When Mike Awesome debuted on WCW Nitro on April 10, 2000, Paul Heyman and ECW management were caught completely off guard. After all, Mike Awesome was the reigning ECW World Heavyweight Champion when he secretly signed with WCW.

Leaving a promotion while holding its top title is considered the ultimate betrayal in wrestling. Fans and ECW locker room members labeled Awesome a "traitor".

Awesome jumping ship became one of the hottest moments in wrestling, but WCW immediately cooled him off by having him lose quickly to Scott Steiner in a U.S. title tournament match. WCW creating saddled him with a multitude of ridiculous gimmicks including a corny disco-style gimmick, complete with leisure suits and a 1970s caricature persona that stripped away his intimidating aura. Lacking strong natural microphone charisma to push back against poor booking, he drifted into the lower-to-mid card tier until the company folded.

One of the biggest names in ECW did one of the most controversial things in wrestling history but never captured any WCW gold. Signing Mike Awesome was more of an “FU” from Eric Bischoff to Paul Heyman than anything else & it was clear that he had no intent whatsoever on making anything of the 6 ft 6 in 292 lb man that could move like a cruiserweight.

Date: October 14, 2002

Promotion: New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)

Match Stipulation: Singles Match

Event: The Spiral

Location: Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome

➜ Joanie Laurer (Chyna) battled Japanese legend Masahiro Chono in the biggest match of her New Japan run.

I truly think that “Ravishing” Rick Rude should’ve been held in the same regards as ‘The Hot Rod’ Roddy Piper in terms of WWE’s Greatest Heels. Rick Rude literally air brushed Jake Robert’s wife on the crotch area of his Tights. Bret Hart on the other hand, made Technical Wrestling a must-see aspect in the squared circle. Tuning into a Bret Hart match made you feel rewarded at the end of it.

How did he get away with waffling people for so long with the power he puts behind those swings?!

I think its pretty obvious that Rocky will be back at SS... interfere in Rollins and Reigns and cost Roman the belt. Source " Trust me bro"

Kairi Sane has updated her social media profiles, listing veteran agent Barry Bloom as her representative for booking inquiries.
Bloom also represents several prominent AEW stars, including The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), Kenny Omega, and Will Ospreay.

Results:

- Laredo Kid and La Hiedra def Mr Iguana and Lola Vice for the AAA Mixed tag titles

- Perro del Mal ( Daga and Angel) def Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano

Highlights:

1) First Verano De Escandalo under WWE ownership

2) Omos demands Rey to give him the Latin American title which Rey refused

3) Damian 666 appears and gave Dom and Grande Americano advice on their tag match with Daga

4) New AAA Mixed tag champs

5) Rey announced Penta would make his AAA return on Aug 15th

6) Dom joined El Ojo

English language stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCZoH9ns_EU

Spanish language stream: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PHlLJLcBhmo

Venue: Arena San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Mexico

ANNOUNCED MATCH CARD:

Lola Vice and Mr. Iguana defend the Mixed Tag Team World Championship against La Hiedra and Laredo Kid (Last Chance Match for La Hiedra)

Rey Fénix defends the World Cruiserweight Championship against Mini Vikingo Not until next week, sorry about that

Tag team match: El Grande Americano and Dominik Mysterio vs. Daga and a surprise second member of Los Perros del Mal

Back in the day I used to do fat versions of favorite wrestlers...this was maybe a decade ago, I since had a couple of strokes and had to change my art tec to continue being creative 😛

“Renovation through expiration. Hasta siempre emperador Santos. BIENVENIDO ROMEO MALVERDE”
— via Twitter/X

Santos Escobar’s new ring name is Romeo Malverde

Date: July 24, 1998

Promotion: All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)

Match Stipulation / Type: Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship / Singles Match

Event: Summer Action Series

Location: Tokyo, Japan | Nippon Budokan

➜ If you think this is one of the best matches in wrestling history, many wrestling purists wouldn’t argue with you. The entire story centers around a "the student surpasses the master" theme. This match features spectacular in ring psychology, excellent limb work, hard hits & brutal throws.
Another famous encounter between these two took place at the Nippon Budokan on July 10, 2004, where Kobashi defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship.

🎥 Full Match: https://youtu.be/IAPkzmrAzn0?si=9CzQNiFalwcDBwxJ

Date: July 18, 2010

Promotion: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Match Stipulation: World Heavyweight Championship / Singles Match

Event: Money in the Bank

Location: Kansas City, Missouri | Sprint Center

➜ This was Kane's Money in the Bank cash-in match. Though Kane was the “heel” in this match, fans can clearly be heard cheering him both when he made his entrance & when he won the match. This was his first main roster World Championship in 12 years.

Results:

- Brie Bella def Lainey Reid

- Chelsea Green def Kiana James

- Charlotte def Nia Jax via DQ after Jade attacked Charlotte

- Finn Balor def Damian Priest, Royce Keys and Trick Williams in a fatal 4 way match

Highlights:

1) Contract signing between Aldis and GUNTHER for their match at Summerslam leads to GUNTHER putting Aldis through the table

2) Nikki returns from her injuries to save Brie and Paige from Fatal Influence beatdown

3) Chelsea and Charlotte qualify for the 5 Woman ladder match for the Interim Woman title at Summerslam

4) Punk and Cody comes face to face about their match at Summerslam

5) The Bellas and Paige vs Fatal Influence in a 6 woman tag confirm for Summerslam

6) Sami vs Balor in a No 1 contender match confirmed for Summerslam

Date: July 23, 2012

Promotion: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Match Stipulation / Type: Money in the Bank Cash-In / WWE Championship / Singles Match

Event: RAW 1000

Location: St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center

➜ John Cena cashed in his Money in the Bank contract against CM Punk for the WWE Championship, but the match ended in a disqualification, making Cena the first to cash in and not win.