Category: Wrestling News

Weekend Update with Dean Ambrose

One thing about the WWE that I give nothing but praise for is the fact that it is always able to tie itself in with current events. From world news to the latest buzz in the world of pop culture, comments from the WWE commentary team shows how tapped in the company is to what’s trending around the world.

As a fan of the hit comedy sketch show, Saturday Night Live, I smiled wide when Michael Cole referenced the show’s 40th Anniversary special that had aired the previous night on February 15th. While Bad News Barrett has been giving his bad news with his BNZ newscast, a parody of TMZ, Dean Ambrose, his opponent for the Intercontinental Championship that coming Sunday at FastLane, channeled his inner Chevy Chase when he portrayed his version of an anchor from Weekend Update, SNL’s famous parody-news sketch. Connecting directly with the previous night’s SNL special, along with the parody of something that presents the news, the WWE was once again able to connect its story lines with the current events of today in an enjoyable way.

-Celine

The “Fairy” Diva

In light of the recent #GiveDivasAChance movement, this is something that should be discussed. On the February 16th edition of RAW, there was a segment in which the Bella Twins stole Paige’s ring gear, leading to a scene of her running out in only a towel, frantically trying to locate her gear and eventually having to borrow a fairy/princess outfit of one of Adam Roses’ Rosebuds. While some thought the bit was hilarious, complete with Paige giving a curtsey in the ring and embracing her different attire for the night, others on social media complained that such a move pushed the women a step back, resorting to catting high school-esque girl feuds.

While it was all fun and games, was it something that put too much silliness into the storyline of the divas, who have historically struggled to gain widespread respect until recently. Or, on the other hand, was it a nice creative twist that provided more depth to their story with humor? Both sides have reasonable arguments, but if the segment made you smile, laugh, or gave you some type of joy, then it properly did its job.

-Celine

On To The Next Thing

On Tuesday, February 18th, the wrestling world was shaken when Samoa Joe announced that he had parted ways with TNA Impact wrestling. While I wish nothing but the best of luck for Samoa Joe and his future, it is times like this when I wonder what will be in store for his future. Will he make the leap to the WWE. Will he head to ROH or Lucha Underground or just go on the indie circuit. At 35 years old, he has a few more years left in him so it will be interesting to see where he’ll go next. He has the talent so wherever he goes, he’ll be successful, having been a world champion.

Then you have situations like Justin Gabriel, who recently left the WWE. What’s next for him. With what some would say frustrations with the direction he was going in, will he be able to be utilized better elsewhere, or would it be in the best interest of a wrestler to stay with the WWE until the time is right, whenever that is destined to happen, if ever. The decision to leave a wrestling company is purely personal and it depends on the person, but it is interesting to follow the paths of those who leave any professional wresting company to see where they go next on their path.

-Celine

AJ Styles Interview: Talks NJPW, The Bullet Club & ROH

Below is a video in which AJ Styles talks to Fight Network’s John Pollock and The LAW (Live Audio Wrestling) about his match against Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Ne Beginning, The Bullet Club’s popularity and Sunday’s Ring of Honor 13th Anniversary “Winner Takes All” pay-per-view match against ACH and more.

 

Samoa Joe Is Returning To ROH

Ring Of Honor announced that Samoa Joe is returning to the company.

ROH sent WrestlingINC.com the following:

Samoa Joe is coming Home to Ring of Honor Wrestling

Ring of Honor is proud to announce the return of the most dominate Ring of Honor World Champion in company history, Samoa Joe!!!

When you speak of legendary names in Ring of Honor one of, If not the first name mentioned is Samoa Joe. He made his debut in Ring of Honor in October of 2002. Within 5 months he would blow through the competition and win the Ring of Honor World Championship. He would hold the ROH World Championship for a record setting 645 days. His title reign would see him engage in legendary matches with CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Homicide and AJ Styles just to name a few.

“The Samoan Submission Machine” will return home to Ring of Honor Saturday March 7, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Who will Samoa Joe be gunning for? Is ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe safe? Is ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal safe? Is anyone safe? Who do you want to see Samoa face in Ring of Honor?

Don’t miss the chance to see a true legend in the prime of his career as Samoa Joe returns home to Ring of Honor.

* Saturday March 7, 2015 Baltimore, Maryland

* Friday March 13, 2015 Milwaukee, WI

* Saturday Match 14, 2015 Chicago Ridge, IL

* Friday March 27, 2015 Redwood City, CA **Sold Out**

Source: WrestlingINC.com

AJ Lee Speaks out against unfair treatment of the divas

Earlier today we posted an article on the site discussing the Twitter trend #GiveDivasAChance and the importance of those words. Often times WWE fans are very vocal about the change they want to see but more often then not are ignored. What happenens though when one of WWE’s biggest stars speak up to the powers that be?

That’s exactly what happened today when former two time divas champion AJ Lee tweeted to Stephanie McMahon. The tweet read

“@StephMcMahon Your female wrestlers have record selling merchandise & have starred in the highest rated segment of the show several times”

Followed by

“@StephMcMahon And yet they receive a fraction of the wages & screen time of the majority of the male roster. #UseYourVoice”

Folks hell has frozen over because for once in a very long time I agree 100% with what AJ had to say. In fact before this tweet was even sent out my best friend and I had a conversation in which we agreed that if an AJ return is what it takes to get the divas back on the map then we’re all for it. However with AJ’s future in the WWE being unknown who knows when and if that’ll even happen.

Can this tweet from AJ be what sparks the catalyst for change? Is AJ Lee “the voice of the voiceless” of the divas division? Can this tweet lead up to a possible AJ vs Stephanie McMahon match in the future? So many questions are left to be answered.

One thing is Forsure though the powers that be can’t ignore so many screaming voices forever

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Women wrestling Matters

Coming off the heels of a 40 sec divas tag team match last night between the Bella Twins vs Paige and Emma, it has sparked displeasure umong the WWE universe. Not only was the live crowd pissed but so were the fans watching at home.  So much so that last night leading into today one of the top trends on Twitter is #GiveDivasAChance. On one hand this makes me extremely happy but on the other hand bothers me to my core. I’m upset because it shouldn’t even be a discussion and displeasure to begin with. Tell me how is it ok that Raw is a 3 hour show and the divas don’t even get a minute of TV time?! Excuse my language here but that’s complete and utter BULLSHIT

These women sacrifice just as much as the guys do. They get inured, wrestle injured, miss out on life events, spend lots of times away from their families all for the sake of our entertainment. They deserve more then a few seconds on our television screens. 

Now on to why this trend makes me happy. It’s about DAMN TIME the WWE universe is waking up and seeing that these women are getting the short end of the stick. We here at WrestlingNewsBlog have been strong advocates of  Women wrestling for years. We would always constantly say they deserved more respect in a male dominated business. We even made a lengthy portion of our then weekly podcast to highlight the happenings of women wrestling. Hell when I signed on as a contributor here nearly 3 years ago my soul purpose was to cover the Divas divison on Raw and Smackdown.

I would go on fellow wrestling news sites and Facebook pages only to see people saying things like “these women can’t even wrestle” blah blah blah blah blah…  It would inferiate me because I would be like “HELLO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN THEY’RE GIVEN LESS THEN A MINITUE TO PROVE THEMSELVES”. I know you guys know that a lot of work goes into putting on a great match. Everything from the characters involved, the chemistry between opponents, the story being told and of corse the Chorography. Take all of that into consideration and of corse these women are going to produce quote “sloppy” matches.

The problem here isn’t the Divas or what we here like to call them “women wrestlers”. The problem is Vince McMahon and his out dated ideas along with  his soap opera excuse of a writing team. They need to open their eyes and realize that right now more then ever is the perfect time for women to florish in the sports industry. Now not to compare apples to oranges but Vince can learn a lot from Sean Shelby and Lorenzo Feretta of the UFC. This Saturday at UFC184 is a prime example with both headline fights being fights involving WOMEN!! Now I’m not saying ufc is all high and mighty, they still have A LOT of work to do but at least their moving ahead with the times.

What Vince and company need to realize (just like everyone else has) is that women wrestling appeals to a huge portion of fans and further more brings new eyes to the product. After all the inception of Total Divas is proof of that.

I remember in 2004 Raw took place in Cameron North Carolina and the main event that evening was the WWE Womens champion Trish Stratus  defending her title against her greatest rival Lita. That match lasted well over 15 mins and till this day is my favorite match of all time.

I just want to get back to those days. The days were girls had different characters, long lasting and meaningful feuds, and when it was clear that they were a force to be reckon with. 

It’s time that the women of the WWE start kicking ass and taking names. We can help them get there guys. Are voice matters so I ask that you join us and use #GiveDivasAChance its time for a better and brighter day for these women 

-Vanessa (GreatLove91)

The Bullet Club Is Coming To ROH’s 13th Anniversary PPV Show

The Bullet Club is coming to Ring of Honor’s 13 Anniversary show in Las Vegas live on pay-per-view Sunday, March 1, 2015, 7:30pm EST at the Orleans Hotel & Casino.

The Bullet Club (Anderson & Gallows) VS The Addiction (Kazarian & Daniels) VS The Kingdom (Bennett & Taven)

ROH World Tag Team Championship: Young Bucks VS (C) reDRagon (O’Reilly & Fish)

AJ Styles VS ACH

A Japan Pro Wrestling & MMA Promotion Wants Brock Lesnar

MMANation.com recently spoke with Simon Inoki of Japan’s Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), a pro wrestling and MMA promotion owned by WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki. Simon mentioned that they want to bring current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar to the promotion once his current WWE deal is over.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Possible GFW Announcements Coming Soon From Jeff Jarrett

Source: WrestlingINC.com

According to PWInsider Jeff Jarrett is reportedly preparing to make Global Force Wrestling announcements next month during WrestleMania week, that’s the same time he made GFW announcement last year. Word is that the announcement will have to do with GFW talents and live events.

PWInsider also reports that there has been discussions of doing another live pay-per-view with New Japan Pro-Wrestling this spring and bringing a AAA live pay-per-view to the United States.