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WWE Sends Out A Fan Survey, Hinting At Possible Upcoming New Concepts

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They’re interested. WWE does a lot of things and some of them are often not that well received by fans. This can create a problem as WWE might be doing something that takes them in the wrong direction from what their audience wants to see. It can help to get some feedback on what the fans want on their shows and now that is what WWE seems to be trying to get. According to PWInsider.com, WWE has sent out a fan survey asking about a variety of topics. Some of the ideas that fans were asked about included NFTs, a wrestler ranking system and more behind the scenes looks at wrestlers. The survey also asks about how much wrestling fans watch and what platforms they use to watch it. There is no word on if any of these ideas will be implemented. Opinion: This is something that could help, but it doesn’t make a difference if WWE doesn’t listen in some way. Otherwise, this is little more than lip service for the sake of appearing like they’re trying. Hopefully WWE tries something new for the s..

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WATCH: Theory Torments A Young Fan At WWE Live Event

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That’s some good heeling. If a wrestler is a villain, their main job is to antagonize the fans. There are a lot of ways they can do this, but one of the best and easiest is just to mock them over something that they see. Maybe it is over the result of a match or over someone making the fans mad, but there are multiple ways to go. One of the easiest was on display this weekend as a WWE star went after a fan. WWE United States Champion Theory has posted a video to his Instagram showing himself after a win at a recent live event. Theory then went up to a young fan dressed in John Cena clothes and said that the win made him better than Cena. The fan could be heard shouting “NO!” after Theory left. Theory won the United States Title last week and has called out Cena in recent weeks. This is how you do it. Check out Theory messing with a fan: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I can always go for something like this as it isn’t cruel but it does make the fan that upset at..

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Boxing Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury May Be At WWE Summerslam (And More)

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I think they’ll take him. Wrestlers get an unfair reputation when it comes to their athletic abilities. While it’s true that their matches are predetermined, they are still out there putting in the work and the effort every single night and that takes a lot of talent. It can help wrestling quite a bit when a mainstream athlete shows up and now that might be the case again soon. On Saturday, boxing’s Heavyweight Champion of the World Tyson Fury retained his title via knockout over Dillian Whyte. After the fight, Fury suggested that he was ready to retire from the sport and move on to something else. During the post fight media scrum, Fury mentioned that he might be appearing at Summerslam. Fury said that he had a great time when he appeared at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia and would love to be at the Cardiff, Wales event in September. Fury has wrestled a match for WWE before, defeating Braun Strowman via countout at Crown Jewel 2019. Opinion: Something tells me that WWE would be thrille..

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WATCH: Randy Orton Dances To Bianca Belair’s Theme After SmackDown

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I guess he was a fan. While there are a lot of wrestlers going today, only a handful reach the status of being a legend in their own time. Occasionally you will see someone reach that point though and it is a special thing to see. There are a few of those stars around today and one of the bigger ones got to do something this weekend that was more than a bit out of character for him. The main event of this week’s edition of SmackDown saw Drew McIntyre defeat Sami Zayn in a lumberjack match. Randy Orton served as one of the lumberjacks and he was still at ringside following the show when Bianca Belair came to the ring for a dark match. A video has been posted online, showing Orton dancing to Belair’s theme song as a way to hype up the crowd as he left ringside. Orton did not wrestle on the show. I didn’t know Vipers danced. Check out Belair’s entrance (Orton is waving the shirt): [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is the kind of thing that happens after WWE’s cam..

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Hand It Over: Multiple Titles Change Hands Saturday Night

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It was a busy night. Titles are the easiest concept to understand in all of wrestling. Someone has a shiny belt and it means that they are the best at what they do. Someone else is going to want to take it from them and the two will have a match as a result. A title change can mean a lot when it takes place and that is what happened on Saturday, with multiple titles changing hands. Impact Wrestling held its Rebellion 2022 event on Saturday night and three titles changed hands on the show. First up, Taya Valkyrie defeated Deonna Purrazzo to win the AAA Reina de Reinas Title, though Purrazzo’s Ring Of Honor Women’s Title was not on the line. Next, Ace Austin defeated reigning champion Trey Miguel and Mike Bailey to become a three time X-Division Champion. Finally, Josh Alexander won the Impact Wrestling World Title from Moose, becoming a two time champion. Knockouts Tag Team Champions the Influence, Tag Team Champions Violent By Design and Knockouts Champion Tasha Steelz retained their ..

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World Champion Pulled From Pay Per View Match Over Injury, New Match Set

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Hopefully it isn’t too bad. You never know when you are going to see someone get injured but what makes it worse is that you do not know how long they are going to be on the shelf. Different injuries have different times on the bench and there are some that are going to cause injuries you cannot see. That is the case again, and now a big match is off the card as a result. Impact Wrestling has announced that Ring of Honor World Champion Jonathan Gresham has been pulled from his match against Eddie Edwards at Saturday’s Rebellion event. Gresham suffered an injury during his match last week at AEW Battle of the Belts against Dalton Castle and has not wrestled since. Chris Bey will now face Edwards on the Countdown to Rebellion preshow and the X-Division Title match between champion Trey Miguel, Mike Bailey and Ace Austin will now be on the regular card. Opinion: That’s never good to see and unfortunately it seems like we might not be getting Gresham in the ring for a little while. You d..

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WATCH: New WWE Stable Gains A Member Before This Week’s SmackDown

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Welcome to the team? One of the easiest ways to present several wrestlers at the same time is with a stable. The idea is something that has been done decades in wrestling and it still works to this day. You can take several wrestlers and put them together under a concept that could be either simple or more complex but it will often be a useful move. That might be the case again with some WWE stars. Last week, NXT star LA Knight appeared in a dark segment where he announced the Knight Model Management stable. Knight introduced Mace as his first client and helped him win a match. This week, Knight introduced Mansoor as the second member of the stable before SmackDown began. There is no word on if or when the team might debut on television. Knight last appeared in NXT at Stand & Deliver on April 1. This does have potential. Check out how the new member of the team looked: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is one of those ideas that could go somewhere if they hav..

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Put It On The List: New Grudge Match Set For WrestleMania Backlash

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Put it on the card. We are about two weeks away from WrestleMania Backlash and the card still needs some work. While you can probably guess a lot of the matches that are going to be a part of the show, WWE has to actually make the announcements of the matches so they can be properly built. That was the case this week, as a new grudge match has officially been added to the card. WWE has officially announced that Madcap Moss will face Happy Corbin at WrestleMania Backlash. Corbin turned on Moss following Corbin’s loss to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 38, leading to Moss becoming a fan favorite in the process. This week on SmackDown, Corbin offered to reconcile with Moss, who turned down the offer. This will be their first ever singles match against each other. BREAKING: @BaronCorbinWWE and @MadcapMoss are done joking and ready for battle at #WMBacklash as announced on #TalkingSmack.https://t.co/OzUGfrZp3B pic.twitter.com/m9DbQRZCs9 — WWE (@WWE) April 23, 2022 Opinion: You had to know..

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REVIEW: Monday Night Raw – April 23, 2007: Cena And Shawn Go An Hour

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Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? Monday Night Raw Date: April 23, 2007 Location: Earl’s Court, London, England Attendance: 12,000 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler It’s a special show as we are in London and it’s time for a Wrestlemania rematch. The main event of this week’s show will see WWE Champion John Cena facing Shawn Michaels in a non-title match. That’s not a bad way to spend Cena’s thirtieth birthday and they can probably do some good stuff. Let’s get to it. Here is Shane McMahon, seemingly ready for a match, to get things going. Sha..

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Good Reason Why Bret Hart Is Not Heading To AEW

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The bidding war is over. Wrestlers have a bit of hard time finding a way out of the business. While there are some who have enough money to get out and not have to do much else, but there are several who have to stick around the industry for a very long time. Now a legend who has long since been out of the ring has gotten a new deal, which will actually keep him off of television. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bret Hart has signed a new deal with WWE, which will keep him away from all AEW events. Hart will still be allowed to appear at independent shows, but will likely not be able to appear as part of AEW’s Owen Hart Foundation tournaments. It also ends the speculation about Hart coming in to AEW to manage FTR. There is no word on how long the new deal lasts or if it will appear on WWE television more often. Opinion: This is the kind of thing that can be rather nice to see as Hart gets a great payday and a contract that he should be able to live off of for a long t..

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Hollywood Actor Working On Starting His Own Wrestling Promotion

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He has the name. The owner of a wrestling promotion might not get the most attention but they are almost as important of a person as you can have in the operation. That person is going to be financing the company and is often the face behind the whole thing. Having an owner that fans recognize can be helpful and now someone who is known by more than a few people might be getting into the wrestling industry. Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. mentioned on Twitter that he is working to finance his own wrestling promotion. Prinze responded to a fan on Twitter who asked about such a promotion, saying that he was returning to work to finance such a project. He did not offer any further details on the promotion. Prinze has a background in wrestling, having worked as part of the WWE Creative team, as well as actively hosting a wrestling podcast. I hope so. Only went back to work to finance the muthafucka. Give me some time tho ?? — Freddie Prinze Jr (@RealFPJr) April 22, 2022 Opinion: I have no ide..

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WWE Hall Of Famer Announces Return To WWE This Summer

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Welcome back. There are a lot of people who are involved in making a wrestling show work. In addition to having the wrestlers in the ring doing everything they need to do, there are also the people behind the scenes who help put the whole presentation together. It makes sense for those people to have a great background in wrestling and now WWE is getting back one of its Hall of Famer producers. During a recent edition of his Table Talk podcast, WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley announced that he will be returning to his role as a producer on June 15. This comes after Dudley has been away from the ring since having spinal surgery back in February. Dudley has worked for WWE as a producer since 2016. It is not clear which brand he will be working on when he returns. Opinion: It’s always great to see someone getting back to work after missing time due to health issues. Dudley is someone that has the experience and the reputation to make an impact on the WWE roster and he has been around lon..

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VIDEO: Missing WWE Star Returns, Turns Heel On SmackDown

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Back, but with a twist. With so many wrestlers on its roster, WWE has to come up with some different ways to keep things interesting. That can be easier said than done, but sometimes the best way is to have someone flip from good to evil or vice versa. It is an idea that has worked for years and now it seems to have been done again by someone who has not been around that long. Xia Li made her return to WWE TV this week on SmackDown and seemed to turn heel in the process. Li had debuted on the show and billed herself as the Protector, but this week she said that she did not see anyone worthy of her protection so she would be protecting herself. This comes after Li has been absent from SmackDown for several weeks, with her only televised match on the main roster taking place on February 25. She made it pretty clear. Check out what Li said: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This feels like another example of WWE bringing someone onto a new show and having no idea wha..

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Update On Status Of WWE Brand Split

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You might want to get used to it. WWE has a huge roster with all kinds of talented wrestlers working for the company. The roster is so big that it is divided into several groups who primarily appear on their own show. That is a concept called the Brand Split, but the rosters have started to come together a little bit more over the last few months. It turns out that might not be a sign of things to come. WWE has announced that the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Titles will be unified at the upcoming WrestleMania Backlash event. This has led to some speculation that the Brand Split may be coming to an end, but that is not the case according to the Wrestling Observer newsletter. Vince McMahon is currently not thinking about bringing the rosters back together and the title unifications are events that will not impact the Brand Split as a whole. Opinion: I’m glad to hear that the Brand Slit is not likely ending, as WWE did not exactly do well without it last time. It is kind of nice to have t..

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Here’s The Huge Title Match Likely Headlining WrestleMania Backlash

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We need a place to go. WrestleMania Backlash is coming up in just over two weeks and that means it is time for WWE to know most of the card. That being said, it is a lot easier said that done to have a major match ready in such a hurry, especially when only some of the show has been announced. While the matches have yet to be set, WWE does seem to know what they have in mind for the main event. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the likely main event for WrestleMania Backlash will see Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defending against Drew McIntyre. Reigns does not have an opponent for the show as of yet and McIntyre’s feud with Sami Zayn could end next week in a cage match. The match was teased this week on SmackDown when Reigns told the Usos to get their family’s name out of McIntyre’s mouth. WrestleMania Backlash takes place on May 8. Opinion: While the match taking place is not the biggest surprise, the match taking place at WrestleMania Backlash is a s..

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Major Update On Becky Lynch’s Return To WWE TV

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Welcome back. WrestleMania has come and gone for the year and as usual, it was WWE’s major event on the calendar. The company goes out of its way to showcase its biggest stars on the grandest stage of them all and that is what they did again here. There were a lot of important moments over the two nights, including multiple title changes. Now we know when we will be seeing one of the former champions again. On Night One of WrestleMania 38, Bianca Belair defeated Becky Lynch to win the Raw Women’s Title. Lynch has yet to return to WWE television since the loss on April 2. This week on SmackDown, an advertisement announced that Lynch will be making her return on next week’s Monday Night Raw. There is no word yet on what Lynch will be doing on the show. Opinion: It’s going to be good to have Lynch back as it will be interesting to see what she is going to do without the title. For the parts where she was around, Lynch was basically champion uninterrupted for three years so it makes a bi..

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AEW Star Injured (Again), Missing “Lengthy” Amount Of Time

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Yes, again. There are all kinds of ways for a wrestler to be injured and one of the worst things is waiting to find out how long it is going to be before they get back in the ring. Sometimes that takes a lot longer than other situations, but it is great to see them return to action. Every now and then though, you see someone get hurt again almost immediately after they get back, which is the case now. According to Fightful, AEW’s Darius Martin is out of action with a leg injury that took place “fairly recently”. Martin is expected to be out of action for a lengthy period of time though it is not clear how long that will be. This comes after martin returned to action on March 2 after missing over a year with a torn ACL. After his return, Martin only wrestled eleven matches before being put out of action again. Opinion: This is one of the worst things to hear in wrestling as Martin was barely back at all before he was injured again. I have no idea how long he is going to be out of acti..

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AEW Rampage Results – April 22, 2022

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Rampage Date: April 22, 2022 Location: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Commentators: Ricky Starks, Taz, Excalibur We’re back on Friday this week as AEW has been trying to ramp this show up a bit more in recent weeks. That means more star power, and this week it means a title match as Jade Cargill is defending the TBS Title against Marina Shafir. We also have a pretty big showdown between Adam Cole and Tomohiro Ishii. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Owen Hart Foundation Qualifying Match: Adam Cole vs. Tomohiro Ishii We go right to the ring (with Rocky Romero and Orange Cassidy at ringside) with Cole striking away but getting dropped with a chop. They head outside with Ishii hitting the post and getting driven into the barricade. Back in and Cole grabs the chinlock but seems to be favoring his arm. Some forearms don’t do much on Ishii, who knocks Cole into the corner with a single shot. Back up and Cole charges into a powerslam but slips out of a powerslam. The fi..

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SmackDown Live Coverage And Results – April 22, 2022

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Smackdown Date: April 22, 2022 Location: MVP Arena, Albany, New York Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee We are less than two weeks away from Wrestlemania Bakclash and it is time to start adding some things to the card. Roman Reigns still doesn’t have anything to do, though there is still the chance that they pick up whatever they stared with Shinsuke Nakamura two weeks ago. Let’s get to it. We open with the contract signing between Charlotte and Ronda Rousey with Adam Pearce in charge. After a recap video of their issues together….there is no contract. Drew Gulak brings it out and has even made a special PowerPoint presentation (it was his thing when he was on 205 Live) about the rules of an I Quit match but Charlotte tells him to shut up. She has been looking forward to this match for a long time and lists off some of the ways she can make Rousey submit. Charlotte signs and says she beat Rousey at Wrestlemania. Rousey explains the idea, allowing Charlotte to say she won at Wres..

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Ring Of Honor TV Results – April 20, 2022

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Ring Of Honor Date: April 20, 2022 So this is the last episode of the Sinclair show and that means it is hard to say when the show is going to be back. That is quite the shame as I had been looking forward to this show for the last few weeks recently as opening the vault has offered a lot of gems. Maybe we can do that one more time. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. From Manhattan Mayhem IV, March 19, 2011. Ring Of Honor World Title: Roderick Strong vs. Eddie Edwards Strong is defending. They shove each other around to start and Strong shoulders him down. Edwards sends him into the corner for some chops and a fireman’s carry faceplant has Strong down. A running boot to the face in the corner rocks Strong again and we’re clipped to Strong kicking him in the face and sending him outside. We’re clipped again to Edwards running into a boot in the corner and getting caught in the Stronghold. That’s broken up with a grab of the rope and we’re clipped again to Edwards backdropping him o..