Via social media Phil “CM Punk” Brooks once again reminded people not to follow wrestlers at hotels or airports. “We unfortunately have to have this conversation again. Do not turn up at airports. Do not show up at hotels. I cannot believe I have to say this. DO NOT FOLLOW PEOPLE. You’ve repeatedly been politely told no, respect it. You are not a fan, you are a stalker and will be treated as such. Respect the boundaries. Stop harassing people.” Folks, I’m not even a big fan of Mr. Brooks, but we can 100% agree on this point. Leave wrestlers alone at these places. I’m going to add gyms, restaurants, grocery stores and parking lots to his list. Why don’t you just meet them at autograph signings or when they are invited to conventions (or both)? Enjoy an orderly, controlled experience that is safe for them AND for you. Don’t be the piece of shit CM Punk has to cut a promo on.
Speaking of Punk here are some house show results from Melbourne. (WBS)
- Penta def. Kofi Kingston
- AJ Styles def. El Grande Americano
- Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY def. Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane)
- WWE Women’s United States Championships: Giulia (c) def. Bayley and Lyra Valkyrie
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Jey Uso def. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
- Rusev def. Ivar. He then asked for another match.
- LA Knight def. Rusev
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) def. Roxanne Perez
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: CM Punk def. Dominik Mysterio (c) by DQ
Mercedes Mone recently filed a trademark for the term “Ultimo Mone.” (WO)
The lineup for ROH on Honor Club tonight is below. (ROH)
- Aleah James vs. Diamante
- Shannon Moore vs. Blake Christian
- Sidney Akeem vs. Alex Zayne
- The Von Erichs (Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich) vs. Frat House (Griff Garrison & Cole Karter)
- Wheeler Yuta vs. Oro
- The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) & Isla Dawn in action
The last Collision did a 0.06 and 286,000 viewers. (Wrestlenomics)
While AEW’s numbers were up slightly from a week prior, SmackDown went in the opposite direction, dropping to 1.025 million viewers and a 0.22 18-49 demo. (PI)
In her latest vlog Queen Aminata revealed she hurt her knee before the last Collision taping, but didn’t give any specifics on the severity of the injury.
On Dynamite last night Excalibur revealed that Taz’ shoulder surgery was a success. (AEW) There’s no timetable for his return.
Kendal Grey is the new EVOLVE Women’s Champion.
The Seth Rollins shoulder injury will require surgery and keep him out of action for a long time — potentially past WrestleMania next year. (WO)
Speaking to Talk Is Jericho, Chris Bey reveals he’s made remarkable progress since initially being paralyzed by a broken neck: “I’m completely independent where I can dress myself, I can feed myself. One of the things that I struggled with last was my grip strength as far as opening things. I couldn’t really open bottles and stuff. And I still have trouble depending on the type of bottle, opening things. But I can drive myself now. I can pretty much do everything that I need to do, you know, on the day-to-day basis. (As for wrestling) I truly look at it like, I’m going to let time tell me. And I’m going to let my body tell me. I think when I think about wrestling, it’s not so much about going back to wrestling and getting back in wrestling as much as it is at least finishing my story my way, whether that means one more match or one more program, whatever it is.”
Konosuke Takeshita has been announced for DDT Pro on November 6th, 8th and 9th.
R-Truth says he and John Cena recorded a song that will never be released: “We never had a rap battle, but we used to do this thing on the tour bus, it was myself, Cena and The Usos, we would always have a cypher on tour buses. But me and Cena did a song like years ago, he came to my house, and we recorded it in my studio upstairs. It will never see the light of day, but there is a song with me and Cena on it.”
Andrade has apparently been pulled from AEW programming for violating a 90 day no-compete clause when he was released from his WWE contract. (WO)
Tonight’s Impact on AXS TV and TNA+ is a recap of this year’s Bound For Glory. (TNA)
Here’s the updated WrestleDream card for Saturday in St. Louis. (AEW)
- AEW World Championship Match: Hangman Page vs. Samoa Joe
- AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Kris Statlander vs. Toni Storm
- AEW Tag Team Championship Match: Brodido vs. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita
- AEW TNT Championship Match: Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe
- I Quit Match: Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley
- $500,000 Match: Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express
- Tornado Trios Match: The Hurt Syndicate vs. The Demand
- Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla
- Tailgate Brawl: JetSpeed vs. FTR
- Tailgate Brawl: Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford
- Tailgate Brawl: Eddie Kingston & HOOK vs. TNA
- Tailgate Brawl: Death Riders vs. The Conglomeration
