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AEW RUMOR: Backstage Fighting Among Company Executives

May 15, 2021 • Admin

Honeymoon over? AEW has only been around a little over two years at this point, with Double Or Nothing 2021 marking the two year anniversary of their first event. The promotion has done rather well during their time and they have established themselves as one of the hottest wrestling companies to come along in a very long time. However, not everything is going to work perfectly, and that might be the case again. According to the Pro Wrestling Torch podcast, Wade Keller and Jason Powell mentioned that there have been backstage issues between AEW’s Executive Vice Presidents, including Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks. It is not clear what has been causing the problems. Some of the group is said to not be speaking to each other, though it is not clear what caused the issues or which people have the biggest problems, but that might not even be the biggest issue. Powell also mentioned that an unnamed person whom AEW would want to bring into the company does not seem interested..

REVIEW: Spring Stampede 1997: They’re Kind Of Bad At This

May 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? Spring Stampede 1997 Date: April 6, 1997 Location: Tupelo Coliseum, Tupelo, Mississippi Attendance: 8,356 Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Dusty Rhodes It’s time to get into a weird period for WCW, as the company is still rolling with the NWO but they need someone to stand up for the company. That would seem to be Sting, but since he has not been in a match for months now, things could be a little more complicated. This is a B show with no Hogan, Piper, or anyone else for the most part and a main event of ..

Former ECW Superstar New Jack Passes Away

May 15, 2021 • Admin

We have some sad news to report today as former ECW superstar Jerome Young, otherwise known as New Jack, has passed away at the age of 58. According to his wife, Jennifer, his passing was due to a heart attack that he suffered. [This post contains video, click to play] From WWE.com: With his fierce, competitive style, New Jack was well-known for pushing the limits of hardcore wrestling to their furthest extremes. Young broke into the sports-entertainment circuit with the Memphis-based United States Wrestling Association in 1992. Upon arrival in the Smoky Mountain Wrestling promotion, New Jack teamed with Mustafa Saed to form The Gangstas tag team. The Gangstas shook up ECW with their debut in 1995, immediately battling Public Enemy in one of the promotion’s most storied rivalries. New Jack teamed with Mustafa and Eliminator John Kronus for multiple ECW Tag Team Title reigns. With a trash can filled with makeshift weapons and his signature staple gun in tow, New Jack became one of..

Here’s Why Vince McMahon Did Not Air An Impression Of Him

May 15, 2021 • Admin

His opinion matters. While his wrestling company may not be quite the juggernaut it was at its peak, there is no denying that Vince McMahon is still the most powerful person in wrestling today. McMahon has been in charge of WWE for about forty years now and there is nothing to suggest that he will be letting go of that power until he is gone. That means he is still in full control, and that control was on display last week. Last week’s SmackDown was a special Throwback edition, with the show being made to look like it had in previous days. There were also elements from different eras, even if SmackDown had yet to debut in those eras. Prior to the show, SmackDown broadcaster Pat McAfee shot a video of himself impersonating McMahon as he arrived at the building. The video did not air on the show, and it turns out that it was McMahon’s doing. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, McMahon did not want the video to air on the television show as he felt that it was not funny. McM..

RUMOR: SmackDown Star Possibly Heading To Raw For Major Push

May 15, 2021 • Admin

Sometimes you need to shake it up. There are a lot of wrestlers wrestling in WWE today and that means there are going to be several of them not getting television time. It might be frustrating, but unfortunately it is how things work in the company today. One thing that can help them get a little more attention is to move around a bit, and that might be the case in the near future. According to WrestleVotes, WWE feels that Monday Night Raw needs some fresh faces. With Randy Orton and AJ Styles both in tag teams at the moment, the company needs some new people to have a chance. Two possibilities that have been discussed involve Damian Priest being elevated or Aleister Black being moved over from SmackDown to Monday Night Raw. It is not clear when these changes would begin. Priest made his main roster debut in January and has spent most of his time feuding with the Miz and John Morrison. Bad Bunny teamed with Priest to defeat Miz and Morrison at WrestleMania. Black is currently on Smac..

Huge Title Match Set For Next Week’s SmackDown

May 15, 2021 • Admin

Triple shot. The Intercontinental Title has been around for over forty years now and has become one of the most recognized and revered titles in all of wrestling. A who’s who of wrestlers have held the championship over the years and it still means a lot for someone to win it. That was the case with the most recent champion, but now he is going to have a heck of a time keeping it. This week on SmackDown, Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews was presenting Commander Azeez with a medal. During the segment, Big E., Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens all interrupted, leading to a brawl. Later in the night, WWE official Adam Pearce announced that Crews will defend the title against all three men next week on SmackDown in a fatal four way. Crews defeated Big E. for the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania 37. On the same weekend, Owens defeated Zayn in a grudge match. Since the title change, Big E. has continues to fight Crews, as have Owens and Zayn. Owens, Big E. and Zayn have all talked abou..

History Has Been Made! Title Change Takes Place On SmackDown

May 15, 2021 • Admin

History have been made! There are all kinds of titles in WWE and some of them have a longer history than others. It can be interesting to see where a title goes in its early years as the promotion is still trying to find out how they want the title to be presented. That is the case again with WWE and now one of their newest titles has changed hands yet again in a surprise. This week on SmackDown, Tamina and Natalya defeated Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler to become the new Women’s Tag Team Champions. The win is the first Tag Team Title for both of them and Tamina’s first major title in WWE, outside of a single reign we 24/7 Champion. The title change marks the beginning of the tenth reign in the titles’ history, which started in February 2019. It was a big moment. Check out how the title change went down: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This worked about as well as it could have, with the title change feeling like it mattered at least. Above all else, Jax and Baszler..

Return Of The Limitless? Keith Lee Hints At Return To NXT

May 12, 2021 • Admin

Maybe? One of the biggest problems that you see over and over again in WWE is wrestlers not having anything to do. There are a lot of wrestlers who are unable to get in the ring or even on television for whatever reason. One of the bigger issues is having someone where the WWE’s creative department has nothing for them. Now a Monday Night Raw star might be wanting to do something about it. Monday Night Raw’s Keith Lee has sent out a pair of tweets which may be suggesting that he is returning to NXT. Lee’s first tweet talked about how today could be a day that defines your life so you should always try to make your wheels turn forward. The second tweet showed him at Takeover: WarGames in NXT. There is no word on if Lee will be returning to NXT, though he has not wrestled on Monday Night Raw since January, reportedly due to health issues. Today is a day that can and will define the future. The wheels can have motion and move forward….or…. they can stop completely. ……Make your wheels t..

Surprise? WWE Has Some Plans For Eva Marie’s Return

May 12, 2021 • Admin

It’s a new way to go. One of the more interesting ways to present a wrestler is for a wrestler to leave the company and then have them come back years later. Various things can change in the time being, but you never know how it is going to play out. It can be quite the change of pace if someone has a different personality, which might be the case again in WWE. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is planning to present Eva Marie as a babyface during her return to the company. Eva Marie returned to WWE television last week in a vignette, marking her first appearance since leaving the company in 2017. In her vignettes, Eva Marie has talked about wanting to give back while posing on a Ferrari. The idea of the character will be that while she is a supermodel, she wants to do the right things for other people. There is no word on when she will be back in the ring. The vignettes have been interesting. Check out how Eva Marie has been presented since she has been back: [This post co..

1990s WWE Personality Making Special NXT Appearance

May 12, 2021 • Admin

Blast from the past. There are certain eras in WWE history which get more attention than others. You hear some of these names over and over again, with the Attitude Era always near the top of the list. The Golden Era and Ruthless Aggression eras also get some attention, but there is another generation that does not get much attention. Now it is going to get a special cameo. WWE has announced that former broadcaster Todd Pettengill will serve as host of the upcoming NXT Takeover: In Your House 2021. The show will take place on June 13 and follows the first Takeover: In Your House from last year. Pettengill returned to the company to present a preview of the show. There is nothing to suggest that this will be anything more than a one off appearance. Pettengill worked for WWE from 1993-1997 and served as a host of several television shows. He also worked on multiple In Your House events, along with other WWE pay per views, mainly working as the hype man for the events. After leaving the..

VIDEO: Surprise Return Takes Place During NXT

May 12, 2021 • Admin

Welcome home! NXT has come a long way in a very short amount of time. Over the hast few years, the promotion has gone from little more than filler programming on WWE.com to one of the biggest wrestling shows of the week. The show airs in prime time on the same network as Monday Night Raw, so a big moment on the show means a lot to the fans. That is the case again this week. Bobby Fish made his return to NXT television this week, saving Kyle O’Reilly from a double team attack by Pete Dunne and Oney Lorcan. After O’Reilly and Fish cleared the ring, the two agreed to go their own ways as they both had their own scores to settle. The two were on good terms though and showed respect to each other. This was Fish’s first appearance since TakeOver: WarGames in November. Fish and O’Reilly were part of the Undisputed Era from 2017-2021 and won the NXT Tag Team Titles multiple times as part of the team. During his absence, the Undisputed Era split up, with Fish not being present for the split. ..

Very Interesting Note On WWE And Daniel Bryan (And Walter)

May 12, 2021 • Admin

Well that’s odd. One of the biggest WWE stories of the last few weeks has been that of Daniel Bryan, who was forced to leave SmackDown after failing to take the Universal Title from Roman Reigns. After the match was over, news broke that Bryan’s WWE contract had expired, meaning that he would be a free agent, able to go anywhere that he wanted. That opened some doors, but now we might have a bit of a twist. NXT United Kingdom Champion Walter was recently a guest on After The Bell. During the interview, Walter mentioned that he would be interested in facing Bryan, listing him as one of his dream opponents on the current roster. However, the mention of Bryan was removed from the clip of the interview that WWE released on YouTube, leaving only Cesaro and Finn Balor as potential opponents. The Bryan mention is still in the full podcast. There is still no word on Bryan re-signing with WWE or signing elsewhere. Something is missing. Check out the clip released by WWE and a look at what mig..

NXT Live Coverage And Results – May 11, 2021

May 11, 2021 • Admin

NXT Date: May 11, 2021 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, Beth Phoenix It’s another double title night as we have two titles on the line. As a bonus, one of the matches, in this case Kushida defending the Cruiserweight Title against Santos Escobar, will be two out of three falls. That’s nice enough, but will it be nicer than Raquel Gonzalez defending the Women’s Title against Mercedes Martinez? Well yeah it probably will but that’s beside the point. Let’s get to it. Opening recap/preview. Karrion Kross vs. Austin Theory Non-title and Scarlett/Johnny Gargano are here. Theory is rather worried to come in but Gargano talks him into it, meaning the stalking can start fast. A clothesline doesn’t do much to Kross but his clothesline takes Theory’s head off. Kross looks annoyed at Theory and tosses him with a Doomsday Saito. Gargano offers a distraction though and Theory rakes the eyes to take things outside. A DDT on the floor..

John Cena Returning To WWE Programming As Narrator Of New Series

May 11, 2021 • Admin

This could be interesting. There have been all kinds of wrestlers going in and out of WWE over the course of the company’s history. With so many wrestlers over the years, there are only going to be a handful of wrestlers who are going to get the highest level of attention. There are some great villains who do not get the attention that they deserve, but now they are going to receive it from a slightly surprising source. According to Deadline.com, NBCUniversal has ordered a new series from WWE called WWE Evil, which will air on Peacock. John Cena is credited as a show runner and executive producer and will also serve as a narrator. The series will be a look into the psychological breakdown of various famous villains in the company’s history. There is no word on when the series will air. This comes after Cena teased a new project with WWE but nothing was announced. Cena will have a lot to pick from. Check out some of the best villains in WWE history, including Cena’s time as a villain:..

Important Update On Monday Night Raw Injury Scare

May 11, 2021 • Admin

That’s a relief. One of the worst parts about a wrestler being injured is wondering how long they are going to be on the shelf. There is almost no way of knowing the extent of an injury as someone being hurt could put them out of action for a long time. However, some injuries seem to be a lot scarier than they actually are, and thankfully that seems to be the case with another from this week. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Humberto Carrillo is ok after an injury scare during his match against Sheamus on Monday Night Raw. Carrillo could “wrestle tomorrow” if he needed to. Carrillo’s match against Sheamus ended in a referee stoppage when Sheamus landed on Carrillo’s leg during a sunset bomb. The two laid on the outside for a few moments before the referee stopped the match and awarded Sheamus the victory. There is no word on if WWE will make an angle out of the injury scare. This could have been worse. Check out how the match went, plus what a healthy Carrillo can do: [This po..

AEW’s Ricky Starks Out Of Action With A Broken Neck

May 11, 2021 • Admin

That’s Kurt Angle’s deal. There are all kinds of injuries in wrestling and some of them are a lot worse than others. You see people get hurt every now and then and sometimes you wonder how they keep going. One of the most amazing things is finding out that someone has been hurt worse than expected, and that is the case again with a horrible AEW injury. According to Voices of Wrestling, AEW’s Ricky Starks will be out of action for three months with a broken neck. The injury took place during a match on the April 21 edition of Dynamite, when Starks landed on his head during a German suplex from Hangman Page. Starks attempted to backflip out of the move but did not go far enough, causing the injury, though Starks finished the match. According to Fightful, the injury is considered to be a slight fracture and surgery will not be required to repair the damage. Starks has officially wrestled a tag match since the injury, though he only stood on the apron for a tag team match, which lasted l..

REVIEW: In Your House #1: A Late Mother’s Day Present

May 11, 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? In Your House #1 Date: May 14, 1995 Location: Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, New York Attendance: 7,000 Commentators: Vince McMahon, Doc Hendrix The main event is Diesel defending the WWF Title against Sid, but there is something a bit bigger. The main story tonight is the WWF giving away an actual house down in Florida to play up the In Your House name. This was a major idea that was heavily promoted on WWF television leading up to the show. It was a nice marketing idea as it gave some adults a reason to care abou..

WWE Management Says Match “Set The Business Back 30 Years”

May 11, 2021 • Admin

I guess they weren’t fans. For the better part of twenty years, WWE had very little, if any, serious competition at the top of the wrestling world. The company completely dominated the industry and there was nothing that came close to them. That is still mainly the case, but there is now another company doing fairly well, as AEW has grown by leaps and bounds in their brief existence. Last week AEW presented a match and WWE was not too thrilled with it. Last week, AEW presented its first ever Blood & Guts match, serving as their version of WarGames. The match featured ten wrestlers, many of whom were bleeding by the end. According to PWInsider, WWE management felt that the match “set the business back 30 years”. However, WWE wrestlers felt that the match was great and would love to do something similar. It is not clear what part of the match angered WWE officials. The match was certainly intense. Check out what happened and see if you can find the part WWE did not like: [This post co..

What Is Next For Mia Yim/Reckoning In WWE

May 11, 2021 • Admin

It’s a place to start. There are so many wrestlers on the WWE roster that it can be hard to find something for all of them to do. That is kind of a nice problem to have as it means that WWE has more choices than it knows what to do with at the moment. It seems to be the case now, but WWE has a new plan in mind for one of their stars looking for something to do. According to Fightful Select, Reckoning, also known as Mia Yim, was scheduled to debut on last week’s SmackDown in a match against Carmella. The match did not take place due to reasons that are not clear, though Carmella did appear on the show, defeating Ruby Riott. It is expected that Yim vs. Carmella will take place, though it is not clear which name Yim will wrestle under. Yim has been part of WWE since 2018, following a pair of appearances in the first two Mae Young Classics. She spent just shy of three years in NXT, where she wrestled under the Yim name. In August 2020, she moved up to the main roster as part of the Retri..

RUMOR: Update On Becky Lynch’s WWE Status

May 11, 2021 • Admin

Stay a bit. There are some major names in WWE but some of them are even bigger than others. You get to see some of the top stars in the world in WWE and when those stars are at the top of their game, they are absolutely awesome to watch. It makes sense for WWE to want to have them around for as long as they can, and now the company may have re-signed one of its top stars. According to Ringsidenews.com, Becky Lynch has signed a new deal with WWE in recent weeks. The deal comes while Lynch has been away from wrestling for about a year now as she has been away on maternity leave. Lynch’s previous contract was signed in March 2019 and it is not clear when her current deal expires, or now long her new deal will last. There is no word on when Lynch will be back on WWE television. You might remember her. Check out some of Lynch’s best moments: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Why wou..