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June 8, 2019
Backstage News On WWE Keeping R-Truth Out Of WWE Super ShowDown 50-Man Battle Royal
Apparently R-Truth took an incredibly long flight for very little reason this weekend. In addition to several of WWE's female performers flying to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia only to find out that they would not be performing at the WWE Super ShowDown special like the company had hoped, Truth was only…
Pursuit Airs Wrong Episode On Friday Night, Impact Wrestling Offers Show For Free
An accident this week will likely lead to a surge of new subscribers to their free IMPACT Plus App. On Friday, the Pursuit Channel ran the wrong episode of Impact Wrestling. Instead of airing the most recent episode taped for the broadcast, the channel re-ran last week's episode. This follows…
Final Lineup For Tonight's Impact Wrestling "A Night You Can't Mist" Special
As advertised, Impact Wrestling returns in conjunction with Tommy Dreamer's House Of Hardcore promotion for the A Night You Can't Mist special this evening on the IMPACT Plus and Fite.tv digital streaming services. Featuring the return of The Great Muta alongside the aforementioned ECW Original Tommy Dreamer against the team…
Report: Millie McKenzie Turns Down Offer From WWE
According to the Wrestling Observer, indie star Millie McKenzie has turned down an offer to wrestle for the WWE. The 19-year old Brit from worked three events with NXT U.K. in 2018, including a quarterfinal loss to Jinny in the tournament to crown the first ever U.K. women's champion. McKenzie has…
WWE Not Canceling SmackDown Live House Show This Week
As noted, WWE will be running live events in Fresno and Stockton, California on Sunday after their Super ShowDown live special in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday. Unlike the past several weeks, WWE is also advertising a blue brand non-televised live event on Monday, as the SmackDown Live crew is…
NJPW Dominion 2019: Jericho Challenges For IWGP Heavyweight Title, Jon Moxley, More
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) returns to the New Japan World and Fite TV digital streaming services late Saturday evening / early Sunday morning for their NJPW Dominion 2019 event. The card for the event includes Kazuchika Okada vs. Chris Jericho in the main event for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.…
John Cena Joins Cast Of "Fast & Furious 9," Cena Comments
Picking up where Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson left off, another WWE Superstar has been confirmed as an addition to the cast of the upcoming film, Fast & Furious 9. On Friday, it was made official that WWE veteran John Cena has been added to the cast of the popular movie…
Goldberg Says He KO'd Himself At Super ShowDown, Apologizes To Fans For Performance
Bill Goldberg took to social media on Friday evening to apologize to the WWE Universe for his performance at the WWE Super ShowDown special in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Goldberg wrote on Twitter after his main event match against The Undertaker at the show, which streamed live via the WWE Network…
*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results From Queens, N.Y. (6/7/2019)
The following are spoilers from night two of Impact taping results from Queens. From complete spoiler results of the first night of TV tapings, click here. Pre-Show Notes: Laredo Kid is backstage and will be returning to the company tonight. JT Dunn is here and slated to wrestle for an…
Update: AEW Double Or Nothing Draws 113,000 Combined Digital & PPV Buys
The current estimates for last month's AEW Double or Nothing PPV come in somewhere between 98,500 and 113,000 buys worldwide with the US number at 71,000. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the split was almost exactly 50/50 between television and B/R Live. By comparison, WWE’s Money in the Bank…
AEW Dynamite Results From Chaifetz Arena In St. Louis, MO. (3/29/2023)
It’s Wednesday night, and you know what that means … All Elite Wrestling returns with this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS at 8/7c from the Chaifetz Arena. On tap for tonight’s show is Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia, Kenny Omega vs. Jeff Cobb for the IWGP U.S. title,...
Booker T Reveals Three WWE NXT Stars He Is Really High On
Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T made an appearance on the Under The Ring podcast, where he talked about a number of topics such as which three WWE NXT Stars he is really high on and his impression on someone like Axiom. Booker T said: “Three guys that I’m...
Rey Mysterio Talks The Moment He Found Out He Was Going Into The WWE Hall Of Fame
Lucha Libre and pro wrestling legend Rey Mysterio spoke with the New York Post on a variety of topics such as the moment he was pulled aside by WWE Chief Content Officer and Head of Creative Triple H and was told that he was going into the WWE Hall of...
WWE RAW Viewership Slightly Up From Last Week’s Show, Draws Highest Total Audience Since February 20
Showbuzz Daily reports that this past Monday’s episode of WWE RAW on the USA Network was able to draw 1.843 million viewers, with a rating of 0.56 in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up 4.07% from last week’s viewership of 1.771 million viewers. Last Monday’s 0.56 rating is up...
AEW Rampage Viewership Down Big From Last Week’s Show, Draws Second-Lowest Total Audience Of The Year
Showbuzz Daily reports that this past Saturday night’s special episode of AEW Rampage on TNT was able to draw a total of 373,000 viewers, with a rating of 0.10 in the key 18-49 demographic. This total is down 21.30% from this past week’s 474,000 viewers for a normal Friday night...
AEW Dark Recap (03/28): Orlando, Florida
AEW recently had an episode of their weekly Dark show, which airs on the promotion’s official YouTube channel every Tuesday nights at 7PM ET as well as in select international markets including the U.K., Ireland and Australia via AEWPlus.com. Last night’s episode of AEW Dark, which took place from inside...
WWE NXT Results From Capitol Wrestling Center In Orlando, FL. (3/28/2023)
The road to WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 begins winding down tonight. WWE NXT returns on the USA Network at 8/7c from the Capitol Wrestling Center inside the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL. with the final show leading into the aforementioned annual WrestleMania Weekend special event. On tap...
Konnan On Inducting Rey Mysterio Into The 2023 WWE Hall Of Fame
Pro wrestling legend Konnan recently took to his “Keepin’ It 100 with Konnan” podcast to talk about a variety of topics such as how until the WWE announces it or makes it official he will not be going to the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and induct Lucha...
Tony Khan Reveals AEW Is Getting Close To Running 100 Live Events A Year
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan had a conversation with The Bet Las Vegas & The Sporting Tribune on a number of topics such as how the promotion is moving closer and closer to running a total of 100 live events a year, especially if the amount of Dynamites, Rampages...
Update On The Viewership Numbers Of Last Friday’s Episode Of WWE SmackDown
Showbuzz Daily reports that last Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX was able to draw a total of 2.219 million viewers, with a rating of 0.58 in the key 18-49 demo. The total is down 1.72% from last week’s final viewership of 2.258 million viewers. Last Friday’s 0.58 rating...
