Month: December 2020

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T appeared on the the Wrestling Compadres Slamcast podcast at Nerdist.com. One of the most interesting topics discussed was WWE’s decision to discontinue the annual Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, which is being replaced by a new event this year, Fast Lane. Stephanie said that it…

– Tonight’s episode of NXT on the WWE Network will feature the start of a tournament to crown a new #1 contender for Sami Zayn’s NXT Championship. The tournament finals will take place at the next NXT TakeOver live special on February 11th. Here’s a preview: Finn Balor vs. Curtis Axel in a first round tournament match…

CM Punk’s head trainer, Duke Roufus, appeared on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com to discuss the progress of Punk’s MMA training. Roufus, acknowledging that Punk came to the table with a jiu-jitsu background, noted that he is a “natural striker.” “He’s putting his work in, he shows up every day,” said Roufus….

After more than 33 years, WWE will be holding their final event at the IZOD Center in New Jersey on Saturday night, January 24th. As reported recently, the IZOD Center arena will be shutting down imminently, forcing WWE to change their scheduled location for the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event in August. WWE held their first…

Former UFC contender “The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni is now training to become a pro wrestler. Baroni, 38, was a popular fighter during the early Zuffa days of the UFC, known for his rivalry with fighters such as Matt Lindland and Evan Tanner. Baroni is currently working under Michael Modest, former WWE Superstar…

Greetings and salutations, boys and girls, and welcome to the first Rajah main page installment of the most prestigious countdown list of the year, the Rajah Forums Countdown of WWE’s Best Matches of 2014! Now, many of you have never visited the forums that are connected to this wonderful haven of news and features before,…

In the latest weekly sit-down video interview with Michael Cole, Triple H hypes tonight’s NXT TakeOver: Rival special on the WWE Network. HHH told Cole that it’s a great time to be a WWE fan and a WWE Network subscriber, because NXT TakeOver: Rival is free for fans who signed up in February. He spoke…

Monday’s episode of WWE RAW did a 3.0 rating and averaged 3,997,000 viewers, up from last week’s 2.75 rating with 3,658,000 viewers. Once again, RAW lost viewership each hour throughout the show. Here’s the breakdown: Hour 1: 4,138,000 Hour 2: 4,026,000 Hour 3: 3,828,000 * SAMOA JOE Headed To NXT Soon?

– WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair celebrates his 66th birthday today. “The Nature Boy” was born on February 25, 1949. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WWE Superstar Steve Lewington (32) and former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis (33). Today also would have been Sean O’Haire’s 44th birthday. – The latest edition of Bill Goldberg’s…

Although it was reported back in 2013 that he was released from the company, there are rumors that Richie Steamboat, son of WWE Hall Of Famer Ricky Steamboat, is still signed by WWE. The son of the legendary performer recently posted some tweets calling out NXT Champion Kevin Owens and praising Seth Rollins. Steamboat hasn’t…