It looks like TNA is getting ready to lock in their next set of television tapings, which will take place around late November through early December from India. Several top TNA stars including TNA Champion EC3 and Mr. Anderson have had to pull out of booking commitments for early December due to TNA holding the next round of television tapings that week. The tour is expected to take place around November 29 – December 5th.…
Former TNA World Heavyweight champion James Storm made his NXT debut at Thursday night’s TV tapings from Full Sail University. The match airs next Wednesday on the WWE Network. Storm attended last night’s NXT Takeover: Respect event and it’s been reported that WWE is looking to use him in a player/coach type role. WWE.com is now covering the story, referring to Storm as a top international star, an 18-year veteran and former heavyweight champion. WWE…
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official Q&A section, answering questions from fans on a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights. On if older shooters would have gone to MMA if it were around back in the day: “They all were qualified to be MMA stars without question but they would have followed the money and the longevity of their athletic careers I’m thinking. What I mean is a…
To the surprise of the WWE Universe, Alberto Del Rio returned after being introduced by the returning Zeb Colter during Sunday night’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. WWE U.S. Champion John Cena came out to kick off the pay-per-view with his “U.S. Open Challenge” and welcomed any challenger to come out. Zeb Colter came out on a motor scooter and introduced Alberto Del Rio, who went…
– In an update from yesterday’s WWE SmackDown television taping in Manchester, England, it appears that The Undertaker and King Barrett segment in the middle of the show was actually a dark segment for the live crowd. As noted, the segment began with Barrett talking about the Wayne Rooney incident from RAW and ended with The Undertaker coming out and hitting him with a Tombstone piledriver. – As noted, Triple H and Corey Graves recently…
As noted, the real-life Twitter drama between Paige and Lana has been a point of discussion within WWE this week. Lana accused Paige of bullying her while the two were in NXT together, however Paige claimed it was untrue. Summer Rae and former NXT creative assistant Rob Naylor both ended up coming to Paige’s defense on Twitter. According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE officials aren’t happy with Lana, and she…
– As noted, WWE Hall Of Famers Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels will be the guests on the next two editions of fellow WWE Hall Of Famer Steve Austin’s “Stone Cold Podcast” on the WWE Network. Unlike Austin’s past podcasts where he would do the shows live on the WWE Network after RAW from the city that RAW was in that particular week, the Flair and Michaels podcasts were taped ahead of time, which is…
Kimi Rakkonen’s FP2 session ground to a halt after a fire erupted at the rear of the his Alfa Romeo, but the Finn says there was “nothing scary” about the blaze. Raikkonen’s car suffered an engine failure in the latter part of Friday evening’s practice session in Abu Dhabi, but a fire erupted as the Alfa driver was coasting to a halt. A radio message from his team’s pitwall urged him “to get the hell…
Just a couple of days after TNA announced the cancellation of their tour of India, WWE has announced matches for their tour of the country, which kicks off in January of 2016. It’s worth pointing out that WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens and WWE United States Champion Alberto Del Rio are not advertised. Below are the announced lineups thus far for the WWE live events in New Delhi on January…