In case anybody was wondering, MJF says he owns trademarks on both his acronym and Maxwell Jacob Friedman, so nobody can ever take away his intellectual property.
As part of the fallout from Double or Nothing on Sunday, Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida will have a Philly Street Fight on Dynamite tonight. Here’s the updated card. (AEW)
- Lights Out Philly Street Fight: Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida
- MJF’s AEW World Championship Celebration
- Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet
- Kevin Knight explains his actions at Double or Nothing
Former WWE writer Chris Dunn reveals a pitch for nWo to come back this decade: “Do you guys remember that ThunderDome? Really tough to do TV in there, so a lot of ideas were thrown against the wall. {laughing} So, it was discussed at one point, bringing back the nWo 2020. The pitch was Sheamus, Cesaro, Nakamura, and Lars Sullivan. It was really close to happening… I forgot which legendary nWo member was supposed to fly to Orlando to introduce this new nWo. But essentially they landed, and they didn’t pass the COVID test.”
Even though he took part in a beatdown of Konosuke Takeshita at Double or Nothing, Kyle Fletcher revealed he’s still not medically cleared to wrestle in the ring.
Brock Lesnar is making a rare personal appearance for Emerald Park Home Hardware in Saskatchewan this Thursday, May 28th from 4-6 PM local time.
Here’s the early card for NXT next Tuesday. (WWE)
- NXT Championship Match: Tony D’Angelo vs. Kam Hendrix
- WWE Men’s Speed Championship Match: Lexis King vs. Romeo Moreno
- Tate Wilder vs. Jackson Drake
- Lizzy Rain vs. ZARIA
- Myles Borne & Tavion Heights vs. DarkState
Gunther (Walter Hahn) paid the $1,000 bond deposit to get Ludwig Kaiser out of jail. (FF)
Marie Malenko (daughter of Dean Malenko, granddaughter of Boris Malenko) debuted in a NXT dark match using her WWE trademarked name of Lacey Simon. I hate to ask the obvious question but if you’re a third generation wrestler, WHY would you use a ring name that erases that entirely?!
The NWA has had to distance themselves from Odinson, who is currently one half of their tag team champions, over homophobic remarks he made in a video on social media. “The NWA would like to sincerely apologize for the insensitive comments made by Odinson on social media. These statements do not reflect the values, views, or beliefs of the NWA organization. We do not condone hateful or offensive remarks of any kind and remain committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive environment for everyone in our community. NWA PRESIDENT AND CEO, William Patrick Corgan.”
Now required to appear and testify in the WWE shareholder lawsuit — Vince McMahon, Ari Emanuel, Nick Khan, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
The last Impact did a 0.03 18-49 and 178,000 viewers. (PI)
Last week’s Raw finished #7 with 2.6 million viewers. (Netflix)
