Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at a special time 6:30pm ET.
- TNT Championship qualifying match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
- Women’s World title eliminator: Toni Storm vs. Viva Van
- Satnam Singh in action
- Kyle O’Reilly in action
Author: John Bass
Injury Update On Athena
Athena appeared to have suffered an injury to her lower leg after facing Viva Van in an ROH television match on May 16.
Witnesses noted that she was unable to put weight on her ankle and needed help leaving the ring. Dave Meltzer reported the following in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
“Athena’s injury, which was to her ankle, isn’t as bad as feared, and is expected back in a few weeks.”
Source: eWn
Matt Hardy Says Jeff Hardy’s AEW Contract Is Up In Mid-June
While speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Matt Hardy was asked to provide an update on Jeff Hardy’s status with AEW.
Jeff suffered a broken nose in a match on an episode of AEW Rampage in March when he worked a No DQ match against Sammy Guevara, who went over. A knee accidentally hit Hardy in the head while Sammy executed a Shooting Star Press.
“He’s been cleared, he’s just sitting at home, waiting on the call. Unlike me, he’s not someone who really gets out and makes things happen. He just kind of waits on someone to call him. He’s sitting at home, just waiting on that phone call, jumping on the trampoline, up and down with dumbbells. But yeah, he’s got til like mid-June or so, I think, and then his deal’s up, so I guess we’ll see if he ends up re-signing or not re-signing. Who knows?” Matt Hardy said.
Backstage Update On Becky Lynch’s WWE Status Amidst Reported Contract Negotiations
WWE fans might have seen the last of Becky Lynch for a while. Lynch lost the WWE Women’s World Championship to Liv Morgan at King and Queen of the Ring, and was unsuccessful in her rematch against Morgan on the May 27 edition of “WWE Raw.” Following the loss, Lynch posted a cryptic message on social media as she has yet to agree to a new deal. According to Dave Meltzer of the “Wrestling Observer Radio,” the reason for this is because “The Man” is possibly looking to take an extended break from wrestling to spend more time with her family.
“Becky Lynch didn’t renew,” Meltzer said. “Lynch is taking an extended leave. From what I was told, it’s not like a short period of time; she was looking for a long period of time out. It’s probably if [Seth Rollins] isn’t on the road, it makes sense for her not to be on the road. They can’t be hurting for money or anything where they need it right now, and maybe she’s looking at other things or maybe she’s not. But she will be a free agent a couple of days from now.”
News of Lynch’s status with WWE has attracted a lot of attention from people in and around the wrestling business. AEW star Chris Jericho on commented Lynch’s future in wrestling, stating that having a company like AEW around is good for “The Man” as it gives her another option when she decides to get back in the ring.
Source: Wrestling Inc. with credit to Wrestling Observer Radio
TNA Impact Preview 5/30/2024
Tonight’s episode of TNA Impact on AXS TV is all-new. Here are the matches that have been announced for the show:
- X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali vs. Leon Slater
- TNA Tag Team Champion Eddie Edwards vs. Joe Hendry
- Ace Austin vs. Chris Bey
- Xia Brookside vs. Steph De Lander
- Sami Callihan vs. Jonathan Gresham
- Steve Maclin vs. Mike Santana
ROH TV Preview 5/30/2024
ROH will air a new episode of its weekly television show tonight at 7 pm ET on HonorClub.
You can sign up for the streaming service here. Below is the lineup for the show:
- ROH Women’s Championship Proving Ground: Athena vs. Viva Van
- Lee Johnson vs. Aaron Solo vs. Action Andretti
- Premier Athletes (Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari) vs. Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra & Harv Sihra)
- Red Velvet in action
- Serpentico in action
- ROH World Tag Team Championship Proving Ground: Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (c) vs. Nick Comoroto and Jacoby Watts
- The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) vs. Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin)
- Zak Knight in action
Tony Khan Donating $100K To St Jude’s For Neck Brace He Wore During NFL Draft
AEW President Tony Khan recently appeared on an episode of the Rich Eisen Show, where he talked about a number of topics including how he should keep the neck brace he wore during the NFL Draft, which he had on due to the attack by the Young Bucks on AEW television. Khan also talked about how he will be donating a total of $100,000 to St Jude’s Hospital for the neck brace.
Source: PWMania
Ethan Page Denies Reports He’s Signed To WWE In Social Media Video Following NXT Debut
Former AEW star Ethan Page shocked the world on May 28 when he made a surprise appearance on “WWE NXT” attacking NXT Champion Trick Williams. Page left All Elite Wrestling earlier this year after his contract expired, and seems to have found himself in a brand new environment…at least for now. The day after “WWE NXT” aired, Page took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account to reveal that, despite rumors suggesting otherwise, he hasn’t actually signed with WWE.
“Everybody saw what I did last night, literally everybody. We’re talking millions of views across all social platforms, that’s pretty heavy. I’d even say that’s a bit of buying power for Ethan Page, especially because, contrary to popular belief, Ethan Page is not signed to any company, or any contract, and I’m going to just assume that Trick Williams would love to get a little payback and revenge on Ethan Page. So NXT, I’m going to leave this one to you, ball is in your court, and ‘All Ego’ is all ears. I’m going to assume someone in that company has my number, I’ll wait for the call.”
Page has also gloated on social media about how he ‘whooped that trick’ with the intention of baiting the NXT Champion into potentially putting his title on the line against the former AEW star. The upcoming June 4 edition of “WWE NXT” will be the final episode of the show before the NXT Battleground Premium Live Event takes place on June 9 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and at the time of writing, a match for Williams’ NXT Championship has yet to be booked. However, given how Page blindsided the champion this past week, WWE might want to consider keeping the former AEW star to be Williams’ first title defense.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
AEW Dynamite Preview 5/29/2024
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite live on TBS from the KIA Forum in Los Angeles, California.
- Fallout from Double or Nothing
- A new segment will debut on tonight’s show – TV Time with The Learning Tree Chris Jericho.
- Casino Gauntlet Match for AEW World Title opportunity at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door III
- Don Callis to present a contract
- Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway will explain why they turned on Willow Nightingale at Double or Nothing
- Mercedes Mone’s TBS Championship celebration
- World Heavyweight Champion Swerve Strickland vs. Killswitch in a non-title bout
- IWGP World Heavyweight title eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Rocky Romero
Report – The WWE NXT-TNA Wrestling Cross-Over Is Expected To Continue
TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace made an appearance on this week’s episode of WWE NXT.
During the show, it was announced that Grace will be facing off against Roxanne Perez at the 2024 NXT Battleground pay-per-view event. Grace will also be appearing on next week’s show.
According to a report from Pwinsider, the belief among those backstage is that there will be some kind of NXT representation at future TNA events as well. As of this writing, there is no word on who from WWE NXT will be coming over to make appearances. As of now, only Roxanne Perez and Jordynne Grace are involved. But that could easily change.
The next set of TNA tapings will be at the Against All Odds pay-per-view event on June 14th and a TV taping the following night on June 15th.
Source: eWn
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