We noted before via Wrestling Observer Newsletter that despite reports, WWE had no plans on bringing back Kurt Angle. Angle recently spoke with SI’s Extra Mustard site for an interview, which appears to be done before that report came out as Angle still sounds optimistic about his WWE future. The full interview is at this…
As seen above, Brock Lesnar spoke with Megan Olivi about his return to the Octagon against Mark Hunt at UFC 200 this Saturday night in Las Vegas. Courtesy of FOX Sports, below is a quote on Vince McMahon allowing for this fight: “The devil’s in the details in the language; it’s not complicated when you…
WWE announced today that the WWE Network will air a “Draft Center Live” second-screen experience this Tuesday night during the live WWE Draft edition of SmackDown on the USA Network. WWE Network has also confirmed that a one-hour SmackDown pre-show will air at 7pm EST on Tuesday and a post-show will air at 10pm, after…
– Below is a new WWE Cruiserweight Classic vignette for Anthony Bennett: – As noted, Mojo Rawley was called up to WWE SmackDown in the WWE Draft. PWInsider reports that some in WWE NXT expected No Way Jose to be called up instead. It will be interesting to see if The Hype Bros. remain on…
– General Manager William Regal will announce the challenger to Samoa Joe’s championship for “Takeover: Back 2 Brooklyn” on tonight’s NXT, while focusing on the following points: * Blake vs. Shinsuke Nakamura * Billie Kay vs. Santana Garrett * No Way Jose vs. Steve Cutler * TM-61 vs. Adrian Nails and Rob Ryzin * Kota…
Damien Sandow is set to make his TNA debut on tonight’s semi-live Impact Wrestling episode. Sandow sat down with Rolling Stone to talk about the signing at this link. Below are highlights: Signing with TNA: “TNA just seemed like the perfect spot for me. They are a growing company with a proven track record. I…
Overnight ratings for SmackDown on Fox saw a slight rise in viewership of 3.3 percent as the show averaged 1.956 million viewers on Friday night. For the second week in a row, the audience grew as SmackDown went on. Hour one averaged 1.924 million viewers, then the show rose three percent in the second hour to 1.988 million. There was a…