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Mon. #1 is HERE. To help out the site subscribe to Mistah MegaManFan or support us on Patreon. Don't miss WWE Raw highlight videos later tonight! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Monday's latest wrestling news.

Via social media Jon Moxley wants Yuji Nagata as his next IWGP US Heavyweight Title challenger because he respects Nagata and has always wanted to face him one on one.

Ozzy Osbourne has now been confirmed as part of the 2020 & 2021 combined WWE Hall of Fame class this year, even though WWE themselves have yet to announce it. He did not attend the tapings in Florida in person, but he did send in a video accepting his place in the celebrity wing. (WO)

New WWE related videos are available below.

Talk 'N' Shop A Mania returns this week. See below.

TALK 'N' SHOP A MANIA TO BRING THEIR "EXCELLENT LIVE ADVENTURE" TO TAMPA THIS WEEKEND; INCLUDES HISTORIC FIRST EVER PHOTO OPPORTUNITY & AUTOGRAPH SESSION WITH "SEX FERGUSON", "CHAD 2 BADD", & "CHICO EL LUCHADORE"

The Good Brothers ("Big LG" Doc Gallows & "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) along with Rocky Romero bring their infamous "Worst Podcast Ever" to Tampa, FL this Friday Night, April 9 at 10pm at Riveters Bar & Restaurant! Labeled, "Talk N Shop Excellent Live Adventure", the evening will be "part live podcast, part variety show, part Q&A along with a Meet & Greet", according to Gallows. "What makes this different from a normal Meet & Greet is that, for the first time ever, we will be in character at a live event" Gallows continued.

As fans know, Gallows, Anderson, & Romero have alter ego's, namely Sex Ferguson, Chad 2 Badd, & Chico El Luchardore, who have been featured in two "Talk N Shop a Mania" pay per views. "We wanted to give our fans the opportunity to witness, LIVE, the craziness of Talk N Shop a Mania" says Tampa Resident Karl Anderson aka 2 Badd. "We are bringing along the whole crew that fans are familiar with including George North, "Throwback" Frankie Coverdale, Lazer, Vernon Love plus others and we expect some surprise guests as we have so many friends who will be in Tampa next weekend!" adds Gallows.

Bea Priestly is "likely" headed to NXT UK and "for sure" not headed to All Elite Wrestling. (WO)

Upcoming New Japan cards are below. (NJPW)

NJPW Satsuma no Kuni Night One (April 28):
* Gabriel Kidd & Tiger Mask vs. Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura
* DOUKI, Zack Sabre Jr., & Taichi vs. Jado, Tanga Loa, & Tama Tonga
* Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, & Gedo
* BUSHI, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, & Shingo Takagi vs. Jeff Cobb , Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan, & Will Ospreay
* KOPW 2021 Provisional Championship: Toru Yano (c) vs. EVIL
* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: SHO & YOH (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado

NJPW Satsuma no Kuni Night Two (April 29):
* Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji vs. BUSHI & SANADA
* Tiger Mask, SHO, & YOH vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & El Desperado
* Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., & DOUKI vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, & Jado
* Toru Yano, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, & Dick Togo
* Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan & Will Ospreay
* Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. Aaron Henare & Jeff Cobb

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Night One (May 3):
* Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask, & Master Wato vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, & Dick Togo
* Kazuchika Okada, YOH, & SHO vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Natio, SANADA, & BUSHI vs. Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan, Aaron Henare, & Jeff Cobb
* Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tanga Loa
* Ladder Match for the Iron Fingers: Taichi vs. Tama Tonga
* NEVER Openweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Night Two (May 4):
* Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., & DOUKI vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, & Jado
* Kazuchika Okada & SHO vs. Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* BUSHI, SANADA, & Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, & Great-O-Khan
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Master Wato vs. Jay White, EVIL, KENTA, Yujiro Takahashi, & Taiji Ishimori
* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) vs. YOH
* IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Shingo Takagi

From WWE.com: "WWE today announced that WWE Global Ambassador Titus O'Neil been named the recipient of the 2020 Warrior Award. Named after WWE Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior, The Warrior Award is presented to an individual who has exhibited unwavering strength and perseverance and who lives life with the courage and compassion that embodies the indomitable spirit of The Ultimate Warrior." Here's an interview with Titus about it.

From NJPW1972.com.

Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome on May 29 will get a huge main event, as Kazuchika Okada will challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against either current champion Will Ospreay or his Wrestle Dontaku opponent Shingo Takagi.

On April 4 in Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Ospreay shockingly defeated Kota Ibushi to lift the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, and wasted no time in issuing a challenge of his own. Stating that he needed revenge for his defeat on January 4 this year at the Tokyo Dome, Ospreay demanded a rematch, this time with the gold on the line.

Okada moved to respond to Ospreay's challenge, but before he could speak, Shingo Takagi hit the ring. Reminding Ospreay and the fans that it was he who beat Okada in the New Japan Cup, Shingo said that if anybody should have the next shot at the title it should be him. Takagi is seeking his own revenge for defeat in the New Japan Cup finals, but ‘graciously' conceded that should he take the World Heavyweight Championship, Okada would get the first opportunity.

Okada decided not to give comment, the situation apparently working out perfectly for the Rainmaker. Now Takagi will face Ospreay on night two of Wrestle Dontaku on May 4, and the World Heavyweight Champion will meet Okada on May 29 in the Tokyo Dome. Can Okada prevail in his first IWGP Heavyweight contest since January 5 2020? Will either Takagi or Ospreay be the first competitor in 16 years to emerge from their first Tokyo Dome main event victorious? Find out at Wrestle Grand Slam, with all the action live and in English on NJPW World!

Lucha Libre FMV has filed a trademark on "Lucha Underground" while Gladiator Sports Network has filed a trademark on Ohio Valley Wrestling. (FF)

From WWE.com.

April 5, 2021 - G4, the next-generation network created for gamers, by gamers, and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced they are partnering for a video game competition series premiering on G4 this fall. The program will be hosted by WWE Superstar Xavier Woods AKA Austin Creed, G4's first-announced on-air talent, and will pit some of the biggest content creators in gaming against each other, playing some of the most popular video games to settle scores... with scores.

"Getting a shot to be a G4 cast member is incredible and humbling in itself, and I couldn't be more excited for the chance to have my own show," said Xavier Woods. "Not only will I host but I'll also have a pivotal role to play as the top personalities in gaming try to settle their beef."

"This partnership combines WWE's sports entertainment and G4's competitive entertainment to bring a truly unique offering only these brands can offer," said Brian Terwilliger, VP of Programming and Creative Strategy for G4. "The format of the show, along with WWE Superstar Xavier Woods AKA Austin Creed's electric presence on-screen, will make it appealing for gamers, WWE fans, and those new to both as well."

"Xavier Woods has become a household name for WWE fans and gamers alike, and he is the perfect fit to headline our new series with G4," said Jayar Donlan, WWE Executive Vice President, Advanced Media. "From console and mobile games to WWE's successful UpUpDownDown YouTube channel, WWE's influence on gaming is stronger than ever, and having our own gaming series on G4 is the next step in the evolution of the company's gaming strategy."

The announcement comes as G4 begins its Epic April celebration, a tradition started during its first run on-air in which the network unveils an absurd amount of talent and programming announcements, runs big giveaways, and pulls off more-than-a-few-calls-from-HR-inducing stunts. Another major G4 announcement will take place during WWE's UUDD WrestleMania Gaming Event premiering Saturday April 10th at 11am ET on the UpUpDownDown YouTube Channel.

AEW is raising money for Autism Awareness month and TNT will match any donations up to $10,000.

5:00 PM ET. Here's the updated lineup for Impact on AXS this Thursday. (IW)

* Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers vs. Rich Swann, Willie Mack & Eddie Edwards
* Alisha, Nevaeh & Tenille Dashwood vs. Havok, Jordynne Grace & Rosemary
* Chris Sabin vs. Deaner
* Sami Callihan & TBD vs. XXXL

In this interview Teddy Long talks about bringing in Mark Henry to train his wrestling students: "What I'm trying to do for the young students is…if you're gonna get this, get it right. Unlike other schools that just take money but don't really offer anything. My thing is, I am not going to lie to anybody. I just want to do right and be fair. Having Mark Henry, a guy they can trust, is a big opportunity for everyone. We've been talking about bringing on more legends to get involved. I won't reveal the names until they actually come."

Here Matt Cardona (f/k/a Zack Ryder) talks about the atmosphere of AEW: "I was in AEW for a cup of coffee, but I could tell right away, different atmosphere. Totally different vibe, everyone was super cool, super relaxed. Tony Khan - super approachable. Not that Vince isn't, but Vince, you know, sometimes you're waiting outside Vince's office all day and sometimes you might not get to talk to him. As opposed to Tony who you can go like 'Hey Tony!' or you text him. But I think it's all relative, right? You need to have relationships and that's on you to make that relationship, whether it be with Tony Khan or Scott D'Amore or Vince McMahon. You need to make that relationship. They're not going to go out of their way to make a relationship with you, you need to do that. You need to be in their ear and get to the point where you could text them or call them and stuff like that. But is the atmosphere different? Yeah, 100 percent."

Speaking of Zack Ryder, Brian Myers f/k/a Curt Hawkins talks about winning the tag titles with him at WrestleMania: "Oh, three days? Four days maybe, at the most. We left that RAW, six days out, we weren't even sure that we'd have the match or if that was really happening. It was kind of a - not to steal from another podcast - it was rumor and innuendo. No one had told us officially or anything. I'm pretty sure we were at an Axxess appearance or something and our phones started to blow up that someone had gotten the program and it was in that thing of all the matches and stuff on it. Maybe later that day the producer contacted us like, 'Hey, I got your match. It's happening.' So, it was very, very last minute. I want to say Matt and I were sitting together at the signing for Axxess and it was like Twitter, everything, all the above. It was all happening at the same time."

Here's the updated Raw lineup for tonight. (WWE)

* Bobby Lashley vs. Cedric Alexander
* Drew McIntyre vs. King Corbin
* AJ Styles vs. Xavier Woods
* Asuka & Rhea Ripley vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax

Cameo is "officially" partnering with WWE for WrestleMania 37, so by getting all of their talent to cancel "third party" deals with Cameo, they now control all of the revenue made by the WWE stars taking bookings this week.

There is "no mandate" on WWE talent this week regarding COVID-19 leading up to WrestleMania. (WO)

After winning NJPW's World Heavyweight Title, Will Ospreay is calling out CM Punk (Phil Brooks) of all people: "Before I was champion, a man who sparked a whole lot of interest in  pro wrestling, CM Punk said he'd like to face Will Ospreay. Now I have the biggest prize in  pro wrestling, so if you really want to prove you were the best in the world and not the best of a bad bunch, come over here and try and take this."

Here's a new http://fightful.com/wrestling/scorpio-sky-says-aew-was-supposed-spotlight-him-2020-explains-his-new-alliance-ethan-page Scorpio Sky interview and http://wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/04/the-blue-meanie-calls-wwe-nxt-the-superior-brand-to-aew/ with The Blue Meanie.

Triple H says Rob Gronkowski might return at WrestleMania 37.