During the Night of Champions post-show, Rhea Ripley said she’s dealing with bruised ribs after Raquel Rodriguez hit her with a kendo stick during their match, but also indicated it wasn’t a severe enough injury to slow her down. “I’m just getting started.”
Speaking of that post-show, Paul “Triple H” Levesque said Phil “CM Punk” Brooks apologizing means he’s matured (as opposed to it meaning he’s a contradictory hypocrite): “If you’d have told me 10 years ago that CM Punk would be here in Saudi for the WWE, I would have thought you’re out of your mind. But people grow, people change, people evolve, and they learn, and they learn a lot in life. Not only was I privileged to watch them this week as they prepared for this fight, I was privileged to watch two men grow as people, especially CM Punk. I was privileged to watch him grow as a human being, to step out here and apologize to the people of Saudi Arabia, to just cherish where he is at in life and his career and the things he gets to do and the opportunities that he has. I was incredibly proud of him.”
MxM (Mason & Mansoor) are appearing for Big Japan on July 3rd.
The man arrested at the Performance Center for stalking Liv Morgan has been charged with “interstate domestic violence” which cares a possible prison term of up to five years. In a strange coincidence we also just learned that Morgan has just had successful surgery for the dislocated shoulder she suffered on Raw. (PWI)
There are only 15 appearances left now for John Cena on his retirement tour. Here are the dates and places that we know. (WWE)
- August 1: WWE SmackDown (Newark, NJ)
- August 2/3: WWE SummerSlam (Newark, NJ)
- August 8: WWE SmackDown (Montreal, QC, Canada)
- August 22: WWE SmackDown (Dublin, Ireland)
- August 29: WWE SmackDown (Lyon, France)
- August 31: WWE Clash in Paris (Paris, France)
- October 11: WWE Crown Jewel: Perth (Perth, Australia)
Sheamus vs. Rusev has been added to Raw tomorrow night. BANGER! (WWE)
- WWE World Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. Finn Balor & JD McDonagh
- Sheamus vs. Rusev
CMLL Viernes Espectacular results are below. (FF)
- Shockercito, Angelito & Galaxy def. Mercurio, Pierrothito & Full Metal.
- 2/3 Falls Match: Dark Silueta & Hera def. Lluvia & Tabata (2-0). Silueta then challenged Lluvia to a CMLL Japan Women’s Title match next week and they brawled.
- Match Relampago: Francesco Akira def. Star Jr.
- 2/3 Falls Match: Esfinge, Flip Gordon & Sky Team (Máscara Dorada & Neón) def. Depredadores (Rocky Romero, Volador Jr., Magnus & Rugido)
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship Match: United Empire (TJP & Templario) (c) def. Hermanos Chávez (Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja)
- Místico def. Bandido
Tanga Loa returned from injury at Night of Champions to assist Solo Sikoa, but the biggest assist came from his younger brother Hikuleo in his WWE PLE debut. He’s now been given the new name of Tala Tonga. (WWE)
There will be a WWE ID showcase July 19th in Tampa.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling has announced some upcoming cards.
July 11 (Houston):
- Miyu Yamashita vs. Maki Itoh
- Mizuki & Pom Harajuku vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
- Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Moka Miyamoto & Shino Suzuki
- Miu Watanabe vs. Wakana Uehara
- Yuki Arai vs. Kaylia Capri
- Triple Threat Match: Yuki Kamifuku vs. Vert Vixen vs. Raku
July 12 (Houston):
- Mizuki & Suzume vs. Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto
- Maki Itoh vs. Raku
- Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Miu Watanabe & Vert Vixen
- Wakana Uehara vs. Shino Suzuki
- Arisu Endo vs. Kaylia Capri
- Yuki Kamifuku vs. Pom Harajuku
July 13 (Dallas):
- Mizuki vs. Maki Itoh
- Miyu Yamashita & Vert Vixen vs. Yuka Sakazaki & Billie Starks
- Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara
- Shoko Nakajima vs. Miu Watanabe
- Yuki Arai vs. Maya World
- Moka Miyamoto vs. Alejandra Quintanilla
- Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku
Freelance Wrestling vs. The World results are below. (CMN)
- Six Way Scramble Match: Kylie Rae def. Blair Onyx and Davina Thorne and Nova Marz and Shazza McKenzie and Trevor Outlaw (w/ Frank The Clown)
- Chico Suave vs. Sabin Gauge – No Contest
- COCK’s (CJ Martin, Darin Corbin & Sean Galway) def. RJ Sowa & White Meat (Robbie Reeves & Stone Ambrose)
- Alfonso Gonzalez def. Isaias Velazquez
- Darius Latrell def. Calvin Tankman
- Freelance World Tag Team Title Match: Bang And Matthews (August Matthews & Davey Bang) def. Home Cooking (Dan The Dad & Kody Lane) (c)
- Freelance Title Match: Devon Monroe (c) def. Regan Lydale
- Freelance Legacy Title Match: Koda Hernandez (c) def. Mustafa Ali
NXT house show results from Melbourne, Florida are below. (WBS)
- Zaria def. Wren Sinclair
- Shiloh Hill and Drake Morreaux def. Harlem Lewis and Keanu Carver
- Bailey Humphrey def. Zena Sterling
- Edris Enofe def. Tate Wilder
- Lola Vice def. Nikkita Lyons
- DarkState (Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, & Osiris Griffin) def. Chase U (Andre Chase, Kale Dixon, & Uriah Connors)
- NXT Heritage Cup Champion Channing Stacks Lorenzo def. Dante Chen. Tony D’Angelo then chased Stacks from the ring.
- Yoshiki Inamura def. Tavion Heights
- NXT Women’s North American Champion Sol Ruca def. Izzi Dame
- NXT Champion Oba Femi def. Niko Vance
Speaking of NXT, WWE is mulling giving the brand “residency” in Las Vegas. (WO)
WWE talent wasted no time getting on a plane home from Riyadh after Night of Champions — they’re on their way back as we speak. (PWI)
Otis has an injury that has placed him on the disabled list. He’s already had arthroscopic elbow surgery to determine the severity. (FF) Best wishes to him on his recovery!
