Various: Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows WWE Update, WWE Poll, New Japan Cup, Indies

Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows WWE Status Update

As noted before, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows reportedly will be leaving WWE once their current contracts expire this September. PWInsider reported that Anderson and Gallows had recently rejected new “multi-million dollar” offers from WWE to remain in the company for the foreseeable future.

In an update to Anderson and Gallows’ WWE status, PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that the contracts offered by WWE were for five years in length and included a sizeable pay raise pushing the total monetary amount into the multi-million dollar range.


WWE Poll Asks Fans Which Match Should be Held for RAW Women’s Title at WrestleMania 35

WWE.com is currently holding a poll asking fans if the RAW Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania 35 should remain as a Triple Threat. The choices available are “Yes! Let Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch get their moment of retribution”, “No! Keep it as is: Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair”, and “No! Stick to the original match: Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch!”

At the time of this report, “No! Keep it as is: Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair” leads with 70% of the fan vote, followed by “Yes! Let Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch get their moment of retribution” at 25% of the vote.


NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 Tournament Night 2 Results & Night 3 Card

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 tournament Night 2 quick match results:

  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – Lance Archer defeated Henare via pinfall (11:11)
  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – Mikey Nicholls defeated Hikuleo via pinfall (8:57)
  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – Will Ospreay defeated Bad Luck Fale via pinfall (11:31)
  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – Kazuchika Okada defeated Michael Elgin via pinfall (24:06)

Here is the partial card for Night 3 of NJPW’s New Japan Cup 2019 tournament, which takes place this Sunday at the Baycom Gymnasium in Hyogo, Japan. Night 3 will air live on New Japan World starting at 2:00AM ET.

  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shota Umino
  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • New Japan Cup 2019 First Round match – Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

ROH announced that they will be holding a pre-show starting at 6:30PM for their April 6th G1 Supercard event in New York City, New York. It was also announced that this pre-show will feature a Honor Rumble battle royal match.

Fight Forever Wrestling announced a new match for the card of their March 29th event in Birmingham, England:
PAC (Neville in WWE) vs. El Phantasmo

Joey Janela announced three new matches for the cards of GCW’s Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3 events in Jersey City, New Jersey:
– Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3 Part One (April 5) – Taka Michinoku vs. Orange Cassidy
– Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3 Part One (April 5) – Nick Gage vs. Shinjiro Otani
– Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3 Part Two (April 6) – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz)