Category: Wrestling News
WWE Changes Match Outcome During Match
It was reported earlier today by Dave Meltzer on his podcast that WWE changed the outcome of the Women’s Tag Team match between Natalya & Charlotte Flair vs. Kabuki Warriors. It was originally planned that the Kabuki Warriors were supposed to win the match, but at some point during the match, it was changed to…
More Matches Added To Survivor Series, Updated Card
Coming out of this week’s Raw, here’s the updated line-up for Survivor Series, which will feature Raw vs. SmackDown vs. NXT for the first time ever: WWE Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion – Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion –…
First Major Match Announced For Survivor Series
WWE has confirmed Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler for this year’s Survivor Series. THIS. IS. HAPPENING.#RAW, #SmackDown, and @WWENXT's #WomensChampions will COLLIDE at #SurvivorSeries! @BeckyLynchWWE @QoSBaszler @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/EexrHkOi5I — WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2019 Hi, Becky. This is @QoSBaszler. She's been waiting a looooong…
Several Matches Announced For Impact Wrestling Turning Point & Overdrive
The majority of the card for Impact Wrestling’s Turning Point event on Saturday has been revealed: Impact World Championship Match – Sami Callihan (c) vs. Brian Cage X-Division Championship Match – Ace Austin (c) vs. Jake Crist Impact Tag Team Championship Match – The North (c) vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack Grudge Match –…
Pat McAfee Reveals How His SmackDown Appearance Came Together
Pat McAfee recently spoke to DAZN USA to reveal how his last-minute SmackDown commentary gig came together on Friday amid the Saudi Arabia travel issues. Initial contact from Triple H: “I get a text from Triple H. ‘You home?’ I had heard the news with what happened with their planes breaking down in Saudi Arabia and…
Backstage News On Randy Orton Pitching To Continue Recent Faction
Fightful is reporting that Randy Orton went directly to Vince McMahon to push for his faction with The Revival to continue after the trio’s feud with The New Day concluded. Things clearly didn’t pan out as they ended up drafted to separate brands – Orton to Raw and Revival to SmackDown. Their contracts are all…
WWE 205 Live To Take Place From Full Sail University
This week’s episode of WWE 205 Live will emanate from the NXT Arena and Full Sail University. Below is the official WWE announcement: This week, WWE 205 Live will emanate from the very arena where Finn Bálor made his shocking NXT return and Superstars like Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura began their WWE careers, the…
Ricochet Responds To Criticism Of How He’s Being Booked In WWE
Ricochet seems perfectly fine with how he is being utilized in WWE and tweeted the following after a fan stated he lost all the time and had a goofy superhero gimmick with no push: Again, I believe I have the most wins on Raw this year. Plus won a Title within a couple months of…
WWE Expands Partnership With Saudi General Entertainment Authority
WWE issued the following press release: STAMFORD, CONN. and RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 4, 2019 – Following the historic Crown Jewel event in Riyadh, WWE (NYSE: WWE) and the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) have expanded their live event partnership through 2027 to include a second annual large-scale event. WWE and GEA also continue to…
Details On Backstage Meeting At Tonight’s RAW, Seth Rollins Addresses Roster
There is a feeling of uneasiness and weariness backstage at tonight’s WWE Monday Night RAW in Long Island, NY. The cause of the feeling is of course related to the issues getting out of Saudi Arabia and some distrust over what WWE publicly stated was due to mechanical issues with their aircraft. Seth Rollins addressed…
Major NXT Stars Reportedly Backstage For Tonight’s Raw
PWInsider is reporting that a number of NXT stars are in New York City for Monday Night Raw. Those listed in the report include NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong, Matt Riddle and Damian Priest. This news is off the heels of NXT’s invasion of SmackDown on Friday as WWE continues…
Big Tag Team Match Set For Dynamite, Cody To Address His Future
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega and Adam Page has been announced for this week’s go-home edition of Dynamite. Just days away from #AEWFullGear AEW World Champ Chris Jericho teams with Sammy Guevara to face Kenny Omega and Hangman Page this week on #AEWDynamite at 8/7c @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/uXlqH06yMQ — All…
Renee Young Reveals Why She Didn’t Feel Comfortable On Commentary
Renee Young became the first full-time female commentator in WWE in September 2018. That gig lasted until last month when the WWE Draft occurred and Young was chosen to be the host of WWE Backstage on FS1. Young recently spoke with Sports Illustrated Media Podcast about why she didn’t feel comfortable on commentary: “I never…
Hiromu Takahashi Returns From Injury, Chris Jericho Back In NJPW
– Hiromu Takahashi returned from injury at NJPW Power Struggle on Sunday. He’s been out of action with a broken neck for over a year after a match against Dragon Lee at the G1 Special in San Fransisco. Takahashi will challenge Will Ospreay for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 14 on Jan.…
Joey Mercury Exposes Several Backstage Issues In ROH Following Departure
Joey Mercury was released from Ring of Honor earlier this week after working for the company behind the scenes as a producer since mid-2018. The former WWE star started a new Twitter account (@JoeyNRetrograde) to reveal all of his issues with the company and general manager Greg Gilleland that ultimately led to his departure. Cageside…
Lance Storm Returning To WWE As A Producer
Lance Storm announced on Saturday that he’s returning to work for WWE as a producer after he closes Storm Wrestling Academy at the end of this year. For those wondering: After SWA closes I will be returning to the #WWE to work as a Producer. I’m really looking forward to working with such a high…
SmackDown Ratings Up Despite Lack Of Main Roster Talent
Yesterday’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.543 million viewers on FOX, up from the 2.422 million viewers the show did two weeks ago on FOX. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.605 million viewers 9 PM: 2.481 million viewers Average: 2.542 million viewers The show did…
Backstage News On Who Booked SmackDown & When NXT Stars Arrived
Per Dave Meltzer, last night’s SmackDown was still a Vince McMahon show despite him not being backstage in Buffalo. As expected based on the NXT invasion, Triple H was a “key driver” in the booking, but everything was still approved by Vince in the end. Speaking of the NXT stars, John Pollock is reporting that…
NXT Star Out Of Action With Concussion
Based on a report from Pat Laprade on Twitter, NXT star Matt Martel, one-half of Ever-Rise, is out of action with a concussion. The injury occurred on Sept. 27th at an NXT house show. There’s no timetable for his return as of this writing. NXT’s Matt Martel suffers concussion. It happened on September 27, on…
Brock Lesnar Quits, Major NXT Invasion Angle On SmackDown
– WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman opened this week’s SmackDown in Buffalo to announce that Lesnar has quit SmackDown. Lesnar is planning on appearing on Raw to confront Rey Mysterio. – Due to the Saudi Arabia travel debacle, several NXT stars were brought in to SmackDown for an invasion angle ahead of Survivor…
UPDATED: WWE Staff & Superstars Stranded in Riyadh
UPDATE: WWE just released the following statement: “The WWE roster is delayed in its return from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following a historic performance at yesterday’s record-breaking WWE Crown Jewel event. “More than 175 Superstars, production crew and employees boarded a 747 charter flight back to the United States on Thursday. After the door closed, due…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Suffer Big Drop In Viewership
The Wednesday night audience watching professional wrestling programming on cable television continues to shrink. The numbers are in for this week’s episodes of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT and they aren’t good. AEW Dynamite did 789,000 viewers on TNT, which is a series low, and down 21% from the week prior. The show ranked No.…
The Fiend Wins WWE Universal Championship
The main event of WWE Crown Jewel saw ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt defeat Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship. It was noted on the broadcast that The Fiend would be taking the title back to SmackDown. So it’s likely that this will likely be addressed tomorrow night. Follow @wrestlepages
NXT To Be Involved At This Year’s Survivor Series
WWE confirmed during Crown Jewel that this year’s Survivor Series will include NXT in the “head-to-head” competition against Raw and SmackDown. Details have yet to be revealed on what exactly this means. Over the last few years, Survivor Series has featured several champion vs. champion and Raw vs. SmackDown matches. PWInsider is reporting that the…
The OC Win Tag Team World Cup At Crown Jewel
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson of The OC won the Tag Team World Cup gauntlet match at WWE Crown Jewel to be deemed “the best tag team in the world.” The OC pinned Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders to score the win. THEY JUST PINNED THE VIKING RAIDERS.#TheOC's @LukeGallowsWWE & @KarlAndersonWWE are the…
R-Truth Regains Title, Humberto Carrillo Wins Battle Royal At Crown Jewel
The WWE Crown Jewel Kickoff show featured Humberto Carrillo winning the 20-man battle royal. As a result, Carrillo will challenge AJ Styles for the United States Championship later during the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, after being eliminated from the battle royal, R-Truth pinned Sunil Singh to regain the 24/7 Championship. Stay tuned…
Three Big Matches Set For Impact Wrestling’s Turning Point
Impact Wrestling is bringing back Turning Point on Saturday, Nov. 9th for their latest Impact Plus special. Three matches have been announced: – Brian Cage vs. Sami Callihan (c) – Impact World Championship Match – Jake Crist vs. Ace Austin (c) – X-Division Championship Match – Rhino vs. Rob Van Dam ICYMI: Three big matches…
Stipulation Added To AEW Full Gear Match, AEW Dark Spoiler Results
– Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega at AEW Full Gear will now be an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match. Below is the updated pay-per-view card for Nov. 9th: Cody vs. Chris Jericho (c) – AEW World Championship (feat. 3 ringside judges) Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley – Unsanctioned Lights Out Match Adam Page vs. PAC The…
First-Ever Women’s War Games Match Announced & More NXT News
– The biggest news coming out of this week’s NXT is that the first-ever women’s War Games match will take place at NXT TakeOver: War Games on Nov. 23rd. The match will see NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, Jessamyn Duke, Io Shirai and Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Tegan…
AEW Tag Team Champions Crowned (Spoilers)
On tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, SCU defeated the Lucha Brothers to become the first AEW Tag Team Champions. The Rock N Roll Express presented SCU with the titles after the match. They were attacked earlier in the night by Santana and Ortiz. Follow @wrestlepages
Big Match Announced For NXT, Finn Balor To Appear
It was announced on WWE’s The Bump that Keith Lee and Matt Riddle will face Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish of the Undisputed Era on tonight’s new NXT. Additionally, it was confirmed that Finn Balor will appear live. Below is the updated line-up: Finn Balor appears Keith Lee & Matt Riddle vs. Kyle O’Reilly &…
New Impact World Champion Crowned, Next Week’s Matches Announced
– Impact Wrestling officially debuted on AXS TV on Tuesday night. The main event saw Sami Callihan defeat Brian Cage in a Steel Cage match to capture his first Impact World Championship. – Rhino has challenged Rob Van Dam to a match at Turning Point, which will stream live on Impact Plus on Nov. 9th.…
President Trump to Attend UFC 244 Saturday Night
It has become known that President Donald Trump will be in attendance on Saturday Night at UFC 244 featuring Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz for the main event from Madison Square Garden. Also scheduled to be in attendance will be Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, as he is to present a specially designed title to the…
Historic Women’s Match Announced For Crown Jewel
At Crown Jewel tomorrow, WWE has announced a historic match between Natalya and Lacey Evans will be taking place from the event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is significant and historic in that this will be the first time in Saudi Arabia history that women will be performing inside a WWE ring in the country.…
WWE Launches Pandora Station
Are you the kind of person that loves to listen to music? Do you love listening to WWE Superstars entrance music? Do you have Pandora? If you answered yes to all three questions, WWE has just done you a huge favor! Today on the WWE Twitter account, they announced the launch of WWE: Make An…
WWE Monday Night Raw Viewership Slips
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.133 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down an average of 209,000 viewers from last week. Each hour of the show was in the top 10 cable ratings for the night. Below is how the show did by the hour:…
Time Limit And Judges Assigned For Cody Vs Jericho
The AEW championship match at Full Gear just got a bit more interesting. There is a new stipulation on the match that could take winner out of the referees hands. If the 60 minute time limit is reached a panel of three judges will vote on a winner of the match. The judges will sit…
WWE Crown Jewel Media Event; Survivor Series Meet & Greet
WWE announced a few events on their Twitter account today: Tomorrow at 11AM EST, the WWE superstars at the Crown Jewel event will meet with the media live. This media event will be on all of WWE’s social media platforms and the WWE Network. During the Survivor Series weekend the WWE will hold a meet…
Current WWE Crown Jewel Card
The following is the current lineup for WWE’s Crown Jewel PPV that takes place this Thursday at 1PM EST. -WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez for the WWE Championship -WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt – Falls Count Anywhere (Match cannot be stopped for any reason) for the Universal Championship -Boxer Tyson…
John Cena Donates Big On First Responder Day
John Cena posted yesterday on his Twitter account, that for First Responder Day he would donate $500,000 USD. The two charities that Paramount have chosen are the LAFD Foundation and CA Fire Foundation. This is due to the current wildfires in the state of California. This on behalf of Paramount Pictures and the cast of…
Former ROH Champion Injured
PWInsider is reporting, that former ROH Champion Jay Lethal has suffered a broken arm. The injury occurred near the end of his match with PCO at yesterday’s Honor United event in Bolton, England.
SmackDown Ratings Plummet On FS1
Last week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of .888 million viewers on FS1, down significantly from the 2.422 million viewers the show did last week. The show was moved to FS1 due to the World Series. SmackDown Viewership Tracker: Aug. 20, 2019 – 2.142 million viewers Aug. 27, 2019 – 2.088…
WWE Announces WrestleMania 36 Week Events & Travel Packages
WWE has announced that WrestleMania 36 tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Nov. 15th. Travel packages will go on sale next Tuesday, Nov. 5th. The travel packages will include tickets for the following events in the Tampa Bay area: 2020 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Thursday, April 2nd Friday…
AEW Announces New Years Day Show Location
The AEW New Years Day show will take place in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion is calling the show it’s Homecoming Edition. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 1st at 12PM EST. The show will take place at Daily’s Place. See the Twitter post below: We are coming home!#AEWDynamite will be back in Jacksonville, FL…
WWE Announcer Back On The Road?
PWInsider is reporting that announcer JoJo Offerman is back on the road with WWE following her maternity leave. She is set to be backstage at tonight’s Raw in St. Louis, but it remains to be seen if she’ll be back on television. Mike Rome has been filling in as the Raw ring announcer. JoJo and…
WWE Claims Jordan Myles Approved T-Shirt Design
Social media was buzzing yesterday over the t-shirt design WWE recently released for Jordan Myles. As Richard previously noted, the NXT star took to Twitter to express his frustration over the apparent racist design. WWE released a statement to PWInsider on Sunday night, claiming that Myles approved the t-shirt design and later requested the change.…
Full Fight Video: Jake Hager vs. Anthony Garrett
As reported yesterday here on WrestlePages.com, Jake Hager saw his third MMA fight against Anthony Garrett at Bellator 231 end in no contest after being stopped at 1:56 of the first round after accidental groin strikes. The fight has been posted online in its entirety. You can view it embedded in the player above. The…
JR On Seth Rollins Calling AEW Minor League, Becky Lynch Responds
Jim Ross recently responded to Seth Rollins’ comments about AEW being minor league during an episode of his Grilling JR podcast. “You’re right, I’m pissed off about it,” said JR h/t WrestleZone.com. “Here’s what I’m pissed off about: Number one, it doesn’t do any favors for our business. Our business in general, any promotion in…
Video: Hulk Hogan Gets In Confrontation With Fan
Barstool Sports shared the following video of Hulk Hogan getting into an altercation with a fan yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4FZyTDBHJB/?utm_source=ig_embed It’s unknown where exactly this took place, all we know is that it was somewhere between his trip home from Kansas City. Follow @wrestlepages