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JR On Regular Medical Exams For AEW Talent, Legalizing Marijuana
Jim Ross recently commented on regular medical exams for AEW talent, legalizing marijuana and more during a recent episode of his podcast. Below is a quote: “I believe that talents, all talents should get on-going medical exams. In other words, the things that are important to know: more regular blood work than normal perhaps, but…
Early Plan For 2020 Royal Rumble Matches Revealed
The early plan for the 2020 Royal Rumble matches is for both the men’s and women’s matches to feature 30 spots. Under this scenario, 10 superstars from each of the three brands – Raw, SmackDown and NXT – would make up the matches. SkyBet.com published early betting odds to win the 2020 Royal Rumble matches.…
Will AJ Lee Make Appearance On WWE Backstage?
CM Punk made a post on Twitter of people that he wants on WWE Backstage, which resulted in fans asking his wife, AJ Lee, if she would appear on the FS1 series. Below is the exchange: https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1205261135349465089 No thank you, I am very retired. I will however tag along for coffee and snacks next time…
Former MLW Star Spotted At This Week’s AEW Dynamite
Teddy Hart, who recently parted ways with Major League Wrestling, was spotted in the crowd at this week’s AEW Dynamite in Garland, Texas. Uhhhh…Teddy Hart just showed up with his girlfriend and two cats. #AEWDallas #AEWDark #AEW #mlw pic.twitter.com/m1e9V8pKFm — Brandon Finch (@IntestinalFort) December 12, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
Top AEW Star Worked Through Illness Before Main Event Match
Nick Jackson was dealing with an illness at this week’s AEW television tapings before The Young Bucks faced Santana and Ortiz in the Texas Street Fight. Matt put him over for it on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1205027421415788545 Follow @wrestlepages
Lana Says She’s Received Death Threats Over Rusev/Lashley Storyline
Lana claimed in a recent interview with ComicBook.com that she has been threatened over her storyline with Rusev and Bobby Lashley. “Having death threats on me and the FBI has had to call me and protect me. And I get death threats on my comments on Instagram, on Twitter. I mean, people are bullies. I…
Seth Rollins Injured
Seth Rollins suffered a broken finger on Sunday during a live event match against Erick Rowan. Rollins was originally scheduled to face Cedric Alexander on last night’s RAW to further advance his heel turn. However, the injury caused the plans to change. Rollins isn’t expected to miss any further time. However, there is a chance…
WWE RAW Audience Drops
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.150 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.208 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.255 million viewers 9 PM: 2.201 million viewers 10 PM: 1.995…
Trevor Murdoch Goes After Fan For Losing Interest In NWA After Cornette Resignation
Trevor Murdoch went after a fan on Twitter who stated they lost interest in the current NWA product following the forced resignation of Jim Cornette. The following is from Twitter: Well then you weren’t a fan to begin with. Cornette’s not the one taking the bumps. Cornette’s not the one putting on the show for…
Austin Aries Opens Up About WWE Release
Yesterday, CJ Blaze recapped comments that Austin Aries made in an interview with Chris Van Vliet about the controversial ending to Bound for Glory 2018. In that same interview, Aries discussed his release from WWE. “[Triple H] said he was really shocked, as shocked as I was,” Aries said. “It was per Vince and they…
WWE Tribute To The Troops Will Not Air On TV This Year
WWE did their Tribute to the Troops show on Friday at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The show was not taped for television and will not air this year as it has in years past. The USA Network wasn’t interested in broadcasting the show, so WWE didn’t tape it for TV. Follow @wrestlepages
Fit Finlay To Induct Batista Into WWE Hall Of Fame
Dave Bautista confirmed Monday on Twitter that he has requested that Fit Finlay is the one to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame next year. The following is from his verified social media account: I owe a lot to all those names mentioned and many more but for personal reasons I’ve personally requested…
Ronda Rousey Reveals Her Status With WWE
Ronda Rousey recently addressed her status with WWE in a new interview with People.com: “I think I need to figure out a different way of doing it. To be able to not have to choose career over family or family over career and kind of find that happy medium.” “Right now, I think my family…
When Luke Harper Can Wrestle Outside Of WWE, When His Contract Was Up
Luke Harper, who was finally released from his WWE contract on Sunday, has a 90-day non-compete agreement attached to his deal. He will be able to begin working for other companies on 3/8. Harper’s original deal would have already expired, however, the company added time on due to his wrist surgery. Had they not released…
Seth Rollins Completes Heel Turn On RAW
For those that missed it, Seth Rollins completed his heel turn on last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. Rollins was revealed inside the AOP’s van during a backstage segment, as he laid out Kevin Owens with a curb stomp and left with the tag team. Check out the segment below: .@WWERollins has officially…
WWE Releases Luke Harper
WWE is granting releases today of talent who have previously requested to be released, only to have those requests denied. We reported earlier here on WrestlePages.com that Sin Cara has officially been granted his release, now the same can be said for Luke Harper. The company made his release official: WWE has come to terms…
Big Update On Lars Sullivan
Lars Sullivan, who injured his knee back in June, recently provided an update on his health on Instagram. Check it out below: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5vpM1npIDM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link In June, it was reported Sullivan would be out six to nine months. The injury continued what has been a rollercoaster of a career for the 31-year-old. Sullivan rose to prominence in…
Kane Explains Status With WWE As He Works As Mayor
Kane, who is the Mayor of Knox County, TN, addressed his status with WWE in new comments to SportingNews.com: “I think, with WWE, I don’t know if you ever really retire from it all the way, especially folks that are lucky enough to get in the position that I’m in,” said Jacobs. “You can always…
Video: Tito Ortiz Submits Alberto Del Rio At Combate Americas MMA Show
Tito Ortiz defeated Alberto Del Rio in a fight at the Combate Americas MMA event on Saturday night. Ortiz submitted Del Rio in the first round via rear-naked choke. Ortiz entered to Hulk Hogan’s “Real American” entrance theme and was given a replica WWE Title belt afterwards. https://twitter.com/SuperBeaner/status/1203553374668558336 ???? Tito Ortiz coming out to @HulkHogan…
Full Details On Latest WWE Performance Center Recruits
WWE announced the following recruits will be getting tryouts at their Performance Center: *Pierre Bouquiaux, a 6-foot-8, 265-pounder from Belgium with experience as an IFBB bodybuilder and boxing instructor. *Will Brooks, a former Bellator MMA lightweight champion with UFC experience, who currently competes in the Professional Fighters League. *Jessie Bush, a referee with seven years…
Chris Jericho Explains Original Plans For Inner Circle Faction
Chris Jericho explained the original plans for his Inner Circle faction in All Elite Wrestling. “Tony [Khan]’s original name, I can’t remember what it was, I didn’t like it as much,” Jericho said h/t WrestlingINC.com. “Then I came up with the idea of a fist, which would be five fingers forms a fist, and I…
Cody Rhodes On AEW Talent Only Having To Work One Day A Week
Cody Rhodes explained why AEW isn’t doing house shows in a new interview with DallasNews.com: “One of the benefits of working for All Elite Wrestling – if you’re a competitor – you’re really only working one day a week. The really die-hard, committed, kind of golden circle of our company is always working, and that…
Former WWE NXT Star Says He’s Quitting Pro Wrestling
Former WWE NXT Superstar Jordan Myles, who changed his name back to ACH, tweeted he’s quitting the wrestling business. The following is from Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACHisSuper/status/1203336804050644994 This comes after Myles requested his release from WWE in a bizarre tirade where he accused WWE of racism over a t-shirt he reportedly approved. We certainly hope he finds…
SmackDown Audience Up To Begin December
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.446 million viewers on FOX, which is up from the 2.366 million viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.536 million viewers 9 PM: 2.356 million viewers Average: 2.446 million viewers SmackDown Viewership Tracker:…
Why WWE TLC Matches Haven’t Been Announced, Rumored Card
WWE hasn’t announced any matches for their TLC pay-per-view on 12/15 because Vince McMahon’s new philosophy is that PPVs are all about Network sign-ups. These tend to occur the day of the show, so there isn’t a rush like there used to be to get the lineups out. With that being said, the lineup has…
Backstage News On Vince McMahon Changing RAW Main Event
Vince McMahon changed the main event of this week’s WWE Monday Night RAW during a production meeting. The original plan was for Randy Orton, Ricochet and Humberto Carrillo to defeat The OC with help from Rey Mysterio. Vince wanted it changed to Orton not wanting to team with those guys, so Mysterio was in the…
Latest On AEW Dynamite Audio Issues
While the cause of the audio issues on this week’s AEW Dynamite aren’t known, they were limited to the TNT feed. The Dynamite feed on FITE TV and TSN in Canada had no reported issues. Follow @wrestlepages
Backstage News On Awesome Kong Being Limited In The Ring
Awesome Kong hasn’t been actively wrestling in AEW because she’s beat up and there is not a lot she can really do in the ring at this point. However, AEW sees her as a big draw for their female division so they book her in situations where she is hidden and used minimally. This is…
CM Punk Still Doesn’t Like Hulk Hogan
CM Punk isn’t a Hulkamaniac. He wasn’t as a kid and he certainly isn’t now that he’s met Hulk Hogan. During an appearance on Windy City LIVE’s 2 Minute Warning, Punk was asked who his favorite wrestler was growing up. “’Rowdy’ Roddy Piper,” Punk replied h/t WrestlingINC.com. “Hands down.” When the host stated he thought…
Former WWE Star Wade Barrett To Replace Jim Cornette On NWA Commentary Team
Former WWE star Wade “Bad News” Barrett is joining the NWA commentary team at the Into The Fire pay-per-view on Saturday, December 14. He’ll use his real name, Stu Bennett. Bennett will join Joe Galli, replacing Jim Cornette. Cornette departed from the company following his controversial line on the Nov. 19th episode of NWA Powerrr.…
R-Truth Regains WWE 24/7 Title, Heath Slater Pitched Idea For Reign
After WWE RAW went off the air last night, R-Truth won the WWE 24/7 Title back from NASCAR driver Kyle Busch during Busch’s championship photo shoot. You can watch what happened embedded in the video above. Truth is now a 24-time WWE 24/7 Champion. Speaking of the WWE 24/7 Title, Heath Slater recently pitched himself…
Will CM Punk Be On This Week’s Episode Of WWE Backstage?
CM Punk stated on Twitter he won’t be on tonight’s episode of WWE Backstage on FS1. The following is from Twitter: Nah. Hard pass. Next week though! (90% sure next week) — player/coach (@CMPunk) December 3, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
Cody Responds To Fan Criticizing Hikura Shida vs. Kris Statlander
Cody Rhodes tweeted the following at a fan who criticized AEW booking Hikura Shida vs. Kris Statlander for this week’s Dynamite after losing in viewership to NXT two weeks in a row: Why am I tagged in this friend? I’m not Meltzer(he’s been equally critically of me…remember all in and how it started ha?). I’m…
Brock Lesnar Rumored To Face Cain Velasquez Or Tyson Fury At WrestleMania 36
The new rumor on Brock Lesnar’s opponent for WrestleMania 36 next year in Tampa is that WWE is looking at doing a bout against Cain Velasquez or professional boxer Tyson Fury. The backstory behind a Lesnar vs. Velasquez match would be a “rubber match,” as Velasquez beat Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight title but Brock…
Charlotte Flair Applies To Trademark ‘Ashley Flair’ And More
Charlotte Flair, whose real-name is Ashley Fliehr, and her boyfriend Andrade have applied for the following trademarks: “Ashley Flair” and “The Queen of Wrestling” IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Graphic T-shirts; Hats; Hooded sweat shirts; Pants; T-shirts; Short-sleeved or long-sleeved t-shirts IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment in…
More Bad News For WWE 2K20; Budget Cuts For Series Moving Forward
WWE 2K20 is not doing well. The game was hammered by critics following its October release and it hasn’t performed well in terms of sales. Justin Leeper, who is known for his work on WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 (2010), WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 (2009) and Death Stranding (2019), weighed in on the criticism…
Confirmed For This Week’s Impact Wrestling, Watch Opening Here
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling will feature the following: Brian Cage vs. Eddie Edwards ODB returns to Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Ace Austin & Reno Scum vs. The Rascalz Johnny Swinger vs. Petey Williams Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie will defends her title The opening to this week’s episode is embedded in the…
Tommaso Ciampa Would Retire Before He Went To Raw Or Smackdown
Tommaso Ciampa explained on a recent episode of Lilian Garcia’s podcast why he doesn’t want to be on Raw or Smackdown. “I have a little one at home and my schedule is better in NXT than it would be on the road – and I had neck surgery and I’m not freaking stupid. I get…
Steve Austin Recalls First Time He Was Asked To Do Scripted Promo In WWE
During a recent episode of his podcast featuring Eli Drake as a guest, Steve Austin shared an interesting story about his first scripted promo in WWE. “I’ll never forget when I came back from getting my neck fused, C3 and C4, in ’99 or whenever it was,” Austin remembered h/t WrestlingINC.com. “And when I left,…
Kane Shares ‘Biggest Misconception’ Of Vince McMahon
Kane, whose real name is Glenn Jacobs, recently appeared on Busted Open Radio and clarified what he believes is the biggest misconception about Vince McMahon. “I think [the misconception] is that Vince is this heartless person that takes advantage of everyone, and uses people until they are all used up and then discards the husk…
Possible WWE RAW Spoiler Involving Rusev, Lashley And Lana
The following rumor about tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW from Nashville, TN was leaked by Reddit user looselipsbackstage: “Lana has a restraining order against Rusev in the state of Tennessee. Rusev attacks Lashley while cops are protecting Lana. Lashley yells at cops, gets pushed into a cop, and gets arrested. Even cop has…
WWE Network Issues, WWE Starrcade Results
There were issues with the WWE Network during the live streaming of Starrcade last night. At one point, WWE switched the live stream to their YouTube channel. Once the issues on the network were fixed, the following was sent across the screen: “The technical issue has been resolved, please switch back to the WWE Network.”…
David Sahadi On Return To Impact Wrestling, Takes Shot At AEW
As reported here on WrestlePages.com, Impact Wrestling is bringing back David Sahadi. He commented on his return and took a shot at AEW in the process: After a long hiatus, I’ve decided to jump back into “the game”. Full time. @IMPACTWRESTLING is arising! And the best is yet to come… — DavidSahadi (@DavidSahadi) November 30,…
Attendance Numbers For Every Episode Of AEW Dynamite
Wrestlenomics Radio plotted attendance for All Elite Wrestling Dynamite on a graph and posted it on Twitter to show fans the trend since the show’s premiere in October. You can view the graphic below: AEW Dynamite event attendance through first 9 weeks of the program pic.twitter.com/3VHMGPkwNu — Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) December 1, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
NJPW President Open To Working With All Elite Wrestling
Harold Meij, president of New Japan Pro Wrestling, recently commented to FOX Sports Australia about his promotion working with All Elite Wrestling. “We’re very open to working with anyone, we don’t exclude anyone. But it does take time to create that trust between companies. And right now AEW is still in the exploratory phase; they’re…
Chris Jericho’s Sparkling Wine Sells Over 10,000 Bottles In Two Days
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho revealed on Instagram that his new sparkling wine sold over 10,000 bottles in just over two days. The product, created from his Little bit of the Bubbly catchphrase, is being sold from LittleBitoftheBubbly.com. You can pre-order now with orders being shipped out the second week of this month. The following…
Latest On Mauro Ranallo’s Status, Booker T Reacts To Ordeal With Corey Graves
Mauro Ranallo is said to be doing better but it’s unknown if he’ll be at WWE NXT this week. The company has been in touch and the hope is he will be ready. However, we just can’t confirm he’ll be there as of press time. Booker T weighed in on Corey Graves’ tweet about Ranallo…
Backstage News On WWE’s Insane Price For The Fiend Bray Wyatt Custom Title
We mentioned over the weekend here on WrestlePages.com that WWE is selling The Fiend Bray Wyatt Custom Title belt for $6,499.99. WWE does feel like there are people who will be willing to pay the price, which is obviously why they are stocking it. The high-priced item will serve as a test and if it’s…
WWE SmackDown Audience Drops On Black Friday
The Black Friday episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.336 million viewers on FOX, which is down from the 2.600 million viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.350 million viewers 9 PM: 2.322 million viewers Average: 2.336 million viewers SmackDown Viewership…
Bray Wyatt Uses Custom Title Belt At Live Event In Mexico
The Fiend Bray Wyatt wore the new Custom Title belt around his face during his entrance at WWE’s live event in Mexico City last night. He went on to beat Rey Mysterio in a steel cage match to retain. As noted previously here at WrestlePages.com, WWE is selling the custom belt for $6,499.99. Cain Velasquez…