WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan appeared on The Apter Chat with hosts Josh Shernoff and Bill Apter to promote the NWO reunion alongside Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. They will reunite for the “2 Sweet” fan event on Oct. 27 in Orlando at Mango’s Tropical Cafe in Orlando.
The day features five events spread across Mango’s Tropical Cafe and Hogan’s Beach Shop and includes a live recording of Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson’s “83 Weeks Podcast,” a two-and-a-half hour Q&A session with Hogan, Nash & Hall and group photo ops at the end of the day.
During the podcast, which he talked about various topics, Hogan was asked about WWE supporting the reunion and even promoting it. Hogan stated that WWE is in full support of it which he thinks is a cool thing. He brought up how fans thought that WWE would be upset by using the name NWO but made it known that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was “very gracious and accommodating” and that “it’s a new day as everything is really good.”
Bret Hart Feud In WCW
Once Bret Hart made the jump from the WWE to WCW after the Montreal Screwjob in 1997, fans were hyped to see a feud between Hart and Hogan. However, although the promotion booked it, the feud never caught on with fans. Hogan stated that they tried and did everything they could to the point where they put the belt on Hart and Hogan put him over.
This is when Hogan got confused about the state of Hart’s career. Hogan believed that Hart wasn’t in the best physical shape back then because he thought Hart was coming off that stroke or something. To Hogan’s credit, it did note that he wasn’t sure what happened then talked about how Hart fell off his bicycle or something.
That stroke happened in 2002 and WCW was closed in 2001. Hart’s career ended in 1999 due to a head kick that caused a concussion by Goldberg.
“Maybe I’ve got my time frames confused. I can’t remember. It’s been so long. All I know is Bret came in, paid him a ton of money, did jobs for him” and more. He added that he doesn’t know what else he could’ve done but tapped out on that one.
Impact Wrestling has announced who will induct Abyss into the 2018 class of their Hall of Fame. On Thursday night, the promotion revealed that James Mitchell will do the honors.
The TNA Original will be celebrated and honored for his contributions to Impact Wrestling this weekend. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 13th in New York City at McHale’s Pub. He’s a former World Champion, X-Division Champion, and World Tag Team Champion. He joins Kurt Angle, Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Gail Kim, Earl Hebner, and Team 3D as members of the Hall of Fame.
The pre-show will air on Twitch at 7:30PM ET that will see stars of the roster arrive while the Hall of Fame ceremony will begin at 8PM ET. Fans who purchased VIP Tickets for Bound For Glory will be invited to attend the Induction Ceremony the night before Bound For Glory. Also, tickets are available as well, it will be a limited engagement.
BREAKING: Father James Mitchell will induct @TherealAbyss into the IMPACT Hall of Fame as it streams TOMORROW live on Twitch.
As of this writing, Abyss doesn’t have a match lined up for the biggest pay-per-view event of the year for Impact Wrestling, which is Bound For Glory, but with only six matches advertised to take place, it’s possible that they can book him in a match that would follow up his induction night.
When Tama Tonga is upset or disagrees with something, he’ll let you know…
Tonga is currently upset with a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The report stated there is a morale problem backstage in NJPW and backlash against the new management team.
“There are people who in the past had never even considered WWE who are thinking about it,” the WON report reads. “And others who were completely committed to staying who are probably still leaning that way, but are considering the WWE option.”
Tama Tonga disagrees and he’s letting people know about it.
Funny reading that a lot of foreign performers are complaining about the work atmosphere not being “fun” in New Japan. What a load of shit. Plenty of great talents out there that would be grateful to have an opportunity to work in NJPW Who fed you those lies @davemeltzerWON ?
New President and management helping the company gain sponsorship with international expansion-What a time to be a part of New Japan. Traveling, big money, company growing.yeah bitch, us foreigners that have been here and worked our asses off are very proud of how far we’ve come
So to the foreigner or foreigners complaining to @davemeltzerWON that they are not having “fun” you can GTFO. I’ve never in my career here in New Japan have ever heard of a Japanese wrestler complaining about the work atmosphere not being “fun” in New Japan. GTFOUTTAHERE
There might be a morale problem in the back now as Tama Tonga goes to look for the person sending information to Dave Meltzer.
We don’t know how many wrestlers made anonymous contact with media in order to state their feelings towards the new management. Meltzer is saying, however, that it is not a member of the Elite. He also said it is NJPW wrestlers who you would never think would go to WWE.
According to the initial report, there are feelings that Harold Meij talks down to the wrestlers. The report also stated that the first round of contract offers was not met with a positive reception either.
Chris Jericho’s Rock and Wrestling Rager at Sea will be available for streaming on FITE.TV. The cruise takes places from October 27-31 and sails from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas. The cruise will feature live wrestling matches, concerts, comedy and much more.
The wrestling matches, including the historic Alpha Club vs. Bullet Club showdown, will be taped for a special called Streaming For Vengeance. The event will be available on FITE.TV on November 3rd at 8pm EST.
“Ever since we announced Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager At Sea, everybody who couldn’t make it onboard the cruise have been asking me if we are streaming the event,” said Jericho in a press release sent in to SEScoops.com. “Now, after months of pondering, planning and probing, I can proudly say the answer is YES!! Preorder “Streaming for Vengeance” now to see the biggest main event of the year, The ALPHA CLUB vs The BULLET CLUB, and the entire Sea Of Honor Tournament on FITE TV! Stream it in, Maaan!”
Streaming For Vengeance Card
Alpha Club vs. Bullet Club:
Chris Jericho & The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega, Cody, Marty Scurll
Willie Mack will compete this Sunday at Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory. The current HOH Twitch TV Champion will team with Rich Swann to take on Matt Sydal and Ethan Page.
Swann announced Mack will be his partner last night on Impact Wrestling’s go home show before the PPV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaKXHuU87Y
Willie Mack & Rich Swann vs Matt Sydal & Ethan Page
Following Slammiversary and losing his X-Division Championship to Brian Cage, Matt Sydal began approaching Rich Swann about being his mentor. Swann said, however, that he’s not into yoga and Sydal’s style. The two had a single’s match in Mexico City last week which Sydal won after interference from Ethan Page.
Page accepted Sydal’s offer fro mentorship and the two challenged Swann to find a partner and face them at Bound For Glory. Swann only needed a week to announce Willie Mack as his partner.
Mack has not competed in Impact Wrestling before. He was on the Lucha Underground side of the Impact vs Lucha Underground show over WrestleMania weekend, however. Most recently, Mack challenged Cody for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The NWA posted the full match to their YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwkiiSyJoME
In addition to being the current HOH Twitch TV Champion, Mack is also a 2x former Trios Champion on Lucha Underground.
Impact Wrestling presented the Go Home Show before Bound For Glory last night. Below we have the top 9 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 10/11 from Mexico City, Mexico.
Impact Wrestling 10/11
The Ceasefire Is Over
In the final segment before Bound For Glory, King cut a promo on Konnan as both the OGZ and LAX stood watch. He said that Konnan leached off of the Mexican wrestlers he’s mentored over the years and then admitted to having put a hit out on him.
Konnan then said King’s actions were not the actions of a leader and that the bosses were watching. He then said the ceasefire was over and a brawl started between the two sides.
Austin Aries Pinned Johnny Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DttTUk79hxA
Austin Aries, Moose, & Killer Kross defeated Johnny Impact, Eddie Edwards, & Fallah Bah
With just days before Bound For Glory, the Champion is going in on a high note, having just pinned his upcoming challenger. Aries pinned Johnny after a brainbuster. Callis and Mathews commented on how much damage Johnny’s neck took during the match and how that may impact him heading into Bound for Glory.
Tessa Blanchard Pins Keyra On Route To Bound For Glory And Taya Valkyrie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh-bigGMwK0
Tessa Blanchard defeated Keyra
Blanchard’s Knockouts Championship reign will face its biggest test yet on Sunday. She was able to get by Keyra this week, finishing off the 22-year-old luchadora with her patented Buzzsaw DDT.
Taya Valkyrie has spent most of her career in Mexico wrestling stars like Faby Apache, who Blanchard defeated earlier in Impact’s trip to Mexico. Blanchard’s been able to wrestle two luchadoras in Mexico who have a similar style to her BFG opponent.
The Undead Realm Is Bound For Glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xgSZC1Yd68
This Sunday there will be a segment (of sorts) held in the “undead realm”. Allie will travel there with the help of James Mitchell in an attempt to save Kiera Hogan from Su Yung.
Father James Mitchell has re-appeared in Impact Wrestling. We last saw Mitchell as the manager of Abyss in his feud with Kongo Kong. This week he was approached by Allie as she requested safe passage to the underworld. Mitchell said Allie must sell her soul but that her soul won’t belong to him, it will belong to someone down low. He then started to say he would get heat with the office when she interrupted him. Allie and Mitchell made a deal to meet Sunday night and he would bring her into the undead realm. What exactly this means for Allie, Su Yung, and Kiera Hogan
Willie Mack Is Bound For Glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaKXHuU87Y
Rich Swann announced this week that he’s found a partner for Sunday. Matt Sydal will team against his newest protege, Ethan Page. Swann revealed Willie Mack will be his partner to take on Sydal and Page at Bound For Glory
Eli Drake’s Open Challenge Is Bound For Glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1qgm0DMIQY
Last week, Eli Drake’s open challenge was answered by LA Parka. Drake seemed to be of the belief that he defeated LA Parka by DQ last week even though that’s not what happened. He then announced he was bringing his Open Challenge to New York City for Bound For Glory. The Open Challenge is only open to people from New York City, however.
Petey Williams Picks Up A Win In 4-Way Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9tOMkkwIdg
Petey Williams defeated Trevor Lee vs Puma King vs Jack Evans
In a match which consisted entirely of wrestlers who were shown trying to impress Scarlett Bordeaux in the back last week. Williams picked up the win after landing the Canadian Destroyer on Trevor Lee.
Gursinder Singh No Longer Part Of The Desi Hit Squad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHjTXgCaRRQ
Rohit Raju defeated Gursinder Singh
Rohit Raju was victorious over Singh this week. The inter-Desi Hit Squad match was booked by the Great Gama Singh to determine who the weak link of the team is. Singh will now have to go back to India while it appears Gama will continue to work with Raju.
Joe Hendry and Grado On Losing Streaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AaLrwziQO0
Maximo defeated Grado
Last week, Joe Hendry was defeated by Murder Clown. This week, Grado was defeated by Maximo. It hasn’t been a successful trip to Mexico for the best friends. Perhaps Scarlett Bordeaux’s advice to the pair wasn’t so great after all.
Quick Results:
Petey Williams defeated Trevor Lee vs Puma King vs Jack Evans
Maximo defeated Grado
Rohit Raju defeated Gursinder Singh
Austin Aries, Killer Kross, & Moose defeated Johnny Impact, Eddie Edwards & Fallah Bah
Tessa Blanchard defeated Keyra
Bound for Glory LIneup
October 14th
Melrose, NY
New York City, NY
Impact World Championship
Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
Knockouts Championship
Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie
Eddie Edwards vs Moose
Sami Callihan & oVe vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers
Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
LAX & Konnan vs OGZ & King
Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs Ethan Page and Matt Sydal
The officials from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have found themselves in hot water after recent accusations of kidnapping and murder of a Washington Post journalist and this has affected WWE too.
With the company scheduled to return to the country for their Crown Jewel PPV next month, a lot of people have been wondering if this international controversy will affect their upcoming show or their relationship with the Kingdom in any way.
Due to the increased talk among fans on the matter in the past few days, the company has finally released a brief statement, stating that they are currently monitoring the situation:
“We are currently monitoring the situation.”
While this short statement doesn’t really reflect what the officials think about the whole situation, WWE releasing an official word on the matter is still a notable update.
For those who don’t know, Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post Journalist who was a Saudi National and a United States resident went missing last week.
He has written several articles criticizing the Saudi Government and is considered a high profile critic of Saudi’s Crown Prince.
Jamal was last seen entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on 2nd October and his fiancée who was waiting outside said that he never came out. On the other hand, the Officials claimed that he left from the back door.
Many believe Khashoggi was tortured and then killed inside the consulate and this whole incident has since erupted into a major international controversy.
We noted before how WWE wrote Kevin Owens off TV with the Bobby Lashley segment on this week’s Raw due to the fact that he is dealing with a knee injury and requires a surgery.
At the time it was believed that Owens would stay out of action for a few weeks and return to WWE Programming soon. However, things have escalated very quickly.
According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, earlier it was believed that Owens was dealing with a minor issue, but there are people within the company who fear that his injury is more serious than first thought.
There hasn’t been an official diagnosis yet, so a concrete timetable on his return is not available. But word is that he will stay out of action from somewhere between four to eight months, depending on how his rehab goes.
This timetable means that Owens will not only be absent from the upcoming Survivor Series and Royal Rumble PPVs, but it’s possible that he will end up missing WrestleMania 35 as well.
On a positive note, this break can help Officials figure out a better plan for Kevin Owens when he returns, as many believe that his character has been directionless in recent times and it feels like the company doesn’t have a long term plan for him.
The ongoing feud between Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair is unique in the manner that fans have actually been cheering Lynch and booing Flair despite the fact that Becky is actually the heel in this rivalry.
During her latest appearance on the Chasing Glory Podcast of Lilian Garcia, the former Women’s Champion talked about receiving this negative fan reaction among other things.
Charlotte first talked about her rivalry with the current SmackDown Women’s Champion saying that even though they have fought before the dynamic has changed and this feud is exciting for her because the fans are invested in it.
While discussing the negative fan reaction she has been receiving, the Queen said that it would have been a problem if she wasn’t getting a reaction at all.
Continuing on the topic, she claimed that stars are here to make the audience react and she doesn’t look at it as a negative and instead she looks at it as a sign that fans are invested in the story.
Apart from this, Charlotte also talked about fans comparing her rivalry with Becky to the feud between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock and said that she is flattered by this comparison.
As noted before, after their match on SmackDown ended in a double count-out, Charlotte Flair is now scheduled to face Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in a last woman standing match at the upcoming Evolution PPV.
While the fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov was one of the most iconic UFC bouts of all time, the events that followed made more headlines than the actual match.
A lot of people called what transpired after the match a black eye on the UFC, but it appears that WWE Legend Stone Cold Steve Austin thinks differently.
During the latest episode of his Steve Austin Show, the former World Champion discussed the match between these two. He said that it was a hell of a fight and Khabib had an answer for everything Conor did.
Talking about the post-fight incident, Austin mentioned how some people were saying that this is a black eye on the UFC, but claimed that he doesn’t look at it like that.
Steve Austin said that while he doesn’t have an opinion on who was at fault, as a fan, he wants to see stuff that entertains him and the whole incident doesn’t make him think any less of the UFC.
Continuing on the topic, the Texas Rattlesnake said that every time he buys a UFC PPV, he expects everything but the kitchen sink and the show highly entertained him.
What did you think about the fight between Khabib and McGregor and the chaos that followed afterward? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
It’s been almost a month since Sasha Banks’ last match, and with WWE being mostly silent about her status, fans are forced to look elsewhere for details on her condition.
However, so far, no other source has been able to provide a detailed report on her injury. We only have info in bits and pieces that have been able to pass through the WWE sources.
The latest of these titbits came from Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet who revealed on Twitter that Banks have been out of action due to a back injury:
Though Satin fails to provide any more details about her. So it’s hard to say how much longer the injury will keep the former Raw Women’s Champion out of action.
Sasha was originally expected to compete in the Mixed Match Challenge as Bobby Lashley’s tag team partner but she missed some weekend Live Events that week and was pulled from the series soon after.
Once her absence became a topic of discussion, WWE released a statement stating that Sasha is being pulled from the Facebook Watch series due to a health-related issue. Mickie James was announced as a replacement for the Boss as Lashley’s partner.
That was the last official word on her condition and the company has been silent about her ever since. As of this writing, there is no confirmation on her status for the upcoming Evolution PPV but we’ll keep you posted.
John Cena is a very busy man. “The Leader Of The Cenation” has been in China for the past several months filming his new movie, “Project X” with Jackie Chan. While in the country, Cena has been reinventing himself physically. That’s largely thanks to the use of Chan’s personal training facility.
Cena made his return to WWE TV over the weekend at the Super Show-Down pay-per-view (PPV) from Melbourne, Australia. He teamed up with Bobby Lashley to defeat the team of Elias and Kevin Owens. Cena picked up the win for his team by hitting Elias with his “Sixth Move Of Doom.”
We also got to see Cena use the “Sixth Move Of Doom” during a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon. Cena appeared on the show to promote his new children’s book, “Elbow Grease.” Cena talked about his new hairdo, working in China, and returning to the ring in Melbourne.
The topic of Cena’s “Sixth Move Of Doom” came up. Cena then demonstrated it on Fallon. Check out the clip here:
John Cena has heard for years that he has held back WWE superstars. Now, he’s addressing the reputation he has received over the years while appearing on Jimmy Traina’s SI Media Podcast.
Cena came right out and stated that he doesn’t care about the reputation that he has but rather cares about the performance that he gives. He believes that the easiest way to just silence that problem is to take him out the of the equation. Cena thinks the crazy thing is all the people that have chastised him for staying around too long. Now, he thinks people can’t do that anymore because he’s not full-time.
The former WWE Champion stated that he understands that you will never be able to please these people because they always need something to be cynical about and guesses that’s the reason they are called critics.
He brought up how happy he is right now because it reminds him of 2002 when he was starting out as just like back then, today the company is dealing with a bunch of stars leaving/retiring while also bringing in new talent. He added that he’s very excited for all the Superstars now. “My days as a full-timer are certainly numbered, and that has nothing to do with extracurricular activities,” Cena said. He added that he thinks the only guy that may fall into that category of not taking a break was Ric Flair back in 2002. He brought up Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, and others top stars being done as a full-time star in 2002. “So people are like, ‘Where are you going man?’ I’m 41!”
Cena already has his next WWE appearance booked as he will compete in the World Cup Tournament that takes place at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event takes place on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium.
Some details regarding WWE’s decision to turn Bobby Lashley heel has surfaced. Lashley (with Lio Rush at ringside) defeated Kevin Owens in a singles match on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW in Rosemont, IL at the Allstate Arena on the USA Network. After the match, Lashley attacked Owens, an out-of-character tactic by the big man.
The attack came just days after Lashley teamed with John Cena to defeat Owens and Elias at Super Show-Down.
The heel turn for Lashley was made only hours before RAW went live, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It was noted that WWE officials had a long discussion about if Lashley would be better served as a heel or babyface at this time on television. In the end, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon decided it was best to turn him heel due to WWE needing more heels right now.
As noted earlier this week, WWE has announced Owens will be out indefinitely due to a knee injury that will require surgery.
Some fans noticed that Lio Rush wearing an ear piece on Raw. This was allegedly so Vince McMahon could feed him lines for the segment.
Lashley is not currently booked for the upcoming Crown Jewel event from Saudi Arabia, but could end up in the WWE World Cup tournament.
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey recently stated in an interview with TMZ.com that the Bella Twins are a couple of “untrustworthy bitches.” This is, of course, a storyline-driven comment by Rousey as she’s slated to make her next title defense against Nikki Bella at the upcoming Evolution pay-per-view event on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will air on the WWE Network. Although there’s no word yet on which match will headline this show, there’s speculation that due to Rousey’s popularity, this could be the main event.
Rousey was asked about the big angle that WWE booked on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Rosemont, IL at the Allstate Arena on the USA Network where Nikki and Brie attacked Rousey after they had beaten The Riott Squad in a six-woman tag team match on the show. You can see the interview here:
Vince McMahon Remembers Dusty Rhodes
The official Twitter account of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon remembered the late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes as today would have been his 73rd birthday. Rhodes passed away from kidney failure back on June 10, 2015. You can see McMahon’s tweet here:
They broke the mold when they made Dusty Rhodes. Thinking of The American Dream on his birthday. pic.twitter.com/zgCV782glF
John Cena has discussed the disconnect that WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns has with the fans of the company.
Cena was recently interviewed by Jimmy Traina on the SI Media Podcast where he talked about his feud with Reigns and how Reigns has it tough right now with the WWE fans. Reigns and Cena had a big program in 2017 wherein the build-up they would cut various worked shoot promos on each other. Part of the storyline was about what they perceive the other to be and why the crowds react the way they do. This would lead a match at the No Mercy PPV event where Reigns would go over.
“Roman has it tough. I kind of ruined this for everybody…the content, the format change did,” Cena stated. The former WWE Champion would continue by stating that the Attitude Era drew male 18 to 35 viewers and while the show still does have those fans, they are a PG product. Thus, WWE has to give them essentially Shrek or Cars or the Lego Movie due to the nature of their product. As a result, there are older fans who don’t want to watch that style of product and want an edger product. He stated that you have to try to push but also consider the younger fans.
Cena brought up the point that WWE’s fanbase is so mixed to the point that there’s never going to be a good guy that appeals to everyone and even when fans get behind someone then they will say that the company is getting behind them and that’s the reason for his push not because the fans want it.
The former WWE Champion stated that when Reigns was in the Shield, people loved him and even though he didn’t change much since that time, there is a giant uprising from fans. He thinks that it ’s tough waters to navigate as a company and it’s tough to build stars.
Cena added that when you look at the fans and numbers, people like Reigns. Thus, the reason WWE backs him.
Major League Wrestling is set to debut in Miami, Florida this December. MLW has announced two shows at the Scottish Rite Temple, a venue that has hosted many boxing and MMA cards throughout the years.
MLW: Never Say Never takes place on Thursday, December 13th
MLW: Zero Hour takes takes place on Friday, December 14th
Both of these shows will be television tapings for MLW Fusion, which airs every Friday night on beIN SPORTS.
“Miami is the perfect location with South Florida being one of our hottest markets as well as for the snowbirds looking to get away for a long weekend in the sun,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “We wanted to come back and bring something big so we’re serving up a double shot of MLW this December.”
Tickets for MLW’s Miami double shot go on sale next Friday (10/19) at MLWTickets.com. There will be a special promotion for fans looking to attend both nights.
Miami is the latest new market for MLW, which has seen a rapid expansion throughout 2018. The promotion debuts in Chicago next month for MLW FIGHTLAND and returns to New York City during WrestleMania 35 weekend. For more information, visit MLW.com.
Impact Wrestling presents the final episode before Bound For Glory this Sunday on PPV tonight. The episode will feature the final matches and segments taped from Impact’s trip to Mexico City, Mexico.
Impact Wrestling 10/11 Preview
Eddie Edwards, Johnny Impact, and Fallah Bah vs Moose, Austin Aries, and Killer Kross
6-Man tag-team action this week features Impact’s top heel stable going up against the men they’ve been feuding with. Aries, Kross, and Moose have attempted to injure all 3 of their opponents tonight over television tapings in Canada and Mexico.
Coming up on Sunday Moose goes one-on-one with Edwards and Johny goes one-on-one with Aries. Tonight, however,
LAX and OGZ Summit
The crime family which controls this storyline ordered a ceasefire between the two factions after King ran over a little kid with his car on the streets of Toronto. That ceasefire is up in 3 days at Bound For Glory.
Konnan has been sure that neither Santana or Ortiz attack the OGZ and break the ceasefire but how much longer can they hold out? King has burned Konnan’s mask and continuously disrespected LAX.
Tessa Blanchard vs Keyra
Tessa Blanchard will have the toughest test to her Knockouts Championship on Sunday when she faces Taya Valkyrie. Before she gets to Bound For Glory, however, she’ll have to face the luchadora, Keyra.
The 22-year-old Keyra is tearing it up in Mexico at the moment. Will she have enough to give Blanchard a run for her money is another question, however.
Petey Williams vs Trevor Lee vs Jack Evans vs Puma King
All four of these wrestlers were shown in the back last week attempting to impress Scarlett Bordeaux. The Smokeshow is still holding her Global Talent Search for a full-time client and it is likely all four of the men involved in this match want to obtain her services.
Rohit Raju vs Gursindher Singh
Although not advertised by Impact Wrestling, it was mentioned that last week that these two teammates Will face each other in singles action to determine who the weak link is. The Desi Hit Squad has not been picking up many wins lately and the Great Gama Singh is not pleased.
Who Will Rich Swann Choose As His Partner?
Rich Swann will face Ethan Page and Matt Sydal at Bound For Glory but who will his partner be? We might find out more about this tonight on Impact.
Bound for Glory LIneup
October 14th
Impact World Championship
Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
Knockouts Championship
Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie
Eddie Edwards vs Moose
Sami Callihan & oVe vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers
Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
LAX & Konnan vs OGZ & King
Dolph Ziggler recently spoke withSportskeda as part of a teleconference where he talked about a wide range of topics including the spoofed the entrances of legends last year on SmackDown Live when he was reinventing himself and character.
Each week at this time, Ziggler was attempting to get a buzz going for being a heel, which saw him come out each week to different past superstars’ entrance themes.
When asked about the creative behind it, Ziggler said that it was to prove a point as he has had ups and downs in his career with the WWE over the years but has always tried to do things differently.
“I just wanted to prove a point to people, whether they respect their work, when it comes to WWE, they’ll just follow whoever they have to follow without thinking for themselves.”
He continued to say that he made it a point to play music and make fun of people who were all show. Ziggler stated that the fans went with him and ate it up. Thus, when he got his entrance theme back, he thinks fans were sad because when they didn’t get to see an entrance instead of the actual work that goes into the product.
The WWE RAW Tag Team Champion is currently involved in the top feud on the flagship show of the company, Monday Night RAW, alongside Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman as they are feuding with The Shield (WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose).
Some interesting details about who is in charge of NXT live events has surfaced online following a report by longtime pro wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer.
Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Matt Bloom, Steve Corino, and Michael Hayes are in charge of NXT live events. Here’s the breakdown:
– Michael Hayes books the outside of Florida tours. He’s the one who also decides which talent works those shows. – Matt Bloom runs the shows near Orlando. – Steve Corino runs the shows in Florida that are farther from Orlando due to Bloom’s main job is running the Performance Center. Before NXT, which Triple H created, WWE had OVW and other developmental brands to get talents that they saw as draws ready for the big stage. At the time, the indie scene was a totally different place than it is right now. Triple H believed that they needed to build within as well a reach out to other promotions in order to get their talent. Thus, NXT was born, and later WWE created the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
WWE will hold the next NXT special next month as the NXT TakeOver: Los Angeles event takes place on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center and will air on the WWE Network.
Sasha Banks appears to be preparing for her in-ring return under the WWE banner.
If you recall, WWE announced last month that the former WWE RAW Women’s Champion had been pulled from the Mixed Match Challenge series after it was revealed that she is dealing with an undisclosed injury. At the time, it was not known if this was a legitimate injury or just part of a storyline. She has stayed off TV since then as well as hasn’t wrestled.
She was supposed to compete with Bobby Lashley as a tag team in the Mixed Match Challenge tournament. Lashley was paired with Mickie James. It was reported at the time that Banks was taking time off for what was being described as a “health-related issue.”
In an update, Banks is currentlybeing advertised for the WWE Live event taking place in Portland, Oregon on October 20th, which will mark her return to in-ring action. Banks is not advertised for any other live events that weekend.
Banks has been advertised for Evolution since the event was officially announced and appears to still be planning to work that event. As of this writing, she’s doesn’t have a match announced for this show.
The Evolution pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will air on the WWE Network.
Shinsuke Nakamura On Facing Rey Mysterio At SmackDown 1000
Shinsuke Nakamura has reacted to facing Rey Mysterio in a world cup qualifying match on next week’s episode of SmackDown Live on the USA Network, which will serve as the 1000th episode of the show. Nakamura commented on the match by writing the following on his official Twitter account:
IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho was asked on Twitter by a fan about potentially being part of the World Cup Tournament at WWE Crown Jewel on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium. It should be noted that Jericho’s first IWGP Intercontinental Championship defense will be against EVIL at the NJPW Power Struggle event on November 3. Here is his response:
Jericho has made a few appearances for WWE this year, including a backstage segment at the RAW 25th Anniversary special in January. He last wrestled in a WWE ring at the Greatest Royal Rumble back in April.
Outside of WWE, Jericho made several appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling, including a 5-star classic against Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom from the Tokyo Dome. At Dominion, he captured the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from Tetsuya Naito.
If ever there was a pro wrestling bucket list, Rolex shopping with the Ric Flair has to be up there. The legendary Nature Boy appeared on Peter Rosenberg’s Open Late with Peter Rosenberg show on Complex to promote the release of WWE 2K19. The two went jewelry shopping in New York City so Rosenberg could purchase his first Rolex.
Flair and Rosenberg’s jewelry shopping adventure begins around the 11-minute mark of this video:
Ric Flair on “Open Late With Peter Rosenberg”
Flair advised Rosenberg during the trip to be careful not to spend too much money. Rosenberg is married to MLB Network host Alexa Datt and Flair was quick to explain he didn’t want to purchase any jewelry which would cause his wife to worry. He did stress that if Rosenberg wants to be seen as one of the top celebrities in New York, however, he needs some flashy jewelry.
“You are Peter Rosenberg,” Flair said. “You cannot be one of the top 3 or 4 celebrities in New York City and not have a little bling – You want to walk through the door – You want to push it open – You want the sunlight to hit the diamonds – You want someone to turn around. In my case, it would have been a woman years ago. In your case, just your kids and family.”
One thing Flair was adamant about, however, was that purchasing a used Rolex is simply not acceptable.
At long last WWE’s UK division has an airdate and scheduled timeslot on the WWE Network. The NXT UK brand will air their first weekly episode in just 6 days on October 17th.
The show will air 8 PM BST or 3 PM EST. WWE announced the news this morning through their WWE UK Twitter account:
BREAKING: #NXTUK, a new weekly episodic series featuring the greatest male and female competitors from the UK, will stream on @WWENetwork on Wednesdays beginning 17th October at 8pm BST. pic.twitter.com/L8wVJquMdF
“BREAKING: #NXTUK, a new weekly episodic series featuring the greatest male and female competitors from the UK, will stream on @WWENetwork on Wednesdays beginning 17th October at 8pm BST.”
NXT UK Division
The NXT UK division will film two nights of tapings this weekend. It has been a long road to get to where the division is now.
Launch of WWE’s UK division came back in 2016, at a press conference from the O2 Arena. Triple H announced a single-elimination tournament to crown the first-ever WWE UK Champion. The tournament was won by Tyler Bate. He would later drop the title to current champion, Pete Dunne, however.
UK wrestling legend, Johnny Saint, was named the General Manager of the band back in June.
“The U.K. has an amazing talent base and incredibly passionate fans that are deserving of their own showcase,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “This is the next step in our ongoing strategy to create localized content and further develop our brand globally.”
Chelsea Green looks like she might be WWE bound. The 27-year-old has been spotted at the WWE Performance Center and has reportedly been training there the last week.
“Chelsea Green was training at the Performance Center this past week,” wrote Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. “I think anyone who saw her at All In from WWE would have wanted her in.”
The 27-year-old participated in the well-reviewed fatal 4-way match won by Tessa Blanchard at All In. Madison Rayne and Dr. Britt Baker DMD were the other two in the match.
With many assuming Green has signed with WWE, it should be noted that she briefly worked for the company before.
Chelsea Green WWE
Green actually ended up working for WWE just months into her wrestling career in 2014. WWE needed Rosebuds for a house show in Canada and brought in Green since she was trained by Lance Storm at the Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary. From there, Green was cast as Daniel Bryan’s scandalous physiotherapist.
“I started in January and by August I was already cutting a promo on Raw,” Green said.
She was on the Edge and Christian podcast earlier this year and mentioned the first promo she ever cut was with Stephanie McMahon on Monday Night Raw.
