We already know something about this Friday’s edition of SmackDown in London — CM Punk, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns will be there for a WrestleMania 41 contract signing. (WWE)
As if his ego needed more stroking, a North Carolina senator introduced a bill which has been colloquially named the RIC FLAIR Act. If passed it would earmark a half million dollars in state funds to investigate whether or not there should be a professional wrestling hall of fame in the state, as part of the “heritage” of North Carolina. Why does it need to be investigated though? Just do it, or don’t do it. You don’t need a half million dollars to STUDY the idea.
Gable Steveson talks about losing his NCAA title match: “I’m not happy with the result that happened this past weekend. But it’s a blessing to go out there in front of the crowd, in front of the biggest stage, and since leaving in 2022, I’ve always wanted to go out there and give one last good push for the University of Minnesota. So that’s what I try to do. I try to make things as big as possible, and I love the show, I love going out there and feeling the jitters, having your heart race and having a great opponent across from you. Win or loss, the road doesn’t end for me, and I keep going forward.”
Joey Janela has added a “Senior Scramble” to Spring Break 9. All competitors must be older than 55 years of age.
- JCW Championship Match: Masha Slamovich vs. Suzu Suzuki
- Loser Leaves GCW: Atticus Cogar vs. Fuego Del Sol
- Senior Scramble: Competitors TBA
- Dr. Wagner Jr, El Hijo de Wagner, and Galeno Del Mal vs. Los Desperados
- Joey Janela vs. Sabu
- Minoru Suzuki vs. Matt Tremont
- Megan Bayne vs. Bozilla
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. 1 Called Manders
- Gabe Kidd vs. Mance Warner
Here’s an early card for next week’s Raw at 3 PM ET on Netflix. (WWE)
- WWE Women’s World Championship Match: IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley with special referee Bianca Belair
- Gunther vs. Jey Uso
- John Cena & Cody Rhodes face-to-face
- Logan Paul calls out AJ Styles
The last episode of SmackDown did a 0.39 18-49 and 1.459 million viewers, down from 0.52 and 1.571 million the week before. (PI)
Here are this week’s Main Event results. (PWI)
- Dakota Kai def. Ivy Nile
- Xavier Woods def. Akira Tozawa
Drew McIntyre is talking down on Damian Priest: “We’ve still got six weeks until Mania and anything can change in that time. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t pissed off at not being in one of the title matches after the 2024 I had, but it’s just because I’m so highly competitive and sometimes, you know, there’s only a few spots. I appreciated when the fans reaction was, oh my goodness, it’s Priest and Drew, there’s nothing there. I’m like bloody hell, give us a chance to tell the story. The thing with Priest has been going on since last year’s WrestleMania when he cashed in on me after I was assaulted by Punk. He doesn’t know how to succeed unless it is at my expense. Elimination Chamber I claymore Cena. Instead of going ‘I’ll let Drew pin Cena first’, he eliminates me. It’s the only way he knows how to succeed because he is a vulture. A parasite. A big emo vulture. Finally, he’s got my attention because they’ve got nothing else. I stomped him in his big stupid head last week and if he wants to keep coming back for more, if it goes all the way to Mania, it’s a year in the making story and he deserves the biggest stage of all to get his stupid looking arse kicked.”
Here’s the updated card for Honor Club this Thursday. (ROH)
- Athena and Diamante team up
- Okumura vs. Dark Panther
- Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara & Willie Mack vs. MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden) & Johnny TV
- Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari vs. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno)
- Queen Aminata vs. Viva Van
- Atlantis Jr., Fuego & Titan vs. Volador Jr., Rugido & Bárbaro Cavernario
Here are CMLL Domingo Familiar results. (FF)
- Match Relámpago: Infarto def. Príncipe Daniel.
- 2/3 Falls Match: Pólvora, El Coyote & Disturbio def. Valiente Jr., El Vigía & El Audaz (2-1).
- 2/3 Falls Match: Okumura, Yutani & Rey Bucanero def. La Fuerza Poblana (Pegasso, Stigma & Xelhua) (2-0).
- 2/3 Falls Match: Los Atlantis (Atlantis & Atlantis Jr.) def. Los Infernales (Euforia & Mephisto) (2-1).
- 2/3 Falls Match: Flip Gordon, Neón & Templario def. El Elemental & Los Bárbaros (Bárbaro Cavernario & El Terrible) (2-1).
- 2/3 Falls Match: Máscara Dorada, Titán & Magia Blanca def. Los Depredadores (Volador Jr., Magnus & Rugido) (2-1).
From MLW: “Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced KUSHIDA will participate in the 40-wrestler Battle RIOT match at MLW Battle RIOT VII on Saturday, April 5 at Thunder Studios Arena in greater Los Angeles, CA and presented live on YouTube.”
Saraya talks about the abuses she’s experienced as a wrestler: “My requested DM’s is the dark web. I do not wanna go in there. I know there will be unsolicited dick pics. Men do not give a shit. Social media is like a mask to them, so they can do and say whatever they want and get away with it. Which is the crazy part. I’ve had people say they’re gonna rape me, they’re gonna murder me and all this crazy shit. Women get it all the time. Even when I tag my friends that aren’t so much in the public eye, they end up getting hounded in their DM’s. I’ve had so many fans come to my house. I had a guy that had no shoes on and a ripped shirt that was trying to get in my house. I’ve had people send stuff to me. People have camped outside my house before. So now I have to put everything under a different name. There’s no way I could have my name on my house.”
CMLL has announced Mistico will be sidelined two weeks due to injury.
