The Rock was backstage but only to do interviews for the promotion of his move, ‘Fighting With My Family’. He has produced the movie about WWE Superstar, Paige’s life. It is just out and has got a great response so far. In case you didn’t know… RAW kicked off with Roman Reigns announcing that he is back after fighting leukaemia. Another important segment on RAW was the birthday celebration of Ric Flair....
In case you didn’t know… Priestley has been performing all over the world alongside her longtime boyfriend Will Ospreay over the past few years, where she has become quite a popular star and has a huge following behind her on Social Media. It’s understandable that WWE would want someone of Priestley’s experience in WWE since the Women’s Division has now become the sole focus of the show and she would shine in that position....
One of those two matches includes the epic clash between 15-time WWE World Champion John Cena and the Phenomenal AJ Styles. The rivalry between the two all-time great wrestlers started when Cena made his Memorial Day RAW return. AJ came out to welcome him back, eventually turned on him and aligned himself with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, The Club. This week on RAW, Cena manipulated AJ Styles to sign a contract for their upcoming match at Sunday’s pay-per-view, and now it is confirmed that The Club will be banned from ringside....
He also returned to his old stomping grounds of AAA, as well as becoming a feature on the Lucha Underground series. Returning to WWE last October, it took him less than a year to realize that he was earning much more respect competing outside of the WWE umbrella, and asked for his release. Yesterday, Alberto Del Rio was scheduled to compete for AAA again. He has been promoting it, with his last tweet about it being four days ago....
As per the rumour roundup by Cagesideseats, Shinsuke Nakamura, Samoa Joe and Tye Dillinger are the three possible entrants in the Royal Rumble from NXT. Neither of the three have been officially announced in the Rumble by the WWE yet, however, speculations on their status have been running amok. In case you didn’t know: Shinsuke Nakamura is currently embroiled in a feud with Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship. Nakamura is the current champion....
According to Joe Burgett from Inquisitr, it was obvious from the start that the match was simply the backup Plan “B” due to John Cena’s injury. Cena and Undertaker were penned in to square off at Wrestlemania 32, in what was said to be The Deadman’s farewell. However, that didn’t take place. After Wrestlemania, there were reports that Undertaker told Vince that he was done and was calling it quits on his career....
Despite half of the story happening without a crowd, the numbers on YouTube and social media suggested that few WrestleMania matches had the same buzz in 2020. It helped get Otis over and it seemingly impressed Vince McMahon so much that he decided to make him Mr. Money in the Bank 2020. However, there hasn’t been much done with him since and he’s finally in a storyline - one where The Miz and John Morrison are trying to use legal loopholes to get the Money in the Bank contract out of Otis’ hands....
In this article, let’s look at five surprises that could potentially take the world by storm on WWE SmackDown this week. There is no guarantee at all that they will happen, but if they do, WWE SmackDown could certainly be a memorable show. Be sure to leave a comment in the section below, expressing your thoughts on the choices mentioned and also, get into the fantasy booking chair to list out potential surprises of your own!...
SmackDown freshened up its storylines by making a few surprising but decent booking decisions at HIAC. Sami Zayn turning heel was one of the most talked about segments from HIAC and WWE followed it up with a brilliant explanation this week. We look at the five biggest takeaways from the fallout episode of Smackdown Live and what implications they hold for the future of Smackdown Live. # 5 : Tag Team Division is firing once again....
Ambrose bemoans that he won’t get a one-on-one rematch when Dean Ambrose comes in. Ambrose wants a rematch with Styles which Shane books for later on in the night. John Cena kicks-off SmackDown Live John Cena comes out first to celebrate his 16th world championship. He starts of by saying sorry to AJ Styles, saying that he was wrong about Styles. He added that AJ is a top level elite WWE Superstar....
Thankfully, WWE didn’t disappoint and put together a well-structured 3-hour program. So without further adieu, below are the results and video highlights: Jason Jordan vs. John Cena WWE took us all by surprise with an unexpected offering in the form of a Jordan-Cena match. The backstory is that today marked the day Cena made his infamous debut against Kurt Angle on a SmackDown episode, exactly 15 years back. Cena was first to come out followed by Kurt Angle’s ‘son, Jason Jordan....
He added that the Shield is a brotherhood and they will always ride into battle together. Just as Ambrose was about to leave, acting RAW GM Corbin came out and antagonized the Lunatic Fringe. Ambrose called him the world’s largest substitute teacher. Corbin let Ambrose pick his opponent out of Rollins for the IC title, Reigns for the Universal Title or Braun Strowman. Ambrose picked the last and largest option and the match kicked off right after....
In case you missed it, Orton was wrestling AJ Styles at a WWE Live Event in Hershey, Pennsylvania Sunday night, when it appeared he suffered a serious knee injury. The referee threw up the “X sign” and stopped the match. Videos and photos of Orton being helped to the back quickly started to surface from those in attendance on social media. Several outlets, including Sportskeeda, reported on the injury, as if it was a legitimate one, which is exactly what the WWE wanted people to think....
Steve Sims of F4WOnline reports that Mysterio will appear as a guest on the event that marks the return of Alberto Del Rio to the AAA, who was released from the WWE a week ago. Sims’ sources say that Rey will very likely accept their offer and make an appearance at the big event in Mexico. Earlier, in a video interview, former WWE Spanish announcer Hugo Savinovich claimed that Rey will be joining the AAA one he settles his contract disputes with the WWE....
Though they’ve denied a jump to the company in the past, many stars in professional wrestling could be free agents soon. In case you didn’t know… WWE has been interested in bringing The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega into their company for quite some time now, The Elite haven’t exactly kept the news of their contract statuses secret. However, it’s also been revealed that the WWE is interested in Pentagon Jr....
Apparently, feelers have been sent as well, according to Dave Meltzer. It remains to be seen if CM Punk will choose to make his return to the world of wrestling. Sportskeeda is the one-stop destination for latest WWE rumors and wrestling news. In case you didn’t know… CM Punk’s two recent UFC appearances haven’t been anything to write home about. Despite transitioning into Mixed Martial Arts at the highest level, Punk has not been able to score a victory thus far....
In case you didn’t know.. John Cena was last seen in a WWE ring at The Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia where Cena defeated Triple H. He was involved in a short match against ‘The Undertaker’ who made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 34 and defeated Cena. On August 10, it was announced that Cena would be facing Kevin Owens at WWE Super Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia that will take place on October 6, 2018....
In case you didn’t know… Rey Mysterio has been on WWE’s radar ever since he was part of the 2018 Royal Rumble match, but the company has struggled to sign Mysterio to a contract that would put him on WWE TV permanently. The former World Champion has recently stated that he is just waiting on WWE now when it comes to a date to make his return, which is confirmation that The Master Of The 619 will be back on our screens soon....
In case you didn’t know… WWE loves its ‘HISTORIC first-times evers’ and is busy shaping up the card for Evolution as we speak. Here is how it looks thus far: Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella (WWE RAW Women’s Championship Match) Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship Match) Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler (WWE NXT Championship Match) Lo Shirai vs. Toni Storm (Mae Young Classic Tournament 2018 Finals)...
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter shed light on why WWE decided to send Ambrose off with so much pomp and splendor. I want to thank Wrestling Inc. for the following summary. In case you didn’t know… Ambrose’s last appearance for WWE took place recently in a Network Special called The Shield’s Final Chapter. Dean Ambrose teamed up with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to take on the evil trio of Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin in a big triple threat match....
