Author: CJ Blaze
The Bella Twins Announced For This Week’s SmackDown
WWE has announced The Bella Twins will appear on this week’s Friday Night SmackDown in A Moment of Bliss segment with Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross. This segment is expected to lead to the announcement that the former Divas Champions will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this April. Below is the updated…
Steel Cage Match Set For Upcoming NXT, Taynara Returns, More News & Notes
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – William Regal announced Tegan Nox will face Dakota Kai in a Steel Cage Match in two weeks on the March 4th episode. – Next week’s show will feature Tommaso Ciampa vs. Austin Theory, plus a Finn Balor appearance. – Despite rumors that she had…
Raw Tag Team Championship Match Set For Super ShowDown
Coming out of Monday Night Raw, WWE announced that Seth Rollins & Murphy will defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against The Street Profits at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. Below is the updated match card for the Feb. 27th pay-per-view: WWE Championship – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Ricochet Universal Championship – “The Fiend” Bray…
Women’s Elimination Chamber Match Set To Determine Becky Lynch’s Challenger
WWE has announced six Raw superstars will compete in an Elimination Chamber match in March to determine Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch’s challenger at WrestleMania 36. The six participants include Asuka, Shayna Baszler, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, and Natalya. No other matches have been announced for the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view on March 8th…
SmackDown Women’s Championship To Be Defended At Super ShowDown
This week’s SmackDown featured Bayley retaining her SmackDown Women’s Championship over Carmella. After, Naomi made the save. As a result of the fallout, Carmella will face Naomi next week to determine Bayley’s challenger for the title at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. NEXT WEEK: @CarmellaWWE & @NaomiWWE go one-on-one to determine @itsBayleyWWE's #SmackDown #WomensTitle opponent…
Cathy Kelley Is Leaving WWE
Cathy Kelley announced via Twitter on Friday that she is leaving WWE. Her final show will be NXT TakeOver: Portland this Sunday. In her statement, Kelley noted that this was a difficult decision, but it seems she’s looking to pursue other ventures at this time. She thanked Stephanie McMahon for being her mentor and Triple…
AEW Dynamite Viewership Ticks Down, WWE NXT Also Down Before TakeOver
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the seventh week in a row, but both shows ticked downward. NXT did 757,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was down from the 770,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 21 on the Cable Top…
New AEW Women’s Champion Crowned, Next Week’s Matches & More AEW News
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Nyla Rose defeated Riho to become the second AEW Women’s Champion. She also made history by becoming the first-ever transgender woman to win a major wrestling championship. – The following matches have been made official for next week’s Dynamite in Atlanta: Jeff Cobb vs.…
Cruiserweight Title Match, Velveteen Dream’s Return Set For Next Week’s NXT
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – The pre-show dark matches included Mansoor defeating Arturo Ruas and Mercedes Martinez defeating Xia Li. – Velveteen Dream will officially return to the ring next week when he takes on Roderick Strong. – Lio Rush defeated Angel Garza to once again become number one…
John Cena’s WWE Return Announced
As announced on WWE Backstage, 16-time World Champion John Cena is returning to WWE on the Feb. 28th edition of Friday Night SmackDown in Boston. There’s no word yet on if Cena will wrestle upon his return as he’s been absent from in-ring competition for a year now. We last saw Cena on the “Raw…
Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet Match Set For WWE Super ShowDown
WWE tends to feature multi-man gimmick matches at their Saudi Arabia pay-per-view events, and that trend will continue later this month at Super ShowDown. It was announced during Raw that a Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet Match will go down with Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, AJ Styles, R-Truth, and Rusev confirmed to compete. JUST ANNOUNCED for…
Title Match Confirmed For SmackDown In Vancouver
WWE has announced Bayley will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Carmella this week on Friday Night SmackDown in Vancouver. THIS FRIDAY: @CarmellaWWE gets the opportunity she EARNED last week when she challenges @itsBayleyWWE for the #SmackDown #WomensChampionship! pic.twitter.com/z9k2rixQbx — WWE (@WWE) February 11, 2020 Carmella earned the title match last week by defeating Naomi,…
Shayna Baszler Appears On Raw, Bites Becky Lynch
Former NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler seemingly made her official Raw debut on Monday. After Becky Lynch defeated Asuka to retain her Raw Women’s Championship, Baszler ran through the crowd and attacked Lynch from behind. Baszler took her mouth guard out and bit Lynch on the neck to finish her assault. https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1227044755974086658 Lynch is expected…
MVP & Rhea Ripley Set To Appear On Raw
– MVP will appear on Raw tonight to host “The VIP Lounge” with Royal Rumble winner Drew McIntyre. MVP isn’t expected to wrestle on Raw again, but he may make more sporadic appearances going forward. – WWE has also advertised NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley to appear again on Raw for the second week in…
Impact Wrestling Announces King Of The Mountain Return, Next Hall Of Famer Revealed
– Impact Wrestling has announced the King of the Mountain match will return at the TNA: There’s No Place Like Home event in April. That event will feature former TNA names such as D’Lo Brown, Ken Anderson, Chris Sabin, Chris Harris, Scott Steiner, Petey Williams, Amazing Red, Disco Inferno, and Suicide. An Ultimate X match…
Simone Johnson, Daughter Of The Rock, Begins Training At WWE PC
WWE announced on Monday that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s daughter, Simone Johnson, has officially begun full-time training at the Performance Center in Orlando. Dot com issued the following: The 18-year-old is on a path to become the first fourth-generation Superstar in WWE history, coming from a line of legends that includes her great-grandfather and grandfather,…
Samoa Joe Returning To Raw, 8-Man Tag Match Announced
WWE has announced an 8-man tag team main event for Monday’s Raw. Samoa Joe will return to action to team with Kevin Owens and The Viking Raiders to face Seth Rollins, Murphy & AOP. To put rumors to rest, Samoa Joe was not suspended for a WWE Wellness Policy Violation. In fact, WrestleVotes has retracted…
WWE NXT Star Reportedly Walks Out
Fightful Select is reporting that NXT star Taynara Conti has decided to leave WWE after having a disagreement in January. Rumor has it the disagreements were over financial matters. Squared Circle Sirens adds that Taynara was supposed to be in the No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal in mid-January, but that was the day she walked…
Goldberg Returns, Fatal 4-Way & More Set For SmackDown
WWE has announced the following items for tonight’s SmackDown in San Jose: – Goldberg returns – Daniel Bryan appears – New Firefly Funhouse segment – New Dirt Sheet segment w/The Miz & John Morrison – Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Carmella vs. Dana Brooke – Fatal 4-Way #1 Contender’s Match Click here for the official…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Numbers Rise
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the sixth week in a row, though both shows ticked upward. NXT did 770,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was up from the 712,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 35 on the Cable Top…
AEW Double Or Nothing 2020 Date & Location Revealed
AEW has announced Double or Nothing will return to Las Vegas on Saturday, May 23rd. The event will once again emanate from the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will mark one year since AEW’s first official pay-per-view aired. Tickets will go on sale next Friday, Feb. 14th. Check out the promo below: As reported by…
WWE Signs First African American Female Referee
Following the announcement of Killer Kross and Timothy Thatcher reporting to the Performance Center, WWE announced on Wednesday that indie wrestler Aja Smith (fka Aja Perera) has joined the company as the first-ever full-time African American female referee. Dot com reported the following: “Smith competed across the United States, Japan and Mexico under the name…
AEW Title Matches Announced, Iron Man Match Confirmed & More AEW News
Below are news & notes coming out of this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Cody took his ten lashings from MJF to end the show. It appears a fan tried attacking MJF and Wardlow afterward. A fan went after MJF!#AEWDynamite #AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/hQhKHEJ2IZ — ???????????????????????? (@WrestlingCovers) February 6, 2020 – The following matches have been announced for…
Velveteen Dream Returns, New TakeOver Match, Charlotte Appears & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Velveteen Dream returned from injury at the end of the show to save Tommaso Ciampa from the Undisputed Era. Dream took out all four members before revealing his tights had “Call Me Up Marina” printed on the back. The #UndisputedERA isn't DREAMING!@DreamWWE is BACK…
Raw Viewership Slightly Down
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.168 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.402 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.318 million viewers 9 PM: 2.164 million viewers 10 PM: 2.022…
WWE Officially Signs Killer Kross & Timothy Thatcher
As reported by Ryan Satin on WWE Backstage, independent standouts Killer Kross and Timothy Thatcher officially reported to the WWE Performance Center this week. Dot com covered the announcement with the following info on the new signees: The newest recruits to report to the WWE Performance Center include two highly touted in-ring competitors. Timothy Thatcher is…
WWE Championship Match Set For Super ShowDown
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will defend his title against Ricochet at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Feb. 27th. Ricochet secured the title match by defeating Bobby Lashley and Seth Rollins in the main event of this week’s Raw. Following his win, Lesnar attacked as the show went off the air. CONGRATULATIONS, @KingRicochet…@BrockLesnar will…
Women’s Championship Match Set For Next Week’s Raw
WWE has announced Becky Lynch will defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Asuka during next week’s Raw. NEXT WEEK: @BeckyLynchWWE defends the #RAW #WomensChampionship against @WWEAsuka on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/fQfh60o6d7 — WWE (@WWE) February 4, 2020 The Royal Rumble rematch was made official after Asuka challenged Becky to another bout. Lynch, feeling confident after already beating…
Rhea Ripley Appears On Raw, Issues WrestleMania Challenge
NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley made a surprise appearance on Monday Night Raw to confront Charlotte Flair. "If you're gonna challenge for any title at #WrestleMania, well…"@RheaRipley_WWE rules. #RAW pic.twitter.com/GNCaAzfuji — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 4, 2020 When Flair was out to address who she would challenge at WrestleMania 36, Ripley came out to remind…
NXT Star Makes Raw Debut
Former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Angel Garza debuted on Monday Night Raw this week. Garza appeared alongside Zelina Vega to provoke his real-life cousin, Humberto Carrillo. This was done to continue Carrillo’s storyline with United States Champion Andrade while Andrade is serving a 30-day suspension. Garza ended up facing Rey Mysterio, but lost by disqualification. There’s…
Goldberg Announced For This Week’s SmackDown
It was revealed during Raw that WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg is returning to Friday Night SmackDown this week. GOOLDBEEERG! GOOLDBEEERG!GOOLDBEEERG! GOOLDBEEERG!@Goldberg makes his FOX debut this week on @WWE Friday Night SmackDown! (via @wwe) pic.twitter.com/hKSEVxT6Ma — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) February 4, 2020 The promo that aired teased the same questions fans are asking…
Ruby Riott Returns To Raw, Attacks Liv Morgan
This week’s Monday Night Raw featured the return of Ruby Riott. Riott has been out of action since the spring after having surgery repairs done on both of her shoulders throughout 2019. Riott made her surprise return as a heel to attack former tag team partner Liv Morgan. Expect to see Riott vs. Morgan developing…
Kalisto Out Of Action With Injury
SmackDown star and Lucha House Party member Kalisto is currently out of action with a shoulder injury, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. The report states that the former United States Champion separated his shoulder during a live event at the end of December. He’s not supposed to have surgery at this time. There’s no word…
Triple Threat Match Set For Raw, Randy Orton To Explains His Actions
WWE has announced the following for tonight’s Raw in Salt Lake City: – Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet – Winner challenges WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at Super ShowDown – Lana vs. Liv Morgan rematch – Randy Orton addresses his attack on Edge As previously noted, Raw is facing major weather issues tonight. Follow…
AJ Styles Says He Won’t Miss WrestleMania 36
WWE has officially announced via dot com that AJ Styles is out of action indefinitely with a shoulder injury. Styles recently noted on his Mixer channel that he did suffer a separated shoulder when taking a Spear from Edge, but he doesn’t blame Edge at all for the injury. Styles and WWE remain optimistic that…
WWE Officials High Up On Two NXT UK Stars
New NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin and NXT UK star Ilja Dragunov may have big things in store this year. Shawn Michaels, who works closely with the UK brand, is said to be a “huge proponent” of Devlin. The Irish Ace surprisingly captured the Cruiserweight Title at Worlds Collide with the idea that Devlin may…
Update On Monday Night Raw’s Status In Salt Lake City
WWE is facing weather issues going into tonight’s Monday Night Raw in Salt Lake City, Utah. A blizzard hit the area overnight, causing hazardous road conditions and hundreds of automobile incidents. There was talk at one point of the Utah government shutting down the roads in the city, which would affect attendance for Raw. As…
Street Fight Announced For NXT TakeOver: Portland
WWE has announced Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox will clash in a Street Fight at NXT TakeOver: Portland on Feb. 16th. This comes after their heated rivalry was turned up a notch on this week’s NXT where Nox defeated Kai in a physical battle that saw weapons interference and a distraction from Candice LeRae. Below…
Title Match Set For WWE Super ShowDown, Dirt Sheet Segment Returning
– The Miz & John Morrison will challenge The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at WWE Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 27th. This comes after Miz & Morrison defeated Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party, and The Revival in a four-way match on SmackDown. No other matches have been announced for…
New Intercontinental Champion Crowned On SmackDown
Braun Strowman defeated Shinsuke Nakamura during this week’s “Super” SmackDown to capture his first Intercontinental Championship. A SUPER SmackDown for a SUPER victory! @BraunStrowman has DEFEATED @ShinsukeN to win his FIRST SINGLES TITLE in @WWE! #AndNew #SmackDown #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/Z1AefO1IwX — WWE (@WWE) February 1, 2020 This is Strowman’s first singles title in WWE as he…
Title Match, 4-Way Tag Bout & More Set For SmackDown
WWE has announced the following for this week’s Friday Night SmackDown: – Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) – Intercontinental Championship Match – Lucha House Party vs. The Revival vs. Heavy Machinery vs. John Morrison & The Miz – No. 1 Contender’s Match – Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler &…
WWE NXT & AEW Dynamite Viewership Down
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the fifth week in a row, though both shows ticked downward. NXT did 712,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was slightly down from the 769,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 37 on the Cable…
Next Week’s AEW Dynamite Matches & AEW Dark Spoilers
Next week’s AEW Dynamite in Huntsville, AL will feature the following: Cody receives 10 lashings from MJF Kenny Omega, Adam Page & The Young Bucks vs. The Butcher, The Blade & The Lucha Bros. Jon Moxley vs. Ortiz Britt Baker vs. Yuka Sakazaki The following matches were taped for Tuesday’s AEW Dark: Jurassic Express def.…
Adam Cole’s Next Challenger, Riddle & Dunne Win Dusty Classic & More NXT News
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – This week’s pre-show dark matches saw Kacy Catanzaro defeat Jessi Kamea and Joaquin Wilde defeat Chase Parker. Malcolm Bivens also cut a promo. – Next week’s episode will feature an appearance from new NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin, plus NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley…
WWE Championship Match Set For WrestleMania 36
2020 Royal Rumble winner Drew McIntyre has officially challenged Brock Lesnar to a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 36 in April. This is going to be beautiful carnage. #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/XkSESMsk91 — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 28, 2020 On a related note, Charlotte Flair addressed her title shot on Raw and stated she’s still thinking…
Edge Appearance Confirmed For Raw, Title Match Announced
WWE has officially announced Edge will appear live on Monday Night Raw tonight in San Antonio following his surprise Royal Rumble return. It’s also been announced that Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy will defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against Kevin Owens & Samoa Joe. WWE previously confirmed Lana vs. Liv Morgan with Bobby Lashley…
Another Shakeup For The Raw Commentary Team
WrestleVotes and several other outlets are reporting that Tom Phillips is replacing Vic Joseph as the lead announcer for Monday Night Raw. Tom Phillips is replacing Vic Joseph on commentary for the RAW brand going forward. — WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) January 27, 2020 There’s no word yet on what Joseph’s role will be going forward, but…
Chris Sabin Confirmed For TNA: There’s No Place Like Home
Impact Wrestling has confirmed Chris Sabin will take part in their TNA revival show during WrestleMania weekend on April 3rd. BREAKING: The legendary former IMPACT World Champion, World Tag Team Champion and 8 time X-Division Champion @SuperChrisSabin is official for TNA: There's No Place Like Home on April 3rd as part of @wrestlecon! Get your…