“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan Comments on Home Intruder Incident
As noted before, WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan was the victim of a home intrusion incident earlier this month.
Duggan recently issued an official statement on Instagram thanking the Kershaw County police for their quick response and everyone for their support shown to his family over the incident.
Mandy Rose Made Over $500,000 From FanTime Following Her WWE Release
As noted before, WWE released Mandy Rose this past Wednesday over issues related to adult themed content she had been posting on her FanTime account.
In an official statement to TMZ Sports, Rose’s agent Malki Kawa stated that Rose has made around $500,000 in subscriber fees on her FanTime account since her release from WWE. Kawa also stated that she currently believes that Rose will have earned $1 million on the service by this Christmas.
Misc. Wrestling News & Notes
Former TNA/Impact Wrestling executive Craig Jenkins announced on Twitter that Mike Tenay and himself recently had a video chat with Don West that was setup by West’s wife Terri. Tenay responded on Twitter appreciating the gift of being able to chat with his old colleague and friend.
During a recent talk show held by New Japan Pro Wrestling, KUSHIDA stated that his goals for his career in 2023 is to wrestle more often in the United States for both NJPW and other promotions.
AXS TV announced that they will be airing replays of matches from NJPW’s upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 17 event starting on January 12, 2023 as part of the next season of their weekly NJPW show on their network. It was also announced that this will cover five weeks worth of episodes for the series.
Dragongate announced that U-T recently suffered a ruptured MCL injury at their event this past Monday in Chiba, Japan and will be out of action for the foreseeable future as a result. (English translation via PostWrestling.com)
Westside Xtreme Wrestling recently announced that Metehan is the next official entrant for their 16 Carat Gold 2023 tournament, which takes place on March 10-12, 2023 in Oberhausen, Germany.
Wrestling Revolver recently announced that Wheeler Yuta will be making his official debut for the company at their A Night at the Moxbury event on February 2, 2023 in Dayton, Ohio. It was also announced that Jonathan Gresham and KUSHIDA will be making their official debuts for the company at their Drip event on March 4, 2023 in Clive, Iowa.
Wrestling Revolver also recently announced three new matches for the card of their A Night at the Moxbury event on February 2, 2023 in Dayton:
- Revolver World Tag Team Championship match – Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. “DadSCOUT” Dan the Dad & Manscout (c)
- No DQ Trios match – The Rascalz (Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz, & Myron Reed) vs. Second Gear Crew (1 Called Manders, Mance Warner, & Matthew Justice)
- Revolver World Championship match – “Whole Lotta Dude” Crash Jaxon vs. Steve Maclin (c)
Major League Wrestling recently announced two new matches for the card of their Blood & Thunder 2023 event on January 7, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- Billie Starkz vs. Kayla Kassidy
- MLW Women’s World Featherweight Championship – Zoey Skye vs. Taya Valkyrie (c)
Game Changer Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their Save Me on January 7, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois:
- GCW Extreme Championship – Tony Deppen vs. Joey Janela (c)
Pro Wrestling NOAH recently announced a new match for the card of their Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro Wrestling Last love Hold Out event on February 21, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan:
- NOSAWA Rongai & Mazada vs. Gedo & Taiji Ishimori
AZM vs. Mayu Iwatani for IWGP Women’s Title Set for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
WWE: Three Iron Survivor Qualifier Matches Set for 11/19 NXT Show, Bronson Reed Confirmed as 5th Man of The Bloodline WarGames Team, Backstage Reaction Over Netflix’s Tyson vs. Paul Streaming Issues
WWE Announces Newest Class of Performance Center Signees Including Lance Anoa’i, Elijah Holyfield, & Zaria
