One third of The New Day, Big E, will not be wrestling for several weeks after he announced on Twitter that he has a meniscus injury. WWE later confirmed it’s a torn meniscus.
“Making mincemeat of my meniscus. Crossbody cooked the cartilage,” he wrote, referring to a spot on Tuesday’s Smackdown while wrestling in the main event of the show. He also said it will be “bye for a bit,” explaining why he probably won’t be on WWE television over the course of the next few weeks, or at least not wrestling.
Big E could still be used on Smackdown as long as he avoids physical altercations that would make the injury worse.
Episode eight of season one of Miz & Mrs, titled Mr. Mizanin’s Neighborhood, did 997,000 viewers, the same number of viewers that last week’s episode did on USA Network. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
PWInsider.com is reporting that Brian James, better known as “Road Dogg” will no longer be one of the co-main writers of Smackdown after he decided to step down from his position.
According to the report, sources attributed the resignation due to frustration that comes after WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon changes most of the scripts that are handed over for the blue brand. Despite his age, McMahon is still very hands on with the product and pretty much has the final say on anything. He is well-known for binning scripts and ordering re-writes on the day of the shows as well, making the life of a WWE creative writer anything but easy.
James is expected to remain with WWE in a different role, although that role is still undecided. On Twitter, the now WWE Hall of Famer wrote, “Today I pray that I face the change, that is inevitably coming, head on and with faith and courage. The only constant is change.”
The website TheWrap.com is reporting that All Elite Wrestling is about to land on an old network foe of WWE and one half of the Monday night wars…TNT!
There are rumors that the company will be at WarnerMedia Entertainment’s television upfront where the network will announce its newest shows for the Fall and present them to potential advertisers. People with knowledge of negotiations between the two parties say that the agreement has not been signed yet and the deal is “pretty complex” and while presenting AEW at the upfront next month would be the ideal scenario, it’s not a definite case just yet.
The deal in question consists of a live weekly episode on TNT plus a “mutliplatform existence”, possibly on the B/R Live subscription service as well. Representatives from both companies declined to comment on the rumors.
TNT aired WCW Nitro from its inception in 1995 through its final episode in 2001. With Raw on Mondays and Smackdown on Fridays, it’s probably a fair bet to say that AEW would not be airing on any of those two days to avoid direct competition with WWE.
On his latest episode of The Pat McAfee Show, McAfee recounted how he was about to quit just minutes before WrestleMania Kickoff went on the air after Michael Cole ripped him a new one in front of everybody due to his choice of clothing.
Sporting a suit which he cut the trousers to become shorts, McAfee said that when Michael Cole saw him backstage, he flipped, and yelled at him in front of the roster and everyone who was backstage. Cole accused McAfee of being unprofessional and how he couldn’t go in front of the cameras wearing what he was wearing.
This prompted McAfee to go to the area where WWE Watch Along was going to be taped and told the individual in charge of WWE Digital that he is quitting and to go and tell Michael Cole “to go f*ck himself.” The unnamed individual obviously panicked and told McAfee to calm down, putting him in a different room, and telling him to wait as he was going to talk to Vince McMahon about it.
McAfee continued saying that he was sure he was quitting and no one has yelled at him like that before, especially not in front of a room full of grown people. “I am not getting punched and yelled at like a child in front of everybody,” McAfee said.
As the clock was ticking down to the Kickoff, which McAfee was supposed to be a part of, the employee ran back to the room, accompanied by Michael Cole. He was told that they showed a photo of Lebron James wearing a similar outfit and Vince thought it was cool and signed off on it. Cole, according to McAfee, gave him one of the most sincere apologies he ever heard in his life and then Cole clarified himself saying that he thought McAfee was going to ruin his chances of being more on WWE TV if he wore that, something that he obviously was wrong about.
With minutes to spare, McAfee was was outfitted with the communications equipment and went on air just mere seconds before the whole ordeal was over. It’s certainly an interesting listen on all the chaos that goes behind the scenes at a WrestleMania and you can see the segment where McAfee discusses his bust up with Cole below.
The post-WrestleMania Smackdown did 2,199,000 viewers, up 58,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. Fans did not seem bothered to see the fallout from WrestleMania for the blue brand and the show was down 753,000 viewers compared to last year’s post-Mania episode.
Smackdown was #1 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #7 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Professional wrestling got a world of itself which only fans can truly understand. Within it is the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). For years, WWE takes the lead in ratings due to fans all around the world.
Here are the top reasons why WWE is gaining success from years ago up until now:
The Program is Family-Friendly
Indeed, there’s a lot of debate when we talk about the program of WWE. But recently, the company has decided to mold the product into something that the whole family can enjoy. In the past, the matches are exciting and fun as the poker online. However, it is not something that you can watch with little kids beside you.
Today, WWE produces something that parents and children can enjoy streaming together. As such, you can see more families watching the live show. Unlike in the previous years, watching WWE is more like a guys’ night out.
As the company gears toward a younger demographic, many fans fear that the overall quality would be compromised during production. But as we witness today, the show is gearing towards quality storytelling.
Thus, WWE has increased its revenue. Moreover, it has reached to a wider fan base worldwide.
In today’s generation, we are witnessing good matches from wrestling stars. We are experiencing quality sound and good effects each night. For example, the Miz and Dolph Ziggler can really impress us in the ring.
Stars like Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, and AJ Styles are knocking everyone out with their styles. Indeed, they are successfully giving us good matches on a consistent basis.
Fresh Content
Fans are privy to WWE shows more than ever. This is because each week, they have fresh and new episodes of NXT, Raw, and Smackdown Live. Same is true with the online games in poker338.net In addition, they have new content of Main Event and Superstars.
Indeed, this is the best time for every WWE fan. The company is giving two live shows per week which projects their confidence with the product that they have today. Thus, it has fueled its growth which can last for many years to come.
Women’s Wrestling
Stephanie McMahon has promised her fans of a women’s revolution and she did not fail to deliver. In the beginning, some were skeptical. However, the promise was fulfilled before our eyes. Today, we now have women wrestlers like Bayley, Becky Lynch, Asuka, and Charlotte. All of them are talented, young, and eager to provide good performance for their fans.
Live Shows
Indeed, it’s fun to watch WWE on your television with the family. But nothing can top the experience when you watch it live. The lights, theatrics, and pyrotechnics is something to look forward in WWE. The production quality will mesmerize every fan.
Vincent Kennedy McMahon
We know there are people who hate or love him. But regardless of what you feel about him, the fact remains that no one is as influential as Vincent Kennedy McMahon in the world of professional wrestling.
Even if he’s already in his 70s, Mr. McMahon still continues to bring fresh stories and ideas in WWE. Thus, you are assured that the shows in the future are in good hands.
Much has been said over the past few days about the abrupt finish of the WrestleMania main event when Becky Lynch pinned Ronda Rousey even though Rousey’s shoulders were not on the mat for the first count. Many wondered if the finish was botched and the referee simply made a mistake.
Ronda sure looked surprised after the three count but Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp is reporting that the pin was planned to happen off the crucifix counter…but the referee messed up for starting the count before Ronda’s shoulders hit the mat.
The referee in question, Rod Zapata, was given a fine for somewhat botching the ending and was “pulled aside” by Vince McMahon following the conclusion of the event. Sapp added that Zapata was told that he should have waited until Ronda’s shoulders were touching the mat before starting the pinfall.
The finish was rehearsed ahead of time according to Sapp so everyone was aware that the ending was coming when Becky countered Ronda’s Piper Pit move.
WWE referees play an integral part in the match and are the only means of communicating instructions to wrestlers from backstage during a match through their ear piece. Referees are instructed to count to three if someone doesn’t kick out in time not to make it look awkward although there have been many instances when referees stop their count after someone doesn’t kick out in time.
Impact Wrestling today announced a new broadcast deal in the United Kingdom with Viacom-owned Channel 5 to broadcast its flagship weekly show Impact on 5STAR across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland starting on April 26, 2019.
This is a renewal of the partnership of IMPACT Wrestling’s deal with Channel 5, which launched IMPACT! on 5Spike in spring 2017. 5STAR, which is also part of the Channel 5 stable, is available on Sky TV (128), Freeview (30), Freesat (131), Virgin Media (151) and other DTT platforms.
New episodes of Impact will premiere on 5STAR from 26th April at 11pm with weekly episodes airing in the same timeslot on Friday nights.
“Since IMPACT Wrestling’s inception in 2002, the UK has always been one of our most passionate markets,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. “We are excited to extend our broadcast partnership with Channel 5 and launch our weekly programming on 5Star, whose younger audience more effectively aligns with our core fan base.”
Cherry Yeandle, Senior Manager, Acquisitions and Co-Productions said, “We are thrilled to be continuing our relationship with IMPACT Wrestling and are looking forward to bringing all of the high-octane action to 5STAR. As well as quenching the appetite of the UK fans with this flagship weekly show, we are excited to introduce a new audience to all the wrestling drama – with its young audience demographic, we see 5STAR as a perfect fit.”
WWE backstage interviewer Dasha Fuentes has been released from WWE according to Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet.com.
The 30-year-old Orlando native signed a WWE deal in 2014 and was assigned to NXT, first as a wrestler, and then transitioning to a backstage interviewer. While she was in town for WrestleMania, she was not used and her last appearance was at the Mania go-home episode of Raw on April 1.
Fuentes has not addressed the news yet and the reasons for her dismissal are not known.
The Worlds Collide specials which were taped over the WrestleMania weekend during Axxess will start airing on the WWE Network from this Sunday.
The first broadcast will be April 14 at 8PM ET and will feature NXT vs NXT Alumni. Cruiserweights Collide will broadcast on Wednesday, April 17 at 9PM ET, followed by Women Collide on Wednesday, April 24 at 9PM ET, and Brands Collide on Wednesday, May 1 at 9PM ET.
Each episode will feature the five matches taped at Axxess apart from Brands Collide, which had two over-the-top rope battle royals, one for men and one for women.
The Worlds Collide tapings took the majority of the time of the WWE main ring at Axxess over the past weekend. WWE also taped episodes of NXT UK on Saturday.
PageSix.com is reporting that the producers of The Wendy Williams Show are not happy with Sasha Banks pulling out of their show in the last minute.
Banks was scheduled to be part of yesterday’s talk show but Banks pulled the plug on her appearance, leaving “everyone fuming” at the show.
Sasha wrote on social media that she won’t be appearing due to personal reasons and hoped that another opportunity will be there again later. But an insider for the show told PageSix.com that it won’t happen. “She won’t be booked again,” the insider said. “She didn’t give a real reason for canceling, and she did it only hours before the show tapes, so production was left scrambling to fill her spot. Wendy ended up doing an extra segment of Hot Topics instead.”
The former champion wrote a cryptic message yesterday on social media which left many fans scratching their heads as to what the real meaning behind it is.
The post-WrestleMania Raw failed to cross the 3 million viewer mark with the show doing only 2,923,000 viewers. Historically the most watched Raw of the year, this week’s Raw barely beat the February 25 episode which did only 1,000 viewers less. Last year’s post-Mania Raw did 3,921,000 viewers so Raw was down a million viewers year-over-year.
Hour one started with 3,182,000 viewers, then it went down to 2,943,000 viewers, before ending the night with 2,646,000 viewers. The winner-take-all stunt for both WWE and Universal title obviously didn’t work with the crowd as Raw lost over half a million viewers from the first to the third hour. The show had some very heavy competition from the NCAA game which did almost 20 million viewers.
The one-hour Hall of Fame ceremony which followed Raw did 1,154,000 viewers at 11PM.
Raw was #1, #2, and #3 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and was #2 in overall viewership for the night on cable. The Hall of Fame was #8 among the 18-49 demographic. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
WrestleMania week officially wraps up today for WWE with one final Smackdown Live show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
It has been a very busy week for everyone involved, with several Axxess sessions, live events, community events, and everything else in between. Thankfully for the WWE Superstars and crew, they don’t have to go on the International tour next week as that was pushed a month starting from last year.
Smackdown tonight will feature a big celebration for the new WWE champion as The New Day members Xavier Woods and Big E are throwing a party. There’s one match announced as well, featuring The Usos defending their Smackdown Tag Team titles against The Hardy Boyz. This will be the first time that these two teams will square off in the ring.
WWE.COM is also advertising what’s next with The Miz, Raw and Smackdown Women’s champion Becky Lynch, and the new WWE Women’s Tag Team champions The IIconics.
Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart spoke for the first time publicly following the incident at the Hall of Fame ceremony last weekend.
In a post on Facebook, Bret noted the “wild weekend” he had, first thanking WWE for their hospitality with his family and friends, and for honoring him and Neidhart at the ceremony.
“Regarding the ceremony, firstly I want to let everyone know that I am okay and was not injured. If there’s one thing I want everyone to take away from the Hall of Fame ceremony is not so much what happened, but how I wasn’t going to let anything stop me from completing my tribute to my best friend and our team,” Hart wrote.
He concluded by saying he’s also very glad he got to join Natalya and Beth Phoenix at the top of the ramp for their WrestleMania moment and thanked everyone for their messages.
Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the new football stadium in Inglewood, California, is the front-runner to host WrestleMania 37 in 2021.
Currently named Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, the open-air stadium will seat 80,000 fans and expendable to just over 100,000 depending on the event. Once opened, it will be the new home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL. The site is just 3 miles away from LAX.
At a cool construction cost of nearly $5 billion, the stadium is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and Hollywood Park Land Company, LLC. Plans are to open in 2020. It will host the 2022 NFL Super Bowl and 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship.
“We know the power of the WWE brand,” said Kathy Schloessman, president of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission. “They have hosted several events here in the past such as SummerSlam, Survivor Series, Raw and SmackDown and we have seen the tremendous impact these events have in the community, both economically and socially. Given our focus on attracting major sporting and entertainment events to Los Angeles, WrestleMania is at the top of our list of events we want here.”
The Los Angeles area hosted three WrestleManias so far – 2, 7, and 21.
Former WWE Superstars Shad Gaspard of Cryme Tyme and MVP watched Kofi Kingston winning the WWE title in a bar with other fans and cried together on the historic occasion.
A video uploaded on Twitter by Gaspard shows the moment that Kofi hits the Trouble in Paradise finisher on Bryan, covering him for the three count. It was then when both of them were overcome with emotion, with MVP trying his best not to cry but eventually letting it all out after Gaspard hugged him.
“So proud and happy to share this moment with one of my brothas,” Gaspard wrote. In an earlier tweet after Kofi won, MVP wrote, “A black man, born in Africa, is the current WWE champion. This just happened.”
Kofi became the second black WWE champion following The Rock, who identifies himself both as black and Samoan, and became also the first African-born WWE champion.
26-year-old Zachary Madsen will be appearing at the Kings Criminal Court in Brooklyn again this Friday, April 12 for his attack on Bret “Hit Man” Hart at the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony this past Saturday.
Madsen remains in jail as no one coughed up the $1,500 bond and since he could not afford a lawyer, the state provided him with a public defender. His lawyer pleaded with the judge not to set a monetary bail and bond as his client could not afford it but the judge had none of it. His bail was set to $750.
A criminal defense attorney can provide clients with much-needed assistance with a potential case and advice on what occurs in the courtroom. They can guide defendants through the pros and cons of handling a criminal case and it can protect them from drastic consequences entailing a criminal offense.
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Criminal defense lawyers, as do all attorneys, must put aside their personal beliefs and opinions of a person in order to properly and fully defend them of criminal charges. This is perhaps one of the most difficult things to do. These attorneys must not pass personal judgment on a client charged with heinous crimes such as murder, rape or even child molestation.
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Therefore, becoming a criminal defense attorney not only takes work but true character to defending each and every person’s rights granted under the law. Criminal defense attorneys attend law school just as any other person who seeks to obtain a law degree. They must also pass the bar exam in order to practice law.
A person interested in becoming a criminal law attorney will find it extremely beneficial working as an intern in this area of law while attending law school. Internships within the judicial law system or for a criminal defense law firm will allow potential criminal defense lawyers to gain valuable experience that cannot be obtained elsewhere.
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Aptly speaking, a criminal defense attorney can be a useful asset for clients when the case is involving criminal law. A client needs to be precise in what they want their lawyer to act upon, and keep track of the lawyer’s progress and needs. As a responsible client, it is their duty to look over what their attorney has to do to secure their freedom.
Madsen was charged with two counts of assault, one count of criminal trespass and one count of violation of local law for his actions on Saturday night.
Sami Zayn returned on Monday Night Raw last night after a nine-month absence following two surgeries.
The former NXT champion had torn rotator cuffs in both his left and right shoulders and underwent surgery on both of them in a span of 45 days. His last match was against Bobby Lashley at the Money In The Bank pay-per-view back in June.
WWE fans welcomed back Zayn with open arms but things went sour after Zayn failed to capture the Intercontinental title after a loss to Finn Balor on Raw. Zayn called WWE a “toxic environment” and blamed the fans – and nobody else – for that. He said judging by the reaction, the fans missed him…but in reality, he didn’t. Zayn kept ripping on the audience, calling them evil, and told everyone that he’ll see them “in hell.”
Next week, WWE will present the yearly Superstar Shake-Up, the exercise that has replaced the Draft over the past few years.
Ever since WWE split the brands again, the Superstar Shake-Up has taken place the week after WrestleMania. Last year, 19 Superstars moved to Raw, 17 moved to Smackdown, and six from NXT received the main roster call-up.
Those who moved to Raw in 2018 involved Baron Corbin, Bobby Roode, Breezango, Chad Gable, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Sunil Singh, Kevin Owens, Mike Kanellis, Mojo Rawley, Natalya, Sami Zayn, The Ascension, The Riott Squad, and Zack Ryder.
Those who moved to Smackdown were Alexander Wolfe, Andrade, Asuka, Big Cass, Cesaro, Eric Young, Jeff Hardy, Karl Anderson, Killian Dain, Luke Gallows, Mandy Rose, The Miz, R-Truth, Samoa Joe, Sheamus, Sonya Deville, and Zelina Vega.
