WWE Reportedly Unhappy With Recent NXT Crowds

WWE is encouraging “WWE NXT” talent to ask their friends and family to come to tapings in hopes of building up more enthusiasm among the live audience, according to a new report. In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it’s reported that WWE sent a memo to the talent on its developmental “NXT” roster ahead of last Tuesday’s taping requesting that they “strongly encourage their friends and family in the central Florida area to attend “NXT” tomorrow evening at the Performance Center to help bring energy to the crowd in the final shows leading up to Stand and Deliver.”

The memo was reportedly sent out in response to lackluster crowds at “NXT” tapings in recent weeks, something that irked WWE officials. Tickets are free to “NXT” tapings, but fans need to request spots in the audience ahead of time online. “NXT” Stand and Deliver, the developmental promotion’s annual WrestleMania weekend premium live event, will take place next Saturday in Los Angeles. The event will be headlined by an “NXT” Championship match between current title holder Bron Breakker and challenger Carmelo Hayes, while several other key figures including Dragon Lee and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s daughter Ava, will be making their highly anticipated in-ring debuts for the promotion.

The card will also include the return of former “NXT” Champion Johnny Gargano, who is set to face off against Grayson Waller, as well as several other title matches to be announced on this Tuesday night’s go-home show.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Alexa Bliss Reveals Health Issue Amidst Her Time Away From WWE TV

Alexa Bliss hasn’t appeared on WWE TV since the Royal Rumble, and her status has been widely speculated due to her absence from WrestleMania storylines.

The former Women’s Champion revealed on Twitter that she had a spot on her face that became worse, and that after a biopsy, she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. You can check out her tweets below:

“Thank you! Don’t worry, short healing time. Always get your skin checked! Esp if you are in the sun or use tanning beds! Lol”

“There was a spot on my face yes- that had gotten worse. So went to get biopsy. Was basal cell carcinoma. During my procedure doc also found other squamous cells. Was a quick and easy procedure. Glad I always get my skin checked 😊”

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Source: PWMania

Roxanne Perez Shares Message With Fans Amid Murky WWE NXT Status

It’s been two weeks since “WWE NXT” Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez mysteriously “collapsed” after her successful title defense against Meiko Satomura at the Roadblock special, a clear homage to the November 1995 angle where “NXT” booker Shawn Michaels collapsed during a match with Owen Hart due to what was claimed to be post-concussion syndrome. There have been conflicting reports as to whether this was a cover for any kind of real-life health issue, and WWE has been building to a ladder match for the title at Stand & Deliver during WrestleMania weekend, but officially, Perez is still champion. On Tuesday, hours after Dave Meltzer reported that Perez was cleared to return from whatever was keeping her on the sidelines, she shared an update on Twitter.

“I can’t thank the @WWENXT Universe enough for all the thoughts and prayers over the past two weeks,” she wrote in the presumably in-character tweet. “The outpouring of support fills my heart. I wish I had better news, but the doctors are saying we’re no closer to finding out what happened to me at RoadBlock. I’m very frustrated, but I promise I’ll be back, stronger than ever, but I just don’t know when!”

https://twitter.com/roxanne_wwe/status/1638321201310253058
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Perez —as Rok-C — was the first wrestler to hold the rebranded Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship, winning a tournament final in September 2021. After Sinclair Broadcasting announced the restructuring of ROH shortly thereafter and offered releases to all contracted talent, she took them up on it and dropped the title to Deonna Purrazzo before jumping to WWE. Perez has held both women’s titles on the “NXT” brand, winning the singles title from the departing Mandy Rose in December and briefly holding the tag titles with Cora Jade in between them defeating Toxic Attraction and Jade turning heel in July.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 3/22/2023

AEW Dynamite airs tonight live on TBS and will emanate from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri.

  • AEW Tag Team Championship: The Gunns (Colten Gunn & Austin Gunn) (c) vs. Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin)
  • Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo del Vikingo
  • Jon Moxley vs. Stu Grayson
  • Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue
  • No DQ match: Hook vs. Stokely Hathaway
  • The Butcher, The Blade, & Kip Sabian vs. Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy & Sting
  • We’ll hear from Adam Cole

Alicia Atout & MLW Part Ways

Alicia Atout and Major League Wrestling have parted ways.

On Tuesday, the MLW interviewer took to Facebook to announce that she’s been granted her release from the company.

Atout signed with MLW in 2019. In 2022, she took on a heel role with the company by aligning herself with Richard Holliday.

You can check out Alicia Atout’s full statement below:

“I’m officially a free agent!

I’ve been granted my release from MLW. My time there allowed me to grow, be creative, and create some lifelong memories and friendships. I appreciate the opportunity and have so much love for that dope locker room.

Life’s constantly changing, and I’m psyched for future adventures. Looking forward to my next chapter in wrestling.”

WWE NXT Preview 3/21/2023

Tonight’s episode of WWE NXT from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez has been medically cleared.

AEW Dark Preview 3/21/2023

The latest episode of AEW’s latest weekly show, Dark, is slated to air tonight at 7pm ET via the official AEW YouTube channel. Here’s the card: 

  • The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn Renegade) vs. Avery Breaux & Mafiosa
  • Kiera Hogan vs. Leila Grey
  • Juice Robinson vs. Leon Ruffin
  • Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) vs. The Wingmen (Ryan Nemeth & Cezar Bononi)
  • Toni Storm vs. Billie Starkz

NWA Powerrr Preview 3/21/2023

The National Wrestling Alliance has announced the matches for tonight’s episode of their Powerrr series. 

NWA Powerrr will air at 6pm ET on YouTube. Here are the matches: 

  • Brady Pierce (with Rolando Freeman) vs. “Thrillbilly” Silas Mason (with Pollo Del Mar)
  • Face-to-face between Daisy Kill and Trevor Murdoch
  • No Disqualification Match for the NWA World Women’s Championship: Kamille (c) vs. Angelina Love (Nuff Said Encore Presentation)
  • NWA World Women’s Television Championship Tournament Semifinal: Max The Impaler (with Father James Mitchell) vs. Taya Valkyrie

WWE NXT’s Roxanne Perez Medically Cleared

WWE NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez has been medically cleared after a mysterious issue that kept her sidelined. 

A few weeks ago, WWE did a collapsing angle following her latest title defense that reminded fans of a similar segment Shawn Michaels did in the mid-nineties. It was reported that there was concern within WWE about Perez as she was dealing with an issue that was keeping her from in-ring action and wasn’t an injury. 

WWE announced a ladder match for Stand & Deliver for the NXT Women’s Championship, although Perez has not been stripped of that title.

Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Perez is now cleared to compete again and is expected to appear on NXT TV soon. There’s still no word yet on what the issue was. 

Source: eWrestlingNews

WWE RAW Preview 3/20/2023

WWE Raw airs live tonight on the USA Network and will emanate from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.