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WATCH: Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens From TLC 2020

November 28, 2021 • Admin

This is how you make the best of a bad situation. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel in which they show the full Universal Championship TLC match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens from TLC 2020. This match took place during the Thunderdome Era. You can see the match in its entirety below: [This post contains video, click to play] From WWE.com: KO was more than ready for Jey Uso to insert himself into the equation, too. He met Uso with a superkick as soon as he darted into the ring, and Owens didn’t stop there, wedging Jey’s left foot in a steel chair and stomping on it. Essentially finding himself in a Handicap Match, Owens planted Reigns with a Stunner before seeking to eliminate Jey, slamming him through the announce table with a Pop-up Powerbomb. From there, Owens came within fingertips of grabbing the Universal Title until Reigns fought him off the ladder and drove him through another with a big-time powerbomb. Far from satisfied, Reigns poured it on furthe..

WATCH: Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar From WrestleMania 33

November 28, 2021 • Admin

When legends battle, you watch. WWE has recently posted a new video to their YouTube channel, which shows the full match between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg from WrestleMania 33. In the match, Lesnar defeated Goldberg to win the Universal Championship. You can see the match in its entirety below: [This post contains video, click to play] From WWE.com: The Beast Incarnate disposed of his most persistent foil at WrestleMania, ending Goldberg’s miraculous comeback run to take the Universal Championship off the waist of the iconic Superstar and install The Conqueror at the mountaintop for the first time since 2015. It didn’t look like it was headed that way at first, though. Lesnar instantly took Goldberg to Suplex City with three Germans, but the champion stood right back up and responded with two huge Spears. When Brock rolled to the outside to escape Goldberg, he was driven through the barricade with a third Spear. Back in the ring, Brock attempted an F-5, but Goldberg escaped and ..

VIDEO: Roman Reigns Teases Leaving WWE

November 28, 2021 • Admin

I’d call that a potential hit. Roman Reigns has dominated SmackDown for nearly a year and a half now as the Universal Champion. Reigns’ time as champion has seen him smash through everyone in front of him and there is nothing to suggest that he is going to be losing the title anytime soon. But what would happen if Reigns was gone from WWE at some point soon? Reigns appeared during this week’s edition of SmackDown for an in-ring interview. During the interview, Reigns mentioned that his time around SmackDown could be coming to an end sooner rather than later. There is nothing to suggest that Reigns is leaving WWE and no word on when his contract with the company will end. Reigns also gained a new #1 contender to end the show when Sami Zayn earned a future title shot by winning a battle royal. That might have been a bombshell. Check out Reigns’ promo plus some of his time as Universal Champion: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [Th..

WATCH: Monday Night Raw Star Not Happy With Survivor Series Match

November 28, 2021 • Admin

Can you blame her? We are less than a week removed from WWE Survivor Series and the show did not seem to inspire the fans as much as it has in previous years. The main story of the show was the battle between Monday Night Raw and SmackDown for brand supremacy. This included a pair of Survivor Series matches, and one participant does not seem thrilled with how her match was set up. In a recent interview with SportsKeeda, Monday Night Raw’s Rhea Ripley said that she was disappointed that Nikki Ash, her regular tag team partner, was not part of this year’s Raw Survivor Series team. Ripley said that the two of them were both disappointed and that she found it a little bit disrespectful for Ash to not be included. Ash and Ripley lost the Women’s Tag Team Titles to Carmella and Queen Zelina this week on Monday Night Raw. She’s not wrong on a lot of this. Check out the interview, how they work together, plus Ash on her own and how the Survivor Series match went: [This post contains video, ..

Bret Hart Receiving Special Honor For Charity

November 28, 2021 • Admin

That’s a unique honor. Wrestlers have a weird celebrity status as they are indeed television stars, but there is a pretty firm limit to what that can mean. Ultimately, they are only wrestlers and it is very rare to see them move higher up in the celebrity world. It does happen every now and then, and this time one of them is getting quite the honor for the second time. The Calgary Hitmen hockey team has announced the second annual Bret “Hitman” Hart game, which will take place in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Centre of Calgary on March 5, 2022. There will also be a Prairie Wrestling Alliance wrestling event after the game. The game will see the Hitmen wear special Hart themed jerseys, which will then be auctioned off, with proceeds going to the Prostate Cancer Centre. Hart has done some great things in the ring. Check out some of his better moments: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play..

WATCH: The Miz’s Father Gets Physical At Independent Show, Matt Cardona Not Happy

November 28, 2021 • Admin

Call it a cameo? There are some people who pop in and out of wrestling without making much of an impact, but sometimes they do something that you just can’t shake. On occasion, you see that one lone thing turned into a bit of a short term career, which seems to be the case again. This time though, it isn’t even with a wrestler, but rather the relative of a wrestler. The Miz’s father George Mizanin got involved at an independent show, interfering in a six man tag match. Mizanin was sitting front row at an Absolute Intense Wrestling event, which featured a six man tag between Josh Bishop/Wes Barkley/Josh Prohibition and Philly Collins/Marino Tenaglia/Matt Cardona. During the match, Mizanin chopped Collins, prompting a negative Twitter reaction from Cardona. Fuck You George https://t.co/KkM0CIRvyo — Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) November 27, 2021 Mizanin has been involved in wrestling before. Check out some of his efforts, including this weekend: [This post contains video, click to ..

Alexa Bliss Offers Update On Her WWE Absence

November 27, 2021 • Admin

It’s better than nothing. Wrestlers come and go from WWE all the time and it can be difficult to keep track of where everyone is. Some of these names are bigger than others and many of them often take some time away from the company. This can happen for multiple reasons and now we have a bit more of an idea of where one of the company’s stars has been. Alexa Bliss has not been seen on WWE television since Extreme Rules on September 26. Bliss lost to Charlotte on the show, after which Charlotte destroyed her Liily doll by ripping it to pieces. A fan recently reached out to Bliss on Twitter, asking when Bliss would be back in WWE. Bliss responded, saying that she needed time to heal. It is not clear if this is due to an injury or losing Lily. Need time to heal ? — Lexi Kaufman (@AlexaBliss_WWE) November 26, 2021 Bliss is certainly missed in WWE. Check out what she can do while she is around: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [Thi..

WWE Is Asking Fans To Help Fix NXT

November 27, 2021 • Admin

At least they’re listening. To say NXT has been changed a lot in recent months would be a huge understatement. NXT has gone from one of the most popular WWE products to something a lot closer to a laughingstock among some fans. It has not been a great transition into NXT 2.0, but now WWE is showing some signs of being willing to listen to the fans. According to PWInsider.com, WWE has sent out an email to its mailing list, asking for fan feedback on NXT 2.0. The survey includes a series of questions about the quality of NXT and asks fans to agree or disagree with each one. The questions are all about specific aspects of the show, such as interactions and character development, but there are no specific wrestlers mentioned. Here are the questions included: *This show has many unique and exciting characters. *I enjoy the athleticism of the wrestling talent on the show. *This show has some of my favorite professional wrestling characters. *Character development is believable. *Wrestling t..

AEW Turning All Out Botch Into Storyline

November 27, 2021 • Admin

That wasn’t the plan. With so many matches and shows taking place at any given time, it is no surprise that there will be mistakes. Almost every show has a botch of some sort and some of them are a lot more notable than others. Sometimes there is no hiding what happens, but in this case a company is turning a mistake into a storyline for one of the wrestlers involved. Riho was never officially eliminated from the Casino Battle Royal at All Out, as she was sent through the ropes rather than over the top. As a result, Riho received a match against AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker during this week’s edition of Rampage. Riho won the match, earning herself a future title shot. According to Fightful Select, Riho accidentally being eliminated was a mistake and Riho was disappointed and emotional as a result. There is no heat on Riho or anyone else for the mistake, which was turned into a storyline. Riho has had some major success in AEW. Check out some of her time in the company: [This pos..

WWE Finally Releasing Brand New Film Featuring Roman Reigns And Becky Lynch

November 27, 2021 • Admin

It’s a weird side business. WWE is a huge wrestling promotion with its hands in all kinds of different industries. That can make for some interesting situations, as WWE can wind up doing some things that might leave fans wondering what they’re doing. One such thing is their movie studio, and now they are getting to release something else, albeit not in the same place as usual. WWE has announced that their upcoming film Rumble will be officially released to Paramount+ on Wednesday December 15. The animated film will star Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Tony Danza, Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch among several others and tells the story of a monster who gets into wrestling. The film was originally set to be released in 2020 but was moved back due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The movie does have a nice trailer. Check out a look at the film, plus some other rumbling: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] ..

REVIEW: Ring Of Honor Final Battle 2018: The Big One

November 27, 2021 • 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? Final Battle 2018 Date: December 14, 2018 Location: Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana As tends to be the case, this is the best promotion of a show that ROH has done all year and that’s the best thing that could happen on the biggest show of the year. The big question here is whether this will be the last big show for Cody and the Young Bucks, who both happen to be in title matches tonight. Let’s get to it. The opening video looks at Cody debuting here two year..

Rather Bad News For WWE Coming Out Of Survivor Series

November 27, 2021 • Admin

That’s a bad sign. There are all kinds of WWE pay per views every year but some of them are treated as bigger deals than others. One such show is the Survivor Series, which has been held since all the way back in 1987. However, this year’s show did not seem to have the same buzz behind it, and now we know just how uninterested fans were with some numbers to back it up. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this year’s WWE Survivor Series only had 200,000 Google searches. This is comparable to most B level WWE pay per views and falls far behind AEW All Out, which had over 500,000 Google searches. This year’s Survivor Series was again based around the idea of the battle for brand supremacy between Monday Night Raw and SmackDown. You might not have seen it. Check out some of the better moments from Survivor Series: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Are you surprised at a..

WWE May Already Be Dropping A Gimmick Before It Debuts On TV

November 27, 2021 • Admin

Well that was fast. There are a lot of characters in the wrestling world at any given time and all of them have a character of some sort. Some of these characters are more recognizable than others while some might seem to be repeats of previous ideas. That seems to be the case with a recent debut, but things might already be changing less than a week later. This week on NXT, a vignette aired for a new wrestler named Tiffany Stratton. The vignette showed her playing tennis and being presented as a stereotypical daddy’s little rich girl. However, according to Wrestling Observer Live, WWE may already be dropping the character, albeit not Stratton herself. Stratton has yet to appear on NXT debut but did wrestle on last week’s205 Live. There isn’t much to go on. Check out what we have seen of Stratton and more wrestling tennis: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is modern WWE in..

You Can Choose An Upcoming NXT Ladder Match

November 27, 2021 • Admin

Listen to them. There have been a lot of changes to NXT in recent week and a lot of them have not seemed to be the most popular. NXT is in a very different place than it was just a few months ago and it is hard to see the logic behind some of the moves that they have made. Now though, we are getting a rather different method of setting up a pretty big time match. This week’s edition of NXT featured the announcement of the men’s WarGames match for the December 5 WarGames event. Following the NXT tradition, two wrestlers will participate in a ladder match to determine which team will have the advantage in the WarGames match. NXT is now allowing fans to vote on who they want to see in the ladder match with all four participants from both WarGames teams as options. This is something that could work. Check out some previous advantage ladder matches: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion:..

WWE May Be Extending A Star’s Contract For A Long Time (Like It Or Not)

November 27, 2021 • Admin

It could be a little while. There has been quite the exodus from NXT in recent months, with most of the wrestlers leaving thanks to the company’s decision rather than leaving on their own. It has made for a lot of changes and it is often a surprise when you see someone leave. That very well may be the case again later this month, but it could be a lot longer before his wife is able to join him. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Candice LeRae’s NXT contract was expected to expire in May 2022. However, WWE may be adding extra time on to her contract due to the amount of time that she may be missing due to maternity leave. Should the full amount of time be added, LeRae would be under contract until some time in 2023. This comes as Johnny Gargano, LeRae’s husband, is expected to become a free agent on December 10. LeRae is quite the star. Check out what she can do in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This pos..

Welcome Back: Two Huge WWE Returns Set For Next Week

November 27, 2021 • Admin

Welcome back. There are a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster but some of them are a lot bigger than others. Some of these wrestlers are legends in their own time and have been along for a very long time. That is the kind of thing you do not get to see very often, but next week, we will be seeing not just one of them, but two making their returns in a single week. Two upcoming returns were announced during this week’s WWE SmackDown. First, Edge will be making his return On Monday Night Raw in his first appearance since Crown Jewel on October 21. Later in the show, Kayla Braxton announced that Brock Lesnar’s suspension had been lifted and that he will making his return next week on SmackDown. There is no word on what either of them will be doing. This should be good. Check out Edge and Lesnar in action: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion:..

Roman Reigns Has A Surprising New #1 Contender To The Universal Title

November 27, 2021 • Admin

He’s up next. We are currently in the middle of one of the biggest World Title reigns in WWE history as Roman Reigns has held the Universal Title for almost fifteen months. That is not the kind of reign that you ever see in WWE and Reigns is making it look pretty easy. He is running out of challengers though and needs someone fresh. That was covered this week and now Reigns has a fresh opponent. Sami Zayn won a battle royal to become the new #1 contender to the Universal Title during this week’s edition of SmackDown. Zayn had been knocked outside but came back in at the end of the match to eliminate Jeff Hardy to win. There is no word on when Zayn will be receiving his title shot, though WWE’s next pay per view is Day 1, which is scheduled for January 1, 2021. It was a busy night. Check out the battle royal and the new #1 contender: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is qui..

AEW Rampage Results – November 26, 2021

November 27, 2021 • Admin

Rampage Date: November 26, 2021 Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois Commentators: Taz, Ricky Starks, Chris Jericho, Excalibur The Chicago swing continues and this time around we have the short form show. There are a few matches announced this week, including the Confirmed Time Period vs. the Best Friends and Riho vs. Britt Baker. That makes for a good start to the show and we should be in for a fun night. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Adam Cole/Bobby Fish vs. Best Friends Fish kicks away at Yuta to start but it’s quickly off to Cassidy vs. Cole for pockets vs. Boom. Cole blocks another pockets reach and gets flipped down by the arm. Cassidy flips around Cole to increase the frustration and it’s back to Yuta for two off a backsplash. Yuta gets taken into the corner though and the double teaming puts him in trouble. Cole kicks him down and we take a break. Back with Cassidy getting knocked off the apron but getting back up for the hot tag anyway. Some slow motion kicks a..

SmackDown Live Coverage And Results – November 26, 2021

November 27, 2021 • Admin

Smackdown Date: November 26, 2021 Location: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee We’re done with Survivor Series, where a grand total of very little took place. Raw won the Battle For Brand Supremacy but Roman Reigns beat Big E. in the show’s main event. We are now on the way to Day 1 and Reigns’ next challenger will be determined this week via a battle royal. Let’s get to it. Kayla Braxton is in the ring to talk about Brock Lesnar’s suspension but here are Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns to interrupt. Heyman says we don’t deal with rumors like this one on the Island of Relevancy. The fans aren’t pleased but Heyman tells them to stop booing Braxton. He wants Braxton to go get some sources and find some real news. Stop living through an Instagram filter because there is no real journalist filter. Braxton is allowed to leave so the fans want Brock. McAfee: “Did they say let’s go……Brandon?” Reigns says the problem with rumors is they give ..

More On Randy Orton’s New WWE Pay Per View Record

November 26, 2021 • Admin

It’s a big record. Pay per views have been a thing in wrestling for the better part of forty years now and they continue to be such to this day. It’s a pretty simple idea: use the regular shows to set up the important event which is good enough to make people pay to watch (or view in this case). There have been a lot of pay per views over the years, and now there is a new king. Earlier this month, Randy Orton set a record for the most pay per view matches in WWE history with his 177th pay per view match. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has listed the top ten pay per view performers, with Kane in second at 176, all the way down to Kofi Kingston and Shawn Michaels tied in 10th at 117. In addition, AJ Styles holds the all time record across all promotions is AJ Styles with 289. However, Styles wrestled in NWA-TNA which held weekly pay per views in its early years. 1. Randy Orton – 177 2. Kane – 176 3. The Undertaker – 174 4. Triple H – 173 5. John Cena – 163 6. Chris Jericho – 144 7. ..