After erroneous reports surfaced that Brody King was blocked from appearing on Dynamite this week due to “fuck ICE” chants last week, Warner Bros. Discovery took the unusual step of issuing a statement on the matter. “Warner Bros. Discovery did not have any involvement in Brody King’s upcoming AEW schedule. Any speculation to the contrary is categorically false. Brody is scheduled to appear during the next AEW event, which will air this Saturday on TNT and HBO Max.”
If you’ve seen her on AEW programming you already know the name — if not just know that Promise Braxton is getting a WWE tryout and Nattie Neidhart has already endorsed her. My own would be that she lives up to her name — she has a lot of promise and would do well if they see it too. Valentina Rossi, Ricky South, Nikki Blackheart, Airica Demia, Notorious Mimi and Fallyn Grey are getting tryouts as well.
Speaking of Nattie she talks here about bringing her new persona to WWE: “I’m so grateful that I’m getting a chance to use my real name. That is a very big deal. It’s not lost on me the effort and time that they are taking to let me realize this dream that I have. That I want to be called Nattie, and I wanted to have a different energy and vibe. A big part of that is Triple H seeing that vision with me. He wanted me to have new entrance music and a new entrance. He wanted me to use my real name. He wanted me to take everything I built on the outside of WWE and bring it to the company. For me, it’s also important to have gratitude. There is a ton we could bitch about every day and every week, but there is a ton to be grateful, too. I’m so grateful I’m getting to do that.”
Cody Rhodes wants Bad Bunny to return for WrestleMania 42. Who doesn’t? (Racists maybe.)
WWE filed a trademark for the new Lexis King stable Birthright.
Josh Alexander has been booked for MLP Global Wars.
Zoe Sager has joined the list of those getting WWE tryouts. The Natural Classics are getting one too.
Jazz has joined the WWE Performance Center as a coach.
Here’s the advertised card for SmackDown tonight on SyFy. (WWE)
- WWE Women’s Championship Match: Jade Cargill vs. Jordynne Grace
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax & Lash Legend
- Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Giulia vs. Zelina
- Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu vs. Sami Zayn
- Trick Williams vs. Rey Fenix
No Surrender also takes place tonight on TNA+. (TNA)
- TNA International Championship Match: Stacks vs. Trey Miguel
- TNA Knockouts World Championship Match: Léi Yǐng Lee vs. Arianna Grace
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Match: The Elegance Brand vs. Indi Hartwell & Xia Brookside
- TNA Knockouts Championship #1 Contenders Battle Royal: Competitors TBA
- The Hardys & The Righteous vs. Order 4
- Mike Santana & Leon Slater vs. Nic Nemeth & Eddie Edwards
- Eric Young vs. BDE
A full card for The New Beginning USA on February 27th is now available. (NJPW)
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match: Yota Tsuji vs. Andrade El Idolo
- AEW National Championship Match: Ricochet vs. Taiji Ishimori
- IWGP World Tag Team Championship Match: Knockout Brothers vs. GOA
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Boltin Oleg
- IWGP Women’s Championship Match: Syuri vs. Athena
- NJPW World Television Championship Match: El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- El Desperado & KUSHIDA vs. Jordan Oliver & Alec Price
- Fred Rosser vs. David Finlay
NXT this week did a 0.12 18-49 and 637,000 viewers. (Wrestlenomics)
APC in France has cancelled a booking for Moose over unspecified allegations.
A new season of Johnny Loves Taya is in the works.
Here are last night’s ROH on Honor Club results. (WO)
- ROH World Tag Team Championships Match: Sammy Guevara & The Beast Mortos def. Top Flight
- Michael Oku & The Von def. Oday, OXP & Timur The Great
- Persephone def. Julissa Mexa
- Dalton Castle & The Outrunners def. KM, Nathan Cruz & Rosario Grillo
- Lance Archer def. Will Allday
- Bandido, Komander, Mascara Dorada & Xelhua def. The Swirl & The Premier Athletes
