Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet said on Lilian Garcia’s podcast Making Their Way To The Ring that there is a backstage push for Tye Dillinger to enter the Royal Rumble match as the 10th entrant. In case you didn’t know… Tye Dillinger’s gimmick is known as “The Perfect Ten”. He is one of the most popular stars on the NXT roster, and his “ten chants” have become one of the standard chants....
The period after ‘Mania is known for the returns of Superstars who have been away from TV for some time and this year is expected to be no different. As per a report from Post Wrestling’s John Pollock, Sami Zayn and Bray Wyatt are all set to make their respective WWE returns after WrestleMania 35. Additionally, the potential plans for both superstars were also revealed as part of the report....
It’s been well-documented that Vince is desperate to get Roman over as the next top babyface, but if the latest stories are to be believed then he seems to be scrambling and running out of ideas so much so that an encounter with the Deadman might be on the cards. In case you didn’t know… Reigns, who just became the first babyface in the history of the WWE to win PWI’s Most Hated Wrestler of the Year, has been in a rut for a long time now....
In case you didn’t know… WrestleMania is now merely a month away and it appears that much of the card has already been set in stone but that doesn’t mean that plans can’t change. Over the years there have been many superstars who have been forced to pull out of big matches because of injuries so this wouldn’t be the first time plans have been forced to change. WWE Superstars have no off-season which means that if they are injured in the build-up to WrestleMania then most of the time they are forced to pull out of the match and then come back later in the season....
In case you didn’t know… There have been a number of rumors over the past few weeks when it comes to John Cena’s opponent at The Biggest Show of the Year, with many fans believing that Kurt Angle would bring down the curtain on his lengthy wrestling career with a match against the 16-time World Champion, but sadly this won’t be the case. It was revealed this past week on Raw that Angle would bow out in New York with a match against longtime rival Baron Corbin instead, which means that if Cena is set to wrestle next month, then his opponent is currently a well-guarded secret....
In case you didn’t know? In the last decade, John Cena was constantly on top of the merchandise sales, with him having sold the most merch by a full-time wrestler in the WWE. However, with high merchandise selling Superstars such as Cena and Brock Lesnar being part time wrestlers on the roster, the WWE needed a strong presence to lead the merchandise sales in the locker room and Roman Reigns, it appears, has now cemented himself at the top of that mountain as such....
However, according to a report from All Wrestling News, the original plans are back on track, and the match is scheduled to be at Wrestlemania 33. The report stated that the reason the WWE decided to push the feud, is that they now have Goldberg and Brock Lesnar in the Royal Rumble match. Therefore, the company has decided to keep Triple H’s bout with Rollins, for the grandest stage of them all....
Given that Cena is a future Hall of Famer and one of the highest earning pro wrestlers around, WWE naturally wants to invest more in his legacy and nothing would be better as the 15-time champ equalling Ric Flair’s record of 16 World Championships. But this is easier said than done. Ric Flair was perhaps the biggest thing going on in wrestling in the late 70s and throughout the 80s....
However, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE has clearly had another handpicked superstar set to win the big main event at WrestleMania, and it’s not Charlotte Flair. In case you didn’t know… The originally scheduled RAW Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania was Becky Lynch vs Ronda Rousey after the former won the second-ever Women’s Royal Rumble match. However, a clash with the McMahon family made Vince McMahon himself insert Charlotte Flair, the obvious corporate pick into the RAW Women’s title match....
At WWE Super ShowDown, Kofi Kingston retained his WWE Championship after a fierce match against Dolph Ziggler. Now, things are more difficult than ever for him, with Dolph Ziggler challenging him to a match at WWE Stomping Grounds, but this time, it will be inside a Steel Cage. WWE SmackDown is sure to see the rivalry build! Kofi will team up with his newly returned teammate Big E as all three members of the New Day will take on Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn....
Hell in a Cell is next Sunday night, and the build-up to the show continued as the match between Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan was officially announced. But as of yet, it is unknown as to whether or not the match will take place inside the Hell in a Cell structure. WWE has seemingly booked themselves in a corner in recent weeks with next Friday’s SmackDown taking place just two days before Hell in a Cell, and here are just a few mistakes that were made on SmackDown this week....
Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. Whilst there was only one title change for the brand, there was also an epic return and a few seeds that were planted for future feuds. Of course, Jeff Hardy’s contractual rematch for his United States Championship has already been announced and will be taking place tonight, but the real question here is who will be AJ Styles’ next challenger and how will Asuka react to her fastest ever defeat in WWE?...
Spoilers -During a pre-show dark match, Los Matadores defeat two local wrestlers -In another pre-show dark match, Finn Balor defeated Xavier Woods -Daniel Bryan kicks off Smackdown with an in-ring promo. He was interrupted by Sheamus and Bad News Barrett. A brawl ensued but Dolph Ziggler made the save. Big Show then attacked Ziggler which lead to Reigns making the save. The previously booked tag match, Bryan/Ziggler v Sheamus/Barrett was now changed to a 6 man tag main event with Reigns and Show joining the respective teams....
Taz who is currently working with AEW, cut a promo in which he mentioned testing and took a dig at WWE for a ‘running a sloppy shop’. During the segment, he was quoted saying, This promo was addressed to the AEW Champion, Jon Moxley. Last week, Moxley’s wife and WWE presenter Renee Young confirmed that she has contracted coronavirus. The reports suggest that a lot of people recently in WWE recently tested positive for Covid-19 and the number of active cases could be as high as 30....
But, just like every prior WWE PPV, we always read between the lines to get a firm understanding of what is on the road ahead and the 2017 Royal Rumble also had its fair share of instances that will have a cascading effect on the WWE. Here are five things you can take away from WWE’s first pay per view of the year. #1 Making the old timers relevant again The first and most important development that we got to witness is the WWE returning the baton to the old timers....
The 2023 Royal Rumble premium live event is scheduled for Saturday, January 28 at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It appears that WWE is putting all its cards on the table when it comes to that weekend’s big event. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble weekend is being considered an “all hands on deck” weekend for the company. With the idea being that some talents will be brought in that weekend who aren’t scheduled for the show in order to participate in media events and film content for the WWE Network....
Heelbynature, a YouTube channel, reports that AJ Styles vs. The Miz will be the program, presumably after Styles is done with Lesnar. I thank NoDQ for the heads up and update. In case you didn’t know… AJ Styles is considered by many to be the greatest in-ring performer in the world right now. In line with his ability, Styles has had some fabulous matches this year, against Nakamura, Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan....
One rumor that has been doing the rounds is that the next WrestleMania, WrestleMania 35, will be the show where The Undertaker officially retires from the WWE. The most recent rumor is that The Phenom will face off against The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels, sometime soon. In case you didn’t know… Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker faced off at WWE’s Crown Jewel PPV in Saudi Arabia, in a tag team match, where Michaels teamed with Triple H, while The Undertaker teamed with Kane....
The match, which was eagerly anticipated by the Saudi crowd did have one blemish as Triple H injured himself early on. We now have an update on The Game’s injury. In case you didn’t know… Triple H is no longer a full-time wrestler, only returning to the ring for big-money PPVs, against prominent names in the WWE. The Game has wrestled four times this year, which included a mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 34, when he and Stephanie McMahon faced Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey, while he also wrestled at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia against John Cena....
