Author: CJ Blaze
CM Punk Officially Joins WWE Backstage
CM Punk made a shocking appearance on this week’s WWE Backstage on FS1 to announce that he’s officially joining the show next week. Below is footage of his appearance: THAT. JUST. HAPPENED. #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/TDd5n0qk25 — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) November 13, 2019 The WWE on FOX Twitter account noted that Punk will be making periodic…
Advertised Matches For WWE Starrcade 2019
WWE Network will feature a one-hour stream of WWE Starrcade from Duluth, GA on Sunday, Dec. 1st. The Infinite Energy Arena is advertising the following matches, but it has yet to be confirmed which ones will air on the Network. As always, card is subject to change: UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP STEEL CAGE MATCH THE MIZ vs.…
New Matches Announced For WWE Survivor Series
WWE has announced the five men for Team Raw at Survivor Series – Seth Rollins (captain), Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Ricochet and Drew McIntyre. JUST ANNOUNCED: #Raw's Men's team at #SurvivorSeries will consist of @WWERollins @KingRicochet @RandyOrton @FightOwensFight & @DMcIntyreWWE! pic.twitter.com/X9pASc7wni — WWE (@WWE) November 12, 2019 Additionally, it’s been confirmed that AJ Styles vs.…
Kenny Omega Says He’s Not Cleared, AEW Dynamite Headed To Miami
– Kenny Omega revealed on Twitter that he’s not cleared to compete following his Lights Out Unsanctioned match against Jon Moxley at AEW Full Gear. I lost and doctors won’t clear me for TV. The problem is that you left me alive and I’ll be back. I win. #AEWFullGear #AEW — Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) November…
Sin Cara Requests Release From WWE
Sin Cara took to Twitter to publicly ask for his release from WWE on Monday. Below is his statement in Spanish: ???????? pic.twitter.com/i1HFQ9bVzi — CintaDeOro (@CintaDeOro) November 11, 2019 Sin Cara returned from injury on Sept. 27th and is currently on the international tour with WWE. He will be facing Drew McIntyre on tonight’s pre-taped…
Becky Lynch, Lana’s Confession, Title Match & More Confirmed For Raw
WWE has confirmed the following items for Monday’s pre-taped Raw from Manchester: – Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch opens the show – The Kabuki Warriors defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Lana unveils a “shocking confession” – Seth Rollins names new members of Team Raw for Survivor Series Click here for complete Raw…
AEW Tag Team Championship Match Set For 11/13 Dynamite
AEW has announced that Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky of SCU will defend the AEW Tag Team Championship against The Inner Circle’s Sammy Guevara and Chris Jericho on Wednesday’s Dynamite. The #InnerCircle looks to collect more #AEW gold this Wednesday, November 13th in Nashville as Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara challenge SCU for the AEW…
Cody Rhodes Not Cleared To Compete (Graphic Photo)
AEW posted a graphic photo on Twitter of Cody’s face following a nasty bump he took during his World Championship match at Full Gear. It was noted in the tweet that Cody suffered a costochondral separation and requited 8 stitches to close the wound above his right eye. He is currently not cleared to compete.…
AEW Full Gear Results (11/9/19) – Champions Retain, MJF Turns On Cody
Below are complete results from AEW Full Gear in Baltimore, MD: – Jim Ross and Excalibur handled commentary duties – Buy In Pre-show: Britt Baker def. Bea Priestly. After, Awesome Kong (w/Brandi Rhodes) attacked Bea. – Santana & Ortiz def. The Young Bucks. Rock ‘N Roll Express were at ringside and helped beat down Santana…
Title Matches Announced For Impact Wrestling No Surrender
Impact Wrestling has announced the following matches their next Impact Plus special, No Surrender, which will emanate from Dayton, OH on Dec. 7th: – Rich Swann vs. Sami Callihan (c) – Impact World Championship Match – Jessicka Havok vs. Taya Valkyrie (c) – Knockouts Championship Match – X-Division Champion Ace Austin vs. Eddie Edwards –…
First Look At AEW’s Full Gear Set, Britt Baker Working Sick?
Kevin Sullivan has revealed the first look at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view set: @AEWrestling #AEWFullGear is going to be ???????????? pic.twitter.com/hRUV71uE94 — Kevin Sullivan (@KevinSullyTV) November 9, 2019 On a related note, Cody also revealed on Twitter that Britt Baker is working with the flu tonight, but has since deleted the tweet. Full Gear…
Report: AEW Stars Involved In Altercation During Starrcast Event
BodySlam.net is reporting that AEW’s Jimmy Havoc and Excalibur were involved in an altercation during Tony Schiavone’s birthday party at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood on Thursday night. Havoc, who had been drinking, threw a punch at Excalibur and missed. Excalibur put Havoc in a chokehold, briefly knocking Havoc out. Once Havoc came to, he swung at…
Dolph Ziggler Almost Quit WWE Over SummerSlam Plans
Dolph Ziggler was booked to go under to Goldberg at this year’s SummerSlam, but the original plans for the match almost made him leave WWE. Ziggler revealed the match was supposed to last mere seconds in an interview with Talk Sport: “Okay I’m here to do business and do special things,” said Ziggler. “I try…
SmackDown Viewership Steadily Increases
Yesterday’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.617 million viewers on FOX, up from the 2.543 million viewers from last week with the NXT invasion angle. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.725 million viewers 9 PM: 2.510 million viewers Average: 2.617 million viewers The show did…
Women’s Tag Team Championship Match Set For Raw
It was advertised during SmackDown that The Kabuki Warriors will defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Charlotte Flair and Natalya on Monday’s Raw. It should be noted that the upcoming Raw was pre-taped on Friday in Manchester. Click here for our SmackDown news recap. Follow @wrestlepages
*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (11/8/19)
Below are complete Impact Wrestling TV taping spoiler results from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on Friday, courtesy of PWInsider. Click here for night one taping results. – Xplosion: Buster Jackson & Matt McIntosh def. General Justice & Nikos Rikos – Trey def. Shawn Donovan – Josh Alexander def. TJ Crawford – Rob…
New Tag Team Champions Crowned, Update On Survivor Series Teams & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s Friday Night SmackDown in Manchester, England: – The New Day defeated The Revival to capture their fifth SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Presumably, Kofi and Big E will now face The Viking Raiders and Undisputed Era at Survivor Series. – NXT UK’s Imperium – WALTER, Marcel Barthel, Fabian…
AEW Announces Top 5 Rankings For All Divisions Ahead Of Full Gear (Updated)
All Elite Wrestling has announced their first Top 5 rankings ahead of Full Gear. This will now be a weekly occurrence. Men’s division: Cody PAC Adam Page Kenny Omega Jon Moxley #AEW RankingsFriday, November 8th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/thyimkly1S — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 8, 2019 Tag Team division: The Lucha Bros Private Party The Young…
Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill Main Event Revealed
Impact Wrestling held a press conference in New York City on Friday to announce that Sami Callihan will defend the Impact World Championship against Tessa Blanchard in the main event of Hard To Kill. BREAKING: The #HardToKill main event is OFFICIAL! @Tess_Blanchard will make history and challenge @TheSamiCallihan for the IMPACT World Championship! FULL DETAILS:…
AEW Reportedly Signs New Women’s Star
BodySlam.net is reporting that All Elite Wrestling has signed “Big Swole” Aerial Monroe. Swole competed in the Buy In Casino Battle Royale at AEW All Out and was most recently featured in a tag team match on this week’s AEW Dark. WWE fans may remember her from the 2018 Mae Young Classic. She is also…
Major *SPOILER* For Tonight’s SmackDown From Manchester
WWE is pre-taping Friday Night SmackDown and Monday Night Raw in Manchester, England today. As a result, spoilers are out on the internet, with a big one in particular just coming in. Kofi Kingston and Big E of The New Day defeated The Revival to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. https://twitter.com/GMS_WWE/status/1192873217440059394 After the match,…
Aleister Black Out Of Action, Update On Zayn & Nakamura Pairing
– Aleister Black is out of action with a knee injury, per Dave Meltzer. There’s no timetable for his return, but it was noted it was just a tweak. – For those wondering why Sami Zayn was paired with Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura this year, rumor has it that Zayn has been battling shoulder issues.…
*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (11/7/19)
Below are complete Impact Wrestling TV taping spoiler results from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, courtesy of WrestlingInc: – Xplosion: Willie Mack def. Bobby Wayward – Josh Mathews and ODB talk in the ring about ticket sales from this event going towards rebuilding ODB’s Meat and Greet food truck. Knockouts Champion…
Backstage News On The OC vs. Undisputed Era, Potential Survivor Series Plans
Dave Meltzer is reporting that The OC vs. Undisputed Era is in the works to happen on WWE TV soon. It was noted that the match isn’t currently scheduled for Survivor Series, as the three secondary champions are expected to participate in a triple threat, not to mention Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly are also…
NXT Closes The Gap In Viewership Against AEW Dynamite
WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite both had big episodes last night, which resulted in the viewership gap coming closer together. AEW Dynamite, which was the go-home to Full Gear, did 822,000 viewers on TNT, which is up from last week’s series low of 789,000. The show ranked No. 8 on the Cable Top 150 18-49…
Shawn Spears Match Added To AEW Full Gear
AEW announced on Thursday that Shawn Spears will face Joey Janela at the Full Gear pay-per-view this Saturday. https://twitter.com/Perfec10n/status/1192478608117370880 Below is what appears to be the complete advertised card: AEW World Championship Match – Chris Jericho (c) vs. Cody Rhodes AEW Tag Team Championship Match – SCU (c) vs. Lucha Bros vs. Private Party AEW…
Sasha Banks Returning To Action, Tyson Fury To Appear On SmackDown
WWE has announced Sasha Banks vs. Nikki Cross for Friday Night SmackDown in Manchester, England. BREAKING: #TheBoss @SashaBanksWWE is back and set for action against @NikkiCrossWWE on Friday Night #SmackDown.https://t.co/TQgtPxEylq — WWE (@WWE) November 7, 2019 It was also announced earlier this week that Tyson Fury will appear live on SmackDown in his hometown as…
Cody Makes Career Announcement, Title Match Added To AEW Full Gear & More
– Cody Rhodes announced on this week’s Dynamite that if he loses to AEW World Champion Chris Jericho this Saturday at Full Gear, he will never challenge for the title again. – The following matches were taped for AEW Dark: Hikaru Shida def. Big Swole Leva Bates & Nyla Rose def. Shalandra Royal & Shazza…
WWE 205 Live Spoilers For 11/8/19
Two matches were taped for this week’s 205 Live from Full Sail University, which will air at 10pm ET on the WWE Network after Friday Night SmackDown: – Mansoor def. The Brian Kendrick – NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush def. Raul Mendoza in a non-title rematch In case you missed it, Lio Rush will defend…
The OC Invade NXT, War Games Updates, Next Week’s Matches & More
– This week’s NXT was highlighted by AJ Styles & The OC invading the show and facing Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee and Matt Riddle in the main event. The match ended in chaos when Finn Balor and Adam Cole interfered. – Mia Yim has officially joined Team Rhea Ripley for TakeOver: War Games. Shayna Baszler…
Women’s Championship Match Set For AEW Full Gear
AEW has announced that Riho will defend the AEW Women’s Championship against Emi Sakura at Full Gear on Saturday. The #AEW Women's World Championship will be defended at #AEWFullGear when @riho_gtmv puts her championship on the line against @EmiSakura_gtmv Full Gear broadcasts LIVE from Baltimore this SATURDAY night, and is available on all major providers,…
Rhea Ripley & Shayna Baszler Name War Games Participants
Rhea Ripley and NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler appeared on WWE’s The Bump to announce their War Games team members. Team Rhea Ripley will include Ripley, Tegan Nox and Candice LeRae. Team Shayna Baszler will include Baszler, Bianca Belair and Io Shirai. ???? #NXTTakeOver: #WarGames BREAKING NEWS AHEAD ???? Team @RheaRipley_WWE: Team @QoSBaszler:???? @TeganNoxWWE_ ♠…
Location & Date Revealed For Impact Hard To Kill, Next Week’s Matches
– Impact Wrestling’s next pay-per-view, Hard To Kill, will emanate from Dallas, TX, on Sunday, Jan. 12th, 2020. – Moose vs. Fallah Bahh has been added to Turning Point on Saturday, while Tessa Blanchard vs. Madison Rayne has been added to Overdrive on Sunday. – The following matches have been announced for next week’s Impact:…
NXT Star Cleared For In-Ring Return
Joaquin Wilde revealed through his Instagram story on Tuesday that he has been cleared to return to wrestling. The NXT star has been out of action since July with a broken eye socket. He had surgery to repair the injury in October. Wilde competed in the first-ever NXT Breakout tournament earlier this summer, coming up…
Women’s Match Announced For AEW Full Gear Pre-Show
AEW has announced that Britt Baker vs. Bea Priestly will take place during the AEW Full Gear Buy In pre-show this Saturday. Cody Rhodes has also confirmed another match announcement will be made on AEW’s Twitter account Wednesday afternoon ahead of Dynamite. Below is the updated pay-per-view card: AEW World Championship Match – Chris Jericho…
Big Updates On Injured WWE Stars, SmackDown Matches Rescheduled
– Alexa Bliss is reportedly out of action with a shoulder injury, per PWInsider. There’s currently no timetable for her return. On a related note, Bliss was at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday for a photo shoot that also involved Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks. – Elias is rumored to be returning “any day…
Raw Viewership Slightly Up With NXT Invasion Angle
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW, which featured NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Seth Rollins in the main event, did an average viewing audience of 2.136 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s barely up from last week’s 2.133 million. Below is how the show did by the hour: 8 PM: 2.351 million…
Scarlett Bordeaux, Shotzi Blackheart & Others Officially Report To WWE PC
WWE announced the signing of four new talent on Tuesday morning: Former Impact Wrestling star Scarlett Bordeaux EVOLVE star Shotzi Blackheart Independent stand-out Indi Hartwell Referee Stephon Smith WWE revealed the following about the newest Performance Center signees: Chicago’s Elizabeth Chihaia – aka Scarlett Bordeaux – has made quite the name for herself in America and abroad.…
More Matches Added To Survivor Series, Updated Card
Coming out of this week’s Raw, here’s the updated line-up for Survivor Series, which will feature Raw vs. SmackDown vs. NXT for the first time ever: WWE Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion – Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion –…
First Major Match Announced For Survivor Series
WWE has confirmed Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler for this year’s Survivor Series. THIS. IS. HAPPENING.#RAW, #SmackDown, and @WWENXT's #WomensChampions will COLLIDE at #SurvivorSeries! @BeckyLynchWWE @QoSBaszler @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/EexrHkOi5I — WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2019 Hi, Becky. This is @QoSBaszler. She's been waiting a looooong…
Several Matches Announced For Impact Wrestling Turning Point & Overdrive
The majority of the card for Impact Wrestling’s Turning Point event on Saturday has been revealed: Impact World Championship Match – Sami Callihan (c) vs. Brian Cage X-Division Championship Match – Ace Austin (c) vs. Jake Crist Impact Tag Team Championship Match – The North (c) vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack Grudge Match –…
Pat McAfee Reveals How His SmackDown Appearance Came Together
Pat McAfee recently spoke to DAZN USA to reveal how his last-minute SmackDown commentary gig came together on Friday amid the Saudi Arabia travel issues. Initial contact from Triple H: “I get a text from Triple H. ‘You home?’ I had heard the news with what happened with their planes breaking down in Saudi Arabia and…
Backstage News On Randy Orton Pitching To Continue Recent Faction
Fightful is reporting that Randy Orton went directly to Vince McMahon to push for his faction with The Revival to continue after the trio’s feud with The New Day concluded. Things clearly didn’t pan out as they ended up drafted to separate brands – Orton to Raw and Revival to SmackDown. Their contracts are all…
Major NXT Stars Reportedly Backstage For Tonight’s Raw
PWInsider is reporting that a number of NXT stars are in New York City for Monday Night Raw. Those listed in the report include NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong, Matt Riddle and Damian Priest. This news is off the heels of NXT’s invasion of SmackDown on Friday as WWE continues…
Big Tag Team Match Set For Dynamite, Cody To Address His Future
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega and Adam Page has been announced for this week’s go-home edition of Dynamite. Just days away from #AEWFullGear AEW World Champ Chris Jericho teams with Sammy Guevara to face Kenny Omega and Hangman Page this week on #AEWDynamite at 8/7c @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/uXlqH06yMQ — All…
Renee Young Reveals Why She Didn’t Feel Comfortable On Commentary
Renee Young became the first full-time female commentator in WWE in September 2018. That gig lasted until last month when the WWE Draft occurred and Young was chosen to be the host of WWE Backstage on FS1. Young recently spoke with Sports Illustrated Media Podcast about why she didn’t feel comfortable on commentary: “I never…
Hiromu Takahashi Returns From Injury, Chris Jericho Back In NJPW
– Hiromu Takahashi returned from injury at NJPW Power Struggle on Sunday. He’s been out of action with a broken neck for over a year after a match against Dragon Lee at the G1 Special in San Fransisco. Takahashi will challenge Will Ospreay for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 14 on Jan.…
Joey Mercury Exposes Several Backstage Issues In ROH Following Departure
Joey Mercury was released from Ring of Honor earlier this week after working for the company behind the scenes as a producer since mid-2018. The former WWE star started a new Twitter account (@JoeyNRetrograde) to reveal all of his issues with the company and general manager Greg Gilleland that ultimately led to his departure. Cageside…
Lance Storm Returning To WWE As A Producer
Lance Storm announced on Saturday that he’s returning to work for WWE as a producer after he closes Storm Wrestling Academy at the end of this year. For those wondering: After SWA closes I will be returning to the #WWE to work as a Producer. I’m really looking forward to working with such a high…