This doesn’t prove he is or isn’t “inside the box” to be opened at the Elimination Chamber, but the fact that Danhausen has been removed from the AEW website’s roster has accelerated IWC speculation. I admit it would be more interesting than most of the other possibilities, even if it feels like “wrestler inside a box/crate/giant egg” is a trend that should have died out 30 or more years ago.
Yota Tsuji will defend his IWGP Heavyweight Title against the winner of the New Japan Cup at Sakura Genesis 2026 on April 4th. The cup begins on March 4th.
Speaking of New Japan here are The New Beginning USA results. (NJPW)
- David Finlay def. Fred Rosser
- STRONG Openweight Championship Match: Oleg Boltin def. Tomohiro Ishii
- AEW National Championship Match: Ricochet def. Taiji Ishimori
- El Desperado & KUSHIDA def. Jordan Oliver & Alec Price
- NJPW World TV Championship Match: Konosuke Takeshita def. El Phantasmo
- IWGP Tag Team Championships Match: Knockout Brothers def. Gates of Agony
- IWGP Women’s Championship Match: Syuri def. Athena. Alex Windsor came out and challenged Syuri to defend the title against her for WrestleQueendom
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match: Yota Tsuji vs Andrade El Idolo
Nia Jax and Lash Legend a/k/a the Irresistible Forces beat Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY for the Women’s Tag Team Titles on SmackDown last night ahead of today’s Elimination Chamber PLE.
Speaking of which here’s the PLE card starting at 7:00 PM ET. (WWE)
- Men’s Elimination Chamber Match: Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Trick Williams vs. Je’Von Evans vs Logan Paul
- Women’s Elimination Chamber Match: Tiffany Stratton vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Raquel Rodriguez
- World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Finn Balor
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Becky Lynch vs. AJ Lee
Here also is the card for Collision tonight. (AEW)
- Sisters Of Sin vs. Kris Statlander & Thunder Rosa
- Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta, Josh Alexander, & Lance Archer vs. PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, & Claudio Castagnoli
- Tomohiro Ishii vs. Andrade El Idolo
- Jay Lethal vs. Tommaso Ciampa
- Toni Storm vs. Zayda Steel
- Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada vs. Top Flight
- Brawling Birds vs. TBA
- We’ll hear from MJF and Thekla
WrestleMania 42 will air its first hour for night one on ESPN2 and for its second night on ESPN. (WWE)
Bronson Reed has had surgery for his torn bicep and is on the mend. Best wishes to him!
Independent wrestler Don Furio was unmasked as “the masked man” on SmackDown last night, even if that’s not the plan now or going forward for WWE. He’s a student of the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy run by Seth Rollins and Marek Brave.
Kale Dixon and Summer Sorrell have tied the knot. Congratulations to them both!
Shayna Baszler will compete at Bloodsport 15 over WrestleMania 42 weekend.
Dynamite did a 0.10 18-49 and 633,000 viewers this week. (Wrestlenomics)
Ricky Sosa has been pulled from wXw’s 16 Carat Gold 2026 because he’s working for TNA Wrestling at their tapings on the same dates.
Here are CMLL Viernes Espectacular results. (FF)
- Angelito & Galaxy beat Depredadores (Minos I & Minos II)
- 2/3 Falls Match: Guerrero Maya Jr. & Herederos (Felino Jr. & Cobarde) beat Magia Blanca, Hijo del Pantera & Audaz (2-1)
- 2026 Torneo de Escuelas Finals: Escuela Magia Blanca (Tornado & Rey Pegasus) beat Escuela Querétaro (Pantera Jr. & Psycotic) & Escuela Último Guerrero (Estudiante Jr. & Feroz) to win the tournament
- CMLL Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Persephone beat Olympia to retain the title
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Open Challenge Triple Threat Match: Claudio Castagnoli (c) beat Euforia and Akuma to retain the title
- Hair vs. Hair Match: Ángel de Oro beat Johnny Consejo. After the match, Johnny had his head shaved
