The following is scheduled for tonight’s episode of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network:
* The battle for the ancient Aztec Medallions heats up as Mil Muertes and Cage clash for the gold.
* The Monster Matanza Cueto continues his path of destruction making another sacrifice to the gods.
* Mascarita Sagrada takes Paul London and the Rabbit Tribe to finally meet the legendary White Rabbit. What will they discover?
WWE just announced that Kaitlyn will make her WWE in-ring return at the 2018 Mae Young Classic.
WWE issued the following:
After more than four years away from WWE, former Divas Champion Kaitlyn will make her in-ring return this summer when she competes in the 2018 Mae Young Classic.
The news, which was first reported by ESPN, makes Kaitlyn the first official participant to be revealed for this year’s 32-woman tournament.
Rising to fame in 2010 when she won Season 3 of NXT, which was a competition series among WWE rookies at the time, Kaitlyn quickly became a staple of what is now known as the WWE Women’s division.
With an extensive background in bodybuilding and power lifting, Kaitlyn used her remarkable strength and explosiveness to conquer opponents. She reached the summit of the division in January 2013 when she defeated Eve to capture the Divas Championship in her hometown of Houston on the 20th Anniversary of Raw. Kaitlyn held the title for 153 days before losing it to one of her greatest rivals, AJ Lee.
Upon leaving WWE in early 2014, Kaitlyn set out to build her own business from the ground up. Today she stands as the CEO and founder of Celestial Bodiez, a women’s fitness apparel company. Since she was last seen on WWE TV, Kaitlyn has adorned the cover of Iron Man Magazine, and made a cameo on UpUpDownDown.
Stay tuned to WWE.com for more Mae Young Classic updates as they become available.
Fandango recently suffered a torn labrum which required surgery. He was in Birmingham, Alabama yesterday for the procedure and it was said to be a success. Fandango was happy to report his status update via social media and thank everyone for their support.
Fandango’s tag team partner, Tyler Breeze, was asked how he will deal with his partner’s absence. One fan was especially blunt when he asked Breeze if he was ready for six months of being treated like an enhancement talent until his partner comes back.
Breeze responded asking if the fan meant the last three years instead, referencing the team’s frequent losses. Breezango’s last match was in late June on Main Event where they partnered with Bobby Roode to defeat The Ascension and Curt Hawkins in a six-man tag match.
During a recent interview with The Gorilla Position, Fandango opened up about wanting to transition out of the team’s comedic personas and take part in more in-ring action.
“We are not completely comedy and backstage characters, but a little bit of The Files and a little bit of time in the ring. I think we wrestled about 4-5 times by the end of the year last year so this year we are hoping for a little more in-ring time, which I think would be great.”
Source: WrestlingINC
As noted, Hiromu Takahashi suffered a neck injury in his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship match against Dragon Lee at last weekend’s G1 Special in San Francisco. After finishing the match, he reportedly collapsed backstage and was taken to the hospital shortly after.
The injury was said to most likely come from the move below.
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NJPW previously confirmed he’s conscious and is able to sit/talk. Earlier today, NJPW gave some more information on Takahashi being transported back to Japan for further treatment.
“On July 7, during the G1 Special in San Francisco event, Hiromu Takahashi sustained a neck injury and was taken to a San Francisco hospital for evaluation.Takahashi was able to return to Japan today, and will proceed with treatment. We apologize for the delay in publishing this update, which was in order to ensure smooth and efficient transit for Takahashi at the airport. We deeply appreciate our fans’ concerns. Please stay tuned to NJPW for further updates.”
In his championship match, Takahashi was able to wrestle for another couple minutes after being dropped on his neck. He would eventually hit his finisher (Time Bomb) to pick up a pinfall victory and retain the title. Takahashi is a two-time NJPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE announced the following on Ronda Rousey’s “Uncaged” special during Discovery’s Shark Week later this month:
Ronda Rousey takes on the ocean’s toughest sharks during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week in “Ronda Rousey Uncaged”Ronda Rousey might be The Baddest Woman on The Planet, but how would she fare against some of the deep sea’s most terrifying creatures?
The WWE Universe will find out the answer to that question during “Ronda Rousey Uncaged,” a special airing during the all-star first night of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week on Sunday, July 22, at 10/9 C.
In the special, Rousey will set out to test her courage and prove that the mentality that made her an Olympic medalist, UFC Hall of Famer and WWE Superstar will allow her to stare down any opponent, whether on land or at sea. She’ll dive into the ocean, guided by former Navy diver and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder, who will coach her through three rounds of survival training against the heavyweights of the sea, including the fearsome bull shark. That builds up to a historic main event, where Rousey will attempt to step outside the cage to face one of the sea’s ultimate predators – the mako shark.
How will Rousey fare against an opponent she can’t put in her patented armbar? What will happen when she comes face to face with the predators of the deep? Find out during “Ronda Rousey Uncaged,” during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, Sunday, July 22, at 10/9 C.
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire with the final hype for Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
* Team Hell No kick off SmackDown LIVE on “Miz TV”
* AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura to battle on SmackDown LIVE tonight
* Asuka and James Ellsworth square off in a Lumberjack Match
* Can Tye Dillinger defeat Samoa Joe?
* Sin Cara looks for payback on Andrade “Cien” Almas`
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
* WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Cedric Alexander vs. Hideo Itami
WWE NXT Superstar Nikki Cross made her main roster debut at Monday’s SmackDown live event in Augusta, Maine. She teamed with Becky Lynch to defeat Peyton Royce and Billie Kay. No word yet on if she will be called up soon but SAnitY also worked last night’s live event and they were kept apart. Below are photos of Cross and Lynch at last night’s show:
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Source: WrestlingINC
The WWE TLC pay-per-view will now take place on Sunday, December 16th from San Jose, California, according to PWInsider. This will replace the originally scheduled Clash of Champions pay-per-view scheduled for that date and location. As noted, TLC 2018 was originally announced for October 21st in Boston but a non-televised WWE SuperShow live event with both brands will take place that night in Boston instead.
Source: WrestlingINC
Below is episode 101 (“Family Dinner”) of Being the Elite. The episode features the aftermath of the NJPW G1 Special (full results here) where Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Haku attacked the other Bullet Club members. Also, after Kenny Omega defeated Cody, it looked like the two had buried the hatchet. Here’s a recap of the episode:
* In his hotel room, Chris Jericho says goodbye to The Young Bucks and finds out Marty Scurll had been hanging in his closet to ask if he could join him and The Young Bucks to become the fourth member of The Alpha Club. Scurll then tries to recruit Jericho into The Villain Club, but Jericho is writing on something, not a list – because WWE owns that – he’s just writing some notes about Scurll. Jericho has zero interest and asks him to leave his room, Scurll tries to go back into the closet, but eventually leaves. Jericho then says quietly to the camera, “He just made the list!”
* Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks make it to the Cow Palace for the NJPW G1 Special. Cody does rehearsals for his entrance where he was carried to the ring.
* Matt Jackson tries to talk some sense into Cody and let’s him know the group still loves him and to be safe in his title match against Omega. Cody looks to have mixed feelings about all of this.
* SoCal Uncensored is really not happy to be in Virgnia, they talk some trash about George Mason not signing the Constitution.
* Omega speaks with Matt and Nick before their match and the two look a little stressed. They ask Omega how he broke the “5 Star Scale,” they’ve tried everything, but can’t do it. “It’s no secret that critics love a very long ass singles match, so you guys are already at a disadvantage,” Omega responds. He then says the secret is psychology.
* Adam Page apparently has two personalities and they argue over him taking out Joey Ryan. Page ends up beating himself up and it looks like the bad side is the only one left.
* Matt talks with Kenny and says he thinks there is still some good in Cody. Kenny says he’s just going to have a match, Matt laughs and replies not to hurt him too bad.
* Flashback to last week when Nick has a premonition: “Something bad’s gonna happen.” Clips are shown of Tonga, Loa, and Haku attacking the Bullet Club after the G1 Special main event.
* After the show, The Bucks, Page, Omega, and Scurll are eating in a hotel room. Cody knocks on the door and limps in. Kenny ends up moving over on the couch to give him a spot and hands him some food. Dejected, the group sits in silence until Cody says, “So, how are we going to make these motherf—— pay?…And what the hell is Haku’s problem?”
Source: WrestlingINC
