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David Finlay says he has been leading NJPW. The NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament will begin on July 20th. The tournament comes at a significant time for NJPW, as it will be the first G1 Climax since Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada left the company and signed with AEW. Heading into the competition, many fans are buzzing about who will emerge as NJPW's new ace.

David Finlay: Whether You Want To Admit It Or Not, I Am Already The Ace Of NJPW

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On night one of the G1 Climax 34, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yota Tsuji.

AEW's Konosuke Takeshita Wins New Japan Pro Wrestling Debut

Hikuelo, the adopted son of Haku, is reportedly WWE bound.

Former New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion Headed to WWE: Report

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The following are spoilers for the Friday, July 26 WWE SmackDown episode. Next week’s SmackDown was taped Friday night, July 19 in Omaha, Nebraska, as WWE will be touring Japan next week. Spoilers are courtesy of Ringside News. Officially announced for next week’s episode:. WWE Tag Team title...

WWE SmackDown spoilers for July 26 episode

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Charlie Dempsey now has an opponent for Bloodsport. Josh Barnett announced on X that Dempsey will face Royce Issacs next weekend in Brooklyn. He wrote:. Two mat grapplers set to lock up and go hold for hold, submission to submission, catch to catch. Dempsey proved he belonged in Bloodsport in...

Charlie Dempsey vs. Royce Issacs set for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XI

WWE plans to add a special guest referee to one of the matches at SummerSlam. In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that — as of right now — “there is a guest referee spot scheduled” for one of the top SummerSlam bouts. He speculated that it will be Seth Rollins serving as the referee for the grudge match between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre.

Special guest referee planned for WWE SummerSlam match

During Saturday night’s TNA Slammiversary 2024 pay-per-view event, PCO defeated AJ Francis with the PCO-Sault to capture both the TNA Digital Media Championship and the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship. Following the win, PCO accepted the marriage proposal of Steph de Lander. This marks PCO’s first reign as TNA Digital...

PCO Wins TNA Digital Media Championship, Accepts Steph de Lander’s Marriage Proposal

-Tasha Steelz def. Gisele Shaw, Faby Apache, and Xia Brookside. In a surprise match, Eric Young defeated a returning Hammerstone. -Matt Hardy def. Johnny “Dango” Curtis with 3 Twist Of Fates. TNA Tag Team Titles. ABC def. The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) to win the Tag...

New Champions Crowned, Road To Emergence Begins — TNA Slammiversary Results — July 20, 2024

— Former NJPW wrestler Hikuleo’s signing with WWE is confirmed, according to a report by fightfulselect.com. The long-time New Japan veteran finished up with the promotion in June and at that time was strongly rumored to be headed to WWE to join the Bloodline with the rest of his family. While his departure was not confirmed, Hikuleo has not been seen in NJPW since and the assumption was that his deal expired in June and he was gone.

Top NJPW Star’s Signing With Reportedly Confirmed; Will Likely Be Added As Latest Bloodline Member

NJPW recently announced that the IWGP committee, which oversees the company’s tournaments and championship matches, has been restructured. NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi introduced the members as “committed fully to wrestlers and officials and the operation of championship matches and tournaments in the company.”. You can check out the...

NJPW Announces Details On The Restructured IWGP Committee

New Trios Champions have been crowned. The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, and Killswitch) won the titles on Saturday’s Collision, defeating The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and The Gunns) to win the vacant titles. The finish had Mother Wayne spraying something into the eyes of Juice Robinson as he was going for an unprettier, causing Christian to reverse and hit the killswitch for the win.

The Patriarchy win vacant AEW Trios titles on Collision

Here are the results for the TNA Slammiversary 2024 PPV, airing on July 20 from the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On the kickoff show, Tasha Steelz defeated Gisele Shaw, Xia Brookside & Faby Apache in a four-way. Kushida defeated Rich Swann by submission. And in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship match, Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich retain the titles against Spitfire.

TNA Slammiversary 2024 Results

Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over the big stories in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. AEW Dynamite’s TV rating based on the MJF vs. Will Ospreay match. The latest on AEW TV rights. WBD’s matching rights decision with the NBA...

Wrestling Observer Radio: Is AEW’s next TV rights deal really in the red zone?

Three matches have been announced for next week’s SmackDown. A gauntlet match will air next week on a SmackDown that will be taped following Friday’s live show in Omaha, Nebraska. The Street Profits, Baron Cobrin & Apollo Crews, The Bloodline (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa), Legado del Fantasma (Berto & Angel), Pretty Deadly, and The OC will determine the next challengers for new champions DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano).

Three matches announced for next week’s WWE SmackDown

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Naito is a three-time winner–and defending champion–of the G1 Climax

Tetsuya Naito on the G1: ‘To Be In This Tournament Year After Year Is An Honor’

Here's your fight size update following TNA Slammiversary 2024:. - While the major headline coming out of the event is Nic Nemeth winning the TNA World Championship, perhaps the second most significant moment in the main event match was Joe Hendry eliminating incumbent TNA World Champion Moose early in the match and then immediately being kicked in the groin by Josh Alexander, who turned heel on the popular Hendry, pinning him with a C4 Spike and assaulting an after the elimination.

Josh Alexander Turns Heel On Joe Hendry, The System Loses Gold, Matt Hardy's Revenge | Fight Size

WWE may be on the verge of adding a top free agent tag team to its ranks. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) entered into free agency when their TNA Wrestling contracts expired this April. The veteran tag team has had talks with both WWE and AEW, but it’s looking like WWE is the more likely destination. Dave Meltzer reports in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there’s a belief within wrestling that Shelley & Sabin are headed to WWE.

Motor City Machine Guns free agency update

John LaRocca had a last minute family emergency, so Jeff Hawkins filled in to talk about the major topics in the world of professional wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week. Then, we...

Fight Game: MJF vs. Will Ospreay was cleaner than a bill of health

Nic Nemeth had his crowning moment in TNA Wrestling on Saturday night. The former WWE Superstar known as Dolph Ziggler finally captured the TNA World Championship with an upset victory in the six-man world championship main event of the TNA Slammiversary 2024 pay-per-view. At TNA Slammiversary 2024 in Montreal, Quebec,...

Nic Nemeth Captures World Title In TNA Slammiversary 2024 Main Event

FTR’s in-ring return is next week. In an in-ring promo that took place on Collision, Dax Harwood announced that they were looking to go after the AEW World Tag Team titles at All In, and their road to getting that match against The Young Bucks would begin next week on Collision when they return to the ring.

FTR in-ring return set for next week’s AEW Collision

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G1 Climax 34 night two results & updated standings

G1 Climax 34 continued on Sunday in Osaka. Both A and B Blocks were in action on today’s show, which was headlined by Yota Tsuji defeating...

G1 Climax 34 night two results & updated standings

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