Tag: WWE

WWE Announces Multi-Year Partnership With Snapchat

WWE issued the following:

Snapchat and WWE Announce Multi-Year Partnership Launching at WrestleManiaSTAMFORD, Conn., March 31, 2016 – Snapchatters and WWE fans around the world will be able to experience WrestleMania as part of a multi-year partnership announced today by Snapchat and WWE. To kick off the partnership, Snapchat will cover WrestleMania, which takes place this Sunday, April 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, via a Live Story. WrestleMania will also air live around the world on WWE Network at 7 pm ET. SNICKERS®, the official presenting partner of WrestleMania, will be WWE’s first-ever Snapchat Live Story brand partner.

“We are thrilled to partner with Snapchat and provide our fans with a new way to experience WrestleMania,” said Jayar Donlan, WWE Senior Vice President, Digital & Social Content. “The Snapchat Live Story allows WWE fans to share their stories from our annual pop culture extravaganza and dive into the live action of WrestleMania in more ways, and from more perspectives, than ever before.”

Fans will have the opportunity to contribute video and photo Snaps to one collective WrestleMania Live Story, which captures the real story of the event, straight from the fans, organizers, and everyone in between. The Snaps submitted from WrestleMania will be curated and packaged by Snapchat into a brief video that is available globally to Snapchat’s more than 100 million daily active users. Additional WWE events will be covered via Snapchat Live Stories throughout the year.

“By partnering with WWE for our coverage of WrestleMania and future events, we are able to bring Snapchatters and WWE fans new and old even closer to the action and behind-the-scenes of some of the biggest events in sports and entertainment,” said Ben Schwerin, Director of Partnerships at Snapchat.

Nikki Bella Reportedly Told That A Full-Time WWE Return Won’t Be Possible, RAW Angle Nixed

Source: WrestlingINC

Nikki Bella recently met with doctors and received some bad news as they told her to stay away from the ring, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. Nikki was reportedly scheduled for an appearance on Monday’s WWE RAW in Brooklyn but the appearance was nixed after doctors informed her that even an accidental bump could severely set her recovery back.

The angle planned for Monday’s RAW would have seen Nikki get involved in the 5-on-5 Team Total Divas vs. Team Bad & Blonde match on the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff pre-show in a non-wrestling role.

Nikki is set to meet with doctors again in July to determine if the bone in h er neck has fused, according to PW Sheet’s report. While Nikki remains optimistic about her future, she’s been told that a full-time return to the ring will never be possible.

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 

Coach Appeared On RAW, Announced ESPN SportsCenter Covering WrestleMania 32

Jonathan “Coach” Coachman returned  to WWE RAW last night in Brooklyn and after giving props to WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day, announced that ESPN SportsCenter will be doing live coverage of WrestleMania 32 from Dallas on Sunday leading up to the big event.

RAW Preview: 3/28/16

Source: WWE.com

Who is the true authority in WrestleMania’s main event?

To what extremes will Dean Ambrose go to slay The Beast?

Are we approaching The Undertaker’s final WrestleMania?

Will Chris Jericho accept AJ Styles’ challenge?

How will the “Total Divas” even the odds? The Divas division underwent a sudden shakeup on Tuesday night, when Emma and Summer Rae joined forces with Lana, Naomi and Tamina to form a formidable alliance against Brie Bella, Paige, Alicia Fox and Natalya. Clearly, the five-Diva squad has a numbers advantage against the stars of “Total Divas,” changing the complexion of what was originally shaping up to be a 4-on-4 clash at WrestleMania. Will the reality TV stars find a new ally to even the odds? If so, who will it be?

Who will gain the upper hand before WrestleMania’s Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match?

Will Ronda Rousey Be At WrestleMania 32?

Is it possible that Ronda Rousey along with her 4 Horsewomen of MMA friends be at WrestleMania 32?

As noted earlier, 4 Horsewomen of MMA member Shayna Baszler will be appearing at the Shimmer 80 event on Saturday, April 2nd in Dallas, Texas the night before WrestleMania 32. And usually where we see Shayna we see other 4 Horsewomen of MMA member Jessamyn Duke and sometimes 4 Horsewomen of MMA member Marina Shafir. As we all know the 4 Horsewomen of MMA was at WrestleMania last year and we all know what happened with Rousey & The Rock and Triple H & Stephanie McMahon.

With The Rock set to appear at WrestleMania 32 in Dallas and with him teasing a Mania shocker, and the fact that Stephanie has been training, and Rousey’s plans being pushed back and with Baszler in Dallas during WrestleMania week with the possibility of Duke & Shafir also being in town, sparks speculation that Rousey just may show up at WrestleMania 32 for another Mania moment with The Rock involving Stephanie McMahon.

The idea of Rousey finally being able to get her hands on Stephanie a year later at WrestleMania is awesome, but we will just have to wait and hope that he happens.

Thanks to fellow Wrestling News Blog writer Vanessa with provided me with information for this post.

Live WrestleMania 32 Kickoff Show To Air On USA Network

WWE issued the following:

USA NETWORK TO PREMIERE LIVE WRESTLEMANIA KICKOFF SHOW ON SUNDAY, APRIL 3

Special SMACKDOWN with Live Segments from AT&T Stadium to Air Thursday, March 31 and WWE HALL OF FAME Special to Premiere Thursday, April 7

NEW YORK – March 18, 2016 – For the first time ever, USA Network, the exclusive cable home to WWE’s marquee properties, announces expanded access to WRESTLEMANIA, WWE’s biggest event of the year. Between March 31 and April 7, the network will feature multiple events, including a live, one-hour broadcast of the official WRESTLEMANIA KICKOFF SHOW, a special SMACKDOWN episode with live segments, the one-hour WWE HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY, and a movie marathon celebrating Dwayne “The Rock®” Johnson.

On Thursday, March 31 from 8-10PM ET/PT, SMACKDOWN will feature live segments from AT&T Stadium just days before WRESTLEMANIA 32.

On Sunday, April 3, USA’s live hour of the WRESTLEMANIA KICKOFF SHOW will start at 6PM ET/3PM PT and include the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, featuring 20 WWE Superstars. WRESTLEMANIA 32 will broadcast live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. And leading in and out of the live kickoff show, USA Network will celebrate with a movie marathon featuring WWE homegrown star Dwayne “The Rock®” Johnson, with films including The Rundown, Faster, Fast Five and GI Joe Retaliation.

The night after, on Monday, April 4, an all-new WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW will feature the fallout from the action of WRESTLEMANIA 32.

Then on Thursday, April 7 at 10PM ET/PT, immediately following SMACKDOWN, USA will broadcast the one-hour 2016 WWE HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY special. WWE Legends including Sting, Big Boss Man and The Fabulous Freebirds will be immortalized for their accomplishments and contributions to sports entertainment in this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class.

In 2016, USA Network became the exclusive cable home to WWE’s marquee properties, offering fans the live WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW for three hours every week (8-11PM ET/PT) and SMACKDOWN on Thursdays from 8-10PM ET/PT. In 2016 to date, MONDAY NIGHT RAW is averaging 4.09MM total viewers, 1.91MM P25-54 and 1.87MM P18-49 L7 and SMACKDOWN on USA is averaging 2.82MM P2+, 1.23MM P25-54, and 1.15MM P18-49+ L7, making USA the #1 cable entertainment network across the key demos on Monday and Thursday nights. In 2015, the two programs reached 50MM viewers.

Another WWE Star Gives Notice?

Source: WrestlingINC

King Barrett may not be the only WWE star to leave the company soon. Bryan Alvarez stated on the “Bryan and Vinny Show” on F4WOnline.com that another WWE talent gave notice to the company last week and will not be re-signing when their contract expires. It was noted that some people will be “thrilled” to hear that the talent is leaving the company, although the person’s name was not revealed.

Alvarez’s Wrestling Observer Radio co-host Dave Meltzer acknowledged the rumor on Twitter, however stated that he has “gotten no confirmation on it.”

WWE Roadblock Results

WWE Tag Team Championship: (C’s) New Day VS Sheamus & King Barrett – Winners: New Day

Chris Jericho VS Jack Swagger – Winner: Chris Jericho

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C’s) The Revival VS Enzo & Big Cass w/Carmella – Winners: The Revival

Divas Championship: (C) Charlotte w/Ric Flair VS Natalya – Winner: Charlotte

2 on 1 Handicap Match: Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper VS Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman – Winner: Brock Lesnar – Bray never got in the match

Sami Zayne VS Stardust – Winner: Sami Zayn

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Triple H VS Dean Ambrose – Winner: Triple H

 

WWE Announces Live Network Special For The UK

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE has announced a live WWE Network special for Wednesday, September 7th from the O2 Arena in London. Tickets go on sale March 16th.

The O2 announced:

“WWE have announced that its unique brand of action packed entertainment is returning to London for a one-off special on Wednesday 7 September at The O2. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see WWE Superstar and Diva favourites Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, New Day, Sasha Banks and Charlotte and many more to be announced.”