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Smackdown General Manager Paige Creates New Matches In Wake Of Big Cass Injury

May 21, 2018 • Admin

Daniel Bryan is getting another chance at the Money in the Bank briefcase. Big Cass was supposed to face Samoa Joe this week for the last spot in the men's Money in the Bank ladder match. On Sunday, WWE reported Big Cass needed help leaving the ring at a recent live event. .@BigCassWWE was assisted up the ramp by @WWE officials today after his match in Munich, Germany... will he be fully prepared for his #MITB Qualifying Match against @SamoaJoe this Tuesday on #SDLive?! pic.twitter.com/4bLKVajZFa — WWE (@WWE) May 20, 2018 Now Smackdown General Manager Paige says the match with Samoa Joe and Big Cass has been replaced by Daniel Bryan and Jeff Hardy. The winner will go on to face Samoa Joe next week. Due to @BigCassWWE injury, @WWEDanielBryan will face @JEFFHARDYBRAND tomorrow night on #SDLive in a second chance match... The winner will face @SamoaJoe NEXT WEEK for an opportunity to qualify and enter the Men’s #MITB Ladder Match. — PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) May 21, 2018 Both H..

Taiji Ishimori Has A Message For The Rest Of The Junior Heavyweights, And Explains Why He Joined 'Bullet Club'

May 19, 2018 • Admin

The new 'Bonesoldier'... On night two of NJPW's 'Wrestling Dontaku' event, following the clash between Will Ospreay and KUSHIDA over the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Ospreay's night went from being in the clouds to falling flat on the ground as he just so happened to be in the ring as it was time for the debut of the new 'Bone Soldier'. 'Bullet Club' original Tama Tonga addressed Ospreay and the entire Junior Heavyweight division uttering that they were in for a rude awakening. That rude awakening came in the form of former IMPACT X Division Champion Taiji Ishimori. After laying waste to Will Ospreay Ishimori was revealed as the new 'Bone Soldier' and the newest member of 'Bullet Club'. NJPW sat down with the revamped Ishimori who spoke on the crowd reaction that he received and stated that he would have been surprised and excited too if he was a fan watching himself. "The fans’ reaction? How was it? Only ..

Matt Sydal Says Lucha Underground Is Modern Wrestling Society X

May 19, 2018 • Admin

WWE, ROH, and NJPW veteran, and Impact Wrestling star Matt Sydal recently spoke to Wrestling Epicenter's Interactive Wrestling Radio. You can see highlights below, and the full interview at this link. Being X Division Champion: "I can tell you this about this belt. I'm attached to it. It's attached to me." Every wrestler now working what was considered the "X Division" Style in 2002: "Well, I think that if everybody is doing that style then there are a few people who truly embody it and everybody else is just an immitator. What you have is a bunch of people who will forever be my challengers and somebody like me who truly embodies the OG, the original stylings of the X Division. That's me. I am that man! Of course the X Division title found me. Yeah, the belt has been through a lot of incarnations. But, what it has is a lineage that you can stand behind. A lineage that you can believe in. A lineage that is what wrestling is today. I am NOT like any other wrestler...

Tetsuya Naito Explains Why He Does Not Wear The IWGP Intercontinental Title, And Talks His Issues With Chris Jericho

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Naito minces no words about his dislike for Chris Jericho. The tranquilo Tetsuya Naito keeps his cool throughout the toughest of situations but what took place during night two of NJPW's 'Wrestling Dontaku' event was the straw that broke that camels back. As Naito exited the ring after receiving admiration from the Fukuoka faithful in attendance he was attacked by a "fan" who was wearing a 'Bushi' mask. That "fan" turned out to be former nine-time WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho who was last seen in NJPW when he attacked Naito from behind at 'New Years Dash' the day after Wrestle Kingdom 12. Prior to their first encounter Naito voiced his opinion on Chris Jericho coming into the company and stealing spotlight away from his main event match against Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom. The bad blood between the two men will peak on June 9th at NJPW's 'Dominion' event as Chris Jericho will make his in-ring return to the compan..

Tyler Breeze Returns To NXT For A House Show Match; Says He Will See The Fans Next Week

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Bring all of them back. Last night during during an NXT Live event in Oklahoma City The Revival returned to their old stomping grounds of NXT to challenge the current NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era. The returns did not stop there as "Prince Pretty" Tyler Breeze made a surprise return to NXT as well at a house show in Jacksonville, FL earlier tonight. Meanwhile in #NXTJacksonville, @MmmGorgeous shocked the Florida crowd! pic.twitter.com/QC808rueqq — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2018 Breeze competed against NXT talent Marcel Barthel and emerged victorious in his return to the black-and-yellow brand. In his post-match promo Tyler Breeze stated that although some of the fans' favorites eventually end up going to RAW or SmackDown the majority of them started off in NXT. He closed with saying that he will see the fans next week. Main Event - @MmmGorgeous pinned @Marcel_B_WWE. Nice to see Marcel be allowed to work more than seven minutes. He’s a stud who went toe-to-toe with..

NJPW Best Of the Super Juniors 25 Day 2 Results: Block B Action Begins, Plus Chaos In Tag Action

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 25 Day 2. We'll be bringing you full, match by match coverage of every bout on the card. You can also send in your feedback on our Disqus boards below! NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match Hiromu Takahashi def. Marty Scurll NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match Chris Sabin def. Kushida NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match El Desparado def. Ryusuke Taguchi NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match Dragon Lee def. Sho Los Ingobernables (Sanada & Bushi) def. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori) Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Flip Gordon & Toa Henare Chaos (Will Ospreay, Yoshi-Hashi & Yoh) def. ACH, Tiger Mash IV & Tomoyuki Oka Shota Umino def. Yota Tsuji Shota Umino vs. Yota Tsuji The match begins with some chain wrestling between the competitors, Tsuji and Umino take turns wrenching away on each others arms. Tsuji gets Umino to the ropes before nailing him with a chop, Umino goes for a headloc..

Fight Size Update: Update On The Health Of Ric Flair, RVD's Divorce Settlement, 'Ava Storie' Makes Her NXT Debut, More

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Here's your Fight Size wrestling Update for the morning Of May 19th, 2018. - Two-time WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair announced over his official Instagram page that he had to cancel the appearances he was scheduled to make this weekend due to a sudden illness. Flair had a serious health scare last summer that sent the wrestling world into a frenzy. Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Flair has come down with the flu. A post shared by Ric Flair® Nature Boy® (@ricflairnatureboy) on May 18, 2018 at 8:16am PDT - Former IMPACT Wrestling talent 'Ava Storie' made her NXT TV debut this past Wednesday as she competed in singles action against Lacey Evans. In January of this year Storie was moved to the "alumni" section of the IMPACT Wrestling website which confirmed her departure from the company after only eleven months with the company. #WWENXT @Storie_Time on NXT pic.twitter.com/X4M0sXcS5z — JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) May 16, 2018 - After seventeen years of ma..

Exclusive: Adam "Hangman" Page Talks His Initial Thoughts About 'All In', Shares His Expectations For The Show, And More

May 19, 2018 • Admin

"Hangman" goes over the journey to 'All In'. "The Problem Solver Of Bullet Club" Adam "Hangman" Page has established himself as the enforcer of the group. Two years ago during the month of May Page earned his black-and-white stripes by joining forces with 'Bullet Club' during a Ring Of Honor 'War Of The Worlds' show. Now, "Hangman" is four months away from being involved in an event that his good friends and stable-mates Cody and The Young Bucks put together as they have sold out a 10,000 seat arena in Chicago, IL. Ahead of the actual 'All In' show and 'All In' weekend 'The Elite' hosted a press conference inside of the Pro Wrestling Tees store in the same city that their sold out event will be held in. Following the press conference Fightful's correspondent Steven Muehlhausen had the opportunity to interview both Adam "Hangman" Page and Tessa Blanchard and during his conversation with both stars he asked Page to share..

Samoa Joe Explains How He Is Able To Come Off As "Intimidating" On WWE TV

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Joe tells us all how to look scary. Whenever he is featured on WWE TV in any form or fashion Samoa Joe speaks with an intensity and passion in his voice that results in many fans calling him "intimidating" and describing him as a tough individual. Next week Samoa Joe will have an opportunity to earn his spot into the 2018 men's Money In The Bank Ladder match in a qualifier against Big Cass. But before that WWE is currently wrapping up their tour of the U.K. and Sky Sports was able to catch up with "The Destroyer" and asked him to explain the art of intimidation. "Intimidation is an unusual animal." Joe said. "Its a lot about body language and understanding the human psyche and knowing that usually a direct stare will crush most human souls, *Joe stares into the camera*, and you know that's kinda’ just the basic gist of it." He continued, "I heard that’s like an contributing factor [Being a larger athlete making him more intimidating], but I’d like to say its the soul crushi..

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 25 Standings (Updated: 5/19/2018)

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Here are the standings for the NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 25, they will be updated each day that a Best Of The Super Juniors 25 event takes place. Here is how the point system breaks down: Win = 2 points Draw = 1 point for each competitor Loss = 0 points A Block Taiji Ishimori: 2 Points (1-0-0) Tiger Mask IV: 2 Points (1-0-0) ACH: 2 Points (1-0-0) Yoh: 2 Points (1-0-0) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay: 0 Points (0-1-0) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 0 Points (0-1-0) Bushi: 0 Points (0-1-0) Flip Gordon: 0 Points (0-1-0) B Block IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion El Desperado: 2 Points (1-0-0) Chris Sabin: 2 Points (1-0-0) Hiromu Takahashi: 2 Points (1-0-0) Dragon Lee: 2 Points (1-0-0) NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Marty Scurll: 0 Points (0-1-0) Kushida: 0 Points (0-1-0) Ryusuke Taguchi: 0 Points (0-1-0) Sho: 0 Points (0-1-0)

Rose Mendes' Fiance Talks His Wrestling Promotion

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Wrestling promoter and fiance of WWE veteran Rosa Mendes, Bobby Schubenski spoke about Black Craft Cult Wrestling, and much more with WPW Weekly. You can see highlights below, and the full podcast at this link. Bobby Schubenski on engagement to Rosa Mendes: We’re working through some things, Milena is the best mom in the world and I am just so busy. She’s getting back into wrestling, she’s just working her ass off and it’s been awesome. So yeah we are working through some things, but we will get it all sorted out. Bobby Schubenski on upcoming Blackcraft Wrestling Promotion: First of all it’s in my hometown and I have some really special people involved in it on August 24th. I can’t really give away who all is going to be there, but we have a really special band that will be performing live there...I can give away two of the wrestlers that are going to be there, I am really excited about. We have Brit Baker and Paige’s mom Saraya Knight, so I’m really excited about that. The band t..

CM Punk Says His Bout At UFC 225 Should Be On Fight Pass

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Former professional wrestler turned pro MMA fighter CM Punk returns to the Octagon next month at UFC 225, facing Mike Jackson. Punk and Jackson will kick off the main card of the event, which is set to air live on pay-per-view. UFC Hall Of Fame member Mark Coleman voiced his opinion about the placement of the Punk/Jackson fight on Twitter: Sometimes u have to make exceptions.$ I'm excited for this fight . I wish @CMPunk the best! But I understand. — Mark Coleman (@HammerHouseMMA) May 14, 2018 That would lead to Punk issuing a response of his own through Twitter, where the former wrestler admits his bout should be kicking off the event on UFC Fight Pass: I understand too. If it was up to me, I'd be first fight on fight pass. Don't matter to me. Fans like to be outraged by stuff that doesn't matter. (Appreciate the support Mr. Coleman!!!!! You're truly the man) — Coach (@CMPunk) May 14, 2018 Such luminaries as former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holl..

Natalya Talks Greatest Royal Rumble And The Future Of The Women's Divsion

May 19, 2018 • Admin

Natalya credits fans for helping the women's division. Natalya has ten years in her WWE career and experience the growth of the women's division. Earlier this year, when the male wrestlers went to Saudi Arabia for the Greatest Royal Rumble event but the female wrestlers did not go as a concession to the Saudi Arabian government. In an interview with Joe, Natalya spoke about the event. "Rome wasn't built in a day, as they say, but I think definitely we'll get there, I'm excited about it. I was talking with several of the male talents that were over in Saudi Arabia, and Roman Reigns said it was just so incredible, and that he can't wait to go back. So it's exciting for us to think about going there," said Natalya. WWE has been putting women in more main events and featured matches but Natalya says she hopes to see women in the WrestleMania main event and attributes the divisions success to the vocal fans. "I think the women in the WWE would love ..

Flip Gordon Will Have Another Chance To Get Booked For The 'All In' Show

April 30, 2018 • Admin

This may be Flip's last chance. Since the announcement that The Young Bucks and Cody are going to be presenting their self-financed show entitled 'All In', a number of wrestlers that have been booked for the show have been revealed. Names such as: Jay Lethal, Britt Baker, Chelsea Green, Joey Janela, the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and others have been declared official for the show on September 1st. One man that has been consistently and vigorously attempting to get on the card is Flip Gordon. Flip Gordon was regulary featured in numerous episodes of the 'Bullet Club's' 'Being The Elite' YouTube series where he would seemingly fit in with the rest of the crew but could not seem to garner the liking of the former ROH World Champion Cody. "The American Nightmare" announced via Twitter today that Flip failed to gather the three full votes needed to get booked for 'All In' so he is providing the 26-year old with ano..

Report: Danny Burch Inks A New Deal With WWE

April 30, 2018 • Admin

The hard-striking Brit will be exclusive to WWE. Martin Stone, better known as Danny Burch from the NXT brand has reportedly inked a new deal with WWE. During the summer of 2015 Burch did a number of appearances for NXT despite not being signed with the company. While Burch has been competing in NXT he was working matches on the independent wrestling scene for numerous promotions around the United Kingdom. Danny Burch is regularly featured on NXT TV where he has aligned himself with Oney Lorcan. Earlier today, Burch competed in a singles match against Josh Briggs for 'Beyond Wrestling' and the match would ultimately end up being his last for the promotion as PWInsider has reported that WWE offered Danny Burch a new contract last month and he accepted and has now inked a new deal with the sports-entertainment company. What a match between @strongstylebrit and @TheJoshBriggs in Martin’s last match ever for @beyondwrestling #WelcomeHome pic.twitter.com/tLLpsaYNGj — MikeyLaFr..

Vanes Martirosyan Speaks On Upcoming Fight With GGG: "When They Called I Was Ready"

April 30, 2018 • Admin

Fightful.com was sent the following, announcing Vanes Martirosyan's fight with GGG: Two-time world title challenger and 2004 Olympian VANES "THE NIGHTMARE" MARTIROSYAN (36-3-1, 21 KOs), from Glendale, Calif., challenges undefeated World Middleweight Champion GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN (37-0-1, 33 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan. The recently announced world championship rumblebetween the 2004 Olympians is only 14 days away and takes place on Cinco De Mayo -- Saturday, May 5 -- under the stars at StubHub Center and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Martirosyan was one of a handful of boxers in the conversation as Golovkin's May 5 opponent following the cancellation of the Canelo rematch. Martirosyan was ready to go when the call came. He had been sparring with a couple of undefeated Russian boxers. "Throughout the year, two camps started on and off. Every time we started somebody pulled out.,' said Martirosyan. '..

Chelsea Green & James Ellsworth Call Out 'Blackcat Events' For Not Paying Them And Other Wrestlers

April 30, 2018 • Admin

Called them out. Over WrestleMania weekend the marketing and booking agency 'Blackcat Events' had a number of wrestling talents scheduled and booked for meet and greet sessions. The owner of 'Blackcat Events' had two talents in particular call him out on the spot via social media today about not being compensated for their appearances. Former IMPACT Knockouts Champion Chelsea Green and former WWE star James Ellsworth made it known that they were two of many who were booked but not paid by 'Blackcat Events'. The man behind the agency's Twitter account sent out the following message on April 17th which recently caught the attention of Chelsea Green who was not too pleased about the entire situation. The truth will come out soon. — Blackcat Events (@BlackCat_Events) April 17, 2018 LOL BRO! The truth came out. You’re a fraud and we’ve made sure the wrestling community knows that! Goodluck surviving in this industry. https://t.co/5YVZP9opEW — Chels..

NJPW Hi No Kuni Quick Results (4/29), A New Champion is Crowned

April 30, 2018 • Admin

NJPW Hi No Kuni is in the books and a new IWGP Intercontinental Champion has been crowned as Tetsuya Naito captured the gold by defeating Minoru Suzuki in the main event. Evil & Sanada also held onto the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles when they defeated the Killer Elite Squad in a rematch from Wrestle Kingdom. Also, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi picked up singles match victories over the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desparado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Here are the full NJPW Hi No Kuni quick results: IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito def. Minoru Suzuki to win the title IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada) def. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) to retain the titles Hiromu Takahashi def. Yoshinobu Kanemaru Bushi def. El Desparado by DQ Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Kushida def. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay) Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, ..

WWE Stars Experiencing Travel Issues

April 30, 2018 • Admin

In what was a long week for some, just got longer. After traveling to Saudi Arabia for the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' event in what is nearly a 12-hour flight, immediately after the show concluded this past Friday the wrestlers who competed at the event where transported on planes from Saudi Arabia to the United States at midnight. According to PWInsider, a majority of the talents made it back to the U.S.Saturday afternoon coming through New York City's 'JFK' airport before getting on the flight that would take them to their respective homes. For some of the talents they only had 24 hours to enjoy home as they had to fly out Sunday to get ready for the TV tapings in Canada this week. The site notes that some talents were scheduled to fly back to New York and then connect at 'LaGuardia Airport' for a flight to Montreal. For the talents who had this schedule, after arriving to New York they discovered that that their flight to Montreal had been canceled..