of accolades. The 32-year-old star defeated Masato Yoshino in Korakuen Hall to become the new Open the Dream Gate Champion in Dragon Gate.

    PAC’s win ended Yoshino’s fourth reign which lasted 177 days. PAC re-debuted for the company back in October, where he joined the R.E.D stable. This was the first official appearance for the former Neville since he left WWE back in October of 2017, his contract with WWE officially ended in August.

    In other PAC news Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) announced that ‘The King’ will be heading to Bethnal Green in February. The company’s ‘High Stakes 2019’ event takes place on February 15th from the world famous York Hall in London. PAC will be facing Will Ospreay a part of the event. Tickets for the show sold out in record time with just the one match being announced.

    This comes after Rev Pro announced that PAC would be facing Zack Sabre Jr in 2019. The former WWE Superstar will be heading to ‘Live at The Cockpit’ at The Cockpit Theatre in London on January 6th. PAC recently appeared for Rev Pro at their recent Portsmouth show, where he faced Mike Bailey.

  • Will Ospreay vs PAC Sells Out in Record Time, Ospreay Reacts on Twitter

    Will Ospreay vs PAC Sells Out in Record Time, Ospreay Reacts on Twitter

    Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) recently announced that Will Ospreay will be taking on PAC as part of their High Stakes event in 2019. The pre-sale tickets for the show went on sale December 3rd and they have sold out in lightning quick fashion. Rev Pro confirmed that it was “Officially [the] fastest York Hall sell out ever.“

    Since PAC left WWE Ospreay has been begging to be put up against the former Cruiserweight Champion. This bout is being billed as a ‘dream’ match between two of the best athletes on the planet. Ospreay took to Twitter earlier today and commented on the quick sellout. “If I have learnt anything from Rev Pro booking what is being titled a “genuine dream match” is that this is a symbol to show even though some guys in the UK are being locked down in where they can compete, our country can thrive without being part of the system.”

    Ospreay has been vocal regarding the recent NXT UK Superstar contract changes. The ‘Aerial Assassin’ is one of the few UK stars signed to NJPW alongside Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr. This bout shows that there are opportunities for promotions outside of the ‘WWE bubble’ to thrive on the UK scene.

  • PAC (Neville) Will Face Will Ospreay For RevPro (2/15)

    PAC (Neville) Will Face Will Ospreay For RevPro (2/15)

    Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion PAC (better known as Neville) has been booked in another high-profile match-up. He will now face Will Ospreay at the Revolution Pro Wrestling “High Stakes” event in London, England from the York Hall on February 15, 2019.

    This comes shortly after it was announced PAC will also be facing Zack Sabre Jr. in 2019. RevPro made the announcement official on their Twitter page over the weekend.

    We noted last week that PAC would be appearing on the show, however, now his opponent has been finalized. He recently appeared at RevPro’s Portsmouth show, where he faced Mike Bailey. PAC will also be a part of their “Live At The Cockpit” show from The Cockpit Theatre in London, England on January 6, 2019.

    He’s also slated to perform for Dragon Gate in a huge championship match against Masato Yoshino for The Dream Gate Championship. That will go down on December 4th from Korakuen Hall. Last month, PAC participated in his first match since leaving WWE. He faced Flamita in an International Special Singles match at the “The Gate Of Destiny” event for Dragon Gate. He picked up the victory in only 18 minutes after hitting the “Black Arrow.”

    What do you think of PAC’s indy run since he left WWE?

  • PAC Announced for Rev Pro High Stakes 2019

    PAC Announced for Rev Pro High Stakes 2019

    Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) has announced that PAC will be heading to Bethnal Green in February. The company’s ‘High Stakes 2019’ event takes place on February 15th from the world famous York Hall in London.

    This comes after Rev Pro announced that PAC would be facing Zack Sabre Jr in 2019. The former WWE Superstar will be heading to ‘Live at The Cockpit’ at The Cockpit Theatre in London on January 6th. PAC recently appeared for Rev Pro at their recent Portsmouth show, where he faced Mike Bailey.

    In other PAC news Dragon Gate announced a huge Championship match for their December 4th show in Korakuen Hall. The former PAC/Neville will be facing Masato Yoshino. The bout will be contested for Yoshino’s Open The Dream Gate Championship.

    PAC recently took part in his first singles match since leaving WWE. The former Neville faced Flamita in an International Special Singles Match for Dragon Gate’s ‘The Gate of Destiny’ event (11/04). PAC took the win after hitting his renamed ‘Black Arrow’ in around 18 minutes. You can check out some of the highlights from the incredible bout here

  • Neville Hits Back At Haters Accusing Him Of Steroid Use

    Neville Hits Back At Haters Accusing Him Of Steroid Use

    Former WWE Superstar Neville who is now known as PAC, recently resurfaced on social media and has been in talks when he showed off his new physique:

    After he shared his photo of his new jacked look, many started accusing him (unsurprisingly) of using steroids.

    It is needless to say that the baseless accusations didn’t please Pac at all, and he responded back to haters with a clear message:

    “I am a STEROID FREE SAVAGE!

    Fueled only by HATE AND VENGEANCE.”

    Pac recently returned to the ring after a one year absence from professional wrestling. He faced Flamita in an International Special Single’s Match at the Gate of Destiny event for the Dragon Gate promotion.

    You can check out the match here on Dragon Gate’s new streaming service, which was first announced by Pac himself as he appeared in the promo for the streaming service.

    Pac is also set to make his return to Revolution Pro. On 22 November, Pac will be appearing for Rev Pro at the Portsmouth Guildhall. It is not known who he is going to face yet.

     

  • DEFIANT Announce PAC for Loaded Tapings

    DEFIANT Announce PAC for Loaded Tapings

    DEFIANT Wrestling has announced that PAC will be making his debut for the company in 2019. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion is confirmed for the first two dates of 2019’s ‘Loaded’ tapings.

    Loaded is a free-to-air programme on YouTube that features many of the top talent from the UK independent scene.The show has seen many iterations over the past few years. DEFIANT sent out the following press release for the return back in September:

    “Loaded previously ran for 33 episodes between July 2016 and October 2017, amassing over 25 MILLION views on YouTube. Loaded, at that time, ran under the WCPW (What Culture Pro Wrestling) banner, with WCPW since rebranded as Defiant Wrestling in late 2017 following a diversification from the What Culture brand.”

    In other PAC news Dragon Gate announced a huge Championship match for their December 4th show in Korakuen Hall. The former PAC/Neville will be facing Masato Yoshino. The bout will be contested for Yoshino’s Open The Dream Gate Championship.

    PAC recently took part in his first singles match since leaving WWE. The former Neville faced Flamita in an International Special Singles Match for Dragon Gate’s ‘The Gate of Destiny’ event (11/04). PAC took the win after hitting his renamed ‘Black Arrow’ in around 18 minutes. You can check out some of the highlights from the incredible bout here

  • PAC Announced for Dragon Gate Championship Match

    PAC Announced for Dragon Gate Championship Match

    Dragon Gate has announced a huge Championship match for their December 4th show in Korakuen Hall. Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion PAC/Neville will be facing Masato Yoshino. The bout will be contested for Yoshino’s Open The Dream Gate Championship.

    PAC recently took part in his first singles match since leaving WWE. The former Neville faced Flamita in an International Special Singles Match for Dragon Gate’s ‘The Gate of Destiny’ event (11/04). PAC took the win after hitting his renamed ‘Black Arrow’ in around 18 minutes. You can check out some of the highlights from the incredible bout here

    In other PAC/Neville related news Japan’s Dragon Gate promotion recently confirmed their new streaming service which featured PAC in a short promo package hyping the new over the top service alongside his RED stablemates. Fans will be able watch live/past shows for just over $13 a month. PAC made his return to the company earlier this year after leaving WWE’s 205 Live brand.

    PAC also returned to social media earlier today in the best possible way. You can check that out here

  • PAC Returns To Social Media In The Best Possible Way

    PAC Returns To Social Media In The Best Possible Way

    PAC (former WWE Superstar Neville) has resurfaced on social media. Using a new Twitter handle KING IS DEAD (@BASTARDPAC) he fired off his first tweet since September 2017.

    Several wrestlers took notice and showed their appreciation for the Man that Gravity Forgot.

    PAC recently returned to the ring after a one year layoff due to a dispute with WWE. He wrestled his first singles match for Dragon Gate over the weekend and is scheduled to compete for Revolution Pro later this month on November 22nd.

    https://twitter.com/MrLARIATO/status/1059023657916338176

  • Highlight’s from PAC/Neville’s First Singles Match Since Leaving WWE

    Highlight’s from PAC/Neville’s First Singles Match Since Leaving WWE

    PAC has had his first singles match since leaving WWE. The former Neville faced Flamita in an International Special Singles Match for Dragon Gate’s ‘The Gate of Destiny’ event (11/04). PAC took the win after hitting his renamed ‘Black Arrow’ in around 18 minutes. Here’s some of the highlights from the incredible bout:

    https://twitter.com/MrLARIATO/status/1059019707293073408

    https://twitter.com/MrLARIATO/status/1059020093936541697

    https://twitter.com/MrLARIATO/status/1059021923643023360

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    https://twitter.com/MrLARIATO/status/1059023657916338176

    In other PAC/Neville related news Japan’s Dragon Gate promotion recently confirmed their new streaming service which featured PAC in a short promo package hyping the new over the top service alongside his RED stablemates. Fans will be able watch live/past shows for just over $13 a month. PAC made his return to the company earlier this year after leaving WWE’s 205 Live brand.

    Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) has announced that PAC will be returning to the promotion. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion will be appearing at the Portsmouth Guildhall on November 22nd. Tickets for the show are available to purchase via Rev Pro’s official website here.

    The company has not yet announced PAC’s opponent for the show. The Portsmouth shows for Rev Pro are big events but not on the level of their York Hall extravaganzas. It is likely that PAC will be in a top feature match but not on the level that you would expect at a venue like York Hall. With Rev Pro’s New Japan links it would be ideal for PAC to take on one of the top NJPW stars but it is more likely that he faces a Rev Pro ‘homegrown’ talent such as El Phantasmo or Josh Bodom.

  • PAC/Neville Announced for Top UK Promotion

    PAC/Neville Announced for Top UK Promotion

    Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) has announced that PAC will be returning to the promotion. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion will be appearing at the Portsmouth Guildhall on November 22nd. Tickets for the show are available to purchase via Rev Pro’s official website here.

    The company has not yet announced PAC’s opponent for the show. The Portsmouth shows for Rev Pro are big events but not on the level of their York Hall extravaganzas. It is likely that PAC will be in a top feature match but not on the level that you would expect at a venue like York Hall. With Rev Pro’s New Japan links it would be ideal for PAC to take on one of the top NJPW stars but it is more likely that he faces a Rev Pro ‘homegrown’ talent such as El Phantasmo or Josh Bodom.

    In other PAC/Neville related news Japan’s Dragon Gate promotion recently confirmed their new streaming service which featured PAC in a short promo package hyping the new over the top service alongside his RED stablemates. Fans will be able watch live/past shows for just over $13 a month. PAC made his return to the company earlier this year after leaving WWE’s 205 Live brand.

    Ireland’s Over The Top Wrestling (OTT) promotion has also announced a huge return for PAC. The company has not confirmed what date the high flying superstar will return but have confirmed that it will NOT be in November.

  • Rumor Killer on PROGRESS Manchester ‘Mystery Man’

    Rumor Killer on PROGRESS Manchester ‘Mystery Man’

    PROGRESS Wrestling will be holding their 78th Chapter on November 11th. Chapter 78: ’24 Hour Progress People’ will be taking place at the O2 Ritz in Manchester.

    The company recently announced that a “debut of someone you guys have been asking us to book for literally years” would be taking place at the event. Fans have been asking the question who will the “mystery man” be?

    PROGRESS recently replied to a comment on Twitter that claimed “mystery name for Progress in Manchester will be PAC. If he’s doing all these bookings it must be him” (full tweet below). The company outright stated that they would nip the rumor in the bud and say that PAC will not be appearing at the show.

    Ireland’s Over The Top Wrestling (OTT) recently announced that the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville/PAC would be heading back to the promotion shortly. The company has not confirmed what date the high flying superstar will return but have confirmed that it will NOT be in November. This seems to correlate with the idea that PAC will not be appearing in Manchester.

    PROGRESS has announced that wXw Unified Champion Ilja Dragunov will be heading to the O2 Ritz on November 11th.

  • Neville/PAC Announces Dragon Gate Network, NJPW Confirms Wrestle Kingdom Ticket Packages

    Neville/PAC Announces Dragon Gate Network, NJPW Confirms Wrestle Kingdom Ticket Packages

    Japan’s Dragon Gate promotion has confirmed their new streaming service. Neville/PAC appeared in a short promo package hyping the new over the top service alongside his RED stablemates. Fans will be able watch live/past shows for just over $13 a month. PAC made his return to the company earlier this year after leaving WWE’s 205 Live brand.

    Check out the video via the tweet below.

    New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the travel packages for Wrestle Kingdom 13. Tickets to the legendary Tokyo Dome show will be available to overseas fans via the H.I.S. system on October 25th. New Japan sent out the following press release announcing the on sale date. The New Year’s Dash show will also be part of the offering for fans travelling in to Japan for January’s festivities:

    “NJPW is proud to announce that Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome and the New Year’s Dash package tour will be available through H.I.S. for our fans living overseas at 10 am JST Oct 25th. All reasonably priced packages include a ticket to Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome and hotel accommodations! Four limited special packages are available and further detail can be found in the following link. https://www.hisgo.com/us/campaign/njpw/“

     

  • Could Neville’s Return to Dragon Gate Be Linked to WWE? (Opinion)

    Could Neville’s Return to Dragon Gate Be Linked to WWE? (Opinion)

    Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville made a surprise appearance at Tuesday’s Dragon Gate live event from Japan. He previously worked for the company between 2007-2012 under the name PAC.

    PAC’s appearance in-ring at Dragon Gate’s to join heel group RED was his first since Sept. 26, 2017 on 205 Live, he defeated Ariya Daivari on that occasion.

    Reaction from 205 Live Star

    The return of PAC did not go unnoticed by at least one member of the WWE locker room. 205 Live competitor Akira Tozawa took to Twitter and simply wrote “PAC.” Tozawa himself had an impressive 12 year run in Dragon Gate where he held the Open the Brave Gate, Open the Twin Gate, Open the Triangle Gate and Open the Owarai Gate Championships.

    In the past WWE stars have made cryptic comments on Twitter that possibly referred to events outside the company. There’s no two ways about this message though, Tozawa is clearly referring to his former colleague from both WWE and Dragon Gate.

    We reported earlier this year that WWE and Pro Wrestling NOAH had a short term working relationship with Hideo Itami returning to the Japanese company to face Naomichi Marufuji.

    More Working Relationships?

    There are currently no announced plans for any further ‘outside’ relationships in Japan beyond the one off Marufuji/Itami match. What if…and this is a big what if, WWE and Dragon Gate had an understanding when it came to Neville appearing? It is clear that WWE are looking to expand globally, their work on the United Kingdom series and the confirmed relationship with Germany’s wXw promotion are just the start. Dragon Gate are currently one of the smaller, albeit it well respected, companies in Japan. New Japan Pro Wrestling is still the biggest player and NOAH/Dragon Gate will still be playing second fiddle for the time being.

    Neville/PAC reportedly stopped responding to independent promoter’s messages just last week. There is a very good chance that this was just a rouse to give extra impact to his Dragon Gate return, but could this be linked to WWE? This might all sound a bit far fetched but with fans being more difficult to ‘work’ in 2018 what better way than to send one of your stars out to a different promotion? You can build anticipation for a return to the ‘big time’ later down the line.

    The fact that Neville/PAC appeared for Dragon Gate and not New Japan speaks a lot of the performer. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion returned to the place that helped build his career to the point of joining WWE, whilst many may have opted to make a huge return at the likes of ROH, Impact or New Japan.

    Could his Dragon Gate return be linked to WWE? There’s a very good chance that is isn’t…but what if this was part of a bigger tactic to help push development for WWE into the Japanese market? We’ll have to wait and see.

  • Neville Update: When Will Pac Return?

    Neville Update: When Will Pac Return?

    In 4 days it will be a full calendar year since Neville (FKA Pac) will have competed in a professional wrestling match. That was an October 1st 205 Live house show match against Enzo Amore. Neville won the match via DQ but failed to regain his lost WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

    Then Neville left WWE despite still being under contract. WWE didn’t want to set the precedent that guys could just walk out and be granted a release, so he remained on the sidelines.

    According to WWE, Neville has now been granted his release and is free to wrestle wherever, whenever, and against whoever he pleases. Despite this, Neville has gone “off the grid” and is not responding to bookers, wrestlers, or many within the wrestling business who have been attempting to contact him.

    Where Is Neville/Pac?

    Will Ospreay was hoping he would be able to wrestle Neville at WrestleKingdom this year but his interest in the match appears to be one-sided. His situation was addressed in the most recent Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

    “(Neville) was in talks with some promotions but told them he wasn’t ready to start yet, citing legal issues,” Dave Meltzer wrote. “He’s then completely gone off the grid and hasn’t responded to promoters as best we can tell. Will Ospreay wanted to do a singles match with him at Wrestle Kingdom but we have no idea if he’s up for that or anything in wrestling right now.”

    It had previously been reported that the “legal issues” Neville had cited was his contract status with WWE, which the promotion denies is the case.

  • Stu Bennett Wants Neville for WoS, Broadcast Time Changed by ITV

    Stu Bennett Wants Neville for WoS, Broadcast Time Changed by ITV

    WoS General Manager Stu Bennett recently called out a former WWE Superstar to appear on the show.

    We reported over the weekend that Neville is no longer contracted to WWE. The former Cruiserweight Champion now appears to be a free agent and everyone wants the Geordie, including NJPW’s Will Ospreay.

    You can now add Stu Bennett to that list. The WoS General Manager took to Twitter to state “Yo Neville. I’ve got a bunch of lads at who are asking to fight you.. Check it out on at 5pm today & you can pick your opponent.”

    Whilst the likelihood of the former WWE showing up in a pre-taped show is very unlikely there’s certainly scope for him to join the ranks of WoS down the line. There has been no official word on whether the show will be renewed and the ratings are still up for interpretation success wise.

    Change to 4:30pm

    It has also been confirmed that WoS will now be airing at a new time-slot as of September 1st. The show has been moved to the 4:30-5:30pm block. Whilst the numbers haven’t been stellar at the 5pm block the show has been gaining over the last few weeks. Whether the change in time slot will affect ratings remains to be seen.

  • Netflix Releases Trailer for Upcoming Hulk Hogan/Gawker Documentary

    Netflix Releases Trailer for Upcoming Hulk Hogan/Gawker Documentary

    The Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker lawsuit has had far-reaching legal consequences. The precedent set by the case is expected to impact the future of journalism and celebrity privacy.

    Netflix will be releasing a documentary on the case, and have just released the first trailer for the move:

    The Many Facets of Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker

    The co-founder of Paypal, Peter Thief, helped bankroll the lawsuit against Gawker. The media company had previously released private information as well.

    WWE cut ties with Hogan after the tapes were released, allowing Hogan to sue Gawker for lost revenue.

    More information should be revealed in the upcoming documentary.