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There is your dream team. There are certain wrestlers who seem like they would be perfect together and occasionally you get to see them working together. That can make for some outstanding moments if you can wait long enough to actually see them. There is a current pairing that fans have been clamoring for and now we will be getting to see it, albeit on a slightly smaller stage.
Big Time Wrestling in Webster, Massachusetts has announced that Bret Hart will be managing FTR in a tag match against Brian Pillman Jr. and Brock Anderson on June 10. Arn Anderson will be in the corner of Pillman and Anderson, Arn’s son. This comes after several weeks of speculation of Hart coming to AEW to manage FTR. There is no word on if this will be done again elsewhere.
FTR will FINALLY get their chance to be managed by Bret Hart when they take on the team of Brian Pillman Jr & Brock Anderson with Arn Anderson!
It happens on Friday June 10th in Webster, Ma!
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That doesn’t sound good. An injury is one of the worst things that you can see in wrestling as you never know how long someone is going to be out of action. What can make it even worse is the kind of injury that is under the surface and has no real timetable to heal up. That is the case again with a current prominent star, and now things are already looking a bit worse.
Earlier this week, Ring Of Honor World Champion Jonathan Gresham suffered a possible concussion in a match against Dalton Castle at AEW Battle Of The Belts II. The injury has not yet been confirmed, but Progress Wrestling has announced that Gresham will be missing his appearances for the company in the UK this weekend. The company did say that he will be back in action on May 15. There is no word on when Gresham might be wrestling before then.
Regrettably, due to injury, Jonathan Gresham is not medically cleared to make the trip to the UK this weekend. Replacements will be named shortly for both #AtlasWeekend events. ..

Ring Of Honor
Date: April 13, 2022
We’re still in the vault years and that has been a lot of fun so far. There is so much great material throughout Ring Of Honor’s history and it is a blast to pull out some random matches and see what else is in there. I have no idea what to expect here and that is always a nice feeling. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
From the 2nd Anniversary Show, February 14, 2004.
Pure Wrestling Title: CM Punk vs. AJ Styles For the inaugural title. Feeling out process to start with Punk being sent into the ropes, which counts for the first (of three rope breaks). Styles gets backed up as well and grabs the rope for a reversal, which means a break of his own (even if it didn’t seem intentional). They run the ropes until AJ slips to the floor to go after Traci Brooks (Punk’s manager).
The distraction lets Punk take him down with a dive but Styles sends him into the barricade. They fight into the crowd and you can’t see a thing. It’s Punk in control as they co..

That isn’t good. Injuries can derail anything in wrestling as you never know when you might see someone put on the shelf. A wrestler can get hurt at any point and take them out of action, no matter what they are doing or how talented they might be. Unfortunately that seems to be the case again, as a fairly prominent wrestler might have gotten hurt in a high profile match.
According to Fightful Select, Ring Of Honor World Champion Jonathan Gresham was checked out for a concussion following his title defense against Dalton Castle at AEW Battle Of The Belts II. There is no word on Gresham’s condition or the results of the test. The potential injury was said to take place early in the match when Gresham took a gutwrench suplex from Castle.
Opinion: You never want to see anything like this as any kind of injury and a concussion is one of the nastiest that you are going to see. What matters most is Gresham being ok, as this is the kind of thing that could keep him on the shelf for a long t..

Yes, again. WWE does all kinds of things in any given week and a lot of them are business as usual. Occasionally they will get on a run of strange decisions though and it can make things seem a bit confusing. That has been the case as of late with a series of name changes, and now it seems that WWE is planning to change even more names, no matter how odd they may be.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE is planning to change the names of two more longstanding members of the NXT roster. Kacy Catanzaro will now be known as Katana Blade and Kay Lee Ray will become Alba Fyre. There is no word on if this means either of the two will be called up to the main roster. This is part of Vince McMahon’s new rule that no wrestler can use part of their real name or a name they used outside of WWE.
Opinion: This is WWE’s thing at the moment and it isn’t exactly something that makes the most sense. It’s McMahon’s latest whim, but at the same time it is really annoying to see these people build up a name ..

Jump around? There are so many wrestlers on the WWE roster that it can be easy to forget where some of them are. To make it more complicated, sometimes you see wrestlers appear on other shows, which has been the case even more frequently as of late. Now it seems like it will be happening again, as three NXT wrestlers seem set to appear on another show.
NXT wrestlers Lash Legend, Ivy Nile and Damon Kemp have posted photos of themselves in front of an NXT UK logo, suggesting that the three of them will be appearing on the show soon. This comes after NXT’s Roderick Strong has made some appearances in NXT UK in recent weeks. There is no word on when they might appear or who else from NXT might be heading to NXT UK.
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Opinion: This is a good idea and something that WWE should have started doing a long time ago. These wrestler..

History has been made! There are a lot of titles in the wrestling world and some of them are defended very regularly. A title change means a lot as you can see the new direction a company is taking. While they don’t happen very often, it still means a lot when one does. That was the situation again this week as a former champion regained the title in a pretty big grudge match.
This weekend at AEW Battle Of The Belts, Sammy Guevara defeated Scorpio Sky to win the TNT Title for a record tying third time. The win came as Guevara hit Sky low and gave him the GTH for the pin. This came after the two had been feuding for several weeks with Sky refusing to give Guevara a title match. Sky had taken the title from Guevara in March, holding it for 36 days.
Opinion: I’m a bit surprised by the title change but it is the kind of thing that you need to have on a show built around championships. Guevara seems like he is heading for a turn to the dark side as well so things could be getting even mor..

Battle Of The Belts II
Date: April 16, 2022
Location: Curtis Culwell Center, Garland, Texas
Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Tony Schiavone
It’s time for another special as AEW is back with a focus on the titles. That could make for a big night, as we are fresh off a World Title match this week on Rampage. This show is another hour long deal, which tends to mean a focus on in ring actiaon. AEW tends to thrive there so let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
TNT Title: Scorpio Sky vs. Sammy Guevara Sky, with the rest of the Men of the Year is defending while Guevara has Tay Conti with him. Guevara gets knocked back to start and Sky hammers away before things reset a bit. They fight over a suplex attempt before Guevara clotheslines him down. A backflip over Sky sets up a dropkick to the floor, with the fans not being so pleased with Guevara. Sky slams him on the floor and a mostly missed TKO over the top rope sends them both back outside. We take a break and come back with Sky hitting a pair ..

Welcome back. Commentary is one of the most important parts of a wrestling show. The commentary team is there to tell you what is going on but also to guide fans in the direction the company is wanting. That is easier said than done and the right team is hard to put together. Next week is going to feature someone very familiar who is not around all that often anymore.
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler has announced via his Instagram Stories that he will be back on commentary next week on Monday Night Raw. This will be the second straight week on commentary for Lawler, who is replacing Corey Graves as he is on his honeymoon with Carmella. Lawler has done commentary for WWE on and off for about thirty years but has only made occasional appearances on Monday Night Raw in recent years.
Opinion: Lawler is kind of perfect for a spot like this as he is both familiar but also someone who is not around very often and still feels special. I’m not sure how long he is going to be around but at leas..

Yes, again. Tag teams have a weird history in WWE. The company has a tendency to break up tag teams out of nowhere, occasionally even seeming to put them together for the sake of splitting them. It does not leave teams with that much time to get things going and now there is a chance that another team might be split up, at least after this week’s edition of SmackDown.
This week on SmackDown, Madcap Moss defeated Humberto in a singles match. The match included Humberto’s Los Lotharios partner Angel interfering. Following the match, Angel yelled at Humberto, suggesting that there are issues between the two. Angel is currently scheduled to face Moss in a singles match next week. There is no word on the two of them possibly splitting up. The two began teaming together as Los Lotharios in September 2021.
Opinion: I don’t know if this means the team is going to be splitting up, but this is the pattern that WWE teams tend to follow on their way to breaking up. I’m not sure why the team migh..

I think he would be welcomed back. There are a lot of wrestlers throughout WWE’s history but very few of them are close to the level of John Cena. After being on top of the company for such a long time, Cena has become one of the biggest legends in WWE history. Cena is the top star of the most recent generation but has since moved on to Hollywood for the most part. He will still come back every now and then though, and that might be the case again.
According to Brad Shepherd’s Unleashed Patreon, Cena is expected to return to WWE television at some point in late June. There is no word on what he will be doing or which show he will be appearing on. Cena last appeared on WWE television in August 2021 when he lost in the main event of Summerslam against Roman Reigns. It is not clear if Cena will be wrestling or how long he will be back.
Opinion: This could certainly be a big deal for WWE, as Cena is as big of a star as they have who might appear on more than one or two shows. Cena is som..

That doesn’t sound good. There have been so many wrestlers throughout the years and some of them have become names that are known to most wrestling fans. It can be interesting to see what they are doing after they leave the ring, though that does not necessarily mean it is a good thing. That seems to be the case again as a legend has shared some bad news.
Wrestling legend Virgil has revealed that he has received bad news regarding his health. Virgil revealed on Twitter that he has suffered two major strokes and has been diagnosed with an early form of dementia. He has set up a page asking for donations, in addition to offering to sell autographs and video shoutouts. Virgil has not wrestled since Talk N Shop A Mania 2 in November 2020.
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