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AEW Announces New Matches for Tomorrow’s Dynamite

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:25:19 GMT

AEW has announced a third tag team match for this week’s Dynamite episode on TNT.

The match will see The Hybrid 2 (Jack Evans, Angelico) take on Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin), who just recently signed with AEW.

John Silver of The Dark Order vs. “Hangman” Adam Page has also been announced for tomorrow.

Stay tuned for more on this week’s Dynamite show, which will be the final episode before the “Winter Is Coming” edition on December 2. Below is the updated line-up for tomorrow night:

* The Hybrid 2 vs. Top Flight

* John Silver vs. “Hangman” Page

* Will Hobbs will be in action

* Chris Jericho and Jake Hager vs. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian

* PAC and Rey Fenix vs. The Butcher and The Blade

* Hikaru Shida defends the AEW Women’s World Title against Anna Jay

'Hangman' @theAdamPage looks to gain some momentum after his defeat to Omega at Full Gear. But, his opponent @SilverNumber1 of Dark Order is on the same path. Which wrestler comes out on top?

Watch #AEWDynamite Wednesday at 8e/7c on @TNTDrama. pic.twitter.com/89BBqQ7YR6

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 24, 2020

After the Hybrid 2 post-match assault last week, Top Flight looks to get revenge as these teams clash tomorrow night on Dynamite.

WATCH #AEWDynamite Wednesday at 8e/7c on @TNTDrama. pic.twitter.com/7EAtLLjeip

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 24, 2020

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Viewership for the Post-Survivor Series Edition of WWE RAW

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:43:35 GMT

Monday’s live post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW, featuring fallout from Sunday’s pay-per-view with AJ Styles defeating Randy Orton in the main event, drew an average of 1.808 million viewers on the USA Network, according to Showbuzz Daily.

This is up from last week’s 1.779 million viewers for the Survivor Series go-home show.

For this week’s show, the first hour drew 1.904 million viewers (last week’s hour 1 – 1.868 million), the second hour drew 1.826 million viewers (last week’s hour 2 – 1.740 million) and the final hour drew 1.694 million viewers (last week’s hour 3 – 1.728 million).

This week’s numbers are pretty strong for what the show has been doing as of late. This is the fourth-best viewership since the ThunderDome debuted with the August 24 post-SummerSlam RAW, which drew 2.028 million viewers. This week’s 0.57 rating in the key 18-49 demographic is tied with the October 12 RAW as the second-best rating since the ThunderDome red brand premiere, which drew a 0.67 rating.

RAW ranked #24 for the night in viewership on cable, up from last week’s #26 spot, and behind the NFL Monday Night Football on ESPN, Monday Night Kickoff, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Rachel Maddow Show, SportsCenter at midnight, The Five, Hannity Special, Reidout, Last Word, Beat, 11th Hour, All In, Situation Room at 6pm, Deadline: White House, Special Report, Erin Burnett Outfront, Situation Room at 5pm, Cuomo Prime Time, The Ingraham Angle, Anderson Cooper 360, Lead with Jake Tapper, CNN Newsroom at 3pm, and CNN Newsroom at 2pm.

WWE ranked #4 for the night on the Cable Top 150, with an average 18-49 demographic rating of 0.57, up from last week’s #5 ranked 0.51. The NFL game on ESPN between the Buccaneers and the Rams the topped the night on the Cable Top 150, with a 3.62 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. The Buccaneers vs. Rams game also topped the night on cable in viewership with 12.612 million viewers.

Dancing With The Stars on ABC drew an average of 6.414 million viewers on broadcast TV in the 8pm hour while The Neighborhood on CBS drew 5.457 million viewers, The Voice drew 7.071 million viewers on NBC, LA’s Finest drew 1.656 million viewers on FOX and CW’s Gilmore Girls special drew 458,000 viewers, all in the 8pm hour on broadcast TV.

Below is our 2020 RAW Viewership Tracker:

January 6 Episode: 2.385 million viewers with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 13 Episode: 2.030 million viewers with a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 20 Episode: 2.380 million viewers with a 0.83 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 27 Episode: 2.402 million viewers with a 0.76 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Royal Rumble episode)
February 3 Episode: 2.168 million viewers with a 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 10 Episode: 2.337 million viewers with a 0.80 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 17 Episode: 2.437 million viewers with a 0.79 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 24 Episode: 2.210 million viewers with a 0.71 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 2 Episode: 2.256 million viewers with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Super ShowDown episode)
March 9 Episode: 2.163 million viewers with a 0.69 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Elimination Chamber episode)
March 16 Episode: 2.335 million viewers with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic (first-ever WWE Performance Center episode)
March 23 Episode: 2.006 million viewers with a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic (second WWE PC episode)
March 30 Episode: 1.924 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 6 Episode: 2.118 million viewers with a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-WrestleMania 36 episode)
April 13 Episode: 1.913 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic (return to live TV)
April 20 Episode: 1.842 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 27 Episode: 1.817 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 4 Episode: 1.686 million viewers with a 0.46 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 11 Episode: 1.919 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Money In the Bank episode)
May 18 Episode: 1.757 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 25 Episode: 1.735 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Memorial Day episode)
June 1 Episode: 1.728 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 8 Episode: 1.737 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 15 Episode: 1.939 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Backlash episode)
June 22 Episode: 1.922 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Championship Edition)
June 29 Episode: 1.735 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 6 Episode: 1.687 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 13 Episode: 1.561 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 20 Episode: 1.628 million viewers with a 0.46 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Extreme Rules episode)
July 27 Episode: 1.617 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 3 Episode: 1.715 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 10 Episode: 1.722 million viewers with a 0.47 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 17 Episode: 1.643 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 24 Episode: 2.028 million viewers with a 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-SummerSlam episode)
August 31 Episode: 1.900 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Payback episode)
September 7 Episode: 1.725 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Labor Day episode)
September 14 Episode: 1.689 million viewers with a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic (In Your Face edition)
September 21 Episode: 1.678 million viewers with a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 28 Episode: 1.822 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Clash of Champions episode)
October 5 Episode: 1.686 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 12 Episode: 1.855 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Draft Night 2 episode)
October 19 Episode: 1.777 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Season premiere episode)
October 26 Episode: 1.732 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Hell In a Cell episode)
November 2 Episode: 1.656 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 9 Episode: 1.690 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 16 Episode: 1.779 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 23 Episode: 1.808 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Survivor Series episode)
November 30 Episode:

2019 Total: 125.746 million viewers over 52 episodes
2019 Average: 2.418 million viewers per episode

2018 Total: 149.628 million viewers over 53 episodes
2018 Average: 2.823 million viewers per episode

2017 Total: 156.971 million viewers over 52 episodes
2017 Average: 3.018 million viewers per episode

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NWA Announces A Return To Programming With New Series "Shockwave”

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:01:07 GMT

The National Wrestling Alliance is coming back with a new series.

The promotion’s play-by-play commentator Joe Gali announced today on Youtube that the new program, entitled, “NWA Shockwave,” will begin airing next Tuesday at 7pm EST. This is the same timeslot as the NWA’s previous weekly episodic, Powerrr, which Shockwave is replacing.

Gali also added that Shockwave will be produced in conjunction with the United Wrestling Network at Thunder Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Check it out below.

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AJ Styles’ Associate Gets a New WWE Ring Name

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:45:22 GMT

WWE is now using the “Omos” name for AJ Styles’ bodyguard and associate on the RAW brand.

WWE began using the Omos name for Jordan Omogbehin at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. The announcers casually dropped the name on commentary but it appears it will stick as they continued to use it on last night’s RAW.

It looks like Omos may have been a name that Omogbehin himself recommended as his Twitter page shows that he’s used “The Giant Omos” as his nickname in the past, long before coming to the main roster from WWE NXT.

AJ introduced Omos as his muscle back in October. He previously appeared on RAW as the bouncer for Shane McMahon’s RAW Underground segments, and as Akira Tozawa’s Giant Ninja.

The 26 year old Omogbehin was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and played college basketball for the University of Florida and for Morgan State University. He was recruited to the WWE Performance Center in October 2018, and later made his NXT in-ring debut at a live event on July 18, 2019. He’s worked just a handful of live event matches since debuting, but has not worked a TV match yet.

Stay tuned for more on Styles and Omos. WWE has booked confrontations between the big man and several RAW Superstars as of late, but Omos hasn’t done much since debuting in the role with AJ.

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WWE Studios Releases New Movie with Sheamus, Lacey Evans – Military Makeover News

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:18:33 GMT

– WWE Studios has released their latest movie – The Buddy Games. The movie can be streamed at this link and found on DVD at a sale price via this link.

The Buddy Games stars Josh Duhamel, who also directed the film, Olivia Munn, Dax Shepard, Kevin Dillon, James Roday, Jensen Ackles, Neal McDonough, and others. WWE Superstar Sheamus is also featured, as a character named “Thursty” in a supporting role. He is billed by his real name, Stephen Farrelly.

The synopsis for the movie reads like this: “Josh Duhamel (Transformers) stars in this wild and hilarious, no-holds-barred comedy. After six lifelong friends have a five year falling out, Bob (Duhamel), aka “The Bobfather”, reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a $150,000 pot. Now all bets are off, as the determined dudes fight, claw, and party for the big bucks in this star-studded bro-fest featuring Dax Shepard (CHiPs), Olivia Munn (Office Christmas Party) and Kevin Dillon (“Entourage”).”

The Buddy Games was originally scheduled to be released in theaters in March of this year, but the COVID-19 prevented that from happening. You can see the trailer below, along with video of co-stars Duhamel and Sheamus at a RAW show on June 26, 2017, promoting the project.

– The Military Makeover series is now available on free streaming platform STIRR. A marathon of the show has been announced for this Friday from 1pm until 8pm on the STIRR City channel. It will now air weekdays from 1-2pm, and also on-demand.

Military Makeover features WWE Superstar Lacey Evans as the special guest veteran. Evans teams with host Montel Williams, a military advocate, and like-minded non-profit companies & businesses, to help transform the homes and lives of military families across the United States. The award-winning Military Makeover is the first BrandStar Original Show to launch a channel on STIRR, which can be accessed at STIRR.com, via app, Roku TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, and other Android & iOS devices. It also airs on Lifetime and The American Forces Network.

Below is the introductory video the show released for Evans last year when she signed on, and below is a clip of Evans from a recent episode:

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Mance Warner Opens Up About Matt Tremont’s Retirement, Talks Backstage Atmosphere At GCW ...

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:33:52 GMT

MLW superstar Mance Warner recently spoke to Post Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson to discuss all things pro-wrestling, including what the backstage atmosphere is like at GCW events, and how he feels about Matt Tremont’s retirement. Highlights are below.

What he thinks of Matt Tremont retiring from wrestling:

“It was awesome man. I was watching. I was sitting in here drinking and I was watching that one. It was him and R.S.P. [Rickey Shane Page], and you know, Matty’s been doing this sh*t a long time and he’s another one of them guys that I always say, ‘He’s a legend.’ He’s been everywhere, he’s done everything. So you feel kind of bad because for me, I’m going like, ‘Well I know he’s happy to be done with it. He ain’t gotta be on the road, you ain’t gotta be beating your body up.’ But as a fan, because we’re still fans at the end of the day, I’m sitting there like, ‘Well I don’t want him to stop because I want to fight him.’ I want another fight. Me and him, I want to get him [in] there again. I want him at GCW, I want guys like him to be there and give advice to all of us and to the next crop of guys and keep it going, to pass down the knowledge. I think that’s something that kind of over time goes away from pro wrestling too. A lot of people just think they know everything when — people forget they got to pass that knowledge on. So, I’m happy for him but at the same [time], you’re like, ‘Damn it, I want a couple more fights’ so…”

What the atmosphere is backstage at GCW events:

“GCW to me, I just did an interview recently out there [on] a podcast for IWTV, and I was talking about GCW as kind of like a buffet of pro wrestling. It’s got everything and everybody watches it. I always say everybody watches it man, because everyone from GCW — I’m not saying every single person. But all the big companies watch it and they go, ‘Oh, we gotta get that guy, we gotta get this guy, gotta get that guy.’ We are basically the modern-day ECW. We’re the company that wrestling fans that may not like what they see on TV, come to us and then they go, ‘That’s my f*cking place.’ So, for me, it was kind of I started going there and the locker room is a family. Everyone there helps each other out, everyone there watches out for each other. If you come into GCW and you got a bad attitude, you ain’t gonna stay there because it’s legit a family, you know? And going to back to ECW, it’s kind of like we’re on tour all the time. Every month, we may have up to three or four shows in different states and we fly all over and do these events so it’s that thing of like, if you look back to ECW, you always had RVD, you always had Sabu, you had The Sandman, you had The Dudleys and it’s just kind of that thing where at GCW, the roster, it rotates but you also have the mainstays like you’re saying. It’s always gonna have these guys and girls right here and then there’s gonna be some guys and girls that come in and mix it up but, like I said, it’s a buffet man. You always get a little bit of something different on each show so…”

On suffering a collapsed lung during a show in 2019:

“Well, it’s weird man because, it happens, I take a bump to the floor and I just thought maybe I did something to my ribs or something. I couldn’t breath for a second. So we keep going, I think there was a couple more minutes left, I get done with it and I get backstage and I kind of collapse and I just couldn’t breath at all. But still I’m thinking — because we’re crazy, we’re all nuts. I’m thinking, ‘Okay, I gotta get to the airport because I gotta go to Portland and do another show’ so I’m just trying to like, ‘Okay, I’ll lay here a little bit, I’ll get up and keep on moving.’ Eventually, people talked me out of it. They’re like, ‘Man, you’re f*cked up, you can’t go.’ So I ended up getting in a car, get back home, drove myself home. I had someone drive me halfway and then I got to my vehicle and I got to where I had to go. Me being stubborn, I just laid in bed and I was like, ‘Maybe I’m just sore. I’ll be okay.’ Then eventually, fast forward, about a day and a half goes by and then, my family ends up talking me into going to get checked out and I just thought I’ll get checked out and I’ll be fine. I walked in and they did a — I think they did an x-ray and then they do all the checking around and sh*t and I remember the doctor looked at me and he was like, ‘How the f*ck did you walk in here? You got one lung. Your other lung is like a pancake.’ So they ended up cutting me open, they put the little tube in there and then they do what they gotta do and then I was in there for I believe a day and a half, and they said I was good to go, so then when they go to take the tube out, I start squirting out blood and sh*t. They’re freaking out and I had to stay there again and they put you on — whatever they shot in me just made me high as kite and I just watched TV all day but I just sat in the hospital but then you get that big ass bill, you gotta pay that off for the next 15 years, who knows, I don’t know but — now they got me for a while. But it’s one of those things where we all love this industry so much that, we’re okay with getting hurt, we’re okay with — we were taught, you gotta keep going, you can’t just stop, and even then it’s like, I rest up and I think I was out for a month and then I came back and my first match back was at Beyond Wrestling against Nick Gage in like a hundred thousand thumbtack match or something. You take no breaks I guess.”

Check out the full interview below.

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Alexander Hammerstone To Provide Medical Update On MLW Fusion Following Attack By Contra Unit

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:28:58 GMT

Major League Wrestling issued the following press release announcing that National Openweight champion Alexander Hammerstone will provide a medical update on tomorrow’s episode of Fusion following an attack by Contra Unit on last week’s program. Details are below.

What is the status of the reigning National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone?

Major League Wrestling today confirmed we’ll have a medical update on Hammerstone this Wednesday November 25 at 7pm ET on MLW’s flagship weekly series, FUSION, available on YouTube, Fubo Sports, Pluto TV. Learn more about where to watch.

Additionally, MLW can confirm Alex Hammerstone will speak exclusively with Rich Bocchini on MLW FUSION tomorrow night at 7pm ET.

While initial reports were promising, league officials can confirm the National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone was taken to the hospital late Wednesday night, following attack by CONTRA.

A source has confirmed Hammerstone’s injuries appear to be “significant.”

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WWE Files for New Trademarks on Top Stars

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:21:04 GMT

WWE recently filed to trademark the “Dean Ambrose” name, which is the name AEW World Champion Jon Moxley used when he was with the company.

WWE filed to trademark the name on October 8, attaching the following use description to the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office):

“IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in the field of wrestling for wrestling fan club members; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely, blogs, in the field of sports entertainment”

A “Cenation” trademark for John Cena was filed on October 8. The following merchandise use description was included with the filing:

“IC 016. US 002 005 022 023 029 037 038 050. G & S: Cardboard and paper hangtags; packaging, namely, blister cards; paper for wrapping and packaging; collector albums for sticker collectables; stickers; sticker albums; collectable photos; photo albums; photographs; framed pictures; labels, namely, printed paper labels; folders; paper place mats, paper table mats, paper napkins; paper tablecloths; paper table linens; paper lunch bags; postcards; greeting cards; pictures; calendars; posters; decals; temporary tattoo transfers; trading cards; brochures, magazines and newspapers concerning sports entertainment; coloring books; children’s activity books; souvenir programs concerning sports entertainment; books concerning sports entertainment; books featuring pictorial biographies; comic books; picture books; book covers; paper book markers; notebooks; memo pads; note pads; date books; address books; agenda books; markers; pens; pencils; calendars; pencil sharpeners; pencil cases; rubber stamps; stamp pads; chalks; paper banners; printed paper signs for doors; drawing rulers; erasers, rubber erasers, chalk erasers, blackboard erasers; bumper stickers; window decals; lithographs; paper party bags; paper party favors; stencils for tracing designs onto paper; paper gift wrap; paper cake decorations; paper; stationery; indoor ornaments of paper”

WWE filed to trademark the “Legend Killer” name for Randy Orton on November 18. The following use description was included:

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Backstage News on the Suicide Storyline In Impact

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:01:05 GMT

Caley Konley is still portraying the Suicide character in Impact Wrestling, according to Fightful Select.

There’s an ongoing Impact storyline with X Division Champion Rohit Raju and TJP where he accuses the former Manik/Suicide of being under the mask again. It was noted that the angle will come to a head on tonight’s Impact episode, but TJP it not under the mask, as he was in the past.

Sources indicate that Konley is still portraying the role of the masked wrestler, as he has off & on for a few years now. Konley is also serving as a manager for Tenille Dashwood.

Stay tuned for updates.

He's coming alive! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/qwCFX5gUSb

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) November 20, 2020

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NJPW World Tag League Results 11/24/20

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:00:26 GMT

NJPW World Tag League Results 11/24/20
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Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata & Yota Tsuji

Tomoaki Honma and Yota Tsuji will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Tsuji drop steps into a side headlock. Honma reverses the hold. Honma with a side headlock takeover. Tsuji sends Honma face first into the canvas. Tsuji grabs a side headlock. Honma with heavy bodyshots. Honma whips Tsuji across the ring. Tsuji with two shoulder tackles. Tsuji dumps Kojima out of the ring. Honma reverses out of the irish whip from Tsuji. Tsuji kicks Honma in the face. Honma with a running elbow smash. Honma drops Tsuji with a shoulder tackle. Honma tags in Kojima. Kojima stomps on the left knee of Tsuji. Kojima knocks Nagata off the ring apron. Wish Bone Attack. Kojima repeatedly stomps on Tsuji’s chest. Kojima applies a rear chin lock. The referee is trying to get Nagata out of the ring. Kojima repeatedly stomps on Tsuji’s back. Kojima tags in Honma. Kojima with a forearm smash. Honma continues to stomp on Tsuji’s chest. Honma is choking Tsuji with his boot. The referee admonishes Honma. Tsuji with forearm shivers. Honma drops Tsuji with the double hand chop for a two count. Honma bodyslams Tsuji. Honma applies the single leg crab. Nagata runs interference. Honma dumps Nagata out of the ring.

Forearm Exchange. Honma blasts Tsuji with a knife edge chop. Honma goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Tsuji blocks it. Tsuji with a forearm smash. Honma drives his knee into the midsection of Tsuji. Honma punches Tsuji in the back. Honma knocks Nagata off the apron. Nagata is pissed. Double Irish Whip. Tsuji side steps Kojima into the turnbuckle pad. Tsuji dropkicks Honma. Kojima stomps on Tsuji’s back. Kojima with a cheap shot to Nagata. Second Forearm Exchange. Tsuji bodyslams Honma. Tsuji tags in Nagata. Nagata kicks Kojima in the gut. Nagata repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Kojima. Nagata unloads Four Mid-Kicks. Nagata sends Honma to the corner. Nagata delivers The Helluva Kick. Nagata hits The Exploder Suplex. Nagata applies The Nagata Lock II. Kojima breaks up the submission hold. Nagata rocks Kojima with a forearm smash. Honma applies a wrist lock. Third Forearm Exchange. Nagata with The Big Boot. Honma scores the elbow knockdown. Nagata avoids The Kokeshi HeadButt. Palm Strike Exchange. Kojima and Tsuji are tagged in.

Tsuji ducks a clothesline from Kojima. Tsuji with forearm shivers. Tsuji with the irish whip. Kojima side steps Tsuji into the turnbuckle pad. Machine Gun Chops. Kojima with The Flying Forearm Smash. Kojima plays to the crowd. Tsuji with a Running Forearm Smash. Tsuji drops Kojima with a shoulder tackle. Tsuji with The Vertical Suplex for a two count. Nagata sends Honma out of the ring. Tsuji with a Flying Forearm Smash. Nagata with The Helluva Kick. Nagata follows that with an Exploder Suplex. Tsuji with The Running Splash for a two count. Kojima with forearm shivers. Kojima connects with The Koji Cutter. Tsuji ducks a clothesline from Kojima. Tsuji Spears Kojima. Tsuji applies The Boston Crab. Kojima grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Kojima whips Tsuji across the ring. Tsuji goes for The Spear, but Kojima counters with The DDT. Kojima knocks Nagata off the apron. Kojima plants Tsuji with The Lariat to pickup the victory.

Winner: Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma via Pinfall

Second Match: Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match

Bullet Club attacks FinJuice before the bell rings. Fale with clubbing bodyshots in the corner. Finlay sends Owens back first into the steel barricade. Fale with the irish whip. Robinson side steps Fale into the turnbuckle pad. Juice Jabs. Fale delivers a gut punch. Finlay pulls Robinson off of Fale’s shoulders. FinJuice with a Double Dropkick. Owens tags himself in. Double Hip Toss. FinJuice with another Double Dropkick. Robinson plays to the crowd. Robinson tags in Finlay. Finlay uppercuts Owens. Following a snap mare takeover, Finlay with a basement uppercut for a one count. Owens drives his knee into the midsection of Finlay. Owens applies a side headlock. Finlay tags in Robinson. Owens whips Finlay across the ring. Finlay drops down on the canvas. Robinson leapfrogs over Owens. Robinson bodyslams Owens. Robinson bodyslams Finlay on top of Owens. Robinson follows that with The Senton Splash for a two count. Robinson applies a wrist lock. Robinson tags in Finlay.

Finlay with a Flying Double Axe Handle Strike. Robinson whips Owens across the ring. Double boot to the midsection of Owens. Double Bulldog. Robinson knocks Fale off the ring apron. Finlay with the lateral press for a two count. Finlay applies a front face lock. Finlay transitions into a wrist lock. Finlay tags in Robinson. FinJuice works on the left wrist of Owens. Robinson with a corner clothesline. Owens reverses out of the irish whip from Robinson. Robinson side steps Owens into the turnbuckle pad. Fale clotheslines Robinson from the apron. Fale punches Robinson in the back. Fale whips Robinson into the barricade. Owens is choking Finlay with his boot. Fale stomps on Robinson’s chest. Fale rolls Robinson back into the ring. Owens with The Pendulum BackBreaker for a two count. Owens drags Robinson to the corner. Owens tags in Fale. Fale knocks Finlay off the apron. The Tongan Massage Parlor is open for business. Fale with forearm shivers across the back of Robinson. Fale tags in Owens. Owens sends Robinson to the corner. Owens with a Flying Forearm Smash. Owens clotheslines Robinson for a two count. Owens applies a front face lock. Robinson with heavy bodyshots. Owens applies the cravate. Robinson decks Owens with a JawBreaker. Owens shoves Robinson to the blue corner. Robinson with a back elbow smash to Fale. Robinson is displaying his fighting spirit. Owens dodges The Leg Lariat. Owens goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Robinson lands back on his feet. Owens inadvertently SuperKicks Fale. Robinson tags in Finlay.

Finlay ducks a clothesline from Owens. Finlay dropkicks Fale. Finlay with forearm shivers. Owens reverses out of the irish whip from Finlay. Finlay drops Owens with The Running European Uppercut. Finlay with a SlingShot Pescado. Finlay rolls Owens back into the ring. Finlay with a Flying Double Axe Handle Strike. Finlay with a running elbow smash. Finlay follows that with The Flying European Uppercut for a two count. Finlay tags in Robinson. Double Irish Whip. Robinson with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Running Knee/Side Russian Leg Sweep Combination for a two count. Robinson tags in Finlay. Double Irish Whip. Owens holds onto the ropes. Owens kicks Finlay in the face. Owens with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Owens SuperKicks Finlay. Owens with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick to Robinson. Owens tags in Fale. Double Irish Whip. Fale with a gut punch. Owens with a running knee lift. Fale clotheslines Finlay for a two count. Owens with clubbing blows to Robinson’s back. Owens goes for The Package PileDriver, but Robinson counters with a Back Body Drop. Fale connects with The Grenade. Finlay with forearm shivers. Finlay uppercuts Fale. Finlay avoids The Grenade. Fale negates The Prima Nocta. Owens with a Pump Knee Strike. Bullet Club plants Finlay with The Grenade Launcher to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens via Pinfall

Third Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/Dick Togo In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match

Hiroshi Tanahashi and EVIL will start things off. Takahashi punches Tanahashi in the back. EVIL knocks Henare off the ring apron. Takahashi stomps on Tanahashi’s back. EVIL stomps on the right hamstring of Tanahashi. Double Irish Whip. Tanahashi kicks Takahashi in the chest. Tanahashi with a Side Headlock TakeOver/Hurricanrana Combination. Tanahashi kicks EVIL in the gut. Tanahashi with a forearm smash. EVIL reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Tanahashi decks EVIL with a back elbow smash. Tanahashi with a Flying Crossbody Block. Tanahashi tags in Henare. Double Irish Whip. Double Elbow Knockdown. Leaping Elbow Drop/Running Tomahawk Chop Combination. Double Single Leg Crab.

Henare with forearm shivers. Henare with clubbing blows to EVIL’s back. EVIL rakes the eyes of Henare. Takahashi removes the blue turnbuckle pad. EVIL whips Tanahashi and Henare into the exposed steel. Takahashi rakes the eyes of Henare. Togo stomps on Tanahashi’s chest. Takahashi repeatedly stomps on Henare’s chest. All hell is breaking loose in Fukushima. EVIL sends Tanahashi back first into the steel barricade. Takahashi applies an illegal choke hold. Takahashi rolls Henare back into the ring. EVIL dumps Henare out of the ring. Togo with a straight right hand. The referee is trying to calm down Tanahashi. EVlL with the lateral press for a two count. EVIL tags in Takahashi. Takahashi continues to stomp on Henare’s chest. Following a snap mare takeover, Takahashi with a Leg Drop/Elbow Drop/Falling HeadButt Combination for a two count. Takahashi sends Henare back first into the exposed steel. Takahashi tags in EVIL.

EVIL stands on the back of Henare’s neck. EVIL taunts Tanahashi. EVIL fish hooks Henare. EVIL applies the abdominal stretch. EVIL uses Takahashi and Togo for leverage. The referee admonishes Bullet Club. Henare unloads three knife edge chops. EVIL whips Henare into the exposed steel. EVIL kicks Henare in the gut. EVIL repeatedly slaps Henare in the back. Henare creates distance with The BrainBuster. Henare tags in Tanahashi. Tanahashi with a Flying Forearm Smash. Tanahashi knocks Bullet Club off the apron. Tanahashi kicks EVIL in the gut. EVIL reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Tanahashi with a Baseball Slide Dropkick to Togo. Tanahashi scores the elbow knockdown. Tanahashi with a leaping elbow drop. Tanahashi bodyslams EVIL. Tanahashi follows that with The SomerSault Senton for a two count. Tanahashi skins the cat. Togo with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip behind the referee’s back. EVIL applies The Scorpion Death Lock. Henare breaks up the submission hold. EVIL dumps Henare out of the ring. EVIL tags in Takahashi. EVIL with repeated boots to the midsection of Tanahashi. Henare trips EVIL from the outside. Tanahashi drops Takahashi with Twist and Shout. Tanahashi tags in Henare.

Henare with forearm shivers. Takahashi reverses out of the irish whip from Henare. Henare ducks a clothesline from Takahashi. Henare with a Leaping Shoulder Tackle. Henare with a corner clothesline. Henare hits The Samoan Drop for a two count. Takahashi denies The Rampage. Takahashi blocks a boot from Henare. Takahashi sends Henare face first into the canvas. Henare avoids The Sliding Dropkick. Henare with a Discus Back Elbow Smash. Henare with The Spinning Hook Kick. Togo runs interference. Takahashi delivers The Helluva Kick. EVIL with a corner clothesline. EVIL with The Fisherman’s Buster. Takahashi follows that with The Sliding Dropkick. EVIL clips the left knee of Tanahashi. Takahashi with The Olympic Slam for a two count. The referee is distracted by Togo. Takahashi nails Henare with the pimp stick. Tanahashi sends EVIL crashing into the barricade. Takahashi goes for Pimp Juice, but Tanahashi counters with Three Dragon Screw Leg Whips. SlingBlade/Leg Sweep Combination. Henare connects with The Rampage. Tanahashi wipes out EVIL and Togo with The SlingShot Pescado. Henare plants Takahashi with The TOA Bottom to pickup the victory.

Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare via Pinfall

– There was a cleaning/disinfecting intermission during this broadcast.

Fourth Match: The Guerrillas Of Destiny w/Jado vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match

Tanga Loa and Toru Yano will start things off. Shoulder Block. Exchange. Yano rakes the eyes of Loa. Loa drops Yano with a shoulder tackle. Loa whips Yano across the ring. Yano holds onto the ropes. Yano side steps Loa into the ropes. Yano slaps Loa in the face. Yano bumps into Tonga. Yano begs for mercy. Yano starts removing a turnbuckle pad. GOD are ganging up on Ishii. Double Irish Whip. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Loa. Shoulder Tackle Exchange. Yano blasts Loa with the turnbuckle pad. Yano throws the turnbuckle pad at Jado. Yano stomps on Loa’s back. Yano is distracted by Jado. Loa clotheslines the back of Yano’s neck. Tonga whips Yano into the steel barricade. Tonga whips Yano with the turnbuckle pad. Loa takes care of Ishii. Loa rolls Yano back into the ring. Loa hooks the outside leg for a two count. Loa tags in Tonga. Loa bodyslams Yano. GOD with Two SlingShot Senton’s. Tonga repeatedly stomps on Yano’s chest. Tonga transitions into a ground and pound attack. Tonga sits on Yano’s chest for a two count. Tonga tags in Loa. Double Vertical Suplex for a two count. Loa talks smack to Yano. Loa stomps on Yano’s back. Loa HeadButts Yano. Loa kicks Yano in the gut. Loa with a forearm smash. Loa shoves Ishii off the apron. Loa drives Yano face first into the blue turnbuckle pad. Tonga with clubbing blows to Yano’s chest. Loa tells Yano to quit.

Short-Arm Reversal by Yano. Yano tugs on Loa’s hair. Loa kicks Yano in the gut. Yano pulls Loa down to the mat. Ishii and Tonga are tagged in. Tonga ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Tonga with combo bodyshots. Ishii hulks up. Ishii with a forearm smash. Tonga whips Ishii into the exposed steel. Ishii side steps Tonga into the exposed steel. Loa delivers a gut punch. Loa with a forearm smash. Loa sends Ishii to the corner. Ishii kicks Tonga in the face. Ishii side steps Loa into Tonga. Ishii with a corner clothesline. Ishii kicks Loa in the face. Ishii whips Tonga into Loa. Loa kicks Ishii in the gut. Ishii drops Loa with a shoulder tackle. Ishii with a drop toe hold. Tonga ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Tonga goes for The Tongan Twist, but Ishii counters with The Vertical Suplex. Ishii and Tonga are running the ropes. Tonga with a Misdirection Forearm Smash. Loa drives Ishii back first into the exposed steel. Tonga lands The Stinger Splash. Loa kicks Ishii in the gut. Loa with a drop down uppercut. Tonga follows that with The Tongan Twist for a two count. Tonga tags in Loa. Loa punches Ishii in the back. Forearm Exchange. Loa with a Vertical Suplex. Loa with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Loa argues with the referee. Loa knocks Yano off the apron. Loa goes for The Running PowerSlam, but Ishii lands back on his feet. Loa shoves Ishii. Loa with forearm shivers. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Loa. Ishii creates distance with The Saito Suplex. Ishii tags in Yano.

Loa side steps Yano into the exposed steel. Yano reverses out of the irish whip from Loa. Yano with Two Inverted Atomic Drops. Loa reverses out of the irish whip from Tonga. Yano sends Loa chest first into the exposed steel. Yano rolls Loa over for a two count. Yano ducks a clothesline from Loa. Yano with the backslide cover for a two count. Loa applies a wrist lock. Loa kicks Yano in the gut. Loa with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Loa clotheslines Ishii. Double Irish Whip. Tonga with a gut punch. Loa uppercuts Yano. Tonga with a Leaping NeckBreaker. Loa hooks the outside leg for a two count. GOD goes for The Magic Killer, but Ishii counters with The Release German Suplex. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Tonga. Ishii rocks Tonga with a forearm smash. Tonga denies The Vertical Drop BrainBuster. Ishii negates The GunStun. GOD hits The Magic Killer. Yano denies The Assisted Tongan Twist. Yano shoves Tonga into Loa. GOD avoids the double low blow. GOD connects with Assisted Tongan Twist for a two count. Tonga inadvertently clocks Loa with the kendo stick. Yano shoves Loa into Tonga. Yano plants Loa with The Schoolboy Rollup to pickup the victory.

Winner: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano via Pinfall

Fifth Match: Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi vs. The Great O-Khan & Jeff Cobb In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match

Khan drops Taichi with The Mongolian Chop before the bell rings. Cobb with a forearm smash to Sabre. A pier six brawl ensues on the outside. Cobb with Two HeadButts. Cobb rocks Sabre with another forearm smash. Khan slams Taichi’s head on the ring apron. Cobb with clubbing blows to Sabre’s back. Sabre with shots to the midsection of Cobb. Khan whips Taichi into the steel barricade. Cobb rolls Sabre back into the ring. Cobb continues to forearms at Sabre. Cobb with a shoulder block. Cobb with the irish whip. Sabre crawls under Cobb. Sabre applies The Cobra Twist. Cobb with a Hip Toss. Sabre uppercuts Cobb. Cobb goes for a German Suplex, but Sabre counters with The Cobra Twist. Sabre transitions into a guillotine choke. Cobb puts Sabre on the top turnbuckle. Sabre kicks the right shoulder of Cobb. Cobb catches Sabre in mid-air. Cobb with an OverHead Belly to Belly Suplex. Cobb tags in Khan.

Khan knocks Taichi off the apron. Khan with a GutWrench Side Slam. Khan is putting the boots to Sabre. Khan is choking Sabre with his boot. Red Shoes admonishes Khan. Taichi rakes the eyes of Khan. Khan with a forearm smash. Khan tags in Cobb. Cobb punches Sabre in the back. Cobb slams Sabre’s head on the turnbuckle pad. Cobb repeatedly stomps on Sabre’s chest. Cobb brings Sabre to the corner. Khan tags himself in. Khan delivers a gut punch. Khan talks smack to Sabre. Khan drives Sabre chest first into the blue turnbuckle pad. Khan is mauling Sabre in the corner. Khan applies a font face lock. Khan tags in Cobb. Cobb HeadButts the ribs of Sabre. Cobb with a forearm smash. Cobb whips Sabre into the turnbuckle pad for a two count. Cobb applies a front face lock. Cobb punches Sabre in the back. Cobb tags in Khan. Khan kicks Sabre in the gut. Khan with a Delayed Bodyslam. Khan taunts Taichi. Khan toys around with Sabre. Sabre with four uppercuts. Khan answers with The Mongolian Chop.

Khan with the irish whip. Sabre creates distance with Tornado DDT. Taichi and Cobb are tagged in. Taichi ducks a clothesline from Cobb. Taichi grabs Cobb by his throat. Cobb with forearm shivers. Cobb applies a waist lock. Taichi with three sharp elbow strikes. Taichi ducks a clothesline from Cobb. Cobb denies The Back Drop Driver. Taichi kicks Cobb in the face. Cobb shrugs off The Axe Bomber. Cobb drops Taichi with a shoulder tackle. Taichi side steps Cobb into the turnbuckle pad. Taichi with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Taichi hits The Back Drop Driver. Taichi rips off his pants. Cobb avoids The SuperKick. Cobb with a forearm smash. Cobb delivers The Spin Cycle. Cobb tags in Khan. Khan applies a modified vice hold. Khan with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Taichi tells Khan to bring it. Khan obliges with The Mongolian Chop. Taichi dodges The Pump Kick. Taichi with The Axe Bomber. Taichi tags in Sabre.

Sabre with Two Running Boots. Sabre ducks a clothesline from Khan. Khan with a Judo Throw. Double Irish Whip. Cobb with a Leaping Back Elbow Smash. The Empire with Two GutWrench Suplex’s for a two count. Khan clotheslines the back of Sabre’s neck. Khan puts Sabre on the top turnbuckle. Khan with another Mongolian Chop. Khan gets Sabre tied in the tree of woe. Khan is choking Sabre with his boot. Taichi with a Spinning Back Kick. Taichi with a RoundHouse Kick. Taichi knocks Cobb off the apron. Sabre connects with The PK for a two count. Cobb goes for Tour Of The Islands, but Sabre counters with The Sleeper Hold. Sabre uppercuts Cobb. Taichi kicks Cobb in the face. Cobb falls on tap of Sabre. Khan with a corner clothesline. Cobb with a Vertical Suplex. Khan applies The Claw. Khan goes for The Eliminator, but Sabre counters with The Triangle Choke. Taichi SuperKicks Cobb. Khan applies The Claw. Taichi responds with an illegal choke hold. Sabre with an OverHead Wrist Kick. Taichi with a RoundHouse Kick. Sabre follows that with a Running European Uppercut. Suzuki Gun plants Khan with their Black Mephisto/Zack Driver Combination to pickup the victory.

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi via Pinfall

Sixth Match: Shingo Takagi & Sanada vs. Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match

Shingo Takagi and Hirooki Goto will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Side Headlock Exchange. Goto whips Takagi across the ring. Takagi runs into Goto. Shoulder Block Exchange. Goto drops Takagi with a shoulder tackle. Goto tags in Hashi. Double Irish Whip. Double Shoulder Tackle. Assisted Hip Toss for a one count. Hashi repeatedly stomps on Takagi’s back. Hashi hammers down on the back of Takagi’s neck. Takagi with a cheap shot to Goto. Hashi punches Takagi in the back. Forearm Exchange. Hashi delivers his combination offense. Sanada runs interference. Goto kicks Takagi in the back. Hashi knocks Sanada off the ring apron. Double Irish Whip. Takagi holds onto the ropes. Takagi kicks Goto in the face. Takagi drops Hashi with a shoulder tackle. Takagi with a Hip Toss on top of Hashi. Takagi follows that with The Senton Splash. Takagi dumps Hashi out of the ring. Takagi whips Hashi into the steel barricade. Takagi drives Hashi back first into the apron. Takagi rolls Hashi back into the ring. Takagi brings Hashi to the corner. Takagi tags in Sanada.

Sanada kicks Hashi in the gut. Double Irish Whip. Takagi drives his knee into the midsection of Hashi. Sanada with a basement dropkick for a two count. Sanada applies a rear chin lock. Sanada stomps on the midsection of Hashi. Sanada hammers down on the right shoulder of Hashi. Sanada applies an arm-bar. Takagi with a double sledge across the right shoulder of Hashi. Takagi applies a front face lock. Takagi with a knee lift. Takagi whips Hashi across the ring. Takagi drops Hashi with a shoulder tackle. Takagi knocks Goto off the apron. Takagi with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Red Shoes tells Goto to get out of the ring. Takagi slams Hashi’s head on the right knee of Sanada. Takagi tags in Sanada. Sanada with two knee lifts. Hashi unloads three knife edge chops. Sanada hammers down on the right shoulder of Hashi. Sanada with the irish whip. Sanada blocks a boot from Hashi. Sanada with a back heel trip. Sanada applies The Paradise Lock. Sanada with a low dropkick for a two count.

Sanada goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Hashii blocks it. Hashi with a Vertical Suplex. Sanada tags in Takagi. Takagi stops Hashi in his tracks. Takagi hammers down on the right shoulder of Hashi. Takagi with the irish whip. Takagi blocks a boot from Hashi. Takagi with a corner clothesline. Hashi ducks a clothesline from Takagi. Hashi creates distance with The Head Hunter. Hashi tags in Goto. Goto with a shoulder tackle. Goto knocks Sanada off the apron. Takagi kicks Goto in the gut. Goto with a Misdirection Lariat. Goto with The Spinning Wheel Kick. Goto follows that with The Running Bulldog for a two count. Takagi denies The Ushigoroshi. Takagi applies a waist lock. Goto with three sharp elbow strikes. Goto fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Goto goes for The GTR, but Takagi counters with a headlock takeover. Takagi delivers The Sliding Lariat. Takagi plays to the crowd. Second Forearm Exchange. Takagi HeadButts Goto. Goto reverses out of the irish whip from Takagi. Goto with a corner clothesline. Takagi decks Goto with a back elbow smash. Takagi drops Goto with The DDT. Takagi tags in Sanada.

Double Irish Whip. Sanada with a back elbow smash. Takagi clotheslines the back of Goto’s neck. Sanada with a knee lift. Dropkick/Back Drop Driver Combination for a two count. Goto denies The TKO. Sanada kicks Goto in the gut. Goto reverses out of the irish whip from Sanada. Goto runs into another back elbow smash from Sanada. Sanada dives over Goto. Goto with a NeckBreaker onto the knee. Goto tags in Hashi. Hashi unloads two knife edge chops. Hashi thrust kicks the midsection of Sanada. Hashi has Sanada draped across the top strand. Hashi with a Running Dropkick. Hashi follows that with a basement dropkick for a two count. Hashi knocks Takagi off the apron. Hashi goes for a PowerBomb, but Sanada counters with a Hurricanrana. Hashi ducks a clothesline from Sanada. Hashi with The Spinning Mule Kick. SuperKick/Ushigoroshi Combination. Hashi with The Running Meteora for a two count. Chaos gangs up on Takagi. Double Mid-Kick. Hashi with The BunkerBuster onto the left knee of Goto. Sanada negates The GYW.

Chaos connects with The GYR for a two count. Takagi runs interference. Lariat Exchange. Sanada kicks Hashi in the gut. Hashi reverses out of the irish whip from Sanada. Sanada delivers The SpringBoard Missile Dropkick. Hashi takes a ride on The LIJ Train. Sanada hits The Draping Fisherman’s NeckBreaker for a two count. Sanada with a BackBreaker. Sanada goes for The Muto MoonSault, but Hashi ducks out of the way. Hashi kicks Sanada in the face. Hashi ducks a clothesline from Sanada. Sanada applies Skull End. Takagi negates The GYW. Takagi with a double clothesline. Takagi clotheslines Goto over the top rope. Sanada uppercuts Hashi. Hashi shrugs off The Pumping Bomber. Hashi shoves Takagi into Sanada. Hashi SuperKicks Takagi. Takagi responds with The Pumping Bomber. Sanada connects with The TKO for a two count. Sanada goes for Skull End, but Hashi counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Haymaker/Schoolboy Combination for a two count. Sanada decks Hashi with a back elbow smash. Sanada makes Hashi tap out to Skull End.

Winner: Shingo Takagi & Sanada via Submission

Updated NJPW World Tag League 2020 Standings

1.) Shingo Takagi & Sanada, 8 Points (4-1)

2.) Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano, 6 Points (3-2)

3.) The Guerrillas Of Destiny, 6 Points (3-2)

4.) Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi, 6 Points (3-2)

5.) The Great O-Khan & Jeff Cobb, 6 Points (3-2)

6.) EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi, 6 Points (3-2)

7.) Juice Robinson & David Finlay, 4 Points (2-3)

8.) Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi, 4 Points (2-3)

9.) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare, 2 Points (1-4)

10.) Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens, 2 Points (1-4)

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NJPW Partnering Up With Under Armour Athletic Clothing Line

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:12:54 GMT

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced on Twitter that they have recently collaborated with the athletic clothing line Under Armour, with top company superstar Hiroshi Tanahashi modeling the attire in a recent photo shoot.

Check out the full details below.

Check out our latest collab gear with UnderArmour! https://t.co/CBTd6ZRkhu

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) November 24, 2020

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Spoiler on Why AJ Styles Has Been Teased on Impact Wrestling

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:54:53 GMT

Impact Wrestling reportedly has plans for Swoggle (Hornswoggle) to spoof WWE RAW Superstar AJ Styles soon.

Impact World Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson have recently started teasing a return for “The Phenomenal One” in Impact, but these are obviously not for the real Styles as he is under contract to WWE. In an update, Fightful Select reports that the teases are actually for Swoggle.

The current plan is for Swoggle to appear in full Styles gear and wrestle matches under a new satire gimmick. This is all part of the feud between The Good Brothers and The North.

There was a segment on last week’s Impact where The North’s Ethan Page asked Scott D’Amore for a rematch for the titles. D’Amore shared the request with The Good Brothers, but Anderson said Page should have to face a “phenomenal” opponent first. Page accepted the stipulation and was confident that he will defeat the “phenomenal” opponent, and then go on to win the rematch for the titles. The Good Brothers won the Impact World Tag Team Titles for the first time by defeating The North at Turning Point on November 14.

It will be interesting to see if the Swoggle Styles vs. Page match happens during tonight’s Impact Wrestling episode on AXS. Swoggle has made recent appearances for both AEW and Impact.

Stay tuned for updates.

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Adam Pearce and Charly Caruso React After "Drew McInfart” Trends on Social Media

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:16:22 GMT

“Drew McInfart” was trending on social media after WWE official Adam Pearce slipped up when referring to WWE Champion Drew McIntyre during last night’s RAW episode.

Pearce quickly corrected himself but the slip led to numerous memes and jokes on social media.

Charly Caruso, who visibly reacted to the slip-up when interviewing Pearce, also commented on Twitter.

She wrote, “It took every bit of me not to burst out laughing [laughing emoji x 2]”

Pearce also tweeted on the “McInfart” botch and wrote, “Apologies to Mr. McInfart, who is obviously the champion of something entirely different.”

You can see the related tweets from Caruso and Pearce below:

It took every bit of me not to burst out laughing 😂😂 https://t.co/sPp8C3n913

— Charly Arnolt (@CharlyOnTV) November 24, 2020

Apologies to Mr. McInfart, who is obviously the champion of something entirely different. pic.twitter.com/UyfqSbhHj4

— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) November 24, 2020

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Details on How You Can Get In the Ring with The Undertaker at the WWE Performance Center

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:43:15 GMT

WWE and Omaze have announced a unique opportunity to visit the WWE Performance Center with The Undertaker.

Fans can donate money that will go to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to earn chances to win the sweepstakes. A $10 donation will get you 100 entries/chances to win, a $25 donation will get you 250 entries to win, a $50 donation will earn you 1,000 entries to win, and a $100 donation will get you 2,000 chances to win.

The contest kicks off today and closes on Wednesday, February 24. The winner will be announced on or around Wednesday, March 10. The grand prize will includes a trip to Orlando, FL for you and a friend, to receive a WWE Performance Center tour with The Undertaker, take a photo with Taker, and create a custom ring entrance with him. The winner will also receive a WWE Title belt signed by Taker, along with WWE merchandise, and photos & videos of the experience. Flights and hotel costs are also included. The approximate retail value of the grand prize is $2,500.

The sweepstakes page adds, “Your safety and peace of mind is our top priority, so this experience will be scheduled when it’s safe to travel and convenient for our partners.”

The e-mail WWE sent us today notes, “Hear that? It’s the Undertaker’s bell. And it tolls for YOU. The Undertaker is inviting you and a friend to join him at the WWE Performance Center for an unforgettable experience. You’ll tour the training center for the wrestling stars of tomorrow with the wrestling legend. Take some truly epic photos. And even step into the ring with The Undertaker—don’t worry, not for a Tombstone Piledriver—but to create your own custom ring entrance! Flights, hotel and autographed WWE title belt included. No donation or payment is necessary to enter or win this sweepstakes.”

The following promotional details were released on the sweepstakes:

Support Make-A-Wish and Enter the Ring with The Undertaker at the WWE Performance Center

YOU AND A FRIEND WILL:

– Join The Undertaker for a tour of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando

– Form an unholy alliance with the Deadman himself to create your own custom ring entrance

– Get to know one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and take a photo to prove it

– Score exclusive WWE merch, including a title belt signed by The Undertaker

– Be flown out to Florida and put up in a 4-star hotel

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The Young Bucks Detail Their First Ever Meeting With Tony Khan, How They Were Skeptical At ...

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:39:31 GMT

The AEW tag team champion Young Bucks were recently interviewed by TalkSport to discuss all things pro-wrestling, including AEW’s plans for the UK and how their first meeting with Tony Khan went prior to AEW forming. Highlights are below.

Details their first meeting with Tony Khan:

NICK: What’s funny is he tried contacting us both at first and I no sold it because I had heard this story before. I was like ‘ah, I don’t believe it’ [laughs]. Luckily, thank god, Matt picked up the phone and talked to him. After one conversation, Matt and I, we were still skeptical a little bit, but the way he had talked to Matt, Matt was like ‘I think he knows what he’s talking about’ and it opened our eyes. The relationship got further and I remember meeting him for the first time in London at York Hall for a Ring of Honor show. He was in the balcony and little did Ring of Honor know that we were going to meet him [laughs]. He picked us up in a limousine right after that and took us to the stadium his team plays at [Fulham’s Craven Cottage] and we pretty much talked from there, things started snowballing and we pretty much knew it was serious when we were at his stadium and he’s telling us ‘maybe we can fill this thing up one day!

MATT: Even then, though, I was so protective of our brand because we had done so much at that point and we’d just done the All In show. So it was still scary to just hand over the keys to someone else and that was probably the biggest reason we didn’t go to WWE at the time because it was like ‘what are they going to do with this? We were almost over-protective of what we created. So yeah, meeting this new guy, Tony, was like this guy seems great, but again, we’re just meeting him for the first time and he’s saying all the right things, but there’s still a trepidation. Because we’d been doing this for so long and had struggled for so long and finally we’re finding this success, is now the time to finally hand it over to someone? But he didn’t want to do that, he wanted us to keep being ourselves because that’s what brought us to the dance. When we heard that, it was reassuring to us. He’s a wrestling fan and to this day, he probably loves wrestling more than anyone I’ve ever met. And he knows more about wrestling than anyone I’ve ever met. It didn’t happen overnight, it took a lot of conversation, speaking to him every day and meeting his dad – which we talk about in the book as well – and realising one, I think this is real and two, I think this is someone I’m comfortable working with on an everyday basis.

On AEW getting a TV deal in the UK:

NICK: We had such a cool tour in the UK booked up and ready. We were going to go back and do a show in our hometown that we were really pumped about and then go to the UK right after, but the COVID situation stopped all of that I know we’re working towards getting a live show over in the UK, but there’s no new news on that right now. It is what it is as of now, but I’m not sure what the update is.

MATT: They’re [ITV] loving the numbers though. We’ve been getting them and everybody is psyched. Tony can’t believe it. We were in a group e-mail a few weeks ago and he’s just freaking out.You can see it in his text [laughs]. I remember one time when we met in London, we sat there in the stadium and – this is the first time we’ve ever met – we were already fantasy booking a show. Where would we put the stage, where would we put the ring and one day he was like ‘we’re going to run show here!’ That’s one of the first things we ever talked about. So it is coming, it is going to happen, it’s just a matter of when. It’s always been on our radar, but the last 8-9 months has put everything at a delay.

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Lana on Her WWE Journey Moving Forward, Her "Table Streak” Coming to an End

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:22:03 GMT

Lana took to Twitter overnight and commented on finally breaking her “table streak” after being put through the announce table by WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax for 9 straight weeks.

Last night’s RAW saw Jax and partner Shayna Baszler get involved in Lana’s title match against RAW Women’s Champion Asuka. This led to a non-title tag team match and while Jax almost put Lana through a table for the tenth time, Lana countered and Jax ended up flying over the table instead. That led to Asuka rolling Baszler up for the pin.

Asuka and Lana’s win came just 24 hours after the Women’s Team RAW defeated Team SmackDown in the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Survivor Series, with Lana being the Sole Survivor. Lana took to Twitter last night and reacted to The Streak ending.

“So grateful to get a win with our champion @WWEAsuka and to break @NiaJaxWWE & @QoSBaszler table streak ! [star struck emoji] #WWERaw,” she wrote.

Lana also commented on her journey moving forward.

She wrote, “It didn’t take one night to prepare me for #SurvivorSeries and it will take a lot more than that to stop my journey moving forward! #WWERaw”

You can see Lana’s full tweets below:

So grateful to get a win with our champion @WWEAsuka and to break @NiaJaxWWE & @QoSBaszler table streak ! 🤩 #WWERaw

— CJ “Lana” Perry (@LanaWWE) November 24, 2020

It didn’t take one night to prepare me for #SurvivorSeries and it will take a lot more than that to stop my journey moving forward! #WWERaw

— CJ “Lana” Perry (@LanaWWE) November 24, 2020

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Shotzi Blackheart Discusses Her Love Of Horror Movies, How Joan Jett Inspired Her, Getting ...

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:20:26 GMT

NXT star Shotzi Blackheart was the latest guest on Lilian Garcia’s Chasing Glory podcast to talk all things pro-wrestling, including how she fell in love with horror movies and how rockstar Joan Jett inspired her. Highlights are below.

Her love of horror movies:

I’m a big Creature from the Black Lagoon fan, so [my hair] is inspired by Creature….I have a lot of horror tattoos because I love horror movies, so most of them are tributes to horror movies, or like Elvis, [or] favorite bands.

Reveals how she got into horror movies:

I think it was going to Blockbuster and just like sifting through DVDs, and the covers that I used to gravitate toward was more like the bloody ones, the gory ones, just the out there ones. And they were always horror movies, so I just kind of got addicted. The first ones that I saw were probably like the George Romero zombie movies, so I think that’s where it started….I feel like [horror] was always in my life.

On rockstar Joan Jett being an inspiration:

Yes, I love Joan Jett. She definitely inspires like how I sing musically….I was always in choir growing up and I did musical theatre. That was my first dream. I wanted to be on Broadway, and I even went to college for musical theater.

How she caught WWE’s attention after being denied at a tryout:

I sent those tests back to WWE, and they said that I could come back for another tryout. And so they set one up maybe like four months later. And I came back but like, by then, they were like, ‘Okay, there’s nothing for you right now.’ And then that that point I was kind of over it. Like not over my dream, but over chasing WWE. I was like, I’m gonna leave, and I’m gonna go on the indies and I’m gonna make so much noise that they’re gonna hit me up the next time that they talk to me. And then that’s kind of like exactly what happened.

Full interview can be found below. (H/T and transcribed by WrestleZone)

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Ricky Starks Says WWE Contacted Him Immediately After His AEW Debut, Talks Comparisons To The ...

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:04:04 GMT

AEW star Ricky Starks was the latest guest on the Chris Van Vilet show to discuss all things pro-wrestling, including how WWE contacted Starks immediately after his AEW debut match against Cody Rhodes. Highlights from the interview can be found below.

How he feels about being compared to The Rock:

“I should have been cast in that new biopic show that he has coming out. I’m not too sad or mad about the comparisons, right? I mean that’s cool to have that but I know at the end of the day who I pattern myself after if you even want to call it that. And I already know how my lineage is going to be moving forward. The comparisons won’t last my entire life. They just won’t. So if that’s the starter for how people see me right now and the intrigue is still there then I’m fine with that.”

Reveals that WWE contacted him immediately after his AEW debut:

“The funny thing is, the day that I wrestled Cody I got a phone call from WWE saying ‘Hey, we’ve been watching you and we wanted to bring you in’. I said ‘Oh really? oh ok. Interesting. Of all days’. And so I entertained that conversation because I was curious but I think I knew already which decision I was going to make. And I had a very dear, great friend tell me once: you should look at the people who want to invest in you and not know anything about you as opposed to the people who only wanted you when they saw someone else having interest. So that put things in perspective and I don’t hold any ill will towards WWE but I really think they dropped the ball majorly on that. I’ll never know why and I guess I don’t care now.”

What he needs to take his career to the next level:

“I think the next step would be a championship title. Here’s my opinion: I don’t necessarily need a title. I can be just as great without it. I could probably go my entire career without ever having a title. But obviously having the title adds a certain spice to things and that only enhances the flavor of the entire meal, right? So I think having that only takes me up another step.”

Nearly getting hired by WWE after a tryout in 2017:

“I don’t think I was close at all and I’ll never understand why. I love wrestling. I’ve never played any sports, I never did anything, I only watched wrestling. And I have immersed myself and become obsessed with it and I love it to death. So when I did the tryout in 2017 and I was told and saw the reaction when I killed it in the promo class and I was keeping up with everybody when we were doing the workouts and even Matt Bloom was saying how good of a job I did, I realized that they didn’t want a wrestler. They wanted someone who wasn’t passionate about it that they could probably make into it. And I still don’t get why and that was a time period where I kind of went crazy; I died my hair and I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. So I don’t know why that happened and I thought every time that I went to WWE I was like ‘This is going to be it. This is how I get in’ and it wasn’t and that’s fine. I’m ok with that.”

Check out the full interview below.

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WWE Announces Braun Strowman Suspension, Strowman and Adam Pearce Comment

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:51:12 GMT

WWE has announced a storyline suspension for Braun Strowman.

It was announced this morning that Strowman has been suspended indefinitely for putting his hands on WWE Producer Adam Pearce during last night’s RAW.

Pearce reacted to the suspension on Twitter.

“Now that it’s official, I personally don’t feel good about any part of this situation. Unfortunate for Braun, myself, and the WWE Universe. It stinks for all of us. Hoping we all can move forward,” he wrote.

Strowman also tweeted on the suspension and said he’s done following orders in WWE.

He wrote, “Really? You’re gonna suspend me for what expecting what I’ve earned? Everyone and their brother knows what I’ve done to get here and I’ve more than earn a title opportunity. To hell with this place & all the backstage politics BULLSH**!!! #ImDoneFollowingOrders #EveryoneWillFall”

As noted, the current plan as of Monday was to do Strowman vs. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre at WWE TLC on December 20. That led to speculation on Strowman somehow being added to next week’s Triple Threat with AJ Styles, Riddle and Keith Lee. The winner of that match is to be named the new #1 contender for a future title match with McIntyre, presumably at TLC.

Stay tuned for more on the Strowman storyline and plans for TLC. Below is the full announcement on Strowman, along with Pearce’s tweet:

Braun Strowman suspended indefinitely

WWE Digital has learned that Braun Strowman has been suspended indefinitely for putting his hands on WWE official Adam Pearce.

Strowman took exception with Pearce’s plan for awarding a WWE Championship opportunity and lashed out at the WWE official. Stay tuned to WWE digital and social platforms for, as the situation continues to develop.

Now that it’s official, I personally don’t feel good about any part of this situation. Unfortunate for Braun, myself, and the WWE Universe. It stinks for all of us. Hoping we all can move forward. https://t.co/wlqbsFa5bn

— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) November 24, 2020

BREAKING: WWE Digital has learned that @BraunStrowman has been suspended indefinitely for putting his hands on WWE official @ScrapDaddyAP. https://t.co/WqWIBFnv1g

— WWE (@WWE) November 24, 2020

Really? You’re gonna suspend me for what expecting what I’ve earned? Everyone and their brother knows what I’ve done to get here and I’ve more than earn a title opportunity. To hell with this place & all the backstage politics BULLSH**!!! #ImDoneFollowingOrders #EveryoneWillFall https://t.co/5AnZBLZkqu

— Braun Strowman (@BraunStrowman) November 24, 2020

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Cesaro On Comparisons To Jason Statham

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:09:55 GMT

During an appearance on Chasing Glory, Cesaro commented on people who say he looks like Jason Statham. Here’s what he had to say:

Here’s a funny story, when I was on the indies, I used to shave my head, right? It cost a lot of money to buy a lot of razors and the cheap razors they always cut your head, right? And then one of these days I always show Jason Statham on TV. It was like a morning show that we were watching and I was like, ‘That looks awesome! I think I can do that.’ So I just started clipping my hair instead of shaving it because also a lot of people shave their head so it’s like ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin and that’s what people just associate in wrestling with the bald guy so I was like, ‘Oh, sweet I can pull that off.’ So ever since then I’ve just been wearing that, so thank you. Lucky enough, I’m just tall enough so no one can see the top of my head that there’s actually still hair missing so, yeah.

No, I think it’s actually cool and to be also fair, I’ve seen pretty much all Jason Statham movies so I’m a huge fan so yeah.

So see that’s the thing, everybody always asks me that. They’re like, ‘Hey! Anybody tell you that you look like Jason Statham?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, all the time.’

He interviewed Jason Statham for his radio show right? And I was like, ‘Please tell me, please tell me you asked him,’ I was like, ‘Hey! Anybody ever tell you you look like the wrestler Cesaro?’ and he was like, ‘Oh, I forgot!’ I was like, ‘Oh, there was my one chance!’ I really hope somebody brings that up to him at least every now and again because I’d think that would be hilarious.

You can listen HERE.

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