Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Update On Injured WWE Star’s WrestleMania Status, Possible Plans For Him

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He still has some time. WrestleMania is coming up in about ten days and that means most of the card should already be set. However, WWE does not exactly follow the norms when it comes to WrestleMania and that is the case again this year, as they seem to have more than one match left to set but without having made any official announcements. Now we know what they might be waiting on in one case. Earlier this week, news broke that WWE was planning on a match between Omos and Bobby Lashley, though Lashley has not wrestled in a month due to a shoulder injury. According to PWInsider.com, Lashley was at AT&T Stadium last week, but he is not yet cleared to wrestle. WWE is hoping that he will be ready for the match, though nothing has been announced or mentioned for either Lashley or Omos so far. Opinion: This feels like it might be optimistic at best and that doesn’t bode well for something with so little time remaining before the show. There is always the chance that WWE leaves the match u..

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Paige VanZant Explains Why She Chose AEW Over WWE

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What could have been. AEW has brought in several wrestlers throughout its brief history, with several of them coming from different backgrounds. Some of them have not even come from wrestling, which makes can make for some interesting situations. That was the case earlier this month when a mixed martial artist was brought into the fold, but she could have had a very different story. Earlier this month, Paige VanZant officially signed with AEW, following multiple appearances with the company. VanZant appeared on Throwing Down With Renee and Meisha and explained that she had a meeting at WWE headquarters last year about the possibility of signing with them instead. However, WWE had a “different plan” for her, though she did not explain what it was. VanZant said that she was happy that AEW would let her continue with MMA and are knuckle boxing while also wrestling for them. Opinion: This isn’t the biggest surprise for me but it’s probably for the best. At the end of the day, WWE has a h..

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Big Shakeup To NXT Stand & Deliever Card, Plus Grudge Match Added

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Time for the NXT shakeup. WWE does a lot of things right but there are some areas where they might need to improve a bit. One of these things is changing up matches and plans that have already been established and even advertised. That seems to be the case again, as a title match set for an upcoming show has expanded in a big way that hasn’t been done before. This week’s NXT featured the finals of the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai won the tournament, earning a shot at the Women’s Tag Team Titles. However, Ray and Shirai announced that they would instead be adding themselves to the Women’s Title match at Stand & Deliver, where Mandy Rose is scheduled to defend against Cora Jade. This is the first time that the winners of the Dusty Classic will be challenging for a singles title. Another new match was also added to the Stand & Deliver card, as Gunther will be facing LA Knight. Gunther has been critical of Knight in recent weeks, saying that Knight tal..

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WWE Took Several Hours To Film Individual Monday Night Raw Matches

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That’s quite a long time. The Coronavirus pandemic changed the way a lot of things worked in the world, including in the wrestling industry. While WWE was shaken up, they were able to continue moving forward thanks to their access to the Performance Center, where Monday Night Raw and SmackDown took place for several months. However, it turns out that things were a lot more difficult than they seemed. Former WWE referee discussed WWE’s time in the Performance Center during his Monday Mailbag Forum this week, where he revealed that some Performance Center matches took hours to shoot. The process involved starting a match, cutting the camera, filming the next piece of the match, and then splicing the material together. WWE moved out of the Performance Center in August 2020 and took up residence in the Thunderdome in Tampa, Florida. They returned to normal touring last July. Opinion: The more I hear about this period in WWE, the more fascinated I am by the whole thing. The lengths WWE we..

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NXT Results – March 22, 2022

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NXT Date: March 22, 2022 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett Stand & Deliver is coming up soon and now we have the main event set, as Bron Breakker will get his rematch against Dolph Ziggler for the NXT Title. Other than that, we have some qualifying matches for the North American Title ladder match and the finals of the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Let’s get to it. Trick Williams and North American Champion Carmelo Hayes arrive and don’t care about who make it into the ladder match. North American Title Ladder Match Qualifying Match: Roderick Strong vs. Solo Sikoa Malcolm Bivens is at ringside. Strong grabs a choke to start as Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams join commentary. Sikoa fights out and the strike off is on, with Strong getting knocked down against the ropes. Back up and Strong knocks him down again to take over, setting up the reverse chinlock. That’s broken up and Strong chops up against the ropes with a ..

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WWE Announces A New WrestleMania Guest

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Add it to the card. WrestleMania is the biggest wrestling event in the world and that means there is a lot of time to fill on the night. The fact that this year’s edition is going to be two nights makes it even more complicated, with WWE’s limited roster making it all the more difficult. They are going to have to think outside of the box though, and now they have something to cover part of the time. As announced by WWE, DJ Valentino Khan will be performing at both nights of WrestleMania 38, where he will “welcome fans with the hottest hits in music as they arrive at AT&T Stadium each night in Dallas”. There is nothing to suggest that Khan will be performing on the WrestleMania broadcasts. Khan also performed last year at Summerslam in Las Vegas and is the latest in a long line of WrestleMania musical guests. Opinion: This could be a far worse idea as I’m not big on the idea of having a musical guest at WrestleMania. The show is already far longer than it needs to be, to the point whe..

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WWE Announces WrestleMania Virtual Restaurant (With Punny Names)

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That’s a different way to go. We are less than two weeks away from WrestleMania 38 and as usual, WWE will be taking over the show’s home city. It makes things feel that much bigger and it can be interesting to see what they are doing on any given year. That is the case again, though this time WWE is going to be trying something different for WrestleMania in Dallas/Fort Worth. WWE has announced that it is partnering with Nextbite to bring a WrestleMania themed virtual restaurant to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The restaurant, called WWE Smackadillas, will be available via delivery services such as DoorDash, UberEats and GrubHub, and will feature a series of quesadillas with wrestling themed names, such as Powerbomb Pizza. The menu will be available through April 11. Opinion: This is the kind of gimmicky thing that could be good for some fun around WrestleMania season. You don’t get this kind of idea throughout the rest of the year and I could go for something like this just for the sak..

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Seth Rollins Acknowledges WrestleMania Rumors On Monday Night Raw

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He heard you. We are less than two weeks away from WrestleMania 38 and that means that anyone not on the card yet does not have much time left to make it. That is one of the biggest storylines going on Monday Night Raw today as Seth Rollins currently does not have a path to WrestleMania. There have been rumors of what to expect for him at the show, and now Rollins has acknowledged them. This week’s edition of Monday Night Raw featured a show long story of Rollins trying to find a way onto the WrestleMania card. During his initial appearance, the fans chanted for Cody Rhodes, with Rollins acknowledging the chants. Rollins said that rumors are fun, but they do not make moments, which is what he is looking for at WrestleMania. Rollins did not reference Rhodes by name, but did address the crowd as they cheered for Rhodes. WWE has yet to announce any new deal with Rhodes, though one has reportedly been reached. Opinion: At this point, outside of a major swerve, you can all but guarantee Rh..

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REVIEW: WrestleMania 18: The One And Only

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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? Wrestlemania XVIII Date: March 17, 2002 Location: SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Attendance: 68,237 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler The advertised main event here is Chris Jericho defending the WWF Title against HHH. I say advertised because there’s a match on the card that really is the main event. Back in February, the New World Order debuted in the WWF, meaning Kevin Nash (Diesel), Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) and Hulk Hogan himself made their returns. Hogan got right to the point as well, accepting a Wrest..

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AEW Reaches Working Agreement With Yet Another International Promotion

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Join the team. There are a lot of talented wrestlers in the world today and thanks to the rise of streaming, fans are able to see more of them than ever before. Now you can see just about any wrestling show in the world at any time, which has opened all kinds of new doors for fans. A big time wrestling promotion has noticed that, and now they plan to bring in some more stars to their own shows. Over the weekend, AEW announced that they had entered into a working relationship with DDT-Pro Wrestling, which will see the stars of the Japanese promotion come to AEW. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, this deal also includes stars from the women’s promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro. AEW’s Kenny Omega was said to have played a role in setting up the deals as he has a relationship with DDT-Pro Wrestling. There is no word on when the wrestlers could begin appearing in AEW. Opinion: The more the merrier in theory, as I don’t know if this is going to be much more than a series of cameos and showcase..

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You May Be Seeing Brandi Rhodes Back On TV (But Not On A Wrestling Show)

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Guess who’s back? Wrestlers are very talented people as they have to try to do a lot of things at the same time. That can include having a match, but they also must convince you that what you are seeing is real. It becomes harder and harder to do that with each passing year, but sometimes a wrestler gets to show you something else. That might be the case again soon on a bigger scale. According to Deadline.com, former AEW star Brandi Rhodes has reached a deal with DIGA Studios to help bring her YouTube series A Shot Of Brandi to television. The show features Rhodes in her kitchen talking to celebrities or wrestlers while cooking something. DIGA is planning on shopping the series around to various television networks in a thirty minute format, though there is no word on any network picking up the series so far. Rhodes began the series on her own YouTube channel in 2018. Opinion: If this is something that works out for Rhodes and is something that she wants to do, good for her. You don’..

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Randy Orton Will Be The First Ever WWE Star To Do THIS At WrestleMania 38

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Add it to the list. There are some wrestlers who have been in WWE for so long that they are running out of things to accomplish. It can even become difficult to figure out new things for them to add to their resumes because they have done so much already. That is the case for a few current WWE stars, but now one of the biggest legends in company history is doing something no one has ever done before. Randy Orton is scheduled to defend the Raw Tag Team Titles with Riddle against the Street Profits and Alpha Academy in a triple threat match at WrestleMania 38. This will mark the first time that Orton has entered WrestleMania as a Tag Team Champion, which puts him in a class by himself. According to Fact5Wrestling, Orton will be the first wrestler in WWE history to enter WrestleMania as a WWE Champion, a World Heavyweight Champion, an Intercontinental Champion, a United States Champion and a Tag Team Champion. Orton made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 20 when he was the Intercont..

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Another WWE Star May Not Be Long For The Company

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Enjoy him while you can. Wrestlers have been leaving WWE in droves in recent years, with several of them being due to mass releases the company has undergone. The majority of these releases came from NXT, which has been almost completely overhauled since last fall. There is a wing that has remained mostly untouched, though one of its names may be on the way out as well. According to Fightful Select, WWE’s contract negotiations with Flash Morgan Webster have stalled and the NXT UK star’s contract has expired. However, he is still with the company on a short term extension. There is no word on if the two sides are expected to come to an agreement or not. Webster has not wrestled since October due to a shoulder injury and he is not expected back in the ring until June. Opinion: Maybe it’s due to the different location, but you don’t hear much about NXT UK wrestlers leaving WWE. Webster has grown on me a lot in recent months and I could go for having him stick around. I could go for havi..

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Long Awaited Monday Night Raw Return Officially Set

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They set the date. With so many things going on in WWE at any given point, it can be easy to believe that they have forgotten about a wrestler or two. Sometimes this goes on so long that it becomes almost a parody, especially if WWE shows any kind of interests in someone without doing anything important with them. That is the case again, and now we know something else about what is going on. Back in October’s WWE Draft, Jinder Mahal and Shanky were sent to SmackDown, leaving Veer Mahaan with nothing to do. Mahaan was soon shown in vignettes saying that he would be coming to Monday Night Raw soon. However, Mahaan has yet to wrestle a match on the show since the Draft and the “coming soon” graphics have continued. This week on Monday Night Raw, the graphic changed, announcing that Mahaan would appear on the show on April 4, offering the first concrete date. Opinion: I have no idea what to expect from Mahaan once he finally gets in the ring but it is about time. These vignettes had turn..

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Battle Of The Monsters Likely For WrestleMania 38

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That’s a way to go. We are almost to WrestleMania 38 and that means the show is mostly set. WWE has a large collection of matches already set for WrestleMania but there is always a bit more room to be filled in. With so little time left before the show, some of the matches added might be a bit of a surprise, which seems to be the case again with a certain big showdown. According to Fightful Select, the current plan for WrestleMania is Omos vs. Bobby Lashley. Omos has been dominating against other opponents, including winning handicap matches, but does not have a WrestleMania opponent. Lashley has not wrestled since the Royal Rumble due to a shoulder injury and has not appeared since the Elimination Chamber event back in February. Opinion: This is certainly a different way to go but I’m not sure how much of a success it is going to be. At the end of the day, I’m not sure how much Lashley is going to be able to do against a monster like Omos. Lashley has been one of the best things abo..

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Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results – March 21, 2022

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Monday Night Raw Date: March 21, 2022 Location: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Commentators: Corey Graves, Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton There are two Raws left before Wrestlemania and that means WWE needs to really hammer things home. That is how it should go at least, but you never can tell with what this company is going to do. I’m sure Seth Rollins will be all Wile E. Coyote with one dumb idea after another on his way to his ultimate goal of doing anything at Wrestlemania so let’s get to it. We open with the glass shattering and it’s….Kevin Owens, in an Austin shirt, jean shorts, and a bald cap. Owens does a good enough Austin impression as he insults the crowd for falling for the gag and promises to destroy Austin once and for all at Wrestlemania. Then the glass shatters again, but fool me once and all that, as Owens gets to laugh at the people. After another threat to Austin, Owens calls for some beers (Steve Austin lagers) but can’t catch them. Therefore he yells at the guy to..

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WWE Confirms Another WrestleMania 38 Title Match (And It’s Bigger Than Before)

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Put them on the list. We are less than two weeks away from WrestleMania 38 and the card is mostly put together. There are still a lot of wrestlers that need something to do at the show though and that can be a rather narrow selection for some people. There aren’t a lot of spots for some wrestlers but now two of them have their WrestleMania spots officially locked in. The official WrestleMania Twitter account has announced that RKBro will defend the Raw Tag Team Titles against the Street Profits and the Alpha Academy in a triple threat at WrestleMania 38. This is the first time that the match has been made official after RKBro accepted the Profits’ challenge last week on Monday Night Raw, with Alpha Academy attacking both teams after the challenge was accepted. The match will take place on Night Two of WrestleMania on April 3. #RKBro will defend the #WWERaw Tag Team Championship in a Triple Threat Match at #WrestleMania 38!@RandyOrton @SuperKingofBros @MontezFordWWE @AngeloDawkins @ot..

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WATCH: Triple H vs. Randy Orton From WrestleMania XXV (25)

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The protege seeks revenge. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel in which they show the full match between Triple H and Randy Orton for the WWE Championship from WrestleMania XXV (25). You can see the match in its entirety below: [This post contains video, click to play] From WWE.com: The match began with not one bang, but two, as Triple H and Orton both hit their patented maneuvers (the Pedigree and RKO respectively) within moments of the contest’s start. The Game dominated the early match, prompting The Legend Killer to move the fight outside of the ring. Keenly aware of the stipulation that would have the WWE Championship change hands on a disqualification or count-out, Orton hoped to leave his opponent battered and broken outside the ring as the referee counted to 10. But Triple H was running on pure fury, repeatedly coming back from the third-generation Superstar’s underhanded tactics. With his options running out, Orton took out the referee, giving himself a few..

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Ring Of Honor TV Results – March 16, 2022

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Ring Of Honor Date: March 16, 2022 Things are getting a bit more interesting, or at least a bit more intriguing, around here as we get to find out what they are throwing out there next. The relaunch is in a few weeks but there are still some shows to fill in. Thankfully that has included opening the video vault and there is some great stuff in there. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. This week’s show is looking at some of the greatest hits of Supercard of Honor, the annual Wrestlemania weekend show. From Supercard Of Honor on March 31, 2006. Dragon Kid/Genki Horiguchi/Ryo Saito vs. Cima/Narkui Doi/Masato Yoshino Yoshino works on Horiguchi’s arm to start and they trade armdrags into a standoff. Doi comes in to face Kid (via tags, though they aren’t required here) for a fast standoff so it’s off to Cima vs. Horiguchi. Cima accidentally knocks Doi off the apron so Horiguchi headscissors him out to the floor. Saito comes in and Samoan drops Yoshino and it’s Kid coming in with an ax h..

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Update On WWE’s Future WrestleMania Plans

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They have a plan. WrestleMania is less than two weeks away and WWE seems to have the card entirely set. What matters now is selling as many tickets as possible, which is quite the trick for the whole situation. WWE does know how to make people care about their shows, but this year is especially difficult with the show taking place over two nights at AT&T Stadium. It might not be a one year challenge though. Dave Meltzer appeared on this week’s Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast and talked about this year’s WrestleMania. Meltzer mentioned that the backstage feeling in WWE is that all future WrestleMania events will be held over the course of two nights. This year’s event is being seen as a test to see how tickets will sell for a two night WrestleMania, as WWE feels it is better than the seven hour, one night WrestleMania. Opinion: This is something you kind of had to know was coming, as WWE rarely goes backwards with almost anything they do. Since just shortening the one night WrestleM..