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Update On Injured NXT Star After Scary Moment

March 2, 2022 • Admin

That could have been worse. Injuries are one of the worst things that can happen to a wrestler as their careers can be knocked off course in the blink of an eye. Some of them are built up over time while others happen all at once. What makes matters worse is you might not know how long someone is going to be out or just how bad it is. That was the case again this week but now we know a bit more about what happened. Amari Miller was defeated by Lash Legend during this week’s NXT. Following the match, Miller was stretchered out of the arena during a commercial break in a moment that was not mentioned on the broadcast. Miller has since sent out a tweet, announcing that she suffered a concussion during the match. There is no word on when the injury took place or how long she will be out of action. Opinion: As bad as a concussion is, this could have been worse and thankfully it is nothing more serious. What matters now is getting Miller back in the ring, which could take some time as conc..

AEW Seems To Release A Star Without Telling Him

March 2, 2022 • Admin

Maybe he missed the memo? Wrestling is not exactly like other sports, as the show just kind of keeps going. With no off season, there is not exactly a beginning or end to anything. Sometimes wrestlers will stick around longer than others, but it can be very surprising to see someone leave a promotion out of nowhere. That seems to be the case again, with the wrestler himself being surprised. Chavo Guerrero debuted in AEW in 2021 and served as Andrade El Idolo’s manager before their association ended in September of that year. Guerrero left the company to continue his work on Young Rock Season 2, with the expectation that he would be back in the company once filming ended. However, Guerrero has since removed Guerrero from their roster page. According to Wrestlinginc.com, Guerrero sent and then deleted a tweet showing his surprise, saying: “That’s news to me! I guess having @TonyKhan telling me to go film Young Rock Season 2, & my job will be waiting for me when I’m done, didn’t mean mu..

Here’s What Was Planned Before Randy Orton Was Injured On Monday Night Raw

March 2, 2022 • Admin

It happens sometime. With so much wrestling content being produced every single week, WWE is going to have some things that do not work out as planned. The company can try to put things together as well as they can but it does not mean that it is going to work out as well as it is supposed to. That was the case this week, and now we know what was supposed to happen. This week’s Monday Night Raw featured a match between the Street Profits and RKBro. The Street Profits won the match when Montez Ford frog splashed Randy Orton, who was injured taking the move, causing the match to end early. According to Fightful Select, the original plan for the match called for Orton to hit a series of RKO’s to get the pin. RKBro is expected to challenge American Alpha for the Raw Tag Team Titles next week in a triple threat match also involving Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins. It is not clear if Orton will be cleared for the match. Opinion: This is the kind of thing that is going to happen from time to t..

Update On Three New Potential AEW Signings

March 2, 2022 • Admin

They need to boost things up. AEW has done some impressive things in its short history and a lot of that has been due to its roster. The company has built up a mixture of veterans and younger stars to go with their up and coming wrestlers. That is quite the setup to put together and now they seem ready to bring in even more. Each of them just happens to be in a different state. Wrestling Observer Radio is reporting updates on three different stars that AEW is considering bringing into the company. First up, Johnny Gargano is not expected to make an appearance at any point in the next month or so and there is no guarantee that he is coming in whatsoever. The other two names mentioned are Jeff Hardy and Shane Strickland, both of whom are expected to be in “relatively soon”. Hardy’s no compete clause expires on March 8 while Strickland is already a free agent and could debut at any time. Opinion: None of these are exactly a surprise, but they would all make some form of an impact. Hardy..

Here’s Who Has Been A Ticket Seller At WWE Live Events

March 2, 2022 • Admin

She’s good at that. There are a lot of wrestlers under the WWE banner and it can be rather difficult for one of them to stand out above the rest. They have to do something special to make it work so well and having a major sports background can go a long way in doing just that. It was the case with a major return earlier this year and now we know a bit more about where things have gone since then. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Ronda Rousey has caused WWE live event ticket sales to increase when she is announced for the card. The WWE live event in Rochester, New York had been sitting “in the two thousands” in ticket sales prior to Rousey being added to the card and wound up selling 4,600 tickets. This has been the case with Rousey on multiple recent live events. Rousey returned in the women’s Royal Rumble and won the match, setting up her shot at the SmackDown Women’s Title at WrestleMania 38. Opinion: I’m not surprised that Rousey is having an impact on the tickets sales but..

Samoa Joe Explains The Real Reason He Vacated The NXT Title And Left TV

March 2, 2022 • Admin

That’s a valid reason. NXT has been shaken up like nothing else in wrestling over the last six months, with several wrestlers departing the promotion and the entire show being relaunched as NXT 2.0. This has included dropping almost everyone from the original version, including the then reigning NXT Champion. Now we know a bit more about that specific change. Samoa Joe won the NXT Title for a record tying third time on August 22, 2021 but vacated the title three days later, with the explanation being that he had suffered an unspecified injury. Samoa Joe appeared on Busted Open Radio where he revealed that he was removed from television due to testing positive for the Coronavirus. By the time he tested positive, Vince McMahon had decided to take NXT in a different direction, leaving Samoa Joe to work behind the scenes to coach younger talent. He was released from WWE in January 2022 without ever returning to television. Opinion: While this does explain a bit, it also makes WWE’s take ..

NXT Star Stretchered Out Of Arena After Match

March 2, 2022 • Admin

That is never good to see. Wrestling is a rather dangerous sport as there is always the possibility of an injury. Someone can get hurt at any time and it could put them on the shelf for a very long time. The only thing that can be done after that is hope that things are not going to be too bad and unfortunately that is the case again, as a wrestler seems to have a bad injury. This week’s NXT featured Lash Legend defeating Amari Miller in a match. According to PWInsider.com, Miller was stretchered out during a commercial after the match and was checked by WWE medical. This was not shown or acknowledged on the broadcast. There is no word on what happened to her or how severe her injury may be. Miller has wrestled for NXT since June 2021 and has appeared on both NXT and 205 Live over the last several months. Opinion: Hopefully Miller is ok, as it is not clear what happened or how bad things might be. It is too early to say that Legend caused the issue as this could have been something t..

NXT Results – March 1, 2022

March 2, 2022 • Admin

NXT Date: March 1, 2022 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett We are about a month away from Stand & Deliver, which could stand to deliver some of its card this week. You can all but guarantee Bron Breakker defending the NXT Title against Dolph Ziggler, but they are going to need something a little bit better than that. Those two are in a tag match this week so let’s get to it. Bron Breakker/Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dolph Ziggler/Robert Roode Ciampa is in a Breakker style singlet here, which commentary calls Steiner-esque. Roode also comes out to the GLORIOUS theme for a flashback. It’s a brawl in the aisle to start with Ciampa hitting a big slingshot corkscrew dive to take out both of them in the floor. We settle down for the opening bell with Ciampa working on Ziggler and handing it off to Breakker, who gets dropped by Roode’s neckbreaker. Ziggler grabs a chinlock but Breakker fights up and hands it off to Ciampa to clean house. A do..

Cain Velasquez Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges

March 1, 2022 • Admin

According to a report from ESPN, former UFC heavyweight champion and WWE superstar Cain Velasquez has been arrested on charges of attempted murder. He is currently being held in Santa Clara (California) County jail, the San Jose Police Department announced Tuesday morning. From the report: The San Jose Police Department announced Monday evening that there was a shooting in the city near the intersection of Monterey Highway and Bailey Avenue. Police said one adult male was shot at least once and transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. On Tuesday, police identified Velasquez as the shooter. “The motives and circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation at this time,” per the San Jose Police public information Twitter account. 4/ Cain Velasquez was the suspect arrested yesterday in connection with this incident. He was booked into Santa Clara County main jail for attempted murder. The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are..

WWE Announces A Brand New TV Series, Plus The Return Of Two More

March 1, 2022 • Admin

Content is good. WWE produces a lot of television content at any given time, with more than a lot of fans can keep track of in the first place. That is where their success comes from though, as the idea seems to be that anyone who wants to get in on the WWE television content can get a chance. We will be seeing that again soon, with a network announcing the continuation of two WWE series, plus a brand new one. WWE and A&E have announced the return of its Biography: WWE Legends series, as well as WWE Most Wanted Treasures, both of which will return for a second season. In addition, a new series, called WWE Rivals, which will look at some of the greatest rivalries in WWE history, has been announced. There is no word on who will be spotlighted on the shows or when any of them will debut. Both returning shows debuted in April 2021, with Biography looking at a specific wrestler every week, while Most Wanted Treasures saw WWE searching for various wrestling memorabilia and items. Opinion: ..

NXT LVL Up Results – February 22, 2022

March 1, 2022 • Admin

NXT LVL Up Date: February 25, 2022 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Sudu Shah, Nigel McGuinness It’s week #2 of this show, or week roughly #20 if you consider this to be the revamped 205 Live that it really is. Therefore the matches aren’t going to be anything of note but we might get some slight NXT star power around here. That is almost the only way to make the show feel important, though it is hardly consistent with what it offers. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Xyon Quinn vs. James Drake Zack Gibson is here with Drake. Quinn can’t get a grab on him against the ropes to start so Drake mocks him a bit. A hammerlock works a bit better for Quinn, who stands up so Drake’s crossbody can bounce off of him. Drake bails to the floor and a Gibson distraction lets Drake get in a cheap shot. Back in and Quinn slugs away but has to power out of a sleeper. Quinn slams him off the top but Gibson offers another distraction, allowing Drake to grab a rollup f..

Possible Health Update On Randy Orton After Injury Scare

March 1, 2022 • Admin

That’s good to hear. You never know when you might see someone get hurt in wrestling and it is never good when it actually happens. Some of them are a lot more serious than others, but there is very little scarier than waiting around to see just how bad someone is banged up. That waiting game had to be played again this week but it seems that things are not as bad as they seemed. This week’s Monday Night Raw featured a tag match between RKBro and the Street Profits, with Montez Ford pinning Randy Orton off a frog splash. Orton seemed to be injured off the splash though, as the referee was seen checking on him after the match. Ford has seemingly referenced the incident in a Twitter post, saying “everyone is healthy”, though it is not clear if he is referring to Orton. There is no other update on Orton’s injury status so far. Pinned a World Champion. Got the Woman. And everyone is healthy. All in one night. GOD IS GREAT. pic.twitter.com/6M8H8J7vcz — ???? ??? (@MontezFordWWE) March ..

REVIEW: NWA Smoky Mountain Summer Bash 2016: Like Calling The Hogs

March 1, 2022 • Admin

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? Summer Bash 2016 Date: June 24, 2016 Location: Evolution Sports Gym, Elizabethtown, Tennessee Commentators: Matt Rhodes, Mike Cooper, Heath Snead This is from NWA Smoky Mountain as I continue a trek through some random independent companies (or as independent as the NWA is). As usual, I have no idea what to expect from this show but it’s the NWA in Tennessee so you can imagine the fans are going to be pretty into the show. Let’s get to it. Keep in mind that I have no idea what is going on here from a storyline or..

WRESTLING RUMORS: Possible Injury To Top WWE Star

March 1, 2022 • Admin

That is never good. Wrestlers are incredibly talented athletes but they are far from perfect. No matter how much training or skills they have, there is always the chance that something could go wrong at any given time. You can see someone get hurt out of nowhere in the middle of a match, and that seems to be the case again this week as a top WWE star may have gotten hurt. The Street Profits defeated RKBro during this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw when Montez Ford pinned Randy Orton off a frog splash. According to Wrestlingnews.co, Orton may have been injured by the splash, as the match seemed planned to continue with Orton’s foot on the rope, but Angelo Dawkins shoved it away. Orton was seen holding his shoulder after the match. It should be noted that this is still speculation and no injury has been confirmed. Opinion: This is one of those things that is going to happen at some point, but what matters most is Orton being healthy. He has a long history of shoulder injuries and i..

WWE Star Misses Live Event Over The Weekend

March 1, 2022 • Admin

Card subject to change. The WWE Women’s Revolution is almost seven years old and the changes that it has brought have been outstanding for women’s wrestling. After so many years of the wrestlers having almost nothing to do and being little more than an eye candy sideshow, women’s wrestling has become a featured attraction in WWE. One of its bigger stars was missing this weekend though. According to F4WOnline.com, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch missed this weekend’s WWE live event in Youngstown, Ohio. Lynch was originally scheduled to defend her title in a four way against Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan and Doudrop, with the three challengers facing off in a triple threat in her absence. There is no word on why Lynch missed the show. She appeared on this week’s Monday Night Raw, losing in a six woman tag. Opinion: This is kind of a confusing situation, but the fact that Lynch was back in the ring the following Monday would suggest that she isn’t hurt in any serious way. There is every po..

Turn And Turn: Monday Night Raw Title Change Sets Up Heel Turn

March 1, 2022 • Admin

History has been made! Titles have been one of the key points in wrestling since the beginnings of the sport and they will continue to be for a long time to come. Anyone can understand the idea of a championship and anyone can idea of someone winning a title from someone else. That was the case this week, as not only did a title change hands, but something else happened after the match. Finn Balor defeated Damian Priest to win the United States Title for the first time this week on Monday Night Raw. After the match, Priest said the fans carried Balor to a win and that they never supported him like that during his title reigns. Priest said he would get the title back and then attacked Balor, giving him a Razor’s Edge on the announcers’ table, turning heel in the process. There is no word on when a rematch will take place. Opinion: This feels like a WrestleMania title match and that is not a bad idea. At the end of the day, Balor has been needing something to do for a very long time no..

Here Is Who WWE Views As SmackDown’s Top Stars (One Might Surprise You)

March 1, 2022 • Admin

At least he has a place. The WWE roster has been turned upside down in recent years and there is nothing to suggest that the changes are over. WWE has wiped out large portion of its roster and nearly two hundred wrestlers are no longer with the company. That leaves WWE with a pretty thin roster, but now we know a bit more about how WWE sees what it has left over. According to PWInsider.com, Ricochet is currently seen as the #2 babyface singles wrestler on the SmackDown roster, behind only Drew McIntyre. New Day and Shinsuke Nakamura, with Rick Boogs, are considered part of the tag team division. Ricochet is currently scheduled to challenge Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Title on this week’s edition of SmackDown. Opinion: Having watched the last several months of SmackDown, it is a little difficult to imagine Ricochet as one of the top singles stars. While he has won his last two singles matches on television, his most recent televised singles win before that was back in July 2021..

Surprise Heel Turn Sets Up A WrestleMania 38 Dream Match

March 1, 2022 • Admin

There’s your WrestleMania match. We are just over a month away from WrestleMania 38 and the show is still starting to come together. There have been a few matches announced for the card but WWE needs to start putting some things together to make it feel bigger. The show needs some non-title matches to build the card up and now we have another on the list. Last week on Monday Night Raw, Edge issued an open challenge for WrestleMania. This week, AJ Styles accepted the challenge, with Edge saying that he wants the bulldog Styles and not the one who has been teaming with Omos for most of the last year. Edge then attacked Styles and laid him out with two Conchairtos to end the show, turning heel in the process. This will be Styles and Edge’s first ever singles match. Opinion: Now that is the first non-title match that feels WrestleMania worthy and that is a nice thing to see. WWE has gotten the top of the card set but they need to fill in more of that next level. Edge and Styles have the ..

Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results – February 28, 2022

March 1, 2022 • Admin

Monday Night Raw Date: February 28, 2022 Location: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Commentators: Jimmy Smith Corey Graves, Byron Saxton We are just over a month away from Wrestlemania and it would be nice to have the show actually get some more matches announced. There are only a handful of things set for the card and WWE is running out of shows to build them up. Maybe they can put some of them together tonight, as they kind of need to. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Here is Kevin Owens, in a sideways cowboy hat, to open with the Kevin Owens Show. He brings out his best friend and his tag team partner, Seth Rollins, to talk about how they’re going to win the Raw Tag Team Titles next week. Owens talks about how he can’t stand Texas but they have to find a way to get to Wrestlemania. Therefore they are going to win the titles next week and defend them at Wrestlemania, which will take place in that stupid Texas. Owens stomps on the hat but for now, we need to bring out this week’..

Go For The Gold: Here’s Another Likely WrestleMania Title Match

February 28, 2022 • Admin

One more on the card. We are rapidly approaching WrestleMania 38 as the show will take place over the first weekend of April. The show only has a handful of matches set, meaning there is quite a bit of room left to fill up on the card. You can probably guess some of those matches from here and now we probably know what one of the other title matches will be added to the show. Last week on SmackDown, Sasha Banks defeated Shotzi in a match. After Banks won, Naomi got in the ring and said that the two of them would be the next WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. According to PWInsider.com, Naomi and Banks will be challenging Carmella and Queen Zelina for the titles at WrestleMania 38. Naomi and Banks have teamed together in one two on two tag match in the last year, defeating Natalya and Shayna Baszler on the November 26, 2021 Smackdown. Opinion: I’m a bit surprised that this match is happening, but it shows you more than a few things. First of all, the fact that the best challengers the ti..