Category: WWE

NXT TakeOver: Dallas Card & Predictions – 4/1/16

NXT Championship: (C) Fin Balor VS Samoa Joe

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Bayley VS Asuka

NXT Tag Team championship: (C’s) The Revival VS American Alpha

Sami Zayn VS Shinsuke Nakamura

Austin Aries VS Baron Corbin

Apollo Crews VS Elias Sampson

 

Wrestling News Blog’s Predictions:

Vanessa: Samoa Joe, Asuka, American Alpha, Shinsuke Nakamura, Austin Aries, Apollo Crews

John: Samoa Joe, Asuka, American Alpha, Shinsuke Nakamura, Austin Aries, Apollo Crews

ED: Fin Balor, Asuka, The Revival, Shinsuke Nakamura, Austin Aries, Apollo Crews

Rumors On A Big WWE Return At WrestleMania 32

Source: WrestlingINC

There have been a lot of rumors about a possible surprise return or debut at WWE’s WrestleMania 32 on Sunday.

One of the rumors says Bill Goldberg will be making his return to the company on Sunday night. I should stress that his return is not confirmed but a source has noted to me that he is rumored to return.

As noted earlier, Bryan Alvarez reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that there is at least one big surprise planned that’s not Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, that few people know about, and that fans may have a better idea of who it is come Saturday night. We do not know if Goldberg is who he was referring to and we do not know if Goldberg is really coming back but at least one source believes the rumors are true.

WWE And The Rhodes Family Reveal Dusty Rhodes Statue At WrestleMania 32 Axxess

Members of The Rhodes Family, WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens and others revealed statue of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes at WrestleMania 32 Axxess last night in Dallas. This goes with their recent statues of The Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant and Bruno Sammartino.

 

Musical Performances Set For WrestleMania 32

Official Charts reports that rapper Flo Rida will be live at WrestleMania on Sunday to perform his “My House” single, which is one of the theme songs. Pop group Fifth Harmony will be performing America the Beautiful to open the show.

WrestleMania 32 Surprise Rumor

Source: WrestlingINC

For what it’s worth, Bryan Alvarez noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that there is at least one major WrestleMania 32 surprise planned that very few people in the company know about, and it’s not Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson debuting. Alvarez added that people may have a good idea of who the surprise is come late Saturday night.

Seven Names Announced For WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series

Source: WrestlingINC

During today’s media call with Triple H to promote NXT TakeOver: Dallas, he announced seven names for WWE’s upcoming Global Cruiserweight series.

Zack Sabre Jr. (PWG Champion), Rich Swann (NXT) Tommaso Ciampa (NXT, PWG), Noam Dar (Europe), Johnny Gargano (special deal with NXT), Ho Ho Lun (Japan), and Akira Tozawa (Dragon Gate) are the confirmed names thus far. There are also qualifying matches set to determine entrants.

The WWE Global Cruiserweight Series will take place this summer.

SmackDown Preview: 3/31/16

Source: WWE.com

Dean Ambrose VS Erick Rowan

Sneak peak at WrestleMania 32 site, AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX.

AJ Styles VS Heath Slater

Jey Uso VS D-Von Dudley

WWE Announces Multi-Year Partnership With Snapchat

WWE issued the following:

Snapchat and WWE Announce Multi-Year Partnership Launching at WrestleManiaSTAMFORD, Conn., March 31, 2016 – Snapchatters and WWE fans around the world will be able to experience WrestleMania as part of a multi-year partnership announced today by Snapchat and WWE. To kick off the partnership, Snapchat will cover WrestleMania, which takes place this Sunday, April 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, via a Live Story. WrestleMania will also air live around the world on WWE Network at 7 pm ET. SNICKERS®, the official presenting partner of WrestleMania, will be WWE’s first-ever Snapchat Live Story brand partner.

“We are thrilled to partner with Snapchat and provide our fans with a new way to experience WrestleMania,” said Jayar Donlan, WWE Senior Vice President, Digital & Social Content. “The Snapchat Live Story allows WWE fans to share their stories from our annual pop culture extravaganza and dive into the live action of WrestleMania in more ways, and from more perspectives, than ever before.”

Fans will have the opportunity to contribute video and photo Snaps to one collective WrestleMania Live Story, which captures the real story of the event, straight from the fans, organizers, and everyone in between. The Snaps submitted from WrestleMania will be curated and packaged by Snapchat into a brief video that is available globally to Snapchat’s more than 100 million daily active users. Additional WWE events will be covered via Snapchat Live Stories throughout the year.

“By partnering with WWE for our coverage of WrestleMania and future events, we are able to bring Snapchatters and WWE fans new and old even closer to the action and behind-the-scenes of some of the biggest events in sports and entertainment,” said Ben Schwerin, Director of Partnerships at Snapchat.

Nikki Bella Reportedly Told That A Full-Time WWE Return Won’t Be Possible, RAW Angle Nixed

Source: WrestlingINC

Nikki Bella recently met with doctors and received some bad news as they told her to stay away from the ring, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. Nikki was reportedly scheduled for an appearance on Monday’s WWE RAW in Brooklyn but the appearance was nixed after doctors informed her that even an accidental bump could severely set her recovery back.

The angle planned for Monday’s RAW would have seen Nikki get involved in the 5-on-5 Team Total Divas vs. Team Bad & Blonde match on the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff pre-show in a non-wrestling role.

Nikki is set to meet with doctors again in July to determine if the bone in h er neck has fused, according to PW Sheet’s report. While Nikki remains optimistic about her future, she’s been told that a full-time return to the ring will never be possible.

WWE Reportedly Doing Away With The Divas Title 

We’ve waited for years to post this story. It’s always been a hope for everyone here on the site and sometimes it just seemed like a far fetched dream. However now according to PWinsider and WrestlingInc our dream and the dream of many others is becoming a reality.

The word going around is that WWE officials have had a new women’s belt commemorated. The coming of this new title also means that the words diva division is a thing of the past and will now be called what it should’ve always been: The Women’s division.

The change will begin to take place at the post mania Raw live from Dallas Tx. It is being said that the new title is similar to World Heavyweight Title only smaller.

So now perhaps the bigger question is who will be at the forefront of the newly formed women’s division? Will it be genetically superior Chatlottle? The Irish lass kicker Becky Lynch? Or will it be our personal favorite The Boss Sasha Banks? Find out this Sunday at Wrestlemania 32 live on the WWE Network 4PT/7ET