Various: Hacksaw Jim Duggan Has Prostate Cancer, Saturday’s NJPW Strong Card, Indies

WWE

Oct 29, 2021

“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan Announces Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

WWE Hall of Famer and legendary former wrestler “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan announced on Instagram that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be undergoing surgery today to deal with his latest health issue.

“Hi folks. You know Debra and I, we always share the good times with you, but today we got to share some bad times. I’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and I’m having my surgery tomorrow. Actually, it’s been going on for a couple of months now and Debra and I have been living with it and getting ready. But reality is here and I’m going down to Charleston tomorrow to have my cancer surgery.
So folks, I know you’ve been thinking and praying for me about it this last surgery. Please think of me this Friday as I go get my cancer surgery down in Charleston. Debra will keep everybody updated, but I want to take a break from social media. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. We’ll see you down the road with the grace of God and the skill of the doctors. Love you”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

Full Card for Saturday’s Episode of NJPW Strong

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full card for this Saturday’s Autumn Attack Night 4 themed episode of NJPW Strong, which airs on New Japan World starting at 8PM EST.

Rocky Romero & Fred Rosser vs. Team Filthy (Danny Limelight & JR Kratos)
Lio Rush vs. Taiji Ishimori
Team Filthy (Royce Isaacs & “Filthy” Tom Lawlor) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki)

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Tommy Dreamer reportedly recently returned to his co-host duties for Busted Open Radio, according to WrestlingInc.com. It was reported that Dreamer made his return on Wednesday and was his first appearance since being pulled off the show following the fallout of his controversial comments from the September 16th “Plane Ride From Hell” episode of Dark Side of the Ring.

Game Changer Wrestling announced that Bandido will be making appearances for the company at their So High event on December 3 in Houston, their So Alive event on December 4 in Dallas, Texas, and their Blood on the Hills event on December 17 in Los Angeles, California.

Ring of Honor recently announced that due to technical-related issues at their parent company Sinclair, this week’s episode of ROH TV will be an encore spotlight episode focusing on Jay Lethal. These issues may or may not be related to a ransomware attack suffered by Sinclair earlier this month.

Former WWE talent Ricardo Rodriguez, real name Jesus Rodriguez, reportedly was seen backstage at AEW’s Dynamite show this past Wednesday in Boston, Massachusetts, according to PWInsider. Mike Johnson reported that Rodriguez worked as a guest commentator for AEW’s Spanish announcing team during the show.

The National Wrestling Alliance reportedly recently hired former wrestler Madusa to a backstage agent/producer role in the company, according to PWInsider.

The NWA announced two new matches for the card of their Hard Times 2 event on December 4th in Atlanta, Georgia:

NWA World Women’s Championship – Melina vs. Kamille (c)
NWA World Television Championship – Cyon vs. Tyrus (c)

Major League Wrestling recently announced two new matches for the card of their War Chamber 2021 event on November 6th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

5-on-5 War Chamber match – Alex Hammerstone, EJ Nduka, Richard Holliday, & two mystery partners vs. CONTRA UNIT (Jacob Fatu, Mads Krugger, Josef Samael, Ikuro Kwon, & mystery CONTRA Foot Soldier)
Opera Cup 2021 tournament Semi-Finals match – TJP vs. Calvin Tankman