Various: Leon Slater on Working with The Hardys in TNA, Rob Van Dam & Brock Anderson Reportedly Suffered Injuries at MLW Battle Riot VII Event, Indies/Misc.

Apr 8, 2025

Leon Slater Comments on Working with The Hardys in TNA Being “Not Many 20 Year Olds Get To Work With Their Heroes”

A recent episode of the Hitting The Turnbuckle podcast, Leon Slater gave his thoughts about his current partnership with The Hardys in TNA Wrestling and if he still pinches himself about getting to work with them,

“Yes, absolutely. Every time, not even like when we do stuff on TV, every time I see them walk in the building, I’m pinching myself. I go, oh my God, that’s Matt and Jeff Hardy. Especially for a kid like me where Matt and Jeff were my guys growing up. I think it’s it’s very clear the Hardy influence in everything that i do, whether that’s my gear, whether that’s my my my finishing move, right? Like everything, you can see the the Hardy influence um in my work. So not only to get the opportunity to to tag with them once, but to get to continue to work with them and kind of build that relationship with them, not only as as performers but as people as well, and just get to know Matt and Jeff and for Matt and Jeff to get to know me, it really is a dream scenario, man. Again, not many 20 year olds get to work with their heroes. So I’m everything that we’ve been talking about. I’m just so, so grateful for all of these opportunities that I’m getting. It really is a dream come true just to be around Matt and Jeff and pick their brains on what they think of my stuff and what they think of stuff that’s going on in the world of wrestling.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Rob Van Dam & Brock Anderson Reportedly Suffered Injuries at MLW Battle Riot VII Event

Rob Van Dam and Brock Anderson reportedly suffered injuries at this past Saturday’s Battle Riot VII event for Major League Wrestling in Long Beach, California, according to PWInsider.

Mike Johnson reported that RVD and Anderson both suffered injuries during the 40-Man Battle Riot match at the event.

In regards to RVD, Johnson reported that those spoken to stated that RVD had rolled his ankle during the match and was feeling banged up after the match. RVD reportedly was feeling better by this past Sunday.

In regards to Anderson, Johnson reported that Anderson had suffered a legitimate head injury following a rough bump into the steel steps by Matthew Justice during the match. Anderson reportedly was sent to the hospital’s emergency room and needed eight stitches to close the wound on his head. One person spoken to stated that Anderson’s “toughness should not be understated as he didn’t complain or sell how much pain he was in” despite him bleeding a ton after the spot.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Deadline reported that TNA Wrestling’s parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment recently sold their independent film company Gravitas Entertainment to SHOUT Studio. It was reported that a number of employees have recently been laid off at Gravitas Entertainment prior to its purchase to SHOUT. It was also reported that SHOUT officials currently plan to run the studio as a separate entity instead of assimilating it into their company.

As noted before, former wrestler Tammy Sytch was sentenced to over 17 years in prison in November of 2024 following her being convicted of the charges against her over a fatal car accident involving Sytch in March of 2022. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that judge Mary G. Jolley, Circuit Judge for Volusia County in Florida, issued a ruling on April 3rd ordering Sytch to pay $5 million to the estate of Julian Lasseter for the civil lawsuit against her.

Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling announced that they recently signed an agreement deal with Epic Pro Wrestling to officially merge their companies into a new company called WorldWide Wrestling.

Joey Janela recently announced that former WCW wrestler Juventud Guerrera will be a guest DJ for his Joey Janela’s Spring Break 9 After Party event on April 18th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Joey Janela also recently announced one new match and one new updated match for the card of Game Changer Wrestling’s Joey Janela’s Spring Break 9 event on April 18th in Las Vegas:

GCW Tag Team Championship – Alec Price & mystery partner vs. Violence is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) (c)
No Ropes Barbed Wire match – Joey Janela vs. Sabu

ASE Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their ASE Wrestling: Vegas event on April 17th in Las Vegas, Nevada: