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DX Advertised For 2019 WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony

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Iconic stable D-Generation X (DX) look to be the headliners of the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony … and Chyna appears to be going in with them.

An advertisement apparently aired locally in the New York area, seen below, which states the popular group will be inducted this year and tickets go on sale Friday.

Shawn Michaels, Triple H, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and Chyna are all featured in ad.

Chyna’s mother and friends have been on a public mission to get the deceased wrestler inducted into the Hall of Fame ceremony this year. Based on the advertisement, it looks like they achieved their goal.

This will also be the first inductions for Triple H, the New Age Outlaws and X-Pac.

https://twitter.com/Red_Carousell/status/1097395559424577537

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE Announces 2020 Royal Rumble Taking Place At Minute Maid Park In Houston

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After successfully running Phoenix, AZ’s Chase Field this year – staggeringly selling over 5000 more tickets than the arena was configured for, if official figures are to be believed – WWE will be returning the Royal Rumble to a baseball stadium for next year’s event.

WWE announced via the Houston Chronicle  and during last night’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view that Royal Rumble 2020 will take place at the city’s 41,168 capacity Minute Maid Park, current home of the Houston Astros, on 26 January.

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WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events John Sabor commented:

“We had a wonderful experience at Chase Field, and that underscored our excitement with the decision to place the 2020 Royal Rumble at Minute Maid Park,” said Saboor, the company’s executive vice president of special events.

“We want to expose the WWE brand and its events to as many people as possible, and the size of facilities in which we present our major events is a key catalyst.”

Apparently, discussions to bring the Rumble back to Houston for the first time since 1989 began last summer. The event twenty years ago, won by Big John Studd, was held at The Summit. Today, the venue is used as a megachurch.

Fans at Sunday’s Elimination Chamber at Houston’s Toyota Center, had the opportunity to sign up for a Royal Rumble 2020 pre-sale.

Source: WhatCulture

WWE Elimination Chamber Results 2/17/19

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(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa – Winner: Buddy Murphy

Women’s Tag Team Championship – Elimination Chamber: Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose vs. The IIconics vs. Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka vs. Riott Squad (Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan) vs. Naomi & Carmella – Winner and First-Ever WWE Women’s tag Team Champions: Bayley & Sasha Banks

The Miz and Maryse announced they’re having another baby.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) Shane McMahon & The Miz vs. The Usos – Winners and new SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Usos

Intercontinental Championship – Handicap Match: (C) Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush vs. Finn Balor – Winner and new Intercontinental Champion: Finn Balor

After the match, Lashley was irate and took it out on Lio Rush, slamming him to the mat.

RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Ronda Rousey vs. Ruby Riott – Winner: Ronda Rousey

After the match, Ronda and Charlotte Falirstood face-to-face and “The Man” Becky Lynch came in on crutches and attacked Charlotte with a crutch. It looked like Becky was going to let Ronda beat Charlotte with a crutch but Becky then attacked Ronda with a crutch. Becky was escorted out by security.

No DQ: Baron Corbin vs. Braun Strowman – Winner: Baron Corbin

Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley triple powerbombed Strowman through 2 tables.

Miz and Shane backstage after losing SmackDown tag titles:

WWE Championship – Elimination Chamber: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton – Winner: Daniel Bryan

Winner: Daniel Bryan

WWE Released Video Tribute For WWE Hall Of Famer Pedro Morales

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WWE released this video tribute for WWE Hall of Famer Pedro Morales, who passed away at the age of 76 on Tuesday.

MLW Fusion Preview 2/16/19

Watch Major League Wrestling nationwide and in Canada on beIN SPORTS Saturdays 9pm ET / 7pm PT and on YouTube Sundays 12pm ET / 9am PT.

Who is the real World Middleweight Champion? The man who forfeited the title due to injury or the man who claimed the vacant belt in a ladder match in December?

Tonight on Fusion the world will finally find out as the reigning champion Teddy Hart takes on the first champion MJF with the belt on the line!

We’ve seen some suspect conduct from Rich Swann the last month or two.  Swann plays the showman card but what’s he really like underneath that facade?

Swann will be tested when he faces an emerging player in the middleweight division in Ace Austin.

Plus: Alex Hammerstone makes his debut as he takes on collegiate wrestler turned pro Ariel Dominguez.

H2tv looks at Davey Boy Smith Jr.’s passion for Chinese formalwear as he meets a lovely lady from Japan. Is love in the air? Tune in!

Matches:

  • World Middleweight Title Bout: Teddy Hart (c) vs. MJF
  • Rich Swann vs. Ace Austin
  • Alex Hammerstone vs. Ariel Dominguez

Join Rich Bocchini and Matt Striker ringside in Philadelphia as Major League Wrestling presents the fastest and most dangerous hour of combat sports you’ll experience anywhere in the world.

Watch MLW FUSION Saturday nights on beIN SPORTS at 9pm ET/6pm PT.  Don’t get beIN? Subscribe to MLW’s YouTube channel for free and stream binge on MLW FUSION anytime anywhere!

WWE Elimination Chamber 2/17/19

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The WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view takes place this coming Sunday, February 17 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas 7 ET/ 4 PT, Kickoff Pr-show begins at 6 ET/3 PT. Below is the current card:

WWE Championship – Elimination Chamber: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton

Women’s Tag Team Championship – Elimination Chamber: Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose vs. The IIconics vs. Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka vs. Riott Squad (Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan) vs. Naomi & Carmella

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) Shane McMahon & The Miz vs. The Usos

RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Ronda Rousey vs. Ruby Riott

Intercontinental Championship – Handicap Match: (C) Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush vs. Finn Balor

No DQ: Baron Corbin vs. Braun Strowman

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa

Impact Wrestling “Uncaged” Preview 2/15/19

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Tonight Impact Wrestling presents “Uncaged” at 10/9c on Pursuit and Twitch

* Impact World Championship – Fatal 4-Way: (C) Johnny Impact vs. Brian Cage vs. Killer Kross vs. Moose

* Impact Knockouts Championship – Street Fight: (C) Taya Valkyrie vs. Tessa Blanchard

* Ethan Page vs. Willie Mack

* Sami Callihan tells all – Sami Callihan and Rich Swann have a storied past. We have learned pieces of the story, but not the whole story. What is their past all about? Who helped who? Who owes what? We can’t seem to find out what the situation really is between these two men. We know that Sami wants rich to come home to oVe. Will Rich join oVe? Will Rich follow Sami Callihan? Will Sami tell us more about their past to bring this story together so it all makes sense? There are so many questions that we hope to have answered on Friday at Uncaged.

* World Cup 2019: Team Impact (Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan, Eli Drake & Fallah Bahh) vs. Team AAA ( Psycho Clown, Aerostar, Puma King & Vikingo)

WOW Women of Wrestling Preview 2/15/19

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WOW Women of Wrestling airing tonight on AXS TV at 9/8c.

* Who is the WOW Champion? Last week both Jungle Grrrl and Santana Garrett pinned Tessa Blanchard. The controversial ending determined.

* Jessicka Havok makes her WOW debut against Fire (Impact Wrestling’s Kiera Hogan)

* Razor vs. Faith The Lioness

The Undertaker Signs Deal To Appear At Starrcast 2 In Las Vegas During AEW Double Or Nothing Weekend

The Undertaker has signed on for a significant non-WWE appearance this spring, according to Sports Illustrated.

Taker has reportedly signed a deal to appear at the Starrcast II wrestling convention in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 25. This is the same date of All Elite Wrestling’s Double Or Nothing event, and the convention is somewhat affiliated with AEW, but not an official AEW event.

Starrcast founder Conrad Thompson spoke to SI and said the convention is for all wrestling fans.

“I know people might assume this is an AEW event, but that is not true. We have wrestlers appearing from every promotion from all over the world, and Starrcast isn’t just for All Elite Wrestling fans, it’s for all wrestling fans,” Thompson said. “The Undertaker is synonymous with wrestling and generations of wrestling fans have grown up with The Undertaker. We wanted to bring something unique to Las Vegas, and there isn’t anyone more special in this business than The Undertaker.”

It should be noted that there is no direct link between working for AEW and appearing at the Starrcast convention, according to SI. There will now be obvious speculation on Taker appearing for AEW but he likely will not be appearing at Double Or Nothing and any kind of deal with the promotion would be separate from his deal for Starrcast.

“The Undertaker experience is its own standalone experience at Starrcast,” said Thompson, who expects a sellout when tickets for Taker’s appearance go on sale later this month. “We are so proud to bring The Undertaker experience to fans this Memorial Day weekend at Starrcast II.”

As we’ve noted, Taker recently removed WWE references from his social media pages started taking bookings for non-WWE appearances but he is not expected to wrestle for any other companies. The Dead Man is reportedly charging $25,000 per hour for appearances. There’s still no word yet on if Taker will be wrestling a match at WrestleMania 35 in April.

We noted yesterday that Taker took to social media and teased an “important meeting” after he and wife Michelle McCool took a private jet somewhere. It looks like the meeting could have been related to Starrcast.

Jimmy Uso Arrested After Being Pulled Over With Naomi, Incident With Police (Mugshot Photo)

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TMZ reports that Jimmy Uso was arrested after a drunken dispute with cops in Detroit this week.

Jimmy and wife Naomi were reportedly pulled over near downtown Detroit after Naomi was driving the wrong direction on a one-way street, according to police. Cops say Jimmy and Noami were driving a 2018 Dodge Journey that reeked of alcohol. They ordered Naomi out of the car and while talking to her, Jimmy got out of the car and took off his shirt & jacket, then squared up with police like he wanted to fight, despite commands from police to stay where he was.

A police officer reportedly pulled out his taser because he feared for his safety. Jimmy ended up settling down and complied with the commands from police. He was handcuffed and arrested for disorderly conduct & obstruction. Jimmy was taken to jail and later released on bond.

WWE issued the following statement on Uso’s arrest this afternoon:

“Jonathan Fatu is responsible for his own personal actions.”

This statement is similar to the comments WWE issued in January 2018 when Jey Uso was arrested for DUI in Texas. That statement read, “Joshua Fatu is responsible for his own personal actions. We are investigating the matter and awaiting information from local law enforcement officials.”

This is Jimmy’s third arrest since signing with WWE. He was arrested on DUI charges in March 2013 and September 2011.

The Usos are still scheduled to challenge SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Miz and Shane McMahon at Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

A fan on Twitter said they had been checking Twitter all day to see if Naomi was okay and the WWE Superstar responded, “Yes dear, we are safe and ok, thank you and love y’all.”

Source: WrestlingINC

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