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 except Adults 50+, where NXT tied with AEW with a 0.38.
Here is the breakdown of the live and same-night DVR viewership, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
WWE NXT Viewership
NXT on the USA Network averaged 794,000 viewers, which is up from 757,000 last week. In the 18-49 demo, they drew a 0.25 rating, up from the 0.24 rating the previous week.
The episode featured The Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong, NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin defended against Lio Rush, Kayden Carter vs. Chelsea Green, and the fallout from NXT TakeOver: Portland.
AEW Dynamite on TNT was watched by 893,000 viewers, up from the 817,000 viewers last week. In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite pulled in a 0.31 rating, up from the 0.30 rating that the show did last week.
AEW Dynamite featured matches such as Cody Rhodes vs. Wardlow in the first-ever Steel Cage Match in AEW history, Jeff Cobb vs. Jon Moxley, #1 Contenders’ Tag Team Battle Royal, and AEW World Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. The Luca Bros.
BROserweights (Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle) def. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan.
Keith Lee def. Kona Reeves
Chelsea Green def. Kayden Carter
The Velveteen Dream def. Roderick Strong
Here are the 4 takeaways from this week’s show:
The Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong
Two weeks after The Velveteen Dream made his return to NXT TV, the company booked them in a singles match against Roderick Strong on this show.
It was a fun back and forth affair with Dream going over in the contest. It was nice to have Dream back in action after being sidelined with a back injury for months. After the match, The Undisputed Era beatdown Dream.
Clearly, Dream is one of NXT’s top stars and one that many people think can be a big star. Putting him in the ring with such a great talent as Strong gave him a good platform to remind fans of the type of performer that he is.
It will be interesting to see where this feud goes from here. It appears that it will continue but perhaps WWE officials have different plans.
NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin made his latest title defense on this show against Lio Rush.
As expected, WWE gave these two guys plenty of time to go out there and tell the story that they wanted to share with the fans both in attendance and watching at home on the USA Network.
These types of matches are exactly what originally made the cruiserweight talent special back in WCW as well as when they were around in WWE. Obviously, the times have changed and this type of style can be used by a small or big wrestler.
Devlin just got the title and most people probably and rightfully so thought that he would retain over Rush, who is headed back to the end of the line.
Kayden Carter vs. Chelsea Green was booked again and to some, it was an interesting rematch to be done.
A few weeks ago, Green, a former TNA Wrestling star, made her in-ring debut on NXT television while being managed by Robert Stone.
In an upset, Carter went over despite WWE hyping up Green and giving her a manager. Typically, WWE likes to have the talent who is being pushed win their matches but NXT officials went in a different direction in that case.
Fast forward to this contest, it was fine and pretty much the same as their original match. Green got the win this time. It will be interesting to see where Green goes from here.
Tommaso Ciampa walked out to the ring before Austin Theory was about to wrestle. He did so to cut a promo about how he had some feelings weeks before NXT TakeOver: Portland.
He talked about how he stopped listening to the voice in his head which was a mistake while trying to get goldie back. Ciampa isn’t asking himself why Johnny Gargano turned on him and it’s clear.
This is when Theory tried to attack him but Ciampa knocked him down. Ciampa noted that in order to get his life back, meaning the NXT Title, then there can no longer be Gargano in NXT. Ciampa ended the promo then went on an assault of Theory.
This was a nice follow up from Sunday’s heel turn by Gargano, who cost Ciampa the NXT Title in the headliner against Adam Cole.
It appears that Ciampa vs. Gargano will be saved for NXT TakeOver: Tampa during WrestleMania 36 weekend.
Cody Rhodes vs. MJF is official as AEW (All Elite Wrestling) has confirmed the match booking.
The promotion did so on Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT in Atlanta, GA at the State Farm Arena. This comes after Rhodes completed all of the stipulations that MJF demanded including lashing Cody and Rhodes beating Wardlow in a Steel Cage match.
Chris Jericho remained as AEW World Heavyweight Champion when he successfully retained the title over Rhodes in the headliner of the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event.
The stipulation coming into this match was the fact that if Cody didn’t beat Jericho then he would never allow himself to challenge for the AEW World Title again. This was when the rivalry started between MJF and Cody.
MJF threw in the towel while Jericho had Cody in the Walls of Jericho. Post-match, MJF kicked him in the nuts and stood over Cody.
AEW presents the Resolution pay-per-view event on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center.
The show will air at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and is available for purchase via iN DEMAND cable operators, DirecTV, DISH Network and B/R Live. International fans can purchase the event at FITE.TV.
The event will mark the fourth AEW PPV event. AEW will be announcing more matches for the show in the coming days.
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
Kenny Omega and Adam Page have received their opponents for the next AEW pay-per-view event, Revolution.
AEW booked a Tag Team Battle Royal on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite in Atlanta, GA at the State Farm Arena on TNT with the winners becoming the new #1 contenders for the straps.
The match featured The Young Bucks vs. SCU vs. Private Party vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus vs. Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Jack Evans & Angelico vs. Alex Reynolds & John Silver vs. Cima & Michael Nakazawa.
As seen on the show, The Young Bucks ended up winning the contest. Now, they’ll challenge Page and Omega for the AEW Tag Team Titles at AEW Revolution.
AEW presents the Revolution pay-per-view event on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center.
The event is being promoted in conjunction with the popular C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) convention and will mark the fourth AEW PPV event. AEW will be announcing more matches for the show in the coming weeks.
AEW Revolution Card
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley
AEW Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks
Jake Hager vs. Dustin Rhodes
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley took to social media where he made his belief about one match at WrestleMania 36 known.
WWE has already confirmed Rhea Ripley will make her next title defense as WWE NXT Women’s Champion against Charlotte Flair at this show.
Foley expressed his belief that this match could steal the show in a recent post on his official Twitter account. He wrote the following:
\”The war of words between @RheaRipley_WWE & @MsCharlotteWWE has escalated QUICKLY! Depending on the TV build and where it\’s placed on the card, #RheaVsCharlotte COULD steal the show at #WrestleMania. Just one legend\’s opinion,\” Foley wrote.
As of this writing, Ripley and Flair have not responded to Foley\’s comments.
Flair earned this title opportunity for a championship match when she won the 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble Match last month.
Since that time, the two stars have traded words on both television – RAW and NXT – as well as social media to further hype this program.
The latest build in this program came at the WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon this past Sunday night. This is where Ripley retained the NXT Women\’s Title over Bianca Belair. Post-match, Flair attacked the champ.
AEW Co-Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes made some very interesting comments while doing an interview with 11Alive to promote Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite in Atlanta.
Cody was asked where he sees AEW in five years. This is where he talked about having an interest in moving the show to a different night. In fact, he would like to compete against a different WWE brand.
Cody Rhodes Has Confidence In AEW
\”I would like the company, in five years, to be on a different night and competing in the same fashion they are.”
Rhodes continued by stating that it’s not that he doesn’t love Wednesday nights, but he understands by looking at the data that they have, AEW has real players. He noted they’re not lying about the revolution anymore because it’s very supported.
“I would love to see how it does on another night of the week. In five years, who knows. If we had a random storm situation or something popped up and we had to put Dynamite on a Monday night, if that was to happen in this current threshold, I\’d still be very confident in what we can do. And I\’d be confident that our guys would be up for the challenge.\”
This comes after it was announced AEW and TNT reached an extension for the weekly program, Dynamite, to continue to air on the network through 2023. It’s also been confirmed that a second AEW program will be added to the Turner Media family in the near future.
It should be noted that there are no further details on this second show – name, premiere date, and length.
When the news was announced that AEW had reached an agreement with TNT for a prime time TV show, WWE decided to counter-program them with NXT by moving it to the USA Network. Since October, AEW has won the majority of the ratings war up to this point.
Monday’s edition of WWE RAW averaged 2.437 million viewers in Everett, WA at the Angel of the Winds Arena on the USA Network, which is up from the 2.337 million viewers the previous week. This was the highest-rated episode thus far this year.
RAW Viewership
Here is the hourly viewership breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
Hour 1: 2.671 million – Last Week: 2.411
Hour 2: 2.559 million – Last Week: 2.396
Hour 3: 2.082 million – Last Week: 2.204
The episode was expected to increase in its viewership from last week. WWE will attempt to increase its viewership for Monday Night RAW next week due to it serving as the go-home show of Raw for Super ShowDown.
Here is the hourly 18-49 demos breakdown:
Hour 1: 0.87 – Last Week: 0.81
Hour 2: 0.82 – Last Week: 0.81
Hour 3: 0.68 – Last Week: 0.77
Some of the matches that took place include Aleister Black vs. Erick Rowan, Drew McIntyre vs. MVP, Angel Garza and Bobby Lashley (w/Zelina Vega, Lana) vs. Humberto Carrillo and Rusev, Natalya vs. Kairi Sane (w/Asuka), Ricochet vs. Karl Anderson, and Kevin Owens and “The Viking Raiders” Erik and Ivar vs. Murphy and “AOP” Akam and Rezar
There was also a segment with Randy Orton attacking Matt Hardy again as well as Seth Rollins giving a sermon.
In case you missed the show, you can check out the five takeaways here.
WWE NXT is back for another episode and the fallout from the latest special for the brand, NXT TakeOver: Portland, will be on tap.
The biggest thing to come out of NXT TakeOver: Portland was NXT Champion Adam Cole making his latest title defense over Tommaso Ciampa in the headliner. He did so when Johnny Gargano turned heel by hitting Ciampa in the face with the title.
How Ciampa will respond to this and who’s next in line for Cole will be something to follow.
The company is building up this show up around a few different matches including NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin defending against Lio Rush.
WWE holds this show in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
The Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong – Singles Match
NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin defends against Lio Rush
Kayden Carter vs. Chelsea Green – Singles Match
NXT TakeOver: Portland fallout
WWE will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds.
As usual, fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for NXT.
Join us here later tonight for WWE NXT Results and our post-show NXT Takeaways feature.
Another week, another stacked episode of AEW’s weekly television show, Dynamite.
With bell time just hours away. It’s time to look ahead to tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. The promotion has announced four big matches thus far.
The show is expected to start with AEW World Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. Luca Bros. Although not confirmed, the belief is that Cody Rhodes vs. Wardlow in a Steel Cage Match will serve as the headliner. If Cody wins this match then he’ll face MJF at the AEW Revolution event.
AEW holds this show in Atlanta, GA at the State Farm Arena on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. AEW is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Cody Rhodes vs. Wardlow in the first-ever Steel Cage Match in AEW history. As per Arn Anderson, this match will be \”No Escape\” with only pinfall or submission to determine the winner.
Jeff Cobb vs. Jon Moxley
AEW World Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. The Luca Bros.
#1 Contenders\’ Tag Team Battle Royal: The Young Bucks vs. SCU vs. Private Party vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus vs. Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Jack Evans & Angelico vs. Alex Reynolds & John Silver vs. Cima & Michael Nakazawa
AEW will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds as the promotion gets closer to their next pay-per-view event, Revolution, that takes place next weekend.
Join us here later tonight for AEW Dynamite Results and our post-show Takeaways feature.
A new match has been revealed for the upcoming WWE WrestleMania 36 PPV.
It was noted by Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live that the current plan is for SmackDown Women\’s Champion Bayley to defend the title against Naomi at the biggest event of the year for WWE.
WWE has already announced Carmella vs. Naomi for Friday’s episode of SmackDown on FOX. The winner of this contest will then challenge Bayley for the strap at the Super ShowDown show in Saudi Arabia on February 27.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on whether this currently planned match at WrestleMania will have an impact on Bayley’s title defense at Super ShowDown.
There\’s no word yet on if they plan to do Carmella vs. Bayley in Saudi Arabia, and then Naomi vs. Bayley at WrestleMania.
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 will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.
Updated WWE WrestleMania 36 Card
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre
WWE NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
The viewership numbers are in for Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX from Vancouver, CA at the Rogers Arena.
SmackDown averaged 2.464 million viewers, according to ShowbuzzDaily. This is down from the 2.538 viewers that the show did for last week’s episode of SmackDown on FOX.
The show averaged 2.482 million viewers in the fast nationals, which was down from the 2.547 million viewers a week ago. This number measured the top metered markets.
WWE SmackDown Viewership
The first hour drew 2.521 million viewers while the second hour did 2.442 million viewers. For comparison, the first show of last week’s show did 2.555 million viewers while the second hour did 2.539 million viewers.
SmackDown pulled in a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demos, down from the 0.80 rating as last week’s show.
This episode was expected to see its viewership stay steady and it did so due to it featuring an appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan to do a segment with Universal Champion Bray Wyatt.
Matches
Matches that took place on this show included SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Carmella, Sheamus defeats Apollo Crews & Shorty G in a Two On One Handicap Match and Daniel Bryan & Roman Reigns vs. John Morrison & The Miz in a tag team match that served as the main event.
WWE is expecting to see an increase in viewership for the following episode this coming Friday night as the show will be setting up feuds for the Super ShowDown event in a few weeks.
Watch: Top 10 Moments from Friday Night SmackDown (2.14.20)
The first match to be officially announced for the Elimination Chamber PPV was revealed on Monday and it will involve Becky Lynch.
On Monday, WWE confirmed that a Women\’s Elimination Chamber match will take place. It will feature WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champion Asuka, Shayna Baszler, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, and Natalya.
The winner of the contest will become the new #1 contender to RAW Women\’s Championship and challenge Lynch for the strap at WrestleMania 36 the following month.
As noted, Baszler vs. Lynch has been rumored for WrestleMania 36. The feud kicked off last week when Baszler attacked Lynch, who made her latest title defense as RAW Women’s Champion against Asuka. The segment ended when Baszler bit the back of the neck of Lynch
WWE presents the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that will air on the WWE Network.
As noted, the arena locally advertised a Men\’s Chamber match for this show that has the following advertised participants of Roman Reigns, King Baron Corbin, Robert Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, Daniel Bryan, and WWE Intercontinental Champion Braun Strowman.
The winner of this bout will go on to challenge WWE Universal Champion \”The Fiend\” Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 36.
WWE is back with another episode of Monday Night RAW as the company looks to keep its momentum of positive shows from the perspective of fans.
Three things have been announced for this show thus far. What will be interesting is how WWE follows up on the attack by former NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler on current WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch last week.
Of course, after Lynch retained the title over Asuka, Baszler attacked Lynch and ended the segment by biting the back of Lynch’s neck.
As usual, fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for RAW.
WWE holds this show in Everett, WA at the Angel of the Winds Arena. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Randy Orton vs Matt Hardy – No Holds Barred Match
Rusev and Humberto Carrillo vs. Bobby Lashley and Angel Garza.
There will be a “sermon” from Seth Rollins, which is part of the ongoing storyline with Rollins calling himself the Monday Night Messiah.
WWE will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds that will take place heading into the Super ShowDown pay-per-view event.
Join us here later tonight for our post-show RAW Takeaways feature.
Adam Cole was not dethroned as WWE NXT Champion by Tommaso Ciampa as he was able to retain his title.
Cole did so in the headliner of the WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event from the Moda Center. This marked his first title defense on a TakeOver special of the new year. Johnny Gargano ran down to the ring to even the odds against The Undisputed Era. This was when Ciampa went for the NXT Title, but he was hit in the head with it by Gargano.
Cole’s previous title defense came in December on an episode of NXT on the USA Network in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University over Finn Balor.
This contest was officially announced on the January 29th episode of NXT when there was a segment on the show where Ciampa attacked Cole in the ring where he put him through a table and signed a contract in his own blood.
This was Ciampa’s first chance to get his goldie back. In the early stage of 2019, Ciampa suffered a neck injury that ultimately led to him getting surgery and relinquishing the title.
Ciampa made his return to NXT television back on the two-hour premiere of NXT on the USA Network back on October 2nd.
What are your thoughts on Adam Cole retaining the NXT Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle are the new NXT Tag Team Champions.
The unlikely tag team did so when they defeated The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) in one of the top matches at the WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event.
The Grizzled Young Veterans took on Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic with the winners being Dunne and Riddle. As a result, they earned the right to challenge for the straps and did so successfully.
In the first round of the tournament, Riddle and Dunne beat Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster. In the semi-finals, they beat Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner)
O’Reilly and Fish became champions when they beat Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) for the titles on the August 15, 2019 episode of NXT.
As of this writing, there\’s no word yet on when O’Reilly and Fish will get a rematch for the gold.
What are your thoughts on Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle beating The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) for the NXT Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Rhea Ripley will remain as the WWE NXT Women’s Champion.
She retained the title in her latest title defense over Bianca Belair at the WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Post-match, Charlotte Flair made her way through the crowd and attacked Belair. She cut a promo about how she\’ll see Ripley at Mania.
Before this feud really got started, WWE started a second program for Ripley. WWE had sent Ripley to RAW to confront Flair and vise versa. The belief was that Ripley will defend the title against Flair at WrestleMania 36 and now it\’s official.
During the January 15th episode of NXT on the USA Network, WWE held a match that would determine who is next line for a title shot.
Shayana Baszler, Kacy Catanzaro, Mercedes Martinez, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Vanessa Borne, Kayden Carter, Mia Yim, Santana Garrett, Io Shirai, Shotzi Blackheart and Xia Li competed in a battle royal with the winner becoming the next challenger to the title.
As seen on the show, Belair was victorious, earning the right to challenge Ripley for the NXT Women’s Title.
What are your thoughts on Rhea Ripley retaining the NXT UK Women’s Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Keith Lee keeps on rolling as NXT North American Champion.
As seen at Sunday’s (February 16, 2020) WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on the WWE Network, Lee made his first successful title defense as champion when he beat Dominik Dijakovic.
On the February 5th episode of NXT, WWE booked Dominik Dijakovic vs. Killian Dain in a singles match that served as a #1 contender’s match.
This match was expected as WWE teased both Dijakovic and Dain squaring off in the ring after releasing a video earlier today on YouTube where they teased a showdown as both stars wanted a shot at the title. They both thought that they were worthy of a title match.
As seen in the contest, Dijakovic ended up going over. As a result, he will challenge NXT North American Champion Keith Lee at the NXT TakeOver: Portland show. They had a staredown after the match.
Time will tell whether WWE continues this feud going forward.
What are your thoughts on Keith Lee retaining the North American Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
The visit was back in July 2019. Along with the video, the former WWE Champion wrote following in the caption:
\”Thank you @wwenxt @wwe students for giving me your time & minds. Challenge yourself to greatness, listen to your gut, check your ego at the door, be kind, be grateful and always block out the noise. These were my principles I applied to my pro wrestling career.
\”But I also learned to apply them to something much bigger than wrestling or Hollywood — life. I want you to do the same. Good luck, thank you for your time and always be the hardest workers in the room. And most of all, have fun. #squaredcircleDNA #nxt #peopleschamp\”
The Rock is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He picked up his popularity in the mainstream while working in the WWE from 1996 to 2004. He was the first third-generation wrestler in the company’s history.
The Rock returned to WWE part-time from 2011–13 and continues to make sporadic appearances for the company.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has released a new video with Arn Anderson where he shed some light on the rules for the upcoming steel cage match involving Cody Rhodes.
Of course, Rhodes will battle Wardlow on Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite in Atlanta, GA at the State Farm Arena on TNT. If Rhodes wins this match then he’ll secure a match against MJF. This will take place at AEW’s next pay-per-view event, Revolution.
This has been building for months after MJF cost Rhodes the AEW World Title at the Full Gear pay-per-view event in November.
There Will Be No Escape For Cody Rhodes
In Coach’s Corner with the legendary pro wrestler, Anderson revealed that the match can only be won by pinfall or submission. There is no escape.
Some fans will praise AEW for this booking decision as it appears that MJF will not be able to cost Rhodes from escaping through the door or over the top of the cage in order to win the contest.
AEW holds the Revolution pay-per-view event on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center. AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley is expected to headline the show.
The final betting odds have been released for tonight’s WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event from the Moda Center
The card for the show that takes place tonight (Sunday, February 16, 2020) has been finalized as only 6 matches have been announced.
Make sure to join us tonight for match recaps and our 6 takeaways from this latest pay-per-view event held by WWE.
Some of the more notable odds include the only title change expected with Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne dethroning NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era.
WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland Odds
As a reminder, we will be providing coverage of the show later tonight. The favorites to win are listed as – while the underdogs are listed with +. Here are the final betting odds:
NXT Champion Adam Cole vs Tommaso Ciampa
Adam Cole -110 (10/11)
Tommaso Ciampa -110 (10/11)
NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair
Rhea Ripley -850 (2/17)
Bianca Belair +450 (9/2)
North American Champion Keith Lee vs Dominik Dijakovic
Keith Lee -1000 (1/10)
Dominik Dijakovic +550 (11/2)
NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era vs Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne
Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne -150 (2/3)
The Undisputed Era +110 (11/10)
Finn Balor vs Johnny Gargano – Singles Match
Finn Balor -160 (5/8)
Johnny Gargano +120 (6/5)
Dakota Kai vs Tegan Nox – Street Fight
Dakota Kai -200 (1/2)
Tegan Nox +150 (3/2)
What are your thoughts on these betting odds? Do you agree with the favorites? Sound off in the comment section.
John Cena is slated to be in action at this year’s WWE WrestleMania 36 event as his opponent has been revealed.
Dave Meltzer was able to confirm that not only will Cena wrestle at this show but he’ll be wrestling Elias. The belief is that the feud will likely kickoff when he makes his return to WWE television. That will be on the February 28 episode of SmackDown as WWE will do an angle for the upcoming match.
Meltzer noted on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio that he was given a name for an opponent. At first, he held on giving it out but stated that it was \”so underwhelming, it\’s ridiculous.\” When Bryan Alvarez guessed Baron Corbin or Elias, Meltzer said it\’s not Corbin.
This was when the reveal was made. WWE thinks that Elias will \”get the rub from losing to Cena.\”
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 will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming months.
Paul Heyman On John Cena’s Brock Lesnar Comments
What are your thoughts on John Cena facing Elias at their biggest event of the year?
The card for tonight’s (Sunday, February 16, 2020) WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event has been finalized.
The company has yet to officially announce the main event of this event that takes place in Portland, Oregon at the Moda Center and will air on the WWE Network. There is speculation that this special will be headlined by WWE NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa.
This show marks the first special for the yellow brand in 2020, which features a stacked lineup. There are a total of six matches booked for this show with four of them being championship matches.
As a reminder, we will be providing coverage of this special later tonight. Here’s the final card:
WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland Card
NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa
NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) vs. Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle
Finn Balor vs. Johnny Gargano
NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair
Street Fight: Dakota Kai vs. Tegan Nox
WWE NXT North American Champion Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic
What are your thoughts on this card and the feuds that WWE is presenting to their fans? Sound off in the comment section.
The fight came and went last month with Tito Ortiz getting his hand raised after beating Alberto Del Rio, who is now reflecting on it.
The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion beat the former WWE Champion by first-round rear-naked choke submission in a 210 catchweight bout. The fight took place at the Payne Arena in Hidalgo, Texas that aired on pay-per-view for $29.99.
Del Rio spoke MMA Junkie for his first interview since the fight where he reflected on this tough loss in this interview.
“I was very upset, and people are never going to know what goes on in the mind of a fighter or athlete after losing a fight,” Del Rio said. “You have live another battle because you have to deal with the fact that you lost in a fight, that there’s a better man than you, that you trained so hard for so many months and that wasn’t enough.
“But after processing the loss, I felt good about it because I trained hard, I gave it my all in the training camp. It was tough adapting to the cage and I think a lot of people don’t understand.”
Alberto Del Rio Reflects
What’s interesting is the fact that Del Rio thinks that he could’ve won the fight. The reason for that is due to him thinking that he made two costly mistakes that he can fix.
“I think I could’ve won that fight, I really do,” Del Rio said. “I made some mistakes with the strategy. but once again the would’ve doesn’t exist. Ring rust is real and it was there. I made two big mistakes and with someone as experienced as Tito that’s deadly.”
Del Rio has a background as a pro-MMA fighter. Before this fight, his previous bout took place at a Cage of Combat show in Madrid, Spain in 2010 where he lost to Yamamoto Hanshi by second-round TKO.
It appears that WWE United States Champion Andrade could be counting down the days of his title reign on Raw.
Andrade\’s days as champion are numbered, according to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. As of this writing, there\’s no word on if the title change could be due to the most recent situation that put him on the sidelines.
He’s currently serving a suspension for failing a Wellness Policy test. This is the Superstar’s first violation of the company’s Wellness Policy.
What is known is that Andrade is scheduled to return from his 30-day suspension at WWE Super ShowDown.
WWE presents the pay-per-view event on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Mohammed Abdou Arena that will air on the WWE Network.
WWE has already announced him for a Gauntlet Match for the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy. This contest will also feature Rusev, R-Truth, Erick Rowan, Bobby Lashley, and AJ Styles.
Up to his suspension, he had been feuding with Rey Mysterio then back into a feud with Humberto Carrillo. Since Andrade has been on the sidelines, WWE put Angel Garza with Andrade\’s normal manager, Zelina Vega, on Monday Night RAW.
The Undertaker is slated to be in action at this year’s WWE WrestleMania 36 event as his opponent has been revealed.
Dave Meltzer was able to confirm that The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles is currently on the schedule for the WrestleMania card. The news was first reported by WrestleZone.
Taker missed WrestleMania 35 last year, which broke his streak of wrestling at the biggest event of the year for the company, which is also where he had the winning streak of never losing at the show until it was snapped by Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30 in 2014.
The Undertaker In 2019
In 2019, Taker was in action twice – once by defeating Goldberg at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia in June and then again by teaming with Roman Reigns to defeat Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre at Extreme Rules in July.
Styles had been sidelined with a separated shoulder since last month’s Royal Rumble show but WWE announced earlier this month that Styles was \”recovering way ahead of doctor’s projections.\”
In fact, the company has already announced that he would compete for the Tuwaiq Trophy gauntlet match at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, February 27.
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 will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.
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