Starting September 18th, NXT will be airing from 8-10 p.m. ET on the USA Network. Going from 1 hour to 2 hours the show will be going head-to-head with All Elite Wrestling once their weekly show starts October 2nd on TNT. This news is expected to be announced officially tonight during RAW. Since news of this story began breaking earlier today, WWE stock has increased $2.79 per share up to $72.45 as of writing. The Wednesday Night Wars are coming, and fans should be excited.

Santana and Ortiz of the Latin American Xchange (LAX) appear to have wrapped things up with IMPACT Wrestling following their TV tapings in Mexico.

An Instagram post from Santana on Friday, shows the team saying goodbye and thanking the company that they’ve been working for since 2017.

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Last night we wrestled our final match with @impactwrestling. Our appreciation and gratitude for every single person there who had a hand in helping us get to this point, is absolutely endless. THANK YOU for the opportunity to show the world our passion and commitment to this business. And most of all, for the opportunity to represent our people and culture on a big stage. We are forever grateful. #ThankYouIMPACT

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IMPACT Wrestling had attempted to resign the team but couldn’t come to terms despite offering money equivalent to IMPACT’s top singles stars. With LAX’s contract officially expiring on August 31, it is expected both the WWE and All Elite Wrestling will make attempts to sign them.

Edge was sadly forced to retire in 2011 due to doctors diagnosing him with cervical spinal stenosis. It was feared he could be paralyzed if he wrestled again. So it came as a massive surprise when he hit Elias with a spear this past Sunday at Summerslam.

The subject of his first bump in a wrestling ring in over eight years came up the latest episode of Christian and his E & C’s Pod of Awesomeness podcast, and it now seems his neck injury is no longer considered as bad as it once was.

I think in terms of my neck there’s a lot of miseducation. When I first found out with my retirement speech, I said what I knew at that point. I’ve since learned a lot more. I’m a highly physical person. I fell off a mountain bike a few weeks ago. They don’t give me a stunt double.

I know where I’m at, and I’ve seen my neck guys down here, and they’ve told me the do’s and don’ts, and I’m not in the midst of being told I have to retire, you know? So, I’m much more emotionally aware and hearing everything and going ‘okay, what my limitations are going forward?’ And hitting the Spear is not one of them.

… To be perfectly honest, I think I could do a match tomorrow … I might be blown up, but I’d be okay. It’s just from what I know with the WWE medical staff, they won’t allow. It is what it is, right?

Just from the stuff I’ve experienced in the last eight years and the things I’ve done physically, it’s like ‘I could pull off one.’ I’m not saying I go back and do a year’s worth”

Edge also says that he is looking into stem cell therapy and his neck could be relatively healthy in five years.

So there you have it, another Edge match always seemed impossible, and while unlikely it is now a possibility under the right circumstances.

Ronda Rousey has made her return to acting official as she has agreed to join the season three cast of FOX’s “9-1-1” in a recurring role.

The plot of this season will revolve around a tsunami that hits Santa Monica. Rousey will play a character named Lena Bosko, described as “a stoic and fearless member of the Los Angeles Fire Department Station 136 who leaps into action to save lives when a disaster hits”.

The new season of “9-1-1” premieres on FOX at 8 p.m. Eastern time on September 23.

MLW have made a new addition to their behind-the-scenes staff with Dr. Tom Prichard officially joining as a senior agent. He will also work as a coach and coordinator.

In the press release sent by MLW, owner Court Bauer said:

The former wrestler and guiding light of countless champions and perennial main eventers will join MLW starting in Dallas on September 7 when MLW presents WAR CHAMBER (learn more). Prichard will work as a coach and coordinator as some of his many duties for the league.

An accomplished grappler in his own right, Prichard has competed all over the the world; finding great success in southern promotions stateside.

Starting his career along with his brother Bruce in Houston, Prichard would win gold in several organizations. A champion in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the USWA, WWE as well as the Continental Wrestling Federation, the “Doctor of Desire” was a renowned tag team specialist.

Moreover, Prichard is a revered trainer.

Prichard played a key role in developing the likes of future legends like The Rock, Edge, Kurt Angle and countless others including some of today’s preeminent wrestlers. For several years Prichard was a senior trainer for WWE’s developmental system.

“Dr. Tom is praised for his work with young athletes and we’re thrilled to have him join our staff,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “As MLW grows, so does our need for more top-level coaches. Few can match Tom’s experience, ability to connect with prospects as well as coach wrestlers to reach their full potential like Dr. Tom.”

When not working with MLW Dr. Tom Prichard serves as the head coach for Jacobs-Prichard Wrestling Academy in Knoxville.

During an interview on ESPN 97.5’s “The Hall of Fame” with Booker T and Brad Gilmore, Goldberg addressed THAT match with The Undertaker at WWE Super ShowDown this past June.

The 52-year-old Goldberg who has just competed at SummerSlam against Dolph Ziggler said he was prepared for the heat in Saudi Arabia, but what happened in the match was “the perfect storm of crappiness”.

“The ring post thing, hey man, that’s a spot that you know a couple of the bookers came up to me afterwards and said, ‘Well we called it. We knew you were gonna do that,’ because 50% of the time I’ve done that spot I’ve not had good results.”

“I don’t profess to be an entertainer on the level of a Ric Flair that can go out and make people laugh, I mean I can but it’s not my way of doing things. My way of making people’s jaws drop is blurring the line between reality and fiction, you know? So everything I do has to be, okay, the kick that I took from Dolph? You know the first kick that I took? Yeah, that felt really good. Because I had to react to it because it planted on me. It was perfect. That’s the way that I work, man. I’m a reactionary guy and if I’m gonna be a defensive lineman that was an All-American, if I’m gonna be a guy that played a couple years in the NFL, if I’m gonna be guy that is known to be a thrasher, I’m not going to run into a turnbuckle and miss it and act like it killed me. I can’t do that so I have to make it look as close to it killing me as possible and sometimes, unfortunately, the circumstances are such that I go a little overboard.

And at an accelerated age, your body can’t take that overboard like it used to. I can’t bounce back from it like I used to. And then the perfect storm of the heat, and the perfect storm of Taker maybe not having the timing and not going at the same time at one point. At the end of the day, there ain’t never been a dude in the freakin’ ring that I couldn’t pick up.”

“It was an unfortunate deal that I just shouldn’t have gone as hard as I went and then hey, you know a couple of people, ‘Hey, well what about the referee? He should have called it.’ Well guess what? The referee asked me 15 times how I felt. You know what I told him? 15 different answers. I did. I know I told him something different every time because I felt different every time he asked me.”

“Hey man, remember when I put my hand through the limousine window? I’m not the smartest guy in the world when it comes to trying to be a monster and turn green from zero to 100 like a light switch. And sometimes it’s just tough and I go overboard. It is what it is. Hey, that’s what made it exciting man, and so I just can’t bounce back at 52 like I used to, that’s all.”

You can hear in full what Goldberg had to say below in the video below.

Real-life exorcist Rachel Stavis returns with more creepy stories about ridding people and places of evil demons she calls “entity!” She describes the various entity and their degree of evil, how you know if you’ve got one attached, and what you can do to get rid of it. She also shares a scary paranormal experience she witnessed in New Orleans, how she protects herself from unwanted evil attachments, and the very cool new projects that she’s working on which may bring her special skills to a screen near you!

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The first live “Grilling JR” show with Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson started with a bang in Jacksonville with unheard and behind the curtain stories, no one has heard previously.

One story that JR recalled was that Vince McMahon originally wanted to pass on signing Randy Orton due to his dishonorable discharge from the Marines before eventually getting talked around.

Questioned by Thompson on McMahon not wanting to sign Orton due to the discharge even though he’s a second generation. Ross would respond saying:

No, it didn’t matter. McMahon is that patriotic. I’m not saying it’s the right thing to do, we did it cause I talked him into it. ‘We gotta give him a chance. Everybody deserves a chance, Vince.’

He said it all the time. ‘Let’s give this kid a chance.’ Cause he’s getting one chance now, right? One chance. If it don’t work, he’s done with us. For f’n ever. There’ll be no more recalls and there will be no more call backs; we’re done. But he deserves a chance.’

Orton would go to become a 13-time world champion, one-time Intercontinental Champion, one-time United States Champion, two-time Tag Team Champion, two-time Royal Rumble winner, and Mr. Money In The Bank.

Wrestling legend Vampiro, best known for his work in WCW, CMLL, AAA, and Lucha Underground, recently shared some sad news regarding his health.

Taking to his Facebook to share the unfortunate news. Vampiro revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Living in critical pain, chronic arthritis throughout his body, along with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Vampiro is In desperate need of stem cell replacement therapy. Yet, in inspiring fashion, Vampiro continues to live life with a positive outlook and a motivation to see his daughter’s successes in life.
 
If you would like to help support Vampiro in his fight, he has recently opened up a GoFundMe page, which can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/vampiro-vs-mental-health

Vampiro revealed the sad news posting the following:

“Got some results from the doctor yesterday
Not the best of news
But in my heart I know it’s a fight I am gonna win
I am not worried about anything
I am worried about how I can give more back to everyone who needs support
I Don’t give a f*ck about being sick , as me and my doctors have a plan! And I will be fine!
Alzheimer’s is bullshit. I am scared about potential Parkinson’s disease because it might f*ck up my PlayStation time I have been beaten up for so long , this is an easy one
Also
Look at the news of the world
So much
Bullshit going down
Just do what’s right and be cool to everyone
Don’t get involved in the stupid shit
Not worth it
Be safe y’all and talk soon”

Hours later, Vampiro uploaded a video to Facebook thanking all of his fans for their support. He would also go into more detail about his condition:

“Nothin but love! thank you for all the support… it’s in the beginning stages , not worried about it. I will beat this … it’s not that big a deal , I am doing what’s right and , well, I am looking forward to the fight!!!! I am totally in a good place , it’s gonna be ok!! Oh lol it’s 2019, no memory lol , it’s all good!”
 
“I’ve got some serious trauma, brain trauma, from all the concussions… It was a serious situation. I had to leave Mexico. I think I saved my life by coming here and going into therapy, but it’s not the end of the world by any f*cking means at all. I go to the gym three or four hours a day and my diet is super clean. I’m on the right medications and the right treatments. I’m going to be fine. Alzheimer’s – I mean, you know, f*ck it. It doesn’t phase me at all. I’m awesome… I ain’t a quitter and I’m not scared to fight the good fight.”

We here at Web Is Jericho all wish Vampiro nothing but the best in his fight. We know that he’ll never give up and hope he can beat this.

It’s the 25th Anniversary of Smokey Mountain Wrestling’s “Night Of The Legends” which took place August 5th 1994 at the Knoxville Civic Center. It featured a historic tag team match between the Thrillseekers (Lance Storm and Chris Jericho) and the Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy del Ray and Tom Prichard). Not only was it one of the best matches of The Thrillseekers career, it was also the one that Chris Jericho did with a broken arm! And it ended up being his last for Smokey Mountain. Chris and Lance tell the story of that infamous match from the events leading up to it to the circumstances surrounding the broken arm to the decision to defy doctor’s orders and perform anyway to the changes they made in the match due to the injury to the events that followed. Plus, you can watch along with Chris and Lance as they break down the match move by move.

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Bully Ray and Dave LaGreca of Busted Open! join Chris for Classic Album Clash Motley Crue! They debate the merits of “Too Fast For Love” vs “Shout At The Devil” in a song-to-song battle that will ultimately prove a victor! They also pit the album covers against each other, the performances, and the production! Hear stories about how they each discovered the Crue, their various interactions with Nikki Sixx and the band, their thoughts on “The Dirt,” and how the Crue stack up against other bands like Metallica, KISS, and even Ozzy Osbourne!

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Jack Slade returns to preview the WWE SummerSlam 2019 card! Not sure how many matches actually get “previewed,” but you can definitely vote for your favorite theme song (and there are some serious winners to choose from), learn a little something about the Chuckle Brothers, and guess Roman Reigns’ Mystery Attacker. You’ll also hear the old WWE West Side Story commercial, a bit of the 1976 match between Muhammad Ali and Gorilla Monsoon, and why AJ Styles versus Ricochet is going to steal the show in Toronto on Sunday!

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