Category: WWE News
UPDATED: WWE Staff & Superstars Stranded in Riyadh
UPDATE: WWE just released the following statement: “The WWE roster is delayed in its return from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following a historic performance at yesterday’s record-breaking WWE Crown Jewel event. “More than 175 Superstars, production crew and employees boarded a 747 charter flight back to the United States on Thursday. After the door closed, due…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Suffer Big Drop In Viewership
The Wednesday night audience watching professional wrestling programming on cable television continues to shrink. The numbers are in for this week’s episodes of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT and they aren’t good. AEW Dynamite did 789,000 viewers on TNT, which is a series low, and down 21% from the week prior. The show ranked No.…
The Fiend Wins WWE Universal Championship
The main event of WWE Crown Jewel saw ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt defeat Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship. It was noted on the broadcast that The Fiend would be taking the title back to SmackDown. So it’s likely that this will likely be addressed tomorrow night. Follow @wrestlepages
NXT To Be Involved At This Year’s Survivor Series
WWE confirmed during Crown Jewel that this year’s Survivor Series will include NXT in the “head-to-head” competition against Raw and SmackDown. Details have yet to be revealed on what exactly this means. Over the last few years, Survivor Series has featured several champion vs. champion and Raw vs. SmackDown matches. PWInsider is reporting that the…
The OC Win Tag Team World Cup At Crown Jewel
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson of The OC won the Tag Team World Cup gauntlet match at WWE Crown Jewel to be deemed “the best tag team in the world.” The OC pinned Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders to score the win. THEY JUST PINNED THE VIKING RAIDERS.#TheOC's @LukeGallowsWWE & @KarlAndersonWWE are the…
R-Truth Regains Title, Humberto Carrillo Wins Battle Royal At Crown Jewel
The WWE Crown Jewel Kickoff show featured Humberto Carrillo winning the 20-man battle royal. As a result, Carrillo will challenge AJ Styles for the United States Championship later during the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, after being eliminated from the battle royal, R-Truth pinned Sunil Singh to regain the 24/7 Championship. Stay tuned…
First-Ever Women’s War Games Match Announced & More NXT News
– The biggest news coming out of this week’s NXT is that the first-ever women’s War Games match will take place at NXT TakeOver: War Games on Nov. 23rd. The match will see NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, Jessamyn Duke, Io Shirai and Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Tegan…
Big Match Announced For NXT, Finn Balor To Appear
It was announced on WWE’s The Bump that Keith Lee and Matt Riddle will face Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish of the Undisputed Era on tonight’s new NXT. Additionally, it was confirmed that Finn Balor will appear live. Below is the updated line-up: Finn Balor appears Keith Lee & Matt Riddle vs. Kyle O’Reilly &…
Historic Women’s Match Announced For Crown Jewel
At Crown Jewel tomorrow, WWE has announced a historic match between Natalya and Lacey Evans will be taking place from the event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is significant and historic in that this will be the first time in Saudi Arabia history that women will be performing inside a WWE ring in the country.…
WWE Launches Pandora Station
Are you the kind of person that loves to listen to music? Do you love listening to WWE Superstars entrance music? Do you have Pandora? If you answered yes to all three questions, WWE has just done you a huge favor! Today on the WWE Twitter account, they announced the launch of WWE: Make An…
WWE Monday Night Raw Viewership Slips
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.133 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down an average of 209,000 viewers from last week. Each hour of the show was in the top 10 cable ratings for the night. Below is how the show did by the hour:…
WWE Crown Jewel Media Event; Survivor Series Meet & Greet
WWE announced a few events on their Twitter account today: Tomorrow at 11AM EST, the WWE superstars at the Crown Jewel event will meet with the media live. This media event will be on all of WWE’s social media platforms and the WWE Network. During the Survivor Series weekend the WWE will hold a meet…
Current WWE Crown Jewel Card
The following is the current lineup for WWE’s Crown Jewel PPV that takes place this Thursday at 1PM EST. -WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez for the WWE Championship -WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt – Falls Count Anywhere (Match cannot be stopped for any reason) for the Universal Championship -Boxer Tyson…
John Cena Donates Big On First Responder Day
John Cena posted yesterday on his Twitter account, that for First Responder Day he would donate $500,000 USD. The two charities that Paramount have chosen are the LAFD Foundation and CA Fire Foundation. This is due to the current wildfires in the state of California. This on behalf of Paramount Pictures and the cast of…
SmackDown Ratings Plummet On FS1
Last week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown did an average viewing audience of .888 million viewers on FS1, down significantly from the 2.422 million viewers the show did last week. The show was moved to FS1 due to the World Series. SmackDown Viewership Tracker: Aug. 20, 2019 – 2.142 million viewers Aug. 27, 2019 – 2.088…
WWE Announces WrestleMania 36 Week Events & Travel Packages
WWE has announced that WrestleMania 36 tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Nov. 15th. Travel packages will go on sale next Tuesday, Nov. 5th. The travel packages will include tickets for the following events in the Tampa Bay area: 2020 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Thursday, April 2nd Friday…
WWE Announcer Back On The Road?
PWInsider is reporting that announcer JoJo Offerman is back on the road with WWE following her maternity leave. She is set to be backstage at tonight’s Raw in St. Louis, but it remains to be seen if she’ll be back on television. Mike Rome has been filling in as the Raw ring announcer. JoJo and…
WWE Claims Jordan Myles Approved T-Shirt Design
Social media was buzzing yesterday over the t-shirt design WWE recently released for Jordan Myles. As Richard previously noted, the NXT star took to Twitter to express his frustration over the apparent racist design. WWE released a statement to PWInsider on Sunday night, claiming that Myles approved the t-shirt design and later requested the change.…
JR On Seth Rollins Calling AEW Minor League, Becky Lynch Responds
Jim Ross recently responded to Seth Rollins’ comments about AEW being minor league during an episode of his Grilling JR podcast. “You’re right, I’m pissed off about it,” said JR h/t WrestleZone.com. “Here’s what I’m pissed off about: Number one, it doesn’t do any favors for our business. Our business in general, any promotion in…
Video: Hulk Hogan Gets In Confrontation With Fan
Barstool Sports shared the following video of Hulk Hogan getting into an altercation with a fan yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4FZyTDBHJB/?utm_source=ig_embed It’s unknown where exactly this took place, all we know is that it was somewhere between his trip home from Kansas City. Follow @wrestlepages
Jordan Myles Calls Out Vince McMahon & Triple H Over T-Shirt
Jordan Myles from WWE NXT called out both Vince McMahon and Triple H over the design of his official t-shirt. Myles tweeted that if the shirt was Vince and Hunter’s vision of him then it was a slap in the face to every African American performer, fan and supporter. https://twitter.com/GoGoMyles/status/1188393687983759360 Follow @wrestlepages
How Much Randy Orton Makes With WWE & Latest On Going To AEW
Randy Orton is believed to be earning about $3 million annually from his WWE contract. As we noted several times here on WrestlePages.com, the 10-year contract he signed with the company back in 2010 is set to expire at some point next year. We personally believe he’ll be a free agent in June. Dave Meltzer…
Shorty G Credits Current WWE Superstar For Helping Him Develop
Chad Gable credits The Miz for helping him develop the Shorty G persona on SmackDown. “Miz is someone who has helped me a lot. He started giving me ideas and explained why a lot of my really serious ideas weren’t working,” Gable told Sports Illustrated. “I started to understand his vision, and now I’m off…
Roman Reigns “Attacked” After SmackDown; Finn Balor On Returning To NXT
The following aired on a special preview edition of WWE Backstage on FS1 after this week’s SmackDown: Baron Corbin attacks Roman Reigns The King @BaronCorbinWWE has JUST ATTACKED the captain of @HulkHogan's team, @WWERomanReigns! #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/2uIdGZo5kL — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 26, 2019 Finn Balor on returning to NXT "RAW and SmackDown are like…
Backstage News On Cain Velasquez’s WWE Contract
As previously reported, Cain Velasquez inked a lucrative multiyear deal with WWE and has effectively retired from the UFC. While terms of his contract are not known, it is believed to be a three-year pact. “Yeah, I’ll be here for the next three years, for sure,” Velasquez told WrestlingNews.co “As I get better and better,…
Watch Here: Footage Of Jimmy Uso’s July 2019 DUI Arrest
TMZ.com has released footage from Jimmy Uso’s DUI arrest on July 25th. The footage shows Uso swerving all over the road before being pulled over. The police officer asks Jimmy to get out of the car and explains to him he was going 86 MPH in a 45. Uso claimed to have one glass of…
John Cena & Rob Gronkowski To Appear On WWE Backstage Premiere
WWE has announced that John Cena and former NFL player Rob Gronkowski will appear on the official premiere of WWE Backstage on Tuesday, Nov. 5th, on FS1. Thanks for joining us and we'll see you on November 5th with the official premiere of @WWE Backstage on @FS1 with special guests @JohnCena & @RobGronkowski! #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/rcUPkyELwz…
New Matches Announced For Next Week’s Raw & SmackDown
WWE has announced several items for next week’s programming. At Monday Night Raw in St. Louis on 10/28: “Divorce Court” with Jerry Lawler, Rusev, Lana & Bobby Lashley Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Women’s Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane Universal Champion Seth Rollins vs. Erick Rowan – Falls Count Anywhere Match At Friday Night…
Evan Bourne Returning To EVOLVE
EVOLVE has announced that former WWE star Evan Bourne is returning to the company for the first time since 2013. Bourne will compete at the following events: EVOLVE 139 on November 9th in Queens, NY EVOLVE 140 on November 10th in Brooklyn, NY EVOLVE 141 on December 6th in Livonia, MI EVOLVE 142 on December…
New Matches Announced For Tonight’s WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced the following matches for tonight’s WWE 205 Live in Kansas City: Raul Mendoza in action Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Ariya Daivari Oney Lorcan vs. NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush (non-title) The @WWENXT #CruiserweightChampion @itsLioRush is in action TONIGHT on #205Live against @_StarDESTROYER, and it all comes your way at 10/9c on @WWENetwork!…
Update On Tyson Fury’s WWE Status
PWInsider noted on Friday that Tyson Fury’s WWE Crown Jewel match against Braun Strowman is still expected to be a one-off. Fury is said to be happy with his time with the company and would be open to doing more down the line. The boxer is said to have been receiving rave reviews for his…
How Long Will Xavier Woods Be Out Of Action?
Xavier Woods underwent surgery on Friday to repair his Achilles tendon injury, which occurred this past week at a WWE live event in Sydney, Australia. Woods posted the following video on Twitter after the operation: Updaaaaaaate – for those of you asking what exactly happened in the first place. I was on top of my…
Finn Balor To Appear On WWE Backstage After SmackDown
A special episode of WWE Backstage will air on FS1 on Friday night immediately following SmackDown. Renee Young has confirmed that Booker T, Paige, and Christian will appear again, in addition to a special appearance from Finn Balor following his shocking heel turn on NXT. BREAKING:Tomorrow immediately after @WWE Friday Night SmackDown we’re bringing you…
NXT UK Changing Start Time Next Week; Raul Mendoza On 205 Live
– NXT UK will move to the 11am ET time slot next Thursday for one week only to serve as the lead-in to WWE Crown Jewel, which kicks off with a pre-show at 12pm ET. Don't miss this special start time next week on #NXTUK! pic.twitter.com/khUxyLO5rV — WWE Network (@WWENetwork) October 24, 2019 Next week’s…
AEW Dynamite And WWE NXT Continue To Lose Viewers
The Wednesday night audience watching professional wrestling programming on cable television continues to shrink. The numbers are in for this week’s episodes of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT and they aren’t good. AEW Dynamite did 963,000 viewers on TNT, which is a series low, and down 51,000 viewers from the week prior. The show ranked…
Several Matches & Segments Confirmed For SmackDown On FS1
WWE has announced the following for Friday Night SmackDown: – MizTV featuring Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and their respective Crown Jewel teams – The New Day vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode – Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose – WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez meet face-to-face – Bray Wyatt will host a new…
Skillet Frontman John Cooper on His Life
While this doesn’t directly relate to WWE, I am choosing to cover this because it involves an interview with John Cooper, lead singer of Skillet. Skillet has been involved with WWE since 2009 when their song “Monster” was used for the Hell In A Cell PPV and their song “Legendary” is the current theme song…
Seth Rollins Reveals He Almost Passed Out During WrestleMania 35 Entrance
WWE debuted a new online show on Thursday entitled “Break It Down.” The premiere episode featured Universal Champion Seth Rollins discussing top matches from his career in an eleven-minute segment. While talking about his WrestleMania 35 match against Brock Lesnar, Rollins revealed that he almost passed out during his entrance after finding out on short-notice…
Storyline Update On Rusev – Released From Custody, Will Appear On Raw
WWE.com announced on Thursday that Rusev has been “released from custody” following his attack on Bobby Lashley at a restaurant during Monday’s Raw. The article notes that Lashley and Lana decided not to press charges, and that Rusev will appear on the next Raw in Kansas City. “WWE.com has confirmed Rusev was taken into custody by…
Major NXT Heel Turn, Women’s Tag Title Match Confirmed & More NXT News
– This week’s NXT ended with Finn Balor turning heel on Johnny Gargano while The Undisputed Era beat down Tommaso Ciampa. It remains to be seen if Balor has officially joined the stable or not. Footage of the angle has been embedded above. ?!?!??!?!?!?!?!@FinnBalor just went THERE. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/2YFSFwcKcB — WWE (@WWE) October 24, 2019…
WWE Trying To Bring Back Former Intercontinental Champion
Former WWE star Savio Vega revealed in a new interview with Hannbial TV that the company made a new offer to Carlito. “They [WWE] tried to get Carlito back, I talked to him last week,” Vega said h/t RingsideNews.com. “I said, ‘Brother, just go up there and get a contract. Get whatever money it gets…
Big Show To Unhappy WWE Fans – Watch And Quit Trying To Direct
TMZ.com caught up with The Big Show, who provided some quick and easy advice for those unhappy with WWE’s creative decisions. “You’re never going to make everyone happy,” said Big Show. “Some people say, ‘you’re rushing too much, or you’re taking too long.’ Everyone is going to have an opinion. My advice is to sit…
Does FOX Have Buyer’s Remorse With SmackDown? Big CM Punk Update
Fightful.com talked to an anonymous source within the FOX television network, who provided the following updates: FOX remains happy with how things have gone with WWE Friday Night SmackDown thus far. Some had wondered if the honeymoon period was already over since SmackDown’s viewership numbers have dropped but that does not appear to be the…
Stone Cold Podcast Returning To WWE Network?
WrestleVotes noted on Twitter on Wednesday that the Stone Cold Podcast may be returning to the WWE Network in the first quarter of 2020. The account stated that the show is expected to have a new name, but it will have the same concept – Steve Austin interviewing top WWE stars. Hearing WWE is planning…
Battle Royal & New Title Match Announced For WWE Crown Jewel
It was announced on this week’s WWE’s The Bump that a 20-man battle royal will take place at WWE Crown Jewel to determine the number one contender for the United States Championship. The winner of that battle royal will challenge United States Champion AJ Styles later that night. The battle royal participants have yet to…
Braun Strowman Attacks Tyson Fury At WWE Performance Center
WWE has posted footage of Braun Strowman attacking Tyson Fury at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. The angle occurred while Fury was training in the ring with Johnny Moss and Chase Parker. Footage of the attack has been embedded above. As first reported by The @nypost, a confrontation between @BraunStrowman and @Tyson_Fury took their…
CM Punk Open To Return To Ring; Talks Clickbait
CM Punk appeared on “My Mom’s Basement” on Barstool Sports to promote his new film “Girl on the Third Floor.” During the interview, he spoke about a potential return to the ring, thoughts on AEW, and being reached out to by organizations. On a potential return to the ring for WWE and if he would: “Absolutely!…
Edge Offers To Sign WWE 2K20 Collector’s Edition Missing His Autograph
Some fans that purchased the WWE 2K20 Collector’s Edition that was supposed to feature an autographed plaque from Edge have complained they received the product without an autograph. On Twitter, Edge has acknowledged the complaints and will be arranging a Post Office box where those that purchased the item can mail it to and have…
Randy Orton Set To Become A Free Agent In 2020
The WWE contract status of Randy Orton has become a topic for debate, especially since he teased a move to AEW on social media. Jason obtained data that Orton’s WWE deal is up on Jan. 20, 2020 but Fightful.com is reporting it expires in the summer of 2020. Orton, 39, signed a 10-year contract with…
WWE Monday Night RAW Viewership Rebounds
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.342 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s up an average of 63,000 viewers from last week. Below is how the show did by the hour: 8 PM: 2.477 million viewers 9 PM: 2.373 million viewers 10 PM: 2.175 million viewers…