Various: Super ShowDown Battle Royal Plans, Best of Super Jrs Night 14 Results, Indies

WWE Considering Plans for NXT Talent to Appear at Super ShowDown

WWE reportedly is currently considering plans for several wrestlers from their NXT brand to appear at this Friday’s Super ShowDown event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to PWInsider.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that WWE officials are considering plans for NXT talent to help fill in the spots needed for the 50-Man Battle Royal match and that Matt Riddle’s name was among those being discussed as potential competitors from the NXT brand.

NJPW Best of the Super Jrs 2019 Night 14 Results

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2019 tournament Night 14 quick match results:

• Best of the Super Juniors 2019 match – BUSHI defeated Ren Narita via pinfall (9:08)
• Best of the Super Juniors 2019 match – Bandido defeated Rocky Romero via pinfall (11:30)
• Best of the Super Juniors 2019 match – YOH defeated Robbie Eagles via pinfall (11:45)
• Best of the Super Juniors 2019 match – El Phantasmo defeated DOUKI via pinfall (13:13)
• Best of the Super Juniors 2019 match – Will Ospreay defeated Ryusuke Taguchi via pinfall (22:18)

As the winner of B Block, Will Ospreay will be facing off against Shingo Takagi, winner of A Block, in the finals of this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament on June 5th in Tokyo, Japan.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

NJPW announced that Taiji Ishimori suffered a right shoulder injury during his match against Shingo Takagi at last Friday’s Best of the Super Juniors event in Ehime, Japan. Ishimori was pulled from the card of yesterday’s show and his current status for the final event of this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament on June 5th is currently not known.

AT&T reportedly will no longer be carrying The Pursuit Channel for their U-verse cable service going forward, according to the Wrestling Observer. The Pursuit Channel is the current cable network home of Impact Wrestling.

Major League Wrestling announced that they will be holding their first ever event in the Dallas area on September 7th. This event is called War Chamber and takes place at the NYTEX Sports Center in North Richland Hills, Texas.

Kenny Omega reportedly is currently considering ideas for several talent from Japan’s DDT Pro-Wrestling to make appearances for All Elite Wrestling in the future, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Meltzer reported that Omega is currently interested in Antonio Honda and Konosuke Takeshita as potential talent for future AEW shows.