Pro Wrestling News Report (June 18, 2025)

Here is your Pro Wrestling News Report for June 18, 2025. Running Time: 60 Minutes. 

Topics covered in this report include:

• Dave Meltzer, Bubba The Love Sponge, Jonathan Coachman, WrestleVotes and Tony Khan celebrate National Wrestling Fake News Day in grand style
• Bubba 'The Love' Sponge reports Hulk Hogan is hospitalized and near death
• Tony Khan (audio) tells Yahoo AEW Cable TV viewership has substantially grown year over year in 2025. Is he telling the truth? We have the numbers
• SmackDown returns to Two Hours beginning 8/15/25. DT clears up recent fake news reports and recent attempts by some to cover it up 
• Latest injury news updates (or lack thereof) involving Liv Morgan (shoulder) and Elias (arm/elbow)
• Vince McMahon attempts (but fails) to purchase Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
• NXT 6/17/25 and WWE RAW 6/9/25 TV Ratings
• TNA launches a free tier to their TNA+ streaming platform and is definitely worth a look
• Mercedes Mone and The Beast Mortos are officially an item
• Mercedes Mone discusses how her career and life has changed since leaving WWE
• 2300 Arena (ECW Arena): Recent report of NXT holding an event one week (8/19/25) before AEW seven event residency is FAKE NEWS
• Reports shoot down recent claims Britt Baker has already exited AEW and signing with WWE 
• Bully Ray toes the WWE fine line with his criticism about Goldberg challenging Gunther for World Heavyweight Championship at SNME
• TKO Group Holdings creates a new Executive Position that could lead to WWE further expanding their touring across the Globe
• El Grande Americano (c) vs Berto: WWE Speed Championship match result
• Update about last week's story involving AEW launching Pride Shirt with partial proceeds going to Dallas Pride LGBTQ+ charity
• And Much More!

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