Author: John Bass

AEW Rampage & Collision Preview 11/25/2023

As a result of the NHL game being broadcasted on Friday night, AEW will be airing a live episode of Rampage on TNT tonight at 6:00 PM EST. Following that, there will be a live episode of Collision an hour later.

Tonight’s Rampage and Collision live from the Petersen Event Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

AEW Rampage:

  •  ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata vs. Wheeler Yuta

AEW Collision:

  • Continental Classic tournament match: Eddie Kingston vs. Brody King 
  • Continental Classic tournament match: Daniel Garcia vs. Claudio Castagnoli

WWE Survivor Series: War Games 11/25/2023 (Card)

WWE Survivor Series: War Games live PLE – Saturday, November 25, 2023, from Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

Event Card

MEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH:
Cody Rhodes, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and Randy Orton vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre

WOMEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH:
Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Asuka, Iyo Sky, and Kairi Sane)

WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Zoey Stark

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Gunther (c) vs. The Miz

Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar

WWE SmackDown Preview 11/24/2023

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FS1 (due to college football on FOX) from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL just outside of Chicago.

Tonight’s SmackDown is the go-home show for Saturday’s Survivor Series.

  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor and Damian Priest will defend the belts against The Street Profits.
  • The Grayson Waller Effect with special guest Kevin Owens
  • Results from fan vote for the advantage in the Women’s WarGames Match – Instead of having a match to determine who gets the advantage, WWE held the first-ever fans vote to determine who gets the advantage on Saturday. The Women’s WarGames Match will be Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Kairi Sane, Asuka, and WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY.

AEW Dynamite Preview 11/22/2023

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Fallout from last Saturday’s Full Gear 
  • Start of the Continental Classic Tournament
  • TNT Champion Christian Cage to rechristen Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne

MLW Fusion Preview 11/22/2023

MLW presents a new episode of Fusion tonight on YouTube and FITE.tv at 8pm ET. MLW issued the following:

Grab a drumstick and dig into Fusion on Thanksgiving, streaming 8pm this Thursday on MLW’s YouTube channel and FITE+, Friday on beIN XTRA and Saturday on Cable TV’s beIN SPORTS (find a provider).

•Matt Cardona & “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (with Saint Laurent) vs. Alex Kane & Mr. Thomas

•TJ Crawford vs Nolo Kitano

•Tiara James vs Notorious Mimi

Feast on the fallout from Fightland! The World Titan Federation sent shockwaves through wrestling adding not one but two new members, including the freshly released Alex Hammerstone and the ripped skyscraper Josh Bishop.

The stage is set for One-Shot’s main event of Alex Kane vs. Matt Cardona in two weeks… but tonight the Bomaye Fight Club looks to dish out a cornucopia of punishment. Kane and Mr. Thomas fight World Titan Federation Superstars® “Filthy” Tom Lawlor & Matt Cardona in the main event!

After a scandalous month at odds with MLW, World Titan Federation’s very own outsider Hammerstone has a lot to say tonight on FUSION on Thanksgiving.

A Thanksgiving farewell to one of MLW’s most beloved brawlers as Ol’ Mancer says goodbye to the MLW faithful as he prepares to pack it up and move on to the next territory.

CMLL luchador Máscara Dorada enters MLW, and immediately zones in on MLW World Middleweight & CMLL World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero.

Furious with what transpired at Fightland, Salina de la Renta seeks reprisals against Ichiban.

Tiara James looks to hotshot her way up the Featherweight rankings as she rumbles with newcomer Notorious Mimi.

TJ Crawford continues his call to “FREE DEPPEN” as the embittered middleweight throws down with 2023 Open Draft pick Nolo Kitano.

Will the ballad of Love, Doug conquer all? Wrestling’s cupid finally shoots his shot with B3CCA by proposing a romantic “Thanksgiving Tryst”.

About Major League Wrestling

Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company, offering television content, action figures, apparel, live events, and ancillary entertainment. MLW operates live events in major markets throughout the United States and Mexico, including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Tijuana.

One of the fastest growing wrestling leagues today, MLW programming is available in over 60 countries worldwide, including MLW Fusion on beIN Sports, YouTube and FITE and Ayozat TV on SKY in the United Kingdom.

MLW premium live events stream monthly live and exclusively on FITE+.

MLW events showcase diversity and the full spectrum of professional wrestling, with athletes representing countries around the world with fighting styles, including: technical, Japanese strong style, lucha libre, King’s Road brawling, MMA, catch wrestling, hybrid wrestling, submission grappling and other disciplines.

For more information visit MLW.com and follow MLW on X, Instagram and Facebook.

NWA Powerrr Quietly Added To The CW App – No Official Announcement Made

NWA Powerrr has been quietly added to the The CW App.

On Tuesday, eight episodes from the current 15th season were listed to the “Recently Added” list. As of now, no official announcement has been made.

Additionally, searching for the ‘NWA’ or ‘Powerrr’ does not bring up the show.

The following episodes are currently featured on the app:

* “The New Era”
* “New Era, Old Problems”
* “The Dark Carnival”
* “The G Gets The Love”
* “Keep Your Enemies Close”
* “When TV Stars Align”
* “Musical Chairs”
* “See You In Hell!”

For what it’s worth, “The New Era” is episode 124. This week’s episode, titled “Who’s The Turkey Now?,” is episode 135. So things appear to be out of order.

There is said to be a lot of “confusion” among those who work with the National Wrestling Alliance, as most expected there to be some sort of official announcement made. The belief among many was that Powerrr would always air before the planned reality show, but it wasn’t expected to happen until early 2024.

Finally, it was added that it’ll be “interesting to see how Billy reacts to this.”

In other NWA news, Mims will defend the NWA National Championship on next week’s episode of NWA Powerrr. You can check out the updated lineup for the show below:

* NWA National Heavyweight Championship Match: Mims vs. Carson Drake
* Tiffany Nieves vs. Ruthie Jay
* Tim Storm & Jax Dane vs. Trevor Murdoch & Paul Burchill
* Bryan Idol & Natalia Markova vs. Thom Latimer & Kamille

John Cena Undergoes Successful Arm Surgery (Again), Celebrates ‘Two Repaired Arms’

16-time WWE Champion John Cena has discussed the latest surgery that he has undergone and thanked the doctor who operated on him. 

Cena disclosed on X that he underwent arm surgery, just a few weeks after his previous operation on November 10.

“Thank you for the autograph, @JeffDugasMD! So very grateful to him and his whole team for two successful surgeries. A world-class facility that has me ready to seize the day… with two repaired arms,” wrote Cena.

The surgeries came after his recent WWE run, where his last match was at Crown Jewel on November 4, losing to The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa. His run, which began on the September 1 episode of “WWE SmackDown,” came about due to the SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood, which ended on November 8. During his most recent stint, he feuded with the Bloodline.

Cena was the host of the Payback premium live event, where he was also the referee for the match between LA Knight and The Miz, and later teamed with Knight at Fastlane, defeating Sikoa and Jimmy Uso. He also was in the corner of “WWE NXT” star Carmelo Hayes, when Hayes faced Bron Breakker on the October 10 episode of “NXT.” The visit was Cena’s first appearance on a televised episode of the developmental brand. 

In his last run with WWE, Cena also wrestled several dark matches on “SmackDown” against the likes of Montez Ford, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor, and members of The Bloodline, excluding WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 11/21/2023

Tonight’s episode of WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Performance Center on the USA Network: 

  • Los Lotharios (Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) vs. Malik Blade and Edris Enofe.
  • Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying Match: Josh Briggs vs. Carmelo Hayes
  • Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying Match: Blair Davenport vs. Thea Hail with Jacy Jane
  • Eddy Thorpe vs. Charlie Dempsey with Drew Gulak and Myles Borne
  • NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar (c) with Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, and Jakara Jackson vs. Chad Gable with Akira Tozawa, Otis, and Maxxine Dupri
  • WWE NXT Women’s Championship: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Xia Li

Report – Juice Robinson Suffers Legitimate Injury, Written Off AEW TV

Bullet Club Gold was attacked by MJF on the AEW Full Gear 2023 go-home episode of Rampage, and when the camera cut backstage, Juice Robinson was laid out after MJF apparently broke a flat-screen TV over his head.

Fightful is reporting that Robinson was legitimately injured sometime before that and the angle was carried out to write him off television.

Robinson suffered a back injury at some point and will require surgery to repair the issue. It’s unknown when the injury occurred.

Robinson last wrestled on the November 1st episode of AEW Dynamite. He is believed to be out for the remainder of the year, but not much longer than that.

Source: eWn

Dwayne The Rock Johnson’s Production Company Working On Docuseries About Fall Of WCW

In addition to his status as a major movie star, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has his own production company, known as Seven Bucks Productions. In addition to producing movies he stars in, Johnson has endeavored to finance other projects, such as the recent “Tales from the Territories,” the documentary “Stuntman,” and the film “Fighting With My Family.” A new report from Deadline indicates that another wrestling project is on the horizon for Johnson. This time, it’s a docu-series focused on the history of World Championship Wrestling, the once-dominant Turner promotion that folded in the early 2000s and was bought out by WWE. Deadline stated that Seven Bucks is partnering with Vice Media for the series, though it’s not known when it’s planned for release.

The report referred to the end of WCW as “mysterious,” hinting that the upcoming series will focus on the reasons behind the company’s downfall. WCW got its start in 1988 when Ted Turner purchased the assets of Jim Crockett Promotions, turning them into a new brand that would air on his TV networks. Though the company eventually rose to challenge and even briefly surpassed WWE, it wouldn’t last. The last real WCW match took place in March 2001, and the company was bought out several months later.

Appearing on the latest “Wrestling Observer Radio,” co-hosts Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez poked fun at the idea of labeling WCW’s downfall as “mysterious.” Additionally, the two men pointed out that Johnson was likely too busy at the time to be watching WCW’s programming, and if he had watched the company’s shows, the reasons behind WCW’s demise wouldn’t be a mystery. Meltzer also believes he has an idea of how the finished product will come across.

“I presume that they’ll have Bischoff all over it, and once you have Bischoff all over it, you’re just going to have the total ‘full of st’ story,” Meltzer said. “‘All those people [were] out to get us’ as opposed to — you know, you just f*ed up. You drove all your fanbase away. … I don’t want to say it’s just him, but he was part of that deal.”

Meltzer stated that the reasons behind the end of WCW were the falling ratings and loss of profits, making it relatively straightforward to determine why the company went out of business when it did.

Source: Wrestling Inc.