Wendy Choo

Jordynne Grace will defend the Knockouts Championship against Wendy Choo. Gisele Shaw is granted a shot at the ROH Women’s Championship. Mercedes Mone retains the TBS Championship at AEW All Out, and more. Let’s break it down in this week’s edition of Women’s Wrestling Wrap-up! On last week’s episode of TNA iMPACT, Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace was mysteriously attacked by a figure who left behind nothing but a pillow.

WWE NXT viewership held steady against the United States Presidential Debate on September 10. Per Wrestlenomics (via the PWTorch), NXT drew 628,000 viewers on September 10, and the show scored a 0.19 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. These numbers are x last week, when 631,000 viewers watched the show on Tuesday night, and NXT drew a 0.17 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

Dwight Howard says Ric Flair effectively talked him out of wrestling. Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard appeared at the WWE tryouts during SummerSlam week in 2022, and he cut a buzzworthy promo. Triple H later said that the ball was in Howard’s court regarding him potentially joining WWE. Since then, updates have been few and far between. Speaking with TMZ Sports, Dwight Howard was asked about getting into wrestling, and he noted that Ric Flair talked him out of it.