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WWE RAW Results & Live Coverage (6/17)

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The June 17, 2019 edition of WWE RAW took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA and was the go-home show for Sunday’s Stomping Grounds pay-per-view.

– Elias is in the ring to open up this week’s broadcast. Elias trashes the L.A. fans, and says the people in L.A. are the only thing more toxic than the air pollution. Elias seems to think that Baron Corbin chose him as the special guest ref for Corbin’s Universal Title match against Seth Rollins. Rollins then hits the ring and nails Elias from behind with a steel chair. Rollins gets on the mic and says after everything he’s been through with Brock Lesnar, he is done playing games. Rollins says if anyone sides with Baron Corbin, they’re going to have to deal with Rollins, so they should choose wisely if they want to help Corbin or not.

– The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet vs. Cesaro: The winner of this Fatal 5-way match gets a shot at Samoa Joe’s United States Title on Sunday at Stomping Grounds. As Miz makes his entrance, Elias is still laid out in the ring. Miz picks up Elias and hits the Skull Crushing Finale on him. Lashley makes his entrance, and he hits a spear on Elias. Cesaro enters next, and he swings Elias. Ricochet enters next and hits the Codebreaker on Elias. Braun Strowmn enters last and he hits the running powerslam on Elias. Michael Cole says this match has no count-outs and no DQs. Samoa Joe comes out to ringside for a closer look at this one. The opening bell sounds and everyone starts brawling. Braun starts clearing the ring, but then Cesaro nails Strowman and picks him up and slams him. Strowman comes back and drops Cesaro for the three count for the first elimination of the match. Lashley comes in and goes at it with Braun now, and he drops Braun with a vertical suplex. Miz and Ricochet try to get back in the ring, but Bobby drops them both. Braun gets up and hits the running powerslam on Lashley for the three count, and Lashley is now the second man eliminated. Braun goes out to ringside and runs around the ring for shoulder tackles on both Miz and Ricochet on the floor. Braun runs around the ring again and tackles Miz again. Braun throws Miz in the ring an follows him in. Braun hits a splash on Miz in the corner, and then another. Braun looks for the running powerslam on Miz, but Lashley runs back in the ring and spears Strowman. Cesaro also runs back in the ring and hits the Neutralizer on Braun. Ricochet, who is still in the match, goes up top an hits the 630 on Braun for the three count. When Braun realizes what happened, he clears the ring and runs outside and then drops Lashley and Cesaro. Braun leaves, and Miz and Ricochet start going at it in the ring now. Ricochet dumps Miz outside and hits a suicide dive on him. Ricochet throws Miz in the ring and then he looks for the 630 off the top rope, but Miz rolls out of the way. Ricochet looks for another shot and misses again. Miz rolls up Ricochet for a two count, then hits a DDT for another two count. Miz and Ricochet trade strikes now, and Ricochet starts selling a knee injury. Ricochet flips towards Miz, but he doesn’t get what he’s looking for, and Miz drops him. Miz applies the Figure Four, but Ricochet fights out. Ricochet drops Miz, then he goes up to the top rope and hits the 630. Ricochet pins and gets the three count. He will now be facing Samoa Joe at Stomping Grounds on Sunday for the U.S. Title.

Winner: Ricochet

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– After the match, Samoa Joe hits the ring and attacks Ricochet. Joe runs and Ricochet ducks, sending Joe out to ringside. Ricochet follows up with a corkscrew suicide dive on Joe on the floor. Ricochet gets back in the ring as Joe recovers on the floor.

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– Daniel Bryan and Rowan are shown arriving to the arena.

– Becky Lynch is shown walking through the hallways towards the gorilla position.

– Michael Cole shows us photos of Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch together on the red carpet of the MTV Movie Awards.

– RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch comes out to the ring and calls out Lacey Evans. She says she’s sick of looking at Lacey, and she’s going to give her what she deserves. Lacey comes out and gets on the mic on the ramp, and says Becky is just mad because she doesn’t understand her and she doesn’t know who Lacey really is. Lacey says she used to be a United States Marine. Becky says she respects that but now Lacey just goes around sucker punching people. Lacey continues to talk trash to Becky and then she steps in the ring. Becky attacks Lacey and drops her in the ring. Becky leaves and steals Lacey’s hat and wears it up the ramp.

– Still to come: Roman Reigns is here.

– The camera turns from inside the arena, out into the hallway, and we see Tag Team Champions the Revival walking through the hallway. They walk in to Shane McMahon’s locker room, where they find Drew McIntyre and a table with champagne and food.

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– Baron Corbin is backstage for an interview. Elias is apparently no longer interested in being Baron’s special guest referee. Corbin says he’s not worried about it and he’s got a lot of great choices. He’s going to reveal his choice for referee tonight on a special edition of The Kevin and Sami Show. Seth Rollins interrupts and nails Corbin from behind with a steel chair.

– The Viking Raiders are shown backstage getting ready for their match.

– SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rowan and the new Daniel Bryan come out to the stage with microphones. Bryan says the McMahons needed to bring them to RAW tonight as the wild card because this place sucks — meaning both RAW and the city of Los Angeles. Bryan says L.A. is the smog capital of America, and is filled with ignorant and impotent people. Bryan says he’s going to show the RAW roster and the impotent masses of L.A. why they are better than everyone on RAW. The Viking Raiders’ entrance interrupts, and the Raiders walk past Rowan and Bryan.

– The Viking Raiders vs. Rusty and Randy Taylor: The Raiders’ opponents appears to be local enhancement talents. The Raiders make quick work of the jobbers and they hit their double-team slam The Viking Experience for the three count.

Winners: The Viking Raiders

– The camera shows 24/7 Champion R-Truth and Carmella sitting at ringside wearing disguises. A bunch of wrestlers run out with a referee looking for Truth. Chaos erupts around ringside until Truth and Carmella run out through the crowd and the wrestlers follow.

– Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are shown backstage talking to Baron Corbin.

– Heath Slater walks into Shane McMahon’s office while Shane is partying with The Revival and Drew McIntyre. Slater talks to Shane about his kids getting older and things getting more expensive, and he asks for a raise. They laugh and Shane says no, but he respects that Slater walked in there like a man, so he’s going to let Heath walk out like a man. Slater walks out, then we see him call his wife on the phone to give her the news. Drew walks out of the room and tells Heath he’s sorry about that and it kills him to see Heath like this. Drew says he’s known Heath for a long time and knows his family, and he wants to help him out. Drew takes a wad of cash out of his pocket and Heath says he can’t accept it. Drew insists, and they drop the cash. Slater bends down to pick it up, and then Drew attacks Slater. Drew repeatedly slams Heath’s head into the wall until it gets broken up by Shane and The Revival. They haul off Drew, then The Revival comes out and picks up the cash.

– Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are in the ring for “The Kevin and Sami Show.” They introduce their guest Baron Corbin, and they tell him that this is a safe space from Seth Rollins. Sami takes issue with Rollins attacking him when he was a referee last week. Speaking of referees, Corbin announces his referee for Stomping Grounds: EC3. EC3 comes out to the stage, but before he can walk down the ramp, Seth Rollins comes out and nails him with a chair then leaves. The New Day interrupts next. Sami says he looked at the sheet and The New Day weren’t the wild cards tonight, so they should leave the building right now. Kofi says hes the WWE Champion and he goes where he wants when he wants. They exchange words until Corbin challenges them to a six-man tag match right now. Big E picks up the unconscious EC3 on the stage and nods his head “yes” that he can officiate this match.

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– We see AJ Styles backstage in the trainer’s office, and it looks like he’s been medically cleared to return. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson walk in wearing doctor jackets. AJ says Gallows and Anderson got comfortable here and this is not funny, and he asks them when is the last time they won a match. He asks when the last time they’ve been on WWE TV. AJ tells them to get serious, and says he misses the old Gallows and Anderson. Anderson tells AJ they have a match against The Usos tonight, and AJ will see how serious they are.

– The New Day vs. Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin & Kevin Owens: Michael Cole tells us this is a best 2-out-of-3 falls tag team match. Zayn and Woods start off trading holds. Owens tags in for the double team, then Corbin tags in and puts the boots to Woods in the corner. Owens tags in and looks for a senton drop, but Woods blocks it with his knees. Sami tags in and Woods rolls him up in a small package for the three count, for the first fall of the match. Big E tags in and Corbin comes in next for his team. Corbin gets the upper hand, and then Owens comes in and stomps on Big E. Owens follows up with the senton for a two count. Sami tags in and continues the offense on Big E. It looks like Owens tagged himself in. Big E tries to mount a comeback and he knocks Corbin and Owens off the aprons. Big E dumps Sami out to ringside, then Owens superkicks Big E from behind for a two count. Corbin tags in and continues the offense on Big E. Owens tags back in and misses a spear in the corner. Big E comes back with a belly to belly suplex on Owens. Corbin and Kofi tag in. Kofi cleans house and drops Corbin with a kick to the face. Kofi goes up top and hits a frog splash for a two count. Kofi hits another kick and then the Boom Drop. A distraction on the apron leads to Corbin hitting the Deep Six on Kofi. Corbin pins but Woods breaks it up. Sami and Kevin clear the ring, but then Corbin accidentally hits Sami. Owens is not happy and he gets in a shoving match with Corbin. Owens superkicks Corbin in the face. Owens and Sami leave, and now Corbin is in the ring alone with Kofi Kingston. Kofi hits the Trouble In Paradise on Corbin for the three count.

Winners: The New Day

– Still to come: Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan in their first one-on-one match in four years.

– Nikki Cross is shown backstage in her locker room. Alexa Bliss walks in and gives Nikki a written invitation to team up with Alexa in a Women’s Tag Team Titles match tonight.

– Paul Heyman is shown backstage getting ready to come out to the ring.

– Back from the break, Paul Heyman walks out to the ring with no entrance music. Heyman says he’s not that comfortable being out here tonight, with Rollins smashing people with a steel chair all night long. Heyman says he is not going to be the special guest referee and doesn’t want to be. Heyman asks what the Los Angeles Lakers and Seth Rollins have in common – they both traded away their “balls.” Heyman says maybe his client Brock Lesnar is here tonight after all, or maybe not. Heyman says he doesn’t know when Lesnar will cash in his Money In The Bank contract, the fans don’t know, and most importantly, Rollins doesn’t know. Heyman drops the mic and leaves.

– We see Baron Corbin backstage trying to convince Eric Young to be his special guest referee. Corbin leaves and Seth Rollins walks over. Young tells Rollins he told Corbin no and he would never do it. Rollins tells Young he knows they go way back and knows Young would never do anything to compromise their friendship. Rollins tells Young to take it easy, and he walks off. Rollins turns around and nails Young with the steel chair from behind. He repeatedly nails Young with the chair on the floor.

– We see a pre-taped promo from The Usos talking about their match with Gallows and Anderson tonight.

– The Usos vs. Gallows & Anderson: AJ Styles is backstage watching on a monitor. Gallows starts off strong against Jey and knocks Jimmy off the apron. Anderson tags in for the double team with the Boot of Doom for a two count. Gallows tags back in for the Magic Killer, but Jimmy breaks it up. Jey hits a superkick on Gallows, then Jimmy tags in. The Usos hit the double superkick on Gallows for the three count after a short but competitive match.

Winners: The Usos

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– We see Shane McMahon, Drew McIntyre and The Revival still eating and drinking in Shane’s private dressing room.

– Roman Reigns is shown walking through the hallways of the arena.

– Michael Cole introduces a video recording from Hulk Hogan talking about the USA Women’s World Cup team. Cole says the whole team are Hulk Hogan fans. Hogan gives the team a shoutout and asks what you’re gonna do when they run wild on you, brother.

– Roman Reigns comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. Reigns says Super ShowDown wasn’t good for him, but he’s not here to give excuses. Reigns says excuses don’t entertain the people, him whooping someone’s ass does. Reigns calls out Shane and tells Shane to do something himself for once. Shane appears on the big screen, and he tells ring announcer Mike Rome to give him the proper introduction as the best in the world. Shane tells Reigns not to be ashamed of losing to the best in the world. Shane says it was hot in the outdoor arena at Super ShowDown, and Reigns couldn’t take the heat like Shane could. Shane says Drew is the one Reigns needs to be worried about now. Drew starts talking about kicking Reigns ass, and says he’s going to assault Reigns until it becomes very uncomfortable. Drew says he’s going to physically disfigure Reigns, and make his children scream at the sight of their father when he goes home. Reigns hops out of the ring and walks through the crowd, and it looks like he’s going to head up to Shane’s private dressing room. The Revival meets Reigns in the hallway, but Reigns drops them both. Reigns walks over to Shane’s room and steps in. Reigns hits Drew with a right hand, then he pushes Shane up against the wall. Drew runs over and brawls with Reigns until Reigns spinebusters Drew though a table. Shane crawls out the door and runs through the hallway towards the ring, and Reigns chases him. At ringside, Reigns leaps over the fan barricade and pummels on Shane on the ringside floor. Reigns throws Shane in the ring and hits the Superman punch on him. Reigns follows up with a spear on Shane. Reigns tells Shane to tell Drew he’s going to kick his ass Sunday. Reigns leaves, and Shane appears to have a small cut on his face.


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– Women’s Tag Team Champions The Iiconics are shown walking backstage.

– We see Bayley, Natalya and Naomi talking backstage. Charlie Caruso comes in and asks Bayley about the rumor on the internet about Bayley not taking pictures with fans. Bayley says that sounds like something Alexa Bliss made up, and she leaves. Natalya and Naomi wonder if the rumor could be true.

– The Iiconics (c) vs. Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss: The Iiconics’ Tag Titles are on the line in this one. Bayley is at ringside. Billie and Peyton trade frequent tags in the opening moments of this one to control the pace early on. Nikki starts to fight back, but Billie shuts her down with a knee to the face. Billie then shoves Alexa off the apron, and Alexa gets into it with Bayley at ringside. Meanwhile in the ring, this leads to Billie rolling up Nikki for the three count.

Winners & still Women’s Tag Team Champions: The Iiconics

– Bayley and Alexa continue to exchnge words after the match.

– Michael Cole runs down the card for sunday’s Stomping Grounds pay-per-view.

– Still to come: Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House

– We go backstage where Alexa is consoling Nikki after their loss. Nikki says tonight Bayley crushed her dreams. Nikki says she’ll be in Alexa’s corner at Stomping Grounds, because she wants to see Alexa crush Bayley’s dreams.

– It’s time for Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House. Wyatt is watering his garden, and says that’s where ideas grow. Bray talks about building “this place” where “we can all be together,” and then we see shots of all of Bray’s various puppets who have made cameos. They keep saying “join us”, and Bray says people worship fear, and fear equals power. Bray says to follow him, then the screen starts cutting to various random video clips and audio clips. It cuts to Bray in a mask and he yells “let me in.”

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– We see Daniel Bryan and Rowan at the gorilla position. Bryan questions why no one had the sense to take that steel chair out of Seth Rollins’ hands. Bryan says without the chair, Seth is not a better wrestler than Daniel Bryan. Bryan says Seth has never beaten him, and never will.

– We see Rollins walking through the hallway with his steel chair and he walks past Becky Lynch.

– Seth Rollins va. Daniel Bryan: This one is a non-Title match, and Rowan is at ringside. Rollins starts off strong in this one and hits a springboard flying clothesline off the top on Bryan. Rollins dumps Bryan out to ringside, then he hits suicide dive on Bryan. Rollins goes for a second suicide dive, but this time Rowan catches Rollins and claw slams him into the fan barricade. In the ring, Rowan hits the Claw slam again on Rollins, and the referee calls for the DQ.

Winner via DQ: Seth Rollins

– After the match, Owens, Sami Zayn and The Revival come out to get revenge on Rollins. The New Day and The Usos come out for the save, and The Usos end up hitting a suicide dive on all the heels at ringside. The ring announcer announces that this match will restart, with just Bryan and Rollins, and everyone else is banned from ringside.

– Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan: The match re-starts and Bryan starts off strong. Bryan takes Rollins out to ringside and throws him into the ring steps, then he takes Rollins back in the ring for some running knee strikes. Rollins starts fighting back and hits the Sling Blade for a two count. Rollins looks for the curb stomp, but Bryan dodges it and trades roll-up attempts with Rollins now. Bryan hits some European uppercuts, and Rollins fires back with chops to the chest. Rollins looks for a Pele Kick, but Bryan catches it and puts Rollins in an ankle lock. Rollins reverses, but Bryan shuts him down with a German suplex. Rollins rolls out to ringside, and Bryan hits a flying knee off the apron on to Rollins on the floor. Back in the ring, they fight on the turnbuckle until Bryan headbutts Rollins down. Rollins runs back up the turnbuckle and hits a superuplex off the top on Bryan. Rollins tries to follow up with the Falcon Arrow, but Bryan reverses and puts Rollins in the Yes Lock. Rollins gets his foot on the rope to break the hold. Bryan gets up and hits a series of kicks on Rollins. Bryan wastes some time playing to the crowd. Bryan looks for the running knee strike on Rollins, but Rollins catches him and powerbombs Bryan into the turnbuckle. Rollins follows up with a superkick for a two count. Rollins is selling a shoulder injury. Rollins goes up top and goes for a frog splash, but Bryan blocks and applies the Yes Lock. Rollins fights out and hits the Curb Stomp on Bryan for the three count.

Winner: Seth Rollins

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– After the match, Rollins celebrates on the stage with his Universal Title belt until Baron Corbin runs out and nails Seth from behind with a steel chair. Corbin nails Seth with the steel chair a few more times, then he drags Seth into the ring. Corbin hits the End of Days on Rollins in the ring, then he holds up Rollins’ Universal Title belt as RAW goes off the air.

WWE Clash Of Champions 2019 Date & Location Announced

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The date and location for this year’s WWE Clash Of Champions event have been confirmed.

The company will hold this show in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Spectrum Center on Sunday, September 15, at 6:30 p.m. This will be the first WWE PPV in Charlotte in over a decade.

WWE Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler and Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans are advertised for the show.

Universal Champion Seth Rollins, Smackdown Live Women’s Champion Bayley, Intercontinental Champion Finn Bálor, United States Champion Samoa Joe, Raw Tag Team Champions The Revival, Smackdown Live Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan, Women’s Tag Team Champions The IIconics, 24/7 Champion R-Truth, and Charlotte Flair are advertised to appear.

Tickets start at just $20 and go on sale to the public on Friday, June 21, at 10 a.m. via spectrumcentercharlotte.com or ticketmaster.com, the Spectrum Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at 800-745-3000.

WWE’s next pay-per-view event is Stomping Grounds that takes place this Sunday at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA.

Up until this point, WWE has not released information regarding their 2019 pay-per-view schedule after SummerSlam. Aside from Clash of Champion, only Extreme Rules, SummerSlam in Toronto and Survivor Series in Chicago have been announced.

WWE RAW Preview: Final Hype for Stomping Grounds

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Tonight’s edition of WWE Raw takes place from Los Angeles, CA from the Staples Center. This is the final Raw before Sunday’s Stomping Grounds pay-per-view.

The top match advertised for the show is a Fatal 5-Way to determine Samoa Joe’s opponent for Sunday. Braun Strowman, The Miz, Ricochet, Cesaro and Bobby Lashley will square off to determine the #1 contender to the United States championship.

Baron Corbin will announce who will serve as the special guest referee for his Universal Championship match against Seth Rollins at Stomping Grounds.

SmackDown Tag team champion Daniel Bryan will make a rare appearance on Raw as part of the Wild Card rule.

Finally, the Raw preview at WWE.com focuses on the following:

  • Crate expectations for R-Truth
  • “Top Guys” once again
  • Could a Woman’s Right bring us “Becky No Belts” ?

Check back later tonight for our WWE Raw Takeaways feature.

WWE Attempts To Boost Stomping Grounds Ticket Sales

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WWE is attempting to boost ticket sales for the Stomping Grounds pay-per-view event, which have been struggling to sell. 

Just last week, a seating chart showed that there are tickets still available and sections of the arena are blocked off. Over the weekend, fans noticed that WWE is offering two-for-one ticket deals.

Stomping Grounds Ticket Sales
Stomping Grounds Ticket Sales

This seating chart shows how many floor seats are still available just days before the show.

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WWE presents the Stomping Grounds pay-per-view event on Sunday, June 23 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming days. Here is the updated card:

Updated WWE Stomping Grounds Card

  • WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin – Special Guest Referee TBA
  • WWE Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler – Steel Cage Match
  • WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans
  • Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre
  • WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss

What are your thoughts on the current lineup of this event? Do you plan to watch it?

Seth Rollins Believes Fans Haven’t Seen The Last of Him & Jon Moxley

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WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins did a recent interview with WrestlingAC.com where he talked about a wide range of topics that include the departure of Jon Moxley, formerly known as Dean Ambrose from WWE.

Moxley departed from WWE at the end of April as he had decided to not sign a new contract with the company. WWE officials offered him a five-year contract that was more than seven figures per year, but Moxley reportedly turned it down.

Moxley has since made his AEW (All Elite Wrestling) debut and will be making his in-ring debut at the Fyter Fest event next weekend. He’s also worked a series of matches under the NJPW banner.

Near the end of the interview, Rollins talked about how he has a feeling that The Shield (himself, Moxley, and Roman Reigns) will unite again to be together forever. He was also asked about a potential Shield reunion.

This is where he noted that you can never rule it out and “I have that feeling inside me that we have not seen the end between me and Dean Ambrose.”

You can see the interview here, which is timestamped when Rollins was asked about Moxley:

WWE Network Offering Interesting Deal For New Subscribers

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WWE sent out an email to fans offering a special deal in order to get people to sign up for their streaming service, WWE Network.

The deal is for new subscribers who can get the network for three months at the price of $0.99. The offer expires on June 24th. If fans sign up for this deal then that means that they get to watch four specials on the network that includes Stomping Grounds, Extreme Rules, NXT TakeOver: Toronto, and SummerSlam. You can see the ad here:

WWE Network offer

WWE holds Stomping Grounds on Sunday, June 23 at the Tacoma Dome, Extreme Rules on Sunday, July 14th, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center, NXT TakeOver: Toronto on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena, and SummerSlam on August 11th.

WWE has offered similar deals in the past as a way to increase subscription numbers for the WWE Network. Here’s a rumored list of pay-per-view events for the rest of 2019:

  • WWE Stomping Grounds: June 23, 2019 – Tacoma, WA
  • WWE Extreme Rules: July 14, 2019 – Philadelphia, PA
  • WWE SummerSlam: August 11, 2019 – Toronto, ON
  • WWE Hell in a Cell: September 15, 2019 – Atlanta, GA
  • WWE Clash of Champions: October 6, 2019 – Sacramento, CA
  • International PPV: November 1, 2019 – Saudi Arabia
  • WWE Survivor Series: November 24, 2019 – Chicago, IL
  • WWE Tables, Ladders & Chairs: December 15, 2019 – Minneapolis, MN

Rey Mysterio Makes Surprise Appearance At WWE Event

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Rey Mysterio made a surprise appearance on Sunday night at a WWE live event in San Diego, CA at the Pechanga Center.

He did so by confronting United States Champion Samoa Joe, who worked the opening contest against Ricochet, Cesaro & Robert Roode in a fatal 4-way match to retain the title.

Mysterio suffered an injury (separated an acromioclavicular joint in his shoulder) during his match against Joe where he won the WWE United States Title at the WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view event.

While doing a recent interview, Mysterio revealed that his timeframe for a return to in-ring action would be later this month or in early July.

WWE San Diego, CA Results

  • Samoa Joe defeated Ricochet, Cesaro & Robert Roode in a fatal 4-way to retain the United States Title
  • Sami Zayn defeated Heath Slater.
  • The Viking Raiders defeated The Lucia House Party.
  • Nikki Cross defeated Tamina.
  • Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley.
  • The Revival defeated The Usos, Ryder & Hawkins & Gallows & Anderson in a fatal 4-way tag match to retain the RAW Tag Team Titles
  • Becky Lynch defeated Lacey Evans & Natalya in a three-way match to retain the Raw Women’s Title
  • Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin to retain the Universal Championship.

Trailer For Third Season Of GLOW Released

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Netflix has released the official trailer for the third season of “GLOW.”

The series, which made its debut in 2017, was inspired by the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling promotion that was started in 1986 and stars Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Marc Maron, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Britt Baron, Kate Nash, Jackie Tohn, Gayle Rankin, Kia Stevens.

The new season will be available on Netflix on August 9th. Here is the trailer for the new season:

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The series has received critical praise for both season one and season two and has a strong following with their audience. Production started in late 2018 and ran through earlier this year.

It’s already been announced that the setting for the third season of the show will move from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. This comes after the storyline on season two ended with the promotion losing its television contract. However, they ended up being picked up by a promoter looking to put on a live show in Las Vegas.

The show received a nomination for ‘Best Comedy’ for the 2018 Emmy Awards.

What are your thoughts on this trailer? Do you plan on watching the series this season? Sound off in the comment section below.

The Lucha Bros’ Mystery Partner Announced For AEW Fyter Fest Match

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The question about who will be the mystery partner for Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr. at AEW Fyter Fest has been answered.

On Monday, the latest episode of Road to Fyter Fest was uploaded and featured the announcement that Laredo Kid would team up with the Lucha Bros to take on The Elite in a six-man tag team match at this show.

AEW Fyter Fest is scheduled to take place on June 29, 2019, at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida and will air live and free on Bleacher Report Live at 8pm ET. This show will be held alongside the Community Effort Orlando (CEO) fighting game event.

All Elite Wrestling will be announcing more matches in the coming days. Here is the updated card for AEW Fyter Fest:

  • The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs. Lucha Bros and Laredo Kid
  • “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Jungle Boy vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. MJF – Four Way Match
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin
  • Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela
  • Jebailey vs. Michael Nakazawa – Hardcore Match
  • Yuka Sakazaki vs. Riho vs. Nyla Rose – Triple Threat Match
  • Christopher Daniels vs. Cima

Tickets for AEW FyterFest are now on sale at FyterFest.com. The least expensive ticket will be $30 while the most expensive ticket will be $190. You can watch the episode here:

MLW In Talks For Streaming Service

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Major League Wrestling (MLW) is in talks regarding a streaming service, according to CEO Court Bauer.

MLW was founded back in 2002 after the demise of WCW and ECW. The league ran shows for two years before suspending operations nearly two years later. Wrestlers who competed during MLW’s first incarnation include CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk and ECW originals Raven, Sabu, Shane Douglas and Steve Corino.

MLW was revived in late 2017 and is now one of the fastest growing promotions in the world. MLW is selling out shows across the United States and has a healthy audience for the weekly MLW Fusion series on beIN SPORTS (and with other TV distributors overseas). It all amounts to a lot of great wrestling content in the archives that league officials are working on bringing to fans (and monetizing).

Fans have been asking Court Bauer about classic MLW content. Bauer revealed that talks are underway for the next phase of MLW’s digital distribution.

https://twitter.com/courtbauer/status/1140631676177068032
https://twitter.com/courtbauer/status/1140631047832555520
https://twitter.com/courtbauer/status/1140631451408490496

Reason Why Mark Henry Believes CM Punk Will Return To Pro Wrestling

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Many continue to speculate over whether CM Punk will ever really return to pro wrestling.

Despite making masked appearances for smaller indie promotions, delivering the odd GTS in the process, CM Punk has purposefully distanced himself from pro wrestling as a whole. In recent years, Punk has instead been pursuing a career in Mixed Martial Arts.

WWE Hall Of Famer, Mark Henry, believes it’s only a matter of time until fans see CM Punk back in the squared circle.

Speaking with Busted Open Radio, Henry explained his thought process behind this belief. When asked if he believes Punk will come back, he responded:

“I do. The biggest part of that reason is because I know how much he loves wrestling.”

He shared in Punk’s frustration in how WWE treated some of their best talents, refusing to grant them opportunities because of what they may have looked like. According to Henry, Punk grew frustrated with not being able to work with those he considered top talent.

“Sometimes in pro wrestling, there are guys that are on the bench that shouldn’t be on the bench. […] Punk did not like that. It’s like ‘put the best people out there and quit worrying about what they look like.’ If they’re good, the fans will love from for being good.”

CM Punk originally left WWE in 2014. He hasn’t been involved in a pro wrestling matchup since that time. Regarding his MMA exploits, Punk has had two UFC fights. He would lose fights against Mickey Gall and Mike Jackson, respectively.

Punk has also begun pursuing acting, taking a part in upcoming horror movie, Girl On The Third Floor.

Lance Storm Claims Firefly Fun House Segments All Intentionally Bury WWE

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Turns out there may be more layers and nuance to Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House than many assumed.

Former WWE Superstar, Lance Storm, made the claims on Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez. He asserted that the majority of what has been shown on screen contains more subtext than what fans may have initially realized.

“Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t the writers making fun of Vince McMahon right in front of his nose with these segments?” he asked. “The Firefly Fun House is the WWE. The opening segment is ‘we’re glad you’re a friend, it’s a friendship that will never end’, and Bray keeps doing the ‘let me be the light, I’ll show you the way,’ and then all of the skits are all of the inside complaints about the company.”

Break It Down

Storm then broke down the events that have transpired on the Firefly Fun House over the past few weeks, juxtaposing characters that have appeared with situations that may have occurred in real life.

“There was the husky pig that was eating too much, and it’s like you’ll never get a push because you’re a fat slob. There was the buzzard that ate the rabbit and ate up his own to get ahead and was rewarded for it. In the last one that I saw, Bray bludgeoned the rabbit with a hammer because he was revealing the secrets on what really happens in the Firefly Fun House. It was Dean Ambrose! All of these skits are all of the inside bad stories you hear about WWE. The Firefly Fun House is the WWE!” he reiterated.

He highlighted the gloves Bray has been wearing, Hurt and Heal.

Apparently, it was a running joke in the past that in WWE you either got the carrot or the stick, something Storm believes the gloves relate to.

Lance wasn’t sure if Vince McMahon realizes what’s happening at his, supposed, expense, or if he’s doing it thinking no-one in the WWE Universe will understand, but at least according to Lance Storm, these segments are all burying WWE.

“The one video I saw, Bray’s hammering a sign on the door and it says ‘abandon all hope, ye who exit here.’ It’s threatening people, if you leave WWE, then you can abandon all hope. These skits, if Vince realizes what they are, I’m like ‘why would you put them out there?’ If he doesn’t, then are the writers laughing that they are able to get this stuff on television?”

Vince McMahon’s Approval

Alvarez countered Storm’s argument, stating that nothing would be done without Vince McMahon’s express approval—including the Devil puppet that bears a striking resemblance to Vince himself. If that’s the case, then every subtle reference is either intentional or inadvertent.

It was recently reported that WWE has been taking the approach that Storm brought up, with the company trying to create the sense amongst its roster that if they were to leave WWE, their careers would be effectively over.

John Cena Aims To Keep Personal Life Private

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Since WWE’s power couple of John Cena and Nikki Bella split up, the two have run the gamut from claiming to be friends to posting cryptic tweets that may, or may not, have been about each other.

Now John Cena is supposedly dating someone new—in this case Shay Shariatzadeh. Being a major WWE Superstar and blockbuster actor, however, has meant that Cena has had to concede a lot of his privacy, especially when it comes to his relationships.

In an interview with People.com, Cena claimed that he’s learned to no longer let rumors and online speculation bother him.

“I know who I am, and I think that’s very important,” he says. “It’s fine for people to have questions, but it’s fine for me to give or protect certain information.”

“One Day At A Time”

Since Cena and Nikki Bella split up, Cena states that he has taken time to assess his “values and beliefs,” ultimately making the decision to keep his personal life out of public eye.

“I think it’s imperative to try things,” he explains. “If you try it and you don’t like it, you don’t need to try it again. I don’t ever judge anybody or criticize anybody for what they share or what they don’t share because I’m not them.”

Although Cena and Shariatzadeh have been pictured together, neither have confirmed the relationship, with Cena sharing that he is taking things “one day at a time” as he focuses on his branching career, including becoming the new host for the TV show, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader.

Arn Anderson Clarifies Current Contract Status

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Arn Anderson has clarified his current status in the pro wrestling industry. The former-WWE employee spoke with The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast and addressed his current career choices.

Naturally, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) was brought up as a key focus in during their conversation.

“We Haven’t Had That Discussion As Of Yet”

Anderson emphatically told the show that he does not work for AEW, explaining that they have not yet had that particular conversation.

“I wasn’t at the show,” Arn confessed. “I was there doing some signings and I did a stage show that I did with Tony Schiavone and I didn’t go to the show because I didn’t want anybody coming up because make no mistake about it, I do not work for AEW, we haven’t had that discussion as of yet—and not to say I wouldn’t be honored somewhere down the road to be offered a position with those guys.”

He explained that part of the reason they haven’t spoken about Arn becoming a part of AEW is due to WWE’s non-disclosure agreement.

“[…] we just haven’t had that conversation because, quite frankly, I am legally bound to a non-disclosure agreement and for a few more months I am going to be still on a severance package. I can’t talk to anybody about anything as far as going forward, but with that being said I was so excited for them that I might as well have been working for them because I was pulling for them every step of the way and they paid it off.”

Arn had high praise for Cody’s vision and the entire AEW operation, comparing it to Jim Crockett Promotions because of how everyone is so excited to perform for their audience. He claimed that if a fan doesn’t “feel good about what is going on with AEW and the impact it has had on the business, you are a fool, and that’s it.”

H/T to The Two Man Power Trip Podcast for the transcription.

NJPW G1 Climax 29 Full Schedule

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling has just announced the full schedule for 2019’s G1 Climax tournament.

Opening day in Dallas, Texas on July 6th features a double main event of Kota Ibushi versus KENTA and Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Kazuchika Okada. In the final day of the round robin for the A Block, August 10th, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada takes on Kota Ibushi. The following day, a never before seen match between Jay White and IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito will round out the B Block competition.

All G1 Climax block matches have a time limit of 30 minutes except the Final, which has no limit. Wrestlers gain 2 points per win and a time limit draw provides 1 point to both wrestlers. The wrestler with the most points in each block moves in to the Final. If there is a tie for the most points within a Block, the winner of the match between the tied wrestlers moves on to the Final.

The G1 Climax winner typically challenges for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at the following year’s Wrestle Kingdom. If the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion wins the tournament, they are likely to choose a Wrestle Kingdom challenger.

The entire G1 Climax is available to watch live worldwide on NJPW World,
with the exception of Day 1 in Dallas, Texas, which can be watched live on NJPW World by all subscribers outside of the United States. American NJPW viewers can only view Day 1 live on AXS TV. It will also be uploaded on a slight delay to NJPW World for American subscribers to watch.

Note that the matches are not necessarily listed in the order that they will occur on each event.

Day 1: July 6 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
3PM Pacific, 5PM Central, 6PM Eastern, 11PM UK, 8AM East Australia

A Block
Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer
EVIL vs. Bad Luck Fale
SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada

Day 2: July 13 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block
Juice Robinson vs. Shingo Takagi
Toru Yano vs. Tetsuya Naito
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb
Hirooki Goto vs. Jay White
Jon Moxley vs. Taichi

Day 3: July 14 @ Tokyo
(7/13) 11PM Pacific, 2AM Eastern, 7AM UK, 4PM East Australia

A Block
Will Ospreay vs. SANADA
Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Kota Ibushi vs. EVIL
Lance Archer vs. Bad Luck Fale
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA

Day 4: July 15 @ Sapporo
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

B Block
Toru Yano vs. Shingo Takagi
Juice Robinson vs. Hirooki Goto
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White
Jeff Cobb vs. Jon Moxley
Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi

Day 5: July 18 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

A Block
KENTA vs. Lance Archer
Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
EVIL vs. SANADA
Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay

Day 6: July 19 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block
Juice Robinson vs. Jeff Cobb
Toru Yano vs. Jay White
Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley

Day 7: July 20 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

A Block
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Bad Luck Fale
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer
Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA
KENTA vs. EVIL
Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay

Day 8: July 24 @ Hiroshima
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block
Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano
Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi
Jeff Cobb vs. Jay White
Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito

Day 9: July 27 @ Nagoya
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

A Block
Kota Ibushi vs. Lance Archer
Will Ospreay vs. Bad Luck Fale
EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA
Kazuchika Okada vs. KENTA

Day 10: July 28 @ Nagoya
12AM Pacific, 3AM Eastern, 8AM UK, 5PM East Australia

B Block
Juice Robinson vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Jeff Cobb vs. Taichi
Shingo Takagi vs. Jay White
Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano
Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley

Day 11: July 30 @ Takamatsu
3AM Pacific, 6AM Eastern, 11AM UK, 8PM East Australia

A Block
Kota Ibushi vs. Bad Luck Fale
Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
KENTA vs. SANADA

Day 12: August 1 @ Fukuoka
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block
Jeff Cobb vs. Shingo Takagi
Juice Robinson vs. Tetsuya Naito
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto
Toru Yano vs. Jon Moxley
Taichi vs. Jay White

Day 13: August 3 @ Osaka
1AM Pacific, 4AM Eastern, 9AM UK, 6PM East Australia

A Block
KENTA vs. Bad Luck Fale
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Lance Archer
Will Ospreay vs. EVIL
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA

Day 14: August 4 @ Osaka
(8/3) 11PM Pacific, 2AM Eastern, 7AM UK, 4PM East Australia

B Block
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Toru Yano
Juice Robinson vs. Taichi
Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb
Jon Moxley vs. Jay White
Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi

Day 15: August 7 @ Hamamatsu
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

A Block
SANADA vs. Lance Archer
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Will Ospreay vs. KENTA
Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL

Day 16: August 8 @ Yokohama
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block
Jeff Cobb vs. Tetsuya Naito
Hirooki Goto vs. Jon Moxley
Juice Robinson vs. Jay White
Toru Yano vs. Taichi
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi

Day 17: August 10 @ Tokyo
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

A Block
KENTA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
EVIL vs. Lance Archer
SANADA vs. Bad Luck Fale
Will Ospreay vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi

Day 18: August 11 @ Tokyo
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

B Block
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Taichi
Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
Toru Yano vs. Jeff Cobb
Juice Robinson vs. Jon Moxley
Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay White

Day 19: August 12 @ Tokyo
(8/11) 11PM Pacific, 2AM Eastern, 7AM UK, 4PM East Australia

Final: A Block Winner vs. B Block Winner

Scarlett Bordeaux Addresses Fan Incident During AAA Event

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Certain pro wrestling fans continue to forget what is and isn’t acceptable whilst watching wrestlers perform.

During AAA’s event last night, Impact wrestler, Scarlett Bordeaux, was grabbed by a fan during her matchup. As she was getting back to her feet on the outside, an overzealous fan reached over and grabbed her from behind.

Her partner, Lady Shani, helped to pull her away from the barricade and back towards the ring.

Scarlett has since commented on the incident, explaining that she wasn’t aware of what had happened in the moment.

She wrote the following on Twitter:

“It is NEVER okay to touch a performer without their consent. I didn’t realize what happened until I watched the footage afterwards being so in the moment after a dive with my back turned otherwise I would have reacted much differently. Thnx to @LadyShaniAAA for having my back”

Scarlett Bordeaux was partnering with both Lady Shani and Taya Valkyrie. They were involved in a six-man matchup against Chik Tormenta, La Hiedra, and Tessa Blanchard.

Recently, another incident took place between Ring Of Honor (ROH) female talent and a supposed fan. That incident ended up with Bully Ray having words with the individual backstage. This lead to drastically different accounts of the event.

In another exchange, a fan was ejected from an Impact event after spitting on Taya Valkyrie.

Montez Ford Reveals The Origins Of The Street Profits

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The Street Profits are enjoying a run of success in WWE’s black-and-gold brand, NXT, with the two recently becoming NXT Tag Team Championships.

In an interview what the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast, one-half of the team, Montez Ford, reflected on how the team originally came together.

Rising Profits

“The whole Street Profits act, it’s crazy how it started,” Ford said. “[…] At the time, a couple of people came to us with the idea of us being a tag team. We started tagging in the Florida shows and just trying to get a groove of: ‘What do we want to present to the world?’ We already know who we are, but it is just a process of putting me and Dawkins together and who we are as people and trying to translate it into professional wrestling.”

He continued, “I think the art of NXT is putting your personalities through what we do in the ring. Just putting the personalities on board and trying to understand what we are trying to bring into the world. Once we had the tapings, a couple of ideas of putting us together and we ended up meshing together.”

Ford admitted that “Everything that has been put together as far as Street Profits is Dawkins and I just bouncing ideas off of each other and doing things while we are out there.”

The Street Profits claimed the NXT Tag Team Championships during a Four-Way Ladder Match at NXT TakeOver XXV. They defeated Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, The Undisputed Era’s Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish, and Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler of The Forgotten Sons.

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Rey Mysterio Names Which Superstar He Believes Is The “Future” Of WWE

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Rey Mysterio has named the current WWE Superstar that he believes will be the future of the promotion.

Speaking with the WINCLY Podcast, Mysterio named his recent rival, Andrade, as an undeniable talent who could have big things on the horizon in WWE.

“This kid is awesome. I mentioned it before in previous interviews, but every time I’m in the ring with him, there’s an affiliation to how I would move with Eddie [Guerrero],” admitted Mysterio. “This is how good he is: he’s thinking a step ahead before you even move. He already knows the positioning and knows exactly what to do and how to do it. My hat goes off to Andrade as he’s definitely the future of WWE.”

Mysterio then addressed the only thing that could be holding Andrade back at this point in time: his English. He does believe, however, that the work Andrade is putting into learning the language will pay off, helping to make him an even bigger Superstar.

“Just like anybody else – once you can dominate the mic skills and English, then he is bound to become a star,” replied Mysterio. “I’ve seen him work on his English, and it’s a slow process, but he’s moving forward. Once he dominates his English language, he’s on his way to stardom.”

A few months ago, Rey Mysterio and Andrade consistently stole the show with their series of matches on SmackDown Live.

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Lucha Brothers Reclaim AAA World Tag Team Championships

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Mexican promotion AAA held their Verano de Escandalo event last night.

During the show, the Lucha Brothers, Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr., would defeat The Young Bucks in tag team action, reclaiming the AAA World Tag Team Championships in the process.

The Young Bucks won the titles from the Lucha Brothers earlier this year. They would successfully defend the belts against Fenix and Pentagon Jr. during All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) recent show, Double Or Nothing.

Working Relationship

AEW, who have a working relationship with AAA (as well as several other promotions worldwide), posted the following to their Twitter account following the victory:

“#AndNEW @luchalibreaaa World Tag Team Champions @PENTAELZEROM and @ReyFenixMx #LuchaBros”

This relationship between the promotions will probably see the two teams continue to feud as AEW continues to grow. They are scheduled to face off in 6-man tag team action at AEW’s next event, Fyter Fest.


Fyter Fest

At the time of writing, the current Fyter Fest card is as follows:

Pre-Show Hardcore Match

  • Michael Nakazawa vs Alex Jebailey

Main Card

  • Cody vs Darby Allin
  • The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) vs Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix), and TBA
  • Jon Moxley vs Joey Janela
  • Adam Page vs Jimmy Havoc vs Jungle Boy vs MJF
  • Christopher Daniels vs Cima
  • Yuka Sakazaki vs Riho vs Nyla Rose

Fyter Fest takes place on June 29th from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is taking place alongside the Community Effort Orlando (CEO) fighting game event.

Jason Jordan Wishes Kurt Angle A Happy Father’s Day

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As today is Father’s Day, many in the wrestling world are paying homage to their dad’s online. One of those people is Jason Jordan, who in storyline was revealed to be Kurt Angle’s bilogical son.

Jason Jordan sent the following to his “Father” on Twitter:

Jordan’s Father’s Day wishes weren’t without prompting, however.

Father’s Day Social Media Posts

Chris Jericho wished a Happy Father’s Day to his father, former NHL’er Ted Irvine. Although he played most of his NHL career with the Rangers, Irvine played 2 seasons with the St. Louis Blues, who recently won their first Stanley Cup.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByxzX2UhgvL/?igshid=mfqpgczgcz3a

The Hardy family celebrated Father’s Day even though Matt is on the road:

https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1140357403021631489

Samoa Joe sent this out to all his “sons” out there:

Jordynne Grace sent this out months ago but it still applies:

https://twitter.com/jordynnegrace/status/1082460424904339456?lang=en

Kevin Owens was upset he was left off the WWE.com piece about Father’s Day:

https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/1140311691244265472

AEW’s Sammy Guevara wished himself a happy Father’s Day:

https://twitter.com/sammyguevara/status/1140353187075022855

Joey Janela:

https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/1140368944437637121

Vince McMahon posted the following:

Natalya sent out the following in remembrance of Hall-of-Famer Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart.

Killer Kross has his own unique take on Father’s Day:

Zelina Vega lost her father in 9/11:

https://twitter.com/Zelina_VegaWWE/status/1140352071482400770?s=19

Dolph Ziggler payed homage to his “Father” online:

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByyIr3gFUch/?igshid=efxutso0dfm8

Jon Moxley Wrestles Big Cass w/Enzo At Independent Event (Video)

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Jon Moxley appeared at NorthEast Wrestling’s event yesterday at Six Flags park in New Jersey. Also booked for the event were Enzo and Big Cass, now known as nZo & caZXL, the Free Agentz.

Moxley ended up answering an open challenge from caZXL. The full segment was posted on the Free Agentz YouTube channel:

The following user on Twitter posted video of Moxley giving Dirty Deeds to both Enzo and Cass:

Moxley also wrestled Darby Allin for the promotion the previous night. Other names advertised for the event included Renee Young, Booker T, Mick Foley, and the Boogeyman.

Jon Moxley vs nZo and caZXL

https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1139914052581416960

caZXL Post-Match Promo

After the match caZXL published a post-match promo on the Free Agentz YouTube channel.

“I took a booking with NorthEast wrestling,” caZXL said. “Michael Lombardi (promotion’s owner), I’ve heard a lot of great things about him. I came here for a match, came here to beat people’s asses and that’s exactly what we did.”

“I did not sign up to fight Jon Moxley. He’s fresh off a 5-day schedule with WWE.”

The former Big Cass then talked about what the last 6 months have been like for him.

“The last time people saw me, I was fat, I was drunk, and I was out of shape, I was on the floor going to the hospital because I had a seizure,” caZXL continued. “My life was falling apart, mental health issues, I was an alcoholic, all that.”

“Six months later, I’m 300lbs, I’m a tank, I’m shredded, I look amazing, I’m in the best shape of my life. Nothing’s going to stop me, I’ll tell you that.”

caZXL then said he’ll be the biggest name in wrestling within a year.

Davey Boy Smith Jr. Reportedly Done With NJPW

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Davey Boy Smith Jr. is reportedly done with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The 33-year-old had been with the promotion since 2011, taking a 2-year hiatus with his Suzuki-Gun teammates to Pro Wrestling NOAH from 2015 to 2017. According to a report from Voices of Wrestling, Smith will not be returning to the promotion.

Earlier this spring, Smith was critical of how he’s been booked by “Overseas Companies” following his performance in this year’s Bloodsport event.

Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Killer Elite Squad

Smith’s departure from New Japan Pro Wrestling breaks up his decorated tag-team with Lance Archer, Killer Elite Squad.

Killer Elite Squad’s Championship statistics:

  • 3x IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
  • 2x NWA World Tag Team Champions
  • 2x GHC Tag Team Champions

Davey Boy Smith Jr. in MLW

In MLW, Davey Boy Smith Jr, Teddy Hart, and Brian Pillman Jr comprise the Hart Foundation. The trio is currently involved in a rivalry with MJF’s Dynasty faction. Alex Hammerstone and Richard Holiday are the other two members of that stable.

The Hart Foundation are the current MLW tag team champions, Teddy Hart is the middleweight champion, and Smith recently won a fan vote to receive a future MLW World Championship match.

https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1116326168372887553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1116326168372887553&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmlw.com%2F2019%2F04%2F18%2Fdavey-boy-smith-the-peoples-choice-for-world-title-shot%2F

Joey Ryan Explains Why He Didn’t Sign With AEW

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Considering the amount he is featured on “Being the Elite,” many believed Joey Ryan would likely sign with AEW sometime in 2019. Recently at a show for his Bar Wrestling promotion, however, Ryan announced he would remain an independent wrestler and would not be signing with a major promotion in the foreseeable future.

Ryan appeared on Sam Roberts’ wrestling podcast recently and explained not signing with All Elite Wrestling.

Joey Ryan On Not Signing With AEW

“It’s funny because people still think I’m there or expect me to be there,” Ryan said. “I get tagged in all those AEW tweets and all that stuff because people assume that I’m with that company. Those guys are my best friends, and that doesn’t change but I’ve had extensive discussions with them and it’s a thing where they’re not sure if what I do can play in, whether it’s their TV show or if it’s…”

“So, they don’t really have an idea for me specifically, there’s not really like ‘if we bring you on, we have to take away what makes you over.’”

https://twitter.com/JoeyRyanOnline/status/1138530793851039744

“So, it’s a gamble for me, not only creatively, but financially, because even now, I’m making better money than these contracts can offer to start. So not only would I essentially take a pay cut, but also essentially start over. We’ve had discussions about it and it just didn’t make sense.”

The full interview can be listened to in the player below:

Matt Riddle On Goldberg: “He’s Terrible, He’s Hurting People”

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NXT’s Matt Riddle was publicly critical of the Goldberg vs Undertaker match from Super ShowDown in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia recently. In recent months, Riddle has made comments about wanting to retire Brock Lesnar as well. Riddle is currently at the Download Festival in the UK and spoke to Talk Sport about why he doesn’t like Goldberg.

“The thing for me is, and one of the reasons I was never a fan of Goldberg in the beginning when everybody was like ‘oh, he’s so good!’ I was like ‘no, he’s terrible, he’s hurting people’ and there’s nothing else.”

“He just has three-minute matches. And that was my thing and when people say ‘who was your favorite wrestler?’ I really don’t have one. I just liked really good wrestling. That’s why I fight and I do that. So for me, I don’t care how much money he makes, I’m just glad people were entertained. But, stick to your wheelhouse, bro. And stop headbutting doors before you wrestle. And I’m not hating – I’m not hating – I’m just spitting facts and these are all facts and things he should take into consideration. And not just for me, not because he got made fun of, but for his health as well.”

Matt Riddle’s Reported Reason For Ripping Goldberg

Riddle’s comments regarding Goldberg were also addressed recently on Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm.

“This is what I was told about why Matt Riddle doesn’t like Bill Goldberg,” Bryan Alvarez said on the show. Alvarez did stress he has not talked to Riddle about this, however.

“The way it was explained to me was Matt Riddle has two great loves in his life. One of them is professional wrestling and one of them is mixed martial arts. In his mind, Goldberg is a guy who made millions and millions of dollars and did not love professional wrestling. He also had a gimmick where basically he pretended to be a mixed martial arts fighter, which he was not. These are apparently the things that really bothered Matt Riddle. There’s I’m sure probably more to it than that but that’s what I was told.”

Savio Vega Is Coming To MLW

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Major League Wrestling is bringing in Savio Vega. The promotion announced recently that the 54-year-old former leader of Los Boriquas will make his debut for the promotion later this summer.

MLW sent the following out on Twitter to announce Vega’s signing:

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Savio Vega Coming To MLW

In addition to his 6-year run with WWE from 1993 to 1999, Vega is a highly decorated legend in Puerto Rico. Vega is a former 3x WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion, 3x WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion, 1x WWC North American Heavyweight Champion, and a 3x WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Champion.

Vega also won the WWC TV title 5x and held the WWC tag titles once with Mr. Pogo.

In WWE, Vega was part of the Nation of Domination in 1997 before splintering off to form his own group, Los Boricuas.

MLW Upcoming Schedule

Currently, MLW is airing episodes of Fusion taped from their Fury Road show in Milwaukee on June 1st. Their next live event and set of Fusion tapings will take place on July 6th from Chicago’s Cicero Stadium. MLW will then be in New York for Never Say Never on July 25th.

On September 7th, MLW will present “War Chamber” from the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richlands, TX.

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