JR said that ‘Bradshaw’ was a really good heel and a tremendous athlete as well. Ross believed that it was a very good booking and that JBL was perfect in the role. Thompson then queried whether this could have been McMahon’s pet project. Ross agreed and said: He further said that John Layfield didn’t have to learn to be JBL as he was the character and McMahon could see the writing on the wall....
The Modern Day Maharaja posted a video of himself answering the question on Twitter, and in the video, he challenged John Cena to face him at Wrestlemania. In case you didn’t know….. Jinder Mahal came to India for the week to promote the upcoming WWE Live Tour of the country. The Live Event is set to take place on the 8th and 9th of December. Jinder revealed in an earlier interview that the tour will feature a match between him and Kevin Owens and that his WWE Championship will be on the line....
In case you didn’t know The WWE launched the Mixed Match Challenge in January 2018, being shown on Facebook Watch, featuring mixed-tag teams competing in tag matches, for a $100,000 cash prize for a charity of the winning team’s choice. In September 2018, the second season of the Mixed Match Challenge began, using a round robin tournament style, instead of season 1’s straight elimination rounds. So far in season 2, four teams are currently undefeated, which are Ember Moon & Braun Strowman, Mickie James & Bobby Lashley, Charlotte Flair & AJ Styles, as well as last year’s winners, Asuka & The Miz....
Paige would defuse the situation (in storyline, of course) with a Tweet of her own, reminding Rose that the two women earned their opportunities in the ring. I wonder if this is all leading to a big time storyline, down the line. In case you didn’t know… Team PCB made its debut on the July 13 episode of RAW, featuring Paige, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair. They were a babyface unit that lasted made waves until the group dissolved owing to individual championship aspirations....
Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, Riddle admitted he misses MMA, but spoke about why WWE was the right choice for him - as well as opening up about fellow crossover stars and how they’re doing inside the squared circle. In case you didn’t know… Matt Riddle’s rise to the top has been nothing short of meteoric. Having started his wrestling career in 2014 after transitioning from MMA, The King of Bros quickly found his way to Evolve - a company closely linked with WWE....
Between Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch for the RAW Women’s Championship and Seth Rollins vs Bray Wyatt for the WWE Universal Championship, Foley had a difficult time in making his choice. Mick Foley initially believed that Banks vs Lynch has the potential to main event the upcoming pay-per-view. However, upon a brief moment of contemplation, Foley concluded that The Fiend vs The Architect would be a better choice for the cause....
The history of RAW Monday Night RAW has been WWE’s flagship show for over 25 years now. It kicked off on January 11th, 1993, and has turned into the biggest wrestling TV show in the history of Pro Wrestling over the course of the past 25 years. It came in as a replacement for Prime Time Wrestling and had a runtime of one hour in its early run. Big changes are expected to be made to Monday Night RAW starting next week....
It turns out that three men will be starting the match, instead of the usual two. The clarification was provided by the announcers during RAW. In case you didn’t know… The Elimination Chamber has become a mainstay for WWE over the course of time. This Sunday will be the 8th installment of the pay-per-view, as well as the final stop for RAW, on the road to WrestleMania 34. The seven men who will compete in the men’s Elimination Chamber match are John Cena, Elias, The Miz, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Seth Rollins, and of course, the man who’s being dubbed the likeliest to win, Roman Reigns....
The host of Brock Party came out after Seth Rollins’ Universal title match against Baron Corbin but was unsuccessful in cashing in the lucrative contract. In case you didn’t know… In the latest WWE NEWS, the Universal title match between Seth Rollins and Baron Corbin kicked off the main card proceedings of Super ShowDown. A heavily taped Beast Slayer was noticeably reeling from the after-effects of the barbaric beatdown he suffered at the hands of Lesnar from Raw....
In case you didn’t know… WWE TLC will be taking place on December 16th 2018, live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. So far we have five matches booked for the show, with more likely to be added as we get closer to the event. We will be seeing the following match-ups: The Finals of the WWE Mixed Match Challenge, The winners will receive the #30 spot in the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches for the 2019 Royal Rumble....
Hour 1: 3.162 millionHour 2: 3.130 millionHour 3: 3.093 million The final hour alone drew better viewership than the average of the whole show last week. The main event saw Sasha Banks and Charlotte headline Raw for the second time in a Raw Women’s Championship match. For the third time in four months on Raw, Sasha Banks won the Championship from Charlotte. The fact that the Women’s Championship on Raw has been switching hands often has garnered some criticism from fans, primarily due to the dislike for 50/50 booking....
Rousey gave her take on why she believes Jax is offering her this opportunity while also discussing her desire to have children in future. In case you didn’t know… “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey recently transitioned from the role of an MMA fighter to a WWE Superstar - having wrestled her first official WWE match at WrestleMania 34 last month. Rousey has often spoken about wanting to start a family with her husband Travis Browne, ever since she first broached the topic around 2015-16....
In case you didn’t know… Rusev is a former United States Champion and after having a rough 2017, he has been able to pull himself back up and his Rusev Day gimmick has now become one of the most popular in the company. Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumours and all other wrestling news. Despite the face that Rusev and Aiden English were a popular team when they weren’t at odds, WWE opted not to give them the Tag Team Championships and haven’t pushed Rusev towards a singles title since his recent feud with AJ Styles....
But UFC President Dana White recently spoke to The UK Sun where he not only dispelled those rumors, but White also took a bit further when he revealed actual text messages he had received from Vince McMahon. In case you didn’t know… Vince McMahon is a brilliant pro wrestling promotor and understands the value of cross-promotion. One name Vince McMahon and Company wouldn’t mind having come in for a program is Conor McGregor, but from the sounds of things, it doesn’t sound like that will happen anytime soon....
Cormier told Brock Lesnar to bring the Universal Title to their fight next year in his post-fight interview. In case you didn’t know… After Cormier won the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 226, he called Lesnar down to the ring and the two had a brief confrontation ending in Lesnar announcing his intention to fight Cormier in 2019. Lesnar would later end his retirement and re-entered the USADA testing pool to qualify to fight next year....
In case you didn’t know… Enzo Amore has had a pretty bad start to 2018, “The Certified G” started off the year in a hospital bed due to him suffering from flu which also resulted in him being pulled off from the upcoming WWE Mixed Match Challenge. Amore was originally scheduled to team up with Nia Jax for the tournament, was later replaced by Apollo Crews. Big Cass’ former tag team partner was also supposed to defend his WWE Cruiserweight Championship last week on Raw against Cedric Alexander but that match was called off due to Enzo’s agonizing flu....
The trio began discussing the incident when they mentioned how Cesaro and Tyson Kidd were easy to work with during their rivalry around the time of WrestleMania 31 in 2015. Woods then recalled a spot during one of their matches when Natalya, who accompanied Cesaro and Kidd to the ring, slapped him on the ring apron, causing the skin on his face to suddenly bubble up. The most memorable match in the rivalry between the two teams came at WrestleMania 31, where Cesaro and Kidd (w/Natalya) retained the Tag Team titles against Big E and Kingston (w/Woods), Los Matadores (w/El Torito) and The Usos (w/Naomi) on the kickoff show....
In case you didn’t know… Finn Balor hasn’t had the best run in WWE since he returned to the company the night after WrestleMania 33. Recent reports suggested that Balor was set to be Seth Rollins’ tag team partner in place of Dean Ambrose whilst he recovers from injury. Luckily, Jason Jordan was the man chosen to fill the slot, which means that hopefully, WWE has much bigger plans for the inaugural Universal Champion....
Rico would go on to manage infamous tag teams Billy & Chuck and 3 Minute Warning, leading Billy & Chuck to the WWE Tag Team Championships. Rico would see some success in the ring, winning the tag team championship twice, and defeating WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Rikishi. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rico on my show, Pancakes and Powerslams, in September of 2015. One of the things Rico was proud to talk about was the fact that he was so adamant in achieving his goals, which can be shown by his success from the American Gladiators in 1990, and reaching success as a character in the WWE in his 40s....
Goldberg came back to WWE late last year to promote WWE 2k17, the video game, and then announced that he would be coming back to the company to face Brock Lesnar’s challenge at Survivor Series. Soon enough, a match was booked between the ‘Beast incarnate’ Brock Lesnar and the veteran, Goldberg, at Survivor Series 2016. The match saw a surprising end when Goldberg defeated Brock in a swift 1 minute and 26 seconds....
