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.

New stipulation added to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event title match

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A new stipulation has been added for Saturday’s WWE Championship match.

During SmackDown, Drew McIntyre assured Nick Aldis that everything was fine ahead of the Saturday Night’s Main Event contract signing in the main event. However, when the time came to sign, McIntyre refused. He stated that it was lopsided against him, pointing out in their last match that Rhodes was able to walk away with the title after a disqualification. Rhodes said if he wanted the rules changed so he could lose the title via DQ or count out, that was fine. Aldis warned Rhodes against doing this, but Rhodes insisted, wanting the title match to move forward.

After the two traded some more words, Rhodes finished his promo by saying nice guys finished last until he showed up. McIntyre refused to let Rhodes have the last word, bringing up Rhodes’ daughters. That caused Rhodes to go on the attack, aiming to strike McIntyre with the WWE title. McIntyre dodged and exited the ring as Aldis warned Rhodes doing something like that would cost him the title tomorrow. The distraction left an opening long enough for McItnyre to re-enter the ring and lay out Rhodes with the claymore. After a powerbomb through the table, McIntyre told Rhodes he’d be leaving with the title tomorrow.

Several weeks ago, McIntyre was set to wrestle Jacob Fatu in a number one contender’s match when Fatu was seen reeling from a backstage attack. McIntyre denied that he had anything to do with it. Rhodes came out and told McIntyre if he wanted a title match, he would give one to him. The two brawled for a while before the match officially began. However, it soon ended  when Rhodes used the WWE title to attack McIntyre, causing a disqualification.

Saturday Night’s Main Event (November 1)

  • WWE World Heavyweight title: CM Punk vs. Jey Uso
  • WWE Championship, title can change hands by DQ or count out: Cody Rhodes defends against Drew McIntyre
  • WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton defends against Jade Cargill
  • Three-way for WWE Intercontinental title: Dominik Mysterio defends against Penta and Rusev

Hologram recovering following knee surgery

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Hologram is recovering from surgery.

The AEW star revealed on social media Friday that he’s undergone surgery on his knee, posting a photo of his surgical scars.

“Surgery, Rehab, Rise up,” the caption reads.

Last month, an injury angle took place on Collision that saw Hologram being laid out backstage, with his new rival Clon and the Don Callis Family being behind the attack. Clon was later revealed to be the newest member of Callis’ ever-growing family. Shortly after the injury angle took place, Khan announced that Hologram would likely be out for the rest of 2025 citing that he was dealing with “significant injuries” as a result of the attack.

Hologram was originally set to challenge Kyle Fletcher for the TNT title the following Wednesday on Dynamite, with Orange Cassidy stepping in to replace him in a losing effort. The Conglomeration has since continued their feud with the Don Callis Family, with Mark Briscoe failing to capture the title at WrestleDream earlier this month. Despite this, Briscoe is looking for another opportunity to capture the title, with Fletcher so far refusing.

Abdullah the Butcher ‘in great spirits’ following hospitalization

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Abdullah the Butcher is in good spirits.

Book Pro Wrestlers has provided an update on the WWE Hall of Famer, who has been hospitalized for the last week due to illness. 

“Abdullah The Butcher – Official Update — This photo was taken earlier today. Abby is awake, recovering, smiling, and in great spirits. Official from his team as of 6:30 PM. Please keep him in your prayers as he continues his road to recovery.”

It was reported last week that Abdullah, 84, has been hospitalized due to unspecified health issues. Dave Meltzer has reported that he suffered two strokes.

“Wrestling legend Abdullah The Butcher has been hospitalized at 84. The Wild Man from the Sudan is battling serious health issues. One of wrestling’s most feared figures, Abdullah helped shape the sport from Japan to Puerto Rico to Georgia and beyond. Send your prayers, love, and strength his way tonight,“ Book Pro Wrestlers wrote at the time.

Abdullah became a big global star in the 70s and 80s, wrestling frequently in Canada, Japan and Puerto Rico and also wrestled for WCCW. He made brief appearances in WCW in the early 90s, notably in the Chamber of Horrors match at Halloween Havoc 1991. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.

First WWE NXT Gold Rush title match revealed

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The Women’s NXT North American title will be defended at NXT Gold Rush.

A vignette featuring new champion Blake Monroe aired on Tuesday where she declared that her first title match would be taking place next month in a place most fitting for her, New York City. She said that when you chase the glamour, hell isn’t too far behind. She is not your hero, she is a reminder that beauty can bleed and still smile while doing so.

Monroe won the title this past weekend at NXT Halloween Havoc, defeating Zaria who was defending the title on behalf of Sol Ruca, who is out of action with a knee injury. The finish had Monroe shoving Zaria into Ruca at ringside. The confusion that caused gave Monroe the opening to deliver a double arm DDT to Zaria at ringside. She followed with a second in the ring to win the championship.

The title match will be part of the two-week NXT Gold Rush event that begins on November 18 at MSG Theatre in New York City. Another show will be taped that night and will air the following week.

Next WWE NXT Championship match booked, stipulation set

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The next NXT Championship match is official.

After a show-long storyline saw Trick Williams and Ricky Saints brawl around the WWE Performance Center, Ava finally stopped the attack by announcing that the two will meet in a Last Man Standing match in two weeks on the November 11 edition of NXT.

The start of Tuesday’s show saw an irate Williams storm into the WWE Performance Center and demand another shot at the NXT Championship, saying he beat Saints. Ava came out and claimed otherwise. Saints emerged and ran down to the ring as the two brawled. After two hours, they emerged during the main event, still brawling. Both ended up crashing through a wall near ringside. That was when Ava came out and declared that the two will meet in two weeks.

Following his TNA Championship loss at Bound for Glory, Williams called his shot for Saints’ NXT Championship. The two met at Halloween Havoc, but it was Saints that emerged as the winner.

NXT (November 11)

  • Last Man Standing for NXT Championship: Ricky Saints defends against Trick Williams
  • WWE Speed Championship: El Grande Americano defends against Jasper Troy

New number one contender for WWE Speed Championship crowned

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The next WWE Speed Championship match is now set.

Jasper Troy defeated Axiom in the finals of the number one contendership tournament that took place Tuesday on NXT. The two fought for the duration of the time limit before Troy was able to grab Axiom and pin him with the black hole slam with six seconds left on the clock. Troy now has earned a Speed title match against El Grande Americano on the November 11 edition of NXT.

Rayo and Bravo, Americano’s associates, have been seen in the crowd in recent weeks scouting the competition. Although Grande Americano has been champion dating back to May, he has not been seen with the championship on main roster television. He did cut a promo about the tournament during this past weekend’s NXT Halloween Havoc event.

The Women’s Speed Championship was declared vacant on Tuesday after Sol Ruca decided to focus on her recovery, handing the title over to Ava. A tournament will be held starting on next week’s show to crown a new champion.

Two matches added to AAA Day of the Dead event

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An eight-man tag team match is set for AAA’s next television tapings.

The company announced on social media Tuesday that the LWO (Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde) will team with Octagon Jr. and Laredo Kid to take on El Ojo (El Mesias, Mecha Wolf, Sanson, and Forastero). This will be part of their Day of the Dead television tapings that will be held this coming Sunday in Monterrey.

Wilde & Toro have been seen regularly in AAA since WWE bought the promotion earlier this year. At Worlds Collide Las Vegas, they teamed with Lince Dorado and Mini Abismo Negro in a losing effort against Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr., La Parka, and Mascarita Sagrada.

It was later announced that Angel and Berto would be heading back to AAA, taking on Dave the Clown and Murder Clown. The former cut a promo hyping the match:

Two other matches have already been announced for the show. Chelsea Green & Ethan Page will reunite to take on Mr. Iguana and La Hiedra for the AAA Mixed Tag Team titles. Meanwhile, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. will defend the AAA Latin American Championship against El Hijo del Vikingo.

AAA Alianzas (November 2)

  • AAA Latin American title: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. defends against Hijo del Vikingo
  • AAA Mixed Tag Team titles: Mr. Iguana & La Hiedra defend against Ethan Page & Chelsea Green
  • LWO (Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde), Octagon, and Laredo Kid vs. El Ojo (El Mesias, Mecha Wolf, Sanson, and Forastero).
  • Angel & Berto vs. Dave the Clown & Murder Clown

Daily Update: Natalya, Kota Ibushi, Rikishi

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–The new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site now
*Full coverage of WrestleKingdom
*Thoughts on the booking decisions
*How the PPV did and other business notes
*Polls on the show
*The unique situation of AEW in St. Louis
*Saturday Night’s Main Event update and depth in WWE right now
*The life and times of Bobby “Mo” Horne, from Men on a Mission who passed away this past week.
*The Hall of Fame case for Sabu
*Odds for upcoming major pro wrestling matches
*The most detailed look at the ratings for all the wrestling TV shows this past weeks, placings for the night and the week, annual comparisons and more
*The largest crowd for an all-women’s pro wrestling show in more than seven years
*More on the AEW talent in Mexico this week
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*Notes on Kento Miyahara vs. Go Shiozaki
*New Japan Super Juniors tournament
*Lots of health issue updates for those in the wrestling business
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*Andrade update
*Fantastica Mania U.K. notes
*More on potential sale of WBD and how this affects AEW
*What wrestlers have had the most great matches in 2025
*Advance ticket sales for WWE & AEW shows over the next two months
*What show is expected to break the all-time arena gate record
*More on the debate over the new version of the Ali Act
*Death of Duke Roufas
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Report: Update on Steve Maclin’s TNA contract status

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An update on Steve Maclin’s contract status.

Fightful Select reported on Monday that Maclin’s contract is set to expire at the end of 2025. He re-signed with the company on a one-year deal when his contract came up last year.

Maclin has spent the last few months in the International title scene, a new championship established earlier this year when he defeated Eric Young and AJ Francis in a tournament final to become the first-ever champion. At Victory Road, Frankie Kazarian defeated Maclin to win the title. However, Kazarian’s run was short-lived as Maclin regained the title at Bound for Glory earlier this month.

Previously known as Steve Cutler, Maclin wrestled in NXT and WWE for years, teaming with Wesley Blake for most of his run. They briefly formed a stable with Baron Corbin on the main roster before being released in early 2021. Maclin joined TNA later that year as a singles wrestler, winning their World Championship in 2023. He would hold it for 54 days before losing to Alex Shelley.

Intercontinental title match added to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

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A fourth title match is now set for Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Dominik Mysterio will now defend the Intercontinental title in a triple threat match this Saturday in Salt Lake City against Penta and Rusev. This follows events on Monday’s Raw that saw the number one contendership match fall apart thanks to the actions of Mysterio and El Grande Americano.

Before the bout, Dominik was upset about the number one contenders match and wanted help from his Judgement Day friends. Finn Balor and JD McDonagh instead decided to focus on getting the World Tag Team titles back while Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez chose to focus on Perez’s match against Nikki Bella. Mysterio was seen on the phone with someone as he made his exit. Penta and Rusev were wrestling on Raw when suddenly, Americano and his two associates Rayo and Bravo ran in and attacked both men. Rusev took out Rayo and Bravo, but Grande managed to escape before Penta could lay him out.

Later backstage, Mysterio seemed stunned by the events that took place and told Adam Pearce he assumed that Penta and Rusev would naturally want to go after Los Americanos next. Pearce dismissed that idea, making the triple threat match official for Saturday.

Saturday Night’s Main Event (November 1)

  • WWE World Heavyweight title: CM Punk vs. Jey Uso
  • WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes defends against Drew McIntyre
  • WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton defends against Jade Cargill
  • Three-way for WWE Intercontinental title: Dominik Mysterio defends against Penta and Rusev

Ortiz says he has ‘about a year’ left on AEW contract

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Ortiz hopes to stay with AEW for the foreseeable future.

In an interview with Wombreezy, he said that he has roughly a year left on his AEW contract but hopes to remain with the company, noting that he has also been doing backstage work.

“As of right now, I have about a year left with the company, give or take…I would love to stay there,” he said. “I love working at AEW. I’ve actually been coaching, doing producing basically, which is learning a different skill in wrestling and will give you longevity in wrestling. And it’s also selfishly making me be a better wrestler because now I’m helping people call matches and I’m analyzing it from a different lens and I’m really enjoying that.”

“It’s something I wanted to do anyways, and now I’m getting the opportunity to do it there,” he added. “So even if I stay on purely just to do coaching and producing, and I can still wrestle, for me, I’m happy, that’s the best of both worlds, I’m still getting to perform. If they keep me, I would stay, for sure.”

Ortiz hasn’t wrestled on AEW television since January of 2024, teaming with Eddie Kingston in a losing effort against Bryan Danielson and Claudio Casatagnoli on Collision. After spending most of that year away from wrestling, he resurfaced on the independent scene in March, wrestling for Beyond Wrestling and C4.

WWE NXT tag team to challenge for NOAH’s GHC Tag Team titles

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Hank & Tank are already getting a shot at the GHC Tag Team titles.

Pro Wrestling NOAH confirmed that the former NXT Tag Team Champions will face Masa Kitamiya and Takashi Sugiura on November 8 at Korakuen Hall.

It comes after the two made their debut on Sunday morning, defeating Alpha Wolf and Dragon Bane. They later confronted the tag team champions on the same show, issuing a challenge backstage that the champions later accepted.

The two began their tour of Japan after they were written off NXT on last week’s show, having been taken out by the returning OTM.

NOAH has seen an uptick of NXT talent on their cards in the last month. Charlie Dempsey and Harlem Lewis made their debut back on October 4 in Nagoya, facing each other in a singles match. Most recently, they teamed with Yoshiki Inamura to defeat KAYATA, KENTA, and Ulka Sasaki on October 21. Inamura has recently made his return to Japan after spending most of the year wrestling on NXT television.

Ron Simmons to be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame

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Ron Simmons is entering another Hall of Fame.

The Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame announced that the 1976 Warner Robins Screamin’ Demons team, which Simmons was a part of, will be inducted as part of this year’s ceremonies.

“The 1976 Demons had two Hall of Famers of their own. Linebacker Ron Simmons was a force on defense, accumulating 130 tackles that season,” the press release reads.

Simmons went on to have a successful career in college football, playing for Florida State. Upon graduating he was briefly signed to the NFL and played for the USFL before entering professional wrestling in 1987. Highlights from his pro wrestling career include winning the WCW World Championship from Vader in 1992 and forming the APA tag team with Bradshaw, where the two held WWE’s Tag Team titles multiple times.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012 and is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

AAA Heroes Inmortales notes: Hijo del Vikingo, El Grande Americano, Wyatt Sicks

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News and notes from AAA Heroes Inmortales.

The main event of Saturday’s show in Mexico City saw Dominik Mysterio successfully defend the AAA Mega Championship against Dragon Lee. Although Lee put up a hell of a fight, he couldn’t overcome Mysterio’s cleverness. After a ref bump, Mysterio grabbed his boot that Lee took off and smashed him in the head. Mysterio then followed with a frog splash for the victory.

After the match, Hijo del Vikingo came out and attacked Mysterio, bitter over his recent title loss. However, El Grande Americano came out to even the odds, once again helping Mysterio. A match was then set up for AAA’s television taping on November 22, where Americano and Mysterio will team up to take on Lee and Vikingo.

The show started off with Vikingo coming out, acting more heelish than on recent shows. He got into a confrontation with Americano, saying neither he or Mysterio are really Mexican, and called himself the Canelo of AAA. Americano responded by saying that the only similarity between the two is that both lost in Las Vegas. The two eventually set up a match for the November 28 taping in Puebla, Vikingo’s hometown.

Later backstage, Vikingo ran into Dorian Roldan, who told Vikingo that they have a lot in common.

The Wyatt Sicks made another appearance in AAA, again singling out the AAA Tag Team Champions Psycho Clown and Pagano. After the champions defeated Sanson and Forastero in a street fight, the Wyatt chair appeared. All of the Wyatt Sicks minus Uncle Howdy appeared, laying out Psycho and Pagano. Rowan held up the AAA Tag Team titles after the beatdown, but it remains unclear when they’ll be challenging for the titles.

Date & location confirmed for WWE NXT Deadline

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The final NXT PLE of the year has a date and location.

As previously reported earlier in the week by Fightful Select, NXT confirmed on Saturday during their Halloween Havoc PLE that Deadline will take place at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas on December 6. Along with the announcement, it was confirmed that the men’s and women’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches will return. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday.

Deadline has been NXT’s final PLE dating back to 2022. The winners of the men’s and women’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches usually go on to challenge the champion of their choosing, usually at New Year’s Evil the following month. Oba Femi won the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at last year’s PLE, winning the NXT Championship soon after.

Last year’s women’s winner was Giulia, overcoming the likes of Sol Ruca, Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria, and Wren Sinclair. Giulia would go on to win the NXT Women’s Championship and is now on the main roster as the WWE Women’s United States Champion.