Her new name was locked in on NXT last night — Mariah May is now Blake Monroe. She “signs her contract” on next week’s show. (WWE)
- WWE Evolution Eliminator Match: Lash Legend vs. Kelani Jordan
- WWE Evolution Eliminator Match: Zaria vs. Izzi Dame
- WWE Evolution Eliminator Match: Thea Hail vs. Lash Legend
- WWE Evolution Eliminator Match: Jordynne Grace vs. Lola Vice
- Trick Williams & First Class vs. Elijah, Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura
- Blake Monroe signs her NXT contract
Despite seemingly being negative about Saudi Arabia in the past when he wasn’t on the WWE roster (famously telling The Miz to “suck a blood money covered —- in Saudi Arabia you dork”), CM Punk has “no issues” with going there now to face John Cena at Night of Champions. In fact when he was briefly removed from a promo package for the event months ago, Dave Meltzer asked if he was going to be replaced by Seth Rollins in the package, and was assured back then “nope, he’s going” and whatever was going on with the video package wasn’t related to him not wanting to go there. (WO)
Here are all of Shotzi Blackheart’s upcoming dates for GCW.
- GCW Bangin in Little Rock on June 20 at The Hall in Little Rock, Arkansas
- GCW Boss of All Bosses on July 11 in Dallas, Texas
- GCW on July 28 at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo
- GCW on July 29 at Itabashi Green Hall in Itabashi City, Tokyo
- GCW on July 30 at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo
In this interview Nina Samuels talks about facing Shotzi Blackheart in PROGRESS on June 29th: “Me and Shotzi actually faced off once before, a long time ago in triple threats. We’ve never faced off one-on-one. I know what Shotzi’s going through now. I know what it feels like to suddenly become a free agent. All that pent-up frustration, that chip on your shoulder, wanting to prove yourself to the world, show everyone around the world what you know you can do. But she’s coming into my playground. She’s coming into my house. PROGRESS is the Nina Samuels show, period, and I’m going to show Shotzi that. Yes, I know Shotzi is wild. I know Shotzi is unpredictable. But I still believe I can beat her. I know what Shotzi’s weaknesses are. I’m going to use it against her. Just like I’m going to do with Kanji. It’s a practice run, and do you know what? Wonderful. So many times people get to wrestle me and it’s an amazing opportunity for them for me to share my spotlight with them. Now, this new spotlight that’s on Shotzi is coming straight to me. There’s going to be a lot of eyes on her and those eyes that are going to be tuning in to watch her are going to realize that Nina Samuels is the star of this show, the star of every show. Nina Samuels is the one that they need to be paying attention to if they weren’t already.”
Danhausen’s AEW contract is reportedly up in July unless the company artificially extends it by adding injury time to the length for missed dates. (FF) Since they haven’t been using him right now when he’s healthy and able to go though, I don’t see why they would. The last appearance he made was at ROH Final Battle last December.
In this interview Jacy Jayne talks about winning the NXT Women’s Title: “I feel like it was validation, because I feel like I’ve always known I was capable of more than just being a tag team wrestler. It was just waiting for the right opportunity to show the world that. I feel like I have been in so many factions. I kind of just hopped around for a while so you never really saw that other side of me. But now I feel it is my chance to show the world that what you thought of me is not what I am and I am just getting started and I have so much more to show everybody.”
The updated card for TripleMania Regia on June 15th is below. (AAA)
- AAA Mega Championship Match: El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Alberto El Patrón
- TNA X Division Championship Match: Moose vs. Joe Hendry vs. Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. El Mesías
- AAA Reina de Reinas Championship Match: Lady Flammer vs. Dalys vs. Lady Shani
- AAA World Tag Team Championships Match: Sansón & Forastero vs. Los Garza vs. The Nemeth Brothers vs. Psycho Clown & Pagano
- Niño Hamburguesa, Mr. Iguana & El Fiscal vs. Tokyo Bad Boys
- La Parka, Octagón Jr. & Laredo Kid vs. Los Vipers
The latest CMLL Lunes Clasico results can be found below. (FF)
- Novato & Millenium def. Cholo & Apocalipsis
- Tapatío & Blue Shark def. Infarto & Prayer
- Hijo del Pantera, Rayo Metálico & Arkalis def. Disturbio, Robin & Multy
- Gemelos Diablo def. Fuerza Tapatía
- Felino Jr., Stuka Jr. & Cobarde def. Los Viajeros del Espacio
- Sky Team def. Guerreros Laguneros
From MLW: “Major League Wrestling today announced an MLW World Tag Team Title Fight: Los Depredadores (champions vs. a Mystery Team at MLW Summer of the Beasts, live on YouTube at 9pm from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, June 26. Fans around the world can stream Summer of the Beasts free starting at 9pm ET on YouTube.com/MajorLeagueWrestling Thursday, June 26. A high-stakes MLW World Tag Team Title match is set for Summer of the Beasts on Thursday, June 26 at the Melrose Ballroom in NYC, as Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) put their gold on the line… but against who remains a mystery.”
Hirooki Goto claims he once had an exorcism. Yes, you read that correctly — the religious practice of allegedly expelling demons from your body. “Well, I was actually possessed by a spirit and I had an exorcism. It was back when, before I debuted, I’d injured my shoulder and I left NJPW for a while. Then through connections with a friend of mine in Nagoya, I had this purification done. That’s when I started believing.”
The June 2nd Raw did 2.7 million viewers, up from 2.6 million the week before. (Netflix)
Bad news about Haruna Neko from TJPW: “Thank you for your continued support of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. Neko Haruna injured her right knee in the recent match, and after a detailed examination, she was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a femoral-tibial contusion. Due to surgery and rehabilitation, she will be absent for a long period of time. She will be visiting the local homecoming event at the Oze Sports Park Gymnasium in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture on Saturday, June 21st to greet everyone. She will also participate in the special event on the day. Since she is scheduled to undergo surgery after the Kofu tournament, this will be her last chance to meet fans in person for the time being. Please come to the Kofu tournament and participate in Neko Haruna’s special event.”
