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The August 12 edition of Impact Wrestling will feature a Battle Royal to determine Kenny Omega’s next challenger for the Impact World Title. Impact has confirmed that the Battle Royal will air as the main event of the August 12 show. The winner will receive a title shot at the Emergence event later this month, […]
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is set to appear on Thursday’s episode of “Dinner Drive with Kyle Petty” on the Circle network. The show airs at 8pm ET. The series features Petty visiting various famous friends in their hometowns, bringing along vehicles that have a special meaning to their lives and careers. For this […]
Tonight’s WWE RAW is officially sold out. The Allstate Arena in Chicago announced on Twitter that tonight’s RAW is sold out, several hours before the show hits the air on the USA Network. The arena tweeted, “Tonight’s (8/2) RAW show is SOLD OUT. We are sure it is going to be a great homecoming event…” […]
Women in entertainment — whether wrestlers or broadcasters — face some unique challenges, admits Renee Paquette. While men are frequently viewed with reverence as they age, she says as an example, their female counterparts are often seen quite differently. “I always felt like, when I first started getting into this world, ‘Man, my shelf-life is […]
WWE’s TV partners are reportedly frustrated over the release of Bray Wyatt. As noted, WWE announced on Saturday that Wyatt has been released from the company. It was noted WWE officials cited budget cuts as the reason for Wyatt’s departure. In an update, there is said to be “a lot of frustration” from the networks […]
Several WWE executives were said to be surprise by the news of Adam Cole’s contract expiring. As noted before, WrestlingInc exclusively reported on Sunday night that Cole’s WWE contract will be expiring later this month. Cole’s contract was rumored to expire in 2024, but it will now expire after SummerSlam. The deal was actually up […]
Becky Lynch will reportedly return to WWE after the SummerSlam pay-per-view. There’s been a lot of speculation on Lynch returning to WWE this summer to go with the recent return to touring. However, PWInsider now reports that Lynch apparently will not be factored into SummerSlam plans as word going around at last week’s WWE TV […]
Ric Flair reportedly contacted WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon to ask for his release. As noted earlier, Wrestling Inc and Fightful reported that the WWE Hall of Famer is no longer with the company after requesting his release, and being granted the departure, effective today. In an update, Fightful Select adds that Flair reportedly […]
Below are highlights from the latest Being the Elite: * Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks celebrate their win in the 10-man tag match on Dynamite. Matt gives congrats to Nick on his amazing dunk (he missed it). Omega says they should be more happy and doesn’t know why. Nick says he thinks it’s because […]
Less than an hour into the general sale, All Elite Wrestling appears to have sold out their August 20 episode of Rampage at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Twitter account WrestleTix, which monitors ticket sales for live wrestling events, initially broke the news. “AEW Rampage @ United Center: An early screenshot of the General […]