Author: CJ Blaze
The IIconics Return To Raw With Victory Over Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross
The IIconics are back on WWE TV. Peyton Royce & Billie Kay made their long-awaited return to Raw with a win over WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross in a non-title match. #TheIIconics @BillieKayWWE & @PeytonRoyceWWE cap off their #WWERaw return with a VICTORY over the WWE Women's #TagTeamChampions! pic.twitter.com/rNUmIw4wKc —…
Becky Lynch Announces Pregnancy, Relinquishes Raw Women’s Title To Asuka
Becky Lynch opened this week’s Raw to announce that she is expecting. As a result, Lynch has relinquished the Raw Women’s Championship to the Money in the Bank winner, Asuka. The changing of the guard was revealed by way of Lynch carrying the women’s Money in the Bank briefcase out to ring. Asuka went from…
Top WWE Tag Teams To Play Basketball Game On Raw?
There’s video footage to back this one up. TMZ broke the news Monday evening that Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders will take their rivalry to the basketball court tonight. A video clip of their game was leaked, showing the champions out-playing their rivals. You can check out the video…
Vince McMahon Reportedly Performed Big Stunt During WrestleMania 36 Rehearsals
Fightful broke the news over the weekend that Vince McMahon took part in a big stunt during WrestleMania 36 rehearsals. As you may recall, WrestleMania host Rob Gronkowski jumped off of a platform during a 24/7 Championship chase. Well, word going around is that Gronk was very nervous to do the jump. As a result,…
WWE To Address Intercontinental Championship Status, Wild Card Rule Returning?
WWE has a busy night on their hands with this week’s Monday Night Raw. POST Wrestling is reporting that WWE will make an announcement tonight that will allow “minor crossover” between Raw and SmackDown. Essentially, the “wild card” rule from one year ago is seemingly returning in some capacity. This news seems to come after…
*SPOILER* News On Becky Lynch’s Raw Announcement
This article contains details that will likely *spoil* a major announcement on tonight’s Raw. Do not read past this point if you want to avoid *spoilers* for tonight’s show. As noted earlier, WWE has confirmed Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will make a major announcement regarding her career on tonight’s Raw. In a huge spoiler…
Becky Lynch To Make “Huge Announcement” On Raw
WWE has confirmed a report from Ryan Satin that Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch has a “huge announcement” to make regarding her career on tonight’s Raw. The segment was reportedly taped earlier today, though Lynch was already advertised to confront the winner of the women’s Money in the Bank briefcase, who is now Asuka. A…
Update On Speculation Surrounding Sting To AEW
The rumor mill on Twitter suggests Sting could be headed to AEW. In a “could be something, could be nothing” story, Sting recently tweeted out a few things in relation to AEW, specifically his appreciation for Lance Archer. He also recently noted how happy he is to see Jake “The Snake” Roberts on national television…
Su Yung Re-Signs With Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling confirmed on Monday (via PWInsider) that Su Yung has re-signed with the company. BREAKING: As reported by @PWInsidercom, Su Yung has re-signed with IMPACT! pic.twitter.com/MaEWRhN1C5 — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 11, 2020 Su Yung’s original two-year contract expired in March, but both sides were able to reach an agreement to keep her in…
Colt Cabana Added To Casino Ladder Match At AEW Double Or Nothing
AEW has confirmed Colt Cabana will compete in the Casino Ladder Match at AEW Double or Nothing. Your second entrant in the Casino Ladder Match is @ColtCabana!Is he your pick to win?Order Double or Nothing on Saturday, May 23rd, via @brlive nationwide or @FiteTV for our international fans. pic.twitter.com/NlaObHub1y — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May…
Backstage News On Shorter WWE Pay-Per-View Times
WWE fans were pleased with Money in the Bank clocking in at a total of 3 hours and 24 minutes. The main card ran 2.5 hours with a one-hour pre-show. New reports suggest that Vince McMahon has made the call for shorter pay-per-view times during this empty arena era. Money in the Bank noticeably had…
WWE Announces Backlash PPV For June 14
WWE’s next pay-per-view will be Backlash. Backlash will make its return on June 14th after not being used in 2019. Backlash 2018 was the first regular pay-per-view after WrestleMania 34 in 2018. The event will most likely emanate from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL again, though it was originally scheduled to take place in…
Asuka & Otis Win Money In The Bank Briefcases
This year’s Money in the Bank winners have been crowned. After nearly a half-hour of brawling throughout WWE HQ, Asuka and Otis emerged victorious with their respective briefcases in hand. ???? OHHHH YEAHHHHHHH ???? Mr. #MITB = @otiswwe Ms. #MITB = @WWEAsuka pic.twitter.com/TuoCqwGpNY — WWE (@WWE) May 11, 2020 Asuka won the women’s briefcase first…
Alberto Del Rio Arrested, Facing Charges For Sexual Assault
Former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio is in trouble once again. News4SA out of San Antonio reported the following on Sunday: “A man has been arrested and is facing charges of sexual assault after he reportedly assaulted a woman. On May 4, the victim reported to police that at 10:00 p.m. on May 3, Jose…
Darby Allin Confirmed For Casino Ladder Match At AEW Double Or Nothing
AEW revealed on Sunday that Darby Allin will compete in the Casino Ladder Match for a future AEW World Championship shot at Double or Nothing. Your first entrant in the Casino Ladder Match is the relentless @DarbyAllin! Is he your pick to win?Order Double or Nothing on Saturday, May 23rd, via @brlive nationwide or @FiteTV…
Two New Matches Announced For WWE Money In The Bank
WWE announced two new Money in the Bank matches via social media on Saturday. R-Truth vs. MVP has been added to the main card, while Jeff Hardy vs. Cesaro will take place on the Kickoff pre-show at 6pm ET. ALSO, @JEFFHARDYBRAND returns to the ring against @WWECesaro in the #MITB #Kickoff starting at 6 ET/3…
Several Matches Announced For Next Week’s AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT
AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT have announced several matches for next Wednesday’s episodes. AEW announced the following for Dynamite as the build to Double or Nothing continues: MJF in action Jurassic Express vs. Best Friends Hikaru Shida vs. Penelope Ford vs. Kris Statlander vs. Britt Baker Chris Jericho vs. “Pineapple Pete” Suge D Brodie Lee…
Ladder Match & AEW World Championship Match Added To Double Or Nothing
Three new matches were made official for AEW Double or Nothing coming out of this week’s Dynamite. It was confirmed that Jon Moxley will defend the AEW World Championship against Brodie Lee, while a Ladder Match will take place to determine a future AEW World Championship contender. Additionally, MJF will face Jungle Boy in a…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Up With Big Episodes
AEW Dynamite outdrew WWE NXT in viewership for the third week in a row, but both shows saw an increase in numbers with AEW going live and NXT putting on a strong pre-taped episode. NXT did 663,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was up from the 637,000 viewers they did the week prior. The…
Kimber Lee’s Debut, TNA World Championship Match & More Set For Next Week
Impact Wrestling has announced several items for next week’s new episode. – Kimber Lee (fka Abbey Laith from the 2017 Mae Young Classic) will make her Impact in-ring debut against Jessicka Havok. – Trey vs. Rohit Raju and Hernandez vs. Madman Fulton will take place in first-round tournament action to determine a new number one…
AJ Styles Returns On Raw, Claims Final Money In The Bank Spot
AJ Styles returned to action on this week’s Raw for the first time since being “buried alive” at WrestleMania 36 in a Boneyard Match against The Undertaker. As expected, Styles returned as a surprise entrant in the last chance gauntlet match and beat Humberto Carrillo to earn the final spot in the Men’s Money in…
Edge & Randy Orton Advertised For Next Week’s Raw
WWE ran an advertisement during Raw promoting appearances from Edge and Randy Orton on next week’s show, the night after Money in the Bank. The promo suggested that Edge will be “hunting” Orton following their Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 36, which Edge won. There were rumors floating around recently that WWE brought back…
Kevin Owens Reveals Why He’s Been Out Of Action Since WrestleMania 36
While recently speaking to a Canadian publication, Kevin Owens revealed he suffered an ankle injury during his WrestleMania 36 match against Seth Rollins last month. It’s believed that the injury is a sprain or a slight fracture, and Owens will soon be getting x-rays to confirm the extent of the injury. As noted earlier, Jimmy…
Jimmy Uso Reportedly Sidelined For Several Months
Jimmy Uso will reportedly be out of action for the next six to nine months after suffering a knee injury, according to Dave Meltzer. The injury was rumored to have occurred during the triple threat ladder match at WrestleMania 36 last month alongside Kofi Kingston and John Morrison. This was the last match Jimmy competed…
Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Championship Match Added To Money In The Bank
WWE.com announced on Saturday that a fatal four-way SmackDown Tag Team Championship match will go down at Money in the Bank on May 10th. The New Day will be tasked with defending their titles against The Miz & John Morrison, Lucha House Party, and The Forgotten Sons. This match comes after Forgotten Sons pinned The…
Matches Announced For Final Raw & SmackDown Before Money In The Bank
WWE has announced the following items for next week’s go-home shows for Money in the Bank: Confirmed for 5/4 Raw: Drew McIntyre vs. Murphy Last chance gauntlet match to determine final men’s Money in the Bank participant Confirmed for 5/8 SmackDown: Daniel Bryan, Drew Gulak & a mystery partner vs. King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura &…
WWE Confirms Money In The Bank Ladder Matches Will Happen Simultaneously
WWE confirmed during Friday Night SmackDown that this year’s Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Matches will happen at the same time at WWE HQ. Your ???????? don't deceive you. For the first time ever, the Men's and Women's #MITB Ladder Matches will be happening SIMULTANEOUSLY! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/iF4abSludy — WWE (@WWE) May 2,…
Four Matches Announced For Tonight’s WWE SmackDown
WWE has announced the following matches for tonight’s live edition of Friday Night SmackDown: Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler – Money in the Bank qualifying match Mandy Rose vs. Carmella – Money in the Bank qualifying match Kofi Kingston & Big E vs. The Forgotten Sons As of this writing, WWE…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewerships Down To End April
AEW Dynamite outdrew WWE NXT in viewership for the second week in a row, but both shows saw a decrease in numbers. NXT did 637,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was down from the 665,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 51 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list.…
WWE Releases Curtis Axel
WWE.com announced on Thursday that Curtis Axel has been released. “WWE has come to terms on the release of Curtis Axel. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” Axel is a former WWE Intercontinental and Raw Tag Team Champion after signing with the company in 2008. He last appeared on SmackDown in…
Two Big Title Matches Announced For Next Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has announced that Adam Cole will defend the NXT Championship against Velveteen Dream on next Wednesday’s pre-taped episode. NEXT WEEK: @AdamColePro defends his #NXTChampionship against @DreamWWE on #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/CG4GtBNUz8 — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 30, 2020 Cole vs. Dream was slated to headline NXT TakeOver: Tampa before TakeOver was scrapped. WWE had tried to…
Last Chance Gauntlet Match To Determine Final MITB Spot
As announced on The Bump on Wednesday morning, a last chance gauntlet match will go down on Monday’s Raw to determine who will replace Apollo Crews in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. No participants have been announced at this time. It’s worth noting that Monday’s Raw and likely the Money in the…
TNA World Championship Returns At Impact Wrestling Rebellion
Impact Wrestling’s planned main event for Rebellion featuring World Champion Tessa Blanchard vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Michael Elgin was unable to happen with Blanchard and Edwards unable to attend recent tapings. So, what’s the solution to a missing Impact World Champion? Bring back the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. When Michael Elgin wanted to be named…
WWE Releases Cain Velasquez, Gerald Brisco Furloughed
Dave Meltzer is reporting that WWE released Cain Velasquez and furloughed Gerald Brisco recently. Velasquez joined WWE last year when SmackDown moved to FOX in October. His only televised match occurred at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, where he lost a quick WWE Championship match to Brock Lesnar. Velasquez was said to have a signed…
Raw Superstar Removed From Money In The Bank Ladder Match
Apollo Crews was featured quite a bit on this week’s Raw when he pinned Andrade in a six-man tag match to open the night, and then challenged Andrade for the United States Championship later on. During their title match, Apollo Crews tweaked his knee and the ref called for the bell. In a storyline update,…
Samoa Joe Reportedly Returning To Raw Commentary Booth
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Samoa Joe is joining the Raw announce team again starting with tonight’s live broadcast. WWE is airing tonight’s Raw live and pre-taping next week’s show. This will be their taping schedule through the end of June at least. There’s no word yet on if Samoa Joe is replacing Jerry…
WWE 2K Battlegrounds Replacing WWE 2K21 This Fall
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE confirmed last week that WWE 2K21 was scrapped for this fall. Video game players were hoping for better news after WWE 2K20 seemingly flopped last year. On Monday, WWE announced that 2K Battlegrounds will be released this fall with a much different look and gameplay compared to…
Big Triple Threat Match Added To Tonight’s Raw, Contract Signing To Take Place
WWE has announced Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Nia Jax in a triple threat match for tonight’s Monday Night Raw. All three will represent Raw in this year’s Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Before they meet in the Women’s #MITB Ladder Match one week from Sunday, @WWEAsuka, @NiaJaxWWE and @QoSBaszler will battle in…
Velveteen Dream Issues Statement Regarding Social Media Rumors
WWE NXT star Velveteen Dream has been trending throughout Friday due to rumors that he was sending inappropriate images to minors through social media messaging platforms. These rumors were supported by screenshots on Reddit, which have since been removed. There were also rumors that Dream’s Instagram account was hacked. Velveteen Dream took to Twitter on…
AEW Dynamite Viewership Rebounds, Ends NXT’s Two-Week Streak
AEW Dynamite outdrew WWE NXT in viewership this week to end NXT’s two-week streak of “wins.” NXT did 665,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was down from the 692,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 50 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list. AEW did 731,000 viewers on TNT,…
North American Championship Match & More Set For Next Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has announced the following for next Wednesday’s new episode of NXT: – Keith Lee defends the NXT North American Championship against Damian Priest – Mia Yim goes one-on-one with NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair in a non-title match NEXT WEEK on #WWENXT: ????#TheQueen @MsCharlotteWWE battles The #HBIC @MiaYim!????@RealKeithLee defends the NXT #NorthAmericanTitle against @ArcherOfInfamy!…
Tonight’s WWE NXT Main Event To Be Changed?
Tonight’s new episode of WWE NXT was scheduled to be headlined by Finn Balor vs. Velveteen Dream. While no new match has been announced as of this writing, the NXT Twitter account noted that a “possible incident” involving Finn Balor occurred in the locker room on Wednesday, which could force a change to the match.…
Three Matches Confirmed For Impact Wresting Rebellion Night Two
Impact Wrestling has announced the following for Rebellion Part Two next week: – The future of the Impact World Championship revealed – Rosemary vs. Havok – Full Metal Mayhem Match – Joey Ryan vs. Cousin Jake – Suicide vs. Chris Bey vs. Trey vs. Rohit Raju #Rebellion continues with Night 2 TUESDAY at 8/7c on…
Crazzy Steve Returns To Impact Wrestling, New X-Division Champion Crowned
– Former TNA Tag Team Champion Crazzy Steve returned to Impact Wrestling during tonight’s Rebellion special. Steve was the mystery partner for Tommy Dreamer and Rhino’s match against oVe. – Willie Mack defeated Ace Austin to win the X-Division Championship at Rebellion. This is Mack’s first title in Impact. – Sami Callihan seemingly ditched fellow…
WWE Reportedly Had Sarah Logan Booked For Raw Despite Release
Despite being released from WWE last week, Sarah Logan was at one point scheduled to appear on Raw, according to Ryan Satin. Fans were quick to pick up on how many times Sarah Logan was mentioned by name from the commentators and in backstage interviews, leading to speculation that she could appear again. There’s no…
Three Stars Added To Men’s MITB Ladder Match, WWE Title Match Confirmed
Three more superstars have been added to the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Aleister Black, Apollo Crews, and Rey Mysterio qualified with respective wins over Austin Theory, MVP, and Buddy Murphy. The graphics that aired throughout the night seemingly confirmed that each Ladder Match will have six participants this year. Additionally, it was…
Drew McIntyre Match Added To Tonight’s Raw, Updated Lineup
WWE has announced that Angel Garza will face WWE Champion Drew McIntyre in what will likely be the main event of tonight’s Raw. JUST ANNOUNCED: #WWEChampion @DMcIntyreWWE will go one-on-one with @AngelGarzaWwe TONIGHT on #WWERaw!https://t.co/82NotDkCa1 — WWE (@WWE) April 20, 2020 Below is the updated lineup: Rey Mysterio vs. Buddy Murphy – Money in the…
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Changes Hands On SmackDown
The New Day are once again SmackDown Tag Team Champions coming out of this week’s Friday Night SmackDown. Big E defeated The Miz and Jey Uso in the main event to win the titles on behalf of The New Day. This comes after John Morrison beat Kofi Kingston and Jimmy Uso at WrestleMania in a…