Various: Howard Finkel Health Status, NJPW G1 Climax 2018 Night 5, Indies

Howard Finkel Currently Suffering From Serious Health Issues

Legendary WWE ring announcer Howard Finkel is reported to be currently suffering from serious health issues, according to Jerry Lawler.

In this week’s episode of the Dinner with the King podcast, Lawler said that he has heard news that Finkel is currently in really bad shape health-wise and might have recently suffered a stroke.

Full Card for NJPW G1 Climax 2018 Night 5

Here is the current card for Night 5 of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s on-going G1 Climax tournament, which takes place this Friday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This event will air live on New Japan World starting at 5:30AM ET. For those without a subscription, NJPW announced Friday’s event will be free to watch on their World service as part of a “G1 Fan Appreciation Day” promotion.

Full Card for Night 5:
* Shota Umino & Toa Henare versus Taka Michinoku & Zack Sabre Jr.
* Jado & Toru Yano versus Yujiro Takahashi & Kota Ibushi.
* David Finlay & Juice Robinson versus SANADA & Tetsuya Naito.
* Chase Owens & Kenny Omega versus Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga.
* Yoh & Hirooki Goto versus Sho & Tomohiro Ishii.
* G1 Climax 28 A Block – Michael Elgin (2-0) versus Jay White (2-0).
* G1 Climax 28 A Block – YOSHI-HASHI (0-2) versus Minoru Suzuki (0-2).
* G1 Climax 28 A Block – Togi Makabe (2-0) versus EVIL (1-1).
* G1 Climax 28 A Block – Hiroshi Tanahashi (1-1) versus Bad Luck Fale (1-1).
* G1 Climax 28 A Block – Kazuchika Okada (0-2) versus Hangman Page (1-1).

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Quick B Block match results from Night 4 of NJPW’s G1 Climax 2018 tournament: SANADA (1-1) defeated Tama Tonga (1-1), Zack Sabre Jr. (1-1) defeated Toru Yano (0-2), Kota Ibushi (2-0) defeated Juice Robinson (0-2), Tetsuya Naito (1-1) defeated Tomohiro Ishii (1-1), and Kenny Omega (2-0) defeated Hirooki Goto (1-1).

ROH announced former Mae Young Classic competitor Ayesha Raymond will be making her official debut for the company at their August 19th Honor Re-United event in London, England.

Pro Wrestling: EVE announced the card of their Global Women Strike event in London, England on September 27th features a No Time Limit singles match of Meiko Satomura versus Toni Storm.

Over The Top Wrestling announced Matt Riddle has been pulled from their WrestleRama events on August 18th and 19th due to scheduling issues. Juice Robinson was announced to be Riddle’s replacement for both upcoming events.