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PWInsider reports that WWE had a staff meeting today that was said to be ‘all hands on deck’, and the news about Stephanie McMahon was discussed. As previously reported, McMahon announced that she was taking a leave of absence from WWE to focus on her family. WWE President Nick Khan took over most of her duties.

In a recent edition of Grilling JR, Jim Ross discussed Randy Savage’s snake bite angle with Jake Roberts, how a potential Jake vs. Hulk Hogan feud could’ve played out, and much more. You can read his comments below. Jim Ross on Jake Roberts’ heel work: “I was always...

Jake Paul’s boxing promotion is seeking a former WWE star to face off against NBA alum Glen “Big Baby” Davis, according to a new report. According to ESPN, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions is seeking an unnamed former WWE star to battle the former NBA star at an upcoming show.

Commander Azeez (w/ Apollo Crews) vs. Akira Tozawa. -Tozawa lands a punch but hurts his hand. He climbs on the back of Azeez but gets shrugged off. A few dropkicks have no effect. He opts to head up top but gets caught and tossed off across the ring. Azeez works the back and then hits a belly to back suplex for two. Azeez works a submission for a bit and then tries a slam, but Tozawa squirms out. He dropkicks the knees to get Azeez to his knees. He lands some strikes and hits a head kick for one as Azeez kicks out with ease. Missile dropkick next and back to the strikes as he tries to chop Azeez down. Chokeslam is countered by Tozawa into a rana for two as the crowd was buying that fall. Azeez has had enough and finishes with the swinging Rock Bottom for the pin at 4:22.

– As previously reported, The Judgment Day leader Edge recently shared a photo on Twitter of Tommaso Ciampa, possibly teasing him as the next member to join the faction. Ciampa addressed the tweet during a chat with WWE El Brunch earlier today. Ciampa stated the following (via Fightful):. “I saw...

– PWInsider reports that the match between Trey Miguel and Alex Shelley will kick off tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV. – WWE Hall of Famers The Bella Twins attended The Gracies Gala last night and celebrated the work of women in the entertainment industry. Stephanie McMahon also received the Gracie Award for Best Online Sports Producer for the documentary, HEAVEN. You can see a photo of the Bella Twins at the event below:

– Former WWE Superstar and Producer Lance Storm spoke to Ariel Helwani this week on The Ariel Helwani Show regarding Stephanie McMahon’s recently announced leave of absence from her position as Chief Brand Officer. Below are some highlights of Storm sharing his thoughts on Stephanie McMahon taking time off (via WrestlingInc.com):

– Former WWE talent Mila Malani, aka Kellie Morga, spoke to Table Talk on her WWE release. Morga was previously signed by WWE after attending their Las Vegas tryouts in 2021. However, she never made it to TV. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):. Kellie Morga on her WWE release:...

AEW taped a couple of matches before tonight’s Dynamite to air on next week’s episode of AEW Dark: Elevation, and the results are online. You can see the spoilers below, per F4W Online:. * Konosuke Takeshita defeated Ryan Nemeth. * Mercedes Martinez defeated Mazzerati.

– WWE has announced a new NFT offer for free to fans who create or connect a wallet. The company made the announcement today via an email (per PWInsider) which reads:. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Be the first in the Universe to own an official WWE Moonsault NFT.

Fightful reports that during an interview with Busted Open Radio, Court Bauer revealed that Lance Anoa’i has signed with MLW. Anoa’i is the son of Samu and the cousin of Roman Reigns. He is part of the Samoan Swat Team with Jacob Fatu and Juicy Finau. Anoa’i had...

House Of Glory held their Holy Grail show on Friday night in New York City featuring JONAH vs. Jeff Cobb and more. You can see the results below from the show, per PWInsider:. * Mantequilla, Encore, and Joey Silver def. Michael Fayne, Brian Burgundy, and Carlos Ramirez. * HOG Women’s...

Leyla Hirsch has confirmed that she underwent surgery to fix a torn ACL. The AEW star posted to Twitter on Thursday to confirm a report from earlier this month that she suffered an injury during an AEW Dark: Elevation taping. The post read:. “On April 5th, during AEW Dark Elevation,...

New Japan Pro Wrestling held night nine of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament this morning at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Here are results, via Fightful:. * BOSJ A Block: Clark Connors def. Yoshinobu Kanemaru. * BOSJ A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi def. Alex Zayne. * BOSJ A Block:...

Booker T saw Joey Janela’s response to his criticism of the latter’s flaming superkick, and he says likes Janela a bit more now. As you may recall, Booker took aim at Janela’s flaming superkick from GCW Manic, calling it “The stupidest thing I ever seen in my career.” Janela then tweeted a joke about how that’s coming from the guy who also had fire on his gear for half his career” and then noted, “Also Booker is correct.”

– PWInsider reports that during last night’s AEW TV tapings, Tony Khan made an appearance for the live crowd, and he’s aid his goal was to keep Double or Nothing in Las Vegas “forever.” Below is a clip of Khan’s appearance and some highlights of his comments:

AEW and Diadora are partnering for a new pair of AEW-branded shoes to celebrate Pride Month. The companies have teamed up for a special pair for Diadora N9002 with Pride coloring and an AEW logo on the backs, which is now available for $120.00. The shoe release was led by...

– Former WWE Superstar Lince Dorado recently joined Insight with Chris Van Vliet to discuss his WWE run and more. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):. Dorado on trying to avoid being looked at just another masked guy: “I think at first that might have been the case and I knew that coming in. I tried really hard to break that. I tried really hard to be brother-brother with the producers. [I made it known I spoke English]. I tried to be good brothers with everybody so they can think of me as other than Rey [Mysterio] or just a generic luchador and it really did help us for a little bit, being able to communicate with the bosses and not just hide in the locker room or hide in catering. Anytime we had a problem or wanted to speak, they were there to listen to us. It did help that we were able, well me personally, was able to speak really good English so we could communicate and kind of get away from that idea that he’s just another masked guy or just Rey [Mysterio].”

We now know the announce team for Ric Flair’s return to the ring for one last match at Starrcast V. Starrcast announced on Friday that Tony Schiavone and David Crockett will return to the convention to serve as the commentary team for the match, as you can see below.

– As previously reported, AEW star CM Punk spoke to ESPN on becoming a mentor for younger wrestlers. It appears Punk’s former rival, Eddie Kingston, took exception to that article, as trashed it via Twitter. Kingston tweeted, “Give me a f***ing break,” on the article, which you can see below: