Author: John Bass

Former WWE Star Athena (fka Ember Moon) Wins Warrior Wrestling Women’s Title

Athena (fka Ember Moon) won the Warrior Wrestling Women’s title in South Bend on Saturday night at Warrior Wrestling XXI.

Athena defeated Skye Blue and Shazza McKenzie to win the vacant title.

Thunder Rosa relinquished the Warrior Wrestling Women’s Championship on April 23.

Athena is the fourth wrestler to hold the Warrior Wrestlings Women’s title. Past champions include  Tessa Blanchard, Kylie Rae, and Rosa.

Below are the results of Warrior Wrestling XXI:

* Sam Adonis (c) defeated Aramis (Warrior Wrestling Lucha Championship Match)

* Storm Grayson defeated Alex Zayne with the help of Frank The Clown

* Karl Fredericks defeated Clark Conners (LA Dojo Showcase Match)

* Swerve Strickland defeated Adam Brooks

* Double Dante (Dante Leon & Dante Martin) defeated KC Navarro & Brian Cage

* Athena defeated Shazza McKenzie (w/Frank The Clown) and Skye Blue (Warrior Wrestling Women’s Championship Match)

* Will Ospreay (c) defeated Blake Christian (Warrior Championship Match)

https://twitter.com/WarriorWrstlng/status/1518041072198459394

NJPW President Saves Child At Train Station Upon Return To Japan

NJPW President Takami Ohbari had an eventful visit to the United States, appearing at NJPW Windy City Riot and then AEW Dynamite the following Wednesday. As noted, Ohbari was a part of the segment with Tony Khan, Adam Cole, and ‘Switchblade’ Jay White when AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door was announced.

It appears Ohbari’s return to Japan didn’t allow any reprieve from the chaos, as he revealed on Twitter this weekend. With translation help from Reddit user DamieN62 and Google Translate, it’s noted that Ohbari helped a small girl who was trapped between the train and the platform.

“I just returned (to Japan) and am on my way home by train. A few minutes ago, a girl who could barely stand fell between the train and the platform. She was lying on the platform, and with the help of her mother, we managed to pull her up. Her little face could barely fit through the gap.

Parents beware!

Since I retired from volleyball, my height has never been so useful. My heart is still racing.”

https://twitter.com/TAKAMIOHBARI/status/1517800769466269697

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door is scheduled for June 26 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, just four weeks after AEW Double or Nothing on May 29. It’s likely we see several more crossovers between AEW and New Japan talent on their respective shows in the following months.

Impact Wrestling Rebellion Results 4/23/2022

COUNTDOWN TO REBELLION

Eddie Edwards defeated Chris Bey

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Influence (Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood) (c) defeated The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay)

REBELLION

Steve Maclin defeated Jay White & Chris Sabin

AAA REINA DE REINAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Taya Valkyrie defeated Deonna Purrazzo (c) to become new AAA Reina De Reinas Champion

IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ace Austin defeated Mike Bailey & Trey Miguel (c) to become the new X-Division Champion

Tomohiro Ishii defeated JONAH

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – 8 TEAM ELIMINATION CHALLENGE MATCH
Violent By Design (Eric Young & Joe Doering) (C) defeated The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), Rich Swann & Willie Mack, Rhino & Heath, The OGK (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven), Zicky Dice & Johnny Swinger, W. Morrissey & Jordynne Grace, and Major Players (Matt Cardona & Brian Myers)

Violent By Design eliminated Heath & Rhino to retain the tag team titles. 

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Tasha Steelz (c) defeated Rosemary

IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Josh Alexander defeated Moose (c) to become the new Impact World Champion

AEW Rampage Preview 4/22/22

Tonight’s AEW Rampage episode was taped earlier this week from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

* Adam Cole vs. Tomohiro Ishii in a qualifier for The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament, the opening match of the night

* Lance Archer vs. Serpentico

* Eddie Kingston vs. Daniel Garcia. Santana, Ortiz and Jericho Appreciation Society members are banned from ringside

* AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill defends against Marina Shafir in the main event

* Tony Schiavone interviews Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland

* Tony Schiavone interviews The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament participants Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter, and Toni Storm

* Appearances by Shawn Spears, Rocky Romero, Jay White, Orange Cassidy, and more

WWE SmackDown Preview 4/22/22

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York with more build for WrestleMania Backlash.

Impact Wrestling Rebellion 4/23/2022

DATE: April 23, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: MJN Convention Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
AVAILABLE ON: Pay-Per-View, FITE TV

CARD


IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Josh Alexander vs. Moose (c)

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Rosemary vs. Tasha Steelz (c)

IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mike Bailey vs. Ace Austin vs. Trey Miguel (c)

AAA REINA DE REINAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Taya Valkyrie vs. Deonna Purrazzo (c)

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – 8 TEAM ELIMINATION CHALLENGE MATCH
Violent By Design (c) vs. The Good Brothers vs. Rich Swann and Willie Mack vs. Heath and Rhino vs. Matt Taven and Mike Bennett vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The IInspiration  vs.  The Influence (c)

Jonathan Gresham vs. Eddie Edwards

JONAH vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Chris Sabin vs. Jay White vs. Steve Maclin

Pat McAfee Is In Talks With Amazon For NFL “Thursday Night Football” Position [Report]

According to a report, SmackDown commentator Pat McAfee is in talks with Amazon for a position on their “Thursday Night Football” program.

WWE SmackDown commentator and popular sports personality Pat McAfee is reportedly talking with Amazon about a position for their NFL Thursday Night Football broadcasts.

According to a report from Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post, the two sides “have been in discussions about the former NFL punter contributing to” the Thursday Night Football program. Glasspiegel added that there have been talks about having The Pat McAfee Show air on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, though a source told him “nothing has been finalized.”

McAfee, a former NFL punter, played with the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2016. The two-time Pro Bowler retired in 2017 and entered a broadcasting career soon after. In April of last year, WWE brought in McAfee to serve alongside Michael Cole on the SmackDown broadcast team.

FOX held the NFL’s Thursday Night Football program from 2017 to 2021. Last year, the league signed new television deals with ABC/ESPN, FOX, CBS, Amazon and NBC. They recently hired longtime NBC and legendary announcer Al Michaels to serve as the play-by-play man for Thursday Night Football. Well-known ESPN college football commentator Kirk Herbstreit will also be part of the Amazon commentary team.

McAfee has also added professional wrestling to his resume, competing in four matches for WWE thus far. Two of them, of course, took place at WrestleMania 38 weekend in Arlington, Texas. McAfee defeated Austin Theory at day two of the show but lost an ensuing bout to WWE chairman Vince McMahon.

McAfee is one of the most followed and beloved sports personalities, so it’s not surprising that Amazon is supposedly interested in bringing him aboard their football broadcasts. McAfee would certainly be a fun addition to a broadcast team that already features two of the most accomplished and legendary football sports commentators in history.

Source: TheSportster

MLW Fusion Preview 4/21/22

The show was taped during WrestleMania weekend in Dallas, Texas at Gilley’s. Fusion streams Thursdays on the MLW YouTube page and FITE TV at 7CT/8ET. The show is replayed Saturdays on beIN Sports at 9CT/10ET.

* Alex Hammerstone vs. Mads Krugger vs. Jacob Fatu in a Triple Threat for the MLW Heavyweight Championship.

IMPACT Preview 4/21/22

It’s the last stop before IMPACT Wrestling’s spring pay-per-view extravaganza, Rebellion! IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders!

* Bullet Club vs. Honor No More

* Violent By Design vs. Decay

* Ace Austin and Mike Bailey battle Trey Miguel and Laredo Kid 

* Fan-favorite tag teams collide when Rich Swann and Willie Mack square off with Heath and Rhino! – Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook.

AEW’s New Video Game Will Be Called Fight Forever

Within AEW‘s first year, some of those within the company confirmed that work had already begun on the promotion’s first video game. Revealing that information might have been a mistake as at the time, wrestling fans were used to WWE launching a game every single year. Since then, WWE 2K has taken more than two years to work on WWE 2K22, and AEW taking its time over what will be its very first console game is being encouraged.

Even though a recent report suggested the game could be here by September, details about it are still few and far between. However, Tony Khan has finally revealed what the game will actually be called. The AEW owner appeared in front of the in-house crowd for this week’s Rampage taping, revealing to them that the game will be called AEW: Fight Forever. The company filed a trademark for that name last month according to The Wrestling Observer.

Fans at the taping were encouraged to chant Fight Forever so they could be recorded and used in the game, which is pretty cool for anyone in attendance. A number of wrestler chants were also started up and recorded for the games including FTR, Aubrey Edwards, Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood, Jeff Hardy, Sting, Adam Cole, and Hangman Page, indicating some of the other wrestlers who will be a part of the roster.

No big surprises there, of course, but perhaps a couple of interesting ones. Cole and Hardy being in the game even though they signed with AEW within the last year. Edwards having her own chant is also a cool inclusion. WWE games don’t tend to use different or even recognizable referees. AEW makes a bigger deal of its refs though, particularly Edwards who is the promotion’s leading official.

AEW’s game finally having a name leans into the reports that it could well be here before the end of 2022, as well as the news that there is now a publisher attached. Very little has been revealed about its gameplay at this point though, and there hasn’t really been anything close to a proper trailer. That might well be coming soon, and perhaps the chants recorded for Fight Forever this week will make a cameo appearance.

Source: TheSportster