Category: WWE News
WWE To Remain At ThunderDome Through November
WWE will continue to air Raw, SmackDown and pay-per-views from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL. Both PWInsider and Wrestling Observer are reporting WWE has extended their deal with Amway Center by four weeks. This means Survivor Series will be the second major WWE pay-per-view to emanate from the venue. The internal hope…
WWE Aware Of Latest Lars Sullivan Controversy
Lars Sullivan is back on WWE television and back in the news for the all the wrong reasons. As noted earlier here on WrestlingNews.com, Sullivan seemingly sent disturbing messages to a woman by the name of Annika Naidoo-Fuge. WWE is aware of the situation, according to WrestleVotes. Sullivan does not have many supporters left in…
Eva Marie Rumored To Be Returning To WWE
Eva Marie is rumored to be returning to WWE, according to Cultaholic. Per the report, Marie’s return is imminent and could happen as soon as tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Marie gained fame as a cast member on E’s Total Divas for six seasons. She was with WWE from 2013 to 2017, having worked…
Lars Sullivan Seemingly Sent Disturbing Messages To Married Woman
Lars Sullivan returned to Smackdown last week and decimated four Superstars. It seems he was getting a push. However, it seems he has made headlines for all the wrong reasons again. A Reddit thread revealed several screenshots of a conversation Lars Sullivan and an Instagram account called Yoga For The Athlete. The account is owned…
Seth Rollins To Say Final Goodbye Before Leaving RAW
Seth Rollins was drafted to Friday Night Smackdown during the first night of the 2020 edition of the WWE Draft. So it seems he will no longer be called the Monday Night Messiah. It seems he will be appearing on the upcoming episode of Monday Night RAW to say goodbye. The episode will be the…
Ember Moon Talks How Edge Helped Her Make In-Ring Return
Ember Moon made her return during NXT TakeOver 31. She might not have returned at all had it not been for some advice from a WWE Hall Of Famer. Daily DDT recently spoke to Ember Moon, where she revealed how essential Edge and Triple H were in helping her make an in-ring return. She depended…
Women’s Battle Royal, No DQ Match, More Announced For Raw
WWE has announced several items for Monday’s Raw: Night 2 of the WWE Draft Mustafa Ali speaks Seth Rollins bids farewell to Raw Kevin Owens vs. Aleister Black in a No DQ Match A dual-brand battle royal to determine the next Raw Women’s Championship contender THIS MONDAY on #WWERaw ???? Night 2 of the #WWEDraft????…
Why WWE Broke Up The New Day
During this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, the New Day was broken up as Big E remained on Smackdown, while Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were drafted to RAW. It seems there was a good reason behind this decision. During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the reason for WWE’s reason for breaking up…
Another WWE Tag Team Is No More; Controversial Angle Continues
The 2020 WWE Draft continued on Saturday morning with supplemental draft picks. While The New Day was officially split up on Friday night with Big E staying on SmackDown and Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods headed to Raw, another tag team is no more. Heavy Machinery was officially split with Tucker going to Raw and…
WWE Rushes Bayley vs. Sasha Banks To Setup Hell In A Cell Match
Bayley will defend the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks at Hell in a Cell later this month. WWE has been building towards a Bayley vs. Banks program for months, with Bayley finally turning on Banks on the September 4 episode of SmackDown. For reasons unknown, Bayley defended her title against Banks this past…
AJ Styles On How He Was Always Assisted By Chris Jericho
AJ Styles is a veteran in the professional wrestling world. He compared in several promotions including Impact Wrestling, ROH and NJPW until finally coming to WWE in 2016 It. was the first time he performed in front of the WWE Universe. Styles was engaged in a feud with Chris Jericho upon arrival in WWE. It…
Smackdown Viewership Increased For This Week
The first night of the WWE Draft took place on Friday Night Smackdown this week. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought in an average of 2.0865 million viewers for its two-hour broadcast. The first hour received 2.156 million viewers in the first hour and 2.017 million in the second. They…
Triple H Compares Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns With The Rock Vs Steve Austin
Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre are two of the top stars of the company and the top champions of Smackdown and RAW respectively. It seems Triple H desires to see them fight it out, but only when the time is right. During the WWE Raw panel at New York Comic-Con, Triple H talked about Roman Reigns vs…
Possible Heat Between Seth Rollins And Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle made his way to Friday Night Smackdown and it seemed he was on the receiving end of a push. However, according to various reports, Vince McMahon might have paused that push for now. Seth Rollins appeared during the WWE Watch Along during the first night of the WWE Draft on Friday Night Smackdown.…
More WWE Draft Picks On Talking Smack: Murphy To SmackDown, Heavy Machinery Split
WWE announced a few more Draft picks on Saturday morning’s new episode of Talking Smack. Drafted to Raw: Humberto Carrillo Tucker Drew Gulak Drafted to SmackDown: Murphy Kalisto It should be noted that Mickie James, Shorty G, and the rest of Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) are now considered “free agents” and…
AJ Styles On How He Built Up His Feud With John Cena
AJ Styles’ rivalry with John Cena is arguably one of the best rivalries in the last decade in WWE. They had quite a few excellent matches and Cena certainly helped Styles early on in his WWE career. While speaking on his Twitch stream, AJ Styles explained to fans how he and John Cena set built up their…
Mercedes Martinez Removed From Retribution, Moving Back To NXT
Mercedes Martinez, who debuted on Raw as Retribution’s Retaliation, is being moved back to NXT, per PWInsider. Fans noticed on Friday that Retribution leader Mustafa Ali tweeted out a warning to the WWE roster without mention of Retaliation. Dear Heroes, Go hide. -Retribution@MigsMedia1 pic.twitter.com/X4kbSTbspo — Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) October 9, 2020
SmackDown Season Premiere To Feature Universal Title Match, New Day Farewell
Following the WWE Draft, the October 16th edition of Friday Night SmackDown will serve as the season premiere featuring a refreshed roster. Headlining the show will be Braun Strowman challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. As noted, Reigns is slated to defend against Jey Uso in an “I Quit” Hell in a Cell match…
Updated WWE Hell In A Cell Card – Three Title Matches Official
Roman Reigns will defend the WWE Universal Championship against Jey Uso in an “I Quit” Hell in a Cell match at the pay-per-view later this month. Bayley will defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks. The stipulation and title match were made on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. The following matches are…
WWE 205 Live Results (10/09/20) – 200th Episode
Below are complete results from the 200th episode of WWE 205 Live from October 9th: 205 Live has officially moved from the Thunderdome to the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE PC. Alicia Taylor is now the show’s new ring announcer as NXT’s yellow ropes are being donned. Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness are calling…
WWE SmackDown Results (10/09/20) – Draft Night 1, The Fiend vs. Kevin Owens
Below are complete results from the October 9th edition of Friday Night SmackDown featuring the first part of the 2020 Draft: Stephanie McMahon is out to announce the first round of draft picks with Seth Rollins notably going to SmackDown. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Big E def. Sheamus via pinfall in the backstage parking area…
Chris Jericho Says NXT Is Not Cared For By WWE
Chris Jericho is a veteran in the professional wrestling business. It follows what WWE does on a regular basis and as he worked in the company for several years, he knows the inner workings of WWE as well. Jericho recently spoke to Busted Open Radio, where he talked about WWE trying to stop AEW’s momentum. According to…
Matt Riddle Accuser Candy Cartwright Shows Email From WWE Proving They Removed Her From Bookings
During the #SpeakingOut movement, Matt Riddle was called out for sexual misconduct by Candy Cartwright. After denying the allegations, he proceeded to sue Cartwright and she then filed a lawsuit against Riddle, WWE, Evolve and more. Candy Cartwright, real name Samantha Tavel filed a lawsuit against Riddle, WWE and others, asking for $10 million each.…
Lars Sullivan Has Returned To Smackdown
Lars Sullivan had been out of action for quite a while following a knee injury. Now it seems he has made his return to Friday Night Smackdown. Several rumors suggested that Sullivan was being mentioned more during WWE meetings and it seems it was for a good reason. Sullivan returned at the end of The…
First Night Of 2020 WWE Draft Picks
The 2020 edition of the WWE Draft started with this week’s Friday Night Smackdown. It was a night of memorable moments. Fans were certainly shocked to see the New Day being split up. For a long time now rumors suggested WWE were going to take that step and it seems that is exactly what happened.…
The New Day Become Smackdown Tag Team Champions
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods returned to Smackdown this week after a long time. Following their return, they got a shot at the Smackdown Tag Team Championships. Xavier Woods had not competed in the ring since October 2019, as he had a torn Achilles during a house show. Kofi Kingston was also out of action…
Ridge Holland Undergoes Surgery For Severe Leg Injury
Ridge Holland suffered a left ankle dislocation and fracture, a patellar dislocation and a ruptured patellar tendon. He underwent surgery on Thursday. The update was provided in the latest NXT Injury Report by Matt Camp. It is embedded in the video above. We reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Holland was stretchered out on this week’s WWE…
Alberto Del Rio Indicted For Aggravated Kidnapping
Alberto Del Rio continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. He was previously arrested on sexual assault charges back in May. According to a report by PW Insider, Alberto Del Rio will appear before the court. The court has listed his charges as aggravated kidnapping in the first degree. He could be spending several…
Matt Riddle & WWE Sued For $10 Million Each By Candy Cartwright
Matt Riddle filed a lawsuit against his #SpeakingOut movement accuser Candy Cartwright. Now it seems she has filed a lawsuit herself against Riddle, WWE and others. According to recent court filings, Samantha Tavel(Candy Cartwright) filed a lawsuit against Matt Riddle, WWE, Gabe Sapolsky, and EVOLVE Wrestling with the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois. She…
The Rock Celebrates 200 Million Followers On Instagram
The Rock is arguably the most popular actor in Hollywood and now it seems he has reached a new milestone on Instagram. He is now the most-followed man in the US. According to an article by Deadline, it was revealed The Rock has achieved the milestone of 200 Million followers on Instagram. He took to…
Samoa Joe Gives Confirmation That His In-Ring Career Is Not Over
Samoa Joe has not competed inside a WWE ring in quite a while. This is because he has suffered injuries in quick succession. He suffered a concussion last time and was pulled from any in-ring work. Since then he has been a part of the commentary team. Joe spoke to the Wilde On podcast, where he discussed…
Marty Jannetty Taken To Hospital After Being Attacked In New York City
Marty Jannetty has been a major subject of controversy for a while now. Several of his stories have made headlines. Now it seems he shared a new incident in his life on Facebook. In his Facebook post, Jannetty revealed he was apparently blindsided by an individual outside the JFK Airport in New York City. He was…
Mickie James Briefly Out Of Action With Broken Nose
Mickie James revealed on GAW TV Episode 21 on YouTube that she recently suffered a broken nose while wrestling on Raw. As a result, she will be out of action for a couple of weeks. “So, [I] legit broke my nose in a match, and now I can’t wrestle for a couple weeks. Unfortunately that…
WWE NXT UK Results (10/08/20) – Kay Lee Ray’s State Of The Union
Below are complete results from the October 8th edition of NXT UK: – Xia Brookside & Dani Luna def. Nina Samuels & Amale – Saxton Huxley def. Jack Starz – Heritage Cup Opening Round Match: A-Kid def. Flash Morgan Webster – Kay Lee Ray’s State of the Union” ended in a melee with a division…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Down Against VP Debate
Viewership numbers for both Dynamite and NXT suffered this week against the Vice Presidential Debate. This week’s WWE NXT drew 639,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is down from last week’s 732,000. The show ranked No. 56 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.16 rating. This week’s AEW Dynamite did 752,000 viewers on TNT. This is…
WWE Announces Draft Rules And Superstar Pools
The WWE Draft is set to begin on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX and will continue on next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw on the USA Network. On Thursday, WWE released the official draft rules here on dot com. Of note, NXT is nowhere in the rules and Retribution can…
Finn Balor’s Injury Not As Severe As It Seems
Finn Balor defended the NXT Championship against Kyle O’Reilly at NXT TakeOver 31. He was able to retain his title. However, he suffered an injury during the match. He suffered a jaw injury. Generally, an injury of that nature takes six to eight weeks to recover from, but it seems his injury might not be…
AJ Styles On WWE Taking Over WWE Superstars’ Twitch Accounts
WWE will be taking over the Twitch and Cameo accounts of WWE Superstars in less than four weeks. This decision was met with a lot of backlash, but many Superstars have already started to comply with the rules. AJ Styles recently spoke during his own Twitch stream regarding WWE’s decision to take ownership of the accounts. He…
Vince McMahon To Chris Jericho: Nobody Cares About The F*cking Intercontinental Title
Chris Jericho is undoubtedly one of the best Superstars to have held the Intercontinental Championship. He holds the record for the most number of reigns with the WWE Intercontinental Title and the title was a big deal to him. However, it seems Vince McMahon did not see it that way. While speaking with Inside The Ropes,…
Chris Jericho On Feeling ‘Double-Crossed’ Following WrestleMania Loss To Fandango
Chris Jericho squared off against Fandango at WrestleMania 29, where he put over his opponent. It seems Jericho was not so keen on having the match. Jericho spoke to Inside The Ropes, where he revealed that he was scheduled to face Fandango at WrestleMania, but he did not feel up to it. Vince McMahon was…
Renee Young Returning For WWE Special On FOX
Renee Young parted ways with WWE following SummerSlam. However, it seems she will be making a special appearance for an assignment. WWE will have a special SmackDown kick-off show before the October 16th episode next week. The show will begin at 7:30, where the hosts will be Renee Young and Booker T. This is in…
Ridge Holland Stretchered Out Following Leg Injury On NXT
Ridge Holland was stretchered out on this week’s WWE NXT in wake of an apparent leg injury. After Holland defeated Danny Burch, he proceeded to brawl with Oney Lorcan. When Holland went to catch one of them flying out of the ring, his leg gave out and was injured in the process. Wishing you a…
WWE NXT Results (10/07/20) – Ember Moon Teams With Rhea Ripley
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Finn Balor will address his injury, plus Ember Moon kicks off the show. WWE NXT Results – 10/07/2020 From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL The commentators inform us that a match is kicking us off as the two…
Finn Balor To Address Broken Jaw On WWE NXT Tonight
NXT Champion Finn Balor announced on social media that he suffered a broken jaw in two places during his grueling TakeOver 31 main event against Kyle O’Reilly. Balor noted he is still the NXT Champion and will address the situation on tonight’s new episode of NXT. Broken jaw in two places. Still the CHAMPION.Full story…
WWE Officially Announces New Class Of Performance Center Recruits
After months of rumored signings, WWE officially announced the newest batch of Performance Center recruits. Eight new talent have signed with several being former EVOLVE stars. Below is dot com‘s post in its entirety: A new class of recruits has reported for training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. The group can count…
The Rock’s ‘Black Adam’ Movie Has Been Indefinitely Postponed
The Rock has been working hard in preparing for his role as Black Adam while the film was had yet to begin shooting. Plans finally began for the film. However, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems shooting for the film has been delayed. Dwayne Johnson was set to act as Shazam’s arch-nemesis and anti-hero…
Kurt Angle Talks Being Offered Low-Paying UFC Deal
Before Kurt Angle joined WWE, he had options elsewhere and this included UFC. There was a chance he would have worked there, but that did not happen. Angle spoke to PW Insider, where he revealed he was offered a 10-fight deal with UFC for a very low amount of pay in 1997. He was offered…
Damien Sandow On His Unsuccessful Money In The Bank Cash-In
Damien Sandow won the Money In The Bank briefcase in 2013. However, he was unable to successfully cash in his briefcase in order to win a World Title. Fans are still upset over this decision and it seems Sandow is as well. Sandow spoke to Wrestling Inc, where he discussed his cash-in attempt. He was…
Andrade And Angel Garza Possibly No Longer A Team
WWE paired up Andrade and Angel Garza a while ago. They were being managed by Zelina Vega and it seemed they were bound to find success. However, it seems their time as a tag team might be over as Zelina Vega has left managing them. According to a report by PW Insider, the team of Andrade…
Velveteen Dream And Adam Cole Added To Injured List
NXT TakeOver 31 ended this past Sunday and it featured several great matches and memorable moments. However, it seems a few Superstars suffered injuries during the event. Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly were given medical evaluations. Now it seems two more Superstars have been added to the injury list. WWE officially announced that Adam Cole…
