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Cody Rhodes says Bianca Belair stands out for her athletic prowess. Having been a major part of WWE programming since his return to the company at WrestleMania 38, including becoming a three-time former WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes makes a lot of outside appearances with WWE and promoting his recent performance as Guile in the latest…
Multiple WWE stars reportedly did not want to be a part of the upcoming Crown Jewel event. Due to recent real-world dangers going on in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia, many have had concerns about the upcoming WWE Crown Jewel event. A couple of weeks ago, a report from Dave Meltzer indicated no in-ring…
Grayson Waller retained the NXT Championship against Tony D’Angelo at Halloween Havoc, but his next challenger was waiting. CM Punk appeared on screen after the main event to announce a title match for Wednesday’s NXT. Kelani Jordan also retained against Wren Sinclair, while Zilla Fatu overcame BirthRight to beat Charlie Dempsey. NXT Halloween Havoc Results…
Finn Bálor returned as The Demon on Danhausen’s Very Nice, Very Evil SmackDown, putting GUNTHER through the announce table with a Coup de Grace from a ladder. Sami Zayn retained the WWE Championship against Trick Williams after their match was restarted under No Disqualification rules, while Chelsea Green and Rey Fenix also defended their titles….
AEW Dynamite reportedly won’t overlap with WWE SmackDown on New Year’s Day. On New Year’s Day, AEW Dynamite will air live on a Friday night. As such, talk began of whether they’d be taking on Friday Night SmackDown, with a recent report suggesting WWE weren’t planning to change from their plan to pre-tape the show…
An update has emerged on WWE’s original Crown Jewel card. Next weekend, November 7, WWE will travel to Riyadh for Crown Jewel. In what has become tradition for the event, viewers will see two champion vs. champion contests as Roman Reigns takes on Sami Zayn, while Chelsea Green faces Liv Morgan. Alongside that, Austin Theory…
WWE talent opting out of going to Saudi Arabia is “not being encouraged”. On Wednesday, it was announced that WWE’s next Premium Live Event, Crown Jewel would be moved. However, it was then noted that, despite the attacks in the region, the venue swap be to a different spot in Riyadh, with the show’s ticketing…
AEW Dynamite will be live on Friday, January 1, but WWE SmackDown will reportedly remain pre-taped. Over the last several years, fans have been used to clashes between WWE and AEW. Whether it’s the Wednesday Night War between Dynamite and NXT which ran until 2021, or WWE’s continued counterprogramming efforts against AEW pay-per-views, opportunities to…
Crown Jewel has finally announced a move to a new location, but not in the way many expected. For the last few weeks, there have been questions over the status of WWE Crown Jewel, which is set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After the recent attacks in the region, many were hopeful WWE…
WWE has signed Hidetora Hanada. Hidetora Hanada has a decorated athletics history. When he was a teenager, the Wakayama native won two consecutive as an openweight in the Junior World Sumo Championships in 2018 and 2019. Notable past winners of this same tournament include multiple professionals in the sport. Now, it seems like he’s taking…