Impact WrestlingDate: April 20, 2023Location: Rebel Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCommentators: Matthew Rehwoldt, Tom Hannifan We are done with Rebellion and the biggest story is the new World Champion, having defeated Kushida to win the vacant title. At the same time, Deonna Purrazzo is once again Knockouts Champion, having defeated Jordynne Grace for the … Read more
Roxanne Perez discusses signing with WWE. The 21-year-old star spoke with Fightful about this very topic and detailed how all the hard work she did on the indie scene helped payoff when she eventually got her WWE Tryout. Perez states that certain higher-ups in WWE told her she was good prior to her even coming … Read more
He would know. WrestleMania is the biggest wrestling event of the year and WWE knows how to bring in as many stars as it can. This includes various legends, as the company often has several former stars added to the show. While it is not always the case, these wrestlers often wrestle full matches … Read more
SmackDown airs tonight (Apr. 21) with a live show from Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. This is the third SmackDown episode during the five week build towards Backlash, which takes place on May 6 in Puerto Rico. Triple H loves these ridiculously long title reigns Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER puts the gold on the line … Read more
We have now reached the golden week for draft nerds like myself. Not only is the NFL taking center stage for three days starting next Thursday night, but WWE has decided to counter program and book night one of the 2023 WWE Draft a week from today. Some may question the decision, but it … Read more
Filed under: All Elite Wrestling Indications have been that The Young Bucks aren’t terribly interested in dealing with CM Punk after their backstage fight with him after All Out last September — and all the drama that preceded “Brawl Out”, of course. Our latest comes via another item in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, … Read more
Nick Aldis has not officially signed with Impact Wrestling. Aldis returned at Rebellion on Sunday to do guest commentary on the main event, which saw Steve Maclin defeat Kushida to capture the vacant Impact World Title. The post-match angle saw Aldis save Impact President Scott D’Amore from Maclin’s bullying. Aldis made it clear on … Read more
There’s been a lot of speculation on what Bad Bunny’s match will be for WWE Backlash, whether it will be a six-man match or a standard tag team bout, but word now is that it will be a standard tag team match. A new report from PWInsider notes that Backlash will feature Bad Bunny and … Read more
Kazuchika Okada has made his choice…well one of them at least. The Rainmaker is putting together a trios team to challenge Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita, El Desperado) for the IWGP NEVER Six-Man Tag Championship at Wrestling Dontaku. This matchup came after Narita called out Okada and said he can pick any two partners … Read more
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown will air live from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio as the build for Backlash continues. WWE is promoting a “Title Town” theme for tonight’s SmackDown as WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER will defend against Xavier Woods, while WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan will make their first title … Read more