Various: Callum Newman Provides Another Shoulder Injury & G1 Climax 2026 Status Update, Raja Jackson Begins Jail Sentence for Attack on Pro Wrestler Incident at KnokX Pro Event, Current Card for 7/3 ROH TV Show Card, Indies/Misc.

Jul 3, 2026

Callum Newman Provides Another Shoulder Injury & G1 Climax 2026 Status Update

As noted before, Callum Newman has been out of action for NJPW since this past June’s Dominion 2026 event due to a shoulder injury. Callum provided an update that same month stating that he is planning to compete in this year’s G1 Climax tournament despite his injury situation.

Newman provided an update on Thursday on Instagram stating that he is still dealing with a dislocated shoulder and other related issues but he still plans on winning this year’s G1 Climax tournament, which starts on July 11 in Chicago, Illinois.

“Dislocated shoulder. Bone bruise. Rear delt and tricep damaged. Still gonna win the g1 😘❤️👑”

Raja Jackson Begins Jail Sentence for Attack on Pro Wrestler Incident at KnokX Pro Event

As noted before, Raja Jackson, son of former UFC fighter Quintin “Rampage” Jackson, was involved in an incident over him legit assaulting a pro wrestler named Syko Stu, real name Stuart Smith, at an event for KnokX Pro Wrestling in August of 2025. Stu was released from the hospital this past August and has been recovering at his home since then. Jackson was arrested and charged with felony battery this past September and pleaded not guilty this past October. Jackson agreed to a plea deal this past May and the criminal case against him was officially closed.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Jackson was jailed on July 2nd by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department following a court hearing that same day.

Johnson reported that Jackson will serve 90 days in county jail, pay Smith a restitution of $81,703.38, and serve two years of probation as part of the terms of his plea deal.

Fightful’s Andrew Thompson reported that Smith had attended the hearing and spoke in court stating that he holds no grudges against Jackson over the incident.

“What happened affected me deeply and I do not minimize the seriousness of it. The injuries I suffered led to a long and difficult recovery that I am still trying to recover from, including treatment for a severe traumatic brain injury, a shattered maxilla and a bone graft procedure.
I do not stand here with hatred (or) a desire for revenge. I hold no grudges against Mr. Jackson. People can make terrible decisions in difficult moments.”

Current Card for Friday’s ROH TV Show Card

Ring of Honor announced the card for Friday’s ROH TV show on HonorClub.

Current card for July 3 ROH TV show:

ROH World Television Championship – El Sky Team (Mascara Dorada & Mistico) vs. LFI (The Beast Mortos & Sammy Guevara) (c)
Caprice Coleman Chops It Up with The Infantry (Trish Adora, Carlie Bravo, & Capt. Shawn Dean)

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

PRODUCE announced they will be holding a new event called PRODUCE Volume 6: HELL Comes To Dogtown on October 22 in Los Angeles, California. It was also announced that this upcoming event will be co-produced by The Dogs’ Clark Connors, Gabe Kidd, & David Finlay.

Limitless Wrestling recently announced that “Blackheart” Lio Rush will be making an appearance for the company at their Pine State Pro Wrestling Party event on July 17 in Westbrook, Maine.

Former Ring of Honor wrestler and trainer “Brutal” Bob Evans announced on Facebook that he recently underwent a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat. Evans stated “I’m fine. But…Not how I wanted to spend my last couple of days. Back home now from the hospital. Got the A-Fib that my whole family has. Cardioversion put me back in rhythm but no in-ring wrestling for a while. Seminars are fine to do. Love you all.“

As noted before, Tiger Mask IV was pulled from this past February’s Jersey J-Cup 2026 event for Jersey Championship Wrestling in Jersey City, Jersey due to a personal emergency issue. Following his match at Thursday’s NJPW Road to G1 Climax event in Tokorozawa, Japan, Tiger Mask stated in a backstage post-match press conference that the reason why he missed JCW’s event was due to visa issues. Tiger Mask stated ““For me, a retirement fight was never an option. I’d decided not to do it, and I thought I wouldn’t even have a ceremony, but that was just my own ego talking. When I really thought about how Tiger Mask exists because of the fans, I realized I couldn’t act that way. I felt sorry and reflected on it. After all, I am the Tiger Mask created by Mr. Satoru Sayama, so I wanted to face a wrestler with a history as Tiger Mask. I actually had a chance to face Tom Billington in January or February. But I couldn’t do it due to visa issues. When I thought about that, I realized he was still around, and if he’s here, why not have Black Tiger here too? I thought that if this were my retirement match, these two were the only ones who would do.” (Transcript h/t: Tokyo Sports)

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that Kris Statlander will be making an appearance for the company at their 20 Years Of Bad Boy event on August 8 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. This will be Statlander’s first time competing in a match in GCW since 2019.

GCW also recently announced one new match for the card of their The Life Of A Boss event on July 18 in Dallas, Texas:

GCW World Championship – Emersyn Jayne vs. Atticus Cogar (c)

GCW also recently announced one new match for the card of their Homecoming 2026 Part 1 event on August 15 in Atlantic City, New Jersey:

Nick Gage, Sicko The Clown, & Nino Extremo vs. Dr. Redacted, Conor Claxton, & Jimmy Llyod

Former Japanese wrestler Yoshihiro Takayama has been out of action from wrestling since April of 2017 due to a serious neck injury resulting in his paralysis from the neck down. In a recent press conference held in Japan, Takayama’s manager provided an update stating that he has been feeling a tingling sensation in his legs again. Takayama’s manager stated “Lately, he occasionally says things like, ‘I feel a tingling sensation, like I have legs again.“

In the same press conference held for this year’s Yoshihiro Takayama benefit show, one new match was announced for the card of the Takayamania Empire V event on September 7 in Tokyo, Japan: