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2018 WWE Survivor Series Location Announced

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WWE announced today that Los Angeles, California will host the 2018 Survivor Series weekend, which includes the Survivor Series pay-per-view, NXT Takeover, Monday Night RAW and SmackDown, all taking place at the STAPLES Center over four consecutive nights.

WWE issued the following:

Los Angeles to Host WWE® Survivor Series® in 2018WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced that Los Angeles will host Survivor Series® Weekend in 2018 with Survivor Series, Monday Night Raw®, SmackDown® Live and NXT® all taking place at STAPLES Center over four consecutive nights.

2018 Key Dates:

* Saturday, November 17 – NXT TakeOver

* Sunday, November 18 – Survivor Series

* Monday, November 19 – Monday Night Raw

* Tuesday, November 20 – SmackDown Live

Additional details about these events, including ticket on sale information and travel packages, will be announced in early 2018.

Survivor Series 2017 takes place this Sunday, November 19 from the Toyota Center in Houston. The event, which streams live around the world on WWE Network, will feature: Universal Champion Brock Lesnar™ vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles™; Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss™ vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair™; Kurt Angle™, Braun Strowman™, Samoa Joe™, Finn Bálor® and Triple H® representing Team RAW vs. John Cena®, Shinsuke Nakamura®, Randy Orton®, Shane McMahon® and Bobby Roode™ representing Team SmackDown; Becky Lynch®, Naomi®, Carmella™, Tamina® and aSuperstar still to be namedvs. Sasha Banks®, Nia Jax™, Asuka™, Alicia Fox® and Bayley™; and much more.

WWE Releases James Ellsworth

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WWE announced today that they have released James Ellsworth.

WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar James Ellsworth. WWE wishes Ellsworth the best in all of his future endeavors.

 

WrestleMania 33 Generated Record $181 Million For Orlando Region

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WWE issued a press release announcing that WrestleMania 33 generated a record revenue of $181 million for the Orlando region earlier this year in April.

WWE issued the following today:

WrestleMania® Generates Record $181 Million for Orlando Region11/15/2017

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE® (NYSE:WWE) and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced today that WrestleMania 33 generated $181.5 million in economic impact for the Orlando region this past April, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation. This marks a new record for WrestleMania’s economic impact and the sixth consecutive year that WrestleMania generated more than $100 million in economic impact for its host region.

Over the past 11 years, WrestleMania has generated more than $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event. WrestleMania 33 also generated approximately $22.7 million in federal, state and local taxes.

“On behalf of the residents of the City of Orlando, I would like to thank the tens of thousands of WWE fans that converged on our city to be part of WrestleMania Week,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. “The week-long series of events boosted our economy by bringing guests to our restaurants, shops and hotels, and also benefited our city through community outreach initiatives. We look forward to welcoming WrestleMania back soon.”

“This historic result would not have been possible without the support of Mayor Dyer, the Central Florida Sports Commission and all of our public and private sector partners in Orlando that worked so hard to again welcome WWE’s global fan base,” said John P. Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President, Special Events. “We continue to be grateful to our fans who helped us deliver unprecedented economic results for our WrestleMania host city. We now look ahead to our return to New Orleans in 2018 for WrestleMania 34.”

A record crowd of 75,245 fans from all 50 states and 62 countries attended WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza this past April, making it the highest-grossing and most-attended event in Citrus Bowl history. Key highlights from the study include:

* $181.5 million in direct, indirect and induced impact derived from spending by visitors to the Orlando region for WrestleMania 33.

* 79% of fans that attended WrestleMania were from outside the Orlando region and stayed an average of 5.6 nights.

* $24.8 million was spent on hotels and accommodations within Orlando.

* The economic impact derived from WrestleMania Week was equal to the creation of 1,730 full-time jobs for the area.

* $9.3 million was spent by visitors to Orlando at area restaurants.

Next year, WrestleMania 34 will take place Sunday, April 8 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Tickets will be available this Friday, November 17 at 11 AM ET/10 AM CT through Ticketmaster. The event will be streamed live around the world on WWE Network.

Charlotte Flair Wins SmackDown Women’s Championship, Ric Flair There To Congratulate Her

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Last night on SmackDown Live, Charlotte Flair captured the SmackDown Women’s Championship by defeating Natalya. Charlotte will now face RAW Women’s Champions Alexa Bliss at Survivor Series. It has not yet been announced who will take Charlotte’s place on Team SmackDown.

Charlotte was very emotional after the match, tearing up while talking about her father’s recent heath scare. She said he was there and that he was home watching. She said her winning the title was for him. As she was heading up the ramp, Ric’s music hit and he came out, she ran and embraced him.

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RAW Attacks SmackDown (Video)

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Last night on SmackDown Live, the last show before Survivor Series, RAW got pay back by attacking SmackDown.

It occurred during the main event match of The New Day vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn. The Shield came down through the crowd and surrounded the ring. Owens & Zayn bailed leaving New Day alone to defend against The Shield. The Usos came to help, but more RAW stars hit the ring. Raw stars was attacking in the back also. Shane McMahon and SmackDown stars tried to fight back but RAW lead by Kurt Angle and The Shield got the best of them. Shane took a couple of triple powerbombs from The Shield.

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WWE 205 Live Preview 11/14/17

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina with the final hype for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

* Will The Brian Kendrick and Gentleman Jack Gallagher confront Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander?

* Kalisto’s birthday celebration

SmackDown Live Preview 11/14/17

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina with the final hype for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

* Charlotte Flair to challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya tonight on SmackDown LIVE

* Sin Cara challenges Baron Corbin for the United States Title tonight on SmackDown LIVE

* The New Day face Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn tonight on SmackDown LIVE

* Daniel Bryan returns to SmackDown LIVE

WWE Cancels One India Live Event, Triple H Vs. Jinder Mahal Confirmed, Kevin Owens Pulled

The Times of India reports that there will now be just one WWE live event in India next month. There had been two events scheduled for New Delhi on December 8th and December 9th but now there will be a “Supershow” on December 8th.

Jinder Mahal vs. Triple H has been confirmed as the main event. Kevin Owens, who was originally scheduled to face Mahal on the tour, is no longer advertised. It was also announced today that WWE NXT talents Jeet Rama and Kishan Rafter will face Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas that night.

Regarding the change to just one event, WWE noted in a press release: “To meet the requests of WWE fans in India, and deliver the biggest main event in the country’s history, WWE is combining two nights of family-friendly action into a one-night only, exclusive Supershow.”

Fans who bought tickets to the December 8th live event can exchange them for Saturday’s Supershow or receive a full refund.

WWE announced the following on the event today:

Triple H vs. Jinder Mahal to headline WWE Live India “Supershow” on Saturday, December 9MUMBAI, India & STAMFORD, Conn. – WWE and Sony Pictures Networks today announced that WWE Live in India, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, will now feature one “Supershow” on Saturday, December 9, including the return of WWE Superstar Triple H vs. The Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal, in the main event. Tickets are still available at bookmyshow.com.

To meet the requests of WWE fans in India and deliver the biggest main event in the country’s history, WWE is combining two nights of family-friendly action into a one-night only, exclusive “Supershow” that will also feature*:

* The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. Samoa Joe and Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus

* Braun Strowman vs. Kane

* Finn Bálor vs. Bray Wyatt

* Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks

* Jason Jordan vs. Elias

* WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore vs. Kalisto

* Apollo Crews & Titus O’Neil vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson

* Jeet Rama & Kishan Rafter vs. The Miztourage

Fans may exchange WWE Live tickets purchased for Friday, December 8, for Saturday’s WWE Supershow, or receive a full refund by contacting BookMyShow customer service at 022 6144 5050 or helpdesk@bookmyshow.com.

*Talent line-up referenced and depicted are subject to change.

Sources: WrestlingINC and WWE.com

 

RAW Preview: 11/13/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia with the final red brand hype for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

* The Big Dog is back

* The Beast Incarnate sounds off on The Phenomenal One

* Can Team Raw counter Mr. “Hustle, Loyalty & Respect”?

* Triple Threat Match to determine final member of Raw Women’s Survivor Series squad:  Bayley vs. Mickie James vs. Dana Brooke

* Will Kane once again bring the fight to The Monster Among Men?

Paige is rumored to making her return tonight.

Daniel Bryan Say’s He’s Trying To Get Cleared ‘As We Speak’ For An In-Ring Return

Daniel Bryan seems to be inching closer towards the comeback he’s been longing for. He recently revealed to The Trentonian that he’s going through the process to try to get cleared for an in-ring return.

Bryan, who hasn’t wrestled in the WWE since April of 2015, has an extensive history of concussions that has made the WWE apprehensive about allowing him to perform again. He has never hid the fact that he wants to wrestle again, and it’s possible the WWE has began to soften its stance on his status after he was (kayfabe) attacked by Kane in a dark room on last week’s RAW, which was the company’s way of not showing him taking bumps. Bryan said his tests have produced positive results, but he understands the WWE’s hesitation.

“I’m trying to get cleared as we speak,” Bryan said. “All my tests have come back fantastic, better than people who have never had any concussion-type stuff. But it’s a weird thing. We’re in a weird situation politically with the climate around concussions; right now, it’s very difficult. WWE would love to have me back, but is that the smart thing for me as a business to bring me back? If I was to come back, and they let me back, would they get a lot of flak for it? They have a ton of stockholders that they’re responsible for. It’s more than just, ‘Is he healthy to do it?'”

The recent return of Kurt Angle, who also has an extensive injury history, has possibly helped Bryan’s case for a comeback. In September it was reported that Bryan had been training his wife Brie Bella for her own comeback. Bryan has also implied that he will be seeking opportunities outside of the WWE if they refuse to give him the chance to wrestle again. He said the situation is complicated because of the nature of the wrestling business, but he’s staying positive.

“There’s more than that to the whole situation,” he said. “All the concussion doctors think that I’m healthy enough to do it, and that I should be able to do it — well, I don’t want to say all of them, I’m sure there’s somebody out there who doesn’t think that — but there’s a lot more than goes into it than just that. That’s the unfortunate situation with giant corporations and big business in the United States.”

Source: WrestlingINC