Various: Stardom Announces Two Events for WrestleMania 41 Weekend in Las Vegas, James Drake Suffered Knee Injury, Indies/Misc.

Feb 25, 2025

Stardom Announces Two Events for WrestleMania 41 Weekend in Las Vegas

Stardom recently announced that they will be holding two new events this April in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It was announced that they will be holding their American Dream 2025 in Sin City event on April 17th at the Veil Pavilion at Silverton Casino Lodge in Las Vegas.

It was also announced that they will be holding their American Dream 2025 in Neon City event on April 18th at The MEET in Las Vegas.

It was also announced that tickets for their Neon City event is currently on sale while tickets for their Sin City event will officially go on sale starting today.

🇺🇸#STARDOM Las Vegas 2days Show!!

🌟Day 1 April 17th 12PM
"STARDOM American Dream 2025 in Sin City"
Veil Pavilion at Silverton Casino Lodge
Tickets will go on sale Tues Feb 25th at 3pm Pacific Time!
Ticket details are available at tickets.https://t.co/2H4C5Flb6m

🌟Day 2 April… pic.twitter.com/aXzHQLvMrb
— We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) February 24, 2025

James Drake Suffered Knee Injury

Grizzled Young Veterans’ James Drake announced on Twitter that he had suffered a knee injury last weekend and is currently out of action.

Drake suffered the injury during his tag team match during his tag team match with Zack Gibson against Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) at Deadlock Pro Wrestling’s No Pressure 2025 event on February 16th in Chicago, Illinois.

This sucks.
After 20 years, an injury was bound to happen.
Sorry for everyone in attendance, I'll make it up to you. I promise. pic.twitter.com/dgDgnewVnv
— 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞 (@JamesDrakePro) February 24, 2025

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Former wrestler Eric Priest, real name Mike Boehne, passed away this past Saturday at the age of 50. Priest’s passing was first announced by Slam Wrestling who reported that Priest was the victim of a fatal motorcycle accident. Priest’s wrestling career spanned from 2000 to 2020 and was most known for his work as an enhancement talent in WWE, Ring of Honor, and TNA Wrestling. Priest was also known for his work in the Midwest and Chicago indies scene including AAW: Professional Wrestling. Priest’s notable wrestling achievements and accolades included him being a one time AAW Heritage Champion.

VICE TV recently released a trailer hyping up this Wednesday’s episode of their Dark Side of the Cage series based on Ronda Rousey titled “The Disappearance of Ronda Rousey.” The official synopsis for the episode stated “Ronda Rousey is an MMA trailblazer, the UFC’s first female star and at one point the highest-paid fighter of all time, male or female; her sudden departure from the sport raises questions.”

Former WWE wrestler Ezekiel Jackson recently announced on Twitter that he will be making his return to wrestling for Fortitude Wrestling Entertainment at their March 15th event in North Carolina. Jackson is currently scheduled to face off against Fodder and Sylvian in a Three-way match for the FWE Heavyweight Championship. This will be Jackson’s first match since 2015.

PROGRESS Wrestling announced that Pro Wrestling NOAH talent Jack Morris is the first official competitor for this year’s Super Strong Style 16 tournament on May 4-5 in London, England.

WrestleCon announced that “Timeless” Toni Storm and former WWE talent Sonya Deville will be making an appearance for the company at their WrestleCon Las Vegas convention on April 18-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Doc Gallows, former Luke Gallows in WWE, recently announced on Twitter that he and his wife will opening a new clinic called Hankinson Chiropractic & Wellness on March 3rd in Locust Grove, Georgia. Gallows stated “1 week from today, Monday 3/3 @bg39760138 & I are officially opening Hankinson Chiropractic & Wellness at 501A Stanley K Tanger Blvd in Locust Grove, GA!! Offering chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue modalities & more. See you next week! #adjustmesoftly“

In a recent interview with Tribune Live, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle gave his thoughts about a film currently in production based on his life and revealed some of the filming will be taking place in Pittsburgh. Angle stated “The directors are Eshom and Ian Nelms, who have put together a lot of really good movies and worked with actors like Mel Gibson and Orlando Bloom. (The Nelms brothers) used to wrestle in high school and college, so they understand my sport. We’re raising money right now and are doing pretty good with it. We almost have the script done, and we’re going to put the cast together. I never thought they would do a life story about me. When they approached me, I was surprised but intrigued. It’s been a lot of fun working on it and helping them by sharing my life story.“

Prestige Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Nothing To Lose event on April 17th in Las Vegas, Nevada: