On a recent Twitch stream, Kenny Omega talked about changing his in-ring style due to diverticulitis: “Yeah, big time. I’ve absolutely had to change how I work. I mean I don’t. It’s probably something I’ll be able get in to a little on down the line in the future. I don’t want to get too much into it now, but wrestling is always a challenge, and what those challenges are will change as time goes by. We do the challenges, and what you see in the ring is sort of a result of how you tackle those challenges, like the match is almost the reward, and of course things can always go wrong in a match.”
Matt Riddle and Zilla Fatu are set for a match on May 9th. “House of Glory officials have announced a huge Crown Jewel Championship match has been signed for the company’s return to Chicago on Friday May 9th. Live from Logan Square Auditorium, the current champion ‘The Main One’ Zilla Fatu will defend against the returning Matt Riddle! Since winning the championship last July, Zilla Fatu has defended against challengers from all over the world. Taking the wrestling industry by storm, the samoan has been unstoppable in House of Glory so far. Will he be able to deliver a samoan spike to the King of Bros on Friday May 9th?The former UFC and WWE star returns to HOG looking to capture championship gold. Riddle, known for his hard hitting MMA style will look to knock Zilla down and keep him down. Can the fan favorite end Fatu’s 277+ day reign as champion? Find out May 9th!” (HOG)
There’s a new twist in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon. Vince, WWE and John Laurinaitis filed a motion to oppose discovery, and Grant’s legal team has responded to their opposition thusly: “Plaintiff requested a scheduling conference and filed a Rule 26(f) statement to comply with the rules of this court and avoid any prejudice. In the past, Defendants have rebuffed Plaintiff’s efforts to stipulate a reasonable case calendar without involving the Court. Recently, Defendants argued that Ms. Grant engaged in ‘undue delay’ because she did not seek leave to amend her complaint last year, notwithstanding that the government requested a stay of these proceedings after it was filed. As that stay of all proceedings in this matter has been lifted,, Ms. Grant is obligated to progress this case unless the Court rules otherwise. Plaintiff agrees with Defendants that the Parties should endeavor to conserve judicial resources. Ms. Grant is open to negotiating a reasonable discovery schedule – which she endeavored to do at the attempted 26(f) conference. However, Defendants’ blanket refusal to engage in the administrative business of this case is not sufficient to meet their obligations under the rules of this Court. The sweeping stay relief sought by Defendants here is unwarranted and should not be granted.”
Last week’s SmackDown did a 0.51 18-49 demo with 1.559 million viewers, down from 0.55 and 1.741 million the week before. (PI)
Mystery Wrestling results from Sunday in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada are below. (FF)
- Darius Martin def. Amir Jordan, LJ Cleary, and Vaughn Vertigo
- Stu Grayson def. Connor Mills
- Dreya Mitchell def. Katrina Creed
- Lutte 07 Championship: Macrae Martin def. Frank Milano
- Mystery Wrestling Championship Low Blow Match: Psycho Mike def. Sasquatch
The Bushwhackers have an award coming: “The Cauliflower Alley Club is pleased to officially announce that the legendary Bushwackers, Butch Miller and Luke Williams, have been chosen to receive this year’s tag team award, a tribute to their lasting impact. Luke will be in attendance to accept this esteemed honor on behalf of the Bushwackers at the upcoming CAC Reunion in Las Vegas. You must be a member to attend. If you’re not yet a member please join today and secure those Banquet tickets and hotel rates for Aug 18th-20th.”
Ethan Page contributed a story to Mark Spears Monsters #0, which will be free on Comic Book Day this Saturday while supplies last. Check your local comic book store.
Collision will air on TBS this week instead of TNT.
In the words of Lefty Gunplay, GCW is getting “Crazy, Scary, Spooky, Hilarious” on May 3rd at the Ukrainian Culture Center.
- GCW Champion Effy vs. Hammerstone
- GCW Tag Team Champions Alec Price & Jordan Oliver vs. Subculture, Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews
- JCW Champion Masha Slamovich vs. Jonathan Gresham
- Miyu Yamashita vs. Maki Itoh
Bryan Danielson re-affirms he has no desire to wrestle right now: “I have no inclination right now, and no desire to wrestle right now. The last six months of my career built up to that I actually, I look at it now as a blessing. Because the six months leading into my last match were so hard and my neck was so bad. And, I mean, there’s things that I couldn’t physically do, right? When the last match came against, against Moxley, I was ready. And that’s a good place to be, because when I was forced to retire before, I didn’t want to be retired. I kept fighting internally and outwardly to to come back. Now I’m at peace with it. And I don’t know if I would be so at peace if I hadn’t been hurting as bad as I was the last six months.”
Three plaintiffs have been added to the ring boys lawsuit against WWE, but for privacy reasons they are only identified as John Does 6-8.
Liv Morgan revealed on Raw she’s taking time off to film a movie.
