The Undertaker made an unadvertised appearance at WWE’s latest pay-per-view event.
On Sunday night, WWE hosted the Elimination Chamber event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center on the WWE Network. A No DQ Match between AJ Styles and Aleister Black took place.
The match ended when Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson attacked Black until The Undertaker came out. He had them in a hold until Styles tried to hit him with a Phenomenal Forearm.
Taker reversed it and hit a chokeslam to Styles that allowed Black to hit his finisher, Black Mass, to get the win. Pwinsider.com reported during the match that “The Deadman” was backstage at the show.
It’s also been reported by Pwinsider that The Undertaker is currently scheduled to make an appearance on Monday’s episode of RAW from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on the USA Network.
This appearance is slated to further the feud with Styles heading into the biggest event of the year for the company. It will also likely mark the confirmation of reports about WWE booking Styles vs. Taker at WrestleMania 36 next month.
John Morrison and The Miz will stay on top of the SmackDown Tag Team division despite a difficult match against a ton of challenges.
They made their latest defense at Sunday’s (March 8, 2020) WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center on the WWE Network.
They did so when they battled The New Day, The Usos, Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler, Heavy Machinery, and Lucha House Party inside of the Elimination Chamber structure.
This comes after Morrison and The Miz beat The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) to win the titles at the WWE Super ShowDown pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd International Stadium earlier this month.
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network.
As of this writing, there\’s no word yet on who will challenge Morrison and Miz for the straps at this show.
What are your thoughts on John Morrison and The Miz retaining the Smackdown Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
The reign as WWE United States Champion for Andrade hasn’t come to an end as Humberto Carrillo wasn’t the man to dethrone him.
As seen at Sunday’s (March 8, 2020) WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center on the WWE Network, Andrade beat Carrillo to retain the title by using the tights.
A potential title change was heavily speculated on by fans despite it being reported last month.
Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated reported that Andrade’s days as champion were numbered. The reason for that is due to Andrade serving a suspension for failing a Wellness Policy test at the time. This was the Superstar’s first violation of the company’s Wellness Policy.
Last December, during a house show at MSG, Andrade defeated Rey Mysterio to win the United States Championship for the first time.
Time will tell whether WWE continues this feud or goes into a different direction heading into the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium.
What are your thoughts on Humberto Carrillo not winning the WWE United States Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Plans for one WWE Championship have surfaced heading into WrestleMania 36 as the biggest event of the year for the company is getting closer.
Alex McCarthy of Talk Sports reported on Sunday that the plan right now is for a six-pack challenge to take place at WrestleMania 36 that will see Bayley defend the SmackDown Women’s Title.
The other confirmed competitors include Sasha Banks, Lacey Evans, Carmella, and one unknown star.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on who the mystery star will be. WWE has yet to confirm the match.
“A source tells me the plan for the SD women’s title at WM36 is a six-pack challenge right now. Bayley v Sasha v Naomi v Lacey Evans v Carmella – that’s five of the six names. The source speculates Bayley and Sasha would prefer to hold off their major singles PPV match, too.
I hate tweeting things like this because WWE/wrestling is so fluid and the source even said ‘as of this morning’ alluding to the possibility of change.\”
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network.
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre is expected to get top billing on the card with the second biggest match of WWE Universal Champion Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns.
Updated WWE WrestleMania 36 Card
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre
WWE Universal Champion Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns
WWE NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
The final betting odds for all of the matches that will take place at the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event have been released.
The card for the show that takes place tonight (Sunday, March 8, 2020) from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been finalized as only 7 matches have been announced.
WWE Elimination Chamber Betting Odds
Make sure to join us tonight for match recaps and our takeaways from this latest pay-per-view event held by WWE.
The favorites to win are listed as – while the underdogs are listed with +. Odds call for all three titles to change. Here are the final betting odds courtesy of BetOnline:
Women\’s Elimination Chamber Match (winner challenges Becky Lynch at WrestleMania):
Shayna Baszler -1400
Asuka +600
Natalya +1600
Ruby Riott +200
Liv Morgan +2500
Sarah Logan +2500
SmackDown Tag Team Title Elimination Chamber Match
Champions The Miz & John Morrison -150
The Usos +225
The New Day +450
Heavy Machinery +1000
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode +1600
Lucha House Party +3300
Intercontinental Champion Braun Strowman -500 vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro & Sami Zayn +300 – Handicap Match
RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits -250 vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy +170
Aleister Black -150 vs. AJ Styles +110 – No DQ Match
United States Champion Andrade -130 vs. Humberto +110
Daniel Bryan -420 vs. Drew Gulak +300 – Singles Match
The card for tonight\’s (Sunday, March 8, 2020) WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event has been finalized.
The company hasn’t officially announced the main event of this event that takes place from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that will air on the WWE Network but it will most likely be the Women\’s Elimination Chamber Match.
As a reminder, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of this special on Sunday evening starting at 6 PM EST. Here is the final card for the show:
Final WWE Elimination Chamber Card
Women\’s Elimination Chamber Match (winner challenges Becky Lynch at WrestleMania): WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champion Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Ruby Riott vs. Sarah Logan vs. Liv Morgan, vs. Natalya.
Intercontinental Champion Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn & Cesaro – Handicap Match
SmackDown Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz vs. New Day vs. Usos vs. Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler, vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party – Elimination Chamber Match
Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy
Some fans are speculating that WWE could make a change to one title match at WrestleMania 36 after recent teasers.
Dave Meltzer has reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE had planned for The Kabuki Warriors to defend the WWE Women’s Titles against Natalya and Beth Phoenix at WrestleMania.
However, the company may have made changes to this match. On Friday’s episode of SmackDown, Alexa Bliss took some shots, which were scripted, towards Kairi Sane and Asuka about how they can also defend their titles against SmackDown stars not just against talent on RAW.
Bliss followed up with two tweets on Saturday that was also about the champions and leading to speculation that this is the direction that WWE is going.
Of course, plans change all the time in WWE. Thus, it’s possible that they will make this a multi-team match with Natalya and Phoenix still included.
Me looking for the women’s tag team titles representation like… our women’s tag division has some some of the most talented women on the roster… where u at Kabuki warriors….? pic.twitter.com/wwFKrklCgv
— Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) March 7, 2020
But @WWEAsuka leave your green mist at home. It’s a coward move & my extensions are way too expensive to be stained by green food coloring. #DefendThoseTitles
— Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) March 7, 2020
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network. Here is the updated card:
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre
WWE Universal Champion Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns
WWE NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
The journey of bringing the WWE NXT UK brand to the more fans has continued as the company held TV tapings on Saturday from Coventry, England at the Coventry Skydome.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on when these shows will air but WWE is likely to start to air these episodes on their streaming service, WWE Network, shortly. Here are the spoilers:
NXT UK TV Tapings Spoilers
Amir Jordan defeated Tyson T-Bone
Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel defeated Oliver Carter and Ashton Smith
Valkyrie defeated Nina Samuels
Noam Dar defeated A-Kid. Post-match, Dar cut a promo where he called himself \”the next NXT UK Champion\”.
NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin defeated Travis Banks to retain the title.
NXT UK Champion WALTER defeated Ridge Holland
Toni Storm defeated Isla Dawn
Finn Balor defeated Kenny Williams
NXT UK Women\’s Champion Kay Lee Ray and Jinny defeated Dani Luna and Piper Niven
Xia Brookside defeated Amale
NXT UK Championship #1 Contender Battle Royal: Ilja Dragunov beat Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Joe Coffey, Noam Dar, Tyson T-Bone, Dave Mastiff, Kassius Ohno, Travis Banks, Jordan Devlin, Saxon Huxley, Flash Morgan Webster, A-Kid, Kenny Williams, Amir Jordan, Ashton Smith, Ligero, and Oliver Carter to win the match
Earlier this week, the longtime pro wrestler announced via YouTube that he would indeed not re-sign with WWE. Instead, he would hit the free-agent market.
For months now, there has been speculation that he could be headed to AEW. However, Hardy is keeping his options open.
“My goal is to legitimately surprise people and draw emotion from them. I always want to entertain the audience and keep them guessing. I’ll make a decision within the next 30 days, and it could be by next week.
It all depends on how everything comes together. I am speaking with AEW, and I am very close with the Young Bucks.\”
Hardy noted that they’ve been great friends for a long time. He stated The Young Bucks understand this business and know how to break the fourth wall and have fun with all of this as he seems them as special.
This was a reference from The Young Bucks appearing in a recent video on his YouTube channel.
“I’ve also spoken with Impact and I spoke with the NWA. I had great conversations just this week with Triple H about NXT. I’m not sure where I’m going to go.”
Hardy said that from a character perspective, he wants to go to an Arcadia as that’s where he can take the second coming of ‘Broken Matt’ and build upon it. He thinks he needs a canvas where he can paint and collaborate.
Backstage news has surfaced regarding Vince McMahon and Shayna Baszler.
We noted earlier on the site that the WWE Chairman & CEO made several changes to Monday\’s RAW from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
WWE originally announced WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champion Asuka vs. Baszler for this show. However, Asuka suffered a left wrist injury the night before at the WWE Supershow.
Thus, WWE doctors didn’t clear her to compete. As a result, Kairi Sane replaced her and lost to Baszler.
Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there was said to be a lot of \”negativity and uncertainty\” regarding McMahon’s reaction to this contest.
In fact, McMahon felt that the Baszler vs. Sane match did not get the desired reaction and that Baszler did not come off like a WrestleMania headliner.
This could play a factor regarding whether Baszler gets to WrestleMania 36 as originally planned.
WWE booked a Women\’s Elimination Chamber Match for Sunday’s (March 8, 2020) WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center on the WWE Network.
This contest will see WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champion Asuka vs. SBaszler vs. Ruby Riott vs. Sarah Logan vs. Liv Morgan, vs. Natalya.
The winner will become the new #1 contender for the RAW Women’s Title, which is currently behind held by Becky Lynch.
Some interesting news has surfaced online that involves The Revival and where things stand regarding their future in the company.
Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder were originally slated to be featured in SmackDown Tag Team Title Elimination Chamber Match this Sunday at the pay-per-view event.
However, Lucha House Party replaced them in the contest. This was done as part of taking The Revival off of television.
Plans change all the time in WWE but as of now, the plan is to keep them in the same spot as guys like Jon Moxley and Matt Hardy before they left the company.
According to the report, the tag team is leaving the company next month when their contracts expire.
This comes after reports surfaced about Wilder and Dawson retaining the services of the same lawyer who handles trademarks for wrestlers in AEW. The belief is that The Revival will be headed to AEW when they’re free agents.
The Miz and John Morrison, The New Day, The Usos, Heavy Machinery, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode and Lucha House Party are slated to work the Elimination Chamber Match.
The journey of bringing the WWE NXT UK brand to the more fans has continued as the company held TV tapings on Friday from Coventry, England at the Coventry Skydome.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on when these shows will air but WWE is likely to start to air these episodes on their streaming service, WWE Network, shortly. Here are the spoilers, courtesy of PWinsider:
NXT UK TV Tapings Spoilers
Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley defeated Drilla & Dereiss.
Dani Luna vs. Amale in a singles match ended in a no-contest when WWE NXT UK Women\’s Champion Kay Lee Ray attacked both.
Noam Dar defeated Ligero.
Ilja Dragonuv defeated A Kid.
Oliver Carter & Ashton Smith defeated Saxton Huxley & Tyson T-Bone.
NXT UK Women\’s Champion Kay Lee Ray defeated Dani Luna. After the match, Ray beat down Luna. Piper Niven hit the ring to make the save.
Ridge Holland defeated Joseph Conners.
Kassius Ohno defeated Kenny Williams.
Wolfgang & Joe Coffey & Mark Coffey defeated Trent Seven & Dave Mastiff & Flash Morgan Webster.
Finn Balor pinned Alexander Wolfe. Post-match, he challenges someone to fight him and is challenged by Tyler Bate. They brawl with Bate running him off.
As expected, WWE has confirmed the return date for Edge to RAW.
Last month it was revealed through promotional that the WWE Hall of Famer would make his return on the March 9th episode at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
On Friday, WWE officially announced the news. Edge has been off TV for several weeks after receiving the beatdown by Randy Orton after making his return to the ring in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match.
On this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center on the USA Network, Orton attacked Edge’s wife and fellow WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix in the final segment of the show.
The belief is that this feud will lead to a match between them at WrestleMania 36. Edge will be addressing Orton\’s attack on him and his wife on RAW.
The following is the promotional material listed for the show:
2020 Royal Rumble Match Winner Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton
RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs, Seth Rollins & Murphy w/The AOP
RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and 2020 Royal Rumble Winner Charlotte Flair vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors
A new episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown is here and it’s a loaded show.
With just hours until bell time, it’s time to look ahead starting with tonight’s episode of SmackDown. This will serve as the go-home episode of SmackDown for Sunday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event
Several things have been announced thus far for this show including Bray Wyatt doing a Firefly Fun House segment to further his program with John Cena heading into WrestleMania 36.
WWE holds this show from Buffalo, NY at the KeyBank Center. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Lacey Evans & Naomi vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley – Tag Team Match
Bray Wyatt to present a new Firefly Fun House segment
The New Day, Lucha House Party, Heavy Machinery, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, The Usos, SmackDown Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz – Tag Team Gauntlet Match to earn the last entrance in the Elimination Chamber
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & Sean Waltman will be guests on Alexa Bliss’ lively talk show, “A Moment of Bliss.”
WWE will also be announcing matches for existing feuds that will take place heading into the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event.
Another match has been added to the lineup for next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
PAC, Pentagon Jr., and Ray Fenix will have their first match as a trio, which is named Death Triangle, that was recently formed.
AEW announced Thursday on social media that the group will face Private Party and Joey Janela on the show from Salt Lake City, Utah on TNT.
In the aftermath of an altercation that occurred at our #AEWDark taping, a trios match has been signed for Dynamite next week: the Death Triangle of PAC & Pentagon Jr & Fenix will face Joey Janela & Private Party when #AEWDynamite broadcasts LIVE from Salt Lake City, Wed March 11 pic.twitter.com/KpubmhJDvE
This comes after PAC picked up a win over Chuck Taylor on this week\’s Dynamite via submission in Broomfield, CO at the 1stBank Center. After the match, Trent went face to face with PAC only to get pushed aside by Orange Cassidy.
Cassidy, who lost to PAC at AEW Revolution pay-per-view event in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center, wanted to wrestle PAC one more time. However, the Lucha Bros then ran out and attacked the Best Friends.
On the flip side, on last week’s AEW Dark episode, Private Party picked up a win over Shawn Spears and Brandon Cutler.
Here\’s the updated card for Dynamite next Wednesday night:
Cody vs. Ortiz
MJF/Butcher & The Blade vs. Jurassic Express
The announcement of the rules for the Blood & Guts edition of Dynamite
The Death Triangle vs. Joey Janela and Private Party
WWE continues to announce more things for this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown and the latest reveal includes the nWo.
On Thursday, WWE announced on their website that Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean \”X-Pac\” Waltman will be appearing on \”A Moment of Bliss\” with Alexa Bliss.
It should be noted that Hulk Hogan, who made an appearance on the show a few weeks ago to do a segment with then-WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt, wasn’t advertised for the episode.
WWE touted the segment by noting, “What will the legendary and controversial group have to say ahead of their induction into the Hall next month during WrestleMania weekend? Find out this Friday night at 8/7 C on FOX!”
The company has already announced that Nash, Waltman, Hall, and Hogan will be inducted into this year’s Hall of Fame class.
Batista, Nikki & Brie Bella, and JBL have been confirmed for this year\’s Hall of Fame class. It should be noted that The announcement of the Bellas being inducted was made when they appeared on A Moment of Bliss two weeks ago.
It’s likely the three legendary stars will be talking about their induction during this segment.
This year\’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony is taking place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Thursday, April 2. It will be part of WrestleMania 36 weekend.
Paige had fans worried once she revealed that she had to undergo the knife.
The former WWE Divas Champion did so when she shared a story on her official Instagram account that noted she had emergency surgery on Thursday morning.
This was done to remove an ovarian cyst. She wrote the following:
“Thank you to @ronnieradke for getting on a plane from tour and rushing to be my side. What we thought was something scarier ended up having an emergency surgery to remove a massive cyst on my ovary. Life is precious and so is my boyfriend.”
Paige’s boyfriend, Ronnie Radke, also shared the news in a tweet, as seen below:
She has spinal stenosis, which has kept her from not being medically cleared by WWE doctors to wrestle again.
Since being out of the ring, Paige has served in various roles on WWE television. This includes being the SmackDown General Manager as well as the manager of Asuka and Kairi Sane, who are currently the Women’s Tag Team Champions.
She currently serves as an analyst on the weekly talk show on FOX Sports 1, WWE Backstage.
Storyline updates have surfaced online about Jon Moxley and Darby Allin.
This comes after their tag team match on Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite in Broomfield, CO at the 1stBank Center on TNT.
They took on Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara. At the end of the match, Jericho connected with his spinning back elbow finisher, Judas Effect, to Allin, who went for a suicide dive on Jericho.
The elbow caught Allin in the head before he crashed to the ground.
After the show, Allin noted on his official Twitter account that he went to the hospital. It should be noted that he mentioned the following day that he was back to skating.
Still waiting to hear back when I can get in that ring.
Regarding Moxley, after the main event, The Inner Circle attacked the AEW World Heavyweight Champion and led to him getting power bombed off the stage through a table.
AEW mentioned on Twitter that “doctors refuse to clear Moxley to wrestle until he passes their examination. Nevertheless, the champion told AEW that he won’t take any time off (“Over my dead body!”). Moxley will speak next week on #AEWDynamite.”
These angles will be followed up on next week’s episode of Dynamite.
Ronda Rousey and Cain Velasquez were seen visiting WWE headquarters in Stamford, CT on Thursday.
It was the former UFC Heavyweight champion who revealed the news when he shared a photo of them together after he ran into the former WWE RAW Women’s Champion.
As of this writing, there\’s no word yet on why they were in town. Should an update surface regarding this visit, we’ll pass it along. You can see Cain’s photo here:
Last month it was reported that Velasquez successfully had his knee scoped and is feeling completely healthy. In fact, he was seen at WWE’s training facility, WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, to get more reps in the ring while awaiting his next match.
He was there for the next two weeks. While there have been rumors on Cain returning to WWE soon, nothing has been officially announced.
As previously reported, Rousey is currently not scheduled for WrestleMania 36 and there\’s no word yet on when she\’ll be back.
In the report, it was noted the same for WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg but that changed once WWE officials decided to put the Universal Title on him. Now, he’ll be defending the title against Roman Reigns at the show.
WWE will hold this episode of RAW from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA on the USA Network.
WWE later announced the news as well as noted that there will be exclusive Austin 3:16 merchandise released via WWE Shop that day including a special Topps Austin digital card set, and custom content on WWE\’s digital platforms.
It was also announced in the press release that their streaming service, WWE Network, will be streaming a marathon of “Stone Cold” programming on 3/16 and that will include a brand new “episode of “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions.”
The new episode of the show will feature “an in-depth interview with WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hitman” Hart, where the two icons will discuss their historic rivalry that culminated in one of the greatest matches in WWE history at WrestleMania 13.”
Although not confirmed, it’s possible that Austin announces the premiere date for his USA Network show, “Straight Up Steve Austin,” on RAW.
This series has been renewed with eight episodes beginning this summer.
Viewership data is in for this week’s battle in the WWE NXT vs. AEW Dynamite Wednesday Night War. AEW won in total viewers. It was close in every demographic group including the +50 which AEW won as well.
Here is the breakdown of the live and same-night DVR viewership, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
WWE NXT Viewership
NXT on the USA Network averaged 718,000 viewers, which is up from 717,000 last week. In the 18-49 demo, they drew a 0.23 rating, the same rating from the previous week.
The episode featured Roderick Strong vs. The Velveteen Dream, Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai, Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Birch, Chelsea Green (w/Robert Stone) vs. Shotzi Blackheart, and Austin Theory vs. Isaiah Scott
AEW Dynamite on TNT was watched by 906,000 viewers, up from the 865,000 viewers last week. In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite pulled in a 0.35 rating, up from the 0.30 rating that the show did last week.
AEW Dynamite featured such as on Moxley and Darby Allin vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, PAC vs. Chuck Taylor, SCU & Colt Cabana vs. The Dark Order, Big Swole vs. Leva Bates, and Jake Hager vs. QT Marshall. This was also the post-Revolution episode of Dynamite.
The March 4, 2020 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from the Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University.
The show was headlined by Roderick Strong vs. The Velveteen Dream inside of a steel cage.
WWE NXT Results (3/4)
Dakota Kai def. Tegan Nox
Chelsea Green def. Shotzi Blackheart to qualify for the #1 Contender\’s Ladder Match
The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O\’Reilly) def. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan.
Austin Theory def. Isaiah \”Swerve\” Scott
Roderick Strong def. The Velveteen Dream
Here are the 5 takeaways from this week’s show:
Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai
Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai took place inside of a steel cage on this show, which was heavily promoted.
It was the most recent and likely final match between the two stars. It was a fun way to kick off the show with going over Kai going over thanks to Raquel Gonzalez pinning Nox up against the fence and the door.
Their previous match was a Street Fight at the NXT TakeOver: Portland event back in February in Portland, Oregon at the Moda Center that aired on the WWE Network.
This feud started back in November at the NXT TakeOver: War Games III event with Kai turning heel by attacking Nox, which ended their friendship on WWE NXT TV.
After such a long feud, it’s time to move on and that’s what WWE did here.
A late addition to the card was a tag team match that featured Kyle O\’Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Birch.
This was a good hard-hitting affair and one that could be built into a program if WWE wanted to do so. The match saw The Undisputed Era go over and rightfully so.
The former tag team champs are still due a rematch from Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle, who dethroned them as the NXT Tag Team Champions. One can only speculate that WWE officials are saving this for a big show.
A show like NXT TakeOver: Tampa show goes down on Saturday, April 4, 2020 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida during WrestleMania weekend.
Thus, the reason why Riddle and Dunne, who came out after the match. However, were attacked by the Grizzled Young Veterans. They vowed to become the #1 tag team.
NXT North American Champion Keith Lee came out to the ring for a promo. He talked about how since he became the champion, many men have spoken his name.
Talent like Dominik Dijakovic and Damien Priest. He praised Priest for taking matters into his own hands.
This is when Cameron Grimes came out to a chant from the fans of “no one likes you.” Grimes ranted about what he can do in the ring. The fans booed him pretty good. Lee said that Grimes made the gravest mistake of his life.
Grimes bragged about beating Dijakovic in less time than Lee. Grimes said that next week he’ll have the chance to wrestle Lee for the strap. Lee then pushed him out of the ring and accepted and promised to give him an a** whopping.
This was a fine segment that finally gave Lee a voice on NXT television. The match should be fun but I doubt anyone thinks Grimes will win.
Isaiah \”Swerve\” Scott vs. Austin Theory in a singles match was exactly what you thought it would be.
A very good match between these two stars with Theory going over. This was a battle of not just former EVOLVE stars but also young talents in NXT who have a ton of upside.
WWE only announced it a few hours before the show went live on the USA Network so it didn’t have a lot of time for promotion.
The reason for that is likely due to them not having big names but they have been used on NXT TV quite a bit as of late.
The second steel cage of the night was saved for the main event featuring Roderick Strong vs. The Velveteen Dream.
WWE opened the show with the first steel cage match and it only made sense to keep this match for the main event.
WWE didn’t wait long for this feud to develop but rather went right into it and already expanded it from a singles contest and now with a gimmick match.
It was better than their match last week but rightfully so as they had more time to prepare, more options with a gimmick and already tying up once before.
The finish saw Dream push Strong out of the cage and lock the door only with NXT Champion Adam Cole in there with him so he could attack him. Dream stood tall and holding the NXT Title.
All Elite Wrestling had a surprise in store for fans watching Dynamite on Wednesday night and that was Jake “The Snake” Roberts.
Cody Rhodes came out for a promo near the end of the first hour on TNT in Broomfield, CO at the 1stBank Center.
He did so to call out MJF, who beat Rhodes at Saturday’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view event. Instead of MJF coming out, the WWE Hall of Famer did.
This is where Roberts cut a promo about how he was tired of hearing Rhodes complain and had a message for him. He won’t take on Rhodes but his client will. Roberts never revealed who his client was but referred to the person as The Dark Side.
He noted that they were here to not take the whole company but rather just Rhodes’ piece of the pie.
Roberts ended his promo by stating, \”Never ever turn your back on somebody you respect or you\’re afraid of” before walking away and tossing the microphone behind him as he exited the ring.
For those who may have forgotten, back at last year\’s All Out, Roberts had made an appearance in an AEW video that announced some of the participants for a women\’s Casino Battle Royale.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on who Roberts’ client is or when the person will be revealed.
Vince McMahon wasn’t happy with the original script that had been written for this past Monday’s episode of RAW.
Thus, when the WWE Chairman and CEO arrived in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center, he changed his mind and the script.
Bryan Alvarez shared the news on Wrestling Observer Live. This is where he noted that despite the XFL being in the full swing of its season, McMahon is very hands-on with WWE programming even if he’s not backstage at the shows.
While McMahon has been absent at several recent shows, he was at RAW this week.
Alvarez stated, “I don’t know everything that happened on Monday but I do know that this guy showed up and he changed everything again. Apparently, it was worse than usual and if you watched the show, the show was worse than usual.”
By looking at the feedback from fans on social media, the opening segment with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre, as well as the last segment with Randy Orton and Beth Phoenix, was praised.
However, there has been some criticism from fans regarding other segments on the show. Most notably, Ricochet was defeated by WWE 24/7 Champion Riddick Moss just days after he was squashed by Lesnar at Super ShowDown.
Some fans have felt that this was McMahon’s latest burial of a talent who is considered to be supported by Paul Heyman, who oversees the brand as the RAW Executive Director.
Despite his new role in the company, McMahon has complete control over the creative side of things.
WWE is getting closer to WrestleMania 36, its biggest event of the year, while at the same time the concern over the Coronavirus increases.
The virus is affecting business, sports, and entertainment events around the world. However, as of now, it won’t stop WrestleMania.
WWE made that clear through a statement sent out to ESPN on Wednesday where it was noted they are moving ahead with the show.
\”The health and safety of our fans, performers and employees are our top priorities and we are monitoring the situation closely with our partners and government officials in Tampa Bay. We remain committed to hosting WrestleMania at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, April 5, and like other entertainment properties in the U.S., there are currently no plans to cancel or postpone our upcoming events.\”
There is a concern with fans traveling from around the world to the Tampa area for WrestleMania weekend.
As of this writing, there have been 80 reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States with nine deaths. 24 of those are travel related. Worldwide the number is more with 95,000 people being affected with 3264 deaths, nearly all in mainland China.
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network.
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre and WWE Universal Champion Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns are the top matches featured on the card.
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