Category: WWE

Jimmy Uso Arrest Video Released From July DUI Incident

TMZ Sports has released video from Jimmy Uso’s July 25 DUI arrest in Escambia County, Florida.

The footage shows Uso swerving while speeding before police pulled him over in his Cadillac Escalade. Police caught up with Uso and found him going from side to side in his lane, crossing over the double yellow line at one point. The officer clocked Uso going 86 MPH in a 45 MPH zone at one point.

Uso is visibly intoxicated as the officer tried to take him to a nearby parking lot for field sobriety tests. Uso kept asking what was happening and aggressively asked why he couldn’t have his lawyer present. The officer eventually arrested Uso for DUI.

TMZ notes that the police report said Uso reeked so much of alcohol that he had to roll down his cruiser window on the ride to the county jail.

Jimmy has been fighting his misdemeanor DUI charges in court over the past few months and has another hearing scheduled for next week.

As noted back in July, Uso was booked into jail at 3:04am ET that night and bonded out at 10:15am on a $1,000 bond. He was also hit with a speeding charge.

This was Jimmy’s second arrest in 2019 as he was hit with charges after being pulled over with wife Naomi in Detroit back in February. Bodycam footage from that night can been seen at this link.

Below is the video released by TMZ of Jimmy’s July 25 DUI arrest in Escambia County, Florida.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Special WWE Backstage Episode Announced For Friday Night

FOX has announced a special edition of WWE Backstage for this week.

The special episode will air tonight, on FS1, right after the weekly WWE SmackDown episode goes off the air on FOX.

Hosts Renee Young and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will be joined by WWE NXT Superstar Finn Balor, who turned heel on this week’s show.

The WWE on FOX tweeted this video yesterday of Renee announcing the special edition of Backstage. She also reveals that Paige and Christian will join them. This looks to be a regular role for Paige and Christian as they were also on the original WWE Backstage preview show that aired earlier this month.

This is the second WWE Backstage preview show to air. The official premiere of the show will air at 11pm ET on Tuesday, November 5. The studio show will then air each week in that same time slot.

https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1187498287365910528

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Start Time Changed For Next Week’s WWE NXT UK Episode, Debut And Match Announced

Next Thursday’s WWE NXT UK episode on the WWE Network will have a special start time of 11am ET.

The usual start time for the show is 3pm ET on Thursdays.

The time change for next week is due to the WWE Crown Jewel event. NXT UK will serve as the Crown Jewel lead-in as the Kickoff pre-show is scheduled to begin at 12pm ET, live from Saudi Arabia. The Crown Jewel main card is scheduled to begin at 1pm ET.

The following matches have been announced for next Thursday’s NXT UK episode on Halloween:

* A-Kid makes his NXT UK debut

* Jordan Devlin vs. Dave Mastiff

A-Kid is a 22 year old indie star from Spain. He recently signed with WWE and won a dark match over Joseph Conners for his debut, at the October 4 TV tapings in Brentwood, Essex, England. He then faced Kassius Ohno the next night, which could be the match that will air as his official debut next week.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

 

Finn Balor Turns Heel On WWE NXT

The closing segment of last night’s WWE NXT saw Finn Balor turn heel.

Last night’s main event saw Roderick Strong retain his NXT North American Title in a hard-hitting Triple Threat over Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic. After the match, the rest of The Undisputed Era (NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish) hit the ring to celebrate with Strong and attack Lee.

The beatdown stopped when the music hit and out came Tommaso Ciampa with his crutch. Ciampa stood in the ring and faced off with The Undisputed Era until Johnny Gargano came out next to join him. DIY reunited to face off with The Undisputed Era until Balor’s music hit and then he came out to an even bigger pop. Balor, Gargano and Ciampa faced off with The Undisputed Era in the middle of the ring until Balor turned heel out of nowhere and dropped Gargano with an overhead kick.

The crowd and the announcers were stunned as the rest of The Undisputed Era attacked Ciampa and beat him down while Balor watched from the corner. Cole traded a quick stare with Balor, then dropped Ciampa with a running knee to the back of the head. Balor then left the ring, to a mixed reaction, and dropkicked Gargano into the barrier. Balor pulled Gargano over to the bottom of the ramp after that, and spiked his head into the steel.

At first it looked like Balor was joining The Undisputed Era but that was never made official. After Balor dropped Gargano on the ramp, he pointed down at Gargano and looked up at The Undisputed Era, as if he was offering Gargano to the group. The group stood in the ring with their signature poses while Balor offered the beaten Gargano to them. This may have been an indication that Balor turned heel without joining the group. Balor then marched up the ramp and went to the back as his music played, with an angry look on his face. NXT then went off the air with The Undisputed Era standing tall in the ring.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

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Balor took to Twitter today and issued his first comments since the big turn.

He wrote, “I’m back”

https://twitter.com/FinnBalor/status/1187190122703413254

WWE NXT Preview 10/23/19

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air live from Full Sail Live in Winter Park, Florida.

  • Roderick Strong to defend NXT North American Title against Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic
  • Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley clash as NXT Women’s division heats up
  • How is Finn Bálor’s past his future?
  • Can Pete Dunne deal with both Damian Priest and Killian Dain?

CM Punk Says He’s “Absolutely” Interested In Pro Wrestling Return; Talks AEW, Offers, Favorite Match

Even after leaving WWE in 2014, CM Punk continues to make headlines wherever he goes. Recently, talks of him returning to the pro wrestling world have heated up, especially with AEW forming and WWE partnering with FOX. During his time away Punk has done commentary for MMA and is even dabbling in movies.

Punk promoted his latest film, Girl on the Third Floor, while on Barstool Sports’ My Mom’s Basement podcast. He also talked about potentially getting back within the pro wrestling industry. Punk is open to a return compared to when he first left.

“Absolutely,” Punk stated. “For five years I’ve always been asked that question. No matter what I say, it gets reduced to clickbait and it gets warped. I’ve gone through some many iterations of people saying, ‘Oh, Punk hates wrestling.’ None of that was ever the case. I think I’ve always been open to it. My attitude has always been that I don’t see it happening. I think I’ve talked about it more recently, but my attitude hasn’t changed. People always ask what would it take to go back, and I say it would take a big bag. So people use their imaginations.”

When it comes to AEW and WWE, he definitely sees wrestling organizations taking advantage of rumors and everything else that gets fans talking.

“I actually think both companies, WWE and AEW, have used the fact that I’ve been whatever about it to kind of rope people in every now and again,” Punk continued. “To make people think I am coming back on a specific show at a specific time. Whenever a mystery opponent is announced they’ll think it is CM Punk. There is nothing wrong with them trying to do that. They texted me second-hand an offer and I was like ‘real offers only, please.'”

When asked if AEW was a possibility, Punk admits the company has given a small sample size since debuting on TNT. While they have provided offers, he believes the way to contact him has been different compared to most.

“How many shows have they had? There is not a lot of content out there for me to be able to watch,” Punk stated. “I like The Young Bucks, I what they are doing, it is very punk rock.

“I’m that white whale in pro wrestling. I don’t know if that freaks people out on how to approach me, it is what it is. I’m open to the idea, I haven’t been approached properly. I’m not courting anyone to show up with a dozen roses at my front door.”

It is not just AEW and WWE that have reached out to him in their own special way. Punk revealed that Master P, who recently bought House of Glory Wrestling, reached out to him on Instagram.

When it comes to WWE, there is a perception by fans that because Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart came back after so many years away, he will as well. Punk states that’s not really how he looks at it.

“I don’t do things for me based on what other people think, Punk continued. “There are people out there who think, ‘He’s just coming back because he needs the money.’ Do I? I don’t think I do.”

No matter how much time away he’s been away from the ring, Punk will always be a fan of wrestling. When asked his favorite matches and figures, Punk was all over when it came to content to watch.

“One of the greatest matches of all time, I think it was at a Clash of the Champions, it was Ricky Steamboat vs. ‘Stunning’ Steve Austin,” Punk stated. “That’s one of my favorite matches of all time. Look for Smoky Mountain stuff and anything with Prince Kharis. Huge Prince Kharis fan just because of how f*cking insane it is. Prince Kharis is a mummy that was resurrected, and of course he was in pro wrestling. Doesn’t get any better than that.”

Source: Wrestling Inc. with credit to Barstool Sports’ My Mom’s Basement podcast

WWE Special To Air On FOX This Weekend

FOX will be airing a one-hour “WWE Special” this Sunday, October 27 at 5pm ET.

There’s no word yet on what the special will be about, but it will apparently cover current and former Superstars, and some of the history of the business.

Xfinity guides show that the one-hour special will air in the window of NFL coverage, following an episode of PBC Fight Camp.

The synopsis for the “WWE Special” reads like this:

“A profile of some of the greatest stars in wrestling and the sport itself.”

Various TV guides note that the special will have a TV-14 rating.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Xavier Woods Injury Believed To Be Serious

As noted, Xavier Woods suffered an Achilles tendon injury at Monday’s WWE live event in Sydney, Australia. WWE confirmed the injury and noted that Woods was pulled from the rest of the tour.

In an update, it sounds like things aren’t looking good for Woods. F4Wonline.com reports that word going around WWE is that the injury is bad.

WWE noted on their website that Woods suffered an Achilles injury, without saying it was a tear, but word going around is that Woods did suffer an Achilles tear.

There’s no word yet on a timetable for Woods but it usually takes a very long time to recover from an Achilles injury after surgery. Woods will likely be re-evaluated by WWE doctors after returning to the United States this week, and they usually try to get Achilles tendon operations done as soon as possible. Riddick Moss recently returned from an Achilles tear after being out for 5 months. It was originally believed he would be out for 8 months, and a typical recovery time is around 6 months.

Woods suffered the injury after being Irish-whipped into the ropes. Fans in attendance noted that Woods came back off the ropes and just collapsed, clutching his ankle.

Stay tuned for updates on Woods’ status.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Humberto Carrillo Says He’s Feeling Blessed After Raw Debut

Humberto Carrillo made a big splash last night during his WWE RAW debut and afterward the wrestler said he’s feeling blessed.

In case you missed it, Carrillo was first interviewed backstage by Charly Caruso during the show and briefly mentioned Seth Rollins. This led to the Universal Champion challenging him to a match.

While Humberto eventually lost to Rollins, the match impressed fans and earned him the respect of Seth who shook the young wrestler’s hand afterward.

Carrillo reacted to all of this after the show while talking with Sarah Schreiber.

“I think I’m really blessed,” he explained. “I don’t mind if I lose the match. As you said, I win the respect of the champ and from all the crowd. And I’m representing Raw right now, from NXT to 205, and now on Raw … that’s great. That’s great. I’m really blessed and thankful with everybody.”

Watch the interview below.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE RAW Preview 10/21/19

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio as the road to Crown Jewel continues.

  • Seth Rollins to discuss burning down The Firefly Fun House
  • Flair to name final member of Team Flair for WWE Crown Jewel
  • The Street Profits challenge The O.C. with a mystery friend in their corner
  • Sin Cara returns to Raw against Andrade
  • Rey Mysterio to appear live on Raw