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NXT’s Role In WWE Draft, No One Caring About IC Title, Brand Extension Purpose, Mistake AEW Is About To Make
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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…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 12 Results (10/08/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling “G1 Climax Tournament Day 12” that took place on Oct. 8, 2020 in Okayama, Japan at ZIP Arena: Gabriel Kidd beat Yuya Uemura. Hirooki Goto beat Yoshi-Hashi in a B-Block tournament match. Zack Sabre Jr. beat Toru Yano in a B-Block tournament match. Sanada beat Kenta…
New MITB Holder, Plans For Keith Lee, Planning A Match, Where AEW Lacks
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NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 11 Results (10/07/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling “G1 Climax Tournament Day 11” that took place on Oct. 7, 2020 in Hiroshima, Japan at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall: Yota Tsuji beat Gabriel Kidd. Tomohiro Ishii beat Yujiro Takahashi in an A-Block tournament match. Kazuchika Okada beatJeff Cobb in an A-Block tournament match. Will Ospreay…
Is Retribution Still Doomed?, Lashley’s Finisher, Title Change At WWE HIAC, Mike Tyson In AEW
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WWE Raw Audience Down With Significant Competition
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw garnered 1.686 million viewers on the USA Network. Viewership was down from the 1.822 million viewers the show averaged last week. The show did hours of 1.791 million viewers, 1.666 million viewers and 1.601 million viewers. Raw finished sixth, seventh and eighth in the 18-49 cable demographic…
WWE Names Former Barstool Sports CEO To Board Of Directors
WWE has named Erika Nardini from Barstool Sports to its Board of Directors. It is the company’s third woman to be named to their board and she is a big name. Nardini served as the first CEO of Barstool Sports in 2016 following tenures with established tech companies such as Microsoft and Yahoo. WWE will…
ROH Officially Advertising EC3 Appearance
Ring of Honor is officially advertising EC3 coming to the promotion. A vignette aired to announce EC3 at the end of the latest ROH Wrestling episode. The piece did not feature commentary from announcers. https://twitter.com/therealec3/status/1313467300071329793 EC3 has teased coming to Ring of Honor since his non-compete clause from his WWE contract expired back in July.…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 10 Results (10/06/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament Day 10 from the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, Japan: Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano by pinfall in a B-block match SANADA beat Zack Sabre, Jr. by pinfall in a B-block match EVIL beat Juice Robinson by pinfall in a B-block match…
Roman Reigns Faction, WWE Stars Supporting Biden?, Sami Zayn Annoying, NXT vs. Dynamite
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Mustafa Ali Revealed As Leader Of Retribution
Mustafa Ali is the leader of Retribution. The faction returned to WWE Monday Night Raw on this week’s episode after being held off last week due to COVID-19 concerns. Ali was booked in a singles match against MVP. The match only went on for a couple of minutes before Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley joined…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (10/05/20) – Retribution Returns
WWE Monday Night Raw Results October 5, 2020 From the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL The broadcast team is Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips and Samoa Joe. Backstage, Randy Orton talked about taking out the legends on last week’s show. He explained Drew McIntyre still has hell to pay. McIntyre’s legacy will be waiting…
WWE Championship Match Set For Hell In A Cell
Drew McIntyre will defend the WWE Championship against Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell match at the pay-per-view later this month. The match was made official on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. It is expected to be the program blow-off between McIntyre and Orton, which began for SummerSlam. Below is the…
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match Announced For Raw
The Riott Squad will challenge Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. The match was originally scheduled for last month’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view but removed from the card. WWE stated neither Jax nor Baszler were medically cleared to compete. Jax was not…
Netflix Cancels GLOW Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Netflix reversed their order to bring back GLOW for its fourth and final season. The streaming giant announced in August 2019 the series would return for a fourth season. The series, starring Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin and Marc Maro, will end due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID has killed actual humans. It’s a national tragedy…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Audience Adjusts Up Against NBA Finals
WWE Friday Night SmackDown did 2.155 million viewers for Fox last week. That is up from the 2.043 million viewers the show did in the overnight numbers that came out on Saturday. Last week’s show was up from the 2.110 million viewers the show did in the week prior. Fox did not win any demographics…
Premiere Date For New Episodes Of Miz And Mrs. Revealed
The second half of Miz and Mrs. season two will premiere on Thursday, November 12 at 10 PM ET on the USA Network. WWE released the following promotional blurb for the series starring The Miz and Maryse: “A lot has changed for the Mizanin family, as Miz and Maryse welcomed their second daughter and experienced…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 9 Results (10/05/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament Day 9 from the Takamatsu City General Gymnasium in Kagawa, Japan: Yuya Uemura beat Gabriel Kidd. Shingo Takagi beat Yujiro Takahashi in an A-Block tournament match. Jeff Cobb beat Jay White in an A-Block tournament match. Kazuchika Okada beat Minoru Suzuki in an…
News On Tonight’s WWE Raw: Six-Man Tag Match, Bray Wyatt
Tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw airs live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. This week’s show is the final before the 2020 WWE Draft begins on this week’s SmackDown and concludes on next week’s Raw. The following is advertised: WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and Raw Tag Team Champions The Street…
Sarah Stock Arrested On Multiple Charges
Former WWE producer Sarah Stock was arrested Sunday in Evansville, Indiana. She was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury, disorderly conduct, public intoxication and resisting law enforcement. All are misdemeanor charges. Stock will go before a judge this afternoon for an initial hearing but was released following her arrest. Stock, 41, is a well…
Why NXT Puts On Better Shows, Can Carmella Handle The Spotlight?, WWE Upsetting Talent, Lesnar & UFC Rumors
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WWE NXT Takeover 31 Results – Streaming Coverage, Reaction, Discussion
WWE NXT Takeover 31 Results Sunday, October 4, 2020 From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL. Pre-Show: Pre-show duties were handled by Scott Stanford and Sam Roberts. They introduced the new Capitol Wrestling Center. The show will be opened by Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship. Backstage,…
Why NXT And 205 Live Are Moving To Capitol Wrestling Center
WWE is moving NXT to the new Capitol Wrestling Center beginning with tonight’s Takeover 31, as previously reported here on WrestlingNews.com. Takeover 31 features live fans, comprised of talent, their friends and family and some very lucky fans. The redesigned Performance Center includes video boards that incorporates the virtual fans. There was talk of moving…
Former WWE Star’s Shocking Tweets About Vince McMahon, Tag Team Push Dropped, T-Bar Upset At Everyone, WWE Draft Details Revealed, The Rock Endorses Biden And Talks Backlash, Backstage WWE PPV News, James Storm Was Supposed To Debut For WWE, Heat On Alexa Bliss, NJPW President Out, Cena’s In-Ring Career To Continue, AEW Star’s Contract Has Ended, NXT Not Moving Nights, WWE Taking Superstar Twitch Accounts; Stars Livid, WrestleMania 37 Location Changed
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Impact Wrestling Victory Road Preview, How To Watch, Matches
Impact Wrestling will premiere their Victory Road event on Impact Plus tonight at 8 PM ET. The show was taped at the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Below is the complete lineup: Singles match for the Impact World Championship – Eric Young (c) vs. Eddie Edwards Singles match for the Impact Knockouts Championship – Deonna…
WWE Talent Reach Out To Andrew Yang Over New Contracts
Former US Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has been a vocal critic of WWE classifying their talent as independent contractors, speaking out recently when it was learned WWE was restricting the way talent can use third party platforms such as Twitch and Cameo. In one of the bigger stories of the week, WWE gave talent…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Viewership Against NBA Finals
This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown garnered 2.043 million viewers on FOX in the overnight numbers. That is down from the 2.110 million viewers the show did in the final number last week. This week’s show drew 2.105 million viewers in the first hour and 1.980 million viewers in the second hour. SmackDown…
NJPW Strong Results (10/2/20) – Lion’s Break Crown Tournament Continues
Below are complete results from this week’s episode of NJPW Strong, which was taped from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California. The show featured matches from the Lion’s Break Crown tournament. Clark Connors beat Logan Riegel in a Lion’s Break Crown tournament match Danny Limelight beat Blake Christian in a Lion’s Break Crown tournament match…
Lawsuit Involving WWE And Randy Orton’s Tattoos Set For Trial
WWE and Take-Two Interactive Software are engaged in a lawsuit filed by tattoo artist Catherine Alexander. Alexander did tattoo work for Randy Orton that was originally used for faux sleeves and later portrayed in a video game. She reached out to WWE to negotiate her work being reproduced but ended up filing a lawsuit years…
Kairi Sane Announces New Position With WWE
Kairi Sane will be doing work for WWE in Japan. In a tweet posted on Friday, Sane announced in Japanese she was given the role of “a new WWE promotion supporter.” Sane confirmed she will continue to train and support WWE from the country. Kairi departed as a WWE Superstar on good terms back in…
WWE Rumored To Be Moving WrestleMania 37 From Los Angeles To Tampa
There is a significant rumor making rounds in that WWE is looking to move next year’s WrestleMania 37 pay-per-view from the new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Jon Alba reached out to WWE regarding the rumor and the company issued the following statement: “We have nothing to report…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 8 (10/01/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament Day 8. The show took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Yota Tsuji fought Gabriel Kidd to a draw. Juice Robinson beat Toru Yano in a B-Block tournament match. Zack Sabre Jr. beat Hirook Goto in a B-Block tournament match. Hiroshi Tanahashi…
Why Aalyah And Murphy Is Unacceptable, XFL Return, What’s After ThunderDome, Reason For Secondary Shows
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WrestleMania 37 Plans For Roman Reigns, NJPW Failing In US, CM Punk’s Missed Opportunity, Sting vs. Undertaker
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NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 7 Results (9/30/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling “G1 Climax Tournament Day 7” from Korkauen Hall in Tokyo, Japan: Yota Tsuji beat Yuya Uemura. Minoru Suzuki beat Yujiro Takahashi in an A-Block tournament match. Kota Ibushi beat Jeff Cobb in an A-Block tournament match. Kazuchika Okada beat Taichi in an A-Block tournament match. Will…
Tegan Nox Undergoes Surgery For Torn ACL
Triple H confirmed on a NXT Takeover 31 media call that Tegan Nox did indeed suffer a torn ACL and has undergone surgery to repair the injury. The procedure was a success. This is Nox’s third ACL tear in as many years. As we reported here on WrestlingNews.com, Nox tore the ACL in her right…
WWE Title Plans For HIAC, Raw Underground Finished?, Using Marijuana In WWE, Illogical WWE Trades
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WWE Raw Viewership Up Against Stiff Competition
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average of 1.822 million viewers on the USA Network. That is up from the 1.668 million viewers the show did in the week prior. Hour one did 1.956 million viewers, hour two did 1.824 million viewers and hour three did 1.687 million viewers. The show…
T-Bar Takes Issue With Fans Celebrating Retribution’s COVID-19 Exposure
Retribution was held off of this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw after the five core members of the faction came into contact with someone positive for COVID-19. As reported here on WrestlingNews.com, all five members tested negative but are required to quarantine for 14 days after coming into proximity with someone who tested…
Schedule Released For First-Ever Impact Week
AXS TV and Impact Wrestling announced the first-ever Impact Week, starting Tuesday, October 20, leading into the Bound For Glory pay-per-view on Saturday, October 24. Below is the official press release and schedule of events: AXS TV AND IMPACT WRESTLING JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT THE FIRST-EVER IMPACT WEEK STARTING TUESDAY, OCT. 20, LEADING INTO THE…
NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 6 Results (9/29/20)
Below are complete results from NJPW’s G1 Climax Tournament Day 6 from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan: Yuya Uemura beat Gabriel Kidd. Yoshi-Hashi beat Sanada in a B-Block tournament match. Kenta beat Zack Sabre Jr. in a B-Block tournament match. Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Juice Robinson in a B-Block tournament match. Toru Yano beat Evil in…
Roman Reigns Says He Doesn’t Like CM Punk And Doesn’t Know Many People Who Do
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns was a guest on the latest episode of Complex’s Load Management podcast that was released today. In it, Reigns gave his opinion of CM Punk that was released as a promotional teaser: “I don’t like the guy [CM Punk], I don’t know many people who do … but I’m willing…
WWE Draft Moves, McMahon Runs Creative, Bring Trump Back To WWE TV?, Contracts
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WWE Monday Night Raw Results (9/28/20) – Drew McIntyre vs. Robert Roode
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (9/28/20) From the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL The announce team is indeed the return of Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and Samoa Joe. Ric Flair, Christian, Big Show and Shawn Michaels opened the broadcast as advertised. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre joined them. HBK verified McIntyre didn’t know about…
Robert Roode Returns To WWE
Robert Roode made his return to WWE on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Roode answered Drew McIntyre’s open challenge for the WWE Championship. He went under in the match. Roode was pitched by Dolph Ziggler to producer Adam Pearce earlier in the show. When it came time for the open challenge, Ziggler’s music played…
Dana Brooke Traded To Raw With Mandy Rose
Mandy Rose appeared on tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw alongside Dana Brooke, who is also now officially a Raw Superstar. You may remember Rose was “traded” to Raw several weeks ago as part of an angle where The Miz got her removed from Friday Night SmackDown to get her away from Otis. Rose…
Final WWE SmackDown Viewership For Go-Home To Clash Of Champions
Last week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew 2.110 million viewers on Fox. That is up from the 2.032 million viewers released in the overnights on Saturday. The show was WWE’s final effort before Clash of Champions. SmackDown in the week prior did 2.037 million final viewership. SmackDown helped Fox finish first in the…
Nia Jax Says She And Shayna Baszler Are “Great” And Healthy
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler were removed from WWE Clash of Champions because they were not medically cleared to compete. The team was set to defend the titles against The Riott Squad. Jax is telling a different story on social media, explaining that both her and Baszler are healthy. “Lies,”…
Backstage News From WWE Clash Of Champions
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