Tag: WrestleMania

Interesting Hardy WrestleMania Facts.

Wrestling Inc. reader Jesse Ruiz noted that with The Hardys returning to WWE and winning the RAW Tag Team Championship, Jeff Hardy earned his first ever victory at Wrestlemania. Hardy had been 0-5 at the event before Sunday.

The victory was also the The Hardy Boyz first victory as a team at Wrestlemania, and it was their first tag team match at Wrestlemania that didn’t involve the Dudleyz. It was also their first involvement in a match at Wrestlemania involving ladders (TLC and Ladder match; including Money in the Bank) that didn’t involve Edge or Christian.

– Speaking of the Hardys, the YouTube video of their return above already has more than 4 million views.

Source: WrestlingINC

Backstage News & Speculation On The Hardys’ WWE Return

It was noted in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy are returning to WWE soon. No word yet on exactly, but it was noted that the only question is regarding the legal issues over the gimmick and where it stands. There’s been a lot of speculation on The Hardys appearing at WrestleMania 33 on Sunday, perhaps to challenge SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos as they do not have a match. We do know that they will be in Orlando on Sunday as they are hosting a tailgate party near Camping World Stadium earlier in the day. The Observer adds that Matt and Jeff can legally debut whenever WWE wants them to.

Matt tweeted the following photo today, which added to the WrestleMania speculation:

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Announces New Model For Their 4 Annual Major Events

Source: ESPN.com

The WWE is set to roll out a new business model around its four annual major events.

Beginning with WrestleMania 33 in April of next year, the organization will bring all their other franchises into that same city, with shows from those brands surrounding the main event.

For example, NXT, Raw and Smackdown Live will bookend WrestleMania in Orlando, SummerSlam in Brooklyn, New York, in August, Survivor Series in Houston in November and a yet-to-be-determined location for Royal Rumble (January 2018).

Fans will be able to purchase a complete package that gets them access the main events and the three other shows.

The WWE has already sold out all the travel packages, ranging from $950 to $5,900 a person for WrestleMania 33. The deal includes a ticket to NXT on April 1, WrestleMania on April 2, Monday Night Raw on April 3 and Smackdown Live on April 4. WrestleMania will take place at the Citrus Bowl while the other three will be at Orlando’s Amway Center. The deal also includes a ticket to the WWE Hall of Fame Induction that Friday, transportation to and from the arena and at least a three-night hotel stay.

The higher-end package also includes a reception with WWE superstars and a visit to the organization’s state-of-the-art performance center.

Individual tickets for WrestleMania go on sale on Nov. 18, while individual tickets for the surrounding events will go on sale at a later date.

Having all the events in one venue helps to streamline ticket sales with so many fans coming from out of town. People in all 50 states and 35 countries attended WrestleMania 32. The idea also helps to pare down costs; the set doesn’t have to be broken down from night to night to move to a new venue.

The decision to surround the WWE’s four tentpole events with shows from the other brand extensions wasn’t made in a vacuum. The WWE tested the concept in Brooklyn at Barclays Center last year, when it surrounded SummerSlam 2015 with sellouts for NXT and Raw. In April this year, the WWE sold out WrestleMania 32, NXT, Raw and the Hall of Fame, all of which took place in Dallas.

The news comes ahead of this weekend’s sold-out Survivor Series in Toronto, which also includes a sold-out Raw and a nearly sold-out NXT show. The 2017 Survivor Series will take place in Houston at the Toyota Center on Nov. 19, 2017. All four events on that weekend will be hosted at that venue.

 

WWE Reportedly Doing Away With The Divas Title 

We’ve waited for years to post this story. It’s always been a hope for everyone here on the site and sometimes it just seemed like a far fetched dream. However now according to PWinsider and WrestlingInc our dream and the dream of many others is becoming a reality.

The word going around is that WWE officials have had a new women’s belt commemorated. The coming of this new title also means that the words diva division is a thing of the past and will now be called what it should’ve always been: The Women’s division.

The change will begin to take place at the post mania Raw live from Dallas Tx. It is being said that the new title is similar to World Heavyweight Title only smaller.

So now perhaps the bigger question is who will be at the forefront of the newly formed women’s division? Will it be genetically superior Chatlottle? The Irish lass kicker Becky Lynch? Or will it be our personal favorite The Boss Sasha Banks? Find out this Sunday at Wrestlemania 32 live on the WWE Network 4PT/7ET 

Plans For The WWE Divas Title Heading Into WrestleMania 32

  Source: Wrestlinginc.com

It is being reported that WWE Divas Champion Charlotte is scheduled to hold on to the Divas Title at least until WrestleMania 32. Her current feud with Brie Bella is set to rap up at the FastLane PPV.

Many fans believe that a Sasha Banks vs Charlotte match for the title at WM32 is what we’ll see but according to PWinsider it looks like we may be getting a triple threat involving Chatlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch.

There is no word yet on how this may all come about. Like they say only time will tell. It makes you wonder though what about the 4th woman in the WWE’s version of the 4Horsewomen? Can all of this mean we may have a Bayley main roster debut on the horizon? Possibly the night after Mania? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Sting To Be Inducted Into The 2016 Hall of Fame

In announcement via WWE.com the first inductee of the 2016 Hall of Fame was named and it’s none other than the icon STING!

“We are truly honored to have Sting take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame,” said WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, Paul Levesque. “His contributions to our industry are unprecedented, and we look forward to celebrating his incredible career with fans all over the world.”

The 2016 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on Saturday, April 2, the night before WrestleMania 32, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas at 6:30 p.m. local time. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT.

 

Sting commented on his WWE HOF induction”

Hulk Hogan Still Aiming For WrestleMania Match

Hulk Hogan, who turns 62 years old today and who was recently fired by WWE after learning about some racial comments he made several years ago, tweeted that he is aiming for a match at WrestleMania 32. Hogan later tweeted that he was aiming for WrestleMania but is training like there is still something big ahead in his future.

https://twitter.com/HulkHogan/status/631081829366374400

 

WWE Coverage On ESPN Under Scrutiny

Michael Bradley has an editorial at the National Sports Journalism Center titled Let’s hope media outlets remember what “E” in WWE means. The editorial is about ESPN’s seemingly sudden adoption of WrestleMania as a legitimate sports event deserving of their coverage. It’s also, to an extent, a reaction to Richard Deitsch’s Sports Illustrated article about how this all came about.

Bradley overall argument is that while it’s not out of line for ESPN to give WWE coverage, covering it like it’s a legitimate sporting event creates ethical issues if it was done solely to eye more eyeballs on the network and it’s related properties. In a key passage, he writes:

“Forging alliances with legitimate leagues is one thing. Trying to build an audience by making something that isn’t real sport seem more legitimate is far more cynical and potentially explosive. First comes the WWE. Then comes full highlights of the Globetrotters’ next game. After all, that team has fans all around the world.”

Bradley also adds that “It’s fun to talk about Lesnar and his fellow rasslers, but it’s not journalism.” It’s not clear if he means that it’s not clear if he means that it’s not sports journalism or that he feels pro wrestling coverage inherently can’t be journalism.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

 

The fans do matter

At WrestleMania 31 we saw two matches on the post show. Those two matches were the Fatal 4 way for the Tag titles and The Andre The giant memorial battle royal. However there were talks of moving even more matches to the pre show. One of those matches was the Divas Tag match. 

It is being said that the reason why it was kept on the main stage is because WWE feared of the backlash they would receive from the fans, especially with the outgoing usage of #GiveDivasAChance

So there you have it folks the powers that be are finally listening to us. WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. Let’s hope this monement only continues to grow and flourish.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Source: WrestlingInc.com

Bray Wyatt injured???

its being reported on various news sites that Bray Wyatt may have sustained an ankle injury hours before his WrestleMania match against the undertaker.

Word going around is that Bray injured his ankle in last minute preperation for his match tonight and he was apparently wheeled away in a cart.

No other news has surficed at this point but we’ll be sure to keep you updated if something new shows up.

Here’s to hoping it’s nothing serious that wknd affect tonight’s match up.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)