Austin, TX – January 26, 2016 – El Rey Network has released the first of four one-shot comic books in advance of the season two premiere of “Lucha Underground” the addictive, lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett, MGM, Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures. The issue follows the international...
Global apparel company Under Armour announced yesterday that it has signed a long-term partnership with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to create a range of products across footwear, apparel and accessories as well as support Under Armour’s Connected Fitness initiatives. This multi-faceted partnership will include the collaborative development of...
TNA announced that Jeff Hardy and The Wolves – Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards – have signed new deals with the company which will prevent all three from potentially jumping ship. In recent interviews Jeff Hardy has said that a return to the WWE is not impossible and that he would love to main event WrestleMania before he retires. TNA...
The People’s Champion returned to Monday Night Raw last night and rocked the American Airlines Arena, first with a live one-shot segment where he interacted with The Miz, Rick Ross, Big Show, Lana, Rusev, and Pat Patterson before hitting the countdown to appear live in the ring. The home town crowd welcomed The Rock with “this is awesome”...
The main event for the Fastlane pay-per-view was set last night on Raw with three Superstars wrestling for a chance to co-main event WrestleMania 32 and also receive a WWE World Heavyweight title shot. Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar will be in a triple threat match for the number one contender spot and the winner will take on Triple H...
Former WWE Diva Nikki Bella will be following the footsteps of her boyfriend John Cena, and walk right into neck surgery this coming Wednesday. “I have basically a broken neck, a pretty bad herniated disk,” Nikki told E! News. “What makes mine a little bit difficult than most people is that I have some disk behind my vertebrae so...
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that WWE newcomer AJ Styles has kept full ownership of his name and other trademarks associated with him in his new multi-year deal with WWE. Usually WWE is keen to take over any trademarks to protect their intellectual property however the deal allows them to use all of his trademarks – including The...
Additional original programming is coming to the WWE Network with a new show starting tonight immediately following Monday Night Raw. The first episode of Ride Along kicks off at 11:06PM EST. The 30 minute broadcast will give you a glimpse of what goes down in the car when Superstars and Divas drive from town to town for events. Tonight’s...
Just a few days after posting an article on the TNA website about how AJ Styles actually signed a TNA deal in December and then backed out with the help of his lawyer, TNA made a 180 and acknowledged Styles’ debut in WWE on their Twitter. “Congrats to TNA Original @AJStylesOrg on his debut tonight. Wish him all the best,” said a tweet posted...
The online betting companies once again nailed it as Triple H – who was favorite all week to win the Royal Rumble – came out as number 30 and outlasted the remaining Superstars in the ring, including WWE World Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns. As soon as “The Game” hit the speakers, it was inevitable what was going to happen and...
It finally happened! Former TNA and IWGP champion AJ Styles made his WWE debut last night during the Royal Rumble, coming in as entrant number three as was welcomed with a gigantic pop from the Orlando crowd. The broadcast team were full of praise for AJ, listing his accomplishments but obviously forgetting to mention his time in TNA. The crowd...
Here is the full report of the Royal Rumble, which took place at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida. In the Kickoff match, a fatal four way match featuring The Dudley Boyz, The Ascension, Jack Swagger and Mark Henry, and Damien Sandow and Darren Young wrestled for a chance to enter the Rumble. Mark Henry and Jack Swagger advanced after winning...
Live tonight from the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida, WWE presents its first pay-per-view of the year, the Royal Rumble, on the WWE Network. The full card is as follows: Darren Young and Damien Sandow vs The Dudley Boyz vs The Ascension vs Mark Henry and Jack Swagger in a fatal 4 way tag team match to qualify for the Rumble; Dean Ambrose vs Kevin...
Addressing the release of her Vivid sex tape on her Facebook for the first time, WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch said that she doesn’t “give a rats ass” about those who hate her, but thanked those fans who love her and for their support. “Before you pass judgement, and I know you will, just know something…. If you were...
Ring of Honor fans yesterday said farewell to AJ Styles and two other Bullet Club members, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson, in their final match for the promotion before heading to WWE. The ROH show in Duluth, Georgia, had a main event of The Bullet Club – Gallows, Anderson and the Young Bucks – taking on Jay Lethal, War Machine, and...
Interesting enough, Triple H is the favorite among online betting companies to win the Royal Rumble and the WWE World Heavyweight title tonight with odds as low as 2/5. Triple H isn’t even officially in the Rumble itself but many are predicting he will return and serve payback to Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns is next in line as the favorite to...
There will be a change in the commentary team for the Royal Rumble tonight as WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler seems like he lost his spot at the PPV broadcast booth. Lawler confirmed on Twitter that the Raw broadcast team will be handling the Royal Rumble tonight, with the team of Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and JBL on the mic. Jerry...
The final Smackdown before the Royal Rumble on USA Network had a total of 2,757,000 viewers, pretty much the same audience the first Smackdown on USA did three weeks ago. The number reflected an increase of 400,000 viewers from the previous week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
In a full statement issued to Pro Wrestling Insider, Bill Behrens blamed the chaos between Bullet Club members AJ Styles, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson and TNA on TNA’s part, specifically mentioning their first lawyer for not presenting a contract that accurately reflected previous discussions in a timely manner. Behrens said that TNA knew that...
The saga of Bullet Club members AJ Styles, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson took an interesting turn yesterday after TNA claimed that the trio signed a TNA deal in December but then decided to back out of the deal. The Live Audio Wrestling show on The Fight Network spoke to Bill Behrens, who is in charge for all the deals involving AJ Styles, and...
