WWE Hall Of Famer Goldberg Announces Retirement Match

Goldberg is heading back to a WWE ring for one last match. The former World Heavyweight Champion appeared on ESPN’s “SEC Nation” as the celebrity guest picker on Saturday and made the announcement that his retirement match will be taking place in 2025. Though he didn’t have a set date for his final match, Goldberg alluded to current World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER being his final opponent after their confrontation at Bad Blood in Atlanta, Georgia last month.

“Here’s the deal and here’s the news of the day is per three executives, Nick Khan, Chris Legentil, and Paul Levesque, in 2025, Goldberg’s having his retirement match,” Goldberg said on the show. “So I think we know who the subject or the victim, probably the frontrunner we know who it is.”

The WWE Hall of Famer jumped the crowd barrier and Goldberg went face-to-face with GUNTHER at Bad Blood. GUNTHER had previously told noted Goldberg-hater Bret Hart that Goldberg was his favorite wrestler, but insulted Goldberg at the premium live event when the legend was in the crowd watching with his family. Goldberg was held back by security at the time, but many fans wondered if the confrontation was setting up a future angle or match.

Goldberg’s last match came in February 2022 in a loss to then-champion Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Before that, Goldberg defeated Bobby Lashley in a no-holds-barred, falls-count-anywhere match, also in Saudi Arabia at Crown Jewel 2021.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Releases Baron Corbin, Indi Hartwell, & Tegan Nox

Fightful Select is reporting that WWE has released Baron Corbin, Indi Hartwell and Tegan Nox.

According to a report from Sean Ross Sapp, Corbin was given notice by WWE that his contract would not be renewed once it expired, as opposed to him being the one to request the release.

Tegan Nox and Indi Hartwell were indicated to be on the 90 day delay before they become free agents, which would imply their releases come before their contracts are expired. However, no confirmation as to when or why this decision was made has been revealed for either of them at this time.

The current information is that these will be the only releases this round.

Source: eWn

WWE Crown Jewel 11/2/2024 (Results)

New Bloodline (“Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, & Tama Tonga) vs. Original Bloodline (“Main Event” Jey Uso, “Big” Jim Uso, & Roman Reigns)

Tama and Jey to start, Tonga quickly gets the better of him and unloads with wild flailing strikes! Into more targeted elbow drops, body blows and hooks, whip to the corner, up and over and Uso cracks a big right hand of his own! Back elbow sets up an enzuigiri, tag to Jim and double elbow drops, cover for one!

Pressing the attack, the Usos in control through a tag to Solo and forcing him to regroup to the floor to recover! The crowd wants Roman, Roman wants the tag, but Jey tags Jim in to make the point that it’s not all about Roman! Tama takes advantage, chop block, DDT the leg, tag to Fatu!

Jacob goes to work, quick tags, Uso on the wrong side of town, but soon enough he tags out to Jey! Uso gets a brief wave of success before succumbing to the quick tag machine and getting worked over himself! At long last he makes the tag and it’s Roman on Solo, Tribal Chief on Tribal Chief!

Trading huge right hands, Reigns with the advantage, calling for it, Superman Punch caught! Roman slips out, shoves him off… SUPERMAN PUNCH CONNECTS! Spear countered, Samoan Spike… JIM USO MAKES THE SAVE AT THE LAST SECOND! Match breaks down, Fatu takes Jim out with the Impaler DDT, Jey sends the Samoan Werewolf packing with a pair of superkicks!

Off the ropes, suicide dive but Fatu catches it and cracks him with a headbutt! Tonga Loa reuns interference but Reigns throws him into referee Ryan Tran! Corkscrew elbow sets up a moonsault from Fatu, then he dives on the Uso, leaving Roman to Solo’s tender mercies! Sikoa picks Reigns up, Samoan Spike, another…

All-New, All-Different Bloodline win by pinfall with a pair of Samoan Spikes from Solo Sikoa on Roman Reigns.

Post-match, Roman tries to attack Solo from the mat but his Bloodline overwhelms him and also fends Jim Uso off as he makes the save! Jey eats more beatdown too, horsecollared with a chair… SAMI ZAYN IS HERE TO SAVE HIS BUDDY JEY! He slides into the ring and stares Solo down as Solo tries to invite him in for a hug!

Zayn turns to look at Jey, down and out, chair wrapped around his neck, and back to Sikoa, he approaches for a hug… AND TURNS IT INTO AN EXPLODER SUPLEX! THE OG BLOODLINE IS BACK IN THE FIGHT! The four of them get Solo isolated in the middle of the ring, one in each corner, Sami and Roman charge, Sikoa ducks… REIGNS EATS A HELLUVA KICK!

Solo cackles about it on the ramp as Jim yells at Sami over the misfire! Jey pulls his brother away and tries to play peacemaker between his brother and his friend!


Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c) vs. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Damage CTRL (IYO SKY & Kairi Sane) vs. Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) (WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship)

SKY and Belair to start, Bianca with a vertical suplex into a kip-up, handspring moonsault, nobody home! Pass IYO off the ropes, flip over her, duck a lariat, handsprings from SKY into a tijeras! Dropkick connects, Green tags in and Belair unloads on her and Niven with corner punches!

Spinebuster connects, handspring moonsault works this time, cover for two! Tag to Cargill, she slams Chelsea but Legend tags in on her! Quick tag to Jackson, assisted somersault senton off of Lash’s shoulders for two! More quick tags, working Green over, she tags out to Sane!

Kairi running hot, diving elbow, Chelsea involved again for a minute, Sane bowls Jakara over and tags SKY in! Missile dropkick sends Jackson into Piper’s corner and she makes the tag! Freight train crossbody, Liger Bomb for Sane! Bianca off the top, diving blockbuster! Lash with a pump kick, fired up!

Cargill squares up with her, trading vicious elbows! Jade sidesteps a pump kick and delivers one of her own right as Niven lines up a diving crossbody on both of them! Green heads up top, a skeptical look on her face, she goes back down to the bottom rope, to the apron, she settles for a splash… on her own partner, who catches her and gives her a pep talk.

Sane off the top with an elbow drop to Piper and Chelsea! IYO up top in her own time… ORIHARA MOONSAULT! Meta-Four in the corner, Jakara standing on Lash’s shoulders for a plancha to the floor! Bianca Cactus Clotheslines Legend to the floor! Back in the ring, Cargill hits Jaded on Green… DAMAGE CTRL BREAK IT UP!

Damage CTRL holding court, Jackson missile dropkicks SKY, Meta-Four take Kairi out, Michinoku Driver from Piper sets up a Codebreaker from Chelsea, senton completes the double-team, tag to Niven! Jade gets under her, back suplex, Piper off the top… VADER BOMB ON HER OWN TEAMMATE!

Niven back up top, Cargill under her, tag to Bianca…

Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill win by pinfall with a Doomsday Device on Piper Niven, retaining the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.


“Big” Bronson Reed vs. Seth Rollins

Fighting on the stage before the bell, back to the ring, Rollins dives on him hard! Reed lawn darts him over the barricade and into a chair! Inside finally, we get a bell, Bronson sets him up and hits the 747 Splash! Back up top, Seth rolls away and hits the Blackout… REED KICKS OUT!

Back and forth in the middle of the ring, Bronson counters a sunset flip by sitting down! Shoulder blocks in the corner, powerbomb reversed to a DDT and both men are down and out! Up in the turnbuckles, jockeying for position, Seth knocks him down with a headbutt, frog splash connects… NOPE! Revolution Liger Bomb from the big man… SO CLOSE!

Stomps in the corner, drawing Rollins up… SUPERPLEX FOR TWO! To the floor, Blackout on the steps, Seth willing to take the countount but he makes it back in and Rollins hits another Blackout! Bronson getting to his feet, Seth up top…

Seth Rollins wins by pinfall with an avalanche Blackout.


Liv Morgan vs. Nia Jax (WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship)

Morgan with a slap, Jax throws her down, elbow drop follows, Stinger Splash into the corner, Liv comes back with a rising knee and targets her leg, wrenching her over the ropes! DDT follows, cover for two! Nia charges, Morgan sidesteps and she goes hard into the post! Jax with a Samoan drop… ONLY TWO!

Fighting in the corner, sunset flip powerbomb, both women are down and out… AND TIFFANY STRATTON IS HERE WITH THE MONEY IN THE BANK BRIEFCASE! She tries to give the case to referee Aja Perera but Nia stalks after her at ringside and shoos her off! Back inside, pop-up Samoan drop reversed, crucifix pin, Jax kicks out but Stratton hasn’t left yet!

Tiffany goes back to ringside, Nia blocks Oblivion, spinebuster connects, cover for two! Raquel Rodriguez cuts Stratton off and fights over the briefcase, Jax tries to get involved, Raquel snaps her neck in the ropes, Liv takes advanatage, cover… SO CLOSE! Rodriguez stalking after Tiffany, Morgan joins the fray, Nia blasts both of them from behind and wipes Stratton out as well!

Back inside, corner body avalanche, leg drop, dragging Liv into the corner, somebody throws the briefcase in to distract the referee, Raquel blasts Jax in the face with a kick, Morgan takes advantage…

Liv Morgan wins by pinfall, becoming your WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion.

Post-match, Triple H appears to present Liv with the championship and raise her hand.


Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens attacks Randy Orton with a steel chair while he’s posing on the turnbuckles mid-entrance! Randy falls to the floor, Kev puts boots to him, clears the announce desk, Randy recovers and puts him into the steel steps! Back inside, referee Eddie Orengo trying to restore order but Kev hits Orton with the chair again!

Eddie takes it from him and KO hits a Stunner on him! Referee Rod Zapata at ringside, road agennts Kenn Doane, Shawn Daivari, and former ROH World Champion Jamie Gibson try to break it up and Owens lays Gibson out with a hard right hand! We’re informed the match is off!

Back inside, Orton grabs the chair and Daivari takes it from him, so Randy throws Shawn into the post! KO gouges Orton’s eye and gets the hanging DDT for his trouble as Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis come to the ring to calm everybody down! RKO ON PEARCE!

Fighting out into the crowd, Kev smacks him with the lid of a road case! Zapata keeping up with them, trying to get him to stop but Owens hammers him with the lid again and again! KO up on the balcony… ELBOW DROP OFF THE BALCONY AND THROUGH TABLES!

Match never started.


Andrade el Idolo vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. LA Knight (c) (WWE United States Championship)

Knight stands back and lets el Idolo and Hayes chop the hell out of each other before wading in with jabs of his own! Andrade and Carmelo work together long enough to send LA to the floor with a superkick party! Trading chops, headlock, shot off, springboard lariat from Hayes!

Knight back in, fended off, moonsault Russian legsweep out of the second from el Idolo and LA cuts him off but Andrade sends him packing with a lariat! To the floor… EL IDOLO WITH THE ORIHARA MOONSAULT TO WIPE THE CHAMPION OUT! HAYES WITH A TOPE CON GIRO ON ANDRADE!

Back inside, up top, nobody home on the splash, LA hits the BFT but Melo blocks with a handstand! Andrade wipes the champion out with a back elbow, Hayes with a Codebreaker / senton combo, Final Cut, double pin… NOT ENOUGH! Andrade flip piledriver puts Melo into Knight and el Idolo considers his next move!

Andrade headed up top, first moonsault misses, standing moonsault connects, Hayes breaks it up! Challengers up top, Spanish Fly reversed into a powerslam… SO CLOSE! Knight with a double diving elbow drop… NO GOOD! Melo puts a run together, Nothing But Net… ANDRADE BARELY REACHES OVER TO BREAK IT UP!

The Message countered, front kick, Andrade up top, Melo trips him up, off hte ropes, La Mistica reversed with BFT! IT’S OVER!

LA Knight wins by pinfall with BFT on Carmelo Hayes, retaining the WWE United States Championship.


“American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes vs. GUNTHER (WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship)

Soaking in the atmosphere for a long beat before circling, Rhodes trying to shoot in low but GUNTHER is a step ahead of him. Cody shoots in for a single leg, GUNTHER reverses to a headlock, reversed to a hammerlock and Rhodes keeps him grounded. Shift to an armbar, the Ring General gets his feet under him but Cody takes him right back down!

Back and forth, trying for finishes early but neither man falls for the other’s trap and they stalemate! Flip, Flop, & Fly but GUNTHER blocks the Bionic Elbow with a huge chop! Drop down slap, clothesline, off the ropes, another one, Ring General refuses to fall and a third clothesline sends him to the floor!

Rhodes springboards, Beautiful Disaster sends GUNTHER to the announce desks! Cody off the ropes, Ring General back inside, Gojira Clutch briefly, Rhodes fights out, passes him to the floor, dives and gets caught! GUNTHER sets him down for a chop, bodyslam on the floor! Slide under, Cody’s back gives out and the Ring General lights on him, stomping his back!

Whip across, big boot, Rhodes goes for a slam but his back gives out again and GUNTHER gets a crossbody for two out of it! Crossface chickenwing, Cody fights out but gets put to his knees with chops! Big boot from the apron, back inside, Rhodes rolls to the floor and takes a breather against the barricade!

Back inside, Cody lands the bodyslam this time and tries to will himself back into the fight! Another slam, GUNTHER with a scoop and a slam, headed up top, Rhodes cuts him off and climbs to join him! Jockeying for position… CODY WITH A SUPERPLEX BUT HE’S SLOW TO CAPITALIZE!

Off the ropes, GUNTHER ducks under but gets caught by the snap scoop powerslam! Cody fired up, Cody Cutter… NOT ENOUGH! Hanging kick to the midsection, Beautiful Disaster… RING GENERAL REVERSES TO A BOSTON CRAB, WRENCHING IT IN! Rhodes desperate, crawling, GUNTHER shifts to the Gojira Clutch but Cody gets the ropes!

German suplex on the break, right back into the Gojira Clutch in the middle of the ring, falling into the bodyscissors! Cody gets away, reverses, Cross Rhodes connects but he can’t make the cover! GUNTHER recovers and hits the Tenryu Powerbomb… BUT CODY RHODES WON’T STAY DOWN!

Shoving at Cody in the corner, he gets fired up and starts trading chops with abandon! Gojira Clutch countered with a back suplex! Off the ropes, lariat, Rhodes ducks the comeback, Cross Rhodes… STILL NO! Double jump Cody Cutter countered, Gojira Clutch, Rhodes reverses to a pin… IT’S OVER!

Cody Rhodes wins by pinfall, reversing Gojira Clutch to a pin, becoming your first WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Champion.

Post-match, GUNTHER shakes Cody’s hand and has some words for him.

Triple H arrives with some Saudi notables to present Rhodes with the title belt.

Liv Morgan comes back out to join them and get her hand raised again.

Source: CageSideSeats

AEW Collision Preview 11/2/2024

AEW Collision live tonight on TNT from The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA.

  • AEW Women’s Championship Match: Mariah May (c) vs. Anna Jay
  • Dia De Los Muertos Match: Thunder Rosa vs. Harley Cameron
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Komander
  • Jon Moxley to appear

AEW Rampage Preview 11/1/2024

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • Rush, Dralistico & The Beast Mortos vs. The Butcher, Beef & JD Drake
  • Queen Aminata vs. Leila Grey
  • Top Flight & Action Andretti vs. The Dark Order
  • Komander vs. Lio Rush
  • Taya Valkyrie in action

WWE SmackDown Preview 11/1/2024

WWE SmackDown airs tonight on the USA Network from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.  It’s the go-home show for Saturday’s Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia

  • The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
  • WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax go face-to-face
  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther and Ludvig Kaiser
  • IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair, Lash Legend and Piper Niven
  • Naomi and Bayley vs. Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell
  • Roman Reigns, Jimmy and Jey Uso to appear
  • Liv Morgan vs. Tiffany Stratton

WWE Crown Jewel 11/2/2024 (Card)

WWE Crown Jewel – Saturday November 2, 2024 from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Special start time of 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

CARD

MEN’S CROWN JEWEL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther

WOMEN’S CROWN JEWEL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax vs. Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan

Big Bronson Reed vs. Seth “Freakin’” Rollins

Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton

WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair (c) vs. Damage CTRL (Kairi Sane and Iyo Sky) vs. Meta-Four (Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson) vs. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP:
LA Knight (c) vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes

Update On AEW’s Young Bucks, Elite Storyline Following Tag Title Loss

Former AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks were last seen shredding documents and hightailing out of Wednesday’s “AEW Dynamite,” following their loss of the titles to Private Party. The dramatic exit, as well as The Bucks shaking Private Party’s hand after the match has some wondering what the future of Matt and Nick Jackson looks like. In a new update on PWInsider, Mike Johnson said the EVPs are saying goodbye for now, but not for good.

 “Yes, last night was the end of the current Young Bucks storyline. We are told they are not planned to return to TV for some time,” Johnson wrote, addressing a number of questions the PWInsider team received about the storyline developments. “NO, they are not done with the company. They signed a new AEW deal awhile back, which was announced publicly at the time.” The Bucks signed a new contract that only required a limited number of appearances each year, and word back in August was that AEW President Tony Khan had no interest in paying them for extra appearances, leading to the Bucks not being heavily involved in the build to August’s All In event. 

The Bucks are set for the upcoming Wrestle Dynasty event in the Tokyo Dome on January 5, possibly to face Hiroshi Tanahashi and their former friend Kenny Omega in Omega’s return to NJPW. Set for the night after Wrestle Kingdom, the event will see wrestlers from NJPW, CMLL, ROH, and AEW compete in the historic venue.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Backstage Update On Rhea Ripley Injury Angle From WWE NXT

Former WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley was attacked by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez on Tuesday. Ripley left bloodied next to her car by an unseen attack after visiting the “NXT” locker room to give the women’s roster words of support. It appears the attack was a way of writing Ripley off television while she deals with a legitimate injury.

“[Rhea has] got a fractured orbital bone,” Dave Meltzer said on “Wrestling Observer Radio” recently. “So the injury they announced is pretty much legit. It happened last week…Probably the last TV thing because she didn’t work any house shows.”

Meltzer believes it was the confrontation and physicality with Rodriguez on the October 21 “Raw” that injured Ripley. There is no timetable on Ripley’s return but Meltzer doesn’t sound optimistic about the chance at a speedy recovery.

“She is going to be out for a while,” Meltzer said. “It happened last week and then they did [the NXT attack] as a cover.”

The injury is Ripley’s second major injury of the year; Ripley was forced to vacate the WWE Women’s World Championship earlier this year after suffering a shoulder injury. She’s has been embroiled in her feud with Morgan, not only because of Morgan’s budding relationship with Rhea’s former beau “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, but also to get back the very title she never lost. As it stands, it will be a while before Ripley can pick up where she left off with her historic 380-day title run.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

TNA Impact Preview 10/31/2024

TNA Wrestling will present a new episode of Impact tonight on AXS TV.

  • Fallout from Bound For Glory
  • Josh Alexander & 2 Partners TBD vs. Eric Young, Steve Maclin & Jonathan Gresham
  • Ash by Elegance vs. Dani Luna
  • Lei Ying Lee in action