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  • Chris Jericho Discusses If He Could Still Work With NJPW

    Chris Jericho Discusses If He Could Still Work With NJPW

    The All Elite Wrestling’s World Champion Chris Jericho announced his allegiance with the company in early 2019 and has been working there since. Before AEW though, Jericho worked in New Japan Pro Wrestling from 2017 to 2019 after leaving WWE.

    Jericho had a memorable run in the Japanese wrestling promotion. His feud with Kenny Omega was the highlight of Jericho’s tenure in the East. Jericho also became the IWGP Intercontinental Champion for a total of 209 days.

    Now that Jericho’s with AEW, will we ever see him back in NJPW again? Jericho answered this question while appearing on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.

    Even though many top names from NJPW have been exiting the company to join AEW, Jericho stated that he still has the freedom to work with the company as long as the dates don’t interfere with his AEW appearances.

    “I can do New Japan shows, if it doesn’t conflict with AEW. I did one earlier this year, where I had an IWGP Championship match against Kazuchika Okada. I might do some more with them. But it’s (his AEW deal) pretty much exclusive,” Jericho stated.

    Jericho’s coworkers Kenny Omega has also stated in the past that he could work with NJPW in the future, and Jon Moxley also appeared several times for the promotion from May to August this year.

    H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcript.

  • Status Of NJPW’s King Of Pro Wrestling After Typhoon Hagibis

    Status Of NJPW’s King Of Pro Wrestling After Typhoon Hagibis

    Typhoon Hagibis was an extremely violent and large tropical cyclone that caused widespread destruction in Japan, starting from October 6 up until October 13.

    Many were asked to evacuate as the typhoon approached the Greater Tokyo Area.

    New Japan Pro Wrestling issued a statement on their upcoming King of Pro Wrestling and assured that the event will proceed as planned.

    “In the wake of Typhoon Hagibis, thoughts of everyone at New Japan Pro-Wrestling are with those affected.

    We hope everyone remains safe, and can recover as soon as possible.

    King of Pro Wrestling on October 14 in Ryogoku Sumo Hall will proceed as planned.”

    The company canceled a Juice Robinson autograph session that was supposed to take place in Suidobashi in the NJPW Tokon shop on Saturday, October 12. The autograph session has since been rescheduled to October 19.

    The company’s Tokon Shop was also closed due to the weather conditions. The Tokon Shop is a store where one can buy NJPW merchandise.

    Japan Rail, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways had all announced suspended services during the typhoon. On October 10, World Rugby and the Japan Rugby 2019 Organising Committee announced that two matches of the 2019 Rugby World Cup would be canceled: the Pool B match between New Zealand and Italy, and the Pool C match between England and France. This was the first time a match had been canceled in the history of the event.

    Formula One also canceled planned events for 2019 Japanese Grand Prix.

    At least 24 people have died and 17 are missing. Hagibis is being named as the worst typhoon the country has seen in six decades.

    King of Pro Wrestling 2019

    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship
      Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. SANADA
    • G1 Contract
      Kota Ibushi (G1 Contract Winner) vs EVIL
    • IWGP United States Championship – No Disqualification
      Jon Moxley (c) vs Juice Robinson
    • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
      Will Ospreay (c) vs. El Phantasmo
    • Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Minoru Suzuki
    • Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jay White, KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
    • Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs Zack Sabre Jr, Lance Archer & Taichi
    • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano
    • Ryusuke Taguchi, SHO & YOH vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI, & El Desperado
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARHmOBgQVxQ
  • Sheamus Could Be Back On The Road For WWE Soon

    Sheamus Could Be Back On The Road For WWE Soon

    Sheamus, former member of the now-disbanded The Bar has not returned to WWE programming since he was separated from his partner Cesaro in the Super Shake-Up that took place in April 2019.

    While there was a drought of news about when he might make a return, PWInsider now has a report on his WWE status.

    According to the report, Sheamus is slated to be on the road for WWE, where he would participate in a number of autograph sessions in WWE Raw markets on the day of the show’s filming.

    Sheamus was not listed as draft-eligible for the ongoing WWE Draft, along with injured stars Ruby Riott and Nia Jax.

    Sheamus made his debut in the company in June 2009 and has had a very successful career since. He became the WWE Champion just 166 days after his debut, making him the third-fastest wrestler in history to win the title after their debut.

    Since then he has captured almost every championship. He has been the WWE Champion for a total of three times, World Heavyweight Champion once, United States Championship twice, Raw Tag Team Championship four times and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship once.

    He has also won the King of the Ring tournament in 2010, and he is the 2012 Royal Rumble winner.

  • Update On WWE Status Of Byron Saxton

    Update On WWE Status Of Byron Saxton

    The recent changes in WWE’s commentary teams have left some commentators hanging. Michael Cole and Corey Graves were moved to SmackDown on FOX from Raw, with no announcement from the company where the blue brand’s commentators Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton would go.

    In a photo uploaded on Instagram, Byron Saxton is seen still on his old job but on a different show. Saxton has been moved WWE Main Event, and in the photo, he’s seen with Dio Maddin and Mickie James on commentary.

    It is unknown if Mickie James would stay as part of the commentary team for Main Event or not. Saxton has seemingly replaced Vic Joseph on the show.

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    Saxton had been part of SmackDown’s commentary team with Corey Graves and Tom Phillips. Phillips has been moved to 205 Live where he would be commentating with Aiden English, and to NXT UK with Nigel McGuinness.

    The new commentary teams were announced on September 26 by the company. Jerry “The King” Lawler returned to WWE programming as an analyst for Raw and joined Vic Joseph and Dio Maddin on the commentary booth.

  • Bret Hart Says He Was Offered Leadership Of The Kliq – Group Members Deny Claim

    Bret Hart Says He Was Offered Leadership Of The Kliq – Group Members Deny Claim

    WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart recently appeared on Inside The Ropes as part of their live tour, where he had a Q&A session. In the session, Hart claimed that he was once offered the leadership of The Kliq – the backstage group – but the claim was shut down by Kliq members Scott Hall and Kevin Nash.

    The Kliq was a powerful backstage group in the WWE during the mid-1990s which consisted of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman. They were known to wield an immense amount of power and influence within the company. It is known that Hart didn’t really get along with most of the members of the group.

    Hart stated that he was offered the head spot for the group, but members Kevin Nash and Scott Hall claim that this never happened. Nash wrote, “F–king news to me. I was the only one he got along with.” And Hall just replied with a “WRONG” to Hart’s claims.

    https://twitter.com/SCOTTHALLNWO/status/1182037660552048645

    Sean Waltman also joined the conversation and gave some info.

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    The next night, Hart responded to Nash and said that he stands by his words.

    “It was Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, and Kevin Nash that approached me in Germany about being the head of the Kliq. That we would all take control of the top matches and we would decide who would work with who, and we would take control of the whole company.”

    Bret also added that the Kliq’s plan was to control all the championship titles in the company. Shawn Michaels would only wrestle Sean Waltman and his other friends, and the titles would only revolve around the Kliq and its associates. The plan was to only wrestle with each other while the rest of the roster would stay back in the locker room.

    “I don’t wanna be part of anything like that. That’s not fair to other wrestlers,” Bret explained.

    “What I said last night in Belfast is absolutely true. Kevin Nash can go to hell.”

    If you use quotes from this article, please make sure to credit SEScoops for the transcription.

  • CM Punk Advised Cain Velasquez To Be A Team Player Ahead Of WWE Debut

    CM Punk Advised Cain Velasquez To Be A Team Player Ahead Of WWE Debut

    CM Punk had some words of advice for Cain Velasquez, who is set to make his in-ring debut for WWE on October 31 at the Crown Jewel event.

    Velasquez is a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. He spoke to ESPN regarding his WWE debut, where he stated that he spoke to some people who worked for MMA and pro wrestling companies, and revealed what advice they gave him.

    “CM Punk, I talked to. I’ve talked to Travis [Browne] a little bit. In the beginning, when I started thinking of getting into [wrestling], talking to him, he was just really happy with what Ronda was doing. So I talked to him and I was like that’s cool, you know. He had really positive stuff to say about working with WWE and you know, doing the whole pro wrestling. So, he said good things about it. DC [Daniel Cormier] obviously is the ultimate fan. He watches this stuff all the time, so he has great insight. He’s all for it. It’s all positive stuff that he’s telling me.”

    Related: Cain Velasquez Reveals Dana White’s Reaction To His WWE Signing

    He was further asked what CM Punk told him.

    Velasquez said that Punk advised him to be a team player in WWE. “He said, as far as getting into it, you just gotta be a team player, right? And just know that we’re all working together as a company to better everything for ourselves. Come to the end of the day, it’s business as well. You just have to be okay with what you have and what you’re being compensated for in order to go out and perform.”

    Velasquez added that he’s having a lot of fun with his new gig at WWE and he’s having a blast. “I think what I’m doing is fun as s–t. So I’m having fun with it. I’m having a blast.”

    CM Punk had left the company on bad terms in 2014, but it looks like things could be getting better between both parties.

    Cain Velasquez is set to face Brock Lesnar at the upcoming WWE Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia on October 31. He has reportedly retired from UFC and has signed a multi-year deal with the wrestling company.

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  • Tyson Fury Says Working With WWE Has Always Been His Dream

    Tyson Fury Says Working With WWE Has Always Been His Dream

    Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury is set to work a match at the upcoming Crown Jewel pay-per-view event. Fury will take on Braun Strowman in a singles match on October 31 in Saudi Arabia.

    Fury recently talked about his upcoming in-ring debut for WWE in an interview and revealed that he is a huge fan of the wrestling company. He, in fact, spoke to the WWE several years ago about having a match with the promotion, but a deal was not reached.

    “How honoured I am to be involved in such a massive event in Saudi Arabia. It’s a fantastic opportunity for me,” Fury told Boxing Scene. “This is something I’ve always dreamed of. I am lifelong WWE fan and this is a fantastic opportunity for me.

    Fury also stated that he is still going to be undefeated in Saudi and hyped up his match against Strowman. “He’s meeting a guy who has the best hands in boxing. He don’t want none of these hands,” Fury added.

    According to reports, Mohammad bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, wanted Fury to compete at the Crown Jewel show.

    In a press conference held on Friday afternoon at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, WWE announced the match. The company also announced that WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez.

    Updated WWE Crown Jewel Card

    Team Flair (Randy Orton, Baron Corbin, TBA) vs. Team Hogan (Seth Rollins, Rusev, TBA)

    Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury

    WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez

  • Kevin Owens Not Happy With WWE Draft

    Kevin Owens Not Happy With WWE Draft

    The WWE Draft 2019 has kicked off on this week’s Friday Night SmackDown, and we saw a total of 20 selections on the first day of the Draft.

    Among these, was SmackDown’s Kevin Owens. He was selected by Monday Night Raw as the 13th overall pick in the third round of the draft.

    After SmackDown, Owens published a short post on his Twitter, writing “Round 3.” Shortly after, he expanded on what he meant. Owens wasn’t too happy that he wasn’t selected until the third round.

    Kevin revealed that WWE has decided to not post the footage of an interview where he was asked to give his thoughts on the draft, because he appeared to be “angry”.

    Kevin Owens was chosen by Raw in the third round of the draft behind Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Bobby Lashley, and Lacey Evans.

    For the past few months, Kevin Owens was mostly involved in a storyline with Shane McMahon on SmackDown, where most recently he won a Ladder match against Shane. The match’s stipulation was of “loser leaves WWE”, and the belief is that this was done to not only wrap up the program but to get McMahon off of television.

    The storyline between Owens and McMahon started on an episode of SmackDown Live in August where Owens cut a promo about how McMahon takes up too much TV time and nobody wanted to see him on TV all the time.

    Shane hasn’t been seen on SmackDown since and now Owens is looking to begin a new chapter on Raw.

  • Adam Cole On Which Legend He Would Want In The Undisputed Era

    Adam Cole On Which Legend He Would Want In The Undisputed Era

    The Undisputed Era is at the top of its game in NXT. All four members are currently champions: Adam Cole is the NXT Champion, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O’Reilly are the NXT Tag Team Champions, and Roderick Strong the NXT North American Champion.

    With all the talented members making up this seemingly perfect stable, is there a place for another wrestler in the team?

    Adam Cole answered this question recently in an interview. Cole thinks the only wrestler that can join the Undisputed Era is a legend – whose name is Shawn Michaels.

    “I’m not just saying him because I think he’s the greatest to ever,” Cole told Digital Spy during a tour of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. “But I feel like Shawn Michaels would be such a cool fit in the Undisputed Era.”

    Fish and O’Reilly also share the same thought, but they believe Michaels could fit the assistant role more for the stable. “He could be someone to shine the belts for us,” Fish said. “Or help us carry our bags.”

    The Undisputed Era debuted on August 19, 2017, at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III. Fish and O’Reilly first won the NXT Tag Team Championship in November 2017, and Cole became the inaugural North American Champion. The stable has since seen championship success, having captured the gold and black brand’s championships six times collectively.

    Adam Cole is also one of the only two NXT Triple Crown winners – he has held the NXT Championship, NXT North American Championship, and the NXT Tag Team Championship in his career. He completed the NXT Triple Crown the fastest, doing so within 420 days, between April 2018 and June 2019.

  • Leva Bates Was Surprised To Be Signed By AEW As The Librarian

    Leva Bates Was Surprised To Be Signed By AEW As The Librarian

    Leva Bates, who plays the librarian gimmick in All Elite Wrestling, was ecstatic when she heard that the company was going to sign her.

    AEW’s President Tony Khan wanted a librarian character for the company and it was decided that a wrestler would be chosen through an audition. Many wrestlers sent in their audition tapes, but Bates was ultimately chosen to play the part.

    Speaking to Comicbook.com, Leva discussed why she decided to submit the audition tape for the role and revealed how she reacted when she was chosen.

    “I was just kind of doing it for the fun of it. So yeah that was really just one of those, ‘Oh my god it really worked [situations]!’ I mean obviously I did have intentions on wanting to be with AEW. Out of all of the companies that was my number one spot I really wanted to be at. It fits me and my personality and I feel like this company is where I belong so I took a chance. But yeah, no, there was no talk of me being within the company at all. It was one of those like, ‘Okay, I’ll just try it.’ And then I literally thought it was going to be like, ‘Oh, cool yeah a little bit of PR. I’m moving forward,’ and then when it actually panned through I was beyond shocked and over-ecstatic. It was definitely a moment where I didn’t expect when I got that call,” Bates said.

    Bates was actually not the only one selected for AEW’s librarian role. The company had announced that they had also selected Peter Avalon for the role, and now there would be two librarians. She made her singles debut at Fyter Fest but quickly booed by fans. Bates said that fans were initially not very welcoming to the idea of a librarian duo, but she believes that they both can work well together and fans just need to give the pair a chance.

    “It actually went through a roller coaster. People were super excited, especially at Double or Nothing [in a backstage segment] they were super happy about it. But then in the flesh they weren’t sure what to think of it because if you look at it I’m a super good guy and Peter is not. So it’s a very interesting dichotomy and I don’t think people gave, at the second, a chance to really let it build and grow. Because I felt like Peter and I are a wonderful, odd couple team. We gel really well with each other but we both have different personality traits. So I don’t think people knew how to handle it since everyone, especially at Daytona, everyone knows me as the super gamer girl, super nerd cosplayer so I’m coming out not necessarily in that form,” Bates said.

  • WWE Star Gets Ridiculous Name Change

    WWE Star Gets Ridiculous Name Change

    Friday Night SmackDown kicked off the 2019 WWE Draft, and we saw Superstars moving to different brands. Apart from changing brands, one roster member got his ring name changed, to a very ridiculous one.

    King Corbin and Chad Gable faced each other in this week’s episode of SmackDown. They have been feuding for a while now, and one of the main highlights of this feud is arguably Corbin bullying Gable for his height and referring to him as “Shorty Gable.”

    It looks like Corbin will not be the only one to call Gable Shorty, as WWE themselves seemingly officially changed Gable’s name to Shorty Gable.

    On this week’s episode of SmackDown, Gable was announced as “Shorty Gable” while making his entrance, and his new name was reflected on the titantron and the nameplate.

    Fans’ reaction to the name change wasn’t very welcoming on Twitter, with many criticizing the WWE for the move. Even porn giant Brazzers couldn’t help themselves, as they had previously poked fun at the company’s terribly received Hell in a Cell finish.

    While it was already reported that Gable could possibly receive a new name, it was expected to be Shorty G, as the company had reportedly trademarked the term.

    While Gable’s WWE profile on the company’s website still lists him by his old name at the time of this writing, it wouldn’t be too long before it’s updated to reflect the name change.

  • Shotzi Blackheart Offered NXT Contract At Evolve 137

    Shotzi Blackheart Offered NXT Contract At Evolve 137

    Indie star Shotzi Blackheart will be the newest addition to WWE NXT as she was offered a contract during the EVOLVE 137 event.

    WWE NXT General Manager William Regal appeared on the October 11’s EVOLVE Wrestling event and offered the contract to Blackheart.

    At the event, Blackheart had successfully defended her Shine Nova Championship against Aja Perera.

    WWE had initially announced that NXT GM Regal would be at the EVOLVE event in Atlanta to “conduct a little business.”

    Shotzi has also revealed her remaining indie appearances, after which she would be working with WWE.

    Initially, the news of Shotzi’s signing was reported by Squared Circle Sirens on October 9. At that time, Shotzi denied the report on Twitter, writing in a now-deleted tweet, “Who said? Also im 26 not 28….cant even get my age right.”

    In 2015, Shotzi Blackheart appeared as a contestant on the latest season of WWE Tough Enough, where she used her real name, Ashley Urbanski. She was unable to make it to the final 14 due to a medical issue. She also had a WWE tryout back in 2016.

    The 26-year-old California native has worked with Hoodslam, All Pro Wrestling, and with women’s wrestling promotions like SHIMMER, Shine Wrestling, and RISE Wrestling.

    After working with a number of UK promotions, she made her debut in IMPACT Wrestling and competed for two matches. She is actually going to compete at the company’s October 19 All Glory event, in a triple threat match against Laynie Luck and Kylie Rae for the Zero Pro Women’s Championship.

  • Chris Jericho On Possibility Of Hosting AEW Dynamite On Jericho Cruise

    Chris Jericho On Possibility Of Hosting AEW Dynamite On Jericho Cruise

    Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea is a series of cruise ship experiences held by Chris Jericho, which features various wrestling events, concerts, and stand-up comedy acts.

    Rock’ N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea, held in late October 2018, hosted Ring of Honor’s Sea of Honor Tournament, which saw sixteen different matches taking place. Bullet Club, The Young Bucks, Flip Gordon, Adam Page, Dalton Castle were some of the names that took part in the event.

    Jericho will be holding a second cruise named Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea Part Deux: The Second Wave. It will occur from January 20 to January 24, 2020. It will be partnering with AEW and feature wrestlers like The Young Bucks, Britt Baker, and Adam Page.

    The face of AEW recently talked about his cruise in an interview where he was asked if he would be able to continue hosting the cruise while working weekly at AEW. Not only was he positive that he could do it, but he also touched on the possibility of holding an AEW Dynamite sea edition on the cruise.

    Speaking to Fansided, Jericho said, “Yeah, January 20th is sold out already, so we’re gonna talk soon about Jericho Cruise No. 3. So, it’s exciting! You remember WCW had Road Wild and Bash at the Beach, where you’re taking wrestling out of the arena. If you saw the event we did last year on a cruise ship, it looked so beautiful. The middle of the night in the middle of the ocean, the stars shining down, the lights. I’d like that to be an annual thing, and as I’m with AEW, there’s no reason to take a day out of a wrestling company. So, if we can make it the annual rock and wrestling rager at sea edition of [AEW] Dynamite, that’s great! Just adds another element to our very cool show.”

    It will be interesting to see a sea edition of AEW Dynamite come to fruition. It doesn’t seem very far-fetched, as some AEW wrestlers are already going to appear on the cruise next year.

  • Sheamus Looks Back On His First WWE Title Win

    Sheamus Looks Back On His First WWE Title Win

    WWE star Sheamus made his debut in the company in June 2009 and has had a very successful career since. He became the WWE Champion just 166 days after his debut, making him the third-fastest wrestler in history to win the title after their debut.

    Sheamus looked back on this massive win while speaking to Paddy Power while visiting Japan for the Rugby World Cup. He reflected on his first title win and revealed how he and everyone else reacted to it.

    Sheamus names his WWE title win the most favorite moment of his life.

    “People ask me what my favourite moment is and I’m always like, there’s so many,” said Sheamus.

    “There are just so many special moments that lead to where we are now. The first person I called was my closest friend. I was like, ‘this is mad!’ I just had the title in my hand at the hotel room and the whole thing was just crazy, it just didn’t register at the time. Everyone was like, what the f– k’s going on?”

    Even though Sheamus was in the clouds, he made sure to remind himself that he has to prove himself and make it known that this was not just a one-off win.

    “But when you win it, that’s great, it’s fantastic and you shock the world. But, then I had to go and prove to everybody (including myself) that this was not a fluke.”

    After defeating John Cena on 13 December 2009 at TLC, Sheamus would go on to hold the title for two months. He would lose the title at Elimination Chamber on 21 February 2009 after being eliminated.

    Sheamus, however, would then go on to prove that his title win wasn’t just a fluke, as he would win a fatal four-way match to become the WWE Champion for the second time at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view on 20 June 2010. At this time, he was also named the one-hundredth WWE Champion in history.

    Looking back at his second win, Sheamus said, “I had it for a couple of months and lost it, but then I won it again at Fatal 4-Way in 2010. That was twice I’d done it, and that’s when I could say to myself, ‘okay, it wasn’t a one-off.’ They’re people that win the WWE title once in a blue moon, but I cemented my legacy by keeping the head down and kicking the s–t out of people.”

  • Andrade Reveals He Was Nervous Meeting Ric Flair When He Started Dating Charlotte

    Andrade Reveals He Was Nervous Meeting Ric Flair When He Started Dating Charlotte

    After a lot of rumors and speculation, Andrade and Charlotte revealed that they were dating around February.

    Andrade revealed an interesting but amusing tidbit about the time when he started dating Charlotte, the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.

    In an interview, Andrade revealed that he was nervous and scared of meeting his girlfriend’s father. But after meeting Flair Andrade is happy as they both seem to have a good relationship with each other.

    “When we first met I was seriously so nervous – so, so nervous,” Andrade told Digital Spy. “Now I’m so happy. I love Ric Flair. He’s a great person with me, he talks, texts me, sometimes we have dinner. He’s great with me now.”

    At first, Andrade wasn’t sure if him dating Charlotte would go too well with the Hall of Famer. He even asked Charlotte to keep their relationship under wraps, but Charlotte assured him that her father wouldn’t care.

    “When we first started [dating] I asked Charlotte, ‘Please don’t say nothing to your dad’, and she said, ‘No it’s my dad, he won’t care’,” Andrade said.

    “But I have so much respect for her dad and professional respect for what he did in this business, he’s a legend. I’m so happy.”

    He was also asked if the duo would want to appear as an on-screen couple on WWE television. Andrade was open to the idea but said that for now they are focusing on their singles career. He suggested that they both could appear on the Mixed Match Challenge as a team a few years down the line.

    “Now she is focusing on her career and I am focusing on my career,” Andrade said. “But in the future maybe we’ll be a Mixed Match Challenge team. I know it’s a great idea. Maybe not now, maybe in a year or two years.

  • Jon Moxley And Chris Jericho On Why They Left WWE And Signed With AEW

    Jon Moxley And Chris Jericho On Why They Left WWE And Signed With AEW

    Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley were part of the All Elite Wrestling panel at the New York Comic-Con last weekend. At the panel, various topics were discussed, and among them, the topic of WWE came up.

    Jericho and Moxley talked about why they left the company and decided to join AEW. Moxley revealed that all of it was just because of crazy timing.

    In a video published by Nerd News Today, Moxley detailed his journey to the new alternative wrestling promotion at the NYCC panel. He revealed that the first person that knew about his plan to exit WWE was Chris Jericho.

    “I had been planning on leaving where I was before for a few months, and I actually had been talking to – I think the first guy besides my wife that even knew because I didn’t tell anybody — the only other guy that knew was Chris [Jericho],” revealed Moxley.

    Which proved to be great timing for Moxley as Jericho got him in touch with Cody Rhodes who offered Moxley to join their promotion.

    “It was on the phone. This was before any of this other stuff started happening and I said, ‘Dude, I’m out of here. I’m done.’ And he’s like, ‘Dude, you need to come work with us.’ And I’m like, ‘What?’ Not five minutes later probably, I get a call from Cody Rhodes, and he started explaining to me all this top-secret stuff they had. And I’m like, ‘Whoa.’ And here we are.”

    As for Jericho, he revealed that the reason he left was because of the scripts. Jericho was tired of being handed a script and being told what to do.

    “But now, as we mentioned with no scripts and all that, it gives us the chance to be the artists that we are and use the instincts that we’ve honed after doing this for years, and years, and years, and years to know how to put on a show, to know how to put on a match,” Jericho explained.

    Jericho also stated that giving the wrestlers control over their character is the best practice as it would look more natural than a script written by someone else.

    “Most importantly, how do you get your character across? There’s nobody in the world that knows how to play Chris Jericho better than I do, so don’t give me a f***ing script and say, ‘This is what Jericho’s going to say.”

    H/T to 411mania.com for the transcription.

  • Matt Hardy: Fox Has Access To “Broken Brilliance”

    Matt Hardy: Fox Has Access To “Broken Brilliance”

    Matt Hardy has proclaimed something that is making fans think he’s headed for SmackDown.

    Hardy posted a photo on his Twitter account with a caption that noted that the FOX Network now has access to his “Broken Brilliance”. Hardy wrote, “As of right now, @FOXTV has access to #BROKENBrilliance. I’m ready.”

    So, if Hardy returned to SmackDown, will he prefer to go the classic tag team route that he’s known for or will he go solo? Well, fortunately for us, he answered this question in a Q&A he conducted with his fans on Twitter.

    Hardy said that for the immediate future, he would prefer to have a singles run moving forward. “As for the immediate future, a singles run,” he wrote.

    Hardy has said before that he was lobbying for The Broken Universe to come back on SmackDown on FOX. When asked by a fan, he wrote, “That’s what I am pushing for. I understand how to maximize my present-day value to the industry.”

    Matt has not been seen on WWE television since he vacated the SmackDown Tag Team Titles with his brother Jeff Hardy back in April. The duo struggling with injuries after defeating The Usos for the titles at WrestleMania 35. It would be interesting to see if Matt brings back the Broken gimmick, which would mean that he dropped the You Don’t Understand gimmick that was seen for a few times in June.

  • Brandi Rhodes On Wanting Women’s Tag Team Division In AEW

    Brandi Rhodes On Wanting Women’s Tag Team Division In AEW

    The Chief Brand Officer of All Elite Wrestling, Brandy Rhodes talked about the state of the women’s wrestling scene in the promotion and also touched on the topic of a possible women’s tag team division in a recent interview.

    Rhodes said that AEW President Tony Khan is also on board with the women’s tag team division. “You never want to rush into things because you put unnecessary pressure on competitors that don’t need to be there. Each championship is unfolding as we go,” Rhodes told Newsweek. “Pretty confident that [AEW President] Tony Khan is on record saying he would want a women’s tag division. I want a women’s tag division.”

    Brandi has also talked about AEW’s women’s division before. Recently she revealed that the company has around 16 women signed, which would include some surprising names. The roster page at AEW’s official website lists 11 female competitors for now.

    Rhodes has said before that the first few weeks of AEW TV will primarily feature names that we are already familiar with. Some names that aren’t familiar will be used and the company has them signed for quite some time and have been planning to use them since.

    For now the only title women can compete for is the AEW Women’s World Championship. It was first announced on June 18, 2019. Riho became the inaugural champion by defeating Nyla Rose on the premiere episode of Dynamite.

  • Total Divas Viewership Sees Slight Growth From Series’ All Time Low Season Premiere

    Total Divas Viewership Sees Slight Growth From Series’ All Time Low Season Premiere

    The ratings for the second episode of the 9th Season of WWE Total Divas saw a slight growth in viewership from the series’ all time low season premiere.

    The growth was not huge, but it was still an improvement. The Tuesday’s show brought in a 0.13 rating in the coveted 18 – 49 demographic which is an up from last week’s 0.11 demo rating, according to Showbuzz Daily.

    As for the viewership, the episode drew in 261,000 viewers, up from last week’s 252,000. This is the second least-watched episode of the series. The trend is probably going to continue, as the third lowest-watched episode. from 2016. actually had an audience of 461,000. This season has a long way to go.

    The show ranked in at #64 for the night among the Cable Top 150. The top ranked show of the night was the Major League Baseball (MLB) American League Division Series game between the Astros and the Rays, which garnered a demo rating of 0.95 with 3.698 million viewers.

    The Total Divas episode also featured a segment with Carmella where she cleared the air about her relationship with Corey Graves. Carmella officially confirmed her relationship with the WWE commentator and revealed that she only got in a relationship after Graves was separated from his wife. She also revealed that she received death threats from people online when Graves’ ex-wife accused Carmella of breaking her marriage.

  • Carmella Reveals She Received Death Threats After She Was Accused Of Breaking Up Corey Graves’ Marriage

    Carmella Reveals She Received Death Threats After She Was Accused Of Breaking Up Corey Graves’ Marriage

    Carmella received death threats after she was wrongly accused of breaking up Corey Graves’ marriage with his wife.

    That’s what the Princess of Staten Island said when appearing on the latest episode of Total Divas.

    She also officially confirmed her relationship with the WWE announcer, while speaking to coworker Sonya Deville.

    The rumors of Carmella having an affair with Graves started circulating when Graves’ wife Amy Polinsky published a now-deleted post on Instagram where she accused her husband of cheating on her with Carmella. Graves later addressed the situation and revealed that he is going through a divorce with his wife and that message was sent out during a particularly messy time when the two of them were not in a good place.

    Carmella later went on The Bellas Podcast back in May where she said that she is not a homewrecker and that she’ll reveal the full story on Total Divas.

    The episode has recently dropped on E! and on the show, Carmella cleared the air around her relationship with Graves.

    “When Corey and I started dating, he was already going through a divorce and he’d moved out,” Carmella shared in a confessional. “He has his own place. She has hers. Man, I mean, there’s really nothing else to say about it.”

    “I always follow the rules. I never f–king do anything wrong. I’m very like, by the book,” Carmella confided in Total Divas co-star Sonya Deville. “I even had anxiety [at] the thought of even entertaining the idea of dating him.”

    However, the accusatory post by Graves’ ex-wife had done the damage. She was judged online and even received death threats from people, whereas her partner didn’t have to face the backlash.

    “I’m uncomfortable. I feel like everyone is staring at me. I feel like everyone is judging me,” Carmella added later on. “It’s just crazy that they’re coming after me and for him it’s like, ‘Oh! Cool! Corey Graves got with Carmella. Good for him.’”

    “Why the f–k would she go on social media and put that out there? I’m not kidding. This is not ok,” Carmella stated to Corey regarding the post. “I’m not ok right now. Literally, I’m getting death threats.”

    Carmella broke down in tears even though Corey urged her to ignore the online drama.

    “It’s like the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with. I don’t even know how to deal with it because I’ve never been through anything like this,” Carmella further expressed. “All I know is like, I love him and he loves me and we’re happy and I didn’t do anything wrong.”

  • Kevin Smith Says His SmackDown Invite Was Pulled Due To AEW Appearance

    Kevin Smith Says His SmackDown Invite Was Pulled Due To AEW Appearance

    Kevin Smith reveals that his invite for SmackDown Live on FOX was nixed after he appeared on All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite on TNT.

    Appearing for an interview on The Rich Eisen Show with AEW World Champion Chris Jericho to promote the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot film, Smith also touched on his SmackDown appearance that he and Jason Mewes were scheduled to make.

    Talking about their AEW appearance, Kevin said:

    “You know how big it was? It was big enough enough that like, me and Jay (Jason) were lucky enough to be involved, Chris invited us to be involved with the debut match on TNT. We were supposed to go do WWE, me and Jay the very next day which was Friday. And then the morning after, cuz we were on the AEW show – it trended, like they was a lot of coverage and stuff. The next morning we were told that the WWE was like you can’t come on anymore. They cancelled it.”

    Related: AEW Tag Team Titles Revealed By Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes

    Smith added that the cancellation felt really weird to him. “Can you believe it? It felt really weird, man. There’s a line drawn in the sand, they pushed us onto the one side of it.” Rich Eisen added that the duo were “hit with a figurative chair”.

    Chris Jericho was asked if the news of the cancelled appearance was great to hear. Chris agreed, and said, “Like I said, just by the fact that we exist, made WWE angry cuz they’ve been the monopoly for so long. Now, are we competition? Like it’s figurative we are. But for us, it’s an alternative, it’s an option.” Chris added that some people are proclaiming that this is the “wrestling wars”, but AEW is not at war with WWE or Superbowl or anyone.

    You can watch the full interview embedded in the video above.

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  • The Undertaker Advertised For Comic Con India

    The Undertaker Advertised For Comic Con India

    The Undertaker is possibly being advertised to make an appearance on the other side of the world, namely at the Comic Con Hyderabad in India.

    WWE India’s Twitter account posted an advertisement for the Deadman’s appearance at the event, which is set to take place on October 12 and October 13.

    The advert reads, “Here’s your chance to rise from #TheDeadman’s casket… when you experience the world of #Undertaker at this year’s @ComicConIndia!”

    It’s not confirmed on which date Taker would appear, since he is already scheduled for Comic Con Scotland on October 13, as Wrestling Inc noted.

    Comic Con India has featured the “WWE Zone” in the past, where convention attendees could experience WWE style entrances, buy WWE merch and play WWE games.

    The Comic Con India website lists WWE under its “Experiences And Zones” section. It mentions that an event will be held which will give attendees a chance to meet a WWE star in real life: “Get ready to smack down at the #BestWeekendOfTheYear. Exclusive WWE merch and gaming zone and a chance to meet a WWE STAR in real life!”

    It is possible that the event is about just the “experience” part, ie only the Phenom’s casket and graveyard will be used as part of the WWE Zone.

    As for the in-ring side, Undertaker is also advertised to appear on the upcoming Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in Saudi Arabia which is set for October 31.

    https://twitter.com/WWEIndia/status/1181875609112154114
  • Lacey Evans Talks Past Life Experiences, Reveals She Sleeps In Her Car & Lives In A Camper Trailer

    Lacey Evans Talks Past Life Experiences, Reveals She Sleeps In Her Car & Lives In A Camper Trailer

    Lacey Evans has revealed an interesting part about her life while appearing in a video on Xavier Wood’s UpUpDownDown YouTube channel.

    Evans shared her life story and revealed what she wants the world to know in the interview. Evans said that she came from a very rough upbringing but she got out of her bad times and made it through, and that’s what she wants people to know.

    “I had a very rough upbringing, a lot of drug addiction, depression and that’s all I knew. So I joined the military, when the WWE contacted me I sat back and thought about it and how my life could change and the impact that I can make knowing where I came from – I have to do it.”

    Evans told Woods that she wants to spread the message of not giving up. She had a rough upbringing but she didn’t just sit and accept her situation. Evans tried to make the most of whatever opportunity she was given and that’s how she was able to get out of the bad spot from her life.

    “There’s a lot of people hurting and are going through things that they don’t wanna talk about and they just sit there and accept the lifestyle that they feel they’re stuck in. And I know what that feels like, and it’s the furthest from the truth. That is not the life you have to live. Just because that’s the card you were dealt does not mean that’s the deck you have to play with. Because life is short and you’re capable of anything and I am a prime example. “

    Lacey stated that she never thought she would be famous or would be a public figure. Her mission is to take full advantage of this and help people who are suffering. She also revealed that she lives in a camper trailer and sleeps in her car.

    “We have stories that people need to hear and know that life is not as bad as they feel like it is. It’s not. You don’t have to be famous like me to freaking realize that. Because, to be honest with you I sleep in my car on the road loops, and I still live in a camper trailer. That’s my life. Don’t get it twisted. You see these big hats and these pearls and whatever and life is great but I remember where I come from. I’m a normal human being and I’ve been through hell just like the rest of the world out there, just like the babies that are suffering. If I can make it, so can they.”

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  • Rush And Jeff Cobb Teaming Up For ROH Honor United Tour

    Rush And Jeff Cobb Teaming Up For ROH Honor United Tour

    Ring of Honor is making its return to the UK with three big shows this month as part of the Honor United 2019 tour. The tour kicks off in London on October 25, then head to Newport on October 26 and will conclude in Bolton on October 27.

    The company has now revealed additional details for the tour. In a press release, ROH has revealed that RUSH and Jeff Cobb will team up on the tour to take on PCO and Brody King of the Villain Enterprises. The tag team match will take place in Newport, Wales on October 26 at the Newport Centre.

    RUSH and Cobb are doing great in ROH, with the former being undefeated in the promotion whereas the latter has only suffered one pinfall loss since signing with the company.

    PCO and King of the Villain Enterprises are former ROH World Tag Team Champions and are currently the two-thirds of ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions along with Marty Scurll.

    The tag team match also takes place before RUSH’s match against Cobb where he will defend his ROH World Championship.

    Other matches scheduled for the event are:

    -Matt Taven vs. Joe Hendry

    -Lifebloods’ Bandido & Tracy Williams vs. Villain Enterprises’ Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon

    -ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)

    Jay Lethal and Dalton Castle are also signed to appear.

  • Jon Moxley Knocks WWE’s ‘Stupid’ Schedule, Reveals Who He Wouldn’t Work With Again

    Jon Moxley Knocks WWE’s ‘Stupid’ Schedule, Reveals Who He Wouldn’t Work With Again

    At All Elite Wrestlings’ New York Comic Con Panel, Jon Moxley addressed the press and talked about his career in AEW and how AEW has improved things for its wrestlers.

    Moxley also gave his opinion on AEW’s competitors – namely WWE, who he thinks has a “stupid” schedule which he believes the company will eventually change. He also thinks the entire industry is benefiting just from the existence of AEW because companies are raising the payments that wrestlers receive in order to lock the wrestlers down.

    “I think everybody’s going to start doing better than they’re doing right now,” Moxley told Cageside Seats. “You’re seeing wrestlers who are getting more money from WWE because they are trying to lock everybody down. Which is great – it should have been like that all along! I think they’re gonna start reducing their schedule too, which is good, because their schedule’s stupid. Makes no sense.”

    “So I think you’re gonna see a better quality of life for the guys in the competition so to speak, just because of the existence of AEW.”

    On an another topic, Moxley revealed who he would never want to face again – and it’s none other than New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Toru Yano.

    Moxley was on an undefeated streak at this year’s G1 Climax 29 Tournament, which was eventually broken by Toru Yano on the Day 12 of the tourney. Moxley says he doesn’t want to be in the ring with Yano again and described his match with him as the worst night of his life. “I never wanna experience that horror again,” Moxley said.

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