THE ROUND-UP
The Latest from the F4W Staff
NEWS
WWE: Three of our performers have been diagnosed with viral infection
Kurt Angle returning to the ring, Styles facing Balor at WWE TLC
Kevin Owens to miss remainder of WWE’s South American tour
Nia Jax returning to WWE in time for European tour
Impact Wrestling results: Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie
AUDIO
WOL: Breaking news on WWE TLC shakeup, updates on everyone, more! 10/20
Wrestling Weekly: Doing the drives, Monster Factory camp, Burrhead Jones 10/20
B&V&G: NXT, Lucha Underground, Granny’s Wrestling Report, more! 10/20
WOR: Mick Foley talks health, new Saint Mick book and more! 10/19
We’re looking for reports from WWE Raw in St. Louis tonight, SmackDown in Buenos Aries, Argentina, NXT in North Charleston, SC and Venice, FL and the ROH TV tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia (War Machine vs. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley for ROH tag titles, Silas Young vs. Jonathan Gresham, Matt Taven vs. Flip Gordon, Punishment Martinez vs. Josh Woods, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Karen Q plus Bully Ray, Cody and Young Bucks appearing) to [email protected].
NEW JAPAN WORLD PRO WRESTLING ON AXS TV AT 8 P.M. EASTERN
Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada G-1 finals
BELLATOR ON SPIKE TV FROM THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO IN UNCASVILLE, CT AT 9 P.M.
Ana Julaton (2-2) vs. Lisa Blaine (1-0)
Ryan Quinn (13-7) vs. Marcus Surin 4-0)
Heather Hardy (1-0) vs. Kristina Williams (0-0)
Neiman Gracie (6-) vs. Zak Bucia (18-8)
Gegard Mousasi (42-6-2) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (56-9, 1 no contest)
LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE ON AXS TV AT 9 P.M.. FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA AT THE RALSTON ARENA
Dakota Cochrane (29-1) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (21-6)
CMLL FROM ARENA MEXICO AT 9:30 P.M. EASTERN TIME
Oro Jr. & Star Jr. vs. Sangre Azteca & Disturbio
Guerrero Maya Jr. & Pegasso & Rey Cometa vs. Dragon Rojo Jr. & Misterioso Jr. & Polvora
Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja & Soberano Jr. vs. Sanson & Forastero & Cuatrero
Pierroth & Rush & Sam Adonis vs Negro Casas & Rey Bucanero & El Terrible
Diamante Azul & Mistico & Valiente vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Gran Guerrero & Mephisto
Caristico vs Volador Jr.
PWG FROM RESEDA, CALIFORNIA
Adam Brooks vs. Mark Haskins
Joey Janela vs. Trevor Lee
Keith Lee vs. Jonah Rock
Ricochet vs. Walter
Flamita vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Rey Hours
Penta 0M & Rey Fenix vs. Jeff Cobb & Matt Riddle for PWG tag titles
Saturday we’re looking for reports from WWE Raw in Mankato, MN, SmackDown in Santiago, Chile, and NXT in Aiken, SC and Citrus Springs, FL.
NEW JAPAN IN TOGANE AT 5 A.M. EASTERN TIME ON NEW JAPAN WORLD
Tomoyuki Oka & Katsuya Kitamura vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Leo Tonga
Shota Umino & Tetsuhiro Yagi & Ren Narita vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi & Desperado
Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask & Dragon Lee & Titan vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & ACH & Kushida & Hirai Kawato
Toru Yano & Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka & Taka Michinoku
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Kota Ibushi & Juice Robinson & David Finlay
Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo & Yoh & Sho vs. Tetsuya Naito & Evil & Seiya Sanada & Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi
Yuji Nagata vs. Manabu Nakanishi
UFC ON FIGHT PASS FROM GDANSK, POLAND SATURDAY AT 11:45 A.M. EASTERN TIME
Josh Emmett vs. Felipe Arantes
Aspen Ladd vs. Lina Lansberg
Warlley Alves vs. Salim Touahri
Andre Fili vs. Artem Lobov
Sam Alvey vs. Tamazan Emeev
Damian Stasiak vs. Brian Kelleher
Anthony Hamilton vs. Adam Wieczore
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Marcin Held
Oskar Picchota vs. Jonathan Wilson
Devin Clark vs. Jan Blachowicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Jodie Esquibel
Donald Cerrone vs. Darren Till
PWG FROM RESEDA, CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Matt Sydal vs. Rey Hours
Jonah Rock vs. Adam Brooks
Joey Janela vs. Marty Scurll
Young Bucks vs. Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Haskins
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Walter
Chuck Taylor vs. Ricochet for PWG title
Sunday we’re looking for reports from SmackDown in Santiago, Chile and NXT in Johnson City, TN.
WWE TLC FROM THE TARGET CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ON THE WWE NETWORK
Kurt Angle & Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins vs. Kane & Braun Strowman & The Miz & Cesaro & Sheamus in a TLC match
Finn Balor vs. AJ Styles
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore for the cruiserweight title
Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James for the women’s title
Asuka vs. Emma
Rich Swann & Cedric Alexander vs. Brian Kendrick & Jack Gallagher
Alicia Fox vs. Sasha Banks (preshow match)
NEW JAPAN AT TOKYO KORAKUEN HALL MONDAY AT 5:30 A.M. EASTERN TIME ON NEW JAPAN WORLD
Tomoyuki Oka & Shota Umino vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Leo Tonga
Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi & ACH vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Desperado & Taichi & Taka Michinoku
Toru Yano & Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe & Katsuya Kitamura vs. Kota Ibushi & Juice Robinson & David Finlay
Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Tetsuya Naito & Evil & Seiya Sanada
Kushida & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoh & Sho in the first round of the jr. tag team tournament
Dragon Lee & Titan vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi in the first round of the jr. tag team tournament
Raw will be Monday night from Green Bay, featuring the return of Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman.
SmackDown and 205 Live will be taped on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
FIGURE FOUR WEEKLY: Looking at Neville’s potential post-WWE life
While Neville’s situation with WWE remains unresolved a week after news broke that he wanted out of the company, his potential entrance into the global pro wrestling landscape would provide the most interesting test case yet of how successful someone could be outside of WWE in this era. Neville being unhappy isn’t an isolated incident.
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WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: October 23, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Brock Lesnar vs. Jinder Mahal, Observer Hall of Fame candidates, more
A look at the WWE PPV picture over the next two shows, the championship scene and the TLC show is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer, a double issue that features three back-of-the-book features, one on PED usage and lifestyle changes in pro wrestling, one on the life and times of Bobby Heenan and another of the 2017 Hall of Fame.
The lead story looks at Brock Lesnar vs. Jinder Mahal, the return of Kane and some of the new programs.
Look at the ROH Global Wars week, what the business says and doesn’t say, a rundown of the Chicago show, the anti-WWE movement, along with match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.
Examine WWE drug testing, lifestyle changes among the wrestlers, what WWE talent is and isn’t allowed to do, beating tests, TUE’s, what Dave Palumbo said, what WWE has said in response, just how prevalent are TUE’s in WWE compared to other sports, double standards and rules between office, talent and part-time talent, why WWE drug tests in the first place, why the idea that pro wrestling isn’t a competitive situation is as shallow a thinking as possible and how the business has changed over the years as far as the look to be a star.
Look back at the life outside of wrestling of Bobby Heenan.
Check out the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot and thoughts on the candidates including breaking down most of the candidates on the ballot.
Get updates on WrestleMania ticket sales, Jinder Mahal in India, Austin Aries talks the economics outside WWE, WWE earnings and predictions for PPV numbers, and updates on Neville and Nia Jax.
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WON BACK ISSUE: September 25, 2000 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWF moving to Viacom, WCW Fall Brawl reviewed, more
The Delaware Supreme Court on 9/18 ruled 3-0 not to overturn the Chancery Court ruling that the WWF would be able to accept the Viacom deal, and thus ending its 17-year relationship with the USA Network. The decision was more than one month in the making, which left much of the entire pro wrestling industry, and both networks, paralyzed to an extent, certainly as it pertained to wrestling programming.
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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE
WWE
Kurt Angle posted on Instagram about returning to the ring at TLC on Sunday: “Is it true??? Oh It’s damn true! Your Olympic Hero will be wrestling along side of The Shield at #TLC this Sunday. Be sure to watch. #yourolympicheroisback” Daniel Bryan replied to the news of Angle’s return by posting “Interesting…” and the thinking face emoji.
Our Bryan Alvarez tweeted that Finn Balor vs. AJ Styles is currently scheduled to get a good amount of time on Sunday. Alvarez also noted that creative is working on big changes for Raw with Roman Reigns out of action.
WWE indicated that Balor will still be wearing his “Demon” paint for the match against Styles.
Styles cut a promo about facing Balor, saying that he’s heading to TLC to represent SmackDown. Styles also made a slight reference to his and Balor’s past in Japan.
Drew McIntyre wrote about Angle returning and Balor facing Styles: “This has sent the @WWENXT tour bus into meltdown”
Shawn Michaels is on tour with NXT working backstage at this weekend’s house shows. Michaels posted a video of him talking to Johnny Gargano about Gargano’s losing streak.
The mayor of Vancouver declared yesterday “Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Day” due to The Rock’s upcoming “Skyscraper” movie being filmed in the city.
Pete Dunne has his first T-shirt on WWE Shop.
City Pages in Minneapolis interviewed Sasha Banks about her history in the city, her start in pro wrestling, and wanting to wrestle Asuka.
Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverly taunted Lonzo Ball with John Cena’s “You Can’t See Me” after hitting a shot over him in Ball’s NBA debut.
Pro Wrestling
Just a couple of months after she returned from retirement, Impact Wrestling announced today that Taryn Terrell is no longer with the company. “@IAmTarynTerrell & #IMPACT are mutually parting ways,” they wrote. “Taryn would like to pursue other career options and she has our full support. We wish Taryn well in whatever she does next.” It was revealed on last night’s episode of Impact that Terrell is no longer in the Knockouts Championship match at Bound for Glory, with it now being Sienna vs. Gail Kim vs. Allie.
Impact held their press conference at the Crust & Crate in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada today to reveal the Impact-themed pizza and beverage that will be available at the restaurant from November 4-10. Two types of pizza will be available, with customers choosing between the “Sriracha Scissor Kick” (spicy jerk chicken, roasted corn, black beans, salsa, red onion, jalapenos, and sriracha drizzle) and the “Pulled Pork Piledriver” (pulled pork, pickled onions, red chillies, jalapenos, bacon, and BBQ drizzle). The Impact cocktail has gin, rum, blue curacao, 7-Up, and splashes of lime and lemon.
Melbourne City Wrestling’s “November Rain” show, which is scheduled for November 11th and has Kazuchika Okada vs. Slex, has been moved to the Thornbury Theatre due to the demand for tickets.
Jimmy Jacobs is returning to CZW for their “Night of Infamy” show in Sewell, New Jersey on November 11th.
Brandon Howard wrote a piece looking at PWG’s ticket prices over the last several years.
Teddy Hart will be missing his bookings this weekend and wrote that he’s not sure about his status for the rest of 2017. Hart is returning to Texas to deal with a court case.
UFC/MMA
AM New York has an article on Heather Hardy ahead of her fight at Bellator 185 tonight.
Hardy also spoke to MMA Fighting about competing outside of New York.
Inside Edition interviewed Christy Mack about justice being served to Jonathan “War Machine” Koppenhaver after attacking her.
Vice posted a story on Darren Till, who will face Donald Cerrone in Poland tomorrow.
Carlos Felipe, who has yet to make his UFC debut, has been suspended by USADA for two years following a drug test failure.
Today in Professional Wrestling History: Mad Dog Vachon wins AWA World title
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