Author: John Bass

Flip Gordon Injury Update

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Earlier this month, Flip Gordon went down at ROH Honor Reigns Supreme in Concord, North Carolina during a match against “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams. After hitting a dropkick in the corner on Williams, Gordon began to favor his knee and ended up rolling out of the ring due to the pain. The match ended up being called shortly after that.

Ring of Honor has now confirmed Gordon has a full MCL tear in his right knee.

Although he’ll be out for a bit, the positive news is Gordon should still be able to wrestle at the sold-out ROH / NJPW G1 Supercard event at Madison Square Garden on April 6.

Ring of Honor’s next tour is the Road to G1 Supercard in Dallas (January 24), Houston (January 25), and San Antonio (January 26) featuring a 12-team Tag Wars tournament with the winning team receiving a future ROH World Tag Team Championship match.

Source: WrestlingINC

XFL Reportedly Negotiating A Pair Of Significant TV Deals, AAF Note

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Vince McMahon’s XFL football league is reportedly having TV deal talks with Fox and ESPN, according to Sports Business Daily, via Awful Announcing.

The pair of TV deals for the XFL would see games air on ABC, Fox, ESPN and FS1. The talks do not involve the XFL airing on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+, at least as of now.

SBD sources noted that XFL officials expect to have at least two-thirds of their games air on broadcast TV.

The XFL will re-launch in 2020 on Saturday, February 8 and Sunday, February 9, the weekend following the NFL’s Super Bowl. 8 teams have been announced for the re-launch season, representing New York City, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa Bay and Washington, DC.

 

SBD also reported that the Alliance of American Football, which will compete with the XFL in hopes of one day competing with the NFL, currently has a TV deal in place with CBS. At least one AAF championship game will air on CBS in April and their cable channel, CBS Sports Network, is committed to airing at least one AAF game per week. The AAF will also be promoted during the upcoming Super Bowl Sunday coverage on CBS, and they’re said to be in talks with the NFL Network to carry several games. The AAF will debut on Saturday, February 9 of this year.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE SmackDown Live Preview 1/22/19

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Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas with the final hype for Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

* Mr. McMahon to moderate “The New” Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles’ face-to-face

* Rey Mysterio and Andrade to collide in 2-out-of-3 Falls Match

* The Miz and Cesaro to battle with their partners in their corners five nights before Royal Rumble

* Naomi and Mandy Rose to square off

WWE 205 Live Preview 1/22/19

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

* Aiden English joins the 205 Live commentary team.

* Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami

John Cena’s WWE Injury Is Reportedly Not Real

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WWE claiming that John Cena was injured on Monday prior to The Royal Rumble is actually a work, according to Dave Meltzer on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio.

Cena started filming another movie in Vancouver this week. The injury angle may have just been a way to write Cena out of this Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

Meltzer reported earlier this month that WWE was planning for Cena to face Lars Sullivan at WrestleMania 35. He speculated that the original plan might have been for Sullivan to injure Cena to take him out of the Rumble. This would have started the build toward their scheduled match at WrestleMania and kept Cena off of WWE television while he filmed his new movie. Sullivan ended up not making his main roster debut at the RAW and SmackDown television tapings earlier this month reportedly due to an anxiety attack.

There is still no update yet on Sullivan. WWE Royal Rumble takes place on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Chase Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Join us here at Wrestling Inc. for live coverage beginning at 5 pm ET.

Source: WrestlingINC

Why The Screen Went Black During WWE RAW Main Event

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Last night’s WWE RAW main event from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK saw Sasha Banks and Bayley defeat RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and Natalya in tag team action.

Viewers on the USA Network saw the screen go black for about two seconds as Banks was going at it with Natalya at one point during the match. The screen went black because Banks suffered a wardrobe malfunction when her trunks came down, exposing her backside.

The malfunction was available to some satellite viewers. It was not seen on the USA Network.

Alexa Bliss Announces WWE Ring Return For Royal Rumble, Lacey Evans Announces Her Rumble Entry

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Alexa Bliss announced on tonight’s WWE RAW that she will return to the ring in the 30-W

oman Royal Rumble Match at Sunday’s Rumble pay-per-view. Bliss has been out of action due to issues from concussions, her last match coming at a WWE live event on October 20.

Lacey Evans also announced her entry into the Women’s Royal Rumble Match.

Here is the participants announced so far for the 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match:

30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (at #30), Alexa Bliss, Lacey Evans, Bayley, Tamina Snuka, Lana, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, Sarah Logan, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Ember Moon, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Alicia Fox, Natalya, Mickie James, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Naomi, Zelina Vega, Charlotte Flair, TBA

John Cena’s Royal Rumble Match Status Questionable Following Ankle Injury

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WWE announced that John Cena re-aggravated a left ankle injury that he sustained last week. His status for the Royal Rumble is unknown.

According to WWE.com, the injury seemingly occurred when McIntyre applied an ankle lock on Cena during the fatal four-way contender’s match on RAW, which was won by Finn Balor. It was noted that Cena was favoring his left ankle while leaving the ring after Raw went off the air.

Cena then re-aggravated the injury yesterday while training his legs at the gym, which has cast doubt on whether he will be able to compete in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match this Sunday.

WWE and Cena will be providing an update over the next few days in regards to his Royal Rumble status. The Royal Rumble takes place this Sunday, January 27 inside Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

Aiden English Added To 205 Live Announce Team

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Aiden English hasn’t been used on TV much since his breakup with Rusev, but that’s about to change … because he’s joining the 205 Live team.

WWE issued the following announcement:

Beginning tonight on WWE 205 Live, SmackDown Superstar Aiden English joins Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness as a guest commentator through WrestleMania season. English will still compete on SmackDown LIVE, but he’s seizing the opportunity to show off his abilities at the announce table.

WWE 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick explained his decision behind the addition of The Drama King.

“The McMahons have been shaking things up on Raw and SmackDown LIVE, so I’m going to follow suit,” Maverick said. “Aiden English is an active Superstar and is very opinionated, and I believe those opinions and perspective will add to the current commentary team, only adding to the entertainment value of The Most Exciting Hour of Television.”
Senior Director of On-Air Talent and Raw commentator Michael Cole also praised the move.

“We wanted to do something special for WrestleMania season, and Royal Rumble week kicks off the Road to WrestleMania,” said Cole. “We’ve been working with Aiden at the WWE Performance Center to see if he has the chops, and it turns out he’s pretty good.”

Don’t miss Aiden English’s debut as part of the WWE 205 Live announce team tonight!

WWE RAW Preview 1/21/19

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with the red brand’s final hype for Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

* Finn Bálor believes he can slay The Beast

* Ronda Rousey & Natalya to square off against Sasha Banks & Bayley this Monday night

* New Superstars make their presence felt

* What’s next for Braun Strowman?

* The Bobby Lashley era has begun