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\\n\\nI\\u2019m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Saturday, October 2, 2021.
\\n\\nA special welcome to those of you listening on WrestleMap.com. If you want to bring our updates to your website...email us: desk@justprowrestlingnews.com.
\\n\\n(STINGER: WWE)
\\n\\nA bunch of names were moved to SmackDown during the first night of the WWE Draft.
\\n\\nSmackDown got the #1 overall pick and took Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
\\n\\nRaw followed that by taking WWE Champ Big E.
\\n\\nThen, things got interesting. SmackDown added Raw Women\\u2019s Champion Charlotte Flair...Drew McIntyre...Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods - REsplitting The New Day\\u2026.Hit Row from NXT...and Jeff Hardy.
\\n\\nThe names drafted to Raw Friday night: Bianca Belair...Edge...Rey & Dominik Mysterio...and NXT\\u2019s Austin Theory.
\\n\\nMany big names were not drafted. It was stated that the WWE roster was divided into separate pools, but those lists were not made public. The draft continues on Monday\\u2019s Raw.
\\n\\nThe new rosters will not go into effect until Friday, October 22nd...the day after the Crown Jewel show.
\\n\\nBecky Lynch will defend the SmackDown Women\\u2019s Championship...at Crown Jewel in a 3-Way against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks.
\\n\\nLynch\\u2019s outside interference helped Banks rollup and pin Belair in the main event of Friday\\u2019s SmackDown.
\\n\\nAlso on the show, HAPPY Corbin, with Riddick \\u201cMadcap\\u201d Moss in his corner, pinned Kevin Owens with the End Of Days.
\\n\\nKofi Kingston & Xavier Woods and the Street Profits beat Chad Gable & Otis and Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode.
\\n\\nCarmella donned a new protective face mask before she beat up on Liv Morgan.
\\n\\nBrock Lesnar was on Friday\\u2019s SmackDown. He briefly traded blows with Roman Reigns...and then laid out The Usos. Brock later revealed he will NOT be drafted because he\\u2019s a free agent.
\\n\\nWWE announced the King Of The Ring tournament...and a new Queen\\u2019s Crown tournament...will return starting on next Friday\\u2019s SmackDown.
\\n\\nGoldberg is being promoted for Monday\\u2019s Raw.
\\n\\n(STINGER: AEW)
\\n\\nOn Friday night\\u2019s Rampage...Bryan Danielson got his first singles win in AEW. He submitted Nick Jackson with the Cattle Mutilation.
\\n\\nJade Cargill stayed unbeaten in her AEW career. She pinned Thunder Rosa after a barrage of chair shots to win a No Disqualification 3-Way over Rosa and Nyla Rose.
\\n\\nOrange Cassidy pinned Jack Evans to win a Hair vs. Hair match in the main event.
\\n\\nParticipants for the Casino Ladder Match on next Wednesday\\u2019s Dynamite were announced on Rampage: Andrade El Idolo, Jon Moxley, Lance Archer, Matt Hardy, Orange Cassidy and Pac.
\\n\\nThe 7th participant - the \\u201cJoker\\u201d - will be a surprise reveal on Wednesday.
\\n\\nThe winner of the match gets a shot at the AEW Championship.
\\n\\nThe new TNT Champion Sammy Guevara will defend the title on Wednesday\\u2019s Dynamite...against Bobby Fish.
\\n\\nRiho will appear at Tokyo Joshi Pro\\u2019s Wrestle Princess II show on October 9th.
\\n\\n(STINGER: New Japan)
\\n\\nThe leaders of the B Block in New Japan\\u2019s G1 Climax tournament remained unbeaten on Friday:
\\n\\nKazuchika Okada kept his perfect start to the tournament going. He cradled and pinned Hirooki Goto. Goto remains winless in this year\\u2019s G1.
\\n\\nJeff Cobb is also undefeated. He beat Tama Tonga.
\\n\\nYOSHI-HASHI finally got a win on Friday. He beat Taichi.
\\n\\nAlso, Hiroshi Tanahashi beat SANADA...and EVIL beat Chase Owens.
\\n\\nThe G1 resumes Sunday with matches from the A Block:
\\n\\nShingo Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi\\u2026
\\n\\nThe unbeaten Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii\\u2026
\\n\\nKENTA vs. Great-O-Khan...
\\n\\nAnd Yujiro Takahashi vs. Tanga Loa.
\\n\\nToru Yano has the non-tournament match. He\\u2019s facing BUSHI.
\\n\\nSaturday night\\u2019s New Japan Strong has FILTHY Tom Lawlor defending his Strong Openweight Championship against Lio Rush.
\\n\\nAlso tonight...Chris Dickinson vs. Royce Isaacs...and JR Kratos vs. Fred Yehi.
\\n\\nThe winner of Pro-Wrestling NOAH\\u2019s N-1 Victory tournament will be decided on Sunday.
\\nKaito Kiyomiya will face Kenoh in one semifinal. The other semifinal has Masakatsu Funaki vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima. The winners will meet in the tournament final on that same show.
That\\u2019s JUST Pro Wrestling News for Saturday, October 2nd. Our next update comes your way Monday morning. Enjoy your weekend, and be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review..
\\n\\nI\\u2019m Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening.
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