Nia Jax Will Reportedly Undergo Surgery On Both Of Her Knees

Nia Jax took to Twitter and indicated an injury as she said she would be gone for a while. It was then reported, via Pro Wrestling Sheet, that Jax is currently suffering from ACL tears in both knees and would need to undergo surgery.

https://twitter.com/NiaJaxWWE/status/1116745757133103106

Jax posted another tweet this afternoon and confirmed that she will be undergoing double knee surgery to repair the injuries. She noted that she has been working through pain for the last year.

“Some of you may or may not know, but I will be out of action for a little while,” Jax wrote, “Unfortunately, I have been pushing through some pain over the last year due to injuries in my knees and I will be undergoing surgery to repair both of my ACLs. I’m grateful to everyone who has supported me! Thank you!”

https://twitter.com/NiaJaxWWE/status/1116775667989995522

Jax hasn’t wrestled since WrestleMania 35 on Sunday where she worked the Fatal 4 Way with partner Tamina Snuka, Natalya and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix, new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The IIconics and former champions Sasha Banks and Bayley.

There’s still no word yet on how long Jax will be out of action, but it could be for up to 9 months. WWE has not officially announced the injury.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW Fusion Preview 4/13/19

Following the shocking ending to last week’s Battle Riot, Promociones Dorado’s confidence is high.  This week, the empressaria Salina de la Renta will hold a press conference at the new MLW headquarters to address when we may see LA Park cash in his title shot.

Salina de la Renta has also issued an open challenge to any and all athletes to take on her destroyer, LA Park.  Who will be crazy enough to step up and sign the open contract? Tune in to find out.

Following putting Teddy Hart in the hospital with a slight concussion, the Hart Foundation have vowed retribution on The Dynasty… and it starts with Brian Pillman Jr. squaring off with MJF for the first-time ever.

Is there a biased referee in MLW? Rich Swann and Myron Reed think so. The duo plan on making a statement in their debut as a tag team when they face Lance Anoa’i and Jimmy Yuta.

CONTRA Unit will make a statement following the violent alteraction where they pummeled the reigning World Heavyweight Champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.  What will the global dealers in violence have to say for themselves?

And if that wasn’t enough, the “Southern Psychopath” Mance Warner is in the house drinking light beers and raising some southern fried hell.

Join Jim Cornette and Rich Bocchini in New York as Major League Wrestling presents the fastest and most dangerous hour of combat sports you’ll experience anywhere in the world.

Impact Wrestling & UCW Present: Critical Transformation 4/13/19 Live On Twitch

It all goes down in Owensboro, KY LIVE on Twitch this Saturday. IMPACT Wrestling partners with UCW to Present: Critical Transformation.

According to Impact Wrestling’s website the Pre-Show gets started at 7:30PM ET and the show starts at 8PM ET LIVE on Twitch.

According to UCW’s Facebook page bell time is 7:30PM C

See all your favorite IMPACT Stars, Johnny IMPACT, Moose, Brian Cage, Madison Rayne and more compete at Critical Transformation. Anything can happen LIVE on Twitch and this show promises to be one that we will not soon forget.

I don’t know for sure if all the matches listed above will air live on Twitch.

Impact Wrestling Preview 4/12/19

Scheduled for tonight’s Impact airing on Pursuit, Twitch and FightNet.

* Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard

* Johnny Impact & Taya Valkyrie vs. Brian Cage & Jordynne Grace

* Rosemary vs. Su Yung

*  The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) will be in action

Sean Waltman Talks Getting Approval From Vince McMahon For WWE HOF Speech After Writer Got Heat

On the latest episode of X-Pac 12360, Sean Waltman discussed getting approval from Vince McMahon to use his name during DX’s WWE Hall of Fame speech last Saturday night.

As noted, McMahon has been notorious for not wanting his name mentioned during the Hall Of Fame speeches, which led to an incident with writer Robert Evans during the ceremony last Saturday. Evans reportedly got heat for Bret Hart’s induction speech for the Hart Foundation, which he had helped out with.

“I think Bret mentioned Vince a bunch of times and Vince got really hot,” Waltman explained. “I think someone might have gotten fired. Then we went out and said it a million times and no one got fired… I’m not kidding! Vince was pissed!

“I get it, that’s a thing for (Vince). Like it’s his company, and then people go out there and they do that.”

Evans, who has worked on the WWE creative team since the fall of 2016, clarified on Twitter this week that he actually quit the company after getting heat for the incident.

Waltman said that Joe Belcastro, who is the head writer for WWE NXT, helped produce their speech. Waltman noted that Belcastro was nervous with DX mentioning Vince after the incident with Evans. Waltman said that he turned to Shawn Michaels to step in.

“I said, ‘Shawn, you go ask (Vince)!’,” Waltman said. “Shawn went and asked him and Vince just said, ‘Have fun’.”

DX went on to do a gag for several minutes during their speech about how they could not mention Vince’s name while saying it many times.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Bobby Lashley To Take Time Away From WWE After SummerSlam For MMA Return?

Bobby Lashley recently spoke with Sky Sports and revealed that he is still under contract to the Bellator MMA promotion.

The 42 year old Lashley said he expects to do a few more fights before he calls it quits on his MMA career. He has his eye on Bellator Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader.

“I think I am still probably going to do a couple more before it’s all said and done,” Lashley said. “I am still under contract at Bellator also, and if I go back I will give them a call and possibly go after (Ryan) Bader. I don’t want to wait too long, time is ticking.”

Lashley said may return to the cage after the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view in August. He would likely need to take some time away from WWE to train for the fight. Lashley said his body is at 100% these days.

“I feel great. My body is 100% so I think maybe this summer, maybe after SummerSlam,” Lashley said.

Lashley said maybe he will talk with WWE boss Vince McMahon about winning the WWE Universal Title at SummerSlam, then go to Bellator to win their title.

Lashley also talked about Conor McGregor possibly coming to WWE and joked that they won’t be putting a top title on him because he’s too small.

Lashley’s last MMA fight came at Bellator 162 in October 2016. He defeated Josh Appelt that night by submission. Lashley’s current MMA record is at 15 wins and 2 losses.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW TV Deal Updates, Another Possible Network Partner Revealed, Rumor Killer On No Year-Round Show

As noted on Thursday, All Elite Wrestling is said to be in advanced talks with WarnerMedia/Turner Sports for their weekly TV show, believed to air on TNT, TBS or Tru TV, but most likely TNT. It was noted by The Wrap that the deal is “definitely not signed” and the talks are “pretty complex” but “not imminent.” It is not a sure thing that AEW will be revealed at their 2019 Upfronts presentation to advertisers on May 15, which was previously reported by a known insider on Twitter.

No deal has been signed as of Thursday, but there is some truth to TNT possibly being the home of the AEW TV show, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Word is that there is a potential TV deal from the Turner group and a second proposal from another group on the table. Prowrestling.net adds that the Showtime network has also been talked about as a potential rival suitor for AEW programming.

The idea is for AEW to have both a weekly primetime TV show and to be involved with a streaming package with the broadcast partner they they sign with. It was previously noted that AEW could air programming on TNT’s Bleacher Report Live streaming service.

The story on Thursday from The Wrap noted that the AEW TV show may not be year-round, which would indicate a potential off-season for the organization as they look to be more wrestler-friendly. The Observer reports that this is not accurate as the show would air year-round.

The current plan is for AEW to run a two-hour live TV show, likely airing on a weeknight, but not Monday or Friday due to WWE’s RAW and SmackDown. If they go with TNT, the show would not air on Tuesday nights due to TNT’s contract with the NBA. This leaves Wednesday or Thursdays as open nights on TNT. We previously noted that AEW had trademarked the “Tuesday Night Dynamite” name, indicating plans for a Tuesday night show, but Tuesday has reportedly been off the table for a while now. The day of the week could be different if they went with another network.

There’s no word yet on when the weekly AEW TV show could premiere, but October has been mentioned and would be the best bet scenario if negotiations are completed soon enough to make October viable, according to The Observer.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Announces Next PPV, ROH Star Throws Out First Pitch

Ring of Honor announced its next PPV, Best in the World, will take place in Baltimore, Maryland on June 28 at the UMBC Event Center at 8 pm ET. There will be a TV taping the next night at the 2300 Arena. Tickets for both shows go on sale on April 17 at 10 am ET for HonorClub members, and on April 19 at 10 am ET for the general public.

ROH Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein threw out the first pitch for yesterday’s Cincinnati Reds game. Klein defeated Mayu Iwatani at ROH / NJPW G1 Supercard to win the women’s title for a second time.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Miami Student Arrested For RKO Attempt On Principal (Video)

Gianny Sosa of Miami, Florida has been arrested for assaulting his principal at Southridge Senior High School. The 18 year old allegedly tried to use Randy Orton’s RKO finishing move on the principal, according to The Miami Herald.

Sosa was charged with battery on a school employee and interference with an educational institution for the RKO attempt on his principal, who was identified as Humberto Miret in an arrest report. Miret was said to be adamant about pressing charges. Sosa had his first court appearance this morning and you can see video from the arraignment above.

During today’s court appearance, defense attorney Roy Ugarte called the arrest report “hands down one of the most insane” he’s ever read.

Sosa was arrested after the incident at school on Wednesday. One student filmed video of the assault and Sosa could be seen yelling “RKO!” as he tried to grab Miret’s neck. School officials and security responded to the incident and Sosa was said to be uncooperative. He was booked into jail and placed on a $750 bond today, but he could be released at any time without having to post bail because a judge determined at today’s hearing that he was eligible for pre-trial services.

Sosa’s family defended him on Thursday and said the RKO attempt was just a joke gone wrong. “He did tell all of us he was just going to hug the principal. He wasn’t going to harm him in any way and if he really wanted to harm the principal in any way he would have to do the RKO move from a distance. Like you just can’t walk up to somebody and grab him by the neck and drop him,” sister Camila Sosa said.

Miret was named the Miami-Dade County Public Schools principal of the year in 2018. He has worked with the district for 22 years.

Court Video at the link below:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article229126254.html

The local NBC affiliate in Miami included video of the incident during their coverage, which you can see HERE.

Sosa posted a Instagram video of himself in the drama room with Miret after the incident, which you can see below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFMeF1lwGl/

Update On Bret Hart’s Attacker From The WWE Hall Of Fame

Zachary Madsen, the 26 year old amateur MMA fighter from Nebraska who attacked Bret Hart at Saturday’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony during The Hart Foundation’s induction, bonded out of the Brooklyn Detention Complex on Wednesday. His bond was set at $1,500.

Madsen is due back in a Kings County Criminal Court room tomorrow, April 12. He was charged with two counts of 3rd degree assault, one count of 3rd degree criminal trespassing and interfering with a sporting event. Madsen, who has a public defender, will be facing up to 1 year in jail for each count of assault, if he’s found guilty. The judge at his hearing earlier in the week also granted an order of protection against Madsen to Hart and the WWE security guard that also suffered minor injuries in the attack, Thaddeus Jones. During that arraignment, Madsen’s lawyer had urged the judge not to set bail, arguing that Madsen was “agreeable and cooperative” and that would be hard for him to come up with the money.

As noted, prosecutors said in court that Madsen told police that it felt like “the right time” for him to attack Bret on Saturday night during the induction. He was quickly taken down by security and a group of wrestlers and other people, including Ronda Rousey’s boyfriend Travis Browne, Dash Wilder, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Shane McMahon, The New Day, Bret himself and others. Madsen was taken to the back by security and handed over to police, then booked in jail.

Hart and Jones were examined at a local hospital but released after the incident. Hart was said to be dealing with pain and stiffness in his hip after the incident. Jones was kicked in the ribs by Madsen.

WWE issued a statement on the incident and said the man has been turned over to the proper authorities. Their statement read like this: “An over-exuberant fan surpassed our security at ringside and made his way briefly into the ring. The individual has been turned over to the proper authorities.”

Madsen was linked to bizarre Twitter account that has been sending strange tweets to WWE Superstars for months now, including messages to Triple H and Vince McMahon. Madsen is also due in court next week to face stalking charges from an arrest a few months ago. Madsen was arrested then for allegedly stalking MMA fighter Haris Talundzic. That was Madsen’s third arrest related to the situation with Talundzic.

Bret issued a statement this week that said he was not injured. “What a wild weekend to say the least! First of all I want to thank WWE for not only the Hall of Fame honor for myself and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, but for their hospitality with my family and friends,” Bret wrote. “Regarding the ceremony, firstly I want to let everyone know that I am okay and was not injured. If there’s one thing I want everyone to take away from the Hall of Fame ceremony is not so much what happened, but how I wasn’t going to let anything stop me from completing my tribute to my best friend and our team. I’m also glad I got to join @natbynature and @thebethphoenix for their WrestleMania moment. Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and words.”