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Ring Of Honor TV Results – July 7, 2021

July 12, 2021 • Admin

Ring of Honor Date: July 7, 2021 Location: UMBC Events Center, Baltimore, Maryland Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman We are almost up to Best in the World and that means we should be in for the big final push towards the show. This time around though, we have a special fight between the Briscoe Brothers, taking place from their chicken farm. That might sound absurd, but these two could absolutely pull it off. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Quinn McKay welcomes us to the show and gives us the weekly preview. Last week, Bandido won Survival of the Fittest and is REALLY excited to get to challenge Rush for the World Title at Best In The World. He gave Quinn a big hug, which she said never disappoints. Fred Yehi talks about how he has been having a bit of an up and down time around here as of late. Now he is on a roll and has a Pure Rules Title shot against Jonathan Gresham. He and Gresham had the same trainer and they have met a lot over the years. They’ll shake hands ..

“Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff Passes Away At Age 71

July 12, 2021 • Admin

We have some sad news to report today, as WWE Hall of Famer “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff has passed away at the age of 71. From WWE.com: Orndorff was a standout running back at the University of Tampa and joined Mid-Southern Wrestling after a brief stint in the World Football League. Early rivalries with Jerry Lawler, Ted Dibiase and Jake “The Snake” Roberts gave way to NWA North American Heavyweight and National Heavyweight Championship reigns. Orndorff joined WWE in 1983 and was tabbed with the “Mr. Wonderful” nickname by his then-manager “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. With his awe-insipring in-ring style and umatched swagger, “Mr. Wonderful” turned his talent into a prototype for the modern-day Superstar. He made a memorable debut on January 23, 1984, with a win over Salvatore Bellomo at Madison Square Garden and launched right into the main event picture with matches against World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan. Mr. Wonderful achieved sports-entertainment immortality by competing alongs..

New Name Set For Money In The Bank Ladder Match

July 12, 2021 • Admin

She’s another one. We are less than a week away from Money In The Bank, which is one of the more complicated cards to put together throughout the year. There is only so much that can be done when you have sixteen people tied up exclusively in two matches, meaning there are not many options elsewhere on the card. Now we know another name who is going to be tied down. Sonya Deville has announced that Natalya will be the seventh entrant in this Sunday’s Women’s Money In The Bank ladder match. Deville announced that the match needed someone steady and no one is as steady as Natalya. This leaves one remaining spot in the match, which will also include Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Naomi, Nikki Cross, Liv Morgan and Zelina Vega. With all the changes and challengers for #MITB and #Smackdown, I will be the one to establish some consistency for this Sunday and there is NO ONE more consistent than 1/2 of our @WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions… @natbynature. Nattie, welcome to the MITB Ladder Match! — Dadd..

Possible Reason WWE Did Not Punish Jimmy Uso (It Involves The Rock)

July 12, 2021 • Admin

That would explain a lot. The biggest WWE story of the week has been Jimmy Uso’s DUI arrest. Uso has a history of issues with alcohol but it does not seem to have stopped WWE from pushing him. This week’s SmackDown was partially centered around Uso, who was treated the same as his brother Jey to end the show. It seems that there might be a reason behind Jimmy’s treatment. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE may have decided to move forward with Jimmy’s push because he is already part of a main event angle on SmackDown involving Reigns. The story could ultimately involve the Rock, who may be facing Roman Reigns in a future WrestleMania match. As a result, there is a chance that WWE will not be punishing Uso for his issues. Rock can be quite influential. Check out some of his best moments in WWE: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m not sure if this is wha..

Several Title Changes Take Place Over The Weekend

July 12, 2021 • Admin

Three for one. Titles are the easiest concept in all of wrestling as anyone can get it: someone, either a singles wrestler or a tag team, hold a championship and another wrestler/wrestlers try to take them. There are several ways you can go with that idea, but ultimately it is about getting two people into a ring with a title on the line. That was certainly case over the weekend. There were three title changes at Ring of Honor’s Best In The World pay per view over the weekend. First of all, Dragon Lee defeated Tony Deppen to regain the Television Title. Lee had held the title for a year before having to miss a title defense due to an injury. King lost the title to Tracy Williams, who went on to lose it to Deppen, who held the title for seventy four days. Next up, Homicide and Chris Dickinson of Violence Unlimited won the Tag Team Titles by defeating Jonathan Gresham and Rhett Titus of the Foundation in a Fight Without Honor. Titus was substituting for Jay Lethal, who had lost a match..

Here’s One Of The Reasons For WWE Calling Up NXT Wrestlers

July 12, 2021 • Admin

The more things change. WWE is almost ready to go back on the road and that is going to open up a lot of doors. There are so many different benefits from running live events, including extra practice for the wrestlers, a dry run to see what works and what doesn’t and more exposure, but there is one more big thing. However, this time around WWE might be making even more changes. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE might have made a variety of NXT callups in response to the lower ticket sale advances on the company’s upcoming return to touring. Vince McMahon was reportedly unhappy with the amount of tickets being sold and made the callups as a result. So far, Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox have appeared on the main roster, with the chance of more to come. Live events can be fascinating. Check out some of the cool things you can see there and how callups work: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, clic..

WWE Main Event Results – July 8, 2021

July 12, 2021 • Admin

Main Event Date: July 8, 2021 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Kevin Patrick, Byron Saxton Our random wrestling show of the week is back and I’m really not sure what that is going to mean. In a reversal of things that I said for years about Main Event, I’m running out of ways to say that things are different around here and that is a very good thing. I’m curious to see what we get, though it might not wind up working out. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Veer vs. Jeff Hardy Shanky and Jinder Mahal are here with Veer as usual. Veer powers him into the corner to start and Jeff knocks himself down while trying a shoulder. Hardy is sent throat first into the middle rope and we’re already in the neck crank. Jeff fights up but gets taken down by the hair. The nerve hold goes on again but Hardy fights up with a sitout jawbreaker. This time Hardy’s comeback actually works, including some shots to the head but the Twist of Fate (possibly with a botch as w..

205 Live Results – July 9, 2021

July 12, 2021 • Admin

205 Live Date: July 9, 2021 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph The debut of the newly stocked 205 Live will have to wait another week as it is time for more Breakout Tournament preview matches. Last week’s matches were not exactly thrilling and did not leave me overly excited for the rest. Maybe this week’s can be an improvement, which shouldn’t be that difficult. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Josh Briggs vs. Asher Hale Briggs is a 6’8 monster and not exactly a cruiserweight. The fans are behind Hale as he gets slammed down without much effort. The smaller Hale can’t drop toehold him but a small package gets a fast two. Briggs is sent outside for a running knee from the apron but he is right back in for a shot to the face. There’s a hard whip into the corner to give Briggs two and a release side slam drops Hale again. A splash gets two and a chinlock has Hale in more trouble. Hale gets big booted out to the floor but..

WWE Wrestlers Unhappy With Recent Company Decision

July 12, 2021 • Admin

Can you blame them? The world of WWE is changing all over again and that is going to be the case in a big way in the coming weeks. Starting July 16, WWE will be returning to active touring with its first show outside of Florida since March 2020. This is a big change after nearly a year and a half in the same place so the company is changing things up a bit. It just so happens that some wrestlers are unhappy with the situation. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE wrestlers who do not live near Orlando, Florida are unhappy about being required to go to the Performance Center for additional training. Part of the problem came from wrestlers not wanting to give up their days off for no additional pay for drills they do not see as necessary. Several of the wrestlers who live nearby would have gone to the Performance Center to train anyway without it being made mandatory but were not given the chance. Training can help a lot. Check out some WWE wrestlers getting ready for some bigger..

Another Former WWE Star Has Found A New Wrestling Home

July 12, 2021 • Admin

Welcome to your new home. The biggest WWE story of the year has been all of the releases up and down the roster. Several wrestlers have been let go from the company, leaving several holes in the roster. That makes for some changes to WWE, but it also opens up a lot of changes to other promotions. One former WWE star has now found another home in a new company. Chelsea Green made her Ring of Honor debut during this weekend’s Best In The World pay per view. Green is not ready to wrestle at the moment due to a broken arm, Green said that she was ready to debut in one month. As a result, she will not be one of the sixteen entrants in the Ring of Honor Women’s Championship tournament. Her most recent match took place on the November 13, 2020 SmackDown. Green was one of the wrestlers WWE released from the company on April 15, 2021. She spent most of her time in the company as a part of NXT, eventually debuting on SmackDown in November. Her lone match as a part of the main roster took place..

How Bray Wyatt’s Puppets Almost Wrestled In WWE

July 12, 2021 • Admin

What could have been. There are certain characters in wrestling who are about as unique as you can get. No one else can play them and no one else would be able to do it either. That is the kind of special status that you do not get to see very often but it is rather special when it works. WWE has that at the moment, but it was almost taken in a rather different direction. In a new interview with Metro.uk, Mike Bennett, formerly known as Mike Kanellis in WWE, revealed that was scheduled to portray Sister Abigail as part of a new Bray Wyatt faction. Bennett says that Vince McMahon wanted Wyatt to lead a faction again, this time with Wyatt’s Firefly Funhouse puppets being portrayed by wrestlers. While Bennett would have been Abigail, Eric Young would have been Mercy the Buzzard. This never came to fruition and Bennett was released from WWE on April 15, 2020. This could have been a mess. Check out what we almost saw and who could have done it: [This post contains video, click to play] ..

Out Of Many, Won: Best WWE Moment Named At ESPY Awards

July 11, 2021 • Admin

Wrestling is in a weird place when it comes to mainstream attention. It is rare to see wrestling being treated as something important or legitimate, which means it can be all the more interesting when you see it happen. Wrestling has come a long way in the last few years as various outlets have been covering it a bit more. That was the case again this weekend in a rather nice way. Saturday night, Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks in the main event of WrestleMania 37 Night One won the Best WWE Moment at the 2021 ESPY Awards. Both Belair and Banks were on hand to accept the award. This is the second time that WWE has been presented with an award at the event, with Roman Reigns’ announcement that he was cancer free winning the 2019 edition. ESPY WINNERS! Thank you EVERYONE!@ESPYS @wwe @espn #ESPYs2021 pic.twitter.com/lMMuwlcUZL — Bianca Belair (@BiancaBelairWWE) July 11, 2021 Thank you to our @WWEUniverse for voting for us!!! I love you! @ESPYS pic.twitter.com/9DlACDOBP3 — Mercedes Varna..

WWE Now Accepting Wrestler Applications Via TikTok

July 11, 2021 • Admin

This is new. WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the world and that means they are going to be doing some things that other promotions are unable to do. It does not mean that they will always make sense though and sometimes the promotion will be mocked for what they try to do. They have a new idea now and I’m not sure how well it is going to be received. WWE has announced that they are now accepting resumes from potential wrestlers via TikTok. The advertisement asks for wrestlers from any kind of athletic background with any level of experience. WWE is asking for wrestlers with the following qualifications: • World-class athleticism • Size, flexibility, strength, & agility • Personality & charisma • Global appeal & diversity • Coachability, work ethic, & professionalism There is no word on how long the application will be available or how many wrestlers WWE is hoping to sign through the process. This could lead somewhere. Check out some new talents making their debuts: [This..

Wrestling Legends Rip Fan Who Jumped Barricade At AEW Dynamite

July 11, 2021 • Admin

They should be annoyed. Wrestling fans are starting to return to the arenas in large numbers for the first time in well over a year and that is a great thing for everyone involved. Fans get to see wrestling in person for a change and the promotions are getting some money brought in. At the same time though, it does not mean everything is going to work out well. That was the case last week and now some people are reacting. During this week’s AEW Dynamite, a fan jumped the barricade and approached the ring during a Chris Jericho and Maxwell Jacob Friedman segment. Security got rid of the fan and Jericho himself even got in a shot on him. Later, the fan sent out a tweet saying that he was doing this due to Jim Cornette’s comments over the AEW roster being pretend wrestlers. Cornette and Jericho responded to the fan’s tweet and it did not go well. Got news for you dipshit, the ring is sacred ground for US, and even if you and a lot of others THINK you can kick the shit out of the Young B..

WWE RUMOR: Future Plans For The Usos May Surprise You

July 11, 2021 • Admin

That’s a way to go. One of the biggest wrestling stories of the week has been Jimmy Uso being arrested for a DUI. This is something that has happened multiple times now and it seems fairly clear that Uso is in need of some kind of help. It remains to be seen if he will pursue that help, but something clearly needs to be done. Now we have an idea of what WWE might be doing, and it is a rather interesting way to go. Uso appeared on this week’s SmackDown, reuniting with his brother Jey Uso and cousin Roman Reigns. The trio hugged in the ring with Reigns talking about how he wanted all of them to be champions, with himself as Universal Champion and the Usos as the Tag Team Champions. During the same show, the current Tag Team Champions, Rey and Dominik Mysterio, returned and brawled with the Usos to end the show. According to Wrestlingnews.co, the plan is for the Usos to win the titles with the title change coming at Summerslam. Should the Usos win the titles, it will mark their seventh t..

Voting Now Open For The WWE Bumpy Awards

July 11, 2021 • Admin

Get your envelopes ready. Debating/arguing the best in wrestling is a rite of passage among fans. Everyone has done it at some point in their time as a fan and that will always be the case. It is an easy thing to do as everyone has a take of some kind. It makes for some interesting discussions, but it can be even more interesting when someone on the inside gets involved. That is the case again this week. WWE’s The Bump has unveiled the categories and nominees for their half year awards known as the Bumpys. The awards will be fan voted with the winners being named on the August 4 edition of the Bump at 10am EST. There are five categories this time, including Superstar, Match, Rivalry, Moment and Tag Team of the Half-Year. Here are the nominees for the first half of 2021: Superstar of the Half-Year * Roman Reigns * Bianca Belair * Bobby Lashley * Raquel Gonzalez * WALTER Match of the Half-Year * Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37 * Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Danie Bryan a..

VIDEO: Bayley Says Goodbye To WWE Thunderdome

July 11, 2021 • Admin

It’s been a ride. In less than a week, WWE will be back in front of a full capacity of fans for the first time in nearly a year and a half. That is the kind of change that can shake up the company in a very good way and it marks the end of an era. While that era might not have been the best, there were some great things about it. Now a WWE star is looking back at those things. SmackDown’s Bayley has released a video on her Twitter looking at the Thunderdome as it is being taken apart. This is the final version of the Thunderdome, which has been held in three different venues: the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. WWE will be back on the road starting with the July 16 SmackDown from Houston, Texas. The Thunderdome began back in August 2020 and was WWE new location after leaving the WWE Performance Center. Rather than having physical fans in attendance, the venue was filled with digital fans, made up..

You Won’t See Paul Heyman On WWE As Much Anymore

July 10, 2021 • Admin

So long? WWE has more content than it knows what to do with most of the time. Between Monday Night Raw, SmackDown and NXT and all of the other shows, it can be hard to keep track of everything that WWE has going on. It can help to have a few other shows to recap the bigger ones, but now a rather prominent voice will no longer be on one of those specific shows. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Paul Heyman will no longer be appearing on Talking Smack, with Pat McAfee taking his place. There is no word on why Heyman is off the show, though there is nothing to suggest that he is in any kind of trouble. Talking Smack airs Saturday mornings on Peacock and the WWE Network and serves as a recap show for SmackDown. Heyman was gold on the show. Check out some of his appearances: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m not sure I get what WWE is doing here and it would not be..

More On Bayley’s Injury, Including What Happened

July 10, 2021 • Admin

The more you know. Wrestling is a dangerous sport as you are going to see people get hurt on a regular basis. There is almost no way around it and that is a problem with no real solution. When someone is hurt, all you can do is hope that it is not too bad. That was not the case this week with a pretty horrible WWE injury, and now we know a bit more about what happened. News broke on Friday that SmackDown’s Bayley had suffered an injury which will put her out of action for nine months. According to PWInsider.com, the thought is that Bayley had suffered a torn ACL at some point earlier in the week. According to Fightful Select, Bayley was training at the Performance Center with an unnamed wrestler and felt her knee pop. The injury was said to be a freak accident which took place during chain wrestling. Bayley is said to have helped carry WWE over the last year and is easy to deal with, even after being asked to do so much more. Bayley is a heck of a star. Check out what she has done in..

REVIEW: Money In The Bank 2019: Climb Faster

July 10, 2021 • Admin

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? Money In The Bank 2019 Date: May 19, 2019 Location: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton It’s time to climb, even if the build for the show hasn’t been as aggressive as previous years. The last few weeks have been all about the Wild Card Rule and Counting Lessons With WWE, meaning the ladder matches have felt like afterthoughts. No wonder this one has been one of the least frustrating. Let’s get to it. Kickoff Show: Rowan/Daniel Bryan vs. ..