MLW: Fusion Preview 8/31/18

This Friday night on beIN SPORTS it’s the final stop on the road to War Games®!

Following the vicious attack on Team Filthy’s coach Seth Petruzelli, Tom Lawlor battles Colonel Parker’s top man Jake Hager in the main event.  Team Filthy and the Stud Stable have been feuding all summer long.  This Friday their rivalry reaches it climax as Hager and Lawlor throwdown in an MLW ring.  Who will prevail? Tune in to find out!

Brian Pillman Jr.’s mentor Kevin Sullivan has confirmed he will be in the house to confront his protege about his affiliation with the Hart Foundation.  Will Sully be able to convince the young Pillman that he’s heading down the wrong path with a bad bunch?

Speaking of the Hart Foundation, Teddy Hart will be in action as the mercurial Canadian grappler squares off against Turkey’s top ranked wrestler Vandal Ortagun.

Sami Callihan’s ravagers ready themselves for WAR GAMES in Fort Lauderdale on September 6th but John Morrison, Tommy Dreamer, Barrington Hughes, Kotto Brazil and Swerve aren’t backing down.  What happens next in this saga? Tune in to FUSION Friday night to find out.

Simon Gotch will offer up a “large sum of cash” in a prize fight against a boxer.  Will the pugilist prevail or will Gotch keep his bag of cash?

After being suckered by his former tag team partner Jason Cade, Jimmy Yuta will finally have his shot at Cade 1-on-1 as the former Team TBD squares off in the ring for the first time ever.

Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini call the action in Orlando!

Watch MLW FUSION Friday nights on beIN SPORTS at 8pm ET/5pm PT.  Don’t get beIN? Subscribe to MLW’s YouTube channel for free and stream binge on MLW FUSION anytime anywhere!

Source: MLW

Top 10 wrestlers revealed for the upcoming annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated “PWI 500” list

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On this week’s episode of Jim Ross’s Ross Report podcast, Pro Wrestling Illustrated Senior Editor Dan Murphy was on the show and revealed the top 10 wrestlers for the annual “PWI 500” list of wrestlers that the magazine puts out every year.

The list is as follows:

1. Kenny Omega
2. AJ Styles
3. Kazuchika Okada
4. Brock Lesnar
5. Seth Rollins
6. Braun Strowman
7. Roman Reigns
8. Cody
9. Tetsuya Naito
10. The Miz

The annual issue will be released in September.

Source: WrestleView

Backstage News On Why It Took WWE Almost One Year To Grant Neville’s Release

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Regarding Neville officially being released from WWE this past week, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that he is free to go anywhere he wants because there is no non-compete clause in effect.

Neville, who had been unhappy with WWE creative, tried getting his release when he quit the company back in October 2017. WWE officials did not grant the release when he quit because they didn’t want to set a precedent where talents under contract could walk out and go to New Japan Pro Wrestling, which is where it was expected Neville would end up. Neville’s contract was then frozen for almost one year before being released last week.

There’s obvious speculation on Neville appearing at All In this weekend but that has not been confirmed.

Source: WrestlingINC

Impact Wrestling “ReDefined” Preview 8/30/18

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Tonight Impact Wrestling presents “ReDefined”

* Mosse & Eddie Edwards vs. Austin Aries & Killer Kross

* Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Su Yung vs. Allie vs. Tessa Blanchard

* X-Division Championship: (C) Brian Cage vs. Fenix

* Petey Williams vs. Rich Swann

* Scarlett Bordeaux’s The Smoke Show with Grado, Katrina and Joe Hendry

Update On Kurt Angle’s WWE Status

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WWE Hall of Famer and RAW GM Kurt Angle has been training “very hard” for a planned return to the ring for WWE, according to PWInsider. There’s no word yet on who Angle might face. Angle was backstage for Monday’s RAW in Toronto.

WWE NXT Preview 8/29/18

Jeff Jarrett & GFE Denied Expedited Discovery In GFW Master Tapes Lawsuit

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Monday, Jeff Jarrett and Global Wrestling Entertainment were seeking an order from the United States District Court of Tennessee regarding the Global Force Wrestling master copies, requesting an expedited discovery regarding the masters while also requesting ruling requiring Impact Wrestling’s parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment to allow them access to the masters so they can be copied as Jarrett’s side has filed a copyright on each hour of footage. According to Pwinsider.com, the court denied that order, ruling that it has not even been confirmed that Anthem has even been officially served with the lawsuit. The site adds that the motion wasn’t even sent to Anthem’s attorney, but a registered agent for Anthem. The court noted that even if they ruled in Jarrett’s favor, they would have no idea who to send the order to, since there are not attorneys attached to the Anthem side. The court also ruled that the original motion featured no “memorandum of law” attached that would prove GFE and Jarrett’s arguments.

Source: 411Mania

Lucha Underground Preview 8/29/18

Here is the preview for tonight’s Lucha Underground, which will feature the wedding of Johnny Mundo & Taya, which we all know will go off perfectly, because it’s wrestling…

* Jake Strong vs. Drago
* No Mas Match: XO Lishus vs. Jack Evans
* The wedding of Johnny Mundo and Taya

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NJPW Announced Plans For Airing ‘All In’ On NJPW World

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NJPW announced shortly after “All In” airs this Saturday, NJPW World will have it available for subscribers, but no word on how quickly it will be up on the service. “All In” will be live through traditional PPV, Fite.tv, and ROH’s HonorClub. We will have complete live coverage of the show beginning at 7pm ET on Saturday.

“Several Levels” Of Security Added To ‘All In’ Following Jacksonville Shooting

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Cody Rhodes says they’ve added “several levels” of security to All In on Saturday due to the recent shooting at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville that left two people dead.

Rhodes participated in an AMA on Reddit and was asked if he and The Young Bucks beefed up security at the upcoming event due to 24-year-old David Katz shooting fellow gamers at GLHF Game Bar on Sunday, then killing himself.

“Security was beefy from the jump,” Cody replied. “But we’ve added several levels and the building is an incredibly secure and disciplined building.”

The Florida shooting also left 10 people injured from gunshots and one with a non-gunshot injury.

Read Cody’s full AMA on Reddit here.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet