FOX is ringing in 2020 with the help of Roman Reigns, as “The Big Dog” will be featured in a match during their New Year’s Eve special hosted by Steve Harvey in Times Square. According to Deadline, Maria Menounos and Rob Gronkowski will co-host the evening set to include a live performance by The Village People… Read More ‘FOX New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey’ To Feature A Match With Roman Reigns
CM Punk reportedly turned down significant money from AEW, according to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live. Punk did actually have talks with AEW, despite what has been said in the media, and he met in person with AEW President & CEO Tony Khan, according to Alvarez. There’s no word yet on details of AEW’s offer, but Khan… Read More CM Punk Reportedly Turned Down Big Money Offer From AEW, Punk Is Signed To A FOX Deal, Not WWE
With an entertaining league like the XFL set to come back, it was only fitting the most entertaining commentators would be involved. According to the New York Post, the Fox and ESPN broadcast teams for each main XFL game will have a lot of experience. On the ESPN side, Steve Levy, Dan Orlovsky and Pat McAfee will be… Read More XFL Picks Announce Team For ESPN And FOX
FOX has announced two special preview shows to celebrate the arrival of WWE on FOX, and to build to the SmackDown premiere on Friday, October 4. FOX will air a SmackDown’s Greatest Hits special on Friday, September 27 from 8pm-9pm ET. The special will be hosted by Charlotte Flair and The Miz. FOX will then air WrestleMania’s Legendary Moments… Read More FOX To Air WWE Specials And More Ahead Of WWE SmackDown Premiere
“The Beast” Brock Lesnar will face-off against Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship next month during the first episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX. Lesnar and his advocate Paul Heyman made their presence felt during tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live after a six-man tag match in which Kofi and New Day were victorious. Brock… Read More Kofi Kingston To Defend WWE Championship Against Brock Lesnar On The Fox Debut Of SmackDown
The first WWE programming on Fox is scheduled to air on Friday, September 27 at 8pm ET. The one-hour “SmackDown’s Greatest Hits” special is scheduled to air at 8pm ET that Friday night, on the main Fox channel, according to PWInsider. The September 27 special is designed to be a preview for WWE coming to Fox. We noted… Read More Fox To Air WWE SmackDown Special Before October 4
WWE will celebrate the 20th anniversary of SmackDown in October during the company’s premiere episode on Fox — and the show will be loaded with legends. The press release for SmackDown’s 20th anniversary celebration explains: The 20th anniversary celebration will mark the premiere of SmackDown on FOX broadcast network at 8 pm ET and take place at Staples Center in… Read More WWE’s First Episode On Fox Will Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of SmackDown
AEW is expected to start on Turner during the first week of October, which is the same week that WWE SmackDown will being airing on Friday nights on FOX. The news was first reported by MMA insider @fightoracle, who first broke the story that Turner Sports would be presenting AEW at their upfronts last month. As noted, AEW applied for the… Read More FOX Hoping To Make AEW Look Inferior With WWE SmackDown Debut?, News On AEW Start Date And Time Slot
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler could be one of the hosts of the WWE studio show that is scheduled to begin airing on FS1 later this year, according to a new report from @Wrestlevotes. The report noted that Fox officials have floated the idea of Lawler being a main part of the show to WWE.… Read More Backstage News On Fox Wanting Jerry “The King” Lawler To Work On Their WWE FS1 Studio Show
In addition to SmackDown’s move to FOX this fall, WWE will also be getting an additional hour of programming. A WWE-themed studio show will air on FS1 and WWE Co-President George Barrios spoke more about it during a fireside chat at the 47th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston. “We’re thrilled. We’ve seen around… Read More WWE Co-President On What Fans Can Expect From New FS1 Studio Show, Third Hour Of SmackDown
