Sunday, November 1, 2026
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Kenny Omega Is Having Some Injury Issues

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The champ is aching. There are only a handful of wrestlers in the world today who are the top stars in their promotion. These are the kind of stars who are going to be the major focal point of their shows most of the time and that is because there is no one like them. It can be rather difficult to replace them if something happens, and now one of the bigger stars in the world is not doing so well. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AAA, AEW and Impact Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega has been dealing with a variety of injuries. However, Omega has been undergoing stem cell treatment and PRP therapy and is doing much better. Omega’s injuries include a “deep” bone bruise near his tailbone, an athletic hernia and banged up knees. Omega currently holds three World Titles and has scheduled defenses for two of them. He will be defending the Impact Wrestling World Title against Sami Callihan at Slammiversary on July 17. Omega will also defend the AAA Mega Title on August 14 ..

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How R-Truth Accidentally Won The US Title

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You don’t see that very often. There are all kinds of wrestling matches taking place every single year, with WWE airing hundreds of matches plus every year. While the majority of these are not going to stand out all that much, every now and then you are going to see something that jumps off the page for some reason. This time, it involved a major and unplanned title change. During a new interview with Wrestling Shoot Interviews, former WWE referee Mike Chioda told a story about R-Truth accidentally winning the United States Title. R-Truth was challenging Shinsuke Nakamura for the United States Title on the January 29, 2019 SmackDown when he accidentally pinned Nakamura with a rollup. This was not the planned finish for the match, which was not supposed to see a title change. Chioda also said that Vince McMahon loved the surprise. R-Truth would go on to hold the title for thirty five days. It was an interesting story. Check out the full interview, the match and some of R-Truth’s other..

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WWE Makes A Last Second Scheduling Change

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Maybe later. The WWE Network was a complete game changer for wrestling fans. After years of having to collect wrestling content on their own, fans could now have access to all kinds of material that they might not have seen in years. The service has since switched over to Peacock, but it is no less of an amazing option than it was before. However, we might have to wait a bit on a new special. The latest episode of the WWE Icons series, focusing on Lex Luger, did not air on Sunday July 4 as scheduled. According to Wrestlinginc.com, the episode was delayed because WWE wanted a stronger lead in program before the show aired. There is no word on when the show will eventually air. It will include interviews with Ric Flair, Sting, Jim Cornette, Bret Hart and Luger himself. Luger had a heck of a career. Check out what he has done in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m not ..

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FULL MATCH: Historic International Title Change

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It’s a classic. WWE is an international company and the biggest wrestling company in the world. Its roster includes some of the most well known wrestlers throughout the world with names from a variety of countries. That can make for some interesting moments as you have some very unique pairings. WWE is taking a look back at one of the more international matches it has ever presented. WWE has released the full match video of Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor from Beast In The East. The match took place in Tokyo, Japan on July 4, 2015 and saw Balor defeat Owens to become the new NXT Champion. The special featured WWE wrestlers with Balor vs. Owens being the only NXT match. Balor would go on to retain the title over Owens in a ladder match at Takeover: Brooklyn in August of the same year. These two had a nice rivalry. Check out the match and some more like it: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Op..

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WWE Running Special Week Of Anniversary Programming

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They’re worth another look. There have been some amazing moments in wrestling history but only some are still going to be remembered decades later. That is task to accomplish but when you find something that really hits that mark, you can absolutely feel it. Such a thing happened twenty five years ago this week and WWE is giving it a special look back all week long. WWE has announced NWO Week, which will begin on Monday July 5. The week will include new NWO programming on Peacock/WWE Network, including: The Best Of The NWO (Tuesday) X-Pac on The Bump (Wednesday) Kevin Nash on Broken Skull Sessions (Sunday) NWO week coincides with the debut of the NWO on July 7, 1996, when Hulk Hogan turned on WCW and became Hollywood Hogan at Bash At The Beach 1996. The group went on to dominate WCW for several years before moving on to WWE in 2002. The NWO was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020. There is a lot of history here. Check out some of the NWO’s moments: [This..

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Injured Superstar Returning To The Ring On Monday Night Raw

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Welcome back. There are a lot of names on the WWE roster and some of them do something other than get in the ring. In addition to the wrestlers, there are also people who appear in segments and mainly serve as background or supporting characters. Those wrestlers still get in the ring every now and then, which will be the case again just next week. WWE has announced that MVP will be returning to the ring next week on Monday Night Raw. MVP and Lashley will team up against New Day in a tag team match. The match will be MVP’s first since the February 15 Monday Night Raw when he suffered a knee injury in a six man tag. This marks a change from the original plans for the show, as Xavier Woods vs. Lashley had been previously announced. MVP has had quite the in-ring career of his own. Check out some of better moments: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is nice to see, above all els..

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Kevin Owens Has Some Grand Money In The Bank Plans

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We aren’t done yet. One of the most interesting WWE stories over the last ten months has been Roman Reigns, who has dominated the SmackDown landscape. Reigns won the Universal Title on August 30 and there is nothing to suggest that he is slowing down anytime soon. One of the biggest problem is that Reigns is running out of challengers, but someone seems to have his eyes set on the title. This week on Talking Smack, Kevin Owens called Paul Heyman, who was not hosting the show as usual. Owens told Heyman not to hang up and promised to win the Money In The Bank contract and come after Reigns. He also said that there was nothing Heyman or Reigns could do about it. Owens qualified for Money In The Bank after defeating Sami Zayn in a Last Man Standing match on this week’s SmackDown. Owens has challenged Reigns during his time with the title, including a pair of pay per view matches. Reigns defeated Owens in a Tables Ladders And Chairs match at the pay per view of the same name in 2020, in ..

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WATCH: Becky Lynch Doing Work For UFC

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It’s a side gig. Wrestlers are in a weird place when it comes to being a celebrity. They are on television every week but that does not mean they are going to be seen as stars outside of the wrestling world. There are places where they fit in rather well though, including some other forms of athletics. This includes UFC, where a top WWE star has gotten to help things out a bit. Former Raw and SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is featured in a new video hyping up the Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier fight at UFC 264 for BT Sports. In the video, Lynch speaks about McGregor, who is also from Ireland. Lynch has been out of action for over a year on maternity leave, giving birth to her daughter in December. She has recently been training for a return to the ring. This is pretty cool. Check out the video and Lynch at her regular job: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: It’s always..

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More Backstage Details On Zelina Vega’s WWE Return

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More to it. The biggest surprise of the week in WWE has been the return of Zelina Vega, who left the company in November. Vega returned during this week’s edition of SmackDown, with Sonya Deville announcing Vega’s entrance in the Money In The Bank ladder match, but there seems to be more to this story. Now we have quite a few more details. PWInsider.com is reporting some additional details on Vega’s return. According to PWInsider.com, Vega’s tweet from November about supporting labor unions has been released. In addition, her Twitch channel remains active, though she has not appeared on it since February. According to Fightful Select, there were several people backstage in WWE trying to get Vega re-signed for months. WWE maintained contact with her during her absence. It is nice to have Vega back. Check out what she can do for WWE: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I was certai..

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VIDEO: Intense Moment Takes Place On Talking Smack

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She isn’t happy. There was quite the surprise on this week’s edition of SmackDown as Zelina Vega made a return to WWE television after an eight month absence. Vega was added to the Money In The Bank ladder match and would go on to face Liv Morgan in a losing effort. Her night was not over though as she had a bit of an encounter with a surprising opponent. Vega was a guest on this week’s edition of Talking Smack and got into an argument with host Kayla Braxton. During the interview, Braxton brought up Vega losing the match with Morgan, but Vega brushed it off and threatened to slap her. Vega went on to say that she did not have any competition in Money In The Bank before saying that she looked better in red than Braxton to end the interview. This was pretty intense. Check out the interview and what else she can do: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m glad that Vega is back, as..

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VIDEO: WWE Discusses The Most Important Match Ever

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There are a lot of candidates. It takes a lot of different things to make a wrestling show work, but ultimately it all comes down to the matches. Over the years, there have been countless wrestling matches to see, but only some of them are the kind that stand out above the rest. It takes something special to be a match that makes a difference, and now WWE is trying to figure out which did the most. During this week’s edition of the Bump, the three hosts discussed the most important match in WWE history. The three matches discussed were Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. vs. Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper in the main event of WrestleMania 1, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant in the main event of WrestleMania 3 and Hulk Hogan defeating the Iron Sheik to win his first WWE Title. The hosts then moved into a discussion of the matches which had the most influence on them as fans. These choices were their opinions rather than a definitive choice from WWE. This was a heck of a discussion. Check out the talk,..

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WATCH: Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins From “Money In The Bank” 2016

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Believe In The Shield. WWE has released a new video on YouTube, in which they show the full match between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins from the 2016 Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Dean Ambrose, who won the “Money in the Bank” briefcase earlier in the evening, would strike while the iron was hot, and cash in his contract to become the new champion. You can find the entire video below: [This post contains video, click to play] From WWE.com: The Architect fought like a man looking to reclaim both his title and his pride, facing Reigns for the first time without The Authority or J&J Security ready to intervene on his behalf. Some early ring rust aside, Rollins quickly showed he still possessed the skills that took him to the top. But going toe-to-toe with “The Guy” proved to be a poor strategy when Reigns used his strength advantage to overpower his foe with clotheslines, headbutts and a tilt-a-whirl slam to the reeling Rollins. The Architect remained defiant, if not competitive, s..

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WATCH: This WWE Clip Has Blown Away Everything Else This Week

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They have something here. It is no secret that WWE’s televisions audiences are not what they used to be. The drops in the numbers are staggering and shows that fans are not all that interested in what WWE is presenting. That being said, there is certainly still an audience out there and the trick is to make them watch something. It seems that WWE has found something to interest those fans. Last week’s SmackDown ended with Edge making a surprise return and spearing Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Later in the week, a title match was made between the two for Money In The Bank. Since then, the clip of Edge attacking Reigns has been viewed on WWE’s YouTube account 4.3 million times. In the week before and the week since, only two other videos have broken two million views and nothing has been within a million views of the Edge/Reigns video. It was a heck of a moment. Check out the big deal, plus some other popular videos from the week: [This post contains video, click to play] [This ..

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Del Wilkes, AKA The Patriot, Passes Away At Age 59

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We have some sad news to report as Del Wilkes, who was known to WWE fans as The Patriot, has passed away at the age of 59. From WWE.com: Before making a name for himself in the squared circle, Wilkes was a standout on the football field for the University of South Carolina, where he earned the distinction of being voted a consensus All-American. After making the switch to sports-entertainment, Wilkes competed all over the world before arriving in WWE in 1997 as The Patriot. A Superstar quickly on the rise, The Patriot proudly donned the red, white and blue of America in the midst of a rivalry with The Hart Foundation, leading to a memorable match against Bret Hart for the WWE Championship at In Your House: Ground Zero just two months after his WWE debut. We at Wrestling Rumors extend our deepest condolences to the Wilkes family during this difficult time. [This post contains video, click to play] Editor’s Opinion: I still remember losing a bet to my brother when we were kids, ..

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Lana Discusses Infamous Heat In WWE, What Caused The Initial Problem

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What’s in a name? There are so many wrestlers who have appeared in WWE over the years that they can have a hard time standing out. Sometimes someone does manage to get you attention over the rest, but that does not mean it is a good thing. Every now and then you find something that earns you a reputation, and this time around we get to hear about it from a big more free opener. CJ Perry, best known as Lana during her time in WWE, appeared on Chris Jericho’s Talk Is Jericho podcast to discuss her time in WWE. During the interview, Perry discussed the heat that she received in 2015 for sending out photos her her marrying Rusev, who she was feuding with at the time, causing them to be made public. Perry was taken off of television for three months as a result and ultimately became much more careful about her photos. Even following the on-screen split from her storyline husband Bobby Lashley, Perry waited over a month before posting photos of her real life husband. Here are a few parts o..

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REVIEW: Money In The Bank 2020: Your Briefcase Is In Another Tower

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Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 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? Money In The Bank 2020 Date: May 10, 2020 Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Samoa Joe, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips It’s a special event this time around as the majority of the show will be taking place in the Performance Center but the two ladder matches, taking place at the same time because reasons, are to be held at WWE Headquarters in Connecticut. This could be anywhere between a disaster or fascinating, or perhaps a combination of both. Let’s get to it. ..

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New NXT Wrestlers Get Dark Match Tryouts Before SmackDown

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Keep them moving. NXT has a weird role to play in the wrestling world as not only does it have its own television to worry about, but it also has to help create the next WWE stars of the future. That is a lot easier said than done, but it can be interesting to see an NXT star move up to the main roster. Now we might have an idea of some other names getting the chance to move up. According to PWInsider.com, NXT wrestlers worked more dark matches before this week’s edition of SmackDown. There were three matches this week, including: Shotzi Blackheart vs. Tony Storm Odyssey Jones vs. Robert Roode Karrion Kross vs. Cesaro This is the second time that Blackheart has worked a SmackDown dark match and the third for Kross. These matches are part of an effort by WWE to find talent ready to move up to potentially move up to the main roster later this year. While it has not been confirmed, the moves are rumored to be part of the 2021 WWE Draft, which will be held in the fall. There is some tal..

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VIDEO: AEW Star Cuts Promo Before Eye Surgery

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Hopefully it works. Every wrestler has some kind of medical issues, even if they are minor problems. At the same time though, there are some wrestlers who have major issues that have to be dealt with in one way or another. Some of these are things that could end a career if not corrected, along with changing someone’s life in a bad way. One wrestler is dealing with just such a problem. AEW’s Anthony Ogogo has released a video on Twitter, announcing that he is undergoing eye surgery to fix a deviated septum. Ogogo blames the injury on Billy Gunn sending him into the barricade and promises to get even with Gunn no matter what. There is no word on how long Ogogo will be out of action with the injury. Ogogo’s most recent match, the fifth of his career, took place on the June 4 edition of AEW Dynamite. Ogogo is a former British Olympic boxer who was forced to retire due to his eye injuries. Ogogo is blind in his left eye and has had ten operations on his eyes over the years. As mentioned ..

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Someone Else Has Qualified For Money In The Bank

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There is another. We are just over two weeks away from Money In The Bank and that means things are starting to pick up steam in WWE. There are a lot of wrestlers who are starting to get ready for the show, especially the two namesake ladder matches. A spot in that match can mean a lot and that means the spots are going to fill up fast. Now we have one less spot open. This week on SmackDown, Kevin Owens qualified for the Men’s Money In The Bank ladder match by defeating Sami Zayn in a Last Man Standing match. The match makes Owens the sixth entrant in the match and the second from SmackDown, joining Drew McIntyre, John Morrison, Ricochet, Riddle and Big E. Owens has been in three previous Money In The Bank ladder matches but has never won. Owens has a history at Money In The Bank. Check out his time at the show: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is the kind of thing that yo..

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BREAKING: Surprise Return Takes Place On SmackDown

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Welcome back. The WWE roster has changed several times in the last year, with all kinds of wrestlers leaving the promotion. Those changes have made quite the impact, as the roster has been shaken up, cut down and expanded again at times, all for a variety of reasons. There was one case that was a little different than the rest, and now that one has been reversed. Zelina Vega made a surprise return to WWE during this week’s SmackDown. Sonya Deville announced Vega as the second SmackDown woman in the Money in the Bank ladder match, joining Carmella. Following the announcement, Liv Morgan came out to complain about Vega being put in the match and slapped her in the face. This led to a match between the two, with Morgan winning. Vega was released from the company in November due to issues over her third party promotions, including her Twitch channel. There is no word on if the situation will change now that Vega has returned to the company. Prior to her return, Vega’s most recent match i..