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SmackDown Tag Team Title Match Set For Money In The Bank

May 23, 2018 • Admin

You can pad it out with some bludgeoning. Back at WrestleMania 34, the Bludgeon Brothers won the Smackdown Tag Team Titles in a triple threat match by defeating the defending Usos and fellow challenges the New Day. Since then the Brothers have defeated the Usos again, meaning it’s time for some fresh challengers. Those challengers were set up this week on SmackDown Live. On this week’s episode, Anderson and Gallows defeated the Usos to become the new #1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles with their shot taking place at Money in the Bank next month. Anderson and Gallows are former Raw Tag Team Champions and were brought over to the SmackDown Live Roster in the Superstar Shakeup last month. This was the team’s first regular tag match as part of their new brand. Check out what Anderson and Gallows had to say after their big win. [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Works for me. At the end of the day you can only do the Bludgeon Brothers vs. the Usos so many ti..

Several Potential Changes As SmackDown Live Goes To FOX

May 23, 2018 • Admin

SmackDown Live is officially heading to FOX in the future. We have compiled a number of changes that WWE is expected to make for the new Network. Some of the first announcements or rumors we’ve heard in regards to FOX taking SmackDown Live is that WWE will be adding an extra hour to the show, changing the air dates from Tuesdays to Fridays. If this is to be believed, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Radio discussed how WWE may be forced to deal with the changes during WrestleMania week. This is because WrestleMania week usually includes the PPV itself, NXT: TakeOver, Raw and the Hall of Fame. Here is what Meltzer had to say: “I wonder about the idea of a SmackDown Live on a Friday before WrestleMania. I guess you could do that as the go-home show Obviously the NXT [TakeOver] will move to Saturday and the Hall Of Fame would move to Thursday or Tuesday, I’m going to guess Thursday because if it’s on Tuesday everyone’s going to go home and it will die.” This would still be a pro..

WWE Are Making Some Interesting Changes To Future PPVs

May 23, 2018 • Admin

According to Steve Carrier of Ringside News, WWE is making some interesting changes to their PPVs moving forward. As Carrier explains, with a growing roster and the combination of Raw and SmackDown for co-branded PPVs, time is of the essence. Now it appears WWE has caught onto that idea and are capitalizing on it. PWInsider notes that WWE has informed international broadcasting partners that their PPVs will now be starting an hour earlier moving forward. PPVs will now last four hours, with roughly two hours devoted to each brand depending on the show and storylines heading into the event. The Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series will all go an extra hour, lasting five hours instead. This change reportedly kicks off with Money In The Bank. The PPV itself is expected to begin at 7 P.M. EST as opposed to 8 P.M. EST. There will still be a Kickoff Show beforehand. Check out some of the greatest pyro in wrestling entrances below: [This post contains video, click t..

Monday Night Raw Ratings And Viewership – May 21, 2018

May 23, 2018 • Admin

Something says this isn’t working so well. With less than a month to go before Money in the Bank, there’s not much left to do to set up the show on Monday Night Raw. We have the majority of the spots filled for the ladder matches and a good chunk of the rest of the card is set up as well. Therefore, what is there left to see with so much television to go? Well this week saw a bunch of matches of little consequence between people who had already qualified. How much of an audience did that draw? Miss this week’s show? Check out some quick results here. [This post contains video, click to play] According to 411mania.com, this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw drew 2.668 million viewers and a .89 rating in the 18-49 demographic. These numbers are down 1% and 2.6% respectively from last week’s 2.741 million viewers and .9 demographic rating. It should be noted that last week’s show was taped from London, which traditionally means a smaller audience than usual. Thi..

Major Update Regarding Sasha Banks’ WWE Future Revealed

May 23, 2018 • Admin

It’s no secret that Sasha Banks has fallen down the ladder of the Women’s Division over the past year. A lot of fans want to know the reason why The Boss hasn’t been featured like she used to on WWE programming. As it turns out, there are several reasons why. It’s been reported that Sasha’s attitude could be to blame, or she might just be taking a backseat for others to have the spotlight. Regardless of her current position with WWE, the former Raw Women’s Champion isn’t planning to leave the company any time soon. Related: Bayley Enjoys The Slow Build Of Her Feud With Sasha Banks According to WrestleVotes, The Boss signed a new contract with the company sometime last week. Traditionally, WWE offers three or five-year deals to their top superstars. The expectation is she’s signed on for at least three years with WWE. Sasha will continue to be a major player for “years to come.” She just won’t always be a part of the title hunt. Despite her current position on WWE television, Banks ..

Who Qualified For Money In The Bank This Week?

May 23, 2018 • Admin

Two more spots down. We’re getting close to Money in the Bank and now we’re down to the wire with the qualifiers. After several weeks though, we’re getting closer and closer to having the final lineups for both matches. Over the course of the last two days, we’ve seen three more names added to the match’s lineups. All three of those names were women, leaving very few names left to be filled in. So who made it this week? Check out this week’s Monday Night Raw results right here. During this week, Natalya, Lana and Naomi all qualified for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. On Monday Night Raw, Natalya defeated Dana Brooke, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan in a four way match. On SmackDown Live, Lana defeated Billie Kay and Naomi defeated Sonya Deville. This leaves one spot open in the women’s match, which will be determined by a gauntlet match next week on Monday Night Raw. The final two men’s spots will be determined when Samoa Joe faces Daniel Bryan next week on SmackDown Live and ..

SmackDown Live Coverage And Results – May 22, 2018

May 23, 2018 • Admin

Smackdown Date: May 22, 2018 Location: DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves We’re getting closer and closer to Money in the Bank and this week is going to be all about some major announcements. In this case, that would mean the announcement of which New Day member will be participating in the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match, along with the stipulation for AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. Let’s get to it. Here’s Miz in the ring with MizTV to get things going. Miz starts off with the big news that his reality series Miz and Mrs. will debut on July 24, right after Smackdown. With that out of the way, it’s time to bring out his guests, the New Day. After insulting their taste in television for not being sure if they’ll watch Miz and Mrs., Miz asks which of them will be in Money in the Bank. Their answer: Me! Woods lists off everything Miz has done and praises his success but Miz asks why Kofi has never won ..

Several Big Names Backstage At Raw, Why Were They There?

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Ringside News is reporting that several big names were backstage during Raw this week. We may now know why. A number of former Superstars and an NXT Superstar were backstage at Raw this week. The list of names includes Edge, Christian, Beth Phoenix, Funaki and Kairi Sane. From what we understand, all of these individuals were backstage to work on the upcoming season of Edge & Christian’s WWE Network show. In the photo shared on Instagram below, Sane and Pheonix are shown backstage in costume for their roles on the show: #News A NXT superstar #KairiSane e a hof #BethPhoenix , estão no backstage do Raw gravando um comercial para um novo show da WWE network , ' The EC Show ' . #BR? A post shared by Divas of PW BRASIL (@divasofpwbrasil) on May 21, 2018 at 3:49pm PDT Pheonix would take a photo alongside Funaki: Loved reuniting with one of my favorite people… @shofufu824 ! #Family pic.twitter.com/3fC7l6LZQj — Beth Copeland (@TheBethPhoenix) May 20, 2018 Funaki would take a ph..

John Cena: “I’m Far From Done With The WWE.”

May 22, 2018 • Admin

16-time World Champion John Cena was a guest on ESPN where he discussed his position with WWE, explaining that he is far from done with the company. Cena is a busy man. With multiple acting roles at once, a book set to be released and the whole relationship with Nikki Bella, Cena doesn’t have as much time as he used to for wrestling. In full, this is what Cena had to say on his wrestling future: “I’m far from done with the WWE. The WWE will always be my home, but in this current state of affairs right now with all this extra cool stuff that’s going on, it’s fun to try. It’s a great time to be able to take a chance and I’m so eternally grateful to the WWE and its audience for bringing me to this point. I realize I’d be nowhere without them and I never forget them. I promise as soon as I have any sort of downtime, like I had when I was at the Greatest Royal Rumble and the string of shows I did before WrestleMania, anytime free time I get will not be free, it will be spent at my home in ..

Reason Why Ronda Rousey Hasn’t Had Singles Matches Yet

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Before her match at WrestleMania 34, the WWE Universe had a lot of questions about Ronda Rousey being able to perform inside the squared circle. Most people are curious how Rousey will perform in a singles matches after stealing the show in New Orleans. The expectation was she’d wrestle Mickie James during WWE’s European tour, but she’s been booked for tag team matches instead. According to the Wrestling Observer Radio, the reason why WWE officials made those changes are due to Ronda’s in-ring ability. Related: Why Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax Is Happening Now Apparently, the powers that be don’t believe the former UFC Bantamweight Champion is ready for singles matches. A lot of people are going to question why Rousey is receiving a Raw Women’s Title Match with Nia Jax at the Money in the Bank PPV if she’s not ready for singles matches with Mickie James during the European tour. With such a big match coming in only a few weeks on PPV, WWE officials may want to hold off on her first sing..

Video: Chris Jericho Cuts A Promo On Tetsuya Naito Ahead Of Dominion Match

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Chris Jericho is arguably one of the most charismatic and entertaining competitors in professional wrestling history. As we’ve seen, Jericho is working with NJPW. He faced Kenny Omega back at Wrestle Kingdom earlier this year and is now feuding with the popular Tetsuya Naito. The two meet at Dominion, so check out this promo Jericho sent out for Naito, featuring Naito’s response: [This post contains video, click to play] Follow @SOSNH1995 Let us know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page or Twitter account. Additionally, you can find me on Twitter at @SOSNH1995. We also want to remind you that we have a Newsletter you can sign up to. This will allow us to send you the best news in one place via an email. We also have the Wrestling Rumors app that we encourage you all to download. Get updates faster than they release on our various pages. It is available for Android. We are working on an update to the Apple version of the app, but that is taking longer than expected. ..

Rumor: Nikki Bella and John Cena are ‘Basically Back Together’

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Well, that didn’t take long. According to a new report from People magazine, Nikki Bella and John Cena are on the road to reconciliation and are almost back together. This is after it had been previously reported that the two had split up last month. From the report: “This was never really about ending their relationship— it was about calling off a wedding because something didn’t feel right,” the source says. “It was a wedding that was entered into under false pretenses. She was pretending she was okay with not having a kid, he was pretending he absolutely couldn’t and wouldn’t budge on that point.” “They both got a wake-up call once they canceled the wedding, and they both realized they could fix what was broken,” the source explains. For those who don’t remember, Cena proposed to Bella at WrestleMania 33, and you can see that clip below: [This post contains video, click to play] It had also been previously reported that the two were spotted together getting coffee in San Dieg..

Video: British Invasion Take On Beer Money Inc. At TNA Sacrifice 2009

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Years ago, James Storm and Bobby Roode used to work together in a pretty famous tag team known as Beer Money Inc. During their time together, Beer Money Inc. was arguably the greatest tag team on the TNA roster. In the full match video shown today, the tandem take on the British Invasion in a fantastic match at TNA Sacrifice 2009. Check out Beer Money Inc. vs. British Invasion in full below: [This post contains video, click to play] Follow @SOSNH1995 Let us know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page or Twitter account. Additionally, you can find me on Twitter at @SOSNH1995. We also want to remind you that we have a Newsletter you can sign up to. This will allow us to send you the best news in one place via an email. We also have the Wrestling Rumors app that we encourage you all to download. Get updates faster than they release on our various pages. It is available for Android. We are working on an update to the Apple version of the app, but that is taking longer than e..

WWE Stock Soars After FOX Deal, Reaches Record High

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Up up and away. WWE’s record of talking about mainstream news is hit and miss at best. Sometimes something will happen and it becomes a topic of conversation on the shows and other times something will happen and it’s never mentioned. When something good happens to WWE though, you know full well that it’s going to be a featured topic on their television shows for a very long time. Given yesterday’s major news about SmackDown, there’s no surprise that it was a big deal. Yesterday, it was announced that FOX would be purchasing the broadcasting rights to SmackDown Live in a deal that could bring WWE over a billion dollars over the next five years. As a result, according to Marketwatch.com, the company’s stock soared 12.5% on Monday, bringing them to a record high of $58.30 a share. This continues a very lucrative year for the company, whose stock is up 194% in the last twelve month period. They could all be Ted DiBiase at this point. Remember this gem? [This post contains video, click t..

SmackDown Live’s Paige Is Again The Subject Of Online Nude Leaks

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Not again… SmackDown Live General Manager Paige is yet again the victim of an online celebrity video leak, according to Ringside News. Time and time again we have seen Paige become the victim of online video leaks. These pictures and videos have shown herself engaging in sexual acts with former WWE Superstar Brad Maddox, Xavier Woods of The New Day and another unidentified man. The latest set of leaks reportedly includes three new clips, all of which show the three men mentioned above in addition to Paige. It also brings the total time of footage to an hour, as Ringside News writes. In the past, Paige has been open about the leaks. She has said on Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia that she almost contemplated suicide in dealing with the leaks: “That scarred me. People invading my privacy to the point where I don’t even want to go out because people are looking at me bad. I was out yesterday with my friends and this guy goes up to my friend and says ‘that’s the porn star, I j—ed off to..

Official SmackDown Live Preview – May 22, 2018

May 22, 2018 • Admin

Building up that money. We’re less than a month away from Money in the Bank and that means it’s time to really start cranking things up. However, with the majority of the sixteen participants across the two matches already set, there’s only so much you can do in the meantime. There are still some matches to be set up, but at the same time we can at least build up a few other matches on the card. That’s what might be done this week on SmackDown Live. What happened on last week’s show? Check out the full results right here. WWE.com has released its official preview for this week’s SmackDown Live, which will be covering more building towards Money in the Bank. There will be two more qualifying matches taking place, but we’ll also find out which member of the New Day is going to be in the match after the team earned a spot for one member of the team. Finally, we’ll also be finding out what kind of stipulation Shinsuke Nakamura is picking for his upcoming match with WWE Champion AJ Styles...

Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results

May 21, 2018 • Admin

Monday Night Raw Date: May 21, 2018 Location: Times Union Center, Albany, New York Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Jonathan Coachman We’re FINALLY back to normal with no international trips or major shows in sight for at least a few weeks, meaning we can get back to a bit of a routine. Therefore, let’s pick things up with…what’s probably going to be a disaster as Sami Zayn has invited Bobby Lashley’s sisters to Raw to expose him for what he really is. Oh this is going to hurt. Let’s get to it. Here’s Kurt Angle to open things up. Angle talks about Ronda Rousey getting her first titles hot at Money in the Bank…and Stephanie McMahon is back. She’s here to say that Angle is forgiven for everything that happened at Wrestlemania because she’s a leader who will always do what’s best for business. Stephanie praises Angle for growing as a leader and she wants to see that continue, but Angle needs to listen to her. As for tonight, Stephanie is going to be in ch..

Breaking: SmackDown Live Moving To FOX In 2019 And Changing Nights

May 21, 2018 • Admin

Meet the new home, same as the old home. Over the last few weeks, one of the biggest stories has been the upcoming changes to the WWE television home. While it seems that Monday Night Raw is going to be sticking around in its same time slot thanks to a major deal with NBC Universal, SmackDown Live was up in the air. Now though, we seem to know where it’s landing. According to ESPN, SmackDown Live will be moving to FOX (the main network rather than FOX Sports 1) in October 2019. While no specifics have been confirmed, the Hollywood Reporter reports that the deal is worth over $1 billion over five years. It should also be noted that according to The Wrap, SmackDown Live will be moving to Friday nights. Neither WWE nor Fox commented on the deal, which has yet to be publicly announced. Since they’re changing networks, make sure to remember the times they were together. [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is a long way off, but good night this is a major deal. To air..

Video: Top Ten Wall Busters

May 21, 2018 • Admin

Are you ok? Because you just got thrown through a wall. In wrestling, you can see people having all sorts of horrible things done to them. It might be a suplex, a right hand, or some kind of complicated hold. Other things require something a little bit more basic though, like throwing them through something rather hard. Like, say, a wall. It makes for quite the power display, or at worst looks rather devastating. WWE thinks so too and we’re hitting the countdown as a result. These things always look good. [This post contains video, click to play] WWE has released a new Top Ten video, looking at the greatest Wall Busters in history. Most of these are from modern WWE and several of them involve people going through the LED wall on the stage, but the list also goes to other promotions. It also sees various moments of people being put through walls backstage, many of which involve someone throwing someone much smaller through in a huge crash. The list was inspired..

John Cena And Nikki Bella Together For First Time Since Split

May 21, 2018 • Admin

Together again. It seems that we can’t go a single day without having something happen between the now split up Nikki Bella and John Cena. The couple, who was scheduled to be married earlier this month, broke up instead and drama has ensued ever since. The story began to take different paths every day with one bit of breaking news after another. It seems possible that the two could get back together, which would start with the two being in the same place. As it turns out, that seems to have started. There are other signs that this might be working. Check out some hints here. According to the New York Daily News, Cena and Bella were seen together for the first time since their engagement ended, getting some coffee on Saturday in San Diego. While the two split up just a few weeks ago, Cena has since changed his mind and said that he wants to marry Bella. At the same time though, Bella has said she’s not completely done but needs more time to make sense of everything. What’s WWE’s take ..