WWE will be throwing a watch party for Fastlane this Sunday titled WWE Watch Along, which will live stream on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
Hosted by Pat McAfee and joined by Alexa Bliss, The New Day, Mustafa Ali, The IIconics, Natalya, Beth Phoenix, Christian and Cathy Kelley, Watch Along will feature candid commentary from the guests and live reactions from the Superstars.
McAfee recently signed a two-year deal with WWE which will allow him to continue doing NXT Takeover panels as well as doing original content for WWE’s digital platforms.
Tommaso Ciampa’s neck surgery is scheduled for today and the NXT champion will be undergoing an anterior cervical fusion.
The specific surgery removes a herniated or degenerative disc in the neck through an incision made in the throat area to reach and remove the disc. A graft is inserted to fuse together the bones above and below the disc.
WWE gave no indication on how long Ciampa will be out for after surgery and with tapings scheduled for today, he won’t be there live in person to surrender the NXT title if that’s the way they’re going.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer noted that Ciampa will be out for a very long time.
The playoffs round of the Champions League has already gained momentum. All main favorites have joined the medal fight. At this stage, even the recognized leaders have neither time nor right to make mistakes, so here the best stars are doing their best at 100% in every match. The best Champions league matches are traditionally published on our website.
Among the teams that looked particularly confident in the first matches is PSG. The squad of Thomas Tuchel confidently opposed Manchester United and managed to achieve a successful result. Here individual skills of the athletes came to the fore, because, for example, Mbappe even without the support of his star teammates managed to cause a lot of problems to the defense line of the Red Devils.
Thanks to this victory, the team finally managed to dispel the myth about them being the eternal loser of the playoff round. Now, PSG is considered to be the formidable force in the Champions league decisive matches. It is very interesting to watch the performance of the team on the football field, and with the return of Cavani and Neymar, the Parisians became one of the main contenders for the final triumph.
Champions League latest news on 777score
The Champions League is the strongest and most popular tournament of the Old Continent. At the stage of the playoffs, the skills of the performers comes to the fore, as well as their willingness to demonstrate their maximum in each match. There are not so many matches here, so even the age teams usually succeed.
Visit www.777score.com to always learn not only the results of the matches, but also important statistical information. Thanks to it, it will be even easier to understand the main club tournament of the Old Continent.
The current season may well be revolutionary, because with a high probability we will know the name of the new winner of the tournament. Real Madrid, which has won the cherished goblet three times, does not look as convincing now as before. Among the main contenders for the final triumph are:
PSG;
Manchester city;
Barcelona.
However there is always a chance of surprise literally from anyone, because the participants in the play-off round turned out to be extremely tough. In order to learn all the news from the world of the Champions League in full, it is enough to go to 777score. Here the information is updated in real time. This will help you greatly if you want to become a real expert in this tournament and to predict the results of performances of the main favorites.
Visit the site at any time of the day, and you will always get only the latest and verified information.
While the Raymond James Stadium will host WrestleMania, the Amalie Arena will be hosting all the other weekend WWE live events.
The Amalie Arena, which is located around 5 miles away from the Raymond James Stadium, can fit around 20,000 fans while the stadium sits just over 65,000 fans plus it has an additional 10,000 temporary seats for special events.
Next year’s show will have a different order of events though as Smackdown is moving to Friday nights on FOX starting this October. In the press release, WWE is listing four nights of events, rather than five, starting with Smackdown, then the Hall of Fame, NXT Takeover, and Raw. Since Smackdown is on Friday, it’s unclear what goes on Saturday night although most likely it will be NXT.
The Hall of Fame might be a different format starting from next year and could be during the day rather than in the evening. By the looks of it, there will be no events on Tuesday.
WWE has not announced where Axxess will be taking place from but the Tampa Convention Center looks like the ideal location.
Smackdown did 2,155,000 viewers on Tuesday night, a 5,000 increase from last week’s show. It was #3 on the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #7 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Every WrestleMania over the past several years had a theme that matched the host city. Mardi Gras for New Orleans, theme park rides for Orlando, the skyline and Statue of Liberty crown for New York, so it was only fitting that WrestleMania 36 from Tampa has a somewhat of a pirate theme!
Based off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers logo, the WrestleMania 36 logo features a cool concept, with a pirate sword serving as a flag pole with the WWE logo as the flag and a curved WrestleMania logo on a pirate parchment design. The color scheme used is red, white, black, and grey.
The Raymond James Stadium, the site of WrestleMania, is the home of the Buccaneers.
WWE today announced that WrestleMania 36 will be held at the Raymond James Stadium on April 5, 2020. The announcement event took place at the stadium with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan, along with WWE Superstars Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Titus O’Neil, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and even Hulk Hogan, all appearing.
“Tampa Bay is proud to host WrestleMania,” said Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. “Our region enjoys a special place in sports entertainment history and has produced many of its iconic figures. We look forward to WWE fans from around the world converging on our city in 2020 to enjoy all that we have to offer.”
“On behalf of everyone at WWE, we thank Mayor Buckhorn and Commissioner Hagan for bringing WrestleMania to Tampa Bay for the first time,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “I am confident that Tampa Bay will be an outstanding host for our fans around the world.”
“We are honored to bring WrestleMania back to Florida,” said Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan. “The week of WWE events will not only bring excitement to fans, but also generate a significant economic boom for Tampa Bay’s economy.”
This is the fourth WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida and the first one in Tampa. WrestleMania 24 and 33 were held in Orlando while WrestleMania 28 was in Miami.
In his latest podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross announced that he would be no longer part of the WWE family after his contract expires at the end of March.
Ross said that the decision came after he spoke to WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and they mutually agreed that this is the way forward. After signing a new two-year deal, Ross wasn’t used much on WWE television and his last appearance was back at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia last year.
JR told his listeners that he still wants to be a part of the world of professional wrestling and doesn’t think he will be without a job for long.
His last date as a WWE employee is March 29, meaning that he will be even missing the WrestleMania festivities. JR will be in the New York area for that weekend anyway with his one-man Slobberknocker show.
Los Angeles, CA – March 6, 2019 – AXS TV announced today, in a live global streaming press conference, that the Network has renewed the hit original series WOW-Women Of Wrestling from Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jeanie Buss and David McLane, founder of the original GLOW “Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling” for a second season. The Network upped its order to 24 additional episodes from the initial eight in the first season, following the unprecedented response from viewers who were captivated by the strong female characters, impressive displays of power and athleticism, and the signature stories and colorful profile segments that have come to define the promotion throughout the years. The can’t-miss season finale airs Friday March 8, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT in a defining episode that chronicles the journey of the Superheroes and includes the first tag team match of the season, Stephy Slays demonstrating perseverance, and a title match between Champion Tessa Blanchard and the Monster of Madness Jessicka Havok.
“WOW is proud to partner with AXS TV to bring this incredible promotion to viewers across the country,” Buss said. “It is an honor to be able to continue this organization’s long tradition of showcasing the absolute best in all-female wrestling. The women of WOW appeal to a wide and diverse audience because of their strength, competitive spirit, and impressive athleticism, and the tremendous viewer response we’ve received is proof of that. This season was just the beginning, and we are all excited to build on our initial success with the delivery of new episodes airing in fall.”
Since its AXS TV debut on January 18, 2019, the series has garnered impressive gains in viewership, smashing records en route to establishing itself as one of the highest-performing original series among live viewers in the Network’s 18-year history.
“We listened to the fans as to what they wanted to see in women’s wrestling and are extremely pleased with the overwhelming response we’ve received from the viewers, it has been truly incredible,” McLane said. “Our Superheroes are authentic and real, and that comes across in each episode. People are captivated by their unique personalities, and they truly get invested in their stories –we are so happy they love tuning in to cheer on their favorite wrestlers. We look forward to providing our viewers with even more insights into the back stories of these amazing athletes and their epic battles with WOW’s future episodes on AXS TV.”
AXS TV is the exclusive broadcasting home for WOW-Women Of Wrestling, which airs every Friday as part of the Network’s highly successful “AXS TV Fights”—a hard-hitting lineup that also includes the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, and live MMA action from Legacy Fighting Alliance.
“WOW is the perfect complement to the AXS TV Fights lineup,” said Andrew Simon, AXS TV Fights CEO. “Whereas New Japan Pro Wrestling tends to focus on male competitors, WOW offers a totally unique platform that allows these strong female wrestlers to shine, putting the spotlight on their skills as both athletes and entertainers. It has become a very popular part of our Friday night lineup, and we are proud to be able to serve as the long-term home for this groundbreaking promotion.”
WOW is the only weekly women’s wrestling series on television, and has amassed a dedicated fan base on the strength of the unique personalities and true inspiring stories of the captivating warriors that go toe-to-toe in the promotion’s signature purple ring. The series puts the spotlight on WOW’s powerhouse roster, featuring over 30 wrestlers including pro wrestling royalty—and current WOW Champion—Tessa Blanchard and Santana Garrett, as well as fan-favorites such as The Beast, Jungle Grrrl, The All-Natural Khloe Hurtz, Fire, Stephy Slays, The Governor’s Daughter Abilene Maverick, Samantha Smart, Princess Aussie, and more. In its inaugural season on AXS TV, WOW introduced a fresh crop of emerging new Superheroes to the pro wrestling scene, and treated viewers to an intense rivalry between pro-wrestling legacies, as “Born Legend™” Tessa Blanchard challenged—and ultimately defeated—long-time WOW titleholder Santana Garrett for the coveted championship belt.
The series features insightful ringside commentary by WOW founder, producer, and match-creator McLane, play-by-play announcer Stephen Dickey, and comedienne Eleanor Kerrigan. Additionally, third-generation wrestling star Shaul Guerrero serves as ring announcer for each event.
Live tapings in association with the new season will be held May 15 and 16 in Los Angeles at the Belasco Theater (1050 South Hill Street). The tapings will begin at 6:30 p.m. PT each night and tickets are available for purchase by clicking here.
In additional WOW news, McLane is excited to announce that the WOW Training Center in Long Beach will be the first all-Women’s Wrestling school in the United States. The trainers of the historic school will be Tessa Blanchard and Selina Majors. The training center provides women seeking to become professional wrestlers with a place to train in a safe and secure environment.
“I am happy to join Selina Majors in providing women with a fully comprehensive training program designed specifically for them,” Blanchard said. “I was trained by men, and while that worked for me, I know a more supportive community for women wanting to join our profession will increase the participation.”
Vince McMahon is sitting in #691 on Forbes’ list of The World’s Billionaires list published yesterday.
The WWE Chairman and CEO has a net worth of $3.2 billion, up from the $1.7 billion he was worth at the same time a year ago. McMahon was worth $1.2 billion in 2014 so his worth has steadily increased over the past five years, especially in the last year after WWE stock exploded.
The self-made billionaire is however way, way far from the elite list of the world’s top billionaires, with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos leading the chart with a whopping net worth of $131 billion.
10 months ago, the Tampa Bay Sports Commission submitted bids to host WrestleMania in either 2023, 2024, or 2025, but they will get their wish a few years before.
“Sources have told the Tampa Bay Times they’ll formally announce Raymond James Stadium as the site of WrestleMania 36 on April 5, 2020,” the report states.
WrestleMania was last in the state of Florida in 2017 as Orlando’s Camping World Stadium hosted WrestleMania 33.
Monday Night Raw pulled in an average of 2,782,000 viewers this week, down 140,000 viewers from last week’s episode.
Hour one started with 3,065,000 viewers, followed by 2,798,000 viewers in the second hour, and then down to 2,485,000 in the third and final hour. Apart from last week’s show built around Reigns’ return and Flair’s birthday bash, this was the most-watched Raw since September 3, 2018.
Raw finished #1, #2, and #3 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and was #3 in the overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
It’s bad news for the NXT brand and its champion Tommaso Ciampa as Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that he will be undergoing neck surgery that will keep him out of action for a very long time.
Ciampa did not appear on Raw this past Monday and the segment he was supposed to be involved in with Johnny Gargano and the Raw Tag Team titles had to be rewritten.
It is unclear what caused the need for the neck surgery but Ciampa is looking to be out for up to a year or even more depending how surgery and recovery goes. Ciampa was out for eight months after he tore his ACL in May 2017 and despite showing up on NXT TV, he only wrestled his first match since the injury in April 2018.
The NXT champion will have to vacate the title, something that will most likely happen during tomorrow’s NXT television tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Ciampa was rumored to be wrestling Gargano at NXT Takeover: New York but that is obviously out of the question now. The two are also part of the Dusty Rhodes Classic Tag Team tournament which now needs to be modified as well.
R-Truth’s U.S. title open challenge did not last long as in its second week, Truth lost his title in a fatal four-way match last night on Smackdown.
The match had Truth, Samoa Joe, Rey Mysterio, and Andrade with Samoa Joe pinning Andrade to win his first title on the main roster. Truth did not have to get pinned to lose the title, a scenario which ended up happening.
R-Truth won the United States title at the Royal Rumble by beating Shinsuke Nakamura. It was his first title win since April 2012. For the past two weeks, he did the U.S. title open challenge to honor John Cena, who did the same every week when he was champion.
Episode seven of season four of Total Bellas, titled When A Good Girl’s Gone Bad, did a total of 411,000 viewers, down 13,000 viewers from last week’s episode. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Batista will be appearing on Monday Night Raw live next week on the post-Fastlane episode.
Batista appeared on Raw yesterday via a video but next week live in Pittsburgh, the former World Heavyweight champion will be in the house for a face-to-face encounter with Triple H.
While their match for WrestleMania has not been officially announced yet, this segment next week is designed to officially kick off their program. Batista returned last week and spoiled the Ric Flair birthday bash, dragging Flair out of his locker room after attacking him. He then asked Triple H if he got his attention now.
Batista and WWE had been in discussions over a possible WrestleMania program and the now Hollywood actor has expressed his desire to have another go at WrestleMania against Triple H. Batista last appeared at WrestleMania five years ago at WrestleMania XXX, tapping out to Daniel Bryan in the main event. He was in contention to be Ronda Rousey’s tag team partner last year but that role eventually went to Kurt Angle.
A match between Asuka and Mandy Rose at a non-televised live event in White Plains, New York yesterday had to be abandoned after Asuka had an injury scare following a bad bump.
According to several Twitter posts from fans who were inside the arena, Rose dropped the Smackdown Women’s champion on her head and she was unable to get back up on her feet.
The referee called off the match and WWE medical personnel rushed to ringside and helped Asuka to the back.
The Empress of Tomorrow then wrote on Twitter that she was “fine” and was sorry for worrying everyone. “It’s neither a concussion nor a neck,” she later wrote of her injury.
Assuming she gets cleared, Asuka takes on Mandy Rose this Sunday at Fastlane with the Smackdown Women’s title on the line.
Former WWE Superstar King Kong Bundy passed away yesterday at age 61. The news was originally reported by David Herro of the Pro Wrestling Report. No cause of death was reported.
Bundy, real name Christopher Alan Pallies, made his debut in 1981 and hit the big time in 1985 when he joined the World Wrestling Federation. Bundy was part of the first-ever WrestleMania, wrestling S.D. Jones in a very quick match.
After joining the Heenan Family from Jimmy Hart’s stable, Bundy went on to have some prolific feuds such as against Andre The Giant, Big John Studd, and even Hulk Hogan. Hogan and Bundy main evented WrestleMania 2 in a steel cage match. Bundy was also part of WrestleMania 3 where he was joined by two midget wrestlers to take on Hillbilly Jim and two other midget wrestlers.
In 1988, Bundy left WWE but returned in 1994 as part of the Million Dollar Corporation. For WrestleMania 11, Bundy worked with The Undertaker but was released later in the year.
King Kong Bundy did make several appearances throughout the years on the independent scene but had been away from the wrestling ring for over a decade. He still participated in wrestling conventions every so often.
Two big matches were added to the Fastlane pay-per-view yesterday on Monday Night Raw.
The originally-advertised, yet never made official 3-on-2 handicap match has been turned into six man tag team match as The Shield reunites one last time to take on Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, and Baron Corbin.
The Shield reunited yesterday on Raw after Dean Ambrose first rejected the idea but then came out to save his tag team partners and then all three did the signature Shield fist bump.
The other match is Becky Lynch versus Charlotte Flair with the stipulation being that if Lynch wins, she will be added to the WrestleMania match for the Raw Women’s title, turning it in a triple threat match with Ronda Rousey.
Ronda got back her title yesterday after she left it in the ring last week and attacked both Flair and Lynch, putting the popular Irish Superstar in her armbar.
There have been some rumors about what led to the release of Arn Anderson from WWE last month but WrestlingInc.com is now reporting that Anderson was pretty much fired after he allowed Alicia Fox to wrestle at a non-televised live event last monthReaso while she was intoxicated.
Anderson was heading up the show and after Fox showed up under the influence, the decision was taken to still let her wrestle. That did not go down well with Vince McMahon when he found out and terminated Anderson’s employment despite Double A being a long-time company employee.
Meanwhile, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp adds to the story that the former WWE Divas champion was offered an all-expenses paid rehab stay but apparently she refused and went missing in action. Fox has not wrestled in nearly a month.
