Month: October 2017

NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Results

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Earlier today, NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling show took place.

* BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and SANADA defeated Bad Luck Fale, Leo Tonga and Yujiro Takahashi

* Hirooki Goto and Toru Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.

* Roppongi 3K  (Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu, formerly known as The Tempura Boyz) defeated Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship)

* Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (c) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny and War Machine (IWGP Tag Team Championship Elimination Match)

* Cody, Kenny Omega, and Marty Scurll defeated Beretta, Jado and YOSHI-HASHI

* Juice Robinson and Kota Ibushi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe

* Will Ospreay defeated KUSHIDA (c) (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship)

* Tetsuya Naito defeated Tomohiro Ishii (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights)

* Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated EVIL (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)

WWE Hell In A Cell (SmackDown) Results 10/8/17

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(Kickoff) Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. The Hype Bros – Winners: Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin

SmackDown Tag Team Championship – Hell in a Cell: (C) The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods w/ Kofi Kingston)vs. The Usos – Winners and new SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Usos

Rusev vs. Randy Orton – Winner: Randy Orton

United States championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger – Winner and new United States Champion: Baron Corbin

SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Natalya vs. Charlotte Flair – Winner by DQ: Charlotte Flair – Natalya assaulted Charlotte with a steel chair and got disqualified.

Breezango with the return of the Fashion Files – (Transcript from WrestlingINC) The announcers lead us to the return of The Fashion Files with Breezango. The Ascension, in disguise, makes an appearance at Breezango’s HQ. The case they’ve been working on is still open. The Ascension, in disguise, delivers a poster to Breezango that says the real Ascension wants to be their friends. Tyler Breeze and Fandango insult Konnor and Viktor, who take off their disguises and say Breezango should be ashamed of themselves for the harsh words. They walk off. Someone knocks on the door and Breeze thinks it’s The Ascension again. No one is at the door but there’s a briefcase laying there. They open it and a light is shining inside. “This isn’t just a briefcase, it’s a new case.” Apparently Breezango has a new case to investigate. A new Fashion Files segment based on Pulp Fiction is announced for Tuesday’s SmackDown.

WWE Championship: (C) Jinder Mahal w/Singh Brothers vs. Shinsuke Nakamura – Winner: Jinder Mahal

Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler – Winner: Bobby Roode – Ziggler hit Roode with a Zig Zag right after the pin fall.

Hell in a Cell -Falls Count Anywhere: Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens – As Shane jumped off the top of the cell, Sami Zayn pulled Owens off the table as Shane crashed through the table, Zayn then placed Owens on top of Shane for the cover – Winner: Kevin Owens

Shane was carted off on a stretcher.

WWE Hell In A Cell (SmackDown) Card 10/8/17

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Hell in a Cell -Falls Count Anywhere: Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens

WWE Championship: (C) Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Natalya vs. Charlotte Flair

United States championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger

SmackDown Tag Team Championship – Hell in a Cell: (C) The New Day vs. The Usos

Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler

Randy Orton vs. Rusev

The Fashion Files return

(Kickoff) Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. The Hype Bros

Backstage News Regarding The Future Of Lucha Underground

It’s been over a year since the third season of Lucha Underground was taped. The season, which is still currently airing on the El Rey Network, was taped from March – May of 2016, leaving many wondering if a fourth season would be happening.

Dave Meltzer reported on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that there may be some good news regarding the future of the promotion as they have a potential source of funding. The drawback is that the budget for the show would have to be significantly cut as the source of funding is “earmarking far, far less money per episode and for the season” than what the company had been spending for the previous seasons. Meltzer said that while the future of the company was looking bleak, it’s a little “better than bleak” now.

Meltzer noted that many of the stars that he’s spoken to that are under contract with Lucha Underground want their release. Ricochet told Sports Illustrated in July that even though his contract with the company expired, his no-compete doesn’t expire until 90 days after the conclusion of the third season.

“My contract finished last June,” Ricochet told Sports Illustrated. “I’m on the no-compete for the rest of Lucha Underground’s season three, then I have 90 days after that. I can be on any TV as long as it’s not American TV. I can work indies, I can do iPPVs, most anything, really, just not on American TV. I’m not sure about a Season 4 with Lucha Underground. I’m busy until October, and I might take November off to heal up again. I really want to work on my diet and get myself in the best shape possible.”

Source: WrestlingINC

Lance Russell Celebration Of life Event 10/7/17

There will be a celebration of the late Lance Russell’s life and career this Saturday at Jerry Lawler’s Bar & Grille in Memphis. The legendary announcer passed away this past Tuesday at the age of 91. Below are details for Saturday’s event, which is open to the public:

Source: WrestlingINC

Impact Wrestling Preview 10/5/17

* The Fallout from Victory Road and Bound For Glory continues to take shape

* Knockouts Champion Sienna addresses the division

* New Tag Team Champions oVe will be in action

* Petey Williams, Sonjay Dutt and Matt Sydal vs. Caleb Konley, Andrew Everett and X Division Champion Trevor Lee

* James Storm and Impact Grand Champion Ethan Carter III vs. Texano Jr. and El Hijo del Fantasma

Former WWE Women’s Champion Returning For One Match At House of Hardcore 36: Blizzard Brawl Homecoming on December 2

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Former WWE Women’s Champion, Candice Michelle, announced she would be returning for a match at House of Hardcore 36: Blizzard Brawl Homecoming on December 2. This will be the first time she’s been in the ring since 2009 (after being released by WWE) and will be taking on Lisa Marie Varon (also known as Victoria during her time in WWE) in December. Candice said this will be her one last match in her hometown.

Source: WrestlingINC

Jeff Hardy Set For Second Surgery

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Jeff Hardy is set to undergo another surgery next week, according to PWInsider. The RAW Superstar has been diagnosed with a torn labrum and will be going under the knife to repair that injury next week.

Hardy underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff on Tuesday. His WrestleMania 34 status is still up in the air as he’s expected to be out of action for 6-9 months.

Source: WrestlingINC

Young Bucks Burn ‘Too Sweet’ Merch (Video)

In the latest Being the Elite, Matt and Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks sadly get rid of their “Too Sweet” merchandise after receiving an actual “cease and desist” from WWE. The video also features Marty Scurll, Cody and Brandi Rhodes.

Source: WrestlingINC

War Games Match Announced For Upcoming NXT TakeOver In Houston

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It began with Starrcade and now it’s continuing with NXT War Games … because the company announced on Wednesday that the famous match will take place at TakeOver: Houston.

The announcement was made at the NXT TV tapings when William Regal said The Undisputed Era, SAnitY and The Authors of Pain with Roderick Strong would face-off in a War Games match.

For those unfamiliar, the match features two rings surrounded by steel cages.

WWE had been interested in bringing back successful WCW properties for live events/network specials. That got confirmed when Starrcade was announced.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet