ProWrestling.com

///////////////////////////////////////////
Unexpected Name Reportedly Traveling With WWE Crew To Saudi Arabia

Posted: 05 Jun 2019 07:32 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/unexpected-name-reportedly-traveling-with-wwe-crew-to-saudi-arabia/


In an unexpected move, former womens champion Natalya is currently with the
WWE crew heading overseas to Saudi Arabia for this Fridays Super Showdown event, according to a new report from PWInsider.

While there is no word officially on what Natalya might be doing at Super Showdown, her involvement is potentially very interesting as WWE has never before brought over a female wrestler for one of the Saudi Arabia shows.

She would be the first to do so, although it is unlikely she will be
wrestling on the show itself, given that during the first Saudi Arabia show
the government freaked out and had to issue public statements because clips
of WWE women in their ring gear were shown during a video package that
aired in the arena. .

The post Unexpected Name Reportedly Traveling With WWE Crew To Saudi Arabia appeared first on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
New Title Match Confirmed For 6/9 NJPW Dominion Event, Updated Match Card

Posted: 05 Jun 2019 07:18 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/new-title-match-confirmed-for-6-9-njpw-dominion-event-updated-match-card/


As previously reported, Will Ospreay won the 2019 Best of the Super Juniors tournament this morning at Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. His victory
puts him next in line for a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship,
and that match will go down this Sunday, June 9th at NJPW Dominion.

The show, which will be broadcast live on NJPW World and on FITE TV, will
be headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Chris Jericho in a first-time bout.

Below is a look at the updated match card. NJPW should be releasing the
full match card at some point tomorrow morning/afternoon.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match

Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Chris Jericho

IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match

Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito

NEVER Openweight Championship Match

Taichi (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match

Dragon Lee (c) vs. Will Ospreay

The post New Title Match Confirmed For 6/9 NJPW Dominion Event, Updated
Match Card appeared first on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
Will Ospreay Wins 2019 Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, Ends Shingo Takagis Undefeated Streak

Posted: 05 Jun 2019 07:06 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/will-ospreay-wins-2019-best-of-the-super-juniors-tournament-ends-shingo-takagis-undefeated-streak/


After three weeks of grueling tournament action, Will Ospreay delivered on
his promise to slay the dragon this morning in becoming the 2019 Best of
the Super Juniors Champion!

Ospreay advanced from this years ultra-competitive B Block where he
finished with an impressive 7-2 record, scoring 14 points. While this was clearly a more deadly and focussed Aerial Assassin than ever before, the UK star still faced a mountain of a challenge in the unbeaten Last Dragon of
Los Ingobernables, Shingo Takagi.

While Ospreays record would have been enough to win him a block in any of
the last five Super Juniors tournaments, his accomplishments paled in comparison to Shingo, who finished a flawless 9-9 for an unprecedented 18 points, setting a new all-time tournament record that is unlikely to be
beaten any time soon.

This is Will Ospreays second Super Juniors victory, but his third Finals appearance in the past four years. He won the 2016 tournament as well with
a Finals win over Ryusuke Taguchi, who he defeated in this years B Block
Finals as well.

After the match, the UK sensation informed the fans that he would be moving full-time to Japan soon, and will be able to call New Japan home going
forward. With this win, Ospreay will face Dragon Lee for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship on June 9th at NJPW Dominion.

BEST OF THE SUPER Jr.26 (6/5)を公開！メインはBEST OF THE SUPER Jr.26優勝決定
戦、Aブロック代表 @Takagi__Shingo VS Bブロック代表@WillOspreay！まさに激
闘！令和最初の優勝者となるのは、オスプレイか︎それとも鷹木か︎
登録＆視聴▷https://t.co/REefUxhzRu#njpw #njbosj #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/Lwd0FSLJk9

- njpwworld (@njpwworld) June 5, 2019



The post Will Ospreay Wins 2019 Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, Ends Shingo Takagis Undefeated Streak appeared first on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
BREAKING: Jon Moxley Wins IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Title In NJPW Debut

Posted: 05 Jun 2019 06:41 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/breaking-jon-moxley-wins-iwgp-u-s-heavyweight-title-in-njpw-debut/


Breaking news coming out of this mornings NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Finals, as Jon Moxley has won the IWGP United States Heavyweight
Championship.

In what was his first match since leaving WWE at the end of April, the
artist formerly known as the Lunatic Fringe stepped into the historic
Ryogoku Sumo Hall with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove. His opponent? A pissed off Juice Robinson looking to prove that he is anything
but the same developmental talent that Moxley knew years ago, back when the
two first shared the ring in FCW.

Juice showed off a whole new level of aggression during this mornings
match, and actually cut off all of his signature dreadlocks to reveal a matching new look to go along with the personality. While he did his best
to dig down to the dirty, bloody places that Moxley went during throughout their title fight, ultimately it was the newly dubbed Death Rider that
scored the victory, winning the IWGP U.S. title in the process.

This match was doubly important for Moxley to win, as he had everything to
lose after several podcasts broke over the last week sharing his incredibly candid takes, exposing and confirming massive problems with both Vince
McMahon and the modern WWE creative process.

Of course, this sets up an interesting scenario where a top All Elite
Wrestling star coming off a prominent run in WWE, now has possession of a
New Japan singles championship.

BEST OF THE SUPER Jr.26 最終戦！第7試合IWGP USヘビー級選手権試合、ジュース・
ロビンソン VS @JonMoxley！両者いきなりフルスロットル！ジュースが４度目の防衛
を果たすか︎それともモクスリーが初出場初戴冠を果たすか︎
登録＆視聴▷https://t.co/50Bnu2aFAM#njpw #njbosj #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/OBeAw1i5IL

- njpwworld (@njpwworld) June 5, 2019



The post BREAKING: Jon Moxley Wins IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Title In NJPW
Debut appeared first on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Finals: Jon Moxley Debuts, Tanahashi
Returns, Tournament Finals & More

Posted: 05 Jun 2019 02:32 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/njpw-best-of-the-super-juniors-finals-times-up-jon-moxley-has-arrived/


NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Finals

Ryogoku Sumo Hall

Tokyo, Japan

June 5, 2019

The following report is by Mike Killam for ProWrestling.com. Follow me on Twitter @MikeKillam and check out our new weekly NJPW podcast The Lion-Gun
Show (@LionGunShow).


SHOTA UMINO, TITAN & DRAGON LEE vs. JONATHAN GRESHAM, BANDIDO & REN NARITA

Dragon Lee came out wearing a Shibata shirt, because hes a gem. Shota drove down Gresham with a big shoulder tackle to get things started, before the
two went back-and-forth with quick pinning combinations. In comes Bandido,
and Titan tags in to meet him. All kinds of great lucha things here with
both guys flipping and flying all around the ring, trading
counter-for-counter until Bandido popped his opponent up into a cutter for
a two-count. Were off and running!

Bandido went for an early 21-Plex but ran into a heavy knee strike, before
the two collided with a Spanish Fly that seemed to take it out of both men. Tags to Narita and Lee, with the Young Lion going crazy with wild rights
and lefts, obviously something to prove against the champion. He managed to hang Lee up in the ropes while Bandido did a diving double foot stomp from
the top, followed by a Shooting Star from Gresham, but Umino made the save
for his team and cleared the ring.

The champions team took out all their agression on Narita for a few
minutes, alternating in with quick tags and punishing the poor boy with
flashy combos. Bandido and Titan ended up flying through the ropes,
crashing into the barricade taking each other out. Narita again lit up the champ with a series of strikes and suplexes, but Lee caught him with a knee strike, then pulled down his kneepad for another, unprotected strike. 123.

Winners: Dragon Lee, Shota Umino & Titan


RYUSUKE TAGUCHI & ROPPONGI 3K vs. ROBBIE EAGLES, EL PHANTASMO & TAIJI
ISHIMORI

Phantasmo is out first, being a huge dick as always. He attacks Taguchi
early on and takes his rugby helmet and punts his ball into the upper deck.
To be fair, it was a good kick. He spent the first portion of the match
working over Coach and spending most of his time taunting the crowd, which seemed to annoying his own Bullet Club partner Robbie Eagles, who has had enough of his constant showboating.

In a total comedy spot the guy guys rally back and Coach has the boys does
a chain of clotheslines on Phantasmo in the corner. He goes up to the top
rope and tells them to send ELP flying into his rear, but Phantasmo stops
up short and gives him the ole thumb-in-the-bum, shades of the great Steve Corino. It took all three Bullet Club members to pull his thumb out of
Taguchis ass, like pulling the mythical sword from the stone. The smell
alone knocks out his partners, and nearly gets him a three-count on Taguchi
as well. Alright then.

ELP does the Undertaker rope walk but walks Taguchi all around the ring, bouncing off the ropes and taking out SHO and YOH whilst somehow never
losing his balance on the ropes. Eventually Eagles tags in but doesnt fair
well as the tag champs double team him with all kinds of quick
combinations. They took out ELP with stereo knee strikes, tried for the 3K
on Eagles, but he blocked it and dropped both guys with DDTs.

SHO popped back up and turned Eagles inside out with a huge lariat, tried
for another one but got caught in the Turbo Backpack for a two-count. He
went to the top and hit the 450 Splash, but ELP made a blind tag his
partner didnt see. Eagles tried to cover him, but Phantasmo yanked him off,
his the CR2 and covered SHO himself to steal the win.

Winners: Bullet Club

After the match Phantasmo paraded around the ring celebrating his great victory, before he and Ishimori stole the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championships
and pretended like they had won them. Eagles shoved him across the ring and
the crowd gasped. The two nearly went at it but Ishimori split them up, and Phantasmo basically said to hell with you and walked off by himself to the back.

THE ACTION CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE >>>

The post NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Finals: Jon Moxley Debuts,
Tanahashi Returns, Tournament Finals More appeared first on
ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
STF Underground Episode 18: Moxley Interview Reactions, What Are The Lines
To Not Cross As A Fan? Special Guest: David Starr

Posted: 04 Jun 2019 11:47 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/stf-underground-episode-018/


Welcome to the latest episode of STF Underground! Play in the player below!

In this episode, we discuss Jon Moxleys Earth shattering interviews with
Chris Jericho & Wade Keller, while asking if WWEs struggles are truly the
fault of one Vincent Kennedy McMahon.

We also discuss the situation between Bully Ray and a fan, while asking
what the line is as a fan at shows. Plus, we welcome special guest, The
Cream In Your Coffee, Your Favorite Wrestlers Favorite Wrestler, The Jewish Cannon, The Physical Embodiment of Charisma, The Most Entertaining Man in Professional Wrestling, The Bernie Sanders of Professional Wrestling, Mr Americanrana, Davey Wrestling, The 104 Minute Man, The Main Event, Hes
really good at Twitter, The King of Taunts, The Product: David Starr



Listen to our Double or Nothing reaction/analysis episode HERE.

CONNECT WITH US:

Facebook: STF Underground

Twitter & IG: @STFUnderground

Timestamps:

3:55 14:35 AEW/Meltzer Ratings

14:36 19:25 ALL OUT/AEW Championship Preview

25:30 29:52 In The Mind of Mr. Main Event: Is Vince Truly To Blame For
WWEs Problems?

29:53 1:05:11 Jon Moxley Interview Recap/Analysis

1:05:12 1:22:13 Bully Ray/Fan Incident. What Are The Lines To Not Cross
As A Fan?

1:22:15 1:50:22 Raw/Smackdown Recap/Review

1:50:23 1:57:18 Super Showdown Predictions

1:58:53 2:06:43 David Starr Interview

The post STF Underground Episode 18: Moxley Interview Reactions, What Are
The Lines To Not Cross As A Fan? Special Guest: David Starr appeared first
on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
WATCH: Unaired Footage of R-Truth Regaining the WWE 24/7 Championship on SmackDown Live

Posted: 04 Jun 2019 08:18 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/watch-unaired-footage-of-r-truth-regaining-the-wwe-24-7-championship-on-smackdown-live/


R-Truth defended his WWE 24/7 Championship on the June 4 edition of
SmackDown Live. Truth faced Elias in a traditional Lumberjack Match, which
was not contested under the 24/7 rule.

Truth quickly lost to Elias, who was then mauled by the lumberjacks. He
managed to escape under the ring however, where he was followed by Truth.
Truth got the pin on Elias under the ring, making R-Truth the four-time
24/7 champion.

Now WWE has posted the unaired footage from Truths title win. The win comes fast and Truth escaped with his title even faster after the pinfall.

The 24/7 Championship was largely considered a joke in the beginning and
that may very well be the case for many WWE fans now. But no one can deny
that R-Truth continues to entertain every time hes on camera and hes making this the most fun championship on any WWE brand.

EXCLUSIVE: Watch exclusive footage of @RonKillings regaining the #247Championship from @IAmEliasWWE under the ring on #SDLive. pic.twitter.com/9nxW23G6C0

- WWE (@WWE) June 5, 2019



The post WATCH: Unaired Footage of R-Truth Regaining the WWE 24/7
Championship on SmackDown Live appeared first on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
WWE 205 Live Results (6/4): Oney Lorcan Battles Ariya Daivari

Posted: 04 Jun 2019 08:10 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/wwe-205-live-results-6-4-oney-lorcan-battles-ariya-daivari/


WWE 205 LIVE RESULTS

JUNE 4, 2019

NOAM DAR VS. AKIRA TOZAWA

This match never got started, thanks to Drew Gulak. Gulak interfered in the very beginning, causing 205 Live GM Drake Maverick to change the bout.
Gulak replaced Dar and ultimately went over on Tozawa.

WINNER: DREW GULAK

.@TozawaAkira got exactly what he wanted A battle with @DrewGulak.
#205Live pic.twitter.com/2IF9NJ87SY

- WWE (@WWE) June 5, 2019



Mike and Maria Kanellis appeared backstage, where Mike complained about
being under-appreciated. He said he wanted to face the best cruiserweights
on the show.

NXT Cruiserweight champion Tony Nese was interviewed backstage, where he
said he knew Gulak better than anyone. Nese also said that he wanted to
test himself against Tozawa, but he would respect whatever decision
Maverick made.

.@TonyNese says hes ready for ANYTHING. #205Live pic.twitter.com/dWgzTm53iB

- WWE (@WWE) June 5, 2019



The Lucha House Party cut a promo, saying they would deal with The Singh Brothers once theyve finished with Lars Sullivan. The trio is booked to
face Sullivan at Super ShowDown on June 7.

ONEY LORCAN DEFEATED ARIYA DAIVARI

.@_StarDESTROYER is getting fired up and gaining momentum in this matchup against @AriyaDaivariWWE. #205Live pic.twitter.com/TgLcZ4TSq3

- WWE (@WWE) June 5, 2019



The post WWE 205 Live Results (6/4): Oney Lorcan Battles Ariya Daivari
appeared first on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
LAX Talk WWE Tag Teams, Wrestling The Rock n Roll Express, More

Posted: 04 Jun 2019 07:46 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/lax-talk-wwe-tag-teams-wrestling-the-rock-n-roll-express-more/


LAX recently appeared on Sirius XMs Busted Open, where they talked about a variety of pro wrestling topics. One of those topics was whether or not the current Impact Wrestling World Tag Team champions follow the WWE product.

More specifically, Ortiz and Santana were asked about whether or not they
kept up with the current crop of tag teams in WWE and the answer was an emphatic yes.

100%. We like to stay up to date with everything and try to peep game on everything. The guys over right now in WWE, like The Usos, The New Day
and Revival, of course, those dudes are shaping tag team wrestling in a whole different light, man. Those dudes have been doing awesome stuff.

The conversation then turned to LAXs match with the legendary Rock n Roll Express. The match in question took place during WrestleMania 35 weekend
and LAX had nothing but positive things to say about their encounter with
the Hall of Fame tag team.

Amazing. The best.

We were a little nervous to meet them, weve never met them before. We go upstairs, we say hello, to them. There was a little bit of a testing out process on their part; they never met us before. But as soon as they seen
we were cool dudes, you know what I mean? We hit it off instantly.

The duo also said that Ricky Morton was more than wiling to take the
infamous Canadian Destroyer and that Morton called the entire match in the ring. LAX was more than happy with the overall match, which they called awesome.

LAX mentioned their bout against The Young Bucks on Chris Jerichos Rock N Wrestling Rager at Sea, which may never be broadcast. Ortiz and Santana
were very complimentary of The Young Bucks. They were also flattered that
Matt and Nick Jackson specifically requested them for a match, which LAX
said was amazing.



The post LAX Talk WWE Tag Teams, Wrestling The Rock n Roll Express, More appeared first on ProWrestling.com.


///////////////////////////////////////////
Complete List Of WWE 24/7 Champions

Posted: 04 Jun 2019 07:20 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/complete-list-of-wwe-24-7-champions/




The post Complete List Of WWE 24/7 Champions appeared first on ProWrestling.com.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)