Category: WWE

WWE Worlds Collide NXT vs. NXT UK 1/25/20

January 25, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:30 PM ET) – Toyota Center , Houston, Texas

NXT Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Toni Storm

NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Angel Garza (c) vs. Isaiah Scott vs. Jordan Devlin vs. Travis Banks

Imperium (NXT UK Champion WALTER, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe) vs. The Undisputed Era (NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong, NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish)

Finn Balor vs. Ilja Dragunov

Moustache Mountain vs. DIY

(Pre-Show) NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray vs. Mia Yim

WWE SmackDown Preview 1/24/20

Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown will take place from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas with the final hype for Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

WWE has not announced an official preview for SmackDown as of this writing.

* WWE has announced that tonight’s main event will see Roman Reigns and The Usos take on King Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode.

* There will be a Royal Rumble Strap Match contract signing between Daniel Bryan and WWE Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt.

Bray Wyatt Reaches Out To Mother Of Autistic WWE Fan After Bullying Incident At School

WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt reached out to a mother on Twitter after her son was bullied at school for being autistic.

The woman tagged WWE and Wyatt in a tweet, noting that her son was attacked by another student at school. The bully broke her son’s WWE PopSocket and cut his Wyatt t-shirt with a pair of scissors.

“@WWE @WWEBrayWyatt my boy was attacked by another student at school. His wwe popsocket was broken and his bray wyatt shirt was ripped by the kid cutting him with scissors. He’s tougher than a bully #autism #autismfamily #wwefan,” the mother wrote, attaching a photo of her son in a hospital room.

The Fiend wrote back and arranged to send the boy a gift, adding that he’s got his back.

“Dm me size and where to send it. Tell him I got his six,” Wyatt wrote.

This isn’t the first time that Wyatt has used social media to do a good deed for a fan. You can see their full exchange below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

New Feature Movie On The Von Erich Family Being Developed

Filmmaker Sean Durkin is currently working on a feature film about WWE Hall of Famers The Von Erich Family, according to Deadline.

Durkin is working with producers Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell, under their House Productions banner, on the movie about the legendary family of pro wrestlers. BBC Films boss Rose Garnett is co-financing development of the project, along with House.

“I’m very excited about this one,” Durkin told Deadline about the Von Erichs movie. “It’s another family portrait, about a wrestling family who revolutionized the sport and then suffered tragedy.”

“Sean is an extraordinary filmmaker and we’re excited to be working with him,” added Tessa Ross.

It looks like the movie will look at the legendary Von Erichs that have passed, their last surviving brother, Kevin Von Erich, and his sons who currently wrestle for Major League Wrestling – MLW Tag Team Champions Ross & Marshall Von Erich.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jerry “The King” Lawler Wins Title In “Career Vs. Title” Match At Arkansas Indie Event

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler is a champion once again at the age of 70.

The Championship Wrestling of Arkansas indie promotion sent word that the WWE RAW announcer defeated Matt Riviera in a “Title vs. Career” match this past weekend at their No Surrender event to become the new CWA Arkansas Heavyweight Champion.

You can see video from the match below. The bout was the main event of last Saturday’s show at the Maumelle Event Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The CWA No Surrender event will be available for streaming soon on CWAWrestlingNetwork.com. Legendary Memphis Wrestling announcer Dave Brown, who recently appeared on AEW TV, helped do commentary for the event.

Lawler tweeted on the match and wrote, “My career is save for another match! New Arkansas Heavyweight Champion!”

You can see Lawler’s full tweet below, along with a few photos from the event:

https://twitter.com/JerryLawler/status/1219766701992050693

https://twitter.com/JerryLawler/status/1219772790276009985

https://twitter.com/ralowes/status/1219012098413539333

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 1/22/20

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will air live from the NXT Arena at Full Sail University with the final hype for Saturday’s Worlds Collide event.

  • Keith Lee to challenge NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong
  • Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne clash with Imperium in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semifinal action
  • Undisputed ERA and Grizzled Young Veterans meet in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semifinals
  • How will tensions rise ahead of Worlds Collide?

Blue Demon Jr.’s TV Show Gets Pilot Order At Disney Channel

Disney Channel has given a cast-contingent pilot order to Blue Demon Jr.’s TV show, “Ultra Violet & Blue Demon,” according to Deadline. Casting is currently underway in Los Angeles and Mexico.

“Ultra Violet & Blue Demon” is about a 13-year-old girl who finds out that her famed luchador uncle (Blue Demon Jr.) is actually a superhero and is picked to be his successor.

Blue Demon Jr. is also the executive producer of the show along with “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit.

Blue Demon Jr. was the first Mexican wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He’s also a former AAA Latin American Champion and Mexican National Cruiserweight Champion.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Superstar Asuka Posts On Social Media About Escaping The Fashion Show Mall Shooting

The Las Vegas Metro Police are investigating a shooting that happened last night at the Fashion Show Mall, according to 8 News NOW. There are reportedly three people injured.

WWE star Asuka was at the venue at the time of the shooting. She tweeted about the situation, updating fans that she escaped and noted that it was a GUESS store that protected her.

“I just escaped,” Asuka wrote on Twitter. “There was a scream in front of me at #FashionShowMall. It was like shooting. #GUESS near the shooting range protected me.”

https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka/status/1219821812378488832

https://twitter.com/SMAlvaranga/status/1219823505195192320

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Shannon Moore Returning To Work For WWE?

It looks like former WCW Hardcore Champion Shannon Moore could be going back to work for WWE.

The CWE (Canadian Wrestling Elite) promotion announced this weekend that Moore was forced to back out of their January 24 – January 26 shows due to “an unexpected WWE obligation.” Another Facebook post from CWE noted that Moore had a “contractual obligation to WWE that will now require his presence” later this month. Moore was replaced by wrestling veteran Pat Tanaka on the CWE shows.

It’s interesting to note that WWE needs Moore during Royal Rumble Weekend. There’s no word yet on if he will be in Houston for Worlds Collide and The Rumble, but it sounds likely.

Wrestling Inc. reported back in November how Moore worked a guest coaching stint at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Wrestling Inc. noted at this link how Moore recently issued a statement on being sober for two years.

Moore last appeared for WWE in August 2008. He has been active on the indies and overseas since leaving WWE.

There’s also no word yet on if WWE has hired Moore to work as a Producer or a Coach, or perhaps a Rumble surprise.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jeff Hardy Scheduled For Court After WrestleMania 36

WWE SmackDown Superstar Jeff Hardy is scheduled to return to court on Monday, April 6, according to North Carolina court records and PWInsider. This is the day after WWE’s WrestleMania 36.

Hardy is scheduled to be in a Moore County, NC court room that day to face charges from his arrest back in October. As we’ve noted, Hardy was pulled over and charged with DWI that night, and indicated that he had been in a fight with his wife. Jeff’s first court date for this arrest was on Thursday, November 7, but it has been continued once again, until April.

Hardy has been arrested twice since being put on the shelf for WWE following knee surgery back in May. You can read details on Jeff’s October 3 arrest at this link and you can read details on his July arrest at this link.

There’s no word yet on when Jeff will be medically cleared to compete, but it was reported last year that he would be out of in-ring action for 6-9 months following the knee surgery. It was recently reported at this link that WWE was pushing Hardy to take care of his personal issues before he was brought back, and it was noted that he has been working hard to do just that.

Source: Wrestling Inc.