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AJ Styles says WWE needs to capitalize on Chad Gable’s newfound momentum

Posted on by Bryan Rose

AJ Styles is pushing for WWE to do more with one specific wrestler.

On his Phenomenally Retro podcast, the newest member of the WWE Hall of Fame had nothing but praise for Chad Gable, who lost the mask vs. mask match that took place at AAA Noche de los Grandes last weekend. Styles pushed for WWE to do something with Gable’s newfound momentum following the match.

“He’s a bigger superstar than he’s ever been at this very moment. And if we don’t capitalize, and I say we because because I’m a part of WWE, we don’t capitalize on this, we’re dumb. We’re dummies,” he said. “He can be heavyweight champion. He’s a legit freaking pro wrestler…there’s no way somebody in the crowd’s thinking ‘I could take freaking Chad Gable.’ Uh dude, legit, he will drop you on your head and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Gable appeared on SmackDown following mask loss

After feuding with the second El Grande Americano for most the year, the two had a dramatic match in front of a hot crowd. After Gable’s loss, he commended Americano for his efforts, saying that while he will always be the original Americano, there is now only one Americano. He promised to return to AAA one day.

Gable returned to WWE television on SmackDown this past Friday, apologizing to Rey Fenix over his recent actions. Fenix accepted Gable’s apology, but informed him that he’s not the only luchador that he needs to apologize to.

Daily Update: WWE shareholder suit update, lawsuit filed over UFC Freedom 250

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

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Among the topics covered:

  • Mexico City becomes the battleground of wrestling in September. We look at the strategies, the decisions going into a period when the city will host four major shows and seven major arena shows in eight days.
  • WWE attempts to counter program Forbidden Door with NXT Great American Bash. A look at the numbers the last time and trying to figure out why it would be tried again
  • The most publicized UFC show in history comes to the White House. Can it beat Rousey vs. Carano numbers, can it beat NFL numbers, how it got started and plans for the show.
  • AAA Noche de los Grandes, full review of the show and the make-up of the viewership and how it’s changed over the last year, as well as thoughts on the mask vs. mask match that tore down the house
  • The WWE stockholders lawsuit against the WWE key higher ups goes to trial this week. We look in depth of what is being asked, why, and give background on everything involved in the case
  • WWE Clash In Italy coverage and business numbers
  • Ben Askren wins Gaspard/Huber award and returns for one last match
  • Odds for King and Queen of the Ring
  • How much has Nielsen’s new ratings method hurt the value of pro wrestling on television? We have pretty much the figures, plus the shocking real comparisons for AEW Dynamite last week with recent years
  • Full ratings report for the pro wrestling programming, competition, comparisons, and more,.
  • Arena Mexico coverage with lots of big matches this coming week
  • NOAH tag team tournament news
  • Best of the Super Juniors coverage
  • Top young star getting shoulder surgery
  • Japanese MMA legend wins pro wrestling tournament
  • The future of Lucha Libre in 2036 on display this past week
  • Ticket sales for all the major upcoming pro wrestling shows this summer
  • A crazy indie story involving Jacques Rougeau
  • RAF booking a major event in Tbilisi
  • More on Damo & Nikki Cross buying Progress
  • Lots of Mick Foley AEW talk
  • How the Von Erichs viewed the A&E Biography
  • Another judge upset with TKO executives not saving evidence
  • McGregor return ticket prices go crazy, although not Knicks crazy
  • Robbiers in boxing or just bad judging
  • Notes on Smackdown going forward
  • Examing what Nick Khan said about 2024 WrestleMania plans
  • George Barrios claims he talked Vince McMahon into running Saudi Arabia after the Kashoggi death
  • Punk on talks to go back to WWE in 2018

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Sunday Update

UFC Freedom 250 fan fest
Logo for UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest. (Image credit: UFC)

— Bryan and I will be back tonight talking about the WWE settlement, great weekend matches, Best of the Super Juniors, Jones vs. Cormier, Hulk Hogan documentary and more. Our week in review show with Garrett Gonzales is up on the site talking about WWE booking, Nick Khan comments, and much more.

— The shareholders’ lawsuit against Vince McMahon, Nick Khan, Paul Levesque, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, that was to start tomorrow, has been settled, although not completely formalized. Brandon Thurston reported that the parties have informed the court that they will present the settlement for approval by Judge Travis Laster. The McMahon side really had to settle for a number of reasons that include the fear that a trial would end up worse for them, while the plaintiffs removed the risk of the trial going badly for them. The judge’s recent ruling showed that he felt the defendants lost a great deal of credibility due to their erasing messages after their own lawyers told them to preserve them. It looked bad for the WWE side but it was not a lock. The other from the McMahon side is that in the story of the sale, the Janel Grant lawsuit would have come up and he, and perhaps others, would perhaps give testimony that would hurt McMahon in that case.

— A lawsuit has been filed by Paul Romano, a retired Air Force Sergeant and Vietnam veteran, and Susan Douglas, a civic activist and organizer attempting to stop this coming Sunday’s UFC show. They claim it is a violation of federal law for profit sports promotions to run on the White House lawn. They claim it is a violation of national park service agreements which prohibit sports events on federal parks lands and that the staging set up on the White House lawn has had no congressional authorization, a requirement for building on federal parklands. They also complain about the cost to taxpayers of repairing the lawn. They also in the suit note that Trump purchased TKO stock. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, DC. They are not suing Trump or TKO, but suing the National Park Service, Regional Director of the National Park Service Jen Nersesian, Acting Director Jessica Bowron, the U.S. Department of the Interior and Doug Burgum, the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

— Yoh won the Best of the Super Juniors tournament earlier today at the Ota Ward Gym in Tokyo over Kosei Fujita. It was an excellent match, very hot pro-Yoh crowd. The match was actually a much better technical version of A.J. Styles vs. John Cena from last year. Well, on the Yoh side where he did move after move of the top stars. Fujita did the usual Fujita. Yoh will face Douki for the IWGP jr. title soon, probably Dominion on 6/15. Also added to Dominion was Jake Lee vs. El Phantasmo in a no DQ match after an angle today.

— Hiroshi Tanahashi announced the fan awards for the tournament. Jun Kasai was voted Most Outstanding overall, Daiki Nagai was voted Best Fighting Spirit and Robbie X was voted Best Technical.

— Obviously if Steve Maclin asked for a release from his TNA contract, which he did last week and was approved, he’s likely headed to WWE or AEW.

— Arman Tsarukyan claimed today that he placed a $1 million bet on Justin Gaethje to win the UFC lightweight title from unbeaten Ilia Topuria at the White House show. Tsarukyan was on a live stream talking about betting $50,000 on the fight, but then got talked into making it $1 million. After all the issues with UFC fighters and gambling, this is not something that should be allowed.

— The best matches I’ve seen this weekend are Komander vs. Soberano Jr. from Friday night at Arena Mexico, Komander & Templario vs. Angel de Oro & Volador Jr. from last night at Arena Coliseo, Mistico & Mascara Dorada & Neon vs. Zandokan Jr. & Furia Roja & Difunto from Friday night which was Mistico’s return, and Yoh vs. Fujita.

— Challenges were issued on Friday for a Sammy Guevara & Beast Mortos ROH tag title defense against Villano III Jr. & El Hijo de Villano III. My impression is that match will take place this coming Friday night, but the lineup won’t be out until probably Monday or Tuesday.

— Komander goes for the hat trick tonight teaming with Mistico against Volador Jr. & Black Tiger in tonight’s main event. Tonight’s show also has Gran Guerrero & Stuka Jr. vs. Mortos & Guevara in a non-title match. Lady Frost from MLW has been on the CMLL major shows all weekend.

— Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows won the A block in the NOAH Neo Global Tag League with a win over Tetsuya Naito & Bushi today in Hirosaki. They will face the B block winners on 6/16 at Korakuen Hall. Right now there is a three-way tie for first in the B block with Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers, Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh, and Yuki Iino & Manabu Soya.

— Jun & Rei Saito won All Japan’s world tag team titles from Talos & Ren Ayabe yesterday in Kakuda.

— We’re looking for reports on the NXT weekend shows in Davenport, FL and Citrus Heights, FL as well as TV tapings for TNA in Denver, results, finishes and angles to [email protected]

— Not much in the way of Google searches this weekend with no major events. Yesterday’s UFC show did 110,000 searches. Nobody in general was talking much about wrestling as regarding active wrestling, Myla Grace was the most searched item with 2,000.

— Grand Slam Mexico, CMLL Anniversary, WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown and AAA TripleMania tickets all went on sale in the next two days. For Grand Slam Mexico, the cheapest seats are almost double that of last year, at $36, while the most expensive is up from $655 U.S. to $1,312. Anniversary tickets are $22 to $260. Raw and Smackdown are $73 to $891. TripleMania is $36 to $537.

— UFC has announced a new rankings system in the works that will reward performance and reflect results inside the Octagon and based on measurable performance instead of opinion or popularity. Good luck with that.

— Last Saturday’s Collision did 351,000 viewers and 0.07 in 18-49 in Nielsen panel ratings, a rare case for wrestling of being down in total audience but still up in 18-49 from the 360,000 and 0.05 from panel + Big Data.

— WWE returns to the U.S. tomorrow in Baltimore with Raw with Penta vs. Rey Mysterio for the IC title, and previously announced qualifying matches with Seth Rollins vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Talla Tonga vs. Ricky Saints and Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green.

— Jerry Jaffe, who was also Crazy Luke Graham Jr., is 79 today. Mick Foley turned 61. Ed Farhat, the original Sheik and one of the best drawing heels in history, was born 100 years ago today. His longtime manager, Abdullah Farouk/Grand Wizard/Ernie Roth, was born on this day in 1929. Superstar Billy Graham was born on this day in 1943. Howard Finkel was born on this day in 1950. Bulldog Don Kent passed away 33 years ago today at the age of 59. Charlie Harben passed away 33 years ago today at the age of 79. Earthquake John Tenta was 42 when he passed away 20 years ago today. Rocket Monroe was 69 when he passed away 16 years ago today. Mark Starr was 50 when he passed away 13 years ago today. The Iron Sheik was 76 when he passed away three years ago today.

 

Agreement in principle reached in WWE shareholder lawsuit

Posted on by Ian Carey

An agreement in principle has been reached in the WWE shareholders lawsuit.

On Sunday, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics reported that Court Administrator for the Delaware Court of Chancery Tamara Burton said the parties have reached an agreement in principle.

Thurston wrote:

“Burton this afternoon tells me the parties have reached an agreement in principle. ‘At the parties’ request, the trial is cancelled. The parties have advised the court that they will present the settlement for approval in due course.'”

The lawsuit had been set for a four-day trial scheduled to begin on Monday, June 8. However, Bloomberg reported Friday that the trial was no longer scheduled on the Delaware Chancery Court’s calendar. Thurston reported shortly after that the trial had been canceled, but as of Saturday, it had not been confirmed whether a settlement had been agreed to.

In the lawsuit, shareholders alleged that WWE’s sale process was not designed to seek maximum value for shareholders, but instead was structured in a way that would lead to the company being sold to someone who would keep Vince McMahon in charge.

McMahon, Nick Khan, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Mark Shapiro, Ari Emanuel, and others had been scheduled to testify at the trial.

New match and opening segment announced for WWE Raw

Posted on by Ian Carey

WWE Raw General Manager Adam Pearce has announced the lineup for Monday’s show.

In a video posted to social media on Sunday, Pearce revealed a new match and the opening segment.

Oba Femi will kick off the broadcast. Also announced, Sol Ruca will defend her WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Lyra Valkyria.

Previously announced for the show were four-way matches in both the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments, as well as Penta defending the Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio.

WWE Raw this week is set for the Accor Arena in Paris, France.

The updated lineup is below:

WWE Raw lineup for Monday, June 8, 2026:

  • WWE Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
  • WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Sol Ruca (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria
  • 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: Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green
  • Oba Femi kicks off the broadcast

Flag flies off WWE headquarters and catches fire in Stamford

Posted on by Ian Carey

A flag flew off the WWE building in Stamford on Saturday night and caught fire.

Greg Thompson of News 12 Connecticut posted footage showing a power line sparking and catching fire in downtown Stamford.

“The flag flew off the WWE building, hit a power line and caught on fire in downtown Stamford tonight (video courtesy Sunny) @News12CT,” Thompson wrote.

While it is not clear if this was the flag in question, WWE announced in November 2023 that it would raise “one of the largest American flags in the country” atop its new headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

“WWE today announced that in honor of Veterans Day and on behalf of all Americans the company will raise one of the largest American flags in the country atop the new WWE headquarters in Stamford Conn. The flag which measures a massive 3 040 square feet at 76 feet wide and 40 feet tall will fly as a beacon of patriotism – inspired by and in honor of all of our veterans especially those troops killed in action,” WWE’s press release about the flag reads.

Danhausen curses another team ahead of Stanley Cup Final Game 3

Posted on by Ian Carey

Danhausen has cursed another sports franchise.

The WWE superstar was shown on the big screen at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Las Vegas Golden Knights.

Danhausen cursed the Hurricanes, who then lost the game in overtime 5-4 and now trail in the series 2-1.

The video of Danhausen cursing the Hurricanes also circulated online before the start of Game 3. It appears a Vegas Golden Knights fan purchased a Cameo from Danhausen that was later shown inside the arena.

In the video, Danhausen appears to believe the Stanley Cup Final is some type of beverage.

“Danhausen here, very nice, very evil, very famous. WWE legend, superstar, ah champion…. yes, I don’t know, none the wiser. Alright, please do the Vegas Golden Knights, Fanhausens. Oh, what is the occasion? Stanley Cup Finals, possibly some sort of beverage. Alright, please curse the Carolina Hurricanes for the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals. We want Vegas Golden Knights to win Lord Stanley Cup. They’re gonna win a king or something. Alright, please make sure to say, ‘Go Knights Go.’ Knights, Go Knights Go. Alright, anyways, Carolina Hurricanes, you are cursed. Go Knights Go.”

On Sunday morning, Danhausen responded to a Carolina Hurricanes post on X, asking the team to pay him “human money” to uncurse them and provided a link to his page on Cameo.

WOL Saturday: New court documents focus more on Vince McMahon’s alleged misconduct than valuation & revenue

Posted on by Jim Valley

It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.

Are Janel Grant and her accusations ultimately responsible for the TKO merger of Zuffa and WWE? That appears to be at the heart of the case made by the plaintiffs in the WWE shareholders’ lawsuit. Documents made public for the first time offer insight into events surrounding the merger and the opening arguments for attorneys representing WWE shareholders.

While the trial that was scheduled to start Monday is now off the calendar, thousands of pages of depositions, text conversations, and other documents unsealed before trial offer a window into how the deal allegedly came together.

On this episode, I will try to explain why the lawsuit is, or was, about more about behavior than numbers, stocks and balance sheets.

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WWE announces judges for Mr. NXT pageant

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

WWE has announced the list of judges for their upcoming Mr. NXT pageant.

WWE NXT General Manager Robert Stone recently announced on social media the list of judges for the Mr. NXT pageant.

The June 9, 2026, episode of WWE NXT will host a pageant contest between Shiloh Hill and Tristan Angels. The event will now be judged by EVOLVE Champion Aaron Rourke, Kit Wilson, and comedian Matt Mathews.

The three judges for the event will mark the competitors in three categories: attire, talent, and public speaking.

Apart from the Mr. NXT pageant, the upcoming NXT episode will also feature a WWE Women’s North American Championship match.

WWE NXT updated lineup | June 9, 2026

  • Mr. NXT Pageant: Shiloh Hill vs. Tristan Angels
  • Mason Rook vs. NARAKU – Number one contender match for the NXT Championship
  • Kelani Jordan vs. Kendal Grey – Number one contender match for the NXT Women’s Championship
  • Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Zaria for the NXT Women’s North American Championship

WWE shareholder lawsuit trial canceled, removed from court schedule

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Update:

Brandon Thurston of Post Wrestling is reporting that the trial has been canceled, with no further details currently avaliable.

“The WWE merger trial has been cancelled, Court Administrator for the Delaware Court of Chancery Tamara Burton confirmed to me this evening,” Thurston wrote on social media Saturday. “We haven’t confirmed whether a settlement has been agreed to or is being worked on. The trial was previously scheduled to start on Monday.”

Original story:

The trial for the WWE shareholder lawsuit seems to be in flux.

According to Bloomberg, attorney Greg Varallo, who represents the shareholders, said that the four-day trial that was planned to start this Monday was no longer on the Delaware Chancery Court’s calendar. What specifically led to the case being removed from the court’s schedule isn’t currently known.

The trial was to feature testimony from Vince McMahon, Nick Khan, Paul Levesque, Ari Emanuel, and Mark Shapiro among others involved in the deal.

Shareholders accuse McMahon of not seeking the best deal

In the lawsuit, shareholders allege that the process to merge WWE and UFC to form TKO under parent company Endeavor was designed by McMahon in order for himself to retain power within WWE. Because of that, shareholders felt that McMahon didn’t seek out the best potential value of a WWE sale.

Last month, defendants were dealt a blow when a judge ruled that McMahon and Khan “acted recklessly” by using the messaging app Signal to discuss information while adjusting their auto-delete settings so messages would delete after a short period of time.

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.

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.

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.

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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

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.“