In a teaser for an interview with Bill Simmons, Cody Rhodes said there was some “bad blood” when he left AEW: “There’s clearly bad blood, but there’s also clearly respect and love. In the end, the way I see it is – if I felt disrespected ever at WWE, that’s one thing. That’s a company that was built… that’s the Yankees. That’s the flagship of it all. If I ever felt there, I was a number on a sheet maybe. But feeling disrespected at something I built with my friends, that we built – feeling disrespected there, I wouldn’t stand for it. And I think Brandi and I both – I’m so blessed to have her. It was one of those where it was, ‘Fuck it. I did way more here than you think. And you’re going to find out the moment I’m out the door.’ I don’t believe in the cold-hearted backstabby type of revenge. The greatest revenge on Earth is success.”
Speaking of Rhodes both he and John Cena have been added to Friday’s episode of SmackDown before SummerSlam. (WWE)
- WWE Women’s United States Championship Match: Giulia (c) vs. Zelina Vega
- Damian Priest vs. Aleister Black
- John Cena to appear
- Jelly Roll to appear
- Cody Rhodes to be in the building
- Also advertised to appear: Charlotte Flair, Tiffany Stratton, LA Knight, and Bianca Belair
MJF and Mark Briscoe have been booked to go one-on-one on next week’s episode of Dynamite. (AEW)
Here’s the lineup for Collision this week. (AEW)
- AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Match: Brody King & Bandido vs. Gates Of Agony
- AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Match: FTR vs. Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson
- TNT Championship Chicago Street Fight: Dustin Rhodes vs. Kyle Fletcher
- Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale
- Kris Statlander vs. TBA
Senka Akatsuki is out of the Marigold Dream Star GP due to pneumonia.
Here’s the updated card for Bloodsport XIV.
- Nattie Neidhart vs. Masha Slamovich
- Jordan Blade vs. Janai Kai
- Pete Dunne vs. Jonathan Gresham
- Charlie Dempsey vs. Dominic Garrini
- Slade vs. TBA
- Timothy Thatcher vs. TBA
- Matt Mako vs. TBA
- Nick Comoroto vs. TBA
- Simon Gotch vs. TBA
- War Raiders in action
Wrestling Open results from Rhode Island are below. (FF)
- Star Struck def. MINT
- TJ Crawford def. Jackson Drake
- Undisputed IWTV Independent Wrestling World Championship Match: Marcus Mathers def. Ray Jaz
- Sweet Dreams Match: Liviyah def. Davienne
- Bobby Orlando, Ryan Clancy & The Shooter Boys def. The Vanity Project & Vinny Scalice
- Open Door War: Bear Bronson def. Dustin Waller, Ichiban, It’s GAL, Love Doug, and Oxx Adams
Here are GCW results from Japan back on Monday. (FF)
- Shota def. Jeffrey John
- Hideyoshi Kamitani def. 1 Called Manders
- YDNP & MAO def. Shotzi Blackheart, Miyu Yamashita & Dark Sheik
- Atticus Cogar def. Drew Parker
- GCW World Championship Match: EFFY def. Abdullah Kobayashi
- GCW Ultraviolent Championship Match: Matt Tremont def. Masashi Takeda
The next hearing for Mike “Duke the Dumpster” Droese is Aug. 27th. He’ll either take a plea or trial selection will begin.
CMLL Martes de Arena Mexico results are below. (FF)
- Metales Explosivos def. Acero, Aéreo & Fantasy.
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Skadi, La Magnífica & Lady Metal def. Olympia, Hera & Candela (2-1)
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Rayo Metálico & Fuerza Poblana def. Infarto & Hermanos Calavera (2-1)
- Match Relámpago: Virus def. Hijo del Pantera
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Dragones (Dragón Rojo Jr., Dragón de Fuego & Dragón Legendario) def. Depredadores (2-1)
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Difunto & Villanos def. Atlantis Jr., Titán & Máscara Dorada (2-1). Difunto unmasked Atlantis Jr. post-match and challenged him for next week.
The TNA Bound For Glory pre-sale code is Finisher. (PWI)
Here’s the lineup for Honor Club this week. (ROH)
- ROH World Championship: Bandido (c) vs. Adam Priest
- Blake Christian vs. Jimmy Jacobs
- Hologram and Tomohiro Ishii vs. MxM Collection
- Jon Cruz vs. Gringo Loco
- Pure Rules Match: Virus vs. Xelhua
Brooke Hogan says she wasn’t invited to any of WWE’s tributes to her dad by the company.
Worlds End will be Dec. 27th at the NOW Arena in Chicago. (AEW)
Here are some dark/off-air results from NXT. (PWI)
- Kali Armstrong def. Arianna Grace
- Hank & Tank def. Drako Knox & Harley. They then celebrated with Jelly Roll in the crowd.
- After the show was over, Ethan Page tried to attack Santino but got laid out with with the Cobra.
G1 Climax 35 night eight results are below. (FF)
- Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji def. Masatora Yasuda & Taichi
- Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura def. Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA) def. United Empire (Jakob Austin Young & Callum Newman)
- TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa) def. HOUSE OF TORTURE (Dick Togo & EVIL)
- Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gedo & David Finlay)
- G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Great-O-Khan def. El Phantasmo
- G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Drilla Moloney def. Ren Narita
- G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Shingo Takagi def. Shota Umino
- G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Zack Sabre Jr. def. Konosuke Takeshita
Brie Bella (Garcia) is in New Jersey for SummerSlam weekend but that’s not a confirmation she will be part of the card — she could just be there to support her sister Nikki or do interviews. (PWI)
Here’s the card for Impact tonight. (TNA)
- Jacy Jane vs. Masha Slamovich for the TNA Knockouts World Title
- The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards & JDC) vs. Trick Williams, AJ Francis & KC Navarro
- The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed) vs. The Nemeths (Nic & Ryan Nemeth)
- Leon Slater vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Jason Hotch for the TNA X-Division Title
- Dani Luna & Indi Hartwell vs. Jody Threat & Arianna Grace
- Interview with Sami Callihan that will feature a major announcement about his career
- Mike Santana speaks about his TNA Slammiversary loss
