Remembering New Jack. Under Siege Preview. WrestleMania Backlash Preview. Title Change On SmackDown.

Published: May 15, 2021, 5 a.m.

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I\\u2019m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Saturday, May 15, 2021.

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The pro wrestling world is mourning an icon of Extreme Championship Wrestling.

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\\u201cNew Jack\\u201d - Jerome Young - has died.

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A fearless, aggressive and controversial performer\\u2026New Jack is not easy to summarize.

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He was a constant during the peak of ECW\\u201ds national popularity. He was also involved in some of the most notorious incidents of pro wrestling\\u2019s past quarter-century.

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New Jack rose to national fame in ECW during violent, weapons-filled matches. He won the ECW Tag Team Championship on three occasions.

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After the collapse of ECW, New Jack wrestled for another 20 years - including a brief run during the early years of TNA.

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New Jack died suddenly on Friday at his home in North Carolina.

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\\u201cNew Jack\\u201d Jerome Young was 58.

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(STINGER: Impact)

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Impact presents Under Siege tonight. It\\u2019s an Impact Plus exclusive show starting at 8PM Eastern.

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It\\u2019s a DOUBLE main event.

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Impact World Champ Kenny Omega & the Good Brothers vs. the Impact Tag Champions FinJuice alongside Eddie Edwards.

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Plus, a 6-Way #1 Contender Match for Omega\\u2019s Championship - Chris Bey vs. Chris Sabin vs. Matt Cardona vs. Moose vs. Sami Callihan vs. Trey Miguel

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There are three title matches on tonight\\u2019s card.

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Josh Alexander defends his X-Division Championship against New Japan\\u2019s El Phantasmo.

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Knockouts Champ Deonna Purrazzo faces a challenge from Havok\\u2026

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And Fire n\\u2019 Flava get their rematch against the Knockouts Tag Champs Jordynne Grace & Rachael Ellering.

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There\\u2019s a 4-Way #1 Contenders Match for the Impact Tag Titles.: Ace Austin & Madman Fulton vs. XXXL vs. Rohit Raju & Shera vs. TJP & Petey Williams.

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Plus, W. Morrissey vs. Willie Mack...Brian Myers vs. Black Taurus...and Taylor Wilde & Tenille Dashwood vs. Kimber Lee & Susan.

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(STINGER: WWE)

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WWE presents its WrestleMania Backlash show on Sunday. That\\u2019s a 7PM Eastern start time on Peacock and the WWE Network.

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FIVE title matches announced: Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship against Cesaro.

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WWE Champ Bobby Lashley defending in a 3-Way against Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman.

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Bianca Belair\\u2019s first defense of the SmackDown Women\\u2019s Championship...against Bayley.

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Rhea Ripley putting her Raw Women\\u2019s Title on the line in a 3-Way against Charlotte Flair and Asuka.

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Rey & Dominik Mysterio go after the SmackDown Tag Titles held by Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode.

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Plus, Damian Priest vs. The Miz in a Lumberjack Match.

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New champions were crowned on last night\\u2019s SmackDown. Natalya and Tamina ended Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler\\u2019s 104-day reign as WWE Women\\u2019s Tag Team Champions.

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For Tamina, it\\u2019s only the second time she\\u2019s held championship gold. She had a seconds-long reign as 24/7 Champion.

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Roman Reigns interrupted last night\\u2019s main event between Cesaro and Jimmy Uso. Jimmy was not happy with Reigns about that.

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Rey Mysterio used a small package to pin Dolph Ziggler.

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King Corbin reversed an armbar to pin Shinsuke Nakamura. After the match, Nakamura STOLE King Corbin\\u2019s CROWN!

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(STINGER: New Japan)

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Team Filthy won an 8-Man Elimination Tag in the main event of last night\\u2019s New Japan Strong.

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It was Chris Dickinson sealing the win for Team Filthy. After the match, Team Filthy TURNED on Dickinson. This is in retaliation for Dickinson publicly challenging Lawlor to defend the Strong Openweight Championship against him.

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Dickinson eliminated Clark Conners to seal the win. Conners is a Young Lion no more. He debuted new ring gear and his own entrance theme.

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By the way, Karl Fredericks was the one to eliminate Lawlor from the match.

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Also on last night\\u2019s show, Fred Rosser & Lio Rush beat El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Rush PINNED ELP.

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(STINGER: ROH)

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Ring Of Honor is bringing back its \\u201cSurvival Of The Fittest\\u201d tournament. It was last held back in 2018. A series of matches will culminate in a multi-man elimination match, where the winner will get a shot at the ROH World Championship.

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The tournament will be shown on ROH TV starting next month.

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(STINGER: AEW)

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AEW announced Friday it\\u2019s added Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs. The Acclaimed to next Wednesday\\u2019s Dynamite.

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That\\u2019s JUST Pro Wrestling News for Saturday, May 15. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review..

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