The following is scheduled for tonight’s Impact on AXS TV:
* The #1 Contenders Tournament
Michael Elgin vs. Sami Callihan
Rhino vs. Ken Shamrock
* X-Division Championship: Willie Mack (c) vs. Johnny Swinger
* XXXL vs. TJP and Fallah Bahh
* The North defends the Tag titles again in Canada
* Madison Rayne and Johnny Swinger host a episode of Locker Room Talk
Tonight’s taped WWE RAW will take place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build for the upcoming Backlash pay-per-view.
* The Street Profits to face The Viking Raiders in an axe-throwing contest
* WWE Champion Drew McIntyre battles SmackDown’s King Corbin
* Bliss & Cross defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against The IIconics
* Asuka starts a new era on Monday Night Raw
Drew Gulak’s contract expired with WWE after the May 15 edition of Friday Night SmackDown. The promotion was quick to move him to the alumni section.
Gulak was seeking out a raise from the higher-ups in WWE but was denied it. WWE then decided to pull the contract offer they originally proposed to him and negotiations were called off.
Dave Meltzer on the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Drew Gulak’s negotiations with WWE is not a dead issue.
Meltzer also reports that the former Cruiserweight Champion is being represented by Barry Bloom in his negotiations.
Drew Gulak debuted with WWE in 2016. He wrestled mainly in WWE 205 Live before moving up to SmackDown.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Former WWE star Shad Gaspard is missing after getting caught in a strong rip tide at the beach.
According to TMZ, Gaspard and his son were part of a group of people at the Marina Del Rey beach who were caught in a strong rip tide yesterday around 4pm.
Lifeguards raced to get the people out of the water and Shad allegedly directed rescuers to help his 10-year-old son first before being crashed down on by a larger wave and submerging underwater. His son was rescued and did not require hospitalization.
Rescuers searched for Gaspard in the water until 7:30 pm before calling it off, according to CBS. They’re now hoping he’ll be found on land in a surrounding area.
We’ll keep you updated if more information or updates are made available.
Shad’s wife Siliana also posted the message below on Instagram. CLICK HERE to contact her.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s taped WWE SmackDown on FOX will feature fallout from WWE Money In the Bank.
AEW has announced Mike Tyson will appear at “Double or Nothing” to present the winner of the TNT Championship tournament with the new belt.
The Tyson announcement was made Wednesday night during Dynamite.
“Iron Mike” has been the topic of conversation as of late after declaring he’s “back” in an impressive new training video. The video has prompted talk of a possible return to the boxing ring.
The finals of the TNT Championship tournament – taking place May 23 live on pay-per-view – will feature Cody Rhodes facing-off against Lance Archer, with Jake “The Snake” Roberts in his corner.
“Double or Nothing” can be ordered on pay-per-view and B/R Live.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tyson is rumored to making a return to the boxing ring.
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT live from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.
* MJF in action
* Brodie Lee vs. Christopher Daniels
* Jurassic Express (with Marko Stunt) vs. Best Friends (with Orange Cassidy)
* Interview with Jake Roberts and Lance Archer
* Hikaru Shida vs. Penelope Ford vs. Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander
* Chris Jericho vs. “Pineapple Pete” Suge D
* Matt Hardy and Kenny Omega vs. Santana and Ortiz
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air on a tape delay from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
* Can Riddle & Thatcher ward off Imperium?
* Finn Balor detours on the search for his attacker to face Cameron Grimes
* NXT General Manager William Regal to make a major announcement
WWE Hall of Famer Sting is currently without a WWE contract.
There was a lot of speculating on The Stinger’s WWE status earlier this week after he was pulled from a new Mattel series of WWE action figures, after previously being confirmed for the series. Mattel said he was pulled from the series “due to circumstances out of their control” but they did not elaborate. Now Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed that Sting is no longer signed to a WWE deal.
It was noted that while Sting is not currently under a WWE contract, this does not mean that the two sides won’t agree on a possible merchandise deal moving forward.
There’s no word on the AEW speculation that also surfaced this week after Sting had a Twitter exchange with AEW star Lance Archer, which saw AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes chime in. Cody also reacted to Mattel pulling Sting from the new WWE series.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
It was announced last night during WWE Backstage that WWE has declared the Intercontinental Championship vacant after Sami Zayn is unable to compete and defend the title.
WWE will hold a tournament to crown a new champion, with bracket to be unveiled and first-round matches starting Friday on SmackDown.
