NXT will hold the next Takeover special Sunday, October 4th. The event will air live on the WWE Network. The most recent Takeover saw Damian Priest win the vacant North American Championship in a ladder match, Io Shirai defend the NXT Women\'s Title and Karrion Kross capture the NXT Championship from Keith Lee. Finn Balor […]
Jeff Cobb\'s future is coming into focus. The 38-year-old Olympian has been one of the top free agents in pro wrestling. He\'s had notable runs with Lucha Underground, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor. He was briefly aligned with Chris Jericho\'s Inner Circle earlier this year with a 2-week stint […]
WWE has come under fire in recent weeks regarding the company\'s classification of talent as independent contractors. Earlier this month, WWE held a talent meeting to address the issue of wrestlers generating revenue for themselves independently. WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon also sent out a memo instructing wrestlers to cease money making ventures with […]
This week\'s special Super Tuesday edition of NXT on the USA Netework averaged 849,000 viewers. The show did a 0.26 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic to finish 10th on cable for the evening. The data comes courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily. It was NXT\'s second highest viewership and best performance in the key demo this year. […]
Brock Lesnar is a free agent after he and WWE failed to come to terms on a new agreement. The news was first reported by PWInsider. As of this writing, Lesnar\'s bio remains live at the WWE website. However, his page has been pulled from WWE Shop and WWE is no longer selling Lesnar merchandise. […]
NXT will air on Tuesday night at 8pm (Eastern) on the USA Network for the next two weeks. The USA Network website has been updated to reflect that NXT is airing on Tuesday, September 1st and Tuesday, September 8th. NXT is being pre-empted for NHL hockey. In an effort to make sure fans tune in, […]
Wednesday\'s edition of NXT from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL averaged 824,000 viewers, down from 853,000 last week. The show did a 0.24 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic (even with last week) and finished 24th on cable for the evening. This was the second consecutive week that NXT ran unopposed and without […]
All Elite Wrestling returns tonight for a special Thursday episode of AEW Dynamite. Next week\'s show will also take place on Thursday before Dynamite returns to its usual Wednesday night timeslot September 9th. We are less than two weeks away from the All Out pay-per-view. The card is starting to take shape and Dynamite will […]
Cody Rhodes will be off television for an extended period of time. \"The American Nightmare\" lost the TNT Championship to Brodie Lee last week on Dynamite. Cody got absolutely steamrolled by the Lee, the leader of AEW\'s Dark Order. Cody was placed on a stretcher, but the attack continued. Other members of the Nightmare Family […]
AEW Dynamite drew strong viewership on TNT this past Saturday night. It was the first of several episodes preempted and airing on a different night due to the NBA playoffs. The August 22nd edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 755,000 viewers and a 0.31 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Dynamite was the #5 most-watched show […]
Shaquille O\'Neal says he\'d love to step inside an AEW ring and rough up Cody Rhodes. WarnerMedia announced on Monday that it has entered into a multi-year sports and entertainment deal with Shaq that spans far beyond his role as an basketball analyst. Shaq has been a key part of TurnerSports\' NBA coverage since 2011. […]
This week\'s edition of WWE NXT on the USA Network averaged 853,000 viewers. The show did a 0.24 in the Adults 18-49 demographic and finished 23rd on cable for the evening. NXT ran unopposed this week without competition from AEW, which was preempted due to the NBA playoffs on TNT. Dynamite airs this Saturday night […]
AEW has announced the return of live events with fans in attendance. Starting with the August 27th edition of Dynamite, AEW live events will be open to limited, physically distanced fans in compliance with state and local regulations, as well as CDC guidelines. Tickets will be sold for shows at Daily\'s Place Amphitheater and will […]
This Sunday at SummerSlam, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre faces Randy Orton in what\'s sure to be his most difficult title defense to date. McIntyre has battled a wide array of competition since he dethroned Brock Lesnar for the gold back in April at WrestleMania. He defeated the Big Show the following night on Raw before […]
Longtime WWE broadcaster Renee Young has given notice that she is leaving the company. Young, real name Renee Good, has been with the company since 2012. She is married to Jonathan Good, better known as AEW World Champion Jon Moxley. News of Young\'s departure from WWE was first reported by Outkick. PWInsider reports that she […]
AEW Dynamite has extended its winning streak over WWE NXT. Viewership was down for both shows this week, but AEW outdrew NXT by 173,000 viewers and doubled NXT on the Adults 18-49 demographic. Here is this week\'s breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily: AEW: 792,000 viewers, 0.32 rating (9th on cable for the night) NXT: 619,000 viewers, 0.16 rating (65th […]
The AEW TNT Championship belt design is finally complete. AEW crowned the first TNT Champion at Double or Nothing in May. Cody Rhodes defeated Lance Archer in the finals of the TNT Championship tournament. Boxing legend \"Iron\" Mike Tyson was on hand to present Cody the belt. AEW announced at the time that thee belt […]
AEW Dynamite scored another decisive win over WWE NXT this week in total viewers and the key Adults 18-49 demographic. Courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily: AEW: 901,000 viewers, 0.36 rating (5th on cable for the night) NXT: 753,000 viewers, 0.20 rating (27th on cable for the night) Both shows were up this week, but the big story […]
All Elite Wrestling has announced a new \"dynamic membership platform\" for female wrestling fans, AEW Heels. The new female-forward community led by Brandi Rhodes will hold its first event this Friday, August 7th. Rhodes also spoke with Sports Illustrated this week about the initiative. AEW Heels began earlier this year with two online video conference […]
Impact Wrestling has announced Emergence, a 2-week event that will air on AXS TV later this month. These will be special editions of Impact\'s weekly TV show, similar to AEW Fyter Fest and NXT\'s Great American Bash. Impact Wrestling: Emergence will air Tuesday, August 18th and Tuesday, August 25th. A teaser released by Impact states, […]
