Here is your fight size update for Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Below are the top headlines from Fightful today, the best digital excuses from around the world of wrestling, and more.
- The WWE Vault has released several dark matches featuring the Earthquake. The first comes from 1989 when he was taking on Sam Houston under his real name, John Tenta. There's also one where he takes on Paul Rama under the name of Earthquake Evans, wearing street clothes. The last match sees him wrestling in 2001 before a WWE SmackDown taping. That would be his last time in the WWE ring. Check out the video embedded above.
- ICYMI: WWE Vault Posts Original Concept Art For John Tenta's Return As Golga In 1998
- Joe Hendry was recently working out at The Foundation with CM Punk and Ace Steel.
Learning from the best -- -- pic.twitter.com/t9TzuC00jL
— Joe Hendry (@joehendry) May 22, 2025
- Watch the story between the power group Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman and new allies CM Punk and Sami Zayn as they prepare for a tag team match at Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 24, 2025:
- Matt Riddle To Defend MLW World Heavyweight Title Against KENTA At MLW Summer Of The Beasts
- Fray Tormenta was a priest, a luchador, and the real-life model for Nacho Libre. His story is becoming more famous, and Masked Republic has announced an official agreement to make licensed products celebrating his legacy.
- Speaking of New Orleans, a WWE representative confirmed to Fightful that WrestleMania 42 would no longer be held there.
- Furthermore, it's reported that WrestleMania 42 could be held in Las Vegas, which also hosted it this year. If so, it will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the same city, state, and (potentially) venue as its predecessor since WrestleMania 5 was held in Trump Plaza, just as WrestleMania 4 was.
- FULL DOCUMENTARY: Yokozuna WWE Icons
- WWE Figure Insider: CM Punk - Mattel WWE MitB Ultimate Edition Ringside Exclusive Wrestling Figure:
- Check out Denise Salcedo's take on the 10 best WWE matches everyone should see at least once.
- Make sure to check out all of the fun YouTube shorts over on the Fightful Overbooked channel.
- Scheduled to appear at Wrestling Open “Season 04, Episode 21” 05/22/25:
- Bear Bronson sponsored by @itsajaime
- Brad Hollister sponsored by @PatsFanBE
- Brayden Toon sponsored by @itsajaime
- DJ Powers sponsored by @PatsFanBE
- Dustin Waller
- Georgio Lawrence sponsored by Joe Delgado
- Ichiban
- “Eye Black” Jack Pasquale sponsored by @itsajaime
- Jay.Tunis
- JGeorge
- Jose Zamora sponsored by @PatsFanBE
- Kylon King
- Liviyah sponsored by @AlexG112283
- Love Doug
- Mani Ariez
- Mookie Summers
- Nick Robles
- Pedro Dones
- Rain Conway sponsored by @itsajaime
- Rex Lawless sponsored by Mohamad Jafarof
- RJ Rude
- Sazzy Boatright sponsored by @PatsFanBE
- TJ Crawford sponsored by @itsajaime
- Tony Khan Open To Introducing AEW Women's Tag Team Titles Amid Division Growth In 2025
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