Articles by Andrew Thompson

Matt Hardy invites Chris Jericho to his compound for the “Elite Deletion”, Cody advances in the TNT Championship tournament and Jon Moxley makes a comment about “putting smiles on faces”

WWE NXT notes: Io Shirai becomes #1 contender to NXT Women’s Title, Gargano and Ciampa

Charlotte Flair vs. Io Shirai is set up, Candice LeRae helps Johnny Gargano defeat Tommaso Ciampa and the tournament to crown the interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion begins next week.

Angelina Love signs new contract with Ring of Honor

Ring of Honor announced that they’ve come to terms on a new contract with former Women Of Honor World Champion Angelina Love.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Former WWE writer says Vince McMahon wanted to do another ‘Brawl For All’

Former WWE writer says Vince McMahon wanted to do another ‘Brawl For All’, update on WWE’s filming schedule, Cody talks about the similarities between Vince McMahon and the Brodie Lee character, Triple H comments on AEW beating NXT in the ratings and Ring of Honor announces that Angelina Love has signed a new deal with the company.

WWE announces tournament to determine interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion

With the current NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin being in Ireland and not being able to leave due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the travel laws that come with that, WWE is going to be hosting a tournament to determine an interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion

NJPW cancels all events through May 4, considering running empty arena shows

April 7, 2020 Andrew Thompson

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has cancelled all of their events through May 4th but the company is considering running empty arena shows.

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Hendry speaks about Drew McIntyre’s recent success, ROH, staying in contact with Kurt Angle

POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson spoke with Ring of Honor’s Joe Hendry about his run in the company thus far, Drew McIntyre’s recent success in WWE, Joe briefly spoke about his time with World Of Sport on ITV and also opens up about his line of communication with Kurt Angle

Changes confirmed for SmackDown Tag Title match at WrestleMania 36

April 4, 2020 Andrew Thompson

The Miz is confirmed to be out of WrestleMania 36 and now, John Morrison vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jimmy Uso is the SmackDown Tag Title Ladder match on the show.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Edge says his spear to Elias at SummerSlam was on the fly, wasn’t planned and he wasn’t cleared

April 4, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Edge says his Spear on Elias at SummerSlam was not planned, AJ Styles says the Boneyard match was not the original plan, CM Punk gives his thoughts on WrestleMania continuing on, report on highest paid WWE talents and Bret Hart reveals his favorite match of all-time.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Kylie Rae opens up about her return to the independent scene

Kylie Rae speaks about her return to the independent scene, Paul Levesque provides an update on NXT UK, Teddy Hart’s court date pushed back, Sami Callihan was supposed to be in SAnitY in NXT and John Cena makes light of his loud spot-calling in the ring.

ESPN airing five-hour Brock Lesnar marathon on April 5

The WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will have a five-hour slot on ESPN on April 5th as the network will air some of his best UFC bouts and his NCAA Championship victory.

Triple H says Roman Reigns will be removed from Universal Title storyline in a “unique manner”

Paul Levesque addresses Roman Reigns pulling himself out of WrestleMania 36 and speaks about the manner in-which Reigns will be replaced in storyline.

All Japan Pro Wrestling cancels ‘Champion Carnival’ tournament

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, All Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the cancellation of their Champion Carnival tournament.

WWE NXT notes: Field set for next week’s #1 contender Ladder match, Killer Kross promo

The field for the #1 contender’s Ladder match is set, Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa is official for next week, a Killer Kross promo aired and more occurred during tonight’s NXT.

AEW Dynamite notes: AEW World Title match made official, bracket for TNT Title tournament

The bracket for the TNT Championship tournament has been filled and an AEW World Championship match is set for the April 15th episode of AEW Dynamite.

Jake Atlas debuts on NXT TV, loses to Dexter Lumis

After being announced as a part of January’s Performance Center class, Jake Atlas made his NXT TV debut against Dexter Lumis.

Florida issues statewide stay-at-home order

The state of Florida has issued a stay-at-home order that begins on April 2nd at 12:01 AM EST.

POST NEWS UPDATE: WWE PC coach Johnny Moss details surgery from 2019, close to 40 staples in his stomach