Category: WWE News
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (8/03/20) – US Title, Shane McMahon, New Faction
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on the USA Network. Please read our preview of the broadcast. We will see Apollo Crews defend the United States Championship against MVP, Shane McMahon make his return, a new faction and more. WWE Monday Night Raw Results (8/3/20) From Orlando, Florida…
WWE NXT Star Debuting On Raw Tonight?
Dominik Dijakovic may be headed to Raw in the near future, or even as soon as tonight. CJ had the story back in June that Dijakovic was on the short list to being called up to the red brand, and Dijakovic is helping fuel those rumors. The NXT star has wiped his twitter account of all…
Former WWE Star Takes Shot At Company For Shane McMahon’s Return
Former WWE Superstar Rusev, who now goes by Miro, had an interesting thought about the company announcing Shane McMahon for tonight’s episode of Raw. “‘We want to build new talent’. Shane is back! Sums it up,” Rusev tweeted. As previously noted here on WrestlingNews.com, a common plan for WWE is to put a McMahon on…
WWE Draft Reportedly Scheduled For October
Fightful first reported on Saturday that a WWE draft has been planned for months, but plans have shifted around quite a bit. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer has shared some more details that the draft is tentatively scheduled for October, but notes it could be moved back to September. Both Fightful and Meltzer have…
WWE SmackDown Audience Adjusts Up; Final Number For Two Title Bouts
Last week’s episode of WWE SmackDown did 1.894 million viewers on FOX, which adjusts up from the 1.892 million viewers that came out in the overnight numbers over the weekend. Last week’s audience is still down from the prior week’s 1.924 million viewers. SmackDown helped FOX finish in first place in the male 18-49 demographic…
WWE Raw Spoiler, More On Why Shane McMahon Was Added
– Ric Flair is at today’s WWE RAW taping in Orlando, FL, PWInsider.com has confirmed. It is unknown what he will be doing but as first reported here in Ask WNC, Flair pitched that he pick up where he left off as Randy Orton’s manager leading into his WWE Championship match against Drew McIntyre at…
New Faction To Debut Tonight On WWE Monday Night Raw
ProWrestlingSheet.com broke the story that a new faction will be debuting on Raw tonight, and WWE.com has since confirmed that a new group is set to shake up the red brand. Who this faction could be is up in the air, but it looks as if they are arriving to cause chaos. WWE.com states that, “The…
Backstage News On “Chaos” At WWE Raw Tapings
WWE is taping another two weeks of Monday Night Raw today from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. There appear to be issues per Gary Cassidy of Sports Keeda. Cassidy hears the shows are unprepared due to chaos from the top. Tonight’s episode is changing on the fly, while the second is incomplete. There is…
WWE Announces Shane McMahon’s Return To Monday Night Raw
WWE has announced that Shane McMahon will make his televised return tonight on Raw. Shane-O-Mac is back!@shanemcmahon RETURNS to #WWERaw TONIGHT. What will he have in store? pic.twitter.com/el0kAtiUpg — WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2020 It’s unknown what Shane’s on-air role will be after he was fired in storyline last October to blow off his feud…
Big Update On The Hurt Business, Charlotte Names ‘Fifth Horsewoman,’ The Rock As XFL Boss
– WWE has filed trademarks for “Justus” and “The Hurt Business.” As of press time, it is unknown what they plan to do with the name “Justus.” The Hurt Business is obviously the faction of MVP, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin. This is the faction that was originally believed to be the Nation of Domination…
Nikki Bella Comments On Giving Birth On Day Before Brie
Brie and Nikki Bella are celebrating the birth of their new baby boys. As CJ reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Nikki gave birth on Friday and Brie gave birth on Saturday. Today, Nikki released some comments on social media: “Forgot to put that photo here ? The last few days have been truly incredible! Such a…
Backstage News On WWE Star Returning From COVID-19
Apollo Crews will defend the WWE United States Championship against MVP in the opening match of tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. (See also – United States Title Match To Open This Week’s WWE Raw) Crews vs. MVP was scheduled for WWE’s The Horror Show at Extreme Rules but was pulled from the card the…
Get Your Personalized Video Message From Charlotte Flair
Charlotte Flair is officially on Cameo, now charging fans $380 for a video shout-out. The account, online at this link, was not even online for 24 hours before the price went from $250 to what it is now. In comparison, Alexa Bliss charges $399 through the service. Other WWE talent to have accounts on Cameo…
Eric Young Reveals There Were Plans To Bring Him Back To NXT
In a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Eric Young revealed that he and Triple H had discussed plans for him to return to NXT post-WrestleMania 36 before he was released on April 15. “I can tell you now Scott D’Amore was the second person I heard from when the news came out. This is…
United States Title Match To Open This Week’s WWE Raw
WWE has announced that MVP will officially challenge Apollo Crews for the United States Champion in the opening match of Monday’s Raw. .@WWEApollo and @The305MVP will kick off #WWERaw tomorrow night as they battle for the #USTitle!https://t.co/X4h8qnZ6hY pic.twitter.com/tEc8HhQnId — WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2020 MVP vs. Crews was originally scheduled for Extreme Rules two weeks…
The Bella Twins Welcome Baby Boys Into The World One Day Apart
WWE Hall of Fame inductees The Bella Twins are both officially moms. On Sunday, Nikki and Brie took to social media to reveal they both gave birth to boys on Friday and Saturday, respectively. This is Nikki and Artem Chigvintsev’s first child together, while it’s Brie and Daniel Bryan’s second child following the birth of…
Two EVOLVE Talents Confirmed To Be Under WWE Contract
WWE has signed EVOLVE wrestlers Anthony Greene and Leon Ruff. Greene’s signing was broke by Sports Keeda and Ruff’s signing was confirmed by F4WOnline.com. WWE acquired EVOLVE less than a month ago but talent contracts were not included in the acquisition. Greene is well known on the American independent scene. He got his start with…
Sonya Deville On Working Through Pandemic; Names Her GOAT
Sonya Deville is back on SmackDown after a few weeks off of TV. As see on this week’s show, she cut Mandy Rose’s hair in their program. VIDEO: Sonya Deville Cuts Mandy Rose’s Hair On SmackDown Out of the ring, Deville and Rose are good friends and she spoke with the International Business Times about…
Xavier Woods Has Blunt Response To Booker T Over Big E Opinions
During a recent episode of his podcast, Booker T explained he believes Big E is going to have to “shed a few things” in order for people to look at him like a world champion. Book said he may have to alter his gear and the colors. He does not believe that trying to be…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Down In Overnight Numbers
WWE Friday Night SmackDown did 1.892 million viewers on FOX in the overnight numbers. That is down from the 1.924 viewers the show did in the final number last week. That was adjusted down from the overnight number that was 1.971. This past Friday’s show did 1.873 million viewers the first hour and 1.911 million…
Two New Matches Announced For This Week’s WWE NXT
WWE has added two matches to this week’s WWE NXT. Bronson Reed will face Shane Thorne, while Cameron Grimes will go one-on-one with NXT Champion Keith Lee in a non-title match. Below is the updated lineup for Wednesday: Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Imperium (c) – NXT Tag Team Championship Match Damian Priest vs.…
MVP Explains Why He Doesn’t Want Hurt Business To Rehash Nation Of Domination
MVP recently appeared on Say Less With Kaz and Lowkey where he addressed rumors of WWE bringing back the Nation of Domination. As we reported exclusively here in Ask WNC, there has been talk of resurrecting the faction with it with it picking up steam lately. In fact, Ron Simmons was brought to TV with…
WWE Star Opens Up On Battle With Depression
Peyton Royce opened up on her battle with depression in a new post on Instagram. Royce, who was last worked Ruby Riott in a losing effort on the July 20, 2020 episode of Monday Night Raw, explained how everything was great on the outside but it was not. Below is her full post: ❗️ Vulnerable…
Early WWE Raw Preview – Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre Continues
WWE is questioning the following heading into this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw: How will Drew McIntyre respond to Randy Orton’s attack? McIntyre will defend the WWE Championship against Orton at SummerSlam. This started last week and will continue to build as the main event of WWE’s biggest show of the year. Will Asuka…
WWE 205 Live Results (7/31/20) – One-Match Show
Below are complete results from this week’s episode of WWE 205 Live from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida: Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza beat Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Tony Nese. The finish saw Wilde pin Tony Neese after a Lungblower followed by a running kick and Russian Leg Sweep combo. https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289382191949062145 https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289384929554358272 https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289385522880606210 https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1289386057402740736…
Bayley Continues Historic SmackDown Title Reign
Bayley beat Nikki Cross on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown to retain the WWE Women’s SmackDown Championship. The finish saw Bayley slam Cross’s face into the mat and pin her in just over 10 minutes. Today marks 295 days that Bayley has held the title. .@NikkiCrossWWE PLANTS the champ!#SmackDown @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/71R53gTBhx —…
VIDEO: The Fiend Puts The Mandible Claw On Alexa Bliss
“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt ended this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown by applying the Mandible Claw on Alexa Bliss. The spot happened after Bayley successfully defended the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss. The lights went out and when they came back on, they were tinted red. The Fiend was standing in the…
VIDEO: Sonya Deville Cuts Mandy Rose’s Hair On SmackDown
There was a backstage segment on tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown where Sonya Deville attacked Mandy Rose. Rose was putting on lipstick when Deville showed up and began attacking her. Deville smeared lipstick on Rose’s face and kicked her in the head. Then, Deville took scissors and started cutting Rose’s hair. She went…
Seth Rollins Reveals Vince McMahon’s Limited Role In Eye For An Eye Match
Seth Rollins revealed some interesting details about the Eye for an Eye match at WWE’s The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. Speaking during an interview with Talk Sport, Rollins revealed Vince McMahon had next to nothing to do with the actual match. It was actually planned out by himself, Rey Mysterio and producer Jamie Noble.…
Top WWE Star Predicts No Shows Outside Of Performance Center Until Next Year
WWE Intercontinental Champion AJ Styles predicted on his Twitch channel that WWE will continue to run shows at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida until 2021. Styles added he does not know what is going on with SummerSlam. He hopes they can run shows outside of the PC but based on everything and how it…
Did AJ Styles Successfully Defend WWE Intercontinental Championship?
AJ Styles beat Gran Metalik in a WWE Intercontinental Championship match on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The match was booked to make it look like Metalik had a chance with Lince Dorado in his corner. There were some good near falls and a lot of fun spots. Ultimately, Styles hit the…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (7/31/20) – AJ Styles Defends IC Title
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, July 31, 2020. This week’s show features AJ Styles defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Gran Metalik, Bayley defending the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Nikki Cross and Naomi vs. Lacey…
WWE NXT Injury Updates On Cameron Grimes, Finn Balor And Dexter Lumis
Matt Camp reported on the following WWE NXT injuries in this week’s NXT Injury Report: Cameron Grimes suffered a jaw contusion his encounter with NXT Champion Keith Lee. Grimes has challenged Lee to a bout for next week. Finn Balor worked the Triple Threat main event with a calf muscle tear. The injury occurred during…
Vince McMahon On Low Ratings, AEW & NXT Rebounding, Heyman’s Firing
Vince McMahon took questions from investors during a conference call held on Thursday after WWE released their second quarter earnings. While the majority of these calls are to discuss aspects that influence the company’s stock price (i.e. business details more useful for stockholders and analysts most of you could not care less about), there were…
WWE Touts Strong Second Quarter Earnings
WWE announced their second quarter earnings on Thursday. Below are the highlights: Second Quarter 2020 Highlights Revenues were $223.4 million as compared to $268.9 million in the prior year quarter reflecting the timing of the Company’s large-scale event in Saudi Arabia; Revenues reached a record $514.4 million year-to-date, representing 14% growth from the prior year…
WWE Payback PPV Scheduled For One Week After SummerSlam
There is a rumor making rounds on social media that WWE has added an additional pay-per-view to their schedule. According to the @WrestleVotes account on Twitter, which has broke stories in the past, WWE will hold their Payback pay-per-view one week after SummerSlam on Sunday, August 30, 2020. For whatever reason, WWE has added an…
SmackDown Preview: Two Title Matches, Otis & Mandy Rose Reunite
A new episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown will air tonight at 8pm ET on FOX. WWE has announced the following items: – Gran Metalik vs. AJ Styles (c) – Intercontinental Championship match – Nikki Cross vs. Bayley (c) – SmackDown Women’s Championship match – Naomi vs. Lacey Evans – The Otis and Mandy Rose…
AEW Dynamite Viewership Down As WWE NXT Rises
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 773,000 viewers on TNT. The show ranked No. 6 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.3 rating. Viewership was down from the 845,000 viewers the series did last week. WWE NXT over on the USA Network did 707,000 viewers on the USA Network, up from the 615,000 viewers they…
Excalibur And Kevin Owens Shown Using Racial Slurs At Old PWG Show
Excalibur traveled to last night’s AEW Dynamite in Jacksonville, Florida but was held off the show. There is still no reason as to why he was replaced by Taz and his absence was not acknowledged on the broadcast. Many fans have pointed to a video trending Twitter that shows Excalibur and WWE superstar Kevin Owens…
Former EVOLVE Star Reportedly Signs With WWE NXT
PWInsider is reporting that former EVOLVE star Leon Ruff has signed a contract with WWE NXT. Ruff has been used on Raw, SmackDown, NXT, 205 Live, and Main Event as an enhancement talent in recent months at the Performance Center against the likes of Tommaso Ciampa, Sheamus, Aleister Black, Karrion Kross, and more. Ruff is…
Rusev Finished With Professional Wrestling?
Former WWE Superstar Rusev, who now goes by Miro, stated during a Twitch Q&A he is finished wrestling and is no longer a wrestler. Miro explained he’s a professional Twitcher, YouTuber and content creator. Miro, whose real name is Miroslav Barnyashev, is officially a free agent following his WWE release in April and has strong…
Ridge Holland’s Debut, Ripley vs. Kai & More Set For Next Week’s NXT
– Next week’s WWE NXT will feature the official debut of NXT UK star Ridge Holland. The former Luke Menzies will compete in a TakeOver triple threat qualifier against Damian Priest and Oney Lorcan. – Additionally, Dakota Kai and Rhea Ripley will clash in a number one contender’s match, while Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly…
WWE NXT Results (7/29/20) – Lumis vs. Balor vs. Thatcher
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 Finn Balor vs. Dexter Lumis vs. Timothy Thatcher, the return of Imperium, and much more. WWE NXT Results – 7/29/2020 From Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL The show opens with…
Io Shirai & Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai & Candice LeRae To Open WWE NXT
WWE has announced a women’s tag team match will open tonight’s episode of NXT on the USA Network. NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai will team with Tegan Nox to face Dakota Kai and Candice LeRae. This match will join the following already announced: Finn Balor vs. Dexter Lumis vs. Timothy Thatcher in a qualifying match…
More On Recent WWE Depature
Kairi Sane has received quite the send-off from WWE. Sane, who finished up with WWE on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw, was written off TV after being beat up by Bayley. This caused Asuka to leave her Raw Women’s Championship match and get counted out in the process. After the segment aired she…
Imperium’s Return, Cruiserweight Match Added To Tonight’s NXT
WWE has added two items to tonight’s new episode of NXT. NXT Tag Team Champions Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner will return after being off TV since June 17th. Additionally, Jake Atlas will be in action against Isaiah “Swerve” Scott. NXT Tag Team Champions @FabianAichner & @Marcel_B_WWE return to action TONIGHT on #WWENXT! #Imperium https://t.co/3XBngt5TTd…
WWE NXT Preview: Gargano vs. Strong, Finn Balor In Action
A new episode of WWE NXT will air tonight at 8pm ET on the USA Network. WWE has announced the following items for the show: – Finn Balor vs. Dexter Lumis vs. Timothy Thatcher in a qualifying match for TakeOver – Johnny Gargano vs. Roderick Strong – Shotzi Blackheart vs. Mercedes Martinez – NXT Champion…
WWE Announces Nia Jax “Fined” For Actions On Raw
In a kayfabe update posted here on dot com, WWE noted Nia Jax has been “fined an undisclosed amount for inappropriate contact with multiple WWE officials in the aftermath of her match against Shayna Bazler on Monday’s Raw.” Obviously this is a storyline to book her forward following her return on this week’s show. Jax…
Positive Sign For Rey Mysterio Returning; Photo Of Rollins’ Back After Raw
Rey Mysterio can see again. The official WWE website provided a kayfabe update on Mysterio’s condition following the Eye for an Eye match at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules: “WWE Digital has learned that Rey Mysterio’s vision is improving slowly each day, and that his optic nerve is intact, completely secured and back in…
WWE Raw Audience Down For Asuka vs. Sasha Banks
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 1.617 million viewers on the USA Network. This was down from the 1.628 million viewers the show did last week. Hour one did 1.699 million viewers, hour two did 1.688 million viewers and hour three did 1.463 million viewers. The three…
