Author: John Bass

Chris Jericho Confirms Cody Rhodes Has Signed With WWE

On his Talk is Jericho podcast earlier this week, Chris Jericho confirmed that Cody Rhodes is bound for WWE.

Jericho had ‘Gimmick Attorney’ Mike Dockins as a guest on the show, and they spoke in length about wrestlers’ trademark battles with WWE. While describing what Dockins does, Jericho confirmed that Rhodes will be returning to WWE TV soon.

“I’m pulling back the curtain a little bit on the wrestling business,” Jericho said. “You’re gonna discover how I’ve been able to be Chris Jericho no matter what company I work for or where I wrestle. You’ll hear how Danhausen gets to keep his name and gimmick from promotion to promotion. How Cody got to reclaim Rhodes from WWE even though he’s back in WWE…”

Cody Rhodes is rumored to wrestle Seth Rollins at the upcoming WrestleMania 38 premium live event. He is expected to be a part of the RAW brand, according to PWInsder. As per several other reports, Rhodes will also appear at the RAW after Mania on Monday, April 4.

This week’s RAW ended with a seething Seth Rollins threatening to hijack next week’s show unless he gets to be on the WrestleMania 38 card. The fans in attendance at the Allstate Arena chanted “Cody” in response, as Rollins continued to wreak havoc at ringside. Rhodes could potentially show up at the Mania go-home episode of RAW this Monday at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 3/23/22

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode will air live on TBS from the HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas.

Dynamite will be headlined by a big Tornado Tag Team Match with The Hardys teaming with Sting and Darby Allin to take on Private Party, The Butcher and The Blade. There will also be the in-ring debut of The Jericho Appreciation Society together, plus appearances by CM Punk and MJF. Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal has also been announced in what will actually be Lethal’s first Dynamite singles match since he debuted with a loss to then-TNT Champion Sammy Guevara back on November 17.

AEW has announced the following line-up for tonight’s Dynamite on TBS:

* Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal

* Red Velvet vs. Leyla Hirsch in their 1-1 Rubber Match, with Kris Statlander banned from ringside

* Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley vs. The Varsity Blondes

* CM Punk makes his first appearance since defeating MJF at Revolution

* MJF speaks for the first time since costing Wardlow the TNT Title

* Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia vs. John Silver and Alex Reynolds

* Private Party, The Butcher and The Blade vs. The Hardys, Sting and Darby Allin in a Tornado Tag Team Match

Tony Khan Might Have Trick Up His Sleeve For ROH Supercard Of Honor

Tony Khan says he may have a trick up his sleeve for Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor pay-per-view.

It’s the first ROH show since AEW’s President, CEO, General Manager & Head Of Creative announced earlier this month that he has agreed to purchase the company.

“I promise to work hard to make ROH Supercard a great ppv + a show to carry on the incredible 20 year legacy of @ringofhonor,” Khan tweeted Wednesday. “I’ll continue to make announcements on the card; I might even have a trick up my sleeve (which I wouldn’t announce).”

Four matches have been announced for Supercard of Honor. Jonathan Gresham and Bandido will meet to decide the undisputed ROH World Champion. The Briscoes will defend the ROH World Tag Team Championship against FTR. Also, Jay Lethal will face Lee Moriarty and Alex Zayne is set to square off against Swerve Strickland.

Other talents announced for the show are Joe Hendry and Ninja Mack.

“I had not scheduled this pay-per-view, the Ring of Honor Supercard, but I really think that is important for me because they’ve sold tickets and made a commitment to the fans to still do the show,” Tony Khan said last week. “I see it as a transitional show in many ways, and I’m really excited about it because it is the first show under the new management, and it’s also a transition show before I will relaunch what I hope to be a really great, new Ring of Honor television product. A weekly series, wherever it does air or stream.”

Supercard of Honor will be held on Friday, April 1 at the Curtis Culwell Center in Dallas, Texas. The show will be available to purchase on FITE TV and PPV.com, as well as via InDemand Cable and Satellite providers. The show will also be streamed for members of Ring of Honor’s HonorClub service.

The Supercard of Honor pay-per-view broadcast is scheduled to begin at 8 PM Easter/7 PM Central. A pre-show on Ring of Honor’s YouTube channel will begin one hour earlier.

This year’s Supercard of Honor is the fifteenth installment of the annual event. It will also be the first Ring of Honor since the start of a self-imposed hiatus for the company last December.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Big E Reveals Just How Serious His Neck Break Could Have Been

If things had been even a little different E could have been paralyzed, suffered a stroke, or even died.

A week and a half ago, Big E suffered an incredibly scary injury at the hands of Ridge Holland thanks to a belly-to-belly suplex gone wrong. The former WWE Champion was planted right on his head at ringside, resulting in a broken neck. More specifically fractures of his C1 and C6. E continues to shed more light on the injury as he finds out more about it himself, including how much more serious it could have been.

E shared what could have been after being told during his most recent doctor visit. “Learning I narrowly escaped a stroke, paralysis or death is very sobering,” E revealed. The New Day man explains that the C1 fracture could have caused any of those far more serious consequences.

E didn’t get away scot-free, of course, and while he didn’t lose his life or ability to walk, the extent of his injuries still remains unclear. E was up and walking around his neighborhood just one week after suffering the injury, which is pretty remarkable. As for whether E will ever be able to wrestle again, it will likely be a long time before he, fans, or even his doctors can be certain of that.

The outpouring of love and well wishes from fans and wrestlers alike just goes to show how popular a guy E is. The man himself revealed how overwhelmed he was with the support shortly after the injury, explaining that it assured him he was not alone in his recovery, one that will hopefully end with him returning to the ring. For now, E is focused on healing, and that appears to be going pretty well so far.

It’s assumed the entire reason for the match in which E injured his neck was to set up a match between New Day and Sheamus’s group (Ridge Holland and Butch, formally known as Pete Dunne) at WrestleMania. That match is obviously now off, and as of right now with the card filling up, none of the five Superstars who remain have anything to do over WrestleMania weekend. Well, they’ll be busy, of course, but not with matches on the WrestleMania card, for now. But there are reports that they could sill be involved in a normal 2-man tag team match.

Source: TheSportster

Brandi Rhodes Looking To Take YouTube Show “Shot of Brandi” To TV

Brandi Rhodes is reportedly looking to take “Shot of Brandi” to TV.

Rhodes has hosted her cooking show on YouTube for the past four years, starting out on her own channel and then moving to the official AEW channel. Now that she and husband Cody Rhodes have left AEW, Deadline reports that Brandi has partnered with Scream and Teen Wolf producer DIGA Studios in hopes of taking “Shot of Brandi” to TV.

Rhodes and DIGA are looking to turn the show, where Rhodes cooks and chats with celebrities and wrestlers, into a thirty-minute TV series. DIGA is currently shopping the project to broadcasters and streamers.

“I started shooting this show in my kitchen four years ago with two iPhone cameras and a cocktail,” Brandi said in a press release. “I am excited to see the show evolve and thankful for the fans who have followed along. I assure you, now that I’m working with DIGA the best is yet to come.”

“Brandi is an incredibly dynamic talent who just pops off the screen, and this genre busting concept she created is the perfect showcase for her electric personality,” added Tony DiSanto, CEO of Allyance Media Group & DIGA Studios. “We are beyond excited to dive into this project with her and share some great food, drink, fun and a hell of a lot of laughs with viewers everywhere.”

Rhodes is represented by the Hyperion talent agency.

There’s been no word on Brandi’s pro wrestling future, but she indicated in past interviews that she wants to continue performing in the ring. While Cody is expected to return to WWE in early April, it’s believed that Brandi will not be returning to the company with him.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 3/22/22

The Road to Stand & Deliver will continue during tonight’s WWE NXT 2.0 episode on the USA Network.

WWE To Air WrestleMania Saturday Kickoff On USA Network, Current WrestleMania 38 Cards

The Kickoff pre-show for Night One of WrestleMania 38 is set to air on the USA Network.

WWE will air the entire two-hour Kickoff pre-show for WrestleMania Saturday on the USA Network from 6-8pm ET, according to PWInsider. It’s likely that the show will also air on Peacock, YouTube and other outlets.

There’s no confirmation on the WrestleMania Sunday Kickoff airing on the USA Network as well.

WWE has not yet announced which matches will be featured on the Kickoff pre-shows.

On a related note, AJ Styles vs. WWE Hall of Famer Edge has been added back to the line-up for WrestleMania Sunday. The only announced match not assigned to a night as of this writing is the Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.

WrestleMania 38 will take place on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Below is the current announced card:

WRESTLEMANIA SATURDAY – APRIL 2:

SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair (c)

RAW Women’s Title Match
Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch (c)

SmackDown Tag Team Titles Match
Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs vs. The Usos (c)

Logan Paul and The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio

Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Baron Corbin

Kevin Owens hosts The KO Show with special guest WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin

WRESTLEMANIA SUNDAY- APRIL 3:

Winner Takes All Title Unification Match
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns

Triple Threat for the RAW Tag Team Titles
The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy vs. Randy Orton and Riddle (c)

Anything Goes Match
Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn

Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory

WWE Hall of Famer Edge vs. AJ Styles

CONFIRMED MATCHES TO BE ASSIGNED A NIGHT:

Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles
Shayna Baszler and Natalya vs. Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley vs. Naomi and Sasha Banks vs. Carmella and Queen Zelina Vega (c)

UNCONFIRMED, RUMORED OR EXPECTED MATCHES:

Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes

WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. Sheamus and Ridge Holland

WWE Intercontinental Title Match
TBA vs. Ricochet (c)

WWE United States Title Match
Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor (c)

Source: Wrestling Inc.

NWA Crockett Cup Results Night One And Two 3/19/22 – 3/20/22

Night One

Pre-Show

* Magic Jake Dumas defeated Captain YUMA (w/ Danny Deals and Jeremiah Plunkett)

* The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate and Brent Tate) defeated Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku), The Rip City Shooters (Joshua Bishop and Wes Barkley), and The Heatseekers (Elliott Russell and Sigmon) to advance to Crockett Cup first-round match against La Rebelión

* The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) defeated The NOW (Hale Collins and Vik Dalishus)

Main Show

* Tribute graphic for Scott Hall opens the show.

* Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx and PJ Hawx) defeated The End (Odinson and Parrow) in a Crockett Cup Round 1 match. Afterwards, Parrow powerbombed Hawx.

* Backstage, Billy Corgan talked about the history of the Crockett Cup and wondered which Jeff Jarrett will show up tomorrow for the NWA Heavyweight Title match which he is set to officiate.

* The Cardonas (Mike Knox and VSK) defeated Matthew Mims and The Pope in a Crockett Cup Round 1 match

* NWA Women’s Champion Kamille said that while she respects Kylie Rae but isn’t sure how she earned a title shot. She added that she will bring chapstick for Chelsea Green to help her after all the ass she’s been kissing. Kamille said that a championship match should be one-on-one, and that Corgan gave in by making it a Triple Threat match.

* Aron Stevens revealed that JR Kratos is not at the show and introduced The Blue Meanie as his tag team partner for tonight.

* The Dirty Sexy Boys (Dirty Dango and JTG) defeated Aron Stevens and The Blue Meanie in a Crockett Cup Round 1 match

* NWA TV Champion Tyrus told everyone to keep their eyes on Jordan Clearwater as he took off his robe.

* Gold Rushhh (Jordan Clearwater and Marshe Rockett) defeated Strictly Business (Chris Adonis and Thom Latimer) in a Crockett Cup Round 1 match

* In an interview backstage, The Fixers vowed to win the tournament, adding that it doesn’t matter who they face.

* Doug Williams and Harry Smith defeated The Ill Begotten (Alex Taylor & Rush Freeman) in a Crockett Cup Round 1 match

* La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) defeated The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate and Brent Tate) in a Crockett Cup Round 1 match

* In a backstage interview, The Cardonas said they’re going to save the NWA tag team division.

* The Cardonas (VSK & Mike Knox) defeated The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) in a Crockett Cup Quarter Final match

* The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) defeated The Dirty Sexy Boys (Dirty Dango and JTG) in a Crockett Cup Quarter Final match

* In an interview backstage, BLK Jeez and Tyrus said they expect to win in the quarterfinals, and Tyrus noted that he is confident going into his match with Rodney Mack tomorrow.

* La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) defeated Hawx Aerie (PJ Hawx) in a Crockett Cup Quarter Final Handicap match

* Doug Williams and Harry Smith defeated Gold Rushhh (Jordan Clearwater and Marshe Rockett) in a Crockett Cup Quarter Final match

* La Rebelión said in an interview that they will be the next winners of the Crockett Cup.

* Billy Corgan joined the announce table to talk about NWA’s tag team division and said tomorrow night will be interesting. He thanked everyone for watching and previewed tomorrow’s matches.

Night Two:

* NWA Crockett Cup Semifinal Match: The Briscoes def. The Cardonas

* NWA Crockett Cup Semifinal Match: The Commonwealth Connection def. La Rebelion

* NWA National Heavyweight Championship Match: Anthony Mayweather def. Jax Dane. Dane then attacked Mayweather’s knee and cashed in his Championship Series opportunity.

* NWA National Heavyweight Championship Match: Jax Dane def. Anthony Mayweather

* NWA World Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: The Hex def. Pretty Empowered

* NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Homicide def. Austin Aries, Colby Corino, Darius Lockhart

* NWA World Women’s Championship Match: Kamille def. Kylie Rae & Chelsea Green

* NWA World Television Championship Match: Tyrus def. Rodney Mack

* NWA Crockett Cup Finals Match: The Briscoes def. The Commonwealth Connection

* NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Matt Cardona def. Nick Aldis by DQ when Chelsea Green low blowed referree Jeff Jarrett and Jarrett thought it was Mickie James.

WWE RAW Preview 3/21/22

The Road to WrestleMania 38 will continue tonight as WWE RAW airs live from the Allstate Arena near Chicago, IL.

Gable Steveson Seemingly Spoils WWE Debut Date

It appears Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson will be making his WWE debut at WrestleMania 38.

Soon after becoming a two-time NCAA Wrestling Heavyweight Champion over the weekend, Steveson tweeted “Dear Wrestling, Thank you. ❤️” to essentially bid farewell to amateur wrestling.

Steveson then posted the following message:

Also, I will be at #WrestleMania.. It’s time!!

However, Steveson would quickly delete the tweet, presumably to keep his WrestleMania debut a surprise. You can see a screengrab of the deleted tweet below.

Steveson was assigned to the RAW brand during last October’s WWE Draft. He signed a multi-year deal with WWE last September as part of the first-ever exclusive NIL agreement. His contract officially begins once he graduates from the University of Minnesota in May.

Last October, The Wrestling Observer reported that WWE had a big WrestleMania 38 debut planned for Steveson. The report added that WWE had plans to set up a remote training facility for Steveson near the University of Minnesota campus, where the wrestler would work with WWE coaches to learn the WWE style of in-ring action. It’s unknown if Steveson had been training for his WWE debut during his final year in college.

Gable Steveson will end his amateur wrestling career with an 85-2 record.

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Source: Wrestling Inc.