Women’s wrestling legend Aja Kong will be appearing at Spark Joshi’s Trailblaze 2024 event. The show will be held at the Monster Factory in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, April 7 at 2:00 PM EST. You can check out the official announcement below:
The legendary Aja Kong @ajakonguraken announced for Spark Joshi's Trailblaze 2024 at the Monster Factory (near Philly) during Mania week!
4/7 2pm at Monster Factory.
Tickets:https://t.co/MDX5RHDuQi#joshi #女子プロレス #SparkJoshi #JoshiMania #WrestleMania #WrestlingCommunity pic.twitter.com/DD3GttSGNw
— SPARK Joshi Puroresu of America (@SparkJoshiPuro) March 6, 2024
WrestleCon has announced that Atsushi Onita, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Willow Nightingale, and Allie (The Bunny) will be appearing at this year’s convention, which takes from April 4-7 during WrestleMania Week in Philadelphia, PA.
It's Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/93yJjYHGUm
— WrestleCon – Philadelphia- April 4-7 (@wrestlecon) March 6, 2024
Big stars from Japan on their way to @wrestlecon pic.twitter.com/MwFNUAKLGN
— WrestleCon – Philadelphia- April 4-7 (@wrestlecon) March 5, 2024
HighspotsAuctions.com has announced the following upcoming signing dates:
* March 14 – Mick Foley
* March 16 – Kevin Von Erich
* March 16 – Stacy Keibler
* March 21 – Serena Deeb
As we reported yesterday here on eWn, BJ Whitmer was sentenced on charges of domestic violence this week, and the sentencing memorandum has been released with new details on the process. The former wrestler and AEW producer was sentenced to 120 days of house arrest on charges of strangulation and second-degree burglary relating to a June 2023 incident, which led to his immediate termination from AEW. Investigative reporter BJ Bethel has released the sentencing memorandum with the victim’s name redacted, which provides some details on why a plea deal was reached.
According to the memorandum, the Commonwealth of Kentucky met with the victim on January 17 to discuss plea deal options and the reasons for each of them, but the victim disagreed with all of the offers. She was told that she has the right to convey her thoughts on the matter to the court at the sentencing hearing. Whitmer accepted an Alford plea on both charges on January 29th. An Alford plea is one in which the defendant acknowledges there is enough evidence for a reasonable jury to convict and thus pleads guilty, while still maintaining their innocence. It is also known as a “best interests” plea.
The memorandum goes on to say that the Commonwealth explained to the victim that much of the trial would boil down to the credibility between the victim and Whitmer and “how unpredictable these determinations can be.” It was noted that the victim never had a medical examination done after the incident and there was no “physical evidence” to present at a trial. The document notes that the victim spoke with Whitmer’s employer at the time (AEW) and received a “cash settlement and signed a non-disclosure agreement,” which Whitmer’s defense team confirmed.
It went on to say that:
“The Commonwealth anticipates that [DELETED] would testify at trial that her emails to AEW were meant to be informational and she had no intention of seeking compensation. The Commonwealth acknowledges that these emails would be open to interpretation by a Jury.”
Several sources in AEW indicated at the time of Whitmer’s arrest that the company reached out to the victim to provide any personal support they could following the arrest.
Whitmer sentencing memorandum Pgs. 1 -4 pic.twitter.com/IEsgPft7eJ
— B. J. Bethel (@BJBethelTweets) March 6, 2024
Whitmer sentencing memorandum Pgs 5-8 pic.twitter.com/rzQl1jHy6l
— B. J. Bethel (@BJBethelTweets) March 6, 2024
