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That’s some character work. With so many wrestlers in the world today, it can be difficult for anyone to stand out. A wrestler has to either have a big personality or do something special that makes then get the fans’ attention. There are a few ways to do this and it can be interesting to see some of them come together. That was the case this week, with a segment that we are getting to see from after the TV show stopped.
This one needs to be seen to be believed (and it’s worth it). Check out the amazing post-Dynamite shenanigans (contains some NSFW language):
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AEW has uploaded a video from after this week’s edition of Dynamite went off the air, featuring the Blackpool Combat Club, Ricky Starks and Danhausen. Jon Moxley addressed the crowd, talking about how a lot of wrestlers come up through the ranks at smaller shows but eventually get to come back to their hometown. Moxley tried to bring out Starks but Danhausen interrupted, with Wheeler Y..

Maybe not? Wrestlers are like any other athlete, in that at some point they are not going to compete any longer. The end of their career can be something sad to see, but it is going to happen to everyone at some point. Some wrestlers get to leave on their own terms and it is great when someone gets that luxury. That seems to be the case for someone else, at least from their current promotion.
New Japan Pro Wrestling star Juice Robinson appeared on Wrestling Observer Live and announced that his New Japan contract is expiring on April 30 and he will not be wrestling for the promotion any longer. Robinson said that he wants to relax for a bit rather than wrestle somewhere else, though he did say that he does not have the urge to wrestle anymore. There is nothing to suggest that this means Robinson, 33, is ready to retire.
Opinion: I hope Robinson isn’t planning to retire but if he does not want to at the moment, good for him for getting out when he wants to. Robinson is someone who has ..

NXT UK
Date: April 14, 2022
Location: BT Sports Studios, London, England
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepherd
We’re in an interesting place here as this is one of the few shows without a title match over the next few weeks. Instead we have A-Kid vs. Teoman in a match that should be worth a look and some other stuff that should work out as well. This kind of show tends to work well for NXT UK so let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Coffey Brothers vs. Dave Mastiff/Jack Starz Joe and Mastiff collide to start but the shoulders don’t send either of them anywhere. Mastiff tries it again to some more success before bringing in Starz. This doesn’t go as well as Joe takes him into the corner for the tag to Mark and some arm cranking. A double atomic drop sets up a backbreaker for two but Starz manages a dropkick. Joe gets driven into the corner for a change and the tag brings in Mastiff.
That actually doesn’t go well at first as Joe tries a slam, only to have Starz hit a dropkick to..

It’s his thing. AEW has done a lot of great things for the wrestling world and one of the best has been the introduction of new stars. The company has allowed some stars to get their first shot on a national stage and that has opened several eyes. Some wrestlers have done better than others with their chance and now one of them is getting to do his thing completely outside of the ring.
AEW’s Darby Allin has released a video on Twitter showing him putting another man through a table at a Ludacris concert earlier this week. Allin attacked the other man and then splashed him onto a table, though he needed to do it twice to make the table break. Allin is currently scheduled to face Andrade El Idolo in a coffin match on next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
He really doesn’t like that table. Check out the clip from the concert:
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Opinion: Allin is one of the most unique stars in all of AEW and I’m curious to see what he can do going forward in the ..

He’s the future. We are freshly into the unofficial new season for WWE as WrestleMania 38 has come and gone. The main event of the show saw Roman Reigns defeat Brock Lesnar to unify the WWE Championship with his own Universal Championship to become Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. This extends Reigns’ time as champion to nearly 600 days and that number could grow.
According to Wrestlingnews.co, there are no plans for Reigns to lose the title anytime soon. Reigns has been Universal champion since August 30, 2020, making him the fifth longest reigning World Champion in company history. There has been speculation that Reigns will hold the title through next year’s WrestleMania, which will allow WWE to discuss him as the greatest star of all time. There is no word on who Reigns will face, though WWE is hoping that they will be able to get the Rock for the match.
Opinion: I don’t think it is any surprise that Reigns is going to hold the title even longer, though I’m not sure how well th..

That’s what’s next. WWE is in the beginning of an unofficial new season as WrestleMania 38 has come and gone. That means things are starting to pick up a little bit as WWE is trying to go with some new stories and ideas. Some of these ideas can be rather fascinating and interesting, though it depends on what they are going to be doing. Now we might have an idea of what WWE is planning.
WWE has announced some of the lineups for their upcoming European tour. The announcement includes three matches over the course of four shows from April 28 – May 1 in England, France and Germany. The three matches include Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey for the SmackDown Women’s Title, Raw Tag Team Champions RKBro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions the Usos and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defending against Drew McIntyre. These shows will take place a week before WrestleMania Backlash on May 8.
Opinion: This is a nice preview of what we are going to be seeing in the next few weeks, though WWE has..

What could be. There are a lot of things going on in the wrestling world and some of them are the kind of things that make a big impact in the future. You don’t see that kind of thing happen very often but when they do, it means a shakeup on a high level. We might be seeing something like that again, assuming that some speculation is what we are going to see next week.
This week on AEW Dynamite, a preview for next week’s episode revealed that AEW President Tony Khan would be having a major announcement. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer suggested that the announcement could be either a streaming deal for AEW or a broadcast deal for Ring of Honor Wrestling. AEW has not given any suggestion of what the announcement will be.
Opinion: I’m not sure what the announcement is going to be but you can probably assume that it is going to have something to do with more content from one of Khan’s promotions. Khan does have a history of making such announcements, though I’m almost worried ..

More history has been made! Titles are the simplest concept in wrestling, as any fan of any experience level can understand the concept. A champion is the best around and someone else wants to take their spot. It has worked forever in wrestling and it still does today, as a title change can shake up any promotion in the blink of an eye. That seems to be the case again this week.
The main event of this week’s AEW Dynamite saw Samoa Joe defeat Minoru Suzuki to win the Ring of Honor Television Title for the first time in his career. Suzuki won the title from Rhett Titus at the Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor event on April 1. There is no word on when Ring of Honor will return to running regular events or if Samoa Joe will defend the title on AEW television going forward.
Opinion: That’s not exactly a shocking result as Suzuki felt like someone there to hold the title for a few weeks before someone else won the thing. I can go with the transitional title reign as Joe holding the title i..

Welcome to your new home. The rise of AEW has done a lot of things for the wrestling world. One of the most important is allowing wrestlers and people in the wrestling industry a new place to work outside of WWE. AEW is going to need to bring in some people to work in front of and behind the camera and now they have done just that, including someone who has been with WWE very recently.
According to PWInsider.com, former WWE producer Pat Buck has begun working for AEW. Buck was backstage at both this week and last week’s AEW Dynamite, though it is not clear when he officially started. This comes less than two weeks after Buck left WWE, where he produced matches for this year’s WrestleMania. Buck reportedly wanted more free time to spend with his family.
Opinion: That is a very fast turnaround but if this is what Buck wants to do then good for him. He is obviously talented at what he does and if AEW is interested in bringing him in and he was interested, it makes all the sense in the w..

Who are you again? WWE has an odd history of changing wrestlers’ names out of nowhere. Sometimes it means that a wrestler is going to another roster, but other times it means that WWE has just changed their minds about something. Neither of them are exactly great reasons, but WWE loves to make the moves. That is what they have done again with a bit of a surprising name.
According to his WWE.com profile, Raul Menoza’s name is now Cruz del Toro. The name was used this week on NXT during del Toro’s appearance in a tag match, though there was no formal announcement was made. There is no word on why the name change was made and nothing to suggest that del Toro is on his way to the main roster. His Legado del Fantasma’s teammates names have not been changed.
Opinion: I’m not sure why WWE made this change and I would actually be surprised if they had a concrete reason either. The name changes have been coming rather quickly as of late and I don’t know how much good they are going to do for ..

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 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?
Backlash 2007
Date: April 29, 2007
Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 14,500
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Taz, John Bradshaw Layfield, Joey Styles
It’s the Wrestlemania followup show and the company is still on something of a hot streak. We have a big double main event as Batista challenges Undertaker for the Smackdown World Title in a Last Man Standing match and John Cena defends against Edge, Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton. That’s enough star power, plus Vince McMahon g..

Maybe not? There are certain wrestlers who are going to get your attention no matter what they do. There is something about them that catches your attention and does not let it go, which makes for a rather special appearance. WWE has some of those wrestlers today but they are few and far between. One such wrestler’s appearances might be even fewer and further between for the time being.
The official WWE.com page for WrestleMania Backlash is no longer advertising Brock Lesnar for an appearance, as he had been previously listed for an appearance. At the moment, Lesnar’s next scheduled appearance is at Money in the Bank on July 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lesnar was defeated by Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38 as Reigns won the WWE Championship and retained the Universal Championship.
Opinion: This isn’t the biggest surprise as Lesnar is hardly a full time star. He has been around more this year than he has been in a very long time and it makes sense for him to be away for the time being. Le..