The following matches are confirmed for tonight’s edition of WWE NXT, which was taped on April 24th at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
– JBL announces a tournament to determine a new NXT Women’s Champion
– Tyson Kidd vs. Bo Dallas
– Bailey vs. Sasha Banks [NXT Women’s Title Tournament Match]
– Adam Rose vs. Danny Burch
– Natalya vs. Layla [NXT Women’s Title Tournament Match]
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Brodus Clay [NXT Championship — No-DQ Match]
For those interested, you can check out complete NXT spoilers for tonight by clicking here.
The following are results for the WWE NXT episodes that will air on May 1st, May 8th, May 15th and May 22nd. All four episodes were taped on Thursday night at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
Dark Match
– Alexander Rusev def. an unknown wrestler in a dark match to open up the tapings.
Spoiler Results for May 1, 2014
– Tyson Kidd def. Bo Dallas in the first television match of the evening.
– Sasha Banks (with Charlotte) def. Bayley in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Adam Rose def. Danny Burch. After the match, Camacho appeared during Rose’s big after-match party.
– Natalya def. Layla in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Mojo Rawley def. Oliver Grey. After the match, Aiden English came out and cut a promo on Rawley.
– Adrian Neville def. Brodus Clay in a no-disqualification match to retain the NXT Championship in a what that served as the main event for this episode.
Spoiler Results for May 8, 2014
– This show kicks off with Triple H in the ring for a promo. He talks about how NXT is the future and is taking over wrestling. He pushes the NXT Takeover special, which will take place live on the WWE Network on May 29th. Additionally, he announces a battle royal to determine the new number one contender to the NXT Championship.
– Charlotte def. Emma in a second round match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Kalisto & El Locale (Ricardo Rodriguez under a mask) def. The Legionnaires (Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louise).
– Camacho def. Captain Comic from Adam Rose’s party group. After the match, Camacho came out and had a confrontation with Rose.
– Alexa Bliss def. Alicia Fox in another match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Next up was the battle royal announced by Triple H earlier in the show to crown the new number one contender to the NXT Championship. The participants were Xavier Woods, Brodus Clay, Baron Corbin, Curt Hawkins, Aiden English, Jason Jordan, Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, Marcus Louise, Sylvester Lefort, Big Cass, Camacho, Mason Ryan, Kalisto, El Local, Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, Yoshi Tatsu, Tyler Breeze, Bo Dallas and Tyson Kidd. In the end, Breeze, Zayn and Kidd were the final three and all were eliminated at the same time. This leads to Triple H coming back out and announcing that the three will compete in a triple-threat match to determine the official number one contender to the title.
– The Ascension def. Buddy Murphy and an unknown wrestler in the main event of this episode.
For results of the May 15, 2014 edition of WWE NXT TV, as well as the May 22, 2014 edition of the show, click ahead to page two …
The following matches are scheduled to take place at the NXT Takeover special, which will air live on the WWE Network on May 29th at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd
NXT Women’s Championship
– Charlotte vs. Natalya
Number One Contender Match
– Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze
The first two matches were announced during the NXT television tapings, which took place on Thursday night. The number one contender bout was not yet officially announced, but is listed on the event poster.
The following is a non-spoiler match listing for this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which was taped on April 22nd in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and will air this Friday, April 25th on the SyFy Network.
– “The Great Debate” between Paul Heyman and Cesaro.
– Cesaro vs. Jack Swagger
– Natalya vs. Tamina Snuka
– Curtis Axel vs. Jey Uso
– Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. Goldust & Cody Rhodes
– Fandango & Layla vs. Santino Marella & Emma
– The Shield vs. 11 WWE Superstars
For a complete WWE SmackDown spoiler report for this week, click ahead to page two …
– Former WWE Superstar Steve Blackman was backstage at the most recent WWE live event in Hershey, Pennsylvania. You can check out a photo of him backstage at the show with Natalya below.
– WWE added the following videos on their official YouTube channel of Sting from their “Warrior Week” special on the WWE Network.
As previously reported, Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella were officially married on April 11th in Sedona, Arizona. The wedding ceremony was filmed for what is believed to be the final episode of the season of Total Divas that will be airing in the late spring.
Nikki Bella was the maid of honor at the wedding. Other WWE personalities that attended included Cesaro, as well as the regular cast of Total Divas, which includes John Cena, Tyson Kidd, Jimmy Uso, Naomi, Cameron, Natalya and Eva Marie.
Bryan and Bella were given the week off by WWE for their honeymoon, but are both scheduled to return on April 21st at the WWE RAW show in Baltimore.
Brian Fritz of Between The Ropes caught up with a number of WWE Superstars and WWE Divas at the WWE media day in New Orleans. The following are videos of the various interviews.
Paul Heyman Still Hustling Going Into WrestleMania 30
http://youtu.be/J56-95yZrzU
WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan on WrestleMania 30, Increased Fame
WWE Superstar Seth Rollins on WrestleMania 30, Enjoying The Shield
WWE Superstar Cesaro on Fitness, Daniel Bryan and WrestleMania 30
WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil on His Gators, WrestleMania 30
WWE Diva Natalya on WrestleMania 30, Slapped by Summer Rae
WWE Diva Emma on Making PPV Debut at WrestleMania 30
– This Sunday is Mother’s Day in the U.K. and WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes, along with WWE Diva Natalya will be appearing on the ITV show “Surprise, Surprise.” The show was taped during the most recent WWE U.K. tour.
– The latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, which features an interview with comedian and television personality Howie Mandel, is now online. The official preview for the show reads as follows:
TIJ – EP25 – Howie Mandel Germaphobe Howie Mandel brings the comedy, laughs & anti-bacterial hand gel to Talk Is Jericho! He also brings a little behind-the-scenes dirt about Chris Jericho’s appearance on Howie’s TV show “Deal With It,” which is back for season 2. Plus, stories from his early stand-up days, kissing Howard Stern on the lips, and… Deal? Or No Deal?
You can download the podcast right now at PodcastOne.com.
The following are results of this week’s WWE Main Event, which took place at the TD Garden in Boston and aired live on the WWE Network.
– The show opens with WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E. making his way to the ring. Big E. joins the announce table, where it is explained that Christian, who earned the right to challenge him for his title tonight, will not be competing due to a “slight concussion” that he suffered on Monday’s RAW.
– Dolph Ziggler def. Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio in a triple-threat match to become the new number one contender to the Intercontinental Championship. Ziggler will get to challenge Big E. for the title later tonight.
– Layla, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Tamina Snuka and Summer Rae def. Eva Marie, Natalya, Emma, Cameron and Naomi in a ten-Diva tag-team match.
– A Bad News Barrett segment takes place with Barrett talking about John Cena being freaked out by Bray Wyatt the same way the fans get freaked out when they look in the mirror. He suggests everyone should wear a sheep mask because of their bad looks.
– Big E. def. Dolph Ziggler to retain his WWE Intercontinental Championship in the main event of the evening.
WWE confirmed a few new matches for WrestleMania XXX on this week’s edition of RAW, which took place on Monday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
As previously reported, WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee will be defending her title on the show in a “Vickie Guerrero Diva Invitational” against Naomi, Cameron, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Natalya, Eva Marie, Emma, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Summer Rae, Rosa Mendes, Layla and Tamina Snuka.
Also confirmed on Monday’s RAW was the fact that Ryback and Curtis Axel will be part of the WWE Tag-Team Championship match at WrestleMania XXX against the current champions, The Usos.
Finally, WWE announced The Shield vs. Kane and The New Age Outlaws in a six-man tag-team contest for the show.
– It was announced on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW that at WrestleMania XXX, AJ Lee will defend her WWE Divas Championship in a “Vickie Guerrero Diva Invitational” match. The match will feature AJ Lee against Naomi, Cameron, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Natalya, Eva Marie, Emma, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Summer Rae, Rosa Mendes, Layla and Tamina Snuka.
– It was also confirmed on RAW this week that Scott Hall (aka Razor Ramon) will be inducted into the 2014 class of the WWE Hall Of Fame.
– The official WWE website recently issued a poll asking fans who they feel is the most talented Diva among the cast of Total Divas. At last check, with 13,000 votes cast, Natalya was leading the pack with 46 percent of the vote. Following Natalya, in order, was Nikki Bella with 20 percent, Naomi with 12 percent, Brie Bella with 11 percent, Summer Rae with 6 percent, Eva Marie with 4 percent and Cameron with just 1 percent of the vote.
– You can check out a video of John Cena’s recent Muscle & Fitness shoot with Cesaro, which took place recently at the WWE Performance Center above, or by going to MuscleAndFitness.com.
WWE Diva Layla made her return to in-ring action at the WWE live event on Friday night in Waco, Texas. Layla teamed with Alicia Fox in Divas tag-team action against the duo of Natalya and Eva Marie.
Layla’s return marks her first match since WWE RAW on September 23, 2013. The Diva was given time off from the company to deal with “personal issues.” At one point, according to reports, it was believed that she may never return to the ring again.
With her return, this opens the door for two potential WWE Diva returns at next Monday’s RAW, with both Layla and Naomi available to come back.
– WWE Diva Natalya spoke to the the Frank Erwin Center’s Applause blog this week and said this about Stephanie McMahon:
“I really look up to Stephanie McMahon. She is a role model. We went to a school with underprivileged children and she spent four hours talking to all the kids. She is honestly one of the most down to earth people I have ever met. With her background and status, she has a lot of influence and power but she proves that you can never allow fame, money or your position in life to get the best of you. She is a great example of what being a strong and empowered woman looks like. She has a husband, family and does a great job balancing it all.”
– WWE has released a new promotional video for the WWE Network show Legends House on the WWE Network. Here are various WWE Superstars and Divas promoting the show and talking about which Legends they’d want to be locked in a house with:
– There is talk of a WWE Divas Championship match possibly being added to the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view tonight. One possible match is AJ Lee defending the title against Cameron. Another is AJ Lee vs. Natalya. A WWE Divas match isn’t confirmed at this point, but is rumored to be a possibility.
– Titus O’Neil’s new WWE entrance music is a song called “Let Me Show You How,” which is performed by CFO$. You can check the song out at iTunes.Apple.com.
– As previously reported, long-time WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia recorded an in-studio interview for an upcoming “Steve Austin Show” podcast. Her interview on the show is set to air on next Thursday’s “Unleashed” podcast.
– Speaking of podcasts, WWE Diva Natalya’s appearance on Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” show is now available. You can listen to that interview at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE Superstar David Otunga recently spoke to TheYBF.com about being one of a few African American stars in WWE. “It feels really good to be one of the WWE’s African American superstars and to know there are little kids looking up to me. So it’s very cool to represent for everybody.”
– The “expert panel” for the live WWE NXT “Arrival” pre-show on the WWE Network will consist of Renee Young, Kevin Nash, Paul Heyman and Bret “The Hitman” Hart. The pre-show for the live special is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm E.T.
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin mentioned during a recent “Steve Austin Show” that WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will be an in-studio guest on one of his upcoming podcasts.
– Speaking of podcast guests, WWE Diva Natalya will be the special guest on this Friday’s edition of the “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, which is hosted by former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho. Natalya recently tweeted the following about the appearance:
– WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler made his in-ring return for Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) on Saturday night. Lawler defeated Shawn Patrick in a singles match with his trademark piledriver.
– WWE Diva Natalya recently noted on Twitter that WWE Shop is about to reveal her first-ever t-shirt. Natalya thanked the fans and gave them the credit for making it happen.
– Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Lisa Marie Varon (aka Tara, aka Victoria) celebrates her 43rd birthday today. Varon was born on February 10, 1971.
– Former WWE Superstar Bob “Hardcore” Holly turns 51 years old today.
– WWE Superstar John Cena tweeted the following about the “interesting” things going on with WWE this week, including fans’ strong negative reaction to the Royal Rumble:
Interesting time 4 @WWEUniverse on both sides of curtain. Strap in, hold on, 1 helluva ride is coming! #wrestlemania30
– Natalya and Tyson Kidd are in New York City today filming some material for the next season of WWE’s “Total Divas” reality show. Natalya tweeted the following:
– Wrestling legend “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton recently spoke to long-time wrestling journalist Bill Apter recently about his health issues. You can watch their chat below:
A commercial for season two of WWE’s “Total Divas” reality show aired during the Grammy Awards pre-show and revealed Summer Rae will be featured. The commercial previews Summer and Natalya getting into a fight during one of the episodes that will air next season.
You can watch the trailer for the new season of Total Divas above.
– WWE Diva Natalya recently confirmed that previous episodes of the WWE Total Divas reality show will be available on the WWE Network. New episodes, however, are still currently scheduled to air on the E! cable channel.
– Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho recently noted that his father, former NHL player Ted Irvine, will be the guest on his next “Talk Is Jericho” podcast.
– WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil recently posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account about the WWE Network:
Just received some AWESOME News about our New @WWENetwork which launches in just 40Days!! More Ways 4Me 2get into the mix..IM DOWN FOR THAT!
