Various: Bryan Danielson on Talk with NJPW Over Wanting to Work in G1 Climax, Maria Kanellis to Undergo Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy Surgery, Indies

Jul 31, 2024

Bryan Danielson Comments on Talk with NJPW’s Gedo Over Wanting to Work in This Year’s G1 Climax

Sports Illustrated held a recent interview with Bryan Danielson. One of the topics discussed included Danielson revealing that he had a talk with New Japan Pro Wrestling’s head booker Gedo this past winter over his interest in wanting to work in this year’s G1 Climax tournament and the reason why it did not happen in the end.

“Over the winter, I told Gedo, the booker in New Japan, ‘I would love to do the G1 this year!’ I’d just wrestled Zack Sabre in Japan [in February]. I was so excited. It all happened in the heat of the moment. I would like to think it would be possible. I don’t limit possibilities in my mind. But it seems unlikely.
My neck isn’t doing real great right now. So there’s my health. But even if Tony [Khan] freed me up for the entire summer and said, ‘Go do the G1,’ I wouldn’t want to leave my wife and kids for that long. I don’t think my wife would think it was good for my health, either. I’ve always wanted to do the G1. I don’t know if that’s going to be in the cards for me, and that’s OK.”

Maria Kanellis Scheduled to Undergo Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy Surgery

As noted before, Maria Kanellis announced earlier this month that a mass was recently discovered on her adrenal gland and she will be having a meeting with a surgeon on July 30th to officially determine if this mass is cancerous or not.

Kanellis provided an update on Tuesday on Twitter stating that she will be undergoing surgery for retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy due to the results from her medical test was borderline on her mass being potentially cancerous.

I went to my doctor’s appointment today at Rush. The next steps are blood work and a possible 24 hour urine test. From there I will be scheduling surgery for most likely some time in September. The mass I have is borderline what they get concerned about and biopsy is not an…
— MariaKanellisBennett (@MariaLKanellis) July 30, 2024

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Marigold announced that Sareee suffered a fractures right wrist injury at their Summer Gold Shine 2024 event on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. It was also announced that Sareee currently expects to return from her injury in time for her match at their August 19th show in Tokyo.

The National Wrestling Alliance announced that they have recently signed Kylie Paige and Daisy Kill to exclusive contracts with the company.

The NWA also recently announced that “HollyHood” Haley J and Kayla Rossi are the first set of official competitors for this year’s Burke Invitational Gauntlet match at their NWA 76 event on August 31st in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Memphis Wrestling recently announced that Jordynne Grace and Jonathan Gresham will be making an appearance for the company at their August 4th in Memphis, Wrestling.

Former Florida Championship Wrestling and WWE wrestler Aaron Reed recently revealed on Twitter that he was among the cast for the recently released Deadpool & Wolverine film. Reed portrayed the role of Juggernaut in the film.

As noted before, Leyla Hirsch suffered a potential arm and shoulder injury at this past Friday’s Death Before Dishonor 2024 event for Ring of Honor in Arlington, Texas. Hirsch recently provided an update on Twitter stating that she is feeling banged up and bruised but did not suffer a serious injury at the event. Hirsch stated “Banged up, bruised and battered but still riding that high. First ever female Texas death match and I’d say we didn’t just raise the bar, we set it! Time to give us the respect that we deserve.“

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced four new matches for the card of their Sky Is The Limit event on August 13th in Tokyo, Japan:

GCW World Championship – Manders vs. Mance Warner (c)
Maki Itoh vs. The Great Sasuke
Joey Janela vs. Marcus Mathers
Rina Yamashita & Masha Slamovich vs. Alex Zayne & Gringo Loco

GCW also recently announced one new match for the card of their Now And Forever event on August 2nd in Cleveland, Ohio:

Nick Gage vs. Matt Hardy

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre recently announced the full card for their Super Viernes event on August 2nd at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico:

AEW American Championship – Templario vs. MJF (c)
CMLL Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship – El Valiente vs. Esfinge (c)
PAC & Rocky Romero vs. Volador Jr. & Mascara Dorada
Trios match – Hechicero, Magnus, & Rugido vs. Euforia, Soberano Jr, & Averno
Trios match – Dulce Gardenia, Rey Cometa, & Espiritu Negro vs. Disturbio, El Cholo, & Apocalipsis
Infarto & Retro vs. Xelhua & Hunter

Major League Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Summer of the Beasts event on August 29th in New York City, New York: