Category: Wrestling News
WWE Raw Preview – HBK Confirmed, Natalya vs. Mickie James, Will Mysterio Appear?
Tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw will be the go-home to SummerSlam show. The following has been announced: Mickie James vs. Natalya Shawn Michaels will appear to respond to Randy Orton’s attack on “one of his closest friends” in Ric Flair. WWE is questioning whether or not Rey Mysterio will return for the first…
WWE Talent Wanting To Go To AEW?, Creating Megastars, More SummerSlam Matches, Loyal Employees Released
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Sonya Deville Releases Statement On ‘Frightening Experience’
Sonya Deville took to Twitter to thank the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (out of Tampa, FL) and everyone who expressed their love and concern for her following the incident that occurred at her home over the weekend. “Thank you everyone for your love and concern,” Deville wrote. “A very frightening experience but thankfully everyone is…
NJPW Summer Struggle Night 11 Results (8/16/20)
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Summer Struggle tour continued on Sunday with a show from Twin Messe Shizuoka in Shizuoka, Japan. Below are complete results: Satoshi Kojima and Ryusuke Taguchi beat Gabriel Kidd and Yuya Uemura YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto beat Yota Tsuji, Tomoaki Honma and Yuji Nagata Minoru Suzuki and El Desperado beat…
Former ROH World Champion Xavier Dead At 43
Former ROH World Champion John “Xavier” Kirius has died at the age of 43, according to Mike Johnson. Circumstances surrounding his passing are not immediately known. Xavier was the second ROH World Champion in the promotion’s history, winning the title from Low Ki at Unscripted 2002. He went on to hold the title for 182…
Man Arrested For Attempted Kidnapping At Sonya Deville’s Home
Sonya Deville had a serious situation at her home early Sunday morning. TampaBay.com reports Phillip A. Thomas II, 24, was arrested early Sunday morning for attempting to kidnap the owner of a home in the Tampa, Florida suburb of Lutz. According to police, the suspect had never met the homeowner but stalked them on social…
AEW All Out 2019 Replay To Air On YouTube This Month
With AEW forced to preempt Dynamite on Wednesday nights in the coming weeks due to NBA on TNT, more changes have been announced. The following graphic reveals that All Out 2019 will be uploaded to AEW’s official YouTube channel in two parts on August 19 and August 26. The replays will stream at 8pm ET…
UFC 252 Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Results, DC’s Retirement, Fight Bonuses
UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 took place on Saturday night from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Per usual, the event was closed to fans so there was no attendance. The main story coming out of the show was UFC legend and heavyweight Daniel Cormier announcing his retirement after his main event bout.…
Matt Jackson And Randy Orton Have Exchange On Instagram Over AEW/WWE
Matt Jackson posted a clip on his Instagram account from The Young Bucks’ match against Grayson and Evil Uno on last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite. The clip showed Matt flipping off the stage to the floor and knocking down some other members of the Dark Order in the process. “I really stuck that landing,…
UFC Legend Daniel Cormier Announces Retirement
UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier announced his retirement from Mixed Martial Arts following his loss to Stipe Miocic in their trilogy bout at UFC 252 on Saturday night. “You know Joe, I’m not interested in fighting for anything but titles and I don’t imagine there is going to be a title in the future so that’ll…
Chris Jericho States Eric Bischoff’s AEW Appearance Spoiled By ‘NXT Reject’
Chris Jericho revealed on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Special it was an “NXT reject” who spoiled Eric Bischoff’s appearance on AEW Dynamite. As we reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Reddit user SpaceForce1 announced Bischoff as the special guest moderator in the debate segment between Jericho and Orange Cassidy on the August 5, 2020 episode…
Sonya Deville Wants To Be Carried Out Of The Ring At SummerSlam
Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville continued their program on social media over the weekend. As announced on the latest episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Rose and Deville will square off at SummerSlam in a Hair vs. Hair Match. The match announcement comes after Deville attacked Rose and cut off some of her hair, causing…
Jay White’s Return To NJPW Revealed
Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White is scheduled to return to New Japan Pro Wrestling on this Friday’s episode of NJPW Strong. The announcement was made during this week’s NJPW Finish Strong video, which we have included in the player above. His opponent has not yet been announced. White has not competed since February 22,…
Cody Wants TNT Title To Be ‘Most Important & Coveted Belt Of All Time’
Cody Rhodes wants the AEW TNT Championship to be the “most important and coveted belt of all time.” “She’s a looker alright,” Cody tweeted. “My goal is to make it the most important and coveted belt of all time. (The walk from my office to the entrance tunnel on Wednesday was maybe my favorite bts…
AEW Dynamite Preempted This Week, Three Hour Show Over Two Nights, More
AEW Dynamite will be preempted this week on TNT due to the 2020 NBA Playoffs. As we reported here on WrestlingNews.com, the network confirmed earlier this month a total of three episodes will be preempted. Those episodes include this Wednesday’s show, the August 26 episode and the September 16 episode. Tony Khan revealed over the…
WWE Moving Away From TV-PG, Braun Strowman’s New Look, Saturday Night’s Main Event Returning?
– This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown was rated TV-14. That of course is notable considering WWE’s strong commitment to producing PG programming over the last decade. – WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman debuted a new shaved head look on this week’s SmackDown. You can check out a photo below: Whole new monster……
Backstage News On Rey Mysterio’s Return To WWE
As first reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Rey Mysterio is rumored to make his return to WWE Raw on next week’s episode. Mysterio, who was working without a WWE contract, is believed to have agreed to a new deal. We do not have terms at press time, however, the plan since shortly after the Eye for…
Amway Center To Host WWE Shows With No Fans Through October
WWE has agreed to a deal with the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida to hold all of their television and pay-per-views through October 30, 2020, as first reported by Jon Alba. According to the report, the deal as it stands is for there to be no fans present through October. However, it also secures a…
New Stipulation Added To Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio At SummerSlam
WWE announced on Saturday that Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio at SummerSlam will now be a Street Fight. BREAKING NEWS: @WWERollins vs. @35_Dominik will now be a ???????????????????????? ???????????????????? at #SummerSlam! https://t.co/q1RIt9Kemy — WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020 It was originally announced on last week’s Raw that Dominik would be allowed to use weapons in…
WWE SmackDown Overnight Viewership Ticks Upward
WWE Friday Night SmackDown did 1.979 million viewers on FOX in the overnight numbers. That is up from the 1.962 viewers the show did in the final number last week, which was adjusted up from the overnight number that was 1.956. Friday’s show did 1.932 million viewers the first hour and went up to 2.025…
TNT Contacts AEW Regarding Controversy Of Top Star, How Much WWE Is Paying MVP On New Deal, Vince McMahon’s Role In The Rock Buying XFL Revealed, Big Star Written Off WWE TV, AEW Releases, Weekly NWA PPVs, COVID-19 Scare In NJPW, WWE Moving To Amway Center, Identities Of Retribution And Likely Leader, Tons More
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NJPW Strong Results (8/14/20) – New Japan USA Cup Semi-Finals
Below are complete results from the August 14th edition of NJPW Strong: Logan Riegel & Barrett Brown def. Clark Connors & Jordan Clearwater PJ Black, Misterioso & Blake Christian def. ACH, TJP & Alex Zayne New Japan Cup USA Semifinals: David Finlay def. Tama Tonga New Japan Cup USA Semifinals: KENTA def. Jeff Cobb
Intercontinental Championship Match Set For Next Week’s SmackDown
AJ Styles will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Jeff Hardy on next week’s SmackDown, just two days before SummerSlam. ???? It's on! ????@JEFFHARDYBRAND challenges @AJStylesOrg for the #ICTitle NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/RmgAPYt4Ni — WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020 Next week’s SmackDown is expected to be the first live episode emanating from the Amway Center…
WWE 205 Live Results (8/14/20) – Ariya Daivari vs. Jake Atlas
Below are complete results from this week’s new episode of WWE 205 Live: Legado del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde def. Ever-Rise Ariya Daivari def. Jake Atlas This was Daivari’s first match back since March 13. There’s no word yet on why he was out of action during this time. You can check out…
Shawn Michaels Appearance Set For Monday Night Raw, Rey Mysterio Update
WWE announced during this week’s SmackDown that Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will appear on Monday’s Raw to weigh in on Randy Orton’s attack on Ric Flair. .@ShawnMichaels comes to #WWERaw THIS MONDAY! ???? 8/7c @USA_Network https://t.co/jebh1NQist — WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020 Additionally, WWE is teasing that Rey Mysterio might appear on Raw for…
Kalisto Returns To WWE On This Week’s Friday Night SmackDown
Kalisto returned to action on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The returned happened when Gran Metalik was facing Shinsuke Nakamura in a singles match. Kalisto entered to the Lucha House Party entrance theme, which distracted both Cesaro and Nakamura. Lince Dorado and Kalisto double teamed Cesaro on the ramp, which allowed Metalik…
Hair vs. Hair Match Set For WWE SummerSlam
Mandy Rose is set to face Sonya Deville in a Hair vs. Hair match at SummerSlam. The match was setup on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown when Mandy Rose challenged Deville. This comes after Deville cut Rose’s hair in an attack two weeks ago. Rose debuted a new shorter hairstyle as a…
WWE Payback Confirmed For This Month; Women’s Tag Titles On The Line
WWE Payback will take place on Sunday, August 30, 2020 and will air live on the WWE Network. The show, which had been rumored to take place on week after SummerSlam, was confirmed during the airing of this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Sasha Banks and Bayley will be defending the WWE Women’s…
Asuka Earns Shot At WWE SmackDown Women’s Title At SummerSlam
Asuka won the Tri-Brand Battle Royal on tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown to earn a shot at Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. The finish saw Asuka eliminate Shayna Baszler to go over. Asuka will already face Sasha Banks at SummerSlam for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship after beating Bayley on…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (8/14/20) – More SummerSlam Matches Set
Welcome to our live coverage of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Here you will find live results of the broadcast that aired on FOX on Friday, August 14, 2020. This week’s show will feature a sit-down interview with Alexa Bliss, a confrontation between Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt, Big E vs. John Morrison and a tri-brand…
Bea Priestly Issues Statement On AEW Release
Bea Priestly has confirmed her release from AEW with a few statements on Twitter. On Friday, Priestly publicly wished AEW success while thanking Dustin Rhodes and Kenny Omega for coaching her, and Tony Khan, Cody and Brandi Rhodes, and The Young Bucks for giving her a chance. Priestly, who is based out of England, seemingly…
ROH Announces COVID-19 Safety Protocols, Pure Title Tournament Participants
Ring of Honor is resuming operations this month in Maryland after nearly six months on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported here on WrestlingNews.com, the promotion will tape television in Maryland. The focus of those tapings will be the Pure Title tournament, which was originally scheduled for April. ROH announced today there will…
Ariya Daivari Returning To Action On Tonight’s WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced two matches for tonight’s new episode of 205 Live on the WWE Network: Jake Atlas vs. Ariya Daivari Ever-Rise vs. Legado del Fantasma https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1294382492187799553 We’ll have complete results posted here at WrestlingNews.com.
AJ Styles On What It Took To Convince Vince McMahon He Was A Top Star
AJ Styles shared some interesting insight on how Vince McMahon viewed him when he first came to WWE in recent comments made on his Twitch stream. Styles, who came to WWE after a highly successful career in TNA Wrestling, the independent circuit, ROH and NJPW, explained when you get an opportunity in WWE you hope…
WWE Moving TV Operations To Amway Center (VIDEO)
WWE is in the process of moving their TV operations from the Performance Center to Amway Center in Orlando, FL. The plan appears to be as we reported here on WrestlingNews.com that after next week’s Raw tapings at the Performance Center, next week’s SmackDown, SummerSlam and all of WWE main roster TV will take place…
Participants Revealed For Tonight’s Tri-Brand Battle Royal On SmackDown
WWE has announced via Instagram that twelve participants will compete in tonight’s tri-brand battle royal on SmackDown: Ruby Riott Liv Morgan Shayna Baszler Bianca Belair Peyton Royce Billie Kay Nikki Cross Lacey Evans Naomi Dana Brooke Tegan Nox Shotzi Blackheart The winner of the battle royal will challenge Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at…
Vince McMahon’s Odd Philosophy, IC Title At SummerSlam, Fans At AEW/WWE Tapings, Non-Title Matches Bad For Business, MMA On Raw Underground
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Santino Marella Closing Battle Arts Academy; Announces Last Show
Santino Marella announced on his social media that he is closing his Battle Arts Academy next month. The school’s last day will be September 30, 2020. Their last professional wrestling show will take place outside on Saturday, September 12, 2020 in front of a live audience no bigger than 100 people. Below is his official…
Velveteen Dream’s #SpeakingOut Accuser Issues Statement Following His Return
Velveteen Dream returned to WWE NXT on this week’s episode. He was revealed as the mystery man in the qualifying match that also involved Cameron Grime and Kushida. Grimes went over in the match after pinning Kushida. Dream closed the show by beating up on Kushida. One of the Dreamer’s accusers has issued a statement…
NPJW Announces Competitor COVID-19 Negative; Sunday’s Show On As Planned
New Japan Pro Wrestling has revealed the competitor that caused Night 11 of their Summer Struggle Tour to be canceled moments before showtime had negative antigen/antibody tests in their test taken immediately after it was discovered they had a fever. The show on Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Shizuoka will go on as planned. This…
NJPW Summer Struggle Results For Night 9 (8/11/20) & Night 10 (8/12/20)
Below are complete results from NJPW Summer Struggle shows for Night 9 and Night 10: NJPW Summer Struggle Night 9 Results: August 11, 2020 Tomoaki Honma & Satoshi Kojima beat Gabriel Kidd & Yuya Uemura Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Sho beat Yuji Nagata., Ryusuke Taguchi & Yota Tsuji SANADA & Shingo Takagi beat DOUKI…
Amid Continued Criticism, Chris Jericho Reveals He’s Tested COVID-19 Negative 12 Times
Chris Jericho continues to take heat on social media over his band Fozzy playing in North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jericho, while tweeting about AEW’s success in the key demographics over WWE NXT, of course used the hashtags #DemoBurn an #DemoGod. This caused one fan to respond negatively. “Covid god…
Two More AEW Stars Reportedly Released
Jimmy Havoc and Bea Priestly are reportedly gone from All Elite Wrestling, per The Wrestling Observer. The AEW roster profiles of Havoc, Priestly, and Sadie Gibbs were all removed on Thursday, leading to speculation that they are officially gone from the company. Gibbs confirmed her release on social media. Jimmy Havoc, who signed in February…
Sadie Gibbs Confirms Release From All Elite Wrestling
Sadie Gibbs has confirmed via social media that she has been released from AEW. My journey it’s been one hell of a ride, I never expect it to get easier I just expect my core values and perception to evolve and for me always to find #GRACE within moving forwards. #UNDEFINABLE Thankyou so much @TonyKhan…
Latest On WWE SummerSlam Location, TV Tapings Leaving The Performance Center?
The big rumor making rounds today is that WWE is heading to the Amway Center in Orlando for SummerSlam, and possibly for the foreseeable future. WrestleVotes first dropped hints via Twitter that the Amway Center is the new home for SummerSlam, with various publications backing it up. WWE has yet to confirm this news, but…
Viewership Down For Both AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did an average viewing audience of 792,000 viewers on TNT. The show ranked No. 9 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.32 rating. The audience was down from the 901,000 viewers from the week prior. WWE NXT did 619,000 viewers on the USA Network. The show ranked No. 65 in…
Cody vs. Brodie Lee, Women’s Tag Team Cup Finals & More Set For 8/22 Dynamite
The next episode of AEW Dynamite will air on Saturday, August 22, at 6pm ET on TNT. This will be the first of three episodes to be pre-empted by NBA games. With Dynamite partially going head-to-head against NXT TakeOver XXX, AEW has announced the following items: FTR vs. Private Party The Elite vs. Alex Reynolds,…
Early WWE SmackDown Preview: Alexa Bliss Interview, Fiend/Strowman & More
WWE has announced a few new items for this week’s Friday Night SmackDown on FOX: A sit-down interview with Alexa Bliss A confrontation between Braun Strowman and “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt Big E vs. John Morrison .@AlexaBliss_WWE sits down for an interview after back-to-back run-ins with #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt tomorrow night on #SmackDown. ???? Friday, 8/7c…
Shotzi Blackheart Finds Missing Car And Ring Gear
In an update, NXT star Shotzi Blackheart has found her missing car and ring gear. Blackheart revealed on Twitter earlier this week that her vehicle containing her belongings was stolen from her apartment complex on Monday night. In the video update above, fellow NXT star Jake Atlas assisted Blackheart in taking her to where authorities…
EVOLVE, PROGRESS, & More Indie Content Debuting On WWE Network This Week
WWE has officially announced that more independent wrestling content will slowly make its way to the WWE Network starting this Saturday, August 15th. The following events and playlists will highlight EVOLVE, PROGRESS, wXw, and ICW: EVOLVE The Best of Drew McIntyre in EVOLVE The Best of Keith Lee in EVOLVE wXw wXw Femme Fatales 2019…
