Category: Wrestling News
AEW Signs Former Basketball Player Jade Cargill
Jade Cargill, former Jacksonville University basketball player, has signed a multi-year contract with All Elite Wrestling. AEW announced the news on Thursday after Cargill got people talking with her interactions with Cody and Brandi Rhodes on this week’s Dynamite. Based on what was said during their promos, Cargill may be utilized to introduce Shaquille O’Neal…
Viewership Up For Both AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT
Viewership numbers for both Dynamite and NXT went up this week. This week’s WWE NXT drew 632,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is up from last week’s 610,000 viewers. The show ranked No. 68 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.16 rating. This week’s post-Full Gear AEW Dynamite did 764,000 viewers on TNT. This is…
Undertaker’s Future Revealed, Updated WrestleMania 37 Plans, Why WWE Changed Riddle, Brock Lesnar
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Jeff Hardy Says The Future Is Bright For Cameron Grimes
NXT is full of talented Superstars and that includes Cameron Grimes (real name Trevor Lee). It seems he has a fan in Jeff Hardy, who certainly sees a lot in him. Hardy spoke to Sports Illustrated, where he said that Grimes has a bright future ahead of him. He talked about having a close friendship…
WWE NXT Possibly Adopting ‘New Formula’ In Their Booking Method
This week’s episode of NXT featured a moment fans certainly did not expect as Leon Ruff in an upset, beat Johnny Gargano in order to win the NXT North American Championship. It seems this decision is the start of a booking change in NXT. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer talked about NXT’s method of having…
Jake Hager On John Cena Refusing To Drop WWE Title To Him
Jake Hager used to be known as Jack Swagger in WWE. He had successfully won the Money In The Bank briefcase at WrestleMania 26 and was going to cash it in on John Cena to win the WWE Title. However, it seems Cena had no intention of dropping the title to Hager. Hager eventually cashed…
The Bella Twins Are In Talks With WWE Regarding In-Ring Return
The Bella Twins were inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame earlier in the year, but a ceremony was not held owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems the two might be returning to the ring in the future. The Bella Twins both retired for different reasons, but they could be coming back. Brie Bella…
The Rascalz Reportedly Making Their Way To WWE
WWE is always on the lookout for more talents to sign. It seems the company has shown interested in hiring The Rascalz. As reported earlier, The Rascalz will be departing from Impact Wrestling after next week. According to a report by Wrestling Inc, The Rascalz have a “standing offer” from WWE. The contract has yet…
Tony Khan Reveals New Details For AEW’s New Show
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the entire world to a standstill and that includes the world of professional wrestling. AEW had several plans for 2020, but they were all scrapped owing to the pandemic. However, the company continued to produce programming every week. The company signed an extension with WarnerMedia which allowed them to make a…
Backstage Notes On AEW Full Gear’s Elite Deletion Match
AEW Full Gear featured an Elite Deletion match as Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevara’s rivalry reached a boiling point. It was a cinematic match and had several moments. The match ended with Hardy throwing Guevara into a trash bin. A lot went into making this match it seems. According to a report by Fightful Select,…
NXT Women’s Championship Match, Finn Balor’s Return Announced For Next Week
Next week’s WWE NXT will feature the return of NXT Champion Finn Balor as he addresses the NXT Universe for the first time in-person since TakeOver 31. For the first time since #NXTTakeOver 31, The Prin❌e will address his kingdom NEXT WEEK on @USA_Network! #WWENXT @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/fA7IjMS78B — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 12, 2020 Additionally,…
PAC Returns To Action Next Week, Big AEW World Title Match Booked
Several items have been announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite: PAC returns to the ring to face The Blade Cody & Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage & Ricky Starks The Young Bucks vs. Top Flight Orange Cassidy vs. Kip Sabian The Inner Circle celebrates Chris Jericho’s birthday in Las Vegas .@BASTARDPAC IS BACK!WATCH #AEWDynamite NOW…
New NXT North American Champion Crowned
Leon Ruff is the new NXT North American Champion. Ruff, who signed with WWE earlier this year, was chosen to be Johnny Gargano’s challenger in the opening match of this week’s NXT. Damian Priest provided the distraction, allowing for Ruff to score the surprise pinfall win. WHAT DID WE JUST WITNESS? ????????????@LEONRUFF_ has PINNED @JohnnyGargano…
AEW Dynamite Results (11/11/20) – Bunkhouse Match, PAC Confronts Kingston
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. Tonight’s episode will feature the fallout from Saturday’s Full Gear pay-per-view. AEW Dynamite Results (11/11/20) From Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL Team Taz opens the show to hype up Cage vs. Sydal up next. Brian Cage def. Matt Sydal via pinfall. After, Starks…
WWE NXT Results (11/11/20) – Surprise Title Change, Indi Hartwell Unmasks
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Tonight’s episode will feature three title matches and more. WWE NXT Results (11/11/2020) From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL Johnny Gargano spins the wheel to see who his challenger is… and it lands on Leon Ruff, whose name…
WWE Moving On From Major Program, Bella Twins Returning, Tony Khan Made Tough Call, WWE/COVID-19 Update
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New NWA Tag Team Champions Crowned
Aron Stevens (formerly Damien Sandow) and JR Kratos are the new NWA Tag Team Champions. The duo defeated James Storm and Eli Drake for the titles during Tuesday’s UWN Primetime Live weekly pay-per-view after Kratos revealed himself as The Question Mark. https://twitter.com/nwa/status/1326362340800024579 This marks the fourth time a NWA title has changed hands on Primetime…
Toni Storm vs. Candice LeRae, Gargano’s Open Challenge, More Set For WWE NXT
WWE has announced four matches for tonight’s new episode of NXT on the USA Network: Xia Li vs. Raquel Gonzalez Toni Storm vs. Candice LeRae Breezango vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch (c) for the NXT Tag Team Championship Johnny Gargano defends the NXT North American Championship in an open challenge Who will be @JohnnyGargano's…
The Rascalz Part Ways With Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling has several talented tag teams in their roster, but it seems one of them are done for good with the company. The Rascalz will be leaving the company. According to a report by PWInsider, the angle with the team leaving the company is actually legitimate. They made their debut for the company back in…
WWE Tribute To The Troops To Air On FOX This Year
WWE has announced that Tribute to the Troops will return to television Sunday, December 6, on FOX. According to Ryan Satin of FoxSports: “On December 6, adjacent to Sunday’s regional NFL broadcasts, viewers with an NFL matchup airing at 1:00 PM ET can watch WWE Tribute To The Troops at 4:30 PM ET. Viewers with…
Vince McMahon Seemingly Rejected Tyson Kidd’s Idea For In-Ring Return
Tyson Kidd’s in-ring career came to an abrupt end when he suffered a neck injury a few years ago. He was hit with a botched Muscle Buster by Samoa Joe. Since then Kidd has been a backstage producer in WWE and kept himself busy behind the scenes. It seems he pitched an idea for an…
WWE Currently Interested In MLB Stadium As New Venue
WWE will be departing from the Amway Center in December due to the Orlando Magic needing the venue for their playoffs. The company has yet to decide on a new venue and are currently still looking at their options. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that WWE is interested in te Tropicana Field as their…
Yuke’s Console Game & Two Other Games Confirmed By AEW
AEW fans have been waiting for an AEW video game since the promotion started. It seems their wish finally came true as the company made some major game-related announcements. AEW Games started the virtual press conference following a minor delay. Kenny Omega came out and had a look similar to Steve Jobs. He thanked fans…
Monday Night RAW Sees Rise In Ratings
This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW continued to add to Survivor Series, which will be held on November 22nd. It seems the episode did better. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Monday Night Raw received an overnight three-hour average of 1.69 million viewers. This is a slight increase compared to last week’s show. Last…
Match Made Official For AEW Dynamite This Week
The upcoming episode of AEW Dynamite will be the post AEW Full Gear episode and the company ensured the show to be a stacked one with great matches. They have added another match to the card. FTW Champion Brian Cage is scheduled to face off against Matt Sydal in one on one competition. As reported…
Rey Mysterio On When He Will Retire From Wrestling
Rey Mysterio came back to WWE a couple of years ago and has had a great run in the company. He is a veteran in professional wrestling and has over three decades of experience under his belt. However, his career will inevitably come to an end. Mysterio spoke to Chasing Glory recently, where he revealed that he…
James Storm To Compete At Impact Turning Point, Updated Card
Eight matches are now confirmed for Turning Point on Impact Plus this Saturday. James Storm will team with Chris Sabin to take on XXXL. We’ll also see tag team action from the Knockouts as Jordynne Grace and Tenille Dashwood put their differences aside to face Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie. The card will also feature Eddie…
Impact Wrestling Results (11/10/20) – Karl Anderson vs. Josh Alexander
Below are complete results from the November 10th edition of Impact Wrestling: Havok & Nevaeh def. Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood via pinfall with Havok going over Rayne. Tommy Dreamer continues his “who killed Bravo” investigation backstage. Cody Deaner is a prime suspect. Later, Havok is brought in for further questioning thanks to Father James…
When Top WWE Star Will Retire, How Ryback Never Got Over Backstage, Dark Order Or Retribution, Wrestlers Read Dirt Sheets
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D-Von Dudley’s Sons Set To Make In-Ring AEW Debut
D-Von Dudley is a WWE Hall of Famer and certainly has a great deal of knowledge when it comes to professional wrestling. His sons are also a tag team just like their father was part of Team 3D and they are scheduled to make their AEW debut soon. Terrence and Terrell Hughes, who are known…
Mandy Rose Possibly Injured On RAW
Mandy Rose is going to participate in the traditional women’s Survivor Series match at the pay-per-view as part of the RAW Women’s team. However, it seems she might have been legitimately injured following a horrible spot with Nia Jax. During this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, Rose was supposed to take a bump to…
Veteran Confirmed For Undertaker’s Final Farewell
The Undertaker will be having his Final Farewell at Survivor Series. It will be celebrating his thirty years in the professional wrestling world. WWE is making sure it will be a memorable event and this means wrestlers from the older generation of pro wrestling will be appearing. According to a report by Super Luchas, Savio Vega…
The Young Bucks AEW Dynamite Match Not Taking Place
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite will be the first episode after AEW Full Gear. It seems one match that was announced for the show will no longer be taking place. The AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks were scheduled to square off against Top Flight. However, they have been pulled from the match…
Two Title Matches Officially Announced For Next Week’s RAW
WWE is making sure next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW will be one that fans enjoy. The company has officially announced two title matches for the show. The New Day are scheduled to defend their RAW Tag Team Titles against Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin of the Hurt Business. The Hurt Business have defeated…
Jake Roberts Says Current WWE Writers Cannot Write Stories As They Do Not Have Pro Wrestling Experience
Jake Roberts has had a very long career in professional wrestling and is a master of cutting cerebral promos. His in-ring psychology is still one of the best in the business and has continued to captivate fans over the years. Roberts spoke to Premier Live TV, where the WWE Hall Of Famer revealed he was hospitalized…
Karrion Kross Provides Update On His Recovery
Karrion Kross defeated Keith Lee in order to win the NXT Championship. However, he suffered a separated injury during the match and due to that, he had to give up the title. Now it seems he is working very hard to make sure he returns sooner rather than later. Kross took to Instagram and posted a…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (11/09/20) – Six-Man Tag Main Event
WWE Monday Night Raw Results Live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL November 9, 2020 on the USA Network Storyline Developments & Promo Highlights: This week’s show opened with MizTV. John Morrison and The Miz came out and Miz said “anything can happen” in the six-man tag match, while holding up the…
WWE SmackDown Viewership Rises
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown finished with 2.315 million viewers for Fox. That is up from the overnight number that came out on Saturday morning, which was 2.209 million viewers. Today’s final number is up from the week prior’s final number of 2.286 million viewers. SmackDown won the adults 18-34, 18-49 and…
Tony Chimel And More WWE Staff Reportedly Released
PWInsider reports that announcer Tony Chimel is among the most recent batch of WWE employees who were let go on Friday, Nov. 6. Per the report, “10-15 staffers in total” were let go. Most were said to have worked behind-the-scenes in Stamford. Chimel has appeared on WWE TV since 1991. As his announcing duties decreased,…
WWE Stars Breaking Character, Backstage Morale In WWE, Richard Reacts To AEW Full Gear
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Which Places WWE Has Considered Moving To After Amway Center Departure
WWE will be departing from the ThunderDome as the Orlando Magic require the Amway Center for their playoffs. The production crew is expected to start making the move on December 5th, but it seems the company has not yet decided which place they will call their new home. WWE is looking at various venues for…
Tony Khan Explains How AEW Can Still Improve
Tony Khan is definitely elated with the AEW’s performance in 2020, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. They did not have to cancel a single show and kept on producing content for fans to enjoy. Khan spoke to Busted Open Radio, where he talked his goals for AEW and how they could make a wrestling product that…
Tony Khan Says ‘AEW Beach Break’ And More ‘Huge Events’ Will Come
AEW is always looking ahead and planning for the future. It seems they have already something planned. Tony Khan confirmed AEW Beach Break will be coming in January but no more details were given. During the media conference following Full Gear, Tony Khan announced that AEW is planning a Beach Break event in January. The…
Paul Heyman Apparently Has New Role In WWE
Paul Heyman was the Executive Director of Monday Night RAW, but he was eventually let go from that position. He was then introduced as the Special Counsel to the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns. Their partnership has been going very well and drawing a lot of positive reception. Now it seems he might have another role…
Miro Says That He Was Promised WrestleMania Main Event By Paul Heyman
Rusev parted ways with WWE which was not a surprise for many fans. He eventually made his way to AEW and seems to have a better time in the company. It seems when he was still working in WWE, he was promised a huge spot by Paul Heyman. Miro spoke on Talk Is Jericho, where he…
FTR Says Triple H ‘Tried Hard’ To Get FTR Back To NXT
FTR, known as The Revival in WWE had a great run in NXT. They had memorable feuds with teams such as American Alpha, Team #DIY and others. They eventually left the company after asking for their release. FTR spoke to TalkSport, where they revealed that Triple H tried to make them return to WWE NXT. Dax…
Paige Involved In Horrific Stalker Incident
Paige and her boyfriend Ronnie Radke were involved in a horrific stalker incident today. Earlier today, a man made his way to the front door of Paige and Ronnie’s residence. As recounted by Paige, the stalker said that “symbols” led him to their house. Sensing the threat, her boyfriend Ronnie quickly grabbed hold of the…
Second Chance Triple Threat Survivor Series Qualifying Match Set For Raw
Jeff Hardy has revealed via Twitter that he will compete in a triple threat match against Elias and Riddle on Monday’s Raw. The winner will qualify for the final spot on the men’s Raw Survivor Series team. https://twitter.com/JEFFHARDYBRAND/status/1325568761278115840 We also know that Drew McIntyre will join Alexa Bliss for a new Moment of Bliss segment.…
Alberto Del Rio Says He Was Abused By Paige In Relationship
Alberto Del Rio and Paige had a very public break up long ago. Paige recently opened up about her relationship with him, where she said that he did horrible things to her and abused her. However, that is not what Alberto thinks. TMZ Sports talked to Alberto Del Rio regarding his relationship with Paige. Del…
