It seems like Dana Brooke also finds herself in the enhancement talent category. The Superstar was involved in a tag team match on the most recent episode of SmackDown in which she teamed up with Lacey Evans to take on Sasha Banks and Bayley, Brooke was the one who got submitted from the babyface team and the finish was discussed on the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Radio....
With Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff now in place as Executive Directors, a number of WWE superstars have been told that the Wildcard Rule will be “quietly wrapping up” after SummerSlam. In case you didn’t know… The time between Survivor Series and WrestleMania is typically a very lucrative time for the WWE. Ratings are high as the storylines begin to come together and their top stars feature, with guest appearances aplenty as the company hypes up their biggest show of the year....
One spectacle will give way to another and the Universe will have their eyes trained on tomorrow’s episode of RAW. The grapevine is laden to an unhealthy extent and buzz of debuts and deals is whirling about with no sign of abating. The latest issue is the oft-alluded to debut of NXT golden boy Finn Balor. The Demon was interrupted by his old sparring partner Kevin Owens at WrestleMania Axxess, further mushrooming the flame that his coming is at hand, not to mention his old brothers-in-arms, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows....
April 2019 delivered on that promise with five match of the year candidates, though that was mostly thanks to the NXT TakeOver event. WrestleMania 35 only delivered one true classic match, but what a match it was! In fairness to the Show of Shows, though, it boasted two other of April’s best matches, even though they weren’t quite match of the year candidates. Elsewhere, you could find some on Raw and NXT....
Johnny Wrestling signed with the company in 2016, where he remained until his exit in December 2021. During his run, he became the NXT Champion and also captured the North American and the Tag Team Championship. In an episode of the Out of Character podcast, Gargano expressed that he enjoyed working with Triple H and Shawn Michaels. He added that the Hall of Famers let him write his final promo before his exit:...
WrestleMania 38 producer Pat Buck departed the company this week following the company’s biggest event of the year, leaving the company in a position where they needed some extra help for WWE RAW last night. According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select, both Shawn Michaels and Matt Bloom (formally known as A-Train) helped produce the NXT Championship match between Dolph Ziggler and Bron Breakker on WWE RAW. With Tyson Kidd being gone for months for undisclosed reasons, D-Von Dudley being sidelined due to surgery, and Pat Buck quitting the WWE producer scene backstage has been very short-staffed as of late....
The Usos couldn’t have timed their return better as Jimmy and Jey stormed the ring to rescue their cousin, Roman Reigns, from another humiliation at the hands of King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler. The former Tag Team Champions will battle the villainous duo this week in what will be their in-ring return after a long time on the sidelines. Corbin and The Showoff will not be pleased with what happened last week and will look to show The Usos their place and get their revenge....
But the surprises honestly should not stop because they are what make a product buzz-worthy. If something major happens and it becomes the subject of conversations in offices, schools, and even on the internet, WWE’s done its job quite brilliantly. So with that said, what are the surprises that could potentially happen this week? I have a few suggestions that could make the show very interesting indeed. Be sure to leave a comment and let me know exactly what surprises you guys would like to see as well....
WWE announced the special anniversary episode on Monday with fans being able to watch and attend the show when it goes live Friday, October 4 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. “SmackDown has been delivering action-packed, family-friendly programming for two decades, and we look forward to entertaining generations to come as we begin this next chapter on FOX,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO in a press release....
Last night’s episode of WWE SmackDown had the lowest audience for a first-run episode in years, outside of last year’s episode on the Fourth of July. The show averaged 2.153 million viewers, down 10% from last week’s 2.388 million viewers. For the night, SmackDown was behind The O’Reilly Factor on FOX News (3.24 million viewers), Mountain Men (3.040 million viewers), The Kelly File on FOX News (2.846 million viewers), SpongeBob on Nickelodeon (2....
Daniel Bryan started the night to trash talk the crowd before the first match of the night. Later on, we saw a really good mid-card non-title match, which has become relatively rare since the past few months, as Mustafa Ali and Rey Mysterio took on Almas and Samoa Joe. The fallout of the match could see a rivalry develop between Mysterio and Joe, and Ali and Almas, which could both become extremely good....
The Fiend escaped but Bryan stole some of his dreadlocks. Backstage, Bryan challenged him to a Strap match at Royale Rumble so Wyatt couldn’t run away. Segment rating: A John Morrison vs. Big E After being gone for nearly a decade, Morrison was introduced as the Prince of Parkour. Morrison had the upper hand early on as he hit a huge kick and sent Big E outside. Kingston got involved and sent the Miz into the stairs when Morrison hit him with a huge dive....
The Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Becky Lynch & Charlotte - Women’s Tag Team title match Becky and Asuka kicked off the match and the Kabuki Warriors had control early before Sane was tagged in and Becky managed to gain some momentum with a Bexploder. Charlotte took the tag and no-sold some chops from Sane before taking her down with a single strike. Shayna Baszler arrived at ringside and the match went on as Charlotte countered the Asuka lock in the ring....
And it had to be. Not only was this the 30th annual Royal Rumble event, but the past three rumbles had all been plagued by at least one dismal booking decision. Up until the actual event itself, this PPV looked like it would break away from the mold and end up being surprising in the best way possible. For the first time in years, the Rumble match itself wasn’t too predictable, with several theoretical winners and surprise entrants circulating the internet....
It looks like the several speculations regarding the Demon King’s return at Royal Rumble might be true. As per PWInsider, Balor is set to undergo medical examinations in the next 48 hours and the outcome will decide Balor’s return at Royal Rumble. In case you didn’t know… Former WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor has been out of action with a shoulder injury for some time now. He won the championship at SummerSlam after defeating Seth Rollins in a hard fought match....
In case you didn’t know… Chelsea Green attended a tryout at the WWE Performance Centre in June and spoke to the Orlando Sentinel as reported by us about how she thought she had done and whether or not she thought that the WWE would sign her. Green also appeared in the Tough Enough season that Velveteen Dream, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville were. Interestingly none of them won that series with Josh ‘Yeti’ Bredl and Sara Lee winning and going on to amount to not much....
Apart from that we will also talk about a current WWE superstar being offered a contract by AEW. WWE is no longer the only ‘big-time’ promotion that superstars seek to work for, and AEW is making all the right noises in order to attract more and more great talent from WWE. So without any further ado, let’s take a look at some interesting rumors from the world of WWE:...
Brock Lesnar managed to crush Velasquez in a matter of minutes at the event in Saudi Arabia, retaining his WWE Championship. Velasquez has not been seen in action since his embarrassing loss to The Beast, but there had been reports stating that he is all set to team with Humberto Carrillo in a match against the OC at the upcoming live event in Mexico. However, as per Cagesideseats, it looks like WWE have yet again canceled the plans for Velasquez’s in-ring return:...
This is apparently one of the reasons why Evolution, the women-only PPV, wasn’t strongly considered as an option in 2019. However, this has apparently now changed. Now in August, WWE feel more confident in the availability of some of their biggest WWE Superstars. Brie Bella has recently expressed an openness to return and the company were very impressed with Trish Stratus at SummerSlam. With Sasha Banks returning as well, and strong showings from Mia Yim and Candice LeRae, discussions on Evolution 2....
While it is not clear as of now what would be the format of the show exactly, would it be a wrestling show or a talk show. However, one thing that is almost certainly confirmed is that Renee Young will be the host of this show. In case you didn’t know… Renee Young is one of the most well-liked member of the WWE announce team and created history when she became the first women to become part of the RAW commentary team....
