Month: August 2022

John Pollock is joined by Davie Portman of upNXT to review AEW Dynamite featuring Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia in a 2/3 falls match.

REPORT: Vince McMahon donated $5 million in unrecorded company expenses to Donald Trump’s charity

Per the Wall Street Journal, $5 million in unrecorded WWE expenses were donated to Donald Trump’s charity by way of Vince McMahon

AEW Dynamite Report: Danielson vs. Garcia, Mystery Partner, Punk-Moxley

August 17, 2022 John Siino

John Siino’s coverage of AEW Dynamite featuring a 2/3 Falls Match between Bryan Danielson and Daniel Garcia, and the mystery partner is revealed.

POST NEWS UPDATE: The Rock & Brian Gewirtz recount sit-down conversation with Goldberg in ’03, how intense he was

August 17, 2022 John Pollock

The Rock & Brian Gewirtz go live on IG, story about Shane McMahon and WWE writers, Taya Valkyrie wants to write a book, Akiyama-Takeshita

NXT Heatwave produces highest viewership of 2022, fifth on cable

NXT’s Heatwave special was the most-watched episode of the show this year and finished among the top five cable programs.

SITD 8/17/22: Aussie Open Win NJPW Strong Tag Titles, Ford Returns

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, NXT Level Up, NJPW Strong, NWA USA, NWA Powerrr, and WWE Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark.

G1 Climax 32 POST Show: Day 19 – Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay, Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga

John Pollock & Bruce Lord review Day 19 of NJPW G1 Climax 32 with the semi-final matches between Tetsuya Naito and Will Ospreay, and Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga.

G1 Climax 32 Day 1 Report: Okada vs. Cobb, White vs. SANADA

G1 Climax 32 Day 19 Report: Okada vs. Tama Tonga, Naito vs. Ospreay

August 17, 2022 Bruce Lord

Bruce Lord recaps highlights and results from NJPW G1 Climax 32 Day 19 featuring the semi-final matches of Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga and Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay.

Tony Khan: “I really had a lot of big plans and do still have big plans for Kris Statlander”

Tony Khan states that he had big plans for Kris Statlander prior to her injury and still does have big plans for her

INTERVIEW: Chris Hero says he’s been doing some producing, reacts to ‘Labours of Jericho’ consideration, reflects on career

In a follow-up on their chat from 2021, Chris Hero and Andrew Thompson catch up to discuss a variety of topics

Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada set for G1 Climax 32 final, Ospreay reveals he ‘nearly died’ in May due to kidney infection

After making it to the finals of the 2022 G1, Will Ospreay said in his post-match interview that a new member of United Empire is coming

Becky Lynch has gotten more mobility in her shoulder, hoping she won’t be out for long

While on Instagram Live with Brian Gewirtz and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Becky Lynch provided an update on her shoulder injury

Brian Gewirtz shares that John Cena’s name was thrown out there to be a member of Evolution

While the Evolution group was still coming together, Brian Gewirtz shares that John Cena was suggested for it

STRONG Tag Title match added to NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed

Four matches added to the NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed show on August 21st

upNXT 8/16/22: NXT Heatwave w/ Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review NXT Heatwave from August 16th, 2022 featuring Bron Breakker vs JD McDonagh for the NXT Championship!

NXT Heatwave notes: Mandy Rose retains, Cora Jade def. Roxanne, NXT UK Tag Titles, Paul Heyman

Mandy Rose’s reign continues, Cora Jade bests Roxanne Perez, Gallus getting NXT UK Title shot, Paul Heyman does intro and Carmelo retains

Bron Breakker retains NXT Title at Heatwave, confronted by NXT UK Champion Tyler Bate

NXT UK Champion Tyler Bate appeared at the conclusion of NXT Heatwave and stood face-to-face with NXT Champion Bron Breakker

Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat to be guest timekeeper at 8/17 AEW Dynamite

The special ‘House of the Dragon’ edition of AEW Dynamite will include Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat

Indi Hartwell receives letter from Dexter Lumis at NXT Heatwave, Blair Davenport rips it up

Now that Dexter Lumis is back in WWE, he sent Indi Hartwell a letter but it was ripped up by NXT UK’s Blair Davenport

Tony D’Angelo defeats Santos Escobar at NXT Heatwave, Escobar must leave NXT 2.0