WWE RAW Preview 4/1/2024

WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Last RAW before WrestleMania 40.

Tonight’s first hour of WWE Raw will air commercial free.

  • The Rock and Roman Reigns to appear
  • Eight-man tag match: DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) and The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs. The Judgment Day’s Damian Priest, Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh
  • Ivy Nile and Maxxine Dupri vs. Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell
  • Sami Zayn vs. Bronson Reed

AEW’s Ortiz Slated To Undergo Surgery

During his appearance on Isiah Kassidy’s vlog, Ortiz disclosed that he is currently dealing with a torn pec.

At the time of filming, he mentioned that he is scheduled to undergo surgery in two weeks and anticipates being sidelined for four months.

Ortiz last wrestled on the January 20th episode of AEW Collision.

Source: eWn

Update On Bo Dallas’ WWE Status

Bo Dallas is making his way back to WWE television. He was brought back to the company and paired with his brother, Bray Wyatt, after Wyatt’s return at the 2022 Extreme Rules PLE, where Dallas took on the role of the Uncle Howdy character. However, both Dallas and Wyatt were taken off television in March due to Wyatt’s health issues. Tragically, Wyatt passed away in August from a heart attack.

Today, Peacock released the documentary “Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal.” Towards the end of the documentary, a video that seems to hint at Dallas’s future. A lantern pans out with a voice urging the audience to “run,” a phrase often used by Wyatt on WWE television. A silhouette of a figure was also shown.

According to Fightful Select, this is a teaser for Dallas’s eventual return to WWE TV. However, the exact timing and plans for his return remain unclear.

A representative from WWE stated that they didn’t want to rush Dallas back following the tragic passing of his brother.

Source: eWn

Ricky Starks Provides Health Update Following AEW Collision Injury Scare

The March 30 episode of “AEW Collision” featured a reported change to Ricky Starks and Big Bill’s tag team match after the former appeared to suffer an injury. However, “Absolute” has since taken to his Instagram stories and revealed that it’s nothing to worry about. “I’m all good; everything checked out fine. Was being precautions,” he wrote.

The moment occurred when Starks didn’t kick out of a pinfall attempt that wasn’t supposed to be a three-count. This prompted the referee to stop counting, and the star was subsequently DDT’d and pinned by Darius Martin to finish the match. Worse yet, Starks and Bill were reportedly scheduled to win the match, and this loss means that they are now out of the AEW World Tag Team Tournament.

The match in question was Starks and Bill’s first on-screen appearance since they lost the AEW World Tag Titles to Darby Allin and Sting in February. Now that Starks is okay, however, it remains to be seen how he and Bill will be booked moving forward. New champs will be crowned at the upcoming AEW Dynasty pay-per-view, and Top Flight and FTR have already cemented their places in the semi-finals.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler Reportedly Recovering From Surgery

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler recently underwent knee replacement surgery, according to PWInsider. Lawler’s health has been touch and go for years, suffering a second stroke in February last year — the effects of which required their own series of surgeries — but he has been recovering well since. He suffered his first stroke in 2018, six years after having cardiac arrest live on WWE TV. 

Surprisingly enough, “The King” has remained active in wrestling despite his long-standing health issues, wrestling as recently as January 2023. He even had a title run in Arkansas after putting his career on the line at 70-years-old, lasting 121 days. But the Hall of Famer was last seen in WWE in November 2023, announcing competitors for the “WWE NXT” Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline, the latest of his sporadic appearances following his last full-time run as a commentator in 2020. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW War Chamber 3/29/2024 (Results) – Includes TV Taping Spoilers

* MLW World Featherweight Championship Match: Janai Kai def. Unagi Sayaka

* AJ Francis def. Alex Kane. The Bomaye Fight Club saluted Francis after the match and they left together.

* AKIRA is attacked by the Calling as he enters the arena with barbed wire.

* MLW War Chamber II is announced to on TV and YouTube on April 20th.

* Brian Brock attacked Devin Diaz and demanded an opponent.

* Mads Krule Krügger def. Brian Brock. CONTRA carried Brock out after.

* Bad Dude Tito def. Richard Adonis

* NJPW World Television Championship Match: Matt Riddle def. Kosei Fujita

* Cesar Duran issues a challenge to Salina de la Renta, saying he’ll bring his best luchadores at Azteca Lucha and Salina should too. Whoever’s team gets the most wins get access to a key, which has the power of the biggest prize in lucha libre.

* MLW World Middleweight Championship: Místico def. Ángel de Oro

* War Chamber: Satoshi Kojima, Shigeo Okumura & The Second Gear Crew def. Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Richard Holliday, & Josh Bishop. CONTRA’s music played after the match and they surrounded the cage with Akiro Kwon joining Mads Krule Krugger. They beat down the babyfaces and hang a flag against the cage.

MLW taped matches for TV at MLW War Chamber, and the spoilers are online. You can check out the full results from the taping below:

Spoilers

* Zayda def. Sofia Castillo

* CMLL Showcase Match: Star Jr. def. Virus

* Brett Ryan Gosselin def. Budd Heavy

* Non-Title Match: Matt Riddle def. Timothy Thatcher

* Riddle had an interview after his match and announced he is going to be in Battle Riot and is coming after the MLW World Championship.

* MLW World Tag Team Championship Match: Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Tom Lawlor def. Mr. Thomas & Alex Kane

* MLW World Championship Match: Satoshi Kojima def. Bad Dude Tito

* War Chamber Match: AKIRA, Raven, Jimmy Lloyd & Jake Crist def. Sami Callihan, Rickey Shane Page, Cannonball & Talon. AKIRA declared after the match that The Calling is dead.

AEW Collision Preview 3/30/2024

AEW Collision live on TNT from the Budweiser Gardens in London,  Ontario, CA.

  • Adam Copeland TNT Championship Open Challenge
  • Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli & Katsuyori Shibata vs. The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) & Lance Archer
  • AEW Tag Team title tournament quarterfinal: Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin) vs. Ricky Starks & Big Bill
  • AEW Tag Team title tournament quarterfinal: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) 
  • Kyle O’Reilly in action

AEW Rampage Preview 3/29/2024

Lineup for tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • AEW International Title Eliminator Match: Roderick Strong (c) vs. “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard
  • Mariah May vs. Nikita
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Rose
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. The Butcher

WWE SmackDown Preview 3/29/2024

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown live on FOX from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

  • Jade Cargill to make her first official appearance as a SmackDown Superstar
  • WrestleMania 40 Six-Pack Ladder Match Qualifier: Grayson Waller and Austin Theory vs. The Street Profits 
  • WrestleMania 40 Six-Pack Ladder Match Qualifer: New Catch Republic vs. Legado Del Fantasma 
  • Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Pretty Deadly
  • Bianca Belair vs. Dakota Kai

MLW War Chamber 3/29/2024 (Card)

MLW will present their War Chamber 2024 this Friday live from Tampa, Florida on TrillerTV+. Here is the updated card for the pay-per-view portion on TrillerTV.

*War Chamber Match: Team MLW (Satoshi Kojima, Matthew Justice, 1 Called Manders and Okumura) vs. World Titan Federation Superstars® (Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Richard Holliday and Josh Bishop) with Saint Laurent.

CARD

War Chamber Match: Team MLW (Satoshi Kojima, Matthew Justice, 1 Called Manders and Okumura) vs. World Titan Federation Superstars® (Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Richard Holliday and Josh Bishop) with Saint Laurent.

MLW Featherweight Championship Match: Janai Kai (c) vs. Unagi Sayaka.

NJPW TV Championship Match: Matt Riddle (c) vs. Kosei Fujita.

AJ Francis vs. Alex Kane (with Mr. Thomas)

Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher.

Cesar Duran has an offer for Salina de la Renta.

MLW will also tape the following for their next BeIN Sport and YouTube special that is slated to air on April 20th with the following card:

War Chamber Match: The Calling (Sami Callihan, Rickey Shane Page, Cannonball & Talon) vs AKIRA, Raven, Jimmy Lloyd & Jake Crist.

Zayda vs. Sofi Castillo.

Virus vs. Star Jr.

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Kosei Fujita to debut.

CONTRA and Mads Krule Krugger will be in the house.