AAA Announces Full Card for Triplemania XXX: Tijuana
Lucha Libre AAA recently announced the fill card for their Triplemania XXX: Tijuana event, which takes place on June 18th at the Caliente Stadium in Tijuana, Mexico.
- The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Dragon Lee & Dralistico
- Ruleta de la Muerte Tournament Semi-Final match – Psycho Clown vs. Villano IV
- Women’s Steel Cage match Finals, Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match – TBA vs. TBA
- Ruleta de la Muerte Tournament Semi-Final match – Blue Demon Jr. vs. Pentagon Jr.
- AAA World Cruisereight Championship & Latin American Championship 5-Way match – Hijo del Vikingo vs. Fenix vs. Bandido vs. Laredo Kid (Cruiser Champion) vs. Taurus (Latin American Champion)
- Copa Triplemania XXX match – 13 TBA competitors
- Women’s Elimination Cage match – Lady Shani vs. La Hiedra vs. Chik Tormenta vs. Reina Dorada vs. Sexy Star II vs. Flammer vs. Lady Maravilla vs. TBA
⚠️ Atención ⚠️
— Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) May 5, 2022
Te presentamos el Cartel OFICIAL de #TriplemaníaXXX Cap. II en Tijuana.
📆 18 de Junio.
⌚ 7 PM (Tiempo del Pacífico).
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Full Card for Saturday’s Episode of NJPW Strong
New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full card for this Saturday’s Lonestar Shootout Night 1 themed episode of NJPW Strong, which airs on New Japan World starting at 8PM EST.
- Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown & Bateman) vs. Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Hikuleo)
- Blake Christian vs JONAH
- Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin, & The DKC vs. Team Filthy (JR Kratos, Royce Isaacs, & “Filthy” Tom Lawlor)
NJPW originally announced that this week’s episode would be a 2-hour special featuring matches from their recent NJPW Strong Lonestar Shootout and Mutiny events. The company recently announced that those plans were changed due to unspecified issues and that this week’s show will be one hour in length and only feature matches from their Lonestar Shootout event instead.
KC Navarro & Max Caster File New Trademarks
KC Navarro and Max Caster recently filed several new trademarks to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A trademark for “KC Navarro” was filed by MLW talent KC Navarro on April 27th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes.
A trademark for “The Ace of America” was filed by Max Caster on April 28th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes.
Misc. Wrestling News & Notes
This past Tuesday’s episode of Mayans M.C. on FX featured CM Punk making an appearance on the show. Punk played the role of a military veteran character named Paul who is friend of Gilly. During a recent interview with Gamespot, Mayans M.C. series creator Elgin James revealed that they created Punk’s Paul character with the idea of having him be a recurring character in the series.
All Japan Pro Wrestling held their Champion Carnival 2022 Finals this past Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan which featured Yuma Aoyagi defeating Jake Lee to be crowned the winner of this year’s Champion Carnival tournament.
Indie promotion Pro Wrestling Revolver and wrestling merchandise retailer Masked Republic reportedly are currently in the process of obtaining work visas for Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dragon Gate talent in the United States, according to Sports Illustrated. Justin Barrasso reported that PWR and Masked Republic filed applications for work visas for 37 Japanese wrestlers with the goal to have them be able to work at PWR events later this year.
Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that they will be holding an event on July 1st in St. Louis, Missouri.
GCW also recently announced that Marko Stunt will be making an appearance for the company at their You Wouldn’t Understand event on June 18th in New York City, New York.
New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that their upcoming Capital Collision event on May 14th in Washington, DC will be airing live on FITE TV in the United States. It was also announced that they are promising “significant improvements” in the quality of the stream for the upcoming event compared to last month’s Windy City Riot event.
NJPW also recently announced three new matches for the card of their NJPW Strong themed Collision in Philadelphia 2022 event on May 15th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- Will Ospreay vs. Homicide
- Jeff Cobb vs. Willie Mack
- United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Aaron Henare, & Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)) vs. TMDK (JONAH, Shane Haste, & Mickey Nicholls) & Bad Dude Tito
Major League Wrestling recently announced two new matches for the card of their Kings of Colosseum 2022 event on May 13th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- The Thrilla in Phila match – Alex Kane vs. mystery opponent
- MLW Middleweight Championship Three-way match – Arez vs. KC Navarro vs. Myron Reed (c)
Impact Wrestling announced a new match for the card of their Under Siege 2022 event this Saturday in Newport, Kentucky:
- Impact X Division Championship – Trey Miguel vs. Ace Austin (c)
The National Wrestling Alliance recently announced a new match for the card of their Alwayz Ready event on June 11th in Knoxville, Tennessee:
- NWA World Television Championship – Mims vs. Tyrus (c)