TMZ spoke to Mercedes Mone and subsequently confirmed that Mercedes is in a relationship with The Beast Mortos. Although she cheekily described it as “a real beauty and the beast situation” you don’t see the man behind the mask that often nor what he’s capable of — besides pro wrestling he’s been a veterinarian, a nurse, and he just recently passed the bar and will be certified as a lawyer in four months. She’s got herself a very multi-faceted man and vice versa!
In this interview Shotzi Blackheart talks about her friendship with Charlotte Flair: “She was honestly the first person that called me. Like when, when that news hit, she was the first person to call me. She was like, ‘What do you need me to do? What connections can I pull to, what do you want? Like, I will help you.’ Like she has just been such a rock for me. I hope me for her as well, just because like we were doing ACL rehab at the same time. We were just there for each other, she has been somebody like a person that I cried, I’ve cried to, During that whole process. She’s just been so great. That’s like, that’s what I’m saying when I’m like the relationships that I made at WWE are the most important thing to me. Like Charlotte and Bayley, like I look up to them in the ring, but also outside of the ring as people, you know, they’re just wonderful people.”
The latest CMLL results from Lunes Clasico are below. (FF)
- Nitro, Black Tiger & Espiritu Maligno def. Meyer, Asturiano & Hijo de Centella Roja
- Chamuel & Periquito Sacaryas def. Tengu & Mije
- Yutani & Okumura def. Fuerza Poblana
- CMLL National Trios Championship Match: Felino Jr., Stuka Jr. & Cobarde def. Viajeros del Espacio
- Match Relámpago: Star Jr. def. Robbie X
- Místico, Flip Gordon & Titán def. Hechicero & Galeon Fantasma
The updated card for the Death Pain Invitational on June 24th is below. (NJPW)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: El Desperado (c) vs. Jun Kasai
- Oleg Boltin & Toru Sugiura vs. Toru Yano & Tomoya Hirata
- Hardcore Rules Match: Rina Yamashita & A mystery partner vs. Masashi Takeda & Kenji Fukimoto
- Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato, Katsuya Murashima & Daiki Nagai vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa, GENTARO, Kengo & Dragon Libre
Marigold has announced some talent for the 2025 Dream Star Grand Prix: Mayu Iwatani, Utami Hayashishita, Mai Sakurai, MIRAI, Miku Aono, Kouki Amarei, Victoria Yuzuki, Seri Yamaoka, Natsumi Showzuki, Chika Goto, Kizuna Tanaka, Nagisa Nozaki, CHIAKI, Misa Matsui and Chanyota.
Maple Leaf Pro has announced the card for their Resurrection PPV on July 5th.
- PCO vs. Dan Maff in a House of Pain match
- The Good Brothers vs. The War Dogs (David Finlay & Drilla Moloney)
- MLP Champion Josh Alexander will be in action against an unknown opponent
- The MLP debuts of TNA stars Ace Austin and TJP
- AEW’s Speedball Mike Bailey will be in action against an unknown opponent
- Also scheduled: Psycho Mike, Rohan Raja and Jonathan Gresham
Last week’s Raw did 2.9 million viewers. (Netflix)
According to Konnan’s latest podcast Rey Mysterio will return from injury in August. (PWI)
Speaking of Mysterios, Octagon Jr. says he loved facing Dominik: “I hope to see him (again) soon. It was not the result I wanted, but I loved the match and my triumph that night was facing him. My emotions were going at 1,000 percent but next I will be more calm. I hope to come back, I cannot answer yes or no, but I am getting ready for any opportunity. My dad always tells me to be ready for when the opportunity is in front of me. I eat wrestling for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for an opportunity that big. Triple H tweeted about the match so that rules. Thank you to everyone who follows me, wrestling is my life and now that I have that moment, I will not let go of it.”
Gunther mocked Goldberg on his Instagram: “Guess I can spare three minutes.”
The pre-sale code for SummerSlam 2025 is WWETIX. (PWI)
Here’s the current card for NXT next week. (WWE)
- NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Lash Legend vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Izzi Dame vs. Jaida Parker
- TNA World Championship Match: Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs
- NXT Heritage Cup Match: Noam Dar vs. Stacks
SmackDown is losing its third hour on August 15th when USA Network debuts a new show called The Rainmaker based on the John Grisham novel of the same name.
A “fire Def Rebel” chant broke out during NXT after Jordynne Grace’s new theme song was NOT met with enthusiasm by the crowd.
