Various: Luke Menzies (Ridge Holland) Announces He’s Cleared for In-Ring Return From Lisfranc Injury, Full Card for Stardom American Dream 2026, Indies/Misc.

Apr 14, 2026

Luke Menzies (Ridge Holland) Announces He’s Cleared for In-Ring Return From Lisfranc Injury

As noted before, former WWE talent Ridge Holland, real name Luke Menzies, has been out of action from wrestling since this past September due to a lisfranc injury.

Menzies provided an update on Monday on Twitter stating that he was recently medically cleared by his doctor for an in-ring return.

“I am writing regarding my patient, a 37-year-old professional wrestler who underwent a C5-7 cervical disc replacement (CDR) performed by Dr. Qureshi at Hospital for Special Surgery on November 24, 2025.
He has progressed very well post-operatively, with an excellent clinical recovery. His follow-up imaging demonstrates appropriate positioning and function of the implants without complication. At this time, he has returned to his baseline level of function and physical capacity.
Given his recovery, he is medically cleared to return to professional wrestling activities as well as contact sports.
PATIENT IS ABLE TO RETURN TO FULL CONTACT ACTIVITY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS IN REGARDS TO HIS LEFT FOOT.

Here we go Mr Menzies🙌🔥 #return #cleared #prowrestling #prowrestler #bionicyorkshireman #lukemenzies pic.twitter.com/HEZLR6rlfY
— Luke Menzies (@LDMenzies) April 13, 2026

Full Card for Stardom American Dream 2026

Stardom recently announced the full card for their American Dream 2026 event, which takes place on April 17th at the Slam Fest at Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Current card for Stardom American Dream 2026:

NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship – Saya Iida vs. Alex Windsor (c)
Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, & AMZ vs. Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) & Kris Statlander
Maika, Mina Shirakawa, & HANAKO vs. Rina Yamashita, Hazuki, & Suzu Suzuki
Aya Sakura & Natsupoi vs. Brittnie Brooks & Saki
Hazuki & Fuwa-chan vs. Rina Yamashita & Suzu Suzuki
Athena vs. Rina

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

AAW Pro announced that they will now be holding their events in the future at the new location of Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, Illinois. This new venue will be replacing their former longtime host venue Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois after the venue lost their license to hold wrestling events following the fake fan stabbing incident at this past March’s event for Ruthless Pro Wrestling.

Major League Wrestling recently announced that this year’s Fightland event will be taking place on September 12th in Charleston, South Carolina.

Epic Games recently announced that they will be releasing a new playable WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin character for sale for their Fortnite game on April 16th.

This past Sunday’s Epic Encounters 2026 event for Revolution Pro Wrestling in Cardiff, Wales featured former TNA talent Dani Luna making a surprise appearance. During the show, Alexxis Falcon and Skye Smitson attacked Amira leading to Luna running out to save Amira and laid out Falcon and Smitson.

This past Saturday’s The Last Stand Rumble 2026 event for Reality of Wrestling in Texas City, Texas featured WWE NXT talent Niko Vance defeating Danny Limelight to become the new ROW Champion.

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that Krule has been pulled from their upcoming MDK Fight Club Vegas event on April 16th in Las Vegas, Nevada. No official reason was given for Krule’s removal but it has been speculated to be due to the fake fan stabbing incident involving Krule and several other indies wrestlers at this past March’s event for Ruthless Pro Wrestling that caused the Berwyn Eagles Club to lose their license to hold wrestling events.

GCW also recently announced that they have pulled John Wayne Murdoch from their upcoming MDK Fight Club Vegas event on April 16th in Las Vegas due to him currently dealing with an illness. It was announced that Otis Cogar will be replacing Murdoch for his scheduled unsanctioned match against Toby Klein at the event.

GCW also recently announced one new match for the card of their Gringo Loco’s The WRLD on Lucha event on April 17th in Las Vegas, Nevada: