Welcome to our WrestlingINC.com Live WWE SmackDown Viewing Party. Tonight’s show comes from the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. Our live coverage starts at 8pm ET. Here is what’s in store for tonight: * Rick Boogs vs. Robert Roode * Homecoming Celebration for Bianca Belair * Seth Rollins speaks on attacking WWE Hall of Famer […]
Impact Wrestling Viewership Down From Last Week For Victory Road Go-Home Show
Thursday’s new Victory Road go-home edition of Impact Wrestling drew 105,000 viewers on AXS TV, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily. This is down 5.40% from last week’s 111,000 viewers. Thursday’s episode drew a 0.02 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is down 33.33% from last week’s 0.03 key demo rating. This week’s Impact […]
Ric Flair Ad Campaign Paused Due To Dark Side Of The Ring “Plane Ride From Hell” Fallout
The fallout continues from last night’s Dark Side of the Ring episode on WWE’s infamous May 2002 “Plane Ride from Hell.” As noted earlier, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair and Tommy Dreamer have been trending worldwide since last night’s episode aired on Vice TV. Flair has significant heat from fans and others for his […]
Face-To-Face Segment Added To Tonight’s AEW Rampage Line-Up
A new segment with Ruby Soho and AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker has been announced for tonight’s taped AEW Rampage on TNT. AEW has announced that Tony Schiavone will moderate a Face-To-Face segment between Baker and Soho on tonight’s Rampage, to hype their title match on next Wednesday’s Grand Slam edition of AEW Dynamite […]
New WWE NXT 2.0 Name Changes, New NXT 2.0 Trademarks
Two more WWE NXT 2.0 name changes have been revealed. Anriel Howard is now being called Lash Legend. Legend previously played in the WNBA for the Seattle Storm, and signed with WWE last December in the same Performance Center Class that featured Ikemen Jiro and NXT Tag Team Champions MSK, among others. She appeared in […]
Dave Wills Explains Why He Was Crying In Infamous “It’s Still Real To Me, Dammit!” Meme
On today’s episode of The Wrestling Inc. Daily, Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman sat down with Dave Wills. Wills is famously known for becoming a meme after crying out “it’s still real to me dammit” during a Q&A at a fanfest years ago. The meme is still passed around and said, sometimes with many […]
Photos: Kane Honors Bianca Belair Before Tonight’s WWE SmackDown
WWE Hall of Famer and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs (aka Kane) is at tonight’s SmackDown from the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee to honor hometown star Bianca Belair. As seen in the photos from WWE, Kane presented Belair with a proclamation from the Tennessee Senate. We noted before how Belair originally received the proclamation […]
Impact Suspends Tommy Dreamer For Dark Side Of The Ring Comments
Tommy Dreamer has been suspended indefinitely by Impact Wrestling. Anthem Chief Corporate Officer and Impact President Ed Nordholm issued an e-mail to the Impact roster and staff today to announce that Dreamer has been suspended indefinitely moving forward, according to PWInsider. Dreamer was suspended for his comments on WWE’s infamous 2002 “Plane Ride from Hell” […]
Finn Balor Now Available For Pricey Cameo Requests
Finn Balor has joined Cameo for a limited time only. WWE announced today that Balor is available for Cameo requests to promote the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view on September 26, where his alter-ego The Demon will challenge WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Balor’s Cameo videos are $800 each, and he’s taking only 30 requests. WWE […]
Ric Flair & Tommy Dreamer Trend Over Dark Side Of The Ring, “Plane Ride” Episode Released
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has been trending on Twitter since last night’s Dark Side of the Ring season 3B premiere episode, which told the story of WWE’s infamous “Plane Ride from Hell” that took place on May 5, 2002. The episode included a story on how Flair allegedly exposed himself to a flight […]
