WWE ref Jessika Carr makes WWE in-ring debut during EVOLVE

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03/28/2025

WWE referee Jessika Carr was on this week’s EVOLVE show on Tubi…but this time, she was not donning a referee’s outfit.

Carr made her WWE in-ring debut in a tag team match under a mask and the name of Kalyx. She teamed up with Haze Jameson and took on Aria Bennett and Layla Diggs. Unfortunately for Carr, she was on the receiving end of a pin, losing the match for her team.

The 33-year-old Baltimore native wrestled for six years before joining WWE as a referee, becoming the first WWE female referee since the 80s. She was also the first female referee to officiate a match in Saudi Arabia at Crown Jewel and the first female referee in a Hell In A Cell match.

WWE filed an application to trademark the name Kalyx on February 21.

Sting adds more dates to his 2025 Or Never tour

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03/28/2025

Sting has added 13 more dates to his 2025 Or Never tour, a tour which will see him don the face paint and wrestling gear for the last time.

New dates include April 6 at SC Comic Con in Greenville, South Carolina, April 27 at the Huntsville Expo in Huntsville, Alabama, May 4 at Pandora’s Box in Lafayette, New Jersey, May 31 at the Arizona Collectors Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, July 25 at Big Time Wrestling in Charlotte, North Carolina, August 2 at WrestleCon in East Rutherford, New Jersey, August 9 at the Madison Comic Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, August 15 at Monster-Mania Con in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, August 30 at Wrestleverse Fest in Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 13 at HorrorHound Weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 4 at Spookala in Tampa, Florida, October 11 at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, and December 20 at Wrestleverse Fest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sting will still do fan conventions beyond 2025 however he will not be appearing as the Crow Sting.

WWE on A&E block (2025) ratings for week 6

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03/28/2025

Week six of WWE Superstar Sunday on A&E aired last Sunday with three new episodes of LFG, Rivals, and Greatest Moments.

WWE LFG started the night with 156,000 viewers, down 24,000 viewers from episode five and a 0.05 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the last one.

Rivals, featuring Ric Flair vs Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, followed with 160,000 viewers, down 20,000 viewers from The Rock vs Mick Foley episode last week. It had a 0.05 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from episode five.

WWE’s Greatest Moments wrapped up the third hour with the top being Celebrities of the 80s. This was the least watched episode so far with 115,000 viewers, down 18,000 viewers from episode five and a 0.03 rating in 18-49, the same as last week. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Smackdown from London headlined by Reigns/Rollins/Punk contract signing

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03/28/2025

Non-U.S. fans will get to see Smackdown before the broadcast on USA Network as the show will air live on Netflix from the O2 Arena in London, England.

This is the last Smackdown from Europe for this tour and will be headlined by the contract signing of the WrestleMania match between Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins vs CM Punk with all three in the building. Two title matches are also set to take place, with LA Knight vs Braun Strowman for the United States title and The Street Profits vs Pretty Deadly for the WWE Tag Team titles.

Smackdown will air in its regular time slot in the United States of 8PM ET on USA Network but for those outside the United States, it airs at 8PM GMT / 9PM CET on Netflix.

Gail Kim issues statement following firing from TNA Wrestling

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03/28/2025

Gail Kim, who was released from her role as producer at TNA Wrestling this week along with three other high-ranking officials, issued a statement on her social media to address the news.

Kim thanked fans, friends, and her peers for all the support she received over the last few days which helped her process the change.

“More than anything I am grateful for all the years and opportunities I was given to help build something I always dreamed of,” Kim wrote. “The KO division is and will always be my heart and all the women who were a part of it.”

Kim also put over the hard-working and passionate TNA talent and crew and noted that this will not end her passion or love for professional wrestling.

“This is not the end of Gail Kim in the wrestling world. You don’t put in 17 years in one company and stop when you are this passionate,” she continued. “I look forward to sharing my journey and am taking some time for myself and prepare for what’s ahead. Looking forward to the future.”

Dynamite rating for 03/26/2025

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03/28/2025

Dynamite this week drew 663,000 viewers, up 5,000 viewers from the prior week and the fifth straight week of viewership increase week-over-week. The show had a 0.17 rating in 18-49, down 0.02 from last week and was #5 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. The viewership listed does not include numbers from Max. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

First matches for TNA Rebellion 2025 announced

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03/28/2025

The first two matches for the upcoming TNA Rebellion pay-per-view were announced on last night’s episode of Impact on AXS TV.

Matt and Jeff Hardy will be defending their TNA Tag Team titles against former TNA World champion Nic Nemeth and his brother Ryan Nemeth while TNA X-Divsion champion Moose will also defend his title in an Ultimate X match.

Moose’s opponents will be revealed over the next few weeks on Impact.

Rebellion takes place on Sunday, April 27 live from The Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Tickets are available from evenue.net starting from $53. While the arena holds over 10,000 seats, TNA is only using a small portion of it.

Santino Marella to deliver “groundbreaking announcement” on Impact next week

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03/28/2025

TNA is taking a page out of Tony Khan’s playbook and is promoting a “groundbreaking announcement” set for the next week’s episode of Impact which takes place on April 3.

This announcement will be delivered by TNA’s on-screen Director of Authority Santino Marella. Next week’s episodes are being taped this weekend but it’s unclear if the announcement will be done in front of the audience or if it will be added later.

The company has started its road to the Rebellion pay-per-view so whatever they have planned might be related to the show.

Slam Dunk Collision numbers show scary drop after lead-in bump

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03/27/2025

The post-NCAA March Madness Collision episodes this past weekend drew the best numbers for the show in a year, but numbers published by Wrestlenomics show that the episodes lost thousands of viewers along the way, making even the final average number a bit misleading.

The Saturday Slam Dunk Collision kicked off the night with 1,024,000 viewers thanks to the lead-in from NCAA but that was quickly almost halved to 647,000 in the second quarter after just seven minutes. The third quarter drew 437,000 viewers and the final quarter had 384,000 viewers. The final 9 minutes of the show from Midnight to 12:09AM dropped to 349,000 viewers, with the show losing a total of 675,000 viewers along the way within an hour.

The Sunday broadcast started higher with 1,074,000 viewers but by the time the first match started after a minute, the viewers dropped to 893,000. Viewers dropped to 594,000 for the next 15 minutes and again to 446,000 viewers for the following quarter. The final 15 minutes of the show between Midnight and 12:15AM dropped to 324,000 viewers, so in total Collision saw 750,000 viewers tuning out from the start of the broadcast to the end.

TNA Wrestling sings indie star Maggie Lee

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03/27/2025

TNA Wrestling today announced that it has signed indie wrestler Maggie Lee to a contract.

The former college volleyball player is an Iowa native and was trained at the Black & Brave Wrestling Academy, co-owned by WWE Superstar Seth Rollins.

She has wrestled for the company previously, appearing at a couple of TNA Xplosion episodes, with her last match airing on March 15, losing to Dani Luna.

Lee will officially start this weekend as the company heads to St. Joseph, Missouri for two live events, taping its flagship show Impact.

Lots of floor seats still available for Smackdown in London tomorrow

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03/27/2025

There are still a lot of tickets left on the floor for tomorrow’s Friday Night Smackdown at The O2 Arena in London, England.

While the rest of the arena is mostly sold out, floor tickets were a hard sell due to the expensive ticket prices. While some tickets in the far back are priced £168.75, seats closer to the ring go all the way to £431.50, which is really expensive.

Limited view seats are also being sold for quite a bit, with the last row at £99.91, and O2 Premium Seating which also have a limited view due to the set are going for a whopping £234.

Raw on Monday, from the same location has less seats available and sold slightly more tickets, although there are still a few at ringside, also with stupidly-expensive prices.

Jay White to enter the 2025 Owen Hart Cup tournament

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03/27/2025

Jay White has announced that he will be participating in this year’s Owen Hart Cup tournament, becoming the third man to officially announce his intentions to be in the tournament.

The winner of the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Cup tournaments will be receiving an AEW World title shot at the upcoming All In: Texas pay-per-view in July.

White also entered last year’s tournament, but bowed out in the semi final when he lost to “Hangman” Adam Page.

Page and Will Ospreay are the other two who have so far confirmed their names for the tournament.

Kamala’s estate signs WWE Legends deal five years after his death

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03/27/2025

In a post on Facebook, the family of former WWE Superstar Kamala announced that his estate signed a WWE Legends deal, five years after his death.

“We couldn’t be prouder that James’s legacy is back home where it belongs,” wrote Emmer Jean Harris, wife of James “Kamala” Harris.

Jared Ashley, CEO and Founder of 16 Creative, the agency which worked with his estate to negotiate a deal with WWE, said that when they began working with the family, the main goal was to sign Kamala to a Legends deal and hopefully an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.

“I’ve always felt that’s where he belongs, and I think many of his fans would agree,” he said. “It has been such an honor to work with this family over the past few years, and now with WWE, to help preserve Kamala’s incredible legacy.”

Known as “The Ugandan Giant,” Harris lost his life at the age of 70 due to a cardiac arrest after a bout with COVID-19.

NXT rating for 03/25/2025

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03/27/2025

NXT this week, which featured the double title defense by Stephanie Vaquer, drew 741,000 viewers, up 65,000 viewers. This was the best number since the February 25 episode. The show had a 0.16 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from last week and also the best number since February 25. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

New Smackdown ring announcer Mark Shunock to debut tomorrow

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03/27/2025

A new Smackdown ring announcer will make his debut tomorrow on Smackdown and his name is Mark Shunock.

“Stepping into a new ring with @WWE. Thrilled to join Friday Night SmackDown,” Shunock wrote on X.

The Canadian serves as the VP of Entertainment and In-Arena Host for the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL. He held a similar position for the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL until 2023 and was the host and ring announcer for Top Rank Boxing on ESPN.

Samantha Irvin, who did ring announcing for WWE up until last Summer, reacted to the news by writing, “Congratulations to my friend @MarkShunock! You are going to be perfect!”

Two new matches added to the Dynasty 2025 card

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03/27/2025

Two new matches were added to the Dynasty pay-per-view on last night’s episode of Dynamite.

ROH champion Chris Jericho challenged Bandido, offering to put his ROH World title on the line as long as Bandido puts his mask on the line as well. The two have been feuding for the past several weeks. A reply from Bandido was not received on the show as he was not there.

Another title will also be on the line as The Death Riders will defend the AEW Trios titles against Rated FTR. It was Cope who issued the challenge during a sit-down interview with Tony Schiavone which also involved FTR.

Dynasty has five matches so far with the show taking place on the Sunday of next week.

Ricochet and Samantha Irvin get married in Las Vegas

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03/27/2025

Ricochet was not on Dynamite last night but appeared via video…because he was in Las Vegas marrying his fiancee Samantha Irvin.

The former WWE star interrupted an in-ring segment with his Dynasty opponents, saying as everyone could see, he was dressed for the best day of his life…until April 6 when he wins the AEW International title on the pay-per-view.

Several of his current and former colleagues were in attendance for the wedding.

Ricochet and Irvin met in WWE and the two were engaged in January 2023.

Five matches and three segment announced for tonight’s Dynamite in St. Paul

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03/26/2025

Dynamite is live tonight from the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota, with five matches already announced.

AEW International champion Kenny Omega will take on Blake Christian and so far this match is not for the title. Brody King battles Kyle Fletcher, Mark Briscoe takes on Konosuke Takeshita, Powerhouse Hobbs battles Mark Davis, and in tag team action, AEW Women’s champion Toni Storm teams up with Thunder Rosa to take on Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford.

Plus, Swerve Strickland calls out Jon Moxley, MJF will give his answer to MVP regarding The Hurt Syndicate, and Rated FTR will sit down with Tony Schiavone for an interview.

Dynamite airs live on TBS at 8PM ET and streams on Max.

AEW programming now available in Disney+ app in Oceania

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03/26/2025

Disney+ subscribers in Oceania now have access to AEW programming in the app thanks to AEW’s deal with ESPN Australasia.

All Disney+ Premium and Standard subscribers have access to ESPN on Disney+.

Fans in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Pacific Islands, Indonesia, etc can look for AEW shows by going in the ESPN tile on the Disney+ app and click on the AEW logo to access content.

Just like in the United States, the ESPN app has moved to the more popular Disney+ platform and Australia is the first location outside of North America to achieve this move.

Charlie Dempsey added to Bloodsport XIII in Las Vegas

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03/26/2025

NXT’s Charlie Dempsey is the fifth WWE star to be participating in the Bloodsport XIII event in Las Vegas during WrestleMania weekend.

Dempsey is certainly no stranger to Bloodsport as this will be his fourth time wrestling for the brand.

“A modern wrestler who seems like a someone who has stepped out of the past with his Catch-as-Catch-can skills and approach. Lighting suplexes, limb wrenching submissions, and the ability to scramble in and out of position like the best of them,” Josh Barnett wrote in a post on X. “Is it any wonder that he’s making his 4th return to Bloodsport? Not in the least. Charlie Dempsey – Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport XIII.”

He joins Natalya, Karrion Kross, Pete Dunne, and fellow NXT star Karmen Petrovic for the show which will take place from The Pearl at The Palms. It will air as a pay-per-view on Triller TV on Thursday, April 17.