Various: Meiko Satomura to Compete in MYC 2018, WWE 2K19 Cover, Indies

Meiko Satomura to Compete in This Year’s Mae Young Classic Tournament

Japanese wrestler Meiko Satomura is reported to be competing in this year’s Mae Young Classic tournament, according to Tokyo Sports.

Tokyo Sports reported that Satomura recently agreed to compete in this year’s Mae Young Classic tournament although it was not reported if she will work for WWE beyond this event.

This year’s tournament is currently scheduled to be taped at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida on August 8th and August 9th. While no competitors have been officially announced, it is likely that the 32-woman field will be a mix of those signed by WWE and those only appearing for the tournament.

Tokyo Sports reporting Meiko Satomura is in the WWE mae young classic, but she herself has no comment. https://t.co/4QjIS8EsvR

— chris charlton (@reasonjp) June 14, 2018

WWE 2K19 Cover Star to be Officially Revealed This Monday

2K Games announced they will be holding a press conference on June 18th to officially reveal the cover star for WWE 2k19. The press conference starts at 11AM EST and will be streamed live on 2K Games’ official WWE 2K website and official WWE 2K channels on Twitch, Youtube, and Facebook.

Official press statement:

2K to Announce WWE 2K19 Cover Superstar During Virtual Press Conference on June 18th

2K today announced that it will host a virtual press conference on Monday, June 18 to unveil the cover Superstar for WWE 2K19, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. In addition to delivering remarks, the WWE 2K19cover Superstar will reveal groundbreaking news about the new video game before hosting a Q&A session.

Cover selection for the WWE 2K franchise is a highly coveted honor, with past cover Superstars including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Stone Cold Steve Austin, current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and, most recently, current WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

All Star Wrestling announced the card of their June 23rd event in Cloverdale, British Columbia features a singles match of Chris Masters versus Tom Lawlor.

Major League Wrestling announced the card of their July 19th event in Long Island City, New York features a tag team match of Teddy Hart & Davey Boy Smith Jr. versus ACH & Rich Swann.

AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined announced the card of their June 23rd event in Merrionette Park, Illinois features an AAW Heavyweight Championship match of David Starr versus champion ACH.