Author: CJ Blaze
Lana Re-Signs With WWE, Update On Rusev’s Status
Pro Wrestling Sheet reported on Tuesday that Lana has signed a new five-year contract with WWE, putting her with the company until at least November 2024. Lana confirmed the news in the following tweet: I just signed a multi-million dollar deal with @WWE !!!!!!!!!! Congrats! — CJ Perry (@TheCJPerry) November 26, 2019 As for Rusev,…
Two Big Matches Announced For WWE Starrcade
WWE has confirmed the following matches for this Sunday’s one-hour WWE Starrcade special on the WWE Network: – Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley – Last Man Standing Match – Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch vs. The Kabuki Warriors – Women’s Tag Team Championship Match Starrcade…
Backstage News On Vince McMahon’s Reaction To Survivor Series Main Event & Rollins Promo
Regarding the widely criticized Survivor Series main event, Vince McMahon was said to not be happy the way Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler turned out, per WrestleVotes. Heard even Vince himself didn’t like the main event last night. Major disappointment. — WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) November 25, 2019 On the same token, Vince was also…
Matt Hardy Returns To Raw, Aleister Black Back In Action
Matt Hardy made his in-ring return on Monday Night Raw in losing fashion against Buddy Murphy. WONDERFUL!!!@MATTHARDYBRAND is BACK on #RAW and in action NEXT! #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/h5DICvnNvX — WWE (@WWE) November 26, 2019 Ahhhh, we've missed you, @MATTHARDYBRAND. #RAW #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/sK3udNU04k — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) November 26, 2019 Hardy has been off WWE weekly TV…
Triple H To Appear On WWE Backstage, Will CM Punk Be There?
Triple H will appear live via satellite on Tuesday’s WWE Backstage to discuss the fallout from NXT TakeOver and Survivor Series. However, CM Punk will not be on this episode, per the WWE on FOX Twitter account. Tomorrow on #WWEBackstage, @TripleH joins the crew from the @WWEPC. After the success of @WWENXT at #SurvivorSeries we're…
New WWE Network Content This Week – Starrcade 2019, Trish Stratus & More
There will once again be plenty of new content hitting the WWE Network this week. Before SmackDown goes live on FOX, an inside look at the Day Of: Crown Jewel will air at 7pm ET on Friday. 205 Live is currently scheduled for 10pm. On Sunday, Dec. 1st, a special one-hour edition of WWE Starrcade…
Two Big Matches Confirmed For Tonight’s Raw, Injured Female Star Backstage
Tonight’s WWE Monday Night Raw will emanate from Chicago, IL and will feature the following advertised matches: – Humberto Carrillo vs. AJ Styles (c) – United States Championship Match – Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka There’s no other matches or segments listed on WWE’s official preview, though Rusev was served a restraining order upon his arrival…
NXT vs. NXT UK Set For WWE Worlds Collide In January
WWE announced on Monday that the WWE Worlds Collide special on Saturday, Jan. 25th will have an NXT vs. NXT UK theme. “The WWE Network special, taking place at Houston’s Toyota Center on Jan. 25, 2020, will feature Superstars like NXT Champion Adam Cole, WWE United Kingdom Champion WALTER, NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, NXT…
WWE Survivor Series Results (11/24/19) – NXT Claims Bragging Rights, Champions Retain
Below are complete results for WWE Survivor Series 2019 from Chicago, IL: – (Kickoff) Cross-Branded Tag Team Battle Royal: Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler def. The Street Profits, The OC, Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins, Forgotten Sons, Imperium, Breezango, The Revival, Lucha House Party & Heavy Machinery – (Kickoff) NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match: Lio Rush…
Tag Team Match Moved To Survivor Series Kickoff, Battle Royal Being Added?
PWInsider is reporting that The Viking Raiders vs. The New Day vs. Undisputed Era will take place on the Survivor Series Kickoff. It’s also being reported that a battle royal of some kind is expected on the pre-show as well. WWE has yet to confirm these moves. As noted earlier, Lio Rush will defend the…
NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match Confirmed For Survivor Series Kickoff
Sarah Schreiber announced during the WWE Now stream on Sunday afternoon that Lio Rush will defend the NXT Cruiserweight Championship against SmackDown’s Kalisto and Raw’s Akira Tozawa on the Survivor Series Kickoff show. As previously noted, Shawn Michaels will be on the Kickoff show to reveal the Men’s NXT team. Below is the updated Survivor…
Triple H Reacts To Britt Baker Being Shown On Camera During TakeOver
AEW star Britt Baker was shown on camera in the crowd during the main event of NXT TakeOver: WarGames when her real-life boyfriend Adam Cole had a big bump from the top of the cage. WWE shows and mentions AEW's Britt Baker on screen at NXT Takeover pic.twitter.com/oHwIem8Vye — Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp)…
Update On SmackDown Ending Not Going As Planned
The chaotic ending to Friday Night SmackDown with the tri-brand brawl didn’t quite go according to plan. Fightful is reporting that the show went off the air two minutes early due to issues with timing and cues, leading to a big spot with Mustafa Ali hitting Lio Rush with a Spanish Fly into a sea…
NXT Championship Match Set For Survivor Series, TakeOver Announced For February
– Adam Cole will defend the NXT Championship against Pete Dunne on Sunday at WWE Survivor Series. w i n n e r@PeteDunneYxB will challenge @AdamColePro for the #NXTTitle tomorrow night at #SurvivorSeries! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/9pwgfu7Lch — WWE (@WWE) November 24, 2019 Dunne secured his title opportunity by defeating Damian Priest and Killian Dain in a…
NXT TakeOver: WarGames Results (11/23/19) – Major Heel Turn, Kevin Owens Returns
Below are complete results from tonight’s NXT TakeOver: WarGames in Chicago, IL: – Pre-show: Angel Garza def. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott – Women’s WarGames Match: Rhea Ripley & Candice LeRae def. Shayna Baszler, Kay Lee Ray, Bianca Belair & Io Shirai Mia Yim was attacked before the show Dakota Kai was named the replacement LeRae and…
SmackDown Viewership Up For Final Survivor Series Hype
Yesterday’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.600 million viewers on FOX, which is up from the 2.35 million viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.701 million viewers 9 PM: 2.500 million viewers Average: 2.600 million viewers The show also did a 0.8…
Pre-Show Match Announced For NXT TakeOver: WarGames
WWE has announced that Isaiah “Swerve” Scott will face Angel Garza on the NXT TakeOver: WarGames Pre-Show on Saturday, which begins streaming at 6:30pm ET. .@swerveconfident will face @AngelGarzaWwe to kick off #NXTTakeOver: WarGames with a match on the TakeOver: Pre-Show. https://t.co/8pzvXxPZin pic.twitter.com/4qnkNqm2bz — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 23, 2019 The pre-show panel will consist…
New Intercontinental Championship Design Introduced On SmackDown
Sami Zayn presented a new Intercontinental Championship to current titleholder Shinsuke Nakamura during this week’s SmackDown in Chicago. Here’s a look at the new design: ????We've got a NEW @WWE Intercontinental Championship on #SmackDown ???? pic.twitter.com/xzz8a3mInc — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) November 23, 2019 Get a closer look at the NEW #ICTitle revealed by @SamiZayn…
This Week’s WWE 205 Live Cancelled, Lio Rush Responds
WWE announced via Twitter late Friday afternoon that this week’s 205 Live will not take place as originally scheduled. Instead, an encore presentation of NXT will air following SmackDown. The scheduled airing of 205 Live will not take place tonight. Tune into @WWENetwork right after #SmackDown for an encore presentation of @WWENXT. — WWE (@WWE)…
Kelly Klein Fired By Ring Of Honor Via Email
Joey Mercury took to Twitter to expose more backstage Ring of Honor drama on Thursday. This time it was by way of email screenshots from ROH COO Joe Koff to current WOH Champion Kelly Klein. In the email, Koff informed Klein that her current deal with the company will expire at the end of the…
Jordan Myles Reportedly Released From WWE
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Jordan Myles has been released from his contract with WWE NXT. No other details were made available in the wake of his recent social media tirade and claims against WWE. Myles has reverted back to his former wrestling name of ACH and is already announcing independent bookings through his…
WWE NXT Beats AEW Dynamite In Viewership, Dynamite Wins Key Demo
WWE NXT beat AEW Dynamite in overall viewership after eight weeks of head-to-head competition. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 893,000 viewers on TNT, down from the 957,000 viewers the show did last week. The show ranked No. 8 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list. NXT did 916,000 viewers on the USA…
AEW World Title Match Set For Next Week’s Dynamite, Kenny Omega Defends On Dark
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: Next week’s pre-Thanksgiving edition of Dynamite in Chicago will feature the following matches: Scorpio Sky vs. Chris Jericho (c) – AEW World Championship PAC vs. Kenny Omega MJF vs. Adam Page for the AEW Diamond Ring – Dustin Rhodes returned to Dynamite to help save…
Adam Cole Secures WarGames Advantage, Which Raw & SmackDown Stars Invaded NXT?
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Adam Cole defeated Dominick Dijakovic in a Ladder Match to earn the WarGames advantage for Undisputed Era. – It appears that the fourth member of Team Ciampa won’t be revealed until Saturday. – Several Raw and SmackDown stars appeared on NXT to continue the…
Huge Matches Set For This Week’s NXT, TakeOver & Survivor Series (Updated)
WWE has announced two big matches for Wednesday’s NXT: – The Revival return to take on NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish – Pete Dunne vs. Damian Priest vs. Killian Dain will take place at TakeOver: WarGames, with the winner challenging Adam Cole for the NXT Championship at Survivor Series. Already on…
No Holds Barred Stipulation Set For Survivor Series, Updated Card
Rey Mysterio vs. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series will now be a No Holds Barred Match following Mysterio’s attack on Lesnar two weeks ago. MORE BIG NEWS…from @HeymanHustle!@BrockLesnar's #WWEChampionship defense against @reymysterio at #SurvivorSeries this Sunday will be #NoHoldsBarred! #RAW pic.twitter.com/unOGoVbJGD — WWE (@WWE) November 19, 2019 Below is the updated pay-per-view card…
US Title Match Set For Next Week’s Raw, Several NXT Stars Invade Raw
– AJ Styles will defend the United States Championship against Humberto Carrillo on next week’s Raw, just one night removed from Survivor Series. BIG NEWS.@humberto_wwe will challenge @AJStylesOrg for the #USTitle NEXT WEEK on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/2kxv5LWgtM — WWE (@WWE) November 19, 2019 – This week’s Raw saw appearances from NXT stars Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir,…
Updates On TakeOver & Survivor Series Pre-Shows, New WWE Network Content
NXT TakeOver: WarGames will have a thirty-minute pre-show starting at 6:30pm ET on Saturday. TakeOver will kick off at 7pm ET. At the conclusion of TakeOver, a new WWE Chronicle focusing on Cain Velasquez will air. Survivor Series will have a two-hour kickoff show starting at 5pm ET, with the pay-per-view officially starting at 7pm…
Triple H To Join Team NXT At Survivor Series?
WrestleVotes is reporting that there was recently a push from the WWE creative team to have Triple H compete at Survivor Series as member of Team NXT. Reportedly the push was met with mixed reactions from many people including Triple H himself as he doest not want to be part of the match. Hearing that…
Alicia Atout Joins MLW Broadcast Team
Former Impact Wrestling interviewer Alicia Atout has joined MLW’s broadcast team as a correspondent and host. “Alicia is both incredibly talented and hardworking, and has been a standout with her Vlog series AMBY,” said Court Bauer, MLW CEO and founder. “We couldn’t be more pleased that she’ll be joining MLW starting this December on MLW…
AEW Announces Bash At The Beach Events, New AEW Trademarks Filed
– AEW announced on Monday that the Jan. 15th Dynamite taping in Miami, FL will now be called Bash at the Beach, which was the title of WCW pay-per-views from 1994-2000. The #AEWDynamite scheduled for Wednesday, January 15th in Miami, Florida has gotten just a little bit bigger now as the event will be Officially…
*Spoilers* NXT UK Taping Results (11/16) – TakeOver Matches Revealed
NXT UK held night two of their television tapings on Saturday in Hull, England. Click here for night one results. Below are spoiler results for the final episodes before TakeOver: – Dark match: The Hunt def. Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone – A contract signing takes place with Joe Coffey and WALTER – Kay Lee…
Oney Lorcan Requests WWE Release?
PWInsider is reporting that WWE NXT and 205 Live star Oney Lorcan requested his WWE release at the end of October. Over the last week, Lorcan notably changed his social media names back to his old ring name of Biff Busick, prompting speculation that he’s the next WWE star looking to get out of his…
SmackDown Viewership Drops On Road To Survivor Series
Yesterday’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.35 million viewers on FOX, which is down from the 2.617 million viewers from last week’s pre-taped UK episode. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.445 million viewers 9 PM: 2.255 million viewers Average: 2.35 million viewers SmackDown Viewership Tracker:…
*Spoilers* NXT UK Taping Results (11/15) – TakeOver: Blackpool Confirmed
NXT UK held night one of their television tapings on Friday in Hull, England. It was confirmed during the tapings that NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool will take place in January 2020. Below are spoiler results: – Trent Seven def. Kona Reeves. After, Eddie Dennis returned and faced off with Seven. – A-Kid def. Jack Starz…
Brian Kendrick Taking An Indefinite Leave Of Absence From The Ring?
Brian Kendrick took to Twitter on Friday to reveal he’s taking “an indefinite leave of absence from the ring” after struggling to secure a Cruiserweight Championship match in three years. It’s been 3 years since my last #Cruiserweight Title opportunity. Since then, it has become evident that nobody on @WWE205Live understands nor respects the road…
AEW Announces “Dream Match” For Next Week’s Dynamite
AEW has announced Fenix vs. Nick Jackson in a “dream match” for Wednesday’s Dynamite. With @MattJackson13 injured from the attack by @Santana_Proud & @Ortiz_Powerful, @NickJacksonYB will compete in a #DreamMatch this coming Wednesday, November 20th LIVE from Indianapolis on #AEWDynamite as he takes on @ReyFenixMX Get your tix now at https://t.co/UN1cNiJJrQ pic.twitter.com/sP2i8HGe7J — All Elite…
WWE Universal Title Redesigned, Bray Wyatt’s Survivor Series Match Revealed
The WWE Universal Championship is now blue following its recent move to Friday Night SmackDown. IT'S OFFICIAL: #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt will defend ⬇️THIS⬇️ championship against @WWEDanielBryan at #SurvivorSeries! #UniversalChampionship #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/pipFxhKawH — WWE (@WWE) November 16, 2019 It was also announced on SmackDown that “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt will defend the Universal Championship against Daniel Bryan…
NXT Stars Invade SmackDown Again, 6-Man Match Set For Next Week
– NXT stars invaded SmackDown again this week. Undisputed Era, NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Rhea Ripley, Mia Yim, Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox were all involved in angles and matches. OUR turf, OUR rules. Try again next week, @WWENXT. ????#SurvivorSeries #SmackDown @SashaBanksWWE @NikkiCrossWWE @CarmellaWWE @DanaBrookeWWE @DakotaKai_WWE @RheaRipley_WWE @TeganNoxWWE_ @MiaYim pic.twitter.com/TxbEwi4UuZ — WWE (@WWE) November…
Lacey Evans Joins SmackDown Survivor Series Team
WWE confirmed on Thursday that Lacey Evans has been named the fourth member of the women’s SmackDown Survivor Series team. She joins captain Sasha Banks, Carmella and Dana Brooke. The final member will likely be revealed on Friday Night SmackDown. Below is the updated Survivor Series card: WWE Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs.…
WWE Backstage Doubles Viewership
This week’s episode of WWE Backstage drew 100,000 viewers during the 11pm ET slot on FS1, which is more than double the 49,000 the show drew in it’s official premiere last week. The second episode featured Samoa Joe, NXT Champion Adam Cole, Mick Foley, and a surprise appearance from CM Punk. The jump in viewership…
Women’s Tag Team TLC Match Locally Advertised For WWE TLC
The Target Center in Minneapolis, MN is locally advertising three matches for WWE TLC on Dec. 15th, with one of them being Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair vs. The Kabuki Warriors in the first-ever Women’s Tag Team Championship TLC Match. Also advertised is Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin in a…
Jericho Suffers First AEW Loss, Wardlow Debuts, Luchasaurus Returns & More
– AEW World Champion Chris Jericho suffered his first loss in AEW when Scorpio Sky pinned him in the AEW Tag Team Championship main event on this week’s Dynamite. – Luchasaurus made his return to Dynamite this week to help the Jurassic Express fend off The Dark Order. – Wardlow made his AEW debut by…
Major NXT TakeOver: WarGames Updates, Bayley Appears & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Tonight’s NXT dark matches saw Dexter Lumis defeat Daniel Vidot, while Chelsea Green defeated Catalina Garcia (aka Carolina from Raw). – Due to Johnny Gargano being out of action, Finn Balor will now face Matt Riddle at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on Nov. 23rd. –…
X-Division Championship Match Set For Impact Hard To Kill
Impact Wrestling announced on Wednesday that Trey Miguel will challenge Ace Austin for the X-Division Championship at Hard To Kill on Jan. 12th, 2020. BREAKING: After victory in the X-Division Six Man last night, @TheTreyMiguel will challenge @The_Ace_Austin for the X-Division Championship on January 12th at Hard to Kill! #HardToKill pic.twitter.com/jMtEERrTYK — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA)…
Tag Team Championship Rematch Set For SmackDown
It was announced on this week’s WWE’s The Bump that The New Day will defend their newly-won SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Revival on Friday Night SmackDown. You can watch the latest edition of The Bump featuring Big Show and Kurt Angle embedded below: Follow @wrestlepages
Backstage Updates On CM Punk Joining WWE Backstage
As noted last night, CM Punk made a surprising appearance at the end of WWE Backstage. Punk will now be joining the show to make periodic appearances as a special contributor and analyst. PWInsider is reporting that CM Punk’s appearance on WWE Backstage was kept from everyone except Renee Young to prevent the news being…
Five-Way Elimination Match & More Announced For Next Week’s Impact
– Trey Miguel is the new number one contender to the X-Division Championship after winning a six-way match against Rohit Raju, Willie Mack, Petey Williams, Aiden Prince and Brent Banks on this week’s Impact Wrestling. – The following matches have been announced for next week’s Impact: Rich Swann vs. Moose vs. Brian Cage vs. Tessa…
Two WWE Stars Sign New Contracts, Top NXT Star Out Of Action
Ryan Satin announced on WWE Backstage that The Miz and Paige have signed new multi-year contracts with WWE. The Miz took to Twitter to comment: BREAKING NEWS dropped by @ryansatin on @FS1 #WWEBackstage: I just signed a new multi year deal w/ @wwe. @wwe has been my home for 15 years & it’ll continue to…
Men’s SmackDown Survivor Series Team Revealed
The men’s SmackDown Survivor Series team will be comprised of Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Mustafa Ali, Shorty G and King Corbin. The news was broken during WWE Backstage on Tuesday night. Below is the updated Survivor Series card: WWE Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion – Becky…