Category: Wrestling News
Dana Brooke Signs Five-Year Deal With WWE
WWE SmackDown star Dana Brooke recently revealed to Sports Illustrated that she has signed a new five-year deal with WWE. Below is an excerpt from her Q&A: Justin Barrasso: You have been on the main roster since 2016, and you started in NXT in 2013. Surrounded by such a talented, motivated roster, how do you plan…
Cain Velasquez Reportedly Booked For Upcoming WWE PPV
Dave Meltzer is reporting that Cain Velasquez’s next WWE match will take place at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on Jan. 26th in Houston, TX. There’s no word on what his role will be, though there’s obviously speculation on either a rubber match against Brock Lesnar or an appearance in the 30-man Royal Rumble match. Velasquez…
AEW & NWA Sell Out Upcoming Pay-Per-Views
– Tickets for AEW Revolution went on sale today and sold out in less than hour. That event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 29th from the Wintrust Arena in downtown Chicago, IL. #AEWRevolution is SOLD OUT!You did it! You actually did!In less than an hour – #AEWRevolution is sold out!However! – keeping checking https://t.co/rFcIFUPD6k…
Edge Shoots Down New Rumors Of His In-Ring Return
A variety of rumors have been floating around over the last few days that Edge is closer to reaching a deal with WWE that would see him return to the ring in early 2020. Whether there’s any truth to those rumors remains to be seen, but the WWE Hall of Famer took to Twitter to…
WWE NXT Wins The Week In Viewership & Key Demographics Over AEW Dynamite
For the first time ever, WWE NXT swept the week in both overall viewership and the 18-49 demographic with a .27 to .25 advantage. Both faced big opposition due to the coverage of the US House Impeachment vote. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 683,000 viewers on TNT, down from the 778,000 viewers the…
AEW Women’s Title Match Set For New Year’s, AEW Dark Matches & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Kris Statlander defeated Britt Baker to become number one contender to the AEW Women’s Championship. As a result, Statlander will challenge Riho on the New Year’s Day edition of Dynamite. – Also confirmed for the 1/1 show is Cody vs. Darby Allin in a…
Killer Kross Released From Impact Wrestling
After months of contract disputes, Impact Wrestling announced on Wednesday that the company has granted Killer Kross his release. Kross is now free to work for any company after being off TV since the summer. It’s worth noting that Kross’ real-life girlfriend and former Impact star Scarlett Bordeaux recently signed with WWE’s Performance Center. Follow…
New NXT Women’s Champion Crowned, Two Returns, Next Week’s Matches & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Rhea Ripley defeated Shayna Baszler in the main event to capture the NXT Women’s Championship for the first time. Ripley, a former NXT UK Women’s Champion, ended Baszler’s 415-day reign. ???? She stands tall above the rest. ????#WWENXT #NXTWomensTitle #AndNew @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/afnm69A0C0 — WWE…
Jimmy Uso Acquitted Of DUI Charge
Jimmy Uso was found not guilty in his DUI case stemming from his arrest on 7/25 in Pensacola, Florida. A jury deliberated for about an hour in a Pensacola courtroom on Wednesday before announcing the verdict. Dashcam video appeared to show Uso, whose real name is Jonathan Fatu, speeding a swerving in his Cadillac Escalade.…
Former WWE Star Interested In Working For AEW?
Former WWE talent Alex Riley wrote on Instagram that he’s interested in possibly working with All Elite Wrestling. A fan wrote to Riley that maybe he should return to the ring for another run, not in WWE or NXT but maybe AEW. Riley responded, “I agree, thank you.” Generation Championship Wrestling has booked Riley for…
Paul Heyman Trying To Build Up Certain Stars On WWE RAW
Paul Heyman has been pushing for some talent on RAW to get more wins, which is the reason behind recent squash matches. The thinking is the stars that need built up need to get over as much as possible, so they’re scheduling short (one-two minute) matches to accomplish that. So the next time you see…
When To Expect Several Injured WWE Stars To Return
– Nia Jax and Ruby Riott are both scheduled to return to WWE in the first quarter of 2020. We could see either or even both back as soon as January. – Xavier Woods is out until at least May 2020. – Lars Sullivan is currently slated for a return in June 2020. Follow @wrestlepages
John Cena Never Took Paycheck From Total Bellas
Nikki Bella revealed that John Cena never took a paycheck for his role on Total Bellas and she doesn’t like how he didn’t have a voice when their breakup was showcased. “The one thing I really regret about showcasing the breakup is that no one got to hear [John’s] voice, and it just seemed so…
Former Wrestling Star Battling Cancer
Yesterday on his Facebook page, Tracy Smothers revealed that he is battling non-life threatening lymphoma cancer: “To all concerned I was diagnosed Nov.14 w Lymphoma cancer which now am on my 3rd treatment 3 to go Of Chemo which is shrinking the rapid growing tumors. Doc told me yrs ago I have blockage in my…
The New Day & Street Profits Sign Contract Extensions With WWE
As first reported on WWE Backstage, Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods of The New Day, plus Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins of The Street Profits have signed multi-year contract extensions with WWE. As previously noted, Kingston revealed on The New Day’s podcast that he’s signed on for five more years, so the same…
Ken Shamrock Match & More Announced For Impact Hard To Kill
Below is the updated Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill pay-per-view match card for Jan. 12th: Impact World Championship Match – Sami Callihan (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard X-Division Championship Match – Ace Austin (c) vs. Trey Miguel Knockouts Championship Match – Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Jordynne Grace vs. ODB Tag Team Championship Match – The North…
WWE RAW Audience Down Following TLC
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.054 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.150 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.204 million viewers 9 PM: 2.099 million viewers 10 PM: 1.858…
Kairi Sane’s WWE Return Pushed Back
We noted earlier here on WrestlePages.com the plan was for Kairi Sane to return to the ring for WWE at their post-Christmas live event on 12/26 from Madison Square Garden. That has now been changed. Sane will not wrestle on the show and the event will now feature Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte…
Big Update On John Cena’s Upcoming Movie Roles
With John Cena not working WWE TLC last Sunday, a full calendar year has passed without him wrestling on one of their pay-per-views. Cena is busy doing his best impression of Dwayne Johnson as he has several film projects in the works. Below is a quick look at his films slated for release next year:…
Kairi Sane’s WWE Return Date Revealed
Kairi Sane did not work last night’s WWE RAW taping as a precaution after suffering a concussion at WWE TLC. The company is expected to give her some time to recuperate as they do not want to rush any talent back following a concussion, especially when it was obvious to everyone who watched the the…
Top WWE Execs Not In Attendance At WWE TLC
Neither Vince McMahon nor Triple H were backstage at the WWE TLC pay-per-view in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday. The show was put together the way Vince wanted it via conference call. Paul Heyman was in charge of the Raw matches, while Bruce Pritchard was in charge of the SmackDown matches. Follow @wrestlepages
The Ascension Taking Independent Bookings
Konnor and Viktor of The Ascension will begin taking independent dates when their 90-day non-compete clauses expire from their WWE contracts. The following promotional posters featuring the tag team have surfaced: The Ascension are hitting the indie scene pic.twitter.com/4d2CtH9R04 — Richard Gray (@grayinternet) December 17, 2019 The Ascension showed real promise in NXT, where they…
Sin Cara Changes His Name To Cinta de Oro
Sin Cara will now wrestle as Cinta de Oro. The original Cinta de Oro was one of Cara’s idols and died in 2016. One of the original Cinta de Oro’s children gave Cara permission for him to use the name. The following is from Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6J-ponFa0C/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Cara didn’t bother to change his name prior to…
Complete WWE Raw Spoilers For 12/23 Episode
Below are spoilers for next week’s holiday edition of Monday Night Raw in Des Moines, IA: – Jimmy Fallon and WWE stars opened the show with a holiday message – Christmas Street Fight: Kevin Owens def. Mojo Rawley – Bobby Lashley def. Cedric Alexander. Lashley and Lana will get married on the 12/30 episode of…
US Title Match Set For Next Week’s Raw, NXT Star Makes Raw Debut
– Next week’s pre-taped edition of Monday Night Raw will be headlined by Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.@reymysterio and @WWERollins will do battle for the first time EVER next week on #RAW…for the #USTitle! pic.twitter.com/7KFiSuY00e — WWE (@WWE) December 17, 2019 We’ll have complete Raw spoilers at the…
Kairi Sane Update
As we reported earlier, Kairi Sane suffered a concussion during the main event of TLC last night. WWE has come out and said the concussion happened during the first few minutes of the match, but are uncertain of exactly where it happened. Knowing this information, we can confirm that the table spot definitely made things…
Kofi Kingston Signs New Five-Year Deal With WWE
During this week’s episode of The New Day: Feel The Power podcast, Kofi Kingston revealed that he’s signed a new WWE deal that will keep him with the company for five more years. The former WWE Champion has been with WWE since 2006 and is now slated to continue his run through the end of…
AEW Announces Dynamite Opening Match Will Also Be Commercial-Free
Hot off the heels of WWE announcing NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Finn Balor will open this week’s NXT with a commercial-free title match, AEW has revealed that The Lucha Bros vs. Kenny Omega & Adam Page will open Dynamite and will also be commercial-free. Kicking off #AEW Dynamite this Wednesday, it’s a dream tag…
Drop In SmackDown Viewership Before WWE TLC
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.339 million viewers on FOX, which is down from the 2.446 million viewers from last week. This was the final show before the WWE TLC PPV event. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.2420 million viewers 9…
Two More AEW Locations Announced; 100,000 Tickets Sold This Year
AEW thanked its fans today for helping reach 100,000 live event tickets sold in 2019. This includes all TNT TV tapings and PPVS. AEW has also announced it’s next two locations for Wednesday Night Dynamite. The first show on February 19th will take place from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. Tickets for this…
NXT Championship Match To Open This Week’s WWE NXT
Cathy Kelly broke the news Monday morning that Finn Balor vs. Adam Cole for the NXT Championship will open Wednesday’s WWE NXT. The match will also be present commercial-free. BREAKING: The #NXTChampionship match between @AdamColePro and @FinnBalor will KICK OFF #WWENXT and will be presented commercial-free this Wednesday, LIVE at 8/7 C on @USA_Network. pic.twitter.com/EPlgLZfgwd…
Primo Colon Explains He Didn’t Fail WWE Wellness Test
Primo Colon addressed his 30-day suspension for violating the WWE Wellness Policy in a new interview with Primerahora.com, explaining he didn’t test positive for anything but simply didn’t take a test when requested. “I was not on the road (on tour with the company), I was not scheduled for any event in the near future.…
Bizarre Backstage Details On Sin Cara Working For AAA
Following up on an earlier item where Jorge Arias appeared at AAA Guerra de Titanes over the weekend and used the Sin Cara name, he did not obtain permission from WWE. Alrias was officially released from his WWE contract a couple of weeks ago. However, it contained a 90-day non-compete clause and he does not…
Kairi Sane Under Concussion Protocol
Following last night’s brutal main even match involving Kairi Sane, Asuka, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair, Sane was examined by doctors and placed in a concussion protocol. Later in the match, you could easily tell that Sane just wasn’t completely there in the sense of setting up her spots correctly. There were even instances where…
WWE TLC Results (12/15/19) – Daniel Bryan Returns, Champions Retain
Below are complete results from Sunday’s WWE TLC pay-per-view: – Kickoff: Humberto Carrillo def. Andrade – SmackDown Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: The New Day (c) def. The Revival – Aleister Black def. Buddy Murphy – Raw Tag Team Championship Open Challenge: The Viking Raiders (c) vs. The OC ended in double count-out – TLC…
Tyson Fury Teases WrestleMania 36 Match Against Brock Lesnar
Boxer Tyson Fury continues to tease a match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 next year in Tampa. During an interview with Behind the Gloves, Fury discussed his Crown Jewel match against Braun Strowman and teased plans after his fight against Deontay Wilder in February. “It went really well, it was a good experience, WWE…
Sin Cara Appears At AAA Guerra De Titanes
Former WWE star Jorge Arias, better known as Sin Cara, worked last night’s AAA Guerra De Titanes show. What was interesting about the appearance is that not only did he seemingly violate his 90-day non-compete clause attached to his WWE contract but he even used the Sin Cara name. Below is video: Cara was officially…
Backstage News From Tonight’s WWE TLC PPV
Below are backstage news and notes from tonight’s WWE TLC pay-per-view: AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton will not take place tonight but was moved to tomorrow night’s Monday Night RAW. Braun Strowman does not have medical clearance, so he won’t be facing Shinsuke Nakamura. Bayley vs. Lacey Evans was originally rumored for the pay-per-view but…
Five Bouts Advertised For WWE’s 12/26 Show At Madison Square Garden
The following matches are being advertised for WWE’s post-Christmas live event from Madison Square Garden on 12/26: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors vs. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins WWE United States Champion AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton No Holds Barred: Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley…
Sunday, Dec. 15th, 2019 News
Former WWF and WCW wrestler Moondog Rex (Randy Colley) passed away at his home last night at the age of 69. He held several championships and was known for being the original Smash on Demolition. NWA announced during their broadcast last night that their next PPV event will take place on January 24th, 2020. The…
Latest On Colt Cabana & Marty Scurll After Finishing Up With ROH
As previously reported here at WrestlePages.com, Colt Cabana has finished with Ring of Honor. The same can be said for Marty Scurll and both are going to be available for outside promotions. Scurll has already agreed to at least one independent date outside of ROH and there is said to be interest from both WWE…
NWA Into The Fire Results (12/14/19) – Marty Scurll & ODB Appear, TV Title Returning
Below are complete results from NWA’s Into The Fire pay-per-view: – Eli Drake def. Ken Anderson – Thunder Rosa def. Tasha Steelz – The Question Mark def. Trevor Murdoch – NWA World Tag Team Championship: Rock N Roll Express (c) def. The Wildcards – ODB & Allysin Kay def. Melina & Marti Belle – NWA…
Braun Strowman Injury Update
Braun Strowman is currently dealing with an injury. There have been varying details as to what exactly is bothering him as it was originally reported as back spasms but later noted to be a sore hip. Strowman was pulled from a WWE live event last weekend due to the injury. Below is what he wrote…
Colby Covington Teases Move To WWE After UFC 245
Former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Colby Covington teased a move to WWE over issues with UFC’s pay in a new interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN. “UFC needs to pay up, if they don’t pay up after this fight you will probably see me in WWE,” said Covington h/t WrestlingNews.co. “This is it, I’m putting…
Top WWE Star Wants To See Less Scripting With Promos
Becky Lynch told fans during a Q&A at the Gorilla Position Live event in London that she would like to see less scripting in WWE when it comes to promos. “I think I would give the wrestlers more freedom to talk and to be able to cut their own promos. Because we know ourselves, what…
Paige Believes Female Talent Still Being Held Back In WWE
Paige believes a lot of the girls in WWE are being held back. She expressed her frustrations during a recent episode of Corey Graves’ After the Bell podcast. “I don’t understand why we don’t have another girl’s PPV (Evolution PPV). We had that one-off deal, like what the h*** is that about? Give us one…
Top AEW Star Calls Backstage Meeting Over Tag Team Matches In Promotion
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho was recently a guest on Konnan’s podcast. During the appearance, Jericho told a story about how the lack of tag team psychology in AEW was driving him nuts so he held a backstage meeting about it. “I called a team meeting — I’ll tell you right now. The lack of…
JR On Regular Medical Exams For AEW Talent, Legalizing Marijuana
Jim Ross recently commented on regular medical exams for AEW talent, legalizing marijuana and more during a recent episode of his podcast. Below is a quote: “I believe that talents, all talents should get on-going medical exams. In other words, the things that are important to know: more regular blood work than normal perhaps, but…
Colt Cabana Done With ROH?, New Match Confirmed For NWA Into The Fire
Following his loss to Alex Shelley at Final Battle, Colt Cabana is reportedly finished up with Ring of Honor. POST Wrestling reports Cabana’s departure has been known since September. Cabana will defend the NWA National Championship at NWA’s Into The Fire pay-per-view on Saturday. Speaking of Into The Fire, Thunder Rosa vs. the debuting Tasha…