Category: Wrestling News
Eric Young Reveals There Were Plans To Bring Him Back To NXT
In a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Eric Young revealed that he and Triple H had discussed plans for him to return to NXT post-WrestleMania 36 before he was released on April 15. “I can tell you now Scott D’Amore was the second person I heard from when the news came out. This is…
Tag Team Match Added To This Week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW has announced Santana & Ortiz will battle Best Friends in a tag team match on this week’s Dynamite. https://twitter.com/Santana_Proud/status/1290034403448692736 Below is the updated Dynamite lineup for Wednesday: Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley (c) – AEW World Championship match Cody & Matt Cardona vs. Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver Young Bucks, FTR, Kenny…
United States Title Match To Open This Week’s WWE Raw
WWE has announced that MVP will officially challenge Apollo Crews for the United States Champion in the opening match of Monday’s Raw. .@WWEApollo and @The305MVP will kick off #WWERaw tomorrow night as they battle for the #USTitle!https://t.co/X4h8qnZ6hY pic.twitter.com/tEc8HhQnId — WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2020 MVP vs. Crews was originally scheduled for Extreme Rules two weeks…
The Bella Twins Welcome Baby Boys Into The World One Day Apart
WWE Hall of Fame inductees The Bella Twins are both officially moms. On Sunday, Nikki and Brie took to social media to reveal they both gave birth to boys on Friday and Saturday, respectively. This is Nikki and Artem Chigvintsev’s first child together, while it’s Brie and Daniel Bryan’s second child following the birth of…
Why Kofi Kingston Was Removed From TV, Jon Moxley On Going To WWE Being A Huge Mistake, Top Star Has Surgery, Rusev Finished?, Excalibur/Owens Racist Promo Resurfaces, Eric Bischoff Confirmed For Dynamite, No WWE Shows Outside Of Florida Until Next Year?, Who Was Really Behind Eye For An Eye Match
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Exclusive: WWE Looking To Hold SummerSlam In AEW’s Backyard
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Two EVOLVE Talents Confirmed To Be Under WWE Contract
WWE has signed EVOLVE wrestlers Anthony Greene and Leon Ruff. Greene’s signing was broke by Sports Keeda and Ruff’s signing was confirmed by F4WOnline.com. WWE acquired EVOLVE less than a month ago but talent contracts were not included in the acquisition. Greene is well known on the American independent scene. He got his start with…
Former WWE NXT Star Confirmed For Women’s Tag Team Cup On AEW Dynamite
Chris Jericho revealed in this week’s episode of Saturday Night Special on his YouTube channel that former NXT Superstar Taynara Conti will be part of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly Draw. Per Jericho, Conti and Anna Jay will face Ariane Andrew and Nyla Rose in a tournament match that has already…
Sonya Deville On Working Through Pandemic; Names Her GOAT
Sonya Deville is back on SmackDown after a few weeks off of TV. As see on this week’s show, she cut Mandy Rose’s hair in their program. VIDEO: Sonya Deville Cuts Mandy Rose’s Hair On SmackDown Out of the ring, Deville and Rose are good friends and she spoke with the International Business Times about…
Xavier Woods Has Blunt Response To Booker T Over Big E Opinions
During a recent episode of his podcast, Booker T explained he believes Big E is going to have to “shed a few things” in order for people to look at him like a world champion. Book said he may have to alter his gear and the colors. He does not believe that trying to be…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Down In Overnight Numbers
WWE Friday Night SmackDown did 1.892 million viewers on FOX in the overnight numbers. That is down from the 1.924 viewers the show did in the final number last week. That was adjusted down from the overnight number that was 1.971. This past Friday’s show did 1.873 million viewers the first hour and 1.911 million…
Two New Matches Announced For This Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has added two matches to this week’s WWE NXT. Bronson Reed will face Shane Thorne, while Cameron Grimes will go one-on-one with NXT Champion Keith Lee in a non-title match. Below is the updated lineup for Wednesday: Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Imperium (c) – NXT Tag Team Championship Match Damian Priest vs.…
Full Details On NJPW Strong; Tournament For IWGP US Title
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s new series called NJPW Strong will focus on American talent. The first episode of the series will feature the opening round of a tournament called New Japan Cup USA with the winner getting a shot at the IWGP United States Championship currently held by Jon Moxley. The following will air on…
Bracket For NJPW’s Tournament To Crown New NEVER Six-Man Tag Team Champion
New Japan Pro Wrestling will hold a tournament to determine the new NEVER Six-Man Tag Team champions Shingo Takagi, EVIL and BUSHI have vacated the titles. EVIL had no desire to continue as a titleholder as he is now the dual IWGP Intercontinental and Heavyweight Champion The tournament will be under single elimination rules and…
MVP Explains Why He Doesn’t Want Hurt Business To Rehash Nation Of Domination
MVP recently appeared on Say Less With Kaz and Lowkey where he addressed rumors of WWE bringing back the Nation of Domination. As we reported exclusively here in Ask WNC, there has been talk of resurrecting the faction with it with it picking up steam lately. In fact, Ron Simmons was brought to TV with…
WWE Star Opens Up On Battle With Depression
Peyton Royce opened up on her battle with depression in a new post on Instagram. Royce, who was last worked Ruby Riott in a losing effort on the July 20, 2020 episode of Monday Night Raw, explained how everything was great on the outside but it was not. Below is her full post: ❗️ Vulnerable…
Early WWE Raw Preview – Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre Continues
WWE is questioning the following heading into this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw: How will Drew McIntyre respond to Randy Orton’s attack? McIntyre will defend the WWE Championship against Orton at SummerSlam. This started last week and will continue to build as the main event of WWE’s biggest show of the year. Will Asuka…
WWE 205 Live Results (7/31/20) – One-Match Show
Below are complete results from this week’s episode of WWE 205 Live from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida: Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza beat Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Tony Nese. The finish saw Wilde pin Tony Neese after a Lungblower followed by a running kick and Russian Leg Sweep combo. https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289382191949062145 https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289384929554358272 https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289385522880606210 https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289386057402740736…
Bayley Continues Historic SmackDown Title Reign
Bayley beat Nikki Cross on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown to retain the WWE Women’s SmackDown Championship. The finish saw Bayley slam Cross’s face into the mat and pin her in just over 10 minutes. Today marks 295 days that Bayley has held the title. .@NikkiCrossWWE PLANTS the champ!#SmackDown @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/71R53gTBhx —…
VIDEO: The Fiend Puts The Mandible Claw On Alexa Bliss
“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt ended this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown by applying the Mandible Claw on Alexa Bliss. The spot happened after Bayley successfully defended the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss. The lights went out and when they came back on, they were tinted red. The Fiend was standing in the…
VIDEO: Sonya Deville Cuts Mandy Rose’s Hair On SmackDown
There was a backstage segment on tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown where Sonya Deville attacked Mandy Rose. Rose was putting on lipstick when Deville showed up and began attacking her. Deville smeared lipstick on Rose’s face and kicked her in the head. Then, Deville took scissors and started cutting Rose’s hair. She went…
Did AEW Copy Impact With MJF’s ‘State Of The Industry’ Address?
Did All Elite Wrestling bite from Impact Wrestling in MJF’s ‘State of the Industry’ address that aired on this week’s episode of Dynamite on TNT? Impact tweeted a video of a segment from 2015 featuring EC3’s #EC3ForChamp promo. Check out their tweet below: Is the #EC3ForChamp campaign part of the past @therealec3 wants to destroy?…
Seth Rollins Reveals Vince McMahon’s Limited Role In Eye For An Eye Match
Seth Rollins revealed some interesting details about the Eye for an Eye match at WWE’s The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. Speaking during an interview with Talk Sport, Rollins revealed Vince McMahon had next to nothing to do with the actual match. It was actually planned out by himself, Rey Mysterio and producer Jamie Noble.…
Mistrial Declared In Jeff Jarrett’s Lawsuit Against Anthem Wrestling
A mistrial was declared in the lawsuit pitting Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling against Anthem Wrestling. United States District Court Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. declared a mistrial on Friday, granting a motion filed by Anthem’s legal team. There were a number of factors that caused Anthem to request the mistrial. They alleged Jarrett’s…
Top WWE Star Predicts No Shows Outside Of Performance Center Until Next Year
WWE Intercontinental Champion AJ Styles predicted on his Twitch channel that WWE will continue to run shows at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida until 2021. Styles added he does not know what is going on with SummerSlam. He hopes they can run shows outside of the PC but based on everything and how it…
Watch: Pulp Fusion With More Salina de la Renta
Major League Wrestling released the latest episode of Pulp Fusion today on their official YouTube channel. You can watch it in the player embedded above. Below is the official description: Salina de la Renta negotiates with AAA???? Is the Empresaria selling Promociones Dorado? The realest family in Lucha libre hits the pool as Los Parks…
Did AJ Styles Successfully Defend WWE Intercontinental Championship?
AJ Styles beat Gran Metalik in a WWE Intercontinental Championship match on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The match was booked to make it look like Metalik had a chance with Lince Dorado in his corner. There were some good near falls and a lot of fun spots. Ultimately, Styles hit the…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (7/31/20) – AJ Styles Defends IC Title
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, July 31, 2020. This week’s show features AJ Styles defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Gran Metalik, Bayley defending the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Nikki Cross and Naomi vs. Lacey…
NJPW Summer Struggle Results For Night 3 And Night 4
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Summer Struggle tour has continued this week. Below are results from Night 3 and Night 4. NJPW Summer Struggle Night 3 (7/29/20) From Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Attendance: 599 fans YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto beat Gabriel Kidd, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomoaki Honma & Satoshi Kojima SANADA &…
WWE NXT Injury Updates On Cameron Grimes, Finn Balor And Dexter Lumis
Matt Camp reported on the following WWE NXT injuries in this week’s NXT Injury Report: Cameron Grimes suffered a jaw contusion his encounter with NXT Champion Keith Lee. Grimes has challenged Lee to a bout for next week. Finn Balor worked the Triple Threat main event with a calf muscle tear. The injury occurred during…
Vince McMahon On Low Ratings, AEW & NXT Rebounding, Heyman’s Firing
Vince McMahon took questions from investors during a conference call held on Thursday after WWE released their second quarter earnings. While the majority of these calls are to discuss aspects that influence the company’s stock price (i.e. business details more useful for stockholders and analysts most of you could not care less about), there were…
WWE Touts Strong Second Quarter Earnings
WWE announced their second quarter earnings on Thursday. Below are the highlights: Second Quarter 2020 Highlights Revenues were $223.4 million as compared to $268.9 million in the prior year quarter reflecting the timing of the Company’s large-scale event in Saudi Arabia; Revenues reached a record $514.4 million year-to-date, representing 14% growth from the prior year…
Mark “Rollerball” Rocco Dead At 69
British wrestling legend Mark “Rollerball” Rocco has died at the age of 69. The news was announced by All Star Wrestling on Facebook. According to the statement, Rocco had suffered the past few months. “It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to announce the passing of the one and only MARK ROLLERBALL…
Special Guest Moderator For Jericho/Cassidy Segment Revealed
Eric Bischoff is set to appear on next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite. The news was reported on Reddit by user SpaceForce1, who has provided spoilers from taped episodes of Dynamite in the past. Bischoff is set to appear in a segment with Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy, apparently as the advertised special guest moderator…
WWE Payback PPV Scheduled For One Week After SummerSlam
There is a rumor making rounds on social media that WWE has added an additional pay-per-view to their schedule. According to the @WrestleVotes account on Twitter, which has broke stories in the past, WWE will hold their Payback pay-per-view one week after SummerSlam on Sunday, August 30, 2020. For whatever reason, WWE has added an…
Seven Matches Announced For AEW Dark
Seven matches have been announced for next week’s episode of AEW Dark. AEW Dark premieres every Tuesday on the official All Elite Wrestling YouTube channel. Announced bouts are as follows: FTR vs. Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison Jack Evans vs. QT Marshall The Butcher & The Blade vs. Private Party Scorpio Sky vs. Will…
Eddie Kingston Lands Deal With All Elite Wrestling
Eddie Kingston is All Elite. AEW announced on Friday they have officially signed Kingston following his debut on last Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite where he lost to Cody Rhodes in a TNT Championship Match. Kingston also cut a promo that was well received. Kingston, 38, is well known on the United States independent scene, working…
SmackDown Preview: Two Title Matches, Otis & Mandy Rose Reunite
A new episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown will air tonight at 8pm ET on FOX. WWE has announced the following items: – Gran Metalik vs. AJ Styles (c) – Intercontinental Championship match – Nikki Cross vs. Bayley (c) – SmackDown Women’s Championship match – Naomi vs. Lacey Evans – The Otis and Mandy Rose…
Why CM Punk Hates The Miz, AEW Doesn’t Need More TV, WWE Talent Jumping Ship, NXT Stars Buried
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AEW Dynamite Viewership Down As WWE NXT Rises
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 773,000 viewers on TNT. The show ranked No. 6 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.3 rating. Viewership was down from the 845,000 viewers the series did last week. WWE NXT over on the USA Network did 707,000 viewers on the USA Network, up from the 615,000 viewers they…
Excalibur And Kevin Owens Shown Using Racial Slurs At Old PWG Show
Excalibur traveled to last night’s AEW Dynamite in Jacksonville, Florida but was held off the show. There is still no reason as to why he was replaced by Taz and his absence was not acknowledged on the broadcast. Many fans have pointed to a video trending Twitter that shows Excalibur and WWE superstar Kevin Owens…
Former EVOLVE Star Reportedly Signs With WWE NXT
PWInsider is reporting that former EVOLVE star Leon Ruff has signed a contract with WWE NXT. Ruff has been used on Raw, SmackDown, NXT, 205 Live, and Main Event as an enhancement talent in recent months at the Performance Center against the likes of Tommaso Ciampa, Sheamus, Aleister Black, Karrion Kross, and more. Ruff is…
WWE Does A Better Job Creating Stars Than We Realize, Blatant AEW Bias, Futures Of Edge And Randy Orton, Safe To Say Top Raw Star Is Returning?
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Rusev Finished With Professional Wrestling?
Former WWE Superstar Rusev, who now goes by Miro, stated during a Twitch Q&A he is finished wrestling and is no longer a wrestler. Miro explained he’s a professional Twitcher, YouTuber and content creator. Miro, whose real name is Miroslav Barnyashev, is officially a free agent following his WWE release in April and has strong…
Excalibur Misses AEW Dynamite With No Explanation
Excalibur was noticeably missing from commentary on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, which aired live on TNT. The announce team was comprised of Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and Taz. It was not mentioned on the broadcast why Taz filled in for him. Earlier in July, Shiavone missed Dynamite due to his COVID-19 test results…
MJF Wants Jon Moxley At AEW All Out, Moxley vs. Allin Set For Next Week
MJF has begun his quest for an AEW World Championship match at All Out. He cut a fiery promo on this week’s Dynamite (results here) to make it known that he’s campaigning for the bout since he’s undefeated in singles competition and ranked number one. My defining moment and our defining time. We deserve better.…
Matt Cardona To Team With Cody, Jericho/Cassidy Debate On Next Week’s Dynamite
Several items have been announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite: Matt Cardona will make his AEW in-ring debut when he teams with TNT Champion Cody to face Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver. A twelve-man tag team match will go down as The Young Bucks, FTR, Kenny Omega, and Hangman Page take on six…
Ridge Holland’s Debut, Ripley vs. Kai & More Set For Next Week’s NXT
– Next week’s WWE NXT will feature the official debut of NXT UK star Ridge Holland. The former Luke Menzies will compete in a TakeOver triple threat qualifier against Damian Priest and Oney Lorcan. – Additionally, Dakota Kai and Rhea Ripley will clash in a number one contender’s match, while Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly…
Former WWE Star To Compete In AEW Deadly Draw Tournament
Ariane Andrew, formerly known as Cameron in WWE, will compete in AEW’s Deadly Draw women’s tag team tournament. Andrew appeared backstage on this week’s Dynamite to make it known that she has Nyla Rose’s back despite the company announcing that teams will be drawn at random this Monday on AEW’s YouTube channel. Brandi Rhodes & Allie…
Matt Cardona (FKA Zack Ryder) Makes AEW Dynamite Debut
Matt Cardona is #AllElite. The former Zack Ryder made his AEW Dynamite debut tonight. The Dark Order attacked Cody after his TNT Champion defense, which lead to Cardona making the save. Is that… is that @TheMattCardona?! #AEWDynamite on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/lL4W6tEh3M — AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) July 30, 2020 Cody and Cardona are real-life friends, which…
