Month: April 2024

WWE Star Cody Rhodes Says His Tour Bus Caught Fire

In two days, Cody Rhodes will once again challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in the main event of WrestleMania. Before he steps onto WWE’s grandest stage, though, Rhodes has revealed some rather scary news.

As announced on X (formerly Twitter), Rhodes’ tour bus, which is currently sponsored by Wheatley American Vodka, unexpectedly caught on fire Thursday evening. Luckily, with the help of the Philadelphia Fire Department, all occupants were safely evacuated. Rhodes was even able to snag two undisclosed items out of his bus as well. 

“Before you hear it elsewhere – my tour bus caught fire last night,” Rhodes wrote. “Everybody is safe and okay. The 2 items I grabbed before I got off will probably pop wrestling fans. Again, thank you @PhillyFireDept.”

https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1776286637766398218

With his tour bus fire successfully extinguished, Rhodes will now pivot his focus back to the uphill battle that awaits him. 24 hours before facing Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Rhodes will team up with Seth Rollins to take on the pair of Reigns and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the main event of night one of WrestleMania 40. Should Rhodes and Rollins secure the win, The Bloodline members will be barred from night two’s title match. However, if Reigns and The Rock emerge victorious, night two’s title match will be contested under Bloodline Rules, where interference from The Bloodline isn’t just encouraged, but guaranteed.

WWE’s WrestleMania 40 premium live event will emanate from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with night one taking place on April 6, and night two on April 7.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE WrestleMania 40 April 6 & 7 2024 (Card)

WWE WrestleMania XL – Saturday April 6 & Sunday April 7 from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CARDS

NIGHT 1

Cody Rhodes and Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. The Rock and Roman Reigns
* If Rhodes and Rollins win, The Bloodline are banned from ringside during Rhodes vs. Reigns on Night 2. If Rock and Reigns win, Bloodline Rules becomes the stipulation of the title match *

WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Gunther (c) vs. Sami Zayn

Rey Mysterio & Andrade vs. Dominik Mysterio & Santos Escobar

Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill & Naomi vs. Damage CTRL (Asuka, Dakota Kai & Kairi Sane)

SIX-PACK CHALLENGE LADDER MATCH FOR THE UNDISPUTED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Judgment Day (c) (Damian Priest and Finn Balor) vs. Awesome Truth vs. The New Day vs. DIY vs. New Catch Republic vs. Austin Theory & Grayson Waller

Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso

NIGHT 2

UNDISPUTED WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes

WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Seth “Freakin” Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre

AJ Styles vs. LA Knight

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens

PHILADELPHIA STREET FIGHT SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
The Pride’s Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Final Testament’s Karrion Kross & AOP (Akam & Rezar)

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 4/6/2024 (Card)

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver PLE – Saturday April 6 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

CARD

Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Tony D’Angelo

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Roxanne Perez

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Oba Femi (c) vs. Dijak vs. Josh Briggs

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Wolf Dogs (c) (Baron Corbin & Bron Breakker) vs. Axiom & Nathan Frazer

Thea Hail, Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan vs. Jacy Jayne, Kiana James & Izzi Dame

Joe Gacy vs. Shawn Spears

ROH Supercard of Honor 4/5/2024

ROH Supercard Of Honor – Friday April 5 from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

CARD

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Mark Briscoe

ROH WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Athena (c) vs. Hikaru Shida

THE INAUGURAL ROH WOMEN’S WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Billie Starkz vs. Queen Aminata

ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Lee Johnson

STARDOM SHOWCASE SIX-WOMAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Mei Seira and Empress Nexus Venus (Mina Shirakawa and Maika) vs. Tam Nakano and Queen’s Quest (Saya Kamitani and AZM)

AEW Rampage Preview 4/5/2024

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • Malakai Black vs. Christopher Daniels 
  • AEW International Champion Roderick Strong vs. London Lightning
  • Serena Deeb vs. Trish Adora 
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Bryan Keith vs. Komander vs. Action Andretti in an Elimination match

WWE SmackDown Preview 4/5/2024

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.

  • Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
  • Kevin Owens to host the KO Show with Special Guest: Randy Orton
  • Zelina Vega vs. Elektra Lopez
  • New Catch Republic vs. Grayson Waller & Austin Theory
  • Jey Uso vs. Solo Sikoa

Backstage News On Special Entrance Planned For Rhea Ripley At WWE WrestleMania 40

WrestleMania season means WWE will be bringing its A-game when it comes to the pomp and circumstance that usually surround “The Showcase of the Immortals.” One area that often gets a massive upscale is entrances, especially for popular champions like WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley.

PWInsider Elite is reporting that metalcore band Motionless In White is in Philadelphia for WrestleMania 40 weekend, likely set to play Ripley’s theme song “Demon In Your Dreams” — for which Chris Motionless provided the vocals — before Ripley’s match against “The Man” Becky Lynch on Night 1 of the two-night event. Ripley told Wrestling Inc. in an exclusive interview at last year’s WrestleMania that she was attempting to set up such a performance in the future; the band was unable to appear at WrestleMania 39 because they were in Germany at the time.

It was at WrestleMania 39 that Ripley won what is now the Women’s World Championship, dethroning Lynch’s Four Horsewomen comrade, Charlotte Flair. She has now held the title for a full year, but she’ll need all the motivation she can get, as she’s not only facing a tough former champion in Lynch, but also entering WrestleMania with wrist issues and other lingering problems that come with an active schedule like hers. Ripley is also keeping an eye on more than just Lynch, as she’s been paying attention to WWE’s latest signing Jade Cargill and is so far impressed with the former AEW TBS Champion’s progress. Ripley even said she’d like to step in the ring with Cargill somewhere down the line.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Star Sami Zayn To Perform Live Standup Show At Upcoming Netflix Comedy Festival

WWE star Sami Zayn is a man of many talents. He’s one of the most popular wrestlers in recent memory, has countless matches that could be considered all-time classics, and this May, he will be able to strut his stuff at one of the biggest comedy festivals in the world. The annual “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival has become one of the marquee events in the stand-up calendar, as comedians and entertainers from far and wide flock to Los Angeles for 12 days of non-stop laughter. Joining comedy giants like Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart and more will be the former Intercontinental Champion, who announced on his X account that he will be hosting the “Sami Zayn & Friends” show during the festival. The show will take place at the historic Avalon Hollywood nightclub in Los Angeles on May 11, with tickets going on general sale April 5.

https://twitter.com/SamiZayn/status/1775620868107907411

Fans who have followed Zayn’s career for a long time will know full well what comedic chops he has due to his portrayal of the El Generico character in companies like ROH, DDT, and PWG, where despite being French-Canadian, he played the role of a friendly luchador who decided to head back to Mexico to run an orphanage around the same time Zayn signed with WWE.

Zayn will be hoping that he shows up to his stand-up special on May 11 with the Intercontinental Championship, as he looks to become champion this weekend at WrestleMania 40 when he takes on GUNTHER. Zayn has never beaten “The Ring General” in a one-on-one contest in WWE before, but he will hope to channel the spirit of El Generico this weekend, as the Mexican orphanage owner did pick up a win over the man then known as Big Van WALTER at a wXw event in 2012.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Becky Lynch’s Autobiography Lands On New York Times Bestsellers List

Becky Lynch’s autobiography “The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl” is one the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Lynch is slated to challenge Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Title on Saturday at WWE WrestleMania 40. About the book:

This compelling and candid memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch—delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame.

Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca Quin constantly invented new ways to make her mother worry—roughhousing with the neighborhood kids, hosting secret parties while her parents were away, enrolling in a warehouse wrestling school, nearly breaking her neck and almost kneecapping a WWE star before her own wrestling career even began—and she was always in search of a thrilling escape from the ordinary.

Rebecca’s childhood love of wrestling set her on an unlikely path. With few female wrestlers to look to for guidance, Rebecca pursued a wrestling career hoping to change the culture and move it away from the antiquated disrespect so often directed at the elite female athletes who grace the ring. Even as a teenager, she knew that she would stop at nothing to earn a space among the greatest wrestlers of our time and to pave a new path for female fighters.

Culled from decades of journal entries, Rebecca’s memoir offers a raw, exclusive, and honest depiction of the complex woman behind the character Rebecca Quin plays on TV.

She took to Twitter to celebrate the achievement.

Source: eWn

ROH TV Preview 4/4/2024

The following matches are advertised for tonight’s ROH on HonorClub TV show.

  • The contract signing for Athena vs. Hikaru Shida for the ROH Women’s Championship match at ROH Supercard of Honor
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Matt Taven and Mike Bennett vs. “The Infantry” Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo in a Proving Ground match
  • Evil Uno vs. London Lightning
  • Nick Comoroto vs. Lee Johnson
  • Anna Jay vs. Nikita
  • Nyla Rose in action