Category: WWE News
WWE Reportedly Had No Plans For Roman Reigns Being Universal Champion For Long
Roman Reigns made his surprise return at WWE SummerSlam and eventually went on to become a heel, much to the delight of fans. He then won WWE Universal Championship at Payback the week after SummerSlam. He is now the “tribal chief” on Friday Night Smackdown and a dominant champion. However, it seems WWE did not…
North American Championship Rematch Set For This Week’s NXT
WWE has announced Leon Ruff will defend his new NXT North American Championship against Johnny Gargano on Wednesday. Will @LEONRUFF_ pull off ANOTHER stunner against @JohnnyGargano tomorrow night on #WWENXT?!https://t.co/1DRdtT8bqV — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 18, 2020 The episode will also feature Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Championship and an appearance…
Possible Reason For Drew McIntyre Becoming WWE Champion Before Survivor Series
Drew McIntyre won the WWE Championship on the go-home episode of Monday Night RAW before Survivor Series. It seems the company had a good reason for this sudden title change. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained WWE’s reasoning for this last-minute title change. Meltzer said that the company had nothing for Survivor Series. A…
WWE Possibly Considered Interesting WrestleMania Match For Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt is arguably one of the most well-received Superstars on Monday Night RAW currently. He has a lot of options when it comes to his WrestleMania opponent and it seems the company has someone interesting in mind. Edge wanted to compete against Randy Orton at WrestleMania. The original plan would see the two compete…
Official Reason Given By WWE For Releasing Zelina Vega
Zelina Vega was released by WWE last week on Friday. It seems there is a legitimate reason for her firing and it had nothing to do with her supporting unionization. According to a report by Sports Illustrated, the official reason for WWE releasing Zelina Vega was a “breach of contract.” The company issued a mandate…
WWE Likely To Face Problems Due To Pre-Existing Labor Code
The ongoing situation about WWE and them not classifying their talents as employees has gathered more attention from powerful individuals. It seems a reclassification might be done soon enough. SAG President Gabrielle Carteris has offered to provide her services to WWE Superstars and Andrew Yang mentioned recently that he has not forgotten about Vince McMahon.…
Nia Jax Says She Is Against Taking COVID-19 Vaccine
The COVID-19 continues to affect the whole world and the medical community all over the world is tirelessly working to come up with a vaccine for COVID-19. There are some people who do not want to take vaccines for the virus and it seems Nia Jax is included in the list. Nia Jax took to…
NXT Developmental Superstar Receives New Name
Over the past few weeks, WWE has registered a few trademarks and they are used for different things. Some of the names were assigned to newly-signed WWE talents and others for events that the company might plan on holding eventually. Some of the names are for Superstars who have yet to make their WWE television…
New WWE Champion Crowned, Big Change To Survivor Series Main Event
Drew McIntyre is once again WWE Champion after beating Randy Orton in the main event of this week’s Raw. The match was ruled a No Count-out, No Disqualification match midway by Adam Pearce, allowing for weapons to be used throughout. McIntyre ended up going over via pinfall. HE DID IT!!!!!@DMcIntyreWWE is once again #WWEChampion! #WWERaw…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (11/16/20) – New WWE Champion
WWE Monday Night Raw Results Live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL November 16, 2020 on the USA Network Storyline Developments & Promo Highlights: Drew McIntyre opened the show dressed in street clothes. McIntyre talked up Thanksgiving thanks to living a third of his life in the United States. He said he…
Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke Removed From Team Raw, Survivor Series Replacements Named
Due to storyline injuries, Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke have been removed from the Raw women’s team at Survivor Series. As a result, Adam Pearce has named Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce as their replacements. BREAKING NEWS: Due to injuries suffered tonight, @WWE_MandyRose and @DanaBrookeWWE have been removed from #TeamRaw at #SurvivorSeries, and will be…
Retribution vs. Team Raw Set For Tonight, Randy Orton Served Storyline Fine
There’s a couple developing news items going into tonight’s new episode of Monday Night Raw. Retribution will take on Team Raw’s Sheamus, Braun Strowman, Keith Lee, and Riddle in a big eight-man tag team match. AJ Styles will be at ringside. .@WWESheamus, @RealKeithLee, @BraunStrowman & @SuperKingofBros will battle #RETRIBUTION in an 8-Man Tag Team Match…
Original Plans For Chelsea Green’s Main Roster Debut
Chelsea Green debuted on Friday Night Smackdown last week. Unfortunately, he suffered a broken wrist when she fell off the apron during the match. She subsequently had surgery for her injury the next day. Since then she has started rehabilitating. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that Green was going to win the fatal four-way…
WWE Might Be Planning Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns For WrestleMania 37
Roman Reigns’ storyline is currently being treated in a different way by WWE. Reports suggested that Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns’ stories do not go through the normal WWE Creative team. Due to this, they can write special long-term stories for Reigns and it seems they are doing just that for next year’s WrestleMania. Drew…
The Undertaker Talks About Vince McMahon Being Caring & Not A Monster
Vince McMahon is the Chairman of WWE and every decision goes through him before being passed. Going against McMahon never turns out well for employees involved. Zelina Vega was recently released because she did not adhere to McMahon’s ban on third party sites. The Undertaker recently spoke to the New York Post, where he discussed how…
Paul Heyman Explains Why Roman Reigns’ Heel Turn Did Not Happen Until Now
Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam after being gone before WrestleMania 36 owing to COVID-19 fears. His heel turn finally took place as he won the Universal Title. He is now the Tribal Chief on Friday Night Smackdown and has been working with. Paul Heyman. This has proven to be a huge success for Reigns. Fans…
Alexa Bliss Announces Engagement
WWE and Alexa Bliss have confirmed that she is now engaged to be married to musician Ryan Cabrera. The following was posted on dot com: It was a true “Moment of Bliss,” as Alexa Bliss and Ryan Cabrera were engaged last night. Bliss shared a photo to her social media revealing the news to the WWE Universe.…
WWE Will Be Finishing Up Seth Rollins’ Storyline Quickly
Seth Rollins is expected to take a break from WWE after Survivor Series’ conclusion. Currently, the belief is that he will be gone anywhere between four to six weeks, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that WWE will be finishing up Seth Rollins’ storylines. He noted…
WWE Possibly Planning Wedding Storyline For Aalyah & Murphy
As is usually the case in WWE, there are several storylines running in the company and some are subject to change at any given moment. One of the current storylines features Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy being romantically involved. Rey Mysterio approved of the storyline relationship on this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown. As suggested…
The Undertaker On WWE Making Smaller Superstars WWE Champions
The Undertaker is a legend in the world of professional wrestling and his career will be celebrated at Survivor Series this month. It will be a 30th-anniversary celebration. He has also faced Superstars of various sizes and has a lot of experience with them all. The Phenom spoke with Yahoo! Sports. Among various topics of…
Zelina Vega Opens Up About Her WWE Release In Emotional Stream
WWE released Zelina Vega from her contract on Friday. It certainly shocked several fans who wondered why it happened. She then let fans know she will be available on Twitch, which is one of the main reasons why she was fired. She opened an OnlyFans account after WWE issued a mandate, banning all third party…
WWE’s Ban On Third Party Platforms Affect Women WWE Superstars More
WWE released Zelina Vega from her contract on Friday. She was released owing to WWE’s ban on third party platforms. She was upset at WWE taking ownership of her Twitch account and she opened an OnlyFans shortly after the company’s ban took place. During Figure Four Daily, Lance Storm talked about this problem. He said that…
Smackdown Ratings See Decline This Week
This week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown continued to buildup Survivor Series, which will be held on November 22nd. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Friday Night SmackDown garnered an average of 2.1415 million viewers for its two-hour broadcast. This is a slight dip compared to last week’s show which got 2.209 million viewers.…
Chelsea Green Will Require Surgery
Chelsea Green made her debut on Friday Night Smackdown this past week as she competed in a fatal four-way match. However, after getting kicked off the apron during the match, she suffered an injury to her wrist and she had to go to the hospital for further diagnosis. Green also suffered this kind of injury…
Lowest Level AEW Talents Apparently Earn More Than NXT Superstars
AEW has a deep roster of very talented wrestlers who want to show fans what they are capable of. The promotion has different contracts for talents depending on the level of activity. According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW’s contracts have different levels to them. The wrestlers who simply appear on AEW Dark…
WWE Hiring Position To Strengthen Presence On Twitch
WWE introduced a rule that banned WWE Superstars from using third party sites such as Twitch and Cameo to make money. They were given a month to adhere to the rules else face penalties. Zelina Vega was released by the company due to her not adhering to the rules. Now it seems they are hiring…
Sonya Deville Gets Permanent Restraining Order Against Stalker
Sonya Deville had a horrific stalker incident a few months. A stalker called Philip A Thomas invaded her home and attempted to kidnap her. He had been planning on doing so for several months before carrying out his plan. Fortunately, his attempt failed and he is currently in jail. He continued to harass Deville by…
Chelsea Green Injured During SmackDown Debut
After months of anticipation, Chelsea Green debuted on SmackDown in a four-way Survivor Series qualifying match. Unfortunately, it appears Green has suffered a broken wrist after barely working the match. This news was first reported by Sean Ross Sapp, and has now been confirmed by WWE.com: “During Friday’s Fatal 4-Way Match for the opportunity to…
WWE 205 Live Results (11/13/20) – 205th Episode
Below are complete results from the November 13th edition and 205th episode of WWE 205 Live: Five-Way #1 Contender’s Match: Curt Stallion def. Tony Nese, August Grey, Ariya Daivari, and Ashante “Thee” Adonis. The match ran the whole half-hour episode and saw interference from The Bollywood Boyz, who targeted Grey. Stallion went over Nese for…
Chelsea Green Officially Debuts On Friday Night SmackDown
After months of anticipation, Chelsea Green has officially debuted on Friday Night SmackDown. Green took part in a fatal four-way Survivor Series qualifying match also involving Natalya, Liv Morgan, and Tamina Snuka. Morgan went on to qualify by pinning Snuka. .@ImChelseaGreen makes this Triple Threat a Fatal 4-Way to see who will join Team #SmackDown…
Backstage News On Zelina Vega’s WWE Release
WWE released Zelina Vega on Friday in a move that surprised many and was the talk of social media before SmackDown hit the air. Word going around, according to several sources, is that Vega recently stood her ground against WWE’s edict for talent to cease all third-party affiliations. This edict called for WWE talent to…
Alex Zayne Reportedly Headed To WWE
Independent stand-out Alex Zayne is said to be WWE-bound, according to Dave Meltzer. We previously noted here that WWE has recently shown interest in the Kentucky-native. Zayne’s final independent date was on November 8 at a GCW event. He recently competed on NJPW Strong and debuted in Ring of Honor earlier this year. In addition…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/13/20) – The Final Chapter
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX. We’ll see the final chapter of Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio. WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/13/2020) From the ThunderDome (Amway Center) in Orlando, FL Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman open the show shortly before being interrupted by Raw’s Drew McIntyre.…
WWE Releases Zelina Vega
WWE announced Friday evening that Zelina Vega has been released. WWE has come to terms on the release of Zelina Vega. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.https://t.co/RUebMGwBTA — WWE (@WWE) November 13, 2020 It’s worth noting that WWE posted the news on social media ten minutes after Vega tweeted, “I support…
WWE’s Old Schedule Of Touring Will Reportedly Never Return
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE was severely affected. The company had many plans for the year but they had to change all of them owing to the pandemic. Touring was brought to a halt and it seems it will never be as it once was. As reported by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE Superstars have…
WWE Seemingly Offering Lesser Money To Re-Sign Fired Superstars
WWE fired several members of staff and that includes Superstars on April 15th. Some of them found new homes in other promotions. It seems WWE tried to give some of the released Superstars contracts again, but the pay was not what they expected. As reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE reached out to “several of…
The Undertaker Wants To Coach At WWE Performance Center
The WWE Performance Center continues to train the Superstars of tomorrow and they have all the necessary facilities in order to bring out the best in each Superstar. The Undertaker has visited the Performance Center a few times and it seems he might want to be more involved there. The Deadman spoke to The Wrap,…
Several Names Have Been Confirmed For Undertaker’s Final Farewell
The Undertaker’s three-decade-long career will be celebrated in his Final Farewell at WWE Survivor Series this month. It will conclude the 30 Days of the Deadman on the WWE Network. Now more names have been confirmed for the occasion. It was already reported that Savio Vega will be returning at Survivor Series for the Final…
Major Name Made His NXT UK Debut This Week
The NXT UK brand several talented Superstars and now it seems the company has added a major Superstar to the roster as Rampage Brown made his debut in the brand this week. Brown debuted during this week’s episode of WWE NXT UK. He competed against Jack Starz and decimated his opponent in record time. Brown…
The Undertaker Has No Intention Of Doing Another Cinematic Match
The Undertaker last competed against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 in a cinematic match. It was a Boneyard match and WWE ensured it was a match of the highest quality. The match had a great reception from fans and Superstars alike. However, it seems the Deadman has no interest in competing in these match types…
WWE NXT UK Results (11/12/20) – Rampage Brown Debuts, Seven vs. Mastiff
Below are complete results from the November 12th edition of WWE NXT UK: The Hunt def. Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams in the opening tag team match. The Hunt had Eddie Dennis in their corner. A video package hypes tonight’s main event featuring Trent Seven vs. Dave Mastiff. Rampage Brown def. Jack Starz in Brown’s…
WWE Announces New Documentary On Lana
Lana will be the subject of the next WWE Chronicle on the WWE Network. The documentary will premiere on Saturday, November 21, ahead of Lana’s participation in Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. According to dot com: “WWE Chronicle: Lana will take you behind the scenes of the vivacious Superstar’s life away from…
Viewership Up For Both AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT
Viewership numbers for both Dynamite and NXT went up this week. This week’s WWE NXT drew 632,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is up from last week’s 610,000 viewers. The show ranked No. 68 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.16 rating. This week’s post-Full Gear AEW Dynamite did 764,000 viewers on TNT. This is…
Jeff Hardy Says The Future Is Bright For Cameron Grimes
NXT is full of talented Superstars and that includes Cameron Grimes (real name Trevor Lee). It seems he has a fan in Jeff Hardy, who certainly sees a lot in him. Hardy spoke to Sports Illustrated, where he said that Grimes has a bright future ahead of him. He talked about having a close friendship…
WWE NXT Possibly Adopting ‘New Formula’ In Their Booking Method
This week’s episode of NXT featured a moment fans certainly did not expect as Leon Ruff in an upset, beat Johnny Gargano in order to win the NXT North American Championship. It seems this decision is the start of a booking change in NXT. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer talked about NXT’s method of having…
Jake Hager On John Cena Refusing To Drop WWE Title To Him
Jake Hager used to be known as Jack Swagger in WWE. He had successfully won the Money In The Bank briefcase at WrestleMania 26 and was going to cash it in on John Cena to win the WWE Title. However, it seems Cena had no intention of dropping the title to Hager. Hager eventually cashed…
The Bella Twins Are In Talks With WWE Regarding In-Ring Return
The Bella Twins were inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame earlier in the year, but a ceremony was not held owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems the two might be returning to the ring in the future. The Bella Twins both retired for different reasons, but they could be coming back. Brie Bella…
The Rascalz Reportedly Making Their Way To WWE
WWE is always on the lookout for more talents to sign. It seems the company has shown interested in hiring The Rascalz. As reported earlier, The Rascalz will be departing from Impact Wrestling after next week. According to a report by Wrestling Inc, The Rascalz have a “standing offer” from WWE. The contract has yet…
NXT Women’s Championship Match, Finn Balor’s Return Announced For Next Week
Next week’s WWE NXT will feature the return of NXT Champion Finn Balor as he addresses the NXT Universe for the first time in-person since TakeOver 31. For the first time since #NXTTakeOver 31, The Prin❌e will address his kingdom NEXT WEEK on @USA_Network! #WWENXT @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/fA7IjMS78B — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 12, 2020 Additionally,…
New NXT North American Champion Crowned
Leon Ruff is the new NXT North American Champion. Ruff, who signed with WWE earlier this year, was chosen to be Johnny Gargano’s challenger in the opening match of this week’s NXT. Damian Priest provided the distraction, allowing for Ruff to score the surprise pinfall win. WHAT DID WE JUST WITNESS? ????????????@LEONRUFF_ has PINNED @JohnnyGargano…
