Category: Wrestling News
NJPW Summer Struggle Event Canceled Due To Wrestler With Fever
New Japan Pro Wrestling canceled Night 11 of the Summer Struggle Tour last minute due to a wrestler developing a fever. The following statement was issued: “Today, Uwajima, Ehime prefecture was scheduled to see night 11 of the Summer Struggle tour. Unfortunately, one of the wrestlers scheduled to appear had developed a fever. The wrestler…
Heat On Jericho?, WWE Losing TV Deals, How Released Talent Get Paid For 3 Months, McMahon On The Rock Owning XFL
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Injury Scare Halts WWE NXT Taping
Johnny Gargano took a bad bump in a match against Ridge Holland that was taped last night from Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL. The match is scheduled to air on next week’s episode of WWE NXT. John Pollock reports Gargano landed on his head and the match was stopped. Both Triple H and…
NXT Championship Match Made Official For NXT TakeOver XXX, Updated Card
Karrion Kross and Keith Lee officially signed the contract on this week’s NXT for their NXT Championship match at TakeOver XXX on Saturday, August 22nd. Additionally, Cameron Grimes qualified for the North American Championship Ladder Match by defeating Kushida and the returning Velveteen Dream. Below is the updated TakeOver card: NXT Championship Match – Keith…
Finished AEW TNT Championship Revealed, Mike Chioda’s AEW Debut
As promised, Cody Rhodes debuted the finished AEW TNT Championship belt on tonight’s Dynamite during his successful defense against Scorpio Sky. The title’s completed design was delayed due to the pandemic. #TNTChamp @CodyRhodes just a few hours away from his title defense against @ScorpioSky, and he gets a surprise from @RefTurnerAEW Watch #AEWDynamite TONIGHT at…
AEW Dynamite Results (8/12/20) – FTR Turns, Cassidy vs. Jericho
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. AEW Dynamite Results – 8/12/2020 From Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL The Young Bucks def. Dark Order’s Stu Grayson & Evil Uno when Nick pinned Uno for the three after a hot opener. MJF gives a speech with his cabinet surrounding him. Jon Moxley…
WWE NXT Results (8/12/20) – Velveteen Dream Returns
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. WWE NXT Results – 8/12/2020 From Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL Karrion Kross def. Danny Burch via referee stoppage after a one-sided battle. Post-match, Keith Lee came out with a contract in his hand for a TakeOver XXX match. Kross signs…
TNT Contacts AEW About A Controversy Involving One Of Their Top Stars
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Ric Flair Wanted Things To Go Differently With Randy Orton
Ric Flair was written off of WWE television at the end of this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw when Randy Orton punted him. While Flair could always end up being used again, the thinking is Flair was eliminated from the program to sell Randy Orton as the true Legend Killer, while also putting the…
Confirmed: Finished TNT Title Belt To Be Unveiled On AEW Dynamite
The finished AEW TNT Championship belt design will be unveiled on tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, as confirmed by Cody Rhodes in a sit down interview with Tony Schiavone. The process of having an original design done was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cody Rhodes is the promotion’s first ever TNT champion as he…
Latest On Edge’s Return To WWE
Edge assured fans he still has “some climbing to do” in regards to his professional wrestling career. Tuesday was one year since the WWE Hall of Famer returned and took out Elias with a Spear. He went on to return to the ring until he was injured in a loss to Randy Orton at WWE…
Dax Harwood Opens Up About Recent Knee Injury
AEW will celebrate Tag Team Appreciation Night tonight on Dynamite, but tag team aficionados Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler, collectively known as FTR, will not be able to compete. Harwood, formerly known as Scott Dawson in WWE, revealed to the Battleground podcast that he tweaked his knee during a recent 12-man tag match and was…
Bischoff’s AEW Future, McMahon Taking Risks Without Fans, Respect Mickie James And Natalya, Orton Surging As Legend Killer
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AEW Dynamite Preview: Tag Team Appreciation Night, Jericho vs. Cassidy
AEW will air a new (pre-taped) episode of Dynamite on TNT tonight at 8pm ET. The following items have been announced for the broadcast: Scorpio Sky vs. Cody (c) for the AEW TNT Championship Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus vs. Hangman Page & Kenny Omega (c) for the AEW Tag Team Championship Chris Jericho vs. Orange…
WWE NXT Preview: Kross vs. Burch, Triple Threat Mystery Opponent
WWE will air a new (pre-taped) episode of NXT tonight at 8pm ET on the USA Network. The following items have been announced for the broadcast: Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae invite the NXT universe into their home Adam Cole responds to Pat McAfee’s attack WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar vs. Tyler Breeze in…
AEW Dark Results (8/11/20) – Butcher & Blade vs. SCU
Below are complete results from the August 11th edition of AEW Dark: Rey Fenix def. Lee Johnson Shawn Spears def. Alex Chamberlain Gunn Club def. Shawn Dean & M’Badu Kip Sabian def. Michael Stevens Private Party def. Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison Jurassic Express def. Pineapple Pete, Aaron Solow & Corey Hollis Natural Nightmares…
WWE Raw Viewership Rises, Ratings Down
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average of 1.722 million viewers on the USA Network, up from the 1.714 million viewers the show did last week. Here’s how the show did by hour: Hour 1: 1.811 million viewers Hour 2: 1.754 million viewers Hour 3: 1.601 million viewers Raw ranked #4…
Five Matches Confirmed For Impact Wrestling Emergence Night 1
Impact Wrestling has announced five matches for Night 1 of Emergence on August 18: Kylie Rae vs. Taya Valkyrie in a Wrestle House match Trey Miguel vs. Moose (c) – TNA World Championship match TJP vs. Rohit Raju vs. Chris Bey (c) – X-Division Championship match Good Brothers vs. Ace Austin & Madman Fulton The…
Impact Wrestling Results (8/11/20) – Brian Myers vs. Eddie Edwards
Impact Wrestling Results & Reactions – 8/11/2020 The show opens with Eric Young and Willie Mack brawling in the locker room area. Security and officials try to break them up, but the brawl spills into the arena, and then the ring. Mack grabs a mic and says he wants to get this match started right…
Vince McMahon’s Involvement In The Rock Purchasing XFL Revealed; Details On Potential Exclusive Broadcasting Partner
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Dancers Absent From Raw Underground Segments Amid Criticism
WWE has apparently scrapped the female dancers from the Raw Underground segments, as they were removed from the segments on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. While this week’s show was taped last week with the week prior’s episode, it is unknown if they were edited out or just not featured. It is also…
WWE Announces Another Match For Loaded NXT On USA Network
WWE announced on Monday Tyler Breeze will face NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar in a non-title match on this week’s episode of WWE NXT. The following is confirmed for this week’s show on the USA Network, which airs at 8 PM ET: Adam Cole responds to Pat McAfee’s attack WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar…
Rey Mysterio Promises Seth Rollins Will Pay; CM Punk Weighs In
Rey Mysterio weighed in on the brutal beating Seth Rollins and Murphy gave his son Dominik on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. “You took this to another level @wwerollins You will FKN pay for this!!,” Mysterio wrote on Instagram with a screen capture of Rollins waving to the camera. CM Punk stopped…
WWE NXT Superstar Has Car And Ring Gear Stolen
WWE NXT Superstar Shotzi Blackheart claimed Tuesday morning on social media her car was stolen Monday night in Orlando. Included in the car was all of her ring gear. “My car was stolen outside my apartment last night in Orlando. 2015 WHITE HONDA CIVIC LYTP77 last tracked driving down chickasaw at 5am,” Blackheart wrote. “Also…
Alundra Blayze & Lance Storm Offended Over Raw Underground Dancers
Alundra Blayze, formerly known as Madusa, was offended over the dancers that were part of the Raw Underground segment. “SO? We are bringing back half naked women in the same breath of promoting the evolution and equality of women? Yes this is entertainment yes this is a skit yes this is acting yes these are…
Dominik Beating Too Graphic?, People Offended Over Raw Underground Dancers, Only Thing Lacking In Orton’s Run, SummerSlam Location
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Ring Of Honor To Resume TV Production This Month
Ring of Honor will resume TV production this month in Maryland without fans in the audience. The following statement was issued on Tuesday: “With the safety and health of talents, staff and production crew at the forefront, Ring of Honor Wrestling will return to producing new episodes of the “Ring of Honor Wrestling” television program…
NWA Forms New Partnership For Live Weekly Pay-Per-Views
The National Wrestling Alliance, the United Wrestling Network, and Thunder Studios have formed a partnership to present live, weekly, 90-minute pay-per-view events on Fite starting on Tuesday, September 15. According to United Wrestling Network’s announcement via Twitter, these events will emanate from Thunder Studios’ Long Beach Studios in California. NWA and UWN’s championships will be…
ACH, PJ Black, TJP & More Set For This Week’s NJPW Strong
ACH is making his return to New Japan Pro Wrestling this Friday for the first time since 2018. Other former WWE stars such as PJ Black, TJP, and KENTA will also compete on the New Japan Strong card, which will stream on NJPW World at 10pm ET. Below is the current lineup: New Japan Cup…
Impact Wrestling Preview: Eric Young In Action, No DQ Knockouts Match
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: Havok & Nevaeh vs. Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz in a No DQ tag team match Jordynne Grace vs. Kimber Lee Eddie Edwards puts his Impact World Championship on…
Mickie James Match Announced For Next Week’s Raw
Mickie James will officially return to the ring on next week’s Monday Night Raw when she goes one-on-one with Natalya. The match was set up on this week’s show (results here) when Natalya and Lana interrupted Mickie’s backstage interview. The new tandem gloated about how Natalya is the “B.O.A.T.” of WWE, the “best of all…
Randy Orton Turns On Ric Flair To End WWE Raw
Randy Orton turned on Ric Flair in the closing segment of tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. After beating Kevin Owens, Orton told Flair they had something they needed to discuss. He blamed Flair’s mouth and ego for his match against Owens. He told him he no longer loved and respected him and that…
PHOTOS: Dominik Mysterio Destroyed With Kendo Stick Shots On WWE Raw
Dominik Mysterio was involved in a contract signing segment to open this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. In the segment, he signed the “match contract” for his singles match against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam and his “Performer’s Contract” to be a WWE Superstar. He went on to receive 30 kendo stick shots at…
AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament Results (8/10/20): Night Two
All Elite Wrestling continued the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament today. You can watch the second batch of first-round matches embedded in the player above. AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament Results (8/10/20): Night Two – Ivelisse & Diamante def. Dasha Gonzalez & Rachael Ellering – Big Swole & Nicole Savoy def. Leva Bates…
WWE Raw Women’s Championship Match Set For SummerSlam
Asuka beat WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw to earn a shot at Sasha Banks and the WWE Raw Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. The saga continues.@WWEAsuka will see @SashaBanksWWE at #SummerSlam! #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/soKZWOQj2m — WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2020 Asuka and Bayley fought for over 15 minutes with…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (8/10/20) – Orton Turns On Flair
Welcome to our live coverage of WWE Monday Night Raw. Here you will find live results of the broadcast that aired on the USA Network on Monday, August 10, 2020. This week’s show will feature Asuka vs. Bayley, Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens, the return of Mickey James, the contract signing of Dominik Mysterio and…
Another Hint Dominik Dijakovic Is Part Of Retribution
Dominik Dijakovic, who is heavily rumored to be one of the leaders of the Retribution faction, tweeted and deleted a static image on his Twitter and Instagram accounts, stating “We are in control.” Vince McMahon was tagged in the Twitter post. Screen captures are below: Dijakovic tweeted this then deleted fast pic.twitter.com/gF4XZObeTX — Joe Mashups…
Priscilla Kelly Announces She And Darby Allin Are Divorcing
Priscilla Kelly announced on Monday she and her husband Darby Allin are divorcing. Kelly, an independent wrestler who has worked for WWE, AEW and MLW, issued a statement on Twitter revealing the split. Darby Allin is with All Elite Wrestling. The couple wed in November 2018. “The last few months have been extremely difficult, and…
WWE SmackDown Audience Featuring Riddle vs. Sheamus Adjusts Up
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown ended up doing 1.962 million viewers on FOX. That is up from the 1.956 million viewers the show did in the overnights that were released over the weekend. Last week’s show did a higher viewership than the previous week, which garnered 1.894 million viewers. SmackDown helped FOX…
Mickie James Returning On Tonight’s Raw, Contract Signing Announced
WWE has announced a few more items for tonight’s Raw: Dominik Mysterio and Seth Rollins open the show with a SummerSlam contract signing Mickie James returns to action Bianca Belair vs. Zelina Vega Previously announced for the show: Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton w/Ric Flair Raw Underground w/Shane McMahon More from the destructive Retribution faction…
Exclusive Details On Terms Of MVP’s New WWE Contract, AEW Interest, End Of “Bidding Wars” Between Promotions
This post is exclusive to WNC Insider members. You must be a member to view it. Click here to signup now. Talent In WWE Making Less Money, Panic Over Raw’s Viewership, Grudge Match At SummerSlam, How WWE Feels About AEW
Chris Jericho “Bans” Jim Cornette From AEW; Cornette Hits Back
Chris Jericho joked on Twitter he has “banned” Jim Cornette from watching any and all future episodes of AEW Dynamite and AEW Dark. Jericho noted he is “under AEW suspension until further notice.” I am officially banning @TheJimCornette from watching any & all future episodes of #AEWDynamite & #AEWDark. He is under @AEWrestling suspension until…
WWE Files For New Trademarks For Retribution, Imperium And More
WWE filed for trademarks for the following terms of the last week: Retribution Mustance Mountain Karrion Kross James Drake Jake Atlas Indi Hartwell Kacy Catanzaro Gallus Indus Sher Grizzled Young Veterans Legado del Fantasma Imperium Some of these are obvious, while others could be for future use. There is no need to read too much…
Ric Flair Confirmed For Tonight’s WWE Raw
Ric Flair confirmed Monday on Twitter he will appear on tonight’s episode of WWE Raw. Flair will appear in the corner of Randy Orton for his match against Kevin Owens. There are a lot of rumors about Flair and whether or not he’ll be in Orton’s corner for his WWE Championship match against Drew McIntyre…
Confirmed Matches For NJPW’s Jingu Stadium Show
On Monday, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the lineup for their Summer Struggle show on August 29, 2020 from Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. This will be NJPW’s first show from the stadium in over 20 years. Master Wato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru Fatal Four Way to determine the first ever KOPW2020 champion Shingo Takagi vs. Minoru…
James “Kamala” Harris Tested Positive For COVID-19 Days Before Death
Former WWE Superstar James “Kamala” Harris died on Sunday at the age of 70. Jason King reports Harris tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19. According to his wife, he likely contracted the virus from one of is weekly trips to the dialysis center. He was hospitalized on Wednesday night and in good spirits. He went into…
Possible Raw Underground Spoiler For Tonight
Raw Underground will be featured again on tonight’s Monday Night Raw, and it looks like we’ll see the women’s division take part. WrestleVotes revealed on Twitter today that Shayna Baszler is likely to appear in an Underground segment, but it has yet to be confirmed by WWE. Hearing Shayna Baszler will be apart of RAW…
Heat On AEW Star, WWE’s Role In Cabana vs. CM Punk, Styles In WWE Hall Of Fame, Future Of Raw Underground/Retribution
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Confirmed For WWE Raw Tonight: Orton vs. Owens, Asuka vs. Bayley
The following is confirmed for tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, which was taped last week from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL: Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton w/Ric Flair Raw Underground w/Shane McMahon More from the destructive Retribution faction Asuka vs. WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley – if Asuka wins, she’ll face Sasha…
Chris Jericho Criticized Over Weekend Fozzy Shows
Chris Jericho and his band Fozzy trended Twitter over the weekend as they performed in Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota. Some fans were critical of a picture that showed people not practicing social distancing or wearing masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. You can see a photo from the North Dakota show below: Fozzy performed…
