Author: Subroto Mookherjee
Why Shorty G Gimmick Was Dropped
On this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, Shorty G announced that he is done with that gimmick. So fans will be seeing Chad Gable return soon. According to several reports, the idea to change the Shorty G name was a long time coming. Many people backstage, including Daniel Bryan, had been pushing the change…
The North Win The Impact World Tag Team Championships
Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view featured memorable matches and great moments. This included the Impact World Tag Team Title match as it featured the first title change of the night. The Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Good Brothers vs. Madman Fulton and Ace Austin vs. The North battled for the Tag Team Titles. The…
Su Yung Wins Impact Knockouts Title At Bound For Glory
Deonna Purrazzo was initially going to defend her Impact Knockouts Championship against Kylie Rae at Bound For Glory. However, due to Kylie Rae possibly suffering an injury, that match was cancelled. Purrazzo waited for Rae to come out. When she did not, Purrazzo issued an open challenge for her title. Su Yung came out and…
Rich Swann Is The New Impact World Heavyweight Champion
Rich Swann challenged Eric Young for the Impact World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of the Bound For Glory pay-per-view. Young was brutal throughout the match as he was determined to retain his title against Swann. Young targetted Rich Swann’s neck and ankle during the match, but Swann did not relent no matter what.…
Vince McMahon Thinks Wins And Losses Don’t Matter
Vince McMahon runs WWE in any way he sees fit and he has his own ideas regarding various things that go on in the company. This includes the concept of wins and losses. Jeff Hardy was destroyed by Lars Sullivan on last week’s Friday Night Smackdown. It was the last time Hardy worked there as…
Details Regarding Abadon’s Injury
As reported earlier, Abadon suffered a possible injury during the tapings for next week’s AEW Dynamite, which took place earlier today. She faced off against Tay Conti but the match was stopped suddenly. Now more details regarding the injury have come to light. During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed Abadon’s injury. He said that he…
Teddy Hart Incarcerated After Injury To A Child/Elderly/Disabled Person
Former WWE Superstar Teddy Hart is a controversial figure in professional wrestling. It seems he has gotten himself into trouble once again. According to a report by PW Insider, Teddy Hart, real name Edward Annis, was booked in Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 22. He was sent to jail after he was…
Rey Mysterio Will Return To The Ring Soon
At WWE Payback, Rey Mysterio partnered up with his son Dominik and faced Seth Rollins and Murphy in a tag team match. He suffered a triceps injury during the match and has been in the ring since then. He previously told fans on Talking Smackdown that he is 99% ready to make a return. Now…
Abadon Reportedly Suffers Injury During AEW Dynamite Tapings
AEW taped next week’s episode of Dynamite ahead of time. It seems one of the wrestlers suffered an injury during the tapings. Tay Conti faced off against Abadon during the tapings. However, the match was ended abruptly owing to a possible injury. Dave Meltzer reported on F4WOnline that it was Abadon who was injured. Abadon was…
Daniel Bryan Reveals His Current WWE Run Is His Last
Daniel Bryan has had a long career in professional wrestling, where he has competed all over the world. It seems his current full-time run in WWE will be ending eventually. During Talking Smack on Friday, Daniel Bryan said that this current WWE run will be his last as a full-time wrestler. He simply desires to…
Joey Ryan Seems To Have Filed Another Lawsuit
The #SpeakingOut movement saw many wrestlers being called out for sexual misconduct and that included Joey Ryan. He has denied every allegation made against him and has filed multiple lawsuits against his accusers. He has also sued Impact Wrestling for breach of contract. It seems Ryan has filed yet another lawsuit recently. According to a…
Rey Fenix Might Not Be Able To Compete in #1 Contender’s Tournament
As reported earlier, Fenix might have suffered an injury during his match against his brother Pentagon on AEW Dynamite. He managed to win the match and will challenge Kenny Omega in the semi-finals of the #1 Contender’s tournament next week, but Dynamite will be taped sooner than that. During Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez discussed Fenix’s…
WWE Reportedly Paying For COVID-19 Tests For NXT Fans
WWE does not desire another outbreak in NXT as fans enter the Capitol Wrestling Center every week. Fans will be tested before they are allowed to go into the Center for every show. It seems the company is handling the costs for the tests. According to a report by Jon Alba, WWE will be covering all…
WWE Seemingly Cancelled Talking Smack Plan For FS1
FS1 will be the home of Friday Night Smackdown for this week. The company is moving the show to FS1 this week owing to Major League Baseball’s World Series. WWE Backstage is also returning for one night only this week. However, it seems WWE had other plans as well. WWE Backstage will air right after…
AEW Dynamite Defeats NXT In Ratings By 69, 000 Viewers
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite featured a stacked card. NXT built towards next week’s Halloween Havoc. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, AEW Dynamite received an average of 753,000 viewers for their two-hour broadcast. It also managed a .3 in the 18-49 demographic. They were ranked #13 in the night. WWE NXT received 644,000…
Keith Lee To Get New Entrance Music
Keith Lee made his debut on Monday Night RAW and fans were excited. However, fans were less excited about his new entrance theme upon his debut. Now it seems WWE is recording new music for him. According to a report by PW Insider, Lee recently appeared at recording booth, where he recorded vocals for his new…
Rey Fenix Possibly Injured
Rey Fenix faced off against his brother Pentagon during the #1 Contender tournament on this week’s AEW Dynamite. He managed to win the match, but it seems he might have suffered an injury in the process. During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer mentioned that Fenix appeared to be hurt, but he said he is just “sore”…
Deonna Purrazzo Has Signed With Impact Wrestling
Deonna Purrazzo was underutilized during her time in WWE and then she made her way to Impact Wrestling. She won the Knockouts Title when she did not sign a contract with the company, working one a per-night deal with the company. Now it seems she has rectified that. According to a report by PW Insider,…
WWE Backstage Returning For This Week’s Smackdown
WWE announced that a special one-hour edition of the WWE Backstage studio show will air this Friday night, live from the WWE ThunderDome at the Amway Center in Orlando. The show will air at 10pm ET after SmackDown goes off the air. Smackdown will be airing on FS1 this week owing to Game 3 of…
Elias To Get Massive Push On RAW
Elias returned from injury during the recent WWE Draft. He instantly made an impact after attacking Jeff Hardy and now it seems WWE will be giving more focus on him. According to a report by ITR Wrestling, Elias will be receiving a huge push on RAW and is going to become a “staple” of the brand.…
EC3 Reveals WWE Stole RAW Underground Idea From Him
WWE nixed RAW Underground segments for now. It was done in order to prevent another COVID-19 outbreak in the company. EC3 recently spoke on the ROHStrong Podcast where RAW Underground was brought up in the conversation. He revealed that he thought of the idea and WWE changed it into something he did not mean it to…
Bayley Reaches New Milestone As Champion
Bayley has found great success with her current run as Smackdown Women’s Champion. She was voted as the #1 Woman Wrestler on PWI and now it seems she has reached another milestone in her career. LSines2015 of Reddit provided fans with an interesting fact regarding Bayley’s time as a champion in WWE. Bayley now has…
Kris Statlander Unlikely To Return Before Mid-2021
Kris Statlander tore her ACL back in June of this year. She underwent surgery for the injury and since then she has been recuperating. It seems it will still be a long time before she can make her return. Statlander spoke to Wrestling Inc, where she gave an idea as to when she could be returning.…
WWE Venues Under Investigation For Being COVID-19 Hotspots
The Orange County Department of Public Health is currently investigating “hot spots” for COVID-19 and it seems three venues from WWE have made it onto the list. The venues in question are the Amway Center, WWE Performance Center, and Full Sail Arena. According to a report by W-FTV 9, the following locations will all be investigated.…
WWE Accused Of Lying About Profits
WWE released over 100 employees on April 15th, including members of staff. During that time Jake Hager was already with AEW and was certainly troubled by what he saw in WWE. Stephanie McMahon took to Twitter and praised WWE as the company was named the “2020 Corporation of the Year” at the PR News CSR…
WWE Might Be Planning Survivor Series Around The Undertaker
The next pay-per-view after WWE Hell In A Cell will be WWE Survivor Series. It seems The Undertaker will be having a role for this year’s event. It will be taking place on November 22nd. The Deadman made his debut at Survivor Series during the 1990 edition. The company seems to be having him involved…
WWE RAW Sees Decrease In Viewership
This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW was the season premiere episode. The episode did not seem to get as many ratings as expected According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Monday Night Raw managed an average of 1.77 million viewers for its three-hour broadcast. This is a noticeable decrease compared to last week’s episode.…
Xia Li Will Be Making Her Amateur Kickboxing Debut
NXT Superstar Xia Li is one of the most talented Superstars in the NXT women’s roster. However, it seems she is not only skillful in professional wrestling. Li is set to make her debut in amateur kickboxing at Combat Night Orlando on October 24th. Combat Night Orlando promoter Mitchell Chamale spoke to the Roman Show…
Update On Karrion Kross’ Recovery
Karrion Kross won the NXT Championship after defeating Keith Lee. However, he disclosed his shoulder during the match and was forced to relinquish the title. He underwent surgery for the shoulder and is now recuperating. Kross is currently working very hard for his inevitable return. Kross’ girlfriend Scarlett took to Instagram and posted a video…
Jake Hager To Make MMA Return This Month
Jake Hager is undefeated in MMA currently. It seems he will be going back to the octagon for a match soon. According to a report by MMA Kings, Jake Hager has signed a deal to compete in a fight for Bellator on October 29th. Bellator 250 will feature Hager fighting against Brandon Calton, who is…
Elias Reveals WWE Cancelled WrestleMania Match Against John Cena And More
Plans in WWE can change at any instant as nothing is concrete in the company. Two huge matches were planned for Elias, but they did not end up taking place. While speaking to Sports Illustrated, Elias revealed that he was going to square off against The Undertaker at Saudi Arabia. He was also going to face…
Mustafa Ali Is The Smackdown Hacker
Several reports suggested that WWE planned on revealing the Smackdown mystery hacker on the season premiere of Monday Night RAW. Following Retribution getting destroyed by The Fiend earlier on RAW this week, Mustafa Ali was shown backstage with his stable, where he made a shocking announcement. Mustafa Ali said that all he needs is a…
Match Made Official For WWE Hell In A Cell
WWE Hell In A Cell will be taking place this Sunday on October 25th. Only three matches were booked for the card but that changed following this week’s RAW. This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW was the go-home episode before WWE Hell In A Cell. Elias made his return during last week’s WWE Draft.…
Lilian Garcia Makes WWE-Related Announcement
Lilian Garcia parted ways with WWE back in 2016, but she still had a relationship with the company as she had several WWE Superstars over for his podcast. She mentioned she was going to make an announcement on Monday and now we know what it is. The former WWE announcer revealed that her podcast Chasing…
Drew McIntyre On Randy Orton Misbehaving Backstage In WWE
Drew McIntyre will be defending his WWE Championship against Randy Orton at WWE Hell In A Cell on October 25th. They will be facing off in a Hell In A Cell match. Metro UK recently spoke to Drew McIntyre, where among other topics of discussion, Randy Orton’s issues in the past were brought up. Orton…
Bayley Talks About How She Made Her Heel Character Better
Bayley’s heel turn has been met with a lot of praise from fans and wrestlers alike. She is far different from what she was as a babyface. She also topped the PWI Top 100 Women’s Wrestlers list this year. Bayley spoke to the PWI Podcast, where she talked about her heel character. She said that once…
Kevin Nash Criticizes Current Day Professional Wrestling
Kevin Nash has worked for companies such as WCW, WWE and Impact Wrestling. So he certainly has a lot of experience when it comes to professional wrestling. He has seen professional wrestling change multiple times during his career. He is not a fan of some aspects of modern professional wrestling. Nash spoke to That Hashtag…
Vince McMahon Still Sees Big Things In Goldberg
Goldberg appeared on the season premiere of Friday Night Smackdown last week. He was watching the match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal Championship. According to reports, it was said that the FOX Network desired big names for the season premiere. He was brought due to that reason only and there…
Matches Added To Upcoming Episode Of RAW
The season premiere of Monday Night RAW will be held this week. For such an occasion, the company has added a few matches that fans would be interested in. This includes a title match. Lana became the #1 contender for the RAW Women’s title after she won the battle royal on last week’s RAW. It…
WWE Might Be Planning On Making Lana A ”Massive Babyface”
Lana had been put through the announcer’s table for several weeks on Monday Night RAW. This, to several fans, meant that WWE was burying her, but that seems to not be the case. She was getting destroyed by Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler so that they would look strong. Then she won the #1 Contender’s…
WWE Possibly Planning To Give Enforcer To AJ Styles
RAW Underground was nixed by WWE for many reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent outbreak of the virus on NXT were a few of the reasons why. It seems the company has pitched ideas for the security guard Jordan Omogbehin to work with AJ Styles. According to a report by Fightful, some ideas were pitched…
Daniel Bryan Talks About His Current WWE Run
Daniel Bryan has been wrestling for a very long time and has competed all over the world in various promotions. As he gets older, his body is simply no longer able to perform at the same level as he used to. Bryan spoke on Talking Smackdown, where the former WWE Champion talked about his current…
Dr. Luther On Almost Being Part Of The Brood
The Attitude Era featured several popular stables in WWE and one of them was The Brood. It comprised of Gangrel, Edge, and Christian. It seems Dr. Luther would have been in the stable as well. While speaking to Talk Is Jericho, Luther explained WWE initially planned on having him team up with Gangrel to be a…
Dominik Mysterio Might Have To Change Name
Dominik Mysterio previously mentioned that WWE plans on him wearing a mask and have his name changed Rey Mysterio registered a trademark for “Prince Mysterio,” but now it seems WWE has a copyright of their own. According to a report by Heel By Nature, WWE registered multiple copyrights for Superstar names on October 13th. One of…
Rey Mysterio Says He Is ”99% Ready” For In-Ring Return
Rey Mysterio suffered an injury during his tag team match at WWE Payback, where he and Dominik Mysterio competed against Seth Rollins and Murphy. Since then he has been on the shelf but has regularly appeared on WWE television. Now it seems he will be making an in-ring return soon. Rey Mysterio made an appearance…
AEW Blood & Guts Still In The Works
AEW booked a Blood & Guts match earlier in the year. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it did not end up taking place. The match is still going to take place but it will be a while. Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks recently spoke to 411 Mania, where he said that AEW spent…
Dave Mastiff Is Now Married
NXT UK Superstar Dave Mastiff is one of the top Superstars on the brand. Now it seems he has tied the knot with his partner and WWE also congratulated him. Mastiff took to Instagram and posted a photo of the bride and groom’s hands, without any other caption relating to his wedding. WWE then tweeted…
WWE Might Be Using Stock Footage For NXT Fans Reacting To Matches
WWE shifted NXT and 205 Live to the Capitol Wrestling Center, which was formerly the WWE Performance Center. They managed to make an atmosphere comparable to the ThunderDome. However, it seems the company no longer needs fans to watch the shows live as they have footage of fan reactions. Fans have been under the impression…
Why RAW Underground Was Nixed
RAW Underground has been nixed by WWE and it might not return anytime soon. They seem to have a legitimate reason nixing the segment and it had to do with the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez talked about the current situation. He revealed WWE nixed the segment owing to the recent COVID-19…
Benjamin Carter Possibly Signed By WWE
WWE had their sights set on Benjamin Carter for a while now. The initial plan was for him to be signed to the NXT UK brand, which was possible for him. It seems Miro might have revealed where Carter will be going to next. Carter’s performances on AEW Dark certainly impressed many companies. AEW has…
