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WATCH: Behind The Scenes Footage Of 45 Year Old WWE Star’s Final Match (Very Cool)

December 23, 2022

That’s special. Wrestlers are on the road for a very long time and spend several nights of their lives wrestling in front of a crowd. Those shows can probably run together rather easily after awhile, with one show not standing out from the others. Occasionally there will be a match that is more memorable though, and that was likely the situation earlier this month for one WWE star. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Ouch: Top WWE Superstar Out With Injury For Longer Than Expected On December 11, Jamie Noble wrestled his first match in over seven years, teaming with Braun Strowman and the Brawling Brutes to defeat the Bloodline in what was described as Noble’s final match. The match took place in Noble’s home state of West Virginia and headlined the live event. WWE has now released a video looking at the match, including behind the scenes footage of Noble before, during and after the match. Several wrestlers and wrestling personalities talk about Noble and his career as well. It was a heck of a ..

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Scarlett Competes At WWE Live Event

December 15, 2022

Fall and pray. This past weekend, Scarlett competed in a WWE ring for the first time on the main roster. She and Karrion Kross battled the team of Emma and Madcap Moss in a tag team match at a live event in Wheeling, West Virginia. You can see footage of the match below: Scarlett and Emma Ate pic.twitter.com/LLpqbPusT7 — sameeha | Fan Account (@mcedeslynch) December 11, 2022 Kross and Scarlett were the winners of the match. Scarlett has only been featured as Kross’ valet since their debut with the company in 2020. She has been used primarily to bring Kross to the ring and remained mostly on the outside, occasionally interfering in matches. Scarlett is not new to the ring; she has competed in several other promotions, including WWE before. It is unknown if this will be a regular occurrence on the main roster, or if this was just for this live event. Editor’s Opinion: This is very cool to see! I always knew that she had talent in the ring, but with her current gimmick, she had ne..

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Bonus Features: WWE Considers Special Matches For Live Events

December 13, 2022

You need a hook. With so many WWE events per year, it can be difficult to find something that makes them special. What is supposed to make the show that much more interesting than any of the other shows that are taking place? One of the best ways is to add in something unique, and now WWE is considering trying something that will make the shows stand out more. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: There’s A Market For It: WWE And E Discussing Possible Wrestling Reality Series Over the weekend, Jamie Noble appeared as a mystery partner for Braun Strowman and the Brawling Brutes as the team defeated the Bloodline at a WWE live event in Charleston, West Virginia. The match served as Noble’s retirement match and marked the first time that he had wrestled in over seven years. According to Fightful Select, WWE is considering presenting more matches like this one at live events, as they want to offer fans a unique reason to come to the shows. There is no word on what kind of matches WWE might present. Th..

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WATCH: 45 Year Old WWE Star Wrestles Final Match To End 25 Year Career

December 12, 2022

That’s how you go out. Wrestlers retiring can be a little tricky as they can always be asked to wrestle one more time. There is always the chance that someone could come back and get in the ring, but occasionally you will see someone get to wrestle their last match and hang up their boots for good. That was the case this weekend as a 20+ year career came to an end in a special way. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: NXT Star Returning After Four Month Absence At New Year’s Evil Earlier this year, WWE producer Jamie Noble, 45, announced that he would be wrestling one final match in his home state of West Virginia to end his in-ring career. The match took place this weekend at a WWE live event in Charleston, West Virginia, featuring Noble teaming with the Brawling Brutes and Braun Strowman to defeat the Bloodline, with Noble scoring the fall on Sami Zayn. This was Noble’s first match since June 2015 and ends his career, which began in 1997. It was a special night. Check out Nobl..

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Monday Night Raw Results – November 28, 2022

November 29, 2022

Monday Night Raw Date: November 28, 2022 Location: Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia Commentators: Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves We’re done with Survivor Series and that means it is time to start the very long road to the Royal Rumble. That could include quite a few things, but we are almost guaranteed some kind of fallout from Sami Zayn officially declaring his allegiance to the Bloodline. Other than that, a lot of the show is wide open so let’s get to it. The Bloodline (minus Roman Reigns) is here and rather pleased with everything that happened on Saturday. Here is Becky Lynch to get things going. She’s glad to be back but thinks she should be with the people. Becky goes into the crowd to high five some fans and meets some people named Bobby and Zachary (the latter of whom puts his arm around her, causing Becky to move away pretty quickly). Becky talks about how she has been gone for four months and is ready to start doing what the Man does. She can’t wait to take care of these new fa..

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One More: Former Champion Announces Return To WWE Ring After 7 Year Absence

November 21, 2022

He’s still got it? Retirement is a weird thing in wrestling as you never know when you are going to be seeing a wrestler for the last time. It isn’t like they can come back for another season or have to wrestle a minimum of several matches before they can hang up their boots. Wrestlers can come back for a one off match whenever they like and that is what a former champion is going to do. Former WWE star and current producer Jamie Noble has announced that he will be returning to the ring during WWE’s upcoming live tour. Noble will be wrestling against an opponent to be named on December 11 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, Noble’s home state. Noble, 45 years old, has not wrestled since June 8, 2015 and has not had a singles match since January 13, 2013. It was noted that this may be his last ever match for WWE and there is nothing to suggest this is a full time return to the ring. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jamie Noble Gibson (@jamienoble_g..

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Here’s What Happened After AEW Dynamite Ended (It’s A Bit Weird)

October 27, 2022

That’s a busy night. There is a lot of action on the night of any given AEW television taping. You never know what you are going to see when the promotion comes to town and that makes for quite a few moments. With so many people on its roster, AEW often has to do something after the show is over. That was the case again with a pair of special appearances after the cameras stopped rolling. This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite took place in Norfolk, Virginia and ended with the Firm attacking Maxwell Jacob Friedman, who was put through a table. According to PWInsider.com, after the show went off the air, Friedman got to his feet and left the arena under his own power. AEW President Tony Khan then came out to introduce Hook, who held up the FTW Title. Khan then thanked the fans for coming and left to end the night. Opinion: That isn’t quite as exciting of an ending to the show as you are going to have but at least there was a little something after the show. At the same time, just having ..

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AEW Dynamite Results – October 26, 2022

October 27, 2022

Dynamite Date: October 26, 2022 Location: Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Tony Schiavone We’re well on our way to Full Gear and now it seems that we have a World Title main event. Last week saw MJF announce that he will be cashing in his chip at Full Gear, though the question is who he will be challenging. This week, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will be defending against Penta El Cero Miedo. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Chris Jericho/Daniel Garcia vs. Wheeler Yuta/Claudio Castagnoli The rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society is here too. Castagnoli takes Jericho down to start before handing it off to Yuta to armbar Garcia. Everything breaks down for a bit and it’s Garcia being sent into the post on the floor. A Hager distraction lets Jericho get in a cheap shot to Castagnoli though and we take a break. Back with Castagnoli fighting out of a chinlock but Jericho knocks Yuta off the apron. Castagnoli knocks Jericho away and brings in Yuta as e..

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REVIEW: Great American Bash 2004: A Real Burial

July 7, 2022

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 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? Great American Bash 2004 Date: June 27, 2004 Location: Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia Attendance: 6,500 Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz We had to get here at some point and that’s not the most appealing thing in the world. The double main event will see JBL challenging Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Title in a Texas Bullrope match (totally different than the Montana bullrope match) and the Undertaker vs. the Dudley Boyz in a Concrete Crypt match (totally different than the good idea match). Let’s get to it. The op..

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Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results – May 16, 2022

May 17, 2022

Monday Night Raw Date: May 16, 2022 Location: Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton We’re in for a big grudge match with Omos vs. Bobby Lashley inside a cage. This is the third match between the two of them after they split the first two, though I’m not sure if it’s the best idea with the Cell pay per view a few weeks away. Other than that, we will probably get another push towards the Usos vs. RKBro on Friday, which will totally be the big conclusive ending. Let’s get to it. We open with a long recap of Omos vs. Bobby Lashley. Here’s what’s coming on the rest of the show. Omos vs. Bobby Lashley Inside a cage with MVP in Omos’ corner. Before the match, MVP runs down the history and goes over the ways you can win the match (pinfall, submission, escape) before promising a lot of violence. Hold on though as Cedric Alexander jumps Lashley from behind in the aisle and the big brawl is on. We take a break and come back with the opening bell,..

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Remember Them: WWE Attitude Era Stable Reunites At Independent Show

May 16, 2022

There’s a flashback. Stables are something that have done a lot of good for wrestling over the years. Putting a group of wrestlers together under a common banner is something that has worked for a long time and it continues to do so to this day. There have been some very interesting ones over the years but now one of the lesser remembered ones has made a brief comeback. The New Brood had a reunion in a tag match at a Big Time Wrestling event on Saturday night in Prince George, Virginia. The match saw the Hardys faced Gangrel and Joey Janela, who billed themselves as the New New Brood. Gangrel and the Hardys teamed together in 1999 in the WWF against Edge and Christian, the former members of Gangrel’s Brood. Following the match, Gangrel and the Hardys posed together as part of the reunion. The New Brood has REUNITED. pic.twitter.com/5vH1ZGURN4 — MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) May 15, 2022 Opinion: This is one of those things that came out of nowhere and was good for a nice smile, as t..

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WWE Rebranding Even More Upcoming Events

February 22, 2022

That’s what’s in a name. WWE has been around for a long time now and has some very long running shows. Some of these are among the most famous in wrestling, with names such as WrestleMania and Royal Rumble being near or at the top of the list. The company continues to add some more though, and now they are doing just that with a show a lot of people will probably never see. Ticketmaster.com is currently advertising the May 1 live event in Fairfax, Virginia as Sunday Stunner, which is a name the company trademarked earlier this month. This is likely to be the name of several Sunday night live events going forward. The change comes just after WWE began promoting some of its Saturday shows as Saturday Night’s Main Event, though neither change has been announced on WWE television. Opinion: Sure why not. This is one of those changes that likely won’t mean anything significant and is little more than a branding, but it does at least sound like something interesting. I could go for having s..

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LOOK: Kevin Owens Might Want To Join The Bloodline

November 29, 2021

Call it a recruitment drive? There are all kinds of stables and groups in wrestling today and several of them have been quite successful. It can be interesting to see what they can do, especially when someone new joins the lineup. While it might not happen often, it can make for a heck of a moment. We have now seen quite the tease, though I don’t quite think it was official. Over the weekend, WWE ran a live event in Roanoke, Virginia. During the show, Damian Priest defended the United States Title in a four way match against Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. Owens wore a Bloodline shirt to the ring, though there is nothing to suggest that there is anything to it. Owens and the Bloodline are on different shows, with Owens on Monday Night Raw and the Bloodline on SmackDown. @FightOwensFight joined the bloodline. ??????????#wwe #wweroanoke #thebloodline pic.twitter.com/6AVHFh8TjG — Timmy Edwards Jr (@TimJr30) November 28, 2021 There is some talent in the team. Check out Owens ..

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AEW Rampage Results – November 19, 2021

November 20, 2021

Rampage Date: November 19, 2021 Location: Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia Commentators: Excalibur, Chris Jericho, Taz, Ricky Starks We’re fresh off of Full Gear and the next big thing, probably for their upcoming Clash Of Champions style special, is Hangman Page defending the World Title against Bryan Danielson. That will be more than enough to carry the shows for a bit, but we should be in for some other stuff this week. What other stuff? Well probably some AEW stuff. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Billy Gunn vs. Darby Allin The Gunn Club and Sting are all here. Feeling out process to start with Gunn not seeming that worried here. A test of strength isn’t happening but Gunn hits a heck of a backdrop to send Allin bailing for a breather. Gunn follows him out and sends him back inside, albeit with a pause for a staredown with Sting. After a hug to Austin Gunn, Billy pulls Allin out from under the ropes for a crash to the floor. Another Sting distraction doesn’t do much for All..

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AEW Dynamite Live Coverage And Results – November 17, 2021

November 18, 2021

Dynamite Date: November 17, 2021 Location: Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross We’re done with Full Gear and Hangman Page is FINALLY the AEW World Champion. To say this is a long time coming is an understatement but now we get to see where things go from here. That could be in a variety of directions but this week is all about the big celebration. We have a long way to go before Revolution next year so let’s get to it. We open with a Full Gear recap. The Elite is in the back and Kenny Omega is rather sad. He hasn’t watched the match with Hangman Page back but he knows he has some things to fix. Omega wants them to hold the fort down while he’s gone and Adam Cole says they’ve got it. Omega just meant the Bucks though and they walk off. This would be the write off for Omega so he can go have shoulder surgery. The Dark Order is in the ring and here is Hangman Page, in a Virginia Is For Lovers shirt. Fans: “YOU DESERVE IT!” Page: “I’m gon..

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SmackDown Results – November 12, 2021

November 13, 2021

Smackdown Date: November 12, 2021 Location: Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia Commentators: Pat McAfee, Michael Cole We are nine days away from Survivor Series and it would be nice if they talked about the show a little bit more. The show has been acknowledged more than once, but the champion vs. champion matches have gotten almost no attention whatsoever. I’d love to see the show built up some more, but we have too many other things to get to first. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Here is Sonya Deville, with the Smackdown women’s Survivor Series team: Shotzi/Natalya/Shayna Baszler/Aliyah, but they need a fifth. That would be the captain of the team: Sasha Banks. Shotzi isn’t happy with this though and is ready to fight Banks, but here is Naomi to come out and get in Sonya’s face. Naomi hits Baszler and the fight is on. Sasha Banks/Aliyah/Naomi vs. Natalya/Shotzi/Shayna Baszler Banks bulldogs Natalya down to start so it’s off to Baszler in a hurry. That earns her some running knees..

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Ted DiBiase And Family Ordered To Repay Millions In Embezzled Funds

October 14, 2021

That could cost them. Wrestlers are larger than life characters who try their best to make you believe that everything they are doing is real. That can make for some difficult situations as sometimes they are so over the top that no one would believe what they are seeing. The great ones can make it work, though now it would be nice to have someone’s character be their real life persona. The office of Mississippi State Auditor Shad White has announced, by way of NBC 29 (Charlottesville, Virginia) that the state is attempting to recover $77 million in misspent Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funding. This includes money given to the DiBiase family, who was implicated in the scandal in 2020. DiBiase’s family has been ordered to repay millions of dollars to the state, including the following specifics: • Brett Dibiase: $225,950 • Heart of David Ministries, controlled by Ted Dibiase, Sr.: $722,299 • Ted Dibiase, Jr.: $3.903 million These situations are civil, meaning that no on..

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Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results – May 28, 2018

May 29, 2018

Monday Night Raw Date: May 28, 2018 Location: The Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Jonathan Coachman Somehow there are still three shows left before Money in the Bank so we’re really not close to the end of this ride yet. That means another qualifying match tonight, this time in the form of a women’s gauntlet match. Other than that we get to see just how good Seth Rollins is as he defends against Jinder Mahal. Let’s get to it. Here are last week’s results if you need a recap. We open with the now traditional Memorial Day video. This one includes soldiers telling stories of some of their missions and those who died on those missions. It’s always nice of WWE to do this. Here’s Braun Strowman to open things up. He explains the idea of the ladder match and says he can’t wait to become Mr. Monster in the Bank. Finn Balor comes out to say he never lost the Universal Title and nothing is stopping him from winning it back. Last week, he gave everything..

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Update on Jason Jordan’s Return to WWE

May 24, 2018

It had been previously reported that Jason Jordan underwent neck surgery back in February, and has been out of action since then. According to a report from PWInsider, Jordan is scheduled to be at this week’s Raw from Richmond, Virginia. It is unknown at this time if he will be used on camera, or is just going to be backstage. Jordan has been off of WWE Programming since the February 5 episode of Raw, when General Manager, and father, Kurt Angle, sent him home. You can see that clip below: [This post contains video, click to play] He was one half of the tag team champions, along with his partner Seth Rollins, to begin the year. However, the injury forced them to drop the titles to The Bar at the 2018 Royal Rumble event. Editor’s Opinion: I hope that he is back sooner rather than later. Now that Chad Gable is on Raw, there are plenty of storylines available to Jordan. He could either reform American Alpha, or perhaps feud with his former tag team partner, or continue to feel like ..

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Several Matches Confirmed for Tonight’s SmackDown & 205 Live Tapings

July 26, 2017

As seen at Sunday’s WWE Battleground event, Nakamura won his match against <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/baron-corbin" title="Baron Corbin">Baron Corbin</a> via disqualification when he was nailed in the crotch by Corbin. PWInsider reports that a rematch is set to take place between the two at tonight’s SmackDown Live Event from Richmond, Virginia.Speaking of tonight’s tapings, Neville will face <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/ariya-daivari" title="Ariya Daivari">Ariya Daivari</a> and Cedric Alexander & <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/rich-swann" title="Rich Swann">Rich Swann</a> will team together to take on the team of Tony Nese & TJP.Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of tonight’s event.