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Bad News: WWE Superstar Reportedly Arrested Last Month Over Firearm Charge

March 1, 2023

It can happen to anyone. There are all kinds of problems that can take place in a wrestler’s life and those just involve what happens with their jobs. In addition to whatever can happen while they are at work, there is also the issue of problems that take place elsewhere. Now a WWE star is dealing with one of those issues and it is more than a bit serious this time. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Flashback: Cameron Makes Bold Claim About WWE Reunion With Naomi According to TMZ.com, WWE star Sonya Deville was arrested on February 19 in Atlantic City, New Jersey on a charge of possession a firearm without a New Jersey permit. A valet reportedly found the gun and called authorities, leading to the arrest. Deville has possessed the weapon since she was stalked by a fan in August 2020. The gun is registered to her in Florida but not in New Jersey and Deville has a hearing scheduled for later this month. According to PWInsider.com, Deville does not have heat with WWE management over the issue. Nei..

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Up Next? WWE Taking A Closer Look At NXT Star

February 26, 2023

The final promotion. WWE has a unique situation as the company is able to run its own developmental system. With NXT, WWE gets to build up its own future generation, which can help them repopulate their roster whenever they need to. It can mean a lot when a wrestler is able to move up to the main roster and now WWE seems to have their eyes on a brand new star. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: On The Mend: Wrestling Legend Reveals Very Positive Health News According to PWInsider.com by way of Wrestlingheadlines.com, NXT’s Zoey Stark will be working on upcoming WWE live events in triple threat matches involving Sonya Deville and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte. The idea is for WWE to see how Stark handles working in front of larger crowds. There is nothing to suggest that Stark will be promoted to the main roster anytime soon but WWE does want another look at her. Stark has done well during her time in NXT. Check out what has caught WWE’s eye: [This post contains video, click to play] [..

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Sonya Deville Announces Engagement To Longtime Girlfriend

February 23, 2023

Love is in the air! People Magazine is reporting that Sonya Deville proposed to her longtime girlfriend Toni Cassano last week at a wine cellar cave in Towaco, New Jersey. Deville, whose real name is Daria Berenato, was in for a shock after Cassano said ‘yes’ to the proposal. Moments after giving her fianceé a custom-designed ring by Happy Jewelers in front of friends and family, she was shocked when Cassano pulled out an engagement ring of her own. From the article: “I proposed, then Toni’s like, ‘Grab my purse.’ And she pulls out a freaking ring box, and she’s like, ‘I’ve been carrying this around in my purse for four months. So whenever you proposed, I could give you a ring immediately back.’ “ “It truly was the biggest blur ever,” Cassano says of the romantic night. “All I remember is both of us shaking so bad.” Adds Bernato: “I could go on for days about the way I feel about this woman, I never knew love could feel so happy and safe all at the same time. I found my best frien..

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WRESTLING RUMORS: How WWE Views The Top SmackDown Stars

February 9, 2023

They just made the list. There are so many wrestlers on the WWE roster that it is difficult to keep track of everyone. That is the case for wrestling fans on a regular basis but there are also problems for the wrestling promotions on occasions. At the same time, there are ways for promotions to make this easier, and now we have a better idea of how WWE sees a lot of its stars. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: It’s A Matter Of Time: Interesting Detail On Lita’s WWE Return According to a list released by PWInsider.com by way of Bodyslam.net, here are the male wrestlers that WWE sees as the top five babyfaces and heels on SmackDown: Heels 1. Roman Reigns 2. Karrion Kross 3. Solo Sikoa 4. Gunther 5. LA Knight Babyfaces 1. Bray Wyatt 2. Sami Zayn 3. Drew McIntyre 4. Braun Strowman 5. Rey Mysterio And here is the same list for the female wrestlers on SmackDown: Heels 1. Ronda Rousey 2. Shayna Baszler 3. Sonya Deville 4. Lacey Evans 5. Xia Li Babyfaces 1. Charlotte 2. Liv Morgan 3. Raquel Rodrig..

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WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Star Injured At Live Event, Title Match Stopped

February 6, 2023

Please don’t be bad. You never know when you are going to see a wrestler injured and it is never a good thing. Wrestlers being hurt can happen at any time and can cause all kinds of problems for everyone involved, but the wrestler’s health is what matters the most. There was another injury scare this weekend and a match was stopped as a result of the sudden injury. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: You Can See Him: Former WWE Superstar Wrestling First Televised Match In Six Years According to Wrestlingbodyslam.com and a fan on Twitter, a SmackDown Women’s Title match at a live event in Pensecola, Florida. Charlotte was defending against Liv Morgan and Sonya Deville when Deville suffered some sort of injury. A member of the medical staff came to ringside to check on Deville and the match was stopped, with Deville being helped to the back. There is no word on the nature of Deville’s injury or if she will be missing any ring time. Sonya actually hurt? Head security guy ran to the back and return..

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Rhea Ripley Wins The 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble

January 29, 2023

This is her brutality. After entering the match at No. 1, Rhea Ripley went the distance and ended up becoming the winner of the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble match. She would outlast 29 other superstars to punch her ticket to the main event of WrestleMania. Below is a list of entrances and eliminations: Women’s Royal Rumble entrants: Rhea Ripley Liv Morgan Dana Brooke Emma Shayna Baszler Bayley B-Fab Roxanne Perez Dakota Kai IYO SKY Natalya Candice LeRae Zoey Stark Xia Li Becky Lynch Tegan Nox Asuka Piper Niven Tamina Chelsea Green Zelina Vega Raquel Rodriguez Michin Lacey Evans Michelle McCool Indi Hartwell Sonya Deville Shotzi Nikki Cross Nia Jax Women’s Royal Rumble eliminations: B-Fab by Ripley Brooke by Bayley, Kai & Sky Emma by Kai Perez by Bayley, Kai & Sky Baszler by Bayley, Kai & Sky Natalya by Bayley, Kai & Sky LeRae by Sky Nox by Asuka Green by Ripley Nox by Lynch Sky by Lynch Lynch by Bayley Bayley by Morgan Li by Vega Tamina by McCool Stark by Deville Vega by Evans Hartwel..

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That Would Be Good: WWE Offers Possible Hint At Upcoming Title Feud

January 17, 2023

It’s a different way to go. We are about to start the build to the biggest WWE event of the year with WrestleMania 39. Before we get there though, WWE has some more major shows to cover, with both the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber. Those events need some big time matches as well, including multiple title matches. Now we might have a hint of what is coming next. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Groom Does Seth Rollins Entrance At Wedding, Rollins Responds On the last SmackDown of 2022, Charlotte made a surprise return and defeated Ronda Rousey to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Charlotte has since successfully defended her title against Sonya Deville and their feud seems likely to continue. However, over the weekend, Shayna Baszler unsuccessfully challenged Charlotte at two WWE live events. While not confirmed, there is a chance that this could be a preview of an upcoming feud between the two. Charlotte Flair vs. Shayna Baszler!! #WWERoanoke pic.twitter.com/l3zaUajdQu ..

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SPOILERS: WWE Smackdown Live TV Taping Results For 12/23/22

December 17, 2022

The following are spoilers for the December 23, 2022 edition of Smackdown, which was taped in Chicago last evening: Raquel Rodriguez won a gauntlet match to become the number one contender for the SmackDown Women’s title. Xia Li beat Emma and Tegan Nox. Raquel defeated Li, Liv Morgan, and Sonya Deville to win the match. Shayna Baszler came out as a surprise entrant, but Rodriguez defeated her as well. Bray Wyatt came out and said that LA Knight owes him an apology. He ends up attacking the camera man. Rey Mysterio defeated Angel of Los Lotharios. Karrion Kross and Scarlett were watching in the crowd. Roman Reigns and the rest of The Bloodline came out for a promo. Solo Sikoa vs. Sheamus was added to the December 30 show in Tampa. During the promo, Zayn said that Kevin Owens was like a black cloud that is still following him. The Usos defeated Hit Row to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team titles. Braun Strowman and Ricochet defeated Imperium in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight. Presents ..

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Smackdown Women’s Championship Match Set For Survivor Series 2022

November 12, 2022

Let the games begin. Tonight on Smackdown, a Six-Pack Challenge match was held to determine who the no. 1 contender for the Smackdown Women’s Championship would be. But who was the winner? Shotzi defeated Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, and Xia Li in the match and, as a result, will challenge Ronda Rousey for the Smackdown Women’s Championship at Survivor Series 2022. From WWE.com: Rousey has been dominant since capturing the title from Morgan at WWE Extreme Rules and has added extra security in the form of Shayna Baszler, making her even more dangerous. Can Shotzi dethrone Rousey, or will The Baddest Woman on the Planet once again live up to her moniker? Editor’s Opinion: I am so happy that Shotzi is finally getting to show the world what she can do. She thrived in NXT and I feel was never utilized properly on the main roster while Vince McMahon was in charge. However, Triple H sees something in her, and I’m glad she’s getting the chance to step up again..

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SmackDown Results – November 4, 2022

November 5, 2022

Smackdown Date: November 4, 2022 Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri Commentators: Wade Barrett, Michael Cole It’s time for a taped show as everyone else is already in Saudi Arabia. The main event this week is Gunther defending the Intercontinental Title against Rey Mysterio in a match that has some potential. Other than that, we probably get the final push towards Logan Paul challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Title, because celebrity. Let’s get to it. Liv Morgan vs. Sonya Deville No DQ. It’s a brawl to start with Deville grabbing some kendo sticks and driving Morgan into the apron. Back in and Deville unloads with the stick but Morgan is smiling. Morgan fights up and sticks her down, meaning it’s table time. That’s broken up and Deville puts the table back under the ring. Back up and Morgan hits a suicide dive to drop Deville and then she does it again. Now we can get the table set up with Liv driving her through it as we take a break. We come back with a bunch..

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Monday Night Raw Results – August 8, 2022

August 9, 2022

Monday Night Raw Date: August 8, 2022 Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, Ohio Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton This could be a very interesting show, as we are coming off last week’s pretty awesome episode, but now the question is how they follow it up. They certainly don’t need to have some big moment or debut/return, but keep up the energy and put on a good show and they should be fine. Let’s get to it. We open with a recap of Bayley/Iyo Shirai/Dakota Kai coming together at Summerslam and running some roughshod last week. We get the brackets for the Women’s Tag Team Title tournament: Tamina/Dana Brooke Iyo Sky/Dakota Kai Alexa Bliss/Asuka Nikki Ash/Doudrop Raquel Rodriguez/Aliyah Xia Li/Shotzi Nikkita Lyons/Zoey Stark Natalya/Sonya Deville Here are Bayley, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai for a chat. Bayley: “DING DONG!” Bayley can’t believe that she’s getting this kind of a reception when the fans need her. They are here to save this women’s division..

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WWE Reveals Women’s Tag Team Title Tournament Field, NXT Stars Included

August 9, 2022

You have to start somewhere. There are a lot of titles in WWE and holding a championship still means quite a bit. Winning a title can be a game changer for a wrestler and often serves as the start of someone’s move up to the next level. There are a few ways to become a champion and now we have a better idea of how two people will be winning a title at once. WWE has released the brackets for the tournament to crown new Women’s Tag Team Champions with the first round beginning this week on Monday Night Raw: Tamina/Dana Brooke Iyo Sky/Dakota Kai Alexa Bliss/Asuka Nikki Ash/Doudrop Raquel Rodriguez/Aliyah Xia Li/Shotzi Nikkita Lyons/Zoey Stark Natalya/Sonya Deville The tournament is being held after Naomi and Sasha Banks walked out on WWE in May, vacating the titles in the process. It is not clear when the finals will be taking place or if Lyons and Stark have been called up from NXT permanently. Opinion: That is a pretty nice field for the tournament and I’m curious to see how well..

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WATCH: NXT Star Debuts On SmackDown With New Name And Character

May 21, 2022

Whoever you are. With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, it can be difficult to make someone stand out. There are ways to make someone more of a success than others, but it is quite the trick to get everything working. WWE knows what it is doing a lot of the time though and hopefully that is the case again, as a new name has joined the main roster as of this week. This week’s edition of SmackDown saw the debut of Max Dupri, who described himself as the head of a male modeling agency. Sonya Deville signed Dupri before she was relieved of her position, meaning Adam Pearce did not know Dupri was coming. Dupri is better known as LA Knight, who had been appearing in dark segments before recent editions of SmackDown, where he debuted various clients, such as Mansoor and T-Bar. There is no word on why WWE made the name change. This is a different way to go. Check out the debut: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: One of these days, I would love a full on explanation for ..

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Time For A New Career: WWE Star Loses Her Job This Week On Monday Night Raw

May 10, 2022

Put it on the resume. There are a lot of ways to present a wrestler in WWE as there are several roles they can fill. What matters is finding the right fit for every wrestler and that can be rather difficult to do. Some wrestlers have strengths in certain areas and now one wrestler is going to be moved to another spot, where she happens to be rather skilled as well. Over the last few weeks, WWE official Sonya Deville has been under an official investigation by WWE higher ups. This week saw the results released, which declared that Deville had abused her authority, causing her to be fired from her role. As a result, Deville will be wrestling full time, which included a loss to the returning Alexa Bliss. Deville had been in her authority position since January 2021. Opinion: This is a move that has seemed to be coming for a few months now and it makes sense to shift Deville back into the ring full time. She can still do her talking and it isn’t like there is a need for Adam Pearce to ha..

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Alexa Bliss Returns On Monday Night Raw

May 10, 2022

She’s back! Tonight on Raw, Alexa Bliss made her return to television after being away for several months. She would be the mystery opponent for Sonya Deville, whom she defeated in somewhat of a squash. You can see the return and the match in its entirety below: [This post contains video, click to play] Bliss was last seen on WWE programming at the 2022 Elimination Chamber premium live event back in February. She would eliminate Liv Morgan but then be eliminated herself by Bianca Belair. Alexa returned with what appeared to be her ‘Little Miss Bliss’ gimmick that she has used for the majority of her time in WWE. Since July 2020, she had been playing a supernatural character, that had been manipulated by ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt. Sonya Deville was in a state of shock for this match, as she had just been fired as a WWE official by Adam Pearce. She still remains an in-ring performer, however. Editor’s Opinion: YES! Alexa Bliss has always been one of my favorite performers in the com..

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Not So Fast: WWE Star May Be Shifting Into New On-Screen Role

April 25, 2022

It’s something for him to do. There are a lot of people on the WWE roster and it can be difficult for the company to find something for everyone to do. It is not uncommon to see a wrestler sitting on the sidelines for long periods of time, which can be rather frustrating for the wrestlers and their fans. Now one seems to be back in a different role, but it might just be a setup for something else entirely. Over the last two episodes of SmackDown, Drew Gulak has been auditioning to be a part of the broadcast team, only to be beaten up by Charlotte and Ronda Rousey. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, this may result in Gulak becoming a new authority figure in WWE. Sonya Deville is returning to the ring and Adam Pearce may have Gulak replace her as his secondary authority figure. This is not a guarantee though and is still seen as speculation. Opinion: Sure why not. Gulak is a name that people know and he can talk well enough, so why not see how this goes? If WWE just has to have tw..

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Here’s Why WWE Chose Sonya Deville As Bianca Belair’s First Challenger

April 22, 2022

At least there’s a reason. WWE has come a long way with its women’s division and things have gotten back to a pretty high level again. Bianca Belair took the Raw Women’s Title from Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38 and seems primed to be the next big thing in the division. She is going to need some challengers, and WWE has gone with a somewhat surprising choice for her first one. Now we might know more about why. Earlier this month on Monday Night Raw, WWE official Sonya Deville attacked Belair and announced that she would be the next challenger to the title at WrestleMania Backlash. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Deville was chosen as the next challenger as WWE did not want to present Belair vs. Lynch again so soon after WrestleMania. Deville has wrestled only a handful of matches since the fall of 2020 as she had to deal with the fallout of a home invasion before moving into a non-wrestling on screen role. There is no word on if she will be returning to the ring full time at th..

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Possible Explanation For Why A Monday Night Raw Team Split

April 20, 2022

There’s your reason. Teams and groups split up all the time in wrestling though it might not be the most obvious reason. It can make for some rather annoying moments as a team might still be popular before they are taken apart. That annoyance can go away a bit if you find out what there are bigger plans going on and that seems to be the case with a recent WWE split. This week on WWE Monday Night Raw, Rhea Ripley attacked Liv Morgan to end their team. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the split may have taken place to set up Ripley as the next major challenger for Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Title. This may also explain why Sonya Deville’s shot at Belair was moved to next week on Monday Night Raw rather than next month at WrestleMania Backlash. Opinion: I could certainly go for Ripley getting a title shot as a serious monster but I don’t know if I would believe her winning the title. If nothing else, Ripley vs. Belair sounds like a Summerslam showdown rather than a WrestleMania B..

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Sign It Up: New Title Match Confirmed For WWE WrestleMania Backlash

April 14, 2022

Put it on the list. We are done with WrestleMania but WWE is not done with using the show’s name. In addition to two nights of WrestleMania, there is also WrestleMania Monday Night Raw and WrestleMania SmackDown. That is four nights of the WrestleMania banner, but now there is another show called WrestleMania Backlash. Now we know something else to expect on the show. This week on Monday Night Raw, Sonya Deville announced that she would be the next challenger for Bianca Belair and the Raw Women’s Title. This week on the Bump, the match was officially confirmed for WrestleMania Backlash on May 8. Deville has only wrestled five televised matches since August 2020 due to dealing with an ongoing legal case. She has since returned to wrestling on WWE live events. Opinion: After Monday, this was more a matter of time than anything else and that isn’t a bad thing. Deville as the first challenger to Belair is a little weird, but at least it is a fresh match and something that could work out ..

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Cody Rhodes Returns To WWE At WrestleMania 38

April 3, 2022

The prodigal son has returned. After weeks of rumors and reports, Cody Rhodes officially made his return to WWE on Night 1 of WrestleMania 38. He was the surprise opponent for Seth Rollins, chosen by Mr. McMahon. You can see the return below: [This post contains video, click to play] For weeks, Rollins had been seeking an opponent for WrestleMania, attempting to jump through multiple hoops with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville. This eventually led to him having a personal meeting with Mr. McMahon, where it was revealed that Rollins would compete at the Showcase of the Immortals. Rhodes announced that he was departing AEW, the company that he helped co-found, on February 15 of this year. It was unknown what he would be doing during that time; however, rumors had begun to circulate that be had re-signed with WWE. Editor’s Opinion: Wow. While I had hoped it was coming, to be able to watch that moment and feel the excitement from the crowd gave me goosebumps. I was grinning from ear to..