Category: Wrestling News
*Spoilers* NXT UK Taping Results (11/16) – TakeOver Matches Revealed
NXT UK held night two of their television tapings on Saturday in Hull, England. Click here for night one results. Below are spoiler results for the final episodes before TakeOver: – Dark match: The Hunt def. Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone – A contract signing takes place with Joe Coffey and WALTER – Kay Lee…
Oney Lorcan Requests WWE Release?
PWInsider is reporting that WWE NXT and 205 Live star Oney Lorcan requested his WWE release at the end of October. Over the last week, Lorcan notably changed his social media names back to his old ring name of Biff Busick, prompting speculation that he’s the next WWE star looking to get out of his…
Backstage News On Jordan Myles Requesting WWE Release In Bizarre Tirade
Jordan Myles made headlines this week for posting an expletive-laced video on his Twitter account where he claimed to quit WWE over racism. It was released on the heels over his unhappiness with his official t-shirt, which he claimed was created in racism. WWE immediately removed the t-shirt from WWE Shop as soon as Myles…
WWE To Begin Granting Releases Again?
WWE could end up granting Sin Cara his release as requested. As previously reported, Sin Cara went public with a statement on Twitter to inform fans he had requested his release from the company. Word going around was that his request would be denied but they he would be removed from television. Cara has approximately…
Backstage News On AEW Full Gear Buys, The Promotion’s Future On PPV
AEW Full Gear did around 100,000 pay-per-view buys or just slightly below last Saturday night. The number is similar to what their All Out show garnered on 8/31. Regarding digital buys, Full Gear did similar numbers to what All Out did and the promotion’s first pay-per-view, Double Or Nothing. Both All Out and Double Or…
SmackDown Viewership Drops On Road To Survivor Series
Yesterday’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.35 million viewers on FOX, which is down from the 2.617 million viewers from last week’s pre-taped UK episode. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.445 million viewers 9 PM: 2.255 million viewers Average: 2.35 million viewers SmackDown Viewership Tracker:…
*Spoilers* NXT UK Taping Results (11/15) – TakeOver: Blackpool Confirmed
NXT UK held night one of their television tapings on Friday in Hull, England. It was confirmed during the tapings that NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool will take place in January 2020. Below are spoiler results: – Trent Seven def. Kona Reeves. After, Eddie Dennis returned and faced off with Seven. – A-Kid def. Jack Starz…
Brian Kendrick Taking An Indefinite Leave Of Absence From The Ring?
Brian Kendrick took to Twitter on Friday to reveal he’s taking “an indefinite leave of absence from the ring” after struggling to secure a Cruiserweight Championship match in three years. It’s been 3 years since my last #Cruiserweight Title opportunity. Since then, it has become evident that nobody on @WWE205Live understands nor respects the road…
AEW Announces “Dream Match” For Next Week’s Dynamite
AEW has announced Fenix vs. Nick Jackson in a “dream match” for Wednesday’s Dynamite. With @MattJackson13 injured from the attack by @Santana_Proud & @Ortiz_Powerful, @NickJacksonYB will compete in a #DreamMatch this coming Wednesday, November 20th LIVE from Indianapolis on #AEWDynamite as he takes on @ReyFenixMX Get your tix now at https://t.co/UN1cNiJJrQ pic.twitter.com/sP2i8HGe7J — All Elite…
WWE Universal Title Redesigned, Bray Wyatt’s Survivor Series Match Revealed
The WWE Universal Championship is now blue following its recent move to Friday Night SmackDown. IT'S OFFICIAL: #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt will defend ⬇️THIS⬇️ championship against @WWEDanielBryan at #SurvivorSeries! #UniversalChampionship #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/pipFxhKawH — WWE (@WWE) November 16, 2019 It was also announced on SmackDown that “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt will defend the Universal Championship against Daniel Bryan…
NXT Stars Invade SmackDown Again, 6-Man Match Set For Next Week
– NXT stars invaded SmackDown again this week. Undisputed Era, NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Rhea Ripley, Mia Yim, Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox were all involved in angles and matches. OUR turf, OUR rules. Try again next week, @WWENXT. ????#SurvivorSeries #SmackDown @SashaBanksWWE @NikkiCrossWWE @CarmellaWWE @DanaBrookeWWE @DakotaKai_WWE @RheaRipley_WWE @TeganNoxWWE_ @MiaYim pic.twitter.com/TxbEwi4UuZ — WWE (@WWE) November…
CM Punk Footage, WrestleMania 36 Tickets, Matches For WWE At MSG
-WWE has applied for the trademarks to “Superstar Gaming League” and “WWE SGL.” -The following matches are advertised for WWE’s return to Madison Square Garden on 12/26: * WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors vs. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair. * Erick Rowan vs. Seth Rollins. * Rusev vs. Bobby…
Seth Rollins vs. Andrade Likely For Next Week’s WWE RAW
Barring some type of change, it looks like Seth Rollins will face Andrade on next week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW in Boston, MA with the winner being the captain of Team Raw at Survivor Series. Andrade and Zelina Vega used social media to call out Rollins, specifically indicating it should be Andrade that…
WWE NXT Star Undergoes Surgery
Boa from WWE NXT underwent surgery on Thursday in Birmingham, AL to repair a torn labrum and torn rotator cuff. Boa, whose real name is Yanbo Wang, competed in the NXT Breakout tournament and worked Damian Priest on 10/26 in Lakeland. He was signed to a WWE contract in 2016. Below is a photo from…
Five Surprise Names Confirmed Backstage At SmackDown (SPOILERS)
The following WWE NXT talent is backstage at tonight’s SmackDown in Philadelphia: -WWE NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler -All four members of The Undisputed Era: Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong Follow @wrestlepages Source: Mike Johnson
AEW Top 5 Rankings – November 15, 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: 1. PAC 2. Cody 3. Adam Page 4. Jon Moxley 5. Darby Allin #AEW Single Rankingsas of November 15th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/C4M2DuMF4F — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November…
Big Injury Updates On Mia Yim And Johnny Gargano
The following injuries were noted on the latest NXT injury report: – Mia Yim suffered a broken nose and possible fractured ribs during last night’s ladder match against Io Shirai. – Johnny Gargano has a cervical strain, which is why he was pulled from scheduled appearances with EVOVLE. With this injury, he’s not cleared to…
Jim Ross Assures Fans He’s Not Retiring Or Leaving AEW Despite Criticism
Jim Ross addressed criticism of his commentary on AEW Dynamite during the latest episode of his Grilling JR podcast. “It kind of reminds me of the stuff I’ve been getting a little bit online. There’s a young audience that’s criticizing my work, and I don’t have a problem with them criticizing my work. Everybody’s opinion…
Roman Reigns On Fans Turning On Seth Rollins
Roman Reigns commented on fans turning against Seth Rollins during a recent appearance on the After The Bell podcast. “We’ve talked very briefly but just the way with our travel, it’s really separated us. We’re both out to conquer but we have to hold it down for our respective sides. With Seth, he knows what…
Viewership For AEW Dynamite Rises, NXT Loses Ground
One week after WWE NXT closed the audience gap to AEW Dynamite, the upstart promotion is back firmly ahead. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 957,000 viewers on TNT, up from the 822,000 viewers the show did last week. This was the first show after the company’s Full Gear pay-per-view last Saturday night. The…
Lacey Evans Joins SmackDown Survivor Series Team
WWE confirmed on Thursday that Lacey Evans has been named the fourth member of the women’s SmackDown Survivor Series team. She joins captain Sasha Banks, Carmella and Dana Brooke. The final member will likely be revealed on Friday Night SmackDown. Below is the updated Survivor Series card: WWE Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs.…
WWE Backstage Doubles Viewership
This week’s episode of WWE Backstage drew 100,000 viewers during the 11pm ET slot on FS1, which is more than double the 49,000 the show drew in it’s official premiere last week. The second episode featured Samoa Joe, NXT Champion Adam Cole, Mick Foley, and a surprise appearance from CM Punk. The jump in viewership…
Women’s Tag Team TLC Match Locally Advertised For WWE TLC
The Target Center in Minneapolis, MN is locally advertising three matches for WWE TLC on Dec. 15th, with one of them being Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair vs. The Kabuki Warriors in the first-ever Women’s Tag Team Championship TLC Match. Also advertised is Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin in a…
Jericho Suffers First AEW Loss, Wardlow Debuts, Luchasaurus Returns & More
– AEW World Champion Chris Jericho suffered his first loss in AEW when Scorpio Sky pinned him in the AEW Tag Team Championship main event on this week’s Dynamite. – Luchasaurus made his return to Dynamite this week to help the Jurassic Express fend off The Dark Order. – Wardlow made his AEW debut by…
Major NXT TakeOver: WarGames Updates, Bayley Appears & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Tonight’s NXT dark matches saw Dexter Lumis defeat Daniel Vidot, while Chelsea Green defeated Catalina Garcia (aka Carolina from Raw). – Due to Johnny Gargano being out of action, Finn Balor will now face Matt Riddle at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on Nov. 23rd. –…
Clarification On DDP’s Status With AEW
Diamond Dallas Page clarified in an interview with SportsKeeda.com that he does not have a contract with All Elite Wrestling. “Again, I’m happy for all the guys. It’s a great way, great to have more guys be a part and someone like Cody Rhodes to be at the helm of this thing. I don’t charge…
Jim Ross Reflects On Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega At Full Gear
Jim Ross did an interview with Sports Illustrated, where he gave his thoughts on Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega from AEW Full Gear: “It was a different match to call. They weren’t working the arm. It didn’t have the standard route that a match takes. Based on the amount of legitimate physical punishment that Moxley…
Jordan Myles Quits WWE, Says He Refuses To Work For Racists
Jordan Myles announced in a video posted to his Twitter account that he’s quit WWE. A transcript of what he said is below: “As of today, I’d like to officially announce that I quit f***ing WWE. I am no longer an employee, I refuse to work for racists. I f***ing quit, f*** them, I hate…
X-Division Championship Match Set For Impact Hard To Kill
Impact Wrestling announced on Wednesday that Trey Miguel will challenge Ace Austin for the X-Division Championship at Hard To Kill on Jan. 12th, 2020. BREAKING: After victory in the X-Division Six Man last night, @TheTreyMiguel will challenge @The_Ace_Austin for the X-Division Championship on January 12th at Hard to Kill! #HardToKill pic.twitter.com/jMtEERrTYK — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA)…
WWE Superstar Gets A Name Change
It appears a WWE Superstar has gotten his name back. Earlier this year, Mustafa Ali had his name shortened to just “Ali”. This has been a recent practice in WWE, with many superstars getting their names shortened. A few of these stars have had their names restored such as Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, and…
Top WWE Superstars React To CM Punk WWE Backstage Debut
As we noted here on WrestlePages.com, CM Punk has debuted on WWE Backstage, which is a live sports style show on FS1. His debut did not go unnoticed, however, and a few top WWE superstars have reacted to his debut. Seth Rollins was the first to throw his hat in the ring to fight CM…
Tag Team Championship Rematch Set For SmackDown
It was announced on this week’s WWE’s The Bump that The New Day will defend their newly-won SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Revival on Friday Night SmackDown. You can watch the latest edition of The Bump featuring Big Show and Kurt Angle embedded below: Follow @wrestlepages
Backstage Updates On CM Punk Joining WWE Backstage
As noted last night, CM Punk made a surprising appearance at the end of WWE Backstage. Punk will now be joining the show to make periodic appearances as a special contributor and analyst. PWInsider is reporting that CM Punk’s appearance on WWE Backstage was kept from everyone except Renee Young to prevent the news being…
Five-Way Elimination Match & More Announced For Next Week’s Impact
– Trey Miguel is the new number one contender to the X-Division Championship after winning a six-way match against Rohit Raju, Willie Mack, Petey Williams, Aiden Prince and Brent Banks on this week’s Impact Wrestling. – The following matches have been announced for next week’s Impact: Rich Swann vs. Moose vs. Brian Cage vs. Tessa…
Two WWE Stars Sign New Contracts, Top NXT Star Out Of Action
Ryan Satin announced on WWE Backstage that The Miz and Paige have signed new multi-year contracts with WWE. The Miz took to Twitter to comment: BREAKING NEWS dropped by @ryansatin on @FS1 #WWEBackstage: I just signed a new multi year deal w/ @wwe. @wwe has been my home for 15 years & it’ll continue to…
Men’s SmackDown Survivor Series Team Revealed
The men’s SmackDown Survivor Series team will be comprised of Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Mustafa Ali, Shorty G and King Corbin. The news was broken during WWE Backstage on Tuesday night. Below is the updated Survivor Series card: WWE Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion – Becky…
CM Punk Officially Joins WWE Backstage
CM Punk made a shocking appearance on this week’s WWE Backstage on FS1 to announce that he’s officially joining the show next week. Below is footage of his appearance: THAT. JUST. HAPPENED. #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/TDd5n0qk25 — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) November 13, 2019 The WWE on FOX Twitter account noted that Punk will be making periodic…
Ricochet Responds To Criticism Of Being In Survivor Series Match
Ricochet continues to use his social media to defend how WWE utilizes him. This time, he tweeted about the company putting him in the men’s Survivor Series match. The following is from Twitter: For people who are wanting to know why I got added to the #SurvivorSeries team over others. Maybe it’s because I have…
Former ECW Star Dealing With Depression, Hospitalized
Former ECW star Francine noted on social media she is battling depression and was recently hospitalized for an unknown issue. The following is from Twitter: Hey all. I’m going to take a break from Twitter. I’m falling into a depression again. It happened after the last two surgeries and it’s happening now. I’m not feeling…
Aleister Black Hampered By Knee Injury
Aleister Black is currently dealing with a knee injury that has prevented him from gaining medical clearance to wrestle. However, WWE has wanted to keep on him television, which is the reason he has been limited to backstage promos. Follow @wrestlepages Source: Dave Meltzer
Dolph Ziggler On John Morrison Possibly Returning To WWE
Dolph Ziggler stated the following about his friend John Morrison possibly returning to WWE during an interview with TalkSport.com: “I keep hearing that too! What the hell? He’s a friend of mine. We hang out and do things together. I just did a little cameo in a short movie he did a couple of weeks…
WWE RAW Viewership Down With Taped Show From UK
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW drew an average viewing audience of 2.040 million viewers on the USA Network. Below is how the show, taped from the UK, did each hour: 8 PM: 2.358 million viewers 9 PM: 2.063 million viewers 10 PM: 1.698 million viewers Average: 2.040 million viewers As would be…
Advertised Matches For WWE Starrcade 2019
WWE Network will feature a one-hour stream of WWE Starrcade from Duluth, GA on Sunday, Dec. 1st. The Infinite Energy Arena is advertising the following matches, but it has yet to be confirmed which ones will air on the Network. As always, card is subject to change: UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP STEEL CAGE MATCH THE MIZ vs.…
New Matches Announced For WWE Survivor Series
WWE has announced the five men for Team Raw at Survivor Series – Seth Rollins (captain), Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Ricochet and Drew McIntyre. JUST ANNOUNCED: #Raw's Men's team at #SurvivorSeries will consist of @WWERollins @KingRicochet @RandyOrton @FightOwensFight & @DMcIntyreWWE! pic.twitter.com/X9pASc7wni — WWE (@WWE) November 12, 2019 Additionally, it’s been confirmed that AJ Styles vs.…
John Cena Hints At In-Ring WWE Return
John Cena talked to Sports Illustrated and hinted at a return to the ring soon. “I’m so grateful to be doing some amazing things right now, but I still miss WWE and still ask myself, ‘Who am I?’ when I am not active with WWE. My identity was so closely tied to WWE for so…
WWE Legend On What Company Needs To Do With Drew McIntyre
Diamond Dallas Page told SportsKeeda.com that WWE needs to let Drew McIntyre just be himself. “I think they just have to let him be himself, you know? With WWE, it’s a lot of stories. Guys have different stories that they have to live out. Like, I never saw him as a psychopath. Do you know…
Full Details On Steve Austin’s New WWE Network Series
WWE released the following details on Steve Austin’s new WWE Network seieres on Monday. The official release is below: “STONE COLD®” STEVE AUSTIN: THE BROKEN SKULL SESSIONS TO PREMIERE ON WWE NETWORK STAMFORD, CONN. , November 11, 2019 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced its new monthly series, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions, will begin streaming…
AEW Dynamite Coming To Miami
AEW will hold a live Dynamite television taping on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from the Watsco Center at the University of Miami. MIAMI! #AEWDynamite is coming!Wednesday, January 15thWatsco Center at the University of Miami Tickets go on sale Friday Nov 22nd & start at $20!Check https://t.co/5WsWwyDkwZ for full ticket and pricing detailsAEW tickets make great holiday…
Sin Cara Denied WWE Release But Removed From Next Week’s TV
Sin Cara’s request to be released from WWE is not going to be approved. However, he was initially scheduled for TV at the end of the European tour but will instead be going home and will not be working next week’s Monday Night RAW in Boston, MA. CJ posted the news earlier here on WrestlePages.com…
Kenny Omega Says He’s Not Cleared, AEW Dynamite Headed To Miami
– Kenny Omega revealed on Twitter that he’s not cleared to compete following his Lights Out Unsanctioned match against Jon Moxley at AEW Full Gear. I lost and doctors won’t clear me for TV. The problem is that you left me alive and I’ll be back. I win. #AEWFullGear #AEW — Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) November…