Ring of Honor “All Star Extravaganza 6” was a successful iPPV event, with some major news stories. They crowned a new World Champion, and the Young Bucks main evented the show with ReDRagon for the ROH Tag Team Championships. ACH was taken off the show and replaced with Cedric Alexander.
Lucha Underground, which will eventually premiere on the El Rey network, did their first television taping event this weekend. Former WWE star John Morrison was a part of the show, and the English commentary team was Vampiro and Matt Striker. They are doing many, many TV tapings with an audience of fillers, as they build up a reputation in the Los Angeles area.
Misc. Wrestling News
- Daniel Bryan will in fact not require another surgery, and has regained feeling and some strength in his right hand. They are shooting for a December-January return.
- The Rock has confirmed that he will star in the DC comic film “Shazam”, and will be playing the lead villain, Black Adam.
- There are already has been, or will be, a major shakeup in the WWE writing staff.
- WWE reported that Jey Uso is injured, after an attack at the hands of Goldust and Stardust.
- Indie star Willie Mack has officially signed a WWE developmental deal.
- The WWE Network has uploaded almost two years of WCW Nitro episodes.
- Who is next in line for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after John Cena inevitably loses to Brock Lesnar at Night of Champions?
- Rest in peace Joan Rivers. You were a badass.
- Jeff Hardy will be cleared to wrestle at Bound for Glory in Japan.