THE ROUND-UP
THE LATEST NEWS
Kane still planning on wrestling at WWE Crown Jewel
NXT St. Charles, MO, live results: Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream
Impact moving to 10 PM Eastern on Pop TV starting later this month
Tetsuhiro Yagi retiring from NJPW due to ‘personal reasons’
Senators urge WWE to rethink Crown Jewel event
Bobby Roode replacing Kevin Owens in WWE Mixed Match Challenge
Daniel Cormier might fight Jon Jones again instead of Brock Lesnar
Jericho cruise special to air on Fite TV, HonorClub
Impact Wrestling results: Bound for Glory go-home show
Bound for Glory notes: Willie Mack, Eli Drake open challenge, more
WWE issues statement following suspected murder of Saudi journalist
THE LATEST AUDIO
Wrestling Weekly: NJPW unrest, big matches of the week 10/12
WOL: Saudi Arabia in detail, tons of news, more! 10/12
Left My Wallet: Ring of Honor’s Dalton Castle 10/12
B&V&G: Granny, NXT, Mae Young Classic! 10/11
There are a ton of shows this weekend including 14 WWE events, including five tomorrow.
We’ll be doing one weekend poll, for Impact Bound for Glory on Sunday, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected].
We’re looking for reports tonight on the Raw house show in Syracuse, NY, ROH in Baltimore, plus NXT in Southhaven, MS and Ocala, FL to [email protected].
ROH GLORY BY HONOR TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ON HONOR CLUB
Sumie Sakai & Dr. Britt Baker vs. Jenny Rose & Stella Gray
Kenny King & Flip Gordon vs. TK O’Ryan vs. Vinny Marseglia
Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. Brian Milonas & Beer City Bruiser in a non-title match
Bully Ray vs. Jonathan Gresham
Shane Taylor vs. Adam Page
Marty Scurll vs. Hurricane Helms
Jeff Cobb vs. Eli Isom in a non-title match
Young Bucks & Cody vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian & Scorp=io Sky in a six-man tag title match
Jay Lethal vs. Silas Young for the ROH title
NEW JAPAN WORLD PRO WRESTLING TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. EASTERN ON AXS TV
Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii for IWGP heavyweight title
MLW TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. EASTERN ON BEIN SPORTS
Teddy Hart vs. Rich Swann
BELLATOR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ON PARAMOUNT AND DAZN FROM THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO IN UNCASVILLE, CT
Carrington Banks (154.75) vs. Mandel Nallo (156)
Corey Browning (155) vs. Baby Slice (154.75)
Lorenz Larkin (171) vs. Ion Pascu (169.5) in the welterweight Grand Prix alternates match
Sergei Kharitonov (265) vs Roy Nelson (263.75)
Matt Mitrione (255) vs. Ryan Bader (229.5) in the heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals
AAW ON TWITCH AT 9 P.M. EASTERN TONIGHT FROM THE AFS CINEMA IN AUSTIN, TX
Ryan Davidson vs. Fuego del Sol vs. Barrett Brown vs. Kody Lane vs. Jazzy Serious vs. Andy Dalton
Curt Stallion vs. Paco vs. Steven Wolf
Laredo Kid vs. Jason Cade
Thunder Rosa vs. Kylie Ray
AR Fox & Myron Reed vs. Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz
Mat Fitchett & Davey Vega vs. Ricky Starks & Aaron Solow
Trevor Lee vs. Rich Swann for Heritage title
Eddie Kingston vs. ACH
CMLL AT 9:30 P.M. EASTERN FROM ARENA MEXICO
Robin & Star Jr. vs. Akuma & Camorra
Amapola & Reyna Isis & Dalys vs. Marcela & Jarochita & Avispa Dorada
Soberano Jr. & Esfinge & Audaz vs. Templario & Dragon Rojo Jr. & Polvora
Atlantis & David Finlay & El Hijo de L.A. Park vs. Shocker & Rey Bucanero & Bestia del Ring
Mistico & Volador Jr. & L.A. Park vs. The Chris & Cavernario & Hechicero
Ultimo Guerrero vs. Michael Elgin
The Saturday schedule includes WWE Raw in Binghamton, NY, Smackdown in Raleigh, NC, NXT U.K. TV tapings in Plymouth, UK, as well as NXT events in Owesnboro, KY and Tampa as well as OTT in Dublin at the National Stadium. We’re looking for reports on all of those shows to [email protected].
BELLATOR SATURDAY NIGHT AT 9 P.M. ON PARAMOUNT AND DAZN
Henry Corrales (146) vs. Andy Main (145.6)
Alexander Shlemenko (185.2) vs. Anatoly Tokov (185.8)
Cheick Kongo (239.2) vs. Timothy Johnson (265.6)
Benson Henderson (155.8) vs. Saad Awad (155.8)
Fedor Emelianenko (236) vs. Chael Sonnen (227) in the heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals
PROFESSIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE FROM THE LONG BEACH ARENA SATURDAY NIGHT AT 9 P.M. ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
Lightweight tournament semifinals
Will Brooks (20-4) vs. Rashid Magomedov (21-2)
Islam Mamedov (15-2) vs. Thiago Tavares (22-8-1)
Light heavyweight tournament semifinals
Maxinm Grishin (28-7) vs. Smealinho Rama (11-4)
Dan Spohn (18-5) vs. Sean O’Connell (18-10)
Sunday has Raw in Allentown, PA, Smackdown in Charlottesville, VA, ROH in Philadelphia for TV tapings (Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. Young Bucks vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian for tag titles, Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham & ? vs. The Kingdom, Cody vs. Kenny King, Sumie Sakai & Madison Rayne & Jenny Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Karen Q & Kelly Klein and Jeff Cobb vs. Shane Taylor) and OTT in Dublin at the National Stadium (Kushida vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Tetsuya Naito & Sanada & Evil vs. Shane Strickland & Flamita & Bandido, Satoshi Kojima & Michael May vs. Sean Guinness & Hirooki Goto, Minoru Suzuki vs. Timothy Thatcher, Kings of the North vs. More Than Hype).
Monday has Raw in Philadelphia and a Smackdown house show in Richmond, VA. Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey are scheduled for the show.
The 1,000th episode of Smackdown takes place on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Announced matches at the show are Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rey Mysterio, plus Mixed Match Challenge with Miz & Asuka vs. Rusev & Lana and Bobby Lashley & Mickie James vs. Bobby Roode & Natalya. Edge will be there doing a Cutting Edge promo segment and Evolution will reuinite with HHH, Randy Orton, Ric Flair and Dave Bautista. Kane is also scheduled.
NEW JAPAN SUPER JUNIOR TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT STARTS TUESDAY AT 5:30 A.M. EASTERN FROM TOKYO KORAKUEN HALL ON NEW JAPAN WORLD
Toa Henare & Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. Ayato Yoshida & Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano & Baretta & Chuckie T vs. Jay White & Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles vs. Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask
Ryusuke Taguchi &ACH vs. Volador Jr. & Soberano Jr.
Kushida & Chris Sabin vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Desperado
Bushi & Shingo Takagi vs. Sho & Yoh
F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Recapping WWE Super Show-Down
Going into Super Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, it wasn’t entirely clear whether it would be more of a major stadium show or a glorified live event. There were elements of both on display at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Without even factoring in entrances or the post-match angle, Triple H vs. The Undertaker was nearly 30 minutes long. It was obvious that they were attempting to deliver on the epic “last-time ever” main event that had been promised.
WON NEWSLETTER: October 15, 2018 Observer Newsletter: Highs and lows of UFC 229, plus tons of news
The biggest show in UFC history took place this past week. Look at the economics, the lessons, what it says about the fan base, the promotion and the regulators in how things escalated into the brawl that took place. Examine how Conor McGregor benefited from the brawl, likelihood of a rematch, as well as all the changes in upcoming cards and the making jokes out of the various championships.
There is also the regular coverage of UFC 229 with a look at the matches and poll results.
This issue addresses the next two major WWE shows, Evolution and Crown Jewel. Look at the issues facing WWE and Saudi Arabia, why the issues are so much deeper than women not being allowed to perform, and the return of Shawn Michaels.
Look at the unrest in New Japan and why morale has done a 180 since the G-1, the Tokyo Dome main event, the Power Struggle show, Chris Jericho in New Japan, and Tanahashi vs. Omega,
Read more on Rey Mysterio’s return to WWE, Smackdown 1,000, who is coming to Smackdown 1,000, Kevin Owens injury update, why WWE stock declined so much this past week, notes on potential of ratings on FOX and how that compares to FOX’s usual Friday numbers.
This issue has more on the life and career of Hiroshi Wajima, a former All Japan headliner who was one of the greatest sumos of all-time.
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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE
We did a special podcast that should be up shortly with Garrett Gonzalez and Will Cooling talking not only the U.K. scene when it comes to television, but the politics of the Saudi Arabia show and aspects about the position WWE is in that haven’t been talked about long-term, the latest from New Japan, UFC & Bellator’s new deals, Sky and WWE, Revolution Pro TV tapings, and seeing wXw live in Oberhausen.
Several major media sources including Viacom, The New York Times and Los Angeles Times have pulled out of a Saudi Arabian media conference and Fox Business is examining the situation. This puts more pressure on WWE because it makes it look like they can’t make a moral stand and it will be a very bad reflection to the pubic of the image of WWE as a company. (thanks to Daniel Thomason)
Based on the advertising for the weekend WWE house shows, Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins are not listed on the Raw tour and Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton are not listed on the Smackdown tour.
The New York Times has a story on Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen.
Abyss will be inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame tomorrow night in New York at McHale’s Pub. Jim Mitchell, his manager and sometimes his father in storyline, will be inducting him.
Regarding the tweet where Khabib Nurmagomedov said he was in talks with WWE, officials at WWE say that is not the case. Nurmagomedov is under contract to UFC and UFC contracts prohibit talent from doing pro wrestling without clearing it with the company.
WWE
Paul Levesque in the U.K. talks to the mirror about the U.K. brand.
The 12/26 MSG show has been changed from Smackdown to Raw and has a new lineup with roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in a cage match for the Universal title, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose for tag titles and Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James for the women’s title.
A car formerly owned by John Cena was sold for $1.32 million. (thanks to Mike Kuzmuk)
MISCELLANEOUS
Rob Strauss, formerly Robbie E, will be appearing in Dwayne Johnson’s new Titan Games TV show on NBC which starts airing in January.
Jim Cornette talks the history of the NWA title.
Barrie Wrestling tomorrow in Barrie,ONT at 49 Ferris Lane at 5 p.m.
C4 Championship Combat on 11/16 in Ottawa, ONT at St. Anthony’s Hall.
Hoosier Pro Wrestling’s 20th anniverary show on 11/3 in Columbus, IN at the 4-H Fairgrounds Family Arts Building.
Bar Wrestling has a show on 10/17 called Breastlemania. The show will benefit the Susan Love Foundation for breast cancer research and has Tessa Blanchard vs. Brian Cage, Penelope Ford vs. Shotzi Blackheart vs. Heather Monroe vs. Indi Hartwell, Scarlett Bordeaux & Katrina vs. Ruby Raze & Sage Sin and Nicole Savoy vs. Diamante.
Jimmie “J.J.” Walker who was a big star at one point from the TV show “Good Times” will be appearing on Sunday for Renegade Wrestling Authority in High Point, NC.
Bobby Fulton’s World Classic Professional Big Time Wrestling on 10/20 in Jackson, OH with Bobby Fulton vs. Mr. Pittsburgh Steeler plus a meet and greet with Ron Garvin.
Tommy Dreamer has a show called “Indie Darlings” on 12/8 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia with himself, Edge, Bully Ray, Nick Aldis, Joey Ryan, Brodus Clay,Shane Strickland, Brian Cage, Big Cass, Willie Mack and James Ellsworth.
Pro Wrestling comes to the Czech Republic with Art of Wrestling on 10/21 in Prague with Bad Bones vs. Markus Mytra, Alpha Female Jazzy Gabert vs. Killer Kelly and more.
Eve announced there will be no live show on Eve on Demand tomorrow due to a Pivotshare issue, but that Pivotshare is putting in a new system that will make live streaming events much better going forward.
Here is a story on the underground pro wrestling scene in Los Angeles.
Daily Professional Wrestling History: Bret Hart wins his first WWF World title
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