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NJPW G1 Climax 27 Results (Day 14 & 15)

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Day 14 (featuring Block B):

Tournament Matches
* Toru Yano defeated Tama Tonga
* Satoshi Kojima defeated SANADA
* Michael Elgin defeated Minoru Suzuki
* Juice Robinson defeated Kenny Omega
* EVIL defeated Kazuchika Okada

Non-Tournament Matches
* Chase Owens defeated Katsuya Kitamura
* Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, and El Desperado defeated Yuji Nagata, Shota Umino, and Ren Narita
* Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Tomoyuki Oka
* Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, and Hiromu Takahashi defeated Togi Makabe, Hirai Kawato, and Tiger Mask IV
* Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, and Hirooki Goto defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, and David Finlay

Day 15 (featuring Block A):

Tournament Matches
Yuji Nagata defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
Kota Ibushi defeated YOSHI-HASHI
Bad Luck Fale defeated Hirooki Goto
Tetsuya Naito defeated Togi Makabe
Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tomohiro Ishii

Current Standings

Block A
Tetsuya Naito 12
Hiroshi Tanahashi 12
Bad Luck Fale 10
Kota Ibushi 10
Zack Sabre Jr. 8
Tomohiro Ishii 8
Hirooki Goto 8
Togi Makabe 6
YOSHI-HASHI 4
Yuji Nagata 2

Block B
Kazuchika Okada 12
Kenny Omega 10
EVIL 10
SANADA 8
Minoru Suzuki 8
Michael Elgin 6
Toru Yano 6
Tama Tonga 4
Juice Robinson 4
Satoshi Kojima 2

The next show will be on August 8 at 5:30am ET. There are three more group stage shows (August 8, 11, and 12) with the winners of Block A and Block B then facing off on August 13. Here is the next show’s full card:

* Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
* Kenny Omega vs. SANADA
* Michael Elgin vs. EVIL
* Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Tama Tonga
* David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, and Tetsuya Naito
* Jado and Tomohiro Ishii vs. El Desperado and Zack Sabre Jr.
* Hirai Kawato, Kota Ibushi, and Togi Makabe vs. Gedo, YOSHI-HASHI, and Hirooki Goto
* Katsuya Kitamura and Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Bad Luck Fale
* Chase Owens vs. Tomoyuki Oka

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Reportedly Pulls Contract Offer From Top Female Japanese Wrestler Io Shirai

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Female Japanese wrestler Io Shirai returned to the Joshi puroresu promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom at their July 30, 2017 show when she was believed to be headed to WWE.

Shirai had already done her farewell for the promotion and had begun the process of signing with WWE. However, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports a neck injury was discovered during her physical several months back. After the injury was found, she announced she was taking time off and it was believed she would still be joining WWE.

Because WWE had not finalized her contract, she wasn’t allowed to say she was going to the company, even though it was widely known. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports she contacted Rossy Ogawa, who owns Stardom, at the end of last month and said that she was ready to return full-time.

It’s believed WWE discovered the injury and reneged on their contract offer but the story going around publicly in Japan is that she got some bad news and informed Stardom she was ready to return. WWE delayed their contract offer after her physical revealed the injury and informed her they wanted her to take time off to rehabilitate the injury.

Shirai rehabbed the injury and was recently medically cleared to return but she no longer had an offer from WWE. WWE has generally been against bringing in new talent with concussion and/or neck issues. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter also speculates WWE may not have signed her because they already have Kairi Hojo and Asuka and discovered women of other nationalities they want to sign from the Mae Young Classic.

Source: WrestlingINC

NJPW G1 Climax 27 Results (Day 13)

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Earlier today was Day 13 in the G1 Climax 27 tournament, featuring Block A. You can watch all of the upcoming shows on NJPW World for about $9 a month. Here are the results:

Tournament Matches
* Kota Ibushi defeated Yuji Nagata
* Bad Luck Fale defeated Tomohiro Ishii
* Hirooki Goto defeated YOSHI-HASHI
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Togi Makabe

Current Standings

Block A
Tetsuya Naito 10
Hiroshi Tanahashi 8
Zack Sabre Jr. 8
Tomohiro Ishii 8
Kota Ibushi 8
Hirooki Goto 8
Bad Luck Fale 8
Togi Makabe 6
YOSHI-HASHI 4
Yuji Nagata 0

Block B
Kazuchika Okada 12
Kenny Omega 10
EVIL 8
SANADA 8
Minoru Suzuki 8
Michael Elgin 4
Tama Tonga 4
Toru Yano 4
Juice Robinson 2
Satoshi Kojima 0

The next show is on August 5 at 4am ET, here is the full card:

* Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
* Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
* Minoru Suzuki vs. Michael Elgin
* Satoshi Kojima vs. SANADA
* Tama Tonga vs. Toru Yano
* David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Kota Ibushi vs. Gedo, YOSHI-HASHI, and Tomohiro Ishii
* Jado and Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Bad Luck Fale
* Hirai Kawato, Tiger Mask, and Togi Makabe vs. Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, and Tetsuya Naito
* Shota Umino, Tomoyuki Oka, and Yuji Nagata vs. El Desperado, Taichi, and Zack Sabre Jr.

Source: WrestlingINC

HoHo Lun Requested Release From WWE To Deal With Family Situation

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Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned that HoHo Lun wasn’t fired from WWE … the wrestler requested his own release in order to deal with a family situation.

WrestlingInc first reported Lun’s exit and now a rep for WWE confirms, “WWE has granted HoHo Lun’s request to be released for personal reasons.”

No word on what the family situation he’s dealing with is exactly.

Lun came to WWE by way of the Cruiserweight Classic where he made it to the second round and was eliminated by current 205 Live star Noam Dar.

HoHo had been used sparingly on NXT TV, but did team with Tian Bing in the Dusty Rhodes Classic.

His last televised match was against Velveteen Dream in a losing effort back in late June.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Brie Bella Getting Ready To Return To The Ring

After giving birth in May, Brie Bella is getting ready to return to the ring.

On Wednesday, Brie was at the SoCal School of Pro Wrestling in San Marcos, California with Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella and Nia Jax for a training session.

Brie last wrestled in April 2016 on the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where she teamed up with fellow Total Divas castmates Alicia Fox, Natalya, Paige and Eva Marie in a 10-Superstar Tag Team Match against Lana, Naomi, Tamina, Summer Rae and Emma. Brie sealed the victory for her team when she forced Naomi to submit to the “Yes!” Lock.

A few days after the show, Brie said she would be taking an extended break from in-ring competition, citing family reasons, while also stating that she would continue working for WWE as an ambassador.

During a panel discussion at Comic-Con with WWE Superstars last month, Brie announced her return to the ring.

“My husband and I were talking, and he was like, ‘You know what, Brie, I think we have enough room to get ring and why don’t we start training?'” she said.

Brie explained that she had begged her husband to build a wrestling ring at their home in Phoenix, Arizona and he finally caved and even agreed to train her.

“We just started training, I’m hoping 2018 I can get back in the ring again,” she announced.

Source: WrestlingINC

Paige And Alberto El Patron Address Airport Incident On SiriusXM (AUDIO)

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The airport incident between Paige and Alberto El Patron was nothing more than a quick argument that was blown out of proportion by “the media” — this according to the couple themselves.

Alberto and Paige took part in an interview Thursday with Busted Open on SiriusXM, their first interview since the incident occurred, and addressed the entire ordeal for thirty minutes.

Paige admitted they shouldn’t have been arguing in public, but Patron was much more unabashed by the situation and said he wasn’t gonna apologize because they were just being regular people.

The couple then both claimed that “ninety percent” of the reports that came out were false.

As for Paige’s family using social media to beg for help in getting her away from Alberto, the WWE star says everything is good with them now and claims they were just worried about things they had seen online — even though her brothers seemed to tell a different story.

In regards to Patron’s GFW suspension, the wrestler said he expects to return to work soon.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Listen to the full interview below:

Jessamyn Duke Wrestling Training Photos

As reported yesterday MMA 4 Horsewomen Jessamyn Duke has begun wrestling training at Santino Bros Wrestling Academy in Southern California earlier this week during a seminar taught by NJPW’s Rocky Romero.

Jessamyn’s move is interesting, since last month she and her fellow Four Horsewomen had an on-camera encounter with the Four Horsewomen of NXT during a Mae Young Classic match featuring Shayna Baszler.  Furthermore, TMZ reported in 2014 that Rousey was only interested in a WrestleMania match if her crew were also involved.

Let the speculation continue.

Here are some photos:

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

GFW Impact Preview 8/3/17

* Homicide and LAX vs. Alberto El Patron, El Hijo de Dos Caras and Dos Caras

* GFW Grand Championship Match: (C) Moose vs. EC3

* Trevor Lee “defends” the GFW X-Division Championship

* Suicide, Grado and Braxton Sutter vs. KM, Mario Bokara and Fallah Bahh

The Latest on Chris Jericho’s WWE Status

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it appears that Chris Jericho’s recent WWE return was a one shot surprise in order to pop the crowd and was used as a way for Styles to get back the U.S. title without Owens losing on TV. At this time, Jericho is not being advertised for anything going forward. His latest book, “No is a Four Letter Word,” is coming out in a few weeks and he’ll be starting a publicity tour for the book at that time.

Source: 411Mania

Jessamyn Duke Starts Pro Wrestling Training

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, MMA fighter Jessamyn Duke started wrestling training last weekend. She was working out in a class run by Rocky Romero at the Santino Brothers pro wrestling school in Southern California. Duke is friends with Shayna Baszler, who is in the Mae Young Classic. Along with Ronda Rousey and Marina Shafir, the four were known as MMA’s four horsewomen.

Source: 411Mania