Author: John Bass

MLW Fusion Preview 12/15/2022

MLW FUSION returns tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card:

  • National Openweight Championship: Davey Richards (champion) vs. SB KENTo
  • Star Roger vs. Cosmos

It’s MLW versus DRAGONGATE as the Super Series spotlights SB KENTo as he steps into the ring to challenge Davey Richards for the National Openweight Championship.

Will KENTo make history and win gold, or can “The American Wolf cement himself as the new champion? Tune in and find out!

Alex Kane and The Bomaye Fight Club seize the opportunity to dish on the future of the Opera Cup tournament. 

The age of the titans continues as EJ Nduka drops the mic on Hammerstone. Plus get a medical update on the World Heavyweight Champion after crashing and burning through the stage.

Puerto Rico sends Star Roger to the Super Series as he competes against the high flying up-and-comer Cosmos!

Ol’ Mancer goes hunting for Mads Krugger and stumbles upon an Ewok?

AEW Issues Press Release For ROH’s Weekly TV Show

At Saturday’s post-ROH Final Battle 2022 media scrum, AEW President Tony Khan announced the return of HonorClub, which is where ROH’s weekly TV show will be featured.

The company sent out the following press release today to hype the news:

Tony Khan Announces Relaunch of Ring of Honor’s HonorClub Platform
— More than two decades of Ring of Honor Content Now Available For $9.99/Month, With New PPV and TV Content To Come —

On the heels of a momentous Ring of Honor Final Battle pay-per-view from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, Tony Khan announced that the company’s HonorClub streaming platform has officially relaunched, featuring more than 2,500 hours of premium professional wrestling content dating back to 2002, with new weekly television episodes coming soon to the platform.

The announcement was made during an afternoon filled with title changes, as Claudio Castagnoli regained the ROH World Championship from Chris Jericho, Athena taking the ROH Women’s World Championship from Mercedes Martinez, The Briscoes winning the ROH World Tag Team Championships back from FTR in their third matchup this year, Wheeler Yuta winning the ROH Pure Championship back from Daniel Garcia and the Gates of Agony defeating Dalton Castle & The Boys for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.

Fans can sign up immediately for HonorClub for just $9.99 per month by visiting WatchROH.com. HonorClub is accessible via the ROH app on iOS, Android, Roku and Amazon FireTV.

The relaunched platform features updated functionality, where fans will be able to enjoy thousands of hours of Ring of Honor content including classic matches from the full ROH television archive and hundreds of pay-per-views and special events. Khan also announced plans for a weekly ROH television show to be solidified at the top of next year. Pay-per-view events will be available for viewing on HonorClub 90 days after they happen live, with live broadcasts still airing via Bleacher Report.

IMPACT Wrestling Preview 12/15/2022

The action emanates from Pembroke Pines, Florida on an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Impact Tag Team Championship: Heath & Rhino (c) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns: The Major Players are banned from ringside.
  • Sami Callihan vs. Angels with Violent by Design.
  • Eddie Edwards vs. Delirious.
  • Bully Ray vs. John Skyler

NJPW New Year Dash To Be A Mystery Card

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has made a rather interesting announcement. Matches for their upcoming New Year Dash 2023 show won’t be announced until they actually happen. Thus, the card will be a mystery card of sorts.

The promotion did a similar thing back in October at The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street. New Year’s Dash goes down on January 5, after Wrestle Kingdom 17. Check out the announcement here:

2023 sees the return of New Year Dash to the calendar. This exciting start to the year traditionally sees a mystery card revealed to the audience, staff and wrestlers as the event gets underway. On January 5 2023, however, things get an added twist. This year, the card will not be announced at all!

Instead matches will be revealed as wrestlers make their entrance. Back in October, the Night Before Rumble on 44th Street saw a similar concept with chaotic results, and a raft of big time surprises. What might be in store on January 5? Make sure you watch live in English on NJPW World, or better yet, be part of the action in person!

Source: ewrestlingnews

Mandy Rose Shares Message To Subscribers After WWE NXT Release

Mandy Rose has thanked her subscribers on her website after being released from WWE this week.

The former NXT Women’s Champion lost the title to Roxanne Perez on this week’s WWE NXT, and was released yesterday due to the content on her site.

In an update on the site, Rose ensured her subscribers that the page will remain up.

“Hey guys, thank you for all the messages. I am overwhelmed with all the love and support from you guys. And don’t worry the page is still up! ;)”

Rose was reportedly earning more through her website than as a WWE Superstar at the time of her release.

Source: ewrestlingnews

Jeff Jarrett Teases That ‘Cool Things’ Are Coming To AEW In 2023

Jeff Jarrett currently serves as AEW’s Director of Business Development and is working closely on the live event side of things.

During the latest edition of his “My World” podcast, Jarrett promised some “cool things” that will be coming in 2023.

When talking about adding AEW live events to new markets, Jarrett said the company is “plowing the ground, and a lot of cool things coming in Q1 next year.” He said,

“Hopefully we get some announcements out sooner rather than later, but there’s a lot of cool things … The WWE is a 40, 50, 60-year-old company, the lineage goes back three or four generations. AEW, I mean people may or may not take this the right way, but in a lot of ways it’s no longer the embryo, it’s been born, but it’s still in the infant stages. It’s really cool.”

Source: ewrestlingnews

“Jobber” Action Andretti Defeats Chris Jericho On Dynamite, Signs With AEW

Chris Jericho faced off against Action Andretti on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, which many fans and Jericho himself thought would be a squash match. But in a shocking turn of events, Andretti picked up a huge upset victory over the Ocho.

Jericho, who was extremely angry after losing to Claudio Castagnoli at the ROH Final Battle 2022 pay-per-view event, said he was going to take his frustrations out on “some jobber.”

This led to Andretti coming out to face him, with the “jobber” picking up a massive win over Jericho.

Andretti often works for MCU Pro Wrestling and has also worked for CZW in the past.

Following the match, AEW President Tony Khan announced that Andretti is All Elite.

Source: ewrestlingnews

AEW Dynamite: Winter Is Coming Preview 12/14/2022

AEW Dynamite Winter Is Coming will air live tonight on TBS, and emanate from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.

  • AEW World Championship and Dynamite Diamond Ring Winner Takes All: MJF defends against Ricky Starks
  • AEW World Trios Championship best-of-seven series: Death Triangle vs. The Elite (Death Triangle leads 2-1)
  • Ruby Soho vs. Tay Melo
  • House of Black in action
  • Chris Jericho in action

Mandy Rose Released By WWE

Mandy Rose has been released by WWE according to a report from Fightful Select. The reason for the release reportedly being that she put the company in a tough position by posting adult photos on her BrandArmy account.

Rose began trending this week after photos and videos of herself, nude and semi-nude, began to circulate online. This also explains why Rose dropped the NXT Women’s Title to Roxanne Perez last night. The match was initially to take place at a later date but was instead added yesterday without any prior advertisement.

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Internal WWE Reactions To The WSJ Article, Vince Wanting To Come Back

Vince McMahon wants to come back to the WWE, but it doesn’t seem like that feeling is mutual.

Today’s article from the Wall Street Journal has been covered on this site elsewhere, but to recap: Vince McMahon has told those close to him that he’s considered making a WWE comeback, and got poor advice to retire. There is also the revelation of two more lawsuits regarding sexual misconduct and assault – one new, and one from Rita Chatterton, a former WWE referee.

A new report details the internal reaction at WWE to the ongoing legal issues surrounding Vince.

Fightful immediately heard from numerous staff and talent within WWE. One WWE talent called the news “exhausting,” and was hopeful that Vince McMahon’s WWE tenure was in the rear view, despite them having a positive relationship prior to McMahon leaving. Another said that they were concerned for the talent that got re-hired in the event that Vince McMahon were to return.

A higher-up in WWE wasn’t nearly as concerned. They mentioned that the stock price increased, viewership was boosted, and general morale recovered after Vince McMahon left. Said the source: “It would be a really selfish move for Vince to come back under any circumstances. The reason he left, how business has done since then — it’d be really selfish. But selfish activities are what led to him leaving in the first place.” That source said that they did not believe that Vince would return, despite having voting power within the company.

One longtime staffer said that morale has increased tenfold since McMahon left, and they don’t believe he’ll be back, whether he wants to be or not. An employee of over a decade says they also believe that McMahon’s family will actively encourage him to remain retired. That same source says they think that McMahon returning would do irreparable damage to the WWE brand, and said that the few doubters that thought WWE would collapse internally have been proven wrong, with one notable name even admitting as much.

The timing of the article’s release was interesting to one official that came to power in recent years. With McMahon speaking to those close to him about a potential return, that source did not believe the timing of the information of additional legal issues being released was an accident, and also coincides with the release of a Vince McMahon VICE TV documentary.

Source: EWrestlingNews