Hiroshi Tanahashi Says The End Of His Active Career Is In Sight

Hiroshi Tanahashi has spent over 20 years with New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he has won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship eight times and held various other titles in the promotion.

Tanahashi recently spoke with “Number Web,” where he revealed that he believes his active career is coming to an end. He said,

“The end of my active career is in sight. So before the Coronavirus outbreak, I think I could have retired with peace of mind thinking, New Japan is fine now and I’ve done my best. New Japan Pro Wrestling, which had a lot of excitement, has once again been forced to struggle due to factors other than themselves, such as the Coronavirus, so we want to make it exciting once again…”

Source: eWn

NWA Announces A New ‘Official Territory’ Based In Ohio – Exodus Pro

NWA President Billy Corgan has revealed the introduction of a fresh territory where NWA champions will participate in the promotion.

During an Exodus Pro event, Corgan made the announcement while being accompanied by EC3, the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and former WWE star, that Exodus Pro would become a new NWA territory. In the video, which was shared on NWA’s social media, Corgan stated that the NWA Exodus Pro Heavyweight Championship will be recognized by NWA.

“The company will be called NWA Exodus Pro,” said Corgan. “So what does that mean in real terms? The NWA Exodus Pro brand from Cleveland, Ohio, will now represent NWA champions coming to town, and very soon the NWA Exodus Pro Heavyweight Championship will be recognized as a title by the National Wrestling Alliance.”

EC3 established Exodus Pro earlier this year and held its first event in August. The former WWE star has stated that the promotion aims to help young talent by giving them a platform to “take initiative” and reach the highest level of pro wrestling. The promotion is an affiliate of cYn: Co-operative, as per their social media. EC3 launched Control Your Narrative [CYN] following his WWE release, which featured the likes of Braun Strowman. He revealed in an interview with WrestlingInc earlier this year that CYN isn’t a promotion but rather a place for young talent to learn and grow.

EC3, who officially signed with NWA at the start of the year, is the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, beginning his first reign with the title when he defeated Tyrus at the NWA 75th Anniversary Show. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

John Cena Clarifies Whether He Will Immediately Leave WWE When SAG-AFTRA Strike Ends

As the SAG-AFTRA negotiations continue, John Cena provides some clarity about his future in WWE when the actors strike eventually comes to an end. During the WWE Fastlane press conference, Cena revealed that he plans on returning to Hollywood to resume his acting duties once the strike is over.

“I’ve made it clear that you can’t do both [WWE and Hollywood] because of the liability insurance,” Cena said. “If I were to try and juggle both, that’s very selfish because that would put a whole lot of people in the movie business out of work if something were to happen to me. So yes, I stopped a project in the middle of it – I can’t even talk about the project because of the strike we’re in, but we’re in the middle of it. As soon as we get back to work, we go back to work. I don’t control any of that. I’m crossing my fingers and hope we can find a resolve everyone is happy with. For right now, I think this is the best way I can help, is come back home to my family.”

While it’s uncertain when the SAG-AFTRA strikes may conclude, WWE fans can still look forward to a few more appearances from the “GOAT” in the upcoming weeks. Following his tag team victory alongside LA Knight at WWE Fastlane, Cena is advertised for the next three episodes of “WWE SmackDown,” with his latest run scheduled to end on October 27 as WWE heads to the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Source: Wrestling Inc. credit to WWE Fastlane Press Conference

WWE Fastlane 10/7/2023 (Results)

Jade Cargill arrived during the Kick-Off show. She was greeted in the backstage parking area by Triple H.

THE UNDISPUTED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso def. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) (c) to become new Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions

Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar) & ? vs. Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)

The match started as a 2 on 3 match. Late in the match, Carlito arrived.

Latino World Order & Carlito def. Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits

WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP:
Iyo Sky (c) def. Charlotte Flair and Asuka

Pat McAfee came to the ring. Pat said Indy deserves to host a WrestleMania. He introduced John Cena then took his place on commentary.

John Cena and LA Knight def. The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa) (with Paul Heyman)

LAST MAN STANDING MATCH FOR THE WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Seth Rollins (c) def. Shinsuke Nakamura

AEW Collision Preview 10/7/2023

Tonight’s AEW Collision live on TNT at a special start time of 7/6c from the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

  • AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Ricky Starks & Big Bill
  • ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Komander
  • Adam Copeland responds to Christian Cage.
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Kyle Fletcher
  • Toni Storm vs. Kiera Hogan

WWE Seemingly Confirms The Undertaker Is Coming To WWE NXT Next Week

On Friday, we reported here on eWn that The Undertaker was expected to be in Orlando, FL next Tuesday for the WWE NXT TV tapings. While it wasn’t confirmed whether he’d be appearing on the show or not, it now appears that he will be.

On this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, a promo to promote next Tuesday’s show saw a Pub Rules Challenge match between Tyler Bate and Butch vs. Gallus being announced, as well as the previously announced matches being hyped up. At the end of the promo, The Undertaker’s gong hit.

Next week’s episode of WWE NXT will be going head-to-head with AEW Dynamite due to an MLB Playoff game airing on TBS.

Source: eWn

Danhausen Returning To AEW Soon

Things are once again about to become “Very Nice, Very Evil” in All Elite Wrestling, as a vignette teasing the return of Danhausen aired on this week’s episode of AEW Rampage.

Danhausen hasn’t been featured on AEW television since suffering a torn pectoral muscle at the Revolution pay-per-view event.

You can check out a video of the vignette below:

Chris Jericho To Star In UPtv Movie ‘Country Hearts’

Chris Jericho is the star of a new UPtv movie, “Country Hearts,” that comes out on October 22. 

The top AEW star plays a former rockstar, named Bones, who’s married to a country music songstress and has three daughters with dreams of becoming singers. The movie description reads:

“In ‘Country Hearts’, the daughters of country music and rock & roll royalty find themselves at a crossroads, torn between following their dreams of performing or helping their father run their up-and-coming horse breeding business. Between old flames, new love, best friends and family – they’ll all need the strength of each other to face the next steps. ‘Country Hearts’ stars Chris Jericho, Lanie McAuley, Katerina Maria, Brendan Morgan, Jeff Irving, Craig Strickland, David Pinard, Michelle Nolden, Genevieve Fisher, Roy Lewis, Lara Amersey, Greg Ellwand, Bebsabe Duque, Celine Bauwmans and Neil Whitely.”

Source: eWn

AEW Rampage Preview 10/6/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • Four-way match for ROH Championship shot: Johnny TV vs. Komander vs. Lince Dorado vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir
  • Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia vs. The Hardys and The Best Friends

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/6/2023

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO.

Tonight’s SmackDown is the go-home show for Saturday’s Fastlane on Peacock and the WWE Network.

  • Dragon Lee vs. Austin Theory
  • Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso to follow Damian Priest and Finn Bàlor to SmackDown ahead of WWE Fastlane
  • John Cena and LA Knight to appear
  • Charlotte Flair & Asuka vs. IYO SKY & Bayley
  • United States Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Bobby Lashley – Non-Title