Last night on RAW Kurt Angle made his huge announcement concerning what has been going on with his personal life. Angle revealed that he had unknowingly fathered a child back in the day in college and recently learned that child had been put up for adoption. Kurt revealed that his child is none other than WWE Star Jason Jordan.
GFW issued following:
Global Force Wrestling Welcomes Back Stars From Pro Wrestling NOAHIshimori To Compete At Destination-X; GFW Stars Moose & Eddie Edwards Will Compete in Japan In October
Nashville – Global Force Wrestling (GFW), a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., announced today that it is expanding its talent exchange with Tokyo-based Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Taiji Ishimori, the three-time and reigning Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Champion from Pro Wrestling NOAH, returns to IMPACT Wrestling on Thursday, Aug. 17, to participate in Destination-X, live on Pop TV and broadcast to more than 120 countries worldwide. Ishimori was a show-stealer in his GFW debut on July 2, at Slammiversary 15, originating from The Impact Zone on the backlot of Universal Studios Florida.
Ishimori was joined at Slammiversary by Naomichi Marufuji.
“All of us at GFW are excited to continue to grow our relationship with Pro Wrestling NOAH,” said GFW Vice President of International Relations Scott D’Amore. “Having Ishimori back competing in the six-sided GFW ring at Destination-X shows our commitment to showcasing the very best athletes from around the world.”
There is no confirmation yet on additional Pro Wrestling NOAH talent that will be in Orlando for Destination-X and the ensuing TV tapings for IMPACT Wrestling, D’Amore said.
GFW stars also will be heading to Japan later this year to participate in Great Voyage 2017, vol. 2 from Pro Wrestling NOAH on Sunday, Oct. 1. GFW stars Moose and Eddie Edwards will be competing in Japan. Edwards was in Japan earlier this year, along with “Cowboy” James Storm.
“GFW is excited and honored to be part of the Great Voyage from Pro Wrestling NOAH,” D’Amore said. “Moose and Eddie Edwards are two amazing athletes who will be great representatives for GFW and IMPACT Wrestling.
“These talent collaborations are examples of how GFW and its international promotional partners continue to work together on an unprecedented level to provide a truly global audience with the very best action in the wrestling business.”
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN with RAW General Manager Kurt Angle and his big storyline reveal.
Tonight’s RAW main event will see Samoa Joe battle Roman Reigns with the winner going on to face WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
* Universal Champion Brock Lesnar’s SummerSlam challenger to be determined
* Kurt Angle to expose controversy to the world
* Dean Ambrose to kick off Raw
* The Hardy Boyz gain new enemies
* Will Bayley continue to gain momentum?
* Big Cass has a big problem with Big Show
Kurt Angle posted the following on Twitter about his announcement tonight on RAW:
Alberto El Patron has been stripped of the WAW Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship. The title is the top belt of the World Association of Wrestling, which is owned by Ricky Knight, the real-life father of El Patron’s girlfriend Paige.
Below is the official statement regarding the title:
The WAW Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship has been declared vacant at last night’s Academy Show in Costessey, following a unanimous decision by the WAW Championship Committee. The WAWCC’s decision was announced by Zak Knight but no information was revealed regarding the crowning of a new champion. Since the announcement several individuals have announced their desire to compete for the title. Both European Heavyweight Champion Robin Lekime and British Heavyweight Champion Aaron Sharp have already revealed their desire to add more gold to their repertoire, as well as former World Heavyweight Champion Brad Slayer and former European Heavyweight Champion King Kendo. With four of WAW’s top competitors already eyeing up the most prestigious title will anyone else step forward in the hope of gaining public support?A 32 man tournament has been announced to determine a new Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion over the course of the rest of 2017 with the final taking place at Epic Studios, Norwich in December. The entrants into this tournament will be deliberated by the WAWCC over the coming weeks before brackets are announced.
It’s of note that Alberto isn’t even mentioned in the statement. This comes more than a week after an incident between El Patron and Paige at the Orlando International Airport.
Paige’s brother, Zak, stated on Facebook he’s worried about his sister and accused El Patron of domestic battery. El Patron is currently suspended indefinitely from Global Force Wrestling.
While no criminal charges have been filed, Alberto El Patron was detained by police just over one week ago at the Orlando International Airport. There have been varying accounts of what happened but recordings released by TMZ seem to indicate some type of domestic incident.
A witness told Heavy.com that the couple were arguing on the airport tram system, with Paige screaming at El Patron that he had been doing cocaine for “two days straight” and she called him abusive. There were also claims El Patron smelled like alcohol.
Source: WrestlingINC
Rey Mysterio is currently negotiating with WWE and Global Force Wrestling, according to Sports Illustrated.
Mysterio is under contract with Lucha Underground through the end of season three, which will air in September. He’ll be a free agent after that but has a 90-day non-compete agreement attached to his deal.
WWE is still searching for a big Latino star after failing to replace Mysterio in the first place. GFW had been pushing Alberto El Patron, who has had a lot of negative press from his tumultuous relationship with Paige. The current GFW World Heavyweight Champion is suspended indefinitely following a domestic dispute with Paige at the Orlando airport last week.
Mysterio, 42, left WWE in February 2015 but has been open to the idea of returning for over a year. His son, Dominick, is looking to follow in his father’s footsteps so Mysterio could opt to return to WWE in hopes that it helps his son’s future.
Lucha Underground could look to retain Mysterio but will likely have a difficult time out-biding WWE should they decide they want to bring him back. They have also not announced plans for a fourth season.
Source: WrestlingINC
Paige and Alberto El Patron made their first public appearance following their domestic dispute at the Orlando airport last week. PWInsider posted the video below of the couple at a soccer game on Sunday:
Source: WrestlingINC
Sexy Star won the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship at last night’s AAA television taping in Monterrey. It was Star’s first match for the promotion since she announced her retirement from pro wrestling last year.
The previous holder of the belt, Taya Valkyrie, ripped the title change on Twitter last night. Taya, who announced her engagement to Johnny Mundo last month, was stripped of the title earlier this month because she used a choke during her No-DQ match with Ayako Hamada months earlier in April when she won the belt.
Taya noted that she was stabbed in the back and threatened to quit the promotion, as seen below:
Source: WrestlingINC
Earlier today, NJPW kicked off its G1 Climax 27 tournament with the first round of matches in Block A. The tournament will run from July 17 until August 13 with the winner getting a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January. You can watch all of the shows on NJPW World for about $9 a month. Here are the full results:
Tournament Matches (Block A)
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Kota Ibushi
* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Hirooki Goto defeated Tomohiro Ishii
* Bad Luck Fale defeated Togi Makabe
* Yoshi-Hashi defeated Yuji Nagata
Non-Tournament Matches
* Chaos (Toru Yano and Jado) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Gedo)
* Los Ingobernables (Hiromu Takahashi and Evil) defeated Los Ingobernables (Bushi and Sanada)
* Suzuki-Gun (El Desparado, Taichi, and Minoru Suzuki) defeated Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Chase Owens, and Tama Tonga)
* Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated David Finlay, Michael Elgin, and Juice Robinson
Source: WrestlingINC
Despite reports of Talking Smack being cancelled due to low viewership, according to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, the reason for the weekly format coming to an end was due to Vince McMahon. The unscripted style of the show played a part as Vince was not pleased with the show and felt it wasn’t best for the company’s interests.
While still very connected to his TV shows, Vince has been reportedly less physically present at TVs, as of late. He was present last week and made the decision to cut the weekly format, and, per McMahon, eventually end it altogether.
Two of the show’s hosts, Daniel Bryan and Renee Young, were apparently unaware of the abrupt change, each sounding off on Twitter. On Friday, WWE put out a statement saying:
“We continuously review WWE Network‘s programming line-up based on a variety of factors, including viewership and subscriber research. Talking Smack and Raw Talk will air following pay-per-view events, and Tuesday will continue to feature 205 Live.”
Source: WrestlingINC
The unspoken rivalry between The Four Horsewomen of WWE and The Four Horsewomen of MMA escalated on Friday during the Mae Young Classic … and the video is pretty awesome!
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Bayley were sitting ringside during last night’s Mae Young Classic taping … and tensions began to flare up during one of Shayna Baszler’s matches while Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke were seated on the opposite side.
Things picked up though after Baszler taunted Lynch, Flair and Bayley — leading to an across the aisle face off, where both sides flashed fours at each other.
It remains to be seen what this will lead to, but a few years ago Ronda was interested in working a WWE match at WrestleMania with her friends — could the seeds be starting to plant here?
Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
