MLW: Fusion Preview 7/13/18

Kick off your weekend with Major League Wrestling: FUSION tonight on beIN SPORTS at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Learn more how you can watch FUSION here.

“Filthy” Tom Lawlor rumbles with Colonel Parker’s Jake Hager in the main event! Things between Team Filthy and the Stud Stable continue to escalate and now the captains for each squad collide as things get very real on beIN SPORTS.

THE BAD BOY VS. THE TRUST FUND KID
In a culture clash, cult favorite “Bad Boy” Joey Janela along with Aria Blake have been waiting to get MJF in the ring ever since he was attacked by the preppy pro wrestler. Now he has his chance and Aria Blake can’t wait!

UNDEFEATED BARRINGTON HUGHES IN ACTION
The 469 pound Caramel Colossus is signed to compete as the big man looks to keep crushing the competition as he sends a message to Sami Callihan’s Death Machines.

BATTLE RIOT CONTROL CENTER WITH EXCLUSIVE NEW MATCHES ADDED!
It’s the final Battle Riot control center! Who makes the cut for the 40-manBattle Riot? Find out tonight! [Buy tickets to see it live]

Join Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini as they call the action for an action packed 60 minute shot of Major League Wrestling: FUSION!

Rey Mysterio Returning For NJPW Match, G1 Climax Press Conference

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Below is the G1 Climax Press Conference from earlier today featuring all 20 entrants in this year’s tournament.

– The G1 Climax gets started tomorrow at 5:30am ET on NJPW World, every show will be live and feature English commentary. The tournament runs from July 14 until August 12 with the winner receiving an opportunity to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 13. For details on all the participants, blocks, and key matches click here. Tomorrow’s A Block match-ups are:

* Togi Makabe vs. YOSHI-HASHI
* Hangman Page vs. Bad Luck Fale
* Michael Elgin vs. EVIL
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White

Among all the talk of Rey Mysterio potentially headed to WWE, it looks like he’ll be returning to NJPW for a match at the G1 Climax final show on August 12 against an unnamed opponent. Mysterio made his debut with the promotion in June at Dominion where Marty Scurll, Hangman Page, and Cody defeated Rey Mysterio, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Source: WrestlingINC

Brock Lesnar Confirmed For WWE SummerSlam

Brock Lesnar has been confirmed for next month’s SummerSlam pay-per-view, according to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer. His opponent for the show has not been confirmed.

It will be Lesnar’s first match since defending his WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns at The Greatest Royal Rumble event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this past April. It will reportedly be the final match of Lesnar’s current WWE contract and he is expected to face UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier next year. Lesnar set up the future fight by shoving Cormier after his UFC Heavyweight Championship victory at UFC 226 this past Saturday. He had put himself back in the USADA drug-testing pool last Tuesday, making him eligible to fight again for the UFC after January 8, 2019.

WWE SummerSlam will take place on Sunday, August 19 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Source: WrestlingINC

ROH And NJPW Announce Madison Square Garden Event

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Madison Square Garden has famously been WWE‘s home territory for decades, but now that’s changing — as ROH and NJPW have announced an event at MSG in 2019.

Ring of Honor’s website states, “ROH and NJPW are proud to announce that on April 6th, 2019, the companies will join forces to present the ultimate wrestling event, “G1 Supercard,” to fans from around the world, LIVE from Madison Square Garden in New York City!”

As you may recall, a Sinclair higher-up revealed the show was in the works last month. ROH COO Joe Koff, however, told PWInsider that the date was pulled after MSG execs spoke with WWE officials.

Koff is quoted in today’s release saying: “This is destined to join a long list of historical wrestling moments and where better to hold it than at Madison Square Garden. I am extremely proud of what we have been able to achieve as a company and am very appreciative of how great our relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling has become. However, none of this would be possible without our fans, who are truly the best in the world. Madison Square Garden would not be possible without them and for that I am most grateful.”

Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naitoare already confirmed for the event, with more to be announced as the show nears.

Tickets go on sale August 8 for Honor Club members and August 10 for everyone else.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Jim Ross Gives Injury Update On Latest Podcast, Says Situation Was ‘Inept’ And ‘Dangerous’

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Jim Ross spoke on his latest podcast about the injury he suffered at NJPW‘s G1 Special in San Francisco … calling the situation inept, dangerous and unnecessary.

The legendary announcer kicked off this week’s Jim Ross Report by thanking everyone who sent him well wishes. He then explained doctors say he has bruised ribs and a bruised lung on the left side … plus, his sternum is “out of whack.”

Doctors are also worried about Ross catching pneumonia because of the lung issues.

Due to the injuries, JR says he had to miss a Headlock on Hunger event and a Glenn Jacobsrally.

Juice Robinson talked about the unfortunate incident on the latest episode of X-Pac 1-2-360 and said the ring crew told he and Jay White that the guardrails would be interlocked during the show. That clearly didn’t happen, however, and the chaotic incident led to JR getting hurt.

While discussing the ring crew doing this, Ross said: “All I know is that the situation was inept, it was dangerous, and it was unnecessary.”

Josh Barnett joined Jim later in the episode to talk about the G1 Special and the incident was discussed in further detail. The two announcers talk about White/Robinson apologizing after the event and Josh says he lectured them during the exchange.

Barnett also explains why he stepped up to Jay White, which can be heard in the full episode at the link below.

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Impact Wrestling Preview 7/12/18

* DeAngelo Williams returns to Impact

* Rich Swann, Pentagon Jr. & Fenix vs. Sami Callihan & oVe

* Allie in singles action

* The World Champion Austin Aries, speaks the truth

WWE Comes Up Short In Emmy Nominations

Despite the recent “For Your Consideration” party held in Los Angeles, WWE came up short today as the nominations for the 2018 Emmy Awards were announced. It is worth noting that this is the first year that WWE was able to get their programming on the preliminary ballot.

WWE had the “Empowered” WWE 24 special and the documentary on WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant on the preliminary ballot for Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Special. Other spots on the preliminary ballots were RAW and Mixed Match Challenge for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, Total Bellas and Total Divas for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program and WrestleMania 34 for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

Netflix’s GLOW was nominated for Best Comedy Series while Betty Gilpin, who portrays Debbie on the series, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress In a Comedy. GLOW was also nominated for a half-dozen technical awards. The Rock’s Ballers on HBO was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series.

Source: WrestlingINC

 

Maria Kanellis Returning To The Ring Later This Summer

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Maria Kanellis is planning on returning to the ring this summer.

Maria was recently backstage at WWE Money In the Bank, one of her first trips to a WWE event since she and Mike Kanellis welcomed their first child together back on April 4th.

Kanellis recently posted the following Instagram post and noted that she will be in Florida in early August to fight for WWE TV time. No word yet on if WWE will be using her for The Mae Young Classic, which tapes on August 7th and August 8th. Kanellis noted in another Instagram post that she would like to team with her husband at WrestleMania 35.

Hmmmm… mommy is ready to get back to work. Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of all ages come see the most talked about couple in wrestling prior to joining the greatest show on earth, WWE. Imagine what could happen if self made talent could meet the biggest marketing machine of them all? An over night success is when experience meets opportunity. A Superstar is when a talent meets WWE TV time. I’ll be down in Florida at the beginning of August fighting for that time. Even if I’m doing it with stretched out mommy belly skin and a baby on my hip. I don’t have a college education saved in the bank for my baby girl so momma has to go back to work. #unscriptedreality #themoon #backtowork #firstlady #milkmoney Just call me mommy the money maker!!

It’s been 8 years since I was considered a full time wrestler. Crazy. #unscriptedreality #passionismymotivation #milkmoney

Source: WrestlingINC

Daniel Bryan Booked For More WWE Events After Deal Expires

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It’s looking more and more like Daniel Bryan will be re-signing with WWE once his current contract expires on Saturday, September 1st.

Bryan is now being advertised for the WWE European tour in November, as well for the December 26th WWE live event from Madison Square Garden. We’ve noted how Bryan was also announced for the WWE Super Show-Down event from Australia on October 6th, which will air on the WWE Network.

It should be noted that WWE’s website also has Bryan listed for all SmackDown live events after September 1st.

The day his contract expires, September 1st, Bryan is advertised for the WWE live event at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. He is scheduled for the live event the following night in Kalamazoo, MI, that Monday’s live event in Saginaw, MI and the next night’s SmackDown taping at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on September 4th. For all of those shows he’s scheduled to team with WWE Champion AJ Styles and WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy to face The Miz, Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe.

WWE event listings are always subject to change but it is interesting that Bryan is being booked for several shows scheduled for later this year.

Source: WrestlingINC

Tama Tonga Talks Who Made The Call For The Attack On Bullet Club, Who’s The Leader, Firing Squad

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Tama Tonga spoke with Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard section after last weekend’s G1 Special where he (along with Tonga Loa and Haku) attacked a majority of the Bullet Club. Here are some of the highlights:

What caused the attack at the G1 Special:

“This has been a long time coming. Kenny Omega started a subgroup, ‘The Elite,’ within Bullet Club. No one is the head of Bullet Club, no one ever has been, and we had a self-proclaimed leader focusing on his own ‘Super Kliq’ or whatever else nerd ass name it’s called. This war was sparked the moment ‘The Elite’ was formed.”

His goal with Bullet Club:

“My goal, my sole focus, is to straighten out Bullet Club. Take it back and push it forward. Wherever that takes me, that’s where I’ll go, whether that’s the G1 final or a match with Kenny. People still don’t know what Bullet Club is, but in due time, everyone will understand.”

Who’s the leader of Bullet Club and the status of Firing Squad:

“I am not the leader of Bullet Club. Fale, me, and Loa, we are the leaders of Bullet Club, and anyone that’s with us. We are not ‘Firing Squad,’ we are Bullet Club, the Bullet Club. ‘Firing Squad’ only arrives when there is bulls— and betrayal.”

Who made the call for the attack:

“[Bad Luck] Fale is the one who made the call. You’ll all find that out soon. Rank is how Japan is run, and that’s how Bullet Club—true Bullet Club—is run. Not egotistical clowns running around, shouting ‘Look at me!’ True Bullet Club is discipline and order. The ones putting in the work day in and day out in Japan, we were cast away. We tried, over time, to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it kept getting worse. The ideals of Bullet Club working together, being a team, and watching each other’s backs was no longer what we stood for. We were a divided club. It was just too much to ignore.”

Tonga also discussed more on Cody Rhodes and Kenny Omega. You can check out the full interview by clicking here.

Source: WrestlingINC