Various: Konosuke Takeshita to Make CMLL Debut at 2/28 Event, Isla Dawn on Future of Her Wrestling Career Post-WWE Release, Maria Kanellis on Current Plans for Her Wrestling Career Future

Konosuke Takeshita’s CMLL Debut Appearance Announced for Feb. 28th Event

As noted before, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre announced earlier this week that Konosuke Takeshita will be making his official debut appearance “soon” for the company.

CMLL provided an update on Friday announcing that Takeshita will be making his official debut at their Super Viernes show on February 28th at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.

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El súper estrella de AEW, NJPW y DDT, Konosuke Takeshita llegará a la Arena México el próximo Viernes 28 de Febrero.

🎟️ https://t.co/Z05YidOLnS pic.twitter.com/WuhOOoHj4Q

— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) February 22, 2025

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Isla Dawn Comments on Future of Her Wrestling Career Post-WWE Release

As noted before, Isla Dawn was released from WWE earlier this month as part of a new batch of talent releases.

Dawn released a new video on Friday on Twitter giving her thoughts about her release from WWE and the future of her wrestling career.

“One of the sad facts of life is that you won’t hear all the good things that people have to say about you until you’re gone. Everyone bottles up their emotions only to pour them over your lifeless frame when it is just… a little too late. ‘Oh my god, I’m gonna miss her! Oh my god, she… was a champion. She was a star! She did not deserve this!’”

Did I deserve this? No. But I did need it. I was bleeding out and this was the pressure in the gauze. I was crashing. This is the thing that revived me. My heart stopped on the table but someone down there sent me back up knowing that it wasn’t quite my time. The white witch is gone. The unholy enchantress buried in the grave. Two-time tag team champion, ashes in an urn. But don’t grieve for me. Isla Dawn’s not dead yet.”

RIP 🥀 pic.twitter.com/R2nEXrnwRm

— Isla Dawn (@islawwe) February 22, 2025

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

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Maria Kanellis Comments on Her Plans for Future of Her Wrestling Career

As noted before, Maria Kanellis’ contract with AEW and Ring of Honor expired at the end of this past January and she is currently a free agent.

Kanellis recently launched a new podcast show called Adult Conversations with her husband and AEW/ROH talent Mike Bennett as the co-host. One of the topics discussed included Kanellis’ thoughts about her current plans for the future of her wrestling career.

“As my contract was coming up, I was very much like, I went back and forth. I’m like, ‘Okay, what do I want to be next? Where do I want to go? Do I want to do this? Do I want to try and fight for this company or go this way?’ At the end of the day, I kind of took a step back and was like, ‘You know what, I don’t think I want that right now.’ I want to be a mom. I want that to be enough, but I also want to find fulfillment in other things that I’m super passionate about. If the right opportunity comes around and there is an opportunity, whether it be a couple of months of doing something in wrestling or to help out somewhere or do a camp or that kind of stuff, I’m not going to say no, but at the same time, it’s just not where I want to be. The Rumble happened. Would it be cool to go and do the Rumble? Yes, but at the same time, I was kind of like, ‘Don’t call me. Don’t call me. Don’t call me.’ I was doing this back and forth of, ‘Okay, do I want to jump back in there?’ I don’t know.

I kind of want to figure that out before I jump back into something. I want to figure out these other things that I’m super passionate about. Do I want to continue being a florist and creating these amazing vases for people. What else would I want to do? I still love doing photoshoots and styling photoshoots. Do I want to move more in a stylist direction? It’s this thing of, I’m trying to give myself time and space to think about what I want. So many times I think about, ‘Okay, contract is up, I have to sign another contract.’ It’s this panic. I’ve done it so many times and I just don’t know if that’s what I want right now. Anything could change. I feel like I’m making peace with it now. There was a while when I wasn’t making peace with it. There was a while when I was angry. Very very angry.”

Kanellis also stated that some of her anger stemmed from the health issues she was dealing with at the time.

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com