Category: Wrestling News
Jordan Myles Calls Out Vince McMahon & Triple H Over T-Shirt
Jordan Myles from WWE NXT called out both Vince McMahon and Triple H over the design of his official t-shirt. Myles tweeted that if the shirt was Vince and Hunter’s vision of him then it was a slap in the face to every African American performer, fan and supporter. https://twitter.com/GoGoMyles/status/1188393687983759360 Follow @wrestlepages
*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (10/26/19)
Below are complete Impact Wrestling TV taping spoiler results from St. Clair College in Windsor on Saturday. Click here for night one spoiler results. Thank you to Joseph Daoud for the spoiler notes: – Fallah Bahh def. Jake Crist – El Reverso def. a competitor – Sami Callihan & Madman Fulton def. Rich Swann &…
AEW Signs Former Olympic Boxer
AEW has announced the signing of former Olympic boxer Anthony Ogogo. Welcome to the team… @AnthonyOgogo is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/SE1agpq1jC — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 26, 2019 Cody first broke the news at a Southside Wrestling event. As seen in the video embedded below, Ogogo laid out MJF and told him they’ll meet again on…
How Much Randy Orton Makes With WWE & Latest On Going To AEW
Randy Orton is believed to be earning about $3 million annually from his WWE contract. As we noted several times here on WrestlePages.com, the 10-year contract he signed with the company back in 2010 is set to expire at some point next year. We personally believe he’ll be a free agent in June. Dave Meltzer…
Chris Jericho Explains How He Knew AEW Would Beat NXT In Viewers
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho told Grado’s Wrestling Daft podcast that he knew AEW would defeat NXT head-to-head because NXT is still the minor league and AEW has more star power. “NXT is still the minor league. Those guys are still unknown performers, it’s not a competition to us and I knew we’d win because…
Shorty G Credits Current WWE Superstar For Helping Him Develop
Chad Gable credits The Miz for helping him develop the Shorty G persona on SmackDown. “Miz is someone who has helped me a lot. He started giving me ideas and explained why a lot of my really serious ideas weren’t working,” Gable told Sports Illustrated. “I started to understand his vision, and now I’m off…
Jake Hager’s Bellator Bout Ends In No Contest; Update On AEW Return
Jake Hager’s fight against Anthony Garrett was stopped at 1:56 of the first round after an accidental groin strike from Hager rendered Garrett unable to continue. https://twitter.com/DanWeiner/status/1187902273155948544 https://twitter.com/ImShannonTho/status/1187901447486267392 “Well I’m obviously disappointed with the finish tonight,” Hager said after the fight. “I didn’t think I kneed him at all. Is it something I’d be interested…
Late Re-Write To Dynamite; Backstage News On Kenny Omega As AAA Champion
Late AEW Dynamite Re-Write Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela was added to this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite after a late re-write by Tony Khan, reports Dave Meltzer. The match was added in response to the strong reaction to their match on AEW Dark. Kenny Omega’s AAA Title Reign As reported here on WrestlePages.com, Kenny…
Roman Reigns “Attacked” After SmackDown; Finn Balor On Returning To NXT
The following aired on a special preview edition of WWE Backstage on FS1 after this week’s SmackDown: Baron Corbin attacks Roman Reigns The King @BaronCorbinWWE has JUST ATTACKED the captain of @HulkHogan's team, @WWERomanReigns! #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/2uIdGZo5kL — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 26, 2019 Finn Balor on returning to NXT "RAW and SmackDown are like…
CM Punk’s Advice To AEW: “Stop Talking About WWE”
CM Punk offered the following advice to All Elite Wrestling in a new interview with ScreenRant.com: “I think AEW needs to focus on themselves and stop talking about WWE. Cody and The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega, Jon Moxley, all those guys have something great going on. I just think it lessens and cheapens what…
Latest On Luchasaurus’ Injury And When He Could Return
Last week, Luchasaurus had a snarky response on Twitter to an account that claimed he is expected to be out for at least three to six months with a torn hamstring. The injury is actually believed to be a strained hamstring and he could return in a matter of weeks, not months. For those that…
Backstage News On Cain Velasquez’s WWE Contract
As previously reported, Cain Velasquez inked a lucrative multiyear deal with WWE and has effectively retired from the UFC. While terms of his contract are not known, it is believed to be a three-year pact. “Yeah, I’ll be here for the next three years, for sure,” Velasquez told WrestlingNews.co “As I get better and better,…
Watch Here: Footage Of Jimmy Uso’s July 2019 DUI Arrest
TMZ.com has released footage from Jimmy Uso’s DUI arrest on July 25th. The footage shows Uso swerving all over the road before being pulled over. The police officer asks Jimmy to get out of the car and explains to him he was going 86 MPH in a 45. Uso claimed to have one glass of…
John Cena & Rob Gronkowski To Appear On WWE Backstage Premiere
WWE has announced that John Cena and former NFL player Rob Gronkowski will appear on the official premiere of WWE Backstage on Tuesday, Nov. 5th, on FS1. Thanks for joining us and we'll see you on November 5th with the official premiere of @WWE Backstage on @FS1 with special guests @JohnCena & @RobGronkowski! #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/rcUPkyELwz…
*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (10/25/19)
Below are complete Impact Wrestling TV taping spoiler results from St. Clair College in Windsor on Friday. These episodes will be the first to air on AXS TV starting Tuesday, Oct. 29th. Thank you to Joseph Daoud for the spoiler notes: – Sami Callihan def. Brian Cage in a Steel Cage Match to win the…
New Matches Announced For Next Week’s Raw & SmackDown
WWE has announced several items for next week’s programming. At Monday Night Raw in St. Louis on 10/28: “Divorce Court” with Jerry Lawler, Rusev, Lana & Bobby Lashley Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Women’s Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane Universal Champion Seth Rollins vs. Erick Rowan – Falls Count Anywhere Match At Friday Night…
Several Impact Wrestling Stars Reportedly Receive Raises
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that a number of Impact Wrestling talent were informed of pay raises at Bound For Glory on Sunday and at the TV tapings in Windsor on Friday. That list includes Impact Tag Team Champions The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), X-Division Champion Ace Austin, The Rascalz (Trey Miguel, Zachary…
*Spoiler* Major Title Change At Impact Wrestling TV Tapings
The following article contains major *spoilers* for upcoming Impact Wrestling programming. If you wish to avoid spoilers, don’t read any further. In the opening match of Impact Wrestling’s first AXS TV tapings in Windsor, Sami Callihan defeated Brian Cage in a Steel Cage Match to capture his first Impact World Championship. After the match, Tessa…
Evan Bourne Returning To EVOLVE
EVOLVE has announced that former WWE star Evan Bourne is returning to the company for the first time since 2013. Bourne will compete at the following events: EVOLVE 139 on November 9th in Queens, NY EVOLVE 140 on November 10th in Brooklyn, NY EVOLVE 141 on December 6th in Livonia, MI EVOLVE 142 on December…
New Matches Announced For Tonight’s WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced the following matches for tonight’s WWE 205 Live in Kansas City: Raul Mendoza in action Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Ariya Daivari Oney Lorcan vs. NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush (non-title) The @WWENXT #CruiserweightChampion @itsLioRush is in action TONIGHT on #205Live against @_StarDESTROYER, and it all comes your way at 10/9c on @WWENetwork!…
Update On Tyson Fury’s WWE Status
PWInsider noted on Friday that Tyson Fury’s WWE Crown Jewel match against Braun Strowman is still expected to be a one-off. Fury is said to be happy with his time with the company and would be open to doing more down the line. The boxer is said to have been receiving rave reviews for his…
How Long Will Xavier Woods Be Out Of Action?
Xavier Woods underwent surgery on Friday to repair his Achilles tendon injury, which occurred this past week at a WWE live event in Sydney, Australia. Woods posted the following video on Twitter after the operation: Updaaaaaaate – for those of you asking what exactly happened in the first place. I was on top of my…
Finn Balor To Appear On WWE Backstage After SmackDown
A special episode of WWE Backstage will air on FS1 on Friday night immediately following SmackDown. Renee Young has confirmed that Booker T, Paige, and Christian will appear again, in addition to a special appearance from Finn Balor following his shocking heel turn on NXT. BREAKING:Tomorrow immediately after @WWE Friday Night SmackDown we’re bringing you…
NXT UK Changing Start Time Next Week; Raul Mendoza On 205 Live
– NXT UK will move to the 11am ET time slot next Thursday for one week only to serve as the lead-in to WWE Crown Jewel, which kicks off with a pre-show at 12pm ET. Don't miss this special start time next week on #NXTUK! pic.twitter.com/khUxyLO5rV — WWE Network (@WWENetwork) October 24, 2019 Next week’s…
AEW Dynamite And WWE NXT Continue To Lose Viewers
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 963,000 viewers on TNT, which is a series low, and down 51,000 viewers from the week prior. The show ranked…
Several Matches & Segments Confirmed For SmackDown On FS1
WWE has announced the following for Friday Night SmackDown: – MizTV featuring Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and their respective Crown Jewel teams – The New Day vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode – Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose – WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez meet face-to-face – Bray Wyatt will host a new…
Skillet Frontman John Cooper on His Life
While this doesn’t directly relate to WWE, I am choosing to cover this because it involves an interview with John Cooper, lead singer of Skillet. Skillet has been involved with WWE since 2009 when their song “Monster” was used for the Hell In A Cell PPV and their song “Legendary” is the current theme song…
Seth Rollins Reveals He Almost Passed Out During WrestleMania 35 Entrance
WWE debuted a new online show on Thursday entitled “Break It Down.” The premiere episode featured Universal Champion Seth Rollins discussing top matches from his career in an eleven-minute segment. While talking about his WrestleMania 35 match against Brock Lesnar, Rollins revealed that he almost passed out during his entrance after finding out on short-notice…
Rock ‘N’ Roll Express To Present New AEW Tag Team Titles Next Week
AEW has announced that The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express will appear live on next week’s Dynamite to present the winner of The Lucha Bros vs. SCU with the new AEW World Tag Team Championships. As previously noted in our Dynamite recap, The Lucha Bros defeated Private Party, while SCU defeated The Dark Order to advance…
Storyline Update On Rusev – Released From Custody, Will Appear On Raw
WWE.com announced on Thursday that Rusev has been “released from custody” following his attack on Bobby Lashley at a restaurant during Monday’s Raw. The article notes that Lashley and Lana decided not to press charges, and that Rusev will appear on the next Raw in Kansas City. “WWE.com has confirmed Rusev was taken into custody by…
New AEW Full Gear Matches, Tag Team Finals Set, Dark Matches & More
– Adam Page vs. PAC and The Young Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz have officially been announced for AEW Full Gear on Nov. 9th. Below is the updated pay-per-view card: Cody vs. Chris Jericho (c) – AEW World Championship Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley Adam Page vs. PAC The Young Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz…
Major NXT Heel Turn, Women’s Tag Title Match Confirmed & More NXT News
– This week’s NXT ended with Finn Balor turning heel on Johnny Gargano while The Undisputed Era beat down Tommaso Ciampa. It remains to be seen if Balor has officially joined the stable or not. Footage of the angle has been embedded above. ?!?!??!?!?!?!?!@FinnBalor just went THERE. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/2YFSFwcKcB — WWE (@WWE) October 24, 2019…
Big WCW And WWE Name Officially On AEW (Spoiler)
The following article contains spoilers for AEW Dynamite on October, 23rd, 2019! If you have not watched and do not want to be spoiled, please do not read further! On tonight’s AEW Dynamite, Cody was seen in a distant face off with Jericho and others from ringside. During the confrontation, Cody would bring out others…
WWE Trying To Bring Back Former Intercontinental Champion
Former WWE star Savio Vega revealed in a new interview with Hannbial TV that the company made a new offer to Carlito. “They [WWE] tried to get Carlito back, I talked to him last week,” Vega said h/t RingsideNews.com. “I said, ‘Brother, just go up there and get a contract. Get whatever money it gets…
Big Show To Unhappy WWE Fans – Watch And Quit Trying To Direct
TMZ.com caught up with The Big Show, who provided some quick and easy advice for those unhappy with WWE’s creative decisions. “You’re never going to make everyone happy,” said Big Show. “Some people say, ‘you’re rushing too much, or you’re taking too long.’ Everyone is going to have an opinion. My advice is to sit…
Does FOX Have Buyer’s Remorse With SmackDown? Big CM Punk Update
Fightful.com talked to an anonymous source within the FOX television network, who provided the following updates: FOX remains happy with how things have gone with WWE Friday Night SmackDown thus far. Some had wondered if the honeymoon period was already over since SmackDown’s viewership numbers have dropped but that does not appear to be the…
Young Bucks On Marko Stunt Replacing Luchasaurus, Putting Over Private Party
The Young Bucks talked to TVInsider.com about Marko Stunt replacing Luchasaurus and about them putting over Private Party. “Instead of panicking, we all just came together and made a decision on what to do,” Nick Jackson said. “We worked very well on the fly. We told Marko [Stunt] that this was his night. We switched…
Stone Cold Podcast Returning To WWE Network?
WrestleVotes noted on Twitter on Wednesday that the Stone Cold Podcast may be returning to the WWE Network in the first quarter of 2020. The account stated that the show is expected to have a new name, but it will have the same concept – Steve Austin interviewing top WWE stars. Hearing WWE is planning…
Battle Royal & New Title Match Announced For WWE Crown Jewel
It was announced on this week’s WWE’s The Bump that a 20-man battle royal will take place at WWE Crown Jewel to determine the number one contender for the United States Championship. The winner of that battle royal will challenge United States Champion AJ Styles later that night. The battle royal participants have yet to…
Big Rematch & More Set For This Week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW has announced Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela for this week’s Dynamite in Pittsburgh. ????New Match announcement???? Based off the response from their #AEWDark match, @JANELABABY will now face @KennyOmegamanX LIVE on #AEWDynamite from the @Petersen_Events Center in Pittsburgh Great seats still available at https://t.co/UN1cNj1kQq pic.twitter.com/Ex7pW8fZFx — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 23, 2019 The…
Big Matches Announced For Impact Wrestling’s AXS TV Debut
Impact Wrestling ran a “This Is Impact” special on AXS TV on Tuesday to prepare for their official debut next week on Oct. 29th. The following matches have been announced for the big episode: – Sami Callihan vs. Brian Cage (c) – Steel Cage World Championship Match – Tag Team Champion Josh Alexander vs. Marufuji…
Braun Strowman Attacks Tyson Fury At WWE Performance Center
WWE has posted footage of Braun Strowman attacking Tyson Fury at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. The angle occurred while Fury was training in the ring with Johnny Moss and Chase Parker. Footage of the attack has been embedded above. As first reported by The @nypost, a confrontation between @BraunStrowman and @Tyson_Fury took their…
CM Punk Open To Return To Ring; Talks Clickbait
CM Punk appeared on “My Mom’s Basement” on Barstool Sports to promote his new film “Girl on the Third Floor.” During the interview, he spoke about a potential return to the ring, thoughts on AEW, and being reached out to by organizations. On a potential return to the ring for WWE and if he would: “Absolutely!…
Edge Offers To Sign WWE 2K20 Collector’s Edition Missing His Autograph
Some fans that purchased the WWE 2K20 Collector’s Edition that was supposed to feature an autographed plaque from Edge have complained they received the product without an autograph. On Twitter, Edge has acknowledged the complaints and will be arranging a Post Office box where those that purchased the item can mail it to and have…
Randy Orton Set To Become A Free Agent In 2020
The WWE contract status of Randy Orton has become a topic for debate, especially since he teased a move to AEW on social media. Jason obtained data that Orton’s WWE deal is up on Jan. 20, 2020 but Fightful.com is reporting it expires in the summer of 2020. Orton, 39, signed a 10-year contract with…
WWE Monday Night RAW Viewership Rebounds
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.342 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s up an average of 63,000 viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by the hour: 8 PM: 2.477 million viewers 9 PM: 2.373 million viewers 10 PM: 2.175 million viewers…
Triple H Reveals Where Things Stand With CM Punk And WWE
During an interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN, Triple H weighed in on where WWE stands with CM Punk. “That’s a ‘could be’. Vince will say it all the time, ‘We’re open for business.’ The past is passed, today is today and you never say never in WWE.” The interview, as seen in the video…
WWE Raw Superstar Expected To Return Soon
Naomi, who was taken off the road when her real-life husband Jimmy Uso was arrested, could be returning to WWE soon. She is currently being advertised for WWE’s live event in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico this Saturday. Local advertisements are promoting a tag team match with Naomi teaming with…
Why Becky Lynch Wasn’t On This Week’s WWE RAW
WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch missed last night’s episode because she was at the ESPN Women + Sports Summit 10th anniversary event. WWE’s Public Relations department issued the following photo: #TheMan @BeckyLynchWWE joins the 10th anniversary of the @espnW: Women + Sports Summit! pic.twitter.com/ee5hgU9H4O — WWE Public Relations (@WWEPR) October 22, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
Chris Jericho Reveals Worst Angles Of His Career
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho talked about the worst angles of his career during an interview with Barstool Breakfast. ”There have been some bad storylines,” Jericho said h/t WrestleZone.com. “I remember with Chyna, they had us be the co-Intercontinental Champions, where we shared the one title, which is ridiculous. That was a stupid story. There…