Category: WWE News
No Movement Regarding Hulk Hogan Match At WrestleMania 36
We noted last week here on WrestlePages.com that Hulk Hogan continues to lobby for a match at WrestleMania 36 in April. Hogan has tried to get on the WrestleMania card a few times in recent years but believes he has a real chance this year with the show being in Tampa. There does not appear…
Kelly Kelly To Appear On Semi-Regular Basis For WWE?
Kelly Kelly may be returning to WWE on a semi-regular basis, according to Jerry “The King” Lawler on his podcast. Lawler recalled speaking to her at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view a couple of weeks ago where she was an entrant in the women’s Rumble match. “I got a chance to talk to Kelly before the…
Scott Dawson Reveals What Revival Wants As WWE Departure Looms
The more time passes, the more it looks like The Revival could be leaving WWE when their deals are up on April. Over the weekend on Twitter, a fan commented about how the tag team division was not good and tagged Scott Dawson along with several other wrestlers. “I’m not asking to be champions. I…
Sting vs. The Undertaker Rumored To Be A Possibility Again
Sting is rumored to have been medically cleared to compete in another match, according to Alex McCarthy. As the rumor goes, the match would be on against The Undertaker. It is a bout Sting has openly campaigned for and one Undertaker is not against either. Sting talked with WWE about working their show in Saudi…
WWE Being Investigated For Violating Federal Securities Laws?
A law firm based out of New York City called Levi & Korsinsky issued a press release regarding an investigation regarding WWE possibly violating federal securities laws. Below is the release in its entirety: Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (“WWE” or “the Company”) (WWE)…
WWE Moving Major PPVs Off Network To Sell To Streaming Platforms?
WWE is in talks with various streaming outlets about purchasing the rights to WWE content. Steven Muehlhausen reports that Jeff Bezos of Amazon is one of the platforms interested in purchasing the WWE streaming rights to their major pay-per-view events. As the rumor goes, if this were to happen, WWE could move major pay-per-views such…
Summary of XFL Rules vs NFL
The following is a breakdown of the XFL rules and how they somewhat differ from the NFL. Kickoff: The kicker kicks from the 30-yard line and must kick the ball in the air and in play between the opponent’s 20-yard line and the end zone. The coverage team lines up on the return side 35-yard…
Samoa Joe Returning To Raw, 8-Man Tag Match Announced
WWE has announced an 8-man tag team main event for Monday’s Raw. Samoa Joe will return to action to team with Kevin Owens and The Viking Raiders to face Seth Rollins, Murphy & AOP. To put rumors to rest, Samoa Joe was not suspended for a WWE Wellness Policy Violation. In fact, WrestleVotes has retracted…
Possible **SPOILER** For Next Week’s WWE Raw That Could Begin WrestleMania Program
The plan is for Shayna Baszler to become a regular on WWE Monday Night Raw soon. The latest is she is scheduled to be at next week’s Raw from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, Canada, according to PWInsider. However, we will caution that just because she is scheduled to be there does not mean she…
WWE Star Off Television Due To Contract Dispute
Rusev is currently locked in a contract dispute with WWE, according to Dave Meltzer. There seems to be a legitimate chance he might go elsewhere. While it has been reported WWE did not have anything creatively for Rusev, the dispute is why he has been held off television. The WWE superstar recently revealed on his…
WWE NXT Star Reportedly Walks Out
Fightful Select is reporting that NXT star Taynara Conti has decided to leave WWE after having a disagreement in January. Rumor has it the disagreements were over financial matters. Squared Circle Sirens adds that Taynara was supposed to be in the No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal in mid-January, but that was the day she walked…
Goldberg Returns, Fatal 4-Way & More Set For SmackDown
WWE has announced the following items for tonight’s SmackDown in San Jose: – Goldberg returns – Daniel Bryan appears – New Firefly Funhouse segment – New Dirt Sheet segment w/The Miz & John Morrison – Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Carmella vs. Dana Brooke – Fatal 4-Way #1 Contender’s Match Click here for the official…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Numbers Rise
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the sixth week in a row, though both shows ticked upward. NXT did 770,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was up from the 712,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 35 on the Cable Top…
WWE Signs First African American Female Referee
Following the announcement of Killer Kross and Timothy Thatcher reporting to the Performance Center, WWE announced on Wednesday that indie wrestler Aja Smith (fka Aja Perera) has joined the company as the first-ever full-time African American female referee. Dot com reported the following: “Smith competed across the United States, Japan and Mexico under the name…
Velveteen Dream Returns, New TakeOver Match, Charlotte Appears & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Velveteen Dream returned from injury at the end of the show to save Tommaso Ciampa from the Undisputed Era. Dream took out all four members before revealing his tights had “Call Me Up Marina” printed on the back. The #UndisputedERA isn't DREAMING!@DreamWWE is BACK…
No Dream Here! Major Return!
The following contains possible spoilers! Please do not continue to read if you haven’t watched and don’t want to be spoiled! On tonight’s NXT, Velveteen Dream returned to the ring following a nearly 4 month absence from action. At the end of NXT, Dream would return to attack the Undisputed Era and Roderick Strong.
Raw Viewership Slightly Down
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.168 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.402 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.318 million viewers 9 PM: 2.164 million viewers 10 PM: 2.022…
WWE Officially Signs Killer Kross & Timothy Thatcher
As reported by Ryan Satin on WWE Backstage, independent standouts Killer Kross and Timothy Thatcher officially reported to the WWE Performance Center this week. Dot com covered the announcement with the following info on the new signees: The newest recruits to report to the WWE Performance Center include two highly touted in-ring competitors. Timothy Thatcher is…
WWE Championship Match Set For Super ShowDown
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will defend his title against Ricochet at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Feb. 27th. Ricochet secured the title match by defeating Bobby Lashley and Seth Rollins in the main event of this week’s Raw. Following his win, Lesnar attacked as the show went off the air. CONGRATULATIONS, @KingRicochet…@BrockLesnar will…
Women’s Championship Match Set For Next Week’s Raw
WWE has announced Becky Lynch will defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Asuka during next week’s Raw. NEXT WEEK: @BeckyLynchWWE defends the #RAW #WomensChampionship against @WWEAsuka on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/fQfh60o6d7 — WWE (@WWE) February 4, 2020 The Royal Rumble rematch was made official after Asuka challenged Becky to another bout. Lynch, feeling confident after already beating…
More WWE Suspensions Coming
Word coming out of tonight’s WWE Raw is that more suspensions are coming, per WrestleVotes on Twitter. The account, which has broken stories in the past, gave a hint: Word coming out of RAW is that more suspensions are coming. Must be something in that Southern California water (hint hint). Working to confirm details. —…
Rhea Ripley Appears On Raw, Issues WrestleMania Challenge
NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley made a surprise appearance on Monday Night Raw to confront Charlotte Flair. "If you're gonna challenge for any title at #WrestleMania, well…"@RheaRipley_WWE rules. #RAW pic.twitter.com/GNCaAzfuji — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 4, 2020 When Flair was out to address who she would challenge at WrestleMania 36, Ripley came out to remind…
NXT Star Makes Raw Debut
Former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Angel Garza debuted on Monday Night Raw this week. Garza appeared alongside Zelina Vega to provoke his real-life cousin, Humberto Carrillo. This was done to continue Carrillo’s storyline with United States Champion Andrade while Andrade is serving a 30-day suspension. Garza ended up facing Rey Mysterio, but lost by disqualification. There’s…
Goldberg Announced For This Week’s SmackDown
It was revealed during Raw that WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg is returning to Friday Night SmackDown this week. GOOLDBEEERG! GOOLDBEEERG!GOOLDBEEERG! GOOLDBEEERG!@Goldberg makes his FOX debut this week on @WWE Friday Night SmackDown! (via @wwe) pic.twitter.com/hKSEVxT6Ma — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) February 4, 2020 The promo that aired teased the same questions fans are asking…
Ruby Riott Returns To Raw, Attacks Liv Morgan
This week’s Monday Night Raw featured the return of Ruby Riott. Riott has been out of action since the spring after having surgery repairs done on both of her shoulders throughout 2019. Riott made her surprise return as a heel to attack former tag team partner Liv Morgan. Expect to see Riott vs. Morgan developing…
Kalisto Out Of Action With Injury
SmackDown star and Lucha House Party member Kalisto is currently out of action with a shoulder injury, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. The report states that the former United States Champion separated his shoulder during a live event at the end of December. He’s not supposed to have surgery at this time. There’s no word…
Latest On Edge vs. Randy Orton
WWE provided a kayfabe update on Edge and Randy Orton on their official YouTube channel. Per the company, Edge underwent a battery of tests and he will provide an update on his condition on next week’s Raw. As noted earlier, Orton is set to address his actions on tonight’s broadcast. It is believed Edge will…
Latest On Top Women’s Matches At WrestleMania 36
There are no plans for Ronda Rousey to work Wrestlemania 36. As of now, the top women’s matches are Shayna Baszler versus Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship and Charlotte Flair versus Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women’s Championship. It is unknown who Bayley will defend the SmackDown Women’s against as she just began…
Triple Threat Match Set For Raw, Randy Orton To Explains His Actions
WWE has announced the following for tonight’s Raw in Salt Lake City: – Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet – Winner challenges WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at Super ShowDown – Lana vs. Liv Morgan rematch – Randy Orton addresses his attack on Edge As previously noted, Raw is facing major weather issues tonight. Follow…
AJ Styles Says He Won’t Miss WrestleMania 36
WWE has officially announced via dot com that AJ Styles is out of action indefinitely with a shoulder injury. Styles recently noted on his Mixer channel that he did suffer a separated shoulder when taking a Spear from Edge, but he doesn’t blame Edge at all for the injury. Styles and WWE remain optimistic that…
WWE Officials High Up On Two NXT UK Stars
New NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin and NXT UK star Ilja Dragunov may have big things in store this year. Shawn Michaels, who works closely with the UK brand, is said to be a “huge proponent” of Devlin. The Irish Ace surprisingly captured the Cruiserweight Title at Worlds Collide with the idea that Devlin may…
Update On Monday Night Raw’s Status In Salt Lake City
WWE is facing weather issues going into tonight’s Monday Night Raw in Salt Lake City, Utah. A blizzard hit the area overnight, causing hazardous road conditions and hundreds of automobile incidents. There was talk at one point of the Utah government shutting down the roads in the city, which would affect attendance for Raw. As…
Backstage News On Wrestlemania 36 Card, The Undertaker, Hogan And More
The Undertaker is currently not in the plans for Wrestlemania 36. Whether or not that changes in the coming months remains to be seen but there are discussions ongoing regarding his participation. While there is no obvious match for him, it is unknown if the discussions surrounding the WWE legend are in regards to an…
John Cena Confirms He’ll Be At Wrestlemania 36
John Cena confirmed in an interview with Sports Illustrated that he will be at Wrestlemania 36 in Tampa this year. However, he didn’t unveil anything behind that. “Performing at WrestleMania this year would be a gift. I haven’t been intertwined in the machine of the WWE. I know those WrestleMania spots are few and far…
Killer Kross Likely WWE Bound
Killer Kross could be on his way to WWE. The former Impact Wrestling star is said to be finishing up his independent commitments, with no plan on taking dates after the next few weeks. He’s pulled out of a tour of Australia and informed MLW he will not be taking any new dates with them.…
Street Fight Announced For NXT TakeOver: Portland
WWE has announced Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox will clash in a Street Fight at NXT TakeOver: Portland on Feb. 16th. This comes after their heated rivalry was turned up a notch on this week’s NXT where Nox defeated Kai in a physical battle that saw weapons interference and a distraction from Candice LeRae. Below…
John Cena On Why Brock Lesnar Is The Best In-Ring Performer Of All-Time
In a new interview with Sports Illustrated, John Cena revealed he believes Brock Lesnar is the best in-ring performer of all time. “And I can say with the utmost sincerity that I believe Brock Lesnar is best in-ring performer that I’ve seen and I know it’s an opinion, and if you want a cool quote,…
Title Match Set For WWE Super ShowDown, Dirt Sheet Segment Returning
– The Miz & John Morrison will challenge The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at WWE Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 27th. This comes after Miz & Morrison defeated Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party, and The Revival in a four-way match on SmackDown. No other matches have been announced for…
New Intercontinental Champion Crowned On SmackDown
Braun Strowman defeated Shinsuke Nakamura during this week’s “Super” SmackDown to capture his first Intercontinental Championship. A SUPER SmackDown for a SUPER victory! @BraunStrowman has DEFEATED @ShinsukeN to win his FIRST SINGLES TITLE in @WWE! #AndNew #SmackDown #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/Z1AefO1IwX — WWE (@WWE) February 1, 2020 This is Strowman’s first singles title in WWE as he…
Looking At Mike Kanellis To NXT, WWE Phasing Out “Women’s” Part Of NXT Titles
Our friends at The Full Nelson Press are back with a brand new episode! In their latest, they look at Mike Kanellis moving to NXT, WWE phasing out the “Women’s” part of the NXT Women’s Championship and NXT UK Women’s Championship. Check it out at the links below or embedded in the player above. This…
Title Match, 4-Way Tag Bout & More Set For SmackDown
WWE has announced the following for this week’s Friday Night SmackDown: – Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) – Intercontinental Championship Match – Lucha House Party vs. The Revival vs. Heavy Machinery vs. John Morrison & The Miz – No. 1 Contender’s Match – Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler &…
WWE NXT & AEW Dynamite Viewership Down
AEW Dynamite came out on top over WWE NXT with the higher viewership number for the fifth week in a row, though both shows ticked downward. NXT did 712,000 viewers on the USA Network, which was slightly down from the 769,000 viewers they did the week prior. The show ranked No. 37 on the Cable…
Adam Cole’s Next Challenger, Riddle & Dunne Win Dusty Classic & More NXT News
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – This week’s pre-show dark matches saw Kacy Catanzaro defeat Jessi Kamea and Joaquin Wilde defeat Chase Parker. Malcolm Bivens also cut a promo. – Next week’s episode will feature an appearance from new NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin, plus NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley…
Bella Twins Expecting
People Magazine reported this morning that both Brie and Nikki Bella are expecting babies! Their due dates are also less than two weeks apart, but the author of the article failed to mention exactly when they are expecting: Brie and Nikki Bella Are Both Pregnant — and Due Less Than 2 Weeks Apart: 'It's Crazy!'…
Extent Of AJ Styles Injury
As previously reported here, AJ Styles suffered some sort of shoulder injury during the Royal Rumble. This happened following a spear by a returning Edge where he landed wrong. While we don’t know the full extent of the damage, it appears to be somewhere in the minor to moderate range. According to Dave Meltzer, WWE…
Samoa Joe Suffers Concussion During RAW Tag Team Match
According to Dave Meltzer, during last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw, Samoa Joe suffered a concussion. This happened during the RAW tag team title match against Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy. Joe went for a dive during the match and landed hard on the floor. He was taken backstage after the spot and is…
RAW Viewership Up Post Rumble; Down From Previous Years
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.402 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s up from the 2.380 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.541 million viewers 9 PM: 2.441 million viewers 10 PM: 2.224…