New WWE RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte tweeted Sasha Banks after their epic Hell In A Cell match, saying she respects Sasha and her hustle:
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Backstage News On The Finish For The Sasha Banks Vs. Charlotte Match At WWE Hell In A Cell
As seen at WWE Hell In A Cell last night, Sasha Banks lost the WWE RAW Women’s Championship in her hometown of Boston, MA to Charlotte Flair in the main event of the show. It was the first time that a women’s match has headlined a WWE pay-per-view.
Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the original finish – much like the original finish at SummerSlam in August – was for Sasha to go over, however Vince McMahon had it changed. Although the reason for the change is not known, the decision was made to go with a Charlotte vs. Bayley program sooner than originally planned.
2016 WWE Hell In A Cell (RAW) Results
(Kickoff) Sin Cara, Lince Dorado & Cedric Alexander vs Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari – Winners: Sin Cara, Lince Dorado & Cedric Alexander
Hell In A Cell – United States Championship: (C) Roman Reigns vs Rusev – Winner: Roman Reigns
Bayley vs Dana Brooke – Winner: Bayley
Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson – Winners: Gallows & Anderson
Hell In A Cell – WWE Universal Championship: (C) Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins – Owens sprayed the ref with a fire extinguisher, Chris Jericho came down and locked himself in the cage. It was basically a 2-on-1 handicap match after that –Winner Kevin Owens – after the match and after Owens left the cell, Jericho hit Rollins with a Code Breaker
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick – Winner and new WWE Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick – Kendrick suckered Perkins in by faking a injury, then head butted him and made Perkins tap out with the Captain’s Hook submission
RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods w/Kofi Kingston) vs Cesaro & Sheamus – Winners: Cesaro & Sheamus by DQ – Cesaro had Woods in the Sharpshooter, Sheamus hit Big E with Francesca, Kofi hit Sheamus with Trouble in Paradise, but ref seen it and disqualified New Day
Hell In A Cell – RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha Banks vs Charlotte – Winner and new RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte – Without a doubt this was the match of the night.
We finally know which match will close tonight’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view
Source: PWInsider
After much speculation, the Hell In a Cell match for the WWE RAW Women’s Title between Sasha Banks and Charlotte is schedule to main event tonight’s pay-per-view from Boston.
WWE Hell In A Cell (RAW) 10/30/16
Hell In A Cell – WWE Universal Championship: (C) Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins
Hell In A Cell – RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha Banks vs Charlotte
Hell In A Cell – United States Championship: (C) Roman Reigns vs Rusev
RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The New Day vs Cesaro & Sheamus
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick
Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
Bayley vs Dana Brooke
(Kickoff) Sin Cara, Lince Dorado & Cedric Alexander vs Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari
WrestleMania 33 Tickets Going On Sale Soon
WWE announced today that WrestleMania 33 tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 18 at 10 AM ET. Travel packages go on sale this Monday.
WWE announced the following:
WRESTLEMANIA® 33 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
TRAVEL PACKAGES ON SALE THIS MONDAY
STAMFORD, Conn., October 27, 2016 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) announced today that tickets to the pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 33, will go on sale Friday, November 18 at 10 AM ET. WrestleMania 33 will take place Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl and will be broadcast live around the world on WWE Network.
Ticket prices range from $38-$1,065 (taxes included). There will also be a limited number of “Gold Circle” VIP Packages available for $2,130 (taxes included). The Gold Circle packages include seating in the first 10 rows ringside, access to a Gold Circle VIP Stadium Entrance and a commemorative WrestleMania 33 take-home folding chair. Tickets can be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets,ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.
In addition, WrestleMania 33 Travel Packages, which will include tickets to WrestleMania Week events, will go on sale this Monday, October 31 at 10 AM ET on wrestlemaniatravel.com. WrestleMania is more than just a one day event; it is a week-long celebration. In addition to WrestleMania 33, other events include: WrestleMania Axxess® – WWE’s four-day, interactive fan festival at the Orange County Convention Center; the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Amway Center; NXT® TakeOver® at the Amway Center; Monday Night Raw® at the Amway Center and SmackDown® Live at the Amway Center.
WWE will also host activities designed to give back to the local community during WrestleMania Week including “Be a STAR” anti-bullying rallies, hospital visits and Make-A-Wish events. Additional information on these events will be announced in the future at wrestlemania.com.
Over the past nine years, WrestleMania has generated more than $700 million in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event.
Backstage News On Why Sasha Banks Vs. Charlotte Will Likely Not Headline WWE Hell In A Cell
Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer that Vince McMahon has been against the idea of having Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte headline this Sunday’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view.
Meltzer noted that while many people backstage are in favor of Sasha vs. Charlotte headlining the show, and Triple H is backing the idea, McMahon has been insistent against it. This has led to a lot of frustration backstage.
“What everyone needs to understand is that there’s no one who understands the outside less than the man who makes all the decisions,” a source close to the situation told the Observer. “We just have to find a respectful way to change his mind.”
The arguments in favor of having the match go last is that the event is in Sasha’s hometown, and it would be a progressive move. It was noted that while Vince could always change his mind, as of this past Tuesday, it was unlikely that the match would headline the show.
Meltzer made a valid point in the Observer that the first women’s match headlining a WWE pay-per-view is something that should be promoted well in advance, due to the historic nature of it, and not something decided at the last minute. Still, it marks a major change in the wrestling landscape regarding women headlining a pay-per-view event. When Raj Giri of WrestlingINC spoke to the Bella Twins last year, Nikki thought that it would be ten years before women main-evented a WWE pay-per-view.
“I think it’s definitely years and years away, but I think we’re on the right track towards it,” Nikki told Wrestling Inc. in 2015. “I think it’s going to take a while, but I definitely see us heading in that direction. I mean, I think it might be ten years from now, but I think Total Divas has given some of us Divas that mainstream audience that brings us to the level to where John Cena’s at, or where Dwayne Johnson’s at.”
“If you allow Divas to tell a story they can sell a pay-per-view,” Brie added. “Stephanie McMahon and myself were in a storyline and a lot of people would say that our story is the one that sold SummerSlam. I really think that this ‘Give Divas a Chance’ is putting everyone on the right page, and I hope that we can. We can really sell a pay-per-view, we have so many great Divas in NXT. The division is more than in good hands.”
Source: WrestlingINC
Vince McMahon On WWE Possibly Being Interested In Selling The Company
Vince McMahon was asked about a potential sale of WWE during today’s third quarter earnings call and said the company is open to anything but controlling their own destiny if very important.
Vince commented on being unsure of how much control they would lose if they were absorbed or bought but they are open to offers because they are business people. Vince said WWE is open to listening to offers, especially the kind of offer they couldn’t refuse, and are “open for business” but are also focused on doing their own thing and creating their content.
The same investor asked again if WWE would be interested if they received an offer that would allow them to still control their destiny and Vince replied:
“We’re open for business.”
Source: WrestlingINC
Billy Corgan Claims He’s Seen Proof Of TNA’s Sale Discussions With WWE
TNA President Billy Corgan claims he’s seen PROOF that the company was in discussions with WWE about a possible sale … even though execs lied to him about it the whole time.
In newly unsealed documents, Billy claims he reached out to Dean Broadhead to ask about the sale rumors and on September 26th the TNA exec assured him that they were false.
However, Corgan says that the defendant’s production documents show that Dean sent a WWE rep “certain due diligence materials that WWE had requested” just one day before.
He also claims to have seen an email from Dixie that minimized his role … explaining “When WWE raised issues relating to Corgan’s note in the course of their negotiations, Mrs. Salinas (Dixie) wrote: ‘I intend to pay the loan back in full plus interest prior to selling the company.’”
As we previously reported, Billy also says a set of Impact Wrestling tapings scheduled for next month were postponed due to company’s lack of funds.
UPDATE: TNA’s legal team also filed a response to Billy’s accusations. They claim that Corgan used his loan as a way of strong-arming himself into the role of President.
The lawyer’s add, “He then purported to use Ms. Salinas’s own voting power to terminate the individual defendants, including Ms. Salinas, from the company’s Board of Managers and install himself as Impact’s sole manager.”
TNA also claims that Corgan is attempting to “prevent the business from repaying his loan and to prevent Ms. Salinas from selling her controlling interest in the company to anyone else.” Explaining, “If plaintiff succeeds, he will next try to seize Ms. Salinas’s 92.5% interest in Impact and obtain true control of the company at a cost to him far below the amount at which he has recently valued the company and far below the company’s true value.”
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
NXT Preview 10/26/16
The following is set for tonight’s 10/26 WWE NXT:
* The Dusty Tag Classic continues
* NXT Women’s Champion Asuka in action.
* Tye Dillinger in action.
