Author: CJ Blaze
Backstage News On Charlotte Winning The NXT Women’s Championship
Some fans were surprised to see Charlotte Flair win the NXT Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 36, but there appears to be a plan behind the decision. According to Dave Meltzer, WWE wants Flair on NXT to help draw in viewers during the ongoing “Wednesday Night War” against AEW Dynamite. It’s also being reported that Flair…
Stats On Every Title Change At WrestleMania 36
Here are stats on every title change that occurred at WrestleMania 36: – Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross are now the first two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions with their win over The Kabuki Warriors. It’s also interesting to note Bliss & Cross beat the team that beat them 181 days prior. – Alexa Bliss…
WrestleMania 36 Night 2 Results (4/5/20) – McIntyre Slays The Beast
Below are complete results from WrestleMania 36 Night 2: – Kickoff Match: Liv Morgan def. Natalya – NXT Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair def. Rhea Ripley (c) – Aleister Black def. Bobby Lashley (w/Lana) – Otis (w/Mandy Rose) def. Dolph Ziggler (w/Sonya Deville) – Last Man Standing Match: Edge def. Randy Orton – 24/7 Championship: Rob…
AEW Stars Announce Engagement
AEW stars Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford have announced that they are engaged to be married. The couple shared this video of the proposal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-lBXvCD4_A/?utm_source=ig_embed Congratulations to the happy couple! Follow @wrestlepages
Limited Series On The Undertaker To Air On WWE Network
It was revealed during WrestleMania 36 Night 1 that a limited series on The Undertaker is coming soon to the WWE Network. The series will be titled Undertaker: The Last Ride, and will cover the last few years of his career with Michelle McCool, Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, and Vince McMahon participating in interviews. It’ll…
Complete Lineup For WrestleMania 36 Night 2
The following matches are confirmed to take place tonight during WrestleMania 36 Night 2: WWE Championship – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Drew McIntyre NXT Women’s Championship – Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair SmackDown Women’s Championship Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match – Bayley (c) vs. Lacey Evans vs. Tamina vs. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks Raw Tag…
WrestleMania 36 Night 1 Results (4/4/20) – Two Title Changes
Below are complete results from WrestleMania 36 Night 1: – Kickoff Match: Cesaro def. Drew Gulak – Women’s Tag Team Championship: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross def. The Kabuki Warriors (c) – Elias def. King Corbin – Raw Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) def. Shayna Baszler – Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn (c) def. Daniel Bryan…
WWE Announces Big Change To WrestleMania Ladder Match
WWE announced on The Bump today that The Miz is “not medically cleared” to compete in the triple threat SmackDown Tag Team Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania. As a result, the match will now be a triple threat featuring just John Morrison, Jimmy Uso, and Kofi Kingston. .@TheRealMorrison will put the #SmackDown #TagTeamTitles on the…
SmackDown Viewership Slightly Up Before WrestleMania
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average overnight viewing audience of 2.374 million viewers on FOX for the final episode before WrestleMania 36. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.407 million viewers 9 PM: 2.342 million viewers Average: 2.375 million viewers Viewership was barely up from the…
Two Kickoff Matches Added To WrestleMania 36 Card
WWE has announced two WrestleMania Kickoff matches will air during the 6pm ET hour over the next two nights. Those matches will feature Drew Gulak vs. Cesaro and Natalya vs. Liv Morgan. JUST ANNOUNCED: @YaOnlyLivvOnce vs. @NatbyNature AND @DrewGulak vs. @WWECesaro have been added to the special two-day #WrestleMania #Kickoff, airing tonight and tomorrow at…
Backstage News From AEW’s Recent TV Tapings In Georgia
AEW has taped several weeks’ worth of new Dynamite and Dark episodes in Norcross, GA, according to PWTorch. These tapings were completed right before the shelter-in-place order went in effect for the state of Georgia. A state official was said to be on site to make sure everyone was abiding by social distancing rules. Additionally,…
Forbes Reveals Top Ten Highest-Paid Wrestlers In WWE
Forbes has revealed the current ten highest-paid “active” wrestlers in WWE. Below is the reported list: 1. Brock Lesnar – $10 million 2. Roman Reigns – $5 million 3. Randy Orton – $4.1 million 4. Seth Rollins – $4 million 5. Triple H – $3.3 million (including executive pay) 6. Becky Lynch – $3.1 million…
WrestleMania Notes: Spoiler Prevention, Producers On Hand, How Long Did Tapings Last?
Sports Illustrated has published a feature on WWE’s unique handling of this year’s WrestleMania. Below are a few spoiler-free takeaways: – To prevent WrestleMania spoilers from being posted on the web, WWE has deemed leaking spoilers a fireable offense. – WrestleMania tapings were said to last from 11pm to 5am on one of the days.…
WWE Confirms Goldberg’s New WrestleMania 36 Challenger
In less than spectacular fashion, WWE confirmed on SmackDown that Braun Strowman will now challenge Universal Champion Goldberg this weekend at WrestleMania 36. BREAKING: @Goldberg defends the #UniversalTitle against @BraunStrowman THIS WEEKEND at #WrestleMania! — WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2020 As noted, Roman Reigns was scheduled for the bout, but pulled out due to health…
First-Time Match & More Set For WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced two matches for this week’s 205 Live, with one of them being a first-time-ever match-up: Kushida vs. Danny Burch Tyler Breeze vs. Jack Gallagher Also expect mention of the ongoing storyline involving the abduction of Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde. Click here for the official match previews on dot com.
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Down
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the fourteenth week in a row, but both shows saw big drops. NXT did 590,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was down from the 669,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 74 on the Cable…
Two TakeOver Matches Set For Next Week’s WWE NXT
Next week’s episode of WWE NXT will feature two matches that were scheduled to take place at NXT TakeOver: Tampa. Johnny Gargano will face Tommaso Ciampa in what is expected to be their final NXT match together. This bout will go down in an empty building outside of Full Sail University and the Performance Center.…
Full Bracket Revealed For AEW TNT Championship Tournament
AEW revealed the full bracket for the TNT Championship tournament on this week’s Dynamite. The first four matches will go as follows: Shawn Spears vs. Cody Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin Kip Sabian vs. Dustin Rhodes Lance Archer vs. Colt Cabana Your official #TNTChampionshipTournament bracket has been announced on #AEWDynamite! Who takes the whole thing?…
Jon Moxley To Defend AEW World Title In No Holds Barred Match
Jon Moxley will defend the AEW World Championship in an empty-arena No Holds Barred match against Jake Hager in two weeks on the April 15th edition of Dynamite. https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1245514107043885059 This will be Moxley’s first title defense since winning it from Chris Jericho at Revolution in February. It’s believed that this match has been pre-taped already,…
Which TNA Legends Returned For Impact’s Special Total Nonstop Action Episode?
Impact Wrestling aired a one-hour broadcast of TNA on Tuesday featuring new matches between former TNA stars and current Impact roster members. Here are quick results from the special episode: Hernandez def. Chase Stevens Suicide & Manik def. Johnny Swinger & Kid Kash Scott Steiner shared words with Joey Ryan Rhino def. Madman Fulton by…
Kenny Omega Match Added To AEW Dynamite, Two Tournament Matches Revealed
– AEW has announced Kenny Omega will face Trent in a singles on this week’s Dynamite. As noted, this week’s pre-taped show will emanate from an undisclosed location. – Two matches in the AEW TNT Championship tournament were revealed on Tuesday’s Dark. Cody vs. Shawn Spears Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara IT'S OFFICIAL!The Quarterfinal matches…
Kylie Rae Officially Signs With Impact Wrestling
Kylie Rae announced on this week’s Impact Wrestling that she has signed a long-term contract with the company. Rae has worked a handful of Impact events since debuting at Bound For Glory last fall. Rae was signed to AEW briefly in 2019. Check out Kylie Rae’s comments on signing with Impact below: BREAKING: @IamKylieRae has…
Raw Viewership Drops Below Two Million Before WrestleMania
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 1.923 million viewers on the USA Network. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.139 million viewers 9 PM: 1.986 million viewers 10 PM: 1.646 million viewers Average: 1.923 million viewers This week’s audience was down from the…
AEW Dynamite & Dark Being Taped At Undisclosed Location This Week
Dave Meltzer is reporting that AEW is moving their TV tapings for Dynamite and Dark from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL to an undisclosed location. The parking lot at Daily’s Place is being transformed into a coronavirus testing site. Additionally, hotels in Jacksonville are closing down. AEW is reportedly keeping the new location a secret…
How Was Viewership For WrestleMania 32 Encore On ESPN?
ShowBuzzDaily reports that 720,000 viewers tuned in to ESPN on Sunday night to watch the encore of WrestleMania 32. The replay ranked #38 among the cable originals with a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demo. In comparison, 839,000 viewers tuned in to watch WrestleMania 30 last week. This week’s encore featured top matches such as Roman…
Women’s Tag Team Title Match, Andrade’s Replacement Added To WrestleMania 36
Below are WrestleMania news & notes coming out of Monday’s Raw: – NXT star Austin Theory is officially replacing Andrade in the Raw Tag Team Championship match. Andrade is out of action with a rib injury. – WWE has confirmed Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler has been added to the card. – Asuka & Kairi Sane…
AEW Announces Tournament To Crown First TNT Champion
All Elite Wrestling is introducing a TNT Championship. An 8-man, single-elimination tournament to crown the first champion will commence on the April 8th episode of Dynamite. The bracket will be revealed this Wednesday, April 1st. The finals to crown the first titleholder is scheduled to take place at Double or Nothing on May 23rd in…
WWE Confirms Top Names For Final Raw Before WrestleMania
Tonight’s Raw will mark the final Monday night broadcast before the two-part WrestleMania 36 event. Dot com is advertising four top names to appear: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar makes final pre-WrestleMania appearance Edge returns following Orton’s Last Man Standing acceptance The Undertaker rises before Boneyard battle with AJ Styles Becky Lynch prepares to close out…
Roman Reigns Addresses Pulling Out Of WrestleMania Match
Roman Reigns has broken his silence regarding backing out of his scheduled WrestleMania 36 match against Universal Champion Goldberg. Reigns, who didn’t want to risk his health any further, stated the following on Instagram: “You already know what’s going on. It’s all the news — the dirtsheets, whatever you want to call them — that…
WrestleMania 36 Runtimes Revealed?, New WWE 24 Doc Airing Sunday
WWE Network News has new scoops regarding WrestleMania weekend. According to their report, both nights of WrestleMania 36 will have the following schedule: Night One Kickoff show: 6pm ET WrestleMania Night One: 7pm – 10:15pm ET Night Two Kickoff show: 6pm ET WrestleMania Night Two: 7pm – 10pm ET Additionally, a new WWE 24 documentary…
Edge Reveals Who Helped Him Train For Royal Rumble Return
WWE Hall of Famer Edge made his in-ring return at the Royal Rumble after nearly a decade of retirement, and is now preparing for a Last Man Standing Match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 36 this weekend. In speaking to ESPN, Edge revealed that WWE sent him a ring to help him get into the…
Which NXT Stars Worked This Week’s WWE Main Event?
WWE continues to tape new episodes of Main Event, which airs weekly on Hulu before hitting the WWE Network two weeks later. This week’s Main Event featured two NXT stars in action against members of the Raw roster. Women’s Tag Team Champion Asuka scored a win over Kayden Carter, while Humberto Carrillo defeated Danny Burch.…
SmackDown Viewership Down Again With Pre-Taped Episode
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of of 2.374 million viewers on FOX for their first pre-taped empty arena broadcast from the Performance Center. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.393 million viewers 9 PM: 2.355 million viewers Average: 2.374 million viewers Viewership was…
Ladder Match & More Added To WrestleMania 36, Firefly Funhouse Match Confirmed
Below are WrestleMania news & notes coming out of SmackDown: – Daniel Bryan will challenge Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 36. This comes after Drew Gulak pinned Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown. – Bray Wyatt has challenged John Cena to a Firefly Funhouse Match. – The Usos vs. The New Day ended in…
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Encore To Air On FS1 Next Week
WWE announced during SmackDown that the 2020 Royal Rumble pay-per-view will air in its entirety this Tuesday, March 31st, at 7pm ET on FS1. This is part of WWE and FOX’s efforts to keep quarantined fans entertained while the world is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. WWE found success with their encore of WrestleMania…
Three More WWE Stars Not Working WrestleMania 36? (Updated)
Plans for WrestleMania 36 continue to change as we learn of many WWE stars who did not compete in their scheduled matches at this week’s tapings. According to new reports, Murphy, Cesaro, and Asuka will not compete or appear on what’s supposed to be the biggest card of the year. Murphy was slated to be…
Another WWE Titleholder Reportedly Pulled From WrestleMania 36 Match
The following post contains minor spoilers for next week’s WrestleMania 36 events on April 4th and April 5th. Read at your own risk. PWInsider is reporting that United States Champion Andrade did not compete at this week’s WrestleMania tapings due to a rib injury suffered on Monday’s Raw. Andrade was scheduled to team with Angel…
Trailer Revealed For WWE’s The Main Event On Netflix
WWE has a new film titled, “The Main Event,” which will be available for streaming on Netflix on Friday, April 10th. The movie’s first trailer has dropped. As you can see, WWE stars The Miz, Otis, Sheamus, Keith Lee, Babatunde, Corey Graves, and others will appear. Big dreams need a little magic. ????#TheMainEvent comes to…
Bobby Lashley Missed Recent Raw Due To Quarantine
Many are curious as to why there was essentially no build for the Bobby Lashley vs. Aleister Black match at WrestleMania 36. That answer has been revealed. According to Dave Meltzer, Bobby Lashley had to be quarantined recently due to his international travels for promotional work in South Africa. Lashley was supposed to be used…
Top SmackDown Star Did Not Work WrestleMania 36
Hot off the heels of Thursday’s announcement that Roman Reigns will not challenge Universal Champion Goldberg at WrestleMania 36, we have learned another top SmackDown star did not tape their scheduled match this week. PWInsider reports that The Miz did not work the WrestleMania tapings. Additionally, Dave Meltzer reports that he is sick, which played…
AOP’s Rezar Reportedly Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
Dave Meltzer is reporting that Rezar of AOP has undergone surgery to repair a bicep injury. The former Raw Tag Team Champion suffered the injury during the March 8th edition of Raw in an 8-man tag team main event. There’s no word yet on how long Rezar will be out of action. His tag team…
Major Change To Universal Championship Match At WrestleMania 36
Pro Wrestling Sheet has exclusively reported a major change to the WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 36. According to the report, Roman Reigns will not be challenging Goldberg for SmackDown’s top title in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Reigns, who is a two-time leukemia survivor, expressed his concerns to WWE about how he’s…
Two Matches Announced For This Week’s WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced the two matches that will go down on Friday’s new episode of 205 Live: Joaquin Wilde vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott Oney Lorcan vs. Tony Nese This episode was pre-taped last weekend, but will air at 10pm ET on the WWE Network following Friday Night SmackDown. Follow @wrestlepages
AEW Dynamite Viewership Down, WWE NXT Back Up
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the thirteenth week in a row. NXT did 669,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was up from the 542,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 56 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list. This…
Raw Viewership Down With Second PC Episode
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 2.006 million viewers on the USA Network. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.289 million viewers 9 PM: 2.004 million viewers 10 PM: 1.726 million viewers Average: 2.006 million viewers This week’s audience was down from the…
Lance Archer To Make AEW In-Ring Debut Next Week
It was announced on last night’s edition of AEW Dynamite that Lance Archer will make his in-ring debut next week on the April 1st episode. An opponent has not been named for him, as of this writing. Last night’s Dynamite was headlined by Kenny Omega retaining the AAA Mega Championship against Sammy Guevara, while Cody…
NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Postponed, Update On Download Festival
NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin has been postponed until October 25th. The special event was scheduled to emanate from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on April 26th. No matches had officially been announced for that TakeOver, but WWE has filmed most of the episodes building up to the event. On a related note, the Download Festival…
Several Notable NXT Debuts & Returns, New Ladder Match Participants, More News
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Io Shirai and Candice LeRae qualified for the women’s number one contender’s Ladder Match with respective wins over Aliyah and Kayden Carter. Shirai replaced Xia Li after Li was attacked backstage. – Shirai, LeRae, Mia Yim, Tegan Nox, Chelsea Green, and one more participant…
Brodie Lee To Make In-Ring Debut On Tonight’s AEW Dynamite
AEW has announced that Brodie Lee will make his in-ring debut during tonight’s Dynamite from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville. Cody Rhodes previously confirmed that he will be on commentary at some point tonight, but all mentions of that have been removed from Twitter. Tonight on #AEWDynamite!@ThisBrodieLee makes his #AEW in-ring debut and @MATTHARDYBRAND goes face…
New Qualifying Matches & More Revealed For This Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has announced the following items for this week’s NXT: Candice LeRae vs. Kayden Carter – Ladder qualifying match Xia Li vs. Aliyah – Ladder qualifying match Tyler Breeze vs. Austin Theory Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong Triple H appears Adam Cole shares a special message .@CandiceLeRae battles @wwekayden and @XiaWWE squares off with @WWE_Aliyah…