AEW crushed NXT in the ratings for the second week in a row, pulling in a more impressive number than last week’s Fight For The Fallen.
Dynamite did 845,000 viewers, an increase of 57,000 viewers over last week’s broadcast and the most-watched episode of Dynamite since March 18. Dynamite was #5 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic with a 0.32 rating and doubled nearly all the demos compared to NXT, even nearly taking the over 50 one. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
An appearance by former NXT champion Adam Cole on the Pat McAfee Show went sideways after McAfee kept pressing the wrong buttons and Cole flipped, cutting the interview short with several f-bombs.
McAfee kept picking Cole apart and said that he is not as good as Shawn Michaels even though several fans compare to the two. The former NFL player also told Cole that he needed his Undisputed Era buddies to make his name and their help as well when defending his title most of the time.
Cole said that he understands that McAfee is trying to do his job but he was being a “total dick” considering he took time out from visiting with his family to make it to the show.
Cole then turned the table on McAfee, mocking him for his NFL career calling him just a punter who “just happened to kick a football every now and then” and called him a psycho.
After calling Cole “small,” the leader of the Undisputed Era had enough. “F*ck you, Pat. Seriously…I am sick of your shit! I come all the way here, take time away from my family to come to do your stupid f*cking show and you’re going to continue to disrespect me,” Cole said as he stood a few feet away from McAfee.
When someone from the show goes next to Cole to calm him down, Cole shoved him pretty hard and told him not touch him. “F*ck you, McAfee, f*ck you,” Cole screamed as he exited.
“No, f*ck you! Get out of here,” responded McAfee.
Work? Shoot? Who cares, it was entertaining! You can see it below.
Mattel is hosting a WWE panel today at the virtual San Diego Comic-Con International to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brand’s partnership.
The panel will give a first-look reveal of all the new WWE products coming out this year and is hosted by “The Last Professional Broadcaster” Sam Roberts featuring cameos from the Mattel action figure design team, Mattel Elite Squad members Bill Miekina and Steve Ozer, and WWE superstars Edge, Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Rhea Ripley, and Ricochet.
We received a five-minute sneak peek with an exclusive clip of the panel which is being aired today and you can see it below.
The recently-released WWE Superstars who found a new home at Impact Wrestling posed for a photo together with a very clear hand sign surely directed at a particular person.
EC3, Brian Myers, Heath Miller, Eric Young, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson posed with Tommy Dreamer with all of them giving their middle finger to the camera while Anderson decided to grab his junk instead of flipping the bird.
All six of them have signed deals with Impact Wrestling and made their debut, apart from Myers who only showed up in a vignette so far. In the photo, taken at Impact, he was wearing his wrestling gear so it’s likely that he wrestled during the television tapings.
You can see the photo below.
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon revealed on Ad Age Remotely that the legendary band Metallica was supposed to perform live at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and be part of The Undertaker’s entrance.
“The Boneyard match was like a 20-minute movie sequence and it was cut to Metallica cause Metallica was going to be a part of WrestleMania. Their music was going to be a part of Undertaker’s entrance,” McMahon said.
Metallica was still part of The Boneyard match and The Undertaker used the song Now That We’re Dead while he rode in. McMahon noted that when all plans changed, Metallica told WWE that they still want to be involved in the match and would not be backing out. “We were very grateful to Metallica for helping score the entire sequence,” she said.
The next NXT Takeover will take place on Saturday, August 22 during the SummerSlam weekend and will be titled Takeover: XXX.
This is the 30th Takeover event and the second time that NXT is using Roman numbers only as the title of the show. The 25th Takeover carried the title Takeover: XXV last year.
Takeover: XXX was supposed to be Takeover: Boston and live from the TD Garden as part of the four-day SummerSlam weekend. But with WWE pulling that weekend from Boston back to the Performance Center, it was time to think of a new creative name that does not involve the city it will be taking place from.
So far, the only match confirmed is the ladder match to determine the new NXT North American champion.
All Elite Wrestling has announced a women’s tag team tournament titled The Deadly Draw, featuring 16 female wrestlers from AEW’s women’s roster.
The tournament will take place over the Summer on Dynamite but very few details were revealed. It does not look like AEW will introduce women tag team titles but it sounds like the winners will get a cup of some sort.
The 16 females will form eight teams but again, how this tournament will work remains to be seen as AEW did not announce anything yet.
WWE Wrestling has been around for years now; this professional wrestling sport has a massive fanbase that religiously follows all the matches. Some of the fans have been watching the WWE matches since they were little kids and somehow kept the tradition alive until today. If you are a WWE enthusiast yourself, this article is for you.
Continue reading to find out what you should know about the WWE wrestling schedule.
All other professional sports players get to have some downtime during their off-season, as we all know. However, for the WWE wrestlers, there is no such thing, matches are scheduled all year long without interruption. Even during the Christmas holidays, it is normal to watch live WWE matches aired on live TV.
WWE wrestlers can be scheduled to play 7 different matches in 7 different cities. They are always on the road and rarely get to spend more than a couple of days in the same city. If you take a look at the WWE wrestling schedule for this year, you will see that the matches are scattered all over the country. From Massachusetts to Omaha to Washington DC and NY, to name a few. According to WWE superstars, this is one of the main challenges of being a WWE wrestler.
Many WWE matches had to be canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this year. However, you would be glad to know that many matches have been rescheduled in the US, and tickets are now available for purchase.
When WWE wrestlers are scheduled to travel for international tournaments, they usually partake in the same number of matches as they normally would when they are back home in the US. Wrestlers don’t get to sightsee and tour foreign cities like those who work other jobs and travel for business.
With such a demanding schedule, it is common for WWE wrestlers to spend only a handful of days at home with their families every year. Not only does this take a toll on their relationships, but they also cannot recharge from being on the road for so long. They are expected to get back and do it all again in a matter of days.
It is not until a WWE wrestler has made a name for himself does he get to have a say in his traveling schedule. Most aspiring WWE wrestlers get overly excited by the fact that they are signing a deal with the WWE that they rarely think twice about the challenging schedule. However, when a WWE wrestler has enough championships under his belt, he is only then allowed some flexibility in his schedule.
Even if a wrestler is not scheduled for any matches, he is still expected to attend the event as a way to show commitment to the WWE. Some wrestlers are required to go on months-long travels without any matches to participate in.
Whether you are an old fan or a new one of the infamous WWE, it is always interesting to find out more about this special sport. Check the schedule online and make plans to attend your favorite wrestler’s matches. Experiencing the match up close in person is ultimately going to be more exhilarating than watching it on TV.
Sammy Guevara returned to Dynamite last night after a one-month suspension which started on June 22 for inappropriate comments he made towards Sasha Banks.
Guevara showed up as Serpentico, who regularly wrestles on AEW Dark, and attacked Luchasaurus during the tag team main event match featuring fellow Inner Circle members Chris Jericho and Jake Hager against Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy.
Following the match, Guevara, still under the mask, helped the Inner Circle beat on the Jurassic Express and then removed his mask after delivering a shooting star press. “Sammy Guevara has come home to the Inner Circle,” JR said on commentary. “And the headmaster of that class, Chris Jericho, is very very happy!”
Guevara was suspended because a four year old clip from a podcast resurfaced during the #SpeakingOut movement where he said that he wanted to “f*cking rape” Banks during his WWE tryout. Guevara owned up to his mistake, apologized publicly and privately to Banks, and went to sensitivity training. He was not paid during the month and instead his pay was donated to Women’s Center of Jacksonville.
The NXT North American title was vacated by Keith Lee on last night’s NXT on USA Network, with Lee saying that he did not want to “limit” the opportunities of his peers and since he’s also the NXT champion, he would be vacating the other title.
A new champion will be crowned on the upcoming NXT Takeover: XXX live on August 22 from the Performance Center in Orlando in a ladder match. The participants of that ladder match will be decided over the next few weeks in triple threat matches. The inaugural NXT North American champion was also crowned during a ladder match at NXT Takeover: New Orleans.
The first triple threat match was held last night with Gargano, Strong, and Reed facing off for a spot on the Takeover event. Bronson Reed won the match to advance. Another match for next week will see Dexter Lumis vs Finn Balor vs Timothy Thatcher with the winner also moving on to the ladder match.
Lee held the title for a total of 182 days, winning it against Roderick Strong on the first episode of NXT on USA Network in September 2019.
Three matches and a huge announcement are set for tonight’s episode of NXT on USA Network as WWE tries to regain some ground it lost last week.
The show will be headlined by Karrion Kross taking on Dominik Dijakovic with the two other matches revealed so far include Shotzi Blackheart versus Aliyah and Dexter Lumis versus Killian Dain.
NXT General Manager William Regal will also make an appearance for a supposedly huge announcement.
For the first time in three weeks, Dynamite will not feature a particular theme after two episodes of Fyter Fest and a hugely successful Fight For The Fallen.
Four matches have been announced so far including Chris Jericho and Jake Hager vs Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy, Hangman Page vs The Dark Order’s Five, a falls count anywhere match between The Young Bucks and Butcher and The Blade, Ivelisse vs Diamante, and Cody vs a mystery opponent for the TNT title.
Jon Moxley hinted yesterday that there is a surprise for the “hardcore fans” who follow the worldwide indie wrestling scene and this is apparently Cody’s opponent in the TNT title match.
The Chris Jericho Rock N’ Rager at Sea: Triple Whammy cruise has been postponed from February 2021 to October 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The new dates will now be October 21 to October 25 sailing from Miami, Florida to Grand Bahama Island onboard the Norwegian Jewel ship.
Guests who have already booked their cruise will receive an email on how to proceed with the option to retain the same room for the October 2021 cruise, receive a future cruise credit, or submit a request for a full refund. Those who will choose the option to keep their reservation for October will receive a photo with Chris Jericho along with their cabin mates plus an exclusive Pro Wrestling Tees shirt on board.
Booked guests have until August 5, 2020 to submit their initial selection, but can make or change their selection any time before October 15, 2020. Refund requests made by August 5, 2020 will be processed and received within 45 days of the August 5 deadline. Refund requests made after August 5, 2020 will be processed in November.
In a story on the New York Times, Nikki and Brie Bella discussed how they were still able to film for their show Total Bellas while pregnant and during a pandemic.
The new season of Total Bellas, which premieres later this year on E!, will cover the twins giving birth.
Nikki and Brie said that they live right next to each other in Arizona and there’s “zero property line” between their homes, with the two roaming freely between the two properties. Brie described it as a “mini compound” and like this, they never feel alone.
Describing her mornings, Nikki said, “I literally just walk over, the majority of the time in my robe and slippers, just walk into Brie’s,” she said. “If she’s cooking food, I guess I have the expectation that there’s some for me.”
Having to properties adjacent to each other helped with the filming, with a skeleton film crew living nearby in Airbnb rentals.
Producers and camera crew are required to wear a mask while in the presence of the twins and they have their temperatures checked multiple times a day and maintain proper social distance from behind the camera.
The majority of the filming wrapped up earlier this month but two crew members remained there in anticipation of the twins giving birth.
The NYT remarked that E! cameras will be banned from the delivery room and any footage that will eventually end up on Total Bellas from there will be taken by the twins’ respective partners.
EC3 showed up on Impact Wrestling last night as promised and took out the self-proclaimed TNA World champion Moose during the broadcast.
Moose had just got a victory over Fallah Bahh and while he was posing with the title, EC3 entered the ring, removed his hoodie and then dropped Moose.
“That’s EC3! What is he doing? He doesn’t even work here,” Josh Mathews screamed on commentary. “We knew he was going to show up tonight,” Mathews continued, seemingly contradicting himself in the space of five seconds.
EC3 did not cut any promos and left the ring just as quickly as he arrived, leaving Moose staring at the lights.
.@therealec3 JUST ATTACKED @TheMooseNation! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/SV2GaUWjGr
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 22, 2020
In what could be a sign of what’s going to happen for WrestleMania, the Los Angeles Rams announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the brand new SoFi Stadium will be will be at limited or no capacity in 2020 and season tickets will not be possible for this year.
Previously, the mayor of Los Angeles declared that sports with full stadiums are not on the list for around a year which might force WWE to move WrestleMania to a different location for the second year in a row.
The coronavirus pandemic has spread havoc around the world, leaving many sports either canceled or back with no fans. You can read more about canceled or postponed events.
This year’s Mania was supposed to be held at the Raymond James Stadium, the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but eventually the show was moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.
“In hopes of having fans at the opener, the Rams ask that fans please join them in wearing a mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19,” a statement from the Rams read. The first NFL game at the SoFi Stadium is scheduled for Sunday, September 13 with the Rams taking on the Cowboys.
The SoFi Stadium had its own fair share of delays with some workers testing positive for COVID-19 but a few weeks ago it was reported that the massive stadium is at 97% completion.
Brian Myers, the man formerly known as Curt Hawkins in WWE, showed up during Impact Wrestling on AXS TV yesterday, becoming the latest former WWE Superstar to move to Impact.
His arrival came in the form of a 15-second vignette and Impact wrote in a tweet, “Did you think we were done?”
Myers was one of the many who got chopped by WWE in April after the company took drastic measures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
He worked for WWE between 2006 and 2014 and then again between 2016 and 2020. In 2015, he wrestled for TNA as part of the Global Force Wrestling invasion and had a few matches on Impact as well as on pay-per-view. He and Trevor Lee even won the TNA World Tag Team titles but lost them quickly back to The Wolves.
The 35-year-old now joins Eric Young, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, and EC III at Impact Wrestling as the promotion looks to continue beefing up its roster.
Did you think we were done at #Slammiversary? #IMPACTonAXSTV @Myers_Wrestling pic.twitter.com/aMrCC64mNK
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 22, 2020
Not even a pay-per-view bump and an unsanctioned match managed to attract an audience for Raw as this week’s episode was the second least-watched episode in history, trailing only last week’s episode.
The show did an average of 1,628,000 viewers, up only 67,000 viewers from last week’s record-breaking episode.
Hour one started with 1,740,000 viewers, then dropped to 1,609,000 viewers in the second hour, before finishing off the night with just 1,535,000 viewers in the third hour.
Raw was #3, #6, and #7 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and was #21 in overall viewership for the night on cable. Things will get ugly from next week as sports returns on television and that usually takes another chunk of the audience which if it does, will reach new scarier numbers for WWE during this pandemic. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Impact Wrestling issued a press release announcing the successful social media impact that Slammiversary had on Saturday night, trending number one in the United States on Twitter during and after the show.
“Impact Wrestling captured the world’s attention on Saturday night,” said Impact Wrestling Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore. “Slammiversary 2020 was the result of two-and-a-half years of hard work by our incredible team and talented roster, along with new additions who have decided to bet on Impact.”
On Twitter, Slammiversary 2020 smashed Impact’s record for single-day total impressions (Slammiversary 2018), nearly doubling the previous record by 97 percent. Leading the day was the exclusive midnight video announcement of The Good Brothers, which quickly became Impact’s best performing tweet of all time, while tweets showcasing Motor City Machine Gun’s return and Purrazzo’s title win now rank as their fifth and sixth best, respectively.
Instagram engagement for Slammiversary 2020 saw a 172 percent increase in single-day total likes compared the previous record (Hard To Kill 2020), as video posts about Eric Young’s return and Heath Miller’s debut grew into Impact’s top two most-liked posts ever.
During the month leading up to Slammiversary 2020, Impact’s YouTube Channel saw its total views rise by 26.5% and total watch time grow by 32 percent. The channel, which already ranks as the No. 2 most-subscribed wrestling account on the platform, added over 100 thousand new subscribers, marking a 20% rise in monthly subscriber rate.
Speaking on The Dan Le Batard Show on ESPN, AEW World champ Jon Moxley has hinted that there will be a “big surprise” tomorrow on Dynamite, a surprise geared more towards the “hardcore fans” who follow wrestling from all corners of the globe.
“This Wednesday night is going to be an awesome show. I’m not going to spoil it,” Moxley told Le Batard. “I will tell you, I will give you this information…tomorrow night on Dynamite there will be a big surprise and one that made me exceedingly happy.”
Moxley called this “absolute kick-ass match” which is part of the surprise “an absolute treat to watch” even for the more casual fans or first-time viewers.
Tomorrow’s Dynamite was taped last week.
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