Vince McMahon Undergoes Spinal Surgery
Vince McMahon underwent major surgery last week to fix an issue with his spine, according to TMZ who says the procedure lasted over 4 hours, and that McMahon is now recovering.
Fightful Select reports the surgery was major and life-altering, however WWE has given no official statements on the surgery.
Read More at TMZ.com
AEW Files Trademark for Streaming Service
All Elite Wrestling filed a trademark application last week for “AEW Plus” in the category of streaming. The trademark registration is intended to cover the streaming of professional wrestling entertainment video material on the Internet.
AEW Plus is the current name for a service offered by AEW and FITE for international fans to stream AEW events, and no official announcements have been made regarding any changes or expansions to AEW’s current streaming services, though the filing for this trademark would indicate some change is coming soon.
Currently, AEW pay-per-view events are streamed on Bleacher Report in the United States and on FITE in international markets.
Read More at RingsideNews.com
Gunther Climbs All Time WWE IC Title List
Gunther has continued to climb the ranks of Intercontinental Championship history after surpassing ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage to have the third-longest Intercontinental title reign in history.
Gunther won the title in June of last year, defeating Ricochet, and is now the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of the 21st Century.
Gunther surpassed the Macho Man’s 414-day reign with the gold this week and is expected to soon pass Pedro Morales for second place who held the title for 424 days.
The Honky Tonk Man holds the record for the longest reign as Intercontinental Champion at 453 days.
Read More at eWrestlingNEWS.com
Samoa Joe Climbs All Time RoH TV Title List
Samoa Joe has reached a major milestone as the self-proclaimed ‘King of Television’, by becoming the second-longest reigning Ring of Honor Television Champion in history last week.
Last Thursday was Samoa Joe’s 470th day as RoH TV Champion, passing Dragon Lee’s 469-day reign for second place. The longest ROH TV Title reign currently belongs to Jay Lethal, who held the title for 567 days.
Samoa Joe is also the current record holder for the longest RoH World Title run at 645 days.
Read More at eWrestlingNews.com
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