WWE didn’t even wait until he made his debut on SmackDown tonight to start selling Rey Fenix replica masks: “Like an immortal symbol of rebirth, Rey Fenix demonstrates resilience and fortitude whenever he steps foot in a ring. Rise from the ashes and electrify the WWE Universe alongside Rey Fenix by grabbing this Replica Mask. Modeled after the mask Rey Fenix sports in the ring, this eye-catching accessory leaves no doubt you’re eager to see SmackDown’s newest luchador dive upon and dominate those who dare stand in his way.”
Penta is excited to see his brother Rey make his debut: “Finally! The best wrestler in the world comes to the best company in the world.”
Here’s the known lineup for SmackDown tonight. (WWE)
- WWE US Championship #1 Contenders Last Man Standing Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Braun Strowman
- WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Motor City Machine Guns vs. DIY
- Naomi vs. B-Fab
- Rey Fenix debuts
- Seth Rollins, CM Punk, and Roman Reigns appear
Darby Allin begins his climb of Mount Everest this month on April 15th. An average climb length is two months, but it could take him longer as he’s not an experienced climber, even though he’s taken time off AEW to train for it. Here’s a scary fact though — 1% of all climbers who try Mount Everest die in the attempt. (WO)
During Impact last night Joe Hendry was revealed to have a torn rotator cuff.
Juice Robinson is only a few weeks away from making an in-ring return for AEW. He suffered a broken fibula in a match with Will Ospreay last year. (WO)
Naomi talks about her feud with Jade Cargill: “I feel like I’ve been too nice. I’ve been too giving. I’ve been too humble. I have been one of the workhorses in this division from the time that I’ve got here. I’ve carried so much on my shoulders and back. To not even get a ‘thank you’ at times. People get tired. People get tired of being walked over, pushed over, unappreciated, disrespected, and talked down to, while you see the next person not working as hard. They didn’t go through what you went through and they’re walking around like they’re just ‘it.’ No, you’re not it. I’m it. To be honest, because I’ve done things for a certain way for so long and I’ve been the good girl for so long, it does feel a little bit scary and different. Especially because, whenever I do feel like I try to speak up and fight for things, I’m ridiculed. There is a little bit of fear going into this. At the same time, I ain’t got nothing else to lose. I have nothing else to show or give. The only thing I feel like I can control at this point in my career is just fighting back and not letting shit just slide no more. I’m not letting nothing slide no more. Everybody is getting clocked. Everybody can get it. What’s the worst case? Y’all are going to do what you did to me before? Dog me out? Talk about me in these streets? Put blogs out, tabloids out. I’ve been through that and I’m still here. You can’t break me no more, so if you don’t like me, oh well. If you want Jade to supersede me, she is gonna have to kill me at this point. I’m not letting it go that easy. Nah, you gotta kill me. It’s my time.”
NJPW Sakura Junior Genesis results are below. (FF)
- MAO & Yuya Koroku def. Katsuya Murashima & Ninja Mack
- Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Ryusuke Taguchi
- United Empire (Callum Newman, Jakob Austin Young & Jeff Cobb) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji) def. House Of Torture (Dick Togo & EVIL)
- Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI), Master Wato & YOH) def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Gabe Kidd & Gedo)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) (c) defeated BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori)
- Master Wato & YOH issue challenge for IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Hardcore Match: El Desperado (c) def. Clark Connors. Templario then challenged El Desperado after the match.
Here’s the current lineup for Impact next week. (TNA)
- Steve Maclin vs. Eddie Edwards
- Mustafa Ali vs. Ace Austin
- Cody Deaner vs. Moose
- Leon Slater vs. Ryan Nemeth
- The Rascalz vs. JDC and Brian Myers
And here’s the updated card for Dynasty on Sunday. (AEW)
- AEW World Championship Match: Jon Moxley vs. Swerve Strickland
- AEW International Championship Match: Kenny Omega vs. Mike Bailey vs. Ricochet
- AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm vs. Megan Bayne
- AEW World Trios Championship Match: Death Riders vs. Rated FTR
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hurt Syndicate vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith
- AEW TNT Championship No Time Limit, No Outside Interference Match: Daniel Garcia vs. Adam Cole
- ROH World Championship Mask vs. Title Match: Chris Jericho vs. Bandido
- Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament Match: Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight
- Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament Match: Mercedes Mone vs. Julia Hart
- Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament Match: Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe
The updated card for Rebellion on April 27th is here. (TNA)
- TNA World Championship Match: Joe Hendry vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Ethan Page
- TNA Knockouts Championship Match: Masha Slamovich vs. Tessa Blanchard
- TNA X-Division Championship Ultimate X Match: Moose vs. Matt Cardona vs. Leon Slater vs. More TBA
- TNA World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hardys vs. Nic & Ryan Nemeth
Mark Davis has an undisclosed injury suffered wrestling Powerhouse Hobbs last week. (FF)
Here are last night’s ROH on Honor Club results. (FF)
- ROH Tag Team Championship Proving Ground Match: Sons of Texas def. Griff Garrison & Cole Karter
- Gates of Agony def. Cal Bloom & Deonn Rusman
- The Outrunners def. Premier Athletes
- The Infantry def. Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds
- ROH Pure Championship Match: Lee Moriarty def. AR Fox
Scott D’Amore talks about launching Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: “I’d been quietly working on this project for years. It was always there. I just never had time to focus on it. One of the unexpected blessings of being dismissed was finally having the space to breathe life into this vision. I’ve done upstarts before, but always on a shoestring indie level. With MLP, the goal was always broadcast-level. It had to look professional, clean, polished. That’s why I brought in people like Tim Wahlberg, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Sullivan – guys who have helped build wrestling television for decades.”
Rusev (Miro) will be appearing for KnokX Pro Wrestling in Las Vegas during WrestleMania week.
