Category: WWE News
WWE RAW Audience Down Following TLC
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.054 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.150 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.204 million viewers 9 PM: 2.099 million viewers 10 PM: 1.858…
Kairi Sane’s WWE Return Pushed Back
We noted earlier here on WrestlePages.com the plan was for Kairi Sane to return to the ring for WWE at their post-Christmas live event on 12/26 from Madison Square Garden. That has now been changed. Sane will not wrestle on the show and the event will now feature Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte…
Big Update On John Cena’s Upcoming Movie Roles
With John Cena not working WWE TLC last Sunday, a full calendar year has passed without him wrestling on one of their pay-per-views. Cena is busy doing his best impression of Dwayne Johnson as he has several film projects in the works. Below is a quick look at his films slated for release next year:…
Kairi Sane’s WWE Return Date Revealed
Kairi Sane did not work last night’s WWE RAW taping as a precaution after suffering a concussion at WWE TLC. The company is expected to give her some time to recuperate as they do not want to rush any talent back following a concussion, especially when it was obvious to everyone who watched the the…
Top WWE Execs Not In Attendance At WWE TLC
Neither Vince McMahon nor Triple H were backstage at the WWE TLC pay-per-view in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday. The show was put together the way Vince wanted it via conference call. Paul Heyman was in charge of the Raw matches, while Bruce Pritchard was in charge of the SmackDown matches. Follow @wrestlepages
The Ascension Taking Independent Bookings
Konnor and Viktor of The Ascension will begin taking independent dates when their 90-day non-compete clauses expire from their WWE contracts. The following promotional posters featuring the tag team have surfaced: The Ascension are hitting the indie scene pic.twitter.com/4d2CtH9R04 — Richard Gray (@grayinternet) December 17, 2019 The Ascension showed real promise in NXT, where they…
Sin Cara Changes His Name To Cinta de Oro
Sin Cara will now wrestle as Cinta de Oro. The original Cinta de Oro was one of Cara’s idols and died in 2016. One of the original Cinta de Oro’s children gave Cara permission for him to use the name. The following is from Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6J-ponFa0C/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Cara didn’t bother to change his name prior to…
Complete WWE Raw Spoilers For 12/23 Episode
Below are spoilers for next week’s holiday edition of Monday Night Raw in Des Moines, IA: – Jimmy Fallon and WWE stars opened the show with a holiday message – Christmas Street Fight: Kevin Owens def. Mojo Rawley – Bobby Lashley def. Cedric Alexander. Lashley and Lana will get married on the 12/30 episode of…
US Title Match Set For Next Week’s Raw, NXT Star Makes Raw Debut
– Next week’s pre-taped edition of Monday Night Raw will be headlined by Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.@reymysterio and @WWERollins will do battle for the first time EVER next week on #RAW…for the #USTitle! pic.twitter.com/7KFiSuY00e — WWE (@WWE) December 17, 2019 We’ll have complete Raw spoilers at the…
Kairi Sane Update
As we reported earlier, Kairi Sane suffered a concussion during the main event of TLC last night. WWE has come out and said the concussion happened during the first few minutes of the match, but are uncertain of exactly where it happened. Knowing this information, we can confirm that the table spot definitely made things…
Kofi Kingston Signs New Five-Year Deal With WWE
During this week’s episode of The New Day: Feel The Power podcast, Kofi Kingston revealed that he’s signed a new WWE deal that will keep him with the company for five more years. The former WWE Champion has been with WWE since 2006 and is now slated to continue his run through the end of…
Drop In SmackDown Viewership Before WWE TLC
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.339 million viewers on FOX, which is down from the 2.446 million viewers from last week. This was the final show before the WWE TLC PPV event. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.2420 million viewers 9…
NXT Championship Match To Open This Week’s WWE NXT
Cathy Kelly broke the news Monday morning that Finn Balor vs. Adam Cole for the NXT Championship will open Wednesday’s WWE NXT. The match will also be present commercial-free. BREAKING: The #NXTChampionship match between @AdamColePro and @FinnBalor will KICK OFF #WWENXT and will be presented commercial-free this Wednesday, LIVE at 8/7 C on @USA_Network. pic.twitter.com/EPlgLZfgwd…
Primo Colon Explains He Didn’t Fail WWE Wellness Test
Primo Colon addressed his 30-day suspension for violating the WWE Wellness Policy in a new interview with Primerahora.com, explaining he didn’t test positive for anything but simply didn’t take a test when requested. “I was not on the road (on tour with the company), I was not scheduled for any event in the near future.…
Bizarre Backstage Details On Sin Cara Working For AAA
Following up on an earlier item where Jorge Arias appeared at AAA Guerra de Titanes over the weekend and used the Sin Cara name, he did not obtain permission from WWE. Alrias was officially released from his WWE contract a couple of weeks ago. However, it contained a 90-day non-compete clause and he does not…
Kairi Sane Under Concussion Protocol
Following last night’s brutal main even match involving Kairi Sane, Asuka, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair, Sane was examined by doctors and placed in a concussion protocol. Later in the match, you could easily tell that Sane just wasn’t completely there in the sense of setting up her spots correctly. There were even instances where…
WWE TLC Results (12/15/19) – Daniel Bryan Returns, Champions Retain
Below are complete results from Sunday’s WWE TLC pay-per-view: – Kickoff: Humberto Carrillo def. Andrade – SmackDown Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: The New Day (c) def. The Revival – Aleister Black def. Buddy Murphy – Raw Tag Team Championship Open Challenge: The Viking Raiders (c) vs. The OC ended in double count-out – TLC…
Tyson Fury Teases WrestleMania 36 Match Against Brock Lesnar
Boxer Tyson Fury continues to tease a match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 next year in Tampa. During an interview with Behind the Gloves, Fury discussed his Crown Jewel match against Braun Strowman and teased plans after his fight against Deontay Wilder in February. “It went really well, it was a good experience, WWE…
Sin Cara Appears At AAA Guerra De Titanes
Former WWE star Jorge Arias, better known as Sin Cara, worked last night’s AAA Guerra De Titanes show. What was interesting about the appearance is that not only did he seemingly violate his 90-day non-compete clause attached to his WWE contract but he even used the Sin Cara name. Below is video: Cara was officially…
Backstage News From Tonight’s WWE TLC PPV
Below are backstage news and notes from tonight’s WWE TLC pay-per-view: AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton will not take place tonight but was moved to tomorrow night’s Monday Night RAW. Braun Strowman does not have medical clearance, so he won’t be facing Shinsuke Nakamura. Bayley vs. Lacey Evans was originally rumored for the pay-per-view but…
Five Bouts Advertised For WWE’s 12/26 Show At Madison Square Garden
The following matches are being advertised for WWE’s post-Christmas live event from Madison Square Garden on 12/26: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors vs. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins WWE United States Champion AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton No Holds Barred: Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley…
Sunday, Dec. 15th, 2019 News
Former WWF and WCW wrestler Moondog Rex (Randy Colley) passed away at his home last night at the age of 69. He held several championships and was known for being the original Smash on Demolition. NWA announced during their broadcast last night that their next PPV event will take place on January 24th, 2020. The…
Braun Strowman Injury Update
Braun Strowman is currently dealing with an injury. There have been varying details as to what exactly is bothering him as it was originally reported as back spasms but later noted to be a sore hip. Strowman was pulled from a WWE live event last weekend due to the injury. Below is what he wrote…
Colby Covington Teases Move To WWE After UFC 245
Former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Colby Covington teased a move to WWE over issues with UFC’s pay in a new interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN. “UFC needs to pay up, if they don’t pay up after this fight you will probably see me in WWE,” said Covington h/t WrestlingNews.co. “This is it, I’m putting…
Top WWE Star Wants To See Less Scripting With Promos
Becky Lynch told fans during a Q&A at the Gorilla Position Live event in London that she would like to see less scripting in WWE when it comes to promos. “I think I would give the wrestlers more freedom to talk and to be able to cut their own promos. Because we know ourselves, what…
Paige Believes Female Talent Still Being Held Back In WWE
Paige believes a lot of the girls in WWE are being held back. She expressed her frustrations during a recent episode of Corey Graves’ After the Bell podcast. “I don’t understand why we don’t have another girl’s PPV (Evolution PPV). We had that one-off deal, like what the h*** is that about? Give us one…
Rumored TLC Match Announced For Raw, Rollins vs. Owens Update
WWE has announced AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton in a singles match for Monday’s Raw. The match was once rumored for WWE TLC this Sunday. Speaking of TLC, Dave Meltzer is reporting that Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens is no longer scheduled for the pay-per-view. Rollins recently suffered a broken pinky at a live event,…
Joaquin Wilde Makes 205 Live Debut, Alexa Bliss Set For WWE Backstage
– NXT star Joaquin Wilde made his 205 Live debut on Friday with a win over James Tapia. Wilde reacted to his debut the video embedded above. The former DJ Z just returned from injury last week in a dark match at NXT’s TV taping. – Alexa Bliss will be the special guest on Tuesday’s…
Ladder Match Stipulation Added To WWE TLC, Updated Card
Coming out of Friday Night SmackDown, it was announced that The Revival vs. The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship will now be a Ladder Match at WWE TLC. Below is what appears to be the final advertised card for Sunday’s pay-per-view: TLC Match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship – The Kabuki…
Early Plan For 2020 Royal Rumble Matches Revealed
The early plan for the 2020 Royal Rumble matches is for both the men’s and women’s matches to feature 30 spots. Under this scenario, 10 superstars from each of the three brands – Raw, SmackDown and NXT – would make up the matches. SkyBet.com published early betting odds to win the 2020 Royal Rumble matches.…
Will AJ Lee Make Appearance On WWE Backstage?
CM Punk made a post on Twitter of people that he wants on WWE Backstage, which resulted in fans asking his wife, AJ Lee, if she would appear on the FS1 series. Below is the exchange: https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1205261135349465089 No thank you, I am very retired. I will however tag along for coffee and snacks next time…
Lana Says She’s Received Death Threats Over Rusev/Lashley Storyline
Lana claimed in a recent interview with ComicBook.com that she has been threatened over her storyline with Rusev and Bobby Lashley. “Having death threats on me and the FBI has had to call me and protect me. And I get death threats on my comments on Instagram, on Twitter. I mean, people are bullies. I…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Tie; AEW Holds The Tiebreaker
For the first time in the Wednesday night war, we have a tie. Both shows had the same amount of viewers, but AEW Dynamite had the tie breaker in the 18-49 demographic. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 778,000 viewers on TNT, down from the 851,000 viewers the show did the week prior. The…
WWE Backstage Viewership Down Even With CM Punk
Tuesday night’s episode of WWE Backstage did 127,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1. CM Punk was on the show and viewership was down from the 138,000 viewers from the week prior. WWE Backstage Viewership Tracker: Oct. 15, 2019: 597,000 viewers (Tuesday preview) Oct. 25, 2019: 426,000 viewers (Friday preview) Nov. 5, 2019: 49,000 viewers Nov.…
Two Big NXT Title Matches Next Week, Dakota Kai Injured?, & More NXT News
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – Finn Balor defeated Keith Lee and Tommaso Ciampa in the main event of NXT to become number one contender to the NXT Championship. Next week’s show will feature the following title matches: Rhea Ripley vs. Shayna Baszler (c) – NXT Women’s Championship Finn Balor…
Angel Garza Wins Cruiserweight Championship, Gets Engaged In The Ring
Wednesday night was a momentous one for NXT superstar Angel Garza. This week’s NXT kicked off with Garza defeating Lio Rush to capture the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. During commercial break after celebrating his victory, Garza led his girlfriend into the ring to propose to her. New championship. New fiancé. Not a bad night for the…
Miz & Mrs. Season 2 Premiere Date Revealed
The Miz appeared on WWE’s The Bump this morning to welcome back John Morrison and to reveal when his reality TV show will return. Season 2 of Miz & Mrs. will premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 29th immediately following NXT on the USA Network. Dot com wrote the following: “USA Network today announced the hit docuseries,…
Former WWE Star Brodus Clay Sued For Sexual Harassment
TMZ is reporting that FOX News anchor Britt McHenry is suing her former co-host Tyrus (former WWE star Brodus Clay) for sexual harassment. The report states: “According to docs, obtained by TMZ, Britt claims the network refused to investigate some of her claims, shunned her, shut her out of company events and refused to allow…
Open Challenge Championship Match Announced For WWE TLC
It was announced on WWE Backstage that The Viking Raiders will defend the Raw Tag Team Championship in an open challenge this Sunday at WWE TLC. When the rumored card was making rounds last week, word was that Erik & Ivar would defend against The OC’s Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, though that has yet…
Seth Rollins Injured
Seth Rollins suffered a broken finger on Sunday during a live event match against Erick Rowan. Rollins was originally scheduled to face Cedric Alexander on last night’s RAW to further advance his heel turn. However, the injury caused the plans to change. Rollins isn’t expected to miss any further time. However, there is a chance…
WWE RAW Audience Drops
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.150 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.208 million viewers the show did the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour: 8 PM: 2.255 million viewers 9 PM: 2.201 million viewers 10 PM: 1.995…
Austin Aries Opens Up About WWE Release
Yesterday, CJ Blaze recapped comments that Austin Aries made in an interview with Chris Van Vliet about the controversial ending to Bound for Glory 2018. In that same interview, Aries discussed his release from WWE. “[Triple H] said he was really shocked, as shocked as I was,” Aries said. “It was per Vince and they…
WWE Tribute To The Troops Will Not Air On TV This Year
WWE did their Tribute to the Troops show on Friday at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The show was not taped for television and will not air this year as it has in years past. The USA Network wasn’t interested in broadcasting the show, so WWE didn’t tape it for TV. Follow @wrestlepages
Fit Finlay To Induct Batista Into WWE Hall Of Fame
Dave Bautista confirmed Monday on Twitter that he has requested that Fit Finlay is the one to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame next year. The following is from his verified social media account: I owe a lot to all those names mentioned and many more but for personal reasons I’ve personally requested…
Ronda Rousey Reveals Her Status With WWE
Ronda Rousey recently addressed her status with WWE in a new interview with People.com: “I think I need to figure out a different way of doing it. To be able to not have to choose career over family or family over career and kind of find that happy medium.” “Right now, I think my family…
When Luke Harper Can Wrestle Outside Of WWE, When His Contract Was Up
Luke Harper, who was finally released from his WWE contract on Sunday, has a 90-day non-compete agreement attached to his deal. He will be able to begin working for other companies on 3/8. Harper’s original deal would have already expired, however, the company added time on due to his wrist surgery. Had they not released…
WWE Suspends Robert Roode & Primo Colon
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Robert Roode and Primo Colon have been suspended for 30 days for violating WWE’s Wellness Policy. There’s currently no word on what they tested positive for. The report states that WWE will likely publicly announce the suspensions soon. Follow @wrestlepages
Seth Rollins Completes Heel Turn On RAW
For those that missed it, Seth Rollins completed his heel turn on last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. Rollins was revealed inside the AOP’s van during a backstage segment, as he laid out Kevin Owens with a curb stomp and left with the tag team. Check out the segment below: .@WWERollins has officially…
Tables Match Set For WWE TLC, Updated Card
WWE has confirmed that Rusev will face Bobby Lashley in a Tables Match this Sunday at the WWE TLC pay-per-view. Below is the updated match card: TLC Match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship – The Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair TLC Match – Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin SmackDown Tag…