While Seth Rollins might be one of WWE’s biggest heels, former Intercontinental Champion Lance Storm said that The Messiah is one of the easiest superstars to work with behind-the-scenes. When answering questions for Figure Four Daily, Lance Storm revealed that Rollins is the easiest WWE star to work with: Lance Storm went on to give examples of how Rollins works for the greater good and not so much for self-interest:...
In case you didn’t know… The WWE Mixed Match Challenge is a single-elimination tournament that pairs a WWE male and female Superstar. This tournament will air on Facebook Watch every Tuesday after SmackDown Live goes off the air starting on January 16th and will last for 12 weeks. The heart of the matter… The announcement of Nakamura and Natalya goes along with the previously announced team of Bayley and Elias earlier today....
During his acceptance speech, Mark Henry broke down in tears and remembered his old friend Owen Hart. He tearfully begged Owen Hart’s widow, Martha, to allow him to be a part of the WWE Hall of Fame someday. In case you didn’t know… Owen Hart died in May 1999 owing to a freak accident, where he fell from a great height to his death. Martha Hart, Owen’s widow, was never able to forgive the company ever since and has taken legal action on various occasions since his unfortunate demise....
In case you didn’t know… The Hart Foundation was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last night. Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart were one of the top tag teams in WWE in the early ’90s before Bret broke out as a top singles star. WrestleMania 35: Preview, results predictions and match card The heart of the matter During the Hart Foundation’s induction into the Hall of Fame, a member of the audience jumped into the ring and tried to rugby tackle Bret Hart....
Kari Sane, the winner of the Mae Young Classic, was the first to be added to the match. Ember Moon and Nikki Cross, the two women who came closest to unseating Asuka during her reign, were also added, along with the Iconic Peyton Royce. After almost ten minutes of vicious attacks and high impact arsenals from all four contenders, Ember Moon took out both Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross with a double Eclipse, pinning Cross before the MYC winner Kari Sane could make the save....
In case you didn’t know… Just this week, Nia Jax aligned herself with Tamina, a woman it looked like she’d be engaging in a long-term rivalry with, this past Monday on Raw. After defeating Ember Moon, Tamina showed up to seemingly challenge Jax, or at least show off to Jax by beating up Moon. Instead of saving her friend, though, Jax would join in and decimate Ember Moon, celebrating with Tamina after to seemingly confirm that they’d aligned and were now a team - possibly hinting that the pair would be joining the much-rumoured women’s tag team division....
In what surely is a major blow to WWE NXT’s tag team division, Shane Thorne of TM-61 – who picked up an injury earlier this month – would be out of action for 7-9 months. WWE NXT’s Twitter handle posted the following unfortunate update earlier in the day with this tweet: In case you didn’t know… Cagesideseats had reported a few weeks back that the TM-61 member is all set to undergo a knee surgery to ensure a quick recuperation....
In case you didn’t know… The U.K. Championship was instituted in January after a lengthy tournament amongst the best wrestlers in the United Kingdom to crown the first ever U.K. Champion. Tyler Bate emerged victorious in the tournament beating out 15 other men to win the title. His final encounter with Pete Dunne was an instant classic. The heart of the matter Dunne started off in vicious fashion as he hit his patented X-Plex on Bate at the edge of the apron....
The former SmackDown Live Tag Team champion was talking to Press And Guide when he revealed that his contract is set to expire and he might leave WWE. In case you didn’t know… Rhyno returned to WWE in 2015 and went straight to NXT. He defeated Elias on his unannounced return and then went on to challenge for the NXT title. However, despite multiple attempts, he never managed to get his hands on the championship....
Cena asserted that he considers himself to be a statistician, and went on to explain how the odds would be stacked against him in a WrestleMania wedding scenario. In case you didn’t know… John Cena & Nikki Bella defeated The Miz & Maryse in a Mixed Tag Team Match at WrestleMania 33 last year, following which Cena got down on a knee and proposed to Bella, to which she said yes....
Owens has been somewhat of a fighting champion, defending his title on numerous occasions, albeit with some help from best friend, Chris Jericho. Last week on RAW, he successfully defended the title against Seth Rollins when Jericho interfered in the matchup and helped him pick up the win. Last night, Jericho started the show with Owens following his best friend. While they were going on about their friendship, Roman Reigns made his way down to the ring....
Recently, Roman Reigns sat down with Brian Campbell of ESPN’s Cheap Heat podcast for an interview in a bonus episode, where he talked about his upcoming match, his opponent Kevin Owens as well as about Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. In case you didn’t know… The Cheap Heat podcast is hosted by Brian Campbell and Peter Rosenberg. Roman Reigns was a guest on a special episode of Cheap Heat on January 26 to lead into his Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble....
The wrestler teamed up with The Bruiser, Colt Cabana and Johnny Crabcakes to face off against The Kings, during which he incorporated his famous ‘stunt double’ trick that grabbed him attention during his time with WWE. While with WWE, Sandow was hired by The Miz, whose then persona was that of an arrogant film star, to be his stunt double. Initially, Sandow took all of the beatings that were meant for Miz, but evolved into a much more prominent character, mimicking every one of Miz’s moves while on stage and aping his personality off it, leading to WWE tweaking his name to Damien Mizdow....
The former TNA Superstar posted a picture of him on a swing with no one around him, possibly hinting at no one giving him a push in WWE. In case you didn’t know… EC3 came to WWE’s NXT brand with hopes of becoming a top Superstar, and he succeeded in wowing the fans down in the Yellow and Black brand. The problems began when he was sent up to the main roster earlier this year....
Read on to see what happened and who else he trained with. In case you didn’t know… Edge hasn’t been active for the past 8 years, and it’s one of those cases where he simply can’t get back in the ring, not similar to Daniel Bryan, who did manage to get medically cleared. While Edge could easily have taken an on-screen role, he refused to do so because he felt there would be no payoff that involved him getting physical, not seeing anyone who could benefit from that....
WWE.com have also released a preview of the design. In case you didn’t know The WWE Network launched in 2014, initially in North America, with WrestleMania 30 being the first major pay-per-view aired as part of the service. WWE Network has since become most people’s go-to for ‘pay-per-views’ - as customers only have to pay a low monthly subscription rather than several large one-off payments for each event they watch....
In case you didn’t know… WrestleMania 35 is almost upon us. The jam-packed event is set to emanate from MetLife Stadium in less than 24 hours. Over the course of the past several years, WWE has invested quite a sum on WrestleMania stage sets. 2 years ago, the company spent a whopping $5 million on the stage for WrestleMania 33. The last time WrestleMania was hosted at MetLife Stadium, the platform on top of the ring boasted a replica of The Statue of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge adorned the entranceway....
Speaking in a wide-ranging interview on Edge & Christian’s ‘Podcast of Awesomeness’, Dillinger discussed his NXT feud with Bobby Roode and revealed that he once pitched an idea to win the NXT Championship. In case you didn’t know… Tye Dillinger developed a “Perfect Ten” gimmick in NXT which proved popular with the brand’s die-hard fanbase. In 2016-2017, he competed in four NXT TakeOver matches, facing Superstars including Andrade and Eric Young, while his most memorable rivalry came towards the end of 2016 when he was defeated by Bobby Roode at TakeOver: Toronto....
He even came up with new ideas about a proper booking of his new on-screen character but they were ignored. Hence, Cody decided to ask for his release from WWE, which was eventually granted. With Cody’s release, his wife Eden Stiles also decided to wrap up her WWE career. As reported by wrestlinginc.com, Eden tweeted today revealing that WWE prevented her from attending numerous red carpet events, when she worked for the company....
As of this writing, only four names out of the thirty competitors have been revealed. This has led to a lot of speculation with regards to the remaining Superstars who will participate in the event. With just six days left for Wrestlemania, the excitement levels have peaked, and the WWE Universe is awaiting further news on the remaining participants for the Battle Royal. In case you didn’t know… The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal has become a significant aspect of Wrestlemania....
