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That’s A Lot: Mandy Rose Reportedly Making Eye Popping Numbers On Subscription Site

December 20, 2022 • Admin

That’s a lot. Wrestlers can do a lot of things to improve their standing in a promotion and, in theory at least, make more money. That is the kind of thing that can be rather tricky as wrestlers have to figure out what fans want and then act accordingly. Now another wrestler is doing just that, and it seems to be going incredibly well, even if it has nothing to do with wrestling whatsoever. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Not Him: WWE Pulls Hall Of Famer From ECW Tribute Show Last week, WWE released Mandy Rose, reportedly over a series of controversial photos and videos Rose released on her FanTime subscription site. According to TMZ Sports, Rose has made $500,000 since being released, which could double as soon as Christmas Day on Sunday. Rose, 32 years old, has given no indication of when or if she will resume her wrestling career. Rose was a star in NXT. Check out some of her time there: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post co..

Big Fans: Wendy’s Has A Prediction For AEW Best Of Seven Series

December 20, 2022 • Admin

They have a fan. AEW has come a long way in just a few years’ time. The company was only announced at the beginning of 2019 and debuted later in the year, but is now the second biggest wrestling promotion in the United States. That is quite the impact, and it seems that they have gotten the attention of a rather large restaurant chain with a sense of humor. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Still Elite: Update On Kenny Omega’s AEW Contract The latest edition of Being The Elite features AEW stars the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega (the Elite) drinking from Wendy’s cups. The Wendy’s Twitter account then sent out an image saying that Wendy’s is now All Elite. Wendy’s went on to say that their burgers are squares, and squares have four sides, while triangles have three, meaning they picked the Elite to defeat the Death Triangle 4-3. This comes as the Elite and the Death Triangle are in the middle of a best of seven series for the AEW Trios Titles, with the Elite currently down 3-1. The Wendy’s account..

REVIEW: New Year’s Revolution 2006: He Did It Before

December 20, 2022 • 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. 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? New Year’s Revolution 2006 Date: January 8, 2006 Location: Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York Attendance: 11,000 Commentators: Joey Styles, Jonathan Coachman We’ve got a one match show here and that doesn’t exactly instill me with confidence. This show is all about the Elimination Chamber, with John Cena defending the Raw World Title against five challengers. The only other match of note on the card is Big Show vs. HHH, but it’s a far cry from the main event. Let’s get to it. The opening video only focuses on the Chamber..

Not Him: WWE Pulls Hall Of Famer From ECW Tribute Show

December 20, 2022 • Admin

They’re the big ones. WWE is the largest and most powerful wrestling company in the world, meaning they are where several wrestlers want to wind up. Some wrestlers are talented and valuable enough to keep around after their in-ring careers are over and get to stick with the company in a backstage role. One such star was unable to attend a special show as a result. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: It Would Be A Record: WWE Hall Of Famer Wants To Return After 21 Years For Royal Rumble Over the weekend, Battleground Championship Wrestling presented its “Tribute To The Extreme” event at the 2300 Arena (formerly the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia. According to PWInsider.com, ECW legend and current NXT coach D-Von Dudley was pulled from his scheduled appearance at the show. Dudley was scheduled to appear at the convention before the event as well as in Bully Ray’s corner for Ray’s match later that night. The promotion received a letter from WWE, which took issue with an ECW tribute show airing, but the ..

It Would Be A Record: WWE Hall Of Famer Wants To Return After 21 Years For Royal Rumble

December 20, 2022 • Admin

One more on the list? We are about a month away from the 2023 Royal Rumble and that means it is time to start getting ready for one of the more complicated nights of the year. The Royal Rumble event will be featured around two of the show’s namesake matches, meaning sixty wrestlers will be needed. Some of them will be brought in from outside of WWE and one is willing to throw his hat in the ring. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE’s Plans For Toxic Attraction Before Mandy Rose’s Release During a recent interview with the Cheap Heat Productions podcast, WWE Hall Of Famer Bushwhacker Luke was asked about returning to WWE for the 2023 Royal Rumble. Luke said he would absolutely be in the match if he was asked, despite turning 76 years old in January. Luke still wrestles regularly on the independent circuit and last wrestled for WWE at WrestleMania X7 in 2001. It’s been a bit. Check out what Luke did during his career with the company: [This post contains video, click to play..

WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE’s Plans For Toxic Attraction Before Mandy Rose’s Release

December 20, 2022 • Admin

The more things change. WWE is a company that moves very quickly and it can be difficult to keep track of everything that is going on. When you add in the NXT shows, things can get even more complicated. Occasionally things will change at the drop of a hat and the domino effect can be very strong. That seems to have happened again, as a surprise release has caused other issues. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Changeup: WWE Announces Very Special Edition Of Monday Night Raw Last week, Mandy Rose lost the NXT Women’s Title to Roxanne Perez, ending Rose’s 400+ day reign as champion. The following day, Rose was released from the company, reportedly due to WWE not being happy with Rose posting risque content online. According to Xero News in a post before Rose lost the title, WWE planned to send Toxic Attraction, including Rose, to SmackDown when the title reign ended. At the same time, WWE was considering options for Rose, as they were unhappy with the content she was posting. There is no word on..

Still Elite: Update On Kenny Omega’s AEW Contract

December 20, 2022 • Admin

Stick around for a bit. AEW has come a long way in a not very long amount of time. The company has not even been around four years yet and already has a history of its own. A lot of this has been built around its inner core of wrestlers, which has remained mostly unchanged since the company started. It is time for one major contract to come up though and now we know a bit more about the situation. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He’s In: AEW Contract Status Of Former WWE Star According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Kenny Omega’s AEW original four year contract was expected to expire at the end of January 2023. However, he is currently advertised for the March 14 Dynamite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There is a possibility that Omega has signed a new deal, or that his contract was extended due to Omega missing several months due to injury. Omega is a star in AEW. Check out what he has done in the company: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] ..

Monday Night Raw Results – December 19, 2022

December 20, 2022 • Admin

Monday Night Raw Date: December 19, 2022 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Commentators: Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves It’s the last show before Christmas and possibly the last show of the year depending on what they do next week. There is still a lot of time before the Royal Rumble but we have another big match coming up on December 30. John Cena is on his way back to WWE and that should have some people talking. Let’s get to it. Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns are here, with Reigns saying he is around here to deal with Kevin Owens. Reigns has been dealing with Owens and now he has to take care of John Cena again. Now, he is going to torture Owens until Raw acknowledges the Bloodline. We cut to the rest of the Bloodline beating down Mustafa Ali. Opening sequence. Street Profits vs. Judgment Day Finn Balor/Damien Priest for the team here, with their friends and Akira Tozawa at ringside too. Ford goes nuts on Priest to start but gets sent into the corner. We go split screen ..

Changeup: WWE Announces Very Special Edition Of Monday Night Raw

December 20, 2022 • Admin

How to wrap things up. We are getting very close to the end of the year and than means it is time to look back at everything that happened over the course of 2022. WWE has had quite a collection of memorable moments and some of them are worth at least one more look. That is what we are going to be getting as WWE will be presenting a special edition of Monday Night Raw. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: BREAKING: Former NXT Champion Makes Surprise Return On Monday Night Raw It was announced this week on Monday Night Raw that next week’s December 26 edition will be the “Absolute Best Of 2022”, featuring highlights and clips from throughout the year. This comes after WWE had no television taping announced for Monday night, as the company will instead be running a pair of live events at the same time. The show will return to its regular schedule on January 2. There have been some great moments this year. Check out what you might be seeing next week: [This post contains video, click to play] [Th..

BREAKING: Former NXT Champion Makes Surprise Return On Monday Night Raw

December 20, 2022 • Admin

Welcome back. One of the biggest trends of the new WWE regime has been the amount of returning superstars. After several wrestlers were released over the course of about a year and a half, a good number of them have returned now that Triple H is in a position of power. All kinds of returns have taken place and now another former champion has made a surprise appearance. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The Other Ring: Former WWE Star Makes Pro MMA Debut This week’s Monday Night Raw featured a ladder match between the Miz and Dexter Lumis. Late in the match, Bronson Reed, known elsewhere as Jonah, made a surprise return to take Lumis out, allowing Miz to win the match. Reed, 34 years old, is a former NXT North American Champion who was released from WWE in 2021. Following his departure from WWE, Reed wrestled for Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Reed was a star in NXT. Check out some of his time there: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to..

The Other Ring: Former WWE Star Makes Pro MMA Debut

December 19, 2022 • Admin

It’s a different world. Wrestlers have a difficult time in being seen as legitimate athletes. They have to do some very athletic things and their efforts are anything but easy. At the same time though, it can be difficult to shake the stigma of their matches being pre-determined. Occasionally a wrestler will try their hand at another sport though, which was the case again this week. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Discusses Brock Lesnar Intercontinental Title Reign Former WWE star Jack Claffey, better known as Jack Gallagher, competed in his professional MMA debut this weekend. Claffey fought Marlon Jones at FCC 32 and was defeated via TKO in the first round, with the event airing on UFC Fight Pass. Claffey posted a photo of himself and Jones following the fight. Following the end of his wrestling career, Claffey has competed in bare knuckle boxing and amateur mixed martial arts, compiling a 1-0 and 2-0 record respectively. You might remember him. Check out Claffey in t..

WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Discusses Brock Lesnar Intercontinental Title Reign

December 19, 2022 • Admin

That would be new. We are almost to the start of WrestleMania season and that could make for some interesting developments. As we move towards the biggest show of the year, some of the bigger WWE stars begin making more appearances. That can make for some unique stories and now WWE is at least talking about doing something that has never been done before. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Velveteen Dream Arrest Video Released Earlier this month, a report came out suggesting that Gunther vs. Brock Lesnar was possible for WrestleMania 39. According to Xero News on Twitter, there has been at least some small discussion of having Lesnar defeat Gunther, the reigning Intercontinental Champion, for the title, which would be the first of Lesnar’s career. There are some who feel this would help boost up the midcard titles, as WWE has been attempting to do in recent months. The match has yet to be announced and Gunther and Lesnar have had no interactions. There has been atleast some small talk of..

WATCH: Velveteen Dream Arrest Video Released

December 19, 2022 • Admin

A serious situation. Wrestlers portray either heroes or villains in the ring, but that does not mean that they are the same way when the cameras stop rolling. You never know what you might be seeing behind the scenes, but every now and then, a glimpse comes through. Now we can see something else from a former wrestler in a serious situation and it is not the nicest thing. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Upgrade: Road Dogg Explains Changes Coming To NXT Call-Up System Back in August, former NXT star Velveteen Dream was arrested in Orlando, Florida on charges of first degree battery and trespassing. TMZ has released video of Dream being arrested outside of an Orlando fitness center. The video shows Dream yelling at the officers, asking for his phone to call his lawyer and repeating that he had not been read his rights. The case was later dropped with the alleged victim did not wish to press charges. This is a rough sit. Check out the arrest footage: [This post contains video, click to play] ..

Upgrade: Road Dogg Explains Changes Coming To NXT Call-Up System

December 19, 2022 • Admin

That’s a better system. NXT has been a game changer for WWE, as the company now has its own developmental system to grow the next generation of talent. That is a rather important effort to make work and the right kind of process needs to be included. The process has been an issue over the years, but now things might be changing in a positive way. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Thank Goodness: Jim Ross Reveals How He Saved WWE Hall Of Famer’s Life During a recent edition of his Oh. You Didn’t Know podcast, WWE executive Road Dogg talked about the changes in the process to call wrestlers up from NXT to the main roster. Dogg said that under Triple H’s regime, there will likely be a better method of bringing a star up, as Triple H understands the idea of wrapping things up for someone in NXT. There were previously issues of wrestlers being called up with no notice, leaving NXT stuff with loose ends and no closer to character arcs. NXT has been doing well as of late. Check out some of their rece..

Thank Goodness: Jim Ross Reveals How He Saved WWE Hall Of Famer’s Life

December 19, 2022 • Admin

Bigger than wrestling. There are all kinds of names in wrestling history, but very few have had the impact as Jim Ross. Over the years, Ross has been an on-air personality as well as a WWE executive who had several responsibilities behind the scenes. Ross is a true legend of wrestling, but now he is telling a story about something he did for a wrestler which was way more important than anything in a ring. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Farewell Then: Wrestling Legend Reveals His Upcoming Retirement Plans During a recent edition of his Grilling JR podcast, Ross told a story about talking to Sgt. Slaughter in a hotel. Slaughter got in the elevator and collapsed, with Ross believing he had suffered a seizure. Ross saw what happened and had someone call an ambulance, in addition to pulling Slaughter out of the elevator. Slaughter was able to receive medical attention and made it out of the situation in good health. That is an amazing story. Check out some more of Ross and Slaughter in better da..

Farewell Then: Wrestling Legend Reveals His Upcoming Retirement Plans

December 19, 2022 • Admin

Hanging them up. Wrestlers have a weird situation when it comes to retirement. Since they can always wrestle one more match and then step away again, it is hard to find someone who actually retires and then stays gone for good. Those moments are fairly rare, but you hear about them quite often. Now we are hearing about another legend who has an end date in sight. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: ACTION! Chris Jericho Lands Role In Upcoming Wrestling Film During a recent edition of his ARN podcast, Arn Anderson announced that he had a year and a half left in his AEW contract and that he planned to retire when that was up. Anderson spoke about wanting to train his son Brock and help him get ring time, be it in AEW or on the independent circuit. Arn also originally said that he would be finished in 2023, but later sent out a message on Twitter, saying that he misspoke and had a year and a half left on his contract, which would end in the middle of 2024. A revision of my statement on @adfreeshows..

What’s Next: Update On Goldberg’s WWE Contract Status

December 19, 2022 • Admin

Not so fast? There have been all kinds of wrestling stars throughout the years but only a handful have reached the level of Goldberg. Armed with a spear and Jackhammer combination, Goldberg’s quick matches became one of the most popular attractions in WCW and built up his WWE career. While Goldberg only wrestles on occasion these days, he does have a future in wrestling, at least in theory. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: Edge Returning For Huge Match At WWE Royal Rumble Goldberg’s current WWE deal expires at the end of the year, though he has no remaining matches on his contract. While there have been rumors of Goldberg signing a new deal, according to Fightful Select, that would be “news to his reps that negotiate those kinds of deals”. Goldberg’s most recent match took place at Elimination Chamber in February, when he was defeated by Roman Reigns. There is no word on Goldberg signing elsewhere once his contract expires. Goldberg has done well during his WWE run. Check ou..

WRESTLING RUMORS: Edge Returning For Huge Match At WWE Royal Rumble

December 19, 2022 • Admin

That’s a big one. We are coming up on the Royal Rumble and that means there are going to be several stars busy. With sixty wrestlers being used in the show’s namesake matches, there is not much room for anything else on the show. That means WWE is going to need to have something big to make up for it, and they might have one of the biggest matches available. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Bro? Conflicting Reports On Matt Riddle’s Absence And Possible Suspensions From WWE TV According to Wrestlingnews.co, Edge is expected to return to WWE TV for the Royal Rumble, where he will continue his rivalry with Finn Balor. While not confirmed, the match is expected to be a gimmick match, with Hell In A Cell looking likely. Edge has not been seen on WWE television since Extreme Rules in October, when Balor defeated him in an I Quit match. It’s a big rivalry. Check out how we got to the Cell: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains vi..

ACTION! Chris Jericho Lands Role In Upcoming Wrestling Film

December 18, 2022 • Admin

It’s a gig. Wrestlers are often compared to actors and the comparison makes some sense. While wrestlers are athletes, they are in pre-determined situations that can be seen as a performance. However, wrestlers do not always have the best luck when it comes to transitioning into acting. You do see it happen every now and then though, and now a top star is going to be trying his hand at another acting role. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He’s In: AEW Contract Status Of Former WWE Star According to Deadline.com, AEW’s Chris Jericho has landed a new movie role in a wrestling themed horror film called “Dark Match”. The film, executive produced by Jericho, has already wrapped filming and tells the story of a small wrestling promotion that has to deal with a cult and its mysterious leader. There is no word on when or where the film will be released. Jericho is a talented guy. Check out what he can do in his better known profession: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains v..

He’s In: AEW Contract Status Of Former WWE Star

December 18, 2022 • Admin

He may be around. There are a lot of talented stars on the AEW roster and some of them have been around since the beginning. As good as the original crop of wrestlers were, there is also the need to bring in fresh stars. AEW has done that multiple times over the years, and now they are doing it again with a star that you might have seen wrestling in another prominent place. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Bro? Conflicting Reports On Matt Riddle’s Absence And Possible Suspensions From WWE TV Earlier this month, Trent Seven made his AEW debut as a surprise challenger for Orange Cassidy’s All-Atlantic Title. Seven has gone on to make additional appearances, including this week on Rampage. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Seven is appearing on a per appearance deal rather than on a full time contract. There is no word on how many dates he is set for in the future. Seven is a nice pickup. Check out what he can do in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Se..