WWE announced today that they have released James Ellsworth.
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar James Ellsworth. WWE wishes Ellsworth the best in all of his future endeavors.
Category: WWE
WrestleMania 33 Generated Record $181 Million For Orlando Region
WWE issued a press release announcing that WrestleMania 33 generated a record revenue of $181 million for the Orlando region earlier this year in April.
WWE issued the following today:
WrestleMania® Generates Record $181 Million for Orlando Region11/15/2017
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE® (NYSE:WWE) and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced today that WrestleMania 33 generated $181.5 million in economic impact for the Orlando region this past April, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation. This marks a new record for WrestleMania’s economic impact and the sixth consecutive year that WrestleMania generated more than $100 million in economic impact for its host region.
Over the past 11 years, WrestleMania has generated more than $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event. WrestleMania 33 also generated approximately $22.7 million in federal, state and local taxes.
“On behalf of the residents of the City of Orlando, I would like to thank the tens of thousands of WWE fans that converged on our city to be part of WrestleMania Week,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. “The week-long series of events boosted our economy by bringing guests to our restaurants, shops and hotels, and also benefited our city through community outreach initiatives. We look forward to welcoming WrestleMania back soon.”
“This historic result would not have been possible without the support of Mayor Dyer, the Central Florida Sports Commission and all of our public and private sector partners in Orlando that worked so hard to again welcome WWE’s global fan base,” said John P. Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President, Special Events. “We continue to be grateful to our fans who helped us deliver unprecedented economic results for our WrestleMania host city. We now look ahead to our return to New Orleans in 2018 for WrestleMania 34.”
A record crowd of 75,245 fans from all 50 states and 62 countries attended WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza this past April, making it the highest-grossing and most-attended event in Citrus Bowl history. Key highlights from the study include:
* $181.5 million in direct, indirect and induced impact derived from spending by visitors to the Orlando region for WrestleMania 33.
* 79% of fans that attended WrestleMania were from outside the Orlando region and stayed an average of 5.6 nights.
* $24.8 million was spent on hotels and accommodations within Orlando.
* The economic impact derived from WrestleMania Week was equal to the creation of 1,730 full-time jobs for the area.
* $9.3 million was spent by visitors to Orlando at area restaurants.
Next year, WrestleMania 34 will take place Sunday, April 8 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Tickets will be available this Friday, November 17 at 11 AM ET/10 AM CT through Ticketmaster. The event will be streamed live around the world on WWE Network.
NXT Preview 11/15/17
Tonight is the final show before this Saturday’s NXT TakeOver: WarGames in Houston.
* Drew McIntyre, Andrade “Cien” Almas get set to meet face-to-face
* Will Ember Moon make Mercedes Martinez eat her words?
* The games between Street Profits and Sabbatelli & Moss come to an end
Charlotte Flair Wins SmackDown Women’s Championship, Ric Flair There To Congratulate Her
Last night on SmackDown Live, Charlotte Flair captured the SmackDown Women’s Championship by defeating Natalya. Charlotte will now face RAW Women’s Champions Alexa Bliss at Survivor Series. It has not yet been announced who will take Charlotte’s place on Team SmackDown.
Charlotte was very emotional after the match, tearing up while talking about her father’s recent heath scare. She said he was there and that he was home watching. She said her winning the title was for him. As she was heading up the ramp, Ric’s music hit and he came out, she ran and embraced him.
Check out the videos below:
RAW Attacks SmackDown (Video)
Last night on SmackDown Live, the last show before Survivor Series, RAW got pay back by attacking SmackDown.
It occurred during the main event match of The New Day vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn. The Shield came down through the crowd and surrounded the ring. Owens & Zayn bailed leaving New Day alone to defend against The Shield. The Usos came to help, but more RAW stars hit the ring. Raw stars was attacking in the back also. Shane McMahon and SmackDown stars tried to fight back but RAW lead by Kurt Angle and The Shield got the best of them. Shane took a couple of triple powerbombs from The Shield.
Check out the video below:
WWE 205 Live Preview 11/14/17
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina with the final hype for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
* Will The Brian Kendrick and Gentleman Jack Gallagher confront Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander?
* Kalisto’s birthday celebration
SmackDown Live Preview 11/14/17
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina with the final hype for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
* Charlotte Flair to challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya tonight on SmackDown LIVE
* Sin Cara challenges Baron Corbin for the United States Title tonight on SmackDown LIVE
* The New Day face Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn tonight on SmackDown LIVE
* Daniel Bryan returns to SmackDown LIVE
WWE Cancels One India Live Event, Triple H Vs. Jinder Mahal Confirmed, Kevin Owens Pulled
The Times of India reports that there will now be just one WWE live event in India next month. There had been two events scheduled for New Delhi on December 8th and December 9th but now there will be a “Supershow” on December 8th.
Jinder Mahal vs. Triple H has been confirmed as the main event. Kevin Owens, who was originally scheduled to face Mahal on the tour, is no longer advertised. It was also announced today that WWE NXT talents Jeet Rama and Kishan Rafter will face Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas that night.
Regarding the change to just one event, WWE noted in a press release: “To meet the requests of WWE fans in India, and deliver the biggest main event in the country’s history, WWE is combining two nights of family-friendly action into a one-night only, exclusive Supershow.”
Fans who bought tickets to the December 8th live event can exchange them for Saturday’s Supershow or receive a full refund.
WWE announced the following on the event today:
Triple H vs. Jinder Mahal to headline WWE Live India “Supershow” on Saturday, December 9MUMBAI, India & STAMFORD, Conn. – WWE and Sony Pictures Networks today announced that WWE Live in India, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, will now feature one “Supershow” on Saturday, December 9, including the return of WWE Superstar Triple H vs. The Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal, in the main event. Tickets are still available at bookmyshow.com.
To meet the requests of WWE fans in India and deliver the biggest main event in the country’s history, WWE is combining two nights of family-friendly action into a one-night only, exclusive “Supershow” that will also feature*:
* The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. Samoa Joe and Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus
* Braun Strowman vs. Kane
* Finn Bálor vs. Bray Wyatt
* Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks
* Jason Jordan vs. Elias
* WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore vs. Kalisto
* Apollo Crews & Titus O’Neil vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
* Jeet Rama & Kishan Rafter vs. The Miztourage
Fans may exchange WWE Live tickets purchased for Friday, December 8, for Saturday’s WWE Supershow, or receive a full refund by contacting BookMyShow customer service at 022 6144 5050 or helpdesk@bookmyshow.com.
*Talent line-up referenced and depicted are subject to change.
Sources: WrestlingINC and WWE.com
Jack Swagger Signs With Bellator MMA, Announces He’ll Fight Heavyweight In 2018 (Video)
Former WWE star Jack Swagger is getting into the MMA world. He announced he’ll be fighting for Bellator in 2018 as a heavyweight.
Swagger made the announcement yesterday on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and said he’s excited because stepping into the cage for mixed martial arts is something he’s always wanted to do.
“We have been working and talking with them [Bellator] through the summer, we started negotiations and whatnot, and it literally got finalized this weekend,” Jack explained.
The wrestler says he’s been MMA/boxing training for eight months and is under contract for six fights. A specific date for the first fight hasn’t been set, but we’ll keep you updated once it’s made official.
Check out the interview below:
Triple H Joins Team RAW For Survivor Series (Video)
On last night’s WWE RAW there was an injury angle during Jason Jordan’s win over Bray Wyatt, used to write Jordan off the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view card for Sunday. Wyatt injured the knee of Jordan during the match and later furthered the injury in a post-match attack. RAW Team Captain and General Manager Kurt Angle later removed Jordan from the match and was about to name a replacement when he was interrupted by Jordan, who pleaded with Angle not to replace him. Stephanie McMahon came out onto the stage and told Angle to make the announcement and then Triple H, came out and named himself as the fifth member of Team RAW. Triple H then hit Jordan with a Pedigree.
