MLW superheavyweight Calvin Tankman was on a recent episode of
The Wrestling Inc. Daily where he discussed his MLW World Heavyweight Title match against Jacob Fatu. Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman also asked Tankman about his possible alliance with Injustice.
“That was something that was kind of forged well before MLW even thought about signing either Myron [Reed] and myself. We’ve been close friends since [we were] six months into the business,” Tankman noted. “We were both working at IWA Mid-South when we were first breaking our teeth, and so we’ve kind of kept close to each other because Louisville and Indianapolis, that’s an hour-and-a-half drive. So we were always around each other. Always at shows together, always hanging out and so when my guy needed help, I’m the first one there.”
CM Punk Comments On Possible Match With Will Ospreay );
A press conference was held recently where Will Ospreay issued a match challenge with the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on the line against CM Punk.
This was right after he called out former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre to a match. Punk stated last March that while various things would have to line up perfectly, he would be interested in wrestling Ospreay. );
“I would love to have an IWGP World Heavyweight Champion vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion between two British men and find out who the best wrestler is out of them,” Ospreay said. “And not only that, before I was the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, a man who sparked a whole industry of getting the wrestling world interested in him named CM Punk was interested in facing Will Ospreay.
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AJ Styles Becomes First Grand Slam Champion In Both WWE & Impact Wrestling );
Following Sunday night’s victory at WrestleMania 37 that saw AJ Styles and Omos win the RAW Tag-Team titles, Styles became the first wrestler to become a “Grand Slam” champion for both WWE and Impact Wrestling. As mentioned by Fightful, Styles is one of five TNA/Impact Wrestling Grand Slam winners alongside Abyss, Samoa Joe, Eric Young, and Austin Aries. Impact Grand Slam Champions have to have held the NWA World Heavyweight Title or TNA/Impact World Title, the X-Division Title, one of the tertiary titles (Legends, Global, TV, King of the Mountain, or Grand Championship), and a tag title reign. Styles now stands as the sole person to achieve that status in both companies.
AJ Styles’ Raw Tag Team Championship win at WrestleMania 37 puts him in previously-untouched territory as the sole double Grand Slam champion between WWE and Impact. As previously noted, Styles and Omos defeated The New Day on night one of WrestleMania to win the Raw Tag Team Championships. A tag team title reign was the last thing that Styles needed to become a Grand Slam Champion in WWE, holding a main event title and secondary titles as well as a tag reign.
As Fightful pointed out, Styles is also one of five TNA/Impact Wrestling Grand Slam winners alongside Abyss, Samoa Joe, Eric Young, and Austin Aries. Impact Grand Slam Champions have to have held the NWA World Heavyweight Title or TNA/Impact World Title, the X-Division Title, one of the tertiary titles (Legends, Global, TV, King of the Mountain, or Grand Championship), and a tag title reign. Styles now stands as the sold person to achieve that status in both companies. He is also technically not far off from a ROH Grand