On Thursday, WWE announced U.K. wrestling legend Johnny Saint as the General Manager for the WWE U.K. brand. Saint worked as a guest trainer at the WWE Performance Center training facility in Orlando, Florida for six months back in 2017 and will now be overseeing the WWE U.K. Championship Tournament events at Royal Albert Hall…
Triple H On NXT Leaving WWE Network For TV Deal, Rumors Of New Performance Center
As noted, WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque took part in his usual pre-NXT TakeOver media conference call this week to promote Saturday’s special in Chicago, which airs live via the WWE Network. Featured below are some additional highlights. On the possibility of NXT leaving the WWE Network for a cable television network: “To your…
WWE Announces #1 Contender Gauntlet Match for Tonight's Smackdown
— WWE announced that on tonight’s Smackdown Live, a Gauntlet Match will take place to determine the #1 contender and challenger for AJ Styles’ WWE title at the Extreme Rules PPV on July 15 in Pittsburgh, PA. The participants in tonight’s match are The Miz, Samoa Joe, Rusev, Daniel Bryan, and Big E. Tomorrow night…
Edge Comments On 20-Year Anniversary Of His RAW Debut
Friday marked a milestone in the career of Adam “Edge” Copeland. The WWE Hall Of Famer made his official RAW television debut twenty years ago to the day on Friday, June 23rd. The man who would go on to become “The Rated-R Superstar” defeated Jose Estrada that night on his RAW debut 20 years ago…
Deal Between Rey Mysterio and WWE Expected in Very Near Future
— The announcement of Rey Mysterio in the upcoming WWE video game likely means that a deal between him and WWE is imminent, as the track record of wrestlers like Sting, Goldberg, Ultimate Warrior all ended with them signing. Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership — According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, an agreement between…
Scott Steiner Talks Origins Of Big Poppa Pump Character, Favorite Career Moments
Former WWE and WCW Superstar Scott Steiner recently spoke with the folks at Wrestling INC for an interview. Featured below are some of the highlights. On his popularity increasing once he developed the Big Poppa Pump persona: “It was a culmination of my career. I first started pro wrestling right after I got out of…
Tessa Blanchard Signs Long-Term Deal With Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts division grew by one today. The promotion announced via their official Twitter page this afternoon that Tess Blanchard has signed a long-term contract this week. Check out the complete announcement below: BREAKING: @Tess_Blanchard will continue to prove she's undeniable in the Knockouts Division as she has signed a long-term contract with IMPACT…
Reason Vince McMahon Was Not at Extreme Rules; Daniel Bryan Still Hasn't Re-Signed
— The reason Vince McMahon was apparently not at the WWE Extreme Rules PPV is because he always takes a week off around mid-July and he has been doing this for years. There were some implications that McMahon’s absence was related to Hulk Hogan’s reinstatement but it appears that is not the case at all….
News on The Shield's Reunion; Title Match Announced for Next Week's Smackdown
— The idea for The Shield is that it will be definitely more than a one-week thing and WWE is planning on running with their reunion likely for multiple weeks, if not months. However, as we have reported before, the long term plan is still for Dean Ambrose to turn heel so that he can…
WWE News & Rumors: Kane Injured, Jason Jordan's Return, SummerSlam Main Event, more
— WWE had Kane attacked last night at Extreme Rules due to the fact that he is suffering from a legitimate left foot injury. Mike Johnson of PWInsider adds that Kane was spotted backstage last night in a walking boot. — According to a source within WWE, Jason Jordan is expected back on Raw “imminently”…