WWE Gives Injury Update On Rhea Ripley, Ripley Rumored To Be Legitimately Injured

As seen on Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT, former WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley was attacked by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez in the parking lot.

WWE announced Ripley suffered a fractured right orbital socket and will be out of action for an undisclosed amount of time.

Additionally, the following statement was issued via WWE.com:

Last night on NXT, Rhea Ripley was heinously attacked in the parking lot by Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and her enforcer Raquel Rodriguez.

Following the brutal attack, it has been revealed that The Nightmare has suffered a fractured right orbital socket, which will put Ripley out of action for an undisclosed amount of time.

Make sure to follow all WWE social media platforms as this story develops.

Fightful Select adds, “Internal claims are that this is a legitimate injury and the X-ray is the real deal.”

Bubba Ray Dudley Set To Defend Busted Open’s Honor At WWE NXT Philly Show (2300 Arena)

After initially turning down NXT Champion Trick Williams’ offer to team up and take on Ethan Page and Ridge Holland following the end of “WWE NXT” Halloween Havoc on Sunday, Bubba Ray Dudley changed his mind and agreed to the tag team match at “NXT” 2300 live from the ECW arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania next Wednesday. Dudley interrupted a segment where Ethan Page and Ridge Holland were lamenting over the NXT Championship that Page failed to capture at the premium live event, with Holland saying he would be the man to knock Williams off his “throne” and take his title. He said Williams knows it, and that’s why he asked Dudley to do his “dirty work.” Holland said he was glad Dudley came to his senses and rejected Williams’ offer. Dudley’s music then hit and he stormed down to the ring.

He said that he didn’t know much about Holland before Halloween Havoc, but now, over the past 48 hours after Dudley helped Williams from a beatdown from Page and Holland, that’s all he’s hearing about. Dudley said Holland disrespected him, his radio show, his broadcast partner Dave LaGreca, and all wrestling fans during the pre-show on Sunday. He said the “NXT” fans would need to see a lot more of Holland if he’s ever going to get a shot at the title.

Holland retorted that nobody cares what Dudley thinks anymore. He called him a “nostalgia act” and called ECW “overrated.” That earned him a punch to the face by Dudley, after Holland threatened to put him in the hospital. Williams ran down the ramp to even the numbers game, returning the favor from Halloween Havoc. After they drove the heels out of the ring, Dudley got back on the mic and agreed to the match.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Rhea Ripley Returns To WWE NXT, Gets Attacked In Parking Lot

Rhea Ripley returned to “WWE NXT” but it didn’t end well for the former Women’s Champion, falling victim to a seeming ambush from Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez in the parking lot. Ripley returned to her old stomping grounds as a backstage guest this week, giving the newly announced dream team of Zaria, Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Kelani Jordan and Jordynne Grace some encouragement ahead of their 10-women tag bout against Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade, and Fatal Influence next week. 

A later segment revealed Ripley to have been bloodied in the parking lot, the camera picking up a departing and laughing Morgan and Rodriguez – the former holding a bat – before finding Ripley lying beside her car partially shut in the door. A shocked and confused Vic Joseph and Booker T, meanwhile, assured fans on broadcast that they would follow up with an update. Ripley and Morgan have been feuding over the WWE Women’s World Championship – and Dominik Mysterio – on “WWE Raw” over the past couple of months, with Rodriguez providing a vital assist in their latest title bout. With the attack tonight, it’s unknown if Ripley may be out until after Morgan has had her Champion vs. Champion match with Nia Jax at WWE Crown Jewel this weekend, but it’s clear their feud is far from over. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 10/29/2024

WWE will present a new episode of NXT tonight on The CW.

  • The fallout from NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
  • NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Fraxiom (c) vs. Je’Von Evans & Cedric Alexander
  • NXT Heritage Cup Match: Charlie Dempsey (c) vs. Lexis King (William Regal as his corner man)
  • Casket Match: Tatum Paxley vs. Wendy Choo
  • Zaria vs. TBA

AJ Styles – ‘It Was My Decision To Turn Down TNA Hall Of Famer Offer’

AJ Styles has clarified some recent reports that WWE passed on the opportunity to have him be inducted into the 2024 TNA Hall of Fame.

Rhino and Bob Ryder were inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame prior to Saturday night’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view event. There were other names that were being discussed, including Styles and Monty Brown.

Taking to Twitter on Monday, the Phenomenal One revealed that it was his decision to not accept the offer. He wrote,

“I’m still an active wrestler…I hope. I made the decision not to go into the TNA HOF, not WWE. I appreciate TNA, but I don’t want to go into any HOF as long as I’m still active. My choice”

Styles is currently sidelined due to a mid-foot ligament sprain.

Source: eWn

The Miz Gets Kidnapped Following WWE RAW By The Wyatt Sicks

The Miz has been kidnapped by The Wyatt Sicks, as revealed by Karrion Kross and Scarlett in a tweet following this week’s episode of WWE RAW.

In recent weeks, the group has taken aim at The Miz and The Final Testament, which has resulted in Kross demanding that The Miz figure out what’s going on.

In the post-RAW video, Kross responded to Scarlett by saying that The Miz was “dead for sure.” The two then went looking for him – and the rest remains to be seen!

Source: eWn

WWE Raw Preview 10/28/2024

WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

  • Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser
  • Dominik Mysterio vs. A Former World Champion
  • WWE World Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament Final: New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs. War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Latino World Order’s Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee
  • Zelina Vega vs. Ivy Nile

WWE Reportedly Turned Down Opportunity To Have AJ Styles Inducted Into TNA Hall Of Fame

AJ Styles was reportedly being considered for TNA’s Hall of Fame inductions at Bound For Glory on Saturday. The pay-per-view saw the inductions of late TNA co-founder Bob Ryder and Tag Team Champion Rhino, the latter who still wrestles with the company and appeared in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match during the Countdown to Bound For Glory

“Fightful Select” has since reported that both AJ Styles and Monty Brown — known in WWE as Marcus Cor Von — were considered, with the former even prompting inquiry from TNA about an induction. “Fightful” has reported that the possibility was broached with WWE, who passed on the opportunity, though the reasoning is yet unclear. The reported belief within TNA is that it was due to Styles’ recent injury or active storyline. 

There was also said to be a hope that he would be open to wrestling in TNA, but again it’s unclear if discussions were held. Styles made a non-WWE appearance recently when he returned to Japan to wrestle Naomichi Marufuji for NOAH in July, but sustained an ankle injury during “WWE SmackDown” on October 4. Reports have since emerged that there were plans to work a retirement and farewell tour storyline ahead of the injury and plans were still in place when they were waiting for the results of an MRI scan to assess the injury. 

With WWE and TNA working together extensively throughout the year, sending stars either way, it’s still possible that a return to TNA — one-off or otherwise — could factor into such a storyline. The “Fightful” report doesn’t note anything further on the consideration of Brown, who wrestled with TNA throughout the 2000s before joining WWE. He has not wrestled a match since retiring in 2007.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Halloween Havoc 10/27/2024 (Results)

A Halloween-themed video package narrated by Gigi Dolin hyping the card up follows.

Oba Femi vs. Tony D’Angelo (c) (NXT North American Championship Tables, Ladders, & Scares Match)

D’Angelo cuts the ring announcer off and starts throwing hands! A lariat sends Femi to the floor, the Don follows after and eats a knee and an uppercut! Whip reversed, Oba hard into the post and then Tony clotheslines him through the timekeeper’s barricade! Femi recovers, back into the ring, chokeslam on a steel chair… SO CLOSE!

Oba gets a ladder out, uses it to trap D’Angelo in the corner and clubs away at him! The Don fights back with upkicks, but Femi scoops him up and slams him into the ladder! Table leaned in the corner, Tony slips out, stops himself short, but Oba blasts him through the table with an uppercut! Cover for two!

Femi with the crowbar, the Don uses a chair as a shield but gets laid low by a boot and the challenger spikes him in the back of the neck with the crowbar before using it to choke him! Wrenching the champion back, grinding him down, changing gears to look for the powerbomb but D’Angelo counters with a back body drop!

Chairshots from the champion, belly-to-belly suplex on the chair! Spinebuster on the mat, cover for two! Rolling to the floor, Tony goes under the ring for plunder and comes back with another table! Setting it up in the ring, Oba comes at him, fireman’s carry drop and D’Angelo’s knee gives out on the landing!

Femi gets zipties out and cuffs the Don to the turnbuckle, a maniacal grin on his face as he does it! The Family is here to make the save and he starts chucking Stacks and Luca around while Rizzo tries to free Tony! Oba notices and comes into the ring before she can get her pal free and he stalks after her!

D’Angelo begs off as Femi pursues her, out to the apron, she grabs the crowbar but Oba takes it from her! Finally the Don is free… SUICIDE SPEAR THROUGH A DAMN LADDER! Back inside, off the ropes and Femi blasts him with a lariat! Pop-up release powerbomb… TONY KICKS OUT! The Family is back, Luca and Stacks with Shatter Machine, D’Angelo capitalizes…

Tony D’Angelo wins by pinfall with a spinebuster through a table, retaining the NXT North American Championship.


Lexis King is interviewed backstage about his search for a cornerman for his Heritage Cup match.

He admits he’s been struggling to find someone to help and he admits the rejection hurts when a man’s voice rings out offering to be his cornerman.

It’s William Regal! He says the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to second generation wrestlers but he appreciates that Lexis is trying to be his own man. King thanks him and Regal somewhat ominously says that there’ll be a time to thank him later.

We get footage of Fatal Influence picking a gauntlet match for their NXT Women’s North American Championship match.

Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez vs. Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer

Vaquer and Jade to start, test of strength, arm wringer, tag to Giulia, working frantic arm wringers, slinging Cora into the corner, quick tag back and she rolls over and tags Perez in. Collar and elbow, Roxanne gets Stephanie in the ropes and gets shoved down for her trouble! Side headlock, mat grappling, a couple of quick pinfall attempts, Vaquer with the figure four headscissors!

Smashing Perez’s head into the mat a few times, breaking the hold, bulldog into the corner, tag to Giulia, double-teams clobber her and Jade comes in make the save and also eats double-team moves! Giulia with a crossface, Vaquer gets an STF on Jade but both heels get the ropes! Heels with cheap shots to keep Giulia off-balance!

Giulia slings Cora off, schoolboy for two, gets cut back off, whip to the corner, boot up, rising knee but she slings Jade to the floor after! Huge elbow clobbers Perez, another one, both women land huge slaps and both women are down and out! Tag made, Vaquer in with a big crossbody!

Duck a lariat, Sole Food connects, passing Cora into the corner, headbutts, big boot to Perez, corner knees on Jade! Roxanne cuts her off but Stephanie lands the dragon screw… NOPE! Perez dives, Cora off the top… COFFIN DROP! Back inside, Roxanne with La Mistica into a crossface, Stephanie fighting back, into a cover, only two!

Hard right from Perez, avalanche Frankensteiner, tag to Jade! Cora off the top, senton atomico… GIULIA BREAKS IT UP! The match breaks down, Giulia with a nearfall off a knee, northern lights bomb denied, rising knee, tag made, electric chair but Giulia slips out, Saito suplex and a tag to Vaquer!

Up top with Roxanne, butterfly superplex, Stephanie perching…

Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer win by pinfall with a corkscrew moonsault from Vaquer on Roxanne Perez.

Post-match the lights go down and we get one more Zaria vignette.

Zaria is here, standing in a balcony and licking her lips!


We get footage from earlier of Cedric Alexander and Je’Von Evans chatting and Evans asking advice over standing up for himself. He says guys are gonna test him from every angle and the key to success is to keep his cool and maybe it’s okay to do a bad thing every once in a while to get ahead.

They talk about their intention to win the tag titles.

Dave LaGreca and Bubba Ray Dudley are in the crowd talking about the show so far.

Andre Chase vs. Ridge Holland (Ambulance Match)

Chase in control early, Holland to the floor, kick from the apron and a cannonball senton to the floor and Andre is rolling! Ridge cuts him off, smashes him into the apron and throws him over the barricade, but Chase comes back with a dive off the barricade into mounted punches! Fighting up the ramp, chops against the barricade, Holland gets the stretcher out of the ambulance!

He throws Andre into the ambulance but he blocks the door and kicks Ridge away! Spraying Holland with a fire extinguisher, smacking him with the canister and knocking him down! Ridge with a belly-to-belly suplex down the ramp and he runs Andre over with the stretcher! Chase sidesteps a second and jumps off the stretcher and into Holland!

Lawn dart into the stretcher, back inside, Ridge gets a kendo stick and wallops Andre with it! Right hands, Chase seated in a chair, screaming at him, Holland with a slap but Andre recovers with a drop toehold into the chair! Both men with kendo sticks now, Chase wins the duel and hammers Ridge with it before landing a White Russian legsweep!

Putting C-H-A-S-E-U boots to Holland, Up top, diving crossbody connects! Chair in hand, big chairshot across the shoulders sends Ridge to the floor! Cutting Chase off, peeling the mats off the floor, but Andre gets the back body drop! Ramming Holland with the stretcher a few times, he gets cut off on the table, fights out of the capture DDT and plants Ridge into the announce desk with a DDT of his own!

He puts Holland on the stretcher and wheels him down towards the ramp, but Ridge falls off and throws Andre into the steel steps! Chase wheeled to the ambulance, Holland shoves him at the door but Andre collapses short of the goal! Hammering right hands, Chase crawls away and Ridge grabs a pumpkin!

Andre hits him with the stretcher board a few times before clobbering him with the pumpkin! Chase on top of the ambulance… SENTON ATOMICO ON THE STAGE! He throws Ridge into the ambulance but he blocks the door! Right hands, Holland reaches through and claws at Andre’s eye before swatting him with the door! CATAPULT INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR!

Redeemer DDT on the stage…

Ridge Holland wins by loading Andre Chase into the ambulance and closing the door.


We get footage of Nathan Frazer and Axiom bickering backstage.

Ava Raine is interviewed backstage to hype up the next couple weeks of NXT shows.

Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, & Jazmyn Nyx) vs. Kelani Jordan (c) (NXT Women’s North American Championship Gauntlet Match)

Jazmyn Nyx to start, knee lift, cut off with an arm wringer, to the floor, Jordan with an Asai moonsault! Back inside, off the ropes, low crossbody, cover for two! Nyx tearing at her hair, Kelani with a front kick, into the turnbuckles, sweep the leg, one-handed bulldog connects! Penalty Kick for two!

Jordan off the top…

Jazmyn Nyx is eliminated by pinfall.

Jacy Jayne is out second, big tijeras takes the champion off her feet! Low bridge, tornillo connects! Back inside, back and forth, Jayne blocks an O’Connor roll, flash knee connects, cover for two! Rear chinlock applied, rolling elbow ducked, bridging O’Connor roll… KELANI GETS HER!

Jacy Jayne is eliminated by pinfall with a bridging O’Connor roll.

Jayne clobbers her with an elbow before leaving!

Fallon Henley is out third, cover for two!

Back and forth, double lariats and both women are down and out! Trading hard elbows, Jordan backs Henley into the ropes, neckbreaker drop, cartwheel back elbow! Split-legged moonsault connects but Nyx is back down to distract the referee and the delay means Fallon kicks out!

Kelani back up top, Jacy Jayne on the apron, kicking her down, 450 splash but the knees are up! Charging in…

Fallon Henley wins, last eliminating Kelani Jordan by pinfall with a Shining Wizard to become your new NXT Women’s North American Champion.

Post-match, Henley gets on the mic and says statement made but gets cut off by Zaria’s entrance.

Zaria’s behind her! Zaria takes Fatal Influence out with headbutts and lands an F-5 on Henley specifically!


The D’Angelo Family is interviewed backstage.

Tony talks about retaining his title and Adrianna Rizzo talks about going after her attacker on Tuesday.

LaGreca and Bully Ray recap the show again and Ridge Holland rolls up to cut a promo and Bully says he let a similar interruption slide on the preshow but he better not let it happen again.

Tatum Paxley appears on the stage and Ava Raine is there and Tatum asks her for a match against Wendy Choo and Ava gives it her! Paxley wants it to be interesting and spins the wheel… AND GETS A CASKET MATCH!

“All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Trick Williams (c) (NXT Championship Devil’s Playground Match)

Teeing off with chairs, Williams sends him packing! To the floor, Page gets a jack-o-lantern off the announce desk and goes back inside, where Trick takes it and puts it on his head! right hands, rolling solebutt, cover for two! Williams gets a broken ladder out and slides it in the ring, chair in hand, All Ego cuts him off but Trick flapjacks him into the apron and throws him over the barricade and into the crowd!

Williams back body drop into a trash can, cover… NOPE! Back to ringside, Ethan horsecollars him with a chair, throws him into the post, DDT on a chair… SO CLOSE! Back inside, side slam into a chair, cover for two! Trick counters Ego’s Edge into a DDT and gets some breathing room!

Williams on the comeback, Page slips away, blasts him with a kick, up for Ego’s Edge again and again Trick slips out! Trickshot connects but Page gets a foot on the ropes! Ethan gets a black bag out and dumps it out… IT’S WASHERS AND NUTS! Trick slips out of a slam… NECKBREAKER INTO THE NUTS ISN’T ENOUGH TO PUT ALL EGO AWAY!

To the floor, Ethan picks up the steel steps but Trick cuts him off and clears the announce desk! Page throws him into the point of the steps and Williams is winded! Climbing the steps… EGO’S EDGE THROUGH THE TABLE BUT TRICK KICKS OUT! Medics check on Trick, Ethan taunts him before sliding the steps into the ring.

Williams gets to his feet, he wants to fight! Back inside, All Ego slams him into the steps! Laying him across the steps, he picks up the other half of the steps… TRICK ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY AND HITS THE BOOK END INTO THE STEEL! Williams picks up the steps and Page kicks him low!

Trick recovers, hits him with the steps, lines him up…

Trick Williams wins by pinfall with Trickshot, retaining the NXT Championship.

Post-match, Ridge Holland attacks Williams from behind and clobbers him with repeated punches! All Ego pulls him away and tells him if he wants to do it, do it right, and Holland hits the Redeemer!

BUBBA RAY DUDLEY MAKES THE SAVE!

Source: CageSideSeats

WWE NXT Halloween Havoc 10/27/2024 (Card)

WWE NXT PLE – Halloween Havoc – Sunday, October 27, 2024 – GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania

CARD

DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND MATCH FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Trick Williams (c) vs. Ethan Page

TABLES, LADDERS, AND SCARES MATCH FOR THE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Oba Femi

Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade vs. Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer

SPINNER’S CHOICE MATCH FOR THE NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Kelani Jordan (c) vs. 1 Member of Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, or Jazmyn Nyx)

AMBULANCE MATCH:
Andre Chase vs. Ridge Holland

Zaria is very likely to appear.