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Michael Elgin Responds To Rumor Of Being Arrested For Stealing

July 18, 2022

And now, the other side. It can be difficult to find out what is really going on in wrestling as you will have someone saying one thing and someone else saying another. Throw in the fact that the majority of wrestling is built on the idea of people not telling the truth. This time around, two sides are telling two very different sides of a story and it could make quite the difference. Over the weekend, a rumor began circulating that former Ring Of Honor World Champion and current Pro Wrestling Noah star Michael Elgin had been arrested in Japan for stealing protein powder. This could have resulted in either jail time or expulsion from Japan as punishment. Elgin has since responded, saying that the story is not true and that he is leaving Japan to return to his native Canada after the death of a close relative. Elgin emphasized that he is not charged with anything, facing jail time or being deported. Pro Wrestling Noah has not commented on the situation other than saying Elgin would mis..

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WRESTLING RUMOR: Former World Champion Arrested For Theft, Faces Possible Jail Time

July 17, 2022

He might be gone for a bit. Wrestlers are larger than life characters who are able to do all kinds of things that will blow your mind on a regular basis. It takes some special talents to make that work, but at the same time, the wrestlers you are still seeing are humans. That means you are going to see them make mistakes, and now that might be the case again with a pretty serious situation. Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan has announced that former Ring Of Honor World Champion Michael Elgin has been arrested, resulting in him being pulled from upcoming cards. According to Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net, Elgin was arrested for theft of protein powder and could face up to five years in prison. There is a chance that a deal could be made to allow Elgin to avoid jail time by having him leave Japan, as was the case with Matt Sydal in 2016. [7.10 Shizuoka – Notice of wrestler absence & change of match card] Michael Elgin, who was scheduled to participate in the Shizuoka event on Sunday, July 1..

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Former Impact Wrestling Star Suing Company For A Lot Of Money

March 4, 2022

That’s a bad way to go. There are a lot of wrestlers in the industry and the majority of them come and go without doing much of note. When you think about it, only a small handful make it to the big leaves and even a smaller handful of them are successes on that level. Sometimes wrestlers do things that are noteworthy for reasons that are more infamous than anything else, which might be the case again. According to PWInsider.com, former Impact Wrestling star Michael Elgin is suing the company for breach of contract. Impact Wrestling removed Elgin from television following sexual misconduct allegations against him. Elgin was removed from Impact Wrestling television on June 26, 2022 over allegations in the SpeakingOut Movement and is claiming that his career was damaged as a result. He is also claiming that he was told he was being removed based on statements against him with Impact never conducting an investigation. Elgin has released a video going into detail on the case, saying his ..

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Impact Wrestling Shakes Up Slammiversary Main Event

July 1, 2020

You have to try something else. The last few weeks has seen a whirlwind of changes in Impact Wrestling due to a variety of issues. The biggest of them all has been in the main event scene, where two of the five members of the Slammiversary main event are suddenly gone from the company, including the reigning World Champion. Things had to be changed and now we know where that is going. Last week, Impact Wrestling released both Michael Elgin and reigning World Champion Tessa Blanchard. This left the Slammiversary main event with only three of the five scheduled entrants, meaning that something had to be changed. Due to the company’s taping schedule, the news could not be immediately announced on television. Some time has passed now though and now we have a new main event. During this week’s Impact Wrestling, a new main event was announced for Slammiversary. The show will now feature a fatal four way main event, with the three previous entrants, meaning Trey, Eddie Edwards and Ace Austi..

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Impact Wrestling Results – June 9, 2020

June 11, 2020

Impact Wrestling Date: June 9, 2020 Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Commentators: Madison Rayne, Josh Matthews It’s a big night as we get to find out the future of the World Title. Last week Ace Austin won the #1 contenders tournament, which was rather odd as he beat someone who wasn’t even entered. Never let it be said that things go as you might expect around here, though that’s not necessarily a good thing. Let’s get to it. Opening recap. Opening sequence. Don Callis and Scott D’Amore aren’t sure what to do about the World Title situation. Ken Shamrock vs. Michael Elgin vs. Sami Callihan Shamrock and Elgin start brawling before Sami shows up, meaning the lights go out so Sami can show up. Sami sends the other two outside but gets pulled out of the air and driven into the apron. Shamrock is back up with a dive onto both of them but Elgin hits a middle rope dropkick back inside. Elgin sends Shamrock into the post and suplexes Callihan down for two. A hard whip int..

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Impact Wrestling Results – March 17, 2020

March 21, 2020

Impact Wrestling Date: March 17, 2020 Location: Sam’s Town Live, Las Vegas, Nevada Commentators: Don Callis, Josh Matthews We’re almost to the last taping cycle from this company for a good while. Last week’s show ended with the announcement that Tessa Blanchard would defend the World Title against both Michael Elgin and Eddie Edwards at Rebellion. That’s kind of a problem now as there is likely no Rebellion, meaning this could be a rather interesting show if they didn’t edit things. Let’s get to it. The opening recap looks at the end of last week’s show, with Blanchard agreeing to the triple threat match. Opening sequence. Tag Team Titles: The North vs. TJP/Fallah Bahh TJP and Bahh are challenging after winning some singles matches and a non-title match to set this up. The brawl is on before the referee can lower the titles, meaning the champions try to hit Bahh in the head for some reason. Alexander gets hit with Poetry In Motion and a belly to belly from Bahh. TJP gets caught in..

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Impact Wrestling Results – March 10, 2020

March 14, 2020

Impact Wrestling Date: March 10, 2020 Location: Sam’s Town Live, Las Vegas, Nevada Commentators: Don Callis, Josh Matthews It’s a big showdown match this week as we have the fifth match in a best of five series between Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin. The winner gets the World Title shot at Tessa Blanchard at Rebellion and that means we have something special tonight. You have to have a good main event like that so hopefully this one works. Let’s get to it. Opening recap. Opening sequence. Mad Man Fulton vs. Rhino The Crists are at ringside….and get ejected early on for trying to interfere. With the two of them gone, Rhino shoulders him down and takes it to the floor for a ram into the apron. A clothesline hits the post though and Fulton sends him into the apron as well. Back in and Fulton pounds away in the corner, followed by a running shoulder to the ribs. Rhino fights back up with some right hands to the head, only to get elbowed right back down for two. The chinlock (or cobra..

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Five Major Title Changes Take Place at NJPW Dominion

June 9, 2018

You may have missed it this morning, but New Japan Pro Wrestling ‘s Dominion event took place this morning inside the Osaka-jo Hall. The card features the next installment of the Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada saga over the IWPG Heavyweight Title. Chris Jericho challenged Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and a lot more. 2018 Dominion saw five major titles changes during the event. The first being Michael Elgin winning the NEVER Openweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match defeating Hirooki Goto and Taichi. The Young Bucks also won the IWGP Tag Team Titles from the Los Ingobernables de Japan after recently entering New Japan’s heavyweight division. Related: Here’s How WWE is Planning to Kill New Japan’s Move to the United States Rey Mysterio made his first appearance for the company via a taped message at Strong Style Evolved. He tried to set up a match with Jyushin Thunder Liger, but Mysterio had to pull out of the match due to an injury. However, a six-..

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NJPW Hi No Kuni Quick Results (4/29), A New Champion is Crowned

April 30, 2018

NJPW Hi No Kuni is in the books and a new IWGP Intercontinental Champion has been crowned as Tetsuya Naito captured the gold by defeating Minoru Suzuki in the main event. Evil & Sanada also held onto the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles when they defeated the Killer Elite Squad in a rematch from Wrestle Kingdom. Also, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi picked up singles match victories over the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desparado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Here are the full NJPW Hi No Kuni quick results: IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito def. Minoru Suzuki to win the title IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada) def. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) to retain the titles Hiromu Takahashi def. Yoshinobu Kanemaru Bushi def. El Desparado by DQ Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Kushida def. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay) Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, ..

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Confirmed Wrestling Contract Expiration Dates: WWE, NJPW, ROH, GFW, LU

April 11, 2018

Below is an ongoing resource list featuring confirmed contract expirations, reported by respected news outlets or the talent themselves. You can also find Fightful's constantly updated injury report at this link. WWE Brock Lesnar: August 2018 Mauro Ranallo: June 2019 Daniel Bryan: September 1 2018 Paige: 2019 Mandy Rose: Late 2020 The Miz: 2022 Stephanie McMahon - October 7, 2019 (as on-screen talent) Mojo Rawley- 2020 NJPW/ROH Young Bucks: Through 2018 Kenny Omega: January 2019 Jim Ross: January 2019 (with AXS) Josh Barnett: January 2019 (with AXS) Jay Lethal: Through 2018 Flip Gordon: Spring 2018 Michael Elgin- January 2020 Kota Ibushi- Working as freelancer Impact Wrestling: Moose- July 2020 Eli Drake- May 2018 If you have any information on confirmed contract end dates. Contact us and provide a link to the talent going on record about their status.

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Kenny Omega Defending the IWGP US Championship at ROH Event?

July 7, 2017

<p>As seen this past week, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/kenny/" title="Kenny">Kenny</a></strong> Omega defeated the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/likes/" title="likes">likes</a></strong> of Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal and Tomohiro Ishii to become the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. Just days after this momentous victory, it is being reported by Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer that The Cleaner’s first defence might take <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/place/" title="place">place</a></strong> at Ring of Honor.</p><p>Meltzer also predicted that the first one to challenge the Cleaner for the championship should be none other than the Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay. The two have had a phenomenal match in the past at a PWG Event.</p><p><em>Would you like to see The Cleaner and The Aerial Assassin go at it for the newly made IWGP USA Championship? Sound off in the comments!</em></p>

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WWE interested in ROH wrestler Michael Elgin

November 6, 2015

Ring of Honor star wrestler Michael Elgin may be heading to WWE soon as his contract with ROH expired this past week. WWE is now intersted in him more than befo...