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I’m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, February 28, 2022.

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(STINGER: New Japan)

Kota Ibushi is NOT ready to return from injury.

New Japan announced early Monday Ibushi is off of Tuesday’s 50th Anniversary show and withdrawn from the New Japan Cup tournament, scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

The first-round match between Ibushi and Great-O-Khan will be considered a forfeit.

Ibushi has been out of action since he suffered a shoulder injury that abruptly ended the G1 Climax Final last October.

Hiroyoshi Tenzan is also off the anniversary show and out of the New Japan Cup due to a knee injury,

Over in the U.S…FILTHY Tom Lawlor is STILL the Strong Openweight Champion. He beat Taylor Rush on Saturday’s episode of Strong. Clark Conners stepped forward after the match as Lawlor’s next challenger.

(STINGER: WWE)

The United States Championship is on the line on tonight’s RAW. Damian Priest defends against Finn Balor.

Vince McMahon is scheduled to appear on Thursday’s episode of the Pat McAfee Show.

The showdown between Universal Champion Roman Reigns and WWE Champ Brock Lesnar on Night 2 of WrestleMania…is now being promoted as a title unification match and the “Biggest WrestleMania Match of All Time”.

Johnny Knoxville showed up on last Friday’s SmackDown…and got laid out by the Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn.

Naomi says she and Sasha Banks are going after the WWE Women’s Tag Titles, currently held by Queen Zelina & Carmella.

Xia Li beat Natalya in her SmackDown in-ring debut on Friday.

Ronda Rousey is set for a match against Sonya Deville on this coming Friday’s SmackDown.

(STINGER: AEW)

The Young Bucks are promising an event announcement on Monday’s episode of Being The Elite.

AEW says the “major announcement” Tony Khan has been teasing will finally come on Wednesday's Dynamite.

AEW officially announced Friday night that Jade Cargill will defend the TBS Championship against Tay Conti at next Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view.

Sammy Guevara is still the TNT Champion. He beat Andrade El Idolo on Friday’s Rampage.

Also, Orange Cassidy beat Anthony Bowens to qualify for the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match.

Tonight’s Dark: Elevation has LEGIT Leyla Hirsch vs. Willow Nightingale…Red Velvet vs. Skye Blue…Frankie Kazarian vs. Alan “5” Angels…and Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson vs. Chaos Project.

Alex Zayne is recovering from surgery for a serious eye injury he suffered during a death match against Jimmy Lloyd at GCW’s show Saturday.

Zayne tweeted that doctors had to repair a “ruptured globe” and remove glass from his eye. He later tweeted the surgery went well.

Jon Moxley will defend the GCW Championship against AJ Gray…on Night 1 of Spring Break 6…on Thursday, March 31st…in Dallas, Texas.

Sean “X-Pac” Waltman and Joey Janela will clash at Spring Break. Janela turned on Waltman after they teamed up to beat Matt Cardona & Brain Myers at GCW’s show Saturday night.

John Hennigan - the former John Morrison in WWE - is now announced for the Bloodspot 8 show in Dallas on March 31st.

In DDT Pro…DISASTER BOX - HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura - are the KO-D Tag Team Champions after they won the Ultimate Tag League over the weekend.

That’s JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, February 28th. 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..

I’m Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening.

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