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I’m hoping with Sinclair buying the regional sports networks from Fox that ROH is back on tv regularly
 
https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/ross-marshall-von-erich-sign-multi-year-deals-mlw-283231

Ross & Marshall Von Erich sign multi-year deals with MLW

Ross & Marshall Von Erich have joined the MLW roster.

It was announced via Sports Illustrated today that Ross & Marshall have signed multi-year deals with MLW. The two are the sons of Kevin Von Erich.

“Signing with MLW is a big deal for us,” Ross told Sports Illustrated. “They are the promotion that has allowed us to be with our dad, help out around the ranch, and still wrestle.”

“We’re able to continue the legacy,” Marshall said. “It’s humbling, we’re honored, and it’s the perfect timing—we’ve never been this ready for this big a stage before.”

Ross & Marshall will make their MLW debuts at the promotion's television tapings in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 1. News of them signing with MLW comes the week after Viceland's Dark Side of the Ring episode on Kevin and the Von Erich family aired, though MLW's Court Bauer noted that they've been pursuing deals with Ross & Marshall since January.

Marshall said WWE had encouraged them to come to Florida for a tryout. He said they were grateful for the offer but want to be as close to their father (who lives in Hawaii) as possible.

“The Von Erich name is not a burden,” Ross said. “We are grateful for our name, it’s a blessing to be a Von Erich. God gave us the right equipment, and we’re going to go out there and do our best."

Ross & Marshall have previously wrestled for Pro Wrestling NOAH. They were part of TNA's Slammiversary pay-per-view in Arlington, Texas in 2014, taking on DJZ & Jessie Godderz. Kevin Von Erich also appeared at that PPV.

Ross is 30 years old, while Marshall is 26.
 
https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/njpw-reveals-competitors-for-best-of-the-super-juniors

NJPW Reveals Competitors for Best of The Super Juniors

On Tuesday, NJPW announced the competitors who will take part in this year’s Best of The Super Juniors tournament that begins on May 13th and runs until June 5th:

A Block

Dragon Lee

Jonathan Gresham

Marty Scurll

SHO

Shingo Takagi

Taiji Ishimori

TAKA Michinoku

Tiger Mask IV

Titan

Yoshinobu Kanemaru

B Block

Bandido

BUSHI

El Desperado

El Phantasmo

Flip Gordon

Robbie Eagles

Rocky Romero

Ryusuke Taguchi

Will Ospreay

YOH
 
https://www.thewrap.com/aew-turner-tv-deal-all-elite-wrestling-warnermedia-upfront/

AEW-Turner TV Partnership to Be Announced Ahead of WarnerMedia Upfront (Exclusive)

All Elite Wrestling president Tony Khan and his in-ring talent expected to attend Wednesday event in New York City


The All Elite Wrestling (AEW)-Turner deal is now “virtually done,” a person with knowledge of the plan tells TheWrap exclusively. Current plans call for the partnership to be announced through select press one hour before WarnerMedia’s Wednesday upfront event, the individual said. The arrangement made between the parties called for a small group of reporters to be informed of the agreement on an embargoed basis the evening before.

AEW president Tony Khan and some of his wrestlers are expected to be in attendance at the Madison Square Garden — the mecca of professional wrestling — pitch to media buyers, the person told us. The presentation begins at 10 a.m. New York City time.

Current plans call for Turner to begin airing a weekly AEW wrestling show this fall on TNT.

Financial terms of the deal are not expected to be disclosed as AEW is not a publicly traded company. The leader in the space, WWE, is.

When reached, a spokeswoman for Turner declined to comment on this story. A rep for AEW has not responded to TheWrap’s request for comment.

Last month, TheWrap reported that All Elite Wrestling and Turner were in advanced talks for a TV deal. At the time, negotiations made it unclear whether or not an agreement would be in place by next week’s upfront, which is when television networks debut their new fall shows for advertisers.

The first person to report AEW’s planned affiliation with the WarnerMedia upfront was a Twitter user who goes by FrontRowBrian:



Since then, complex negotiations put hopes for the upfront in jeopardy, our individual with knowledge of the talks had told us. We now know the details of the public rollout plan, which was finalized on Wednesday.

WarnerMedia has since provided media with tip sheets listing the talent planned for its upfront “blue carpet,” but AEW was not represented on those versions.

Turner, a WarnerMedia property, is now owned by AT&T. AEW is backed financially by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, Tony Khan’s father.

Though AEW has still only had one big show to date, its growing roster is impressive. Founded by wrestlers Cody and tag-team The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), the company has signed Chris Jericho, Pac (formerly Neville in WWE) and Kenny Omega to wrestle, among others, as well as WWE legend Jim Ross on commentary.

AEW’s next big event is May 25’s “Double or Nothing” in Las Vegas. The show will be available as a pay-per-view purchase in the UK via ITV Box Office. We are awaiting the announcement of a stateside platform for the event. Previously, our sourcing indicated that “Double or Nothing” would not be a part of the Turner deal.

TNT’s primary competitor, USA Network, currently airs WWE’s “Raw” on Mondays and “SmackDown Live” on Tuesdays. However, “SmackDown” is heading to Fox’s broadcast network this fall, when it will switch to Fridays.
 
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