Category: Wrestling News
Lars Sullivan Match Confirmed For Smackdown
During the second night of the 2020 edition of the WWE Draft, a match was made official for the upcoming episode of Friday Night Smackdown. It will feature Lars Sullivan. Lars Sullivan was drafted to Smackdown. His last feud involved Jeff Hardy, with whom he feuded back in June of last year before he suffered…
Elias Returns During Monday Night RAW
Elias was out of action owing to a pectoral injury a few months ago. He could not compete in the Intercontinental Championship tournament on Smackdown. He was written off of WWE television shortly after. He required surgery for his injury and was on the shelf for months. Now it seems The made his return during…
Lana Is Now #1 Contender For RAW Women’s Title
A dual-brand women’s battle royal in order to determine the #1 Contender for the RAW Women’s Title was held during this week’s RAW. During the match, Lana was put through the announcer’s table once again by Nia Jax after Jax was eliminated. It came down to Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, Lacey Evans, and Natalya as…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (10/12/20) – Live Draft Coverage
WWE Monday Night Raw Results Live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL October 12, 2020 on the USA Network Storyline Developments & Promo Highlights: Randy Orton talked up his upcoming Hell in a Cell match against WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. McIntyre came out and they brawled. McIntyre hit a side slam onto…
Finn Balor Undergoes Surgery For Fractured Jaw
NXT Champion Finn Balor went under the knife on Friday to repair the two fractures in his jaw that he suffered at TakeOver 31. Balor noted one fracture was going into a tooth, so the tooth was removed. Three plates were then screwed in to help the fractures heal quickly. No wires were needed after…
WWE SmackDown Audience Adjusts Up For Draft
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown garnered 2.178 million viewers on FOX. That is up from the 2.087 million viewers the show did in the overnights that came out Saturday morning. The audience was up from the 2.155 million final viewership the show did in the week prior. The blue brand failed to…
Total Bellas Season Six Premiere Date Revealed
Total Bellas season six will premiere Thursday, November 12 at 9 PM ET on E. Below is the official announcement: E! follows Nikki and Brie’s pregnancy journey as the new season of “Total Bellas” premieres Nov. 12 WWE Superstars, New York Times best-selling authors and entrepreneurs Nikki Bella and Brie Bella are back with an…
WWE To Remain At ThunderDome Through November
WWE will continue to air Raw, SmackDown and pay-per-views from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL. Both PWInsider and Wrestling Observer are reporting WWE has extended their deal with Amway Center by four weeks. This means Survivor Series will be the second major WWE pay-per-view to emanate from the venue. The internal hope…
WWE Aware Of Latest Lars Sullivan Controversy
Lars Sullivan is back on WWE television and back in the news for the all the wrong reasons. As noted earlier here on WrestlingNews.com, Sullivan seemingly sent disturbing messages to a woman by the name of Annika Naidoo-Fuge. WWE is aware of the situation, according to WrestleVotes. Sullivan does not have many supporters left in…
AEW Seemingly Interested In Indie Talent
AEW is always on the lookout for talented wrestlers who will bolster up the already-deep roster. Earlier in the year, the company were keen on signing Mance Warner. However, due to his MLW contract, they could not pursue him. Now it seems the promotion has shown interest in the talent again. According to a report…
Eva Marie Rumored To Be Returning To WWE
Eva Marie is rumored to be returning to WWE, according to Cultaholic. Per the report, Marie’s return is imminent and could happen as soon as tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Marie gained fame as a cast member on E’s Total Divas for six seasons. She was with WWE from 2013 to 2017, having worked…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 14 Results (10/11/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling “G1 Climax Tournament Day 13” that took place on Oct. 11, 2020 in Aichi, Japan at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium: Gabriel Kidd beat Yota Tsuji. Zack Sabre Jr. beat Yoshi-Hashi in a B-Block tournament match. Kenta beat Toru Yano in a B-Block tournament match. Sanada beat Juice…
WWE Draft Mistakes, Seth Rollins On SmackDown, Game-Changing Talent For AEW, Banks vs. Bayley
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Lars Sullivan Seemingly Sent Disturbing Messages To Married Woman
Lars Sullivan returned to Smackdown last week and decimated four Superstars. It seems he was getting a push. However, it seems he has made headlines for all the wrong reasons again. A Reddit thread revealed several screenshots of a conversation Lars Sullivan and an Instagram account called Yoga For The Athlete. The account is owned…
Matt Hardy Web Series To Premiere On Monday
Matt Hardy is currently on the shelf after he suffered a concussion at AEW All Out. However, he still makes appearances on AEW television. Now it seems he has a new web series planned as well. Matt Hardy’s brand new web series, “The #MULTIVERSE of Matt Hardy” will be making premiering on October 12th. The…
Seth Rollins To Say Final Goodbye Before Leaving RAW
Seth Rollins was drafted to Friday Night Smackdown during the first night of the 2020 edition of the WWE Draft. So it seems he will no longer be called the Monday Night Messiah. It seems he will be appearing on the upcoming episode of Monday Night RAW to say goodbye. The episode will be the…
Erick Stevens Announces Retirement
Black Label Pro held Threat Level Noon during The Collective 2020. The show featured Top Flight (Air Wolf & Angel Dorado) defeating Erick Stevens & Tom Lawlor. Following the match, Erick announced that he will be hanging up his boots. Erick took to Twitter and revealed that he will be officially retiring from professional wrestling.…
Ember Moon Talks How Edge Helped Her Make In-Ring Return
Ember Moon made her return during NXT TakeOver 31. She might not have returned at all had it not been for some advice from a WWE Hall Of Famer. Daily DDT recently spoke to Ember Moon, where she revealed how essential Edge and Triple H were in helping her make an in-ring return. She depended…
New Singles Match Added To Impact Bound For Glory, Six Matches Confirmed
Impact Wrestling announced on Sunday that Eddie Edwards will go one-on-one with Ken Shamrock at Bound For Glory on October 24. Sami Callihan will be in Shamrock’s corner. BREAKING: @TheSamiCallihan made the challenge and the match is OFFICIAL! @TheEddieEdwards will face @ShamrockKen on October 24th at Bound For Glory LIVE on PPV! #BFG2020 ORDER HERE:…
Women’s Battle Royal, No DQ Match, More Announced For Raw
WWE has announced several items for Monday’s Raw: Night 2 of the WWE Draft Mustafa Ali speaks Seth Rollins bids farewell to Raw Kevin Owens vs. Aleister Black in a No DQ Match A dual-brand battle royal to determine the next Raw Women’s Championship contender THIS MONDAY on #WWERaw ???? Night 2 of the #WWEDraft????…
Why WWE Broke Up The New Day
During this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, the New Day was broken up as Big E remained on Smackdown, while Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were drafted to RAW. It seems there was a good reason behind this decision. During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the reason for WWE’s reason for breaking up…
Another WWE Tag Team Is No More; Controversial Angle Continues
The 2020 WWE Draft continued on Saturday morning with supplemental draft picks. While The New Day was officially split up on Friday night with Big E staying on SmackDown and Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods headed to Raw, another tag team is no more. Heavy Machinery was officially split with Tucker going to Raw and…
WWE Rushes Bayley vs. Sasha Banks To Setup Hell In A Cell Match
Bayley will defend the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks at Hell in a Cell later this month. WWE has been building towards a Bayley vs. Banks program for months, with Bayley finally turning on Banks on the September 4 episode of SmackDown. For reasons unknown, Bayley defended her title against Banks this past…
Plans For AEW’s #1 Contender Tournament Possibly Revealed
AEW will be holding a big 8-man tournament in order to determine the #1 Contender for the AEW World Championship. The finals will be held at AEW Full Gear on November 7th. So far, six participants have been announced for the tournament and two spots remain. The company has one more week to announce the…
AJ Styles On How He Was Always Assisted By Chris Jericho
AJ Styles is a veteran in the professional wrestling world. He compared in several promotions including Impact Wrestling, ROH and NJPW until finally coming to WWE in 2016 It. was the first time he performed in front of the WWE Universe. Styles was engaged in a feud with Chris Jericho upon arrival in WWE. It…
Smackdown Viewership Increased For This Week
The first night of the WWE Draft took place on Friday Night Smackdown this week. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought in an average of 2.0865 million viewers for its two-hour broadcast. The first hour received 2.156 million viewers in the first hour and 2.017 million in the second. They…
Triple H Compares Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns With The Rock Vs Steve Austin
Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre are two of the top stars of the company and the top champions of Smackdown and RAW respectively. It seems Triple H desires to see them fight it out, but only when the time is right. During the WWE Raw panel at New York Comic-Con, Triple H talked about Roman Reigns vs…
Possible Heat Between Seth Rollins And Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle made his way to Friday Night Smackdown and it seemed he was on the receiving end of a push. However, according to various reports, Vince McMahon might have paused that push for now. Seth Rollins appeared during the WWE Watch Along during the first night of the WWE Draft on Friday Night Smackdown.…
More WWE Draft Picks On Talking Smack: Murphy To SmackDown, Heavy Machinery Split
WWE announced a few more Draft picks on Saturday morning’s new episode of Talking Smack. Drafted to Raw: Humberto Carrillo Tucker Drew Gulak Drafted to SmackDown: Murphy Kalisto It should be noted that Mickie James, Shorty G, and the rest of Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) are now considered “free agents” and…
WWE Seizing Talent Cameo Accounts; Talent Reach Out To Politician, AEW/NJPW Partnership Likely, Jericho vs. Tyson Nearly Headlined PPV, Roman Reigns Heel Faction?, NXT’s Big Move, Leader Of Retribution Revealed, Raw Star Out Indefinitely, Ridge Holland Injured, Big AEW Title Change, Samoa Joe’s In-Ring Future, Alberto Del Rio Indicted On Disturbing Charges
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AJ Styles On How He Built Up His Feud With John Cena
AJ Styles’ rivalry with John Cena is arguably one of the best rivalries in the last decade in WWE. They had quite a few excellent matches and Cena certainly helped Styles early on in his WWE career. While speaking on his Twitch stream, AJ Styles explained to fans how he and John Cena set built up their…
EC3 vs. Moose Made Official For Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory
Impact Wrestling has announced that EC3 vs. Moose will air on the Bound For Glory pay-per-view from an undisclosed location. This comes after EC3 recently stole Moose’s TNA World Heavyweight Championship and burned it. Given the stipulation, this may be a cinematic match, but that has not been confirmed. BREAKING: @therealec3 will face @TheMooseNation in…
Mercedes Martinez Removed From Retribution, Moving Back To NXT
Mercedes Martinez, who debuted on Raw as Retribution’s Retaliation, is being moved back to NXT, per PWInsider. Fans noticed on Friday that Retribution leader Mustafa Ali tweeted out a warning to the WWE roster without mention of Retaliation. Dear Heroes, Go hide. -Retribution@MigsMedia1 pic.twitter.com/X4kbSTbspo — Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) October 9, 2020
SmackDown Season Premiere To Feature Universal Title Match, New Day Farewell
Following the WWE Draft, the October 16th edition of Friday Night SmackDown will serve as the season premiere featuring a refreshed roster. Headlining the show will be Braun Strowman challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. As noted, Reigns is slated to defend against Jey Uso in an “I Quit” Hell in a Cell match…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 13 Results (10/10/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling “G1 Climax Tournament Day 13” that took place on Oct. 10, 2020 in Osaka, Japan at Edion Arena Osaka: Jeff Cobb beat Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall in an A-block match. Jay White beat Yujiro Takahashi by pinfall in an A-block match. Will Ospreay beat Taichi by…
Updated WWE Hell In A Cell Card – Three Title Matches Official
Roman Reigns will defend the WWE Universal Championship against Jey Uso in an “I Quit” Hell in a Cell match at the pay-per-view later this month. Bayley will defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks. The stipulation and title match were made on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. The following matches are…
14 Matches Announced For AEW Dark: Matt Sydal, Nyla Rose, Edddie Kingston & More
AEW has announced 14 matches for Tuesday’s new episode of Dark on YouTube: Evil Uno vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. The Blade vs. Jungle Boy Aaron Solow, Angel Fashion, & M’Badu vs. Dark Order (3, 4, & 10) Darby Allin vs. Nick Comoroto (former NXT talent Nick Ogarelli) Elayna Black vs. Red Velvet Colt Cabana vs.…
WWE 205 Live Results (10/09/20) – 200th Episode
Below are complete results from the 200th episode of WWE 205 Live from October 9th: 205 Live has officially moved from the Thunderdome to the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE PC. Alicia Taylor is now the show’s new ring announcer as NXT’s yellow ropes are being donned. Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness are calling…
WWE SmackDown Results (10/09/20) – Draft Night 1, The Fiend vs. Kevin Owens
Below are complete results from the October 9th edition of Friday Night SmackDown featuring the first part of the 2020 Draft: Stephanie McMahon is out to announce the first round of draft picks with Seth Rollins notably going to SmackDown. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Big E def. Sheamus via pinfall in the backstage parking area…
NJPW Strong Results (10/09/20)
Below are NJPW Strong results for October 9, 2020. The show was taped from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California: Blake Christian, Misterioso and Logan Riegel beat Fred Rosser, Adrian Quest and Barrett Brown. Clark Connors beat Danny Limelight to win the Lion’s Break Crown tournament. JP, Karl Fredericks, David Finlay, Jeff Cobb, ACH &…
Chris Jericho Says NXT Is Not Cared For By WWE
Chris Jericho is a veteran in the professional wrestling business. It follows what WWE does on a regular basis and as he worked in the company for several years, he knows the inner workings of WWE as well. Jericho recently spoke to Busted Open Radio, where he talked about WWE trying to stop AEW’s momentum. According to…
Matt Riddle Accuser Candy Cartwright Shows Email From WWE Proving They Removed Her From Bookings
During the #SpeakingOut movement, Matt Riddle was called out for sexual misconduct by Candy Cartwright. After denying the allegations, he proceeded to sue Cartwright and she then filed a lawsuit against Riddle, WWE, Evolve and more. Candy Cartwright, real name Samantha Tavel filed a lawsuit against Riddle, WWE and others, asking for $10 million each.…
Lars Sullivan Has Returned To Smackdown
Lars Sullivan had been out of action for quite a while following a knee injury. Now it seems he has made his return to Friday Night Smackdown. Several rumors suggested that Sullivan was being mentioned more during WWE meetings and it seems it was for a good reason. Sullivan returned at the end of The…
First Night Of 2020 WWE Draft Picks
The 2020 edition of the WWE Draft started with this week’s Friday Night Smackdown. It was a night of memorable moments. Fans were certainly shocked to see the New Day being split up. For a long time now rumors suggested WWE were going to take that step and it seems that is exactly what happened.…
The New Day Become Smackdown Tag Team Champions
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods returned to Smackdown this week after a long time. Following their return, they got a shot at the Smackdown Tag Team Championships. Xavier Woods had not competed in the ring since October 2019, as he had a torn Achilles during a house show. Kofi Kingston was also out of action…
Ridge Holland Undergoes Surgery For Severe Leg Injury
Ridge Holland suffered a left ankle dislocation and fracture, a patellar dislocation and a ruptured patellar tendon. He underwent surgery on Thursday. The update was provided in the latest NXT Injury Report by Matt Camp. It is embedded in the video above. We reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Holland was stretchered out on this week’s WWE…
Alberto Del Rio Indicted For Aggravated Kidnapping
Alberto Del Rio continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. He was previously arrested on sexual assault charges back in May. According to a report by PW Insider, Alberto Del Rio will appear before the court. The court has listed his charges as aggravated kidnapping in the first degree. He could be spending several…
NXT’s Role In WWE Draft, No One Caring About IC Title, Brand Extension Purpose, Mistake AEW Is About To Make
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Matt Riddle & WWE Sued For $10 Million Each By Candy Cartwright
Matt Riddle filed a lawsuit against his #SpeakingOut movement accuser Candy Cartwright. Now it seems she has filed a lawsuit herself against Riddle, WWE and others. According to recent court filings, Samantha Tavel(Candy Cartwright) filed a lawsuit against Matt Riddle, WWE, Gabe Sapolsky, and EVOLVE Wrestling with the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois. She…
The Rock Celebrates 200 Million Followers On Instagram
The Rock is arguably the most popular actor in Hollywood and now it seems he has reached a new milestone on Instagram. He is now the most-followed man in the US. According to an article by Deadline, it was revealed The Rock has achieved the milestone of 200 Million followers on Instagram. He took to…
