Swerve Strickland is the leader of the AEW roster at this time, and Chris Jericho feels proud. Since April, Strickland is the AEW World Champion. During his reign, he has successfully retained the belt in battles against Claudio Castagnoli Christian Cage Roderick Strong and Will Ospreay. Strickland will defend his title against Bryan Danielson in • Read More »
Deonna Purrazzo addressed the recent Britt Baker – MJF AEW incident on stage in a recent interview. Purrazzo, speaking with Stephanie Chase in She Digressed Stephanie Chase on Wrestling on She Digressed, acknowledged that the Baker/MJF incident that resulted in Baker’s suspension by AEW had “sparked a great deal of drama,” but said it was • Read More »
The Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship at TNA Emergence has been set. Zachary Wentz, the winner of the other qualifying match from Thursday’s Impact, is heading to the Ultimate X Match. Bailey defeated Trent Seven and Jake Something on Thursday, in a match where if Bailey had lost he would not have retained • Read More »
In Washington, DC, the NJPW will crown new number one contenders for the Strong Openweight Tag Teams titles. NJPW announced a three way number one contenders bout for Capital Collision on Friday, August 30. The match will feature Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Hiroshi Takahashi & Tomohiro ishii vs. TMDK Robbie Eagles & bad dude Tito. • Read More »
WWE’s talent relations department has been hit by the changes and consolidations in the new TKO corporate structures. As reported by PWInsider first, Kristin Altern — the company’s Vice President of Talent Relations Operations — has left WWE after joining in 2007. Altman started her career as a receptionist, then moved to the talent relations • Read More »
Roman Reigns will make two consecutive WWE SmackDown shows following his return at SummerSlam. The Kia Center, located in Orlando, Florida, announced today that Reigns would be in the building on Friday, August 16, for the episode of SmackDown. Reigns is already confirmed for this week’s SummerSlam Fallout edition of SmackDown, which will take place • Read More »
According to a recent report by Fightful, the former X-Division champion Mustafa Ali has left TNA Wrestling. Ali posted a goodbye letter to the X-Division on social media last week after his loss to TNA World Championship Nic Nemeth. However, it wasn’t clear if he would be wrapping up his tenure in general. Ali announced • Read More »
Scott D’Amore, who left TNA Wrestling six months ago, has confirmed his next move. D’Amore announced that he’s reviving Maple Leaf Wrestling starting with two events in October. Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling is coming to St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario Canada, on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20. Triller TV will air the shows • Read More »
Bryan Danielson was impressed by Will Ospreay before he faced him in the ring. Danielson and Ospreay had their first ever dream match in April at AEW. The match lived up to the hype that preceded it and was widely regarded by many as an instant classic. Ospreay won a match between two of the • Read More »
Kenny Omega’s return to AEW will likely lead to a Golden Lovers reunion. Kota Ibushi, as well as Omega, have both been sidelined due to injuries. Ibushi had ankle surgery in January, while Omega underwent surgery in May after a bout of diverticulitis. Omega hasn’t wrestled since December 20,23. Ibushi, in celebration of his 20th • Read More »