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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Issue #7377
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//->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

NXT going back to WWE PC from tonight is a bummer as it looked great and different the past two weeks. The PC is too small. Full Sail was a decent place to hold it.


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//->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE
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FORMER ROH COO JOE KOFF PASSES AWAY

- Joe Koff, the former Ring of Honor Chief Operating Officer during the Sinclair Broadcast Group era, has passed away at age 73 from cancer. His death was announced by Major League Wrestling on social media, noting that Koff always led with honor, integrity, and a passion for the sport we all cherish. "His legacy will live on in the hearts of everyone he inspired. Thank you, Joe, for your contributions and unwavering dedication to wrestling," the MLW post continued. Koff served as the Chief Operating Officer for ROH from September 2011 to May 2022 while he was the Senior Vice President of Training and Development at Sinclair Broadcast Group. He spent pretty much his whole adult life working in the television industry. After ROH was sold to Tony Khan, Koff described his time with the promotion as "the journey of a lifetime" and thanked the fans, staff, and the brilliant athletes who made ROH special. After news of his death was announced, AEW wrote, "The AEW & Ring of Honor Family, along with the wrestling world mourn the passing of Joe Koff. Our thoughts are with his family and his friends." WWE champion Cody Rhodes, who worked with Koff when he was in ROH, added, "Really great man that I learned a lot from and was always happy/lucky to be in his presence. All love to his family."

JANEL GRANT'S LEGAL TEAM FILES NEW MOTION

- The legal team of Janel Grant is keeping up their fight against Vince McMahon, submitting a new legal filing in Connecticut state court against Dr. Carlon Colker, a physician paid by McMahon, and Peak Wellness, Inc., the medical clinic owned by Dr. Colker. The filing alleges that McMahon sent Ms. Grant to the medical clinic and sexually abused her with one of the clinic’s employees. The filing also alleges that Dr. Colker repeatedly medicated Ms. Grant with unknown substances, including intravenously. It seeks to compel Dr. Colker and Peak Wellness to turn over Ms. Grant’s full electronic medical and billing records as well as messages between Dr. Colker and Vince McMahon regarding Ms. Grant. When Ms. Grant was suffering from symptoms of severe stress and trauma due to her abuse, Vince McMahon coerced her to schedule appointments at Peak Wellness. McMahon, who was in direct contact with Dr. Colker, obtained access to Ms. Grant’s private medical records and dictated her treatments. A physical therapist at Peak Wellness joined McMahon in the repeated sexual abuse of Ms. Grant, including one instance in which McMahon defecated on Ms. Grant’s head and forced her to continue engaging in a sexual act with the Peak Wellness employee. “Imagine being at your most vulnerable, and the doctor you are told to see only makes you feel worse,” said Ann Callis, attorney for Janel Grant. “Our filing today makes clear that Dr. Colker violated ethical and medical standards when he injected unknown substances into Janel’s body and directed her to take unlabeled pills while dismissing her basic questions about those drugs. Peak Wellness owes Janel Grant answers and the clinic’s secrecy and evasion must come to an end.” On July 1, 2024, Ms. Grant’s attorneys filed a bill of discovery request against Dr. Colker and Peak Wellness to gain access to her full electronic medical and billing records as well all messages between Dr. Colker and McMahon regarding Ms. Grant after they repeatedly refused to comply with Ms. Grant’s requests. In response to this proceeding, both McMahon and Dr. Colker made separate attempts to block Ms. Grant’s filing. McMahon’s attempt to block Ms. Grant’s bill of discovery proceeding was denied by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on August 6, 2024. All patients have the right to receive their full medical records under federal and state law, including HIPAA, the Cures Act, and Connecticut General Statutes § 20-7c. Ms. Grant has requested her full electronic medical records from Peak Wellness on several different occasions, and each time the clinic has failed to comply with her requests. Specifically, in the new legal filing, Ms. Grant has requested eight different categories of records from Peak Wellness, including: Ms. Grant’s electronic medical records, including all associated metadata; Dr. Colker and Peak Wellness’ recordkeeping and billing procedures; Payment records relating to Ms. Grant; Dr. Colker and Peak Wellness’ payment arrangements with McMahon and/or WWE; The purpose of Ms. Grant’s prescribed treatments; The substance of Ms. Grant’s prescribed treatments; Any communications between Dr. Colker and McMahon relating to Ms. Grant; and Dr. Colker’s involvement in recommending Ms. Grant’s attorney for negotiation of the purported non-disclosure agreement.

NXT PREVIEW

- The road to Halloween Havoc starts tonight on NXT on The CW as it returns back to the WWE Performance Center after two weeks on the road. Five matches have been announced for the broadcast so far and the show will be headlined by a #1 contenders match for the NXT title featuring Ethan Page vs Wes Lee vs Je'Von Evans in a triple threat match. Also, Stephanie Vaquer will make her NXT in-ring debut as she takes on Wren Sinclair, Oro Mensah battles Lexis King, Nikkita Lyons wrestles in her first match after eight months against Lola Vice, and former Chase U team mates collide when Riley Osborne wrestles Ridge Holland. Plus, Tony D'Angelo will celebrate his NXT North American title win and the Halloween Havoc Wheel returns!

SMACKDOWN RATING

- Friday Night Smackdown on USA Network drew 1,652,000 viewers this past week, up 134,000 viewers from the previous episode. This was the highest since the premiere episode on September 13. Smackdown had a 0.49 rating in 18-49, up 0.02 and was #1 on the cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

THE WAR RAIDERS RETURN ON RAW

- Erik and Ivar returned to Raw last night without their Viking Raiders gimmick, reverting to their War Raiders personas. Both men have been out injured for months and returned to defeat Akira Tozawa and Otis in their first match back. Erik had been out since November 2023 and underwent neck fusion surgery while Ivar was injured in June of this year and had been out of action ever since. The duo used their War Raiders name for a year in NXT before being called up to the main roster in 2019 and renamed as The Viking Experience and later The Viking Raiders. Prior to their WWE arrival, they had the name of War Machine.

SHINSUKE NAKAMURA TO WRESTLE FOR NOAH ON JANUARY 1

- WWE Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura has been announced for the January 1, 2025 Pro Wrestling NOAH show in Japan. The Japanese promotion posted a video of Nakamura announcing his involvement, wondering who will be standing in front of him in the ring at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. The former NXT champion returned to the WWE ring after almost two months out at the non-televised live event in Cardiff this weekend, losing to LA Knight in a match for the United States title. Nakamura worked the Japan and European tours a few months ago but has not been on television since the April 22 episode of Monday Night Raw, losing to Sheamus.

TONI STORM TOPS PWI WOMEN 250 CHART

- Former AEW Women's champion Toni Storm topped the PWI's Women 250 chart, climbing from last year's #12 place to take the top ranking. Storm enjoyed an amazing year with AEW as their Women's champion, holding on to the title for a whopping 281 days, winning it in November 2023 from Hikaru Shida and losing it at All In this past August against Mariah May. Storm was one of four AEW women who placed in the top 10, with the others being Willow Nightingale, Mariah May, and Athena in #8, #9, and #10 respectively. Coming in #2 was TNA's Jordynne Grace, who also had a great year, with an appearance at the Royal Rumble, multiple NXT matches, and also holding down the fort at TNA. Rhea Ripley came in #3 and surprisingly enough, only she and Bayley, who came in at #7, represented WWE this year in the top 10. Rounding up the top 10 list were Maika in #4, Stephanie Vaquer in #5, and Sareee in #6.

RAMPAGE RATING

- Rampage on TNT drew 253,000 viewers this past week, up 37,000 viewers compared to the prior episode. The show had a 0.09 rating in 18-49, up 0.02 from the last one. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

DANIELSON REMAINS WITHOUT A CONTRACT

- Bryan Danielson remains without a contract with All Elite Wrestling and is currently a free agent. Danielson, who lost the AEW World title at WrestleDream this past weekend, has also ended his full-time in-ring career, a stipulation that he imposed on himself after he won his first and only title in the promotion in late August. The man known as the American Dragon requires neck surgery, surgery which may or may not happen depending his reluctance to stay retired for the long run. Danielson admitted in the past that he may have a match here and there and has not officially hung up his boots. He is keeping his promise of not signing a new performer deal though which is why he has been wrestling without a contract for the two months. Danielson is expected to remain part of AEW moving forward, but in what capacity remains to be seen.

THE YOUNG BUCKS ANNOUNCED FOR WRESTLE DYNASTY

- In a video which aired during the NJPW King of Pro Wrestling show, current AEW Tag Team champions The Young Bucks revealed they're returning to the Land of the Rising Sun for the Wrestle Dynasty event. "New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Wrestle Dynasty," Nicholas says. "The Young Bucks are coming back, baby," continued Matthew. The two have not wrestled in Japan since Wrestle Kingdom 13 in January 2019 and have been fully focused with their EVP and on-camera work with AEW ever since. Wrestle Dynasty, announced earlier this year, will take place on Sunday, January 5, the day after Wrestle Kingdom at the Tokyo Dome. It will feature the participation of CMLL, ROH, as well as NJPW and AEW stars. The show is the NJPW version of Forbidden Door.

TNA+ ADDS NXT IN TNA SECTION

- The TNA+ streaming service has added an NXT in TNA section, showcasing all the matches which involved NXT stars in TNA. The relationship between TNA and NXT kicked off earlier this year and continues strong, with NXT stars appearing at Impact television tapings while TNA stars also show up on NXT TV occasionally. A total of 16 matches are currently part of this NXT in TNA section featuring stars such as Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame, Charlie Dempsey, Wes Lee, Wolfgang, Dante Chen, Riley Osburne, Sol Ruca, Wendy Choo, and others. All matches are locked so a subscription is required to watch them. TNA+ is $9.99 a month and can be canceled anytime.


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