Over the past week there have been reports that WWE SummerSlam will be a 4-hour show this year, similar to WrestleMania. Luca Franchini, who does the announcing for WWE programming on Italy’s Sky Italia network, posted on Facebook that he was informed by WWE that SummerSlam will in fact be 4 hours. Franchini also noted…
– This week’s edition of WWE SmackDown drew 2.443 million viewers, up from last week’s show, which averaged 2.353 million viewers. – Ric Flair issued the following statement to TMZ regarding the passing of Roddy Piper: “We’ve shared the ring, traveled the world, maintained a friendship throughout the ups and downs of the wrestling world,…
AAA sent along a press release on late Sunday evening, addressing technical difficulties that took place during Sunday’s TripleMania XXIII pay-per-view event in North America: AAA ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRIPLEMANIA XXIII PPV AUDIO ISSUES MEXICO CITY – We thank all of you for giving AAA your Sunday night. No excuse undoes a night plagued with…
The following are highlights from the latest Jim Ross blog: On SummerSlam “go-home” edition of RAW: “Key, Monday night RAW broadcast especially as it pertains to what WWE does with the main event of Summer Slam, Brock vs.Taker. After the massive, multi person pull apart of a few weeks ago, what’s next? More physicality? No…
Thanks to Mark Adam Haggerty and WrestlingINC.com for the following spoiler results from last night’s NXT taping; – There are lots of “Full Sail sucks” chants before the show starts. – Enzo Amore, Colin Cassady, Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley vs. Dash Wilder, Scott Dawson, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan is first. Enzo and Cass…
Image: WWE As reported by Dave Meltzer in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE chairman Vince McMahon recently “threw a fit” about the working ability of certain main roster talent, ordering some of those in his crosshairs to do additional training at the Performance Center. Meltzer noted that, in particular, some of the talent that…
The following are highlights of a new Tallahassee.com interview with Roman Reigns: On his workout routine: “My workouts are all about moving a lot weight very fast. I’m old school. I do squats, Olympic lifts and heavy compound movements. I’m not the guy, who is going to be flipping a log 50 times. I have…
“Huh.” That was my response the first time I saw the trailer for Lucha Underground. I wasn’t blown away or repulsed, I was intrigued. I tuned in to watch the first episode, and I thought it was good. Not amazing, but definitely watchable and with plenty of potential. As the weeks and months have gone…
Here are the results of the WWE live event show in Edmonton on Friday: 1. R-Truth def. Bo Dallas via pinfall. Before the match, Dallas trashed Edmonton and so the crowd was solidly behind R-Truth. Good opener. Truth hit the “Lie Detector” for the win. 2. Curtis Axel & Damien Sandow def. The Ascension. Crowd…
As it turns out, Randy Orton is dealing with a legitimate shoulder injury. “The Viper” is scheduled to have an MRI done soon to find out if his injury will require surgery. The injury is also the reason why Orton was not on the WWE tour of Mexico this past weekend, and why he wasn’t…