WWE has shared various behind-the-scenes pictures from the Royal Rumble premiere event that took place last Saturday night. You can check out those photos at the link provided here, along with a picture from Michelle McCool that you can see below via Instagram:
Suge D posted some various Black Wrestling History facts in celebration of Black History Month for February via Twitter. You can check out those tweets below:
REMEMBER: Ethel Johnson, Babs Wingo, Kathleen Wimbley, & Marva Scott are the original 4 Black women's wrestlers; trained by Mildred Burke.
The 4 were proven draws, including a record 3611 paid in '52 at the Baltimore Coliseum for an all-black women's show.#BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/9122YZzeab
— SUGE. (@SugarDunkerton) February 5, 2022
REMEMBER: There are 6 Black wrestlers who are recipients of a "5 Star Match" Award from the Wrestling Observer.
1. Butch Reed (1/2 of the 1st 5 ⭐ Match ever awarded vs Ric Flair)
2. Aja Kong
3. Ricochet
5. *See thread*
6. Michael Oku#BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/wvONLzwVKW
— SUGE. (@SugarDunkerton) February 4, 2022
REMEMBER: Created in 2011; The IWGP Intercontinental title had a memorable run, even main eventing WrestleKingdom, before being unified w/ the IWGP Heavyweight in 2021.
1st champion? MVP, choosing not to re-sign w/ WWE to fulfill a dream & wrestle for NJPW.#BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/uoWvnCIsnb
— SUGE. (@SugarDunkerton) February 3, 2022
NJPW has announced that Will Ospreay has been signed and booked for the Windy City Riot event, which is scheduled to take place in Chicago, IL on Saturday, April 16th at the Odeum Expo Center.
Big Willy is going to Windy City Riot!
Hope to see all you guys there.https://t.co/w0qGyGH3Xq pic.twitter.com/pnSI0my9Mp
— ᵂⁱˡˡ ᴼˢᵖʳᵉᵃʸ • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) February 5, 2022
