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Finn Balor unveils Demonito at Triplemania XXXIII

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Colin Vassallo
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During last night’s AAA Triplemania XXXIII event, Judgment Day’s Finn Balor had his own secret weapon to battle Mr. Iguana’s popular puppet La Yesca, unveiling the Demonito puppet based on the Demon Finn Balor gimmick.

Balor was teaming with JD McDonagh and Raquel Rodriguez in a mixed trios match against Mr. Iguana, Nino Hamburguesa, and NXT’s Lola Vice and at one point during the match, Iguana had La Yesca and Balor stood on the apron with something hidden in his hand.

Then, as the stare down intensified, Balor unveiled his own puppet as the crowd gasped.

“It’s him! He’s here! Oh my God, run for the exits,” screamed JBL on commentary. “It’s who?” replied Corey Graves. “Demonito,” JBL screamed back.

At that point, Balor’s Demonito was facing Mr. Iguana and La Yesca, both of whom had their mouth wide open.

“We’re all domed,” continued JBL as Balor entered the ring and the two puppets went at it.

“Puppet fight,” screamed Corey Graves as Balor hit a DDT on Iguana and then Demonito ate La Yesca.

Hamburguesa then offered a burger as a peace offering to Balor, who ate it, and also ate a kick to the head from Iguana which freed La Yesca from Demonito’s jaws.

Judgment Day eventually won the match after Raquel pinned Vice for the victory.

Not wasting time capitalizing on Demonito’s success, WWE Shop is already selling the replica plush puppet for a cool price of $99.99.

WWE/AAA Worlds Collide announced for September 12 in Las Vegas

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Colin Vassallo
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Worlds Collide

WWE and AAA announced last night that there will be another Worlds Collide show in less than a month, a show which will be held in Las Vegas.

The show is set for Friday, September 12 and the start time of 10PM ET is listed, which means that the broadcast will kick off right after the conclusion of Smackdown.

With the show in Vegas, it will be a 7PM PT start time for those in attendance and this event will take place from The Pavilion at Thomas & Mack Center. Smackdown that night is from Norfolk, Virginia, so there will be no Superstars who will appear on both shows that night.

Tickets for World Collide go on sale this coming Friday at UNLVtickets.com.

Nigel McGuinness earns IWGP Heavyweight title match at Forbidden Door

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW commentator and former ROH champion Nigel McGuinness has booked a spot in the upcoming Forbidden Door pay-per-view and will be going for the IWGP Heavyweight title.

McGuinness defeated Lee Moriarty, Hechicero, and Daniel Garcia in a four-way match last night on Collision to earn the title match against current champion Zack Sabre Jr.

This will be a battle of the Brits, with both individuals being from the UK and McGuinness actually from London itself, the host city of Forbidden Door.

Forbidden Door is closed to being fully sold out, with almost 17,000 tickets sold.

AJ Styles makes surprise appearance at Triplemania, attacks Dom Mysterio

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Colin Vassallo
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AJ Styles made a surprise appearance at the AAA Triplemania XXXIII event last night in Mexico City, preventing Dominik Mysterio from winning the AAA Mega Heavyweight tile in the main event.

Mysterio had the match won and was about to pin Dragon Lee to get the title, but a masked man showed up at ringside and pulled the referee, breaking the pin count.

The crowd originally booed but then exploded when Styles unmasked himself. Styles then hit the Styles Clash and Vikingo followed with the 630 splash to retain the title.

The crowd was mixed in its response to the pinfall victory of Vikingo, with cheers and boos ringing throughout the arena.

Omos returns at Triplemania XXXIII

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Colin Vassallo
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Omos returned to television last night at the AAA Triplemania XXXIII show and won the Copa Bardahl battle royal in his first appearance in several months.

There were rumors that Omos might be involved on the broadcast and the Nigerian giant was too big for the rest of the competition, eliminating La Parka last to win the match. In total, Omos eliminated five.

At one point during the battle royal, the 7’3″ former tag team champ was confronted by the 3’3″ Microman in a hilarious moment. Microman tapped on Omos’ leg and Omos turned around looking around but couldn’t see him.

He then looked down and there was a stare down between the two. Microman hit the ropes but Omos hit him with a boot as the crowd showered Omos with boos.

“This must be against the Geneva convention,” screamed JBL on commentary.

A total of 14 stars were in the battle royal, including Otis, who has not been seen on WWE TV for a while.

He has not been seen since January where he had a stint with Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan. He was pulled from there after a successful month but never used again on television.

Triple H addresses AAA crew before Triplemania XXXIII

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE President Nick Khan, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels were all at the AAA Triplemania XXXIII event last night in Mexico City.

All three appeared on camera at the beginning of the show and stood in the ring for the opening ceremony alongside with AAA’s Marisela Pena and Fillip Executive Chairman Alberto Fasja.

Prior to the show, Chief Content Officer Triple H addressed the AAA staff and wrestlers backstage, telling them that WWE was not there to change AAA, but to help enhance what they do.

“I want to make sure everyone understands that we’re not here to change this. We’re not here to take this over. We’re not here to make it something different,” Triple H is seen on camera telling the crew. “We’re here to do this with you, to enhance what you do, and make it grow beyond anybody’s wildest dreams. Let’s take on this tonight and build on it from here. All you guys have been doing it now, we’re going to do it together so let’s turn this into the biggest thing we can possibly think of, let’s dream big and go to work to make this everything we want it to be.”

TNA Emergence 2025 results

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Colin Vassallo
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Emergence

Here are the results from last night’s TNA Emergence 2025 streaming event which took place live from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.

Indi Hartwell defeated Rosemary in the pre-show; The Home Town Man defeated Ryan Nemeth in the pre-show; Leon Slater defeated Cedric Alexander to retain the TNA X Division title; Matt Cardona defeated Mustafa Ali; Fir$t Cla$$ defeated The System; Mike Santana defeated Sami Callihan in a Baltimore street fight; The Elegance Brand defeated The IInspiration, Fatal Influence, and Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside in a four-way tag team match to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles; Steve Maclin defeated Jake Something in a no DQ and no countout match; The Hardys defeated The Rascalz to retain the TNA Tag Team titles; Trick Williams defeated Moose to retain the TNA title.

WWE Superstars heavily featured in tonight’s AAA Triplemania XXXIII event

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE AAA

10 WWE Superstars will be taking part in tonight’s AAA Triplemania XXXIII event, streaming live on WWE’s YouTube channel for the first time ever.

These Superstars are involved in four different matches on the card, including the main event where AAA Mega champion El Hijo del Vikingo defends his title against Intercontinental champion Dominik Mysterio, Dragon Lee, and El Grande Americano in a four-way match.

AAA Tag Team champions Berto and Angel of Los Garza will defend their titles against Pagano and Psycho Clown in a street fight while Natalya is also involved in the AAA Reina de Reinas three-way title match which sees champion Flammer defending against Faby Apache and the Canadian.

Plus, the rest of the Judgment Day will be in the house as WWE World Tag Team champions Finn Balor and JD McDonagh team up with Raquel Rodriguez to take on the ever-poular Mr. Iguana, Nino Hamburguesa, and NXT’s Lola Vice in a mixed trios match.

Triplemania XXXIII is sold out at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. It starts at 9PM ET and is available in English and Spanish language. Corey Graves and John “Bradshaw” Layfield.

Sami Zayn moves back to Smackdown

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Colin Vassallo
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Sami Zayn is the newest addition to the Smackdown roster after the Canadian revealed last night on the show that he has transferred from Raw.

Zayn has found himself back mixing it up with the Bloodline members and quickly got in the face of Solo Sikoa and the MFTs. Last week, Zayn defeated Sikoa in a non-title match and now he’s back on the blue brand ready to take the title away from Sikoa.

Zayn eventually got beaten up by the MFTs but found backup in the form of Jimmy Uso and Jacob Fatu and later in the night, the three teamed up to take on Solo Sikoa, Tanga Loa, J.C. Mateo in the main event of the show, a match which the faces won.

White Castle launches collaboration with AEW for All Elite Feast Kit

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Colin Vassallo
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The White Castle fast food joint in the United States announced a limited edition White Castle x All Elite Wrestling collab titled All Elite Feast Kit.

The meal will serve between four to five people and includes 10 Classic Cheese Sliders, 10 Cheddar Bacon Cheese Sliders, 1 Pouch with pickles, 2 Gooey Butter Cake Dessert-on-a-Stick, 2 Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Dessert-on-a-Stick, Slider Boxes and VIP Coupons good for up to 12 Sliders from your local freezer aisle, and 2 pieces of exclusive AEW merchandise.

The total price is $65 including shipping and is available to order at https://houseofcrave.com/products/aew-kit.

Logan Paul gets married in Lake Como

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Superstar Logan Paul and his fiancee Nina Agdal tied the knot yesterday in a ceremony held in Lake Como in Italy.

Paul’s Impaulsive podcast co-host, Mike Majlak, officiated the wedding, which was attended by family, including his brother Jake, and friends.

The former WWE United States champion wore a white suit jacket with a black bow tie and black pants while his now-wife wore a strapless lace wedding dress. Their 10-month-old daughter, Esme, was also in attendance.

The two had been dating since 2022.

Paul will be in action next at Clash in Paris, taking on John Cena in his retirement tour.

Congratulations to the newlyweds!

Sami Callihan retires following loss at Emergence

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA star Sami Callihan has officially retired after losing to Mike Santana yesterday at the Emergence event.

Following the no DQ, no countout match, the two fist bumped each other and Sami removed both his shoes and left them in the middle of the ring just below the TNA logo.

Callihan kissed the mat and covered his face, obviously very emotional about what was happening. He then rolled out of the ring, removed his wrist tape, bowed to the crowd, and walked to the back.

“Everything good in my life is because of wrestling. It’s was a pleasure. On to the next chapter,” Callihan wrote in a post on X afterward.

The 37-year-old has been working for TNA since 2017. He started his wrestling career in 2005.

Naomi to address her medical condition on Raw

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Colin Vassallo
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Fresh off her appearance from the Stephanie McMahon podcast with her husband Jimmy Uso, WWE Women’s World champion Naomi will be on Raw this Monday to address her medical condition.

Naomi was unexpectedly pulled out from her match against Iyo Sky last week on Raw with WWE saying she was not medically cleared to compete. Her situation was kept a secret backstage, leading to a lot of speculation that she might be pregnant.

Naomi and Jimmy then appeared on the What’s Your Story? podcast with Stephanie McMahon on Thursday, and while there was no announcement, Naomi did talk about motherhood.

“I always felt like I had this time crunch on me, but now, the women are showing and I really feel like if I wanted to stop and go have a baby, we can do it,” Naomi told Stephanie. “They’re doing it so gracefully, so beautifully. And it is hard. It’s not easy. I see the lows, but they get through it, and they’re better for it.”

Noami mentioned the likes of Alexa and Becky who are inspiring so many other women because around a decade ago, you didn’t feel like you could do it.

“I felt like it was a wrap. You have a baby, you’re done,” Naomi said of the old times.

Naomi is supposed to put her WWE Women’s World title on the line against Stephanie Vaquer at Clash in Paris but that obviously will change if Naomi surrenders the title.

Forbidden Door 2025 close to a complete sellout

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Colin Vassallo
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The AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 show is close to being sold out and the O2 Arena in London will be full to the rafters once August 24 rolls around.

According to @WrestleTix, AEW has moved over 16,600 tickets for the pay-per-view and is less than 1,000 away from a complete sellout.

This will be the most-attended Forbidden Door PPV ever, with last year’s doing 11,000 in attendance, 14,800 in 2023, and 16,500 in 2022.

With higher ticket prices in the United Kingdom, this will also rank in the top five highest-grossing AEW shows ever, likely sitting behind just the three All In shows in terms of gate revenue.

Tickets can be purchased from AXS.COM starting from £31.75.

Clash in Paris floor seats go down in price with two weeks to go

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Colin Vassallo
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Clash in Paris

Floor tickets for Clash in Paris have started moving slowly after WWE decreased some of the prices to help with sales.

Ringside is now at Є2,751, or the equivalent of $3,200, which is down from the original price of over Є3,000. Other floor tickets are Є881, Є606, Є496, Є441, Є414, Є386, and Є359. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.fr.

The raised sections are sold out and WWE has two more weeks to sell out the floor area which still has a considerable amount of empty seats.

Tickets started moving also after both John Cena and Roman Reigns were announced for the show.

La Defense Arena, where the show will be held, seats up to almost 30,000 fans and is Europe’s largest indoor arena.

Kota Ibushi extends AEW contract for two more years

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Colin Vassallo
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Hook is not the only one who signed a new AEW deal as Japanese star Kota Ibushi also revealed that he recently signed a two-year extension with AEW.

The 43-year-old returned to the company in June after almost two years off television. He had originally signed with AEW in late 2023 but disappeared shortly following the announcement.

Ibushi posted on Instagram boarding a private jet, writing that he was never born to fly in one of these and then announced that he renewed his AEW deal for two more years. He will be wrestling at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view later this month, joining Kenny Omega, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Will Ospreay versus The Death Riders, The Young Bucks, and Gabe Kidd in a lights out steel cage match.

TNA Emergence 2025 streaming live on TNA+ tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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Emergence

Live from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, TNA Wrestling presents Emergence exclusively streaming on the TNA+ streaming service. The full card is as follows:

Trick Williams vs Moose for the TNA title; Leon Slater vs Cedric Alexander for the TNA X Division title; The Hardys vs The Rascalz for the TNA Tag Team titles; The Elegance Brand vs The IInspiration vs Fatal Influence vs Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles in a four-way tag team match; Steve Maclin vs Jake Something for the TNA International title in a no DQ, no count-out match; The System vs Fir$t Cla$$; Mustafa Ali vs Matt Cardona; Mike Santana vs Sami Callihan; Indi Hartwell vs. Rosemary in the pre-show; and Ryan Nemeth vs The Home Town Man in the pre-show.

Emergence airs live starting at 8PM ET and the pre-show will air on the company’s YouTube for free. A subscription is required to watch Emergence on TNA+.

Former UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta rumored to be interested in purchasing TNA

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Colin Vassallo
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There are rumors swirling around that Lorenzo Fertitta, the former owner of the UFC, is in the game to purchase TNA Wrestling from Anthem Sports & Entertainment.

Fertitta, who owns a stake in Red Rock Resorts Inc, and who now runs Fertitta Capital, is a billionaire himself and outright taking over TNA would be a drop in a bucket for him considering he has an estimated net worth of $3 billion.

The 56-year-old and his brother Frank bought the UFC in 2001 for $2 million and sold it for $4 billion just 15 years later to WME-IMG. Fertitta is out of the UFC business having sold his remaining shares in the company in 2021.

All these rumors remain, at this point, unconfirmed. Fertitta is a close friend of Dana White and White is obviously part of the TKO leadership, who along with WWE make up the majority of the TKO organization. WWE has a very close relationship with TNA Wrestling at the moment and is helping the company secure a better television deal, rumored to be either The CW or A&E.

Hook signs new AEW deal

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW’s Hook has signed a new contract with the promotion, keeping him in Tony Khan-land for the foreseeable future according to a report by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.

A promo hyping his return aired on Dynamite this week.

Hook, who’s also Taz’s son, has been off television for a while due to a concussion he suffered in April while wrestling on Dynamite where he vomited twice in the match.

Apart from a small cameo during the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing, the young star has stayed away from TV to recover.

Dynamite rating for 08/13/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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Dynamite this week drew 690,000 viewers, down slightly by 21,000 viewers compared to last week’s broadcast. The show had a 0.17 rating in 18-49, down 0.01 from last week and was #1 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

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