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CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are set for SmackDown tonight. (WWE)

  • Jade Cargill vs. Liv Morgan
  • Braun Strowman vs. Jacob Fatu
  • Zelina Vega vs. Piper Niven
  • CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins under one roof

In this interview Jordynne Grace talks about her career goals in WWE: “I have a laundry list. Obviously, I want to have my WrestleMania moment. I feel like that’s on every wrestler’s ever bucket list. I want to hold as many championships as possible. I was the TNA knockout for the longest time, and now I want to be that same person for NXT and for WWE.”

Scott D’Amore’s Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling is looking to sign talent to “exclusive long term” contracts going forward. (PWI)

WWE posted a job opening on LinkedIn for a new writer/producer.

Speaking of WWE voting for the Slammy Awards is now open.

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced two upcoming cards. (NJPW)

April 2nd:

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & El Desperado vs. War Dogs (David Finlay, Gedo & Clark Connors)
  • Yota Tsuji vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) vs. United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young)
  • T.M.D.K. (Robbie Eagles, Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson) vs. War Dogs (Taiji Ishimori, Robbie X & Gabe Kidd)
  • Yuya Uemura & TAKA Michinoku vs. War Dogs (SANADA & Drilla Moloney)
  • Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin, Ninja Mack & Katsuya Murashima vs Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask, YOH & Master Wato

April 4th:

  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) vs. Clark Connors
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: T.M.D.K. (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) (c) vs. War Dogs (Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori)
  • Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, YOH & Master Wato vs. War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Gedo)
  • Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi) vs. House of Torture (EVIL & Dick Togo)
  • Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
  • Katsuya Murashima & Ninja Mack vs. Yuya Koroku & MAO

April 5th – Sakura Genesis:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. David Finlay
  • IWGP Global Championship: Yota Tsuji (c) vs. EVIL
  • IWGP Tag Team Championships: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman
  • NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa
  • NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championships: House of Torture (c) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
  • NJPW World Television Championship: El Phantasmo (c) vs. Great-O-Khan
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shota Umino
  • Yuya Uemura vs. SANADA
  • Kickoff Match: Katsuya Murashima vs. Daiki Nagai

Homicide was victorious in his retirement tag team match last night.

The current card for Impact next Thursday is below. (TNA)

  • Masha Slamovich vs. Jacy Jayne
  • Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Aztec Warriors vs. Frankie Kazarian & First Class
  • Ash By Elegance & Heather By Elegance vs. Tatum Paxley & Gigi Dolin
    Spitfire & Meta-Four are banned from ringside.
  • Eric Young vs. Ace Austin
  • Leon Slater vs. Nic Nemeth

Here are last night’s ROH on Honor Club results. (FF)

  • Fuego & Sky Team def. Hechicero & Los Depredadores
  • La Catalina def. Viva Van
  • The Beast Mortos & Dralistico def. The Parea
  • A video package previewed the ROH TV Title main event.
  • ROH World Television Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Kevin Knight and AR Fox fought to a time-limit draw.
  • Satnam Singh def. Sid Ellington
  • Top Flight def. QT Marshall & Aaron Solo
  • The Outrunners appeared to promote a conference but the Infantry interrupted and it turned into a brawl.
  • ROH World Television Championship Match: Komander def. Dark Panther

A new Will Kaven interview is here.

Athena talks about surpassing Samoa Joe’s record for longest ROH title reign: “Samoa Joe is someone I’ve idolized since I was on the indies – someone that we all look up to and aspire to be as wrestlers, especially with longevity and history-making performances. To be considered in the same breath as Samoa Joe when it comes to making history, it was very awesome… I think I had a shot of tequila, and me and my husband were like, ‘Wow, I really did something special.’ I really set a foundation for something, and it’s really cool.”

Dynamite rose from 628,000 to 658,000 viewers this week. The 18-49 demo rose from 0.16 to 0.19. (Wrestlenomics)

Here’s a preview for the next episode of WOW.

And here’s the lineup. (WOW)

  • Big Rig Betty vs. Holly Swag
  • Miami’s Sweet Heat (Lindsey and Laurie Carlson) vs. Animal Instinct (Goldie Collins & Katrina Jinxx)
  • Reina Del Rey, BK Rhythm, & Gigi Gianni vs. Spring Break 24/7’s Brittany Bay, Crystal Waters, and Sandy Shore
  • Shainsaw and Daisy Lane vs. Tiki Chamorro and Kalaki the Island Girl

From MLW: “Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced CMLL’s Virus will participate in the 40-wrestler Battle RIOT match at MLW Battle RIOT VII on Saturday, April 5 in Los Angeles, CA and presented live on YouTube.”

If you subscribe to Triller’s AEW Plus you can watch both parts of Collision at once instead of two one hour episodes tomorrow and Sunday.