Author: Bryan Rose

Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.

Hulk Hogan’s widow denies Ric Flair’s ‘street drugs’ death claim

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Hulk Hogan’s family is denying Ric Flair’s claims regarding his death.

Hogan’s widow Sky told TMZ Sports on Monday that Flair’s allegations that street drugs caused his death were not true.

“That didn’t happen at all,” she said.

Sky said that Hogan was under constant care of Morton Plant Hospital in Florida, and the only changes to Hogan’s medicine came following his neck procedure to make sure whatever he was taking didn’t impact his lungs. TMZ additionally asked other family sources about Flair’s claim who also denied the allegations.

On social media, Ric Flair said he should have never mentioned it and asked to move past the incident so Hogan’s legacy can be focused on instead.

“Okay Sky! I Got Bad Information According To You,” he wrote. “I Should Have Never Mentioned It. I Have Known Hogan Since 1979. Let’s Just Move Past This And Concentrate On His Legacy. Period, End Of Story. Let’s PRESERVE HIS LEGACY Rather Than Dwell On Any Negative Energy. I Repeat- Hulkamania Forever!”

Flair claimed in a recent interview that Hogan’s death was due to “street drugs” he sought out after doctors stopped prescribing him medicine for pain. Flair later posted on social media said he was only repeating what he knew to be a fact through family members.

Hogan died on July 24, with his official cause of death being listed as a heart attack. It has been previously reported that Sky is looking to file a malpractice lawsuit against “at least one of [Hogan’s] doctors and others” over an operation that took place shortly before his passing.

Becky Lynch declares she’s boycotting WWE Raw ‘until my demands are met’

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Becky Lynch is ‘boycotting’ WWE Raw.

On social media, Lynch declared she was boycotting the show until a list of demands were met: the return of the Women’s Intercontinetnal title she lost last month, the suspension of referee Jessika Carr, and an apology.

“EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, I, BECKY LYNCH, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (NOT JUST ME SAYING IT), WILL BOYCOTT MONDAY NIGHT RAW UNTIL MY DEMANDS ARE MET: MY TITLE IS RETURNED TO ME (SIDE PLATES INCLUDED), CARR IS SUSPENDED, AND AN APOLOGY IS ISSUED,” she wrote. “THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!”

In addition, Lynch shared an in-character vlog documenting her Survivor Series week, including the aftermath of her loss.

Lynch took the submission loss for her team on Saturday, tapping out to AJ Lee’s Black Widow. The two have been feuding since Lee returned to the company back in the fall, with Lee and husband CM Punk defeating Lynch and Seth Rollins in a mixed tag match. Lee also cost Lynch the Intercontinetnal title after distracting Lynch long enough for Maxxine Dupri score the pin with a crossbody.

Joe Doering battling third brain tumor, GoFundMe launched

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Joe Doering continues to battle brain cancer.

In a GoFundMe post, Doering’s sister-in-law Mandy Banh gave an update on Doering’s health, writing that he is battling a third brain tumor and has undergone radiation and his first round of chemotherapy.

“Hi, my name is Mandy, and as my brother in-law approaches 10 years of battling Brain Cancer, he finds himself in the midst of battling a third brain tumor. Joe has underwent radiation & his first round of chemotherapy- to continue for at least 5 more months,” she wrote. “Joe and my sister have put so much determination and resilience into Joe’s fight over the past 10 years I was hoping to help alleviate some financial worries that naturally come along with medical bills combined with my sister needing to take some time off work to accommodate Joe’s multiple medical and rehabilitation appointments.”

“This journey has not been easy on them, and with Joe not having any family in Canada, all of the load ends up on my sister’s shoulders,” she continued. “After Joe’s last brain surgery in 2022, located on his brain stem, he developed ataxia on his right side, which has greatly impacted his mobility. Joe works very hard with physiotherapy, however, he mostly uses his wheelchair in his day-to-day life, requiring assistance when using stairs, a walker, and any transitioning. This has been a great change, as one would imagine, from being a professional sports athlete.”

Banh wrote that despite the current situation, Doering remains focused on fighting the disease privately.

“However despite this great challenge, Joe has remained determined, focused, and most of all- in good spirits! He chooses not to feel sorry for himself and battles his journey very privately. I feel after 10 years, to show Joe more love- that he still has support and encouragement- will help him embark on this latest battle!,” she wrote.

Doering previously battled cancer in 2016 before returning to AJPW the following year. He joined TNA in 2020 and continued to be part of the roster until 2022, when it was announced his cancer had returned and would be undergoing surgery shortly thereafter.

Tony Khan reveals new name for AEW tag team

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A new name for a AEW tag team has been revealed.

Tony Khan on social media officially revealed the new name for Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne going forward, now being referred to as The MegaProblems.

The two originally weren’t teaming together in the tournament to crown the first-ever AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions. However, when Penelope Ford suffered an injury and had to step out, Shafir was named as the replacement. The two went on to defeat TayJay in the opening round and now will meet the Timeless Love Bombs (Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa) in the semifinals this coming Wednesday on Dynamite in a Hardcore Holiday Death Match.

At Full Gear, the two teams along with Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron and The Sisters of Sin met in a four-way match with the winners getting to choose the stipulation for their semifinal match. Storm & Shirakawa emerged victorious, thus leading to the death match stipulation.

AEW Dynamite lineup | Wednesday, December 3 | Fishers, Indiana

  • AEW Women’s World Tag Team title tournament semifinals: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne in a hardcore holiday death match
  • Jon Moxley vs. Claudio Castagnoli – Blue League match
  • PAC vs. Kazuchika Okada – Gold League match
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Kevin Knight – Gold League match

AJ Lee reacts to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames victory

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AJ Lee reacts to her Survivor Series win.

On social media, Lee posted a picture of her team standing tall following their victory on Saturday. Lee’s message was short, but to the point, comparing them to a famous superhero alliance.

“Tell your kids these were the avengers,” she wrote.

Lee teamed with Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, and IYO SKY to defeat Lash Legend, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, and the Kabuki Warriors at Survivor Series. Lee scored the victory for her team, submitting Lynch with the Black Widow octopus hold.

The two have been feuding since Lee made her return to WWE earlier this year, teaming with husband CM Punk to defeat Seth Rollins and Lynch in a mixed tag team match at the Wrestlepalooza PLE. Earlier this month on Raw, Lee made her return and distracted Lynch, causing her to lose the Women’s Intercontinental Championship to Maxxine Dupri. Soon after, Lee joined the Women’s Survior Series WarGames team while Lynch retaliated by blindsiding Lee and aligning with Asuka’s team.

In the main event of Survivor Series, The Vision, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre, and Brock Lesnar defeated Punk, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and The Usos in the men’s WarGames match, with Bron Breakker pinning CM Punk after a spear. The show ended with Cody having strong words for Reigns, teasing a future match between the two.

Two new matches added to AAA Guerra de Titantes

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Two new matches are set for next month’s Guerra de Titanes.

In the opening match of AAA’s Alianzas event on Friday, Jack Cartwheel defeated Chris Carter and Elio Lefleur in a three-way. After the match, it was announced that Cartwheel will meet AAA Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid and Je’Von Evans in a three-way match at Guerra de Titanes on December 20 in Guadalajara.

Evans earned a title match after defeating Axiom and Octagon Jr. in a three-way at the last Alianzas event.

In the main event of Friday’s show, El Grande Americano was able to beat Hijo del Vikingo after a distraction from Dragon Lee on the apron. As the two were arguing post-match, Rey Mysterio came out and attempted to mediate and announced the match between the two for Guerra de Titanes. He then attempted to get the two to shake hands. They did, but not before Vikingo slapped Lee before leaving. 

AAA Guerra de Titanes (December 20)

  • Lucha Brothers vs. Dominik Mysterio & El Grande Americano
  • Hijo del Vikingo vs. Dragon Lee
  • AAA Latin American title: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. defends against Ethan Page
  • AAA Cruiserweight title: Laredo Kid defends against Je’Von Evans and Jack Cartwheel
  • Psycho Circus vs. The Wyatt Sicks

Rush and Dralistico both likely need surgery for their injuries

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Both Rush and Dralistico look to be out of action for some time.

Bryan Alvarez is reporting that both members of LFI will likely need surgeries for their respective injuries. For Rush, Alvarez writes that he’s been working through knee injury and as a result, he’s worse off.

“We are told Rush has been working with a bad knee for years, but because he wanted opportunities on Collision and Dynamite he didn’t want to take time off,” Alvarez writes. “Working through it made it worse, and as Tony Khan noted in a media call this week, he’s off the Ring of Honor Final Battle show and almost certainly needs surgery. He will be evaluated in the next week or so and almost certainly undergo surgery. It is believed he had knee surgery previously in Mexico but it was messed up and didn’t solve the problem.”

As for Dralistico, he suffered an injury to his ear in two different matches. Like his brother, he tried to work through his injury, but eventually was unable to.

“Dralistico suffered injuries to his ear in two different matches. He also worked through it since he was hoping to get regular work on the main roster, but eventually it became too painful and he was told he’d need surgery to fix it,” Alvarez says. “He’s either already undergone surgery or will undergo surgery shortly.”

Rush was scheduled to face Bandido at Final Battle but was replaced by a Survival of the Fittest match. Additionally, it was announced on Friday that Rush would vacate the ROH Tag Team titles with Sammy Guevara, who will now team with The Beast Mortos to face Tommy Billington and Adam Priest in a match for the vacant titles at Final Battle.

Semifinals set for WWE The Last Time Is Now tournament

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The semifinals in The Last Time Is Now tournament are set.

LA Knight and Jey Uso advanced on SmackDown, now setting up a semifinal match that will take place between the two this Monday on Raw. Uso was the first to advance on Friday, pinning Rusev following a splash.

The second bout was shrouded in mystery as Sheamus had to be pulled due to injury. Backstage on Friday, The Miz begged Nick Aldis to be put in the match and by a stroke of luck, his name was pulled out of the tumbler. Despite the break, Miz wasn’t able to defeat Knight, who scored the victory with the BFT.

On the other side of the bracket, Gunther is set to take on Solo Sikoa after Gunther defeated Carmelo Hayes and Sikoa defeated Penta following a referee stoppage. Sikoa also emerged victorious on Friday after emerging as the sole survivor in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match.

The winner of the tournament will face John Cena in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13.

Women’s WarGames advantage decided for WWE Survivor Series

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The advantage for the women’s WarGames match is now set.

Charlotte Flair’s team will now have the edge heading into Saturday’s match in San Diego. In a close match on Friday’s SmackDown, Flair escaped an Asuka lock attempt then pinned Asuka with the natural selection for the win.

Both teams had a pep talk ahead of the match on Friday. Becky Lynch claimed to her team she had a 100% success rate in WarGames and to leave the match to her. Nia Jax interrupted and said tonight was about Asuka getting the advantage as the last time she and Charlotte Flair met, the latter was out for a year.

Meanwhile on the other side, Alexa Bliss and Flair were talking about their strategy with Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY when AJ Lee appeared, saying she’d make sure they win WarGames on Saturday.

On Monday’s Raw, The Vision’s team won the advantage for the men’s WarGames after Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre defeated The Usos. 

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames (November 29)

  • Men’s WarGames match: CM Punk, Jey Uso, and Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed
  • Women’s WarGames match: AJ Lee, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Asuka, and Kairi Sane
  • Intercontinental Championship: John Cena defends against Dominik Mysterio
  • Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer defends against Nikki Bella

Report: Another TNA wrestler’s contract expiring at the end of the year

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Another TNA contract may be up soon.

Fightful Select reported on Friday that Jake Something’s contract is due to expire at the end of the year. He originally signed in the summer a few years ago, and according to the report, his contract was thought to be expiring in June of 2026. Fightful stated they do not currently know if talks have started between the two sides.

The news comes as a number of contracts are set to expire at the end of the year. Zachary Wentz of the Rascalz, AJ Francis, and Steve Maclin are also among those whose contracts are coming due. Former TNA Champion Joe Hendry has officially left TNA and has since signed with WWE. 

Something, 36, started with TNA in 2019 as the cousin of Cody Deaner. When Deaner turned heel and joined the Violent by Design stable, Jake changed his name to Jake Something. He briefly left TNA but returned in 2023 and has been part of the promotion since. After suffering a bicep injury earlier this year, he made his return to TNA in June.

Trick Williams & Lash Legend announce engagement

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Lash Legend and Trick Williams are now engaged.

The two made the announcement on social media on Friday. Video was shown of the two celebrating Thanksgiving with their family when Trick got down on one knee and popped the question.

“I was gonna wait,” Williams said in the video. “I’ll do this later. But I feel it. Everybody being here…I’m thankful for God, I’m thankful for Anriel.” 

“As I’m making this post Im getting emotional again but of pure joy, happiness, and peace,” Legend wrote. “If you know me, you know I dont play about my man! I love him more than words could ever put together. So honored blessed and thankful to spend the rest of my life with my handsome bestie @trickwilliams_wwe.”

Last year, the two were involved in a storyline on NXT where Trick Williams feuded with Noam Dar of the Meta-Four. The tension between Legend and Williams briefly turned romantic before the two eventually parted ways, choosing to focus on other things. In real life, the two began dating during their time training at the Performance Center.

Legend was recently called up from NXT, forming an alliance with Nia Jax. The two will take part in the Women’s War Games match at Survivor Series this Saturday.

John Cena reveals Iron Survivor Challenge competitors for WWE NXT Deadline

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The field for this year’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches are now set.

On NXT Tuesday, John Cena announced five participants for both the men’s and women’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches that will take place at Deadline on December 6 in San Antonio, Texas. For the men, Cena chose Je’Von Evans, TNA’s Leon Slater, Joe Hendry, DarkState’s Dion Lennox, and Myles Borne, who defeated Trick Williams in the main event of Tuesday’s show to earn the final spot in the men’s match. 

For the women, Cena announced that Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, Jordynne Grace, and EVOLVE Women’s Champion Kendal Grey would be in the match.

The winners of both matches will move on to New Year’s Evil, where they will challenge the NXT Champion and NXT Women’s Champion respectively. Last year’s winners, Oba Femi and Giulia, both went won to win their respective championships.

NXT Deadline (December 6):

  • NXT Championship: Ricky Saints defends against Oba Femi
  • Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Je’Von Evans vs. Leon Slater vs. Joe Hendry vs. Dion Lennox vs. Myles Borne
  • Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: participants Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Kendal Grey

First Continental Classic matches set for AEW Dynamite

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The first Continental Classic matches have been announced for Dynamite.

On social media Tuesday, AEW announced the first matches in the tournament, which will run through next month’s Worlds End pay-per-view. In the Gold League, Kyle Fletcher will take on Kazuchika Okada in a battle of Don Callis Family members that have recently begun forming a friendship. In another Gold League match, Darby Allin will take on JetSpeed’s Kevin Knight.

Meanwhile, in the Blue League, Jon Moxley will take on CMLL’s Mascara Dorada. Moxley will look to rebound after losing to Kyle O’Reilly at Full Gear in a No Holds Barred match.

It was also announced that the Opps will celebrate Samoa Joe’s AEW World Championship win, which took place at Full Gear. Hook ended up being the main factor in Joe’s victory, turning against Page and clobbering him with the AEW World Championship.

AEW Dynamite (November 26)

  • AEW Continental Classic Gold League: Kyle Fletcher vs. Kazuchika Okada
  • AEW Continental Classic Gold League: Darby Allin vs. Kevin Knight
  • AEW Continental Classic Blue League: Jon Moxley vs. Mascara Dorada
  • The Opps celebrate new AEW World Champion Samoa Joe

Lei Ying Lee wins TNA Knockouts title at WWE NXT Gold Rush night two

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The Knockouts Championship is back in TNA.

At NXT Gold Rush night two, which aired on Tuesday, Lei Ying Lee defeated Kelani Jordan and Jordynne Grace in a triple threat match to win the TNA Knockouts Championship for the first time. The finish had Grace connecting with a spinning backfist and a powerbomb, but Lee entered the ring and took out Grace with a kick, covering Jordan to win the championship and take it back home to TNA.

After the match, TNA President Carlos Silva handed the title to an emotional Lee, who hugged him afterwards.

Jordan won the title in a surprise back at Bound for Glory. Then-champion Ash by Elegance was originally set to defend the title against Indi Hartwell. However, Ash announced that she had to step away from in-ring competition and vacated the title. Jordan won a battle royal then wrestled Hartwell on the same show, winning the championship.

In the weeks following her title win, Jordan adopted a heel attitude, creating tension between herself and former Knockouts Champion Grace.

New WWE Women’s Speed Champion crowned on NXT Gold Rush night two

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A new Women’s Speed Champion has been crowned.

Fallon Henley is the new champion, defeating Zaria at NXT Gold Rush night two which aired on Tuesday. The two initially went the full five minutes, with the bell ringing as they were still wrestling. After the initial confusion, Ava came out and said the match would go into sudden death so a new Speed Champion could be determined. 

Towards the end of the match, Zaria went for a spear on the outside but Laney Reid pulled Fallon out of the way, sending Zaria crashing into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Fallon followed with a shining wizard then landed the famouser to capture the vacant Speed Championship.

The title was vacated when Ruca in storyline decided to relinquish it rather than have Zaria defend it for her, as Zaria lost Ruca’s Women’s North American title to Blake Monroe at Halloween Havoc. A tournament was then held to crown a new champion.

At Gold Rush night one, Zaria threw in the towel for Ruca was she was looking to win the North American title back from Monroe, causing further friction between the two friends.