Videos – More footage of John Cena’s new Fox TV series
Fox TV has released more details on the new “American Grit” TV series hosted by WWE star John Cena. On Wednesday, Fox released a preview of the male & female cast of competitors who will […]
WWE News
Update on Stone Cold’s WM32 status, Austin talks Roman Reigns & more
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is advancing more toward being involved in something at WrestleMania 32 in Texas. Austin said in recent interviews that he was not sure if he would be involved until he heard a […]
The Undertaker set to return to WWE TV
The Undertaker is set to make his return to WWE TV on next Monday’s “Leap Day” Raw from Nashville. At the Smackdown TV taping on Tuesday night, WWE announced Taker for the next Raw. Taker […]
2/22 Raw TV Ratings post-PPV, plus historical hourly drop
Monday’s Raw following the Fast Lane PPV fell in-between Daniel Bryan Raw and post-Royal Rumble Raw among the three most-watched episodes of the year. The other big story was the largest drop in viewership from the second to […]
2/22 Raw Social Media – huge pop, but was it enough to top D-Bryan’s Retirement?
Monday’s Raw following the Fast Lane PPV definitely got a Shane Pop in social media interest. Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings metrics indicate Raw topped the post-Royal Rumble episode by a healthy margin and fell just short […]
WWE Press Release – Snickers named official sponsor of WM32 and Road to WrestleMania
WWE issued a press release Tuesday officially announcing Snickers as the presenting sponsor and brand partner for WrestleMania 32. In the press release, WWE stressed WrestleMania as a “pop culture extravaganza” that caps off WrestleMania Weekend. […]
2/22 Raw TV taping report – Shane addresses crowd during commercial, crowd reactions, Detroit Raw return date
After the opening segment of Raw, Shane McMahon addressed the crowd during the TV commercial break: “You truly have no idea the electricity – I got goosebumps on top of goosebumps. My nipples are hard. […]
Big WM32 News – Lesnar & Taker matches announced
In the opening segment of Monday’s Raw, WWE announced a very surprising match for WrestleMania. The Undertaker will face … Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match. The stipulation is Shane gets control of Raw […]
2/22 Raw TV Update – WWE runs pre-show angle with Brock & Ambrose, sets up WM32 match
UPDATE: Before Raw, WWE ran an angle involving Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose in the parking lot. WWE released footage of Lesnar attacking Ambrose when he arrived at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit for Raw. Lesnar pounded […]
WWE HOF update – Godfather’s inductors announced
Update: JBL and Ron Simmons (APA) will induct The Godfather into the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame, as announced Monday night on Raw. Charles Wright, who played The Godfather and Papa Shango, will be inducted into […]
Paul Heyman “rants” on Brock Lesnar not winning at Fast Lane
Following Brock Lesnar’s unsuccessful attempt to become #1 contender to the WWE Title at Fast Lane, Paul Heyman went on a “Twitter rant” playing up his frustration with the outcome. It’s a fictional response to […]
Fast Lane Social Media – WWE PPV draws half the interest as Royal Rumble
WWE’s Fast Lane PPV drew about half of the social media interest as the Royal Rumble in January. WWE PPV Social Media Tracking Fast Lane (Feb. 21): Fast Lane ranked #2 among series & specials on Sunday, […]
Update – WWE officially signs NJPW star Shinsuke Nakamura
Update: WWE noted in a press release on Monday that Shinsuke Nakamura will officially report to the Performance Center in Florida in “late March.” Nakamura then makes his NXT in-ring debut at “NXT Takeover” in Dallas […]
WWE Videos – Fast Lane Interviews with Styles, Owens, U.S. Champ, Brie
WWE’s website released a batch of storyline interviews following the Fast Lane PPV on Sunday night. – A.J. Styles addressed his series-clinching victory over Chris Jericho. As for Jericho’s claim on Smackdown that Styles would […]
Video – Shinsuke Nakamura arrives at WWE, meets the McMahons, former NJPW stars comment, more
WWE released a video documenting Shinsuke Nakamura’s arrival at WWE earlier this month to begin his new journey. – Nakamura was shown arriving at WWE HQ in Stamford, Conn. to meet Vince McMahon, Triple H, […]
Fast Lane Result – the new #1 contender advancing to WM32
Roman Reigns is the new #1 contender to the WWE World Title. Reigns pinned Dean Ambrose as part of a three-way match with Brock Lesnar in the main event at Fast Lane to become #1 […]
Fast Lane PPV Result – Who won Styles vs. Jericho III?
A.J. Styles won Match #3 in his series against Chris Jericho at the Fast Lane PPV. Styles won via submission to the Calf Killer after surviving Jericho “snapping” into heel mode. After the match, Jericho […]
Fast Lane Betting – oddsmakers correct on the top matches
Feb. 21 Update: All of the favorites to win at Fast Lane were victorious, except for The Wyatt Family, who lost to Big Show & Kane & Ryback in a six-man tag match that was added […]
John Cena addresses WM32 status, no-sold during Daytona 500 TV coverage
WWE top star John Cena had an interesting weekend in Florida for the annual Daytona 500 NASCAR race. Cena, who was scheduled to drive the pace car, was non-committal when asked about his WrestleMania 32 status […]
2/18 Smackdown TV Ratings – Not much of a Brock Pop
WWE saved Brock Lesnar’s WWE TV appearance this week for the final Smackdown leading into Fast Lane. But, it did not make much of a difference in TV ratings. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking February […]
2/19 WWE Stock Track – WWE improves after Financial Week reaction
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 7 – February 15-19 – Friday, February 19: Closing Price of $15.35 per share, up less than a percent from Thursday to essentially return to where the week started on Tuesday. WWE […]
WWE launches new website, hoping to turn around WWE.com
One of WWE’s goals for 2016 is to turn around their WWE.com website business. The first step was introducing a new main website on Thursday that executive Stephanie McMahon previewed to Variety at the beginning of […]
2/15 Raw TV Ratings – decline from Daniel Bryan Raw
Monday’s WWE Raw episode leading into Fast Lane took a natural decline following the big Daniel Bryan Retirement show last week. The result was landing just below the 2016 average. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking […]
WWE Video – Cole gets Heyman instead of Lesnar for weekly interview, Heyman talks “one (storyline) failure of my entire career”
The set-up for this week’s Michael Cole interview on WWE’s website was Cole expecting to interview Brock Lesnar. However, Paul Heyman sat in the chair opposite Cole, prompting a storyline-driven tense and sometimes humorous interview. Heyman […]