Month: June 2024

A round-up of the action from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ash by Elegance appears at NXT Battleground, confronts Tatum Paxley

Ash by Elegance, formerly Dana Brooke, made a surprise appearance at NXT Battleground.

Kelani Jordan is crowned the inaugural NXT North American Women’s Champion

June 9, 2024 POST Wrestling Staff

Kelani Jordan emerged as the winner in the six-woman ladder match as NXT Battleground to lift the new NXT North American Women’s Champion.

NJPW Dominion 2024: El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori | Moxley vs. EVIL

Bruce Lord & Karen Peterson review NJPW Dominion headlined by El Desperado defeating Taiji Ishimori in the 2024 BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIORS 31 Finals main event.

Jeff Cobb puts NJPW World Television Title on the line in open challenge for Forbidden Door

Jeff Cobb has put his NJPW World Television Championship up for grabs in an open challenge for the Forbidden Door pay-per-view.

El Desperado emerges victorious from 2024 NJPW BOSJ, calls out SHO for IWGP Jr. Title Steel Cage match

For the first time, El Desperado wins NJPW Best of the Super Juniors by besting Taiji Ishimori in the final.

Piper Niven: “Drew McIntyre made us believe it was possible for Scottish wrestlers to get to the WWE”

Piper Niven speaks about the influence that Drew McIntyre provided for her as she pursued her dream of making it to the next stage.

Jon Moxley defending IWGP World Heavyweight Title against Tetsuya Naito at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

Mox and Naito are running it back at Forbidden Door.

TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) win IWGP & STRONG Openweight Tag Team Titles at NJPW Dominion

The duo of Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls are now double champions in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Wrestle Kingdom 19 set for 1/4/25 at Tokyo Dome, NJPW x STARDOM Historic X-Over II taking place on 11/17/24

A series of event, date and venue announcements from NJPW including Wrestle Kingdom and Historic X-Over.

NJPW G1 Climax 34 to feature 20-man field, two spots will be filled via play-in matches

The 2024 G1 Climax tournament is going to feature a 20-man field with 10 talents in each block.

Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI capture NEVER Openweight 6-Man Titles at NJPW Dominion

Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi and BUSHI get their hands on the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships.

Great-O-Khan becomes two-time KOPW Champion at NJPW Dominion

For the second time, Great-O-Khan captures the KOPW Championship. He bested Yuya Uemura at NJPW Dominion.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Mike Rotunda comments on Uncle Howdy teases: “Hopefully it’ll be good”

June 8, 2024 POST Wrestling Staff

Mike Rotunda chats Uncle Howdy teases & Wyatt Family, Bret Hart on infamous leg wrestling matches, ‘Speedball’ praises Eddie Edwards.

AEW Collision 6/8/24 Review | COLLISION COURSE

John Siino & Kate From MTL review this week’s AEW Collision featuring FTR vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta, Kyle O’Reilly vs. Orange Cassidy, and “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Lady Frost.

REPORT: Ricochet gives notice to WWE that he intends to exit company when contract expires

Per report, Ricochet gave notice to WWE that he’ll be exiting the company when his contract expires this summer.

Joe Hendry initially turned down musical performance in TNA because The Rock did it going into WWE WrestleMania XL

Initially, Joe Hendry turned down the live musical performance idea because The Rock just did it going into WrestleMania XL.

‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey opens up about almost joining WWE, signing was halted due to ‘new hiring guidelines’

Before becoming a member of the IMPACT/TNA roster, ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey almost put pen to paper with WWE.

Drew McIntyre to wrestle Sheamus in dark match at WWE SmackDown in Scotland

Before Clash at the Castle, Drew McIntyre is going to be in action in front of his home country crowd in a dark match at SmackDown.

Taiji Ishimori reflects on cervical vertebrae injury that caused him to pull out of 2023 NJPW BOSJ