In this interview Aleister Black talks about his AEW feud with Cope a/k/a Edge: “The feud with Adam Copeland is by far one of my favorite things that I’ve done in wrestling. It’s in my top five. Him and me, we kind of meshed that whole feud together and he went to Tony and talked about it. We got a lot of the stuff we wanted to do, we got that in. I’ve always wanted to work with him. He’s one of those people I talk to very frequently to kind of relay stuff to. ‘Hey, what do you think of this,’ and he’ll give me his feedback. I’ve always done that when it comes to promos, character ideas, match ideas, I bounce off of him. When we finally got to work together, it was everything I wanted it to be. The cage match was definitely one of my favorite matches in AEW. He was very giving and we had such a blast in there. I remember, I lost so much blood in that match. They calculated that I lost about a pint and a half, that’s what they think, because I bled for so long and so profusely. It was pouring out. It added so much because you don’t see me bleed that often. That cage match had to be violent and we absolutely added a level of violence in there, that was slow and methodical, but also precise and quick at times. The swerves in there. That whole feud was one of my absolute favorite things. I’m glad I got to do it.”
From MLW: “CHICAGO – Major League Wrestling today announced Satoshi Kojima vs. Alex Hammerstone at MLW Azteca Lucha, live on YouTube from a sold out Cicero Stadium in Chicago on Saturday, May 10. The event is sold out. Fans around the world can stream Azteca Lucha free starting at 10:00 p.m. ET on YouTube.com/MajorLeagueWrestling Saturday, May 10. It’s a seismic first-time encounter as two of Major League Wrestling’s most celebrated champions collide: Alex Hammerstone vs. Satoshi Kojima is official for MLW Azteca Lucha, streaming LIVE and FREE worldwide on MLW’s YouTube channel at 10pm ET / 9pm CT on Saturday, May 10 from a sold out Cicero Stadium in Chicago.”
Oba Femi talks about a potential match with Brock Lesnar: “It’s going to be carnage. It’s one of those things that you have to see, cause you can’t explain what is going to be. I think, Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar sells tickets, I think it’s the main event of whatever show it’s going to be on. I think it’s going to be incredible.”
Samoa Joe talks about what it means to hold a title in wrestling: “A characteristic that’s indicative of the people who have been great in this business is the ability to deliver when it counts. When you are the main event and world champion, you’re expected to make sure that the fans are given their full and greatest amount of satisfaction and happiness. That solely falls on your shoulders.”
Here’s the advertised card for NXT tonight on The CW. (WWE)
- WWE NXT North American Championship Match: Ricky Saints (c) vs. Lexis King
- WWE NXT Tag Team Championships Match: Hank & Tank vs. Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura
- Tony D’Angelo and Stacks meet face-to-face
- IYO SKY appears
- Joe Hendry has an open invitation from Shawn Michaels to appear
Adam Cole reflects on his feud with Daniel Garcia: “So I couldn’t think of a better guy to test myself against, than Daniel Garcia, especially with the trilogy of matches that we had. I feel like throughout the matches I had with Danny, I kind of found myself again, which I think was, was really, really important for me, especially returning from two pretty bad injuries. So, again, to win the championship against a guy like Daniel Garcia is, is partially what made that so special. But kind of the journey I’ve been on these past few years in AEW, I’ve definitely had some challenges, and I don’t think there’s any hiding that.”
The last episode of AEW Collision did 707,000 viewers, up from 455K the week before. The 18-49 demo was also up from 0.08 to 0.21, all due to the playoffs as a lead-in. (WO)
New Japan Hizen no Kuni results are below. (NJPW)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Masatora Yasuda
- TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) beat Katsuya Murashima, Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano
- Just 4 Guys (Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura), Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii beat Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji)
- BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors, David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Gabe Kidd & Taiji Ishimori) vs. House Of Torture (EVIL, Ren Narita, SANADA, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) ended in a no contest
- The United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young) defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) & Ryusuke Taguchi
- NJPW World Television Championship: El Phantasmo beat The Great-O-Khan (c) to win the title.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Master Wato & YOH beat Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) (c) to win the titles.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) beat Templario to retain the title.
Carmella and Corey Graves are expecting their second child. Congratulations!
Karrion Kross has released a trailer for his new film The Killer.
Two matches have been booked for Raw next week. (WWE)
- Rusev vs. Otis
- JD McDonagh vs. Penta
Here’s the updated card for Backlash in St. Louis. (WWE)
- Undisputed WWE Championship Match: John Cena vs. Randy Orton
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Lyra Valkyria vs. Becky Lynch
- Pat McAfee vs. Gunther
Frankie Kazarian will team with the Nemeths to face Joe Hendry and the Hardys on this week’s episode of Impact. (TNA)
BZW is bringing wrestling back to Sturgis with Road Rage on August 8th.
Here’s the updated card for GCW‘s “Run For It.”
- GCW Championship Match: Effy vs. 1 Called Manders
- Masha Slamovich vs. Atticus Cogar
- GCW Tag Team Championship Match: Alec Price & Jordan Oliver vs. High Seas
- Bang & Matthews vs. To Infinity & Beyond
- Matt Tremont vs. Mance Warner
- Billie Starkz vs. Miyu Yamashita
Meiko Satomura has officially retired from pro wrestling.
From TKO: “NEW YORK -(BUSINESS WIRE) – TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company, announced that its President and Chief Operating Officer, Mark Shapiro, will participate in the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:50 a.m. ET in Boston, MA. A link to the live session, as well as a replay available for at least 30 days, will be accessible on the company’s investor relations website at investor.tkogrp.com.”
