WOR: ROH PPV recap, tons of news heading into the weekend and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results from the ROH PPV on Friday night, NXT TV tapings update, New Japan Cup results, updates on Rey Mysterio, Bobby Fish and Rich Swann, Cyborg’s next fight, Bruiser Brody, and more! A packed show as always so check it out ~!
We start off with talk about ROH’s 16th Anniversary show, headlined by Dalton Castle defending the ROH championship against Jay Lethal. New Japan Cup discussion followed, where Juice Robinson and Michael Elgin advanced in the tournament.
NXT tapings took place this week. Dave runs down situation with Bobby Fish, the Undisputed Era and what it means for the tag team titles. Dave also gives a Rey Mysterio update and discusses what is going down with Rich Swann, who says he is now retired.
More on the Richard Rodriguez story, with Luther Reigns’ name now popping up. A bout between Raquel Pennington and Amanda Nunes has been confirmed for UFC 224. Dave talks about that and the Werdum/pro wrestling story that popped up over the week. Dave then runs down Fastlane one more time.
Dave then talks about a question he got regarding Jose Gonzalez and his career after being acquitted of Bruiser Brody’s murder.
Timestamps:
ROH: Start – 23:46
New Japan Cup: 23:46 – 29:26
NXT tapings and other notes: 29:26 – 35:20
Rodriguez Story: 35:20 – 41:22
UFC, Fastlane notes: 41:22 – 47:53
Jose Gonzalez: 47:53 – end
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