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WWE Tried To Get These Three Celebrities For Summerslam

August 20, 2021 • Admin

What could have been. There is a long history of wrestling interacting with more mainstream celebrities. It makes sense for the two worlds to come together as it can be interesting to see how things go. WWE has done this several times over the decades and continue to do so to this day. They were trying to do the same for this year’s Summerslam but it did not exactly work out. Despite its efforts, WWE will not be able to bring in three celebrities for Summerslam. According to PWInsider.com, WWE was hoping to have Mike Tyson narrate the opening video to the show, which will focus on Roman Reigns vs. John Cena. There is no word on if WWE will be able to land another celebrity to narrate the video. Tyson is a WWE Hall of Famer, who has also appeared for AEW. According to Fightful Select, WWE was also hoping to bring in Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B for the show but neither will be attending. WWE wanted Megan Thee Stallion to appear in some capacity with Bianca Belair but was told that ..

VIDEO: MVP Makes A Special Announcement

August 20, 2021 • Admin

It’s something else. There are some very talented wrestlers in WWE today and some of them have a set of skills outside of the ring. While you might not get to see them every time, the rare glimpses that you get to see can often make you want more. This time around, we are going to get to hear another sample of a WWE star’s abilities outside of the ring. Monday Night Raw star MVP has announced that he will be releasing a new single, called Still Balling, on Friday August 20. The song will include content from MVP’s collaborator Dwayne Swayze. It will be available across all platforms. MVP has dabbled in music over the years, with first single, Holla To Da World, being released in 2011. His song Return Of The Ronin served as his Impact Wrestling theme song. MVP has done some music before. Check out the announcement, what he has done in the studio and in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to ..

Ric Flair Confirmed For Very Special Wrestling Appearance This Month

August 20, 2021 • Admin

Woo indeed. There are very few wrestlers who have been around for as long as Ric Flair. While some might not be as fond of his as others, there is no way to deny the level of impact and success that Flair has had over the years. He has worked just about everywhere at one point or another and will likely wind up in AEW sooner than later. However, he is going to be heading back home as well. The NWA has announced that Flair will be appearing at the NWA 73rd Anniversary Show on Sunday August 29 in St. Louis, Missouri. This comes after the NWA extended an offer for Flair to appear at the event, which Flair has accepted. There is no word on what he will be doing at the show. Flair is at least a ten time NWA World Champion (depending on which reigns are being counted) and held the title over 3,000 days combined. I think you can call him a legend. Check out the announcement plus some of Flair’s classic NWA moments: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, clic..

Backstage News On What Caused WWE To Release Bray Wyatt

August 20, 2021 • Admin

You don’t want to be on his bad side. While he might not be what he once was, there is no one in the wrestling world on the level of Vince McMahon. After being in power for the better part of forty years, McMahon is still the most powerful person in the industry. Anything he decides can change wrestling, including the careers of individual wrestlers. That was the case with a recently released star. Former WWE producer Freddie Prinze Jr. discussed Bray Wyatt’s issues in WWE during an appearance on the Ringer Wrestling Podcast. Prinze Jr. said that Wyatt had issues with McMahon and Kevin Dunn, which led to his departure from the company. The problem came from McMahon and Dunn seeing Wyatt one way and Wyatt seeing himself in another. This is said to be what led to Goldberg defeating Wyatt at Super Showdown in 2020. Wyatt was ultimately released from WWE in June, with his most recent match being a loss to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37. This was a big loss for WWE. Check out what Wyatt h..

There Is An Explanation For Scarlett’s Absence From WWE TV

August 20, 2021 • Admin

At least it’s a reason. WWE has made some interesting decisions when it comes to bringing up their wrestlers from NXT. It has not made a lot of sense a good bit of the time, as WWE seems to be out of their minds at times. However, that is not always the case as sometimes you will find out the reason behind WWE’s moves. That is the case this time around and it is some not so great news. Back in July, NXT Champion Karrion Kross debuted on Monday Night Raw and immediately lost to Jeff Hardy. This was not the only bad thing for Kross, who was also missing his signature entrance but also his valet Scarlett. The two had been a regular pairing in NXT but now she was nowhere to be seen. Scarlett has yet to debut and is not in NXT either. There is a reason for that. According to PWInsider Elite Audio, Scarlett is not cleared to appear on WWE television for reasons that are not clear. It is unknown if Scarlett has a medical issue or what is specifically wrong with her. There is no word on when..

Two For: Multiple Promotions Interested In The IIconics

August 20, 2021 • Admin

As they should be. There have been all kinds of big name releases from the WWE roster over the course of the last year and a half and that means things are going to be shaken up around the wrestling world. While WWE’s roster has been depleted, other promotions are going to have some very impressive additions. Now we might be seeing some of those take place. According to Fightful Select, Impact Wrestling is interested in bringing in Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay, formerly known as Peyton Royce and Billie Kay in WWE. There has not been a deal reached yet and it is not clear how far along negotiations have gone. The two have also drawn interest from another unnamed wrestling program which is due to debut in the fall. Both women were released from WWE in April of this year. Whoever signs them is getting a treat. Check out the two of them in action: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: ..

NXT UK Results – August 19, 2021

August 20, 2021 • Admin

NXT UK Date: August 19, 2021 Location: BT Studios, London, England Commentators: Andy Shepherd, Nigel McGuinness It’s title week around here as Pretty Deadly is defending the Tag Team Titles against Moustache Mountain. That alone should be enough, but we also have Stevie Turner getting a Women’s Title shot against Meiko Satomura. Throw in the last push towards the UK Title match between Walter and Ilja Dragunov (in America) and we should be rolling this week. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Women’s Title: Stevie Turner vs. Meiko Satomura Satomura is defending and has Emilia McKenzie in her corner. Turner goes at her to start and is headlocked takeovered down in a hurry. Satomura grabs a double underhook and survives being driven into the corner. The arm cranking is on so Turner bails to the rope and kicks Satomura in the face over and over. A big kick to the face drops Satomura to one knee but she is back up with a running forearm in the corner. The STF doesn’t go on and Turner ..

Impact Wrestling Results – August 12, 2021

August 20, 2021 • Admin

Impact Wrestling Date: August 12, 2021 Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Commentators: D’Lo Brown, Matt Striker We’re on the way to Emergence and that should make for a good pay per view, as tends to be the case around here. Other than that, it is time to crown a new #1 contender and I’m curious to see where they go. Impact has a lot of choices available for the title shot at the moment and that is a good place to be. Let’s get to it. The opening recap looks at AEW Dynamite, which set up Christian Cage vs. Kenny Omega for the Impact World Title tomorrow night on Rampage. Opening sequence. Tenille Dashwood vs. Taylor Wilde Dashwood has Kaleb With A K (in a neck brace) in her corner. Wilde works on the wrist to start and they trade a battle of wristlocks. Dashwood gets sent into the corner and grabs a frustrated headlock. That’s reversed into a hammerlock as the technical exchange continues. A headscissors sends Dashwood outside so Wilde tosses her back inside for a slam..

KB’s Review: The Most Summerslammiest Summerslam Match

August 19, 2021 • Admin

It’s Summerslam week and due to the amount of Coronavirus pandemic messing with everything in the WWE’s world, it very well may be the biggest show of the year. This would not be the first time that Summerslam is (arguably) bigger than WrestleMania, this this time might be a little bit different. Saturday’s Summerslam may be the first time when the show is that big and also follows its own identity. Something I have talked about before (ok probably several times) is the idea that Summerslam is the gimmickless of the major pay per views. The Royal Rumble is all about the Royal Rumble, Survivor Series is all about the elimination and WrestleMania is WrestleMania. That leaves Summerslam with pretty much nothing more than the fact that it is a major show which happens to take place in August. This year’s card has no major gimmicks attached (you have one triple threat match and a match where the villain’s lackeys are barred from ringside, with the rest of the matches being straight single..

REVIEW: Invasion Of The Bodyslammers: Wrestling And Bowling

August 19, 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? Invasion of the Bodyslammers Hosts: Lord Alfred Hayes, Slick Commentators: Bobby Heenan, Jim Ross, Randy Savage Oh how I love the WWE Network. Back in the day, I had this on tape and watched it so many times that I can probably tell you the commentary from memory. I’ve always wanted to review it but it’s kind of hard to find. Well either that or I’m too lazy to actually look it up. This is from early 1993 so don’t expect the best action in the world. Let’s get to it. Hayes and Slick are in a bowling alley where S..

WOO? Ric Flair Comments On Alleged Sex Act Photo

August 19, 2021 • Admin

It’s not his style. There are wrestling legends who have become stars around the industry and even have a bit of fame outside of it. Then there are names who are just a step above almost everyone else. Then there is Ric Flair, who has become something of a pop culture icon over both his personality and legendary status. Now though, he is having to deny being famous for something else. On Wednesday, a photo of a man and a woman engaged in a sex act (which we will not be posting here) on a train began circulating online. Comments on the photo suggested that the man, whose face cannot be seen, is Flair. However, Flair himself commented on the photo, saying that it was not him on the grounds that he does not ride trains. Flair included a photoshopped photo of himself on the train from Dumbo. I think we’ll move on to ANYTHING else. Check out some of Flair’s better, and less risque, moments: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post..

Wrestling Legend’s Health Worse Than Originally Thought

August 19, 2021 • Admin

That doesn’t sound good. The wrestling world has its history of success stories with people moving from great success in wrestling into retirement with a seemingly smooth transition. That kind of thing is great to see, but at the same time you have all kinds of things go in the opposite direction. Sometimes wrestlers have some major problems and this time we are seeing another sad story. Earlier this month, wrestling legend Brian Knobbs has been hospitalized due to severe stomach issues with no word on how bad things actually are. Eric Bischoff discussed the situation on his 83 Weeks podcast, saying that the situation is more serious than has been made public. While Bischoff would not go into the specifics of what is wrong as they have not been made public, he said that Knobbs was in a bad situation. Bischoff also talked about his time knowing Knobbs in the AWA back in 1987 and asked fans to donate whatever they could to his GoFundMe. Knobbs debuted in the AWA in 1985 as a singles wr..

Former WWE Star Reveals Broken Neck, Willing To Return To The Ring

August 19, 2021 • Admin

Not so fast? There have been all kinds of wrestlers getting their walking papers from WWE over the last year and a half. The amount of names that have left WWE is almost hard to fathom and it can be easy to forget what some of the names have done after the wrestlers leave WWE. That was the case with several released names, but now one of them has said something a bit surprising. Former NXT Champion and Raw Tag Team Champion Bo Dallas was a guest on a recent virtual signing with the Highspots Wrestling Network. During the signing, Dallas revealed that he broke his neck two years ago. The injury put Dallas out of action for about nine months, which was followed by the Coronavirus pandemic to make things even more complicated. Dallas did not specify when his injury occurred, but his most recent match took place on November 13, 2019. He also mentioned being willing to wrestle elsewhere. Dallas was released from WWE on April 20, 2020. Dallas certainly had some success in WWE. Check out hi..

WWE Announces New Major Partnership For Podcast Network

August 19, 2021 • Admin

It’s another way to go. WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the world and that means that they are going to be available in a lot of different ways. This includes all kinds of things other than just watching the wrestling product as WWE offers various other forms of media. One of WWE’s favorite things to do is talking about wrestling and now they are going to have something new. WWE has announced a new partnership with the Ringer for an audio network on Spotify, which will now serve as the official home for WWE’s collection of podcasts. The Ringer will continue its own original podcasting, though some of it will be adjusted, including The Masked Man Show becoming the Ringer Wrestling Show. The first shows will begin broadcasting over Summerslam weekend. Here is the full press release: The Ringer and WWE® Launch Exclusive Audio Network 08/18/2021 Spotify Becomes Exclusive Home for WWE Podcasts Partnership Kicks Off this Week at SummerSlam with Live Recordings from MGM Grand ..

VIDEO: WWE Takes A Special Look At John Cena Vs. Roman Reigns

August 19, 2021 • Admin

It’s a different way of looking at things. We are less than three days away from Summerslam and the card is all but entirely set. Above all else, the show’s main event will feature Roman Reigns defending the Universal Title against John Cena. This is one of the biggest matches that WWE could offer and that means we could be in for a special night. Now WWE is looking at it in another way. WWE has released a video looking at Cena vs. Reigns, breaking the match down with a look at both wrestlers. This includes their size, experience and various opponents the two have faced over their careers. There is also a look at their career accomplishments, including a comparison between the two. The video is similar to the annual Rumble By The Numbers video, used to break down the Royal Rumble. This is going to be big. Check out the breakdown, plus both of them in action at Summerslam: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains vide..

Wrestling Legend Making AEW In-Ring Debut At All Out

August 19, 2021 • Admin

Welcome back. There are certain wrestlers who are going to get your attention for one reason or another. This might be something that jumps off the page to you the second you see them, which can often make guarantee them at least a shot for a long time. If they have something to back it up, they are going to be an even bigger star. That was on display this week. This week on AEW Dynamite, Paul Wight, formerly known as the Big Show in WWE, announced that he would be facing QT Marshall at All Out on September 5. This will be Wight’s first match in AEW and his first match of any kind since July 2020. The match came about after Wight saved Tony Schiavone’s son from an attack at the hands of Marshall and the rest of the Nightmare Factory. Wight made his AEW debut in February 2021 and has served as the color analyst on AEW Dark: Elevation. Since his debut, Wight has said that he planned to wrestle for AEW at some point in the future. Wight is a former seven time World Champion, winning Wor..

Ring Of Honor TV Results – August 11, 2021

August 19, 2021 • Admin

Ring of Honor Date: August 11, 2021 Location: UMBC Event Center, Baltimore, Maryland Commentators: Caprice Coleman, Ian Riccaboni We are still firmly in middle of the Women’s Title tournament, which dominated last week’s show. That meant a kind of hit or miss collection of matches, as you can only get so far with a bunch of wrestlers we haven’t seen before having short matches. While it wasn’t bad, it was lacking some interest, which hopefully is here this time. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. We look at Allysin Kay defeating Willow to advance on the non-televised show. Quinn McKay says she has come up short time after time and that is because of the Allure. Now it is her last shot and it is guaranteed to be one on one. Now she is getting her chance to thank the fans by beating Mandy Leon. Mandy Leon thinks this is rigged because McKay has lost her two matches but is in the tournament anyway. Why is McKay here with one of the founding mothers of the division? No worries as she’..

AEW Dynamite Live Coverage And Results – August 18, 2021

August 18, 2021 • Admin

Dynamite Date: August 18, 2021 Location: Fertitta Center, Houston, Texas Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone We’re still on the way to both All Out and the First Dance, meaning we could be in for an interesting night. AEW knows how to put on a good show out of nowhere and things were a little bit flat last week. There is a good chance that they can come up with something big here, as Kenny Omega is not going to be happy with losing to Christian Cage last week. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Commentary previews the card. Here are Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston but 2.0 and Daniel Garcia jump them in the crowd. 2.0 wants Sting and Darby Allin right now. Sting/Darby Allin vs. 2.0 Texas Tornado rules and Allin jumps 2.0 from behind with the skateboard. The running charges in the corner rock 2.0 and it’s time for the brawl to head into the crowd. They make it up to what looks like a VIP area with Daniel Garcia getting in on the beating. 2.0 lifts Allin up into a piece o..

You Might Not Be Seeing Goldberg In WWE That Much More

August 18, 2021 • Admin

The countdown is on. There are certain wrestlers on the WWE roster who are not going to show up every single week. WWE brings in a few wrestlers only for special appearances, which can make for some pretty cool moments. As a result, it can feel like a big deal when you get to see them around, and now we know how many more times we are going to get to see one of the big legends. Goldberg was the guest on this week’s edition of the Bump to promote his match against WWE Champion Bobby Lashley at Summerslam. During the interview, Goldberg mentioned that he only has two matches left on his current WWE contract. This would mean that he has one remaining match after his match on Saturday. There is no word on if WWE will be signing him to a new deal. Since returning to WWE in 2016, Goldberg has wrestled nine matches, often wrestling twice a year. Goldberg has been a force since he came back. Check out some of his recent matches: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contain..

More Backstage Changes In WWE With New Full Time Hires

August 18, 2021 • Admin

The turnover continues. WWE has been undergoing a lot of changes in recent months and there is nothing to suggest that they are over. In addition to the massive roster changes, WWE has been making some adjustments backstage, which can shake things up in a big way. That seems to be the case again, but this time around, things might be a little bit more positive. According to PWInsider.com, both Molly Holly and Shawn Daivari are now working full time for WWE as producers. Holly has been working with WWE on a trial basis since May of this year. Daivari was let go as a producer in 2020 but was brought back earlier this year as WWE announced their return to live events. Daivari is also a regular wrestler outside of WWE, wrestling for both the NWA and Impact Wrestling within the last month. It is not clear if he will be allowed to continue his in-ring career. These are some interesting additions. Check out what they could do in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] [This p..