In this interview Sareee (a/k/a Sarray) talks about her WWE run: “That was the most difficult period of my pro wrestling career. With so many people on the WWE roster, it was hard enough just to get picked for matches, and on top of that, it coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, so I couldn’t compete as much as I wanted to. In the midst of that, I was assigned a high school girl character. I went with the intention of bringing strong women’s professional wrestling from Japan, but it was painful because what was required in reality was different. I became so stressed that I loved sweets, and after lunch, I ate an American-sized parfait and then flattened a big Häagen-Dazs and my face was covered in acne. Still, I did my best in my heart. Looking back now, it’s all become experience that has nourished me, so not a single moment was wasted.”
Ricky Morton is a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center this week.
Lexis King is “okay” despite taking an errant knee to the face at a NXT house show in Lakeland. (FF)
The person in AEW who advised Ricochet to take down his tweet and apologize for saying he was “glad she got MS” was reportedly Chris Hero. (FF)
Santos Escobar’s recovery from surgery will reportedly keep him out until late this summer. (FF)
Gail Kim and TNA will be going into mediation over their lawsuit on June 24th. (PWI)
From New Japan: “After the announcement of US deathmatch legend Nick Gage for the event on April 16, there was no way that El Desperado and Jun Kasai were going to pass up the chance to battle him, and there were plenty more wanting to step up to join the mix. As a result, we have an invitation only ‘love and pieces’ three way Deathmatch tag, Gage teaming with Matt Tremont to face Desperado and Kasai and Masahi Takeda and Rina Yamashita. A true murderer’s row of hardcore figures, what fresh carnage will these six individuals bring to a bloody Strip?”
