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

June 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

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

June 8, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 8, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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’

June 8, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 8, 2024 Andrew Thompson

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

June 8, 2024 Andrew Thompson

In 2023, Taiji Ishimori’s Best of the Super Juniors run came to an end due to injury. In 2024, he’s heading to the tourney final.

Ludwig Kaiser on Randy Orton: “To me, the absolute very, very best, probably ever”

June 8, 2024 Andrew Thompson

WWE Raw talent Ludwig Kaiser speaks highly about 14-time WWE World Champion Randy Orton.

Mustafa Ali wanted to do campaign character in WWE: “The general logic was they don’t do anything political or religious”

June 8, 2024 Andrew Thompson

Mustafa Ali further opens up about his new persona and wanting to exhibit it in WWE. He then touched on his post-WWE campaign video.

Arn Anderson addresses idea of reuniting with Cody Rhodes in WWE, says he’s dedicating his time to helping Brock Anderson progress

June 7, 2024 Andrew Thompson

Arn Anderson shares that he reached out to Cody Rhodes to check on him and the idea of them working together again never came up.

Drew McIntyre expresses how proud he is of TNA’s Joe Hendry: “He’s deserved a big opportunity for a long time”

June 7, 2024 Andrew Thompson

High praise onto Joe Hendry from Drew McIntyre.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ludwig Kaiser on Randy Orton: “To me, the absolute very, very best, probably ever”

Mustafa Ali wanted to do campaign character in WWE: “The general logic was they don’t do anything political or religious”

NXT’s Javier Bernal breaks foot in multiple places, states that he ‘probably’ will undergo surgery

Cody Rhodes assesses Undisputed WWE Title reign, doesn’t want to compare it to what Roman Reigns did

HENARE speaks about injury that led to his absence from NJPW

Arn Anderson addresses idea of reuniting with Cody Rhodes in WWE, says he’s dedicating his time to helping Brock Anderson progress

Drew McIntyre expresses how proud he is of TNA’s Joe Hendry: “He’s deserved a big opportunity for a long time”