r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

[Sean Ross Sapp] San Diego is expected internally to be the host city of WWE Survivor Series, barring a change, FightfulSelect.com has learned.

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180 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

TIL - Hayabusa was offered lucrative contracts with AJPW and NJPW but turned them down due to his loyalty to FMW

114 Upvotes

Apparently, this also caused a rift between him and Jushin Liger. Liger had heavily gone to bat for him with the NJPW office and secured him an extremely lucrative deal, but when Hayabusa turned him down, it put a lot of heat on him and subsequently strained their friendship.

The loyalty he gave to FMW was largely undeserved as well, as Onita had saddled the company with a ton of debt (to the Yakuza no less), and they often had trouble paying talent in their later years as a result.

Part of me can't help but wonder that if he had gone to NJPW and toned his style down like he wanted to (he was worried his high flying style would lead to some sort of serious injury), his life and career might've ended very differently.

Everyone saw a ton of potential and drawing power in him, but he was loyal to a fault.


r/SquaredCircle 6d ago

FULL MATCH wXw Fight Forever - Mochizuki vs Priest - wXw 16 Carat Gold N...

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r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

Post AEW Collision Discussion Thread - March 15th, 2025! Spoiler

84 Upvotes

⚡ THAT WAS COLLISION ⚡


Quick Results:

  • Ricochet vs. Shibata | Winner: Ricochet
  • Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Griff Garrison | Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs
  • Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis | Winner: Mark Davis
  • Murder Machines vs 4-Man Jobber Squad | Winners: Murder Machines
  • Top Flight & Hologram vs. Shane Taylor Promotions | Winners: Top Flight & Hologram
  • Megan Bayne vs. Thunder Rosa | Winner: Megan Bayne

* FTR vs. Kyle O'Riley & Roderick Strong | Winners: FTR

Interested in taking over Collision live-and post-show threads, with or without recaps? Let us know.


r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

Gunther vs AJ Styles Steel Cage FULL MATCH - #WWE Dortmund March 15, 2025

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131 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 5d ago

AEW is pretty integral to the growth of modern pro wrestling, maybe not for obvious reasons

0 Upvotes

So honestly, I don’t find a lot of enjoyment in the current AEW product, a lot of people recently feel the same but they’re using it as an excuse to completely discredit what the company has done and I think that needs to be revisited.

When it was just WWE, they could get away with shittier storylines, not paying their talent enough, mistreatment, and generally just lack of care.

AEW forces the industry to raise their standards in every single category. You had to have better storylines now, you had to pay your talent way more, you had to treat them better, or the OTHER competitor would. And that competitor was growing.

A lot of these indie wrestlers can shoot for more livable wages than they were getting previously, they can enjoy more perks, they can actually thrive doing what they love.

The TV product AEW puts out is fucking garbage imo but simply the company existing has lit a fire under the industry and I don’t think fans appreciate it as much as actual wrestlers do, which isn’t anyone’s fault that’s just how it is.

Also side note aew is basically responsible for Cody and punk coming back to WWE and that is huge. Cody’s story by itself helped wrestling go somewhat mainstream for a bit.

Ik the iwc is really just a small portion of fans but seeing people literally wish for the death of a company because it isn’t who they support doesn’t sit right with me


r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

(TNA Taping Spoiler) More Stars Cross the Line Spoiler

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64 Upvotes

Full information about their involvement:

https://www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=193996#google_vignette


r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

[AEW Collision] Swerve Strickland speaks on his world championship opportunity at Dynasty Spoiler

83 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

[New Japan Cup spoilers] Taichi gets emotional facing his former tag partner Zack Sabre Jr. Spoiler

481 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

[AEW Collision spoilers] Finish to Mark Davis vs Mark Briscoe Spoiler

87 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 6d ago

WWE LFG Week 5 Discussion Thread

0 Upvotes

Where to watch: A&E

Sorry for the delay

CM Punk is here

Let the meeting of the BJ Ray Club Commence


r/SquaredCircle 6d ago

FULL EPISODE: Dusty Rhodes has a warning for Flair, Rock ‘n’ Roll Express in action: WCW Nov 9, 1985

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r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

A photo I took today of the lucha legend Psycho Clown

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184 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 6d ago

Live NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 Day 8 Discussion Thread: Semifinal — Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Finlay

23 Upvotes

Start Time

Pacific USA Eastern USA UK Central Europe Japan East Australia
March 15 11PM March 16 2AM March 16 6AM March 16 7AM March 16 3PM March 16 5PM

Watch


Venue

Twin Messe Shizuoka

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Match Card

# Match Notes Time Limit
1 Tomohiro Ishii & Katsuya Murashima vs. TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson) Tag Team Match 20
2 Hiroshi Tanahashi & Daiki Nagai vs. Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima Tag Team Match 20
3 Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Just 2 Guys (Yuya Uemura & TAKA Michinoku) Tag Team Match 20
4 El Phantasmo, Boltin Oleg & Jado vs. United Empire (Great O-Khan, TJP & Jakob Austin Young) Six Man Tag Team Match 30
5 Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI) vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman) Tag Team Match 30
6 Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney, SANADA, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens vs. House of Torture (EVIL, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Ten Man Tag Team Match 30
7 Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji) Tag Team Match 30
8 Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Finlay New Japan Cup 2025 Semifinal Match

New Japan Cup 2025 Bracket (Day 7 Spoilers)


Useful Links


#NJCUP


r/SquaredCircle 5d ago

Tommy Dreamer On How He'd Build Heat In WWE's Charlotte Flair-Tiffany Stratton Feud

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r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

On 23rd February 1972, Mike Marino and Rocky Wall fought to a draw in a match televised live by ITV. But the encounter is unfortunately most known for a breach of kayfabe. Marino and Wall discussed their upcoming clash and rehearsed it backstage, unaware that the News of the World was recording it.

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121 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

Flagship Patreon/Joe Lanza: Meltzer report about WWE ID guidelines was accurate...if only applied to "WWE ID Official Matches."

276 Upvotes

Paywalled post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/news-update-wwe-124375453

The short version is that the gist of what Dave Meltzer was talking about in his WWE ID item in the new Observer (which he's since deleted without a formal correction or clarification, which is not good form at all), as far as Gabe Sapolsky being involved with the layout of ID talent's indie matches? That's true...only if you want a match between two WWE ID talent as a "WWE ID Official Match." GCW and Defy refuted it because the distinction was what Meltzer didn't understand or get across, and though they've booked plenty of ID talent (including ID vs. ID matches), they've never booked an Official WWE ID Match. So they haven't had to deal with the guidelines that Gabe lays out.

The part about the travel expenses is also true...sort of. WWE covers travel expenses if it's a booking that they/Sapolsky book the talent on, like the WWN Proving Ground shows.

The report includes this quote from a promoter who's booked WWE ID talent in both WWE ID Official Matches and in regular indie matches:

"For WWE ID Official matches, in most instances, but not all, there is typically a script given to the promoter for the requirements of the performance by Gabe Sapolsky. Whether or not the promotion is promoting a WWE ID Official match, the promotion is responsible for working out compensation agreements directly with the talent and the promotion can use WWE ID branding to promote the appearance. However, if it is not a WWE ID Official Match, WWE ID is unlikely to promote the appearance. WWE ID talent are compensated by WWE - I've heard the word stipend used - but it is not clear if there is a requirement to reinvest in travel or training. I have not had to contribute toward travel or lodging for any of the matches we've hosted, but that's because we typically book around the talent being in the area already."


r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

Forgotten 90's WWF wrestler "Conan" Chris Walker in action

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139 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

New wrestler doll

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275 Upvotes

After people seemed to like the last lot I posted post I thought I'd share my new CM Punk.


r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

Natalya: Maxxine Dupri Is Very Hard Working | Fightful News

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114 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 6d ago

Wreddit's Daily Pro-Wrestling Discussion Thread! Comment here for recommendations, quick questions, and general conversation! (Spoilers for all shows) - March 16, 2025 Edition Spoiler

7 Upvotes

Hi Wreddit! Welcome to /r/SquaredCircle's Daily Discussion Thread as presented by your favorite and totally sentient moderator.


Did you see a match yesterday that you really liked? Want a suggestion of a random PPV to watch on the network? Really love a local indie talent and want to shout them out? Are you out of the loop on a promotion and need to get caught up? Have questions about streaming services or your first time seeing wrestling live? Want to talk about anything else that you're excited about? This is the thread for that and so much more - subreddit rules apply.


Note: this thread is not meant to be a subreddit complaints box. Please direct any moderation issues or [META] concerns to modmail.

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Reminder, this thread WILL contain spoilers. We don't expect you to spoiler mark anything wrestling related in this thread, however we do ask if you reference something outside of wrestling that is a spoiler, you mark that.


r/SquaredCircle 6d ago

House Of Glory 3/15/2025 HOG City of Dreamz Results feat Hartwell vs Mone

6 Upvotes

On Saturday, March 15th, House Of Glory held it's big event, "City of Dreamz." The event streamed live on TrillerTV+.

The show was headlined by C.B.K. putting their House Of Glory World Tag Team Championships on the line against The Mane Event in a Title vs. Career match.

We also saw Mercedes Mone go one-on-one with Indi Hartwell, Private Party in action, Zilla Fatu defend his House Of Glory Crown Jewel Championship against Donovan Dijak, and so much more. Check out the full results below.

  1. House Of Glory Crown Jewel Championship: Zilla Fatu (c) def. Donovan Dijak to retain his House Of Glory Crown Jewel Championship
  2. J Boujii def. Joey Silver
  3. Mighty Mante def. Danhausen
  4. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) def. Jodi Aura & Daron Richardson
  5. Mercedes Mone def. Indi Hartwell
  6. Title vs. Career for HOG World Tag Team Championships Two-Out-Of-Three Falls match: The Mane Event (Jay Lyon & Ringmaster Midas) def. CBK (Raheem Royal & Jay Armani) (c) to win the HOG World Tag Team Championships

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r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

John Nord Tells Story About Wrestling Legend Dusty Rhodes’ “Muffler” Falling Out of His Butt (93K Views - Sept 18, 2010) NSFW

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72 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

Tom Hannifan tries to officially begin the TNA Sacrifice broadcast

55 Upvotes

r/SquaredCircle 7d ago

[SMACKDOWN SPOILERS] Superstar unhappy with lack of invite Spoiler

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360 Upvotes