Various: Converse Releasing WWE Themed Sneakers, G1 Climax Night 16 Results, Indies

Converse and Foot Locker Releasing Limited Edition WWE Sneakers This Weekend

WWE announced that they have partnered with shoe manufacturer Converse and retailer Foot Locker on the release of limited edition WWE themed sneakers as part of the SummerSlam festivities this weekend.

Sneakers based on Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels will officially go on sale this Friday at Foot Locker’s flagship store in New York City, their store at Yonge Street in Toronto, and at their Canadian website FootLocker.ca.

Limited edition custom @Converse kicks inspired by @BretHart, @BeckyLynchWWE, @TrueKofi, and @ShawnMichaels will be available EXCLUSIVELY at @footlocker's flagship store and https://t.co/rP5QY814sS THIS FRIDAY! https://t.co/nXSsaNKTyG

— WWE (@WWE) August 7, 2019

All I can say is WOW! Limited edition @converse Hitman shoes available this Friday August 9 online & in Toronto at the @footlockercanada 247 Yonge St. location. @alexanderjohndesign #summerslam pic.twitter.com/anAiUIADb2

— Bret Hart (@BretHart) August 6, 2019

NJPW G1 Climax 2019 tournament Night 16 Results and Night 17 Card

NJPW G1 Climax 2019 tournament Night 16 quick match results:

• G1 Climax 2019 match – Yano defeated Taichi via countount (5:04)
• G1 Climax 2019 match – Tetsuya Naito defeated Jeff Cobb via pinfall (12:47)
• G1 Climax 2019 match – Hirooki Goto defeated Jon Moxley via pinfall (8:38)
• G1 Climax 2019 match – Jay White defeated Juice Robinson via submission (23:01)
• G1 Climax 2019 match – Shingo Takagi defeated Tomohiro Ishii via pinfall (22:41)

Here is the partial card for NJPW G1 Climax 2019 tournament Night 17, which takes place this Saturday at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Night 17 airs live on New Japan World starting at 5:00AM EST.

• G1 Climax 2019 match – EVIL vs. Lance Archer
• G1 Climax 2019 match – SANADA vs. Bad Luck Fale
• G1 Climax 2019 match – KENTA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• G1 Climax 2019 match – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Will Ospreay
• G1 Climax 2019 match – Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Impact Wrestling announced that they will be partnering with World Class Revolution for two events in Oklahoma next month. The first event is called Operation: Override, takes place on September 13th in Lawton, and will air live on Impact’s official Twitch channel. The second event is called Victory Road, takes place on September 14th in Enid, and will air live on IMPACT Plus.

Spike Chunsoft announced that the next DLC pack for their Fire Pro Wrestling World video game will feature officially licensed playable characters from Japanese promotion Stardom. The DLC pack is currently scheduled to be released on August 21st for PS4 and PC.

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Rocky Romero, Clark Connors, Jonathan Gresham, and Soberano Jr. are the next official entrants for their Super J-Cup 2019 tournament, which takes place from August 22-25 in the United States.

Revolution Pro Wrestling announced a new match for the card of their Summer Sizzler 2019 event on August 30th in London, England:
– Will Ospreay vs. David Starr