Spoilers For ROH Death Before Dishonor TV Tapings (9/29): New Champion Crowned

* Shane Taylor defeated Cheeseburger (Dark Match)

* Jonathan Gresham defeated Beer City Bruiser (Dark Match)

* Luchasaurus defeated Hyperstreak

* The Kingdom heads out, forces Ring Announcer Bobby Cruise to list off Matt Taven's achievements.

* Kenny King defeated Chase Owens

* Shane Taylor vs. Flip Gordon doesn't take place after Bully Ray, Silas Young, and Taylor all just beat up on Gordon. They challenge people to come out from the back and help Gordon, nobody comes out.

* Nick Aldis defeated Christopher Daniels (HonorClub Exclusive)

* The Briscoes (c) defeated Coast 2 Coast (ROH World Tag Team Championship)

* Jeff Cobb defeated Punishment Martinez (c) to become the new ROH World TV Champion

* Tenille Dashwood cuts a promo in the ring, says she's not doing well physically, has an autoimmune disease, skin condition, and need surgery to repair a shoulder injury.

* Marty Scurll defeated Chris Sabin

* Brandi Rhodes defeated Heather Monroe

* Hangman Page defeated Scorpio Sky

* Shane Taylor defeated Eli Isom. Post-match, Cheeseburger and Flip Gordon out to make the save. Gordon beats up Taylor with a chair and says he'll get extreme with Bully Ray any match, anywhere. Next week in Philadelphia, Bully and Gordon will each bring a wrestler, if Bully's guy wins (it will be Silas Young), Bully gets to do whatever to Gordon and vice versa.

* Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham defeated Justin "Thunder" Liger and KUSHIDA

* Cody (c) defeated Willie Mack (NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship)

* Young Bucks defeated The Addiction, Best Friends, and SANADA / EVIL

* Young Bucks, Cody, Page in the ring to thank the fans, first time they've been together since "All In." Fans with an "All In" chant, Cody teased "All In 2" with a hand signal. They mention there's a lot of speculation about where they're going next and the last few years have been great. They continued that if ROH returns to Vegas they don't want to see any empty seats, it better be sold out.

Punishment Martinez officially done with ROH, Drops TV Title at Las Vegas TV tapings

Mike Johnson at PWInsider is reporting that Jeff Cobb defeated Punishment Martinez to win the Ring of Honor World Television title at Saturday night’s TV tapings in Las Vegas.

In a follow up report from PWInider, Martinez said his goodbyes to the locker room at the TV tapings, as this was his final scheduled date with ROH.

The same report also states that Martinez’s contract expired just prior to the ALL IN event in Chicago and that he opted not to sign a new deal.  In addition, WWE sources have confirmed the company has been interested in Martinez for the NXT brand and it is likely that is where he may be headed.

Opinionated Views- Big loss for ROH sadly going to stuck in the WWE storage locker before being called up to be jobbed out on the main roster also knowing WWE he will be made a generic big guy with all his cool moves gone.

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ROH Women of Honor star Tenille Dashwood reveals legitimate injury, Will undergo surgery

According to a new report from Mike Johnson at PWInsder, ROH Women of Honor star Tenille Dashwood (former WWE star Emma) announced during Saturday night’s TV tapings in Las Vegas that for the last six month she has been wrestling with a shoulder injury and will be undergoing surgery to repair the damage.

The same report also states it has been confirmed the injury is legitimate and is not part of a storyline or angle, with no current timeline of when Dashwood will return to in-ring action. Dashwood also pulled herself from several independent dates earlier this year in order rest her injured shoulder.

Opinionated View- Feel bad for Dashwood bad booking and injures derailed her WWE career and it's more the same in ROH.

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Conflicting reports about WWE meeting with Impact Wrestling executives recently

Some conflicting reports have started to make the rounds within the wrestling media this week regarding the recent meeting between WWE and Impact Wrestling executives.

It was previously reported by PWInsider last week that Impact Wrestling executives Ed Nordholm and Scott D’Amore met with several “high ranking” executives from Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s team and that neither Vince McMahon or Triple H were present.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is now reporting that Triple H was part of the meeting held at WWE Headquarters and that it was WWE who requested the meeting, not Impact. What was actually discussed at the meeting has not been disclosed to media.

One thing that continues to be reported since news of the meeting went public was that Anthem has no interest in selling Impact Wrestling or the companies deep tape library to WWE at this time. While not confirmed, early speculation was that both sides were discussing some kind of possibility of Impact content airing on the WWE Network.

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Impact Wrestling announces TV tapings for Las Vegas at Sam’s Town Casino in November

Impact Wrestling announced this week that they will head to Las Vegas from November 11-13 at Sam’s Town Casino to hold television tapings.

The company has been aggressively holding TV tapings in different markets this year including Toronto, Mexico City, New York City and now Las Vegas.

You can check out the full announcement below.

Vegas Baby….Vegas!!

t goes by many names, but Las Vegas is going to be called the home of IMPACT Wrestling from November 11th – November 13th at Sam’s Town Casino! Three nights of IMPACT Wrestling in Sin City and we can’t wait to get to Vegas (baby) and bring you the excitement of IMPACT Wrestling. See your favorite Stars and Knockouts LIVE and in person! Tickets will be available soon at Samstownlv.com, however we have a Pre-Sale that starts today! To secure your place in Las Vegas for IMPACT Wrestling TV Tapings, all you have to do is email lvfuturestars@yahoo.com.

Front row seats for ALL THREE NIGHTS are just $75.00. For $75.00 you secure your place in the front row for ALL THREE NIGHTS! Send your email today for all the information. Again, GA tickets will be coming soon, but for Pre-Sale tickets (including FRONT ROW) email lvfuturestars@yahoo.com.

See you in Vegas!!

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Impact Wrestling Preview

Impact returns to Pop TV tonight on September 27, 2018.

Scheduled for tonight’s show is Johnny Impact and Eddie Edwards vs. Moose and Killer Kross, Tessa Blanchard defends the Impact Knockouts Championship against Faby Apache, Su Yung and Udmoh vs. Allie and Kiera Hogan and Impact Tag Team Champions LAX vs. The Desi Hit Squad in a non-title tag team match.

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WWE Mae Young Classic Preview

Four more matches will then be featured on the Mae Young Classic to close out the night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern (8:00 CT) with the conclusion of the first round. Scheduled for tonight’s episode includes Io Shirai vs. Xia Brookside, Rachel Evers vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jessie Elaban vs. Taynara Conti and Nicole Matthews vs. Isla Dawn.

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WWE NXT Preview

WWE NXT premieres a new episode at 8:00 p.m. Eastern (7:00 CT) featuring NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa vs. Otis Dozovic, The Street Profits vs. The Mighty, NXT Women’s Champion Kairi Sane and Lars Sullivan in action and NXT General Manager William Regal continues to investigate the situation involving Aleister Black.

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WWE 205 Live Preview

Mustafa Ali vs. Hideo Itami 

Noam Dar vs. Lio Rush

Brian Kendrick in action

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WWE confirms report that Liv Morgan suffered a concussion last night during RAW

Wrestleview.com has confirmed with WWE that Liv Morgan did indeed suffer a concussion during last night’s Monday Night RAW from Denver.

If you missed it last night, Brie was executing the “Yes Kicks” used by her husband, Daniel Bryan, and ended up connecting directly with Morgan’s face.

TMZ first reported the story, citing WWE in the article. The TMZ report noted that Morgan was later diagnosed with a concussion and is currently going through “proper protocol under the company’s comprehensive wellness program.”

Per the wellness program, Morgan will have to be medically cleared in order to return to the ring in WWE. Brie Bella issued a statement after the incident on Twitter, adding her intention is to never injure opponents and that she was thinking of Morgan last night.

While WWE has confirmed the story, they have not issued an official statement beyond an article that ran on the WWE.com last night following the incident

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WWE Smackdown Preview

WWE Smackdown is live tonight from Denver, Colorado.

Scheduled for tonight’s show is a contract signing between AJ Styles and Samoa Joe for the No Disqualification, No Count-Out, Must-be-a-Winner WWE Championship match at the upcoming Super Show-Down event in Australia on October 6.

Also set for the show is WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tye Dillinger in a non-title match,  Big E vs. Sheamus and Rusev plans to confront Aiden English.

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Impact and WWE Meet, Lucha Bro Plans, DESTRUCTION in KOBE

WWE Raw Preview

WWE RAW is live tonight from Denver, Colorado.

Announced for tonight’s show is Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre defending the RAW Tag Team Championships against The Revival, in a match announced over the weekend.

Also set for the show is Bobby Lashley vs. Elias and Brie Bella vs. Ruby Riott. WWE is also teasing the latest involving The Shield after last week’s main event.

Opinionated View- Looks awful. I am so sick Drew being wasted as Dolph's partner. And why should I care The Revival is a jobber team. I assume more lame comedy with Lashley and poor Ruby has to job to god damn Brie. 

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Updated ROH Death Before Dishonor Card

* Tables Match: Flip Gordon & Colt Cabana vs. Bully Ray & Silas Young
* Kenny King vs. Jushin Liger
* CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Trent Baretta, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, and Chucky T) vs. Bullet Club (The Young Bucks, Cody, Marty Scurll, and Hangman Page)
* Women of Honor Championship Match: Champion Sumie Sakai vs. Tenille Dashwood
* ROH TV Championship Match: Champion Punishment Martinez vs. Chris Sabin
* ROH Tag Team Championship Match: Champions The Briscoes vs. The Addiction
* ROH Championship Match: Champion Jay Lethal vs. Will Ospreay


Opinionated View- This is a PPV card? Tables match is trash because Bully ruins all. Liger is fine if you do what NJPW does with him and stick him tag matches singles aren't that good and feels like a real waste of King. The 10 men tag could be fun just because you got so much talent in it. If the WOH title is going to mean anything they need to put it on Dashwood. TV title match might work as a main event for a TV show on PPV not so much mainly because Sabin is just past his prime. Briscoes suck. Ospreay vs. Lethal could good but got no build.

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Details On Brock Lesnar Working WWE Crown Jewel In Saudi Arabia

The latest edition of the The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via Wrestling Inc) reports that Brock Lesnar’s return for WWE Crown Jewel was not a last minute arrangement and Lesnar’s team expected the deal to be signed during Summerslam week in August. Lesnar’s team expected Vince McMahon to make an offer for the event and Wrestlemania 35 during that time.

Lesnar hadn’t signed a UFC contract at the time, which would have allowed them to block any future WWE appearances. UFC and WWE, however, are on good working terms and it’s likely that UFC wouldn’t stop Lesnar from appearing. While it’s unknown when the WWE offer was made and signed, it was weeks ago. The details of the deal have not been revealed.

According to the report, Lesnar is looking at short-term contracts and thinks that the more he’s free, the more money he can make by playing UFC and WWE against each other to get the best deal. It’s believed he’s making seven figures for the match with Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on November 2. There’s no word on if he’ll appear on RAW before the show to promote it.

Opinionated View- They are going to keep pumping money into this guy

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Update on Alexa Bliss Arm Injury, Only Cleared for ‘Minimal Exertion’

– As previously reported, Alexa Bliss was pulled from in-ring action this week due to an apparent arm injury she suffered at Hell in a Cell last Sunday. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via WrestlingInc.com has an update on Bliss’ status, and it says that Bliss is dealing with numbness in her left arm. Per the report, Bliss is only cleared for “minimal exertion” at the moment. So, she will be able to work to a degree in a limited role.

Bliss was already said to have been pulled from WWE live events as well. She’s currently scheduled to face Trish Stratus in a match at the all-women’s Evolution pay-per-view event that’s set for October 28.

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Impact Wrestling Preview

Impact returns to Pop TV tonight on September 20, 2018.

Tonight is the premiere of the first of a series of new episodes from Mexico City.

Scheduled for the show is the latest between Rich Swann and Matt Sydal, oVe vs. Aerostar, Hijo Del Vikingo and Laredo Kid, Eddie Kingston will deliver a message to Konnan, Joe Hendry and Grado will release a new music video, Faby Apache vs. Alisha Edwards and Austin Aries defends the Impact World Championship against El Texano

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More Details on The Contract Statuses & The Futures of Pentagon & Fenix

It was reported yesterday that Pentagon & Fenix are committed to MLW though the end of 2019. PWinsider has confirmed that Pentagon & Fenix are locked into a contractual non-compete with Lucha Underground for that series until 2020. During the Impact tapings in Mexico City for TV tapings, the brothers, with the help of Konnan, entered into negotiations with Impact Wrestling for a new agreement on dates for next year that would likely see the pair get a raise. They plan to continue to split dates in Mexico between AAA and CMLL, with the goal to use the CMLL relationship with New Japan to try and get themselves into that promotion as well. They will still work indie dates when available in the US.

Masked Republic has teamed with the brothers on securing a formal trademark on “The Lucha Brothers” name and a formal registration was completed with the trademarks granted across the board. Pentagon and Fenix are also going to be a major part of the Luchaverse series of comic books released by Chido Comics in conjunction with Masked Republic.

Opinionated View- I am just glade they are going any where but WWE. Because as I have seen many times they will destroy everything that makes them cool. Fenix will put in the Lucha House party and left for dead on 205 Live. They would strip everything that makes Pentagon cool away. At best he would win up as Almas side kick.

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Madison Rayne Signs With ROH

Madison Rayne announced during an appearance on The Taz Show that she has come to terms with Ring of Honor and has signed with the company to continue on as part of their Women of Honor division. Rayne had finished up with Impact Wrestling and worked the Mae Young Classic, losing in the first round.


Opinionated View- This is great for ROH. At this point WOH is really just Dashwood so getting Madison in as a regular is going to help.

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Rey Mysterio Reportedly Signs Deal to Return to WWE

According to Pwinsider.com, Rey Mysterio has signed his deal to return to WWE. The deal is reportedly for 2-years. Mysterio was trying to negotiate an 18-month contract, but WWE wanted a two-year deal, finally getting it. Mysterio did work a clause into the deal that would allow him to give notice at the 18-month mark.

Opinionated View- To Rey's credit he's started to have really good matches again. And if he goes back to WWE that will stop. He will be forced back into WWE style. The injures will rack up. Plus WWE doesn't need Rey to need to focus younger talent that can be there for 10 years not hope they make it 2 years.

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9/18 WWE 205 Live Spoilers

The following was taped before Smackdown Live on Tuesday night in Tulsa.

9/18 WWE 205 Live TV tapings:
* TJ Perkins def. Lince Dorado.

* Cedric Alexander def. Drew Gulak to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.


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WWE Met With Impact Wrestling Officials at WWE HQ

WWE and Impact Wrestling had a meeting of the minds at WWE’s corporate headquarters, according to a new report. PWInsider has confirmed with multiple sources that Ed Nordholm and Scott D’Amore met with “several high-ranking WWE executives” at WWE’s corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The meeting took place last week and, while Vince McMahon was not present, members of Triple H’s team were there.

The site reports that the meeting took place after Impact officials returned from the UK and before they went to Mexico City for Impact tapings. The meeting was said to be more of a general talk about the two companies, and not any specific kind of negotation. Impact officials have declined to comment on the meetings, but one source told the site that they weren’t about any sort of sale of the company or its video library, as neither are up for sale.

WWE and Impact have been working together occasionally since Anthem Media bought the latter company, such as TNA/Impact footage being licensed for use on Hardy Boys and AJ Styles-related WWE Network content.

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More on WWE winning concussion lawsuit, WWE attorney comments on possible appeals

As reported on last night, PWInsider confirmed in a new report that won a major concussion-related lawsuit brought against the company by former talent.

The 39-page ruling was issued by Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of the United States District Court of Connecticut on Monday, dismissing all lawsuits against WWE.

Three major lawsuits were involved:

* The first lawsuit was the original one, with all claims from all plaintiffs being officially dismissed with the exception of one claim by Vito LoGrasso and Evan Singleto. The final claim was later dismissed and the court is now overseeing WWE and lead attorney Konstantine Kyros over reimbursement issues.

* The second lawsuit brought by WWE against Blackjack Mulligan, Dynamite Kid, Ivan Koloff and Koko B. Ware seeking to block attempts at suing the company is also dismissed, with the court ruling that any attempts at suing the company were officially now “time-barred” in the State of Connecticut.

* The third lawsuit, considered the most important, was brought forward by 53 plaintiffs, with the lead being Joe “Road Warrior Animal” Laurinaitis. How attorney Konstantine Kyros handled this lawsuit was a major factor in having them all dismissed on Monday.

One official ruling part of the 39-pages specifically cited the WWE’s “substance dependency letters” that offers paid treatment for former talent battling addictions.

“Plaintiffs have not established that WWE had any continuing duty with respect to their health or their employment status after they left WWE. For example, Plaintiffs allege that WWE “sends substance dependency letters annually to its former performers offering free treatment, as well as community updates and quarterly royalty payments” and maintains a “Talent helpline.”   It is reasonable to infer, based on WWE’s offer to provide substance abuse treatment, that the hotline is related to substance abuse prevention or treatment. It is not reasonable to conclude from the allegations in the complaint that WWE has a continuing duty to keep itself apprised of former wrestlers’ health or to provide comprehensive health care to these wrestlers. It is similarly unreasonable to infer that retired wrestlers would not seek medical treatment from sources outside of WWE after their retirement.  Indeed, Plaintiffs do not allege that WWE purported to be their primary health care provider, or that WWE diagnosed, treated, monitored, or advised the Plaintiffs regarding their health,including their mental health, after they retired. Similarly, the Court is at a loss to imagine how continuing royalty payments give rise to any duty to the Plaintiffs regarding their alleged misclassification as independent contractors decades earlier.”

Attorney Konstantine Kyros issued this statement to PWInsider, noting he intends to head to appeals court in response to the ruling on Monday.

I stand for professional wrestlers who face the prospect of losing their identity and consciousness to the effects of a latent occupational disease that robs them of their sanity, comfort of their families and memories of everything they achieved entertaining the millions of people who love them.

The lawsuits include some of the world’s most famous athletes including those diagnosed with CTE by the world’s foremost expert in CTE, including Jimmy Snuka and Mr. Fuji, whose brains were studied because of our advocacy and dedication to getting help for former WWE performers.

The opinions expressed in today’s decision about my strong advocacy are inaccurate, bizarre and unworthy of the court. The reasoning of the opinion itself is flimsy as the court finds, in ignorance of the facts, that there is no reasonable basis for the assertions, despite a substantial body of medical peer reviewed literature going back almost a hundred years. In any event these are Jury issues as the plaintiffs demonstrated that the WWE knew about the risks of head injuries long before the 2007 date the court invents.

Additionally the WWE misclassified, exploited, injured these people in violation of labor laws and continues to ignore that CTE even exists in professional wrestling. It is a sad ruling, and we trust the wrestlers claims will be better received in the appeals courts. I will continue to fight and advocate for wrestlers legal rights despite this tragic opinion that attempts to cast down my clients hopes for better lives.”

Sincerely,
Konstantine Kyros

WWE lead attorney Jerry McDevitt issued this reply:

This is the same kind of drivel Kyros pawned off on former wrestlers when soliciting them to sue WWE by false statements that he had obtained a billion dollar settlement for NFL players and would do the same for wrestlers, when in fact he had absolutely nothing to do with getting that settlement. He was caught repeatedly making false allegations; has been admonished repeatedly by federal judges about his dishonest behavior; and has now been subjected to two different sanction orders of the kind that would make most lawyers embarrassed and ashamed. The rant he sent you now insults the federal judge who issued the decision, and he still fails to address the basis of her opinion. He may well have been able to mislead those he solicited to join his lawsuits, but he will never succeed in misleading us or federal judges. Frankly, he should be disbarred.

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WWE Smackdown Preview

WWE Smackdown Live takes place tonight from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Scheduled for tonight’s show is Shinsuke Nakamura defending the WWE United States Championship against Rusev and WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas.

Also advertised for the show is another edition of MizTV with a mystery guest. The show will also fallout from Sunday’s Hell in a Cell PPV which saw Becky Lynch become the new Smackdown Women’s Champion by defeating Charlotte Flair.

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Andrew Everett announces he has been granted his release from Impact Wrestling

Andrew Everett took to his Twitter on Monday to announce he has been granted his release from Impact Wrestling.

Everett originally made his debut at the TNA Bound For Glory pay-per view in 2015 as a participant in the Ultimate X Match.  Everett was also part of the heel faction The Helms Dynasty with Gregory Helms and Trevor Lee.

Everett’s father was one of the co-founders of OMEGA Championship Wrestling along with Jeff and Matt Hardy.  Prior to his debut with TNA, now IMPACT Wrestling, Everett made appearances in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Combat Zone Wrestling and Global Force Wrestling.

You can check out Everett’s Twitter post below announcing his departure from Impact.

Earlier today I was granted my release from IMPACT wrestling. I had great times with the company, and I'm grateful for the opportunities that I received while under contract. At this moment, I feel that I need to test the waters in free agency...

allowing myself find a new direction in my craft. It's exciting to see what awaits me in my career. Thank you for all your support, and again, thank you IMPACT Wrestling for bringing the Skywalker to a larger audience.

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WWE announces Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia on November 2 on the WWE Network

WWE announced on Monday night that the company would be returning to Saudi Arabia on November 2 for an event they are calling Crown Jewel.

The event, which will stream live on the WWE Network, will be taking place in Riyadh live from the King Fahd International Stadium.

WWE is already advertising a triple threat match for the Universal Championship featuring Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman. Also scheduled for the show is the start of a first-ever WWE World Cup Tournament as well.

WWE Crown Jewel set for November 2 in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA and STAMFORD, Conn. — The Saudi General Sports Authority, in partnership with WWE, will present WWE Crown Jewel at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, November 2, including a Universal Championship Triple Threat Match featuring Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman, and the first-ever WWE World Cup tournament to determine the best in the world.

General Sports Authority of Saudi Arabia Chairman His Excellency Turki Al Sheikh, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia invite the world to celebrate this signature event. Following WWE’s sold-out Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah in April, this is the second event as part of a long-term partnership between WWE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

WWE Crown Jewel will stream live on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view outside of the Middle East. Ticket availability and regional broadcast information will be announced in the coming weeks.

Opinionated View- So like a week after the "Historic" Evolution PPV they go back over to a country for event the woman won't get to be on. Also a 3 with Brock, Roman, and Strowman its going to suck.

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 Review

WWE Scores Definitive Win in Concussion Lawsuit

– WWE has been cleared in the concusssion-related lawsuits filed against them. All of the lawsuits were officially dismissed on Monday, according to PWInsider. US District Court Judge Vanessa L. Bryant filed a thirty-nine page ruling dismissing all of the suits, which had been brought by a variety of former performers against the company.

The lawsuits had been filed alleging that WWE failed to protect the talents’ health in regard to concussions, CTE and other head-trauma related injuries. The most notable of the lawsuits was filed in July of 2016 and featured forty-one former performers.

The lawsuits had suffered an increasing number of setbacks over the last year or so, with Bryant ordering Konstantine Kyros, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, to file an amended claim in September or lose the case. In addition, a similar lawsuit filed by Kyros on behalf of Vito LoGrasso and Evan Singleton saw the final complaint dismissed in March.

Opinionated View- Doesn't shock me at all. When ever I see these lawsuits its always guys that wrestled in am any different companies. How can you say "Well it was WWE the real damage as done in." 

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WWE Raw Preview

WWE RAW is live tonight from Dallas, Texas.

Scheduled for the show is the return of The Undertaker where he will address comments made by Triple H last week regarding the upcoming Super Show-Down event.

Tonight will also feature the fallout from last night’s Hell in a Cell PPV that saw a surprise return of Brock Lesnar, who interrupted the Hell in a Cell main event between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship.

WWE will be going up against some heavy television competition tonight. RAW goes head-to-head with both the Emmys (the first time since 2014) and Monday Night Football.

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Report Says Brock Lesnar Backstage at HIAC

– PWInsider reports that former WWE champion, Universal champion, and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is backstage tonight at Hell in a Cell. Per the report, “numerous sources” have confirmed his attendance at the event.

Lesnar is said to have been walking around in full view of everyone backstage, and it didn’t appear WWE was trying to hide him being there. It’s not confirmed if WWE is planning on having him appear during the pay-per-view broadcast.

Lesnar has not been at a WWE event since he lost the WWE Universal Championship to Roman Reigns at Summerslam 2018 last month.


The show takes place from San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center. The event airs live on WWE Network.

Opinionated View- WWE still not done wasting money on Brock. 

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WWE 205 Live Moving Nights

According to a new report from PWInsider, the WWE Network is listing this coming week’s episode of 205 Live for Wednesday at 7:00pm ET.  It appears the schedule change is a result of the new season of Mixed Match Challenge which premiers this coming Tuesday night on Facebook Watch immediately following WWE Smackdown Live

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Impact Wrestling Taping Results: 9/20 & 9/27

Here are the Impact Wrestling taping results for September 20th & 27th from Mexico City, MX, credit impactasylum.net…

Taped for Xplosion: Aramis, Dragon Bane, & Starfire def. Arez, Latigo, & Chik Tormenta

Impact Wrestling – Airing September 20, 2018 from Mexico City, Mexico

*Petey Williams def. Jack Evans, Trevor Lee, & Puma King

*King & The OGz beat up a local wrestler. They call out LAX but they don’t show.

*Faby Apache def. Alisha Edwards. After the match, Josh Mathews interviews Faby, who challenges Tessa Blanchard

*oVe (Sami Callihan, Dave Crist, & Jake Crist) vs. Brian Cage, Fenix, & Pentagon Jr. went to a no contest when Callihan shoved the referee and the two teams continued brawling after.

*Austin Aries(c) (w/ Killer Kross & Moose) def. Texano to retain the Impact Worlds Championship. After the match, Johnny Impact and Eddie Edwards return to brawl with Aries/Kross/Moose.

*Taped for Xplosion: Freelance, Iron Kid, & Astrolux def. Belial, Impulso, & Fly Metalik

Impact Wrestling – Airing September 27, 2018 from Mexico City, Mexico

*LAX (Ortiz & Santana w/ Konnan) def. The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju & Gursinder Singh w/ The Great Gama Singh). After the match, King & The OGz appear on the screen with old photos of Konnan. King talks about how Konnan lost his mask years ago and they end up burning a Konnan mask.

*Allie & Kiera Hogan def. Su Yung & The Undead Maid of Honor

*La Parka def. Eli Drake via countout.

*The Lucha Brothers (Fenix & Pentagon Jr.) def. Matt Sydal & Rich Swann. After the match, oVe try to attack but Brian Cage comes out to stop them.

*Moose & Killer Kross (w/ Austin Aries) def. Eddie Edwards & Johnny Impact when Moose pinned Eddie after Aries interfered.

Update on Jeff Jarrett vs. Anthem Lawsuit: Anthem files motion in Tennessee for extension

In an update regarding Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment LLC (Global Force Wrestling) filing a lawsuit against Anthem last month, PWInsider reports that Anthem requested an extension with the United States District Court of Tennessee.

Anthem is requesting for time to “properly respond” to the lawsuit brought forth by Jarrett and GFE. Attorneys for Jarrett have already agreed to the extension. Anthem has asked the court give them until October 15 to file a response.

As reported back in August, Jarrett filed a 26-page lawsuit against Anthem (the parent company of Impact Wrestling) claiming Anthem violated state and federal trademark infringements in relation to Global Force Wrestling/Global Force Entertainment.

While Anthem has yet to fully respond, the company did pull any Global Force Wrestling related DVD releases from the ShopImpact.com website recently.

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James Storm Already Done With MLW

Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm recently filmed an appearance for MLW and it appears that debut was already short lived.

According to a report by PWInsider, Storm has already finished up with the promotion. Storm and MLW officials have reportedly agreed to part ways.

Storm’s debut, which took place at the WarGames tapings last week, isn’t likely to air on TV. Storm attacked Tom Lawlor during the TV tapings.

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Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory Sold Out

Impact Wrestling has announced that the upcoming Bound For Glory PPV on October 16 at The Melrose Ballroom in New York City is now officially sold out.

The company will be holding TV tapings in the same venue on October 15 and 16.

“If you didn’t get your tickets to Bound For Glory on October 14th, you can still join us on Monday, October 15th and Tuesday, October 16th for IMPACT Tapings at the Melrose Ballroom the days after Bound For Glory!”


Opinionated View-HELL YEAH! 

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Impact Wrestling Preview

Impact returns to Pop TV tonight on September 13, 2018.

Scheduled for tonight’s show Impact X Division Champion Brian Cage vs. Kongo Kong, The Cult of Lee vs. The Lucha Brothers and an update on Johnny Impact.

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Mae Young Classic Preview

The first round of the 2018 Mae Young Classic is back tonight on the WWE Network.

Scheduled for tonight’s show is:

* Mercedes Martinez vs. Ashley Rayne (aka Madison Rayne)
* Kacy Catanzaro vs. Reina Gonzalez
* Deonna Purrazzo vs. Priscilla Kelly
* Zeuxis vs. Aerial Monroe

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WWE NXT Preview

WWE NXT is back on the WWE Network tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern (7:00 CT).

Scheduled for tonight’s show is Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair, Oney Lorcan will reunite with Danny Burch for the first time since TakeOver: Chicago II, Raul Mendoza vs. Lars Sullivan and an appearance by NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa

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Updated WWE Hell in a Cell Card

Here is the updated card for Hell in a Cell this Sunday from San Antonio:

WWE Universal Championship
Hell in a Cell Match
Special Guest Referee: Mick FoleyRoman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman

WWE ChampionshipAJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe

RAW Women’s ChampionshipRonda Rousey (c) vs. Alexa Bliss

Smackdown Women’s ChampionshipCharlotte Flair (c) vs. Becky Lynch

Hell in a Cell MatchJeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton

RAW Tag Team Championships
Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre (c’s) vs. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose

Smackdown Tag Team ChampionshipsThe New Day (c’s) vs. Rusev and Aiden English

Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse

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WWE Smackdown Preview

WWE Smackdown Live takes place tonight from Lafayette, Louisiana.

Scheduled for tonight’s show is Rusev and Aiden English vs. The Bar where the winners will move on to challenge New Day for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships at the Hell in a Cell PPV taking place this Sunday night in San Antonio.

Also advertised for the show is Jeff Hardy vs. WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title match, Brie Bella vs. Maryse and Sonya Deville vs. Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair in another non-title matc

Opinionated View- This looks awful. Tag scene is a joke. Hardy and Nakamura always sucks. Brie and Mayrse can give us WMOTY. I am happy Sonya and hopefully Mandy will be on TV but it sounds like they will just job to Flair's kid.

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Updated WWE Hell in a Cell Card

Here is the updated card for Hell in a Cell this Sunday from San Antonio:

WWE Universal Championship
Hell in a Cell Match
Special Guest Referee: Mick FoleyRoman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman

WWE ChampionshipAJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe

RAW Women’s ChampionshipRonda Rousey (c) vs. Alexa Bliss

Smackdown Women’s ChampionshipCharlotte Flair (c) vs. Becky Lynch

Hell in a Cell MatchJeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton

RAW Tag Team Championships
Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre (c’s) vs. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose

Smackdown Tag Team ChampionshipsThe New Day (c’s) vs. Winners of Rusev Day vs. The Bar tonight

Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse

Opinionated View- Awful card

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Vince McMahon Reportedly Impressed With Andrade Almas

Acceding to Fightful, Vince McMahon is reportedly very impressed with Smackdown star Andrade Almas following his recent work with AJ Styles & Daniel Bryan. The site says that Vince will just see someone and say “I want them up here,” without having any semblance of a plan. Almas was put in a spot where he wasn’t expected to shine the way he did, but he made an impression, and that’s typically the way that McMahon ends up taking notice of talent from NXT.


Opinionated View- Almas has been with the WWE since 2015. Vince should noticed him YEARS ago. 

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Cody Rhodes announces his first NWA appearance, NWA Title rematch set for Nashville event

NWA World Heavyweight Champion Cody Rhodes announced on Twitter that he would be making his first NWA appearance this Sunday for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.

Cody Rhodes

✔@CodyRhodes

Thanks folks!

Also wanted to share I’ve agreed to my first @nwa booking THIS SUNDAY at @CWFHollywood

NWA Title rematch set for Nashville event By defeating former TNA star Doug Williams this past weekend at the Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester, Nick Aldis has secured another shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Aldis will now face current champion Cody Rhodes in a rematch from ALL IN at the upcoming NWA 70th Anniversary show on October 21 in Nashville.

NWA@nwa

UPDATE from @WrestlingMediaC

In his first public appearance since @ALL_IN_2018, @RealNickAldis defeats @DougWilliamsUK

Coming soon to #TenPoundsOfGold

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WWE Raw Preview

WWE RAW is live tonight from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Advertised for tonight’s show is RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey back in action when she tags with Natalya against Alexa Bliss and Alicia Fox.

Also set for the show is appearances by Mick Foley and Triple H. Foley will be addressing his Hell in a Cell history, while Triple H will be responding to The Undertaker.

Tonight is also the go-home show for this Sunday’s Hell in a Cell PPV.

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Renee Young joins Raw announce team full-time

Starting tonight, Renee Young will be the first woman to join the Raw broadcast booth full-time.

She will now bring her unique voice and perspective to the longest-running weekly episodic program in the U.S. as she joins Michael Cole and Corey Graves at the commentary desk. Renee joined WWE in 2012 and has served as a backstage interviewer and commentator on Raw, SmackDown LIVE and NXT. She is currently part of the Mae Young Classic commentary team on WWE Network.

In turn, Jonathan Coachman will take over as the new host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. A veteran broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience hosting shows for WWE, ESPN, MSG Network and the Golf Channel, Coachman will bring his unique style to millions of viewers around the world on WWE Network, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WWE.com, as the host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. Coachman will begin his new role this Sunday, Sept. 16 alongside WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, David Otunga, Sam Roberts and Peter Rosenberg prior to WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.

Opinionated View- Well first thank god they didn't just make it a four person team. I have like Renee but now that she is on the team full time she will be forced to due the usual crap every WWE announcer has to do. 

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Gate and PPV Sale Information on ALL IN

11,263 fans packed the Sears Center this past Saturday for All In.

According to the Wrestling Observer, the gate for the event totaled $458,525. For comparison, and to show how underpriced tickets were for All In, a 2011 Strikeforce event headlined by Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson at the same arena drew 8,311 fans for a gate of $638,000.

Between All In and Starrcast, FITE TV pulled in over $1 million in iPPV sales. That works out to 20,000-25,000 iPPV buys between the two events. This doesn't factor in ROH Honor Club purchases or traditional pay-per-view numbers, which are not available at this time.

As previously reported, Pro Wrestling Tees pulled in nearly half a million dollars in sales from the weekend. Fans waited in line at merchandise stands for nearly an hour at the event. The official event shirt sold out 90-minutes prior the start of the show.

All In Zero Hour averaged 196,000 viewers on WGN America.

Saturday's show was billed as the Biggest Independent Wrestling Show in History. The event was a success across the board, both in the ring and out.

Opinionated View- And I still see butt hurt WWE sheep trying to claim this even didn't do that well. 

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IMPACT WRESTLING Preview

Impact airs tonight at 8:00 PM ET on Pop TV.

Set for tonight is:

* Tessa Blanchard defends the Knockouts Championship against former champion Su Yung

* MOOSE explains his actions

* Eli Drake issues an open challenge

* oVe in action

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Viewership Revealed For All In: Zero Hour on WGN

According to Show Buzz Daily, Saturday’s All In: Zero Hour pre-show (which aired at 6PM ET prior to the PPV) averaged 196,00 viewers. It ranked 85th for the day on cable and was the only show from WGN America to make the top 150 list. For a comparison, last week’s Impact did 225,000 viewers.

Opinionated View- When you look at the factors of first time show, network that isn't super popular, up against college football kickoff not a prime time spot that is actually a really good number 


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MYC Preview

Set for tonight in the beginning of first-round action is:

* Meiko Satomura vs. Killer Kelly

* Rhea Ripley vs. MJ Jenkins

* Tegan Nox vs. Zatara

* Vanessa Kraven vs. Lacey Lane

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WWE NXT Preview

WWE NXT airs tonight at 8:00 PM ET on WWE Network.

Set for tonight is:

* Johnny Gargano vs. The Velveteen Dream

* NXT Women’s Champion Kairi Sane in action

* The debut of The Forgotten Sons

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All In Review

All In Draws More Than 10,000 Attendance

The official Twitter account for ALL IN tweeted out what appears to be the final attendance figure for the ground-breaking independent event in Chicago this past Saturday.

Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks had set a goal to sell 10,000 tickets at the Sears Centre and accomplished just that in just 29 minutes and 36 seconds back in May.

Not only did they sell 10,000 tickets, the final attendance figure was 11,263 according to the events official Twitter account in a graphic released on Tuesday afternoon.

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Seth Rollins Possibly Injured on Raw

– Seth Rollins may have come away from last night’s WWE Raw with an injury. During the big main event beat down, Rollins was tossed from the stage into the police van, and his arm smashed the window during that and was bleeding badly after. WWE has not released an official injury update on Rollins at this time…

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WWE Smackdown Preview

WWE Smackdown takes place live tonight from Detroit, Michigan.

The only match advertised for the show tonight triple threat tag team match featuring Rusev and Aiden English vs. The Usos vs. SAnitY. The winners will advance to face The Bar to determine new No. 1 Contenders for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships.

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ALL IN News and Notes

Some news and notes from ALL IN this past Saturday courtesy of PWInsider.

* When ALL IN went off the air, The Young Bucks addressed the crowd and joked about how they almost didn’t get in the finish before the PPV was set to close. The Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr. and Kazuchika Okada vs. Marty Scurll matches went longer than originally planned forcing the main event to end just seconds before the PPV came to a close.

* Attending the show live, it was painfully obvious how rushed the entrances were for the six man main event and you could see production signaling to both Matt and Nick Jackson to go home. Nick said the show ended with exactly three seconds to spare.

* ALL IN was described as the most successful iPPV event FITE has ever carried.

* Fans who bought merchandise had “Ring of Honor” come up for the official charges.

* Ring of Honor’s production team was used for the event, indicating the company played a much bigger role than some might have been expecting.

Opinoianted View- I'm sure the WWE sheep will use teh fact ROH was involved as away to run the event down saying "See they had help." I would still say even with some ROH's help this was still an indy event. Cody and the Bucks still put this all together. It wasn't ROH's money on the line. And what did you expect you need a lot of people to put on PPV.

Its to bad the six man got cut short because it was good but rushed. More time would have helped. But this was a great event a success on every level. 

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