Tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and Twitch, get ready for another high-stakes episode of IMPACT! from Las Vegas.
* Best of 5 Series – Match 5: Eddie Edwards vs. Michael Elgin – the two will compete one final time to determine who will challenge Tessa Blanchard for the World Title at Rebellion
* Madison Rayne has an answer for Jordynne Grace’s Open Challenge
* Desi Hit Squad vs. The Rascalz
* Rhino vs. Madman Fulton
* Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilbertti vs. Willie Mack
The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube at 7pm ET:
* Lucha Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) vs Peter Avalon and Kip Sabian
* Jimmy Havoc vs. Severino Corrente
* Hikaru Shida vs. Abadon (local talent)
* Sonny Kiss and Brandon Cutler vs. Private Party
In response to the novel Coronavirus outbreak, NJPW and AJPW have announced that they will be cancelling their events scheduled between March 16 through March 21 and March 14 through March 22 respectively. New Japan’s cancelled dates will result in the cancellation of the New Japan Cup tour.
New Japan had previously cancelled the first half of the New Japan Cup tour earlier this month. Many other promotions in Japan have announced cancellations of events earlier this month as well in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan.
Stardom recently held a show called “No People Gate” in response to the events they cancelled. They also announced recently that they will be canceling more shows. This was an empty arena show held in Korakuen Hall and was broadcast live on YouTube for free.
New Japan have been releasing videos for their NJPW Together Project on NJPW World in replacement for the cancelled shows. New Japan’s next big show is Sakura Genesis. The show is scheduled for March 31, and in their official statement, New Japan has stated that they will be making an announcement in regards to the status of future shows.
In their statement, they said, “We apologize to fans who were looking forward to the remainder of the New Japan Cup. Ultimately, the health and safety of our fans, wrestlers and staff, as well as society at large is our utmost concern, and we will make announcements about events scheduled after March 22 upon careful monitoring of this developing situation.”
https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1237288925745446913
https://twitter.com/alljapan_pw/status/1237267546367094784
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE announced that Paige and Jeff Hardy will be appearing on SmackDown this Friday night on FOX.
It was announced that Paige, who was forced to undergo emergency surgery last week to remove an ovarian cyst, will be appearing on the show to confront Bayley.
It will be Paige’s first appearance on RAW or SmackDown since The Kabuki Warriors dropped her as their manager on RAW last October.
Hardy announced last week that he was cleared to return to action. He suffered a leg injury last year shortly after WrestleMania 35 in April of 2019, and suffered some personal setbacks during that time.
After being arrested last October, Hardy checked himself into inpatient rehab for the first time in his life. He is scheduled to be back in court on Monday, April 6, the day after WrestleMania 36, for charges related to the arrest.
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC with fallout from WWE Elimination Chamber as the road to WrestleMania continues.
WWE has not issued an official preview for tonight’s RAW as of this posting.
* WWE Hall of Famer Edge has been confirmed for tonight’s show as he confronts Randy Orton over his recent actions
* Shayna Baszler is also advertised to appear, one night after her big Elimination Chamber win to win a WrestleMania 36 title shot from RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.
(Kickoff) The Viking Raiders vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder –
Winners: The Viking Raiders
Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak –
Gulak passed out in the Yes Lock
Winner: Daniel Bryan
United States Championship: Andrade (c) w/Zelina Vega vs. Humberto Carrillo –
Winner: Andrade He had a handful of Carillo’s tights
SmackDown Tag Team Championship – Elimination Chamber Match: The Usos vs. The New Day vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. The Miz and John Morrison (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode –
Winners The Miz and John Morrison
https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1236813043385933824
No DQ Match: Aleister Black vs. AJ Styles w/The OC
The Undertaker appeared and took out The OC and delivered a ChokeSlam to Styles.
Winner: Aleister Black
RAW Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits (c) vs. Seth Rollins and Murphy w/AOP
Winners: The Street Profits
Post match: Kevin Owens hit Rollins with a Stunner
Intercontinental Championship – 3-on-1 Handicap Match: Braun Strowman (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn –
Winner and new Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn
Elimination Chamber Match (Winner gets RAW Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania 36): Natalya vs. Ruby Riot vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Liv Morgan vs. Sarah Logan vs. Asuka –
Winner: Shayna Baszler
Scott Steiner is going to make a one-hundred percent recovery from collapsing after this weekend’s Impact Wrestling TV tapings in Atlanta, Georgia. He was worked on by paramedics at the event and then taken to an emergency room at a local hospital.
Steiner’s wife, Christa, provided an update yesterday evening.
“First of all I went to thank everyone @IMPACTWRESTLING for taking such great care of my husband @ScottDAmore, @THETOMMYDREAMER, @johnnyswinger2, @JoeyRyanOnline, @IMPACTWRESTLING & Cobb County EMTs. We appreciate all the well wishes, thoughts & prayers. He will make a one-hundred percent recovery.”
https://twitter.com/ChristaRechste1/status/1236400389756522498
https://twitter.com/THETOMMYDREAMER/status/1236376915780481025
Source: Wrestling Inc.
AEW posted the latest teaser for the reveal of The Exalted One of The Dark Order last night, adding to the rumors and speculation on Matt Hardy being brought in for the group.
As we’ve noted, Matt is expected to sign with AEW but that has not been confirmed, and there’s no solid word yet on what he will be doing if he does sign with the promotion.
You can see that the first letter of each line in the new teaser spells, “MATT HARDY.”
The teaser reads like this:
MADE FROM THE VOID OF HOPELESSNESS
AND FROM TIME SPENT AWAY WITH THE SHADOWS
THIS IS WHAT IT TOOK FOR ME TO ARRIVE
THE CALLING….HELLO?
ARE YOU THERE?
READY & WAITING
DARK ORDER WELCOMES ME
YOU ARE HERE
Hardy, who is now a free agent after his WWE contract expired last weekend, has not acknowledged the AEW teaser as of this writing. You can see the full tweet below:
https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1236200204996620289
Source: Wrestling Inc.
A big star with Impact Wrestling is officially a free agent. According to PWInsider, former Impact Wrestling Knockout Champion Su Yung is no longer contracted with the company.
The report went on to say that Yung is at tonight’s Impact tapings, but can sign anywhere. “The Undead Bride” has been in with Impact since 2018, helping Braxton Sutter by attacking Allie.
Also yesterday, Yung posted in a series a tweets that spelled out the word, “Free Agent.”
She was involved in several feuds during her time there, ranging from Tessa Blanchard to Madison Rayne. Her most famous program has been with Rosemary, as they fought over the soul of Allie, among other things.
Yung is a former ICW Women’s, Queens of Combat, and WSU Spirit Champion.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Following last night’s Impact Wrestling tapings in Atlanta, Georgia, Scott Steiner reportedly collapsed and was taken to a local hospital.
Impact Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore reported on Twitter that Steiner was doing okay at the hospital.
“For all concerned parties @ScottSteiner is OK. His family is grateful for everybody’s concern and support,” D’Amore wrote.
In an update, Steiner is scheduled to undergo a heart procedure today and remains in stable condition, according to PWInsider.
As noted by Pro Wrestling Sheet, the 57-year old Steiner was worked on by paramedics at the tapings after collapsing. He was then taken to the emergency room. It was noted that Steiner appeared to be fine throughout the day before collapsing.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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