WWE is known for entertaining its fans all around the world with superstars risking their everything to perform for the fans. But their credibility may be in jeopardy as the April 15 episode of WWE Raw has been posted online which exposes ‘sports entertainment’ as a pre-planned show. The word ‘go over’ appears in the script which is an industry standard used among the WWE wrestlers for winning a match....
The show was against stiff competition last night in game five of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors. According to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics, RAW garnered an average of 1.695 million viewers on the USA Network, which is down from the 1.872 million viewers that tuned in last week to see the fallout from WWE Hell in a Cell. Despite the overall viewers being down, the show still ranked #1 among cable originals for the day in the key 18-49 demographic....
While Lesnar is known to be frequently absent from WWE programming, Rollins is currently recovering from an injury. The show saw some major feuds being built up for Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 35. On SmackDown Live, the focus was much on the Elimination Chamber match as we saw 2 singles matches between the competitors of the Chamber match, while there was also a triple threat tag team match featuring the three female teams of SmackDown who will step inside the demonic structure to battle for the women’s tag team championships....
Despite many fans believing that the turn of the year would bring better fortunes, Mick Foley recently announced that he was isolating following a positive COVID-19 test, which is why he missed RAW Legends Night this past week. WWE ring announcer Greg Hamilton recently updated the WWE Universe It appears that the heartbreaking news keeps on coming for WWE stars. Ring announcer Greg Hamilton recently revealed that his wife had tested positive for the virus....
– Dean Ambrose def. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match to retain the Intercontinental Championship – The New Day def. The Usos after Big E hit the Big Ending, to help them retain the Tag Team titles – Kalisto def. Alberto Del Rio with the Salida Del Sol to become the new United States Champion – Charlotte def. Becky Lynch with the Spear, after Ric Flair interfered, to stay the Divas Champion....
In case you didn’t know… Following Bobby Lashley’s massive win over Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules, Raw General Kurt Angle subsequently went on to confirm the fate of the WWE Universal Championship, which is being currently held by ‘The Beast Incarnate’ Brock Lesnar. As per Angle’s recent orders, Lesnar is apparently scheduled to defend the Universal Title at SummerSlam, in what will also be his first title defense since his win over Roman Reigns at The Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....
Let us take a look at the 5 most buzz-worthy stories of today: #5 Big Cass finally issues an apology Former NXT and WWE Superstar Big Cass (now known as CaZXL) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons as of late. Cass was fired from WWE in 2018 due to backstage behavior issues. Unfortunately, it looks like the 33-year-old has not worked on his issues as he finds himself embroiled in controversy yet again....
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Elias’ promo was in reference to comments that Moxley made during his recent appearance on Chris Jericho’s ‘Talk Is Jericho’ podcast. In case you didn’t know… Jon Moxley has been very outspoken about his time in WWE since he left the company at the end of April. In one of the most notable comments from his conversation with Chris Jericho, Moxley recounted a story from an episode of Raw in November 2018 when he was told to insult fans in Los Angeles by referring to them as “smelly”, “foul” and “disgusting”....
In case you didn’t know… The deal was made official earlier this year between WWE and Fox, and will commence starting on October 4th, 2019 when SmackDown Live moves from the USA Network to FOX in its debut episode on the network. The deal is set to last through October 2024 (five years), for a total of $205 million a year annually, or a total of $1.025 billion throughout the five year life cycle....
We’ve compiled the most noteworthy updates on The Cleaner’s immediate future. In case you didn’t know… The former leader of the Bullet Club bids adieu to New Japan Pro Wrestling after spending nine years with the Japenese promotion. His impressive list of accolades with the company includes winning the IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP United States, IWGP Intercontinental, IWGP Junior Heavyweight, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, and NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team titles....
As per a new report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Lio Rush is apparently on the receiving end of some major backstage heat. However, this is not the first time that Rush has found himself in a similar predicament. In case you didn’t know… The 24-year-old Lio Rush began wrestling in 2014 and quickly rose to become one of the most exciting talents on the indie circuit, owing to his work for promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling and Ring of Honor....
While Randy Orton has made a major name for himself over the years, winning the World Championship 13 times, it can’t be argued that The Legend Killer tends to get stale after some time. While Orton has aways been more liked as a heel, which he currently is, there are reported plans to turn Orton babyface yet again. Here is what Cagesideseats reports: Randy Orton was most recently in a grueling feud with long-time rival Kofi Kingston, in a feud that was not just based around the WWE Championship but also the personal animosity among the two....
Apollo Crews made his debut on RAW recently and he looks set to have a long career with the company. The debut which the fans were anticipating the most was of Enzo and Cass, who were the most popular team in NXT before being called up and you could figure by the reaction they got from the Dallas fans. Enzo Amore and Big Cass have been one of the most charismatic teams with Enzo being considered as one of the top three stars on the mic currently in the company....
It was reported earlier this week that WWE had secretly flown out Alexa Bliss and Natalya to Saudi Arabia for a possible singles bout. The rumors were fueled last night when Little Miss Bliss and the Queen of Harts were spotted taking photos with fans in Jeddah In case you didn’t know… WWE, being a vocal supporter of Equality of Women in Sports, has been under fire since last year for inking a 10-year deal with General Sports Authority (GSA) to hold two Wrestling events per year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....
Dave Meltzer noted that Carter has been out of action due to a concussion he suffered at the end of September. To describe EC3’s main roster run as a massive letdown would be an understatement. The former TNA World Champion has suffered from a lack of TV time, and even when he is on TV, EC3 is either seen chasing after the 24/7 Championship along with talents from the undercard or convincingly losing matches....
If nothing else, it was a huge win for Rowan and Bryan and also created an interesting new team for The Smackdown Live tag team division. With that being said, however, WWE seemed to have other reasons for making Bryan champion and it apparently had little to do with reshaping the tag team division. In case you didn’t know… Daniel Bryan won the WWE title from AJ Styles late last year and had been on a tear on Smackdown Live ever since....
In case you didn’t know… There were rumors floating around of Dolph Ziggler planning to leave WWE soon ever since he changed his name to Nic Nemeth (his real name) on his Twitter handle. There was further speculation on Dolph Ziggler leaving WWE after he lost his steel cage match against Drew McIntyre on RAW last week and was left lying in the middle of the ring after a post-match beatdown at the hands of the Scottish Psychopath....
PW Insider have provided an update on the status of NXT’s Superstars that shone in the respective Royal Rumble matches today. In case you didn’t know… Saturday’s NXT TakeOver went off air with Ciampa and Gargano holding their titles aloft but, after the stream ended, Velveteen Dream interrupted Gargano and Ciampa’s celebrations with a sarcastic applause, before himself, Ricochet and Aleister Black brawled with the pair and Adam Cole....
Ever since the new broke last month about The Hardys not re-signing with TNA Impact Wrestling, there have been rumours that the WWE and The Hardys were in talks with each other about Matt and Jeff bringing their Broken Universe to the WWE. Hardy even liked the tweet, almost confirming the return: These rumours were initially believed to be unlikely when The Hardys beat The Young Bucks for the ROH Tag Team Championships at ROH Manhattan Mayhem IV, but details about their contracts revealed that Matt and Jeff Hardy would only be wrestling for ROH under short-term contracts....
