Category: Wrestling News
Another AEW Wrestler Reveals Positive COVID-19 Test
All Elite Wrestling is currently dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that impacted last night’s episode of Dynamite. Ben Carter revealed this morning on Twitter he has tested positive for the virus. He also noted AEW carries out strict testing and he tested negative each time he worked for them. He believes he contracted the virus…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 4 Results (9/24/20)
Below are complete results from NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 4 from the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido, Japan: Yota Tsuji beat Yuya Uemura. Hirooki Goto beat Sanada via pinfall in a B-Block tournament match. Toru Yano beat Hiroshi Tanahashi via pinfall in a B-Block tournament match. Juice Robinson beat Kenta via pinfall in…
AEW Possibly Have Several COVID-19 Cases
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite was aired live. The company will be taping next week’s episode in advance. Fans have noticed that many talents have not appeared on Dynamite lately and there seems to be a reason for that. As reported earlier, there was a COVID-19 outbreak in NXT recently. However, now they might…
NXT UK Preview: Women’s Championship Match, Pete Dunne Appears
Another new episode of NXT UK will air today after last week’s relaunch from BT Sport Studios in London. In the featured bout, Kay Lee Ray will defend her NXT UK Women’s Championship against rival Piper Niven. Additionally, Pete Dunne will appear to help draw the matches for the NXT UK Heritage Cup tournament. NEXT…
Retribution A Mockery, Stephanie Divesting, Chances Undertaker Wrestles Again, Cody Overrated?
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The Rock Reveals How The Road Warriors Helped Him During His WWE Run
The professional wrestling world lost a legend as Joe Laurinaitis, better known as Road Warrior Animal passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60. Several wrestlers mourned the loss and that includes The Rock. The Rock took to Instagram and paid tribute to the legacy of The Road Warriors. In his emotional post, he…
Royce Isaacs Confirms NWA Departure
Royce Isaacs confirmed on Twitter that he is no longer under contract with NWA. According to a report from Fightful Select, the former NWA Tag Team Champion requested his release after his contract had already expired, but it had a roll-over option. NWA ultimately granted his request. Isaacs was prominently featured on NWA Powerrr in…
Cody Returns With A Dark Side, 30 Years Of Jericho, Miro’s Debut & More AEW News
Below are news & notes coming out of this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Cody returned to storylines with a darker side. He sported black hair and a dark tux when confronting TNT Champion Brodie Lee. Lee retained over Orange Cassidy this week. .@CodyRhodes is not the same man that we've known #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/mzirict0I5 — AEW…
Two Big Title Matches Confirmed For NXT TakeOver, Updated Card
Two more matches are now confirmed for NXT TakeOver on October 4. Candice LeRae won the battle royal to earn a NXT Women’s Championship match against Io Shirai. This will be a rematch from their TakeOver: Toronto clash last year. Kyle O’Reilly won the Gauntlet Eliminator match to earn a NXT Championship match against Finn…
WWE NXT Results (9/23/20) – Women’s Battle Royal, Gauntlet Eliminator
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. A women’s battle royal and five-man Gauntlet Eliminator will take place. WWE NXT Results – 9/23/2020 From Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL Tom Phillips and Beth Phoenix are calling the show with Vic Joseph and Wade Barrett “having the night off.”…
AEW Dynamite Results (9/23/20) – Jon Moxley Defends, Miro Debuts
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. Jon Moxley will defend his AEW World Title, and Miro will debut. AEW Dynamite Results – 9/23/2020 From Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL Miro & Kip Sabian def. Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss via submission in the opening match. The match had several…
AEW Late Night Dynamite Results & Viewership
AEW aired a one-hour “Late Night” edition of Dynamite on Tuesday following NBA coverage on TNT. Below are match results: Scorpio Sky def. Ben Carter Anna Jay def. Brandi Rhodes Shawn Spears def. Matt Sydal with Scorpio Sky making the save afterward The one-hour episode drew 585,000 viewers and 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic,…
North American Championship Match Set For NXT TakeOver
WWE has announced Johnny Gargano will challenge Damian Priest for the NXT North American Championship at NXT TakeOver on Sunday, Oct. 4. As announced by @RealKingRegal, @ArcherOfInfamy will defend the #NXTNATitle against @JohnnyGargano at #NXTTakeOver on Sunday, Oct. 4! https://t.co/KvRpQS9hXM — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 23, 2020 The challengers for the men’s and women’s NXT…
Lance Archer Tests Positive For COVID-19; Moxley To Defend Tonight
Lance Archer revealed on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19. “When I returned from our last show, a family member was ill when I got home. I found out later a friend who had taken my family member to the Vet for our Dachshund was COVID positive. While at home, now I’ve also gotten…
More On The Death Of Road Warrior Animal
As reported earlier here at WrestlingNews.com, Road Warrior Animal Joseph Laurinaitis is dead at the age of 60. TMZ has learned he died of “natural causes” at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. Laurinaitis’ wife called police at 11:49 PM Tuesday night but when deputies arrived, emergency personnel had already declared him deceased. Tributes have…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 3 Results (9/23/20)
Below are complete results from NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 3 from the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido, Japan: Gabriel Kidd beat Yuya Uemura. Jeff Cobb beat Shingo Takagi via pinfall in an A-Block tournament match. Kazuchika Okada beat Yujiro Takahashi by submission in an A-Block tournament match. Taichi beat Minoru Suzuki via pinfall…
John Cena To Play Lead Role In HBO Max Series Peacemaker
John Cena will play the lead role in an upcoming HBO Max superhero action/comedy series called Peacemaker. His character is the DC Comics superhero Peacemaker who believes in peace at any cost. HBO ordered eight episodes of the series. Cena will play the same role in the forthcoming Suicide Squad movie, which is due out…
Big Update On WWE’s Future At Amway Center And Where They’ll Be Running TV Through 2020
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Road Warrior Animal Has Passed Away
The world of professional wrestling has lost yet another legend. WWE Hall Of Famer Road Warrior Animal, whose real name is Joseph Laurinaitis, has passed away at the age of 60 today. The cause of his passing has not yet been determined. As one half of the Legion Of Doom, Animal and Hawk cemented themselves…
Epic Fail With Retribution, Aalyah Mysterio In WWE, New Policy For Time Off?, Dabba-Kato Buried
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WWE Superstars Seemingly ”Feel Bad” For Retribution Following RAW
This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW started with Retribution finally revealing they ”signed” with WWE. Four out of five members in the ring had their names revealed. As reported earlier, there was a lot of laughter backstage following their reveal. Fightful spoke to several WWE Superstars who “echoed the critical and immediate sentiments that were uncorked on the…
AEW Dark Results (9/22/20) – Eddie Kingston vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
Below are complete results from this week’s episode of AEW Dark. You can watch this week’s show embedded in the player above: Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson def. Fuego Del Sol & Rembrandt Lewis Ricky Starks def. Christopher Daniels The Butcher & The Blade def. Puf & Calvin Stewart Will Hobbs def. Serpentico…
Big Impact World Title Match Set For Victory Road On Impact Plus
Impact Wrestling will air a new Impact Plus special titled Victory Road on Saturday, October 3. That event will be headlined by Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young in a rematch for the Impact World Championship. BREAKING: @TheEricYoung will defend the IMPACT World Championship against @TheEddieEdwards Saturday October 3rd at Victory Road, exclusively on @IMPACTPlusApp! pic.twitter.com/ia8sHFFtVR…
Impact Wrestling Results (9/22/20) – Eddie Edwards Returns, Knockouts Main Event
Impact Wrestling Results & Reactions – (9/15/2020) Trey Miguel def. TJP and Chris Bey in a three-way to advance to an X-Division Championship match. Trey pinned TJP for the win. X-Division Championship Match: Rohit Raju (c) def. Trey Miguel with a quick roll-up using the tights right after the bell rang. Raju escapes with his reign…
WWE Raw Viewership Down Before Clash Of Champions
The go-home to Clash of Champions episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 1.668 million viewers on the USA Network. This down from the 1.689 million viewers the show did in the week prior. Hour one did 1.756 million viewers, hour two did 1.629 million viewers and hour three did…
Retribution In Trouble, Lana Punished?, Aalyah Mysterio & 2005 Throwback, Dabba-Kato Criticism
Below are news and notes from this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw: As noted earlier here on WrestlingNews.com, the names and masks of the main Retribution members were not well received. Between social media and how it was even perceived in the back, WWE is facing an uphill climb. The storyline is not…
Second Generation Star Remains In Talks With WWE About Return
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Retribution Laughed At Backstage; Survivor Series Match Planned
WWE announced in storyline this week on Raw that five Retribution members have been granted contracts. Four of the five Retribution members have been revealed and three of those five have actual names. The members are Dominik Dijakovic, Dio Maddin, Mercedes Martinez and Mia Yim. Shane Thorne is rumored to be the fifth and unidentifiable…
Roman Reigns To Make Small Change To Ring Gear
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns did a Zoom call with his fans, where he announced a couple of noteworthy developments. Reigns announced he will be wrestling without a shirt at Sunday’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view. However, he told fans to “get over it” if they wanted him to change his ring gear as he is…
WWE Announces New Line Of Wines
WWE announced a new line of wines today that will begin shipping on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Each bottle will be individually numbered and will feature either The Undertaker or The Ultimate Warrior. The Undertaker-themed wine is a limited edition Cabernet Sauvignon and the Warrior-themed wine is a Zinfandel. Below is the official press release:…
The Viking Raiders May Disband Following Ivar Injury
During a tag team match on Monday Night RAW two weeks ago, Ivar of the Viking Raiders suffered a grave injury. He injured himself following after a botched dive attempt to the outside of the ring. Due to the injury, he was forced to undergo neck surgery. It seems the future of the tag team…
Impact Wrestling Preview: Tenille Dashwood Back In Action, Callihan vs. RVD
A new episode of Impact Wrestling will air tonight at 8pm ET on AXS TV and Twitch. The following items have been announced for the broadcast: Jordynne Grace vs. Tenille Dashwood Kimber Lee vs. Susie Sami Callihan vs. Rob Van Dam Trey Miguel vs. TJP vs. Chris Bey – Winner challenges X-Division Champion Rohit Raju…
AEW To Air New Episodes Of Dark & Late Night Dynamite Tonight
AEW will air new episodes of both Dark and Dynamite tonight. Dark will air at 7pm ET on AEW’s YouTube channel. 11 matches are confirmed to air: The Butcher & The Blade vs. Calvin Stewart & Puf Billy & Austin Gunn vs. M’Badu & Cruz Kevin Blackwood & Daniel Garcia vs. Joey Janela & Sonny…
WWE Fans Don’t Want Outsiders, Riddle Suing His Accuser, AEW Additions, Favorite Weekly Show
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COVID-19 Outbreak Seemingly Took Place In NXT
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the entire world and that includes professional wrestling. In the past few months, several WWE Superstars have tested positive for the coronavirus. WWE’s handling of the situation left much to be desired and now it seems an outbreak of the virus took place in NXT. It was said that…
Names For Three Main Retribution Members Revealed
Three of the five main Retribution members have names that were revealed on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. Dominik Dijakovic goes by T-Bar, Dio Maddin goes by Mace and the unidentifiable member goes by Slapjack. This member is rumored to be Shane Thorne. The trio faced Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (9/21/20) – Go-Home To Clash Of Champions
WWE Monday Night Raw Results September 21, 2020 From ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL This week’s show opened with glitches as five Retribution members were shown causing disruptions at ringside. This week’s broadcast team is Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler. Retribution entered the ring in masks that revealed their identities. The…
Two More Matches Added To WWE Clash Of Champions
Two more matches have been added to the WWE Clash of Champions card. Bobby Lashley will defend the WWE United States Championship against Apollo Crews. Also, Zelina Vega will face WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka for the title during the Kickoff. Vega became the number one contender after beating Mickie James in a singles match…
WWE “Grants Contracts” To Five Main Retribution Members
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw featured another big step forward for Retribution. The faction opened the show causing chaos and it was announced five of its main members had been granted WWE contracts by management. Four out of five of the members were revealed as Dominik Dijakovic, Dio Maddin, Mercedes Martinez and…
WWE Raw Tag Team Titles Match Set For Clash Of Champions
Andrade and Angel Garza will face WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits for the titles at Clash of Champions on Sunday. Andrade and Garza earned the shot after winning a No. 1 Contender’s Triple Threat match on tonight’s WWE Raw that also involved Seth Rollins & Murphy and Dominik Mysterio & Humberto Carrillo.…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Viewership Remains Over Two Million
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown finished with 2.037 million viewers on FOX. That’s up from the overnight number that came back on Saturday morning at 1.954 million viewers. The number is still down from the week prior, which did 2.329 million final viewers. SmackDown helped FOX finish first in the adults 18-34,…
Turning Roman Reigns Heel, Is Vince McMahon Crazy?, Upcoming Raw Title Shot, Will Orton Win?
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Bronson Reed Added To NXT Gauntlet Eliminator, All Five Participants Revealed
WWE has announced Bronson Reed will compete in the NXT Gauntlet Eliminator match on Wednesday. Reed now joins Kushida, Cameron Grimes, Kyle O’Reilly, and Timothy Thatcher in a match that will determine NXT Champion Finn Balor’s TakeOver challenger on October 4. Wednesday's #GauntletEliminator Match on The #WWENXT Take Off to TakeOver just became COLOSSAL! @bronsonreedwwe…
Contract Length Of Top WWE Superstar Revealed
Jeff Hardy’s new WWE contract is for two to three years in length, PWInsider hears. As reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Hardy revealed in an interview with BT Sport he signed a new contract that will also allow for him to bring back his “No More Words” theme song once fans return. Both Jeff and Matt…
Backstage News On WWE Raw Announce Team Changes
Tom Phillips is rumored to return to the WWE Raw announce team on tonight’s broadcast. Phillips has had the last two weeks off, being replaced both weeks by Michael Cole. Last week, Phillips and Samoa Joe were off. PWInsider hears Phillips is in Orlando and will be returning tonight. Jerry Lawler is also in Orlando…
Full Details On Matt Riddle Suing Sexual Assault Accuser
WWE Superstar Matt Riddle is suing Candy Cartwright, whose real name Samantha Travel. Cartwright accused Riddle of sexual assault. Riddle sought a cyberstalking injunction against Cartwright in July. His legal team sent out a statement late last week stating the Court found probable cause for the matter to be heard. However, the matter was dropped…
Contract For Returning WWE Star Considered To Be A “Done Deal”
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Serena Deeb Signs With All Elite Wrestling
AEW has officially added Serena Deeb to their roster. Welcome to the team…Serena Deeb is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/dgS5v7tJYu — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 21, 2020 The former Mae Young Classic competitor was released from WWE in April after a two-year stint as a Performance Center coach and NXT producer. She’s also a former OVW Women’s…
WWE Raw Preview: McIntyre vs. Lee Rematch Before Clash Of Champions
WWE will air a brand new episode of Monday Night Raw tonight at 8pm ET on the USA Network. The go-home to Clash of Champions will feature Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee in a rematch from last week. If Lee wins, he’ll possibly be inserted into McIntyre’s WWE Championship Ambulance match against Randy Orton. Additionally,…
Former Raw Tag Team Champion Expected To Return To WWE Soon
Wrestle Votes is reporting that Robert Roode is expected to return to Raw in the next couple of weeks, possibly as soon as tonight’s broadcast. Robert Roode, who’s been away for months, is expected to return to RAW within the next week or two, possibly even tonight. — WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) September 21, 2020 Roode last…
