Major League Wrestling returns to GILT Nightclub in Orlando, FL tonight for the latest round of TV tapings for the weekly MLW Fusion show on beIN SPORTS.
As usual, it’s a stacked card with the top stars of MLW in action, including MLW’s World and Tag Team Champions, Jimmy Havoc, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Joey Janela, John Hennigan, Jake Hager and many more.
Here’s the final card for tonight’s MLW Fusion tapings:
$60,000 Bounty Match: MLW World Champion Shane Strickland vs. Low Ki
MLW Tag Team Champions Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix vs. ACH and Rich Swann
Grudge Match: Jimmy Havoc vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor
John Hennigan vs. Teddy Hart.
Falls Count Anywhere: Joey Janela vs. MJF
Jake Hager vs. Fred Yehi
Jimmy Yuta vs. Jason Cade.
Barrington Hughes vs. Leon Scott.
Simon Gotch’s latest Prize Fight Challenge.
Check back here later tonight for results from these tapings.
Below, you can check out the latest full episode of MLW FUSION:
The weekend is drawing close, and with it comes WWE’s latest joint-brand pay-per-view offering. This Sunday, Extreme Rules emanates from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena – the 10th installment of the Extreme event.
Top attractions from RAW include Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley, a 30-minute Iron Man match for the Intercontinental championship and Alexa Bliss defending the RAW Women’s Championship against Nia Jax with Ronda Rousey sitting ringside.
On the SmackDown side, we’ve got WWE Champion AJ Styles defending against Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura challenging Jeff Hardy for the United States Championship.
Several esteemed members of the SEScoops writing team have assembled for this ’roundtable predictions’ feature. Below, Ian Carey, Jeff Moss Andrew Ravens provide expert analysis and predictions WWE Extreme Rules 2018.
Hit up the comments section to let us know what you think of our staff predictions and share your own.
WWE Extreme Rules 2018 Card
A.J. Styles vs. Rusev (WWE Title)
Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley
Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax (RAW Women’s Title)
Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt vs. The B-Team (RAW Tag Titles)
Carmella vs. Asuka (SD! Live Women’s Title)
The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Team Hell No (SD! Live Tag Titles)
Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins (WWE I-C Title)
Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (WWE U.S. Title)
Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens (Steel Cage)
Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin
WWE EXTREME RULES 2018 STAFF PREDICTIONS
WWE Championship A.J. Styles (C) vs. Rusev
Jeff Moss: Please, oh, please let this be RUSEV DAY! I have nothing against AJ Styles, he’s one of the best in the world. But I have to say, his time as champ has been dry turkey with no gravy. He’s a perfectly cromulent champion, but it’s time for some new blood. Rusev has made something from nothing with Rusev Day and if we can put the belt on Bray Wyatt for no reason, then Rusev surely deserves some time at the top. Rusev wins and goes on to feud with Big E so that I can hear him say “PHOOEY” to pancakes every week. (Prediction: Rusev)
Andrew Ravens: This might be the easiest and clear-cut pick on this entire card. There’s no reason to have Styles drop the strap at this event especially to Rusev, despite him being a fan favorite. Styles’ run as WWE Champion has been incredible and eventually he’ll lose it but if he didn’t lose it to a top guy like Shinsuke Nakamura over the last few months, it doesn’t make sense to put the strap on Rusev, who has only been pushed as a top star as of late and for such a short amount of time. Also, with SummerSlam right around the corner, it would make more sense for Styles to drop it next month instead of a B-show. Styles retains. (Prediction: A.J. Styles)
Ian Carey: As much as I’d love to say Sunday could be the day Rusev wins his first world championship, I don’t see it happening. They will have a great match, perhaps one capable of showing Vince McMahon Rusev should be a world champion someday but Styles will win. The real question is who Styles will defend against at SummerSlam. Samoa Joe strikes me as someone who could fill that role. (Prediction: A.J. Styles)
CONSENSUS: A.J. Styles (2-1)
Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley
Jeff Moss: I’m going to go out on a limb and say the wet, muscley guy with little-to-no personality is going to win this match. (Flips Coin) So, Booby Lashley. Seriously though, since this match has absolutely no stakes to it, I say Lashey takes it. It’ll build him up a bit and make him look strong to the audience who doesn’t remember 10 years ago. What’s the worst that could happen to Roman by losing? People boo him? (Prediction: Bobby Lashley)
Andrew Ravens: Reigns is the likely favorite to win this match. Obviously, he still the top guy for them right now. It doesn’t make much sense to have Lashley go over in this match considering that SummerSlam is right around the corner. If Brock Lesnar is going to wrestle next month, then common sense would tell you that Reigns would be his opponent for the Universal Title. Unless plans have changed, Reigns goes over and faces Lesnar at SummerSlam. (Prediction: Roman Reigns)
Ian Carey: Reigns is evidently still being built for Lesnar. This is the case despite the fact that Reigns has now dropped 2 straight matches to him. Unless WWE randomly decides they want to build Bobby Lashley to be a monster, I don’t see them having him beat Roman. I also don’t think WWE sees much in Lashley, at least that is what their booking of him says. (Prediction: Roman Reigns)
CONSENSUS: Roman Reigns (2-1)
RAW Women’s Championship (Ronda Rousey At Ringside) Alexa Bliss (C) vs. Nia Jax
Jeff Moss: Alexa Bliss is time and time again one of the best Heels on RAW. She lies, she cheats, she makes you love to hate her and she does whatever she can to hold onto that title. I’d expect her to retain here, possibly by DQ when Ronda Rousey remembers she works for WWE and jumps the barrier to lay waste to Bliss, Mickie James, Jax, Nattie and just for the heck of it, Liv Morgan. (Prediction: Alexa Bliss)
Andrew Ravens: This is a bridge gap between now and SummerSlam as the WWE continues to build towards a match with Bliss and Ronda Rousey that will likely go down at SummerSlam. Jax had a nice run with the title, but now the focus has shifted towards Bliss once again. Bliss retains. (Prediction: Alexa Bliss)
Ian Carey: I have to imagine Alexa Bliss is winning this match leading to a match with Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam. With Rousey sitting ringside, the winner of this match is her likely next opponent. WWE has already done Rousey vs Jax (which was great!) and Bliss has more natural heat than Jax does, so she’s the logical pick to face Rousey at SummerSlam. (Prediction: Alexa Bliss)
CONSENSUS: Alexa Bliss (3-0)
RAW Tag-Team Championships Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt (C) vs. The B-Team
Jeff Moss: The Deleters of Worlds started off hot as hell via the madness of The Ultimate Deletion. They’ve cooled considerably since, especially given Bray Wyatt’s recent driving troubles. The B-Team takes the belts here to complete their improbable rise to the middle, and then they are called to the Hardy compound for a rematch. WONDERFUL!! (Prediction: The B-Team)
Andrew Ravens: There’s no question who goes over in this match considering that Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel have been presented as comedy players in this feud. It appears that WWE is setting up a program that will see Hardy and Wyatt feud with The Revival at SummerSlam. Thus, this match at Extreme Rules is a one-off. Wyatt and Hardy retain. (Prediction: Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt)
Ian Carey: I imagine this match will likely lead into the next Final Deletion style event. It’s not outside the realm of possibility that the B-Team win the titles here so that Hardy and Wyatt can take them back either at SummerSlam or at the Hardy Family Compound. Still, I think Hardy and Wyatt are a safer pick. (Prediction: Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt)
CONSENSUS: Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt (2-1)
SmackDown Live Women’s Championship Carmella (C) vs. Asuka
Jeff Moss: In a perfect world, Auska would climb into the ring, kick James Ellsworth in the face so hard his balls become a new chin and then make some kind of decorative hat out of what’s left of Carmella. That said, this feels like a strange time to put the title on Auska when we know how dominant she can be. So I’d expect some more tomfoolery with Ellsworth will allow Carmella to slink away with the title and we’ll have one more match at Summerslam (Prediction: Carmella)
Andrew Ravens: An interesting match that could see either star win and it would make sense. Asuka has gotten the better of Carmella on television, which historically would have Carmella go over on the PPV. However, if WWE wants this feud to continue, then they would need Carmella to chase Asuka. I don’t see a title change here but rather at SummerSlam. Carmella retains. (Prediction: Carmella)
Ian Carey: James Ellsworth will be hanging above the ring in a shark cage for this match. While this should seemingly prevent him from interfering in the match, the opposite is usually the case. Asuka should win and take the title here but she won’t. She’s not Vince’s top-female in the division, that honor goes to Charlotte Flair. I’m predicting Carmella wins again due to help from Ellsworth and then moves on to face Charlotte at SummerSlam. (Prediction: Carmella)
CONSENSUS: Carmella (3-0)
SmackDown Live Tag-Team Championships The Bludgeon Brothers (C) vs. Team Hell No
Jeff Moss: Are Team Hell No going to win these titles? YES! YES! YES! Is every blogger in the wrestlesphere going to make that joke in some way, shape, or form? YES! YES! YES! Truly though, you want to make it seem like Daniel Bryan’s return was more than just a couple of video packages and a feel-good story? Then let’s have him be involved in a story that matters (IE Championships!) The Bludgies have just about run their course and I can’t see them becoming super-interesting in the coming months. So why not let us enjoy two men arguing over which one of them (singular) is the tag team champions (plural)? (Prediction: Team Hell No)
Andrew Ravens: All signs point to Kane turning on Bryan, and that’s unfortunate. It makes no sense for Harper and Rowan to drop the straps here considering the build-up that WWE has invested in them up to this point. Bryan could face Kane at SummerSlam instead of the rumored match with Miz. It also doesn’t make much sense for Bryan and Kane to have a title run for a short amount of time due to the fact that Kane is running for Mayor. Harper and Rowan retain. (Prediction: The Bludgeon Brothers)
Ian Carey: Team Hell No should take the titles here. While Harper and Rowen have gotten a big push with their gimmick makeover, they aren’t the stars Daniel Bryan and Kane are. Putting the tag belts on Team Hell No puts them in a position to have a bigger match with another pair of guys at SummerSlam. It also helps keep Daniel Bryan out of the WWE title picture for awhile and they likely want him chasing the belt when it is held by a heel. (Prediction: Team Hell No)
CONSENSUS: Team Hell No (2-1)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (30-Minute Iron Man Match) Dolph Ziggler (C) vs. Seth Rollins
Jeff Moss: I think Ziggler will win, then win again, then Seth will win, then Ziggler again, then Seth, then Seth with a quick rollup as time expires, leading to extra time where Seth will ultimately get beat up by Drew McIntyre, leading to Ziggler retaining the title. If done right though, this could be the match of the night. It’s all a matter of which versions of these two guys show up. They both have a habit of being red hot or stone cold (no pun intended). (Prediction: Dolph Ziggler)
Andrew Ravens: This will be a classic match and could steal the show. They have already wrestled twice within the last month, and one would think that Rollins gets the title back due to Ziggler going over as of late. However, I could see them extending this program one more month as its been one of the top feuds on RAW. Ziggler goes over with some help from Drew McIntyre. (Prediction: Dolph Ziggler)
Ian Carey: That there has been no stipulation added to prevent Drew McIntyre from interfering seems significant. The likely conclusion to this match then has McIntyre helping Ziggler score the winning fall or somehow holding onto his title. My prediction is it will be a tie or a draw/no contest of some kind, with Ziggler retaining. (Prediction: Dolph Ziggler)
CONSENSUS: Dolph Ziggler (3-0)
WWE United States Championship Jeff Hardy (C) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Jeff Moss: There’s two things I want from Jeff Hardy: 1.) To be as weird as Matt. 2.) Not to die. It’s been long rumoured that Hardy is working hurt and at 562 years of age, that’s not shocking. Nakamura needs something right now besides rap-metal and being a loveable foreign prankster, so the US title could be a good way to take him to the next level so he can become that jerk we all loved in Japan and we can get a REAL AJ/Nak feud. Also it gives Hardy enough time to heal, rise up and usurp Bray Wyatt as BROTHER NERO! (Prediction: Shinsuke Nakamura)
Andrew Ravens: WWE has a few options here with Hardy retaining or Nakamura getting his first title reign on the main roster. I have Nakamura winning due to him needing a big win after several losses to AJ Styles over the past few months. They could always set up a rematch at SummerSlam. (Prediction: Shinsuke Nakamura)
Ian Carey: Nakamura failed several times in a row to take the WWE title from Jinder Mahal in 2017. Then he failed multiple times to win the WWE title from AJ Styles this year. If Nakamura doesn’t beat Jeff Hardy to win the US title then they might as well give him back to NJPW so others can enjoy his work. (Prediction: Shinsuke Nakamura)
CONSENSUS: Shinsuke Nakamura (3-0)
Steel Cage Match Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens
Jeff Moss: This is the one I’m looking forward to the most. Who wouldn’t want to watch Braun Strowman ragdoll someone around a steel cage? I’m kind of sad that it has to be Kevin Owens getting ragdolled, but then again, no one gets beat up by Braun Strowman like Kevin Owens. As long as the match doesn’t end in another toilet, I’ll be happy. (Prediction: Braun Strowman)
Andrew Ravens: The build-up to this match has focused on Strowman getting the better of Owens. By looking at how the WWE has booked programs in the past, Owens should get the win in this match. However, Vince McMahon is obviously a big fan of Strowman. Just look at how he has been booked. Strowman goes over in a crushing and dominating victory. (Prediction: Braun Strowman)
Ian Carey: Whatever WWE has planned for Braun Strowman, it’s big. He’s the “Monster in the Bank” and that briefcase will guarantee him a match against either Brock or Roman. He will be built up as unstoppable until then. Kevin Owens has re-signed with the company under a long-term deal. His role is to get people like Strowman over. (Prediction: Braun Strowman)
CONSENSUS: Braun Strowman (3-0)
Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin
Jeff Moss: Oh geez… Finn… buddy. What happened? I think this made-for-the-kickoff-show encounter will leave us all asking one vital question: Who are these people and what are they doing here? Finn has gone from killer demon cosplayer to smiley-dude-who-has-a-cool shirt, and Baron Corbin has gone from Baron Corbin… to Baron Corbin, but in a vest and (somehow) less hair. Truly there are no winners in this match, but for the sake of this article, the winner will be Finn. (Prediction: Finn Balor)
Andrew Ravens: Either one of these stars could go over, and I don’t think fans are as invested in this feud as WWE officials are at this point. Corbin goes over with a cheap win to keep the feud alive. (Prediction: Baron Corbin)
Ian Carey: It is entirely possible that Corbin wins this match. Vince McMahon has always like Corbin on account of he’s tall. That he is now in a position of authority on Raw might indicate Vince has rekindled his love for him. Vince likes Finn too but has failed to give him a big push since coming back from the injury that cost him the Universal Championship. Still, it seems as though Finn is a much bigger star and heading into SummerSlam that means something. (Prediction: Finn Balor)
CONSENSUS: Finn Balor (2-1)
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WWE has announced the name of the second confirmed wrestler for the 2018 Mae Young Classic. Yesterday, the company announced that former Divas Champion, Kaitlyn, was the first to officially enter the tournament.
Today, WWE unveiled Australia’s Rhea Ripley will be back in the tournament this year. The 21-year-old got her start wrestling in Melbourne’s Riot City Wrestling from 2013 to 2017. After a solid performance at last year’s tournament, WWE signed Ripley and sent her to the Performance Center in Orlando.
Rhea Ripley
In last year’s tournament, Ripley defeated Miranda Salinas in the first round before losing to Dakota Kai in the next.
Since signing with WWE last year, Ripley has been active on the NXT house show circuit. She has only competed once on NXT television, however, participating in a battle royal on the October 4th, 2017 edition of the show.
“The hard-hitting Ripley, who began wrestling as a teenager and competed in Japan before joining NXT, is considered one of the strongest women in the WWE PC weight room” WWE’s press release states. “In addition to a wide arsenal of power moves, Ripley boasts wicked striking ability, which can be traced back her extensive background in soccer.”
2018 Mae Young Classic
This year’s version of the Mae Young Classic will take place on August 8th and 9th from Full Sail University. As was the case with last year’s tournament, the finals will take place at a later date and likely air live on the WWE Network.
Last year’s winner, Kairi Sane, competes in NXT. The other finalist from last year, Shayna Baszler, is now the NXT Women’s Champion.
Abbey Laith (Kimber Lee), Sage Beckett, and Zeda were signed after last year’s tournament but have since been released.
Candice LeRae, Kavita Devi, and Shayna Baszler all signed shortly after the tournament. Serena Deeb would also sign with WWE but as a trainer assigned to the WWE Performance Center.
On Monday night, WWE presented Raw from Boston. Despite Brock Lesnar’s newsworthy appearance at UFC 226 with Daniel Cormier over the weekend, no mention was ever made of Lesnar on the show.
According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Vince McMahon gave the direction for him not to be mentioned.
“At the production meeting before Raw, McMahon told everyone that the show in Boston is to focus completely on building Extreme Rules, a show Lesnar isn’t on, so his name wasn’t to be mentioned,” the report reads.
As for when Brock will be mentioned on WWE programming again, McMahon said: “When he’s being offered to our audience and we can capitalize on it.”
Brock Lesnar and WWE
WWE is continuing the angle where Brock is seen as the part-time outsider who doesn’t really care about WWE. Roman Reigns is portraying the company savior, the one who shows up every week. The idea, once again, is to get people to cheer Roman.
Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns have been in 5 matches together not including the 2015 and 2017 Royal Rumbles.
WrestleMania 31 WWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat
Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar (c) and Roman Reigns
Fastlane 2016 #1 Contenders Match Triple Threat
Roman Reigns defeated Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar
SummerSlam 2017 WWE Universal Championship Fatal 4-way
Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, and Samo Joe
WrestleMania 34 WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Roman Reigns
Greatest Royal Rumble WWE Universal Championship Steel Cage
Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Roman Reigns
Brock Lesnar is 3-1-1 against Roman Reigns. Reigns is 1-3-1 against Brock.
Following his main event NXT title match with Aleister Black at Takeover, WWE announced Lars Sullivan had suffered a broken jaw. The promotion event sent out an X-Ray of Sullivan’s injury through their social media accounts.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter had originally reported the injury as legit. They have now released a correction, however, stating that Sullivan’s broken jaw is just a part of his storyline. He did not actually suffer an injury at Takeover but that is the story WWE wants to tell.
It is not known when NXT will bring back Sullivan. The injury was likely a way to protect Sullivan while still having him lose to Black as it gives his character an excuse as to why he lost.
Sullivan’s loss to Aleister Black was his first loss in a single’s match on NXT programming.
Triple H on Lars Sullivan
Following Takeover: Chicago II, Triple H spoke with Cathy Kelley. He spoke in regards to how Sullivan’s loss to Aleister Black will likely make him stronger.
“Here’s the thing, size, and strength but how long has (Lars) been doing this?” Triple H asked. “That’s really the unknown factor of how good can he become.”
“Lars Sullivan has been here for a cup of coffee, been in the ring for a cup of coffee,” Triple H said on Sullivan’s experience level. “Not someone who has spent years and years doing this.”
Triple H then talked about Lars’ performance in the main event that night.
“I don’t think there was a moment in there where he looked like he didn’t belong,” Triple H said. “To me, that is the ultimate victory. That Lars Sullivan, at this point in his career, was able to go toe-to-toe with Aleister Black.”
“He could be the most dangerous person here and this loss might actually be a blessing for him.”
Rey Mysterio and WWE are continuing to engage in contract negotiations but there are a few sticking points which might delay the luchador’s return to the company. Namely, Mysterio has commitments outside of WWE he would like to keep. One of those commitments is Cody and the Young Bucks’ “All-In”.
A recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is stating that the two sides have come close to a deal but Mysterio’s commitments are all that is left to be worked out.
“While Rey Mysterio has not signed with WWE, the discussions are close enough that they’ve talked about what commitments he has and doesn’t have left,” the report reads. “All-In is obviously a key thing.”
The report continues to say WWE would rather Mysterio not work the event.
Mysterio was announced as being All-In back in May. He appeared on Jim Ross’ podcast last month and spoke about the Chicago-based event on September 1st. Ross asked him who he thinks his opponent will be on the show.
“I don’t have a clue yet,” said Mysterio. “I’m sure they have something good cooked up because they’ve been doing this very methodical and just the way they announced the show, the way they’ve announced talent little by little. It’s a good strategy, so I’m sure they have a good show lined up.”
Rey added that he’s been in touch with Cody and The Young Bucks, who are giving him input regarding who he works with at the show.
Rey Mysterio speaks thanks the counsel for making June 19th Rey Mysterio Day. He also eludes that he maybe going back to WWE soon. pic.twitter.com/OWvjIv6LU3
On June 19th (6/19) the city of San Diego declared a holiday to celebrate one of their most famous residents. Media at the event asked Mysterio what his status with WWE is.
“I’m actually getting ready to go back to possibly a WWE contract, so – we’re talking about another three years if my body hangs tight and holds on.”
On Saturday night from the Cow Palace, the Tongan members of Bullet Club attacked members of the Elite. Bullet Club’s “Firing Squad” is comprised of Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Haku, HIKULEO, and Bad Luck Fale. They insist their faction has no leader.
Following the attack, Tonga sat down with Sports Illustrated. He was asked what led to the attack in the closing moments of the G1 Special in San Francisco.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Tonga. “Kenny Omega started a subgroup, ‘The Elite,’ within Bullet Club. No one is the head of Bullet Club, no one ever has been, and we had a self-proclaimed leader focusing on his own ‘Super Kliq’ or whatever else nerd ass name it’s called. This war was sparked the moment ‘The Elite’ was formed.”
“Fale is the one who made the call,” continued Tonga. “You’ll all find that out soon.”
Fale was shown on the Guerillas of Destiny YouTube channel recently phoning other members of the group and saying it was time.
Tama Tonga on Differences Between NJPW Bullet Club vs ROH Bullet Club
“Rank is how Japan is run, and that’s how Bullet Club—true Bullet Club—is run. Not egotistical clowns running around, shouting ‘Look at me!’ True Bullet Club is discipline and order.”
Some NJPW Bullet Club fans have expressed the sentiment that the version of Bullet Club which exists outside of Japan is a little silly. These fans have been calling for a return of the old Bullet Club and Tama Tonga is the guy they place their faith in.
“The ones putting in the work day in and day out in Japan, we were cast away,” said Tonga. “We tried, over time, to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it kept getting worse. The ideals of Bullet Club working together, being a team, and watching each other’s backs was no longer what we stood for. We were a divided club. It was just too much to ignore.”
Tama Tonga on The Firing Squad
“I am not the leader of Bullet Club,” Tonga explained. “Fale, me, and Loa, we are the leaders of Bullet Club and anyone that’s with us. We are not ‘Firing Squad,’ we are Bullet Club, the Bullet Club. ‘Firing Squad’ only arrives when there is bulls— and betrayal.”
Tama Tonga and Kenny Omega are in the same Block in this year’s G1. They will meet in 9 days on Saturday, July 21st, 2018.
While the talks of a Women’s Tag Team titles being introduced are still hot, it appears that WWE might be planning another big surprise for the fans of Women’s Wrestling.
According Pro Wrestling Sheet, the company officials are seriously discussing the idea of holding a special event featuring all women for later this year.
This women’s event which is being eyed for sometime in late September or early October could not only include talent from NXT roster but some indie stars as well.
This show is apparently being planned to make up for the lack of female stars at the Greatest Royal Rumble so it’s very much possible that it will be a Network Special similar to the show at Saudi Arabia.
Though since the event is not set in stone yet it’s also possible that it could be just a mega Live Event similar to the recent MSG show or even a full-fledged PPV.
The Greatest Royal Rumble event did not feature any female stars due to the cultural restrictions of Saudi Arabia and the lack of woman wrestlers on the show was highly criticised by fans.
We’ll keep you posted as more details become available.
Are you interested in WWE presenting a special event featuring only women?
– WWE has launched a new line of T-shirts that are specifically designed to enhance a women’s figure.
Calling it the “Curvy Collection,” WWE’s new Curvy Fit Women’s T-shirts are “softly shaped to complement a plus-sized woman’s curves – making it perfect for lounging around the house or wearing out on the town.”
The line features Nia Jax, Ronda Rousey, Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, AJ Styles, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Alexa Bliss and Randy Orton.
— Savelina-Fanene.Com | Fansite (@SavelinaFCom) July 12, 2018
– Former WWE star Chris Nowinski was backstage at Raw on Monday at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. In this Instagram post, he mentions catching up with Natalya.
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– Tucker Knight is now on Instagram @tuckerknightwwe. The official Instagram account of WWE NXT is following Knight, thus confirming its legitimacy.
NXT North American Champion Adam Cole battled Danny Burch to start this week’s episode of NXT. The match started off back and forth as the two Superstars locked up in the middle of the ring. Burch got the upper-hand and planted Cole with a Northern Lights Suplex. Cole battled back with an elbow to the face and then applied a Headlock.
Cole taunted Burch while tightening up the hold. Burch escaped and dropped Adam Cole with a shoulder tackle. Burch then blasted Cole in the face and Cole tumbled out of the ring. Burch followed him out there but Cole was ready and caught Burch in a Neckbreaker outside the ring.
Back in the ring, Cole connected with another Neckbreaker for a two count. Cole stomped on Burch in the corner until the referee broke it up. Cole connected with a Suplex and followed it up with a knee to Danny’s back. Cole brought Burch back to the corner and hit him with a few jabs in the face.
Cole hit Burch with a Body Slam for a two count and then went back to the Headlock in the middle of the ring. Burch broke the hold but Cole knocked him back down with a boot to the face. Cole continued to taunt Burch while beating him back down to the canvas. Burch fought back with a Jawbreaker and couple of chops to Cole’s chest.
Burch hit a giant uppercut in the corner and followed it up with a Dropkick off the second rope. Burch hit a German Suplex and then a Clothesline to Cole for a two count. Danny applied the Crossface but Cole quickly escaped. Burch grabbed Cole by the face and delivered a headbutt.
Adam Cole stumbled to the corner and Burch perched him up on the top turnbuckle. Burch connected with the Tower of London off the top and went for the cover but Cole was somehow able to kick out at the last moment. Cole countered a Suplex attempt and connected with a Fireman’s Carry Neckbreaker for another near fall.
Cole couldn’t believe Burch kicked out and started talking to himself in the corner of the ring. Cole pointed at Burch and delivered a loud Superkick to Burch’s face. Cole hit another Neckbreaker and followed it up with the Last Shot for the pinfall victory.
Candice LeRae Brawled With Shayna Baszler
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Candice LeRae confronted Shayna Baszler during this week’s episode of NXT. Baszler told her to stick to being the cute little sidekick and Candice responded by slapping the NXT Women’s Champion in the face. A brawl broke out for a moment but was quickly separated by WWE officials.
Kairi Sane Tapped Out Vanessa Borne & Called Out Shayna Baszler
Vanessa Borne squared off against Kairi Sane this week. Borne drove Sane to the corner to start off the match. Sane threw Borne to the corner and wound up for a punch. Kairi elected to not punch the scared Borne in the face, instead she simply poked her in the forehead. Borne got pissed off and charged at Kairi but Sane was ready and dropped her to the canvas. Borne battled back and connected with a Samoan Drop for a two count.
Vanessa targeted Sane’s back for the next few minutes of the match. The crowd chanted for Kairi as Borne stomped on Sane’s back. Borne got up on the second rope and shouted at the crowd to cheer for her. The NXT crowd responded with boos and Sane used the time to regroup. Sane connected with a Neckbreaker to by herself some more time.
Kairi connected with the Interceptor Spear and fired herself up in the corner. Sane stomped around the ring and connected with a sliding forearm in the corner. Sane made her way up to the top rope but Vanessa got her with a punch to the face. Borne threw Sane off the turnbuckle and back down to the canvas. Borne rolled up Sane for a two count. Sane then locked in an awesome cross-legged Boston Crab for the submission victory.
After the match, Sane grabbed the microphone and stated that she has defeated Shayna Baszler before and that she is going to do it again. The crowd started chanting “again!” as Sane is coming for the treasure, the NXT Women’s Championship. Kairi then shouted “ahoy!” and posed in the ring.
Aleister Black was interviewed backstage and stumbled upon Johnny Gargano. Johnny told Black that Ciampa cannot be the NXT Champion. Black said “okay” and started to walk away. Johnny grabbed him and Black told him to let him handle it. Black walked away and was then attacked from behind by Ciampa. Tommaso waved goodbye to Aleister after the attack. Black will defend the NXT Championship against Ciampa in two weeks.
OH MY GOD. @ProjectCiampa just STRUCK AGAIN, and this time it's #WWENXT Champion @WWEAleister on the receiving end! pic.twitter.com/ecCMga1BQD
Mustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) defended their NXT Tag Team Championships against Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) in the main event of this week’s episode of NXT.
O’Reilly and Strong attacked Mustache Mountain right when the bell rang. Bate and Seven fought back with a couple of uppercuts. Bate Body Slammed Strong on top of O’Reilly. Seven then connected with a Senton on top of O’Reilly. Strong and O’Reilly were then tossed out of the ring.
Bate and Seven followed them out there and continued the beatdown as dueling “Undisputed!” and “Mustache Mountain!” chants broke out. O’Reilly and Strong battled back and slammed Seven’s knee into the steel steps. O’Reilly and Strong then isolated Seven in the corner of the ring and continued to target his knee.
O’Reilly and Strong took turns attacking Seven’s knee for the next several minutes of the match. Trent Seven was able to roll-up O’Reilly for a two count. Strong tagged in and dragged Seven to the apron. Seven used his good leg to boot Strong to the barricade. Seven then launched O’Reilly out of the ring and tried to crawl to the corner. Seven leaped across the ring to try and tag in Bate but O’Reilly dragged Bate off the apron to prevent the tag.
Seven connected with a DDT to Strong and then O’Reilly tagged himself in. Kyle sprinted across the ring and booted Bate off the ring apron. O’Reilly locked in the Heel Hook in the middle of the ring but Trent escaped with a few desperate kicks to the face. Seven finally was able to get to the corner and tag in Bate.
Tyler came into the ring and blasted Strong with an uppercut and followed it up with a standing Shooting Star Press for a two count. Bate lifted O’Reilly up for an Airplane Spin but O’Reilly countered into a Sleeper Hold. Bate broke the hold by slamming Kyle into the turnbuckle. Tyler then grabbed Strong and launched him into O’Reilly with an Exploder Suplex.
Bate lifted Strong onto his shoulders and then lifted O’Reilly up off the canvas at the same time and spun them both around. Seven was getting checked on by WWE officials on the apron as Bate tried to fight both O’Reilly and Strong by himself. Bate booted O’Reilly out of the ring but turned around into an Enziguri from Strong. Bate shrugged it off and planted Strong with the Tyler Driver.
Bate went for the cover but O’Reilly broke it up with a Dropkick for a two count. Bate launched Kyle out of the ring again as the crowd chanted “this is awesome!”. Seven got up on the apron and asked for a tag but Bate declined. Strong delivered a Backbreaker to Bate and tagged in O’Reilly.
O’Reilly connected with a boot to the face and then a Brainbuster for a near fall. Strong tagged in as Bate desperately tried to fight back. Roderick missed and accidentally struck O’Reilly. Trent Seven tagged himself in and started chopping O’Reilly and Strong in the chest. Trent connected with the Seven Stars Lariat on Strong for a two count.
Seven lifted Strong up in a Torture Rack but his knee gave out. Strong hit Seven with a chop block to the back of the knee and applied the Strong Clutch. Bate broke it up with a kick to Strong’s face. O’Reilly tagged in and leaped onto Seven’s knee from the second rope. O’Reilly once again locked in the Heel Hook in the middle of the ring and Seven screamed in pain.
Bate tried to fire up his partner and desperately reached his hand out for a tag. O’Reilly dragged Seven back into the middle of the ring and maintained the hold. Seven and O’Reilly traded slaps to the face but Kyle wouldn’t let go of the hold. Seven clubbed his way out of the hold and both Superstars slowly made their way back up to their feet.
O’Reilly then locked in a double Knee Bar in the middle of the ring as Bate grabbed a towel in the corner. Seven shouted at Bate to not throw in the towel but Bate had no choice. Bate threw in the towel and Undisputed Era recaptured the NXT Tag Team Championships in an excellent match.
Kai was interviewed backstage during this week’s episode of NXT. Lacey Evans interrupted and insulted Kai, which led to Dakota challenging Evans to a match next week.
There was one big title change that aired on WWE NXT TV.
As seen on this week’s episode of WWE NXT on the WWE Network, The Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly) defeated Mustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles. This marks the second time that O’Reilly and Strong have held the titles.
WWE taped this week’s edition of NXT back on Thursday, June 21, 2018, from Winter Park, FL at the Full Sail University.
The title change occurred a few days after Moustache Mountain beat Strong & O’Reilly to win the NXT Tag Team Titles at day 2 of the WWE NXT UK Title Tournament at Royal Albert Hall in London, England that aired on WWE’s streaming service back on June 26th.
Before the title change in the UK, The Undisputed Era held the titles up to this point for over 200 days as they won the straps from Sanity (Alexander Wolfe and Eric Young) back in November of 2017 during an episode of NXT on the WWE Network.
What are your thoughts on this title change? Was it the right call to put the tag team titles back on Strong and O’Reilly? Sound off in the comment section.
Jonathan Coachman recently appeared Busted Open Radio to talk about various topics including WWE’s new billion dollar deal with Fox.
Coachman stated in this interview that just three years ago he got a call from WWE about wanting to get on ESPN because other than the occasional appearance by The Rock to promote a movie, there was no consistent content on any mainstream media because he believes that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and other officials knew that this day (TV deal) was coming.
“I knew if I wanted to do more than just ESPN, that this was a good way to help and to help facilitate. I got into fights, I pushed the envelope, and I got four other guys to help me and we called them ‘Coach’s Group.’ We just got given credit by the president of the company to Wall Street for helping facilitate this Fox deal so they took our content that we did every single week on SportsCenter.
Then we got stuff into SportsCenter every single week. They took that content they took it to Fox. They had meetings with ESPN and said listen, after the shock value of the few people who called in saying ‘I can’t believe they’re having wrestling content on our beloved SportsCenter.’ After that shock value wore off they came to it in droves.”
Coachman added that the work he did for ESPN is still living on to this day and that Fox plans to put WWE in situations where it’s a cross-over promotional content and the network will already have that established audience. “They started an entire website that still lives today. Because of that and I’m not saying it’s the entire reason, but it’s a big part of the reason that his billion-dollar deal was done. Because Fox executives looked at what we did at ESPN and said, ‘imagine if you had a partner instead of just a platform.’
WWE’s television contract was slated to expire in 2019 with the USA Network, which led to them holding meetings with the USA Network, Fox, Disney, CBS, Amazon, and YouTube.
Just last month, it was officially announced that Monday Night RAW would remain on the USA Network while SmackDown Live would move to Fox and air each Friday on Fox broadcast network. Both deals are for five years. It’s been reported that Fox is paying WWE $1 billion over the five years for the rights to SmackDown Live. The deal averages out to around $205 million annually for the broadcast rights.
What are your thoughts on Coachman’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.
There is a lot of speculation that Daniel Bryan is getting closer to signing a new contract with the WWE.
It’s been well known that Bryan’s contract is slated to expire on September 1st, 2018. The latest update on this situation is that Bryan has yet to sign a new contract with the WWE. What’s interesting is that the company is advertising him for an upcoming SmackDown Live TV event in Detroit, Michigan at the Little Caesars Arena on September 4th. This could be a further indication that Bryan will sign a new contract with the WWE.
WWE is also advertising him for the upcoming Super Show-Down event on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia despite the fact that it’s taking place in October, a month after his WWE contract expires. Keep in mind that the cards for WWE events are always subject to change.
What are your thoughts on Bryan’s future with the WWE? Sound off in the comment section.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently commented on potentially stepping back into the ring for the WWE.
The Rock spoke with Cathy Kelley of WWE.com earlier this week on the red carpet in New York City for the premiere of his latest movie, “Skyscraper.” In this interview, she asked if he plans on getting back in the ring for WWE.
The former WWE Champion stated that he can’t wait to get back into a WWE ring and that everybody always asks him what’s it like being in a WWE ring. This is when he noted that he would explain to them that there’s nothing like being inside of a WWE ring. You can watch the brief interview here:
It seems that everyone wants to see “The Great One” make an appearance at the biggest event of the year for the WWE, WrestleMania, to the point that every year there is speculation on whether he will appear at the show.
He hasn’t wrestled since WrestleMania 29 against John Cena for the WWE Title but did have technically a match with Erick Rowan at WrestleMania 32 but it was very brief. He returned to WWE part-time from 2011–13 and continues to make sporadic appearances for the company.
2019 won’t be any different as WrestleMania 35 is slated to be held on Sunday, April 7 in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium. With this being the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history, it’s a safe bet that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon will at the least contract Rock to see if he wants to make an appearance.
What are your thoughts on The Rock’s comments? Do you think that he’ll wrestle in a WWE ring in the near future?
The early betting odds for the WWE Extreme Rules PPV have been released.
Some of the more notable odds include AJ Styles favored to retain his WWE Title over Rusev at -415 to +295, Braun Strowman favored at -245 to beat Kevin Owens at +175, and Roman Reigns favored at -155 to beat Bobby Lashley at +115.
The Extreme Rules pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. As a reminder – indicates the favorites while + means the underdog.
The Odds
WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) -415 vs Rusev +295
Steel Cage Match: Braun Strowman -245 vs Kevin Owens +175
Roman Reigns -155 vs Bobby Lashley +115
Raw Women’s Championship (Extreme Rules Match) : Alexa Bliss(c) -365 vs Nia Jax +255
United States Championship: Jeff Hardy(c) +120 vs Shinsuke Nakamura -160
Raw Tag Team Championship: Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt(c) -150 vs The B-Team +110
Smackdown Women’s Championship: Carmella(c) +120 vs Asuka -160
Intercontinental Championship (30-Minute Iron Man Match) : Dolph Ziggler(c) -190 vs Seth Rollins +150
Smackdown Tag Team Championship: The Bludgeon Brothers(c) +105 vs Team Hell No -145
Finn Balor -140 vs Baron Corbin +100
What are your thoughts on these early betting odds? Sound off in the comment section.
Former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn recently did an interview with ESPN to discuss the news of her return to the company for the Mae Young Classic Tournament. She commented on how much she has grown since leaving WWE several years ago:
“The thing that got me through [as a rookie in WWE] and the thing that allowed me to achieve my level of success was my attitude, and looking back now, I am coming back with experience. I am certainly nervous because the level of competition is so much higher and there are so many different women from around the world and they bring skill levels. But it’s just so exciting.
“Since I came back, I had the opportunity to work backward and really nail down the fundamentals and the basics — things that I really lacked during my first run with the WWE. Now I am bringing these newly honed and developed skills that I have acquired recently and I am combining that with my fearless attitude. And because I don’t have this rookie vibe about me, now I can really concentrate on surprising the WWE universe with all the things I have learned.”
Initially Kaitlyn had decided to retire from professional wrestling. After four years of retirement, however, she decided to get back into the squared circle. She explained how the awesome feelings of being in a wrestling ring came back to her, prompting her to come back out of retirement for another run:
“The highs and lows and the adrenaline rushes and the quick thinking on your feet — it came rushing back to me. Anytime you step back in the ring, it’s the same rush and you never get used to it. There is always this fear and this question of ‘Oh, my gosh, can I do this?’ And to me that’s part of what makes it amazing.”
“It’s about finding things that drive you and fuel you. And you can work 18 hours a day or however many hours a day and still want to go back to the ring or do lifts in the gym. As long as you’re passionate about it, you feel happy, and to me that’s the balance.”
You can read Kaitlyn’s full interview with ESPN by clicking this link here.
Legendary professional wrestling manager and personality Jim Cornette recently took to his podcast, Jim Cornette’s Talking Sense, to talk about several professional wrestling topics. During the show, Cornette went on a rant about modern wrestling and why he has a hard time watching it.
Cornette first pointed to the way WWE lights their arenas as an issue he has with the product:
“It’s always driven me insane, because the lighting should be the ring and the ringside area,” said Cornette. “Now, in between the matches, I was always in favor of turning the arena lights on, even in the places where they didn’t, because it was easier for us to get to the ring and back without being killed, instead of it being in the dark.
“But once the match starts, all the focus, all the attention in the arena should be on the ring and the ringside area… I’ve always hated the [WWE] lighting. It’s so distracting, and I don’t want to see all those people, I don’t want to see the arena. I want to see what’s going on in the ring and I want to lose myself in that.”
He also said that wrestlers today are doing too much. When he worked for Ring of Honor (ROH) he told the guys to hold off on doing major spots:
“They can’t scream any fu**ing louder,” Cornette explained. “What do you want them to do? Take a knife and cut their fu**ing arteries [because] they’re so excited? They’ll bleed out!”
You can listen to Cornette on the Jim Cornette’s Talking Sense podcast by clicking this link here.
Former WWE official and host of the “Something Else To Wrestle With” show on the WWE Network, Bruce Prichard, recently caught up with TV Insider to speak about the show’s upcoming season one finale in which they’ll be covering CM Punk. Prichard noted that he doesn’t know much about the defamation lawsuit between WWE doctor Chris Amann and CM Punk, aside from what he read online.
Since he doesn’t have any first-hand knowledge of the event he’ll just stick to discussing the early parts of Punk’s WWE career:
“I don’t know anything about the court case other than what I’ve read online and different things like that,” Prichard said. “Me trying to comment on that is no different than any other media source commenting on it. I don’t know firsthand. I wasn’t there for that time. I want to tell stories of Punk in his early days in WWE and the growth before he exploded.
“We covered it on the podcast, and it did really well for us. He is topical, so it was a perfect way to end the season. And if they don’t pick us up for Season 2 — no, we hope to be back for Season 2. You always want to end on a high note. I think covering Punk in his early days is a high note.”
Prichard then discussed the deal he has in place with WWE and the Network. The content remains theirs and they also have final approval over things. He noted they don’t get much of any direction from WWE with the exception of some suggestions:
“The content is ours. That’s something we have final approval on. We pick the subjects, and we write it, we do it, we perform it with no direction from them. Then we give them direction with the footage, and they come back with suggestions. That portion of it is pretty neat.”
You can read Prichard’s full interview with TV Insider by clicking this link here.
WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart recently did an interview on CBS Sports’ In This Corner podcast to talk about several professional wrestling topics. “The Hitman” offered his thoughts on the way wrestlers are treated in WWE. Hart says that those who work as employees in WWE have better benefits than the wrestlers do:
“Employees who work for WWF they have better benefits than the wrestlers do. The ones they should take care of is the wrestlers. They still don’t take care of the wrestlers the way they should. I think that’s a real shame.”
Hart then discussed Vince McMahon’s relaunch of the XFL. He said the only reason the venture is even possible is due to the success of the wrestlers, who in reality are funding the project, and they won’t see a dime of profit from it either. To add insult to injury, he thinks XFL players will receive better treatment than WWE wrestlers as well:
“They’re gonna put millions of dollars into the XFL, another one,” Hart continued. “We all know that’s being paid for by the wrestlers, by the wrestling industry. But none of that is gonna filter down to any of the wrestlers. That’s gonna filter down to a bunch of football players being padded with football contracts and they’re gonna have special doctors and they’ll get all the things the wrestlers never got.
“They will be treated like the finest cattle you know animals, you know the treatment they will get is heads and tails above what the wrestlers will get. The wrestlers will get chicken feed at the bottom. If they get injured, they get sent off. It’s a very cut and dry world in pro wrestling.”
You can listen to Bret Hart’s full interview on the In This Corner podcast by clicking this link here.
Fandango recently underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in Birmingham, Alabama. The surgery was said to be a success. Fandango took to social media to offer a status update on his condition. He confirmed the surgery went well and noted he has been receiving an overwhelming amount of best wishes via calls, texts and Tweets:
Surgery went well? Very overwhelming to get so many nice tweets/texts/calls. This surgery will be a thing of the past. The ?? is forever? …..
The injury will halt Fandango and Tyler Breeze’s tag team run as Breezango. Fandango is expected to be sidelined from the injury by up to six months. Recently Breeze was asked by a fan, rather rudely, if he’s ready to be treated like an enhancement talent until Fandango’s return.
Breeze offered back a rather interesting response, asking “Hasn’t that been the last 3 years?”:
As we’ve noted, longtime WWE Superstar Goldust recently underwent surgery in Birmingham, Alabama to sort out some issues he has been having with his knee. The former Intercontinental Champion never gave anymore insight into the matter other than that.
He hasn’t been seen on Monday Night RAW since May 7th during a brief backstage segment with General Manager Kurt Angle and Jinder Mahal before the Money In The Bank (MITB) pay-per-view (PPV).
His last match took place in a Six-Man Tag Team match where he teamed up with Chad Gable and Zack Ryder to defeat Curt Hawkins, Mike Kanellis and Mojo Rawley at a WWE live event from the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. After undergoing surgery, Goldust recently held a Q&A on his Twitter account.
One fan asked Goldust what he has left to accomplish in his career before he finally hangs up his boots for good. Goldust’s answer was simple – win a World Championship. With the exception of that, Goldust seems pretty content with everything else he has done in his career:
Roman Reigns has a shot at passing up some big names in WWE history this weekend at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view (PPV).
Extreme Rules goes down live this weekend (Sun. July 15, 2018) from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Roman Reigns is expected to go one-on-one with Bobby Lashley at the event in a normal singles match. A user on Reddit noted that should Reigns and Lashley main event the PPV, it will be Reigns’ 27th PPV main event of his career.
That would put him at number 11 all time PPV main eventers; surpassing names such as Batista, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle and Edge. That also puts him one main event behind Brock Lesnar, who is number 10 all time with 28 main events.
The other names ahead of Reigns can be found below, with John Cena leading the pack with 72 all time PPV main events:
Chris Jericho (30)
The Rock (33)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (68)
Shawn Michaels (68)
Randy Orton (68)
Triple H (68)
The Undertaker (69)
John Cena (72)
It should also be noted that if Reigns vs. Lashley main events Extreme Rules it will the the first time ever a normal match has main evented the PPV event.
DEFIANT Wrestling has announced the second match for their upcoming Stacked ’18 event which takes place from the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England on August 26th.
Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos (better known as CCK) will be taking on the team of Mark Haskins and Jimmy Havoc to decide the Number 1 contender to Aussie Open’s Tag Team Championships. Aussie Open defeated Havoc & Haskins at No Regrets 2018 to capture the belts on April 28th.
Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins are both scheduled to take part in Ring of Honor’s upcoming Honor ReUnited tour in August and are two of the highest profile performers in the UK who have not signed for the NXT UK or WoS brands. Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos likewise do not appear to have signed for the two ‘warring’ promotions with Brookes outright saying to a Rev Pro crowd earlier this year that he is staying independent for the foreseeable future.
This bout joins the already confirmed Will Ospreay vs WALTER bout…looks like ‘Stacked’ might be the right word for this show and DEFIANT will be adding to the lineup over the coming weeks.
Ticket information can be found via the tweet below:
Joining @WalterAUT vs @WillOspreay on the card at Stacked in Manchester on Sunday, August 26…
CCK take on Havoc & Haskins, #1 contenders match for the Defiant Tag Team Championship!
WoS (World of Sport) has revealed their new official website ahead of their return to mainstream television on July 28th. As well as confirming the complete roster for the upcoming return of the iconic programme the website has an ‘events’ tab, possibly alluding to some Live Event shows taking place down the line however these are nowhere near confirmed.
Here’s the full official roster:
Rampage Brown
Grado
Iestyn Rees
Sha Samuels
Davey Boy Smith Jr
Adam Maxted
Nathan Cruz
CJ Banks
Brad Slayer
Martin Kirby
Lionheart
HT Drake
Doug Williams
Crater
Gabriel Kidd
Kip Sabian
Liam Slater
Robbie X
Will Ospreay
Stevie Boy
Joe Hendry
Justin Sysum
Ayesha
Kasey Owens
Kay Lee Ray
Bea Priestley
Viper
WoS has also announced that former TNA on air talent SoCal Val and British wresting legend Alex Shane will be joining former WWE Superstar Wade Barrett/Stu Bennett in the commentary booth for the rebooted series.
Episode 1 of the new series will be airing on ITV Saturday 28th July at 5pm GMT.
Ring of Honor has announced that British wrestling Legends Jonny Storm and Jody Fleisch will be taking on The Young Bucks at London’s York Hall for Honor ReUnited. This clash of generations will be taking place on August 19th.
Jonny Storm and Jody Fleisch both made their ROH debuts on June 22nd 2002 at the ‘Road to the Title’ at the Murphy Rec Center and were opponents on that evening. ROH sent out the following press release hyping Storm/Fleisch and the bout:
“Fleisch and Storm have a decade-plus of tag team experience teaming together with accolades that include being the first-ever 1PW Tag Team Champions and have stated they are looking to make an instant splash into the most competitive tag team division in the world in ROH! Fleisch and Storm at young ages early in their careers built their lineages that include bouts against ROH pioneers Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles and more recently against some of the top independent stars in the world and they will be in tag team action in Doncaster and London!
The Young Bucks clash with Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm for the first time in London! The Bucks are looking to get back to the top of the tag team mountain while Fleisch and Storm look to pick up victories over first the Briscoes in Doncaster and then the Young Bucks in London! Who will pick up the victory? Join us to find out!”
Tickets are available to purchase via the tweet below.
