New Japan Tour Announced for This October
WWE announced that they will be holding a new tour of Japan this October.
It was announced that this upcoming new two-show tour will be taking place on October 17-18 in Tokyo, Japan.
It was also announced that tickets for this upcoming new tour will officially go on sale starting on August 30th.
WWE announces return to Japan this October
July 29, 2025 – WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, today announced a return to Japan this October for back-to-back nights at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18. These will mark the only WWE events taking place in Japan in 2025.
Fans attending WWE SuperShow Japan will see their favorite WWE Superstars in action including World Heavyweight Champion Gunther, Jey Uso, Rhea Ripley, World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor & JD McDonagh, The New Day, as well as IYO SKY, AJ Styles and many more*.
Tickets and Superstar Meet & Greet packages will go on sale starting Saturday, August 30 at 10am local via https://l-tike.com/sports/wwe2025/. For more information visit www.wwe.com/events.
Fans across Japan can watch WWE’s flagship programming broadcast exclusively on ABEMA platforms. This includes Raw and SmackDown both broadcast free-to-air in a primetime slot in Japan every week with Japanese commentary immediately following first broadcast in the U.S. NXT is also available to watch on-demand via ABEMA Video, with all WWE Premium Live Events available to view exclusively live on ABEMA.
*Talent subject to change
Bianca Belair Explains How She Broke Her Finger at WrestleMania 41
As noted before, Bianca Belair has been out of action for WWE since this past April’s WrestleMania 41 Night 2 event due to a broken finger injury.
A recent episode of the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast featured Belair as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Belair giving her thoughts about how she had suffered her broken finger injury during her Triple Threat match against Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY for the WWE Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 41.
“So it was when we were doing the triple German (suplex) spot, when IYO (SKY) was on the top rope, and then it was Rhea (Ripley), then it was me and I came and German’d both of them off and my hand got stuck underneath Rhea. Also, I went to the wrong side of Rhea, but my hand, I thought she was gonna go further over me, but we kind of just collapsed together so, when my hand went back, it got stuck under her, and she literally crashed on my hand, and I knew immediately; immediately I knew it was broken because usually in a match, something happens and you don’t feel it until after the match, your adrenaline wears off and you’re like, ‘Ow, my finger.’ But I thought I broke all of my fingers. So the ref, you can see the ref if you watch back, the ref comes to me, he’s like, ‘Are you okay?’ And I’m like, ‘I just broke all of my fingers’ and you just see me rolling around on the ground and it took Rhea to snap me out of the moment because I was just rolling around on the ground and she’s like, ‘Bianca, Bianca!’ I’m like, ‘What!?’ Oh, we have to finish this match… Honestly, after she snapped me back into it, I didn’t feel it at all for the rest of the match. I didn’t feel it until I got to the back, and I was like, ‘Oh, I broke my finger,’ and I didn’t think it was that serious.”
Transcript h/t: Fightful.com
AAA Announcer Roberto Figueroa Reveals Pete Dunne Has Been Working As Producer For AAA
Aldo Farais held a recent interview with Lucha Libre AAA announcer Roberto Figueroa. One of the topics discussed included Figueroa’s thoughts about the concerns about AAA possibly losing its ‘Mexican essence’ under WWE’s ownership and revealed that Pete Dunne has been workings as a producer for the company.
“Rather, I ask everyone when they tell me that: What essence is AAA going to lose? Mexican essence? Well, AAA always had an gringo essence. The Council (CMLL) are the ones that maintain the Mexican essence; AAA was always a product looking for the gringo public. That was the difference, with Mexican wrestling but with their stories, their productions, their rivalries, their management of social networks, their brands, their collaborations, it was always the Mexican WWE. Enconces, what essence are you going to lose? They are going to follow the presentations. Last time I heard a comment of, ‘Can you imagine (if) Disney would have bought Chavo del 8?’ What would Disney have done with the Chavo del 8? What they built with ‘Coco,’ they (Disney) are not the owners of the Day of the Dead and everyone when they talk about the Day of the Dead is looking for ‘Coco,’ if I can explain myself? That’s what WWE is looking to do with AAA. It’s going to take it to another level for everyone to know. Norman Smiley have been in the locker room. Jeremy Borash, whom you and I have met, was in The Crash, was in Monterrey, friend of Konnan, and is Director of WWE in Latin America. Pete Dunne has been in the dressing rooms as a producer. When we are recording this before Juan de la Barrera (the 7/25 AAA tapings), several foreigners arrived, the show is in junction with Supershow of Mexico City, but everyone has kept the essence but has perfected it.”
Transcript h/t: Fightful.com
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