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Chris Bey reflects on recovery in birthday message

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Chris Bey is reflecting on his recovery.

The TNA wrestler, who turned 30 on Friday, posted on social media showcasing how he’s progressed in the last year by showing a video of himself hopping over a box. He noted that it was exactly one year ago that he posted taking his first unassisted steps after suffering a serious neck injury in October of 2024.

“Birthday = Gratitude. God is good. 1 year ago today I was taking my first steps unassisted and posting to the world about my injury. The support has been overwhelming and I can’t describe how I feel other than grateful,” he wrote. “From that moment on I walked independently, no matter the distance, 1 step at a time. Thank you all for walking with me. Time to jump into the next chapter. I love you all. #GSET.”

Although he’s continued to make positive steps in his recovery, Bey told Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor in an interview back in December that he’s in no rush to return to the ring.

“I know when my body’s ready for it, I’ll be able to do it,” he said. “I started coaching again at Future Stars of Wrestling. So, I do public classes again but I’m just coaching. I’m not rolling around or doing anything physical, when the time comes, my body will tell me if I can or if I should. I just wanna wake up and feel good.”

Chris Bey releases statement: ‘It’s okay to be transparent and vulnerable’

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Chris Bey released a statement.

It’s been nearly 15 months since Bey suffered a serious injury at a TNA TV taping in Detroit. On Saturday, the 29-year-old shared a statement online noting that he recently had an emotional moment at the gym, where he asked himself where he would be if he hadn’t gotten hurt.

Bey wrote:

“I cried yesterday… let me explain

Last week I went down to the dungeon 2.0. I had an amazing time and witnessed some amazing things. So grateful for the invite. 

Then it hit me hard this week. 

A bunch of my friends are signing to new promotions or doing cool things in their promotions, friends doing well in the indies. TNA moved over to AMC. I’m still struggling to get out of bed daily.

In the gym yesterday in the middle of my workout I just broke down. Tears flowed through my eyes like they haven’t in a few months. I couldn’t help but think “where would I be if I didn’t get hurt?”. 

Eventually, I wiped my eyes and picked up the dumbbells and did my next set. Continued to complete my workout.

It’s okay to be transparent and vulnerable, it’s okay to feel. It’s not okay to give up.

I love you all #GSET”

He later added:

“If I didn’t stress it enough, I’m so proud of everyone. Not a jealous bone in my body. I’ve said it from day 1, before the injury, we can all get it.”

In December, Bey appeared as a guest on an episode of Wrestling Observer Live and said he feels “100 times better” now than he did a year ago. However, he mentioned that as he has gained feeling back, he’s also experiencing pain that had been masked by the numbness before. Bey also mentioned that he hopes to return to the ring one day, saying, “I’m in no rush. I know when my body’s ready for it, I’ll be able to do it.“

Bey’s statement is available below:

Chris Bey says he’s ‘100 times’ better now than he was one year ago

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Almost a year after his injury, Chris Bey has finally opened up about his current condition.

Over a year ago, during a television taping for TNA, Chris Bey suffered a devastating neck injury while performing his “1,2 Sweet” tag-team finishing move with Ace Austin. Following a brutal landing, Bey was left without movement in his body and required immediate emergency surgery. Now, a year later, while speaking to Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor of Wrestling Observer Live, Bey has opened up about his current condition.

“In reality, my lower back is still very tight and inflamed. Airplanes destroy my legs right now and are inflaming my legs a lot. I have days where I get out of bed and I have to just tell myself to not do anything all day and I just lay in the house and have to rest.”

“I’m out of physical therapy now, but I do a lot of maintenance on my body like shock wave treatments, cupping, dry needling in my neck,” Bey noted. “I do a lot of different things to try to, relieve some of the pain that I’m going through, and at first my body was still numb even after I first got on my feet up until maybe, July.”

He further opened up about his current physical state and claimed, “My legs, you know, my waist down was still pretty numb. I could probably only feel 30% of it, 40% of it.”

Feeling ‘100 times’ better than what he was last year, Bey stated, “I know if someone came in here and was chasing me, I’m not gonna escape, you know, so, so I know the difference between what was normal. But this is 100 times better than where I was a year ago from today, so I, I don’t complain about it.”

Further Bey opened up about his recovery process and claimed, “Whereas now I’m getting a lot of feeling back, which is great, but now it’s turning into the pain that I didn’t feel initially because I just couldn’t feel. So when I’m walking, I feel it in my hips, I feel it in my knees, I feel it in my low back if I’m standing for long periods of time. I feel my low back starting to compress, if I’m sitting or laying down, no matter what, it activates my spasms whenever I stand up and have to move again.“

Overcome the small 10-25% chance of walking again, Chris Bey is now back inside the squared circle coaching future wrestling aspirants.

Chris Bey shares in-ring return plans: ‘I’m in no rush’

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Injured and currently recovering, Chris Bey has outlined his in-ring return plans.

Last year, Chris Bey suffered a devastating injury when one of his usual tag-team moves went wrong. Despite the practice and familiarity with the move, Bey sustained a severe neck injury, putting a halt to his in-ring duties. Now, over a year later, Bey appeared in an interview with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor of Wrestling Observer Live, where he opened up in detail about his return plans.

In no rush for a comeback, the 29-year-old stated, “I’m in no rush. I know when my body’s ready for it, I’ll be able to do it. I started coaching again at Future Stars of Wrestling. So, I do public classes again but I’m just coaching. I’m not rolling around or doing anything physical, when the time comes, my body will tell me if I can or if I should. I just wanna wake up and feel good.”

“That’s been my real focus,” he shared. “You know, just I wanna wake up one day and go, ‘OK, I feel good today,’ and not just I’m alive because that’s my mentality now.”

After undergoing surgery and now able to walk, Bey was once given a small 10-25% chance of walking, which the determined pro wrestler overcame. Returning to his usual self, the former Impact X-Division Champion still has a long way to go, but he is in no hurry to stop.

Chris Bey opens up on his injury and surgery

In the same interview, Chris Bey also opened up on the immediate response to his injury and the surgery that soon followed.

“This happened in Detroit and I was 5-10 minutes away from the hospital. They put me right in the ambulance and drove me right over,” he continued. “I had emergency surgery. I had a double fusion where they fused my C6 to my C7 in the front. I had 19 staples across the front and they went in the back and fused my C6 to my T1.”

Training and recovering, Bey needs to get to his best self before making an in-ring comeback.

Chris Bey says he was in much pain following injury: ‘Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’

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Chris Bey has finally opened up on the aftermath of his injury.

For almost eight years now, Chris Bey has consistently proven himself to be one of the best pro-wrestlers in the industry. However, a tragic accident during a TNA taping last year completely changed his life. Speaking to Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor of Wrestling Observer Live, Bey opened up about the injury and how he ‘wouldn’t wish it on his worst enemy’.

Describing the pain, Bey claimed, “For being honest, from the moment the injury happened to the moment I was put under, I wanted to die because the feeling was insane. It’s weird because you’re paralyzed and you can’t feel.“

“There is a feeling and something about what I could feel that I can never actually put into words,” he continued. “It was the worst pain I’ve ever been through, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I wanted to either die or be put under under with anesthesia. So, I can just be relieved of the pain and when I woke up the next day.“

However, overcoming the battle and currently in his recovery journey, Bey believes he is now just “grateful to be alive”.

During the October 27th, 2024, television taping of TNA, Bey performed his routine ‘1, 2, Sweet’ with Ace Austin, but things ended up differently. Usually, Bey placed his foot in Austin’s hands and fell backward, securing his opponent’s neck in the curve of his raised arm, and sending them face-first into the mat, more generally known as the cutter. However, things went wrong this time and tragedy struck.

Chris Bey had ’10-25%’ chance of walking again

In the same above interview, Bey reflected on his surgery results. The 29-year-old was presented with a ’10-25%’ chance of walking again post surgery. “The surgery was great. It was successful. I woke up the next day. I had some feeling and movement, a little bit in my hands, but everything from the chest down was still numb, and they diagnosed me with 10 to 25% chance of walking again.“

However, he beat the odds with therapy and mental will and is now already back to walking and wrestling coaching.

Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom interview Chris Bey!

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Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor are back with a special interview with Chris Bey talking his devastating neck injury last year, his remarkable recovery, his early career and where he sees himself going forward and more.

Thanks to everyone at Relentless Wrestling for hosting, and join them in Spokane for their next big show at the Northern Quest Casino on March 21st! Tom and I will be there!

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Chris Bey marks one-year anniversary of neck injury: ‘Today, I celebrate life’

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One year after a neck injury altered the trajectory of his career, Chris Bey is celebrating the fact that he’s even alive.

Bey suffered a broken neck at a TNA television taping on this day one year ago. Despite initial fear that he would never walk again, Bey is now able to live an independent life and recently made an appearance at TNA Bound for Glory. He can walk, drive himself, and do pretty much everything he needs to live day-to-day, but whether Bey will ever be able to have another match is still unknown.

Even if he does not wrestle again, Bey is content with everything and knows he’s here for a purpose.

“Wrestling has always been my life LONG before I made it a career. Since I was 3 I’ve been addicted and I’ve known this was what I wanted to do with my life. Rarely does one get to chase and achieve their dreams. If this was to be the end of my journey, I had no regrets in the decisions I’ve made that led me to this moment,” Bey wrote while reflecting on today’s anniversary.

“Had a lot of conversations with God, and understanding that I was still alive for a purpose made me push everyday with an unimaginable strength and drive. The support of my amazing girlfriend [Brittnie Brooks], the best tag team partner ever [Ace Austin], TNA and the entire wrestling world kept me feeling like I mattered and I was cared about. I’m so grateful and thankful for all of it. The work from doctors and staff, top notch. Today, I celebrate life because a year ago I thought it was the end of mine. Greatest Story Ever Told is far from over. I love you all. – Chris”

In addition to appearing at Bound for Glory, Bey was presented with a TNA All Star Award before the show. He’s a three-time tag team champion for the promotion. Bey has said that the door is open for him to potentially contribute behind the scenes in a role like producing while he recovers from his injury.

“I truly look at it like, I’m going to let time tell me. And I’m going to let my body tell me,” Bey recently said on Talk is Jericho while addressing a possible in-ring return. “I think when I think about wrestling, it’s not so much about going back to wrestling and getting back in wrestling as much as it is at least finishing my story my way, whether that means one more match or one more program, whatever it is.”

Bey’s girlfriend Brittnie Brooks also made an Instagram post today reflecting on how proud she is of him.

Chris Bey now ‘able to live an independent life’ after broken neck

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TNA star Chris Bey continues to hit huge personal milestones as he defies the odds in his broken neck recovery.

It’s been nearly one year since Bey suffered a broken neck during an in-ring accident while competing at a TNA TV taping in October 2024. There was initially doubt that he would ever walk again, but Bey is back on his feet and has now been discharged from physical therapy. On a new episode of Talk is Jericho, Bey revealed that he is able to live an independent life where he can do things on his own.

“I’m completely independent where I can dress myself, I can feed myself,” Bey said. “One of the things that I struggled with last was my grip strength as far as opening things. I couldn’t really open bottles and stuff. And I still have trouble depending on the type of bottle, opening things. But I can drive myself now. I can pretty much do everything that I need to do, you know, on the day-to-day basis.”

The one thing Bey is not able to do, at least at the moment, is wrestle. His present goal is just to wake up and feel good in life. As far as long-term, Bey believes he’ll be able to wrestle again one day even if it’s just one more match — but he knows that it will be no time soon.

“I truly look at it like, I’m going to let time tell me. And I’m going to let my body tell me,” Bey said. “I think when I think about wrestling, it’s not so much about going back to wrestling and getting back in wrestling as much as it is at least finishing my story my way, whether that means one more match or one more program, whatever it is.”

The 29-year-old Bey said he wants to eventually focus on having a family one day. While out of action, he’s open to contributing in other roles like producing or even doing something on-screen. Bey said he’s talked with TNA about potentially shadowing other agents when he’s able to. Bey noted that part of his recovery has been learning how to speak again, so doing something like commentary would help him build up those skills.

Bey made an appearance at TNA’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view in Lowell, Massachusetts last weekend. Before the show, TNA President Carlos Silva celebrated him with a TNA All Star Award.

In TNA, Bey is a three-time Tag Team Champion and was one of the promotion’s top up-and-coming stars before his injury.

TNA celebrates Chris Bey with All Star Award

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Over Bound for Glory weekend, TNA Wrestling celebrated Chris Bey by honoring him with one of the company’s All Star Awards.

It was nearly one year ago in October 2024 that Bey suffered a broken neck in an in-ring accident while competing for TNA. The injury was scary and Bey was given little chance to walk again, but he is back on his feet and has the long-term hope that he’ll be able to wrestle again one day.

Bey was in Lowell, Massachusetts for TNA Bound for Glory weekend and even made an appearance on the pay-per-view broadcast. Before the show, TNA President Carlos Silva presented Bey with an All Star Award that TNA has started to give out at its big events. The award celebrates people who make significant contributions to TNA on screen or backstage.

“Chris walked in, and Chris was different than he was 3-4 months ago when I saw him,” Silva said about seeing Bey. “Chris was now not just a guy that had been injured and was working to get better, it was like he was back. And the way he was moving, and the way that, of course, he was smiling, and the positive energy that he gives off — it felt so good for me to see that. And so, Chris, we’re so happy that you’re here and here to celebrate and hopefully to break the [TNA North American attendance] record with us tonight.”

Bey dedicated the award to everyone in TNA and shared the good news that he has been discharged from physical therapy.

“I’ll keep it simple: obviously, this award belongs to all of us. God is great. I’ve had a tough year, but a fun year still, because I like journeys,” Bey said. “I like the difficulty because it makes for great stories. But, also, I like to watch what you guys do because it motivates me, it makes me work harder. So every time I see you guys breaking records or doing great shows, doing great business with other companies, it helps me push my next workout. It helps me push my next therapy session. Which, I did officially just get discharged from physical therapy. But it takes a village. So you guys keep doing what you do. I’ll keep doing what I do. And together we’ll keep winning. I love you all.”

Bey told ESPN this summer that, while out of action, he would like to use his talents to help contribute behind the scenes and help other wrestlers. He is a three-time TNA Tag Team Champion, having held the titles with Ace Austin, who is now in AEW.

TNA Bound for Glory notes: Hall of Fame, Xia Brookside, Chris Bey, record attendance

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Here’s a few news items from TNA’s Bound for Glory on Sunday:

Chris Bey made a special appearance to announce an attendance of 7,794 which TNA said is their North American record.

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As is tradition, TNA held its annual Hall of Fame ceremony prior to Bound for Glory which featured several familiar faces appear on camera.

For Mickie James’ induction, husband and current WWE SmackDown GM Nick Aldis appeared on camera as did current NXT star Jordynne Grace whom James notably feuded with near the end of her TNA run. Former WWE & TNA wrestler Victoria/Tara also appeared to give James the original Knockouts title belt. For the Beautiful People’s induction, Awesome Kong made a video appearance.

Former TNA star and fellow Hall of Famer Traci Brooks was the host for the ceremony.

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It was announced during the broadcast that Xia Brookside had to miss the Call Your Shot gauntlet match due to an illness. No other details were given. Her tag team partner Lei Ying Lee did compete in the match.

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In a bit of a surprise, NXT’s Kelani Jordan retained the TNA Knockouts title by defeating Indi Hartwell. Jordan won the title at September’s Victory Road by defeating the aforementioned Lee for the title vacated by Ash by Elegance. As noted on commentary, Hartwell’s family was in attendance after a four-flight journey to be there.

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Spike Dudley walked out with Team 3D for their final match with The Hardys for the NXT & TNA Tag Team titles.

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There will be an “After The Glory” special following this Thursday’s TNA Impact which is a show already taped.

Daily Update: WWE notes, Christian Cage, Chris Bey

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Notes from the new issue:

  • Life of Hulk Hogan, notes on his death, WWE expansion, comparisons with Rikidozan, Santo and Dwayne Johnson, the complicated legacy, the story behind the tape that ruined his legacy, last WWE appearance, Bobby Heenan comments,  Jimmy Hart’s first connection with Hogan, first match with Andre and how it got him to national TV,  lies about his career, meeting Superstar Billy Graham the start of his career and the real story on Hiro Matsuda, Ed Leslie, Austin Idol, New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Terry Funk hotel room story, never doing jobs, the myths about the AWA title, leaving the AWA, his most famous match with Inoki,  his return to WWF, the first WrestleMania, record breaking attendance, WrestleMania III payoff,  Ultimate Warrior, WestleMania VII with Sgt. Slaughter, the Zahorian and McMahon steroid trials, Jerry McDevitt, going to WCW, the rise and fall of WCW,  the Sting & Goldberg matches, the end in WCW and return to WWE, the TNA run and life after wrestling.
  • Updates on SummerSlam
  • Notes on Buff Bagwell
  • The most detailed look at what we’ve learned about both viewing habits on Netflix as well as actual numbers for Smackdown, NXT, PPVs and shows from the past.
  • Complete UFC 318 coverage and retirement of Dustin Poirier
  • G-1 notes
  • TNA Slammiversary coverage
  • The most detailed look at the TV ratings over the past week
  • CMLL anniversary show taking shape
  • MJF headed to Arena Mexico
  • The amazing Friday night show this past week
  • The weekend battle of Mexico City
  • A look at why CMLL is on fire
  • Omos update
  • Stardom major show coverage
  • All Japan big matches
  • NOAH and the two GHC title bouts
  • Real American Freestyle update
  • How the financial situation after WWE has changed for certain women after leaving the company
  • A look at Ed Don George and his being honored this past week
  • More on Cowboy Bob Ellis
  • AEW on MAX update as well as DVR numbers
  • Bryan Danielson talks a lot about many different things
  • The Ali Act and the attempt to change it to benefit TKO
  • Dana White on Jon Jones
  • Lots of new UFC PP main events
  • Diego Sanchez arrested
  • Ben Askran returns home
  • Changes in the WWE workplace
  • Notes on Survivor Series this year
  • Punk on his promos
  • Goldberg talks
  • McIntyre  with Logan Paul
  • A celebrity out of the video game after his situation with WWE has changed
  • WWE weekend house shows

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  • Following the tributes on SmackDown and Raw, WWE honored Hulk Hogan again last night with a 10-bell salute at the start of NXT.
  • Jordynne Grace posted a tweet responding to Blake Monroe after the promo on NXT where Monroe showed old pictures of Grace and mocked her appearance: “The bell is going to ring at some point.”
  • Music star Jelly Roll was in the crowd at NXT as he prepares to make his in-ring debut this weekend at SummerSlam.
  • WWE did not air a new episode of WWE Speed on X/Twitter today, meaning it’s now been three weeks since the show stopped airing without explanation.
  • Rhea Ripley spoke to Allenownz Wrasslin about her connection with Liv Morgan:
    • Liv is someone that I love deeply. Our feud that we’ve had in WWE – it’s gone on for so long now. And I feel like every time we come back to it, we don’t get to touch on everything that’s actually happened throughout our careers together.
    • This goes back to like NXT – she gave me her NXT locker when she left to be a part of the main roster. We’ve always had some sort of connection. So to be able to go through and have this continuously long story that sort of gets threaded together but then forgot about but then threaded together, it’s really cool to see it all come together in the end. Especially knowing how many problems there were with it and how many ups and downs, like with the injuries…
    • She’s like my story nemesis – my wrestling nemesis, my everything nemesis, but like, at the same time, like my wrestling love. It’s a really weird combination of emotions and story that we have together.
  • On The Bill Simmons Podcast, Cody Rhodes named his loss to Roman Reigns from WrestleMania 39 as his favorite match of his career.
  • Paul “Triple H” Levesque will be a guest at the TEDSports convention in Indianapolis this September.
  • Levesque made an appearance on WFAN Radio with hosts Brandon Tierney & Sal Licata.
  • Sean “X-Pac” Waltman will be in attendance at Friday’s WWE ID Showcase event when the first-ever WWE ID Champions are crowned: “I’m proud to coach members of the @WWEID program. I’ll be at their ID Showcase this Friday 8/1 in Rutherford, NJ for the crowning of their 1st ever Men’s & Women’s Championships. This is an exceptionally talented group of aspiring pro wrestlers. Come see them if you’re in town.”
  • Charlotte Flair shared a photo of her training with other legacy wrestlers Ava (Simone Johnson), Lexis King (Brian Pillman Jr.), and Uriah Connors (Brogan Finlay).
  • WWE Hall of Famer Stevie Ray posted the following: “Hulk Hogan was very important to me and my brother’s careers. He was always a good man to talk to. R.I.P. brother.
  • Tiffany Stratton was a guest on Busted Open Radio today.
  • Netflix conducted an interview with Alexa Bliss while on a roller coaster. 
  • The Battleground Podcast interviewed Karrion Kross.
  • Muscle & Fitness published a story on Chelsea Green.

Other Wrestling

  • Tony Khan announced an appearance by Christian Cage for tonight’s AEW Dynamite: “For the first time since The Patriarch was betrayed by Nick & Shayna Wayne + Kip Sabian, and @RatedRCope then told him go find himself at #AEWAllInTexas, Christian Cage returns TONIGHT!”
  • Samoa Joe was the guest on a new edition of Talk is Jericho.
  • Going Ringside spoke with Paul Wight.
  • ESPN has a feature story on Chris Bey and his recovery from the near-fatal broken neck he suffered in October 2024. In the article, Bey discussed potentially returning to the ring in the future:
    • I call this ‘the greatest story ever told’ because I was living my dream at the highest level that people told me would be unattainable. I had a life-altering injury and potentially life-ending injury. But through the grace of God, with all the odds stacked against me, not only am I back on my feet, but I’m in the process of becoming an athlete again. And should that day come when we get to end it my way, when the music hits and I come back out to the ring in full wrestling gear and a pair of boots, it’s just the greatest story ever told.
  • Bey noted that, while he’s out of action, he’s interested in helping the next generation by working behind the scenes in a capacity like producing or writing: “I should use my talents in any way possible to help continue and push forward the next generation.”

TNA Unbreakable notes: Chris Bey fundraiser, new matches

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Some news and notes regarding the TNA Unbreakable event set for Thursday, April 17 —

Chris Bey fundraiser —

TNA has announced a fundraiser for wrestler Chris Bey who suffered a broken neck in a TNA match last October, branding the efforts “Chris Bey All Day.”

One element of the fundraiser is a ticketed breakfast event on Thursday, April 17 that will stream on TNA Plus. A questions and answers segment will allow those in attendance to ask questions of TNA Tag Team Champions Matt and Jeff Hardy at the event, with Bey also advertised as making an appearance at the show. Tickets for the event are $50, with all proceeds being donated directly to Bey.

All staff and wrestlers appearing on the Unbreakable TNA Plus special later that night will wear special Bey merchandise, with TNA then auctioning off those event-worn shirts on their eBay page. Again, all proceeds from the auction will be donated to Bey.

TNA Unbreakable —

A new grudge match has been announced for the Thursday, April 17 special, with Mance Warner facing Sami Callihan in a Barbed Wire Massacre match.

In addition, AJ Francis became the first wrestler to qualify for the International Championship three-way set for the show to crown the inaugural champ. Two more qualifying matches will take place at Unbreakable, with the title bout to take place later in the evening.

A mixed tag team bout has also been added to the card, with World Champion Joe Hendry and Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich teaming against their Rebellion title challengers Frankie Kazarian and Tessa Blanchard.

Another preview match for Rebellion will take place at Unbreakable, with The Hardys and Mike Santana facing The Nemeths and Mustafa Ali in a six-man tag. The Hardys defend their titles against The Nemeths at Rebellion, while Santana will face Ali at that show.

The current TNA Unbreakable lineup:

TNA Unbreakable, Thursday, April 17 at 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNA Plus —

  • Joe Hendry & Masha Slamovich vs. Frankie Kazarian & Tessa Blanchard
  • TNA International Championship finals: AJ Francis vs. TBD vs. TBD
  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy & Mike Santana vs. Nic Nemeth, Ryan Nemeth & Mustafa Ali
  • Barbed wire massacre: Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner
  • TNA International Championship semifinals: Eddie Edwards vs. Steve Maclin vs. Ace Austin
  • TNA International Championship semifinals: Eric Young vs. JDC vs. Zachary Wentz

Daily Update: Earthquake, Chris Bey, AJ Lee

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The new issue of the Wrestling Observer:

  • Updating the John Cena/Cody Rhodes interview, what was and wasn’t said, update on the plans for WrestleMania as well as the current ticket demand and interest level.
  • WBD expresses interest in UFC and evaluating the value of the UFC PPV business, the methods of distribution, how many buyers or subscribers will it take to cover what UFC wants and that value, how a deal with WBD would affect AEW (it would, perhaps significantly).
  • Full coverage of the final week of the New Japan Cup, including a look at one of the best shows of the year and New Japan’s next major show.
  • 2024 Gaspard/Huber award winners, the most important award we give each year
  • The most detailed look at the ratings for the various shows, including competition, men vs. women and things to note from the different shows over the past week.
  • Build to CMLL’s second biggest event of the year
  • How the foreign talent is doing in Mexico
  • AAA champion suspended in key market and why
  • Difference between commission suspensions in U.S. and Mexico
  • What WWE superstar was suspended for a drug test failure by athletic commissions nationwide and a commission didn’t  honor it and why several years back
  • Angle for a non-wrestling booker to face a woman star in a match
  • Homicide retirement notes
  • A look back at the most famous NCAA wrestling tournament match of all-time
  • The state of  El Hijo del Santo’s retirement tour
  • Updates on Border City Wrestling
  • Queen of the Ring updates
  • More on the early days of women’s pro wrestling history
  • Mandy Rose talks business after wrestling
  • AEW Dynasty updates including business
  • AEW and the Ryan Nemeth lawsuit against the company, Tony Khan and CM Punk
  • International TV and streaming numbers
  • WWE countering AEW PPV shows
  • Lex Luger Hall of Fame questions
  • How much is Dwayne Johhnson’s ownership of TKO worth
  • How much is Vince McMahon’s current ownership worth
  • Lots of injury updates
  • Developmental updates

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WOL: Deaths, success stories, RAW, news

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the highs and lows, multiple deaths in the business this weekend, good news for Chris Bey, line-ups for all the shows this week, RAW preview, Smackdown and Collision, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: Remembering Bill Mercer, Chris Bey benefit show, WWE SmackDown & AEW Collision recaps

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including three deaths over the weekend, a big victory for Chris Bey, tons of CMLL notes, a huge NCAA tournament upset, Smackdown, both Collisions, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: Bill Mercer, Rico Suave pass away, independent wrestler passes away in ring for second week in a row

16:07: Chris Bey walks to the ring at benefit show, AAA debuts new La Parka

22:04: Gable Stevenson upset loss

33:24: Dave’s CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas thoughts

44:33: WWE SmackDown recap

1:00:58: AEW Collision Slam Dunk Saturday & Sunday recap

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