Various: Toni Storm on Her Injury, Bret Hart on His AEW Appearance Being One-Time Only, Indies

Toni Storm Comments on the Status of Her Shoulder Injury

Sportskeeda held a recent interview with Toni Storm and one of the topics discussed included the current status of her shoulder injury and her upcoming NXT UK Women’s Championship match at NXT TakeOver: Cardiff this Saturday.

“Well basically, I’m travelling a lot, I’m working a lot, I’m doing a lot of shows. Obviously, I’m going to be okay for TakeOver. I just had to cancel a few bookings to prevent injury because sometimes you just get to a point and after ten years my body starts to, kind of, fail me a little bit.

But yeah, I did have a little bit of an issue with my shoulder and I just needed to take a break because there’s so much at stake. I’m going into the biggest match of my career so far. My biggest title defence since being champion. So I just have to actually take care of myself for a few weeks leading into this. I can’t take any risks at the moment because what we do to our bodies can be so dangerous so I’m basically just getting myself in proper condition because there’s so much at stake.”

Bret Hart Comments on His Appearance at AEW’s Double or Nothing Event Being a One-Time Deal

A recent episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show had Bret Hart as the guest and one of the topics discussed included his appearance at All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing event being a “one-time thing.”

“It was convenient the first time. I’m a big fan of the promotion, and I like a lot of the wrestlers that are there, and I think it’s good for the industry if there’s another wrestling company besides WWE. At the same time, it was a one-time thing, mostly because I was in the area. But I do have a lot of fondness for what they’re trying to do, and I support them. I hope they become a real big wrestling company in the next year.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

El Hijo del Vikingo reportedly suffered a torn MCL injury at an event for Lucha Libre AAA this past Saturday, according to the Wrestling Observer. Dave Meltzer reported that El Hijo del Vikingo is currently expected to be out of action for at least six weeks and will not appear at AAA’s Invading NY event at Madison Square Garden on September 15th.

Ring of Honor announced that they will be holding a number one contender’s tournament from September 27th to October 12th to determine the official challenger for the ROH World Championship at Final Battle 2019 pay-per-view event on December 13th in Baltimore, Maryland.

Major League Wrestling announced three new matches for the card of their War Chamber event on September 7th in North Richland Hills, Texas:
– Timothy Thatcher vs. Douglas James
– Lucha de Parejas match – LA Park & El Hijo de LA vs. Séptimo Dragón & Magnus
– Bunkhouse match – Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Havoc

PROGRESS Wrestling announced two new matches for the card of their Still Chasing event on September 15th in London, England:
– Progress World Women’s Championship – Meiko Satomura vs. Jordynne Grace (c)
– Progress Tag Team Championship – Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) (c)