Various: Rich Swann Reportedly Departed from TNA, Guests of Honor Announced for GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII, Dark Side of the Rings Ratings for 4/1, Indies/Misc.

Rich Swann Reportedly Departed from TNA

As noted before, Rich Swann has been absent from TNA Wrestling since this past August due to him being suspended following his arrest for disorderly public intoxication this past June in Florida.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Swann is no longer with TNA and is currently a free agent.

It was reported that Swann’s contract with TNA had expired at the end of 2024 and while he had another option year left on his two-year extension deal, TNA officials decided to not pick it up.

Despite his free agent status, Swann reportedly was in attendance at TNA’s recent Impact! tapings in Orlando, Florida.

While Swann had not returned to TNA due to his suspension, Swann made his return to wrestling this past October for Pro Wrestling Revolver and has been working in the indies since then.

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Guests of Honor Announced for GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII

Josh Barnett recently announced on Twitter that combat sports icons Tank Abbott, Don Frye, Dan Severn, Butterbean, and Mark Kerr will be the official guests of honor for Game Changer Wrestling’s Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII event on April 17th at the Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bloodsport XIII announcement – The Combat Icons will be guests of honor at Josh Barnett's: XIII!

-Tank Abbott
-Don Frye
-The "Beast" Dan Severn
-Butterbean
-The "Smashing Machine" Mark Kerr

They are also doing meet and greets at Wrestlecon Friday and Saturday as well! pic.twitter.com/LgJKT41Zqn

— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) April 12, 2025

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Dark Side of the Rings Ratings – April 1st

The April 1st episode of Dark Side of the Ring drew 104,000 viewers on VICE TV.

The key demographic rating for that week’s show is currently not known.

That week’s episode episode focused on Ludvig Borga.

The viewership and ratings for the season six premiere episode on March 25th is currently not known.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling recently announced that Jonathan Gresham will be making his official debut appearance for the company at their Northern Rising event on May 10th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

MLP also recently announced that Michael Allen Richard Clark is the next official competitor for the 20-Man Gauntlet match at their Northern Rising event on May 10th in Toronto.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Beyond Wrestling officials recently informed talent that if they pull out late of their upcoming Wrestling Open #172 event on April 17th in Worcester, Massachusetts for extras work for AEW then they will not be brought back to the promotion.

New Japan Pro Wrestling reportedly drew a paid attendance of 1,490 for their April 4th Sakura Junior Genesis event in Tokyo and 6,640 (7,000 total) for their April 5th Sakura Genesis 2025 event in Tokyo, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Dave Meltzer reported that NJPW’s attendance for this year’s Sakura Genesis event was the largest since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Templario recently reached the milestone of 700 days as the current CMLL World Middleweight Champion as of this past Friday.

Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre reportedly drew an attendance of around 11,000 for their Super Viernes event at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Stardom reportedly drew a paid attendance of 1,008 for their April 6th Dream In Anjo ~ Tam Nakano Triumphant Return event in Tokyo and 507 for their April 10th event in Osaka, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Pro Wrestling NOAH reportedly drew a paid attendance of 722 for their April 6th Sunny Voyage 2025 event in Osaka, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

All Japan Pro Wrestling reportedly drew a paid attendance of 1,105 for their April 9th Champion Carnival 2025 event in Tokyo, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.