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Veteran WWE Superstar Kane is donating his Royal Rumble pay. Kane returned to the ring during Sunday’s 30-Man Royal Rumble Match, entering the match at #18. He was eliminated in the #11 spot by Damian Priest. Kane lasted 1:51 and eliminated Ricochet and SmackDown Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler. CBS-WVLT in Knoxville, Tennessee reports that […]
Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view was meant to be the official main roster arrivals for Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley. Priest and Ripley had been scheduled for main roster call-ups from WWE NXT for several weeks now, and PWInsider reports that the pay-per-view was booked to be their official main roster debuts. There’s no word […]
The rehearsals for the WWE Royal Rumble Matches were held at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando over the weekend. As seen in the photo below, names present for the Women’s Rumble Match rehearsals were Kacy Catanzaro, Nikki Cross, Mickie James, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Jillian Hall, WWE Hall of Famer Torrie Wilson, Dana Brooke, […]
WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon missed last night’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view but stayed in touch with officials who were left in charge of the show. Vince was absent from last night’s pay-per-view and while there’s no word on why he wasn’t there, we’ve noted how his brother Roderick recently passed away and he […]
As noted, The New Day’s Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E paid tribute to the late Brodie Lee (Jon Huber, aka Luke Harper) with their custom ring gear at last night’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Lee’s wife Amanda Huber took to her Instagram Stories and reacted to the tribute. “My favorite […]
On a recent episode of The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast, Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman sat down with former WWE NXT talent and former Lucha Underground ring announcer Shaul Guerrero. Guerrero is set to take on Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo at Global Syndicate Wrestling’s debut show on February 20th, and she revealed how the matchup was put […]
ROH just announced that Jonathan Gresham has re-signed with the company. Gresham is the current ROH Pure Champion, and currently holds the ROH World Tag Team Titles with Jay Lethal. He is also the head trainer at the ROH Dojo. Gresham signed with ROH in 2011 and made his debut in the 2011 Top Prospect […]
The mood backstage at Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view was a positive one. The backstage vibe at Tropicana Field was said to be the most upbeat locker room that one source has seen in a long time, according to @Wrestlevotes. It was noted that the mood is often upbeat this time of year due to […]
Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman is back to host the latest episode of The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast! The Wrestling Inc Daily is released Monday-Friday afternoon. Click HERE to subscribe on iTunes. Today’s episode features: Michael Wiseman joining Nick to talk all the pro wrestling news from the last seventy-two hours. Including: * The […]
WWE has officially announced the appointment of Christine Lubrano to the role of Senior Vice President of Creative Writing Operations. Lubrano’s hiring was first announced a few weeks back. She was responsible for actor David Krumholtz spoofing WWE Champion Drew McIntyre on RAW a few weeks back. Lubrano is now responsible for all strategic operations […]