– WWE is planning on giving big pushes to Eva Marie and Lana. In the case of Eva Marie, WWE is working with the mindset that due to her hard training with Brian Kendrick, she will be a better performer when she is finally brought back to television.

– In regards to Samoa Joe, the talk within WWE right now is that he will be starting with the company in June, most likely in NXT.

PHOTOS: Ronda Rousey Bikini Photo Shoot!

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Thursday’s edition of WWE SmackDown drew 2.338 million viewers, down from the average of 2.642 million viewers who tuned into last week’s show.

– The Rock is celebrating his 43rd birthday today. He was born on May 2, 1972.

– Below is a clip from Mick Foley’s recent “Cheap Pops” WWE Network special.

WWE Still Convinced Ronda Rousey vs. Stephanie WILL Happen At WM32

1883 

Boston, Massachusetts:
– H.M. Dufur defeated John McMahon for the American Collar-and-Elbow Title

1905

Des Moines, Iowa:
– “Farmer” Martin Burns beat Charles Hackenschmidt in 2 out of 3 falls

1920

New York City:
– Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stetcher to win the New York version of the World Heavyweight Title

1923

St. Louis, Missouri:
– World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Josef Gurkeweicz 2 falls to none
– Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Yousif Hussane 
– Jim Londos beat Hans Schmitt 

1940 

Akron, Ohio:
– Buddy Knox defeated The Great Mephisto to win the Midwest Wrestling Association (Ohio) Light Heavyweight Title 

1944

Des Moines, Iowa:
– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Jerry Meeker 2 falls to none
– World Junior Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon beat Honey Boy Hackney 2 falls to none 

1952

Roseburg, Oregon:
– Frank Stojack defeated Roger Mackay for the Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Title 

1960

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder by countout to win the AWA US Title
– Roy McClarty beat Hard Boiled Haggerty by dq
– Nick Roberts beat Len Montana by dq
– Bob Geigel beat Lou Whitson

Pensacola, Florida:
– Lee Fields defeated Pancho Villa for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

1961

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– The Masked Executioner defeated Lord James Blears for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

1963

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Enrique Torres defeated Rock Hunter for the Central States version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

1966

Tampa, Florida:
– The Infernos (Frankie Cain and Rocky Smith) defeated Jose Lothario and Sam Steamboat to win the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles

1968

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Tommy Martin for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 

1969

Melbourne, Australia:
– Mario Milano & Spiros Arion defeated Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard to win the IWA Tag Titles
– Tony Borne and Moondog Mayne defeated Beauregard and Roger Kirby for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

1972

Mobile, Alabama:
– Bob Kelly defeated The Spoiler to win the City of Mobile Heavyweight Title

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Don Muraco won a battle royal
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat King Curtis
– Dusty Rhodes drew Sam Steamboat
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Don Muraco & Red Bastien
– Billy Robinson beat Jack Carson
– Ed Francis beat Sueno
– Tosh Togo drew Bull Bullinski
– Spiros Arion beat Dennis Stamp

1973

Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
– Duke Miller defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Jim Brunzell defeated Jim Ledford
– Black Angus defeated Bob Drummer
– Lord Alfred Hayes fought Mike George to a double DQ
– Harley Race defeated Bob Orton in five falls
– Bob Brown defeated Roger Kirby in three falls

1975

New Brockton, Alabama:
– Duke Miller defeated Ken Lucas to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title 

1976 

Vancouver, British Columbia:
– Don Leo Jonathan defeated John Quinn for the Vancouver version of the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 

1979 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Dory Jr & Terry Funk defeated Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta 

1981

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Perro Aguayo defeated Chris Adams to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Title

1982

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Mark Romero (later known as Mark Youngblood) defeated Hercules Hernandez to win the NWA Central States Television Title 

1986

Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) defeated Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles 
– Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) won the CWA International Tag Team Title from Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto

Portland, Oregon:
– Rip Oliver defeated The Assassin in a steel cage match to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1987

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Miguel Perez, Jr. defeated Kareem Mohammed to win the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title

1988

AWA Super Clash 3 | Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA World Champion Jerry Lawler defeated World Class Champion Kerry Von Erich to unify the titles 
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson and Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden went to a double DQ
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Manny Fernandez in a strap match
– World Class tag Team Champions Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
– Sgt. Slaughter beat Colonel DeBeers by dq in a boot camp match
– The Terrorist won a lingerie battle royal
– Greg Gagne beat Ronnie Garvin by countout to regain the AWA TV Title
– Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes & Wendi Richter beat Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond & Madusa Meceli
– Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons beat Brickhouse Brown
– Jimmy Valiant beat Wayne Bloom
– Eric Embry beat Jeff Jarrett to regain the World Class Light Heavyweight Title
– Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero & Hector Guerrero beat the RPMs & Cactus Jack

Tokyo, Japan:
– Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada in the finals of All Japan’s Real World Tag League to win the vacant All Japan World Tag Team Title
 
1989 

Starrcade
 Atlanta, Georgia:

Iron Team Tournament:
– NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Doom (w/ Woman & Nitron) via countout in a non-title match 
– The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Doom (w/ Woman & Nitron) 
– NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) in a non-title match 
– The Wild Samoans (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Doom (w/ Woman & Nitron) 
– The Wild Samoans (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification 
– The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated the Wild Samoans (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) 

Iron Man Tournament:
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Sting in a non-title match 
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair (w/ Ole & Arn Anderson) pinned NWA TV Champion the Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) in a non-title match 
– Sting pinned NWA TV Champion the Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) in a non-title match 
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a 15-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) via disqualification in a non-title 
– Sting pinned NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title match 

Huntsville, Alabama:
– The Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant and Haku) defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash) for the WWF Tag Team Title 

1991

Sheffield, England:
– Steve Regal defeated Jimmy Garvin
– Johnny B. Badd defeated Terrance Taylor
– Michael Hayes defeated Steve Regal
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned PN News
– Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & Bill Kazmaier defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Mr. Hughes, & Oz

1992

Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Brad Armstrong pinned Mike Graham 
– Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce 
– Erik Watts fought Steve Austin to a draw
– Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match via KO in the 3rd round
– Brian Pillman pinned 2 Cold Scorpio
– Barry Windham fought Dustin Rhodes to a double countout
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Big Van Vader & Dan Spivey 

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Gran Hamada defeated Black Power II in a tournament final for the vacant UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title 

Bremen, Germany:
– Tony St Clair defeated Jimmy Snuka to win the CWA British Commonwealth title

1993

– Alundra Blayze (Madusa) defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in the finals of a tournament to win the revived WWF World Women’s Title

1994

Osaka, Japan:
– Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Norio Honaga for the UWA Welterweight Title

1995

Tokyo, Japan:
– Jushin Liger defeated Gedo to win the Super J Cup

1998

Tokyo, Japan:
– Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) to win the ECW Tag Team Title

2002

Zurich, Switzerland:
– Sting defeated champion Lex Luger and Malice in a three way bout to win the World Wrestling All-Stars World Heavyweight Title

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Ultimo Guerrero defeated Shocker to win the CMLL Light Heavyweight title

2008

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:
 – John Morrison and The Miz won the WWE Tag Team championship by defeating CM Punk and Kofi Kingston

2009

WWE TLC | San Antonio, Texas:
– Sheamus defeated John Cena in a tables match to win the WWE title
– Undertaker defeated Batista in a chairs match to retain the World title
– DX (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Chris Jericho and Big Show to win the Unified Tag Team Titles in a TLC match
– Drew McIntyre defeated Shelton Benjamin to win the Intercontinental title

2015

WWE TLC | Boston, Massachusetts:
– Sasha Banks (w/ Naomi & Tamina) defeated Becky Lynch via submission
– WWE Tag Team Champions Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston (w/ Xavier Woods) defeated Sin Cara & Kalisto and Jimmy & Jey Uso in a ladder match 
– Alexander Rusev (w/ Lana) defeated Ryback 
– WWE US Champion Alberto Del Rio pinned Jack Swagger in a chairs match 
– Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Luke Harper, & Erick Rowan defeated the Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer, & Rhyno in a tables match
– Dean Ambrose pinned WWE IC Champion Kevin Owens to win the title 
– WWE Divas Champion Charlotte (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Paige 
– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus defeated Roman Reigns in a TLC match

2018

Journey Pro Wrestling: Kansas City, Kansas:
– Fuego Del Sol defeated Jay Ballard
– Jason Stryfe defeated Devin Thomas
– Gary Jay beat Kevin Hue
– Sharkbait pinned Steven Wulf to win a three way dance with Logan Reigel
– Rasheed Ali vs. Marty Michael vs. Dallas Gaines vs. Kenny Omondo ended in no contest
– Dak Draper defeated Niles Plonk
– Rikki Starks defeated War Horse
– Besties in World beat Left Coast Guerillas
– Jeremy Wyatt defeated Matt Cross to retain Gateway Title

TNA will be taping a special Destination X edition of Impact Wrestling tonight from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

The 3-hour show will air on Destination America on May 22nd.

The main event will feature TNA World Champion Kurt Angle vs. the X-Division Champion.

Check back later tonight for spoiler results.

*SPOILERS* For Tonight’s WWE RAW – Several Big Returns Planned

WWE Superstar Adam Rose has been getting a lot of attention since the ESPN ‘Behind the Curtain’ special that looked at his evolution from Leo Kruger to Russell Brand-style party boy, as well as his family life outside the ring.

Rose has been asking fans on Twitter if they prefer his Leo Kruger character over Adam Rose, with a large portion of the feedback supporting Kruger.

He tweeted the following on Monday afternoon in what seems to be another pivotal moment for his career:

Rosebuds are done! Party over! ???? #WWE

— Adam Rose (@WWEAdamRose) May 18, 2015

* WWE’s Next Intercontinental Champion Revealed

The following are highlights of a new interview with ROH performer Moose:

On his WWE tryouts: “I’ve had tryouts with them (WWE) actually more than the one but I’ve had tryouts with them and it was just one of those things where I just felt comfortable with where I was at. I’m not saying that WWE is not somewhere I wouldn’t want to work at some point in my career because it is. Every wrestler in the world would tell you that. That the WWE is somewhere they would want to work at, at some point in their career. But I felt comfortable staying where I was currently at. I’m not saying there they even offered anything, I’m just saying that it’s just one of those things where I looked at what I had in front of me and where I wanted to go I felt that right now that staying with Ring of Honor was the best choice for me. Like I said, not that WWE ever offered me anything because they didn’t. With what I had in front of me and the choices and the options available to me, staying in Ring of Honor was the best possible choice.”

On the Global Force Wrestling rumors: “I have plans with Ring of Honor and I haven’t signed anything with any other company. It’s crazy because just to segue out here and I normally hear the same thing and sometimes I laugh about it, sometimes it’s just funny because how people get their information and how quickly the information is spread through social media and how truthful or not truthful the information is and by the time it’s because it’s funny by the time hear it one thing and by the time it gets back to me it’s totally different from what I actually said or what I actually told to them and that’s what media is about it’s a fun little circle and its part of the world we live in. So no validation to that. I haven’t signed anything with any other company. Recently, I signed with Ring of Honor and that’s true and that’s it. I will be with Ring of Honor for another year maybe more years to come we’ll see. For the next year I will be with Ring of Honor where I consider home.”

On his future and ROH Best In The World: “I definitely see some kind of title around my waist. Right now, for those that don’t know and the hardcore fans, I’m in a number one contender match at Best in the World versus Mr. ROH Roderick Strong and Unbreakable Michael Elgin so we’ll see what happens. I’m planning on winning it so I could win the ROH world title whoever has it after Best in the World if its Jay Lethal or if its Jay Briscoe we’ll see only time will tell who wins that match and advance for the title. But it doesn’t matter because whoever wins it is just keeping that title warmed up until I get it. If that doesn’t work out as I planned then there is always the television title which we’ll see who has that title after Best in the World if its Jay Lethal or if its Jay Briscoe so there are a lot of questions to be had but at Best in the World we’ll definitely get answers on what is going on.”

You can check out the complete interview by clicking here.

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