Classic Promotion Airing on WWE Network
According to PWInsider.com, WWE is preparing to upload World Class Championship Wrestling episodes to the OnDemand section of the WWE Network later this summer.
John Cena Note
In honor of John Cena’s 15th anniversary with WWE, Cathy Kelley will be doing a live stream on Facebook going through the WWE archives of Cena footage throughout his career.
NJPW Announces the Date Omega vs Okada III & Other Key G1 Climax Matches
New Japan Pro Wrestling previously announced that both Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega will be in Block B for the G1 Climax tournament, and the company has since announced that Omega vs Okada III is set for the last day at Sumo Hall on August 12th. The day before that, the A Block will conclude with Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito. Those two matches will have major implications for their respective blocks and may decide who goes on to the finals.
The G1 tournament kicks off on July 17th, and NJPW has released the following schedule, with more to come later:
July 17th —
- Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
July 20th —
- Minoru Suzuki vs. Kenny Omega
- SANADA vs. EVIL
July 21st —
- YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tetsuya Naito
- Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
July 22nd —
- Minoru Suzuki vs. SANADA
- Kenny Omega vs. Tama Tonga
July 23rd —
- Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
- Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
July 25th —
- Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA
- Toru Yano vs. Kenny Omega
July 26th —
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
- Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi
July 27th —
- Michael Elgin vs. Kenny Omega
- Minoru Suzuki vs. EVIL
July 29th —
- Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
July 30th —
- Juice Robinson vs. Kazuchika Okada
- Satoshi Kojima vs. Kenny Omega
August 1st —
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
- Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
August 2nd —
- Kenny Omega vs. EVIL
- Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
August 4th —
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
August 5th —
- Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
- Satoshi Kojima vs. SANADA
August 6th —
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
August 8th —
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
- Kenny Omega vs. SANADA
August 11th —
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
- Kota Ibushi vs. Hirooki Goto
August 12th —
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega
- Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
August 13th —
- A Block winner vs. B Block winner in the tournament finals
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
