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SmackDown Tag Team Title Match Set For WWE Hell In A Cell

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A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE Hell in a Cell PPV that will see The New Day defend their SmackDown Tag Team Titles. The longtime group will take on Rusev Day at the show.

As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Lafayette, LA at the Cajundome on the USA Network, Rusev and Aiden English beat The Bar as part of the mini-tournament to determine the new #1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.

The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.

The Card

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman – Hell In A Cell Match With Mick Foley As Special Guest Referee

WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe

WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss

The Miz & Maryse vs. Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella – Mixed Tag Team Match

Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton – Hell In A Cell Match

WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch

SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. Rusev and Aiden English

What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.

WWE SmackDown Live Results (9/11)

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The September 11, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA, and was the go-home show for Hell In A Cell.

– This week’s broadcast opens up with an 11-bell salute and moment of silence to remember the September 11th attacks.

– Jeff Hardy comes out to the ring to kick off the show, and he’s got a mic. Jeff talks about facing demons and overcoming them, and how this Sunday he is going to overcome another demon inside Hell In A Cell. But that’s Sunday, and tonight Jeff says he has to conquer another demon from his recent past – Shinsuke Nakamura. Jeff tells Nakamura to get out here and face him, and then Jeff says on Sunday he’s going straight to Hell.

– Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: Jeff starts off strong with a jawbreaker, and things quickly fall out to ringside. Jeff springboards off the ring steps for a splash on Nakamura against the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Nakamura fights back and tries to keep Hardy grounded with a chin lock. Hardy fights up and repeatedly slams Nakamura’s head into the turnbuckles. Jeff looks for a jawbreaker, but Nakamura stops him with a knee to the face. Nakamura lays into Hardy now with knees to the body. Hardy starts to fight back, but Nakamura shuts him down with a spinning kick to the head. Nakamura looks for a shot in the corner, but Hardy dodges it and hits the Sling Blade, and both men are down. They fight into the corner and Jeff hits the Whisper In The Wind. Jeff goes back up for the finish, but Nakamura gets up and knocks him out. Nakamura sends Hardy crashing down out to ringside, and Nakamura takes a breather in the ring. Nakamura brings Jeff back inside and then lays into him with kicks in the corner. Nakamura follows up with a running knee to the face, and Hardy looks hurt. Nakamura looks for the Kinshasa, but Jeff dodges it. Nakamura misses a couple of kicks, and Jeff capitalizes with a Twist of Fate. Jeff goes up top for the Swanton Bomb, but then Randy Orton comes from nowhere and knocks Hardy down to the ringside floor.

Winner via DQ: Jeff Hardy

– Orton beats down Hardy at ringside after the match and repeatedly slams him into the ring steps. Orton grabs a steel chair and continues the beating on Hardy back inside the ring. Orton gives Hardy some time to recover as he wants to hit the RKO. Jeff gets up and dodges Orton, and Jeff grabs the steel chair. Jeff immediately tees off on Orton with the chair, and then hits he Twist of Fate. Jeff goes up and hits the Swanton Bomb off the top on Orton.

– We go backstage to The Miz for a backstage interview. The Miz corrects the interviewer on technique, and then introduces his wife Maryse. The interviewer points out that Maryse has her first singles match in 7 years tonight, in our main event against Brie Bella. The Miz says Brie and Daniel Bryan married each other because they couldn’t find anyone else, and it’s just a marriage of convenience. Miz says Bryan can’t even fight his own battles, so he has Brie do it for him.

– Still to come: Charlotte vs. Sonya Deville

– We go to a pre-taped video of AJ Styles inside the empty arena before SmackDown started. AJ says that Joe knows how to get under his skin, but mentioning his family. AJ says he knows Joe has a family too, but he won’t stoop to that level. AJ says Joe’s strengths will also be his weaknesses, because when the bell rings nobody has the upper hand on AJ Styles. AJ says on Sunday, the talking stops. At Hell In A Cell, AJ is going to show Joe just how phenomenal he is, because this is the house that AJ Styles built.

– Charlotte vs. Sonya Deville: The opening bell sounds and they fight back and forth early on until Sonya grabs the hair for a cheap shot. Sonya continues the offense now until Charlotte fires back with a big boot. Sonya rolls outside for a breather. Back in the ring, Sonya tries to mount some offense, but Charlotte shuts her down with a back suplex. Sonya and Charlotte trade strikes now until Charlotte hits a backbreaker and slams Sonya down. Sonya comes back with some knees to the body and then she looks for a triangle choke. Charlotte lifts up Sonya and powerbombs her down for a two count. Charlotte follows up with the Figure Eight for the win via submission.

Winner: Charlotte

– After the match, Charlotte poses with some fans at ringside for a selfie, but then someone in the crowd attacks Charlotte from behind. Charlotte falls down, and the woman pulls off her glasses and black wig to revel that it’s Becky Lynch. Becky hops the fan barricade and beats down Charlotte on the ramp. Referees separate them, an Becky says on Sunday she’s taking back her Women’s Title.

– We go to a pre-taped promo from Samoa Joe. AJ says he has a bedtime story, and this one is about AJ Styles. Joe pulls out a big story book, and reads off a rhyming poem about AJ. Joe talks about AJ forgetting his family, and his plans to destroy him on Sunday. Joe says he’ll become the new dad to AJ’s kids, and at the end of the book Joe shows a drawing of himself with AJ’s wife and kid.

– The New Day comes out to ringside and sits at their own broadcast table at ringside. They send us back to Kofi Kingston, who wants to interview The Bar backstage. The Bar walks off without noticing Kofi as Kofi makes fun of them.

– The Bar vs. Rusev Day: The Bar starts off strong in this one against Rusev, trading frequent tags and keeping the Bulgarian Brute down. Rusev finally fights off Sheamus with a big boot, and then Aiden English tags in and hits a big cross-body off the top. English keeps control of the match until Cesaro causes a distraction and Sheamus knees English in the head from behind. Cesaro tags in and works over English now. Sheamus tags back in and they both stomp on Aiden in the corner. The Bar exchanges more tags, and Cesaro keeps English grounded now with a chin lock. Sheamus comes back in and looks for a spear in the corner, but English dodges it and Sheamus crashes into the ring post. Cesaro and Rusev get the tags, and Rusev unloads with right hands on Cesaro. Rusev hits a splash in the corner and then a spinning heel kick. Cesaro tries to fight Rusev off, but Rusev catches him with a kick to the head for a two count. Rusev locks in the Accolade, but Sheamus breaks it up. Cesaro uppercuts Rusev back down, then Sheamus tags in and they hit a double DDT for a two count. Sheamus hits a tilt-a-whirl powerslam for another two count. Sheamus goes for a big boot on Rusev, but English runs in and takes the shot for Rusev. Rusev comes off the ropes with a big boot on Sheamus and he covers for the three count.

Winners: Rusev Day

– Lana steps in the ring to celebrate the win with Rusev and Aiden after the match. Rusev Day will now take on The New Day at Hell In A Cell for the Tag Titles. Rusev and Aiden talk some trash to The New Day at ringside at their broadcast table.

– R-Truth and Carmella come out singing R-Truth’s “What’s Up” song.

– R-Truth vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas: The opening bell sounds and Almas immediately takes the fight to Truth and hits a series of strikes in the corner. Almas runs off the ropes and R-Truth catches him with a hurricanrana. Almas comes back with a springboard kick for a two count. Almas follows up with some knees to the head to keep Truth grounded. Truth fights back and Almas grabs on to the ropes, then Zelina Vega runs in the ring and distracts R-Truth. Carmella pulls Zelina outside, and Almas hits a cheap shot off the distraction and rolls up R-Truth for the three count.

Winner: Andrade “Cien” Almas

– Almas and Vega immediately head up the ramp as Truth gets to his feet in disbelief.

– Asuka and Naomi are backstage for an interview, and Naomi thanks Asuka for having her back last week. Naomi says Asuka feels the glow, but Asuka thinks she was asking her to “go.” Naomi explains her “glow” catch phrase, and they walk off together.

– Brie Bella comes out with Daniel Bryan, and our main event is up next.

– Brie Bella vs. Maryse: Daniel Bryan and The Miz are both at ringside for this one. The opening bell sounds and Maryse avoids engaging early on by heading out to ringside repeatedly. Brie gets on a microphone and calls Maryse a coward. The Miz gets a microphone and yells at Brie for calling his wife a coward, and says Brie doesn’t deserve to be in the same ring as his wife. The Miz says neither Brie nor this city deserve to see this match with Maryse in it. The Miz declares that this match is over, and they’ll see Brie and Daniel at Hell In A Cell. The Miz and Maryse start walking off, but Brie goes and grabs Maryse and takes her back in the ring. Daniel chases off The Miz, while Maryse hits a cheap shot on Brie for a two count. Maryse wastes some time and Brie applies the Yes Lock. The Miz reaches in and pulls Brie out of the ring down to the ringisde floor, and the ref calls for the DQ.

Winner via DQ: Brie Bella

– Daniel Bryan charges at Miz and beats him down around ringside. They fight back into the ring, and Miz shoves Daniel into Brie at ringside, and Brie is hurt. As Daniel checks on Brie, The Miz grabs him from behind and throws him into the ring steps. Maryse beats down Brie at ringside while Miz takes care of Bryan. Maryse throws Brie back in the ring, but Brie tackles her and pummels on her. The Miz gets in the ring, but so does Bryan and he lays into Miz with a series of kicks in the corner. Miz dodges a shot from Bryan, so Brie hits Miz instead, and then Bryan clotheslines Miz out of the ring. Daniel and Brie lead the crowd in a “Yes” chant as Miz and Maryse retreat up the ramp. The announcers plug Hell In A Cell again, and Daniel and Brie pose in the ring as SmackDown goes off the air.

Tommaso Ciampa Comments On Being Left Off WWE 2K19 Roster

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2K completed their roster reveal for the upcoming WWE 2K19 video game today. One notable omission was NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa. While the game’s downloadable content (DLC) has yet to be announced, Ciampa has seemingly been left off the game. Ciampa himself commented on the matter:

In a since-deleted tweet, Ciampa wrote, “@WWEGames had their final roster reveal for WWE2k19,” Ciampa Tweeted. “A lot of people are wondering why The Champ is not in the game. Well, it’s quite simple. I’m The Champ for a reason. I don’t lose. Not in real life. Sure as hell not in your fantasy world.”

Tommaso Ciampa WWE 2K19

It is entirely possible this is a marketing/troll job orchestrated to get more attention for the game. Ciampa has been mocking many things online as of late. He mocked star-based match ratings after his NXT title match with Aleister Black:

https://twitter.com/projectciampa/status/1022988360229384192?lang=en

He also released his own version of the PWI Top 500 list:

https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1034908917367758848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1034908917367758848%7Ctwgr%5E373939313b636f6e74726f6c%7Ctwcon%5Elogo&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fwwe%2Fwwe-news-tommaso-ciampa-savagely-mocks-the-pwi-500-list

Ciampa even mocked the great NXT tradition of taking pictures with Triple H.

https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1022626924923744264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1022626924923744264%7Ctwgr%5E373939313b636f6e74726f6c%7Ctwcon%5Elogo&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ringsidenews.com%2F2018%2F07%2F27%2Ftommaso-ciampa-mocks-triple-hs-nxt-tradition%2F

It seems unlikely that Ciampa would actually have been left off the 2K roster this year. He was in the game last year and his character model would only need a little updating.

Renee Young Is The Fresh Voice RAW Needs

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The September 10th edition of RAW featured Renee Young as the first woman to be a permanent member of the RAW broadcast team, putting her behind the same microphone used by such WWE commentator greats as Gorilla Monsoon, Jim Ross, Jesse” The Body” Ventura, Bobby Heenan, Jerry Lawler and even Vince McMahon himself. And I couldn’t be happier about it!

To qualify this; I spent 10+ years behind and in front of broadcast desks working in radio and TV news and talk shows. I learned from and saw how the greats of the industry did it and I can say without a doubt, there is a certain “it” factor to being a good broadcaster. It’s not just about being knowledgeable in what you’re talking about, it’s finding a connection with an audience and using it. A good broadcaster makes you feel like it’s just you and them in the room. Let me say, with all certainty, Renee Young is a good broadcaster.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Young (real name: Renee Paquette) had a brief flirtation with being an actress, but eventually became a host on The Score television network. On the Score, she hosted a show called Right After Wrestling (later renamed Aftermath) with Arda Ocal, Mauro Ranallo and former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas. She performed this and other hosting duties with The Score until signing with the WWE in 2012. It was easy to see that even then, Young had the spark and connection with the viewer that one needs to succeed.

The long list of men that have held the commentator position on WWE programming is like a who’s who of pro wrestling minds. Each one brought with them a signature tone, style and bucketful of terribly wonderful Dad Jokes to add colour and excitement to the matches we watched. Renee Young’s addition to the Commentator team is not important because she can perform like these legends. It’s important because she’s the exact opposite of them.

One of the biggest challenges the WWE faces these days is becoming stagnant. Recycled matches, a dependency on Part-Timers and Legends and storylines that seem to drag on and into nowhere are contributing factors to what makes RAW a difficult 3-hours to slog through on most occasions. Couple this with over 15 years of ear-fed commentary that, more often than not, takes away from the action instead of enhancing it, and the commentators or “hosts” of the show become a big part of the problem.

The commentary team on RAW saw a bit of a shot in the arm with the addition of Corey Graves, who’s proved himself to be quite capable behind the mic, but who’s role lately seems to have been relegated to snidely making fun of his co-hosts, while the oblivious Micheal Cole seems to be simply repeating things he’s told to say more often than not.

What Young brings to the table are three things:

  1. A woman’s perspective, which is hugely important as we see Women’s Wrestling taking more of a central role in the show (thank goodness!)
  2. A fresh, modern, voice, not just in opinion and comment, but also in tone, delivery and timbre. Her voice is strong, confident and stands out amongst the rest of the team. You NOTICE when she talks and thus, listen and are more engaged.
  3. The experience of being a capital-B Broadcaster. Much like Mauro Ranallo on NXT (who coincidentally worked with Young at The Score) she knows and understands delivery, connection and how to get her point across clearly and effectively.

In September 2013, Young was given a shot at being a full-time color commentator on NXT. This lasted for several months, and I was extremely impressed by her ability and found myself more engaged in matches and wanting to hear what she thought. Rene did not disappoint. Now, 5 years later, her addition to the RAW commentary team is an excellent move. Not only because she’s a woman and appeals to wider audience, but also because she’s good at what she does. Very good.

The Rock’s Daughter Training At WWE Performance Center

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The Rock’s daughter, Simone Johnson, has previously expressed interest in pursuing a career in wrestling. According to a report from Pro Wrestling Sheet, the 17-year-old already attends training sessions at the WWE Performance Center.

Simone spoke to the Hollywood Reporter last year about wanting to pursue a career in wrestling. “It’s a sport that is unlike anything else in the world,” she said. “There’s just a certain amount of passion that every move and match requires, and that’s so admirable. It’s definitely something I’ve thought about and want to pursue.”

Simone Johnson and The Rock

Simone Johnson was named Golden Globes ambassador last year. When asked, however, she stressed a career in film isn’t something she’s currently interested in pursuing.

“As much as I love and admire the film industry,” she continued. “I don’t see myself pursuing a career in it at the moment. I plan to study business in college — NYU, hopefully — and after graduating, I want to pursue wrestling and eventually transition into talent management.”

In other family news, Simone Johnson’s Grandfather, Rocky Johnson, will be featured in a biopic on his life. The movie will be titled “Ring King”. There is no word on a release date or if any other members of the family will be involved, however.

Kevin Kelly Has Huge Praise for UK Based Star

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New Japan Pro Wrestling commentator Kevin Kelly was recently in the UK for a run of Revolution Pro television tapings. The longtime play by play announcer will be joining Andy Boy Simmons when Rev Pro hits FreeSports later this month.

Kelly recently took to Twitter to heap praise on a certain star from the UK scene. El Phantasmo has been making waves on British shores over the past year and this culminated in a British J Cup win for the Canadian born star.

The New Japan commentator stated “Congratulations to @elpwrestling for all his success this week at @RevProUK events. Top guy and going to get even toppier?… wait, that’s not even a thing. Trust me, El Phantasmo is great!“

Phantasmo has been performing for the likes of PROGRESS, Fight Club: Pro, DEFIANT, ATTACK!, Southside and Wrestling League. If you have not seen the high flying star then check out some of the on demand services from the aforementioned companies. Kelly may well be calling some of Phantasmo’s action in New Japan sometime soon.

Frontline Wrestling Unveil On Demand Service

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Will Ospreay’s new promotion Frontline Wrestling appear to be going from strength to strength.

Frontline has new revealed their new On Demand streaming service via the Pivotshare platform. The service is available at a $4.99 per month cost and features the first two shows from the company. ‘Build Me An Empire’ and ‘S.P.I.R.I.T’ took place earlier this year and feature a stellar line up of talent. You can find more information via the tweet at the bottom of the page.

Bulld Me An Empire is certainly worth the cost alone. The main event featured an outrageous bout between Chris Ridgeway and Japan’s KENOH. Ridgeway is an accomplished ‘strong style’ combatant in his own right but this match at the top of the card will be the bout that catapults him into the upper echelons of both the UK scene and, hopefully, Japan (much like how Ospreay’s bout against Okada for Rev Pro got him on a plane going East). We spoke to Ospreay earlier this year and he discussed his want to bring ‘puroresu‘ to the United Kingdom, this big time main event and the reaction from the crowd in attendance seems to solidify that strong style/puroresu has truly arrived in Britain.

Scarlett Bordeaux Skipped Her Prom To Attend A Wrestling Show

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Scarlett Bordeaux skipped her prom and went to an independent wrestling show in Chicago instead. It was an AAW show that some of her friends were into.

In her senior year of high school, Bordeaux says some of her friends were into going to independent wrestling shows. She didn’t know much about wrestling at the time, however.

“One day I was just like ‘can I just come with you guys?’ because I chose not to go to my prom,” Bordeaux said. “I was dating someone from out of state I was like ‘I can miss it it’s fine’. I decided to go to a wrestling show instead, it was AAW. I saw it, I loved it.”

Earlier this month Bordeaux turned some heads with her in-ring ability. In front of a packed Chicago crowd on Friday of All In weekend, Bordeaux delivered a Canadian Destroyer onto Trevor Lee.

Trained by Jimmy Jacobs and Truth Martini, Bordeaux is now a fixture on Impact Wrestling.

The International Smoke Show

Over the last year, Bordeaux has wrestled in Japan for Stardom and in Mexico for AAA. I had the chance to ask her about her experiences wrestling in both cultures on today’s Impact Wrestling media call.

Bordeaux mentioned the two styles are completely different and communication with other performers could be difficult. She would continue to say, however, that wrestling across the globe has given her perspective on wrestling’s “universal language.”

“I’ve never done the lucha style before, I didn’t speak Spanish,” Bordeaux continued. “But wrestling – you kind of realize when you are travelling the world that it really is a universal language.”

She also mentioned India as a country she enjoys performing in.

“I’m excited to try going to England and Australia because I know those two are also very different,” she continued. “Every little thing adds to my arsenal and makes me a better performer slowly.”

What Did Scarlett Bordeaux Say To Grado and Joe Hendry?

Previously on Imact Wrestling, Scarlett Bordeaux gave career advice to KM and Fallah Bah that turned out quite well for them. She did the same for Joe Hendry and Grado recently.

This week on Impact, Grado and Hendry are planning to give the Smoke Show a gift to show their appreciation.

You can listen to the full Impact Wrestling media call below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTAr3PUylJs&frags=pl%2Cwn

Cody Shoots Back At Firing Squad

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The civil war rages on within Bullet Club. With Cody and leader of the BC, Kenny Omega, having found common ground after their war at the G1 Special in San Francisco, things finally looked – as the Club are fond of saying – fine.

That didn’t last long, as the Guerrillas of Destiny (comprised that night by Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and their father Haku) proceeded to attack their stablemates and proclaim themselves the Firing Squad.

The war of words between Tama Tonga and Cody continued today, with the latter responding to Tama’s expert baiting. The Tongan claimed that Bullet Club “belongs to New Japan – not ROH or anyone else.”

Cody’s Civil War

Cody, who was commanding his own civil war against leader, Omega, finally put aside his claim for leadership of the Club after their match up back in July – with the Firing Squad forming a common enemy within their own ranks for them to now turn their attention to, if they chose.

It’s unclear as to how this secondary Bullet Club civil war will transpire. Tama has had longstanding issues with the leadership and direction of the Bullet Club, taking offence to the The Elite existing within the faction at all.

Given the betrayal at the G1 Special and their use of social media to further the division, here’s hoping that the story and payoff are as developed as the recent Cody/Omega civil war.

What do you think? Did the Bullet Club need another civil war so soon? Who will win it this time? And who do you think is coming out on top in these Twitter exchanges?

Samoa Joe Misses Weekend Live Events, Drake Maverick Warns RAW Tag Teams

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Samoa Joe Misses Weekend Live Events

Samoa Joe missed Sunday’s WWE live event in Lubbock, TX or Monday’s live event in Beaumont, TX. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on exactly why he missed these shows but did note in a tweet over the weekend that he planned on working the whole Texas tour. He last competed at Saturday’s live event in Amarillo by losing to WWE Champion AJ Styles in the main event.

WWE made the decision to have The Miz replace him in the headlining matches on Sunday and Monday. As noted, Joe is slated to challenge Styles for the WWE Title at this Sunday’s Hell in a Cell PPV event.

WWE Beaumont Results

SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair retained over Carmella

R-Truth defeated Harper

Lana and Rusev defeated Zelina Vega and Andrade “Cien” Almas

SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day retained over SAnitY, The Usos and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson

Asuka and Naomi defeated Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose

WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura retained over Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton

WWE Champion AJ Styles retained over The Miz

Drake Maverick Warns RAW Tag Teams

WWE’s YouTube channel has released this video of Mike Rome conducting an interview with The Authors of Pain and their new manager, WWE 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick. The tag team won a squash match on this week’s episode of RAW. In the interview, Drake praised Akam and Rezar’s dominance as well as sent a message to the RAW tag team division.

WWE 2K19 Third Roster Reveal

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The roster reveal for the upcoming WWE 2K19 was hosted by Lana and Rusev along with The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro). The game will be released on October 9, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

As noted, WWE Champion AJ Styles will be on the cover of the game while Rey Mysterio and Ronda Rousey will be featured as the pre-order bonus characters.

The third batch of Superstars have been revealed as playable characters in the upcoming game on Tuesday, September 11th, which you can see here:

Third Batch

– Roddy Piper

– Dusty Rhodes

– Randy Savage

– Ricky Steamboat

– Undertaker (Big Evil)

– Ric Flair

– Booker T

– Kurt Angle

– Rey Mysterio

– Mr. Perfect

– Jake Roberts

– Batista

– Alundra Blayze

– DDP

– Eddie Guerrero

– Lex Luger

– Sting

– Rock N’ Roll Express

– Shawn Michaels

– Ted DiBiase

– Trish Stratus

– Ultimate Warrior

– Lita

– Rikishi

– Razor Ramon\Scott Hall

– The Rock

– Kevin Nash\Diesel

– Bret Hart

– Andre The Giant

– Ravishing Rick Rude

– Christian

– Papa Shango

– Goldberg

– Bam Bam Bigelow

– Big Boss Man

– Brie Bella

– Beth Phoenix

– British Bulldog

– Brutus Beefcake

– Edge

– Greg Valentine

– Ivory

– Jacqueline

– Jim Neidhart

– Kane

– Mr. McMahon

– Stephanie McMahon

– Steve Austin

– Sycho Sid

– Godfather

– Vader

Previously Announced

– AJ Styles

– Asuka

– The Miz

– Lince Dorado

– Shinsuke Nakamura

– Mandy Rose

– Shelton Benjamin

– Becky Lynch

– Maryse

– Andrade “Cien” Almas

– Rusev

– Luke Gallows

– Karl Anderson

– Jey Uso

– Jimmy Uso

– Lana

– Harper

– Rowan

– Peyton Royce

– Billie Kay

– Big E

– Kofi Kingston

– Xavier Woods

– Samoa Joe

– Charlotte Flair

– Naomi

– Carmella

– Ariya Daivari

– Sonya Deville

– Tony Nese

– Drew Gulak

– Mustafa Ali

– Jeff Hardy

– Daniel Bryan

– Aiden English

– Akira Tozawa

– Alexander Wolfe

– Cedric Alexander

– Cesaro

– Chris Jericho

– Epico Colon

– Eric Young

– Gran Metalik

– Hideo Itami

– Jack Gallagher

– John Cena

– Kalisto

– Killian Dain

– Nikki Bella

– Noam Dar

– Paige

– Primo Colon

– Randy Orton

– R-Truth

– Shane McMahon

– Sheamus

– Sin Cara

– Tamina

– TJP

– Tye Dillinger

– Braun Strowman

– Kairi Sane

– Adam Cole

– Sasha Banks

– Pete Dunne

– Akam

– Aleister Black

– Alexa Bliss

– Alicia Fox

– Angelo Dawkins

– Apollo Crews

– Baron Corbin

– Bayley

– Bianca Belair

– The Big Show

– Bo Dallas

– Bobby Fish

– Bobby Roode

– Bray Wyatt

– Brock Lesnar

– Chad Gable

– Curt Hawkins

– Curtis Axel

– Dana Brooke

– Dash Wilder

– Dean Ambrose

– Dolph Ziggler

– Drew McIntyre

– Elias

– Ember Moon

– Fandango

– Finn Bálor

– Goldust

– Heath Slater

– Jason Jordan

– Jinder Mahal

– Johnny Gargano

– Konnor

– Kassius Ohno

– Kevin Owens

– Kyle O’Reilly

– Lars Sullivan

– Liv Morgan

– Matt Hardy

– Mickie James

– Mojo Rawley

– Montez Ford

– Natalya

– Nia Jax

– Nick Miller

– No Way Jose

– Oney Lorcan

– Otis Dozovic

– Rezar

– Rhyno

– Roderick Strong

– Roman Reigns

– Ronda Rousey (Pre-Order Bonus)

– Ruby Riott

– Sami Zayn

– Sarah Logan

– Scott Dawson

– Seth Rollins

– Shane Thorne

– Shayna Baszler

– Titus O’Neil

– Triple H

– Tucker Knight

– Tyler Bate

– Tyler Breeze

– The Velveteen Dream

– Viktor

– Zack Ryder

Scott Steiner Insults Current WWE Product, Stephanie McMahon

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Scott Steiner has never been one to mince his words, and this short interview with WhatCulture, captured during All In weekend at Starrcast, proves that all over again.

In just over four minutes, Steiner puts the current WWE product on blast, insults both Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, and expresses his amazement with All In’s success. That’s quite a lot of ground for Big Poppa Pump to cover in such a short period of time.

“Nobody Wants To Watch That Bulls**it”

When speaking on All In, Steiner couldn’t help but juxtapose its unmitigated success with the rise and popularity of the nWo during its peak.

“There was, like, two times since I’ve been wrestling, the last 25, 30 years when the nWo was hot, you know. I mean, that [the nWo’s fandom] was unprecedented, the sellouts, the record numbers of merch sales and everything. And like today, this is like the first time – I mean, they sold out in like 30 minutes. For an independent show, I’ve never heard of that before.”

The praise soon turned to bitter reflection, as Steiner then reflected the All In experience against the current WWE product.

“It just goes to show you nobody wants to watch that bulls**t that WWE puts out right now. You know, that product’s f*****g horrible.”

Steiner blamed WWE for neutering their own talent, claiming that the company “pigeon hole”s its superstars, lumbering them with “stupid characters.”

“They make everybody do the same interviews that they print out,” he stated. “You can’t expand, you know, be creative. It’s not what my picture of what wrestling was. And when things sell out like this, it proves that.”

Big Poppa Pump also claimed that his time with the company was “f*****g brutal,” before lambasting Stephanie McMahon, claiming that the WWE now has “one of the biggest c**** running it,” subsequently questioning her understanding and knowledge about wrestling.

Scott Steiner shot to fame tagging with his brother, Rick, as the Steiner Brothers. He would later go on to find singles success during the final years of WCW before a short stint in the WWE during 2002-2004.

Zelina Vega Talks Losing Her Father In 9/11 Attacks

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Zelina Vega lost her father when she was only 10 years old. While her father’s story ended in tragedy, however, his last words and actions left his family with a lot to be proud of.

Vega was a guest on the most recent edition of Lillian Garcia’s “Chasing Glory” podcast and told the tragic story of losing her father in the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

She spoke about how her father was an amateur wrestler and a big wrestling fan. When Zelina told her father she wanted to be a wrestler, he was supportive. Vega said she knew from the time she was 4-years old she wanted to be a wrestler and her father played a big role in that.

“He took me to ECW and that scared the hell out of me as a kid,” Vega recalled.

Vega kept a lot of mementos from going to wrestling events with her Dad. A Hardy Boyz T-shirt from her childhood still seems to be one of her prized possessions.

“We didn’t have a lot of money but we were always at the events,” she continued.

Zelina Vega Recalls Losing Her Father In 9/11 Attacks

Vega recalled the emotional story of her experience of September 11th, 2001. She had stayed home from school that day and her father phoned from inside the second tower after it had been hit but before the building collapsed. He worked inside the World Trade Center on the 103rd floor.

Vega’s mother and step-father were taking turns speaking to him on the phone. She recalled overhearing him coughing and the coughing growing louder.

Vega then overheard her father say something very touching to her step-father through the phone. “When he got onto the phone with my step-dad he said ‘honestly Kermit, I don’t think I’m going to make it out of here. I know you’re a great man I need you to be a father to my kids,” Vega said. “Love them like I would.”

Garcia posted part of the conversation to her YouTube channel below:

Mick Foley Reacts To His RAW Return, Roman Reigns Isn’t Afraid Of Braun Strowman

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Mick Foley Reacts To His RAW Return

WWE fans were in for a treat when watching this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in New Orleans, LA at the Smoothie King Center on the USA Network as WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley made an appearance on the show to do a segment with Elias to promote the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.

He would later reveal that RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon granted him the right to be the special guest referee for the Hell in a Cell Match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman at the HIAC PPV. Following the show, he took to Twitter to comment on his return to WWE television by writing the following:

“Hey it’s good to be back home again – sometimes @WWE feels like a long lost friend! See you Sunday at #HellInACell.” He would later tweet, “I am so thankful for so much support, for so many years.”

https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1039352063027818496

Roman Reigns Isn’t Afraid Of Braun Strowman

Speaking of Reigns and Strowman, the WWE Universal Champion took to his official Twitter account to react to the ending of this week’s RAW where he put Strowman through part of the stage near the announce table to close the show. He would write, “I don’t fear monsters. I bury them. #HIAC”

The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.

What are your thoughts on WWE bringing back Foley to serve as the special guest referee for this upcoming Universal Title bout? Sound off in the comment section.

Braun Strowman Sends Warning To Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey On Alexa Bliss’ Attack

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Braun Strowman Sends Warning To Roman Reigns

This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in New Orleans, LA at the Smoothie King Center on the USA Network served as the go-home show for the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV event. The closing segment of the show saw WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns confront Braun Strowman, which ended with them brawling, and Reigns connecting with Samoan Drop from the announcer’s table through the stage. After the show had gone off the air, Strowman took to Twitter to react to the spot as well as send him a warning by writing the following:

“It’s gonna take more than that to put me down…. you have everything to fear and NO ONE to protect you. The #UniversalTitle will be MINE! #HIAC”

https://twitter.com/BraunStrowman/status/1039366035428847618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Ronda Rousey On Alexa Bliss’ Attack

Natalya and Ronda Rousey defeated Alexa Bliss and Mickie James in a tag team match on RAW. After the match, Bliss attacked Rousey while she and Natalya were celebrating their win by kicking her in the ribs.

Rousey is slated to defend the RAW Women’s Title against Bliss at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Following the show, WWE’s YouTube channel released this interview of Rousey reacting to the attack, which you can see here.

The Undertaker Advertised For Next Week’s WWE RAW

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The Undertaker will be appearing on next week’s episode of WWE Raw to further hype his current program with Triple H.

As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in New Orleans, LA at the Smoothie King Center on the USA Network, Triple H made an appearance on the show where he cut a promo in the ring about his upcoming match against Taker at WWE Super Show-Down. He spoke about how Undertaker was upset about the comments made by WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels last week on RAW to the point where he had to make an appearance. He pointed out that the reason Taker was upset was due to Michaels picking HHH over him when they meet for the last time ever.

Triple H at first wondered if Undertaker had lost respect for him and Michaels. However, he then came to the mindset that Taker had lost respect for himself.

Triple H stated once Undertaker lost to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30 in 2014, all he has now is his reputation. He ended his promo by vowing that he would put him down at the Super Show-Down.

The last time that Taker competed inside of a WWE ring was when he teamed up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to defeat Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens at a WWE live event at MSG in July.

The WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia and will air on the WWE Network.

Buddy Murphy On Pitching WWE Officials About Move To 205 Live Brand

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After having a successful stint in NXT that included a run as an NXT Tag Team Champion, Buddy Murphy reinvented himself when placed on the 205 Live brand that features all cruiserweight stars.

Murphy spoke with news.com.au to talk about various topics including his decision to pitch himself as a cruiserweight wrestler to WWE officials. He pointed out that after having some success in NXT, he found himself lurking in the shadows and not really doing much, which led to him making the decision to create an opportunity. Thus, this led to him dropping 25 pounds and got an opportunity where he went to try to create a brand.

“I always watched 205 Live on the sidelines. It’s more my style, I like the quick and innovative moves. I just thought the brand was going to thrive and I wanted to be a part of it. I pitched the move [to WWE] and I kind of took it upon myself. When I first said it they said no, but I dropped the weight myself and gave them no excuse.”

Murphy is slated to challenge Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Title at the WWE Super Show-Down event. When asked about it, he stated that wrestling in front of his home city is the equivalent of WrestleMania for him as it doesn’t get much better than that.

The WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from Melbourne, Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) stadium.

Update On Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix

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Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk regarding the futures of Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix. At one point, it seemed as though the Lucha Bros.’ future appeared obvious: WWE. However, Pentagon Jr. stated over the weekend that he is “not going anywhere” any time soon.

According to Dave Meltzer, Pentagon and Fenix are currently tied up with their Lucha Underground contracts. He speculated that they might have an “out” clause after the current season ends, at which point they’d be able to negotiate with other companies. They very well might wind up in WWE next year, but you can be sure there will also be interest in the companies like Lucha Underground, Impact Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA and MLW.

Independent Living

With so much interest in them from such major promotions, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix have the rare opportunity to control their own destiny with their decision.
With The Young Bucks, Cody, and Kenny Omega having spearheaded a revolution, demonstrating that you don’t necessarily need the WWE to have a successful career in wrestling, all the wrestling world can do is wait in anticipation to see where they end up.

Championship Bros.

Pentagon Jr. has accomplished a lot on the independent scene. He has won the AAW Heavyweight Championship, AAA Latin American Championship, Impact World Championship, and Lucha Underground Championship.

Fenix accomplishments include the AAW Heavyweight Championship and currently, he is the AAA Mega Champion. He is also a former Lucha Underground Champion.
The Lucha Bros. currently hold the MLW World Tag Team Championship for Major League Wrestling.

Sabu Posts Controversial Tweet About Renee Young

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Last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW marked Renee Young’s first as a full-time commentator.

Young was announced as Jonathan Coachman’s replacement at the commentary booth for the red brand. Since the news broke, Young has received a lot of support from the professional wrestling community.

Of course, not all were in favor of the decision it seems. ECW Legend Sabu took to his Twitter account and posted a rather controversial Tweet about Young. Sabu has since deleted the Tweet, but you can check out the screenshot below.

(WARNING: language is explicit)

Sabu

“Lol oh boy I offended some one again .. lol wtf?”

Soon after deleting the Tweet, Sabu followed up with this:

https://twitter.com/TerryBrunk/status/1039537644244365312

When reading the comments, it’s clear that Sabu lost a lot of fans for his remarks. As for Young, she has yet to respond to Sabu’s comments and will likely ignore the matter.

Discussion: What do you think about Sabu’s Tweet on Renee Young? Let us know in the comments section below!

Samoa Joe Says There Has Never Been A Company That Has Wanted Him

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WWE Superstar Samoa Joe was recently interviewed on Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast. Joe discussed his long journey in the industry of professional wrestling.

Joe first discussed his initial deal with WWE, and why it was “the greatest deal in the history of professional wrestling”:

“I had the greatest deal in the history of professional wrestling,” said Joe. “I could work for WWE, anybody else that I wanted to and collect income from every one of those companies, including merchandise.

“It was a really good deal. Obviously, my prospects in WWE they felt they were extremely limited even initially when I got in. That was fine with me. Here’s the thing, it isn’t something that is new to me. There has never been a company that has wanted me, which sounds insane.”

Know Your Worth

Joe then discussed the grueling and demanding toll that professional wrestling takes on its athletes’ bodies. He said because of this, indy wrestlers should know their worth when booking themselves:

“We sacrifice ourselves every day when we go out there and I do it proudly,” Joe said. “At the end of the day I know what I signed up for and I do not shy away from that fact at all. There is a good chance that at 60 I will be in a wheelchair, but hey, I signed up for that, I know that.

“That being said, I have an extreme amount of respect for people that do value their worth and do maintain the integrity of the business.

“When guys go out there and sell themselves short and they are out here booking themselves out when they are really talented and devaluing the market, I am really opposed to that.

“I always tell guys to get paid what you are worth and know what you are worth so that if you are worth it you will get that number. I support guys that do that.”

Listen to Samoa Joe on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast:

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Smackdown & 205 Live Preview 9/11

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Tonight’s episodes of Smackdown and 205 Live will take place in the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA.

In total, 7 matches have been scheduled for this week’s shows.

Smackdown 9/11 Preview

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1038937103663546368

Brie Bella vs Maryse

In a match Paige made official earlier this week, Brie Bella will face Maryse. This will be Brie Bella’s first single’s match in 2.5 years. Her opponent, however, hasn’t wrestled a single’s match since 2011 and last wrestled at WrestleMania 33.

Daniel Bryan and the Miz will likely be watching this match closely.

Andrade “Cien” Almas vs R-Truth

Paige also made this match official earlier this week. Almas is coming off of 2 straight losses to Daniel Bryan and could really use a win. In total, however, Almas is 6-3 in single’s matches on the main roster. His only losses have come to Bryan and AJ Styles.

As for R-Truth,  he picked up a win in the Smackdown main event last week against the Miz. Another win tonight and Smackdown General Manager Paige might consider R-Truth in contention for a single’s title.

Charlotte Flair vs Sonya Deville

Before Charlotte Flair defends her title against Becky Lynch at Hell in a Cell, she’ll have to get by Sonya Deville tonight. Under WWE’s “pin the champion” rules, however, if Deville is successful tonight she could get added to the Smackdown Women’s Championship match on the pay-per-view. Seems unlikely, however.

Becky Lynch will no doubt be nearby while this match is going on.

Smackdown Tag-Team Championship #1 Contenders Match
The Bar vs Rusev Day

Both the Bar and Rusev Day won triple-threat tag matches recently to advance to the finals of this mini-tournament. The winners will face the New Day for the tag titles at Hell in a Cell.

English and Rusev have been working well together recently but can they keep their hot streak going against the former multi-time champions the Bar.

Jeff Hardy vs Shinsuke Nakamura

Jeff Hardy will face Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell but will have a chance to settle unresolved business with the United States Champion tonight. It seems as though this is a non-title match.

Paige has announced this match will kickoff tonight’s show.

205 Live 9/11 Preview

https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/1038950167494438912

Buddy Murphy vs Gran Metalik

Gran Metalik defeated Tony Nese last week on 205 Live. Tonight he’ll face Nese’s training partner Buddy Murphy.

Murphy will challenge Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship in Australia for Super Show-Down on October 6th. Alexander will likely be watching his match with Metalik tonight.

Cedric Alexander & Akira Tozawa vs Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher

Even though Cedric Alexander is scheduled to defend his title against Buddy Murphy next, Drew Gulak is still trying to position himself for a title rematch. Alexander defeated Gulak at Summerslam.

Gulak has aligned with Jack Gallagher and others in an attempt to rid the division of its current champion. Tonight, Alexander has Akira Tozawa watching his back, however, in an attempt to even the odds.

Ring Of Honor TV Results 9/10: Jay Lethal (c) vs Jonathan Gresham

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Ring of Honor television this week featured a 30-minute Ironman match for the ROH World Championship. Jay Lethal would defend his title against “the Octopus” Jonathan Gresham.

The show was filmed from Center Stage in Atlanta.

ROH TV Results 9/10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfkYo8bKcJk&frags=pl%2Cwn

Kazarian defeated Mark Briscoe

This match was filmed before SCU and the Briscoe Brothers would face off on the All In preshow. The feud between these two teams doesn’t seem as though it is close to being over.

Mark Briscoe missed a Froggy-bow and Kazarian countered into a crucifix-pin for the win. This brought out Jay Briscoe to start a 2-on-1 beatdown but SCU made the save. SCU then had a 3-on-2 advantage but Punishment Martinez hit the ring and aligned with the Briscoes.

The Briscoes and Punishment Martinez stood tall to end the segment.

  • Highlights of the Dawks beating up Cheeseburger and LSG (the Bouncers) were shown. The Bouncers had just defeated the Dawgs in tag action.
  • Video recap of Bully Ray walking out on Silas Young last week was shown.

ROH World Championship Match
30-Minute Ironman Match
Jay Lethal (c) defeated Jonathan Gresham (2-1)

The vast majority of the match went without a pin. Then, with only minutes to spare, Lethal tapped out to an Octopus stretch.

Lethal went after Gresham as soon as the next fall started. He locked in a figure-four leglock in the middle of the ring with 2minutes and 24 seconds to go. Gresham tried to turn it over but was forced to tap out with just under 90 seconds remaining.

Gresham went for several pinning combinations with under 30 seconds left but none were successful. The 30 minutes ended with each wrestler having earned one fall. Gresham challenged Lethal to a 5-minute sudden death overtime period and the champion accepted.

With under 2 minutes remaining in overtime, Lethal countered a sleeper into a cutter and then hit Lethal Injection for the pin and the victory.

PROGRESS Reveal Future Show Plans Post-Hello Wembley

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PROGRESS Wrestling have just released information about the next round of shows they have lined up, post-Wembley at the end of the month.

The info, which was sent out to those who are subscribed to PROGRESS Wrestling’s mailing list, as well as being uploaded to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, details two future shows, in addition to what their 2019 Season Ticket includes:

CHAPTER 77: PUMPKIN SPICE PROGRESS 
Sunday 28th October – Camden 
Doors 2pm, show 4-8pm 
Mailing list presale opens 12pm, Monday 1st October 
General sale opens 12pm, Wednesday 3rd October (if necessary)

UNBOXING LIVE: A DUKLA PRAGUE AWAY KIT
Sunday 30th December – Camden 
Times TBC (will be confirmed by the time we go on sale) 
Season Ticket holder presale opens 12pm, Monday 17th Sept 
General sale opens 12pm, Tuesday 18th Sept

2019 SEASON TICKETS 
To include all Electric Ballroom shows PLUS Super Strong Style 16 weekend PLUS the usual merch discount PLUS presale access to select other events. 
Current Season Ticket holder renewal window opens 12pm, Monday 8th October 
General sale opens 12pm, Wednesday 10th October

We’ll email more info about the Season Tickets – dates, prices, etc – in a day or two.

What’s In The Box?

Their previous Unboxing Live events have all thrived on the relative unpredictability of pro wrestling, coupled with the promotions’ booking tastes, leading to unexpected, surprising matchups – all of which are only revealed on the day!

2017 saw an unexpected appearance for WWE’s ‘Gentleman’ Jack Gallagher, who is familiar with PROGRESS; 2016 had Marty Scurll literally unbox Zack Sabre Jr. before they competed for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship.

Dream matches, match of the year candidates, all this and more can happen at an Unboxing Live event. No doubt, the best way to experience it is live, with an atmosphere that only the Ballroom can provide.

Hello Wembley

Prior to this, however, is their major Wembley show, ‘Hello Wembley.’

Tickets are still available to purchase via AXS. This will be the biggest English independent show in years. The event is also the final indie appearance of former UFC fighter, Matt Riddle, before he heads to NXT.

Eddie Dennis vs Mark Andrews
Jimmy Havoc vs Paul Robinson
Thunderb*stard Tag Team Title Match
Mark Haskins vs Matt Riddle
Ilja Dragunov vs Pete Dunne
PROGRESS Women’s Title Match – Jinny (c) vs Millie McKenzie
PROGRESS World Championship Match – WALTER (c) vs Tyler Bate

Wrestling Weekender

PROGRESS has also announced a ‘warm-up’ show on Saturday 29th featuring the following live shows:

NEVER MIND THE WRISTLOCKS
Doors 12.30pm; show 1-2.30pm

TUESDAY NIGHT JAW LIVE
Doors 3pm; show 3.30-5pm

JIM SMALLMAN – I’M SORRY, I LOVE YOU
Doors 5.30pm; show 6-7.30pm

Tickets are available now, and the event itself will take place out of The Phoenix, London.

Joey Mercury Arrest Update

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Joey Mercury was arrested over All In weekend. As a result, he was forced to miss the event. Mercury had been scheduled to work as a producer and backstage agent.

In an update to this story, Mercury has been released and will not face any further charges.

Real name Adam Birch, he was discovered by police sleeping in his car last weekend. Police ran his information and discovered he had an outstanding warrant in Florida. The only available information regarding his outstanding warrant is that it was for a non-violent offense and it wasn’t serious enough to warrant extradition back to Florida.

Joey Mercury/Wrestling in 2018

Birch recently made his Lucha Underground debut under the name “Joey Wrestling”. The longtime tag-team partner of John Hennigan was introduced into the LU world as a guest at the wedding of Johnny Mundo and Taya.

Joey Wrestling also appeared in the most recent episode when he faced Matanza Cueto in single’s action. Matanza had interrupted Mundo and Taya’s wedding the week prior and Joey wanted revenge.

The 39-year-old is also a regular for Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore promotion. Mercury aligned with Shane Douglas and Nick Aldis in the promotion earlier this year. The trio is something of a remake of Douglas’ old Triple Threat faction.

https://twitter.com/joeyfromROH/status/927540917195722754

Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) Committed To TV Tapings

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Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) have only just finished their first of TV tapings, which took place in York Hall, Bethnal Green in London over the course of September 5th and 6th, but that hasn’t stopped them from engaging with curious fans who can’t wait for its release.

Today, the official Rev Pro Twitter account opened up to a Q+A session with its followers. Questions quickly turned to the tapings, the promotion’s future intentions and plans, and how the TV deal factors into their product going forward.

“We Believe We Have Made Some Mighty Fine TV”

When asked whether the TV deal was a “permanent thing” as opposed to a potential pilot to shop around to different networks, the Rev Pro account responded:

“[It being permanent is] the intention, yes, however will stress that nothing is permanent, like anything it has to work for all parties. We are going into this with a level head. However do believe we have made some mighty fine TV!”

Despite the initial set of tapings having only just been completed, another fan was eager to know when and where another set would take place.

When discussing the two-day tapings, another supporter wanted to know whether RPW would use their ‘bigger’ shows as a part of their TV run, or if the TV shows were their own dedicated products, intended to feed into the big shows like High Stakes, Global Wars, or Summer Sizzler.

On The Air

With all the excitement over the tapings still fresh, fans are excited to know when they can actually watch the final product when it debuts on Free Sports in the UK.

Rev Pro responded:

It’s reaffirming to see the commitment that those involved with Revolution Pro Wrestling are bringing to this television deal.

More competition can only further reinvigorate an industry already enjoying an undeniable upswing, and with programs like World of Sport once again on terrestrial screens across the UK, Rev Pro may offer up an engaging, entertaining alternative for British fans.

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