Rob Gronkowski Signs With WWE, Will Debut On SmackDown And Appear At WrestleMania 36

Gronk is reportedly headed to WrestleMania 36.

Former NFL player and WWE celebrity friend Rob Gronkowski has signed with WWE and is set to appear at WrestleMania 36 next month, according to The Wrap.

The former New England Patriots tight end has now signed a contract with WWE, and will make his official debut during the March 20 episode of SmackDown on FOX from New Orleans.

Gronk is also scheduled to appear at WrestleMania 36. It was noted that current plans for the WrestleMania 36 appearance will lead to a future match for the three-time Super Bowl champion. Gronk is not scheduled to wrestle on The Grandest Stage of Them All this year, but that appearance will lead to the match they have in mind.

The 30 year old Gronk, who retired from the NFL one year ago, signed with FOX Sports as an analyst back in October. The Wrap reached out to FOX Sports for comments on if the new WWE deal will impact Gronk’s NFL work, but there’s no word yet.

It was reported last night on WWE Backstage by Pro Wrestling Sheet‘s Ryan Satin that Gronk and WWE were close to finalizing a deal. That deal has been officially signed, according to the new report from The Wrap.

Gronk, a noted pro wrestling fan and good friend to Mojo Rawley, made his WWE debut at WrestleMania 33 back in 2017, to help Mojo win the 4th Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

There’s no word yet on the terms of Rob’s deal with WWE.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Preview 3/10/20

Tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and Twitch, get ready for another high-stakes episode of IMPACT! from Las Vegas.

* Best of 5 Series – Match 5: Eddie Edwards vs. Michael Elgin –  the two will compete one final time to determine who will challenge Tessa Blanchard for the World Title at Rebellion

* Madison Rayne has an answer for Jordynne Grace’s Open Challenge

* Desi Hit Squad vs. The Rascalz

* Rhino vs. Madman Fulton

* Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilbertti vs. Willie Mack

AEW Dark Preview 3/10/20

The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube at 7pm ET:

* Lucha Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) vs Peter Avalon and Kip Sabian

* Jimmy Havoc vs. Severino Corrente

* Hikaru Shida vs. Abadon (local talent)

* Sonny Kiss and Brandon Cutler vs. Private Party

NJPW And AJPW Cancel More Shows Due To The Coronavirus Outbreak

In response to the novel Coronavirus outbreak, NJPW and AJPW have announced that they will be cancelling their events scheduled between March 16 through March 21 and March 14 through March 22 respectively. New Japan’s cancelled dates will result in the cancellation of the New Japan Cup tour.

New Japan had previously cancelled the first half of the New Japan Cup tour earlier this month. Many other promotions in Japan have announced cancellations of events earlier this month as well in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan.

Stardom recently held a show called “No People Gate” in response to the events they cancelled. They also announced recently that they will be canceling more shows. This was an empty arena show held in Korakuen Hall and was broadcast live on YouTube for free.

New Japan have been releasing videos for their NJPW Together Project on NJPW World in replacement for the cancelled shows. New Japan’s next big show is Sakura Genesis. The show is scheduled for March 31, and in their official statement, New Japan has stated that they will be making an announcement in regards to the status of future shows.

In their statement, they said, “We apologize to fans who were looking forward to the remainder of the New Japan Cup. Ultimately, the health and safety of our fans, wrestlers and staff, as well as society at large is our utmost concern, and we will make announcements about events scheduled after March 22 upon careful monitoring of this developing situation.”

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1237288925745446913

https://twitter.com/alljapan_pw/status/1237267546367094784

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jeff Hardy And Paige Returning To WWE SmackDown This Friday

WWE announced that Paige and Jeff Hardy will be appearing on SmackDown this Friday night on FOX.

It was announced that Paige, who was forced to undergo emergency surgery last week to remove an ovarian cyst, will be appearing on the show to confront Bayley.

It will be Paige’s first appearance on RAW or SmackDown since The Kabuki Warriors dropped her as their manager on RAW last October.

Hardy announced last week that he was cleared to return to action. He suffered a leg injury last year shortly after WrestleMania 35 in April of 2019, and suffered some personal setbacks during that time.

After being arrested last October, Hardy checked himself into inpatient rehab for the first time in his life. He is scheduled to be back in court on Monday, April 6, the day after WrestleMania 36, for charges related to the arrest.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1237241773748924419

WWE RAW Preview 3/9/20

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC with fallout from WWE Elimination Chamber as the road to WrestleMania continues.

WWE has not issued an official preview for tonight’s RAW as of this posting.

* WWE Hall of Famer Edge has been confirmed for tonight’s show as he confronts Randy Orton over his recent actions

*  Shayna Baszler is also advertised to appear, one night after her big Elimination Chamber win to win a WrestleMania 36 title shot from RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.

WWE Elimination Chamber Results 3/8/20

(Kickoff) The Viking Raiders vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder –

Winners: The Viking Raiders

 

Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak –

Gulak passed out in the Yes Lock

Winner: Daniel Bryan

 

United States Championship: Andrade (c) w/Zelina Vega vs. Humberto Carrillo –

Winner: Andrade He had a handful of Carillo’s tights

 

SmackDown Tag Team Championship – Elimination Chamber Match:  The Usos vs. The New Day vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. The Miz and John Morrison (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode –

Winners The Miz and John Morrison

https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1236813043385933824

 

No DQ Match: Aleister Black vs. AJ Styles w/The OC

The Undertaker appeared and took out The OC and delivered a ChokeSlam to Styles.

Winner: Aleister Black

 

RAW Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits (c) vs. Seth Rollins and Murphy w/AOP

Winners: The Street Profits

Post match: Kevin Owens hit Rollins with a Stunner

 

Intercontinental Championship – 3-on-1 Handicap Match: Braun Strowman (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn –

Winner and new Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn

 

Elimination Chamber Match (Winner gets RAW Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania 36):  Natalya vs. Ruby Riot vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Liv Morgan vs.  Sarah Logan vs. Asuka –

Winner: Shayna Baszler

Scott Steiner’s Wife Christa And Tommy Dreamer Provide Health Updates

Scott Steiner is going to make a one-hundred percent recovery from collapsing after this weekend’s Impact Wrestling TV tapings in Atlanta, Georgia. He was worked on by paramedics at the event and then taken to an emergency room at a local hospital.

Steiner’s wife, Christa, provided an update yesterday evening.

“First of all I went to thank everyone @IMPACTWRESTLING for taking such great care of my husband @ScottDAmore, @THETOMMYDREAMER, @johnnyswinger2, @JoeyRyanOnline, @IMPACTWRESTLING & Cobb County EMTs. We appreciate all the well wishes, thoughts & prayers. He will make a one-hundred percent recovery.”

https://twitter.com/ChristaRechste1/status/1236400389756522498

https://twitter.com/THETOMMYDREAMER/status/1236376915780481025

Source: Wrestling Inc.

New AEW Teaser For The Dark Order Spells Out “Matt Hardy”

AEW posted the latest teaser for the reveal of The Exalted One of The Dark Order last night, adding to the rumors and speculation on Matt Hardy being brought in for the group.

As we’ve noted, Matt is expected to sign with AEW but that has not been confirmed, and there’s no solid word yet on what he will be doing if he does sign with the promotion.

You can see that the first letter of each line in the new teaser spells, “MATT HARDY.”

The teaser reads like this:

MADE FROM THE VOID OF HOPELESSNESS
AND FROM TIME SPENT AWAY WITH THE SHADOWS
THIS IS WHAT IT TOOK FOR ME TO ARRIVE
THE CALLING….HELLO?
ARE YOU THERE?
READY & WAITING
DARK ORDER WELCOMES ME
YOU ARE HERE

Hardy, who is now a free agent after his WWE contract expired last weekend, has not acknowledged the AEW teaser as of this writing. You can see the full tweet below:

https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1236200204996620289

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Su Yung Now A Free Agent

A big star with Impact Wrestling is officially a free agent. According to PWInsider, former Impact Wrestling Knockout Champion Su Yung is no longer contracted with the company.

The report went on to say that Yung is at tonight’s Impact tapings, but can sign anywhere. “The Undead Bride” has been in with Impact since 2018, helping Braxton Sutter by attacking Allie.

Also yesterday, Yung posted in a series a tweets that spelled out the word, “Free Agent.”

She was involved in several feuds during her time there, ranging from Tessa Blanchard to Madison Rayne. Her most famous program has been with Rosemary, as they fought over the soul of Allie, among other things.

Yung is a former ICW Women’s, Queens of Combat, and WSU Spirit Champion.

Source: Wrestling Inc.