Stone Cold Steve Austin Accepts Kevin Owen’s WrestleMania 38 Invitation

Owens ended this week’s RAW by stating how he plans to host the biggest, most stupendous edition of The KO Show at WrestleMania 38, but because of where the event is being held this year, he knows his guest would have to be “some lowlife from Texas.”

Owens would then take shots at Texan pro wrestling legends such as WWE Hall of Famers JBL, Booker T, and Shawn Michaels, before calling out Austin. He stressed that nothing would make him happier than to beat the hell out of a specific person in his home state, give him a Stunner the world would talk about for years, and then pour a glass of milk over his lifeless body. Owens added that he doesn’t think this person has the guts to show up, before finally naming the man – Stone Cold Steve Austin.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin has accepted Kevin Owens invitation to appear on the KO Show at WrestleMania 38.

Austin says:

“Nineteen years ago I wrestled my last match in a WWE ring,” Austin said. “After three Rock Bottoms, 1-2-3, I lost the match and for nineteen years I’ve had to live with that defeat, knowing my time was up. Kevin Owens, I want to thank you. I want to thank you for waking something up deep inside me that I’ve kept buried for nineteen years. Ever since you started running that damn mealy-mouth of yours, talking about the state of Texas, the great state of Texas, you got my attention, and why would you want to do that, Kevin? I can think of two reasons. One, you are one dumb son of a b—h, and two, you are fixing to get your ass kicked by ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. But if you want to call this The KO Show, a match, a fight, a brawl, whatever, I will guarantee you this – in Dallas, Texas, where I started my career, at WrestleMania, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is going to open up one last can of whoop-ass on you, Kevin Owens, and that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold said so.”

The Texas Rattlesnake’s promo ended with glass breaking.

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WWE NXT Roadblock Preview 3/8/22

The special WWE NXT Roadblock episode will air live tonight on the USA Network as the road to Stand & Deliver continues.

It’s also believed that the 2022 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will continue on tonight’s show.

Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-finals (Unconfirmed)
Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray vs. Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter

Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-finals (Unconfirmed)
Wendy Choo and Dakota Kai vs. Cora Jade and Raquel Gonzalez

Becky Lynch Reportedly Legitimately Injured

RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is reportedly suffering from a legitimate injury.

Lynch took to Instagram yesterday and announced that she would miss RAW due to Bianca Belair damaging her voice box during the main event of Sunday’s WWE live event in Allentown, which saw Lynch retain her title over Belair and Rhea Ripley. She posted a photo from what appeared to be a hospital room, but did not elaborate.

PWInsider reports that Lynch is legitimately hurt, and is expected to be out of action for around two weeks.

As long as Lynch is back in the expected timeframe, she will be able to make her WrestleMania 38 match with Belair, which takes place during Night One of the big event on Saturday, April 2.

While Lynch stated that she would not be at RAW, she was backstage at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. There is no word yet on if the “fracture” of the voice box is legitimate, or just a storyline excuse for another issue.

There is no word on what led to Lynch’s injury or what the real issue is, but a correspondent at Sunday’s WWE live event in Allentown noted that Lynch seemed fine, but Ripley and Belair did work most of the match.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Looking To End Its Deal With 2K And Has Already Met With EA [Report]

Three days before WWE 2K22’s full launch, the studio behind the game might not be getting another chance at redemption.

Although WWE 2K22‘s full launch isn’t until later this week, the first impressions of the new game will be coming at you thick and fast over the next few days. Not only are reviews for the game gradually going up (you can check out ours below) but those who opted for the Deluxe Edition of the game can fire it up through early access right now.

WWE 2K22 is truly a make-or-break game for the series in every sense of the word. According to Mike Straw, via Fightful Select, WWE signed a six-year deal with 2K in 2016. Providing that contract wasn’t tweaked due to the cancellation of WWE 2K21, that deal will come to an end with the launch of 2K22. Straw also reports that WWE hasn’t been waiting around to find out what fans think of the game before putting feelers out.

Apparently WWE has already had talks with EA as it looks to possibly move on from 2K. EA is arguably the leading studio in the world when it comes to annual sports titles. Responsible for games like FIFA, Madden and UFC, while 2K is firmly in second place with WWE and NBA 2K under its umbrella. That may change at some point very soon though, presumably based on how well WWE 2K22 is received.

Then again, sources who have spoken to Straw suggest the success of 2K22 will need to be massive to keep WWE interested in penning a new deal. “The gaming market is a major selling point for them, and they believe they’ve fallen behind the competition,” one source said when relaying how WWE feels about 2K’s work in recent year. Also, there’s frustration over not being given the same effort and resources as NBA 2K.

As for whether WWE 2K22 really hits different or not, it certainly does, but probably not as much as a lot of fans hoping it will. The new modes are a good foundation for the future, as are a lot of the other elements ushered in by the game such as the control setup. However, if WWE does neglect to re-sign with 2K and shacks up with EA instead, those may be foundations that are never built on.

Source: TheSportster

NXT Champion Bron Breakker Debuts On RAW

NXT Champion Bron Breakker made his RAW debut last night, teaming up with Tommaso Ciampa to take on Dolph Ziggler & Bobby Roode.

It all went down at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, March 7. Breakker made his debut on the red brand alongside his NXT colleague and mentor Tommaso Ciampa during a backstage interview with Kevin Patrick. The importance of the moment was not lost on the second generation Superstar, who acknowledged that it was a dream come true.

Later on, Ciampa and Breakker joined forces to take on Dolph Ziggler and Bobby Roode, with whom they have been feuding since Dolph Ziggler gatecrashed NXT 2.0 several weeks back. The NXT Superstars defeated the main roster tag team in a little under 10 minutes, with Breakker picking up the win for his team by pinning Ziggler clean.

On the next edition of NXT 2.0, Breakker will defend his gold against Ziggler and Ciampa in a Triple Threat Match.

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Breakker (real name Bronson Rechsteiner) signed with WWE in February 2021. The 6ft, 230 lb athlete is a former NFL player who was waived by the Baltimore Ravens in 2020 has now made a name for himself in sports entertainment. The 24-year-old comes from wrestling royalty, so his success in WWE was almost an inevitability. As The Steiner Brothers, his father (Rick Steiner) and uncle (Scott Steiner) were one of the most formidable tag teams of the 80s and 90s and won titles with NWA, IWGP, WCW, and WWE.

WWE RAW Preview 3/7/22

Tonight’s WWE RAW will air live from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

Vader Announced For The WWE Hall Of Fame

Big Van Vader (Leon Allen White) is finally going into the WWE Hall of Fame.

WWE announced today that Vader will be posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 during WrestleMania 38 Weekend.

 The former World Heavyweight Champion passed away on June 18, 2018 at the age of 63.

WWE previously announced The Undertaker as the headliner for the 2022 WWE Hall of Fame Class. He will be inducted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon.

The 2022 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Friday, April 1 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The event will air live on Peacock and the WWE Network, after the WrestleMania 38 go-home edition of SmackDown goes off the air that night.

AEW Revolution Results 3/6/2022, Swerve Strickland And William Regal Signed With AEW

BUY IN:

Leyla Hirsch def. Kris Statlander

Hook def. QT Marshall

House Of Black def. Penta Oscuro, PAC, & Erick Redbeard 

MAIN CARD:

Eddie Kingston def. Chris Jericho

 Eddie strolls over to Chris and tells him he respects him, as he puts out the hand, which Jericho agreed to shake if he lost. Jericho doesn’t shake it though, and instead, he lives the ring to a chorus of boos.

TRIPLE THREAT FOR THE AEW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES
Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (c) def. The Young Bucks vs. reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish)

FACE OF THE REVOLUTION LADDER MATCH
Wardlow def. Keith Lee vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Christian
Winner earns a future title shot from AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara.

– Tony Schiavone is then shown on the stage to host a contract signing. He showcases the name on the paper several times before announcing who it is…Shane Strickland is All Elite! He signs the deal and says the real is back. He could go on about the dream matches, or the titles he is going to take. But he has a question for the fans…whose house?

TBS TITLE MATCH
Jade Cargill (c) def. Tay Conti

DOG COLLAR MATCH
CM Punk def. MJF

MJF then calls for Wardlow, who appears, but he forgets the ring. Punk then pulls him and he hits a GTS as MJF falls back to the thumbtacks.

Wardlow then remembers where the ring was, he pulls it out and leaves it in the ring…for CM Punk! MJF spits at CM Punk in a final act of defiance, but he smashes him in the face with the ring, and this one is over.

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD TITLE MATCH
Dr. Britt Baker (c) def. Thunder Rosa

Jon Moxley def. Bryan Danielson

– After the match the two men continue brawling…but William Regal is here!!! He gets a huge pop as Regal gets in the ring and separates them both. Regal then slaps Moxley in the face as Bryan applauds him. However, he eats a slap as well! He then brings the two men together and tells them to shake hands, which they do.

TORNADO TRIOS MATCH
TNT Champion Sammy Guevara, Sting & Darby Allin def. Andrade El Idolo, Isiah Kassidy & Matt Hardy

AEW WORLD TITLE MATCH
“Hangman” Adam Page (c) def. Adam Cole

– After the match, Hangman Page heads to a knocked out Cole, and shakes his hand to show respect.

Impact Wrestling Sacrifice Results 3/5/2022

COUNTDOWN TO SACRIFICE
Lady Frost defeated Gisele Shaw

COUNTDOWN TO SACRIFICE
Rich Swann & Willie Mack defeated Matt Taven & Mike Bennett

IMPACT X DIVISION TITLE MATCH
Trey Miguel (c) defeated Jake Something

Eddie Edwards defeated Rhino

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES MATCH
The Influence defeated The IInspiration (c) to become new IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Champions

JONAH defeated PCO

Jay White defeated Alex Shelley

CHAMP CHAMP CHALLENGE (ROH Women’s World Championship)
TBD vs. ROH Women’s World Champion/AAA Reina de Reinas Champion Deonna Purrazzo – No contest due to referee stoppage

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TITLE MATCH
Tasha Steelz defeated Mickie James (c) to become New IMPACT Knockouts World Champion

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
Violent By Design (Eric Young & Joe Doering) defeated Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) (c) to become  NEW IMPACT Tag Team Champions

IMPACT WORLD TITLE MATCH
Moose (c) defeated Heath

 After the match, Josh Alexander entered the ring and took out Moose with a huge Piledriver. He then grabs a microphone and said the last time he was in this ring he was sent home by Scott D’Amore. Josh says he won’t agree that his emotions were the problem. Josh says Scott was right to send him home. He got to spend time with his family and recharge but sending him home put him a mile from Anthem’s offices. Josh Alexander reveals he’s signed a new multi-year contract with IMPACT Wrestling. Josh also has a contract for the main event of Rebellion which states it will be Moose vs. Josh Alexander for the IMPACT World Championship.

AEW Revolution 3/6/2022

DATE: March 6, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Addition Finance Arena, Orlando, FL

CARD

AEW WORLD TITLE MATCH
Adam Cole vs. “Hangman” Adam Page (c)

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD TITLE MATCH
Thunder Rosa vs. Dr. Britt Baker (c)

TBS TITLE MATCH
Tay Conti vs. Jade Cargill (c)

TRIPLE THREAT FOR THE AEW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES
The Young Bucks vs. reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (c)

FACE OF THE REVOLUTION LADDER MATCH
Keith Lee vs. Wardlow vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks vs. Orange Cassidy vs. TBD
Winner earns a future title shot from AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara.

DOG COLLAR MATCH
CM Punk vs. MJF

Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Kingston

Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley

TORNADO TRIOS MATCH
Andrade El Idolo, Isiah Kassidy & Matt Hardy vs. TNT Champion Sammy Guevara, Sting & Darby Allin

BUY IN:

Kris Statlander vs. Leyla Hirsch

Hook vs. QT Marshall