Category: WWE

NXT TakeOver: New Orleans Results 4/7/18

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NXT North American Championship – Ladder Match: Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream – Winner and first-ever NXT North American Champion: Adam Cole

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler – Winner and new NXT Women’s Champion: Shayna Baszler

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole) vs. The Authors of Pain vs. Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne
Winning team also wins the Dusty Rhodes Classic – Winners: Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole) – Roderick Strong turned on Pete Dunne to give Undisputed ERA the win. Strong joins the Undisputed ERA

NXT Championship: (C) Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Aleister Black – Winner and new NXT Champion: Aleister Black

Unsanctioned Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa – Winner: Johnny Gargano

Wrestling News Blog’s WrestleMania 34 Predictions

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WWE Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns

SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka

RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

United States Championship: (C) Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev

Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn  (If Owens/Zayn win they return to SmackDown, if they lose they remain fired)

RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs. Braun Strowman & TBD

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

Will The Undertaker answer John Cena’s challenge?

(Kickoff) The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: featuring special guest commentators WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler

(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: featuring WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix as a special guest commentator

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship Finals: Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali

 

John’s Picks

  • AJ Styles
  • Reigns
  • Asuka
  • Nia Jax
  • Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle
  • Finn Balor
  • Rusev
  • Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon
  • Braun Strowman & TBD
  • The Usos
  • The Undertaker will answer Cena’s Challenge and defeat Cena
  • Samoa Joe will enter the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and get the win
  • Ruby Riott
  • Cedric Alexander

Ed’s Picks:

  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Roman Reigns
  • Asuka
  • Nia Jax
  • Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey
  • Finn Balor
  • Rusev
  • Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens
  • Braun Strowman & TBD
  • The USO’s
  • Taker will be there and massively beat Cena down.
  • Baron Corbin
  • Becky Lynch
  • Cedric Alexander

 

Vanessa’s Picks:

  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Roman Reigns
  • Asuka
  • Nia Jax
  • Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle
  • Finn Balor
  • Randy Orton
  • Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan
  • Just Braun Strowman, I don’t think he has a partner
  • The New Day
  • The Undertaker will answer Cena’s challenge and win
  • Johnny Gargano will enter and win, but if he isn’t in it then Dolph Ziggler
  • Sonya Deville
  • Mustafa Ali

 

Trevor’s Picks:

  • AJ Styles
  • Roman Reigns
  • Charlotte Flair
  • Nia Jax
  • Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle
  • The Miz
  • Rusev
  • Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan
  • Braun Strowman & TBD
  • The Usos
  • If The Undertaker answers Cena’s challenge, Taker will win
  • Matt Hardy
  • Becky Lynch
  • Cedric Alexander

WWE Announces Return Of UK Championship Tournament

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Today at WWE’s Business Partner Summit, Triple H announced the UK Championship Tournament will return for two nights on June 18 and 19 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Last year, Tyler Bate was crowned the first WWE UK Champion after defeating Pete Dunne in the finals. Below is WWE’s full announcement:

 “Triple H revealed during today’s Business Partner Summit that the United Kingdom Championship Tournament will return for two nights this summer on June 18 and 19. This showcase for the finest talent in the U.K. will emanate from the most famous arena in London, Royal Albert Hall.

The first United Kingdom Championship Tournament was held in 2017 on Jan. 14 and 15 in Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom and aired live on WWE Network. The competition to crown the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion was won by 19-year-old Tyler Bate, who beat Pete Dunne in the final. Dunne later defeated Bate for the title at NXT TakeOver: Chicago in a modern classic, and continues to hold the championship as of this publication.

The Royal Albert Hall, meanwhile, is one of the world’s most vaunted arenas. Opened by Queen Victoria in 1871, it has hosted Beatles concerts, Muhammad Ali boxing matches and sports-entertainment bouts dating back as far as 1904 when WWE Hall of Famer George Hackenschmidt grappled there. And on June 18 and 19, it will serve as the proving ground of WWE’s next great U.K. talent.

Stay with WWE.com for more information on the return of the United Kingdom Championship Tournament as it becomes available.”

WrestleMania 34 4/8/18

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WWE Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns

SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka

RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

United States Championship: (C) Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev

Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn  (If Owens/Zayn win they return to SmackDown, if they lose they remain fired)

RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs. Braun Strowman & TBD

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

Will The Undertaker answer John Cena’s challenge?

(Kickoff) The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: featuring special guest commentators WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler

(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: featuring WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix as a special guest commentator

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship Finals: Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali

NXT TakeOver: New Orleans 4/7/18

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NXT Championship: (C) Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Aleister Black

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler

NXT North American Championship – Ladder Match: Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) Undisputed ERA Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole? vs. The Authors of Pain vs. Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne
Winning team also wins the Dusty Rhodes Classic

Unsanctioned Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Ronda Rousey Reportedly Wants A Paul Heyman To Become Her Manager In WWE

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Ronda Rousey is looking to have Paul Heyman represent her in the WWE storylines, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

It was noted that Rousey will likely not become a Paul Heyman Girl due to internal company politics as the pairing would not fit the big picture narrative on why Rousey was signed. The idea is for Rousey to be the babyface antagonist to Stephanie McMahon and Heyman’s role is seen as more of a heel, even though WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar ended up being a babyface with Heyman representing him, which was not how they intended for things to turn out. Some do feel that the WWE fan base will eventually turn on Rousey.

Rousey is also in WWE because the outside world will see her as the biggest star in the company, and because she’s had strong drawing power with female fans. The Observer noted that the limited data they have shows RAW viewership with men is way up when Rousey is on but female viewership is not.

Source: WrestlingINC

Line-Up For Tonight’s 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

2018 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans 8 ET/5 PT Coverage will begin with the one-hour Red Carpet special 7 ET/4 PT.  The ceremony is currently scheduled to run until 11pm ET.

 Below is the line-up for tonight:

* Bill Goldberg, inducted by Paul Heyman

* Mark Henry, inducted by Big Show

* Jeff Jarrett, inducted by “Road Dogg” BG James

* The Dudley Boyz, inducted by Christian & WWE Hall of Famer Edge

* Ivory, inducted by Molly Holly

* Hillbilly Jim, inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart

* Kid Rock goes into the Celebrity Wing

* Jarrius “JJ” Robertson receives the Warrior Award, presented by Dana Warrior

* Legacy Wing inductees: Lord Alfred Hayes, Stan Stasiak, Boris Malenko, Dara Singh, El Santo, Cora Combs, Jim Londos, Rufus R. Jones, Sputnik Monroe

Daniel Bryan Getting Ready For His Return To The Ring This Weekend (Video)

WWE has posted a video showing WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan training for his return to the ring this Sunday at WrestleMania. In the video above Bryan can be seen attempting a backflip for the first time in three years!

WWE Hall Of Fame 2018 Legacy Wing Inductees Revealed

WWE will be making additions to the Legacy Wing of the Hall of Fame tomorrow night in New Orleans.

 The following Legends are set to be inducted into the Legacy Wing, according to PWInsider:

* Lord Alfred Hayes
* Stan Stasiak
* Boris Malenko
* Dara Singh
* El Santo
* Cora Combs
* Jim Londos
* Rufus R. Jones
* Sputnik Monroe

The Legacy Wing was created in 2016 and currently includes 16 stars – Martin Burns, June Byers, Judy Grable, Dr. Jerry Graham, Haystacks Calhoun, Bearcat Wright, Rikidozan, Toots Mondt, Luther Lindsay, Art Thomas, Mildred Burke, George Hackenschmidt, Frank Gotch, Pat O’Connor, Ed Lewis and Lou Thesz.

Source: WrestlingINC