WWE Talents To Receive Time Off During Christmas Week

WWE is set to tape the pre-Christmas edition of RAW on Tuesday, December 17 in Sioux City, Iowa. The taped show will air on Monday, December 23, according to @Wrestlevotes.

All WWE talents are scheduled to have some time off between Sunday, December 22 and Thursday, December 26. The SmackDown episode on Friday, December 27 will air live.

There will also be no live WWE NXT episode on Wednesday, December 25 for Christmas. There’s no word yet on what they have planned for NXT that night.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

NWA Powerrr Preview 10/15/19

The second episode of NWA’s Power series will air tonight at 6:05pm ET on the NWA YouTube and Facebook pages. The following matches have been announced for tonight’s show:

* The debut of Aron Stevens

* Ken Anderson and Colt Cabana vs. Jordan Kingsley and Sal Rinauro

* Trevor Murdoch vs. Ricky Starks

* Homicide and Eddie Kingston vs. NWA Tag Team Champions The Wildcards

* Ashley Vox vs. NWA Women’s Champion Allysin Kay

* Appearances by NWA National Champion James Storm and others

AEW Dark Preview 10/15/19

The following matches were taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube:

* The Dark Order vs. Cima and SoCal Uncensored vs. Angelico and Jack Evans

* Peter Avalon vs. Sonny Kiss vs. Kip Sabian

* Unsanctioned Lights Out Match: Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela

XFL Draft Results, Day One – Skilled Positions

The XFL Draft started today, October 15th at 10 a.m. ET and continues tomorrow, October 16th. Players from around the world received an invitation to become a part of the rebooted league. The draft will be phased the following way:

1. Skill Players (QB, RB, WR, TE)
2. Offensive Line (OT, OG, OC)
3. Defensive Front Seven (DL, LB)
4. Defensive Backfield (CB, NB, SS, FS)
5. Open Draft (In addition to P/K/LS, all remaining players after positional drafts will be available)

The D.C. Defenders had the first pick when it comes to the skill-position players. In Phases 1-4, each team will get to choose ten players, resulting in 40 players. Phase five is when teams can choose the remaining members of the roster. To make things interesting, the XFL will be going through a “snake” format; the team selecting first in the first round will pick eighth in the second round, first in the third, and so on. As of today, the XFL will be going through faces one through three.

The XFL has already announced the Tier One Quarterback situation:

https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1184078478918017024

Player selections will be announced on XFL.com, @xfl2020 on Twitter, @xfl on Instagram, and through the social media channels of the eight XFL teams.

Skill Positions

Round One

1) D.C. Defenders – Rashard Davis – WR – James Madison
2) Houston Roughnecks – Connor Cook – QB – Michigan State
3) New York Guardians – DeAngelo Yancey – WR – Purdue
4) Dallas Renegades – Jeff Badet – WR – Oklahoma
5) Tampa Bay Vipers – Nick Truesdell – TE – Grand Rapids JC
6) St. Louis BattleHawks – Christine Michael – RB – Texas A&M
7) Seattle Dragons – Trey Williams – RB – Texas A&M
8) Los Angeles Wildcats – Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina

Round Two

9) Los Angeles Wildcats – Rashad Ross – WR – Arizona State
10) Seattle Dragons – Kenneth Farrow – RB – Houston
11) St. Louis BattleHawks – Brogan Roback – QB – Eastern Michigan
12) Tampa Bay Vipers – Seantavius Jones – WR – Valdosta State
13) Dallas Renegades – TommyLee Lewis – WR- Northern Illinois
14) New York Guardians – Mekale McKay- WR – Cincinnati
15) Houston Roughnecks – Kahlil Lewis – WR – Cincinnati
16) D.C. Defenders – Tre McBride – WR – William & Mary

Round Three
17) D.C. Defenders – Jhurell Pressley – RB – New Mexico
18) Houston Roughnecks – Sammie Coates – WR – Auburn
19) New York Guardians – Tanner Gentry – WR – Wyoming
20) Dallas Renegades – Cameron Artis-Payne – RB – Auburn
21) Tampa Bay Vipers – De’Veon Smith – RB – Michigan
22) St. Louis BattleHawks – De’Mornay Pierson-El – WR – Nebraska
23) Seattle Dragons – Fred Ross – WR – Mississippi State
24) Los Angeles Wildcats – Nelson Spruce – WR – Colorado

Round Four

25) Los Angeles Wildcats – Brandon Barnes – TE Alabama State
26) Seattle Dragons – Jace Amaro – TE – Texas Tech
27) St. Louis BattleHawks – Daian Washington – WR – Missouri
28) Tampa Bay Vipers – Jalen Tolliver – WR – Arkansas-Monticello
29) Dallas Renegades – Stacy Coley – WR – Miami
30) New York Guardians – Tim Cook – RB – Oregon State
31) Houston Roughnecks – Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas Christian
32) D.C. Defenders – DeAndre Thompkins – WR – Penn State

Round Five

33) D.C. Defenders – Khari Lee – TE – Bowie State
34) Houston Roughnecks – Deontez Alexander – WR – Franklin College
35) New York Guardians – Demarcus Ayers – WR – Houston
36) Dallas Renegades – Sean Price – TE – South Florida
37) Tampa Bay Vipers – Quinton Flowers – RB – South Florida
38) St. Louis BattleHawks – Wes Saxton – TE – South Alabama
39) Seattle Dragons – Keenan Reynolds – WR – Navy
40) Los Angeles Wildcats – Larry Rose – RB – New Mexico State

Round Six
41) Los Angeles Wildcats – KD Cannon – WR – Baylor
42) Seattle Dragons – Evan Rodriguez – TE Temple
43) St. Louis BattleHawks – Marcus Lucas – WR – Missouri
44) Tampa Bay Vipers – Cole Wick – TE – Incarnate Word
45) Dallas Renegades – Kelvin McNight – WR – Samford
46) New York Guardians – EJ Bibbs – TE Iowa State
47) Houston Roughnecks – Cam Phillips – WR – Virginia Tech
48) D.C. Defenders – Orson Charles – TE – Georgia

Round Seven

49) D.C. Defenders – Donnel Pumphrey – RB – San Diego State
50) Houston Roughnecks – Jalen Saunders – WR – Oklahoma
51) New York Guardians – Keith Tobrigdge – TE – Louisville
52) Dallas Renegades – Philip Nelson – QB – East Carolina
53) Tampa Bay Vipers – Rannell Hall – WR – Central Florida
54) St. Louis BattleHawks – Matt Jones – RB – Florida
55) Seattle Dragons – Kasen Williams – WR – Washington
56) Los Angeles Wildcats – Martez Carter – RB – Grambling State

Round Eight

57) Los Angeles Wildcats – Keyarris Garrett – WR – Tulsa
58) Seattle Dragons – John Santiago – WR – North Dakota
59) St. Louis BattleHawks – Ishmael Hyman – WR – James Madison
60) Tampa Bay Vipers – Reece Horn – WR – Indianapolis
61) Dallas Renegades – Lance Dunbar – RB – North Texas
62) New York Guardians – Justin Stockton – RB – Texas Tech
63) Houston Roughnecks – Devin Gray – WR – Cincinnati
64) D.C. Defenders – Max McCaffrey – WR – Duke

Round Nine

65) D.C. Defenders – Tyree Jackson – QB – Buffalo
66) Houston Roughnecks – Andre Williams – RB – Boston College
67) New York Guardians – Darius Victor – RB – Towson
68) Dallas Renegades – Donald Parham – TE – Stetson
69) Tampa Bay Vipers – Taylor Cornelius – QB Oklahoma State
70) St. Louis BattleHawks – Alonso Russell – WR – Toledo
71) Seattle Dragons – Cam Clear – TE – Texas A&M
72) Los Angeles Wildcats – Scott Orndoff – TE – Pittsburgh

Round Ten

73) Los Angeles Wildcats – Donteea Dye – WR – Heidelberg
74) Seattle Dragons – Malachi Jones – WR – Appalachian State
75) St. Louis BattleHawks – Jordan Lasley – WR – UCLA
76) Tampa Bay Vipers – Alonzo Moore – WR – Nebraska
77) Dallas Renegades – Dimitri Flowers – RB Oklahoma
78) New York Guardians – Marquise Williams – QB – North Carolina
79) Houston Roughnecks – Nick Holley – RB – Kent State
80) D.C. Defenders – Adrien Robinson – TE – Cincinnati

https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1184145995753504771

Offensive Line – begins at 1 pm ET.

Round One

1) Los Angeles Wildcats
2) Seattle Dragons
3) St. Louis BattleHawks
4) Tampa Bay Vipers
5) Dallas Renegades
6) New York Guardians
7) Houston Roughnecks
8) D.C. Defenders

Round Two
9) D.C. Defenders
10) Houston Roughnecks –
11) New York Guardians –
12) Dallas Renegades –
13) Tampa Bay Vipers –
14) St. Louis BattleHawks –
15) Seattle Dragons –
16) Los Angeles Wildcats

Mike Kanellis Requests His WWE Release

Despite signing a new multi-year contract in June, WWE 205 Live Superstar Mike Kanellis posted on Twitter yesterday that he’s requested his release from WWE due to frustration over lack of being used.

“Today I asked for my release from WWE,” Kanellis began. “I want to thank everyone in the company who has helped me out and who I have shared a locker room with. I love you all. I’ve been with the company for almost 3 years and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. However it is time for me to move on. I am only 34 years old and feel I have way to much left in the tank. Working 1 day a week is just not going to cut it for me. I came to WWE to work and that opportunity does not exist right now. I re-signed with the company back in June because I thought it was what was best for my family, and maybe from a financial standpoint it was. But I quickly realized that bringing my work frustrations and misery home with me, is not good for my family and I no longer want my daughter to constantly see me come home defeated, sad and angry. It’s not fair to her or my wife.

“Being a pro wrestler was and is my lifelong dream and I’m just not ready to give that up yet. I wasted 4 years of my life addicted to drugs and not caring, when I should have been having the best matches of my life. Now that I am clean, sober and motivated, I want to have those 30 minute matches. I want to travel the world and wrestle in front of UK crowds, German crowds, Japanese Crowds. I want to feel the love and excitement wrestling once gave me. I also want my daughter to be able to see me wrestle. I want her to see her daddy work for his money. I’ve never been ok with just collecting a paycheck and I can’t in good conscience tell my daughter she has to work her ass off to get ahead in life, then not do it myself. I don’t know what the future holds, but for the first time in a long time, I’m hopeful and excited. Thank you to everyone who has ever supported me and had my back. I love you.”

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/1183855911619776512

Mike and wife Maria Kanellis re-signed new contracts with WWE back in June. There’s no word yet on if WWE granted his request for the release from the contract, but we will keep you updated.

Mike and Maria originally signed with WWE back in 2017. Mike has been a member of the WWE 205 Live roster for the most part, but they have had some recent appearances on RAW. Maria is currently pregnant with their second child.

2019 WWE Draft Night 2 Results From RAW

Round 1

  • RAW – Universal Champion Seth Rollins
  • SmackDown – WWE Champion Brock Lesnar
  • RAW – Charlotte Flair
  • SmackDown – The New Day
  • RAW – Andrade with Zelina Vega

Round 2

  • RAW – WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane)
  • SmackDown – Danie Bryan
  • RAW – Rusev
  • SmackDown – SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley
  • RAW – Aleister Black

Round 3

  • RAW – Cedric Alexander
  • SmackDown – Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura with Sami Zayn
  • RAW – Humberto Carillo
  • SmackDown – Ali
  • RAW – Erick Rowan

Round 4

  • RAW – Buddy Murphy
  • SmackDown – Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler
  • RAW – Jinder Mahal
  • Carmella
  • WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth

Round 5

  • RAW – Samoa Joe
  • SmackDown – The Miz
  • RAW – Akira Tozawa
  • SmackDown – King Corbin
  • RAW Shelton Benjamin

Round 6

  • RAW – Rey Mysterio
  • SmackDown – Shorty Gable
  • RAW – Titus O’Neil
  • SmackDown – Elias
  • RAW – Liv Morgan

WWE RAW Preview 10/14/19 – WWE Draft

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado with the second and final night of the 2019 WWE Draft.

* Lynch and Banks to renew hostilities and determine first pick on Night 2 of WWE Draft

* The Viking Raiders to challenge Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode for the Raw Tag Team Titles

The following Superstars are in the Draft Pool for tonight’s RAW: Universal Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Charlotte Flair, Titus O’Neil, Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (with Sami Zayn), Aleister Black, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods), Daniel Bryan, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, The Miz, Ali, King Corbin, Elias, RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane), Rusev, Cedric Alexander, Rey Mysterio, 24/7 Champion R-Truth, Carmella, AOP (Akam & Rezar), Heavy Machinery (Tucker & Otis), Apollo Crews, Andrade, Liv Morgan, Jinder Mahal, Buddy Murphy, Mojo Rawley, No Way Jose, Dana Brooke, Shelton Benjamin, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce), Sarah Logan, Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville), and Drake Maverick.

Jon Moxley Stripped Of IWGP US Championship, New Champion Crowned At NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling, David Finlay Returns From Injury

Lance Archer won the IWGP US Championship against Juice Robinson at today’s NJPW King of Pro Wrestling. Due to Typhoon Hagibis, Jon Moxley wasn’t able to make it in for the event and was stripped of the title. Archer was his replacement.

This is Archer’s first time winning the title. Moxley won it back in June.

After the match, Archer continued to attack Robinson and David Finlay ran in to make the save. Finlay had been out since March due to shoulder surgery.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Reby Hardy & Jeff Hardy’s Wife Trade Shots On Social Media Over Jeff’s DWI Arrest, Matt Hardy Comments About Priorities And Staying Sober

Jeff Hardy was arrested on October 3 in Moore County, North Carolina, and was charged with Driving While Impaired. A police report stated Hardy had a bloody nose during the traffic stop, and he told officers that it was from an earlier fight with his wife, Beth Hardy.

The police report didn’t give any further details on the possible domestic violence incident, but the officer did question Hardy about drinking alcohol. Hardy admitted to taking two shots of vodka earlier in the night, and admitted to being impaired. Hardy “bombed” the field sobriety test and was uncooperative when asked for a blood sample or Breathalyzer test.

Police told TMZ that they were not investigating the possible domestic incident between Jeff and his wife, but they said they would if Jeff filed a complaint. Jeff is scheduled to be in court for the charges on Thursday, November 7.

Shortly after, Matt Hardy commented on his brother’s arrest on Twitter.

“Since so many have asked me about my brother,” Matt wrote. “I love my brother & want him to be happy & healthy. I’ve expressed that to him as much as I can. Jeff has to make his decisions about his life. I have to focus on my 2 boys & soon to arrive son. I can only control MY actions.”

Saturday night on Twitter, Beth commented on the situation for the first time.

“Kept my mouth shut for too long,” Beth wrote. “Don’t take ANY info seriously from ‘family’ when it comes to me or Jeff. ‘Family’ quotes are BS. Family should have contacted us first before they made a statement to Twitter. Looks like they’re more worried about their online presence than Jeff. … Jeff & I are handling our business. Hence no post from either of us about what happened. Going forward, if you don’t hear it from us, disregard it. We don’t need any ‘well wishes’ from ‘family.'”

Matt Hardy’s wife, Reby Hardy, found out about the tweets and wrote the following back to Beth:

“No matter how much you dislike him, MATT IS STILL HIS BROTHER, here LONG before your ass & is family, not ‘family,’ PERIOD,” Reby wrote. “Any statements from Matt about Jeff don’t need YOUR approval; it ain’t about YOU. I know it kills you to have anyone acknowledge that the facade of a perfect life you try to maintain is a f—ing joke, but not everyone thinks the sun shines out of your asses, Beth, and not everyone wants to be complicit in your ‘protecting’ & enabling of a man who is well on his way to killing himself or someone else.

“You’re an idiot if you really believe Jeff’s actions don’t affect Matt; they do & and he has every f–king right to speak his mind on HIS OWN BROTHER. Remember, he speaks from EXPERIENCE. Unlike you, we don’t run & hide from our issues & pretend nothing is or was ever wrong in this house. Matt was the absolute worst & I’ve seen how bad it can truly get. I know how this story ends if you don’t f—ing wake up already. Worry about THAT instead of what is said to ‘f—ing nobodies online,’ as you so eloquently describe their fans.

“It’s not ‘talking s—,’ it’s living in REALITY & holding people accountable when they need it. Maybe it’s time to put the wine emojis away, drop the Twitter stuntin’ & put that energy into keeping your man from driving f—ed up on the street I drive WITH MY CHILDREN before trying to come at a man for addressing his own blood/business partner. In short, & as always, MIND YOUR F—ING BUSINESS.”

https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1183254437365727233

Since then, Matt commented twice on Twitter, the first tweet responded to a fan who said it was a “miracle” Matt has been sober for as long as he has.

“It’s no miracle, it’s who I am now,” Matt replied. “I live right & have my priorities in order, primarily my health & family. It’s all about you actually addressing the real issues, disallowing denial & holding yourself accountable for your actions. I’m proud of who I am.”

The second was the word “priorities” with a photo of his family.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

 

WWE Announces More 2019 Draft Picks

The WWE Draft got underway this past Friday with WWE Superstars finding out if their destination will be RAW or SmackDown.

Yesterday, WWE announced additional picks made by RAW and SmackDown.

RAW – EC3, Eric Young and Sin Cara

SmackDown – Apollo Crews, Drew Gulak, Heath Slater, Tamina, and The B-Team

The draft will continue on Monday’s RAW with WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch taking on Sasha Banks (who is representing SmackDown). The winner will get their brand the first selection of the night.