— As noted before, AJ Styles current WWE contract appears to be expiring in April, notes the Wrestling Observer. The timing of this is almost perfect from a leverage perspective, though the belief remains that even though Styles has many friends in All Elite Wrestling, he will be staying with WWE. — The planned WrestleMania…
Month: November 2020
Israel Beats Drum Louder: 'Won't Wait Until It's Too Late' to Attack Iran
Revamping his threat to attack Iran over a supposed nuclear weapons program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that he is still considering a strike in the not too distant future, with or without the U.S.’s consent, stating: “I won’t wait until it’s too late.” “Our clocks are ticking at a different pace. We’re…
Jeff Jarrett Backstage SD! Interview (Video), Bully Ray/Jim Ross, NXT U.K.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Bully Ray (Bubba Ray Dudley) appears as a guest on fellow WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross’ weekly Ross Report podcast. Download the complete episode at Omny.fm. – WWE premieres their usual pair of new NXT U.K. TV episodes on the WWE Network this afternoon at 3pm and 4pm EST….
WWE & J SPORTS Extend Long-Standing Partnership In Japan
WWE and J SPORTS issued the following press release today to announce that they have extended their long-standing partnership in Japan. WWE® and J SPORTS Extend Long-Standing Partnership in Japan TOKYO & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 20, 2018–WWE (NYSE: WWE) and J SPORTS will extend their partnership into its 22 nd year with a new agreement…
Impact Wrestling Viewership (12/27): Numbers For Final Episode Of 2018
The numbers are in for the final episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV of 2018. The Thursday, December 27th edition of Impact Wrestling, which was another “Best Of” special show, finished with 135,000 total viewers on Pop TV, according to Showbuzz Daily. By comparison, the previous week’s show, which was also a “Best Of”…
Backstage News On Strowman-Lesnar Segment, Strowman Off Road Until PPV
Ahead of their showdown for the WWE Universal Championship at this month’s WWE Royal Rumble 2019 pay-per-view, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman “went face-to-face” … (sort of) … at Monday night’s WWE RAW. In what was the first episode of RAW of 2019, Strowman and Lesnar were featured in a segment that purposely avoided any…
ROH Announces Teams For Tag Wars Tourney At Road To G1 Supercard Shows
This week, Ring Of Honor (ROH) announced the list of teams for this month’s Tag Wars tournament, which is scheduled to take place at ROH’s Road To G1 Supercard shows in Texas from January 24th through January 26th. ROHWrestling.com released the following announcement: Field Announced For Tag Wars ROH World Champion Jay Lethal and Jonathan…
'Escalation' in Egypt Portends More Clashes to Come
Tensions continue to escalate in Cairo between state security forces and members of the Muslim Brotherhood party, who are protesting the forced removal of President Mohamed Morsi. A series of overnight clashes Monday resulted in seven deaths and over 260 injured as police reportedly attacked the pro-Morsi demonstrators with teargas, birdshot and live ammunition. In…
Backstage News on Ronda Rousey Finishing Up With WWE at WrestleMania
— According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there is a “very good chance” that Ronda Rousey may be finished with WWE soon, with WrestleMania being her last match. If that is the case, it would strongly suggest that Rousey would put over Becky Lynch on the way out. — The Observer adds that there…
WWE Not Planning a Horsewomen vs. Horsewomen Storyline Anytime Soon
— Even though Sasha Banks hinted at a Four Horsewomen storyline and Ronda Rousey has also referenced it in an interview, there are no plans for that between now and WrestleMania, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey — It was noted that Sasha “really really” wants to do…