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NEWS ITEMS: Paige engaged and her father objects, Lucha Underground live events, Jericho’s new record deal
-Lucha Underground announced today it’ll be running three free live events in coming weeks including Oct. 23 in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 30 in Houston, Tex., and Nov. 5 in San Diego, Calif. Each city will […]
Goldberg lands in Denver with his family and comments on Raw tomorrow night (w/Keller’s Analysis)
Goldberg posted a Periscope video on Twitter of him and his wife and son inside the airplane landing in Denver, Col. for tomorrow night’s Raw. “The Goldbergs have arrived in Denver,” he said. “The clock […]
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: A.J. Styles talks about TNA’s tape library, prospects of facing Nakamura, his goals, more (w/Keller’s Analysis)
The Phoenix New-Times interviewed WWE World Hvt. Champion A.J. Styles about a range of topics. Here are some highlights: -On how wrestlers approach house shows differently than televised events: “Absolutely. We can get away with a […]
TNA Impact Wrestling drops under 300,000, how does that compare to five and ten week average (w/Keller’s Analysis)
TNA Impact Wrestling last night on Pop TV dipped below 300,000 for the live and same night DVR delayed viewing of the show – 284,000 to be exact. That is down from a previous five […]
NEWS ITEMS: WWE gives away Goldberg-Lesnar cliffhanger, Mickie James update, WWE Network tiers, Sydal trouble
-Matt Sydal (a/k/a Evan Bourne) was arrested in Japan for possession of drug paraphernalia and synthetic cannabis. According to Puroresu Spirit’s report, photo evidence shows two smoking pipes, four attachments, and three extra vials of […]
Buff Bagwell vs. WWE lawsuit big update – WWE denied request to roll into concussion suits
WWE Network Royalty Lawsuit Updates – October 2016 Buff Bagwell & Raven (Scott Levy) vs. WWE Week of October 10 Update: Judge Janet Hall denied WWE’s request for Buff Bagwell (and Raven)’s WWE Network royalty lawsuit […]
BREAKING NEWS: Mickie James returning to face Asuka at NXT Takeover: Toronto (w/Keller’s Analysis)
WWE has just announced that Mickie James will challenge Asuka at NXT Takeover: Toronto on Nov. 19. The 37 year old respected veteran last wrestled for WWE in 2010. She has since wrestled in TNA […]
NEWS ITEMS: Undertaker on crutches, Total Bellas viewership, Lucha Underground viewership stabilizes, Elgin replacement named
-The second episode of the “Total Bellas” reality TV series on E! network starting John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Brie Bella, and Nikki Bella, with an early on-camera role for John Laurinaitis, drew 756,000 viewers last […]
NXT Spoilers – Tag Team partner for Austin Aries and Itami’s replacement revealed for the Dusty Rhodes Classic at NXT tapings
*** NXT SPOILERS *** Former ROH Champion Roderick Strong debuted with NXT at the TV tapings at Full Sail Univesrity earlier tonight. He teamed with Austin Aries as his mystery partner in the Dusty Rhodes […]
Billy Corgan suing Dixie Carter and Impact Ventures, hearing scheduled for next week in Nashville (w/Keller’s Analysis)
William P. (Billy) Corgan, a minority owner in TNA Impact Wrestling with the title of TNA President as of August, has now filed a legal injunction against TNA’s majority ownership group Impact Ventures LLC and CFO Dean Broadhead, […]
Hideo Itami injured at NXT house show on Saturday, releases statement saying he’ll miss Dusty Tag Tourney but will be back by December
Hideo Itami is out of the NXT Dusty Rhodes Classic Tag Team Tournament due to an injury suffered at an NXT live event on Saturday night. He rebounded off the ropes and ran at Riddick […]
Smackdown ratings up from last week but down from eight week average (w/Keller’s Analysis)
Smackdown drew a 1.72 rating last night, up from last week’s rating of 1.58, and more in line with the previous two weeks of 1.69 and 1.70. The bump from last week could be attributed […]
Lesnar advertised for future Raw, James Ellsworth title shot, WWE comments on Paige suspension, Smackdown line-up next week
-During Raw on Monday night, WWE advertised Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Title and Roman Reigns vs. Rusev for the U.S. Title in dark matches at the Oct. 24 Raw in Minneapolis, Minn. at […]
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: Bayley on who her wrestling hero was, WWE 2K17, best friend in WWE, risk-taking, Triple H advice (w/Keller’s Analysis)
Veteran wrestling reporter and interviewer Brian Fritz of Sporting News interviewed Bayley this week. Here are highlights: -On being a character in the new WWE 2K17 videogame: “I was hearing that I’m supposed to be in […]
Daniel Bryan gets behind a cause to protect animals, Tribute to the Troops in a new setting, Darren Young and Bob Backlund
-Daniel Bryan has released a video in support of a Massachusetts ballot measure to protect farm animals from cruelty and shield consumers from unsafe food. He is encouraging people to vote “Yes! Yes! Yes!” on […]
WWE Raw rating and hourly trend and what it sets up for next week (w/Keller’s Analysis)
In ratings news as boring as it is gets, WWE Raw increased over last week by 0.01 of a rating point, drawing a 1.93 rating compared to last week’s 1.92 rating. This is in line […]
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: Tough Enough winner Daniel Puder talks about WWE contract issue, Bill DeMott, Kurt Angle incident
Former WWE star Daniel Puder joined the “Jordan Garber NOW podcast with Jordan Garber” on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 to talk about his career in wrestling and the evolution of his persona for WWE. In the interview, Puder talks about his time starting out […]
ROH and NJPW star Michael Elgin suffers eye socket injury, posts picture, seeing specialist for evaluation (w/Radican’s Analysis)
Michael Elgin tweeted a picture of himself after he suffered a fracture to his left eye socket while wrestling in an eight-man tag against L.I.J. at “King of Pro Wrestling.” Sources close to Elgin tell […]
Kota Ibushi’s self-declared free agency takes a strange twist as he debuts as Tiger Mask W in New Japan after entering Dusty Classic (w/Radican’s Analysis)
Kota Ibushi’s strange 2016 continued at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “King of Pro Wrestling” PPV today. Ibushi, who chose not to sign with NJPW earlier this year and became a free agent, returned to the company […]
Paige suspended again, this time for 60 days, and she lashes out on Twitter (w/Keller’s Analysis)
WWE has suspended WWE wrestler Paige. It’s her second suspension for a Wellness Policy violation, and therefore her suspension is 60 days. Paige reacted to be suspended by WWE again on Twitter, writing: “Same shit […]
Oddmakers off on No Mercy results, WWE Fan survey includes PWG and New Japan mentions and discounts, Robbie E on TNA ownership rumors
-In WWE’s latest survey to their email list, one of the questions they asked is what is the main reason you subscribe to WWE Network. The options they list are WWE live PPV events, Cruiserweight […]
Breaking News: WWE announces Styles vs. Cena vs. Ambrose to start tonight’s PPV, preceding debate
Almost assuredly due to the monumental viewership expected for tonight’s President debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, WWE has just issued a press release to PWTorch noting that the first first time ever, the WWE […]
WWE Network may undergo changes with tiered pricing options – details on four tiers (w/Keller’s Analysis)
WWE has sent a survey to members of their Fan Council email list asking which “plan” would best suit their preferences. It includes: -Watching all video clips, less than five minutes each -Watch live pay-per-view […]