Speaking to The Masked Man Show, CM Punk talks about his political views: “I can sort of draw a line in the sand and say when Elon Musk is throwing “sieg heil” up at the podium, and I see people make excuses for that, nope. We saw what you did. Don’t gaslight me, I’m not as fucking stupid as you are. I know what you did so I know what you are. Now I know where you stand, and this is where I stand. It’s a strange, ugly world out there. The only thing I can do is be true to myself and implement and be a voice for myself and my family and my community, and then the world. I don’t know what people want from us as entertainers. I’m just supposed to quit my job because somebody on Twitter says WWE is a ‘MAGA company?’ Okay. You’re on Lord Elon Musk’s fucking Twitter saying stupid shit. Shut the fuck up. What have you done? I’ve done a lot, I just don’t broadcast it. I put my money where my mouth is, and the money I make goes to helping impoverished people. I don’t need to write my name in on a fucking GoFundMe to make me feel better about the shitty person I am. I will always move as myself. Sometimes I can crash like water and sometimes I can be still.”
In the same interview Phil said WWE wants him to sign a new five year deal. (FF)
In this interview John Cena refuses to backtrack on Vince McMahon: “I don’t care who hears it: I love Vince. I’m not downplaying anything that needs to be decided or allegations of any kind, but when I love somebody, I love them wholeheartedly. I know people are going to be angry about that, but they can’t put their value on my relationship with somebody I love.”
Speaking of Cena here’s the card for SmackDown tonight. (WWE)
- WWE Tag Team Championship: Street Profits (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns
- Chelsea Green, Alba Fyre and Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega, Kayden Carter & Katana Chance
- Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
- John Cena and Cody Rhodes to appear
Prestige Wrestling “Nothing to Lose” results are below. (FF)
- Sinner And Saint (Judas Icarus & Travis Williams) def. Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II)
- Arez, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno Del Mal def. Z-Brats (ISHIN, Kota Minoura & Shun Skywalker)
- Jordan Cruz def. Bodhi Young Prodigy
- Minoru Suzuki def. Adam Priest
- Kevin Blackwood def. Leon Slater (w/ Man Like DeReiss)
- Evan Rivers, Tate Mayfairs, Vaughn Vertigo & Xia Brookside def. Drexl, Matt Brannigan & UltraPOWER! (Amira & JAIDEN)
- El Phantasmo def. Michael Oku (w/ Amira Blair)
- The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) def. Kylie Rae & Nicole Matthews
- Prestige Championship – No DQ: Alan Angels (c) def. Calvin Tankman
Here are West Coast Pro Wrestling results. (FF)
- MAO def. Jiah Jewell
- Masha Slamovich & Vinnie Massaro def. Aaron Solo & Bret The Threat
- Alpha Zo, LJ Cleary & Man Like DeReiss def. Los Suavecitos (Adrian Quest, Danny Rose & Ricky Gee)
- Danny Orion def. Grayson Pierce and Jayson Xavier and Matt Brannigan and Ryan Clancy and Terry Yaki
- Timothy Thatcher def. Trevor Lee
- Dragon Kid, Kzy & YAMATO def. Bendito & Mala Fama (Latigo & Toxin)
- West Coast Pro Heavyweight Championship: Kevin Blackwood (c) def. Calvin Tankman
- West Coast Pro Women’s Championship: Johnnie Robbie (c) def. Great Sakuya
- West Coast Pro Tag Team Championships: 1 Called Manders & Thomas Shire def. The Crush Boys (Starboy Charlie & Titus Alexander) (c)
Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII results are below. (FF)
- Leyla Hirsch def. Jordan Blade via TKO
- Maika def. Karmen Petrovic via submission
- Charlie Dempsey def. Shinya Aoki via TKO
- Karrion Kross def. JR Kratos via submission
- Pete Dunne def. Timothy Thatcher via submission
- Natalya def. Miyu Yamashita via submission
- Tavion Heights def. Royce Isaacs via TKO
- Shayna Baszler def. Komani via TKO
- Zack Sabre Jr. def. Jonathan Gresham via KO. The match went to a time limit draw, resulting in a five-minute overtime.
- Gabe Kidd def. Josh Barnett via TKO
Chris Bey addressed the crowd at TNA Unbreakable: “172 days ago, I had an accident in the ring that changed the course of my life forever. In the ring, I broke my neck and paralyzed myself. Easily the most scary and embarrassing moment in my life. I was embarrassed because I wanted to finish the match and perform for all of you because I love this so much. Thankfully, the quick response of TNA and the incredible staff in Detroit and medical staff, I was able to have a quick surgery. The doctors told me I had a very low percentage of walking again. I worked tirelessly in that medical facility. I did PT and OT every single day of the week. Ace Austin never left my side, never stopped believing and supporting me, he did things that, when you’re going through what I was going through, you need a real brother. I love this man. Honestly, day one, outside of saying it’s day one and this will be the greatest story ever told, I thought I was never going to walk or stand here again. I thought that at first, then I had to remind myself of who I was. I had to listen and feel the energy of all of you. Because of the people behind the camera and the guardrail, I beat the odds. Because of my family in TNA Wrestling, I beat the odds. Because of each and every one of you and everyone watching at home, I beat the odds. I’m standing right here. Look at me now. We were able to do it because we believed. We Bey-lieved. You almost broke my spirit and my hopes and dreams. You definitely broke my neck, but I had to look in the mirror and remind myself that I, Chris Bey, am unbreakable. We are unbreakable. TNA is unbreakable. All of this is the greatest story ever told. Thank you.”
Speaking of Unbreakable, Steve Maclin became the inaugural TNA International Champion at last night’s show. (TNA)
Here’s the updated card for Rebellion on April 27th. (TNA)
- TNA World Championship Match: Joe Hendry vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Ethan Page
- TNA Knockouts Championship Match: Masha Slamovich vs. Tessa Blanchard
- TNA X-Division Championship Ultimate X Match: Moose vs. Matt Cardona vs. Leon Slater vs. KC Navarro vs. El Hijo del Vikingo vs. TBA
- TNA World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hardys vs. Nic & Ryan Nemeth
- TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match: Ash & Heather by Elegance vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Spitfire vs. Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley
- TNA International Championship Match: Steve Maclin vs. Eric Young
- Open Challenge: Elijah vs. TBA
- Falls Count Anywhere Match: Mike Santana vs. Mustafa Ali
Here are WrestleCon SuperShow results. (FF)
- Arez, Canis Lupus, El Bendito, Latigo & Toxin def. Aero Panther, El Vengador, Fight Panther, Gravity & Spider Fly
- Mascara Dorada def. Ninja Mack
- Danhausen def. 1 Called Manders, Cheeseburger, Mike D Vecchio, Super Crazy, TJP, and Vaughn Vertigo
- Matt Riddle def. Matt Mako
- Mickie James def. Maki Itoh
- Butterbean fought Minoru Suzuki to a double countout
- Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Zack Sabre Jr. def. Flip Gordon, Hechicero & Michael Oku
Jey Uso talks about how much time he has left: “I’m on the end of my career, I feel like it. I still got a couple years left, I feel strong, but this is the first time I kinda felt the years kinda catching up with me. Not even that, I just think I’m getting older, man. I’ll be 40 in August. I love wrestling, wrestling is everything, I’m just starting to get to the point where I just wanna venture out a little bit more.”
Undertaker talks about life after retirement: “It’s been a process that I had to figure out. And it’s funny because at the end of my career, I was only doing a handful of events anyway, but there was never that ‘it’s over’ kind of feel to it. It was just like, I’m gonna do these, that’ll be it, and I finally realised that the tank was, pretty much on empty and I needed to walk away. It was like, I knew that was what I needed to do, but it was not what I wanted to do, I wanted to do this forever so there became a void and it took a while for me to fill that void with something outside of the ring. So I started doing the one dead man show and a few signings here and there and doing some different things, started a podcast, and it’s strange. A lot of days, I’m very content with where I’m at and love being able to spend time with my family, and then there’s that other part of me that I think will be there forever that’s saying it’s time to go, right? And it really happens when I’m in arenas and stadiums. It’s just that that that thing in me that says it’s time to start getting ready, yeah, those big shows. But I think I’ve transitioned well and I’m going to probably do more things, maybe production wise behind the camera, so we’ll see how that goes.”
Here are PROGRESS Chapter 179 results. (CMN)
- Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II) def. Boisterous Behavior (Leon Slater & Man Like Dereiss)
- wXw Unified World Championship Triple Threat: 1 Called Manders (c) def. Marcus Mathers & Tate Mayfairs
- Mike D Vecchio def. Kuro
- Progress Women’s World Championship Triple Threat: Nina Samuels (c) def. Vert Vixen & Rhio
- Progress Proteus Championship Scramble: Paul Walter Hauser def. Adam Priest, EFFY, Charles Crowley, & Simon Miller (c)
- Minoru Suzuki def. Cara Noir
- Progress Men’s World Championship: Luke Jacobs (c) def. Michael Oku
Here’s the Hall of Fame card for tonight. (WWE)
- Triple H (inducted by Shawn Michaels)
- Lex Luger (inducted by DDP)
- The Natural Disasters
- Michelle McCool (inducted by the Undertaker)
- Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart (inducted by CM Punk)
- WWE Legacy Inductees Kamala, Dory Funk Sr and Ivan Koloff
From UFC: “UFC returns to Newark, N.J. with another stacked card, headlined by a pair of blockbuster championship bouts. In the main event, reigning bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili rematches with former title holder and No. 1 ranked contender Sean O’Malley. The co-main event will see women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena defend her newly won belt against No. 2 ranked Kayla Harrison. UFC 316: DVALISHVILI vs. O’MALLEY 2 takes place Saturday, June 7 at Prudential Center, with the main card available on ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The prelims will be available on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, as well as simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN+, at 8p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The early prelims will kick off at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass.”
Here’s the updated WrestleMania 41 card. (WWE)
Night One
- Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
- WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
- Naomi vs. Jade Cargill
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
- El Grande Americano vs. Rey Mysterio
- WWE World Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders (c) vs. The New Day
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: GUNTHER (c) vs. Jey Uso
Night Two
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena
- Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Penta vs. Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Sin City Street Fight: Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
- WWE Women’s World Championship: IYO SKY (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair
Gunther says he’s not worried about Jey Uso: “Jey got very popular with the whole ‘Yeet’ stuff. Maybe he got carried away with it – maybe he got too comfortable. He needed someone to remind him what this is really about. In wrestling, when you have a big match coming up, this business gives you the freedom to be a pain in the ass toward your opponent. I take full advantage of that.”
Here are ASE Vegas results from the 17th. (FF)
- Ettore Invitational Match: AJ Francis def. Reyhan Inteus, Calvin Tankman, Moses, and Papa Jace
- Man Like DeReiss def. Leon Slater
- The King Bees def. Fire ‘N Flava
- Uglee Gang def. Culture Inc
- Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling World Championship Match: Suge D def. JTG
- ASE Women’s Championship Tournament Match: Jada Stone def. La Rosa Negra
- Darian Bengston, Darius Lockhart, Ian Maxwell, Jonathan Gresham & Yahya def. Ashton Starr, Darius Carter, Frontman Jah, Kenny King & Movie Myk
Here are CMLL Martes de Glamour results. (FF)
- Avispón Negro Jr., Chriss & Último Ángel def. Ponzoña Jr., Mortis & Dark Fire
- Leo, Prince Drago & Johnny Dinamo def. Yaky Boy, Xavier Cruz Jr. & Thunder Boy
- Los Magníficos def. Cris Skin, Omar Brunetti & Guerrero de la Muerte
- Match Relámpago: Kira def. Dark Silueta
- Flip Gordon & Dark Magic def. Furia Roja & Bestia Negra
- Atlantis Jr., Brillante Jr. & Dulce Gardenia def. Los Depredadores
