Roman Reigns will open the Raw broadcast next Monday on Netflix. (WWE)
- Roman Reigns to open the show
- Becky Lynch vs. Maxxine Dupri
- Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez
- CM Punk appears
In this interview The Rock talks about working hurt during WrestleMania 29 despite suffering several major injuries while wrestling John Cena: “I didn’t want to tell John that because I knew the match would end, and I didn’t want the match to end in that way. Not only was it important to me to go out on my shield, I knew this was my very last match of my entire career. My career was going to end on this night. No one knew, but I knew. The other reason, and maybe more important than my career ending, I was doing the honors. That means you’re passing the torch to someone who is going to carry it from here on out. That was to John, and that was the finish to our match; me doing the honors for him and him beating me in the middle of the ring to become champion. That’s why I didn’t want the match to end right away. I wanted him to have his moment. That’s important.”
Kelani Jordan talks about becoming the TNA Knockouts Champion: “When I saw that Ash was relinquishing the title and there was going to be a battle royal, why wouldn’t I take that opportunity? It ended up with me and Lei Ying as the last two in a title match the same night. This was also my first time ever in TNA. I know some people might be a little bit bitter, but who wouldn’t take the opportunity? Thankfully, I came out champion. It was fun. It was nice to be in front of a different crowd, on a different brand, and show what I can do.”
Speaking of which Mistico will face Michael Oku at FantasticaMania UK 2025.
Mistico wants to work in more places: “I’m looking for an opportunity in any promotion in the world. If I receive an opportunity, I will take it. I proved that I love Lucha Libre. It doesn’t matter if it’s in Mexico, London, or Japan. I think that I’ve shown what I’m made of, and now I think it’s time to look for new things.”
Bronson Reed signed a new multi-year deal with WWE “a while ago.” (FF)
If you’re going to a theater to watch Crown Jewel it’s actually going to air on tape delay. What’s the point then?
Dynamite did a 0.09 and 465K viewers this week, down from 0.14 and 634K. (PI) Both Dynamite and NXT experienced drops due to Nielsen changing the way they count viewership starting this week.
First day sales for Wrestle Kingdom 20 tickets exceeded 20,000. (WO)
NXT results from Jacksonville, Florida are below. (WBS)
- Drake Morreaux def. Keanu Carver
- Carlee Bright and Dani Sekelsky def. Chantel Monroe and Masyn Holiday. Monroe and Holiday attacked the victors post-match and Bayley Humphrey made the save.
- Lexis King def. Chris Island
- Jax Presley & Harley Riggins def. Dante Chen & Drako Knox
- Channing Stacks Lorenzo appeared Arianna Grace and issued an open challenge, which Myles Borne answered.
- Myles Borne def. Channing Lorenzo
- Kendal Grey def. Arianna Grace and Thea Hail
- OTM def. Tyson DuPont & Tyriek Igwe
- Kali Armstrong def. Karmen Petrovic
- Kelani Jordan def. Fallon Henley
Here’s an early card for SmackDown next week. (WWE)
- Last Man Standing Match: Aleister Black vs. Damian Priest
- WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Wyatt Sicks vs. Street Profits
- WWE United States Championship Match: Sami Zayn vs. TBA
- Stephanie Vaquer & Tiffany Stratton vs. Giulia & Kiana James
