Category: WWE

Backstage News On Why WWE Is Trademarking Old WCW PPV Names

WWE recently filed for several trademarks related to WCW, WCCW and other classic wrestling content due to the MLW (Major League Wrestling) promotion, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. MLW has been on a hot streak through the indies as of late and word is that WWE was not happy with the company trademarking War Games and now having the ability to use the term.

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MLW held their War Games Fusion TV tapings back on September 6 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The event was headlined by a two-ring War Games match that featured two former WWE Superstars – John Morrison (Hennigan) and Tommy Dreamer. Abyss, Sami Callihan and several indie wrestlers were also featured in the match. The rest of the War Games card featured notable talents and WWE prospects, stars such as Low Ki, Fenix, Pentagon, La Park, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Brian Pillman Jr., Rich Swann, Teddy Hart, ACH, Brody King, Joey Janela, PCO and others. The WWE NXT brand will have their “Takeover: War Games II” event next month during WWE Survivor Series weekend in Los Angeles.

Some of the recent WWE trademarks related to classic content include Starrcade, Fall Brawl, Halloween Havoc, World Championship Wrestling, WCW Monday Nitro, All Star Wrestling, nWo New World Order, WCW Thunder, WCW Saturday Night, Saturday Night’s Main Event and WCCW.

The Albany Business Journal recently ran a piece on MLW, featuring comments from CEO & Founder Court Bauer, who is also a former WWE creative writer. The Observer notes that Bauer took aim at WWE in the story and said they are very predatory. Bauer noted that WWE tried to keep MLW from using the War Games name, but they beat WWE to the punch in trademarking the term.

It’s no secret that WWE recently started getting aggressive in signing MLW talents after the promotion signed a national TV deal with beIN Sports. WWE recently worked with rapper Wale, who also previously worked with MLW and hosted the annual MLW WaleMania event with them. WWE also hired Chad Brown, one of the MLW WaleMania event producers and a key backstage player for the event, to work in their live events division. PWInsider recently reported that WWE working with Wale was a part of their anti-MLW efforts, and that the likelihood of another MLW WaleMania event taking place in 2019 is not looking good. WaleMania, produced by Bauer, had served as the unofficial kickoff party for WrestleMania weekends for the past four years.

Source: WrestlingINC

Charly Caruso Joins ESPN, Reveals Her Status With WWE

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You can now catch Charly Caruso on ESPN.

The 31-year-old WWE personality announced Thursday via Instagram that she is now officially an employee of ESPN. Under her real name, Charly Arnolt, she will be handling SportsCenter Updates on ESPN and hosting the SportsCenter show on Snapchat. She starts today as she is handling SportsCenter Updates today and tomorrow.

Caruso confirmed that she will remain with WWE, which she considers her home.

Here is her statement:

“Charly Arnolt…ESPN. WHAAAAAT!!! Been waiting my whole life to say those 4 letters! So yep, here I am—officially an ESPN employee! (No, I am NOT leaving WWE! That’s still my home and I am so happy there!) I’ll be doing a few things at ESPN from time to time for now, including SportsCenter updates and hosting the SportsCenter on Snapchat show. I’m still in disbelief. WWE + ESPN = KILLER COMBO! I am so incredible appreciative and fortunate for both of these wonderful opportunities! Check me out all day today and tomorrow doing SC updates! ??????????”

Before joining WWE in 2016, Caruso worked as a television reporter under her real name. After studying broadcast journalism at American University in Washington, D.C., she went on report news for stations in Washington D.C., Huntington, West Virginia and Kansas City, Missouri. Her job before joining WWE was as a weekend sports anchor for WXIN-TV in her hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Reportedly Trying To Get The Rock To Appear At SmackDown 1000

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WWE is reportedly trying to get Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to appear at the upcoming SmackDown 1000 show on October 16th in Washington D.C., according to Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

SmackDown is named after The Rock’s catchphrase and when it first started, The Rock would refer to it as “his show.” It will be interesting to see if he can make it as we reported earlier that The Rock is in London to film for the Hobbs & Shaw Fast spin-off movie with Jason Statham. The movie is scheduled to be released on July 26, 2019.

As reported earlier, an Evolution reunion with Batista, Triple H, Randy Orton and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has also been confirmed for the show. The Undertaker, Michelle McCool, Torrie Wilson, Vickie Guerrero and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long are also scheduled to appear.

PWInsider had reported that Rey Mysterio is also set to return to the company under his new two-year deal at the event.

WWE Hall of Famer Edge is expected to appear.

Daniel Bryan & WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. The Miz & Samoa Joe plus Asuka, Naomi & Charlotte Flair vs. The IIconics & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch are being advertised by the arena as the show’s double main event.

Source: WrestlingINC

Sid Vicious Complains About Paige Being GM, Says She Should’ve Been Fired Over XXX Leaks, Paige’s Response

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Ex-WWF and WCW star Sid Vicious is unhappy with Paige being the GM on SmackDown Live, saying he believes she should’ve been fired over the hacked XXX footage that leaked online.

Sycho Sid was recently interviewed by The Hannibal TV and when asked about Paige’s role he said, “I think it’s the stupidest thing, but again … it goes to how the business is. When the business is down like it is, they’ll ok things like that.”

It’s worth mentioning here that the business is not down. WWE stocks are up and the company recently locked down a billion dollar television deal for SmackDown, where Paige is GM.

“After that, I wouldn’t have her on my show,” Sid said after implying she put the videos and pictures on the internet herself. “I would’ve fired her immediately.”

For those who don’t recall, Paige’s XXX content was hacked from her phone and computer.

The 57-year-old wrestler went on to suggest Paige should’ve been held to the same standard as Charlie Rose, who was fired by PBS for making unwanted sexual advances towards multiple women. This includes lewd phone calls, walking around naked in their presence or groping female co-workers … not “hanging around in his underwear” as Vicious states.

Sid — who once stabbed Arn Anderson with scissors — finished his thoughts on the topic saying, “Let them do dark matches or something, but don’t make them the GM of your show.”

You can watch the Sid interview video at by clicking here: WARNING: The video features NSFW language

Paige responded with the perfect GIF on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1047610458230935552

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Mae Young Classic Week 5 Results

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Here are the results from week 5 (start of second round) of the Mae Young Classic:

Toni Storm vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto – Winner: Toni Storm

Rhea Ripley vs. Kacy Catanzaro – Winner: Rhea Ripley

Taynara Conti vs. Lacey Lane – Winner: Lacey Lane

Meiko Satomura vs. Mercedes Martinez – Winner: Meiko Satomura

WWE 205 Live, NXT & Mae Young Classic Preview 10/3/18

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Below are previews for 205 live, NXT and the Mae Young Classic airing on the WWE Network beginning at 7/6 C.

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live was taped last night at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

* Akira Tozawa vs. Jack Gallagher

* TJP vs. Kalisto

 

Tonight on NXT:

* EC3 vs. Lars Sullivan

* Lacey Evans vs. Candice LeRae

* The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Wesley Blake, Steve Cutler) in action

* Tony Nese vs. Johnny Gargano

* Will Tammaso Ciampa address Velveteen Dream’s allegation?

 

The second round begins in Week 5 of the 2018 Mae Young Classic:

* Meiko Satomura vs. Mercedes Martinez.

* Rhea Ripley vs. Kacy Catanzaro

* Taynara Conti vs. Lacey Lane

* Toni Storm vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto

Notes On Major Heat During Last Night’s WWE RAW Segment With Kevin Owens And Elias (Video)

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WWE is receiving some mainstream media attention today for last night’s RAW segment in Seattle with Kevin Owens and Elias. Newsweek, Forbes, ESPN and other sports outlets have covered the segment.

After Elias took a shot at Seattle not having an NBA team, the crowd began to boo them and the heat picked up and carried through the rest of the segment. It was one of the most heated segments on the show in recent memory, with many comparing it to the heat Roman Reigns received on RAW the night after defeating The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33. The booing continued for over 6 minutes. You can see video from the segment above.

The city of Seattle has been without an NBA team since the Seattle Supersonics were moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, re-named as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Sonics had been in Seattle since 1967.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE SmackDown Live Preview 10/2/18

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon with the final hype for WWE Super Show-Down.

* Paige to address Samoa Joe’s heinous actions against AJ Styles

* Becky Lynch is planning a Super Show-Down Surprise

* The Fabulous Truth to battle Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega

* Shelton Benjamin looks for opportunity against Daniel Bryan

* New Day Cooks! New Day Cooks! New Day Cooks! – A pancakes cooking demonstration with SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day

WWE Mixed Match Challenge Preview 10/2/18

WWE MMC Week 3 Preview (10/2/2018)

Tonight’s WWE Mixed Match Challenge will take place from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

It’s week three of the WWE Mixed Match Challenge series.

The MMC season two continues this evening on Facebook Watch at 10pm EST., immediately following WWE SmackDown Live on the USA Network.

Matches scheduled for tonight’s show, which is week three of WWE MMC, include Finn Balor and Bayley vs. Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox, as well as Rusev and Lana vs. Jimmy Uso and Naomi.

Due to the round-robin nature of the tourney, Mahal and Fox will be wrestling on MMC for the second straight week when the next round kicks off this evening. The duo lost to Bobby Lashley and Mickie James on last week’s show.

The current season of WWE Mixed Match Challenge wraps up with the finals at WWE TLC on Sunday, December 16th. Featured below are the updated standings for the WWE MMC season two.

RAW

* Braun Strowman & Ember Moon (1-0)
* Bobby Lashley & Mickie James (1-0)
* Finn Balor & Bayley (0-0)
* Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox (0-1)
* Kevin Owens & Natalya (0-1)

SMACKDOWN LIVE

* AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair (1-0)
* The Miz & Asuka (1-0)
* Rusev & Lana (0-0)
* R-Truth & Carmella (0-1)
* Jimmy Uso & Naomi (0-1)

Source: ewrestling.com

Rey Mysterio’s WWE Return Date Reportedly Set

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Rey Mysterio is set to return to WWE at the SmackDown 1000 show in two weeks from Washington D.C., according to a report from PWInsider.

Mysterio reportedly signed a two-year deal with WWE last month. He had been trying to negotiate an 18-month contract but WWE wanted a two year deal, which they settled on. Mysterio did manage to work in a clause where you could give notices at the 18-month mark if he wants to leave.

Mysterio returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble earlier this year and later worked the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia in April. The two sides have been working on a deal since then.

Source: WrestlingINC