Author: John Bass

Chris Benoit Tragedy, Owen Hart Tragedy And Other Topics Confirmed For Second Season Of Vice’s “Dark Side Of The Ring”

The second season of Viceland’s “Dark Side of the Ring” docuseries on pro wrestling is scheduled to premiere on the cable network in late March, according to PWInsider.

The ten-episode season will focus on nine topics with one being covered across a two-part special, which is likely the Chris Benoit tragedy.

The Owen Hart tragedy will also be covered.

The following topics have been confirmed for season two:

* The Benoit tragedy

* Brawl For All

* New Jack

* Dino Bravo

* The Owen Hart tragedy

* Herb Abrams

The first season of the docuseries focused on the Von Erich family, the Montreal Screwjob, WWE Hall of Famer Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, and others. Viceland renewed the series for a second season in July 2019.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Matt Hardy Reveals His WWE Contract Status

Matt Hardy has revealed that he will let his contract with WWE expire and he’s going to become a free agent. Hardy announced the news on his YouTube show, Thoughts From The Throne.

“This is what happened as of this current time, I have decided to let my contract with WWE expire,” Hardy revealed. “I am going to become a free agent and that’s not saying I’m not ever going to return to WWE.”

Matt Hardy also revealed that the reason he’s becoming a free agent because he and WWE are on different pages creatively.

“It’s just time for me to take a break and become a free agent,” he said. “I didn’t want to leave WWE because it is my home. The reason I needed to leave WWE is because when it comes to my creative stance and my outlook on myself and my career and how I wanted to go for these last three or four years that I have left to spend as an active in-ring competitor I just think myself and WWE are on different pages.”

AEW Revolution Results 2/29/20

Dark Order (Evil Uno and Grayson) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) –

Winners: Dark Order

Post-match, the minions show up and attack. Suddenly, Colt Cabana’s music hits and out rolls Cabana to make the save for SCU. Cabana and Grayson swing away on each other. The rest of the Dark Order get involved though and stomp away on Cabana. Music starts playing and a hooded figure comes out, it’s Christopher Daniels! He runs right at Uno though and takes him out. The rest of SCU and Cabana clear out the Dark Order. Daniels celebrates with his SCU guys.

 

Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager –

Winner: Jake Hager via Submission

 

Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara –

Winner: Darby Allin 

 

AEW World Tag Team Championship: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (c) vs. The Young Bucks –

Winners: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page

 

AEW Women’s World Championship: Nyla Rose (c) vs. Kris Statlander –

Winner: Nyla Rose

 

Cody w/Brandi Rhodes and Arn Anderson vs. MJF w/Wardlow –

Winner: MJF

 

PAC vs. Orange Cassidy w/Best Friends –

Winner: PAC via Submission

 

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AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Jon Moxley –

Winner and new AEW World Champion: Jon Moxley

Post-match, Moxley says it’s been a long road this past year. Says the fans are the energy that fuels AEW. He says they’re bringing pro wrestling back to the people. He says the title doesn’t belong to him, it belongs to the fans.

MLW Fusion Preview 2/29/20

Two forces notorious for chaos will collide as Los Parks return to MLW for the first time since the shocking ending to Saturday Night SuperFight as they clash with their bitter rivals CONTRA Unit on MLW FUSION.

With four fearless and dangerous competitors colliding, the league will reinforce the ringside perimeter with lumberjacks to contain the guaranteed bedlam that will detonate at the historic 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

In the first-ever lumberjack match in MLW history, Los Parks and CONTRA Unit will have to not only battle each other but manage designated wrestlers ringside, who will surround the ring in the classic lumberjack match fashion.

Tasked with containing the carnage, the lumberjacks could be tempted to unleash a beating to ensure the four loathed competitors keep the action from spilling out on to the streets of South Philadelphia.

The Destroyer and his son vow a vicious receipt for SuperFight.

Standing in their way is a force known for strategic violence and unrelenting attacks.

Will Los Parks make a triumphant return or will the black flag of CONTRA wave victorious over the iconic masks of Los Parks?

After the Dynasty viciously attacked his Uncle Moonman, AJ Kirsch will speak with the “Southern Psychopath” Mance Warner. What will the Bucksnort Brawler have to say about the elitists known as the Dynasty?

Also, one week after inciting a riot in Dallas, Team Filthy speaks to Alicia Atout!

25 years after debuting in the 2300 Arena, Konnan is back and he has some truth bombs for “The Untouchable” Gino Medina.

Plus: the “Rogue Prince” Brian Pillman Jr. will be in the house!

Join Rich Bocchini, AJ Kirsch and Alicia from Dallas/Ft. Worth for a night of top ranked action.

Matches:
•Lumberjack Match: CONTRA UNIT vs. Los Parks
•Injustice vs. Zenshi and Laredo Kid
•Plus more!

AEW Revolution 2/29/20

February 29, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET (Preshow at 7:00 PM ET) – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois – Available on B/R Live, FITE.net and traditional PPV. The event will stream on B/R Live for $49.99.

AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Jon Moxley

AEW World Tag Team Championship: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (c) vs. The Young Bucks

AEW Women’s World Championship: Nyla Rose (c) vs. Kris Statlander

Cody vs. MJF

Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager

Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara

PAC vs. Orange Cassidy

Dark Order (Evil Uno and Grayson) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)

 

WWE SmackDown Preview 2/28/20

Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown will take place from the TD Garden in Boston, MA with fallout from WWE Super ShowDown and more on the Road to WrestleMania 36.

WWE has not issued an official preview for tonight’s SmackDown.

* John Cena will make his return to SmackDown tonight.

* New WWE Universal Champion Bill Goldberg will be there, just one day after winning the title over “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in Saudi Arabia at Super ShowDown.

WWE 205 Live Preview 2/28/20

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the TD Garden in Boston, MA.

WWE has not issued an official preview for tonight’s 205 Live.

* Tonight’s 205 Live episode will see Team Captains Tony Nese and Lio Rush pick their partners for the Captain’s Challenge 10-man Elimination Match that will take place next month some time. Rush vs. Nese in singles action will also take place tonight.

Possible Culprits Behind The Recent WWE SmackDownTV Glitches

Recently, WWE have begun teasing us with one of those mysterious storylines where there is a recurring thing happening on TV for a number of weeks, without any possible explanation as to what it means or who could be behind it. This time, Vince and co. have done a surprisingly good job at presenting the angle, as the delivery has been based on subtlety and not bashing the audience over the head with.

For a number of weeks, people watching SmackDown on their screens have seen random glitches distort the video quality once or twice during the show. The initial guess would have been it was another manifestation of Bray Wyatt’s ever expanding list of superpowers. But as the shows progressed, neither commentators mentioned these glitches nor would they be implicated in any of Bray’s promos or segments.

The rumor mill has since been spinning furiously as to who could be behind these glitches. Could it be a returning superstar? Could it be a sensational debut? Of course, the expectations do need to be tempered slightly given so many of WWE’s storylines end up in Randy Orton’s hometown of Nowhere.

But, since WWE have bothered to give us this juicy narrative thread to feast upon, we would only be doing ourselves an injustice by letting cynicism bog us down. Who could be behind these glitches? Here are seven possible answers according to WhatCulture.

  1. CM Punk
  2. Undisputed ERA
  3. The IIconics
  4. Jeff Hardy
  5. Lars Sullivan
  6. Killer Kross
  7. Mustafi Ali

Source: WhatCulture

Of these 7 possibilities most wrestling news sites and blogs seemed to think it’s either the debut of recent WWE signee Killer Kross or Mustafi Ali who has been off of TV as of late.

WWE Super ShowDown Results 2/27/20

(Kickoff) The OC (Gallows and Anderson) vs. The Viking Raiders –

Winners: The OC

 

Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet Match: Andrade vs. AJ Styles vs. R-Truth vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Erick Rowan vs. Rey Mysterio

R-Truth vs. Bobby Lashley – Winner: R-Truth

Post Match: Lashley assaulted R-Truth

R-Truth vs. Andrade – Winner: R-Truth

R-Truth vs. Erick Rowan – Winner: R-Truth by DQ

Post Match: Rowan choke slammed R-Truth

R-Truth vs. AJ Styles – Winner: AJ Styles

AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio

The OC assaulted Mysterio in the back.

Styles declares himself winner by forfeit wants his hand raised and awarded the trophy.

The Undertaker beat up The OC in the back.

AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker –

Undertaker hits Styles with a chokeslam for a quick win

Winner: The Undertaker

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SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. John Morrison and The Miz –

Winners and new SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Miz and John Morrison

 

Angel Garza vs. Humberto Carrillo –

Winner: Angel Garza

 

RAW Tag Team Championship: Seth Rollins and Murphy (c) vs. The Street Profits –

Winners: Seth Rollins and Murphy

 

Dolph Ziggler w/Robert Roode vs. Mansoor –

Winner: Mansoor

 

WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Ricochet –

Lesnar got a quick squash win.

Winner: Brock Lesnar

 

Steel Cage Match: King Corbin vs. Roman Reigns –

Winner: Roman Reigns

 

SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Naomi –

Winner: Bayley

 

Universal Championship: “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Goldberg

Winner and new Universal Champion: Goldberg

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ROH And NJPW Announce War Of The Worlds Tour

Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the 2019 War of the Worlds Tour will feature four big events in May.

The shows will take place on May 6 in Buffalo, May 7 in Toronto, May 9 in Kalamazoo, and May 10 in Villa Park, IL.

Below is the full announcement issued by ROH today:

ROH, NJPW TEAM UP FOR WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR IN MAYRing of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling are joining forces again for the War of the Worlds tour, which consists of four huge, star-studded shows in May.

The War of the Worlds tour, which will feature world class matches with stars from both ROH and NJPW, kicks off on May 6 in Buffalo before heading to Toronto on May 7, Kalamazoo (Mich.) on May 9, and concluding in Chicago on May 10.

Tickets for all four shows go on sale next Wednesday, March 4 at 10 a.m. local time for HonorClub members and Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m. local time for the general public.

A staple since 2014, the War of the Worlds tour features dream matches, title bouts, and first-time matchups you cannot see anywhere else with the stars of ROH and NJPW.

Keep it locked on ROHWrestling.com and ROH’s social media channels for talent and match announcements. Don’t miss your opportunity to see the stars of ROH and NJPW live!

ROH/NJPW PRESENT WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR 2020

Wednesday, May 6: Buffalo RiverWorks, Buffalo, N.Y., 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 7: Ted Reeve Arena, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9: Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo, Mich., 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 10: The Odeum Expo Center, Villa Park, Ill., 7 p.m.