MLW Fusion Preview 8/10/2023

MLW FUSION this week is headlined by Hammerstone’s return bout against Danny Limelight, streaming Thursday at 8pm ET on MLW’s YouTube channel and FITE+, Friday on beIN XTRA and Saturday on Cable TV’s beIN SPORTS (find a provider). 

Hammerstone steps into an MLW ring for the first time in over a month in this week’s main event of FUSION!

The longest reigning World Heavyweight Champion makes his return to active competition in as the powerhouse rumbles with Danny Limelight. How will Hammer look in his first match in five years without a championship belt? 

While Alex Kane has enjoyed a fast and furious ascension to being World Champion, Willie Mack has endured a lifelong struggle to the top. Now, the veteran readies to realize the dream: win the world title. As the clock ticks down to Fury Road live and exclusively on FITE+, the Mack is in the house to speak on the big mouthed Bomaye Fight Club captain. 

Jacob Fatu is the streets and looking to lock in on AKIRA and Rickey Shane Page after The Calling’s attack on Fatu’s cousin Lance Anoa’i last week. 

Hot summer fun… and romance? Love, Doug shoots his shot and gives “The International Popstar ” B3CCA a gift she’ll never forget. 

The Second Gear Crew and Microman drink light beer and raise some hell.

The 6th round of the 2023 MLW Open Draft hits exclusively on FUSION. Who will be drafted?

Plus: New matches drop for Fury Road on FITE+ September 3

PLUS: Los Macizos, Lucha Solos and the team of Fantastik & Rayo take to the air in three way tag bout!

Team 3D Reunion Announced For Impact 1000

Team 3D is reuniting in Impact for the first time since 2014.

Impact Wrestling announced via “Busted Open Radio” on Thursday that Bully Ray and Devon, collectively known as Team 3D, will appear on the 1,000th episode of “Impact” on September 14. The special episode will be taped on September 9 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York.

Team 3D has a rich history in TNA/Impact as they were the inaugural TNA World Tag Team Champions in 2007. Devon also became a two-time TNA Television Champion, while Ray is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion. They were inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame in 2014 before returning to WWE for a year-long run.

They had their last tag team match thus far at a House of Glory event in 2016 to compete in four-way Tag Team Championship match also involving The Hardys, Private Party, and the winning team of Angel Ortiz and Mike Draztik. As The Dudley Boyz, they appeared on WWE programming in 2018 ahead of being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame that year. Devon resigned from his WWE producer job this past January, while Ray has been active in Impact again since last October.

In 2021, Devon explained that the two were at different points in their careers considering he was a WWE producer, while Ray remained active in the ring. Earlier this year, Devon clarified that there is no heat between himself and his long-time tag team partner.

Impact 1000 will also feature appearances from Awesome Kong and The Beautiful People’s Angelina Love and Velvet Sky. It remains to be seen what role these legends will play during the momentous episode.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

 Impact Wrestling Preview 8/10/2023

Tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV is all-new. Here are the matches that have been announced for the show:

  • Moose & Brian Myers & Bully Ray vs. Black Taurus & Laredo Kid & Samuray Del Sol
  • Speedball Mike Bailey vs. KUSHIDA
  • ABC vs. Rich Swann and Sami Callihan in the first round of a tournament to determine the top contenders for the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship
  • Jody Threat vs. Alisha Edwards
  • Dirty Dango vs. Bhupinder Gujjar

ROH Preview 8/10/2023

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: 

  • Shane Taylor vs. Gravity in the finals of the tournament for a shot at the ROH TV Title
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena in action
  • Slim J vs. Dalton Castle
  • Cole Carter vs. Rhett Titus
  • Robyn Renegade vs. Billie Starkz
  • Pat Buck vs. Tony Nese
  • Lee Moriarty in action
  • Leyla Hirsch in action

The Young Bucks – ‘Blood & Guts Match Was Rushed’

On a recent edition of the “Swerve City Podcast,” Nick Jackson stated that the ending for the Blood & Guts match on AEW Dynamite last month was indeed rushed.

Nick was frustrated with having to finish the main event early. He said,

“There are some moments, I’ll be honest, I want to say it was Blood & Guts, we had to take the match home quick. I look at Matt and Hangman, “Dangit! That wasn’t the best match. I wanted it to be the best match.’ Matt is like, ‘are we all healthy? Can we walk?’ ‘Yeah. Oh, you’re right.’ Even I get lost sometimes in the moment, ‘I wanted it to go this way, but I’m healthy, whatever.’ That was in the ring, not backstage. The bell rang, we’re raising our hands, and I’m like, ‘Dangit.’”

Matt Jackson noted they watched the match back later and “were popping for everything. At the end of the hour, we’re like, ‘that was friggin’ great.’”

Nick said, “Yeah. I was like, ‘what was I mad about?‘”

Source: eWn

AEW Dynamite Preview 8/9/2023

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

  • FTW Championship Match: Jack Perry (c) vs. Rob Van Dam
  • AEW Women’s Championship Match: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Anna Jay
  • Lucha Brothers vs. Blackpool Combat Club’s Jon Moxley and ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli
  • The Hardys vs. The Young Bucks
  • MJF and Adam Cole Speak
  • Jericho Appreciation Society Mandatory Meeting

Roman Reigns Reportedly Injured During Match At SummerSlam

According to F4WOnline, Roman Reigns worked through the main event of last Saturday’s WWE SummerSlam after getting hurt early on in the Tribal Combat Match.

The report did not indicate the nature of the injury or what point in the match Reigns was injured.

Reigns defeated Jey Uso in the Tribal Combat Match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, after Jimmy Uso returned and turned on Jey.

As of now, Reigns’ injury doesn’t appear serious enough to affect immediate plans. While Reigns’ status thus far remains unaltered as far as appearances go, a lot of questions still remain regarding the nature of the injury. As of now, it has yet to be revealed what injury Reigns suffered, and there is no word on the severity of it, and whether it will prevent him from wrestling for the foreseeable future.

Reigns and Jimmy are scheduled for a “Hail to the Chief” segment on this Friday night’s WWE SmackDown.

As of this writing it is not known when Reigns’ next title defense will be.

Sources: eWn and Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 8/8/2023

Here is the lineup for tonight’s episode of WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

  • WWE NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) with Rhea Ripley vs. Dragon Lee with Rey Mysterio.
  • Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner
  • “Heritage Cup” Match: Noam Dar vs. Tyler Bate (For Noam Dar’s Heritage Cup – Nathan Frazer is the true NXT Heritage Cup Champion)
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Axiom, with the winner getting a future WWE NXT North American Championship match.
  • Ilja Dragunov vows retribution against Trick Williams
  • WWE NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton will appear.
  • Ivy Nile vs. Kiana James
  • Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan

Brian Pillman Jr. is rumored to be at tonight’s NXT.

Nia Jax Returning To WWE?

According to a report from Pwinsider, there has been a lot of talk over the past few days that Nia Jax will soon be returning to WWE.

While there is no word on whether Jax was backstage at Monday’s RAW TV tapings, several different sources have stated that they’ve heard her name being mentioned as of late.

One source went as far as to say that there’s already a plan in place for the Women’s Tag Team titles following Sonya Deville’s injury and it may involve Nia Jax.

Additionally, it was noted that there’s a ton of sympathy for Deville as she’s very highly regarded within the company.

The last time we saw Nia Jax on WWE television was during a one-off appearance at the 2023 Royal Rumble pay-per-view event.

Sources: eWn and PWInsider

Sonya Deville Suffers Torn ACL, Will Undergo Surgery

Sonya Deville has suffered a torn ACL and will be out of action for at least the next few months.

TMZ Sports is reporting that the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion recently suffered a serious knee injury that will require surgery.

The report says the injury occurred during her tag team championship match against Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair on the July 28th episode of WWE SmackDown in New Orleans, LA. Deville is expected to undergo surgery today.

While there is no timetable for Sonya Deville to return to WWE, it usually takes 6-9 months to recover from a torn ACL.

Sonya Deville gives injury update:

“What’s up, guys? So obviously the tag team titles are cursed. I’m just kidding. But like, not really. Anyway, as all of you probably already know and heard, thank you, TMZ.

I have torn my left ACL last week on SmackDown in my match against Bianca and Charlote, and obviously I will be out for an extended period of time due to the fact that I have to get surgery tomorrow. First and foremost, I want to say thank you to everyone who has sent their well wishes and messaged, me and everything. I really appreciate it and it means a lot. Obviously, you guys all know that I’ve been working the last eight plus years in the WWE and in my wrestling career to obtain a title of some sort, and I finally gotten my hands on the women’s tag team titles with Chelsea and I think we’ve been champs for 20 something days. So obviously it’s super bitter to say that it’s come to an end due to an injury, especially being that it’s my first injury in wrestling or really in sports in general.

And I’ve been a lifelong athlete since I was five, six years old, so obviously it’s super disappointing and it couldn’t have come at a worse time, but I don’t really think any injury comes at a great time and that’s kind of just how the cookie crumbles. But what I will say is that my life has kind of been a journey of trials and tribulations just how so many others have been. And we all go through ups and downs, but something that has kind of always been part of my character and who I am is I love being tested and I love testing my willpower and my strength and my mental and physical durability. So I feel like coming back from this injury, although it’s unfortunate, I feel like it’s going to give me a bigger motivation and just passion for what I already love doing and that’s being in the WWE. So I love you guys.

I wanted to thank you guys for all your support and tell you that I’m going to be back sooner rather than later and I’m going to be ready to put my hair up and square up.”

https://twitter.com/SonyaDevilleWWE/status/1688703908598738944

Source: eWn