In the ongoing and seemingly never-ending legal saga of Vince McMahon, WWE and John Laurinaitis being sued by Janel Grant, there’s yet another new twist. Dr. Carlon Colker, who works at Peak Wellness and was accused in Grant’s lawsuit of giving her “unapproved treatments” with “unidentified substances” at McMahon’s behest, is now suing Grant’s lawyer Ann Callis for defamation. His 41 page complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut on Friday and says he was defamed multiple times in press releases and online press conferences. In particular he says it’s a lie that he withheld evidence in the case and that all relevant medical records were given to Grant’s legal team last summer, and that Grant did not issue any complaints about her treatment when it ended in 2022.
And speaking of McMahon, WWE shareholders are trying to force him to comply with their request for discovery in a lawsuit over TKO’s purchase/merger of WWE and UFC. Their lawsuit alleges McMahon engineered the TKO deal to his sole benefit over and beyond his fiduciary responsibility to them as company shareholders. Their filings were made in the Delaware Court of Chancery last week and if McMahon’s lawyers don’t respond by May 14th the court could automatically grant their request.
Riley Osborne had foot or ankle surgery back in March and was still waiting to get medically cleared when he got his WWE release.
Congratulations to Machine Gun Karl Anderson on 500 days of sobriety! “The Machine Gun is like 500-something days stone-cold sober. I feel great. Next level, not drinking beer. I feel great. My health is through the roof. I was one of the best wrestlers around anyway, I just never got credit for it. I was one of the best wrestlers ever and I was hungover half the time. Now that I’m not ever hungover, I feel like I’m 22 again. That’s a fucking shoot.”
Darby Allin has done a kickflip at over 20,000 feet which is a new world record. Why stop there though? Find a rail to grind on at 20,000 feet. Set up a ramp and do a 720 at 20,000 feet. Pretty much anything you can think of to do is a world record when up that high.
Gigi Dolin and Cora Jade are both hitting back at the notion that they “didn’t work hard enough” and that led to their WWE releases. Gigi: “When I wasn’t traveling to work for either of the two companies I was working for, I trained very hard 3-4 days a week, bumping my ass off and doing cardio drills with one of the best/toughest coaches I’ve worked with. And worked out every single day.” Cora: “This, plus can’t forget having to go to my own gym outside of work after ‘strength and conditioning’ that wasn’t doing anything for me other than get me body shamed by my bosses, coworkers, and fans 🙂 crazy!”
Rusev is in action on Raw tonight and Gunther’s suspension is lifted. (WWE)
- Rusev vs. Otis
- JD McDonagh vs. Penta
- IYO SKY vs. Roxanne Perez
- Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker & Paul Heyman send a message to WWE Universe
- Becky Lynch calls out Lyra Valkyria
- Gunther and Pat McAfee go face to face
Here’s the final card for New Japan Resurgence this Friday. (NJPW)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Hirooki Goto vs Zack Sabre Jr.
- NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Match: Mercedes Mone vs AZM vs Mina Shirakawa
- NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Konosuke Takeshita vs El Phantasmo
- STRONG Openweight Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs Drilla Moloney
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship Match: World Class Wrecking Crew vs. Templario & TJP
- Gabe Kidd, David Finlay, Clark Connors & Gedo) vs Young Bucks & Two TBA
- Fred Rosser vs Matt Vandagriff
- Allan Breeze vs CJ Tino (Strong Survivor Kickoff Match)
Speaking of NJPW here are Wrestling Dontaku night two results. (FF)
- Katsuya Murashima & Ryusuke Taguchi def. Jet Wei & Hitamaru Sasaki
- Gedo & Taiji Ishimori def. Batten Burabura & MentaiKid
- Master Wato & YOSHI-HASHI def. United Empire (Jakob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan)
- STARDOM Showcase Match: Hazuki, Koguma & Maika def. Starlight Kid, AZM & Yuna Mizumori
- Boltin Oleg & El Phantasmo def. Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita
- TAJIRI, Chikuzen Ryota, YOH, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.
- BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi def. TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, Tomohiro Ishii & Shota Umino
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match: Yota Tsuji def. Yuya Uemura. Tsuji was confronted by Gabe Kidd afterward.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Hirooki Goto def. Callum Newman
PROGRESS Chapter 180 results are below. (FF)
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Man Like DeReiss defeats Ethan Allen
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Zozaya defeats Kid Lykos II
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Charlie Sterling defeats Simon Miller
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Will Kroos defeats Marcus Mathers
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Michael Oku defeats Kid Lykos
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Trent Seven defeats Gene Munny
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Masa Kitamiya defeats Tate Mayfairs
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament First Round Match: Leon Slater defeats Jack Morris
- PROGRESS Women’s Title vs. Career Match: Rhio defeats Nina Samuels
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2025 Quarter Final Match: Leon Slater def. Zozaya
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2025 Quarter Final Match: Man Like DeReiss def. Masa Kitamiya
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2025 Quarter Final Match: Charlie Sterling def. Will Kroos
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2025 Quarter Final Match: Michael Oku def. Trent Seven
- PROGRESS World Title Match: Luke Jacobs (c) def. Cara Noir
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2025 Semi Final Match: Man Like DeReiss def. Charlie Sterling
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2025 Semi Final Match: Leon Slater def. Michael Oku
- Kanji challenged Nina Samuels to a Career vs Career match.
- Battle Royal: Simon Miller def. Ethan Allen and Gene Munny and Jack Morris and Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II and Marcus Mathers and Tate Mayfairs
- Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2025 Final: Man Like DeReiss def. Leon Slater
CMLL vs. MLW results from Saturday are below. (FF)
- Último Dragoncito & Kaligua def. Pequeño OlÃmpico & Pequeño Violencia
- Match Relámpago: Alejandra Quintanilla def. Sanely
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Hijo de Stuka Jr. & Guerrero Maya Jr. def. Valiente Jr. & Xelhua (2-1)
- Ikuro Kwon, Okumura & Yutani def. Star Black, Explosivo & Fugaz
- Hechicero, Gran Guerrero & Difunto def. Matthew Justice, Donovan Dijak & Paul London
- Máscara Dorada & Templario def. KUSHIDA & Satoshi Kojima
And here are the results from the night before. (FF)
- Reyna Isis def. Alejandra Quintanilla
- Donovan Dijak & Ikuro Kwon def. Galeon Fantasma (Barboza & Zandokan Jr.)
- MLW World Tag Team Championships: Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) def. CozyMAX (Okumura & Satoshi Kojima) (c) to win the titles.
- Neon vs. Paul London went to a ten-minute time limit draw.
- MLW National Openweight Championship: Ultimo Guerrero def. Matthew Justice (c) to win the title.
- Mistico def. KUSHIDA
Here are GCW “Crazy Scary Spooky Hilarious” results from the same day. (FF)
- Mance Warner def. Jimmy Lloyd
- GCW World Tag Team Championship Match: Alec Price & Jordan Oliver def. Subculture
- JCW World Championship Match: Masha Slamovich def. Jonathan Gresham
- Atticus Cogar def. Sam Stackhouse. KJ Orso (formerly known as Fuego Del Sol) attacked Stackhouse
- Miyu Yamashita def. Maki Itoh
- Ninja Mack def. Starboy Charlie
- Zara Zakher def. Brittnie Brooks and Vipress
- GCW World Championship Match: EFFY def. Hammerstone
- GCW Ultraviolent Championship Match: Matt Tremont def. Arez
Shotzi Blackheart wasn’t “cut” last Friday along with the other WWE releases, but she was informed her contract wouldn’t be renewed when it expires in July. (FF) She’s already taking bookings in anticipation of her freedom.
Octagon Jr. has signed with TNA Wrestling.
AAA Alianzas results are below. (FF)
- Alas de Oro Tournament Eliminator Match: Mini Vikingo & Chris Carter def. Murciélago Plateado, Epydemius Jr., Noisy Boy & Spider Fly
- Black Andrómeda, Jessy Queen & Dulce Kanela def. Drago & Lion Brothers
- AAA Latin American Championship Match: El MesÃas def. Niño Hamburguesa.
- Las Tóxicas def. Chica Tormenta, Dalys & Lady Shani
- La Parka, Octagon Jr. & Laredo Kid def. Tokyo Bad Boys
- Alberto El Patrón, Sasón & Forastero def. Negro Casas, Hijo del Vikingo & Pagano
Collision will air live this Thursday on TBS due to NHL Playoffs on TNT. (AEW)
Pro Wrestling NOAH 25th Anniversary results are below. (FF)
- Yuto Kikuchi def. Daiki Odashima
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane def. AMAKUSA & Junta Miyawaki (c) to win the titles.
- Atsushi Kotoge, Black Menso-re, Hajime Ohara, Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone def. All Rebellion (Alejandro & Kai Fujimura), Masa Kitamiya, Shuhei Taniguchi & Shuji Kondo
- Tadasuke def. HAYATA
- GHC National Championship: Galeno (c) def. Saxon Huxley
- GHC Tag Team Championships: Kenoh & Ulka Sasaki (c) def. Team 2000X (Daga & Jack Morris) (c) to win the titles.
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: YO-HEY def. Eita (c) to win the title.
- Jun Akiyama & Takashi Sugiura def. Team 2000X (Owadasan & Tetsuya Endo)
- Kaito Kiyomiya def. Naomichi Marufuji
- GHC Heavyweight Championship: OZAWA (c) def. KENTA
Fozzy cancelled their concert at The Royal Grove in Nebraska, with the venue claiming Chris Jericho decided “to prioritize wrestling” over keeping their scheduled date. I want to be clear though as someone who lives in the area that Fozzy and Mr. Irvine should both be given the benefit of the doubt because The Royal Grove has had many issues including overselling tickets for concerts and then not giving refunds to people who can’t get in the door for a show. It’s a pretty bad venue for a show for any performing artist.
From TKO: “NEW YORK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company, will release its first quarter 2025 results after market hours on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The live teleconference to discuss these results and provide a business update is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT the same day. The earnings release, the live call and any supporting materials will be accessible via TKO’s IR site – investor.tkogrp.com. Participants can also access the teleconference by dialing 833-470-1428 (conference ID: 233550). A recording of the teleconference will be available on TKO’s IR site shortly following the call. The recording is expected to remain available for at least 30 days.”
Chelsea Green has reportedly signed a new multi-year deal with WWE. (FF)
Jackie Redmond is missing Raw tonight due to her NHL Playoff duties. (WWE)
Jakara Jackson will be able to work independent dates starting June 1st.
IWRG Funcion Espectacular results are below. (FF)
- Fauno & Blue Star def. Cosmico & Felino Boy.
- Halcon Suriano Jr., Golden Power & Ajolotl def. Aguila Roja, Principe Centauro & Mr. Mike.
- Keyra & Bengalee def. Quimera & Princesa Azul.
- Los Villanos (Rokambole Jr. & Villano V Jr.) def. Los Terribles Cerebros (Cerebro Negro & Cerebro Negro Jr.) (w/ Neurona).
- Hell Boy, Tonalli & Aquiles def. The Revolution Crew (Multifacetico Jr., Puma De Oro & Hijo de Canis Lupus).
- IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship Match: Mexa Boys (Noisy Boy & Spider Fly) (c) def. Kamikazes (Iron Kid & Alas de Oro).
From Stonecutter Media: “AR FOX: He is known and feared throughout the independent wrestling circuit. His signature Lo Mein Pain move is a sight to behold and leaves wrestlers quaking in their boots, that is the few who are still standing. He’s won championships across the land – from AEW to Ring of Honor, CZW to Evolve Wrestling. You’ve seen him in some of the biggest fights in some of the biggest venues and on prime-time TV. And now you can see him in the early fights that rocketed him into stardom! Every month you can see a new show focused on the early career of a current wrestling star, and you can order the shows on pay-per-view or on demand. In addition to AR FOX: FLYING HIGH, be sure to check out SAMI CALLIHAN: KILLER FROM OHIO, still available on pay-per-view and on demand. Go online to your cable or satellite provider’s website to order on pay-per-view. Or check your on demand guide for available shows.”
From MLW: “Major League Wrestling today announced an MLW National Openweight Championship bout: Ultimo Guerrero (champion) vs. Zandokan Jr. vs. Bárbaro Cavernario at MLW Azteca Lucha, live on YouTube from a sold out Cicero Stadium in Chicago this 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.”
Lyra Valkyria has a lot to say about Becky Lynch: “She liked being the idol. Even as far back as NXT, she was very helpful and gave a lot of advice. And then when she came down to NXT later, she liked being the one that was in the higher position. And then I came up to the main roster and that advice and that warmth just disappeared. And then I started to do a lot of cool things and she took some time off. I defended this title more than she’s been at work this past year. But look, Becky’s great. She’s talked herself into every opportunity she’s ever had, no matter who that hurts. That’s what she’s always been good at. I don’t think she likes that I’m now on the same platform and you saw on Monday that I’m not going to be stood on. I’m not here to be a super fan. I’ve learned I’m not here to be humble. I’m not here to be ‘okay, yeah, whatever you think is best.’ Like, I don’t care. I’ve seen people try. I’ve seen how people get ahead and I’m not having it. So at Backlash, I’m going to prove that.”
The Righteous are apparently gone from AEW/ROH. Their last match was taped April 12th and aired April 24th and they are no longer listed on the roster. (PWI)
Congratulations to Big E and Kris Yim (sister of Mia Yim/Michin) as the two are now engaged to be married!
All of these AAA wrestlers have reportedly signed WWE deals. (Ernesto)
- Alberto El Patron
- Hijo de Dr. Wagner
- Hijo del Vikingo
- La Parka
- La Hiedra
- Lady Flammer
- Lady Maravilla
- Niño Hamburguesa
