Date: 07/08	1:00 PM
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Fri. #1 is HERE. To help out the site subscribe to Mistah MegaManFan or support us on Patreon. With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Friday's latest wrestling news.

While the speculation continues to stir regarding yesterday's news that Sasha Banks and Naomi were "removed internally" from WWE's roster of available talent, both women have removed the words "WWE superstar" from their profiles on Instagram and replaced it with "professional wrestler." (wInc) In addition Fightful notes that Banks and Naomi were actually removed from WWE's roster "weeks ago" although both women still have profiles on WWE's website as of this writing. They also note that WWE creative is working with the impression that they are not returning, with no contigency plans for a storyline if that were to change for any reason.

WWE related videos are available below.

In addition new AEW related videos are here.

Here also is a Chris Van Vliet interview with Frank Mir.

Battle Slam has announced Baron Black vs. Lil Scrappy for The Takeover on July 28th.

The lineup for Impact Wrestling next week is below. (IW)

* Mickie James vs. Chelsea Green
* Bullet Club vs. Honor No More
* Bhupinder Singh vs. Johnny Swinger
* Steve Maclin vs. James Storm

Speaking of Impact KUSHIDA has been announced for the Derby City Rumble on July 15th & 16th in Louisville.

STARDOM "New Blood 3" results are below. (FF)

* Mai Sakurai def. YuuRI
* Ami Sourei def. Nanami
* STARS (Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo) def. JUST TAP OUT (Tomoka Inaba, Aoi & Misa Kagura)
* MIRAI vs. Suzu Suzuki ended in a 15-minute draw. Suzuki & Risa Sera vs. Giulia & Mai Sakurai in a hardcore tag team match was set for a future event.
* Ram Kaichow def. Waka Tsukiyama
* A match between Rina and Kaichow vs. Waka Tsuiyama and a mystery partner at the next New Blood show was set.
* Young OED (Starlight Kid, Ruaka & Rina) & Haruka Umesaki def. Cosmic Angels (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) & COLOR'S (Rina Amikura & Yuko Sakurai)
* Giulia def. Miyu Amasaki

Chris Jericho details the health scare he suffered last year: "I was in the hospital for blood clots, but it wasn't just blood clots. It was actually a pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism basically means blood clots in your lungs. That's what I had, a whole bunch of them, which are now pretty much gone, all of them are gone, which is great to hear."

According to the Wall Street Journal, Vince McMahon has paid at least $12 million in hush money to four women over the last 16 years. The most startling allegation may be that he reportedly forced one female wrestler on the roster to give him oral sex then demoted and released her when she refused to do anything else. McMahon and his lawyer reportedly paid her settlement in 2018. Start speculating now about which wrestler that could have been.

In addition WWE sent an internal memo to staff after this story which reads as follows: "The Wall Street Journal has published a second story with expanded details on its initial WWE report last month. We want to reiterate that we and our Board of Directors take these allegations seriously. We've been cooperating fully with the investigation led by our Board of Directors and will continue to do so until its conclusion. Please note that upon its conclusion, WWE leadership will make itself available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you." (PWI)

New Japan is trying to put together a show for the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on Oct. 22nd or 29th. (WO)

Scott D'Amore has raised $14,000 so far for Don West's medical bills. (WO)

WWE has announced a long list of upcoming dates. (WWE)

Monday, Sept. 5: Raw - T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Saturday, Sept. 10: Saturday Night's Main Event - Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Saturday, Sept. 10: Saturday Night's Main Event - Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash.
Sunday, Sept. 11: Sunday Stunner - Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore.
Sunday, Sept. 11: Sunday Stunner - Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee, Wash.
Friday, Sept. 16: SmackDown- Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Saturday, Sept. 17: Saturday Night's Main Event - Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, Calif.
Sunday, Sept. 18: Sunday Stunner - Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif.
Monday, Sept. 19: Raw - SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
Friday, Sept. 23: SmackDown - Vivant Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City
Saturday, Sept. 24: Saturday Night's Main Event - Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC
Saturday, Sept. 24: Saturday Night's Main Event - Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif.
Sunday, Sept. 25: Sunday Stunner - Bonnetts Energy Centre in Grande Prairie, AB
Sunday, Sept. 25: Sunday Stunner - Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Saturday, Oct. 1: Saturday Night's Main Event - Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, N.D.
Sunday, Oct. 2: Sunday Stunner - Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.
Monday, Oct. 3: Raw - Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Saturday, Oct. 8: WWE Extreme Rules- Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia
Sunday, Oct. 9: Sunday Stunner - First Arena in Elmira, N.Y.
Friday, Oct. 14: SmackDown - Smoothie King Center in New Orleans
Saturday, Oct. 15: Saturday Night's Main Event - Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa
Sunday, Oct. 16: Sunday Stunner - Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kan.
Sunday, Oct. 16: Sunday Stunner - Prescott Valley Events Center in Prescott Valley, Ariz.
Monday, Oct. 17: Raw - Paycom Center in Oklahoma City
Friday, Oct. 21: SmackDown - Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio
Saturday, Oct. 22: Saturday Night's Main Event - WSU Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
Sunday, Oct. 23: Sunday Stunner - Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, Ky.
Monday, Oct. 24: Raw - Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Monday, Oct. 31: Raw - American Airlines Center in Dallas
Monday, Nov. 7: Raw - Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Friday, Nov.11: SmackDown - Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
Saturday, Nov.12: Saturday Night's Main Event - Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, III.
Sunday, Nov. 13: Sunday Stunner - Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.
Monday, Nov. 14: Raw - KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
Saturday, Nov.19: Saturday Night's Main Event - PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.
Monday, Nov. 21: Raw - MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y
Monday, Nov. 28: Raw - Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.

2:00 PM ET. The original plan for the AEW debut of RUSH was to have him team with Andrade against Penta & Fenix. (WO)

AEW pulled Jonathan Gresham from an Australian tour because they needed him for competing dates. (WO)

WWE is "tentatively" planning a major NXT show for August. (WO)