Even though cell phones and recording were banned during Tony Hinchliffe’s WWE roast over WrestleMania weekend, these comments by Nia Jax about Charlotte Flair leaked out: “I forgot that she wasn’t even in the ring. Quite opposite from Charlotte Flair. I mean, nobody really wants to see her in the ring anymore. You know her three ex-husbands also said the same thing.” If that bothered her Charlotte is trying hard not to show it: “IDK. I’m just going to wrestle.”
In addition Charlotte says she had a complete different idea for her WWE name: “I think they named me Charlotte as like a joke. I did love Charlotte from ‘Sex and the City,’ but I pitched, because I love Miss Elizabeth, I pitched Elizabeth. Elizabeth Reid was one because of my brother. He was still alive then, but pretty much kind of… Elizabeth was part of my name. Charlotte, I think they went with because ‘Ric is billed from Charlotte. This is easy.'”
Kenny Omega says Tetsuya Naito’s departure from NJPW caught him by surprise: “Yeah, very odd. Odd as in I didn’t hear anything about it. It just kind of came out of nowhere and not that Naito and I keep in touch or anything like that or let us know what we’re thinking and how things are going but, you know, sometimes you hear a bit of a rambling and there’s murmurs and whispers.”
Speaking of New Japan here are some Road to Wrestling Dontaku results from Osaka, Japan on Tuesday. (FF)
- Katsuya Murashima def. Daiki Nagai
- Jakob Austin Young def. Masatora Yasuda
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Master Wato, Oleg Boltin & YOH def. Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.
- Ren Narita, SANADA, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney, Gedo & Taiji Ishimori
- Callum Newman & Francesco Akira def. Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi
- Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii def. BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji
- Great-O-Khan & Templario def. El Desperado & El Phantasmo
And here are the results from April 21st. (FF)
- Katsuya Murashima def. Masatora Yasuda
- United Empire (Francesco Akira & Great-O-Khan) def. El Phantasmo & Jado
- Master Wato, Oleg Boltin & YOH def. TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles)
- TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Be-Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano)
- House Of Torture (Ren Narita, SANADA, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney, Gedo & Taiji Ishimori)
- El Desperado, Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi def. United Empire (Callum Newman, Jakob Austin Young & Templario)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji) def. Just 4 Guys (Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura), Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii
Dominik Mysterio talks about his big WrestleMania win: “It’s super validating. The fact that it’s my first Mania competing for a singles title. It’s also my first Mania without my deadbeat dad anywhere around me. It’s definitely an accomplishment for me. Whatever the company wants, I’m here for them. I’m a team player and they know that. At the end of the day, whatever is best for business is going to happen.”
Here’s the updated card for Rebellion on Sunday. (TNA)
- TNA World Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Ethan Page
- TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard
- TNA World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys (c) vs. The Nemeth Brothers
- TNA International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs. Eric Young
- Ultimate X for TNA X Division Championship: Moose vs. Matt Cardona vs. Leon Slater vs. Vikingo vs. KC Navarro vs. Sidney Akeem
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship: Ash & Heather by Elegance (C) vs. The Meta-Four vs. Spitfire vs. Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley
- Falls Count Anywhere: Mike Santana vs. Mustafa Ali
- Fatal Influence vs. Rosemary, Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Lee
- Elijah vs. TBD
Mistico has been cleared to wrestle again — even with an arm brace on. (FF)
Here’s the card for Honor Club tonight. (ROH)
- Shane Taylor Promotions (Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean, Shane Taylor, and Lee Moriarty) vs. Mark Briscoe, AR Fox, and Top Flight
- Lance Archer vs. Crowbar
- ROH Women’s World TV Title Proving Ground Match: Red Velvet vs. TBD
- The Kingdom vs. TBD.
- The Righteous vs. TBD
- Premier Athletes vs. TBD
- Spanish Announce Project vs. TBD
And here’s the lineup for Impact on AXS TV. (TNA)
- Moose & JDC vs. Trey Miguel & Ace Austin
- Rosemary vs. Jacy Jayne
- Ethan Page & Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe Hendry & Elijah
- Tessa Blanchard vs. TBD
- The Nemeths visit the Hardy Compound
- We’ll hear from Mike Santana
NFL and WCW legend Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael has passed away at 67 years old. My condolences to his family, friends and fans.
Here’s a non-spoiler card for Collision this Saturday. (AEW)
- ROH World Championship Match Bandido vs. Dralistico
- Tornado Tag Team Match: Top Flight vs. CRU
- AEW Women’s Championship Eliminator Match: Toni Storm vs. Queen Aminata
- FTR vs. Paragon
- Swerve Strickland vs. Blake Christian
Masked Republic has cancelled two events: “Due to circumstances beyond our control the MaskedMania events scheduled for May 3 and 4 in Atlanta and Charlotte have been canceled. Refunds are available at point of purchase. We look forward to planning future dates in these cities and stay tuned for more MaskedMania events coming in Fall 2025.”
This week’s NXT did a 0.17 18-49 and 686,000 viewers, up from 0.14 and 663,000 the week before. (PI)
Here are CMLL Martes de Arena Mexico results. (FF)
- El Vigía & Pendulo def. Troglodita & Shezmu
- Two Of Three Falls Match: La Ola Negra def. Valiente Jr., Oro Jr. & Fury Boy (2-1)
- Match Relámpago: La Catalina def. Reyna Isis
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Virus, Vegas Depredador & El Cobarde def. Magia Blanca, Dulce Gardenia & Capitán Suicida (2-1)
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Atlantis, Explosivo & Volcano def. Bestias del Diablo (2-1)
- Two Of Three Falls Match: El Galeón Fantasma def. Atlantis Jr., Star Jr. & Neón (2-1)
And here are CMLL Lunes Clasico results. (FF)
- Alexius, Asturiano & Amnesia def. Troyano, Rencor & Hijo del Perverso.
- Reyes del Aire – Puebla vs CDMX: Robin, Polvora, Disturbio, Coyote, Infarto, Rey Samuray, Arkalis, El Vigia, Meyer & Tiger Boy.
- Kráneo, Okumura & Yutani def. Los Dulces AtrapaSueños (Dulce Gardenia, Rey Cometa & Espíritu Negro).
- Bárbaro Cavernario & Los Hermanos Chávez (Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja) def. Magia Blanca & La Fuerza Poblana (Xelhua & Stigma).
- Atlantis Jr., Star Jr. & Neón def. El Galeón Fantasma (Zandokan Jr., Difunto & Barboza).
Alan Angels has confirmed his departure from TNA Wrestling. “I am once again starting over and truthfully I have no idea what’s next, but I will never give up. Wrestling is my passion and has been since the day I started watching as a 7-year-old boy. It’s all I think about every second of every day and I can’t imagine ever not doing it. Thank you to anyone that ever even watched me on a TNA program, and just know this isn’t the end for me.”
From MLW: “Major League Wrestling today announced that its return to Chicago for Azteca Lucha on Saturday, May 10 at Cicero Stadium has officially sold out. Fans around the world can stream Azteca Lucha free starting at 10:00 p.m. ET on YouTube.com/MajorLeagueWrestling.”
Red Velvet says ROH isn’t a B show: “So, yeah, my vision for my career right now is to continue defending this title to maybe go hold some more gold, you know? I could collect belts too, but I do want, like i said, I feel like I’m one of the best of my time, so why not live in that and spread it? Everyone gets greedy, I feel and it gets lonely at the top. So to me, I just really want to focus on like, not even just building the women’s division, but like Ring of Honor is not the B show, like great people are on that show. So let’s build it, right? I’m tired of it being overlooked. I’m tired of it being disrespected. Let’s put some stank on it and start cooking.”
El Grande Americano advanced on the latest episode of WWE Speed.
AAA has announced TripleMania Regia for June 15th in Monterrey, Mexico.
Here’s an early card for NXT next week. (WWE)
- NXT North American Championship Match: Ricky Saints vs. Lexis King
- NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Hank & Tank vs. Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura
- Tony D’Angelo & Stacks confrontation
Tama Tonga has reportedly been written off TV due to an undisclosed injury.
Last week’s Raw did 2.9 million viewers, up from 2.8 million the week prior. (Netflix)
ROH has changed their schedule a bit — Supercard of Honor is July 11th and Death Before Dishonor 2025 will be September 5th.
Here is this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion.
This year Survivor Series will be in San Diego.
WWE says the Universal Title is now RETIRED.
Here are dark match results from before Raw. (PWI)
- Ludwig Kaiser def. Joaquin Wilde
- Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne def. The Creed Brothers
The last SmackDown did a 0.55 18-49 demo and 1.741 million, up from 0.45 and 1.5 million the week before. (Wrestlenomics)
AEW Beach Break 2025 will be May 14th in Chicago.
Former New Japan booker Hisashi Shinma has passed away at 90 years old. My condolences to his friends and family.
