Seth Rollins appears in the ring. He calls Triple H out and says he’s not leaving the ring until he gets Triple H.
Triple H finally appears at the entrance-way as fans pop. Triple H motions for security to come out and walks to the back. Security hits the ring but Rollins fights them off. Fans boo as more come out and they manage to wrestle Rollins to the back.
Text taken from WrestlingINC Live WWE NXT “Takeover: San Antonio” Viewing Party.
The following WWE NXT Year End Awards were announced on tonight’s NXT “Takeover: San Antonio” pre-show:
* Takeover of the Year: Dallas, Beginning, Brooklyn, Toronto (no winner announced)
* Tag Team of the Year: The Revival (Winners), American Alpha, TM-61, The Authors of Pain, DIY
* Breakout Star of the Year: Peyton Royce & Billie Kay (Winners), No Way Jose, Ember Moon, Andrade “Cien” Almas, Sanity
* Female Competitor of the Year: Asuka (Winner), Bayley, Nia Jax
* Male Competitor of the Year: Shinsuke Nakamura (Winner), Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode
* Best Competitor of the Year: Shinsuke Nakamura (Winner), Bayley, Nia Jax, Asuka, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode
* Match of the Year: #DIY vs. The Revival (2-out-of-3 Falls NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TakeOver: Toronto) (Winner), Finn Bálor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (NXT TV, July 13, 2016), Asuka vs. Mickie James (NXT TakeOver: Toronto), American Alpha vs. The Revival (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TakeOver: The End), Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (NXT TakeOver: Dallas), Bayley vs. Asuka (NXT TakeOver: Dallas), Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe (No. 1 Contender’s 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, NXT TV, Feb. 17, 2016), Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe (NXT Championship Steel Cage Match, NXT TakeOver: The End), Bayley vs. Nia Jax (NXT TV, July 20, 2016), Tye Dillinger vs. Bobby Roode (NXT TakeOver: Toronto), Neville vs. Finn Bálor (NXT TV, March 2, 2016), Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe (NXT Championship Match, NXT TakeOver: Toronto), American Alpha vs. The Revival (2-out-of-3 Falls NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TV, July 6, 2016)
Source: WrestlingINC
It was announced on tonight’s WWE NXT “Takeover: San Antonio” pre-show that Corey Graves will be stepping away from NXT commentary. His replacement is Nigel McGuinness.
Graves noted that he’s leaving NXT due to other commitments in the WWE Universe.
Beginning one week from this coming Wednesday, Nigel will call the weekly NXT TV show with Tom Phillips and Percy Watson.
Source: WrestlingINC
30 Man Royal Rumble: Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Sami Zayn, Chris Jericho, Braun Strowman, The Big Show, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Baron Corbin, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Luke Harper, Rusev, Big Cass, Mojo Rawley and 8 more TBA
WWE World Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs John Cena
WWE Universal Championship – DO DQ (Chris Jericho will be suspended in a shark cage above the ring): (C) Kevin Owens vs Roman Reigns
RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte Flair vs Bayley
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Rich Swann vs Neville
(Kickoff) WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James & Natalya vs Becky Lynch, Naomi & Nikki Bella
(Kickoff) RAW Tag Team Championship (There will be two referees): (C) Sheamus & Cesaro vs Gallows & Anderson
(Kickoff) Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax
NXT TakeOver: San Antonio – Saturday 11/28 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on the WWE Network
NXT Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bobby Roode
NXT Women’s Championship – Fatal 4 Way: (C) Asuka vs Nikki Cross vs Billie Kay vs Peyton Royce
NXT Tag Team championship: (C) DIY vs The Authors of Pain
Eric Young vs Tye Dillinger
Roderick Strong vs Andrade “Cien” Almas
Kenny Omega appeared on Wrestling Observer Radio today and revealed that he is close to re-signing with New Japan Pro Wrestling for another year and will not be appearing at this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
“I will not be at the Royal Rumble,” Omega said. “I don’t want people to have this false hope of me showing up in the Royal Rumble and then not being there and being disappointed when there’s a fantastic match happening with fantastic competitors. I don’t want the lack of me being in that to disappoint people.”
Omega noted that he hasn’t finalized terms for a new contract with New Japan, however he will be flying out to Japan in mid-February to re-negotiate and “it’s looking positive.” He admitted that while there’s a small chance that the deal could fall through, it’s looking like he will be staying with New Japan for one more year. He said that he still feels like there are things in Japan that are unfinished. He added that WWE’s roster is stacked and he feels like he can make more of an impact in New Japan rather than WWE.
You can listen to the full episode by clicking here.
Source: WrestlingINC
In the latest episode of the Elite, which you can watch below, Kenny sent a message to The Young Bucks about staying with New Japan:
Shane Thorne of TM-61 recently suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery. An injury angle was done with The Revival last week to write him off TV but it was announced on last night’s WWE NXT that he will be out of action for 7-9 months.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE announced that the 2018 WWE Royal Rumble will take place on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia to host 30th anniversary of WWE Royal Rumble in 2018
WWE has announced that the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia will host the 30th anniversary of WWE Royal Rumble on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. The story was first reported by Philly.com.
As part of Royal Rumble Weekend, WWE will host four consecutive action-packed nights at Wells Fargo Center, including NXT TakeOver on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018; WWE Royal Rumble on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018; WWE Monday Night Raw on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018; and WWE SmackDown LIVE on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Additional information about these events will be announced in the future at wwe.com.
“We are very happy to continue Philadelphia’s amazing relationship with WWE by bringing Royal Rumble back to our city,” said Larry Needle, Executive Director of PHL Sports, a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We look to forward to working closely with WWE to build a great fan experience for all those attending from around the world.”
“We have had a longstanding relationship with WWE that dates back to 1974 at the Spectrum,” said Comcast Spectacor’s John Page, President, Wells Fargo Complex. “The Wells Fargo Center has hosted many incredible WWE events over the past 20 years, including WrestleMania XV. Royal Rumble 2018 will build on that success as we will welcome WWE fans from all over the world to Philadelphia.”
“We are excited to have Philadelphia serve as host to one of WWE’s biggest events of 2018,” John Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President, Special Events, said. “We look forward to an unprecedented four consecutive nights of WWE action at Wells Fargo Center, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Royal Rumble.”
Royal Rumble officially kicks off The Road to WrestleMania. The event is highlighted by a 30-man Royal Rumble Match featuring Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown LIVE, with the winner receiving a World Championship opportunity at WrestleMania. The event will be broadcast around the world live on WWE Network. The 2018 Royal Rumble marks the 30th anniversary of the prestigious event, which was first held in January 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.
This year’s Royal Rumble takes place this Sunday, Jan. 29, live at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Source: WWE.com
NJPW wrestler Kenny Omega has commented on rumors that he’ll appear in the Royal Rumble this weekend … and while it sounds unlikely, The Cleaner didn’t rule anything out.
Omega took part in a Q&A with 4 Front Wrestling and when asked about the Rumble said, “If some of you guys are subscribers to the Network and you’re looking forward to something happening, or not happening, on the 29th … I’m not sure if I can pull a rabbit out of a hat by that date.”
He adds, “But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. I’m not saying anything. I’m just … that might be asking too much at this point in time.”
For the record though, Kenny says he’ll win the whole thing if entered into the match.
He added that he would love to work a match with AJ Styles at WrestleMania.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
WWE issued the following
Xavier Woods is heading to the SXSW Gaming Awards!
Woods, the host of WWE’s YouTube gaming channel UpUpDownDown, has been announced as a co-host for the event, along with popular Twitch personality “OMGitsfirefoxx,” aka Sonja Reed.
The 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards will award 100 nominees in 23 different categories. New categories this year include Trending Game of the Year, Fan Creation of the Year and Esports Game of the Year. The SXSW Gaming Conference & Festival is a gaming and geek culture experience and Woods will bring the WWE touch to it this year!
Woods, an avid gamer, is the perfect choice as co-host. His own YouTube gaming channel, UpUpDownDown, where he’s known by his gamer tag Austin Creed, is the home to popular shows like Gamer Gauntlet and Superstar Savepoint, and continues to be a must-watch channel for gamers around the world.
Catch Woods and Reed host the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards on March 18 at 8 p.m. in Austin, Texas!
Source: WWE.com
Woods makes the announcement in this “UpUpDownDown” video:
