Tonight’s Impact on AXS TV.
- Impact Wrestling Champion Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA vs. Moose & Brian Myers
- Eric Young vs. Nick Aldis
- Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Trinity & Dani Luna vs. The Coven
- Loser Leaves Impact: Zicky Dice vs. Johnny Swinger
ROH Preview 7/27/2023
ROH will air a new episode of its weekly television show tonight at 7 pm ET on HonorClub.
You can sign up for the streaming service here. Below is the lineup for the show:
- ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. the Iron Savages (Bronson & Boulder) and Jacked Jameson
- Dalton Castle & The Boys vs. The Trustbusters (Sony Kiss, Jeeves Kay & Slim J)
- Josh Woods vs. Eli Isom in a Pure Rules match
- ROH Women’s Champion Athena in action
- Trish Adora in action
“The Iron Claw” Movie About The Von Erich Family Gets Release Date
Variety is reporting that A24’s “The Iron Claw,” a movie about the Von Erich family, has a release date.
The movie was written and directed by Sean Durkin. It’s slated to be financed and produced by A24.
The cast includes Zac Efron (Kevin Von Erich), Jeremy Allen White (Kerry), Harris Dickinson (David), Holt McCallany (Fritz Von Erich), Maura Tierney (Doris Von Erich), Aaron Dean Eisenberg (Ric Flair), MJF (Lance Von Erich), and Kevin Anton (Harley Race).
The movie will release in theaters on December 22nd. You can check out the official synopsis for the film below:
“Based on the true story of the Von Erichs, the film follows the rise and fall of the family dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.”
Source: eWn
Backstage Update On Dustin Rhodes’ AEW Contract
Back in December, Dustin Rhodes did an interview where he revealed that his contract with All Elite Wrestling would be expiring in July of this year. At the time, Rhodes said,
“I made the decision, the end of July, my contract is up and I’m going to be done in-ring, or at least tone way down. I don’t know if that’s going to be it because when we say we’re retiring, we always comeback and you never say never, but that’s what I’m looking for, an end date for my in-ring wrestling career.”
According to a report from Fightful Select, Rhodes’ contract actually expires in September of 2024.
As of this writing, there is no word on whether an extension was signed or if another issue extended the terms of the original contract.
Source: eWn
AEW Dynamite Preview 7/26/2023
AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York.
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. AR Fox
- Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Lucha Bros (Rey Fenix and Luchasaurus), and Best Friends(Trent Baretta and Chuck Taylor)
- Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland
- PAC vs. Gravity
- Dr. Britt Baker, DMD vs. Taya Valkyrie
- MJF & Adam Cole promo
Ex-WCW Star Buff Bagwell Was Recently Arrested For Speeding & DUI
Former WCW and WWE star Marcus ‘Buff’ Bagwell was arrested earlier this month, it has been confirmed.
Bagwell was arrested on July 13, according to Cobb County records in Marietta, GA, and was pulled over for speeding, which is a misdemeanor.
Bagwell was also charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, also a misdemeanor, and was released from jail on July 15.
This is the latest setback for Bagwell, who has a history of prior legal issues, many stemming from substance abuse-related reasons.
Earlier this year, Bagwell revealed that he was seven months clean after a lengthy battle with addiction.
Source: eWn
Impact Wrestling To Make ‘Major International Announcement’ This Week
Impact Wrestling will be making an international announcement later this week.
According to a report from Pwinsider, a “major international announcement” will be announced on Thursday morning. As of this writing, there is no word on what the announcement will be.
As many of you know, AEW and WWE have both been expanding their international events with All In 2023 and Money in the Bank 2023 taking place in London.
Source: eWn
WWE NXT Preview 7/25/2023
WWE NXT tonight from the Capitol Wrestling Center inside the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on the USA Network at 8/7c.
- Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley to kick off the show
- Rhea Ripley vs. Lyra Valkyria
- Gable Steveson decides his future
- Kendo Stick Match: Cora Jade vs. Dana Brooke
- Schism (Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler) vs. Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov
The Rock makes huge donation to SAG-AFTRA Foundation Relief Fund
The Rock has donated to help those currently striking in Hollywood.
According to report from Variety, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson contributed a “seven-figure donation” for the SAG-AFTRA Emergency Financial Assistance Program, which will go to help the actors that are currently on strike.
The SAG-AFTRA union has been on strike since July 13, after they joined the Writer’s Guild of America, which has been on strike since May 2.
The report also notes that SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance and the Foundations Executive Director Cyd Wilson drafted a letter to 2,700 of the union’s highest-earning actors, detailing the financial need for actors while they continue to strike.
According to Vance, shortly after the letter was sent, Johnson’s team reached out saying they wanted to help. Variety did not have any specifics on the total amount that Johnson actually donated.
Wilson told Variety – “It was a love fest. It’s like, ‘Man, you’re stepping up in a way that is allowing others to know the dire necessity of it,’” Vance told Variety. “This is him saying, ‘In such a time as this, I’m here and I’m not going anywhere, whatever you need me to do.’ And that sends a huge message to other folks to do the same thing.”
Wilson also stated that there are 160,000 SAG-AFTRA performers that are going to need help.” He further added that the donation is the kickstart needed in the first week of what he thinks will be a “long haul.”
It has been previously reported that Dwayne Johnson is set to make $50 million with his new Christmas movie “Red One” from Amazon Studios, which will release exclusively on Prime Video later this year.
Source: WrestleView
Liv Morgan Reportedly Suffering From Legitimate Injury
Monday’s episode of “WWE Raw” saw WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley viciously attack Liv Morgan before their advertised singles bout. Morgan recently returned from being sidelined with a shoulder injury, and now it seems she is dealing with yet another one.
During the latest “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer discussed how the injury angle was done because Morgan is legitimately hurt again.
“Liv Morgan does have a shoulder injury, and this was an angle to put her out of action for a while and maybe a long while. I guess that is to be determined,” Alvarez said (h/t to WrestlingNews.co).
Meltzer responded, “It was pretty clear. I mean, they don’t do an angle like that. I mean, they did that. That was a real hardcore angle. And obviously, it’s, you know, she’s had the shoulder injury.”
Alvarez added, “My understanding is it’s the other shoulder. Okay. So this is the left one’s the one that they hurt? They injured the left one in the storyline, but whichever one she hurt last time, I think she hurt the other one this time.”
Morgan initially hurt her shoulder during a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match on the May 12 “WWE SmackDown.” Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez retained against Dakota Kai and Bayley, but both Morgan and Kai walked out of the bout injured. Morgan vacated the tag team titles as a result, which led to Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler winning the gold.
Morgan then returned at the end of June to reunite with Rodriguez. The duo ended up defeating Rousey and Baszler to regain the tag titles at WWE Money in the Bank. Their second reign together didn’t last long as Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville dethroned them on July 17.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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