TNA’s Hammerstone made a surprise appearance on NXT last night, answering Oba Femi’s challenge for the NXT North American title.
Hammerstone was picked, and paid off, by Tony D’Angelo to take on the champion, but unfortunately for him, Femi retained the title. This was the former MLW champion first appearance on WWE television.
He was not the only TNA star on NXT last night as Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace also appeared and defended her title in an open challenge, which was accepted by Sol Ruca. The match was cut off by the arrival of TNA’s Rosemary and Wendy Choo, who took down the champion.
The NXT on CW premiere episode on October 1 is having a few more main roster stars added to its lineup.
The WWE Women’s Tag Team champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill have been confirmed to appear after Belair wrote on X that the champs might need to make an appearance someday after watching The Street Profits showing up on NXT.
Shawn Michaels took note of the post and said he loves the sound of it and the door is always open, asking them to just let him know when.
Jade Cargill replied to HBK’s post with, “Chicago?” and a thinking emoji.
Also, The Miz will host a special edition of Miz TV with no guest announced yet and then, of course, it’s the highly anticipated appearance of Chicago’s own CM Punk who returns to the Allstate Arena.
WWE Champion Cody Rhodes topped this year’s PWI Top 500 list, one of four WWE Superstars who made the top 10 this year.
“The heartbeat of wrestling,” says the headline on the PWI cover. “Cody Rhodes is #1 and ‘it feels right,'” the subheadline reads. It also has the stats that Cody wrestled 114 matches with 95% win-loss record and one epic story finished.
Rhodes replied to PWI’s post on X simply writing, “QB #1.” WWE also congratulated its champion on social media, adding, “From undeniable to undisputed. What a year for @CodyRhodes! Congratulations to the American Nightmare.”
The other WWE Superstars in the top 10 were Seth Rollins in #4, Damian Priest in #6, and Gunther in #9.
Rhodes was #10 in last year’s list while Seth Rollins was #1, followed by Roman Reigns at #2. Gunther also placed higher following that historic IC title run at #4.
Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa made a surprise appearance on NXT last night and wiped out both The Street Profits and Nathan Frazer and Axiom.
With The Street Profits about to win the NXT Tag Team titles from Frazer and Axiom, Tama Tonga ran in to break the count and the match was called off. His fellow Bloodline members then came in and destroyed both teams.
The crowd went absolutely ballistic when they appeared, especially when Fatu ran down and blocked Angelo Dawkins at ringside. Fatu then performed a picture-perfect swanton bomb on Dawkins and the three stood tall in the middle of the ring, leaving absolute carnage behind them.
The Bloodline defeated The Street Profits and DIY last week on Smackdown.
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CM Punk will be appearing on next week’s NXT on USA Network to make a special announcement.
NXT General Manager Ava closed last night’s show with a backstage skit, receiving a phone call from Punk and then revealing that Punk has something special in mind for Chicago the following week and wants to announce it ahead of time.
Punk is one of the few main roster stars who will be appearing on the premiere episode of NXT on CW on October 1. The show will be held live from the Allstate Arena and will be followed by episode two from St. Louis where Randy Orton will appear.
The October 8 broadcast of NXT will go head-to-head with AEW’s Title Tuesday episode of Dynamite.
Rampage on Friday night which aired after Collision, drew 233,000 viewers, up 15,000 viewers compared to the previous week. The show had a 0.08 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the prior show. (Ratings credit: Wrestlenomics)
An action-packed NXT with three title matches is on hand for tonight’s USA Network broadcast.
A number one contender for the NXT title will be decided in a last man standing match with Trick Williams taking on Pete Dunne, with the winner facing Ethan Page on the premiere episode of NXT on CW.
Plus, TNA Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace puts up her title on the line in an open challenge, Nathan Frazer and Axiom defend their NXT Tag Team titles against The Street Profits, Charlie Dempsey battles Je’Von Evans with the NXT Heritage Cup on the line, Duke Hudson vs Ridge Holland, and the in-ring debut of Giulia against Chelsea Green.
A report by Logan Hanson of the Milwaukee Business Journal states that Milwaukee Sports is putting together a bid to host next year’s Money In The Bank premium live event in the city.
The Fiserve Forum, the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, would serve as the host of the show if the bid is successful.
Meanwhile, Sports Milwaukee Director Marissa Werner added that if they manage to host MITB next year, that could lead to either the Royal Rumble or SummerSlam to come to the city.
The American Family Field, a retractable roof stadium and the home of the MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers could potentially be the site of any of those two premium live events. It has a capacity of nearly 42,000.
Tickets for the Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 will go on sale this Friday, September 13 while a pre-sale will kick off on Thursday, September 12 at 10AM PST on Ticketmaster.ca.
Survivor Series: WarGames takes place Saturday, November 30 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, making it the first-ever Survivor Series to emanate from the city.
Additionally, Priority Pass ticket packages are available now 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, exclusive merchandise and more. To buy now or learn more, please visit https://onlocationexp.com/survivorseries.
Former Smackdown Women’s champion Natalya had her first WWE televised match after three months last night on Raw, coming out as the mystery partner for Lyra Valkyria and Zelina Vega in their fight against Pure Fusion Collective.
Natalya received a very warm welcome from her hometown crowd of Calgary and got the win with the Sharpshooter to receive an even bigger pop.
“My very first time in a @wwe ring was in 1997 at the IN YOUR HOUSE Canadian Stampede PPV in Calgary,” wrote Nattie on X. “It was the last time my whole family was together. Last night was a full circle moment, being back in that same building, with @BretHart, The Hart family and my @wwe family.”
She added that performing in Calgary means so much to her because it’s where it all began for the Harts.
“It was a night I’ll cherish forever,” she concluded.
Natalya last match prior to last night was on the June 4 episode of NXT against Izzi Dame.
The scheduled NXT Tag Team title match between Axiom and Nathan Frazer against TNA’s The Rascalz is not happening tonight on NXT.
NXT General Manager Ava posted a video saying that due to “somewhat conspicuous circumstances,” the challengers would not be at the NXT show in the evening.
But, the titles will still be on the line and now, Axiom and Frazer will defend them against former champions The Street Profits.
The Rascalz earned an NXT Tag Team title shot after they beat Tank Ledger and Hank Walker, and Gallus in a triple threat tag match last week.
A new number one contender for the Intercontinental title was revealed on Raw last night.
Jey Uso defeated Braun Strowman, Ilja Dragunov, and Pete Dunne in a fatal four-way match in the main event to earn his future title shot. Each Superstar won qualifying matches in previous Raw broadcast to advance to this match.
After the match was over, Intercontinental champion Bron Breakker came out and confronted Uso in the ring, ending the episode with the two staring at each other.
Collision, which aired on Friday night head-to-head with Smackdown, the NFL game, and out from its usual Saturday night slot, drew only 157,000 viewers, down 132,000 viewers from the previous episode. The show had a 0.04 rating in 18-49, down 0.06 from the prior week. Both numbers were the lowest-ever for the series and for any AEW television broadcast so far. (Ratings credit: Wrestlenomics)
For the first time in a few years, Bret “Hit Man” Hart appeared on WWE television last night in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
As you can imagine, the WWE Hall of Famer received a thunderous ovation from the crowd who were certainly happy to see him.
Addressing the audience, Hart said he was a proud champion, a proud Canadian champion during his time but he was rudely interrupted by none other than Gunther.
Gunther told Bret that he was one of his heroes when he was a child, but not the number one hero in his book, rather a close second.
“You will always be a close second to my actual favorite, and my all time favorite is none other than Bill Goldberg,” Gunther said, as Bret cracked a smile.
The crowd “Oooh’d” as everyone is aware of the history between Bret and Goldberg, with no love lost there.
Sami Zayn then came in for the save and berated the champion for talking to Hart like that. Zayn asked for another World title shot, but Gunther refused again.
The “Hit Man” called Gunther a “yellow, gutless coward” as he proceeded to leave but changed his mind after hearing the insult. Zayn got in the middle and a brawl followed. After the two got separated, Hart celebrated with Zayn in the ring.
After the segment aired, WWE cameras caught Triple H congratulating Bret backstage as he walked in.
“Thanks Bret, that was great, feel good?” Triple H asked Bret as the two then shared a few words together.
The last-ever Smackdown on FOX drew just 1,770,000 viewers this past Friday night, the second least-watched episode on the network ever. The show was down 284,000 viewers compared to the previous week. In 18-49, Smackdown did a 0.45 rating, down 0.08 from the last episode and despite the very low number, ranked #1 on network television. There was NFL competition on Friday night with an NFL game on Peacock which drew over 14 million viewers, the first time that Smackdown had NFL competition. (Ratings credit: Wrestlenomics)
Three huge matches were announced for the Bad Blood pay-per-view last night on Monday Night Raw.
The feud between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre reaches its climax at the show as the two will meet each other inside Hell In A Cell. It was Raw GM Adam Pearce who said on Raw yesterday that this between them has to end somehow and announced the gimmick match as their rubber match. The two are at one win each in their year-long feud, with McIntyre winning at SummerSlam and Punk winning at Bash In Berlin.
The WWE Women’s World title will be on the line as Liv Morgan will defend her gold against former champion Rhea Ripley. Morgan already beat Ripley at SummerSlam, but that came to some interference from Dirty Dom, who flipped on Rhea and sided with Morgan.
Plus, Finn Balor will meet former WWE World Heavyweight champion and Judgment Day member Damian Priest. The match was set up after Priest and Ripley were attacked by Judgment Day in the ring last night and prompted the save from Jey Uso.
Bad Blood takes place on October 5 live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
During Monday Night Raw, it was revealed that the show will be going back to two hours from October 7 until the end of the year.
Raw is temporarily on USA Network until it moves to Netflix in January 2025, with the original deal expiring this month. NBCUniversal paid a much lesser price to air Raw for the next three months although now it looks like it was only for two hours, rather than three. WWE is receiving approximately $25 million from this three-month deal.
The show moved to a three-hour format in July 2012. It’s unclear if it will go back to three hours once it moves to Netflix, although the way it was suggested on television, it looks like it will.
Tonight’s Raw is billed as the season premiere and it’s the first Raw since January to go head-to-head with Monday Night Football where a good chunk of the audience is expected to “leave” the show for their football.
Raw is live from the Calgary Saddledome, perhaps one of the last WWE shows ever at the arena as it’s expected to be torn down in 2027. To help commemorate WWE’s return will be WWE Hall of Famer and Calgary’s own Bret “Hit Man” Hart, who will be part of the broadcast.
Also announced are Jey Uso vs Braun Strowman vs Ilja Dragunov vs Pete Dunne in the Intercontinental title number one contendership, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill defend their titles against The Unholy Union, Zelina Vega, Lyra Valkyria, and a mystery tag team partner team up against Pure Fusion Collective in a six-woman tag team match, and Dominik Mysterio vs Dragon Lee.
