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Not A Fan: Former WWE Creative team Member SLAMS Recent Title Match

December 2, 2022 • Admin

He’s not a fan. We are moving away from Survivor Series, which was one of the biggest shows of the year. The card featured a variety of matches and stars up and down the show, some of which were better than others. With so many people watching the show, there are going to be some who like it more than others, and in this case, a former WWE employee was not happy with what he saw. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Considers Special Legend Shows For WrestleMania 39 One of the matches at Survivor Series saw Ronda Rousey successfully defend her SmackDown Women’s Title against Shotzi. During the latest edition of the Wrestling With Freddie podcast, former WWE creative team member Freddie Prinze Jr. blasted the match, calling it “the single worst match I have seen in I don’t know how long”. Prinze Jr. said that it was not Shotzi’s fault, but rather blaming Rousey for her wrestling getting worse, suggesting that she is either not trying or is incapable of making things work. Here..

WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Considers Special Legend Shows For WrestleMania 39

December 2, 2022 • Admin

Bring them on in. We are rapidly approaching the start of the Road To WrestleMania 39 and that means it is time to get ready for the biggest events of the year. WWE puts on some of the most important shows of the year over WrestleMania weekend, but not all of them take place in the ring. Now it seems that the company is planning some more events in addition to their regular wrestling cards. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The Other Way: WWE Makes Another Policy Change (And This One Might Not Be So Popular) According to WrestleVotes, WWE wants additional interactive shows throughout WrestleMania weekend. These shows would be similar to Undertaker’s 1DeadMan show, with fans participating and the featured star telling stories. Shows featuring Steve Austin and Trish Stratus have been discussed but there is nothing to suggest that anything has been finalized. WrestleMania 39 is scheduled for April 1 and 2, 2023. I’m told WWE is looking into having additional shows throughout WrestleMania weekend ..

Ouch: Current AEW Champion Working Through Painful Injury

December 2, 2022 • Admin

That’s the real part. Injuries can take place at any time in wrestling and there is no way to prevent some of them. Sometimes a wrestler is going to get hit in the wrong way and something is going to be damaged completely by accident. Those can cause some serious problems, but in this case, an injured wrestler is working through a rather painful injury, albeit with some extra protection. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Go Your Own Way: Speculation Over William Regal Jumping Back From AEW To WWE The main event of this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite saw the Elite defeat the Death Triangle in a six man tag, bringing their best of seven series to a score of 2-1 in favor of Death Triangle. The match saw Pac wrestle with a face mask on, which according to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, is due to a legitimate broken nose. The injury took place at Full Gear, though there is nothing to suggest that Pac will miss any time. The two sides have a history together. Check out some of their serie..

The Other Way: WWE Makes Another Policy Change (And This One Might Not Be So Popular)

December 2, 2022 • Admin

No more. There have been a lot of changes in WWE over this year and some of them are changes that will be felt for years to come. This starts at the top of the company, where a new power structure is in place. WWE has new leadership and that group is going to introduce policies of their own. One of the new changes might not be the most popular among the locker room. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: Upcoming Plans For Ronda Rousey (Contains Possible SPOILERS) According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is no longer giving out financial bonuses to its wrestlers. This includes bonuses for going to the Saudi Arabian shows or wrestling on a premium live event or anything else. While there may be some exceptions for top merchandise sellers like Roman Reigns, the majority of the roster is going to be making what their contract stipulates and nothing more. WWE has had some money situations before. Check out some of the more interesting ones: [This post contains video, click to play]..

WRESTLING RUMORS: Upcoming Plans For Ronda Rousey (Contains Possible SPOILERS)

December 2, 2022 • Admin

The next steps. There are very few wrestlers in WWE with the star power of Ronda Rousey. She is still one of the biggest names in the history of mixed martial arts and is presented as one of the top stars in WWE. It means something for a wrestler to feud with her as it is a special opportunity. Now we have a better idea of what is next for her, including her likely next challenger. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Add Him Up: Another Former World Champion Reportedly Returning To WWE Last month, Rousey and Shayna Baszler attacked Raquel Rodriguez, resulting in her being written off WWE TV with a broken arm and dislocated elbow. However, according to Wrestlingnews.co, Rodriguez is expected to be the challenger for Rousey’s SmackDown Women’s Title at the Royal Rumble on January 28. In addition, Rousey is expected to go into WrestleMania 39 as champion, meaning that even if Rodriguez wins the title, she is not expected to hold it very long. That could be good. Check out the two in action and how ..

Add Him Up: Another Former World Champion Reportedly Returning To WWE

December 2, 2022 • Admin

There goes another one. There have been a lot of moves in the wrestling world in recent months, with several stars moving from one company to another. This has mainly been between WWE and AEW but there are other promotions out there which have some talented stars. Now another of them seems to have finished up with his old home and is heading off to another place. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Discusses Bringing Back Hell In A Cell MUCH Earlier Than Expected The closing segment of this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling saw Deaner stab Eric Young, seemingly writing Young out of the promotion. This comes as PWInsider.com is reporting that Young is finishing up with Impact Wreslting to return to WWE. There is no word on when Young will be back with WWE or what he will be doing there. Young wrestled for WWE from 2016-2022 and is a two time Impact Wrestling World Champion. This was an insane way to go out. Check out the big angle to seemingly write off Young: [This post c..

WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Discusses Bringing Back Hell In A Cell MUCH Earlier Than Expected

December 2, 2022 • Admin

Is that a crossover? WWE has several major match types that it will use at certain times. The company will regularly bring out one match after another at specific times on the calendar, though that might be changing under the new regime. We might be seeing that exact change take place very soon, as a major match might be taking place outside of the normal time. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Go Your Own Way: Speculation Over William Regal Jumping Back From AEW To WWE On January 28, WWE will present the 2023 Royal Rumble from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. According to Wrestlingnew.co’s Twitter, WWE has has discussed including a Hell In A Cell match on the card, though nothing has been confirmed. There is also no word on who the match would include. Should it happen, it would be only the second Hell In A Cell match to take place on a premium live event other than the match’s namesake show in six and a half years. There's been talk in WWE about a Hell in a Cell match happening at t..

Go Your Own Way: Speculation Over William Regal Jumping Back From AEW To WWE

December 1, 2022 • Admin

That’s fast. The rise of AEW has changed the wrestling landscape, as there is now a brand new wrestling promotion offering wrestlers a new platform on the national stage. That is something that has been lacking for a very long time now and has resulted in several wrestlers being able to jump from one promotion to another. Now we might be seeing someone going back to their original promotion after making a jump. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: What Happened: More On Kevin Owens/Roman Reigns Incident At Survivor Series This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite featured a segment involving new World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman attacking William Regal, who helped him win the title. Regal was stretchered out of the arena and taken away in an ambulance. According to PWInsider.com, Regal is expected to head back to WWE, despite reports of him signing a three year deal with AEW earlier this year. In addition, according to Fightful Select, there have been talents backstage in AEW who believe Regal is le..

REVIEW: WWF Houston Live Event – December 10, 1987: The Goodish Old Days

December 1, 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, 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? WWF House Show Date: December 10, 1987 Location: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas Commentators: Bruce Pritchard, Mike McGuirk, Duke Doherty Oh that commentary team is going to kill me today. Not really sure of what to expect on this card as I haven’t seen the details of it. The matches would probably be fallout from Survivor Series and leading up to the Rumble….which doesn’t tell us much at all as that was more or less Andre vs. Hogan and that’s about it. Anyway, I love the late 80s so let’s get t..

What Happened: More On Kevin Owens/Roman Reigns Incident At Survivor Series

December 1, 2022 • Admin

Like a slap in the face. Wrestling is a difficult sport to pull off as while it is an athletic endeavor and the wrestlers are having to do all kinds of things in front of a live audience, they also have to keep everyone else in the ring with them safe. That can occasionally go wrong, and now a top WWE star seems a little upset by something that went wrong during a major match. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: LOOK: WWE Drops Hint At 46 Year Old Former Champion’s Possible Return The main event of last weekend’s Survivor Series saw the Bloodline defeat Team McIntyre in WarGames. Following the match, reports surfaced of Roman Reigns being upset at an unplanned spot with Kevin Owens, which resulted in Reigns suffering a possible ear injury. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the spot involved a hard slap from Owens to Reigns, which resulted in a bruise on Reigns’ eye and the possible ruptured eardrum. Reigns was said to be mad after the incident and there is a chance that he is not completely ..

LOOK: WWE Drops Hint At 46 Year Old Former Champion’s Possible Return

December 1, 2022 • Admin

Call it a hint? WWE stars are forced to move around a lot as there are only so many places to put them at any given time. Occasionally they are forced to leave for reasons against their will, such as getting hurt. Unfortunately there is no way around something like this and the question becomes how long it will be before they are able to come back. WWE may have dropped a hint about one such upcoming return. WWE has released a new photo gallery featuring images of wrestlers supporting their nations teams for the FIFA World Cup. One such photo includes Bobby Roode representing his native Canada. Roode also had a SmackDown logo behind his picture, indicating that he is still part of the SmackDown roster. Roode has not wrestled since June 25 and underwent surgery in September. There is no word on when he will be returning to the ring. IMG Credit: WWE Roode is a star when he is able to be in the ring. Check out what he can do: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contai..

That’s What’s Up: Internal WWE Memo Reveals Several New Survivor Series Records

December 1, 2022 • Admin

It deserves some praise. WWE runs several events a year, some of which are among the biggest shows put on by any wrestling company in the world. It means a lot for a star to appear on one of those shows as there is great exposure than on almost any other platform. That is the case this week as well, and now we know just how big things were on a recent major event. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Ouch: Damage Ctrl Member’s Neck Issues May Be More Serious Than They Seem According to Fightful Select, WWE released an internal memo about the success of this year’s Survivor Series. Some of the highlights include: Viewership was up 46%, making it the more viewed Survivor Series on record. In-venue merchandise sales were the highest on record and up 20% over the 2021 Survivor Series. The live gate set records for both Survivor Series and any WWE event in Boston. WWE’s “fan enjoyment rating” saw a 48% increase over the 2021 event. The show was a blast. Check out some of the highlights: [This post co..

WATCH: Shocking Betrayal Takes Place On AEW Dynamite

December 1, 2022 • Admin

That’s a twist. There are several different ways to present a wrestling storyline, with some of them being fairly obvious. You can see where things are going from the start and then the story does not veer too far one way or another. That is not always how things go though, as occasionally there will be a major twist. We saw another one this week, even if it was the most logical surprise you could have. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: They’re Back: Two Surprise Returns Take Place On AEW Dynamite This week’s AEW Dynamite featured the first comments from Maxwell Jacob Friedman since he wont he World Title at Full Gear with the help of William Regal. During Friedman’s comments, he spoke about how great Regal was before using Regal’s brass knuckles to attack Regal from behind. Friedman then spoke to the unconscious Regal, using the same terms that Regal used in an email to Friedman in the past, telling him that he wasn’t good enough for WWE. Regal was then taken out on a stretcher. This was a bi..

AEW Dynamite Results – November 30, 2022

December 1, 2022 • Admin

Dynamite Date: November 30, 2022 Location: Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Tony Schiavone We’ll wrap up the month here as MJF should be here for the first time as World Champion. That alone should be a heck of a moment, but we also need to get more of the build towards Final Battle out of the way. There isn’t much set for the show but that should change this week. Let’s get to it. Here is Jon Moxley to get things going. He talks about working to get here and what a wild ride it has been. There are three constants in life: death, taxes and Jon Moxley. No one can out work him, out fight him, out wrestle him or anything else. There is not one man who has the guts to come out here and tell him any different….and here is the returning Hangman Page. Moxley asks if Page wants to do this after what happened, if he can remember it. Page comes up swinging and the fight is on, with referees and security needing multiple attempts to break it up. Bry..

They’re Back: Two Surprise Returns Take Place On AEW Dynamite

December 1, 2022 • Admin

Welcome back. There are all kinds of wrestlers on the AEW roster and it can be difficult to find something for all of them to do. AEW has quite the balancing act on its hands but some of the wrestlers often fall through the cracks. That can be true for a variety of reasons, including injuries. Now though, two recently injured stares are back and seem to be ready to go. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: She’s In: Interesting Story On How Britt Baker Brought Top Star Into AEW There were two returns this week on AEW Dynamite. The show opened with Jon Moxley talking about how no one was man enough to face him, which drew out Hangman Page for a brawl. This was Page’s first appearance since the October 18 edition of Dynamite when he was accidentally injured during a match with Moxley. Later in the show, Ruby Soho returned and attacked Tay Melo and Anna Jay. This was Soho’s first appearance since All Out, when she suffered a broken nose. These are some important people to have back. Check out who is ..

Ouch: Damage Ctrl Member’s Neck Issues May Be More Serious Than They Seem

November 30, 2022 • Admin

That could be bad. Injuries are one of the worst things that can happen to a wrestler as you never know what one could mean. Some of them are a lot worse than others too, as someone could be hurt without knowing what is going on. There might be some hints behind the scenes though and that seems to be taking place again with a certain Monday Night Raw star. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: To The Other Side: WWE Twitter Fans Gush Over Possible Upcoming Heel Turn This week’s Monday Night Raw featured a number of appearances from the Damage Ctrl stable, with Dakota Kai being the lone member to have a match. There was also a segment where all three members of the team brawled with Becky Lynch in a merchandise stand. During the segment, Iyo Sky was seen sporting a neck brace and according to Wrestling Observer Radio, Sky was also wearing the brace when the cameras were off. There is no word on what kind of injury Sky could have or if she will be missing any time from the ring as a result. There is ..

Good News: Wrestling Legend’s Health Reportedly Improves After Rough Patch

November 30, 2022 • Admin

That’s an improvement. While they are not always credited as such, wrestlers are very talented athletes who regularly get in the ring and put their bodies on the line. There are always going to be risks involved with wrestling and some of the problems do not show up until after a wrestler’s career is over. That is the case with an all time legend, but things might be doing a bit better. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: To The Other Side: WWE Twitter Fans Gush Over Possible Upcoming Heel Turn Earlier this year, reports began to surface that Hulk Hogan was undergoing health issues, mainly related to his back. During a recent edition of his To Be The Man podcast, Ric Flair revealed that he had been in contact with Hogan, whose back is said to be doing much better. Hogan still regularly appears at his Florida beach shops and in commercials for the stores. These are two legends. Check out what the two of them can do on their own and together: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post..

To The Other Side: WWE Twitter Fans Gush Over Possible Upcoming Heel Turn

November 30, 2022 • Admin

That might be a sign. With so many wrestlers around in WWE and so much television to film, it can be easy for a wrestler to begin feeling stale. In those cases, it makes sense for something to be changed, including a wrestler going from good to evil or vice versa. Sometimes those changes can be easier to spot than others and that might have been the case this week. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Not Full Strength: WWE Star Very Sick, Lost 15lbs In Last Week And A Half This week on Monday Night Raw, Bianca Belair, Asuka and Alexa Bliss were in the back talking when Bray Wyatt’s symbol popped up on a monitor behind them. Bliss seemed distracted and would not stop looking at Belair’s Raw Women’s Title. Eventually when Bliss was asked a question about Becky Lynch joining their WarGames team, she snapped back to reality and answered, albeit halfheartedly. This latest incident involving Bliss and Wyatt’s symbol have led to speculation about an upcoming heel turn. ? ?#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/Piq1Gw..

Not Full Strength: WWE Star Very Sick, Lost 15lbs In Last Week And A Half

November 30, 2022 • Admin

That’s a rough way to go. Wrestlers take a lot of risks every time they get in the ring, as wrestling is certainly not the safest sport in the world. The wrestlers who get in the ring are putting their bodies on the line every time and they can take a lot of damage. On top of that though, there are all kinds of other health issues wrestlers have to deal with, including one nasty illness. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The Big One: WWE High On Rhea Ripley, Speculation On Huge WrestleMania 39 Match SmackDown star Ricochet has revealed that he has been suffering from an illness which has caused him to lose 15+ pounds in a week and a half. Ricochet did not reveal if he is back to full health or if he is expected to miss any ring time. He has wrestled multiple matches in the last ten days and is currently scheduled to face Santos Escobar in the finals of the SmackDown World Cup this Friday on SmackDown. The fact that you’ve lost 15+ pounds because you’ve been sick for the past week and a half. ?..

What Could Have Been: Here’s What Was Originally Planned For CM Punk After All Out

November 30, 2022 • Admin

What could have been. This year has included all kinds of huge changes, twists and turns in the wrestling industry, some of which have been among the biggest in years. AEW is no exception, with the backstage fight after All Out being at the top of their list. The situation was bound to have fallout, and now we know something else about the fallout for a group of wrestlers. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: She’s In: Interesting Story On How Britt Baker Brought Top Star Into AEW Following this year’s All Out, CM Punk and Ace Steele got into a backstage brawl with the Elite, which left everyone involved suspended. Punk’s future with the company is up in the air, but he was stripped of the World Title immediately after the incident. During an appearance on the Sessions with Renee Paquette, Stokely Hathaway revealed that Punk was scheduled to work with the Firm. Hathaway says Punk made it clear that he wanted to work with him, which meant a lot to Hathaway, no matter what happened. The Firm has a ..