Various: Tommy Dreamer Underwent Skin Cancer Surgery, Tony Khan on ROH Not Getting TV Deal for TNT, Indies

Tony Dreamer Comments on Undergoing Surgery for Skin Cancer

As noted before, Tommy Dreamer has been on a break from Impact Wrestling and his wrestling career since this past April due to mental health-related issues over the passing of his mother.

In a recent episode of the House of Hardcore podcast, host Tommy Dreamer revealed that was recent diagnosed with skin cancer for the third time in his life and had recently underwent surgery to remove the cancerous cells.

“I know you’re all looking at [my head] and saying, ‘What the hell is so shiny on your head? Are you going to town? Are you having barbed wire matches? No. Guess what? Ladies and gentlemen, I had skin cancer. That’s right. Being a guido all these years has caught up to me. This is the third time I’ve had skin cancer. Of course, it’s on my head, but I’m not a pretty boy. I am hardcore. It’s scary when they tell you you have cancer. It’s the best form of cancer, but you have to get it removed. For this, they’re able to cut it out. It’s called Moles surgery. I’ve had it before. I’ve had it here on my chest, I’ve had it on my head, and now I have a bigger one on my head. What you’re looking at is the grossness of 42 stitches. I had 23 outside and 19 inside. You don’t feel it when they’re cutting you. The weirdness of it is they have to cauterize your stuff, so you can smell your skin burning. Then the part that I didn’t like, you can hear the scalpel cutting open your head. The worst part is, you can hear them putting in the stitches, and it’s a long task to get that many stitches, but it’s in your head. They can numb it, you’re not feeling it. But you can hear it. You can hear it going into your skin and the tightening of the thread. It’s gross.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Tony Khan Comments on If ROH Was Ever Considered for Saturday Nights on TNT

Post Wrestling and Wrestlenomics held a recent interview with AEW CEO and Ring of Honor owner Tony Khan. One of the topics discussed included Khan’s thoughts on if there were ever any considerations for ROH to get a television deal for Saturday nights on TNT.

“Not for TNT. I think the idea of two more hours of AEW is very appealing. What it meant was that AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation would be coming to an end, at least for now, and they were great shows, and they’ve been huge to the development of AEW. So many great wrestlers, from a developmental perspective, got their start in AEW on Dark or Elevation, and it includes a lot of people who have been champions and are a major part of the show now on a weekly basis. I think in the future, Ring of Honor is gonna be really important to the development of AEW, and thankfully we are able to devote thousands of matches across hundreds of episodes of Dark and Elevation to really fostering a young roster, building people up, and now I think we have a great outlet also in a sister company in Ring of Honor and also our partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling, and other great partnerships, other companies we’ve worked with to create possibly excursions or other great experiences for our wrestlers to get experience overseas or domestically.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

In a press conference held by Pro Wrestling NOAH on Tuesday in Japan, Naomichi Marufuji announced that he will be holding an event in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his wrestling debut called True Flight ~ Naomichi Marufuji Debut 25th Anniversary Tournament on September 17th at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

NOAH announced that Takashi Sugiura recently suffered an injury and as a result, they have pulled him from their upcoming events on June 22nd in Tokyo and June 24th in Tokoshima, Japan.

All Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that Yuma Anzai will be out of action for the company for at least until July 2nd due to him suffering a torn triceps injury at their Dynamite Series 2023 event this past Saturday in Ota, Japan. Anzai recently provided an update on Twitter stating that he is currently hopeful of being able to return prior to July 8th. (English translation via PostWrestling.com)

The National Wrestling Alliance recently announced that they will be holding a charity wrestling event called HP Cares For Cooper on July 8th in Highland Park, Illinois. It was announced that proceeds generated from this event will go towards helping financially support the medical costs of Cooper Roberts, who was among those injured at a mass shooting attack in Highland Park in 2022.

Prestige Wrestling recently announced that BREEZE, former Tyler Breeze in WWE, will be making an appearance for the company at their The Respect Issue event on September 24th in Los Angeles, California.

Premier Streaming Network recently announced that they will be awarding famous wrestling historian Bill Apter with their inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award as part of their The Wrestling Showcase 2023 event on September 9th in Metuchen, New Jersey.

Mickie James filed a trademark for “Mickie James Masterclass” on June 15th for wrestling and educational-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Impact Wrestling recently announced four new matches for the card of their Summer Sizzle Impact tapings on June 23-24 in Atlanta, Georgia:

• June 23rd, Summer Sizzle Night 1 – Jonathan Gresham vs. Angels
• June 24th, Summer Sizzle Night 2 – Trinity vs. Jai Vidal
• June 24th, Summer Sizzle Night 2 – “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Kevin Knight
• June 24th, Summer Sizzle Night 2 – Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Nick Aldis & Lio Rush

Wrestling Open recently announced a new match for the card of their June 22nd event in Worcester, Massachusetts:

• Anthony Greene vs. Richard Holliday