Fight-Size Update: Mark Briscoe Out Of CMLL Show, The Rock At Disney D23, NJPW Free Match
Your fight-size update for the morning of August 26, 2019:
– New Japan Pro Wrestling’s English YouTube channel posted the full match between Kazuchika Okada and Minoru Suzuki from The New Beginning in Sapporo show back in February 2017. The video can be seen at the top of the page.
– Mark Briscoe suffered a leg injury and won’t be competing at the upcoming CMLL International Grand Prix tournament on August 30 at Arena Mexico. Briscoe was replaced by Delirious.
– The Rock recently appeared at Disney D23 event to help promote his upcoming “Jungle Cruise” movie alongside co-star Emily Blunt. Jungle Cruise is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and is set to be released on July 24, 2020.
– Michael Elgin discusses who got him into wrestling.
Some people got into wrestling with the desire to become like The Rock, or Steve Austin. I got into wrestling because I desired to be like Hansen, Brody, Williams. This weekend proved that to me evens more. Thank you @BJWOfficial and thank you —-! Japanese fans are #1
— BigMike (@MichaelElgin25) August 26, 2019
– Locally advertised for the September 1 WWE Live Event in White Plains, New York is Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin, The Miz vs. Samoa Joe, plus Lacey Evans, Ricochet, Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Drew McIntyre, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows and more.
– Drake Maverick and Rob Stone exchange tweets after Stone recently won the 24/7 Championship at the Fox Founders’ Day.
You don’t know what HARD TIMES are daddy!
I will not be ridiculed by somebody who is famous for bad one-liners during BOWLING games! https://t.co/JhWIfkGXLL
— Drake Maverick (@WWEMaverick) August 25, 2019
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