Reason Exposed For WWE SmackDown Cancellation In Cincinnati
In the world of professional wrestling, More information has surfaced regarding WWE’s decision to cancel an on the horizon show of SmackDown, including the note...
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Next Time: WWE Cancels Upcoming Event
One less on the calendar. WWE is the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world and that gives them a lot of advantages over other companies. One of their major strengths is the name recognition that comes with running regular events around the country. It means something to get to see the action live, but that will not be the case for some fans. According to PWInsider.com, WWE has canceled its upcoming Sunday Stunner event on October 16 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. There was no reason given for the cancellation of the show, which would have been the first WWE event in the venue, and no makeup date announced. The event was to be a SmackDown show, featuring matches such as the New Day vs. the Usos and Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross. Opinion: This one comes a bit out of nowhere and I’m curious to know why the show was canceled. There is always the chance that it was due to low ticket sales, which would not be the most shocking in a new venue. WWE is on a bit of a roll ..
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New CDC Recommendation Makes WrestleMania Seem Highly Unlikely
That doesn’t sound great. WrestleMania is coming up but at the same time, the show is looking less and less likely. The Coronavirus has wrecked havoc on the world, including on sporting events. That very well may cause WWE to be forced to cancel the event, even if they certainly do not want to. While WWE is fighting to keep the show going, there might be a new development slowing them down. One of the biggest things holding the entire situation back is the idea of having so many fans in a single place. A lot of locations have banned mass gatherings, including some with as low as 250 people. That can cause a problem as far as bringing in fans, but with WWE holding their events in empty arenas, it can be done. However, things may be about to get more complicated. According to CNBC.com, the Center For Disease Control has recommended a cancellation of events with fifty or more people for a period of eight weeks. This would include anything from concerts to sporting events to family gathe..
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XFL Cancels Remainder of 2020 Season Due to Coronavirus
The XFL announced yesterday that it was canceling the remainder of the 2020 season, due to the spread of the Coronavirus across the United States. They are following suit along with other major sports organizations across the country who are delaying or canceling their seasons, due to the pandemic. You can read the full statement from the league below: Currently, the XFL will not be playing its regular-season games. However, all players will be paid their base pay and benefits for the 2020 regular season. All XFL ticket holders will be issued refunds or credit toward future games. The XFL is committed to playing a full season in 2021 and future years. Check out some action from last week: Here is a list of some of the major sports to be delayed, postponed or canceled to due to the scare of the Coronavirus: NBA: Suspension of all play for at least 30 days NHL: Pausing of the season until further notice MLB: Delay of Opening Day for at least 2 weeks NCAA: Cancellation of the 2020 M..
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Vanes Martirosyan Speaks On Upcoming Fight With GGG: "When They Called I Was Ready"
Fightful.com was sent the following, announcing Vanes Martirosyan's fight with GGG: Two-time world title challenger and 2004 Olympian VANES "THE NIGHTMARE" MARTIROSYAN (36-3-1, 21 KOs), from Glendale, Calif., challenges undefeated World Middleweight Champion GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN (37-0-1, 33 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan. The recently announced world championship rumblebetween the 2004 Olympians is only 14 days away and takes place on Cinco De Mayo -- Saturday, May 5 -- under the stars at StubHub Center and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Martirosyan was one of a handful of boxers in the conversation as Golovkin's May 5 opponent following the cancellation of the Canelo rematch. Martirosyan was ready to go when the call came. He had been sparring with a couple of undefeated Russian boxers. "Throughout the year, two camps started on and off. Every time we started somebody pulled out.,' said Martirosyan. '..
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Joe Rogan & Jimmy Smith Blast Conor McGregor Bus Attack During UFC 223
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and a gaggle of friends attacked a bus full of UFC stars this past Thursday, allegedly trying to get their hands on UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Joe Rogan took part of the UFC 223 broadcast alongside Jon Anik and Jimmy Smith, offering the following about the bus attack by the Irishman and cohorts. “It’s crazy,” Rogan said during the broadcast. “It’s pathetic, it’s disgusting. I hate it. I hate that it happened. And I hate that it happened, caused by a guy I love. I’m a giant Conor McGregor fan, and to see him step out this badly just really, really upsets me.” The attack by the Irishman and pals lead to the cancellation of three bouts at UFC 223, including Anthony Pettis versus Michael Chiesa, Artem Lobov versus Alex Caceres and Ray Borg versus Brandon Moreno. Smith was also a part of the UFC 223 broadcast and he stated the following about the bus attack. “It’s taken something that was supposed to be about the fighter..
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Bischoff on Wrestling LIVE Recap – Talking Smack’s Cancellation, Favourite nWo Member, Lesnar Returning to UFC? More!
<p>On this special ‘1 Year Anniversary’ edition of the show, Bischoff and his co-host Nick Hausman go live in order to answer fan questions.</p><p>To start the show, Bischoff says he’s very grateful that <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/shane/" title="Shane">Shane</a></strong> McMahon emerged without injury from a forced landing in a helicopter yesterday. He says he doesn’t know McMahon well, but he knows how much McMahon loves his wife and kids and he was certainly thinking about them during that situation yesterday. In typical McMahon fashion, Shane didn’t really sell anything during his news interview, and Bischoff says that only Shane could top his Hell in the Cell leap by falling out of the sky in a helicopter.</p><p></p><p>A listener calls into the show and asks Bischoff how WWE can get back to the days when they were doing 6.0 and 7.0 ratings. Bischoff says that things have changed so much in the world of entertainment since those days, and there are so many alternative ways to consume programming these days. He doesn’t <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/think/" title="think">think</a></strong> we’ll ever see those types of numbers again, and with respect to the current television landscape, Bischoff thinks that WWE is ‘blowing it out of the water’.</p><p>Another listener calls into the show and asks Bischoff who his favourite member of the nWo was. He says that Hulk Hogan is his best friend, but he also really enjoyed Scott Hall’s performance as a member of the nWo. Hall brought a lot to that group, and then his pairing with <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/kevin/" title="Kevin">Kevin</a></strong> Nash resulted in a terrific tandem. Hall and Nash’s pairing is a perfect example of 1+1=5.</p>
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Vince McMahon Not the Primary Reason for Talking Smack’s Cancellation
<p>It was reported <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/16/real-reason-talking-smack-canceled/">last week via Sports Illustrated</a> that one of the reason’s Talking Smack was canceled was because <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/vince-mcmahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></strong> was not a fan of the format, however those claims appear to be <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/false/" title="false">false</a></strong>.</p><p>Dave Meltzer received word from a source within WWE that the cancellation of the weekly show had nothing to do with Vince McMahon not liking the format but to do with the viewership numbers the show was receiving.</p><p><em>“Despite all rumors, Vince doesn’t hate Talking Smack. Also, he does not watch it but gets a weekly report about it every Wednesday. The one thing he didn’t like was when the New Day appeared <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/right/" title="right">right</a></strong> after Kofi (Kingston) got cleared (the 5/23 episode). That was technically their Tuesday night debut and Vince felt the first Tuesday appearance should have happened on Smackdown.”</em></p><p>As previously noted, the Talking Smack episodes will still air after SmackDown-brand pay-per-view events, as those numbers seem to perform well.</p>
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Real Reason Talking Smack Was Canceled
<p>While Dave Meltzer reported that Talking Smack was cancelled <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/15/wwe-cancels-talking-smack/">because of lower viewership</a>, Justin Barrasso of <em><a href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/07/15/wwe-talking-smack-canceled-vince-mcmahon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sports Illustrated</a></em> is saying otherwise.</p><p>According to Barrasso, WWE canceled the weekly show because <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/vince-mcmahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></strong> was not pleased with the show and felt it wasn’t best for the company’s interests. Vince apparently made the decision last week while he was present for the show.</p><p>WWE issued the following statement on Friday regarding the cancellation of the show:</p><p><em>“We continuously review WWE Network’s programming line-up based on a variety of factors, including viewership and subscriber research. Talking Smack and Raw Talk will air following pay-per-view events, and Tuesday will continue to feature 205 Live.”</em></p>
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WWE Cancels Another Show
<p>Talking Smack wasn’t the only WWE Network show to be cancelled, as the company decided to canceled <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/renee/" title="Renee">Renee</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/young/" title="Young">Young</a></strong>’s “Unfiltered” series.</p><p>While responding to questions from fans on Twitter about the cancellation of Talking Smack, Renee Young revealed that her WWE Network Series Unfiltered has been also canceled.</p>
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WWE to Make Changes to 205 Live?
<p>While talking about the cancellation of Talking Smack on Friday’s episode of Wrestling Observer Live, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bryan/" title="Bryan">Bryan</a></strong> Alvarez indicated that the company may be making changes to some of it’s programming on the WWE Network.</p><p>It was previously reported that <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/15/wwe-cancels-talking-smack/">WWE decided to cancel Talking Smack</a> because it wasn’t getting the viewership that the company was hoping for. Alvarez indicated that 205 Live could possibly be getting a change as well if fans don’t tune into the show. The general feeling <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/right/" title="right">right</a></strong> now is that not enough people are watching 205 Live, which could ultimately led to some changes before the year ends.</p>