Author: John Bass

Former AEW and NWA Star Kylie Rae (Briana Ray) Debuts At WWE Main Event Tapings

Former AEW and NWA star Kylie Rae made her WWE debut in match at Monday’s WWE Main Event taping that took place before Raw.

Rae appeared under the name of Briana Ray, and lost to Dana Brooke. WrestleView reported last Tuesday that Rae had taken part in a tryout at the WWE Performance Center along with MLW star KC Navarro and former ROH stars Vincent and Dutch. Vincent was also part of the Honor No More faction in IMPACT Wrestling.

Rae made a brief appearance for AEW back in 2019. She was scheduled to wrestle Deonna Purrazzo at the 2020 IMPACT Bound for Glory pay-per-view. However, Rae did not appear at the show and later announced she was retiring from professional wrestling. Rae then made her debut for the NWA on the June 29 episode of NWA Powerrr, defeating Melina Perez.

Source: WrestleView

Bobby Lashley ‘Fired’ From WWE On RAW, What Happened After WWE RAW Went Off The Air?

Bobby Lashley has been “fired” from WWE.

During Monday night’s episode of RAW, WWE ran a storyline angle where Adam Pearce fired the ‘Almighty One.’ In the main event of the show, Lashley faced off against Seth Rollins for a shot at Austin Theory and the WWE United States Championship.

The finish of the match came when the referee rolled out of the ring and appeared to injure his ankle. This resulted in Lashley locking in the Hurt Lock on Rollins. The referee wasn’t able to call the match (storyline-related), which resulted in Lashley hitting a spear on Rollins and then arguing with the ref. While this was happening, Rollins was able to recover and hit a Pedigree on Lashley to get the pinfall.

Following the match, Lashley took out his frustrations on the referee. When a second ref came in, Lashley “accidentally” elbowed him. At that point, Adam Pearce came out and fired Lashley as the show faded to black.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1602514247514193921

Immediately after the show ended, Byron Saxton attempted to get a word in with Adam Pearce, who was enraged over what had transpired just moments before. Pearce stated that it would be “very premature” of him to comment on the situation so soon.

Saxton then approached Lashley and asked for his comments on what had just taken place. The former WWE Champion didn’t say a word and went inside his locker-room. Lashley came out moments later with his luggage and hurriedly left the arena.

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Source: EWrestlingNews

WWE RAW Preview 12/12/2022

Tonight’s WWE RAW live from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI on USA Network at 8/7C

  • Raw Women’s Championship number one contender’s match: Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley
  • United States Championship number one contender’s match: Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Candice LeRae vs. IYO SKY

WWE NXT Deadline 12/10/2022 (Results)

WOMEN’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH:
Roxanne Perez def. Cora Jade, Kiana James, Zoey Stark and Indi Hartwell

Isla Dawn def. Alba Fyre

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
The New Day def. Pretty Deadly (c) to become new NXT Tag Team Champions

MEN’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH:
Grayson Waller def. Carmelo Hayes, JD McDonagh, Joe Gacy and Axiom

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Bron Breakker (c) def. Apollo Crews

Once the match wraps up, we see Grayson Waller, winner of the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge, hit the ring and he lays out Bron Breakker.

ROH Final Battle 12/10/2022 (Results)

ZERO HOUR:

Jeff Cobb def. Mascara Dorada

Willow Nightingale def. Trish Adora

Top Flight def. The Kingdom

FINAL BATTLE:

Blake Christian & A.R. Fox def. La Facción Ingobernable (Rush and Dralistico)

Things went wild at the end, and A.R. Fox got the surprise win with a 450 on Dralisitico – looked to be a botch with Fox looking genuinely surprised as the ref insinuated that Dralistico didn’t get his shoulder up in time. RUSH and Dralistico took the loss well, throwing chairs and attempting to tie Fox up with cables. Odd ending, defo seems like it was a botch, and considering it was Dralistico’s debut and due to RUSH’s prior ROH booking, I don’t think this was the intended ending.

ROH Women’s Championship Match:
Athena def. Mercedes Martinez (c) to become new ROH Women’s Champion

Swerve In Our Glory def. Shane Taylor Promotions

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match:
The Embassy (Brian Cage & Gates of Agony) def. Dalton Castle & The Boys (c) to become new ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions

ROH Pure Championship Match:
Wheeler Yuta def. Daniel Garcia (c) to become new ROH Pure Champion

ROH Tag Team Championship Double Dog Collar Match:
The Briscoes def. FTR (c) to become new ROH Tag Team Champions

The Briscoes became ROH World Tag Team Champions for a record thirteenth time. As FTR were regrouping in the ring, The Gunns ran out of nowhere to dish out a beating before saying they want to kill FTR’s legacy. The Briscoes chased the ‘Ass Boys’ away as Dax Harwood promised to take The Gunns out.

ROH World Television Championship Match:
Samoa Joe (c) def. Juice Robinson

ROH World Championship: (If Castagnoli loses, he must join the Jericho Appreciation Society)
Claudio Castagnoli def. Chris Jericho (c) to become new ROH World Champion

Referee Paul Turner sent Ange and Magic to the back as Jericho hit a snap Codebreaker, but the follow up Codebreaker missed as Claudio finally got the big swing, with Jericho tapping out mid swing as Claudio regained the ROH World Championship. Wheeler Yuta arrived to celebrate with his BCC team-mate, as did former ROH World Champion Jerry Lynn as Claudio and the fans had fun with streamers. The Ring of Jericho era is over.

Matt Hardy Provides Update On Jeff, Teases “Broken” Return

AEW wrestler Matt Hardy has provided an update on his brother Jeff, and continues to tease that his “Broken” character might be in the works.

Jeff Hardy has been off AEW television since June 14th, when he was written off due to an arrest for driving under the influence and then beginning rehab. Since then, we haven’t had many updates about Jeff’s progress until now.

Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt was asked about Jeff and he had the following to say, “He’s basically been doing the same thing he’s been doing. He’s doing exactly what he needs to be doing to get where he needs to be in life. More or less, we’ve just got to get these legal issues behind him before we move forward, so that’s kind of where we’re at with Jeff, and we’re hoping that happens sooner rather than later.”

Matt has continued to appear on AEW television since his brother’s absence, teaming with Private Party and being absorbed into The Firm. Hardy and his Firm cohort Ethan Page have had their issues of late, which has led to Matt teasing a return of his “Broken” persona. When asked about it, Hardy said,

“I can say I am not a big fan of Ethan Page. I think he’s an a**hole. Very creative guy. I do think he’s an a**hole. It’s hard to call him an FI because he’s got a pretty good head on his shoulders, he just uses it for all the wrong things. So yeah, there’s was a point in there where I snapped a little bit. It could have been a flash of Damascus popping out of my mortal vessel. I don’t know. If we continue along this same path, and he keeps punishing and doing things to Private Party that negatively affects their career, then I might end up ‘Broken’ before it’s all said and done. I promise you, Ethan Page – if we end up going down this avenue, this is going to be something you will regret.”

Source: EWrestlingNews

WWE NXT Deadline 12/10/2022 (Card)

WWE NXT Deadline Premium Live Event from the WWE Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday December 10, 2022 – 8pm ET/5pm PT on Peacock in the US and on WWE Network elsewhere.

CARD

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Bron Breakker (c) vs. Apollo Crews

MEN’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH:
Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller vs. JD McDonagh vs. Joe Gacy vs. Axiom

WOMEN’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH:
Cora Jade vs. Kiana James vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Indi Hartwell

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Pretty Deadly (c) vs. The New Day

Alba Fyre vs. Isla Dawn

ROH Final Battle 12/10/2022 (Card)

AEW Presents ROH Final Battle Saturday December 10, 2022 from College Park Center at the University of Texas-Arlington in Arlington, Texas – 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, with Zero Hour starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT.

A ROH press release confirmed that Final Battle will be available through Bleacher Report (the same way fans have been ordering AEW pay-per-views) via its website or the B/R app for $39.99. The event can be pre-ordered here.

Fans in the U.S. can also order the PPV through InDemand on various cable and satellite TV providers. International cans can check out FITE or PPV.com to order the show.

CARD

ROH World Championship:
Chris Jericho (c) vs.  Claudio Castagnoli
If Castagnoli loses, he must join the Jericho Appreciation Society

ROH Pure Championship Match:
Daniel Garcia (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta

ROH Women’s Championship Match:
Mercedes Martinez (c) vs. Athena

ROH World Television Championship Match:
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Juice Robinson

ROH Tag Team Championship Double Dog Collar Match:
FTR vs. The Briscoes

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match:
Dalton Castle & The Boys (c) vs. Brian Cage & Gates of Agony

Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. Shane Taylor & JD Griffey

ZERO HOUR:

Willow Nightingale vs. Trish Adora

The Kingdom vs. Top Flight

Matt Menard & Angelo Parker vs. Shinobi Shadow Squad

AEW Rampage Preview 12/9/2022

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at 10/9C.

  • Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy title defense against a challenger chosen by Kip Sabian
  • Regina Di WAVE Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. The Bunny
  • Lee Moriarty & W. Morrissey(Big Bill) in tag team action
  • We will hear from Ruby Soho and Tay Melo
  • We will hear from Athena

WWE SmackDown Preview 12/9/2022

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX, and emanate from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.