Category: WWE

Special WWE 205 Live Events Announced

WWE announced the following today:

WWE 205 Live to hold three special live events in January

The Cruiserweight division is ready to fly high and drop jaws as WWE 205 Live holds three special events in January. Don’t miss your chance to see Enzo Amore, Kalisto, Gentleman Jack Gallagher and all your favorite Superstars at 205 pounds and under in action three days in a row.

* Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 – Kingston, RI – The Ryan Center

* Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Auditorium

* Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid Hudson Civic Center

Tickets for each event go on sale Friday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. EST.

RAW Preview 12/4/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

* Rollins & Ambrose aim to become two-time Raw Tag Team Champions

* Cruiserweights collide in pursuit of championship glory

* Will Roman Reigns get payback against Samoa Joe?

* Sasha Banks battles Paige one-on-one

* How will Kane and Braun Strowman settle the score?

Matt Hardy Gets Even More ‘Woken’ (Video)

Matt Hardy continued to tease his character being “woken” this weekend. Below are videos of Hardy at last night’s WWE live event in Salt Lake City, doing his new take on his “Broken” character:

Source: WrestlingINC

Rikishi’s Wrestling School Launches Interactive Wrestling Show On Twitch (Video)

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Ex-WWE wrestler Rikishi launched a new series on Twitch today featuring wrestlers from his training school taking directions from people on the internet — and it’s pretty wacky.

The show is called Live Interactive Wrestling and is a take on the Twitch Plays style of gaming.

To those unfamiliar, that means viewers have the ability to dictate the “players” action in the game by typing in the chat room and things get pretty chaotic.

The press release explains, “You call it–We execute it! No more screaming at the TV or the computer without being heard. Yes, we can see all your posts live on Twitch chat and the wrestlers will respond from the squared circle.  If you can’t take it, don’t dish it.  You can also help your favorite wrestler win his or her match multiple times a week LIVE.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Check out a clip from Saturday’s show below or watch the FULL EPISODE HERE.

Ronda Rousey Seen Training With Natalya In New Promotional Footage (Video)

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The pro wrestling world has been buzzing about Ronda Rousey‘s recent training sessions and now she’s posted video of herself in the ring with Natalya.

In an advertisement for RondaRousey.com, the UFC star explains what she’ll be sharing on her site as clips of her life flash by. That’s when quick moments of Ronda’s wrestling training are shown.

This includes working out at the WWE Performance Center and learning technique at Santino Bros. Wrestling Academy with Natalya in Bell Gardens, California.

Check out the footage below.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

HBO Releases First Trailer For Andre The Giant Documentary (VIDEO)

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Andre The Giant‘s larger than life story will be told in a new documentary produced by Bill Simmons and HBO, who released the movie’s first trailer on Friday.

The flick will be called He Was a God and the 30-second teaser features a voiceover saying, “He was at once a real human, but at the same a mythological figure.”

Andre’s doc was announced back in February with Simmons attached as an executive producer on the project — WWE is involved as well — and will be utilizing “never-before-seen footage.”

He Was a God is set to debut in Spring 2018.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

John Cena Reportedly Sued By Ford

According to TMZ Sports, Ford is reportedly suing John Cena for selling his $500,000 2017 Ford GT, which violated a contract with the car company. Cena was picked from thousands of applicants to be able to purchase the vehicle, but also agreed to keep the car for at least two years, before being allowed to sell it. Initially, only 500 of these were made by Ford. In a statement, Ford claimed:

“Mr. Cena has unfairly made a large profit from the unauthorized resale flip of the vehicle, and Ford has suffered additional damages and losses, including, but not limited to, loss of brand value, ambassador activity, and customer goodwill due to the improper sale.”

According to the suit, Cena did tell the company he sold the car – along with other property – for financial reasons. Ford is looking for Cena to return profits from the sale along with other damages. The WWE Superstar is currently promoting the animated movie, Ferdinand, in Dubai after doing promotional work in Australia, earlier this week.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Has Released Jim Johnston

World Wrestling Entertainment has announced the release of Jim Johnston. For more than 25 years Jim Johnston has been the creative force behind some of the most popular wrestling entrance themes including Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, DX, The Undertaker and Randy Orton.

We will have more information on this story as more details become available.

Speculation On Lio Rush Departing From WWE NXT

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There’s been speculation on WWE NXT Superstar Lio Rush being gone from the company but PWInsider reports that he’s still under contract as of this morning. Fans started speculating on his status after he apparently removed all WWE references from his Twitter account some time this week and changed his location from Orlando back to Washington, DC.

Rush has been out of the ring since late October after the tweet he made poking fun at Emma’s WWE release. Rush received Twitter heat from various WWE talents and it was noted that there was immediate talk of firing Rush but his quick apology posted to Twitter saved him. It was also noted that Rush would have to put in serious work before the heat was off him.

Rush has made a few tweets in the past few days that are fueling the speculation on his status. One tweet simply says “REFLECTION” and the other is the hourglass emoji. It should be noted that he often tweets references to time and clocks so the hourglass may not be anything cryptic. You can see some of his recent tweets below:

Source: WrestlingINC

Anthem/Impact Wrestling Executive Releases Statement On Matt Hardy’s “Breakdown”

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Matt Hardy‘s “breakdown” on Raw this week seemed to indicate that a version of his “Broken Matt” persona is on the way and Impact Wrestling exec Ed Nordholm has released a statement about it.

Nordholm told Sports Illustrated, “We have seen the character development and will be interested to see where they take the concept.”

Ed continued, “Our new talent agreements all incorporate language that allow talent to continue to use their IMPACT persona after they leave the company. We are working with our legal team to amend our existing agreements to extend this to all of our current and former talent.”

Despite the public trademark battle with Matt this year, it seems like they’ve changed their stance.

SI also claims that the recent tease for a Broken Matt-like character isn’t false hope. The publication reports that WWE is creating a character that will not be labeled as Broken, but similar.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet