Backstage Update On AEW’s QT Marshall After Double Or Nothing Injury Scare

This past weekend, QT Marshall was unable to walk out of his Ten Man Tag Team Match on the Zero Hour of AEW Double Or Nothing after having suffered an injury. Following the match, Marshall was seen being helped to the back after taking a rough landing from the top of the turnbuckle. Later in the night, Marshall took to social media to announce that he “should be okay” while thanking the medical team for helping him after the match, and now there’s been an update regarding the 40-year-old’s health status ahead of “AEW Dynamite.”

According to Fightful Select’s sources in AEW, Marshall appeared to be fine following Double Or Nothing and that he’s not expected to miss any time in the ring or upcoming bookings in the near future. In addition to having wrestled for promotions such as Ring Of Honor, Maple Leaf Pro and Big Time Wrestling, Marshall will also be appearing at 1 Fall Wrestling’s “Summer Stage 2” on Friday, July 17th in Atlanta, Georgia.

Despite getting banged up at Double Or Nothing, Marshall was able to secure the victory alongside Big Boom AJ and The Conglomeration to defeat Shane Taylor Promotions on Zero Hour. At this time, Marshall is not scheduled to compete on tonight’s live three-hour special of “Dynamite” and “AEW Collision” from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which will feature matches such as Hikaru Shida versus Kris Statlander, Mark Davis versus Jack Perry and Jericho versus Ricochet.

WWE Raw Results 5/18 – Women’s Tag Team Title On The Line, Brock Lesnar Returns

The bell rings and Rollins attack Theory from behind. He fires off stomps on him, but Theory rains down right hands on Rollins on the outside and jams his ankle in the ring steps. He stomps on the ring steps to target Rollins’ ankle and dumps him back in the ring, then fires off shoulders on Rollins’ midsection and delivers a back elbow to the side of his head.

Paul pulls Rollins off the ring apron while Theory distracts the referee, and Theory sends Rollins crashing into the barricade near the timekeeper’s area groin first.

During the commercial break, Theory rains down right hands on Rollins back inside the ring. He connects with a suplex on Rollins, but Rollins levels Theory with a pair of clotheslines back from the break and follows it up with a sit-out powerbomb on him as Theory looks to fly through the middle rope from the ring apron.

Theory gets Rollins up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the mat with a sit-out powerbomb. He goes for a pin, but Rollins kicks out and Theory transitions into a Half Boston Crab. He follows it up with a thrust kick to Rollins and sets up for a Curb Stomp, but Rollins intercepts Theory with a clothesline and ascends to the top rope.

Paul pushes Rollins off the ropes while the referee is distracted by Theory, opening the door for Theory to deliver a Curb Stomp to Rollin and pins him. Rollins kicks out, but a frustrated Theory rains down right hands and left hands on Rollins.

Paul hands Theory his signature pair of brass knuckles, and Theory slides them onto his hand. Paul distracts the referee, but Rollins catches Theory with a superkick and grabs the brass knuckles from Theory. The referee catches Rollins and takes the brass knuckles from him, but Rollins sends Paul crashing off the ring apron. He then delivers a Pedigree to Theory for the win.

Winner: Seth Rollins

After the match, Paul pounces on Rollins and beats him down. Angelo Dawkins runs out to the ring to come to Rollins’ aid, but Paul and Theory overpower him. Montez Ford follows Dawkins, clearly frustrated by Dawkins’ decision to help Rollins. Ford dumps Theory and Paul out of the ring and flies over the ring post to level The Vision members on the outside.

Ford asks Dawkins why he would help Rollins, but Bron Breakker runs out to the ring. Ford pushes Dawkins out of the way as Breakker lines up for a spear on him to take the move. Breakker then levels Dawkins, but Rollins goes after Breakker. Paul trips Rollins, allowing Breakker to spear him.

The Vision looks to attack Rollins using the ring steps, but Adam Pearce and other officials stop them. Breakker goes after Rollins once again, but Pearce and officials separate the pair moments before the show goes off the air.

Vince McMahon & WWE Board Members Sanctioned By Judge In Shareholder Trial

A little less than two weeks remain before the WWE Shareholder lawsuit officially goes to trial, but already former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and several other defendants have been dealt a significant blow. Bloomberg reports that McMahon and WWE President Nick Khan were sanctioned by Delaware Chancery Court judge J. Travis Laster in a ruling made on Wednesday.

Laster’s ruling was presented in a 40 page opinion, which revealed the primary reason behind the sanction was McMahon and Khan’s usage of the messaging app Signal. Laster ruled that McMahon and Khan had “acted recklessly” by changing their respective settings on Signal, which allowed the app to delete certain messages regarding WWE’s 2023 merger with Endeavor, which the plaintiffs believe show WWE never seriously considered other offers.

The results of Laster’s sanctions could be significant, as it now means the burden of proof has shifted from the plaintiffs towards the defense, including McMahon, Khan, former WWE board members George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, and current WWE chief content officer Paul Lesveque. As such, the defendants will now have to prove the plaintiffs accusations against them are not true, such claims that McMahon was looking to sell to Endeavor well before the sale process had begun, thus making the merger a forgone conclusion.

The sanction news comes just days after it was reported that McMahon and Endeavor/TKO CEO Ari Emanuel were set to testify at the trial, as witnesses for both the defense and plaintiffs. Khan, Levesque, and TKO President Mark Shapiro are also set to testify, while former WWE CEO Stephanie McMahon is listed as a witness for the plaintiffs, though it remains uncertain whether she will give live testimony or provide and already recorded deposition.

ESPN SportsCenter Credits WWE’s Danhausen For New York Knicks Advancing To NBA Finals

For the first time since 1999, the New York Knicks are going back to the NBA Finals after winning the Eastern Conference Finals in a four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers. But while most are giving the credit to Knicks star players Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, “ESPN’s SportsCenter” believes another person may have been responsible: WWE’s Danhausen.

On Tuesday, one day after the Knicks closed out the Cavaliers with a 130-93 win, “SportsCenter” did a deep dive into Danhausen’s involvement with the series. And it began so in a way that may have undermined Danhausen’s influence, pointing out that Danhausen had originally cursed the Knicks, as well as “First Take” host and die hard Knicks fan Stephen A. Smith, earlier in the playoffs. Fortunately, the curse hadn’t worked, with the Knicks beating the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the first round before sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round.

It was at that point that Danhausen and the Knicks’ alliance officially formed, with Danhausen returning to ESPN to uncurse the Knicks and Smith, while placing a curse on the Cavaliers, much to the chagrin of Danhausen’s rival and Cavs fan The Miz. Danhausen saw immediate benefits from his change of course, receiving a jersey from the Knicks, as well as attending Game 1 of the Knicks-Cavs series in Madison Square Garden.

For a moment though, it looked like Danhausen’s curse may have backfired, as the Cavs dominated most of Game 1, even going up by twenty two points with a little over seven minutes left remaining. It was then that Brunson took over with a herculean performance to send the game to overtime, with the Knicks ultimately prevailing 115-104. The rest, as they say, was history, history that vindicated Danhausen’s cursing abilities, and landed him a crossover merch deal with the Knicks.

AEW’s Christopher Daniels Recalls Choosing Hangman Page For Retirement Match

From the perspective of fans, Christopher Daniels’ retirement match in January 2025 came out of nowhere. According to Daniels himself, though, the element of surprise, as well as his final opponent, were purposeful.

“This was my idea. I actually went to Adam Page, and I asked him if we could do something where he would be the guy to retire me,” Daniels said on Highspots “Sign It Live.” “So I knew full well and I tried to keep it as under wraps as I could because I wanted it to be a surprise to the fans. I wanted people to be shocked because we don’t always know when the last time we get to do something is going to be. I wanted to portray the idea that it could happen at any time for anyone.”

As for the decision to appoint “Hangman” Adam Page as his opponent, Daniels noted that it originally stemmed from wanting to help the former AEW World Champion gain more heat in his heel run, which included an intense feud with Jay White. By the time he and Page reached the actual match, though, Page’s on-screen character had begun turning babyface. Nevertheless, the pair worked together to deliver the match they had long envisioned, just with this new creative dynamic taken into account.

“As that happened, he and I discussed how the match could stay the same, but the ramifications and the repercussions of him retiring me were going to be different now that he was becoming more of a popular character,” Daniels said. Page ultimately bested Daniels in a Texas Death Match on “AEW Collision” by dropping the industry veteran with a Deadeye onto a chair and following with a lariat to the back of his neck.

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