Category: Wrestling News
Former WWE NXT Star Says He’s Quitting Pro Wrestling
Former WWE NXT Superstar Jordan Myles, who changed his name back to ACH, tweeted he’s quitting the wrestling business. The following is from Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACHisSuper/status/1203336804050644994 This comes after Myles requested his release from WWE in a bizarre tirade where he accused WWE of racism over a t-shirt he reportedly approved. We certainly hope he finds…
SmackDown Audience Up To Begin December
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.446 million viewers on FOX, which is up from the 2.366 million viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.536 million viewers 9 PM: 2.356 million viewers Average: 2.446 million viewers SmackDown Viewership Tracker:…
WWE Star Inks Contract Extension
Biff Busick (Oney Lorcan) has signed a longterm contract extension with WWE per his post on Twitter: I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE AGREED TO A NEW MULTI YEAR CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT MAY THE WRESTLING GODS HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOULS — BIFF Busick (@_starDESTROYER) December 7, 2019 It is…
AEW Top 5 Rankings – December 6th, 2019
AEW has released its weekly Top 5 Rankings for each division. You can see each ranking in the Twitter posts below. Top 5 Rankings History Tracker Men’s Division: Jon Moxley (same) Kenny Omega (up) PAC (down) Cody (same) MJF (same) #AEW Men’s Singles RankingsAs of December 6th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/oyhTFcfwJ7 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December…
US Title Match & Divorce Segment Confirmed For Monday’s Raw
The 12/9 episode of Monday Night Raw in Greenville, SC will feature the following items: – AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio (c) – United States Championship Match – Lana and Rusev will have a “divorce” segment This will serve as the go-home Raw for WWE TLC. Stay tuned to WrestlePages.com for the latest developments. Follow…
New Matches Announced For WWE TLC
The WWE TLC pay-per-view card has begun to take shape coming out of Friday Night SmackDown. Here’s the updated line-up: TLC Match – Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match – The New Day (c) vs. The Revival – Universal Champion Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz (non-title) IT'S OFFICIAL: @mikethemiz will go…
Two Matches Set For Tonight’s WWE 205 Live
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will feature “hand-picked opponents” from Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush and Angel Garza, who are set to square off on Wednesday’s WWE NXT. The matches are: Lio Rush vs. Danny Burch Angel Garza vs. Raul Mendoza Follow @wrestlepages
Big Change Made To Impact Hard To Kill Title Match
Impact Wrestling has announced Taya Valkyrie will now defend the Knockouts Championship in a three-way against Jordynne Grace and ODB at Hard to Kill on Jan. 12, 2020. This comes after ODB beat Valkyrie on this week’s Impact. BREAKING: As a result of her victory over the Knockouts Champion on Tuesday, it will now be…
Roman Reigns Match & More Set For Tonight’s SmackDown
WWE has announced the following for tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown on FOX: Roman Reigns vs. Dolph Ziggler King Corbin vows to humiliate Roman Reigns What happened to Daniel Bryan? Considering WWE TLC is just over a week away, some match announcements could be made tonight. Richard has more details here on why the card hasn’t…
Why WWE TLC Matches Haven’t Been Announced, Rumored Card
WWE hasn’t announced any matches for their TLC pay-per-view on 12/15 because Vince McMahon’s new philosophy is that PPVs are all about Network sign-ups. These tend to occur the day of the show, so there isn’t a rush like there used to be to get the lineups out. With that being said, the lineup has…
Backstage News On Vince McMahon Changing RAW Main Event
Vince McMahon changed the main event of this week’s WWE Monday Night RAW during a production meeting. The original plan was for Randy Orton, Ricochet and Humberto Carrillo to defeat The OC with help from Rey Mysterio. Vince wanted it changed to Orton not wanting to team with those guys, so Mysterio was in the…
Latest On AEW Dynamite Audio Issues
While the cause of the audio issues on this week’s AEW Dynamite aren’t known, they were limited to the TNT feed. The Dynamite feed on FITE TV and TSN in Canada had no reported issues. Follow @wrestlepages
Backstage News On Awesome Kong Being Limited In The Ring
Awesome Kong hasn’t been actively wrestling in AEW because she’s beat up and there is not a lot she can really do in the ring at this point. However, AEW sees her as a big draw for their female division so they book her in situations where she is hidden and used minimally. This is…
Stacy Keibler Expecting Third Child; Reby & Matt Hardy Reveal Baby Photos
– Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler announced on Wednesday that she is expecting her third child in May 2020. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5rKMhHHhWh/ – On a related note, Reby and Matt Hardy have revealed photos of their third son, Bartholomew Kit Hardy. https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1202352709644492803 Follow @wrestlepages
UK Championship Match Set For NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II
It was announced on this week’s NXT UK that WWE UK Champion WALTER will defend his title against Joe Coffey in the main event of NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II on Sunday, Jan. 12th. At #NXTUKTakeOver: Blackpool II, United Kingdom Champion @WalterAUT of #Imperium will finally go head-to-head against #Gallus’ @Joe_Coffey.https://t.co/aJb5OVjZwV — NXT UK (@NXTUK)…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Rises
After two weeks of WWE NXT coming out on top of overall viewership, AEW Dynamite pulled ahead this week. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 851,000 viewers on TNT, up from the record-low 663,000 viewers the show did the week prior. The show ranked No. 8 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list.…
AEW Pokes Fun At Britt Baker Crowd Shot From TakeOver: WarGames
Britt Baker was shown on camera during NXT TakeOver: WarGames a few weeks ago when watching real-life boyfriend NXT Champion Adam Cole take a big bump inside WarGames. The spot was a hot topic on social media, though Triple H said he felt bad and noted the director had no idea who she was. AEW…
NXT 2019 Year-End Awards Categories & Nominees Revealed
WWE has revealed the categories and nominees for the 2019 NXT Year-End Awards. The results will be announced on the Jan. 1st, 2020 episode. Voting can be completed at this link, or via Tweeting using the designated hashtags: Female Competitor of the Year – #NXTAwardFemale #IoShirai #ShaynaBaszler #RheaRipley #KayLeeRay #ToniStorm #BiancaBelair Male Competitor of the…
AEW World Title Match Announced, Street Fight Next Week, Dark Results & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Chris Jericho will defend the AEW World Championship against Jungle Boy on the Dec. 18th edition of Dynamite. – Chicagoland independent wrestler Melanie Cruise joined Brandi Rhodes & Awesome Kong’s “Nightmare Collective” stable. #NightmareCollective #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/lMYSGbcEHA — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 5, 2019…
Several NXT Title Matches Announced, Notable Returns, Dark Matches & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Next week’s show will feature the following matches: Mia Yim vs. Dakota Kai Angel Garza vs. Lio Rush (c) – Cruiserweight Championship Finn Balor vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Keith Lee – #1 Contender’s Match .@itsLioRush puts the NXT Cruiserweight Title on the line against…
Big Matches Set For Next Week’s Impact, Updated No Surrender Match Card
– Next week’s Impact Wrestling will feature the following matches: Sami Callihan vs. Ken Shamrock Tessa Blanchard vs. Madman Fulton Rhino vs. RVD – “Old School Rules” w/ Tommy Dreamer as the guest referee Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. The Rascalz vs. Reno Scum vs. OVE – #1 Contender’s Match NEXT TUESDAY at 8/7c…
RAW Viewership Up Slightly; NFL Still King Of Mondays
This week’s WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.208 million viewers on the USA Network, up from last week’s 2.109 million viewers. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.418 million viewers 9 PM: 2.279 million viewers 10 PM: 1.928 million viewers Average: 2.208 million viewers Raw was…
Eight Matches Scheduled For ROH Final Battle 2019
Ring of Honor has announced Angelina Love vs. Maria Manic for their Dec. 13th Final Battle pay-per-view. Signed for #FinalBattle!@ActualALove vs Maria Manic! Join us LIVE in Baltimore Friday – Dec. 13 at UMBC Event Center or Streaming LIVE for #HonorClub / #FiteTV! UMBC EVENT CENTER1000 HILLTOP CIRCLEBALTIMORE, MD 21250 ????https://t.co/D9ROLjwVIM#TheAllüre #Maneater pic.twitter.com/bG4jbQU51l — ROH…
Kofi Kingston Reveals Daniel Bryan Pushed For WrestleMania 35 Match
The New Day appeared on WWE’s After the Bell podcast this week to discuss their careers and to promote their new podcast. During the interview, Kofi Kingston revealed Daniel Bryan went to bat for what would be their WrestleMania 35 match: “[Daniel Bryan] pushed for that to happen. The plans weren’t for me to be…
Reby & Matt Hardy Welcome Third Child
PWInsider is reporting that Reby Hardy gave birth to her third child with WWE star Matt Hardy on Tuesday night. While it hasn’t officially been confirmed on social media as of this writing, Matt did tweet the initials “BKH” early Wednesday morning. BKH — MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) December 4, 2019 Congratulations to the happy family!…
John Morrison’s First Televised WWE Appearance Revealed
It was revealed this morning that John Morrison will be an in-studio guest on next Wednesday’s WWE’s The Bump. This will be Morrison’s first WWE appearance since 2011. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@TheRealMorrison.Next week.LIVE ON #WWETheBump! pic.twitter.com/Vfum3Q38Te — WWE’s The Bump (@WWETheBump) December 4, 2019 ALSO – John Morrison Comments On Returning To WWE The Bump airs on WWE’s…
Kushida Returning On Tonight’s NXT, Another Match Nixed Due To Injury
WWE has announced Kushida will return from injury on tonight’s new WWE NXT. Kushida has been out of action since October when suffering a wrist fracture against WALTER. Additionally, Damian Priest vs. Killian Dain has been nixed due to Priest not being cleared to compete since Survivor Series weekend. As previously noted, Rhea Ripley vs.…
John Morrison Comments On Returning To WWE
After months of rumors and speculation, Ryan Satin broke the news during WWE Backstage that John Morrison has signed a multi-year contract with WWE. The former Intercontinental Champion took to social media to comment on the news: Confirmed ✅ I have signed with @WWE – I’ve never been as good at anything as I am…
Dio Maddin Not Returning To Raw Commentary Team?
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Dio Maddin will not be returning to the Raw commentary booth as he still has aspirations of competing in the ring. As a result, it’s being reported that Maddin is returning to the WWE Performance Center to train. Filling in his spot will be Samoa Joe until Joe is…
John Morrison Returning To WWE
As announced on WWE Backstage, John Morrison has signed a multi-year deal to return to WWE. This will be the first time Morrison has been in WWE since 2011, where he was known for his explosive offense and exciting parkour. Morrison is a former WWE Tag Team Champion and a former Intercontinental Champion. There is…
CM Punk Still Doesn’t Like Hulk Hogan
CM Punk isn’t a Hulkamaniac. He wasn’t as a kid and he certainly isn’t now that he’s met Hulk Hogan. During an appearance on Windy City LIVE’s 2 Minute Warning, Punk was asked who his favorite wrestler was growing up. “’Rowdy’ Roddy Piper,” Punk replied h/t WrestlingINC.com. “Hands down.” When the host stated he thought…
Knockouts Championship Match Confirmed For Impact Hard To Kill
Impact Wrestling has announced Taya Valkyrie will defend the Knockouts Championship against Jordynne Grace at the Hard to Kill pay-per-view on Sunday, Jan. 12th. BREAKING: @JordynneGrace will challenge @TheTayaValkyrie for the Knockouts Championship on January 12th at #HardToKill in Dallas! TICKETS: https://t.co/ixb7CLdmIO pic.twitter.com/zEnkCEi578 — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 4, 2019 Below is the updated Hard…
Rhea Ripley vs. Dakota Kai Set For This Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has announced Rhea Ripley will face Dakota Kai on this week’s WWE NXT. Below is the updated line-up of what to expect on Wednesday’s new episode: Rhea Ripley vs. Dakota Kai Damian Priest vs. Killian Dain How will Adam Cole respond to Finn Bálor’s attack? Can Lio Rush and Angel Garza be kept apart?…
Title Match Added To NWA Into The Fire, Updated Card
– This week’s NWA Powerrr saw The Rock N Roll Express defeat The Wildcards to capture the NWA Tag Team Championship. As a result, a rematch will take place at NWA’s Into the Fire pay-per-view on Saturday, Dec. 14th. The Full Card for #IntoTheFire is revealed on #NWAPowerrr Order now – https://t.co/QnudYUSokE pic.twitter.com/lkykFFNytP — NWA…
Former WWE Star Wade Barrett To Replace Jim Cornette On NWA Commentary Team
Former WWE star Wade “Bad News” Barrett is joining the NWA commentary team at the Into The Fire pay-per-view on Saturday, December 14. He’ll use his real name, Stu Bennett. Bennett will join Joe Galli, replacing Jim Cornette. Cornette departed from the company following his controversial line on the Nov. 19th episode of NWA Powerrr.…
R-Truth Regains WWE 24/7 Title, Heath Slater Pitched Idea For Reign
After WWE RAW went off the air last night, R-Truth won the WWE 24/7 Title back from NASCAR driver Kyle Busch during Busch’s championship photo shoot. You can watch what happened embedded in the video above. Truth is now a 24-time WWE 24/7 Champion. Speaking of the WWE 24/7 Title, Heath Slater recently pitched himself…
Will CM Punk Be On This Week’s Episode Of WWE Backstage?
CM Punk stated on Twitter he won’t be on tonight’s episode of WWE Backstage on FS1. The following is from Twitter: Nah. Hard pass. Next week though! (90% sure next week) — player/coach (@CMPunk) December 3, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
Cody Responds To Fan Criticizing Hikura Shida vs. Kris Statlander
Cody Rhodes tweeted the following at a fan who criticized AEW booking Hikura Shida vs. Kris Statlander for this week’s Dynamite after losing in viewership to NXT two weeks in a row: Why am I tagged in this friend? I’m not Meltzer(he’s been equally critically of me…remember all in and how it started ha?). I’m…
Goldberg Announced As Next Guest For Broken Skull Sessions
The next episode of Stone Cold’s Broken Skull Sessions will air on the WWE Network on Sunday, Dec. 15th following WWE TLC. Steve Austin’s next guest will be WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg. HELL YEAH is RIGHT.@Goldberg is NEXT to join @steveaustinBSR on #BrokenSkullSessions, premiering right after #WWETLC on Sunday, December 15! https://t.co/FNr6iNro9T — WWE…
NASCAR Driver Captures WWE 24/7 Championship, Seth Rollins On Backstage
– This week’s Raw featured NASCAR driver Kyle Busch pinning R-Truth to capture the WWE 24/7 Championship with Michael Waltrip as the referee. NEW 24/7 CHAMPION! The 2019 #NASCAR Cup Champion @KyleBusch has just won the #247Championship on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/SiLmcUi0YT — WWE (@WWE) December 3, 2019 – Seth Rollins will appear live on WWE Backstage…
Brock Lesnar Rumored To Face Cain Velasquez Or Tyson Fury At WrestleMania 36
The new rumor on Brock Lesnar’s opponent for WrestleMania 36 next year in Tampa is that WWE is looking at doing a bout against Cain Velasquez or professional boxer Tyson Fury. The backstory behind a Lesnar vs. Velasquez match would be a “rubber match,” as Velasquez beat Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight title but Brock…
Charlotte Flair Applies To Trademark ‘Ashley Flair’ And More
Charlotte Flair, whose real-name is Ashley Fliehr, and her boyfriend Andrade have applied for the following trademarks: “Ashley Flair” and “The Queen of Wrestling” IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Graphic T-shirts; Hats; Hooded sweat shirts; Pants; T-shirts; Short-sleeved or long-sleeved t-shirts IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment in…
More Bad News For WWE 2K20; Budget Cuts For Series Moving Forward
WWE 2K20 is not doing well. The game was hammered by critics following its October release and it hasn’t performed well in terms of sales. Justin Leeper, who is known for his work on WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 (2010), WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 (2009) and Death Stranding (2019), weighed in on the criticism…
Mauro Ranallo Slated For NXT Commentary Return This Week
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Mauro Ranallo has informed WWE officials that he will be back on commentary for Wednesday’s NXT at Full Sail. We’ve extensively covered the Ranallo/Corey Graves controversy here at WrestlePages in the links below: Drama Involving Mauro Ranallo And Corey Graves Over Tweet Criticizing Commentary (Updated) Latest On Mauro Ranallo’s…
Women’s Match Added To This Week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW has announced Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida for this week’s Dynamite in Champaign, IL. Just signed for THIS WEEK’s #AEWDynamite at the @StateFarmCenter in Champaign@shidahikaru vs @callmekrisstat Get your tickets now at https://t.co/UN1cNj1kQq and join us THIS Wednesday, December 4th or watch LIVE 8/7c on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/Sx8tqLjpw8 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 2,…
WWE NXT Wins Second Straight Week Over AEW Dynamite In Viewership
WWE NXT beat AEW Dynamite in overall viewership for the second straight week of head-to-head competition. Last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 663,000 viewers on TNT, down from the 893,000 viewers the show did the week prior. The show ranked No. 15 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list. This is the lowest…
Confirmed For This Week’s Impact Wrestling, Watch Opening Here
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling will feature the following: Brian Cage vs. Eddie Edwards ODB returns to Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Ace Austin & Reno Scum vs. The Rascalz Johnny Swinger vs. Petey Williams Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie will defends her title The opening to this week’s episode is embedded in the…
Tommaso Ciampa Would Retire Before He Went To Raw Or Smackdown
Tommaso Ciampa explained on a recent episode of Lilian Garcia’s podcast why he doesn’t want to be on Raw or Smackdown. “I have a little one at home and my schedule is better in NXT than it would be on the road – and I had neck surgery and I’m not freaking stupid. I get…
Steve Austin Recalls First Time He Was Asked To Do Scripted Promo In WWE
During a recent episode of his podcast featuring Eli Drake as a guest, Steve Austin shared an interesting story about his first scripted promo in WWE. “I’ll never forget when I came back from getting my neck fused, C3 and C4, in ’99 or whenever it was,” Austin remembered h/t WrestlingINC.com. “And when I left,…