Daniel Bryan took over the Seattle Seahawks’ Twitter account on Friday ahead of their NFL SuperBowl game this Sunday against the New England Patriots. Here are some highlights:
.@iAmKelseyx I typically don't watch the half time but last year was good, Brie (@BellaTwins) made me watch it. #12sQA with @WWEDanielBryan
The following are TNA Impact Wrestling spoilers from Manchester, England. The matches were taped on Friday, January 30th and will air on Friday, March 6th.
TNA Impact Wrestling Results (Air date: March 6, 2015)
– Taryn Terrell def. Awesome Kong via disqualification. The DQ came when Kong shoved the referee. After the match, Kong tried to beat up Terrell some more, but Gail Kim came out and made the save. Kim and Kong ended up brawling to the backstage area to end the segment.
– Bram def. Matt Hardy with a low blow. After the match, Bram tried to attack Hardy some more, but Magnus ended up coming out and making the save. Bram ran off while Magnus cut a promo on him from the ring.
– Bobby Roode came down to the ring. Roode cut a promo on Eric Young, however Kurt Angle came out and interrupted him. Young ended up attacking Roode from behind, but Angle held him back. This led to Angle and Roode beating up Young after Young attacked Angle.
– The Wolves def. James Storm and Abyss to become the new TNA World Tag-Team Champions. During the match, The Revolution tried to interfere, but Matt Hardy came out and helped The Wolves.
– The BDC came down to the ring. They talked trash about Drew Galloway until Galloway made his way to the ring through the crowd. Galloway said he came to TNA to stand up for the fans. The BDC threatened Galloway, which led to an impromptu match.
– Drew Galloway def. Kenny King in singles action. The BDC tried to attack Galloway after the match, however Galloway ran through the crowd to avoid it.
– Rockstar Spud came out to a birthday chant. Spud called out Ethan Carter III. Eventually, a hair vs. hair match between the two was announced for the upcoming taping in London, England.
– Kurt Angle def. Eric Young and Bobby Roode in a triple-threat match to become the new number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, TNA champ Bobby Lashley came down to the ring. Lashley and Angle stared each other down to end the show.
The following are TNA Impact Wrestling spoilers from Manchester, England. The matches were taped on Friday, January 30th and will air on Friday, February 27th.
TNA Xplosion
– Mark Andrews def. Dave Mastiff in the Xplosion match to kick off the taping.
TNA Impact Wrestling Results (Air date: February 27, 2015)
– The Wolves and Matt Hardy def. The Revolution in a six-man tag-team match to open up the show.
– Kurt Angle came out and called out Bobby Lashley. Angle is pissed that Lashley didn’t help him last week. The BDC ends up coming out after Angle leaves and MVP cuts a promo talking about how he’s going to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship tonight.
– Rockstar Spud def. Tyrus thanks to some help from Mr. Anderson.
– Taryn Terrell came out and called out Awesome Kong. Instead, Gail Kim came down to the ring. Kim tried talking Terrell out of fighting Kong. Eventually, Kong came down to the ring and took out Terrell. Kong posed over Terrell with the TNA Knockouts Championship belt.
– Robbie E. & Angelina Love def. Chris Melendez & Brooke Tessmacher when Robbie pushed Brooke off the top rope and pinned her.
– Austin Aries came out to the ring. Aries talked about cashing in his title shot. This led to Samoa Joe coming out. Aries and Joe brawled. This led to a match, which Aries ended up winning. The BDC ended up putting Aries through a table after the match.
– Noam Dar and Rampage Brown worked a match until Bram came out and took both guys out. Bram called out Magnus, however Grado came out instead. Bram ended up laying him out as well.
– Bobby Lashley def. MVP to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. There was a lot of interference from multiple people towards the end of the match. Drew Galloway took out MVP, which ultimately allowed Lashley to pick up the win and retain the title.
The Thursday, January 29th live edition of WWE SmackDown from Hartford, Connecticut scored a final cable rating of 2.06, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 2.06 final draw marks a slight increase compared to last week’s show, which delivered a 1.97 final cable rating.
Thursday’s live SmackDown show averaged 2.952 million viewers for the SyFy Network, which was also up from the previous week’s show, which averaged 2.814 million viewers.
The rating and viewership for this week’s show is the biggest audience to watch WWE SmackDown on their new Thursday night weekly time slot. Additionally, SmackDown was once again the highest rated original programming on cable television for Thursday night.
The last time SmackDown drew a bigger number than this week was for the January 31, 2014 edition of the show, which delivered a 2.18 rating and averaged 3.027 million viewers.
Negotiations between Rey Mysterio and WWE are said to be nearly finished, and Mysterio could potentially receive his official release from the company in the near future.
We should know more about Mysterio’s post-WWE plans in the next few months. Mysterio has reportedly been working on putting together some signing appearances, as a number of promoters are waiting to make announcements.
It’s also believed that when Mysterio is legally free and clear from WWE, he will turn up in Lucha Underground.
As of last week, Mysterio was rumored to have a WWE release in hand, but had yet to sign it as some issues between he and WWE had yet to be resolved.
It’s being said that no matter how much fans rally behind Daniel Bryan and no matter how much he gets over, top WWE executives are not going to see him as a top guy that can be the legitimate face of the company.
Before the news surfaced earlier this week that WWE was planning on doing a Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler match at WrestleMania 31 this year, there was talk within WWE that the company would not give in to the fans like they did last year and would not add Bryan to the main event of WrestleMania again.
As things stand right now, there is said to be a working plan for Bryan and Ziggler to open WrestleMania 31.
– Daniel Bryan will be taking over the official Seattle Seahawks Twitter page today at 6pm EST. to host a live Q&A. Bryan will be talking about WWE and the Seahawks going to this year’s NFL Super BowlXLIX game. You can send Bryan questions by using the hashtag “#12sQA.” To take part in the Q&A, head over to @Seahawks.
– The new WWE Immortals mobile video game received 2.7 million downloads in its’ first weekend of being released.
– Below is the Vince McMahon announcement that aired on Thursday’s live edition of WWE SmackDown regarding the free month of the WWE Network in February.
– The CBS Philly website has an article covering former WWE Superstar Big Vito’s lawsuit against the company. You can check that out at CBSLocal.com.
– There is a weak advance for ticket sales for the WWE live event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Sunday. As of right now, you can get ten tickets together in the eighth row on the floor. Chris Jericho is scheduled to work the show.
– The Back Sports Page website has a new article up on Bill Goldberg where he talks about his football days, pro wrestling days and his new weekly podcast “Who’s Next with Bill Goldberg.” You can check out the piece at BackSportsPage.com.
– As reported a few weeks ago, WWE has been negotiating with clothing company TapouT. The deal is said to be nearly done and the announcement is expected to be made imminently. TapouT is a former major UFC sponsor, an MMA apparel brand that will soon become WWE’s partner as a pro wrestling clothing brand.
– As noted, rapper Riff Raff has been training with WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan to become a professional wrestler. The website ContactMusic.com has an article up covering the story, where the hip-hop artist claims he has put on 55 pounds of muscle.
– Because there was no new WWE SmackDown show in Canada in the usual Wednesday time slot, the station aired two hours of WWE Network programming to fill the void.
– The incident where Will Ferrell nailed TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell with a basketball on the set of his new movie is featured via a photograph in the newest issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
– TNA spoiled their own surprise debut by making an announcement and posting video footage of Drew Galloway’s appearance at the Impact Wrestling television taping in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday night. As noted, Galloway, formerly known as Drew McIntyre in WWE, made an appearance at the very end of the second television taping.
– Speaking of TNA television tapings, the company will be taping two more Impact Wrestling episodes today in Manchester, England. Make sure to check back here at the website later today for complete spoiler results of both shows.
– Randy Orton is advertised to appear on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Denver, Colorado. Despite the fact that he’s advertised, his status for the show remains a question mark, as he has been advertised for several shows lately, including RAW, SmackDown and pay-per-view shows, but has been pulled to delay his return for creative reasons.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry Lawler will be working a wrestling match on Saturday night in Memphis, Tennessee. Legendary wrestling announcing duo Lance Russell and Dave Brown will be reuniting to call the match, which is scheduled to take place during halftime of the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game for Memphis Wrestling Night.
Former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz continues to contribute to WWE creative on a consistent basis. Gewirtz, who now works as a consultant for WWE, was backstage at the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this past Sunday night.
Gewirtz worked full-time for WWE beginning in the late 1990s, soon after Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara jumped-ship from the company to take jobs with the now defunct WCW promotion during the infamous “Monday Night Wars.”
Gewirtz was removed from his head writer position in WWE in late 2012, however he continues to have a hand in the creative direction of the company.
In what is humorously being referred to as “wing-gate,” WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley was caught cheating during the “Wing Bowl 23” chicken wing eating contest on Friday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leading to his being disqualified from the competition.
Foley was caught attempting to stash some of the chicken wings that he was supposed to eat into his fanny pack, as you can see in the photo below, courtesy of TMZ.com.
“What can I say? I cheated and got caught,” said Foley on his official Facebook page. “Can you find it in your hearts to forgive me?”
Also seen below are a series of tweets from Foley regarding the situation.
In his latest website blog, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross shares some more random thoughts about the controversy stemming from this past Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, as well as thoughts from Thursday’s live WWE SmackDown broadcast.
Below are highlights:
On some more random Royal Rumble thoughts: “No one was booing Roman Reigns at live events prior to the Rumble. People booed Reigns because Daniel Byran did NOT win the Rumble match and not because Roman DID.
In hindsight, like Orton, and Sheamus, Daniel Bryan should not have been booked in the Rumble match.
I still feel that the next several WWE TV broadcasts will hold new and provocative content as it relates to the Rumble matters leading into WM31.
Fans often times forget that there are multiple, ‘right’ ways to do something regarding storylines, etc in the biz. It’s been that way since I can remember.”
On the casket match at SmackDown: “Daniel Bryan got a key victory over Kane on Thursday night Smackdown but I still am leery that most fans won’t like who DB faces at WM31 unless it’s in a title bout or should I say it’s in THE title bout.”
On Roman Reigns and Triple H’s announcement on next week’s RAW: “While many still question WWE’s decision to postilion Roman Reigns where he’s headed apparently, I applaud the long term planning component of the process. I do agree with many that Reigns is a work in progress but he’s got a great upside IMO.
I love this, any time a villain says he’s going to put an end to a particular controversy, it generally means he’s going to add to said controversy.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
Triple H is the guest on the latest edition of Michael Cole’s weekly sit-down interview for WWE.com.
In this week’s interview, Triple H talks to Michael Cole about the following topics:
– Weather issues resulting in the cancellation of Monday’s post-Royal Rumble edition of WWE RAW, resulting in WWE airing SmackDown live in Hartford, Connecticut on Thursday night.
– The WWE Network reaching one million subscribers, becoming the fastest growing digital streaming subscription service of all-time.
– WWE offering another free month of the WWE Network in February.
– Triple H appearing as the second guest on the “Stone Cold Podcast” live on the WWE Network next Monday night immediately following WWE RAW.
– The next NXT Takeover live special on the WWE Network on Wednesday, February 11th.
– The controversy stemming from last Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view and his big announcement coming up on next Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.
– His challenge to meet Sting face-to-face at the first ever WWE Fast Lane pay-per-view on Sunday, February 22nd.
Check out the complete Triple H and Michael Cole sit-down video interview at the top of this page.
– After a year-and-a-half absence from TNA, Mickie James made a surprise return to the organization at Thursday’s Impact Wrestling taping Glasgow, Scotland. Her return may not be permanent as according to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com, she was originally brought back for this week’s tour of the United Kingdom to be part of an angle that will be shot today or tomorrow. He noted that a deal between both parties could be extended.
– On tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling, Taryn Terrell will defend the TNA Knockouts Championship against Gail Kim and Madison Rayne in a 3-Way Match. TNA has released this video previewing the affair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evu-mf0lOfw
– Eddie Edwards appears for Lucky Pro Wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Elks Hall 99 Park St. Hudson, Massachusetts. He will be challenging Anthony Stone for the LPW Heavyweight Championship, and fans can meet him before the show. (Event Details)
– The dark match main event after last night’s live editio of WWE SmackDown saw John Cena and Dean Ambrose defeat Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt in tag-team action.
– The first of a three-part SmackDown Fallout for this week, which you can watch below, features Goldust telling Stardust to get his head on straight. Whether or not this is the beginning of a Goldust vs. Stardust feud, which has been rumored for quite some time, remains to be seen.
– In part two of this week’s SmackDown Fallout, which you can see below, Seth Rollins complains about Ryback, Dolph Ziggler and Erick Rowan getting into his business again.
– Finally, in the third and final portion of this week’s SmackDown Fallout, Kane rises from the casket after being defeated by Daniel Bryan.
As we reported earlier this evening, Drew Galloway (a.k.a. Drew McIntyre) made his TNA debut at the Impact Wrestling television taping in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday.
Galloway made his debut after the main event of the second show that was taped this evening, which is scheduled to air on Friday, February 20th on Destination America. Galloway made the save for Grado, who was being attacked by the BDC after he defeated Al Snow in the final match of the evening. For video footage of Galloway’s TNA debut at the Impact Wrestling taping, click here.
According to a new PWInsider.com report, Galloway has been in talks with TNA for the past four-to-five weeks. He has officially signed a deal with the promotion and will be working the rest of the TNA U.K. tour dates.
You can read a complete spoiler report for both the Feb. 13th and Feb. 20th Impact Wrestling shows by clicking here.
The following matches were taped on Thursday night in Hartford, CT. prior to the live edition of WWE SmackDown for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event. While they will not air on the WWE Network, they will still be available on Hulu Plus on Friday and will air in some international markets on television this weekend.
– The New Day def. The Miz & Damien Mizdow in tag-team action to kick off the show. Big E. and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day in this one. The finish saw Big E. and Kingston pick up the pin after The Miz yelled at Mizdow outside of the ring, causing a distraction.
– Luke Harper vs. Dolph Ziggler is announced for the main event of the show.
– Erick Rowan def. Curtis Axel in singles competition. This was described as a really solid match, however the fans in Hartford were apparently not making a lot of noise for it. There was a “Rumble winner!” chant directed towards Axel during the match. In the end, Rowan picked up the win with his finisher.
– Roman Reigns is shown on the big screen, which prompted a loud boo response from the fans in attendance. The Arnold Schwarzenegger WWE Hall Of Fame video package was also shown.
– Dolph Ziggler def. Luke Harper in the main event of the show. Ziggler got a great pop from the Hartford fans for his entrance, and the crowd was said to be really hot for Ziggler throughout the entire duration of the bout. In the end, Ziggler picked up the win to end this week’s show.
On the live edition of WWE SmackDown on Thursday night, WWE announced a new title match for the WWE Fast Lane pay-per-view, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 22nd.
Nikki Bella will be defending the WWE Divas Championship against Paige at the show, which is the final pay-per-view before this year’s WrestleMania 31 event in March.
With the Bella-Paige match announced, below is the latest official lineup for the first-ever WWE Fast Lane pay-per-view event:
– John Cena vs. Rusev
– Triple H and Sting face-to-face confrontation
– Nikki Bella (c) vs. Paige (WWE Divas Championship)
Make sure to join us here on Sunday, Feb. 22nd for the best WWE Fast Lane live results coverage on the web.
Triple H kicked off this week’s live edition of WWE SmackDown from Hartford, CT. addressing the controversial WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view from this past Sunday night.
HHH spoke about the Rumble controversy with Roman Reigns winning and then showed footage on the big screen to refresh the fans memory. He then promised that he is going to put an end to the controversy on this coming Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Denver, CO.
Triple H went on to say that the announcement on Monday’s RAW would likely “shake the WWE Universe to its’ core.”
Make sure to join us here on Monday night for live WWE RAW results coverage.
The following are spoiler results from Thursday night’s TNA Impact Wrestling tapings from Glasgow, Scotland, courtesy of our friends at WrestlingInc.com:
Airing February 13th:
– Kay Lee Ray and Noam Dar defeated Gail Kim and Rampage Brown in a mixed tag match for Xplosion. Noam pinned Brown and Kim barely saw any action.
– Kurt Angle opens the show in the ring. Austin Aries and Gunner are joining with Angle to eliminate The BDC. Bobby Lashley comes out and shakes hands with Angle. Angle said it’s time for him to get a title shot again. The BDC come out wearing matching attire but get chased off after some promos.
– Bobby Roode defeated Austin Aries by submission. Roode grabbed the mic after the match but Eric Young laid him out and left him laying with a piledriver.
– Time for a Bootcamp angle as Al Snow comes out to major heat and massive Grado chants. Grado has the biggest pop of the night so far. Al called out Grado and challenged him to a match at the next taping.
– Bram squashed Crazzy Steve and called out Magnus but he never showed up.
– EC3 and Tyrus defeated Rockstar Spud, Mark Andrews and Jeremy Borash in a handicap match. At one point, EC3 yelled “Rockstar Spud, it’s scalping time!” The crowd was really into this match. Jeremy Borash jumped from the top rope. EC3 pinned Spud for the win and tried to shave his hair after the match. The lights went out and Mr. Anderson was in the ring to a huge pop. Anderson took out EC3 and hit a low blow on Tyrus.
– Madison Rayne out next for a promo. Says she’s only one title win away from being TNA’s most decorated Knockout. Awesome Kong interrupts and squashes her in a match.
– Matt Hardy came out and said The Revolution has injured Jeff Hardy. James Storm and crew come out and said he did something even The Undertaker couldn’t do, put Jeff Hardy out of action. Hardy and Storm brawl but Hardy gets beat down by The Revolution. The Wolves ended up making the save to a big pop, taking out Sanada as The Revolution fled.
– Samoa Joe and MVP defeated Kurt Angle and Lashley. Angle accidentally hits Lashley, which allows MVP to get the pin. Afterwards, Angle and Lashley have a stare down.
Hit up Page 2 below for Impact Wrestling results for February 20th:
Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Drew “McIntyre” Galloway of 3MB fame made his TNA debut at tonight’s Impact Wrestling tapings from Glasgow, Scotland.
Galloway, who is from Scotland, is currently holds the EVOLVE World Championship and the ICW Heavyweight Championship.
He was previously married to reigning TNA Knockout Champion Taryn Terrell. The couple divorced in 2011 after a fight which led to Terrell’s arrest.
– The post-WrestleMania 31 edition of WWE SmackDown will be taped on March 31st at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Advertised locally for the show are Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins. There is a pre-sale going on for tickets to the show right now with the code “WWEFAN.”
– Former WWE writer and MLW Radio host Court Bauer is the guest on the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast, the final edition of his show before he returns live to the WWE Network on Monday night following WWE RAW, where he will be joined by WWE executive/performer Triple H.
The official description for the latest Austin podcast with Bauer reads as follows:
SASu – EP189 – Court Bauer of MLW Radio
“The Royal Rumble is still on Steve’s mind… and so is the NXT REvolution PPV! And he’s discussing both with MLW Radio’s Court Bauer. Topics covered: Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Sting, Paul Heyman, Dean Ambrose, Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville. You’ll also find out why the Triple Threat match at the Rumble was the best match Steve’s seen in years… pay close attention because the Word Of The Day is back too! “
– Below is a new video interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Superstar Billy Graham where he talks about playing football in the Canadian Football League prior to his pro wrestling days, which led to him being trained to wrestle in the Calgary area.
