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Speaking to Inside the Ropes, Bret Hart said Triple H is a big fat phony: “I’m not sure where I stand with Triple H. Just being honest, I never rated him. Everything he’s done and created, it’s all stuff he wrote out for himself. I wish I could have sat back in 1992 and said, ‘This is what I’m going to do for the next ten years. I’m going to win every title and I’m going to be champion 55 times or 500 times.’ I think Triple H is a phony in the sense that he never earned it and he never deserved it. He married the boss’s daughter. I wish he had been in the dressing room when I knocked Vince out. I wish that it had happened and he was in the dressing room because he might not be married to Stephanie anymore, or it might not have ever happened. There was so much anger, and Triple H was such a slimeball back in 1997. He was a guy that I had very little respect for.”
In his latest column Scott D’Amore seems to be salivating about the opportunity for someone to run a major wrestling event opposite WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia: “WrestleMania week has long been the biggest week of business for WrestleCon, the Collective and literally dozens of other promotions that have followed Mania around the U.S. for the past few decades. Again, we wait to see what the reality is, but if one night is in the U.S., that’s a huge void other promotions can fill. It would be ironic if someone else ran a major event and took advantage of WWE abandoning the traditional WrestleMania market.”
Josh Barnett is participating in a match in Bloodsport London against Oli Thompson on Sept. 28th. Here’s what he had to say about it: “The power of two massive heavyweights meeting toe to toe threatens to crack the foundation of Camden Town. One a former World’s Strongest Man competitor and MMA fighter. The other, the youngest UFC Heavyweight champion of all time and a Catch Wrestler trained by Billy Robinson and Karl Gotch. Oli Thompson vs Josh Barnett for Bloodsport – London! Get your tickets to see this event the only way – LIVE!”
WWE talents Charlie Dempsey and Harlem Lewis are part of today’s Pro Wrestling NOAH show at Korakuen Hall. NOAH sent out a press release with bios of both. “Harlem Lewis: Born June 11, 2000 in Lindenhurst, New York. Height: 185cm, weight: 104kg. Trained through American football before joining WWE NXT. Debuted on March 29, 2024 under the ring name Vincent Winnie. In August, he made a one-off appearance on RAW. He gained experience in NXT’s development brand ‘Level Up,’ NXT’s farm organization ‘EVOLVE’ which launched in March this year, and WWE’s youth development program ‘LFG.’ His trademark is his bandana. He is known for his aggressive fighting style. His signature moves are the jackhammer and powerbomb. Charlie Dempsey: Born December 30, 1996 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Height: 185cm, Weight: 94kg. Father: William Regal. Debuted in the UK on February 9, 2018. Joined New Japan Pro Wrestling as a Young Lion in 2020, but joined WWE without making his Japanese debut. Debuted in NXT on February 25, 2021. In 2024, challenged Katsuhiko Nakajima for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship at All Japan Pro Wrestling Show January 3rd at Korakuen Hall. Leader of the skilled group ‘No Quarter Catch Crew.’ Special moves include the Regal Stretch and Dragon Suplex.”
Here’s the updated card for NXT tonight. (WWE)
- Opening Bout – Lights Out Match: Lexis King vs. Myles Bourne
- TNA World Championship & WWE NXT Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. Trick Williams (c)
- WWE Speed Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Candice LeRae vs. Lainey Reid
- Last stop before WWE NXT No Mercy
- Appearance by NASCAR stars Cole Custer and Sam Mayer
The last SmackDown did a 0.37 18-49 and 1.342 million viewers. The only change over the week prior was a rise in viewership from 1.316 million. (PI)
Here are results from night nine of New Japan’s Road to Destruction. (CMN)
- Masatora Yasuda def. Zane Jay
- Shoma Kato & Tiger Mask def. Katsuya Murashima & Tatsuya Matsumoto
- Dick Togo, Don Fale & EVIL def. Oleg Boltin, Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura
- Daiki Nagai, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji def. David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Gedo
- OSKAR, Taiji Ishimori & Yuto-Ice def. Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Tomohiro Ishii
- El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino def. Master Wato, Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & YOH
- Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. def. DOUKI, Ren Narita, SANADA, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi
Speaking of results here are some from WrestlePro Killer Smokeshow. (FF)
- Mike Santana def. Jordan Oliver
- Cosmic Cuties def. Savage Gnomes
- Vargas def. Ben Bishop
- WrestlePro Garden State Championship Match: J-Heru def. Tony Vincita, Justin Corino, David Goldy & El Magnifico
- Megan Bayne def. B3CCA
- WrestlePro Tag Team Championship Match: Sent 2 Slaughter def. Ace of Space Academy
- The Righteous def. Revolver’s Chamber
- WrestlePro Women’s Championship Match: Lady Frost fought Rebecca J. Scott to a countout
- WrestlePro Gold Championship Match: CPA def. Max Caster
- No Disqualification Match: Killer Kross def. Richard Holliday with aid from The Righteous, who shook hands with him after the match.
In case you’re wondering what Alberto El Patron is up to these days since departing AAA, he’s joined the cast of La Granja VIP, a Mexican reality show with a format similar to Big Brother.
Orange Cassidy has been cleared to return from his torn pec as early as Dynamite this Wednesday. (WO)
If you’re wondering if they’re still pissed off at WWE over Stephanie McMahon’s VPN ad read, ESPN wouldn’t give anything at Wrestlepalooza a grade higher than B+.
Kylie Rae vacated her WWE ID Title due to her pregnancy. All the best to her and her growing family!
Good luck buying a ticket for WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas at these prices. (PWI)
- Section A1 (Floor): $8,998.00
- Section B (Floor): $3,868.00
- Section R101: $2,200.75
- 100 level: $1495.00, $1303.54, $1174.80
- 200 level: $1,303.54 – $1,174.80
- 300 Section: $1,174.80
- 400 Section: $854.15
Stephanie Vaquer will have a champion vs. champion match at Crown Jewel with whoever is the WWE Women’s Champion at Crown Jewel in Perth. That’s currently Tiffany Stratton but she might lose it to Jade Cargill on SmackDown before then. (WWE)
From MLW: “MLW legend Satoshi Kojima will face off against the towering powerhouse Bishop Dyer at MLW Slaughterhouse in Long Beach. This marks a first-time-ever clash between two forces representing different eras of Major League Wrestling.”
Three matches have been signed for Raw next week. (WWE)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Dominik Mysterio vs. Rusev
- Tornado Tag Team Match: The Usos vs. Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker
- Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Asuka turned on IYO SKY in the main event segment of last night’s Raw. (WWE)
Although we still don’t know the exact nature of Piper Niven’s injury, it’s being described as both “serious” and “career ending.” (WO)
Even though their Wrestlepalooza match would seem to set up John Cena getting revenge on Brock Lesnar in his last match on the retirement tour, WWE is reportedly NOT planning for there to be any more encounters between the two. (WO)
Cody Rhodes has topped the PWI 500 for the second year in a row.
Here’s the lineup for Powerrr tonight. (NWA)
- NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Alex Taylor (c) vs. Luke Curtis
- NWA TV World Championship Match: Bryan Idol (c) vs. Daisy Kill
- EC3 & Pretty Boy Smooth in action
- The Country Gentlemen in action
WWE filed a trademark for “Los Americanos” to apparently refer to all of the different people who are simultaneously playing El Grande Americano. (FF)
