THE ROUND-UP<\/p>\n
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THE LATEST NEWS<\/p>\n
UFC 227 live results: Two titles on the line
\nUpdated NJPW G1 Climax 28 standings
\nWWE Augusta, GA, live results: Ronda Rousey teams with Natalya
\nNJPW G1 Climax 28 night 14 live results: Naito vs. Ibushi
\nUnited States title match advertised for WWE SummerSlam<\/p>\n
THE LATEST AUDIO<\/p>\n
WOL: KANE wins big, WWE and NXT women, Dr. Lucha on LA Park, more! 8\/3
\nLeft My Wallet: Glacier on football, the UWFI days, and Atlanta sports 8\/3
\nB&V&G: Granny, NXT, THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI! 8\/2<\/p>\n
We’re looking for reports from the WWE Raw house show in North Charleston, SC, Smackdown in Pensacola, FL, NXT in St. Petersburg, FL and Northeast Wrestling in Wappingers Falls, NY to\u00a0newstips@wrestlingobserver.com.<\/p>\n
UFC 227 FROM THE STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n
Fight Pass at\u00a06:15 p.m.\u00a0Eastern time<\/p>\n
Wuliji Buren (135.5) vs. Marlon Vera (135.5)
\nDanielle Taylor (115.25) vs. Weili Zhang (115.5)
\nAlex Perez (126) vs. Jose Torres (125)<\/p>\n
FX at\u00a08 p.m.\u00a0Eastern time<\/p>\n
Sheymon Moraes (146) vs. Matt Sayles (145.75)
\nKyung Ho Kang (136) vs. Ricardo Ramos (135.5)
\nMontel Jackson (136) vs. Ricky Simon (135.25)
\nBrett Johns (135.25) vs. Pedro Munhoz (135)<\/p>\n
PPV at\u00a010 p.m.\u00a0Eastern time<\/p>\n
Kevin Holland (184.75) vs.\u00a0Thiago Santos (185.5)
\nJ.J. Aldrich (115.75) vs. Polyana Viana (115)
\nRenato Moicano (146) vs. Cub Swanson (145.25)
\nDemetrious Johnson (125) vs. Henry Cejudo (125) for the flyweight title
\nT.J. Dillashaw (135) vs. Cody Garbrandt (134.75) for the bantamweight title<\/p>\n
NEW JAPAN G-1 CLIMAX TOURNAMENT\u00a0SATURDAY\u00a0NIGHT LATE AT\u00a02 A.M.\u00a0EASTERN AND\u00a011 P.M.\u00a0PACIFIC FROM THE EDION ARENA IN OSAKA ON NEW JAPAN WORLD<\/p>\n
Juice Robinson & Shota Umino vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Sho
\nTetsuya Naito & Sanada vs.\u00a0David Finlay & Toa Henare
\nHirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
\nKota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
\nKenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Toru Yano & Gedo
\nYoshi-Hashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
\nMinoru Suzuki vs. Hangman Page
\nJay White vs. Togi Makabe
\nHiroshi Tanahashi vs. Michael Elgin
\nKazuchika Okada vs.\u00a0Evil<\/p>\n
Sunday\u00a0has WWE Raw in Savannah, GA and Smackdown in Albany, GA.<\/p>\n
WWN\/EVOLVE\u00a0ON SUNDAY\u00a0AT\u00a04 P.M.\u00a0EASTERN TIME FROM THE MELROSE, MA MEMORIAL HALL<\/p>\n
J.D. Drake vs. Dom Garrini\u00a0
\nAnthony Henry vs. Jon Davis
\nShane Strickland vs. Saieve Al Sabah
\nJaka vs. Josh Briggs
\nChris Dickinson vs. Tracy Williams
\nMatt Riddle vs. Austin Theory
\nJoey Janela vs. Darby Allin for WWN title\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raw will be live\u00a0on Monday\u00a0night from Jacksonville, FL.\u00a0Matches announced are Ronda Rousey’s first Raw match against Alicia Fox, and Bobby Roode vs. Mojo Rawley.\u00a0Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are not scheduled on the show.\u00a0There is also a Smackdown house show in Gainesville, FL.<\/p>\n
Smackdown and 205 Live take place\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0in Orlando with Sheamus & Cesaro vs. New Day for a shot at the Bludgeon Brothers’ Smackdown tag titles at SummerSlam.<\/p>\n
F4W NEWSLETTER:\u00a0Figure Four Weekly: The next step in WWE’s Women’s Evolution<\/p>\n
WWE’s “women’s evolution” took its logical next step last week as the company announced its first all-women’s pay-per-view. Aptly, the PPV will be called “Evolution.” It will take place at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on October 28. WWE is hyping that over 50 wrestlers from the past and present will be involved, with Trish Stratus, Lita, and Beth Phoenix already advertised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
WON NEWSLETTER:\u00a0(July 30, 2018) Wrestling Observer Newsletter: All women PPV WWE Evolution announcement, more<\/p>\n
The lead stories in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter cover the lives, careers and deaths of Brian Christopher Lawler, Nikolai Volkoff and Brickhouse Brown.<\/p>\n
With Lawler,\u00a0look at his death, his recent arrest, the decision to not bail him out, growing up in Memphis, how he started in pro wrestling, how he got his first push and his USWA heyday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Look the death of Nikolai Volkoff, what led to it, the true story of his name and where he got the gimmick as opposed to the public explanation that was always told.<\/p>\n
Find out about the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Brickhouse Brown, how he was pronounced dead and came back to life, and his description of what happened when he was dead the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Read the update on the current SummerSlam show, business notes, Lesnar vs. Reigns, as well as the market value of tickets for all the rest of the summer major events.<\/p>\n
Also there is more on the WWE FOX deal, new programming that both has and hasn’t been discussed, updated contract information, new season of Total Divas, why Cain Velasquez was training at the Performance Center, and Sting talks if he will wrestle again.<\/p>\n
Look at the debut of ITV World of Sport wrestling, why it was put on network TV in that time slot, ratings for the show and what they mean, who watched, why people were surprised about the viewership and what it means.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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SATURDAY\u00a0NEWS UPDATE<\/u><\/p>\n
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WWE
\nJohn Cena indicated that he\u2019s been added to WWE\u2019s house show in Shanghai, China on September 1: \u201cThe 6th move of doom. Ready for #WWEShanghai. Sept 1st.\u201d Cena hasn\u2019t wrestled since April\u2019s Greatest Royal Rumble. He\u2019s also advertised for WWE\u2019s Super Show-Down PPV in Australia this October.
\nJerry Lawler spoke to CW 30 in Memphis for a story on Brian Christopher Lawler\u2019s funeral. A\u00a0tribute video for Brian was played at the funeral.
\nGlenn Jacobs spoke to Sports Illustrated about how supportive Vince McMahon was of his campaign to become mayor of Knox County, Tennessee: \u201cVince wants all of us to do well, no matter what we\u2019re doing, because it reflects well on the company. On a personal level, between me and him, it\u2019s important to me that he is proud of me. He\u2019s done so much for me and for my family. He sent me a text that got me all choked up.\u201d Sports Illustrated noted that Jacobs had to compose himself when answering the question.
\nAfter Daniel Bryan challenged The Miz to a match at SummerSlam on SmackDown, WWE is doing a storyline where Miz has declined the challenge and is saying that he deserves better than facing Bryan.
\nMatt Hardy tweeted that he\u2019s recently learned that his lower back and pelvis have started to fuse together. Hardy wrote that the leg drop\/splash combo that he and Jeff Hardy would always do is most likely the reason for it.
\nNXt\u2019s Instagram posted a couple of photos of Paul Heyman working with wrestlers at the WWE Performance Center. The caption was: \u201cLadies and gentlemen… Who is better than @paulheyman to teach you how to address a sold out crowd?\u201d
\nRoman Reigns helped Georgia Tech (where he played football in college) debut their new football uniforms at an event last night. Reigns wasn\u2019t booked for last night\u2019s house show in Augusta, Georgia but will be on the rest of this weekend\u2019s Raw shows.
\nWWE hosted a 16-year-old named Tyler at their headquarters yesterday for a Make A Wish visit and gave his family tickets to Survivor Series. Donald Trump retweeted Vince McMahon\u2019s tweet about the visit.
\nWWE has an interview with Xia and Robbie Brookside about Xia being in this year\u2019s Mae Young Classic.
\nA new episode of Table for Three with Nia Jax, Natalya, and Beth Phoenix will air after Raw on Monday.
\nThe WWE Network is adding collections on Chris Jericho and The Miz on Monday. The first set of \u201cSuperstar Picks\u201d will also debut on the Network, with the first collection of matches chosen by Sasha Banks.
\nWhile wearing NWO gear, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall were filming something at Hogan\u2019s Beach Shop in Florida this week. What they were filming for and whether it was a WWE project or not isn\u2019t known.
\n\u201cWWE 24: The Best of 2018 — Director\u2019s Cut\u201d will be released on DVD this December.
\nThis week\u2019s WWE video top 10 list looks at the Bella Twins\u2019 best moments.
\nPro Wrestling
\nWith four shows remaining until the August 12 finals, the G1 Climax is entering its final stretch. The A Block will be in action in Osaka overnight, with the show starting at 2 a.m. Eastern time:
\nKazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
\nHiroshi Tanahashi vs. Michael Elgin
\nJay White vs. Togi Makabe
\nMinoru Suzuki vs. Hangman Page
\nYOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale
\nKenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Toru Yano & Gedo
\nKota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
\nHirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
\nTetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. David Finlay & Toa Henare
\nJuice Robinson & Shota Umino vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Sho<\/p>\n
Tickets for ROH and NJPW\u2019s G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden will start at $30 per ticket and go up to $300.
\nTenille Dashwood & Viper will face Kay Lee Ray & Chardonnay at ROH\u2019s Honor Re-United show in Edinburgh on August 16.
\nWill Ospreay reflected on him and Bea Priestley becoming homeowners and thanked the fans, his family, and everyone he\u2019s worked for.
\nRachael Ellering confirmed that she\u2019ll still be in this year\u2019s Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix despite being a participant in the Mae Young Classic.
\nNJPW has released Bullet Club cologne.
\nFlip Gordon will be hosting an \u201cAll Out\u201d pre-show party in the Sears Centre Arena parking lot prior to All In. Tickets will cost $20 and are only available to those with tickets to All In. They are set to go on sale on August 8 noon Central time and will come with an event T-shirt.
\nDownstait revealed the official theme song they recorded for All In.
\nJohn Hennigan was interviewed by CBS Local Sports about being on the next season of Survivor and working for Impact Wrestling, Lucha Underground, and MLW.
\nUFC\/MMA
\nNate Diaz tweeted \u201cI\u2019m not fighting on that show fuk the @ufc\u201d after Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov was announced at yesterday\u2019s press conference. McGregor is facing Nurmagomedov on October 6, while Diaz is scheduled to face Dustin Poirier at Madison Square Garden on November 3. Diaz spoke to TMZ after the tweet and said he\u2019ll fight at MSG if he feels like it. He said the UFC needs to start overpromoting him instead of underpromoting him.
\nDana White told TSN that the UFC expects McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov to fall in the two million PPV buys ballpark. White said the company hasn\u2019t talked about booking Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva and isn\u2019t in the process of making it.
\nBrock Lesnar has been tested by USADA three times since entering back into the drug testing pool on July 3.
\nThe UFC uploaded the final episode of Embedded for tonight\u2019s PPV.<\/p>\n
Daily Professional Wrestling History:\u00a0Lex Luger wins WCW title from Hollywood Hogan<\/p>\n
12th Annual F4W Empire Vegas Convention<\/p>\n
Greetings friends and fans of the F4W \/ Wrestling Observer website. The 12th annual F4W \/ Wrestling Observer Empire Las Vegas Convention~! is just around the corner.<\/p>\n
This year’s event will be taking place in Las Vegas from August 16th to the 20th and will again\u00a0be in conjunction with WWE’s SummerSlam weekend a.k.a. Super China Buffet Day~! There will still be the usual events, but our big draw will be WWE’s summer blockbuster PPV, SummerSlam. As per tradition, we will all gorge ourselves at a Las Vegas buffet, and then watch SummerSlam in a rented out movie theater. All information and ticketing prices are available now.\u00a0Sign up ASAP as spots are limited for some events.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year will also feature a Future Stars\u00a0Wrestling show which will include the first ever Granny’s Doubles Match Classic! Already booked for the show are the teams Mia Yim & Leva Bates, Shotzi Blackheart & ???, Samantha Heights & Brittany Blake, and Miranda Alize & Kylie Rae. Also just booked for the show is a\u00a0tag team Grappling Battel~!\u00a0featuring\u00a0Bryan\u00a0Alvarez & Jack Jamieson vs. The Beach Bums (PeachMachine & Mikey G), You won’t want to miss this show! Check out the\u00a0convention’s Facebook page for all additional information.<\/p>\n
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