Author: nessav1991

Nikki Bella shoots on AJ Lee

It is being reported via WrestlingInc that this past Monday after Raw was concluded a divas segment for this Thursday’s Smackdown was tapped. It is said to be one of the better diva segments in awhile. In the promo divas champion Nikki Bella told AJ that Brock Lesnar has defended his title more then what AJ did when she was champion.

It’s not known if that line in particular was scripted or a pure shoot. If the line is kept in the promo then obviously it was scripted, but still this wouldn’t be the first time Nikki has flown off the script.

It should also be noted that according to fans in attendance there was even a cm punk jab when Nikki told AJ that while AJ was on vacation sipping vergin  magaritas the Bella’s were left to carry the decision. (Obviously punk is straight edge so it would be vergin magaritas)

Just in case the WWE does decide to cut this glourios promo you can enjoy the full unedited fan recorded version here

Weather it was scripted or not that’s great way to get heat so kudos to all involved.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0324/591682/backstage-news-on-nikki-bella-taking-a-shot-at-aj-lee-during/

Rousey VS Correia headlines UFC190

Just yesterday we posted a story of a possible match up between women’s Batemweight champion Ronda Rousey and undefeated challenger Bethe Corriea.

Now after the announcement made today  by UFC president Dana White at the UFC189 world tour press conference that bout is now official! and by the looks of the state down from these two this fight is going to be good.

You can check out the staredown here http://instagram.com/p/0dYvQ1LDOs/

Also announced for the card will be a rematch of one of the greatest fights in PRIDE history, as Mauricio “Shogun” Rua battles Rogerio Nogueira in a light heavyweight bout fans have demanded.

So who’s excited for Aug 1st? I know I am

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia targeted for UFC190 in Brazil 

Runors have been flying around all over the Internet since late last night about Ronda Rousey’s next possible opponent and it’s time we here at WrestlingNewsBlog join the party. The person that is said to be next in line is undefeated Brazilian Bethe Corriea. Bethe is currently 9-0 with two back to back wins over Rousey’s friends and training partners Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler.

Clearly there is no love lost between these two. Bethe has even called Rousey a “selfish champion because she leaves to make movies and doesn’t really care about the sport”

Rousey fired back saying that “if she wasn’t doing all this talking she wouldn’t be getting recognized so she’s doing a good job for herself. In one interview when asked about Corriea beating her teammates Rousey said “I’m the mamma bear and I will f*** her up”

The rumored show down between the two is targeted to take place at UFC190 on August 1st from Corriea’s home counry of Brazil. Although the UFC hasn’t confirmed this bout it’s more then likely to happen for 3 reasons. 1. Rousey said she expected to return in August. 2. Rousey said she would want nothing more then to beat corriea in her hometown and 3. Right now Corriea is the most logical opponent based soly on the history between the two.

I know one things Forsure if this fight does indeed happen I’ll be chearing on Rousey as she dives into enemy territory.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Kevin Owens injury 

it was reported at wrestlinginc.com and various news sites that NXT champion Kevin Owens underwent surgery late last week to prepare a knee injury. The champion tweeted the following regarding his current situation

http://t.co/JH0WB7K5hE Yes, I had knee surgery. No, it won’t slow me down. Why? Because I’m Kevin Owens, silly! #SoonToBeBetterThanEver

— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) March 16, 2015

It was also reported that Owens has already began rehab but there is yet to be a time table for his return.

All of us here wish Owens a speedy recovery.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

New talent in NXT 

Australian female wrestler KC Cassidy has signed a developmental deal with WWE and will report to the WWE performance center in April.

Lance Storm said a student of his was signed to a contract on MLW radio a few weeks back and since has been confirmed it was KC Cassidy. She had a tryout with WWE back in August and was awaiting a visa clearance to be able to move to the states.

Cassidy has recently competed in “PWA” She began wrestling in 2009 and is a firmer champion in her own right. I’m sure her presence in NXT will be a greet one thus adding that much more diversity to an already established talented roster.

Follow Cassidy @KCCassidy_ on Twitter

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

UFC 185 results 

Yesteday UFC185 took place live from the American Airlines arena in Dallas Texas. This card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight title bout in which Champion Anthony Pettis defended his title against Rafiel Dos Anjos. The co main event was a women’s strawweight bout where the first ever Womens strawweight champion Carla Esparza defended her title for the first time against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Now I didn’t order this PPV nor was I able to keep up with results online and I gotta say I’m disappointed in myself because according to social media this was one of the best cards the UFC has seen in awhile. Not only that but both titles changed hands tonight.

Jedrzejczyk dominated a highly praised Esparza. She finished Esparza via TKO with 42 secs remaining in the 2nd round. According to many Jedrzejczyk made Esparza look like am amateur in the cage and even Esparza said she didn’t feel like herself out there. Maybe the nerves of a fist time title defense got to her. Who knows but either way now that Jedrzejczyk is the new champion I’m sure top contender strawweights will be chomping at the bit to get a crack at her.

In the main event Pettis was definitely the favorite going into this. He usually has fancy moves and his infamous kicks are usually the deciding factor in what he does. Even with CM Punk in his corner Pettis couldn’t get the job done, because the underdog Dos Anjos out wrestled and out strook “showtime”. Dos Anjos picked up the win after all 5 rounds by unanimous decision. Now with Anjos as champion it is sure to shake up the lightweight division.

So tell me what did you guys think of this card? What was your favorite bout? Let us know in the comments.

 

Full results for UFC185 can be seen here Rafael dos Anjos def Anthony Pettis by decision (unanimous) 50-45 x3

Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Carla Esparza by TKO (punches) at 4:17 of Round Two
Johny Hendricks def. Matt Brown by decision (unanimous) 30-27 x3
Alistair Overeem  def. Roy Nelson by decision (unanimous) 30-27 x3
Henry Cejudo def. Chris Cariaso by decision (unanimous) 30-27 x3
Ross Pearson def. Sam Stout by KO (punch) at 1:33 of Round Two
Elias Theodorou def. Roger Narvaez by TKO (GNP) at 4:07 of Round Two
Beneil Dariush def. Daron Cruickshank by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:48 of Round Two
Jared Rosholt def. Josh Copeland by TKO (GNP) at 3:12 of Round Three
Ryan Benoit def. Ryan Benoit by TKO (punches) at 1:34 of Round Two
Joseph Duffy def. Jake Lindsey by TKO (head kick and punches) at 1:47 of Round One

Germaine de Randamie def. Larissa Pacheco by TKO (punches) at 2:02 of Round Two

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

TNA to air knockout special 

On the April 17th editon of ImpactWrestling the show will be dedicated to the knockouts divison. The title of the show will be TKO: Total Knockouts.

Let me tell you something folks, news like this makes me feel like it’s Christmas morning. The women in the knockouts divisions are something special. They’re superior athletes and some of them are the best women to ever lace up a pair of boots. If you haven’t watched anything knockout related or TNA related in general this event is the perfect day to start.

It was announced that new knockouts will debut at TKO (although no one in particular has been named in sure this will shake up the already star studded divison. Also announced we’re two matches. One of those matches being for the Knockouts title where the champion Taryn Terrell defending her title against Awesome Kong. The second match that was announced was a fatal 4 way Number 1 contenders match between Brooke Tessmatcher, Gail Kim, Angelina Love and Madison Rayne.

Based on those two matches alone I know I’m not going to want to miss this and I can tell you that if you’re a professional wrestling fan who respects women in the business just as much as the men neither are you.

Are you guys excited for this event? I know I am. What other knockout would you like to see compete? For me it would be Jessika Havok.

Remember you can catch impactwrestling on destination America every Friday at 7PT/10ET

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

NXT Stars making transition to the main roster?

It is being reported via wrestlinginc.com that word within WWE is that the direction of NXT has changed as of late. HHH loves the praise he gets on NXT and he’s looking to capitalize on that.

Originally NXT was meant for “rookies” to learn and eventually establish themselves as stars to be called up to the big leagues known as Raw and SmackDown. However that tune has changed as of late. Now what HHH wants to do is take well established indie wrestlers (more specifically the ones in ROH) wait till their contracts expire and then call them up to NXT. Right now the feeling is NXT is a brand within itself and if you have experimented wrestlers your bound to get great matches.

Now as far as well known faces of NXT there has been no talks of NXT champion Kevin Owens or former champion Sami Zayn being called up to the main roster just yet. There  has been talks though of calling NXT women’s champion Sasha Banks up to the main roster along with Adrian Neville and possibly Charlotte. Word is that if these calls up happen it’ll be sometime after WrestleMania.

That doesn’t surprise me especially if one of those 3 debut on Raw the next night. The raw after mania is always a highly rated Raw and further more last year when Paige debuted is proof that there’s no better way to do it.

How do you guys feel about these reports? Does it make you excited and hopeful for the future? I know it does for me. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Drew Galloway gives the fans a voice 

This past Friday on Impact Wrestling Drew Galloway cut an epic promo and when I say epic I mean epic. What’s great about this promo was you could tell that it was 100% real, something WWE should take note of. I’ve always found it more intriguing when talent is allowed cut a promo off the fly.

Now I know what you guys may be thinking. “It’s to fit the storyline that’s why he said what he said in his promo”. While that may be true it doesn’t make this promo any less real. This is coming from a guy who hated 3MB & never really got a fair chance in the WWE. This promo is clearly coming from real life frustration that Drew has delt with over the years.

Take what WWE is doing for example. It’s obvious that Reigns is the guy they want to be champion but to many of us he’s not OUR guy, and that’s what Drew is getting at. The fans should be the ones making the stars. I mean after all aren’t we the ones that buy tickets, sell out arenas, buy PPV’s and merch?? We should have a voice or voice does matter and as screen in the video Drew has no problem giving us a voice.  Drew has taken over both the impact Twitter and Facebook this weekend using the #StandUp, here are some of the things he’s said:

Another thing that struck a chord with me is that he said its Professional wrestling fans and not sports entertainment fans. We need to get back to a time where the wrestling aspect means more then the entertainment part and I think Drew is the guy to get us there. Don’t beloved me? Watch the promo for yourself.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

ROH’s Tag champs reDRagon have found their Ringo Star

Last Sunday at ROH’s 13th Aniversury reDRagon successfully defended their tag team titles against the Young Buks in what many called the match of the night, with the assist from our good friend, member of the 4Horsewomen, WMMA pioneer, and UFC fighter Shayna Baszler.

By the looks of this video it seems that O’Reilly, Fish and Baszler have formed an alliance. I don’t know about you but to me that sounds pretty bad ass.

Recently a fan asked Shayna on Twitter if we world see her in the wrestling ring again to which Baszler replied “not while there’s faces to smash in the UFC” (Baszler takes on Amanda Nunes at UFC fight night 62 on March 21st)

Still seeing the Queen of Spades and now the newly named “Mother of the dragons” in a the ROH ring again doesn’t seem so far fetched. I mean she’s a certified catch wrestler under the late great Billy Robinson and she dabbles in professional wrestling training under couch Josh Barnett and gets occasional help from WWE diva Natalya.

Not to mention she embodies that heel character pretty well. Check out the reDRagon promo with Baszler here.

Does this make you guys as excited as it makes us here at WrestlingNewsBlog? Let us know in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)