Author: CJ Blaze
Women’s Tag Team Title Match, MITB Qualifying Matches Set For Next SmackDown
WWE has announced the following items for next week’s Friday Night SmackDown: Carmella & Dana Brooke vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross (c) – Women’s Tag Team Championship Drew Gulak vs. King Corbin – Money in the Bank qualifying match Lacey Evans vs. Sasha Banks – Money in the Bank qualifying match A look at…
Universal Title Match Set For Money In The Bank, New Ladder Match Participants
Coming out of SmackDown, we now know that Braun Strowman will defend the Universal Championship against Bray Wyatt at WWE Money in the Bank on May 10th. Additionally, Dana Brooke and Daniel Bryan qualified for Money in the Bank Ladder Matches with respective wins over Naomi and Cesaro. Below is the updated pay-per-view card: Men’s…
Money In The Bank Ladder Matches To Emanate From WWE HQ In Stamford
As announced on Friday Night SmackDown, this year’s Money in the Bank Ladder Matches will emanate from WWE’s Headquarters in Stamford, CT. More specifically, a “Climb The Corporate Ladder” theme will be in place with the Ladder Match participants starting on the ground floor of HQ and working their way up to the roof where…
More WWE NXT Releases Revealed
A few more names released from WWE NXT this week have come to light. Tino Sabbatelli and Taynara Conti’s profiles on WWE.com are now located under the Alumni section. As noted earlier, Kassius Ohno’s profile was also moved. None of the three have publicly addressed the news on their social media pages as of this…
WWE Films Money In The Bank Content On Roof Of WWE HQ?
The biggest story coming out of Friday (so far) is that WWE is changing their taping schedule once again. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, WWE will air “live” episodes of Raw, NXT, and SmackDown every other week. On the same day that “live” episodes air, WWE will tape the following week’s episode. Ryan Satin has…
Top Champions Reportedly Miss Recent Impact Wrestling TV Tapings
According to the Wrestling Observer, Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard and Tag Team Champions Josh Alexander and Ethan Page reportedly missed last week’s closed-set TV tapings in Nashville. It’s being said that Blanchard chose to stay home, while The North were faced with travel issues due to living in Canada. There’s a rumor that Impact…
WWE NXT Outdraws AEW Dynamite For Second Week In A Row
For the second week in a row, NXT drew a higher viewership number over Dynamite. NXT did 692,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was slightly down from the 693,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 58 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list. AEW did 683,000 viewers on TNT,…
WWE Hall Of Famer Howard Finkel Dies At 69
WWE.com is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer and legendary announcer Howard Finkel has passed away at the age of 69. WWE is saddened to learn that Howard Finkel has passed away at age 69. When considering the greatest ring announcers in the history of sports and sports-entertainment, you’d be hard-pressed to name one better than Howard…
WWE Releases Kassius Ohno?
It appears as if WWE has quietly released Kassius Ohno after his WWE.com profile has been moved to the Alumni section. Ohno was released once before from WWE in 2013 before making his return to NXT in 2017. He had spent the last year as a top name in NXT UK. Ohno and other NXT…
WWE Releases Rusev, NXT Releases Begin
WWE and Rusev have confirmed his departure from the company. Thank you All, Rusev out! — Miro (@ToBeMiro) April 15, 2020 Additionally, NXT stars Aleksander Jaksic and Deonna Purrazzo confirmed their releases on Twitter. More NXT announcements will soon roll out. The people closest to me know this is something I’ve been struggling with wanting…
WWE Releases Zack Ryder & No Way Jose
WWE has now released Zack Ryder and No Way Jose, according to dot com. WWE has come to terms on the release of Kurt Angle, Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), Rowan (Joseph Ruud), Sarah Logan (Sarah Rowe), No Way Jose (Levis Valenzuela), Mike Chioda, Mike Kanellis (Mike Bennett), Maria Kanellis, EC3 (Michael Hutter), Aiden English (Matthew Rehwoldt), Lio Rush (Lionel…
WWE Releases Erick Rowan, Mike & Maria Kanellis, Primo & Epico
WWE has released four more superstars: Erick Rowan, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis, Primo, and Epico. As of this writing, seventeen talent are now listed on dot com’s announcement: WWE has come to terms on the release of Kurt Angle, Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), Rowan (Joseph Ruud), Sarah Logan (Sarah Rowe), Mike Chioda,…
WWE Releases Sarah Logan & Mike Chioda
WWE has come to terms on the release of Sarah Logan and long-time referee Mike Chioda. Their names have officially been added to the list on dot com: WWE has come to terms on the release of Kurt Angle, Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), Sarah Logan (Sarah Rowe), Mike Chioda, EC3 (Michael…
WWE Releases Kurt Angle & Aiden English
WWE has announced the release of WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle and 205 Live commentator Aiden English. WWE has come to terms on the release of Kurt Angle, Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), EC3 (Michael Hutter), Aiden English (Matthew Rehwoldt) and Lio Rush (Lionel Green). We wish them all the best in their…
Nine Producers Reportedly Furloughed From WWE
PWInsider reports that nine producers have been released from WWE: WWE Producers Billy Kidman, Mike Rotunda, Dave Finlay, Pat Buck, Shawn Daivari,Scott Armstrong, Sarah Stock, Shane Helms and Lance Storm have departed WWE as part of today’s cutbacks, PWInsider.com has confirmed. There may be additonal backstage names confirmed as the day progresses. As noted, WWE released eight…
WWE Releases EC3, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson & More
WWE has begun announcing talent releases amid the budget cut announcement on Wednesday: WWE has come to terms on the release of Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), EC3 (Michael Hutter) and Lio Rush (Lionel Green). We wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Click here for the official announcement.
Vince McMahon Announces WWE Cuts & Furloughs, Developing Story
WWE issued the following press release on Wednesday: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE: WWE) today provided an update on measures taken by the Company in response to the current impact of COVID-19 on the organization. Due to COVID-19 and current government mandated impacts on WWE and the media business generally, the Company went through an…
Matt Riddle And New Partner To Defend NXT Tag Team Titles On Tonight’s NXT
NXT General Manager William Regal appeared on Wednesday’s The Bump to announce that NXT Tag Team Champions Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne will collectively decide Riddle’s new tag team partner. As noted, Dunne is currently stuck in the UK and is unable to appear on NXT TV for the time being. Riddle and his new…
Night One Match Card Revealed For Impact Wrestling Rebellion
Impact Wrestling has revealed the four matches that will air on Rebellion Night One on Tuesday, April 21st: – Kiera Hogan vs. Kylie Rae – Tommy Dreamer, Rhino & TBA vs. oVe – X-Division Championship Match – Ace Austin (c) vs. Willie Mack Unsanctioned Match – Sami Callihan vs. Ken Shamrock While not confirmed yet, this…
William Regal To Address NXT Tag Team Championship Situation On The Bump
NXT General Manager William Regal will appear on Wednesday’s new episode of The Bump at 10am ET to address the status of the NXT Tag Team Championship. Like Jordan Devlin, Pete Dunne is currently in the UK and is unable to appear on NXT TV for the time being. Matt Riddle has appeared on TV…
Raw Viewership Hits All-Time Low
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 1.913 million viewers on the USA Network. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 1.994 million viewers 9 PM: 1.913 million viewers 10 PM: 1.8325 million viewers Average: 1.913 million viewers This week’s audience was down from the…
AEW Double Or Nothing Event Still On, Will Not Happen In Las Vegas
AEW’s next pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, will still broadcast on pay-per-view platforms on Saturday, May 23rd, at 8pm ET. The event will not emanate from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. There’s currently no word yet on where Double or Nothing will be filmed. As revealed in the Twitter statement below, Double or…
Drew McIntyre’s Next Challenger Revealed?, New Stable Officially Forms
– Coming out of last night’s Raw, it seems that WWE is moving forward with Seth Rollins vs. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. After McIntyre defeated Andrade in the main event, Rollins laid out the new champion with a Curb Stomp. Rollins vs. McIntyre will likely happen at Money in the Bank on May 10th. –…
Three Raw Superstars Qualify For Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match
WWE is going forward with their Money in the Bank pay-per-view on May 10th. Three women from the Raw roster won qualifying matches on Monday’s show to confirm their participation in this year’s Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Asuka, Shayna Baszler, and Nia Jax all qualified with respective wins over Ruby Riott, Sarah…
Three Money In The Bank Qualifying Matches Set For Next Week’s Raw
WWE has announced three first-time Money in the Bank qualifying matches for next week’s Monday Night Raw: Rey Mysterio vs. Buddy Murphy Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory Apollo Crews vs. MVP Some straight-up BALLIN' news on the #VIPLounge… NEXT WEEK on #WWERaw, there will be THREE #MITB Qualifying Matches: ???? @reymysterio vs. @WWE_Murphy ???? @WWEAleister…
Finn Balor Match & More Announced For This Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has announced Finn Balor will face Imperium’s Fabian Aichner on this week’s WWE NXT. #Imperium's @FabianAichner is set to battle @FinnBalor THIS WEDNESDAY on #WWENXT. https://t.co/YIbT5TOKFS — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 13, 2020 Despite NXT UK Champion Walter being unable to compete in U.S. at this time, WWE is clearly going forward with the…
Impact Wrestling Rebellion To Air As Two-Part Event On AXS TV
Impact Wrestling announced on Monday that their Rebellion pay-per-view card will now air as a two-part special on April 21st and 28th on AXS TV. Below is the press release: “In light of the restrictions placed upon live events as a result of the coronavirus, IMPACT Wrestling will hold its next major spectacular—IMPACT: Rebellion—on a…
El Hijo del Fantasma To Debut In NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
WWE has revealed Group B for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship tournament. The final four superstars feature a debuting talent and a returning one. Here are both groups: Group A: Kushida Drake Maverick Tony Nese Jake Atlas Group B: Isaiah “Swerve” Scott El Hijo del Fantasma Akira Tozawa Jack Gallagher Click here to read dot com’s…
Block A Revealed For NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
WWE has announced the first four participants (Block A) for the tournament to crown a new interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion: Kushida Drake Maverick Tony Nese Jake Atlas The tournament to crown an Interim #WWENXT Cruiserweight Champion begins this Wednesday. Take a look at Group A!@KUSHIDA_0904 @WWEMaverick @TonyNese @iamjakeatlas https://t.co/ukIv13xUmT — WWE (@WWE) April 12, 2020…
WWE On-Screen Talent Recovers From COVID-19
WWE has confirmed that an on-screen personality who is “not a member of the roster” tested positive for COVID-19, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. This individual worked the last batch of TV tapings, including WrestleMania 36, before having dinner on March 26 with two people who work in the healthcare industry. WWE issued the following…
SmackDown Viewership Down With Live Post-WrestleMania Episode
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average overnight viewing audience of 2.304 million viewers on FOX for the first episode after WrestleMania 36. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.372 million viewers 9 PM: 2.235 million viewers Average: 2.304 million viewers Viewership was down from the 2.375…
New Format Revealed For NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
The tournament to crown a new NXT Cruiserweight Champion will not be your typical 8-man single-elimination bracket. WWE.com revealed the following: -Eight Superstars will be split into two groups of four. -Superstars will compete against each of the three other members of their group. -The Superstar with the best record in each group will advance…
Edge & CM Punk Confirmed For Next Week’s WWE Backstage
Tuesday’s new episode of WWE Backstage will feature two major appearances. CM Punk will return to fulfill his regularly scheduled appearance, plus WWE Hall of Famer Edge will make his first appearance since competing at WrestleMania 36. But before Backstage airs on FS1, catch replays of three Ruthless Aggression episodes featuring John Cena, Evolution, and…
WWE Going Forward With Weekly Live Tapings
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that word going around coming out of SmackDown is that WWE is going forward with weekly live tapings of Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and 205 Live. This is a major development from reports earlier this week that stated WWE would spend the next week taping around a month’s worth of content to…
Money In The Bank Qualifying Matches & More Set For Next Week’s SmackDown
WWE has announced several items for next week’s Friday Night SmackDown: Big E vs. Jey Uso vs. The Miz (c) – SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tamina vs. Sasha Banks – If Tamina wins, she gets a title match Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro – Money in the Bank qualifying match Naomi vs. Dana Brooke – Money…
NXT Tag Team Called Up To Friday Night SmackDown
Wesley Blake, Steve Cutler, and Jaxson Ryker of The Forgotten Sons are officially members of the SmackDown roster. The trio made their blue brand debut on Friday’s live episode with a win over Lucha House Party. The Forgotten Sons have frequented NXT TV for the last year despite all three members being Performance Center trainees…
WWE To Celebrate 25 Years Of Triple H On Upcoming SmackDown
A new promo during this week’s SmackDown revealed that Triple H has a special celebration coming up. In two weeks on the April 24th edition of SmackDown, Triple H will appear as he celebrates his 25th anniversary of being a WWE superstar. This episode is more than likely being pre-taped at the Performance Center over…
WWE Releases The Revival
WWE.com announced on Friday the release of Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder of The Revival. “Effective today, Friday April 10, 2020, WWE and The Revival have agreed on their immediate release from WWE. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.” This news doesn’t come as a shock as the duo have been…
WWE NXT Garners Higher Viewership Number Over AEW Dynamite
For the first time this year, NXT drew a higher viewership number over Dynamite. NXT did 693,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was up from the 590,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 51 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list. AEW did 692,000 viewers on TNT, which was…
Triple H Hypes Io Shirai vs. Charlotte Flair
Io Shirai won the six-woman ladder match on this week’s NXT to become the new number one contender to Charlotte Flair’s NXT Women’s Championship. There’s no word yet on when the first-time match-up will go down, but fans are already clamoring for it. Even Triple H is ready to see Shirai and Flair face each…
WrestleMania Rematch, Braun Strowman Appearance Set For SmackDown
WWE is going forward with a live broadcast of Friday Night SmackDown tomorrow night at the Performance Center in Orlando despite the mandatory stay-at-home order in place. The following items have been announced so far: Universal Champion Braun Strowman appears The Kabuki Warriors vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross (c) – Women’s Tag Team Championship…
Matt Hardy Challenges Chris Jericho To Elite Deletion Match
Matt Hardy has challenged Chris Jericho to an “Elite Deletion” match, but the match is not a sure thing yet. Dave Meltzer reports that the match is still under consideration despite it being mentioned on Dynamite. Elite Deletion would likely be taped at Hardy’s Compound in North Carolina, similar to his other “Deletion” matches in…
Candice LeRae Turns Heel?, Killer Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux’s Cameo On NXT
Candice LeRae helped Johnny Gargano beat Tommaso Ciampa in their “One Final Beat” empty arena match, which took place on the campus of Full Sail University. LeRae initially low-blowed Gargano to swerve Ciampa (and everyone watching at home) before low-blowing Ciampa. A change of (rebel) heart. #WWENXT #CiampaVsGargano @CandiceLeRae @JohnnyGargano @NXTCiampa pic.twitter.com/pdXVcJkuC5 — WWE (@WWE)…
William Regal Announces Tournament To Crown New NXT Cruiserweight Champion
NXT General Manager William Regal appeared on The Bump this morning to announce a tournament will soon commence to crown a new NXT Cruiserweight Champion. Current titleholder Jordan Devlin is unable to make it to the states due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, so it appears WWE is moving forward with crowning a new “interim”…
Rhea Ripley Shoots Down Visa Rumors
PWInsider reported yesterday that former NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley would not be seen on WWE TV anytime soon because she had to return to Australia to get a new visa. Ripley took to Instagram to shoot down those rumors, confirming she is still at home at her apartment in Florida. *reports*: "Rhea Ripley lost…
Update On Impact Filming New Episodes, More Rebellion Matches Announced
Impact Wrestling is reportedly moving forward with plans to tape new television content, including Rebellion. PWInsider reports that empty arena episodes will be taped soon at Skyline Studios in Nashville, TN. Rebellion will likely not air on pay-per-view this year, but there’s rumors that the planned card could air as a special episode of Impact…
Raw Viewership Slightly Up Post-WrestleMania 36
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 2.099 million viewers on the USA Network. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.311 million viewers 9 PM: 2.063 million viewers 10 PM: 1.925 million viewers Average: 2.099 million viewers This week’s audience was up from the…
Nia Jax Returns From Injury One Year Later, More NXT Stars Appear On Raw
Former Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax made her return to in-ring return on Monday’s Raw with a squash win over NXT’s Deonna Purrazzo. It was a DOMINANT performance from the returning @NiaJaxWWE on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/hBNr1WvVcc — WWE (@WWE) April 7, 2020 Jax has been out of action since WrestleMania 35 one year ago after undergoing…
Bianca Belair Officially Debuts On Monday Night Raw
The EST of NXT is now the EST of WWE. Bianca Belair seemingly made her official Raw debut when she teamed with Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits to score a win over Zelina Vega, Angel Garza, and Austin Theory. What started as a match for the #WWERaw #TagTeamTitles became @MontezFordWWE, @AngeloDawkins & @BiancaBelairWWE…
Three Matches Set For This Week’s AEW Dynamite, Jericho To Do Commentary
AEW has announced the following items for this Wednesday’s pre-taped episode: Cody vs. Shawn Spears – First-round TNT Championship tournament Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa vs. Best Friends Lance Archer will be in action Chris Jericho will be on commentary This week’s episode was among those pre-taped in Georgia at…