Michael Cole and WWE agreed to a new contract earlier this year. The Ringer spent some time with Cole recently for a profile article that was published ahead of SummerSlam. In the article, it was revealed Cole signed a contract with WWE this spring. The length of the contract was not disclosed, but Cole is • Read More »
Gunther hopes his WWE Raw match with Finn Balor was not a one-off. Gunther and Balor met for the first time in a one on one match on Monday. Gunther won when Balor fell asleep in a sleeper. Gunther refused to let go of the sleeper after the match. Damian Priest made the save after • Read More »
WWE Tag Team Champions DIY surprised audiences at a Cleveland indie show on Thursday night. Triller streamed AIW’s Against the World, featuring Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano. Gargano was a trained wrestler and made his debut in the Ohio independent scene in 2005, including a match for AIW. He continued to wrestle for AIW each • Read More »
Sammy Guevara has returned to a Tony Khan-owned company for the first time since last February. The former AEW TNT Champion returned on Thursday’s weekly ROH TV show on HonorClub, to help Dustin Rhodes recover from a beating by members of the Dark Order. Rhodes was about to end the show with a speech about • Read More »
Matt Cardona returned Thursday to TNA’s Impact to crash PCO-Steph de Lander’s wedding. Cardona, who was sidelined from April onwards after a torn pectoral, and subsequent surgery to repair it, interjected at the PCO-Steph de Lander wedding, which aired Thursday on Impact. De Lander and Cardona were aligned earlier this year in Impact storylines after • Read More »
The Ultimate X match is returning to TNA Emergence August 30. Qualifying bouts will begin on August 8 Impact. TNA announced on this week’s Impact show that Ultimate X would be held at TNA Plus Emergence on Friday, August 30, 2018. The contest was not announced, but the qualifying bouts will begin next week on • Read More »
Jacob Henry, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry announced Thursday night that his signing with the promotion. Jacob announced his signing with WWE at Remix Rumble, alongside his Hall of Fame dad, on Thursday. The news “is going to be out in the next few days.” Jacob is a student at the • Read More »
Mercedes Mone confirmed that she had divorced her husband after nearly eight years and said “I’m now free.” In a video posted on her YouTube channel, Mone confirmed she had signed divorce papers with WWE costume designer Sarath To, a former independent wrestler who used the ring name Mikaze. Mercedes spoke with her lawyer Keven • Read More »
Trent Beretta, AEW, has undergone neck surgery. The 37-year old AEW star updated fans on his condition by posting a photo of his hospital room. He indicated that he had undergone a revision procedure after having first fused his neck in 2021. Beretta has revealed that two screws from the first fusion had to be • Read More »
Chris Legentil, WWE executive vice president for talent relations & communications, said in a podcast that the company has “no interest” if AEW and WWE co-promoted a supercard. Legentil was interviewed by Richard Deitsch on his Sports Media Podcast Thursday to promote the WWE SummerSlam this weekend. Deitsch is a noted wrestling enthusiast and asked • Read More »