NWA President Billy Corgan announced the main event of NWA Back For The Attack on March 21 (4 pm ET) will be NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis vs. Aron Stevens.
Corgan also said the PPV is in remembrance of Joseph Hudson (aka Jocephus and Question Mark), who passed away last month. Corgan believed Hudson’s tag partner, and friend, Stevens should receive the title shot in his honor.
Below is the updated PPV card:
* Nick Aldis (c) vs. Aron Stevens (NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship)
* Jax Dane vs. Slice Boogie vs. Jordan Clearwater vs. Crimson
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus) w/Rosemary def. Reno Scum
Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K def. Havok and Nevaeh
VBD (Deaner and Joe Doering w/Eric Young) def. James Storm and Chris Sabin w/Jake Something
HOLD HARMLESS MATCH (NO RULES) Eddie Edwards def. Brian Myers
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Fire ‘N Flava (c) def. Jordynne Grace and Jazz
IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Ace Austin w/Madman Fulton def. TJP (c) to win the Impact X-Division Championship
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP Deonna Purrazzo (c) w/Kimber Lee and Susan def. ODB
IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FinJuice def. The Good Brothers (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION MATCH(Winner faces AEW World Champion Kenny Omega at Rebellion in a Title vs. Title Match) Impact World Champion Rich Swann def. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose to become the Unified Impact World Heavyweight Champion
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION MATCH(Winner faces AEW World Champion Kenny Omega at Rebellion in a Title vs. Title Match) Impact World Champion Rich Swann vs. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. ODB
IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TJP (c) vs. Ace Austin w/Madman Fulton
IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Good Brothers (c) vs. FinJuice
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Fire ‘N Flava (c) vs. Jordynne Grace and Jazz
HOLD HARMLESS MATCH (NO RULES) Brian Myers vs. Eddie Edwards
James Storm and Chris Sabin w/Jake Something vs. VBD (Deaner and Joe Doering w/Eric Young)
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus) w/Rosemary vs. Reno Scum
Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K vs. Havok and Nevaeh
WWE broadcast legend and Canadian national treasure Renee Paquette is celebrating after she officially became a citizen of the United States!
The artist formerly known as Renee Young took to Instagram to share the exciting news.
“I became an American citizen today! 4th of July I’m gonna go off! 10000 [Budweisers] and 28833992 hotdogs, baby. Thanks for having me USA,” Renee captioned an image of herself waving a small American flag,
As most wrestling fans know, Renee was born and raised in Canada. She’s been living and working in the U.S. for a long time, and presumably qualifies for citizenship via her marriage to AEW star Jon Moxley.
WWE officials are looking to have 45,000 fans at Raymond James Stadium for each night of WrestleMania 37.
A few months ago the hope was to put 30,000 fans inside Raymond James Stadium, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, but at a meeting held this past week a new goal of 45,000 fans each night was set.
The city of Tampa held a meeting on Wednesday, March 10 with representatives from local hotels and they were told that WWE is pushing to run Raymond James Stadium at 75% capacity on both nights of WrestleMania, Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11. The capacity for a WrestleMania with the stage would have been 60,000, which is where the 45,000 figure comes from.
WWE usually exaggerates the announced attendance number for WrestleMania events, so it’s possible that they go with a number between 70,000 and 75,000, but it will depend on what is best for public relations. They may not exaggerate the number as high as they usually do because of the COVID-19 pandemic and how that would look.
WrestleMania 37 tickets will go on sale this coming Tuesday.
Fans will be limited to purchasing 8 tickets for WrestleMania 37 Night 1 and Night 2 when tickets go on sale next Tuesday at 10am ET via Ticketmaster.
The Ticketmaster website notes that there is an overall limit of 8 tickets for the individual Night 1 and Night 2 events, and the same limit goes for the combo tickets that include admission to both nights.
Ticketmaster has also revealed the start time for WrestleMania 37. The doors to Raymond James Stadium are scheduled to open at 4:30pm and the start time is listed as 6:30pm as of this writing.
The listed start time could be for the main card. The WrestleMania 36 Kickoff pre-show started at 6pm on both nights last year, while the main card began at 7pm. WWE will likely clarify the start times in a few weeks once the card is updated.
The combo and single tickets will range from $35 – $2,500, which is the same prices as last year. Fans can sign-up to be notified about the ticket pre-sale via this link.
WWE is now using “Back In Business” as a tagline for WrestleMania 37. It was noted that additional WrestleMania 37 Week events will be announced soon. WWE will also be announcing details on COVID-19 safety protocols in the coming weeks.
WrestleMania 37 takes place on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11, from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
You can see the WrestleMania 37 seating chart from Ticketmaster below, along with the promo for tickets going on sale next Tuesday:
RAW Women’s Champion Asuka is still out of action because she’s reportedly dealing with a concussion.
Asuka lost a tooth in taking the stiff kick to the mouth from WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler during the February 22 RAW show, but she also suffered a concussion during that spot, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
There’s no word on when Asuka might be medically cleared to compete, and there’s still enough time that she might be able to work WrestleMania 37, but that is not a given.
WWE has plans for Charlotte Flair to challenge for the RAW Women’s Title at WrestleMania, but that will depend on Asuka’s health. This is the second time that Flair’s WrestleMania 37 match has been put in jeopardy as they originally had her scheduled to feud with Lacey Evans, but Evans is now pregnant.
AEW star Anna Jay underwent shoulder surgery yesterday.
AEW announced back on February 22 that Jay suffered a shoulder injury and would need to undergo surgery, putting her on the shelf for 6-12 months. Jay reportedly suffered the injury back in January. Jay tweeted a post-surgery photo this afternoon and said she will be ready to begin her rehab after a few days of rest.
“Hi everyone 🙂 I just got out of my shoulder surgery, and all is well. For the next two days I will most likely sleep and eat only ice cream and soup. But after that…I will be working my ass off in any way I can. Thanks for all of the support and well wishes. [folded hands emoji] [heart exclamation emoji] -99,” she wrote.
Jay has not wrestled since her win over Alex Garcia on the January 12 edition of AEW Dark. She was removed from the Women’s World Title Eliminator Tournament due to the injury.
There is no update on if Jay will still be out of action for 6-12 months, but they should have a better idea of her return once she gets into rehabbing the injury.
Stay tuned for more on Jay’s status and recovery. You can see her full tweet below:
Hi everyone 🙂 I just got out of my shoulder surgery, and all is well. For the next two days I will most likely sleep and eat only ice cream and soup. But after that…I will be working my ass off in any way I can. Thanks for all of the support and well wishes. 🙏🏼❣️ -99 pic.twitter.com/p12hX4DWgQ
The Walt Disney Company, which owns ESPN and ABC, announced a seven-year rights agreement with the NHL that is worth $400 million per year. This is double the price that NBC Universal has with the NHL.
The NHL is still negotiating with other companies for a second rights package as their deal with ESPN is mostly for streaming and only half of the NHL playoffs. NBC previously had exclusive rights to the NHL in a 10-year deal worth around $2 billion, which expires in October.
NHL games had been airing on Wednesday nights on the NBC Sports Network, which will be shutting down this year. With the network shutting down, it was expected that the Wednesday Night NHL games would likely move to the USA Network, which would result in the weekly WWE NXT show moving to Tuesdays.
NBC is still in negotiations with the NHL for the other half of the rights package. Fox Sports and CBS are also expected to put in bids. According to Sports Business Journal, negotiations between NBC and the NHL “had been strained over the past several weeks, especially as it pertains to price.”
If NBCU does secure the rights to the NHL, then NXT will likely move to Tuesdays. However if the rights go to FOX Sports or CBS, then it’s possible that NXT will remain on Wednesdays head-to-head with AEW Dynamite.
It is expected that once the NFL’s television rights are finalized in the next couple of weeks, it will be more clear where the three networks stand with the NHL package.
The first-ever two-day WWE NXT Takeover special is now official for WrestleMania 37 Week.
NXT General Manager William Regal opened last night’s NXT broadcast on the USA Network and announced that NXT “TakeOver: Stand and Deliver” will air on Wednesday, April 7 and Thursday, April 8.
Night 1 will air as the weekly NXT episode on the USA Network at 8pm ET. Night 2 will air exclusively on the WWE Network on Peacock for fans in the United States, and on the WWE Network internationally.
There’s no word yet on matches planned for “TakeOver: Stand and Deliver” but stay tuned as we will keep you updated.
