Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling will feature AEW’s Konosuke Takeshita against TNA Wrestling “Speedball” Mike Bailey. Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling will debut on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20, with two Forged in Excellence events at St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario. Takeshita and Bailey will be on the first night’s card, according to the promotion. • Read More »
Rich Swann, a Florida man arrested in June for disorderly public drinking and causing a disturbance, was found guilty on Wednesday by a Florida court. Swann has to pay nearly $500 in legal fees and fines, and is on probation for six months. The case will be closed once the fines and probationary period are • Read More »
Powerhouse Hobbs, a co-worker of Paul Wight’s at AEW, is a person who Paul Wight speaks highly of. The two big men were in a street fight with an eight-man tag-team on AEW Dynamite in November last year. Wight was knocked out of the match when Hobbs slammed Wight onto the hood a car. Wight • Read More »
Bryan Danielson received “some sort” of legal letter from WWE opposing his trademark application when he tried to trademark the “Yes!” chant. Danielson trademarked the term “Yes!” Yes! Yes! Danielson said that in an August interview with Luke James Chats, he received a letter from WWE claiming that they had infringed on their intellectual property. • Read More »
Chris Jericho does not want his match to be a once-off at CMLL’s 91st anniversary show. Jericho will wrestle in CMLL for the first time since nearly 30 years when he takes on Mistico during the Aniversario event, which takes place on Friday, September 13th. Jericho told CMLL’s Informa show that he didn’t believe this • Read More »
Paul Wight hopes to return to the ring for one last run to end his career. Eight months have passed since the former Big Show wrestled in a match. He is recovering from a partial replacement surgery on his knee, but is making progress in the gym. Wight now has both his knees and hips • Read More »
Yuya Uemura, a rising star in NJPW, will be out of action for several months due to an injury. Uemura, 29, was forced to withdraw last month from NJPW G1 Climax after sustaining an injury during the final stages of the tournament. The injury was diagnosed as a torn triceps. NJPW estimates that it will • Read More »
Willow Nightingale is set to make her first CMLL Women’s Championship defense at the promotion’s 91st anniversary event. CMLL announced Wednesday night that Nightingale will face Zeuxis at the 91st anniversary event scheduled for Friday September 13 in Arena Mexico. AEW will be heavily represented at the 91st anniversary show. Chris Jericho will face Mistico • Read More »
Swerve Strickland will settle his differences with Hangman Page in a stipulation-match at Saturday’s AEW event. After the conclusion of Dynamite on Wednesday, where Page burned down Strickland’s childhood home and committed arson, AEW’s Tony Khan announced live to the Milwaukee crowd that the Page vs. Strickland match at All Out would be unsanctioned, and • Read More »