The New Day face tough title defense in Triple Threat Match
Iron sharpens iron as Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair aim to settle the score
Are Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho “Best friends” no more?
The Emmalina makeover is here!
Enzo Amore checks in, but he doesn’t check out
Will Mick Foley give Sami Zayn his match with Braun Strowman?
Source: WWE.com
Alberto Del Rio was reportedly involved in a backstage fight at Arena Naucalpan in Mexico this weekend, according to @Luchablog. Del Rio and Paige were in attendance for an IWRG show, likely to watch his brother wrestle in the main event.
While backstage, local lucha star Alan Xtreme (Rafy of Ninja Turtles) was nearby and while what happened next isn’t clear, it’s believed Del Rio thought Alan touched him or touched Paige. The two started hitting each other and a brawl broke out, spilling over into a hallway that connects the locker room to a fan entrance way. Many fans witnessed what happened. No word yet on Del Rio’s status after the fight but Alan’s face was said to be marked up. Luchaworld reports that Alan is in bad shape but stable condition.
Luchablog also reported that Paige and Del Rio were seen drinking before the fight.
Source: WrestlingINC
After much speculation, The Bullet Club revealed its newest member. Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega made the announcement at the NJPW World Tag Team Finals on Saturday that former WWE superstar Cody Rhodes is the newest member of the faction.
Cody was dubbed “The American Nightmare” and the video package featuring him also indicated that Cody would probably be appearing at Wrestle Kingdom 11. The event takes place at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th.
Cody made his first comments after the reveal on his Twitter with the following post:
As noted earlier, Jerry Lawler and Lita had been removed from pre-show duties, which eventually led to the shows being completely cut out of WWE’s weekly schedule. Cerrito Live (Sports56 in Memphis, TN) interviewed Jerry Lawler yesterday and asked about what led up to his removal from the pre-shows. Lawler explained how Kevin Dunn makes a lot of the decisions when it comes to TV and that Dunn called him last week to talk about the pre-show.
“Dunn said that due to WWE being a public traded company, it comes down to dollars and cents.” He said, “That having his salary being absorbed on the pre-show after he was taken off of Smackdown made it a very expensive to produce, so they decided to get rid of the pre-game show.” Lawler continued, “Vince McMahon called the next day and said I’m definitely not done with WWE and reiterated that the pre-show was dropped due to cost reasons.”
In terms of his future with the WWE, Lawler said “I’m under contract to WWE into January,” and “that they will talk about a new deal then.” Lawler went on to talk about how he’s done well financially over the past few years, hopes to work on a history of Memphis wrestling project for the WWE Network in the future, and has a job for life as the Hall Of Fame Master Of Ceremonies.
You can listen to the full interview by clicking here (Lawler comes in around the 35 minute mark).
Source: PWInsider via WrestlingINC
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T has announced his plans to run for Mayor of Houston, Texas in 2020.
The announcement was made during his “Heated Conversations” radio show on Saturday night, which airs on Sports Radio 610, according to CBS Houston.
“You heard it, 2020 I’m preparing,” Booker said. “I’m preparing myself to run for mayor of the city.”
Booker, who is currently RAW and SmackDown Pre-show co-host on the WWE Network, noted that he talked to Rhyno for advice after Rhyno recently ran for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives. Rhyno was on Saturday’s show and said he believes Booker would make a great Mayor. He said:
“You are over qualified for the job. Wrestling not only prepares you for life but it prepares you for positions like that because you feel the emotion from the people you know what they want, you’ve built yourself from where you were to where you’re at now.”
Source: WrestlingINC
Independent standout Chris Hero is reportedly “heading back” to WW. The current plan is for the man formerly known as Kassius Ohno to re-join the NXT brand.
The Wrestling Observer first reported the story, but didn’t reveal further details about Hero’s WWE return
Pro Wrestling Sheet says sources tell them thatthe current consensus behind the scenes seems to be that he’ll go back to using the KO name and this will be a continuation of his former character.
According to the Observer, Hero would still need to pass medical tests before his deal is finalized.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
At the Weigh-ins for UFC 206, main event fighter Anthony Pettis missed weight. “Showtime” came in three pounds heavy for his interim featherweight title fight with Max Holloway, who successfully weighed in at 145 pounds. The bout will still go on, with Holloway being the only one eligible to win the title and Pettis forfeiting 20 percent of his purse to “Blessed.”
Two other fighters also missed weight – Valerie Letourneau and Rustam Khabilov.
MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)
* Max Holloway (145 lbs.) vs. Anthony Pettis (148) for interim UFC featherweight championship
* Matt Brown (171) vs. Donald Cerrone (170.5)
* Dooho Choi (145.5) vs. Cub Swanson (146)
* Kelvin Gastelum (185) vs. Tim Kennedy (186)
* Emil Meek (170.5) vs. Jordan Mein (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)
* Misha Cirkunov (205) vs. Nikita Krylov (206)
* Olivier Aubin-Mercier (156) vs. Drew Dober (156)
* Valerie Letourneau (117.5) vs. Viviane Pereira (114)
* Mitch Gagnon (135.5) vs. Matthew Lopez (136)
PRELMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6:30 p.m. ET)
* John Makdessi (155) vs. Lando Vannata (156)
* Rustam Khabilov (158.5) vs. Jason Saggo (155)
* Zach Makovsky (125) vs. Dustin Ortiz (125)
TNA creative head Jeremy Borash spoke with Sports Illustrated recently and discussed Hardys, Tag team Apocalypto and more. Below are some highlights.
The Hardys:
“TNA has had hundreds of talents come through over its history and Matt and Jeff are in a virtual tie for most uniquely gifted performers I’ve ever worked with. Jeff has always been a rock star. His creativity frightens me, like a Jim Morrison, Evel Knievel, and Andy Warhol lovechild. Matt’s “Broken Brilliance” only manifested this year and he has been called the most captivatingly innovative performer to come along in years. The combination of the two, a drone, a gardener, and an incredibly gifted wife and future king have turned the Hardys into television’s modern day Addams Family.”
Tag Team Apocalypto:
“Tag Team Apocalypto will be the most amazing match ever presented on television. Bold statement. Different than anything you’ve ever seen. Wrestling as we know it needs to evolve with the rest of entertainment, and this will be looked back at someday as a game changer. Early screeners have left people stunned. Books may be written on this match. With the secluded nature of our shooting, there will be a number of talents showing up you would never expect. Going to reserve comment regarding any specific contractual agreements at this time.”
Total Non-Stop Deletion being special:
“The buzz surrounding the “Final Deletion” landed Matt Hardy on every wrestler of the year award list. Promoting a show on his own compound and injecting guys like Lashley and Eddie Edwards into that unique world, not to mention any number of unexpected guests, Matt Hardy had a premonition that Total Nonstop Deletion will be his Citizen Kane.”
Borash also talked about being a live event host for Robert Irvine and more. You can read the full interview here.
Source: WrestlingINC
After being removed from weekly WWE Network programming this week, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler has signed a deal for a one-man tour in the UK this coming March. Details are below:
Eros Comedy & WWE present:Jerry “The King” Lawler
An unmissable evening in the company of this WWE Hall Of Fame wrestler, broadcaster and icon.
Tour Website: ErosComedy.com
Tour Twitter Feed: @ErosComedy
Tour Facebook Page: Facebook.com/ErosComedy
Thursday 16th March: London, Leicester Square Theatre
Friday 17th March: Manchester, The Dancehouse Theatre
Saturday 18th March: Glasgow, The Classic GrandSunday 19th March: Belfast, The Empire Music Hall
He’s the king of Memphis… He’s a WWE Hall Of Famer… He’s one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and one of the greatest broadcasters too. If there’s an iconic moment in professional wrestling that he wasn’t part of then there’s a good chance he was commentating on it. He’s a forty year veteran of the squared circle. He’s been loved. He’s been hated. He is unlike any other in the grappling world. He’s the one and only Jerry “The King” Lawler and in March of 2017 he comes to the UK for his first ever spoken word tour.
Tickets on sale Monday 12th December, be sure to like Facebook.com/ErosComedy and follow @ErosComedy on Twitter for more information.
Artist Website: wwe.com/superstars/jerry-lawler
Artist Twitter Feed: @JerryLawler
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Silas Young just signed a new 1-year contract with Ring of Honor.
Young says the deal has now been finalized and it allows him to continue taking bookings with companies outside of the United States, as long as it doesn’t interfere with ROH.
The Last Real Man adds, “It will be weird to not be wrestling every weekend, but after almost 15 years it will be nice to spend some weekends with my family and let the body rest some.”
Silas announced in July that his previous deal had expired and it was reported that the two sides were in talks. No word on what took so long for the two to hammer things out.
Young says he will be fulfilling bookings that were made prior to his signing.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
