Tag: headline

Ken Anderson believes Randy Orton and John Cena worked together to get him fired

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Former WWE wrestler Ken Anderson believes it was Randy Orton and John Cena who had him fired from the promotion.

During his recent appearance on Tagging In with Chris Harris, Anderson opened up in detail about his WWE release. The unfortunate incident took place after Randy Orton had allegedly called Anderson dangerous.

“I got fired for dumping Randy [Orton] on his head. If you slow that video down, you can see that his neck never comes into contact with the mat. Even just the way that he bumped, he bumped in a manner where he lined up perfectly with the camera, so you can actually see that. He says I dumped him on his head, but you can see his neck; it’s a completely flat bump. From his shoulders to his ass was a complete straight line, flat bump.

“I believe that Randy and John [Cena] worked together. They decided that day, let’s f**king get him gone. And it worked,” Anderson shared.

Anderson was released just days after returning from a lengthy injury absence in 2009. The release allegedly took place after Orton had complained about him, following a back suplex he received on the May 25, 2009 episode of WWE RAW.

While Anderson believes Orton’s comments motivated his release, he still blames himself for his WWE exit.

“I’ve said this before, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back, but had I been doing what I should have done on a daily basis, that would have never occurred. They could have gone to Vince [McMahon] and said all whatever they wanted to,” Anderson added. “The fact that my name kept coming up in a negative light and I kept kind of f**king up in different ways, and that’s all on me. So, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back, but the reason I got fired is because of me.”

Anderson joined WWE in 2005 and was a part of the promotion until his release in 2009. A popular name on the roster, Anderson is also a former WWE United States Champion and the 2007 Money in the Bank winner.

Report: More on MJF’s injury from AEW Dynamite match

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

A brand new report has emerged on MJF’s injury.

On Thursday, June 4, 2026, MJF was pulled from his scheduled match for Beyond Wrestling. The promotion announced that MJF had suffered a hyper-extended knee and would be unable to compete at the show.

Fightful Select has now published a report sharing more details on MJF’s injury. While many believed that the injury took place during the piledriver on the barricade spot, the report revealed that such was not the case. Instead, it happened during Rush’s knee spot in the corner. The injury was regarded as a “freak accident,” and there is allegedly no heat on Rush.

Despite pulling out of the Beyond Wrestling event, MJF is expected to continue appearing on AEW, as the promotion continues monitoring the gravity of the injury.

After MJF was removed from the indie wrestling show, Justin Barrasso reported that AEW’s Andrade was announced as his replacement. The Don Callis Family member will now face Bobby Orlando at Beyond Wrestling’s event in Cranston, Rhode Island.

New number one contender crowned for AAA Cruiserweight Championship

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

A new number one contender was crowned for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship.

In the first match of the night at AAA Noche de Los Grandes week two, fans saw Cruz Del Toro vs. Joaquin Wilde vs. Lince Dorado vs. Mini Vikingo vs. Octagon Jr. compete against each other for earning a shot at the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship.

Following a closely contested fight and a spot that involved Octagon Jr.’s injury, it was Lince Dorado who finalized his spot to challenge for the Cruiserweight title.

The final moments of the match saw tension rise between Wilde and Del Toro, before Dorado interfered and turned their attention toward him. In the end, Dorado dropped a Shooting Star Press on Wilde to keep him down for the three-count and earn the opportunity.

As of now, AAA has yet to confirm the Cruiserweight championship match between Dorado and Rey Fenix.

Fenix had previously won the title from Ladero Kid on the week 1 episode of Noche de Los Grandes.

Three new matches added to AEW Dynamite Summer Blockbuster

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Three new matches are official for the next AEW Dynamite.

Shane Taylor made it a point on Saturday to not only go after the Death Riders, but also towards Jon Moxley, calling him out after quickly defeating Alan Angels on Collision. Later in the show, Taylor officially called out Moxley for next week for the Continental title, showing on camera that he had jumped and attacked Wheeler Yuta backstage.

Moxley appeared later in the show and accepted Taylor’s challenge. He said the might have done the same thing, but wouldn’t have made the move unless he was absolutely sure. At Dynamite, he promised to give Taylor exactly what he asked for.

Meanwhile, a member of the Death Riders will take on a member of the Conglomeration when Mark Briscoe takes on PAC. The Dogs will also face The Young Bucks after they issued a challenge on Saturday, upset after Nick & Matt Jackson confronted them on Dynamite.

Orange Cassidy also accepted a challenge from Rocky Romero to face Andrade for this Wednesday.

AEW Dynamite Summer Blockbuster (June 10)

  • PAC vs. Mark Briscoe
  • AEW Continental title: Jon Moxley defends against Shane Taylor
  • The Young Bucks vs. The Dogs
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King in a men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament semifinal
  • Sareee vs. Skye Blue in a women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament quarterfinal
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Andrade el Idolo

Fetty Wap wields light tube at GCW Tournament of Survival 11

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Fetty Wap recently appeared at GCW Tournament of Survival 11 and turned his sights to the light tubes.

At the recent GCW Tournament of Survival 11, rapper Fetty Wap made a special appearance at the show. However, the rapper was soon interrupted by Tony Deppen.

Although his presence was soon cut short as Fetty Wap hit Deppen with The Rock’s signature catchphrase, “It doesn’t matter what your name is.” Shortly after, things turned extreme between the two.

As the show proceeded, fans saw Fetty slap a drink out of Deppen’s hands before smashing a bunch of light tubes on Deppen’s head, handed to him by Nick Gage.

The GCW crowd went wild and voiced their approval as the 34-year-old rapper smashed the light tubes on Deppen. He was previously announced to appear as a special guest at GCW Tournament of Survival 11 on June 6, 2026, at the Showboat in Atlantic City, NJ.

AAA Noche de Los Grandes week two live results: Rey Mysterio to address AAA

Posted on by Jeff Moss

AAA Noche de los Grandes Week 2 will air tonight on Fox in Latin America and on Facebook and YouTube elsewhere.

Scheduled for tonight’s show is a six-woman tag team match with Lola Vice, Bayley, and La Catalina facing Las Tóxicas (Flammer, La Hiedra, and Maravilla).

There will also be a fatal five-way match for the number one contendership to the AAA Cruiserweight Championship, currently held by Rey Fenix after he defeated Laredo Kid for the belt last week. The five competitors booked for tonight’s match are Mini Vikingo, Octagón Jr., Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, and Lince Dorado.

Also scheduled for tonight, Rey Mysterio will address AAA after having been revealed as the promotion’s new general manager last week.

Announced for tonight’s AAA Noche de los Grandes Week 2:

  • Lola Vice, Bayley & La Catalina vs. Las Tóxicas (Flammer, La Hiedra & Maravilla)
  • Mini Vikingo vs. Octagón Jr. vs. Joaquin Wilde vs. Cruz Del Toro vs. Lince Dorado in a number one contender’s match for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship

Rey Mysterio addresses AAA

Our live coverage kicks off at 10 p.m. Eastern.

****************

Noche de los Grandes has already paid for itself many times over. Last week, we had what is arguably the match of the year between El Grande Americano and (the former) Original El Grande Americano. A match that was so good, they actually tacked it onto the end of RAW, just to show it off.

Tonight we get a pair of high-level multi-person matches and if I were a betting man (which I’m not) I’d have my money on both of these matches delivering. Plus we get to hear from AAA GM Rey Mysterio Jr, because it just wouldn’t be a WWE show without an extended talking segment and/or authority figure angle.

With all that said and done though, lets tighten our laces and get Noche de los Grandes night two underway!

AAA Cruiserweight Title #1 Contender’s Match: Mini Vikingo vs. Octagón Jr. vs. Joaquin Wilde vs. Cruz Del Toro vs. Lince Dorado

And this is a pretty good way to do it! Laredo Kid lost the Cruiserweight title last week to Rey Fenix, so now we need to know who’s got next!

After a brief scrum off the bell LWO members Wilde and Del Toro double teamed Vikingo, tossing the smallest man in the ring around with suplexes and finally sending him to the outside. When that happened, Wilde tried to roll up Del Toro and steal one, but only got a two count.

Del Toro got a quick pin attempt off of a high flying move, but neither man was able to get one over on the other. Dorado and Octagon came back in and both tried a pin, but neither could get it. Octagon went up top and hit a diving armdrag before Dorado countered a monkey flip.

Dorado dispatched Octagon to the outisde, but that just opened things up for Vikingo to come back in. Dorado got him on his shoulders, but Vikingo countered it into a headscissor takedown. Vikingo used his gymnast-like skills to take down Octagon as well, but Wilde grabbed his ankle from the outside and pulled him to a stop.

Del Toro hit a tornado off the top turnbuckle to take Dorado, Octagon and Wilde down, leaving him one on one with Vikingo. He went for a pop up powerbomb, but Vikingo countered it into a takedown. Dorado hit a double stunner on Wilde and Del Toro, but Wilde hit a DDT on him.

Dorado came back with a brainbuster and then a shooting star press on Wilde. Everyone else was on the outside so he hooked the leg and 1-2-3, Dorado became the #1 Contender to Rey Fenix’s Cruiserweight title.

Match Result: Lince Dorado defeated Mini Vikingo, Octagón Jr, Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro.

-Backstage footage was show of the War Raiders and El Hijo de Vikingo celebrating their title victories from last week. Spoiler: They were stoked.

Rey Mysterio then took questions from “the media” (aka two guys holding cell phones next to his face) about everything happening in AAA. He said:

  • Mask Vs Mask Was awesome.
  • WWE is doing a Latin America tour throughout September.
  • He will be fair when it comes to Dominick Mysterio.
  • Speaking of the AAA Mega Champion, Dominick will appear on the June 20th episode of AAA.
  • Whomever is Mega Champion at the time will defend the title at Triplemania Night two in September.

-Backstage footage from last week was shown of El Grande Americano with Los Americanos thanking his friends and fans for supporting him.

Six-Woman Tag Match: Lola Vice, Bayley & La Catalina vs. Las Tóxicas (Flammer, La Hiedra & Maravilla)

Las Toxicas came down to the ring in a set of cheerleader outfits much to JBL’s excitement. Even though she came out to her “role model” music, it was clear that in Mexico, Bayley is all hugger. Vice and Catalina came out to great ovations and we were ready to go.

Flammer looked to start things off against Catalina but she didn’t want to give the crowd what they wanted, so she tagged in Maravilla instead. She lasted a few minutes before Hiedra came in to face a takedown from Catalina.

Vice tagged in and kicked her way to ta two count. She and Hiedra exchanged blows with Vice coming out on top. Vice used her patented glute-based offense, which brought everyone into the ring. Las Toxicas fell to a triple suplex though and they all went to the outside.

Back in the ring, Hiedra bounced Vice’s head off the turnbuckle, Isolating her in the Toxicas corner. They all tagged in and out, hitting her with strikes and slams. Flammer got a two count off of a meteora and pushed Bayley and Catalina off the ring apron.

Flammer hit vice with a lariat for another two count, then put her in a full nelson/waist lock submission. Vice tossed her through the ropes and got a tag to Bayley who cleared the ring. Hiedra was left to face Bayley and she hit her with a through the rope DDT.

Bayley dropped an elbow from up top, but Maravilla kicked out at two. Las Toxicas came together for a triple team, with Flammer adding a dropkick on to the end of it. Catalina broke up the pin and she and Flammer talked trash while the ref got everyone sorted.

Bayley came back to life and tagged in Catalina officially so she could hit a moonsault from the top rope on Flammer. Maravilla and Hiedra came in and when the dust settled, Maravilla ate a suplex from Bayley.

Catalina and Flammer tagged in and Catalina met her with a hip attack and big running knee. She quickly covered her and got the pin for her tream.

Match Result: Lola Vice, Bayley & La Catalina defeated Las Tóxicas

AEW Collision live results: Women’s tag title match, Persephone vs. Hazuki

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

AEW Collision is live tonight from the Covelli Center in Youngstown, Ohio.

Announced for tonight’s show is an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament quarterfinal match between Persephone and Hazuki.

The AEW Women’s World Tag Team titles will also be on the line tonight as champions Divine Dominion (Lena Kross and Megan Bayne) defend against TayJay (Anna Jay and Tay Melo).

The winner of Persephone vs. Hazuki will move on to the tournament semifinals to take on Mercedes Moné, who returned to the company on Dynamite and defeated Alex Windsor in the quarterfinals. On the other side of the bracket, Athena has advanced to the semifinals after her win over Mina Shirakawa, and she’ll face the winner of Skye Blue vs. Sareee, scheduled for Dynamite on Wednesday.

Announced for tonight’s AEW Collision:

  • Persephone vs. Hazuki in an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament quarterfinal match
  • AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion (Lena Kross and Megan Bayne) defend against TayJay (Anna Jay and Tay Melo)

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern.

**********

TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay) vs. Divine Dominion (Lena Kross & Megan Bayne) for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship

Anna Jay made started the match with Megan Bayne, but it wasn’t long before Kross and Bayne were going for Divine Intervention. Jay slipped out and Melo and Jay hit a series of double team moves and dodges that kept Divine Dominion crashing into each other. Melo and Jay hit stereo crossbodies of the middle ropes to the floor on Kross and Bayne as they went to an ad break on TNT.

Kross and Bayne were able to isolate Jay on the floor after enticing Jay to chase her around the ring. Kross then started getting the heat on Anna Jay. Bayne hit a German suplex on Jay as they came back from break, and tagged out to Kross again. Kross charged Jay in the corner, but Jay dodged and hit a bulldog and tagged out Melo who hit a series of strikes and a spinning back fist to stun Bayne.

Melo hit a series of strikes in the corner and then scraped her boot on Bayne’s face. Melo tagged out to Jay and they went for a double team move, but Bayne powered out and tagged out to Kross. This did not help matters as they both ate superkicks, and then hit a double DDT on Kross for a 2-cout that Bayne broke up. Bayne and Kross then hit a German suplex/pump kick combo, and Tay Melo broke the pinfall up. All four women hit moves and did a quadruple down. After a scramble Jay locked the sleeper hold on Kross, but Kross walked her back to her corner and drove Jay into the corner before Bayne came in and they hit Divine Intervention for the pinfall. Solid tag match.

Result: Divine Dominion defeated TayJay to retain

–A hype video aired for Brody King and Swerve Strickland for Dynamite on Wednesday.

–Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta cut a promo on Konosuke Takeshita while Lance Archer and Jake Doyle beat the crap out of a ton of local talent in the background. This was quite fun.

Shane Taylor (w/ Shane Taylor Promotions) vs. Alan Angels

Alan Angels makes his return to AEW and immediately dies at the hands of Shane Taylor. After making a few dodges of Taylor’s offence, Taylor caught him with a forearm as he springboarded of the ropes and then hit a package piledriver for the pinfall.

Result: Shane Taylor defeated Alan Angels

–Shane Taylor took a mic and said that the Death Riders has been the most violent group in AEW, but as of this moment, Shane Taylor Promotions was the most violent group in AEW. Moxley noted that all they had to do was beat him, so Taylor said his crew should come down to the ring and get beat. The Death Riders music hit, and Jon Moxley led his crew to the ring to a massive pop from the crowd.

The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & PAC) (w/ Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, & Marina Shafir) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, & Shawn Dean) (w/ Shane Taylor, Trish Adora, & Christyan XO)

Moxley started the match and took it right to Moxley, driving him back into the corner and isolating him. Bravo tagged in and started chopping Moxley, who just started getting fired up and asked him to hit him harder. Moxley turned him around after the next chop and hit ten punches in the corner before thumbing him in the eye and tagging out to PAC.

It was not long after this that it broke down into a 6 person brawl and Moxley dumped Shawn Dean into the front row as they went to an ad break on TNT. Claudio was beating on Carlie Bravo in the ring, and Shane Taylor indicated that this was just one of their gameplans to wear them out by surviving everything they had, even though Bravo was looking worse for wear as PAC tagged in. This changed when Shawn Dean tripped PAC from the floor and hit a cutter across the apron.

Shane Taylor Promotions isolated PAC with this and started beating on him in their corner, with Carlie Bravo punching PAC and biting him, taunting Mox for his thumb to the eye earlier. Dean hit a lariat from the second rope on PAC for a 2-count. Moxley started getting the crowd fired up to cheer for PAC to escape, and was going nuts on the apron, and the fans started a very loud chant for Moxley, and Shane Taylor Promotions cut off PAC from that very tag to a chorus of boos.

Moxley saw enough and started attacking everyone on the floor himself, but got beaten down. It did allow PAC to dodge a corner charge from Moriarty and hit a German suplex on him before tagging out Castagnoli though, which was a really nice “take one for the team” moment for Mox. Castagnoli hit a series of very violent forearms in the corner and then went for the Neutralizer, but Moriarty cut him off. Moxley and Castagnoli laid out Bravo and then PAC went for the Black Arrow, but Shane Taylor distracted the referee and Trish Adora shoved PAC’s feet from the ropes.

While the referee was distracted, Yuta hit a dive on Taylor while Marina Shafir took out Trish Adora and Christyan XO, letting the Death Riders lay out Carlie Bravo and did the brutalizer on him for the submission finish.

Result: The Death Riders defeated Shane Taylor Promotions

This match was fantastic. The Death Riders are incredible babyfaces in this match.

–A highlight video aired of all the major storylines from Dynamite, which was excellent. They should do this on every show.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Beef

Beef was surprisingly agile in this match, cartwheeling out of the way of a clothesline and hitting a dropkick. Beef went for a bulldog but Ciampa blocked it and yanked the hair to drop Beef before hitting a running knee on Beef. Nigel McGuinness said the cows were coming home. I laughed. Ciampa locked on the Liontamer and tapped Beef out, sending a message to Chris Jericho.

Result: Tommaso Ciampa defeated Beef

–Ciampa continued the attack after the match and locked the Liontamer on again on the floor and demanded that Tony Schaivone announce to the audience that Tommaso Ciampa was better than Chris Jericho. Schiavone said so, and Ciampa said that Schiavone has been friends with Jericho for years and even he knew the truth. Good promo here.

–Shane Taylor was backstage with Trish Adora and Taylor said that he wanted Jon Moxley to answer the age old question: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Taylor said he failed his brother, as they picked off Wheeler Yuta and left him laying on the ground with The Death Riders nowhere to be seen. Taylor then challenged Moxley for the AEW Continental Championship on Dynamite.

Clark Connors (w/ David Finlay) vs. Juice Robinson (w/ The Bang Bang Gang)

These former Bullet Club members were set to battle here, with Connors immediately attacking Robinson and choking him with his own t-shirt. The announcers talked about how the Young Bucks pushed all of the War Dogs’ buttons noting that they were a discount Bullet Club compared to them. It is interesting how many different incarnations of the Bullet Club are present in AEW at the moment. Robinson started hitting a few jabs but Connors bailed, and Robinson mimed a dog relieving himself in Connors direction.

Connors did not enjoy this display and pulled Robinson from the ring and drove him into the guardrail. Connors continued this assault for a few minutes, including hitting some shoulder blocks in the corner, then a running shoulder tackle to a seated Robinson for a 2-count. Robinson and Connors shared punches, but Connors continued with this extended heat segment. Robinson started to fire up at some of the weak punches Connors threw and then hit a shoulder tackle and hit a back senton.

Robinson hit a series of punches and chops that backed Connors back to the corner and he hit a cannonball in the corner. Robinson then hit a powerbomb for a 2-count. Robinson signaled going for the Killswitch, but Connors shoved him aside and hit a powerslam for a 2-count. Connors went for a spear, but Robinson jumped over it and hit a lariat that sent Connors to the floor. Robinson hit a pescado to the floor and David Finlay ran down to try and hit Robinson with the shillelagh, but Robinson hit the Left Hand of God on Finlay. Robinson hit another Left Hand of God on Connors and went for Pulp Friction, but Finlay hit Robinson in the back and this led to Connors hitting a spear on Robinson for the pin.

Result: Clark Connors defeated Juice Robinson

This was a really solid match with Connors looking excellent, and Juice Robinson showing he is underutilized as a babyface.

–A hype video for the Survival of the Fittest match for the TBS Championship, with an excellent promo from Hikaru Shida in English and Japanese (with subtitles). Statlander, Mina Shirakawa, Harley Cameron, Queen Aminata, & Zayda Steel all commented on the match. This was very good.

–Jon Moxley was backtage with Marina Shafir, and said that STP and Taylor himself want what he and the Death Riders have, and made the move of attacking Yuta. Moxley said that Taylor needed to be sure he really wanted it, because when he got to the ring with Moxley on Wednesday he is going to find out what it means to face Moxley alone for the AEW Continental. This was a tremendous promo. Taylor and Moxley have done a fantastic job on this show building up a TV match for next week.

Los Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dralistico, & Sammy Guevara) vs. The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, & Orange Cassidy) for the AEW World Trios Championships

Sammy Guevara told Orange Cassidy to tranquilo, which is a bit redundant as he is always relaxed. Guevara baited Cassidy in and hit a kick, but Strong blind tagged in and threw Orange Cassidy at Guevara with a hip toss. Strong tagged in and hit a backbreaker before tagging Cassidy, who went to the top rope, decided it was too high, went to the middle, then to the bottom rope, before dropping to the mat and hitting a walking elbow. Guevara did not like this and turned it around on Cassidy and drove him back to his own corner.

LFI was going to hit a trio of kicks to the back of Cassidy, but he casually laid down to avoid this. They tried again, so he laid down again, and they then stomped him repeatedly. Guevara hit a top rope eye poke on Cassidy, which was hilarious. Cassidy, however, soon escaped and tagged out to Strong, who started turning this into a serious fight, destroying people with high impact moves. It broke down soon after this with Guevara hitting a moonsault off the top rope to the floor on Strong.

LFI continued to get the heat throughout the ad break on TNT, and finally hit their triple dropkick, but it was on Strong instead. Cassidy broke up the pinfall attempt and Rush looked like he was going to kill Cassidy for it before throwing him from the ring. Strong decided to stand up to Rush and start hitting hard chops, and suddenly we had an awesome mean guy match with both Rush and Strong hitting hard strikes and forearms.

Dralistico came in and Kyle O’Reilly countered a lung blower attempt with an ankle lock on Dralistico. Guevara saved him, but O’Reilly hit a rebounding lariat on both and tagged out to Cassidy who hit a tornado DDT on Guevara, but Dralistico blocked it and hit a lung blower on Cassidy. Cassidy was not down long and went for an Orange Punch, but he ate a punch from Rush. Rush then went for the horns, but Cassidy rolled to the floor. Strong and O’Reilly attacked Rush and sent him into the audience, while Dralistico hit a crossbody over the ring post and steps onto them, only for Cassidy to hit a tope suicida on Dralistico. Guevara came in and tried to hit Go to Hell on Cassidy, but Cassidy fought out, shoved Dralistico into Guevara and then hit an Orange Punch on both for the pinfall win.

Result: The Conglomeration defeated LFI

This made me want to see Rush and Roderick Strong in a 20ish minute match. Hopefully we’ll get to see that at some point.

–The Dogs were backstage talking about their feud with the Bang Bang Gang, and their ongoing conflict with the Young Bucks over being the #1 contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, so they wanted to settle it with the Bucks as soon as possible so they can get on to beating Cage & Cope.

–Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta walked up to the Conglomeration and they said that Andrade El Idolo was challenging Orange Casssidy to a match. Cassidy shrugged. Romero said, “Don’t say that!” Cassidy told them to get out of there because he accepted.

Hazuki vs. Persephone in a Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Match

Hazuki immediately locked a headlock on Persephone, but it was soon worked into an exchange of basic holds until they started countering pinfall attempts in very creative ways. Fun start to this match. Persephone dodged a clothesline, but Hazuki grabbed Persephone and went for a crossface that forced Persephone into grabbing the ropes. Persephone rolled through a sunset flip attempt and hit a shotgun dropkick on Hazuki for a 2-count.

Persephone went for a lionsault, but Hazuki countered and hit a back stabber. Persephone caught Hazuki as she went for a crossbody to the floor and slammed Hazuki on the mats outside before sending Hazuki back into the ring. Persephone charged Hazuki, but Hazuki immediately countered into a crossface, and as Persephone tried to get the ropes with her feet, Hazuki grabbed them and did a sort of inverted bow & arrow lock.

Persephone went for a crucifix bomb on Hazuki, but she slipped out and hit a hurricanrana from the middle ropes. As the match went on the audience got more and more into Hazuki, who hit a springboard shotgun dropkick for a 2-count. Hazuki then hit Persephone with a lung blower and went for a senton, but Persephone cut her off and hit a superplex. Persephone held on and then hit a jackhammer for a 2-count.

Persephone went for a crucifix bomb again, but Hazuki countered with a sunset flip for a 2-count. Persephone hit a trapped leg German suplex for a 2-count. Persephone went for a powerbomb, but Hazuki countered out, hit a lung blower, and then a La Magistral cradle for the pinfall. Hazuki has advanced to face Mercedes Mone in the next round of the tournament.

Result: Hazuki defeated Persephone

Both women shook hands after the match, and while there were some moments that were a little rough due to miscommunication, it ended up being pretty good just by how hard they worked.

–After the match, Mercedes Mone ran down and attacked Persephone from behind, hitting her with the Owen Hart Foundation title belt and locking on the Statement Maker. Hazuki ran down and made the save, but as she was checking on Persephone, Mone attacked and security came out to separate the two. Hazuki then hit a dive onto Mone and two or three security guards had to be pulled away from Mone, which proved quite difficult for the security as the show went off the air.

Final Thoughts

This was a fun show. The Death Riders and Shane Taylor Promotions match and promos were the best part of the show, in terms of action and build for next week, but nothing on this show stood out as bad. Most of it was even quite good. I liked how they dedicated time to adding a little heat to Mone and Hazuki at the end of the show. Thumbs up!

UFC Fight Night 278 live results: Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Action inside the Octagon is back in the home of the UFC this weekend as UFC Fight Night 278 takes place at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

The main event is a five-round bout in the welterweight division as former UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad takes on Gabriel Bonfim. Muhammad is looking to end a two-fight losing skid and get back on a path to regaining the title he lost before his current skid. Bonfim is looking to firmly get into the title picture as he comes in having won four consecutive fights.

In the co-main event, middleweight contender Brendan Allen looks for his third straight win against Edmen Shahbazyan, winner of three straight fights. Also on the main card is a lightweight bout between Fares Ziam and Tom Nolan; a bantamweight fight pitting Bryce Mitchell against Santiago Luna; and a light heavyweight fight between Iwo Baraniewski and Junior Tafa.

PRELIMS | 5 PM ET | 2 PM PT

> Women’s Strawweights- Ketlen Souza (16-6, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (15-4, 3-3 UFC)

Carnelossi comes forward to start and throws, connecting with a jab to the body. Souza lands a right hand. Carnelossi with a leg kick. Carnelossi with a quick combo. Souza connects with a solid right hand. Carnelossi with a quick flurry. Souza lands a right hand and Carnelossi goes down, and then Souza drops Carnelossi with a head kick as she was getting up and it is all over! What a finish by Souza!

Fight Result- Ketlen Souza def. Ariane Carnelossi by knockout (head kick) at 1:34 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- Jeisla Chaves (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Yuneisy Duben (6-1 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

They both land leg kicks and Duben lands a high kick. Duben lands a jab then a leg kick. Chaves with a right hand as they attack at the same time. They trade and Duben gets a brief takedown, but they get right to their feet. Duben with some foot stomps and Chaves lands a knee to the body and a right hand as they break the clinch. Duben lands a leg kick. They both kick at the same time. Chaves lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. Chaves lands a right hand. Duben lands a leg kick. Chaves with an overhand right. Chaves with a solid right hand. Duben grabs the body and pushes Chaves against the fence. They separate. 10-9 Chaves.

Duben lands a right hand. They clinch in the center as Duben was throwing. Chaves lands some knees as Duben pushes her to the fence. They separate and Chaves lands some solid combinations. Duben tries a spinning back fist but Chaves ducks under and gets the tie up. Chaves lands some knees before they separate. Chaves gets a brief takedown and has Duben pushed against the fence on the feet. Chaves scores another takedown. Chaves gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Duben is fighting it off and Chaves eases it and lands a right hand. Chaves with some left hands from the back. Chaves continues to land shots from the back. 10-9 Chaves, 20-18 Chaves.

They both throw and Chaves gets Duben to the mat and has side back control. Duben grabs the fence and gets a brief warning. They stand and Chaves continues to hunt the takedown. They move to the center and Chaves lands some knees and connects with a right hand as they separate. Duben with a high kick and Chaves lands a jab and Duben slips to the mat, but gets up. They trade and Chaves scores a takedown as she grabs the body lock. Chaves takes the back. They get to their feet and Duben is able to score a takedown. Duben lands from the half-guard. Duben with more shots from the top as Chaves throws from the bottom. They scramble up late and trade some clinch knees. 10-9 Duben, 29-28 Chaves.

Fight Result- Jeisla Chaves def. Yuneisy Duben by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Jordan Leavitt (13-3, 6-3 UFC) vs. Joanderson Brito (18-5-1, 6-3 UFC)

Leavitt shoots for a takedown as Brito throws a knee. They go to the mat with Brito on top as Leavitt is trying to work something from the guard. Leavitt is looking for a guillotine choke. They work to their feet and Leavitt lets go and looks for a takedown against the fence. Leavitt with some knees against the fence. They separate. Leavitt shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Leavitt lands a knee. Brito with some body shots as Leavitt lands a few knees. They trade knees against the fence and break the clinch. Brito lands a big right hand. Brito connects with more right hands. Leavitt shoots for a takedown and Brito grabs the neck and locks in a choke and Leavitt taps! Brito scores the submission out of nowhere.

Fight Result- Joanderson Brito def. Jordan Leavitt by submission (ninja choke) at 4:19 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights- Priscila Cachoeira (13-8, 5-8 UFC) vs. Chelsea Chandler (6-4, 2-3 UFC)

Cachoeira backs Chandler up early with a big right hand, and then Chandler counters with an uppercut. Chandler lands a left hand. Cachoeira connects as she comes in and then throws Chandler to the mat. Cachoeira with some leg kicks and then Chandler is ordered to her feet. They clinch and both land knees. Chandler then drops Cachoeira with a left hand and jumps on the back. Chandler looks for a choke. Chandler lands some punches from the back. Chandler grabs the arm and locks in an armbar and Cachoeira taps!

Fight Result- Chelsea Chandler def. Priscila Cachoeira by submission (armbar) at 3:42 of Round 1

> Flyweights- #15 Bruno Silva (15-8-2 1 NC, 5-5 1 NC UFC) vs. Edgar Chairez (13-6 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)

Both working the jab early on. Chairez lands a jab and Silva counters with a right hand. Silva lands another right hand. Chairez with a leg kick. Chairez with a big right hand. Silva lands a combination but eats a big uppercut from Chairez. Chairez then lands a right hand. Chairez lands a big right hand and Silva goes to his butt, but gets right up. They trade in close range and Chairez lands the jab. Silva lands a right hand. Chairez lands an uppercut and Silva goes down. Chairez jumps on top and lands before taking the back and locks in a rear-naked choke and Silva taps! Chairez picks up an impressive win.

Fight Result- Edgar Chairez def. Bruno Silva by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:13 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Marcus McGhee (10-2, 4-1 UFC) vs. John Yannis (10-4, 1-1 UFC)

McGhee coming forward and lands a pair of right hands. McGhee with a body kick. Yannis connects with a leg kick. Yannis with a body kick. McGhee lands a right hand. McGhee with a check hook. Both are connecting in close range. McGhee with a combination. McGhee working the jab from the southpaw position. McGhee with another combo and lands a right hand. McGhee lands inside the pocket. Yannis with a body kick then a right hook. 10-9 McGhee.

McGhee with a hard leg kick followed by a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Yannis connects inside the pocket. McGhee with a pair of right hooks. Yannis lands the jab. McGhee lands a combination. Yannis lands a right hook to the body. McGhee hurts Yannis with some body shots and connects with some head shots. Yannis lands a left hand and fires back with some stiff shots. Yannis lands to the body. McGhee lands to the body. 10-9 McGhee, 20-18 McGhee.

McGhee with a pair of body kicks. McGhee with a high kick. McGhee lands a pair of right hands. Yannis is pressing forward, but McGhee is landing off his back foot. Yannis with a right hand. McGhee with a short combination. McGhee lands a right hand and then a body kick. McGhee with a front kick. McGhee lands a jab. Yannis lands a right hand. McGhee with a jab. McGhee with a left hand. Yannis lands a body kick. 10-9 McGhee, 30-27 McGhee.

Fight Result- Marcus McGhee def. John Yannis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> 130-pound Catchweights- Matt Schnell (17-10 1 NC, 7-8 1 NC) vs. Alessandro Costa (15-5, 3-3 UFC)

Schnell with a body kick. They trade kicks. Schnell lands a leg kick. They both land big shots inside the pocket. Costa lands a right hand and Schnell is on wobbly legs. Schnell looks for a takedown as he goes down face first and Costa starts landing tons of punches from the back and it is stopped! Big finish from Costa to get the win.

Fight Result- Alessandro Costa def. Matt Schnell by TKO (punches) at 2:28 of Round 1

MAIN CARD | 8 PM ET | 5 PM PT

> Light Heavyweights- Iwo Baraniewski (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Junior Tafa (7-5, 3-5 UFC)

Baraniewski lands a leg kick. Baraniewski looks for a takedown as he pushes Tafa against the fence. Baraniewski with a knee and a right hand as they break. Tafa lands a right hand. Baraniewski lands a heavy calf kick. Baraniewski lands another leg kick and Tafa goes down. Baraniewski with a ton of right hands from the top and it is all over! What a finish by Baraniewski!

Fight Result- Iwo Baraniewski def. Junior Tafa by TKO (strikes) at 1:25 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Bryce Mitchell (18-3, 9-3 UFC) vs. Santiago Luna (8-0, 2-0 UFC)

They both throw body kicks. Mitchell lands a left hand then a pair of leg kicks. Luna lands a right hand. Mitchell with a leg kick. Mitchell looks for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. Luna reverses and they scramble to the mat with Mitchell in the half-guard. Mitchell pressuring from side control. Mitchell isn’t really doing anything. Mitchell with more top pressure. Mitchell is able to get the full mount. Luna tries to reverse but Mitchell gets the back and looks for a choke. He lets go and lands from the mount. 10-9 Mitchell.

Mitchell lands a combination. Luna with a right hand. Mitchell pushes it to the fence as they tie up. Mitchell lands some knees. Mitchell with more knees. They scramble to the mat and Luna is on top inside the guard of Mitchell. They get to their feet. Luna with a combo. Mitchell looks for a takedown as he pushes Luna to the fence. Mitchell gets a takedown. Mitchell working from the top as he lands some short shots and looks for the mount position. Mitchell gets side control and lands punches. 10-9 Mitchell, 20-18 Mitchell.

Luna comes out firing punches but misses and Mitchell lands a high kick. Mitchell shoots for a takedown, but Luna ends up on top. Luna looks to attack the neck and is trying to get a D’Arce choke locked on. Mitchell escapes into side control and then immediately gets into the mount position. Mitchell looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. Mitchell continues to control from the top as he’s blocking Luna’s attempts to reverse. Both land on the mat. Mitchell gets the back and flattens Luna out looking for a choke. He lets go and lands some short punches. Luna spins and Mitchell is in the mount looking for an arm-triangle choke. He has it locked in and Luna taps in the final seconds!

Fight Result- Bryce Mitchell def. Santiago Luna by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:52 of Round 3

> Lightweights- #14 Fares Ziam (18-4, 8-2 UFC) vs. Tom Nolan (10-1, 4-1 UFC)

Nolan lands a leg kick. He lands another. Nolan with a high kick then a leg kick. Ziam grabs the leg and gets a takedown and grabs the neck for a guillotine choke but lets go and grabs the back. They stand and Ziam lands an elbow. Nolan with a body kick as Ziam lands a left hook. Nolan with a straight left hand before he scores a big takedown. Nolan lands from the top and gets into side control. Nolan gets into the guard of Ziam. Nolan gets Ziam to the fence and lands more punches from the top. Nolan looks for the neck as they start to scramble up. Nolan has the back and scores a big takedown and is in side control. Ziam is able to reverse and is now controlling from the top. Ziam takes Nolan’s back. Ziam tries a takedown but Nolan escapes. Ziam lands a combination and Nolan gets the clinch. 10-9 Nolan.

Nolan with a leg kick but eats a big three-punch combination from Ziam. Nolan gets the clinch along the fence. Ziam reverses position and lands a knee. Nolan reverses and has the double underhooks. Nolan with some knees and he lands on the break and Ziam slips to the mat. Nolan gets on top into the half-guard and lands an elbow. Ziam attacks the arm from the bottom. Nolan gets out and postures against the fence. They scramble to the knees and Nolan lands a pair of knees to the legs of Ziam. They get to their feet. Nolan has body control and lands a knee. Ziam with a right hand as they separate. 10-9 Nolan, 20-18 Nolan.

Ziam is pressuring Nolan to back up. Nolan lands a knee then looks for a takedown as he pushes Ziam against the fence and has the body lock. Nolan with a knee. Ziam scores a big takedown. Ziam takes the back of Nolan. Nolan rolls and Ziam is in side control. Ziam takes the back. Ziam lands but Nolan is able to reverse and is inside the guard of Ziam. Nolan with some elbows from the top. Nolan has back control as they stand and lands a knee. Nolan lands a knee. Ziam scores another takedown. Ziam with some knees from the back. Ziam lands a big elbow as they stand. 10-9 Ziam, 29-28 Nolan.

Fight Result- Tom Nolan def. Fares Ziam by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #4 Brendan Allen (26-7, 14-4 UFC) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (16-5, 9-5 UFC)

Allen throws but is unable to connect. Allen with a body kick. Allen lands a right hand. Allen lands a leg kick. They trade jabs. Allen with a body kick. Allen with a jab. They trade jabs. Both land a leg kick. They trade jabs. Allen with a quick combo as Shahbazyan misses a right hand. Allen shoots for a takedown and Shahbazyan stuffs it. Both land a knee as they tie up. They separate. Shahbazyan connects with a right hand. Shahbazyan with a double jab. Allen looks for a takedown but Shahbazyan defends. Shahbazyan with a double jab followed by a left hand. Allen lands a pair of leg kicks. Shahbazyan with a heavy combo late. 10-9 Allen.

Allen with a leg kick. Allen lands a right hand as Shahbazyan lands a jab. Allen with a right hand followed by a left hook. Allen with a leg kick. Shahbazyan lands a leg kick. Allen lands a right hand inside the pocket. That have an exchange in the pocket and Allen looks for a takedown, but Shahbazyan defends it. Allen with a stiff jab and lands a big right hand. They clinch and Allen with an elbow. Allen works the jab. Shahbazyan lands a right hand. Shahbazyan with a jab. Allen lands a right hand. They trade as Shahbazyan circles away. Allen with a leg kick as Shahbazyan lands a jab. They trade late. 10-9 Allen, 20-18 Allen.

Allen lands a combination. Allen with a right hand. Shahbazyan works the jab. Shahbazyan with another jab. Allen lands a leg kick. Allen lands a right hand. Shahbazyan lands a right hand to the body. Allen fires back with some punches and lands an elbow. They trade jabs. Shahbazyan with a right hand. They trade punches. Shahbazyan with a right hand. Allen lands a leg kick. Allen with a short combo and they trade right hands. Shahbazyan with a right hand but Allen fires back a big combination. Shahbazyan with the jab. Allen with a body kick. Allen lands a right hand followed by an uppercut. Shahbazyan gets the body lock and pushes it to the fence, but Allen lands as they separate. Allen with a short elbow. Shahbazyan lands a combo. Shahbazyan’s face is messed up. Allen gets a late takedown. They get up and have a big exchange late. 10-9 Allen, 30-27 Allen.

Fight Result- Brendan Allen def. Edmen Shahbazyan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Welterweights- #5 Belal Muhammad (24-5 1 NC, 15-5 1 NC UFC) vs. #11 Gabriel Bonfim (19-1, 6-1 UFC)

Muhammad with some early jabs. Muhammad lands a right hand. Bonfim with a body kick. Muhammad lands a right hand. Bonfim lands a body kick. Bonfim works the jab. Muhammad lands a right hand and then a combo. They trade leg kicks. Bonfim lands a body kick and they trade heavy right hands. Muhammad with a leg kick. Bonfim lands a left hook. They trade leg kicks. Bonfim with a high kick. 10-9 Bonfim.

Bonfim with a leg kick followed by a right hand. Bonfim lands another leg kick. Bonfim with a quick combo in close range. Muhammad lands a right hand. Bonfim with more calf kicks. Bonfim with another calf kick. Muhammad lands a left hand. Bonfim works the jab and Muhammad lands a leg kick. Bonfim with another leg kick and they have an exchange. Bonfim with the jab and both land a left hook. Muhammad lands a right hand. Bonfim lands another leg kick. He lands another. Bonfim with a double jab. Muhammad rushes in but Bonfim lands a counter combination. Muhammad sneaks in a head kick. Bonfim back to the calf kick. He lands another. Muhammad with a high kick. 10-9 Bonfim, 20-18 Bonfim.

Muhammad immediately shoots for a takedown but Bonfim defends. Bonfim lands a leg kick. Bonfim lands a right hand. Bonfim lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. Bonfim with another heavy calf kick. Muhammad with a body kick. Bonfim lands a big right hand and Muhammad loses his mouth piece. Herb Dean steps in and Muhammad puts it back in and they get back going. Bonfim with another right hand. They trade as Bonfim is pressuring. Bonfim lands another big right hand. Bonfim lands another right hand. 10-9 Bonfim, 30-27 Bonfim.

Bonfim lands the jab. Bonfim with another jab as Muhammad lands a right hand. Muhammad with a body kick. He lands another one. Bonfim lands a right hand as Muhammad lands a left hand. Muhammad’s nose is busted up. Bonfim lands a jab. He lands another. Muhammad with a body kick. Muhammad lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks at the same time. Bonfim with a leg kick followed by a right hand. Muhammad lands a body kick. Bonfim with a right hand. Muhammad lands a jab. Bonfim with a big right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Bonfim, 40-36 Bonfim.

They trade punches. Bonfim with a big right hand. Muhammad lands a body kick. Bonfim lands a right hand. Bonfim works the jab as Muhammad lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Bonfim with a body kick and Muhammad catches it and lands a right hand. Bonfim connects with another right hand. They trade jabs. They trade punches and kicks. Muhammad’s face is messed up some more. They trade and Muhammad with a jumping knee. 10-9 Bonfim, 50-45 Bonfim.

Fight Result- Gabriel Bonfim def. Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

New match announced for WWE Raw

Posted on by Ian Carey

Penta says he will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio on Monday’s edition of WWE Raw.

Mysterio earned the right to challenge for the Intercontinental title on the May 25 edition of the show, defeating Rusev in singles competition.

On Saturday, Penta posted to Instagram that the match will take place on the June 8 Raw and called it the most meaningful match of his career.

Penta wrote:

“THIS MONDAY NIGHT LIVE FROM PARIS!!! 🇫🇷
To face @619iamlucha for the WWE Intercontinental Championship is what dreams are made of!!! The most meaningful match of my career happens this Monday on RAW, LIVE FROM PARIS! 
Rey: Un honor y un sueño poder enfrentarte por mi campeonato. Te veo en Paris con mucho respeto, y ZERO MIEDO!!!! 🔥🔥🔥”

The June 8, 2026 edition of WWE Raw is scheduled for the Accor Arena in Paris, France. The updated lineup for the show is below:

WWE Raw lineup for Monday, June 8, 2026:

  • King of the Ring first-round match: Seth Rollins vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Talla Tonga vs. Ricky Saints
  • Queen of the Ring first-round match: Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green
  • Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

Police conclude investigation into Hulk Hogan’s death

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Clearwater Police Department has completed its investigation into the death of Hulk Hogan.

Hogan passed away at the age of 71 on July 24, 2025. At the time of his death, he had been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and had begun chemotherapy. He had also recently undergone a heart valve procedure and neck fusion surgery. The official cause of his death is listed as an acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.

On Friday, the Clearwater Police Department released a 72-page report on Hogan’s death, officially classifying it as an “attended natural death” and confirming that there was no evidence of foul play.

A segment of their findings reads:

“Following an exhaustive review of the statements, medical records, surveillance footage from within the residence, and a visual inspection of Mr. Bollea’s body, there has been no evidence to indicate the death of Terry Bollea was anything other than natural. Through the course of the investigation, there has been no evidence to indicate any criminal wrongdoing related to his death. This case will be closed, and will be considered solved, non-criminal.“

Funny doesn’t make money? Ask Danhausen and the NY Knicks | Opinion

Posted on by Ian Carey

If Danhausen isn’t considered a mainstream star already, he will be very soon if the New York Knicks win the NBA championship for the first time since 1973.

Right now, at this very second, there are basketball fans who have become fans of Danhausen and are only lightly aware that he comes from the world of professional wrestling. He’s just seen as the funny face-painted guy who uncursed the Knicks, and also seems to like teeth.

A whole generation of sports fans are going to associate Danhausen with this Knicks team, and if they win just two more games, his star power will transcend the professional wrestling industry.

Could Danhausen become bigger than wrestling?

If the Knicks win the NBA Championship, the team and its fans will make an idol out of him. The possibilities of where his career goes from there are limitless.

Danhausen getting his own TV show on Netflix? Why not? Why not give it a try? Maybe he could do something similar to Pee-wee’s Playhouse.

Danhausen in movies and TV shows? I don’t see why not.

Danhausen making odd cameos at award shows and big pop culture events? I expect it to happen.

Danhausen’s character could fit into that rare group of celebrities who exist slightly outside the normal rules of fame. Someone like Elvira, Pee-wee Herman, or Weird Al Yankovic. The kind of person who can just pop up in places where other celebrities are and just them being there is funny.

Did AEW fumble Danhausen?

Danhausen’s success with the Knicks is going to lead many to say that AEW didn’t know what they had with him and fumbled it as a result.

I don’t think anyone can deny that’s true. Though performers having little success in one company only to find far more in another is not exactly a new phenomenon. Plenty of “fumbled” WWE stars have made themselves “undeniable” in different companies as well.

For whatever reason, the merchandise records that Danhausen broke on ProWrestlingTees.com didn’t translate into him getting television time while in AEW. Unless there was something else factoring into things backstage, AEW must have felt that his merch sales would not translate to television ratings, ticket sales, PPV buys or other forms of revenue for the company.

The point of this article is not to say that AEW fumbled the ball with Danhausen, but I don’t think mentioning that they perhaps could have made better use of a guy possibly on his way to mainstream superstardom is avoidable.

Why Danhausen’s Knicks connection could last forever

Maybe none of this happens. Maybe the Spurs win four out of the next five games and the Knicks don’t win the championship, and Danhausen’s role in all of this becomes a strange footnote in a heartbreaking playoff run for Knicks fans.

But if the Knicks do win, it’s hard to imagine this just going away.

Danhausen won’t just be the wrestler who became popular with Knicks fans. He’ll be the weird face-painted guy who uncursed the Knicks and became a strange part of their first NBA championship in more than half a century.

That is not just wrestling famous. That is something else entirely.

AEW Collision ticket distribution update for tonight’s Youngstown show

Posted on by Ian Carey

An update is available regarding how many tickets have been distributed to tonight’s AEW Collision.

The show is scheduled for the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. According to a report from WrestleTix on Saturday morning, 1,991 tickets have been distributed to the show. That’s up from the 1,768 tickets that had been distributed as of Thursday.

The cheapest ticket available, or “get-in price,” is listed at $43.40.

This will be the second time AEW has run an event at the venue. The first was the one-year anniversary episode of Collision on June 15, 2024. 2,596 tickets were reportedly distributed to that show. It was headlined by a six-man tag team match between the House of Black and Bang Bang Gang.

Two matches have been announced ahead of time for tonight’s show. The updated lineup is below.

AEW Collision, June 6, 2026, lineup:

  • Owen Hart Foundation 2026 Women’s Tournament quarterfinals: Hazuki vs. Persephone
  • AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: Divine Dominion (Lena Kross & Megan Bayne) (c) vs. TayJay (Anna Jay & Tay Melo)

Danhausen, basketball world react to New York Knicks remaining ‘uncursed’

Posted on by Ian Carey

Danhausen continues to take credit for the New York Knicks’ 2026 NBA Playoffs run.

The Knicks have not lost a game in 43 days, and many people believe this is due to Danhausen uncursing the team.

The Knicks are now up 2-0 on the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals following their win on Friday night.

Danhausen responded to an ESPN article about the Knicks on Saturday, writing:

“Has anyone thought about how powerful Danhausen is yet today? KNICKSHAUSEN”

NBA writers such as Zach Lowe have also commented on Danhausen’s apparent impact on the series. Lowe wrote:

“At this point, I might actually start sending money/human monies if I were a Knicks fan”

Danhausen also responded to noted Knicks fan Ariel Helwani, who publicly thanked Danhausen after the Knicks’ win on Friday.

Danhausen wrote:

“You…. Are….. Welcomehausen.”

Danhausen has been involved in a back-and-forth with Stephen A. Smith over the cursing of the Knicks, with Danhausen asking Smith to pay him more human monies, give him a TV show, and provide him with courtside tickets to the game.

After the Knicks’ victory in Game 1, Danhausen claimed that Smith’s check cleared and the Knicks being uncursed continues.

“.@stephenasmith check cleared. KNICKSHAUSEN and the UNCURSE continue! (Danhausen is on a European travel time delay)”

After Game 1 of the series, many fans suggested that Jalen Brunson gave the Danhausen “you are cursed” motion to the Spurs. A clip of him doing so is available below:

Bianca Belair speaks out amid concerns over AI photos of her baby

Posted on by Ian Carey

Bianca Belair is asking people not to make AI-generated photos of her baby.

Belair announced her pregnancy at WWE WrestleMania 42. It was later revealed by Montez Ford that the couple had been keeping it a secret for six months.

On late Friday, Belair posted the following message to Instagram:

“Yall please don’t start these AI photos of my baby.

Before he’s here, when yall think he’s here, or when he gets here.

Now that I’m in this situation… It’s already freaking me out thinking about the things people will try to do with AI”

Bianca Belair post-WWE WrestleMania 41

It has been over 13 months since Belair last wrestled. Her last bout came at WWE WrestleMania 41 Night Two on April 20, 2025, where she was involved in a triple threat match for the WWE Women’s World title. IYO SKY retained in that match, with Rhea Ripley having been the other competitor.

Belair suffered broken fingers on her left hand during the match and has experienced significant setbacks in her recovery, including going in for surgery on it in February.

Belair is a three-time women’s champion on the main roster in WWE. She also won the 2021 Royal Rumble and has won the Women’s Tag Team titles twice, once with Jade Cargill and another time with Naomi.

Pro Wrestling EVE announces Kay Lee Ray’s next match

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Shortly after Kay Lee Ray returned to Pro Wrestling EVE, the British promotion has revealed that the former Alba Fyre will be in action at their next show. 

EVE announced on social media that Ray would be facing Rhio at Beers, Brawls, and Burlesque on July 3. The match will have championship stakes: the winner will be the top contender for the EVE International Championship, currently held by Miyu Yamashita. 

Rhio goes into that match off a win: she defeated Aliss Ink at EVE 150, the same show where Ray made her return. 

According to Cagematch, Ray and Rhio have shared a ring just once before: in June of 2019, Ray won a battle royal in NXT UK. Rhio was one of the other participants in that match. 

Also announced for the show: AEW’s Skye Blue, who will be facing Emersyn Jane in singles action. It will be Blue’s first appearance in EVE since last August, when she teamed with Julia Hart to go to a time-limit draw against Millie McKenzie & Safire Reed. 

Beers, Brawls, and Burlesque takes place July 3 at the Big Penny Social in London, England. Tickets are available here.