Month: November 2020

On Wednesday, Ring Of Honor (ROH) announced another intriguing showdown for their upcoming 17th anniversary pay-per-view next month. Now officially confirmed for the ROH 17th Anniversary PPV is a showdown pitting Bandido one-on-one against Rush. The match was announced in a video where Bandido issued a challenge that Rush would go on to accept. Challenge made and accepted! @rushtoroblanco faces off with @LuchadorBandido at #ROH17! Get your tickets NOW: https://t.co/bR9lW1sw3N Fri March 15 – @samstownlv…

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— Monday’s WWE Raw – coming off of Elimination Chamber – was up considerably in viewership, with an average of 2.77 million people watching, up from last week’s 2.46 million. It was the most watched Raw since September but still down year-over-year with the 2018 edition surpassing 3.2 million. — On the night, Raw was #1, #2 and #3 in the 18-49 demographic and 5th overall in total viewership, trailing a bunch of shows that…

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— According to a report by Pro Wrestling Sheet, Dana Warrior – the widow of WWE Hall of Fame, the Ultimate Warrior – has recently joined WWE’s writing team to offer “an additional female perspective.” — The report goes on to state that Dana was at Raw this past week working with creative, but her role is currently temporary but could evolve into a permanent position if things work out. How Did Undertaker Hook Up…

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As per a source with the company, when Smackdown Live moves to FOX later this year, the broadcast station wants some changes to the program. Specifically, FOX is looking to move away from WWE’s current three person commentating booth to a two-man booth instead. The source adds that FOX is also looking for WWE to produce a more edgier product and that they aren’t looking to give into the PC culture that dominates current WWE…

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The card for the NXT TakeOver: New York 2019 live WWE Network special took shape following Wednesday night’s NXT television tapings. WWE taped the final three episodes of NXT TV that will air each Wednesday night leading up to the big WrestleMania 35 Weekend special at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and multiple matches were made official for the show. Featured below is an updated look at the card for the event scheduled…

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– WWE has announced that new “Hidden Gems” will be added to the WWE Network every Thursday. The company posted the following on their official website on Thursday: “From the legendary “Last Battle of Atlanta” to the historic meeting of “The Nature Boys,” dig deep into the WWE archives to witness wrestling lore come to life! Spanning over 60 years, Hidden Gems highlights the rare, the unusual, the forgotten, and never-before-seen footage of the Legends…

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— WWE ring announcer JoJo Offerman announced on Instagram that she is expecting a baby boy (to be named Knash), presumably with Bray Wyatt. This would explain JoJo’s (and perhaps Bray’s) absence over the last many weeks. “I’m so excited to announce baby Knash, coming this June! This has been the most beautiful, incredible experience of my life so far,” wrote Offerman via her official Instagram page on Wednesday evening. “I am so happy that…

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— The Revival are expected to take on Curtis Hawkins & Zack Ryder at WrestleMania in a title match, though WWE has only teased this match instead of officially announcing it. — On Wrestling Observer Radio, the hosts speculated that if WWE is truly going to put this match on WrestleMania, it would make sense to have the titles change hands and thus, end Hawkins’ losing streak as a way to get a big pop.…

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Tonight’s episode of NXT takes place from the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. Highlights of Takeover New York are played recapping the epic event from start to finish. The War Raiders, Velveteen Dream, and Shayna Baszler all retained their respective titles, while WALTER dethroned Pete Dunne for the United Kingdom championship, and Johnny Gargano defeated Adam Cole for the vacant NXT championship. NXT Intro plays. (They’ve changed the graphic and added a new song.)…

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Former talk show host David Letterman was a recent guest on comedian Marc Maron’s WTF podcast where Letterman talked about his relationship with the now deceased performance artist legend Andy Kaufman, and even discusses the popular 1982 segment between Kaufman and Jerry “The King” Lawler. Letterman reveals that Kaufman did tell him how the bit was going to play out before commending Kaufman for being such a professional. Letterman: He was fantastic. He was so cool he…

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