Month: April 2019

Torrie Wilson’s Father Al Passes Away

Torrie Wilson’s father, Al Wilson, has passed away.

There are no details on Al’s passing as of this writing but Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that he passed away earlier this week, just days before his daughter’s WWE Hall of Fame induction.

WWE fans know Al from the storyline he was involved in from 2002-2003 that saw him marry Dawn Marie.

Torrie, who will be inducted into the Hall tonight, wrote on Instagram yesterday about a sudden loss, but she did not mention her father. She wrote, “This week is an incredible one for me but has also brought me some horrible pain in the form of a sudden loss. Just wanted to tell you to make that call to a loved one, don’t put it off…and TELL someone you love em and don’t think twice about it. That’s all. Big love.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Line-Up For Tonight

WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony beginning at 6pm ET with the Red Carpet pre-show.

Below is the line-up for the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will take place from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn – 7pm ET.

* DX (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Billy Gunn, “Road Dogg” BG James, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman)

* Torrie Wilson

* Harlem Heat (Booker T, Stevie Ray)

* The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart)

* The Honky Tonk Man, inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart

* Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan

* Veteran WWE employee Sue Aitchison will receive The Warrior Award from WWE Ambassador Dana

* 2019 Legacy Wing inductees

Jim Ross Reveals Big News On The First AEW TV Show

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, who recently signed with All Elite Wrestling, appeared on WFAN Radio in New York City yesterday and said AEW will have a weekly two-hour live TV show that premieres in October.

JR did not reveal the timeslot or the name for the AEW TV show, and he refused to elaborate on what network will carry the program, but we will keep you updated. Ross did say the AEW TV show will air on a major network that we all have access to.

“[AEW] is overwhelming for me,” Ross said. “To be 67 years old and be anointed the voice of a brand that’s gonna be debuting in October on national television on a major cable network, which can’t be named now. When people hear what network we’re going on, they’re gonna be doubly excited. It’s a network we can all find.”

Ross also said AEW is going for a more athletic presentation compared to what we see on TV from other promotions these days.

“I think what they’re shooting for is a more athletic presentation,” JR revealed. “It will hopefully be less eye rolling than the sophomore drama class trying to convince you in a 10 minute promo of anything they’re saying. It’s too long. Our audience can’t handle that.”

As we’ve noted, Ross signed a three-year deal with AEW and will make his commentary debut at Double Or Nothing on May 25, but he will also serve as a Senior Adviser to the company. His contract was called “the most lucrative deal in pro wrestling commentary history” in the AEW press release.

At the link below is full audio from JR’s interview on WFAN:

https://omny.fm/shows/the-afternoon-drive-with-carlin-bart-and-maggie/jim-ross-interview/embed

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WrestleMania 35 Card 4/7/19

WrestleMania 35 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey – Sunday April 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Pre-Show Kickoff 5 PM ET/2 PM PT

WrestleMamia 35 Host – Alexa Bliss

Winner Takes All: RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair

WWE Championship: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins

No Holds Barred Match (Triple H’s career is on the line): Triple H vs. Batista

Intercontinental Championship: (C) Bobby Lashley vs. “The Demon” Finn Balor

Falls Count Anywhere Match: Shane McMahon vs. The Miz

WWE Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha & Bayley vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. The IIconics

Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns

United States Championship: (C) Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio

Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles

Kurt Angle’s Farewell Match: Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The Bar vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura

Music from Elias

(Kickoff) RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Revival vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins

(Kickoff) Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun Strowman, SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Titus O’Neil, Tyler Breeze, Jinder Mahal, No Way Jose, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Rhyno, Viktor, Konnor, Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Otis, Tucker, and EC3

(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Nikki Cross, Dana Brooke, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Mickie James and Zelina Vega

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Tony Nese

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard At MSG Card 4/6/19

ROH and NJPW will make history at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” Madison Square Garden – New York City

G1 Supercard Pre-Show, streaming live for free on ROH’s Facebook Live, FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time/3:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

G1 Supercard, airing live on pay-per-view and streaming free for all HonorClub members. It’s also available on FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time/4:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada

ROH World Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi

Title vs. Title: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb

Winner Takes All Tag Title Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL & SANADA vs. The Briscoes

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido

RPH British Heavyweight Championship: (C) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

ROH Women of Honor world Championship: (C) Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein

New York City Street Fight: Bully Ray vs. Juice Robinson

Dalton Castle vs. Rush

(Pre-Show) Honor Rumble: Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas), Cheeseburger, Jushin Thunder Liger, Rhett Titus, LSG, Shaheem Ali

(Pre-Show) Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey & Sumie Sakai

NXT TakeOver: New York Results

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) War Raiders vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet – Winners: War Raiders

After the match, War Raiders showed respect to Black and Ricochet, hugged them and bowed to them. Black and Ricochet say goodbye to NXT. Black and Ricochet got very emotional as they took their bows as fans chanted “you deserve it.”

NXT North American Championship: (C) The Velveteen Dream vs. Matt Riddle – Winner: The Velveteen Dream

WWE UK Championship: (C) Pete Dunne vs. WALTER – Winner and new WWE UK Champion: WALTER

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Kairi Sane – Winner: Shayna Baszler

NXT Championship (2-Out-3 Falls Match): Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole – Winner and new NXT Champion: Johnny Gargano

ANNOUNCEMENT: Wrestling News Blog Podcast ‘WrestleMania 35 & RAW After Mania’ Coming Tuesday

Look for our weekly Wrestling News Blog Podcast coming this Tuesday.

Ed will recap WrestleMania 35 and he will cover WWE RAW after Mania, as their is usually some surprises and is the biggest RAW of the year.

Wrestling News Blog Podcast is available on all major podcast apps such as Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.

WWE Announces Jimmy Hart As The Honky Tonk Man’s WWE Hall Of Fame Inductor

WWE has announced that WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart will induct The Honky Tonk Man into the Hall of Fame tomorrow night.

WWE previously announced that Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will do the induction for his friend, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake. No other inductors have been announced as of this writing.

The 2019 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place on Saturday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn during WrestleMania 35 Weekend. The 2019 class will feature Beefcake, Honky Tonk Man, headliners DX (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Billy Gunn, “Road Dogg” BG James, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman), Torrie Wilson, Harlem Heat and The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart). Veteran WWE employee Sue Aitchison will receive The Warrior Award from WWE Ambassador Dana Warrior.

NXT TakeOver: New York Card 4/5/19

WWE NXT TakeOver: New York – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York 7 PM ET

NXT Championship (2-Out-3 Falls Match): Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Kairi Sane

NXT North American Championship: (C) The Velveteen Dream vs. Matt Riddle

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) War Raiders vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet

WWE UK Championship: (C) Pete Dunne vs. WALTER

MLW Battle Riot II 4/5/19

This Friday night LIVE 2-Hour Special on beIN SPORTS 40 wrestlers will rampage in a match with a title shot anytime, anywhere being awarded to the winner. WHO will walk out as the 2019 winner? Find out LIVE!

See MLW’s April 5th Battle Riot event live at the Melrose Ballroom or on beIN SPORTS.

MLW has just released more tickets at http://www.MLWTickets.com.

Confirmed participants in the Battle Riot include:
Teddy Hart
Pentagón Jr.
Low Ki
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
MJF
Rey Feníx
Brian Pillman Jr.
Sami Callihan
Daga
Dan “The Beast” Severn
LA Park
Hijo de LA Park
Ricky Martinez
Rey Horus
Mance Warner
Alex Hammerstone
Gringo Loco
Rich Swann
Minoru Tanaka
Richard Holliday
Jimmy Havoc
Air Wolf
wXw Shotgun Champion Emil Sitoci
“Avalanche” Robert Dreissker
Ken Kerbis
Ariel Dominguez
Jordan Oliver
Ace Austin
Lance Anoa’i
Barrington Hughes
Myron Reed
Kotto Brazil
Jimmy Yuta
The Dirty Blondes

Plus WILD CARD entries to be revealed LIVE on beIN SPORTS this Friday night!

What is the Battle Riot®? 
A mash-up of a battle royal, royal rumble and anything goes street fight, this super-sized main event will feature 40 wrestlers with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds.

There will be surprises!

There will be legends!

There will be WTF entries!

And there will be no disqualifications!

Elimination is by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.

Anything is possible April 5th in a Battle Riot!

What does the winner get? 
The winner gets a World Heavyweight Title Shot anywhere, anytime!  It could be that night; it could be in 6 months. The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is!

MLW Middleweight Championship: (C) Teddy Hart vs. Ace Austin

…. and more

See the 2019 Battle Riot® LIVE in New York April 5 at the Melrose Ballroom as MLW presents a live national network special for beIN SPORTS (buy tickets).

The card has a 7pm start time. The beIN SPORTS broadcast begins at 8pm ET.

Tickets to witness the event live in New York start at $20 at MLWTickets.com.  Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the events sells out in advance.