WWE SmackDown WrestleMania Special Preview 4/9/21

Tonight’s special WrestleMania edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX will be the final go-home show for WrestleMania 37.

* WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan and WWE Hall of Famer Edge will address fans before their Triple Threat at WrestleMania 37 Night Two

* SmackDown Tag Team Champions Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler defend their titles in a Fatal 4 Way against, The Street Profits, Alpha Academy, Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio

* The 2021 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal with Akira Tozawa, Angel Garza, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Elias, Erik, Gran Metalik, Humberto Carrillo, Jaxson Ryker, Jey Uso, Kalisto, King Baron Corbin, Lince Dorado, Mace, Murphy, Mustafa Ali, Ricochet, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Slapjack, T-BAR, Tucker

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver (Night Two) Results 4/8/21

PRE-SHOW (#1 Contender’s Match)
Killian Dain and Drake Maverick defeated Breezango

NXT CRUISERWEIGHT UNIFICATION LADDER MATCH
Santos Escobar defeated Jordan Devlin to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship

NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart (c) defeated Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Johnny Gargano (c) defeated Bronson Reed

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Karrion Kross with Scarlett defeated Finn Balor (c) to become the new NXT Champion

Promo for Franky Monet (believed to be Taya Valkyrie) with her dog running around. She will debut on Tuesday night.

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Kyle O’Reilly defeated Adam Cole

Impact Wrestling Preview 4/8/21

Tonight, Impact Wrestling will revert to its original weekly timeslot, Thursday on AXS TV 8/7C. Before The Impact airs at 7/6C.

In less than 48 hours, Impact’s Hardcore Justice will take place.

  • Susan (w/Deonna Purrazzo) vs. Jazz (w/Jordynne Grace) will kick things off on Before The Impact.
  • AEW World Champion Kenny Omega will compete for the first time on its flagship show in the main event as he and The Good Brothers join forces to take on the Impact World Champion Rich Swann Willie Mack and Eddie Edwards
  • Deaner vs. Chris Sabin (w/James Storm)
  • XXXL vs. Sami Callihan & A Mystery Partner (Trey Miguel?)
  • Alisha, Nevaeh & Tenille Dashwood vs. Jordynne Grace, Havok & Rosemary

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver (Night Two) 4/8/21

DATE: April 8, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:Peacock, WWE Network (outside of the U.S.)

CARD

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Finn Balor (c) vs. Karrion Kross with Scarlett

NXT CRUISERWEIGHT UNIFICATION LADDER MATCH
Jordan Devlin vs. Santos Escobar

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Bronson Reed

NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart (c) vs. The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell)

WWE NXT UK Prelude 4/8/21

The WWE NXT UK Prelude special event will air today at 3pm ET on Peacock and the WWE Network, in the usual NXT UK weekly timeslot.

Young Bucks Turn On Jon Moxley, Join Kenny Omega And The Good Brothers On AEW Dynamite

The Young Bucks are once again aligned with Kenny Omega.

Last night’s AEW Dynamite main event saw Matt and Nick Jackson team with Jon Moxley to take on Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers. The two trios had a competitive match throughout, with underlying tension between the Bucks and Omega. Matt Jackson consistently hesitated to hit Omega with moves, including a strike and a superkick.

The climax of the contest saw the Bucks line Omega up for the BTE Trigger, but never execute. Moxley shouted at the Bucks on the outside and eventually enter the ring himself. Moxley hit Omega with two Paradigm Shifts, locked him in a sleeper hold, and lined up for a third, but was hit with two superkicks before he could land the DDT.

Post match, the conflicted Bucks ended up superkicking Moxley yet again, and then hugged Omega and the Good Brothers to close the show.

Matt and Nick Jackson previously teased reuniting with their former Bullet Club stablemates at the end of the January 6 edition of Dynamite, where the five Too Sweet’d to close the show. From there, Omega and the Bucks have had a complicated relationship, as the AEW Tag Team Champions have constantly showed their distaste and disapproval of Don Callis, Omega’s manager. During a March edition of Dynamite, the Bucks saved Jon Moxley from a Kenny Omega-led beat-down, and even walked out on the Best Bout Machine’s attempt to bury the hatchet.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

(The Photo at the top was not from last night is was taken form New Year’s Smash in January.)

Mike Tyson Saves Chris Jericho On AEW Dynamite

“The Baddest Man on the Planet” Mike Tyson and “The Demo God” Chris Jericho have put the past behind them and formed an alliance.

It all went down on latest edition of AEW Dynamite on TNT.

At one point during the show, The Inner Circle came to blows with MJF and his cronies, aka The Pinnacle.

The Pinnacle seemed to have the upper hand, until boxing legend Mike Tyson made the save.

Tyson last appeared on Dynamite back in May of 2020 when he got into a wild altercation with Jericho. Luckily for Jericho, Tyson doesn’t hold a grudge, and the two men shook hands in the ring while they celebrated with the rest of The Inner Circle.

In case you missed it, AEW president Tony Khan announced Tyson’s appearance in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.

“He made a huge impact last year at Double or Nothing, and we’re at a point where we can bring him back in front of our fans. The fans who have come to the shows in Jacksonville have added so much to AEW, and it’s important for me that our fans get to see him live. We’re excited to have Mike back,” Khan said of Tyson’s return to the world of pro-wrestling.

Check out Tyson and Jericho’s reconciliation in the clip below.

Country Music Artist Ashland Craft To Perform “America The Beautiful” At WrestleMania 37 (Night Two)

Country music artist Ashland Craft will perform “America The Beautiful” to kick off Night Two of WrestleMania 37 on Sunday.

WWE and People just announced that the breakout singer will perform “America The Beautiful” to begin the final night of WrestleMania 37.

Craft was recently featured on CMT’s “Next Women of Country Class of 2021” and was a Top 10 Finalist on The Voice.

WWE previously announced that singer Bebe Rexha will perform “America The Beautiful” to kick off WrestleMania 37 Night One on Saturday.

Becky Lynch And Ronda Rousey Returning To WWE Soon

Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch are scheduled to return to WWE soon, according to WWE President & Chief Revenue Officer Nick Khan.

Khan appeared on The Colin Cowherd Podcast earlier today to promote WrestleMania 37 Week and commented on the returns of the former RAW Women’s Champions, indicating that they will be returning in the near future.

Regarding Lynch, Khan noted that she will be “coming back at a certain point in time in the not too distant future.”

Lynch has been out of action since right after retaining the title over current WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler at WrestleMania 36 in 2020, due to her first pregnancy. She and Seth Rollins welcomed their first child together in December, a baby girl.

Rousey has been away from WWE since working the WrestleMania 35 main event in 2019, with Lynch and Charlotte Flair. Khan noted that she will be “coming back at a certain point in time” also, but no specifics were revealed.

Khan’s comments on Rousey could be a sign that she and the company have come to terms on a new contract as her original deal was scheduled to expire on April 10 of this year, in just a few days. Rousey took time off after WrestleMania 35 as she and husband Travis Browne wanted to expand their family, but there have been no updates on that front.

At one point both Lynch and Rousey were rumored or expected for WrestleMania 37, but all signs indicate that they will not be working the big two-night event this weekend, unless they’re booked for some sort of surprise appearance.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver (Night One) Results 4/7/21

PRE-SHOW
Zoey Stark defeated Toni Storm

Pete Dunne defeated Kushida

GAUNTLET ELIMINATOR FOR A NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bronson Reed wins and earns NXT North American Championship Match against Johnny Gargano on Night Two

NXT UK CHAMPIONSHIP
WALTER (c) defeated Tommaso Ciampa

Promo for Franky Monet (believed to be Taya Valkyrie)

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (VACANT)
MSK defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado del Fantasma to win the NXT Tag Team Championship

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon was shown at ringside with new NXT signee Sarray, the former Sareee.

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Raquel Gonzalez with Dakota Kai defeated Io Shirai (c) to win the NXT Women’s Championship