Various: More NXT Talent Name Changes, Hidden Gems, G1 Climax Night 5 Results

WWE

Jul 18, 2019

Several More Wrestlers Given NXT Name Changes

Several more wrestlers in WWE’s NXT brand were recently given name changes by the company, according to Fightful.

The name changes were first discovered on WWE’s Performance Center website roster page and involve the following talent:

Rachael Evers is now using her real name, Rachael Ellering.
Brennan Williams is now called Dio Maddin.
Dan Matha is now called Dorian Mak.
MJ Jenkins is now called Monique Jenkins.
Malcolm Bivens (Stokely Hathaway in indies) is now called Courtenay Moore.
Robert Strauss (Robbie E in Impact) is now called Robert Stone.
Nick Comoroto is now called Nick Ogarelli.
Scott Parker and Shane Matthews, tag team 3.0, are now called Jeffrey Parker and Matthew Menard-Lee.

WWE Network Hidden Gems Addition

This week’s addition to WWE Network’s Hidden Gems series is ECW themed, featuring two classic videos and a television episode.

The first gem is the first volume of The Best of ECW 1992, which was originally released on July 14, 1992 on home video.

07/14/1992 – The Best of ECW 1992 Volume 1

Witness ECW get its start in a sports bar in Philadelphia before becoming one of the most influential wrestling organizations of all time.

The second gem is the second volume of The Best of ECW 1992, which was originally released on October 24, 1992 on home video.

10/24/1992 – The Best of ECW 1992 Volume 2

Ivan Koloff, Sal Bellomo, The Sandman and more set the tone for the mayhem that would occur over the next decade in ECW.

The third and final gem is the entire November 28, 1992 pilot episode of ECW TV featuring The Sandman, The Super Destroyers, and King Kahlua.

11/28/1992 – ECW TV Pilot

The Sandman, The Super Destroyers and King Kahlua compete in this ECW television pilot from the fall of 1992.

NJPW G1 Climax 2019 Night 5 Results & Night 6 Card

NJPW G1 Climax 2019 tournament Night 5 quick match results:

G1 Climax 2019 match – KENTA defeated Lance Archer via submission (11:59)
G1 Climax 2019 match – EVIL defeated SANADA via pinfall (18:13)
G1 Climax 2019 match – Kazuchika Okada defeated Bad Luck Fale via pinfall (10:15)
G1 Climax 2019 match – Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Zack Sabre Jr. via pinfall (13:15)
G1 Climax 2019 match – Kota Ibushi defeated Will Ospreay via pinfall (27:16)

Here is the partial card for NJPW G1 Climax 2019 tournament Night 6, which takes place this Friday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Night 6 airs live on New Japan World starting at 5:30AM EST.