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Have you seen a great wrestling meme this week that just made you crack up? Did you watch a silly moment in a show and just need to craft a meme out of it? Well post em below!

The highest voted meme shall win and be showcased in next week's thread!

Last week's winner is attached!

Tonight, Raw comes to us from Green Bay, Wisconsin!

The card for tonight's show will be:

Singles Match
Kairi Sane vs. Liv Morgan

King Of The Ring 2025 First Round Fatal Four Way Match
Sheamus vs. Jey Uso vs. Rusev vs. Bronson Reed

Queen Of The Ring 2025 First Round Fatal Four Way Match
Asuka vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Ivy Nile

And more!

Please check your local listings for more information on how to watch. Card subject to change, enjoy your show!

A production crew member who has worked with All Elite Wrestling since 2019 has filed a civil lawsuit against the company and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley (Jonathan Good). In it, he alleges various degrees of negligence by AEW and Moxley, alongside civil assault and battery against Moxley concerning an incident on AEW Dynamite in 2023.

The lawsuit was filed against the parties on May 30 in the Wayne County Circuit Court by Christopher Dispensa, a longtime wrestling and entertainment production crew member who started doing contract work with AEW in 2019. Dispensa is not a direct employee of AEW, and provided services to Broadcast Service Group, which supplies crew for AEW. His legal team, Raitt Law, PLLC, told The Takedown on SI he has not done work with AEW since Dec. 5, 2024, and was demoted by Broadcast Service Group to the role of carpenter without explanation. As of Monday morning, it had not yet received a response to the filing from the promotion.

Dispensa claims he suffered severe neck and shoulder injuries as a result of being shoved to the ground unexpectedly by Moxley during a match with Kenny Omega. Dispensa alleges in the lawsuit that the incident resulted in him requiring cervical fusion surgery, shoulder surgery, and treatment for other unspecified injuries.

Dispensa said the injuries occurred on the May 10, 2023 edition of AEW Dynamite in Detroit. There, Moxley faced Omega in a cage match, which ended up spilling to the outside. Moxley went to grab a screwdriver to use on Omega, and in doing so, shoved Dispensa to the ground. The lawsuit claims Moxley was supposed to only grab the screwdriver, and Dispensa took an unplanned fall as a result of being shoved. His legal team alleges this is an example of civil assault and battery, claiming that in allegedly deviating from the script, Moxley either showed intent to harm Dispensa, or “at a minimum a complete disregard for whether harm was a result.”

The lawsuit alleges that Moxley “had a history of disciplinary issues before this incident involving other people while under [AEW’s] employ, agency and/or contractual relationship.” It also says that “past disciplinary offenses by [Moxley] include a documented history of unpredictability as well as a lack of control by Defendant AEW, all of which were known or should have been known to Defendant AEW at the time of this assault.”

However, multiple high-level AEW sources with knowledge of Moxley’s working history with the company (and not speaking in an official capacity on AEW’s behalf) told The Takedown on SI they were unaware of any history of disciplinary issues with Moxley, noting he is respected within the promotion by talent and management. One referred to him as a “locker room leader” and disputed the characterization of Moxley given in the lawsuit.

The filing also claims Moxley and AEW are responsible for exhibiting gross negligence, suggesting, “By going off-script and violently shoving Plaintiff, who was only a crew member, to the ground, [Moxley] demonstrated a substantial lack of concern for whether a severe injury would result to a production crew member at the event.” It adds, “In taking no precautions or preventative measures to protect production staff, Defendant AEW’s actions likewise show a reckless disregard for the safety of production staff which goes beyond simple inadvertence.”

The complaint also accuses AEW of negligence in hiring and training Moxley. A portion of Count I claims AEW has a responsibility to “exert reasonable control over its employees, agents, and/or contracted individuals to ensure the safety of other performers, production crew, and the general audience.” The 39-year-old Moxley has been wrestling since 2004, and has worked for not only AEW but WWE, TNA, New Japan-Pro Wrestling, and other major promotions throughout his career.

Dispensa’s legal representation tells The Takedown on SI that he claims AEW upper management was aware of the incident, but says he never discussed it with them. He alleges to have met with Tony Khan and AEW General Counsel Chris Peck about potential full-time employment opportunities in the months after the incident, but acknowledged there was never a prior conversation about the injuries he says he sustained.

His attorney also noted Dispensa said he never filed an official incident report that night because he had another job on tour he had to get back to, but he claimed that he spoke with three individuals that evening about getting hurt.

His legal team said Dispensa relayed his alleged injuries to ringside physician Dr. Michael Sampson, director of performance psychology Chris Manzione, and a member of the athletic training staff. Dispensa claims Sampson was upset over the situation, saying that all stunts or interactions outside of the ring must be approved by Sampson beforehand. Sampson was near Dispensa when the incident occurred. He said Sampson asked him to go see the training staff.

Dispensa’s representation told The Takedown on SI that he was eventually told he would not be treated any longer by the AEW athletic training staff, and that the incident was never acknowledged again. It also said Dispensa and Moxley never discussed the incident beyond briefly after the segment.

Dispensa’s team said he is looking to obtain compensation for “injuries suffered due to actions of the wrestler and the company he worked for,” and the filing says the “amount in controversy exceeds $25,000.” It claims he incurred damages including, but not limited to, medical expenses, disability, permanent and serious disfigurement, wage loss and lost earnings capacity, pain and suffering, eexmplary damages for mental and emotional anxiety, humiliation and/or indignity, diminution to business reputation and opportunities, other economic and noneconomic damages not yet known, and all other damages available under Michigan Law.

The Takedown on SI reached out to an AEW spokesperson regarding the lawsuit and the allegations detailed in this piece, to which they replied, “AEW does not comment on pending litigation.”

Moxley is scheduled to defend the AEW World Championship against “Hangman” Adam Page at AEW All In on July 12. A status conference for the lawsuit is currently scheduled for Aug. 29.

ROH Women's Champion Athena announced an all-women's event Who Runs The World? for August 9th. The event will be held under Athena's Metroplex Wrestling banner in Texas. Athena stated this will be "a new regular women's wrestling show" for MPX.

"I'm announcing my passion project: women's wrestling in Texas. Now, I'm going to give all the women in Texas and around the world an opportunity to be seen, be heard, to showcase their talents like we have never before on our new, regular women's wrestling show," stated Athena.

The following talents have been announced for the event:

MPX Women's Champion Reiza Clarke

Vert Vixen

Hyan

Abadon

Masha Slamovich

The event will take place at the MPX Event Center in Bedford, TX.

More details and competitors will be announced soon.

Fans can learn more about MPX at MPXWrestling.com.

MPX is run by Athena's husband Matt Palmer

Known Entrants

A Block

• Hirooki Goto
• Boltin Oleg
• Yuya Uemura
• Yota Tsuji
• David Finlay
• EVIL
• SANADA
• Hiroshi Tanahashi (First G1 Climax since 2023)
• ?
• ?

B Block

• El Phantasmo
• Shota Umino
• Shingo Takagi
• Zack Sabre Jr.
• Great O-Khan
• Gabe Kidd
• Ren Narita
• Konosuke Takeshita
• ?
• ?

Last 4 entrants will be determined with play-in matches on June 23 and July 4. Play-in entrants TBA.

"These are CMLL policies and rules that must be respected 🤷🏻‍♂️ We are happy where we are. If tomorrow AEW sends us to defend the flag, we will gladly do so. In the meantime, an apology to all the fans who thought LFI would be at that event"

A surprisingly level-headed response, good to see!

"Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada to merge the International and Continental titles. The winner will get a new belt called the Unified title, with the idea of it almost being like a second world title. They spent a lot of money on the new belt and it had side plates with both Okada doing the rainmaker and Omega doing the One Winged Angel. Right now the plan is for those to be permanent on the belt so [to] commemorate the two championships and their legacy that Omega and Okada brought into the unification match. Permanent is a funny word because Tony Khan does make new belts all the time and could then change the design, or maybe not, but for now that’s the idea."

Gladiators, ready.

Amazon Prime Video’s American Gladiators reboot has found its Gladiators, whom The Hollywood Reporter can first reveal. The new season will feature 16 gladiators — eight women and eight men, ages 22 to 38 (and standing 5’5” to 6′ 5” tall, weighing between 140 and 270 pounds) — picked from across the country. The group includes bodybuilders, pro wrestlers, former Division I athletes, CrossFit champions and military veterans.

The series will be hosted by WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin. His sidekicks will be sideline reporter Rocsi Diaz, the former co-host of BET’s 106 & Park, THR has learned exclusively; sports commentator Chris Rose will be on play by play. Rose hosts NFL GameDay Final on NFL Network alongside Maurice Jones-Drew.

Beyond Gladiators, Diaz is a contributor at GMA and GMA3, as well as other ABC News programming. She currently co-hosts Tubi’s We Got Time Today with Deion Sanders. Rosci was a regular guest host on MTV’s Ridiculousness; her résumé also includes hosting Fox singing competition series Alter Ego.

The Miz will have five professional wrestlers keeping the show’s contenders in check: Eric Bugenhagen (aka Rick Boogs), Michael Wardlow (aka Wardlow), Jessie Godderz (aka Mr. PEC-Tacular), Jessica Roden (aka The Ultimate Athlete, J-Rod) and Kailey Latimer (aka Kamille).

Pro wrestlers must have the physique to look good in spandex, as well as the athleticism and microphone skills required for the role; it’s no coincidence they occupy a third of the show’s on-camera talent slots.

“The original Gladiators were iconic, so our search for the new Gladiators had to be exhaustive. Our team went cross country, meeting with thousands of fitness influencers and professional athletes to find the highest caliber of competitors” Barry Poznick, general manager MGM Alternative, Evolution Media and Big Fish Entertainment, told THR. “Every Gladiator in this lineup embodies what it means to be a modern warrior — relentless, inspiring, and ready for the challenge of a lifetime. They are real-life superheroes.”

Prime Video’s American Gladiators will feature brand new events, as well incorporate some classics from the original series like “Gauntlet,” “Hang Tough” and “The Eliminator.” The original series is available to stream on a newly launched “American Gladiators” FAST channel on Prime Video FAST.

Below are the new Gladiators and their hometowns; the links are to their Instagram accounts. Jason Peele is not on Instagram, which instantly makes him our favorite Gladiator.

Oh, and one more thing. Yes, the 16 Gladiators will have Gladiator names — like the OGs Gemini, Lace, Nitro and Zap — those have not been sorted out just yet, we’re told.

Abigail Lay (Springfield, MI) Ayinde Warren (Silver Springs, MD) Dani Means (Los Angeles, CA) Dani Speegle (Houston, TX) Drew Aggouras (Boston, MA) Emily Nelson (Mesa, AZ) Eric Bugenhagen (Milwaukee, WI) Fessy Shafaat (Orlando, FL) Jason Peele (Southern Pines, NC) Jessica Roden (Mount Vernon, OH) Jessie Godderz (Weed, CA) Joseph Hall (Sacramento, CA) Kailey Latimer (Durham, NC) Lu Faustin (Brooklyn, NY) Michael Wardlow (Middlefield, OH) Sydney Hunter (Sacramento, CA)

American Gladiators has been rebooted several times: in 1994 as a kids series, as a primetime special in 1995 and again as a series in 2008. A 2014 attempt at bringing the franchise back did not make it to air, despite having Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg as executive producers.