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Mercedes Mone loses WPW Women’s title in Canada

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Just months after enjoying the run of her life, Mercedes Mone’s ongoing downfall seems to continue.

Once holding up to 12 to 13 title belts from across multiple promotions, Mone is now down to just one championship.

At Winnipeg Pro Wrestling‘s Fight at the Museum, Mone lost the WPW Women’s Title to Jody Threat after holding the title for 164 days. Mone is now down to two physical championship titles, the APAC Women’s Championship (Malaysia) and the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation Championship (not defended regularly and often not considered as a real championship).

Even a few months ago, Mone held 13 titles, including the AEW TBS Championship, ROH Women’s TV Championship, CMLL World Women’s Championship, RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship, Queen of Southside Championship (merged with the RevPro title), Discovery Wrestling Scottish Women’s Championship, EWA Women’s Championship (Austria), PTW Women’s Championship (Poland), BestYa Women’s Championship (Italy), the Bodyslam Women’s Championship (Denmark), WPW Women’s Championship (Canada) at the same time.

Mone, 34, has also remained absent from AEW television since losing her TBS Championship to Willow Nightingale on AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash. While there have been no confirmed updates on Mone’s AEW return, her recent cryptic tweet suggested her coming back to AEW following her WPW title defense.

Two title bouts, kickoff match booked for WWE NXT Stand & Deliver

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More matches have been announced for Stand & Deliver.

Los Americanos won the number one contender’s match for the Tag Team titles on Tuesday, winning after help from El Grande Americano, who aided them by giving them an object to load into their mask. As a result, they will now challenge Vanity Project at Stand & Deliver this coming Saturday.

Bravo & Rayo were slotted into the tournament after Elio LeFleur & Eli Knight were seen attacked backstage last week, putting them out of the tournament. Los Americanos defeated The Culling’s Shawn Spears and Niko Vance to advance to Tuesday’s finals.

Meanwhile, Blake Monroe and Tatum Paxley agreed to a title match in St. Louis following a face-to-face on Tuesday’s show in New York City. The two ended up getting into a tug of war over the Women’s North American title, which Monroe stole from Paxley two weeks ago. Monroe managed to snatch the title and flee before Paxley could do more damage.

A pre-show match was also set for Saturday. Birthright will take on Eli Knight, Hank & Tank, Shiloh Hill, and Wren Sinclair in a ten-person tag team match.

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver (April 4)

  • NXT Championship: Joe Hendry defends against Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Tony D’Angelo
  • NXT Women’s North American title: Tatum Paxley defends against Blake Monroe
  • Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
  • NXT North American title: Myles Borne defends against Johnny Gargano
  • NXT Tag Team titles: The Vanity Project defend against Los Americanos
  • Kickoff: Birthright (Lexis King, Stacks, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, and Arianna Grace) vs. Eli Knight, Shiloh Hill, Hank & Tank, and Wren Sinclair

Elio LeFleur out six months due to injury, WWE Speed title vacated

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Elio LeFleur will be out for a while.

On Tuesday’s NXT, Elio LeFleur was seen wearing a sling and announced that he had torn labrum ligaments in his shoulder. As a result, he had to vacate the NXT Speed Championship. He additionally announced that a tournament would start on next week’s show to crown a new champion and encouraged Eli Knight, who was sitting next to him, to enter the tournament and challenge for the title.

During a NXT house show that took place on March 20, both LeFleur and Lexis King were injured while competing in a tag team match. LeFleur was said to be in a sling in the days following the house show, while King was eventually cleared.

On the March 24 episode of NXT, LeFleur and Knight were seen laid out backstage just prior to their match against Shawn Spears and Niko Vance, where the winners would have advanced to the finals of a number one contender’s tournament. Los Americanos ended up taking their spot and ended up winning the tournament on Tuesday, defeating Birthright. They will now challenge Vanity Project for the NXT Tag Team titles at Stand & Deliver.

Danhausen announces next date for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Fans in Madison Square Garden tonight were treated to a special segment during a commercial break in Monday Night Raw.

Danhausen came out during the break and announced that WWE would be returning to MSG for Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 18.

He then plugged his merchandise, revealed a t-shirt cannon, and launched some shirts into the crowd.

The most recent Saturday Night’s Main Event was held on January 24 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the main event of that show, Sami Zayn won a four-way over Damian Priest, Randy Orton, and Trick Williams. That victory earned him a WWE Championship Match against Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.

There is another Saturday Night’s Main Event scheduled for May 23 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Leon Slater says WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event experience was a ‘fever dream’

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Leon Slater is reflecting on his recent major WWE experience.

Slater, the TNA X Division Champion, got a chance to team with Je’Von Evans at Saturday Night’s Main Event back in December, challenging then-champions Dragon Lee and AJ Styles for the World Tag Team titles. He reflected on his experience in a new interview with SunSport, recalling he was just feet away from seeing John Cena’s final moments as an in-ring performer.

“I’ll see clips from that night of like John being stood in the ring and putting his armbands and his and his and his sneakers and I was like, bro, I was stood right there! It almost feels like a fever dream, but it was real. That whole day was just magical,” he said.

“For the match, I couldn’t have asked to be around better people,” he added. “AJ, who’s one of my absolute idols. And then Dragon, another super hungry, young guy that’s been smashing it and I used to watch his work when he used to wrestle all over the world. And then obviously, having Je’Von, one of my best friends as my partner, was another dream come true. I remember very distinctly as we walked back from that match, it was a good feeling. I remember trying to take it all in.”

He was also amazed by what he saw after his match when he went backstage: a who’s who of WWE legends.

“Triple H was in the chair there, Bruce Pritchard was sat next to him, Michael Hayes is there. The Undertaker stood at the back of the room, Shawn Michaels is there. I walk out of Gorilla and Kurt Angle‘s there, RVD’s there; like everyone that I’ve ever watched growing up just seemed to be there, and it truly was a magical day, man. It was wicked,” he recounted.

Slater has focused on his TNA commitments since losing to Oba Femi at New Year’s Evil back in January. He will defend his X Division title against Cedric Alexander at Rebellion on April 11.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announces TV deal

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

The weekly wrestling schedule is about to get even more crowded.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling has announced a deal with The Sports Network to air a new show entitled Mayhem every week throughout Canada starting in July.

The announcement was released during the Global Wars event, a cross-promotional show put on by MLP and Ring of Honor. The announcement video shows legends such as Ric Flair, Andre the Giant, and Roddy Piper appearing in Canada, then features stars from some of MLP’s recent shows. Those names include Josh Alexander, Speedball Bailey, the Dark Order, and Billy Gunn, suggesting that MLP’s relationship with AEW and ROH will continue.

MLP was founded in 2024 by Scott D’Amore, who had purchased the intellectual property of the classic Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion. They ran two events in 2024 and seven in 2025; Global Wars is their first show of 2026.

MLP’s defining trait in their young history is their willingness and ability to work with other promotions. Contracted wrestlers from AEW, ROH, TNA, New Japan, MLW, and Pro Wrestling NOAH, among other promotions, have faced off in MLP rings. The WWE ID Women’s Championship has also been defended in MLP.

Nattie vs. Shayna Baszler added to Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV

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A new match is official for the next Bloodsport card.

It was confirmed on Friday that Nattie would face former WWE wrestler Shayna Baszler on April 17. On social media, Nattie asked Baszler to bring the version of herself that was feared in the WWE locker room.

“I want you to bring me the killing machine Shayna,” Nattie wrote. “Bring me the most feared woman ever in the WWE locker room. Bring me the MMA pioneer who men and women knew to avoid. I know I’m on borrowed time, if I don’t deliver, then back comes the sparkles, back comes the Bimbo. I’m marching into your match, in your world, Shayna. And I’m coming to f*** you up.”

Nattie previously competed at last year’s Bloodsport that took place during WrestleMania weekend, where she defeated Miyu Yamashita. 

Baszler was released from her WWE contract last year, but continues to make appearances on their television and has worked at the WWE Performance Center. Most recently, she was seen training Kelani Jordan in her match against Lola Vice that took place at NXT Vengeance Day earlier this month.

WWE legend Steve Austin picks up off-road racing win

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE legend “Stone Cold” Steve Austin picked up a victory outside of the ring this month when he competed at an off-road racing event.

Auto company Kawasaki sent out a social media post today congratulating Austin for finishing first in the Stock Mod Pro category at the Prospector 250, a race that Vorra Off-Road Racing held in Nevada last weekend. The results have Austin finishing eighth overall out of the 45 riders with a finish time of five hours and 45 minutes, beating out the only other Stock Mod racer who came in at six hours and 10 minutes.

Off-road racing has become one of Austin’s biggest passions, and his preparation for the Prospector 250 meant that he was unable to appear on the March 16 edition of WWE Raw. It took 6-7 months in total to build the race car that Austin drove. The name of his team is “Broken Skull Racing.” Fittingly, Austin uses “316” as his number.

“We just got finished running the race, a 250-mile race called the Prospector 250 in Yerington, Nevada. We came in first in our class and eighth overall out of 45 cars,” Austin said in an Instagram video. “My class was only two cars deep, so I came in first. But the biggest takeaway from that was eighth overall out of 45 cars. And we will have more cars in my class at the next race.”

Austin will be at the WWE World convention in Las Vegas during WrestleMania 42 weekend this April, so it’s possible that he could be making some kind of appearance at WrestleMania itself. Austin recently told Busted Open Radio that he doesn’t get the itch to wrestle anymore but does like to come back for moments.

The last time Austin competed in the ring was at WrestleMania 38 in 2022, when he came out of retirement for a no holds barred match against Kevin Owens.

Report: Madison Square Garden to host upcoming WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

Posted on by Joseph Currier

This summer, WWE could be bringing Saturday Night’s Main Event to Madison Square Garden in New York City.

WrestleVotes reports that WWE is planning for a Saturday Night’s Main Event special to be held at the “World’s Most Famous Arena” on July 18. That date would coincide with Fanatics Fest 2026, a convention in NYC that WWE and its stars are involved with.

The SNME date has not been officially announced by WWE yet, but that could change soon. WWE will be at MSG for Raw next Monday (March 30) and at The Theater at MSG for NXT on Tuesday (March 31).

Though SNME is a classic WWE program dating back to the 1980s, it has only ever been held at MSG once before: a 2007 episode during the show’s brief revival. It returned again in December 2024 and now airs live on Peacock a few times per year.

Fort Wayne, Indiana will host the next SNME event on WWE’s calendar. That show is being held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on May 23.

During his retirement tour, John Cena spoke about how happy he is that MSG is once again becoming a significant arena for WWE. Because of the costs involved, there was a period where WWE largely avoided running televised events at the venue. Raw and SmackDown now make regular stops at MSG, and this would be WWE’s first streaming special there since 2015.

Zack Sabre Jr. match set for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The card for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV is now up to six confirmed bouts.

NJPW star Zack Sabre Jr. battling indie wrestler Ray Jaz is the latest matchup announced for the April 17 show in Las Vegas. Promoted by Barnett and Game Changer Wrestling, Bloodsport is taking place on the Friday of WrestleMania week and will air live on Triller TV+.

Barnett hyped up the Sabre vs. Jaz match:

  • Two grapplers, who have forged their destinies on the mats, not above them. One a submission master, who can take anything you GIVE to them, and TAKE everything away from YOU. The other, a hard-nosed, east coast born and bred, collegiate wrestler with a mean streak, and the kind of viciousness you find more on the streets than on the mats. Only one will stand victorious, the other will be left picking up the pieces of their body. Zack Sabre Jr. vs Ray Jaz at Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport XV.

Sabre is also scheduled for GCW’s Big Gay Brunch event in Vegas on April 18, where he will be taking on Effy.

In NJPW, Sabre and his TMDK partner Ryohei Oiwa are challenging OSKAR & Yuto-Ice for the IWGP Tag Team titles at Sakura Genesis on April 4.

The start time for Bloodsport will be 3 p.m. Pacific/6 p.m. Eastern. Here is the currently announced lineup:

Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV (Friday, April 17) —

  • Pete Dunne vs. Masashi Takeda
  • Charlie Dempsey vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Ulka Sasaki vs. Joe Dashou
  • Angel Verduzco vs. Matt Mako
  • Royce Isaacs vs. Shane Mercer
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ray Jaz
  • Also set to compete: Josh Barnett, Nattie, Yuji Nagata, Shayna Baszler, Erick Stevens, Fuminori Abe, Miyu Yamashita

Two matches added to Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The card for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV is starting to take shape with a couple of new matches added.

Barnett revealed two new additions to the lineup today, announcing that Ulka Sasaki vs. Joe Dashou and Angel Verduzco vs. Matt Mako will take place at the WrestleMania week indie show. It’s set for April 17 and will be broadcast live on TrillerTV+ with a start time of 3 p.m. Pacific/6 p.m. Eastern.

Sasaki — a NOAH wrestler and former MMA fighter — is currently on excursion to the United States and training at the WWE Performance Center. Along with that training, he’s wrestled at some NXT house shows. This will be his Bloodsport debut.

Dashou and Verduzco both have experience competing in and coaching amateur-style wrestling. In pro wrestling, Dashou is a graduate of the NJPW dojo.

The Bloodsport card now has four officially announced matches:

Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV (Friday, April 17) —

  • Pete Dunne vs. Masashi Takeda
  • Charlie Dempsey vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Ulka Sasaki vs. Joe Dashou
  • Angel Verduzco vs. Matt Mako
  • Also set to compete: Josh Barnett, Nattie, Zack Sabre Jr., Yuji Nagata, Shayna Baszler, Erick Stevens, Fuminori Abe, Ray Jaz, Royce Isaacs, Miyu Yamashita

Two title matches booked for next WWE Raw

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two title matches are set for next week’s Raw at Madison Square Garden.

WWE’s return to MSG will see a street fight for the World Tag Team titles. The Usos and Austin Theory & Logan Paul met on Monday but their non-title match ended in a DQ after Jey Uso used Paul’s brass knuckles to strike Austin Theory right in front of the referee. Backstage, an irate Paul Heyman demanded the title match for next week, with Adam Pearce saying he would take it under consideration.

After Bayley & Lyra Valkyria defeated The Kabuki Warriors, Bayley issued the challenge to Women’s Tag Team Champions Lash Legend & Nia Jax, saying she knew they could beat them. Bayley has been coming up short in title matches and is looking for a way to get to WrestleMania after missing last year’s show due to being attacked by Becky Lynch.

IYO SKY will meet Raquel Rodriguez after the two had a confrontation on Raw, with Rodriguez unhappy SKY got involved in her match last week.

WWE Raw (March 30)

  • Street fight for World Tag Team titles: The Usos defend against Austin Theory & Logan Paul
  • Women’s Tag Team titles: Lash Legend & Nia Jax defend against Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
  • IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez
  • Brock Lesnar will appear

The Rock stars in new trailer for live-action ‘Moana’ movie

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Disney has released a new trailer for its live-action “Moana” film, which co-stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and is set to release this summer.

Johnson’s role in the original animated “Moana” is one of the most memorable performances of his acting career. He voiced Maui in both “Moana” and “Moana 2” and is now back playing the character in physical form.

The live-action adaptation is scheduled to hit theaters on July 10. Along with acting in the movie, Johnson is an executive producer with others from his Seven Bucks Productions company.

Here is Disney’s official description:

  • In ‘Moana,’ Disney’s live action reimagining of the beloved Oscar-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
  • The film is directed by Emmy and Tony Award winner Thomas Kail (‘Hamilton’); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated films ‘Moana’ and ‘Moana 2.’ ‘Moana’ features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina. Audiences can experience the brilliant cinematic sights, sounds and songs of ‘Moana’ exclusively in theaters on July 10, 2026.

Johnson earned high praise for his acting work in “The Smashing Machine” last year, earning a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of MMA legend Mark Kerr. There was even Oscar buzz, though Johnson ultimately did not end up being nominated.

Following his work on “The Smashing Machine,” Johnson is attached to upcoming projects from directors Martin Scorsese and Benny Safdie. He is also starring in the third and final movie of the rebooted “Jumanji” franchise.

It doesn’t look like Johnson will play any kind of significant role at WrestleMania 42 this year, though he’s teased potentially showing up in 2027 when WrestleMania is held in Saudi Arabia.

MJF return, Darby Allin vs. Rush, Women’s title match added to AEW Dynamite

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The lineup for this Wednesday’s Dynamite just got more loaded.

During Collision Slam Dunk Saturday, it was announced that Rush will take on Darby Allin this Wednesday in St. Paul, Minnesota. Allin defeated Gabe Kidd in a coffin match this on the last episode of Dynamite and after the match declared that he wanted to challenge for the AEW World Championship. Rush and the rest of LFI recently returned to action and won a trios squash match during Saturday’s show.

The Women’s title will be on the line when Thekla defends against Mina Shirakawa. In a backstage interview, Thekla denied having any involvement in the attack that took out Storm on Wednesday, instead suggesting that Storm faked the attack so she didn’t have to face Thekla for the title. 

Storm was originally set to face Marina Shafir in a no holds barred match this past Wednesday, but was found laid out just minutes before the show went on the air. Shirakawa replaced Storm and ended up defeating Shafir in a shock win.

It was also announced that MJF would be make his return to television. He was last seen at Revolution retaining the AEW World title in a Texas Death match, defeating Hangman Page. As a result, Page can never challenge for the title again.

AEW Dynamite (March 25)

  • Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland – Omega gets Swerve’s number one contender status if he wins, Swerve gets Omega’s EVP title if he wins
  • AEW Women’s title: Thekla defends against Mina Shirakawa
  • MJF returns
  • Darby Allin vs. Rush

Jelly Roll vs. Kit Wilson, Women’s US title match set for next WWE SmackDown

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Jelly Roll will be in action next week.

The music star demanded and got a match for next week’s SmackDown in Pittsburgh against Kit Wilson after Wilson laid out Jelly Roll following during a slam poetry read-off. The Bella Twins will also be in action, and the Women’s United States title will be on the line.

Jelly Roll answered Kit Wilson’s callout and immediately demanded a fight. Wilson rejected the offer and instead proposed a slam poetry read-off, which was designed to insult Jelly Roll’s weight loss among other issues. After Jelly Roll fired off with some comebacks involving Wilson’s mother, Wilson retaliated by laying out Jelly Roll and striking him with a diving elbow. Later in the show, Jelly Roll recovered enough to walk up to Nick Aldis demand a match, which he got for next week.

The Bella Twins and Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss will meet after the latter team interfered in the twin’s WWE Tag Team title match against champions Lash Legend & Nia Jax, causing a DQ. The three teams brawled after the match but much like last week, the segment ended with Jax and Legend standing tall.

Giulia will defend the United States title against Tiffany Stratton, indicating on this week’s show that she was upset that Stratton had embarrassed her the previous week. The segment also hinted at dissension between Kiana James and Giulia.

WWE SmackDown (March 27)

  • Jelly Roll vs. Kit Wilson
  • Women’s US title match: Giulia defends against Tiffany Stratton
  • Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. The Bella Twins