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Originally Posted by Observer The business report did reveal that the complete separation of WWE and Alpha Entertainment (the parent company of the new XFL) that Vince McMahon claimed at the first press conference isn't exactly that. WWE owned the XFL trademarks so Vince made a deal where Alpha Entertainment will get the rights to all the trademarks in exchange for an undisclosed equity stake in Alpha. The WWE did not pay for the stake, just turned over the trademarks.

More details via PWInsider: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11...ealed.html?p=1

Originally Posted by Observer Tino Sabbatelli underwent surgery for a torn pec which happened in his match last Saturday night in Largo, FL, with Velveteen Dream. He was dropkicked and somehow the pec tore as he immediately grabbed his chest at that moment and they went right to the finish. That's usually a six to nine month recuperation period and he's already 34 years old.

Originally Posted by Observer ROH announced for the 5/12 show in Royal Oak, MI, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky vs. Jushin Liger & Cheeseburger & Flip Gordon and Young Bucks vs. Sho & Yoh and Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley. Jay Lethal vs. Chuckie T and Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kelly Klein have been announced for 5/13 in Chicago. All of the War of the Worlds shows will be on FITE TV for $10 live or VOD as well as Honor Club.

Originally Posted by Observer Evolve on 5/19 in Chicago has Austin Theory vs. DJZ for the WWN title, Matt Riddle vs. Shane Strickland, Chris Dickinson & Jaka defend the tag titles in an anything goes match against The End, Keith Lee vs. James Drake, Tracy Williams vs. Dominic Garrini, AR Fox vs. Zachary Wentz, Anthony Henry vs. Stevie Fierce, Darby Allin vs. Trey Miguel vs. Myron Reed vs. Snoop Strikes and more. 5/20 in Livonia, MI has Matt Riddle vs. Keith Lee for the Evolve title in a no rope break match, Chris Dickinson & Jaka defend the tag titles (if they still have them) vs. James Drake & Anthony Henry, Tracy Williams vs. Odinson, Darby Allin vs. Shane Strickland, Austin Theory vs. Trey Miguel, DJZ vs. Zachary Wentz and AR Fox vs. Myron Reed.

Originally Posted by Observer Bone Soldier did in fact return this morning, but it was none other than former NOAH star Taiji Ishimori. Ishimori made his debut this morning at Wrestling Dontaku, jumping Will Ospreay from behind after successfully retaining the IWGP Jr. heavyweight championship. Tama Tonga, who distracted Ospreay before the attack, then took off the Bone Soldier mask revealing Ishimori as the new Bone Soldier and the latest member of the Bullet Club. It seems likely he’ll be a part of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament that takes place later this month. Originally trained in the Toryumon dojo, Ishimori had been a staple of Pro Wrestling NOAH since 2006, starting as a freelance wrestler and eventually becoming a staple of their junior heavyweight division. He won the Junior title on three occasions and the Junior tag team titles on six occasions. He left NOAH back on March 12, citing people like Shinsuke Nakamura and Hideo Itami inspired him to travel around the world. Since his departure, Ishimori has competed for PWG as well as Impact Wrestling.

Originally Posted by PWI The 5/3 edition of Impact did 299,000 overnight viewers, down from last week's 308,000 overnight viewers.

Originally Posted by PWI Japanese wrestling legend Aja Kong vs. Viper will headline tomorrow's 5/5 Pro Wrestling EVE "WrestleQueendom" event in London, which is being billed as the biggest women's event in the history of Europe. Kay Lee Ray vs. Japanese star Meiko Satomura is also set for that event, which will also air live on The Fite App, (which you can download at this link for free). The remainder of the card features Jetta vs Nicole Matthews with Guest Referee Erin Angel, "The Box Breaker" Kris Wolf vs Jinny, a six woman Wildcard Ladder Match featuring Millie McKenzie vs Kasey Owens vs Nina Samuels vs Livvii Grace vs Leah Owens vs the winner of Wolf vs Jinny, and a War Games Rules Steel Cage Match featuring Rhia O'Reilly & Emi Sakura & Addy Starr & Laura Di Matteo vs. Jayla Dark & Jamie Hayter & Charli Evans & A mystery partner.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling Kazuchika Okada retained the IWGP heavyweight title in the main event of Friday’s Dontaku card over Hiroshi Tanahashi in Fukuoka. The win puts Okada in sole possession of the IWGP title defense record with his 12th defense, which breaks the mark of 11 that he shared with Tanahashi previously ... After the match, Kenny Omega entered the ring to settle their feud. The rivalry stands at one win and a draw for each. Okada proposed a no time limit match, Omega countered with a 2/3 falls no time limit match and both agreed. Okada vs. Omega IV will take place on Saturday, June 9th, in the main event of Dominion at Osaka-jo Hall.

Originally Posted by 411Mania Bodyslam.net is now reporting that former WWE cruiserweight champion Neville is closer than ever to leaving the company. The last time there was an update on the situation, it was revealed that Neville was still sitting out his contract at home. He has reportedly asked for his release but so far WWE has not granted it. The latest report reveals that the former 205 Live superstar is no longer living in Florida, which he called home during his WWE career. He said quietly said goodbye to his American friends and went back to the UK, but has tried to keep the move secret. Another source said that Neville’s name hasn’t been mention within WWE “in ages.” “The Man That Gravity Forgot” walked out of the company in October of last year due to being unhappy with his job. As of now, he’s still under contract.

Link: http://www.bodyslam.net/2018/05/03/e...rstar-neville/

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE has confirmed that new WWE Network Collections on Mickie James and The Stooges will be added next week. They have also confirmed that 10 episodes of Sunday Night Heat are being uploaded to start with. You can find the full content listings for Heat, the "Patterson 'n Brisco: The Stooges" Collection and the "Mickie James: Crazy Sweetheart" Collection at this link. Collections on WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather and Money In the Bank will be added in June.

When it actually happened and the accident happened in the ring, I lost all feeling in my legs and my arms. It was literally the most terrifying experience in my life and I would never wish that upon anyone. It was so scary. I literally was like "Oh my gosh, I'm done, I'm going to be in a wheelchair now, this is it, I've pushed myself too much." Because I really did, because everytime I was in the match I was like "its okay, I'll do the comeback, I'll take the bump, I'll do this, I'll do that" because I was just so eager to get back in the ring you know. I feel like I pushed myself too hard to the point of where my body was like "stop." You know I've been doing this since I was thirteen as well and my body was like "you need time to grow woman." I refused to believe I was hurt, I remember doing this. Coming back to Orlando to go get my MRIs and stuff and I felt good, I could get back in the ring again even though I just experienced temporary paralysis. I was like "No I'm good, I can do this, please don't make me be out." And I was like begging them, "Please I don't want to be out anymore, please don't let me be out." I was just crying to the doctors and stuff. So then Dr. Maroon was like "I'm sorry you cannot get back in the ring again." It was horrible, it really breaks your heart....it really does. I remember being in the match too and experiencing that and like "maybe it's just my arms right?" So I'm like "no I'm going to keep going." And I remember trying to grab Sasha's legs and my arms felt like there was just no bones in them you know. So I'm trying to grab her legs and then like "wait let me try to stand up and then I'll be good to do the comeback" and Sasha is like "noooo, absolutely not." Then I tried to stand up and I just look drunk. Like I just start stumbling and falling back. But actually I feel like the girls were more terrified than what I was at the time. Like I was petrified, but the girls were crying at ringside and stuff and then they see the stretcher coming out and I was like "please, please," and it's just like horrible. I don't know how you did it for so many years beforehand because it's terrifying.

From a recent episode of the Edge & Christian show with Paige as the guest talking about Paige's career ending injury. https://art19.com/shows/ecs-pod-of-a...b-4916b886e294

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Last October it was reported that WWE Raw Women's Champion Nia Jax had taken a leave of absence due to Jax being unhappy with her pay and with how she was being booked. The report even said she spoke with her cousin, The Rock, and he encouraged her to walk away if she was unhappy. In a recent interview with Pop Culture, Jax was asked about what went down and if The Rock had actually given her advice to leave. The answer was no ... She was also asked to clarify if she was unhappy with the WWE at the time about her status. Her leave of absence ended up occurring due to a bag falling on her head during a flight. "It has nothing to do with that at all," Jax said. "It wasn't something that was that big of a deal. I had actually had an injury that happened to me personally on a flight—an overhead bag fell directly on top of my head while I was on a plane. I was out of it, I was completely out of it. I'm not kidding you."

More quotes and link to the interview: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...sponsible-for/


Some other sheet news includes:

• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 24th anniversary of Rick Rude's final match of his career. Rude defeated Sting for the WCW International World Heavyweight Title and suffered a career-ending neck injury during the match.
• In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the Bullet Club's formation in NJPW.
• Recent episode of the Sam Roberts podcast show had Aleister Black as the guest talking about his career before the WWE, didn't believe WWE would sign him because of his short size, and his career goals. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/a...itles-not-moty

Some stuff from TPWW Frontpage:

• WWE Backlash Kickoff Match Added + Updated Backlash Card
• WWE Was Reportedly Close to Bringing Hulk Hogan Back in Saudi Arabia
• Chris Jericho Returns to NJPW