The final match of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament will be held on next Wednesday’s NXT on USA Network.
Last night on NXT, The Grizzled Young Veterans and the team of Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne advanced to the final match after they overcame The Undisputed Era and Imperium respectively.
The NXT UK tag team of Zack Gibson and James Drake got the best of The Undisputed Era after all four members of Imperium appeared to distract the NXT Tag Team champions. Unfortunately for Imperium though, Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner failed to go past Dunne and Riddle for an all-UK final.
To reach the finals The Grizzled Young Veterans went through Alex Shelley and Kushida in the first round and later Fish and O’Reilly while Riddle and Dunne defeated Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in the first round and later Imperium.
With The Undisputed Era out of the tournament it means that first-time winners will be crowned next week. Samoa Joe and Finn Balor, the Authors of Pain, The Undisputed Era, and Aleister Black and Ricochet are the previous winners.
The go-home episode of Monday Night Raw drew 2,380,000 viewers this week, up 350,000 viewers from last week’s record low.
Hour one started with 2,548,000 viewers and then went slightly down to 2,492,000 viewers for the second hour before suffering a big drop to 2,101,000 viewers for the third and final hour.
Raw was #1, #2, and #4 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and was #7 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Next week’s episode of WWE Backstage on FS1 will be taped from Miami, Florida, the first time that the show has not been held at the FOX Sports studios in Los Angeles.
Taking place in front of a live audience, Backstage will be held at Lummus Park in South Beach with tapings scheduled for a 7:30PM start time. It will be an outdoor show with Renee Young, Booker T, Paige, and Christian being part of the usual panel.
Tickets to attend the show are available for free but you need to request them through www.1iota.com/Event/71031/Request. You can request up to two tickets only.
NXT returns live from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida tonight on USA Network with four matches so far announced.
The semi-final matches of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament take place tonight with Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne taking on Imperium and Undisputed Era versus Grizzled Young Veterans. The winners of these two matches will meet in the final of the tournament, a final which still does not have a confirmed date.
After winning a number one contender’s match, Keith Lee will get his hands on Roderick Strong for the opportunity to win the NXT North American title while on The Bump it was announced that Io Shirai will take on Toni Storm.
During WWE Backstage last night, CM Punk put over the WWE women’s division and said it’s the most exciting thing in WWE at the moment while Raw Women’s champion Becky Lynch sat next to him for most of the program.
“I like the fact that there’s a little girl in Ireland that watches TV or watches on YouTube or however they digest their WWE, and they see Becky and that can change their life,” explained Punk, who said that he now watches through a different lens and when he did the straight edge gimmick, there are still fans who came up to him at autograph signings, or Twitter and say that they never did drugs when they were kids because of him.
“So I look at all these different women…you (Becky), Charlotte, Sasha, Bayley, Asuka…and I just think of the groundswell of representation. For the longest time this has always been a male dominated sport. It just opens so many different doors and avenues,” Punk continued. “There’s a whole chunk of demographic out there that has been ignored for a very very long time and it’s just nice and exciting to see women who aren’t just used as you know – pardon my French – pieces of ass.”
Punk mentioned that during the past several decades there are several iconic photographs in professional wrestling, mentioning Hogan shaking hands with Savage, Austin bleeding while in Bret’s Sharpshooter, and said we can add Becky with a busted up face bleeding while taunting Ronda Rousey from the stands a week before the Survivor Series.
When asked who he thinks will win the women’s Royal Rumble match, Punk went with Sasha Banks and thinks that she and Bayley will have their moment at WrestleMania for the Smackdown Women’s title.
Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite has been taped already as the matches were recorded yesterday aboard the Norwegian Pearl ship during Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager cruise to the Bahamas.
Five matches will be part of Dynamite tonight including SCU vs Hangman Page and Kenny Omega for the AEW Tag Team titles, Britt Baker vs Priscilla Kelly, Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, and Marko Stunt vs Chris Jericho, Santana, and Ortiz, MJF vs Joey Janela, and Jon Moxley vs PAC in a number one contender’s match for the AEW World title.
Next year’s Dynamite during the third Jericho cruise will air live from the ship rather than being taped a day earlier. This announcement was made by AEW EVP Cody Rhodes after tapings concluded yesterday.
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WWE Backstage on FS1 is set to be an interesting one tonight with CM Punk back on the panel with special guest and Raw Women’s champion Becky Lynch.
Punk has not appeared on the show in a few weeks and getting him on the broadcast with Lynch booked as the guest will surely get some people talking. Lynch’s fiancee, WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, challenged CM Punk when Punk was announced for his first show but Punk brushed the challenge off.
Backstage last week drew a very low 84,000 viewers and has not performed well overall in the 11PM time slot.
Speaking in an interview with Reel Talker uploaded yesterday on YouTube, WWE Superstar Rusev talked about the current angle involving his wife marrying Bobby Lashley.
Asked how he feels with his wife being in an angle with another man, Rusev said that it’s no different than what other actors do in Hollywood with certain roles requiring you to do certain things. “You can always say no but we are not those people,” Rusev said. “We’re always professional.”
He said that having his wife Lana in that angle is not a problem for him and he knows it’s not a problem for her either.
“People always come and ask me, ‘How are you feeling?'” Rusev explained, before he answers the question with another question. “Why are you asking me? Go ask her. She’s the one who has to kiss!” he continued.
Rusev put his wife over for being professional and for agreeing to go ahead with the angle and also had big praise for Lashley, who he said is very respectful and a great guy overall. “He’s game for anything. It’s not like he is a stubborn veteran who thinks he knows everything,” he said, before saying again that he’s a really good guy.
AEW World champion Chris Jericho announced that the third annual Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager cruise will take place in 2021.
Titled Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea: Triple Whammy, the cruise will sail on February 1 from Miami, Florida and travel to the Grand Bahama Island and then returning to Miami on February 5. The same ship, the Norwegian Pearl, will be used for the third cruise. More information will be given at chrisjerichocruise.com.
The dates next year will also coincide with AEW Dynamite on a Wednesday so just like this year, it’s likely that another show will be taking place on the ship.
In a video posted on Instagram, former WWE champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson discussed the passing of his father Rocky Johnson who died last week at the age of 75.
Johnson said that his dad had not been feeling well and was battling a cold and infection and on Tuesday he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot in the leg. “It was a big ol’ blood clot that broke free, traveled up his body, and went right to his lung, clotted his lung, and he died very quickly from a massive heart attack, just like that.”
The Rock added that due to his quick death he didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to him. “I’d give anything right now to give him a big ol’ hug and a big ol’ kiss before he crossed over and just say thank you and I love you and I respect you. But I didn’t get a chance to say that. But such is life, as many of you know, based on the messages that you have shared with me, that many of you understand this pain when you lose a parent,” he said.
The funeral of Rocky Johnson will be held today and his son will be delivering the eulogy. “I’ve written a lot of speeches for myself over the years, but I have no idea where to start with this one,” Johnson said. “But I do have my tequila and I can hear him now, ‘Good, that’s the way you’ve got to do it.’ I can also hear him now, ‘Make sure you put me over in the speech, say good stuff about me.'”
WWE today announced a new partnership with ViacomCBS’s Channel 5 to broadcast highlights of its weekly programs Raw and SmackDown on free-to-air television in the UK.
Beginning February 2, Channel 5 will air a one-hour version of Raw on Sundays at 10:30AM and one-hour version of Smackdown on Saturdays at 10:30AM. In addition, NXT UK will air on Paramount Network each Wednesday at midnight.
“Bringing highlights of our flagship programming to free-to-air television for the first time in the UK with Channel 5 is a significant step for the WWE brand, and more great news for our passionate fanbase in the UK,” said Andy Warkman, Vice President and General Manager, WWE UK & Ireland.
“WWE has strong appeal throughout the UK and across generations so we’re very excited to be bringing their high-quality entertainment to an even bigger free-to-air audience in the UK,” said James Tatam, VP Commercial, Digital and Operations, Channel 5.
As part of the agreement, content will be made available on Channel 5’s streaming service My5. In addition, full seasons of Total Divas and Miz & Mrs will be offered to My5 viewers, as well as on ViacomCBS-owned Pluto TV in the UK.
All Elite Wrestling today announced that they will be making their debut in Rochester, New York in March.
The March 18 episode of Dynamite will be taking place at the Blue Cross Arena, an 11,000-seater multi-purpose indoor arena which is also known as the War Memorial.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 24 at Noon ET at AEWTix.com. Prices will start from $20. The next few Dynamite shows are looking close to full although the February 12 episode in Cedar Park, Texas, is struggling big to sell tickets.
AEW has locations for shows up to March 25 at time of this writing.
2019 was an excellent year for WWE fans, as there was some crazy action going on. The same can be expected in 2020 and the schedule promises a lot of exciting events.
Of course, most of it depends on the athletes, the WWE superstars that live to entertain the crowd. This post will focus on the WWE wrestlers that you need to watch closely in 2020 for one reason or another.
Don’t forget that you can actually bet on WWE and try to make some money while watching your favorite athletes as well.
With that in mind, here are the WWE stars that deserve special attention in the upcoming year.
Brock Lesnar
Many people love Brock Lesnar and some hate him. There are very few that are indifferent to the guy and for a good reason. He is not exactly committed to WWE and some fans don’t like that, but Lesnar knows how to put up a show.
He’s also a legitimate fighter with a UFC world title in the heavyweight division, so he helped the overall reputation of pro wrestling.
The expectations are that Lesnar will be more active in 2020, so we will likely see a lot of shows with him involved.
King Baron Corbin
If you don’t like King Baron Corbin, you are part of the majority. Despite that, Vince McMahon has been promoting him heavily and there should be more of the same in 2020.
The reason is simple – this is a man you simply love to hate. Admit it, it’s one of those bad guys that you dislike so much that you tune in every time he’s out there, hoping to see his ass kicked.
Every good show needs a villain and King Baron Corbin is perfect for the role. That’s why he will be there during 2020 as well.
Pete Dunne
Pete Dunne was born to be a wrestler and started competing in his teenage years. The WWE NXT UK’s star is now part of the main WWE NXT show. That’s hardly a surprise considering Dunne’s popularity.
At only 26, he’s poised to be one of the big superstars of the near future and 2020 should be pivotal for a potentially legendary career for the British wrestler.
Rhea Ripley
If you are looking for the toughest and most exciting female wrestlers out there, Rhea Ripley certainly has a case. She’s charming in her interviews but one Rhea enters the ring, she becomes truly devastating for any opponent.
Fans love her and Ripley’s future in WWE seems bound to success. Let’s not forget that she’s only 23 and already has found a lot of love by the fans. If Rhea reaches her ceiling in 2020, this is going to be one hell of a year for her and the WWE crowds.
Rusev
Ever since Rusev played the role of an evil Russian, there was something about the guy that attracted a lot of fans. The Bulgarian has been misused by the WWE and the organization has struggled to find the perfect role for him.
And yet, Rusev remains a fan favorite and the love triangle between him, Lana, and Lashley raised his stock even further. Most people were on his side and it’s time for the Bulgarian wrestler to rise in 2020.
If the WWE gets it right this time around, Rusev can become a true superstar.
The Royal Rumble go-home episode of Monday Night Raw airs live tonight on USA Network from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
Apart from another Brock Lesnar appearance – which makes it three weeks in a row – two matches are being advertised by WWE for tonight’s broadcast.
The first is a ladder match for the United States title with Andrade defending against former champion Rey Mysterio and the second match is a mixed tag team match featuring Rusev and Liv Morgan versus Bobby Lashley and Lana.
More Superstars – especially from the women’s match – are expected to be announced for the Royal Rumble as well. So far, only four confirmed entrants are in the women’s match – Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, and Sarah Logan.
Mike Kanellis looks like he will be moving permanently to NXT after last weekend he started touring with the brand. Kanellis was in a tag team with Tony Nese in what is said to be a “trial run” for a new team for the yellow brand.
Things for Kanellis in WWE hasn’t been going great and despite signing a multi-year deal last year, he asked for his release back in October. WWE management refused his request and there’s no plans to grant it still, with WWE opting to send Kanellis to NXT for a fresh start.
Kanellis was last seen on WWE television in September. The angle involving his wife came to a close last year when Maria revealed she was pregnant and after a few weeks on television, even winning the 24/7 title, the former WWE Diva Search winner was taken off television as well.
A jam-packed Chris Jericho Rock’n’Wrestling Rager cruise kicks off today from Miami, Florida aboard the Norwegian Pearl.
The sold out cruise will have tons of wrestling personalities onboard including Jericho himself, Cody, Kenny Omega, Young Bucks, Jon Moxley, MJF, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Pac, Hangman Page, Britt Baker, Darby Allin, and other AEW stars who will be part of the Dynamite show which will be filmed on the ship itself.
Others on the ship include Ric Flair, Vickie Guerrero, MVP, Eric Bischoff, Jake Roberts, Booker T, Scott Hall, Chavo Guerrero Jr, and more.
The cruise will also be the site of many live podcasts that will be taped and several bands, including Fozzy, will be providing the entertainment throughout the next couple of days. Q&A panels and photo shoots will be held as well.
The itinerary will have a stop in Nassau, Bahamas and two days at sea before returning to Miami on Friday morning.
Sports betting has seen rapid expansion in India and the world over in the past years. Professional wrestling, in particular, is a pre-scripted event, which has enjoyed a lucrative part of the last decade.
Despite its scripted nature, the chances of changing the outcome until the wrestler leaves the ring give gamers a different feel, more than any other entertainment bet would.
The winners and losers in pro WWE wrestling are predetermined, meaning that only a few select people are aware of the outcome. However, this information is guarded against unauthorized people and the public. That said, some sportsbooks allow players to place bets on major matches.
If you know how to bet on boxing or MMA, then WWE process and the odds layout should be easy. For years, gamers have been wagering on WWE matches with legitimate bookmakers and friends. So, how should you bet on WWE? Keep reading.
Event to Bet on in WWE
Wrestling runs all year, with weekly shows happening on Monday and Tuesday nights. Usually, not every WWE show is availed by sportsbooks for wagering. However, most of them post lines for wrestling’s big four including SummerSlam, WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble. There are legitimate bookmakers online that take WWE betting.
But is it legal to play international lottery in India? You might ask. Well, lottery laws vary by state in India. At least 13 states have legalized lottery games, while all others have a ban on them. Punters here consider wrestling exotic betting.
The wagers are provided at least 3-4 days prior to the event. Should you choose to wager on professional matches, find out when the matches will happen. Sportsbooks control the amount a player wagers and the amount that can be won in each bet.
Successful Betting
Certain patterns in wrestling can guide you towards winning if you are keen. For instance, wrestlers such as John Cena hardly lose a match on TV shows including Smackdown and WWE Raw. Smart betting is about analyzing each situation and making a correct prediction.
Each time you bet on soccer for instance, you look at the performance of past games for each team and make an educated bargain for the outcome. WWE is roughly the same, only that in this case you should not focus more on the skills.
Pay attention to the history of the decisions made in the past sessions. That could be the surprise used by the writers to pull a winner and how certain wrestlers have been treated. If you are smart enough to exploit the patterns, you can earn real money.
The lines of each match are usually very high. It could mean that betting on a less likely winner could make you a potential winner and multiply your bet. Choosing the more likely winner could net a percentage of your wager. By taking leads from patterns, line moves, and expertise from informed pieces, you too could make accurate predictions and bet successfully.
Bets Offered in WWE
Wrestling is a valuable entertainment sport. There is good money to be made for the strategic gamer. Although the amount you can earn per bet is limited, limits are plenty high for the recreational player. The limitation is done in case information on the winning team is leaked. It is also the same bet because the amount you could potentially lose is limited. You can start betting on 바카라사이트 if you like sports betting and wining money online.
Because it is not a huge moneymaker, the bets offered are simple and straightforward. A straight bet is the most common whereby gamers pick the winner of the season, tournament, or match. You will notice a long list of wrestlers with the odds of them winning.
You only need to make a calculated choice of the likely winner and place a bet. Look out for wrestlers with a more entertaining story line. These are easy to pick as the likely winners and can fetch you quick cash at the online sportsbook. It only takes a little bit of research to determine who WWE is building.
Popular German wrestler Jazzy Gabert has departed the NXT UK brand, tweeting that she is now a free agent.
Gabert made a big impression during the Mae Young Classic tournament and was about to get signed before she was dropped because she failed the medical due to an injury. After she underwent surgery and recovered, WWE signed her to an NXT UK deal in January of last year.
However, in a whole year, Gabert barely wrestled for NXT UK and only had a handful of appearances with only one singles match.
The 37-year-old known as the Alpha Female has said that she is now hitting the “reset button,” getting offline for a bit and changing her look.
In an interview with French-Canadian website TVA Sports, former WWE Tag Team title holder Sylvain Grenier revealed that he is now working for WWE again as an agent/producer.
The 42-year-old Quebecer is best known for being part of the La Résistance tag team between 2003 and 2005 with René Duprée. After his release from WWE, he worked for Impact Wrestling doing French commentary between 2007 and 2009.
“When WWE came to Montreal in April 2019, I went to meet Kevin Dunn to ask him for pictures of the time I won the team titles at the Bell Center,” Grenier told TVA Sports. “We started talking about things and others and he told me that the company was looking for agents. I had just had a child, I was working on my show, I didn’t want to end up on the road as much as before. But he told me that things had changed. The company then invited me to the premiere of SmackDown on FOX in Los Angeles and a few exchanges later, we had an agreement.”
Grenier explained his role as being the guy who “fine tunes” a little bit of the ideas that others come up with and to serve as a bridge between the powers that be and the wrestlers on how their particular match should go.
“For the moment I’m in training. But eventually I will be assigned to the red team or the blue team, Raw or SmackDown. I’m going to do a TV show a week, every PPV and once a month, I’m going to tour house shows,” Grenier added.
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