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Edge Suffers Injury During Taping Of Backlash Match
It is coming out that during the taping of the Backlash match between Edge and Randy Orton, Edge suffered an injury. The injury being reported is a torn tricep. As this is just breaking now, no further information is available as far as how long he will be out of action. Typically, the return timetable…
Interim Cruiserweight Champion Crowned
We saw the finals of the NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament between Drake Maverick and El Hijo del Fantasma on tonight’s NXT. The match opened up with Fantasma trying to get a quick pin, but Maverick was able to kick out at 2. Fantasma would continue to stay on the offensive with Maverick seemingly not able…
Impact Wrestling Airs Cryptic Promo With Released WWE Talent
On last night’s Impact, a promo for Slammiversary aired that featured several released talent from WWE: You never know where future endeavors may lead. Slammiversary is Saturday, July 18th LIVE on PPV. #Slammiversary pic.twitter.com/MBezL1HIOW — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 3, 2020 Specifically featured in the promo are Eric Young, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Rockstar Spud,…
Grant Berkland (Danny Havoc) Passes Away
GCW announced just a bit ago that Grant Berkland, AKA Danny Havoc, has passed away. No further information is available at this time. With a broken heart, the GCW family mourns the loss of Grant Berkland aka Danny Havoc. Danny was an incredibly talented, intelligent, caring & genuine person. He was also an elite performer…
AEW Double Or Nothing 2020 Results
Below are complete results from AEW’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view: Buy In: #1 Contender for AEW Tag Team Titles: Best Friends defeats Private Party Double or Nothing: Casino Ladder Match for Guaranteed AEW Title Opportunity: Entry Order: Frankie Kazarian Scorpio Sky Kip Sabian Darby Allin Orange Cassidy Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana Joey Janela Luchasaurus Brian…
More Details On Drew Gulak’s WWE Departure
As reported here by CJ Blaze yesterday, Drew Gulak is no longer with WWE. More details have become known following this. His contract wasn’t renewed and it expired following SmackDown on Friday. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, leading up to this, WWE was attempting to work with Gulak on a new deal…
NJPW Wrestle Dynasty Postponed
NJPW announced last night via Twitter that Wrestle Dynasty, originally scheduled for August 22nd, 2020, has been postponed to a date to be announced in 2021: In the interests of running the best and safest possible event for fans, NJPW has arrived at the decision to postpone Wrestle Dynasty in Madison Square Garden. Sorry for…
AEW Officially Fined $10k By Maryland Athletic Commission
The State of Maryland has officially fined AEW regarding the unsanctioned match between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega at AEW Full Gear. In the ruling by the State Athletic Commission, the total fine is for $10,000 due to the use of the barbed wire wrapped baseball bat “intentionally causing bleeding”, or a form of blading.…
Nikki Bella Opens Up About Being Raped
In her new co-memoir, Incomparable, Nikki Bella opens up about being raped twice as a teenager. The first instance was at the age of 15 by a fellow high school student and the second was at 16 by a college-aged man after being drugged. She recently did an interview with People Magazine to discuss why she…
FS1 Airing Reigns’ Best WrestleMania Matches
Tonight (5/5/2020) at 10pm EST, FS1 will be airing a best of Roman Reigns’ WrestleMania Matches: Four @WrestleMania main events. Countless memories. Check some of my favorites out tonight at 10pm on @FS1. pic.twitter.com/S7QwuAiISK — Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) May 5, 2020 While this may not seem like a huge deal, it kind of is due…
Former WWE Champion Returns On Raw
Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal returned to active in-ring action on tonight’s Monday Night Raw. He made quick work of Akira Tozawa for the win. Mahal had been out of action since June 28th, 2019 after suffering a serious knee injury. Follow @wrestlepages
Possible Timeline for Return of Live Audiences Revealed
Late Thursday, President Donald Trump put down the groundwork for the Country to begin to return to normal. We are choosing to cover this because it effects when fans might be able to return to venues to see shows live. All options of when to institute the following phases are up to each State. However,…
Roman Reigns Wife Pregnant with Twins…AGAIN!
During an interview this morning with Muscle & Fitness Magazine, Roman Reigns announced that he and his wife, Galina, are expecting sometime later this year: M&F: “You have 3 kids?” Roman: “3 with 2 in the oven. So, I’m looking to be a Papa Bear of 5! Breaking news! We haven’t shared that.” This will…
Released NXT Talent Being Paid for 30 Days
Sean Ross of Fightful is reporting on Twitter that released talent from NXT will be getting paid for 30 days, then be free to immediately go wherever they want in the industry: NXT talent is being provided 30 days of pay and then are free to do whatever they want. — Sean Ross Sapp of…
Drake Maverick Posts Emotional Video
Drake Maverick took to Twitter to post his thoughts on his release: https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/1250493936185102339?s=09 From me personally, I am shredded by this video. I’ve not been a huge fan of his, but to see the absolute emotion and brokenness is heart wrenching. This shows how tightly knit the WWE family is with one another.
Pro Wrestling Deemed Essential in Florida
During a press conference late Tuesday, April 14th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis clarified the order that allows WWE to operate as an essential business. On April 9th, the memorandum on essential business was updated by the state’s top emergency official to include “employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience ……
WWE Deemed As An Essential Business
During his press conference earlier today, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings had the following to say in response to WWE continuing to operate: “Initially there was a review that was done and they were not initially deemed an essential business. With some conversations with the Governor’s office regarding the Governor’s order, they were deemed…
Reason Behind XFL Suspending Operations
This is meant to clarify some misconceptions regarding the XFL suspending operations. Back on March 13th, when the XFL first announced it was stopping play, players were permitted to sign with NFL and CFL teams, as long as they notify the XFL ahead of signing and XFL Executives agree to the terms. By announcing the…
XFL Officially Suspends Operations
During a conference call today, XFL COO Jeffery Pollock announced that effective immediately, all XFL operations are indefinitely suspended and all employees have been laid off indefinitely. This is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are speculating that this is permanent, but there was no clear indication during the call if this was temporary…
4/10 SmackDown And 4/13 Raw Locations Revealed
WrestleVotes announced a little bit ago that the April 10th SmackDown and April 13th Raw will be airing live from the WWE Performance Center: Hearing both SmackDown (4/10) & RAW (4/13) will be live from the PC. Seems like WWE will indeed push on, no break at this time coming. Tonight’s RAW & this weeks…
Early Indicators for WrestleMania 38 Location
We already know that WrestleMania 37 is going to happen in Los Angeles, but what about WrestleMania 38? The rumored plan was for WrestleMania 38 to be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but that appears to have possibly changed due to COVID-19 impacting this year’s WrestleMania. A contract between Toronto and WWE was reportedly being…
Potential Next Opponent for McIntyre Revealed
Early this morning, Drew McIntyre officially challenged Tyson Fury to a match. While appearing on TalkSport, McIntyre had the following to say: “When it gets backs to normal, the next thing I want to do is fight Chris Sutton. You set it up. Finally, when everything gets back to normal and I can get back…
Money In The Bank 2020 Announced
Money in the Bank from Baltimore was announced as cancelled earlier this week per Ticketmaster. But it appears that Vince isn’t letting this get in the way of the PPV. During the 2nd night of WrestleMania 36, it was announced that Money in the Bank will certainly air on the WWE Network on May 10th,…
WWE Tapings Through Early April Complete
According to Dave Meltzer, WWE finished taping episodes of Raw, SmackDown, Main Event, NXT, and WrestleMania last night through the SmackDown following WrestleMania. April 9th is the critical date because that’s when the “Stay at Home” order is scheduled to end in Orange County, FL for now. What will happen from there, word is very…
Details Of Cena vs. Fiend Match Revealed
According to several sources from within WWE, the plan for the Cena vs. Fiend match at WrestleMania is it’s going to take place in an empty warehouse somewhere in the Orlando area. The idea is going to be similar to that of the 2017 House of Horrors match between Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt. The…
Spoiler: Roman Reigns’ Replacement Revealed?
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS! PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE TO READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE SPOILED! As announced last night, Roman Reigns was pulled from his WrestleMania match against Goldberg due to him being immunocompromised from his battle with Leukemia. It has been revealed by Dave Meltzer who the replacement for Roman Reigns will…
ALL Wrestling Promotions in Serious Jeopardy for 8 Weeks
At 9pm tonight, the CDC issued the following statement: New: Starting immediately and for the next 8 weeks, CDC recommends cancelling all events of 50 or more people. Full recommendation here: https://t.co/LrjUt4rl7B #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/OroIqhTYJo — CDC (@CDCgov) March 16, 2020 “Starting immediately and for the next 8 weeks, CDC recommends cancelling all events of 50…
Future AEW Airings in Question Amid Outbreak
AEW initially made the announcement that next week’s airing would take place from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL. However, earlier today, Jacksonville announced that location will be closed as well until further notice due to Coronavirus: Mayor @lennycurry and officials from @JaxReady @JFRDJAX @JSOPIO and @DuvalSchools are holding a news conference now about the local…
WWE Official Statement Regarding Upcoming Shows
Despite rumors circulating around the web, WWE has NOT cancelled or moved Smackdown from Detroit this Friday. The following statement was issued just minutes prior to this writing: “WWE has not cancelled Friday Night SmackDown in Detroit, however, based on the current situation, we are putting contingency plans in place in the event that upcoming…
WrestleMania Postponed or Cancelled?
Later this week, the City of Tampa will be meeting to decide the fate of several upcoming large events, including WrestleMania: .@CityofTampa and @JaneCastor will meet on Thursday to discuss canceling or postponing "major" events due to #Coronavirus. This weekend's River O'Green fest isn't likely to be canceled. — Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) March 10, 2020…
Matt Hardy Announced for Vegas Event
Following an appearance in New York City this past weekend, Fite TV has announced on Twitter that Matt Hardy will be appearing on FSW Mecca in Las Vegas this Sunday, March 15th: ⛓️ He has been UNLEASHED!@MATTHARDYBRAND will DELETE himself to attend @fswvegas #MeccaIV. Don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime to see a legend…
Stone Cold To Appear On Raw
WWE and Stone Cold Steve Austin just broke the news that he will be appearing on Raw from Pittsburgh, PA on March 16th (3/16): AUSTIN 3:16 SAYS I WILL BE LIVE ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW on 3/16!! OH HELL YEAH!!!#316DAY — Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) March 5, 2020 *glass shatters* Mark your calendars! On March 16,…
Matt Hardy Discusses Contract
At midnight, Matt Hardy took to YouTube to discuss his current contract status. During the live feed, he stated that he is officially a free agent as has NOT signed with anyone. He also stated that he does not want to leave WWE, however, he is at an impasse with creative regarding his direction. He…
AEW Revolution Results
This will be updated throughout the event live! If you do not want spoilers, DO NOT continue reading! SCU vs. The Dark Order (Preshow) No decision due to interference Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager After a spirited fight of strength, Hager would pull off the win by putting Rhodes in a sleeper and putting him…
Stretch (George) The Giraffe Passes Away
Both Reby and Matt Hardy took to Twitter to announce their beloved giraffe, Stretch (George), has passed away: https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1233788258997481473?s=19 RIP to Stretch, the giraffe that carried George Washington’s essence in the #BROKEN Universe. I’ll see your soul in its next reincarnation, my beloved friend. https://t.co/2ceJwd0lyQ pic.twitter.com/b97yUveYcD — MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) February 29, 2020 RIP to…
HUGE Return in Saudi Arabia
As previously reported here, Undertaker was spotted in Saudi Arabia ahead of today’s event. Mysterio was supposed to be the final entrant in the gauntlet match, but was taken out backstage by Gallows and Anderson. In place of Mysterio, Undertaker showed up as the final entrant. This is supposedly being done to set up a…
WWE’s Use of Mental Health in Ring
In one of my Facebook groups, someone posed the question about mental health being used as storyline, specifically with The Fiend. Rather than answer the question on Facebook in the group, I thought I would turn it into an article where I can go into more detail. The specific question was if using someone’s mental…
MAJOR Name Being Inducted at This Year’s WWE HOF?
According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, it’s being rumored that there are plans to induct British Bulldog into the WWE Hall of Fame at this years event: 'British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith going into WWE Hall of Fame https://t.co/YD9cRkDKZy pic.twitter.com/uB6Uf9YaL4 — Wrestling Observer (@WONF4W) February 18, 2020 This would be a massive move by…
Charlotte Issues Official Challenge
Following a physical match between Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley for the NXT Championship, Charlotte would show up to attack Rhea Ripley. This would lead up to her announcing that she officially challenges Ripley for the NXT Championship at Wrestlemania. SHE'S HERE! ????@MsCharlotteWWE says she will see @RheaRipley_WWE… at #WrestleMania!!!! #NXTTakeOver #NXTWomensTitle pic.twitter.com/U8hGKmNMZP — WWE…
Next NXT Takeover Announced
During the broadcast of tonight’s NXT Takeover: Portland, it was announced that the next NXT UK Takeover event will take place on April 26th from Dublin, Ireland: ???????????????????? #NXTUKTakeOver ALERT ???????????????????? See you soon, Dublin. #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/x88SGcUf7N — NXT UK (@NXTUK) February 17, 2020
NXT Takeover: Portland Results
This page will be updated during the course of the event with results. If you do not want to be spoiled, do not continue reading! Keith Lee (c) Vs. Dominik Dijakovic (NXT North American Championship) In an extremely physical match that saw several high risk, top rope moves in a match you wouldn’t expect them,…
Killer Kross at Takeover Tonight?
Killer Kross has been on Twitter making suggestions that he will be appearing tonight at NXT Takeover: Portland: https://twitter.com/realKILLERkross/status/1229073169912418310?s=19 This is in addition to replying to others that seem to indicate an imminent appearance. Will he make his debut tonight? Tune in tonight at 7pm EST on WWE Network to find out!
Former UFC Star Begins WWE Training
Dave Meltzer has reported that Tito Ortiz has spent the past week at the WWE Performance Center. Ortiz has stated in the past that he would like to join a wrestling promotion. He also said back in December in an interview with TMZ that he was in talks with WWE. Prior to this, Ortiz was…
Jesus and Scooby Win AEW Tag Match
Yes, you read that right! You may have noticed Scooby Doo and Jesus Christ sitting ringside last night. After AEW went off the air, they were invited into the ring by Cody to have a tag match, which they promptly won against QT Marshall and Brandon Cutler: Jesus and Scooby Doo came from the crowd,…
How Are Upcoming XFL Games Selling?
There’s been a lot of talk about the XFL and if the performance of week 1 will hold the hype for sales. Here is what is left for the next 2 weeks in stadiums for games. It’s important to note that in larger stadiums, the upper sections are not being sold. Even with that, the…
Names Leaked For 2020 WWE Hall Of Fame
According to WrestleVotes, both The Bella Twins and Jushin “Thunder” Liger are headed into the Hall of Fame this year: I’ve heard several names talked about for this years Hall of Fame. Was only able to get confirmation on 2 of them as of now, they are: The Bella Twins & Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger. —…
NJPW Announces MSG Event
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) took to Twitter to announce that coming August 22nd, 2020, they will be putting on Wrestle Dynasty at Madison Square Garden (MSG): This January, the Tokyo Dome experienced Wrestle Kingdom. This summer, Madison Square Garden will experience Wrestle Dynasty! We'll see you August 22 @thegarden! Details:https://t.co/aqrlS5ItOa Follow @NJPWofAmerica for more…
Summary of XFL Rules vs NFL
The following is a breakdown of the XFL rules and how they somewhat differ from the NFL. Kickoff: The kicker kicks from the 30-yard line and must kick the ball in the air and in play between the opponent’s 20-yard line and the end zone. The coverage team lines up on the return side 35-yard…
Leave Nyla Rose Alone Already!
This article is entirely my opinion and does not reflect the opinion of everyone at Wrestle Pages. This will be about the impact Nyla Rose has had on the wrestling community, more specifically on AEW. I am getting tired of hearing the argument from people saying that she should not be permitted to compete with…
No Dream Here! Major Return!
The following contains possible spoilers! Please do not continue to read if you haven’t watched and don’t want to be spoiled! On tonight’s NXT, Velveteen Dream returned to the ring following a nearly 4 month absence from action. At the end of NXT, Dream would return to attack the Undisputed Era and Roderick Strong.