Category: Wrestling News
NWA Hard Times Results (1/24/20) – New Champions Crowned
Below are complete results from NWA’s Hard Times pay-per-view from GPB Studios: – TV Title Tournament: Trevor Murdoch def. Question Mark – TV Title Tournament: Dan Maff def. Zicky Dice – TV Title Tournament: Ricky Starks def. Matt Cross – TV Title Tournament: Tim Storm advances because Ken Anderson isn’t medically cleared – NWA Tag…
Three Matches Announced For Tonight’s 205 Live
WWE has revealed the full card for tonight’s 205 Live: – Danny Burch vs. Brian Kendrick – Lio Rush vs. Tony Nese – Tyler Breeze vs. Ariya Daivari https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1220809766613803010 Follow @wrestlepages
Aces & 8s Members Reuniting At TNA: There’s No Place Like Home
Impact Wrestling announced on Friday that former Aces and 8s members Ken Anderson & D’Lo Brown will reunite at TNA: There’s No Place Like Home on April 3rd. There’s no word yet on what match they will take part in. D’Lo currently works as a producer for Impact, while Anderson is member of the NWA…
Liv Morgan Will Face Lana With Rusev & Lashley Banned On Raw
After weeks of feuding, Liv Morgan vs. Lana will go down on Monday Night Raw, but Bobby Lashley and Rusev will be banned from ringside to guarantee a clean finish. Dot com notes this is Morgan’s first singles match in six months. The two are expected to take part in the Royal Rumble match this…
How Are Tickets Selling For AEW In NJ?, Rochester On Sale, Updated Cities List
Tickets are selling well for AEW Dynamite on 3/25 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The show is not yet sold out but if you plan on attending, it would be prudent to obtain tickets now. You can do so at this link. Edit: The sections circled in red were NOT placed for sale…
Confirmed For Tonight’s Final WWE SmackDown Before Royal Rumble
The go-home to Royal Rumble episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. Expect several stars to be announced for Sunday’s women’s Royal Rumble bout. There could also be further developments regarding the pay-per-view. Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. Baron Corbin, Dolph…
Former WWE Intercontinental Champ To Be In Town For Royal Rumble Weekend
Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella is scheduled to be in Houston, TX this weekend for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Obviously this will result in speculation that he’ll be a surprise entrant in the men’s Royal Rumble match, but there is no evidence to support that at this time. Since leaving WWE in 2016, Santino,…
Looking At Ring Time In Royal Rumble Match Since 1988
NoobNorm.com sent over the following informative graph, which looks at time spent in the ring during the Royal Rumble match from 1988 to 2019. Check it out below: Follow @wrestlepages
Several WWE Stars Announced For Carpool Karaoke
The third season of Carpool Karaoke: The Series on Apple TV will feature a number of WWE stars. Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch will be featured in one car, The Miz & Maryse are together in the second, and Daniel Bryan & The Bella Twins will be in the third vehicle. The WWE-themed episode is…
Rich Swann Undergoes Ankle Surgery
Impact Wrestling star Rich Swann had ankle surgery on Thursday to repair the injury he suffered on Jan. 10th at Bash at the Brewery 2 in an 8-man tag team match. Swann’s wife Su Yung took to Twitter to ask for well wishes. There’s currently no word on when Swann will return to action. If…
WWE Backstage Viewership Up With CM Punk & Becky Lynch
Tuesday night’s episode of WWE Backstage did 111,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1. This episode was up the from 83,000 viewers from the week prior thanks to CM Punk’s return and Becky Lynch’s advertised appearance. WWE Backstage Viewership Tracker: Oct. 15, 2019: 597,000 viewers (Tuesday preview) Oct. 25, 2019: 426,000 viewers (Friday preview) Nov. 5,…
WWE Rebrands NXT Women’s Championship, Becky Lynch Issues Statement
WWE began phasing out the “Women’s” part of the NXT Women’s Championship during Wednesday’s NXT broadcast. Rhea Ripley was simply referred to as “NXT Champion” in graphics and by the broadcast team, while Kay Lee Ray was simply “NXT UK Champion.” PWInsider is reporting there was an “internal decree” to remove the gender-specific designation. There’s…
6-Man Tag Team Match & Contract Signing Set For SmackDown
WWE has announced the following items for the go-home edition of Friday Night SmackDown: Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode Contract signing for Daniel Bryan vs. The Fiend at Royal Rumble Click here for the current advertised Royal Rumble card. Follow @wrestlepages
AEW Dynamite Outdraws WWE NXT, Viewership Gap Closes Again
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the fourth week in a row, though the gap drew closer. NXT did 769,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was up from the 700,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 35 on the Cable Top…
Potential Spoiler Updates On Female Stars Returning At Royal Rumble
With the field basically wide open for surprises in this year’s 30-woman Royal Rumble match, there continues to be talk of who could return to action on Sunday. Naomi is reportedly scheduled to be in Houston for a surprise appearance after being on hiatus for various reasons since July. She’s expected to join The Usos…
Raw Viewership Rebounds Before Royal Rumble
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.380 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s up from the 2.030 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.548 million viewers 9 PM: 2.492 million viewers 10 PM: 2.101…
Royal Rumble Betting Odds
THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY! WRESTLEPAGES DOES NOT ENDORSE GAMBLING OR RECOMMEND BETTING REAL MONEY ON A SCRIPTED SHOW! The betting odds for this years Royal Rumble have come out. The favorites for the Rumble are Reigns in the men’s and Baszler in the women’s. Here is the full breakdown: Bray Wyatt…
New AEW Tag Team Champions, Moxley Earns Title Match & More AEW News
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite on Jericho’s Cruise: – Jon Moxley defeated Pac to become the new World Championship number one contender. As a result, Moxley will challenge Chris Jericho at AEW Revolution on Feb. 29th. – Kenny Omega & Adam Page defeated SCU to capture the AEW Tag Team…
6 Matches Confirmed For Worlds Collide
Below is the updated line-up for this Saturday’s Worlds Collide: NXT vs. NXT UK special: 8-Man Tag Team Match – Undisputed Era vs. Imperium NXT Women’s Championship Match – Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Toni Storm NXT Cruiserweight Championship – Angel Garza (c) vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Jordan Devlin vs. Travis Banks – #DIY vs.…
New NXT North American Champion Crowned, Dusty Classic Finals Set & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Keith Lee defeated Roderick Strong to capture his first NXT North American Championship in this week’s main event. #AndNew… Absolutely #Limitless. @RealKeithLee #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/UIuwmKuQPe — Triple H (@TripleH) January 23, 2020 – The finals for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will take place…
Big Women’s Rematch Set For WWE NXT, Updated Lineup
Shawn Michaels broke the news during The Bump that Io Shirai will face Toni Storm during tonight’s WWE NXT. BREAKING NEWS from @ShawnMichaels himself:@tonistorm_ vs. @shirai_io is happening T O N I G H T on #WWENXT, LIVE on @USA_Network! #WWETheBump pic.twitter.com/b0Tu3jQSwn — WWE’s The Bump (@WWETheBump) January 22, 2020 As you may recall, Shirai…
AEW Top 5 Rankings – January 22nd, 2020
AEW has released its weekly Top 5 Rankings for each division. You can see each ranking in the picture below. Top 5 Rankings History Tracker Men’s Division: Champion: Chris Jericho Jon Moxley (same) PAC (up) Cody (down) Kenny Omega (same) Sammy Guvara (same) Women’s Division: Champion: Riho Nyla Rose (up) Hikura Shida (down) Kris Statlander (same)…
Complete Spoilers For This Week’s AEW Dynamite From Jericho’s Cruise
Below are complete spoilers for this week’s AEW Dynamite from Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager at Sea: – AEW Tag Team Championship: Kenny Omega & Adam Page def. SCU (c) to win the titles – Britt Baker def. Priscilla Kelly – Chris Jericho, Santana & Ortiz def. Jurassic Express – MJF def. Joey Janela…
10 Matches Confirmed For NWA Hard Times PPV This Friday
Coming out of the NWA Powerrr Season 2 finale (embedded above), here’s the complete line-up for NWA’s Hard Times pay-per-view: Inter-Promotional Match – Nick Aldis vs. Flip Gordon NWA Women’s Championship – Allysin Kay (c) vs. Thunder Rosa NWA World Tag Team Championship – Rock N Roll Express (c) vs. The Wildcards vs. Eli Drake…
United States Title Match Added To Royal Rumble
WWE has announced Andrade will defend the United States Championship against Humberto Carrillo this Sunday at Royal Rumble. Below is the updated pay-per-view card: Universal Championship Strap Match – “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan Raw Women’s Championship Match – Becky Lynch (c) vs. Asuka SmackDown Women’s Championship Match – Bayley (c) vs.…
Title Change On Jericho Cruise (Spoiler)
It is being reported that Adam Page and Kenny Omega have defeated SCU to become AEW Tag Team Champions. The match was taped on the Jericho Cruise for this Wednesday’s AEW show. Follow @wrestlepages
Titus O’Neil Announced as Citizen of the Year
The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday that Titus O’Neil (Thaddeus Bullard) has been selected as their Citizen of the Year: South Tampa Chamber 2020 Citizen of the Year Announced! https://t.co/IPEwobQz5J pic.twitter.com/qzqgpmEBlr — South Tampa Chamber (@S_TAMPAChamber) January 21, 2020 “Thaddeus Bullard is an inspiration. He started the United Way’s ‘Walking School Bus Program’…
23 Superstars Confirmed For Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Below is the updated line-up for Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view coming out of the go-home edition of Monday Night Raw: Universal Championship Strap Match – “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan Raw Women’s Championship Match – Becky Lynch (c) vs. Asuka SmackDown Women’s Championship Match – Bayley (c) vs. Lacey Evans 30-Man Royal…
Major Title Change Occurs On Monday Night Raw
This week’s Monday Night Raw in Wichita, KS featured a surprising title change as Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy defeated The Viking Raiders to capture their first Raw Tag Team Championship together. This Murphy’s first reign and Rollins’ sixth. Rollins is also now confirmed to compete in the 30-man Royal Rumble match this Sunday The…
Kairi Sane Set To Compete On Tonight’s Raw, Updated Line-Up
WWE has announced Kairi Sane will return to Raw tonight in a match against Becky Lynch. As noted, Sane returned to the ring over the weekend after being out since TLC with a concussion. BREAKING: Before she defends her #RAW #WomensTitle against WWE Women's #TagTeamChampion @WWEAsuka this Sunday at #RoyalRumble, #TheMan @BeckyLynchWWE goes one-on-one with…
Poll: Killer Kross Wants To Know Where You Want Him To Sign
Former Impact Wrestling star Killer Kross wants to know where you want to see him sign. The real-life boyfriend of Scarlett Bordeaux is free from his Impact contract and remains one of the hottest free agents in the world. In a new poll posted on his Twitter, he asks fans which promotion they want to…
Cain Velasquez Asked About Conor McGregor In WWE
Cain Velasquez recently did an interview with with BT Sport where he talked about the transition from the UFC to WWE. To no one’s surprise, he was asked about Conor McGregor and if he could make the move. “I think he’d be well suited because of his promos,” Velasquez said. “That’s probably the hardest part…
Advertised AEW Matches To Be Taped On Chris Jericho’s Cruise
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite will be taped aboard Chris Jericho’s cruise. It’s not currently known if they’ll tape on Tuesday or earlier on Wednesday but the following matches will be taped: SCU vs. Kenny Omega and Hangman Page Jurassic Express vs. Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz Jon Moxley vs. PAC to determine the…
**SPOILER** On Surprise WWE Royal Rumble Match Entrant
At least one WWE veteran is set to make an appearance at Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. After appearing on last week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, Kane is scheduled to appear at the show on Sunday. As the rumor goes, he is slated as a surprise entrant in the men’s Royal Rumble match. Kane holds…
Tickets On Sale Now For TNA: There’s No Place Like Home
Impact Wrestling will hold a special TNA: There’s No Place Like Home event at WrestleCon on April 3rd in the Tampa Bay Area during WrestleMania 36 weekend. Cross the Line one more time – TNA LIVES on April 3rd as part of @wrestlecon in The Ritz in Ybor City! Tickets for TNA: There's No Place…
Mick Foley Critiques All Elite Wrestling In New Interview
Mick Foley is making waves on social media after he offered constructive criticism regarding All Elite Wrestling during a new interview with Inside The Ropes. In the interview, Foley highlighted the difficult transition a lot of their roster has had to make from the indies to cable television. Below are some interesting quotes: “They’ve got…
Kurt Angle Rates Tyson Fury’s WWE Debut Match
Kurt Angle recently addressed boxer Tyson Fury coming to work for WWE during a new interview with Seconds Out. Fury made his debut with WWE last October when he beat Braun Strowman via count-out at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd International Stadium on the WWE Network.…
Former WWE Star Returning In A Backstage Role
Sylvain Grenier, who is best known for being one half of the La Résistance tag team, is returning to WWE as a producer. The four-time World Tag Team Champion stated in an interview with TVA Sports that he’ll be assigned to Raw or Smackdown in the near future and he’ll be going on the road…
The Rock Reveals His Father’s Cause Of Death
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson published a new video on his Instagram, paying tribute to his father, Rocky Johnson, who died suddenly last week at the age of 75. In the video, Rock thanked everyone for the support and said he would do anything to give his father a big hug as he didn’t get a…
Allysin Kay Calls Out Tessa Blanchard Following Denial Of Racism
NWA Women’s Champion Allysin Kay had strong words for Impact Wrestling World Champion Tessa Blanchard following her statement on racism allegations. If you haven’t been following, Blanchard denies she used a racial slur during an altercation with La Rosa Negra (The Black Rose) in Japan a couple of years ago where she also allegedly spit…
The Man And CM Punk Set For WWE Backstage
This is going to be one interesting WWE Backstage this Tuesday. FOX announced that Becky Lynch and CM Punk will both be on this week’s show: It's clobberin' time! @CMPunk returns to #WWEBackstage NEXT TUESDAY at 11p ET on @FS1. pic.twitter.com/NIolQqTLZA — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 15, 2020 #TheMan comes around, and, now, @BeckyLynchWWE is coming…
Oney Lorcan’s WWE Status Revealed, Jazzy Gabert Done With NXT UK?
– Oney Lorcan returned to the ring over the weekend during the NXT UK tapings in York. Lorcan will compete in a couple tag team matches alongside Danny Burch in the coming weeks. This was Lorcan’s first WWE appearance since reportedly requesting his release in November. – Jazzy Gabert may be done with NXT UK,…
SmackDown Viewership Up For Third Consecutive Week
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.580 million viewers on FOX, which is up from the 2.502 million viewers from last week. SmackDown averaged a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which was #1 for the night. That is up from the 0.75 rating in the 18-49…
Big Spoiler On Impact Wrestling Title Change In Mexico
During night two of Impact Wrestling’s television tapings in Mexico on Saturday, a major title change occurred.
Psicosis II Slaps Konnan In Confrontation Outside Impact Tapings
An altercation occurred outside of the Impact Wrestling television tapings on Friday night in Mexico City between Konnan and Psicosis II. Keep in mind this is not Psicosis from WCW, who is good friends with Konnan. The beef started like most beefs do nowadays… on Twitter. Psicosis II tweeted he wouldn’t be appearing on AAA…
Kalisto Reportedly Re-Signs With WWE
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Kalisto has signed a multi-year contract extension with WWE. The former United States Champion seemingly teased looking forward to being a free agent “in 10 months” back in August via a tweet that has since been deleted. Kalisto reportedly stayed with WWE because the 33-year-old feels he has a…
KENTA Returning To Ring Of Honor In April
KENTA is returning to Ring of Honor for the first time in over a decade to compete at Supercard of Honor in Lakeland, FL on April 4th during WrestleMania 36 weekend. KENTA is returning to an ROH ring for the first time in more than a decade! The Japanese star, regarded as one of the…
Mike Kanellis Moving To NXT?
After a three-month hiatus from the ring, Mike Kanellis made his NXT debut at a house show in Melbourne, FL where he and Tony Nese won a tag team match. @TonyNese @RealMikeBennett ???????? #NXTMelbourne pic.twitter.com/yIDwrlhOtZ — . (@kimberlasskick) January 18, 2020 Kanellis hasn’t competed since publicly requesting his WWE release in October. Mike and Maria…
Kairi Sane Returns To The Ring At WWE Live Event
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane officially returned to the ring on Friday night at WWE’s live event in Lafayette, LA. Sane teamed with Asuka and Sarah Logan in a losing effort against Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Natalya. Sane has been out of action since suffering an apparent concussion during the TLC main…