Tammy “Sunny” Sytch is dealing with a medical issue while in prison.
The 51-year-old told TMZ that she recently began experiencing severe swelling in her leg and immediately sought medical attention. However, Sytch is not happy with how prison officials at the Lowell Correctional Institution in Marion County have handled her situation.
Sytch, who was sentenced to 17 years on DUI and manslaughter charges last year, alleges she wasn’t able to get testing done on her leg for days despite expressing her concern to prison officials. She was finally diagnosed with a blood clot and prescribed medication but says she’s worried about the quality of care she’ll receive in prison.
Sytch says she’s worried about dying in a similar manner to her ex-husband, Chris Candido.
“All that’s been going through my mind for the past three weeks is, ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to follow in [my ex-husband’s] footsteps and die of a blood clot just like he did because I can’t get medical treatment at this prison,'” Sytch said to TMZ.
“It’s pretty bad,” she added.
Sytch reportedly told TMZ that she may insist on being treated at an off-site hospital.
Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was in court today for a sentencing hearing related to DUI and manslaughter charges.
In August, Sytch pleaded no contest to felony DUI causing death, driving with a suspended license causing death, as well as several misdemeanor charges related to DUI with damage to people or property.
The charges stem from a fatal collision on March 25, 2022, in Volusia County, Florida. Police reports allege a car driven by Sytch was traveling at a high rate of speed before striking a vehicle driven by Julian L. Lasseter, which was stopped at a traffic light. The 75-year-old grandfather of three was killed instantly.
Today, Circuit Judge Karen A. Foxman presided over Sytch’s sentencing hearing in a Volusia County courtroom.
Under the charge of driving under a suspended license and causing death or bodily injury, Sytch was sentenced to 10.6625 years in the Department of Corrections with credit for the 566 days she’s already spent in prison.
On the DUI manslaughter second-degree felony, she was sentenced to seven years to be served consecutively with the above sentence.
On the misdemeanor charges, Judge Foxman sentenced Sytch to 364 days to be served concurrently with her other sentences.
Sytch was also sentenced to eight years of probation following her incarceration.
Watching dwi manslaughter trial now.listening to victims family.i can look at myself in the mirror & say how stupid myself & others when we thought it was cool back in the day to drive high speeds w/ a six pack. no saint. Know people in rasslin still racking up DWI. not worth it
Sytch entered the courtroom today wearing an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.
The defense went first and called a forensic psychologist and neurological psychologist to testify. The expert testified that Sytch scored average or above average in several neurological tests that were performed. However, tests that measured her “executive functioning” and areas related to her frontal lobe showed her to be “severely impaired.”
Executive functioning is defined as “the group of complex mental processes and cognitive abilities (such as working memory, impulse inhibition, and reasoning) that control the skills (such as organizing tasks, remembering details, managing time, and solving problems) required for goal-directed behavior.”
Psychological testing revealed Sytch has evidence of PTSD, borderline personality disorder, depression, and anxiety. Her family’s history of alcohol abuse was also discussed, as was her wrestling history and undocumented, self-reported history of concussions.
The prosecution then questioned the expert. Sytch’s history of concussions was called into question, with the prosecutor emphasizing that her history of head injuries was all self-reported. The prosecution also alleged that Sytch’s current imprisonment is the reason for her depression and mental health issues rather than experiences that took place before the fatal collision.
Another expert testified that Sytch suffers from “severe alcohol abuse disorder” before recess was granted for lunch.
Members of the Lasseter family, including the victim’s daughter and brother spoke after the break about the impact of losing Julian Lasseter, saying it changed everything about their worlds. Many viewers of the proceedings online stated that Sytch was staring at a wall during the family’s testimony.
Following comments from the Lasseter family, Sytch spoke to the court.
“I have done something horrible but I am so much more than the worst that I have done,” Sytch said.
“When I sit alone thinking about what I did to the Lasseter family that tragic day from a stupid decision, I feel the regret and remorse deep inside my soul. I know that they don’t get to rest knowing that he is gone.”
“I know my words are not enough, but please know that I think about you every day,” Sytch said while turning to the Lasseter family. “Every second of every day. And I will do whatever I can to make the changes I need to make sure this never happens again.”
She would continue to say that she believes her downfall started with Chris Candido’s death in 2005.
“I feel that if I was given a chance to change to redeem myself and if I use my resources, my personal experiences, my history, and a little bit of the fame that I garnered a long time ago, I can be a true asset to the community by helping to educate our youth and adults about the dangers of drinking and driving, the dangers of not having your mental illness not properly treated, and the catastrophic events that can result from it.”
“I would ask that you give me the opportunity to atone for what I’ve done and then to be released into society to contribute to it in the most positive way possible. Thank you,” Sytch concluded her statement.
After reading through Sytch’s history of offenses, the prosecution asked that she be given the maximum sentence of 25 years.
Sytch’s sentencing was live-streamed by Fox 35 Orlando.
We’ve got a very heavy business issue of the Observer focusing on a lot of different breaking stories involving both WWE and AEW:
Match of the week and performer of the week
The changes in WWE business under TKO
UFC & WWE quarterly business updates
Behind Vince McMahon selling 8.4 million shares of TKO stock, what he got, what he still owns, what it did to the stock price and what other large sum of money he just received that fell under the radar
Why WWE numbers were unexpectedly down, and why TKO actually losing money this quarter is nothing to be concerned over
A look at WWE and AEW attendance and how it’s changed over the past year
Ari Emanuel talks about competition for WWE and UFC
More departments where jobs will be lost
Company goals for 2024
Changes in the live arena experience
Key that makes WWE and UFC attractive for television stations
Issues with Vince McMahon
The CW deal for NXT
Changes for a WWE show next year and other changes talked about
Who are the leaders for the Raw rights
What are the rankings of the stations with pro wrestling and MMA product
Billy Corgan gives comments about the cocaine angle
A look at the TV deals that Tony Khan, Dwayne Johnson and Vince McMahon have been part of for wrestling and football
Full coverage of Crown Jewel and the booking
A look at the Ricochet injury and how it changed the IC title path slightly going into the Survivor Series
Early notes on the Survivor Series
PPV numbers and what did Crown Jewel buyers watch and not watch when it came to major PPV events this past month
The future for Will Ospreay and Giulia
Notes on the Tokyo Dome show
Great matches and angles at Power Struggle
Full Power Struggle coverage
UFC from Brazil coverage
The most detailed look at the TV ratings from the past week from all shows, including comparison to last year, competition, and how each segment did as well as Dynamite vs. NXT
Major rudo turn on sold out Arena Mexico show
AAA doing a talent search
More injuries and health issues with Stardom
Update on Stardom tag team tournament
Controversy at Stardom event after changed start time of show
All Japan has an incredible match this week and sets up another for New Year’ Eve
A look at All Japan’s year end tag team and junior tournaments
Lots of injury updates
New Japan big events in early 2024
DDT has major show this week
More on the Von Erich movie
Indie star says his indie career is over
Indie promotion draws 5,000 fans
Contract issues in MLW
WBD stock falls
Update on Full Gear
Notes on Mariah May debut
Stardom star under contract to AEW and details
Ticket sales for upcoming WWE & AEW shows
International TV ratings and streaming numbers
UFC signs deal with new TV outlet to return from nearly a decade
How Vince McMahon kept UFC off NBC
Lots of new UFC title matches
Unique facts about this weekend’s UFC show
More on Fury vs. Nganou PPV numbers
WrestleMania week news
CM Punk news
YouTube numbers and WWE and TKO value at this point
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Tuesday Update
WWE
A NXT ad for Tuesday’s show notes that NXT’s Chase U, in storyline, are “under investigation” after Shawn Micheals posted on X that he wanted to see Andre Chase in his office.
Tavion Heights and Tatum Paxley worked matches for the Main Event tapings prior to WWE Raw on Monday.
Logan Paul attempts to pawn off the WWE United States title at a pawn shop on TikTok.
MJF wrote on X Tuesday: “If you’ve been at a job for a small number of years but at a high level for a majority of it. You don’t have to listen to dumb m************ that talk down to you and say they know better because they’ve been at the job for a large number of years but at a low level for a majority of it. Respect everyone. But don’t let anyone son you, ever.
According to PWInsider, Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch will be sentenced on 11/28. They also reported that former NXT and Impact star Kimber Lee is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on 11/28.
Post Wrestling spoke to Chris Hero about his upcoming return to in-ing action this Friday.
Ahead of their KOPW title match on Friday, SHO held a press conference to present a number of stipulations to Taichi proposed by the House of Torture. Fans will vote beginning on November 15.
Tammy Sytch has pleaded no contest to DUI causing death and now faces up to 25 years in prison.
She issued the plea on Wednesday in a Volusia County courtroom after originally having pled not guilty to all charges stemming from a fatal traffic accident in March 2022. Her trial was scheduled to begin on Monday, August 21.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Sytch has now pled no contest to felony DUI causing death, driving with a suspended license causing death, two charges of DUI with damage to property, and four counts of DUI with damage to a person.
Sytch faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
Police investigating the incident allege a vehicle driven by Sytch was traveling at a high rate of speed on March 25, 2022, before striking the back of Julian L. Lasseter’s car, which was stopped at a traffic light. The 75-year-old grandfather of three was killed instantly.
Police reports state Sytch had a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or higher at the time of the accident.
Sytch has been in prison since May 13, 2022, after a judge revoked her bond, citing the significant risk to the public due to her history of DUI offenses.
Tammy Sytch’s lawyer has asked the court to withdraw as her legal representation.
According to PW Insider, Steven deLaroche filed the motion on June 16. He noted the following in his filing:
An impasse has been reached in the handling of the case, making it impossible for the client and attorney to continue to work cooperatively on the case.
The client has not complied with the terms of the employment agreement with this attorney.
The client will not be prejudiced if the undersigned is permitted to withdraw.
Sytch has been charged with one count of DUI manslaughter, one count of causing death while operating a vehicle with a suspended license, three counts of DUI causing property damage, and four counts of DUI causing personal injury. The charges stem from an incident on March 25 when a vehicle driven by Sytch crashed into the back of another vehicle that was stopped at a traffic light. The driver of the other vehicle, 75-year-old Julian Lasseter, died from injuries sustained in the collision.
Sytch pleaded not guilty to all charges in a hearing held on June 1. She has been in jail since having her bond revoked on May 13.
WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch is back in jail.
At a hearing on Friday morning, a judge made the decision to revoke Sytch’s bond, granting the state of Florida’s request for pretrial detention. The state argued that there is a “substantial probability” that Sytch committed DUI manslaughter in a March 25 crash that killed a 75-year-old man, and that Sytch posed a threat of harm to the community due to her long history of DUI offenses.
The judge ruled that there was no reasonable way to keep the public safe from Sytch other than complete bond revocation.
Judge says no reasonable way to keep public safe from her other than complete bond revocation pic.twitter.com/XGXr9vxfCJ
Sytch was arrested on May 6 after her toxicology results from the March 25 crash came back. Police say that Sytch’s blood alcohol level was 0.280, which is three and a half times the legal limit.
Sytch had posted a $227,500 surety bond with the help of a Volusia County, Florida bail bondsman service.
Julian Lasseter was the 75-year-old man who was killed in the crash. According to police, two vehicles were stopped for a traffic signal when Sytch failed to stop and collided into one of them. That caused the vehicle that Sytch hit to then crash into the other:
On March 25th, at approximately 8:28 p.m., a crash involving three southbound vehicles took place on United States Highway 1 (North Yonge Street), just north of State Road 40 (Granada Boulevard). Two of the vehicles were stopped for the traffic signal, with one stopped behind the other. The third vehicle was southbound on United States Highway 1. That vehicle failed to stop and crashed directly into one of the stopped vehicles, causing that vehicle to then crash into the other vehicle in front of it.
The driver of the vehicle who failed to stop was identified as Tamara Lynn Sytch. Ms. Sytch was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center for treatment, and later released after a search warrant was approved and executed to obtain a sample of her blood for investigation of impairment.
The driver of the second vehicle involved was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as Julian Lafrancis Lasseter of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.
The driver and passengers in the third vehicle suffered injuries, but were not transported to the hospital.
Sytch is charged with DUI causing the death of a human, driving with a suspended or revoked license and causing death or serious injury, four counts of DUI causing injury to a person, and three counts of DUI causing damage to property.
The state of Florida is seeking to have Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch incarcerated prior to her DUI manslaughter trial.
PWInsider reported that Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza filed a four-page motion this morning that is seeking to have Sytch ordered to pretrial detention, which would incarcerate Sytch until and during a potential trial. The state argues that Sytch had violated her probation due to three DUI arrests in Pennsylvania and has never held a valid driver’s license in the state of Florida.
“The State submits that there is a substantial probability that the Defendant committed DUI Manslaughter when she killed the victim on March 25, 2022,” the motion notes. “The State also submits that Defendant poses a threat of harm to the community based on criminal history surrounding driving offenses as detailed above.”
Sytch was arrested on 5/7 in Ormond Beach, Florida on nine charges, including DUI manslaughter. A police report stated that Sytch had crashed into Lasseter’s stopped vehicle, causing his death. An official press release noted that toxicology reports revealed her blood alcohol level to be 0.280 (g/100mL), a level three in a half times the lawful blood-alcohol limit while operating a motor vehicle in the state of Florida.
Sytch was released on bond after a bail bondsman put up 10% of the $227,500 bond. According to PWInsider, court docuements list boyfriend James Pente as putting up his property as collateral. Sytch will be officially arraigned on 5/31.
Brief bodycam footage of police arresting Sytch can be seen below:
WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been bailed out of jail following her arrest in relation to a fatal car crash.
Court records show that Sytch was bailed out of jail at 12:14 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. A $227,500 surety bond was posted by a Volusia County, Florida bail bondsman service.
Sytch was arrested on Friday and is facing nine charges relating to a March 25 car accident where a 75-year-old man was killed. Prior to Sytch being arrested, police suspected Sytch of DUI in the crash and were waiting for toxicology results to come back.
Sytch is facing the following charges:
DUI causing the death of a human or unborn child (second degree felony)
Driving with a suspended or revoked license and causing death or serious injury (third degree felony)
Seven counts of DUI with damage to person or property (first degree misdemeanor)
Last month, the Ormond Beach Police Department issued a press release about the fatal crash:
On March 25th, at approximately 8:28 p.m., a crash involving three southbound vehicles took place on United States Highway 1 (North Yonge Street), just north of State Road 40 (Granada Boulevard). Two of the vehicles were stopped for the traffic signal, with one stopped behind the other. The third vehicle was southbound on United States Highway 1. That vehicle failed to stop and crashed directly into one of the stopped vehicles, causing that vehicle to then crash into the other vehicle in front of it.
The driver of the vehicle who failed to stop was identified as Tamara Lynn Sytch. Ms. Sytch was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center for treatment, and later released after a search warrant was approved and executed to obtain a sample of her blood for investigation of impairment.
The driver of the second vehicle involved was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as Julian Lafrancis Lasseter of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.
The driver and passengers in the third vehicle suffered injuries, but were not transported to the hospital.
The Ormond Beach Police Department has provided an update on the criminal investigation into Tammy “Sunny” Sytch.
The WWE Hall-of-Famer is suspected of DUI in a fatal car crash that led to the death of 75-year-old Julian L. Lasseter on March 25. According to police reports, Sytch’s vehicle crashed into the back of Lasseter’s while he was stopped at a light. He was taken to hospital where he later died.
While the responding police officers suspected Sytch was inebriated at the time of the collision, they later told media they were awaiting the results of toxicology reports before announcing any potential charges.
The department has since released a statement to PW Insider noting that they have received part of the toxicology report.
“We have received part of the toxicology report. If charges are filed they will not be until the investigation is completed. We will update the press release once a decision is reached.”
Sytch denied culpability over the weekend on social media. While a police report states two witnesses saw Sytch driving at a “high rate of speed,” she contends that she was not going very fast at the time. Sytch also noted that she believes Lasseter died of a heart attack. She also appears to be claiming that she suffered a seizure at the time of the crash.
Hmmmabout 10 since I was slowing down to. Light. But he had a heart. Attack. Nothing to do with my seizure
Lasseter’s family filed a civil suit against Sytch last week. They are also suing Sytch’s boyfriend, James F. Pente, for lending her his car. Sytch does not have a valid driver’s license.
Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch is being sued over a fatal car incident she was involved in last month that led to the death of a 75-year-old man.
PWInsider reports that a civil lawsuit has been filed against Sytch and boyfriend James F. Pente by the estate of Julian L. Lasseter, who was killed on March 25 in Ormond Beach, Florida. The lawsuit is seeking ‘in excess of’ $30,000.
According to PWInsider, the lawsuit alleges negligence by Sytch. In addition, Sytch’s boyfriend Pente is ‘vicariously liable’ for Sytch’s actions by allowing her to use his vehicle. The lawsuit further states that that the Lasseter family has sustained medical and funeral expenses as a result of Sytch’s actions, and Lasseter’s adult daughter “has suffered, and will suffer into the future, the loss of her father’s companionship, instruction, guidance, and mental pain and suffering as a result of her father’s death.”
Neither Sytch or Pente have responded to the lawsuit.
An Ormond Beach Police Department report stated that Sytch, who does not have a valid driver’s license, crashed into Lasseter’s stopped vehicle. Witnessess reported that Sytch’s vehicle was traveling at “a high rate of speed”. Lasseter then crashed into a third vehicle. The driver and the passengers of the third vehicle were not hospitalized but complained of neck, back, side, and head injuries.
Sytch has not been arrested for the incident, as authorities are currently awaiting toxicology reports from a blood sample obtained while Sytch was hospitalized. An online obituary for Lasseter has been published.
Tammy “Sunny” Sytch is alleged to have caused an automobile accident that led to the death of a 75-year-old man.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, the incident occurred on the evening of March 25 along U.S. Highway 1 in Volusia County. Sytch was driving a 2012 Mercedes and collided with the rear of a 2013 Kia Sorento that was stopped at a stoplight. The driver of the Kia was transported to hospital where he later died.
Following the impact, the Kia Sorento then crashed into the back of a 2011 GMC Yukon, which had also been stopped at the stoplight. The occupants of the Yukon complained of back and neck injuries but were not transported to hospital.
Two witnesses to the crash told police that Sytch was driving at a “high rate of speed.” Police responding to the scene suspected she was operating her vehicle under the influence of alcohol. A blood sample was taken and the results are pending. The toxicology reports could lead to criminal charges being pressed against Sytch.
The 49-year-old has already been arrested twice in 2022 for separate incidents. She was arrested in February for DUI and reckless driving. In January, she was arrested for allegedly having made death threats to a man while wielding a pair of scissors.
Sytch has numerous DUI charges on her record. She was arrested for the offense three times in 2015 and sentenced to 90 days in prison. Further DUI charges stemmed from incidents on January 23 and February 2, 2018, leading to her spending several months in prison. Sytch was arrested for DUI again in October of 2018. She would eventually serve over a year in prison before being released on February 25, 2020. Following her release, she was arrested for eluding a police officer and driving with a suspended licence and was sent back to prison before being released on June 9, 2021.
Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was arrested earlier this week and charged with 11 offenses.
As first reported by WrestlingNews.Co, Sytch’s arrest took place Thursday in Keansburg, New Jersey. According to New Jersey state records, she has been charged with the following:
Operating under influence of liquor or drugs
Driving after driver’s license/registration suspended/revoked
Careless driving: Likely to endanger person or property
Reckless driving
Failure to wear seat equipment — responsibility of driver
Driving without a license
Failure to possess driver’s license
Failure to possess driver’s registration
Failure to possess driver’s insurance card
Failure to install interlock/drive car without interlock
Operate motor vehicle during license suspension — second violation
A court date is listed for March 10.
This is the second time in 2022 the 49-year-old has been arrested. In January, Sytch was charged with making terroristic threats and unlawful possession of a weapon after allegedly threatening a man with a pair of scissors.
Since 2018, Sytch has been charged with violation of a domestic violence restraining order, contempt, eluding police, various DUI offenses, and driving a motor vehicle while under a license suspension.
Sytch was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. She’s been announced as appearing at this year’s WrestleCon convention in Dallas during WrestleMania week.
WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch allegedly threatened to kill a man with scissors prior to her arrest on Thursday.
TMZ reports that Sytch threatened her partner in a domestic dispute, raising the scissors towards the alleged victim while threatening him. The report states that a police officer witnessed the incident, and that Sytch “appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol” in the officer’s estimation.
Sytch was arrested in New Jersey on Thursday and charged with making a terroristic threat, plus two weapons charges related to the scissors. She is reportedly still in jail following the incident.
Sytch faces up to 11 years in prison if convicted of all three charges related to Thursday’s incident.
In total, Sytch has been behind bars for nearly three years combined since 2018, with that time stemming from various DUI charges, violation of a domestic violence restraining order, contempt, eluding police, and driving a motor vehicle while under a second license suspension.
WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was arrested today in New Jersey on three charges.
Sytch was arrested this morning in Keansburg, New Jersey on two third-degree weapons charges, plus one fourth-degree charge of making terroristic threats, then taken to the Monmouth County, New Jersey jail.
If convicted on all three counts, Sytch faces the possibility of up to 11 years in prison.
A TMZ report notes that the weapons charges do not appear to be firearm-related.
Sytch has been in and out of prison since serving eight months on DUI charges in 2018, spending a total of nearly three years behind bars since then.
Her most recent prison stay ended in June 2021, when she was released by court order after serving time for operating a motor vehicle during a second license suspension, eluding a police officer, and contempt/violation of a domestic violence restraining order.
Sytch, 49, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
How COVID-19 has affected UFC and WWE this past week when it comes to show changes and decisions is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We talk about WWE recovering from its outbreak and UFC losing major fights, as well as the details of the Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal fight coming together, the Gilbert Burns positive test and nature of who else tested positive, Burns explanation of his test failure, PPV numbers, more on UFC’s testing and its business deal in Saudi Arabia, WWE & AEW reactions this past week, who still hasn’t returned to television and Ric Flair’s situation being a regular television performer. We also talk about Renee Young and Jon Moxley and WWE rules on masks.
The new issue also covers:
We go through all the details of Fyter Fest and the Great American Bash, positives and the negatives of the ratings, every demo looked at, every quarter hour and match looked at and what it says, Paul Levesque talks the competition, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings.
WWE schedule over the next two months, certain changes and key reason why and more.
The Rey Mysterio/WWE situation as far as contract, why he was still used while no longer on contract, the deal in place, lots more on the “eye for an eye” stip, plus updating Extreme Rules.
Update the start of wrestling with fans with New Japan, who isn’t there and why, the rules in place for fans plus coverage of the New Japan Cup.
A new documentary about a wrestling icon being worked on, wrestling TV shows listed to Emmy voters and what they say, more on the Saudi Arabia situation, Smackdown’s role on FOX and why it’s valuable, WWE announcement coming, Canadian, U.K. and Sports ratings for the past week, ex-WWE stars sign for major representation, current WWE market value and most-watched shows of the past week on the WWE Network.
Update on Matt Riddle’s situation with a time line.
New Japan’s Lion’s Break show, the concept and the talent.
Why COVID has slowed down a process that all sports leagues were hoping would change regarding ratings and the problem with the new system that goes into place sometime next year.
Ratings of all the major shows, the key demos and quarters for AEW and WWE, what happened head-to-head and what can be learned from them.
Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week
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MONDAY NEWS UPDATE
Bryan and I will be back tonight talking Raw, Dominion, Kevin Owens, and a number of other topics. You can send questions to the show to [email protected]
Raw tonight is the go-home show for Extreme Rules with Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Asuka & Kairi Sane for the tag titles, Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins, Randy Orton vs. R-Truth and an elimination match with Viking Raiders vs. Andrade & Angel Garza.
UFC has from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Wednesday night on ESPN and ESPN+. The prelims go head-to-head with AEW and NXT. Dan Ige vs. Calvin Kattar is the main event and the full show is covered in the current issue. Tim Elliott vs. Ryan Benoit and Jimmie Rivera vs. Cody Stamann, Molly McCann vs. Talita Santos, Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Mournir Lazzez and John Phillips vs. Khamzat Chimaev are the top bouts. The main card starts at 10 p.m. Eastern. It being on ESPN means it will hurt the wrestling shows even more, because last time they ran on a Wednesday it made a big difference, particularly to AEW. But since it’s only the prelims, it could be worse. Last time it went had-to-head it was an ESPN+ show only, which means really the hardcore UFC fans saw it but the casual fans didn’t. There’s also a big NASCAR race on FS1.
With all the COVID issues, there have been a ton of changes. Jared Gordon, who faces Chris Fishgold, and is from the same gym as Gilbert Burns, has had none of his planned cornermen able to join him because they all tested positive. Paul Felder, who at one point wasn’t coming to any of the shows because of being in contact with someone who tested positive, but then tested negative ad came, will be announcing the entire show except the Gordon vs. Fishgold match and was given permission by UFC to not announce the one bout and be in Gordon’s corner.
PWInsider reported Tammy Sytch was arrested again at 4:42 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, eluding a police officer, and violation/contempt of a domestic violence restraining. She is being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution. Sytch was let out on parole in Carbon County, PA for DUI related arrests earlier this year and had been reportedly doing well with a high priced photo subscription service.
WWE
FS1 will air the 2018 Survivor Series PPV tomorrow night which includes Brock Lesnar vs. Bill Goldberg, The Miz vs. Sami Zayn for the IC title, Brian Kendrick vs. Kalisto for the cruiserweight title and a series of elimination matches including Kevin Owens & Chris Jericho & Braun Strowman & Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins vs. A.J. Styles & Dean Ambrose & Randy Orton & Bray Wyatt & Shane McMahon.
AEW
Scheduled for Dark tomorrow:
Brian Cage vs. Brian Pillman Jr. for FTW title
Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy vs. Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon
Marko Stunt vs. Michael Nakazawa
Brandi Rhodes & Allie vs. Rachel Chanel & Diamante
Ricky Stars vs. Robert Anthony
Dr. Luther & Serpentico vs. Brady Pierce & Pineapple Pete
MISCELLANEOUS
Impact announced that Saturday’s PPV will be broadcasts in both English and Spanish. The Spanish feed is available on Fite TV worldwide with Jorge Milhe and Javier Sahagun, who are Spanish language sportscasters, handling the show. Josh Matthews and Don Callis will be doing the show in English.
Mateusz Gamrot (15-0) defeated Norman Parke via doctor stoppage in round three to win the KSW lightweight title on Saturday night’s show at a studio in Warsaw, Poland. It was the first major MMA show in Europe in months. The bout was stopped due to dangerous cuts near the eye. Parke had missed weight so he couldn’t have won the lightweight title had he won the bout, but Gamrot is their lightweight champion. The co-feature at lightweight saw Borys Mankowski (21-8-12) over Marcin Wrzosek (14-7) via unanimous decision.
ONE will be reopening in Asia for empty arena shows on 7/31, 8/14, 8/21 and 8/28 and regularly from there. The way their economics work, they are likely losing less money not doing live shows with fans.
The El Rey Network at 10 p.m. Saturday will be airing the Santo & Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein movie and will follow at midnight with Santo & Blue Demon vs Dracula & Wolf Man.
MLW is introducing a new line of face coverings at their shop, with MLW, Contra Unit, L.A. Park and Injustice face coverings.
PWInsider has reported that Luc C. Vu, the man arrested for reckless driving that led to the death of Matt Palacios (Matt Travis) this past December, had his trial moved to 10/19. It was scheduled to begin Monday but the New York court system has been closed down due to COVID.
