Tony Schiavone will interview Sting on Dynamite next week.
AEW’s social media this afternoon made the announcement. The company had previously mentioned that Sting would be speaking on next week’s show.
Sting made his debut for AEW in a surprise appearance this past Wednesday at Winter is Coming. Team Taz (Powerhouse Hobbs, Ricky Starks, and Brian Cage) were beating down Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin. Arn Anderson and Dustin Rhodes tried to make the save, but were also attacked. The arena then went black as footage of frozen landscapes were shown. Sting then emerged from the entranceway.
Team Taz retreated as Sting slowly entered the ring with his trademark baseball bat. He took the time to stare down Anderson, Cody Rhodes, and Allin before walking away. It was the first time Sting had appeared on TNT since WCW went out of business in 2001.
Sting’s contract with WWE ended this year and was a free agent prior to signing with AEW. He has not wrestled since 2015, suffering neck injuries in a match against Seth Rollins at that year’s Night of Champions event.
Cody Rhodes will join the AEW commentary team this Wednesday on Dynamite.
Cody wrote the following on Twitter: “This Wednesday I’ll be joining @tonyschiavone24 on commentary LIVE for #AEWDynamite (I have a bad habit on commentary that I’ll be totally leaning into, and hopefully it turns into something fun for the fans watching at home) More info to come…”
It isn’t clear if Jim Ross and Excalibur, who normally call Dynamite, will be joining them on commentary.
This week’s edition of Dynamite will not have the Blood & Guts match as originally advertised, as that has been postponed to a later date. Instead, a match between Cody and Jimmy Havoc has been announced. Kenny Omega will also defend the AAA Mega Championship against Sammy Guevara.
Additionally, Matt Hardy and Chris Jericho will meet face to face. Hardy made his debut for the promotion at the end of Dynamite last week.
Dynamite will take place this Wednesday at the Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida in front of an empty crowd due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The second episode of AEW’s Road to AEW on TNT is now available.
The first part of the episode highlighted Sammy Guevara, who is set to face Cody in the first episode of the program on October 2. He talked about using this blog as a therapeutic process, as well as using it to get his name out in the industry.
Tony Schiavone returned for the AEW Control Center, highlighting the women’s battle royal and the upcoming AEW Women’s title match between Nyla Rose and Riho, as well as the feud between Bea Priestley and Britt Baker.
The final segment was a sit-down interview between Cody and Schiavone. Cody gave comments regarding AEW going to TNT and his match against Guevara, as well as the Full Gear match against Chris Jericho.
The video ended when Cody asked Schiavone if he would be returning to the desk to call matches with Jim Ross. Schiavone replied that Cody would know since he’s the boss. Cody then said “see me wink?” then winked twice to end the video.
F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Sasha Banks returns to WWE Joseph Currier looks at the return of Sasha Banks and what it means for the women’s division. Plus, Bryan Rose’s Japan notes, and Vinny’s TV reviews.
The return of Banks gives Lynch the opponent she’s needed since WrestleMania. After winning the biggest women’s match in company history, Lynch was put in an impossible position by WWE. She had to maintain her momentum without having any credible opponents to face. Lacey Evans was a poor choice for her first challenger.
One of WWE’s most important goals should have been elevating Lynch and the women’s division further. It was always known that Rousey wouldn’t be with WWE forever. It’s great that Rousey was able to have main event-level matches with the company. It’s great that the Rousey/Lynch/Charlotte Flair rivalry was so deserving of its top spot going into WrestleMania.
But a year of progress doesn’t mean that much if you don’t continue to build upon it. Instead of Lynch facing someone who was near her level, her opponent was a wrestler who wasn’t even in a star in NXT.
The birth of the Wednesday Night War is the top story in the new edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We discuss how the NXT to USA deal came about, when NXT wrestlers were told, how this impacts the WWE/Fox relationship, and what this means for the NXT brand, going forward.
We have details on the finances of the NXT to USA deal, and we break down the head-to-head aspect of NXT vs. AEW. We also have comments from a major television executive who gives his perspective on the deal, as well as the potential for audience burnout.
A story on the latest AEW TV taping sellouts is also featured in the new issue. We also have notes on the secondary ticket market demand for all of the AEW shows.
An obituary for Eddie Marlin is also in the new issue, with a ton of details on his life.
Also in this issue, Ryan Frederick covers this past weekend’s UFC show, and we have detailed TV ratings and business notes on the show.
We also wrap up our G1 coverage with a detailed breakdown of each individual’s star ratings for the tournament.
We have full coverage of all the WWE television shows from the past week.
As always, we have in-depth looks at the ratings of all the major shows,the key demos for the WWE shows and what can be learned from them.
We also have the 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 with Wrestling Observer Radio. There are a ton of subjects to go to tonight between WWE, AEW, New Japan and UFC as well as Raw coverage.
On the AEW front regarding the Tony Schiavone release by AEW earlier today Schiavone won’t be working Saturday’s PPV due to University of Georgia football. The broadcast team will be Jim Ross, Excalibur and Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez. Alex Marvez will be doing backstage work as part of the announcing team. The new episode of Being the Elite featured Schiavone announcing he’s with AEW, the announcement of the Charlotte show, and strong interviews by Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho. The Omega interview was 100 percent Jon Moxley and not at all on Pac. It’s very clear they are doing Omega vs. Moxley very soon.
El Hijo del Vikingo will be out six weeks with a torn MCL. That means he’s out of the MSG show on 9/15 which still has no lineup announced. He was wrestling Saturday night in Ciudad Guzman and caught Carta Brava Jr. on a simple crossbody. We had written yesterday that his feet were out of position but those at AAA have said his feet were fine but that it was a beer soaked ring that was the culprit. He will be in a walking boot for three weeks and then need three more weeks of rehab. Dave the Clown was also injured on that same show due to the slippery ring.
TNT will be airing ONE Century, which is the 100th card from ONE, live at 11 p.m. Eastern on 10/12. There are two shows from Tokyo that day, each with 11 fights. The first show will be the one airing live on TNT. No broadcast info on the second show has been released.
WWE
WWE is doing a unique angle to start Raw. The show is scheduled to start with Banks doing a promo explaining her actions since her leaving at WrestleMania. The idea is to blur the lines between the real reasons she left and use those to create a worked storyline. The idea is for her to explain turning heel. Some have felt that WWE releasing this to The Wrap with the idea written of a heel promo and script plans and it being linked on the WWE site is harmful to business. I think it’s far better to judge the interview tonight and see how it’s handled. Reality based storylines have long been part of the business since the dawn of time. But who knows how this well turn out.
The company filed a trademark for the term “Fight Like a Girl,” to be used for a new digital series they are doing with Quilbi that Stephanie McMahon will host. WWE female performers will be on the show to mentor young women struggling with various personal issues and use their own life experiences to help.
A New York Post article on how Donald Trump uses WWE tactics. (thanks to Barry Warner)
A story on WWE wrestlers from Wales, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster who challenge for the UK tag titles this coming Saturday. (thanks to Mike Kumzuk)
Aleister Black and Zelina Vega were invited to the unveiling of the wax figure for singer Aaliyah at Madam Tussaund’s in Las Vegas this past week.
UFC
C.B. Dollaway was given a two year suspension after failing two different tests. Dollaway failed for Anastrozole, a drug used after steroid cycles by athletes, as well as two different Growth Hormone releasing peptides in a test on 12/19. He also failed for Clomiphene, another post cycle drug that both Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar have failed for in the past, in a 2/9 test.
MISCELLANEOUS
Delirious will be replacing an injured Mark Briscoe on the CMLL tour with ROH talent which starts tomorrow and the big show is Friday with the World Grand Prix tournament. No live streaming Friday night of the show.
A lot of people have talked about this show we did yesterday with Jerry Jarrett, talking Eddie Marlin’s death, the NWA power structure in the 70s, the decline of the NWA, his business dealings with the Von Erichs and more. This was a fascinating show, plus Garrett Gonzalez and I ran down the economics of the WWE’s three different TV deals and why companies would do deficit spending to have wrestling for the first time, and why they’ve done it with football for a long time.
Timothy Thatcher vs. Douglas James has been added to the 9/7 MLW taping in Dallas. Both have submission backgrounds.
United Wrestling Coalition on 9/7 in Wrightstown, NJ at Kelly’s Banquet Hall. The event will be a fund raiser to help raise money for an infant son of Daisy Murder, a wrestler with the promotion. She was born with multiple congenital heart defects and faces many surgeries.
Best of the West on 8/31 in Fresno, CA has a student showcase with students from a number of different school around the state including Best of the West, MPW, CWFH , VF3, Gold Rush, UEW and EBPW. The show will be at 5766 E,. Fountain Way in Fresno at 5 p.m. wit tickets $10.
Rocky Mountain Pro on 8/29 in Golden, CO at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds at 7 P.M. with a GWN, Twitch, and Fite TV taping.
Al-Jazeera article on Nor Phoenix Diana (Malaysian wrestler who performs in a hijab),has a quote from Ali in it. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
Slam Wrestling has a story on the Jack Pfefer archives tracing wrestling history.
AEW sent out a press release today announcing that Schiavone has signed a full-time, multi-year agreement with the promotion. It was noted that Schiavone will be part of the AEW broadcast team and will also serve as a senior producer for AEW events.
“Tony ‘The Silver Tongue’ Schiavone was the lead voice of pro wrestling at a time when it was dominating the globe,” Cody Rhodes said. “It’s a pleasure to have him join AEW as a senior producer and member of the broadcast team. It doesn’t hurt that he’s a UGA fan either. I think Tony is one of the most underrated lead men with the narrative of pro wrestling there’s ever been. I’m thrilled to get into the studio with him. Let’s welcome Tony to All Elite Wrestling.”
AEW’s press release stated that Schiavone will continue to work as a producer for the University of Georgia Football and Baseball Network and will still be doing play-by-play for the Gwinnett Stripers.
Schiavone made an appearance on this week’s Being the Elite episode and announced that week six of AEW on TNT will take place at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday, November 6.
Joseph Currier gives his thoughts on SummerSlam 2019. Plus, Bryan Rose’s Japan notes, and Vinny’s TV reviews.
This year’s SummerSlam main event was a pivotal moment in the career of Seth Rollins.
If that wasn’t made clear going into the pay-per-view, it certainly felt true in the moment. As much as headlining a Big Four PPV is a huge spot for anyone, Rollins’ match against Brock Lesnar came at a time when Rollins was at a tipping point. He could either win and regain his momentum — or his character would probably have to go in a different direction.
With how WWE built to their match, Rollins winning was the right outcome. He had been viciously beaten down by Lesnar in angles on Raw each of the last two weeks. After the second attack, a subdued Rollins vowed to be at SummerSlam and guaranteed that he would defeat Lesnar.
Rollins came through on his guarantee. After hitting his third curb stomp of the match, Rollins pinned Lesnar to regain the Universal title. The match delivered on a much higher level than Rollins’ previous bouts against Lesnar. Rollins was put over strongly and positioned as the current top babyface in the company.
One of the most shocking and heated angles in modern wrestling is covered as the lead story in the new Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We discuss the angle itself, how it came together, and what it might be leading to.
Reviews of WWE Summerslam and NJPW’s G1 finals, plus tons of news are also covered this week.
We have results and star ratings from SummerSlam, as well as data and analytics on who bought the show on traditional PPV.
Of course we have star ratings and business notes on the final G1shows of the year, as well as the readers’ poll for G1 MVP. We also examine how this year’s tournament compared to last year’s from a business perspective.
We have a story on some changes to upcoming WWE house shows. We also have notes on WWE PPV buying habits in major markets in 2019.
As you might expect, we also have complete coverage of NXT TakeOver: Toronto, as well as star ratings for the matches.
Also in this issue, Ryan Frederick covers this past weekend’s UFC show, and we have detailed TV ratings and business notes on the show.
We have full coverage of all the WWE television shows from the past week.
As always, we have in-depth looks at the ratings of all the major shows,the key demos for the WWE shows and what can be learned from them.
We also have the 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 breaking down all the news and there is a lot of it. For tonight, if you have any questions regarding the AEW vs. WWE Wednesday night war or the TV deal with USA, send to me at [email protected]” target=”_blank”>[email protected] and I’ll answer it on tonight’s show.
The major aspects of the deal are expected to be announced on Raw tonight. At least that was the plan yesterday and it was what NXT talent was told. The belief is the show will go live weekly from Full Sail University but that aspect has been a closely guarded secret.
Congratulations to Dwayne Johnson on his marriage to Lauren Hashian, his longtime girlfriend, yesterday in Hawaii. The couple has two daughters, who are 3 (Jasmine) and 1 (Tiana) and have been a couple for some time.
Tony Schiavone will continue to work for MLW as a deal was worked out between MLW and AEW for his services. WWE also made an offer for Schiavone.
All Elite Wrestling tickets for 10/23 in Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center and 10/30 in Charleston, WV at the Charleston Coliseum go on sale Friday. Charleston to me is going to be the toughest market to date to sell out instantly in. Nice sized building and not a big population base, even though it has done strong viewership for AEW shows to date.
WWE
There is a WWE Night at Fenway Park in Boston on 9/3. Fans will have the chance to receive a “The Champ is Here” T-shirt on a first-come first served basis. 50 fans will be selected for photos with Ricochet before the game.
Kalisto and Gran Metalik both noted that their contracts will be up in ten months.
UFC
Daniel Cormier wrote on Instagram apologizing for his loss, saying he will now decide what he will do next.
MISCELLANEOUS
After a successful Expo Lucha this past weekend, Masked Republic, the promoters, announced Expo Lucha 2020 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia with the idea that it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rey Mysterio, Psicosis and Juventud Guerrera wrestling in that building with ECW. It will take place on August 16 and 17, 2020. More information will come in the fall. More information here.
PWA from yesterday in Sydney, Australia: Sam Osborne b Kai Drake, Richard South b Silvio Milano, Steph De Lander won four-way over Aaron Jake, Jay Sorbet and Ultimate Fighter Fudge, Matty Wahlberg b Danger Paul, Billy Preston & Jimmy Townsend b Jack Bonza & Kingsley, Shazza McKenzie b Xena, Michael Spencer b Rhys Angel, Mike Quackenbush & Mat Diamond & Paris De Silva b Adam Hoffman & Jessica Troy & Mick Moretti (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
Results from the WWN Recruitment camp tryout show yesterday from Port Richey, FL that they put on their streaming service: Justin Taylor b Brandon Gore, Cameron Bra’nae b Kelsy Heather, Mat Rogers & Connor Braxton b Chris & Patrick Voros, Karam b Cam Carter, Kirk Aube won over Dean Cooper, Mongo, Alexander Thorne, Noah Gray and Weatherman Josh, Robert Baines b Leo King, Robert Daines b Aaron James, Chris Cruz b Robert Baines, Chris Cruz b Ezra Zelious, Deget Bundlez b Chris Cruz, Deget Bundlez b Scott Leduer, Deget Bundlez b Steve O’Reno, Jenna Van Muscles b Sammy,. Connor Rielly won over Elia Braatz, Manny Damingo and Justin Morales, Gia Roman & Rahne Victoria & Lavender Skye b Hayley Shadows & Shawn Reed & Chelsea Durde, JDX b Mike Micas, Anthony Gutierrez b Mike Donovan (thanks to Shannon Walsh and wrestlingwithdemons.net)
Results from the Pro Wrestling Zero Blast Festival in Kawasaki, Japan yesterday: Shoki Kitamura & Towa Iwasaki b Shogun Okamoto & Yoshikazu Yokoyama, Sugi won three-way over Takuya Sugawara and Yasu Kubota, Rina Yamashita & Kohei Sato b Amazon & Yuji Hino, Arisa Nakajima & Asuka b Yoshiko & Kaho Kobayashi, Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa b Dick Togo & Masao Orihara & Ikuto Hidaka, Masato Tanaka & Hide Kubota b Chris Vice & Taru in an exploding barbed wire bat match to win the Blat King tag titles, Hiroyo Matsumoto b Nanae Takahashi to win the Blast Queen title in a no rope exploding barbed wire and tables death match (thanks to Shannon Walsh)
CWE from yesterday in Medicine Hat, Alberta: Sigmon b Johnny Devine, Jordan Kingsley b Jordan Kage, Tony Kozina b James Tapia, Stormbringer & Montana Black & Kevin O’Doyle b Warlord & Jude Dawkins & Danny Duggan, Slave b Shaun Martens, Alix Zwicker & Kimberly Ford b Zoe Sager & Jade, Danny Duggan b Sigmon. Next show in Medicine Hat is 11/23 with Juventud Guerrera
ACTION Wrestling from Friday night in Tyrone, GA before 255 fans: Alan Angels b James Bandy, Kevin Blue & Chris Spectra b Matt Sells & Kavron Kanyn, Shawn Dean b Ben Carter, AJ Gray b Steve Manders, Logan Stunt NC Arik Royal, Marko Stunt b Billy Buck, Bobby Flaco b Liam Gray, Fred Yehi b Erick Stevens AC Mack b Slim J. Next show is 10/5 in Tyrone, GA for a free show with Stevie Richards, Chris Hamrick and more.
Shane Douglas will be starting a podcast called “Franchised with Shane Douglas” every week debuting on 8/27,which would be the 25th anniversary of the Douglas win of the NWA world title where the threw the belt down and called it the ECW title, which debuted that title.
The Temple Theater in Tacoma, WA not only has the first round of the Super J Cup but on 8/23 has a Defy show with Jushin Liger, Juice Robinson and a meet and greet with Katsuyori Shibata. The first night is sold out but there are tickets left for the second night.
Revolution Wrestling Federation 8/31 in Harrisburg, PA at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center.
Joseph Currier gives his thoughts on SummerSlam 2019. Plus, Bryan Rose’s Japan notes, and Vinny’s TV reviews.
This year’s SummerSlam main event was a pivotal moment in the career of Seth Rollins.
If that wasn’t made clear going into the pay-per-view, it certainly felt true in the moment. As much as headlining a Big Four PPV is a huge spot for anyone, Rollins’ match against Brock Lesnar came at a time when Rollins was at a tipping point. He could either win and regain his momentum — or his character would probably have to go in a different direction.
With how WWE built to their match, Rollins winning was the right outcome. He had been viciously beaten down by Lesnar in angles on Raw each of the last two weeks. After the second attack, a subdued Rollins vowed to be at SummerSlam and guaranteed that he would defeat Lesnar.
Rollins came through on his guarantee. After hitting his third curb stomp of the match, Rollins pinned Lesnar to regain the Universal title. The match delivered on a much higher level than Rollins’ previous bouts against Lesnar. Rollins was put over strongly and positioned as the current top babyface in the company.
One of the most shocking and heated angles in modern wrestling is covered as the lead story in the new Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We discuss the angle itself, how it came together, and what it might be leading to.
Reviews of WWE Summerslam and NJPW’s G1 finals, plus tons of news are also covered this week.
We have results and star ratings from SummerSlam, as well as data and analytics on who bought the show on traditional PPV.
Of course we have star ratings and business notes on the final G1shows of the year, as well as the readers’ poll for G1 MVP. We also examine how this year’s tournament compared to last year’s from a business perspective.
We have a story on some changes to upcoming WWE house shows. We also have notes on WWE PPV buying habits in major markets in 2019.
As you might expect, we also have complete coverage of NXT TakeOver: Toronto, as well as star ratings for the matches.
Also in this issue, Ryan Frederick covers this past weekend’s UFC show, and we have detailed TV ratings and business notes on the show.
We have full coverage of all the WWE television shows from the past week.
As always, we have in-depth looks at the ratings of all the major shows,the key demos for the WWE shows and what can be learned from them.
We also have the results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week.
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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE
WWE will be announcing the NXT television deal on USA on Raw tomorrow night. I’m told there is one more significant bit of news that will be announced related to this deal on the show.
UFC 241 was the most searched topic on Google yesterday topping two million searches. Yoel Romero was No. 12 and Anthony Pettis was No. 13, both at 100,000. Eight of the top 15 markets were in California, topped, shockingly by the Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto metro area. No, that’s not shocking.
We discussed this last night, but Paulo Costa went into the cage at 214 pounds for his fight with Yoel Romero. Romero went into the cage at 207. For a comparison, Nate Diaz was 180 and Anthony Pettis was 177. The weird one is that Daniel Cormier weighed 236.5 when he didn’t have to cut as a heavyweight, but went into the cage at 247. Who is the normal course of one day gains nearly 11 pounds? There is something totally ludicrous about a guy who weighs in at 185 for a fight actually fighting at 214. Does anyone remember why we have weight classes in the first place? Then again, while he didn’t make weight, Manny Bermudez was contracted to fight at 135 and went into the cage at 165.
WWE
Since people have asked about this and some fans assumed this, The Street Profits losing the NXT tag titles to Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly had nothing to do with the Street Profits being on Raw. They are remaining as NXT wrestlers even though they will continue with non-wrestling segments on Raw.
The WWE Network will be uploading WCW Saturday Night episodes from January 9, 1993 to May 22, 1993. This is the period with Ricky Steamboat in a lot of main events, a lot of Dustin Rhodes, Steve Austin & Brian Pillman as a tag team and the return to WCW of Ric Flair.
NEW from Friday night in Poughkeepsie, NY: Private Party won three-way over RJ Rude & Zane Bernardo and Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy, Penelope Ford b Tasha Steelz, CazXL (Big Cass) b Jimmy Preston, Wrecking Ball Legursky b Mike Verna, nZo (Enzo Amore) b Brian Pillman Jr., Jerry Lawler & Keith Youngblood b David Arquette & Brian Anthony to keep NEW tag titles, Darby Allin b Hale Collins in a no DQ match to keep NEW title, Matt Taven b JT Dunn, Jon Moxley b Pentagon Jr. Taven was a surprise replacement through ROH when Fenix gave word he couldn’t make it. Taven got a super babyface reaction. Anthony turned on Arquette after the match and Lawler saved Arquette. The crowd hated Enzo but didn’t bo him, many just walked off and left and others were quiet. Cass was cheered.
AEW has reached a deal with Tony Schiavone.
Reelz TV will be airing a show called “Autopsy: The Last Hours of Chyna” on 8/25 at 10 p.m. Eastern. (thanks to Jeff Beecher)
TBS during the Dodgers-Braves game plugged All Out on PPV on B/R.
Ladies Night Out from last night in Texas City, TX: Jenna Lynn b Insidious One, Phoebe b Vanity, Rok-C b AQA, Harlow O’Hara b Faye Jackson, Hyan b Mercedes Martinez, Thunder Rosa b Raychell Rose, Kiera Hogan won three-way over Renee Michelle (Drake Maverick’s wife) and Aja Perera, Alex Gracia b Miranda, Ivelisse b Diamante (thanks to Shannon Walsh and wrestlingwithdemons.net)
Stardom from yesterday in Tokyo for the first night of the Five Star Grand Prix: Avary won four-way over Natsuko Tora, Rina and Ruaka, Riho & Starlight Kid & Saya Iida b Leo Onozaki & Hina & Saya Kamitani, AZM b Natsu Sumire, Hana Kimura b Tam Nakano, Saki Kashima b Mayu Iwatani, Jamie Hayter b Arika Hoshiki, Bea Priestley b Andras Miyagi, Utami Hayashishita b Jungle Kyona, Hazuki b Momo Watanabe, Konami b Kagetsu.
Stardom from today in Tokyo with more Grand Prix bouts: Rina & Saya Kamitani b Hina & Leo Onozaki, Jungle Kyona & Riho & Ruaka b Saki Kashima & Starlight Kid & Saya Iida, Momo Watanabe b Avary, Hana Kimura b Natsu Sumire, Jamie Hayter b Andras Miyagi, Kagetsu b Natsuko Tora, Mayu Iwatani b AZM, Tam Nakano b Hazuki, Bea Priestley b Konami, Utami Hayashishita b Arisa Hoshiki
Wrestling Resurgence on 8/31 in Leicester, UK at the Attenborough Arts Centre with Charli Evans vs. Kanji in an Iron Woman match.
Rumble at the Hilton from yesterday in Charlotte before 200 fans: Mike Jackson (the 80s star) b Jason Rage, Chick Donovan b Andrew Anderson-DQ, Kaleb Konley b CW Anderson, Mr. Hughes wins 20 man Rumble, Dirty Blondes b International All-Stars, Katarina Leigh won three-way over Panda Doll and Maddi Max, JD Drake b Randy Wayne, Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas (managed by Baby Doll) b Steve Zios & Bam Bam Bundy (managed by Missy Hyatt). (Thanks to Jamie Combs)
The New Japan show from Sydney, Australia was just put up on New Japan World. I was told that the Toa Henare vs. Tomohiro Ishii match is the best thing on it, and that Robbie Eagles came across like a superstar.
Warrior Wrestling announced that for $100 you can get an autograph and photo with every wrestler on the card. Proceeds to benefit scholarships ad clubs and activities at Marian Catholic High School.
GWN on 11/2 in Hamilton, ONT at USW Hall.
The WWN recruitment camp will air live an free on the WWN Live.com Facebook cage or with a Club WWN subscription starting at 7 p.m. There will be ten matches. The most impressive performer will get a WWE tryout.
Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling from last night in East Carondelet, IL: Big Texan & Waco b Roy Lewis & Chris Kade, James Jeffries b Death Dealer, Billy McNeil b Richard Shaw, Kowalski b Sid Holland, Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby b Khayman & Sean Vincent to win tag titles, Flash Flanagan & Gil Rogers b Christopher Hargas & Ken Kasa-DQ, Ricky Cruz b Attila Kan-DQ (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
CWE in Cochrane, Alberta on Friday night: Danny Duggan b Sigmon, Jude Dawkins won ladder match over Slave, Jordan Kinglsey, Jordan Kage and Shaun Martens, Warlord & Montana Black & James Tapia b AJ Sanchez & Kevin O’Doyle & Stormbringer, Alix Zwicker & Kylie Morgan b Zoe Sager & Jade, Johnny Devine b Tony Kozina. next show in the area is 11/21 in Calgary with Juventud Guerrera.
Tony Schiavone is set to call the main event for the NWA’s 70th anniversary show next month.
It was revealed during the latest episode of Ten Pounds of Gold that Schiavone will be calling the Cody and Nick Aldis match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight title. Schiavone appeared briefly in a video message confirming the news. It appears to be a deal between the NWA and Major League Wrestling, where Schiavone currently works as a commentator for their television show.
Cody and Aldis have been building their feud for the last several months. Their first confrontation was earlier this month at All In, where Cody defeated Aldis to win the NWA title for the first time. A couple of weeks later, Aldis defeated Doug Williams to officially become the number one contender for the title.
The NWA’s 70th anniversary show will take place on October 21 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee. Information regarding meet and greets will be revealed on Monday.
