Category: Wrestling News
NXT Developmental Superstar Receives New Name
Over the past few weeks, WWE has registered a few trademarks and they are used for different things. Some of the names were assigned to newly-signed WWE talents and others for events that the company might plan on holding eventually. Some of the names are for Superstars who have yet to make their WWE television…
New WWE Champion Crowned, Big Change To Survivor Series Main Event
Drew McIntyre is once again WWE Champion after beating Randy Orton in the main event of this week’s Raw. The match was ruled a No Count-out, No Disqualification match midway by Adam Pearce, allowing for weapons to be used throughout. McIntyre ended up going over via pinfall. HE DID IT!!!!!@DMcIntyreWWE is once again #WWEChampion! #WWERaw…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (11/16/20) – New WWE Champion
WWE Monday Night Raw Results Live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL November 16, 2020 on the USA Network Storyline Developments & Promo Highlights: Drew McIntyre opened the show dressed in street clothes. McIntyre talked up Thanksgiving thanks to living a third of his life in the United States. He said he…
Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke Removed From Team Raw, Survivor Series Replacements Named
Due to storyline injuries, Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke have been removed from the Raw women’s team at Survivor Series. As a result, Adam Pearce has named Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce as their replacements. BREAKING NEWS: Due to injuries suffered tonight, @WWE_MandyRose and @DanaBrookeWWE have been removed from #TeamRaw at #SurvivorSeries, and will be…
Retribution vs. Team Raw Set For Tonight, Randy Orton Served Storyline Fine
There’s a couple developing news items going into tonight’s new episode of Monday Night Raw. Retribution will take on Team Raw’s Sheamus, Braun Strowman, Keith Lee, and Riddle in a big eight-man tag team match. AJ Styles will be at ringside. .@WWESheamus, @RealKeithLee, @BraunStrowman & @SuperKingofBros will battle #RETRIBUTION in an 8-Man Tag Team Match…
Truth Behind Zelina Vega’s Release, Should Wrestlers Unionize, Split Branded WWE PPVs, Signing Tessa Blanchard
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Original Plans For Chelsea Green’s Main Roster Debut
Chelsea Green debuted on Friday Night Smackdown last week. Unfortunately, he suffered a broken wrist when she fell off the apron during the match. She subsequently had surgery for her injury the next day. Since then she has started rehabilitating. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that Green was going to win the fatal four-way…
WWE Might Be Planning Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns For WrestleMania 37
Roman Reigns’ storyline is currently being treated in a different way by WWE. Reports suggested that Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns’ stories do not go through the normal WWE Creative team. Due to this, they can write special long-term stories for Reigns and it seems they are doing just that for next year’s WrestleMania. Drew…
Contactless Meet & Greet To Be Conducted By AEW
AEW will need fans to be there for Jacksonville for this week’s AEW Dynamite and it seems the company will be holding a meet and greet for all the ticket holders. Cody Rhodes and Lancer Archer will be taking part in the meet and greet. This meet and greet will be a part of the…
AEW Will Be Getting First Year Documentary
AEW’s first year was certainly a huge success as many people were dubious about the promotion, as he competed against WWE NXT. Now it seems AEW will get a documentary regarding its first year. The promotion has partnered with Director X in order to showcase the story of All Elite Wrestling in a way that…
The Undertaker Talks About Vince McMahon Being Caring & Not A Monster
Vince McMahon is the Chairman of WWE and every decision goes through him before being passed. Going against McMahon never turns out well for employees involved. Zelina Vega was recently released because she did not adhere to McMahon’s ban on third party sites. The Undertaker recently spoke to the New York Post, where he discussed how…
Paul Heyman Explains Why Roman Reigns’ Heel Turn Did Not Happen Until Now
Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam after being gone before WrestleMania 36 owing to COVID-19 fears. His heel turn finally took place as he won the Universal Title. He is now the Tribal Chief on Friday Night Smackdown and has been working with. Paul Heyman. This has proven to be a huge success for Reigns. Fans…
Jake Hager Talks Calling Cody Rhodes Several Times For AEW Job
Jake Hager debuted on the very first episode of AEW Dynamite in October 2019. His debut was certainly a huge surprise to many. He went on to join the Inner Circle faction and has been one of the key members ever since. Hager wanted to work for the promotion as he wanted to implement his…
Alexa Bliss Announces Engagement
WWE and Alexa Bliss have confirmed that she is now engaged to be married to musician Ryan Cabrera. The following was posted on dot com: It was a true “Moment of Bliss,” as Alexa Bliss and Ryan Cabrera were engaged last night. Bliss shared a photo to her social media revealing the news to the WWE Universe.…
WWE Will Be Finishing Up Seth Rollins’ Storyline Quickly
Seth Rollins is expected to take a break from WWE after Survivor Series’ conclusion. Currently, the belief is that he will be gone anywhere between four to six weeks, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that WWE will be finishing up Seth Rollins’ storylines. He noted…
WWE Possibly Planning Wedding Storyline For Aalyah & Murphy
As is usually the case in WWE, there are several storylines running in the company and some are subject to change at any given moment. One of the current storylines features Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy being romantically involved. Rey Mysterio approved of the storyline relationship on this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown. As suggested…
The Undertaker On WWE Making Smaller Superstars WWE Champions
The Undertaker is a legend in the world of professional wrestling and his career will be celebrated at Survivor Series this month. It will be a 30th-anniversary celebration. He has also faced Superstars of various sizes and has a lot of experience with them all. The Phenom spoke with Yahoo! Sports. Among various topics of…
Brodie Lee Possibly Suffered Injury
Brodie Lee lost the TNT Championship to Cody Rhodes on the October 7th edition of AEW Dynamite. He faced Rhodes in a dog collar match. Since then he has been absent from AEW television and it seems there is a reason for that. On the Wrestling Observer Forum, Dave Meltzer was asked regarding The Exalted…
Zelina Vega Opens Up About Her WWE Release In Emotional Stream
WWE released Zelina Vega from her contract on Friday. It certainly shocked several fans who wondered why it happened. She then let fans know she will be available on Twitch, which is one of the main reasons why she was fired. She opened an OnlyFans account after WWE issued a mandate, banning all third party…
WWE’s Ban On Third Party Platforms Affect Women WWE Superstars More
WWE released Zelina Vega from her contract on Friday. She was released owing to WWE’s ban on third party platforms. She was upset at WWE taking ownership of her Twitch account and she opened an OnlyFans shortly after the company’s ban took place. During Figure Four Daily, Lance Storm talked about this problem. He said that…
Smackdown Ratings See Decline This Week
This week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown continued to buildup Survivor Series, which will be held on November 22nd. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Friday Night SmackDown garnered an average of 2.1415 million viewers for its two-hour broadcast. This is a slight dip compared to last week’s show which got 2.209 million viewers.…
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Tournament Brackets Revealed, Joe Doering Debuts
– Impact Wrestling revealed the brackets for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament on Saturday during Turning Point: Tenille Dashwood & Alisha Edwards vs. Havok & Nevaeh Killer Kelly & Renee Michelle vs. Jordynne Grace & TBA Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz vs. Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee…
Deonna Purrazzo Regains Impact Knockouts Championship
Deonna Purrazzo is now a two-time Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion. Purrazzo defeated Su Yung in a No Disqualification match at Turning Point on Saturday to regain the title she lost last month at Bound For Glory. Yung became a two-time champion at the pay-per-view after Kylie Rae was unable to compete. We have complete Turning…
The Good Brothers Win Impact Tag Team Championship
The Good Brothers are the new Impact Tag Team Champions. Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows defeated Ethan Page and Josh Alexander of The North on Saturday at Turning Point. This is their first Impact title reign together. The North’s second title reign had just begun after they won the titles from Motor City Machine Guns…
Impact Wrestling Turning Point Results (11/14/20) – Two Title Changes
Welcome to our live coverage of Impact Wrestling’s Turning Point 2020 special event on Impact Plus. Impact Wrestling Turning Point Results (11/14/2020) From Skyway Studios in Nashville, TN Eddie Edwards def. Daivari via pinfall in the opening match. Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie def. Tenille Dashwood & Jordynne Grace via pinfall with Rosemary going over Jordynne. Brian Myers…
Chelsea Green Will Require Surgery
Chelsea Green made her debut on Friday Night Smackdown this past week as she competed in a fatal four-way match. However, after getting kicked off the apron during the match, she suffered an injury to her wrist and she had to go to the hospital for further diagnosis. Green also suffered this kind of injury…
Kenny Omega Teasing Interesting Project
Kenny Omega has a lot on his plate and that includes a new project that he is currently working on. However, no details about the project have been revealed and it seems it will be shown after twelve days. A new website for Kenny Omega has been made and he promoted it by going on…
AEW’s Handling Of Matt Jackson’s Injury
Matt Jackson was not cleared to compete by Doc Samson, which is why The Young Bucks were not able to face off against Top Flight. The match will be taking place next week on AEW Dynamite. During the falls count anywhere match against The Butcher & The Blade a few months ago, Matt Jackson injured…
Lowest Level AEW Talents Apparently Earn More Than NXT Superstars
AEW has a deep roster of very talented wrestlers who want to show fans what they are capable of. The promotion has different contracts for talents depending on the level of activity. According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW’s contracts have different levels to them. The wrestlers who simply appear on AEW Dark…
WWE Hiring Position To Strengthen Presence On Twitch
WWE introduced a rule that banned WWE Superstars from using third party sites such as Twitch and Cameo to make money. They were given a month to adhere to the rules else face penalties. Zelina Vega was released by the company due to her not adhering to the rules. Now it seems they are hiring…
Sonya Deville Gets Permanent Restraining Order Against Stalker
Sonya Deville had a horrific stalker incident a few months. A stalker called Philip A Thomas invaded her home and attempted to kidnap her. He had been planning on doing so for several months before carrying out his plan. Fortunately, his attempt failed and he is currently in jail. He continued to harass Deville by…
Chelsea Green Injured During SmackDown Debut
After months of anticipation, Chelsea Green debuted on SmackDown in a four-way Survivor Series qualifying match. Unfortunately, it appears Green has suffered a broken wrist after barely working the match. This news was first reported by Sean Ross Sapp, and has now been confirmed by WWE.com: “During Friday’s Fatal 4-Way Match for the opportunity to…
WWE 205 Live Results (11/13/20) – 205th Episode
Below are complete results from the November 13th edition and 205th episode of WWE 205 Live: Five-Way #1 Contender’s Match: Curt Stallion def. Tony Nese, August Grey, Ariya Daivari, and Ashante “Thee” Adonis. The match ran the whole half-hour episode and saw interference from The Bollywood Boyz, who targeted Grey. Stallion went over Nese for…
Big NWA Women’s Title Rematch Announced For AEW Dynamite
AEW has announced that Thunder Rosa will get her rematch for the NWA World Women’s Championship against Serena Deeb on Wednesday’s Dynamite. #BreakingNews – #AEW's @TonyKhan & the @nwa's @billy have agreed that this Wed, 11/18 Live on #AEWDynamite, @SerenaDeeb will defend the NWA Women's World Championship against former champ @thunderrosa22 in the much anticipated…
Chelsea Green Officially Debuts On Friday Night SmackDown
After months of anticipation, Chelsea Green has officially debuted on Friday Night SmackDown. Green took part in a fatal four-way Survivor Series qualifying match also involving Natalya, Liv Morgan, and Tamina Snuka. Morgan went on to qualify by pinning Snuka. .@ImChelseaGreen makes this Triple Threat a Fatal 4-Way to see who will join Team #SmackDown…
Backstage News On Zelina Vega’s WWE Release
WWE released Zelina Vega on Friday in a move that surprised many and was the talk of social media before SmackDown hit the air. Word going around, according to several sources, is that Vega recently stood her ground against WWE’s edict for talent to cease all third-party affiliations. This edict called for WWE talent to…
AEW Dynamite Tapings Outside Florida Rescheduled Again
AEW has announced that Dynamite tapings scheduled for December 2 in New Orleans and December 30 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, are being pushed back again. New dates are unknown at this time as AEW plans to continue taping Dynamite at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, for the foreseeable future. Below is AEW’s press release…
Alex Zayne Reportedly Headed To WWE
Independent stand-out Alex Zayne is said to be WWE-bound, according to Dave Meltzer. We previously noted here that WWE has recently shown interest in the Kentucky-native. Zayne’s final independent date was on November 8 at a GCW event. He recently competed on NJPW Strong and debuted in Ring of Honor earlier this year. In addition…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/13/20) – The Final Chapter
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX. We’ll see the final chapter of Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio. WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/13/2020) From the ThunderDome (Amway Center) in Orlando, FL Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman open the show shortly before being interrupted by Raw’s Drew McIntyre.…
WWE Releases Zelina Vega
WWE announced Friday evening that Zelina Vega has been released. WWE has come to terms on the release of Zelina Vega. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.https://t.co/RUebMGwBTA — WWE (@WWE) November 13, 2020 It’s worth noting that WWE posted the news on social media ten minutes after Vega tweeted, “I support…
WWE To Face Challenges From Biden Admin?, Cutting Down Touring, More On Major Raw Segment Cut
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WWE’s Old Schedule Of Touring Will Reportedly Never Return
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE was severely affected. The company had many plans for the year but they had to change all of them owing to the pandemic. Touring was brought to a halt and it seems it will never be as it once was. As reported by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE Superstars have…
WWE Seemingly Offering Lesser Money To Re-Sign Fired Superstars
WWE fired several members of staff and that includes Superstars on April 15th. Some of them found new homes in other promotions. It seems WWE tried to give some of the released Superstars contracts again, but the pay was not what they expected. As reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE reached out to “several of…
The Undertaker Wants To Coach At WWE Performance Center
The WWE Performance Center continues to train the Superstars of tomorrow and they have all the necessary facilities in order to bring out the best in each Superstar. The Undertaker has visited the Performance Center a few times and it seems he might want to be more involved there. The Deadman spoke to The Wrap,…
What AEW Might Have Planned For PAC
PAC returned to this week’s AEW Dynamite after Penta defeated Fenix in a match. Eddie Kingston then seemingly split up The Lucha Bros. Following that, PAC ran after Kingston and the two were separated by officials. PAC was forced to stay in the UK for the past seven months due to travel bans brought on…
Several Names Have Been Confirmed For Undertaker’s Final Farewell
The Undertaker’s three-decade-long career will be celebrated in his Final Farewell at WWE Survivor Series this month. It will conclude the 30 Days of the Deadman on the WWE Network. Now more names have been confirmed for the occasion. It was already reported that Savio Vega will be returning at Survivor Series for the Final…
Major Name Made His NXT UK Debut This Week
The NXT UK brand several talented Superstars and now it seems the company has added a major Superstar to the roster as Rampage Brown made his debut in the brand this week. Brown debuted during this week’s episode of WWE NXT UK. He competed against Jack Starz and decimated his opponent in record time. Brown…
The Undertaker Has No Intention Of Doing Another Cinematic Match
The Undertaker last competed against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 in a cinematic match. It was a Boneyard match and WWE ensured it was a match of the highest quality. The match had a great reception from fans and Superstars alike. However, it seems the Deadman has no interest in competing in these match types…
WWE NXT UK Results (11/12/20) – Rampage Brown Debuts, Seven vs. Mastiff
Below are complete results from the November 12th edition of WWE NXT UK: The Hunt def. Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams in the opening tag team match. The Hunt had Eddie Dennis in their corner. A video package hypes tonight’s main event featuring Trent Seven vs. Dave Mastiff. Rampage Brown def. Jack Starz in Brown’s…
WWE Announces New Documentary On Lana
Lana will be the subject of the next WWE Chronicle on the WWE Network. The documentary will premiere on Saturday, November 21, ahead of Lana’s participation in Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. According to dot com: “WWE Chronicle: Lana will take you behind the scenes of the vivacious Superstar’s life away from…
