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Royal Rumble 2025 surpasses 1997 show in tickets distributed

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Colin Vassallo
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Royal Rumble 2025

This year’s Royal Rumble has officially become the biggest Royal Rumble ever in terms of attendance as the show is now over 62,000 tickets distributed, surpassing the record of 1997 by over 2,000 tickets.

WWE opened a few more sections over the past few days inside Lucas Oil Stadium as the demand continues to grow. The newer sections have a price of $130 plus taxes and fees although they sit in the 600 Level at the very top of the stadium. The remaining ringside seats are at $3,000 plus taxes and fees. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com.

Ticket tracking service @WrestleTix estimates that as of a few days ago, the ticket chart showed 62,636 tickets moved and 1,159 available tickets. That number will increase as WWE continues to make the final push towards the event.

NXT rating for 01/28/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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NXT this week drew 827,000 viewers, up 15,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast and their best number since October 8. The show had a 0.19 rating in 18-49, down 0.03 from the previous week. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Jordynne Grace: “I’m 100% hosting my mom’s 50th birthday party this weekend”

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Colin Vassallo
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Reacting to an online news report that she would “100%” be at the Royal Rumble this weekend, WWE’s newest signee Jordynne Grace tried to deflect that attention by saying that she will be in Austin, Texas instead.

“I’m 100% hosting my mom’s 50th birthday party this weekend. Love y’all though,” she said, attaching a photo of what looks like to be an itinerary showing a flight from Atlanta to Austin on Friday and back on February 2.

Her post on X obviously did nothing to change people’s minds and even former fellow TNA star AJ Francis said that no one believes her!

The former TNA Knockouts champion is expected to make her official debut as a WWE Superstar at the Rumble. She was a surprise entrant last year, coming down to the ring with the TNA Knockouts title.

Britt Baker still has a future with AEW says Chris Jericho

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Colin Vassallo
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Speaking to Sports Illustrated, ROH World champion Chris Jericho sang Britt Baker’s praises and said that she still has a future with the company and can’t see her going anywhere else.

Jericho was discussing the recent rumors that Baker has been “exiled” by AEW President Tony Khan for being difficult to work with backstage, although some insiders labeled it as “overblown.”

“She’s one of the OGs, probably one of our first homegrown stars. And I think she does a great job whenever she’s in the ring,” Jericho said. “So I don’t see her leaving or going anywhere. And I’m looking forward to having her come back on the show, because she has a great character and a great presence and, once again, a great fanbase within AEW and within the wrestling world.”

Baker last wrestled for AEW on the November 13 episode of Dynamite, defeating Penelope Ford. She only wrestled five times for the company in 2024 after injuries, suspensions, and all the drama backstage.

Alexa Bliss says she’ll be home “for a while”

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Colin Vassallo
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Alexa Bliss seems to be comfortable staying at home “for a while” as her contract negotiations with WWE continue.

Bliss, who has not appeared on WWE television for two whole years, posted a photo holding her daughter on X writing, “If you need me. I’ll be here. For a while.”

Rumors are that Bliss was set to return on the January 13 episode of Raw with the Wyatt Sicks but Bliss wanted to negotiate a new contract rather than keep working on an extension of her current deal, something that apparently WWE were not willing to entertain.

Bliss last appeared at the 2023 Royal Rumble in a losing effort against Bianca Belair in San Antonio.

Clash In Paris host La Défense Arena is Europe’s largest indoor arena

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Colin Vassallo
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Clash in Paris

The venue that WWE has chosen to host the Clash In Paris premium live event and the Raw episode the following day is labeled as Europe’s largest multipurpose indoor arena.

La Défense Arena can hold up to 40,000 fans in a concert setting and around 31,000 for rugby games. It is the home for the French-based Racing 92 rugby union team.

The €360 million building was opened in October 2017 and was the site of the swimming and water polo events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

The arena has stands on three sides while the remaining shorter side has one of the largest display screens ever, going side-to-side of the whole building.

It’s a very popular location for concerts and before WWE comes to town, Dua Lipa, Robbie Williams, and Iron Maiden will be playing to thousands of fans.

This show is destined to be one of epic proportions if the same type of crowd from Backlash France shows up!

The Gunns set to return to AEW

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Colin Vassallo
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Former AEW Tag Team and Trios champions The Gunns are returning to AEW television soon after a vignette aired on Dynamite last night.

Austin and Colten Gunn, the sons of Billy Gunn, have not been seen on AEW television since September of last year and while no explanation was ever given for their absence, it was later revealed that Austin Gunn had an injury which kept the team on the sidelines.

The vignette showed the two brothers watching clips of their past matches, and training in the gym and in the ring for their eventual return. The one-minute vignette ends with the words Gunns Up!

WWE publishes video of Triple H’s Hall of Fame announcement surprise

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE has published the video of the surprise Triple H received yesterday about the Hall of Fame induction.

Triple H was at the podium, flanked by WWE President Nick Khan and TKO President and COO Mark Shapiro as they were addressing WWE employees during a town hall when all of a sudden, Shawn Michaels’ music kicks in.

Shawn Michaels comes out and greets Triple H and then The Undertaker’s theme starts and he comes out as well to the stage.

“HBK and The Undertaker have made an executive decision here today,” Shawn Michaels says, as The Undertaker also chimes in with, “It’s way, way past overdue.”

“Even though you are in the Hall of Fame as a member of D-Generation X, it is only fitting that The Cerebral Assassin, The Game Triple H, at WrestleMania 41, takes his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame,” Michaels continued.

An emotional Triple H then took the mic and said that from a guy that usually has something to say about everything, he’s left speechless.

“I’m going to kill Nick when we leave here,” Triple H said. “If you see somebody flying off the top of the roof…just ignore it,” he continued as Shaprio chuckled on the side.

“I really…I don’t know what else to say, just thank you,” Triple H said after one of the employees shouted “You deserve it!”

Stephanie McMahon was also on the stage for the announcement.

Collision rating for 01/25/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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Collision on Saturday drew 250,000 viewers, down 142,000 viewers from the prior week as it went head-to-head with the NBA on ABC and also WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC. The show had a 0.07 rating in 18-49, down 0.03 and placed #22 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

TBS title match headlines tonight’s Dynamite

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Colin Vassallo
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Dynamite logo

Tonight’s Dynamite from Huntsville, Alabama, is headlined by a TBS title match which pits Mercedes Mone defending her gold against Yuka Sakazaki.

Other matches announced for the show are Jeff Jarrett vs Claudio Castagnoli with the stipulation that if Jarrett wins, he gets an AEW World title shot against Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay battles Brian Cage, and Wheeler Yuta takes on Jay White. The only other thing announced is a promo from MJF.

It’s certainly a light card compared to the previous weeks but more might be announced before the show goes on the air. Dynamite also airs on Max for those who have it.

WWE uploads full old episodes of NXT on YouTube

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE launched a dedicated NXT channel on YouTube, where it is uploading full episodes of old broadcasts and certain Takeover shows.

All the NXT weekly episodes from 2012 up until March 2013 have so far been uploaded as well as three Takeover episodes: San Antonio, WarGames, and Chicago.

NXT episodes were removed from Peacock in the United States and The CW app only has newer episodes which started airing on their network in October of last year. With no other outlet available for the back catalog, WWE has resorted to using YouTube for these shows, where the company still make a lot of money through several ads running during each episode.

More episodes are expected to be uploaded. A large quantity of old NXT shows are available on Netflix for viewers residing outside the United States.

WWE World at WrestleMania 41 pre-sale now on

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE World

The pre-sale for WWE World at WrestleMania 41 is now on through FanaticsEvents.com.

The daily entrance fee is $86.25 including taxes and fees for an adult or $40.25 for kids. Otherwise you can opt for a five-day entrance ticket which is $345 for adults or $138 for kids.

There’s also a VIP ticket for $1,034 including taxes and fees which will include five-day entry to the convention, dedicated VIP line for entry into WWE World and WWE Superstore, exclusive early access to show floor, 30 minutes ahead of general entry, guaranteed daily photo at Superstar Row or autograph at select autograph stages, exclusive VIP gift, VIP priority access to purchase Topps products, VIP priority access to purchase paid Superstar photos/autographs, and VIP reserved seating at Main Stage.

WWE World will run from Thursday, April 17 to Monday, April 21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall.

You can pre-purchase tickets at https://tickets.fanaticsevents.com/tickets/efiqoeubbvwwe using your e-mail address as a pre-sale code.

Raw views for 01/20/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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Raw

The January 20 episode of Raw on Netflix had a global audience of 3,000,000, down from the 3,700,000 global views from last week. A total of 6,600,000 hours were consumed watching the show.

The episode ranked #7 globally for the week and was #10 in Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Mexico, United States, and United Kingdom. Last week’s main competition was the Ohio State vs. Notre Dame college football game which did 22 million viewers on ESPN and ESPN 2.

Report: Paul “Triple H” Levesque to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2025

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Colin Vassallo
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PWInsider.com is reporting that Paul “Triple H” Levesque will be the headliner of the 2025 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony after he was surprised earlier today with the news.

The site reports that a town hall was held today at the WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut and Triple H was surprised by his wife Stephanie, The Undertaker, and Shawn Michaels with the announcement.

“We are told Levesque was completely caught off guard and got very emotional,” the site states, adding, “He also joked he was going to kill Nick Khan.”

Triple H is already a Hall of Famer as part of the D-Generation X faction along with Shawn Michaels, X-Pac, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, and Chyna. They were inducted as a group in 2019.

WWE has not made any official announcements yet regarding this year’s Hall of Fame.

Mystery teaser airs at the end of NXT

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Colin Vassallo
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NXT is running another mystery teaser, this time one which is set to be unveiled at the February 15 premium live event, Vengeance Day.

After the WWE Women’s Tag Team title match main event finished, the screen went to black and a test pattern graphic showed up with “WWE Transmission” on it. The text was then deleted to clicks of a keyboard and the words “Vengeance Day” were written instead.

The lower left credits then rolled and the show faded to black.

There are no hints at this point of what this could be leading to but at least we only have two weeks to speculate before we find out!

Royal Rumble Superstore opens tomorrow in Indianapolis

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Colin Vassallo
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Royal Rumble 2025

The Royal Rumble Superstore opens tomorrow in Indianapolis as over 60,000 WWE fans will descent upon the city for this weekend’s Rumble premium live event.

The store will be located at the Indiana Convention Center at Exhibit Hall E where WWE will also do the meet and greets with a large portion of the roster over a period of a few days. It will host the largest collection of Royal Rumble merchandise including exclusive apparel, replica championship titles, signed memorabilia, collectibles, mini-titles and so much more.

It opens at Noon until 7PM and then on Friday it will be open from 10AM to 11PM, Saturday from 9AM to 11PM, and Sunday from 10AM to 2PM.

The Indianapolis Colts team store at Lucas Oil Stadium will also be transformed into the Royal Rumble Team Store and opens Thursday through Saturday.

AEW Grand Slam: Australia listed for 10:30PM ET start time

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Colin Vassallo
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The AEW Grand Slam: Australia broadcast is now set to air at 10:30PM ET on Saturday, February 15 right after the NBA All-Star Weekend programming on TNT.

It will be a two-hour broadcast according to the TNT guide and will air instead of Collision that week. The show will also stream on Max some 18 hours after its original taping in Brisbane, Australia.

The Brisbane Entertainment Centre will host Grand Slam after it was moved from the 50,000-seater Suncorp Stadium. Not a lot of tickets remain to fill the new location which is expected to hold less than 12,000.

Saturday Night’s Main Event rating for 01/25/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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Saturday Night's Main Event

The second episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event drew 1,494,000 viewers, down 96,000 viewers from the first episode in December. The show had a 0.33 rating in 18-49, down 0.09 from the previous episode and a number which has to be considered somewhat of a disappointment for network television. The NBA on ABC led the night with SNME placing #6 on the chart. The show was also simulcast on Peacock but those numbers are not available. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Three NXT title matches announced for Vengeance Day 2025

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Colin Vassallo
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NXT Vengeance Day

Three title matches were announced for the upcoming NXT Vengeance Day premium live event which will take place on Saturday, February 15 live from Washington, DC.

The NXT Women’s title will be defended in a triple threat match as champion Giulia puts the title on the line against two former NXT Women’s champions – Roxanne Perez and Bayley.

The NXT title will also be up for grabs in another triple threat match with Oba Femi defending against former WWE Tag Team champions Grayson Waller and Austin Theory. The two were on NXT last night causing havoc on The Grayson Waller Effect which had Femi as the guest.

Also, NXT North American champion Fallon Henley will have a tough challenge in the form of Stephanie Vaquer. Henley defeated Shotzi to retain the title last night but was met with Vaquer at the top of the stage for a stare down, with the match announced immediately by Vic Joseph.

Full details: Clash In Paris and Raw at La Defense Arena

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Colin Vassallo
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Clash in Paris

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, today announced that Clash in Paris will emanate from Paris La Défense Arena on Sunday, August 31, 2025. This marks the first time a WWE Premium Live Event will be held in the French capital.

Paris La Défense Arena is the largest indoor venue in Europe and has hosted global artists including Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen. In addition to Clash in Paris on Sunday, August 31, the Paris La Défense Arena will also host WWE Raw which will be broadcast globally on Monday, September 1.

Fans interested in an exclusive presale opportunity can register now at https://www.wwe.com/wweparis-presale.

“Backlash France in Lyon last year broke arena records and decibel levels, demonstrating just how loud and passionate our WWE fans in France can be,” said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. “We believe Clash in Paris and Raw will attract people from around the world to Paris and once again create a true spectacle.”

Additionally, Priority Pass ticket packages will soon be available from On Location, offering fans the chance to be ringside for every exhilarating moment including premium seating, pre-show hospitality with WWE Superstar appearances, ringside photo opportunities and more. Starting today, fans can place a deposit to secure access ahead of the general public. To learn more about Priority Passes or to place a deposit, please visit https://onlocationexp.com/wwe/paris.

Further event updates including ticket on sale dates and broadcast details will be available soon.

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