CH-CH-CHANGES

BY MIKE RIFKIN

David Pastrnak scored 1:54 into overtime in Boston to propel the Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game seven of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the Leafs, it’s another first round exit and they have won ONE playoff series since 2004. 

Every year we sit here and ask what has to change for the Toronto Maple Leafs for them to attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1967. So let’s take an in depth look at what changes we should expect to happen this summer. 

Front Office : In 2014 Brendan Shanahan was named the President of the Maple Leafs. Brendan Shanahan coined the term “Shanaplan” and the Leafs have won one playoff series since. There have been other fall guys in Toronto. Whether it was Lou Lamoriello, Kyle Dubas, Mike Babcock (although he did it to himself), or any member of the roster the one constant has been Shanahan. If Shanahan is relieved of his duties, what happens with Brad Treliving? Treliving, replaced Kyle Dubas this past summer and did a really good job by adding Max Domi and Tyler Bertuzzi over the summer. He added Ilya Lubushkin and Joel Edmundson at the trade deadline to bolster the Blue line. Could the Leafs promote Treliving to President & GM? Yes they can, but would you hire someone who is inheriting Treliving? Here’s the other question: would the Leafs be okay with going Treliving full autonomy similar to what they did with Kyle Dubas? 

 Coaching : Sheldon Keefe replaced Mike Babcock in 2019 and posted a 212-97-40 record in the regular season. In five playoff appearances Keefe has a 16-21 record and won one playoff series win. But one thing about Keefe’s Leafs is that they would have these meltdowns in series and be unable to close the door. But just like Shannahan, it’s time for the Leafs to move on from Keefe and allow Trelving to hire his own coach. Some names to look at include former Stanley Cup Champion Craig Berube, Todd Mclellan, and I wouldn’t rule out the Leafs looking into Joel Queeneville (pending reinstatement). 

CORE FOUR : Now I can break down the entire Leafs roster (but that’ll be the next episode of Breakaway Bandits. Cheap Plug) But when you look at the Leafs you look at the core four forwards of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares and Mitch Marner. Some like to include defenseman Morgan Reilly in this group as well, but I’m only talking about the forwards. Matthews and Nylander missed time during the series against the Bruins, but Nylander led the Leafs with three goals and Matthews was tied for the team lead with four points. Both Matthews and Nylander both signed extensions to remain in Toronto. Which leaves Marner and Tavares, who combined for two goals and five points against Boston. Both are entering the final year of their respective contracts. Tavares will be 34 at the start of next season, and his game is declining and doesn’t have big value across the league. Marner is 27 and is entering his prime. Now I’ve been saying for a few years the Leafs should move Nylander, but with his play the past few seasons he has shut me up. But Marner, even as talented as he is, is someone who the Leafs should move. Now depending on if Marner is willing to sign an extension with a team he is moved to, it can help the Leafs get a very nice return for him. Now if Treliving and whoever the next President of the Leafs decide to run it back with the same group there will be a lot of eyebrows raised.

The “Shanaplan” has failed, this core has failed and it is time for the Toronto Maple Leafs to enter the next phase of their franchise. Changes should be coming and if they aren’t and the team continues to fail there will be a one word question going on WHY?

R.I.P Peter OOSTERHUIS

BY MARK HALPERN

The Golf world lost a great golfer and analyst this past week. Peter Oosterhuis passed away at 75 after a long battle of Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease on May 2nd, 2024. 

        Oosterhuis will go down as one of Europe’s most elite golfers. During the 70’s we reigned as the Europe’s #1 golfer for four years but his play during the Ryder Cup was really where his fame was known as he most of his matches. In total he won 20 matches including the 1973,74 French open and the 1974 Italian open. In 1975 he made a decision to join the PGA to play in the states and did so until 1986 when he decided to become a full-time analyst for CBS. 

       In 1994 he became an analyst in Europe after getting married for the second time and would continue to be one of Europe’s most treasured Golf reporters. The Golf Channel came to be in the 1990’s but wasn’t really huge but from 1995-1997 he was the Golf Channels #1 European analyst and was said to be like the great Verene Lundquist (America’s top Golf Analyst.) In 1998 he re-joined CBS and remained as one of the Golf World’s favorite analysts with his smooth delivery and British accent. In 2015 he began his fight with early onset Alzheimer’s and in 2018 he retired after a storied career. He will be sorely missed as he was an encyclopedia of golf knowledge and wouldn’t need a break to make a comment on a rule, he knew all.

Josh Allen Key in Showing the True Chase Claypool

BY Nate Moser

The Buffalo Bills continued to remodel their wide receiver room on Friday, signing 25-year-old Chase Claypool to a one-year contract. This comes after the club also added to the position by drafting Keon Coleman with the first pick of the second round of the NFL Draft. The franchise also signed Curtis Samuel to a three-year deal, as well as Quintez Cephus and Mack Hollins for one year each.

There has been mixed reaction among Bills fans for adding Claypool to the mix. Many think that this was not a great signing, given Claypool’s track record in the NFL so far. Looking at it, there is definitely reason to be concerned. On the other hand, there are fans who think it is fine, because it is only a one-year contract that is essentially a prove-it deal with him. There is little-to-no risk at all. If he does not work out, move on to the next guy next season. No matter what side of the coin fans fall on, I think that both are right in their own ways.

One thing that some people can agree with though is that this is a solid chance for Claypool to really show what he can do. His career had started out promising. He was picked in the second round (49th overall) in the 2020 Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played his rookie season alongside some of the best to ever wear the Black and Gold in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and linebacker TJ Watt. He was inserted into a wide receiver room that included Diontae Johnson and JuJu Smith-Schuster. He fit right in and had a great rookie campaign. During the 2020 season, Claypool played in 16 games and started six of those. He had 62 receptions on the year for 873 yards, and topped all of it off with nine touchdowns. Things looked great to start, but then the stats changed once 2021 came around.

In Claypool’s second year with the Steelers, he started in 13 games for the team and got 59 receptions for 860 yards and only two touchdowns. It has not been the same for the young receiver since. 2022 saw Claypool get one touchdown in eight games for Pittsburgh, before he was dealt to the Chicago Bears for a 2023 second-round draft choice. He scored no touchdowns with the Bears to finish off that season, and he had a combined 451 yards from 46 receptions between both Pittsburgh and Chicago. 2023 saw no changes either, as the Bears would move on from Claypool as well just a few games into the campaign. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins this past October, along with a 2025 seventh-round pick, for Miami’s 2025 sixth-round choice. He only played in nine regular-season games for the Dolphins, getting just four receptions for 26 yards and recording no touchdowns. Between the Bears and Dolphins in total for 2023; Claypool started two games out of 12, got eight receptions for 77 yards and just one touchdown. Now, he finds himself on his fourth team since the start of the 2022 season.

The opportunities Claypool has had so far have not led to as much success as expected, but I believe that the Bills will prove how good of a talent he is, if there is any more talent to pull out of him. It starts with the quarterback they have in Josh Allen. Heading into his seventh season for the Bills, Allen has become one of the best at his position and has taken over as the face of the organization after Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly held that title for decades. While Allen does not have a Super Bowl championship yet on his resume, he has the abilities needed to help lead this team to the promised land. He helps make guys better around him. Stefon Diggs is a solid NFL wide receiver on his own, but having Allen throwing him the football made the Bills that much more dangerous. Along with Claypool, another new face wide receiver for Buffalo that I imagine will take off in production is Curtis Samuel. The best quarterback Samuel has probably played with to this point in his career is Cam Newton when he was on the decline. Allen will become the best quarterback that Samuel has played with come September, and I expect that to help put Samuel in better positions to succeed and put up career numbers. That same logic can be used with Claypool as well.

By no means am I saying Allen is definitely going to make Claypool into a star. What I am saying is that having a quarterback like Allen, and a core around him like what the Bills have with other guys like Samuel and Dalton Kincaid, the football world is going to find out whether or not Claypool has the tools required to become a star wide receiver, or whether he is going to be closer to a bust in the league. Time will tell about whether things will click on the Bills for Claypool. If they do not, it might be a tough road ahead when it comes time for him to find another NFL team come next offseason. Claypool is one of the interesting players to watch come training camp later on in the year.

SNUBBED 

BY MIKE RIFKIN

On Friday the NHL announced the three finalists for the Jack Adams Trophy for coach of the year. The three finalists for the award are Rick Tocchet of the Canucks, Andrew Brunette of the Predators, and Rick Bowness of the Jets. Tocchet and Brunette are very deserving of their nominations, but Bowness is the one that makes me scratch my head. Not because Bowness is a bad coach, but because did Winnipeg exceed their expectations? They did tie their franchise record in wins (52), had the second most points in franchise history (110) and were fantastic defensively giving up the fewest goals in the league (199). Bowness did miss some games this year due to health concerns with himself and his family. Here are a few coaches I’d give the go ahead over Rick Bowness for the Jack Adams.

Kris Knoblauch – Oilers : After taking over for Jay Woodcroft and his 3-9-1 record. Knoblauch led the Oilers to a 46-18-5 record. The Oilers looked like a juggernaut at times during the regular season, and because you coach the best player on the planet overlooks the job the coach did. Knoblauch did a fantastic job.

John Tortorella – Flyers : When most experts talked about the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the season, they were talking about the draft lottery. Most of the Flyers’ season was spent in the third spot of the Metro and even though they collapsed down the stretch it doesn’t change the fact that Torts didn’t do a great job. I’ve been on team Torts for the award all season long and even though he’s not nominated I’d still vote for him. 

Peter Laviolette – Rangers : The Rangers bench boss helped the team win the President’s Trophy, for the first time since 2015. The last coach to win the President’s Trophy and not be nominated for the Jack Adams was Laviolette in 2018 with the Predators. The one decision that sticks for Laviolette was the decision to give Igor Shesterkin a mental rest after the All-Star Break and since Shesterkin has been fantastic.

I’ve seen other people put Spencer Carbery in this conversation, but to me these other three guys are a little more deserving after having the regular seasons that they led their respective teams to.

BRADY DISSES FANS

  BY MARK HALPERN 

   Tom Brady is used to being in the news for usually the right reasons. However, the 7-time Super Bowl champion is being accused of sloppy penmanship and ruining memorabilia.  People shelled out $3,600.00 to go to a conference and  have the pleasure to have their treasures signed. Fans brought various items from Stadium seats, Draft Tickets and other memorabilia. Brady reportedly refused to sign any trading cards and people who brought them ended up not getting any autographs.

   When you think of hard autographs to get you look at these four athletes right now Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Lebron James and Tom Brady. Tom Brady knows what is going to happen to some of the items that people brought but he should not have a say at the last moment not to sign something and lose $3,600. 

   Tom Brady’s autograph is very distinctive and if it comes without a Tri-Star or fanatics COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) then Caveat Emptor. The sports card market is flooded with fakes and people do lose money but that doesn’t give him the right to DEFACE peoples collectibles by not signing that true signature.

   As of right now there is rumor of a class action being formed. Brady was at the convention to talk about teamwork and was made aware of V.I.P’s who would be getting meet and autographs. He was not informed that it was going to be 100 fans and wasn’t given enough notice. That being said it does not give him the right to disgrace fans collectibles because he was not fully informed. If it was 1000 people yeah he might have had a gripe but, we are talking a hundred people who paid a heavy price and some had treasured collectibles ruined because it will be very hard to get authenticated.

FEED ZEKE AGAIN

BY MARK HALPERN

     Free agency began with some of the finest Running Backs in as many years. Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, D’Andre Swift, Austin Ekeler and Josh Jacobs were among the headliners. The moment they could be signed and one by one they fell off the board but none of them for the Cowboys. Jerry Jones had Promised “We are all in this year.” That statement alone excited Dallas fans but we signed none of them. Jerry seemed to be lost back in the glory days of when Emmitt and Troy and Michael ran the show. 

   The Cowboys did very well in the draft picking up a ton of pieces for the Offensive line and Defensive side but missed out on their target Jonathon Brooks who went to the Panthers. After that the Cowboys didn’t draft a running back but, there were rumors flying around that Elliott and the Cowboys are interested in a reunion. Nothing could have made me happier because he knows the Dallas system and the fans love him. It was hard when he left for New England but showed he still could do things. 

   Early this week reports came in from all over that Zeke has returned to the Cowboys on a one year very team friendly deal and can be lucrative for him on incentives such as Yards, TD’s and playoffs.  Ezekiel Elliot has amassed 8,904 yards with 71 touchdowns  rushing, to go along with 356 receptions and 14 receiving touchdowns. 

   Elliott is no longer a #1 running back who can take 20 touches a game. Look for Zeke to see starting status but will share time with Rico Dowdle and Deuce Vaughn also serving as a mentor and kind a coach to help bring these two young rookies along. The two areas Zeke excels will be finally having somebody back with Dak to help block (something he is fantastic at) but, the fact that he had 51 receptions for the Patriots last season and this gives Dallas another option (screen passes to Zeke were often very successful.)

   Nothing would be more fitting than for Dallas to win the Super Bowl in not only Zeke’s final year but Prescott’s as well. They came to this team together in the same year and will get to reunite and have some good chemistry for this upcoming season.

END OF AN ERA? 

BY Mike Rifkin

Monday night the Florida Panthers eliminated their in-state rivals the Tampa Bay Lighting from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 6-1 win in game 5. But that’s just one of the major storylines coming out of this game, the other happens on the other side of town. 

Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is an unrestricted free agent and is free to sign anywhere as of July first. Stamkos, the number one overall pick in 2008 has lived up to the hype and then some. Over the Stamkos era the Lightning won two Stanley Cups and made five appearances. Stamkos is the franchise leader in Games played (1,082), Goals (555), Points (1,137), Power Play Goals (214), game winning goals (85). Stamkos has 50 career playoff goals including five against Florida this year. 

When you think of a Mount Rushmore of Lightning players Stamkos has to be on there. Head Coach Jon Cooper said after the game he (Stamkos) feels like a Bolt for life, and I agree. I put Stamkos in the same ilk I do Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Not because they’re all captains, but because they changed a trajectory for a franchise and became not only franchise icons, but hockey icons. 

Now have franchise players left and played elsewhere? Yes, but I think as fans no matter the team root for guys who play their whole career in one spot. When you look at the Lightning franchise, they’d won one Cup (2004) prior to Stamkos arriving there, and then they became a juggernaut. Now because of a hard salary cap it might be hard for the Lighting to sign Stamkos to a deal, but if they can Stamkos can retire a member of the Lightning. But until he signs somewhere let Stamkos’ watch begin.

FIVE REASONS WHY : THE RANGERS SWEEP THE CAPS

BY MIKE RIFKIN

The New York Rangers won the President’s Trophy as the best team in the NHL over the regular season, sometimes that doesn’t translate into playoff success look at the Bruins from last season. But the Rangers took care of business against a Washington Capitals team that they shouldn’t have overlooked. Here are five reasons why the Rangers were able to sweep the Caps.

  1. SPECIAL TEAMS – The Rangers’ special teams was solid for the most part this season. This series against the Caps they were extraordinary. The power play clicked at 37.5% and they scored in every game except game one, in games two and four they had multiple power play goals. For as good as the Power Play was, the penalty kill was even better. The Rangers PK clicked at 88.2% and was huge in a lot of spots including game three, where they were six for six. The Rangers outscored Washington while shorthanded 2-1.
  1. IGOR SHESTERKIN –  Head Coach Peter Laviolette gave Shesterkin a mental reset shortly after the All Star Break, and since then Shesterkin has been excellent. In this series against Washington he was fantastic. Shesterkin had a 1.75 GAA and a .931 save percentage. Yes, this is not the same Caps teams of the past offensively but to hold them to seven goals in four games is a big credit to the goalie.
  1. TOP GUYS –  When the lights are on bright, your best players have to show up. For the Rangers in the first round they did show up. The big four of Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck combined for eight goals and 19 points. Last season against the Devils that group of four combined for eight goals as well but six were scored by Kreider. Having Trocheck and Panarin off to a fantastic starts is really beneficial for the Blue shirts.  Especially after them being so limited last season.
  1. ALEX OVECHKIN – Arguably the greatest goal scorer of all time (once he breaks Gretzky’s record) Alex Ovechkin was held without a point in the four games. It was the first time in Ovi’s career that he was held without a point in an entire series and defensively the Rangers held him to five shots on goal. Prior to this series Ovechkin had 13 goals and 23 points against the Rangers in the playoffs.
  2. Fourth Line – Like I said above you need your top players to perform this time of year, well you also need others to contribute. The Rangers fourth line of Barclay Goodrow – Jimmy Vesey –  Matt Rempe all had their moments in this series. Rempe opened the scoring of the series and when given the opportunity played physical. Jimmy Vesey, who had a really strong season had a goal and assist in the series. Barclay Goodrow, had a goal and two assists. But the fourth line was aggressive and played a lot in the Caps zone. Goodrow and Vesey were also very important on the PK. 

VIENTOS

BY MARK HALPERN

   Being a young player and being called up to the Majors and then to go back down to AAA can be hard on a young player’s mind. Mark Vientos has been one of the Mets top prospects over the last few years and has progressed well with his bat but not so much with his glove. When the season started many thought that Vientos would make the squad as a DH but, the Mets then went out and signed J.D. Martinez. Ultimately  this meant that Vientos would  be back in Syracuse to start the season. Well, he didn’t waste any time thinking about his demotion as he went down and produced. With the need for another Bat because Martinez is not ready to play every day and the placement of Starling Marte on the bereavement list.  Vientos was called up. Late in the game Vientos pinch-hit for Bret Baty and laced a single. In the bottom of the 11th with a runner on and two outs Vientos showed off his power by hitting a 404 ft home run right over the wall in center. The look on his face was electric and the stadium was behind him and of course so were his teammates as they all gathered around home plate to celebrate with him. Mark Vientos right now has found his stride and he might not get the start everyday as a DH as JD Martinez gets himself into the lineup, and once Starling Marte returns, Vientos could be back in Syracuse, but with that big hit on Sunday, Mark Vientos might be ready for the moment when his name is called again.

TWIW – This Week in Wrestling 4/26/2024

BY JEFF KNAPP

Before anything, I’d love to say how happy I am to hear the wonderful new baby news coming from Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker. Congrats to the future mom and dad.

After that good news came out, it was also revealed that Sara Rowe (Valhalla) and Erik are expecting their second child. Congrats to both of them as well.

This past weekend we had two great PPVs by both TNA & AEW. I’d like to take the time to say congratulations to Kazuchika Okada, Roderick Strong, Toni Storm, Spitfire, Mustafa Ali, The System, Jordynne Grace and Moose for all successfully retaining their respective championships.

I’d also like to congratulate all the people who walked out champion, Laredo Kid becoming the new TNA Digital Media Champion, Bullet Club Gold in unifying the AEW & ROH Trios Championships, Willow Nightingale in becoming the new AEW TBS Champion, The Young Buck becoming the 3x AEW World tag team champions and finally but not least, Swerve Strickland in becoming the new AEW World Champion. I’m not a fan of the you deserve it, but for Swerve he EARNED it.

Speaking of new Champions, this young man has also put in the work and you can see him improving each time and that is the new NXT Champion, Trick Williams. Trick defeated Ilja Dragunov at NXT Spring Breakin on Tuesday.

There were also a few returns over the weekend. During the TNA PPV we saw the return of 3 wrestlers, Mike Santana, The Death Machine Sami Callihan and “Broken” Matt Hardy DELETE !!! and with AEW we saw the return of Jack Perry.

In a wave of releases between Friday night and Tuesday afternoon, the WWE has released the following wrestlers. Jinder Mahal, Veer, Sanga, Xia Li, Xyon Quinn, Von Wagner and Cameron Grimes. These are all talented men and women that we all hope, as wrestling fans and compassionate humans, find work after their no compete clause has finished.

This past Monday on Raw, there was a Battle Royal to crown a new Women’s World Champion and Becky Lynch eliminated Liv Morgan to become the new Champion.

In huge and exciting news, on Tuesday it was announced that STARDOM will become a fully owned subsidiary of NJPW starting on June 28, 2024. The parent company of both promotions is Bushiroad Fight, which acquired STARDOM in 2019.

In injury related news, word is that Powerhouse Hobbs suffered a knee injury while wrestling Jon Moxley. No word as of yet on the severity.

It appears that Dominik Mysterio will be having Tommy John surgery on his elbow which could sideline him up to 9 months. With that timetable, we could see him make an in-ring return at the Royal Rumble.

Reports are out that Jimmy Uso has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury and there is no word on how long he will be out but it appears that the injury was enough to keep him out of the WWE Draft pool

At Thursday’s NFL draft, Tony Khan appeared on television while they drafted WR Brian Thomas Jr. The beauty of this was he was in a neck brace from his vicious attack from Okada, The Young Bucks and Jack Perry.

Steve Maclin, a former Impact World Champion, re-signed with the company on Thursday.

Roll call of current Champions across the wrestling world

WWE

Undisputed WWE Champion – Cody Rhodes

World Heavyweight Champion – Damian Priest

World Tag Team Champions – The Miz & R-Truth

WWE Tag Team Champions – Grayson Waller & Austin Theory

WWE Women’s Champion – Bayley

Women’s World Champion – Becky Lynch

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions – The Kabuki Warriors

WWE US Champion – Logan Paul

WWE Intercontinental Champion – Sami Zayn

NXT

NXT Championship- Trick Williams

NXT Women’s Champion – Roxanne Perez

North American Champion – Oba Femi

Tag Team Champions – Nathan Frazer & Axiom

Heritage Cup – Charlie Dempsey

AEW

AEW World Champion – Swerve Strickland

TNT Champion – Adam Copeland

AEW Women’s Champion – Toni Storm

TBS Champion – Willow Nightingale

AEW World Tag Team Champions – Young Bucks

AEW & ROH Unified Trios Champions – Bullet Club Gold (Jay White & Austin & Colton Gunn)

AEW International Champion – Roderick Strong                                   

AEW Continental Champion – Kazuchika Okada

TNA Wrestling

World Champion – Moose

X Division – Mustafa Ali

Tag Team Champions – The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers)

Digital Media Champion – Laredo Kid

Knockouts Champion – Jordynne Grace

Knockouts Tag Champions – Spitfire (Dani Luna and Jody Threat)

ROH

ROH World Champion – Mark Briscoe

ROH TV Champion – Kyle Fletcher

ROH Pure Champion – Wheeler Yuta

ROH Tag Champions – The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)

ROH Women’s Champion – Athena

ROH Women’s TV Champion – Billie Starkz

NJPW

IWGP World Champion – Jon Moxley

IWGP Global Heavyweight – Nick Nemeth

IWGP Junior Heavyweight – Sho

Strong Openweight Champion – Eddie Kingston

IWGP Television Champion – Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Tag Team Champions – Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions – Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors)

Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions – TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)

NEVER Openweight Champion – Shingo Takagi

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Champions – Vacant

KOPW 2023 – Great O Khan

IWGP Women’s Champion – Maya Iwatani (Shared with Stardom)

Strong Women’s Champion – Stephanie Vaquer (Shared with Stardom)

NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion – EC3

NWA World TV Champion – Max The Impaler (unified men’s and women’s)

NWA World Jr Heavyweight Champion – Joe Alonzo

NWA National Champion – VACANT

NWA World Tag Team Champions – Blunt Force Trauma – (Carnage & Damage)

NWA US Tag Team Champions – The Immortals (Kratos & Odinson)

NWA World Women’s Champion – Kenzie Paige

NWA World Women’s TV Champion – Max The Impaler

NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions – The King Bees (Charity King & Danni Bee)

AAA – Triple A Worldwide

AAA Mega Champion – Nic Nemeth

AAA Latin American Champion – Octagon Jr

AAA World Cruiserweight Champion – Komander

AAA World Tag Team Champions – Nueva Generacion Dinamita (Sanson & Forastero)

AAA World Trios Champions – Los Vipers (Abismo Negro Jr, Psicosis & Toxin)

AAA Reina de Reinas Champion – Flammer

CMLL – Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

CMLL World Heavyweight Champion – Gran Guerrero

CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion – Averno

CMLL World Middleweight Champion – Templario

CMLL World Welterweight Champion – Titan

CMLL World Lightweight Champion – Stigma

CMLL World Tag Team Champions – Los Nuevos Ingobernables (Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja)

CMLL World Trios Champions – Los Bárbaros (Dragon Rojo Jr., Bárbaro Cavernario & El Terrible)

CMLL World Women’s Champion – Stephanie Vaquer

CMLL World Women’s Tag Team Champions – Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis

Stardom

World of Stardom Champion (main title) – Maika

Wonder of Stardom Champion (secondary title ie IC title) – Saori Anou

Goddess of Stardom Champions (tag) – Crazy Star (Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira)

Artist of Stardom Champions (trios) – Empress Nexus Venus (Maika, Mina Shirakawa & Xena)

High Speed Champion (lightweight or x type of title) Saki Kashima