Month: February 2016

TNA Lockdown Results: 2/23/16

Every match took place inside the Six-Sides of Steel

 

Beer Money VS Eric Young & Bram

Winners: Beer Money

 

X-Division Championship: (C) Trevor Lee w/Gregory Shane Helms VS Tigre Uno

Winner: Trevor Lee

 

Lethal Lockdown: The Dollhouse VS Gail Kim & Velvet Sky

Madison Rayne wasn’t able to compete due to being injured from an attack earlier.

Maria Kanellis came out as if she was going to take Madison’s place but instead she didn’t enter and locked the cage door.

Winners: The Dollhouse

 

Eli Drake VS Odarg the Great

Winner: Odarg (Odarg was unmasked)

After the match in the back, Grado who is supposed to be fired, pleaded his case to Bill Corgan, Eli Drake came in and Eli and Billy had Grado escorted from the building.

 

Jimmy Havoc wants Rosemary back. The Decay beat Havoc down.

 

TNA World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Matt Hardy w/Tyrus VS EC3

Tyrus interfered, tried to chain EC3 to the ropes but instead EC3 chained Tyrus to the ropes & laid him out with a few chair shots. Reby came down with a hammer from the diaper bag, but was stopped by RockStar Spud, who then turned on EC3 slamming the cage door on him, helping Matt Hardy retain the World Title.

Winner: Matt Hardy

After the match, Spud blasted EC3 with a chair shot to the back of his head as he was laid out across the ring steps.

 

 

 

 

 

TNA LockDown Preview: 2/23/16

TNA Impact Wrestling presents Lockdown, every match is inside the Six-Sides of Steel.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Matt Hardy VS EC3

Lethal Lockdown: The Beautiful People & Gail Kim VS The Dollhouse

X-Division Championship: (C) Trevor Lee w/Gregory Shane Helms VS Tigre Uno

Eli Drake VS Odarg The Great

Beer Money VS Eric Young & Bram

 

Huge UFC Fight Is Reportedly Off

Source: WrestlingINC

What was set to be a huge, historic fight next week is now off the books for the time being, as Rafael Dos Anjos has pulled out of his UFC 196 title fight against Conor McGregor.

Kings MMA has confirmed that Dos Anjos broke his foot during a Friday sparring session. Dos Anjos kicked and connected with his sparring partner’s knee, effectively ending his participation in UFC 196.

This is the second straight year McGregor has had a championship opponent withdraw from a fight, as Jose Aldo pulled out of their planned UFC 189 bout last July. Aldo would face McGregor at UFC 194, where he was knocked out.

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, as well as highly ranked lightweight Tony Ferguson have volunteered to take on McGregor to fill in for the main event fight. It’s unlikely the company would institute an interim title fight, as RDA defended the championship three months ago.

UFC 196 still has a championship fight at the top of the card, with Holly Holm defending against Miesha Tate.

Daniel Bryan Appreciation Night, Bryan Added To WWE Live Events

Source: WrestlingINC

“Daniel Bryan Appreciation Night” will take place on Friday, March 25th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. WWE is also advertising Bryan for the March 26th live event in Trenton, New Jersey and the March 27th live event in Washington, DC.

Rumors On Daniel Bryan And The WWE Hall Of Fame

Source: WrestlingINC

When Daniel Bryan announced his retirement earlier this month there was immediately talk among fans about how he should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year in Dallas.

For what it’s worth, it was noted on Wrestling Observer Live  by Bryan Alvarez that he heard Bryan could be going in this year with Sting and The Godfather.

It’s very possible WWE saves Bryan’s induction for another year as they may feel Sting is big enough for this year’s class and they could get more out of Bryan going in another year.

Was Roman Reigns Really Busted Open on RAW?

Triple H brutally assaulted Roman Reigns at the end of RAW last night. Reigns was bloodied and battered:

Byron Saxton got busted handing Roman a blood capsule or something, maybe a blade. While the camera cut away, a fan who was in the front row appears to capture the exchange in a Facebook video:

The Godfather Officially Announced As A 2016 Inductee Into The WWE Hall of Fame

Monday night on RAW The Godfather was officially announced as a 2016 Inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The Godfather, real name Charles Wright, made a name for himself during WWE’s beloved Attitude Era as an eccentric and charismatic ladies man who always brought with him a train of beautiful women to the ring.”The Godfather’s unique persona and lovely ladies were a key ingredient in giving WWE, and the Attitude Era specifically, a very distinct flavor and feel,” the company said in a statement.”From his colorful outfits, to memorable theme song, entourage of gorgeous ladies and hard-hitting offense, The Godfather never failed to make an impression.”

Wright is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, where he performed under the ring names Sir Charles, Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather, and The Goodfather. He also was known as The Soultaker in the United States Wrestling Association in the Memphis Wrestling area.

Wright is a two-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, and a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Bull Buchanan).

Comments The Godfather is the second inductee announced for the Hall of Fame class of 2016 alongside wrestling icon Sting. The two stars, along with all other future Hall of Fame recipients, will be honored April 2 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas during WrestleMania week.
 

Shane McMahon Returns To WWE, To Face The Undertaker At WrestleMania 32

As seen on last night’s RAW ,the first-ever Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award was given to Stephanie McMahon.

RAW opened with Vince McMahon coming to the ring to present the award.  Vince talked about how his family has presented sports entertainment for more than 100 years and then introduced Stephanie. He talked about how proud he is of her, how she was born into the business and how she is like his father. Stephanie went to read a statement until she was interrupted by brother Shane McMahon, making his WWE return.

This led to Shane asking for control of Monday Night RAW, saying he and Vince made a deal years ago that kept Shane involved after Vince “messed up” the company and Shane came to the rescue. After tension with Stephanie McMahon, Vince agreed to give Shane control of RAW if Shane can win 1 match – against The Undertaker inside Hell In a Cell at WrestleMania 32.

Shane McMahon expresses his gratitude to the WWE Universe at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit after his return to Raw:

John Cena Hoping To ‘Defy Science’ For WrestleMania Return?

Source: WrestlingINC

John Cena seemed to hint at a match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania by posting a photo of Taker on his Instagram account.

A photo posted by John Cena (@johncena) on

Cena underwent shoulder surgery in early January. The normal recovery time for the surgery is around six months, which would put his return in July, however Cena has been known to return way earlier from surgeries than expected. Cena posted on Twitter this morning that he’s been “putting in twelve hours a day for the past six weeks to try and defy science.”

Cena spoke with FOX Sports at the Daytona 500 yesterday and said that he would make the show if he was physically able.

“As far as me participating in WrestleMania 32, the Magic 8-Ball says ‘ask again later,'” Cena joked. “It would be personally unfortunate for me to miss WrestleMania, but if I can’t perform, it would be unfortunate for the people watching WrestleMania to see me suffer through something that isn’t worthy of the event. I take a very unselfish approach to my job and what I do because people spend their hard-earned money to enjoy what we do, and our goal is to deliver the best show possible. If I can contribute to that, great. If I can’t then, it not helping any of fans … we’ll see how it works.”

 

RAW Preview: 2/22/16

Will Triple H drop some knowledge on Roman Reigns tonight?

Who will receive WWE’s greatest honor – the Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award?

Will Dean Ambrose and Reigns address the WWE Fastlane ending?

What implications will AJ Styles’ WWE Fastlane win have as WrestleMania draws ever closer?

Is The Golden Truth a lie

What’s next with Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch?