Aiden English has joined the 205 Live commentary team, tagging along with Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness to make it a three-man booth. English’s stint on 205 Live kicks off tonight and will run through WrestleMania season. English will still be an active wrestler on Smackdown Live but will be pulling double duty whenever necessary.
Michael Cole, who apart from being the voice of Raw also heads up the on-air talent, said, “We wanted to do something special for WrestleMania season, and Royal Rumble week kicks off the Road to WrestleMania. We’ve been working with Aiden at the WWE Performance Center to see if he has the chops, and it turns out he’s pretty good.”
English last had a meaningful storyline when he tagged with Rusev, an angle which ended with English turning on Rusev after he tried to hit on Lana.
In a story uploaded on WWE.COM, it was reported that John Cena is “questionable” for the Royal Rumble match due to a leg injury.
WWE is attributing the injury to last week’s fatal 4-way match where Cena wrestled Finn Balor, Baron Corbin, and Drew McIntyre for a shot to become the new number one contender for the Universal title. After cameras went off the air, Cena was limping but nothing was made out of it. The story also adds that Cena’s injury was made worse yesterday morning when he was training in the gym.
Cena was not at Raw last night but previous reports confirmed that he had to be in Vancouver, Canada, to start working on his new movie on January 20. Cena was never originally advertised to be on Raw last night as his last televised match was supposed to be in Memphis last week.
Former Raw and Smackdown Women’s champion Alexa Bliss has been fully cleared to return and will be entering the Royal Rumble match.
Rather than keeping it as a surprise, her involvement was announced during her Moment Of Bliss talk show segment last night on Raw. It was also revealed that Lacey Evans, the former NXT star, will also be part of the Rumble match.
Bliss has been out of action due to several concussions since mid-October. She was Raw Women’s champion last year so she did not participate in the first-ever Rumble match.
With the addition of Bliss and Evans, there are now 23 women announced for the match.
The second episode of this season of Total Bellas is full of drama, family, and body issues.
Since giving birth to her daughter, Birdie, Brie Bella’s body has gone through many changes; from the added baby weight of pregnancy to losing all the weight again after Birdie’s birth, this Diva has been through it all. Brie was especially pleased by the enlarging of her small breasts during pregnancy and while nursing. However, once Birdie decided she was ready for baby formula, Brie’s breasts seemed to deflate almost overnight. This left her feeling extremely self-conscious in an industry where so much emphasis is still placed on how female wrestlers look. So, Brie began to explore whether a plastic surgeons knife could put back what nature had taken away.
There were two problems with Brie using plastic surgery as a solution, however, the first is that her husband, Daniel Bryan, has a passion for nature, and all things natural and therefore was strongly opposed to his wife getting breast augmentation. Further complicating the situation, is the couple’s strong desire to begin trying for baby number two sometime soon.
Brie was wondering how adding silicone to her breasts would affect nursing possibilities for her second child. In order to address all the questions, Brie decided to to meet with a plastic surgeon while in New York City for WWE’s second-biggest pay-per-view, SummerSlam. When Brie met with the surgeon he suggested that she wait until after giving birth to baby number two because her body would change again with the second baby. So, at least for now, Bryan doesn’t need to worry, his wife’s body will remain exactly as God made it.
Brie wasn’t the only Bella caught up in family drama on this episode: her newly single twin sister, Nicole, was caught in a web of their mother’s making.
Apparently, the Bella family matriarch has decided that Nicole has had a sufficient amount of time to get over her very public breakup with John Cena and should return to the dating scene. So, while drinking in a New York City bar, Kathy decided to select a random young man from the busy bar scene, and invite him to dinner. I think that this was not only an incredible invasion of Nicole’s privacy, but could have also been extremely dangerous. While I’m sure the Total Bellas team carefully screened Kathy’s date choice, it would still scare me if I were to go on a date with a man randomly selected for me in a bar.
Kathy further complicated the situation by inviting the man, Andre, to a family dinner. So, not only did Andre have to impress Nicole but her entire family as well. While I was impressed with Andre’s level of daring and poise, I still think that Kathy should hang up her matchmaking hat permanently.
However, the Bellas don’t seem to need their mother to add drama to their lives…they appear to do well on their own.
Even brand-new family members aren’t exempt from the Bella Twins drama spreading gene. Their new step-sister, Maya, joined the family for a great first trip to New York. While she was there, her father Johnny Laurenaitis, suggested that she take advantage of her step-sisters’ wrestling expertise in order to possibly gain entrance into the business when she grows up. However, on the limo ride home, Maya confided to Nicole that she would actually prefer a career in modeling to one in wrestling. So, Nicole suggested that Maya take part in a photo shoot for the twin’s lingerie line, Birdiebee.
While this show of sisterly support is commendable, the twins made one giant mistake; they didn’t ask her father’s permission, or even inform him of her participation. When Johnny was informed of this he became extremely upset. At first, the twins believed that Johnny was discouraged about his daughter’s not wanting to participate in the wrestling business, but he made it clear that he would support his daughter in whatever she chose to do, he would just like to be informed about it. So, the next time the twins decide to give career advice to a minor they should remember to ask parental permission first. But then again, if they don’t, that will only add more drama to future episodes of Total Bellas.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that Akam, one half of the Authors of Pain, underwent knee surgery last week and is looking to be out of action for the next two months.
After losing their Raw Tag Team titles to Bobby Roode and Chad Gable, the AOP went missing in action and Akam’s injury explains why they have been missing the non-televised live events as well.
Just like The Revival, AOP didn’t have the best of time on the main roster since their arrival and all the momentum they had from NXT went up in smoke once they hit Raw.
Matt Hardy, who has been out of action since mid-September, has vowed to return to the ring, claiming that he’s currently in the best shape in years.
Responding to a fan on Twitter who raised up the retirement question, Hardy said he is not retired and will not be retiring anytime soon. “I’ve worked my ass off to rehabilitate & have physically been greenlit,” Matt wrote. “My body is in the best shape it’s been in in years & I’m the lightest I’ve been in 20 years.”
In a video uploaded after a non-televised live event in Corpus Christi, Texas, in September 2018, Hardy said that it was “most likely the last time you’ll ever see Woken Matt Hardy in a WWE ring.”
His current WWE deal expires in March along with that of his brother Jeff and time will tell if Hardy will truly return to a WWE ring or if he ventures off to a different place once his contract expires.
In this season, Fulham can be boldly called one of the main failures of the EPL. The team that was supposed to fight for some space in the middle of the league table has entered the failure zone.
The main reason for the “cottagers’” problems is their terrible defense. For them, missing 3-4 balls is customary practice. The management has long put up with it but the main coach was retired and his position was taken by legendary Claudio Ranieri.
However, even he couldn’t improve the situation at the first matches. But the team left the last line behind and the impressive closeness in the league table may let it rise fast. It’s quite obvious that Fulham FC is a club that can fight for entering the Europa League but not for avoiding the drop out of the English Premier League.
On 777score.co.uk, you can find the team’s results and the schedule of the future matches at any time you want.
What to Expect from the Club in the Second Half of the Season
In the second half of the season, the cost of error is getting higher, so it’s necessary to have a special attitude towards every match. Fulham has quite a good squad, so the team is able to improve the current situation. One of the keys to success is more secure defense, as the “cottagers” don’t have global problems with the attacking line.
Also, the rumps of the team at this long distance are:
individual leaders’ mastership;
coach and genius Ranieri;
weaknesses of key competitors;
Now, the Italian coach is setting quite a difficult task. He needs to save the team, not let it fail, and make it develop, as everyone expected that the club would make progress and show the same striking and attacking football, as it did in the last season of the Championship.
Of course, the Premier League is an absolutely new level but Fulham that has such a high potential shouldn’t play so bad, as it did in the first half of the season. The fact that the team will have enough time to rise in the league table delights the fans too. Ranieri knows how to cheer the team up for a deciding match, so the football players shouldn’t be scared with such a coach.
You can always follow the success of the Italian coach’s new team and its competitors on the website of the sports statistics and get the latest livescore at any given time.. There is only reliable and detailed information about the English Premier League and other championships held in all corners of the world.
A Women’s Royal Rumble match reveal event took place today on WWE’s Twitter account where nine new Superstars were revealed every 30 minutes as participating in the 30-woman over-the-top rope match.
Up until earlier today, only 12 women had been confirmed for the match: Alicia Fox, Bayley, Carmella, Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Natalya, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sonya Deville, and Zelina Vega.
The nine individuals joining the above women are Charlotte Flair, Naomi, Tamina, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Dana Brooke, Lana, Nia Jax, and Nikki Cross.
This brings the total number of women in the Rumble match to 21 and nine are still to be added to the list to compile the 30.
Kay Lee Ray, who appeared at NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool sitting ringside with Jazzy Gabert, dropped the WoS Women’s title this week on the heels of rumors that she will be soon joining the NXT UK brand.
Ray, 26, dropped the World of Sport title during a live event in Southampton and lost it to Viper, who is also known as Piper Niven. Both ladies were part of the first-ever Mae Young Classic tournament and in Piper Niven’s case, she advanced all the way to the quarter finals.
Everyone who usually appears ringside at NXT Takeover shows end up joining the company as WWE wouldn’t showcase anyone who wouldn’t be a lock.
Piper Niven is also rumored to be on WWE’s radar for NXT UK which makes the title switch even more interesting.
Episode two of season four of Total Bellas airs tonight on E! at 9PM EST with an episode titled Bellas and the City.
The synopsis for tonight’s show reads, “The Bellas start their huge comeback at SummerSlam in NYC ringside with Ronda Rousey! Struggling to be in the spotlight once again amongst the younger, perkier female superstars, Brie goes behind Bryan’s back and meets with a plastic surgeon to enhance her flat chest and feel like her young, sexy self again. Meanwhile, a newly single Nicole is surprised to find that a family dinner turns out to be a blind date with a hot, younger model.”
Two big segments were announced for this Tuesday’s Smackdown Live, the go-home episode for the Royal Rumble.
The first is a two-out-of-three falls match between Andrade and Rey Mysterio. The two had a fantastic match last week which ended with Andrade pinning Mysterio thanks to some help from Zelina Vega.
The other segment is a face-to-face encounter between Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles with the Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon moderating the whole thing. Bryan will defend the title against Styles at the Rumble net week. Ever since the McMahon family announced “change” a few weeks ago, Vince, Shane, Stephanie, and Triple H have all been appearing on television more regularly.
A Women’s Royal Rumble match reveal event will take place today at Noon EST on WWE’s Twitter account where a new Superstar will be revealed every 30 minutes as participating in the 30-woman over-the-top rope match.
Only 12 women have so far entered the match: Alicia Fox, Bayley, Carmella, Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Natalya, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sonya Deville, and Zelina Vega. Sasha Banks, who was previously part of this group, was removed after she became the number one contender for the Raw Women’s title.
Last year, several former WWE women were part of the match along with NXT stars as the women’s roster is not deep enough to support 30 entrants.
WWE did not disclose how many of the remaining 18 entrants will be revealed today.
Sasha Banks told The Revival on Twitter to “take her with them,” just days after the former NXT Tag Team champions asked for their WWE release on Monday night following their Raw match!
“Holy I want to be like The Revival,” Banks wrote on Twitter after the team’s match against Gable and Roode at a non-televised live event yesterday in San Antonio, Texas. Scott Dawson, one half of the duo replied that “Don’t matter where we go, we’re stealing the show.”
With the news public that the two asked to be let go of their contract, Sasha then continued, replying with a GIF that said “Take me with you!” This, of course is locker room banter and a way to troll fans and doesn’t mean that Sasha is also asking to go as well.
Banks will be in one of the featured matches at the Royal Rumble, taking on Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s title.
The WWE 24: Ronda Rousey episode which was set to air immediately following the Royal Rumble on the WWE Network has been delayed and instead, WWE 24: WrestleMania 34 will be airing.
The Rousey Network special has been in the making for a year ever since the former UFC champion made her debut at the Royal Rumble last year. It’s unclear what prompted the change to the schedule.
WWE 24 episodes on WrestleMania are usually very interesting as they offer a behind-the-scenes look at what goes down on the busiest day – or in this case, weekend – of the year for WWE. Last year’s WrestleMania took place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and featured Ronda’s first match and the return of Daniel Bryan.
People.com has a new interview and story with WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan that covers a variety of topics, including if he’s up to return to the ring for one more match and the death of his close friend Mean Gene Okerlund.
Hogan admitted that he’s too old to wrestle and he embarrasses himself enough out there by moving too slow. “So I don’t want to get back in there again,” he said. “I don’t think I could. I could probably wrestle somebody like John Cena or Vince McMahon, but as soon as I’d be done they’d be taking me straight to the hospital to fix something…the body’s too worn out for that.”
The popular former WWE champion returned to WWE last year after he was considered a persona non grata for over three years. Since then, Hogan has made two televised appearances for WWE, one at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia and one a few weeks ago on Raw to honor his friend Mean Gene Okerlund.
Speaking of Mean Gene, Hogan also described the moment when he received the phone call that Okerlund had passed away. “It felt like my Adam’s apple went backward or something, I couldn’t catch my breath,” Hogan said. “I guess my wife thought I was having a heart attack. It hit me so hard cause I just talked to him a couple weeks before about getting together the weekend when I came back from New Years.”
In the same interview with People, Hogan added that he’s not in the same place he was 12 or 13 years ago when he said “such stupid words” and that is certainly not who he is.
In just over a week, Scarlett Bordeaux’s lap dance video from last week’s Impact has already amassed nearly 1 million views on YouTube.
The segment involved Bordeaux telling fans that Impact promised to be a little more edgier and what better way to deliver on the promise than to give everyone a view of the whole “Smoke Show!” But the Design Hit Squad interrupted her to put an end to her show…until Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner’s music hit for the save. The former WCW World Heavyweight champion walked down to the ring and cleaned house, which enabled the the 27-year-old bombshell to keep on with the show.
“Now I love a little bit of violence but I came here to put on a show for these people! If you wanted a front row seat, all you had to do is ask,” she told Steiner, as he grabbed a chair and sat in the middle of the ring. Bordeaux then proceeded to undress and delivered a little kiss to Steiner, who had the best seat in the house!
At time of this writing, the video had just over 900,000 views, becoming one of the fastest videos on Impact’s channel to reach that mark and the most popular of the past 12 months.
WOW Superheroes Abilene Maverick, Stephy Slays, and Samantha Smart unleash a social media smackdown, as they take over Twitter to live tweet the premiere of the groundbreaking all-female wrestling promotion WOW – Women Of Wrestling—making its AXS TV debut on Friday, January 18 at 9pE/6pP.
WOW viewers can follow along with the trio online @wow_abilene, @wow_stephanie, and @wow_samsmart, delivering hard-hitting commentary and witty insight covering an epic evening that includes third-generation wrestling superstar Tessa Blanchard making her WOW debut; as well as Stephy Slays in a fierce showdown with The Beast; Abilene Maverick in a sizzling singles match with Fire; WOW bombshells “The All Natural” Khloe Hurtz and Eye Candy in an intense battle of beauty and brawn; and a highly-anticipated rematch as reigning WOW Champion Santana Garrett once again puts her title on the line against WOW legend Jungle Grrrl in a stunning main event that is sure to have fans talking.
Fans can tweet along using #ASKaSuperhero and by following #WOWSuperheroes.
New episodes of WOW – Women Of Wrestling air every Friday at 9pE/6pP, only on AXS TV.
Maria Kanellis has flat-out denied that she has requested her release from WWE after posting a long statement on Instagram claiming that “speculation and rumors are running rampant” and “someone is playing all the wrestling news sites.”
Kanellis said that she’s been in this business for 15 years and doesn’t need to stir up sh!t to put others down. “I am an imperfect human that has learned from past mistakes. Whoever is leaking rumors I pity you. And your desperate attempt for attention while disparaging my husband and I,” Kanellis wrote.
She said that she’s gotten a lot of e-mails and phone calls about it and will be taking the weekend off of social media to concentrate on hanging out with her family instead.
“I am still learning how to be a mom. I still fight postpartum depression. And I still try and become a better person everyday. I don’t need this made up extra stress. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and thank you for your support!” she concluded.
WWE will report its fourth quarter and full year 2018 results on Thursday, February 7, 2019, before the opening of the market.
WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, and Co-Presidents, George A. Barrios and Michelle D. Wilson, will host a conference call beginning at 11:00AM EST to discuss the results. All interested parties are welcome to listen to a live web cast that will be hosted through the Company’s web site at corporate.wwe.com/investors.
The earnings presentation referenced during the call will be made available on February 7, 2019 at corporate.wwe.com/investors. A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call concludes.
WWE stocks had another good day today, currently trading at $82.90 at time of this writing.
Of course, the title has no typo. If you are both an ardent follower of World Wrestling Entertainment matches and an online gaming fan, then 2019 has a lot of opportunities for wrestling in the online gambling platforms. For those who’ve seen the light and know that this is a staged show, it may get you a little confounded. There’s nothing to worry as this is going to be debunked shortly. But for the rest of the audience, you are just about to get heart-broken.
Professional WWE scripted!
Again, the title has no typos. The events are not only scripted but the losers and winners predetermined too. That notwithstanding, details surrounding the outcomes of those events are privy to only a select few. And the information is guarded just as they would protect their lives.
For that reason, numerous online sports bookmarkers are beginning to allow fans to stake upon the outcomes of main WWE events. That being said, below is a detailed breakdown of how it works. So get ready to rumble!
Debunking the WWE
This is a World Wrestling Entertainment company oftentimes called the WWE. The professional wrestling organization was founded by Toots Mondt and Jess McMahon during the early 1950s. It is presently the biggest and most successful wrestling promotion you’ll find in the world. They have more than 500 shows every year. They often broadcast to approximately 36 million viewers that are spread in over 150 countries.
Now, the shows are not anything different but just shows. All the matches are staged after proper scripting that predetermines winners even before the show starts. But this doesn’t have to be anything scaring. WWE still offers a perfect opportunity for betting, for which you’ll need some sort of skill.
Where Are Betting Trends?
The betting opportunity now offered in a number of online sportsbooks like SBO; basically represents a show that revolves around a number of common characters. The characters are often rising and falling as champions, according to how the writers have planned it. The betting opportunity lies in predicting the writing patterns and being able to identify where these writes could go next. This can make you very commercial at betting WWE.
Why WWE
In this game, a wrestler will pin their opponent on the mat for a three-count from the referee; to win a match. If matches were only based on the simple storyline, it would probably not be as intriguing to the fans. And chances are they would not be boasting about a 36 million viewership in over 150 countries of the world.
With such prospects, web-based sports bookmarkers definitely see the opportunities in WWE. High viewership means bookmarkers like SBO continue to spread their services around the world by offering WWE as one of the events to bet against. Any online betting site that is serious about its services must get a considerable number of WWE enthusiasts who would want to place their stakes on the major events.
