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    Duke Hudson Glad He Was Part Of NXT's Chase University, Speaks About Versatility Of The Group

    Hudson highlighted the versatility of Chase U. In late 2022, Duke Hudson joined NXT's Chase University faction and was with the group until they disbanded in November 2024. The following February, Hudson confirmed that he was no longer with WWE after a six-year run with the company. Hudson was the focus of a K & S WrestleFest virtual signing and reflected on being part of Chase University. He spoke about the versatility of the group and expressed that he is glad to have been part of it. “Chase U., not that it’s necessarily meant to be a main event act but, it was something that was so -- I can’t say important but… There was some weeks where Chase U. was in eight out of the 15 segments. Whether it’s a backstage or a match or whatever it was, we were involved in a lot of the show and not necessarily that that was making us the stars or the top guys. But we were involved in helping so many people on their journeys. We were often the underdogs and I think with a lot of people, they need -- I think a lot of talent need to be pushed and maybe this is just early on in their career as they’re trying to figure out what this crazy business is, especially when it’s athletes who don’t necessarily have five or 10 years of experience in professional wrestling before coming to WWE. They need to focus on their character, their moves and they focus on them. Chase U., we already kind of had our stuff down… If they needed us to lose, great. Here’s a very good losing team and if they needed to give us the win, great, we can look just as good as anyone else when you put us against anyone. One week, I could be losing to Lexis King in three minutes and I go, okay, if that’s what you want from me this week, that’s what I’ll do and I’ll try to make Lexis King look as good as possible. The next week, you tell me that I’m wrestling Oba Femi for 20 minutes. ‘Okay, well, do you want me to look --’ they go, ‘No, you’re 50-50.’ I go, ‘Oh! I’m 50-50? Okay, well, I’ll do whatever you say,’ and then I have to look as capable or as talented or as strong or as dominant as someone like Oba Femi who is made to look like the top guy. That’s why I think Chase U. was -- again, whether it was important… Definitely valuable. That could be the word. I’m very glad that I got to be a part of it because, clearly, and I don’t remember but I know that I loved Chase U. before I was in Chase U. Whether we were hanging outside of work or whether it was like a TV day and you know, you go to the -- you see your producer or you go to the ring for rehearsals or whatever you gotta do. I would always be wearing the Chase U. shirt. Just because I enjoyed what (Andre) Chase, Thea (Hail) and Bohdi (Hayward) were doing and I saw so much potential in Chase U., that it’s funny that in the blink of an eye, I went into Chase U. and then in the blink of an eye, I had two or three years in Chase U. so…” He also shared his thoughts about the group disbanding and here's what he had to say: “I think a lot of people were skeptical of them breaking up but I also think a lot of people were skeptical of them getting TV time at all as well. Wrestling is such an opinionated business, right? Everyone has a thought, everyone has a flavor. (Andre) Chase and I were not Fraxiom. Some people like Fraxiom, some people like Chase U. and that’s okay. That’s what wrestling provides. To each their own.” Chase University was reintroduced on NXT with Andre Chase back as the centerpiece. He's now flanked by Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon. They were featured on the 6/10 NXT on The CW. If the quotes in this article are used, please credit K & S WrestleFest with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.

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Is El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Alberto El Patrón to once again become the AAA Mega Champion. The match, characterized by heavy interference and weapon usage, ultimately saw the involvement of Vikingo’s father, King Vikingo, play a pivotal role in the title change. The bout was a hard-fought contest with several momentum shifts. At one […] The post El Hijo Del Vikingo Is The New AAA Mega Champion appeared first on Wrestling News.

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Michael Cole will soon debut a much more casual look on WWE programming, though this won’t be by choice. A few weeks ago, Pat McAfee and Cole made a wager on the outcome of the NBA series between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. If the Knicks won, McAfee would wear a full […]

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A new AAA Mega Champion has been crowned and his name is El Hijo del Vikingo. At AAA’s latest event, Vikingo defeated Alberto El Patron to capture the gold. This marks the start of Vikingo’s second reign, with his first 833-day reign being the longest in history. This win comes mere days before Vikingo faces […]

El Hijo del Vikingo has reclaimed the AAA Mega Championship after defeating Alberto El Patron at Noches De Lucha Libre AAA on May 31st. The high-flying luchador secured the victory with his signature 630 senton, marking the end of El Patron’s 288-day reign. This win begins Vikingo’s second reign as AAA Mega Champion. He previously […] The post It’s Official – Alberto El Patron Drops The AAA Mega Championship To El Hijo del Vikingo appeared first on Wrestling Headlines.

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WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long recently recounted a memorable and intense backstage story involving Bob Holly (Hardcore Holly) during the controversial “White Boy Challenge” storyline in WWE. Speaking on his “Road Trip After Hours” podcast, Long detailed an instance where Holly insisted Long physically slap him hard on television to add realism and heat […] The post Teddy Long Recalls Bob Holly’s Intense Request During WWE “White Boy Challenge” appeared first on Wrestling News.

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WWE has a massive deal with Netflix which has brought Monday Night Raw to the streaming giant as well as other events for fans outside the U.S. This week, Netflix hosted its ‘Tudum’ conference to hype up future shows and ideas, and WWE Superstars had a role to play. Rhea Ripley, CM Punk, The New […]

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Mascara Dorada and Claudio Castagnoli punched their ticket to the AEW International Title bout at AEW Fyter Fest. Castagnoli qualified by defeating Komander on the May 31st episode of AEW Collision. Later in the night, Dorada qualified by besting Hechicero. Kenny Omega will defend his AEW International Title in a four-way bout at AEW Fyter Fest agains Claudio, Dorada, and Brody King. King qualified by defeating Josh Alexander on AEW Dynamite. Here is the current lineup for AEW Fyter Fest: AEW Fyter Fest (6/4) AEW International Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King vs. Mascara Dorada FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Atlantis Jr & Templario Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Skye Blue & Julia Hart (Mercedes Mone on commentary) Thekla in-ring debut Mark Briscoe vs. Jon Moxley La Faccion Ingobernable (RUSH, The Beast Mortos, & Dralistico) vs. Kevin Knight, "Speedball" Mike Bailley, & Komander The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MJF, MVP, & Shelton Benjamin) to speak Fans can find results from AEW Collision here.

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Wrestling REVOLVER held its REVOLVER Unreal event on May 31st from Wayne Co. Fairgrounds in Richmond, IN. The event aired on Triller TV. Full results and highlights are below. REVOLVER Unreal Results (5/31) - Revolver Remix Championship: Jake Crist (c) def. Alan Angels - Jessicka Havok def. Katie Arquette - Revolver World Tag Team Championships: Alpha Sig (Brent Oakley & KC Jacobs) def. Bang & Matthews (Davey Bang & August Matthews) and Latinos Most Wanted (Koda Hernandez & Sabin Gauge) - Retro Jake’s Street Fight: Krule def. Matthew Justice - Sudden Death Scramble: Jeffrey John def. Juni Underwood, Nathan Davis, Bigg Pound, Derek Dillinger, Ryan Matthias, Eric Fallen, & Rachel Armstrong - Damian Chambers (w/ Kayla Kassidy) def. BDE - Ace Austin def. Joe Alonzo - Revolver World Championship: Myron Reed (w/ Killer Kelly) (c) vs. Dante Leon ends in a no-contest when Reed suffers a scary injury. It was later announced he was okay. #RevolverUNREAL pic.twitter.com/DvPoHBu1qv — Curt_from_IN (@Curt_from_IN) June 1, 2025 more of revolvers fallen angel #RevolverUNREAL pic.twitter.com/An4lK9tqMe — v -- (@superslamv) June 1, 2025 another chambers dub for the books #RevolverUNREAL pic.twitter.com/jFHpWv25RS — v -- (@superslamv) June 1, 2025 Richmond, IN showing up in full force tonight! #RevolverUNREAL pic.twitter.com/IJJ9OGm37p — Carmen Michael --️ (@CarmenMChilders) June 1, 2025 You can find results from around the wrestling world at Fightful's results section. Subscribe to Fightful Select for The Weekender podcast with Stephen Jensen for reviews of top independent wrestling shows.

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All Elite Wrestling will hold its AEW Fyter Fest event on June 4, which is a four-hour special on TBS. On AEW Collision it was announced that Jon Moxley will take on Mark Briscoe at AEW Fyter Fest. Moxley choked out Briscoe in a trios bout on AEW Dynamite. Plus, "Timeless" Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa will take on Skye Blue & Julia Hart. Mercedes Mone will be on commentary. Storm saved Shirakawa from a post-match attack by Blue & Hart after Shirakawa defeated Blue. Furthermore, FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) will take on Atlantis Jr & Templario. FTR issued an open challenge to any lucha libre team on the May 31st episode of AEW Collision and they were confronted by Atlantis Jr & Templario. Also, La Faccion Ingobernable (RUSH, The Beast Mortos, & Dralistico) will take on Kevin Knight, "Speedball" Mike Bailley, & Komander Finally, Thekla will make her in-ring debut. She joined AEW on Dynamite, attacking Jamie Hayter. Here is the current lineup for AEW Fyter Fest: AEW Fyter Fest (6/4) AEW International Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King vs. Mascara Dorada FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Atlantis Jr & Templario Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Skye Blue & Julia Hart (Mercedes Mone on commentary) Thekla in-ring debut Mark Briscoe vs. Jon Moxley La Faccion Ingobernable (RUSH, The Beast Mortos, & Dralistico) vs. Kevin Knight, "Speedball" Mike Bailley, & Komander The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MJF, MVP, & Shelton Benjamin) to speak Fightful will have coverage of AEW Fyter Fest on May 31st.

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