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October 12, 2018
WWE Weekend Schedule: Shows In N.Y., North Carolina, Virginia & More
WWE has another busy weekend ahead of them. This evening, WWE runs the War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York with the following advertised matches: Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Drew McIntyre and Elias, Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley, Natalya, Nia Jax, and Dana Brooke vs. Riott Squad, Bobby…
ROH Announces First Four Participants For Survival Of The Fittest Tourney
On Friday, Ring Of Honor (ROH) announced the first four participants in this year's "Survival Of The Fittest" tournament. ROH confirmed Andrew Everett and Josh Gresham for the one-night tourney, which includes previously announced competitors Marty Scurll and Tracy Williams. The ROH: Survival of the Fittest takes place in Columbus,…
The Rock/SmackDown 1000 Update, Batista's WWE Return, Christian Returning?
According to Mike Johnson at PWInsider, The Rock is expected to be featured in some capacity on the upcoming Smackdown 1000 show next week. He suggests that it is more likely to be a pre-taped video format with a message for the audience but having the Rock appear live also…
Backstage News On Who Runs NXT Shows, Royal Rumble 2019 Tickets, More
WWE Royal Rumble tickets for Chase Field in Phoenix go on sale on 10/12. The company is floating around a 50,000 number for attendance but when you factor in the stage, it is believed that the stadium will be configured to seat about 43,000 with 7,000 of those on the…
Backstage Update On Bobby Lashley's Heel Turn & Vince Feeding Lio Rush Lines
For those confused or wondering, Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush did in fact turn heel on Raw, reports the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The turn was decided the day of the show on Monday as there was a "long discussion" over whether Lashley was better suited to remain a face or…
MSG House Show Changed From SmackDown Live Brand To Raw Brand
We reporter earlier this month that WWE was returning to Madison Square Garden right after Christmas and interestingly, the company was advertising the event as a Smackdown brand house show even though traditionally, it has been the Raw roster which has dominated the card. As it turns out, WWE has…
Saudi Government Facing Increasing Media Backlash; WWE Comments
While WWE got backlash for the first Saudi Arabia show "Greatest Royal Rumble", the situation surrounding the upcoming "Crown Jewel" event could be even worse as a number of negative incidents have occurred over the past few months involving the Saudi government, including arresting women campaigning for freedom, a spat…
Kevin Owens To Undergo Surgery, Details On How Long He Will Be Out
Kevin Owens is expected to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery next week when it will be determined if he needs minor or major surgery. He has been working with a bad knee for a while so it might not be significant but wrestling with the injury also could have made it…
UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov Claims To Have Offer To Go To WWE
It looks like the fallout from the highly controversial Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight and post-fight brawl at UFC 229 could spill over into WWE. UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who dominated and submitted McGregor in the fourth round this past Saturday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada, has since…
WWE NXT Viewership Slightly Down From Last Week’s Episode, Draws Lowest Total Audience Since August 9
According to Showbuzz Daily, last Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT drew a total of 625,000 viewers, with a rating of 0.13 in the key 18-49 demographic. This is down 5.30% from last week’s 660,000 total viewers for a taped episode of the show. Last Tuesday night’s rating of 0.13...
Two More Title Matches Made Official For AEW’s Battle Of The Belts IV
All Elite Wrestling previously announced that AEW All-Atlantic Champion PAC will put his title on the line against Trent Beretta at the company’s Battle Of The Belts IV special tomorrow, October 7th from inside the Washington D.C. Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington D.C. AEW recently made two more title...
AEW Announces Three Matches For Next Week’s Episode Of AEW Dynamite
During last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite, All Elite Wrestling announced that next week’s show will feature three huge matches. It was announced that ROH World Champion Chris Jericho will put his title on the line against Bryan Danielson, Luchasaurus will face Jungle Boy in Singles action and “Daddy A$$”...
AEW Announces Four Matches For Tomorrow’s Episode Of AEW Rampage
During last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite, the four matches that will be taking place on tomorrow’s episode of AEW Rampage were made official. It was announced that Tony Nese and Josh Woods will battle Varsity Blonds (Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison) in a Tag Team Match, Tay Melo...
Spoilers For Monday’s Episode Of AEW Dark: Elevation
All Elite Wrestling recently held television tapings for this Monday’s episode of AEW Dark: Elevation from inside the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. The tapings took place prior to last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite and featured Brandon Cutler going up against Serpentico in the show’s main event....
Tony Khan Cancels Andrade’s Upcoming AEW Rampage Match
— Presumably due to the events backstage at AEW Dynamite tonight, CEO Tony Khan announced via Twitter that this Friday’s Rampage match between Andrade El Idolo and 10 of the Dark Order is off the program and instead will be replaced by a World Trios Championship match between Dark Order...
AEW News: Andrade El Idolo & Sammy Guevara Get Into Backstage Fight; Andrade Sent Home
— TMZ is reporting that Andrade El Idolo and Sammy Guevara got into a backstage altercation that resulted in the former being sent home. The incident took place prior to AEW Dynamite in Washington, D.C. tonight where words were exchanged first before the situation escalated and turned physical. The report...
Possible WWE Extreme Rules Spoiler: Updated Betting Odds & Match Lines
Below are the current betting odds and match lines for Saturday’s WWE Extreme Rules PPV WWE – Extreme Rules WWE RAW Women’s Championship Match Winner Bianca Belair (c) -160 (5/8) Bayley +120 (6/5) WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship Match Winner Ronda Rousey -260 (5/13) Liv Morgan (c) +180 (9/5)...
IMPACT! Bound For Glory Betting Odds & Match Lines: Possible Spoilers For 10/7 PPV
Below are the betting odds and match lines for the 10/7 IMPACT Bound for Glory PPV: IMPACT – Bound For Glory IMPACT World Championship Match Winner Josh Alexander (c) -500 (1/5) Eddie Edwards +300 (3/1) IMPACT Knockouts World Championship Match Winner Jordynn Grace (c) -300 (1/3) Masha Slamovich +200 (2/1)...
Freddie Prinze Jr. Reveals He Made an Offer to Bray Wyatt to Join His Startup Promotion
— Actor and former WWE creative writer Freddie Prinze Jr. revealed on his podcast this week that he extended an offer to free agent Bray Wyatt, but conceded that it doesn’t look like Wyatt will accept it. Despite that roadblock, Prinze Jr. said he is forging ahead with plans to...
