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Author: Andrew Ravens

  • WALTER Talks Not Being Invested In His Match At Survivor Series Last Year

    NXT UK Champion WALTER gave some interesting comments to Metro UK in a recent interview where he discussed his match at Survivor Series last year. 

    This was a Team Smackdown vs. Team RAW vs. Team NXT match from Survivor Series 2019, which had 15 Superstars. 

    According to WALTER, he wasn’t invested in the match and didn’t care about it. In fact, he thought the dynamic of the contest was weird. 

    “I wasn’t invested in that. I didn’t care. I care about my guys, my group, I care about the sport, but I don’t care about all those people being angry each other. It was a weird match too – three five-men tag teams, and always three guys in the ring.

    That’s when wrestling turns from competition to putting acrobats in a circus to do a show. There’s 15 of you, you’ve got to do something.”

    Team RAW featured Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Ricochet, Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre while SmackDown had Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Shorty G, Ali and King Corbin, and NXT involved Tommaso Ciampa, Damian Priest, Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, WALTER. 

    Team SmackDown won the contest. The final three were Reigns, Rollins, and Lee with Reigns edging out Lee in the end to win. 

    Walter Believes Brock Lesnar Is The Smartest Pro Wrestler In The World Right Now

  • Match Announced For WWE Worlds Collide Pre-Show

    A new match has been announced for the WWE Worlds Collide event. 

    On Tuesday, WWE confirmed that Mia Yim will battle NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray on the pre-show of this event. This will be a non-title match. 

    WWE presents the Worlds Collide event on Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming days. Here is the updated card:

    Updated WWE Worlds Collide Card

    The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Imperium (WALTER, Alexander Wolfe, Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) – Eight-Man Tag Team Match

    NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm

    Ilja Dragunov vs. Finn Balor

    NXT Cruiserweight Champion Angel Garza vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Jordan Devlin vs. Travis Banks – Fatal 4-Way Match

    DIY (Tomasso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) – Tag Team Match

    Mia Yim vs. NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray – Non-Title Match (Pre-Show)

    What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy Win WWE RAW Tag Team Titles

    The Viking Raiders didn’t stay on top of the tag team division on WWE RAW for long as their reign as champions is over while it’s now the time for Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy. 

    Rollins and Murphy beat Ivar and Erik to win the WWE RAW Tag Team Titles on Monday’s episode of RAW in Wichita, KS at the Intrust Bank Arena on the USA Network. This marks the first time that they have held the titles together. 

    The Viking Raiders had won the RAW Tag Team Titles back on the October 14th episode of RAW when they beat Bobby Roode and Dolph Ziggler in Denver, Colorado at the Pepsi Center. 

    Murphy’s alliance with Rollins started last week when Murphy helped AOP (Akam & Rezar) & Rollins defeat Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe & The Big Show in a fist fight that served as the headliners. 

    WWE set up this championship match earlier in the night during the opening segment where the former champions aligned themselves with Joe and Owens while exchanging words with the heels to further their storyline. 

    https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1219458221800329217

    Braun Strowman Is “Willing & Ready” For Possible Bray Wyatt Match

    What are your thoughts on Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy winning the WWE RAW Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Cain Velasquez Discusses If Conor McGregor Would Be Good Fit In WWE

    Cain Velasquez gave his take about the possibility of former UFC Lightweight and Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor competing in the squared circle under the WWE banner.

    The former UFC Heavyweight Champion is someone who would know about making the transition from MMA to WWE. 

    “I think he’d be well suited because of his promos,” Velasquez told BT Sport. “That’s probably the hardest part and he nails that. And he’s just a great athlete so he can definitely do it, yeah!”

    Last year, McGregor was teasing about going to the company with many people thinking it was a negotiation tactic on his part for his next fight in the UFC.

    McGregor just beat former title contender Donald Cerrone by TKO in the headliner of the UFC 246 pay-per-view event on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    In his final UFC bout, Velasquez lost to former title contender Francis Ngannou by first-round KO. The two fighters met in a heavyweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 1 event from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on February 17, 2019.

    Velasquez found his passion with pro wrestling once he started training and made his in-ring debut last year under the AAA banner.

    Cain Velasquez Claims He’ll Compete In WWE Royal Rumble Match

  • John Cena\’s “Dolittle” Box Office Results, New WWE Trademarks

    John Cena\’s “Dolittle” Movie Box Office Results

    John Cena’s latest film, “Dolittle,” was released this past weekend and the results of earnings from the box office for the opening slate have surfaced online. 

    The film was estimated of pulling in $$57 million worldwide with a budget of about $175 million. According to Box Office Mojo, the film did $30,000,000 domestically and $27,300,000 internationally. 

    Rotten Tomatoes has the film on its Tomatometer of 18 percent and an Audience Score of 76 percent. It should be noted that the movie did go up against the opening of Bad Boys For Life that did $106 million worldwide. 

    Cena plays an upbeat polar bear in the film, which also stars Robert Downey Jr, Jessie Buckley, Harry Collett, Rami Malek, Octavia Spencer, Kumail Nanjiani, Emma, Thompson, Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, and Oscar winner Jim Broadbent.

    You can watch the official trailer here: 

    New WWE Trademarks

    WWE has once again filed new trademarks. The company did so on Tuesday, January 14 for the following names: Trish Stratus, Epico, Ever-Rise, Chase Parker, Matt Martel.

    For those who may not know, WWE is rebranding the former 3.0 team of Martel and Parker, as Ever-Rise. They previously used the ring names Shane Matthews and Scott Parker.

  • Finn Balor Hints At Possible Royal Rumble Match Entry

    Finn Balor got people talking after an interesting response to one WWE star on social media. 

    The former WWE NXT Champion posted a random photo on Twitter which got Curt Hawkins to respond by noting how much he missed him. Balor then replied with, “Se3 y0u Sunday.”

    Because Balor replaced the second \”e\” in \”See\” with a 3 and the \”o\” in \”you\” with a 0, this made fans think that he was teasing a potential entry into the Men’s Royal Rumble Match at the #30 spot. You can see his tweets here: 

    WWE presents the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on Sunday, January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park and airs on the WWE Network.

    It should be noted that WWE has yet to confirm whether NXT will have any involvement in the Men’s and/or Women’s Royal Rumble matches. 

    What is known is the fact that Balor will be working a WWE show on Royal Rumble weekend.

    Balor will battle Ilja Dragunov in a singles match at the Worlds Collide show that goes down on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

    Time will tell whether he appears at the Royal Rumble. 

    Possible Names That Could Return At WWE Royal Rumble

  • Braun Strowman Is “Willing & Ready” For Possible Bray Wyatt Match

    Braun Strowman is excited about a potential showdown against WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt. 

    Strowman recently did an interview with DallasNews.com where he spoke about a wide range of topics including a potential match against Wyatt. 

    This was where he was asked about Wyatt\’s transformation into The Fiend. Strowman noted how it’s been a pretty awesome process to watch Bray and what he\’s been able to accomplish. 

    He stated that he loves Bray and The Fiend thing is getting a little out of control. Thus, he wouldn\’t mind having a shot at him one of these days and seeing what can happen,

    \”You never know,\” Strowman said of a potential match. \”There\’s a lot of backstory and history between us being that Bray Wyatt is pretty much the sole reason that \’The Monster Among Men\’ is what he is today, bringing him in with the Wyatt family, and him being my mentor, my sensei. 

    Sometimes the student has to one day show the sensei who the boss is. Whenever he\’s ready to step into the squared circle with me, I\’m more than willing and ready.\”

    Strowman was introduced to fans on the main roster when he was added to The Wyatt Family that included Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan years ago. 

    With the two stars being on the same brand – Friday Night SmackDown – it’s possible that their paths will cross one day. 

    Perhaps, it could happen sooner rather than later as Strowman will compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match when WWE presents the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event this Sunday with the winner being able to challenge for the top title on their brand at WrestleMania 36. 

  • AEW Dynamite Headed To Rochester, New York In March

    AEW Dynamite is headed to a new city as All Elite Wrestling has announced the host venue for an upcoming episode of the weekly television show.

    The promotion announced on Monday that AEW Dynamite is heading to Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena on March 18th. Tickets for both shows go on sale this Friday at AEWTix.com.

    The arena has a max capacity of 13,000 approximately people, which is in line with the other arenas that AEW is airing their television show from.

    \”#AEWDynamite is coming to the Blue Cross Arena when All Elite Wrestling makes its Empire State debut on Wed, March 18th! Tickets go on sale THIS FRIDAY, January 24th at Noon Eastern Time. For tickets visit http://AEWTIX.com.\”

    AEW Dynamite Schedule

    Starting next week, it\’s expected that All Elite Wrestling will begin announcing venues for the month of April. The following is an updated look at the AEW Dynamite touring schedule through the end of March 2020: 

    • January 22: taped from Jericho cruise
    • January 29: Cleveland, OH
    • February 5: Huntsville, AL
    • February 12: Austin, TX
    • February 19: Atlanta, GA
    • February 26: Kansas City, MO
    • March 4: Denver, CO
    • March 11: Salt Lake City, UT
    • March 18: Rochester, NY

    Last week, it was announced that AEW Dynamite has been extended through 2023 by the media company to remain on the air every week on TNT. 

  • Kurt Angle Names Who Would Be On His Wrestling Mount Rushmore

    WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle spoke to The Sun where he talked about a wide range of topics including who he would put on his Mt. Rushmore of Wrestling.

    Just like with who is the GOAT (greatest of all-time) in wrestling, it’s an opinionated take as most people have a different list. 

    Kurt Angle Names Wrestling Mount Rushmore

    At first, Angle named WWE Champion Brock Lesnar as someone he would put on the list but then changed his mind because he feels like this topic brings a discussion about the overall entertainment. He pointed out that someone on this list would wow fans with the way that they present their characters. 

    Angle would then name the likes of WWE Hall of Famers Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair.

    “A guy like Shawn Michaels would be on the Mount Rushmore, Ric Flair would be on Mount Rushmore. I don’t see Brock as an overall athlete that would be up there. But don’t get me wrong, what he does in the ring, no-one does better.”

    Angle added how the final two names he would put on the list are Steve Austin and The Rock. He also wouldn’t put himself on the list because that’s just not who he is. 

    Kurt Angle – “I believe That Vince McMahon Wanted Me To Go Another Year”

    Do you agree with Kurt Angle’s list?

  • Former WWE Champion Expected At Royal Rumble

    WWE is getting closer to the Royal Rumble and fans are expecting some surprises in both Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble matches. 

    Pwinsider.com reports that former WWE Champion Kane is slated to be at this Sunday\’s Royal Rumble PPV. Although Kane has not been announced for the Rumble match, the site speculated that Kane set up his appearance at the show during his most recent return on WWE television. 

    Royal Rumble: Former WWE Champion Expected

    Kane appeared on Friday Night SmackDown this week on FOX in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex where he brought up the history between Kane and The Fiend. This led to The Fiend coming out from out of the ring and Daniel Bryan took out The Fiend. 

    The promo was largely putting over that he maintains the record for the most eliminations in Rumble match history.

    There are 9 open spots for the contest. WWE is expected to announce more stars for this contest this week. The following names have been announced thus far:

    Brock Lesnar in the #1 spot, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, Erick Rowan, King Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Otis, Tucker, Elias, Aleister Black, Buddy Murphy, Rusev, Bobby Lashley, R-Truth, Braun Strowman, WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro.

    WWE presents the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on Sunday, January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park and airs on the WWE Network.

    Possible Names That Could Return At WWE Royal Rumble

  • WWE RAW Preview: Ladder Match, Royal Rumble Go-Home Show

    WWE is less than a week away from their latest pay-per-view event, Royal Rumble, and the build for this show is underway, which starts on Raw

    Thus, it’s time to look ahead starting with tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW on the USA Network, which has a loaded show as the company previously announced several matches for the episode. 

    WWE has yet to announce the main event of this show. The top match advertised thus far is Andrade defending U.S. Title against Rey Mysterio in a Ladder Match.

    WWE will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds that will take place heading into the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. WWE still needs to announce more matches for this event as well as competitors for both the Men\’s and Women\’s Royal Rumble matches. 

    WWE RAW Preview

    WWE holds this show in Wichita, KS at the Intrust Bank Arena. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:

    • Andrade to defend U.S. Title against Rey Mysterio in a Ladder Match
    • WWE Champion Brock Lesnar returns to RAW
    • Rusev & Liv Morgan to battle Bobby Lashley & Lana in Mixed Tag Team Match

    As usual, fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for RAW.

    Join us here later tonight for WWE RAW Live Results and our post-show RAW Takeaways feature.

  • Spoilers: Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (1/18/20)

    The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Saturday, January 18, 2020, in Mexico City, Mexico has surfaced online.

    These matches and segments will air over the coming weeks on AXS TV. You can read the results here, courtesy of Fightful: 

    Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results

    The Rascalz (Wez, Dez & Trey) def. Dinastia, Draztik Boy & Iron Kid

    Madman Fulton def. Daga

    Moose def. Taurus. Post-match, Rhino hit Moose with the Gore 

    Tessa Blanchard def. Adam Thornstowe in an open challenge. Post-match, Ace Austin and Luster the Legend attacked Tessa. Tommy Dreamer made the save.

    Rosemary vs. Su Yung ended in a no contest.

    TJP def. El Hijo del Vikingo. Post-match, The North attacked El Hijo de Vikingo until TJP and Fallah Bahh made the save.

    Michael Elgin def. Eddie Edwards

    Rhino vs. Taurus ended in a no contest when Moose interfered.

    Rob Van Dam def. Joey Ryan

    The Desi Hit Squad (Rah Singh & Mahabali Shera) def. Willie Mack & Johnny Swinger

    Pagano def. Luster the Legend

    Jordynne Grace def. Taya Valkyrie to win the Knockouts Championship

    Ace Austin def. Tommy Dreamer – Street Fight

    Dr. Wagner & Daga def. oVe (Dave & Jake Crist)

  • Roman Reigns Teases Goldberg Over His Pre-Match Ritual

    Roman Reigns teased Goldberg through the power of social media. 

    It all started when a fan asked Reigns on Twitter about a small, black pad that\’s placed on the stage during his entrance. It turns out that Reigns does his signature fist pound to the floor that sees his fist hit the pad. 

    Roman Reigns Teases Goldberg

    Reigns responded to the fan by noting that he does it so he doesn\’t break his hand.

    \”Nothing to explain, Nick. It\’s a little piece of pad,\” Reigns wrote. \”So I don\’t break my hand on steel grate. I gotta perform like 48 weeks a year man. So that would be stupid. It would be like [thinking emoji] head butting a door before my match level of stupid. Anyway, have a good day, Nick.\”

    Regarding Reigns\’ \”head butting a door\” reference, this was a nod to Goldberg\’s pre-match ritual before his matches. 

    It turns out that this became a bit of an issue during Goldberg\’s 2016-2017 run in WWE. He has since revealed in interviews that he would knock himself silly on the door before going out to a cut a promo where he would forget his lines in the process.

    Goldberg spoke about what happened that night during an interview in 2017 on the podcast hosted by Edge and Christian: 

    \”How about when I knocked myself out on the door? Did you hear that one? You didn\’t hear that one? I did that, I don\’t know, a month ago. My way of getting ready, you know me, man. They knock on my door, I pour water on my head, so I don\’t catch on fire from the sparks, and I headbutt the door. I\’m a neanderthal. That\’s what I do, right? I\’m walking to the ring, and I go through Gorilla, and then, I get in the ring, man, and I literally forgot every single thing that I was supposed to say.”

    Reigns and Goldberg have never had a one-on-one bout against each other. The closest that fans came to see this was when they competed in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match in 2017 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. 

    Roman Reigns Reflects On His 2019, Thanks The WWE Universe

  • Paige Names Current Champion At Top Of Her List Of Dream WWE Opponents

    Paige has named the person that she would want to wrestle should she be medically cleared for in-ring action. 

    The speculation of her making a potential comeback started when she fueled speculation as she believed her glory days were far from over. Paige did so by posting the following on her official Twitter account earlier this month. 

    \”I get told that my glory days are over with my career & that I\’m a \’slut\’ [because] of the crap that got released about me,\” Paige wrote on Twitter. \”Just know again. people make mistakes when they\’re young. I\’m not that person. Also my glory days are far from over. I have a whole a lot of career left in me. 2020 will be a good year for me.\”

    Paige Names Opponents

    Fast forward a few weeks later, Paige talked with Daily Mail Online where she named WWE RAW Women\’s Champion Becky Lynch as a talent that would be at the top of her list as someone she would want to face. 

    It should be noted that she also mentioned NXT Women\’s Champion Rhea Ripley and Candice LeRae as other dream opponents.

    \”You\’d want to face the top person in the company and obviously that would be Becky [Lynch], so I\’d want to face her,\” Paige responded. \”There\’s so many. I\’d want to face Rhea Ripley. I\’d want to face Candice [LeRae]. All the Four Horsewomen. I\’d want to face everyone, bring them all on.\”

    The former WWE Divas Champion and SmackDown General Manager has spinal stenosis, which has kept her from not being medically cleared by WWE doctors to wrestle again.

    Whether she works another match remains to be seen. Previously, WWE hasn\’t cleared a talent to make a return to the ring with such an injury but she could be the first.

  • Spoilers: WWE NXT UK TV Tapings Results (1/18/20)

    The journey of bringing the WWE NXT UK brand to the more fans has continued as the company held TV tapings on Saturday from York, UK at the York Barbican.

    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

    Grizzled Young Vets cut a promo in the ring where they proclaimed themselves the best

    Joe Coffey defeated Amir Jordan. Post-match, Coffey then cuts a promo on Ilja Dragunov.

    Mark Coffey & Wolfgang defeated Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch

    Ilja Dragunov runs out but gets beatdown out by Gallus

    Aoife Valkyrie defeated Amale 

    Tyler Bate defeated Joseph Conners

    Jinny cuts a promo on the announce table about Jazzy Gabbert

    Noam Dar defeated Josh Morrell

    Ilja Dragunov defeated Joe Coffey

    Grizzled Young Vets defeated The Hunt

    Kassius Ohno defeated Jack Starz

    A-Kid defeated Brian Kendrick

    NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray defeated Toni Storm – I Quit Match

    Alexander Wolfe defeated Travis Banks

    Ridge Holland defeated Saxton Huxley

    Aoife Valkyrie defeated Isla Dawn

    NXT UK Title Champion WALTER defeated Dave Mastiff

  • Kairi Sane Returns To Action At WWE House Show

    Kairi Sane returned to in-ring action after being sidelined with an injury. 

    It happened at Friday\’s WWE live event in Lafayette, LA at the Cajundome when RAW Women\’s Champion Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Natalya defeated Sarah Logan and WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champions Sane and Asuka.

    Kairi Sane Returns To Action

    Earlier in the day, she indicated that she was back for in-ring action as she posted the following on her official Twitter account: 

    https://twitter.com/KairiSaneDaily/status/1218401979099242496

    Sane suffered an injury, which is believed to be a concussion, at the WWE TLC pay-per-view event. 

    This is where The Kabuki Warriors retained WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. They went over RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair. 

    Sane hadn’t worked a match since then and WWE never confirmed the exact injury that she was dealing with. 

    Results From WWE Live Event in Lafayette, LA

    • RAW Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders retained over Luke Gallows and AJ Styles with the pin on Gallows. 
    • Drew McIntyre defeated Cedric Alexander with the Claymore kick
    • WWE United States Champion Andrade retained over Ricochet. 
    • RAW Women\’s Champion Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Natalya defeated Sarah Logan and WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champions Kairi Sane and Asuka. 
    • Liv Morgan and Rusev defeated Lana and Bobby Lashley. 
    • Seth Rollins, Buddy Murphy and The Authors of Pain defeated Aleister Black, Samoa Joe and The Street Profits.

    Kairi Sane Possibly Injured During TLC Main Event

  • WWE Moves Main Roster Star To NXT

    WWE has sent one main roster star to NXT and that’s Mike Kanellis. 

    WWE held an NXT house show on Friday in Melbourne, FL at the Melbourne Auditorium where he teamed up with Tony Nese to defeat Mohamed Fahim and Nick Ogarelli in a tag team match. 

    Main Roster Star To NXT

    As a result, Kanellis worked a match since September 24th where he lost to Chad Gable in seconds at a SmackDown TV event. It appears that Mike will be in NXT going forward. 

    Back in October, he requested his release from WWE and took to social media to share the news with fans. Obviously, WWE didn’t grant him the release. 

    This comes after Mike and his wife, Maria, had signed new WWE contracts that would’ve seen them be with the company for the next five years. In the statement, he confirmed that he signed a new deal back in June. 

    Results From WWE Live Event in Lafayette, LA

    • Jaxson Ryker defeated Cal Bloom
    • Catalina defeated Marina Shafir
    • Cameron Grimes defeated Babatunde Aiyegbusi
    • Mike Kanellis and Tony Nese defeated Mohamed Fahim and Nick Ogarelli. 
    • Austin Theory defeated Dorian Mak
    • Chelsea Green defeated Kayden Carter
    • Shane Thorne defeated Daniel Vidot
    • Kacy Catanzaro defeated Vanessa Borne. This was Kacy\’s return to singles action
    • Keith Lee defeated Kona Reeves. 

    Mike Kanellis On If The Pregnancy Storyline With Maria Kanellis Led To His Release Request

  • Spoilers: Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (1/17/20)

    The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Friday, January 17, 2020, in Mexico City, Mexico has surfaced online.

    This taping served as the fallout from Impact\’s latest pay-per-view event, Hard to Kill, that aired last Sunday night in Dallas, Texas at the Bomb Factory. The headliner saw Blanchard beat Sami Callihan to become the new Impact World Heavyweight Champion. 

    These matches and segments will air over the coming weeks on AXS TV. You can read the results here, courtesy of PWinsider.com: 

    Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results

    Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard came to the ring for a promo about her historic title win at Hard to Kill. Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie (with John E. Bravo) interrupts by proclaiming herself the #1 Contender. A brawl erupts.

    TJP defeats Johnny Swinger

    Fallah Bahh defeats Ethan Page

    Taurus defeats Moose and Rhino – Triple Threat Match

    Joey Ryan defeats Maximo

    Willie Mack defeats Rohit Raju

    Taya Valkyrie & Ace Austin defeat Tessa Blanchard & Trey

    Hijo del Vikingo defeats Josh Alexander

    Jordynne Grace defeats Kiera Hogan and Madison Rayne – Triple Threat Match

    The Rascalz(Dez & Wentz) defeat Pagano & Murder Clown

    Michael Elgin defeats Eddie Edwards

    Daga & Dr. Wagner Jr. defeat Reno Scum(Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend). Post-match, oVe (minus Sami Callihan) attack Daga & Wagner.

  • AJ Styles Looks Back On His WWE Debut At Royal Rumble In 2016

    AJ Styles has looked back on what was one of the more special debuts in the history of WWE, which was no doubt a memorable night for him. 

    Styles recently spoke with Yahoo Sports where he talked about competing in the 30-Man WWE Royal Rumble Match. Styles made his WWE debut in 2016 at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. 

    Styles brought up how you have to think about it all as not only is it one of the biggest pay-per-views in WWE, it\’s WWE in general. He recalled it being his first time under contract, working for a company that is easily the biggest in the world.

    AJ Styles Looks Back On His WWE Debut

    Styles talked about how he was a little nervous about it and remembering if anyone knew who he was despite him working in TNA, which he called a little place in Orlando, and in Japan. 

    “I was a little nervous because I didn\’t know what to expect. I was in a position that gave me the opportunity to really shine,\” Styles recalled. \”When I walked out for the Royal Rumble, there was only one man in the ring. I went No. 3 and the spotlight was on me. The fans had no idea whose music was playing and then when they figured out who it was, it was even more exciting because they had no idea what would happen and they had no idea that AJ Styles was coming to WWE.\”

    Styles lasted almost 30 minutes in his debut before being eliminated by Kevin Owens. His career took off starting that night in WWE.

    He continued, \”It couldn\’t have been any better. Once I step into the ring, those jitters and that nervousness goes away, that doesn\’t exist anymore. Walking down the aisle, yes, you\’re still feeling it.\”

  • Two Matches Set For WWE Royal Rumble

    Two new matches have been announced for the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble PPV.

    It was revealed on Friday Night SmackDown in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex on FOX that SmackDown Women\’s Champion Bayley will make her next title defense against Lacey Evans. This match was originally slated to take place at the TLC PPV event last month but was nixed. 

    Chad Gable will also battle Sheamus in a singles match. This will mark Sheamus’ first in-ring match on PPV in almost a year. 

    WWE presents the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on Sunday, January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park and airs on the WWE Network. 

    WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming days. Here is the updated card:

    Updated WWE Royal Rumble Card

    WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan – Strap Match

    Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Brock Lesnar in the #1 spot, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, Erick Rowan, King Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Otis, Tucker, Elias, Aleister Black, Buddy Murphy, Rusev, Bobby Lashley, R-Truth, Braun Strowman, WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, 9 Participants TBA

    Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Sarah Logan, 26 Participants TBA

    WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Asuka

    Baron Corbin vs. Roman Reigns

    WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Lacey Evans

    Sheamus vs. Chad Gable

    What are your thoughts on these matches being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Kane Returns On WWE Friday Night SmackDown

    Kane made his return to WWE television and it was a noteworthy appearance. 

    He did so on Friday Night SmackDown this week on FOX in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. As seen on the show, Kane cut a promo about how the Royal Rumble Match works.

    Kane Returns On SmackDown

    Bray Wyatt appeared on the big screen where he brought up the history between Kane and The Fiend. This led to The Fiend coming out from out of the ring and Daniel Bryan took out The Fiend. 

    https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1218340367688486912

    Kane, real name Glenn Jacobs, is the Mayor of Knox County in Tennessee.

    His previous appearance on WWE television came when he appeared on the September 16, 2019 episode of Monday Night RAW in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Thompson-Boling Arena. 

    This was where he won the WWE 24/7 Title and briefly held it until he dropped the championship back to R-Truth. Fast forward to the main event, Seth Rollins was battling Robert Roode in a singles match.

    Once The OC (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows) ran down to attack him, Kane, dressed in his wrestling attire, came down to make the save. This led to Bray Wyatt appearing and putting Kane down.

    He was last seen in action when he competed at the WWE Crown Jewel event last November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium that aired on the WWE Network. 

    Kane and The Undertaker lost to Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a tag team match at the Crown Jewel show. Since then, he has put his focus on his political career. 

    Kane made an appearance on WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s WWE Network show, “Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions” earlier this month. 

  • Kurt Angle Offers High Praise To Tyson Fury Over His WWE Debut

    Kurt Angle has offered some high praise to top heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury for not what he has done in the boxing ring but inside of the squared circle. 

    Angle did so when he did an interview with Seconds Out where he spoke about Fury. Obviously, Angle went from being an Olympic medal-winning amateur wrestler to a Hall of Fame pro wrestler. 

    Kurt Angle Offers Praise To Tyson Fury

    Thus, Angle can understand what Fury went through as Fury transitioned from one sport to another. According to Kurt Angle, he thinks Fury did a great job and even offered him a rating for his performance. 

    Angle stated, \”I think Tyson did a really good job, I would say he nailed a 10. He got through the match. He wasn\’t a professional wrestler by any means but he adapted well. I don\’t think he expected more than he gave and I don\’t think the company expected more than he gave.\”

    Fury beat Braun Strowman by count-out in October at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This marked his in-ring debut. 

    Since then, Fury has talked about wanting to do another match. It’s been reported that this possibility will have to wait until after his next fight, which will see him take on Deontay Wilder for the second time in February. 

  • Spoilers: Final Competitors Revealed For WWE Worlds Collide Title Match

    The final stars in a championship match at the upcoming WWE Worlds Collide event has been revealed. 

    WWE held NXT UK TV tapings on Friday from York, UK at the York Barbican. This is where it was revealed that Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks will be joining Isaiah \”Swerve\” Scott against WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Angel Garza in the Fatal 4 Way match at the WWE Worlds Collide event.

    Devlin defeated Ligero to qualify for the match. Banks then defeated Brian Kendrick to qualify. 

    As noted, Scott qualified for the bout by defeating Tyler Breeze and Lio Rush in a Triple Threat on this Wednesday’s NXT episode.

    WWE presents the Worlds Collide event on Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming days. Here is the updated card:

    Updated WWE Worlds Collide Card

    The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Imperium (WALTER, Alexander Wolfe, Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) – Eight-Man Tag Team Match

    NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm

    Ilja Dragunov vs. Finn Balor

    NXT Cruiserweight Title Fatal 4-Way Match: Angel Garza © vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Jordan Devlin vs. Travis Banks

    DIY (Tomasso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) – Tag Team Match

    What are your thoughts on these being added to the match on the card? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Spoilers: WWE NXT UK TV Tapings Results (1/17/20)

    The journey of bringing the WWE NXT UK brand to the more fans has continued as the company held TV tapings on Friday from York, UK at the York Barbican.

    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

    Imperium cut a promo about The Undisputed Era for the match at Worlds Collide. NXT UK GM Johnny Saint and assistant Sid Scala rechristened the WWE UK Title to WALTER

    Jordan Devlin defeated Ligero to qualify for the Fatal 4 Way Cruiserweight Title match at Worlds Collide

    Ilja Dragunov defeated Josh Terry. Post-match, Dragunov cut a promo on Finn Balor. Joe Coffey interrupted and they exchanged words. 

    Travis Banks defeated Brian Kendrick to earn the final spot in the Cruiserweight Title Fatal 4 Way

    Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch defeated The Hunt

    Eddie Dennis cut a promo about Takeover but Trent Seven interrupted and they brawled. 

    Isla Dawn defeated Nina Samuels

    Ridge Holland defeated Tyson T-Bone

    Imperium (Marcel Barthel, Fabian Aichner, Alexander Wolfe) defeated Dave Mastiff, Flash Morgan Webster, Mark Andrews

    Tyler Bate defeated The A-Kid. Post-match, Joseph Conners confronted Bate and challenged him

    Piper Niven defeated Dani Luna

    Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter defeated Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley

    NXT UK Women\’s Champion Kay Lee Ray challenged Toni Storm to an \”I Quit\” match with the title on the line. Storm can no longer challenge Ray for the title if she loses.

    Aoife Cusack (Valkyrie) defeated Amale

    Dave Mastiff defeated Saxon Huxley

    Trent Seven defeated Eddie Dennis in a Steel Corners Street Fight

  • Possible Names That Could Return At WWE Royal Rumble

    There are two stars who could make a return at the upcoming Royal Rumble PPV event. 

    PWInsider reports that those talents are WWE NXT Superstar The Velveteen Dream and WWE RAW Superstar Jinder Mahal. It was noted in the report that Dream and Mahal are both currently scheduled to be in the same city as the first pay-per-view event of the year for the company. 

    Although there\’s no word yet on if there are plans for them to return in the 30-Man Royal Rumble match, it’s a possibility. 

    Return At WWE Royal Rumble

    First up is Dream, who has been at the WWE Performance Center regularly since being pulled from the ring. He’s also been at all of the live episodes of NXT on the USA Network. He’s been out of action with a back injury in October.

    Dream\’s back injury was said to be \”pretty serious\” and there was no solid word on when he will be back in action, according to a report that surfaced this week. It was reported back in November that he was expected to be out for \”a few months.” Thus, this timeline would have put him back in the ring in late 2019 or early 2020.

    Regarding Mahal, he has been out of action since suffering a patellar tendon rupture since June 15, 2019 at a WWE live event in Denver. This led to him undergoing knee surgery in late June. At the time, it was reported that his expected return would be in the first few months of 2020 at the earliest.

    WWE presents the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on Sunday, January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park and airs on the WWE Network.

    There are 12 open spots for the contest. The following names have been announced:

    WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in the #1 spot, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, Erick Rowan, King Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Otis, Tucker, Elias, Aleister Black, Buddy Murphy, Rusev, Bobby Lashley, R-Truth.

    Jinder Mahal Teases In-Ring Return: “Be Back Soon”