WWE Battleground (SmackDown) Card 7/23/19

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WWE Battleground(SmackDown) takes place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Card:

WWE Championship – Punjabi Prison Match: (C) Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton

Flag Match: John Cena vs. Rusev

United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The New Day

5-Way Elimination Match (#1 Contender): Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Lana vs. Natalya vs. Tamina

Sami Zayn vs. Mike Kanellis w/Maria Kanellis

Breezango prepare to close the case at Battleground

(Kickoff) Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English

NJPW G1 Climax 27 Results (Day 3)

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Earlier today was Day 3 in the G1 Climax 27 tournament, featuring Block A. The video below includes the first four matches from today’s show and you can watch all of the upcoming shows on NJPW World for about $9 a month. Here are the full results:

Tournament Matches (Block A)
Hirooki Goto defeated Yuji Nagata
Tomohiro Ishii defeated Togi Makabe
Kota Ibushi defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Bad Luck Fale
Tetsuya Naito defeated YOSHI-HASHI

Non-Tournament Matches
EVIL and Hiromu Takahashi defeated David Finlay and Juice Robinson
Taichi and Minoru Suzuki defeated BUSHI and SANADA
Yujiro Takahashi and Kenny Omega defeated Chase Owens and Tama Tonga
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, and Michael Elgin defeated Gedo, Toru Yano, and Kazuchika Okada

Magnus (Nick Aldis) Confirms Departure From GFW

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As noted, former World Champion Magnus (Nick Aldis) is no longer with GFW as he turned down their contract offer, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Magnus reportedly worked the most recent TV tapings under a handshake deal as the company wanted to “protect the lineage” of the GFW Global Title, which Magnus previously dropped to Alberto El Patron. The new contracts from GFW give the company 10% of money from indie bookings and it’s being reported that talents do not receive a cut of merchandise sold with their likeness if it’s sold directly by GFW under the new deals.

Magnus is now taking indie bookings via nickaldisbookings@gmail.com and confirmed his departure with the following tweet after a fan commented on how he should do more GFW Impact commentary:

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE And Mattel Launch Girls Product Line Of Dolls

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Comic-Con is barely underway, yet there’s already some big WWE news coming out of San Diego — Mattel has announced they’re making a WWE line of female dolls.

A statement on the new line reads: “Mattel and WWE are launching a girls’ product line that features the first-ever fashion dolls of Nikki and Brie Bella, Sasha Banks, Natalya, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Alicia Fox and Eva Marie, to leverage the popularity of WWE’s female Superstars and give its sizable girl fan base a new way to connect with their favorite brands.”

Eva’s inclusion in the line is interesting, since it’s been looking like she’s on her way out of WWE.

The dolls will also have role play items like a WWE Women’s Championship title belt, a Bayley-inspired headband and Sasha Bank’s “Legit Boss” rings.

Pre-order is available online at Toysrus.com beginning July 24 and exclusively at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide this September.

NOTE: The art in the story is just an idea of what they say the dolls will look like and not the final product.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Donovan Dijak No Longer Taking Independent Bookings, Hints At NXT Future (AUDIO)

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If you want to watch ex-ROH wrestler Donovan Dijak mix it up on the independent scene, you better hurry … because the wrestler says he won’t be taking bookings much longer.

Dijak told The New Age Insiders that he’s no longer accepting bookings after PWG‘s annual Battle of Los Angeles — which takes place September 1-3 — but remained coy about his future.

Adding, “There’s obviously going to be a lot of speculation as to what I’m doing. My future isn’t 100 percent completely set in stone at this point yet.”

After a promise of exciting things on the horizon though, Donovan was asked if he had any plans to attend Full Sail University — where WWE films NXT — and he responded by saying, “I’ve been to Full Sail University. It’s a wonderful place.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

You can listen to the announcement and interview below:

Alberto El Patron Stepping Down As President Of Combate Americas

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Alberto El Patron has had a storm of controversy around him for the past two weeks … and now he plans to step down as President of MMA company Combate Americas amidst the chaos.

Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren confirmed the news in an interview with MMAUno … but claims the decision was made because Patron wants to focus on wrestling.

McLaren explained, “I think he’s reaching a point in his career when he knows that the physical demands of wrestling are not what he wants to continue doing, but I think he knows he’s got a couple of years still left to keep maintaining his level of performance.”

He also emphasized that Patron will still be at Combate events.

Alberto is currently under investigation by the Orlando PD for a domestic battery incident involving his fiancé Paige, despite police already suggesting that she be charged with battery.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

GFW Impact Preview 7/20/19

* Super X-Cup Tournament Match: Sammy Guevara vs. Drago

* Laredo Kid, Garza Jr. & Octagoncito vs. Idris Abraham, Trevor Lee & Demus

* Low Ki vs. Matt Sydal vs. El Hijo de Fantasma

* Eddie Edwards vs. Ethan Carter III vs. Eli Drake vs. Impact Grand Champion Moose

* GFW Knockouts Champion Sienna in action

Al Snow Launches New Business

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Al Snow has launched a new business. He posted the following on Facebook:

Al Snow Launches New Business: COLLARxELBOW Has Arrived

A new era has dawned for sports apparel with the launch of COLLARxELBOW (collarandelbowbrand.com).

The name COLLARxELBOW comes from the opening grapple of a wrestling match. Like its namesake,COLLARxELBOW is the beginning, coming from a place of limitless possibilities, built by a performance dependent on one another.

COLLARxELBOW is the brainchild of Al Snow, a career wrestler and training coach for over 30 years. Al’s enthusiasm developing talent is expressed in his brand, which is founded on that same spirit of camaraderie.

Al Snow’s enthusiasm for building win/win relationships is echoed in the mission of the company: “If you aren’t successful, we aren’t successful.” COLLARxELBOW promotes the interaction between the apparel company, their ambassadors, fans, and anyone who has a passion for wrestling. Success for the company is firmly entrenched in the development of the partnership between themselves, the athletes, and the fans. The brand speaks to the athlete and the fan—the fan in all of us.

“This isn’t my company—this is our company,” Al says of the company’s purpose. “This is our brand, for all of us who love wrestling. It belongs to us.”

Like a match unfolding, the summer line will launch and everyone, regardless the athlete, can enjoy the show.

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Collar and Elbow was founded on the traditional values of professional wrestling: two entities working together to create a product intended to connect with people on an emotional level. It should be a symbiotic relationship where one cannot flourish without the other. We strive to create a product that embodies our passion for professional wrestling expressed through street fashion.

Jeff Hardy’s ‘Broken’ Tease (Photo), Latest On ‘Broken’ Gimmick Talks

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In the latest of the Hardy’s “Broken” references – on his Instagram – Jeff Hardy posted a photo of broken glass without comment. This comes on the heels of Jeff wearing face paint – for the first time since his WWE return – at multiple WWE Live Events earlier this week. According to a report by Sports Illustrated, The Hardys attempted to buy the rights to the “Broken” gimmick, but GFW’s demands, which included 50% of all of the Hardys revenue, including Jeff’s art and music, halted talks between both sides.

Source: WrestlingINC

Magnus Already Done With GFW

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Former TNA World Champion Magnus is no longer with Global Force Wrestling, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The report states Magnus, whose real name is Nick Aldis, turned down GFW’s latest contract offer. He reportedly worked the most-recent television tapings in Orlando, Florida under a handshake deal so the company could “protect the lineage of the GFW title,” which he lost to Alberto El Patron.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that most of the new contracts GFW has signed with talent gives them ten percent of the independent date money the talent makes. In addition, it’s reported talent doesn’t get a cut of merchandise sold with their likeness if it’s sold directly by GFW.

Magnus first signed with TNA Wrestling in 2008. In 2015, he was one of the first talents Global Force Wrestling announced they had signed and that he was going to work under his real name. This was obviously before the merger between TNA and GFW.

In addition to being a one-time TNA World Champion and one-time GFW Global Champion, Magnus has had success internationally, holding titles in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah. When TNA did their partnership with Ring Ka King in India, Magnus held their world title.

Source: WrestlingINC