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Matt Hardy says he’s “not sure” where he is going next

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Colin Vassallo
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In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Matt Hardy claimed that he has not signed a deal with All Elite Wrestling yet although he is speaking with them and is very close with The Young Bucks.

“We’ve been great friends for a long time. They understand this business and know how to break the fourth wall and have fun with all of this. They really are special,” Hardy said of the brothers.

He also revealed that he has spoke with Impact Wrestling and the NWA and “had great conversations just this week with Triple H about NXT.” Hardy was reportedly offered a spot with the NXT brand in a bid to get him to re-sign with the company.

But despite the gazillion hints by AEW that he’s the leader of The Dark Order, Hardy keeps saying that he’s not sure where he is going to go yet. “From a character perspective, I want to go to an Arcadia. That’s where I can take the second coming of ‘Broken Matt’ and build upon it. I need a canvas where I can paint and collaborate.”

Matt said that he gave WWE everything he had to offer but Vince McMahon wasn’t on the same page with him in terms of his Broken character. He said that coming back at WrestleMania 33 was the Hardy’s redemption story and both hated the way they left the first time around. Matt added that Vince never grasped the idea of the Broken character and “don’t think Vince fully comprehended” what the character entails.

You can read the interesting interview at SI.COM.

The cast of The Bump to anchor tonight’s Elimination Chamber Watch Along

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Colin Vassallo
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Tonight’s Elimination Chamber Watch Along will be anchored by the popular cast of The Bump, featuring Kayla Braxton, McKenzie Mitchell, Evan T. Mack, Dan Vollmayer, Matt Camp and Ryan Pappolla.

Guests who are expected to drop by to talk about Elimination Chamber while the show is going on are Mandy Rose, Tyson Kidd, Drew Gulak, and Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry.

Watch Along will air on WWE’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter and is usually a source of laughter, surprise expressions, and a lot of wrestling talk.

Scott Steiner still in hospital but expected to make full recovery

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Colin Vassallo
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Scott Steiner is expected to make a full recovery and is responding well while at a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.

The former champion collapsed backstage at Impact tapings and was rushed to the hospital after EMTs managed to get him up following a suspected heart attack.

PWInsider.com reports that Steiner is lucky to have been close to paramedics when he collapsed as with any cardiac issues, quick action is paramount to survival. Steiner underwent surgery yesterday.

Steiner’s wife thanked Impact Wrestling for taking care of her husband, mentioning Scott D’Amore, Tommy Dreamer, Johnny Swinger, and Joey Ryan who stayed with him. She also thanked the Cobb County EMTs for keeping him alive. “We appreciate all the well wishes, thoughts & prayers. He will make a 100% recovery,” she wrote.

Smackdown rating for 03/06/2020

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Colin Vassallo
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Yesterday’s episode of Smackdown on FOX did a total of 2,452,000 viewers, off 2,579,000 viewers in the first hour and 2,326,000 viewers in the second hour. That was down 371,000 viewers from last week which had appearances from Goldberg and John Cena. This was the least-watched Smackdown since January 31. While usually topping demos, Smackdown actually trailed Shark Tank on ABC this time around while matching all the others. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Raw from Washington, DC to get Rated R!

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE has confirmed that WWE Hall of Famer Edge will be appearing live on Monday Night Raw from Washington, DC.

This will be Edge’s first appearance since the Raw after the Royal Rumble where he was viciously attacked by Randy Orton. Since then, Orton has attacked and ended Matt Hardy’s WWE run and also took out Edge’s wife Beth Phoenix. Phoenix was on the receiving end of an RKO during Raw earlier this week.

Edge and Orton, the former tag team known as Rated RKO, will be taking on each other at WrestleMania, a match which is expected to be made official on Monday.

The Capital One Arena actually spoiled Edge’s appearance on the show last week when it promoted him on social media.

The Bella Twins pulled from Axxess autograph signing

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Colin Vassallo
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The Bella Twins WrestleMania Axxess Premium+ autograph signing has been canceled and WWE will be announcing a replacement soon.

Tickets for the autograph signing were supposed to go on sale yesterday morning but WWE announced the cancelation at 10AM in a post on social media. Nikki and Brie were set for the Saturday 1PM session before they were pulled from the show. “Sorry about this #BellaArmy we love you,” Nikki wrote replying to the announcement.

It’s unknown why their appearance was nixed from Axxess although both being pregnant combined with the coronavirus fears, it’s understandable if they were pulled because of that.

DK Publishing announces new WWE book titled Beyond Extreme

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Colin Vassallo
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DK Publishing announced the upcoming release of WWE Beyond Extreme, which features some of the most exciting, over-the-top matches and moments from WWE history.

Fans can relive Big Show and Brock Lesnar’s epic battle that collapsed the ring during a SmackDown episode in 2003, WWE Hall of Famers “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Booker T’s iconic supermarket clash in an episode of Smackdown in 2001, Shane McMahon’s unforgettable leap from a 20-foot steel cage during his Hell in a Cell match against Kevin Owens in 2017 and more.

The book is written by Dean Miller, the former Director of Home Entertainment and Books at WWE. He is the author of DK’s The WWE Book of Top 10s and a co-author of WWE Absolutely Everything You Need to Know and WWE RAW: The First 25 Years.

WWE Beyond Extreme will be released on March 17, 2020 on paperback for a RRP of $12.99.

 

AEW pretty much confirms Matt Hardy as the leader of The Dark Order

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW pretty much confirmed Matt Hardy as the leader of The Dark Order in a clever tweet sent out early in the morning.

The tweet is spread over nine lines. Line one has “Made from the void of hopelessness.” Line two has “And from time spent away with the shadows,” line three has “This is what it took for me to arrive,” and line four has “The calling…” Then a blank space and the next line has “Hello?” with sixth saying “Are you there?” Seventh has “Ready & waiting,” eighth has “Dark Order welcomes me,” and ninth has “You are here.”

The spacing of each line allows for the first letter of each line to read…Matt Hardy.

Scott Steiner rushed to hospital after collapsing backstage during Impact tapings

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Colin Vassallo
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Former WCW champion Scott Steiner collapsed backstage during the latest Impact Wrestling tapings and was rushed to a hospital according to Sean Sapp of Fightful Wrestling.

Steiner was doing pre-tapes backstage in Atlanta for a TNA-themed episode of Impact when the incident happened.

Tommy Dreamer wrote on Twitter that he accompanied Steiner to the hospital with Scott D’Amore and Joey Ryan. “Scott Steiner is doing well. And under great care. Say a prayer for Big Poppa Pump. Holla if ya hear me,” Dreamer wrote.

D’Amore later took to Twitter himself to let everyone know that Steiner was doing “okay” in hospital and said his family is grateful
for everyone’s concern and support.

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet also added to the story that EMTs worked on Steiner on scene before he was transported to an ER, sounding like it might have been a heart attack.

Goldberg to guest star on this Sunday’s NCIS: Los Angeles

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Universal champion Goldberg will be appearing as a guest star on this Sunday’s NCIS: Los Angeles, reprising his role of DOJ Agent Lance Hamilton.

This will be Goldberg’s fourth appearance on the popular CBS show, having previously appeared in episodes One Of Us (season 10), Searching (season 10), Decoy (season 11), and now this one titled Watch Over Me. The episode also guest stars former boxing champion Evander Holyfield as NCIS Special Agent Sutherland.

Shane McMahon also appeared on the show twice, playing the role of Steve Evans in episodes titled Searching (season 10) and Answers (season 11).

Early betting odds for the two 2020 Elimination Chamber matches

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Colin Vassallo
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This year’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view features no WWE, Universal, Raw or Smackdown Women’s title matches, a unique scenario which doesn’t happy very often on WWE pay-per-views.

Today, 48 hours before the show, we take a look at the betting odds of the top two matches of the 2020 Elimination Chamber, the two that will take place inside the impressive solid steel structure. If you’re not into online betting, maybe you can find some of the top wrestling and sports themed online slots and games over at casinosites.bet. Are you brave enough to step into the squared circle and overcome what it takes?

In the Chamber match to determine the number one contender for the Raw Women’s title, Shayna Baszler is the overwhelming favorite to win with odds of 1/16. Baszler was also the favorite to win the Rumble until the day of when everything changed.

Asuka is the second favorite with odds of 9/1, Ruby Riott with odds of 16/1, Liv Morgan and Natalya both with 25/1 odds, and Sarah Logan is the outsider with 40/1 odds.

The other Chamber match is for the Smackdown Tag Team titles. The current champions, The Miz and John Morrison, are favorites at 8/11, having just won the titles recently at Super ShowDown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Usos are behind them with 3/1 odds and The New Day at 5/1. Heavy Machinery are at 7/1 odds while Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode have 16/1 odds. Lucha House Party are way far behind with 33/1 odds for the upset.

2-for-1 offer on tickets for WWE show at MSG on March 22

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Colin Vassallo
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In a bid to boost attendance, Madison Square Garden is offering a two-for-one ticket offer for the WWE non-televised live event on Sunday, March 22 at 3PM.

The show will be headlined by Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton, with other matches including Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs Kabuki Warriors, Kevin Owens, Aleister Black, and Viking Raiders vs Seth Rollins, Murphy, and AOP, and Ricochet and The Street Profits vs The OC already announced.

Madison Square Garden will also welcome back D-Generation X with Triple H, Shawn Michaels, X-Pac, and Road Dogg appearing together in The Garden for the first time in over a decade.

Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com with the offer ending on Sunday, March 8 at 11PM. The code WWERTW is required to activate the promo.

Peter Rosenberg rejoining WWE for Kickoff shows and Network specials

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Colin Vassallo
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Radio host and ESPN’s Peter Rosenberg is rejoining WWE, a year and a half after he departed the company.

In a press release issued today, WWE said that Rosenberg will be joining as an analyst for its monthly pay-per-view kickoff shows beginning this Sunday, March 8 at Elimination Chamber. In his new role, Rosenberg will also serve as a special correspondent for various WWE Network shows and upcoming specials.

“To quote Vince McMahon at WrestleMania XII, working with WWE is the boyhood dream come true,” said Rosenberg. “I am beyond thrilled to rejoin the WWE Universe.”

Rosenberg last worked for WWE in September 2018, citing personal issues for his departure. He also didn’t like it when WrestleMania came to New York and they didn’t invite him over, with WWE telling him they have no space. “They couldn’t even squeeze me on that Watch Along show with 80 people talking at the same time. Still didn’t have room for me there. Couldn’t put me anywhere,” Rosenberg said last year.

Two matches and two segments announced for tonight’s Smackdown in Buffalo

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Colin Vassallo
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Smackdown rolls into Buffalo, New York tonight for the final stop before this Sunday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

Two matches being promoted are Lacey Evans and Naomi vs Bayley and Sasha Banks, and all six tag teams in the Elimination Chamber match going against each other with the winners earning the right to enter last in the Chamber match.

Apart from those two matches, Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House returns tonight a week after The Fiend challenged John Cena to a match at WrestleMania and the nWo will be the guests of Alexa Bliss on her segment A Moment of Bliss.

Paige undergoes emergency surgery

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Colin Vassallo
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Ronnie Radke, the lead singer of the band Escape the Fate and the boyfriend of WWE Superstar Paige, posted on Twitter that the former Divas champion had to go under emergency surgery yesterday in Sacramento, California.

Radke revealed that Paige went under the knife to remove an ovarian cyst and is now recovering in hospital.

He canceled the concert in Sacramento after his drummer fell ill to food poisoning but then wrote that even if his drummer wasn’t stick, he still would have canceled the show to be next to his girlfriend. “So if you’re mad.. don’t buy another ticket to my show again,” he bluntly wrote.

Paige was on WWE Backstage this past Tuesday and looked fine so something must have happened over the next two days.

https://twitter.com/RonnieRadke/status/1235475999229280256

NXT rating for 03/04/2020

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Colin Vassallo
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NXT was easily beaten this week in the ratings, getting 718,000 viewers for a show with two steel cage matches to take on the post-PPV Dynamite. That was only up 1,000 viewers from last week’s show. NXT placed #20 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demo with a 0.23 rating. The difference between the two shows was of 188,000 viewers, an increase of 40,000 viewers from the prior week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Dynamite rating for 03/04/2020

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Colin Vassallo
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Coming off the Revolution pay-per-view and the rumors of Hardy appearing, Dynamite did 906,000 viewers this week, the best number since the January 15 episode. That is up 41,000 viewers from last week’s show. Dynamite did a 0.35 in the 18-49 demographic, good for #5 in the top 50 cable chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

The nWo on Smackdown tomorrow

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Colin Vassallo
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The nWo will be appearing on Smackdown tomorrow night and will be part of Alexa Bliss’ Moment of Bliss segment to talk the Hall of Fame induction.

Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman will be the three appearing and Hulk Hogan is not being advertised at all for tomorrow. Hogan will be joining the group for the Hall of Fame come April. This will make all four members of the group two-time Hall of Famers.

The nWo, the Bella Twins, Batista, and John “Bradshaw” Layfield make up the 2020 class of the WWE Hall of Fame so far with The British Bulldog also expected to be announced over the next couple of weeks.

Stone Cold Steve Austin back on March 16 Raw to celebrate #316Day

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Colin Vassallo
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The March 16 episode of Monday Night Raw will have a live special appearance from none other than Stone Cold Steve Austin.

It’s appropriate for Austin to show up on that particular Raw as the show carries the 3/16 date. “AUSTIN 3:16 SAYS I WILL BE LIVE ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW on 3/16!! OH HELL YEAH!!! #316DAY,” Austin wrote on Twitter.

The WWE Hall of Famer is back on the WWE Network with a new episode of Broken Skull Sessions as well that day with an in-depth interview with fellow Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart.

To celebrate #316Day, WWEShop.com will also release exclusive Austin 3:16 merchandise, including a special Topps Austin 3:16 digital card set, and custom content across WWE’s global and social media platforms celebrating Austin’s legendary career.

The Dark Order’s Exalted One remains a mystery…for now

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Colin Vassallo
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The Dark Order’s Exalted One remains a mystery, at least for now.

After rampant speculations and an appearance by The Young Bucks on Matt Hardy’s final episode of Free The Delete, Dynamite came and gone without any appearance from the mystery leader of The Dark Order.

“Bucks of Youth, I knew you’d come,” Hardy says as the brothers step out of their SUV as they pulled in front of the Hardy compound in Cameron, North Carolina. There have been several hints throughout Free The Delete and even on Being The Elite that Hardy and the Bucks were in communication, with the payoff being in episode 10 released yesterday at Noon.

Matt is now a free agent and up until yesterday, several insiders reported that he still has not signed an AEW contract. His appearance on last night’s Dynamite was wildly expected but fizzled a little bit after The Dark Order’s eight-man tag team match was the second segment on the show. The Dark Order lost the match and Evil Uno then cut a promo afterward saying that The Exalted One will be furious.

During Dynamite, Matt Hardy tweeted that his Free The Delete episode was currently the #2 trending video on YouTube worldwide. “The CHAOS is only beginning,” Hardy wrote.

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