• [PW] IMPACT Wrestling Airing Back-Door Pilot For Studio Wrestling Show

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    IMPACT Wrestling Airing Back-Door Pilot For Studio Wrestling Show

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 11:27 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/impact-wrestling-airing-back-door-pilot-for-studio-wrestling-show/


    PWInsider is reporting that this weeks episode of IMPACT Wrestling is meant
    to be a kind-of back-door pilot for a potential studio show. The episode
    was filmed in the Championship Wrestling From Hollywood studio, and is
    called Cali Combat. It seems that, should IMPACT be able to find a new
    channel for the flagship program, that a secondary show like this Fridays episode would be produced as well.

    According to PWInsider, IMPACT management is not thrilled that the NWA is
    also trying to sell a studio wrestling show to networks.

    Heres the full card for Fridays show:

    Michael Elgin vs. Rhino

    -No Disqualifications: Sami Callihan vs. Tommy Dreamer

    -X Division Championship Match: Jake Crist (c) vs. Rich Swann

    -IMPACT Tag Team Championship Match: The North (c) vs. Reno Scum

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    WWE Launching Its Own Podcast Network

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 08:20 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/wwe-launching-its-own-podcast-network/


    WWE is about to launch head-first into its own podcasting network,
    according to a new report from the Hollywood Reporter.

    The billion-dollar pro wrestling empire has reportedly signed with Endeavor Audio, the company that provides the technology behind the recently updated
    WWE Network, as well as the producers of The Bellas Podcast, and Academy Award-winner Rami Maleks apocalyptic podcast series Blackout.

    While details are scarce at this time, the worlds of wrestling and
    broadcasting have successful overlapped for quite some time now. Some of
    the most popular names in the biz to successfully make the jump include
    Stone Cold Steve Austin, Chris Jericho, Edge & Christian, and many others.

    The industry also owes a great deal of gratitude to the trailblazer of the wrestling podcast, Colt Cabana, and more recently weve seen the rise of
    podcast emperor Conrad Thompson, who has turned his series of insanely
    popular shows into the Starrcast convention.

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    Lacey Evans Resurfaces w/ Photos from Dominican Republic Vacation

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 07:31 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/lacey-evans-resurfaces-w-photos-from-dominican-republic-vacation/


    You can add Lacey Evans to the list of WWE Superstars and announcers
    currently on vacation. She has been posted photos with her family from
    Hotel Casa Bonita en Barahona, a city in the Dominican Republic.

    The 29-year-old First Lady of Monday Night Raw hasnt been seen on
    television since her and Baron Corbin lost the main event of WWE Extreme
    Rules, a mixed tag team match against Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins for the
    Raw Womens Championship and the Universal Championship.

    Evans isnt the only member of WWE currently soaking in a little sun. As
    noted, both Charly Caruso and Raw color commentator Corey Graves are on vacation this week, among others.












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    Ocean view + breakfast + family = Happy Lady. . @theladysmaestro @summer_estrella
    A post shared by Lacey Evans (@laceyevanswwe) on Aug 22, 2019 at 8:18am PDT
















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    Knocking out some homeschooling sessions before our jungle spa treatments #homeschool #MomLife #SetTheExample #LikeALady
    A post shared by Lacey Evans (@laceyevanswwe) on Aug 22, 2019 at 5:58am PDT
















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    Dominican republic. My view. What a life. . #LikeALady
    A post shared by Lacey Evans (@laceyevanswwe) on Aug 21, 2019 at 5:14pm PDT





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    The Bad Boy Does Japan - Joey Janela Gets His Ribera Steakhouse Jacket,
    Faces Great Sasuke & More

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 07:13 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/the-bad-boy-does-japan-joey-janela-gets-his-ribera-steakhouse-jacket-faces-great-sasuke-more/


    It looks like All Elite Wrestling star Joey Janela is the latest in a long
    list of professional wrestlers to experience the time-honored tradition of receiving a jacket at Ribera Steakhouse in Tokyo, Japan.

    The Bad Boy is currently in the country wrestling for GCW who is in the
    midst of a multiple day tour in Tokyo. He faced Kikutaro on Thursday at GCW Worst Behavior 19, in a tag team match where they both teamed with an
    Invisible Man, and will step into the against the legendary Great Sasuke tomorrow at GCW The New Face of War 19.












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    After 15 years, I Made it! Thank you @brettlauderdale @gamechangerwrestling
    A post shared by Joey Janela (@thebadboyjoeyjanela) on Aug 22, 2019 at
    8:13am PDT





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    AEW Signs E-Sports Commentator Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 06:55 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/aew-signs-goldenboy/


    It appears that AEW might be stocking up on announcers.

    Alex Marvez, who has been one of the three lead commentators since Double
    or Nothing, sent a welcome to the team message to e-sports host Alex
    Goldenboy Mendez earlier today. It was also reported by the Wrestling
    Observer Newsletter that he has come onboard with the promotion.

    Goldenboy was on the commentary desk during AEWs Fyter Fest event in
    Daytona Beach, which was in conjunction with CEO Gaming, and was praised
    highly for his work at the time. There has been no official announcement
    from AEW itself at this point.

    Welcome aboard!!! @AEWrestling https://t.co/9MwKgW8dpk

    — Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) August 22, 2019



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    Roman Reigns on Being "Envious" of Seth Rollins, Calls Becky
    Lynch "Motivating"

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 06:39 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/roman-reigns-discusses-being-on-the-wwe-2k20-cover-sharing-it-with-becky-lynch-more/


    Roman Reigns recently spoke with Sports Illustrated about being on the
    cover of WWE 2K20, an honor he shares with The Man, Becky Lynch.

    The Big Dog admitted that watching his friend and former SHIELD member Seth Rollins score the cover in the past, which of course comes with a major commercial deal promoting the video game, made him envious.

    This means a lot, and its something Ive been chasing. When I saw Seth
    [Rollins] on the cover and the commercial that he did, Im not going to
    lie—I was so happy for him—but it was so cool that it did make me envious. To be a part of this process and see this one come to life, its pretty
    neat. This is one of those things as a WWE superstar, you want to have this opportunity, you want to be on the cover.

    As far as sharing the cover of WWE 2K20 with The Man, Reigns called her
    match in the main event of WrestleMania, as well as her entire career thus
    far phenomenal, and spoke to what it means for him as a father with a young daughter.

    “I thought Becky was phenomenal. But that goes a lot deeper than just her main event with Ronda and Charlotte. I’m talking about her whole career.
    She busted her ass to get to that position. Trying new stuff, evolving, troubleshooting, so to see that type of dedication organically and then to
    see it organically work out was a total Cinderella story.

    “Becky has created this larger-than-life character, and that’s pretty motivating for me as a young father trying to help my young daughter to
    become a strong woman.”



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    Lio Rush Reflects On His Two-Year Anniversary Of Joining WWE

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 06:23 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/lio-rush-reflects-on-his-two-year-anniversary-of-joining-wwe/


    Today marks the two-year anniversary of Lio Rush signing his initial WWE contract, and he has commented on that on social media.

    Rush stated that so much has happened since he signed, but he is incredibly grateful to have been able to accomplish so much in such a short space of
    time.

    The former mouthpiece for Bobby Lashley ended up deleting the post after a short space of time, but there is a screenshot of it below:

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    Apollo Crews On Not Being Satisfied With His WWE Career So Far

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 05:48 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/apollo-crews-on-not-being-satisfied-with-his-wwe-career-so-far/


    WWE SmackDown Live Superstar, Apollo Crews recently spoke with The Wrap,
    where he discussed his career to this point in WWE.

    On being frustrated with his career so far:

    I wanted to come in here and shock the world, I guess you could say. I felt like I would have done much more at this moment in my career, Crews said.
    But Im still young — Im about to be 32 in a couple of days — and theres still a lot of time. Im still very patient and understanding in how the
    process works. I trust the process.

    On if the King of the Ring tournament has been diminished by being on
    weekly TV:

    No, I dont think anythings diminished at all, Crews said. First of all, the talent that we have, in my opinion, I think its the greatest roster of all
    time as far as talent goes.







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    Chris Jericho On Why He Thinks Vince McMahon Will Work On WWE NXT

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 05:26 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/chris-jericho-on-why-he-thinks-vince-mcmahon-will-work-on-wwe-nxt/


    AEWs Chris Jericho recently spoke with Busted Open Radio about WWE NXT
    moving to the USA Network, where he discussed Vince McMahons involvement.
    Below are some highlights with a H/T to WrestlingInc.com for the transcriptions.

    On if Vince McMahon will get involved with NXT:

    If its another show on the USA Network not on FS1, and not on the WWE Network. If its an official, legitimate, nationwide cable show on
    the USA Network, do you think Vince McMahon is going to be involved in it?
    Of course he is! Jericho exclaimed. Its Vince McMahon; he is a genius. But heres the thing I think the appeal of it is that its its own little entity outside the WWE, and when Vince McMahon gets a hold of it and gets involved with it it is going to become another SmackDown and another RAW.

    On how NXT will become another Raw or SmackDown:

    I think you are going to see all three of those shows interacting with one another, Jericho continued. I think its going to be just another WWE show,
    so whatever the appeal is with NXT, whatever the specialness of it is is
    going to be changed to another RAW and another SmackDown. I think if you
    like RAW and SmackDown then youre going to like NXT on Wednesday nights. If you dont, then I dont think youre going to like NXT on Wednesday nights because theres no way that Vince McMahon is going to stay home and not be involved with it. That is what he does, so, great. I think its another 2
    hours of incredible WWE programming on Wednesday nights. If you love WWE
    then theres more for you to love, and if you dont, then I dont think its
    going to make a difference.






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    WWE NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff Is Officially A Sell Out

    Posted: 22 Aug 2019 04:56 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/wwe-nxt-uk-takeover-cardiff-is-officially-a-sell-out/


    It is positive news for WWE this week as the company has announced that the
    NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff has officially sold out.

    The second-ever NXT UK Takeover event takes place next Saturday on the 31st August from Cardiff, Wales, and the event has now sold out, which is a
    great sign for the brand.

    The match card for the event is as follows:

    WWE United Kingdom Championship

    WALTER (c) vs. Tyler Bate

    NXT UK Womens Championship

    Toni Storm (c) vs. Kay Lee Ray

    NXT UK Tag Team Championships Triple Threat Tag Team Match

    Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) (c) vs. Gallus
    (Wolfgang & Mark Coffey) vs. Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews

    Last Man Standing Match

    Joe Coffey vs. Dave Mastiff

    Travis Banks vs. Noam Dar

    Huge news in the lead up to tonight’s episode of @NXTUK on the @WWE
    Network! Thank you @WWEUniverse! #TakeOverCardiff @JohnnySaintWWE pic.twitter.com/lmBOsd8Jof

    - Sid Scala (@SidScala) August 21, 2019



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