Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following notes from the European wrestling scene.
- Cara Noir personally requested his upcoming match with Charli Evans at PROGRESS Chapter 173. The match is set to be the first intergender singles match in the company's history.
- Subculture are expected to work further PROGRESS shows following their upcoming return at Chapter 172.
- Talent involved in both the European Championship gauntlet and Judgment Day match announcements at OTT over the weekend found out the day of the announcements at OTT’s Road To Tenth Anniversary event on October 12th.
- Terry Thatcher was banged up after this weekend’s OTT show, but is hoped to be back in time for October 26th’s Tenth Anniversary show.
- Talent and promoters in the UK scene echoed the litany of public posts in support of Ricky Knight Jr in private to Fightful Select also.
- We are told that despite Thunder Rosa only being cleared for action this days before the show on October 15th, Riot Cabaret were always confident in her being cleared for their Thunder Road show, and made no plans for a replacement.
- The promotion were very happy with the reception to Rosa winning the women’s title, and sources within the company praised AEW for how accommodating they were for Rosa’s run with the promotion. There are extensive plans in Riot Cabaret for Rosa’s world title reign.
- Sources within Riot Cabaret put over Nina Samuels for her impact on the promotion following the end of her world title reign.
- Michael Oku and Cara Noir’s match is over a year and a half in the making, as Oku was scheduled to be Noir’s first opponent for the Riot Cabaret World Title prior to Noir’s foot injury.
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