Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is set to return for the third installment of the popular movie franchise Jumanji.
His co-stars Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black, along with director Jake Kasdan are also expected to reunite for Jumanji 3, which has a release date of December 11, 2026 according to a story on Variety.
The third installment comes from a script penned by Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg while Matt Tolmach, Kasdan, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Johnson himself will return as producers.
This will be the last movie in the Jumanji series, with the first one grossing $960 million and the second doing over $800 million.
On the latest episode of Logan Paul Impaulsive podcast, WWE Women’s World champion Liv Morgan revealed that she has signed a new five-year deal with WWE and plans on staying with the company as long as she is welcomed.
Morgan told Paul that she would like to be in WWE for as much as they would allow her, but having said that, she’s also thinking about life outside WWE.
“But, yeah, as long as they will have me, I will happily be in WWE,” Morgan told Paul. “I just signed a new five-year deal, so my five-year plan is WWE. Yeah…so, that’s my five-year plan.”
Morgan discussed a variety of subjects while on the podcast, including her storyline with Rhea Ripley, hooking up with Dom Mysterio, and her run-in with the law last year where a police officer told her that her mug shot is so beautiful that she will go viral!
Morgan is next in action on Saturday, taking on Nia Jax for the Crown Jewel Women’s championship.
Rhea Ripley will be out for an undetermined amount of time as she is suffering from a broken orbital bone.
The attack on NXT by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez was to explain Ripley’s absence from television for the weeks to come and for storyline reasons, WWE is attributing the injury due to the attack.
The injury is believed to have happened last week when Ripley was involved in a brawl with Morgan and Rodriguez on Raw.
It’s the second time that Ripley is injured after brawling with Morgan, with the Australian star requiring to surrender her WWE Women’s World title earlier this year after a backstage brawl segment with Morgan. That kept her out of action for three months.
NXT dropped big this week, drawing just 588,000 viewers, a loss of 114,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. This was the least-watched episode of NXT since August 6. In 18-49, NXT had just a 0.14 rating, down 0.02 and the lowest since April 30. It had some heavy competition from the MLB World Series game which drew 16 million viewers and an NBA game as well. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
The main event of Full Gear was announced last night and will feature AEW World champion Jon Moxley defending his title against Orange Cassidy.
Cassidy called out the champion in the opening segment of Dynamite and requested the match, which was later made official. They were also involved in a brawl during the broadcast as Moxley’s BCC continues to run riot in AEW.
This is the second time in a row that Moxley and Cassidy will meet each other at Full Gear as last year the two wrestled for the International title, a match which Cassidy won and retained the title as well.
Moxley’s title defense against Cassidy later in November will be his first one since regaining the title at WrestleDream from his former BCC team mate Bryan Danielson.
Former WWE champion Bobby Lashley made his AEW debut last night during the Fright Night episode of Dynamite and quickly re-aligned himself with MVP and Shelton Benjamin to get the band back together as The Hurt Syndicate.
After Swerve Strickland defeated Benjamin in the main event of the show, Bobby Lashley came out to the ring in a full suit and took out Strickland. Meanwhile, MVP attacked Prince Nana and Benjamin and Lashley continued to hammer on Strickland despite the attempted interference of several security individuals.
MVP then told the crowd, “Guess who’s back in business,” a nod to their former WWE name Hurt Business.
Lashley is believed to have signed with AEW several weeks ago and was the last piece of the puzzle in this former WWE faction to form in AEW.
Lashley’s WWE contract expired a couple of months ago and has not wrestled since May.
AEW will present a special edition of Dynamite tonight titled Fright Night on the eve of Halloween live on TBS at 8PM ET.
Several matches have been announced for the show including The Young Bucks defending the AEW Tag Team titles against Private Party, Swerve Strickland vs Shelton Benjamin, Kamille takes on Kris Statlander, and Adam Cole battles Buddy Matthews.
Plus, Hangman Adam Page and Orange Cassidy will also be in the house for in-ring segments.
Former AEW World champion Kenny Omega will be appearing at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Power Struggle event on November 4 in Osaka, Japan.
The announcement came from NJPW, wondering what will come from this special appearance after Omega met with NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi recently.
Omega has not wrestled since the December 5, 2023 episode of Collision against Ethan Page and has been out recovering from diverticulitis which was nearly fatal for him.
He last appeared on AEW television in the beginning of May and was taken out by The Elite in his hometown of Winnipeg. He underwent diverticulitis surgery just a couple of weeks later.
Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez all showed up on NXT last night, and unfortunately for Ripley, it did not end well for her.
During a backstage segment with NXT GM Ava, several officials ran towards the parking lot, passing by a smiling Morgan and Rodriguez, both of who were carrying baseball bats.
Cameras then revealed a very Rhea bloody Ripley laid out by her car, with blood dripping from her face.
Earlier in the show, Ripley made a surprise appearance in a backstage segment giving a pep talk to Kelani Jordan, Jordynne Grace, Stephanie Vaquer, Giulia, and Zaria, telling them to go blow the roof off the 2300 Arena.
Chris Bey, who remains hospitalized in Detroit following neck surgery, issued a statement which TNA Wrestling posted on its website and social media properties.
Bey was injured during the Sunday television tapings in a match against The Hardys, just 24 hours after losing the TNA Tag Team titles with his partner Ace Austin.
“I just want to take a few moments to extend my heartfelt thanks and deepest appreciation for so much and to so many over the past few days,” Bey wrote. “From everyone at TNA Wrestling, to the incredible medical staff here in Detroit, to family, friends and fans worldwide, I know you have been praying for my full recovery from the in-ring accident this past Sunday.”
Bey added that Monday was “day one” for him on this journey which he knows will be long and challenging.
“Thanks again for the love and support, and please keep the prayers coming,” he concluded.
It was never revealed what kind of injury Bey sustained, except that it was neck related.
A GoFundMe campaign was launched with a target of $100,000 to help Bey. As of this writing, over $70,000 was raised, with individuals like Adam Copeland, Scott D’Amore, Matt Hardy, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Nick Nemeth, Will Ospreay, Matt Cardona, Mercedes Mone, Jonathan Gresham and Jordynne Grace, Raj Dhesi and others all submitting significant sums.
WWE Raw this week averaged just 1,400,000 viewers, down 180,000 viewers from last week going against heavy competition in the form of NFL and MLB World Series programming.
The show started with 1,420,000 viewers in the first hour and then 1,380,000 viewers in the second hour, making this the second least-watched episode of Raw of 2024. NFL did a combined audience of 13 million viewers and the MLB World Series game did another 13 million viewers.
Raw had a 0.42 rating in 18-49, down 0.09 from last week and the lowest of 2024. It was still #4 on cable TV for the night behind the NFL programming and beat every entertainment show easily. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
Former TNA Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace made a surprise appearance on NXT last night and will be involved in next week’s broadcast as well in a massive 10-woman tag team match.
After Zaria defeated Brinley Reece in her NXT in-ring debut, she was interrupted by Fatal Influence, with Fallon Henley saying that she stole their thunder last Sunday so now they are returning the favor.
Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade then interrupted saying that they wanted to introduce Zaria to the women’s division.
Kelani Jordan, Stephanie Vaquer, and Giulia came out to add some numbers to Zaria’s side but as Perez correctly pointed out, it was still four vs five.
Cue in the sirens and out came a smiling Jordynne Grace as the WWE PC exploded. All 10 women stood across each other and a massive brawl ensued. The faces, one by one, got rid of the heels, with Zaria and Grace throwing Perez like a dart out of the ring to end the segment.
The 10-woman tag match was then made official for next week with Zaria, Jordan, Vaquer, Giulia, and Grace vs Perez, Jade, Henley, Jayne, and Nyx.
ECW legends Rob Van Dam, Bubba Ray Dudley, Francine, and Nunzio will all be appearing next week on NXT from the 2300 Arena, formerly known as the ECW Arena, in an episode which will go head-to-head with AEW Dynamite on the day after the United States presidential election.
RVD showed up in a backstage segment with NXT General Manager Ava and told her he wants to be part of the show next week. Ava assured Van Dam that she will come up with something for him and later in the closing moments of the show, RVD appeared again when Wes Lee and Je’Von Evans were brawling backstage, saying that he has a great idea for next week.
The Queen of Extreme herself, Francine, announced via a video on social media that she will be in Philadelphia as well for NXT. “On Wednesday, November 6, I am coming home to the place where it all started for me, the ECW Arena,” Francine said in the video. “Philly, NXT get ready because we are going to take you to the extreme!”
Another ECW original, Nunzio is apparently on the way to Philly too after NXT North American champion Tony D’Angelo had a phone voice mail in a heavy Italian accent, saying that it was blatant disrespect that he had to hear secondhand about NXT coming to Philly. He told the champ to bring the title too and then Vic Joseph and Booker T wondered if that was Nunzio making the call.
And Bubba Ray Dudley will be wrestling on the show, teaming up with NXT champion Trick Williams to take on Ridge Holland and Ethan Page. Dudley initially shot down the idea, saying that he did not want to steal a spot from someone else but later agreed to the match.
Collision on TNT this past Saturday drew 321,000 viewers, down 25,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.09 rating in 18-49, down 0.01 from the last show and placed #6 in the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Wrestlenomics)
PWInsider.com is reporting in an exclusive story that Vince McMahon is setting up a new company which would “back, develop and produce film and television productions.”
The website adds that two former WWE executives, Brad Blum and Kristen Prouty, are also closely working with McMahon in hopes of launching the company once all the legal hurdles have been cleared. Blum is WWE’s former Chief Operating Officer and one of McMahon’s lieutenants in WWE while Prouty is WWE’s former Senior Vice President of Entertainment Relations.
PWInsider also adds that if and when the company launches, it would be based from Los Angeles, which makes sense since most major movie production studios are based there.
McMahon, currently facing a couple of lawsuits from his time as WWE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has been largely quiet ever since he was driven out of TKO and WWE earlier this year. He has remained out of the spotlight, with his attorneys answering questions when required.
The 78-year-old was also the subject of the Netflix docuseries Mr. McMahon, and he offered his thoughts on the project a few days before it was released.
Vince is also the subject of a federal investigation which kicked off after Janel Grant filed her lawsuit for sexual trafficking against himself, John Laurinaitis, and WWE.
Thousands of WrestleMania tickets went on re-sale on Ticketmaster, showing that despite the incredible cost of each ticket, thousands of individuals still bought them to resell them and make money off their original price.
Some tickets occupy full rows in certain sections and tickets in the bleachers four rows from the very top of the stadium are now being re-sold for over $1,200 plus the usual extra fees.
The most expensive ticket remains at ringside for $15,000 while the cheapest single ticket is $900. The cheapest verified resale ticket is $1,123 and they go all the way up to $6,046. All numbers quoted are without the additional taxes and fees.
Only two-day combo tickets for WrestleMania 41 are available for now. Single tickets will be released at a later time, most likely from the remaining inventory of the combo seats.
Rampage last Friday night on TNT drew 241,000 viewers, up 7,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.09 rating in 18-49, up 0.03 from the last show and was #11 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
The seventh and final match to the Crown Jewel card was announced on social media today and it’s a big six-man tag match featuring The Bloodline.
Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso will reunite as they take on Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu. This is the first time that all these Bloodline members will be in the same ring wrestling together.
The match will serve as a preview for the upcoming Survivor Series: WarGames match which is rumored to feature a four vs four, Bloodline vs Bloodline match as the main event of the show.
Crown Jewel is sold out and will air this coming Saturday at a special start time of 1PM ET on Peacock and WWE Network.
TNA has shared medical updates on Chris Bey and Vikingo after they both suffered injuries during the Bound For Glory weekend in Detroit.
Bey, who suffered a neck injury during the Impact TV tapings on Sunday, underwent successful surgery and had an MRI yesterday for further evaluation. Bey is still in hospital and will remain there for a few more days, with family members joining him, along with TNA Wrestling management and wrestlers who are staying in Detroit.
Vikingo also had a trip to the hospital on Sunday night for a right knee injury and is currently on crutches wearing a knee brace. The Mexican star flew back home on Monday and TNA says he will be examined and treated by his specialist.
“TNA Wrestling thanks everyone for their continued thoughts and prayers. We will update when additional updates are known. Please respect the privacy of Chris Bey and Vikingo, and their families, during this difficult time,” the statement said.
WWE is returning to Madison Square Garden for their annual holiday event on Boxing Day.
The show was left out of the schedule when WWE announced its holiday tour dates, most likely because it had Saturday Night’s Main Event in the area to sell as well.
The event was announced via a video by New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson at yesterday’s NBA game inside the world’s most famous arena.
Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, November 1 at Ticketmaster.com.
