NXT Takeover: In Your House continued Sunday with the next match: Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest. So who left the ring with bragging rights?
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In an interview ahead of NXT Takeover, Shawn Michaels discussed the similarities between himself and the latest "next HBK," Adam Cole.
Ahead of tonight's NXT Takeover: In Your House, Shawn Michaels talked about his experience as a coach and the meaning of the PPV name.
I look up and down the roster to people who are now in the performance center and I don't know if there's ever been the depth of talent that NXT hs now and that's saying something when you see the pipeline of talent that has gone on to Raw and Smackdown."
Asked about his favorite moment[...]
Sean Waltman, the wrestling legend known as X-Pac, Syxx-Pac, and the 1-2-3 Kid, appeared on WWE's The Bump live stream ahead of NXT Takeover.
In an outrageous display of disrespect for The Ratings King of Friday Night, Baron Corbin was embarrassed before and during his match with Otis on Friday Night Smackdown last night, leading to a dip in both ratings and viewership for WWE's blue brand. Before their scheduled match, Otis happened upon Baron Corbin's crown on a chair[...]
Bayley & Sasha Banks – Tag Team Title Match: SmackDown, June 5, 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZunI0NDR6s)
But following their win on last night's episode of Smackdown, Banks and Bayley made the rumor retroactively true Banks scored the pinfall in a match against Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross In an online exclusive after the match, the new champs posed[...]
With a week to go before the Intercontinental Championship match between Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles on next week's WWE Smackdown, the pair faced off in a war of words on Smackdown last night Styles accused Bryan of doing things the hard way by fighting for his spot in the tournament finals last week Styles[...]
On last night's WWE Smackdown, Miz and Morrison fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia," but only slightly less well-known is this: never play pranks on a monster among men Did Braun Strowman end up on top by the[...]
Baron Corbin is currently leading a WWE.com poll asking fans who they believe is the real culprit behind the hit-and-run attack that injured WWE Superstar Elias on last week's episode of WWE Smackdown Jeff Hardy was initially thought to be behind the incident, as he was found in nearby bushes disoriented and smelling like the[...]
I Pray for this nation daily." Ryker soon set his Facebook page to friends-only to prevent any more digging.
The Forgotten Sons, image courtesy of WWE.
Several of Ryker's WWE colleagues unleashed on the Smackdown star in response to his pro-Trump tweet Kevin Owens tweeted, "The freedom you speak of entitles you to speak your mind all you[...]
WWE made an extremely bold move in response to national civil unrest and in support of those protesting the killing of George Floyd by police.
The press release contains more details:
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WWE (NYSE: WWE) today unveiled the Free Version of WWE Network, the company's award-winning digital streaming service, unlocking a vast portion of its content library with more than 15,000 action-packed WWE titles now available for free, no credit card required.
New shows including Raw Talk, streaming Monday nights each[...]
To the surprise of no one, the return of Baron Corbin, the Ratings King of Friday Nights, resulted in a victory for WWE Smackdown An increase in viewership can also be attributed to a hot angle in which Jeff Hardy appeared to run over Elias with his car Smackdown's second hour was tied for first[...]
Last night's episode of WWE SmackDown on Fox opened up with an angle in which a drunk Jeff Hardy appeared to run over Elias with a car Playing off Hardy's longtime and well-known addiction problems, the angle saw an inebriated Hardy arrested and his spot in the Intercontinental Championship tournament offered to the winner of[...]
A roundup of pro wrestling stories, including a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal for Flip Gordon and the potential return of WCW.
However, despite Corbin's proven dominance when it comes to drawing viewers to WWE Friday Night Smackdown and Monday Night Raw, Corbin's fellow wrestlers don't give him the respect he deserves when it comes to responding to his food-based social media posts.
Baron Corbin is the Ratings King of Friday Nights
Corbin's tweets about grilling chicken wings last[...]
After smartly sending Baron Corbin to Raw as part of the cross-brand invitational and scoring a first-place ratings victory, WWE screwed the pooch by not having King Corbin appear on this week's episode of a Smackdown Predictably, without Corbin's ratings-drawing presence, Smackdown viewership fell slightly from last week, according to the overnight ratings from ShowBuzz[...]
WWE publicized an SEC filing about an investigation into whether materials used to make foam fingers, pins, and belts came from war zones.
WWE, AEW, and Impact will continue to deal with talent North and South of the border being unable to compete due to extended travel bans.
Drake Maverick kept his WWE career alive for at least one more week by winning his match in the NXT Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament.
While WWE did not air a tribute to Gaspard on Monday Night Raw, that's because Gaspard was not yet confirmed dead, and we can expect such a tribute to air, if not on tonight's episode of NXT, on Friday Night Smackdown Given the widespread love for Gaspard in the wrestling business and sadness over his[...]
It says something about the lack of faith creative has in the women who are currently in Orlando for WWE when they have Flair moving between NXT, SmackDown, and RAW all within a week To Flair's credit, she is a master on the mic and she has real in-ring talent The match was fun but[...]
With the death of Owen Hart being the focus of this week's Dark Side of the Ring, tensions are flaring between WWE and Dr. Martha Hart.
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver is back at it again, blasting WWE for continuing to produce live and taped wrestling during the pandemic.
In absolutely terrible news, former WWE star Shad Gaspard, one half of the tag team Cryme Tyme with partner JTG, has gone missing.
Thanks to an incredible wrestling clinic put on by Baron Corbin and Elias in the first hour of WWE Smackdown, WWE saw its second straight week of rating increases According to Showbuzz Daily, Smackdown scored a .5 rating in the 18-49 demographic for its first hour, only to see the rating rise to a .6[...]
King Corbin – Intercontinental Championship Tournament: SmackDown, May 15, 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVg8vykbNoY)
For Baron Corbin, fellow wrestlers may not be willing to recognize his greatness, both in the ring and at the grill Perhaps they're jealous of the five-star classic he put on against Elias on Smackdown this past Friday Nevertheless, fans like The Chadster appreciates everything[...]
WWE 24/7 Champion Rob Gronkowski is now the longest-reigning 24/7 Champion, making him the modern-day equivalent of Bruno Sammartino.
Two lucky WWE Superstars advanced in a tournament last night to come closer to winning the prestigious Intercontinental Championship on WWE Friday Night Smackdown WWE announced the tournament earlier this week after stripping the title from Sami Zayn, who has chosen to take WWE up on their generous offer of staying home during the pandemic[...]