Author: Ben Allison

Warrior Wrestling have exclusively told Wrestling Republic that the Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series 2022 was cancelled due to personal issues in the owners life, along with issues surrounding staff burnout and disappointing ticket sales. Warrior Wrestling owner Steve Tortorello was a guest on Wrestling Republic’s Soul Sessions this week. During the interview Tortorello was asked about the last minute cancellation of Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series earlier this summer. “Happy to be as transparent as possible as can be” Steve Tortorello stated. “It’s the combination of some business things and some personal things. So on the business end we had been…

WWE have announced Dan Ventrelle as the EVP of Talent and Maurice F Edelson as EVP of Legal. WWE sent Wrestling Republic the following statement: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that Dan Ventrelle will join the company as EVP, Talent, and Maurice F Edelson will join as EVP, Chief Legal Officer. Ventrelle was most recently with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, where he served as the team’s President. An integral part of the Raiders’ successful move from Oakland to Las Vegas and the opening of the world-class Allegiant Stadium, Ventrelle oversaw all business operations for the team…

A new report from the Wrestling Observer has revealed that the AEW backstage drama is worse than many thought. This has led top stars to be ‘close to breaking point’ following the latest CM Punk situation. In this weeks Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer detailed the backstage issues in AEW. He noted the issues stemmed from Colt Cabana being removed from AEW TV due to CM Punk. A report last month from Fightful revealed that multiple members of the AEW roster ‘went to bat’ for Colt Cabana. This led to Tony Khan keeping Cabana, but moving him to the ROH…

WWE have announced NXT Europe to replace the existing NXT UK brand starting in 2023. A Worlds Collide show between NXT & NXT UK has also been announced for September. The new NXT brand will reimagine the existing NXT UK structure, as WWE expand NXT worldwide. NXT UK will go on a hiatus in preparation for the launch of the new European NXT brand at some point next year. “Following the success of our live events and talent identification efforts throughout all of Europe, we believe this is the perfect time to expand NXT beyond the UK,” Shawn Michaels revealed…

Japanese wrestling icon Kazuchika Okada has won the NJPW G1 Climax for the fourth time, after defeating Will Ospreay. The two put on an instant classic which went just over 30 minutes, in the Nippon Budokan. Okada defeated his former teammate after hitting the Rainmaker, just shy of the 35 minute mark. This marked the second consecutive year of him winning the tournament, and fourth time in his career. The 34 year old previously won the G1 Climax tournament in 2012, 2014 & 2021. This means Okada is now tied with with record holder Masahiro Chono. Will Ospreay had hoped…

The future of WWE’s NXT UK brand could be in jeopardy following cancelled tapings and multiple stars moving to the U.S. On last nights WWE NXT Heatwave special, multiple NXT UK stars appeared on the NXT 2.0 brand. This included Gallus, Blair Davenport, and Tyler Bate. This comes just a week after WWE were forced to cancel their upcoming UK TV tapings. This was due to BT Sport needing the studio for football coverage. However instead of the tapings just being postponed, they were cancelled altogether. This left the NXT UK talent confused and concerned according to the Wrestling Observer.…

British Heavyweight Will Ospreay will take on Japan’s Kazuchika Okada in the final of the 32nd NJPW G1 Climax. Kazuchika Okada defeated fellow Chaos teammate Tama Tonga to reach the final for a second consecutive year. While Will Ospreay defeated Tetsuya Naito to earn his place in the final for the first time in his career. After the match, Ospreay vowed to take NJPW ‘out of the dark ages, and into the light’. This is following NJPW’s struggle throughout the COVID pandemic. He also noted he took it as a personal insult that the Nippon Budokan wasn’t sold out. As…

Triple H has praised the talent and couching in WWE NXT ahead of the Heatwave special tonight. This afternoon WWE’s Executive Vice President Paul Levesque (Triple H), took to Twitter to share his excitement for tonight’s NXT Heatwave Special. “There has been a lot of excitement around the WWE Universe on WWE Raw and Smackdown” Triple H stated. “But wanted to share thoughts on the great work the talent and coaches at WWE NXT have been doing and the matches at NXTHeatwave.” Triple H then went on to break down each match set for NXT Heatwave. “Consistency is a characteristic…

WWE have announced that over 90,000 WrestleMania 39 tickets were sold within the first 24 hours. WWE Executive Vice President Paul Levesque, better known to fans as Triple H, announced this was a 42% rise from the previous year. “In nearly 40 years, we have never sold that many WrestleMania tickets that fast,” Levesque proudly revealed. “With those record numbers, we are tracking toward sell-outs with passionate fans at SoFi Stadium for both nights.” WrestleMania 39 will mark the first WrestleMania in history without Vince McMahon in charge. This follows McMahon stepping down as WWE Chairman and CEO last month,…

Despite recent speculation that he could be heading to WWE, Konosuke Takeshita has stated he has no interest in the move and plans to return to AEW later this year. The 27 year old has made a name for himself with American audiences over the past year by wrestling for AEW. This included appearances on AEW’s Dynamite & Rampage TV shows. Most notably, Takeshita recently fought and fell short against AEW Interim Champion, Jon Moxley, in a championship eliminator match. Following this, a report from the Wresting Observer claimed that WWE were actively looking for a new Japanese star, with…