Various: Renee Paquette on WWE Non-Compete Status, NJPW Super Jr Tag League Night 1 Results, Indies

WWE

Aug 7, 2021

Renee Paquette Comments on Status of Her WWE Non-Compete Clause & AEW Interest

A recent episode of the WrestlingInc Daily podcast had Renee Paquette, former Renee Young in WWE, as the guest. Some of the topics discussed included the current status of her WWE non-compete clause, remaining involved with wrestling, and her interest in possibly joining AEW in the near future.

On the topic of the current status of her WWE non-compete clause, Paquette stated:

“My non-compete with WWE is nearly up … I still have a good standing relationship with WWE. There’s no ill-will or bad blood or anything like that.”

On the topic of her remaining involved with wrestling, Paquette stated:

“I don’t ever want to separate myself from professional wrestling. I know that’s where my fanbase comes from; I know that’s essentially going to always be my bread and butter — and I love that,” Paquette stated. “I love professional wrestling, so I’m not looking to ‘get away’ from it by any stretch.”

On the topic of her interest in possibly joining AEW in the near future, Paquette stated:

“Looking at AEW, I think there are endless opportunities of other things I could be doing over there, if that was to be something that came up down the line. I’ve honestly not put much thought into it.”

Transcript h/t: 411Mania.com

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2021 Night 1 Results, Night 2 Card, Standings

August 7, 2021
Tokyo, Japan – Korakuen Hall

NJPW Super Junior Tag League Night 1 Quick Match Results:

Super Juniors Tag League 2021 match – Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask defeated Gedo & Dick Togo via Ron Miller Special (pinfall 11:56)
Super Juniors Tag League 2021 match – El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato via Samsung Clutch (pinfall 13:52)
Super Juniors Tag League 2021 match – Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo defeated Roppongi 3K via Bloody Cross (pinfall 15:56)

Here is the partial card for Night 2 of NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League 2021 tournament, which takes place this Sunday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Night 2 airs live on New Japan World starting at 5:30AM EST.

Super Juniors Tag League 2021 match – El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Gedo & Dick Togo
Super Juniors Tag League 2021 match – Roppongi 3K vs. Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask
Super Juniors Tag League 2021 match – Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato

Following Saturday’s Summer Struggle 2021 event, here are the updated standings for NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League 2021 tournament:

Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask – 2 points (1-0)
El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru – 2 points (1-0)
Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo – 2 points (1-0)
Gedo & Dick Togo – 0 points (0-1)
Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato – 0 points (0-1)
Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH) – 0 points (0-1)

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that they will be holding an event called Emo Fight on September 23rd in New York City, New York.

Major League Wrestling announced that they have moved their November 6th MLW Fusion television tapings from its originally scheduled location of Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois to its new location of 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No official reason was given for the change in venue but the company is currently accepting refunds for those who purchased tickets for the tapings in Cicero.

A GoFundMe fundrasier was recently launched to help financially support the family of the late Bobby Eaton for his funeral costs. Wrestling-based clothing company COLLARxELBOW is currently selling a special Bobby Eaton Memorial t-shirt with all proceeds going directly to Eaton’s family.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Jay White, David Finlay, and Juice Robinson are currently not expected to be competing in this year’s G1 Climax tournament for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Meltzer reported that the reason is due to both scheduling issues with NJPW’s Strong television tapings for the months of September and October in the United States and quarantine-related travel issues for the coronavirus pandemic in Japan. All three are among the talents currently advertised to be appearing at the upcoming tapings for Strong in the U.S.

This past Wednesday’s episode of Ring of Honor’s Women’s Division Wednesday featured a surprise appearance by former TNA/Impact Wrestling President Dixie Carter. At the start of the show, Carter gave a message wishing good luck to all competing in ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament.

ROH recently added four new matches to the card of their Glory By Honor 2021 events on August 20-21 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

August 20th, Glory By Honor 2021 Night 1 – Six-Way Mayhem match – Mike Bennett vs. PJ Black vs. Danhausen vs. Demonic Flamita vs. Dak Draper vs. Eli Isom
August 20th, Glory By Honor Night 1 – The Allure (Angelina Love & Mandy Leon) vs. Vita VonStarr & mystery partner
August 20th, Glory By Honor Night 1 – Silas Young vs. Rey Horus
August 21st, Glory By Honor Night 2 – Rok-C & Miranda Alize vs. Chelsea Green & Willow Nightingale