Category: Wrestling News
Four Matches Confirmed For NXT Halloween Havoc
Next week’s episode of NXT will have a Halloween Havoc theme. The following matches are confirmed: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez Dexter Lumis vs. Cameron Grimes in a Haunted House of Terror Match Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai (c) for the NXT Women’s Championship (stipulation TBD) Johnny Gargano vs. Damian Priest (c) for the NXT…
New NXT Tag Team Champions Crowned, Pat McAfee Returns And Forms Alliance
Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch are the new NXT Tag Team Champions thanks to a returning Pat McAfee. Breezango were scheduled to defend the titles against Undisputed Era, but both Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong were attacked backstage throughout the night. Lorcan and Burch would be named their replacements. At the finish, a masked man…
Joey Janela Unable To Compete On Tonight’s Dynamite Due To COVID-19 Exposure
AEW announced on Wednesday night that Joey Janela was exposed to a known positive COVID-19 case over the weekend. As a result, Janela will not be able to face Kenny Omega in a first-round World Championship Contender’s Tournament match. It’s since been announced that Janela’s tag partner Sonny Kiss will serve as the replacement versus…
AEW Dynamite Results (10/21/20) – First-Round Tournament Matches
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. Tonight’s episode will feature first-round tournament matches to determine a new World Championship contender. AEW Dynamite Results (10/21/20) From Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL Eliminator Tournament Match: Wardlow def. Jungle Boy via pinfall to advance. Eliminator Tournament Match: Kenny Omega def. Sonny Kiss via…
WWE NXT Results (10/21/20) – Pat McAfee Aligns With New Tag Team Champions
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Breezango will defend the NXT Tag Team Championship against Undisputed Era, plus we find out what’s in store for Halloween Havoc. WWE NXT Results (10/21/2020) From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL Kushdia is in the ring to start,…
AEW Dark Results (10/20/20) – 16 Matches
Below are complete results from the 10/20 episode of AEW Dark: Shawn Spears beat Christopher Daniels by pinfall. Brandi Rhodes beat KiLynn King by pinfall. Ricky Starks beat David Ali by pinfall. Scorpio Sky beat Fuego Del Sol by submission. Luchasaurus beat Aaron Solow by pinfall. The Butcher and The Blade beat Griff Garrison and…
Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory Updates, Ken Shamrock’s HOF Induction Ceremony Set
Impact Wrestling will air their marquee Bound For Glory pay-per-view this Saturday, Oct. 24. In the hours leading up to the event, more Impact programming will air on AXS TV: October 22 at 10 p.m. ET: This Is Bound For Glory October 24 at 6 p.m. ET: This Is Bound For Glory October 24 at…
AEW Dynamite Preview: Tournament Matches Begin, MJF/Jericho Dinner, More
AEW has announced several items for tonight’s new episode of Dynamite on TNT: MJF has a steak dinner with Chris Jericho Britt Baker in action Private Party vs. John Silver & Alex Reynolds vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. The Young Bucks – Winners challenge FTR at Full Gear Penta El Zero M vs. Rey Fenix…
WWE NXT Preview: Triple Threat, Tag Team Title Match, Six-Man Tag, More
WWE has announced several items for tonight’s new episode of WWE NXT on USA Network: Kushida vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Tommaso Ciampa Legado del Fantasma vs. Isaiah Scott, Jake Atlas & Ashante “Thee” Adonis Undisputed Era vs. Breezango (c) for the NXT Tag Team Championship Final build before Halloween Havoc on Oct. 28th We’ll have…
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.…
Surprise Opponent For Roman Reigns, WWE Phasing Out Retribution, Next WWE Champion
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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…
Impact Wrestling Results (10/20/20) – Go-Home To Bound For Glory
Below are complete results from the Oct. 20th edition of Impact Wrestling: Hernandez def. Rhino, Heath, Alisha Edwards, & Cousin Jake in a five-way match with Bound For Glory implications. Hernandez will now enter the Call Your Shot Gauntlet last, while Rhino will enter first. Jimmy Jacobs sits down with Moose, but Jacobs is soon…
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…
Early Royal Rumble Picks, Dynamite Unfairly Scrutinized?, Who Leaked Bischoff’s Debut, Final WWE Draft Thoughts
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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…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (10/19/20) – Live Season Premiere Coverage
WWE Monday Night Raw Results Live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL October 19, 2020 on the USA Network Storyline Developments & Promo Highlights: Alexa Bliss stood in the middle of the ring with the lighting turning red to open the show. “Monday Night Raw, he’s here,” Bliss said. “Let him in.”…
AJ Styles’ New Bodyguard Debuts On Tonight’s WWE Raw
AJ Styles has a new bodyguard that debuted with him on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. The role is played by Jordan Omogbehin, who previously worked as a Raw Underground bouncer. He was also featured as the largest ninja in Akira Tozawa’s group. He is 7 foot 3 inches tall and 291 pounds and…
Vice Renews Dark Side Of The Ring For Third Season
Vice has renewed Dark Side of the Ring for a third season. The renewal is more of less of a formality, as we have already already heard details about upcoming episodes. The show has performed well for Vice with season two topping the premiere season. The Wrap wrote the following about the renewal: “‘Dark Side…
Two Big Matches Added To Loaded “Season Premiere” Raw
WWE has announced several new items for tonight’s “season premiere” episode of Monday Night Raw, which is also the go-home to WWE Hell in a Cell show. Added to already announced items is Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus and AJ Styles vs. Matt Riddle. Below is the updated list of advertised items: Raw debut of Firefly…
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…
Survivor Series Plans, Sting’s WWE Status Revealed, ROH’s Future, Ring Break Segments
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NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 19 Results (10/18/20) – Kota Ibushi Wins
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament Day 19 from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan: Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, El Desperado, and Douki beat Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, and Toru Yano. Hiromu Takahashi and Shingo Takagi beat Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Jeff Cobb, and…
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…
Retribution Member Removed, Heat Between Seth Rollins And Matt Riddle, Plans For AEW’s #1 Contender Tournament Revealed, WWE Nixes Tag Team; Continues Controversial Angle, Why New Day Broke Up, Another Lars Sullivan Controversy, ThunderDome’s Future, AEW’s New TV Show, Raw Underground Finished
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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…
16 Matches Set For AEW Dark Featuring Wardlow, Brandi Rhodes, Shawn Spears, More
AEW has announced 16 matches for Tuesday’s new episode of Dark on YouTube: Shawn Spears vs. Christopher Daniels Aaron Solow vs. Luchasaurus Brandi Rhodes vs. KilLynn King Bshp King vs. Colt Cabana Shawn Dean vs. Matt Sydal Ivelisse & Diamante vs. Kenzie Paige & Skyler Moore Jungle Boy vs. KTB Frankie Kazarian vs. Jack Evans…
WWE SmackDown Viewership Down For Season Premiere
According to Showbuzz Daily, the season premiere of WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought in an average of 1.987 million viewers in the overnight numbers. This is down from last week’s Draft Night 1 episode, which drew 2.178 million viewers. The first hour received 1.978 million viewers and went up to 1.995 million in the second.…
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…
NJPW Strong Results (10/16/20)
Below are complete results from this week’s episode of NJPW Strong, taped from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California: Misterioso beat Danny Limelight. Hikuleo beat TJP. PJ Black beat Alex Zayne. Jeff Cobb and David Finlay beat Chase Owens and KENTA.
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 18 Results (10/17/20) – Sanada Wins B-Block
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament Day 18 from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan: Gabriel Kidd beat Yuya Uemura. Yoshi-Hashi beat Toru Yano in a B-Block tournament match. Juice Robinson beat Hirooki Goto in a B-Block tournament match. Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Zack Sabre Jr. in a B-Block tournament match.…
