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Author: Anutosh Bajpai

  • Big Return Confirmed For John Cena Last Time Is Now Tournament

    A big return has been confirmed for the Last Time Is Now tournament.

    John Cena had announced that NXT stars will also be part of the tournament to determine the opponent for his retirement match at the December 13 Saturday Night\’s Main Event.

    The first of these development talents was confirmed on this week\’s Raw when Adam Pearce pulled out the name of Je’Von Evans from the tumbler.

    His opponent\’s name was equally as surprising as the Raw General Manager announced that former World Champion Gunther would be making his return to face the NXT star next week.

    Solo Sikoa was the next name to be picked, but just like his SmackDown counterpart, the Raw GM decided to keep the name of his opponent a mystery.

    The Ring General has not wrestled since the SummerSlam event in early August, where he lost the World Title to CM Punk. He\’s widely believed to be the one facing Cena in his last match.

    The announcement of his return, however, puts a wrench in the theories about the mystery opponent Nick Aldis had announced for LA Knight on SmackDown.

    Former TNA World Champion Joe Hendry has also shown interest in being part of this tournament. We\’ll have to see if he ends up as one of these mystery opponents or as one of the remaining 4 contestants yet to be confirmed for the competition.

  • WWE Veteran Turns Heel On Raw

    Nikki Bella has turned to the dark side.

    This week\’s episode of Raw from John Cena\’s hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, featured Stephanie Vaquer defending her Women\’s World Championship against Raquel Rodriguez.

    The WWE Hall of Famer, who teamed with Vaquer for a match against Judgment Day last week, was at the champ\’s corner for this bout.

    Roxanne Perez tried to run interference in favor of Rodriguez towards the end of the bout, but Nikki Bella cut her off. Stephanie then delivered a Devil’s Kiss and picked up the pinfall victory with a corkscrew moonsault.

    Nikki Bella Turns Heel

    Perez attacked the Women\’s Champion after the bell, leading to Nikki making the save for her tag team partner. After the duo had sent the heels packing, however, Bella blasted Vaquer outta nowhere with the title belt.

    The WWE veteran picked up the Women\’s Championship and posed with the belt before dropping it on the unconscious body of Stephanie Vaquer. Bella\’s final act before heading to the back was tearing off the red top she was wearing, to reveal a black top underneath.

    With Survivor Series being the next PPV, it\’s not hard to imagine that we\’ll see these two women squaring off for the title at the upcoming show after tonight\’s development.

  • Rumor Killer On AEW Star Being Part of John Cena Last Time Is Now Tournament

    John Cena has announced that people from outside WWE will be taking part in the Last Time is Now tournament to determine his final opponent at the upcoming December 13 Saturday Night\’s Main Event.

    While the larger belief is we\’ll see stars from TNA or AAA taking part in the competition, there have been people who have speculated about some of his former rivals who now work for AEW potentially showing up for this opportunity.

    One such former rival people have wondered about is Adam Copeland, known to WWE fans as Edge. The feud between the two veterans spanned years, and they shared the ring for almost 200 matches during their shared tenure in WWE.

    Fightful Select recently provided an update on these rumors and confirmed that Copeland\’s name has never been brought up in a creative meeting for this tournament, and he is not expected to show up on WWE TV anytime soon.

    While Cope is not expected to make his WWE return anytime soon, there is another major AEW name whose status remains very much up in the air.

    Chris Jericho reportedly has his contract expiring before the end of this year and even President Tony Khan has remained ambiguous about Y2J\’s future. You can check out what the former AEW Champion himself said on the matter here.

  • Watch: What Happened With Drew McIntyre After SmackDown Went Off Air

    Drew McIntyre continued his argument with Nick Aldis after SmackDown.

    The main event match between Cody Rhodes and Aleister Black on the latest episode of the Blue Branded Show ended abruptly when the Scottish Warrior showed up out of nowhere and delivered a Claymore to the referee.

    McIntyre then started brawling with the Undisputed WWE Champion, with Black joining in on the post-match beatdown. Damian Priest showed up as well, and the action continued until General Manager Nick Aldis came out.

    Angry with the actions of Drew, Aldis announced an indefinite suspension for the former world champion, and the show went off air with the two arguing over it.

    WWE later released a video showing Drew being escorted out of the arena by company officials, including Robert Roode, who now works as a producer behind the scenes:

    What Happened After SmackDown

    While Drew McIntyre left the arena after the broadcast ended, Cody Rhodes and Damian Priest remained in the ring. The two babyfaces had some fun with the crowd before finally leaving.

    There were also a couple of dark matches that took place after the show. The first match saw Rusev squaring off against Sheamus while AJ Styles & Rey Fenix defended their tag team titles against The Judgment Day.

    The SmackDown episode before all this featured a number of notable developments. This included an NXT star\’s official debut as well a surprisingly quick title change. You can check out more about it here.

  • NXT Star Officially Called Up To SmackDown

    Lash Legend is officially a main roster star.

    This week\’s episode of SmackDown from Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, featured a singles match between Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair. Flair\’s tag team partner Alexa Bliss, was at the ringside for this bout.

    The ending of the match saw Nia missing an Annihilator as Flair rolled away. Charlotte then delivered a slingshot knee from outside the ring and went for the pin, but Jax managed to kick out.

    Lash Legend showed up at the ringside after another nearfall from Flair, and the former WNBA star started choking out Alexa Bliss. The distraction allowed Nia Jax to capitalize, and she won the match with a Banzai Drop on the Queen.

    This new tag team was interviewed backstage after this match, where Nia claimed that she could have beaten Charlotte without the help. Lash Legend then said that tonight\’s only the beginning.

    Legend who joined WWE back in 2020 has previously wrestled several matches on the Blue Branded show while still being part of the NXT roster.

    WWE is promoting tonight\’s appearance as her official debut on the main roster; however, and they have moved her to the list of SmackDown stars on their website as well.

    This new tag team seems to be in line to challenge Flair and Bliss for the Women\’s Tag Team Titles after tonight and we\’ll see if they are able to take the belts off the current champions.

  • Mystery Opponent Added To John Cena Last Time Is Now Tournament

    A surprise competitor has been added to the Last Time Is Now tournament.

    After John Cena announced a 16-man tournament to determine his final opponent, WWE introduced a tumbler on Raw this week to choose the talents for this competition.

    The latest SmackDown then featured a backstage segment where R Truth tried to hand his balls to Nick Aldis to participate in the draw. Upon being informed that his name was already included, however, the wrestling veteran took his balls back.

    The SmackDown General Manager drew the names for the competition in a later segment. The first match that Aldis made official was The Miz vs. Jey Uso.

    LA Knight\’s name was next out of the tumbler. In an unexpected twist, Nick Aldis looked shocked when he drew the name of Knight\’s opponent and decided to keep it a surprise for now.

    The Last Time Is Now tournament will officially begin on Raw this Monday, November 10, when John Cena returns to WWE TV for his final appearance in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.

    Damian Priest vs. Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sheamus are the two first-round matches announced for the upcoming episode of the Red Branded show.

    As Cena had previously teased people from outside the company for this tournament, rumors and speculations are expected to run rampant about the opponent of LA Knight untill it\’s revealed.

  • Title Changes Hands With Surprisingly Short Match On SmackDown

    Chelsea Green is back at the top of the Women\’s US Championship division again.

    The defending champion, Giulia, had only surpassed the WWE Diva\’s inaugural reign as the Women\’s US Champion of 131 days earlier this week.

    This week\’s SmackDown from Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, then saw the Japanese star defending the belt against Green. Kiana James was accompanying the champion for this bout, while Alba Fyre was with the challenger.

    Giulia hit Arrivederci early in the bout, but Green somehow kicked out of the pinfall attempt. We saw Kiana getting involved in the action soon after this, as she delivered a cheap shot to Chelsea when the referee was busy with the champ.

    This resulted in Fyre delivering a superkick to James and Giulia responded with a kick of her own to Alba. The distraction allowed Chelsea Green to take advantage, and she rolled the defending champion up for a pin using the ropes.

    This was a surprising title change, not only because of Giulia\’s record but because of the very short length of the bout as well. We\’ll have to see what the company is planning for the former NJPW star after this shocking loss.

  • Cody Rhodes Reveals Alternate Career Path He Considered After 2016 WWE Exit

    Cody Rhodes\’ post-WWE run could have looked very different.

    The Undisputed WWE Champion recently had an interview with All The Smoke podcast. During the session, he talked about things such as the future of the Final Boss character in WWE, when he plans to end his wrestling career and more.

    The AEW co-founder was also asked about his decision to leave WWE in 2016 due to creative frustrations and if he ever doubted himself during his time away. Cody Rhodes confirmed that he had his doubts, and revealed that he considered an alternate career as an amateur wrestling coach during this time:

    “Oh my gosh, all the time. I thought about going and getting a degree because in Georgia, if you have a degree, you can be a wrestling coach. I was really into amateur wrestling [as a kid]. I was the only one in my family who did folkstyle, freestyle, Greco-Roman. I thought I’d be a really good coach.\”

    I Doubted Myself: Cody Rhodes

    Cody Rhodes is a decorated amateur wrestler with two state-level high school championships in Georgia before his WWE signing. He wrestled against fellow WWE star Xavier Woods during this time as well and made his life hell, according to the New Day star.

    The American Nightmare who got married to Brandi Rhodes in September 2013, discussed how this was the first time he thought about a plan B because of his family responsibilities:

    “And I never thought about a plan B, so that was the first time plan B came up. You’re married at the time, no children just yet, but looking to start a family,

    And you can’t start a family with just nothing, you know, or a little bit of savings here and there from my time with WWE. But I doubted myself. I feel like I doubted myself every step of the journey.”

    Thankfully for the current champion, he didn\’t have to dive too deep into alternate career paths. He had a successful run on the independent circuit, before the creation of AEW and his triumphant WWE return in 2022.

  • AEW Star Pulled From Indie Match Due To Recent Injury

    Queen Aminata is set to miss her upcoming indie match after being pulled off this week\’s episode of Dynamite due to injury.

    The AEW star was originally scheduled to defend the DPW Women\’s Worlds Championship against Dani Luna on an event on Friday, November 7.

    The company confirmed on X, however, that the title defence has been cancelled in light of her injury. Though they announced that Queen Aminata will still be present for the event, and Luna will now face Jada Stone in a singles match instead:

    Tony Khan first announced the injury of the female star before this week\’s episode of Dynamite. The Guinean professional wrestler was originally scheduled to square off against Megan Bayne in a Blood & Guts advantage match at the show.

    Mina Shirakawa replaced Aminata in this bout, but she ended up losing to Bayne. AEW has since announced that Mina will be replacing the injured star in the upcoming Women\’s Blood & Guts match as well.

    The injury is an unfortunate one, as Aminata had gotten the chance to compete in this inaugural Women\’s match after taking to social media and demanding an opportunity from the AEW President.

    It\’s unknown what kind of injury the AEW star has suffered, so it\’s hard to say if she\’ll stay out of action for long. Stay tuned to SEScoops for more updates.

  • The Rock Reflects On Childhood Troubles With Law And One Arrest That Changed Everything

    The Rock has opened up about his childhood troubles and one moment that put him off his old way of living and started his journey of becoming one of the most successful people on the planet.

    The Great One real name, Dwyane Johnson, had a lengthy interview with Hollywood Reporter recently, where he talked in depth about his troubled childhood.

    He mentioned how he lived in more than a dozen US states and even in New Zealand for a while during his early years because of his father\’s profession and the family\’s financial conditions.

    Because of this constant change, The Rock found himself being a rambunctious kid who was always in trouble with his family as well as the law:

    \”I had been getting in trouble a lot in Hawaii — I was getting arrested a lot, I was doing a lot of things that I shouldn’t have been doing and I had a hard time staying on the right track — and I was still getting in trouble when I landed at Freedom High School in Bethlehem.\”

    I Felt So Bad: The Rock

    The time in Bethlehem turned out to be the change he needed to turn things around. Johnson discussed how he did not fit in school because of his larger-than-average size, and he had gotten into a faceoff with a teacher less than a month after being transferred to Freedom High School.

    The young Dwyane then got arrested for theft, and his mom had to get him out. Something clicked in him this time, however, and The Rock decided to change the way he was living in that moment:

    \”I had also just been arrested for theft. My mom had to come to the police station. We were fresh in Bethlehem, and now this was our reputation. And I remember thinking that night, “Wow, I’ve embarrassed my mom,” which is the last thing I wanted to do.

    I had a complicated relationship with my dad, but I really embarrassed my mom and I felt so bad. And then I really embarrassed myself with this teacher. And I thought, “God, this is not me.”

    The next day, he went to school and apologised to his teacher. The man named Jody Cwik then offered Johnson a spot in the school\’s football team. According to the Hollywood star, Cwik helped him turn his life around and set him on a path of success that he\’s enjoying today.

  • Logan Paul Claims He Was Kicked \’Right In The Dick\’ On Raw

    Logan Paul claims he was kicked in the dick during his latest WWE outing.

    The YouTube star was featured in the opening segment of Raw this week. He surprisingly came to the aid of CM Punk against The Vision. The duo of Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed beat Paul down for this action before Punk was able to fend them off using a steel chair.

    A new vlog posted on Paul\’s YouTube channel featured the footage of this attack. Talking about the whole thing in the backstage area, Logan Paul claimed that Breakker actually low-blowed him during the segment:

    “Yeah, I just got caught in the middle of crossfire. I don’t know if you saw when Bron pushed me. I fell to my ass, and the back of my head hit the wall of the ring. Then, when they were kicking me while I was down, Bron kicked me right in the dick. Actually, my testicles hurt.”

    This wasn\’t the last of Logan Paul fans saw during the mentioned night. The main event of Raw was CM Punk teaming with Jey Uso to square off against The Vision in a tag team match. The bout ended in DQ as the two Brons showed more interest in hurting their opponents than winning the match.

    The ever-controversial star came to Punk\’s aid once again after this. His face run ended there, however, as Logan ended up hitting Punk instead. Paul then handed over his brass knuckles to Paul Heyman, confirming his side for the expected WarGames match at Survivor Series at the end of this month.

  • Photo: Liv Morgan Stuns Fans At Stranger Things S5 Premiere

    Liv Morgan continues making headlines even during her WWE hiatus.

    The former WWE Women\’s Champion was recently featured in a new campaign for the fashion brand Lids. The female star joined the promotion with her on-screen partner, Dominik Mysterio.

    This wasn\’t the only thing that got people talking about Morgan this week, however. The Judgment Day member also stunned fans with her look during an appearance at the World Premiere of Stranger Things S5 on Friday:

    The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is expected to be released in three parts on Netflix by the end of this year. The first four episodes will be made available on November 26, followed by three more episodes on Christmas and the finale being released on New Year\’s Eve.

    The Rock Explains Why He Posted About Bin Laden’s Death Before US President

    Liv Morgan suffered a legitimate shoulder injury while competing in a match against Kairi Sane during the June 16 episode of Monday Night Raw. The WWE star was involved in a storyline with Roxanne Perez at the time, opposing her entry into the Judgment Day group.

    Perez was accepted into the faction after Morgan was put on the shelf. Roxanne also started teaming with Liv\’s partner, Raquel Rodriguez, and started defending the Women\’s Tag Team Championships with her on the injured star\’s behalf.

    The duo ended up losing the titles to Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam and Liv will surely have a lot to say about it when she does return to WWE TV.

  • The Rock Explains Why He Posted About Bin Laden\’s Death Before US President

    Does The Rock secretly work for the government?

    The Hollywood star had made a tweet about the death of Osama Bin Laden back in 2011. It later became a noteworthy post for the reason that even President Barack Obama had not publicly announced the news by that time.

    During a recent interview with Hollywood Reporter, The People\’s Champion was asked about the story behind this.

    The Rock revealed that he was told the news by a friend. Though according to the Final Boss, he did not intend to steal the glory of the US President, and he actually believed that Obama had given his speech by that time:

    \”I’ve got a friend of a friend who gave me a call. The call was like, \’Hey, this thing happened.\’ And I said, \’Okay, wonderful news.\’ I was told on the call that the president at that time [Barack Obama] was going to make his speech in 20 minutes or whatever.

    I said, \’Okay, great.\’ So 20 minutes go by, and at about the 25th minute, I tweet this. Then I get a second call, and the call is, \’Yeah, the president didn’t go on yet.\’ And I went, \’Oh shit.\’\”

    The Rock was not the only wrestling name informing people of this development on the day. John Cena most famously took the mic at Extreme Rules 2011 after defeating The Miz and John Morrison to win the WWE Championship in the main event, and made the announcement for the crowd at Tampa, Florida.

    Apart from this, The Great One talked about how his recent Smashing Machine movie signals a change in his approach to life. He also revealed his reaction to the film bombing at box office. You can check out his remarks here.

  • The Rock Reveals Immediate Reaction To Smashing Machine\’s Box Office Flop

    The Rock did not care about the Box Office performance of the Smashing Machine.

    The Great One recently had a lengthy interview with the Hollywood Reporter. The session covered a lot of ground, including his tough childhood, failed Football career, his start and transformation in WWE and more.

    One of the main themes of the interview was how The Smashing Machine represents a big shift in The Rock\’s approach to life. The Hollywood star mentioned how he has been doing family-friendly and happy ending movies for a long time. It started as a way for him to avoid dealing with issues in his real life while he was going through a divorce back in 2008:

    \”Smashing Machine also represents a turning point in my career that I’ve wanted for a long time: for the first time in my career — 20 plus years since The Scorpion King came out — I made a film to challenge myself and to really rip myself open and to go elsewhere and disappear and transform. And not one time did I think about box office.”

    I Went To Sleep Peacefully: The Rock

    Compared to his other blockbusters with budgets ranging into hundreds of millions, The Smashing Machine was made with a limited budget of $50 million. Even then, the film failed to break even at the box office, having grossed only $20 million since its theatrical release last month.

    The Rock mentioned how you don\’t think that a project could flop during its making, and disappointing numbers can hit you hard when the film is finally released. With this movie, however, The People\’s Champion did not go through any such emotions even on release day:

    \”I had not thought about that at all. And even that Friday night when we opened, I went to sleep peacefully and woke up peacefully because it represented this thing. And even though we didn’t do well [at the box office], or as well as we wanted to, it was okay because it just represented the thing I did for me.\”

    Despite the disappointing box office results, The Rock is not looking to stop experimenting with his work, and he\’s already signed multiple movies of different genres. Though the former world champion is not leaving the sure hit franchise films behind, as he revealed during the interview that he will soon start filming for the third installment of the Jumanji franchise.

  • WWE And AEW Stars Come Together To Help Ridge Holland After Abrupt Firing

    Superstars from around the wrestling world are coming together to help former WWE star Ridge Holland after his abrupt firing from WWE.

    The 37-year-old launched a GoFundMe Campaign after the company terminated his contract weeks earlier. This was the latest shocking development in an already convoluted situation where the officials had informed Holland in October that his deal will not be renewed, while he was out injured.

    Wrestling World Uniting To Help Ridge Holland

    The campaign message confirmed that Ridge had taken a pay cut to sign his latest WWE contract and revealed that he might have to undergo another surgery in March. It also highlighted his status as an independent contractor:

    \”Despite being injured at work, he was hired as a 1099 contractor — meaning he’s not eligible for workers’ compensation, sick leave, or any support from the employer. Since the injury, the company has offered to pay for medical expenses BUT No pay. No new contract\”

    A number of wrestling stars have come forward to help the former NXT tag champion, including current WWE talents Chelsea Green and Omos. On AEW\’s side, people such as Nick Jackson and Kyle Fletcher have donated. Jinder Mahal, who was released from his WWE deal last year has also contributed.

    Reports suggest that WWE considered Holland\’s social media posts as breach of contract and decided to end his deal early because of it. You can check out more details about it here.

  • Maxxine Dupri Reveals How She Felt About Her Late Brother Being Mentioned In WWE Storyline

    Maxxine Dupri has revealed where the idea to mention her late brother in a WWE storyline came from.

    The WWE star recently had an interview with Chris Van Vliet. She talked about things such as being engaged to wrestler Antony Luke, her progression in the ring, working with Nikki Bella and more.

    During the interview, Maxxine was also asked about her late brother being brought up during a storyline in 2024. Dupri revealed that the idea came from her own mind because she wanted the story to make sense:

    “Yes, 100%. It was that line I said, as I was the originator of the idea. So I said, we had the layout of the match where she’s going to yell at me and I’m going to walk out of the ring.

    And I just felt like if you want me to walk out of the ring, give me a reason to walk out of the ring.\”

    To Me It Was A Positive: Maxxine Dupri

    Maxxine Dupri lost her older brother Wyatt in a car crash back in 2017. During a tag team match on Raw in March, 2024, Candice LeRae brought the topic up as a way to bully the rookie star into leaving the ring and securing a win for her own team.

    The former MxM Collection member explained that she doesn\’t look at the whole thing as a negative. She instead considers it a tribute to her brother and a way to acknowledge the importance of him in the WWE star\’s life before his passing:

    \”To me, I didn’t look at it as a negative towards my brother or towards my situation. To me, it felt like a positive, I get to bring light to the fact that I have a brother.

    To me, it was we’re gonna acknowledge someone that’s my whole world that passed away, whether she’s saying it in a negative way or positive way. To me, it was a positive.”

    Later in the interview, Dupri revealed that her mother was not aware of the segment. Though Maxxine expressed confidence that she would have also felt the same way had she been told about it in advance.

  • Jinder Mahal Believes It\’s Time For 3MB Reunion Tour

    Jinder Mahal believes it\’s time for a 3MB reunion.

    The former WWE star recently had an interview with The Click and Tell show. He talked about things such as his recent marriage, his time in WWE, and more.

    During the interview, Jinder was shown the very first photo he posted on Instagram, which was a pic of 3MB. Mahal responded by reflecting on the journey that all three members of the group have had since then. He joked that it\’s time for Heath Slater to follow the footsteps of his partners and become a world champion:

    \”What I see when I look at that picture is just the journey, almost 15 years, right? Independently, all three of us, so many ups and downs. When the three of us split,

    Me and Drew, going away for a while, reinventing ourselves. Heath, reinventing himself. Me and Drew, becoming world champions, WWE champions. So now it\’s on Heath Slater to become world champion.\”

    The Band Has To Reform: Jinder Mahal

    Jinder Mahal explained that 3MB worked because none of the members had any ego, and they had fun working together. Though he mentioned how the group did not get much support from the fans during their original run, before calling for a reunion:

    \”I think now enough time has passed where it\’s kind of people have nostalgia. They kind of miss 3MB, and they remember the good times, but at that time, we didn\’t have a whole lot of support, not like now. But I think the band has to reform. Maybe have a reunion tour of some sort.\”

    With all three members being in very different places in their careers, a full-on 3MB reunion seems unlikely. Though the fans can still hope that they\’ll get to share the screen again for a one-off moment in the future.

  • TNT Title Match With Multiple Stipulations Announced For Full Gear

    Mark Briscoe will be putting his freedom on the line at Full Gear.

    The latest episode of Dynamite saw Briscoe approaching Kyle Fletcher once again for a TNT title shot. He proposed the match for the upcoming PPV with a No DQ stipulation.

    Don Callis intervened before Fletcher could agree to the bout, however. He added another twist to the whole thing, saying that Mark will have to join his faction if he loses the championship bout.

    Apart from this, the company also announced a big six-man tag team match for the show. The bout will see Kenny Omega teaming with Jurassic Express to take on Josh Alexander and the Young Bucks, with the prize money of $1 million on the line.

    AEW Full Gear 2025 Updated Match Card

    AEW Full Gear this year will take place from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on November 22, 2025. You can check out the updated card for the show below:

    • Tag Team Match: Boom & Doom (Big Boom AJ and Q. T. Marshall) vs. RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta)
    • AEW Women\’s World Championship Match: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Moné
    • AEW World Heavyweight Championship Match: \”Hangman\” Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe
    • AEW World Tag Team Championship: Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) (c) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (with Stokely)
    • One Million Dollar Tag Match: Kenny Omega and Jurassic Express (\”Jungle\” Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Josh Alexander
    • Casino Gauntlet Match To Determine Inaugural AEW National Champion: Bobby Lashley vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Ricochet vs. TBA
    • NO DQ Match For TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) (with Don Callis) vs. Mark Briscoe (Briscoe has to join Don Callis Family if he loses)
    Backstage Details On Drew McIntyre’s Big Money WWE Contract

  • AEW Star Injured, Likely Missing Blood & Guts Match

    An AEW star is likely out of the upcoming Blood & Guts match.

    AEW had announced a Blood & Guts advantage match between Queen Aminata and Megan Bayne on this week\’s episode of Dynamite.

    Tony Khan took to social media before the November 5 episode, however, and announced that Aminata was not cleared to compete at the show.

    The AEW President confirmed that Mina Shirakawa will replace the injured star in the advantage match. While not made official, it was heavily implied that Aminata will be missing Blood & Guts as well, likely being replaced by Mina there too:

    Queen Aminata last wrestled during the AEW Fright Night Dynamite last week. She teamed with Jamie Hayter to face Sisters of Sin. The first-round match of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Title tournament was won by Julia Hart & Skye Blue.

    AEW has announced a special Blood & Guts episode of Dynamite set to take place from the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, next week on November 12.

    The show will see the team of Jamie Hayter, Queen Aminata, Willow Nightingale, Harley Cameron, \”Timeless\” Toni Storm, and Kris Statlander facing Triangle of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue, and Thekla), Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir, and Mercedes Moné in the first-ever Women\’s Blood & Guts match.

  • Grayson Waller Recalls Stern Reaction of Swifties After His Remark

    Grayson Waller had to suffer the wrath of the Swifites.

    The WWE star recently had an interview with Chris Van Vliet, where he talked about things such as how the landscape has changed for Australian wrestlers in the last 20 years, his tag team with Austin Theory and more.

    During the interview, Waller also recalled the backlash he received for saying that Travis Kelce was settling for a six in Taylor Swift during an episode of The Bump. Grayson discussed how he didn\’t even think that it was a big deal until he started going viral on TikTok:

    \”I didn’t even think about it until all of a sudden, I have these cringe mums on TikTok who don’t spend time with their kids doing videos on me about how ugly I am. And they were saying some wild stuff, like Swifty fans are mean.\”

    Never In My Life: Grayson Waller

    Grayson Waller then revealed that he was recently invited to an event where both Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift were also present. The WWE star actually got to chat with Kelce, and Grayson claimed that the Football star was super nice to him and the other WWE stars there. While he didn\’t get to meet Swift officially, Grayson still got the vibe that she was a \’good sister\’ based on her behavior.

    The fans of the music star, however, have not been so kind. Grayson Waller detailed the kind of reactions he got on social media after his comments, and claimed that he had fun with them:

    \”There was one lady who was talking about how I had no lips. Never in my life have I thought about not having lips, and I’m looking at the mirror like, do I not have lips? They got my head a little bit.

    But I doubled down on it too, because I think people get stressed about when you annoy the fan base, especially the Swifties. But I doubled down on it because it was so fun. They were so angry and so upset.\”

    Apart from this, Grayson Waller revealed advice he received from John Cena that completely changed his perspective. You can check out more about it here.

  • Backstage Details On Drew McIntyre\’s Big Money WWE Contract

    Drew McIntyre is gonna continue making big money with WWE for years to come.

    The contractual status of the Scottish Psychopath became a topic of discussion recently when Vince Russo invited the WWE star to perform for Juggalo Championship Wrestling whenever his deal expired.

    Fightful Select picked up on this discussion and provided some updates on the former World Champion\’s contractual status. They noted that McIntyre has more than two years left in his current contract, where he is making more than a million dollars per year:

    \”Outside of it being into the millions of dollars per year, we\’re also told that there\’s about two and a half years left on it. That would carry Drew into 2028. We can\’t confirm it specifically, but it was hinted to us that it was a four-year contract that would carry him at least through WrestleMania 2028.\”

    Drew McIntyre signed a new contract with the company last year. The news received a lot of publicity when The Rock congratulated him on social media and gifted him a sword on the occasion.

    The 40-year-old has continued his partnership with the Hollywood star since then, and McIntyre even became the face of Under Armour\’s special Project Rock collection launched this year.

    The latest edition of Saturday Night\’s Main Event saw Drew unsuccessfully challenging Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE title and we\’ll have to see what the company is planning for him next.

  • The 80s Are Over: Cody Rhodes Claims There Is No Substance Abuse In WWE Anymore

    Cody Rhodes has opened up about the current WWE culture.

    The American Nightmare talked about his famous Hell In A Cell 2022 match against Seth Rollins on All The Smoke podcast. Cody, who wrestled the bout with a gruesome-looking torn pec, first discussed how it was very important for him to compete in the bout because he didn\’t want to let the fans down.

    Speaking about his preparations for the bout, the Undisputed WWE Champion claimed that all he did was hide through the day because the era of wrestling through pain and substance abuse in WWE is over:

    \”WWE is also very adamant about – there\’s no substance abuse in this company anymore, none. The 80s are over. We\’ve got to be healthy. We\’ve got to be clean.

    So people ask all the time, if I had any pain medication or anything of that nature. I had four baby aspirin, because they didn\’t even have regular Advil. Now, if they had regular Advil, I would have had it, but they had that baby aspirin.\”

    Cody Rhodes Was Walking The Tightrope

    Cody Rhodes explained that he was on high alert throughout the match as well. The officials had told him that the bout would be called off if they felt like the American Nightmare was in too much pain:

    \”I remember at the time being told, \’Hey, if you\’re in pain, we are gonna stop it. There\’s nothing to prove here. If you\’re in pain, we are gonna stop it.\’ My thought was, \’How would you know?\’

    I\’m already…we\’re pretending to be in pain. What level of pain are you gonna go \’Oh, that\’s [too much],\’ right? So I\’m walking this tightrope the whole match, not sure if they\’re just gonna ring the bell, but Seth was the perfect person to be in there with me, Seth Rollins.\”

    The former AEW star went on to talk about his recent Crown Jewel rematch with Seth where the Architect ended up suffering a shoulder injury himself. Cody confirmed that Rollins has underwent surgery but did not reveal any more details.

  • Cody Rhodes Believes There Is Lot More Use To Final Boss Character In WWE

    Cody Rhodes believes there is a lot more they can do with the Final Boss character.

    The Undisputed WWE Champion was asked the question about his wrestling Mt. Rushmore during his appearance on the All The Smoke podcast. The wrestling veteran, who is notorious for giving a different answer each time the question is presented to him, picked his dad Dusty Rhodes, for the first spot.

    He explained that the American Dream had an unreal ‘from the grave’ chapter because of all the people he trained in NXT who are now at the top of the industry.

    His own arch-rival, The Rock, was Cody\’s next pick. The current face of WWE explained that the Hollywood star did not have to create a whole new character upon his return last year and claimed that there is a lot more mileage they can get out of the gimmick:

    \”I think The Rock is on there, Mt Rushmore-wise. He came back to a very tumultuous WWE and decided, ‘Nope, I’m not going to deal with that. I’m instead going to create a new character, even though I’m already one of the greatest characters ever,’ that being The Final Boss. And we’ve just scratched the surface on The Final Boss — there’s something incredibly special there. So, The Rock is on my Mount Rushmore.\”

    The Hardest Working Superstar Ever: Cody Rhodes

    For the remaining two spots, Cody Rhodes picked Triple H and John Cena. He mentioned how The Game has worked hard to expand the company\’s presence on a global stage, while Cena has given everything he can to the industry

    \”We got to put John Cena on there, because again Last Chapter. If you\’re a young wrestler and you go up to John at his final show in DC on Saturday Night\’s Main Event and say \’Hey John, I want to be a wrestler\’ He\’s going to give you 30 minutes+ of his time.

    That\’s just an insane bandwidth. My nephews walked up to them and they got the greatest lesson they\’ve ever got in their life. He didn\’t need to do that. Hello is good. You shook his hand, you know? Move on. No man, he\’s just giving and he\’ll go down as the hardest working superstar ever.\”

    John Cena is set to return to WWE TV on the November 10 Raw from his hometown of Boston. He\’s expected to compete at the Survivor Series PPV and end his career at the December 13 edition of Saturday Night\’s Main Event.

  • Talent Behind New WWE Trademark Confirmed

    A WWE star has received a new name.

    The company had filed the trademark for the name Skylar Raye earlier this month on November 3, and got people guessing on which talent will be going by the moniker. The person behind the name was revealed to be none other than the winner of WWE LFG season 2, Dani Sekelsky on Tuesday.

    The name change for the 24-year-old was confirmed by a social media post from the company, where they announced that Sekelsky will participate in the ongoing Women\’s Speed Championship tournament:

    The tournament was announced on last week\’s episode of the development show, when Sol Ruca decided to relinquish the Speed championship due to an injury.

    The decision became cause for a strain in her relationship with tag team partner Zaria. The Australian star had defended the Women\’s North American Title on behalf of Ruca a few days earlier, but lost the bout.

    After this decision from her partner, Zaria decided to enter the tournament for the vacant title herself. She won the first-round match against Wren Sinclair on this week\’s NXT.

    Now the company has confirmed that Skylar Raye will face Fallon Henley in the other first round match at the November 11 episode of the show. The winner of this bout will face Zaria in the title match at the two-part NXT Gold Rush special.

  • Grayson Waller Says His Most Memorable Match Was At Main Event

    Grayson Waller has revealed the most memorable match he\’s had in WWE.

    The former NXT star recently had an interview with Chris Van Vliet. He talked about things such as New Day being a better tag team than The Hardy Boyz, pissing off Taylor Swift fans, and more.

    He also talked about the company\’s recent trip to Australia for the Crown Jewel Perth event. It was the first time the Australian native got to wrestle in front of his home crowd under the banner of WWE. Grayson Waller claimed that it was the most memorable match of his career:

    \”That match against [Rey] Fenix that I had before the show on SmackDown, that’s my most memorable match I’ve ever had. I know we’ve done WrestleMania, we’ve done all those which was so good, but for me, that was the one that got me.\”

    What I\’m Really Proud of: Grayson Waller

    Grayson Waller mentioned how his goal is to have a PPV match in Australia. While he only got to wrestle on Main Event this time around, it was still a memorable experience because of the crowd support he got as a heel against Fenix:

    \”WWE fans love idiots in masks, like The Lucha Losers are super over, which sucks. But then when I went out, and the reaction I got, and then they’re booing Fenix. We’re on Main Event, we’re before the show, usually this isn’t the big stuff.

    So when they chant my name and that type of stuff like that meant a lot, because I always rep Australia, that’s what I’m really proud of, and to get that energy back from the crowd, that was my favorite match I’ve had.”

    The 35-year-old also discussed how there\’s been a recent influx of Australian talent in WWE, something which was very rare 20 years ago. He talked about people such as Tenille Dashwood, TM61, and Buddy Matthews paving the way for other talents from his country to come and perform in America.

    Waller revealed that he specifically bought a house with extra rooms, so talent from Australia can come and stay there. Grayson explained that necessities such as food are taken care of for anyone who stays with him, and there are a lot of guys who are doing the same.