Month: March 2019

That would be a great one. The Rock isn’t like most wrestlers and that’s about as strong of an understatement as you can have. He’s one of the biggest movie stars in the world but is still willing to remember his roots. That means he’s going to show up for WWE every now and then, which makes for some entertaining television. But will it be making for an interesting WrestleMania?
According to Ringsidenews.com, there are currently no plans to bring the Rock in for WrestleMania 35, though a last minute change or a surprise appearance are always possibilities. The main problem is the Rock’s busy schedule, as he is always either filming or promoting something he’s been working on, making it very difficult for him to just pop in to a WWE event on any given night.
In other words, it’s unlikely anything gets added to this list. Check out some of the Rock’s best insults:
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Opinion: Really, this is for the best. I know Rock is a huge star and easily t..

The more things stay the same, the more they change. We’re coming up on WrestleMania 35 and that means the rumors and plans are coming and going almost every single day on the way towards New Jersey. A lot of the matches haven’t been made official yet but you can probably see some of the stories coming from here. In this case, what you see on TV seems to have changed the original plans.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the original plans for the SmackDown Women’s Title have been changed from Asuka defending against Lacey Evans. While there has been no decision made on who will be challenging Asuka, a triple threat against Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. Evans has only had a few matches on the main roster, with no singles matches on Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live.
I didn’t hear “win a title” involved in here. Check out what Evans has in mind:
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Opinion: This isn’t the biggest surprise in the world and I’m still not sure I buy..

It would certainly be a welcome upgrade. WWE is a company that has a lot of major issues that need to be fixed but one of the biggest certainly seems to be the way wrestlers talk to each other. The criticism seems to be centered around the fact that almost no one actually talks like a normal human. It’s a fair complaint, and as it turns out something might actually be done about it for a change.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is shifting more towards a reality style of promos, with the wrestlers and personalities talking more like their character would speak. This would be a change from the overly scripted promos which are considered to be given in a way that no normal person would use. There is no word on if this is just for WrestleMania season or if it would be a permanent change.
Yeah more like this. Check out Samoa Joe’s awesome way of speaking:
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Opinion: This is one of those things that could shake things up in a m..

It would be worth the stage. One of the biggest names in wrestling today is Finn Balor, though he’s also one of the biggest what if’s going today. Fans know how good he is but the question is how huge could he be. Balor has all the tools necessary to be one of the top stars in the world and a lot of that is due to one specific thing that he does, which could be happening again soon.
According to 411mania.com, a new advertisement for WrestleMania 35 features Balor in his Demon attire, which indicates that the character could be making his WrestleMania debut. Balor only uses the Demon character on rare occasions, sometimes only once a year. There is no word on what Balor will be doing at WrestleMania 35, but there is a chance that it will be a match against Bobby Lashley for the Intercontinental Title.
Demon Balor confirmed for #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/jfJosrjdsB
— cien ? (@MachoMane_) March 14, 2019
Just picture this at WrestleMania. Check out one of the classic Demon entrances..

It’s a classic for a reason. Late last year, AJ Styles wrapped up a year plus reign as WWE Champion, which was one of the longest in about thirty years. The reign saw Styles in a ton of good to excellent matches, including with a variety of top level opponents. Some of them included various rematches, but now that Styles isn’t champion anymore, we might be heading into a different kind of story.
According to Cagesideseats.com, the post WrestleMania 35 plans for Styles could see a feud with current United States Champion Samoa Joe, though there is no word on if the feud would be for the title or not. Styles and Samoa Joe feuded extensively during 2018 with Samoa Joe losing the majority of the matches and never winning the title. Styles is currently scheduled to face Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
Samoa Joe brings out the fire in Styles. Check out one of their violent encounters:
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Opinion: It’s something that has worked before and it’s the kind..

Just because they’re wrestlers doesn’t mean they need a break. Wrestling is one of the most unique professions in the world as you never know when you’re going to get a break. Wrestlers have to be on the road all the time and that can make it difficult to have a life outside of the ring. That can be a problem for some, but it helps a lot when you’re married to a fellow wrestler, especially when it comes to planning time off.
As announced on her Twitter, Zelina Vega and her husband Aleister Black will be heading to Amsterdam, Holland for the first half of their honeymoon. The two were recently married late last year before Black was promoted to the main roster from NXT. There is no word on how long they will be gone for, though it will probably be during part of WWE’s upcoming European tour.
A bit late but finally going on 1/2 of our honeymoon ? Amsterdam here we come! ….aaand being off the grid for a little will be nice 😉 *cue angry tweets* pic.twitter.com/DhZIzQXOYR
— Zelina Vega (..

Kurt Angle announced his upcoming retirement on the March 11 edition of Monday Night Raw. The WWE Hall of Famer said that he intends on working his last match at WrestleMania 35 on April 7 and now the speculation has begun. Who will step up to face the Olympic gold medalist on The Grandest Stage of Them All? There is a short list of names that could be viable choices to take this spot. Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar are all seemingly perfect for the match because each man has a history with Angle. But AJ is facing Randy Orton at Mania and Joe, the current United States champion, will likely defend his title against someone from SmackDown Live. But one man stands out from the rest and that man is John Cena.
The former face of WWE is the best pick for this match. He and Kurt definitely have a history together and that history happens to involve the rise of John Cena as the man to beat in Vince McMahon’s company.
If not for John’s first major splash against Angle, there’s a good ..

Kurt Angle announced his upcoming retirement on the March 11 edition of Monday Night Raw. The WWE Hall of Famer said that he intends on working his last match at WrestleMania 35 on April 7 and now the speculation has begun. Who will step up to face the Olympic gold medalist on The Grandest Stage of Them All? There is a short list of names that could be viable choices to take this spot. Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar are all seemingly perfect for the match because each man has a history with Angle. But AJ is facing Randy Orton at Mania and Joe, the current United States champion, will likely defend his title against someone from SmackDown Live. But one man stands out from the rest and that man is John Cena.
The former face of WWE is the best pick for this match. He and Kurt definitely have a history together and that history happens to involve the rise of John Cena as the man to beat in Vince McMahon’s company.
If not for John’s first major splash against Angle, there’s a good ..

Main Event
Date: March 14, 2019
Location: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Renee Young, Percy Watson, Byron Saxton
It’s recap week during one of the most important times of the year. I wouldn’t mind if they just dropped the original stuff during this season as it’s just taking up time when they could talk about more important things. Then again Main Event has never made the most sense in the first place. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
EC3 vs. Tyler Breeze EC3 elbows him in the face to start and drops the EC3 elbow as Watson talks about how awesome he is. Another EC3 elbow is countered by a superkick for two but a hard clothesline gets the same. A powerbomb is countered into an enziguri but it’s a TKO to drop Breeze again. Not that it matters as Breeze grabs a hurricanrana for the pin at 4:09.
Result: Tyler Breeze b. EC3 – Hurricanrana (4:09)
From Raw.
Here’s the Shield for their big farewell speech. Roman Reigns talks about how he’s learned you’re not ..

It’s not too early. With WrestleMania 35 less than a month away, it’s time to start putting the card together. We already have a few matches set up but there is still a lot that needs to be done. A lot of the matches have already been set up or even challenged for on the weekly TV show, including one grudge match this week on SmackDown Live. It didn’t take long to make it official.
As announced on the official WrestleMania Twitter account, AJ Styles will face Randy Orton at WrestleMania 35. This match has long been rumored for the card and was teased over the last few weeks. Orton has recently been calling out Styles for taking a long time to get to WWE while Styles has said that the company is being taken over by people like him. Styles challenged Orton this week on SmackDown Live.
So who does #SDLive REALLY belong to? @AJStylesOrg will battle it out with @RandyOrton at #WrestleMania! https://t.co/I5e5mRdCR1 pic.twitter.com/aM6Xnqrxf0
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) March 14, 20..

I guess you need to know what to say. According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, prior to WWE’s press conference in which they made the announcement of Wrestlemania 36, the company handed a series of do’s and don’ts to the mainstream media reporters that were covering the event.
It contained a set of instructions about the verbiage that media outlets can and cannot use when writing reports about WWE. Here is the list:
1) When referring to our talent, we ask that you refer to them as WWE Superstars both for the men and women and NOT as “professional wrestlers;”
2) As of March 2016, our female Superstars are NO longer referred to as WWE Divas, so please call them WWE Superstars;
3) Please refer to our company as WWE and NOT World Wrestling Entertainment;
4) Please do not refer to our company as “the WWE,” but rather “WWE.”
5) Please do NOT use the term “professional wrestling,” instead using WWE or Sports Entertainment to describe our brand (E.G. “We have..