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Drake Maverick (Rockstar Spud) Named New WWE 205 Live GM, WWE Cruiserweight Title Tournament Announced

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It was announced on last night’s WWE 205 Live episode that the new General Manager for the brand will be former Impact Wrestling star Rockstar Spud. His new name in WWE will be Drake Maverick, which was booed by fans during the on-stage reveal with SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan.

Maverick announced a 16-man tournament that will begin this week and end at WrestleMania 34 with the winner capturing the vacant WWE Cruiserweight Title. First round matches announced for tonight’s show were TJP vs. Tyler Bate and Cedric Alexander vs. Gran Metalik. We will keep you updated on the tournament.

WWE NXT Superstar Roderick Strong has been announced for the WWE Cruiserweight Title tournament. Strong vs. Hideo Itami and Lince Dorado vs. Kalisto have been announced for next Tuesday’s WWE 205 Live episode as the first round of the 16-man tournament continues.

There is no word yet on when Drake may begin wrestling for WWE.

Source: WrestlingINC

Backstage News On WWE Signing Jeremy Borash, What He Will Be Working On, Big Change To Impact Plans

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As noted, WWE has signed veteran Impact Wrestling employee Jeremy Borash to a deal. PWInsider reports that the hire was a Triple H decision and that Borash will be working with WWE NXT and the WWE Performance Center.

There’s no word yet on when Borash will start with WWE but it could be at Thursday’s NXT TV tapings from Center Stage in Atlanta. There had been some speculation on Borash being hired for the Matt Hardy storyline as he played a big part in the original “Broken” storyline in TNA but it does not appear that he was brought in for that, but he could always be put to work on the storyline down the road.

We noted before that Borash did voiceover commentary for Impact last week and filmed Impact content at the House of Hardcore show in Philadelphia, which appeared to be his final duties for the company. Borash’s departure will be changing Impact plans in a major way as there had been plans to move Josh Mathews into more of a character role in the storylines as the “spiritual advisor” of Matt Sydal, which started at the recent TV tapings. Officials then planned for Borash and Don Callis to be the new Impact announce team but the departure changes all of that. There’s no word yet on who might call Impact action with Callis or what Impact will do with any in-ring content that Borash had not already did voiceovers for. As we noted earlier, Borash’s departure is seen as a major loss for Impact as he could always be counted on when the company needed something done.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE 205 Live Preview 1/30/18

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia as the road to WrestleMania has begun.

* Who will be the new WWE 205 Live General Manager?

* Tonight the new WWE 205 Live GM will address the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and the future of the division

* How can TJP change his luck?

SmackDown Live Preview 1/30/18

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia with more Royal Rumble Fallout as the road to WrestleMania has begun.

* The Road to WrestleMania kicks off for Styles & Nakamura

* Who will be next in line for a United States Championship opportunity?

* What’s next for The Usos?

* How will Ronda Rousey’s arrival affect the women of Team Blue?

WWE Announces First-Ever Women’s Elimination Chamber Match

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Last night on RAW, RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon announced that the first-ever women’s Elimination Chamber match will take place at the Chamber pay-per-view next month.

The only Chamber participants we know as of now is RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss with her title on the line.

RAW Preview 1/29/18

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia with the fallout from Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view as the road to WrestleMania has begun.

* Will Raw get “Rowdy”?

* Can The Miz carry the Intercontinental Title all the way to WrestleMania?

* How will Seth Rollins respond to last night’s defeat?

* What havoc will Braun Strowman wreak?

The Dudley Boyz Announced For The WWE Hall Of Fame

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WWE has announced that The Dudley Boyz, Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley, will be going into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The Dudleyz join Bill Goldberg as confirmed names for the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony will take place on Friday, April 6th from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 weekend.

Below is WWE’s full announcement on the induction:

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As first reported by CBS Sports, Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley are the latest inductees in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018. They will be inducted, alongside Goldberg, during the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 6, in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 Week.

The Dudley Boyz’ journey to the WWE Hall of Fame began in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1996, when Bubba Ray and D-Von, the sons of the unseen Big Daddy Dudley, were on opposite sides of a family feud among brothers clad in tie-dye and thick-rimmed glasses. Eventually, Bubba Ray and D-Von joined forces and kicked off two decades of tag team dominance.

In ECW, The Dudley Boyz were, perhaps, the promotion’s most reviled villains. Bubba Ray & D-Von could grab the microphone and antagonize audiences to the brink of full-scale riots. Once the bell rang, they were just as dangerous. With a predilection for punishing opponents by slamming them through tables and a devastating double-team maneuver known as the 3D in their arsenal, The Dudleys captured the ECW Tag Team Championship eight times before they left the land of extreme in 1999.

Bubba Ray & D-Von soon arrived in WWE, ditching the tie-dye for camouflage, but keeping the same nasty attitude that brought them success – not to mention a healthy stock of tables to drive their foes through. In WWE rings, The Dudley Boyz found a pair of teams just as willing to push competition to its extreme ends in The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian. The trio of tag teams turned the squared circle into their own demolition derby, using tables, ladders and chairs to punish one another. Their hardcore tendencies converged in the first-ever TLC Match at SummerSlam 2000 and led to a classic sequel on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania X-Seven.

By the time they left WWE in 2005, The Dudley Boyz had racked up eight reigns as World Tag Team Champions, one as WWE Tag Team Champions and one as WCW Tag Team Champions.

Ten years later, the 17-time tag team champions returned to WWE to compete with a new generation of Superstars, introducing teams like The New Day and The Usos to their brand of hardcore wrestling … and a few tables. Though they left WWE again in 2016, the WWE Universe never forgot them, as evidenced by the raucous reception they received at Raw 25 when Bubba Ray & D-Von arrived to put Heath Slater through a table with a thunderous 3D.

And now, The Dudley Boyz will take their rightful place in sports-entertainment history on what is sure to be an incredible night.

Tickets for the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, taking place Friday, April 6, during WrestleMania 34 Week in New Orleans, are available now on Ticketmaster.

Rousey Rousey Surprises Family (Video)

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Ronda Rousey posted a photo of her husband Travis Browne and their two sons from Browne’s previous marriage, Kaleo and Keawe, popping when she made her surprise appearance at last night’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view:

Update On Alicia Fox’s Injury

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Alicia Fox was unable to wrestle in the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match last night due to a broken tailbone. She has also been taken out of the Mixed Match Challenge and Goldust will find a new partner. Her injury took place during the rehearsals for the match over the weekend.

Source: WrestlingINC

Ronda Rousey signs full-time deal with WWE, debuts on Sunday night at Royal Rumble

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Former UFC champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey made her official debut as part of WWE on Sunday night at the close of the Royal Rumble PPV in Philadelphia.

According to ESPN.com, the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion has agreed to terms on a full-time contract with the WWE going forward.

Rousey provided a quote to ESPN about her WWE debut tonight.

“This is my life now. First priority on my timeline for the next several years. This is not a smash-and-grab; this is not a publicity stunt. When I first met with Triple H, I told him, ‘There are other things I can do with my time that’ll make way more money, but I won’t enjoy nearly as much.’”

WWE had Rousey shake hands with Stephanie McMahon to close the PPV following an in-ring confrontation with Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss and Asuka (the winner of the first ever women’s Royal Rumble).

ESPN is already featuring an interview with Rousey about her WWE signing.

Source: WrestleView.com

Update:

The Jacket Ronda was wearing belonged to Rowdy Roddy Piper, given to her by his son.