Adam Copeland reportedly replaced Jay White in his Clockwork Carnage qualifying match. (WO)
Via Facebook, Zach Gowen made it official: “First promo pic and last promo pic! My in-ring career has come to an end. Thank you to every promoter who gave me an opportunity to wrestle. I’ve had the privilege of performing for every major company over the past 24 years. Special thank you to the fans for not rejecting me. Pro wrestling provided a direction and outlet for a very lost kid. All I ever wanted to be was a professional wrestler and I accomplished that solely because you accepted me not as a sideshow act but as a legitimate pro wrestler. I’m deeply grateful. The best moment of my career was wrestling for AEW in front of my wife, kids, and parents. That was the cherry on top after burning my career to the ground as a result of my crippling drug addiction then having the opportunity to not only rebuild my life but my passion then sharing that with the world while enjoying every second of it. My victories are not the result of my talents but ultimately the result of God working through others allowing them to pour into and invest in me. I am the luckiest guy in the world.”
NXT this week did a 0.14 18-49 demo and 732,000 viewers. (Wrestlenomics)
In this interview Kyle Fletcher talks about potentially becoming AEW’s world champion: “I think I feel ready. I feel ready for it. I want the pressure that comes with it. I want to be the guy that is the face of the company, and I think the guy who has that championship, by proxy, becomes the face of the company. I want to be the man who’s taking that title anywhere and everywhere, getting it on TV shows in front of people. And I want to be that guy, and I feel like I’m ready to be that guy. It’s just not up to me, so I need to keep doing what I’m doing. I need to keep putting my best foot forward. I need to keep being the best version of myself, and when other people realize that I’m ready for that spot, then it will happen. I can’t put a timeline on it, really. It’s pretty hard to put a timeline on it. But I feel closer than ever, and I hope that it’s not too far off.”
Vince McMahon’s probation for reckless driving is over and his charges have been expunged. (PWI)
Via social media yesterday Mercedes Martinez announced she is getting shoulder surgery. Best wishes to her!
The last SmackDown did a 0.32 18-49 and 1.352 million viewers. (Wrestlenomics)
Tommy End and Xelina had to withdraw from PROGRESS 199 and Eddie Kingston has stepped in.
Rhea Ripley and Bronson Reed have been added to the Wrestlepalooza: Perth pre-show.
Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced the Wrestle Odyssey II card on October 25th. (NOAH)
- GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. OZAWA
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Kai Fujimura vs. Dragon Bane
- GHC Tag Team Championship Match: Yuki Iino & Manabu Soya vs. The Good Brothers vs. Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls
- GHC National Championship Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Luis Mante.
- GHC200 Championship Match: HAYATA vs. Shuji Kondo
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka vs. Alejandro & Daiki Odashima
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura vs. Kenoh & Kouga
- Maybach Taniguchi & KENTA vs. Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura
- Alpha Wolf & Tadasuke vs. Tetsuya Endo & Yuto Koyanagi vs. BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Kazuyuki Fujita & Black Menso-re
- Dark Match: Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 vs. Hiroto Tsuruya & Hiroya Namiki
Tanea Brooks (Rebel) has been announced as the very first honorary member of the I AM ALS’ Board of Directors. Congratulations to her!
