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NJPW Dominion Results 6/9/18, Kenny Omega And Okada Wrestle A Classic, Naito Vs. Chris Jericho

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IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Roppongi 3K – Winners: El Desperado & Yoshinobu Desperado

David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Jay White – Winner: Juice Robinson & David Finlay

Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki – Winners: Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki

NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Hirooki Goto vs. Michael Elgin vs. Taichi – Winner: Michael Elgin via Pinfall to win the NEVER Openweight Championship

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) EVIL and SANADA vs. The Young Bucks – Winners: The Young Bucks via Pinfall to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship

Rey Mysterio, Jushin Thunder Liger & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Marty Scurll, Hangman Page & Cody – Winners: Cody, Marty Scurll & Hangman Page

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi – Winner: Hiromu Takahashi via Pinfall to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho – Winner: Chris Jericho via Pinfall to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship

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IWGP Heavyweight Championship (No Time Limit/2 of 3 Falls): (C) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega – Winner: Kenny Omega via 2 falls to 1 to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship

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Post-match, Omega hugs the Young Bucks who are now in the ring and also Ibushi. Omega thanks the fans and wants to take NJPW to the next level. Omega says people told him to be different, take the pay check, be “tranquilo” (crowd pops for that), but he’s here to change the world with his best friends. He says goodbye and good night, but out comes Cody for a moment. Crowd boos. Cody heads towards the ring, turns around, and then heads to the back. Bucks lift Omega on their shoulders and Omega goes around to shake hands with some of the fans.

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2, CM Punk On Fight Card 6/9/18

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DATE: June 9, 2018
LOCATION: United Center, Chicago, Illinois

MAIN CARD

UFC Middleweight Championship
Robert Whittaker (c )vs.Yoel Romero

Welterweight: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington

Featherweight: Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs.Tai Tuivasa

Welterweight: CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1)

Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes

Women’s Strawweight: Cláudia Gadelha vs. Carla Esparza

Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bekti?

Heavyweight: Rashad Coulter vs. Chris de la Rocha

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS)

Light Heavyweight: Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith

Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis

Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Charles Oliveira

Featherweight: Mike Santiago vs. Dan Ige

NJPW Dominion 6/9/18

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NJPW Dominion will take place this Saturday at 3am ET.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship (No Time Limit/2 of 3 Falls): (C) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) EVIL and SANADA vs. The Young Bucks

NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Hirooki Goto vs. Michael Elgin vs. Taichi

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Roppongi 3K

Rey Mysterio, Jushin Thunder Liger & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Marty Scurll, Hangman Page & Cody

David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Jay White

Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki

 

We probably will not have the results posted until some time Monday.

MLW: Fusion Preview 6/8/18

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Kick off your weekend with Major League Wrestling: FUSION tonight on beIN SPORTS at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.  Learn more how you can watch FUSION here.

World Heavyweight Champion Shane Strickland finds himself in the crosshairs as Salina de la Renta makes a shocking proposition and so much more including…

THE MAIN EVENT
Sky combat will be waged in the main event tonight as Rey Fenix fights ACH. What role will Salina de la Renta play in this encounter? Will ACH triumph with a suuuuuuper performance against one of Mexico’s top ranked luchadores? Find out 8pm ET tonight!

MVP THROWS DOWN WITH A DEATH MACHINE
MVP has had his hands full with Sami Callihan and his following, known as the Death Machines.  Tonight he takes on one of them: Leon Scott, the man who cost MVP a win over Callihan!

PLUS…
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor vs. Fred Yehi: Team Filthy has been running its mouth about the “Man of 1,000 counters” for weeks.  Tonight Lawlor grapples with the #SavageWeight.  Will Yehi’s innovative grappling system trick Lawlor into being pinned or tapping out? Will Team Filthy impact the outcome? Find out tonight!

Join Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini as they call the action for an action packed 60 minute shot of Major League Wrestling: FUSION!

Source: MLW.com

Bret Hart Fires Back At Eric Bischoff Over Comments Made On 83 Weeks Podcast (VIDEO)

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Bret Hart was recently the topic of discussion on Eric Bischoff‘s podcast 83 Weeks and “The Hitman” is now firing back, calling Bischoff “maybe the single stupidest idiot” in wrestling history.

“Eric Bischoff is an idiot, total complete idiot,” Hart told Talk Sport in response to the ex-WCW prez saying he brought nothing to the table creatively during his run with the company. “Maybe the single stupidest idiot that ever got into wrestling.”

“A guy that never came through on anything he ever said, he had zero ideas for wrestling,” the legendary wrestler continued. “I’ve heard him say that I came there and I was a broken man. That I didn’t have it in the heart anymore. That I broke my heart with wrestling. That’s such horsesh*t. Absolutely an insult to me. It makes me so mad I’m glad he’s not around me.”

While it’s not seen in the video published by The Pro Wrestling Show, Hart also told them: “Don’t get me talking about Eric Bischoff. I’ll take my coat off and come out of retirement!”

Watch the response below:

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Xavier Woods And Kenny Omega To Battle In Street Fighter Showdown At E3

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WWE.com posted the following:

Xavier Woods and independent wrestling star Kenny Omega have been engaging in a heated war of words on social media over who’s better at Street Fighter. The two rivals will converge at the Capcom booth during the E3 video game conference next Thursday to settle the score in a battle for supremacy.

The two have engaged in arcade fighting showdowns in the past, but the heat turned up once again on their rivalry when “The Cleaner” posted a video to Twitter, showing off his Street Fighter skills while calling out The New Day’s resident trombonist.

Woods didn’t take Omega’s insults lightly, firing right back at his rival.

Though Woods had to put the war of words on the backburner Tuesday night – The New Day were victorious in a Six-Man Tag Team Match on SmackDown LIVE – the fine people at Capcom, the makers of Street Fighter, interjected that they would be more than happy to facilitate a battle between the two. Both Woods and Omega took part in a verbal contract signing on the Street Fighter Twitter, in which neither man pulled any punches:

After some choice words from “The Cleaner,” the ground rules have been laid down for this struggle for supremacy, and Woods and Omega won’t be alone in this battle. Each man will select two partners, making this a 3-on-3 showdown in Street Fighter V. Woods is extremely confident in his partners, who have yet to be revealed, while claiming that Omega won’t be able to find anybody to meet the challenge.

Who will Woods and Omega choose as their partners? Keep your eyes on social media to find out, then tune in to CapcomFighters next Thursday to see who will emerge as the elite Street Fighter player!

WWE Announces Ronda Rousey To Make Spain WWE Debut, Return To Italy This November

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WWE.com issued the following:

Spain and Italy, get ready to get Rowdy this November.

Ronda Rousey makes her Spain WWE debut when WWE Live returns to Madrid on Saturday, 3 November, and Barcelona on Sunday, 4 November. Joining fellow Raw Superstars like Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Nia Jax and more*, Rousey will take part in her first WWE Live Events in Reino de España, which promises to become two unforgettable evenings of in-ring action and entertainment.

During the latter half of WWE’s European Tour, The Baddest Woman on the Planet returns to Italy when WWE Live action commences in Bologna on Friday, 9 November, then in Rome on Saturday, 10 November. Rousey electrified the WWE Universe in Turin with her Italy debut last May, and fans can expect her to do so again in La Rossa (“The Red One,” in reference to Bologna’s red rooftops throughout) and The Eternal City.

Tickets to see WWE Live in Spain and Italy are available now, at the following links below.

SPAIN

Saturday, 3 November: WiZink Center, Madrid | Tickets available now at www.elcorteingles.es, www.ticketmaster.es and www.proactiv.es

Sunday, 4 November: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona | Tickets available starting 24 May, 12 p.m. local time, at www.elcorteingles.es, www.ticketmaster.es and www.proactiv.es

ITALY | Tickets for all events available now at www.ticketone.it

Friday, 9 November: Unipol Arena, Bologna

Saturday, 10 November: PalaLottomatica, Rome

*Talent depicted and referenced above are subject to change.

Impact Wrestling Preview 6/7/18

Tonight’s Impact on Pop TV:

* Will the mystery attacker come forward?

* A glimpse of the Undead Bride

* Madison Rayne discusses her career

* Austin Aries taking Impact Vacation after regaining the Impact World Title last week, but he will join Impact via FaceTime for an interview with Josh Mathews.

* LAX vs. Cult of Lee

* Eli Drake’s Fact of Life

* Brian Cage in action

WWE Reportedly Has Some Interest In Signing Eli Drake

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Eli Drake is not booked for the July 22nd Impact Slammiversary pay-per-view in Toronto because he still has not committed to staying with the company, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Drake’s deal reportedly expired this past weekend but he did work the Impact Wrestling TV tapings, to lose a match. The two sides continue to talk but there is no word on a new contract being signed.

Regarding a possible return to WWE, The Observer confirms that there is interest as there has been talk of signing Drake within WWE in recent months.

Following a stint on The Rock’s TNT reality series The Hero in 2013, Drake signed a WWE developmental deal in mid-2013 but was released on August 1, 2014. He joined Impact in the spring of 2014.

Drake spoke with The Mirror back in April and recalled an October 2013 dark match plus his run in WWE NXT, saying NXT was “great and terrible” at the same time.

“Ah no, that was when I was already with WWE actually, my dark match in 2008 was me and [Gene] Snitsky against Cryme Tyme [in WWE’s ECW]. The Yoshi Tatsu thing was just kind of thrown on me last minute and that was a hell of an experience,” Drake said. “At the time – I think they were just messing with us half the time. Bill DeMott [former head coach of WWE’s Performance Center] came back and grabbed me five minutes before the match was supposed to happen. He said ‘are you ready?’ and I was like ‘yeah’ and he said ‘alright, it’s you and Yoshi, hurry up’. ‘Okay’. Ha ha. I put my stuff on and went out there and had a match. And believe me, it was a stinker. It was terrible.

“That whole run at NXT, it was great and terrible at the same time. I enjoyed it, I made a lot of friends from it, I actually liked being on some of the workout programmes they had us doing there, you’re able to stay crisp by staying in the ring four or five days a week, but at the same time, it was a lot of BS, especially with Bill DeMott there. But from what I gather now with him out of the picture, it sounds like things have changed for the better there. Hopefully the guys are enjoying it more.”

Drake also commented on if he sees himself staying with Impact or going to WWE, or elsewhere.

“It really depends. I am looking at all my options. I am very grateful for the opportunities Impact have given me and putting me on the stage they have put me on. I also have grown my bank account enormously! I’m doing well on that front. So I’m very grateful for it,” Drake said. “But at the same time, I am a businessman, I am going to look into any opportunities that are afforded to me and anybody who wants to talk and wants to throw numbers my way and anything like that, of course I am open to that. Will I stay with Impact? That’s a definite possibility. It could be a likelihood, I really don’t know. It really depends on what else is out there. But I am interested in any opportunity that comes my way, that’s for sure.”

Source: WrestlingINC

CM Punk Not Completely Closing Door On Pro Wrestling Return, Reveals His UFC 225 Entrance Song

CM Punk spoke to MMAFighting.com ahead of UFC 225 this Saturday in Chicago. Punk, who will be facing fellow 0-1 fighter Mike Jackson on the main card of the event, admitted that he’s not sure what the crowd response for him will be, although he doesn’t expect it to be like his past WWE matches in the city. He also revealed that he will come out to the fight to Living Colour’s Cult Of Personality, which he used during his WWE and ROH runs.

Punk also talked about “All In” in September and noted that he will not be a part of the event, saying that “it’s not happening.” Punk also noted that he wasn’t directly asked to be a part of the event, or any pro wrestling show.

“Nobody has ever asked me, like straight up asked me, to come wrestle for them. Nobody.” Punk added, “[People have said] hey, if you ever wanna do anything… Nobody’s ever been like, ‘hey, here’s the deal, we’re having a show, we’re paying you X amount and you’re working this guy. Whaddaya say, yes or no?’ Nobody’s ever done that.”

Punk also stated that he doesn’t think that he would accept a real offer to return to pro wrestling, although he wasn’t completely closing the door on it.

“I don’t think so, it’s a hard question to answer, a lot’s happened this week,” Punk said. “I could definitely tell you if you asked me that question a week ago when I still felt like I had a foot in the grave, the answer [would have been] no, I don’t want anything to do with it. I feel like I’m out and the future is yet to be written, it’s a wide open book, it’s my story to tell. I’m just being real, I’m not going to sit here and be like, ‘No! No!’ Something might come up, some fun might be had.

“Right now my heart and my mind and my focus is 100% on Saturday and fighting. So does that mean fighting beyond Saturday? To me that means yes.”

Punk also discussed fighting in the UFC again, how this fight is different from his UFC debut, not knowing if he will fight again after Saturday and more. You can watch the whole interview at this link. We will have live round-by-round coverage of UFC 225 this Saturday, followed by a special Saturday night edition of the Wrestling Inc. podcast with Matt Morgan, Chris Featherstone and myself discussing Punk’s UFC return, NJPW Dominion and more.

Source: WrestlingINC