Report – Billy Corgan’s NWA Signs TV Deal With The CW Network

NWA owner Billy Corgan announced last week that the National Wrestling Alliance has signed a television deal with a Top 20 network.

Haus of Wrestling is reporting that the National Wrestling Alliance has signed a television deal with the CW Network. While the logistics are being worked out, an announcement could be happening “relatively soon.”

The TV deal would reportedly entail two different NWA shows airing on the network, one of which would be NWA Powerrr, while the other would be a reality show about the day-to-day, behind-the-scenes element of the promotion.

Corgan has reportedly wanted to form a reality show about the process of running a wrestling promotion for a while. His plans nearly took off when he was running Resistance Pro Wrestling in Chicago about a decade ago when he signed a deal with A&E to produce the series.

Some content had already been filmed for the Resistance reality TV project, but A&E dropped the ball when all of the network’s unscripted content was scrapped. As a result, the show never aired.

While the content for the planned reality show is expected to be filmed and concluded before any new in-ring content starts filming, NWA Powerrr will likely make its debut on the CW Network before the reality series.

Additionally, NWA Powerrr recently underwent some production enhancements for its latest season and those upgrades were reportedly made in anticipation of the upcoming CW switch.

It’s unclear if NWA Powerrr will be a one or two-hour broadcast, however, the show is not expected to be a live broadcast.

The idea would be to pre-tape multiple episodes of NWA Powerrr similar to Impact Wrestling on AXS TV.

In terms of NWA’s YouTube channel, it is speculated that the returning NWA territories could serve as new programming.

Exodus Pro Wrestling was recently named as the first territory of the NWA, and two others are reportedly in the works.

WOW – Women of Wrestling also airs on the CW Network in syndication and recently kicked off its second season. The show outdraws IMPACT! on AXS TV regularly, drawing between 250,000-450,000 viewers per episode. The success of WOW has reportedly made NWA officials optimistic about building a decent audience on the CW Network.

Source: eWn

The Garcia Twins – ‘We Want One Last Run’

On a recent edition of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast, WWE Hall of Famers The Garcia Twins (Nikki and Brie Garcia) stated that they’re hoping for an in-ring return for one last run in pro wrestling.

However, their return completely depends on Nikki getting cleared by her surgeon.

Brie said, “Especially because my husband’s at AEW, but I’m still surrounded a lot by wrestling because he and I, we talk about it all the time. He’s fully in it, and he just had an incredible match this Sunday at their big pay-per-view, All Out. I watch everything, and when I see the women wrestle and all that, I always am like, ‘Ah!’”

Nikki, who suffered a broken neck in 2015, said, “We want one last run. Especially when our sons are a little older and they could sit and watch their mommies kick ass and if my surgeon allows me to.”

Source: eWn

Sting Announces Impending Retirement, Will Wrestle Last Match At AEW Revolution 2024

Current AEW star, WWE Hall of Famer and former WCW World Heavyweight Champion addressed the future of his career on Wednesday’s episode of “AEW Dynamite” in Rosenburg, TX. Sting pointed out that he wrestled his first AEW match at AEW Revolution 2021 and that announced that his retirement match would take place at AEW Revolution 2024. There is no word on when or where AEW Revolution 2024 is set to take place yet.

Sting mentioned at his WWE Hall of Fame induction that “the only thing that’s for sure is that nothing is for sure,” hinting that his original retirement in 2015 wasn’t permanent, but on Wednesday Sting made himself clear saying “the only thing’s that’s for sure” is that the Revolution 2024 match will be his final match. Sting had initially retired after suffering a neck injury at WWE Night of Champions 2015, where he was facing WWE Champion Seth Rollins in the main event. During Dynamite, Sting mentioned that he wasn’t quite satisfied with that retirement and that his AEW tenure helped put a cap on his 30+ years in professional wrestling.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/18/2023

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the Ford Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas.

  • Sting to address the fans
  • Adam Copeland to issue a rebuttal to Christian Cage after Cage interrupted him at Collision last Saturday.
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Kenny Omega
  • Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal
  • Penta El Zero Meido vs. Jay White
  • Jim Ross conducts a sit-down interview with Nick Wayne and his Mom
  • Timeless Toni Storm will debut her latest Masterpiece

Paul Wight To Appear On OVW TV This Thursday

Paul Wight is slated to make his return to OVW. 

Wight will be making his first appearance in OVW since 2006 on Thursday’s episode of OVW television. He had defeated The Miz at a live event in Louisville, Kentucky over a decade ago. 

The promotion has gained attention in the wrestling world lately, as it was featured in Netflix’s ‘Wrestlers’ docuseries. 

The October 19 episode of OVW TV will be available for live streaming on Fite TV. It will later be added to YouTube.

Source: eWn

WWE NXT Preview 10/17/2023

Tonight’s WWE NXT live on USA at 8/7 C from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

  • Triple Threat Match: Carmelo Hayes vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dijak to decide No. 1 Contender to NXT Title
  • Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal to determine No. 1 Contenders to NXT Tag Team Championship at Halloween Havoc – Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs, Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak, OTM, Hank Walker & Tank Ledger, Damon Kemp & Myles Borne, Chase U, Gallus, Creed Brothers, Angel & Humberto y Malik Blade & Edris Enofé
  • Lyra Valkyria vs. Tegan Nox
  • NXT Women’s champion “The Man” Becky Lynch comes back around to NXT

Update On Future Of AEW Fight Forever

Earlier this year, the video game “AEW Fight Forever” was released to generally positive feedback. Since then, the developers have added some DLC content such as the “Stadium Stampede” mode, and there are reportedly plans in place to add more wrestlers to the game’s roster.

Fightful Select is reporting that some of AEW’s newest acquisitions have been scanned so that their digital avatars can be included in the game at a later date. It remains to be seen which wrestlers will be added to “AEW Fight Forever,” but names such as Adam Copeland and Kota Ibushi will surely show up eventually now that they’re All Elite.

The latest update about the game also suggests that “AEW Fight Forever” will remain the company’s sole title for the time being. Instead of making a sequel, it’s expected that the game’s creators will keep adding updates to the release.

Despite this, the game reportedly hasn’t been talked about much behind the scenes in recent times. While there was an internal push to promote the title following its release, conversations pertaining to “AEW Fight Forever” appear to have died down in the company’s management circles, as the report states that it’s hardly been mentioned backstage or at meetings.

The game has experienced some changes behind the scenes, too. AEW referee Aubrey Edwards, who works with the company’s gaming division, recently revealed that she’s no longer involved in the development of “AEW Fight Forever.” However, she is involved with the game in other capacities, including branding.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jerry “The King” Lawler Returns To The Ring As Guest Manager

WWE Hall of Famer and Memphis native and wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler recently appeared for the special Wildfire Wrestling event which took place last Friday before the Memphis Tigers’ game against Tulane.

SportsZone posted footage to their YouTube Channel with Lawler returning to the ring as a guest manager. Lawler’s son Kevin posted a video clip and photos on Facebook.

The 73-year old Lawler has recently started making public appearances again after he suffered a stroke suffering a stroke in February of this year.

WWE RAW Preview 10/16/2023

The season premiere of WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

  • WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Gunther (c) vs. Bronson Reed
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Cody Rhodes and Jay Uso (c) vs. Judgment Day’s Finn Balor and Damian Priest
  • Rhea Ripley vs. Shayna Baszler
  • Ricochet vs Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Also on last Friday’s SmackDown, Triple H appointed Adam Pearce as the new General Manager of Raw. Tonight is Pearce’s first night in his new role.

Details On Why Vince McMahon Backed Away From WWE Creative Reportedly Revealed

The roles of Vince McMahon and Paul “Triple H” Levesque in WWE’s creative department appear to have changed. While the latter has been in charge of these duties for quite some time, McMahon is known for having a very hands-on approach when it comes to the company’s television product. However, a report from Sports Illustrated states that Levesque is in charge in the wake of WWE merging with UFC to form TKO Group Holdings following the completion of the Endeavor sale.

According to the report, Ari Emanuel, the CEO of Endeavor, is behind the change as he believes that everyone in the company should focus on the jobs they’ve been assigned. McMahon is currently an executive chairman, and his main focus for now is to oversee media rights negotiations. As WWE’s Chief Content Officer, however, it’s Levesque’s role to spearhead the creative direction of “WWE Raw” and “WWE SmackDown.”

What’s more, McMahon is said to have an iron-clad contract that protects him financially. However, there doesn’t appear to be any clauses in the agreement that give him license to run the company however he sees fit. Emanuel has the final say over all matters.

Previously, it was reported that McMahon was involved in WWE creative prior to his spinal surgery, which led to him making several changes to the shows. That being said, it’s believed that he stepped away from the role willingly to allow Levesque to steer the ship in that department.

As of this writing, McMahon is under investigation by the federal government, presumably in regard to the hush money payments he made to several women in the past. The outcome of the case remains to be seen.

Source: Wrestling Inc.