The latest episode of AEW’s latest weekly show, Dark, is slated to air tonight at 7pm ET via the official AEW YouTube channel. Here’s the card:
The National Wrestling Alliance has announced the matches for tonight’s episode of their Powerrr series.
NWA Powerrr will air at 6pm ET on YouTube. Here are the matches:
WWE NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez has been medically cleared after a mysterious issue that kept her sidelined.
A few weeks ago, WWE did a collapsing angle following her latest title defense that reminded fans of a similar segment Shawn Michaels did in the mid-nineties. It was reported that there was concern within WWE about Perez as she was dealing with an issue that was keeping her from in-ring action and wasn’t an injury.
WWE announced a ladder match for Stand & Deliver for the NXT Women’s Championship, although Perez has not been stripped of that title.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Perez is now cleared to compete again and is expected to appear on NXT TV soon. There’s still no word yet on what the issue was.
Source: eWrestlingNews
WWE Raw airs live tonight on the USA Network and will emanate from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Variety reported today that WWE will be inducting Andy Kaufman into this year’s Hall of Fame class. It’s unclear who will induct him into the honorary class.
Kaufman was a comedian in the 70s and 80s, most notably known for his part in the “Taxi” series from 1978 until 1983.
Wrestling fans know him for his feud with Jerry “The King” Lawler in Memphis. He would sometimes wrestle women who he picked out of the crowd, causing him to get heat. He took a piledriver from Lawler, leading to them doing a segment on David Letterman’s NBC Late Night show where Lawler slapped Kaufman.
It was covered in the “Man on the Moon” movie with Jim Carrey portraying the role of Kaufman.
Source: eWrestlingNews
UPDATE:
WWE Officially announced Andy Kaufman for the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame.
WWE issued the following:
Andy Kaufman will join Rey Mysterio and The Great Muta in the WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2023.
A gifted comedian who gained fame for his absurdist standup routine and appearance on hit shows like “Taxi” and “Saturday Night Live,” Kaufman’s love of sports-entertainment led him to Memphis where he became a thorn in the side of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler.
The rivalry between Lawler and Kaufman became national news leading to a legendary exchange on “Late Night with David Letterman.” The interaction would later be memorialized in the 1999 movie biopic “Man on the Moon,” where Lawler appeared alongside Jim Carey as Kaufman to recreate the iconic moment.
Kaufman’s interactions with Lawler transformed the business and opened up pathways for future cross-over Superstars such as Johnny Knoxville who honored the comedian with his WrestleMania 38 ring gear.
Sadly, Kaufman passed away in 1985 at the age of 35, but his legacy remains an important party of wrestling history.
WWE congratulates Kaufman on his inclusion into the WWE Hall of Fame. Don’t miss the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Friday, March 31, streaming on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else immediately after SmackDown.
WWE has been planning to do Wyatt against Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 39, but the match is now up in the air.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported on Sunday Night’s Main Event Wyatt is currently sidelined with an illness.
Meltzer didn’t specify the exact illness and doesn’t know the status of Wyatt’s WrestleMania match as he didn’t get an answer when asked. Meltzer said he thinks the match is up in the air due to Wyatt’s illness.
Source: Wrestling Observer via eWrestlingNews
Tonight’s AEW Rampage “St. Patricks Day Slam” was taped on Wednesday night at the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada after Dynamite went off the air. TONIGHT 11:30pm ET/10:30pm CT or following NCAA Tourn. on TNT
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX and emanate from the T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
Jay White is still a free agent after finishing up with NJPW.
White has interest from both promotions but has yet to make a decision about his wrestling future. He lost a ‘loser leaves Japan’ match to Hikuleo, followed by a ‘loser leaves NJPW’ match against Eddie Kingston.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that White is in talks with AEW and WWE.
“Regarding Jay White, we are told that White has been talking to WWE but has not signed. He is also talking to AEW. From someone familiar with the situation they described it as 50/50 which side he would go with,” Meltzer wrote.
Source: eWrestlingNews
WWE WrestleMania 39 from Hollywood will have some cutbacks regarding staff.
This comes after Vince McMahon returned as the Chairman of the Board position in January to oversee a potential sale.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the company is looking to maximize the profit margin of the show as McMahon explores a potential company sale.
“There are going to be cutbacks to the show, but not in ways that any fan would notice. Less personnel will be brought in and some of the foreign language announcers that had been brought in previously will be announcing via remote, which is also something that a lot of sports teams and networks are doing more of. The idea is to increase the profit margin of the show in getting the company ready for a sale,” Meltzer wrote.
WWE WrestleMania 39 takes place on April 1 and 2, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Peacock.
Source: eWrestlingNews
