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  • WWE Stars Show Support For Kofi Kingston After Title Loss

    WWE Stars Show Support For Kofi Kingston After Title Loss

    On Friday night’s SmackDown on FOX, “The Beast” Brock Lesnar dethroned Kofi Kingston in mere seconds to become the WWE Champion. Lesnar immediately hit an F5 on Kofi as soon as the match began and ended Kofi’s reign.

    The loss was shocking in the way it ended as Kofi’s reign was a historic one and many fans believed that it didn’t deserve to end like that.

    After the match Kofi reacted to his loss and said that he is dealing with a lot of emotions but he knew what kind of a man he was up against, and that he takes pride in taking up the challenge of facing Brock Lesnar. Kingston said that he is trying to figure out how to get back into the WWE Championship picture again.

    Soon after the surprising upset, WWE stars recognized Kofi’s accomplishments and gave huge praises and support to him on Twitter. You can check out the posts below:

    https://twitter.com/NikkiCrossWWE/status/1180360233949921281

    The former champ later issued a statement where he stated that he was overwhelmed by the support from fans and his coworkers alike and he considers that his mission has been accomplished. He then thanked everyone for letting him live his childhood dream of becoming a champion.

    “Once again, I’m so overwhelmed by the outpouring of love I’ve seen on here over the last 24 hours. As a WWE Superstar, one always hopes to experience moments in this industry that have a real and positive impact on people’s lives. Judging by all of these messages, I’d say that mission’s been accomplished.

    And again, without all of you and your support, none of this happens, so thank you all for letting me live out my childhood dream to the fullest. I am forever indebted to you.

    I’m not sure what comes next, but I will always be so proud and honored to have been your champion… “

    Kingston became WWE Champion at WrestleMania 35 when he defeated then-champion Daniel Bryan. It was the first time he held a major WWE title.

  • AEW’s Double Or Nothing And All Out To Be Yearly PPV Events

    AEW’s Double Or Nothing And All Out To Be Yearly PPV Events

    The President of All Elite Wrestling Tony Khan has revealed that the company’s All Out and Double Or Nothing events are going to return yearly.

    Double Or Nothing which was the inaugural event held by the promotion took place on May 25, 2019 at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Khan believes that the event will be a “tradition” and will always be held during the Memorial Day weekend in Sin City.

    Speaking in an interview with Wade Keller of PWTorch, Khan said, “Double or Nothing is always going to be Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas. I think that’s a tradition that’s going to outlive all of us.”

    Along with Double Or Nothing, the company’s recently held All Out PPV will also be an annual tradition. The event took place on August 31, 2019 at the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago. Khan thinks that we will see All Out events for a long time.

    “All Out is always going to be in the Chicago area, Labor Day weekend,” Tony said. “I think that’s a tradition that can live a long time.”

    Furthermore, Khan also gave his thoughts on AEW’s upcoming Full Gear PPV event. He expects Full Gear to do well and if everything goes as expected it can be a quarterly PPV event from the company. “Full Gear is the next big quarterly pay-per-view we’re on. If Baltimore really gets….we’ve sold a lot of tickets. Hopefully, Baltimore can be a great market for us too. I expect Full Gear to be a huge brand.”

    Full Gear will be taking place on November 9 at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho vs. Cody for the AEW World Championship have been already announced.

    H/T to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Why Jushin Liger Was Not Booked For NJPW’s Fighting Spirit USA Tour

    Why Jushin Liger Was Not Booked For NJPW’s Fighting Spirit USA Tour

    Jushin Liger was missing from the NJPW’s Fighting Spirit: Unleashed Tour and the reason behind it could be storyline-based.

    If you haven’t caught up with what’s going on at New Japan, here’s the gist. At the recent Destruction in Kobe event on September 22, Jushin Liger attacked Minoru Suzuki and other members of Suzuki-Gun when Suzuki attempted to remove Liger’s mask. Liger delivered a low blow to get him off, then unmask himself to reveal his alter ego: Kishin Liger.

    Kishin Liger
    Kishin Liger.

    This side of Liger is considered to be extremely dangerous, and there’s no saying on how he’ll try to attack his opponents. This was made clear when he tried to stab Suzuki with a large metal spike last week.

    Related: Kishin Liger’s History In NJPW Revisited

    Back to why Liger was missing from the tour. According to a report from PWInsider, Jushin was not booked for the tour because his alter ego Kishin was unleashed. Kishin Liger is a rare transformation which usually happens when someone tries to remove Jushin Liger’s mask. He has had his mask removed to reveal the evil Kishin Liger only four times over the last three decades. Needless to say, we only get to see this character in special events.

    The Kishin Liger gimmick consists of mannerisms and imagery that is the exact opposite to that of a normal person. Jushin Thunder Liger on the other hand, is a wholesome and jovial type of character. It appears that Jushin Liger was not booked for the event because it would contradict the ongoing storyline with Minoru Suzuki.

  • AJ Kirsch Joins MLW’s Broadcast Booth

    AJ Kirsch Joins MLW’s Broadcast Booth

    Major League Wrestling has signed AJ Kirsch to join Rich Bocchini and Tony Shiavone in its broadcast team, the company announced.

    The news was initially broken by SI.com, which Kirsch confirmed on his Twitter:

    Kirsch first began his career as a professional wrestler in 2005 and competed on the west coast wrestling circuit. He was cast as a contestant on WWE’s Tough Enough season five.

    In October 2011, he participated in the TNA Gut Check contest in Sacramento, California.

    Kirsch was also the winner of The Rock’s “Rock the Promo”, a ten-episode promo competition series on The Rock’s YouTube channel. He recently voiced Buzz, the lead protagonist in the MyCAREER mode of WWE2K19.

    The company has revealed that AJ will be broadcasting for the first time in Tijuana this Saturday for the MLW x The Crash Lucha Libre event.

    MLW CEO Court Bauer said that he wanted to “add some youthful exuberance on the headset”, and that’s why Kirsch was picked.

    The company will be holding their first-ever PPV on November 2, dubbed MLW Saturday Night SuperFight. It will will take place at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois. Jacob Fatu (c) vs. LA Park for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship has been confirmed so far.

  • WWE Announces 205 Live Is Moving To Fridays

    WWE Announces 205 Live Is Moving To Fridays

    WWE announced on Monday that 205 Live will be moving to Friday nights at 10pm.

    WWE issued the following:

    “Beginning this Friday, Oct. 4, The Most Exciting Hour on Television is moving to Friday nights. As part of WWE Premiere Week, the home of the Cruiserweights —WWE 205 Live — is moving to Fridays at 10/9 C, streaming live on the award-winning WWE Network.

    At the conclusion of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX, tune in to WWE Network to see WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak, Oney Lorcan, Humberto Carrillo, Tony Nese and all your favorite Cruiserweights in an hour of action that will leave you breathless.”

    Triple H recently stated that there were no plans of removing the brand and it was suggested that 205 Live may be consolidated into NXT. While that hasn’t happened yet, the show will be airing after SmackDown on the WWE Network for the time being.

    Another interesting thing to note is that Vic Joseph and Dio Madden from 205 Live’s commentary team were moved to Raw, leaving Aiden English on the purple brand. Michael Cole and Corey Graves have been shifted to SmackDown starting this week, which leaves Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton behind. Maybe they will join Aiden?

    Lio Rush has become the number one contender for Drew Gulak’s WWE Cruiserweight Championship. No word on when the match will take place yet.

  • Nyla Rose On Her Final Appearance On The Indies

    Nyla Rose On Her Final Appearance On The Indies

    Nyla Rose had her final independent appearance this past Saturday night at Go Professional Wrestling’s debut event Go Big Or Go Home. She took part in a fatal 4-way match against Jordynne Grace, Penelope Ford and Allie Kat.

    Rose posted a thread on Twitter where she thanked every promoter who booked her, her fans and every wrestler she’s ever worked with.

    You can check out the tweets below:

    Back in February this year, Nyla Rose became the first openly transgender wrestler to sign with a major wrestling promotion in America when she signed with AEW to a full-time contract.

    On AEW Dynamite’s debut episode this Wednesday, Rose will be having her big match with the company against Riho to determine the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion.

    Rose made her debut in 2012 where she made appearances in Women Superstars Uncensored and Combat Zone Wrestling. She headed to Japan in 2016 and worked for Chigusa Nagayo’s promotion Marvelous as well as Sendai Girls’ Pro Wrestling. She returned to North America and went on to become a two-time Warriors of Wrestling Women’s Champion at WOW.

    She made her debut for AEW at Double or Nothing where she participated in a fatal four-way match against Dr. Britt Baker, Kylie Rae and Awesome Kong. She established herself as a heel when she attacked her opponents Riho and Yuka Sakazaki after her triple threat match at Fyter Fest. She then went on to win the AEW Women’s Casino Battle Royal at AEW All Out.

  • Naomi Provides Update On Her Status

    Naomi Provides Update On Her Status

    It has been quite a while since we’ve seen Naomi on WWE television. Apart from three live show appearances, Naomi was last seen in July on Raw during a Fatal 4-Way match which determined the number one contender for the Raw Women’s Championship. The other three competitors in the match were Alexa Bliss, Carmella, and the winner Natalya. Her last overall WWE appearance was at 22 July on WWE Main Event where she defeated Sarah Logan. She has been absent from the ring since then.

    Naomi addressed this absence on her Twitter where she revealed that she has been dealing with issues lately. She stated that she has recently lost a loved one and is dealing with her own health issues.

    She wrote, “I’ve faced some trying times the past few months…losing a loved one so dear to me (rocked me to my core) & handling my own health issues I wasn’t aware of forced me to slow down & reevaluate…I want my loving fans to know that I’m ok and will be back when the time is right.”

    Naomi has stated that she will return when she feels the time is right. SEScoops sends well wishes to her and we hope she makes a speedy recovery from her health issues.

  • NWA Announces New Weekly Show, ‘NWA Power’

    NWA Announces New Weekly Show, ‘NWA Power’

    On Monday morning at the Hard Rock Cafe in Atlanta, Georgia, NWA held their press conference where they announced some new, exciting stuff.

    NWA owner Billy Corgan gave details about the tapings that are set to be held in Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday night. Corgan also announced that the new NWA show will be called NWA Power and will be aired every Tuesday night on the NWA YouTube channel and the company’s Facebook account. This would be free to view and the premiere of the show will be streamed live on at 6:05 pm ET on 8 October.

    The company, via a press release emphasized that the studio show will be available for everyone to watch live freely around the world without any restrictions or paywalls. If you can’t catch the live premiere then the show will be made available on-demand via the company’s Facebook and YouTube, as well as on Fite.TV every Saturday.

    Related: NWA Unveils New Women’s Championship

    NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis, NWA World Tag Team Champions The WIldcards, NWA National Heavyweight Champion James Storm, NWA World Women’s Champion Allysin Kay and NWA stars Tim Storm and Eli Drake were also present at the conference and spoke about the new direction NWA is heading in. You can watch the press conference on the company’s official YouTube channel below:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCg8x79F3DU
  • NWA Unveils New Women’s Championship

    NWA Unveils New Women’s Championship

    National Wrestling Alliance has unveiled the new NWA Women’s World Championship during the press conference in Atlanta on Monday.

    The belt goes back to its roots with an old style feel to it, as it sports the champion’s picture in the center instead of having just a nameplate. The belt is designed by Belts By Dan.

    You can take a look at the title below, which features the current champion Allysin Kay’s picture in the center:

    Here is NWA’s press conference that the company streamed on its YouTube page from the Hard Rock Cafe in Atlanta this Monday morning:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCg8x79F3DU

    The NWA World Women’s Championship descended from the original Women’s World Championship which was won by Mildred Burke in 1935. The Fabulous Moolah has held the title more times than any other wrestler, with a total of five reigns to her name. She also has the longest reign of 3,651 days, or 9 years. She has a combined reign of 11,106 days, or around 30 years.

    Allysin Kay is in her first reign after Jazz vacated the championship due to medical and personal reasons. She was supposed to face Jazz but after Jazz relinquished her championship, Allysin defeated Santana Garrett at the Crockett Cup in April this year to win the vacated title.

  • CM Punk And Colt Cabana’s Lawsuit Settled

    CM Punk And Colt Cabana’s Lawsuit Settled

    The CM Punk vs. Colt Cabana lawsuit is reportedly settled.

    According to David Bixenspan of Forbes, an update on the docket for the lawsuit read “DISMISS BY STIPULATION OR AGREEMENT” which has been seemingly initiated by Punk. On Sunday, it was confirmed by Carey Stein, who is Cabana’s lawyer that the lawsuits had been settled.

    According to PWInsider, both CM Punk and Colt Cabana filed for the dismissal of the case, with prejudice. However, there was no financial settlement and both parties agreed to drop their cases. With prejudice is a legal term meaning that both parties will not be able to refile the case against each other over this issue.

    Cabana and Punk have been involved in this legal battle since August of 2018. Cabana sued Punk for $1.2 million for breach of contract as Punk had promised to cover all of Cabana’s legal costs related to the defamation suit filed against them by WWE doctor Chris Amann over the now infamous Art of Wrestling podcast episode.

    Cabana’s suit was dismissed but he was allowed to refile, and he did multiple times. Punk filed a countersuit against Cabana this June claiming he was owed $600,000 which is half of their legal fees he spent on the Amman case. Punk also noted that the Art of Wrestling podcast episode was popular and had been monetized by Cabana, but Punk was never compensated for his appearance.

    Now that the dust has settled, it still doesn’t look like their friendship will be doing too well judging by the tweets Punk made:

  • ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham Reveals He Had Been Hospitalized Due To Heart Attack

    ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham Reveals He Had Been Hospitalized Due To Heart Attack

    WWE Hall of Famer and former WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Billy Graham announced on his Facebook that he had recently suffered a heart attack. In the post, he revealed that he had to admitted to the Mayo Clinic Hospital and was just recently released.

    The specific cause of his heart failure has not been revealed yet, What we know so far is that he’s in constant heart failure and has to be on medication for the rest of his life. He however has assured that more details will be made public.

    “Hey fans, I am back home from the Mayo Clinic Hospital,” Graham wrote. “I wanted to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers. I need rest right now but by this coming Sunday evening I will give all my Facebook fans an in-depth report on the status of my heart. All I will say for now is that I have suffered a heart attack and am in constant heart failure. I am of course on medications for my heart and will be for the remainder of my life. I am keeping the faith and will fight !!!”

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1918594918286861&set=a.191573767655660&type=3

    Graham’s professional wrestling career lasted from 1969-89. He was active in various promotions, namely the World Wide Wrestling Federation, the National Wrestling Alliance, and the American Wrestling Alliance.

    He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004, by then-World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, who had been inspired to become a wrestler by Graham.

    He also served as a commentator for the WWF in the late 1980s, and made occasional returns to the WWE in the mid-2000s to conduct interviews and make ringside appearances.

    He parted ways with the company in 2009 but in 2015 he announced that he had signed a legends contract to make infrequent appearances.

  • Jerry Lawler On How He Got Commentary Role On Raw Again

    Jerry Lawler On How He Got Commentary Role On Raw Again

    If you haven’t heard, Jerry “The King” Lawler is all set to head back to take the commentating role on WWE Raw.

    We reported earlier that Lawler will be joining Vic Joseph and Dio Maddin on Monday night on the commentary booth of the show. Michael Cole, on the other hand, will be moved to SmackDown Live for the play by play duties of the show along with Corey Graves and Renee Young.

    Lawler spoke about his return to commenting duties in an interview with the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

    Lawler revealed that he got a call from WWE’s executive vice president of television production Kevin Dunn who offered him the role. “I got a call about it Tuesday morning from Kevin Dunn. He said, ‘I’ve got a proposition for you. It may be good news, and it may be bad news.’ He knows I don’t like to travel a whole lot anymore, so that was the bad part. I said, ‘What’s the good part?’ He said, ‘We want you back on Raw. He told me it’s for however long I want to do it, so that sealed the deal.”

    Lawler was told that initially the plan was to have a two-man booth on Raw but Vince McMahon suggested they add Lawler in.

    “It was (Raw’s executive director) Paul (Heyman’s) idea to put Vic and Dio on Raw,” Lawler said. “Apparently, what I was told, Vince (McMahon) said, ‘You can’t throw these two new, young guys on our flagship show. Call King.’ That’s how it happened.”

    Lawler recalled what Vince told him when he started his job 25 years ago. He feels confident for his return.

    “All I’ve been able to think about is what Vince told me when I first started over 25 years ago, ‘It’s live TV — nothing can go wrong,’” Lawler said. “I feel real confident it’ll be like riding a bike. I’ll treat it exactly the way I always have — like I’m watching the show in my living room with my neighbor. The name of the company is World Wrestling Entertainment. And I’ve always thought the commentators are an important part of the entertainment.”

    Lawler began his WWF career in December 1992 as an announcer for the the company. He was also involved in a number of storylines with Bret Hart, Vince McMahon and Doink the Clown. By 1998, he rarely wrestled and was primarily focused on commentary. He quit the WWF in protest when his then-wife Stacy “The Kat” Carter was released by the company in February 2001.

    He however returned to the company in November of the same year after a brief stint in the indies, and would continue to work as a commentator until 2016. Afterwards, he was kept for special events such as the Hall of Fame ceremony and would only do periodic appearances.

  • Dragon Gate Signs Ultimo Dragon

    Dragon Gate Signs Ultimo Dragon

    Dragon Gate Pro-Wrestling made an announcement on their Facebook page that Ultimo Dragon has officially joined the company in a senior advisor role.

    The statement reads, “Dragon Gate are happy to announce that Ultimo Dragon has officially joined the company in a senior advisor role. In this role he be able provide invaluable coaching and training for the younger generation, while continuing to compete in the ring when his schedule allows it. DG wrestlers & staff, now together with Ultimo Dragon, will continue to strive to make Dragon Gate an exciting and enjoyable experience for our fans.”

    https://www.facebook.com/913696458745630/posts/2425195050929089?sfns=mo

    The Japanese wrestler has worked with a number of wrestling promotions namely New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah, All Japan Pro Wrestling, CMLL, etc. He has also been trained in lucha libre wrestling and has been credited with inventing and popularizing the now staple variants of Asai Moonsault. He is also known to blend Japanese, Mexican, and American styles of wrestling in the ring.

    He is also a veteran of WCW and WWE. He captured the WCW Cruiserweight Championship two times and the WCW Television Championship once. He worked at WCW from 1996 to 1998, and then joined the WWE for a brief stint from 2003 to 2004.

    Even though he was one of the most famous masked wrestlers of the time, his run in WWE wasn’t very successful as he was mostly stuck working on Velocity and Heat. Overseas, however, Dragon has found much success and is considered one of the greatest cruiserweights around.

  • Baron Corbin Pokes Fun At AEW Fans Again

    Baron Corbin Pokes Fun At AEW Fans Again

    Baron Corbin has been vocal about standing up for WWE and has said before that he will always defend the company against haters. He also seems to can’t keep to himself when it comes to poking fun at supporters of AEW.

    Recently, Corbin commented on an Instagram post about fans who overanalyze every little thing done by AEW such as the stickers on the company’s trucks, promos done on Being The Elite, its UK TV deal issues, etc.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B272bd1gMwx/

    Corbin commented on the post taking a shot at AEW and its fans. According to Corbin, AEW is for people who nitpick and complain about everything. He wrote, “The ones who criticize every detail are literally their target audience haha.”

    This is nothing new for Corbin, as he has taken shots at AEW fans before too. Corbin had much to say on an Instagram post criticizing fans who complain about WWE putting their titles on older stars but supporting AEW who themselves have Chris Jericho, 48 as the current AEW World Champion.

    Corbin chimed in with his opinion, and commented, “All of these smarks have hated everything we do and complained about every detail that now they are forced to love everything these guys do even when it shows dumb they really are.” Corbin didn’t really hold back and called out what he sees as the hypocrisy of the WWE naysayers.

    Corbin has said before that he will always support the WWE. “I’ll always stand up for WWE,” Corbin said in an interview. “We have the best superstars in the world, and we have the best people helping. We have Triple H, Michael Hayes, Fit Finlay, and Vince McMahon. We’re the best in the world, and I’m willing to stand up for that. I hold what we do to anyone in the world, no matter if it’s another wrestling company or the MLB or the NFL.”

    Corbin’s most recent accomplishment in the ring has been his win at the King of the Ring tournament where he defeated Chad Gable in the finals.

  • Sin Cara Returns To The Ring

    Sin Cara Returns To The Ring

    WWE SmackDown star Sin Cara has made his return to the ring at Friday’s WWE live event in El, Paso Texas on 27 September.

    He participated in an opening eight-man tag team match where he teamed up with Kalisto, Lince Dorado and Titus O’Neil to defeat the team of EC3, Eric Young, Tony Nese and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak.

    After being involved in a short-lived feud with Andrade, Sin Cara underwent knee surgery back in August 2018. During the checkup, medical personnel found scar tissue in his joint which was surgically removed.

    In March of this year he was cleared to return to the ring and he was seen a couple of months later participating in the 51-man battle royal at Super ShowDown in June. That was all we saw from him until last Friday.

    Sin Cara’s son also made it to the ring to celebrate with his father after the match at the live event.

    The live event was opened with a video tribute for the victims of the August 3 El Paso shooting. Sin Cara and his son welcomed the El Paso first responders to the ring, as another tribute.

    You can check out the pictures from the event below:

  • All Entrants Revealed For ROH World Title No. 1 Contender Tournament

    All Entrants Revealed For ROH World Title No. 1 Contender Tournament

    Ring of Honor wrestling has announced the second and last batch of entrants for the ROH World Title No. 1 Contender tournament.

    ROH announced the first four entrants of the tournament on August 29. Jay Lethal, Kenny King, Dalton Castle, and Marty Scurll were the first four entrants named.

    The remaining four entrants have also been revealed to be PCO, Colt Cabana, Bandido and Mark Haskins.

    The tournament matches are set to take place at Death Before Dishonor and Death Before Dishonor Fallout on September 27 and September 28 respectively in Las Vegas at Sam’s Town Live.

    It was noted in the press release that “Death Before Dishonor has been an ROH staple since 2003 and has featured historic title changes and epic confrontations. This will be the fourth year in a row that Las Vegas has hosted the extravaganza.”

    The semifinals and finals of the tournament will take place at Glory By Honor in New Orleans on October 12 at UNO Lakefront Arena.

    The winner of the tournament will earn an opportunity for the ROH World Championship at Final Battle on December 13 in Baltimore at the UMBC Event Center.

  • Dolph Ziggler Says He Won’t Be Watching AEW All Out, Names Favorite Female Wrestler

    Dolph Ziggler Says He Won’t Be Watching AEW All Out, Names Favorite Female Wrestler

    Dolph Ziggler conducted a Q&A session on Twitter with his fans, where he answered a lot of interesting questions which discussed whether he will watch AEW’s All Out, or he would he leave the main roster for NXT, and more.

    Ziggler was asked if he would be watching AEW All Out, to which he said, “Nah. Hope it goes great! That’s good for everyone.”

    One of the questions Ziggler was asked if he would like a name for his newly formed tag team with Robert Roode. He answered, “I’d prefer to not have one & just continues to be great at our jobs.”

    He also gave a succinct “nah” for a question that asked if he would leave the main roster for NXT. He was also asked which woman he would want to tag with him and Roode. He choose Renee Young.

    When asked who his favorite female wrestler was, Dolph replied, “Naomi. Always Naomi”.

    Dolph Ziggler is scheduled to be in a tag team match where he will team up with Robert Roode against Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman for the Raw Tag Team Championships. The match is set to take place on Clash of Champions on September 15 2019, at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The duo earned the opportunity by participating in an eight-man tag team turmoil match on Raw this week to determine the number one contender for the titles.

  • Batista Not Happy With FOX’s New SmackDown Ad

    Batista Not Happy With FOX’s New SmackDown Ad

    As reported, a new commercial to promote WWE airing SmackDown Live on FOX in October was released. The commercial video even revealed a new logo for the brand.

    The video features SmackDown mainstays and other Legends like Steve Austin, The Rock, Becky Lynch, John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Charlotte Flair, The Undertaker, Daniel Bryan, Ric Flair, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Rey Mysterio.

    A few hours after the video was posted, Batista retweeted the ad with the comment, “C’mon guys really?! ? #zerorespect”. The implication being that he should have been included in the video along with the other stars.

    Someone pointed out that other stars like Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, etc were also not featured, to which Batista replied, “But with all due respect this is an A,b #smackdown conversation. And I’m sure they’re capable of speaking for themselves. Which I am doing. Youre dismissed”

    The premiere episode of WWE SmackDown Live on the FOX network will be a 20th Anniversary special. The show will take place on October 4 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Brock Lesnar, WWE Hall of Famers Kurt Angle, Lita, Mick Foley, Booker T, Hulk Hogan, Trish Stratus, Goldberg, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Mark Henry, Ric Flair, and Sting are advertised to appear.

    It is definitely true that Batista was a major part of SmackDown and deserved a mention in the video. What do you think?

  • WWE Were Considering Bringing Back AOP For This Week’s Raw

    WWE Were Considering Bringing Back AOP For This Week’s Raw

    The tag-team turmoil match.

    If you haven’t already been caught up with this week’s WWE RAW, you might have missed what happened at the tag-team turmoil match on Monday.

    Lucha House Party, The O.C., Viking Raiders, Hawkins & Ryder, B-Team, Heavy Machinery, The Revival and the seemingly random team of Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode competed in a Tag Team Turmoil Match. The winner of this match would get a title shot at the Raw Tag Team Championships at Clash of Champions. Of course, the team of Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode won, which means they will now face Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman on September 15.

    Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live reported that WWE were considering bringing back AOP for the match, but the company nixed the plan.

    Now, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is also reporting that the change regarding AOP’s return was made by Vince McMahon.

    They were even supposed to do well in the match, but were ultimately scheduled to lose to Roode and Ziggler.

    AOP has been out of action for some time now on WWE TV due to Akam recovering from a knee injury. They did however, wrestle at a live event SmackDown show in July.

    It would have been brilliant if Akam and Rezar were given a return on the night and if they had been given an opportunity to shine.

  • NJPW Royal Quest: Guerrillas Of Destiny’s Opponents Confirmed, Updated Card

    NJPW Royal Quest: Guerrillas Of Destiny’s Opponents Confirmed, Updated Card

    To determine who will face the IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerillas of Destiny at Royal Quest, Revolution Pro Wrestling held the Road to Royal Quest tournament on Friday.

    Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Josh Bodom & Sha Samuels in the finals of the tournament at RevPro’s Summer Sizzler event at York Hall in London, England on Saturday to earn the title shot against the Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) for the NJPW event set for today. The champs made an appearance after the match and had a stare-down with the challengers.

    NJPW’s Royal Quest will take place today on August 31, 2019 at the Copper Box Arena in London, England and will be streamed live on FITE TV at 2:30 p.m. EST/ 5:30 p.m. BST.

    Here is the full updated card for Royal Quest:

    • Six-man tag team match: Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino and Ren Narita vs. Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero, Sho and Yoh)
    • Kota Ibushi and Juice Robinson vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Hikuleo)
    • Chaos (Will Ospreay and Robbie Eagles) vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo)
    • Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White and Chase Owens)
    • IWGP Tag Team Championship Match: Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (c) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
    • NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Kenta
    • RevPro British Heavyweight Championship Match: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki
  • Triple H Praises Jordan Devlin, Calls Him “Global Star”

    Triple H Praises Jordan Devlin, Calls Him “Global Star”

    WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Triple H did an interview with The Irish Mirror and talked about one of the hottest NXT UK stars, Jordan Devlin. He heaped praises at the 29-year-old and complimented his growth on the brand.

    Speaking about Devlin’s contributions to NXT UK, Triple H said, “His transformation and what he has done in the NXT UK brand with the guidance of the people around him has taken him to a whole new level. He is a different performer from the guy that I saw when we first started this was very good and had a lot of potential.”

    Triple H said that he sees Devlin as a global star and it’s just the beginning: “The guy I see now is a global star on every level and he is really just getting started.”

    Devlin, known as The “Ace” of Over The Top Wrestling, had a memorable feud with WALTER in the promotion, and put on some great matches that are considered one of the best matches in OTT’s history. Triple H said that he wants to bring that rivalry for WWE television.

    “I want to see the best face the best. I believe styles make fights, it’s what makes them great.”

    Triple H expanded on the fact that Devlin is now on a higher level and if the rivalry comes to fruition on WWE television, then it would be even better than before.

    “The thing people also need to keep in mind is that as hot as that has been locally, Jordan is at a much higher standard to where he was a year ago and a year before that. When you see that rivalry on NXT UK, it’s going to be nothing like what you’ve seen before because we will take it to another level, as good as it was before, you’ve seen nothing yet!”

    While Devlin is not scheduled for a match at NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff event which is streaming today, he will be paying attention on the WWE UK Championship Match between Tyler Bate and WALTER. Make sure to check back SEScoops.com for coverage of the event.

  • Drake Maverick Won’t Be Wrestling On 205 Live Again

    Drake Maverick Won’t Be Wrestling On 205 Live Again

    This week’s WWE 205 Live’s main event saw its General Manager Drake Maverick compete in an Unsanctioned Match against Mike Kanellis in a winning effort. This match was the in-ring debut of Maverick on the cruiserweight brand.

    Although Maverick’s performance in the match was exciting, we won’t be seeing any more of him wrestling on the brand.

    Speaking to Sarah Schreiber in a post-match interview, Maverick said that he has no plans to continue competing on 205 Live.

    When asked if we will see more of him on the Cruiserweight division, Maverick said, “Sarah, I can honestly say… absolutely not. Absolutely not. My priorities are back to being a General Manager – that right there is why 205 Live is the best, most physical action you will ever see on the WWE Network every Tuesday night.”

    Maverick went back to focus on his General Manager role as soon as his match was over. “But as my duties as General Manager become priority, my first order of action is to find Drew Gulak a challenger at SummerSlam for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.”

    Drake Maverick And Mike Kanellis

    Kanellis started having problems with Maverick as soon as he arrived on the purple brand in late 2018. He blamed the General Manager for the reason why things didn’t go his way.

    Kanellis had a losing streak since arriving on 205 Live, and he was able to break it only with the help of Maria Kanellis. On the July 16th episode of 205 Live, Mike Kanellis demanded a Cruiserweight Championship title shot which was declined by Maverick, and that resulted in a brawl between the two when Kanellis insulted Maverick and his wife.

    And thus, an Unsanctioned Match was set in place, and if Kanellis had won, he would have become Drew Gulak’s challenger for the Cruiserweight title.

  • Kofi Kingston To Randy Orton: “I Am Not The Same Kid You Buried In 2009”

    Kofi Kingston To Randy Orton: “I Am Not The Same Kid You Buried In 2009”

    After successfully retaining the WWE Championship, Kofi Kingston set his sight on the next block – WWE SummerSlam. Kingston wrote, “And we’re on to #SummerSlam…”

    The man who is set to face Kingston for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam – Randy Orton, replied to the tweet, coldly reminding him that he’s coming for his title and how lucky he has been at SummerSlam events when it comes to title matches.

    To this, Kingston snapped back and said that he’s not the same person that Orton was able to bury back in 2009. He warned Kingston that SummerSlam will be very different.

    You can see their interaction below:

    Orton still didn’t stop with his jabs and posted a pic in a jocular vein from his vacation with his wife in the Maldives. The caption read, “Day 3 of my #WWE Championship winning workout regimen. I can already feel the gains, and yes I am tan af. Today was balancing while intoxicated and tomorrow @kim.orton01 will help me with my oxygen deprivation training.”

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    The back and forth between Kingston and Orton has been entertaining so far and it only builds up well towards their eventual meeting in the ring. Meanwhile the current card for the event looks something like this:

    • WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins
    • WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Natalya
    • WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Ember Moon
    • Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon – If Owens Loses He’s Forced To Quit WWE
    • WWE Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
    • Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
  • Lisa Marie Varon On Not Being Inducted Into WWE’s Hall Of Fame

    Lisa Marie Varon On Not Being Inducted Into WWE’s Hall Of Fame

    Lisa Marie Varon, better known as Victoria to WWE fans, recently spoke to Kevin Kellam of WrestleZone.com. During the interview she was asked about possibly being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

    Varon said that she gets that question all the time and all she really needs is to hear from fans that she did good and that she deserves the honor of getting inducted into the Hall of Fame.

    “I get that question all the time. When I hear it from the fans that I deserve it, that means I did my job. They were entertained by me and they appreciated my work, my ethic in the business and they’ve appreciated what I’ve done. That makes me feel good when I hear it from fans, and that’s all I really need.”

    Varon also explained that ultimately it only depends on WWE – not on her or fans’ support.

    “It’s not my decision to be inducted into the Hall of Fame; we don’t call and say, ‘hey, it’s my turn.’ It’s not something we do. Or it’s ‘well, why don’t you go back?’ You don’t understand—we don’t pick up the phone and say we want to come back, you have to be invited.”

    Varon said that it would be amazing if she gets inducted in the future, but for now support from fans is enough for her.

    “When that next time comes, it will be amazing, but when I hear it from the fans it’s enough right now. Getting a shout-out from Torrie Wilson—it’s nice, but it’s a hard question to answer because it sounds pompous to say ‘yeah, I deserve to be there’. At the same time, will it happen? I don’t know. It’s not my decision.”

    Varon was encouraged to become a professional wrestler by then WWF star Chyna, who she met through a chance meeting. She trained for three years in WWF’s developmnental territories and then made her debut in June 2002. She got a push as soon as she stepped in as she would go on to become the WWE Women’s Champion in just four months of her debut. She won the title from Trish Stratus in a Women’s Championship Hardcore Match at Survivor Series 2002.

    She was a part of many Hardcore Matches and Street Fights, and even won a Divas Steel Cage Match against Lita in 2003. She would go on to win the Women’s Championship a second time in February 2004.

    She subsequently left WWE in 2009 and debuted in TNA as Tara, where she would go on to become five-time TNA Knockouts Champion.

    While it’s no question that she deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, we wonder when the time will come.

  • John Morrison Set To Undergo Stem Cell Treatment

    John Morrison Set To Undergo Stem Cell Treatment

    Johnny Impact aka John Morrison is headed to Medellin, Colombia to undergo advanced stem cell treatment for his nagging injuries.

    The 39 year-old shared the news on his social media yesterday. Morrison explained that he is excited to be heading to the South American country to receive the advanced treatment.

    He wrote, “I’m excited to head to Medellin, Colombia, South America to receive according to my research safe and extremely advanced stem cell treatment for nagging injuries incurred over the last 18 years of making towns, bumping & feeding, & taking dudes to Slamtown”

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    John Morrison last appeared on Impact Wrestling at Slammiversary XVII where he challenged X Division Champion Rich Swann for the title. It was later reported that he was done with the company.

    It’s great that he is trying to get treatment – there’s a lot going on in the wrestling world right now and since he’s done with Impact Wrestling it’s safe to say that he has essentially become one of the hottest free agents in wrestling.

    Here’s hoping Morrison gets well quickly and after his treatment we can see him back in the ring again.