Category: WWE News
WWE NXT Results (11/11/20) – Surprise Title Change, Indi Hartwell Unmasks
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Tonight’s episode will feature three title matches and more. WWE NXT Results (11/11/2020) From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL Johnny Gargano spins the wheel to see who his challenger is… and it lands on Leon Ruff, whose name…
Toni Storm vs. Candice LeRae, Gargano’s Open Challenge, More Set For WWE NXT
WWE has announced four matches for tonight’s new episode of NXT on the USA Network: Xia Li vs. Raquel Gonzalez Toni Storm vs. Candice LeRae Breezango vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch (c) for the NXT Tag Team Championship Johnny Gargano defends the NXT North American Championship in an open challenge Who will be @JohnnyGargano's…
WWE Tribute To The Troops To Air On FOX This Year
WWE has announced that Tribute to the Troops will return to television Sunday, December 6, on FOX. According to Ryan Satin of FoxSports: “On December 6, adjacent to Sunday’s regional NFL broadcasts, viewers with an NFL matchup airing at 1:00 PM ET can watch WWE Tribute To The Troops at 4:30 PM ET. Viewers with…
Vince McMahon Seemingly Rejected Tyson Kidd’s Idea For In-Ring Return
Tyson Kidd’s in-ring career came to an abrupt end when he suffered a neck injury a few years ago. He was hit with a botched Muscle Buster by Samoa Joe. Since then Kidd has been a backstage producer in WWE and kept himself busy behind the scenes. It seems he pitched an idea for an…
WWE Currently Interested In MLB Stadium As New Venue
WWE will be departing from the Amway Center in December due to the Orlando Magic needing the venue for their playoffs. The company has yet to decide on a new venue and are currently still looking at their options. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that WWE is interested in te Tropicana Field as their…
Monday Night RAW Sees Rise In Ratings
This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW continued to add to Survivor Series, which will be held on November 22nd. It seems the episode did better. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Monday Night Raw received an overnight three-hour average of 1.69 million viewers. This is a slight increase compared to last week’s show. Last…
Rey Mysterio On When He Will Retire From Wrestling
Rey Mysterio came back to WWE a couple of years ago and has had a great run in the company. He is a veteran in professional wrestling and has over three decades of experience under his belt. However, his career will inevitably come to an end. Mysterio spoke to Chasing Glory recently, where he revealed that he…
Mandy Rose Possibly Injured On RAW
Mandy Rose is going to participate in the traditional women’s Survivor Series match at the pay-per-view as part of the RAW Women’s team. However, it seems she might have been legitimately injured following a horrible spot with Nia Jax. During this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, Rose was supposed to take a bump to…
Veteran Confirmed For Undertaker’s Final Farewell
The Undertaker will be having his Final Farewell at Survivor Series. It will be celebrating his thirty years in the professional wrestling world. WWE is making sure it will be a memorable event and this means wrestlers from the older generation of pro wrestling will be appearing. According to a report by Super Luchas, Savio Vega…
Two Title Matches Officially Announced For Next Week’s RAW
WWE is making sure next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW will be one that fans enjoy. The company has officially announced two title matches for the show. The New Day are scheduled to defend their RAW Tag Team Titles against Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin of the Hurt Business. The Hurt Business have defeated…
Jake Roberts Says Current WWE Writers Cannot Write Stories As They Do Not Have Pro Wrestling Experience
Jake Roberts has had a very long career in professional wrestling and is a master of cutting cerebral promos. His in-ring psychology is still one of the best in the business and has continued to captivate fans over the years. Roberts spoke to Premier Live TV, where the WWE Hall Of Famer revealed he was hospitalized…
Karrion Kross Provides Update On His Recovery
Karrion Kross defeated Keith Lee in order to win the NXT Championship. However, he suffered a separated injury during the match and due to that, he had to give up the title. Now it seems he is working very hard to make sure he returns sooner rather than later. Kross took to Instagram and posted a…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (11/09/20) – Six-Man Tag Main Event
WWE Monday Night Raw Results Live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL November 9, 2020 on the USA Network Storyline Developments & Promo Highlights: This week’s show opened with MizTV. John Morrison and The Miz came out and Miz said “anything can happen” in the six-man tag match, while holding up the…
WWE SmackDown Viewership Rises
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown finished with 2.315 million viewers for Fox. That is up from the overnight number that came out on Saturday morning, which was 2.209 million viewers. Today’s final number is up from the week prior’s final number of 2.286 million viewers. SmackDown won the adults 18-34, 18-49 and…
Tony Chimel And More WWE Staff Reportedly Released
PWInsider reports that announcer Tony Chimel is among the most recent batch of WWE employees who were let go on Friday, Nov. 6. Per the report, “10-15 staffers in total” were let go. Most were said to have worked behind-the-scenes in Stamford. Chimel has appeared on WWE TV since 1991. As his announcing duties decreased,…
Which Places WWE Has Considered Moving To After Amway Center Departure
WWE will be departing from the ThunderDome as the Orlando Magic require the Amway Center for their playoffs. The production crew is expected to start making the move on December 5th, but it seems the company has not yet decided which place they will call their new home. WWE is looking at various venues for…
Paul Heyman Apparently Has New Role In WWE
Paul Heyman was the Executive Director of Monday Night RAW, but he was eventually let go from that position. He was then introduced as the Special Counsel to the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns. Their partnership has been going very well and drawing a lot of positive reception. Now it seems he might have another role…
FTR Says Triple H ‘Tried Hard’ To Get FTR Back To NXT
FTR, known as The Revival in WWE had a great run in NXT. They had memorable feuds with teams such as American Alpha, Team #DIY and others. They eventually left the company after asking for their release. FTR spoke to TalkSport, where they revealed that Triple H tried to make them return to WWE NXT. Dax…
Paige Involved In Horrific Stalker Incident
Paige and her boyfriend Ronnie Radke were involved in a horrific stalker incident today. Earlier today, a man made his way to the front door of Paige and Ronnie’s residence. As recounted by Paige, the stalker said that “symbols” led him to their house. Sensing the threat, her boyfriend Ronnie quickly grabbed hold of the…
Second Chance Triple Threat Survivor Series Qualifying Match Set For Raw
Jeff Hardy has revealed via Twitter that he will compete in a triple threat match against Elias and Riddle on Monday’s Raw. The winner will qualify for the final spot on the men’s Raw Survivor Series team. https://twitter.com/JEFFHARDYBRAND/status/1325568761278115840 We also know that Drew McIntyre will join Alexa Bliss for a new Moment of Bliss segment.…
Alberto Del Rio Says He Was Abused By Paige In Relationship
Alberto Del Rio and Paige had a very public break up long ago. Paige recently opened up about her relationship with him, where she said that he did horrible things to her and abused her. However, that is not what Alberto thinks. TMZ Sports talked to Alberto Del Rio regarding his relationship with Paige. Del…
AEW, WWE & Impact Wrestling Interested In Signing Davey Boy Smith Jr
WWE is always looking to sign more talented wrestlers to their already-deep roster. It helps if they gained more experience elsewhere and that is exactly what Davey Boy Smith Jr did. He previously worked in WWE as part of The Hart Dynasty stable several years ago and it seems he might be returning to the…
Friday Night Smackdown Had Increase In Ratings This Week
This week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown featured more buildup for Survivor Series later on in the month. It seems this week’s show did well. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Friday Night SmackDown garnered an overnight average of 2.209 million viewers for its two-hour broadcast. It had a .7 in the first hour…
Brock Lesnar Might Be Done With WWE For Good
Brock Lesnar was unable to defend the WWE Universal Title at WrestleMania 36 as he lost to Drew McIntyre. Since then he has not been seen on WWE television. WWE and Lesnar failed to finalize a deal by the time they were contractually allowed to sell merchandise in his name. WWE still tried to keep…
Dana Brooke Provides Reason For Breaking Up With Batista
Dana Brooke and Batista were teasing about going on a date on Christmas last year. The two flirted a lot on social media and Dana Brooke even made an appearance on WWE The Bump to discuss her relationship with him. However, the relationship did not progress at all. While speaking to Forbes, Dana Brooke explained why…
Carmella Returns To SmackDown And Attacks Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks was scheduled to defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Bayley on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. Banks successfully retained her title after a hard-fought match. However, she also found her new challenger in a way she did not expect as Carmella returned to the blue brand. Following the conclusion of the…
Chad Gable Seemingly Has Many Backers Backstage On Smackdown
Chad Gable officially announced he will no longer be Shorty G after he lost to Lars Sullivan a couple of weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown. Gable was forced to adjust to the gimmick for a year and many fans believed that it only harmed his career. The change was something that Daniel Bryan, who…
Vince McMahon Reportedly Dropped Storyline With Tucker & Otis
There are many storylines that WWE plans and as is usually the case, some storylines are abruptly dropped and not followed through. It seems this is what happened with Tucker and Otis being separated. As suggested by various reports, Vince McMahon no longer has any interest in Otis and Tucker and has cooled down on…
WWE 205 Live Results (11/06/20) – Nese & Daivari vs. Grey & Stallion
Below are complete results from the November 6th edition of WWE 205 Live: Mansoor def. Ashante “Thee” Adonis via pinfall. Mansoor showed a more aggressive side as Adonis continues to shift more toward the babyface side. They shook hands after. To celebrate next week’s 205th episode of 205 Live, there will be a five-way match…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/06/20) – Sasha/Bayley Rematch
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX. We’ll see more Survivor Series qualifying matches. WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/06/2020) From the ThunderDome (Amway Center) in Orlando, FL SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Sasha Banks (c) def. Bayley via submission to retain. This segment took up the first half…
Two Survivor Series Qualifying Matches Confirmed For Tonight’s SmackDown
WWE will continue the build to Survivor Series with tonight’s new episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX. Headlining the episode will be Bayley challenging Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. The winner will go on to face Raw Women’s Champion Asuka at Survivor Series. Additionally, tonight’s show will include two qualifying matches for…
The Undertaker’s “Final Farewell” Set For WWE Survivor Series
WWE has announced that Survivor Series on November 22 will feature the “final farewell” for The Undertaker. Below is the official press release: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Undertaker’s Final Farewell will take place at Survivor Series on Sunday, November 22 at 7 pm ET streaming live around the world on WWE Network, capping off The Phenom’s legendary…
Vince McMahon Once Believed Steve Austin Would Neve Be A Main Event Star
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin remains one of WWE’s best home-grown Superstars. His merchandise continues to sell very well and he is also a WWE Hall Of Famer. It seems Vince McMahon initially did not think much of him. Jake Roberts recently spoke to Premier Live TV, where he disclosed a conversation he had with Vince McMahon…
Newly Signed NXT Superstar Has Name Changed
It is not rare for a Superstar in WWE to get their name changed all of a sudden. It seems that is exactly what happened as the company has changed the name of a recently-signed NXT Superstar prior to their debut. According to a report by Fightful Select, WWE has changed the name of recently signed…
WWE Has Shown Interest In Alex Zayne
WWE is also looking towards the independent circuit in order to sign more talented wrestlers. It seems the company is interested in an independent wrestler by the name of Alex Zayne. He will be ending up his time in the indies very soon. According to a report by Fightful, WWE is currently interested in signing Alex…
WWE Seemingly Scouting Talents Who Compete On AEW Dark
WWE is always looking to sign more talented wrestlers and bolster their roster. If a certain talent is being used well by another promotion, then WWE shows even more interest in them. According to a report by Fightful Select, WWE has contacted several wrestlers who have appeared on AEW Dark. They have also contacted many people…
WWE NXT UK Results (11/05/20) – Joe Coffey Returns, A-Kid vs. Noam Dar
Below are complete results from the November 5th edition of WWE NXT UK: Gallus def. Sam Gradwell & Pretty Deadly in six-man action. This was Joe Coffey’s first match back from a reported suspension during the #SpeakingOut movement over the summer. Jinny def. Aleah James via pinfall. After, Jinny gets on the mic before Piper…
AEW Dynamite, WWE NXT Viewership Down Against Election Coverage
Viewership numbers for both Dynamite and NXT went down this week with U.S. election coverage dominating the ratings. This week’s WWE NXT drew 610,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is down from last week’s 876,000 viewers for Halloween Havoc. The show ranked No. 68 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.14 rating. This week’s AEW Dynamite…
Vince McMahon Changed Plans At Last Moment So That Miro Lost His Last WWE Match
Several WWE members of staff were fired by the company on April 15th. Miro was among them. He got his release three years after he first asked for it. His last match in WWE saw him losing, but that was not the initial plan. Miro, known as Rusev during his WWE run, was engaged in…
Miro Was Fined By WWE For Having His Hair Cut
WWE is very strict in regards to the looks of their Superstars and their presentation to the fans. They do not want Superstars to change their looks for various reasons. Video game images, action figures, and other marketing are all factors as to why the company does not want talents to change their looks without…
Title Matches Announced For NXT Next Week
NXT Halloween Havoc was a huge success last week and this week’s NXT was the fallout of that event. The company has announced two major title matches for next week’s show. During this week’s NXT, it was revealed which two titles matches will be taking place for next week’s episode. Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan…
Pat McAfee Reveals Why He Formed His New NXT Stable
Pat McAfee made his return NXT and formed an alliance with Danny Burch and Oney as their leader. Pete Dunne returned at NXT Halloween Havoc and joined the stable as well. McAfee made an appearance on WWE The Bump this week. He was asked regarding his new-found group of NXT Superstars. He has been on…
WWE NXT Results (11/04/20) – Tommaso Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Tonight’s episode will feature Tommaso Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream, Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai, and much more. WWE NXT Results (11/04/2020) From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL Dakota Kai def. Ember Moon via pinfall in the opener. Kai…
WWE Trying Something ‘Different’ For Royal Rumble
WWE will have to exit the Amway Center by December as the Orlando Magic will require the venue for their playoffs. The company is already making future plans and it seems they have something interesting in store for the Royal Rumble. According to a report by WrestleVotes, WWE plans on using the WWE ThunderDome until…
Matt Riddle Reveals He Talked To Vince McMahon About WWE Locker Room Heat
Matt Riddle made his way to Monday Night RAW as part of this year’s WWE Draft. His name was also shortened to Riddle. If reports are to be believed, he will be getting a serious character presentation soon enough. There are still several stories of Riddle having considerable heat in the WWE locker room. Riddle…
Backstage News On How WWE Views Alexa Bliss And Bray Wyatt
The storyline between Alexa Bliss and Bray Wyatt becomes more twisted and disturbing on every episode of Monday Night RAW. It seems they are taking an interesting direction with the two. According to a report by PWInsider, Bray Wyatt was considered as a babyface when he was on Friday Night SmackDown. Alexa Bliss is currently helping…
Monday Night RAW Sees Decrease In Ratings
This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW continued to build towards Survivor Series. It seems the show did do as well in ratings. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Monday Night Raw brought in an overnight three-hour average of 1.656 million viewers. This was a noticeable decline from last week’s 1.732 million viewers. The…
Two More Matches Announced For WWE NXT
WWE has added two more matches to the lineup for Wednesday’s NXT. Shotzi Blackheart will go one-on-one with Toni Storm, while Cameron Grimes will clash with Kushida. .@ShotziWWE chose anything but a shortcut! She'll face Toni Storm TOMORROW NIGHT on #WWENXT! ???? Wednesday, 8/7c @USA_Network https://t.co/NV4FRChoMo — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 3, 2020 .@KUSHIDA_0904 looks…
The Young Bucks Made Interesting Move After WWE ThunderDome Ban
The Young Bucks included in the names of those wrestlers who were on the banned image list in the WWE ThunderDome. It seems the two have made an interesting move after coming to know about their ban. Matt Jackson took to his Instagram page and announced that they will be selling new merchandise. They took the…