Author: CJ Blaze
Former WWE Women’s Champion Announces Retirement
Lisa Marie Varon, formerly known as Victoria and Tara throughout her career, competed in her final professional wrestling match against Melina at a Masters of the Ring Entertainment event on Saturday. View this post on Instagram As @therealkurtangle said, “Oh It’s True. It’s damn True” Thank you @mastersofringentertainment for main eventing my final…
First Look At Total Divas Season 9 Featuring Ronda Rousey
E! has released the first trailer for Total Divas season 9 in addition to the teasers for the first four episodes. Ronda Rousey, Sonya Deville and Carmella will be major fixtures this season: Oct. 2nd – The Baddest Women on the Planet: On the explosive season premiere of Total Divas, Ronda Rousey makes her debut…
Updated Line-Up For Next Week’s Raw Season Premiere
The following matches and segments have been confirmed for next week’s Raw Season Premiere in Phoenix, AZ: – Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship – Women’s Tag Team Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks – Brock Lesnar appears – MizTV with special guests Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair It's GODDESS vs. BOSS…
Adam Page Confirmed For AEW Dynamite Premiere
AEW announced on Monday that “Hangman” Adam Page will appear on the AEW Dynamite premiere episode on Oct. 2nd on TNT. What does @theAdamPage have on his mind? #9Days till #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/etpdYtKzvc — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 23, 2019 Expect Page to be a prominent star on the show after facing Chris Jericho to…
Kevin Sullivan Reportedly Leaving Impact Wrestling For AEW
POST Wrestling is reporting that Impact Wrestling’s Vice President of Production Kevin Sullivan has given his notice to the company because he is AEW-bound. The report also states that “a select few” from the same department will be exiting with Sullivan. This wouldn’t be his first time working with AEW as he was behind the…
Carmella Wins 24/7 Championship On Raw
Carmella surprised R-Truth by pinning him on this week’s Raw to capture the 24/7 Championship. Carmella ended up escaping with the title while several women chased her out of the arena. .@CarmellaWWE just pinned @RonKillings to win the #247Title!!! … and @RonKillings is celebrating??? #RAW pic.twitter.com/ZI7saZJ0IL — WWE (@WWE) September 24, 2019
WWE Hall Of Famers Locally Advertised For Raw Season Premiere
The Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ is advertising WWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair for next week’s Raw Season Premiere. The tweet put out by the arena noted they will be guests on MizTV with The Miz: https://twitter.com/TSRarena/status/1176262616462721029 Next week’s show will feature a Universal Championship match and reportedly a…
WWE Star Reportedly Not Cleared Yet; NXT Star Appearing On 205 Live?
– PWInsider is reporting that Drew McIntyre hasn’t been cleared yet following his abrupt surgery a few weeks ago. He’s reportedly not backstage at tonight’s Raw in San Fransisco. – NXT star Danny Burch looks to be joining his partner Oney Lorcan for a tag team match against Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak and Tony Nese…
Daniel Bryan Segment, Women’s Tag Match & More Set For SmackDown
WWE has announced the following for this week’s SmackDown Live in San Fransisco: – Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan will “clear the air” – WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will have a sit-down interview to discuss Brock Lesnar – Charlotte Flair & Carmella vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley & Sasha Banks
David Benoit Backstage At WWE Live Event On Saturday
As noted yesterday, David Benoit recently stated during a podcast interview that he was interested in joining AEW and that he’s no longer allowed backstage at WWE events. The latter seems to not be true as Natalya posted a photo with Benoit and Tyson Kidd backstage at Saturday’s live event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton…
Joey Ryan Returns To Impact As LAX Exits; Matches Set For Next Week
– As seen above, Joey Ryan returned to Impact Wrestling on Friday’s episode to serve as the entertainment for Melissa Santos’ bachelorette party. Her wedding ceremony with Brain Cage will air on next week’s show. – This week’s episode marked the final appearance for LAX as they lost their last match to Rich Swann &…
Updated List Of Brock Lesnar’s Scheduled Appearances
Brock Lesnar has been in the headlines since Tuesday when it was announced he will challenge WWE Champion Kofi Kingston on the premiere episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Oct. 4th. PWInsider has revealed an updated line-up of Lesnar’s scheduled appearances, which includes next week’s Raw Season Premiere and the first night of the WWE…
Alundra Blayze Talks Conversation With Vince McMahon At 2015 Hall Of Fame
WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze recently spoke with Ring The Belle about her career and her 2015 Hall of Fame induction. During the interview, she touched on her first conversation with Vince McMahon at the event: “When I was being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, I haven’t seen Vince since ‘that’…
WALTER Issues Challenge For This Week’s NXT
WWE UK Champion WALTER has issued a challenge to KUSHIDA to find two tag team partners to face Imperium on this week’s NXT. #NXTUK Champion @WalterAUT boldly challenges @KUSHIDA_0904 to find two partners and meet Imperium in the ring this week. pic.twitter.com/dA1LL8XqAH — WWE (@WWE) September 22, 2019 Below is the updated line-up for Wednesday’s…
WWE Stars Return Home, 24/7 Title Changes Hands Again At WWE Live Events
– NXT star Xia Li returned to her home country on Friday when she teamed with Carmella to defeat Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville at the WWE Live event in Shanghai, China. – The 24/7 Championship changed hands again in Shanghai when EC3 beat R-Truth only for R-Truth to regain it with the help of…
WWE Star Says She’s Not Allowed To Change Her Hair Color
Former SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella received a tweet from a fan asking her to bring back her dark hair color, to which she responded, “I’m not allowed to, unfortunately. So blonde Mella is here to stay!” I’m not allowed to, unfortunately. So blonde Mella is here to stay! ????????♀️ https://t.co/RNmfgH4X8a — Mella Is Money ????…
Kylie Rae Returns To The Ring After Hiatus
Former AEW star Kylie Rae returned to the ring on Saturday at a Freelance Wrestling event, replacing Shotzi Blackheart in her scheduled match against Isaias Velaquez. Unfortunately @Shotziblack will be unable to join us tonight. But I think we found a more than suitable replacement. Tonight w/ @FreelanceUndrgd at Game of the Genders @DazeZhaVoo will…
Big Update On “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan’s Condition
As noted earlier on Wrestle Pages, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan was hospitalized over the weekend for an undisclosed health issue. Duggan’s wife took to his Instagram account on Saturday to let fans know that he had a severe infection that resulted in two emergency surgeries within 24 hours. Duggan will remain in the hospital for at…
New WWE Trademark Reveals Potential Show Title
WWE applied for several trademarks on Sept. 16th, with one notably being called “WWE’s The Bump.” The description reads: “A show about professional wrestling; the production and exhibition of professional wrestling events rendered live and through broadcast media including television and distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing wrestling news and…
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan Hospitalized
PWInsider is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has been hospitalized due to a medical issue. Details are unknown at this time, but he will no longer be appearing at the Legends of the Ring convention in New Jersey today. Duggan had a heart procedure done in March after issues with irregular…
GLOW Renewed For Final Season
Netflix announced on Friday that GLOW has been renewed for a fourth and final season, which is expected to be released in 2020. All good things must come to a GLOWing end. We're coming back for a fourth and final season! pic.twitter.com/FPLiAzLdZ5 — GLOW (@GlowNetflix) September 20, 2019 AEW’s Awesome Kong (Kia Stevens) stars in…
Goldberg & Dolph Ziggler Involved In Near-Altercation, Matt Riddle Comments
Goldberg and Dolph Ziggler’s SummerSlam feud may be far from over after the two were pulled apart from each other at an Andiamo Italian Steakhouse in Las Vegas over the weekend. Goldberg posted a video of their encounter on his Instagram, where Ziggler can be heard yelling, “Do something!” View this post on Instagram…
Austin Theory Makes His NXT In-Ring Debut
EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory made his NXT in-ring debut at a live event in Daytona Beach, FL, on Thursday. He lost to Bronson Reed. https://twitter.com/austintheory1/status/1174865887880523776 Theory was among the latest group of Performance Center signees last month. He will face NXT star Babatunde at EVOLVE 135 tonight and then defend his title against Josh Briggs…
WWE Hall Of Famer Ties The Knot
WWE Hall of Famer Torrie Wilson married Justin Tupper on Thursday in Sedona, Arizona. View this post on Instagram . 9/19/19❤️?? . I married the most incredible human today & words cannot describe how grateful I am. . Just us & the doggies in Sedona. So magical. ??? A post shared by Torrie…
24/7 Championship Changes Hands In Manila
EC3 briefly won the 24/7 Championship at a WWE Live event in Manila on Friday. It wasn’t long before R-Truth regained it for a 17th time with an assist from Chad Gable. For a (very brief) moment … @therealec3 made HISTORY in #WWEManila and became the #247Champion! pic.twitter.com/ieNgUPTxFT — WWE (@WWE) September 20, 2019 This…
Several NXT Stars Injured, Recent Signee Set For Surgery
WWE has announced that three NXT superstars were injured coming out of the brand’s live debut on the USA Network on Wednesday: – Kona Reeves received five stitches to his face after suffering an orbital injury that occurred in a pre-show dark match against Damian Priest. – Arturo Ruas suffered finger injuries while competing against…
Starrcade Special Announced For WWE Network
WWE has announced that Starrcade will be returning on Sunday, Dec. 1st, and will air on the WWE Network as a one-hour special event at 7PM ET. The event will emanate from the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth, GA. BREAKING: The tradition of #Starrcade carries on into @WWENetwork with a one-hour special event, streaming LIVE…
NWA World Championship Match Set For 9/30 TV Taping
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis will defend against former champion Tim Storm at the 9/30 NWA TV taping at GPB Studios in Atlanta. If Storm loses, he will never receive another World Championship match again. BREAKING | As revealed on #TenPoundsOfGold Tim Storm Vs. Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship signed for…
RAW Viewership Increases After Clash Of Champions
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 2.272 million viewers, which is up significantly from the week prior, per Mitch Metcalf. Last week’s show did 2.130 million viewers. While this week’s viewership dropped each hour, it’s worth noting the third hour stayed above 2 million, unlike the week…
Big Cass Issues Apology Statement, Says He’s Getting Help
Big Cass released a statement via Enzo Amore’s Twitter on Tuesday, apologizing to Kevin Mathews, Pat Back, and Joey Janela for his actions at the WrestlePro event on Saturday night. He also stated that he will be seeking professional help before stepping into the public spotlight again. You can view his full statement embedded below:…
Kane Returns On Raw, Wins 24/7 Championship
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs (aka Kane) made a number of appearances on this week’s Raw, which emanated from Knoxville, TN. While appearing as mayor in a number of pre-taped segments, he took R-Truth on a tour of the city, which resulted in him pinning Truth for the 24/7 Championship. As expected, R-Truth would regain…
Vince McMahon & Other Executives Absent From Raw, Heyman In Charge
ProWrestlingSheet.com is reporting that Vince McMahon, Kevin Dunn and Triple H were all absent from this week’s Raw in Knoxville, TN. As a result, Executive Director Paul Heyman ran the show, while VP of Global Television production Michael Mansury filled in for Dunn. There’s no word on why exactly McMahon and Dunn were absent, but…
New Match Revealed For AEW Debut On TNT
AEW has announced MJF vs. Brandon Cutler will take place on their TNT debut episode in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2nd. Thrilled to have this signed and ready to deliver! @The_MJF is about to be unleashed on @AEWonTNT Workhorse! pic.twitter.com/ZO5eKPnC1D — Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) September 16, 2019 Below is the updated line-up for the premiere:…
Street Profits To Host Gender Reveal Party On Tonight’s Raw
WWE has announced that The Street Profits will be hosting a gender reveal party for Maria and Mike Kanellis’ second child on tonight’s Raw in Knoxville, TN. Below is what dot com has revealed about the segment in their official preview: “RSVP now because you do not want to miss it when Maria Kanellis reveals…
Triple H Shoots Down Rumors Of New NXT UK Title
During a media call to promote NXT’s move to USA Network, Triple H was asked about the rumors of NXT UK possibly receiving a midcard championship. Though he wouldn’t be opposed to it, he stated that doesn’t see the need for another NXT UK title right now and dislikes the term “midcard.” Another NXT UK…
Injury Updates On Tommaso Ciampa, Bobby Lashley & Several Others
Fightful.com released an exclusive injury update on several WWE stars: – Tommaso Ciampa was at one point scheduled to be cleared on 9/11 last week. – Bobby Lashley has reportedly been bumped up from a mid-November to mid-October return. – Jinder Mahal has an expected return date of November 1st. – Drew McIntyre’s return date…
Luke Harper Returns To WWE At Clash Of Champions
Luke Harper returned to WWE during Clash of Champions to help Erick Rowan beat Roman Reigns in a No Disqualification match. WAIT. IS THAT? @LukeHarperWWE!!!!!!#WWEClash pic.twitter.com/RP4smBcAmj — WWE (@WWE) September 16, 2019 That wasn't a victory. That was a BLUDGEONING. #WWEClash @LukeHarperWWE @ERICKROWAN pic.twitter.com/d5z1lkaANj — WWE (@WWE) September 16, 2019 Harper has been off TV…
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Changes Hands At Clash Of Champions
The Revival defeated Xavier Woods & Big E of The New Day to capture their first SmackDown Tag Team Championship at the Clash of Champions pay-per-view. .@XavierWoodsPhD gave all he could, but #TheRevival is officially on TOP of the #SDLive Tag Team Division! #AndNew #WWEClash @DashWilderWWE @ScottDawsonWWE pic.twitter.com/JngH8IBLCq — WWE (@WWE) September 15, 2019 ✅…
New Raw Tag Team Champions Crowned At Clash Of Champions
Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler beat Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman to capture the Raw Tag Team Championship in the opening match of Clash of Champions. ????Glorious! No, I won't give in. I won't give in. 'Til I'm victorious! And I will defend. I will defend!????@RealRobertRoode & @HEELZiggler are GLORIOUS & VICTORIOUS as they become…
Joey Janela Issues Statement On Big Cass Incident
AEW star Joey Janela issued a statement via Twitter on his encounter with Big Cass at the WrestlePro event on Saturday night: “Not gonna elaborate at all on this whole deal besides that it was probably the bizzare situation I’ve ever seen let alone been a part of in a wrestling locker room in 15…
WWE Officially Announces Draft, More Details Revealed
As we reported here at WrestlePages.com, WWE will be holding a Draft on the Oct. 11th edition of SmackDown on FOX and the Oct. 14th edition of Raw on USA to establish distinct brands. WWE’s official announcement on Sunday revealed that FOX and NBCUniversal personalities will appear on these shows to help reveal draft picks.…
New Bound For Glory Matches Announced, Mahabali Shera Returns To Impact
– This week’s Impact Wrestling from Mexico City featured Michael Elgin challenging Naomichi Marufuji to a singles match at Bound For Glory on Oct. 20th. Additionally, it was announced that The Rascalz will face Dr. Wagner Jr. and two mystery partners. Below is the updated Bound For Glory card: Sami Callihan vs. Brian Cage (c)…
AEW Wants Help Determining Who Should Enter Tag Team Tournament
AEW put out a poll on Friday asking fans to help determine which tag team should enter the tournament to crown the first AEW World Tag Team Champions. The options are Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy or Angélico & Jack Evans. Fans can click here to vote or view the tweet below: The teams of @luchasaurus…
Ken Shamrock Match Confirmed For Bound For Glory
Impact Wrestling has officially announced Ken Shamrock vs. Moose for their Bound For Glory pay-per-view on Oct. 20th. IT'S OFFICIAL @ShamrockKen will battle @TheMooseNation at Bound for Glory! #BFG MORE: https://t.co/Xe74Pt0EtJ pic.twitter.com/GEjH1jtEL9 — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 12, 2019 Sami Callihan vs. Brian Cage for the World Championship is the only other match that has…
Impact Wrestling Officially Moving To AXS TV Next Month
Coming off the heels of Anthem purchasing AXS TV on Monday, it has officially been announced that Impact Wrestling will move from Pursuit to AXS TV after the Oct. 20th Bound For Glory pay-per-view. You asked for it, we listened! @IMPACTWRESTLING is coming to AXS TV! IMPACT Wrestling announced today it has entered into an…
Color Commentator Confirmed For NWA TV Tapings
NWA announced on Thursday that Jim Cornette will serve as the color commentator for their Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st television tapings in Atlanta. You can view the announcement below: BREAKING | Jim Cornette joins the NWA studio show as the series color commentator. Join Jim in Atlanta, GA on 9/30 & 10/1 We've opened…
Major Changes Coming To WWE Commentary?
WrestleVotes has reported on Twitter that “significant changes” to all WWE commentary teams are coming with SmackDown’s impending move to FOX, with sources saying the two-man booth is returning. The working idea is that Michael Cole will head to SmackDown and Vic Joseph will become the new lead man for Raw. Hearing that significant changes…