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The lineup for Super Junior Tag League has been released. New Japan Pro Wrestling unveiled the 12 tag teams that have been selected to compete in this year’s Super Junior Tag League. The SJTL was first introduced in 1994 as the Super Grade Jr. Heavyweight Tag League, and has subsequently been run every year since…
WWE’s signing of Necro Butcher is partly for the video games Last week, independent wrestling fans of the 2000s were surprised by the announcement that deathmatch icon Necro Butcher had signed with WWE on a Legends deal. The news was a shock for many reasons, such as Necro’s gory wrestling style and that he has…
Four announced matches for NJPW Power Struggle will feature AEW wrestlers. As NJPW prepares for their Super Junior Tag League, which is set to begin next week, the promotion went on to announce four matches at their upcoming Power Struggle show on November 3, all four of which pit wrestlers from The King of Sport…
A big crossover match is set to take place over the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) in the United Kingdom announced the cards for their two Fantastica Mania shows on October 17 that they are co-producing with CMLL. The events will take place at The Hanger in Wolverhampton. The first show will…
WWE is reportedly keeping on eye on the status of TNA’s Leon Slater. At this past weekend’s Bound For Glory, Leon Slater became the youngest-ever TNA World Champion. The 22-year-old has been making waves since joining the company in 2023, including 298-day reign with X-Division Title, but, naturally, a large portion of fans have spent…
New details have emerged about Max Caster’s quick TNA departure. On Sunday night, Max Caster answered an open challenge from Moose at TNA’s Bound For Glory event. However, due to his entrance featuring controversial lines relating to recent events in Saudi Arabia, TNA officially cut ties with the former AEW talent. Now, more has come…
Kevin Knight was with Steven Borden at the hospital after the latter was injured during their match. Injuries happen in wrestling, but the one that happened at All Out to Steven Borden stunned those in attendance. During a tag team match, Borden and Kevin Knight attempted to meet in midair with a springboard clothesline, but…
WWE’s initial Money in the Bank winners have been revealed. This past Saturday night, WWE headed to New Orleans for Money in the Bank 2026. As it happened, Tiffany Stratton and Penta were the ones who climbed the ladder to secure their respective briefcases and earn a future world championship opportunity. However, coming in, many…
WWE is still advertising Crown Jewel as happening in Saudi Arabia next month, but they are also talking about the situation with the government. The situation in Riyadh, where Crown Jewel has been scheduled to take place, continues to deteriorate with just weeks left until the show. There have been numerous attacks in the area,…
Anthony Bowens discusses his future after recent AEW exit. When Anthony Bowens arrived in All Elite Wrestling, it wasn’t to much fanfare. However, during the pandemic era, he and Max Caster formed The Acclaimed, riding up the ranks and even became AEW World Tag Team Champions. However, the duo broke up, and both struggled on…