Category: Wrestling News
AEW Signs Will Hobbs
Will Hobbs is officially #AllElite. AEW announced the news on Wednesday ahead of this week’s new episode of Dynamite. Hobbs has wrestled since 2009 and has worked a number of Dark matches this summer. Most recently, Hobbs competed in the 21-man Casino Battle Royale at All Out. Welcome to the team…Will Hobbs (@TrueWillieHobbs) is #AllElite…
WWE Officially Announces Next NXT TakeOver Event
Ahead of tonight’s new episode of NXT, WWE officially announced that the next NXT TakeOver event will take place on Sunday, October 4. The following was posted on dot com: “Mark your calendars! The next edition of NXT TakeOver will come crashing into your home on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 7 ET/4 PT. The event…
Nick Aldis Retains NWA World Title Against Mike Bennett, Addresses Streaming Issues
NWA World Champion Nick Aldis retained his title over Mike Bennett on Tuesday night in the main event of the first UWN Primetime Live event at Thunder Studios in California. Unfortunately, those streaming the pay-per-view experienced issues with the feed throughout the night. Aldis took to Twitter to address the complaints, noting that fans deserve…
AEW Dynamite Preview: NWA Women’s Title Match, Parking Lot Fight & More
AEW will air a new episode of Dynamite tonight on TNT at 8pm ET. The following items have been confirmed: AEW World Champion Jon Moxley appears Lance Archer and Jake Roberts interview Ivelisse vs. Thunder Rosa (c) for the NWA Women’s Championship AEW Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Jurassic Express Santana & Ortiz vs. Best…
WWE NXT Preview: Two Title Matches, Undisputed Era In Action
WWE will air a new episode of NXT tonight on the USA Network at 8pm ET. The following items have been announced: Finn Balor kicks off his NXT Championship reign Drake Maverick & Killian Dain vs. Bobby Fish & Roderick Strong Shotzi Blackheart vs. Io Shirai Imperium vs. Breezango (c) for the NXT Tag Team…
Why WWE Took Title Off Wyatt, Dominik’s Future, Raw’s Troubling Viewership Trend, Fault In Matt Hardy’s Injury
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AEW Dark Results (9/15/20) – Dark Order vs. Private Party & Gunn Show
Below are complete results from this week’s episode of AEW Dark. You can watch this week’s show embedded in the player above: Brandi Rhodes def. Red Velvet The Butcher & The Blade def. Daniel Garcia & Kevin Blackwood Penelope Ford def. Dani Jordyn Brian Cage def. Megabyte Ronnie Santana & Ortiz def. Griff Garrison &…
Impact World Championship Match Booked For Bound For Glory
It was made official on this week’s Impact Wrestling that Eric Young will defend the Impact World Championship against Rich Swann in a marquee match at the Bound For Glory pay-per-view on October 24. BREAKING: @GottaGetSwann will challenge @TheEricYoung for the IMPACT World Championship on October 24th at Bound For Glory! #BFG2020 ORDER HERE: https://t.co/eDGChzTOz5…
Impact Wrestling Results (9/15/20) – Eight-Man Tag Team Main Event
Impact Wrestling Results & Reactions – (9/15/2020) Susie & Kylie Rae def. Kimber Lee & Deonna Purrazzo via pinfall with Susie going over Kimber. Trey lobbies for an X-Division Title match against Rohit Raju. John E. Bravo names Fallah Bahh as his best man. XXXL def. The Deaners via pinfall with Larry D going over…
WWE Raw Viewership Down With Return Of Monday Night Football
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 1.689 million viewers on the USA Network. This was down from the 1.725 million viewers the show did last week. The first hour did 1.812 million viewers, the second hour did 1.734 million viewers and the third hour did an average…
Jeff Hardy Knows He’s Done If He Screws Up Again
WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy knows another mistake and his WWE career is over. Hardy has struggled with sobriety and has had multiple arrests for driving while impaired. WWE even incorporated his struggles with addiction [and driving under the influence] in a program with Sheamus, culminating with a “Bar Fight” that aired on an episode…
AEW Dark Preview – 11 Matches Confirmed
There were 11 matches taped for tonight’s episode of AEW Dark, which will premiere at 7 PM ET on All Elite Wrestling’s YouTube channel. Matches are as follows: “The Dark Order” Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver vs. Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, and “Private Party” Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy The Butcher…
Booker T Tested Positive For COVID-19
WWE Hall of Fame Booker T tested positive for COVID-19. Booker revealed the news on his Reality of Wrestling podcast. He was tested for the virus in June but did not receive the results until Monday. He has taken three tests since then and they all came back negative. Book had symptoms as he complained…
Reason For Strange Finish To Asuka vs. Mickie James On WWE Raw
There was an odd finish to the WWE Raw Women’s Championship match between Asuka and Mickie James on last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. For those that missed it, Asuka went for the Asuka Lock and Mickie was able to avoid it. Out of nowhere, the referee called for the bell and told…
No Hardyz Reunion In AEW, Mysterio’s Daughter And Murphy, Did Vince Use Lana To Retaliate On Miro?, WWE Changing Talent Names
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Impact Wrestling Preview For Tonight: Five Matches Announced
Impact Wrestling will air an all new episode tonight on their Twitch channel as well as for free on AXS TV. The following matches have been announced: impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee vs. Susie & Kylie Rae Impact Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns & The Rascalz vs. The…
Five Retribution Members Finally Revealed
The five Retribution members who appeared under masks and were used in the promo on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw were Dominik Dijakovic, Mercedes Martinez, Shane Thorne, Dio Maddin and Mia Yim, per John Pollock The two who spoke were Dijakovic and Martinez. These are the five members set to be revealed…
Matt Hardy’s Injury And Reby Hardy’s Outbursts Pose Issue For AEW
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WWE Monday Night Raw Results (9/14/20) – New WWE Title Contender?
Welcome to our coverage of WWE Monday Night Raw. Here you will find results of the show that aired on Monday, September 14, 2020 on the USA Network. WWE Monday Night Raw Results September 27, 2020 From the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL Michael Cole is on play-by-play duties with Byron Saxton and…
Announce Team Changes At Raw; Ambulance Match At COC
– Tom Phillips is off the WWE Raw broadcast team for the second week in a row. Samoa Joe is also off this week. Announce duties are being handled by Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and Dolph Ziggler. There is currently no word on the reason behind the temporary changes. – WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will…
Women’s Tag Title Match Announced For Clash Of Champions
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler will face The Riott Squad at Clash of Champions. The Riott Squad became the No. 1 contenders a few weeks ago after beating The IIconics. The stipulation called for the IIconics to disband. Below is the updated WWE Clash of Champions card set for Sunday,…
Full Details On Miro’s AEW Contract, Including Compromise That Completed Deal
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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Audience Up Big
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew an average of 2.329 million viewers on FOX. That is up from the 2.261 million viewers the show did in the overnights. The week prior’s final number was 2.129 million viewers for the fallout from WWE Payback episode. The broadcast did a 0.6 rating in the…
Ivar To Undergo Neck Surgery
Ivar is set to have neck surgery on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama, Bryan Alvarez hears. As previously reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Ivar suffered a cervical injury on last week’s episode of Monday Night Raw during a suicide dive spot in a match with The Hurt Business. WWE seemed to downplay the injury but Ivar revealed…
How You Can Buy Tickets To Seven Straight AEW TV Tapings
All Elite Wrestling is getting back into the business of selling tickets. The promotion has started running shows in front of a limited audience and announced on Monday a pass for seven upcoming television tapings at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville. The product is called a Dynamite Seven and is $175. The pass begins with the…
Latest On Identity Of SmackDown’s Mystery Superstar
Carmella continues to be rumored as the mystery female Superstar joining WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The woman’s identity has not been announced as vignettes have ran on the blue brand concealing her identity. However, many fans have pointed out the dove tattoo on her left arm. Carmella hasn’t worked a match since the WWE Friday…
WWE Superstar Hints At Raw Underground Fight Tonight
Dolph Ziggler indicated on his Twitter account he will work a match on Raw Underground on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Walking into #RAW Underground tonight, like… pic.twitter.com/kukbd0LTmO — Nic Nemeth (@NicTNemeth) September 14, 2020 Ziggler went under to Keith Lee on the August 31 episode of Monday Night Raw in a regular match.…
Jeff Hardy Signs New Contract With WWE
WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy has signed a new contract with WWE. The news was confirmed during an interview Hardy did with BT Sport and leaked for promotional purposes on Twitter. As explained exclusively here in Ask WNC, both Jeff and Matt Hardy signed contracts with WWE in 2017. The deals were for three years…
Brock Lesnar’s Asking Price And WWE Future Revealed
Brock Lesnar’s asking price is believed to be around $5 million a year for approximately two matches a year with promotional appearances building to these matches, according to WrestlingNews.com Insider. Vince McMahon remains confident he can get a deal done with Lesnar before WrestleMania 37 next year. A match on McMahon’s wish-list is one pitting…
AEW Dynamite To Air At 8 PM ET Wednesday On TNT
All Elite Wrestling has confirmed this week’s episode of Dynamite will air on Wednesday at 8 PM ET on TNT. Originally, there was going to be a one-hour episode on Wednesday after the NBA Playoffs followed by the normal two-hour episode on Thursday. #AEWDYNAMITE WILL AIR AS USUAL THIS WEDNESDAY 8pm EST on @TNTDRAMA (Yes,…
Why Brock Lesnar Won’t Go To AEW, Keith Lee The Third Wheel In Orton vs. McIntyre & Theme Music Debacle, McMahon High Up On Raw Star
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“In Your Face” WWE Raw Preview: Steel Cage Match
The road to Clash of Champions continues with tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. The competition will pick up for WWE on cable television as Monday Night Football returns with a season opening doubleheader. WWE will look to counter that with a stacked lineup of their own in what they’re advertising as an “In…
WWE Hyping Sasha Banks’s Return To SmackDown
Sasha Banks will return to WWE Friday Night SmackDown on next week’s episode. The return was announced on Friday but has been a major promotional point throughout today’s NFL games on FOX. For those that missed it, WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley turned on Banks on the September 4th episode of SmackDown. It has been…
Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo Coming To Bloodsport
Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo is coming to Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport next month. Purrazzo beat Jordynne Grace by submission at Slammiversary to win the Knockouts Championship. She spent the last two years under contract with WWE NXT, but was largely misused with lack of TV time. She was released from WWE in April and made…
Chris Jericho On Miro Coming To AEW, Taking Shot At WWE
Chris Jericho is a fan of Miro and explained this week on his Saturday Night Special that he is another guy that fell through the cracks in WWE. He recalled Miro’s debut promo in AEW and how he asked him if he could use the glass ceiling and brass ring line. Jericho was obviously alright…
Mandy Rose “Shoots” On The Miz Over Trade To Raw
As reported Saturday here on WrestlingNews.com, Mandy Rose has been traded from SmackDown to Raw. The Miz broke the news on WWE Talking Smack as its his and John Morrison’s latest move in their tactic to obtain Otis’s Money in the Bank contract. All storyline of course. Rose, in-character, posted the following on Twitter: “You…
WWE Executive On Company Taking Pride On Operating Through COVID-19
WWE Chief Product & Technology Officer Rajan Mehta, who played a key part in the innovation of the ThunderDome, recently spoke to Sport Technie about WWE operating through the COVID-19 pandemic. “We take pride in how we’ve operated through COVID-19; we tried to innovate every portion of our organization,” Mehta said. “It’s important to create…
Video: Latest Episode Of MLW Underground
Major League Wrestling continues to pump out episodes of Underground in absence of new television. This week’s episode is embedded above with the following description: Kojimania continues as the World Heavyweight Champion headlines this week’s Underground! Just one week away from his clash with no.1 contender Mike Awesome, Kojima defends MLW gold in an All…
Jack Evans Continues To Defend Lack Of TV Time In AEW
Jack Evans continues to defend All Elite Wrestling after accusations from fans that he and Angelico are treated poorly by the promotion. In July, a fan stated they wanted Evans and Angelo to leave for Impact Wrestling. Evans shut it down immediately. Evans took to Twitter again over the weekend to explain his lack of…
Exclusive Details On WWE Raw Star’s New Contract
It was reported last month that MVP has agreed to a new multi-year deal with WWE. As first reported exclusively here on WrestlingNews.com Insider, the new deal is for two years with a downside guarantee in the $400,000 range. This was considered a strong offer in the current climate as the big bidding wars from…
New Japan Road Results (9/11/20) – New IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru are the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. The pair won the titles on the final night of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s New Japan Road Tour on Friday from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan Below are full results: Tomoaki Honma, Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima beat Gabriel Kidd, Yota…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Overnight Viewership
Last night’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average of 2.261 million viewers on FOX in the overnight numbers. The first hour did 2.236 million viewers and the second hour did 2.286 million viewers. The show did a 0.60 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That is up from the week prior, which did…
WWE Announces Mandy Rose Traded To Raw
Mandy Rose has been traded to Monday Night Raw, WWE announced here on dot com. Below is the official announcement: Mandy Rose is on the move, as The Golden Goddess has been traded to Raw. The Miz crashed the set of WWE Talking Smack to break the news of Mandy Rose’s trade to Raw. The…
Brock Lesnar’s Asking Price Revealed And Why AEW Can’t Be Counted out, Debuting AEW Star Felt Ill Prepared For All Out, Backstage News On WWE Releases, WWE Holds Meeting About Talent On Cameo/YouTube/Twitch, New NXT Champ, More High Profile Releases, AEW Steals Miro From Impact And Tons Of Exclusive News
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NJPW Strong Results (9/11/20) – IWGP US Heavyweight Title No. 1 Contender
Below are complete results from NJPW Strong on Friday, September 11, 2020. The show was taped in Los Angeles: ACH and TJP beat Logan Riegel and Adrian Quest. Finish saw ACH hit a Frog Splash on Quest to win the match. Rocky Romero beat Danny Limelight via submission Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa defeated PJ…
WWE 205 Live Results (9/11/20) – Legado Del Fantasma vs. Lorcan & Burch
Below are complete results from the September 11th edition of WWE 205 Live: Brian Kendrick def. Ashante “Thee” Adonis (Tehuti Miles) Ever-Rise def. two local competitors Legado del Fantasma def. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan. Wilde rolled Burch up for the finish after Ever-Rise chased off Santos Escobar. https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1304609530232406016 https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1304608263267385345
Steel Cage Match & More Set For “In Your Face” Edition Of Raw
WWE has emphasized an “In Your Face” theme for Monday Night Raw in preparation for Raw going head-to-head with Monday Night Football. Several big matches have been announced for the show: Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee The Street Profits vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura Mickie James vs. Asuka (c) for the Raw Women’s Championship Dominik…
WWE SmackDown Women’s Title Match Set For Clash Of Champions
Nikki Cross will challenge Bayley for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship later this month at Clash of Champions. Cross won the opportunity after beating Tamina, Lacey Evans and Alexa Bliss in a fatal four-way match on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. Below is the updated lineup for WWE Clash of Champions, which will…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (9/11/20) – Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles
Welcome to our live coverage of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Here you will find results from the show that aired on Friday, September 11, 2020 on FOX. WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (9/11/20 From the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman out to open the show.…
Backstage News On AEW Landing Miro Over Impact Wrestling
Miro is #AllElite, officially signing a one-year contract with All Elite Wrestling. He made his debut on this week’s episode of Dynamite as he was revealed to be Kip Sabian’s best man for Sabian’s upcoming wedding with Penelope Ford. Miro to AEW is not a surprise as Cody Rhodes revealed the former WWE Rusev as…
