Various: MJF Challenges Averno for CMLL Light Heavyweight Title, Jazz Signed Deal to Remain in TNA in Backstage Producer Role, Hiroshi Tanahashi on His Ideal Scenario For Retirement Match At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

MJF Challenges Averno for CMLL Light Heavyweight Title

Wednesday’s CMLL Informa show featured MJF making a guest appearance. In a video that aired on the show, MJF was seen wearing Mistico’s mask he took from him at AEW’s Grand Slam Mexico show and issued a challenge to Averno for the CMLL Light Heavyweight Championship at a future event.

MJF also called out Mistico stating that he wants to take everything that Mistico holds dear.

⌛🌎 🇺🇸#CMLLInforma || Mensaje Internacional: El Héroe Americano, MJF, lanza un mensaje al Amo y Señor del Infierno, Averno….

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— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) July 17, 2025

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Jazz Signed Deal to Remain in TNA in Backstage Producer Role

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that TNA President Carlos Silva told him during a recent interview that former WWE wrestler Jazz recently signed an official contract to remain in TNA Wrestling for the foreseeable future.

Silva stated that Jazz will be continuing her work as a backstage agent/producer for the company.

Jazz has been working in a backstage producer role for TNA since earlier this year.

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Hiroshi Tanahashi Comments on His Ideal Scenario For Retirement Match At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 Is To Challenge For IWGP World Title & Lose

J: magazine! held a recent interview with New Japan Pro Wrestling President and talent Hiroshi Tanahashi. One of the topics discussed included Tanahashi’s thoughts about his ideal scenario for his retirement match at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 event.

“I’ve been saying this since I was young: ‘I’ll retire when I give up on becoming the IWGP Champion.’ So, if I’m going to stick to my beliefs, the ideal scenario would be to lose in a title match and retire. But, of course, there’s a chance I might win (laughs).

(If I do win) I’d have to say, I’m not retiring after all! (laughs). I think the crowd at Tokyo Dome would probably start chanting, give us our money back! … I want to retire while still looking up and holding onto the desire to be the best.”

Tanahashi also gave his thoughts about what he thinks life away from the ring will be like after he retires from his in-ring career.

“I guess I’ll just go back to being a fan like I used to be, and maybe I’ll miss the ring… Who knows, maybe next year or something, a mysterious masked man named ‘The Ace’ will appear on the New Japan Pro Wrestling ring (laughs).”