WWE Announces Lita Will Join Jim Ross On Commentary For The Mae Young Classic

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WWE announced that Lita will be joining Jim Ross to announce the upcoming Mae Young Classic.

 WWE has announced that the first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament will stream exclusively on WWE Network, starting Monday, Aug. 28, with the first four episodes available on demand. Episodes five through eight will be available on demand on Monday, Sept. 4. The final match will stream live from Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 10 p.m. ET.

The Mae Young Classic will be called by WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross, who will be joined on color commentary by four-time Women’s Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Lita. The tournament, named after WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest WWE Superstars in history, Mae Young, will feature 32 of the top female competitors from around the world participating in a single-elimination tournament.

“The Mae Young Classic is a unique and exclusive offering for WWE Network subscribers and further highlights our ongoing commitment to the ‘women’s evolution’ in sports and entertainment,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events and Creative. “It’s a privilege to showcase these talented women from around the world and to provide them with an opportunity to shine before a global audience on WWE Network.”

Competitors announced thus far include Toni Storm from New Zealand; Princesa Sugehit from Mexico; Lacey Evans, Sarah Logan, Tessa Blanchard, and Abbey Laith from the United States; Kavita Devi from India; Jazzy Gabert from Germany; and Taynara Conti from Brazil.

WWE Network will also stream an exclusive special entitled, Mae Young Classic: Bracketology immediately following SummerSlam, on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 11 p.m. ET.

Fans can watch the Mae Young Classic and all of WWE Network’s programming by signing up at WWENetwork.com.

Impact Wrestling Star Bram Injured In Rome, Undergoes Surgery

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Impact Wrestling star Bram was injured during a match on Saturday and, according to his friend Nick Aldis, the wrestler required immediate surgery afterward.

Aldis released a statement saying, “Tom (Bram) was badly injured last night in Rome. First things first, he is not in any danger so no need to panic. But when I left the hospital last night they were prepping him for surgery and as of now all I know is that surgery went “fine but you have to wait.”‘

Adding, “He [Bram] was in good spirits but shaken up as it was a nasty injury.”

No word on what happened exactly, but his hardcore match against Jimmy Havoc yesterday ended rather abruptly and he was helped to the back by a referee — as seen in the below video.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Daniel Bryan Teases Returning To ROH, Reveals Date His WWE Contract Expires?

Cody Rhodes won the ROH World Championship this past Friday night, which resulted in several of his former WWE co-workers offering their support and congratulations on social media. One tweet in particular stood out, especially amid rumors that Daniel Bryan is working on returning to the ring.

Bryan tweeted the following:

Bryan has “a little over a year” left on his contract with WWE. This of course would make him a free agent by the aforementioned date in September and it would certainly be possible he could wrestle then.

The latest update on Bryan’s health came on a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Live where Dave Meltzer stated Bryan had tests performed in April and while he doesn’t know the results of the tests, they could have provided the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion with some hope about returning to the ring.

Bryan is not medically cleared to wrestle in WWE and officially retired in February of last year. An EEG reflex test revealed a lesion in his brain’s temporoparietal region. The lesion is believed to be responsible for seizures Bryan suffered after concussions that he hid from WWE.

Bryan has been working for WWE since in an on-camera role that does not include him getting physical as the general manger of SmackDown. He returned to television last week after being off due to paternity leave.

Source: WrestlingINC

Alberto El Patron (Del Rio) Breaks Up With Paige

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Alberto El Patron, f.k.a. Alberto Del Rio, broke up with Paige last night while in Orlando. The couple went public with their relationship in May of 2016, and got engaged last October.

According to a source who saw the breakup, Alberto reportedly said that “enough was enough” and that he reached his limit and knew that it was time to break up. SEScoops also reported on the breakup, and noted that the couple had a “blowup” and that most of Alberto’s family and friends are glad that they split.

Earlier in the day, Paige posted photos with Alberto thanking Jeff Jarrett for VIP treatment at Universal Parks, as seen below.

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Paige apparently responded to reports of the breakup on Twitter:

Source: WrestlingINC

GLOW Netflix Series Features Cameos From A Bunch Of Popular Wrestlers (Photos)

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The new Netflix series GLOW was finally released yesterday … and the series included a few surprise cameos from across the world of wrestling!

While the involvement of Awesome Kong and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. was known about before airing, the series based around Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling also surprised viewers with unexpected cameos.

Lucha Underground star Johnny Mundo appeared in the first episode as Salty “The Sack” Johnson, a pro-wrestler hired (and fired) to train the female wrestlers.

Ex-WWE star Carlito and Impact Wrestling‘s Tyrus have small reoccurring parts as Carmen’s older brothers Tom and Kurt Wade — aka The Lumberjacksons.

While Alex Riley was known to have a part in the show before airing, now we know what it was. He plays a wrestler named Steel Horse, who main events a show some of the girls attend in episode 5.

Joey Ryan plays Mr. Monopoly in the same episode and his wife Laura James is there as well.

Episode 5 also features the Legion Hall where PWG events occur and Christopher Daniels/Frankie Kazarian in a match as nameless wrestlers with Lucha Underground referee Marty Elias — and Daniels hits the Best Moonsault Ever.

Finally, while Guerrero himself does not appear in the series, the gym where the cast trains is named after him … but blink and you’ll miss the easter egg. Plus, a later episode is dedicated to Chavo Guerrero Sr. — who passed away earlier this year — and Brooke Hogan makes an appearance.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

 

Jeff Jarrett Teases Very Special Guest For Slammiversary XV

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Jeff Jarrett is teasing a big name to appear at the July 2nd Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XV pay-per-view from Orlando.

Bobby Fish Wrestled His First Match In NXT

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Former Ring of Honor star Bobby Fish wrestled his first match in NXT on Friday against one of the brand’s top talents.

In his debut match, Fish lost to rising star Aleister Black.

2017 ROH Best In The World Results

The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Vinny Marseglia) vs. Ultimo Guerrero & El Terrible – Winners: Ultimo Guerrero & El Terrible via Pinfall

Strap Match: Frankie Kazarian vs. Hangman Page – Winner: Frankie Kazarian by submission

Search and Destroy (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Jay White & Jonathan Gresham) vs. The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King, Rhett Titus & Shane Taylor) – Losing team must disband – Winners: Search and Destroy via Pinfall (The Rebellion must not disband)

Jay Lethal vs. Silas Young – Winner: Jay Lethal by Pinfall

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: (C) Bully Ray & The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle & The Boys – Winners: Dalton Castle and The Boys win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship via Pinfall.

ROH World Television Championship: (C) Kushida vs. Marty Scurll – Winner: Kushida retains the ROH World Television Championship via Pinfall

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Young Bucks vs. War Machine vs. The Best Friends (Trent Baretta & Chuckie T) – Winners: The Young Bucks retain the ROH Tag Team Championship via Pinfall

ROH World Championship: (C) Christopher Daniels vs. Cody – Winner: Cody Rhodes wins the ROH World Championship via Pinfall

ROH Best In The World 6/23/17

ROH Best in the World will take place tonight in Lowell, Massachusetts on PPV/iPPV at 9pm ET.

ROH World Championship: (C) Christopher Daniels vs. Cody

ROH World Television Championship: (C) Kushida vs. Marty Scurll

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Young Bucks vs. War Machine vs. vs. The Best Friends (Trent Baretta & Chuckie T)

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: (C) Bully Ray & The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle and The Boys

Jay Lethal vs. Silas Young

The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia) vs. Ultimo Guerrero and El Terrible

Strap Match: Frankie Kazarian vs. Hangman Page

Search and Destroy (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Jay White & Jonathan Gresham) vs. The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King, Rhett Titus & Shane Taylor) – Losing team must disband

Dark Match: Deonna Purrazzo & Mandy Leon vs. Kris Wolf & Sumie Sakai

You can watch the show on traditional PPV, at ROHWrestling.com or Fite.tv for $34.99.

Jim Cornette Talks His Response To Police When Served With Vince Russo’s Protective Order

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Jim Cornette released a new YouTube video where he responded to Vince Russo filing an order of protection against him. In the video, Cornette detailed police officers serving him with the document, an EPO out of Posey County, Indiana, at his home.

Cornette joked that he didn’t know what an EPO was, nor did he know the location of Posey County, Indiana. He thought EPO had something to do with environmental protection or hazardous waste until one of the officers asked him if he knew a Vincent Russo. Cornette recalled laughing and joking, calling for his wife, who also thought it was hilarious. The officers informed him the order was filed due to threatening comments made on national podcasts.

“I guess I’m going to have to modify my behavior,” Cornette said in response to being served with the 9-page protective order. “I thought that we were just bros doing podcasts, he always said it was my shtick — I think that was a quote — to knock him, then I did it for downloads and attention and everything. You know, ’cause that’s what my people expected of me and etc. and you wouldn’t take out a protection order over that, you’d be foolish to do that. So I didn’t realize he was taking it so seriously.”

“And obviously the last thing that I would ever do is disobey a court order, I would not do that. And I certify that here right now in public,” Cornette said. “So I’m going to do the things this court order says because a lot of the boxes are checked off… Vince Russo says he’s been a victim of stalking by me. That I threatened to cause physical harm to him that I placed him in fear of physical harm and this would happen not only on national podcasts but that I’ve been doing this — in his own handwriting here — since October of 1999 in five different states.”

Russo and Cornette’s feud goes back decades, with things escalated recently when Cornette claimed on WWE Network‘s Table For 3 episode entitled ‘Creative Committee’ that Russo writes Vince McMahon every week about wanting to go back. A claim Russo emphatically denied on the Wrestling Inc. podcast. This resulted in Cornette challenging Russo to a shoot fight and Russo issuing an ‘apology’. It was learned on Thursday that Russo had filed an order of protection against Jim Cornette.

“So I’m going to stay away from Vince Russo’s house that I’ve never been to,” Cornette said in response. “And his place of employment if we can find it. And I’m going to stay away from his wife Amy, who I haven’t seen since 1997. And I won’t call him on his current phone number that I’ve never called and didn’t have before last week.”

“And most of all, I promise that I would never commit,” Cornette paused and cleared his throat. “Excuse me, hold on, I’m going to read from, I’m actually quoting here. I would never do any of these things I’m prohibited from doing. I would never commit acts of domestic or family violence, stalking or sex offenses against Vince Russo or his household members or any other kind of member that he might have hanging around. Never would I do such a thing. I swear to that.”

Cornette stated that he wants to apologize to Vince Russo for putting him in fear of physical harm. He stated the last thing he wants on his conscious is the thought of Vince Russo lying awake at night sacred of him. Cornette said he didn’t realize what he had done and feels horrible. Cornette thought after Russo’s “apology” that they were making progress. You can watch Cornette’s latest video embedded in the player above. If you use any of the quotes in this article, please provide with a H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Source: WrestlingINC