Ronda Rousey returned to the ring on Thursday night.
Rousey attended Lucha VaVOOM Area 51 at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. She ended up involved in an impromptu match on the show and teamed with her long-time training partner, Marina Shafir. The two Four Horsewomen of MMA members wrestled Taya Valkyrie and Brian Kendrick in a tag team match.
Rousey picked up the win for her team by making Kendrick tap out to an ankle lock. She posted footage of the match to Instagram on Friday.
@luchavavoom was honestly the best Lucha/burlesque hybrid show I’ve ever had the pleasure of jumping into unannounced. Anyone who doubted me and @marinashafir could make magic in a ring is an idiot – thank you @thetayavalkyrie and @mr.briankendrickfor being down to get down with us
In the days leading up to the show, Lucha VaVOOM teased that something big was planned, writing, “Let’s just say this very simply for the record. We can’t tell you who it is. But if you miss this tonight, you’ll be kicking yourself tomorrow. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Seriously.”
The promotion runs the second night of the two-night Halloween-themed event on Friday from the same venue. It is unknown if Rousey will be back at the show.
In a new interview, Brian Kendrick confirmed previous reports that WWE brought him in to help train Bad Bunny for his San Juan street fight match last Saturday at Backlash.
Kendrick discussed the situation during a podcast appearance, saying the reason was because he helped Bad Bunny train for his debut at WrestleMania 37.
“I think because of the comfort level we had built with Bunny and I, they requested me to come back for that,” he said, later adding that he did not produce the match at Backlash.
While he hasn’t worked with celebrity-turned-wrestler Logan Paul, Kendrick credited both he and Bad Bunny as being “very motivated” because they “want to be good at this.”
“I know Bunny put in a lot of training. He was training for months. I thought the match was awesome,” he said.
It’s not the first time Kendrick has returned since being released in February 2022 as he assisted in producing the Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi match at last November’s Survivor Series at Rousey’s request.
On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer gave an update on Brian Kendrick’s involvement with Survivor Series: WarGames.
Kendrick was backstage at Survivor Series and was listed as a producer for Ronda Rousey and Shotzi’s SmackDown Women’s Championship match. The match was also produced by Jason Jordan.
Meltzer noted that Kendrick, who was Rousey’s original pro wrestling trainer, was brought in for the match because Rousey asked for it.
What happened was, Ronda Rousey — Brian Kendrick was Ronda Rousey’s original wrestling trainer. And she suggested, she asked for him to be brought in for her match with Shotzi. So he was in on Saturday. And it was not a hire. You could say it was a tryout, I wouldn’t say it wasn’t a tryout, but it really wasn’t like a normal tryout. It was more Ronda Rousey asked for him to help produce. Jason Jordan also produced it, but she asked for Brian to be brought in, so they brought him in.
“He’s not hired, or at least as far as I know he wasn’t hired, obviously that could change,” Meltzer added.
Kendrick worked behind the scenes in NXT before being granted his release from WWE earlier this year. In February, Kendrick was supposed to make his AEW debut in a match against Jon Moxley, but Kendrick was pulled from the match due to comments that he had made in 2011 and 2013 resurfacing online. Kendrick questioned the severity of the Holocaust and whether the Sandy Hook school shooting was real.
“I apologize for all the hurt and embarassment I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line,” Kendrick wrote. “I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused.”
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Sunday News Update
We’ve got two shows up from this weekend. Garrett Gonzales and I went over the news of the week from WWE and AEW in depth on our Friday night show. Bryan and I talked Survivor Series, Smackdown and lots of thoughts on War Games on last night’s show. Bryan and I will be back again tomorrow night.
Some notes from last night’s show. The show was a legit sellout, and really it was pretty much sold out from day one. After production moved in, they put a few hundred more tickets on sale the last day or two, which scalpers bought immediately and then put on sale for the public. It was the largest pro wrestling gate ever in Boston and broke seven figures. It was the most-watched Survivor Series ever but with it being on Peacock which has over 15 million U.S. sub subscribers as compared to nine million last year and one million that the WWE Network had, it was a given going in it would break that record. I’ll have a story on War Games, its history and what did and didn’t work in the matches, on the Sports Illustrated site tomorrow.
Brian Kendrick was backstage producing. Not sure if this was a tryout or a new hire. PW Insider reported it as a tryout. It is notable that he was about to start in AEW when it became a thing of controversy regarding him claiming the holocaust wasn’t real and he was dropped. For some reason, with WWE, I saw nothing at all regarding that subject and his being hired. The only thing we heard was that it was a surprise to most people, including those at NXT who know him, that he was back.
Ricky Steamboat had his first match in more than a dozen years in Raleigh, NC tonight teaming with FTR against Jay Lethal & Brock Anderson & Nick Aldis managed by Arn Anderson. The Big Time Wrestling show also has Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in the final Rock & Roll Express match ever at Dorton Arena, plus Matt Hardy vs. Crowbar Devon Storm, a Jimmy Valiant Boogie Man Jam Battle Royal plus The Steiners, Kane, Lex Luger and Teddy Long appear as guests.
We’re looking for your thoughts on Survivor Series, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]
We’re also looking for reports from tonight’s WWE house show in Portland, ME and the Ricky Steamboat headlined show in Raleigh, NC tonight to [email protected]
The only thing this past week in boxing , pro wrestling or MMA to crack the Google search list was Survivor Series which was the seventh most searched term in the country with more than 200,000 searches. The number is normal level for a B show although Survivor Series is usually an A show. The previous show with Logan Paul did 300,000.
Road Dogg, Molly Holly and Alundra Blayze (Madusa) have all been announced for Tuesday’s NXT show in regard to announcing the wrestlers in the two Iron Survivor matches on the 12/10 special.
AEW has an ROH Final Battle PPV show from Arlington, TX, also on 12/10, and UFC has a PPV show on 12/10, so that will be a crazy day. AEW has two weeks to promote the ROH show with Chris Jericho vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH title with Castagnoli having to join the JAS if he doesn’t win the title as the stipulation. That will be an afternoon show which may be more difficult for PPV than the usual prime time evening time slot. There were teases of FTR vs. Gunn Club and Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena for the tag and women’s titles. The latter from TV basically looked like it was happening although not officially announced.
Jr.: TJP & Francesco Akira b Tiger Mask & Robbie Eagles
Heavy: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi b Tetsuya Naito & Sanada
Aussie Open is in first place in the heavyweight with three wins while Naito & Sanada, Archer & Suzuki, Nicholls & Haste, Goto & Yoshi-Hashi and O’Khan & Henare have two wins.
In the junior, Austin & Bey are first with four wins, TJP & Akira, Zayne & Lindaman, Bushi & Titan and Yoh & Rush all have three wins.
New Japan has a junior heavyweight tag team tournament show live on New Japan World at 4:30 a.m. Eastern tomorrow morning from Nagano with Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors vs. Kushida & Kevin Knight, TJP & Francesco Akira vs. Sho & Dick Togo, Tiger Mask & Robbie Eagles vs. Alex Zayne & Lindaman, Bushi & Titan (who have been great all tournament) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki and Lio Rush & Yoh vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey.
The 1/4 AEW show in Seattle has a ticket special that you can get four tickets for $80 using the code AEWSEASON.
The Miz will be on NBC’s The Wheel shows from 12/19 to 12/23 and 12/26 to 12/30. He will be one of six celebrities helping contestants win money. He will also be on Pictionary soon. (thanks to Brian Henke)
A correction from Friday. We had listed that the Stardom in Showcase show yesterday was the first Showcase show on PPV, but that they had other Showcase shows on PPV. (thanks to Shannon Walsh)
Biaggio Ali-Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali, fought MMA Friday night at the PFL show at the Hulu Theater. He looked very good, knocking out Tom Graesser in :45 in an amateur fight that opened the show.
Impact wrestling has received new physical belts. Top Rope Belts, which made the new belt, sent out a tweet showing heavyweight champion Josh Alexander with his new belt, Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace with her new belt and Heath & Rhino with their new tag team title belts.
Brian Kendrick reportedly worked as a producer at WWE Survivor Series.
According to a report from Fightful Select, Kendrick was listed internally as a producer for the Women’s WarGames match and Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi. Jason Jordan was also listed as a producer for those matches.
PW Insider is reporting that Saturday’s show was considered a tryout for Kendrick and he has not yet been hired by the company.
Adam Pearce, Shane Helms, Michael Hayes, TJ Wilson, & Petey Williams also produced matches for the show.
Kendrick worked as a backstage producer for NXT and 205 Live from late 2020 until requesting and being granted his release on February 1, 2022. He was then scheduled to face Jon Moxley on the February 2, 2022 edition of Dynamite but was pulled from the show after comments he made in a video posted in 2011 resurfaced.
In the video, Kendrick makes several bizarre claims including that Jewish first responders to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake were reptilian and there to “scoop up the body parts.”
Freelance reporter David Bixenspan posted the 2011 video on the day Kendrick was to make his AEW debut.
Kendrick would later post the following to social media in response to his comments resurfacing:
“I apologize for all the hurt and embarrassment [sic]I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line.”
“I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused.”
He would later speak to the Duke Loves Wrestling podcast and said that he was attempting to get get “some sort of buzz” from his comments.
“Back then I was trying to create some sort of buzz and I didn’t care who I offended,” he said.
“It was trying to profit off of tragedy, I suppose is what it was. I was trying to gain off of others’ tragedies by making conspiracies to create a buzz for myself to try to gain some sort of bookings. It was a terrible idea and even if it hadn’t affected anybody, it’s still just horribly embarrassing. I’m sorry to the people that I’ve hurt.”
Kendrick has been working independent dates and running seminars since his departure from WWE. In August, Ronda Rousey helped Kendrick promote an upcoming camp and referred to him as “one of the greatest minds in the history of the industry.”
All Elite Wrestling’s flagship show Dynamite on TBS featured a lot of major news . Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo as she reviews the February 2nd edition of the show which includes the removal of an announced Brian Kendrick match, an unpopular segment, and CM Punk’s first loss on AEW. This is the perfect show for all AEW fans!
Brian Kendrick has issued a statement after “vile” comments that he made in 2013 and 2011 videos resurfaced today.
In the videos in question, Kendrick stated that Nazi gas chambers were for delousing rather than mass murder, “only” 250,000 Jewish people died during World War II, that the Holocaust was used to justify the creation of Israel, indicated that he believed that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, among many other conspiratorial ideas.
Kendrick tweeted:
“I apologize for all the hurt and embarassment [sic]I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line.”
“I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused.”
Kendrick had been scheduled to make his AEW debut on tonight’s Dynamite in Chicago, but was pulled from the show. AEW president Tony Khan called Kendrick’s comments “abhorrent & offensive” in the tweet announcing that he was pulling Kendrick from Dynamite.
Kendrick’s release from his role as a WWE NXT and 205 Live producer was announced yesterday.
The 2013 video was Brian Kendrick Presents: The Kendrick Theory, produced by Highspots Video. A YouTube trailer for the video was deleted by Highspots tonight.
A full review of the Highspots video can be found here.
A Twitter user who uploaded a clip from the 2011 video where Kendrick indicated that Jewish first responders were reptilian and somehow connected to an earthquake in Haiti has since made his account protected.
Freelance journalist David Bix has since posted a clip of the 2011 video:
I apologize for all the hurt and embarassment I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line.
I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused.
Brian Kendrick has been pulled from his scheduled bout on tonight’s AEW Dynamite after “abhorrent & offensive” comments he has made came to light today.
In a Highspots Video released in 2013 titled Brian Kendrick Presents: The Kendrick Theory, Kendrick questioned the severity of the Holocaust, stated that Nazi gas chambers were for delousing rather than mass murder, and that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
In a video filmed years earlier, Kendrick appeared to suggest that Jewish people were reptilian and part of a global conspiracy connected to an earthquake in Haiti.
Kendrick had been scheduled to face Jon Moxley in his AEW debut, just 24 hours after his WWE release was confirmed. Wheeler Yuta has been named as Kendrick’s replacement in the match against Moxley.
Under the tutelage of Best Friends, @WheelerYuta is a rising young star in #AEW. Tonight he has a shot to prove himself in a rematch vs. his toughest opponent yet!
AEW president Tony Khan tweeted about his decision to remove Kendrick from tonight’s show:
“We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick. There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP.”
Kendrick had been working in WWE NXT and on the 205 Live brand as a producer. He has not wrestled since 2020.
We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick. There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP.
Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo on her weekly NXT post-show focusing on WWE NXT 2.0. The show has now established a theme, we break down the matches and stories and keep you updated on what’s going on in the new NXT!
Topics Rundown:
The clear theme of NXT
IMPERIUM vs. Diamond Mine = BANGER
Toxic Attraction: Kay Lee Ray feud with Mandy Rose
Raquel Gonzalez vs Cora Jade
Pete Dunne challenges Tony D’Angelo to a steel cage match
Sarray: Sailor Moon inspiration
Cameron Grimes Spongebob jokes
Naughty innuendos..it’s like that!
The Brian Kendrick to debut on AEW Dynamite
Wendy Choo in singles action!
Get to know Nikkita Lyons
Matches announced for next week
Ciampa and Breakker vs. Legado Del Fantasma
Denise will return Wednesday night to chat AEW Dynamite and then she will close out the week on Friday by discussing AEW Rampage and WWE SmackDown!
It didn’t take long for former WWE wrestler and trainer Brian Kendrick to get his first match booked post-release as he will take on Jon Moxley as part of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite from Chicago, Illinois.
News broke of Kendrick’s release earlier on Tuesday after he reportedly requested it several weeks ago.
The two have never wrestled a singles match, but did team up on a Dragon Gate USA show in March 2010 against Jimmy Jacobs and Paul London.
Fightful first reported that the 42-year-old could possibly appear on either Dynamite or Rampage but were unclear if it would be in a wrestling or backstage role.
This will be Kendrick’s first match since an October 2020 edition of 205 Live where he had been serving as a producer and coach in addition to NXT.
Moxley will look to remain undefeated since returning from alcohol rehab this month.
Here’s the current lineup for the show:
CM Punk vs. MJF
Jon Moxley vs. Brian Kendrick
Malakai Black & Brody King vs. PAC & Penta El Zero Miedo
Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick is no longer with the company.
Fightful first reported Tuesday that Kendrick’s request from several weeks ago to be released was granted.
Kendrick was already announced for a match with Jon Moxley on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, confirming a Fightful report that he could be in Chicago Wednesday in either an on-screen or backstage role.
Kendrick had been serving as both a producer and coach for NXT and 205 Live, but had not been an active competitor since October 2020.
A Kendrick vs. Harland match was announced for the December 28, 2021, NXT episode, but never took place. An angle between the two where Harland threw Kendrick down a flight of stairs had aired on the prior week’s show to set up the bout.
In the course of his WWE career, Kendrick held one version of the WWE Tag Team titles, a version of the World Tag Team titles, and the WWE Cruiserweight title after it was revived in 2016.
Mustafa Ali has publicly requested his WWE release as well, but WWE reportedly has no plans to honor the request.
no, i would not like to be in rumble. i would like my release.
Brian Kendrick has reportedly requested his release from WWE and is waiting to have the request granted.
PWInsider reported today that Kendrick requested his release from WWE weeks ago. It was noted that Kendrick hasn’t been at recent NXT/205 Live shows after requesting his release.
It was announced last month that Kendrick would be returning to the ring to face Harland on the December 28 episode of NXT, but the match never happened. The match was set up by an angle where Harland attacked Kendrick and threw him down a flight of stairs.
In a video uploaded by WWE in March of last year, it was revealed that Kendrick had transitioned from an in-ring competitor to being a producer for NXT/205 Live.
The 42-year-old Kendrick hasn’t wrestled since October 2020.
Kendrick was part of the relaunch of WWE’s cruiserweight division in 2016 after taking part in the Cruiserweight Classic.
Mustafa Ali announced earlier this month that he had requested his release from WWE, but WWE isn’t planning on releasing him.
Brian Kendrick will have his first match in over a year on next week’s WWE NXT.
After last week’s angle where Harland threw Kendrick down a flight of stairs, Harland and Joe Gacy cut a promo this week sating that Kendrick owed Harland an apology and only had himself to blame for the attack. Kendrick responded and said that if Harland wants his apology, he can get it from him in the ring next week. During the show’s main event, it was clarified that it would be in a match. Kendrick’s last bout happened on the October 28, 2020 205 Live, where he teamed with Mansoor to defeat Ever-Rise.
Also set for next week’s episode, Dexter Lumis will face Grayson Waller. A tag match was also announced, with Raquel Gonzalez and Cora Jade teaming against Toxic Attraction’s Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne. Gonzalez and Jade will challenge Mandy Rose for the NXT Women’s Championship in a triple threat match at New Year’s Evil on January 4.
Also announced for next week, contract signing will be held for the North American and Cruiserweight Championship unification match set for New Year’s Evil. North American Champion Carmelo Hayes will face Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong in that bout. Wade Barrett will host the contract signing.
Riddle and MSK also announced that they will confront NXT Tag Team Champions Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel of Imperium on next week’s show.
A collar-and-elbow tie-up started the match and set the pace in the opening moments. Curt Stallion gained control of the match with a side headlock; Ariya Daivari pulled the hair of Stallion to stifle his offensive gains. Stallion resisted Daivari with passion and speed, but Daivari’s relative veteran status left him continually in the driver’s seat.
A moment of separation allowed Stallion to connect with a spree of offense. A spinning forearm yielded Stallion a near fall. Daivari rolled to the outside, and Stallion followed. Tony Nese, who was commentating the match, gained Stallion’s attention, which allowed Daivari to blindside Stallion. Back inside the ring, Daivari took Stallion to the mat. As Stallion showed hopes of regaining momentum, Daivari had an answer.
After smashing the face of Stallion into the announce table, Daivari locked in a camel clutch inside the ring. Daivari dropped the grip momentarily; Stallion landed a low blow to a prone Daivari, which prompted a burst of Stallion offense. Daivari regained control by sending Stallion crashing into the ropes during a dive attempt.
Daivari rolled outside of the ring to gain his composure. Stallion landed a dive on Daivari. Nese again gained the attention of Stallion, but this time a Stallion headbutt left Nese laying. Daivari tried to capitalize on Nese’s distraction, only for Stallion to duck the hammerlock lariat attempt. Amidst the chaos, Stallion rolled Daivari up and pinned him.
This was a simplistic showing, but not a bad one. Stallion is showing more and more promise each week.
Chase Parker and Matt Martel (Ever-Rise) defeated The Brian Kendrick and Mansoor
Matt Martel squared off against Mansoor following the opening bell. Martel, with verbal aid from Chase Parker, took control of Mansoor. Parker tagged in and was immediately cut off. Brian Kendrick and Mansoor traded tags as they worked to gain a foothold. Parker earned a sneaky tag, which allowed Martel to blindside Mansoor with a clothesline, putting them back in control.
Martel whipped Mansoor across the ring, causing him to crumble, but as soon as Parker tagged back in, Ever-Rise’s power slipped. Kendrick, now legal, landed some forearms before trading tags with Mansoor once more. Martel had to pull Parker out of harm’s way to stop the other team’s momentum. Martel tagged back into the match and again gained control for his team.
While double-teaming Kendrick, a miscommunication sent Martel crashing into Parker. Kendrick, after two tries, secured the hot tag. Mansoor unloaded on both Parker and Martel, but both proved to be too much. Kendrick entered the fray to reset the in-ring action to its natural state. Mansoor hit sliced bread on Parker and secured the pinfall victory.
This match was fun. The work was clean, and the homage to Kendrick in the finish was neat.
All in all, the show was entertaining, especially considering its limited ambition.
Brain Kendrick used a headlock following the opening bell to take Mansoor to the mat. After some groundwork and a quick standing sequence, Mansoor gained footing for the first time by pushing Kendrick to the mat. Now angered, Kendrick failed to regain his lost ground as Mansoor landed a few quick moves to further his new lead.
Following a Mansoor bulldog, Kendrick landed a kick to the spine to regain his control. Kendrick proceeded to dismantle Mansoor, turning his attention to his arm following a takedown. Kendrick toyed with Mansoor, kicking his head. Mansoor erupted into a rage and unleashed a flurry of strikes on an unsuspecting Kendrick. Mansoor landed a spinebuster, a pair of suplexes, and a falcon arrow all in quick succession.
Kendrick followed a Mansoor powerbomb with a quick single-leg facebuster. After scaling to the top rope, Kendrick landed a butterfly suplex. Kendrick tried to pin Mansoor following the move; Mansoor rolled out of the pin into a pin of his own. Kendrick, in a state of shock, was unable to kick out.
Kendrick and Mansoor completed the post match handshake ceremony that follows every Kendrick match.
The simplistic nature of this match allowed Mansoor to shine in one of his best showings to date. Kendrick’s role as a reliable veteran suits him.
A fantastic Jordan Devlin promo played. Devlin delivered a concise promo. Parallel to his transcendent work in OTT, Devlin’s promo was accompanied by slick edits and a dramatic score.
The Bollywood Boyz hit the ring with two microphones and cut a quick promo declaring their return to 205 Live.
A Curt Stallion Twitter promo played where he called out Tony Nese. He claimed that Nese’s interference in his match last week is the only reason he did not win the $10,000 prize.
Tony Nese defeated Curt Stallion
Before the match could even begin, Ariya Daivari walked to the ring and gained the attention of Curt Stallion. Nese took full advantage and flattened Stallion just as the bell was sounding. Stallion tried to fight back, but Nese’s striking prevented any hope of a Stallion lead.
Stallion caught Nese with a quick suplex, which he followed with an air raid crash. Nese sent Stallion into the ropes to end Stallion’s offense. Nese then continued to brutalize Stallion as if he never stopped. A springboard moonsault gave Nese a near fall.
Stallion slipped free from a torture rack from Nese and landed a German suplex. Stallion landed a few moves on Nese in the corner and scored a near fall with a DDT. Nese rolled to the outside only to be hit by a beautiful moonsault. Daivari gained the attention of Stallion again. Stallion laid out Davari but met the knee of Nese as he reentered the ring. Nese then pinned Stallion for the win.
Nese kept Davari away from Stallion following the match’s end.
Another solid match to close the show. It seems as if Stallion might be playing a more significant role than one would imagine.
