Category: WWE News
New Matches Announced For WWE Survivor Series
WWE has announced the five men for Team Raw at Survivor Series – Seth Rollins (captain), Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Ricochet and Drew McIntyre. JUST ANNOUNCED: #Raw's Men's team at #SurvivorSeries will consist of @WWERollins @KingRicochet @RandyOrton @FightOwensFight & @DMcIntyreWWE! pic.twitter.com/X9pASc7wni — WWE (@WWE) November 12, 2019 Additionally, it’s been confirmed that AJ Styles vs.…
John Cena Hints At In-Ring WWE Return
John Cena talked to Sports Illustrated and hinted at a return to the ring soon. “I’m so grateful to be doing some amazing things right now, but I still miss WWE and still ask myself, ‘Who am I?’ when I am not active with WWE. My identity was so closely tied to WWE for so…
WWE Legend On What Company Needs To Do With Drew McIntyre
Diamond Dallas Page told SportsKeeda.com that WWE needs to let Drew McIntyre just be himself. “I think they just have to let him be himself, you know? With WWE, it’s a lot of stories. Guys have different stories that they have to live out. Like, I never saw him as a psychopath. Do you know…
Full Details On Steve Austin’s New WWE Network Series
WWE released the following details on Steve Austin’s new WWE Network seieres on Monday. The official release is below: “STONE COLD®” STEVE AUSTIN: THE BROKEN SKULL SESSIONS TO PREMIERE ON WWE NETWORK STAMFORD, CONN. , November 11, 2019 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced its new monthly series, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions, will begin streaming…
Sin Cara Denied WWE Release But Removed From Next Week’s TV
Sin Cara’s request to be released from WWE is not going to be approved. However, he was initially scheduled for TV at the end of the European tour but will instead be going home and will not be working next week’s Monday Night RAW in Boston, MA. CJ posted the news earlier here on WrestlePages.com…
Sin Cara Requests Release From WWE
Sin Cara took to Twitter to publicly ask for his release from WWE on Monday. Below is his statement in Spanish: ???????? pic.twitter.com/i1HFQ9bVzi — CintaDeOro (@CintaDeOro) November 11, 2019 Sin Cara returned from injury on Sept. 27th and is currently on the international tour with WWE. He will be facing Drew McIntyre on tonight’s pre-taped…
Broken Skull Session With Steve Austin Coming To WWE Network
WWE plans to bring Steve Austin back to the WWE Network for a new podcast show. The show will be called Broken Skull Session with Steve Austin and will feature The Undertaker as the first guest. While the exact timetable of the show’s premiere isn’t known, it’s believed to be in the first quarter of…
Becky Lynch, Lana’s Confession, Title Match & More Confirmed For Raw
WWE has confirmed the following items for Monday’s pre-taped Raw from Manchester: – Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch opens the show – The Kabuki Warriors defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Lana unveils a “shocking confession” – Seth Rollins names new members of Team Raw for Survivor Series Click here for complete Raw…
Jake Hager Giving WWE Talent Advice
Recently, Rusev has been getting a lot feedback on his current story line with Bobby Lashley and Lana. One AEW talent Jake Hager decided to let Rusev know what he should do. In a retweet Hager stated, “Leave her and that asshole company”. You can see the tweet below: https://twitter.com/realjakehager/status/1193569463108587520?s=21
Dolph Ziggler Almost Quit WWE Over SummerSlam Plans
Dolph Ziggler was booked to go under to Goldberg at this year’s SummerSlam, but the original plans for the match almost made him leave WWE. Ziggler revealed the match was supposed to last mere seconds in an interview with Talk Sport: “Okay I’m here to do business and do special things,” said Ziggler. “I try…
SmackDown Viewership Steadily Increases
Yesterday’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.617 million viewers on FOX, up from the 2.543 million viewers from last week with the NXT invasion angle. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.725 million viewers 9 PM: 2.510 million viewers Average: 2.617 million viewers The show did…
**SPOILERS** WWE Raw Taping Results For Next Week
WWE taped next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW on Friday in Manchester. Below are full taping results: * Dio Maddin was not on commentary, as next week’s duties are handled by Vic Joseph and Jerry Lawler. * WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors beat WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Charlotte…
Women’s Tag Team Championship Match Set For Raw
It was advertised during SmackDown that The Kabuki Warriors will defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Charlotte Flair and Natalya on Monday’s Raw. It should be noted that the upcoming Raw was pre-taped on Friday in Manchester. Click here for our SmackDown news recap. Follow @wrestlepages
New Tag Team Champions Crowned, Update On Survivor Series Teams & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s Friday Night SmackDown in Manchester, England: – The New Day defeated The Revival to capture their fifth SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Presumably, Kofi and Big E will now face The Viking Raiders and Undisputed Era at Survivor Series. – NXT UK’s Imperium – WALTER, Marcel Barthel, Fabian…
Major *SPOILER* For Tonight’s SmackDown From Manchester
WWE is pre-taping Friday Night SmackDown and Monday Night Raw in Manchester, England today. As a result, spoilers are out on the internet, with a big one in particular just coming in. Kofi Kingston and Big E of The New Day defeated The Revival to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. https://twitter.com/GMS_WWE/status/1192873217440059394 After the match,…
Aleister Black Out Of Action, Update On Zayn & Nakamura Pairing
– Aleister Black is out of action with a knee injury, per Dave Meltzer. There’s no timetable for his return, but it was noted it was just a tweak. – For those wondering why Sami Zayn was paired with Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura this year, rumor has it that Zayn has been battling shoulder issues.…
Backstage News On The OC vs. Undisputed Era, Potential Survivor Series Plans
Dave Meltzer is reporting that The OC vs. Undisputed Era is in the works to happen on WWE TV soon. It was noted that the match isn’t currently scheduled for Survivor Series, as the three secondary champions are expected to participate in a triple threat, not to mention Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly are also…
Jeff Hardy Court Update – New WWE Trademark Filed
– Jeff Hardy is due back in court on the morning of Dec. 5 in Moore County Court over his Driving While Impaired arrest last month. – WWE officially filed the trademark on “Trent Seven” at the beginning of the month. Follow @wrestlepages Source: PWInsider.com
WWE Injury Notes: Alexa Bliss, Cedric Alexander, Xavier Woods
– Alexa Bliss has still not been cleared to return to the ring and is set to have her shoulder issues re-evaluated within the next few weeks. – Cedric Alexander had been dealing with an undisclosed injury prior to being cleared for this week’s RAW, where he worked Buddy Murphy. The injury was obviously minor.…
Official Details On WrestleMania On-Sale Party
WWE issued the following press release: TAMPA, Fla. – WrestleMania, WWE’s annual pop culture extravaganza, comes to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, April 5, 2020. To celebrate the event, the official WrestleMania On-Sale Party will take place at Ford Thunder Alley at Amalie Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m. The WrestleMania On-Sale Party will feature WWE…
NXT Closes The Gap In Viewership Against AEW Dynamite
WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite both had big episodes last night, which resulted in the viewership gap coming closer together. AEW Dynamite, which was the go-home to Full Gear, did 822,000 viewers on TNT, which is up from last week’s series low of 789,000. The show ranked No. 8 on the Cable Top 150 18-49…
Sasha Banks Returning To Action, Tyson Fury To Appear On SmackDown
WWE has announced Sasha Banks vs. Nikki Cross for Friday Night SmackDown in Manchester, England. BREAKING: #TheBoss @SashaBanksWWE is back and set for action against @NikkiCrossWWE on Friday Night #SmackDown.https://t.co/TQgtPxEylq — WWE (@WWE) November 7, 2019 It was also announced earlier this week that Tyson Fury will appear live on SmackDown in his hometown as…
WWE 205 Live Spoilers For 11/8/19
Two matches were taped for this week’s 205 Live from Full Sail University, which will air at 10pm ET on the WWE Network after Friday Night SmackDown: – Mansoor def. The Brian Kendrick – NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush def. Raul Mendoza in a non-title rematch In case you missed it, Lio Rush will defend…
The OC Invade NXT, War Games Updates, Next Week’s Matches & More
– This week’s NXT was highlighted by AJ Styles & The OC invading the show and facing Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee and Matt Riddle in the main event. The match ended in chaos when Finn Balor and Adam Cole interfered. – Mia Yim has officially joined Team Rhea Ripley for TakeOver: War Games. Shayna Baszler…
Hulk Hogan To Undergo Back Surgery Next Week
Hulk Hogan revealed in an interview with Sports Illustrated that he’s set to undergo back surgery next week. “I’m going in for another back surgery next Tuesday,” said Hogan. “They’re going to fuse six levels together, so we’ll see how I feel after that.” Hogan has talked about wanting to have one final match at…
WWE Backstage On FS1 Bombs In Premiere
The premiere of WWE Backstage on FS1 only did 49,000 viewers, according to Mitch Metcalf. Obviously with an audience that low, it did not crack the top 150 series on cable television last night. Barring error, the series fell well short of expectations and well below preview episodes on 10/15 (597,000 viewers) and 10/25 (426,000…
Rhea Ripley & Shayna Baszler Name War Games Participants
Rhea Ripley and NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler appeared on WWE’s The Bump to announce their War Games team members. Team Rhea Ripley will include Ripley, Tegan Nox and Candice LeRae. Team Shayna Baszler will include Baszler, Bianca Belair and Io Shirai. ???? #NXTTakeOver: #WarGames BREAKING NEWS AHEAD ???? Team @RheaRipley_WWE: Team @QoSBaszler:???? @TeganNoxWWE_ ♠…
NXT Star Cleared For In-Ring Return
Joaquin Wilde revealed through his Instagram story on Tuesday that he has been cleared to return to wrestling. The NXT star has been out of action since July with a broken eye socket. He had surgery to repair the injury in October. Wilde competed in the first-ever NXT Breakout tournament earlier this summer, coming up…
Randy Orton Signs Multi-Year Contract Extension With WWE
Randy Orton has signed a multi-year contract extension with WWE, according to multiple sources and first confirmed by Mike Johnson. Word of his new contract was a topic of conversation following this week’s Monday Night RAW in Long Island, NY. His re-signing had become a priority of the company and is something they wanted to…
Big Updates On Injured WWE Stars, SmackDown Matches Rescheduled
– Alexa Bliss is reportedly out of action with a shoulder injury, per PWInsider. There’s currently no timetable for her return. On a related note, Bliss was at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday for a photo shoot that also involved Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks. – Elias is rumored to be returning “any day…
More On Backstage Meeting At RAW, Seth Rollins Goes After Meltzer
More details/contradictions have come to light after a meeting that took place backstage at last night’s WWE Monday Night RAW in New York. The meeting was called by Vince McMahon and the message was everything is fine and the delay out of Saudi Arabia was caused by mechanical issues with their aircraft, according to Dave…
Raw Viewership Slightly Up With NXT Invasion Angle
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW, which featured NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Seth Rollins in the main event, did an average viewing audience of 2.136 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s barely up from last week’s 2.133 million. Below is how the show did by the hour: 8 PM: 2.351 million…
Scarlett Bordeaux, Shotzi Blackheart & Others Officially Report To WWE PC
WWE announced the signing of four new talent on Tuesday morning: Former Impact Wrestling star Scarlett Bordeaux EVOLVE star Shotzi Blackheart Independent stand-out Indi Hartwell Referee Stephon Smith WWE revealed the following about the newest Performance Center signees: Chicago’s Elizabeth Chihaia – aka Scarlett Bordeaux – has made quite the name for herself in America and abroad.…
WWE Backstage Premiere Information
Tonight at 11pm EST is the debut of the new show WWE Backstage on FS1. Here are some notes of what you might come across during the broadcast, including who is confirmed to appear and some “backstage” news: On CM Punk Debuting: – Punk has stated multiple times since the rumors of him joining WWE Backstage…
WWE Changes Match Outcome During Match
It was reported earlier today by Dave Meltzer on his podcast that WWE changed the outcome of the Women’s Tag Team match between Natalya & Charlotte Flair vs. Kabuki Warriors. It was originally planned that the Kabuki Warriors were supposed to win the match, but at some point during the match, it was changed to…
More Matches Added To Survivor Series, Updated Card
Coming out of this week’s Raw, here’s the updated line-up for Survivor Series, which will feature Raw vs. SmackDown vs. NXT for the first time ever: WWE Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion – Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion –…
First Major Match Announced For Survivor Series
WWE has confirmed Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler for this year’s Survivor Series. THIS. IS. HAPPENING.#RAW, #SmackDown, and @WWENXT's #WomensChampions will COLLIDE at #SurvivorSeries! @BeckyLynchWWE @QoSBaszler @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/EexrHkOi5I — WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2019 Hi, Becky. This is @QoSBaszler. She's been waiting a looooong…
Pat McAfee Reveals How His SmackDown Appearance Came Together
Pat McAfee recently spoke to DAZN USA to reveal how his last-minute SmackDown commentary gig came together on Friday amid the Saudi Arabia travel issues. Initial contact from Triple H: “I get a text from Triple H. ‘You home?’ I had heard the news with what happened with their planes breaking down in Saudi Arabia and…
Backstage News On Randy Orton Pitching To Continue Recent Faction
Fightful is reporting that Randy Orton went directly to Vince McMahon to push for his faction with The Revival to continue after the trio’s feud with The New Day concluded. Things clearly didn’t pan out as they ended up drafted to separate brands – Orton to Raw and Revival to SmackDown. Their contracts are all…
WWE 205 Live To Take Place From Full Sail University
This week’s episode of WWE 205 Live will emanate from the NXT Arena and Full Sail University. Below is the official WWE announcement: This week, WWE 205 Live will emanate from the very arena where Finn Bálor made his shocking NXT return and Superstars like Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura began their WWE careers, the…
Ricochet Responds To Criticism Of How He’s Being Booked In WWE
Ricochet seems perfectly fine with how he is being utilized in WWE and tweeted the following after a fan stated he lost all the time and had a goofy superhero gimmick with no push: Again, I believe I have the most wins on Raw this year. Plus won a Title within a couple months of…
WWE Expands Partnership With Saudi General Entertainment Authority
WWE issued the following press release: STAMFORD, CONN. and RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 4, 2019 – Following the historic Crown Jewel event in Riyadh, WWE (NYSE: WWE) and the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) have expanded their live event partnership through 2027 to include a second annual large-scale event. WWE and GEA also continue to…
Details On Backstage Meeting At Tonight’s RAW, Seth Rollins Addresses Roster
There is a feeling of uneasiness and weariness backstage at tonight’s WWE Monday Night RAW in Long Island, NY. The cause of the feeling is of course related to the issues getting out of Saudi Arabia and some distrust over what WWE publicly stated was due to mechanical issues with their aircraft. Seth Rollins addressed…
Major NXT Stars Reportedly Backstage For Tonight’s Raw
PWInsider is reporting that a number of NXT stars are in New York City for Monday Night Raw. Those listed in the report include NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong, Matt Riddle and Damian Priest. This news is off the heels of NXT’s invasion of SmackDown on Friday as WWE continues…
Renee Young Reveals Why She Didn’t Feel Comfortable On Commentary
Renee Young became the first full-time female commentator in WWE in September 2018. That gig lasted until last month when the WWE Draft occurred and Young was chosen to be the host of WWE Backstage on FS1. Young recently spoke with Sports Illustrated Media Podcast about why she didn’t feel comfortable on commentary: “I never…
Lance Storm Returning To WWE As A Producer
Lance Storm announced on Saturday that he’s returning to work for WWE as a producer after he closes Storm Wrestling Academy at the end of this year. For those wondering: After SWA closes I will be returning to the #WWE to work as a Producer. I’m really looking forward to working with such a high…
SmackDown Ratings Up Despite Lack Of Main Roster Talent
Yesterday’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of 2.543 million viewers on FOX, up from the 2.422 million viewers the show did two weeks ago on FOX. Below is how the show did by hour: 8 PM: 2.605 million viewers 9 PM: 2.481 million viewers Average: 2.542 million viewers The show did…
Backstage News On Who Booked SmackDown & When NXT Stars Arrived
Per Dave Meltzer, last night’s SmackDown was still a Vince McMahon show despite him not being backstage in Buffalo. As expected based on the NXT invasion, Triple H was a “key driver” in the booking, but everything was still approved by Vince in the end. Speaking of the NXT stars, John Pollock is reporting that…
NXT Star Out Of Action With Concussion
Based on a report from Pat Laprade on Twitter, NXT star Matt Martel, one-half of Ever-Rise, is out of action with a concussion. The injury occurred on Sept. 27th at an NXT house show. There’s no timetable for his return as of this writing. NXT’s Matt Martel suffers concussion. It happened on September 27, on…
Brock Lesnar Quits, Major NXT Invasion Angle On SmackDown
– WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman opened this week’s SmackDown in Buffalo to announce that Lesnar has quit SmackDown. Lesnar is planning on appearing on Raw to confront Rey Mysterio. – Due to the Saudi Arabia travel debacle, several NXT stars were brought in to SmackDown for an invasion angle ahead of Survivor…