Ahead of his title defense against Shinsuke Nakamura tonight at NXT TakeOver: Orlando live on the WWE Network, NXT World Champion Bobby Roode appeared as a guest on The LAW to promote this weekend’s big events. Below are some of the highlights. On being in a better spot right now than he was in his…
Read morePossibility of Shibata Surgery Being a Work; More on Tonight's Superstar Shakeup
— According to Dave Meltzer at f4wonline.com, the story on Katsuyori Shibata suffering a subdurnal hematoma and requiring emergency surgery may actually be a “storyline to put over the brutality of the match.” — Add Mickie James to the list of Smackdown Live names who are currently backstage at Raw. — As noted before, some…
Read moreWWE Strongly Considered Moving Roman Reigns Over to Smackdown
— It appears that up until almost the last minute, WWE officials discussed moving Roman Reigns over to Smackdown but ultimately decided against it due to the fact that they would have had to also move either Braun Strowman or Brock Lesnar and very likely both. — The company’s key storyline over the next few…
Read moreMore on Corbin's Push Later This Year; WWE Looking to Change Him Up
As noted before, Baron Corbin is in line for a major push later this year. In fact, he is expected to be involved in a title program – likely with Randy Orton – for the latter half of 2017 when some of the bigger shows take place. There’s also been discussion in changing him up,…
Read moreSpoiler: NFL Stars Appear During Match Taped For Next Week's Impact Wrestling
On Thursday night’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV, Moose teased bringing in some friends for his TNA Grand Championship match against Davey Richards on next week’s show. The match was taped after Thursday’s broadcast and featured appearances by NFL players Gary Barnidge and DeAngelo Williams, including a spot where Barnidge gave Moose an…
Read moreCurrent Card for WWE Backlash in May
— Here’s the updated card for WWE’s Backlash, a Smackdown brand event, scheduled for May 21: Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal – WWE Title Match Usos vs. Breezango – WWE Smackdown Tag Team Title Match Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles – WWE US Title Match
Read moreOrton Names Best RKO He Ever Hit, Lists His Biggest WWE Accomplishments
Longtime WWE veteran Randy Orton recently spoke with WWE.com to discuss the 15th year anniversary of his career in World Wrestling Entertainment. During the interview, “The Viper” was asked to reveal what he considers to be the single greatest accomplishment of his career, however he explained why he can’t choose just one accomplishment. “There’s honestly…
Read moreUFC loses December 19th main event due to COVID-19
The UFC has lost yet another main event as the Khazmat Chimaev vs. Leon Edwards has been pulled from the December 19th ESPN show due to Edwards testing positive for COVID-19. In less than a month, the organization has both lost and needed to make changes to seven main events. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani first reported the…
Read moreSean Waltman Arrested for Attempting to Carry Drugs Through Airport Customs
— It appears the reason Sean Waltman (aka X-Pac) no-showed a wrestling event over the weekend is because he was arrested at the airport for attempting to carry drugs through customs. The following was sent to us by TMZ Sports: WWE legend X-Pac was arrested at LAX over the weekend after cops say he tried…
Read moreCharlotte Flair Latest Victim in Photo Hack; Leaked Pictures Circulating
— Another of WWE’s female superstars has been the victim of an online photo hack, and this time it’s arguably the biggest star of the division – Charlotte Flair. Rumors began circulating a couple of days ago that private nude photos of the multi-time women’s champion were stolen and today she released a statement, confirming…
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