AJ Styles has signed a new deal and is going to be working as a producer for WWE going forward. (WO)
Ted DiBiase Jr. and his legal team tried and failed for the second time this week to get a mistrial declared in his federal case on multiple counts of fraud and misappropriation of government funds. (PWI)
Good news following a potentially bad injury for Penelope Ford on Dynamite this week — it’s believed she only has an ankle sprain and should be able to recover quickly. (WO)
Former WWE NXT wrestler Xyon Quinn (real name Daniel Vidot) is playing rugby with the USA Hawks in Las Vegas today. That’s the sport at which he excelled before WWE brought him in to begin with, but he hasn’t abandoned the squared circle — he currently performs for All Japan Pro Wrestling.
Xfinity TV customers now get ESPN Unlimited just in time to watch the Elimination Chamber.
Speaking of the Elimination Chamber, here’s the card for tonight’s SmackDown ahead of the PLE. (WWE)
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: RHIYO vs. The Irresistible Forces
- Solo Sikoa vs. Uncle Howdy
- Candice LeRae vs. Jordynne Grace
- Oba Femi vs. The Miz
- Chamber competitors Cody Rhodes, Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, Jey Uso, LA Knight and Randy Orton meet in the ring
WWE is planning to have a AAA on FOX taping in the US on April 11th. (FF)
Speaking of WWE and tapings they’ve just announced some new Raw and SmackDown dates. (WWE)
- April 24th SmackDown – Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena)
- April 27th Raw – Laredo, Texas (Sames Auto Arena)
- May 1st SmackDown – Tulsa, Oklahoma (BOK Center)
- May 4th Raw – Omaha, Nebraska (CHI Health Center)
- May 8th SmackDown – Jacksonville, Florida (Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena)
- May 11th Raw – Knoxville, Tennessee (Thompson-Boling Arena)
- May 15th SmackDown – Columbia, South Carolina (Colonial Life Arena)
- May 18th Raw – Greensboro, North Carolina (First Horizon Coliseum)
- May 22nd SmackDown – Lexington, Kentucky (Rupp Arena)
- June 15th Raw – Baltimore, Maryland (CFG Bank Arena)
- June 19th SmackDown – Kansas City, Missouri (T-Mobile Center)
Paramount has emerged the victor in the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war after WBD deemed Paramount’s offer of $31 a share to be superior to the Netflix bid, which Netflix declined to match. There is already speculation that this is “bad news” for AEW and Tony Khan given that Paramount and TKO have a close relationship but I honestly don’t know how realistic or factual that assertion is.
Davey Boy Smith Jr. has recovered his father’s WWE Hall of Fame ring. Someone tried to pawn it and he was immediately contacted because of the high publicity surrounding the theft. In case you’re not immediately making the connection his dad is the late British Bulldog. Smith Jr. held the ring because his father passed in 2002 but his induction into the HOF came 18 years later in 2020.
Here are last night’s ROH on Honor Club results. (WO)
- Adam Priest def. JD Drake
- TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste) def. Cole Karter & Griff Garrison of the Frat House
- ROH Women’s World Television Championship Match: Red Velvet def. Zayda Steel
- Bill, Bryan Keith & Grizzled Young Veterans def. Che Cabrera, CJ Tino, Dom Kubrick & Richie Slade
- SkyFlight def. Adrian Quest, Danny Rose & Ricky Gee
- Satnam Singh def. Jordan Oasis
- Persephone def. Johnnie Robbie
- Komander def. Tony Nese
- ROH World Television Title Proving Ground Match: Nick Wayne def. Lucas Riley
- ROH Women’s Pure Championship Match: Deonna Purrazzo def. Trish Adora
This week’s NXT did a 0.08 18-49 and 589,000 viewers. (Wrestlenomics)
According to TNA’s (kayfabe) injury report on Impact, Mustafa Ali is not medically cleared.
In another bit of theater Alisha Edwards signed her new TNA deal on air last night.
