Category: WWE News
William Regal Announces Tournament To Crown New NXT North American Champion
NXT General Manager William Regal and Keith Lee opened this week’s NXT to announce that Lee is vacating the NXT North American Championship. With Lee focusing on his efforts as NXT Champion, he wants to give other superstars the opportunities that he had as North American Champion. As a result, Regal announced that a series of…
PHOTO: Renee Young Shows Off New Look
Renee Young showed off a new hairstyle on her Instagram account. “Trying to take a suitable picture of my new haircut before Jon catches me and starts roasting me,” Young wrote in the caption. She later had to clarify her comments. “* I didn’t mean he was roasting the haircut. The haircut is great,” wrong…
Three Matches And Huge Announcement Set For Tonight’s WWE NXT
This week’s episode of WWE NXT will feature the following on the USA Network: * Dominik Dijakovic vs. Karrion Kross * William Regal to make huge announcement * Shotzi Blackheart vs. Aliyah * Dexter Lumis vs. Killian Dain WWE posted the following preview on dot com: Dominik Dijakovic takes on Karrion Kross Karrion Kross clearly…
PHOTO: Rusev, Now Miro, Is Looking Jacked As A Free Agent
Roman Reigns got a lot of attention by showing off his physique over the weekend as he has spent his time way from WWE in the gym. Former WWE Superstar Rusev, who now goes by Miro, is showing Reigns is not the only person staying in shape. He posted the following on his Instagram with…
The Undertaker Launches TikTok Account
The Undertaker continues to put himself out there on social media, this time by launching an account on TikTok. As if this writing, Undertaker has not uploaded any videos but has 50.7K followers. This could be an attempt for Undertaker to connect at the next generation as the website has half a billion users, with…
Mike Bennett And Maria Kanellis Talk WWE Departure, Overcoming Addiction And More
Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis Bennett were featured on Episode 13 of the ROHStrong Podcast. In it, they talked about their WWE run and being released two months after the birth of their second child. Mike talked about his recovery from addiction to prescription drugs. They discussed working together in ROH, forming The Kingdom and…
WWE Raw Viewership Up After Extreme Rules
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 1.628 million viewers on the USA Network. This is up from the 1.561 million viewers the show did last week. Hour one – 1.740 million viewers Hour two – 1.609 million viewers Hour three – 1.535 million viewers Raw finished #22…
Final Viewership For Go-Home To The Horror Show At Extreme Rules SmackDown
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average of 1.912 million viewers on FOX. The number adjusted up from the overnight viewership released on Saturday, which was 1.893 million viewers. The number is also up from the final viewership number the prior week, which finished at 1.900 million viewers. SmackDown did a…
Huge Announcement On WWE NXT, Bar Fight Set For SmackDown
WWE has announced a couple items for upcoming programming this week. NXT General Manager William Regal will make a “huge announcement” on Wednesday’s new NXT. There’s no word yet on what’s in store. Already confirmed for the show is Dominik Dijakovic vs. Karrion Kross and Dexter Lumis vs. Killian Dain. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/Qs3SUSCDzL — WWE on…
Raw Women’s Title To Be Determined Next Week, Stable Named, Title Change
– WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon appeared on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw and announced next week, Asuka will face Sasha Banks for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship. The match can be decided by pinfall, submission, count out, or disqualification, including outside interference. – The stable of Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin is…
WWE Superstar Officially Debuts On Monday Night Raw
As reported last month here on WrestlingNews.com, Mustafa Ali has been traded to Raw and made his debut on the red brand. Ali was the surprise teammate of Cedric Alexander and Ricochet, as they faced off against Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and MVP. This stable is now known collectively as The Hurt Business. Ali was…
Ric Flair Says His Wife Has COVID-19, Denies He Has It
Ric Flair’s wife, Wendy Barlow, has COVID-19 and is “very ill,” according to a report by The New York Post. Barlow is familiar to professional wrestling fans as former WCW star Fifi The Maid. The Post’s report features a photo of Flair without a mask on at a Starbucks drive-through [in his car] on Friday…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (7/20/20) – Randy Orton vs. The Big Show
Welcome to WrestlingNews.com’s WWE Monday Night Raw Results – Streaming Live Coverage. Tonight’s broadcast is set to feature The Big Show vs. Randy Orton in an Unsanctioned Match, WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Kairi Sane in a non-title match and Seth Rollins vs. Aleister Black. You can reload the page for the latest results,…
Kairi Sane To Face WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley On Raw
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley will face Kairi Sane in a non-title match on tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW. Sane was involved in the WWE Raw Women’s Championship match last night at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules as she was with Asuka. It was during that match Bayley interfered, stole the referee’s shirt…
MUST SEE – Up Close Photo Of Rey Mysterio’s Eye At Extreme Rules
TMZ Sports ran a feature on the Eye for an Eye Match match at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules featuring Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio. They show a close-up of Mysterio’s eye, which you can view below: WWE's Rey Mysterio 'Loses Eyeball' In Live Match, Seth Rollins Pukes! https://t.co/wK0mCj4fCs — TMZ (@TMZ) July 20,…
Seth Rollins To Face Aleister Black On Tonight’s WWE RAW
WWE is taping tonight’s episode of RAW, next week’s RAW, RAW Talk and Main Event today from the Performance Center. The company has announced Seth Rollins will face Aleister Black on tonight’s show, which joins Randy Orton vs. Big Show in an Unsanctioned Match. There will also be an update on the WWE Raw Women’s…
Big Update On Delayed Raw Taping
WWE was behind schedule on taping tonight’s Monday Night Raw earlier this afternoon. PWInsider broke the news around 2pm ET, an hour after the show was scheduled to start, that Raw was being heavily re-written. It’s unknown if this was due to a change in creative direction or because of COVID-19 testing issues. As Richard…
WWE Superstar Leaving Company After Today’s Raw Tapings
Kairi Sane will finish up with WWE at today’s Raw tapings, according to a new report by PWInsider.com. Sane will leave on good terms but will move back to Japan. She announced in February she recently married a man who she was having a long-distance relationship with. Sane has been trying to get back to…
WATCH: Alexa Bliss Lures Braun Strowman Into Bray Wyatt’s Trap
WWE utilized Alexa Bliss in the Wyatt Swamp Fight between WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt at last night’s Horror Show at Extreme Rules pay-per-view. For those that missed it, Bliss was featured wearing a black veil where she lured him into Wyatt’s trap. She lifted the veil up and stated, “You know…
John Cena Undresses While Reminding People To Check Sources
John Cena appeared on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. You can watch the appearance, which begins just after the 19-minute mark, in the video embedded above. In the clip, Cena was giving his take on the subject of the episode, “Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories.” “There’s a little of official looking stuff…
Backstage News On Tonight’s Episode Of WWE Monday Night Raw
Vince McMahon is determined to bring the audience back to WWE Monday Night Raw tonight. This is why they have been advertising Big Show vs. Randy Orton in an unsanctioned match and did the cliffhanger booking of the WWE Raw Women’s Championship at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. All WWE has released thus far…
Kayla Braxton On Getting COVID-19 Twice, Being Bullied Over It
Kayla Braxton got heat from fans last night on Twitter regarding her issues with COVID-19, which caused her to reply. For those that do not remember, Braxton tested positive for the virus in March and was apparently reinfected a couple of months later. She worked The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. Below is Braxton’s statement:…
Clarification On WWE Raw Women’s Title – Asuka Still Champion
Asuka is still the WWE Raw Women’s Champion following The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on Sunday night. For those that did not watch the show or read our results, Asuka inadvertently spit green mist in the referee’s face. This allowed for Bayley to get in the ring and distract the referee. Bayley ended up…
Why Apollo Crews Was Not Cleared For WWE Extreme Rules
Apollo Crews’ absence from Sunday’s The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view was COVID-19 related, according to Dave Meltzer. Word making rounds is there was an issue with his latest COVID-19 test and he was set for further testing today before taking part in WWE Raw. The company canceled his United States Championship defense…
Extreme Rules: Wyatt Swamp Fight
Wyatt Swamp Fight – WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman This started with Bray Wyatt in a rocking chair, while Braun Strowman drove up in his truck. Strowman told Wyatt he was home and then Strowman went searching for Bray. Flashes of animals were shown on the screen. Strowman was attacked by two…
The Horror Show At WWE Extreme Rules Results (7/19/20) – New Tag Champs
Welcome to WrestlingNews.com’s The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules Results. Please read our preview of tonight’s broadcast with the latest betting odds. You can reload the page for the latest results, reactions and news from tonight’s broadcast. Kevin Owens beat Murphy in a Kickoff match. There was some good back and forth suplex spots…
Update On Rey Mysterio Following Eye For An Eye Match
WWE posted a kayfabe update on Rey Mysterio’s eye following his Eye for an Eye Match at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. Like on the broadcast, it was explained [here on dot com] Mysterio was “rushed to a local medical facility to be treated for a potential glob luxation.” They note medical experts were…
Extreme Rules: Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler
Extreme Rules Match for Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship Per the stipulation set by Dolph Ziggler, he can use “extreme rules.” McIntyre cannot and if he does, he loses the WWE Championship – Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler He's HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD (HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD) … what he's chosen…
Update On Apollo Crews After Match Pulled From Extreme Rules
Apollo Crews says he plans to shut up both Bobby Lashley and MVP once he’s cleared. In a new tweet on Sunday night during the airing of The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Crews commented: “@The305MVP is trippin thinking he can claim himself the #USChampion. I was looking forward to shutting you BOTH up once…
Extreme Rules: Asuka vs. Sasha Banks
Singles Match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship – Asuka (c) w/Kairi Sane vs. Sasha Banks w/Bayley The future #2BeltzBanks?#ExtremeRules @SashaBanksWWE pic.twitter.com/v8nQr8jiOp — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 20, 2020 Sasha Banks countered a kick from Asuka to put her in a rear chinlock on the mat. They played up Sasha being a veteran as Asuka…
Extreme Rules: Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins
Eye for an Eye Match The match can only be won when one competitor extracts an eye of their opponent – Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio Yes, if you see the replay, Seth Rollins brought a pair of pliers to the ring for this one. Rey Mysterio went for a 619 early but Rollins regrouped…
Apollo Crews vs. MVP Off The Horror Show At Extreme Rules
Apollo Crews vs. MVP for the WWE United States Championship did not take place Sunday night at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. It was stated on commentary that Crews did not pass his pre-match physical due to a bulging disc in his back suffered from a full nelson by Bobby Lashley. MVP came out…
WWE Extreme Rules: Nikki Cross vs. Bayley
Singles Match for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship – Nikki Cross w/Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley w/Sasha Banks What a supportive partner. #ExtremeRules ???????? pic.twitter.com/7IUXYtsezh — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 19, 2020 Nikki Cross started in control, getting a quick near fall. She then hit a cross body block from the top rope. Bayley was…
New WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions Crowned At Extreme Rules
Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura beat The New Day in a Tables Match at WWE’s The Horror Show at Extreme Rules to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. In a high spot, Cesaro powerbombed Kofi Kingston through two tables setup outside of the ring to win the match. WE HAVE NEW CHAMPS.@WWECesaro & @ShinsukeN have ended…
WWE Extreme Rules: The New Day vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura
Tables Match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship – The New Day (c) vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura Are we looking at the next #SmackDown #TagTeamChampions? ???? #ExtremeRules @ShinsukeN @WWECesaro pic.twitter.com/I1ntgUpPqt — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 19, 2020 Due to the fact this is a tables match, there are no tags. The only way…
Dolph Ziggler On Having Advantage Over Drew McIntyre
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre took to Twitter prior to tonight’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view to offer some final hype for his title match against Dolph Ziggler. In his tweet, McIntyre attached a photo of him carrying Ziggler on his back during their run together as WWE Raw Tag Team Champions. He tweeted the following: “A photo…
WATCH: The Horror Show At WWE Extreme Rules Kickoff
The Kickoff to The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules is underway and streaming in the video above. Tonight’s Kickoff is hosted by Scott Stanford and Peter Rosenberg and will feature Kevin Owens vs. Murphy in a singles match. Renee Young, JBL, Booker T, Kayla Braxton, The New Day, D-Von Dudley and others are expected…
CM Punk And John Cena Reflect On Match That Changed Everything
It has been nine years since CM Punk defeated John Cena for the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank 2011 in one of the greatest matches in company history. The match solidified Punk as a top star in front of 14,815 fans in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. Punk and Cena recently commented…
Roman Reigns Has Changed His Physique During COVID-19 Pandemic (VIDEO)
Roman Reigns opted out of working for WWE during the COVID-19 pandemic due to concerns about spreading the virus to his family. His last match was a dark match at the February 28 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, where he went over King Corbin via pinfall. Prior to that, he went over Corbin in…
The Horror Show At Extreme Rules – Card, Start Time, Betting Odds
WWE’s The Horror Show at Extreme Rules will air tonight at 7 PM EDT on the WWE Network. The company will tape the remaining parts of the show from the Performance Center today as it was reported over the weekend that The Wyatt Swamp Fight is already in the can. Below is the final lineup…
Lance Storm Officially Finished With WWE
Lance Storm tweeted this morning he is now officially unemployed for the first time since November 1994. “For what it’s worth I am now officially unemployed. First time since I left SMW in Nov. 1994,” Storm tweeted followed by a #FutureEndeavors hashtags Storm was one of many producers and talents furloughed by WWE in April…
Mike Kanellis Clarifies He Never Went To Rehab And WWE Didn’t Reach Out
Mike Kanellis clarified today on Twitter that he never went to rehab to get sober. Kannellis, who will go by his real name Mike Bennett in Ring of Honor, is opening up about his journey to sobriety. Earlier this month, he celebrated being sober for three years. “I never went to rehab,” Bennett tweeted. “My…
Overnight Viewership For WWE SmackDown Featuring Styles vs. Riddle
This week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average audience of 1.893 million viewers on FOX. It was the final SmackDown before The Horror Show at Extreme Rules and is down from the 1.905 million viewers the show did in the final number last week. Hour one did 1.919 million viewers and hour two did…
Naomi Hasn’t Won A Match In Nearly Five Months And Fans Are Upset
Naomi was squashed by Lacey Evans on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, which caused Twitter to react with the hashtag #NaomiDeservesBetter. The two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion acknowledged the support with a reply of her own. “Wow! I know y’all got me you always have! I appreciate you all so so much! Thanks…
Gallows & Anderson Tell All On WWE Releases, Scrapped AEW Plans & More
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson are officially Impact Wrestling-bound following their WWE releases in April. Their journey to this point has been interesting to say the least, and they revealed their sides of the story on their Talk’N Shop podcast. When their WWE deals came up last year, they almost signed with AEW, but also…
WWE 205 Live Results (7/17/20) – Two Matches, Big Return
This week’s episode of WWE 205 aired on the WWE Network at 10 PM ET following SmackDown. As previously reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Vic Joseph returned as a play-by-play announcer alongside Drew Gulak, who was on commentary. Mansoor defeated Tehuti Miles. The finish saw Mansoor connect on a one-winged angel to pickup the pinfall victory.…
Big Update On Heath Slater’s Future
Former WWE superstar Heath Slater posted the following today on Instagram with video: When I was young, I dreamt of having a place just for me inside the squared circle. With the help of my Mom and Grandpa, I made that dream my reality. At 23 years old, my priority was me and only me.…
Commentator Returns On WWE 205 Live
Vic Joseph returned to commentary as the play-by-play announcer on last night’s episode of WWE 205 Live, where he called the action next to Drew Gulak. Joseph was previously on 205 Live but was moved to Monday Night Raw, where he replaced Tom Phillips for a short stint. Joseph has remained with WWE over the…
Tables Match For SmackDown Tag Titles Set For Extreme Rules
Shinsuka Nakamura and Cesaro will challenge The New Day for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship in a Tables Match at Sunday’s The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. .@WWECesaro & @ShinsukeN have decided. This Sunday. #ExtremeRules, #SmackDown #TagTeamTitles. TABLES MATCH! pic.twitter.com/SnGEey9whj — WWE (@WWE) July 18, 2020 The stipulation was set on this week’s episode…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (7/17/20) – AJ Styles Retains IC Title
Welcome to WrestlingNews.com’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results – Streaming Live Coverage. Please read our preview of tonight’s broadcast. You can reload the page for the latest results, reactions and news from tonight’s broadcast. WWE SmackDown Results & Reactions – 7/17/2020 The show opened with promos from WWE Intercontinental Champion AJ Styles and his challenger…
