Category: WWE

WWE NXT TakeOver: WarGames 11/23/19

November 23, 2019 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:30 PM ET) – Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois

Mens’ WarGames Match:  The Undisputed ERA (Adam Cole (Captain), Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly) vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Captain), Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, and TBA

Women’s WarGames Match: Rhea Ripley (Captain), Tegan Nox, Dakota Kai, and Candice LeRae vs. Shayna Baszler (Captain), Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and Kay Lee Ray

Finn Balor vs. Matt Riddle

Pete Dunne vs. Damian Priest vs. Killian Dain
Winner faces NXT Champion Adam Cole at Survivor Series.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Preview 11/22/19

Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown and WWE 205 Live episodes will air live from the Allstate Arena near Chicago, IL with the final hype for WWE Survivor Series on Sunday.

* Roman Reigns, Mustafa Ali & Shorty G battle King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode on SmackDown

* Daniel Bryan summons Bray Wyatt to the SmackDown ring

* It is to be expected that Superstars from RAW and NXT will appear.

WWE NXT Tops AEW Dynamite In Viewership For The First Time

It took 8 weeks, but WWE NXT has finally topped AEW Dynamite in viewership.

Wednesday’s NXT drew 916,000 viewers on the USA Network while AEW Dynamite on TNT drew 893,000 viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily. NXT topped Dynamite by 2.6%.

This is the best NXT viewership since the official two-hour USA premiere on October 2. The first two NXT USA episodes had just one hour air on cable, and they drew 1.179 million viewers and 1.006 million viewers. The NXT viewership is likely up due to fans expecting top RAW and SmackDown Superstars to appear for the final Survivor Series build on NXT. As noted, top main roster stars such as Seth Rollins, RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, Drew McIntyre, The Revival, and others appeared.

AEW still topped NXT in the 18-49 demo, as it ranked #8 in the Cable Top 150 for the 18-49 demo, while NXT ranked #14. AEW ranked #36 in overall viewership, while NXT ranked #35 in viewership.

Last week’s Dynamite episode drew 957,000 viewers and ranked #5 in the Cable Top 150, and #37 in viewership, so it dropped 6.7%. Last week’s NXT episode drew 750,000 viewers and ranked #22 in the Cable Top 150, and #41 in viewership.

AEW drew a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic while NXT drew a 0.30 in the same demo this week. Last week’s AEW episode drew a 0.43 in that demographic while NXT drew a 0.25.

The Democratic Debate on MSNBC topped the night in the 18-49 demographic at #1 with a 1.08 rating, also topping the night in viewership with 6.604 million viewers.

Chicago Med on NBC at 8pm topped the night in viewership on network TV with 8.433 million viewers. The Masked Singer on FOX topped the 18-34 demographic with a 1.2 rating.

To compare, this week’s pro wrestling viewership looks like this so far:

* Monday’s Survivor Series go-home edition of WWE RAW drew an average of 2.128 million viewers, up from last week’s 2.058 million viewers for the taped episode from England. RAW was #11 for the night in viewership on cable, and #4 in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150, for the fourth week in a row

* Tuesday’s Total Divas season 9 finale on the E! network drew 295,000 viewers, up from last week’s 258,000 viewers. Total Divas ranked #95 on the Cable Top 150 this week with a 0.12 cable rating in the 18-49 demo

* Tuesday’s WWE Backstage episode on FS1 drew 180,000 viewers in the 11pm hour, up from last week’s 100,000 viewers

* Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite on TNT drew 893,000 viewers, down from last week’s 957,000 viewers. Dynamite was #36 for the night in viewership on cable and #8 in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.39 rating

* Wednesday’s NXT episode on the USA Network drew 916,000 viewers, up from last week’s 750,000 viewers. NXT ranked #35 for the night in viewership on cable, and #14 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic

Below is 2019 NXT Viewership Tracker:

September 18 Episode: 1.179 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
September 25 Episode: 1.006 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
October 2 Episode: 891,000 viewers (season premiere, both hours on the USA Network)
October 9 Episode: 790,000 viewers
October 16 Episode: 712,000 viewers
October 23 Episode: 698,000 viewers
October 30 Episode: 580,000 viewers with a 0.18 demographic in the 18-49 demographic
November 6 Episode: 813,000 viewers with a 0.30 demographic in the 18-49 demographic
November 13 Episode: 750,000 viewers with a 0.25 demographic in the 18-49 demographic
November 20 Episode: 916,000 viewers

Below is 2019 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

October 2 Episode: 1.409 million viewers (premiere episode)
October 9 Episode: 1.018 million viewers (on TNT, 122k on truTV)
October 16 Episode: 1.014 million viewers
October 23 Episode: 963,000 viewers
October 30 Episode: 789,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 6 Episode: 822,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 13 Episode: 957,000 viewers with a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Full Gear episode)
November 20 Episode:893,000 viewers

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jordan Myles (ACH) Has Been Released From WWE

NXT wrestler Jordan Myles aka ACH has officially been released from WWE.

WWE confirms that Myles is no longer under contract at this time, though no other details have been made available.

The 31-year-old first signed with in February of this year. He then took part in the NXT Breakout Tournament, which he won. Myles went on to face NXT champ Adam Cole in a title match.

ACH began taking bookings. His first post-WWE booking is scheduled to take place tonight in Texas.

The wrestler went public with his issues last month, speaking out against the company due to a racially insensitive shirt they released for him.

ACH is also booked to wrestle for the Wrestler Revolver in December.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Alicia Fox Addresses Recovery From Alcoholism, Says She’s A Few Months Sober

WWE star Alicia Fox has come out saying she’s a few months sober after going into recovery for alcoholism.

The 33-year-old wrestler went public about her situation via Instagram, writing:

for a WHILE I thought I could avoid addressing my #recovery of alcohol. I am human, and realized it was time to be #transparent and #honest w you #socialmedia now written on #cyberconcrete

TODAY, Im a few months #sober, I’ve creatively navigated my emotions, snagged some new skills AND I WANT TO HELP!!! Ive learned that alcoholism is life threatening situation and support is available!! I figured I can sharing my insight and BE of SERVICE to anyone finding it hard to believe that ‘YOU ARE IMPORTANT’ and deserve an opportunity to learn how to live a clean and sober life… it would be an honor to share my #hope, #strength, and #experience

SNAIL MAIL ME at @resilienceamongmankind 3948 3rd Street South suite #442; Jacksonville Beach 32250 I’m inviting everyone to a safe social place to discuss and expand understanding of our transforming minds  #fancyasfox #foxyladies are in #recovery too!! Ok! Thx for allowing me get that off my chest!!

Fox last wrestled on WWE TV in April. She also made an appearance during the Raw reunion special.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GedjsHmNV/?utm_source=ig_embed

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE NXT Preview 11/20/19

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air live from the NXT Arena at Full Sail University with the final hype for Saturday’s “Takeover: WarGames, plus hype for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series.

  • Dominik Dijakovic and Adam Cole to battle in Ladder Match for WarGames advantage
  • Will Raw or SmackDown take Triple H up on his offer?
  • The Undisputed ERA take on The Revival in tag team action

The New Day’s WWE Podcast Confirmed

A new WWE podcast from SmackDown Tag Team Champion The New Day is now official. WWE recently filed to trademark “The New Day: Feel The Power” for podcast use, which began the speculation on a new show for Big E, Kofi Kingston and the injured Xavier Woods.

The podcast was confirmed during this week’s “After The Bell” podcast with host Corey Graves. “Feel The Power” will premiere on Monday, December 2. Graves said The New Day will discuss “anything and everything from inside and outside” of the ring each week. He also indicated that The New Day’s podcast will likely come out after his own podcast drops each week. This looks to be the second podcast on the official WWE Podcast Network that has been planned.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Ember Moon Revealed Torn Achilles Injury On WWE Backstage

Ember Moon appeared on tonight’s WWE Backstage and revealed she’ll be out indefinitely with a torn Achilles. Moon had been out of action since October.

Moon noted that she’s not sure when she’ll be back in the ring as doctors have given her a wide range of return dates.

You can see her full comments in the video below.

https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1197002537599193089

 

Former WWE Star CM Punk Opens Up About Signing With FOX, If He Would Ever Get Back In The Ring?

Phil Brooks who is known better to wrestling fans under the name of CM Punk was interviewed on the Fox Sports FS1 program WWE Backstage on Tuesday. the studio program which is part of the partnership between World Wrestling Entertainment and Fox Sports announced CM Punk as an analyst for their program last week which covers the happenings in WWE. In 2013 Punk abruptly left WWE after not being happy with the direction of the company and his on-screen character and medical issues. During the interview with WWE Backstage host, Renee Young CM Punk confirmed to viewers that he is not signed directly with WWE but instead signed with Fox Sports as an analyst for the program. Punk also went on to say that this allows him the freedom to openly criticize WWE something he has not been afraid to do in the past.

During his time on WWE programming, CM Punk became one of the most popular characters often referred to as “the voice of the voiceless” often voicing displeasure with WWE and it’s programming and being an anti-hero to fans. it has long been speculated whether CM Punk would ever return to wrestling or WWE but Punk says the opportunity that came up for him to appear on WWE Backstage wasn’t even around 6 months ago.

WWE’s next big event Survivor Series will take place in Chicago Illinois later this month which is the home of CM Punk that fact has left many WWE fans speculating whether or not he will, in fact, appear at the annual event? in regards to a return in the ring CM Punk says that he has learned to never say never.

Watch the full interview below:

Source: Trevor Decker News

Matt Hardy Continues To Tease Return Of “Broken” Character (Videos)

Over the last few weeks, Matt Hardy has posted the first episodes of Free the Delete on his YouTube channel, teasing the return of his “Broken” Matt Hardy gimmick. In the third episode, Hardy is visited by his former allies, like the Skarsgard and Vanguard-1.

“Teleport me back to 2016 when I was the hottest act in the business!” Hardy says to Vanguard-1 to no avail.

Hardy’s last WWE TV appearance was back in June at WWE Super ShowDown. His WWE contract is expected to expire in March.

Back in September, Matt commented on how he’d like to finish up his WWE run with “Broken” Matt Hardy, possibly even use different characters at one time.

“I would love to do something to transition to that on to TV, into another character, and into another character, and then ultimately get back to doing ‘Broken’ Matt Hardy,” Hardy said. “I would like to incorporate V1 at some point because I feel like people bereave the Matt facts and the entrance music. I do to a degree, so that’s something in my game-plan. But there’s also new stuff, I have a couple of other new things in the back of my mind, too, that I would like to utilize.

“I would like to be this crazy, constant stream of change character on television, and almost like you said, when I use that would ‘multifarious’ earlier on, like someone who has all of these identities in his body, within his mind … I would love to do something like that because I feel like as entertainment changes, and especially professional wrestling, you can’t be the same thing for too long. People’s attention’s spans are so short, there has to be a constant, gradual change going on at some point.”

Below are the first three episodes of Free the Delete: