In this interview with Good Morning America John Cena says he’s committed to his retirement: “You intrinsically know when your instinct says I’m a step slower and it’s then just a battle of how long do I fight those red flags before it could be counterproductive. I still look good, I still feel good, I still feel like I can perform at a WWE level, but I also think it’s time for me to step aside and let the young talent step forward. I think nobody thought I was serious and now that we’re halfway through and people really understand that my last match is in December and it is time for me to move on, the audiences have been electric, like the programming has been riveting. There’s no way (I would come back). I don’t want to speak in absolutes because I don’t want to close any opportunity but I made a promise to the fans who have allowed me to be here for a quarter of a century. I wouldn’t want to disrespect them like that.”
The Rock’s 2003 movie Rundown is finally getting released on Blu-Ray.
In this interview Mare Sadé f/k/a Jakara Jackson talks about her frustration with being released by WWE: “I was (frustrated). Now, I feel like my mindset is to move forward and to grow and to evolve from that experience. So I’m more determined more than anything.”
As I already stated in a previous updated, LA Knight’s injury is confirmed to be a work. (FF)
Keith Lee is “not factored in” to creative plans by AEW even though he’s ready to return. (FF)
Chad Gable’s surgery for his undisclosed injury is expected to “at a minimum” put him out of action until late into 2025. (FF)
Roman Reigns is joining the cast of Street Fighter as Akuma.
Jeff Hardy rates Yokozuna’s Banzai as one of the most painful moves he’s taken: “Without a doubt, Yokozuna’s Banzai Splash. When he took his hands off the ropes, man. I was like 17 and it was incredibly – after he let go of the ropes, the weight, oh my God, it was wild.”
Here’s the lineup for the “Brazilian Blowout” episode of WOW this weekend. (WOW)
- The Mighty Mights & a Mystery Partner vs. The Alliance (Reina Del Rey, BK Rhythm, and Gigi Gianni) with Adriana Gambino
- Goldie Collins vs. Xena Phoenix
- Fatal 4-Way #1 Contender Match: Genesis vs. Princess Aussie vs. Tormenta vs. Paoloa The Colombian GOAT
Josh Alexander is the guest on this week’s episode of AEW Unrestricted.
Rey Mysterio talks about his injury and his timeline for a return: “So, I was explaining to someone yesterday that I tore my groin. He goes, ‘How did it happen? Was it when they pulled you?’ I said, ‘No…’ The guy that I was wrestling stood in front of me. He bailed out the ring underneath the bottom rope and I went to chase him and when I pushed off with my left leg, I just heard a (rip noise). Like, that’s it? I tore my groin like that? And yeah, usually it happens on the simplest shit. (Rehab is going) good. Pretty good. I started my PT. Not to mention, I had a busted eardrum as well so I fixed that during my time off. I’m on the road to recovery. I should be back hopefully by August.”
This week’s Dynamite did a 0.15 and 613,000 viewers, down from 0.21 and 736,000 last week for Grand Slam Mexico. (Wrestlenomics)
An appearance from Aaron Wolf has been added to Tanahashi Jam.
MxM (Mason & Mansoor) are appearing for DDT Pro this weekend.
Here are the latest NJPW Soul results. (FF)
- Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Zane Jay (10-Minute Time-Limit Draw)
- Masatora Yasuda def. Daiki Nagai
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita) def. Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato, Master Wato, YOH & Toru Yano
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (Dick Togo, SANADA, Chase Owens & EVIL) def. Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & YOSHI-HASHI
- Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomohiro Ishii & Taichi def. United Empire (Jakob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman)
- Jado, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi def. War Dogs (Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Gabe Kidd)
- Oleg Boltin, Yuya Uemura & Hirooki Goto def. T.M.D.K. (Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)
Here are last night’s MLW Summer of the Beasts results. (FF)
- MLW World Tag Team Championships: The Skyscrapers (Bishop Dyer & Donovan Dijak) def. Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) (c) to win the titles
- Brock Anderson def. Anthony Greene
- Yuki Kamifuku def. Wakana Uehara. Shotzi Blackheart debuted after the match and praised Kamifuki, before she was attacked by Ava Everett.
- KUSHIDA def. Diego Hill. Diego Hill then signed with MLW.
- MLW National Openweight Championship: Ultimo Guerrero (c) def. Alex Hammerstone and Matthew Justice
- MLW World Championship: Matt Riddle (c) def. KENTA
Hikuleo was with the WWE wrestlers who traveled to Saudi Arabia. (PWI)
Los Garza will defend their AAA Tag Team Titles at Verano de Escandalo.
Here’s the card for SmackDown tonight. (WWE)
- Last Woman Standing for WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Nia Jax
- WWE Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits (c) vs. The Wyatt Sicks
- WWE Women’s United States Championship: Zelina Vega (c) vs. Giulia
- John Cena returns to SmackDown before battling CM Punk at Night of Champions
The updated card for Dynamite next Wednesday is below. (AEW)
- TBS Championship Match: Mercedes Mone vs. Mina Shirakawa
- AEW Men’s Casino Gauntlet Qualifying Match: MJF vs. Brody King vs. AR Fox vs. Anthony Bowens
- Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada
The updated Supercard of Honor for July 11th is below. (ROH)
- ROH World Championship Match: Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- ROH World Tag Team Championship Match: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara vs. The Infantry OR Top Flight
- ROH Women’s World Championship Match: Athena vs. Thunder Rosa
- ROH Pure Championship Match: Lee Moriarty vs. Blue Panther
Speaking of ROH here are last night’s Honor Club results. (PWI)
- Thunder Rosa & Persephone def. Athena & Red Velvet
- ROH World Television Championship Proving Ground Match: Nick Wayne fought Titán Ended to a time limit draw
- ROH World Championship Match: Bandido def. Máscara Dorada
- Rocky Romero and Konosuke Takeshita appeared in a segment where Takeshita challenged Bandido to put the ROH World Championship on the line at Supercard of Honor.
- Top Flight and Leila Grey had a segment where Grey tried to get the team hyped for their match against The Infantry, a #1 Contender’s match for the ROH World Tag Team Championships, next week.
- Non-Title Match: Blue Panther def. Lee Moriarty. Shane Taylor Promotions attacked Panther after the match and Bryan Danielson came out and brought out assistance to clear the ring. Danielson hit the Busaiku Knee on Taylor and a ROH Pure Championship match between Moriarty and Panther was made official for Supercard of Honor.
