Month: July 2021

Taylor Wilde will be present at the next set of IMPACT Wrestling tapings and she explained why she missed the last set

Byron Saxton: Corey Graves is ‘right there’ with Heenan & Ventura when it comes to WWE commentators

Byron Saxton speaks highly of his longtime colleague and friend Corey Graves. Saxton feels that Graves is one of WWE’s best commentators

‘Da Pope’ Elijah Burke reflects on having Chris Benoit’s last match

Elijah Burke discusses having Chris Benoit’s final match in pro wrestling

Mike Bennett: Eric Young and I were almost paired with Bray Wyatt

Mike Bennett shares that he and Eric Young were almost paired with Bray Wyatt on WWE TV and were gonna be a part of the Funhouse

Tetsuya Naito & SANADA win IWGP Tag Titles at NJPW Summer Struggle in Sapporo

July 11, 2021 POST Wrestling Staff

Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi’s first defense of the IWGP Tag Team Titles resulted in them losing the belts to Los Ingobernables de Japon

UFC 264 POST SHOW: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3

John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for a review of UFC 264 featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor in the main event.

UFC 264 Report: Conor McGregor breaks leg in loss to Dustin Poirier

July 11, 2021 Eric Marcotte

Eric Marcotte’s review of UFC 264 featuring Dustin Poirier defeating Conor McGregor following a doctor’s stoppage due to an injury.

SPOILERS: MLW Battle Riot III winner, new group debuts at tapings

July 11, 2021 John Pollock

MLW presented its Battle Riot III event on Saturday from Philadelphia, its first card in front of fans since March 2020.

Kota Ibushi to miss Sunday’s NJPW Summer Struggle show in Sapporo

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that Kota Ibushi will miss Sunday’s Summer Struggle event in Sapporo.

Six-man tag, fatal four-way added to next week’s SmackDown

July 10, 2021 POST Wrestling Staff

Two more matches have been announced for next week’s edition of SmackDown in Houston, Texas with fans in attendance.

ON THIS DATE: Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (July 10, 2004)

It was on this date in 2004 that Pro Wrestling NOAH ran its first card at the Tokyo Dome headlined by Kenta Kobashi versus Jun Akiyama.

Suwama returns to action on Sunday following bout with COVID-19

All Japan Pro Wrestling has confirmed that Suwama will return to action this weekend after his bout with COVID-19.

Summer Struggle: El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori, Ibushi misses show

July 10, 2021 POST Wrestling Staff

NJPW kicked off its Summer Struggle in Sapporo on Saturday featuring an IWGP junior heavyweight title match in the main event.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 7/9/21: Bayley injury, Jimmy Uso, Shotzi & Nox

Wai Ting & Kate from Montreal review the final WWE SmackDown from the ThunderDome as Bayley addresses her injury, Jimmy Uso appears, and Shotzi & Nox make their debut. Plus, today’s top stories and your calls.

SD Notes: Toni Storm to debut, Jimmy Uso, MITB qualifiers, Shotzi & Nox

On this week’s SmackDown, it was announced that Toni Storm is coming to SD, Nakamura & Rollins qualify for MITB, and Shotzi & Nox debuted.

Bianca Belair to defend Women’s Championship in Houston next Friday

It was announced on Friday Night SmackDown that Bianca Belair will now defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship on next Friday’s episode.

Fatal four-way, Lashley vs. Woods announced for Raw on Monday

During the WWE Raw promo that aired Friday night, two additional matches were announced for Monday including a women’s fatal four-way match.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Bayley injury, Poirier vs. McGregor preview