CONNECTING THE DOTS: What Made Jinder Mahal Fall Down

Welcome to another edition of
CONNECTING THE DOTS The semi-regular column that dares to ask the tough questions
even when nobody cares about the answer
In Today's Episode:
WHAT MADE JINDER MAHAL FALL DOWN
On Friday, during the “Greatest Royal Rumble,” aka “The World's Most Expensive Six Hour House Show,” aka “The Extra Most Bestest Propaganda Afternoon Where All Women Are Indecent And So Is Sami Zayn” aka “The Thing That Will Put Stephanie and Shane's Great-Great-Grandkids Through College”, there was a US Title match.
It saw new RAW superstar Jinder Mahal try to reclaim the belt from new SmackDown superstar Jeff Hardy on the ONE NIGHT A YEAR WHERE THE SUPERSTARS OF RAW AND SMACKDOWN GO HEAD TO HEAD IN IN-RING COMPETITION EXCEPT FOR ALL THOSE OTHER NIGHTS THAT TOTALLY DON'T COUNT.
Jeff Hardy was able to retain the championship, because no titles changed hands at The Greatest Royal Rumble because it was The World's Most Expensive Six Hour House Show. Unles..

Fight Size Update: Austin Aries Loses One Of His Titles, Vader’s Health, Jack Hager Calls Out A Wrestling Promotion, More

Here's your Fight Size wrestling Update for the morning of April 30th, 2018.
– The “Belt Collector” Austin Aries has lost one of his championships. Yesterday at 'Defiant Wrestling's 'No Regrets' show Austin Aries was defeated by Rampage Brown and lost the Defiant Championship. Aries still is the holder of the DEFY, IPW:UK World, IMPACT World, IMPACT Grand, and WSW Heavyweight Championships.
#AndNew DEFIANT Wrestling World Champion #NoRegrets #WeAreDefiant#NoRegretsRumble is NOW https://t.co/N0ECLTk6Te pic.twitter.com/KiK237yNX4
— FITE (@FiteTV) April 28, 2018
– The following is video from NJPW's YouTube channel that features a post-match highlight from the tranquilo Tetsuya Naito.
– NJPW announced via Twitter that will begin broadcasting live in France.
– During a recent edition of the 'Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast' Sam Roberts & Peter Rosenberg discussed and analyzed the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' event that took place this past Fr..

Tetsuya Naito Is The New IWGP Intercontinental Champion

Los Ingobernables de Japon have a new champion among them.
On Sunday, New Japan Wrestling held the Hi No Kuni event in Kumamoto, Japan which featured some of the promotion's biggest names and two championship matches. Los Ingobernables de Japon members Evil and Sanada defended their IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and then in the main event Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki to capture the IWGP Intercontinental Championship giving the stable three current champions among their ranks.
Los Ingobernables de Japon will soon be touring North America as part of the Ring of Honor War of the Worlds tour where the promotion will visit four cities in the United States and Canada.
This reign is the 2nd time Naito has captured the Intercontinental Championship. He lost the championship last June to Hiroshi Tanahashi after a 259 day reign.
Fightful Wrestling has results for the entire Hi No Kuni event and often has live coverage of other NJPW events. There will also be coverag..

Matt Taven Explains The “Kingdom Conspiracy”

Matt Taven wonders why he has not been given more chances at the ROH World Championship.
In an interview with Sporting News, Matt Taven explained how the “Kingdom Conspiracy” is based in reality. The members of the Kingdom have been complaining about how they are treated by Ring of Honor and Taven said he has not been given the opportunities he has earned.
“I have a serious question of 'why?' I've been in Ring of Honor for five years. I've won every title that they have to offer besides one and I've only had two opportunities at that title. Both matches had interference in them but nothing was ever done about it. I was never given an honest chance, an honest shake with a rematch and even opportunity. I feel like I deserve it. The only thing I'm asking Ring of Honor is what I deserve,” said Taven.
Also during the interview, Taven discussed how he and the rest of The Kingdom created a spectacle outside of Supercard of Honor XII to express their discont..

Hulk Hogan To Be Inducted Into Boys & Girls Club Hall Of Fame

The Boys and Girls Club of America issued Fightful.com the following, announcing Hulk Hogan will be inducted into their Hall of Fame:
SAN DIEGO, April 29, 2018 — Boys & Girls Clubs of America will induct nine new Club alumni into their Alumni Hall of Fame during a ceremony next week in San Diego, California. For more than 150 years, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country have provided kids and teens of all backgrounds, the opportunity to achieve great futures. To celebrate the accomplishments of former Boys & Girls Club members, the organization annually recognizes distinguished alumni, including these nine inductees who have excelled to the top of their respective fields.
The ceremony will be hosted by Emmy and Tony-award winning actor and Club alum Courtney B. Vance, and will honor alumni who have gone on from their Boys & Girls Club to make major contributions in their professions, from sports to entertainment to the military and more. Each of these leaders has followed a unique p..

Drew Gulak Comments On What Field Of Work He Would Be In If He Was Not A Professional Wrestler

The hard-hitting Drew Gulak shares a not-so-surprising job that he would have if he were not a wrestler.
While on tour with WWE in South Africa Drew Gulak attempted to take the WWE Cruiserweight Championship out of the grasps of Cedric Alexander but did not succeed. Gulak could possibly have another opportunity to do so if he can make it through the 'Gauntlet' match this upcoming Tuesday on 205 Live that will determine Cedric Alexander's opponent at the 'Greatest Royal Rumble'.
The “University City Stretcher” dating back to last fall has always campaigned for a “better 205 Live” and his idea of a better 205 Live has been displayed throughout his signature power-point presentations. Speaking with 'New Vision' in South Africa Gulak being the Microsoft aficionado that he is revealed that if he were not putting beat downs on other wrestlers for a living he would be an educator.
“If I wasn’t wrestling I would be teaching. I have a degree in behavioral ..

PWG ‘All Star Weekend 14’ Night One Results (4/20/18): New PWG World Tag Team Champions Crowned, ‘Legion Hall’ Announcement

Here are the full results from night one of PWG's 'All Star Weekend 14' show in Reseda.
Night-one of 'All Star Weekend 14' was jam-packed with action. To kick off the show PWG play-by-play commentator Excalibur stated that the sale of the 'American Legion Hall' building has not yet been completed and the scheduled final date for PWG in said building may not exactly be the last show to take place in it. There were several matches on tap for the event including a PWG World Tag Team Titles match.
Results by way of SoCalUncensored:
* Rey Horus def. Trevor Lee
* Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher & WALTER) def. Violence Unlimited (Brody King & Tyler Bateman)
* Taiji Ishimori def. Bandido
* Three-Way Match: Sammy Guevara def. Robbie Eagles and Flash Morgan Webster
* Jonah Rock def. Joey Janela
* Keith Lee def. Adam “Hangman” Page
* PWG World Tag Team Championships: Three Way-Match – The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) def. 'Chosen Bros&#039..

Fight Size Update: Fifth Man Being Advertised For The I.C. Title Ladder Match At The ‘Greatest Royal Rumble’, Enzo Amore, More

Here's your Fight Size wrestling Update for the evening of April 21st, 2018.
– Local advertisements in Saudi Arabia where the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' will take place next Friday is advertising a fifth man in the WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder match featuring the champion Seth Rollins, and challengers Samoa Joe, The Miz, and Finn Balor. The fifth man that is being advertised is former WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley who recently returned to WWE the night after WrestleMania 34.
– During today's meet and greet session prior to Maryland Championship Wrestling's event, fans had the opportunity to speak with “The Kliq”; Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, X-Pac & Kevin Nash. Nash shared a photo of himself and his good buddies on Twitter and noted that Triple H is greatly missed in this reunion.
@TripleH you were missed buddy. Stay cool in the desert. pic.twitter.com/ADg0L55jly
— Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) April 21, 2018
Triple H is currently in Saud..

Adam Cole Talks His Friendship With Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish & Roderick Strong, And Goes Over His Eventful NXT TakeOver: NOLA

Its all about The Undisputed Era.
To kick-start WrestleMania weekend for the WWE there was a Ladder match to open NXT TakeOver: New Orleans to crown the first-ever NXT North American Champion. At the end of the contest the sly Adam Cole pushed the ladder that Ricochet was standing atop on, crushing the dreams of the “The One And Only”. Cole climbed to the top of the ladder and pulled down the championship as the thousands in attendance inside of the Smoothie King Center went ballistic for “The Panama City Playboy.” Later on in the night Adam Cole had to help his faction-mate Kyle O'Reilly defend the NXT Tag Team Championships and in a shocking turn of events, Roderick Strong pledged his allegiance to The Undisputed Era by turning on his partner in the match Pete Dunne, and handing over the NXT Tag Titles on a silver plater to Kyle O'Reilly and Adam Cole.
Adam Cole was recently interviewed by Jim Varsallone of the Miami Herald where he discussed the chemistry that all involv..

Max Holloway Defends Featherweight Title Against Brian Ortega At UFC 226

A second title fight has been added to the UFC 226, as first reported by MMA Junkie as UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway defends the gold against #1 Brian Ortega. The UFC confirmed the news Saturday night at UFC Atlantic City.
Holloway (19-3-0) is going to be making the second defense of his championship at the event, last defending it against Jose Aldo at UFC 218. Holloway became the undisputed featherweight champion when he defeated Aldo the first time by third round TKO at UFC 212. Holloway hasn’t suffered a defeat in almost five years, with that last loss coming against former two division champion Conor McGregor at UFC Fight Night 26.
Ortega (14-0-0-1NC) has already earned six victories under the UFC banner, last defeating former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar by first round knockout at UFC 222. Ortega hasn’t had a bout go the distance in over four years and he has yet to go to a decision while competing in the UFC. Ortega is a former Resurrection Fighting Alliance..

Chael Sonnen Goes In-Depth About CM Punk’s Forthcoming Bout Against Mike Jackson At UFC 225

Chael Sonnen dives into the story that is CM Punk in the UFC.
In the fall of 2016, former WWE superstar CM Punk stepped into the octagon for the first time at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall. Punk was submitted via a “rear naked choke” two minutes into the first round of the fight. Fast forwarding two years later and CM Punk has an upcoming fight against Mike Jackson on June 9th at UFC 225 in Punk's hometown of Chicago, IL.
One man who has June 9th circled on his calender and has his eyes locked in on the forthcoming fight is the 30-15 Chael Sonnen. In one of his 'Beyond The Fight' videos on his personal YouTube channel, Sonnen broke down the story of CM Punk in UFC and although Punk has only had one fight, Sonnen dove into the hype that came with the former WWE superstar, and weighed in on how he views the matchup between Punk & Jackson.
“I've always liked the CM Punk story, and I've always thought the story was mistold.” Sonnen stated. “It was always kind of ..

Fight Size Update: Vader Back In Hospital, Brian Kendrick, Bruno Sammartino Documentary

This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 20th.
-In the video above Pro Wrestling Unlimited uploaded footage of Roman Reigns giving a speech in South Africa after Samoa Joe cut open Reigns' head.
– WWE is premiering a new Bruno Sammartino documentary on Monday after Raw on WWE Network.
This Monday, celebrate the life of Bruno Sammartino with a special documentary about the legendary @WWE Hall of Famer after #RAW on @WWENetwork. https://t.co/4Wy7LUXoAR
— WWE (@WWE) April 20, 2018
– WWE held three days of tryouts in Saudi Arabia and here is a video of a tug of war which happened during the try outs.
– There's also videos of the other activities the participants did during the Saudi Arabia try outs.
– Former American Ninja Warrior contestant Kacy Catanzaro made her debut on a NXT Live event.
#NXTSanford The #WWENXT Debut Of @KacyCatanzaro ! pic.twitter.com/AN6ifqvFQj
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) April 20, 2018
– On 205 Live, Brian Kendrick had his ..