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September 14, 2018
Impact Wrestling Viewership (9/13): Numbers Increase This Week
The numbers are in for this week's episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV, and the news is good. The Thursday, September 13th edition of Impact Wrestling finished with a total of 258,000 viewers on Pop TV, according to figures released by Showbuzz Daily. By comparison, last week's show finished…
Video: WWE 2K19 Gameplay Trailer Released
This weekend, 2K Sports and WWE released the official gameplay trailer for the new WWE 2K19 video game. In the video, we see Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton's "House of Horrors" match, some kind of zombie version of Triple H, an arcade "big-head" mode, the Mae Young Classic arena and…
WWE Hell In A Cell 2018 Kickoff Show Title Match Announced
It looks like we have our WWE Hell In A Cell 2018 Kickoff Show match for this Sunday night. WWE.com released the following announcement this weekend: SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. Rusev & Aiden English (Kickoff Match) (Clearing throat) At the end of the tandem matches, where…
Ric Flair Commitment Ceremony Photos With The Nature Boy & Wendy, Undertaker & More
As noted, Ric Flair made a big commitment to Wendy Barlow in a commitment ceremony (not a wedding) this week. The ceremony, which took place this week, featured The Undertaker, Michelle McCool and a host of other well-known pro wrestling legends and personalities. Check out a complete photo gallery with…
Brie Bella Talks About Botched Suicide Dive, Returning To In-Ring Action & More
After returning to the ring this year following a two-year hiatus, Brie Bella spoke to about her transition from a wrestler to a mother and now trying to juggle both. She also spoke about the infamous botched suicide dive on Raw two weeks ago. Here are some highlights: On her…
Backstage Update On Kurt Angle's WWE Status & Future Plans
Despite some online rumors suggesting that Kurt Angle is gone indefinitely from WWE and may not actually be back, there are definitely plans to bring him back - possibly in a wrestling capacity - but it is unclear when that will actually be. The idea still seems to be for…
Clarification On Ric Flair Getting Married Again, Reason There's No Women's HIAC Match
In a follow-up to a previous post about Ric Flair getting married to his fiancée, it turns out it wasn't an actual marriage or wedding, but rather a "commitment ceremony." Check out a complete photo and video gallery from the Ric Flair and Wendy Barlow Commitment Ceremony this week, which…
Backstage Update On Plans For Announce Team For WWE Evolution PPV
As we originally noted a month ago, the plan for Renee Young as the full-time Raw commentator has been in the works for weeks, if not months with WWE looking for a female commentator to fill the spot that has been previously been occupied by the likes of Jonathan Coachman,…
WWE Hall Of Famer Accuses Legendary Announcer Jim Ross Of Racism During Attitude Era
WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley has spoken out about racism that he experienced during the peak of his career in the 1990s. D-Von initially brought up the topic a couple of weeks ago when speaking to his long-time tag team partner Bully Ray as well as former wrestler, Maven....
WWE News: John Cena Back At Performance Center This Week
WWE legend John Cena was back at the Performance Center on Wednesday. Posting to social media, the future Hall-of-Famer, who is set to retire at the end of the year, thanked WWE’s new recruits for sharing their perspective on the business and allowing him to gather their feedback and learn....
AEW News: Thunder Rosa Injury Update, Ortiz Working In Backstage Role, Mercedes Mone
AEW wrestler Ortiz, who hasn’t wrestled for the promotion in well over a year, recently indicated in an interview that he has about a year left on his AEW contract “give or take” but that he hopes to remain with the company. Ortiz noted that while he has been absent...
TNA Couple Announce Their Marriage
A couple from TNA Wrestling have officially gotten married. Steph De Lander and Mance Warner tied the knot earlier this week in Orlando, FL and De Lander posted about it on Instagram earlier today. The ceremony was attended by several wrestlers including Matt Cardona, Bronson Reed, Deonna Purrazzo, Steve Maclin,...
Backstage WWE News On Why NXT’s Ricky Saints Is Using Tornado DDT As His Finisher
Dave Meltzer mentioned in the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that the current WWE NXT Champion, Ricky Saints, has decided to adopt the Tornado DDT as his new finishing move. This change was made because WWE prefers he not perform the Roshambo on larger opponents. Meltzer also pointed out...
Chris Jericho Abandons Plans For AEW Related Trademark Amid Rumors Of Future WWE Return
Pro wrestling legend Chris Jericho filed for a trademark on the term “The Jericho Vortex” in April 2024. However, as of October 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has declared the trademark dead and abandoned due to Jericho’s failure to comply with the required follow-up within the...
Latest Update On AEW Superstar Wardlow’s Return Following Second Major Injury
As previously reported, AEW star Wardlow suffered a torn pectoral muscle shortly after his return at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in August. This injury follows a significant absence of over a year due to a prior injury. After being cleared, Wardlow chose to stay away longer to film the...
AEW News: Injured Star Shares New Update On Recovery; Finally Able To Go Home
As previously reported, top AEW star Kota Ibushi suffered a broken femur during a Collision taping earlier this month. He underwent surgery and is expected to be out for two years. Recently, Ibushi updated his fans on Instagram, sharing that he had his final checkup and is now able to...
WWE News: Next Group Of ID Prospects Revealed On Last Night’s EVOLVE Episode
WWE had previously hinted that a new group of ID prospects would be announced on an upcoming episode of WWE EVOLVE. In tonight’s episode of EVOLVE, the company introduced the latest prospects under the WWE ID program: Eli Knight, Mike Cunningham, and Jha’Quan McNair. This is what the announcement reads,...
AEW Star Reveals She Will Be Sidelined Indefinitely After Suffering UCL Tear
During last night’s Fright Night episode of AEW Dynamite, Penelope Ford made an appearance in a backstage segment with Megan Bayne and revealed that she has suffered a UCL tear, which will keep her out of in-ring action indefinitely. According to Fightful.com, Ford sustained the injury during last week’s episode...
