Both WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite had to be changed at the last minute after stars in both companies tested positive for COVID-19 The latest wave of infections come despite both companies having testing policies to attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus amongst staff and talent The outbreak doesn't appear at this time to[...]
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WWE SmackDown drew its lowest overall viewership since July as the buzz from the ThunderDome and the Roman Reigns heel turn wears off.
Melina Perez, otherwise known as just Melina, has reportedly signed with WWE and will return to television in the next week.
In the first direct ratings skirmish in weeks, AEW Dynamite came out on top over NXT once again, beating NXT in both viewership and in the 18-49 demographic AEW Dynamite was ranked #3 in the ratings Wednesday night amongst all cable shows, even higher than last week when they broke a million viewers, though viewership[...]
On WWE NXT last night, William Regal announced two big matches for next week's NXT, which will decide the number one contenders for the NXT Women's Championship and NXT Championship at the next Takeover event First up, earlier in the show, it was revealed that Regal scheduled a number one contender battle royal for next[...]
It means I get no goddamn sleep! Thankfully, there's just one more hour of NXT to go.
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NXT Report for September 16th, 2020 Part 1
When we left off in part one, the tag team championship match between Breezango and Imperium had carried over into the second hour of NXT Fandango spend[...]
How will NXT compete now that the brief cease-fire in the Wednesday Night Wars is over? It's time for me to find out And for you to find out, if you didn't watch it already And if you watched it already and you're reading this recap anyway… why?!
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First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Barrett with the WWE exclusive contract! WWE has made it official and signed Wade Barrett to join the commentary team on NXT permanently Barrett has been handling commentary for the past few weeks after the sudden departure of Mauro Ranallo Now, we can expect Barrett to commentate[...]
Bleeding Cool has dispatched its best interns to come up with a list of the top five most likely suspects behind the SmackDown vignettes.
The Tuesday before last, WWE NXT did an amazing rating with a fatal four-way iron man match for the NXT Championship as the main event As a result of that, in addition to running unopposed by AEW Dynamite, NXT hit the top ten and drew its best 18-49 rating of 2020 and 850,000 viewers But[...]
The Tuesday Night Wars are almost over, as there's just one more hour of NXT before it returns to its regular Wednesday slot next week For now, at least.
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WWE NXT Report for September 8th, 2020 Part 2
Bronson Reed and Austin Theory were in the ring getting ready for the match;[...]
Fool me twice? Shame on me again, because despite the crappy non-ending to last week's NXT Championship fatal four-way iron man match, here I am again, watching NXT on a Tuesday So really, I have no one to blame besides myself.
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WWE NXT Report for September 8th, 2020 Part 1
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If you ever needed definitive proof that the WWE Universe is a bubble where reality plays no role, just look at the latest interview with former NXT Champion Adam Cole Ahead of his championship match against Finn Balor at tonight's NXT Super Tuesday II, Cole spoke to fast food news and Chadwick Boseman death clickbait[...]
Yes, one could argue that the purpose of putting NXT on the USA network on Wednesday nights against Dynamite was not necessarily to win but to prevent Dynamite from growing too big The fact is that NXT has lost consistently in the ratings by a wide margin, beating AEW only a few times in overall[...]
In an unsurprising result, WWE NXT did very well airing on Tuesday instead of Wednesday this week, scoring its highest 18-49 demo rating of the year and landing in the top ten cable shows for the night NXT also drew its second-highest viewership of the year on a new night without competition from AEW Dynamite.
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The first hour of NXT featured a lot of short matches, but NXT is about to make up for it The second hour will consist entirely of an Iron Man match, fatal four-way, between Finn Balor, Johnny Gargano, Tomasso Ciampa, and Adam Cole And that means this will be a pretty short report, because number[...]
And the commenters in Impact's Twitch stream may or may not have spoiled the NXT main event for me tonight I'm not sure what to believe All I know is it's after 10 PM on a Tuesday night, and I still have two more hours of wrestling to recap Oh god!
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Could the leader of WWE's Retribution stable be Demi Burnett, who debuted the same night they did and was left alone with them last night?
"Mauro's passion and enthusiasm left an indelible and exciting mark with WWE and its fans, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."
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Ranallo has been recording commentary remotely for NXT, as has Beth Phoenix Throughout most of the pandemic era, only Tom Phillips was in the studio[...]
It's the last match of WWE Payback, with The Fiend defending his title against Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman in a "No Holds Barred" match.
Rey and Dominik Mysterio finally got their hands on Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy at Payback! Was it different than all the other times?
Although Keith Lee did not take kindly to Orton's assault on McIntyre, not even his involvement would save Drew from a second and brutal beatdown, resulting in a fractured skull of the WWE champion.
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Donned in a much more acceptable ring gear than his last Raw challenge, Keith Lee looked[...]
Sasha Banks and Bayley defended their Tag Team Championships against the dysfunctional duo of Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax at WWE Payback.
With King Corbin taunting one of the newest additions to WWE SmackDown, Matt Riddle had much to gain in a match with his biggest tormentor.
Lee points out he was on an NXT salary until last week JBL tells him to win this match and he'll be on his way.
Finally, it's time for a match Or not Cole plays us a clip of The Miz and Big E arguing on Talking Smack The Miz says racism doesn't exist and defends[...]
WWE Payback kicked off proper with a brutal US Championship match between champion Apollo Crews and Hurt Business rep Lashley.
The Iiconics took on The Riott Squad on the WWE Payback Kickoff Show, with the loser forced to drop an unnecessary letter from their name.
Keith Lee said that he may be the one killing a legend at WWE Payback tonight when he goes up against Randy Orton.
NXT once again scored a massive victory in the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars, pulling in more than 800,000 more viewers than any other wrestling show on TV Wednesday Night Boosted by huge developments such as Karrion Kross giving up the NXT Championship and Breezango winning the Tag Team Championships, the show went on to its[...]
The first hour of NXT was bonkers It seems like somebody had a fire lit under their ass Whatever the case, it's been a good night so far, and it's shaping up to be better because we're about to find out what will happen with the NXT Championship that Karrion Kross relinquished earlier tonight.
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