Daily Update: ROH locks up two talents, TNA settles rivalry, UFC 205 hype

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THE ROUND-UP

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Massive Talent Acquisition by ROH…

NEWS

AUDIO

TONIGHT

REVOLUTION PRO WRESTLING WITH NEW JAPAN AT WALTHAMSTOW ASSEMBLY HALL IN THE U.K.

  • Tomoaki Honma vs. ?
  • Bushi & Evil vs Charlie Garrett & Joe Redman
  • Yuji Nagata vs. Trent Seven
  • Jushin Liger vs. Will Ospreay
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Pete Dunne
  • Katsuyori Shibata vs. Chris Hero
  • Tetsuya Naito & Seiya Sanada vs. Marty Scurll & Zack Sabre Jr.

BELLATOR TAPE DELAY SHOW FROM TEL AVIV, ISRAEL ON SPIKE TV at 9 PM

  • Lena Ovchynnikova (123.5) vs. Karla Benitez (124.5)
  • Georgi Karakhanyan (149.5) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (151)
  • Noad Lahat (145.8) vs. Scott Cleve (145.8)
  • Andrey Koreshkov (169.8) vs. Douglas Lima (170) for the welterweight title

NEW JAPAN WORLD PRO WRESTLING ON AXS TV AT 9 P.M. EASTERN TIME

  • Kushida vs. Bushi for IWGP jr. title
  • Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows for IWGP tag tam titles

CMLL AT 9:30 P.M. EASTERN FROM ARENA MEXICO

  • Flyer & Magnus vs. Akuma & Espanto Jr.
  • Soberano & Star Jr. & Stigma vs. Escandalo & Okumura & Sangre Azteca
  • Fuego & Rey Cometa & Stuka Jr. vs. Dragon Rojo Jr. & Polvora & Hechicero
  • Caristico vs. Mephisto
  • Atlantis & Diamante Azul & Mascara Dorada vs. Cavernario & Negro Casas & Felino
  • Marco Corleone & Maximo Sexy & Volador Jr. vs. La Mascara & Rush & Pierroth vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Gran Guerrero & Euforia

SATURDAY

    UFC 205 FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK

    Fight Pass at 7 p.m. Eastern

    • Liz Carmouche vs. Kaitlyn Chookagian
    • Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller

    FS 1 at 8 p.m.

    • Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal
    • Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson
    • Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens

    PPV at 10 p.m.

    • Miesha Tate vs. Raquel Pennington
    • Donald Cerrone vs Kelvin Gastelum
    • Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero
    • Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz for strawweight title
    • Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson for welterweight title
    • Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor for lightweight title

    EVOLVE FROM QUEENS, NY AT 7 PM

    • Tommy End vs. Tony Nese (dark match)
    • Darby Allin vs. Chris Dickinson
    • Fred Yehi vs. Jason Kincaid
    • Chris Hero vs. Tracy Williams
    • Dustin vs. Matt Riddle
    • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ethan Page
    • Timothy Thatcher vs. Drew Gulak for Evolve title

    NEW JAPAN ON iPPV FROM AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

    • Henare vs. Hiku Le’o (pro debut for the 6-foot-9, 280 pound son of Haku)
    • Hirooki Goto vs. Paul Sayres
    • King Haku & Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa vs. Nasty Nate & Juice Robinson & Hooligan Marcus Kool
    • Bobby Fish vs. David Finlay vs. Kushida for ROH TV title
    • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Dalton Castle
    • Jay White vs R.J. Brewer
    • Kazuchika Okada & Rocky Romero & Baretta vs. Kenny Omega & Young Bucks

    SUNDAY

    EVOLVE FROM JOPPA, MD

    • Tommy End vs. Tracy Williams (dark match)
    • Ethan Page vs. Chris Dickinson
    • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Thatcher/Gulak loser from Saturday
    • Chris Hero vs. Matt Riddle
    • Thatcher/Gulak winner defends Evolve title against Tony Nese

    NEXT WEEK

    Monday’s Raw in Buffalo will be the go-home Raw for Survivor Series, eaturing guest appearances by Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman and Bill Goldberg as well as appearances by Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan to build the Raw vs. Smackdown series of events.

    Smackdown will be on Tuesday from Wilkes-Barre, PA, for the 900th episode of the show, which will include the return of The Undertaker and the Cutting Edge interview segment with Edge.

    SHOW REPORTS

    Please send poll opinions for UFC 205 along with a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle, and a best and worst match to dave@wrestlingobserver.com. 

    Please send reports on the following shows to newstips@wrestlingobserver.com:

    • Revolution Pro in London, England
    • Raw in Lyon, France
    • Smackdown in Barcelona
    • NXT in St. Augustine, Florida
    • Raw in Strasbourg, France
    • Smackdown in Madrid, Spain
    • Smackdown in Bilbao, Spain

    FIGURE FOUR WEEKLY: 11/7/16; California wrestling regulation in 1978

    In 1977, Roy Shire’s northern California territory was doing its best business of the entire decade, but it wasn’t offering the usual Roy Shire style of booking with Roy Shire style workers (smaller big bumping blond heel on top) on top. Needing a break and new ideas, he brought in Bob Roop as the booker, who brought in Kevin Sullivan with him…click here to continue.

    WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: Nov 14, 2016; Donald Trump elected President, massive UFC 205 preview

    Pro wrestling, celebrities, politics, divisiveness and the election are the lead story in the new issue of the Observer.

    Also, look at UFC 205 in depth, with a look at records, ticket demand, and all of the fights.

    A look at the key things to watch at Survivor Series, ticket demand for Survivor Series vs. NXT vs. Raw next week, the stipulations and the update on the matches.

    Have an in-depth look at the Jon Jones case from all angles and why the arbitrators ruled against Jones. Plus, look at the drug he claimed he used, his defense, why it wasn’t accepted, questions regarding his defense, how the arbitrators viewed things, how this affects the potential penalties for Brock Lesnar, why the punishment isn’t completed yet and what’s next for the light heavyweight division. Finally, a look at what’s next for Jon Jones including the match he is having soon and the Jones reaction to everything.        

    An update on WrestleMania weekend, why changes were made by WWE and how the independent situation is, as well as WWE making a decision for 2017 regarding PPV and why, Hulk Hogan return, NXT changes, more on Royal Rumble weekend, new WWE Network show ideas and plans, WWE top star of the past gets married to another former WWE performer, injury updates, John Cena update and when he’s back, plans for December hour shows and December PPV shows.

    In this issue, take a look at the Smackdown announcing crew decision, the reaction to Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks at Hell in a Cell and the finish, more on international stars that WWE has come after, how the WWE video game is doing, department changes, names at the most recent WWE tryouts, why WWE’s value dropped $330 million in five weeks and what it means, most-viewed shows on the WWE Network, what wrestler dominates the list, Raw vs. Smackdown and Mascara Dorada talks his WWE signing… click here to continue.

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    WON BACK ISSUE:October 18, 1999; Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Death of Gorilla Monsoon, Droz paralyzed, more – Bob “Gino” Marella, who under the classic ring name Gorilla Monsoon was a fixture in the pro wrestling world for four decades, passed away officially at about 6:15 a.m. on 10/6 at his home in Mooresville, NJ at the age of 62… click here to continue.

    Friday News Update​​​​​

    WWE & PRO WRESTLING

    • HHH did his NXT TakeOver media conference call Friday. It was short and rather uneventful, but he did discuss some of the recent event cancellations, how Mickie James wasn’t thier second choice to face Asuka, and more.
    • Chris Jericho was a guest this past weekend on The LAW to promote his live “Talk is Jericho” podcast in Toronto on November 20th. An interesting thread of conversation: whether TNA can turn it around.
      “My heart, as a wrestler and as a fan, yes. The worst thing that can happen and I think even fans that do nothing but (expletive) about TNA would admit the worst thing that can happen would be for TNA to go out of business. I think for the boys and the whole industry it would not be good and the thing is, I was kind of looking forward to maybe a Billy Corgan taking over and giving it a fresh coat of paint and trying things a different way because I think that’s what they have to do. I was disappointed, I know Billy, I know Billy’s passion, I know how Billy is, he’s kind of like the reverse me. He’s the only other guy that I know that would legitimately – he made it huge in one industry and has really made a lot of inroads in a completely different industry because he has a passion for both, for music and wrestling. I wanted to see him take over. Sometimes, you have to gut everything…”
    • Rhyno issued a statement about his losing bid to win a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.
    • In case you missed it, the wrongful death suits filed by representative of Matt Borne and Nelson Frazier Jr. were tossed out of court.
    • Matt Hardy’s amnesia gimmick continued on last night’s Impact.
    • Our weekly look at the British wrestling scene is up.
    • Today’s Wrestling Observer Live touched on TNA, UFC, and more, and is available for subscribers.

    UFC / MMA

    • In case you missed them, here’s the ceremonial UFC 205 weigh-ins from a packed MSG Friday. Our Dave Meltzer will be in the house Saturday providing live coverage.
    • After his 205 fight against Kelvin Gastelum was called off due to Gastelum missing weight, Cowboy Cerrone will reportedly face Matt Brown at UFC 206 in Toronto. Dana White said that he’ll never let Gastelum fight at 170 again.
    • Here’s your UFC 205 DraftKings picks for who to take and who to avoid.
    • Josh Nason talked with journalist Josh Gross about UFC 205, Jon Jones, and more.
    • Conor McGregor and Tyron Woodley have gone back and forth on Twitter after getting into a minor confrontation at this morning’s weigh-ins.
    • Dana White said that he’d never risk headlining a show with Jon Jones again.
    • Here is another article on Tyron Woodley.
    • Here’s some footage of Conor McGregor doing his early weigh-in and iEddie Alvarez doing his early weigh in.
    • UFC 205 will air in a 4.5 hour PPV time window, up 30 minutes from the usual 4 hours. Given the Cerrone/Gastelum fight is off the show and it’s now five fights, that may be moot.
    • The UFC released episode five of Embedded for UFC 205.
    • With the Legacy Fighting Championship middleweight title on the line tomorrow night, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champ and undefeated MMA fighter Rafael Lovato Jr. (3-0) and 19-fight veteran Cortez Coleman (13-6) were both on point at today’s weigh-in event. AXS TV FIGHTS: LEGACY FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 63 airs live at 10pm with live commentary from UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich and “The Voice” Michael Schiavello from the Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
    • Tim Kennedy talks about fighting against Rashad Evans at UFC 205, and his disappointment. On Kelvin Gastelum and Thiago Alves missing weight: “It’s so disrespectful. I mean, it’s so unprofessional. I can’t even process what’s going through somebody’s head to make a choice – and they’re choices – about not making weight. Leading up to the fight, it’s what you’re eating, it’s how hard you’re training, your caloric intake, how much you’re burning. These are all literal choices that an athlete makes. That is a lazy disrespectful asshole that’s doing that. It’s disrespectful to your opponent, it’s disrespectful to the fan. That’s Kelvin Gastelum and Thiago (Alves) saying, ‘I don’t care about the fans’. That’s what they’re doing…”

    VARIETY

    • Rick Steiner talks his real life fistfight with former UFC fighter Tank Abbott prior to Abbott being signed my WCW at this link.
    • WWE.com put up this in-depth preview on, of all things, an EVOLVE show.
    • This week’s Wrestling Weekly show was a mailbag edition, available for subscribers.
    • Tommy End will make his in ring debut for NXT tonight in Florida and then is heading to EVOLVE Saturday in Queens, NY and Sunday in Joppa, MD: the first time a talent has competed in NXT before coming to EVOLVE while being under WWE contract. 
    • This Saturday 11/12 in Dyersburg, TN, Herb Welch Wrestleplex for NWA Mid South Matt Riviera challenges NWA Worlds Champion Tim Storm with Gary Michael Cappetta as special guest ring announcer. NWA National Champion Greg Anthony and Rob Conway are also on the card.
    • Wrestling podcast Subject To Change chatted with Bayley when she was in the UK last week. Some of the topics covered in the interview with Bayley include being in the UK, staying positive on the road, being a role model, her first wrestling memory, Dusty Rhodes, making her WWE debut, the brand split, Sasha Banks, Survivor Series, and the like. (thanks to Jamie Welton)
    • NWL STL recently agreed to terms on a contract with Jake Dirden, who will compete in St. Louis as Jack Foster.
    • RESULTS: Border City Wrestling from St. Clair College Gymnasium in Windsor, Ontario. Alexia Nicole defeated Cat Power; ‘Psycho’ Mike Rollins defeated Jake O’Reilly; 2016 Doug Chevalier Memorial Gauntlet – Amazing N8 Mattson won by outlasting Stone Rockwell, Joe Coleman (w/ Jade), John E. Bravo, Toro Acero, Johnny Playboy, Muscles Marinara, The Mysterious Movado, Benjamin Boone, and Sebastian Suave. After the match N8 was laid out by Coleman who also destroyed the gauntlet trophy; Triple Threat Match – Aiden Prince defeated Tarik & Idris Abraham; Kongo Kong & Scott D’Amore defeated Jeff Jarrett & Tyson Dux; Johnny Swinger (w/ Jade) defeated Moose (w/ Alexia Nicole);  CMLL-Reina International Championship Match – Heidi Katrina (c) defeated Rosemary with Gail Kim as the Special Guest Referee; BCW Can-Am Tag-Team Championship Elimination Match – Jon Bolen & Johnny Devine defeated A1 & Bobby Sharp, The Fraternity, AND Phil Atlas & Brent Banks to become new champions; Can-Am Championship Match – Cody Deaner (c) (w/ Anthony Carelli) defeated Aron Rex (w/ Scott D’Amore).

    TODAY IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING HISTORY 11/11: The Revival capture the NXT tag titles

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