Major news on Adam Cole’s status in WWE
Adam Cole is reportedly finished with WWE and a free agent. PWInsider is reporting that an email memo was sent internally advising those in WWE that Cole was no longer with the company. Cole is […]
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Championship open challenge set to start this week’s Monday Night Raw
This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw will start with Damian Priest issuing an open challenge for his WWE United States Championship. WWE social media accounts revealed the news early Monday afternoon. https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1432392995337392132 Priest became […]
NWA World Heavyweight Championship changes hands at NWA 73
Trevor Murdoch is the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Murdoch defeated Nick Aldis to win the title in the main event of the NWA 73 PPV event. He won a battle royal earlier in the […]
FIP 8/29 Heatstroke 2021 lineup, Davis vs. Drake main event, Skulk defend tag titles vs OAO, Hollywood vs. Azrieal
WWN announced the complete lineup for Heatstroke 2021 in a press release issued to PWTorch. The complete lineup for the show includes the following matches: FIP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Davis vs. “The Blue Collar […]
NXT reveals new logo amidst rumors of a revamp
NXT revealed a brand new and colorful logo during WWE Smackdown on Friday night. Coming soon.@WWENXT pic.twitter.com/7jRzIHqUVb — WWE (@WWE) August 28, 2021 The WWE social media accounts pushed the logo out to followers. In […]
FOCO pre-orders available for limited bobbleheads of NWO members Hogan, Nash, and Hall
FOCO has launched pre-orders for their latest line of WWE bobbleheads featuring the NWO. This series features Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash. Hulk Hogan is numbered out of 600. Scott Hall and Kevin […]
New details emerge on Brock Lesnar’s contract status with WWE
Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE at Summerslam after being away from the company for over a year. He’s primed to be back for an extended period of time. According to a report from Fightful […]
AEW touts record viewership for this week’s episode of Dynamite
Coming out of record viewership for Friday’s special “First Dance” episode of AEW Rampage that featured C.M. Punk’s return to pro wrestling, this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite was the most viewed by persons 18-49 […]
THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 8/26: Preview, analysis, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling coming out of Emergence
Impact Wrestler of the Week: Joe Doering Doering has been featured mostly in tag team matches with his Violent By Design teammates during his run in Impact, but he was in singles action in last […]
AEW Dynamite rating for C.M. Punk’s debut draws one of top viewership numbers ever for Dynamite, modest growth for key demo ratings
AEW Dynamite drew 1.172 million viewers, up from last week’s 975,000 viewers. Dynamite had drawn more than 1 million viewers in four of the prior six weeks, including three occasions above 1.1 million. This was […]
Pat McAfee tests positive for COVID-19
Pat McAfee tweeted early this afternoon that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will be “aht” (out) indefinitely. He noted he is fully vaccinated and “very positive.” He added he is thankful that his wife […]
First entrant announced for Women’s Casino Battle Royale at AEW All Out
The AEW Women’s Casino Battle Royale will be back at this year’s All Out PPV event and the first entrant into the match has been announced. Nyla Rose will compete in the annual match in […]
Raw viewership increases for the post-Summerslam episode, but below the year-ago number, key metrics and perspective
The post-Summerslam episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network (8/23) drew a 1.43 rating, up from the 1.37 last week. It’s the fourth-highest rating of 2021. One year ago this week, Raw the […]
Ring of Honor announces ticket on-sale for Death Before Dishonor
Tickets for ROH’s annual Death Before Dishonor PPV event will go on-sale this Friday, August 27 at 10am EST for HonorClub members. The public on-sale will take place starting August 30 at 10am EST when […]
NXT UK star reportedly moving to main brand NXT full-time
Former NXT UK Women’s Champion, Kay Lee Ray, is reportedly headed for full-time status on the main NXT brand. After appearing at NXT TakeOver 36 on Sunday at the end of the Raquel Gonzalez vs. […]
WWE announces name of New Years Day PPV in Atlanta
WWE made some waves earlier this year by announcing a live PPV event in Atlanta on New Years Day. That event now has a name. Wrestling Inc is reporting that the event will be called […]
Peak viewership number for C.M. Punk’s segment at the start of last Friday’s AEW Rampage on TNT
C.M. Punk’s debut on AEW Rampage on Friday night on TNT peaked at 1.408 million viewers at the four minute mark of the show. Viewership also topped 1.4 million at the 11 and 15 minute […]
Booker T on C.M. Punk’s return: “He struck out” (w/ Hazelwood’s Analysis)
Booker T said C.M. Punk “struck out” in his return to wrestling promo for discussing WWE and “throwing out freaking ice cream bars” in a now-deleted video from his Hall of Fame with Booker T […]
Summerslam 2021 the highest-grossing and most-viewed Summerslam event of all-time
Summerslam 2021 holds a special place in the WWE history books. The company announced Tuesday morning that the event was the most viewed and highest grossing Summerslam of all time. WWE touted a global audience […]
Tony Khan comments on the ratings success of C.M. Punk’s return to wrestling
The return of C.M. Punk to professional wrestling on AEW Rampage this week was a history making moment if you ask AEW President, Tony Khan. “The debut of CM Punk to open ‘AEW:Rampage’ on Friday […]
AEW Rampage ratings and key demographics for debut of C.M. Punk, tops Raw in key demos
Friday night’s (8/20) episode of AEW Rampage on TNT featuring the highly-anticipated debut of C.M. Punk drew 1.129 million viewers. That, by a small margin, in the fourth most watched episode of an AEW program […]
Becky Lynch reportedly set to continue as a heel after championship win at Summerslam
The Man is back, but potentially for not very long as a babyface. PWInsider is reporting that Becky Lynch will be positioned as Smackdown’s top heel moving forward after returning to the WWE at Summerslam […]
Samoa Joe crowned new NXT Champion at NXT TakeOver 36
Samoa Joe pinned Karrion Kross in the main event of NXT TakeOver 36 to win the NXT Championship for a record third time. Joe hit the Muscle Buster finisher and made the cover for the […]
Nick Khan details upcoming changes and revamping of NXT
NXT is primed for a revamp after NXT TakeOver 36. In an interview with Ariel Helwani, WWE President Nick Khan addressed their developmental system and said that WWE is completely revamping NXT with Triple H […]