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Max The Impaler pulled from GCW & TJPW events due to COVID-19

April 4, 2024 Andrew Thompson

Due to contracting COVID-19, Max The Impaler has been pulled from GCW and TJPW shows in Philadelphia.

Momo Watanabe pulled from STARDOM events due to COVID-19

January 5, 2024 Andrew Thompson

Momo Watanabe is the fifth talent that STARDOM announces will miss their string of shows.

Nao Kakuta pulled from 12/24 TJPW show after testing positive for COVID-19

December 21, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling pulled Nao Kakuta from their December 24th lineup due to a positive COVID test

Bill Watts details battle with COVID & viral pneumonia, states that he ‘fought’ for his life

October 23, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Bill Watts opens up about dealing with COVID and viral pneumonia and how that has affected him the past four to five months

Kenny King was originally supposed to return to IMPACT at Hard To Kill 2022 but had COVID

October 18, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Kenny King states that he was originally supposed to return to IMPACT Wrestling at Hard To Kill 2022 but COVID halted that

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.

Pro Wrestling WAVE announces that Kohaku tested positive for COVID-19

August 18, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Kohaku tested positive for Coronavirus, Pro Wrestling WAVE announced on their official Twitter

Naoya Nomura tests positive for COVID-19, pulled from AJPW Royal Road tournament semifinal

August 18, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Nomura was scheduled to face Jake Lee in the semifinals of the Royal Road tournament, but was pulled due to testing positive for COVID

Mei Suruga tests positive for COVID-19

July 26, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Gatoh Move announces that Mei Suruga has tested positive for COVID-19

DDT’s Yuki Ueno tests positive for COVID-19

July 21, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Yuki Ueno is off DDT Pro-Wrestling’s July 24th event due to testing positive for COVID

Tom Lawlor recounts signing with PFL in March 2020, COVID-19 pandemic beginning shortly after

July 6, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Ahead of competing in the 2022 G1 Climax tournament, Tom Lawlor joined the POST Daily News show to chat with John Pollock and Wai Ting

Tatsumi Fujinami provides update after contracting COVID, Hiroshi Tanahashi to replace him at Dradition Pro’s 5/12 show

May 3, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Tatsumi Fujinami issues statement regarding his COVID recovery and announces Tanahashi as his replacement for the 5/12 Dradition Pro show

Will Ospreay, Tatsumi Fujinami test positive for COVID-19, off NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

April 28, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Due to a positive COVID test, both Will Ospreay and Tatsumi Fujinami are off NJPW’s Wrestling Dontaku show

Tom Hannifan confirms that he was pulled from WrestleMania 37 due to testing positive for COVID

March 13, 2022 Andrew Thompson

The current IMPACT Wrestling commentator discusses his WrestleMania 36 performance, being pulled from Mania 37 and his transition to IMPACT

Samoa Joe tested positive for COVID before relinquishing NXT Title, recalls conversation with Vince McMahon

March 1, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Samoa Joe speaks about why he relinquished the NXT Title prior to the launch of NXT 2.0 and his conversation with Vince McMahon about it

Ice Ribbon announces seven talents have tested positive for COVID-19

January 27, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Ice Ribbon announces that seven of their talents tested positive for COVID. Their 1/29 and 1/30 shows are cancelled

The Von Erichs test positive for COVID-19, off MLW Blood & Thunder

January 20, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Marshall and Ross Von Erich will not be challenging for the MLW Tag Titles at Blood & Thunder as they have tested positive for COVID

Carmella reveals that she tested positive for COVID-19 several weeks ago

January 20, 2022 Andrew Thompson

WWE’s Carmella shares that she tested positive for COVID-19 several weeks ago. Corey Graves tested negative multiple times

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The messy switch from WALTER to Gunther

January 19, 2022 John Pollock

WWE sparked its latest outage after the news of a trademark filing for the name ‘Gunther Stark’ was revealed on Tuesday.

Chase Owens tests positive for COVID-19, notes that he’s doing fine

January 18, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Chase Owens shares that he tested positive for COVID-19, but is doing fine and has no symptoms