Category: WWE News
James “Kamala” Harris Tested Positive For COVID-19 Days Before Death
Former WWE Superstar James “Kamala” Harris died on Sunday at the age of 70. Jason King reports Harris tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19. According to his wife, he likely contracted the virus from one of is weekly trips to the dialysis center. He was hospitalized on Wednesday night and in good spirits. He went into…
Possible Raw Underground Spoiler For Tonight
Raw Underground will be featured again on tonight’s Monday Night Raw, and it looks like we’ll see the women’s division take part. WrestleVotes revealed on Twitter today that Shayna Baszler is likely to appear in an Underground segment, but it has yet to be confirmed by WWE. Hearing Shayna Baszler will be apart of RAW…
Confirmed For WWE Raw Tonight: Orton vs. Owens, Asuka vs. Bayley
The following is confirmed for tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, which was taped last week from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL: Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton w/Ric Flair Raw Underground w/Shane McMahon More from the destructive Retribution faction Asuka vs. WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley – if Asuka wins, she’ll face Sasha…
Former WWE Star Kamala Dead At 70
WWE announced on Sunday that Kamala has died at the age of 70. The following was posted to dot com: “WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away at age 70. Under the frightening face paint of Kamala, the 6-foot-7, 380-pound Harris battled the greatest Superstars…
Goldberg Calls Roman Reigns A Joke Over Headbutt Comments
Bill Goldberg called Roman Reigns a joke during an interview with the American Monster Productions YouTube channel. One of the things Goldberg is known for is headbutting lockers before matches, sometimes busting his forehead open before walking out to the ring. Roman made reference to this when addressed a fan back in January. “Nothing to…
New WWE Network Series Looks At Long-Standing Rivalries
A new series titled WWE Timeline premiered on the WWE Network on Sunday. Timeline takes a look at long-standing rivalries and is hosted by NXT commentator Mauro Ranallo. The first episode, “Whatever It Takes,” covers Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz with a 44-minute run time. The first episode’s synopsis reads: “Daniel Bryan and The Miz’s…
Bianca Belair Attacks Zelina Vega In Her Home During Live Stream
Bianca Belair attacked Zelina Vega while she was live on her Twitch stream in her own home. This was obviously a continunation to the angle that was started on last week’s WWE Monday Night Raw, where Vega played a role in Montez Ford being “poisoned.” The angle continued on Twitter and now, Twitch. Zelina tweeted:…
Video Of Tyson Kidd Training In The Ring With Natalya
Natalya posted video on Instagram of her husband, Tyson Kidd, running the ropes and training in the ring. You can view it below: https://twitter.com/MahaIicia/status/1291463756774404096 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDkHS7cB2dq/?utm_source=ig_embed Kidd, whose real name is TJ Wilson, has not wrestled in five years after suffering a spinal cord injury. He has worked for WWE since as a producer. Natalya was…
Latest On Identities Of Retribution Faction
The members of the Retribution faction are not known. The faction, which debuted on last week’s WWE Raw and came to SmackDown, is comprised of men and women but WWE has had them dressed in all black. It is also certainly possible who played members of the faction this past week may not be who…
WWE SmackDown Overnight Viewership Rises
WWE Friday Night SmackDown did 1.956 million viewers on FOX in the overnight numbers. That is up from the 1.894 viewers the show did in the final number last week. That was adjusted up from the overnight number that was 1.892. This past Friday’s show did 1.924 million viewers the first hour and 1.988 million…
Six Matches Confirmed For WWE SummerSlam
WWE SummerSlam does not yet have an official location but the card is starting to come into form. The following matches are set for this year’s show: The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) (c) vs. Andrade and Angel Garza (with Zelina Vega) for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Drew McIntyre (c) vs.…
Early WWE Raw Preview – Owens vs. Orton, Asuka vs. Bayley, Underground
Next week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw will feature Shane McMahon and Raw Underground once again. The broadcast will also feature Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton w/Ric Flair and Asuka vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Bayley in a non-title match. If Asuka beats Bayley, she will face Sasha Banks for the WWE Raw…
Mandy Rose’s New Look; Retribution Debuts On SmackDown
Mandy Rose continued her program with Sonya Deville on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The show closed with Heavy Machinery facing The Miz and John Morrison. The bout was stopped when Rose and Deville brawled during the match. Rose debuted a new look after having her hair cut by Deville on last…
WWE 205 Live Results (8/07/20) – Burch vs. Nese
Below are complete results from this week’s WWE 205 Live: Ever-Rise beat Mikey Spandex & Marquis Carter. The finish saw Ever-Rise hit Spandex wit a double team wheelbarrow/codebreaker combo followed by the pin. https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1291920322233536512 Danny Burch beat Tony Nese. The finish saw Nese hit a draping DDT followed by the pinfall victory. https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1291924277638438912
WWE Superstar Agrees To Multi-Year Deal
MVP has signed a multi-year deal with WWE following weeks of negotiations. As is the norm with professional wrestling contracts, terms were not disclosed but MVP confirmed on social media the deal is done. “Tonight, I’m drinking “the good stuff”. Yamazaki 18 from @suntorywhisky is the spirit of choice. I have come to terms with…
Stephanie McMahon’s SummerSlam Match Announcement Revealed
Stephanie McMahon appeared on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown to make an announcement relating to SummerSlam. Stephanie explained Bayley will defend the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship at SummerSlam against the winner of a battle royal on next week’s episode of SmackDown. The battle royal will feature Superstars from Raw, NXT and SmackDown.…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (8/07/20) – Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus
Welcome to our live coverage of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Here you will find live results of the broadcast that aired on FOX on Friday, August 7, 2020. This week’s show will feature Bray Wyatt and the Firefly Fun House, Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus, Jeff Hardy vs. King Corbin and The Dirt Sheet featuring Sonya…
WWE & World Of Tanks Announce SummerSlam Livestream Event For Saturday
WrestlingNews.com was sent the following press release: World of Tanks Console Announces ‘SummerSlam Showdown’ “August 7 2020 — World of Tanks Console is excited to announce that ‘SummerSlam Showdown,’ an event supporting military veterans, will stream this Saturday, August 8 at 6 pm EDT on the World of Tanks YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitch pages.…
Major Update On WWE Returning To Live TV
We reported on Thursday here at WrestlingNews.com there was no taping date scheduled for the August 21 episode of SmackDown. That is the tentative date WWE is looking at to resume live programming, as first reported by WrestleVotes. WWE is working under the plan of going back to live TV on August 21 with SmackDown,…
Early SmackDown Preview: Sonya Deville On The Dirt Sheet, Matt Riddle In Action & More
WWE.com has revealed several items for this week’s new episode of Friday Night SmackDown: Jeff Hardy vs. King Corbin Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus Sonya Deville appears on “The Dirt Sheet” with The Miz & John Morrison A new edition of Firefly Funhouse following The Fiend’s attack on Alexa Bliss Backstage drama on the blue brand?…
Marty Jannetty Speaks On Facebook Post He Murdered Someone
Former WWE Superstar Marty Jannetty spoke with the Boston Wrestling YouTube channel today after he made a Facebook post on Wednesday, claiming to have murdered a man when he was 13-years-old. Jannetty told Boston Wrestling the man did not deserve to die but deserved to “get his ass beat.” He did not try to kill…
Pat McAfee vs. Adam Cole Confirmed For NXT TakeOver XXX, Updated Card
Former Colts punter Pat McAfee has accepted Triple H’s challenge to face Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver XXX on August 22. This will be McAfee’s first match as WWE looks to put extra eyes on SummerSlam weekend. BREAKING NEWS:Former @Colts Punter @PatMcAfeeShow has accepted @TripleH's challenge for a match with @AdamColePro at #NXTTakeOver: XXX. @NFLonFOX…
AEW Dynamite Tops Over 900,000 Viewers; NXT Also Sees Increase
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did an average viewing audience of 901,000 viewers on TNT. The show ranked No. 5 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.36 rating. The audience was up from the 773,000 viewers from the week prior. WWE NXT did 753,000 viewers on the USA Network. The show ranked No. 27…
Former WWE Producer Calls For An End To Intergender Matches
Former WWE producer Lance Storm wants to see an end to intergender matches. He cites the bouts need to stop in response to the recent #SpeakingOut movement on social media, where male and female workers spoke out about alleged abuse they hae endured. “I see some discussion on inter gender wrestling matches again. In light…
WATCH: Triple H On ‘Late Night With Conan O’Brien’ From 20 Years Ago
Triple H appeared on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” on August 17, 2000. The show recently sent out a remastered YouTube video of that appearance you can watch embedded in the player above. This appearance from Triple H came 10 days prior to WWE SummerSlam 2000 on August 27, 2000. He was in the show’s…
More Changes To WWE TV Taping Schedule
As previously noted, WWE only taped one episode of SmackDown on Tuesday from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. The show will air tomorrow night. To compensate for the change, WWE has moved the August 17th Raw taping to August 13, according to Dave Meltzer. They will tape next week’s SmackDown (August 14) and the…
Triple H Challenges Pat McAfee To Face Adam Cole At NXT TakeOver XXX
Pat McAfee vs. Adam Cole is now all but confirmed for NXT TakeOver XXX on August 22. Triple H appeared on ESPN’s Get Up on Thursday morning to address what went down between McAfee and Cole at the end of this week’s NXT. “There is one thing about Pat McAfee that everyone should understand; Pat…
NXT Women’s Title Match Set For TakeOver XXX, Dexter Lumis Removed
Dakota Kai beat Rhea Ripley on this week’s NXT to earn an NXT Women’s Championship match against Io Shirai at TakeOver XXX on August 22. Additionally, Damian Priest beat Oney Lorcan and Ridge Holland to qualify for the North American Championship Ladder match. Next week’s show will feature Kushida vs. Cameron Grimes vs. a mystery…
WWE NXT Results (8/5/20) – Pat McAfee Causes Chaos
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Please read our preview of the broadcast. We will see Undisputed Era vs. Imperium, Rhea Ripley vs. Dakota Kai, and much more. WWE NXT Results – 8/5/2020 From Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL #1 Contender’s Match: Dakota Kai def. Rhea Ripley via…
Charlotte Flair Eager To Return To WWE
Charlotte Flair is still recovering following surgery to repair her breast implants. As noted, Charlotte has had recurring issues with her implants leaking and making her sick. The multi-time women’s champion had the procedure on July 25, which was reported to be a success. Her father, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, recently appeared on…
CM Punk Gives His Opinion Of Raw Underground
CM Punk was asked to give his thoughts on Raw Underground during the SummerSlam 1992 Watch Party on Tuesday night. Punk stated he loved it and wants to see more women in there. He explained he would like to see Nia Jax involved and that no holds barred fights and strippers is all he wants…
Marty Jannetty Being Investigated For Murder
Police are investigating Marty Jannetty following a strange post on his Facebook. The former WWE Superstar shared a story about buying marijuana off a man who worked at a bowling alley in his home town when he was 13. He is 60 years-old now, so the alleged incident would have occurred around 1973. Jannetty wrote…
WWE Names New President And Chief Revenue Officer
WWE announced on Wednesday they have named Nick Khan as their new President and Chief Revenue Officer. Khan will report direct to Vince McMahon as is the former Co-Head of TV at Creative Arts Agency. He will replace the roles formerly held by Michelle Wilson and George Barrios, who left seven months ago. Below is…
Dexter Lumis’s Injury Worse Than Expected, TakeOver XXX Status In Question
WWE reported in their NXT Injury Report last week that Dexter Lumis suffered an ankle injury in the main event of WWE NXT. Dot com has followed that up with a story, noting his status for for the North American Championship Ladder Match at TakeOver XXX is in question due to the injury being worse…
WWE NXT Preview: Keith Lee In Action, Pat McAfee Appearance?
WWE will air a new (pre-taped) episode of NXT tonight at 8pm ET on the USA Network. The following items have been advertised: Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Imperium (c) – NXT Tag Team Championship Match Damian Priest vs. Oney Lorcan vs. Ridge Holland – TakeOver Ladder Match qualifier Rhea Ripley vs. Dakota Kai…
Name For New Faction Seen On Raw Revealed
WWE.com has revealed the name behind the mysterious faction seen last night disrupting Monday Night Raw. RETRIBUTION is their name, and chaos is their game. Not much is known about the group now known as RETRIBUTION, but as seen on Raw, they looked to disrupt the show and caused malfunctions with the lighting and power…
WWE Raw Audience Up With Premiere Of Raw Underground
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average of 1.715 million viewers on the USA Network, up from the 1.617 million viewers the show did last week. The first hour did 1.710 viewers, with viewership peaking during the second hour at 1.824 million viewers. Viewership dropped to 1.610 million viewers for the…
Updated SummerSlam Card, Expected Matches, Backstage News On Location
The following matches are official for WWE SummerSlam: Singles Match for the WWE Championship – Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton w/Ric Flair Tag Team Match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship – The Street Profits vs. Andrade & Angel Garza w/Zelina Vega Singles Match for the WWE United States Championship – Apollo Crews…
Nia Jax Program Dropped, Pat Buck Comments
As the storyline goes, Nia Jax is suspended indefinitely without pay from WWE due to her “actions on Raw” the past two weeks. The company did a segment on Raw where Jax was to apologize to WWE Producer Pat Buck. Instead, she mocked him and attacked him again. It is worth noting WWE did not…
Identities Of Wrestlers In Raw Underground Segments Revealed
The identities of the extras used in the Raw Underground segments on this week’s broadcast have been revealed. Mikey Spandex and Dante Marquis Carter were fighting in the rope-less ring when Shane McMahon first introduced the segment. Dabba Kato (formerly Babatunde in NXT) and referee Kai Douglas were next. Viking Raider Erik squashed “Upgrade” Mike…
No Immediate Plans To Push Mustafa Ali On Raw
Mustafa Ali was nowhere to be seen on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. Ali recently returned to television after being gone for over half a year. WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley expressed frustration with how WWE booked him one week after his return. He tweeted Ali has huge potential for international…
WWE Makes Change At Today’s SmackDown Taping
WWE is taping television again today from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Last night’s WWE Raw tapings ran late, with content being taped for next week’s show running well into the night. As a result, WWE is taping one episode of SmackDown and one episode of 205 Live today. The company had been taping…
CM Punk, Renee Young And Booker T To Host SummerSlam ’92 Watch Party
CM Punk, Renee Young and Booker T will host a Watch Party for WWF SummerSlam 1992, which airs tonight at 7 PM ET on FS1. The Watch Party begins at 9 PM ET and will air across FOX’s social media outlets and on the new FOX Sports app. Below are official details: “Watch SummerSlam 1992…
Drew McIntyre Explains Relationship With Vince McMahon
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre recently spoke about his time at the top of the card and his growing relationship with Vince McMahon during an interview with TV Insider. “Nobody has been in the position I’m currently in as WWE champion. I have made sure my work ethic isn’t just in the ring, but that it’s…
WWE Debuts Raw Underground
Shane McMahon returned to WWE TV this week and brought with him the debut of Raw Underground. This new concept appears to be a backstage fight club where fighters will face off with each other in a rope-less ring until the other can no longer continue. Not much was said about this new concept except…
More On New Faction Creating “Chaos” At WWE Raw
WWE debuted a new faction on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. This week’s show was full of “mysterious” incidents caused by the faction, such as messing with the lights or turning off microphones. There was a production box that was overturned in the back, in an act that was said to be intentional.…
Two Matches Announced For Next Week’s WWE Monday Night Raw
Two matches are set for next week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. They are as follows: Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Asuka. If Asuka wins, she will face Sasha Banks for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. NEXT WEEK on #WWERaw: ???? @WWEAsuka vs. @itsBayleyWWE with MAJOR…
New WWE 24/7 Champion, Shane McMahon’s New Faction, SummerSlam Match
Below are some news and notes from this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw: – Akira Tozawa pinned R-Truth in a triple threat match that included Shelton Benjamin to win the WWE 24/7 Championship. – Shane McMahon’s new faction was the premiere of Raw Underground, a worked-shoot Fight Club style setup where fights take…
Asuka To Face Bayley Next Week On Raw For Shot At Sasha Banks At SummerSlam
Asuka will face WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley on next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. If she wins, she will face Sasha Banks for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. The match was setup after Asuka requested a rematch for the title after what happened last week. Banks agreed to it on the…
Three Title Matches Confirmed For WWE SummerSlam
Apollo Crews returned on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, where he successfully defended the United States Championship against MVP. Bobby Lashley interfered in the match but Crews was able to go over clean. After the match, MVP officially challenged Crews to a rematch at SummerSlam. It was stated later in the broadcast…
