Category: Wrestling News
Samoa Joe Gives Confirmation That His In-Ring Career Is Not Over
Samoa Joe has not competed inside a WWE ring in quite a while. This is because he has suffered injuries in quick succession. He suffered a concussion last time and was pulled from any in-ring work. Since then he has been a part of the commentary team. Joe spoke to the Wilde On podcast, where he discussed…
Marty Jannetty Taken To Hospital After Being Attacked In New York City
Marty Jannetty has been a major subject of controversy for a while now. Several of his stories have made headlines. Now it seems he shared a new incident in his life on Facebook. In his Facebook post, Jannetty revealed he was apparently blindsided by an individual outside the JFK Airport in New York City. He was…
Brodie Lee Believes He Wasn’t Supposed To Win AEW TNT Championship
Brodie Lee is coming off of a 46-day reign as AEW TNT Champion after losing it back to Cody Rhodes on this week’s Dynamite. The now-former champion recently revealed on the AEW Unrestricted podcast that he didn’t think he was originally supposed to win the title when the feud started. “I believe that the original…
Mickie James Briefly Out Of Action With Broken Nose
Mickie James revealed on GAW TV Episode 21 on YouTube that she recently suffered a broken nose while wrestling on Raw. As a result, she will be out of action for a couple of weeks. “So, [I] legit broke my nose in a match, and now I can’t wrestle for a couple weeks. Unfortunately that…
WWE NXT UK Results (10/08/20) – Kay Lee Ray’s State Of The Union
Below are complete results from the October 8th edition of NXT UK: – Xia Brookside & Dani Luna def. Nina Samuels & Amale – Saxton Huxley def. Jack Starz – Heritage Cup Opening Round Match: A-Kid def. Flash Morgan Webster – Kay Lee Ray’s State of the Union” ended in a melee with a division…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Down Against VP Debate
Viewership numbers for both Dynamite and NXT suffered this week against the Vice Presidential Debate. This week’s WWE NXT drew 639,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is down from last week’s 732,000. The show ranked No. 56 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.16 rating. This week’s AEW Dynamite did 752,000 viewers on TNT. This is…
WWE Announces Draft Rules And Superstar Pools
The WWE Draft is set to begin on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX and will continue on next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw on the USA Network. On Thursday, WWE released the official draft rules here on dot com. Of note, NXT is nowhere in the rules and Retribution can…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 12 Results (10/08/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling “G1 Climax Tournament Day 12” that took place on Oct. 8, 2020 in Okayama, Japan at ZIP Arena: Gabriel Kidd beat Yuya Uemura. Hirooki Goto beat Yoshi-Hashi in a B-Block tournament match. Zack Sabre Jr. beat Toru Yano in a B-Block tournament match. Sanada beat Kenta…
Finn Balor’s Injury Not As Severe As It Seems
Finn Balor defended the NXT Championship against Kyle O’Reilly at NXT TakeOver 31. He was able to retain his title. However, he suffered an injury during the match. He suffered a jaw injury. Generally, an injury of that nature takes six to eight weeks to recover from, but it seems his injury might not be…
AJ Styles On WWE Taking Over WWE Superstars’ Twitch Accounts
WWE will be taking over the Twitch and Cameo accounts of WWE Superstars in less than four weeks. This decision was met with a lot of backlash, but many Superstars have already started to comply with the rules. AJ Styles recently spoke during his own Twitch stream regarding WWE’s decision to take ownership of the accounts. He…
New MITB Holder, Plans For Keith Lee, Planning A Match, Where AEW Lacks
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Vince McMahon To Chris Jericho: Nobody Cares About The F*cking Intercontinental Title
Chris Jericho is undoubtedly one of the best Superstars to have held the Intercontinental Championship. He holds the record for the most number of reigns with the WWE Intercontinental Title and the title was a big deal to him. However, it seems Vince McMahon did not see it that way. While speaking with Inside The Ropes,…
Three More Competitors Revealed For AEW’s 8-Man #1 Contender’s Tournament
An 8-man tournament will be held by All Elite Wrestling which will decide who will be the new the #1 Contender for the AEW World Championship. The finals will be taking place at AEW Full Gear on November 7th. On this week’s AEW Dynamite, three more competitors were named. Last week the company had announced…
Chris Jericho On Feeling ‘Double-Crossed’ Following WrestleMania Loss To Fandango
Chris Jericho squared off against Fandango at WrestleMania 29, where he put over his opponent. It seems Jericho was not so keen on having the match. Jericho spoke to Inside The Ropes, where he revealed that he was scheduled to face Fandango at WrestleMania, but he did not feel up to it. Vince McMahon was…
Matches Made Official For Next Week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite will be holding a special anniversary episode of the show next week. The card looks to be a stacked one as several matches have been announced. Jon Moxley will bewill be defending his AEW World Championship in against Lance Archer in a singles match. This is sure to be a hard-hitting affair. Cody…
Renee Young Returning For WWE Special On FOX
Renee Young parted ways with WWE following SummerSlam. However, it seems she will be making a special appearance for an assignment. WWE will have a special SmackDown kick-off show before the October 16th episode next week. The show will begin at 7:30, where the hosts will be Renee Young and Booker T. This is in…
Ridge Holland Stretchered Out Following Leg Injury On NXT
Ridge Holland was stretchered out on this week’s WWE NXT in wake of an apparent leg injury. After Holland defeated Danny Burch, he proceeded to brawl with Oney Lorcan. When Holland went to catch one of them flying out of the ring, his leg gave out and was injured in the process. Wishing you a…
Cody Regains TNT Championship, New Matches Set For Dynamite Anniversary Show
– Cody defeated Brodie Lee in a Dog Collar match on this week’s AEW Dynamite to win back the TNT Championship. Cody wants to defend against Orange Cassidy next. #AndNew TNT Champion 'The American Nightmare' @CodyRhodes! pic.twitter.com/XABrBXdAtK — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 8, 2020 – Adam Page, Wardlow, and Colt Cabana are now confirmed…
AEW Dynamite Results (10/07/20) – 30 Years Of Chris Jericho
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. Tonight will feature a celebration of 30 years of Chris Jericho. AEW Dynamite Results – 10/07/2020 From Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL FTW Championship Match: Brian Cage (c) def. Will Hobbs via pinfall to retain. After, Taz offered Hobbs a spot in their…
WWE NXT Results (10/07/20) – Ember Moon Teams With Rhea Ripley
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Finn Balor will address his injury, plus Ember Moon kicks off the show. WWE NXT Results – 10/07/2020 From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL The commentators inform us that a match is kicking us off as the two…
Finn Balor To Address Broken Jaw On WWE NXT Tonight
NXT Champion Finn Balor announced on social media that he suffered a broken jaw in two places during his grueling TakeOver 31 main event against Kyle O’Reilly. Balor noted he is still the NXT Champion and will address the situation on tonight’s new episode of NXT. Broken jaw in two places. Still the CHAMPION.Full story…
WWE Officially Announces New Class Of Performance Center Recruits
After months of rumored signings, WWE officially announced the newest batch of Performance Center recruits. Eight new talent have signed with several being former EVOLVE stars. Below is dot com‘s post in its entirety: A new class of recruits has reported for training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. The group can count…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 11 Results (10/07/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling “G1 Climax Tournament Day 11” that took place on Oct. 7, 2020 in Hiroshima, Japan at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall: Yota Tsuji beat Gabriel Kidd. Tomohiro Ishii beat Yujiro Takahashi in an A-Block tournament match. Kazuchika Okada beatJeff Cobb in an A-Block tournament match. Will Ospreay…
The Rock’s ‘Black Adam’ Movie Has Been Indefinitely Postponed
The Rock has been working hard in preparing for his role as Black Adam while the film was had yet to begin shooting. Plans finally began for the film. However, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems shooting for the film has been delayed. Dwayne Johnson was set to act as Shazam’s arch-nemesis and anti-hero…
Kurt Angle Talks Being Offered Low-Paying UFC Deal
Before Kurt Angle joined WWE, he had options elsewhere and this included UFC. There was a chance he would have worked there, but that did not happen. Angle spoke to PW Insider, where he revealed he was offered a 10-fight deal with UFC for a very low amount of pay in 1997. He was offered…
Is Retribution Still Doomed?, Lashley’s Finisher, Title Change At WWE HIAC, Mike Tyson In AEW
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Damien Sandow On His Unsuccessful Money In The Bank Cash-In
Damien Sandow won the Money In The Bank briefcase in 2013. However, he was unable to successfully cash in his briefcase in order to win a World Title. Fans are still upset over this decision and it seems Sandow is as well. Sandow spoke to Wrestling Inc, where he discussed his cash-in attempt. He was…
Andrade And Angel Garza Possibly No Longer A Team
WWE paired up Andrade and Angel Garza a while ago. They were being managed by Zelina Vega and it seemed they were bound to find success. However, it seems their time as a tag team might be over as Zelina Vega has left managing them. According to a report by PW Insider, the team of Andrade…
Kurt Angle Will Be Part Of Chris Jericho Cruise
Kurt Angle retired from in-ring competition at WrestleMania 35, where he competed against King Corbin. He lost his final match. He was then fired on April 15th of this year along with over a hundred other employees. He is now free to take any bookings that come his way and it seems that is what…
Velveteen Dream And Adam Cole Added To Injured List
NXT TakeOver 31 ended this past Sunday and it featured several great matches and memorable moments. However, it seems a few Superstars suffered injuries during the event. Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly were given medical evaluations. Now it seems two more Superstars have been added to the injury list. WWE officially announced that Adam Cole…
Robert Roode On Possible NXT Return
Robert Roode made his return to WWE television following a seven-month hiatus. He was unable to travel from Canada owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent travel bans. He returned to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, where he was unable to win the match. Roode recently spoke to Comic Book, where he…
WWE Raw Audience Down With Significant Competition
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw garnered 1.686 million viewers on the USA Network. Viewership was down from the 1.822 million viewers the show averaged last week. The show did hours of 1.791 million viewers, 1.666 million viewers and 1.601 million viewers. Raw finished sixth, seventh and eighth in the 18-49 cable demographic…
Ember Moon Set To Kick Off NXT, Kushida vs. Ciampa Announced
WWE has started to make announcements regarding Wednesday’s new episode of NXT. Following her return at TakeOver 31, Ember Moon will open the show. Additionally, Kushida vs. Tommaso Cimpa will take place for the first time in WWE. TOMORROW ON #WWENXT: ⚫️️ @WWEEmberMoon returns to kick off NXT⚫️ @KUSHIDA_0904 and @NXTCiampa set for competition… and…
AEW Dark Results (10/06/20) – Anthony Bowens Debuts, Matt Sydal In Action
Below are complete results from the October 6th episode of AEW Dark. You can watch this week’s show embedded in the player above: Brandi Rhodes def. Kenzie Paige Jurassic Express def. Ray Rosas & Eric Watts Chaos Project def. Anthony Bowens & Lee Johnson Will Hobbs def. Ryzin John Silver def. QT Marshall Griff Garrison…
Jordynne Grace To Compete In X-Division Title Match At Bound For Glory
Rohit Raju will defend his X-Division Championship at Bound For Glory in a six-way scramble against Trey Miguel, TJP, Chris Bey, Willie Mack, and Jordynne Grace. Scott D’Amore made the match official after Grace pinned Raju in an open challenge on this week’s Impact. Raju has also battled the other men in recent weeks, narrowly…
Impact Wrestling Results (10/06/20) – Motor City Machine Guns vs. Austin & Fulton
Below are complete results from the October 6th edition of Impact Wrestling: Tommy Dreamer def. Brian Myers by disqualification when Myers used a kendo stick. Jordynne Grace def. Rohit Raju in a quick open challenge. The X-Division Championship wasn’t on the line, and Willie Mack originally answered the challenge, but Raju refused. The Rascalz def.…
WWE Raw Superstar Out Of Action After Undergoing Surgery
Erik of The Viking Raiders went under the knife on Tuesday. The former Raw Tag Team Champion shared on social media that he finally had hardware removed from his arm following his 2014 motorcycle accident. He has been working through the pain and limitations ever since. Today I had hardware removed from my cyborg arm.…
WWE Names Former Barstool Sports CEO To Board Of Directors
WWE has named Erika Nardini from Barstool Sports to its Board of Directors. It is the company’s third woman to be named to their board and she is a big name. Nardini served as the first CEO of Barstool Sports in 2016 following tenures with established tech companies such as Microsoft and Yahoo. WWE will…
ROH Officially Advertising EC3 Appearance
Ring of Honor is officially advertising EC3 coming to the promotion. A vignette aired to announce EC3 at the end of the latest ROH Wrestling episode. The piece did not feature commentary from announcers. https://twitter.com/therealec3/status/1313467300071329793 EC3 has teased coming to Ring of Honor since his non-compete clause from his WWE contract expired back in July.…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 10 Results (10/06/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament Day 10 from the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, Japan: Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano by pinfall in a B-block match SANADA beat Zack Sabre, Jr. by pinfall in a B-block match EVIL beat Juice Robinson by pinfall in a B-block match…
Riddick Moss Reveals He Has Competed For Months With Torn ACL
Riddick Moss was absent from WWE television for a long time. He stayed at home owing to his brother having cystic fibrosis, so he could not risk going out to the ring and contracting the COVID-19 virus. It seems Moss himself has been going through his own issues for a while now. Moss made a…
Dustin Rhodes On Giving His Best Performance For Fans
Ever since Dustin Rhodes made his way to AEW, he has been part of many memorable matches and segments for the promotion. His career has been undergoing a resurgence since he joined the promotion. Rhodes spoke to Wrestle Zone, where he went into detail regarding his passion for the world of professional wrestling. He revealed that…
Roman Reigns Faction, WWE Stars Supporting Biden?, Sami Zayn Annoying, NXT vs. Dynamite
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WWE Apparently Dropped Plans To Send Eric Young To NXT Following WrestleMania
Eric Young was one of many Superstars released from WWE back on April 15th. He was simply not used well on the main roster. It seems there were plans for him after WrestleMania, but they no longer took place. Young spoke to David Penzar on Sitting Ringside, where he discussed his release from WWE. He said…
Jazz Reveals She Has Retired From Pro Wrestling
Jazz is a veteran in the world of professional wrestling, as she is a champion in both WWE and NWA. She had a long career in the business but now it seems it has come to an end. The former WWE Superstar spoke to Chris Van Vliet, where she officially announced to the world that…
Robert Roode Talks Reason For Long Absence In WWE
Robert Roode returned to Monday Night RAW last week, where he challenged Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship. While he was unable to win the match, he certainly impressed fans with his showing. He had been absent from WWE television for seven months prior to his return. Roode spoke to TV Insider, where he talked…
Wade Barrett On What It Would Take For Him To Make In-Ring Return
Wade Barrett returned to WWE after many years away from the company. However, he signed a contract to work as a commentator on NXT instead of being a wrestler. Barrett spoke to Digital Spy, where the topic of an in-ring return came up. He said that if he did make an in-ring return, he would be…
Mustafa Ali Revealed As Leader Of Retribution
Mustafa Ali is the leader of Retribution. The faction returned to WWE Monday Night Raw on this week’s episode after being held off last week due to COVID-19 concerns. Ali was booked in a singles match against MVP. The match only went on for a couple of minutes before Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley joined…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (10/05/20) – Retribution Returns
WWE Monday Night Raw Results October 5, 2020 From the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL The broadcast team is Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips and Samoa Joe. Backstage, Randy Orton talked about taking out the legends on last week’s show. He explained Drew McIntyre still has hell to pay. McIntyre’s legacy will be waiting…
WWE Championship Match Set For Hell In A Cell
Drew McIntyre will defend the WWE Championship against Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell match at the pay-per-view later this month. The match was made official on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. It is expected to be the program blow-off between McIntyre and Orton, which began for SummerSlam. Below is the…
