Category: Wrestling News
Night Of Returns Continues On 205 Live
On tonight’s 205 Live, Brian Kendrick returned to the show. He interfered in the Ariya Daivari and Danny Burch match. Kendrick has been gone since November 15, where he announced on that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from 205 Live.
Roman Reigns Announces Royal Rumble Entry, Women’s Match Set For Next Week’s SmackDown
– Roman Reigns confirmed on this week’s Friday Night SmackDown that he will be in an entrant in the 30-man Royal Rumble match on Jan. 25th. As previously noted, Charlotte Flair has declared her entry for the women’s bout. #TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns will take part in the 2020 Men's #RoyalRumble Match. https://t.co/6RGfatdNuU — WWE (@WWE) January…
CM Punk Reveals Original WrestleMania 30 Lineup
In a Instagram story post, CM Punk revealed a partial lineup for WrestleMania 30. In the picture below, you can see the matches WWE had penciled in a few months before the show, which included Punk vs. Triple H. What is interesting about this is the inclusion of Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose for the…
John Morrison Officially Returns To SmackDown
After the commercial break following The Miz’s loss to Kofi Kingston, there was an attempt to get an interview with The Miz, however, John Morrison would be the one to open the door: That ain't no make believe! @TheRealMorrison is BACK and he's on @WWE Friday Night #SmackDown. ???? pic.twitter.com/HmJgnNeByi — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX)…
Heel Turn For The Miz?
The Miz has been showing signs of late of turning heel, but he seems to have confirmed it tonight. During Friday Night SmackDown, he had a singles match against Kofi Kingston. After Kingston picked up the win, Miz would snap and go after Kofi. This led to Big E getting involved, which sent Miz high-tailing…
Sheamus Officially Returns To SmackDown
After weeks of vignettes, Sheamus officially returned to SmackDown. Following Shorty G capturing a win over Dash Wilder, The Revival attacked Shorty G. This would prompt the return of Sheamus, leading all in the ring to think he was partnering with Shorty: HE'S BACK, FELLA! #SmackDown @wwesheamus pic.twitter.com/hdlBdOSENc — WWE (@WWE) January 4, 2020 Instead,…
Nikki Bella Announces Engagement
Former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella revealed on Instagram that she’s been engaged to Artem Chigvinstev since November. Bella went public with the news to ring in the new year. She first met Artem in 2017 during her run on Dancing with the Stars, and their relationship has been featured on Total Bellas. https://www.instagram.com/p/B63uTAMlkfG/ Congrats…
Big Fatal 4-Way Match Set For Next Week’s WWE NXT
William Regal took to Twitter on Friday to announce Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic vs. Damian Priest vs. Cameron Grimes will take place on Wednesday. This match will determine the new number one contender to challenge NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong. This Wednesday on #WWENXT, we will find a new #1 Contender for the…
Two Tag Team Matches Set For Tonight’s WWE SmackDown
WWE has announced two matches for tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown in Memphis: Roman Reigns & Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler Bayley& Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Lacey Evans & Dana Brooke Check out dot com’s official preview at this link. Tony Nese has confirmed on Twitter that he’ll…
WWE Backstage Viewership Down On New Years Eve
Tuesday night’s New Years Eve episode of WWE Backstage did 97,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1. This episode was very close to the all-time viewership low set two weeks ago and was down 153,000 viewers from the week prior. WWE Backstage Viewership Tracker: Oct. 15, 2019: 597,000 viewers (Tuesday preview) Oct. 25, 2019: 426,000 viewers…
AEW Dynamite Viewership Back On Top To Start The Year
AEW was back after a week off from live TV and scored a big viewership number to beat NXT. AEW loaded up its New Years Day show against NXT which was not live again this week. NXT aired its awards episode and top matches of the year. College football dominated the night as bowl season…
Daniel Bryan Disappointed He Never Got WrestleMania Match Against CM Punk
Daniel Bryan and CM Punk emerged as household WWE names in the 2010s and while they worked against one another plenty, one thing disappoints Bryan – the fact they never got a match against one another at WrestleMania. “I always say it’s always so enticing to come back, as much as you don’t want to.…
Final Card For Night One Of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 14 is just hours away. This year’s show will be held over two nights with night one featuring AEW’s Jon Moxley facing Lance Archer for the IWGP United States Championship. The show will stream on NJPW World and FITE at 3 AM EST / 12 AM PST for the…
Why AXS TV Pulled New Japan Off The Air, Update On Relationship With AEW
Management of Anthem Entertainment, the parent company of Impact Wrestling, approached New Japan Pro Wrestling about a working relationship between the promotions. NJPW turned them down and AXS TV pulled their programming from their network. Now that the AEW World Championship is being acknowledged by New Japan, the speculation is that there could be a…
Harlem Heat To Reunite At WWE Royal Rumble?
The teases continue for a reunion of Booker T and Stevie Ray as Harlem Heat to take on The Revival at Royal Rumble later this month in Houston, TX. “You know what? Me and my big brother [Stevie Ray], we talking about it. We’re going to be discussing that over the new year. I’ve got…
Taz Reacts To Appearance On AEW Dynamite
Taz commented on appearance at AEW Dynamite with the following: ”There was an electric energy in JAX last night for 2 straight hours of #AEWDynamite – I had an amazing time working with @JRsBBQ @ShutUpExcalibur – AEW talent & production was stellar! #1stClass @AEWrestling And thank you guys for all of the supportive tweets” https://twitter.com/OfficialTAZ/status/1212760739632615426…
Backstage News On “Anything Can Happen” At WWE Live Events
The idea for Randy Orton to do an injury angle against AJ Styles at last Sunday’s WWE live event in Hershey, PA was from Paul Heyman. The thinking was with live event attendance down, one of the ways to draw fans back to non-televised events is to show them that anything can happen at them.…
January 2nd, 2020 Quick Hits
– Impact announced late last night that “the most dangerous event of the year” is finally returning. Speculation is that it is Lethal Lockdown, but nothing is confirmed: The most dangerous event of the year is finally returning. #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/PoDDysTVW2 — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 2, 2020 – After AEW Dynamite went off the air,…
Renee Young On How She Feels About Current Role In WWE
Renee Young was recently on Corey Graves’ After the Bell podcast and discussed her current role in WWE. Below is a recap courtesy of Reddit user dogryan100: Renee’s mic is a bit echoey so Corey asks where she is. She is laying on the floor in the bathroom. Renee says she works best when she…
Backstage News On Bobby Lashley/Lana Wedding Angle
Vince McMahon was happy with how the Bobby Lashley/Lana wedding angle played out on WWE Monday Night RAW. Vince has wanted to do similar stories like this but has to balance things out to satisfy USA Network executives and sponsors. Vince was described to be in a good mood this week because not only did…
MJF Names Stipulations For Cody, Next Week’s AEW Dynamite Matches, Dark Spoilers
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Riho retained her AEW Women’s Championship against Britt Baker, Hikaru Shida and Nyla Rose. As a result, Riho will defend the title against Kris Statlander on next week’s Dynamite. Here’s the updated line-up for the 1/8 Anniversary edition in Southaven: Kris Statlander vs. Riho…
NXT 2019 Year-End Award Winners, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Bracket Revealed
WWE revealed the NXT 2019 Year-End Award winners during Wednesday’s broadcast: Tag Team of the Year: Undisputed Era Male Competitor of the Year: Adam Cole Female Competitor of the Year: Shayna Baszler Rivalry of the Year: Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole Future Star of the Year: Dakota Kai TakeOver of the Year: WarGames 2019 Breakout…
Impact Wrestling Championships Get Updated Look (Photos)
Going into 2020, Impact Wrestling has updated their championships to feature black and red (instead of blue) to reflect their new branding on AXS TV. Photos of the Impact World Championship and X-Division Championship can be viewed below: #HappyNewYears@IMPACTWRESTLING loves me so much… they got me a NEW fucking belt. Black & Red like my…
Final Deletion Voted As Impact Wrestling Match Of The Decade
Impact Wrestling allowed fans over the last month to vote for the top ten matches of the decade. Topping off the list was Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy in Final Deletion, which aired in July 2016. That match can be viewed in the player above. Matt Hardy took to Twitter to comment: What a WONDERFUL…
WWE RAW Viewership Up To Finish Off The Decade
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.439 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s up from the 1.835 million viewers the show did the week prior (last week’s show was taped). Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.525 million viewers 9 PM: 2.464…
What To Expect From Tonight’s AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT
– Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from Jacksonville, FL. Five matches and a few segments have been announced: Taz appears MJF & Wardlow appear Dustin Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara Jon Moxley vs. Trent Cody vs. Darby Allin Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. PAC & Lucha Bros Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs.…
Andrade & Charlotte Flair Announce Engagement
WWE stars Andrade and Charlotte Flair announced they are engaged to be married after their date on New Year’s Eve. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6xFTmwnOgY/ WWE covered the announcement at this link. Congrats to the happy couple! Follow @wrestlepages
Lana Responds To Critics
Lana took to Twitter a few hours ago to address the threats, hatred, and displeasure shown towards both her and Liv Morgan since last night. Here are the Tweets: For people growing up in religious homes, different parts of the world & cultures you have no idea how complicated it can get when it comes…
Mandy & Sonya Not Happy With WWE
Following the return of Liv Morgan during the wedding of Lana and Lashley, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose took to Twitter to voice their displeasure. Liv Morgan had interrupted the ceremony to object, stating that Lana was the love of her life and was betraying their love. This prompted the following responses from Deville and…
CM Punk Shoots On This Week’s WWE RAW
CM Punk tweeted out some thoughts during this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. Check them out below: Can we stop with the giant group of people standing around looking to catch someone while someone jumps on them? Leave that shit in this decade. Dare ya. https://t.co/Kv31Bqje7r — player/coach (@CMPunk) December 31, 2019 WWE…
How Randy Orton’s Injury Angle Played Out On RAW
Randy Orton came out on this week’s RAW on crutches and cut a promo on the “injury” he suffered Sunday night in Hershey, PA. Orton teased he would be out for a long time and there was a chance he wouldn’t be able to return at all. AJ Styles came out and taunted him, which…
Liv Morgan Ruins Lana & Bobby Lashley’s Wedding
Liv Morgan made her long-awaited return to WWE TV on the final Raw of the year by declaring her love for Lana. The proclamation occurred during the disastrous wedding between Lana and Bobby Lashley, which ultimately ended with Rusev emerging from the gigantic cake. Check out the segment in the video player above, as well…
Raw Women’s Championship Match Set For Royal Rumble, Charlotte Announces Rumble Entry
Becky Lynch confirmed on this week’s Raw that she will defend the Raw Women’s Championship against Asuka at Royal Rumble on Jan. 25th in Houston. #TheMan gets her wish.@BeckyLynchWWE WILL defend her #RAW #WomensTitle against WWE Women's #TagTeamChampion @WWEAsuka at #RoyalRumble! pic.twitter.com/H6j4oYN52G — WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2019 On a related note, Charlotte Flair is…
Two Title Matches & Brock Lesnar’s Return Set For Next Week’s Raw
The first Monday Night Raw of 2020 will emanate from Oklahoma City and will feature the following: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar appears Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade (c) – United States Championship Match Street Profits vs. The OC vs. The Viking Raiders (c) – Raw Tag Team Championship Match NEXT WEEK on the FIRST #RAW of…
Becky Lynch To Address Contract Status On Raw?, Randy Orton Confirms Appearance
– Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch issued a statement ahead of tonight’s Raw in Hartford that, “It’s amazing what they’ll give you when you remind them your contract is coming up soon. More to say on Raw.” https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1211742415054417920 – Randy Orton will also appear on Raw to address his (storyline) injury that occurred last night.…
Jim Cornette Speaks On T-Shirt Lawsuit
Jim Cornette is suing indie wrestler Brandon “G-Raver” Graver over his ‘f*ck Jim Cornette’ t-shirt design, as we reported earlier here at WrestlePages.com. Even with the ongoing litigation, the Indy Connection began selling Jim Cornette “Clownette” parody t-shirts. This resulted in Cornette issuing the following statement to WrestleZone.com: “My attorney Stephen P New gave these…
New Manager For Cody Rhodes?
It is being reported via Sports Illustrated that Cody Rhodes will be announcing Arn Anderson as his new manager on the Wednesday, January 1st episode of Dynamite. This wouldn’t be the first time Rhodes has used Anderson as he appeared during the match at All Out in August to help Rhodes. Cody issued the following…
Backstage News On Plans For WWE SmackDown Women’s Title
The plans for the SmackDown women’s title remain in motion with Bayley vs. Lacey Evans penciled in for Royal Rumble next month. The title bout was originally scheduled for WWE TLC this month but when it was removed, WWE wanted to do it on the next PPV card. Vince McMahon is not believed to have…
Randy Orton Injury Part Of A Storyline
Randy Orton’s knee injury suffered at Sunday’s WWE live event in Hershey, PA is apparently part of a storyline and not a legitimate injury situation. As reported by CJ here on WrestlePages.com, fans in attendance at the show noted Orton went down during his match against AJ Styles and the bout was stopped. He was…
Randy Orton Suffers Injury At WWE Live Event
Fans in attendance for Sunday’s WWE live event in Hershey, PA have noted on Twitter that Randy Orton went down with what appears to be a knee injury just minutes into his singles match against AJ Styles. Orton was unable to finish the match and was helped to the back by officials. AJ Styles vs…
WWE To Split Up Mandy Rose And Sonya Deville?
WWE is once again considering splitting up Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. The original plan was to break the tag team up before WrestleMania but they went in another direction. Given the tease on SmackDown, it looks like the original plan could be back on. If so, there is legitimate concern for Sonya Deville’s future.…
Jon Moxley Named Sports Illustrated’s 2019 Male Wrestler Of The Year
Below are Sports Illustrated’s Top 10 male wrestlers of 2019: 10. Nick Gage 9. Kofi Kingston 8. Will Ospreay 7. Kota Ibushi 6. Kenny Omega 5. Chris Jericho 4. Tie: Kazuchika Okada and Seth Rollins 3. Cody Rhodes 2. Adam Cole 1. Wrestler of the Year: Jon Moxley Follow @wrestlepages
Chris Jericho To Face Hiroshi Tanahashi With AEW Title Shot At Stake
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho will face NJPW legend Hiroshi Tanahashi at Night Two of Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 5th. if Jericho loses, Tanahashi will get a AEW World Title shot. The following is from Jericho’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B6nqekohg_y/?utm_source=ig_embed Follow @wrestlepages
WWE Shareholders Sue Vince McMahon Over XFL
An Oklahoma firefighters pension fund, who hold a stake in WWE stock, have filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon over the new upstart XFL. The lawsuit, filed on Dec. 26 in Delaware Chancery Court, claims there is “a credible basis to believe” that McMahon and other WWE senior officers breached their duties to investors by…
Arn Anderson Exposes Dissension Between WWE Creative Team And Producers
Arn Anderson recently shed some light on dissension between the WWE creative team and producers in a new podcast. “Very rarely in those last 4 years was anything that anyone of us had offered, because you would get a sheet with the Producer suggestions, and names that go by with them, and they never would…
SmackDown Viewership Ticks Upward; Doing Well In Key Demographics
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.439 million viewers on FOX, which is up from the 2.415 million viewers from last week. SmackDown also won the night on almost all the demographic breakdowns for network TV. It led in adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for…
AEW Women’s Championship Match Rescheduled, More On Kris Statlander
As CJ reported earlier here at WrestlePages.com, AEW had to change the scheduled AEW Women’s Championship match on 1/1 due to Kris Statlander having prior commitments that will prevent her from appearing in Jacksonville. Her title match against Riho will be rescheduled to 1/8 in Southaven, MS. Several statements have been released regarding Statlander’s prior…
Bray Wyatt Responds To Kevin Spacey Video
Bray Wyatt has issued a response to actor Kevin Spacey. For those that missed it, Spacey published a video on Twitter, which was compared to Wyatt’s work in WWE. The WWE superstar had the following to say about it: ”Every day people (falsely) accuse me of drawing inspiration from them. I laugh, because I am…