Author: John Bass

ROH Death Before Dishonor 7/21/2023 (Results)

ROH Death Before Dishonor: Zero Hour Pre-Show:

  • Pure Rules Match: Josh Woods def. “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams
  • Darius Martin and Action Andretti def. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry)
  • “Legit” Leyla Hirsch def. Trish Adora in a Singles Match.
  • AR Fox def. Shane Taylor

ROH Death Before Dishonor 2023 PPV:

  • Gravity def. Komander in a Singles Match.
  • Samoa Joe (c) def. Dalton Castle to retain his ROH World Television Championship.
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship – Four Corner Survival Match: Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) def. The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo) (c), Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) and The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) to become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions
  • ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Championship: Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) (c) def. Ryusuke Taguchi, Leon Ruffin and Master Wato
  • ROH Pure Championship: Katsuyori Shibata (c) def. Daniel Garcia
  • 6-Man Tag Team Fight Without Honor Match: Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds and John Silver) def. The Righteous (Stu Grayson, Vincent and Dutch)
  • ROH World Championship: Claudio Castagnoli (c) def. PAC
  • ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena (c) def. Willow Nightingale

Eric Young On WWE Exit: ‘I Can’t Take Instruction And Work For A Person Like That’

It was recently reported that Eric Young left WWE in April because he didn’t want to work with Vince McMahon. The longtime wrestling promoter returned to the Stamford-based promotion as executive chairman earlier this year after retiring last summer due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Young, who returned to Impact Wrestling at the promotion’s Slammiversary event this past weekend, addressed his WWE exit in a recent interview with Denise Salcedo. 

“I can say that I signed up for one thing and then was presented with a completely different thing,” Young said. “Personally, professionally, and for me, more importantly, morally, I can’t take instruction and work for a person like that. 

“And if you would have said that nine months ago, six months ago, I would probably would have said, ‘No. I wouldn’t be back at Impact.’ Fates got a funny way of doing things.

“Like I said, I didn’t really wanna leave [Impact] in the first place, but business is business, and an opportunity had presented itself that I just couldn’t say no to. I made the move, and I don’t regret it at all. Nine-month vacation, there’s worse things that can happen to a person, for sure.”

Young went on to say that he was “very lucky” to be in a position where he had a choice to leave WWE, acknowledging that not many people within the promotion would have that same ability. The former Impact World Champion believes it was the right option for him to walk away from a “massive opportunity” and “life-changing money.” Young said that he doesn’t regret the decision he made. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Rampage Preview 7/21/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT

  • TBS Championship: Kris Statlander defends against Marina Shafir
  • Royal Rampage battle royal to earn a TNT Title shot at All Out 
  • The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass vs. QTV

WWE SmackDown Preview 7/21/2023

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FS1, due to FOX’s coverage the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be the Unites States vs. Vietnam. Tonight’s SmackDown takes place from the Amalie Arena in Orlando, FL.

  • Rules of Engagement with Roman Reigns and Jey Uso. Jey has challenge Reigns to an Universal Championship Match at SummerSlam.
  • United States Championship Invitational Fatal 4-Way Tournament with Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, Cameron Grimes and LA Knight

ROH Death Before Dishonor 7/21/2023 (Card)

Ring of Honor “Death Before Dishonor” Pay-Per-View to Stream on WatchROH.com Friday, July 21, at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT)
— WatchROH.com will broadcast special pay-per-view event worldwide for $39.99 —
Ring of Honor (ROH) will present “ROH: Death Before Dishonor” this Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). For the first time, the new WatchROH.com will carry the pay-per-view for subscribers worldwide. A proving ground for some of wrestling’s biggest stars, the highly anticipated event will feature multiple championships on the line and numerous marquee matchups.

“ROH: Death Before Dishonor” will take place live from the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, NJ, streaming on WatchROH.com and the Bleacher Report app, website, and connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, FireTV and Xbox for $39.99. Fans must complete their purchase via WatchROH.com.

Tickets to the live event can still be purchased here and at the box office at the CURE Insurance Arena. Tickets start at $25, plus fees.

CARD

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Claudio Castagnoli (c) vs. PAC

ROH Women’s World Championship Match:
Athena (c) vs. Willow Nightingale

ROH World Television Title Match:
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Dalton Castle

ROH World Tag Team Title Match:
The Lucha Brothers (c) vs. The Kingdom vs. Aussie Open vs. Best Friends

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match:
Mogul Embassy (c) vs. Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Leon Ruffin

ROH Pure Championship Match:
Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Daniel Garcia

6 Man Tag Team Match:
The Dark Order vs. The Righteous

Gravity vs. Komander

Nick Aldis Is Interested In Both WWE And AEW

Nick Aldis departed from Impact Wrestling after the Slammiversary 2023 pay-per-view event, where he lost to World Champion Alex Shelley in the evening’s main event. He is now once again a free agent.

Before his Impact return at its April 16th Rebellion pay-per-view event, where he was on a short-term contract with the promotion, he had interest from WWE but wasn’t brought in. 

As previously reported, WWE has expressed interest in signing Aldis again and Aldis’ name has been discussed internally among WWE management as a potential producer for the company.

Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Aldis has yet to sign with anything.

“Aldis has no new deal in place and is said to be interested in both AEW and WWE. Aldis did clean jobs on the way out to Alex Shelley in the title match and Eric Young on TV. Aldis is a free agent right now and had agreed to work here through this week,” Meltzer wrote.

Source: eWn

MLW Fusion Preview 7/20/2023

MLW FUSION tonight at 8pm ET headlined by Davey Boy Smith Jr vs Calvin Tankman in Stage One of the 2023 Opera Cup, streaming on MLW’s YouTube channel and FITE+, Friday on beIN XTRA and Saturday on Cable TV’s beIN SPORTS (find a provider). 

  • Davey Boy Smith Jr vs Calvin Tankman – Opera Cup Stage One
  • B3CCA vs Billie Starkz
  • Plus MORE!

The 2023 Opera Cup kicks off with a certified hoss fight as Davey Boy Smith Jr rumbles with Calvin Tankman in the opening round of the oldest tournament in pro wrestling.

Can the controversial Bulldog make history and become the first wrestler to win wrestling’s oldest tournament twice, or will The Heavyweight Hustle steamroll the third generation grappler in route to punching his ticket to the tournament finals? Tune in and find out!

Alex Kane finally dishes on allegedly “big leaguing” Willie Mack at Never Say Never as the countdown to Kane vs. Mack at September 3rd’s Fury Road on FITE+ officially kicks into high gear. 

B3CCA’S live performance is tragically the most talked about concert of the summer for all the wrong reasons. Now B3CCA is on the prowl for a positive PR makeover. Will a win over Billie Starkz change the “International Popstar’s” narrative?

Mister Saint Laurent is out to end Micromania once and for all, but ‘Ol Mancer takes none too kindly to the manager’s horrendous treatment of SGC’s buddy. 

Fatu’s war with The Calling continues as Rickey Shane Page zones in on “The Samoan Werewolf” and sets his sights on the National Openweight Championship.

PLUS: Round 4 of the 2023 MLW Open Draft!

Impact Wrestling Preview 7/20/2023

Tonight’s Impact at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Fallout from Slammiversary
  • In the closing moments of Slammiversary, Josh Alexander made his shocking return after relinquishing the IMPACT World Title due to injury this past April. Alexander would go face-to-face with reigning IMPACT World Champion Alex Shelley, who successfully retained his title over Nick Aldis just moments prior. Then, Alexander uttered the words that sent chills down the spines of wrestling fans around the world, “I’m back”. This Thursday, we will receive a status update from Josh Alexander himself. What’s next for the “Walking Weapon”? Tune in to find out.
  • Impact World Tag Team Championship: Subculture (Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews) (c) vs. ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)
  • Jake Something vs. Kevin Knight
  • Dirty Dango vs. Santino Marella
  • Courtney Rush vs. Savannah Evans

ROH Preview 7/20/2023

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: 

  • The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch vs. The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)
  • The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv & Harv) vs. The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) vs. Action Andretti & Darius Martin
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Jason Geiger
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Nikita in a non-title Proving Ground match
  • TV Title Eliminator Tournament Final: Dalton Castle vs. Shane Taylor
  • Utami Hayashishita vs. Trish Adora

Bryan Danielson Undergoes Surgery, Provides Injury Update

Bryan Danielson broke his arm during a match with Kazuchika Okada at last month’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II pay-per-view event.

The American Dragon recently took to Twitter to provide an update, revealing that he underwent surgery “about two weeks ago.” He wrote,

“Also, to give everyone an update before #AEWDynamite, I got surgery on my arm about two weeks ago, where they put in a steel rod and 9 screws. Surgery went well and I’m on the road to recovery. Thank you all for the support, and check out #BloodAndGuts tonight!”

https://twitter.com/bryandanielson/status/1681787330288570368

Source: eWn