Mina Shirakawa has said goodbye to Japan: “I cried so many tears in this room. But every morning, I chose to fight for my future. Hard times may come. But I’ll never give up. Thank you, Japan.” She’s widely expected to be a regular for AEW now that she’s stateside.
Juice Robinson is “very close” to an in-ring return since being put out of action with a broken fibula last year. (FF)
The lineup for Impact this Thursday on AXS TV has been updated. (TNA)
- Dog Collar Match for TNA International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs. Eric Young
- Mustafa Ali vs. Trey Miguel
- Victoria Crawford vs. TBD
- Trick Williams to open the show
- Rosemary vs. Lei Ying Lee
This week’s ROH on Honor Club will air on Friday due to Collision airing on Thursday, and will also be free on YouTube.
Tetsuya Naito doesn’t know how many more years he’ll wrestle: “That’s something I wish I could know myself. But whatever happens, it won’t change what I do inside the ring. I’ll continue to show the fans around the world my wrestling style.”
As of today’s episode of WWE Speed, El Grande Americano is officially the champ.
Rhea Ripley talks about IYO SKY getting her WrestleMania moment: “To go out at WrestleMania and have such an awesome match where you know that you had the crowd the entire time and that adrenaline rush – all of us broke down in tears. Even on the bus afterwards, I couldn’t come down from that high. Seeing the video of IYO’s family crying in the crowd, it was so special because I’ve had that moment and Bianca has had that moment. IYO hadn’t had that moment yet and to see her have it and captured and presented to everyone, it was a really special day.”
AEW is releasing a book called THIS BOOK IS ALL ELITE.
Here’s the updated card for NJPW Dominion on June 15th. (NJPW)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto OR Zack Sabre Jr (c) vs. Shingo Takagi
- IWGP Global Championship: Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Gabe Kidd
- IWGP Tag Team Championships: United Empire’s Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Taichi
- Dog Collar Chain Deathmatch: David Finlay vs. EVIL
Joe Hendry talks about staying so busy: “Look, a busy schedule is a compliment. The busier you are, the more in-demand that you are, is a compliment to your popularity and your skills. So I very much enjoy that responsibility. The schedule is a part of the job, and every show that I do, every appearance that I do, every piece of media that I do, I just try to get better every time.”
Here’s the card for Dynamite tonight. (AEW)
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Match: Toni Storm vs. Thunder Rosa vs. Anna Jay vs. Penelope Ford
- AEW International Championship Eliminator Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kevin Knight
- Samoa Joe vs. Claudio Castagnoli
- The Young Bucks & Ricochet vs. Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe & Mike Bailey
- We’ll hear from Will Ospreay
- Renee Paquette interviews Jamie Hayter
CMLL Martes de Arena Mexico results are below. (FF)
- Eléctrico, Alexius & Obek def. Grako, Carnifice & Troglodita
- Match Relámpago: La Jarochita def. Alejandra Quintanilla
- Paul London, Ikuro Kwon & Donovan Dijak def. Los Dragones
- Match Relámpago: Templario def. KUSHIDA
- Matthew Justice & CozyMax def. Último Guerrero & Los Depredadores
- Two Of Three Falls Match: Atlantis Jr. def. Zandokan Jr. (2-1)