Category: Wrestling News
WWE Announces Big NXT Winner Takes All Match
Keith Lee wants the NXT Championship, but it may come with a cost. NXT General Manager William Regal announced on Wednesday that Keith Lee will defend the NXT North American Championship against Johnny Gargano and Finn Balor on the June 24th episode of NXT. The winner of that match will go on to face NXT…
AEW Signs New Stars, Title Matches Added To Fyter Fest Card
– Coming out of last night’s Dynamite, AEW has signed Abadon and former NWA star Ricky Starks. – Below is the updated Fyter Fest card featuring five announced matches: AEW World Championship Match – Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brian Cage AEW TNT Championship Match – Cody (c) vs. Jake Hager AEW Women’s Championship Match –…
Mustafa Ali Reportedly Moved From SmackDown To Raw
WWE continues to make subtle changes to its roster. PWInsider reported on Wednesday that Mustafa Ali has internally been moved from SmackDown to Raw. There’s no word yet on why the change was made, though Ali has been off of TV since February. Ali was heavily speculated to be behind the recent hacker gimmick on…
WWE’s TV Tapings Reportedly Shaken Up Again On Wednesday
Thing are more hectic in WWE than ever before. As noted, WWE had to postpone their TV tapings from Tuesday to Wednesday due to a PC trainee testing positive for COVID-19. WWE spent all of Tuesday testing their talent in hopes that they could resume operation on Wednesday. Sportskeeda’s Gary Cassidy now reports that Wednesday’s…
Lineups For Tonight’s WWE NXT & AEW Dynamite
A number of championships will be defended across this week’s WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite. Here’s what’s been announced so far. NXT will feature the following: A new feature on Timothy Thatcher’s brutal training sessions NXT Champion Adam Cole’s plate is full with Keith Lee and Karrion Kross Breezango vs. Imperium (c) – NXT Tag…
Backstage News On WWE’s Taping Schedule & COVID-19 Testing
WWE’s plans were shaken up on Monday when the company learned a PC trainee, who was recently in the crowd for tapings, has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, WWE did not hold a second day of tapings on Tuesday so that everyone from talent to recruits to executives could be tested. Talent and…
WWE Developmental Talent Tests Positive For COVID-19
Ryan Satin broke the news via Twitter on Monday that a WWE developmental talent who recently attended a TV taping at the Performance Center has tested positive for COVID-19. BREAKING: A developmental talent in WWE who was last on site at the Performance Center on June 9 has tested positive for COVID-19. All talent, production…
Randy Orton Challenges Christian To Unsanctioned Match
Randy Orton and Christian opened this week’s Raw with a shocking development. Orton, who defeated Edge at Backlash on Sunday, is ready to keep his hot streak going and has challenged his former rival Christian to one… more… match… An unsanctioned match. There’s no word yet, though, on if the match will actually take place…
WWE Confirms Edge Suffered Torn Triceps At Backlash
The rumors are true. WWE announced before Raw on Monday that Hall of Famer Edge suffered a torn triceps injury in his left arm during his grueling 45-minute match against Randy Orton at Backlash. Reports suggest the injury occurred during re-shoots of the match for post-production edits. Dot com’s report states that Edge has had…
Title Rematch Set For Raw, Update On Big Appearances Tonight
– WWE has announced Asuka will defend the Raw Women’s Championship against Nia Jax again after their Backlash match ended in a double count-out. .@WWEAsuka and @NiaJaxWWE COLLIDE in a #WWEBacklash rematch TONIGHT on #WWERaw! https://t.co/5fSBBrXbZJ — WWE (@WWE) June 15, 2020 – As noted earlier, several sources have indicated a big angle is expected…
Big Angle To Be Featured On Tonight’s Raw?
As WWE continues to navigate its creative angles for this summer, a big angle may go down on tonight’s Raw following Backlash. WrestleVotes tweeted on Monday that tonight’s show will feature “something unexpected” and that “sometimes scares never heal.” I really don’t want to spoil the news for everyone, so I’m not. However, I got…
WWE Reveals Date And New Logo For Extreme Rules 2020
WWE revealed during Backlash on Sunday that their next pay-per-view will be Extreme Rules. This news was expected as Extreme Rules has served as the pay-per-view before SummerSlam over the last couple of years. Extreme Rules 2020 will air on the WWE Network on July 19th, and will feature a purple and green color scheme…
Edge Suffers Injury During Taping Of Backlash Match
It is coming out that during the taping of the Backlash match between Edge and Randy Orton, Edge suffered an injury. The injury being reported is a torn tricep. As this is just breaking now, no further information is available as far as how long he will be out of action. Typically, the return timetable…
WWE Backlash 2020 Results – Who Won The Greatest Match Ever?
Welcome to WrestlePages.com’s live coverage of WWE Backlash 2020. Below are quick match results from the show: – United States Championship Kickoff Match: Apollo Crews (c) def. Andrade. Kevin Owens was on commentary and kept Angel Garza from interfering at the end. It was enough to distract Andrade, allowing Crews to retain. – Women’s Tag…
AEW Star Kris Statlander Suffers Torn ACL
Another member of AEW’s women’s division will be out of action for some time. Kris Statlander confirmed via Twitter on Sunday that she suffered a “high grade tear” in her ACL during this week’s Dynamite while diving out of the ring on to Kip Sabian. Unfortunately, the injury will require surgery. https://twitter.com/callmekrisstat/status/1272246509917163521 There’s no word…
New Title Match Added To WWE Backlash, Final Advertised Card
WWE will air Backlash 2020 on the WWE Network tonight starting at 7pm ET, with a half-hour pre-show starting at 6:30pm ET. Below is what appears to be the final advertised card featuring eight matches as WWE has now announced The Viking Raiders will challenge The Street Profits for the Raw Tag Team Championship. WWE…
AJ Styles Captures First Intercontinental Championship, Riddle’s Debut Announced
– AJ Styles defeated Daniel Bryan in the finals of the Intercontinental Championship tournament to win the prestigious title for the first time. The match aired in the middle of Friday’s SmackDown, and has received very high praise. Phenomenal. #SmackDown #ICTitle @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/e8QYC3Yryg — WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2020 – WWE confirmed that Matt Riddle’s…
Total Bellas Renewed For Season Six
Following the Total Bellas Season 5 finale on Thursday, WWE announced that the hit show has been renewed for a sixth season this fall. According to dot com, the new season will focus on the following: “The upcoming season will highlight the expansion of their families with the birth of their babies as Nikki navigates…
Vince Russo Rumored To Be Working With Impact Wrestling?
Is Vince Russo working with Impact Wrestling again? Rumors are circulating on social media, not officially on the dirt sheets, that former WWE, WCW, and TNA writer Vince Russo is once again working with Impact Wrestling at least as a consultant. This thought was brought back to light on Thursday when Twitter user @SoDuTw pointed…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Down Again
AEW Dynamite outdrew WWE NXT in viewership for the eighth week in a row, but both shows saw a decrease in viewership. NXT did 673,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was down from the 715,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 35 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list.…
Heavy Machinery Reuniting On This Week’s SmackDown
WWE has announced Heavy Machinery will reunite on this week’s SmackDown. Otis and Tucker’s reunion will happen they team up with Universal Champion Braun Strowman to take on Dolph Ziggler, The Miz & John Morrison in a six-man tag team match. The boys are back with the #UniversalChampion by their side.@otiswwe & @tuckerwwe reunite to…
WWE Announces Consolidation Of Raw & SmackDown Creative Teams Under Bruce Prichard
Through a brief statement on WWE.com, the company announced on Thursday that Bruce Prichard will now oversee both the Raw and SmackDown creative teams. Below is the official statement: “In an effort to streamline our creative writing process for television, we have consolidated both teams from Raw and SmackDown into one group, led by Bruce…
TNT Championship Match Announced For AEW Fyter Fest
Assuming he is still the champion by then, Cody will put his TNT Championship on the line against The Inner Circle’s Jake Hager at Fyter Fest. Cody successfully defended the title against Private Party’s Marq Quen on this week’s Dynamite, and he will once again defend next week against an unnamed opponent. As noted, Fyter…
Two Tag Team Championship Matches Set For Next Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has announced not one, but two Tag Team Championship matches for next Wednesday’s NXT. Breezango will challenge Imperium for the NXT Tag Team Championship following their victorious return last week. Additionally, Tegan Nox & Shotzi Blackheart will challenge the winner of the Backlash triple threat match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship. At Backlash,…
Impact Wrestling Announces Slammiversary Main Event, Next Week’s Match Card
– Impact Wrestling promised an update on the status of the World Championship, and they certainly delivered on Tuesday. Scott D’Amore appeared on-screen to announce that Tessa Blanchard will be back at Slammiversary to defend the World Championship in a five-way main event against Michael Elgin, Eddie Edwards, Ace Austin, and Trey Miguel. .@ScottDAmore has…
New Japan Pro Wrestling Announces Events For This Summer
In a special conference late Monday night, New Japan Pro Wrestling Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that NJPW will return with crowd-less events on June 15-17, June 22-24 and July 1-3. These events will stream on NJPW World as the New Japan Cup will now take place from June 16th through July 3rd. Zack Sabre Jr.…
United States Championship Match Set For WWE Backlash
Apollo Crews will defend his United States Championship this Sunday at WWE Backlash. On this week’s Raw, Andrade defeated Kevin Owens and Angel Garza in a triple threat number one contender’s match to secure a U.S. Title rematch against Apollo Crews. Below is the updated Backlash card featuring seven matches: WWE Championship Match – Drew…
Two Matches Announced For This Week’s WWE NXT
Coming out of Sunday’s TakeOver: In Your House event, WWE has announced two matches for this Wednesday’s new episode of NXT: Finn Balor vs. Cameron Grimes Adam Cole vs. Dexter Lumis Karrion Kross and new NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai are also expected to be featured on the show. Click here for complete results from…
Christian, Edge, Sasha Banks, Bayley & More Set For Tonight’s Raw
WWE has announced the following items for tonight’s go-home to Backlash edition of Monday Night Raw: Edge reunites with Christian on “The Peep Show” Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley appear Will Rey Mysterio retire? Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair Street Profits vs. Viking Raiders in a decathlon MVP welcomes Bobby Lashley to the…
Big Triple Threat Match Added To WWE Backlash
WWE has announced a triple threat Women’s Tag Team Championship match for WWE Backlash this Sunday. Sasha Banks & Bayley will put the titles on the line against The IIconics and Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross in a match where all three teams have previously held the gold. BREAKING: @itsBayleyWWE & @SashaBanksWWE will put the…
WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House Results (6/7/20) – Big Title Change Occurs
Below are complete match results from NXT TakeOver: In Your House: – Tegan Nox, Shotzi Blackheart & Mia Yim def. Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez & Candice LeRae. Nox pinned Kai after Yim and LeRae brawled to the back. – Finn Balor def. Damian Priest. Priest took a nasty back bump out of the ring and…
Final Advertised Card For NXT TakeOver: In Your House, Watch Along Guests & More
WWE will air NXT TakeOver: In Your House live from Full Sail University tonight at 7pm ET. Below is the final advertised card featuring six matches: Backlot Brawl NXT Championship Match – Adam Cole (c) vs. Velveteen Dream NXT North American Championship Match – Keith Lee (c) vs. Johnny Gargano NXT Women’s Championship Match –…
Grudge Match Announced For WWE Backlash
WWE has announced Jeff Hardy will go one-on-one with Sheamus again at WWE Backlash. Their rivalry escalated last week when Sheamus framed Jeff Hardy for falling off the wagon and being involved in a hit-and-run with Elias. Below is the updated Backlash card: WWE Championship Match – Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Bobby Lashley 2-on-1 Handicap…
New Women’s Tag Team Champions Crowned On SmackDown
Bayley & Sasha Banks are officially two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. In the main event of this week’s SmackDown, Banks & Bayley defeated Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to capture the titles. And NEEEEWWW WWE Women's Tag Team Champions!#SmackDown #WomensTagTitles @itsBayleyWWE @SashaBanksWWE pic.twitter.com/mDd0MUQXRM — WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2020 Sasha Banks scored the pinfall…
Jinder Mahal Undergoes Knee Surgery Again
Jinder Mahal is out of action once again. The former WWE Champion revealed on Friday via Instagram that he recently had another knee operation. In the post, he noted, “Unfortunately I had to go under the knife again to fix some knee issues. The journey has hit a speed bump, but I will be back…
Impact Wrestling To Address World Championship Status Next Week
Impact Wrestling will address the future of the Impact World Championship on Tuesday’s new episode of Impact. Tessa Blanchard, the current titleholder, has been off TV since mid-April as she’s been in Mexico and unable to attend TV tapings in Nashville since the pandemic started. Ace Austin recently won a number one contender’s tournament to…
Gap Narrows Between AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership
AEW Dynamite outdrew WWE NXT in viewership for the seventh week in a row, but both shows saw a decrease in viewership. NXT did 715,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was down from the 731,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 45 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list.…
Another NXT Star Rumored For Main Roster Call-Up
Another NXT star may be headed to Raw or SmackDown very soon. As previously noted, WWE has confirmed Matt Riddle is making the move to SmackDown, while Dominik Dijakovic is also rumored to be heading to the red brand. In an update, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful has noted that Chelsea Green is the third…
Backstage Update On Plans For AEW Fyter Fest
As noted last night, AEW Fyter Fest will air as a two-night special in place of Dynamite on July 1st and July 8th. In an update, The Wrestling Observer reports that the show will be taped on July 1st and July 2nd. Night 1 is expected to air live, while Night 2 will be obviously…
Arn Anderson Re-Signs With AEW
Arn Anderson is staying in All Elite Wrestling for the foreseeable future. Following last night’s Dynamite, Anderson participated in a social media interview to confirm that he has signed a multi-year contract with the company. The WWE Hall of Famer was released from WWE in February 2019 and joined the upstart promotion shortly after. He…
Backstage News On Drake Maverick’s WWE Status
Drake Maverick is under contract with WWE once again after being released in April. The former 205 Live General Manager came up short on Wednesday against El Hijo del Fantasma in the tournament finals to crown the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion. However, Triple H met Maverick at the entrance to present him with a new…
Four Matches Confirmed For Next Week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW has announced several items for next Wednesday’s new episode of Dynamite: – FTR will make their AEW in-ring debut against The Butcher & The Blade. – Marq Quen of Private Party will challenge Cody for the TNT Championship. It should also be noted that Private Party have aligned with Matt Hardy. – Sammy Guevara…
Interim Cruiserweight Champion Crowned
We saw the finals of the NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament between Drake Maverick and El Hijo del Fantasma on tonight’s NXT. The match opened up with Fantasma trying to get a quick pin, but Maverick was able to kick out at 2. Fantasma would continue to stay on the offensive with Maverick seemingly not able…
Six-Woman Tag Team Match Added To TakeOver: In Your House
A sixth match has been added to the NXT TakeOver: In Your House card. Following recent events, Mia Yim, Tegan Nox, and Shotzi Blackheart will do battle against the team of Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, and Raquel Gonzalez. JUST ANNOUNCED: @ShotziWWE @TeganNoxWWE_ & @MiaYim vs. @RaquelWWE @CandiceLeRae & @DakotaKai_WWE THIS SUNDAY at #NXTTakeOver: In Your…
Injured Star Returns On NXT To Secure Championship Match
Breezango is back together, and they have their eyes on the prize. On this week’s NXT, Fandango returned to action alongside Tyler Breeze to win a triple threat number one contender’s match against Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch and Undisputed Era. Fandango has been out of action since December after undergoing Tommy John surgery. After…
AEW To Air Fyter Fest As Two-Night Event
Fyter Fest is returning this year as a two-night event. AEW announced during this week’s Dynamite that Fyter Fest will air as a two-night Dynamite special on July 1st and July 8th. AEW Fyter Fest, 2 nights on @tntdrama! I’m excited to bring Fyter to @AEWonTNT on July 1 + July 8. Thank you to…
Stipulation Announced For NXT TakeOver: In Your House Main Event
It appears another cinematic match will headline NXT TakeOver: In Your House this Sunday. During this week’s NXT, it was confirmed that Adam Cole will defend his NXT Championship in a Backlot Brawl against Velveteen Dream. Fightful Select previously reported that WWE pre-taped this match on the backlot of Full Sail University on May 28th.…
Impact Wrestling Airs Cryptic Promo With Released WWE Talent
On last night’s Impact, a promo for Slammiversary aired that featured several released talent from WWE: You never know where future endeavors may lead. Slammiversary is Saturday, July 18th LIVE on PPV. #Slammiversary pic.twitter.com/MBezL1HIOW — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 3, 2020 Specifically featured in the promo are Eric Young, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Rockstar Spud,…
Rob Gronkowski Reportedly Done With WWE
Rob Gronkowski is said to be done with WWE. WrestlingINC reports that Gronkowski is no longer under contract with WWE following Monday’s Raw where he lost the 24/7 Championship to R-Truth. The sudden departure came after he exercised a release clause in wake of his return to the NFL to play for the Tampa Bay…