NEWS NXT ranks #30 on cable, lowest audience since Aug. 9 October 5, 2022 John Pollock NXT’s return with a live episode on Tuesday failed to spike its numbers as the show dropped from the last two weeks of taped programming.
Exclusives BOOK REVIEW: “Follow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19” October 5, 2022 Brandon Sears Following the success of his book, Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution, author Keith Elliot Greenberg already had a sequel in mind.
NEWS WWE NXT notes: Imperium costs Brawling Brutes title match, Nikkita & Zoey, Von Wagner qualifies October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Imperium costs Butch & Ridge Holland a tag title match, Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark earn title shot, Von Wagner heading to Halloween Havoc
NEWS Hiroshi Tanahashi, Gabriel Kidd, Minoru Suzuki, Kenny King, Homicide set for 10/16 NJPW STRONG taping October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson The Vermont Hollywood is hosting the next NJPW STRONG taping and the likes of Hiroshi Tanahashi and Minoru Suzuki will be in action
NEWS Perez vs. Jade in a ‘Weapons Wild’ bout, Ambulance match made official for NXT Halloween Havoc October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson The rivalries between Cora Jade/Roxanne Perez and Julius Creed/Damon Kemp reach their next chapters when they clash at Halloween Havoc
NEWS POST NEWS UPDATE: Big Time Wrestling promoter discusses Ricky Steamboat’s in-ring return, convincing Steamboat to agree October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Ricky Steamboat’s return, Tony Khan on AEW’s behind-the-scenes MVPs, Scott D’Amore interview, Naito-Inoki, Ethan Page chats ‘The Firm’, NJPW
NEWS WWE Raw falls to lowest 18-49 audience since July, hurt in Canada October 4, 2022 John Pollock Raw was hurt by a poor showing in the third hour, leading to the show’s lowest 18-49 audience since the 4th of July holiday episode.
NEWS REPORT: WWE hires former Marvel writer to be Director of Long-term Creative October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Rob Fee, who has penned comics for Marvel in addition to writing for Disney has been brought into the fold of WWE
NEWS Scott D’Amore aiming to keep IMPACT Wrestling on AXS, open to looking at deal with a different network October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Scott D’Amore expresses that IMPACT is a big part of AXS and he wants to keep the product under the umbrella but is open to other avenues
NEWS Dragongate’s Kagetora suffers partially torn tibial ligaments in right leg October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Per Dragongate, the estimated recovery time is one-to-two months
NEWS AR Fox, Abadon, Rohit Raju, Blake Christian, Parker Boudreaux set for 10/4 AEW Dark October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Ten match announcements for the October 4th episode of AEW Dark
NEWS Ruby Soho undergoes successful surgery for broken nose October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson A month after suffering the injury, Ruby Soho underwent surgery for her broken nose
NEWS Dan Lambert felt he was getting stale in AEW, told Tony Khan he did not want to overstay his welcome October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Dan Lambert looks back on his time with All Elite Wrestling and coming to grips with the direction that his on-screen character was going in
NEWS IWGP U.S., NEVER Openweight Title matches announced for NJPW ‘Battle Autumn’ October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson Two championship matches added to the NJPW ‘Battle Autumn’ show on November 5th
NEWS Tony Khan originally wanted Keiji Muto (The Great Muta) for AEW All Out October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson AEW President Tony Khan talks Keiji Muto’s arrival at Rampage Grand Slam and shares that he wanted him for All Out
NEWS NJPW planned to announce Antonio Inoki as their Honorary Chairman for life October 4, 2022 Andrew Thompson NJPW reached out to Antonio Inoki about becoming Honorary Chairman for life of the company. That was going to be revealed on 10/10
NEWS WWE Raw notes: Rollins vs. Lashley U.S. Title match, Gargano & LeRae lose first matches on Raw, Miz’s birthday bash October 3, 2022 Andrew Thompson Seth Rollins & Bobby Lashley to run it back, both Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae suffer losses, Miz’s birthday bash, NXT talents on Main Event
NEWS Brawling Brutes, Byron Saxton to appear on 10/4 WWE NXT October 3, 2022 Andrew Thompson Byron Saxton in addition to The Brawling Brutes are going to appear on the 10/4 episode of NXT
NEWS Montez Ford sidelined with injury, wearing walking boot on 10/3 WWE Raw October 3, 2022 Andrew Thompson Montez Ford, one-half of The Street Profits is sidelined with an injury. He was sporting a walking boot on WWE Raw
NEWS Jay White, Wheeler Yuta, Homicide, Juice Robinson, Shota Umino set for 10/8 NJPW STRONG October 3, 2022 Andrew Thompson The lineup pushed out for the October 8th episode of NJPW STRONG on NJPW World