The live viewership numbers for AEW Rampage are in as the show increased in total viewership, but dropped the 18-49 demographic. Rampage drew 473,000 viewers and a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic on TNT at the 7pm ET time slot. Last week the show did 471,000 viewers and a 0.20 rating. It was the […]
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The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings stay steady. The show averaged 2.114 million viewers on FOX, which is down from 2.173 million a week ago, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics. In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.57 rating, up from the 0.54 rating a week ago. […]
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On the latest NotSam Wrestling podcast, Sam Roberts said he got called to appear on SmackDown this past Friday just a few hours before showtime. Here are the highlights of that story: “It was Friday, a few days ago, and it was 4:38 in the afternoon. All of a sudden my phone starts ringing. I […]
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Kevin Owens appeared on the “Out of Character with Ryan Satin” podcast to talk about what it was like to wrestle during the pandemic, re-signing with WWE, Stone Cold Steve Austin, working with Seth Rollins and more. Owens talked about the first time he met Steve Austin in 2005: “That’s something that defined my character. […]
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The news about Vince McMahon returning to the ring at WWE WrestleMania had a lot of people wondering why a 76-year-old man would risk his health by taking bumps after so many years. It turns out that McMahon will take very little, if any, bumps when he takes on Pat McAfee in Dallas. Dave Meltzer […]
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On this week’s “83 Weeks” podcast, Eric Bischoff was asked if Charlotte Flair should be the babyface and Ronda Rousey the heel going into WrestleMania 38: “I’m looking at her in the ring and she’s not an actress,” Bischoff said about Rousey. “She’s not. So what you see is really what you get in terms […]
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This week’s episode of The Kurt Angle Show on AdFreeShows.com covered WWE No Way Out 2002. That pay-per-view featured Kurt against Triple H in a number 1 contenders match for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania X8. Also on this week’s show Kurt gave his thoughts on some of the current wrestling news. Kurt Angle’s […]
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On this week’s episode of “83 Weeks” on AdFreeShows.com, Eric Bischoff gave his thoughts on AEW’s business model. Bischoff feels AEW needs a larger than life star to grow their audience: “AEW has to grow their business,” Bischoff said. “They haven’t thus far. Now they’re inching up since NXT is no longer head to head. […]
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Former WWE star Glenn “Kane” Jacobs chimed in with his thoughts on the situation going on between Ukraine and Russia. Jacobs tweeted, “If you on the Left and are shocked by Putin’s aggression, wake up, Sunshine. Historically in the real world, might makes right. Weakness (which is really what the Left is all about) is […]
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The card for the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event is nearly finalized as only the pre-show match is the only thing left to announce. Earlier in the week, All Elite Wrestling confirmed a few new match bookings for the show including Matt Hardy, Andrade El Idolo and Isiah Kassidy vs. Sting, Darby Allin, and Sammy Guevara […]
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Seth Rollins has been pushed as a top star since being called up to the main roster as part of The Shield alongside Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) and Roman Reigns. After a dominant run with the group, he broke out as a singles star before cashing in the Money in the Bank contract to win […]
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Early betting odds for the matches at AEW’s next pay-per-view event, Revolution, have been released. Not all of the competitors have been revealed for the Face of the Revolution ladder match for a TNT title shot, but Wardlow is the current favorite to win it while Jurassic Express is expected to retain their Tag Team […]
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Bryan Danielson is among a few people who have been able to work with Vince McMahon and Tony Khan as a top star. Danielson finished up with WWE last April as he decided to not renew his contract. After taking a few months off, he opted to sign with AEW where he made his promotional debut […]
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Last night it was reported that Vince McMahon would be involved in a storyline for WrestleMania and it was hard to think that McMahon at 76 years old would actually wrestle but that really seems to be the case. Dave Meltzer reported today that as of last night, Vince McMahon vs. Pat McAfee was listed […]
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Shane McMahon doesn’t tweet much but he’s been more active on social media today than he’s been in many months. Shane tweeted earlier today that he hung out with Florida Panthers owner and CEO/Vice Chairman of Virtu Financial Doug Cifu. In a follow-up tweet on Friday afternoon, Shane said he was also hanging out with […]
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Paul Heyman, Dana Brooke, and Sonya Deville did interviews with The Zaslow Show on AM 560 Sports WQAM (Miami) to promote WWE WrestleMania 38. The following was sent to us: Paul Heyman Rundown – Realized he wanted to get into wrestling when he was 10-years-old; Was attracted to larger than life personalities; Was doing everything […]
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There will be a “huge” AEW live event announcement this Monday on the Being The Elite show. There were no hints given but with AEW going to Las Vegas in May, it’s possible that they will announce plans to run shows on the west coast. Tony Khan said several months ago that there were plans […]
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The Calgary Hitmen, in partnership with the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre, announced that they will be honoring WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart on Saturday, March 5. A special themed jersey will be worn at the event by The Hitman himself. Details are in the announcement below. The Calgary Hitmen announced the following: […]
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Ronda Rousey has previously opened up about her relationship with WWE fans and taking criticism personally. She started to get booed by fans towards the end of her first run. WWE later turned her into a heel, but she held a grudge. This is something she talked about in a new video on her YouTube […]
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On today’s Busted Open Radio, Tony Khan said that he expects to make his major announcement this Wednesday on AEW Dynamite. “I am going to tell everyone right now, you definitely will not want to miss Wednesday night Dynamite next week. I’ve been talking a lot about a big announcement in the world of pro […]
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Kurt Angle appears to be in the best shape he’s been in years and possibly the best shape of his life. The WWE Hall Of Famer recently posted a photo of himself on vacation in Miami with his wife Giovanna. While he is in great shape, don’t look for him to make a return to […]
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On this week’s “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker T shared his thoughts on Big E returning to The New Day. “I love Big E. Big E is one of my guys. I’ve praised Big E on numerous occasions,” he began. “I don’t think he did anything to actually leave The New Day behind. He still […]
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Retribution started off as a big deal during the summer of 2020 as it was the closest angle in years since the Nexus, which got fans excited about the potential of the group, but despite all of the chaos, it fell apart. The group started off wrecking the WWE Performance Center inside and out but […]
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Drew McIntyre had been dealing with a bad neck for several months but was working through it until the Day 1 event where he was written off in an angle backstage after being attacked by Madcap Moss and Baron Corbin. The belief was that due to him dealing with cervical neck strain with severe contusions, […]
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Jonathan Gresham will be at the AEW Dynamite event in Bridgeport, CT tonight. Fightful Select reported the news regarding the Original ROH World Champion this afternoon. The report noted that it’s unclear whether he will be making his AEW debut on this show or just visiting. Gresham has been a free agent since the week […]
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AEW’s Paul Wight is slated to produce and star in an upcoming live-action series being made as an NFT called “GenZeroes.” Deadline reports that Wight joins Richard Harmon (The 100), Kandsye McClure (Battlestar Galactica), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica The 100), and Aleks Paunovic (Hawkeye) as part of the cast. The plot notes the series “will […]
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The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings decrease. The show averaged 2.173 million viewers on FOX, which is down from 2.231 million a week ago, according to ShowBuzz Daily. In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.54 rating, down from the 0.56 rating a week ago. This was the […]
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Relive the event that has the wrestling world abuzz, No Surrender, in this stunning ringside photo gallery! It was a thunderous collision between two of IMPACT’s most hard-hitting competitors as Moose was able to withstand the punishment dealt by W. Morrissey in order to remain the IMPACT World Champion. Plus, Mickie James proved why she’s a legendary pillar of the Knockouts division when she retained her Knockouts World Title against Tasha Steelz in a hard-fought contest, plus more!
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