It’s hard to be on the same side of any argument as Phil Brooks. When CM Punk says WWE Unreal is a strange idea that doesn’t make sense though I agreed. “I’m probably the wrong guy to put on this show to try and talk it up. It’s not that I’m so much against it, it’s that my entire existence in my profession, professional wrestling, you’re taught and you’re brought up, and you’re old school, you protect the business. It’s always been that way. Since the 1920s or 1930s, everyone knew that wrestling was predetermined. They talk about how they didn’t know, and how in the 1980s we just kind of blew it wide open, and now we’re exposing the business. If you’re living under a rock, you don’t know, but most people do know. What this show is going to do is just show us backstage in our environment, interacting with each other and that’s really for the fans. You see it all the time with football shows like Hard Knocks. That’s a big one. You’re in the room, you’re seeing the special teams, Xs and Os, and the relationships between the coaches and players and families. That’s sort of what we’re doing. We’re following suit in a way. It’s just really strange, for me at least, because I’ve always been taught you protect the business, you don’t let the insiders in.”
Brooks Jensen appears to have recovered from being kicked out of The Culling on NXT by reappearing on EVOLVE to attack their champion Jackson Drake. (WWE)
NXT this week did a 0.12 and 586K viewers, down from 0.16 and 695K last week. They were head to head with the MLB All-Star Game so it’s not surprising. (PI)
UWN is holding another taping Oct. 16th in West Nyack, NY.
DDT Pro has announced both Yukio Naya & Yuni are sidelined with injuries. (DDT)
Here are CMLL Martes de Glamour results. (FF)
- Makará, Omega & Cowboy def. Shezmu, Temerario & Black Boy
- Tapatío & Mafia Tapatía def. Persa, Prince Drago & Cris Skin
- Kemonito & Duende Blanco def. Kemalito & Tengu
- Dulce Gardenia, Ráfaga Jr. & Star Black def. Stuka Jr., Gallero & Arlequín
- Dark Silueta, Sanely & Valkyria def. Yuki Mashiro & Chicas Indomables
- Místico, Atlantis Jr. & Templario def. Hechicero & Hermanos Chávez
Rhea Ripley doesn’t want to wait seven more years for another Evolution: “Please, I would like to not wait that long again because I think that we do deserve a show like that. It’s different. They (the crowd) were there for it the whole night and if anything, they got louder, the more the night went on. It was insane. I’m mad about (Naomi cashing in) but I’m happy for her.”
Ricochet has filed a trademark for the nickname “Lightskin Kingpin.” (FF)
GCW vs. Juggalo Championship Wrestling takes place tonight in Detroit. (GCW)
- JCW World Championship: Mad Man Pondo (c) vs. Matt Tremont
- Caleb Konley vs KoCane
- Mickie Knuckles, 2 Tuff Tony & Willie Mack vs The Backseat Boyz & Colby Corino
- Hailey J vs Big Al vs Christina Marie vs Rachel Armstrong
- The Outbreak vs The Brothers of Funstruction
- The Rejects vs Joey Janela & Effy.
- Atticus Cogar vs Man Like Dereiss
- Dr Redacted vs Bam Sullivan
- YDNP vs. TBD
Here’s the lineup for Collision on Saturday. (AEW)
- 4-Way $200K Tag: Gates of Agony vs. The Gunns vs. CRU vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith
- Taya Valkyria vs. Alex Windsor
- Megan Bayne vs. Tay Melo
- RUSH vs. Katsuyori Shibata
- AR Fox vs. Ricochet
- Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Josh Alexander, Rocky Romero, & Hechicero) vs. Bandido, Mascara Dorada, and JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight)
- TNT Champion Dustin Rhodes will appear
Here’s the card for Impact tonight on TNA+ and AXS TV. (TNA)
- Trick Williams & Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe Hendry & Mike Santana
- Moose vs. Sami Callihan
- Hometown Man vs. Judas Icarus
- Order 4 vs. The System
- Tessa Blanchard vs. Dani Luna
- Matt Cardona vs. TBD
- NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne addresses Slammiversary
- The Hardys’ final message before Slammiversary
- We’ll hear from the Elegance Brand
From NWA: “The stage is finally set for a fiery showdown at NWA 77! The Crush Natalia Markova is gunning for Kenzie Paige’s NWA World Women’s championship. Ms. Paige, undefeated since an apocryphal NWA 75, faces the ultimate test; as her opponent’s relentless drive and fearless ambition collide with what’s unarguably been Kenzie’s fierce and ironclad reign. One question remains: who wants The Burke more?”
Will Ospreay was stretchered out at All In Texas to give him some time off as he’s “banged up” and needs to recover a bit. (FF)
Mina Shirakawa is dealing with a broken hand suffered at Supercard of Honor. (AEW)
AAA has an Alberto El Patron storyline for their July 25th show. (AAA)
- If El Patron Loses, He Must Leave AAA: Alberto El Patron vs. El Mesias
- El Grande Americano vs. Octagon Jr.
