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Dave Meltzer talks Kota Ibushi, Kevin Von Erich's birthday, and weekend combat sports Google trends.
DAVE MELTZER
WWE:
On Smackdown Friday night, the dark match results were Los Lotharios over Viking Raiders (Lotharios worked as babyfaces in the match as a surprise) and Bobby Lashley over Happy Corbin in the main event with a spear, (thanks to Bradley Augenstein).
On today's USFL broadcast on NBC, they did a promotion spot for Raw. One of the announcers, Jac Collinsworth (the son of Cris Collinsworth) after the promo aired asked Jason Garrett if he was a wrestling fan. Garrett said he grew up loving Bruno Sammartino and they showed a photo of Sammartino who Garrett called the Babe Ruth of wrestling. (thanks to Barry Werner)
AEW:
The 7/13 show in Savannah, GA had a good first day of sales Friday with 3,339 tickets out.
OTHER WRESTLING:
As far as an update on Kota Ibushi, he has not been fired at this point so they are not giving up on the relationship but obviously New Japan and Bushiroad is very unhappy with the publicity. He has toned down on Twitter in the last 36 hours. Ibushi's only tweet of note in the last three days translated into "I will fight until the end. I will not surrender to them." The only wrestlers who have really commented are Toru Yano on his podcast, saying he wasn't happy that Ibushi confused the fans but said he was still a New Japan wrestler and as still his friend. Kenny Omega tweeted in Japanese, "Fire of resurrection will burn bright again someday. Let's hang on until then everybody."
Kevin Von Erich turned 65 today.
New Japan tonight in Philadelphia at the 2300 Arena
Jeff Cobb vs. Willie Mack
David Finlay vs. Danny Limelight
Karl Fredericks vs. QT Marshall
Brody King vs. Jake Something
Alex Coughlin & Kevin Knight & The DKC vs. Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs & JR Kratos
Yuya Uemura vs. Killer Kross
Minoru Suzuki vs. Tony Deppen
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chris Dickinson
Will Ospreay vs. Homicide
Tom Lawlor vs. Fred Rosser for the Strong title and Rosser must leave NJPW if he doesn't win the title
Mike "Virgil" Jones announced he had stage two colon cancer. Best wishes to him.
PCO suffered what was believed t have been a shoulder injury at last night's Impact tapings in Kissimmee, FL.
Kento Miyahara retained the Triple Crown over Champion Carnival winner Yuma Aoyagi today in Sapporo.
Stardom did a live PPV show earlier today from Korakuen Hall:
Ruaka won three-way over Hanan and Rina
Ami Sorei b Saya Iida
Syuri & Mirai d Maika & Himeka 15:00
Elimination match: Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death b Mayu Iwatani & Hazuki & Koguma & Momo Kohgo when Kashima beat Kohgo, Giulia & Natsupoi & Thekla & Mai Sakurai b Tam Nakano & Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa & Waka Tsukiyama when Sakurai cradled Tsukiyama, Utami Hayashishita won five-way to become the leader of Queens Quest over Saya Kamitani, AZM, Hina and Lady C
Former WCW announcer Chris Cruise wrote a letter to the Maryland State Athletic Commission trying to get Ric Flair denied a wrestling license due to having a pacemaker and his age. There is no indication Flair's match is scheduled for the state of Maryland.
Stand Alone Wrestling on 5/21 in Norwich CT at Pistol Pete's features Davey Richards, Serpentico, Marko Stunt and Lince Dorado. There is also a Fan Fest before the show with Bob Backlund, Sabu, Nuncio, Gangrel, Kalisto and Manny Fernandez along with the wrestlers on the show.
Jonathan Gresham was stripped of his Progress title after losing via DQ to Gene Munny.
TVG hosts yesterday spoke heavily about Mick Foley after a horse named Cactus Jack raced in the tenth race in Los Angeles.
Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling from last night in East Carondelet, IL: Ax Allwardt b Jimmy Razor, The Intern b Brandon Barretta-DQ, Big Texan b Payton Ayres, Kowalski b Gary Jackson to win the Central States title, Curtis Wylde & Danny Dollar & Jayson Breed b Mauler McDarby & Rick Ruby & Frankie D, King Christopher Hargas b Bill McNeil in 2/3 falls, Bobby D won the Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal throwing out Kowalski, Flash Flanagan b Attila Khan & Travis Cook in a handicap match to win Khan's Classic championship (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
CWE from Friday night in Winnipeg: James Roth b Cory Diamond in 2/3 falls, Sammy Peppes & Bryce Bentley b Bobby & Brenden Collins, Moses Luke NC Kevy Chevy, Rob Stardom b Adrien Burtin last man standing, Bobby Schink & Travis Cole & Big Vito b Mike Mission & Tyler James & Dragneel, Kevin Cannon & Shaun Martens & Kevin O'Doyle b A.J. Sanchez in a handicap match, Chad Daniels b Danny Duggan-DQ, Mentallo b Tommy Lee Curtis to keep the CWE title. Adam Knight showed up to challenge Mentallo for the title.
NFC on 5/21 outside under a tent for the 20th anniversary show
