Various: AKIRA Announces Departure from MLW, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto for IWGP World Title Set for NJPW Tanahashi Jam, Elayna Black “Kills Off” Cora Jade Character in New Post-WWE Career Video

AKIRA Announces Departure from MLW

AKIRA announced on Twitter that his contract with Major League Wrestling officially expired on Monday and he has departed from the company.

“Officially a Free Agent.

Thanks for the Memories, MLW.

Open availability. USA return in July.

Regular rules. Tag. Hardcore.

I’m a pro wrestler.

Japanese King of the Deathmatch like Cactus Jack.

Only one of me.

Booking: theakiraway@gmail.com

Please share.”

Officially a Free Agent.

Thanks for the Memories, MLW.

Open availability. USA return in July.

Regular rules. Tag. Hardcore.

I’m a pro wrestler.

Japanese King of the Deathmatch like Cactus Jack.

Only one of me.

Booking: theakiraway@gmail.com

Please share. pic.twitter.com/DZJ2kErwEp

— PSYCHO SAMURAI (@theakiraway) June 16, 2025

Prior to his announcement, AKIRA had been with MLW since January of 2023.

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Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto for IWGP World Title Announced for NJPW Tanahashi Jam

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Tanahashi Jam event, which takes place on June 29th at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.

This new match announced was an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match of Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto (c).

Current card for NJPW Tanahashi Jam:

• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto (c)
• NJPW World Television Championship – mystery opponent vs. El Phantasmo (c)
• NEVER Openweight Championship – Yuji Nagata vs. Boltin Oleg (c)
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
• Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shota Umino, & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Hiromu Takahashi & LEONA
• Katsuya Murashima vs. Daiki Odashima

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Elayna Black “Kills Off” Cora Jade Character in New Post-WWE Career Video

Elayna Black recently released a new video featuring a longer version of her original video announcing her return to the indies following her release from WWE this past May. This video featured Black “killing off” her Cora Jade character for her return to the indies.

“I know you can hear it. The noise. Noise that drowns out their cheers and admiration. It comes when things are supposed to be full and vibrant.

That noise has always been me. So let’s make one thing clear. This was never your story. It was always mine. You stood there and smiled for them and aimed to earn their love with that surface level mean girl bullshit. When all along I was the one who carried you. I was that brute force that you could always call on from within. Well, we tried it your way, didn’t we? And look what happened.

So look, you disappointed your fans, your heroes. But worst of all, you disappointed a little girl who dreamt that she could take over the universe. You sacrificed your body for them, and now I will use this vessel for us, or her. The cards have been drawn. The veil has been lifted and a dead weight cut. So sweet dreams, my dear Cora. I’ll take it from here.

Welcome to the era of Elayna.”

Dear Cora
📽️@kylecogan pic.twitter.com/hCAptLZFWD

— Elayna Black (@ElaynaBlack) June 15, 2025

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com