According to reports, WWE SmackDown won’t be moving days. On September 21, WWE announced that SmackDown would be moving to the USA Network this fall after five years on Fox. The deal is set to come into effect from this October and we now know more about whether SmackDown will stick to its Friday time […]
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New Japan Pro Wrestling New Japan held two shows in Sapporo in the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center as part of the New Beginning tour. The first show drew 3231 fans and featured five Championship matches. The first title match was for the IWGP Women’s Championship when Mayu Iwatani defended against Mina Shirakawa of EXV. They
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A former top executive claims he knew of Ashley Massaro’s allegations against WWE. Shortlt after former WWE Superstar Ashley Massaro tragically passed away by suicide in May 2019, an affidavit was made public where she alleged WWE covered up that she was sexually assaulted while on a military base in 2007. WWE published the following
STARDOM STARDOM kicked off its year with three bigger shows in Toyko with a Yokohama Budokan show on the 3rd, a Tokyo Dome City Hall show on the 4th and a Korakuen Hall show on the 6th. Over the three shows many title matches happened, future challenges got laid out and angles happened. January 3rd
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Welcome to Wrestlepurists’ live coverage of Smackdown for the December 15th, 2023 episode. ROMAN REIGNS IN-RING PROMO Throw up the ones because the Tribal Chief is back! Roman Reigns is here and boy does the show just feel bigger with him on it. . Roman says he is here to celebrate and that it’s “promotion
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There has seemingly been some interest from AEW in one of the recent WWE releases. On September 21st, 2023, WWE released many talents, including Dolph Ziggler, Mustafa Ali, Shelton Benjamin, and more. Since then, there has been speculation about where these talents will appear once they are free from their no-compete clauses. Nic Nemeth (Dolph
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According to reports, there is currently a feeling of negativity within AEW. All Elite Wrestling has been subject to a lot of scrutiny as of late, with a portion of fans feeling a disconnect between what the company set out to do upon their inception and what they are today. As such, the phrase ‘restore
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WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: KENNY OMEGA MATCH OF THE WEEK: MJF VS KENNY OMEGA WWE RAW OCTOBER 23 – Sami Zayn vs Drew Mclntyre: ***.75 WWE NXT HALLOWEEN HAVOC NIGHT 1 OCTOBER 24 – The Family (c)
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Welcome to the Wrestlepurists’ live coverage of Monday Night Raw for the October 30th, 2023 episode. RHEA RIPLEY IN-RING PROMO We are kicking off Monday Night Raw somewhat differently, with WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley out first flanked by Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh. So it’s half of the Judgment Day to start instead
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The former GCH Heavyweight Champion’s run with the company is coming to an end. Katsuhiko Nakajima has been a mainstay for Pro Wrestling NOAH since joining the promotion back in 2005, having held their top prize, the GHC Heavyweight Championship, one two occasions, and consistently providing some of the finest in-ring performances the world over.
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