Pro Wrestling News
9/2 WWE Stock Track – WWE maintains recent growth, now valued at $1.62 billion
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 33 – Aug. 29-Sept. 2 – Monday, August 29: Closing Price of $20.96 per share, down slightly from $21.04 to close last week. – Tuesday, August 30: Closing Price of $21.02 per share, up slightly […]
9/1 TNA Impact Viewers – Audience dips after “No Surrender” episode
This week’s TNA Impact viewership dipped from last week’s “No Surrender” Impact special. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking September 1: TNA Impact drew 351,000 viewers, down six percent from 373,000 last week. Impact fell slightly below the […]
8/25 TNA Impact Viewers – “No Surrender” updated with DVR’ing
TNA Impact Viewership Tracking August 25: “No Surrender” TNA Impact drew 373,000 viewers, up five percent from 355,000 last week. It was the most first-run viewers in two months going back to the Tuesday night era. […]
WWE announces huge Survivor Series weekend – NXT Takeover & Raw in same building
WWE is creating a big Survivor Series weekend along the lines of Summerslam weekend. WWE announced Friday that an “NXT Takeover” special will take place on Saturday, November 19 at the Air Canada Centre in […]
WWE Video – American Alpha in weekly sit-down interview
WWE Smackdown tag team American Alpha joined Michael Cole for this week’s sit-down interview on WWE’s website. Jason Jordan and Chad Gable mainly discussed their tag team chemistry and rise on the NXT roster to […]
WWE Concussion Lawsuits – Update on Laurinaitis vs. WWE following new court filing
WWE Concussion Suits Updates – August 2016 Suit #2: Laurinaitis, et al vs. WWE Week of August 29 Updates Attorneys for the Plaintiffs (Joe Laurinaitis, et al) filed a new document on Friday (September 2) […]
Dr. Amann vs. Punk & Cabana lawsuit – is Vince McMahon funding the opposition to Punk?
WWE’s Dr. Amann vs. C.M. Punk & Colt Cabana Lawsuit Updates September 1 Update: C.M. Punk dropped a big item that Vince McMahon is “currently bankrolling a lawsuit” against him, presumably WWE physician Chris Amann’s suit […]
Cruiserweight Tournament Week 8 Results & Table – Half of the Final Four set
WWE aired the eighth week of the Cruiserweight tournament Wednesday night on WWE Network. Results from the first-half of the quarterfinals included… Gran Metalik beat Akira Tozawa Kota Ibushi beat Brian Kendrick Next week, the second-half of […]
8/30 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – Biggest audience of Draft Era
WWE Smackdown increased slightly from last week’s post-Summerslam show, following the pattern of Raw. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking August 30: WWE Smackdown scored a 1.95 TV rating, improving on a 1.92 rating after Summerslam. Smackdown […]
ROH World Title match official for next ROH PPV
Ring of Honor has officially announced the main event of their next PPV. New ROH World champion Adam Cole will defend against Michael Elgin in the main event of “All-Star Extravaganza” on September 30 in […]
TLC PPV – WWE announces December PPV for Dallas return date
WWE is planning to keep the TLC PPV in December as part of their shifting PPV schedule during the brand split era. TLC is scheduled for December 4 in Dallas, as announced by the American […]
Backlash PPV – two new matches announced for Smackdown PPV
On this week’s Smackdown show, WWE announced two more big matches for the Smackdown-branded Backlash PPV. Included is Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt in a singles match at Backlash on September 11. Plus, The Miz […]
8/29 Raw TV Ratings – Full Break Down of Monday’s Universal Title match show
Monday’s WWE Raw increased from post-Summerslam Raw in the overall TV Rating and viewership. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking August 29: The Raw brand’s big show to determine a new Universal champion scored a 2.38 TV […]
Updated Smackdown Tag Tournament Results & Bracket – semi-finals set for next week
WWE completed the First Round of a Smackdown Tag Team Tournament on this week’s show. Included were the Hype Bros. beating The Vaudevillains and Heath Slater & Rhyno defeating the returning Headbangers. WWE also revealed […]
TNA Hvt. champ Bobby Lashley’s next MMA opponent announced
August 30 Update Bobby Lashley has an opponent for his first MMA fight of 2016. Lashley (14-2) is scheduled to fight Josh Appelt (12-5) in the co-main event of Bellator 162 on October 21 in […]
ROH reveals new title – first champions to be determined at Final Battle
Ring of Honor announced Tuesday they are introducing Six-man Tag Titles. The first champions will be determined at the Final Battle PPV on December 2. This is similar to New Japan introducing the NEVER Openweight Six-man […]
Attitude Era tag team officially returning on Smackdown Live
Youfit Health Clubs issued a press release announcing the WWE TV return of The Headbangers on Tuesday night’s Smackdown Live episode. Headbanger Thrasher (Glenn Ruth) is the general manager of a Youfit Health Club in […]
8/29 Raw Social Media – 16 percent increase from post-Summerslam Raw
The second Raw TV after a PPV is almost guaranteed to decline in social media activity from the post-PPV episode. However, this time around, WWE had a fatal four-way match to determine a new Universal […]
Fifth batch of WWE stars in “WWE 2K17” video game – NXT headliners, Big Four main roster stars, Stone Cold headlines big group of legends
2K Sports and IGN.com released the fifth and final batch of playable characters in the forthcoming “WWE 2K17” video game. The featured wrestlers in the group are current NXT Women’s champion Asuka and Bayley, who are part of […]
Video – Kevin Owens talks Triple H taking a chance on him in pre-Summerslam interview
The Busted Open satellite radio show re-released a video interview with Kevin Owens from Summerslam Weekend, where Owens talked about Triple H taking a chance on him when he signed him from the independents to […]
8/28 “Ballers” TV viewership down 23 percent to series low
“The Rock” Dwayne Johnson’s “Ballers” HBO show gained 100,000 viewers last week against Summerslam. However, the latest episode fell 300,000 viewers against the VMAs, capturing Ballers’s TV audience being more of a mainstream TV fanbase than […]
Hogan vs. Gawker Aftermath – Fourth appeal filed, Hogan’s attorneys battling Daulerio
Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Aftermath – August 2016 Week of August 22 Updates – Friday Update: Hulk Hogan’s attorneys filed an objection to A.J. Daulerio’s request for an exemption related to the judgment he faces individually. […]
WWE releases “injury update” on Cesaro following Raw
WWE is playing up injuries to Cesaro during his match against Sheamus Monday night on Raw. The fictionalized injury report is Cesaro suffered “multiple contusions to the lumbar spine” after being back-body dropped into the […]