Author: John Bass

AEW Double Or Nothing 5/23/20

AEW Double or Nothing will take place tomorrow from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida beginning at 7:30 pm ET for The Buy In pre-show. The main card starts at 8 pm ET.

The event will stream on B/R Live, traditional PPV, and FITE (international fans only) for $49.99.

AEW World Championship
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brodie Lee

AEW Women’s World Championship (No DQ/No Count-Out)
Nyla Rose (c) vs. Hikaru Shida

AEW TNT Championship Match
Cody vs. Lance Archer
Mike Tyson to present title to the winner.

Casino Ladder Match
Darby Allin vs. Colt Cabana vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Fenix vs. Scorpio Sky vs. Kip Sabian vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Luchasaurus vs. TBA (Mystery Entrant)
Winner receives future AEW World Championship Match.

Stadium Stampede Match
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks and Matt Hardy) vs. Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana, and Ortiz)

MJF vs. Jungle Boy

Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander

Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears

The Buy In
Best Friends vs. Private Party
Winners are the number one contenders for AEW World Tag Team Championship.

MLW Anthology Preview: Mance Warner 5/23/20

This week MLW Anthology chronicles the tough as nails brawler Mance Warner.

Mance Warner is one of the most unorthodox southern wrestlers in the sport today.  Known for creating carnage in bars and in the ring, this Bucksnort brawler has a reputation for pummeling anyone that gets in his way.

Anthology will journey back to his debut inside the historic 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and then plunge into a wild battle of two friends pitted against each other in a loser leaves MLW clash as ol Mancer and Sami Callihan fight all over the arena in Milwaukee. The arena would literally never be the same after this vicious war.

Witness Mance Warner’s bloody battles with Jimmy Havoc culminating in the last tangle in Texas: a no ropes barbed wire bout as Jimmy Havoc has nowhere to run and nowhere to hide as he rumbles with Tennessee’s toughest wrestler.

Kick back, pop open a light beer and see Mance Warner raise hell and throw some lariats as only ol Mancer can on this week’s MLW Anthology.

Matches:

  • Loser Leaves MLW: Mance Warner vs. Sami Callihan
  • No Ropes Barbed Wire Match: Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Havoc (with Priscilla Kelly)

WWE SmackDown Preview 5/22/20

Tonight’s taped WWE SmackDown on FOX will take place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build for Backlash.

AXS TV Announces New “IMPACT In 60” Series

IMPACT Wrestling and AXS TV have announced plans to further their relationship with a three-hour block of wrestling on Tuesday nights.

The companies announced a new series called “Impact in 60” will premiere next month chronicling the eighteen-year history of IMPACT and TNA: Total Nonstop Action featuring unique collections of full matches with different wrestlers, championships, factions and match types.

The first episode, “Best of the Asylum Years,” will highlight footage from the early TNA days and matches involving AJ Styles, Raven and more. Future episodes will feature the X Division, the greatest IMPACT World Heavyweight Title matches, the Aces & Eights stable and Mick Foley’s best moments.

“Impact In 60” premieres June 2nd at 10 pm ET immediately following “IMPACT!” on AXS TV.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

AEW Dynamite Preview 5/20/20

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.

* Orange Cassidy vs. Fenix

* MJF (with Wardlow) vs. Marko Stunt (with Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus)

* Jake Roberts and Arn Anderson to have face-to-face interview

* Jon Moxley vs. 10 (with Brodie Lee)

* Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy

* AEW Women’s World Champion Nyla Rose and Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander

WWE NXT Preview 5/20/20

Tonight’s taped WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will see the tournament to crown an Interim Cruiserweight Champion continue.

* Kushida to face Drake Maverick in pivotal tournament clash

* El Hijo del Fantasma collides with Akira Tozawa to determine Group B winner

* Rhea Ripley takes on Io Shirai with her eyes on her former championship

Owen Hart’s Widow Explains Why She Won’t Allow Him In WWE Hall Of Fame

Owen Hart’s widow Martha has explained her reasoning for not allowing his induction in the WWE Hall of Fame, saying the event is put on for profit only and doesn’t have a physical home.

Speaking with CBS Sports, Martha Hart touched on the conversation which seems to arise every year about the possibility of Owen being inducted. As you’ll recall, Mark Henry even made a public plea to Martha during his Hall of Fame speech in 2018 asking her to allow it to happen.

“There’s always been this talk that, ‘Oh, we want to put Owen in the Hall of Fame,’” she said. “Their Hall of Fame? They don’t even have a Hallway of Fame. It doesn’t exist. There’s nothing. It’s a fake entity. There’s nothing real or tangible. It’s just an event they have to make money. They put it on TV and have a celebration, and it’s just so ridiculous. I would never even entertain it. It’s garbage.”

Martha has instead chosen to memorialize Owen through a foundation in his name.

Her insistence on the WWE Hall of Fame aside, Hart admits she’s forgiven Vince McMahon for Owen’s death in 1999 at the Over the Edge pay-per-view and everything that happened after.

“At the end of it all, I’ve forgiven all of them, really,” she told the publication. “The Hart family, Vince McMahon, I don’t hold any grudges. I hope life has been kind to all of them. My life hasn’t been easy, and I certainly wouldn’t wish harm on anyone.”

“Some damage in life is irreparable. You can’t fix it. It’s done. Again, you can forgive people, but it doesn’t mean you have to befriend them and be associated with them. At the same time, I don’t wish them any harm, and I hope their lives turned out well. That’s the casualties of war. They made their choices and have to live with them.”

“Dark Side of the Ring: The Final Days of Owen Hart” premieres Tuesday night on VICE.

 

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Shad Gaspard Dead At 39, WWE Issues Statement On His Passing

Former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard has passed away at the age of 39.

Earlier this morning, an unidentified body was found in the sand on Venice Beach, near where Gaspard went missing on Sunday while swimming with his 10 year old son. The discovery was made about halfway between the Venice Beach pier and the lifeguard headquarters by two people walking on the beach at around 1:30am local time, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson.

In an update, the Los Angeles Fire Department just held a news conference and confirmed that the body found was Gaspard, according to TMZ.

Gaspard went missing on Sunday after getting caught in a strong rip current with his son. He saved his son’s life by instructing the first responding lifeguard to help him. Gaspard was then hit by a large wave that took him under, and that was the last time he was seen. You can click here for details on what happened during the rescue from the first responders. The recent statements from Vince McMahon and WWE on the Shad incident, and support for the Gaspard family can be found here. The recent statement from Shad’s wife Siliana can be found at this link.

We here at Wrestling Inc. would like to send our condolences to Gaspard’s family and friends.

WWE issued the following updated statement on Gaspard’s passing this morning:

Shad Gaspard passes awayWWE is saddened to learn that former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard has passed away at the age of 39.

Gaspard had gone missing while swimming with his son at Venice Beach in California on May 17. In his final act, Gaspard instructed lifeguards to save his son’s life.

Gaspard was best known in WWE as one-half of Cryme Tyme with JTG. The fan-favorite duo memorably joined forces with John Cena during his 2008 rivalry with JBL, and competed for the WWE Tag Team Titles at SummerSlam 2009. Shad and JTG would later square off in heated fashion after a falling out in 2010.

Before entering the squared circle, Gaspard played basketball at Georgia Perimeter College. He was also a former bodyguard for P.Diddy, Britney Spears and Mike Tyson.

Admired by friends and colleagues for his warmth and humor, Gaspard was no stranger to heroic deeds. In 2016, he broke up an armed robbery in Coral Springs, Fla., pinning the suspect to the ground until police arrived.

Gaspard was also a multitalented individual, creating his own graphic novel and acting in several TV shows and films, including “Brothers” and “Think Like a Man Too.”

WWE extends its condolences to Gaspard’s family, friends and fans.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Preview 5/19/20

The following is scheduled for tonight’s Impact on AXS TV:

* The #1 Contenders Tournament

Michael Elgin vs. Sami Callihan

Rhino vs. Ken Shamrock

* X-Division Championship: Willie Mack (c) vs. Johnny Swinger

* XXXL vs. TJP and Fallah Bahh

* The North defends the Tag titles again in Canada

* Madison Rayne and Johnny Swinger host a episode of Locker Room Talk

WWE RAW Preview 5/18/20

Tonight’s taped WWE RAW will take place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build for the upcoming Backlash pay-per-view.

* The Street Profits to face The Viking Raiders in an axe-throwing contest

* WWE Champion Drew McIntyre battles SmackDown’s King Corbin

* Bliss & Cross defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against The IIconics

* Asuka starts a new era on Monday Night Raw