WWE NXT TakeOver: 31 Results 10/4/20 – (Mystery Person) Ember Moon

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Damian Priest (c) vs. Johnny Gargano

Winner: Damian Priest

KUSHIDA vs. The Velveteen Dream

Winner: Kushida

NXT CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Santos Escobar (c) vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott

Winner: Santos Escobar

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Io Shirai (c) vs. Candice LaRae

Winner: Io Shirai

– After the match, the music hits as Shirai recovers. We go to replays. Shirai raises the title in the middle of the ring now. NXT UK Superstar Toni Storm suddenly appears on the big screen and congratulates Shirai. Storm also wants to make sure Shirai and everyone else has their head on a swivel because as of right now, Storm is back in NXT. She promises to turn NXT upside down and inside out, and reminds everyone that NXT has, and always will be, Toni Time. She will see us soon. Shirai nods her head and gives a thumbs up to end the segment.

We see the mystery figure arrive to the building on a motorcycle, with the same interface we’ve seen over the past few weeks in the teaser promos. Shirai is shown watching in the ring. The mystery person enters the arena and stands on the stage as the lights come up. They remove their helmet and it’s Ember Moon, making her return to TV. She stares back at the ring and acknowledges the crowd as Shirai looks on to end the segment.

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Finn Balor (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly

– After the match, the crowd gets louder as the music hits. Balor, with blood also coming from his mouth now, snatches the NXT Title belt from the referee and stands tall. Balor puts the belt around his waist as we go to replays with the referee raising his arm. We come back from replays and Balor is approaching O’Reilly, who is still down in the corner. Balor extends his arm to help O’Reilly up and O’Reilly lets him. They do a show of respect as the “NXT!” chant breaks out. O’Reilly raises Balor’s arm in victory as they stand together.

We suddenly see Ridge Holland standing on the other side of the barrier, staring at O’Reilly and Balor. He has a knocked out Adam Cole over his shoulder. Balor and O’Reilly turn and see Holland standing there with Cole. Holland drops Cole over the barrier, to the floor at ringside. A furious Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish run down to check on Cole but Holland has disappeared. The 31st Takeover event goes off the air with Balor and The Undisputed Era tending to Cole at ringside, furious at Holland getting away.

Impact Wrestling Victory Road Results 10/3/20

The Rascalz vs. XXXL

Winners: The Rascalz

Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Meyers

Winner: Brian Meyers

Defeat Rohit Challenge For The X-Division Championship

Rohit Raju (c) vs. Willie Mack

Winner via count out: Willie Mack

Tenille Dashwood vs. Jordynne Grace

Winner: Tenille Dashwood

UNSACTIONED MATCH
Heath and Rhino vs. Reno Scum

Winners: Rhino & Heath

Moose vs. Trey Miguel

Winner: Trey Miguel

Ace Austin vs. Josh Alexander vs. Karl Anderson vs. Alex Shelley

Winner: Josh Alexander

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Susie

Winner and still Knockouts Champion: Deonna Purrazzo

IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Eric Young (c) vs. Eddie Edwards

Winner and still Impact Champion: Eric Young

WWE NXT TakeOver: 31 10/4/20

DATE: October 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:30 PM ET)
LOCATION: Full Sail, Winter Park, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:WWE Network (first month free for new subscribers)

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Finn Balor (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Io Shirai (c) vs. Candice LaRae

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Damian Priest (c) vs. Johnny Gargano

NXT CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Santos Escobar (c) vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott

KUSHIDA vs. The Velveteen Dream

Impact Wrestling Victory Road 10/3/20

DATE: October 3, 2020 at 8/7 C
AVAILABLE ON: IMPACT Plus

 

IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Eric Young (c) vs. Eddie Edwards

 

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Susie

 

UNSACTIONED MATCH
Heath and Rhino vs. Reno Scum

 

Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Myers

 

Tenille Dashwood vs. Jordynne Grace

 

Who will answer the Defeat Rohit Challenge?

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/2/20

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the Amway Center in Orlando, FL with fallout from last Sunday’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view.

WWE Possibly Changing The WrestleMania 37 Location

WWE reportedly has tentative plans in place to move WrestleMania 37 from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

It was reported today by Gary Cassidy of Inside The Ropes that WWE has the plans in place for WrestleMania 37 to be held at the original location for WrestleMania 36, before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the event to be moved to the WWE Performance Center. The news was originally reported by Ringside News earlier this summer.

WrestleMania 37 was previously announced for Inglewood with the “WrestleMania: Hollywood” name.

There’s no word yet on why the location is being changed, but word is that WWE has “locked down” most of the buildings in the Tampa area for potential events to take place during WrestleMania 37 Weekend.

WrestleMania 37 is scheduled to take place on March 28, 2021.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE SmackDown On FOX To Be Preempted This Month

The October 23 WWE SmackDown on FOX episode is scheduled to be preempted due to Game 3 of the MLB World Series. It will likely air on FS1.

FOX Sports released their October schedule this afternoon and it shows that SmackDown will be preempted on October 23 due to Game 3. It also indicates that the October 16 SmackDown on FOX episode could be preempted for Game 5 of the MLB National League Championship Series, if necessary.

SmackDown on FOX was also preempted on October 25, 2019 due to Major League Baseball. That episode aired on FS1, which meant it was live for both coasts. There was also a replay of SmackDown at 11pm ET on FS1 that night, following a special edition of WWE Backstage. Backstage is no longer airing, so there’s no word yet on what that means for a potential replay.

The October 23 SmackDown show will be the go-home episode for the Hell In a Cell pay-per-view, which takes place on October 25.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Taking Over Talents’ Twitch Accounts In Four Weeks

Wrestling Inc. reports that Vince McMahon sent an email to talent this week reminding them that they have until this Friday, October 2nd, to sever any unauthorized business relationships with third parties. It was noted that talent who fail to comply could be fined, suspended or terminated.

It was reported in September, McMahon issued an edict instructing talent that they can no longer engage with third parties. The company later clarified the edict, stating that talent could maintain Twitch and YouTube accounts under their real names, however they would still need to inform the company of those accounts.

Wrestling Inc. has also learned that talent were told this week that the company will be taking control of their Twitch accounts in four weeks. WWE will own those accounts, however talent will receive a percentage of the revenue, which counts against their downside guarantees.

Former Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang openly criticized the edict when it was first revealed last month, and said that he would take action if Joe Biden were to be elected President. Yang spoke with Wrestling Inc. recently about why he feels that WWE has been able to get away with some of their labor practices.

“A lot of it is that wrestlers are afraid to speak out, and I’ve had wrestlers past and present reach out to me and say that Vince has been getting away with exploitation of wrestlers calling them independent contractors while controlling their activities for years and years,” Yang said. “A lot of it is just that they are a quasi-monopoly, and wrestlers fear that if they do try and unionize or organize in any way that Vince doesn’t like, that it will never work again.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

XFL Targeting Return In Spring of 2022

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says on social media that XFL plans to return in spring of 2022.

The Rock is part of group that paid $15 million in August to purchase the league, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April following suspension of operations amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and ended inaugural season on March 20 after Week 5 games.

The Rock Announces Cast For “Young Rock” Series (Photos)

The Rock took to Instagram this morning and revealed the main cast members for his upcoming “Young Rock” comedy series that is scheduled to premiere on NBC in the near future. The series will look at Rock’s formative years, with The Great One himself appearing in each episode.

Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions company is one of the groups behind the new series. Rock noted that production is kicking off this week.

Bradley Constant will star as the 15 year old Dwayne Johnson.

“#YOUNGROCK Officially KICKIN’ OFF PRODUCTION! Ladies & gents, here’s the cast of our new @NBC comedy, #YOUNGROCK. A series based on my wild and unpredictable childhood and formative years growing up. @bradleyconstant will take the reigns of playing me at 15 and clearly kicking puberty’s ass [laugh emoji] [muscle emoji] This show is gonna be a fun one and can’t wait for you guys to watch!,” Rock wrote of Constant.

Stacey Leilua will play his mother, Ata Johnson.

Rock wrote, “And playing my mom @atajohnson aka Mama Rock is the talented and lovely @staceyleilua. Many of you know my moms story – cancer survivor, gone thru hell and back, incredible life and still the sweetest human being on the planet. And still goes to smack me when I cuss [face palm emoji] [laughing emoji]”

Rock’s grandmother Lia Maivia will be played by Ana Tuisila.

“This role is a special one and HIGHLY entertaining. Playing my grandma, Lia Maivia will be the one of a kind, Ana Tuisila. Cool backstory: My grandmother, Lia Maivia was pro wrestling’s first women’s promoter. She HAD TO BE tough as nails in a male dominated, shark infested world of wrestling. She set the bar for tough business practices and also set the bar for how loving a sweet grandma could be to her only grandson – me [smiley emoji] She was also charged by the feds for extortion, eventually deported, became homeless and lost everything in the early 90’s. Crazy life. I was blessed enough to help change that hard time scenario around and get her back on her feet. Her journey was unreal and can’t wait for you guys to watch!,” Rock wrote of the role.

WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson will be played by Joseph Lee Anderson. Rock remembered his father when commenting on the role.

He wrote, “And playing the OG original Rock – my pops, Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson is the charismatic @iamjosephleeanderson [explosion emoji] As you guys know my dad passed away earlier this year so this role is a special one and our first episode is dedicate to him [folded hands emoji] My dad was a true trail blazer and broke color barriers all across our country in the 60s, 70s & 80s. One half of the first black tag team champions (with Tony Atlas) my pops was a bad dude in the game. I miss him. This ones for you Rock.”

The 20 year old version of Rock will be played by Uli Latukefu.

“Coming in hot and lowering the University of MIAMI BOOM [football emoji] [explosion emoji] is @ulilatukefu! Playing at THE U – these years were some of my most defining. The highs are incredible, but the lows were critical. 275lbs of upper body violence, attitude and clearly eating too much pizza,” Rock wrote.

Finally, it was announced that the 10 year old Rock will be played by Adrian Groulx. Rock referred to the actor as the anchor of the show, and his hero.

“This kid @adriangroulx is our anchor and my hero [fist emoji] He’s got the hardest job of ’em of all playing ‘little Dewey’ – yes, unfortunately that was the nickname my God parents gave me after the weather – as in dewdrops. Jesus. [face palm emoji] [laughing emoji] At 10yrs old, I was rambunctious as all hell [devil emoji], was already girl crazy [crazy face emoji] and loved pro wrestling — especially the part when wrestlers would bleed [blood drop emoji] [emoji] [skull emoji] [laughing emoji] This kid, Adrian is my hero because I look back at this time in my life so fondly and how I viewed the world thru my 10yr old eyes. I was all these things but at the core I was a sweet little boy and a complicated little cub [cub emoji] who just needed guidance. Years later here we are and I did alright [folded hands emoji] [fist emoji] This passion project is special and I’m boundless grateful to EVERYONE who is lending their talents, passion, love and mana to bring it to life. Can’t wait for you guys to watch this one!,” Rock wrote.

Source: Wrestling Inc.