Various: Johnny Gargano on Leaving WWE, Anthony Bowens Suffered Knee Injury, Indies

WWE

Mar 30, 2022

Johnny Gargano Comments on His Decision to Leave WWE

A recent episode of The Sessions with Renee Paquette podcast had Johnny Gargano as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Gargano’s reasons why he decided to leave WWE.

“I felt like I was in a good place. I had felt this way for a while to where I felt like I accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish in NXT.
It is kind of a scary thing to have a new baby on the way and decide I’m going to turn down this new contract that’s a good contract, a safe contract that you’re going to get money every single week coming in, to kind of go off and do your own thing …
I kind of made my mind up a year in advance that this would be my last.
I wasn’t leaving to go to any particular place. I kind of just felt like I needed to go because I felt like if you watch a TV show or if you watch anything in general, if you see the same character – obviously, I changed character, I turned heel, I did funny stuff, I did things like that here and there – but if you see the same person on TV for five years, six years, it gets stale. I believe that being off TV and being away makes people miss you and I think people need to have a chance to miss you.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

Anthony Bowens Currently Dealing with Knee Injury

AEW talent Anthony Bowens reportedly recently suffered a knee injury, according to AEW CEO Tony Khan.

The announcement was made by Khan during a recent interview with the Busted Open Radio podcast. Khan stated that while currently there is no timetable for Bowens’ return, he is hopeful that Bowens will be able to make his return within the near future.

“I really like Anthony a great deal. He’s been injured. We don’t think it’s anything too long-term, but the truth is, he was supposed to be back by now and that’s jammed me up the last couple weeks in planning. He’s been out almost a month and they originally thought it was going to be two weeks. It’s been a few weeks I’ve been looking forward to bringing him back. He’s recovering from what is hopefully a short-term knee injury.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

AEW launched a new AEW Games-related series called “All Elite Arcade” earlier today on their official Twitch channel.

Reality of Wrestling recently announced that they have postponed their Texas Showdown event on April 1st, their Sherri Martel Classic event on April 2nd, and their Texas Legends event on April 3rd in Irving, Texas due to “unforeseen circumstances” issues. The company announced that they are currently offering refunds for all tickets purchased for these events and will announce a new date for these events when possible.

Impact Wrestling recently announced that Blake Christian will be replacing Willie Mack for his scheduled X-Division Championship Ultimate X match at their upcoming Multiverse of Matches event on April 1st in Dallas, Texas.

Joey Janela announced that Buff Bagwell will be making an appearance for Game Changer Wrestling’s Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6 event on April 1st in Dallas, Texas. It was announced that Bagwell will be competing in the Clusterf*ck Battle Royal match at the event.

GCW recently announced a new match for the card of their Too Deep event on April 30th in Atlantic City, New Jersey:

Chris Dickinson vs. Biff Busick

Major League Wrestling recently announced two new matches for the card of their Azteca Underground event on April 1st in Dallas, Texas:

Davey Richards vs. Danny Limelight
No Holds Barred match – Alex Hammerstone vs. Cesar Duran

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their NJPW Strong themed Lonestar Shootout event on April 1st in Dallas, Texas:

Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown & BATEMAN) vs. Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Hikuleo)

WrestleCon recently announced a new match and a match lineup change for the card of their Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2022 event on March 31st in Dallas:

Dirty Dishes match – John Morrison vs. Taya Valkyrie
Six-Man Tag Team match – Ace Austin, Josh Alexander, & Black Taurus vs. Michael Oku, Rey Horus, & Laredo Kid

Lucha Libre AAA recently announced a new match for the card of their Triplemania XXX: Tijuana event on June 18th in Tijuana, Mexico:

The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Dragon Lee & Dralistico