Author: CJ Blaze
WWE NXT Tops AEW Dynamite Viewership Before Thanksgiving
WWE NXT narrowly beat AEW Dynamite in overall viewership last week on November 25, the night before Thanksgiving. Last week’s WWE NXT drew 712,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is up from the week before, which had 638,000 viewers. The show ranked No. 25 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.20 rating. Last week’s…
Rhea Ripley Added To Women’s WarGames Match, Updated TakeOver Card
As expected, WWE has officially announced Rhea Ripley will join Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon for this year’s women’s WarGames match. The trio, plus another superstar to be announced (likely NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai), will take on Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez, and Toni Storm. Ripley captained the first women’s WarGames match last…
Symphony Of Destruction Match Added To Tonight’s Raw, Updated Lineup
WWE has announced Elias will take on Jeff Hardy in a “Symphony of Destruction” match on tonight’s new episode of Monday Night Raw. This is the third match of its kind with Elias having competed in the previous two against Braun Strowman, and then teaming with Strowman to face Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. Below is…
Ember Moon Officially Joins Team Shotzi Blackheart For NXT TakeOver: WarGames
Ember Moon is ready to go to war. WWE revealed the news on Sunday via a new vignette (embedded above) in which Moon interrupted Shotzi Blackheart’s welding session to make her intentions known. The former NXT Women’s Champion is the first to person to officially join Blackheart’s team. Blackheart, Moon, and two others will take…
Chris Hero Addresses His Future, Says He Is Far From Done Wrestling
The wrestling world has not heard much from Chris Hero, the former Kassius Ohno, since he was released from WWE in April. Writing on his WrestlingGenius subreddit, Hero revealed that he is far from done in the squared circle. “Oh and, before anyone asks or infers, I am far from done wrestling. If I wanted…
WWE 205 Live Results (11/27/20) – Curt Stallion vs. Raul Mendoza
Below are complete results from the November 28th edition of WWE 205 Live: August Grey def. Ariya Daivari via pinfall. Curt Stallion def. Raul Mendoza via pinfall. Joaquin Wilde was in Mendoza’s corner. Santos Escobar made an appearance on the ramp after Mendoza and Wilde were both taken out by Stallion.
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/27/20) – Kevin Owens vs. Jey Uso
Below are complete results from the November 28th edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown: Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and Jey Uso are in the ring to open the show. Reigns talks down on Jey for not being a good leader for Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. Otis comes out to face King Corbin, but Jey…
WWE NXT UK Results (11/26/20) – Heritage Cup Finals, Cruiserweight Title Match
Below are complete results from the November 26th edition of NXT UK: NXT UK Cruiserweight Championship Match: Jordan Devlin (c) def. Amir Jordan via submission to retain. Rampage Brown lifts weights at the UK PC. Meanwhile, we learn Noam Dar has a new podcast coming to the WWE Network. Eddie Dennis and The Hunt were…
Battle Royal, World Title Match & More Announced For Next Week’s AEW Dynamite
Five matches have been announced for next week’s “Winter is Coming” edition of AEW Dynamite: – Chris Jericho vs. Frankie Kazarian – Britt Baker vs. Leyla Hirsch – Darby Allin & Cody Rhodes vs. Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs – A “Dynamite Diamond” battle royal featuring Adam Page, Sammy Guevara, MFJ, Wardlow, Matt Hardy, Miro,…
Triple Threat Title Match, Strap Match, WarGames Participants Set For TakeOver
This week’s WWE NXT featured several developments for TakeOver: WarGames on December 6. We now know that Candice LeRae’s WarGames team will consist of herself, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez, and Toni Storm. Storm turned heel on Ember Moon to align with Team Candice. While not confirmed, it looks like Shotzi Blackheart’s team will include herself,…
Grizzled Young Veterans Return to NXT, Toni Storm Turns Heel
A few former NXT UK stars made their mark on this week’s NXT. Toni Storm turned heel on Ember Moon and aligned herself with Team Candice for TakeOver: War Games. This is Storm’s first heel run in WWE, which now sets up potential feuds with Moon and/or NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai. WHY TONI WHY?!?!?#WWENXT…
Longtime TNA/Impact Employee Bob Ryder Passes Away
Impact Wrestling executive and longtime TNA employee Bob Ryder has passed away. Dave Meltzer reports that Ryder battled cancer over the last several years and was found dead by police at his home in Nashville on Wednesday. Ryder was reportedly in contact with fellow Impact officials on Tuesday night. Bob Ryder was found dead at…
AEW Dynamite Results (11/25/20) – Butcher & Blade vs. Fenix & PAC
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. Tonight’s episode will feature Hikaru Shida vs. Anna Jay for the AEW Women’s Title and much more. AEW Dynamite Results (11/25/20) From Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL Hangman Page def. John Silver via pinfall in the opening match. After, Evil Uno informs Page that…
WWE NXT Results (11/25/20) – WarGames Advantage Ladder Match
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Tonight’s episode will feature a ladder match to determine the men’s WarGames advantage. WWE NXT Results (11/25/2020) From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL Kevin Owens is filling in for Wade Barrett on commentary. Candice LeRae def. Ember Moon…
Jordynne Grace’s Mystery Partner Revealed, More Knockouts Make In-Ring Debuts
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling featured the debuts of five Knockouts who are being used for the Tag Team Championship tournament. Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo, collectively known as Sea Stars, came up short against Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz in the show’s opening match. Hogan and Steelz now advance in the tournament. .@TeamSeaStars…
Impact Wrestling Results (11/24/20) – Swann Defends Against Shamrock
Below are complete results from the November 24th edition of Impact Wrestling: Matt Striker is on commentary with Josh Mathews this week. First-Round Tournament Match: Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz def. Sea Stars via pinfall to advance. Backstage, it’s revealed Jazz will be Jordynne Grace’s mystery tag team partner. We move to Wrestler’s Court where…
NWA Announces New Weekly Series
NWA has announced that a new weekly series titled “Shockwave” will premiere next Tuesday, December 1, at 6 p.m. ET on YouTube. The show will be taped at Thunder Studios in Los Angeles with NWA continuing their collaboration with United Wrestling Network. “The National Wrestling Alliance returns to Tuesday nights! Mark your calendars! Beginning next…
WWE Announces Storyline Suspension For Braun Strowman
WWE has announced a storyline suspension for Braun Strowman after he assaulted Adam Pearce on Monday’s Raw. “WWE Digital has learned that Braun Strowman has been suspended indefinitely for putting his hands on WWE official Adam Pearce. Strowman took exception with Pearce’s plan for awarding a WWE Championship opportunity and lashed out at the WWE…
Ladder Match, Ember Moon vs. Candice LeRae Set For This Week’s WWE NXT
Two matches have been announced for this week’s WWE NXT. A member of Undisputed Era and a member of Pat McAfee’s faction will collide in a Ladder Match. The winning representative will secure the WarGames advantage for their team. Additionally, Ember Moon will go one-on-one with Candice LeRae. Moon is expected to be part of…
Mike Bennett Returns To Ring Of Honor
On the latest episode of Ring of Honor TV, Mike Bennett returned to reunite with former tag team partner Matt Taven. Mattt Taven beat Bateman in the main event, which resulted in Bateman and Vinny beating down Taven until Bennett made the save. . @realmikebennett is back! I repeat… Mike Bennett is back!! ????#WatchROH Watch…
Top Flight Signs With All Elite Wrestling
Darius and Dante Martin, collectively known as Top Flight, have officially signed with AEW. The news was confirmed via Twitter on Monday after the duo impressed in a losing effort against The Young Bucks on last Wednesday’s Dynamite. Welcome to the team…#TopFlight Darius & Dante Martin are #AllElite pic.twitter.com/jioMFhbTY8 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November…
Final SmackDown Members Confirmed For Survivor Series, Updated Card
The blue teams are officially fleshed out less than 48 hours ahead of WWE Survivor Series on Sunday. During the go-home SmackDown, Adam Pearce announced Otis will join the men’s SmackDown team, while Bayley will join the women’s team. Natalya then went on to beat Tamina Snuka in a last chance qualifying match to round…
WWE 205 Live Results (11/20/20) – Ashante Adonis vs. Tony Nese
Below are complete results from the November 20th episode of WWE 205 Live: The Bollywood Boyz def. Ever-Rise via pinfall with Samir going over Martel following dirty tactics while the ref was distracted. After, Daivari yells at Samir & Snuil and then joins commentary. Curt Stallion talks about his win last week and questions why Escobar…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/20/20) – Final Survivor Series Build
Below are complete results from the November 20th episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown: The Street Profits and Big E opened the show with a backstage segment hyping Survivor Series and The Undertaker’s final farewell. In the ring, Kofi and Xavier talk about facing The Street Profits on Sunday before getting interrupted by Sami Zayn,…
Two Matches & Curt Stallion Segment Announced For WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced a few items for tonight’s new episode of 205 Live, streaming on the WWE Network following SmackDown: Curt Stallion speaks following last week’s big win Ashante “Thee” Adonis vs. Tony Nese Ever-Rise vs. The Bollywood Boyz https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1329910061322412034 We’ll have complete 205 Live results posted right here at WrestlingNews.com.
Daniel Bryan In Action, Contract Signing Announced For Tonight’s SmackDown
Tonight’s new episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX will serve as the go-home to WWE’s Survivor Series pay-per-view on Sunday. It was previously announced that Seth Rollins will face Murphy in what is expected to be one of Rollins’ final matches before taking time off with be with expecting wife Becky Lynch. Additionally, WWE.com…
Dual-Branded Battle Royal Set For WWE Survivor Series Kickoff
WWE has announced a dual-branded battle royal featuring Raw and SmackDown superstars will take place on the Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show this Sunday. In the announcement on dot com, no superstars were named. Considering a majority of women will be competing in the 5-on-5 Survivor Series match, it’s being assumed that this battle royal is…
Arturo Ruas Suffers Injury On NXT, Rhea Ripley Has Five Earrings Ripped Off
WWE has confirmed rumors of Arturo Ruas suffering a right biceps injury during his NXT match against Kushida this week. Fightful Select reports that there were creative plans in place for Ruas, but those are being put on hold until he is cleared. Additionally, Rhea Ripley was banged up coming out of her NXT Women’s…
WWE NXT, AEW Dynamite Viewership Rises Again
Viewership numbers for both Dynamite and NXT trended upward this week. This week’s WWE NXT drew 638,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is slightly up from last week’s 632,000 viewers. The show ranked No. 56 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.14 rating. This week’s AEW Dynamite did 850,000 viewers on TNT. This is up…
WWE NXT UK Results (11/19/20) – Falls Count Anywhere Women’s Title Match
Below are complete results for the November 19th edition of WWE NXT UK: Joe Coffey def. Sam Gradwell via pinfall in the opening match. Backstage, Sid Scala informs Jordan Devlin that he is now the NXT UK Cruiserweight Champion. Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan argue who will challenge him first. Devlin vs. Jordan for the…
WWE Announces ThunderDome’s Move To Tropicana Field In Tampa Bay
The rumors are true, according to Ryan Satin of Fox Sports. WWE will move its ThunderDome from Amway Center in Orlando to Tropicana Field in the Tampa Bay area beginning with the December 11th edition of Friday Night SmackDown. BREAKING NEWS:Per @ryansatin, the #WWEThunderDome is moving to Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay starting with the…
Will Hobbs Joins Team Taz, AEW Women’s Title Match & More Set For Next Week
Will Hobbs turned heel on this week’s AEW Dynamite by joining Team Taz (Brian Cage and Ricky Starks) in beating up TNT Champion Darby Allin and Cody Rhodes. Hobbs will be in action next week. The pre-Thanksgiving episode will also feature the following matches: Chris Jericho & Jake Hager vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian…
Men’s WarGames Match Confirmed For NXT TakeOver: WarGames
After NXT went off the air, Undisputed Era continued brawling with Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan, and Danny Burch until William Regal appeared to confirm the two teams will do battle inside WarGames. EXCLUSIVE: It's the moment the #WWENXT Universe has been waiting for!@RealKingRegal just declared ???????????????????????????????? for the #UndisputedERA and @PatMcAfeeShow & his…
World Title Match Set For Next Week’s Impact, Ethan Page Faces “Phenomenal” Opponent
Next week’s Impact Wrestling will be headlined by Ken Shamrock vs. Impact World Champion Rich Swann with the title on the line. Additionally, Ethan Page will face a “phenomenal” opponent as chosen by The Good Brothers. If Pages wins, The North will get their title rematch. Johnny Swinger is heading to Wrestler’s Court as the…
Renee Young & Jon Moxley Expecting First Child
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley announced on this week’s Dynamite that he and wife Renee Paquette (formerly Renee Young in WWE) are expecting their first child. Paquette has been busy with new projects since leaving WWE in August. In addition to the pregnancy, she is releasing a cookbook and starting her own podcast. She posted…
AEW Dynamite Results (11/18/20) – Inner Circle Visits Vegas, PAC In Action
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. Tonight’s episode will feature PAC’s return to the ring, plus The Inner Circle visits Las Vegas. AEW Dynamite Results (11/18/20) From Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL The Young Bucks def. Top Flight via pinfall in the opening match. The Inner Circle gets drunk…
WWE Announces NXT TakeOver: WarGames, Women’s WarGames In The Works
WWE will hold NXT TakeOver: WarGames on Sunday, December 6. This will be the fourth year WarGames will be held under the NXT umbrella. Additionally, the second women’s WarGames match is in the works as Shotzi Blackheart has issued a challenge to rival Candice LeRae to gather an army. Are you READY for #NXTTakeOver: WARGAMES?…
WWE NXT Results (11/18/20) – Two Title Matches, Finn Balor Appears
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Tonight’s episode will feature two title matches and more. WWE NXT Results (11/18/2020) From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL NXT North American Championship Match: Johnny Gargano def. Leon Ruff (c) by DQ when Damian Priest attacked Ruff. Ruff retains.…
Blindfold Match And More Added To Tonight’s WWE NXT
WWE has added two matches to tonight’s new episode of WWE NXT. Cameron Grimes will go one-on-one with Dexter Lumis once again, but this time in a Blindfold match. Additionally, Ember Moon and Toni Storm will team up to face Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez. BREAKING: Toni Storm & @WWEEmberMoon will team up TONIGHT against…
Impact Wrestling Results (11/17/20) – The Rascalz Say Farewell
Below are complete results from the November 17th edition of Impact Wrestling: No DQ Match: Moose def. Willie Mack via referee stoppage. Joe Doering vs. Suicide ended in no contest. EY says he and Doering are here to take control. Heath meets with Scott D’Amore again. Elsewhere, Rhino gets beat up by EY and Doering.…
AEW Dark Results (11/17/20) – Jack Evans vs. Christopher Daniels
Below are complete results from the November 17th edition of AEW Dark: The Gunn Club def. Bshp King, Joey O’Riley & Sean Maluta Ricky Starks def. Travis Titan Joey Janela def. Marko Stunt Frankie Kazarian def. Griff Garrison Penelope Ford def. Rahne Victoria Brandon Cutler def. Ryzin Leyla Hirsch def. Tesha Price Jurassic Express def.…
North American Championship Rematch Set For This Week’s NXT
WWE has announced Leon Ruff will defend his new NXT North American Championship against Johnny Gargano on Wednesday. Will @LEONRUFF_ pull off ANOTHER stunner against @JohnnyGargano tomorrow night on #WWENXT?!https://t.co/1DRdtT8bqV — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 18, 2020 The episode will also feature Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Championship and an appearance…
Matt Sydal Officially Signs With AEW
Matt Sydal is #AllElite. Welcome to the team…#MattSydal is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/NOEzvcK4MT — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 17, 2020 AEW confirmed the news of his signing on Tuesday ahead of this week’s new episode of Dark. Sydal has worked several dates since All Out in September where he debuted in the Casino Battle Royale. Sydal…
New WWE Champion Crowned, Big Change To Survivor Series Main Event
Drew McIntyre is once again WWE Champion after beating Randy Orton in the main event of this week’s Raw. The match was ruled a No Count-out, No Disqualification match midway by Adam Pearce, allowing for weapons to be used throughout. McIntyre ended up going over via pinfall. HE DID IT!!!!!@DMcIntyreWWE is once again #WWEChampion! #WWERaw…
Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke Removed From Team Raw, Survivor Series Replacements Named
Due to storyline injuries, Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke have been removed from the Raw women’s team at Survivor Series. As a result, Adam Pearce has named Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce as their replacements. BREAKING NEWS: Due to injuries suffered tonight, @WWE_MandyRose and @DanaBrookeWWE have been removed from #TeamRaw at #SurvivorSeries, and will be…
Retribution vs. Team Raw Set For Tonight, Randy Orton Served Storyline Fine
There’s a couple developing news items going into tonight’s new episode of Monday Night Raw. Retribution will take on Team Raw’s Sheamus, Braun Strowman, Keith Lee, and Riddle in a big eight-man tag team match. AJ Styles will be at ringside. .@WWESheamus, @RealKeithLee, @BraunStrowman & @SuperKingofBros will battle #RETRIBUTION in an 8-Man Tag Team Match…
Alexa Bliss Announces Engagement
WWE and Alexa Bliss have confirmed that she is now engaged to be married to musician Ryan Cabrera. The following was posted on dot com: It was a true “Moment of Bliss,” as Alexa Bliss and Ryan Cabrera were engaged last night. Bliss shared a photo to her social media revealing the news to the WWE Universe.…
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Tournament Brackets Revealed, Joe Doering Debuts
– Impact Wrestling revealed the brackets for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament on Saturday during Turning Point: Tenille Dashwood & Alisha Edwards vs. Havok & Nevaeh Killer Kelly & Renee Michelle vs. Jordynne Grace & TBA Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz vs. Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee…
Deonna Purrazzo Regains Impact Knockouts Championship
Deonna Purrazzo is now a two-time Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion. Purrazzo defeated Su Yung in a No Disqualification match at Turning Point on Saturday to regain the title she lost last month at Bound For Glory. Yung became a two-time champion at the pay-per-view after Kylie Rae was unable to compete. We have complete Turning…
The Good Brothers Win Impact Tag Team Championship
The Good Brothers are the new Impact Tag Team Champions. Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows defeated Ethan Page and Josh Alexander of The North on Saturday at Turning Point. This is their first Impact title reign together. The North’s second title reign had just begun after they won the titles from Motor City Machine Guns…
