Following Brad Maddox being fired as the General Manager of RAW last night, WWE.com is running a poll asking fans about who the next GM should be. With over 14,000 votes cast, WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has a commanding lead with 43% of the votes. Paul Heyman is in second place with 11%….
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…
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):…
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….
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…
– 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 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…
– 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…
WrestleMania X-7 April 1, 2001 Reliant Astrodome, Houston, TX The seventeenth WrestleMania is a very significant show for a number of reasons. Firstly, its the PPV that most fans will point to as the greatest PPV in professional wrestling history. Its very difficult to argue that as well, although there are some contenders out there….
WWE has officially confirmed the date of Royal Rumble 2021. During tonight’s TLC pay-per-view, it was announced that Royal Rumble 2021 will stream live on the WWE Network on Sunday, January 31. This will be the first WWE PPV of the new year. Tonight’s TLC event was the first WWE PPV to take place at Tropicana…