It’s championship Friday on AEW Rampage! El Hijo Del Vikingo defends the AAA Mega Championship against Dralistico and Komander. Will he continue his impressive title reign? Zack Sabre Jr. defends the NJPW TV Title against Action Andretti. Will Andretti be able to take down Sabre? Emi Sakura challenges Willow NIghtingale for the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship. How will Nightingale’s first title defense go? And in the main event, Katsuyori Shibata defends the ROH Pure Championship against Lee Moriarty. GREAT El Hijo Del Vikingo (Champion) vs Komander vs Dralistico for the AAA Mega Championship: Dralistico nearly pinned Komander and got upset…
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On tonight’s episode of SmackDown: Roman Reigns celebrates 1,000 days as champion. How does the drama with the Usos factor into the festivities? LA Knight and Montez Ford in a Money in the Bank Qualifier. Who advances to the ladder match? On the women’s side, Zelina Vega takes on Lacey Evans. Will Vega overcome the former soldier? And Grayson Waller hosts his talk show. ABOVE AVERAGE Austin Theory and Pretty Deadly: The United States Champion acknowledged Roman’s title reign but said his own reign will last forever if he doesn’t get better challengers. Theory then invited Pretty Deadly to the…
Tonight on AEW Rampage: Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed vs Rush, Preston Vance, and Dralistico. Will the Acclaimed score the win or will La Faccion Ingobernable prove to be too ingobernable? Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. Will the former rivals Shida and Baker pick up the win? Finally, Big Bill and Lee Moriarty go against the Best Friends. GOOD Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed vs Rush, Preston Vance, and Dralistico: Billy Gunn was setting Bowens up for a high spot but Rush interrupted by attacking Gunn from behind. Jose the Assistant got involved but…
Tonight on Friday Night SmackDown: Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa on the Kevin Owens Show. will they stick to talking or will chaos break on set? Austin Theory defends the US Championship against the Celtic Warrior. Will Sheamus end Theory’s title reign? AJ Styles battles Karrion Kross ahead of his title match with Seth Rollins. Will Styles pick up the victory or will the match wear him out ahead of Night of Champions? And Damage Control takes on Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi. Will Raquel continue to win now that she has a new tag team partner? GOOD Sheamus vs Austin…
On the 24th anniversary of his passing, Owen Hart is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for May 23rd. Owen Hart Biography: Birth Name: Owen James Hart Age: 34 (May 7th, 1965 – May 23rd, 1999) Height: 5’10 Weight: 227 pounds Debut: 1983 Place of Birth: Calgary, Canada Accolades: 1x WWE European Champion, 2x WWE Intercontinental Champion, 4x WWE Tag Team Champion, King of the Ring in 1994, 1x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, #10 on the PWI 500 in 1994 At the WWE’s Over the Edge pay-per-view, Owen Hart was set to perform a risky stunt in which he…
Six-time world champion and current NXT commentator, Booker T is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for May 21st. Booker T Biography: Birth Name: Booker T. Huffman Age: 58 (March 1st, 1965) Height: 6’3 Weight: 256 pounds Debut: 1986 Place of Birth: Plain Dealing, Louisiana Accolades: 1x World Heavyweight Champion, 3x World Tag Team Champion, 1x WWE Intercontinental Champion, 3x WWE United States Champion, 2x WWE Hardcore Champion, King of the Ring (2006), WWE Hall of Famer, 4x WCW World Heavyweight Champion, 6x WCW World Television Champion, 10x WCW World Tag Team Champion, 1x TNA Legends Champion, 1x TNA…
On tonight’s episode of SmackDown: Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa meet face-to-face with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. What will they have to say to each other ahead of their title bout? The Usos take on Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar of the LWO. Will Jimmy and Jey get back to their winning ways? AJ Styles appears on the Grayson Waller Effect. What does Waller have in store for the Phenomenal One? And Asuka faces off with Zelina Vega. GOOD Roman Reigns confronted by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn: Reigns told Owens and Zayn to acknowledge him and then leave…
On tonight’s AEW Rampage: the Acclaimed and Billy Gunn are in tag team action against the Varsity Athletes. Will Daddy Ass and Co pick up the victory? The Blackpool Combat Club takes on the team of Bandido and the Best Friends. Will BCC continue its rampage? We hear from the Hardys. What will they have to say in the latest war of words with Ethan Page? And Dustin Rhodes takes on Bishop Kaun. Will the Natural pick up the victory in his hometown? GOOD Bandido and the Best Friends against the Blackpool Combat Club: Moxley initially overpowered Bandido but the…
Tonight on AEW Rampage: Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed face Kip Sabian, the Butcher, and the Blade in a trios tag match. Kyle Fletcher of United Empire takes on Action Andretti. Finally, Swerve Strickland teams up with Brian Cage to take on John Silver and Alex Reynolds of the Dark Order. GOOD The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn vs Kip Sabian, the Butcher, and the Blade: The Acclaimed hit the Blade with Scissor me Timbers and then scissored afterward. Their opponents then mocked the Acclaimed with their signature move. Later, the Butcher got a two-count off a hard backbreaker to Anthony…
Tonight on Friday Night SmackDown: Roman Reigns returns to Fridays. What does the Tribal Chief have to say to the Usos? The World Heavyweight Championship Tournament continues as the second finalist will be determined. And Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan defend the tag team titles against Damage Control. GREAT Edge vs AJ Styles vs Rey Mysterio: The trio used each other as weapons, as Edge followed up one attack with a DDT. Later on, Edge speared Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles through the middle rope and out of the ring. Mysterio had a double 619 lined up but Edge and…