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• AJ Francis Declares Himself As The New International Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

  28-06-2024 17:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AJ Francis has seen a lot of success since getting released by WWE.
  Francis is currently signed with TNA Wrestling. A few weeks ago, at TNA 20th Anniversary show, Francis challenged Laredo Kid to a one-on-one match for the TNA Wrestling Digital Media Championship. Francis managed to defeat Kid to capture his first singles title in TNA Wrestling.
  This past Thursday night on TNA Impact, DJ Whookid showed up to give a small present to AJ Francis. It was the Canadian International
  
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• Ricochet Moved To WWE Alumni Section

  01-07-2024 00:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ricochet has been moved to the Alumni Section of the official WWE roster page.Earlier in June, Ricochet gave WWE notice of his intent to leave the company when his contract expired this summer, per PWInsider. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion was seemingly written off WWE television when Bron Breakker took him out with a vicious attack on the June 10 episode of WWE RAW.In an update, Ricochet has been removed from WWE’s active roster, and he has been moved to the Al
  
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• Tag Team Match, Contract Signing Announced For 7/2 WWE NXT

  01-07-2024 00:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE continues to load up the card for the July 2 episode of WWE NXT.WWE announced that Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe would face Joe Coffey and Wolfgang of Gallus on the July 2 episode of NXT.Additionally, NXT Champion Trick Williams, Shawn Spears, Je’Von Evans, and Ethan Page will sign the contract for their title match at NXT Heatwave.
  After weeks of back and forth, @_Tysonwwe_ and @TyriekIgwe_WWE will go head-to-head with Gallus THIS TUESDAY on #WWENXT!
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• AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Results (6/30): Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay

  01-07-2024 00:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  On June 30, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling will present AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.Among other matches, Swerve Strickland will defend the AEW World Championship against Will Ospreay. Plus, TBS Champion Mercedes Moné will face NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer. Elsewhere on the show, Jon Moxley will defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito.
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• Watch: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Zero Hour

  01-07-2024 00:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ahead of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, the Zero Hour pre-show will air for free on AEW’s YouTube channel.The Zero Hour pre-show will feature four matches. Mariah May will face Saraya in a quarterfinal match in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. Plus, the Lucha Bros and Mistico will face Yota Tsuji, Titan, and Hiromu Takahashi. Additionally, Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano will face Kris Statlander and Momo Watanbe.
  The pre-show will also include a four-way
  
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• Booker T Wants To See Moose Cross Over Into WWE

  30-06-2024 23:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Booker T wants to see TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose mix it up with some of WWE’s top stars.With WWE and TNA collaborating in recent weeks, fans continue to buzz about potential crossovers. Jordynne Grace has competed on WWE programming multiple times, and TNA’s Ash By Elegance appeared at NXT Battleground. NXT’s Tatum Paxley then challenged Grace for her title at TNA Against All Odds, and TNA stars Joe Hendry and Frankie Kazarian competed on the June 18
  
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• Tony Khan: I’ve Thinking About Doing AEW Injury Report Show, I Don’t Want To Give Away Too Much

  30-06-2024 22:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AEW CEO Tony Khan says he is thinking about starting an injury report show, but he highlights some of the challenges involved.The AEW roster has been hit hard with injuries recently. Among other examples, Kenny Omega, Adam Copeland, Adam Cole, and Britt Baker, among others, are out hurt.Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Tony Khan was asked about why AEW sometimes does not disclose injuries. He highlighted the difficulty of publi
  
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• Donovan Dijak Announced For Multiple Events Following WWE Exit

  30-06-2024 21:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Donovan Dijak is hitting the ground running in the next chapter of his career.Donovan Dijak, formerly known as Dijak, entered free agency on June 28, as WWE decided not to renew his contract. He made a surprise appearance at the Blitzkrieg Pro event on June 29 and said that fans were about to see something special.
  In an update, the former WWE star is set to compete at several upcoming shows. Revolution Pro Wrestling announced that Donovan Dijak will face Michael Oku at thei
  
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• Hiroshi Tanahashi Addresses NJPW-STARDOM Merger

  30-06-2024 21:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi appeared at STARDOM‘s recent Korakuen Hall show following NJPW’s acquisition of STARDOM as a subsidiary.As previously reported in April, NJPW announced that it will be acquiring the stakes of Bushiroad Fight Co. Ltd. (STARDOM’s former legal business name). The stock transfer and merger were completed on June 28, so Bushiroad Fight Co. Ltd. was officially renamed to STARDOM Co. Ltd. The acquisition was made to further streamlin
  
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• Bryan Danielson: Mina Shirakawa Has Done An Incredible Job Of Getting Over As A Personality In AEW

  30-06-2024 20:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Bryan Danielson speaks highly of Mina Shirakawa.In recent weeks, STARDOM star Mina Shirakawa has been featured on AEW programming. She has been feuding with AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm as part of a dynamic storyline with Mariah May. Shirakawa will challenge Storm for the gold at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.Speaking with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Bryan Danielson, one of the key figures behind the scenes in AEW, praised Mina Shirakawa.
  “Mina Shira
  
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• NWA Signs Max The Impaler To Long-Term Contract

  30-06-2024 20:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The National Wrestling Alliance announced that multiple members of the roster have signed exclusive contracts.
  In a tweet, NWA announced that Max The Impaler had officially signed to be an exclusive member of the roster. Max is the reigning NWA Television Champion.NWA’s official announcement noted that Max had been signed to a “long-term contract” that will keep them with NWA for “years to come.”
  NWA Chief Operating Officer Joe Galli also commented
  
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• Mercedes Moné: I Had A Great Experience In WWE

  30-06-2024 20:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Mercedes Moné says that she didn’t have the same experience in WWE as Ronda Rousey.Speaking during a recent appearance on Maggie & Perloff, Moné was asked about Rousey’s controversial comments about her time in WWE in her book “Our Fight.” Moné said that Rousey’s experience was her own, and she couldn’t speak for them, but she had a great time. (H/t Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription)“That’s
  
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• JD McDonagh: Liv Morgan Joining Judgment Day Seems Like A Bad Idea, We’re Not Recruiting

  30-06-2024 19:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  JD McDonagh doesn’t like the idea of Liv Morgan joining the Judgment Day.WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan has aligned with the Judgment Day in recent weeks, as she has had her sights set on Dominik Mysterio. On the June 24 episode of WWE RAW, her relationship with the stable reached a new high, as she helped Finn Balor and JD McDonagh beat Awesome Truth and win the WWE World Tag Team Championship.In a tweet, JD McDonagh responded to a post in which USA Network&
  
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• Will Ospreay Dedicates AEW Title Match At Forbidden Door To His Grandmother After She Passed Away

  30-06-2024 19:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Will Ospreay dedicated his match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door to his grandmother. He announced that she passed away the week of the show.At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Will Ospreay is set to challenge Swerve Strickland for the AEW International Championship. Ospreay competed on the June 26 episode of AEW Dynamite, and he had a weigh-in segment on the June 29 episode of AEW Collision.In a tweet on June 30, Will Ospreay shared a message about his challenging week. Ospreay then ope
  
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• Bryan Danielson Explains Why He’s Excited To Take On Shingo Takagi At Forbidden Door

  30-06-2024 19:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Bryan Danielson is ready to step into the ring again with Shingo Takagi following their epic encounter back in 2010.All Elite Wrestling‘s Bryan Danielson recently sat down with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. When asked about his match with Shingo Takagi at Forbidden Door, Danielson took the time to reflect on their last match back in 2010.“That was during the time I was fired for WWE after choking Justin Roberts with his tie,” Bryan Dan
  
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• Shinsuke Nakamura Says He Wants To Show His Passion In WWE

  30-06-2024 18:53 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Shinsuke Nakamura says he’s going to keep challenging.Shinsuke Nakamura has not wrestled on WWE programming since April. He has continued to compete at live events, and he has had some dark matches. However, he still wants to show his passion.Speaking with Aaron Bronsteter of Sportsnet, Shinsuke Nakamura was asked to comment on what his wrestling career was looking like and whether his role in WWE was changing.“I’ve been wrestling [with them for] over eight ye
  
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• Karrion Kross vs. Xavier Woods Set For 7/1 WWE RAW

  30-06-2024 18:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  A new match has been added to the card for the July 1 episode of WWE RAW.In a tweet, WWE announced that Karrion Kross would face Xavier Woods in a singles match on Monday.Kross has been feuding with Woods and Kofi Kingston for the past several weeks. He beat Kingston on the June 24 episode of WWE RAW after Kofi was distracted by the Authors of Pain attacking Woods backstage.
  Will @AustinCreedWins & @realKILLERkross settle their score once and for all tomorrow night on #WWER
  
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• AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Preview and Predictions

  30-06-2024 18:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  It’s almost time for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door!The third annual Forbidden Door pay-per-view event goes down at the UBS Arena in Elmont Sunday, June 30. Wrestlers from Stardom and CMLL will work the show in addition to AEW and NJPW talents.Eleven matches have been officially confirmed at the time of this writing. The main show begins at 8 p.m. ET, and will be streamed live on Bleacher Report and TrillerTV. With that in mind, let’s dive right into AEW
  
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• Tony Khan: People In TV ‘Would Kill To Have’ AEW’s Numbers

  30-06-2024 17:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AEW CEO Tony Khan discusses the company’s negotiations for a new media rights deal, as their current agreement with Warner Bros Discovery is coming up in 2024. He also comments on AEW’s viewership.
  Speaking with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Radio, Tony Khan discussed AEW’s negotiations for their media rights and shared his belief that it would be a “great deal” for the company. K
  
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• Tony Khan: People In TV ‘Would Kill To Have’ AEW’s Demo Numbers

  30-06-2024 17:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AEW CEO Tony Khan discusses the company’s negotiations for a new media rights deal, as their current agreement with Warner Bros Discovery is coming up in 2024. He also comments on AEW’s viewership.
  Speaking with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Radio, Tony Khan discussed AEW’s negotiations for their media rights and shared his belief that it would be a “great deal” for the company. K
  
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• Nyla Rose Wants To Hold Championship Gold In Japan

  30-06-2024 17:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Nyla Rose looks back on her ventures in Japan.Prior to signing with All Elite Wrestling, Nyla Rose spent much of her early career over in Japan, wrestling for promotions such as Marvelous, Sendai Girls, and Pro Wrestling ZERO1. On a recent episode of Close Up w/ Renee Paquette, Rose reflected on her time in the east Asian country, specifically how it to set her up for future success.“I could be absolutely wrong, please don’t qu
  
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• Kayla Braxton Comments On WWE Send-Off, Says She Plans To Always Be A Part Of WWE Family

  30-06-2024 17:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Kayla Braxton comments on her final night with WWE and says she plans to always be a part of the WWE family.Kayla Braxton announced that she would be leaving WWE following the June 28 episode of WWE SmackDown. Braxton then appeared in backstage segments during the show. After SmackDown went off the air, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes brought her out for an emotional send-off.
  In a post on Instagram, Kayla Braxton commented on her final night with the company and the post-s
  
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• Donovan Dijak Makes First Post-WWE Appearance, Says He’ll Show Up Wherever He Wants

  30-06-2024 16:57 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Donovan Dijak says fans are about to see something really special now that he’s on the open market.Donovan Dijak, formerly known as Dijak, entered free agency on June 28, as WWE opted not to renew his contract.
  Dijak made his first post-WWE appearance at the Blitzkrieg Pro show on June 29. He addressed the crowd and said that he was going to go wherever he wanted.“Last night, I didn’t have any plans of coming here,” Dijak said. “Last night, I still
  
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• Spoiler: NXT Group Appears At 6/29 TNA IMPACT Tapings

  30-06-2024 16:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  NXT talent appeared at both nights of the TNA IMPACT tapings at the 2300 Arena.TNA held television tapings at the legendary venue in Philadelphia on June 28 and June 29. Multiple stars from NXT appeared on both nights. Read on if you wish to be spoiled.At the June 29 tapings, No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey, Tavion Heights, & Myles Borne) faced KUSHIDA and The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz).No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne, Charlie Dempsey, and Tavion Heights) are at ton
  
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• TNA IMPACT Spoilers From Philadelphia (Taped On 6/29)

  30-06-2024 16:24 via wrestlezone.com
  
  TNA held a second night of TNA IMPACT tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 29.The spoilers (courtesy of TNAAsylum.net via Bodyslam.net) are as follows:Taped for TNA Xplosion:
  Bhupinder Gujjar def ShogunABC (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) def. Sinner & Saint
  Taped for TNA IMPACT
  WWE NXT’s Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne, & Tavion Heights were present at the tapings.No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey, Tavion Heights, & Myles Borne) def. The Rascalz (Tre
  
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• Hangman Page Teases Return In New Video On 6/29 AEW Collision

  30-06-2024 04:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Hangman Page looks to be ready to make his highly anticipated return, teasing his comeback in a new video.
  During Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision, a brief vignette played that showed Page walking around his house, with footage that also showed Swerve Strickland arriving and looking around.
  Toward the end of the video, a clip of The Young Bucks announcing that Page had been suspended from The Elite played, before Page exited his house.
  The legendary sup
  
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• 4-Way Tag Team Match Set For AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Zero Hour, Updated Card

  30-06-2024 04:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  A big, 4-way tag team match is set for the Zero Hour pre-show of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door next weekend.
  As confirmed during Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii, Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong, Private Party, and House of Black will all face off ahead of the start of Sunday’s pay-per-view.
  Kidd and Strong just recently produced a win during this week’s episode of Rampage, where as O’Reilly and Is
  
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• Jeff Cobb Will Team With The Learning Tree At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

  30-06-2024 04:04 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jeff Cobb will head to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door to help out The Learning Tree in a big match.During Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision, it was revealed that Cobb would be the mysterious third participant in a planned trios match against Samoa Joe, HOOK, and Katsuyori Shibata. The NJPW World Television Champion arrived tonight to help out the group as a brawl broke out in the ring between the participants.This isn’t the first time that Jericho and Co
  
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• The Undertaker On Montreal Screwjob: ‘They Had To Do It’

  30-06-2024 02:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Montreal Screwjob is one of the most infamous and iconic moments in wrestling history, and recently, wrestlezone.com/tag/the-undertaker opened about his feelings on the matter.During a recent episode of his Six Feet Under Podcast, Undertaker was asked about his opinion on the moment, when Bret Hart lost his then-WWF Championship to Shawn Michaels in a moment that saw Vince McMahon and employees manipulate the outcome of the match, due to Bret Hart preparing to leave for WCW
  
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• Will Ospreay On How He Believes AEW Can Grow As A Company

  30-06-2024 01:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Will Ospreay discusses the growing pains of a five-year-old wrestling company and how it can improve in the future.AEW International Champion Will Ospreay was a recent guest on SHAK Wrestling. When asked what growing pains All Elite Wrestling is going through right now that they will overcome at some point, Ospreay admitted that the criticism is new to him, but it’s not something he shies away from at all.
  “I don’t know right now because, once again,
  
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