In this interview John Cena says trying to get him out of his in-ring retirement would be “financial suicide”: “I hate speaking in absolutes (because) ‘never’ is a strong word. It would be financial suicide for someone to court me in a position where I would have another match, and I truly mean that. So if you’re in the business of torching currency, that’s the only way to get me back in the ring.”
Janel Grant, Vince McMahon and WWE filed a joint motion on June 11th seeking to move their highly public lawsuit to private arbitration.
Limitless Wrestling was forced to announce Aaron Rourke is pulled from their June 20th show due to him having a WWE ID contract.
Rick Martel will be at the WrestleCon in Minneapolis for SummerSlam weekend.
Sareee was medically cleared to wrestle before she left Japan, but brought Takumi Iroha with her suspecting she wouldn’t be medically cleared by U.S. doctors. AEW did indeed decide Sareee was not cleared to wrestle, but opted to use Maya World instead of Takumi Iroha because “it just made for a better story” after the recent tragedy of her brother’s passing earlier this month. (WO)
WWE is reportedly looking for “sponsors and TV deals” for the first night of AAA TripleMania 34 in Las Vegas on Friday, September 11th. Night two is two days later in Mexico City. (WO)
Brian Cage and Lance Archer both have roles in Steven Spielberg’s new film Disclosure Day. (PWI)
Kevin Owens’ wife is mad at Cathy Kelley for saying their son is autistic in an interview: “As someone who actively tries to stay out of drama, when it comes to my child, I have to speak up. Recently, Cathy Kelley mentioned my son in an interview. Why she would choose to talk about someone else’s child’s ‘medical history’ is beyond me. What she said isn’t true. I do my best to keep my family private. As a protective mother, it really angers me when someone takes it upon themselves to talk about my children on a public platform without my/Kevin’s/their consent. The fact I need to come out and clear this up is so ridiculous.”
Here’s the announced card for SmackDown tonight. (WWE)
- King of the Ring First Round Match: Jey Uso vs. LA Knight vs. Royce Keys vs. Finn Balor
- Queen of the Ring First Round Match: Sol Ruca vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill
- Gunther reveals condition for rematch with Cody Rhodes
And here’s the early card for Impact on AMC next Thursday. (TNA)
- Indi Hartwell vs. Elayna Black
- Moose & The Hardys vs. Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & Bear Bronson
- Mustafa Ali, John Skyler & Jason Hotch vs. K.C. Navarro, Mike Santana & Nic Nemeth
- Ricky Sosa vs. TBA
- Frankie Kazarian’s The King’s Speech with Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander
