Punishment Martinez signed with WWE back in 2018. Over the past few months, he has been wrestling mostly dark matches at TV tapings and at NXT live events. It turns out that Punishment Martinez is being rebranded in NXT. In an interview with the Sports Business Journal, it was revealed that he will now be known as ‘Damien Priest’. Here is an excerpt from the article about his new character: “Sometimes the ideas involve just…
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reports that The Undertaker recently signed a new WWE deal that will stop him from taking outside bookings to appear at conventions and other shows without the blessing of WWE. Taker agreeing to appear at the Double or Nothing weekend for the Starrcast fan interaction event led to a new deal with a significant dollar sum that according to Meltzer, it was impossible to…
WITH NOTHING TO play for over the next couple of weeks, Ulster have already found themselves in dead-rubber territory as they head to the unfamiliar confines of the Principality Stadium to take on Dragons tonight (3pm). The game has been switched from the Gwent region’s usual home of Rodney Parade as it undergoes re-surfacing to the national stadium in Cardiff, and it will prove a grand stage for a game that, externally, has no bearing…
1. Six-Man Tag Team Match Toa Henare, Yuji Nagata, and Satoshi Kojima defeated Yuya Uemura, Yota Tsuji, and Shota Umino 2. Six-Man Tag Team Match Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Minoru Suzuki) defeated Ren Narita, Tiger Mask IV, Jushin Thunder Liger 3. Six-Man Tag Team Match Suzuki-Gun (TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, and Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Tomoaki Honma and CHAOS (Rocky Romero and YOSHI-HASHI) 4. Eight-Man Tag Team Match Juice Robinson, Togi Makabe, and CHAOS…
Popular special effects and makeup artist Tom Savini revealed on Twitter that his team created the new Bray Wyatt mask that was revealed with Wyatt’s dark secret on last night’s “Firefly Fun House” segment during WWE RAW from London. Savini wrote, “Yowie Wowie! new mask for @wwe superstar @WWEBrayWyatt created by my team. Horror legend Savini and his team have created several pieces for WWE Superstars in the past – Rowan’s 2017 mask, Harper’s masks…
Filed to GERWECK.NET: Two weeks away from the Two Man Power Trip’s HUGE TMPT Con 3 in Richmond, VA they welcome in a member of the legendary Midnight Express tag team, “Sweet” Stan Lane. Stan Lane will be appearing at the TMPT Con 3 extravaganza on May 18th alongside Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton and Jim Cornette as part of a very special 35th Anniversary celebration of The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette. Tickets for this…
Brian Cage has been pulled from this weekend’s Impact Wrestling TV tapings due to the back injury he suffered at Rebellion this past Sunday. He is at home resting and may miss future tapings after this weekend. He was not at the taping on Monday in Toronto either. Cage said on Monday that he was told by a doctor that there was some bruising, severe inflammation and possibly a minor fracture in his back. There…
According to multiple online reports, Percy Watson has quit NXT of his own volition because he decided to pursue acting and leave professional wrestling to do it.
LEINSTER ASSISTANT COACH Felipe Contepomi has backed James Lowe to bounce back following criticism of his performances for Ireland in the Six Nations. The 28-year-old has come in for scrutiny for defensive errors, including a missed tackle against Scotland yesterday. While Contepomi believes Lowe’s main strengths are in attack rather than defence, his viewpoint is that the Leinster wing is still getting used to a different defensive system with Ireland. “From what I can see…
Updated Mar 21st 2021, 9:42 AM WARREN GATLAND WILL have been impressed with what he saw from a host of Irish players yesterday as they dominated England to finish their Six Nations on a major high. There were superb performances throughout Andy Farrell’s team in the 32-18 victory, with some players continuing the excellent form they have delivered across the course of this championship. “Warren came in during the week and watched our training session…