Kevin Owens already had his neck surgery on Monday, with an estimated recovery time of between 12-15 months. (WO)
Speaking of Owens he wants to clarify his stance about airports: “To clarify: If you happen to run into me at an airport or wherever, really, feel free to come talk to me or ask for a picture or an autograph if you want and if I am in a position to oblige, I absolutely will. If you come to the airport with a plastic bin full of merch and wait at baggage claim with 26 other people and get upset when I say I won’t sign but I’m happy to take a picture with you, go have intercourse with yourself. A picture takes a second. Usually, the people that are there to sell the stuff we sign have a dozen things to sign. I used to say ‘I’ll sign one’ and still get attitude back or they’d get something signed and then come back again a few seconds later, hoping I didn’t pay close enough attention to who I was signing for and try to get something else signed. It’s like anything else in life… the people that are cool and sensible end up paying the price because of the ones that are selfish pricks. Taking a picture with everyone is my way of making sure the good ones still get something.”
Shelton Benjamin’s AEW contract runs through October 2027. (FF)
Chris Jericho is taking time off from AEW/ROH. He’s booked for a Fozzy tour from April through May, and there are no immediate creative plans for him when that tour ends. (WO)
Here’s a new Paul Walter Hauser interview.
The known lineup for SmackDown tonight is available below. (WWE)
- Women’s Tag Team Gauntlet For A Title Shot at WrestleMania: Kayden Carter & Katana Chance vs. Lyra Valkyria & Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark vs. B-Fab & Michin vs. Piper Niven & Alba Fyre vs. Maxxine Dupri & Natalya
- Rey Fenix vs. Berto
- Cody Rhodes returns
- Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre go face-to-face
Here’s the early card for Impact next week. (TNA)
- Dani Luna vs. Jakara Jackson
- Xia Brookside vs. Jazmyn Nyx
- Brian Myers vs. Leon Slater
- We’ll hear from Elijah
- Cody Deaner addresses his future
And here’s the current card for Rebellion on April 27th. (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
- Mike Santana vs. Mustafa Ali
In addition TNA Unbreakable is next Thursday at 10 PM ET on TNA+. (TNA)
- Barbed Wire Massacre Match: Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner
- TNA International Title Tournament Match: Eddie Edwards vs. Steve Maclin vs. Ace Austin
- TNA International Title Tournament Match: Eric Young vs. JDC vs. Zachary Wentz
- TNA International Title Tournament Finals: AJ Francis vs. TBD vs. TBD
- Frankie Kazarian & Tessa Blanchard vs. Joe Hendry & Masha Slamovich
- Mike Santana & The Hardys vs. Mustafa Ali & The Nemeths
Here are last night’s Honor Club results. (FF)
- Johnny TV & MxM Collection def. Drake Daniels, Jordan Kross & Ryan Matthews
- Marina Shafir def. Nixi XS
- Dustin Rhodes and The Von Erichs challenged Johnny TV & MxM Collection to a match for next week.
- Tomohiro Ishii def. Preston Vance
- The Sons of Texas def. Davey Bang & Violence is Forever
- Taya Valkyrie challenged La Catalina to a match for next week, and the winner will get a ROH Women’s Television Championship match.
- ROH World Championship Proving Ground Match: Bandido def. Jay Lethal
Two matches have been announced for Honor Club next week. (ROH)
- ROH Women’s World Championship #1 Contenders Match: La Catalina vs. Taya Valkyrie
- Johnny TV & MxM Collection vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs
WWE has filed a trademark for “SnackDown” (FF) presumably due to their WrestleMania partnership with Drumstick.
Dynamite did 659,000 views, up from 594,000 the week before. The 18-49 demo rose as well from 0.16 to 0.17. (Wrestlenomics)
Here’s a preview for the next episode of WOW.
Here’s the lineup for said same. (WOW)
- WOW World Championship Match: The Classmaster (c) with Samantha Smart vs. Paola The Colombian Goat
- Chainsaw vs. Roxxy Fierce
- The Alliance (Reina Del Rey, BK Rhythm, and Gigi Gianni) vs. Chantilly Chella Holidead, and Kalaki the Island Girl
- Top Tier (Coach Campanelli, Kandi Krush, and Gloria Glitter) vs. Kara Kai, Xena Phoenix, and Ashley Blaze
My condolences to Nick Gage on the passing of his partner/wife Sondra Culbertson.
Gail Kim will be signing autographs at the NWA Crockett Cup on May 17th.
Josh Mathews is now working backstage in AEW. His wife Madison Rayne has been with the company since 2022. (WO)
