===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:wrestling-online+unsubscribe@groups.io ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Sunday, July 21, 2024 Issue #7297 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Thought TNA missed the boat by not putting the title on Joe Hendry last night. He's super over at the moment and is getting extra exposure on NXT. He would have benefitted from it for sure. ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > SLAMMIVERSARY 2024 RESULTS - Here are the results from last night's Slammiversary 2024 pay-per-view which took place from the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Canada. PRE-SHOW: Tasha Steelz defeated Faby Apache, Gisele Shaw, and Xia Brookside in a four-way match; Kushida defeated Rich Swann; Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich defeated Dani Luna and Jody Threat to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles; Eric Young defeated Hammerstone. PPV: Matt Hardy defeated JDC; Ace Austin and Chris Bey defeated Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards to retain the TNA Tag Team titles; Mike Santana defeated Jake Something; Trey Miguel, Wes Lee, and Zachary Wentz defeated Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne, and Tavion Heights in a six-man tag team match; PCO defeated A.J. Francis in a Montreal Street Fight to become the new TNA Digital Media champion; Jordynne Grace defeated Ash by Elegance to retain the TNA Knockouts title; Mike Bailey defeated Mustafa Ali to become the new TNA X Division champion; Nic Nemeth defeated Moose, Josh Alexander, Steve Maclin, Frankie Kazarian, and Joe Hendry in a six-way elimination match to become the new TNA World champion. > NIC NEMETH WINS TNA WORLD TITLE - Nic Nemeth won his first major singles title in TNA, winning the TNA World title in the six-way elimination main event match. Nemeth took the match after pinning Frankie Kazarian last, with perhaps not the biggest pop as fans were disappointed that Joe Hendry was previously eliminated. Steve Maclin was eliminated first by Moose and then Moose was taken out by Joe Hendry, ensuring that a new champion will be crowned by the end of the match. Hendry's celebration was short-lived as he was eliminated by Josh Alexander a minute later. Alexander was pinned by Nemeth after a superkick and Frankie Kazarian then ate a Danger Zone by Nemeth to end the match. This is Nemeth's first title in TNA Wrestling, seven months after he made his debut for the company at the Hard to Kill pay-per-view in Las Vegas. Moose's title reign lasted 190 days this time around, winning the title at the Hard to Kill PPV in January. > SKY BLUE SUFFERS ANKLE INJURY DURING COLLISION - Sky Blue suffered an ankle injury last night on Collision and her match against Hikaru Shida was stopped by the referee. The injury occurred when Shida performed a crossbody from the second rope to the outside where Blue was ready to catch her, but Shida landed on Blue's right ankle. Blue immediately clutched her ankle and the referee was quick to notice the injury, followed protocol, and quickly halted the match. Blue had to be carried to the back as she couldn't put on any weight on her injured ankle. AEW President Tony Khan later said that she was being evaluated by doctors backstage. > DALTON CASTLE OUT FOR REST OF 2024 - Dalton Castle has been remo

===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:wrestling-online+unsubscribe@groups.io ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Saturday, July 20, 2024 Issue #7296 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Tonight's Slammiversary is probably one of the most anticipated of the year. There will be a healthy crowd for them which should make it that extra special. ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > SLAMMIVERSARY 2024 LIVE ON PPV TONIGHT - Live tonight from the sold-out Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, TNA Wrestling presents Slammiversary 2024 on pay-per-view. The full card is as follows: PPV: Moose vs Josh Alexander vs Steve Maclin vs Nic Nemeth vs Frankie Kazarian vs Joe Hendry in a six-way elimination match for the TNA World title; Jordynne Grace vs Ash by Elegance for the TNA Knockouts title; Mustafa Ali vs Mike Bailey for the TNA X Division title; Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards vs Ace Austin and Chris Bey for the TNA Tag Team titles; A.J. Francis vs PCO for the TNA Digital Media title; Trey Miguel, Wes Lee and Zachary Wentz vs Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne, and Tavion Heights in a six-man tag tea Mike Santana vs Jake Something; Matt Hardy vs JDC. PRE-SHOW: Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich vs Dani Luna and Jody Threat for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles; Xia Brookside vs Gisele Shaw vs Tasha Steelz vs Faby Apache in a four-way match; and Kushida vs Rich Swann. Slammiversary is available on TNA+ fo r those in the United States for $39.99 while it's also streaming on Triller TV for those internationally for $19.99. The pay-per-view will start at 8PM ET while the pre-show will kick off an hour earlier and airs free on TNA+. > JONATHAN GRESHAM PULLED FROM SLAMMIVERSARY - Jonathan Gresham has been pulled from the TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view for tonight with TNA announcing he is unable to compete. Gresham was set to take on Kushida in the pre-show and now he has been replaced by Rich Swann, with the match still to take place on the Countdown to Slammiversary pre-show. No reason was given as to why the former ROH World champion was taken off the card as of this writing. This match is one of the three taking place on the pre-show which kicks off at 7PM ET and airing live and free on TNA+. > JINDER MAHAL MAKES SURPRISE DEBUT AT GCW SHOW - Former WWE champion Jinder Mahal, now using the name of Raj "The Maharaja" Dhesi, made his debut at the GCW So High event last night. Dhesi wore a mask as he came in to attack Effy and after he hit his finisher, The Khallas, unmasked himself. This was Dhesi's first post-WWE appearance as his 90-day no-compete clause expired. He was released from the company in April with a few other Superstars at the time, ending his long association with WWE. > COLLISION RESIDENCY AT ESPORTS STADIUM STARTS TONIGHT - AEW will start its Collision and ROH residency at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with tonight's broadcast. This residency, announced a few months ago, will be a month-long affair and will end with the August 17 episode. This residency is being dubbed as the AEW Path To All In Summer Series and the company is paying a total of $232,000 for all shows, a figure which will be offset by some credits that the city of Arlington is

===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:wrestling-online+unsubscribe@groups.io ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Friday, July 19, 2024 Issue #7295 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Nothing to say today, back tomorrow! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > HOGAN, MCMAHON, WHITE AT REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION - WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, former WWE President Linda McMahon, and UFC President Dana White were all present at the Republican National Convention last night in Milwaukee with some important roles. Hulk Hogan came out on stage waving an American flag wearing a jacket, red bandana, and a Hogan t-shirt and gave a rousing speech. "What happened last week when they took a shot at my hero," Hogan said as he removed the jacket. "And they tried to kill the next President of the United States, enough was enough and I said let Trumpamania run wild brother!" At this point, Hogan tore off his t-shirt to reveal a Trump/Vance 2024 red shirt with the crowd going crazy. "Let Trumpamania rule again, let Trumpamania make America great again," he continued as the speech reached its climax. Trump loved it, smiled, waved, and even blew a kiss to Hogan. After the convention, Hogan stopped by FOX News to discuss his speech, saying he decided to make a move after the assassination attempt. FOX News ran a lower third headline with the words, "Hulk Hogan brings the house down at RNC." Linda McMahon also made a speech at the convention. McMahon chairs the America First Action, a pro-Trump Super PAC who has raised millions of dollars for his re-election. She is a former Trump cabinet member and one of his biggest donors with over $10 million donated so far. If Trump is re-elected, McMahon is rumored to get another cabinet or high-level position in his administration. Meanwhile, UFC President Dana White, a big supporter of Trump, gave a five-minute speech before he introduced Trump to the stage. White said Trump approached him a few weeks ago and asked him if he would be willing to speak and introduce him while also apologizing for interrupting his family vacation. You can see clips at https://www.wrestling-online.com/general/hulk-hogan-to-speak-at-the-republican-national-convention-tonight-ahead-of-trump/. > NXT STARS AT SLAMMIVERSARY - NXT stars will be part of tomorrow's TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view live from Montreal. Wes Lee will join The Rascalz in a six-man tag team match as they face off with No Quarter Catch Crew members Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne, and Tavion Heights. NXT's last premium live event did not feature any TNA stars but the show ended with an image of Joe Hendry, who has since made multiple appearances on NXT. TNA Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace has gone on record saying that there are some awesome surprises in store at Slammiversary, some of which also involving NXT. > MATT HARDY TO WORK GCW SHOWS - Matt Hardy will be working multiple dates for GCW and will make his debut for the promotion in a couple of weeks at the August 2 show. The show, Now and Forever, will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, on the eve of WWE's SummerSlam. "This is more than just one appearance for me in GCW. So we’re going to do a multi-show deal, and it’s going to be excit

===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:wrestling-online+unsubscribe@groups.io ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Thursday, July 18, 2024 Issue #7294 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR It will be interesting to see how viewership held during the one-hour Dynamite match last night. That was certainly something!! Maybe Ospreay is moving on to bigger things for All In at Wembley? ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > MJF WINS AEW INTERNATIONAL TITLE IN A ONE-HOUR MATCH - Dynamite 250 started with a big bang, and no, we're not talking about Sheldon Cooper of the Dynamite lead-in Big Bang Theory, but a near one-hour match that saw a new champion crowned. AEW International champion Will Ospreay wrestled MJF in the opening match of the show, and MJF won with 59:58 on the clock, just two seconds before the match was about to be stopped for the 60-minute time limit. The finish saw MJF, now back as a heel, hit the British star with his Dynamite Diamond ring after a ref bump and covering him for the pinfall. This is MJF's first run with the AEW International title, ending Ospreay's 52-day reign. MJF was held up by a couple of people as doctors put an oxygen mask on him as he celebrated with the title for a great visual. > TEAM AEW FOR BLOOD & GUTS COMPLETE - The remaining three individuals for Team AEW in the Blood & Guts match were announced last night on Dynamite. Max Caster and Anthony Bowens pleaded their case to be added to the match with ROH World champion Mark Briscoe in a backstage segment. While Briscoe agreed, it was not just up to him, and right at that moment, AEW World champion Swerve Strickland came in to give his blessing. And as expected, Darby Allin was the fifth and final guy to join Team AEW in their war against The Elite. In the show-closing angle, The Elite brawled with the four members of Team AEW before Allin came down from the rafters like Sting to even the odds. The match will take place next Wednesday live on Dynamite from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. > UNIFIED AEW TRIOS TITLE MATCH SET FOR COLLISION - After the Unified AEW Trios titles were declared vacant last week on Collision when Christopher Daniels stripped The Bang Bang Gang off their gold due to Jay White's injury, a match to determine the new champions was announced for this week's Collision. The match will feature Christian Cage, Killswitch, and Nick Wayne take on Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Juice Robinson, with the winners getting both the AEW and ROH Trios/Six-Man tag team titles. The Bang Bang Gang tried to invoke the Freebird Rule last week in a bid to have Juice Robinson replace Jay White due to his injury but Daniels didn't want any of that, ending their 83-day reign. The ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles and the AEW Trios titles were unified at the Dynasty Zero Hour show, with White and The Gunns defeating The Acclaimed. The Acclaimed had been AEW Trios champions for 238 days. > SLAMMIVERSARY PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY - TNA Wrestling will hold a Slammiversary press conference today starting at 4:20PM ET live at the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal. Stars such as Joe Hendry, Jordynne Grace, Mike Bailey, AJ Francis, and Montreal's own PCO will be participating. Josh M

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:wrestling-online+unsubscribe@groups.io ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Issue #7287 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR That was cool to see The Rascalz reunite on NXT. Things we'd never thought we'd see on WWE TV! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > THE RASCALZ REUNITE ON NXT - The Rascalz reunited on NXT last night as Zachary Wenz and Trey Miguel made a surprise appearance on the USA Network broadcast. With Lee losing his latest shot at regaining the NXT North American title last weekend, he was about to announce that he was leaving the company when Wentz and Miguel showed up to offer some words of encouragement. The crowd chanted TNA as their name was shown on the lower third complete with the TNA logo. "Bro, we missed you so much," Wentz said as fans started a "welcome back" chant. Lee said that he's been watching them and is very proud of what they have accomplished. The three ended the segment hugging each other to a big pop from the crowd. Later in the broadcast, the trio were confronted by Gallus, who informed them that they don't want any TNA stars on NXT. Of course, that led to a match being announced for next week. The Rascalz were a group in TNA until Lee and Wentz departed and joined WWE in 2020. They wrestled under the name of MSK, while Wentz also changed his name to Nash Carter. He was eventually released two years later and just days after winning the NXT Tag Team titles when his estranged wife accused him of domestic abuse and publishing images of him relating to Hitler and Nazi. You can see their reunion at https://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/the-rascalz-reunite-on-nxt-as-wenz-and-miguel-make-surprise-appearance/. > JOE HENDRY WRESTLES IN MAIN EVENT OF NXT - WWE said his name and he appeared! TNA star Joe Hendry was the mystery partner of former NXT champion Trick Williams in the main event match against new NXT champion Ethan Page and Shawn Spears. WWE had been teasing a Hendry appearance since Sunday, when his face closed the NXT Heatwave broadcast. He was also inserted into the commercial shown on Raw hyping up NXT. "Number one on the charts. Number one in your hearts. Joe Hendry is back on #WWENXT," WWE's X account wrote. The Scottish star picked up the win following a chokeslam on Spears. > STEPHANIE VAQUER QUITS CMLL AND NJPW - Former NJPW Strong Women's champion Stephanie Vaquer has quit CMLL and NJPW, citing personal reasons. In a statement issued today by both NJPW and CMLL, they said that Vaquer decided to depart effective immediately and would not be participating in her scheduled July 13 match at the CMLL/NJPW jointly-promoted show Fantastica Mania. "Furthermore, CMLL hereby announces Vaquer is stripped of both the CMLL World Women’s and World Women’s Tag Team Championships," the statement said. "Both CMLL and NJPW would like to apologize to our fans worldwide for the abrupt announcement." Vaquer lost the NJPW Strong Women's title to Mercedes Mone at the AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door pay-per-view last month. There are rumors that Vaquer has received an offer from both WWE and AEW although if she was going to AEW, chances are she would not have quit like that con

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:wrestling-online+unsubscribe@groups.io ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Monday, July 8, 2024 Issue #7285 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Nothing to say today, back tomorrow! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > NXT HEATWAVE RESULTS - Here are the results from last night’s NXT Heatwave premium live event which took place from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace defeated Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx in the pre-show; Oba Femi defeated Wes Lee to retain the NXT North American title; Kelani Jordan defeated Sol Ruca to retain the NXT Women’s North American title; Axiom and Nathan Frazer defeated Andre Chase and Duke Hudson to retain the NXT Tag Team titles; Roxanne Perez defeated Lola Vice to retain the NXT Women’s title; Ethan Page defeated Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, and Shawn Spears in a fatal four-way match to become the new NXT champion. > ETHAN PAGE WINS THE NXT TITLE - Just 40 days after making his NXT debut, Ethan Page reached the top of NXT after he became the new NXT champion last night at Heatwave in Toronto. The former AEW star defeated champion Trick Williams, Je'Von Evans, and Shawn Spears in a fatal four-way in the main event of the show to win the title. The ending of the match came after Williams took down Page with his Trick Shot finisher but he fell on Evans, who was out cold after he got the Trick Shot in his face just seconds earlier. The referee counted to three as Spears prevented Williams from breaking the pin. The ending got a big pop from the Toronto crowd with Page being Canadian as well. The win ends Williams' reign as NXT champion after 75 days. He won it in April at the NXT: Spring Breakin' episode on USA Network. You can see the ending at https://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/ethan-page-crowned-new-nxt-champion-at-heatwave/. > NXT HEATWAVE ENS WITH A HEAD SWIVEL VIDEO OF JOE HENDRY! - While NXT Heatwave did not have any matches or appearances by any TNA star, the show still had an ending that got people talking. After Page was crowned the new NXT champion and the credits graphic showed up on the screen, the show did not fade to black, but rather, faded into a video of Joe Hendry doing his head swivel. "Say his name, and he appears at #NXTHeatwave," the TNA Wrestling X account posted after the tease aired. Hendry made a quick appearance last month on NXT television as one of the participants in the 25-man battle royal to crown a number one contender for the NXT title. Hendry was the first one eliminated by fellow TNA star Frankie Kazarian, a move which did not go over very well by the NXT crowd. Shawn Michaels said earlier this week during a conference call with the press that he would love to have Hendry back and nothing would thrill him more than to have the opportunity to work with him again. > MONEY IN THE BANK 2024 SMASHES A FEW RECORDS - WWE today announced that Money In The Bank 2024 became the highest-grossing WWE arena event in Canada in company history. WWE sold more than 45,000 tickets for their four events running from Thursday to Sunday, with Sami Zayn's comedy show kicking off the weekend, followed by Smackdown, MITB, and Heatwave. This

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:wrestling-online+unsubscribe@groups.io ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Friday, July 5, 2024 Issue #7282 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Another weekend full of wrestling shows. MITB is one of my favorites and the Toronto crowd should make it a bit extra special. ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > OVER 43,000 TICKETS SOLD FOR MITB WEEKEND IN TORONTO - WWE will have three back-to-back-to-back shows at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto starting tonight with Friday Night Smackdown. The shows continue tomorrow with Money In The Bank and then Sunday with NXT Heatwave before the company heads to Ottawa for Raw on Monday night. Tonight's Smackdown has over 16,000 tickets distributed already, making it one of the biggest Smackdowns of the year. Money In The Bank is the most-sold with over 17,000 already out and will be legit sold out by the time the show kicks off tomorrow. Sunday's NXT Heatwave has over 10,000 distributed, which is fantastic for NXT considering their weekly TV is in front of less than 400 people. With over 43,000 tickets sold in total, it will be another very, very successful weekend for WWE, a company which continues to smash record after record. Their next premium live event, SummerSlam, has over 46,000 tickets already booked. > CODY RHODES COMES TO RESCUE FOR FAN WHO WON MITB TICKETS BUT COULDN'T ATTEND - WWE champion Cody Rhodes came to the rescue of a disabled fan who won tickets for Money In The Bank and was later told that accessible seats were sold out and he would not be able to go. Mike Ashkewe won a Toys 'R' Us Canada competition for MITB tickets but he received bad news when he was told by Toys 'R' Us that accessibility seating were all out and there was no way for him to go. "At this time we can offer you the cash value for the prize ($301.99) as indicated in the rules and regulations of the contest, or the current admission tickets. Please let us know your preference and we will expedite your prize," the e-mail notification said. Ashkewe voiced his disappointment on X, tagging WWE, The Usos, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, and Cody Rhodes, saying he was going to miss out on a cool experience because he's wheelchair-bound. But hours later, the situation was rectified. "So @CodyRhodes just called me. I am in shock and awe," he wrote. "Like, the American Nightmare made a Canadi an dream. Like wow. I am speechless. Thank you @wwe for everything and making this happen." Replying to his post, Rhodes told him to enjoy the show and credited WWE and Scotiabank Arena for jumping in to help. Ashkewe also added that WWE contacted him directly to apologize for what happened and assured him that he would be going to the show with all his accessibility needs covered. > TRISH STRATUS AT MONEY IN THE BANK TOMORROW - WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus wrote on X that she will be at the Money In The Bank premium live event tomorrow live from her hometown of Toronto. Stratus also posted a video getting in a Ferrari - with STRATUS as the license plate - as she drives in the streets of Toronto and stopping right in front of the Scotiabank Arena, the home of tonight's Smackdown, tomorrow's MITB, and Sunday's NXT He

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