Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/22): Rikidozan becomes Japanese Heavyweight Champion

1917 New York City, New York: – Wladek Zbyszko defeated Ed “Strangler” Lewis in a tournament final to stake his claim as the World Heavyweight Champion 1941 Hollywood, California: – Wild Red Berry defeated Billy Varga to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title 1945 Wichita, Kansas: – MWA Title match: Orville Brown beat Cowboy…

Details On Ideas Being Considered For New WWE Network Original Programs

WWE is reportedly considering a number of ideas for potential new WWE Network original programs. Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, below is information on some of these potential programs: • News (Comedic): News show about all things WWE. Presented with a comedic slant like the Daily Show with Jon Stewart or The Colbert Report. • News (Serious):…

Major Update On WWE's TV Rights Fees Negotiations

WWE and NBCUniversal are close to finalizing a new television deal, but nothing has been signed yet, according to an exclusive report by Variety.com. It was widely expected that a new deal would be announced at this afternoon’s NBCUniversal “upfronts” event – where television companies pitch their upcoming programming lineups to advertisers and the media….

DDP & Jake Roberts Comment On Scott Hall's Recent Issues

WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall missed an appearance at a Big Time Wrestling event in California due to ‘personal issues.’ Hall tweeted about the situation, noting that he had been dealing with “medical problems” and thanked fans for their support. During a recent interview with Wrestling Inc., Hall’s longtime friend Diamond Dallas Page commented on…

Ric Flair Scheduled For SmackDown, NXT Stars In Adam Rose's Entourage At RAW

– Ryan Katz, Becky Lynch, Simon Gotch and Braun Stowman from NXT were scheduled to be at RAW tonight to be part of Adam Rose’s “Rosebuds” entourage. – WWE Hall Of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is scheduled to attend the SmackDown television taping on Tuesday night in Atlanta, Georgia. As noted, WWE has been…

Brie Bella Explains Her Decision To Quit WWE, Photo Of Stephanie Backstage

– Brie Bella tweeted the following on Sunday after quitting WWE and slapping Stephanie McMahon in the face: “Tonight at #WWEPayback I made the hardest decision, but there’s no way I could of watched my husband @WWEDanielBryan hand over those titles to that brat @stephaniemcmahon …..it hurt to say the words I quit, but felt great to…

Who Is Booking Bryan's Storyline, Green Power Ranger Mocks CM Punk Again

– With WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan currently out of action recovering from his recent neck surgery, Vince McMahon has personally been booking his storyline, including the recent angle with Stephanie and Brie and Bryan having to surrender the title at Money in the Bank if he can’t compete. As of this weekend, with…