Category: Wrestling News
Universal Championship Match Set For Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns To Compete At NYE On FOX
– Daniel Bryan defeated The Miz and King Corbin on this week’s Friday Night SmackDown to earn the right to challenge “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship next month at Royal Rumble. Your winner and facing 'The Fiend' @WWEBrayWyatt for the Universal Championship at the #RoyalRumble: @WWEDanielBryan! pic.twitter.com/bmgTFcz9Or — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX)…
Triple H Lists WWE Talent He Would Like To Have Match Against
During a recent appearance on the After the Bell podcast with Corey Graves, Triple H discussed which superstars he would like to have a match against. “If I were to look at it now, clearly for me from the white meat Shawn Michaels-selling babyface side, [Johnny] Gargano. [Tommaso] Ciampa is different – he’s more like…
Backstage News On The Usos Returning To WWE TV
With Jimmy Uso being acquitted of DUI charges earlier this month, the WWE creative team has been instructed to come up with ideas to re-introduce The Uso brothers tag team on television. The current plan is for them to remain on Raw. Follow @wrestlepages
Early Location News For Survivor Series 2020 & Royal Rumble 2021
The early front-runner to host Survivor Series 2020 is Dallas, Texas. The current favorite to host Royal Rumble 2021 is Seattle, Washington. The rumors were reported earlier by WrestleVotes on Twitter: Source: Location news… clear front runners, if not already official: 2020 Survivor Series: Dallas, TX2021 Royal Rumble: Seattle, WA — WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) December 27,…
Big Change To AEW Women’s Championship Match For 1/1 Dynamite
AEW has announced a major change to the scheduled AEW Women’s Championship match due to Kris Statlander having prior commitments that will prevent her from appearing in Jacksonville. As a result, Riho will now defend in a four-way against Britt Baker, Nyla Rose and Hikaru Shida on Wednesday, Jan. 1st. Due to prior commitments, Kris…
Moment Of Bliss Segment Set For Tonight’s SmackDown
WWE has announced Alexa Bliss will host Lacey Evans in a new segment of A Moment of Bliss during tonight’s SmackDown in Detroit. #AMomentOfBliss returns TONIGHT as @AlexaBliss_WWE welcomes @LaceyEvansWWE to sit down and dish on #SmackDown! https://t.co/TYCCrqT2gV pic.twitter.com/8hWRmB40DK — WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2019 Also on tap is a number one contender’s match pitting…
WWE NXT Viewership Up On Christmas; No Match For ‘A Christmas Story’
Both AEW and WWE had the week off from live TV on Christmas Day, but NXT aired taped matches on USA. On TNT, A Christmas Story marathon took over the cable time and 13 of top 20 spots on the ratings chart. NXT did 831,000 viewers on the USA Network, up from the 795,000 viewers…
AEW Win-Loss Records To Reset In 2020, New Commissioner Role To Be Introduced?
– AEW has confirmed that win-loss records will reset on Jan. 1, 2020, but the company will still keep track of cumulative career records. New 2020 annual records will begin on #AEWDynamite this Wednesday, January 1. Career #AEW records will be cumulative, and the annual records will reset each calendar year.The annual records will be…
NJPW Will Not Broadcast In The US In 2020
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued a statement on Twitter on Friday to confirm that their programming will not air on TV broadcast in the United States in 2020. This also includes WrestleKingdom 14. In response to US fan queries There are currently no plans for TV broadcast of NJPW events in 2020 (WK14 included) in…
Taz & MJF Set To Appear On AEW Dynamite Homecoming Edition
AEW has confirmed this week’s Homecoming edition of Dynamite will feature appearances from Taz, as well as MJF and Wardlow. Making a guest appearance at #AEWDynamite in Jacksonville, FL. He is the Human Suplex Machine – @OfficialTAZ! Get your tickets at https://t.co/5WsWwyDkwZ or watch on @TNTDrama every Wednesday at 8e/7c pic.twitter.com/vjL6sTuFom — All Elite Wrestling…
Update On Vince McMahon Being Heavily Behind Raw Star
Erick Rowan may be in for a big push on Monday Night Raw as Vince McMahon is said to be “heavily behind” him. There’s no word yet on what the long-term plans are for him as he has been squashing jobbers for a number of weeks along with the mystery caged item at ringside. As…
Backstage News On Bray Wyatt’s Potential WrestleMania 36 Opponent
The latest rumor making rounds this week is that Universal Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns is said to be the leading SmackDown main event penciled in for WrestleMania 36. The Reigns-Baron Corbin feud was said to be a placeholder to cool Reigns off before building him back up in the first half of 2020.…
Major Championship Change At WWE Madison Square Garden Show
At Thursday’s WWE live event at Madison Square Garden, the United States Championship changed hands. Former NXT Champion Andrade defeated Rey Mysterio to claim the US Championship. WWE is known to have championship changes at MSG over the years. See the post from WWE’s Twitter below: HE'S DONE IT! ???????????? @AndradeCienWWE defeated @reymysterio to become…
WWE Backstage Viewership Sees Major Jump On Christmas Eve
Tuesday night’s Christmas Eve episode of WWE Backstage did 153,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1. This episode featured WWE’s 2019 Year End Awards and was up from the record-low 95,000 viewers from the week prior. WWE Backstage Viewership Tracker: Oct. 15, 2019: 597,000 viewers (Tuesday preview) Oct. 25, 2019: 426,000 viewers (Friday preview) Nov. 5,…
Toni Storm Opens Up About Fallout Of Private Photos Leaking Online
Toni Storm from WWE NXT opened up about the fallout over private photos of her that leaked online last year during an appearance on Lilian Garcia’s podcast. “I just shut down because I noticed stuff that had leaked because I was already kind of in a bad place mentally. I always really struggled with depression…
AEW Dynamite Coming To Newark, NJ
All Elite Wrestling have announced the 3/25 episode of Dynamite will take place from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. It’ll be interesting to see how they set the venue up as it can fit up to 19,000. Below are details on tickets: Newark, NJ! #AEWDynamite is coming!Wednesday, March 25th@prucenter Tickets go on sale Friday,…
Jim Cornette Files Lawsuit Over ‘F*** Jim Cornette’ T-Shirt
Jim Cornette is suing indie talent Brandon “G-Raver” Graver over a “f*** Jim Cornette” t-shirt design. The complaint states Cornette is “is a professional wrestling living legend and believed by many to be the world’s leading expert on all matters having in any way to do with the sport of professional wrestling.” truly #blessed to…
WWE Hasn’t Contacted Eric Bischoff About nWo HOF Induction
Eric Bischoff has NOT been contacted by WWE about being inducted into the Hall of Fame with the new World order next year. “No,” said Bischoff h/t WrestlingINC.com. “I was surprised they announced it this early as they usually announce it a little later in the year. But no, I haven’t spoken to anybody. I…
Big E Reveals Frustration With Kevin Owens Replacing Him
Big E revealed his frustration about being replaced by Kevin Owens in the New Day when he was injured. “With the meniscus thing, when I’m in the hospital, I’m in the bed. I just finished my surgery and I turn on the TV and I know [Kingston and Woods] have to do what you have…
WWE Looking To Sign Killer Kross, Fast Track Him On Raw Or SmackDown
WWE is interested is signing former Impact Wrestling star Killer Kross. In fact, there is a chance the company has already offered him a deal. WWE is open to fast tracking him to an upper tier spot on Raw or SmackDown. Kross was locked in a contract dispute with Impact Wrestling for months. He hasn’t…
WWE Worlds Collide Main Event Revealed, TakeOver Matches Airing On Next Week’s NXT
– It was announced during the Christmas Day edition of NXT that WWE Worlds Collide will be headlined by an 8-man tag team match pitting NXT’s Undisputed Era against NXT UK’s Imperium. Worlds Collide will emanate from Houston, TX on Saturday, Jan. 25th. – Next week’s New Year’s Day edition of NXT will feature three…
AEW Top 5 Rankings – December 25th, 2019
AEW has released its weekly Top 5 Rankings for each division. You can see each ranking in the Twitter posts below. (AEW has stated that the rankings will be released every Wednesday at 9am) Top 5 Rankings History Tracker Men’s Division: Jon Moxley (same) Kenny Omega (same) PAC (same) Cody (same) MJF (same) #AEW Men's…
AEW Dynamite Headed To New Jersey, Big 6-Man Match Announced For Next Week
– AEW announced on Christmas morning that Dynamite will emanate from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Mar. 25th. It’s interesting to note that this is the only location announced for after AEW’s Revolution pay-per-view on Feb. 29th. There’s no word yet on Dynamite locations for the rest of March. Newark, NJ! #AEWDynamite…
WWE Backstage Reveals 2019 Year-End Awards Results
WWE Backstage featured their first annual Year-End Awards for 2019 during the Christmas Eve episode. Below are the results: Moment of the Year – Kofi Kingston wins WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35 Becky Lynch wins WrestleMania 35 main event Natalya vs. Lacey Evans in Saudi Arabia at Crown Jewel Braun Strowman tackles Bobby Lashley through…
WWE RAW Viewership Down For Taped Episode
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 1.835 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.054 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 1.955 million viewers 9 PM: 1.864 million viewers 10 PM: 1.686…
Backstage News On Two WWE Stars Paul Heyman Wants To Push
Paul Heyman is said to be high up on both Buddy Murphy and Aleister Black. The plan is for Murphy to be groomed into a top heel, with Black working as a top babyface. Despite his plans, some are skeptical about Heyman being able to successfully elevate them. Neither Murphy nor Black are typical “Vince…
WWE NXT Star Undergoes Reconstructive Surgery
Fandango suffered more than an elbow dislocation on the Dec. 11 episode of WWE NXT. The NXT Superstar underwent reconstruction surgery of his ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, a procedure known very well by baseball fans as Tommy John surgery. He could be out of action as long as 12 months. Fandango tore…
Backstage News On Samoa Joe’s Current WWE Status
WWE plans to transition Samoa Joe from a commentator back to an in-ring performer now that he has recovered from his fractured thumb. This is the reason for the closing segment on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW when he refused to move from the announcer’s desk and was taken out of the…
Most Disliked WWE YouTube Videos Of 2019 Revealed
Forbes.com published a list of the most dislike videos on WWE’s official YouTube channel for 2019. They are as follows: Charlotte Flair Replaces Becky Lynch in Anticipated WrestleMania Match—73,000 Dislikes Seth Rollins hits “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt with a Stomp—48,000 Dislikes Brock Lesnar Brutally Attacks Rey Mysterio and his Son—39,000 Dislikes Braun Strowman vs. Bobby…
David Marquez Offends People Defending Jim Cornette Joke
David Marquez of the National Wrestling Alliance drew criticism for the following tweet: Eddie Murphy can say “Coon Boy” on network TV but @TheJimCornette can’t say a starvation joke in the internet? Good on you America. — David Marquez (@CWFHMarquez) December 23, 2019 After the backlash, he issued the following: “Late last night, I posted…
Jerry Lawler Reveals Why Last Week’s WWE RAW Taping Was Difficult
Jerry Lawler explained on a recent episode of his podcast why it was difficult taping back-to-back episodes of WWE Monday Night RAW on 12/16: “That was a long night. We had 20 matches.” Lawler said h/t PostWrestling.com. “We started, and I bet a lot of people didn’t realize… it would be hard to realize it…
How Much Longer Matt Hardy Plans To Wrestle, Big Update On His Status
Matt Hardy recently answered questions from fans on Twitter. Below are the hilgihts: A live deletion match: “That would be a daunting challenge, but it’s possible. I would envision it as a DELETION battle meets Broadway.” Goals for the New Year: “Be a better father & husband. Be more present in the moment. Take care…
Ric Flair Comments On Charlotte’s Booking In WWE
Ric Flair recently addressed Corey Graves’ comments about his daughter Charlotte in a new interview with WrestlingINC.com. For those that missed it, Graves stated he feels like she’s going through the motions in the ring. Here’s the reaction from The Nature Boy: “I am not happy with the way they are doing it; I guess…
Bobby Lashley & Lana’s Wedding, TLC Rematch Confirmed For Next Week’s Raw
Next week’s Monday Night Raw in Hartford, the final one for 2019 and the decade, will feature the wedding between Bobby Lashley and Lana. We are the change the world needs. Love us. Hate us. Regardless we are history makers & are making the world a better place. #RAW pic.twitter.com/TEMfBbIZcK — CJ Perry (@TheCJPerry) December…
Big Tag Team Match Announced For AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
AEW has announced a “first-time ever” bout that will see Cody & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Lucha Bros. take place at the AEW Dynamite “Anniversary Edition” on Jan. 8th in Southaven. The anniversary being celebrated is the one-year mark since All Elite Wrestling was officially announced. So glad we came to terms on this match!…
Several Matches Set For Impact Wrestling Bash At The Brewery 2
Impact Wrestling has announced the following matches for their Impact Plus Bash at the Brewery 2 special on Jan. 10th in San Antonio: Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs. Jordynne Grace X-Division Champion Ace Austin vs. Zachary Wentz Tag Team Champions The North vs. The Rascalz Michael Elgin vs. Joey Ryan Rob Van Dam vs. Eddie…
What To Expect On Tonight’s WWE Raw
Tonight’s pre-taped holiday edition of Monday Night Raw will feature the following, per WWE’s official preview: Randy Orton & The Viking Raiders vs. The OC Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio (c) – United States Championship Match There’s a lot more on tap and we have those spoilers here at this link. Follow @wrestlepages
Cody Responds To Roman Reigns’ Comments About AEW Not Being Competition
In August Sports1 interviewed Roman Reigns and he had some interesting comments about AEW not being competition to WWE, in reference to something Seth Rollins had said about the upstart promotion. “I think [Rollins] is being generous in calling them a competition,” Reigns said. “I don’t want to get too deep into this […], I…
Need Help? Get Help! Christmas Isn’t Jolly for Everyone!
This isn’t going to be your typical wrestling article from me. This is going to be one that hits home for literally tens of millions worldwide and has very likely impacted everyone alive today in some way. I want to take a moment to speak about depression and suicide. The reason I would like to…
Steve Austin: “The Feeling That Anything Could Happen Is Lost”
Steve Austin made an excellent point with what’s missing in professional wrestling today while appearing on the Pardon My Take show. “When you used to watch back in the Attitude Era when we had the Monday Night Wars, Nitro had this hot open, and then we had our pyro coming down, pow, pow, pow, it…
Kevin Nash Pulls Out Of Chris Jericho’s Cruise
Kevin Nash confirmed over the weekend on Twitter that he will not be in attendance on Chris Jerihco’s cruise due to a scheduling conflict. Apparently Nash will be filming a movie during the time the cruise will take place. The following is from Twitter: Would like to express my apologies for having to cancel my…
Why Mauro Ranallo/Corey Graves And Jordan Myles Stories Weren’t On WWE Backstage
Several fans have noticed the stories of Mauro Ranallo/Corey Graves and Jordan Myles were not covered on WWE Backstage. Ryan Satin from ProWrestlingSheet.com, who is on the show, explained why in the following tweet: https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1208453540995198976 Richard Reacts: I couldn’t disagree more. Mental health issues are not going to go away by simply not covering them.…
Backstage News On AEW Viewership Woes
AEW have evidence that viewers of Dynamite on TNT switch to WWE NXT on the USA Network during the commercial break, which is the reason they’re doing more insets. The interesting note about the head-to-head data is that NXT viewers aren’t switching to AEW, with the belief being that NXT fans are not AEW fans…
The Young Bucks Leave Twitter Over Negativity From Fans
Matt and Nick Jackson, known collectively as The Young Bucks, disabled their Twitter accounts due to negativity from fans. Their father, Matthew, tweeted the following: https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208238453894217731 https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208416009847070722 https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208415111750152192 https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208250219105681409 Follow @wrestlepages
SmackDown Viewership Up This Week
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.415 million viewers on FOX, which is up from the 2.339 million viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.493 million viewers 9 PM: 2.336 million viewers Average: 2.415 million viewers SmackDown Viewership Tracker:…
WWE Stars Comment On Blown Spot From AEW Dynamite
Randy Orton, Mark Henry and Tama Tonga all weighed in on a video from AEW Dynamite that shows one of the members of Dark Order throwing some punches that would rival those of Shane McMahon. First the spot, then the reactions below: Those punches tho ???? pic.twitter.com/iWgD1udQTT — Richard Gray (@grayinternet) December 21, 2019 Fire…
Even With Another Denial, Rumors Of Edge Returning Persist
As reported here on WrestlePages.com, WWE Hall of Famer Edge continues to shoot down rumors of an in-ring return in WWE. Even with another denial, multiple whispers around the company continue to speculate about him possibly returning to the ring. The justification for the rumors all stem from the fact he did the spear at…
WWE NXT Spoilers For Next Week’s Christmas Episode
WWE has pre-taped a number of matches at Full Sail University over the last two weeks and again at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn following last night’s SmackDown. While the exact match order is unknown at this time, below are spoilers for the matches scheduled for Wednesday’s pre-taped episode: Taped at Full Sail University: Candice…
SmackDown Matches Set For Tonight, Interesting Names Backstage
The following rematches have been announced for tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown in Brooklyn: Dana Brooke vs. Bayley The New Day vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura Also of note, PWInsider is reporting that Paige and Shane McMahon are backstage at the Barclays Center. There’s no word yet on if they are scheduled to appear on camera…