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Lucha Underground Preview 9/13/17

100th episode of Lucha Underground.

Take a walk on the wild side with the 100th episode of “Lucha Underground.” A star-studded surprise brings an appetite for destruction and a hunger for victory. Legacies are on the line as El Dragon Azteca Jr. takes on Pentagon Dark in a bloodthirst battle for honor. Plus, find out what happens when Rey Mysterio faces Matanza in the main event.

* Johnny Mundo, Taya, PJ Black and Ricky Mandell vs. Prince Puma and Three Partners To Be Named
* Aztec Medallion Match: Pentagon vs. Dragon Azteca Jr.
* Rey Mysterio vs. The Monster Matanza Cueto

ROH Preview 9/13/17

Tonight’s episode of ROH TV, which is part of the build to the September 22nd Death Before Dishonor PPV.

* Will Ferrara vs. Cheeseburger
* Silas Young vs. Chase Brown
* Jonathan Gresham, Alex Shelley, Jay White, and Chris Sabin vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson

NXT Preview 9/13/17

* Wolfgang looks to become the third Superstar to hold the WWE United Kingdom Championship

* Who will team up with Ruby Riot against Peyton Royce & Billie Kay?

* What is Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly’s next move?

Global Force Wrestling Network Briefly Goes Online, Details On Monthly Cost And Archived Content

GFW officially launched their Global Force Wrestling Network on Tuesday night at GlobalWrestlingNetwork.com but it appears they have had some technical difficulties as all pages under the domain are now password restricted. It’s also possible that the link got out before the official launch as there’s no mention of the service on the GFW website or social media.

The site featured a video with Josh Mathews announcing that the service would include archived content from GFW/TNA/Impact, an ad-free experience, discounts for live pay-per-view events, discounts on merchandise and content from international promotions that are partners of GFW, which would be coming soon.

The archived content featured TNA pay-per-view events from 2004 through 2017 including One Night Only events, old episodes of Impact Wrestling, British Bootcamp Season 1 & 2, the TNA Legends series, the TNA Greatest Matches series and the Unfinished Business pay-per-view series.

The $5.99 service is currently available via Android and iOS but the video from Mathews noted that they will launch soon on X-Box, Roku and FireTV.

Source: WrestlingINC

Kairi Sane Wins Inaugural Mae Young Classic, Earns NXT Women’s Title Shot At TakeOver: Houston

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“The Pirate Princess” Kairi Sane won the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament on Tuesday night and was granted an NXT Women’s Title shot at TakeOver: Houston.

Sane and Shayna Baszler went head-to-head in a hard fought battle during the WWE Network special and Kairi picked up the win after landing her patented elbow drop from the top rope.

Triple H told ESPN after the event that the newly crowned winner will compete at TakeOver for the recently vacated title and Senior News Producer James McKenna reported before the show that sources say the current plan is for multiple woman from NXT to be in the match.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Vince McMahon Returned To SD Live, Announces HIAC Match, Assaulted By Kevin Owens

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Vince McMahon made his first WWE SmackDown appearance since 2013 on tonight’s show from Las Vegas and confronted Kevin Owens after the recent beef between Owens and suspended SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon.

Vince took shots at Owens for threatening a lawsuit and reinstated Shane, then announcing Shane vs. Owens for the October 8th WWE Hell In a Cell pay-per-view. That match will take place inside the Cell. Shane vs. Owens and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. WWE Champion Jinder Mahal are the only matches confirmed for the HIAC pay-per-view as of this writing.

The segment between Owens and Vince ended with Owens busting Vince open with a headbutt. Owens then kicked Vince in the ribs while he was down and finished the attack with a frog splash from the top rope. Owens left while Vince was helped to the back by referees, officials, medics and Stephanie McMahon.

Source: WrestlingINC

Mae Young Classic Finals 9/12/17

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Tonight the finals of WWE’s Mae Young Classic will take place live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

* Mae Young Classic Finals: Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane

The winner of the inaugural Mae Young Classic will be determined tonight when Japan’s Kairi Sane battles the United States’ Shayna Baszler in the tournament Final, streaming live exclusively on WWE Network at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Four rounds of hard-hitting action narrowed down a field of 32, and The Pirate Princess and The Queen of Spades are the last two competitors standing.

Sane topped Tessa Blanchard in the First Round, Bianca Belair in the Second Round, New Zealand’s Dakota Kai in the Quarterfinals and Australia’s Toni Storm in the Semifinals. In each match, the 5-foot-1 Pirate Princess endured serious headwinds before besting her competition, and she polished off all her opponents the same way, via her must-see, one-of-a-kind Diving Elbow Drop.

While Sane’s inspirational journey through the bracket captured the hearts and minds of the WWE Universe, Baszler’s path to the Finale struck a much different tone.

The former UFC fighter used brute force to claim her victories, arrogantly demolishing China’s Zeda in the First Round, thrashing veteran Mia Yim of South Korea in the Second Round and punishing independent sensation Candice LeRae in the Quarterfinals before overcoming one of her wrestling mentors, Mercedes Martinez, in the Semifinals. Like Sane, The Queen of Spades employed the same move to clinch victory in each battle: her seemingly unbreakable rear naked choke.

Along the way, Baszler has enjoyed the support of her Four Horsewomen training partners Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke, though the WWE Universe hasn’t been quite approving of Baszler’s unsportsmanlike behavior (such as her refusal to break her rear naked choke on LeRae after the bell).

Though they approach competition with different outlooks, Sane and Baszler now find themselves in the same spot, as finalists in WWE’s groundbreaking women’s tournament. Can Kairi Sane, who is newly signed to NXT, kick-start her WWE career in the biggest way imaginable, with a milestone victory on the Mae Young Classic Finale? Or will Shayna Baszler stomp out that dream and make Sane tap, adding to the bragging rights of MMA’s Four Horsewomen?

Don’t miss the compelling Mae Young Classic Finale when it streams live from Las Vegas tonight at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, only on the award-winning WWE Network.

There will then be a Red Carpet Special at 6pm EST, hosted by Cathy Kelley. That event will air exclusively on Facebook. Ronda Rousey, Olympic gold medalist Hope Solo, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, The Bella Twins, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, cast members of Netflix series “GLOW” and others are expected to appear on the red carpet, live from Las Vegas.

WWE 205 Live Preview

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

* Is Enzo Amore’s gift of gab writing checks he can’t cash?

* Rich Swann and TJP set to settle their rivalry

SmackDown Live Preview 9/12/17

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

* Mr. McMahon comes to Sin City SmackDown to address the Shane McMahon-Kevin Owens situation

* AJ Styles defends the United States Championship against Tye Dillinger

* Naomi gets her SmackDown Women’s Title rematch against Natalya

* The Usos defend the SmackDown Tag Team Titles against The New Day in a Sin City Street Fight

The Miz And Maryse Announce Their First Child On RAW (Video)

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WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz and wife Maryse announced on last night’s RAW that they are expecting their first child. Video from the announcement can be seen above.

The two were engaged in 2013 and then married on February 20th, 2014 in the Bahamas. No word yet on when Maryse is due. Her pregnancy will likely be covered on Total Divas.