WWE RAW Season Premiere Preview 9/30/19

Tonight’s WWE RAW season premiere will take place from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

* Debut of the new RAW announce team with Vic Joseph, Dio Maddin and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler

WWE Confirms Pyro Is Returning, New Sets And Graphics To Debut

WWE has confirmed that not only are new sets on the way, but pyro is also making a return.

The New York Post’s Joseph Staszewski tweeted saying, “Talked with #WWE Executive Producer Kevin Dunn about [WWE on Fox]. Confirmed there will be new sets, openings, logos, graphics & theme music for both #Raw and SmackDown. Pyro is also returning including “flames, lasers.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

AEW Dynamite Opening Video Revealed For Wednesday’s Premiere

As seen in the tweet below, AEW and TNT have released the opening video for Wednesday’s Dynamite premiere at 8pm ET. The big premiere will air live from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

The video features AEW World Champion Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley, Awesome Kong, SoCal Uncensored, Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and many others.

https://twitter.com/AEWonTNT/status/1178701174989455360

NWA Announces New Weekly TV Show NWA POWER Starting 10/8

With WWE, AEW and Impact each starting new TV deals, it was only fitting one of the oldest pro wrestling organizations joins in on the fun. Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance announced a weekly television show that will be taking place on Tuesday nights. Dubbed NWA POWER, the program will be shown at 6:05 p.m. ET worldwide starting on October 8th on the NWA’s Facebook and YouTube channels.

Corgan made the announcement via a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in Atlanta, Georgia. The Smashing Pumpkins star purchased the NWA in 2017 and has made strides to bring back the brand to prominence. So far he has brought back the Crockett Cup and reintroduced the NWA Women’s, Tag Team and National Championships to the world. He also gave the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship a prominent spot at All Out, when Nick Aldis defended the title against Cody Rhodes.

“This return to its roots for the National Wrestling Alliance with studio wrestling is being made widely available for all great wrestling fans at the same time around the world,” The NWA announced via press release. “You can watch this show with no restrictions, no paywalls. Watch with other NWA fans during the live premiere every Tuesday at 6:05 pm Eastern.”

It was previously announced that the NWA would be hosting their first set of tapings on Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 1 in Atlanta, Georgia. In the above video, Corgan discussed the need for the NWA to produce their own programming, especially in today’s wrestling scene.

“It’s one thing to say you’re rebooting the NWA, it’s another thing to run matches on someone else’s stage,” Corgan stated. “We’re very grateful to those people that shared their stage with us, most recently Ring of Honor, which was an incredible opportunity. But now it’s our time to step forward, and it’s time to bring the NWA back into the spotlight, and run on its own oxygen. So, we’re very excited to announce that in October, in Atlanta, we’ll be doing our own television again.”

If you can’t watch the live premiere, the show will be available on-demand via FITE.tv every Saturday night. The organization also announced its PPV return in Atlanta on December 14th.

ROH Death Before Dishonor Results 9/27/19

(Pre-show) Jeff Cobb vs. Brody King

Winner: Jeff Cobb

 

#1 Contender Tournament Match: Marty Scurll vs. Colt Cabana

Winner: Marty Scurll

 

#1 Contender Tournament Match (No DQ): PCO vs. Kenny King

Winner: PCO

 

WOH World Championship: (C) Kelly Klein vs. Angelina Love

Winner and new WOH World Champion: Angelina Love

 

Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham

Winner: Jonathan Gresham by Submission

 

Anything Goes Barroom Brawl: The Bouncers vs. Silas Young & Vinny Marseglia

Winners: The Bouncers 

 

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams vs. Flip Gordon

Winner: Shane Taylor 

 

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Briscoes vs Lifeblood (Bandido & Mark Haskins)

Winners: The Briscoes

 

ROH World Championship: (C) Matt Taven vs. RUSH

Winner and new ROH World Champion: RUSH

MLW Fusion 9/28/19

The plunder will fly as Mance Warner brawls with Jimmy Havoc in a Bunkhouse Match!

Scientific wrestling sensation Timothy Thatcher grapples with undefeated kickboxer turned pro wrestler Douglas James.

Plus, an update on Teddy Hart’s condition following the brutal attack by Austin Aries. Will we hear from Aries?

Salina de la Renta has an ambitious autumn planned… but does she have to worry about CONTRA Unit striking?

Kevin Von Erich joins his sons Ross and Marshall as they set their eyes on championship gold in the tag team division.

The MLW SuperFight Control Center brings you the latest news on the first-ever pay-per-view in Major League Wrestling history.

Injustice continues their crusade as Myron Reed and Kotto Brazil square off against Gringo Loco and Air Wolf.

Join Rich Bocchini and Tony Schiavone from the sold out NYTEX Sports Centre in Dallas for a night of top ranked wrestling.

CM Punk Films Test Material For WWE Show Earlier This Week, More Names FOX Brought In To Try Out

The rumblings on CM Punk and WWE continue.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter has reported how WWE has an impression that Punk wants to be back with the company, but right now it’s nothing they are counting on to happen. This report comes after it was revealed in the summer how Punk’s representative went to FOX to try and push Punk as a co-host of the new “WWE Backstage” studio show on FS1. WWE was not interested in Punk for that role, and it was officially announced this week that the show will be hosted by Renee Young and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

In an update, multiple WWE sources have confirmed to PWInsider that Punk was at FOX Studios earlier this week in Los Angeles to discuss a potential on-air role for the WWE Backstage show on FS1, which premieres on Tuesday, November 5 at 11pm ET.

There’s no word yet on what all went down at the meeting, but Punk did do some on-camera testing. Renee was also present for the meeting.

It has not been confirmed that Punk has signed a deal to work on the show. We’ve noted how FOX brought in several WWE and non-WWE personalities to Los Angeles this summer to try out for the show. Taz and WWE Hall of Famer Sean Waltman were also brought in several times over the past few months to try out, according to PWInsider, and it was also reported that Paige and Rey Mysterio were considered. There’s also no word yet on which personalities will be used along with Renee and Booker.

FOX has experimented with different versions of the show and how it will be presented, ranging from 3-5 personalities hosting a panel discussion. A final decision on the format had not been agreed on as of earlier this week.

As noted, FOX will be taping the series each week, not WWE. Punk would technically be working for FOX and not WWE, if he signs on to be a part of the show.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Death Before Dishonor 9/27/19

ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV will take place tonight from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The pre-show at 8:30 ET will stream on ROH’s social media channels, FITE, HonorClub, and TV/Satellite. The main card begins at 9 pm ET on FITE, HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

ROH World Championship: (C) Matt Taven vs. Rush

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams vs. Flip Gordon

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Briscoes vs Bandido & Mark Haskins

WOH World Championship: (C) Kelly Klein vs. Angelina Love

#1 Contender Tournament Match: PCO vs. Kenny King

#1 Contender Tournament Match: Marty Scurll vs. Colt Cabana

Anything Goes Barroom Brawl: The Bounces vs. Silas Young & Vinny Marseglia

Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham

(Pre-show) Jeff Cobb vs. Brody King

Impact Wrestling Preview 9/27/19

Impact tonight at 10p.m. ET on PursuitChannel & Twitch:

* Qualifying Match for X Division Championship Ladder Match at Bound for Glory: Tessa Blanchard vs. Dave Crist

* Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

* Shera vs. Cousin Jake

* The wedding of Brian Cage and Melissa Santos

https://twitter.com/IMPACTWRESTLING/status/1177583678492303360

XFL Draft Reportedly Set For October 15th and 16th

According to XFLNewsHub, the XFL Draft is expected to take place on October 15th and 16th. A letter was received by players announcing details. The league office in Stanford, CT will be the home of the draft, and each team will be able to draft 70 players during that time.

This past August, XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck provided some details on the draft, including the sending out of the Commissioner’s Invitation.

“We’re very excited to start this week sending out Commissioner’s Invitations to hundreds of players that we’ve identified out of thousands that we’ve looked at over the past couple of months,” Luck stated in the above video. “These young men, very talented football players, are helping us build our player draft board. This is the first step in the process of building the rosters that we will see February of 2020 when we launch.”

Those players who accept an invitation must sign a HIPAA release form while also consenting to and clearing a background check. Following the draft, every player must pass a medical examination and drug test.

Additionally, there will be a 16-day minicamp after the draft on Tuesday, December 3rd. Players will be paid every two weeks during that time as long as they are on the active or injured reserve roster. Following minicamp, a training camp will begin on January 4, 2020, with Houston (“Team 9” according to the XFL) as the potential location. The league-wide training camp will end on January 21, which will be when the XFL starts making their cuts for the upcoming season.

The relaunched XFL season is expected to start in February of 2020, the weekend after the Super Bowl.

Source: Wrestling Inc.