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Wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki dead at 79

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Wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, who was also a member of the Council of Councilors and was later inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, has passed away at the age of 79. The report comes from Hey ho! JapanAlthough there are no details about the cause of his death. Inoki has had a huge impact in the wrestling world, helping to create and help build New Japan Pro Wrestling to huge success, after which Muhammad Ali will fight in an unforgettable match between wrestlers and boxers. Later he will face…

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Kenta Responds to Bobby Fish’s CM Punk and AEW Finisher’s Comments

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CM Punk has been at the center of a lot of discussions within the wrestling world and among AEW fans since All Out and the fight that followed, and that’s still the case a week later. One of the people who should consider Punk’s AEW tenure was Bobby Fish, who was previously in a match against Punk and revealed that Punk’s attitude rubbed him the wrong way after the match, and in a recent interview, he also talked about Punk’s goal. Fish brought up the fact that Punk is using…

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Influential wrestling champions are reported to be freeing their agents tomorrow

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It looks like two of the biggest names in Impact Wrestling will be free agents starting tomorrow, according to a new report by PWIInsider It states that The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows) will not be in contract with Impact after taping tonight in Louisville, Kentucky. According to multiple sources, the current Impact Tag Team Champions will be free to sign a new deal if they choose from tomorrow, although it is also said that they will remain with Impact for additional dates, including the upcoming Impact events…

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AEW’s Jon Moxley Announces NJPW Music City Mayhem

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The AEW Interim World Champion just defended his championship in AEW Dynamite, and now it has been announced that Moxley will also participate in the upcoming Music City Mayhem event at New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event is part of Starrcast’s comprehensive roster of events over WWE’s SummerSlam weekend, and NJPW has revealed that Moxley’s opponent will be El Desperado in a no-holds-barred match. The match will be the main event, and while no other matches for the event have been confirmed yet, the recently returned Kushida is also on the…

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Cesaro has been revealed as the surprise debut for AEW Forbidden Door

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AEW forbidden door He’ll make his surprise debut tonight as Bryan Danielson picks an opponent to take on Zack Saber Jr. combat choiceCesaro (Claudio Castagnoli) will be that wrestler as AEW is already producing promotional material for Wednesday’s Blood and Guts match that will feature him. The seven-time WWE Tag Team Champion saw his 11-year journey with WWE come to an end earlier this year, and he has remained silent about his next career move. The arrival of “The Swiss Superman” will make him the latest addition to the Blackpool…

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Miro on his decision to re-sign with AEW, his awkward first month with the company

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Miro first made it to All Elite Wrestling back in September 2020, working primarily on the middle card alongside Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford as the “Top Man”. But it wasn’t until the following year that he quit that guy in favor of “The Redeemer,” which quickly made him a superstar TNT champ. The Bulgarian star is set to compete for the new AEW All-Atlantic Championship at Forbidden Door tonight in Chicago and spoke about his first stint with AEW and what convinced him to sign a long-term extension in…

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Will Cesaro reach a forbidden door in AEW?

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Cesaro (real name Claudio Castagnoli) left WWE again in February, ending his 11-year career with a promotion. Since then, fans have speculated about whether or not the Swiss superstar will sign Tony Khan to wrestle in either All Elite Wrestling or Ring of Honor. Speculation escalated this week when Bryan Danielson was forced to pull himself out of Sunday’s Forbidden Door event, then announced he would get a hand-picked replacement and face the new Japanese Zack Saber Jr. While Fightful Select’s Shawn Ross Sapp hasn’t been able to confirm if…

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AEW reveals full details of NJPW’s role in the World Title Elimination Series

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AEW Rampage last night carried some disappointing news, as CM Punk revealed that he was injured and needed surgery. The injury will keep him out of action for a while but after some initial confusion, Punk was said to not be leaving the AEW World Championship. Instead, a temporary champion will be crowned with the Eliminator Series, and they’ll face Punk when he’s able to return to unite those titles. AEW has now released more details about the multi-stage Eliminator series, which will also include the Dominion event from New…

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AEW’s Adam Cole defeats NJPW’s Tomohiro Ishii to secure a place in the Owen Hart Cup

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AEW Rampage begins with the scenario of a dream match between Pro-Wrestling’s Tomohiro Ishii of New Japan and AEW’s Adam Cole in an Owen Hart Cup qualifier match. Both stars showed their presence early on, but Cole got ahead of himself a bit with some taunting, allowing Ishi to slip through behind and send him off. Cole would have returned the favour, though, hitting Ishi’s arm in the ring shaft and then hitting him in the barrier before punching him in the ring. Cole followed him with his knees back…

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KENTA Wants CM Punk In NJPW And AEW’s Forbidden Door Event

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AEW’s Tony Khan revealed his big announcement for Dynamite this week, which was a new event titled The Forbidden Door. Khan announced it alongside NJPW President Takami Ohbari, though Adam Cole then jumped in to shed light on a bit and announce the details himself, and Jay White was in the action as well. Now the stars from both companies will collide and offer some matching dreams, and Kenta wants to get in on the action. In fact, he’s already shot his shot at one of AEW’s biggest stars, CM…

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