Category: Wrestling News
WWE Live Event Rescheduled Due To Water Main Break
WWE had to reschedule last night’s live event from the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee due to a water main break. The show was scheduled to Sunday, January 19, 2020. Tickets purchased for last night will be honored at the new date. Full refunds are also available at the point of purchase. UPDATE: Due to…
Big Cass To Return To WWE Without Enzo?
Big Cass did an interview with WrestlingInc.com where he confirmed he has been in talks with WWE about a return. “Yes, [WWE and I] have been in contact. I talk to them,” Cass said. “Who knows what will happen? I could get a call tomorrow, so I’ve been in contact with them and we chat…
New Bound For Glory Matches Announced, Mahabali Shera Returns To Impact
– This week’s Impact Wrestling from Mexico City featured Michael Elgin challenging Naomichi Marufuji to a singles match at Bound For Glory on Oct. 20th. Additionally, it was announced that The Rascalz will face Dr. Wagner Jr. and two mystery partners. Below is the updated Bound For Glory card: Sami Callihan vs. Brian Cage (c)…
John Cena Confirmed For Role In Suicide Squad
Today on twitter James Gunn, director of the upcoming Suicide Squad film, confirmed that John Cena will play a role in the movie. There is no word on what role Cena will play, but he will likely get some decent screen time due to his star power. Cena has seen increased roles as of late, which…
CMLL Content Coming To WWE Network?
WWE has approached Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) about purchasing access to their video library to include content on the WWE Network, according to Planeta Wrestling. If a deal is reached, CMLL content could be available under the proposed tiered pricing system that is expected to be introduced to the Network in the near…
Backstage News On Who Paul Heyman Wants To Push To The Top
Paul Heyman wants to give Cedric Alexander a slow push to the top of the ladder, according to Dave Meltzer. Alexander is one of several RAW superstars who Heyman wants to give a slow push to the top rung. As noted here on WrestlePages.com last month, Alexander has spoken publicly about Heyman working with him…
Beth Phoenix Left WWE Over How Women Were Pushed
During an appearance on Prime Time with Sean Mooney WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix discussed her to decision to leave WWE: “I was really frustrated with where the women were at from a company standpoint, and the investment that was being made in us. I felt in my heart I had done my best,…
AEW Wants Help Determining Who Should Enter Tag Team Tournament
AEW put out a poll on Friday asking fans to help determine which tag team should enter the tournament to crown the first AEW World Tag Team Champions. The options are Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy or Angélico & Jack Evans. Fans can click here to vote or view the tweet below: The teams of @luchasaurus…
AEW All Out Sees Buyrate Decline From Double Or Nothing
Buys for AEW All Out were down slightly from the promotion’s previous Double or Nothing pay-per-view, according to Dave Meltzer. Per Meltzer, AEW blames the decline on losing Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley, which was considered the money match on the card. Moxley had to pull out at the last minute due to a recurring…
Chris Jericho On Why AEW Won’t Be Scripting Promos
In an interview with the Mature Audiences Mayhem podcast, Chris Jericho explained the reason AEW will not have scripted promos. “I think people are excited because it’s something different. I know this – there’s no scripted promos” “There are no writers because that is what wrestling is. That is where it came from! ‘Austin 3:16’…
Future WWE Storylines And Possible Clash Of The Champions Spoilers
Advance advertisements for upcoming WWE live events have Seth Rollins vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt for the WWE Universal Championship. There has been talk of Wyatt vs. Rollins or Bruan Strowman for the title headlining WWE Hell in a Cell next month in Sacramento, CA. Rollins will defend the WWE Universal Championship in the main…
Latest On New Japan Pro Wrestling On AXS TV
The future of New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV is unknown after news of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of Impact Wrestling, acquiring a majority interest in Mark Cuban’s AXS TV and HDNet Movies. “Anthem has been public that it has not made any decisions regarding current programming,” said Ed Nordholm, Chief…
Big Update On Major WWE Commentary Changes
Following up on the changes to WWE commentary that CJ posted about here on WrestlePages.com, the latest plan is for Corey Graves to move to SmackDown to call the show with Michael Cole. If you missed it, CJ noted the working idea is that Cole will head to SmackDown and Vic Joseph will become the…
More On Drew McIntyre Being Out Of Action, Slated For Major Singles Push
Drew McIntyre, who is currently sidelined after undergoing surgery to repair a lingering injury that came up after his recent promotional tour of Mexico, has been dealing with an illness that he tried to work through. Per The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, McIntyre kept to himself and continued to work despite being ill. His last match…
Ken Shamrock Match Confirmed For Bound For Glory
Impact Wrestling has officially announced Ken Shamrock vs. Moose for their Bound For Glory pay-per-view on Oct. 20th. IT'S OFFICIAL @ShamrockKen will battle @TheMooseNation at Bound for Glory! #BFG MORE: https://t.co/Xe74Pt0EtJ pic.twitter.com/GEjH1jtEL9 — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 12, 2019 Sami Callihan vs. Brian Cage for the World Championship is the only other match that has…
Impact Wrestling Officially Moving To AXS TV Next Month
Coming off the heels of Anthem purchasing AXS TV on Monday, it has officially been announced that Impact Wrestling will move from Pursuit to AXS TV after the Oct. 20th Bound For Glory pay-per-view. You asked for it, we listened! @IMPACTWRESTLING is coming to AXS TV! IMPACT Wrestling announced today it has entered into an…
Color Commentator Confirmed For NWA TV Tapings
NWA announced on Thursday that Jim Cornette will serve as the color commentator for their Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st television tapings in Atlanta. You can view the announcement below: BREAKING | Jim Cornette joins the NWA studio show as the series color commentator. Join Jim in Atlanta, GA on 9/30 & 10/1 We've opened…
Major Changes Coming To WWE Commentary?
WrestleVotes has reported on Twitter that “significant changes” to all WWE commentary teams are coming with SmackDown’s impending move to FOX, with sources saying the two-man booth is returning. The working idea is that Michael Cole will head to SmackDown and Vic Joseph will become the new lead man for Raw. Hearing that significant changes…
WWE UK Champion Announced For EVOLVE 135 & 136
NXT UK has announced that WWE UK Champion WALTER will be returning to EVOLVE for 135 on Sept. 20th and 136 on Sept. 21st in New York. BREAKING: @WWE United Kingdom Champion @WalterAUT will be in action and take part in Meet & Greets at these upcoming #EVOLVE events!#EVOLVE135 – Sept. 20th in Brooklyn#EVOLVE136 –…
New Updates On Next Week’s Live NXT, Dakota Kai Returning Soon
– Candice LeRae has been added to the number one contender’s match set for next week’s live NXT on the USA and WWE Network. You've been heard loud and clear, @CandiceLeRae.@RealKingRegal decides next week's #1Contender's #TripleThreat is now a #Fatal4Way… and if @RheaRipley_WWE wins tonight, it'll become a #Fatal5Way! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/Djyo1voxPu — WWE NXT (@WWENXT)…
WWE SmackDown Viewership Down Before Clash Of Champions
This week’s WWE SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.061 million viewers, per Mitch Metcalf. That’s down from the 2.130 million viewers the show did last week on the USA Network. It was No. 1 in the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic, the sixth week in a row to do so. SmackDown Viewership Tracker…
Triple H Reveals The Future Of 205 Live?
Triple H recently did an interview with Newsweek to promote NXT’s move to the USA Network. During the interview, he revealed that 205 Live will begin to sit under the NXT umbrella. So 205 Live will sit under the NXT umbrella? “You’ll start to see 205 begin to. I think it always existed as an…
WWE Hires New On-Air Hosts
WWE has hired former Impact Wrestling backstage interviewer McKenzie Mitchell and former House of Hardcore commentator Matt Camp to work as on-air hosts/digital talent. Both revealed the news via Twitter today: DREAM COME TRUE ⭐️ your newest @WWE on-air host pic.twitter.com/6Rvtwrl25g — McKenzie Mitchell (@mckenzienmitch) September 11, 2019 My first @WWE event was 2/23/92 in…
We Will Never Forget
On this day, 18 years ago, our lives in America changed forever. On September 11th, 2001, terrorists would hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Centers, Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. This would result in the death of thousands of Americans. In this article, we look back and reflect on the reaction…
What Happened After Raw Went Off The Air
This past Monday on Raw, Stone Cold Steve Austin returned to the Madison Square Garden. After the main event, Austin came back to the ring and celebrated the victory in the ring with The Viking Raiders, Braun Strowman, Cedric Alexander, and Seth Rollins. After Raw went off the air, the following took place: EXCLUSIVE: Did…
Several Matches Announced For This Weekend’s Impact Wrestling Specials
Impact Wrestling will be airing live events on their Twitch and Impact Plus platforms this weekend. On Friday, Operation: Overdrive will emanate from Lawton, Oklahoma, and will stream live on Twitch: Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan – Street Fight Kiera Hogan vs. Desiderata vs. Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie – Knockouts Championship Michael Elgin vs. Fuego…
Kevin Owens Teases NXT Return?
After being “fired” by Shane McMahon at the end of this week’s SmackDown Live, Kevin Owens took to Twitter to post three interesting letters: “14-24-20.” Fans were quick to point out that those numbers match the letters “NXT” in the alphabet. 14-24-20 — Kevinn (@FightOwensFight) September 11, 2019 With NXT going live on the USA…
NXT Stars Appear On 205 Live, Commentary Changes Announced
This week’s 205 Live at Madison Square Garden opened with KUSHIDA making his debut to team with Jack Gallagher in a winning effort against Akira Tozawa and Brian Kendrick. Welcome to MSG, @KUSHIDA_0904! #205Live pic.twitter.com/Pe62XsdrCP — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 11, 2019 KUSHIDA wasn’t the only one to make his debut though. With NXT going…
No DQ Match Set For WWE Clash Of Champions
Coming out of this week’s SmackDown Live, we now know that Roman Reigns will face Erick Rowan in a No Disqualification Match at Clash of Champions this Sunday. Below is the updated card for Sunday: Universal Championship – Seth Rollins (c) vs. Braun Strowman WWE Championship – Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Randy Orton Raw Women’s…
Seth Rollins Discovers Siblings He Didn’t Know Existed
WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins took to Twitter on Tuesday to reveal that he recently found a brother and sister he never knew existed thanks to the 23andMe ancestry service. Rollins posted a photo with his new-found brother, which can be seen below: In a wild turn of events, I recently found out I have…
Several Matches Added To ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV
Ring of Honor has announced two Number One Contender tournament matches and a Women of Honor World Championship match for their Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view on Sept. 27th in Las Vegas. The winner of the Number One Contender tournament will earn a World Championship match at Final Battle on Dec. 13th in Baltimore. Below is…
RAW Viewership Suffers Against Monday Night Football
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw from Madison Square Garden did an average viewing audience of 2.130 million viewers, which was down significantly from the week prior, per Mitch Metcalf. Last week’s show did 2.507 million viewers. With Monday Night Football returning, WWE loaded this week’s show up with notable appearances and matches.…
Elias Pulled From King Of The Ring Due To Injury
WWE has announced Elias has been pulled from tonight’s King of the Ring semi-finals match on SmackDown Live against Chad Gable. BREAKING: Due to an injury, @IAmEliasWWE will not compete in his scheduled #KingOfTheRing semifinal match against @WWEGable. Stay with WWE Digital for further updates as the situation develops. #SDLivehttps://t.co/04mQBO1vnm — WWE (@WWE) September 10,…
United States Championship Match Added To WWE Clash Of Champions
WWE.com has announced that Cedric Alexander will challenge current United States champion, AJ Styles at WWE Clash of Champions. Cedric Alexander and AJ Styles have been engaged in quite the rivalry the past few weeks, which has even led to Cedric pinning the champion on the September 9 edition of Monday Night Raw in a 10-man…
Enzo Trolling WWE Fans
Enzo Amore was on Twitter earlier to troll the WWE fans, and most likely, WWE Security. He posted the following on Twitter: …. round 2 pic.twitter.com/r3eAm9FxA9 — REAL1 (FKA Enzo Amore) (@real1) September 9, 2019 Nothin pic.twitter.com/xNIJXynH8c — REAL1 (FKA Enzo Amore) (@real1) September 9, 2019 Originally, we thought Enzo might be there at MSG…
24/7 Championship Changes Hands Before Raw
Before Raw went on the air from Madison Square Garden, Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter pinned R-Truth to win the 24/7 Championship during a WWE Main Event taping. Kanter celebrated briefly before R-Truth rolled him up to win it back. Fan footage from Twitter can be seen below: How many is this? 15? pic.twitter.com/NoMZfSy8Sa —…
Colt Cabana Announced For NWA TV Tapings, More Tickets Available
NWA announced on Monday that former National Champion Colt Cabana will be in action at the Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st TV tapings at GPB Studios in Atlanta. TALENT UPDATE Coming to the National Wrestling Alliance in Atlanta on 9/30 & 10/1 is… https://t.co/qZY7LVVvmN pic.twitter.com/wjzCEPJzHL — NWA (@nwa) September 9, 2019 Dave Lagana noted on…
Ex-MMA Star Headed To WWE Or AEW?
Former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez, is saying that he has had recent talks with WWE. During an interview with Ariel Helwani’s on his ESPN MMA show, he stated that since his wrestling debut with AAA, that WWE has shown interest in the fighter. “We’ve been in talks with them.” When asked about how the talks…
Anthem Purchases Majority Interest In AXS TV, New Home For Impact Wrestling?
Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of Impact Wrestling, announced on Monday they have acquired a majority interest in AXS TV and HDNet Movies Networks. Mark Cuban and AEG will continue to be equity partners, while Steve Harvey is joining as an investor and will have a seat on Anthem’s board of directors. According…
Bellator MMA Makes Offer To Impact Wrestling Star
WrestlingInc is reporting that Bellator MMA has offered TJ Perkins a chance to fight for the promotion. Bellator is hoping to land Perkins for a fight in November after the initial timeline for a fight was too short. Conversations are said to be ongoing as the two sides are discussing logistics such as weight class…
Possible Significant Change Coming To NXT TakeOver Events
WWE has released travel package information for the 2020 Royal Rumble weekend in Houston, which noticeably did not list NXT TakeOver as part of the package. In its place for 2020 is a live Worlds Collide event scheduled for Saturday, January 25th. WWE has aired several taped Worlds Collide specials this year on the WWE…
Top Raw Superstar Out Of Action With Injury
PWInsider is reporting that Drew McIntyre is out of action right now after undergoing surgery to fix a lingering injury. The idea was to get the surgery out of the way before WWE’s big fall TV season. Word going around is that McIntyre may be ready to return now as it’s just a matter of…
NXT Tickets Sellout Quickly, More On USA Network Format
Tickets for the live WWE NXT tapings for the USA Network on Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 from the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL are already sold out. The shows sold out quickly today after going on sale at 10 AM for Oct 2. and Noon ET for Oct 9. These…
New Singles Title Being Considered For WWE NXT UK
Pro wrestling title belt source and creator @BeltFanDan revealed on Twitter that a new NXT UK midcard title is being proposed. Two names for the title are the NXT UK European Title or the NXT UK Eurocontinental Title. WWE currently has three titles associated with the NXT UK brad – the WWE UK Title, the…
New Details On Shane McMahon Disappearance From WWE TV
It was reported over the weekend via Dave Meltzer that Shane McMahon had been off of WWE television lately because his storyline had essentially been forgotten. A new report by WrestlingInc.com disputes that report. According to INC, Shane has been away from WWE due to jury duty near New York City. There is no word…
Triple H Opens Up About NXT Going Head-To-Head With AEW
Triple H talked to Pat McAfee about the competition on Wednesday nights between WWE NXT and AEW. Hunter said WWE will continue to put on the best show possible but it’s the fans that are ultimately the winners in the war. Triple H added he is confident in the talent with NXT and wished AEW…
Street Fight Added To NXT’s First Live Episode
WWE has announced that Matt Riddle will face Killian Dain a Street Fight during the first live episode on September 18th. ???? JUST ANNOUNCED ???? @SuperKingofBros and @KillianDain to square off in a Street Fight on the first live, two hour edition of #WWENXT! https://t.co/S9KDycI3dl — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 9, 2019 As previously noted,…
NJPW Returning To Los Angeles In November
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that they will be returning to Los Angeles, CA, for New Japan Showdown on Monday, November 11th. The event will take place at the Globe Theatre, which is the home of PWG. NJPW first ran shows in LA this past January for the first show of their New Beginnings USA…
Location Of November 13th Episode Of AEW Released
On the newest episode of Being The Elite, it reveled that the November 13th episode will take place in Nashville, Tennessee. Tickets will go on sale on this Friday Sept. 13th at Noon ET on AEWTIX.com. The show will take place inside of the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.