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ROH’s War of the Worlds tour concluded with a set of television tapings in Villa Park, Illinois on Sunday.

– Dark match: Rhett Titus defeated Rayo

– Flip Gordon defeated Karl Fredericks

– Jeff Cobb discussed losing the TV title and his bad few weeks. Instead of calling out new TV Champion Shane Taylor, Cobb called out ROH World Champion Matt Taven.

Taven responded to Cobb and teased facing him right then but threw the mic at Cobb and walked off.

– Silas Young took part in a wrestling exhibition. He demonstrated ways to get disqualified escaping a wrist lock and gave his opponent a low blow.

– Kenny King defeated Jay Lethal in a best-of-three series match

– A promo by The Allure ended with Kelly Klein and Jenny Rose coming out, brawling with Angelina Love and Mandy Leon, and challenging them to a tag match.

– The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brawler Milonas) defeated Clark Connors & Alex Coughlin, Coast 2 Coast (LSG & Shaheem Ali), and The Kingdom (TK O’Ryan & Vinny Marseglia) in a four corner survival match

– Josh Woods won a quick squash match

– SANADA & EVIL defeated Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima

– ROH Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) defeated The Briscoes to retain their titles

This match aired lived on HonorClub. Tonga rolled up Jay Briscoe after Loa hit Jay with a title belt while the referee was checking on Mark Briscoe.

– NWA Women’s Champion Allysin Kay defeated Marti Belle to retain her title

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis replaced Cabana on commentary here.

– Mark Haskins cut a promo on Bully Ray and told him to come to the ring. Bully Ray entered, Haskins wanted to fight him, and Shane Taylor interrupted things.

Tracy Williams came out to join Haskins and even things up. A tag match was made, but Sons of Savagery attacked Haskins and Williams. PJ Black tried to make the save but was put through a table by Bully Ray.

– NWA National Champion Colt Cabana vs. James Storm ended in a 15-minute time limit draw

Storm had the Sharpshooter locked in as the time limit expired. Cabana offered him five more minutes, but The Briscoes attacked Cabana.

The Briscoes said the NWA screwed them at the Crockett Cup, so they were going to get revenge. The segment ended with the Briscoes laying out Cabana and Aldis.

– Silas Young defeated The Squid

Young’s opponent was a wrestler wearing a squid mask.

Dalton Castle cut a promo about losing to Rush at G1 Supercard. The Boys tried to attack Castle but were unsuccessful. Castle challenged Dragon Lee (Rush’s brother) to a match at Best in the World next month. 

– Hirooki Goto defeated Hikuleo

Cabana was back on commentary starting with this match.

– Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein & Jenny Rose vs. The Allure (Angelina Love & Mandy Leon) never got started

The Allure attacked Klein and Rose before this could get underway.

– Mark Haskins, Tracy Williams & PJ Black defeated Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Ryan Nova)

Williams challenged Bully Ray & Sons of Savagery to a match.

– Jeff Cobb defeated Jay Lethal, Rush, and PCO in a four corner survival match (winner gets a future shot at the ROH World Championship)

Taven was on commentary for this. Lethal was distracted by Kenny King, which led to him being hit with the Tour of the Islands by Cobb for the finish.

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For the third time in four weeks, SmackDown’s Monday night house show won’t be taking place as scheduled.

WWE announced today that SmackDown’s house show that was supposed to take place at the Tony’s Pizza Event Center in Salina, Kansas on Monday (May 27) has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 26. Tickets that were purchased for Monday will be honored on that October 26 date, and WWE noted that fans who cannot attend should go to their point of purchase for refunds.

Tony’s Pizza Event Center apologized to fans for any inconvenience the change caused.

With the introduction of the Wild Card rule and episodes of Raw and SmackDown being able to feature appearances by a few wrestlers from the other brand, SmackDown’s house show that was scheduled for Corbin, Kentucky on Monday, May 6 was postponed to Thursday, October 17. SmackDown’s house show that had been set for Lowell, Massachusetts this past Monday was also canceled.

The only Monday that didn’t have a schedule change this month was during WWE’s European tour.

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DAILY UPDATE

Latest News

Mickie James to undergo ACL surgery
The Usos vs. The Revival set for WWE Super ShowDown pre-show
WWE SmackDown ratings down slightly for SSD go-home show
NXT UK results: Fatal four-way number one contender’s match
Aldis & Cabana vs. The Briscoes set for ROH Best in the World
Johnny Impact to challenge for X-Division title at Slammiversary XVII
ROH TV results: EVIL & SANADA vs. Nagata & Kojima
NJPW crowns BOSJ winner, title match set for Dominion
WWE SmackDown video highlights: Goldberg-Undertaker staredown
NJPW BOSJ finals live results: Shingo vs. Ospreay, Jon Moxley debuts

Latest Audio

Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW BOSJ finals, Jon Moxley, more 6/5
WOL: Best of the Super Juniors, Goldberg, Saudi Arabia, more! 6/5
B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! 6/4

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F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Thoughts on AEW Double or Nothing  

If it wasn’t already clear, the success of All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing has solidified one thing: the remainder of 2019 is going to be a great time for the professional wrestling industry and its fans.

AEW’s maiden voyage had a lot of hype to live up to. There’s always difficulty when something transforms from an idea to a fully-formed product, complete with its own issues and imperfections. And while Double or Nothing wasn’t perfect, it managed to exceed reasonable expectations.

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WON NEWSLETTER: June 3, 2019 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Double or Nothing review 

A look at Double or Nothing and the debut of AEW is the lead story in this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Look at how the show did on PPV, where the buys came from, and how this number compares with the other companies. Compare it with All In, look at what was both good and bad about running in Las Vegas, the problems with Starrcast and high spots of Starrcast, merch numbers, the Cody vs. Dustin match,

Look at what Jon Moxley is doing next, why he left WWE, and cover his detailed interview on Talk is Jericho about why he left WWE and his goals going forward.

Also look at WWE’s Super Showdown, including some questions that you can’t get away from asking. Also run down the show, and the issue of it being easy to say things when it’s to your benefit but another having to make decisions that back up your proclaimed beliefs.

Examine this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament and where New Japan goes next.

Read about new legislation that could greatly affect how WWE and AEW wrestlers are treated, preview Takeover Bridgeport, updated PPV cards, update on Ric Flair, update on Sasha Banks, Lineups for big shows and WWE looking at making more purchases. 

Have a look at the Hall of Fame career of Rashad Evans, from his start in winning The Ultimate Fighter, to winning the light heavyweight title, to his grudge matches with Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson, and famous bouts with the likes of Lyoto Machida and Chuck Liddell. 

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WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE

WWE
Natalya and Alexa Bliss have traveled to Saudi Arabia for Super ShowDown, with Pro Wrestling Sheet reporting that they were flown to Saudi Arabia with the hopes that a women’s match will be approved by Friday’s event. Pro Wrestling Sheet noted that WWE officials have been going back and forth with the Saudi General Sports Authority and trying to get a potential women’s match approved for a few months. Renee Young also again made the trip to Saudi Arabia.
Sami Zayn is again partnering with the Syrian American Medical Society to launch a mobile clinic in Syria for those in need of medical aid. Their fundraiser starts at 2 p.m. Eastern time this Friday, which is the same time as the Super ShowDown main card begins.
Mick Foley will fly anywhere in the United States or Canada to meet people who donate $5,000 to Ashley Massaro’s daughter’s educational fund. He’ll travel anywhere in the world for a $10,000 donation.
TV Insider interviewed Kofi Kingston about his visit to Ghana
Cedric Alexander tweeted that he misses 205 Live.
Mattel is releasing a Slim Jim-inspired Randy Savage action figure.
Pro Wrestling
In his first match for NJPW, Jon Moxley won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship by defeating Juice Robinson at the Best of the Super Juniors finals this morning. Moxley used an elevated double-arm DDT to win the match.
NJPW posted video of Moxley’s entrance, with him entering through the crowd for his match.
Will Ospreay, who announced that he’s moving to Japan, tweeted after defeating Shingo Takagi in the Best of the Super Juniors finals: “Thank you for your support & love. Thank You for the fight Shingo, pushed me to my limits. Thank You to the NJPW office for helping me with getting my new place in Japan, I cant wait & I’ll do my to not let you down. 2x Best Of The Super Juniors. And I’m only getting started!!”
Takagi said he wants a singles match against a heavyweight opponent at Dominion.
7,650 people was the attendance for the BOSJ finals at Sumo Hall.
NJPW’s post-Best of the Super Juniors press conference will air at 2 a.m. Eastern time overnight tonight.
AEW released episode one of their Road to Fyter Fest video series.
Dustin Rhodes appeared on today’s episode of Talk is Jericho.
Meiko Satomura will challenge for the PROGRESS Women’s Championship at PROGRESS Wrestling’s “Still Chasing” show at Alexandra Palace in London on September 15. Jordynne Grace currently holds the title.
Dean Malenko has been announced for Starrcast III.
Nick Gage will defend his GCW World Championship against Marko Stunt in Nashville, Tennessee on July 21.
Chris Van Vliet has an interview with Ryback.
UFC/MMA
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi tweeted about rumors of Henry Cejudo being injured: “Henry Cejudo says he’s not injured despite the report. He said he knocked his knee in the training room and it hurt. But no structural injury and he’s not out of the fight.”
The UFC uploaded episodes one and two of Embedded for UFC 238. Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes for the bantamweight title, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Eye for the women’s flyweight title, and Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone are the top three fights on the show.
Ali Abdel-Aziz, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, claimed that Nurmagomedov is now the highest-paid athlete in the UFC with the new multi-fight contract he’s signed.
Dana White said he could “absolutely” see a rematch between Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor happening at some point.
Nate Diaz told Ariel Helwani that he isn’t interested in a third fight against McGregor: “I’m not interested in it at all. I’m interested in winners. He lost his last fight, and I won my last fight. You think I’m trying to fight someone who just got his ass beat all over the place? I’m a black belt in jiu-jitsu. That sh*t wouldn’t happen to me.”
The prelims for Saturday’s UFC show in Stockholm, which began airing in the morning, averaged 257,000 viewers on ESPN2.

Daily Pro Wrestling History: Tenryu wins AJPW Triple Crown

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1939 

Hollywood, California:

– Leroy McGuirk defeated Jon Swneski to win the World Junior Heavyweight Title 

1941 

St. Louis, Missouri:

– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Sandor Szabo beat Bronko Nagurski

– Don McIntyre beat Cherry Vanilla 

– Warren Bockwinkel defeated Joe Dusek

1958 

Kansas City; Kansas:

– Bobby Bruns, Thor Hagen and Joe Scarpa beat Emil Dusek, Ricci Sexton and Otto Von Krupp 2 falls to 1

– Joe Scarpa beat Ricci (Cyclone) Sexton

– Otto Von Krupp drew Thor Hagen 

– Bobby Bruns beat Emil Dusek via DQ

1959

– Fred Blassie defeated Dick Gunkel (Dick Steinborn) for the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

1962 

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

– Larry Hennig beat AWA Champion Mr. M by DQ

– Doug Gilbert beat Crybaby Cannon 

– Jack Pesek beat Stan Kowalski

1967 

Davenport, Iowa: 

– In the first ever cage match held in Davenport; The Crusher beat Johnny Powers

– Harley Race beat Rene Goulet

– Larry Hennig beat Kenny Jay 

– Chris Markoff beat Billy Wicks

1969 

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Dick Murdoch and K.O. Kox defeated Luke Brown and Tor Kamata to win the NWA North American Tag Team Titles

1971 

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

– In a Cage Match: The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan

– Billy Robinson beat Strong Kobayashi 

– Nick Bockwinkel beat Dr. Big Bill Miller 

– Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond & Sailor Art Thomas

1973

Mobile, Alabama:

– The Lumberjack defeated The Mighty Mongol to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

1974

Peoria, Illinois:

– In an Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Heiniemi

– Ivan Putski beat Buddy Wolff

– Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski

– Greg Gagne beat Bill Howard 

– Larry Hennig beat Jim Brunzell 

Honolulu, Hawaii:

– Billy Graham beat The Crusher by DQ

– Gene Kiniski beat Dory Funk Jr.

– Sam Steamboat beat Horst Hoffman by DQ

– Neff Maiava beat Igor Volkoff

– Reggie Parks drew Mad Dog Griffin

– The Destroyer beat Betto Castro

– Susan Green beat Paula Kaye

1978

West Palm Beach, Florida:

– Dusty Rhodes defeated The Spoiler to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title

1979 

Allentown, Pennsylvania:

– Pat Patterson defeated Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Title 

1982 

San Francisco, California:

– In a Handicap Match; Hulk Hogan beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan

– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan 

– Ken Patera beat Ray Stevens by DQ

– Pat Patterson beat Alexis Smirnoff

– Princess Victoria & Sabrina beat Joyce Grable & Wendi Richter

– Jacques Goulet beat Buck Zumhofe

1983 

Hamburg, Minnesota:

– Buck Zumhofe defeated Mike Graham for the AWA World Light Heavyweight Title 

Atlanta, Georgia:

– Mr. Wrestling II defeated Larry Zbyszko to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title

1986

Tokyo, Japan:

– Antonio Inoki defeated Dick Murdoch in the finals of the annual IWGP tournament

1987 

Green Bay, Wisconsin:

– Greg Gagne beat AWA Champion Curt Hennig by DQ

– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (sub Jimmy Snuka) beat Larry Zbyszko & Brian Knobbs (sub Super Ninja)

– Wahoo McDaniel beat Boris Zhukov 

– AWA Women’s Champion Sherri Martel beat Madusa Miceli

1991

Battle Creek, Michigan:

– Larry Zbyszko pinned Sam Houston

– Oz pinned Joey Maggs

– Brad Armstrong defeated the One Man Gang via reverse decision

– Tracy Smothers & Tommy Rich (sub. for Steve Armstrong who had the flu) defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in a non-title match

– Ron Simmons & Yellow Dog defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & Barry Windham

1992

Knoxville, Tennessee:

– Dixie Dynamite pinned Joe Cazana

– Jimmy Golden pinned Robert Gibson

– Tim Horner defeated Buddy Landel via count-out

– SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard defeated Danny Davis & Dixie Dynamite

– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated the Dirty White Boy via disqualification

Montgomery, Alabama:

– The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton 

– Ron Simmons pinned Vinnie Vegas

– WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo

– Dustin Rhodes pinned Cactus Jack

– WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Barry Windham to a draw

– Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk

– WCW World Champion Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton

– WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat in a no DQ match

1993

St. Louis, Missouri:

– The Steiner Brothers defeated Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase & IRS) for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

Charlotte, North Carolina:

– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger 

– Van Hammer pinned Vladimir Koloff 

– Maxx Payne defeated Johnny Gunn via submission 

– Davey Boy Smith, Ricky Steamboat, & Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Rude, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman 

– Sting fought Sid Vicious to a double count-out

– NWA World Champion Barry Windham pinned Arn Anderson 

– Ric Flair defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader via disqualification

Puerto Rico:

– Mohammad Hussein and Dusty Wolfe defeated Ray Gonzalez and Ricky Santana to win the WWC World Tag Team Titles

1994

WWF King of the Ring: Baltimore, Maryland:

– Razor Ramon defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in a King of the Ring quarterfinal match

– Irwin R. Schyster defeated Mabel (with Oscar) in a King of the Ring quarterfinal match

– Owen Hart defeated Tatanka in a King of the Ring quarterfinal match

– The 1–2–3 Kid defeated Jeff Jarrett in a King of the Ring quarterfinal match 

– Diesel (with Shawn Michaels) defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart (with Jim Neidhart) by disqualification

– Razor Ramon defeated Irwin R. Schyster in a King of the Ring semifinal match

– Owen Hart defeated The 1–2–3 Kid in a King of the Ring semifinal match

– WWF Tag Team Champions The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) (with Lou Albano and Afa) defeated Crush and Yokozuna

– Owen Hart defeated Razor Ramon to become the 1994 King of the Ring

2001

Orlando, Florida:

– The Dudley Boyz defeat Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho for the WWF Tag Team Titles

2002

Nashville, Tennessee:

– AJ Styles defeated Psicosis, Low-Ki, and Jerry Lynn double elimination match to win the NWA X Division Title 

– Ken Shamrock won a “Guantlet for the Gold” battle royal to become the NWA World Champion

2011 

WWE Capital Punishment: Washington, DC:

– Dolph Ziggler won the WWE US Championship from Kofi Kingston 

– Ezekiel Jackson defeated Wade Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Title

2015

ROH Best in the World: New York City:

– Mark Briscoe (with ODB) defeated Donovan Dijak (with Truth Martini)

– The Decade (B.J. Whitmer and Adam Page) (with Colby Corino) defeated Matt Sydal and ACH

– Dalton Castle defeated Silas Young

– War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) defeated C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander)

– Roderick Strong defeated Michael Elgin and Moose (with Veda Scott and Stokley Hathaway)

– Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The Kingdom (Adam Cole, Michael Bennett, and Matt Taven) (with Maria Kanellis)

– The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) defeated reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly) in a No Disqualification 

  tag team match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship

– Jay Lethal defeated Jay Briscoe to win the ROH World Title

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.

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