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With Or Without? Dominik Mysterio Reveals Very Surprising Detail About In-Ring Debut

January 16, 2023 • Admin

That’s not good. While WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the world, it is not the only place for wrestlers to go. It can mean a lot to see a wrestler jump from one promotion to another, but there are certain safeguards that can prevent the impact from being too great. The most basic of those is a contract, but in one instance, WWE let someone wrestle in a prominent spot without one. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: WWE Superstar Goes Missing, Help Requested To Find Him WWE star Dominik Mysterio appeared on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast and revealed that he did not have a contract for his first major WWE match. Mysterio said that he faced Seth Rollins in a street fight at Summerslam 2020 without a contract. He appeared on television and also at the Payback pay per view a week after Summerslam on good faith before officially being signed to the company. Since then, Mysterio has gone on to become a SmackDown Tag Team Champion and is now a member of the Judgment Day stable. Mysterio h..

WATCH: WWE Superstar Goes Missing, Help Requested To Find Him

January 15, 2023 • Admin

That’s a different way to go. There are several different ways to push a wrestling star or a group of them together. Some of these have been done for decades and long term fans know a good deal of them. At the same time, there are a few that are a lot less common and you can be a good bit surprised by them. That seems to be the case again, as WWE is trying something different. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Lacey Evans Has Awkward Interaction With Fan WWE has released a new edition of its Making It Maximum series, focusing on the Maximum Male Models. In the video, the team looks for a fourth member but gets stressed by the process. This led to an argument between the team and Mace left. The rest of the video shows Mace wandering the street, as Mansoor puts up posters asking fans to help him fine Mace. The team has not wrestled on television since October 2022. Have you see him? Check out the missing Mace, plus what happens when he is around: [This post contains video, click to play]..

Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill 2023 Results

January 15, 2023 • Admin

Hard To Kill 2023 Date: January 13, 2023 Location: Center Stage, Atlanta, Georgia Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt It’s back to pay per view and Impact is actually on a heck of a roll right now. They are getting almost everything right at the moment and I’m wanting to see the show a lot more than I would have expected. We have a double main event as Bully Ray is challenging Josh Alexander in a Full Metal Mayhem match, plus Mickie James’ Last Rodeo continues as she challenges Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts Title. Let’s get to it. Pre-Show: Kushida vs. Angels vs. Delirious vs. Mike Bailey vs. Mike Jackson vs. Yuya Uemura The previously unadvertised Delirious is replacing Bhupinder Gujjar). Delirious misses (maybe) a charge at the returning Kushida to start and winds up on the floor. Uemura and Kushida are left in the ring to trade arm holds until Kushida hiptosses him into the basement dropkick. Delirious comes back in to neckbreaker Kushida but it’s Jackson (73 years ol..

WATCH: Lacey Evans Has Awkward Interaction With Fan

January 15, 2023 • Admin

That was awkward. There are all kinds of wrestlers in the world today and all of them have fans. Some of their fan bases are much larger than others but there is someone out there for everyone. On rare occasions, a fan gets to meet the wrestler in person and it can make for a great moment. Unfortunately there are times when it makes for a bad moment as well, which was the case with a recent encounter. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Already: Vince McMahon Rumored To Have Problems With Some WWE Departments A video has made its way to YouTube showing SmackDown’s Lacey Evans meeting a fan. The fan praises Evans, including her looks so soon after giving birth to daughter, before putting his arm around her. Evans asks if the fan has ever died before, which gets him to pull his arm away and apologize. In recent weeks, Evans has appeared in vignettes showing her training. She has not wrestled since the November 11, 2022 SmackDown. It’s a big strange. Check out the interaction, plus some of Evans in..

Already: Vince McMahon Rumored To Have Problems With Some WWE Departments

January 15, 2023 • Admin

He’s back. The WWE world has changed in several ways in the last few days and those changes might not be ending anytime soon. Most of the changes revolve around the return of Vince McMahon, who is now back in his seat as Chairman of the Board, but the question is what will he do with regards to the creative side of WWE. We don’t know that yet, but his influence is already spreading. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: There She Goes: Former WWE Star Officially Announces Retirement From Wrestling According to Fightful Select, there are rumors that since McMahon’s return to WWE, he has already been sending messages to various departments telling them that they are doing things wrong. There was no mention of which departments or what they were doing, or if McMahon is planning on making any changes. McMahon has yet to make an appearance on WWE TV and is reportedly only working on selling the company. There have been some blunders in WWE over the years. Check out some of them: [This post contains vi..

Time Off: FTR Taking Time Away From AEW, Contracts Expiring Soon

January 15, 2023 • Admin

It was nice while it lasted. There are all kinds of wrestlers on the AEW roster but there are always going to be changes that make things more complicated. You never know when someone is going to leave of just take a hiatus of some kind, which could go on for any length of time. Most of the time there is no word on when that might happen, but now we know a bit more about what is going on. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: There She Goes: Former WWE Star Officially Announces Retirement From Wrestling During the most recent episode of his FTR With Dax Harwood podcast, AEW’s Dax Harwood revealed that he and Cash Wheeler (collectively known as FTR) will be taking time off from AEW TV. In addition, Harwood announced that the team’s AEW contracts expire in early April. Harwood did not know how long the hiatus would last, but it could go through the end of their contracts. He did not say what the team planned to do next, but said that “Whatever we decide to do next, will be the absolute last thing we ..

There She Goes: Former WWE Star Officially Announces Retirement From Wrestling

January 14, 2023 • Admin

Everyone does it eventually. Retirement is a tricky subject in wrestling, as you never know how long it might be before someone finally hangs up their boots. In an industry where everyone can come back for one more match, it is difficult to find someone who truly retires. Several wrestlers say that they are though and that is the case with another former WWE star. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Titles To Be Split Very Soon Former NXT UK star Jinny has announced via Twitter that she is retiring from professional wrestling. This comes after Jinny has been out of action for several months with an injury. Her most recent match took place on November 18, 2011, though it is not clear when her injury took place or what it was. It is also not clear if Jinny was one of several NXT UK wrestlers released when the promotion was shut down in September 2022. After a long time away due to an injury, I have made the decision to hang up my fashionable boots. Thank you for all the memor..

Double Ouch: Two Injuries Take Place During AEW Best Of Seven Trios Series

January 14, 2023 • Admin

That makes it harder. There are all kinds of injuries that can take place in a wrestler’s career. You never know when you are going to see someone get hurt, but there are times where you do not know the injury has taken place. Sometimes there are ways to hide the injury, even if it is something that can slow a wrestler down. That is the case again, but you might not be able to tell. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: It’s A Start: Possible Backstage Heat On Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) In New Japan According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there were at least two injuries coming out of the Best Of Seven series between the Elite and Death Triangle for the AEW World Trios Titles. First, Pac broke his nose shortly into the series and had to wrestle with a protective mask on for the remainder of the matches. Second, Nick Jackson suffered a broken toe, which made it difficult to walk. Jackson is currently resting his toe and he can move it without pain. There is nothing to suggest either will mi..

AEW Rampage Results – January 13, 2023

January 14, 2023 • Admin

Rampage Date: January 13, 2023 Location: Kia Forum, Los Angeles, California Commentators: Jim Ross, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Chris Jericho We’re still in Los Angeles and you know that is going to mean a big show. I’m not sure what all it is going to entail but that is some of the fun of Rampage. This week’s Dynamite was a strong show so they have a lot to live up to this week. If nothing else, there is a street fight so that means violence. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. TNT Title: Juice Robinson vs. Darby Allin Allin is defending. Feeling out process to start with Robinson grabbing a waistlock to send the champ to the ropes. A headlock slows Robinson down but he grabs a belly to back suplex to escape. The backsplash only hits knees though and Allin is back with another headlock. This time Robinson sends him up and over the top for a nasty crash to the floor, followed by some whips into various hard things. A drop onto the steps rocks Allin again and we take a break. Back wit..

WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Titles To Be Split Very Soon

January 14, 2023 • Admin

That would be a change. Titles have been a gigantic part of WWE since the company was founded. There are several titles in the company and some of them are among the most prestigious in all of wrestling. It means something for a wrestler to hold one of them, but now there are some wrestlers who are holding two at a time. That might be changing sooner rather than later. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Cash Out? FOX Reportedly Losing A Fortune By Airing WWE SmackDown According to Xero News on Twitter, both the Usos’ Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles and Roman Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Title will be split before WrestleMania 39 on April 1. There is no word on how the titles will be split, but the Judgment Day are currently #1 contenders for the Raw Tag Team Titles while a tournament is being held to crown new #1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. Nothing has been mentioned about how to split Reigns’ titles. More on this a source has just advised me ALL Titles will be split befo..

Cash Out? FOX Reportedly Losing A Fortune By Airing WWE SmackDown

January 14, 2023 • Admin

That’s a lot of money. We are in the middle of one of the most important periods in the history of WWE, as the company may be sold at some point in the near future. That is going to shake things up in WWE in a huge way, likely including when it comes to their television deals. WWE’s television deals are set to expire next year, and it seems one of them is not doing so well. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Things Change: What Might Happen To Vince McMahon If WWE Is Sold According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, a Morgan Stanley study found that FOX is losing over $100 million a year by airing SmackDown under the current deal with WWE. In the 2020-21 television season, FOX paid $196.7 million for SmackDown and reported losses of $134 million. In 2021-22, those numbers increased to $208.5 million paid and $145 million in losses. These losses are expected to get worse in the final two years of the deal. The belief is that there are not enough wrestling fans to make up the difference, as th..

REVIEW: Greatest Royal Rumble: The Dark End Of The Series

January 14, 2023 • Admin

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net, starting today. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? Greatest Royal Rumble Date: April 27, 2018 Location: King Abdullah International Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Commentators: Corey Graves, Michael Cole, Byron Saxton It’s finally time for a show that feels like the build has been going on for months. This is one of the biggest cards the WWE has ever produced and it’s hard to say where a lot of the matches are going to go. We’ve got seven title matches, two big time singles matches and the fifty man Royal Rumble, meaning this show could run longer than..

It’s A Start: Possible Backstage Heat On Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) In New Japan

January 14, 2023 • Admin

Already? Earlier this month, one of the longer running wrestling questions in recent months was answered, as Mercedes Mone, formerly known as Sasha Banks, made her debut with New Japan Pro Wrestling at Wrestle Kingdom 17. That seemed to be the end of things but also a new beginning. As it turns out, there might already be some issues with Mone and her new boss. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Steve Austin Works Does The Weather And Works The Drive Thru At Restaurant According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there might be some heat on Mone in New Japan and Stardom (New Japan’s sister promotion). Mone had been talking about how she wanted to face wrestlers from the Sendai Girls and Tokyo Joshi Pro promotions, both of which are seen as competition to Bushiroad (the parent company of New Japan and Stardom). While in Japan, Mone went to the Sendai Girls dojo but not the Stardom dojo. There is no word on what this could mean for Mone, or if she will be in any actual trouble. It has b..

Things Change: What Might Happen To Vince McMahon If WWE Is Sold

January 14, 2023 • Admin

He’s kind of a problem. WWE is in the middle of one of the shakiest times they have ever had, as the company seems likely to be sold much sooner rather than later. That is the kind of thing that can shake up the wrestling industry and there are all kinds of details that would need to be worked out. Now we have an idea of one of the major details, at least for one specific person. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Steve Austin Works Does The Weather And Works The Drive Thru At Restaurant There are several companies that are considered possible buyers for WWE. However, according to Fightful Select, contacts at both Disney and Comcast (the owner of NBC Universal) both feel that no major company would want to keep Vince McMahon around “in any capacity if they could help it”. There has been no definitive word on what would happen to McMahon if/when the company is sold. Leave the memories alone? Check out some of McMahon’s time in WWE: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post c..

WATCH: Steve Austin Works Does The Weather And Works The Drive Thru At Restaurant

January 14, 2023 • Admin

Everyone needs another job. There are all kinds of wrestlers in the world but not all of them are able to wrestle full time. Several of them have to do something on the side to make ends meet. On the other hand, there are some wrestlers who do other things more for fun than the need to do so. That seems to be the case with one of the biggest wrestling stars of all time. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Change Of Plans: Update On Ronda Rousey’s WWE Status This week, videos of Steve Austin working as a weatherman and at the drive-thru at a Burger Me restaurant in Reno, Nevada. A man posted a video of Austin working the drive-thru on TikTok, showing that there was a camera crew filming the scene. There is no word why Austin, who lives near Reno, was doing any of this or where or when the footage will be aired. He has had some jobs. Check out what Austin does, plus his most famous work: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains vide..

Change Of Plans: Update On Ronda Rousey’s WWE Status

January 14, 2023 • Admin

No more? There are a lot of stars on the WWE roster and some of them are known for things that they have done outside of the wrestling ring. Those can be some of the bigger stars in WWE and it can mean a lot to have them around. At some point though they are not going to be there, and that is going to be the case with one star on one of the biggest Monday Night Raw’s of all time. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Bray Wyatt Takes A Surprising Turn On SmackDown On Monday January 23, WWE is holding it’s Raw 30 event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to PWInsider.com, former Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey is no longer advertised for the show. This comes less than a month after Rousey lost the SmackDown Women’s Title to Charlotte in an impromptu title defense. Rousey has not been on WWE TV since and there is no word on when she is expected to return. Rousey is a star when she is around. Check out what she can do in WWE: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains ..

WATCH: Bray Wyatt Takes A Surprising Turn On SmackDown

January 14, 2023 • Admin

No more? We are in the middle of a weird time in WWE, as all kinds of things continue to change. You never know what kind of thing is going to happen next at the moment, with most of the changes taking place behind the scenes. At the same time though, there are changes taking place with various storylines. Now we seem to have seen another big change, as WWE may have dropped something cold. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Who’s Up Next: New WWE Tournament Announced To Crown #1 Contenders This week on SmackDown, Bray Wyatt made an appearance and sat in the middle of the ring in his rocking chair. Wyatt used several of his old catchphrases, including calling himself the Eater of Worlds. He also said that HE is Uncle Howdy and told LA Knight to “run” at the Royal Rumble, in another of his former signature lines. There is no word on if this is a reset of Wyatt’s character or something that will be changed again in the weeks to come. This could go multiple ways. Check out Wyatt’s promo plus a look..

Who’s Up Next: New WWE Tournament Announced To Crown #1 Contenders

January 14, 2023 • Admin

That’s one way to do it. Title shots can make for some of the most important matches in any wrestling promotion. The chance to have a new champion crowned means that something might be changing soon and that can make things all the more interesting. It means a lot when someone gets such a shot and now several wrestlers have the chance to earn one. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: Triple H And Stephanie McMahon Opposed WWE Sale This week on SmackDown, WWE executive Adam Pearce announced the launch of a new tournament to crown #1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. The only detail announced for the tournament is that Drew McIntyre and Sheamus will face the Viking Raiders in the first round next week. There is no word on how many teams will be involved, brackets or the date of the title match. There is some talent involved. Check out the three teams in the whole situation so far: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] ..

Santino Marella Debuts In Impact Wrestling

January 14, 2023 • Admin

He’s back! At tonight’s Impact Wrestling Hard to Kill pay-per-view event, former WWE superstar Santino Marella made his debut in Impact Wrestling. Marella made his entrance after Moose used a low blow to defeat Joe Hendry and announced that he is now in the role of the Director of Authority. He then restarted the match, which led to Hendry getting the win and retaining the Digital Media Championship. You can see a clip of the return below: .@milanmiracle is HERE and is the BRAND NEW Director of Authority! @TheMooseNation and @joehendry CONTINUES! #HardToKill pic.twitter.com/CY68Ndy8hF — IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 14, 2023 According to a report from WrestlingNews.co, Marella, whose real name is Anthony Carelli, is able to use the “Santino Marella” name because WWE abandoned the trademark some time ago and it was registered by attorney Mike Dockins last month. He retired from WWE due to neck issues and he has been running the BattleArts school/promotion in Toronto. Editor’s ..

SmackDown Results – January 13, 2023

January 14, 2023 • Admin

Smackdown Date: January 13, 2023 Location: Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin Commentators: Wade Barrett, Michael Cole It’s a big show this week as we have a pair of major matches. This week we’ll be seeing another match between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, which should have some Bloodline implications. In addition, Gunther is defending the Intercontinental Title against Braun Strowman. Let’s get to it. Intercontinental Title: Braun Strowman vs. Gunther Strowman is challenging and wearing boots designed by a boy who died in the Waukesha parade shootings. Feeling process to start as Gunther is a bit hesitant to go after him. Strowman manages to send him outside though and the running shoulder sends Gunther into the announcers’ table. We take a break and come back with Strowman getting posted, allowing Gunther to start in on the arm. The armbar goes on but Strowman powers up, only to fall down when the arm gives out. Strowman fights out again and hits a clothesline but the rest of Imper..