In this interview Kurt Angle says he’d like WWE to buy TNA’s tape library: “When I was wrestling for TNA, I was like, ‘You know what? A lot of WWE fans haven’t seen my work in TNA. I wish WWE would have a relationship with TNA, and possibly buy the library so that WWE fans can see my TNA matches.’ It looks like that’s eventually going to happen. Right now, they’re working together, and I never thought it would happen in a million years, but for some reason, it’s happening, and I think a lot of it has to do with TNA has a great company, they really do. They have a lot of great talents, but it’s not a threat to WWE.”
On her recent livestream Hikaru Shida said visa issues are making it hard for her to return to the United States: “I really hope to. Visa, especially nowadays, it’s getting hard. AEW has so many wrestlers and the lawyer has to do so many things. I know it takes time. I hope I can go back to AEW soon. For now, I am enjoying my stay in Japan and getting more energy to wrestle in the US again. I’m looking forward to my comeback. Please wait and I’m so glad if you support me.”
DEFY Wrestling “Vortex 2025” results are below. (CMN)
- The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra & Harv Sihra) def. Amerikan Gunz (Ethan HD & Mike Santiago)
- Evan Rivers def. Mark Wheeler
- DEFY Women’s Title Match: Marina Shafir (c) def. Vipress
- Joey Janela def. Randy Myers
- Cedric Alexander def. Starboy Charlie
- Megan Bayne def. Nicole Matthews
- DEFY Tag Team Title Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match: Sinner And Saint (Judas Icarus & Travis Williams) (c) def. C4 (Cody Chhun & Guillermo Rosas) [2:1]
ACTION Wrestling “Spin” results are below. (FF)
- ACTION Championship: Tim Bosby (w/ Dylan Hales) (c) defeats Adam Priest
- Joe Black def. Anakin Murphy
- Darian Bengston def. Arik Royal
- Colby Corino def. Gary Jay
- IWTV Independent Wrestling Tag Team Championships: 4825 (Jaden Newman & Jamesen Shook) (c) defeat The IT Couple (BK Westbrook & Ella Envy)
- Bobby Flaco def. Adrian Alanis
- Alex Kane def. Kasey Owens by DQ
- The Good Hand (Kasey Owens, Suge D & Tyler Stevens) def. Alex Kane & Top Team (Jay Lucas & Terry Yaki)
- New South Championship: Krule def. Big Dave (c) by DQ
Here are CMLL Viernes Espectacular results. (FF)
- Zeuxis & Persephone beat Jarochita & Kira.
- 2/3 Falls Match: Chávez Brothers (Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja) beat Predators (Magnus & Rugido) (2-1).
- Lightning Match: Sorcerer beat Robbie X.
- 2/3 Falls Match: Predators (Rocky Romero & Volador Jr.) beat Ghost Galleon (Zandokan Jr. & Difunto) (2-1).
- 2/3 Falls Match: Templar beat Titan (2-1).
- 2/3 Falls Match: Sky Team (Mystic, Golden Mask & Neon) beat Infernales (Averno & Euforia) & Guerreros Laguneros (Last Warrior & Great Warrior) (2-1).
WWE reportedly has “preliminary interest” in Private Party if AEW doesn’t offer them a contract renewal. (FF)
Trish Stratus will reportedly be appearing at the next SmackDown in Grand Rapids. For now though this is the advertised card. (WWE)
- Ron Killings vs. John Cena (non-title)
- King of the Ring Tournament Semifinal Match: Randy Orton vs. Sami Zayn
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinal Match: Jade Cargill vs. Roxanne Perez
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinal Match: Alexa Bliss vs. TBA (Final Quarterfinals Winner)
- Solo Sikoa to meet WWE US Champion Jacob Fatu next week face-to-face in the ring
- WWE Women’s US Champion Zelina Vega to call out Giulia next week
Natalya talks about what she learned from Paul Heyman: “You have to be your biggest advocate, and I learned a lot of this (from Heyman). Paul Heyman is a great example of that. You got to be as creative as you are athletic in the ring. Then as athletic as you are in the ring, you have to be thinking constantly about what your next step is, what your next move is. What is it that makes people want to pay money, part with their money, to watch you? Listen, I might not be a Paul Heyman girl on TV, but a lot of our work gets done backstage. I try to pick his brain as much as I can because I think he’s very good at what he does.”
It may or may not be a mistake on their part but AAA advertised a WWE Supershow for Arena Monterrey in Mexico on July 27th.
Carlito has announced he is now officially a free agent.
Jacy Jayne talks about her relationship with Bushwhacker Luke: “He (Bushwhacker Luke) had a gym on the beach. So I would go to the gym and he found out I was on the indies as a wrestler and basically was like, ‘You’re way too skinny. You don’t look like a wrestler. You’re not strong enough. We need to put some muscle on you.’ But I was like, kind of poor at the time so I couldn’t really afford to take personal training. So, he had a personal trainer that worked at his gym and he hired him to be my personal trainer. So, every morning, I would go to the gym, he would give me the personal training and then I would go do my shoot job. But he helped me so much. He got me in shape, he smartened me up about the business and he’s one of my biggest fans. After my matches, he’ll text me. He’ll talk to me about things. I think he’s even – I saw him last weekend and he was like, ‘Yeah, I hit up Shawn and I’m like, what are you doing with my girl? Why aren’t you doing things better for her?’ I’m like, ‘Luke, stop. You’re gonna get me in trouble. Don’t text Shawn Michaels like that. Please!’ Yeah, he’s the best. I love him. He’s such a good guy.”
NXT house show results from Lakeland, Florida are below. (WBS)
- Dante Chen beat Draco Knox.
- Izzi Dame beat Zaria.
- Chase U (Uriah Connors & Kale Dixon) beat No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey & Tavion Heights) and High Ryze (Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont).
- Drake Morreaux & Shiloh Hill beat Anthony Luke & Harlem Lewis.
- Thea Hail beat Jaida Parker.
- Je’Von Evans beat Lince Dorado.
- Tatum Paxley, Zena Sterling, Karmen Petrovic & Tyra Mae Steele beat Lainey Reid, Bayley Humphrey, Kali Armstrong, & ????.
- Noam Dar beat Channing Stacks Lorenzo.
- Lash Legend beat Kelani Jordan.
- WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Hank Walker and Tank Ledger beat Trick Williams and Lexis King.
Here’s a new Anthony Bowens interview.
Will Ospreay and Alex Windsor are now engaged. Congratulations to them both!
RevPro British J Cup results can be found below. (FF)
- British J Cup 2025 First Round Match: Nino Bryant def. Ethan Allen
- British J Cup 2025 First Round Match: Chris Ridgeway def. Ender Kara
- British J Cup 2025 First Round Match: Cameron Khai def. Ace Austin
- British J Cup 2025 First Round Match: Adam Priest def. Kid Lykos II
- T.K. Cooper def. Luke Jacobs
- Joshua James def. Owen Swain
- Serena Deeb def. Lizzy Evo
- British J Cup Final: Four-Way Elimination Match: Nino Bryant def. Adam Priest and Cameron Khai and Chris Ridgeway
