William Regal:

William Regal debuted for AEW last night.

Cash Wheeler recalls gruesome injury:

Talking about a live TV accident on AEW TV last summer...

“I was like, ‘That’s not my arm. That hook is not in my arm, no way in hell. Like, I’m just crazy right now. Because I intentionally thought it was pinched between some metal because I fell and I kind of landed awkwardly laying on. So, I thought my body weight between like, the turnbuckle and the ring post was pinching it, and I remember thinking, ‘Ow, fuck’. If you go back, you have to turn the volume up and know what you’re looking for, but you can hear me yell, ‘FUCK’. And then like, I raised the arm up and that’s when you could see the skin that was still like hooked to it and then I’d give it a little tug and that’s when it, like, the hook yanks out and the blood sprays everywhere and that’s when I started saying, ‘F*ck,’ really loud again. That’s when Santana and Ortiz kind of noticed and Dax, the poor guy, his back is to it all, so he has no idea.''

Emotional Punk attacks WWE / Goldberg:

CM Punk burst into tears attacking WWE for taking Bill Goldberg to KSA with them, earning him millions of dollars... because...

“I love Bret Hart. His career was cut short by Goldberg, and it’s a god damn tragedy because there are people who go over to Saudi Arabia and get paid millions of dollars… that should have been Bret.”

He also said he is glad WWE did not get their hands on ROH, because he did not want them owning his footage.

Injury:

Orange Cassidy suffered a suspected shoulder injury on AEW TV this week.

Daily battle:

Finn Balor says he is an ongoing battle over his WWE career vs wanting to go home to be with his family...

“I’ll be honest, the money is not that good for the amount of pain we go through and being away from my family for 20 years. I wrestle with myself the whole time as to, like, hey, is this money worth being away from Ireland for 20 years? In 10 years time, when my family, people start to pass, my friends move on, is the money going to be worth the sacrifice that I’ve given up? Not the physical sacrifice, the sacrifice of being away from your loved ones for literally 20 years. Just having phone call relationships with people or text relationships with people that you grew up with or you love.''

CM Punk dedicates match:

CM Punk says his dog collar match was his love letter to Roddy Piper.

Hall Of Fame:

Vader will be posthumously inducted into this years WWE Hall Of Fame. It may be a bitter sweet tribute for his loved ones, he had campaigned hard before the end of his life, wanting to be enshrined before his death, but was rebuffed at the time.

ROH:

Cary Silkin has been named as an ROH HOF inductee, into the new legacy wing.

WWE games:

WWE have held talks with EA Sports about the future of the video game series. It is expected their partnership with Take Two will end soon, and they are said to be exploring options. The two sides have talked a number of times in the past.

New championship:

AEW debuted a new variation of their Women's title last night.

Orton talks future:

Randy Orton says he feels he has a decade left in him as an active talent, and has named Triple H, Ric Flair and John Cena as his shortlist for his HOF inductor.

Tony Khan addresses Chavo Guerrero claims:

“I am going to call Chavo. To be honest, I was a little surprised because I only missed one message from him, and then he went to the media after he missed one message. I don’t want to say how much he got paid to be the stunt coordinator for Young Rock, but he got paid a huge amount of money. He asked if he could take time off and leave, and I said, he was not under contract. He was on a weekly deal. I said, ‘I would love to have you back, and I do like you a lot, and you did a great thing. We will make our plans going forward without him here.’”

Impact departure:

Jake Something says he is no longer employed by the former TNA.

 

Jeff Hardy:

Jeff Hardy is expected to be confirmed as an AEW talent next week.

Injury:

Chelsea Green damaged her wrist working for Impact this weekend.

CYN:

Creative Your Narrative debuted last night. The show did not go without a hitch. The former Braun Strowman accidentally kicked a child in the face whilst falling over a barricade.

AEW merch:

AEW have released a tribute action figure of Brodie Lee, along with his eldest child in a two pack.

Stone Cold at Mania:

Stone Cold Steve Austin will be at WrestleMania, and will be involved with Kevin Owens, but... it is not clear that he is interested in wrestling a match, WWE are still pushing for that, but he is said to be blowing hot and cold on the idea.

Work for WWE:

WWE are looking for a digital media correspondent to cover WrestleMania. They want someone to work backstage doing talent interviews, specifically on the app TikTok.

Funk awarded:

PWI have awarded Terry Funk with their lifetime achievement award for 2022.

Swerve:

Former WWE stars Swerve and William Regal have signed for AEW.

 

Million Dollar landmark:

Tony Khan has proudly announced AEW's first Million Dollar event the figure earned after day one sales of Double Or Nothing tickets.

WrestleMania:

Sami Zayn vs Johnny Knoxville and Austin Theory vs Pat McAfee are now official.

Regal Raw:

Jerry Lawler will appear on Raw for the first time in 2 years next week.

AEW returns:

Hikaru Shida returned to AEW TV last night, as did Erick RedBeard (Rowan)

New champion:

Ricochet has captured the IC title from Sami Zayn.

Brock wants more from younger stars:

“Some of these young kids nowadays, they’re so used to having everything they want at their fingertips with technology. I don’t know where the grassroots, hard work, and the ethic is anymore. Some of these kids, they need to step up to the plate if they want to. They need to have a backbone. They need to do something different if they want to become successful. This business isn’t just about getting in the ring and being able to do moves, you know. This is a business of storytelling and characters and being able to portray a passion about something. So either you have it, or you don’t. Otherwise you’re just a mid-card wrestler, or an indie wrestler, or an internet wrestler. And you’re just playing to the fans on the internet.”

Asuka not ready:

Asuka has shot down reports that WWE have cleared her to return to the ring.

New title:

MLW have announced they are launching a Women's Featherweight Championship.

 

Undertaker talks HOF inductor:

“After over 30 years of long roads traveled, countless hours of TV, and one hell of a ride together… couldn’t think of anyone better to put me in the WWEHOF than Vince McMahon. One final ride together, old-timer!!!.”

Nia Jax heat:

Nia Jax is at the centre of a social media storm after making a series of posts about the Russia / Ukraine conflict, Covid, and her vaccine status, claiming her refusal to get jabbed, is why she was fired by WWE. She also claims Everyone in WWE is miserable and desperate to leave. This has brought about a storm of condemnation and abuse, including being blocked by some of her former colleagues, perhaps most notably, Becky Lynch. She has also been dropped by a podcast she worked on.

Injury:

Thunder Rosa will work AEW's next PPV injured. She suffered an unspecified injury on TV this week.

Lawsuit:

Michael Elgin has started a legal case against Impact. He is asking for no less that $5 million compensation, claiming a breach of contract. This relates to Elgin, and 2 other stars, being dropped without notice after sexual assault allegations were made against him, and them. He further claims Impact's decision to drop him without investigating the claims, which he denies, has damaged his career in Japan as well as domestically.

Cody Rhodes:

WWE have tasked their creative team with writing the return story for Cody Rhodes.

Jericho shades WWE:

Chris Jericho has applied for the TM of 'Sports Entertainer' the name WWE use to refer to their brand of wrestling.

WrestleMania:

WWE have confirmed the two battle royals will be on this years Mania card.

WWE have been in Dallas today, to unveil a mural dedicated to the event, in the city.

Guerrero found out he was dropped on social media:

Chavo Guerrero says he found out he had been dropped from AEW on social media, after a fan pointed out he had been deleted from the roster page. He says he is pissed off at the situation, as Tony Khan is refusing to take his calls to get an answer to what has gone on. He has been away from TV taping the show 'Young Rock' which he claims overran, leading him to spending more than the agreed three months away from AEW, but he claims he received no notice from AEW about them dropping him, that they were fully aware and on board with his situation regarding the other show, and have blackballed him since he got back to America.

 

WWE join boycott:

WWE have shut down it's Network in Russia and severed ties with Russian partners, as a worldwide blackballing of the country continues in reaction to their invasion of Ukraine.

Top WWE star backs arrested wrestler:

Ronda Rousey has called on police to free Cain Velasquez, saying...

''I would have done the same thing if not worse #freeCainVelasquez''

HOF:

Vince McMahon is scheduled to induct The Undertaker.

McAfee Mania:

Vince McMahon has offered Pat McAfee a WrestleMania match.

Drew McIntyre vs Happy Corbin is now official too.

New owner for ROH:

Tony Khan has bought ROH. He announced the news on AEW TV last night.

Concern for NXT star:

Amari lost feeling in her arms after her scary bump this week. She was taken to hospital after checks from the WWE team.

 

HOF'er in hospital:

Scott Hall has reportedly broken his hip.

Heat:

Veterans and active talent, including Edge, Lance Storm, Mick Foley and Baron Corbin have criticised Duke Hudson's Razor's Edge, like powerbomb finsisher as ''Dangerous''.

Injury:

Amari suffered a concussion on WWE TV last night.

Women missing Mania:

Alexa Bliss, Asuka and Bayley are all expected to miss WrestleMania.

Indie on TV:

Creative Your Narrative will air on Pro Wrestling TV.

AEW:

Tony Khan is expected to announce AEW have signed a streaming deal with HBO Max tonight on TV.

Khan talks Cody departure:

“I don’t want to get too deep into it, because a lot of this is personal between me and him. But, I tried to reach a longer agreement with him, beyond what we had for the option years. And it sounded like at one point I think we were going to, honestly. When we couldn’t settle on it, the last thing I wanted to do was keep somebody here that isn’t going to want to be here. So, it didn’t look like we were going to get a longer deal done, and I would have loved to have done it, and I have a lot of respect for him. But, when we didn’t come to terms on that it made it pretty clear where we’re going to end up on things. That being said, I have said nothing but respectful stuff about Cody, and I will continue to.”

Concern for HHH:

The last HHH staffer has quietly been dropped by WWE, causing fresh concern over Triple H's future with the company. He has shown little sign of coming back to work since a heart scare last year, and with all of his own hired team, including William Regal and Road Dogg now being gone, and his wrestling deal ending at the end of this month, with no sign of a renewal, it is being openly speculated that he may never return to his position within WWE.

Ric Flair was asked for an insight this evening, but revealed he and Tripper are no longer on speaking terms...

“I have no idea. He and I were incredibly close and now I never hear from him so I don’t know.”

Wrestler charged:

Cain Velasquez faces 10 charges over a shooting incident, for which he was arrested yesterday. These include attempted first degree murder, and multiple assault charges. The victim who was sitting in a car with his parents at the time of the attack was recently charged with a sex crime against a child under the age of 14, the child is said to be a relative of Velasquez. He was released on a stay at home order for the sex crime on Feb 25, but he was reportedly not at his residence at the time of the attack. It is alleged he was going to have an electronic tagging device added to his body when Velasquez found him and set about an 11 mile high speed chase before the shooting.

The shooting victim lives in the same building as Cain's mother's day care centre. He is said to have used this to abuse children in her care ''Hundreds of times'', although he claims he only helped children when they needed to use the bathroom, and once pulled up a child's pants after they fell down.

Police say Velasquez's actions have only caused the victims and his own family further pain, and regret that he chose to take punitive action into his own hands.

   

New champion:

Finn Balor ended Damien Priest's US title reign last night.

WrestleMania 38:

Edge vs AJ Styles and the Woman's Tag title match are now official for Mania.

Women snubbed form WWE game?:

Alundra Blayze has slammed WWE games for snubbing her from this years game, asking WWE on social media what the legends deal she signed is worth, if she is not included. This came after Paige slammed the WWE game makers for her, and the Bella's, Doudrop and Zelina's exclusion, despite a third of the named roster on the game, no longer being employed by WWE.

The full roster was named today, with their superstar points...

1. AJ Styles: 91
2. Akira Tozawa: 75
3. Alexa Bliss: 84
4. Alexander Wolfe: 77
5. André the Giant: 88
6. Angel Garza: 79
7. Angelo Dawkins: 80
8. Apollo Crews: 81
9. Ariya Daivari: 70
10. Asuka: 90
11. Austin Theory: 80
12. Batista: 88
13. Bayley: 88
14. Becky Lynch: 92
15. Beth Phoenix: 87
16. Bianca Belair: 87
17. Big Boss Man: 81
18. Big E: 87
19. Billie Kay: 77
20. Bobby Lashley: 91
21. Booker T: 88
22. Braun Strowman: 90
23. Bret “The Hitman” Hart: 91
24. Brock Lesnar: 94
25. Cameron Grimes: 79
26. Candice LeRae: 77
27. Carmella: 79
28. Cedric Alexander: 76
29. Cesaro: 84
30. Chad Gable: 76
31. Charlotte Flair: 90
32. Chyna: 87
33. Dakota Kai: 79
34. Damian Priest: 84
35. Dana Brooke: 74
36. Danny Burch: 77
37. Demon Finn Bálor: 90
38. Dexter Lumis: 79
39. Diesel: 87
40. Dolph Ziggler: 82
41. Dominik Mysterio: 79
42. Drew Gulak: 79
43. Drew McIntyre: 91
44. Eddie Guerrero: 90
45. Edge: 91
46. Elias: 75
47. Ember Moon: 81
48. Eric Bischoff (nWo 4-Life Edition): 69
49. Erik: 80
50. Faarooq: 88
51. Fabian Aichner: 80
52. Fandango: 77
53. Finn Bálor: 87
54. Goldberg: 88
55. Gran Metalik: 79
56. Happy Corbin: 81
57. Hollywood Hogan (nWo 4-Life Edition): 92
58. Hulk Hogan: 91
59. Humberto Carrillo: 77
60. Io Shirai: 82
61. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: 80
62. Ivar: 81
63. Jake “The Snake” Roberts: 85
64. JBL: 88
65. Jeff Hardy: 85
66. Jerry “The King” Lawler: 86
67. Jey Uso: 85
68. Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart: 86
69. Jimmy Uso: 85
70. Jinder Mahal: 77
71. Joaquin Wilde: 79
72. John Cena: 92
73. John Morrison: 80
74. Johnny Gargano: 82
75. Jordan Devlin: 79
76. Kalisto: 74
77. Kane: 82
78. Karrion Kross: 84
79. Kay Lee Ray: 81
80. Keith Lee: 80
81. Kevin Nash (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
82. Kevin Owens: 85
83. Kofi Kingston: 88
84. Kushida: 79
85. Kyle O’Reilly: 81
86. Lacey Evans: 81
87. Lana: 71
88. Lince Dorado: 75
89. Liv Morgan: 77
90. MACE: 76
91. ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage: 88
92. Mandy Rose: 80
93. Mansoor: 80
94. Marcel Barthel: 79
95. Maryse: 79
96. Mia Yim: 79
97. Mickie James: 81
98. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase: 85
99. Montez Ford: 82
100. Mr. McMahon: 76
101. Murphy: 77
102. Mustafa Ali: 77
103. MVP: 80
104. Naomi: 79
105. Natalya: 84
106. Nia Jax: 82
107. Nikki A.S.H.: 82
108. Oney Lorcan: 76
109. Otis: 77
110. Papa Shango: 79
111. Pete Dunne: 81
112. Peyton Royce: 79
113. R-Truth: 77
114. Randy Orton: 88
115. Raquel González: 81
116. Raul Mendoza: 79
117. Razor Ramon: 84
118. RECKONING: 76
119. Rey Mysterio: 90
120. Rhea Ripley: 86
121. Ric Flair: 88
122. Ricochet: 82
123. Riddle: 85
124. Road Dogg Jesse James: 85
125. Robert Roode: 81
126. Roderick Strong: 80
127. Roman Reigns: 95
128. Rowdy Roddy Piper: 85
129. Sami Zayn: 80
130. Samoa Joe: 86
131. Santos Escobar: 81
132. Sasha Banks: 88
133. Scott Hall (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
134. Seth Rollins: 91
135. Shane McMahon: 79
136. Shawn Michaels: 88
137. Shayna Baszler: 84
138. Sheamus: 85
139. Shelton Benjamin: 81
140. Shinsuke Nakamura: 88
141. Shotzi: 77
142. SLAPJACK: 71
143. ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin: 92
144. Sonya Deville: 77
145. Stephanie McMahon: 77
146. Syxx (nWo 4-Life Edition): 88
147. T-BAR: 76
148. Tamina: 75
149. Tegan Nox: 79
150. The Brian Kendrick: 74
151. The Miz: 86
152. The Rock: 93
153. Timothy Thatcher: 80
154. Titus O’Neil: 76
155. Tommaso Ciampa: 84
156. Toni Storm: 80
157. Trent Seven: 77
158. Triple H: 91
159. Trish Stratus: 88
160. Tucker: 71
161. Tyler Bate: 82
162. Tyler Breeze: 77
163. Ultimate Warrior: 88
164. Undertaker: 90
165. -Ministry of Darkness (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 93
166. -Phantom Mask (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 88
167. -Boneyard Match (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 91
168. William Regal: 85
169. WALTER: 86
170. X-Pac: 85
171. Xavier Woods: 86
     

Wrestler on attempt murder charge:

Cain Velasquez has been charged over a shooting incident in California on Monday, and is currently in jail. The MMA legend, turned, most recenty,  AAA star, is said to be the only suspect in the shooting of a 39 year old man near a high school in the wee small hours of the morning, in San Jose.

Johnny wrestling:

Johnny Gargano is expected to be named an AEW star within a month.

Heat on WWE:

Fans have attacked WWE on social media for not having Alexa Bliss on Raw in her home town this week. She says she wishes she could have been, but was not booked. She was actually at her own pre-engagement party.

 

WWE deal:

WWE have renewed and expanded the scope of their partnership TV deal with A&E. This will include original documentaries on legends of the promotion, requested footage shows and more .

Vince in court:

A former XFL employee has finally got his court date in his claim vs Vince McMahon. July 11th this year. He is asking for $23 million in compensation for wrongful dismissal, as he feels it was unfair he was blamed for the bankruptcy filing of the league just before the global pandemic.

Karate Kid legend talks AEW appearance:

Martin Kove says a chance meeting at a fan convention led to Britt Baker inviting him to step into the world of wrestling for a guest spot...

“We did an autograph show months ago and my connection agent introduced us and she was a great chick, she latched on, big Cobra Kai fan. She knew all the episodes and everything and she said to me ‘Can you do this little promo for me?’ I said ‘What is your background?’ and she says ‘I’m a dentist.’ All the things you would not think of a wrestler. She said ‘Would you do this promo for me and just come and say something that’s very endearing to me as the character John Kreese.’ It was soft-spoken and loving and she got an enormous amount of social media on it, she called me a couple of times to do another one and I couldn’t. Then this time, we were in Nashville and she wasn’t wrestling but she was buying into a wrestler that was supposed to win and didn’t. I come in and give her some advice.”