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  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/13): Race wins Missouri Title; Martel wins AWA World Title; Angle wins TNA World Title

    1938 

    Buffalo, New York:
    – Vic Christy defeated Don McIntyre to win the Montreal and Toronto World Heavyweight Titles 

    1940 

    Boston, Massachusetts:
    – The French Angel defeated Steve Casey for the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title 

    1954

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Dory Funk defeated Roy Shire for the Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title

    Stockton, California:
    – Ben and Mike Sharpe won the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Titles by defeating Ron Etchison and Enrique Torres 

    1959 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Ed Francis defeated Al Lolotai for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

    1960 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Rikidozan defeated Leo Nomellini to win the second-annual JWA World League Tournament

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – George and Sandy Scott defeated Emil and Ernie Dusek to win the Central States NWA World Tag Team Titles 

    1963 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Karl and Skull Von Stroheim defeated Gino and Tony Calza to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles 

    1964 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Robert Duranton and Shag Thomas defeated Cowboy Cassidy and Curtis Iaukea for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles 

    1965 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – The Assassins defeated Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles 

    1966

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Giant Baba defeated Wilbur Snyder to win the eighth-annual JWA World League Tournament

    1968 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Don Carson and The Red Shadow defeated Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles 

    1969 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Tony Borne and Moondog Mayne defeated Karl and Kurt Von Steiger to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1971 

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
    – Eddie Sullivan defeated Bob Kelly for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

    1972 

    San Francisco, California:
    – Lars Anderson and Paul DeMarco defeated Pepper Gomez and Rocky Johnson for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles 

    1973

    Sydney, Australia:
    – Hiro Tojo and Waldo Von Erich defeated Ron Miller and Larry O’Day to win the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Titles 

    1975 

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Dominic DeNucci and Victor Rivera defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) for the WWWF World Tag Team Titles 

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada:
    – Mike DuBois and Lord Alfred Hayes defeated The Beast and Johnny Weaver for the Eastern Sports Association International Tag Team Titles 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Dr. X defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 

    1976 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Geigel & Akio Sato defeated Ed Wiskoski & Roger Kirby
    – In a Texas Bull Rope Match: Mike George defeated Dusty Rhodes
    – Bob Brown & Mike York defeated Ray Candy & Ronnie Etchison
    – Tank Patton fought Omar Atlas to a draw
    – Pat O’Connor defeated Mr. Seki

    1978 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Jerry Oates defeated Ed Wiskoski to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Omaha, Nebraska: 
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson 
    – Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Pat O’Connor 
    – Steve Olsonoski beat Super Destroyer Mark II dq 
    – Lord Alfred Hayes drew Joe Scarpello
    – Kay Noble beat Brenda Hoffman 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – The Crusher beat Angelo Mosca in a chain match 
    – Verne Gagne beat Johnny Valiant
    – Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq
    – Evan Johnson beat Spike Huber
    – Frank Hill beat Vito Martino 

    1979 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Nick Bockwinkel & Pat Patterson.
    – Super Destroyer Mark II beat Billy Robinson dq
    – Greg Gagne beat Bobby Duncum dq
    – Doug Gilbert drew Paul Ellering
    – Jesse Ventura beat Dick Reynolds (sub Paul Ellering)

    Houston, Texas:
    – Wahoo McDaniel defeated The Spoiler for the NWA American Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas

    1982

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
    – Greg Gagne beat Jerry Blackwell
    – Sheik Adnan beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Ken Patera beat Brad Rheingans
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Duncum

    1983

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Harley Race defeated Jerry Blackwell to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Velvet McIntyre and Penny Mitchell defeated Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter to win the NWA World Women’s Tag Team Title 

    Beckley, West Virginia:
    – The Great Tio defeated The Masked Miser (Angelo Poffo) to win the International Championship Wrestling Television Title 

    1984 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Rick Martel defeated Jumbo Tsuruta to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title 
    – Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza no contest Abdullah The Butcher & Jerry Blackwell
    – The Crusher beat Sheik Adnan
    – Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre beat Leilani Kai & Despina Montagus
    – Fabulous Ones beat Jesse Ventura & Steve Regal
    – Larry Zbyszko beat Curt Hennig dq

    1985

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Randy Savage to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title by defeating Jerry Oske 

    1988

    Houston, Texas:
    – Barry Windham defeated Nikita Koloff to win the vacant NWA United States Heavyweight Title in a tournament final 

    1991 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Robert Fuller and Jeff Jarrett defeated The Texas Hangmen (Killer and Psycho) for the USWA Tag Team Titles 
    – Bill Dundee defeated Eric Embry to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1995 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Doug Gilbert won the USWA Heavyweight Title by defeating Brian Lee 

    1996 

    Nuevo Laredo, Mexico:
    – Pimpinela Escarlata defeated La Parka for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title 

    2005 

    Irondale, Alabama:
    – Tom Prichard defeated Rick Steiner to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

    2007 

    TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida:
    – TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin defeated Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt in a triple threat match to retain the title
    – Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks) pinned Jeff Jarrett 
    – Christopher Daniels pinned Rhino 
    – Basham and Damaja (with Christy Hemme) defeated Kip James in a handicap match
    – Chris Harris defeated James Storm in a Texas death match
    – Jerry Lynn defeated Senshi, Alex Shelley and Tiger Mask IV in a four corners match
    – TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez) in a triple threat match to retain the title
    – Kurt Angle defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to win the title 

    2010 

    – Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan to win the TNA Tag Team Title

    2012 

    TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida:
    – Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to retain the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship    
    – Devon defeated Robbie E and Robbie T to retain the TNA Television Championship    
    – Mr. Anderson defeated Jeff Hardy    
    – Crimson defeated Eric Young (with ODB)    
    – Austin Aries defeated Bully Ray 
    – Kurt Angle defeated A.J. Styles 
    – Bobby Roode defeated Rob Van Dam in a Ladder match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
    – Kazarian & Christopher Daniels defeated Samoa Joe & Magnus to win the TNA Tag Team Titles

  • UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic weigh-in results and live video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8wUA7VdKA

    MAIN CARD (PPV, 10 p.m. ET)

    • Champ Fabricio Werdum (240) vs. Stipe Miocic (241) – for heavyweight title
    • Vitor Belfort (185) vs. Ronaldo Souza (186)
    • Cristiane Justino (139) vs. Leslie Smith (139)
    • Corey Anderson (204) vs. Mauricio Rua (205)
    • Warlley Alves (170) vs. Bryan Barberena (170)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

    • Matt Brown (171) vs. Demian Maia (171)
    • Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos (185)
    • Yancy Medeiros (156) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (156)
    • Rob Font (135) vs. John Lineker (135)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

    • Patrick Cummins (206) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205)
    • Luan Chagas (169) vs. Sergio Moraes (171)
    • Renato Moicano (146) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (146)

  • WWE Smackdown results: Cesaro & Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens & The Miz

    – Air Date: May 12, 2016
    – Location: Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA

    – The Big News:

    Chris Jericho laid out Dean Ambrose, Rusev laid out the Lucha Dragons, Gallows and Anderson laid out The Usos, and Fandango and Tyler Breeze laid out Goldust and R-Truth. Also, the main event ended with some guys getting laid out.

    – Show Recap:

    They announced The Usos vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson for tonight, with Roman Reigns and AJ Styles banned from ringside.

    Dean Ambrose came out to start the show.

    Ambrose said he has owed a lot people money before, but Jericho wanted $15,000 for his jacket and he’s not getting it. They’re even as far as Ambrose is concerned after Jericho destroyed his plant.

    More importantly, Ambrose was pissed about Jericho trying to take his career away. Ambrose’s wrestling career is all he has because he won’t be interviewing Carrot Top on some podcast. Ambrose wondered if he should destroy more of Jericho’s clothes or shave his hair, but instead would destroy his ego. When Ambrose is done with him, Jericho is going to wonder if wrestling is even for him anymore.

    Jericho’s music hit and the lights went out for his entrance, but when they came back on, Ambrose was laid out as Jericho stood over him. Jericho pulled a straight jacket out of a bag and strapped on Ambrose. Ambrose tried struggling out of it as Jericho mocked him for being “crazy.”

    Jericho then beat down a helpless Ambrose as the crowd booed. Ambrose tried fighting back, but Jericho resorted to an eye poke and hit a Codebreaker. Officials finally ran down to assist, but as Ambrose slowly got to his feet, Jericho gave him another Codebreaker.

    Jericho stood on the announce table and gave the crowd the gift of Jericho. Really good angle. My only nitpick was that Ambrose suddenly being laid out when the lights turned on felt pretty fake.

    Backstage, Rusev yelled and pushed stuff over, and Lana yelled too while following behind.

    Rusev (w/Lana) beat Sin Cara via submission

    Lana did Rusev’s introduction, and Kalisto was on commentary. As they showed a replay of Sin Cara defeating Rusev on Raw, Kalisto said Rusev is always relying on Lana and he’s tired of it. Oh really? Kalisto continued about Rusev’s anger and was just awful. It was beyond stupid putting him back on commentary.

    As Sin Cara made his comeback, Lana chucked water in Kalisto’s face, so Kalisto got up to confront her. Rusev (the hero) left the ring, ran up behind Kalisto and kicked him, jumped back in the ring, hit a side kick on Sin Cara, and applied the Accolade for the win. Rusev single-handedly picked apart the Lucha Dragons. The match itself was over in about 2 minutes. Rusev stood over Kalisto with the US title.

    Backstage, Renee Young asked Emma about Dana Brooke, who suddenly showed up. Brooke said Renee obviously doesn’t watch the Network and called herself a bodybuilding champion. Renee wanted to know why she attacked Becky Lynch. Brooke basically said the fans don’t appreciate Emma even though they adore Lynch. Brooke told Renee that after tonight, she wouldn’t be asking who Dana Brooke was, but would be asking “Whatever happened to Becky Lynch?” This was fine.

    Dana Brooke (w/Emma) beat Becky Lynch via pinfall

    Jerry Lawler was happy to hear that Brooke is from Cleveland. With Lynch draped over the bottom rope, Brooke distracted the referee, allowing Emma to poke Lynch right in the eye. Brooke followed with a jackknife cover for the win after about 3-4 minutes. This wasn’t good, and the finish was weak even with Lynch’s eye injury. Still, Emma deliberately poking Lynch in her bad eye was pretty damn funny.

    Backstage, Styles told Gallows and Anderson that he’ll be out there if Reigns decided to show up at ringside. He told them to take care of club business.

    New Day came out for a promo. Kofi Kingston said the Vaudevillains put their noses where they didn’t belong on Monday. Big E was about to say they put their noses up their asses, but Kingston and Woods stopped him from swearing. He tried to swear later and they stopped him again.

    New Day tried to make jokes about Kanye West and the crowd was dead silent. They were interrupted by the Vaudevillains who said they would outsmart their loudmouth opponents, and Aiden English sang that they would be the new champions. This came off really poorly for New Day, and this has to be the least a crowd was into them in a long time.

    Aiden English (w/Simon Gotch) beat Kofi Kingston (w/Big E & Xavier Woods) via pinfall

    As Kingston made a comeback, there were some light “New Day rocks” chants. Big E and Woods stopped Gotch from interfering, so the referee tossed them all out. Moments later, Kingston tried a sunset flip, but English dropped down for the cover while grabbing the rope for the pinfall win. Lame.

    Backstage, Roman Reigns told the Usos to represent the “bloodline” and said he would be there if Styles showed up.

    The Usos beat Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson via DQ

    As they worked over Jimmy Uso, Mauro Ranallo did a terrific job putting over Gallows and Anderson and their accolades. Jey made a hot tag and ran wild, but was cut off by a Gallows big boot outside the ring as Anderson distracted the referee.

    After a break, the Club worked over Jey as some young fans chanted “Let’s go Usos,” which was met with an “Usos suck” chant by a different segment of the audience. Jey caught Gallows with a superkick and made the hot tag.

    Jimmy ran wild on Anderson and hit a superkick and splash. He had the match won but Gallows pulled him out of the ring (just barely on time). Gallows tossed him over the announce table for the DQ, so the Jey hit him with a dive.

    Anderson tossed Jey into the steps and followed with a rocket kick. Jimmy jumped him from behind, but Gallows nailed him with a chair. Anderson followed by hitting Jey with the chair. With both Usos down, the Club posed and Gallows yelled, “This is what the club is all about!”

    There was no explanation for Reigns not coming out here to save his family. It didn’t matter that he was banned because the the match was over. Otherwise, this was good for Gallows and Anderson.

    There was a new vignette with Darren Young and Bob Backlund.

    Backlund asked Young what time it says on his watch. Young pulled out his smartphone to get the time, which Backlund couldn’t comprehend.

    Young said he has everything on his phone (email, alerts, calendar) and nobody wears watches anymore. Oh, come on. Backlund said Young should put his mail in the mailbox and his calendar on the wall. Young reiterated he has it all on his phone, so Backlund made him do squats. This is still really bizarre, but Backlund yelling about the mail was amusing.

    Tyler Breeze & R-Truth beat Goldust & Fandango via pinfall

    A few sad fans still do the Fandango dance during his entrance. Truth tagged in immediately, so Fandango tagged in Goldust. Goldust reluctantly got in the ring as the crowd chanted “Golden Truth.” They faced off but didn’t touch, as Tyler Breeze yelled at Truth to hit Goldust.

    Truth tagged in Breeze, who pushed Truth out of the ring. Breeze was about to go after Goldust, who had his back turned, but Fandango saved him. It was a swerve though, as Fandango blindsided Goldust with a clothesline. Breeze seemed surprised, but smiled and covered Goldust for the pinfall win.

    Afterwards, Fandango and Breeze beat down Goldust. Truth tried to make a save, but they cut him off immediately and beat him down too. Goldust tried to cover Truth to take the brunt of the beating. Fandango and Breeze stood tall as the crowd booed. This was a perfectly acceptable low-card angle.

    They announced “The Shining Stars,” Primo and Epico, would debut on Raw.

    Backstage, Charlotte told Renee that what they did to her father (Ric Flair) on Raw was a travesty. Flair said he’s taught Charlotte everything she knows, that he would be there in spirit (at Extreme Rules), and she would go on to another Flair victory. Flair was perfect here, reminding us this match is to be taken seriously.

    Kevin Owens & IC Champion The Miz (w/Maryse) beat Cesaro & Sami Zayn

    The Miz came out last. Lawler really hates Zayn’s hat. Also, Lawler quipped that Owens hates to lose so much that he doesn’t even want to lose weight. As Miz made his entrance, Owens grabbed Byron Saxton’s headset and said he was giving Miz one last chance to be a good tag partner, but at Extreme Rules, he was taking his title back. He then demanded Saxton talk good about him.

    Cesaro and Zayn both wanted to start the match. Cesaro got his wish and immediately used some impressive offense on Miz. Owens told Miz he could do better, so he tagged in, but Cesaro tagged in Zayn. Owens tried to tag out but Miz jumped down and told him to do better.

    Zayn hit punches in the corner but Miz tagged himself in. Zayn got the better of him too so Miz escaped the ring. Owens and Miz argued, so Cesaro hit Owens with a cannonball off the apron and Zayn nailed Miz with a dive.

    After a break, Zayn went after Miz on the outside but Maryse got in his way, allowing Owens to knock him down from behind. They worked over Zayn until he came back with a big clothesline and blue thunder bomb on Miz.

    Cesaro made the hot tag and hit Owens with uppercuts, uppercuts, a dropkick and crossbody for two. Miz jumped in to attack Cesaro. Zayn tried to hit Miz with the Helluva kick, but Miz moved and Zayn caught Cesaro instead. Miz pulled Zayn out of the ring, and Owens hit Cesaro with a Frog Splash for the win. Good match and I liked the finish.

    Afterwards, Owens gave Zayn the pop-up powerbomb and Miz gave Owens the skull crushing finale. Miz stood tall with the Intercontinental title to end the show.

    – Final Thoughts:

    Not a bad show. It reminded me a bit of Raw in that there was good action but the angles were repetitive, just in a different way.

  • WWE announces sold-out shows in Tokyo; Nakamura & Asuka booked

    On Thursday, WWE announced its two annual shows in Japan at Sumo Hall in Tokyo which have already sold out with Shinsuke Nakamura as the primary reason. 

    The most notable aspect of the announcement is that WWE did not at all cater the shows for the Japanese audience, but instead just did a regular show with Nakamura and fellow NXT star — women’s champion Asuka — working down on the card instead.

    In particular, Asuka is not working at all with WWE women’s champ Charlotte on the tour even though Asuka would be the lead babyface to the audience in the women’s division. Instead, both women will be defending their respective belts.

    July 1st lineup

    • WWE Champion Roman Reigns vs. A.J. Styles vs. Kevin Owens
    • John Cena vs. Chris Jericho
    • WWE Tag Team Champions New Day vs. Usos vs. Vaudevillains vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
    • Nakamura vs. Bray Wyatt
    • WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte vs. Natalya
    • Titus O’Neil vs. Baron Corbin
    • NXT Champion Asuka vs. Becky Lynch

    July 2nd lineup:

    • WWE Champ Reigns vs. Styles vs. Jericho
    • Cena vs. Owens
    • WWE Tag Team Champs New Day vs. Vaudevillains
    • Nakamura vs. Wyatt
    • Usos vs. Gallows & Anderson
    • WWE Women’s Champ Charlotte vs. Lynch
    • Ziggler vs. Corbin
    • NXT Women’s Champ Asuka vs. Natalya

  • UFC 198 DFS Playbook: value picks, who to avoid

    The UFC heads to Curitiba, Brazil for the first time, bringing an event to a soccer stadium that promises around 45,000 strong for UFC 198 headlined by UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum defending against Stipe Miocic. Despite the loss of Anderson Silva, it is still a deep card on Saturday. Below are our studs, value plays and fighters to avoid when setting your fantasy line-ups for the event.

    STUDS

    Cris Cyborg ($11,600)

    Cris Cyborg makes her UFC debut and she is obviously the biggest play on the fight card. She is just a vicious knockout artist and fighting her is likely leading to a devastating finish. She is fighting at 140 pounds, the first time in a very long time she has fought below 145 pounds, but she is also going against Leslie Smith, a natural 125-pound fighter who fights at 135 to be in the UFC, and is now going up even more in weight. Cyborg will be cutting to make 140, Smith won’t be cutting so much. This is a showcase fight for Cyborg to get the fans in her hometown a fighter to cheer for, and it becomes an even bigger deal now that Anderson Silva is now off the card. She should make quick work of Smith and you will maximize your points in picking her. The salary is high and you will have to do some good work with the other four selections, but Cyborg is a must own.

    Warlley Alves ($10,800)

    Warlley Alves enters Saturday’s UFC 198 event with a perfect 10-0 record, and with Anderson Silva now being out, he gets the main card slot on pay-per-view to showcase his skills. Alves has scored stoppage wins in seven of his ten wins, including in three of his four wins inside the Octagon. He is coming off an impressive and dominant submission win over Colby Covington, who was also undefeated at the time. Alves will be facing Bryan Barberena, who is looking to build on the momentum he has as the man to hand young rising star Sage Northcutt his first career loss. Barberena is 2-1 in his young UFC career, but has just fought three times over the course of two years, and Alves is a huge step up in competition for him. Barberena may not be ready for the challenge, and this is made for Alves to score another impressive win as they work to build him up. I expect another stoppage win for Alves, and he will be a good play on Saturday night.

    VALUE PLAYS

    Stipe Miocic ($9,100)

    The challenger for the UFC Heavyweight Championship in the main event of UFC 198, Stipe Miocic, presents some very solid value at a $9,100 price tag. He lands a lot of strikes, especially over the course of 25 minutes, if it were to go the distance. Miocic is a man on a mission to win the gold, and he has a very good chance as he matches up well against Werdum. Werdum has shown improved boxing, but Miocic is better on the feet, so it will be up to Werdum to try and get the fight down. Miocic has good takedown defense, but he hasn’t had to show off a lot of his grappling. That is Werdum’s world. As long as Miocic keeps the fight on the feet, he is going to score points. He also has excellent conditioning. Werdum has a lot of pressure on him, and Miocic has nothing to lose as he goes for the gold. He has an excellent chance at scoring the upset, and his salary makes him very good value.

    Renato Moicano ($9,000)

    Renato Moicano is another solid value play on Saturday’s fight card. He hasn’t fought since December 2014, but he is undefeated in his ten career fights. Five of his nine wins (he has a draw) have come by submission, including his UFC debut win over Tom Niinimaki. He has very solid skills and is a rising Brazilian prospect at 145 pounds. However, he won’t have an easy bout as he takes on another tough rising prospect in Zubaira Tukhugov in the opener of the event. Tukhugov is a perfect 3-0 in the UFC and has won nine straight fights. The big knock on him, despite an impressive 18-3 record, is that he is more of a points fighter as eleven of his 18 wins are by decision, including two of his three UFC wins. He is also coming off a close split decision win against Philippe Nover. Moicano has a good shot at scoring an upset and getting a finish, and he has good value for those looking for their underdog pick.

    FIGHTERS TO AVOID

    Mauricio Rua ($9,200)

    Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is a legend in the sport of MMA, but also one who has seen better days in his career. Saturday night will be a big night for Rua as he fights in his hometown of Curitiba for the first time in 13 years, and that is why he was eager to get on this card. However, he does not have an easy task in front of him in the form of Corey Anderson. Anderson sports an 8-1 record and has won three straight, showing off some impressive wrestling skills and improving striking. However, he does tend to eat some good punches, and he was put down in his most recent loss. Rua has trouble taking punches these days, and his takedown defense hasn’t been at top levels in recent years. Rua can always have a vintage Shogun performance, and perhaps fighting in his hometown will give him that added edge, but his recent performances leave a lot to be desired, though he is coming off a win. As hard as it is to avoid him, with the match-up in front of him, I recommend avoiding Rua.

    Matt Brown ($8,900)

    Matt Brown holds the record for most knockout wins in UFC welterweight history, and he’s long been one of the most exciting fighters at 170 pounds. He has never been able to make that next leap into a title shot, but he gets a big opportunity to make an impact when he takes on Demian Maia on Saturday. It is a fight that Brown asked for, and it may be a huge mistake. Maia excels in the grappling, and he made Gunnar Nelson, arguably the second-best grappler at 170 pounds, look like a novice on the mat. Brown’s biggest problem has always been defending the takedown, and Maia is going to be looking to get the fight to the mat almost immediately. Brown has never been knocked out in his career, but nine of his 13 losses have come by submission. He has a tall task in front of him, but Brown is coming to bring the fight to Maia. He will be tempting to use, but I recommend passing on Brown in your line-ups on Saturday.

    OUR LINE-UPS

    RYAN FREDERICK- Cris Cyborg ($11,600), Warlley Alves ($10,800), John Lineker ($9,700), Stipe Miocic ($9,100), Nate Marquardt ($8,500)

    I have Cris Cyborg as my top pick, and it is a no-brainer. Unless she has a huge adrenaline dump or the weight cut takes a drastic toll on her, she should run right through Leslie Smith, and pretty quickly. I like Warlley Alves to submit Bryan Barberena with relative ease. John Lineker is another solid pick. He has exciting fights and is a finisher, and 135 pounds suits him better. He has a tough opponent in Rob Font, but Font hasn’t fought someone like Lineker, and I think Lineker gives him a good beating. I’m confidently picking Stipe Miocic to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion on Saturday, and he should rack up some points whether he finishes Fabricio Werdum or goes the distance. Nate Marquardt is my final pick, and one I’m not overly confident on. He is cheap and is coming off a knockout win, and his opponent, Thiago Santos, can be finished. It is my hail mary pick.

    PAUL FONTAINE- Cris Cyborg ($11,600), Fabricio Werdum ($10,300), John Lineker ($9,700), Renato Moicano ($9,000), Matt Brown ($8,900)

    I like the champion to retain in the main event. It could be a long fight as both guys can take a lot of punishment but even if it goes the distance, Werdum will rack up a lot of points in five rounds. Cyborg is a no-brainer. That fight has first round finish all over it. The only question is if she loses any power fighting at 140. Brown is a bit of a risk but I just can’t see him giving up and at some point, I think Brown breaks him and scores a TKO win. Lineker/Font should be a great fight. Lineker’s the type of fighter who should be spurred on by the Brazilian crowd and he should put together a flurry that hands Font his first UFC loss. Moicano is a bit of an unknown but he submitted the tough Tom Niinimaki in his first UFC fight. The only time he hasn’t won in his career, he went to a draw with Felipe Froes, who is one of the top Featherweights outside of North America.

    PEACH MACHINE- Cris Cyborg ($11,600), Fabricio Werdum ($10,300), Patrick Cummins ($9,800), Yancy Medeiros ($9,400), Vitor Belfort ($8,800)

    Another perfect use of 50k but a few things have to happen for this to be a winning hand. I think they will. Werdum finds a way to win. I don’t care what Miocic has in his hands because he has nothing on the ground, and Werdum is a smart fighter. I had Uriah Hall, but switched to Yancy Medeiros after the Silva injury as I see him defeating Trinaldo. Cyborg is a guaranteed first round KO. Cummins has to score a lot of points and beat Lil Nog. He should be able to, unless Nog gets lucky. Vitor is going to be extremely motivated and he’s got KO potential always looming. Also, I had to take a significant dog to get Cyborg. I think Belfort is a steal. He may get beat but I don’t think it will be in the first round. Souza will respect the phenom and take it slow.

  • WON Preview: May 16, 2016 Wrestling Observer newsletter: Potential UFC sale, WWE releases, plus tons of news

    READ IT HERE: May 16, 2016 Wrestling Observer newsletter: Potential UFC sale, WWE releases, plus tons of news

    Our lead story updates the talks of a UFC sale, plus an updated look at how the WWE is doing as a business, a look at WWE cuts, the booking behind the ROH Global Wars PPV and how New Japan and ROH are working together even more closely than on the surface, Global Wars coverage, a look at the status of a lot of ROH talent, coverage of the UFC debut in Holland, the hidden story of just how much of the male audience has been lost by WWE, as well as what WWE can learn from the NBA, and historical bios on Billy Wicks and Kato Kung Lee.

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  • Adam Rose expected home after wife asks judge for leniency

    Cassandra Leppan, the wife of the indefinitely suspended Ray “Adam Rose” Leppan, was in Florida court Thursday morning asking a judge for leniency regarding her husband after his post-midnight arrest on Wednesday morning.

    He faces battery and tampering with a witness charges.

    The judge talked about invoking a restraining order against Ray, barring him from any contact with her. She begged the judge not to do so because she wants him back home, noting that they have a special needs child who needs both parents.

    According to TMZ.com, Ray’s lawyer argued that his physical actions were more passionate than violent. However, the judge noted a previous domestic violence incident that didn’t get any media play in March, noting a pattern. In the end, the judge allowed Ray to return home. Bond was set for $1000, virtually ensuring Rose will be out by day’s end.

    Ray was ordered to get counseling from his pastor once a week until the next court date.

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/12): Koloff vs. Magnum Russian Chain match; Kevin Steen wins ROH World Title

    1966 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Ron Reed defeated Tor Kamata
    – Jerry Kozak defeated Oki Shikina
    – Pat O’Connor defeated Lee Henning
    – The Mongolian Stomper defeated The Viking
    – Bob Geigel & Bob Brown defeated Bobo Brazil & Bob Ellis in three falls

    1967 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig in a 2 out of 3 falls match
    – Johnny Valentine beat Bob Boyer 
    – Johnny Powers beat Doug Gilbert 
    – Harley Race drew Rene Goulet
    – Stan The Moose beat Jake Barman 

    1973 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch in 2 out of 3 falls
    – European Rules: Billy Robinson beat Horst Hoffman
    – Geoff Portz beat Rene Goulet
    – Reggie Parks beat Ric Flair
    – Greg Gagne beat Kenny Jay

    1978

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
    – WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via countout
    – Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon 
    – Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes & Haystacks Calhoun

    1980

    Portland, Oregon:
    – The Sheepherders defeated Roddy Piper and Rick Martel to win the NWA Pacific Tag Team Titles

    1984

    Spencer, North Carolina:
    – The Masked Outlaw (Dory Funk Jr.) defeated NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Angelo Mosca Jr. to win the championship 

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – NWA World champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair 

    1985 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel  
    – Larry Hennig & Jerry Blackwell went to a no contest with AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors
    – Jim Garvin beat the Crusher dq
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Terry Gordy dq
    – Steve Regal drew Buck Zumhofe
    – Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Steve O & Buck Zumhofe & Kenny Jay

    1986

    Greenville, South Carolina:
    – Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum TA in a Russian chain match

    1990 

    Detroit, Michigan: 
    – NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated the Samoan Swat Team
    – Mike Rotunda & NWA Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) 
    – The Road Warriors defeated Doom in a Street Fight

    1999

    Springfield, Missouri:
    – Vampiro defeated Lash Laroux
    – Hugh Morrus defeated Jerry Flynn
    – La Parka & Silver King defeated Super Calo & Lizmark Jr
    – Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera
    – Konnan defeated Disco Inferno
    – WCW World TV Champion Booker T defeated Brian Adams
    – Sting defeated Ric Flair and Diamond Dallas Page

    2002 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Keiji Mutoh, George Hines & Kaz Hayashi defeated Genichiro Tenryu, Arashi & Nobutaka Araya to win the All Japan Giant Baba Memorial Cup Six-Man Tournament

    2012

    ROH Border Wars: Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Grizzly Redwood defeated Delirious    
    – Eddie Edwards defeated Rhino (with Truth Martini)    
    – The All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King) and T.J. Perkins defeated The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and Mike Mondo    – Jay Lethal defeated Tommaso Ciampa
    – Lance Storm defeated Mike Bennett (with Bob Evans)    
    – Michael Elgin defeated Adam Cole    
    – Roderick Strong (with Truth Martini) defeated Fit Finlay to retain the ROH World Television Championship    
    – Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
    – Kevin Steen defeated Davey Richards to win the ROH World Title

  • WWE NXT results: Finn Balor returns; Nakamura’s Full Sail debut

    • The Big News: Samoa Joe and Finn Balor will square off one more time, on June 8 at NXT Takeover.
    • The Medium News: Balor returned to the NXT rings and put away The Drifter
    • The Little Beaver Sized News: Rachel Ellering debuted and Alex Riley did one last job.

    The show kicks off this week with the longest reigning NXT Champion in history! The now former champion, Finn Balor, returns to Full Sail University for the first time since losing his championship.

    The fans chanted “Thank you Finn”, which made him thank the fans. Finn moved on to address the new champion, Samoa Joe. He brought up that both Takeover matches could have gone either way, but Balor won, however in Lowell, Massachusetts that match could also go either way.

    This was the cue, not for Samoa Joe, but for Elias Sampson. Sampson played a song dedicated to Balor losing the belt. Sampson told Balor that he is nothing without the title, so Balor gave him a Pele Kick, which sent The Drifter drifting away.

    ********

    They replayed Eric Young’s backstage interview from last week, saying the cream always rises to the top and he is now where he belongs.

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    Finn Balor said that he will finish saying what he needs to say to Samoa Joe when he gets done kicking Elias Sampson’s ass.

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    NXT Tag Team Champions American Alpha defeated Corey Hollis & John Skylar

    Hollis and Skylar now have matching gear, so they are an official team. The crowd exploded for Gable and Jordan, chanting that they deserve it. This match was your normal American Alpha match. Gable ran wild with chain wrestling, Jordan got in a little before Gable tagged in and got cut off for the heat.

    Hollis and Skylar got more in this match than you would probably expect considering their respective pushes, but Jordan got the hot tag and it was Full Suplex University on their foes. The Revival came out to watch the finish of the match, which distracted the champs momentarily, but they picked up the win with Grand Amplitude.

    After the match the champs laid down the gauntlet for The Revival, but Dash & Dawson backed away saying it would be done on their time.

    ********

    Shinsuke Nakamura did a brief promo mocking the idea of Alex Riley’s rage.

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    In a Loser Retroactively Gets Fired Match, Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Alex Riley

    When they called him to wish him well in his future endeavors, do you think Riley screamed “SAYITTOMYFACE”?

    Riley used his size to mock Nakamura at first, but that didn’t last long since Nakamura then mocked him back. Riley took over by rolling out of the way of a knee drop and spent most of his time on offense making fun of the idea of Strong Style, which was the cue for Nakamura to make his comeback. Honestly this was more of a squash than the opener, as Nakamura won quickly with the Kinshasa.

    ********

    Austin Aries was in William Regal’s office and wanted proof to show how great he is. Blake & Murphy barged in and demanded a tag team title match. Aries brought up how disrespectful this was and we got an argument. Mr. Regal said next week will be Blake & Murphy vs Austin Aries and a partner of Aries choosing.

    ********

    Alexa Bliss pinned Rachael Ellering

    Women’s Division time. The former pixie going one on one with the daughter of Paul Ellering, Rachael. A few weeks ago, Alexa defeated Tessa Blanchard, so now Corey Graves joked that she’s going to beat everyone’s daughter.

    This match was just fine except for a spot where it looked like Ellering missed a dropkick by several feet, but they changed camera angles so you didn’t see it. Anyway Alexa won with the Sparkle Splash.

    ********

    Bayley was backstage and said Asuka gave her the fight of a lifetime in Dallas and now she is training and will win again. Up walked Nia Jax who said Bayley was weaker. This led to a challenge for a future match.

    They then announced the math for next week.

    ********

    Finn Balor defeated Elias Sampson

    Main event time, Balor’s first match since going down in defeat to Samoa Joe 3 weeks ago. Sampson worked on Finn’s injured shoulder that he has taped up following the beating Joe gave him. Balor made his comeback with some hard chops and kicks to The Drifter. Balor used the corner dropkick and finished Sampson off with 1916, which is the new name for the Bloody Sunday DDT. 1916 is the year of the Irish uprising.

    After the match Balor said he is not taking anything away from Samoa Joe…yet, but he wants his rematch. Balor is obsessed with NXT and obsessed with being NXT Champion, but now he is possessed like a demon stalking his prey. He is possessed with going after what belongs to him.

    This brought out Samoa Joe. Joe shouted at him from the ramp, saying he deserves nothing and does not deserve a title shot. William Regal ran out and shouted that we will not break down into chaos before announcing Joe vs Balor for Takeover on June 8. while Joe continued to rant rom the ramp, Balor did a running dive over the top, taking out the champion.

    So that does it for this week! Thank you for reading and until next week, remember to say your vitamins and take your prayers!

  • Four weeks of ROH TV tapings from Toronto, ONT: June PPV main event announced

    By Jeff Lam

    Here are the results from the ROH TV tapings in Toronto, Ontario.  They shot 4 episodes all together.  Good crowd, really hot for any Bullet Club appearances.  However, not the hottest for anything else on the show.  As the show was for TV tapings, the matches were shorter.

    Prior to the tapings, Nigel McGuinness announced that at the next PPV, it would be Jay Lethal v Jay Briscoe II.  McGuinness then joined Kevin Kelly on commentary for the TV tapings (no Mr. Wrestling III tonight).

    1st Taping:

    ACH d. Lio Rush
    Fun Match.  Post Match had a run in attack by Silas Young on ACH.

    Motorcity Machine Guns d. The Addicition and RPG Vice

    Addiction came out and cut a heel promo on the Toronto crowd.  The MCMG came out to make a challenge, followed by RPG Vice, and started a 3-way tag match.  Match ended with Alex Shelley getting the pin on Christopher Daniels.

    The Elite (Kenny Omega, Young Bucks) d. Michael Elgin, Yoshitatsu and Tanahashi
    Kenny Omega getting the pin on Yoshitatsu after hitting the One Winged Angel.  Loudest pop so far, with the Bullet Club appearance.

    2nd Taping:

    Okada (w/ Gedo) d. Matt Sydal

    Okada with the win after hitting the Rainmaker.  Big pop for Okada’s appearance (much louder than the other NJPW talent so far, apart from Bullet Club).  Really great competitive match between the two.

    Colt Cabana d. Adam Page (of the Bullet Club)

    Big pop for Cabana’s appearance.  Chants of CM Punk and Art of Wrestling during match.  Post-match saw Bullet Club (represented by Tama Tanga and Tanga Roa) hit the ring with a beat down on Colt.  Adam Page now carries around a hangman’s noose.   Choked out Colt with the rope during beat down. 

    BJ Whitmer Promo
    Had the most heat on the show so far, but not the good kind of heat though.  Crowd just didn’t like him or cared what he had to say.  Chants of boring.  Segment was at least saved by a Steve Corino run-in.  But Whitmer got away before Corino could lay hands on him.

    Jay Lethal d. Donovan Dijak
    Finish saw The Elite run in and super kick Dijak while the ref’s back was turned.  Lethal pushed the Bullet Club members out and took advantage of the downed Dijak and got the pin after hitting the Lethal Injection.  Other Bullet Club members ran in after the match to beat down on Lethal, however, the Briscoes make the save.

    3rd Taping:

    Dalton Castle d. Gedo

    Tetsuya Naito d. Moose
    Really good match.  Naito sold a lot for Moose.  Naito mocked Moose throughout the match with his fist pump taunt.  Naito’s character was amazing and over with the crowd.  Really contrasts his appearance last year, when the crowd had a more tepid reaction to him.  Amazing to see what a year can do.

    ANX d. Cheeseburger and Jushin Thunder Liger
    Liger with maybe as big a pop as Okada in terms of NJPW talent.  Rhett Titus with the pin on Cheeseburger.  Big chants for Liger post match.

    Silas Young with promo on ACH
    After cutting a promo on ACH, Young gets down and into the crowds face.  While being held back by officials on the outside, ACH sneaks to the ring makes a running top rope dive, taking out Young.  ACH with the escape into the crowd.

    Kyle O’Reilly d. Kushida
    Best match of the night so far.  Great technical bout with the two exchanging holds throughout.  Great back and forth match.  It’s too bad that they couldn’t go longer, but it was a TV taping match, so it’s understandable.  O’Reilly with the upset victory over Kushida after a quick roll up.  

    4th Taping:

    Dalton Castle d. Kamaitachi, Cedric Alexander, Caprice Coleman

    Four-way match, and again, Dalton is the crowd favourite.  Kamaitachi got a nice pop when he entered.  His entrance didn’t have a video package though.  Dalton picked up the win after landing the pin on Kamaitachi.  Lots of fun high flying action and comedy spots.  Another win for Dalton to build up to his eventual TV title match.  Post-match saw Veda Scott with heat on Cedric Alexander, unimpressed with his losing.  Scott about to fire Cedric, but before she can, he quits on her.

    Tomohiro Ishii d. Will Ferrara
    Maybe weakest match of the evening.  Crowd wasn’t buying into Ferrara, but they loved Ishii.  I think by this time, the crowd was getting tired as well.

    Team ROH (Briscoes, Roderick Strong, Jay Lethal) d. Bullet Club (Tama Tanga, Tanga Roa, Matt Jackson, Kenny Omega)

    Finish saw Jay Briscoe hitting the Jay Driller on Tanga Roa.   Fun TV main event, although not as exciting as last year’s Team ROH vs Bullet Club matches.  It was interesting having Jay Lethal fight alongside Jay Briscoe since they’re fighting on the next PPV.  I don’t recall them butting heads during the match.  However, post-match, a confrontation ensued between the two. 

    After Lethal leaves, the Briscoes make an announcement that they’re coming to NJPW to take the IWGP tag titles off of Tama Tanga and Tanga Roa.