Episode 13 of season two of Miz & Mrs, titled Fear of Miz-ing Out, drew 444,000 viewers this week, down 59,000 viewers from the previous episode. It had a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 and placed #65 on the cable chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
AEW World champion Omega appears on two wrestling shows on the same night
AEW World champion Kenny Omega appeared on two different wrestling shows at the same time yesterday, appearing in a taped segment at Final Resolution for Impact Wrestling in Nashville and wrestling live for AAA at TripleMania XXVIII in Mexico City.
Omega wrestled Laredo Kid and successfully retained the AAA Mega Championship, his first title defense this year. Over commentary, Omega’s alliance with Don Callis was noted as well. Omega won the AAA title from Fenix in October 2019 at Héroes Inmortales XIII.
The Lucha Brothers were also part of the show, defeating Myzteziz Jr. and Octagon Jr. and Rey Escorpion and El Texano Jr. to retain the AAA Tag Team titles in a three-way tag team match. They have been champions since June 16, 2019 after they beat The Young Bucks at Verano de Escándalo.
Total Bellas S6 E4 recap: A Bella Babyshower
I would like to start this article with a disclaimer, the contents of this episode are rated R, so if I have any younger fans that read my articles, please ask your parents before continuing.
I think we’ve all grown to expect some sexual content in episodes, but this episode simply made me cringe. It all began with the twins still on their babymoon turned family vacation. First of all, I would just like to say that the twins should probably undergo major therapy for the problems that have with separation. I mean, if one twin can’t even go on a vacation with her husband without the other one tagging along, then I think you have a serious problem.
Furthermore, what’s their mom doing tagging along? Talk about killing the romantic mood! However, there is one Bella twin who doesn’t mind discussing her sexuality with anyone. Nikki Bella has apparently been feeling extremely amorous during her pregnancy. This fact, has frightened her fiancé, Artem, who doesn’t feel comfortable having sex with her until after the baby is born. Maybe I am not up to date on the latest medical findings, but I always thought that after a certain point in one’s pregnancy, doctors didn’t recommend sex, but I guess I was wrong. Apparently, none of Nicole’s usual methods of seducing Artem have been working, so she is resorted to swimming in the pool completely naked!
Artem’s Russian upbringing has made him very conservative when it comes to sexuality. So, his fiancée’s nude swimming has embarrassed him. He was so embarrassed, that he even asked Nicole’s sister, Brie for help in getting Nicole to stop. Brie suggested pretending that a neighbor had actually observed Nicole’s naked swimming, and was nervous about their kids having seen it as well. They even suggested that children were possibly traumatized by their observations.
Nicole refused to believe this, claiming that he was still hot even while pregnant and there was no way the kids were traumatized. No matter what suggestions Brie and Artem made, Nicole insisted that she would continue to swim nude if she felt like it. Later, in a private conversation with her sister, Nicole admitted that the reason for her nude swimming excursions was that she was trying to get her fiancé’s attention.
Nicole then explained to Brie that Artem was refusing to have sex with her; which was making her feel ugly. Brie then made what I think was a terrible suggestion. She suggested that her husband talk to Artem about his phobia of having sex while Nicole was pregnant. I think this is the worst suggestion that Brie could have possibly made. Bryan is an extremely private person, and he and Artem had just begun developing a friendship. I think that men are comfortable discussing their sex lives even with her closest friends sometimes. So I don’t know what on earth would make Brie and Nicole think that Bryan and Artem would be comfortable discussing this topic.
Being the wonderful husband that Bryan is, he agreed to talk to Artem. He explained to Artem that according to Brie’s doctor, it is actually healthy for pregnant women to experience orgasm and causes the baby to be healthy as well. I didn’t know that. I guess, you learn something new every day. Meanwhile, the twins; mother, Kathy, planned a baby shower for the two of them. However, she may have had some ulterior motives.
Nicole and her brother, JJ, haven’t been speaking recently due to both disagreements regarding politics, and Nicole’s renewed relationship with their father. Kathy has been understandably distressed by the feud between her children, and saw the baby shower as a perfect opportunity to mend the broken relationships.
The twins felt as though because it was their baby shower they should be able to choose their own guest list, which didn’t include their brother, or his wife, Lauren. However, after Kathy consulted with the new therapist that the twins arranged for her to see, she decided to allow the twins to choose their own guest list, and in the end Nicole decided to invite her brother’s wife.
JJ also reached out to the twins at the shower through a video call. Perhaps, there is a chance for a reconciliation before the twins babies arrive. We will just have to wait and see.
Impact’s Final Resolution 2020 results
Here are the results from last night’s Final Resolution event on Impact Plus. The event was taped from the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Larry D in an old school rules match; Havok and Nevaeah defeated The Sea Stars; Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb defeated Alisha and Eddie Edwards in an intergender tag team match; Hernandez defeated Fallah Bahh; Eric Young defeated Rhino; Manik defeated Rohit Raju to become the new X Division champion; Deonna Purrazzo defeated Rosemary to retain the Impact Knockouts title; Karl Anderson defeated Ethan Page; Rich Swann defeated Chris Bey to retain the Impact World title.
Kenny Omega appears at Final Resolution, has reunion with Karl Anderson
Kenny Omega appeared at Impact’s Final Resolution yesterday but just like during Impact, Omega was only shown in his private bus along with Don Callis.
This time around, he did have a visitor though and that was his former Bullet Club stablemate Karl Anderson. The two talked about their past days together in Japan and Omega urged Anderson to beat Ethan Page quick so he could make it back for more drinks.
Anderson told Omega that it might take a bit more than the couple of minutes Omega suggested and Omega told him that the 2012 Karl Anderson would not even need one minute to defeat Page.
Omega did not appear again on the show and that was his only involvement in the Impact Plus special event. Anderson and his tag team partner Doc Gallows are rumored to be part of this whole AEW/Impact deal and expected to have at least one match in AEW.
Smackdown rating for 12/11/2020
Last night’s Smackdown did 2,106,000 viewers in the overnight numbers, up 78,000 viewers from last week’s overnight. Last Friday’s Smackdown eventually did 2,130,000 viewers once the final numbers came out on Monday.
The show had 2,141,000 viewers in the first hour and then 2,071,000 viewers in the second hour. It tied first in the 18-34, first in the 18-49, and tied second in 25-54 demographics with 0.3, 0.55, and 0.7 ratings respectively. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Final Resolution 2020 on Impact Plus tonight
Impact Wrestling will present Final Resolution on Impact Plus tonight from the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. This is Impact’s final big show for 2020. The full card is as follows:
Rich Swann vs Chris Bey for the Impact World title; Deonna Purrazzo vs Rosemary for the Impact Knockouts title; Ethan Page vs Karl Anderson with the stipulation that if Page wins, The North gets an Impact Tag Team title shot; Rohit Raju vs an opponent yet to be determined for the X Division title; Havok and Nevaeh vs. The Sea Stars; Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb vs Alisha and Eddie Edwards in an intergender tag team match; Hernandez vs Fallah Bahh with Kiera Hogan as guest referee; Eric Young vs Rhino; Tommy Dreamer vs Larry D in an old school rules match.
This is the first time that Impact is using Final Resolution name as a show since 2013. To watch the show, you need an Impact Plus subscription.
Tommy “Zeus” Lister had coronavirus symptoms before he died
Tommy Lister, the man who wrestling fans know better as Zeus, had coronavirus-like symptoms leading up to his death and if that ends up being what killed him, it would be his second bout with the virus.
Lister’s rep, Cindy Cowan, told TMZ that he tested positive for COVID-19 four months ago and being diabetic made him a high-risk. Lister, whose nickname is Tiny, was not hospitalized and quarantined at home.
Cowan revealed that on December 3, Lister was supposed to visit her at her home but he told her that he was feeling the symptoms again and preferred not to go over.
Meanwhile, The Daily Mail reached out to Brandon Jay, who was the last one to conduct an interview with Lister a week ago. Jay said that Lister was visibly sick but soldiered on with the interview, calling him a class act.
“He didn’t mention being sick but we talked about the coronavirus vaccine and he mentioned being one of the first ones in line and being like Obama, Bush and Clinton,” Jay said. “He struggled to speak at times, clearing his throat constantly, it’s very sad, he was such a genuine guy.”
Total Bellas S6 E4 rating
Total Bellas hit a new series low this week for episode four of season six. Titled A Bella Babyshower, the episode drew just 219,000 viewers, down 80,000 viewers from episode three. The show had a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 and placed #106 on the chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
WWE to film series for Indian television tentatively titled NXT India
John Pollock from POST Wrestling and Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics are reporting that WWE will be filming a new television series in the beginning of 2021 to cater their large Indian market.
Plans are to film an eight-man, single-elimination tournament which will be tentatively titled NXT India and the show would air on regular television in India as well on the WWE Network. WWE had plans to expand the NXT brand into other countries in 2020 but the coronavirus pandemic brought all plans to a halt.
It’s not known where this series will be filmed yet.
WWE’s broadcast partner in India, Sony Pictures Networks, extended their deal for five years earlier this year.
Smackdown to air on FS1 on December 18 due to college football
Smackdown is being pre-empted from FOX for the second time this year and will be airing on FS1 next Friday.
The change was announced on Smackdown yesterday, with the December 18 episode airing in its usual time slot of 8PM but on FOX Sports 1 instead. The Pac-12 Football Championship Game will be airing on FOX in place of Smackdown.
Ever since Smackdown moved to FOX, the network pre-empted Smackdown twice before due to MLB, and on both occasions the show did just around 880,000 viewers, down considerably from the usual two million plus viewers the show does every Friday.
Four segments on Dynamite pull in over a million viewers each
In figures released by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Dynamite surpassed the one million viewer mark on four different occasions throughout Wednesday’s broadcast, leading to an overall average of 995,000 viewers for the whole show.
Unsurprisingly, the Sting segment pulled in the most viewers. The Sting appearance came in the second quarter and that did a total of 1,069,000 viewers. The third quarter, which featured the FTR match and the segment with Adam Page at the bar also did well with 1,022,000 viewers.
The fourth quarter, featuring the Shaq interview with Tony Schiavone and Brandi Rhodes went up to 1,063,000 viewers and the fifth quarter, which had The Inner Circle segment had 1,010,000 viewers.
With the first Sting interview, the Shaquille O’Neal appearance, and The Inner Circle segment, it was expected that Dynamite would be a home run in terms of viewers and the numbers did not disappoint, especially the 18-49 ones which gave Dynamite one of the highest since its inception.
WWE starts Tropicana Field residency tonight with Smackdown on FOX
WWE starts a new residency at the Tropicana Field today in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the ThunderDome moves away from the Amway Center after a near four-month stay.
Tonight’s Smackdown will be the first show inside the baseball field which in theory could sit just over 40,000 fans. But for now, there will be no fans in attendance despite the space to socially distance everyone in the stands.
WWE will be staying inside the Tropicana Field until the new MLB season starts and then, if the situation remains the same, the company has to find a new home base where to film Raw, Smackdown, and also pay-per-views.
Two matches have been announced for tonight’s Smackdown, including Sami Zayn vs Big E in a non-title match and Montez Ford vs Dolph Ziggler. Sasha Banks and Carmella will be doing the contract signing for their title match at TLC.
NXT rating for 12/09/2020
NXT this week drew 659,000 viewers, just a 1,000 increase for the post-Takeover show on USA Network. NXT did 0.17 in the 18-49 demographic, landing in #37 for the night in the top 50 cable chart. NXT had a whopping 339,000 viewers less than Dynamite this week, an additional 84,000 viewers over last week’s number. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Dynamite rating for 12/09/2020
AEW had a major victory in the Wednesday night war yesterday, averaging 995,000 viewers for a taped episode of Dynamite, an increase of 82,000 viewers from last week’s much-hyped show featuring Omega vs Moxley. The show did also an impressive 0.45 in the 18-49 demographic, placing it #2 in the top 50 cable chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Tommy Lister, better known as Zeus to wrestling fans, passes away
Tommy Lister, the Hollywood actor who portrayed the character of Zeus in No Holds Barred and later at some WWE events, passed away at the age of 62.
According to TMZ, police got a call to check his apartment before 3PM yesterday after friends became worried that they had not heard from him since Wednesday night. Police officers made a welfare check and found him dead. He was pronounced dead on the scene and an autopsy is on the way although sources say natural causes seem to be the cause of death for now.
Known mostly for his role as Deebo in Friday, Lister played the bad guy in many roles throughout the years and also had roles in movies such as The Fifth Element and The Dark Knight. But perhaps wrestling fans will remember him most as Hogan’s arch nemesis in No Holds Barred in 1989.
The movie storyline then moved to the actual WWF ring where Zeus wrecked havoc, teaming up with Macho Man Randy Savage to face Hogan and Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake at SummerSlam 89. After shortly joining the Million Dollar Man, Zeus and Savage resumed their feud with Hogan and Beefcake which ended with a steel cage match taped during Wrestling Challenge but aired as a pay-per-view match along with the movie.
Lister also appeared shortly for WCW under the name of Z-Gangsta.
Brandi Rhodes throws cup full of water in Shaq’s face during interview
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal appeared on Dynamite yesterday in a sit-down interview with Tony Schiavone which also included AEW Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes.
Rhodes was sporting a sling on her left arm to sell the attack by Jade Cargill and Shaq said that while he respects Jade, he didn’t agree with what she did to Brandi on Dynamite a few weeks ago.
Shaq said that his interactions with Cody on Twitter were just for fun after Brandi suggested that she doesn’t want to see any more drama or anyone else get hurt. Shaq told her that he loves Cody, his brother, and his father and he’s a big fan and was just messing around.
“But you and Jade…I can’t wait to see that one! I’ll be there,” Shaq said. At that point, Brandi shook hands with Shaq and Tony and started walking to the back but the Basketball Hall of Famer had a parting dig at Brandi.
“Hey Brandi, while your arm is in a sling, I think you should watch Jade, you can probably get some pointers from her,” Shaq said.
That did not go down well with Brandi. “That’s a joke, right?” Brandi asked. “So you’re going to disrespect me again. This is a pattern of behavior here. You know what? I’m sick of this shit,” she added, throwing a cup full of water at Shaq.
“You are an overgrown asshole,” Brandi continued, before throwing the empty cup to the floor and walking away.
EXCLUSIVE sit down interview with @shaq & @TheBrandiRhodes hosted by @tonyschiavone24.
Watch #AEWDynamite NOW on @TNTDrama. #AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/BoeBReXerH— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 10, 2020
Santana explains why he was not on Dynamite
Santana missed the last two weeks of Dynamite due to the death of his step father, explaining his absence from TV in a post on Instagram.
The former Impact Tag Team title holder said that he’s been waiting to wake up from this 2020 nightmare since the beginning of the year and last week, his family suffered another huge loss with the sudden death of his step father.
“I can go on forever about what this man meant to my family and I,” Santana wrote. “My respect for him was infinite and I will forever be grateful for the love and admiration he had for all of us, but most of all, the love and respect he had for my mother.”
Santana thanked all his family, friends, and peers who reached out to him during this difficult time and also thanked his fans who expressed their concern over his absence but have given his family the respect and privacy they need right now.
Omega’s appearance boosts Impact on AXS TV viewership
Kenny Omega’s appearance on Impact this past Tuesday helped the show get a bump in viewership, getting an average of 221,000 viewers. Last week the show did just under 150,000 viewers. Impact finished #96 on the cable chart in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.08 rating, up 0.03 from the previous week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Karrion Kross and Scarlett return to NXT
Karrion Kross made his long-awaited return on NXT last night attacking Damian Priest after earlier in the show Priest made fun of Scarlett.
Priest wondered if Kross was waiting in his car while Scarlett is out handling his business and warned her that if Kross wants to fight, all he has to do is face him like a man.
Later during the show, Priest was trying to crash the Gargano celebration but Kross made his presence felt and attacked Priest as he was making his way to the ring. Kross then power bombed Priest through a table next to the stage and exited the building where Scarlett was waiting inside a car and the two sped away as Scarlett made an evil laugh.
Kross has not been seen on NXT TV since the NXT on USA following Takeover: XXX when he won the NXT title. Kross suffered a separated shoulder in his match against Keith Lee but had to surrender the title due to his injury.