Articles by Andrew Thompson

John Skyler, who competed on AEW Dark this week shared that during his match, he suffered multiple tears in his right knee and it was his first major injury in twelve years.

POST NEWS UPDATE: ESPN article claims that Vince McMahon planned mass WWE layoffs before WrestleMania 36

ESPN article claims that Vince McMahon made plans for the mass layoffs before WrestleMania, Kotto Brazil no longer with MLW, Arn Anderson’s AEW deal, Booker T thinks Christian will be wrestling at WWE’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, Kristal Marshall interview and much more.

Report: EVOLVE going on hiatus, no plans to run events going forward

Per report, the EVOLVE promotion is going on hiatus and there are currently no plans for the promotion to hold any events going forward.

WWE denies allegations from former talent concerning the “hostage situation” in Saudi Arabia

Through their attorney Jerry McDevitt, WWE has denounced the allegations made by a former talent who claimed that there was a “hostage” situation that talents were involved in-in Saudi Arabia.

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Haskins recalls pranking Marty Scurll, ROH talent meeting, talks Drake Maverick

Ring of Honor’s Mark Haskins chatted with POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson about the ROH talent meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Haskins also discussed Drake Maverick’s run in WWE, the Marty Scurll prank that Haskins pulled in San Antonio and the independent bookings that he is allowed to take because of how he and Ring of Honor structured his contract.

STARDOM set to host show on 6/21 with a limited number of fans

After having not running a show since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, World Wonder Ring STARDOM will be back in action on June 21st in Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW announces ‘Summer Struggle’, Sengoku Lord & New Japan Road events

Coming out of day one of the New Japan Cup tournament, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced additional shows that will stretch through the end of July including their ‘Summer Struggle’ show.

Total Bellas renewed for sixth season by E!

Following the season five finale of Total Bellas, the E! Network show based around the lives of Nikki and Brie Bella has been renewed for its sixth season.

WWE creative teams merged, Bruce Prichard will lead, Paul Heyman will focus on his on-screen role

WWE announced that as of today, their creative teams have been merged. Bruce Prichard will lead the team and Paul Heyman will focus on his on-screen role.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Linear TV Network wanted to secure the rights to WWE’s VOD content for ten years

Stephanie McMahon says a Linear TV Network wanted the rights to WWE’s VOD content before the WWE Network was created, Randy Orton plans to wrestle until he’s 50, Undertaker addresses his Starrcast booking, Rob Gronkowski says he was ready to drop the 24/7 Title, Kris Statlander is awaiting the green light from Kenny Omega to break out her 450 splash, and more.

Jeff Hardy & Sheamus contract signing, Tucker returning to action set for SmackDown

Recently added to the 6/12 episode of SmackDown is a contract signing for Jeff Hardy and Sheamus’ match at Backlash and the return to in-ring competition of Tucker Knight.

AJ Styles responds to CM Punk calling him out for staying silent about racial issues, says he doesn’t respect Punk

June 10, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Last week, CM Punk had an exchange on Twitter about staying silent during the current climate of the world and AJ Styles’ name was brought up during that exchange. In reaction to Punk’s comments, AJ Styles says he has no respect for Punk.

Cody defending TNT Championship against Jake Hager at Fyter Fest

On either night one or two of Fyter Fest, Cody will defend the TNT Championship against The Inner Circle’s Jake Hager.

AEW Dynamite notes: Tag title match next week, Dark Order attempts to recruit Colt Cabana

June 10, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Set for next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT is an AEW World Tag Team Title match, MJF vs. Bully Gunn, Best Friends vs. Jericho & Guevara and more. Within this article is also a recap of the June 10th edition of Dynamite.

WWE NXT notes: Karrion Kross coming after Adam Cole, tag title matches, El Hijo del Fantasma

June 10, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Coming out of the 6/10 episode of NXT, two tag team title matches were made official for next week, Scarlett sent a message to NXT Champion Adam Cole on behalf of Karrion Kross, and El Hijo del Fantasma is now going by Santos Escobar and his masked men were revealed as Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza.

Five-way IMPACT World Championship match made official for Slammiversary

The IMPACT World Champion Tessa Blanchard will be back in action at Slammiversary where she’ll defend her title against Michael Elgin, Ace Austin, Eddie Edwards and Trey in a five-way match.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Tama Tonga verbally agreed to join WWE in 2016

Tama Tonga verbally agreed to join WWE in 2016, Undertaker wishes things turned out differently for CM Punk in WWE, Karrion Kross interview, Flip Gordon on if Marty Scurll had any influence on him staying with ROH and Chris Jericho wants Martha Hart to honor Owen Hart in AEW.

MLW signs streaming deal with DAZN

Major League Wrestling has signed a U.S. streaming deal with DAZN. Additional details about the deal can be found in the article.

EXCLUSIVE: Ayesha Raymond reflects on Mae Young Classic, talks World of Sport, Kyoko Kimura

Former IPW:UK Women’s Champion Ayesha Raymond spoke with POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson. She talked about her experience with WWE in the 2017 Mae Young Classic, working in various promotions in Japan and learning from Kyoko Kimura. Ayesha also opened up about what went wrong with the World of Sport reboot in 2018.

Tiger Mask recovering from colonic diverticulitis, will miss forthcoming NJPW events