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Guinness World Record acknowledges John Cena’s longest babyface run in WWE

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Colin Vassallo
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The Guinness World Records website has acknowledged John Cena’s incredible run as a babyface in WWE, making him the longest-running uninterrupted babyface in WWE with over 21 years being the good guy.

That counter stopped on Saturday, March 1 however after the leader of the Cenation turned on Cody Rhodes, and his fans, by aligning himself with The Final Boss in his last year as an active in-ring competitor in WWE, shocking fans from all corners of the globe.

“Whether seen as the heroic figure of the ‘Never Give Up’ mantra or a more complex figure wrestling with his place in the world, Cena’s legacy as the longest-serving WWE face, combined with his ability to turn heel and continue captivating audiences, cements his place as one of the greatest in WWE history,” the GWR website states. “His journey serves as a testament to the power of reinvention, and perhaps more than anything else, the lasting connection he has made with his fans.”

This is not the only Guinness World Record Cena has, as he already holds the record for granting the most wishes for Make-A-Wish Foundation, with 650 wishes granted and counting.

Dynamite rating for 03/05/2025

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The Revolution go-home episode of Dynamite drew 600,000 viewers this week, up 2,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.13 rating in 18-49, down 0.05 from the previous week and was #8 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. This was the lowest 18-49 demo the show has done in its regular Wednesday night time slot so far. The audience from Max is not included in this number. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Tenille Dashwood and Mike Rallis welcome their first child

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Colin Vassallo
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Tenille Dashwood and Mike Rallis, better known as Emma and Riddick Moss in WWE, announced the birth of their first child, Leo.

The announcement came a via an exclusive story on PEOPLE.COM. Leo was born on Monday, March 4.

The proud parents said that they couldn’t be more excited and want to soak up every minute with their newborn.

Dashwood and Rallis have been married since March 2024.

Congratulations to the couple!

WWE to hold four consecutive TV shows in Tampa during Memorial Day weekend

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE, Tampa Bay Sports Commission, and Vinik Sports Group announced a Memorial Day weekend takeover of the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida, with four consecutive events beginning Saturday, May 24.

WWE will bring Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 24, Battleground on Sunday, May 25, Monday Night Raw on Monday, May 26, and NXT on Tuesday, May 27, to the Yuengling Center.

Further, the takeover will see John Cena appear on NBC’s Saturday Night’s Main Event in primetime, marking his first appearance in Tampa since he entered the ring on Friday Night SmackDown at Amalie Arena in December 2022.

Three and four-day combo ticket packages will be available exclusively during the initial ticket on-sale window starting Friday, March 14 at 10AM ET via Ticketmaster.com. An exclusive pre-sale opportunity will be available from Wednesday, March 12 at 10AM through Thursday, March 13 at 11:59PM ET via Ticketmaster.com.

The Yuengling Center hosted the WWE Thunderdome during the COVID-19 pandemic and also hosted the 1995 Royal Rumble.

Two mystery partners in 10-man tag match at TNA Sacrifice announced

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Colin Vassallo
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The two mystery partners who will be teaming up with Joe Hendry, Matt Hardy, and Elijah at the TNA Sacrifice event next week have been revealed as Leon Slater and Nic Nemeth.

Nemeth has been suspended in a storyline and has been off TNA television for several weeks and his return was announced for Sacrifice a few weeks ago but it was only yesterday that he was added to the 10-man tag team match.

They will be facing Primo and Epico Colon, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, and JDC in one of the top matches of the TNA+ exclusive event which airs on Friday, March 14 from El Paso, Texas.

TNA will hold Impact television tapings from the same location the following day. Chavo Guerrero has been announced as appearing during these tapings.

General admission tickets for TNA Sacrifice are available for $50 plus fees from Ticketmaster.com.

WWE launches WCW Vault channel on YouTube

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE has launched a WCW Vault YouTube channel, where full episodes of WCW Nitro, Thunder, pay-per-views, and other content are being slowly added.

So far there are only 25 videos available, with a couple of Nitro, Thunder, and pay-per-views available to watch along with some Clash of Champions. Several full matches from other broadcasts are also ready to watch.

The WCW Vault channel is a much-welcomed addition for international fans who have no other way to access the content since the WWE Network closed up shop. In the United States, WCW content is available on Peacock.

WCW Vault is available at https://www.youtube.com/@WCW.

Michelle McCool reportedly replacing Mickie James in season two of WWE LFG

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Colin Vassallo
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In a story on Deadline.com which confirmed A&E’s renewal of WWE LFG for a second season, there seems to be already a change from season one.

Deadline lists that Michelle McCool, the soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer and wife of The Undertaker, will join the cast of four coaches on LFG next season, replacing Mickie James.

“The group will receive coaching from the likes of Undertaker, Booker T, Michelle McCool, and Bubba Ray Dudley,” the Deadline story reads.

McCool appeared on last week’s episode lending a helping hand to Mickie Jame’s team.

There has been no clarification or announcement from WWE yet. LFG is only in its third episode so far.

NXT rating for 03/04/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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This week’s episode of NXT drew 698,000 viewers, down 101,000 viewers from the prior week. The show was pre-empted in New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, and other markets due to the President Trump speech to Congress. The speech went head-to-head with the second hour of NXT in markets where it did air. It’s currently unknown if this is the final number or if it will be lower. Trump’s speech was followed by 36.6 million viewers. The show had a 0.15 rating in 18-49, down 0.04 from the prior week. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

TNA Xplosion syndication episodes to be added to TNA+

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA announced that classic episodes of TNA Xplosion, many of which haven’t been available since they originally aired in syndication, are being added to the TNA+ streaming service.

Five episodes from 2003 are already online with the plan being to add three episodes per week moving forward. Xplosion episodes from 2017 onwards are all available for viewing.

Xplosion started in 2002 and it was originally created for international markets before making its way to U.S. television. The series was canceled in 2021 but was revived last year as a new web series.

A TNA+ subscription is required to watch which is $9.99 per month.

Hulk Hogan and Steve Austin give their thoughts on John Cena’s heel turn

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Colin Vassallo
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Both Hulk Hogan and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin chimed in on the John Cena heel turn during separate interviews this week.

Hogan and Austin also had interesting heel turns during their careers, with Hogan shocking the wrestling world in 1996 by being the third man behind the nWo while Austin did the unthinkable and joined Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 17, defeating The Rock to win the WWE title.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, Hogan described what he saw as one of the best heel turns he’s ever seen in a long, long time.

“All the major players were involved. I can’t say enough about The Rock, too — he was incredible. They did it right, I’ll tell you that,” Hogan said.

He said this WrestleMania season could heat up more than anyone else anticipated and it’s going to work as long as Cena wants to “stay plugged in” and the addition of The Rock will make it crazy.

“Well, we definitely can see Cena now, can’t we? We know who he is now. He’s not signing autographs or doing what he’s been doing. That’s bigger than a wrestling angle,” Hogan added.

Meanwhile, Steve Austin was interviewed by The Schmo at a Mint 400 race in Nevada and called the heel turn “epic” but still has reservations if fans will accept Cena as a heel or make him more popular as a babyface.

“It had to happen sooner or later. Finally, it happened,” the WWE Hall of Famer said. “They’ve kicked off an epic build into WrestleMania, and that’s what they do every single year. And this year it’s here in Las Vegas, so it’s going to be pretty damn awesome!”

AEW Revolution 2025 PPV entry now up on Amazon Prime Video

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Colin Vassallo
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The entry for the AEW Revolution 2025 pay-per-view is now available on Amazon Prime Video.

A Prime membership is not required to watch the event, but a $49.99 payment is if you are in the United States. If you are in the United Kingdom, it’s a more generous price of £19.99.

This is the first AEW pay-per-view to be offered by Amazon Prime Video after the two announced the multi-year distribution deal. The PPV is also available through other outlets such as Triller TV, YouTube, and PPV.COM.

Prime Video pay-per-view is available on Amazon devices such as Fire TV and Fire tablet, connected TVs, web browsers, and on more than 650 connected devices via the Prime Video app.

Randy Orton added to three European Smackdown TV tapings

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Colin Vassallo
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Randy Orton is being advertised for three upcoming Smackdown TV shows which will take place in Europe as part of the road to WrestleMania.

The Viper is now scheduled to appear at the Olympic Arena in Barcelona, Spain on March 14, at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy on March 21, and at the O2 Arena in London, England on March 28.

Orton returned at the Elimination Chamber last weekend and attacked Kevin Owens, with the two set to go one-on-one at WrestleMania.

In related European TV tapings news, CM Punk is no longer being advertised for the March 24 Raw from Glasgow, Scotland and the March 31 Raw from London, England. He is now set for the March 17 Raw from Brussels in Belgium, March 21 Smackdown from Bologna, and March 28 Smackdown from London.

A&E renews WWE LFG and Greatest Moments for second seasons

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Colin Vassallo
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A&E has renewed WWE LFG and WWE’s Greatest Moments for a second season, just three weeks into their first.

WWE LFG features The Undertaker, Bully Ray, Booker T, and Mickie James as coaches for 16 under-contract WWE PC talent who hope to be featured on NXT. The reality series is somewhat similar to Tough Enough and also features appearances by other WWE Superstars.

WWE’s Greatest Moments tackles a different subject or era every week and is hosted by commentator Michael Cole.

Both shows are part of WWE Superstar Sunday on A&E along with WWE Rivals.

Kamille “no comment” on AEW future

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Colin Vassallo
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Kamille, who remains under an AEW contract, opted to not comment about her status with the company while answering questions during the Queen of the Ring movie press tour.

The former NWA Women’s champion signed a deal with AEW in 2024 and was serving as Mercedes Mone’s bodyguard until the angle was called off in November.

Asked by WrestleZone if there’s any new updates regarding her situation with AEW, Kamille’s co-star in the movie, Damaris Lewis, jumped in and jokingly replied, “My client has chosen not to comment on the matter at hand, but we are open for more questions.”

Kamille’s las match in AEW was on October 30 in a losing effort against Kris Statlander.

She plays the role of June Byers in the movie which comes out nationwide tomorrow.

WWE EVOLVE premieres tonight on Tubi at 8PM ET

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Evolve will make its premiere tonight on the FOX-owned streaming service Tubi starting at 8PM ET.

Taped at the WWE Performance Center, WWE EVOLVE will showcase up and coming wrestlers from the WWE PC and the WWE Independent Development system competing against each other in a bid to make it on NXT.

Former ROH booker and original EVOLVE promoter Gabe Sapolsky is leading this project for WWE. Peter Rosenberg and Robert Stone will serve as the commentators for the weekly broadcasts.

Tapings for WWE EVOLVE will only feature friends and family members in the stands and will have a different vibe than that of NXT.

Tubi is free to watch and the app is available to download on smart phones, tablets, and TV-connected devices.

For international viewers, the show will air on the WWE YouTube channel under the “Live” tab.

Raw views for 02/24/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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The February 24 episode of Raw had 2,600,000 global views, which is the lowest that it has registered so far in eight weeks. That is down 200,000 views from the February 17 episode.

Netflix listed a total of 5,500,000 hours consumed and it ranked #8 on the top 10 global chart. The Elimination Chamber, which aired on Netflix everywhere but in the United States, did not crack the top 10.

Raw was a top 10 show in seven countries: Bolivia, Canada, Mexico, Panama, United States, and United Kingdom.

Wrestling stars attend the Queen of the Ring movie premiere in New York

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Colin Vassallo
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Several wrestling stars from both WWE and AEW attended the Queen of the Ring New York movie premiere held at AMC Lincoln Square 13 yesterday.

Those in attendance included Sonya Deville, Madusa, Paul Wight, Athena, Julia Hart, Deonna Purrazzo, Lita, Trish Stratus, Queen Aminata, Prince Nana, Sky Blue, Kamille, Jazz, Naomi, Jimmy Uso, and others. Naomi wore a custom neck brace to sell the attack by Jade Cargill from last Saturday.

Queen of the Ring chronicles the life of female wrestler Mildred Burke, who died in February 1989 at the age of 73. She was the inaugural NWA Women’s champion in 1950.

Emily Bett Rickards plays Burke in the movie and Kamille, Toni Storm, Naomi, Britt Baker, and Jim Cornette all have roles.

It will open in theaters nationwide on Friday, March 7.

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NXT to be replayed tonight in select markets due to pre-emption

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Colin Vassallo
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NXT last night was pre-empted in several markets in the United States, including large ones such as New York and Chicago, due to President Trump’s speech to Congress.

A replay of the show will air at 8PM tonight on The CW in select markets where it was affected. Check your local listings for more information. The episode is also available on The CW app in full and can be streamed for free.

Initial ratings for NXT might contain Trump’s speech numbers which went head-to-head with the second hour of the show and could be very misleading. Ratings will be eventually adjusted after a few days to eliminate the markets which aired the speech instead of NXT.

Chavo Guerrero announced for March 15 TNA Impact TV tapings

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA Wrestling announced that Chavo Guerrero will be part of the Impact television tapings on Saturday, March 15.

The tapings will be held at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, where Guerrero is from.

Guerrero had a short stint with TNA Wrestling in the past, wrestling for the company for a year and a half between 2012 and 2013. He also made an appearance for them in 2019.

He is a former two-time TNA Tag Team champion with Hernandez.

Jamie Hayter explains current absence from AEW television

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW star Jamie Hayter revealed that she is currently off television because she is back in the United Kingdom to get her new visa.

Hayter was reacting to a post by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful who posted an update coming on her behind the paywall on his Select service.

“I’ll save you all the cash and the concern, just getting a new visa, no big deal, no issues. Cheers,” Hayter wrote.

Hayter’s last appearance on AEW television was on the January 22 episode of Dynamite, beating Julia Hart in a singles match.

She endured a difficult 2023 and 2024 after spending 15 months on the shelf due to two herniated discs. She eventually returned at All In in late August of last year.

There’s no timetable when Hayter will return to the United States as issuing of visas are unpredictable in time and is outside AEW’s control.

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