Jon Moxley Stripped Of IWGP US Championship, New Champion Crowned At NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling, David Finlay Returns From Injury

Lance Archer won the IWGP US Championship against Juice Robinson at today’s NJPW King of Pro Wrestling. Due to Typhoon Hagibis, Jon Moxley wasn’t able to make it in for the event and was stripped of the title. Archer was his replacement.

This is Archer’s first time winning the title. Moxley won it back in June.

After the match, Archer continued to attack Robinson and David Finlay ran in to make the save. Finlay had been out since March due to shoulder surgery.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Reby Hardy & Jeff Hardy’s Wife Trade Shots On Social Media Over Jeff’s DWI Arrest, Matt Hardy Comments About Priorities And Staying Sober

Jeff Hardy was arrested on October 3 in Moore County, North Carolina, and was charged with Driving While Impaired. A police report stated Hardy had a bloody nose during the traffic stop, and he told officers that it was from an earlier fight with his wife, Beth Hardy.

The police report didn’t give any further details on the possible domestic violence incident, but the officer did question Hardy about drinking alcohol. Hardy admitted to taking two shots of vodka earlier in the night, and admitted to being impaired. Hardy “bombed” the field sobriety test and was uncooperative when asked for a blood sample or Breathalyzer test.

Police told TMZ that they were not investigating the possible domestic incident between Jeff and his wife, but they said they would if Jeff filed a complaint. Jeff is scheduled to be in court for the charges on Thursday, November 7.

Shortly after, Matt Hardy commented on his brother’s arrest on Twitter.

“Since so many have asked me about my brother,” Matt wrote. “I love my brother & want him to be happy & healthy. I’ve expressed that to him as much as I can. Jeff has to make his decisions about his life. I have to focus on my 2 boys & soon to arrive son. I can only control MY actions.”

Saturday night on Twitter, Beth commented on the situation for the first time.

“Kept my mouth shut for too long,” Beth wrote. “Don’t take ANY info seriously from ‘family’ when it comes to me or Jeff. ‘Family’ quotes are BS. Family should have contacted us first before they made a statement to Twitter. Looks like they’re more worried about their online presence than Jeff. … Jeff & I are handling our business. Hence no post from either of us about what happened. Going forward, if you don’t hear it from us, disregard it. We don’t need any ‘well wishes’ from ‘family.'”

Matt Hardy’s wife, Reby Hardy, found out about the tweets and wrote the following back to Beth:

“No matter how much you dislike him, MATT IS STILL HIS BROTHER, here LONG before your ass & is family, not ‘family,’ PERIOD,” Reby wrote. “Any statements from Matt about Jeff don’t need YOUR approval; it ain’t about YOU. I know it kills you to have anyone acknowledge that the facade of a perfect life you try to maintain is a f—ing joke, but not everyone thinks the sun shines out of your asses, Beth, and not everyone wants to be complicit in your ‘protecting’ & enabling of a man who is well on his way to killing himself or someone else.

“You’re an idiot if you really believe Jeff’s actions don’t affect Matt; they do & and he has every f–king right to speak his mind on HIS OWN BROTHER. Remember, he speaks from EXPERIENCE. Unlike you, we don’t run & hide from our issues & pretend nothing is or was ever wrong in this house. Matt was the absolute worst & I’ve seen how bad it can truly get. I know how this story ends if you don’t f—ing wake up already. Worry about THAT instead of what is said to ‘f—ing nobodies online,’ as you so eloquently describe their fans.

“It’s not ‘talking s—,’ it’s living in REALITY & holding people accountable when they need it. Maybe it’s time to put the wine emojis away, drop the Twitter stuntin’ & put that energy into keeping your man from driving f—ed up on the street I drive WITH MY CHILDREN before trying to come at a man for addressing his own blood/business partner. In short, & as always, MIND YOUR F—ING BUSINESS.”

https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1183254437365727233

Since then, Matt commented twice on Twitter, the first tweet responded to a fan who said it was a “miracle” Matt has been sober for as long as he has.

“It’s no miracle, it’s who I am now,” Matt replied. “I live right & have my priorities in order, primarily my health & family. It’s all about you actually addressing the real issues, disallowing denial & holding yourself accountable for your actions. I’m proud of who I am.”

The second was the word “priorities” with a photo of his family.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

 

WWE Announces More 2019 Draft Picks

The WWE Draft got underway this past Friday with WWE Superstars finding out if their destination will be RAW or SmackDown.

Yesterday, WWE announced additional picks made by RAW and SmackDown.

RAW – EC3, Eric Young and Sin Cara

SmackDown – Apollo Crews, Drew Gulak, Heath Slater, Tamina, and The B-Team

The draft will continue on Monday’s RAW with WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch taking on Sasha Banks (who is representing SmackDown). The winner will get their brand the first selection of the night.

 

2019 WWE Draft Results From SmackDown

Round 1

  • RAW – RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch
  • SmackDown – Roman Reigns
  • RAW – The OC (United States Champion AJ Styles, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows)
  • SmackDown – “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
  • RAW – Drew McIntyre

Round 2

  • RAW – Randy Orton
  • SmackDown – Sasha Banks
  • RAW – Ricochet
  • SmackDown – Braun Strowman
  • RAW – Bobby Lashley

Round 3

  • RAW – Alexa Bliss
  • SmackDown – Lacey Evans
  • RAW – Kevin Owens
  • SmackDown – SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival
  • RAW – Natalya

Round 4

  • RAW – RAW Tag Team Champions Viking Raiders
  • SmackDown – Lucha House Party
  • RAW – Nikki Cross
  • SmackDown – Heavy Machinery
  • RAW – The Street Profits

WWE previously announced that Superstars who were not drafted from the Draft Pools would become free agents, and would be able to sign with the brand of their choosing.

The following Superstars are now free agents after they were not drafted on SmackDown: Cesaro, Humberto Carrillo, Akira Tozawa, Sin Cara, Eric Young, EC3, Chad Gable, Heath Slater, Drew Gulak, The B Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel), and Tamina Snuka.

The following Superstars are in the Draft Pool for Monday’s RAW from Denver: Universal Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Charlotte Flair, Titus O’Neil, Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (with Sami Zayn), Aleister Black, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods), Daniel Bryan, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, The Miz, Ali, King Corbin, Elias, RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane), Rusev, Cedric Alexander, Rey Mysterio, 24/7 Champion R-Truth, Carmella, AOP (Akam & Rezar), Heavy Machinery (Tucker & Otis), Apollo Crews, Andrade, Liv Morgan, Jinder Mahal, Buddy Murphy, Mojo Rawley, No Way Jose, Dana Brooke, Shelton Benjamin, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce), Sarah Logan, Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville), and Drake Maverick.

MLW Fusion Preview 10/12/19

It’s a pro wrestling super summit south of the border as MLW journeys to Mexico for a historic co-promoted card with The Crash Lucha Libre.

In the first-ever title versus title match, MLW National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone wrestles Crash Heavyweight Champion Rey Horus with both belts on the line. Who will triumph in this international inter-promotional extravaganza? Tune in to find out.

Alex Hammerstone isn’t the only member of the Dynasty in Mexico as the reigning World Tag Team Champions MJF and Richard Holliday join Hammerstone in Mexico but what’s the status of tonight’s World Tag Team title match with the Von Erichs?

The rogue rookie Brian Pillman Jr. talks exclusively to Kaci Lennox about what went down in the ring against Austin Aries.

Promociones Dorado’s Salina de la Renta is in the house as the empresaria readies for LA Park’s World Heavyweight title match at Saturday Night SuperFight live on PPV.  What does the Puerto Rican powerbroker have to say? Find out on Fusion this week!

The Crash presents a triangle match with Oráculo vs. Black Danger vs. Ricky Marvin.

Join AJ Kirsch and Rich Bocchini from Tijuana, Mexico for a night of world championship action featuring high flying lucha and more!

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Preview 10/11/19 – WWE Draft

Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown will take place from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with the beginning of the 2019 WWE Draft.

WWE 205 Live Preview 10/11/19

WWE 205 Live will be returning tonight and will take place from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. There had been some speculation regarding the future of the show after last week’s episode was cancelled at the last minute.

Impact Wrestling Preview 10/11/19

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

* oVe (Jake Cris & Madman Fulton) vs. Tessa Blanchard & Daga

* Moose vs. Stephan Bonnar

* Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Taya Valkyrie vs. Havok

* X-Division Championship Ladder Match Qualifying Match: Eddie Edwards vs. Ace Austin

WWE NXT TV To Begin Airing From Bigger Arenas Soon?

It looks like the weekly WWE NXT TV show could be hitting the road soon.

There has been a lot of talk about taking the black & yellow brand on the road each Wednesday night, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

WWE officials are reportedly looking at running arenas with around 5,000-seat capacities, similar to what AEW has been doing. They have reached out to some arenas that size to shoot TV on Wednesday nights, which would be for NXT.

The current target for NXT airing from arenas outside of Full Sail Live looks to be January 2020. The talk of going on the road goes back to before the first USA Network ratings came out. The word then was that they were only running Full Sail Live in Winter Park, FL each week because they had no time to set things up with arenas, and that a move to different arenas would take place some time in early 2020.

There has been speculation on WWE eventually taking NXT TV on the road ever since the USA Network move was announced. There had been speculation among some that Vince McMahon would see what AEW was doing weekly with their arena shows, and then would see how the small crowd at Full Sail Live looked in comparison. The move to arenas for NXT is probably pushed by the fact that AEW Dynamite has beat NXT in viewership in week 1 and week 2.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Ember Moon Reportedly Injured

WWE could be without one of their top female stars for up to a year.

According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Ember Moon is suffering from an injury on either her ankle or Achilles. While it is not definite which one, an ankle injury would take months to heal. An Achilles injury would mean that she could be gone for at least a year.

This is not the first time “The War Goddess” has been injured this year. After the Royal Rumble in January, it was revealed that she underwent immediate elbow surgery.

Since then, she wrestled Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Title at SummerSlam, but hasn’t been used all that much outside of that. Her last match was a losing effort against Lacey Evans on RAW in September.

Source: Wrestling Inc.