November Rain is Back. Tony Khan announced Tuesday on social media that he had secured the rights to use ‘November Rain’ from Guns N’ Roses in order to promote AEW Full Gear as well as the company’s November touring schedule, which will be called AEW AEW November To remember. “Thanks @gunsnroses AEW secured a license • Read More »
The Hurt Syndicate explains why they are back. In an interview with Renee Paquette MVP explained why The Hurt Syndicate (formerly The Hurt Business, WWE) reformed as AEW. He explained that Bobby Lashley had an idea that was organically adopted, but ended too soon. “Unfortunately, the story ended before anyone was ready to let it • Read More »
The WWE NXT episode scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, will feature a match between the NXT Championship’s number one contender and the NXT Championship’s number two contender. Ridge Holland was next in line to become the NXT champion after pinning Trick Williams last week on NXT. Andre Chase challenged Holland on Tuesday’s show to a • Read More »
WWE NXT will be on the road in the episode of The CW airing Tuesday, December 17. The promotion revealed in this week’s episode, that the NXT TV episode on Tuesday, December 17, will be broadcast live from Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Massachusetts. Tickets will be available for pre-sale on Tuesday, November 19, with the password • Read More »
Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XII will feature a new match featuring a WWE NXT talent, and a legend in Japanese women’s wrestlers. Barnett revealed in a post on social media Tuesday night that WWE NXT’s Karmen Sakai will face Sumie at Bloodsport, which takes place on November 24. Sakai is a 52-year-old veteran who has won • Read More »
Three wrestlers advanced to the Iron Survivor Challenge. Sol Ruca Wes Lee and Je’Von Evans all qualified for five-way matches at NXT’s premium live event Deadline, which will take place on December 7. Ruca, who had beaten Cora Jade in an upset victory with the sol snatcher, was the first woman to advance to the • Read More »
Baron Corbin’s tweet in response to Kurt Angle’s comments. ********** Kurt Angle is “a little disappointed,” now that Baron Corbin has finished his WWE career, that the company did not do more for Corbin after WrestleMania. Angle lost his final match at the 2019 event to Corbin. Angle thought WWE would do more to make • Read More »
NXT Tuesday has a new match. On social media, it was announced that Stephanie Vaquer will team up with Giulia to take on Meta-Four’s Jakara and Lash Legend. Vaquer, Giulia, Jordynne, Grace, Zaria and Kelani Jordan took part in last week’s main event where they defeated Fatal Influence (Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez), and Roxanne. • Read More »
Mark Shapiro, TKO’s chief operating officer, says a lot about WWE and UFC. As someone who covers the TKO quarterly earnings calls and his other speaking engagements I hear a lot of these things over and again. Shapiro announced in December that WWE would reduce their live touring schedule by 2024, as part of cost-cutting • Read More »
WWE ID now includes a “real-life action figures” in its roster. WWE posted a video of GAL, a wrestler from the Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center, Concord, NH receiving a WWE ID Contract on Sunday. The four-year-old pro was scouted at the Wrestling Open Promotion and also performs frequently for Beyond Wrestling Northeast. The Elite • Read More »