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Itâ€s old school meets new school whenever CW Anderson and Brock Anderson team up in an MLW ring. The cross-generational duo have formed an unbreakable bond working through the ranks toward the top of the tag division. Brock, the son of Hall of Famer Arn Anderson, looks to soak up all of the more than 30 years of knowledge CW brings to every match.

For CW, an ECW alum and MLW original, itâ€s a chance to show that after all this time he could still battle with the best of them. The veteran looks back at feuding with the likes of Terry Funk, “Dr. Death†Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, and Jerry Lawler. Now he marvels at the talents of MLW Champion Mads Krügger, Alex Kane, Matthew Justice, and others. “These guys are way more athletic and possess more power and punishment as you can tell by what theyâ€ve been putting on Brock and ,†he said.

Brock has been grateful to sit under the learning tree of those more experienced than him. MLW afforded him the opportunity to truly hone his skills.

“When I left AEW, the first thing I wanted to do was actually learn this business. I didnâ€t think I could do it over there because they didn†t have the setup for it. It has been documented. It is what it is,†Brock said, candidly. “I thought if I stayed there I wouldnâ€t really learn in the short-term or long-term. Me and CW had a six-man, I think a couple months before I was done, with his partner PQ [Preston Quinn]. I just learned so much with that 10 minutes we were in the ring.â€

CW could feel the chemistry as well. So much so he sent a text to the youngster asking, “what do you think about tagging together?†Brock loved the idea.

“It would make too much sense, just even from the Anderson standpoint,†he recalled. “People could gravitate toward that and understand that. For me personally, itâ€s an opportunity to learn from a guy who has been in this business for 30 years. I would be a fool to turn that down. It has been the best thing in my development so far, hands on done. Iâ€ve learned something every time Iâ€m around him, inside or outside the ring. Just even our conversations in the hotel room, at the hotel, driving to a show. He is a wealth of knowledge. Iâ€m very blessed to have him as a tag partner.â€

CWâ€s love and motivation for professional wrestling was renewed thanks to working with Brock. It gave him a new purpose.

“If youâ€ve been in this business long enough, you will learn to dislike it because there are so many pitfalls and downfalls. One instance was right before ECW folded, I was getting a contract and promised a television belt and told my career was getting ready to skyrocket,†CW said. “Iâ€ve always been about leaving this business better than I found it. Tagging with Brock, from the first time I saw him and his mannerisms, the moves, he has got a lot from his dad. He looks like his dad with his mannerisms and moves.

“I always told him from the beginning, don’t walk in your dadâ€s shoes, walk in your own because youâ€re going to get compared to that. I just love being able to teach him, and he is a quick learner. From promos to skills, everything has been 180 degrees from when we started tagging almost two years ago. The sky is the limit with Brock. I don’t know how much longer I‘m going to be doing this, but when I do walk away, I want him one hundred percent ready to take the torch as an Anderson and carry it into the next generation after that. So far, he is able to do that and is getting better every day.â€

For the former member of the Extreme Horsemen and now Rogue Horsemen, the tandem is a throwback to the days of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. CW would be the Ole Anderson in this scenario. Although CW is quick to say he doesnâ€t have nearly the “pissed off attitude.†CW is also happy to take in feedback from Brockâ€s pops Arn.

“There was one time Brock and I were tagging and his dad twisted something in our match and made it a hundred times better,†he said. “In 30 years, I looked at Brock and said, ‘I donâ€t know anything about wrestling.†All these years and experience and his dad fixed something in our matches. Thatâ€s where Iâ€m trying to get to at 31 years.â€

Brock is excited for the future as MLW secures more business deals. He looks forward to whatâ€s to come with the company building more momentum.

“When we go to work, weâ€re focused on the match at hand. However, you hear whispers of a TV deal. We just signed a bunch of autograph labels for Panini. We got a card deal coming though, which is huge,†Brock explained. “Anyone who grew up a baseball fan who had baseball cards knows about Panini. So, thatâ€s a huge deal. You have all the relationships, New-Japan, and CMLL. The business is on the rise. Youâ€re seeing all these familiar faces coming into the locker room and youâ€re saying, ‘Wait a minute, competition is getting a little bit stiffer around here. We have to up our game.†Competition is good for everyone from every walk of life. Not just pro wrestling.â€

The two are coming off the brutal House of Horrors match at Slaughterhouse on October 14. Although things didnâ€t work out the way theyâ€d like, itâ€s on to the next show Symphony of Horrorson October 25 at 10 p.m. ET on beIN Sports and YouTube. The special will feature Brock issuing a challenge.Â

“If you watch the match when we were in the cage [at Slaughterhouse], someone in this discussion got rattled a bit,†Brock teased. “They almost had their life taken from them. That didnâ€t sit right with me. A wrestling match is a wrestling match, but someone in particular took it to a whole other level. Iâ€m going to make it worth my while to let him know you don†t mess around with family.â€

From there, MLW returns to Horsemen country and Charleston, South Carolina for MLW X Don Gato Equila: Lucha de Los Muertos. The Andersons look forward to a good homecoming.Â

“Itâ€s good weâ€re running South Carolina because weâ€re running in the South again,†CW said. “ This is where we thrive. This is where NWA, where I think the best professional wrestling was, was the NWA era. Youâ€ll get to see the Andersons thrive in Charleston, South Carolina because thatâ€s our home, that’s our backyard..â€

As for the future, more than three decades in his career, CW shows no sign of stopping any time soon. Although he does have a vision for what heâ€d like that retirement match to be when that moment comes.

“If I could pull it off with Brock as my partner against Tommy Dreamer and Steve Corino,†CW revealed. “Tommy has been my most hated and loved villain of my wrestling career. I call him a villain. Steve Corino has been my best friend for 30 years. That would be the one I would be able to take my boots off and call it a career if I could have that match.â€

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With the likes of Rory McIlroy, eventual winner Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry teeing it up at the 2025 DP World India Championship, another PGA Tour star in the field flew under the radar: Brian Harman.

But the 2023 Open champion is receiving plenty of attention after the tournament. That’s because Harman uncharacteristically lost his cool and violently smashed a club in disgust during the final round… only to watch his ball end up right near the hole.

Harman contends at India Championship before Sunday swoon

Despite receiving second billing this week, Harman looked like he might win for much of it. At the halfway point, Harman had strung together a 68 and 65 to get to 11 under. That put him in a tie for second with Lowry, one shot behind Fleetwood with 36 holes to go.

But Harman, who won the 2025 Valero Texas Open in April for his first victory since the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, took a step back in Saturday’s third round.

Two bogeys and only four birdies left him with a 70, putting him four shots behind 54-hole leader Keita Nakajima.

The biggest change on Harman’s scorecard from the first two rounds came at the par-5 1st hole. Harman birdied the narrow, tree-lined hole on Thursday and Friday. But on Saturday, Harman was forced to hit three tee shots at the 1st. He hit his first tee shot into the trees. When his provisional tee shot also found the trees, a mad search ensued.

Eventually, Harman found both balls. So he took an unplayable on the first ball, then zipped back to the tee on a golf cart to hit a third tee shot. Somehow, he came away with a bogey-6.

On Sunday, it would get worse.

Brian Harman sticks tee shot, smashes club in disgust

Four shots back to start the final round, Harman still had a chance to pull off a come-from-behind victory. But only if he went low early and often.

Unfortunately, those chances blew up at the 1st hole, where Harman hit his tee shot into a fairway bunker, then his second shot into the bushes to incur another penalty. A double-bogey 7 was the result.

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Harman is known for his calm demeanor, rarely letting positive of negative emotions overtake him on the course. But the frustration from the 1st hole eventually boiled over on the par-3 5th.

The 161-yard 5th requires another careful tee shot through a gauntlet of trees beyond the tee. Making matters nervier on Sunday was a difficult pin cut close to the front of a tilting green. A bad tee ball could easily lead to a big number.

One over on the day and well off the lead, Harman chose his iron, stepped up and took a swipe at his ball.

In a video of the shot, Harman momentarily holds his finish, but then turns and violently tomahawks his iron into the ground, sending the club bouncing across the tee box.

A TV analyst can be heard saying, “I’ve never seen him do that before.”

Harman was apparently convinced that he’d hit another squirrelly tee shot. But he was wrong. Very wrong. Just after Harman smashed his iron, the camera cut to his ball, catching the end of its flight as it crashed down on the green, coming to rest 6’10” from the pin.

Check it out below.

In fact, it was Harman’s best shot on the hole all week. He hit it to 36 feet at in the 5th in Round 1, 18 feet in Round 2 and 23 feet in Round 3.

But Harman couldn’t sink his short birdie chance, settling for a par. He would trade three birdies for four bogeys the rest of the way, eventually signing for a two-over 74. His Sunday struggles dropped him into a T26-finish, 11 shots behind Fleetwood.

By Ella Jay

Oct. 19, 2025 11:33 am EST

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Rhea Ripley is taking an unpleasant outcome in stride.

Following a successful takeover of Australia, WWE headed to Japan for a pair of live events in Tokyo. At the second one on October 18, Ripley collided with IYO SKY, Raquel Rodriguez, and Stephanie Vaquer for the latter’s WWE Women’s World Championship. Vaquer retained her title by pinning Rodriguez. Meanwhile, Ripley headed to the back with a bloody and busted nose, with SKY and a member of WWE’s medical team by her side.

Ripley showed off the damage on X, writing, “Thank you Japan [laughing emoji] I still love you!” alongside a video of her nose swollen and stuffed with gauze. Despite that, “Mami” appears to be in good spirits as she still gave a thumbs up to the camera. Ripley later joked about the injury by comparing her busted nose to that of her bull terrier named Barry.

“Twins,” she captioned the side-by-side images of herself and her dog.

Twins ðŸ˜ðŸ˜… pic.twitter.com/51IFqSmNpf

— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) October 18, 2025

Per fan footage, Ripley seems to have hurt her nose toward the end of the fatal-four-way title match, specifically when Rodriguez launched SKY into her, causing the two to fall to the floor. While Ripley and SKY remained on the outside of the ring, Vaquer finished off Rodrguez with a dragon screw leg whip and a Spiral Tap for the victory.

As of now, there is no word on if Ripley’s busted nose will keep her out of action. The “WWE Raw” brand returns to the United States tomorrow for a live broadcast in Sacramento, California. At WWE Crown Jewel in Perth, Ripley and SKY defeated the Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane).

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Mercedes Moné is ready to defend her TBS Championship in an open challenge at AEW WrestleDream tonight—and now, she may have a familiar face stepping up to meet her.

Just hours before showtime, ROH Womenâ€s Champion Athena sparked serious speculation by responding directly to Monéâ€s open challenge announcement on Twitter. Athena kept it cryptic, but fans are already reading between the lines. “Hmmm #WrestleDream,†she wrote.

That one-word tweet has people talking, especially with whatâ€s at stake. The open challenge isnâ€t just for Mercedes Monéâ€s TBS Title—itâ€s a winner-takes-all match. That means whoever challenges her also puts their belt on the line. If Athena accepts, her ROH Womenâ€s Championship would be up for grabs too.

This could be huge for Moné, who recently retained the CMLL Womenâ€s World Championship after beating Persephone in Arena Mexico. If she pulls off another win tonight, sheâ€ll move even closer to matching Último Dragónâ€s legendary record of holding 10 titles at once.

Athena and Moné arenâ€t strangers. Theyâ€ve fought, theyâ€ve teamed, and theyâ€ve built a complex dynamic that could explode at WrestleDream if Athena decides to make it official.

The only question now is—will the Fallen Goddess show up?

Are you hoping to see Athena challenge Mercedes Moné in a title vs. title showdown at AEW WrestleDream? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know who you think walks out with all the gold.

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India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, right, and Chirag Shetty in action (Claus Fisker/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) In a thrilling men’s doubles semifinal at the Denmark Open Super 750, India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi on Saturday.The Asian Games champions, who had recently reached finals in both Hong Kong Super 500 and China Masters Super 750, showed resilience after losing the first game but ultimately fell short with scores of 21-23, 21-18, 16-21.The intense 68-minute match featured fast-paced exchanges and sharp rallies, marking the end of India’s campaign at the USD 950,000 tournament.The world No. 7 Indian pair entered the match as favourites with a 4-1 head-to-head advantage and three consecutive wins against the Japanese duo. However, the 2021 world champions Hoki and Kobayashi demonstrated superior coordination and precision at crucial moments.The opening game saw the Indians take an early 4-1 lead, but unforced errors allowed the Japanese pair to move ahead 5-4. Kobayashi’s angled smashes and Hoki’s returns helped them build a lead of 11-6 at the interval.After the break, Satwik and Chirag improved their rhythm, narrowing the gap to 12-13 and eventually levelling at 14-14.The Japanese secured the first game 23-21 after saving two game points, with Chirag’s final serve return hitting the net.In the second game, the Indians showed better form with Chirag’s aggressive net play and strategic placement, maintaining a lead at 16-14.They successfully closed the second game 21-18, with Chirag’s cross return forcing a decisive third game.The final game began as an intense battle of angles and reflexes. Despite good line judgments from Chirag keeping the score level at 5-5, errors gave the Japanese an 8-6 lead.The Indians briefly led 11-10 at the break, but the Japanese pair increased their intensity afterwards, winning a 31-shot rally to take a 13-11 lead. Hoki and Kobayashi maintained their momentum with steep attacks and better anticipation, extending their lead to 17-13.Despite a brief comeback attempt by the Indians reducing the gap to 16-19, a net error from Chirag gave the Japanese four match points.Kobayashi sealed their first final appearance of the year with a precise return, ending the match at 21-16 in the deciding game.

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Mercedes Mone is issuing an open challenge.

After retaining the CMLL Womenâ€s Championship against Persephone at Arena Mexico on Friday night, Mone took to the microphone to issue an open challenge for AEW WrestleDream, challenging any champion in the world to face her for the TBS Championship.

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED

Mercedes Moné issues an open challenge to any champion in the world to face her for the TBS Championship tomorrow at AEW WrestleDream!

👀👀👀#CMLL

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— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) October 18, 2025

Following her proclamation, she also accepted a challenge from Olympia for a future match for the CMLL Womenâ€s Championship. However, Mone said it would take place in the United States and not in Mexico.

Mercedes Moné says she is issuing an open challenge to any champion around the world for tomorrow night at AEW Wrestle Dream and then also accepts a future CMLL Championship match against Olympia in the states and not Mexico. #CMLL pic.twitter.com/9HMawJG7QL

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) October 18, 2025

Mone had been coy about her plans for WrestleDream before Friday. During AEW Dynamite, she said she would be at WrestleDream, though wouldnâ€t specify what exactly sheâ€d be doing in St. Louis.

Here is the updated lineup for WrestleDream:

AEW WrestleDream, 8 p.m. Eastern time —

• AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page defends against Samoa Joe
• AEW Womenâ€s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Toni Storm
• I Quit match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin
• TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mark Briscoe
• AEW Tag Team Champions Brody King and Bandido defend against Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita
• $500,000 tag team match: The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) vs. Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus)
• Tornado trios match: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, MVP) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona)
• Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla
• TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against any champion in the world

AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl, 7 p.m. Eastern time —

• FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey)
• Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford
• The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle Oâ€Reilly, Roderick Strong) vs. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia)
• Eddie Kingston and Hook vs. TBA

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Miami has talent on its roster — Bam Adebayo is widely respected as one of the better two-way centers in the league, Tyler Herro was an All-Star last season, and the addition of Norman Powell brings more scoring — but it doesnâ€t have a top-10 player, a championship cornerstone kind of player on the roster.

That appears to have impacted contract extension talks with Herro, as discussed by Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst at ESPN. Herro has two seasons and $64 million still on his contract and would like to discuss an extension, but that went nowhere, Windhorst reported.

“Tyler Herro is coming off an All-Star season and is definitely interested in extending with the Heat, but there havenâ€t been substantive talks to his point and a deal is doubtful, sources say.â€

Miami wants to keep max cap space heading into the summer of 2027 — when the class could theoretically include Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Karl-Anthony Towns, Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Trae Young, Kyrie Irving and others — Bontemps reports. Not having an extension with Herro adds flexibility (the only locked-in salaries on the Heat books in the summer of 2027 are Bam Adebayo at $53.8 million and Nikola Jovic at $14.9 million).

That cap space is more about flexibility, max players are not jumping teams via free agency very often under the current CBA. Plus, look at the names on that list. Jokic has said he wants to be a Nugget forever, and they just retooled the roster to better fit around him. Whatever happens with Antetokounmpo will be decided next summer when the Bucks offer him a max contract extension and he either signs it or Milwaukee entertains trade offers. New York is likely to extend Towns next summer. The rest of that list likely doesnâ€t get to true free agency, either.

What is clear is that when a big name becomes available via trade, the Heat will be one of the teams in the mix. A lot of those elite players would fit nicely next to Herro, but it looks like Miami wants to keep its options open.

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By Ella Jay

Oct. 17, 2025 12:43 pm EST

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For the last two months, Karrion Kross (also known as Killer Kross) and Scarlett have enjoyed life as free agents in the professional wrestling space. Is there a potential path for them to return to WWE, though?

While appearing on “Insight With Chris Van Vliet,” Kross and Scarlett addressed whether they considered the door to still be open for them at WWE, where they had spent the previous three years. “I mean, I’ll speak for myself. I don’t know,” Kross said. “I don’t know what that door looks like or what’s even on the other side of it. I’m still completely perturbed by the conversation that we had. It was so bizarre and strange and shocking.”

Just days before his and Scarlett’s WWE contracts expired, Kross received an offer for a new deal. When he then inquired about the analytics WWE used to form the dollar amount attached to that potential new contract, however, WWE refused to do so and subsequently rescinded the offer the next day. According to Kross, WWE never made any overtures to Scarlett.

When asked why WWE might have reached out to Kross so close to the end of his former contract, Scarlett chalked it up to it being “sports business.”

“It’s the kind of stuff I’ve read about that a lot of entertainment industries do to put the pressure on last minute so you don’t have a lot of time to think and you panic,” she said. “If you know your value, and the thing is, we know what it feels like to not make money on the indies. We’ve learned our value. We’ve struggled. It doesn’t scare us, if that makes sense, doesn’t scare us being independent.”

Echoing Scarlett’s sentiments, Kross noted that they would rather earn their own money elsewhere than “collect a handout” with no opportunity to grow as in-ring performers. Currently, the pair are dominating the independent circuit, with notable appearances in GCW, DEFY, and House of Glory.

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit “Insight With Chris Van Vliet” with a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

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NEW DELHI — Tommy Fleetwood kept up his strong finish to the season by shooting 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead at the halfway point of the DP World India Championship as Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy battled to stay in contention on Friday.

Over the last two months, Fleetwood has won the Tour Championship for his first PGA Tour title — picking up $10 million as the FedExCup champion in the process — and been the top points scorer at the Ryder Cup won by Team Europe.

Now the Englishman — up to No. 5 in the world rankings — is leading perhaps the most prestigious golf tournament ever to be staged in India after making eight birdies in a bogey-free second round to jump to 12 under par for the week.

Fleetwood’s last birdie — from 8 feet at his last, No. 9 — left him clear of former Open champions Shane Lowry (69) and Brian Harman (65), who were tied for second place.

A further three shots back was Ben Griffin, a rookie for the Americans at the recent Ryder Cup, in a tie for seventh place on 8 under.

McIlroy had back-to-back bogeys early in his back nine but responded by making birdie at four of his final six holes to shoot a second straight 69 and was at 6 under, along with fellow European team member Viktor Hovland (67).

As No. 2-ranked McIlroy walked off No. 18 at the tree-lined Delhi Golf Club, he removed his cap and shook hands with India cricket great Sachin Tendulkar — a special guest for the tournament — at the back of the green.

Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Japan Open before Friday’s quarter-final because of a leg injury sustained in the second round.

The former world number one held back tears and needed painkillers to come through a three-set last-16 win over defending champion Suzan Lamens on Wednesday.

Top seed Osaka, who completed the match with strapping on her left thigh, was due to face Jaqueline Cristian in the last eight but the Romanian will instead progress to the semi-finals.

The Japan Open made the announcement on X, saying: “We regret to announce that Naomi Osaka has not recovered from a left leg injury sustained during the second round of this tournament and has withdrawn from the quarter-finals scheduled for today.”

It is not yet known whether Osaka will play in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo later this month.

The four-time Grand Slam champion is the latest high-profile player to suffer late-season injury issues.

In September, Iga Swiatek complained the season is “too long and too intense” following a string of injuries among players at the China Open.

British number one Emma Raducanu called time on her season on Thursday after retiring from her two previous matches with illness.

Australia’s Daria Kasatkina, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Spain’s Paula Badosa also ended their seasons early in recent weeks.

Across two tournaments in China last week, five players retired injured.

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