Various: CMLL Announces Participants for Grand Prix 2023, Sadie Gibbs on In-Ring Return Plans, Indies

CMLL Announces Full List of Participants & Teams for Grand Prix 2023 Tournament

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre recently announced the full list of participants and teams for this year’s Grand Prix tournament, which takes place on August 18th in Mexico City, Mexico.

Team World:

• Hiromu Takahashi
• KUSHIDA
• Samuray del Sol
• Rocky Romero
• TJP
• Adrian Quest
• Francisco Akira
• Baliyan Akki

Team Mexico:

• Mistico
• Volador Jr.
• Mascara Dorada 2.0
• Templario
• Ultimo Guerrrero
• Angel de Oro
• Dragon Rojo Jr.
• Averno

🌎 EQUIPO EXTRANJERO #GrandPrixCMLL 2023:
🇵🇭 TJP
🇺🇸 Adrian Quest
🇮🇹 Francesco Akira
🇮🇳 Baliyan Akki

📍Arena México
🗓️ Viernes 18 de agosto ’23
🕣 8:30 p.m.

🎟️ Boletos en taquillas y en Ticketmaster:https://t.co/pj1t7dC2jC pic.twitter.com/Pz7j39DHE1

— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) July 26, 2023

🇲🇽 EQUIPO MEXICANO #GrandPrixCMLL 2023:
✨ Último Guerrero
✨ Ángel de Oro
✨ Dragón Rojo Jr.
✨ Averno

📍Arena México
🗓️ Viernes 18 de agosto ’23
🕣 8:30 p.m.

🎟️ Boletos en taquillas y en Ticketmaster:https://t.co/pj1t7dC2jC pic.twitter.com/ryLrhS4f1z

— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) July 26, 2023

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Sadie Gibbs Comments on Her Upcoming Return to Wrestling

As noted before, former AEW talent Sadie Gibbs announced this past June that she will be coming out of retirement and making her return to wrestling within the near future.

WrestleZone held a recent interview with Gibbs. One of the topics discussed included Gibbs’ thoughts on if she currently has a timetable set for her return to wrestling.

“At the moment, I’ve got one match lined up, which is November, and that’s in Germany. So yeah, I was their DWA Champ for a while,” Gibbs said. “I’m not sure, we’ve got one person in mind who it’s gonna be with, and she’s also from Germany, and she’s a very good wrestler. I’ve watched her a long time. We’ll see if anything comes clear because that’s a long way off, but like I said, it’s getting the gear made. Once that’s all in my hands, it will all feel real.”

Gibbs also gave her thoughts on being hopeful to make her return to wrestling by this August to mid-September and have her first match since her retirement by this October.

“Definitely, from the end of August. Mid-September to August. I am hoping to have all my gear and everything. It’s a lot to get done and a lot to do. [I] definitely want to be in the ring by October.”

Transcript h/t: WrestleZone.com

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Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

A24 Films announced on Twitter that their upcoming The Iron Claw film based on the Von Erich Family will be released in theaters on December 22nd.

Major League Wrestling recently announced that Tiara James is the next official draft pick selection for this year’s MLW Open Draft.

Former National Wrestling Alliance and Jim Crockett Promotions wrestler Tommy Seigler, real name Thomas Edward Seigler Jr., passed away this past Tuesday at the age of 84. Seigler’s wrestling career spanned from 1963 to 1978 and had won multiple championships including the NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship, the NWA Macon Tag Team Championship, and the NWA Florida Television Championship. Seigler’s career was cut short following a lower back injury he suffered during a match against The Iron Sheik in December of 1977 that resulted in him rupturing three discs in his lower back.

Current NWA Women’s World Champion Kamille recently revealed on Twitter that she will be portraying the role of June Byers in the upcoming Queen of the Ring film based on the life and legacy of wrestling legend Mildred Burke.

As noted before, Lio Rush suffered a shoulder injury at an event for MCW Pro Wrestling this past weekend. Game Changer Wrestling announced that due to Rush’s injury, they have pulled him from their upcoming My Name Is event on August 4th in Detroit, Michigan. It was also announced that Blake Christian will be replacing Rush for his scheduled match against “Speedball” Mike Bailey at the event.

In regards to Rush’s injury, Haus of Wrestling’s Nick Hausman reported that his sources stated that Rush is currently expected to be out of action for at least one month and his injury was stated to not be “serious.” No other details regarding Rush’s injury was given.

Impact Wrestling recently announced that Samuray Del Sol, former Kalisto in WWE, will be making his official debut for the company at their Chicago Heat themed Impact tapings on July 28-29 in Chicago, Illinois.

Impact also recently announced a new match for the card of their co-promoted Impact x NJPW Multiverse United 2 event on August 20th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

• Impact World Championship – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Alex Shelley (c)

Impact also recently announced two new matches for the card of their Emergence 2023 event on August 27th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

• Impact Knockouts World Championship – Deonna Purrazzo vs. Trinity (c)
• Time Machine (KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley, & Chris Sabin) & Josh Alexander vs. Bully Ray, Moose, Brian Myers, & Lio Rush

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced a new match for the card of their All Star Junior Festival USA 2023 event on August 19th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

• Philly Cheesesteak Cup Ladder match: Hiromu Takahashi & Rocky Romero vs. Master Wato & Blake Christian vs. DOUKI & Low Rider

Ring of Honor recently announced a new match for the card of their August 3rd episode of ROH TV:

• ROH Pure Championship – Josh Woods vs. Katsuyori Shibata (c)

The National Wrestling Alliance recently announced one updated match for the card of their NWA 75 Night 2 event on August 27th in St. Louis, Missouri:

• If Tyrus Loses He Will Retire, NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Bullrope match – EC3 vs. Tyrus (c)