Category: Wrestling News
Kane Shares ‘Biggest Misconception’ Of Vince McMahon
Kane, whose real name is Glenn Jacobs, recently appeared on Busted Open Radio and clarified what he believes is the biggest misconception about Vince McMahon. “I think [the misconception] is that Vince is this heartless person that takes advantage of everyone, and uses people until they are all used up and then discards the husk…
Possible WWE RAW Spoiler Involving Rusev, Lashley And Lana
The following rumor about tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW from Nashville, TN was leaked by Reddit user looselipsbackstage: “Lana has a restraining order against Rusev in the state of Tennessee. Rusev attacks Lashley while cops are protecting Lana. Lashley yells at cops, gets pushed into a cop, and gets arrested. Even cop has…
WWE Network Issues, WWE Starrcade Results
There were issues with the WWE Network during the live streaming of Starrcade last night. At one point, WWE switched the live stream to their YouTube channel. Once the issues on the network were fixed, the following was sent across the screen: “The technical issue has been resolved, please switch back to the WWE Network.”…
Stephen Amell To Appear On WWE Backstage
WWE has announced that Arrow star Stephen Amell will appear on Tuesday’s new episode of WWE Backstage to participate in Promo School. You've seen @StephenAmell amaze on @CW_Arrow and compete in a #WWE ring at #Summerslam 2015. Now, the megastar returns this Tuesday night during Promo School on #WWEBackstage on @FS1!https://t.co/tlmTGXJexs — WWE (@WWE) December…
Sandman Getting Lots of Heat Regarding Comments
On Saturday, The Sandman was performing a match at Wrestlecade. Prior to the women’s match in the main event, he said the following to Jordynne Grace and 3 other female talents, loud enough for everyone in the locker room to hear: ”Women main eventing is ‘wrong’ and ‘any male wrestler with any sort of experience…
David Sahadi On Return To Impact Wrestling, Takes Shot At AEW
As reported here on WrestlePages.com, Impact Wrestling is bringing back David Sahadi. He commented on his return and took a shot at AEW in the process: After a long hiatus, I’ve decided to jump back into “the game”. Full time. @IMPACTWRESTLING is arising! And the best is yet to come… — DavidSahadi (@DavidSahadi) November 30,…
Attendance Numbers For Every Episode Of AEW Dynamite
Wrestlenomics Radio plotted attendance for All Elite Wrestling Dynamite on a graph and posted it on Twitter to show fans the trend since the show’s premiere in October. You can view the graphic below: AEW Dynamite event attendance through first 9 weeks of the program pic.twitter.com/3VHMGPkwNu — Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) December 1, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
NJPW President Open To Working With All Elite Wrestling
Harold Meij, president of New Japan Pro Wrestling, recently commented to FOX Sports Australia about his promotion working with All Elite Wrestling. “We’re very open to working with anyone, we don’t exclude anyone. But it does take time to create that trust between companies. And right now AEW is still in the exploratory phase; they’re…
Chris Jericho’s Sparkling Wine Sells Over 10,000 Bottles In Two Days
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho revealed on Instagram that his new sparkling wine sold over 10,000 bottles in just over two days. The product, created from his Little bit of the Bubbly catchphrase, is being sold from LittleBitoftheBubbly.com. You can pre-order now with orders being shipped out the second week of this month. The following…
Latest On Mauro Ranallo’s Status, Booker T Reacts To Ordeal With Corey Graves
Mauro Ranallo is said to be doing better but it’s unknown if he’ll be at WWE NXT this week. The company has been in touch and the hope is he will be ready. However, we just can’t confirm he’ll be there as of press time. Booker T weighed in on Corey Graves’ tweet about Ranallo…
Backstage News On WWE’s Insane Price For The Fiend Bray Wyatt Custom Title
We mentioned over the weekend here on WrestlePages.com that WWE is selling The Fiend Bray Wyatt Custom Title belt for $6,499.99. WWE does feel like there are people who will be willing to pay the price, which is obviously why they are stocking it. The high-priced item will serve as a test and if it’s…
WWE SmackDown Audience Drops On Black Friday
The Black Friday episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.336 million viewers on FOX, which is down from the 2.600 million viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.350 million viewers 9 PM: 2.322 million viewers Average: 2.336 million viewers SmackDown Viewership…
Bray Wyatt Uses Custom Title Belt At Live Event In Mexico
The Fiend Bray Wyatt wore the new Custom Title belt around his face during his entrance at WWE’s live event in Mexico City last night. He went on to beat Rey Mysterio in a steel cage match to retain. As noted previously here at WrestlePages.com, WWE is selling the custom belt for $6,499.99. Cain Velasquez…
Kofi Kingston If New Day Would Break Up For Big E Singles Run
Kofi Kingston recently commented on the possibility of his New Day partner Big E having a singles run in WWE in a new interview with AL.com: “He could bring the world. Big E is a phenomenal competitor and just a really, really funny dude on so many different levels, easily the funniest one out of…
New Matches Announced For 12/4 AEW Dynamite
All Elite Wrestling has announced four matches for Wednesday’s Dynamite in Champaign, IL: Trent vs. Rey Fenix Christopher Daniels vs. Pentagon Jr. Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela Dustin Rhodes & The Young Bucks vs. Sammy Guevara, Santana & Ortiz Tickets are still available for the event at this link. Follow @wrestlepages
WWE Charging $6,499.99 For The Fiend Bray Wyatt Custom Title
WWE is selling The Fiend Bray Wyatt Custom Title belt for $6,499.99. The item is described as a limited first run run pre-order item and the units will not ship until Dec. 20, 2019. Christmas delivery cannot be guaranteed. Wyatt unveiled the title on last night’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown to challenge Daniel Bryan…
Luke Harper Preparing To Use Brodie Lee Name Once Again
Luke Harper appears to be preparing for his WWE departure. The former Wyatt Family member applied for the registration of the trademark for the name Brodie Lee on Nov. 26, 2019. The trademark usage is for “entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer.” Harper wrestled as Brodie Lee on…
Jim Ross On Not Knowing Who The Blade And The Butcher Were On Dynamite
Jim Ross responded to criticism he received during this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite for not knowing who The Blade and The Butcher were during the broadcast. The following is from his Twitter: Getting my Spaulding’s busted for not knowing who The Butcher & The Blade were Wednesday night on @AEWonTNT (Hate to break this…
Matt Hardy Reacts To Losing In RAW Return
Matt Hardy tweeted the following about being booked under to Buddy Murphy in his surprise return on last week’s WWE RAW: Please don’t feel bad for me, Scott. I’m just in a WWE slump as of right now. I can see it probably continuing for a few more weeks in the future, but I’m confident…
David Sahadi Returning To Impact Wrestling
Former Impact Wrestling writer, director and producer David Sahadi is returning to the promotion. Sahadi worked for Impact from 2006 all the way until 2017 when he was released as a cost-cutting measure. Prior to his work with Impact, Sahadi worked in WWE as a creative director from 1992 until 2003. Earlier this year, Sahadi…
Backstage News On Jerry Lawler’s Future With WWE
Jerry Lawler revealed at the recent GalaxyCon event that he signed a new three-year contract with WWE earlier this month. Lawler is currently a temporary member of the RAW announce team with Vic Joseph and Dio Maddin. His inclusion is meant to help bring Joseph and Maddin along and is not long-term. Word going around…
Seth Rollins To Issue Apology On Raw, Handicap Match Announced
Seth Rollins sent out a tweet on Friday claiming that he will be apologizing to the Raw roster on Monday’s Raw. After a long few days of soul searching, I’ve decided that this coming Monday on #RAW I would like to issue an apology to #TEAMRED and the @WWE Universe. I hope you’ll hear me…
Alexa Bliss & Elias Return On SmackDown, Sheamus Returning Soon
This week’s SmackDown marked the on-screen return of three WWE stars. – Alexa Bliss did a run-in to save Nikki Cross from a beatdown at the hands of Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose. This was Bliss’ first appearance since losing the Women’s Tag Team Championship in October. Bliss & Cross will compete in a four-way…
Championship Open Challenge On SmackDown, Another Injured Star Backstage?
– The New Day will defend the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in an open challenge on tonight’s SmackDown. Cathy Kelly previews what else you can expect tonight: #UniversalChampion @WWEBrayWyatt is promising to reveal a new face in the #FireflyFunHouse tonight and more! Here is your preview for tonight’s Friday Night #SmackDown. pic.twitter.com/EsZ2xdpdrP — WWE (@WWE)…
Injured WWE Star Backstage At SmackDown
Elias is backstage at tonight’s SmackDown in Birmingham, Alabama. He’s been out of action since September with an ankle injury and was scheduled for further evaluation by the WWE medical team. At this point it’s unknown if he’s there to be examined or if he will appear live on the FOX broadcast. Due to the…
AEW Under Investigation
AEW is currently under investigation by the Maryland State Athletic Commission regarding the Moxley vs. Omega match at Full Gear. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, former WCW announcer Chris Cruise contacted the Commission regarding blading and matches continuing once blood is introduced into a match, regardless if intended or not, and if a doctor…
AEW Top 5 Rankings – November 29th , 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 PAC Kenny Omega Cody MJF #AEW Single’s RankingsAs of Friday, November 29th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/7yPOdiYlry — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 29, 2019 Women’s Division: Hikaru…
Backstage News On Vince McMahon Being Upset With Survivor Series Main Event
Vince McMahon was not happy with how the Survivor Series main event turned out, as CJ reported earlier here at WrestlePages.com. There was a story that made rounds at TV this week that Vince was actually telling them high spots to do from the back through the referee. However, the latest is that wasn’t the…
NXT Outdraws RAW, SmackDown And AEW Dynamite
While weekly viewership has yet to reflect on the USA Network, NXT is proving itself as a hot brand in WWE. Last weekend in Chicago, NXT TakeOver: WarGames drew 10,500 fans, while RAW drew approximately 7,200 fans. SmackDown had around 7,800 fans. Last week’s AEW Dynamite drew around 6,100 fans.
Brock Lesnar Back On Hiatus From WWE
Following his victory against Rey Mysterio at Survivor Series, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar is back on hiatus from the company. It’s believed he will return to television in time for the build to Royal Rumble 2020, where he will likely defend the title.
Tony Khan Expected Moxley vs. Omega Criticism
Tony Khan addressed criticism from the Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega “Lights Out” match at Full Gear in a recent interview with WrestlingINC.com. “I expected it and that’s why we put it on PPV. We would never do anything like this on TV. Our friends at TNT know what we’re trying to do in putting…
Erik On The Viking Raiders Pleading For Name Change
Erik of The Viking Raiders explained on the After The Bell podcast how he and Ivar pleaded with Vince McMahon to change their name. ”We knew at this point we weren’t going to be Hanson and Rowe. The primary focus was The Viking Experience. We caught Vince as he was going somewhere else and we…
Dolph Ziggler Explains Recent Hiatus From WWE
Dolph Ziggler explained in a new interview with The Mirror that he needed time away from WWE. “I learned sh*t. I learned that I needed a vacation after 14 years. After about 11/12 years non-stop, and being one of the people like Kofi and Sheamus and Miz that did five days a week, every week…
Mauro Ranallo In Rough Shape Following Corey Graves Tweet
Word surrounding Mauro Ranallo is that he’s in rough shape, probably much worse than what was originally thought. We’ve written a lot about it but the latest is Ranallo is expected back on TV next week. However, no one can be for sure what is going to happen next. It’s been a bad couple of…
Jessika Carr Leaving NXT For SmackDown
WWE NXT referee Jessika Carr is heading to SmackDown, beginning with this week’s episode on FOX. Tommaso Ciampa called her to the ring after last night’s episode of NXT to wish her well. He also led the crowd in a “Thank You Jess” chant. You can view the exclusive footage embedded in the player above.…
Latest On Mauro Ranallo’s Future With WWE
Mauro Ranallo is expected to return to the WWE NXT broadcast team on next week’s episode on the USA Network. As CJ noted earlier here on WrestlePages.com, Ranallo was replaced by Tom Phillips on last night’s show. Ranallo has now missed two shows he was scheduled to work (last night’s NXT and Survivor Series) over…
Kevin Owens Shocked War Games Appearance Didn’t Leak
Kevin Owens explained how his appearance at WWE NXT: War Games game about while on Corey Graves’ podcast. “It’s been a constant throughout the last few years that any time I hear anybody at NXT getting injured or for some reason not being able to make a show, whether it’s a storyline or not, I…
Chris Jericho Discusses Evolution Of His Character
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho discussed the evolution of his character during an interview with 101WKQX.com. “You’re constantly evolving, updating and not living in the past. I think that I was never cut out for that. I never wanted to do the same thing twice and I know, I feel it, when the time is…
More On Bobby Fish Being Removed From Match During Commercial
Updating an earlier item, WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish was removed from his match during a commercial break on last night’s episode of NXT, being replaced by Roderick Strong against Keith Lee and Donovan Dijakovic. The move was precautionary after Fish was shaken up after taking a bump to the floor. He was…
New AEW Stable Debuts, Diamond Ring Winner, Jericho’s Next Feud & More
Below are news & notes coming out this week’s AEW Dynamite: – The Blade, The Butcher & The Bunny made their debut as a new stable in AEW. The Blade is Braxton Sutter/Pepper Parks from Impact, while The Bunny is Allie. – MJF defeated Adam Page to win the AEW Diamond Ring. – AEW World…
NXT Stars Injured?, Dark Match Results & More NXT News
Below are news & notes coming out of this week’s WWE NXT: – Tom Phillips filled in for Mauro Ranallo on commentary. – Bobby Fish was pulled from the NXT Tag Team Championship bout mid-match by William Regal and was replaced by Roderick Strong. The Undisputed Era still retained. There’s no word yet on Fish’s…
Becky Lynch Reaches Milestone
On April 7th, 2019, Becky Lynch won the Raw Women’s Championship in a triple threat match. As of yesterday, she is now the longest reigning champion, dethroning Ronda Rousey, at 233 days and counting. https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1199445407618797570?s=19 With Lynch now fighting in the Women’s Tag Division, there appears to be no end in sight to her reign.
Corey Graves’ Tweet To Mauro Ranallo A Work?
WWE sources are now indicating that Corey Graves wrote his Tweet directed at Mauro Ranallo to play into the brand warfare element of Survivor Series. Apparently Graves had planned to mention it the next night on the pay-per-view while sitting next to Ranallo. However, Ranallo didn’t worked the pay-per-view. Michael Cole stated Ranallo’s absence was…
WWE Backstage Viewership Declines Without CM Punk
Last night’s episode of WWE Backstage did 121,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1. CM Punk wasn’t on the show and viewership was down from the 180,000 viewers the series did in 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, 2019:…
Seth Rollins On Why He’s Been Provoking CM Punk
Seth Rollins explained why he’s been provoking CM Punk on social media during a promotional interview on KISS 103.5. “Look, man. He spent five years on hiatus. Good for him, hopefully he’s got his head right. But he comes back to sit behind a desk and talk? That’s not very CM Punk. That’s not the…
Big Cass On WWE Release, Making Vince McMahon Furious
Big Cass was recently a guest on Chris Jericho’s podcast where he discussed his WWE release and Vince McMahon being furious at him for going off script in Montreal. “I kind of just lost my mind towards the end. I was battling with some things, with some mental health issues that I didn’t speak up…
Eli Drake On Turning Down WWE, AEW Deal And Joining NWA
Eli Drake was recently a guest on Steve Austin’s podcast and he talked about turning down WWE. ”There’s been interest from WWE for the last three years, but I kept turning them down because Impact kept giving me raises, so I was just like, which maybe in the long term might not have been the…
Mike Kanellis Opens Up About Requesting WWE Release
During an appearance on the Smarks and Stripes podcast, Mike Kanellis talked about requesting his release from WWE and why it hasn’t been granted. “Yeah, and me and you have talked about this on a personal level and we’ve been friends for a long time. But for me, it was all personal. It had nothing…
Ric Flair Segment Added To WWE Starrcade
It was announced on WWE’s The Bump that Kevin Owens will host “The KO Show” with special guest Ric Flair this Sunday during the one-hour WWE Starrcade special at 7pm ET. The following matches have been confirmed to air during the televised portion: – Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley – Last Man Standing Match – Alexa…
Confirmed For Tonight’s WWE NXT & AEW Dynamite
Below is your Wednesday night professional wrestling preview scheduled for primetime on cable TV: Announced for WWE NXT on the USA Network… WWE NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era vs. Keith Lee & Dominik Dijakovic WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush vs. Akira Tozawa The fallout of Survivor Series Announced for AEW Dynamite in…