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CMLL will have its first Arena Mexico show with fans in attendance since March 2020. The promotion announced the news on May 7 after Mexico City moved down to yellow on its COVID-19 monitoring system. The four-step system is red, orange, yellow, and green. The event will be taking place on May 21. Tickets will […]
15 years ago, WWE Champion John Cena walked into the Hammerstein Ballroom as the company’s top babyface, but received anything but a loving reaction. Cena was met with thunderous boos as he defended his WWE Championship in ECW territory against Rob Van Dam. Speaking with Metro.co.uk, former ECW owner Paul Heyman praised Cena’s ability to […]
Miro took to Twitter to call out Darby Allin and Sting ahead of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. As noted, Darby Allin will be defending the TNT Championship against Miro. Miro tweeted, “Denial will get you hurt bad. Ask emo face-paint Daddy @Sting if you can win. If he wants to protect you he’ll tell you it’s […]
PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapter 110: Skeleton was today, Saturday, May 8, 2021. The event was available to stream on Peacock and Demand Progress. Below are the results: * Spike Trivet defeated Danny Black * Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II) defeated Nick Riley & Charlie Sterling (PROGRESS Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final Match) * Mercedez […]
WWE filed a trademark for the name “Blair Davenport” with the United States Patent & Trademark Office. The promotion filed the trademark on May 5. Below is the full trademark description: “IC 041. US 100 101 107 G & S: Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live […]
With tensions mounting now that Cesaro has become Roman Reigns’ next challenger for the Universal Championship, another man is still looming in the background for his title opportunity — the former Universal Champion, Kevin Owens. On this week’s Talking Smack, Owens cautioned panelist and “Special Counsel” to Reigns, Paul Heyman, that he hasn’t forgotten about […]
AEW has announced some new matches for Monday’s Dark: Elevation (7 pm ET on AEW’s YouTube channel). Before defending his IWGP US Championship against Yuji Nagata on Wednesday’s Dynamite, Jon Moxley takes on Danny Limelight. Also, Tay Conti looks to get back on the winning side of things as she goes against Madi Wrenkowski. Below […]
Mick Foley (as Cactus Jack) faced Toshiaki Kawada for the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship 17 years ago today. The bout took place on a HUSTLE PPV at Yokohama Arena and it was Foley’s final match in Japan. Earlier today, Foley responded to a fan who commemorated his final appearance. “I arrived in Japan for […]
EC3 posted an update on his blog after announcing last month he had to be hospitalized due to a serious infection. EC3 noted after testing positive for COVID-19 late last year, he dealt with two infections — one in his foot and another from a cut suffered during a match. Despite taking antibiotics both times […]
WWE and WCW legend Booker T was interviewed by Yahoo Sports to promote A&E’s upcoming Biography: Booker T episode. When asked if he had a chip on his shoulder coming from WCW to WWE and not being treated as a star on the level of a Goldberg, nWo or Diamond Dallas Page, Booker revealed he […]