Tonight’s WWE NXT Level Up episode is being billed as a “can’t miss edition” of the show.
Chen and Hayward to slug it out on thrilling edition of NXT Level Up
* Dante Chen vs. Bodhi Hayward.
* Xyon Quinn vs. Damon Kemp (aka Bobby Steveson)
* Lash Legend vs. Valentina Feroz
The Road to WrestleMania 38 will continue tonight as WWE SmackDown on FOX airs live from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC.
Brock Lesnar to collide with Roman Reigns ahead of WrestleMania
It’s likely that King Xavier Woods will make his return to SmackDown tonight. Woods had been out of action since suffering a calf injury in January, but he returned at last weekend’s live events because Big E suffered a broken neck on last Friday’s SmackDown. WWE had plans for a six-man match at WrestleMania 38 with The New Day vs. Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch, but now we should find out if that will turn into a standard tag team match with Big E being out.
The WWE Events website has Ronda Rousey advertised for tonight’s show. There should be a follow-up to last week’s show-closing brawl with SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair.
Kenny Omega is reportedly recovering from knee surgery, and has other operations planned.
Omega has been out of action since dropping the AEW World Title to “Hangman” Adam Page at AEW Full Gear back on November 13. It was reported then that Omega had been in pain for a while, working with injuries that included shoulder, knee and abdominal issues, among others. It was also noted at that point how AEW President Tony Khan told Omega to take as much time off as he needed.
In an update, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter now reports that Omega is recovering from the arthroscopic knee surgery, and that will take around ten weeks.
Omega is set to go back under the knife at the end of March to repair a sports hernia. That recovery will take around two months.
Besides the hernia surgery, Omega has other issues that he is planning on taking care of before he returns to action. There is currently no timeframe for his return.
He originally hoped to be back in action by February, but noted that he was a little too optimistic. Now there is no timeframe for his return to the ring.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
New details are being revealed on the much-anticipated AEW console video game.
A new report from Fightful Select notes that there will be a story mode for the game, and that some of the AEW wrestlers are giving input into the game storylines. It was also noted that several members of the Yuke’s team that helped create popular RAW vs. SmackDown video games are also a part of this story mode process.
While Yuke’s is known to be the developer of the AEW video game, no publisher has been announced. It’s believed that once the publisher is confirmed, there will be more information released, such as a release date and other details.
Kenny Omega is said to be determined for the AEW video game to be a success, and word is that he understands how integral a great showing could be.
The video game is reportedly coming along as AEW music producer Mikey Rukus recently stated that there was a soft deadline for some of the music for the story mode to be completed the week before the recent AEW Revolution pay-per-view. Furthermore, new AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa recently revealed that her prototype for the game has already been created, and was shown to her.
The official AEW video game is scheduled to be released on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One.
Stay tuned for more on the AEW video game. For those who missed it, below are a few videos released last year:
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Big E was in good spirits, as usual, as he took to social media to update fans on his condition.
WWE superstar Big E has provided a further update on his status, having left hospital following a worrying injury. The former WWE Champion suffered a broken neck on last Friday’s episode of SmackDown, landing poorly off of a belly-to-belly Suplex from Ridge Holland outside the ring during a match between New Day, Holland, and Sheamus.
Big E landed directly on his head and was unable to continue fighting. The cameras panned off the 36-year-old, but subsequent reports claimed he was stretchered out of the arena.
Big E would reach out to fans via Twitter, posting a video in which he claimed to be alright. He later revealed he wouldn’t require surgery despite his neck being broken but also that his C1 and C6 vertebrae are fractured.
Former NFL team doctor David Chao reckons E is lucky to be alive and has cast doubt on a return to wrestling for the former champ.
“The C1 fracture is most dangerous as the top cervical vertebrae is a ring and is commonly associated with immediate death or complete paralysis. Thankfully the fracture was not displaced and he will not need surgery. However, this type of fracture often heals incompletely and it may mean the end of his wrestling career,” Chao wrote for Outkick.
“The C6 fracture is likely a compression injury to the vertebral body. This likely requires immobilization but not surgery. One would anticipate a minimum of three-month recovery with return to full function and activities for this lower cervical injury.”
Big E was back on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, this time walking around his neighborhood in some fine weather.
He wore a neck brace and was in good spirits, as has been the case throughout the whole ordeal.
“Life is good,” he said. “I got breath in my lungs, it’s a beautiful day. My neck might be broken, but my heart, it’s still in there, I think, yeah it’s in there.”
As noted above, E won’t be needing surgery. According to Chao, he could be back to his old self in three months, though he might not be able to wrestle again, at least not anytime soon.
Source: TheSportster
New Japan Pro Wrestling airs tonight on AXS TV following IMPACT at 10/9C.
This week’s NJPW on AXS TV includes an IWGP US Heavyweight Championship match from the Golden Series tour in Hokkaido, with SANADA vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Watch Major League Wrestling FUSION tonight at 8pm ET featuring an interpromotional clash streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS.
TJP has invited anyone to step through MLW’s open door policy and the challenge has been accepted by elite wrestler Buddy Matthews.
Can the Australian grappler take down the top ranked Middleweight in the league, or will TJP cement his stake as number one contender and put “The Young GOAT” Myron Reed on notice?
All Access returns as the World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone brings us inside the world of Your Boy Hammer.
The dynastic debutante Alicia Atout and her man Richard Holliday, The Clout Couple, celebrates their devious deed by livestreaming their romance for the world to see!
Mads Krugger gives Jacob Fatu a violent ultimatum.
The featherweight division takes a walk on Badstreet USA as second generation star Miranda Gordy steps into the ring with Rok-C!
“The Judge” EJ Nduka promises to deliver justice after being blindsided and tagged by World Tag Team champs 5150 last week.
Join Rich Bocchini and Joe Dombrowski as MLW presents Fusion!
Tensions on the road to Rebellion have reached levels never seen before. Don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders!
* Josh Alexander vs. Matt Taven
* Bullet Club (Jay White and Chris Bey) vs. Motor City Machine Guns
* Brace yourself for the biggest Champ Champ Challenge to date as Deonna Purrazzo defends both the AAA Reina de Reinas and the ROH Women’s World Championships against Lady Frost and Gisele Shaw in a Triple Threat match!
* Steve Maclin vs. Rhino
* Larry D vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
* Kick off your night Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. The intense rivalry between IMPACT World Tag Team Champions Violent By Design and former champions The Good Brothers rages on when Deaner takes on Karl Anderson! Plus, Gia Miller, Josh Mathews and George Iceman get you ready for all things IMPACT on the road to Rebellion.
WWE has confirmed that there will be two-hour WrestleMania 38 Kickoff pre-shows, one for each night.
The WrestleMania 38 Kickoff pre-show is scheduled to begin at 6pm ET on Night One and Night Two. The Kickoffs will run for two hours, until the main card begins at 8pm ET.
There is no word yet on who will be featured on the Kickoff panels, or what matches will take place on the Kickoff.
In more news on the WrestleMania 38 card, WWE no longer has AJ Styles vs. WWE Hall of Famer Edge assigned to a specific night. The match was previously announced for WrestleMania Sunday, but now it is once again listed for Night One or Night Two. AJ is returning to RAW this coming Monday to continue the feud with Edge, so we should find out then if the bout will air during Night One or Night Two. Out of the 12 matches/segments announced for WrestleMania 38, only two have not been assigned to a night – AJ vs. Edge, and The Street Profits vs. RAW Tag Team Champions RK-Bro.
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, along with rumored and expected matches:
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 WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles
Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley vs. Naomi and Sasha Banks vs. Carmella and Queen Zelina Vega (c)
Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory
Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn
CONFIRMED MATCHES TO BE ASSIGNED A NIGHT:
RAW Tag Team Titles Match
The Street Profits vs. Randy Orton and Riddle (c)
WWE Hall of Famer Edge vs. AJ Styles
UNCONFIRMED, RUMORED OR EXPECTED MATCHES:
Seth Rollins vs. TBA
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.
The St. Patrick’s Day Slam edition of AEW Dynamite on TBS will air live tonight from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.
* Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson vs. Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta
* AEW TNT Champion Scorpio Sky defends against Wardlow
* AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker defends against hometown star Thunder Rosa in a Steel Cage match
* Adam Cole and reDRagon vs. AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page and AEW World Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express
* Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, and 2point0 host the Jericho Appreciation Society Commencement
