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.

Edge Leaves Podcast With Christian

WWE Hall of Famer Edge revealed on his latest podcast with Christian that he is stepping away from the show due to family reasons. As seen below, he tweeted a link to the latest “E&C Pod of Awesomeness” and joked that he is retiring again.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Lana Finally Returning To WWE TV Soon?

Lana could finally be returning to WWE TV soon.

WWE recently brought Rusev back to RAW but there was no sign or mention of Lana. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Lana wasn’t brought back with Rusev because WWE officials have other ideas for her character.

There’s no word yet on what WWE has planned for Lana, but they do want to use her in the storylines.

Lana last appeared on WWE TV for the April 23 post-Shakeup SmackDown episode, and last competed at WrestleMania 35 for the Women’s Battle Royal.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

NJPW Announces New Year Dash And Road To Tokyo Dome Details

NJPW confirmed this year’s Road to Tokyo Dome will take place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on December 19, 20, and 21.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Wrestle Kingdom 14 will be two nights instead of one. Both events on January 4th and 5th will take place inside the Tokyo Dome. New Japan Pro Wrestling is looking to pull out all the stops when it comes to utilizing their talent. They will also look to keep their momentum going following those shows.

NJPW also announced New Year Dash!! will take place on Monday, January 6 at Ota City Gymnasium in Tokyo. This event will happen right after Wrestle Kingdom 14, which is going to be a two-day event on January 4 and 5.

“Headshrinker” Samu Anoa’i To Undergo A Liver Transplant

Former WWE, ECW, and WCW star Samu Anoa’i is scheduled to undergo a liver transplant today in Pennsylvania. Samu revealed in October 2018 that he was battling stage four liver cancer.

His son Lance Anoa’i tweeted tonight, “Please share and retweet! As my dad is scheduled to go under today for transplant! Help me, help him reach the goal!! Thank you!!”

MLW’s Court Bauer also tweeted tonight, “Thoughts and prayers are with @AnoaiSamu who is undergoing a liver transplant momentarily. One of the kindest, toughest and best men I have ever met. You got this, uce.”

Back in May, WWE and WXW-C4 came together for a fundraiser for him in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Samoa Joe, Michael Hayes, and Billy Kidman were in attendance.

Samu’s GoFundMe can be found here.

https://twitter.com/lanceanoai/status/1177395851989307392

https://twitter.com/courtbauer/status/1177357119546429440

Source: Wrestling Inc.

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Backstage Updates On The Future Of WWE 205 Live

It was reported earlier this week that the WWE 205 Live series is set to move to Friday nights on the WWE Network next week, and that WWE would still film the show after SmackDown each week.

In an update, Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that this is not a permanent schedule change. 205 Live will air from Los Angeles next Friday night, after SmackDown goes off the air, but the company has not decided on if they will keep the show on Fridays. It was noted that several ideas are being thrown around, including possibly ending 205 Live altogether. Until they come to a final decision on the future of the show, it will air on the WWE Network after SmackDown goes off the air on Fridays.

It was also reported earlier this week that the WWE NXT creative team is now handling 205 Live. Meltzer noted that Triple H is in charge of 205 Live and described it as “his show.”

Apparently 205 Live is suffering from low viewership on the WWE Network as well. Meltzer noted that Network numbers show that the show hasn’t done well in a long time. He speculated that it would be more cost-effective for WWE to sell an hour of weekly post-SmackDown programming to FS1 or some other network, than to tape 205 Live for airing on the WWE Network each week.

WWE should be making an announcement on the 205 Live timeslot change soon.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

John Hennigan Reportedly Has Signed A Deal To Return To WWE

Former WWE Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion John Hennigan (John Morrison, Johnny Impact) has signed a deal to return to WWE, according to PWInsider.

The 39 year old last worked for WWE in 2011. Since then he has had stints with Impact Wrestling, Lucha Underground and other promotions.

There’s no word yet on when Hennigan will make his return to the company, or if he will resume use of the Morrison name. Stay tuned for updates on his return.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Confirms New Announce Teams For Raw And Friday Night SmackDown, WWE Premiere Week News

WWE has announced new commentary teams with some big changes for Raw and SmackDown.

According to WWE, the announce teams going forward are as follows:

RAW – Vic Joseph, Dio Maddin and Jerry Lawler

Friday Night SmackDown – Michael Cole and Corey Graves with Renee Young as a Special Contributor

WWE announced the following:

STAMFORD, Conn. – WWE Premiere Week ushers in an unprecedented era of coverage with special episodes of Monday Night Raw, NXT, Total Divas and the FOX debut of Friday Night SmackDown bringing fans eight hours of primetime programming.

As part of WWE Premiere Week, new voices will be brought to the Raw, NXT and SmackDown broadcasts. Raw’s new announce team will include play-by-play from Vic Joseph with Dio Maddin and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler serving as analysts; NXT play-by-play will be called by Mauro Ranallo with Beth Phoenix and Nigel McGuiness as analysts; and SmackDown will feature Michael Cole handling play-by-play, Corey Graves serving as analyst and Renee Young as a Special Contributor.

Monday, September 30

The season premiere of Monday Night Raw airs at 8/7 C on USA Network as WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins defends his title against Rey Mysterio; The Miz hosts WWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair on a special edition of Miz TV; Brock Lesnar makes a special appearance; AJ Styles defends his United States Title vs. Cedric Alexander; and Alexa Bliss takes on Sasha Banks.

Wednesday, October 2

NXT will make its two-hour live premiere this Wednesday, October 2, on USA Network at 8/7 C, as The Undisputed ERA defend their golden prophecy and the NXT Tag Team Championships in a match against the Street Profits. Also, NXT Champion Adam Cole defends his title against Matt Riddle; NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler takes on Candice LeRae; Johnny Gargano competes against Shane Thorne; and fans can witness “The Velveteen Dream Experience.”

Immediately following NXT, season nine of Total Divas will premiere on E! at 10/9 C. The hit series is back with a season more personal and action-packed than ever. WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey joins Natalya, Naomi and Nia Jax for the new season, which also includes returning cast member Carmella and newcomer Sonya Deville. Nikki Bella and Brie Bella will make guest appearances in the series as well.

Friday, October 4

SmackDown’s 20th anniversary will kick off the new era of Friday Night SmackDown’s highly-anticipated move to FOX broadcast network on Friday, October 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, when WWE Champion Kofi Kingston puts his title on the line against Brock Lesnar. The Four Horsewomen also square off as WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair team up against WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks in tag team competition. Later Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon look to finally settle their ongoing dispute in a high-stakes Ladder Match with the loser forced to leave WWE.

Prior to the premiere, the Friday Night SmackDown Kickoff Show “blue carpet” special will air at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on FOX from the Staples Center, featuring celebrity, Superstar and Legend arrivals, as well as backstage access.

Michael Cole’s return to SmackDown marks the end of a long run on Raw for “The Voice of WWE.” He first joined the Raw commentary team in 2008 and has remained there since. Before that he was the lead play-by-play man on SmackDown for nearly ten years.

Maddin recently made his debut on commentary during a recent edition of 205 Live.

The NXT announce team will reportedly stay the same for now. No word at this point on where Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton will be utilized in the future.

Lawler will likely only be used for a short period of time on Raw. Other people are reportedly being looked at for the spot on a full-time basis. This could explain why Mickie James was featured on commentary this week during Main Event, but we’ve been unable to verify this.

As we previously reported, Renee Young will now be hosting WWE Backstage Tuesday nights on FS1. Young is reportedly thrilled by the move since hosting is her passion and now she gets to do it on a giant platform every week. She echoed this sentiment via Twitter by sharing the new show announcement and calling it a dream come true.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet