Month: March 2019

A flashback worth the time. A few years ago, Matt Hardy’s Broken Matt character took Impact Wrestling by storm and made him the hottest act in wrestling for a little while. The character eventually made its way to WWE and became a hit as well, due to Hardy’s ability to sell the heck out of the character. Now though, we might be in for three times the insanity going forward.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Hardy is pitching a storyline to WWE that would see him appear as four different characters at the same time ala the Three Faces of Foley. The characters would include Woken Matt, Big Money Matt (which was hinted at earlier this week), Matt Hardy V1 and regular Matt Hardy, which he has used in recent weeks. There is no word on if the story will begin or if it will be taking place whatsoever.
In case you don’t remember. Check out Big Money Matt:
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Then there’s this flashback. Check out v1:
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I’m a big fan of the Steve Austin Show, as it’s cool to hear from the biggest star of all time. That gives him a certain credibility that few others can have and it means that he’s a bit more worth listening to than some others. If there’s one thing that he enjoys doing, it’s praising Kurt Angle as one of the best performers he’s ever seen. The following exchange sums up Austin’s thoughts on him quite well:
Indy wrestler, talking about one of his friends: “He took to wrestling really fast. He was kind of a natural.”
Austin: “Hang on. Was this friend Kurt Angle?”
Indy wrestler: “No.”
Austin: “Then he’s not a natural, because Kurt Angle is the only natural in the history of wrestling.”
While that might be a bit of hyperbole, it shows you just how revered Angle is. Last week on Monday Night Raw, Angle announced his impending retirement from professional wrestling after nearly twenty years in the ring. His final match is going to take place against WrestleMania 35 and that’s really qu..

The end of an era. WWE has a complicated history. There are various things that they have done over the years that have become iconic and others that are never to be discussed again. Throughout the history, there are a few things that are able to stand the test of time and have never really changed. That’s the case with a certain place for the company, but now even that is changing.
As announced in a press release, WWE is moving to a new headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut and selling Titan Towers. The company will be moving to a new location in the same city in early 2021, with a sixteen and a half year lease starting on July 1 of this year. Part of the idea of the move is to have the production studios and corporate offices under one roof, as opposed to the separate buildings they are in now.
This is the most famous footage of the building. Check out this famous Super Bowl ad:
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Opinion: This might not mean much in the long term as the c..

Kofi Kingston came extremely close to realizing his WrestleMania dreams but at the very last moment, they were ripped away from him. The 11-year veteran ran the Gauntlet on the March 19 edition of SmackDown Live, wining all five announced matches. Sheamus, Cesaro, Samoa Joe and Randy Orton were all pinned and Erick Rowan lost by disqualification. Kofi did everything he was asked to do and in the end, it wasn’t good enough. That’s because of the unannounced match against WWE champion Daniel Bryan, which Kingston lost. Once again, Vince McMahon has ruined everything for Kofi and The New Day. But now there’s a new twist to the story.
Big E took to Twitter on March 20 and voiced his frustrations. He was sincere, he was serious and most importantly, he was very believable. In an environment in which everyone watching knows they’re getting worked, this promo significantly blurred the lines between fact and fiction.
But then again, that’s what WWE strives for these days. Kayfabe has been r..

You have to start well and end better. There’s a lot going on at a WWE TV taping with a bunch of stuff that you don’t see on the broadcasts. With so many people running around and all those things to take care of, sometimes you forget about all the matches you get to see. Most of the time though you get a pair of bonus matches that the TV audience doesn’t get, which was the case on Tuesday.
According to Wrestlinginc.com, there was a dark match both before and after last night’s SmackDown Live tapings. Before the show went on the air, Ricochet and Heavy Machinery teamed up to defeat Sanity. After the show was over, Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte by submission. Lynch and Charlotte were both on SmackDown Live where they brawled as guests on the Kevin Owens Show.
And now, the brawl. Check out Lynch and Charlotte going at it on SmackDown Live:
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Opinion: Starting the night off with people like Heavy Machinery and Ricochet is a good idea as you ha..

It’s a good way to teach. I’d think it’s safe to say that NXT has been a success in more than one way. While it offers some of the best and most exciting wrestling in the world right now, it also serves as a way to get the newly signed wrestlers some experience in the ring. It serves WWE well as a developmental system, and now it seems that another major company is doing the same.
Impact Wrestling has announced via their Twitter account that they are reestablishing their relationship with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to make it their official developmental territory again. OVW, out of Louisville, Kentucky served as the WWE’s developmental territory from 1999-2008 and for Impact Wrestling from 2011-2013. The two companies recently worked together for a One Night Only event from Impact Wrestling’s Davis Arena.
BREAKING: We are thrilled to announce that we have re-entered into an agreement with @ovwrestling to serve as an official development and training territory for IMPACT Wrestling. ..

You have to stack up the card somehow. With less than three weeks to go before WrestleMania 35, only about half of the card has been announced (assuming the seventeen match card is coming to reality). There are multiple ways to set up a title match at WrestleMania and WWE has used another one, even if it’s not something that made television this week.
At least they made the announcement. Check out how a title match will be set:
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In a new video posted to WWE’s YouTube page, it was announced that Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Carmella and Naomi will face off in a fatal four way next week to determine the #1 contender for Asuka’s SmackDown Women’s Title. Naomi and Carmella are both former champions and Rose received her shot earlier this month at Fastlane, when Deville accidentally cost her the match.
Opinion: Why do I have a feeling that we’re still heading for a triple threat match? This isn’t the most thrilling set of options in the world and ..

This one might surprise you. Last year at WrestleMania 34, Cedric Alexander defeated Mustafa Ali to become the new Cruiserweight Champion in a tournament final. It was a well received story and with things going as well as they did, it was decided to do it again this year. Now the tournament is over and we have a new #1 contender to Buddy Murphy’s Cruiserweight Title at WrestleMania 35.
This week on 205 Live, Tony Nese defeated Alexander to win the #1 contenders tournament and earn the WrestleMania 35 title shot. This year’s tournament featured eight names vying for the shot as opposed to sixteen last year. Nese and Murphy do have a personal history together as the two have been both training partners and tag team partners. Murphy attacked Nese after his win.
Here’s how it went down. Check out Nese’s tournament win:
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Opinion: Well, ok then. Nese is an interesting choice as he’s far from the most popular or successful names on the 205 Live r..

They would be a dummy not to be interested. WWE certainly loves piling up talent both down in NXT and on their main roster. There are a lot of gifted wrestlers around the world and with more and more shows airing online, it has become a lot easier to see this talent elsewhere. That means a lot more opportunities both for the wrestlers and WWE to get something out of this, and it might be the case again.
According to PWInsider.com by way of Ringsidenews.com, WWE is interested in former Impact Wrestling World Champion Eli Drake, whose contract with Impact Wrestling expires in May. WWE was interested in Drake before, though Drake signed an extension with Impact Wrestling. Drake wrestled for WWE before, performing in the developmental system under the name Slate Randall.
Drake is certainly someone who knows how to talk. Check out one of his rather entertaining chats:
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Opinion: I’m all for this as I’ve been a big Drake fan for a long time. He ha..