Wrestling News Blog’s WrestleMania 34 Predictions

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WWE Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns

SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka

RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

United States Championship: (C) Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev

Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn  (If Owens/Zayn win they return to SmackDown, if they lose they remain fired)

RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs. Braun Strowman & TBD

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

Will The Undertaker answer John Cena’s challenge?

(Kickoff) The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: featuring special guest commentators WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler

(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: featuring WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix as a special guest commentator

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship Finals: Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali

 

John’s Picks

  • AJ Styles
  • Reigns
  • Asuka
  • Nia Jax
  • Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle
  • Finn Balor
  • Rusev
  • Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon
  • Braun Strowman & TBD
  • The Usos
  • The Undertaker will answer Cena’s Challenge and defeat Cena
  • Samoa Joe will enter the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and get the win
  • Ruby Riott
  • Cedric Alexander

Ed’s Picks:

  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Roman Reigns
  • Asuka
  • Nia Jax
  • Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey
  • Finn Balor
  • Rusev
  • Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens
  • Braun Strowman & TBD
  • The USO’s
  • Taker will be there and massively beat Cena down.
  • Baron Corbin
  • Becky Lynch
  • Cedric Alexander

 

Vanessa’s Picks:

  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Roman Reigns
  • Asuka
  • Nia Jax
  • Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle
  • Finn Balor
  • Randy Orton
  • Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan
  • Just Braun Strowman, I don’t think he has a partner
  • The New Day
  • The Undertaker will answer Cena’s challenge and win
  • Johnny Gargano will enter and win, but if he isn’t in it then Dolph Ziggler
  • Sonya Deville
  • Mustafa Ali

 

Trevor’s Picks:

  • AJ Styles
  • Roman Reigns
  • Charlotte Flair
  • Nia Jax
  • Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle
  • The Miz
  • Rusev
  • Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan
  • Braun Strowman & TBD
  • The Usos
  • If The Undertaker answers Cena’s challenge, Taker will win
  • Matt Hardy
  • Becky Lynch
  • Cedric Alexander

WWE Announces Return Of UK Championship Tournament

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Today at WWE’s Business Partner Summit, Triple H announced the UK Championship Tournament will return for two nights on June 18 and 19 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Last year, Tyler Bate was crowned the first WWE UK Champion after defeating Pete Dunne in the finals. Below is WWE’s full announcement:

 “Triple H revealed during today’s Business Partner Summit that the United Kingdom Championship Tournament will return for two nights this summer on June 18 and 19. This showcase for the finest talent in the U.K. will emanate from the most famous arena in London, Royal Albert Hall.

The first United Kingdom Championship Tournament was held in 2017 on Jan. 14 and 15 in Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom and aired live on WWE Network. The competition to crown the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion was won by 19-year-old Tyler Bate, who beat Pete Dunne in the final. Dunne later defeated Bate for the title at NXT TakeOver: Chicago in a modern classic, and continues to hold the championship as of this publication.

The Royal Albert Hall, meanwhile, is one of the world’s most vaunted arenas. Opened by Queen Victoria in 1871, it has hosted Beatles concerts, Muhammad Ali boxing matches and sports-entertainment bouts dating back as far as 1904 when WWE Hall of Famer George Hackenschmidt grappled there. And on June 18 and 19, it will serve as the proving ground of WWE’s next great U.K. talent.

Stay with WWE.com for more information on the return of the United Kingdom Championship Tournament as it becomes available.”

Impact Wrestling Announces It Has Officially Parted Ways With Alberto El Patron On Saturday

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Impact Wrestling issued a statement on Saturday evening confirming the official departure of Alberto El Patron (former WWE star Alberto Del Rio) from the company.

The official statement reads:

“IMPACT Wrestling announced today that it has terminated its agreement with Alberto El Patron, effective immediately.”

This announcement comes just 24 hours after Patron reportedly no-showed last night’s Impact vs. Lucha Underground special that aired live on Twitch.

Patron had been scheduled to face Austin Aries for the Impact World Championship in the main event of the Redemption PPV on April 22. That match is now off.

It was reported earlier this month that Patron was at WWE Headquarters in Stamford to film footage for an upcoming project involving Rey Mysterio. Patron’s deal with Impact was already scheduled to expire in April. He did take part in a press conference on Friday in New Orleans to promote the Redemption PPV, but apparently something changed quick.

Source: WrestleView

Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground Results

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Impact X-Division Champion Matt Sydal vs. MOOSE vs. Caleb Konley vs. Matanza Cueto vs. Jack Evans vs. Chavo Guerrero – Winner: Matanza

* Impact Knockouts Championship: Allie (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie – Winner: Allie

* Scott Steiner & Teddy Hart vs. oVe – Winners: Scott Steiner & Teddy Hart

* Drago, Aerostar & King Cuerno vs. Andrew Everett, DJZ & Desmond Xavier – Drago, Aerostar & King Cuerno

* Trevor Lee vs. Marty “The Moth” Martinez – Winner: Trevor Lee

* Impact Tag Team Championship: LAX (c’s) vs. Killshot and The Mack – Winners: LAX

* Eli Drake vs. Brian Cage – Winner: Brian Cage

* I Quit Match: Eddie Edwards vs. Jeremiah Crane (Sami Callihan) – Winner by Forfeit: Jeremiah Crane (Sami Callihan) – Crane pulls out the bat from under the ring! Crane sets the chair up over Eddie’s face again and then Crane decks the referee with the bat as he begged Crane not to do it. Don Callis comes out and screams at Crane not to do it. Callis throws a towel in the ring to call the match. Crane decides to hit Eddie with the bat anyway but Moose hits the ring with a chair and chases him off.

Alberto Del Rio was not there main event changed to a Triple Threat Match

* Triple Threat: Impact World Champion Austin Aries vs. Fenix vs Lucha Underground Champion Pentagon Jr. – Winner: Pentagon Jr.

Cody Rhodes To Receive Police Escort At Supercard Of Honor XII

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ROH announced the Louisiana Wrestling/Boxing Commission confirmed that Cody will be receiving a police escort to the ring on Saturday for his entrance. Cody will be taking on Kenny Omega in a much anticipated match that should settle who is the leader of the Bullet Club. This event will be in front of a record ROH crowd of just under 6,000 fans.

Source: WrestlingINC

ROH Supercard Of Honor XII Card 4/7/18

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ROH Supercard of Honor XII will take place Saturday night from UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The show will air on Fite TV on iPPV, or on the ROH website via Honor Club.

* Cody vs. Kenny Omega

* ROH World Championship: (C) Dalton Castle vs. Marty Scurll

* ROH Tag Team Championship: (C) The Briscoes vs. Jay Lethal & Hiroshi Tanahashi

* ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship – Ladder Match: (C) So Cal Uncensored vs. Flip Gordon & The Young Bucks

* ROH TV Championship – Last Man Standing Match: (C) Kenny King vs. Silas Young

* Tomohiro Ishii vs. Punishment Martinez

* Kota Ibushi vs. Adam Page

* Women of Honor championship Tournament Finals

* Women of Honor championship Tournament Semifinal: Tenille Dashwood vs. Sumie Sakai

* Women of Honor championship Tournament Semifinal: Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein

* Chuckie T vs. Jonathan Gresham

WrestleMania 34 4/8/18

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WWE Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns

SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka

RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

United States Championship: (C) Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev

Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn  (If Owens/Zayn win they return to SmackDown, if they lose they remain fired)

RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs. Braun Strowman & TBD

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

Will The Undertaker answer John Cena’s challenge?

(Kickoff) The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: featuring special guest commentators WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler

(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: featuring WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix as a special guest commentator

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship Finals: Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali

NXT TakeOver: New Orleans 4/7/18

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NXT Championship: (C) Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Aleister Black

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler

NXT North American Championship – Ladder Match: Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) Undisputed ERA Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole? vs. The Authors of Pain vs. Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne
Winning team also wins the Dusty Rhodes Classic

Unsanctioned Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Ronda Rousey Reportedly Wants A Paul Heyman To Become Her Manager In WWE

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Ronda Rousey is looking to have Paul Heyman represent her in the WWE storylines, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

It was noted that Rousey will likely not become a Paul Heyman Girl due to internal company politics as the pairing would not fit the big picture narrative on why Rousey was signed. The idea is for Rousey to be the babyface antagonist to Stephanie McMahon and Heyman’s role is seen as more of a heel, even though WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar ended up being a babyface with Heyman representing him, which was not how they intended for things to turn out. Some do feel that the WWE fan base will eventually turn on Rousey.

Rousey is also in WWE because the outside world will see her as the biggest star in the company, and because she’s had strong drawing power with female fans. The Observer noted that the limited data they have shows RAW viewership with men is way up when Rousey is on but female viewership is not.

Source: WrestlingINC