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Top Star Working Through Multiple Injuries

June 16, 2021 • Admin

The champ is injured. There is no way around injuries in wrestling. No matter how talented and trained someone is, there is always going to be the chance that someone gets hurt. It could be through a single moment or it could be overall wear and tear, with no one being able to escape either of them all the time. That seems to be the case with one of the bigger names in wrestling today. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW and Impact Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega is dealing with a variety of injuries but is expected to keep working through them. At the recent AEW Double Or Nothing fan fest, Omega mentioned that he thinks it might be time to consider retiring but having fans in the arena makes him feel better. There is no word on what sort of injuries Omega is dealing with at the moment. Omega has been working well despite his injuries. Check out how he has been doing lately: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] ..

WWE RUMOR: Important Changes Coming Soon

June 16, 2021 • Admin

Shake it up? WWE may be the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world but they are not exactly enjoying the best reputation at the moment. Fans have not exactly been pleased with what they are doing and their television audiences would seem to reflect that. It would seem that a few changes need to be made and believe it or not, we might be seeing that take place. According to Wrestlingnews.co, Vince McMahon is aware that WWE’s product is stale and in need of a shakeup. The idea is that the better storylines and ideas are being saved for when crowds return to the shows, which will begin on July 16. There is no word on what those changes will be, though John Cena and the Rock have been rumored for returns to the company in the coming months. There have been some changes before. Check out some of the better ones in WWE history: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Th..

WATCH: Samoa Joe Returns To NXT, Chokes Out Top Star

June 16, 2021 • Admin

Welcome home. With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, it can be hard to find a spot for someone to break in. It might help if someone has something that sets them apart from the rest of the wrestlers, especially if a wrestler is trying to get in from the outside. That was the case this week as a released wrestler came back to WWE in a pretty big way this week. Samoa Joe made his return to WWE television this week, making his return to NXT. General Manager William Regal had been interrupted by Karrion Kross but Samoa Joe appeared instead. Regal offered him the position of General Manage but Samoa Joe countered by offering to be Regal’s enforcer. Regal agreed, on the condition that Samoa Joe not be an active competitor and could only attack someone if physically provoked. Later in the show, Adam Cole would shove Samoa Joe and get choked out as a result. The return comes two months after Samoa Joe was released from his WWE contract and had been rumored earlier in the week. Samoa Joe h..

WWE RUMOR: Vince McMahon’s New Rule For Monday Night Raw

June 16, 2021 • Admin

What he says goes. Vince McMahon might not be the most popular name in the wrestling industry but he certainly is the most powerful. McMahon controls the biggest and strongest wrestling promotion in the world and any change he makes could have quite the impact on the wrestling world for a long time to come. Now he might be shaking things up on Monday Night Raw. According to Ringsidenews.com, McMahon has told the WWE creative team to no longer present cold matches, meaning a match with no story or stipulation. This is why Jeff Hardy put his career on the line in an impromptu match against Cedric Alexander during this week’s Monday Night Raw. There’s no word on how long McMahon’s newest order will continue. The idea could go a few different ways. Check out the match, plus some more McMahon ideas: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This seems like another one of those McMahon ideas..

WWE May Be Doing Something Weird With New Monday Night Raw Star

June 16, 2021 • Admin

That’s what’s in a name. A name can mean everything in wrestling and the higher of a level that the wrestler reaches, the more important it becomes. It can make all of the difference in the world to whether someone is a star or little more than a warm body on the roster. WWE has a hit and miss track record for their names and now they are trying something new with an established name. This week on Monday Night Raw, Eva Marie made her return to WWE television and was scheduled to face Naomi in her first match. However, an unnamed woman wrestled on Eva Marie’s behalf and defeated Naomi in less than a minute. The woman, who wrestled in NXT and in the Mae Young Classic under the name Piper Niven, was not identified by commentary, who did not seem to recognize her. Now we might be seeing her under a very different name. According to Fightful Select, WWE is considering the names “Doudrop” or “Dew Drop” for Niven. It is not clear if WWE is looking at any other names or if this is the direct..

Something Is Opening Up Next Week On NXT

June 16, 2021 • Admin

That could be anything. There are a lot of different ways to present a new star or group of stars, some of which are more effective than the others. One of the more interesting ways to go is to build up some intrigue in a debuting star and then eventually pay it off. That is what NXT is trying again, though this time around they have given very few hints. Now though, it is time to find something out. During this week’s edition of NXT, a vignette aired saying that the Diamond Mine will be opening next week, on the June 22 edition of the show. This is the latest vignette in a series advertising the Diamond Mine, with the visuals showing an unknown person or group of people training in a gym. There is no word on who will be involved in the Diamond Mine or what they will be doing. The Diamond Mine has been teased for a while now. Check out some of the vignettes and one of the most important Diamonds in wrestling history: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains vi..

VIDEO: WWE Legend Attacked In Stunning Betrayal

June 16, 2021 • Admin

So much for loyalty. Legends are a tricky concept in wrestling and there are several ways to use them in the wrestling world. One of the most common is to have them become a mentor for a younger star, which opens up a lot of different options. That is something NXT has been doing in recent weeks, and the story took quite the turn during this week’s television show. This week’s edition of NXT featured the fallout from Takeover: In Your House, where LA Knight defeated Cameron Grimes to become the new Million Dollar Champion. During this week’s show, Knight was officially presented the title by DiBiase, with Knight talking about how much DiBiase meant to him. However, Knight then said that he had everything he needed and attacked DiBiase, with Grimes making the save. There is no word on how long DiBiase will be sticking around NXT. It has been a pretty intense feud. Check out how we got here: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This ..

Major Grudge (Re)Match Set For Great American Bash

June 16, 2021 • Admin

You have to start somewhere. Like any other wrestling promotion, WWE runs special events from time to time, often in addition to their monthly pay per views. Some of these have quite the history in their own right, even if they involve tapping into something that might not have originated with them. That is going to be the case next month and now we have a start to the card. This week on NXT, General Manager William Regal broke up a fight between Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly. As a result, Regal decided that the two of them could have a singles match at the Great American Bash special on July 6. This comes after O’Reilly defeated Cole in a singles match in the main event of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Night Two in April. Prior to the Great American Bash, the two will both be in singles matches on the June 22 NXT, with O’Reilly facing Kushida and Cole’s opponent to be named. O’Reilly and Cole’s relationship goes back to their debuts in NXT in 2017 when they, along with Bobby Fish and ..

NXT Live Coverage And Results – June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021 • Admin

NXT Date: June 15, 2021 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Vic Joseph, Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett We’re past a pretty lackluster Takeover and that means it is time to start getting ready for the rest of the summer. I’m not sure what that is going to included but William Regal was teasing some kind of a big change. That could mean multiple things, though there are some rumors of what it could mean, most of which are rather intriguing. Let’s get to it. We open with a recap of Takeover. Here is a serious looking William Regal for a chat. Regal talks about being with NXT from the beginning, including starting at the commentary desk for the first Takeover. NXT has grown throughout the last few years and they have gone around the world, including to his hometown of Blackpool. Regal gets a bit emotional as he talks about everything that NXT has done for everyone involved here. He thanks everyone who took them to San Jose and Houston and Brooklyn and Portland..

Jon Moxley & Renee Paquette Welcome Their First Child

June 15, 2021 • Admin

They’re parents! Earlier today, Renee Paquette announced to the world that she had given birth to her and her husband, Jon Moxley’s first child. The announcement came via Twitter this morning! The child’s name is Eleanor and is named after Paquette’s grandmother. She made the announcement official on the May 20 episode of Oral Sessions. She tweeted the following: “Baby girl is officially here, so I’m checking out and becoming a mom (she’s absolutely incredible). “I have a bunch of guest hosts lined up for you guys and I started with none other than my baby daddy, cool dude husband Jon Moxley. Check it here.” Baby girl is officially here, so I’m checking out and becoming a mom. (She’s absolutely incredible!! ?) I have a bunch of guest hosts lined up for you guys and I started with none other than my baby daddy, cool dude husband @JonMoxley check it here- https://t.co/YC3k4fqOwN — Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) June 15, 2021 She mentioned that she would be taking time away from he..

REVIEW: Bad Blood 2003: The Cell Can’t Save You

June 15, 2021 • Admin

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? Bad Blood 2003 Date: June 15, 2003 Location: Compaq Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 10,000 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler It’s the first single brand pay per view and the question is can WWE manage to come up with ANYTHING better than what they’ve been doing on TV. They’ve basically punted on Kevin Nash as a main eventer, bringing in Mick Foley with the hopes that he and the Cell can save interest in the show. Let’s get to it. The opening video looks at the three top stories: the main event, Goldberg vs. Ch..

Major Update On Top Impact Star’s Contract Status

June 15, 2021 • Admin

Stick around a bit. The wrestling world has been changing a lot in recent months as wrestlers have leaving one promotion or another for a variety of reasons. Some of these are a little more positive than others but it can be interesting to see where a wrestler might wind up. Now we might have a better idea of where a rather talented wrestler could be seen next. According to PWInsider.com, the belief backstage in Impact Wrestling is that Moose has come to terms on a new contract with the promotion, though this has not yet been confirmed. Moose unsuccessfully challenged Kenny Omega for the Impact Wrestling World Title last weekend at Against All Odds. The loss led some to believe that Moose was finishing up with the company. Moose has been a star in the company for a long time. 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] Opinion: Assuming a deal has been reache..

Very Interesting Detail On Ted DiBiase’s Time In NXT

June 15, 2021 • Admin

Sometimes you go somewhere unexpected. There have been some interesting stories taking place in wrestling over the last few months but there are very few as entertaining as Cameron Grimes attempting to be the modern day Ted DiBiase. Grimes has tried his best to live up to DiBiase’s reputation and DiBiase has been added to the story to make it feel a lot bigger. It turns out that the original plan was quite different. According to Shawn Michaels during the NXT Takeover: In Your House media conference call, DiBiase was not originally factored into the plans for the story. Grimes began mentioning DiBiase in his promos and eventually WWE called DiBiase to see if he was willing to come in. DiBiase agreed and was brought in to the story, which soon involved the Million Dollar Title as well. Grimes’ issues with DiBiase began when he made a good deal of money in the stock market. As a result, Grimes began attempting to imitate DiBiase’s acts of offering people money to do various demeaning t..

Controversial Monday Night Raw Angle May Be On Hold

June 15, 2021 • Admin

Change of plans? There is a lot of content on any given edition of Monday Night Raw. The show runs for three hours every single week and that is the kind of show that is going to require a lot of effort for each episode. Some of the stories or ideas that are presented on any given week are going to be less popular than others, but now it seems that one has been delayed for at least a little while. Alexa Bliss’ doll Lily did not appear on this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw. Bliss mentioned her by name but said that Lily was in a time out and would not be on this week’s show. There was no further direct mention of Lily and she did not appear. Bliss went on to face and defeat Nia Jax in a singles match, while also having a match made with Shayna Baszler for Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay per view. Lily made her debut after WrestleMania 37 at Bliss’ side in Alexa’s Playground. Bliss would eventually say that the doll had been influencing her for her entire life and was causing fire to ..

Major Update On Salina de la Renta’s WWE Future

June 15, 2021 • Admin

She’s up next? One of the most interesting things to see in wrestling is a wrestler making a move to another promotion. There are a lot of talented wrestlers in the world today and you can see various names moving from one place to another in a pretty big change. WWE often picks up a lot of new talents and it seems that they are doing that again with a talented performer. According to Fightful Select, Natalia Class, formerly known as Salina de la Renta in Major League Wrestling and around the independent wrestling circuit, was seen training at the WWE Performance Center. It is not clear what kind of training she has been doing. While not confirmed, this would suggest that Class has signed with WWE. If she has, there is no word on when she could be debuting. Class announced her departure from Major League Wrestling earlier this year. You might need to get used to her. Check out what Class can do: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] ..

The Rock Offers His Surprising Pick For Biggest Match Of All Time

June 15, 2021 • Admin

I’d listen to him. There have been so many wrestling matches over the years that there is no way to keep track of them all. Between matches that have headlined WrestleMania to matches held in front of ten people at a local YMCA, there is no way of knowing how many matches have taken place over the history of wrestling. Some stand out more than others though and now a legend has weighed in on the most important ever. The WWE On Fox Twitter account sent out an image asking fans what they felt was the most important match in wrestling history. The Rock responded to the tweet, picking the Iron Sheik vs. Hulk Hogan in Madison Square Garden on January 23, 1984. Rock called the match a seminal moment for the historic implications which also had a bounty thrown into the mix. The match in question saw Hogan defeat the Iron Sheik to become WWF Champion for the first time in his career and is considered the birth of Hulkamania in the company. There have long since been rumors of a bounty on the..

New Grudge Match Set For Hell In A Cell

June 15, 2021 • Admin

Put it on the card. We are less than a week away from WWE’s next pay per view offering with Hell In A Cell but the card still has quite a few holes to fill. Coming into this week’s Monday Night Raw, there were only four matches set for the show from Monday Night Raw and SmackDown combined. That leaves a few places to go, and now one of the slots has been filled in. This week on Monday Night Raw, a match between Shayna Baszler and Alexa Bliss was added to Hell in a Cell. The match comes after Bliss and her doll Lily have been tormenting Baszler in recent weeks. Baszler did not appear on the show, but her friend Nia Jax confronted Bliss, who agreed to the match. Bliss defeated Jax on Monday Night Raw in her first match since Fastlane, and her first competitive match since February 1. Bliss and Baszler have had some history. Check out how we got here: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opin..

VIDEO: NXT Star Makes Surprise Monday Night Raw Debut

June 15, 2021 • Admin

Welcome indeed. WWE has so many different people on its rosters because there are so many different rosters. Some of these shows are treated as a bit more important than others, but there is still time for a lot of different people to get some attention. Every now and then you see some of them move around too, and that seems to be the case again, with a new name making their Monday Night Raw debut. NXT UK’s Piper Niven debuted during this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw. Niven came to the ring with Eva Marie and wrestled in her place, defeating Naomi in less than a minute. Eva Marie then announced herself as the winner and posed. Commentary did not recognize Niven and did not refer to her by name. Niven made her NXT UK debut in 2019 after appearing in the first Mae Young Classic. She had been rumored as a possible enforcer for Eva Marie. This was a cool debut. Check out Niven showing up and her time in NXT UK: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video,..

Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results – June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021 • Admin

Monday Night Raw Date: June 14, 2021 Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton It’s the go home show for Hell in a Cell and there are only four matches set for the card. In theory we should be getting more matches announced this week, but WWE has a habit of leaving some of the build until the very end at times. On top of that, we have the continuing adventures of Lily the evil doll. Let’s get to it. We open with Alexa Bliss recapping the Lily/Shayna Baszler incident from last week. Bliss has put Lily in time out this week but she will see Shayna on Sunday. Nia Jax comes in and says they used to be friends but now Bliss needs to leave Shayna alone. Bliss laughs it off and Nia challenges her for tonight. The match is made. We recap Nikki Cross’ technical wins over Rhea Ripley and Charlotte. Charlotte is ready to get rid of Cross to move on to Rhea Ripley on Sunday. Charlotte vs. Nikki Cross The bell rings and here is Rhea Ripley..

WWE Main Event Results – June 10, 2021

June 14, 2021 • Admin

Main Event Date: June 10, 2021 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Byron Saxton, Kevin Patrick Things continue their up and down ways around here and I’m running out of ways to say I’m not sure what to expect. That is quite the change of pace after spending so many years talking about how I was out of ways to say that things were too repetitive around here. That means….I have no idea actually. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Angel Garza vs. Mustafa Ali Ali takes him down by the arm to start and slaps on a headlock to annoy Garza even more. Back up and Garza knocks him into the corner, allowing Garza to TAKE OFF HIS PANTS! A neckbreaker out of the corner gives Ali two though and we’re already in the chinlock. Garza fights back up with a kick to the face into a flapjack for two of his own. Ali tries to get up but dives into a right hand to the face for another near fall but it’s too early for a running knee in the corner. A hard posting knocks Garza s..