Last Sunday, Nia Jax crashed the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble, becoming the fourth female wrestler to compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble. She is now the second woman to participate in both the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble match – behind Beth Phoenix – and the only woman to compete in both in one night. … Read more
According to Mike Johnson at PWInsider, Paige is scheduled to appear on this week’s episode of Raw and SmackDown. This will be the first time she has appeared on television since her role as the SmackDown General Manager ended. Many fans were upset when WWE removed Paige from her General Manager role, back in December. … Read more
In the past week, we have seen three tag teams earn and declare their spots for the Elimination Chamber to crown the inaugural WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Today, we can add a fourth team to the mix in the form of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce of The IIconics. Much like their fellow Chamber … Read more
A new report from Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso seems to indicate that WrestleMania 35, set for Sunday, Apr. 7 at Metlife Stadium, will close with Ronda Rousey defending her Raw Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch. According to the report, “Sources close to WWE have told Sports Illustrated that the current plan is to close WrestleMania … Read more
It appears NXT Superstar, Tegan Nox, is healing nicely from the major knee surgery she suffered last August. She posted a gif on her Twitter page earlier today alluding to making great progress in her rehabilitation. The Welsh wrestler experienced a horrific knee injury last August when taping an episode for the quarterfinals of the … Read more
The Jan. 29 edition of SmackDown went out of its way to lay out WWE’s card for the company’s upcoming Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. In addition to announcing the show’s WWE Championship main event match-up, we also saw two WWE Superstars “declare” their spot in the Women’s Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match. Halfway into the … Read more
We are just over 24 hours removed from Becky Lynch’s monumental Royal Rumble win. While Men’s Rumble winner Seth Rollins needed until the end of the night to decide which World Champion he will face at Mania, Becky knew exactly who she wanted to face when she walked into Monday Night Raw. Immediately following Ronda … Read more
Today, UFC fighter Cris Cyborg visited the WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando. ESPN MMA reporter Ariel Helwani posted the photo of Cyborg on his Twitter page. It is unclear why the former UFC champ was at the PC, but rumors are circulating. Fightful‘s Sean Ross Sapp reached out to Cyborg regarding her visit and she … Read more
Becky Lynch is the winner of the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble match, after finally eliminating her rival Charlotte Flair. Lynch replaced Lana at number 28 due to a debilitating ankle injury incurred during Rusev’s unsuccessful title defense on the kickoff show. Lynch faced off against Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in the opening bout … Read more
WWE is collaborating with Bunim-Murray, the production company responsible for Total Bellas, Total Divas and Keeping Up With The Kardashians, to search for the next female superstar. Casting is currently underway on what sounds like a reality tv show similar to Tough Enough or the WWE Diva Search. Hopefully less like the latter, but because … Read more
WWE announced today that a brand-new episode of WWE Chronicle featuring WWE Superstar Paige will debut on the WWE Network on Saturday night, immediately following NXT Takeover: Phoenix. According to a synopsis of the episode from WWE, the episode will follow Paige from her return to action in November of 2017, following a 17-month absence … Read more
According to Dave Meltzer and the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer newsletter, Ronda Rousey may hang up her sparing gloves after this year’s WrestleMania pay-per-view. Meltzer said, “There is a very good chance that Ronda Rousey will be finishing up with WWE after WrestleMania.” Ever since Rousey made her debut at the end of … Read more
Second and third generation wrestlers come a dime a dozen in WWE, but it is somewhat rare to find a fourth generation superstar in this business. WWE may have found its fourth generation superstar in the form of The Rock’s daughter, Simone Johnson. It was only last September when Zelina Vega confirmed on Lilian Garcia’s … Read more
Independent wrestling star Lana Austin made her debut on NXT UK this week in a losing effort against Nina Samuels. Austin has been a mainstay of the UK independent wrestling scene for the better part of six years, since she debuted in a triple threat at Brittania Wrestling Promotions that also featured Mae Young Classic … Read more
According to WWE, they have announced their line up for their announce team for the Royal Rumble and its Kickoff panel. The Kickoff show begins at 5 p.m. EST and has a slew of panelists set to appear. The first hour will consist of regulars such as Jonathan Coachman, Booker T, and Jerry “The King” … Read more
It appears that Ring of Honor’s Karen Q and Mae Young Classic Tournament standout Rachael Ellering are on their way to Orlando. As reported by Wrestling Inc., Ellering and Karen Q are two of the newest WWE Performance Center signees slated to start training in early February. Ellering was a 2015 graduate from the Storm … Read more
Every week since debuting on Monday Night Raw, Alexa Bliss’s Moment of Bliss talk show has featured a big moment that’s gotten the whole wrestling world buzzing. From Nia Jax and Sasha Banks setting up a No. 1 Contender’s match, to the reveal of the Women’s Tag Team Titles, A Moment of Bliss has quickly … Read more
In an interview with Digital Spy released on Monday, WWE superstar/reality TV star Brie Bella claimed that her show Total Divas deserves plenty of credit for jump-starting the women’s revolution that has been spreading throughout the wrestling world, over the last couple of years. “I think sometimes wrestling fans feel different, but the thing is, … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Torrie Wilson was recently on Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia. During the interview, Wilson shared the match she was initially booked for in the first-ever all women’s pay-per-view, Evolution. Wilson shared that the WWE contacted her a couple months before the event to inquire if she would be interested in participating in … Read more
We previously released a report stating that there were rumors that WWE Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey would be part of Mortal Kombat’s 11th installment as the voice of Sonya Blade. The Mortal Kombat company has sent out invitations to tomorrow’s reveal presentation in Los Angeles. Other wrestlers who received invitations to the event include … Read more
Ever since WWE Chairman Vince McMahon officially announced that the WWE will be introducing Women’s Tag Team Titles, we have all been eagerly anticipating their arrival. However, since that special Christmas announcement, we received nothing further on the matter. But thank the goddesses above, we have WWE’s head of the women’s division, Alexa Bliss, with … Read more
Last week on Raw,the RAW Women’s Championship match evolved during Alexa Bliss’ “Moment of Bliss” segment. After the segment, Nia Jax faced Sasha Banks jockeying for a number one contender’s position. A match with the champion Ronda Rousey was booked as a result of Banks’ victory. Rousey took to her YouTube channel yesterday with a … Read more
Ronda Rousey may be appearing in Mortal Kombat 11 as the voice of Sonya Blade, according to leaked documents. The Nerd Mag first reported on the leaks, initially as rumor, but since as fact. The information originated with Reddit user eon95, who claimed it came from a leaked email. The email details the rollout plan … Read more
During an appearance at the ACE Comic Con in Phoenix, Arizona, Alexa Bliss clarified her timetable on a return to the ring after suffering multiple concussions late last year. “I plan on coming back pretty soon,” Bliss said in a fan-driven Q&A at the convention. “WWE is very careful with us when it comes to … Read more
In a current video on WWE’s website, WWE List This! , mentions several superstars they want to see return in 2019. “All Red Everything,” the vixen known as Eva Marie left WWE back in 2017. She is the only woman that they mentioned on this list. Eva Marie may not have had a lot of televised … Read more
It was announced on Friday by WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Triple H that a brand-new, state of the art Performance Center will be opening in the UK for the use of the NXT UK brand. “This is the latest milestone in our global localization strategy and the next step … Read more