Kurt Angle Recalls ECW Arena Appearance, Paul London Bout Set For MLW In Texas, More | Fight Size
Here is your Fightful Fight Size Update for Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Below are all of the biggest digital highlights of the day and the best headlines from the day in wrestling before tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
– In the video embedded above, you can check out a clip from the Six Feet Under podcast where Kurt Angle reflects on his disastrous ECW Arena appearance from 1996.
– Major League Wrestling today announced 2025 Opera Cup Opening Round match: Paul London vs. Okumura as part of the 7PM TV taping at MLW FIGHTLAND on Saturday, September 13:
This first-time-ever encounter pits two respected veterans with hybrid wrestling styles against one another as they make their long-awaited debuts in the prestigious Opera Cup. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals to face either Austin Aries or Kushida, raising the stakes even higher.
For Paul London, the Opera Cup marks a triumphant homecoming to his home state of Texas. A pioneer of innovative high-flying wrestling, London’s return to the Lone Star State will be under the bright lights of the sport’s most storied tournaments. His fiery edge was on full display last month at Blood & Thunder, where he shoved actor and Opera Cup participant Paul Walter Hauser, setting the stage for his return to competition.
Across the ring, Okumura brings decades of global experience representing CMLL. Known for his hard-hitting style and decades of battles in Mexico and Japan, Okumura enters his first Opera Cup with momentum on his side, having literally broken bread with Satoshi Kojima last month to settle old differences.
This bout adds to the international flavor of the 2025 Opera Cup, which features representatives from three major promotions, including MLW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and CMLL. London vs. Okumura symbolizes the global prestige of the tournament and its role in uniting the sport across borders.
The Opera Cup itself boasts a rich lineage dating back over a century, where it was the prize of the finest grapplers of the late 1880s. Revived by MLW, today’s Opera Cup continues that legacy, showcasing the best from around the world in a single-elimination tournament steeped in tradition and honor.
Paul London vs. Okumura is more than just a clash of veterans—it’s MLW vs. CMLL, and a collision that could shape the entire 2025 Opera Cup.
Tickets start at $10 at MLWDallas.com. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.
– RetroMania DLC drops this Saturday:
Big week — buckle up!
The DLC drops on Saturday, and we’ll be live at @RetroWorldExpo all weekend!
— RetroMania Wrestling (@RetrosoftStudio) September 8, 2025
– ICYMI: Kurt Angle Asks If Anyone Has Footage Of His 1999 Dark Match Against Owen Hart
– Check out Indi Hartwell’s latest vlog here:
– ICYMI: Kurt Angle Reveals He Has No Discs Left In His Neck
– Matthew Rehwoldt praised the TNA locker room:
I can tell you that TNA has the best locker room morale and camaraderie in the business…and that makes such a difference ❤️🙏
— Matthew Rehwoldt (@DramaKingMatt) September 9, 2025
– Street Profits are way better than the New Day, say The Usos:
Street profits are way better than the Old Day…#TagTeamChronicles
— The Usos (@WWEUsos) September 9, 2025
– Check out a new Smashing Machine trailer
– Take a look back and revisit the most shocking, unforgettable, and exciting moments from this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw:
– It’s donnybrook after donnybrook in this collection of full-fledged brawls, including “Stone Cold” vs. Mankind, Sheamus vs. Big Show, Vader vs. Stan Hansen, and more rugged slugfests:
– Dani Luna is touring the US for the rest of 2025:
THE GREAT AMERICAN TAKEOVER🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Super excited to (finally) be based in the US for the rest of 2025.
I want to wrestle everybody everywhere!! LFGGGGG. pic.twitter.com/HCATqzmztc
— Dani Luna (@DaniLuna_pro) September 9, 2025
– Tony Khan Explains Decision To Make Bryan Danielson Full-Time AEW Dynamite Commentator
– Chuck Taylor asked for more male AEW stars to be horny for one another. Kyle Fletcher wants to be seen:
https://t.co/3v1PUFXlov pic.twitter.com/qERsvSXHDw
— AEW TNT Champion “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher (@kylefletcherpro) September 9, 2025
– 3MB reunited again:
It happened again. pic.twitter.com/cq9EtOkXuP
— Drew (@DMcIntyreWWE) September 9, 2025
– Booker T Says Hulk Hogan Vouched For Harlem Heat To Be Pushed In WCW
– Offset, JID, Drowning Pool & Bnxn performing the 2000s ECW anthem “Bodies” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon:
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– Triple H & Shawn Michaels battle Road Warriors at 1997 Live Event: From the WWE Vault
