Easily the most controversial aspect of the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia was the fact that the show featured absolutely no female competitors whatsoever. All of WWE’s female roster members had to miss the show due to cultural differences instilled in the nation of Saudi Arabia. WWE did air a video package during…
Details on John Cena & Nikki Bella’s Wedding, Jericho NJPW Update
John Cena and Nikki Bella had been dating for six years, and the two quickly became a true power couple in the company. Cena and Bella appeared on the Total Divas and Total Bellas shows on the E! network, and they even teamed up for a match together at WrestleMania 33 last year. After years…
ROH News: Austin Aries replaces Roderick Strong at Vegas Wild Card event
By Josh Nason, WrestlingObserver.com On Thursday, Ring Of Honor announced that former ROH Champion Austin Aries’ return to the promotion will be on Friday, July 17th as part of a six-man Vegas Wild Card main event. He replaces Roderick Strong who had to pull out due to a prior scheduling commitment. Aries will team with…
Match Set For ROH War Of The Worlds Chicago Event
ROH issued the following: The friendship of Will Ferrara and Cheeseburger looked to be growing and growing as the two became the head trainers of the ROH Dojo together in early 2016 and became a staple of Future of Honor throughout 2016 and 2017. The duo picked up win after win on Future of Honor…
Observer Q & A: Nick "Magnus" Aldis on TNA departure, WWE, and his new book
By Gary Mehaffy for WrestlingObserver.com Friday, July 24, marks the first set of TV tapings for GFW Amped for Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling promotion. I had the opportunity to talk to Nick “Magnus” Aldis about why he joined the company, the reasons he left TNA, whether he has been in contact with WWE, he and…
Ellsworth Update, MITB Heel Turn, Satomura in Mae Young Classic?
Earlier in the week, it was reported that WWE has decided to bring James Ellsworth back to the company after several pitches to bring him back came from the creative team. He had been set to appear at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view this Sunday, but Ellsworth was quick to point out that he…
ROH announces three major title bouts
ROH today has announced three major championship bouts. The Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong rematch coming off their 60:00 draw will take place on 8/21 in Philadelphia at the 2300 Arena. The winner of that match will headline the 9/18 PPV show in San Antonio against Kyle O’Reilly. Either way, Lethal will first defend the…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament 8-5 report: Ibushi vs. Naito, Styles vs. Makabe
Click:hanfu dress male female By Bryan Rose, WrestlingObserver.com Welcome to this morning’s coverage of the G1 Climax 25 tournament, held today in Iwate. Today’s show is a fixed camera show with no commentary. It’s also been confirmed again that Tiger Mask is out of today’s card, so it seems whatever neck injury he’s suffered will…
WWE News: Amell injured in training
Stephen Amell, who is scheduled for a tag team match at SummerSlam, was injured in doing a weight workout this morning. According to a video he posted, Amell was doing a snatch, which is a lift where you take the bar from the floor to overhead without pausing at the shoulders (which would be a…
Canadian man retires on his birthday – and scoops a £1 million on the lottery
Lady luck went into overdrive for a Canadian man who celebrated his birthday, retired from work, and won £1.1 million on the lottery – all on the same day. Ping Kuen Shum experienced the extraordinary hat-trick of good fortune on April 28. Mr Ping timed his final day of work in Vancouver to coincide with…