Category: WWE News
Enzo Amore On WWE Return Rumors – Says He Doesn’t Want To Go Back
We reported earlier here on WrestlePages.com via Dave Meltzer that WWE officials have had talks with Enzo Amore and Big Cass about a return to NXT as top stars. Enzo Amore recently addressed the rumors head-on in an interview with WrestlingINC.com: “I could never see myself working a schedule like that anytime soon. I mean,…
Former Superstars In Talks For Return To NXT
Dave Meltzer is reporting that WWE officials have had talks with Enzo Amore and Big Cass about a potential return to NXT as top stars. While it is unknown whether or not the duo has accepted any offer, Meltzer is speculating that they could be making their return on the USA Network debut episode on…
New Tag Champs And Big Return To NXT
Last night on the August 28th episode of NXT from Full Sail University, the Black and Gold brand seemed to up the ante a bit before premiering on USA in a few short weeks. Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke came out to talk about the beating they delivered to Mia Yim last week,…
Beast Slayer Tops PWI 500 List
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) released the Cover of its 29th Annual Top 500 Wrestlers in the World List on Twitter today. Coming in at #1 for 2019 is none other than Beast Slayer, Seth “Freaking” Rollins. See the post below: No. 1 in the 29th annual @OfficialPWI #PWI500 is WWE Universal champ @WWERollins! Download the…
This Day in Wrestling History – August 28th
News 2003 – NJPW would hold the very first cage match in their 30 year history, featuring Yoshihito Takayama defeating Masahiro Chono. Takayama would win the match via TKO to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship Results 1989: SummerSlam from Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, NJ – Dark Match: Dino Bravo defeated Koko B. Ware –…
WWE SmackDown Viewership Decreases; Last Night’s Miz & Mrs.
This week’s WWE SmackDown did 2.088 million viewers on the USA Network. That’s down from the 2.142 million viewers the show did last week. Miz & Mrs. did 1.094 million viewers immediately following SmackDown on USA. All viewership data is courtesy of Mitch Metcalf. SmackDown Viewership Tracker Aug. 20, 2019 – 2.142 million viewers Aug.…
Bray Wyatt Hints At The Next Target For The Fiend
Bray Wyatt has continued to be very active on Twitter recently, with current and former WWE Superstars, along with the WWE Universe. One Tweet though may point to The Fiends next WWE Hall of Famer target. The Twitter account of WWE India posted a picture of The Fiend and asked “Who could #TheFiend target NEXT?…
(Updated) REAL Identity Of Roman Reigns Attacker Revealed
As promised last week, both Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan revealed the identity of Roman Reigns attacker at the end of the show. All throughout the episode, Bryan and Rowan were teasing a figure in the back room, covered in a black hood and black clothes. At the end of the episode, Reigns met with…
Paul Heyman Overseeing Heel Turn On RAW; Orton Segment Inspired By Roddy Piper
– Paul Heyman was largely responsible for Sasha Banks’ promo on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, reports PWTorch. Heyman has been very involved with the direction of Sasha’s heel character and has overseen a lot of her work recently. – Speaking of promos, Randy Orton reading a letter that was allegedly given…
Top Stars From WWE And Impact Wrestling Go On Medical Tourism Trip
It’s not every day where top talent from WWE and Impact Wrestling travel together but this was an exception. Rey Mysterio, along with Impact World Champion Brian Cage and Melissa Santos from Lucha Underground traveled to Medellin, Colombia for a medical tourism trip. The trio all received stem cell treatment at the BioXcellerator facility in…
Vince McMahon Tore Up Script For This Week’s SmackDown
As first reported here on WrestlePages.com, Vince McMahon was not backstage at last night’s SmackDown from the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Bryan Alvarez reports Vince went over the script with the creative team during a conference call earlier in the afternoon. Per Dave Meltzer, Vince was tearing up the show and…
Roman Reigns’ Attacker Finally Revealed?, More PPV Matches, What You Didn’t See On SmackDown
– As first noted in our updated lineup for WWE Clash of the Champions, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship and SmackDown Tag Team Champions Big E and Xavier Woods vs. The Revival are expected to be added to the September 15, 2019 pay-per-view. It was believed the former was going to…
Quarterfinals Bouts Set For WWE King Of The Ring
Ali beat Buddy Murphy and Chad Gable beat Shelton Benjamin in King of the Ring tournament matches to conclude the first round on this week’s episode episode of WWE SmackDown. Ali will face Elias and Gable will face Andrade on next week’s SmackDown in quarterfinals bouts. On RAW, Samoa Joe vs. Ricochet and Cedric Alexander…
Title Match Official For WWE Clash Of Champions
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak will face Humberto Carrillo at Clash of the Champions. Clash of the Champions will take place Sunday, September 15, 2019 from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. Carrillo became the No.1 contender for the title after he defeated Oney Lorcan of this week’s episode of 205 Live. Below is the…
This Day In Wrestling History – August 27th
News 1994 – Shane Douglas would win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from 2 Cold Scorpio. Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, and Osamu Nishimura would make their ECW debut during the same tournament. At the same event, Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) and Mikey Whipwreck would defeat Public Enemy to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship.…
Current WWE Superstar To Challenge For The Universal Championship At Hell In A Cell?
With WWE Clash of Champions right around the corner, all eyes will eventually turn to WWE’s annual specialty PPV, Hell in a Cell. While we don’t know the card, it looks as if we may know a potential challenger for the Universal Championship. Hell in a Cell will take place from the Golden 1 Center…
Vince McMahon Not Backstage At WWE SmackDown
Vince McMahon is not backstage at tonight’s WWE SmackDown/205 Live taping in Baton Rouge, LA, reports Bryan Alvarez. Vince went over the SmackDown script with the creative team via a conference call earlier this afternoon. He missed last week’s RAW and SmackDown because he was preparing for the XFL announcements made last Wednesday. There is…
Third Hour Drags Down WWE RAW Viewership
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW did an average viewing audience of 2.528 million viewers on the USA Network, per Mitch Metcalf. This is down from last week’s average of 5.534 million viewers. The show started stronger than last week in the 8 PM and 9 PM hours but dipped significantly in hour…
WWE Championship Match Added To Clash Of Champions
WWE announced today on their facebook page that WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will defend his championship against The Viper, Randy Orton. Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton have been embroiled in a feud that saw both men counted out in their championship match at WWE Summerslam. The feud has seen real life issues brought to the forefront…
WWE Stars Tease Return To NXT
Earlier here on WrestlePages.com, we wrote about how The Viking Raiders were originally scheduled to have a squash match on last night’s RAW but plans were changed to put them into the Tag Team Turmoil match. After RAW, the tag team cut a promo where they teased competing in NXT once again. “But until we…
Two Top WWE Superstars Not At RAW Last Night
Neither Seth Rollins nor Becky Lynch were at last night’s WWE Monday Night RAW in New Orleans, LA, reports Mike Johnson. The two are currently on vacation and were never in the plans to be at the show. The backstage segment featuring Rollins and Braun Strowman that aired on this week’s show (embedded above) was…
This Day In Wrestling History – August 26th
News 1986 – WWF Superstars of Wrestling taped their very first broadcast from Providence Civic Center in Providence, RI. This would continue to air until 2001, but not before becoming a highlights only show in 1997. On this episode, Koko B. Ware made his WWF debut, teaming with Paul Roma, however, they lost to The…
Cesaro Confirmed For WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
Cesaro announced in a post-RAW video (embedded above) that he’ll appear at Saturday’s WWE NXT UK “TakeOver: Cardiff” event. Cesaro is headed to China to do promotional work for WWE but he will fly to Wales for a “hands-on” approach on Saturday. There’s no word as to what role Cesaro will play at TakeOver, which…
Rob Gronkowski Discusses Potential WWE Future; Wants To Work A Royal Rumble Match
Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski did an interview with CBS Boston where he spoke about many things, including a potential run in WWE. He speaks about this at the 21:54 minute mark. “With Wrestling, I don’t feel like I would be a full-time wrestler, but there is one thing I’m down for; and that’s…
Becky Lynch Responds To Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks opened Monday Night Raw last night, explaining her four-month absence and her actions over the past two weeks. In storyline, she showed jealousy towards Becky Lynch and her WrestleMaina main event match, while also explaining that her Tag Title match meant nothing to her. The crowd in New Orleans didn’t seem to like…
Backstage News On Script Changes At RAW, Delaying The Street Profits
Last night’s WWE RAW in NOLA was said to be one of the smoothest running shows in several weeks, per Mike Johnson. According to the report, very few changes were made the original script. There were plans for The Viking Raiders to do a squash match but that was nixed when the decision was made…
Big WWE King Of The Ring Tournament Update
Last night on RAW, Baron Corbin beat The Miz and Ricochet beat Drew McIntyre in first round King of the Ring tournament matches. Next week, Ricochet will face Samoa Joe and Corbin will face Cedric Alexander in quarter final bouts. The winners of those matches will face one another at the September 9th episode of…
Top WWE Star Confirmed For Next Week’s RAW
WWE has announced Rey Mysterio will be on next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD. Last week, WWE did a segment where Rey’s son Dominick “talked him out” of unmasking and retiring during a backstage segment. Here’s the official announcement from WWE: Rey Mysterio returns to Raw…
AJ Styles & Braun Strowman Talk About New Contracts With WWE
AJ Styles stated the following during an appearance on Lilian Garcia’s podcast about his new contract with WWE: “I had no doubt that you know this is what I was going to do for my career,” Styles said h/t Fightful.com. “It really was. And you couldn’t have told me any different. And I can tell…
**SPOILERS** WWE Main Event Taping Results For This Week
The following matches for were taped for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event prior to RAW: – Lacey Evans beat Dana Brooke – Titus O’Neil & Heath Slater beat Eric Young & Mojo Rawley *Become A WRESTLEPAGES Insider For Free* Discuss This Post, Share News & Views, Hot Photos >> Follow @wrestlepages
Universal Championship Match Added To Clash Of Champions
As announced on WWE Monday Night Raw, current WWE Universal Champion and Raw tag team champion Seth Rollins will defend his Universal Championship against his tag team partner, Braun Strowman, at Clash of Champions. Tensions have been slowly mounting in a slow-burn between the two since Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar for the championship at…
Big Update On WWE NXT’s Future At Full Sail After USA Network Premiere
It’s no secret there are big changes for WWE NXT coming, especially with the upcoming move to cable television on the USA Network. When it was first reported NXT would be moving to a live two-hour show on USA, it was believed they would be taking the show on the road. That won’t happen at…
WWE No Longer Granting Releases? AEW & WWE Stars Get Married
AEW’s Shawn Spears married WWE’s Peyton Royce over the weekend. “Every Superwoman needs her Superman @theshawnspears,” Royce wrote on Instagram. “I got ya,” Spears replied in the comments. The couple were engaged back in February. The photo from Instagram is embedded below: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1k0vOXnH_l/?utm_source=ig_embed Speaking of Spears, Chris Jericho addressed WWE granting him his release on…
Ronda Rousey Added To Total Divas Cast – Watch Season 9 Trailer Here
The ninth season of the Total Divas will premiere on E! on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at 10 PM ET. It will be yet another WWE-themed show on cable television as WWE NXT will be airing from 8-10 PM ET on the USA Network beginning September 18, 2019. Ronda Rousey and Sonya Deville will join…
Huge Name Announced For September 9 RAW At MSG
Madison Square Garden announced today that WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will appear at the September 9th episode of WWE RAW from the venue in New York City. This will be the go-home to WWE Clash of the Champions pay-per-view episode of RAW. “I cannot believe it has been so long. Time…
Latest On Changes To WWE NXT With Move To USA Network
WWE’s new television deal to bring NXT to the USA Network is a two-year pact worth approximately $30 million per year, according to Dave Meltzer. There were previous rumored figures that suggested WWE was making as much as $50 million per year under the deal. The big question heading into next month is what changes…
This Day In Wrestling History – August 25th
News 1984 – The Road Warriors would win their very first AWA Tag Team Championship against Crusher and Baron von Raschke 1991 – Sting would defeat “Stunning” Steve Austin in the finals of a 1 night tournament to win the vacated WCW United States Championship. You can watch the match in the…
CM Punk Represented By Daniel Bryan & Kofi Kingston During WWE Title Match
While next January will mark six years since CM Punk has appeared in a WWE ring, it hasn’t stopped fans from routinely chanting his name. Last night at a live event in Lima, Peru, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston beat Daniel Bryan to retain. During the match, Bryan yelled something to the crowd that got them…
Three Matches Set For WWE RAW: Official Show Listing And Preview
Tomorrow night’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW will take place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA. The following bouts are confirmed: – Bayley vs. Nikki Cross – Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre in a King of the Ring match – The Miz vs. Baron Corbin in a King of the Ring match…
Alexa Bliss Opens Up About Concussions, Protecting Herself More
Alexa Bliss knows how serious concussions are after her problems last year and spoke to SkySports.com about it recently: On her concussions: “Once you have a concussion it’s easier to get re-concussed and I found that out very clearly. It the brain, it’s not like an ankle you can tape up and you know the…
R-Truth Drops 24/7 Title To FOX Commentator, Elias Wins It Back
In typical fashion of the WWE 24/7 Championship, R-Truth lost the title shortly after winning it from FOX Sports host Rob Stone. Stone ended up dropping it back to Elias. As noted earlier, Truth won the title earlier in the day after Elias fought off Drake Maverick. These matches are taking place at FOX Sports’…
R-Truth Wins WWE 24/7 Championship At FOX Event
R-Truth won the WWE 24/7 Championship at FOX Sports’ Founders Day event against Elias. Drake Maverick approached Elias in attempt to win the title. Elias fought him off but R-Truth used it as an opportunity to roll him up for the three count. It is R-Truth’s 13th reign with the title. Elias won the title…
This Day In Wrestling History – August 24th
News 1994 – WCW broadcasted Clash of Champions XXVIII from the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. This event was significant as it would be the very first time Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair would meet up in the ring for a singles match on broadcast television. The main event between the two competitors…
WWE Star Reveals He Went To Vince McMahon Over Creative Frustration
Braun Stroman was recently interviewed by Sam Roberts, where he discussed frustration over his creative direction in WWE. He told a story of going directly to Vince McMahon about it. “I was like, ‘Vince, what is going on? I’m miserable.’ And he talked me off a ledge,” Strowman recalled. “He was like, ‘Look, big man,…
The Rock Listed As Forbes’ Highest-Paid Actor
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson topped Forbes’ list as the world’s highest-paid actor. According to Forbes, between June 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019, Rock earned $89.4 million. To compile the list, Forbes takes into account earnings estimates from multiple sources including Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, plus interviews with industry insiders. Taxes and…
WWE Possibly Adding Sixth NXT TakeOver Event In 2020
There is a real possibility WWE adds a sixth NXT TakeOver event in 2020, according to WrestleVotes. The report states the addition is dependent on how NXT does when it moves to the USA Network on September 18. This year, WWE held NXT TakeOver events in January, over Wrestlemania 35 weekend in April, the first…
Bully Ray Comments on AEW vs NXT
Recently on SiriusXM Busted Open, Bully Ray and Dave Lagreca discussed the idea of Vince McMahon deciding to move NXT to USA and go head-to-head with AEW on Wednesday nights. In the broadcast, Bully Ray compared the move to The Godfather in that it’s all business: “No matter what move AEW makes, Vince knows that…
Latest Update On Ronda Rousey’s Future In WWE
WWE currently has plans for Ronda Rousey to work a more limited schedule and to be treated as more of a special attraction should she choose to resume her professional wrestling career, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Rousey, who has been away from WWE since WrestleMania 35 in April, was in the news earlier…
Backstage News On Major Return To SmackDown
As it turns out, The Undertaker being announced for the September 10 episode of SmackDown in New York City was not due to slower than expected ticket sales, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Undertaker’s upcoming appearance had been planned, WWE just hadn’t announced it until last week. Undertaker is not scheduled to work the…
