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ICW Announces Two Huge Bouts for Fear & Loathing XI

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Insane Championship Wrestling has announced two huge bouts for their December 2nd event. The annual Fear & Loathing event has reached number XI and will be held once again at the Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

WWE 205 and NXT UK Superstar Noam Dar will be teaming with Wolfgang and BT Gunn to take on British Strong Style. Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven were announced for the show previously and their opponents are now confirmed.

ICW has also confirmed that the Kinky Party will be defending their ICW Tag Team Championships against Iestyn Rees and Bram.

ICW has also announced a huge Women’s Championship match for their Fear & Loathing XI event. Women’s Champion Viper will be facing challenger Kay Lee Ray. Both stars are considered to be amongst the World’s best and have been a featured part of the weekly WoS programme on ITV/STV.

Fear & Loathing XI will be taking place on December 2nd at the SSE Hydro. If you’re an ICW fan you know that the ‘Loathing event is ICW’s biggest in the calendar year and last year’s iteration featured Rey Mysterio, Kevin Nash and Rob Van Dam amongst the homegrown talent.

Tickets are available to purchase via Ticketmaster now.

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WWE Superstar Makes Surprise Return To ICW

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We reported last night on Insane Championship Wrestling bringing in a WWE Superstar for their hotly anticipated “Fight Club” event that took place in Glasgow’s Garage venue.

Prior to the event, ICW owner, Mark Dallas, hinted heavily at which superstar could be gracing the venue. He revealed he had asked the WWE for “a BIG favour” in order to find the right opponent for Mikey Whiplash.

Turns out that opponent was none other than Sanity’s own, Killian Dain.

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Killian, who alongside his Sanity stablemates, returned to SmackDown LIVE last Thursday, has previously wrestled all over Europe, including ICW, under his previous moniker, Big Damo.

European Tour

The WWE has been touring across Europe this past weekend. This serendiptious scheduling gave Dain the perfect opportunity to revisit his old stomping grounds.

Dain became the ICW World Champion in 2016 when he defeated Chris Renfrew in Glasgow, Scotland. He is just one of a slew of WWE talent that have made recent appearances for the company. Others include 205 Live/NXT UK Star, Noam Dar, and RAW Superstar, Finn Balor.

Noam Dar is scheduled to compete at ICW’s upcoming December 2nd event. He will team up with Wolfgang and BT Gunn to face off against British Strong Style.

Jeff Hardy Impersonates Shinsuke Nakamura (Video), Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles Stat

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Jeff Hardy Impersonates Shinsuke Nakamura

WWE’s YouTube channel has released this video of Jeff Hardy impersonating Shinsuke Nakamura while competing at a recent live event in Nottingham at the Motorpoint Arena. As a result of it, the crowd in attendance for the show was applauding and laughing at Hardy for his efforts. You can see the footage here:

Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles Stat

An interesting stat regarding the upcoming champion vs. champion match between Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and WWE Champion AJ Styles at the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, November 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center has surfaced. WWE posted it in order to hype the match on Instagram. The stat was that both stars have been pinned only once since WrestleMania 34 back in April.

If you recall, Roman Reigns beat Lesnar at the SummerSlam pay-per-view event back in August while Styles lost to The Usos in a tag team match last month on an episode of SmackDown Live while teaming with Daniel Bryan. This isn’t the first time that Styles and Lesnar have wrestled each other at Survivor Series as they did last year with Lesnar winning with an F-5.

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Ronda Rousey Discusses Her “Privileged” WWE Schedule

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WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey was recently a guest on the PWI Podcast to talk about multiple topics. For those who may have missed it, Rousey has been named number one in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “Women’s 100.”

She made her pro wrestling in-ring debut back in April at WrestleMania 34 that saw her and Kurt Angle beat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag team match.

When asked about realizing the opportunity she has with WWE, she stated, “I’m very aware of how privileged I’ve been from a lot of people who worked their entire lives just to get somebody to take one look at them.” Rousey continued by stating that from day one, she didn’t know anything but listened to Triple H as he taught her many things. She thinks that it would be spitting in the face of every woman that would want this opportunity to not take full advantage of it.

When it comes to her schedule, she brought up how working it has given her a lot more respect towards what the wrestlers do as when she first signed with WWE, she thought they worked once a week for TV events. She praised them for going non-stop.

“Like, I have nowhere near the schedule that everybody else has. Like, if I’m on a week of live shows, it takes me a week to recover from it. If anything, I have the super easy tourist version.” She added that she has nothing to complain about regarding her schedule as she has an easier one than everybody else.

Nikki Bella Opens Up About Break-Up With John Cena

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Former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella was recently a guest on the “In This Corner” podcast to talk about various topics. During the appearance, Bella talked about her break-up with John Cena earlier this year. “It’s extremely difficult,” Bella said when asked about her relationship being in the public eye.

Bella continued by stating that she has people always contacting her to see if she’s okay and what the status of their relationship. She stated that is why she’s so open on Total Bellas whether you like it not.

“I even showcased a lot what I went through on the previous season of Total Bellas I didn’t tell the cameras to stop rolling even though I wanted them to,” Bella said. She continued by stating that she knew that a lot of women were going through that where they thanked her for making them feel like they weren’t going through it alone.

She pointed out that she takes her storylines personal because she’s reality star now and feels like a target when she gets into the ring. The reason for that is due to her thinking she should showcase that when wrestling “because they are going to bring it up anyway so mine as well bring it to the storylines.”

Sheamus Talks Wanting To Make OTT Appearance, Praises Irish Independent Wrestling

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Former WWE World and Tag Team Champion Sheamus recently spoke with Donagh Corby of Irish Mirror where he talked about various topics including a potential return to his Irish independent wrestling roots.

This is where he gave some high praise for the current state of Irish independent wrestling by stating that it’s amazing right now as Joe Cabray is doing a phenomenal job because he’s an entrepreneur and he had a bigger vision.

Sheamus continued by stating that Cabray wasn’t comfortable in America and he just loves wrestling and knew what it could be capable of in Ireland.

“I think all of that is very good for young wrestlers back home. Even if you look at WWE we have five Irish people involved if you count Jordan Devlin on NXT UK and Fit Finlay producing as well as myself, Becky Lynch and Finn Balor.”

Sheamus hopes to follow in the footsteps of Balor, who made a surprise appearance at an OTT show in 2016 but knows it’s just a matter of actually getting home as he doesn’t get the chance to be home much. “When I was back last time I missed a show because I had just got back.”

Drew McIntyre Names Two NXT Stars He Thinks Are Ready For WWE’s Main Roster

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Former WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Drew McIntyre was recently interviewed by Planeta Wrestling, and during the interview, he named two current NXT stars who he thinks are ready for the WWE main roster.

McIntyre recalled once he went to NXT after a successful run on the indy scene and in Impact Wrestling, he knew it was the right move because NXT was in a position like it always is, which is the third brand of the WWE. He thought he came in during restart phase of NXT with talent being moved up to the main roster.

The former NXT Champion talked about how “People started finding themselves like the Velveteen Dream, and now, from top to bottom the roster is stacked.”

McIntyre believes that NXT is a really good place right now so it’s hard to choose because there are so many talented people. He thinks Velveteen Dream and Ricochet are obvious talents ready to be placed from NXT to the main roster.

McIntyre will be featured on Team RAW (Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley & Dolph Ziggler) to take on Team SmackDown (Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe, Rey Mysterio, The Miz & Randy Orton) in a Men’s Elimination Tag Team Match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view event on Sunday, November 18, 2018.

Harold Meij Comments On Tanahashi vs Omega’s Ideological Feud

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Next January’s Wrestle Kingdom 13 event is being pushed as an event headlined by a battle of core ideologies.

On one side, you have Hiroshi Tanahashi, who doesn’t believe that New Japan Pro Wrestling should sacrifice the very things that made them so unique. So Japanese.

The other side of the argument is fronted by The Elite’s Kenny Omega, representing an outsider who wants to help bring global recognition to the promotion by adapting its style into something new. Evolving it into something he deems suitable.

It’s been an engaging feud so far — one that flirts with real-life tensions that exist within the company over alleged concerns of rampant “Westernization” that dilutes the “Strong Style” nature of Japanese puroresu.

Now an important voice has just been added to this feud: Harold Meij.

“They’re Almost Two Extremes To Each Other”

Meij is the current NJPW CEO, and has been speculated to have caused upset within the locker room with his recent decisions to reshuffle high-ranking New Japan corporate officials.

Speaking to Uproxx about their January extravaganza, Meij ruminated on the ideological clash between Omega and Tanahashi, juxtaposing it with NJPW’s philosophical stance.

“We talked a little bit about the philosophy, and I think that’s one of the things that sets New Japan apart from a lot of other promotions, or other sports for that matter, is we emphasize more the philosophical part… Keeping that in mind, I have to say that the Tanahashi vs. Kenny is going to be something special. Because they’re almost – I almost want to say they’re almost opposites, they’re almost two extremes to each other.”

“He Is The Epitome, Really, Of The Tradition Of New Japan”

“[…] if you’ve seen any of the comments that both have given, I mean, Tanahashi, for example, on the one hand, he is the essence of New Japan. He’s almost Mr. New Japan. I mean, he started with New Japan, he was brought up as Young Lion, he was there during the bad times, he was there during the good times. I mean, he’s been taking a lot of initiatives to help the company as well. Not just inside the ring, of course, as a wrestler, but also outside the ring he did a lot of PR. He went to personally sell tickets during our darker times… he is the epitome, really, of the tradition of New Japan. It’s in his DNA…that’s who he is.”

“Now, Kenny on the other hand,” he continued, “[…] incredibly high-quality moves, incredible stamina and agility, but he’s almost self-taught. Almost. He didn’t go to the dojo, obviously, so he doesn’t have that part of him. He came from other experiences from the world. He’s wrestled and fought the world, really. So it’s almost, you know, two polar opposites. And yeah, I almost have to say that I almost don’t want to see the outcome of that.”

Becky Lynch Opens Up On Comparisons To CM Punk & Steve Austin

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WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch appeared on the Gorilla Position podcast to talk about various topics including comparisons to CM Punk and Stone Cold Steve Austin due to her recent heel turn.

Lynch stated that’s cool and quite an honor because they are arguably the greatest superstars that we have ever had. She brought up how she has picked Stone Cold’s brain and he has been very good at giving advice because he’s real and that’s what made him so good. “Most people can relate to this Becky Lynch character because I have absolutely no natural talent but I am a really hard worker.” She didn’t comment on Punk.

Lynch and WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey are on a collision course. The WWE has already announced that they would take part in a champion vs. champion match at the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view event.

When asked about her recent run as champion, she stated that it’s been a good time as she has been able to take that ball and run with it and prove what you have always known that you could do and you wanted to do.

She puts going into Evolution as champion in a high regard because once being moved to SmackDown Live, she wanted to be the best in the business. “I wanted to be the first Smackdown Women’s Champion and when I lost it, it was a struggle to get back to the top”

WWE Makes Change To NXT TakeOver: War Games II Match

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WWE officials have made a change to the match card for NXT TakeOver: War Games II, which is the latest special for the yellow brand. As of this writing, WWE has only announced four matches for the show, which is unlike what they have done in the past. WWE fans have been waiting for a fifth match to be revealed, but that’s not likely to happen.

F4WOnline reports that the plan is not to add another contest to this lineup. The fifth match was originally supposed to be Matt Riddle vs Kassius Ohno, which would’ve marked Riddle’s NXT TakeOver debut. However, he’ll have to wait until 2019 to achieve that goal. This match reportedly will be taped prior to the show starting and will air on a later episode of NXT.

Thus, the event will move forward with four matches. The reason for this is due to timing as the four matches will need plenty of time. The past several events have all featured five matches.

The NXT TakeOver: WarGames II event takes place on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center and will air on the WWE Network. Here is the updated card:

Updated NXT TakeOver: WarGames II Card

The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly, Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Roderick Strong) vs. War Raiders, Ricochet & Pete Dunne – WarGames Match.

NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream

NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane – Two-Out-Of-Three Falls Match

Johnny Gargano vs. Aleister Black

Ember Moon Wants Another Crack At Asuka

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If there’s one woman that Ember Moon is familiar with, it’s her old NXT rival, Asuka.

“The Empress Of Tomorrow” ran roughshod throughout her tenure at NXT, including victories over Moon, as she accumulated an impressive winning streak that rivalled, then topped, the one set by Bill Goldberg.

Now that both women are on WWE’s main roster (with Ember Moon on RAW and Asuka on SmackDown), the chances of their rekindling a rivalry are still slim until some sort of shakeup or draft takes place. Even then, both women would have to end up on the same brand.

That, however, hasn’t stopped Moon from speculating over a future match with Asuka.

Speaking to Sky Sports’ “Lock Up Wrestling” podcast, Ember Moon was forthright in her ambition to wrestle Asuka once again, believing she now has enough experience to avenge her previous loss.

“[…] as far as Asuka goes she’s my biggest rival – I’ve said it time and time again. She’s on my list. I’d love another crack at her,” Moon admitted.

She continued, “I would love to have another match just to prove that I can beat her and to have another great rivalry with my best friend-worst enemy, but you know, it’s… it kind of stinks because we’re on different brands right now but who knows. Hopefully soon, I’ll see her in the Rumble. […] I would love another crack at Asuka. Just throwing her over at the Evolution battle royal wasn’t enough for me.”

Would you like to see these two superstars feud once again? Do you think Ember can avenge that loss to Asuka?

Jason Jordan Remains Optimistic He’ll Get Back In The Ring

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Despite being forced away from the ring due to an unfortunate set of real-life injuries and neck complications, Jason Jordan remains optimistic his injuries won’t keep him away from the squared circle.

At least, that’s if his latest Tweet is anything to go by.

Jordan, who was in the early days of a major push was set to wrestle Seth Rollins at WrestleMania. He was also revealed to be the (storyline) son of WWE’s own Olympic Gold Medalist, Kurt Angle, before being cruelly sidelined.

The Power Of Positivity

Regardless the misfortune that befell him, Jason Jordan reflected that he’s been making improvements and is optimistic about getting back to where he feels he belongs.

Although initial surgery was a success, the severity of the damage was more severe than originally thought. This revelation led to concerns over his ability to ever return to in-ring action. Jordan has since segued into a backstage producer role over the past few months.

“I’m ready to attack this week and make huge improvements! I’ve been trying to keep my eye on the prize and look at the big picture. I’m still on the road to recovery and I’m very optimistic about getting back to where I belong!”

Props to Jason Jordan for maintaining such a positive attitude to such an unfortunate situation. Hopefully, he’ll be able to achieve his ambitions and, when healthy, return to the ring he so clearly misses.

Becky Lynch Thinks Ronda Rousey Should Be Scared Of Her

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Current WWE SmackDown Champion, Becky Lynch, is slated to face off against RAW Women’s Champion, Ronda Rousey, next Sunday at Survivor Series, and it’s anyone’s guess as to who has the advantage.

With Becky Lynch having staved off Charlotte Flair’s attempts at her title, and Ronda having successfully retained against Nikki Bella, both women come into this matchup with serious momentum.

This equal footing adds further interest for their inevitable RAW vs SmackDown clash, come November 18th.

“Ronda Has To Be Scared”

Speaking with Gorilla Position, Lynch addressed her upcoming champion-versus-champion confrontation against the former UFC Bantamweight Champion.

The Lass Kicker didn’t mince her words, stating that Ronda should, of all things, be scared.

Lynch, who maintained character for the entire interview, proclaimed that, “[Ronda Rousey] is based on being strong, dominating people, and running through them, and that’s not how I was built.”

“I’m not scared of losing,” she continued, “and I have been taking a beating my entire life and I came back from them time, after time again, and that’s why Ronda has to be scared.”

What are your thoughts on this? With such a high profile clash between both champions, should Ronda be intimidated? Who do you see winning this encounter?

Several Matches Set For Impact’s Homecoming PPV (Spoilers)

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Impact Wrestling’s next pay-per-view event, Homecoming, is starting to take shape. On Sunday night, Impact held the first round of this week’s television tapings from Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sam’s Town Casino. Following this show, two championship matches have been confirmed for Homecoming and an angle has begun for the Impact World Championship main event.

First up is the Knockouts championship. Tessa Blanchard will defend against #1 contender Taya Valkyrie. At Sunday’s taping, Blanchard defeated Ray Lyn in singles action. After the match, Tessa called out Taya Valkyrie and told her that she would see her at the PPV.

Impact Tag Team Champions L.A.X. (Santana & Ortiz) will defend against The Lucha Bros. Fénix and Pentagon Jr. beat Rich Swann & Willie Mack at the taping.

X-Division Champion Brian Cage beat Sami Callihan (with OVE) to retain X-Division Title. After his win, Cage said he was going to cash in the title at Homecoming. There is speculation that he would cash-in the title in order for a World Title Match against Johnny Impact, but that has yet to be clarified. Impact has two more days of tapings to complete, so more info about this should surface by Wednesday. 

Impact Wrestling’s Homecoming pay-per-view event is scheduled to take place at The Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee on January 6.

As of this writing, the promotion has yet to reveal any other details on the show. This will mark the first PPV of 2019 for the promotion.

Spoilers: Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (11/11)

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The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Sunday, November 11th, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sam’s Town Casino has surfaced online.

These matches and segments will air over the coming weeks on POP TV. As a reminder, Impact Wrestling is airing at a new time, which is 10 PM Eastern on Pop TV.

Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results

– LAX with Konnan beat Fallah Bahh & KM

– Tessa Blanchard beat Ray Lyn. After the match, Tessa called out Taya Valkyrie. Taya told Tessa they have a title match for Homecoming.

– Johnny Impact beat Matt Sydal with Ethan Page. After the match, Killer Kross came out and offered his assistance to Impact but he told him he didn’t trust him and left him in the ring.

– Eli Drake cut a promo in the ring to insult hardcore wrestling which brought Tommy Dreamer out to defend those wrestlers and fans. Dreamer was going to fight him but Drake left the ring.

– Su Yung beat Heather Monroe once Yung wouldn’t release the submission hold until Kiera Hogan made the save and led to Allie and her and Yung laying out Hogan.

– Lucha Bros. beat Rich Swann & Willie Mack. Post-match, LAX came out to congratulate the Lucha Bros. They want them to challenge to a match at Homecoming.

– Jordynne Grace beat Katarina

– The Rascalz beat Chris Bey & Mike Sydal

– Desi Hit Squad beat Damian Drake & Manny Lemons

– X-Division Title Match: Champion Brian Cage beat Sami Callihan with OVE to retain. After the match, Cage said he was going to cash in the title at Homecoming.

Alexa Bliss Injury Update

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Alexa Bliss missed Evolution and will not compete at Survivor Series either due to injury. On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer radio, Dave Meltzer reported WWE officials are being cautious with her return as she has suffered multiple concussions in a short period of time.

“The situation is there’s been a lot of talk going on with her,” Meltzer said. “So it was not just a concussion, she’s actually had multiple concussions in a short period of time.”

Bliss hasn’t wrestled since an October 19 house show. She teamed with Mickie James that night in a losing effort to Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax. There were reports after the show that Bliss may have suffered either a concussion or a broken nose.

“So that’s why they’re so cautious with her right now,” Meltzer continued.

Bliss posted the following this afternoon:

Alexa Bliss On Ronda Rousey’s Title Reign Thus Far

Bliss had the following to say recently on Ronda Rousey’s title reign thus far.

“I am absolutely impressed, Bliss said. “She does really well at her facial expressions, which I appreciate because I am really big on facial expressions. It is really easy to appreciate the fact that you know she has been hit before, and you know that pain, you have that emotional connection to her one way or another when you watch her perform. I was very impressed with her match against Nia Jax, and also her match at WrestleMania with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, it was just awesome. I am very proud of her and it’ll be fun to see where things go with that.”

Luke Harper Possibly Out With Injury

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There is speculation Luke Harper might be on the injured list at the moment. He was spotted last night with a cast on his left hand. His last match was an October 1st house show in Kennewick, WA. The last time he was on WWE programming was August 21st when he and Rowen dropped the tag titles to New Day on Smackdown.

Comedian, Brad Williams of Netflix’s “the Degenerates”, posted that Harper showed up to his comedy show last night:

Rowen suffered a torn pec (which has really been going around lately) this summer and has been on the injured list ever since.

Harper and Rowen

Collectively known as the Bludgeon Brothers, Eric Rowan, and Luke Harper held the Smackdown tag team titles from WrestleMania to August 21st. Harper was on the Edge and Christian podcast earlier this year and detailed his reaction to learning of the Bludgeon Brothers gimmick.

“[…] instantly, in my head, I go, ‘man, it’s 2018. What are we doing?’ And that lasted about a fleeting second. And then I said, ‘oh, this is f*****g awesome!”

“Years ago, me and Rowan were told we’re done. We’re done being a team, we’ve done everything we can, and we’re here for five years later in a whole new thing and we’re tag team champions, so I can’t complain.”

Kota Ibushi Rejects Hirooki Goto’s Offer For A Title Match

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Kota Ibushi has rejected an offer from Hirooki Goto to face him for the NEVER Openweight Championship. Evidently, Ibushi seems unsure as to what the NEVER Openweight title is for and so he won’t challenge for it.

Ibushi sent out the following Tweet earlier today:

Google translate offered up little help:

“Mr. Goto. I had a chance to speak directly in Okinawa yesterday, but I didn’t understand it very well. Can anything be done about the belt of Never, a free belt that can explode? To say that… What is it? I am anxious about what can be violent freely. I still don’t know. So… Reject!”

Chris Charlton translated a better description of what Ibushi said:

“Ibushi still rejecting Goto’s invitation to challenge for the NEVER belt until Goto proves its worth. Goto has said NEVER represents freedom because you can represent it how you like but Ibushi doesn’t know what that’s supposed to mean.”

NEVER Openweight Championship

Unlike most of NJPW’s titles, the NEVER Openweight title has no weight restrictions and is open to all wrestlers. The title is actually an acronym for “New Blood”, “Evolution”, “Valiantly”, “Eternal”, and “Radical” but it’s unclear what that means. The title was originally for wrestlers who were from outside NJPW but it eventually just became a lower ranked singles title.

Pro Wrestling: EVE SHE-1 Day 1 (11/09) Results feat. Mae Young Classic Winner

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Pro Wrestling: EVE held the opening matches for their upcoming SHE-1 tournament on Saturday. This is the second year of the SHE-1 and is set to be an absolutely incredible event. Current EVE Champion Charlie Morgan won the first iteration of the tournament and went on to beat Sammii Jayne for the belt at Wrestle Queendom.

One of the biggest names confirmed for the tournament is NXT UK’s Toni Storm. The Australian star won this year’s Mae Young Classic at the Evolution Network event. Also confirmed are NXT UK Superstar Jinny, WoS/World of Sport’s Viper, Jetta, Rhia O’Reilly and Joshi wrestling legend Command Bolshoi.

Here’s the full results for Day 1 of the tournament:

SHE-1 Show 1 Results

  • Viper b. Millie McKenzie – The Scottish star took the win after rolling through a Million Dollar Dream type submission
  • Charli Evans b. Erin Angel – Evans took the win after hitting a Package DDT. 
  • Jamie Hayter b. Madison Eagles – Hayter took the win after hitting a Curb Stomp
  • Kris Wolf b. Rhia O’Reilly – Wolf took the win after hitting a Satellite DDT 
  • Command Bolshoi b. Jetta – Bolshoi took the win via pinfall to earn 2 points
  • Toni Storm b. Kasey – Storm took the win after hitting Strong Zero

SHE-1 Standings after Show 1

A BLOCK: Hayter 2, Viper 2, Eagles 0, McKenzie 0

B BLOCK: Evans 2, Wolf 2, Angel 0, O’Reilly 0

C BLOCK: Bolshoi 2, Storm 2, Jetta 0, Kasey 0

Credit to ProWresLand for the results

SHE-1 Show 2 Results

  • Viper b. Madison Eagles – Viper took the win after hitting the Viper Driver. Eagles is eliminated
  • Command Bolshoi b. Kasey – Bolshoi took the win via submission to reach 4 points
  • Toni Storm b. Jetta – Storm took the win after rolling up Jetta
  • Charlie Morgan b. Erin Angel – Morgan took the win after hitting the Ace’s Over
  • Kris Wolf b. Charli Evans – Wolf took the win after hitting a Satellite DDT
  • Jamie Hayter b. Millie McKenzie – Hayter took the win after Curb Stomping McKenzie on a table

SHE-1 Standings after Show 2

A BLOCK: Hayter 4, Viper 4, Eagles 0, McKenzie 0

B BLOCK: Wolf 4, Evans 2, Morgan 2, Angel 0

C BLOCK: Bolshoi 4, Storm 4, Jetta 0, Kasey 0

Impact Wrestling (11/8) Sees Better Viewership Numbers In New Timeslot

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The 11/8 episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV is seeing better numbers in viewership since it moved to the new time-slot. The episode drew in over 129,000 viewers, which is a significant increase from last week’s 105,000.

The main event of the episode featured Johnny Impact retaining the World Championship over Killer Kross.  The new time-slot is seeing steadily increasing viewership numbers for the show since it shifted from 8pm to 10pm three weeks ago.

The episode moved up in the ranks from 147 to 143 on the Cable Top 150.

In the first week on the new time-slot, the show drew the worst rating in history, with only 98,000 viewers for the October 25 episode.

Numbers have since been consistently getting up every week. Here are the viewership stats for the last three episodes:

  • Nov. 8: 129,000
  • Nov. 1: 105,000
  • Oct. 25: 98,000

Impact has announced matches that will take place at next week’s tapings from Las Vegas. It will feature a X-Division Championship match where Brian Cage will defend the title against Sami Callihan, and Johnny Impact vs. Matt Sydal.

You can check out the results and the takeaways from the episode here.

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ICW Confirm WWE Superstar Appearance for Glasgow Event

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Insane Championship Wrestling will be hosting a show today at Glasgow’s Garage venue. WWE will also be running an event in Glasgow this afternoon.

ICW has confirmed that a WWE Superstar will be appearing as part of their Garage show. The company has not revealed who will be appearing but have confirmed that they will be in action against ICW’s Mikey Whiplash.

Several WWE Superstars have been on the ICW roster. Sanity’s Killian Dain was a huge part of the company and is part of Smackdown Live so he could make an appearance. Kassius Ohno is also a possibility, the former Chris Hero has made appearances for ICW whilst being contracted to NXT. Other possibilities include NXT UK’s Noam Dar, Kenny Williams, Wolfgang or a huge return could be Drew McIntyre. McIntyre is one of the big reasons that ICW exploded in popularity, he joined their Hall of Fame this past February.

Tickets for the show are available via the tweet below:

https://twitter.com/InsaneChampWres/status/1061571123274530816

British Championship Match Announced for Wrestle Kingdom 13

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Revolution Pro held their Uprising 2018 event this past Friday from Bethnal Green’s York Hall. Tomohiro Ishii defended his Rev Pro British Heavyweight Championship in the main event. Ishii defended against David Starr and successfully retained his title.

Zack Sabre Jr and his fellow Suzuki-gun stablemates appeared after the match. Minoru Suzuki and ZSJ attacked Ishii and Zack announced that he wanted his rematch for the British Championship at New Japan’s biggest event: Wrestle Kingdom.

Opinion: This is a huge moment in the history of British wrestling. Having a huge singles bout between ZSJ and Ishii for Rev Pro’s biggest accolade cements the importance and hype being the UK scene right now. Ishii and ZSJ can be regarded as the workhorses of their respected regions. Having the Rev Pro British Heavyweight Championship on the show also adds another dimension to WK. The title can be used as a marquee bout for shows going forward.

If you’re in the UK you can catch Rev Pro on FreeSportsUK. The UK based company will be using the nationwide channel as the home for their new TV show going forward.

You can check out the exclusive interview we conducted with Rev Pro owner Andy Quildan here. When we discussed the timing of the new show Andy confirmed that “WoS had no impact on our decision. In all honesty whilst I watch as much product as possible from WWE, ROH, NJPW, CMLL to all the indies here in the UK, aside from learning best (or at times worst) practice I try not to let what others are doing dictate the way I choose to run my business.”

 

Rev Pro Uprising 2018 (11/09) Results

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Revolution Pro Wrestling presented their Uprising 2018 event from the world famous York Hall this past Friday. The Bethnal Green show featured some huge international bouts with the headline spot going to Tomohiro Ishii and David Starr. Starr challenged Ishii to the bout and Rev Pro granted his wish.

Here’s the full results for Rev Pro Uprising 2018:

  • Taichi b. Chris Brookes – Taichi took the win after Will Ospreay interfered and accidentally hit Brookes 
  • The Great-O-Kharn b. Shane Taylor – O-Kharn took the win after hitting a Chokeslam
  • Josh Bodom b. Chris Ridgeway – Bodom took the win after hitting a Tombstone on the apron and a Bliss Buster
  • El Phantasmo b. El Desperado – Phantasmo took the win after hitting his patented swanton and moonsault combination
  • Satoshi Kojima b. WALTER – Kojima took the win after hitting a Lariat, WALTER appeared to be hurt and the match was quick
  • MK McKinnan b. ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey – McKinnan took the win after getting Bailey in a choke and elbowing him till he passed out
  • Rev Pro British Tag Team Championship – Zack Sabre Jr and Minoru Suzuki (c) b. Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) – Suzuki Gun took the win to retain their titles after Minoru Suzuki pinned Kyle Fletcher with the Gotch Style Piledriver
  • Rev Pro British Heavyweight Championship Match – Tomohiro Ishii (c) b. David Starr – Ishii took the win to retain his title after hitting a Brainbuster

PROGRESS Title Defended at WWE Live Event

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PROGRESS’ ATLAS division title was defended at a rather interesting venue this weekend. A SmackDown-brand house show took place in Brighton, England on Friday and NXT UK Superstar Trent Seven was in action.

Seven is the ATLAS Champion in PROGRESS. The ATLAS title was designed as a belt for the over 205 pound stars in PROGRESS. Trent Seven won the title at PROGRESS’ Wembley Arena show in September against Doug Williams. The British legend Williams was forced to retire per the stipulation of the match after Seven pinned him with a cross-body.

Zack Gibson was the challenger for the belt in Brighton. Seven took the win and successfully defended the Championship. Trent is due to defend his title today in PROGRESS’ Chapter 78 event ’24 Hour PROGRESS People’ at the O2 Ritz in Manchester.

Maria Kanellis Talks Relationship With The Bella Twins, If She’s Interested In Wrestling

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During a Q&A session on Twitter on Saturday, Maria Kanellis answered questions on her relationship with The Bella Twins, her return to the ring at WWE Evolution, if she’s interested in wrestling more, her current run in WWE, and more. Below are some of the highlights:

While watching Brie and Nikki Bella on Raw in July 2013, Maria Kanellis claimed in a since-deleted tweet that they blocked her from returning to WWE earlier that year, writing, “I was offered a @wwe contract and the Bellas made sure I didn’t get it. I’m not bitter. I just don’t like people that mess with my career.”

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