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With their WrestleMania rematch looming, “The EST of WWE” Bianca Belair will have her hands full as she defends her SmackDown Women’s Championship against “The Legit Boss” Sasha Banks at SummerSlam. Last night, on SmackDown, Banks made her intentions clear during her monologue that if it weren’t for her, Belair wouldn’t be the main roster […]
The Main Event opening video kicks off the show after the usual WWE signature. Angel Garza makes his entrance as Byron Saxton and Kevin Patrick check in on commentary. Lucha House Party’s Lince Dorado makes his entrance. Angel Garza vs. Lince Dorado Garza teases locking up with Dorado before kicking Dorado in the midsection. Garza […]
Friday’s episode of SmackDown drew an average of 2.047 million viewers in the overnight ratings, according to SpoilerTV. Hour one drew 2.043 million viewers and hour two went up to 2.050 million viewers. SmackDown also drew an average of 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which was number two for the night behind the Tokyo […]
AEW began announcing matches for this Monday’s AEW Dark: Elevation, which streams at 7 pm ET on AEW’s YouTube channel. The show’s main event features Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo (with Alex Abrahantes) taking on Matt and Mike Sydal. Below are the rest of the announced matches: * Brian Cage vs. RSP * […]
Former NXT star Leon Ruff was among those released last night by WWE. Other names included: Bronson Reed, Tyler Rust, Bobby Fish, Mercedes Martinez, Jake Atlas, Ari Sterling, Asher Hale, Zechariah Smith, Giant Zanjeer, Kona Reeves, Desmond Troy, and referee Stephon Smith. Ruff has since commented on his departure: “I was able to compete against […]
Even two weeks removed, AEW’s death match between Chris Jericho and Nick Gage still remains a hot topic of discussion. The use of light tubes, glass panes, and pizza cutters brought a level of violence that network television pro wrestling had never seen before. “I think it might even be the most-watched death match of […]
WWE looks to be trying to keep hold of the “Chelsea Green” trademark that they originally filed for last year. Green was among those released by the company back in April. Earlier this week on August 5, WWE replied to Office Action stating that the name identifies Chelsea Green, and she had given them permission […]
Olympian Gable Steveson took the world by storm when he captured a buzzer-beating gold medal in wrestling this past week. Steveson was already on WWE’s radar, but WWE Hall of Famer and former Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle believes he has now taken his stock to unprecedented heights. “I was thinking WWE, [WWE chairman and […]
A few hours before Friday’s SmackDown in Tampa, Adam Cole was taken directly to Vince McMahon’s office for a meeting. A talk that was considered “high priority” to McMahon himself, according to Fightful. Higher-ups had reportedly heard the meeting went well, and McMahon seemed to have taken a liking to Cole on a personal level. […]
A high level WWE official expects WWE releases to be a “regular occurance moving forward,” according to Fightful. Speaking under the condition of anonymity, the official noted while more departures will happen, they personally think 2021 will be an outlier in terms of frequency and the level of talent being let go. It was also […]