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WWE RUMOR: USA Network And Fox Want The Same Thing For TV

September 17, 2021 • Admin

You can’t do one without the other. Monday Night Raw and SmackDown have been the two biggest wrestling shows for a very long time now. The former has been running since 1993 and the latter since 1999. Now that SmackDown is on FOX, its star power has risen even higher. You might not know that if you listen to WWE though, as Monday Night Raw is still presented as the bigger show. That is not sitting well with some higher ups. During the latest edition of the Mat Men Pro Wrestling podcast, Andrew Zarian said that USA and FOX are wanting Monday Night Raw and SmackDown to be treated equally. Therefore, when something big happens on one show, the other network wants something to happen on their show as well. This may not be immediately, but the next big moment would come shortly thereafter. This comes after Big E. won the WWE Championship this week on Monday Night Raw. There is a lot here. Check out the full podcast, plus the latest big moments on both shows: [This post contains video, cl..

SmackDown Star Receives Very Special Honor

September 17, 2021 • Admin

A very special honor. There are some amazing athletes in the wrestling world today and several of them are in WWE. You are going to see wrestlers from all kinds of sports backgrounds and some of them are outstanding in all kinds of sports. Now one of the best athletes that WWE has ever seen is receiving an incredible honor for what she has accomplished. SmackDown’s Bianca Belair was honored by the state of Tennessee with a special proclamation of her success in WWE. Belair sent out a tweet showing an image of the proclamation, which was given to her as WWE is returning to her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee for this week’s SmackDown. Belair was a track star at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and is a former SmackDown Women’s Champion. WOW. What a day! ??#Knoxville#Tennessee pic.twitter.com/ILzpRUYlOC — Bianca Belair (@BiancaBelairWWE) September 17, 2021 Belair has certainly been a success in WWE. Check out some of her time in the company: [This post contains video, click..

John Cena Discusses “Catastrophic Failure” Over Recent WWE Project

September 17, 2021 • Admin

I guess it couldn’t work. There are certain wrestlers in WWE history who have been seen as the face of the company. You do not see these people come along very often but it is clear when they are around. Some of them are among the most famous names in wrestling history and include some people still around today. One of them has now gone on record about a recent failure in WWE. John Cena was a guest at the Florida SuperCon and was asked about his recent platinum NFT package sold through WWE at $1000 each. According to Cena, WWE only sold 37 packages, which included a hat, an exclusive Super Mario 3 inspired shirt, various other merchandise and an NFT of Cena. During the discussion, Cena said that the entire idea failed as he and WWE agreed to price it too high. Cena said that he designed the shirt and put effort into it but ultimately the price was too high. Here is the quote, courtesy of Fightful.com: “WWE wanted to put together a once-in-a-lifetime fan experience. This kit is not ju..

More On Big E.’s WWE Title Win, Backstage Reaction

September 17, 2021 • Admin

They had a plan? WWE offers a lot of content at any given time and it can be overwhelming to say the least. One of the problems that this can cause is the lack of anything having a real impact. That makes it all the more important when you see something actually take place, which was the case this week. Now we know a little bit more about a fairly historic moment. This week on Monday Night Raw, Big E. cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to defeat Bobby Lashley and become the new WWE Champion. According to Fightful Select, WWE had planned for Big E. to successfully cash in his briefcase soon after he won it in the first place. WWE decided to make the change this weekend with Big E. learning of the decision on Monday. In addition, most of the roster stayed around to see the title change as Big E. is popular backstage. https://www.patreon.com/posts/tons-of-news-on-56246207 It really was a great moment. Check out how it went down and the fallout: [This post contains video, click ..

Main Event Results – September 9, 2021

September 17, 2021 • Admin

Main Event Date: September 9, 2021 Location: FTX Arena, Miami, Florida Commentators: Byron Saxton, Kevin Patrick We’re on the way to Extreme Rules and because of course it does, Main Event becomes more and more like its traditional self. There is very little taking place on this show that you need to see and that should not be a surprise to anyone paying attention. This is how Main Event goes and I don’t think there is any reason to think otherwise. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Dana Brooke vs. Doudrop Dana can’t power her around for a change and gets shoved into the corner. A running shoulder bounces off of Doudrop but a headscissors manages to take her down. Back up and Doudrop runs her over but Dana kicks her in the head. For some reason Dana thinks a suplex is a good idea, with Doudrop shoving her away without much trouble. Back up and Dana’s tornado DDT is countered into a suplex but Doudrop’s next suplex is countered into a small package for another near fall. A running ..

Monday Night Raw Star Out Of Action With Broken Rib

September 17, 2021 • Admin

Catch you later. With so many wrestlers and personalities on the WWE roster, it can be difficult to keep track of what everyone is doing. There are only so many spots available for all of those people and sometimes WWE needs to leave a few people off of the shows. That seems to be the case again on Monday Night Raw, as one prominent name is going on the shelf. WWE has announced that MVP has suffered a broken rib and will be out of action for an undisclosed amount of time. The injury took place on Monday when Randy Orton took MVP out with an RKO on the floor. There is no word on why MVP is being taken off of television or when he will be back. MVP has been serving as Bobby Lashley’s manager for the last year plus. BREAKING: Due to an RKO from @RandyOrton this past Monday night on #WWERaw, @The305MVP suffered a broken rib and is out indefinitely. pic.twitter.com/PbBPL0W1S7 — WWE (@WWE) September 17, 2021 MVP has been pretty great at what he does. Check out his time with Lashley: [Th..

Possible Future Of Vince McMahon’s Influence On NXT

September 17, 2021 • Admin

It is his nature. Like him or not, there is no one more powerful in the world of professional wrestling than Vince McMahon. Anything that he does can change the way the industry works and that can make things very interesting in a hurry. McMahon has been in the wrestling news again as of late, but he might not have the same responsibilities for very long. Over the last several months, McMahon has decided to completely overhaul NXT, which resulted in the debut of NXT 2.0 earlier this week. McMahon has taken a much more hands on approach to NXT as of late, but according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, this might not last. According to Meltzer, McMahon did approve the script for this week’s show but was not present at the event. Meltzer believes that McMahon will quickly get bored with NXT and leave the responsibilities to someone else. This week’s NXT certainly had some unique moments. Check out some of what went down: [This post contains video, click to play] [This pos..

Here’s Why A Monday Night Raw Match Did Not End As Planned

September 17, 2021 • Admin

What might have been. There are all kinds of wrestling shows every single week and some of the more important ones take place on television. That can make for some interesting moments, though the interest might not always be positive. Sometimes bad things are going to happen and there is no way around it, which was the case this week on Monday Night Raw. This week on Monday Night Raw, Nikka Ash defeated Tamina, after which Tamina’s music played and she was announced as the winner. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the issue came from the fact that Tamina was supposed to win the match. Tamina kicked out at two but the referee did not see it, putting the blame on the referee. Following the match, the referee was said to be apologetic, though there is no word on any punishment for him. That is the kind of thing you don’t see very often. Check out the match plus some other referee issues: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This ..

New Title Match Set For WWE Extreme Rules

September 17, 2021 • Admin

Add it to the card. We are less than two weeks away from WWE Extreme Rules and the show still has a lot of work to do. While a lot of the card has been set, there has not been anything actually extreme added to the show so far. With that not being a factor, WWE is going to have to rely on the matches themselves to carry the show, which is what they tried to do again this week. WWE.com has announced that the Usos will defend the SmackDown Tag Team Titles against the Street Profits at Extreme Rules. This comes after the Profits defeated the Usos in a title match via disqualification last week on SmackDown when Roman Reigns interfered. There has been no stipulation announced for the match so far, which has been the case with every match on the card. There is already a story here. Check out how the match was set up plus both other entries in their series: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] O..

Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar Confirmed For Crown Jewel 2021

September 16, 2021 • Admin

The Tribal Chief vs. The Beast. WWE has confirmed that the long-awaited showdown between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar will take place at Crown Jewel 2021. As of now, it is for the Universal Championship, but that could change following the events of the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view. Lesnar made his return to Smackdown this past week: [This post contains video, click to play] From WWE.com: At SummerSlam, Reigns overcame 16-time World Champion John Cena in a hard-fought matchup, only to be surprised by the sudden reemergence of The Beast. Lesnar subsequently returned to SmackDown where he ordered his one-time Advocate Paul Heyman, turned Special Counsel to Reigns, to accept his challenge for a match against the dominant titleholder. Following Lesnar’s scuffle with The Bloodline, The Head of the Table indeed accepted the challenge from The Conqueror, only to be greeted by The Demon, which reminded the WWE Universe that there is already an explosive Universal Title Match estab..

Update On A Pair Of NXT Contract Statuses

September 16, 2021 • Admin

Get your calendars ready. It seems that you can’t go more than a day or two at this point without WWE having to deal with another contract issue. So many of their wrestlers have had their deals either expire or are on the verge of expiring, with several of them either leaving or seeming to consider leaving. Now we have an update on another contract status, which is related to another WWE deal. According to Fightful Select, Candice LeRae’s NXT contract expires at some point in 2022. This means that her deal does not line up with her husband Johnny Gargano’s, whose deal is set to expire on December 3. LeRae is currently out of the ring due to her pregnancy, but she has insisted on remaining a television character for as long as possible. It is not clear what either of the two plan to do when their deals expire. LeRae has all the tools needed to be a star. Check out what she can do in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [Thi..

WWE RUMOR: Vince McMahon Thinks He Has A Future WrestleMania Main Eventer

September 16, 2021 • Admin

He has their attention. Every now and then, you see someone make their debut in wrestling and instantly the star power is right there. You know that you are seeing something special and it is a matter of time before they become something important. Sometimes though, only the promotion sees that in someone, which might be the case with the latest prospect in NXT. According to Wrestlingnews.co, Vince McMahon views Von Wagner as a potential future WrestleMania main eventer. Wagner is the son of former WWE star Wayne Bloom, who wrestled as Beau Beverly for the company in the early 1990s. Wagner made his debut during this week’s edition of NXT as a replacement for Kyle O’Reilly in a four way match for the vacant NXT Title, which was won by Tommaso Ciampa. You might need to get used to him. Check out Wagner and his more famous father: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: That is quite t..

VIDEO: Rosario Dawson Gets Physical During AEW Return

September 16, 2021 • Admin

Welcome back. AEW has been a complete game changer in the wrestling industry and that is a good thing. Above all else, it is offering wrestling fans a new top level wrestling promotion and a lot of that is due to the roster. The company has a great mixture of talent available and some of them are already established names. One such name made his return this week. This week’s AEW Dynamite saw the return of Cody Rhodes after a month’s long absense. Rhodes made his return to save actress Rosario Dawson from Malakai Black, who was threatening Dawson as she sat in the crowd. This comes after Black attacked Rhodes several weeks ago and put him on the shelf. Rhodes and Dawson are both judges on the Go Big Show. Black and Rhodes will face each other in a rematch next week at AEW Grand Slam. It should be a good one. Check out a clip from the segment plus some of their better moments in AEW: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post cont..

Huge Dream Match Set For Next Week’s AEW Grand Slam

September 16, 2021 • Admin

I’d say it fits the description. One of the terms that you will hear fairly often in wrestling is “dream match”. While this is the case on occasion, there are a lot of matches where you have to wonder who is having such a dream in the first place. The good thing is that there are dream matches out there and now we are ready to see another one actually taking place. Earlier this month at AEW All Out, Bryan Danielson made his big debut to close the show. The following week on Dynamite, Danielson made it clear that he had his sights set on AEW World Champion Kenny Omega. This week on Dynamite, Danielson challenged Omega to a non-title match, which Omega accepted. The match will take place at Grand Slam on September 22 and will mark their first singles match since 2009. Danielson has hit the ground running in AEW. Check out his time with the company: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion..

REVIEW: Cyber Sunday 2006: There Can Be Only On

September 16, 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? Cyber Sunday 2006 Date: November 5, 2006 Location: US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 7,000 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler It’s time for the interactive show as we have the fans picking a lot of the specifics about the card. This can range from stipulations to titles on the line to participants, though hopefully we don’t have more of the two joke options and one real one. The main event is the Champion of Champions match, which certainly sounds big. Let’s get to it. The opening video talks about ho..

AEW Dynamite Results – September 15, 2021

September 16, 2021 • Admin

Dynamite Date: September 15, 2021 Location: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, CM Punk Things have been getting big in a hurry around here and that is going to be the case again this week. This time around we have the in-ring debut of Adam Cole, which should make for quite the moment. Other than that, Grand Slam is on the horizon and that should be an even bigger show. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. CM Punk, on commentary tonight, gets a big introduction and dives into the crowd again. Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian The fans are behind Cole as Kazarian takes him over a few times. Cole flips out of a headlock and backdrops Kazarian over the top and onto the apron for a crash. Back in and Cole takes some bows but Kazarian hits the slingshot Fameasser over the ropes. That doesn’t seem to do much to Cole, who is back with right hands into the chinlock. That’s broken up as well and Kazarian grabs a leglock while cranking on the a..

KB’s Review: Welcome Change

September 16, 2021 • Admin

Note that this is being written before the debut of the new NXT, so I have no idea what took place on this week’s show. NXT has been around for a very long time now and has become one of the staples of modern wrestling. There have been some amazing matches, all time classic shows and incredible talents to come out of the promotion, but that is not good enough for some people. By “some people”, I mean Vince McMahon, but you really don’t need anyone else when he is involved. Over the last few weeks/months, word has gotten out that McMahon is ready to blow NXT up and reset a lot of the ideas of the promotion back to the original days. That has been the big boogeyman for a while now and it is coming to get you. I know it sounds rather scary in ways as it sounding more like NXT Night Raw, but there was something that caught my eye which gives me some hope. Earlier this week, a report came out from Fightful Select saying that NXT was going to have more characters going forward, albeit in ..

Kofi Kingston Reveals WWE’s Communication Issues With Superstars

September 16, 2021 • Admin

They might need to work on that. There are a lot of problems with WWE today and some of them are bigger than others. It often seems that there is limited planning, as you will often see matches announced and then not presented, as it feels like the show is changed at the last minute. That seems to be the case, and it also appears that the wrestlers themselves are often in the dark about what is going on. In an interview with 106.1 KMEL, Kofi Kingston mentioned that he found out what he would be in an eight man tag on this week’s Monday Night Raw via Twitter. This was also the case the previous week when Kingston and Xavier Woods participated in Tag Team Turmoil. Kingston said that the wrestlers are often the last people to find out what they are going to be doing and that if he did not use social media, he would not find out what he was doing until he made it to the building that night. It is quite the interview. Check out the full video (with Kingston’s comments beginning at about 4..

RUMOR: Bray Wyatt May Be On His Way To A Few Companies

September 15, 2021 • Admin

That would be a big one. AEW has changed up the way the wrestling world has worked as the promotion has opened up a huge door for all kinds of other wrestlers. Rather than having every top level wrestler sticking around WWE, there is now a new place for all of these wrestlers to go. Several wrestlers have done just that, and now we might be seeing another one. According to Wrestlingnews.co, Bray Wyatt may be making his AEW debut at the September 29 edition of Dynamite. The event will take place in Rochester, New York, the hometown of Brodie Lee, who was the Exalted One of the Dark Order. This comes as Wyatt sent out a tweet saying that he will see us very soon and said “revenge is a confession of pain.” This comes as Impact Wrestling has also been pursuing Wyatt as well, meaning there is no guarantee of where he will be debuting. Everything will be clear. I’ll see you all very soon. Revenge is a confession of pain. — Windham (@WWEBrayWyatt) September 15, 2021 It would make sense ..

205 Live Results – September 10, 2021

September 15, 2021 • Admin

205 Live Date: September 10, 2021 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness This is going to be the last show in the old school Capitol Wrestling Center as things will be upgraded next week due to NXT, assuming the taping schedule isn’t that far behind. 205 Live has been undergoing some changes as of late and we might even be in for some more non-crusierweight action. Let’s get to it. Valentina Feroz vs. Katrina Cortez They go with the grappling to start and throw each other down for an early standoff. Feroz grabs a headlock takeover as we hear about her loss against Kay Lee Ray. A rope walk headlock takeover keeps Cortez in trouble and it’s off to an armbar to change things up a bit. That’s broken up though and Cortez sends her to the apron for a kick to the back. A double arm crank goes on but Feroz is right back up with some judo throws. Cortez manages to grab a quick Boston crab but that’s broken up as well, with Feroz hitting..