From MLW: “Shotzi will be unleashed at MLW Summer of the Beasts in NYC this Thursday! Major League Wrestling today announced Shotzi (Blackheart) will be LIVE at MLW Summer of the Beasts, live on YouTube at 9pm from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, June 26. Known for her chaos-fueled style, fearless energy, and unmistakable presence, Shotzi is set to make waves as she hits Major League Wrestling for the first-time ever. With a take-no-prisoners attitude and a history of leaving wreckage in her wake, what Shotzi has planned for NYC remains to be seen – but it’s guaranteed to be unforgettable.”
In a cheeky but well earned post on social media Asuka asked someone to update this graphic listing all of her WWE accomplishments. “Someone please make an updated version of this. I’ve lost track of how many records I’ve broken.”
Speaking to Busted Open, Jerry Lawler says WWE paid his medical bills after his cardiac arrest back in 2012: “They kept me in the hospital for a few days in Canada. Free healthcare you’re supposed to get in Canada, that’s a big lie, they sent me a bill for 20,000 dollars. Yes, WWE paid.”
For whatever it’s worth AAA wrestler Psycho Clown is not taking indie bookings after August of this year, which could suggest he’s making a lateral move to the WWE side.
Wrestle Kingdom 20 on January 4th will air live on TV Asahi, the first New Japan show at the Tokyo Dome to not air exclusively on New Japan World in decades.
Speaking of NJPW here are the latest Soul results. (FF)
- Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Zane Jay went to a Time Limit Draw
- Masatora Yasuda def. Daiki Nagai
- House Of Torture (DOUKI, Ren Narita, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi) def. Katsuya Murashima, Master Wato, Shoma Kato, Toru Yano & YOH by DQ
- House Of Torture (Chase Owens, Don Fale, EVIL & SANADA) def. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma), Tiger Mask & YOSHI-HASHI
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Yuya Uemura def. United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jakob Austin Young)
- BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gabe Kidd & Taiji Ishimori) (w/ Gedo) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado
- Hirooki Goto, Oleg Boltin & Shota Umino def. TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)
- G1 Climax 35 Block B Play-In: Drilla Moloney def. Tomohiro Ishii
- G1 Climax 35 Block A Play-In: Callum Newman def. Taichi
In addition Olympic gold medalist in judo Aaron Wolf has signed with NJPW.
Mayu Iwatani recently suffered a broken rib. Best wishes to her for a full recovery!
Here’s a cute picture of Trish Stratus and Dominik Mysterio together, recreating an older photo of her holding Dom up when he was just a toddler. Dominik’s caption branded Trish the “best thing to ever come out of Canada.” Well that, and beer, and hockey.
Buddy Matthews says he hasn’t regained mobility in the ankle he rolled wrestling Kazuchika Okada. That sucks to hear and I hope his prognosis changes for the better.
GCW “Take a Picture” results are below. (FF)
- Jimmy Lloyd def. Matt Cardona
- Joey Janela def. Jack Cartwheel
- KJ Orso def. Dan The Dad
- Mad Man Pondo & Willie Mack vs. Buck Nasty (Buck Skynyr & Rob Shit)
- Billie Starkz def. Simon Grimm & Jonathan Gresham
- GCW World Tag Team Championships: YDNP (Alec Price & Jordan Oliver) (c) def. The Premier (Campbell Myers & SK Bishop) and The New Guys (Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley)
- GCW World Championship: EFFY (c) def. 2 Cold Scorpio
- GCW Ultraviolent Championship: Matt Tremont (c) vs. 2 Tuff Tony ends in a no-contest
- JCW World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) def. Mickie Knuckles
Here’s the card for Raw tonight. (WWE)
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bayley
- King of the Ring Semifinal Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso
- Queen of the Ring Semifinal Match: Jade Cargill vs. Roxanne Perez
- Bron Breakker vs. Penta
- We’ll hear from Goldberg
- Seth Rollins to speak
WWE talent have not been informed of any changes to their travel plans for Night of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia despite the current conflict in the Middle East. (FF)
