WWE’s Japan division dissolved
Gamebiz is reporting that WWE’s Japan division has been dissolved as of September 2. All investors agreed to the move. Planned live events in Japan this year and last year were cancelled due to the […]
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Tony Khan media scrum highlights: Khan discusses putting together All Out PPV card, how to sustain AEW’s momentum going forward, working with Punk and Moxley behind the scenes, building women’s division (w/Radican question)
The following are highlights from Tony Khan’s media scrum ahead of the Sept. 5 All Out PPV: Tony opens the conference saying All Out is going to be the biggest PPV he’s ever done and […]
C.M. Punk announced for live AEW Rampage appearance on Friday in Chicago
AEW announced during this week’s episode of Dynamite that C.M. Punk would appear live on Friday’s go-home Rampage ahead of Sunday’s All Out PPV event. Like All Out, Rampage takes places at the Now Arena […]
Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard reportedly set to produce NXT moving forward
Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard will soon be at the helm of NXT. The Wrestling Observer is reporting that McMahon and Prichard will begin producing the weekly NXT television show when it returns live on […]
Khan announces changes to All Out lineup, Pac vs. Idolo removed from card due to travel issues, 10 man tag added to Buy In pre-show
Ahead of Dynamite tonight, AEW CEO and president Tony Khan announced on Twitter that Pac vs. Andrade El Idolo was off the All Out PPV card this Sunday due to travel issues. Khan announced the […]
C.M. Punk discusses his AEW debut, journey of return, still enjoying pro wrestling, more
C.M. Punk said his debut was “something” and discussed the reasons for his departure from and return to professional wrestling with Busted Open Radio’s Dave LaGreca and Tommy Dreamer. Punk discussed his return promo and […]
WrestleMania 38 reportedly set as a two-night event
Like the pandemic era WrestleMania 36 and 37 events, WrestleMania 38 will reportedly be a two-night event inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Fightful Select is reporting that the plan internally for WWE is to […]
AEW announces proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for entry into Grand Slam Dynamite event in New York
Fans attending the Grand Slam AEW Dynamite event at Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 22 will need to provide proof of vaccination for COVID-19 or a negative test before being entering the premises. AEW made […]
C.M. Punk segment set for this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite
C.M. Punk will be live on TNT for the All Out go home episode of AEW Dynamite this Wednesday night. AEW announced the news Tuesday via social media channels, saying that we would hear from […]
WWE changes location for upcoming Smackdown
On Monday, the WWE announced that it was moving the October 1 Smackdown tapings from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans to the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This comes after Hurricane Ida […]
Complete lineups announced for both nights of Wrestle Grand Slam in Met Life Stadium, Sho vs. Yoh set to collide on night one
-NJPW has announced the complete lineups for both nights of Wrestle Grand Slam in Met Life Stadium on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5. Bushi and Shingo Takagi, who were under COVID-19 protocal, have been cleared […]
NJPW announces lineup for BBQ Bash this Friday on NJPW Strong, NJPW Strong moving to Saturday night in September
-New Japan has announced the lineup for NJPW Strong: BBQ Bash set to air this Friday on NJPW World and Fite.tv on PPV at 10 p.m Eastern. The lineup for the show is as follows: […]
AEW Rampage week three drops to lowest rating yet but only small drop compared to week one, lands no. 1 among all cables shows in 18-49 demo
Episode three of AEW Rampage last Friday (8/27) averaged 722,000 viewers, dropping below week one’s average viewership by 18,000 and week two’s average viewership by 407,000. That can be framed as a victory because often […]
Major news on Adam Cole’s status in WWE
Adam Cole is reportedly finished with WWE and a free agent. PWInsider is reporting that an email memo was sent internally advising those in WWE that Cole was no longer with the company. Cole is […]
Championship open challenge set to start this week’s Monday Night Raw
This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw will start with Damian Priest issuing an open challenge for his WWE United States Championship. WWE social media accounts revealed the news early Monday afternoon. https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1432392995337392132 Priest became […]
NWA World Heavyweight Championship changes hands at NWA 73
Trevor Murdoch is the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Murdoch defeated Nick Aldis to win the title in the main event of the NWA 73 PPV event. He won a battle royal earlier in the […]
FIP 8/29 Heatstroke 2021 lineup, Davis vs. Drake main event, Skulk defend tag titles vs OAO, Hollywood vs. Azrieal
WWN announced the complete lineup for Heatstroke 2021 in a press release issued to PWTorch. The complete lineup for the show includes the following matches: FIP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Davis vs. “The Blue Collar […]
NXT reveals new logo amidst rumors of a revamp
NXT revealed a brand new and colorful logo during WWE Smackdown on Friday night. Coming soon.@WWENXT pic.twitter.com/7jRzIHqUVb — WWE (@WWE) August 28, 2021 The WWE social media accounts pushed the logo out to followers. In […]
FOCO pre-orders available for limited bobbleheads of NWO members Hogan, Nash, and Hall
FOCO has launched pre-orders for their latest line of WWE bobbleheads featuring the NWO. This series features Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash. Hulk Hogan is numbered out of 600. Scott Hall and Kevin […]
New details emerge on Brock Lesnar’s contract status with WWE
Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE at Summerslam after being away from the company for over a year. He’s primed to be back for an extended period of time. According to a report from Fightful […]
AEW touts record viewership for this week’s episode of Dynamite
Coming out of record viewership for Friday’s special “First Dance” episode of AEW Rampage that featured C.M. Punk’s return to pro wrestling, this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite was the most viewed by persons 18-49 […]
THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 8/26: Preview, analysis, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling coming out of Emergence
Impact Wrestler of the Week: Joe Doering Doering has been featured mostly in tag team matches with his Violent By Design teammates during his run in Impact, but he was in singles action in last […]
AEW Dynamite rating for C.M. Punk’s debut draws one of top viewership numbers ever for Dynamite, modest growth for key demo ratings
AEW Dynamite drew 1.172 million viewers, up from last week’s 975,000 viewers. Dynamite had drawn more than 1 million viewers in four of the prior six weeks, including three occasions above 1.1 million. This was […]
Pat McAfee tests positive for COVID-19
Pat McAfee tweeted early this afternoon that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will be “aht” (out) indefinitely. He noted he is fully vaccinated and “very positive.” He added he is thankful that his wife […]