Via social media Samoa Joe wasted no time trolling people who didn’t like him winning the world title at Full Gear 2025. He wrote “I heard some of y’all are upset” and threw in an animated gif of Ray Liotta (RIP) laughing. By the way don’t count me among the upset — I’m very content with seeing the man who defined my favorite era of ROH become AEW’s champion for the second time.
The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) have announced their retirement date, and it will be for ISPW Legends of Wrestling on July 23rd, 2026 in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Sting’s son Steven Borden posted about making his pro wrestling debut for DEFY: “Incredible crowd the whole night. Thank you for having me DEFY and thank you for energy Seattle.”
Max St. Giovanni played one of the trainees of The Opps at their dojo in a Full Gear segment, while Tommy Invincible played one of the “Belt Boys” for Mercedes Mone. (FF)
Speaking of extras, the “Mini John Cena” on Raw was played by Syko, best known for his work in Micro Championship Wrestling and Big Little Brawlers. (FF)
Brock Lesnar slipped and fell on his ass when he came out for the final segment of Raw, but seemed to quickly laugh it off. (WWE)
Here are the competitors for the Continental Classic. (AEW)
AEW Continental Classic Blue League:
- Konosuke Takeshita
- Jon Moxley
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Roderick Strong
- Orange Cassidy
- Mascara Dorada
AEW Continental Classic Gold League:
- Darby Allin
- PAC
- Kevin Knight
- Mike Bailey
- Kyle Fletcher
- Kazuchika Okada
Here’s the updated Survivor Series card for Saturday. (WWE)
- Men’s WarGames Match: Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, The Usos, and Roman Reigns vs. The Vision, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre, & Brock Lesnar) – Advantage: Team Vision
- Women’s WarGames Match: Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Lash Legend & The Kabuki Warriors vs. AJ Lee, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, and Alexa Bliss – Advantage: Team Lynch
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: John Cena vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Women’s World Championship Match: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Nikki Bella
European wrestler Aigle Blanc, who recently signed with WWE, came up with his AAA Lucha Libre name Elio Lefleur himself and had it approved by the company. (FF)
Speaking of AAA, WWE just announced a new broadcast partnership with FOX Sports Mexico.
Ridge Holland has had successful neck surgery. Best wishes to him!
Two matches took place before Raw went live last night. (PWI)
- Ivy Nile def. Thea Hail
- Alpha Academy def. American Made
Here are the updated Last Time Is Now brackets. (WWE)
Quarterfinals:
- LA Knight vs. TBA
- Jey Uso vs. Rusev
Semifinals:
- Gunther vs. Solo Sikoa
- TBA vs. TBA
