A Suzuki-gun sayōnara at Wrestle Kingdom go-home show
Like yesterday's Road to Tokyo Dome show, NJPW's go-home event today did next to nothing to advance any of the angles or the matches for Wrestle Kingdom on January 4th and January 21st. The main event was Suzuki-gun's farewell to NJPW. Leader Minoru Suzuki revealed...
Road to Tokyo Dome an uninspired drive
The first Road to Tokyo Dome show was an odd bit of booking. You would think that the second-last event hyping NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom would feature more lead-ups, more spotlight matches instead of a bunch of unimportant and predictable Young Lion matches but...here we...
World Tag League has its finalists
The winners of World Tag League this year will either be the Chaos team of YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto or The United Empire's Aussie Open. The two teams finished at the top of the tournament with 14 points each. They will face off on at Wednesday's big finale. During...
NXT Deadline: New Day score a historic victory
NXT's first Deadline event was like a hurricane unleashed on Mars while Anya Forger sits eating peanuts. Did that make any sense to you? Of course, not. Neither does Booker T on NXT commentary. Don't get me wrong. Booker is one of my all-time favourites in ring. He...
ROH Final Battle: The heart of ROH is stronger than ever
Greetings and Salutations! It's always a pleasure going back to my ROH roots here at Slam! I cannot contain my excitement for the Tag Team Dog Collar Match between FTR and The Briscoes. The entire card looks good so let's get right into the action. Without Further...
Super Junior Tag League finals set
The Super Junior Tag League has its finalists. Next Wednesday it will be the Bullet Club team of Chris Bey and Ace Austin versus Lio Rush and YOH to determine who faces the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions at Wrestle Kingdom. At present, United Empire...
Four teams in the hunt for World Tag League win
As World Tag League comes to a close there are four teams who still have a shot at winning it all. Aussie Open still leads the pack with 14 points. They were defeated by TMDK tonight which stopped them from increasing that lead. SANADA and Tetsuya Naito, TMDK and...
Stunners and suds at Super Jr. Tag League
NJPW's Super Junior Tag League was the scene of a spontaneous kegger as Clark Connors and Ryusuke Taguchi squared off against Lio Rush and YOH. Connors and Taguchi bought down beer to the ring for everyone, well, except for the official. No drinking on the job, eh....
United Empire teams clash at World Tag League
It was United Empire versus United Empire at night seven of World Tag League as Aussie Open's Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher took on The Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare. The match began with a slugfest between The Great-O-Khan and Mark Davis as they labeled each other...
Aussie Open continues to lead World Tag League
With only two matches left in the first round, Aussie Open continued their domination of World Tag League with another victory. They beat Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd for their sixth win out of seven total matches thus far. Their only loss so far was to Tetsuya...
More House of Torture shenanigans at Tag League
The rule-breaking antics of The House of Torture were on full display on night six of NJPW's World and Super Junior tag leagues. In the SHO and Dick Togo versus Lio Rush and YOH match, Yujiro Takahashi attacks Rush and Yoh from behind as they make their entrance....
Aussie Open widens World Tag League lead
Aussie Open has extended their lead in the World Tag League tournament with a complicated win over The House of Torture on night six. Aussie Open demanded that Dick Togo leave the ring before the match was to begin. House of Torture attacked before the bell. Togo...
Bullet Club finally beaten at Super Junior Tag League
The Impact Team of Ace Austin and Chris Bey were handed their first loss of the Super Junior Tag tournament tonight. The red hot team of Lio Rush and YOH defeated them on night five. Bey and Austin had Yoh set up for the pin but Yoh kicked out shocking Bey. Rush hit...
NJPW Tag League: Bey and Austin extend undefeated streak
Both the Super Junior and World Tag Team tournaments took centerstage tonight with no filler matches to get in the way. Impact's Ace Austin and Chris Bey extended their lead and their winning streak with their fourth win in a row defeating the team of Clark Connors...
Blood(line) is thicker than water for Sami Zayn at Survivor Series: WarGames
Survivor Series has evolved quite a bit since its original 5-on-5 or 10-on-10 elimination style tag team matches. From there, to adding in singles matches (you may have heard of something called the Montreal Screwjob?), to the Brand vs. Brand shows. On Saturday night,...
Bullet Club beats Bullet Club at World Tag League
The House of Torture faction within Bullet Club went down to members of the main faction at World Tag League. Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens beat EVIL and Yujiro Takahashi on night two. Yujiro hit Bad Luck Fale with his cane in the stomach. Owens disarmed him and hit...
Super Jr. Tag League: Zayn almost beaten by a taco
If you follow Alex Zayne on social media or have ever seen him in action you know he is a foodie through and through. We are talking about a guy who has named his finishing moves after "good eats". Zayne's obsession though almost cost him and his partner El Lindaman...
Countdown to Survivor Series
The Bloodline's legacy is on the line as the dominating faction is challenged by The Brawling Brutes and their back-up while Damage Control's feud with Bianca Belair and her crew comes to a head in the WarGames steel cage. Here are our predictions and prognostications...
Bullet Club making an Impact at Super Jr. Tag League
Impact Wrestling's Ace Austin and Chris Bey are threatening to dominate the Super Jr. Tag League tournament after winning their second match in a row on night two. The Bullet Club duo beat Suzuki-gun's DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Meanwhile, the IWGP Junior Tag Team...
Battle of the Bulls at World Tag League
The big boys collided as NJPW's World Tag League tournament began today with Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki) taking on Bullet Club in Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens. Alex Zayne, who is competing in the Super Jr. Tag Team Tournament with his partner EL...
Champs come out swinging at Super Jr. Tag League
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions have started out Super Jr. Tag League with a victory. United Empire's Francesco Akira and TJP defeated the returning Lio Rush and Yoh to score their first two points of the tournament. During some mass confusion TJP puts...
AEW Full Gear: Another marathon PPV
AEW Full Gear was one long pay-per-view, but there was plenty of action from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, and some intriguing storylines coming out of it -- especially with a new AEW World champion. We'll skip past the pre-show, because lord knows that getting...
Countdown to AEW Full Gear
MJF gets his shot at glory. Will he be the new face of AEW? Here are our predictions and prognostications for Full Gear. Jon Moxley (c) vs. MJF - AEW World Championship Match The Acclaimed versus Swerve In Our Glory - AEW World Tag...
OverDrive features two of Impact’s best matches of the year
Is it too late to submit nominations for the Best Match of the Year awards? Because Friday night's OverDrive event - which aired on the company's Impact Plus streaming service and its YouTube subscription channel - featured two matches that should definitely be on the...
A new champion is crowned on NWA Hard Times 3. ‘Nuff Said!
The National Wrestling Alliance is in the New Orleans area and there is a lot of matches on the card, including two three-way dance for the two top prizes in the NWA. We’ll see how Hard Times there are as it’s Wrestling as it’s meant to be in the Big Easy. As we head...
Countdown to NWA Hard Times 3
There has been a lot of buzz on the Hard Times 3 pay-per-view offered by the National Wrestling Alliance. Controversy aside, this has a lot of potential and there are matches on the card that are good and may have further surprises in store. But like its namesake,...
Crown Jewel: It’s what you expected
The big semi-annual Saudi show is here, and it's a loaded card once again. Here we go. Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley Super Hoss time! Lashley dominated early, a rarity for a Brock match. Brock came back as the finisher fest continued. Lashley locked in the Hurt Lock,...
Last night of Battle Autumn fills out Wrestle Kingdom card
The last night of the Battle Autumn tour has answered a few questions about Wrestle Kingdom. In the finals of the NJPW World TV Championship Tournament, Ren Narita just completely outwrestled Sanada scoring the victory with only 30 seconds left in the match. He caught...
Countdown to Crown Jewel 2022
The WWE heads back to Saudi Arabia for another big event. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Roman Reigns (c) vs. Logan Paul - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match The O.C. vs. The Judgment Day ...
DEFY Wrestling PPV has fans gather for Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come, thy will be done, as DEFY comes to you on FITE this Halloweekend with lots of action for all the DefyAnyts in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. The main event has Minoru Suzuki face off against “Filthy” Tom Lawlor in a matchup for the...
NJPW TV Championship Tournament semi-finals set
Two more combatants have moved on in the NJPW TV Championship Tournament. At night six of the Battle Autumn tour Ren Narita defeated the veteran Toru Yano and Sanada beat Kenta. Narita will now face Sanada in the semi-finals. Narita pinned Yano with a running flying...
The Great Muta appears at NJPW Battle Autumn
The Great Muta has made his presence felt in NJPW once again. The wrestling legend who will be retiring from the business next year interfered in The Great-O-Khan's NJPW TV Championship Tournament match against Toru Yano. This could be NJPW setting up a Wrestle...
XPW’s Halloween In Hell a horror show
There are two things I won't forget about Xtreme Pro Wrestling's Halloween In Hell III. One, a dude putting a syringe through another dude's cheek and shooting liquid out of it. Second, a referee pulling a skewer out of a woman's arm with his teeth. Going into the...
Bron Breakker solidifies his main-event status at NXT Halloween Havoc
Chucky is featured in the opening video package for some festive corporate synergy, but Shotzi and Quincy Elliot are the official co-hosts for tonight’s Halloween Havoc. Full of stipulation matches, bitter rivalries, and holiday spirit, NXT continues its yearly...
Another two eliminated in NJPW World Television Championship Tournament
Two more entrants are now gone in the NJPW World Television Championship Tournament. On the third night Kenta and Sanada both moved on to the second round. In Kenta's match against Hirooki Goto, Kenta brought a steel chair into the match but Goto shoulder blocked it...
A shocker of a win at NJPW’s World Television Championship Tournament
The NJPW World Television Championship Tournament just got a little Evil. The leader of The House of Torture beat Aaron Henare to move on in tournament. Evil made it past by Henare with the help of Dick Togo and a steel post. He pinned Henare with Everything is Evil....
NJPW Battle Autumn sees two move on in World Television Championship Tournament
David Finlay and Zack Sabre Jr. have secured their places in the second round of NJPW's World Television Championship Tournament. At Battle Autumn night one, Finlay defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru with an Irish Curse backbreaker and a Trash Panda neckbreaker. Sabre Jr....
Lots of big news and Inoki tribute at NJPW Declaration of Power
There was lots of big news and big happenings at NJPW Declaration of Power which paved the way for the future of NJPW. Before the event started there is a tribute to Antonio Inoki. The locker room stood silently around the ring as a tribute video played. In it, Inoki...
Bray Wyatt returns at Extreme Rules
The Eater of Worlds is back but The Fiend isn't. Bray Wyatt stole the spotlight away from the rest of the WWE superstars by making his return at Extreme Rules. At the end of the Fight Pit match which closed out the show, the lights went off and the fireflies returned....
Countdown to Extreme Rules
The WWE gets extreeeeeme. Well, as extreme as the WWE gets these days. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey - Extreme Rules match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Matt Riddle vs. Seth...
Bound For Glory: New Champions and a major return but did Josh Alexander reign Supreme?
Greetings and salutations all! It is the biggest show of the year for Impact and while the card looks great, the star power form past shows isn't there. That said, the current roster is super talented so I am sure that the show will be great. Without further ado,...
Countdown to Bound for Glory
At Bound for Glory, Josh Alexander faces his most diabolical challenger yet...Eddie Edwards. Can Josh escape Bound for Glory with the championship? Here are our predictions and prognostications. Josh Alexander (c) vs. Eddie Edwards - Impact World Championship Match...
Burning Spirit: Ospreay retains, Hikuleo picks a side
David Finlay's unfortunate luck surrounding the IWGP United States Championship continued as he lost his his bid to claim the title for the fourth time in his career at Burning Spirit. Like Jay White, it is time for Finlay to move into that main event role though and...
At Victory Road, Steve Maclin carves out a… well, you know
Since arriving in Impact Wrestling, Steve Maclin has been slowly yet surely climbing the ranks. After a series of squash wins resulting in a lengthy undefeated streak, he spent some time competing in the X-Division, but was never able to capture the title. That may...
It is a dog-eat-dog world at NJPW’s Burning Spirit
It was survival of the fittest in more ways than one at night five of NJPW's Burning Spirit tour. Firstly, Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and Yoh took on Evil, Sho and Yujiro Takahashi in a Never Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tornado Dog Cage Survival Match. Say...
AEW All Out: CM Punk recaptures AEW Title; MJF returns
All Out's main event was originally supposed to be the AEW championship unification match between interim champ Jon Moxley and champion CM Punk. Those plans changed a week and half ago when Mox and Punk put it all on the line on Dynamite. Moxley prevailed. One week...
Breakker, Bate battle to unify championships at NXT Worlds Collide
Young wrestling standouts Bron Breakker, 24, and Tyler Bate, 25, main-evented tonight's NXT special to unify the NXT and NXT UK Championships. A storied brand's fate resting on the shoulders of Bate, worlds collided at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, but...
Countdown to All Out
Struggling through a wave of injuries AEW is moving ahead with their All Out show, which has been in a state of flux. Here are our predictions and prognostications for what has been confirmed. Wardlow and FTR vs. Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns...
Clash at the Castle: Reigns slays and Dominik betrays
The newest member of the Bloodline, NXT's Solo Sikoa, was the difference maker for Roman Reigns at Clash at the Castle. Reigns overcame challenger Drew McIntyre on his home turf with over 61,000 fans crowding Principality Stadium and cheering him on in Cardiff, Wales....
Countdown to Clash of the Castle
The WWE is finally back in the UK for a massive event. One thing is for certain. You can bet the crowd will be off the hook. A reminder that this event is at 1:00 PM Eastern. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Roman Reigns (c) vs Drew McIntyre - Undisputed...
Tyrus and Trevor Murdoch go toe to toe on night two of NWA 74
Night one of NWA74 had some surprises, but night two of the double pay-per-view saved the best for last with the main event between Trevor Murdoch and Tyrus going for The Ten Pounds of Gold. Tyrus has yet to be beaten in competition, and Murdoch will do anything to...
Night one of NWA 74 has surprises in store
The National Wrestling Alliance is looking to make a big splash on the first night of their double pay-per-view. Between The Burke Invitational, and the main event between Taya Valkyrie and Kamille, it does look like the women are still empowered to show their stuff...
Countdown to NWA 74
With only a few days away from its biggest pay-per-view spanning two nights, the NWA is looking to deliver on their signature event. It will also be a historic night, as the main event will have the current NWA Heavyweight Champion, Trevor Murdoch, defending the Ten...
G1 Climax Winner Crowned
The 32nd edition of the G1 Climax Tournament has its winner. It was Will Ospreay against Kazuchika Okada in today's finals. World of Stardom Champion Syuri and Giulia were in attendance to present flowers to both Ospreay and Okada. Ospreay went into the match with an...
G1 Climax Night 19: Finalists locked in, ZSJ is no Boy George fan
We have our G1 finalists. Kazuchika Okada squared off against Tama Tonga and Tetsuya Naito fought Will Ospreay on night 19 to see who would move onto tomorrow night's finals. Tonga and Okada actually shook hands before their match. Tonga and Okada don't hold back...
G1 Climax has its final four
The semi-finals of the G1 Climax 32 are now set with final four, the winners of the blocks, claiming their spots. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White's unblemished 2022 G1 record was broken on the final night of block action by his final opponent, Tama Tonga. In...
G1: White ambushes Tonga
As the G1 Climax tournament winds down to its finals this week, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White got the jump on his next opponent, Tama Tonga. In their final regular match of the tournament White will take on Tonga this Tuesday. White softened Tonga up by...
G1: White remains invincible, Cobb gets all wrapped up
The IWGP World Heavyweight Champion's G1 Climax undefeated streak continues. Jay White only has to beat Tama Tonga to head into the semi-finals with a perfect score. Taichi was the latest to fall to White and his BladeRunner. Yano and Cobb has one of the craziest...
Josh Alexander’s title reign emerges intact at Impact Emergence
The build-up of the main event of Impact's Emergence special event - which aired on Friday night on Impact Plus and on the company's YouTube Insiders subscription service - highlighted that Alex Shelley had never received a world championship title shot despite having...
G1: ZSJ makes fools out of The House of Torture
It is not often that The House of Torture is out flanked and out schemed but they were tonight. A tricky Zack Sabre Jr. pulled one over on them. He made his entrance as per usual, except he was wearing a COVID protective mask and a hat that said..."I am ZSJ". Evil and...
G1: Archer and Jonah collide in a battle of the brutes
Jonah, who pulled off a convincing and career-defining win against Kazuchika Okada on night 13 of the G1 Climax tournament, was on the losing end tonight. Lance Archer, who towered over him, dared Jonah to trade forearm smashes with him in the middle of the ring...
G1: Jonah scores career-defining win
As some of entrants start falling by the wayside like Toru Yano and Aaron Henare, Jonah pulled off a win of a lifetime over NJPW global icon, Kazuchika Okada. Jonah is now tied for first place in Block A. Jonah fought his way out of the Money Clip to leap off the top...
G1 Climax: Jay White is unstoppable
Nobody can beat IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Jay White. In the G1 so far he has defeated everyone and anyone who has been put before him: Ishii, Sanada, Chase Owens and finally tonight, The Great-O-Khan. Only Taichi and Tama Tonga are the only obstacles to him...
Juggernauts clash at G1 Climax
At night 11 of the NJPW G1 Climax it was a battle of the powerhouses as Jonah took on Jeff Cobb. The match began with a shoving match that turned into a test of strength. Neither could get the advantage. Both men charged each other and ended up knocking each other out...
Finlay continues amazing G1 journey
David Finlay's incredible G1 Climax run continued tonight at night ten. Coming into his main event match against Will Ospreay, Finlay had defeated former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi and Juice Robinson. He was defeated though by House of Torture's...
Flair says thanks and farewell in final match
With a tear in my eye, I watched the greatest pro-wrestler alive wrestle his very last match. At least I hope it was because it looked like it nearly killed the 73-year-old man. I was there in person for the first last match at WrestleMania 24. It was a night I will...
White and Okada’s G1 streaks continue
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White and Kazuchika Okada are not only at the top of their G1 Climax brackets but have the most wins and points in the tournament at the present time. Both have six points each. On night nine, White's winning streak continued as he...
Roman still reigns at SummerSlam
It is the biggest party of the summer with Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar battling it out in the main event but before that... SummerSlam 2022 Results Kick Off Show As always Kayla, Rosenberg, Patrick, Booker T and of course Jerry “The King” Lawler. A recap of matches...
Another crazy upset at the G1 tournament
In one of the big upsets of the G1 Climax tournament, David Finlay defeated the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi to tie with Will Ospreay at the top of D Block on night eight. Finlay kicked out of Made in Japan then hit a stunner on Takagi and...
Countdown to SummerSlam
The biggest party of the summer is here. Who will be the last man standing? Here are our predictions and prognostications. Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar - Last Man Standing, Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match Pat...
Grudge matches set a very different tone for G1 Climax Night Six
Night six of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament hosted a series of grudge matches, leaving perhaps the most personal for its main event. Former friends and tag team partners Juice Robinson and David Finlay unleashed their animosity on one another in their G1 Climax match....
G1 Climax: The Tokyo Pimp Tries To Buy A Win
It was an episode of Let's Make A Deal without Monty Hall as the G1 Climax entered its fifth night. Before the two Bullet Club members clashed Yujiro Takahashi made an offer to El Phantasmo. Yujiro wanted to exchange the services of Pieter for a win, much to the...
FTR and The Briscoes go to the limit at Death Before Dishonor 2022
It’s been a while, but it’s time to return to where Honor Lives with Ring of Honor’s signature Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view. There will be a ton of title matches, none more important than the ROH World title match between current champion Johnathan Gresham and...
Okada, White and Sabre lead G1
Kazuchika Okada, Zack Sabre Jr. and Jay White are sittign at the top of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament with two wins and four points each. Sabre now has wins over Kenta and Aaron Henare. Tonight, Sabre Jr. escaped Henare's Ultimo submission move to lock on an ankle...
Goto breaks streak at G1 Climax
Tetsuya Naito's streak of G1 Climax victories over Hirooki Goto is over. Coming into night three of this year's tournament Naito had beaten Goto in their last four G1 matches since 2017. Tonight though, Goto powered through the bout defeating Naito with less than 10...
G1 Climax: Robinson Slays The Dragon
Just like the first night when Henare defeated The Ace, night two of the G1 Climax tournament ended with another big upset. Juice Robinson defeated Shingo Takagi in their main event match. Robinson attacked Takagi from behind before the bell even rung. "Ring the bell!...
New Japan Road gets dog-gone crazy
It was a dog-eat-dog confrontation when Toru Yano and Dick Togo battled it out in a dog crate/cage match at New Japan Road. The object of the match was to lock your opponent in the crate/cage to win. Both Yano and Togo demanded the key to the cage from the official...
Ishimori evens the score at New Japan Road
Taiji Ishimori got back on the scoreboard in his feud with the returning Kushida with a win today. In the main event of NJPW's New Japan Road show, Kushida battled Kenta with Hiroshi Tanahashi at his side while Kenta had Taiji Ishimori in his corner for the tag bout....
Kushida makes NJPW return at New Japan Road
After languishing in NXT for three years Kushida has made his in-ring return to NJPW. Kushida teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi and the popular Alez Zayne to battle Bullet Club (KENTA, Gedo and Taiji Ishimori) in the main event of New Japan Road tonight. Alex Zayne was...
Ya only Liv once…in Theory on this WWE Money in the Bank PPV
Seems appropriate that this show is in Las Vegas, where you can gamble on who can be a future champion in the World Wrestling Entertainment. With so many wanting to ante up to claim the vaunted briefcase to cash in a future opportunity, plus four titles are on the...
Countdown to Money In The Bank 2022
We will be treated to not just one but two ladder matches tonight. Who will win those all-important briefcases? Here are our predictions and prognostications. Bianca Belair (c) vs. Carmella - WWE Raw Women's Championship Match Men's...
Impact: Josh Alexander goes Against All Odds versus Doering
Greeting and salutations, this show had a very quick turn around from Slammiversary but the card looks very strong with your usual championships being defended including the X-Division, Digital Media, Knockouts to name a few. Without further ado lets get to it.......
George Tahinos’ AEW Forbidden Door photo gallery
SlamWrestling.net's George Tahinos was at the Allstate Arena, in Chicago, Sunday, June 26 2022, as AEW presented the Forbidden Door pay-per-view with stars from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Here's his photo gallery from the event. For more of George's photos, visit his...
AEW and New Japan tear down the house at Forbidden Door
Even a year ago the idea of AEW and NJPW joining forces for a PPV event were a fever dream of wrestling fans. In Chicago tonight that dream became a reality. Even with injuries to CM Punk and Bryan Danielson and a short window to build the show fans were not...
Countdown to Forbidden Door
NJPW and AEW clash in a pay-per-view celebrating their work together. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - Interim AEW World Championship Match Name Prediction Winner John Powell Tanahashi is a legend and would be an...
Kushida returns to NJPW at New Japan Road
Kushida is back in NJPW. Kushida made his return following tonight's main event at New Japan Road. He confronted IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori in the ring after he defeated challenger Hiromu Takahashi. NJPW's commentator Chris Charlton provided the...
Josh Alexander celebrates the past by getting past Eric Young at Slammiversary
On the night when Impact Wrestling was celebrating its first 20 years, it was appropriate that the main event of Slammiversary – a World Championship match that saw Josh Alexander successfully retain the title against Eric Young – was filled with many tributes to...
Countdown to Impact Slammiversary
It is a clash of Canadians as Josh Alexander defends the Impact World Heavyweight Championship against the maniacal Eric Young tonight at Slammiversary. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Josh Alexander (c) vs. Eric Young - Impact World Championship Match...
Jay White defeats Okada to become IWGP World Heavyweight Champion
Jay White and Bullet Club are tops in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. White defeated Kazuchika Okadato become the fifth IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. The championship was created in 2021 when NJPW unified both the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP...
Alwayz Ready full of surprises for the NWA
Multiple titles are up for grabs, and the National Wrestling Alliance is here to prove that they are Alwayz Ready for their pay-per-view on FITE.TV. The big one is the escalating feud with Matt Cardona putting up the Ten Pounds of Gold. But will it be a steel cage...
Countdown to the NWA Alwayz Ready PPV
We are a few days away from the National Wrestling Alliance offering their latest pay-per0view, and just like their current holder of the Ten Pounds of Gold, Matt Cardona, the card is Alwayz Ready to deliver to the fans. No double PPVs like The Crockett Cup, but this...
Cody and Seth put on a hell of a match at Hell in a Cell
When it was announced that Cody Rhodes had suffered a serious injury – specifically, that his right pectoral muscle had torn off the bone on Saturday – there was question as to what this would mean for his Hell in a Cell match against Seth Rollins on Sunday night....
Countdown to WWE Hell in a Cell 2022
It is the brawl to hopefully end it all as Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes enter the Hell in a Cell. Here are our predictions and prognostications for tonight's event. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins - Hell In a Cell Match Name Prediction Winner Matthew Byer While the...
Breakker, Creed Brothers get their moments at NXT In Your House
It was a good night for young singlet-wearers as Bron Breakker and the Creed Brothers of Diamond Mine respectively retained and won championship gold. Without any of the character or eccentricity of previous In Your House shows, tonight's "premium live event" at the...
BOSJ champion crowned, Bullet Club gains a new member
For the fourth time in his career and the third time in a row The Ticking Time Bomb, Hiromu Takahashi, is the Best of the Super Juniors in NJPW. In a merciless tournament finale Takahashi defeated El Desperado despite having an injured knee courtesy of El Desperado's...
BOSJ finalists decided
It will be El Desperado versus Hiromu Takahashi to determine the winner of NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors on Friday. Before their B Block finals match Phantasmo had this to say to El Desperado. "We should have been in the main event. You choked. You lost to Robbie...
Semi-Finals of BOSJ focused on three contenders
As the Best of the Super Juniors tournament reaches its conclusion there are three wrestlers who are in the finals conversation. Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo are sitting on at the top of the Best of the Super Juniors standings. Both have 12 points in their...
Countdown to AEW’s Double or Nothing 2022
Could CM Punk finally become AEW Champion? Will Kenny Omega return tonight? Who will triumph in a tag team war between The Hardys and the Young Bucks? Here are our predictions and prognostications for Double or Nothing 2022. "Hangman" Adam Page (c) vs. CM Punk...
Ace Austin rises to the top at the BOSJ
The big news out of today's Best of the Super Juniors action is that gate-crashers Ace Austin and Alex Zayne are at the top of the A Block standings. Both stars have had a tremendous tournament with fantastic matches and all of that hard work, those victories are...
Sho and Taguchi get crazy at BOSJ
Alex Zayne and Ace Austin weren't in the main event of night eight of NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors but they should have been. They were actually in the opening match and I had to feel a bit sorry for anyone who followed them as they put on one of the best matches...
Big upset at Best of the Super Juniors
Reader Alert: Just a reminder that today's Best of the Super Juniors event is completely free to watch on NJPW World without a subscription. You can check it out here. The Best of the Super Juniors tournament presented an entirely different format today with no bonus...
El Desperado, El Phantasmo still unbeaten at BOSJ
El Desperado and El Phantamo have continued their three match unbeaten streaks at the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in NJPW. They now lead the block with six points each. Against Titan tonight, El Phantasmo was not disqualified for unlacing and taking off...
BOSJ: Two rise to the top of A Block
Just like El Phantasmo and El Desperado have in A Block, Hiromu Takahashi and Taiji Ishimori now sit atop A Block. Both have six points leading Ace Austin, Alex Zayne and Yoh by two points. Ishimori beat Zayne in their match and Takahashi defeated Austin in their...
Phantasmo, Desperado lead BOSJ’s B Block
El Phantasmo and El Desperado have taken over B Block with their wins today. They lead the block with four points each. Phantasmo beat Master Wato previously and Bushi today. Desperado beat Titan previously and TJP today. Both Master Wato and Titan don't have a single...
Four A Blockers remain undefeated at BOSJ
Four A Block entrants have begun to pull away from the pack in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Ace Austin, Hiromu Takahashi, Alex Zayne and Taiji Ishimori have all now won two matches in a row. Yoh, got his first win by defeating by defeating a Clark...
Lucha showdown highlights BOSJ night two
It was time for B Block to take centre stage as NJPW's Super Juniors tournament rolled on. The second night featured three fantastic matches that stole the show. Robbie Eagles and AEW's Wheeler Yuta put on the best match of the tournament so far. It did include some...
Best of the Super Juniors 2022 begins with a wild bout
The 29th Best of the Super Juniors tournament started today in Nagoya, Japan with A Block beginning their tour. Known for its technically brilliant matches, the tournament took a detour today with rule-breaker Sho facing off against the newest member of The United...
Charlotte quits and Judgment Day grows at WrestleMania Backlash
Like the dung heap that is Twitter on a daily basis, the WWE is a mess right now. Tonight's highly-hyped WWE tag team championship reunification match was promoted for weeks and weeks on both Raw and Smackdown only for the stipulation to be dropped for no apparent...
Countdown to WrestleMania Backlash
The fallout from WrestleMania continues tonight and here are our predictions and prognostications. Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey - WWE SmackDown Women's Championship - "I Quit" match Name Prediction Winner Matthew Byer It would seem highly unlikely...
Impact Wrestling Under Siege: a return meanwhile the stone pitbull and walking weapon collide
Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to the Under Siege Impact Plus Special report. With only two weeks worth of TV we have been able to build quite the card with a few anticipated matches happening. We have The Briscoes looking to capture the Tag Team...
Bullet Club success and surprises at Wrestling Dontaku
It was a good night to be Bullet Club at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022. The dominant faction in NJPW saw Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens win the IWGP Tag Team Championships and Taiji Ishimori defeat El Desperado to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. They did...
Shingo is crowned at Golden Fight Series
Shingo Takagi is now the king. Well, a provisional king. Takagi defeated Taichi to become the KOPW 2022 Provisional Champion at night seven of the Golden Fight Series tour. As all KOPW matches, their bout had a special stipulation. The first person to accumulate a 30...
Josh Alexander beats Moose to regain Impact World Championship at Rebellion
Since beating him for the Impact World Championship in controversial fashion, Moose had been trying to play mind games with Josh Alexander. By hurting his wife and threatening his kids, Moose put Josh into a blind rage that would get him suspended from the company for...
Countdown to Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion
Impact returns with what is expected to be a hard-hitting show tonight. Here are our predictions. Name Prediction Winner Bob Kapur Given the competitors, this should be a really fast-paced match, reminiscent of the X-Division matches from years gone by. I think that...
NJPW’s Golden Fight series off to a slow start
After a strong card of mostly singles matches with Hyper Battle, NJPW has descended back into its tag team booking with the first night of Golden Fight Series. All in all, it was a pretty bland evening. The matches were fine, nothing memorable and no interesting...
AEW Battle of the Belts 2: Sammy gets his TNT hat-trick
Sammy Guevara is the AEW TNT Champion for the third time but not without a bit of controversy. Guevara defeated one of AEW's best grapplers, Scorpio Sky, via some underhanded shenanigans on AEW's special Battle of the Belts 2 broadcast. Scorpio began things by...
Belts change hands, are surrendered at NJPW’s Hyper Battle
NJPW's Hyper Battle turned out to be the biggest event for the promotion since Wrestle Kingdom back in January with six championships up for grabs. One that wasn't was the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. In the middle of the show Sanada came to the ring...
No ropes are no problem at NJPW’s Hyper Battle
It was back to a cluster of tag team matches as NJPW kicked off their Hyper Battle tour from Korakuen Hall. Unfortunately, except for the main events many of the matches were predictable with Bushi, TAKA Michinoku and Jado having to eat the losses as they have done so...
WrestleMania 38 Night 2: McMahon and Austin party like it’s 1999
One of the interesting things about these two-part WrestleMania events is how the WWE's flagship show ends up competing against itself. Night One was uneven, but the lows (hi there, Logan Paul) weren't so bad and the highs were many and memorable, and so it set...
WrestleMania 38 Countdown Night Two
Night one is in the record books. Night two of WrestleMania is heading your way tonight. Here are our predictions. Queen Zelina and Carmella (c) vs. Sasha Banks and Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan vs. Natalya and Shayna Baszler - Fatal four-way tag team WWE...
WrestleMania 38 Night 1: Moments of Glory (Oh, Hell Yeah!)
Welcome fans to the first night of the Showcase of the Immortals, The Granddaddy of them All. Coming to you from the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX, there are a lot of big matches, chief among them being Kevin Owens versus “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Bianca Belair...
NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 photo gallery
NXT Stand & Deliver happened on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Here is a photo gallery from the event, with photos courtesy WWE, and, below, is Matt McFarlin's recap of the show. TOP PHOTO: Triple H...
Ziggler retains the gold, ladder match steals the show at NXT Stand & Deliver
Hidden between the numerous events of WrestleMania weekend was NXT Stand & Deliver at the American Airlines Center of Dallas, Texas. Being the first NXT show outside of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, the polarizing NXT 2.0 roster was given the...
WrestleMania 38 Night One Countdown
Will it be "stupendous"? We will definitely have to wait and see but here are our predictions for night one of WrestleMania 38. Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair - WWE Raw Women's Championship Match Name Prediction Winner Matthew Byer Prior to Lynch’s...
Supercard of Honor proves ROH is in transition
GARLAND, Texas — Less than four months ago, Ring of Honor appeared to be on the brink of extinction. The Final Battle pay-per-view in December 2021 seemed like a goodbye for most. The future was, at best, uncertain. Even with Supercard of Honor announced, it was...
ZSJ wins the New Japan Cup for a second time
Zach Sabre Jr. has won the New Japan Cup once again. ZSJ defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the tournament and lay claim to an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match. ZSJ won the Cup for the first time back in 2018 defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi. ZSJ tried to throw Naito...
New Japan Cup finalists decided
Zach Sabre Jr. and Tetsuya Naito are New Japan Cup finalists. Technique trumped brute strength as Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shingo Takagi to claim his spot. ZSJ fought his way out of a Last of the Dragon to take Shingo down with a Triangle Choke Hold. Shingo hoisted ZSJ...
New Japan Cup Semifinal matches decided
The New Japan Cup semifinal matches are set for this weekend. It will be: Kazuchika Okada versus Tetsuya Naito Zack Sabre Jr. versus Shingo Takagi In a heartbreaker, Shingo defeated his own Los Ingobernables de Japon faction mate Hiromu Takahashi to move on. Shingo...
Tag teams and the Ten Pounds of Gold shine bright in night two of The Crockett Cup
As night two of The Crockett Cup is upon us, the main events that fans are clamoring to see is which tag team will be victorious in this grueling tournament. Also, the Ten Pounds of Gold are on the line, and Nick Aldis is the white knight to defend the honor of the...
New Japan Cup: Okada and Naito move on to the semifinals
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada will meet Los Ingobernables de Japon leader Tetsuya Naito in the Semifinals of the New Japan Cup. In tournament action tonight Okada defeated Chima while Naito was victorious over Jeff Cobb. Naito, who won the New Japan...
The NWA sets the stage for Night One of The Crockett Cup
Unlike March Madness, The Crockett Cup does not have One Shining Moment… but rather several moments, and the NWA had a great showing on night one of the pay-per-view. Sixteen teams (or twenty if you count those in the “Play-In” match) are all looking to make an...
Quarterfinals for New Japan Cup are set
Only eight contenders remain in the New Japan Cup. With today's action in the books the quarterfinals are locked in and the upcoming match-ups look like they could bring down any house. The quarterfinals will be: Kazuchika Okada versus Cima Tetsuya Naito versus Jeff...
Countdown to two days of the NWA Crockett Cup
Only a few days until we head to the Nashville Fairgrounds, Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20, for the Fifth Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament, or more commonly known as The Crockett Cup, and there is much action stacked up those two...
New Japan Cup: ZSJ and Ospreay move on, Bullet Club and Guerrillas battle on
The war between Bullet Club and The Guerrillas of Destiny continued as two more entrants moved on in the New Japan Cup on night ten. In what turned out to be mostly a pure wrestling match, Zach Sabre Jr. defeated The Great-O-Khan by making him submit to an arm-bar....
Bullet Club turns on The Guerrillas of Destiny
The semi-finals of the New Japan Cup are set. On night seven four more contenders advanced in what were some more predictable outcomes. What nobody saw coming though was that this would be the night when like Finn Balor, A.J. Styles and Adam Cole before them, The...
Tanahashi comes up aces at New Japan Cup
Predictability was the theme of night five of the New Japan Cup with only the main event of Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Bad Luck Fale providing any kind of true suspense. Perhaps next year NJPW should have fewer rounds and more high profile match-ups instead of all of...
Three move on in New Japan Cup
Chima, Kazuchika Okada and Hirooki Goto advanced to round three of the New Japan Cup on night four of the tournament. Chima outsmarted a cagey and crafty Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Kanemaru worked over Chima's knee but couldn't make him submit. Kanemaru took a glug of...
House of Torture up to their old tricks at New Japan Cup
The evil ways of the House of Torture came into play once again as the New Japan Cup tournament motored on. Ryusuke Taguchi faced Evil and Hiromu Takahashi battled Sho on night three. Taguchi came to the ring mocking Evil. He wore a skull mask, a cape and carried a...
Hangman turns the Page in Battle of Adams to finish out hard-hitting AEW Revolution
By NICK TYLWALK and DALE PLUMMER — Slam Wrestling The differences between AEW and WWE are more than just the semantic and aesthetic choices by the former to call its product "professional wrestling" and the latter to prefer "sports entertainment." But it was uniquely...
New Japan Cup night two a droner of an event
Night two of the New Japan Cup was a night full of default mode tag team bouts and predictable New Japan Cup matches. Lately, NJPW has relied too much on these tag matches to the point of devaluing their singles wrestling so far this year. The results of the three New...
Countdown to AEW Revolution 2022
AEW continues its wrestling revolution with the aptly named Revolution pay per view this weekend. Here are our predictions for today's big event. Jade Cargill (c) vs. Tay Conti - AEW TBS Championship Match Name Prediction Winner Matthew Byer As Tay...
Moose gets past Heath, but gets dropped by a returning Josh Alexander at Sacrifice
A number of titles changed hands at Sacrifice, the Impact special event that aired on Saturday night: the Influence took the gold from the former Knockouts Tag Team Champions the Iinspiration; Tasha Steelz beat Mickie James to capture the Knockouts Championship; and...
No upsets as favourites seem to have New Japan Cup in the bag
There were no big upsets on night one of the New Japan Cup with the heavy favourites moving ahead. The only close match-up was Yano versus Taichi. Yano and Taichi argued before the match. Taichi told Yano they might as well remove all of the turnbuckles as Yano will...
Wrestling legends team up at NJPW Anniversary event
NJPW celebrated its 50 year anniversary with an all-star event at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo today, a day before the start of the New Japan Cup. In the main event it was Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada versus the Suzuki-gun team of Minoru Suzuki and Zack...
Eddie Edwards shows lack of ‘Honor’ at No Surrender
Why, Eddie, why? That's the question Eddie Edwards will have to answer after his actions during the main event of Impact Wrestling's "No Surrender" special event on Saturday night. Specifically, why did he turn his back on his company and help the renegade ROH faction...
Lesnar reigns supreme after Elimination Chamber
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Goldberg - WWE Universal Championship Match A match nearly two years in the making, as Goldberg looks to dethrone the longest championship run in WWE in 35 years. A long video package precedes the match, and I wonder if the package will be longer...
Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2022
We have hit that detour in the Road to WrestleMania. Will the happenings at the Chamber show have an impact on the Showcase of the Immortals? Here are our predictions for today's big event. Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins vs. Austin Theory vs....
A very cagey New Years Golden Series night
Perhaps signaling what the stipulation will be for their upcoming King of Pro Wrestling Title match, Toru Yano had a surprise for champion Minoru Suzuki and the rest of Suzuki-gun on night three of the New Years Golden Series tour. Toru Yano came down to the ring...
Betrayed Brock battles back, Ronda Rousey returns at Royal Rumble 2022
By NICK TYLWALK and DALE PLUMMER — Slam Wrestling There's no one formula to what makes a successful Royal Rumble. Ask any WWE fan about their favorite Rumble moment and they are equally likely to gravitate to the heroic triumph of someone seeking a long in the making...
Royal Rumble Countdown
The road to WrestleMania begins now. Which man and which woman will pave their way to the Showcase of the Immortals by winning the Royal Rumble tonight? Here are our predictions for tonight's big event. Men's Royal Rumble Match Name Prediction Winner betonline.ag...
The Wrld On GCW: Having a Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom
Over the last few years Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) has made its mark in the world of professional wrestling. Tonight, GCW holds a landmark event in the historic Hammerstein Ballroom from New York City, New York. The Hammerstein Ballroom has been home to ECW, ROH and...
NJPW’s New Years Golden Series tour begins by pushing big feuds
NJPW began celebrating their 50th anniversary this year with the launch of the Golden Series of events tonight. In the main event of the evening, veteran Yuji Nagata and Shingo Takagi were the odd men out stuck in the middle of pair of Chaos and Los Ingobernables de...
Terminus: All Roads Lead to a great PPV
Terminus Pro Wrestling has its debut show from Atlanta, Georgia at the KROC Center. The event featured wrestlers from AEW, IMPACT, and Ring of Honor, and elsewhere all coming together. The promotion is headed by Jonathan Gresham and Baron Black. As Terminus plans to...
Thrills, spills and hashtag ‘AndStill’ at Impact’s solid Hard To Kill
No new champions were crowned on Impact Wrestling's Hard to Kill pay-per-view on Saturday. But that doesn't mean that things are staying the same. Indeed, an invasion by a contingent of Ring of Honor stars suggests that Impact has a lot of things going on. And could...
Countdown to Hard to Kill 2022
For many years, Impact Wrestling has embodied the name of tonight's pay-per-view event, proving that it is indeed "Hard To Kill." Defying the skeptics and in spite of its detractors, the company continues to soldier on and deliver shows featuring some of the best...
Okada and Ospreay put on a once-in-a-lifetime match at Wrestle Kingdom
Now, THAT is what Wrestle Kingdom is supposed to be. After a mostly disappointing night one, the NJPW lion came roaring back on night two with a phenomenal event spotlighted by an astounding match between Jeff Cobb and NJPW's Macho Man in Tetsuya Naito, an absolutely...
Weak card drains some of Wrestle Kingdom’s magic
Mediocre is not usually a word you use to describe Wrestle Kingdom but this year's edition is lacking something. Known consistently as being one of the best events of the year and hosting numerous Match of the Year candidates, Wrestle Kingdom just doesn't seem the...
Day One of Brock Lesnar’s new reign begins
With approximately 80 wrestlers released last year the WWE limped into 2021 missing much of its shine, youthful exuberance and perhaps losing many, many wrestlers who will be the true future of the business. The WWE hoped to at least begin 2022 putting its best foot...
WWE Day One Countdown
It is a new year for the WWE. Will it begin with new champions? Here are our Day One predictions and prognostications. Big E (c) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Lashley - WWE Universal Championship Match Name Prediction Winner BETONLINE.AG Big E: - 165....
