Author: John Bass

Kathy Colace & John Laurinaitis Get Divorced

During a recent appearance on the “Nikki & Brie Show,” Kathy Colace, the mother of Nikki and Brie Garcia, stated that she is no longer married to John Laurinaitis.

Laurinaitis was mentioned in the lawsuit filed against Vince McMahon by former WWE employee Janel Grant, who alleged that Laurinaitis committed sexual assault.

Brie said, “Is it fine to tell everyone that you’re divorced? She’s not single and ready to mingle, by no means. She is, I feel like, enjoying your independent time. People are curious to know where you’re at.”

Kathy added, “The thing is, Brie is very protective. It’s because Brie’s not going through it. If Brie was going through something, and Nicole, I would be very protective. I will tell you how the experience is from someone that goes through it. You need time, you need silent. This is for anyone. We all have our stories and we all have our challenges. My thought is, let yourself feel every emotion. One day, life is fine, and the next day you’re hit with something that just rocks your world. You actually feel a paralysis to yourself. If you stay on any type of social media, everyone has great advice, what they think is advice, and they have no idea what you’re going through. You need to give people grace. Everyone involved. Whether you’re siding with one person or the other. Give everybody grace. As a person going through it, you need to feel anger, heartbreak, sadness, and recovery. Our body is made to feel emotion. When you tuck an emotion away, it will find its way out. My recommendation for anybody going through anything challenging, give yourself some grace, allow yourself to feel all the emotions that you’ll feel, and sit in silence and appreciate yourself. You will get through this. If you need outside help to get through it, seek outside help. In regards to the haters, you’re going to hate. Maybe find it in yourself to give everyone grace, Hopefully you’re not treating people close to you with hate.”

On September 3, 2015, Laurinaitis became engaged to Kathy Colace. The two were married in a private ceremony on March 24, 2016.

Source: eWn

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/16/2024

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

  • Fallout from WrestleDream
  • AEW TBS and NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone’ vs. Queen Aminata
  • FTR vs. Learning Tree’s “The Redwood” Big Bill and “Bad Apple” Brian Keith (Match is to help support hurricane relief efforts)
  • Kazuchika Okada and The Young Bucks vs. The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Rocky Romero)
  • Jay White vs. Christian Cage
  • Shelton Benjamin vs. Lio Rush
  • Adam Cole returns
  • Jon Moxley appears

Joe Koff Dead, Former ROH Executive Dies Of Cancer At Age 73

Joe Koff, former Chief Operating Officer of Ring of Honor, has died at the age of 73, according to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider. Koff had reportedly been battling cancer privately and decided several months ago to end his treatment, allowing himself to live out the rest of his days alongside his family as comfortably as possible.

During and after his time with ROH, Koff maintained his role as Senior Vice President of Training and Development at Sinclair Broadcasting Group. It was Koff who convinced his employers at Sinclair to purchase ROH in 2011, kicking off the promotion’s run as a corporate subsidiary.

Throughout his time as COO, Koff helped grow the brand in multiple ways, eventually leading to a jointly-promoted show between ROH and New Japan Pro-Wrestling at New York City’s famous Madison Square Garden in 2019. In 2022, however, ROH was sold to AEW’s Tony Khan, bringing the Sinclair era to an end.

After graduating from the University of Miami in 1972, Koff began working in sales and advertising before eventually moving to the world of TV. It wasn’t long after that when Koff’s professional experience in wrestling began, as he helped produce a prime time event for Eddie Graham’s Championship Wrestling from Florida.

Though Koff grew up as a wrestling fan, the executive was said to have never interfered in the creative side of ROH during his tenure with the company. Instead, Koff focused on big picture business decisions, with the MSG show said to have been a very proud moment in his career.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW International Championship To Be Defended At MAPLE LEAF PRO Event

MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling has confirmed that the AEW International Championship will defended on night two of their official launch event, Forged in Excellence, when Konosuke Takeshita defends against Josh Alexander.

Takeshita won the championship at Saturday’s AEW WrestleDream, defeating former champion Will Ospreay and Ricochet in a three-way match after the involvement of Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher.

The title opportunity comes to Alexander in light of a recent defeat against Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship at the company’s Emergence event in August.

MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling, based in Canada, is a revival of the old Maple Leaf Wrestling brand currently run by Scott D’Amore, coming off the end of his involvement in TNA earlier this year.

Forged in Excellence emanates from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on October 19 and October 20, with both nights airing on pay-per-view through TrillerTV.

Source: WrestleView

WWE NXT Preview 10/15/2024

WWE presents a new episode of NXT tonight on The CW. NXT returns to the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando this week. 

  • NXT Championship #1 Contenders Match: Ethan Page vs. Wes Lee vs. Je’Von EVans
  • Stephanie Vaquer vs. Wren Sinclair
  • Lola Vice vs. Nikkita Lyons
  • The Halloween Havoc Wheel returns
  • Tony D’Angelo’s Championship Celebration
  • Lexis King vs. Oro Mensah
  • Riley Osborne vs. Ridge Holland

AJ Styles Gives An Update On His Leg Injury

On the October 4th episode of WWE SmackDown, AJ Styles returned to face off against Carmelo Hayes in a singles match. The match wound up being stopped after Styles suffered a “mid-foot ligament sprain.”

On Monday, the Phenomenal One took to Twitter to respond to a fan who claimed that he wasn’t really hurt. In his reply, Styles confirmed the reports that he’s currently dealing with a Lisfranc injury.

https://twitter.com/AJStylesOrg/status/1846037869296537905
https://twitter.com/AJStylesOrg/status/1846038645066564069

As of this writing, there is no word on how long AJ Styles will be out of action.

Source: eWn

A Lisfranc injury is a foot injury that involves the Lisfranc joint complex, which is made up of the tarsometatarsal joint. It can range from mild to severe and can include a number of different types of injuries, such as sprains, subluxations, dislocations, and crush injuries.

Lisfranc injuries are uncommon and are often misdiagnosed or mismanaged. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are important for favorable outcomes. Treatment options include non-operative (cast immobilization) or surgery, depending on the severity of the injury.

Erik & Ivar Return To WWE Raw As The War Raiders

The War Raiders’ Erik and Ivar made their triumphant return from injuries on “WWE Raw” on Monday, defeating Alpha Academy’s Otis and Akira Tozawa to advance in the recently-announced tournament for the World Tag Team Championships. “Raw” General Manager Adam Pearce had just announced the tournament to champions JD McDonagh and Finn Balor earlier in the night, and the returning War Raiders (previously known as the Viking Raiders) won the first match of the tournament, their first win together since September 2023. Their return had been alluded to in video teasers featuring the runic alphabet in weeks prior.

Otis and Ivar started off the match before Tozawa was tagged in. Erik slammed Ivar on top of Tozawa and the returning team took control of the match. Erik and Ivar took turns sending the smaller man into one another’s knees. Otis attempted to turn the match back around, but Ivar interrupted his caterpillar attempt. Tozawa tried to hit a missile drop kick, but was caught by Ivar. The War Raiders hit their new finishing move on Tozawa, with Erik throwing his opponent into the line of fire of Ivar’s splash from the top rope, for the victory. The bracket for the tag team tournament had not yet been revealed as of this writing, but the War Raiders are moving on for a shot at the World Tag Team Championships.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Raw Preview 10/14/2024

WWE Raw will air tonight on the USA Network from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c) vs. Damage CTRL (IYO Sky and Kairi Sane)
  • The Miz vs R-Truth
  • Bron Breakker vs Kofi Kingston
  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes to appear
  • WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther to appear

NJPW’s Hiroshi Tanahashi Announces He Will Retire At Wrestle Kingdom 1/4/2026

Top NJPW star Hiroshi Tanahashi announced that he will retire from in-ring competition in 2026, with his final match taking place at Wrestle Kingdom on January 4, 2026.

Tanahashi is the current President and Representative Director for NJPW.

Tanahashi has held the IWGP World Championship a record of eight times. He is also a three-time G1 Climax winner and a Triple Grand Slam Winner in NJPW.

TNA Wrestling Announces New Rules For Full Metal Mayhem Match At Bound For Glory

TNA Wrestling has announced some new rules for the Full Metal Mayhem Match, which will be taking place at this year’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view event.

While Full Metal Mayhem usually takes place under pinfall or submission rules to earn the victory, this year’s match will feature the Tag Team Titles suspended above the ring. So this looks to be contested under Ladder Match rules, and the Titles must be retrieved in order to win the match.

TNA Tag Team Championship Full Metal Mayhem Match:
The System (c) vs. The Hardys vs. ABC

Source: eWn