Here is your fight size update for Thursday, May 8, 2025:
- Check out WWE Backlash Footage that WWE found in the WWE Vault embedded above.
- As first reported on Fightful Select, Fightful spoke to MLW's Alex Hammerstone ahead of MLW Azteca Lucha on May 10. He takes on Kojima for the first time at the show, and is excited to face he and other MLW stars for the first time after returning. He says that he and Court Bauer had a close relationship that was almost like a father-son relationship that was falling apart during the last run, and it was important to him to repair it.
Although he left MLW, he said that Bauer was constantly checking in on him while injured, while many others didn't. When the opportunity came up to work together again, it was something he wanted to do, but wanted to do things in the ring better than last time, even. Hammerstone says he feels great physically after his injury. Doing the Chris Bey benefit show was something that was very important to him. It has been flattering to him that so many fans hope he and Richard Holliday are coming into AEW along with MJF for the Hurt Syndicate story. There haven't been plans for that, but he does hope he can face Bobby Lashley one day. He's also excited about the possibilities of working with CMLL and NJPW through MLW or separately.
- Daniel Cormier says he's a fan of Karrion Kross:
Karrion Kross is awesome! Keep doing your thing @realKILLERkross !!!! @WWE
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) May 8, 2025
- Speedball Mike Bailey was recently on Good Karma Wrestling.
- Rhino is the man — source: Mke Santana.
Per Fightful Select: Some familiar faces were backstage at the May 1 live TNA tapings.
Fightful Select has learned that Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews were backstage at the TNA tapings. Fightful reported months ago that the duo known as Subculture was in the process of getting their visas. They were IMPACT Tag Team champions in 2023, but did not appear for TNA at all in 2024.
- Join Denise Salcedo and George Heredia as they break down every announced match from WWE Backlash:
- See all 40 televised instances of Randy Orton dropping his career-long rival, John Cena, with the three most dangerous letters in wrestling, the RKO.
- Scheduled to appear at Wrestling Open “Season 04, Episode 19” 05/08/25:
- Angel Ortiz
- Brett Mettro sponsored by @PatsFanBE
- CPA
- DJ Powers
- Dustin Waller
- Erik Chacha
- Gabby Forza sponsored by @C_Brooks329
- Ichiban
- Jay.Tunis
- JGeorge
- Jose Zamora sponsored by @PatsFanBE
- Kylie Alexa sponsored by @AlexG112283
- Kylon King
- Milo Mirra
- Mookie Summers sponsored by @SelfMadePW
- Nick Robles sponsored by Always Grounded
- Pedro Dones
- Rain Conway sponsored by @itsajaime
- Rex Lawless sponsored by Always Grounded
- Rickey Shane Page
- RJ Rude sponsored by Always Grounded
- Sean Vegan Keegan
- Special thanks to @DreamSooner and @Stallard999
- "Are The Dudleys REALLY Friends!?" D-Von Dudley Answering The Web's Most Searched WWE Questions!
- ICYMI: Je'Von Evans To Ricochet In Now Deleted Tweet: You're Wrestling In Front Of 2,000 People, Every Week, For A Crackhead
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- Good Brothers On WWE Release, Rejoining NJPW, AEW & TNA Future, AJ Styles
