Tag team Legion of Pain, formerly recognized as The Authors of Pain in WWE, look back on their run with the company and can pinpoint one creative decision they firmly disagreed with. Despite their opposition, it was their manager from their time in WWE NXT, Paul Ellering, that would convince them to embrace the plans […]
Jon Moxley Announced For NJPW Music City Mayhem
AEW Interim World Champion Jon Moxley has been announced for NJPW Music City Mayhem. NJPW Music City Mayhem is set for July 30th at the Fairgrounds, Nashville, Tennessee. The event is part of the Starrcast weekend lineup. NJPW announced on Thursday that Moxley will be facing NJPW star El Desperado in a no disqualification match. This […]
** SPOILERS ** WWE NXT UK Tapings (7/7): Major Title Change
“NXT UK” held a set of TV tapings from BT Sports Studios on July 7. During the show, Tyler Bate defeated Trent Seven to become the new “NXT UK” Champion. As noted, Ilja Dragunov had to relinquish the title due to an undisclosed injury. Dragunov had been champion for 319 days. Another title change happened […]
Released WWE Star Set For Impact Wrestling Debut
Former WWE NXT star KUSHIDA will make his Impact Wrestling debut at next week’s “Derby City Rumble” tapings in Louisville, Kentucky. Impact announced Thursday that KUSHIDA will wrestle during both nights of the tapings, which will be held on July 15 and July 16, but did not name an opponent for the veteran wrestler. Also […]
Sasha Banks And Naomi Social Media Changes Confirm WWE Exit?
Sasha Banks and Naomi made some interesting edits to their social media accounts Thursday, replacing “WWE Superstar” with simply “Professional Wrestler” on their respective Instagram profile pages. The changes seemingly confirm that both women are on their way out of WWE. Earlier on Thursday, PWInsder reported that Banks and Naomi are no longer listed on […]
More On Sasha Banks And Naomi’s Removal From WWE’s Internal Roster
There has been more on Sasha Banks and Naomi’s removal from WWE’s internal roster. As noted earlier today by Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Banks and Naomi are no longer listed on WWE’s internal roster. Johnson also noted that PWI has “heard rumblings” of Banks may be engaging in “some signings outside of WWE” as early as […]
The Latest On Pat McAfee’s WWE Contract Extension
As noted earlier today, Pat McAfee has signed a multi-year extension with WWE. According to the below tweet from WrestleVotes, the color commentator for “WWE SmackDown” had signed the contract extension a few weeks back. Everyone who was involved was reportedly said to be thrilled to have him sign an extension. I’m told the Pat […]
Tony Khan Provides Update On Kenny Omega’s Recovery
All Elite Wrestling hasn’t seen the leader of the Elite in a long, long time. Kenny Omega was a broken man when the former AEW World Champion was last seen on AEW programming. Omega has been recovering from a litany of injuries and has been outspoken about his frustrations, even saying recently that one more […]
Tony Khan Touts AEW Viewership Streak
AEW CEO Tony Khan took to social media this afternoon to tout the success of AEW “Dynamite.” “Dynamite” was the #1 show on Nielsen’s Wednesday cable/satellite ratings for three straight weeks. Khan tweeted, “The #1 show on @nielsen’s Wednesday cable/satellite ratings for 3 straight weeks: Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork! Thank you everyone watching @AEWonTV! We’re […]
Spoiler: New NXT UK Champion Crowned At TV Tapings
A new “NXT UK” Champion was crowned during the July 7th “NXT UK” television tapings. According to F4wonline, Tyler Bate won the vacant “NXT UK” Championship after defeating his former tag team partner Trent Seven in the finals of an eight-man tournament. Oliver Carter and Mark Coffey were also in the tournament. Bate is the […]