Rich Michaels

On Sunday, September 6th, in front of a packed crowd at the O2 Ritz in Manchester, England, Malakai Black defeated Champion Cara Noir to become the new PROGRESS World Champion! The moment was bittersweet for Black. Due to the time difference between the US and the UK, Black just found out shortly before the event started that his friend Andy Williams (a.k.a. The Butcher) had passed away. After Black’s victory, he took the mic and addressed the crowd.

WWE Superstar and first-ballot Hall of Famer Brock Lesnar officially retired today! Lesnar took to the Pat McAfee show to make the announcement, citing the Hell in a Cell Match on Saturday at SummerSlam Night 1 as his final match! Lesnar stated, “I’m here today to do this interview to let the world and everybody know that I am retired, and I wanted to say a big thank you to everybody. Saturday was a very emotional day for me.

It didn’t take long for Tommaso Ciampa to find his new home after his departure from WWE! Ciampa made his presence felt on a the January 28th edition of AEW Dynamite, confirming he is All Elite! So how did AEW land Tommaso Ciampa? After his shocking appearance on AEW Dynamite, Tommaso Ciampa spoke to SI.com, explaining why he decided to make the switch over from WWE to AEW: “It’s something I’ve been leaning towards for quite some time. If I wrestled in the 90s, I’d wanna be a part of ECW.