The rumor mill has been churning of late as it relates to a possible CM Punk return to professional wrestling, and the former WWE Champion recently took part in a Reddit AMA where he was asked about what it would take to bring him back. Specifically, Punk was asked about a return to WWE….
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WWE SmackDown Will Air On FS1 Next Week Because of World Series
Next Friday night, the MLB World Series will force WWE SmackDown’s television coverage to change for the first time since moving to FOX two weeks ago. In what will be the fourth edition of the show on FOX, SmackDown will be moved to FS1 in order to accomodate the Fall Classic. This looks…
AEW Beats NXT in Ratings for Third Straight Week
The ratings are in for both AEW Dynamite on TNT and NXT on USA Network, and the number for Oct. 16 tell a similar story to the week before. Dynamite finished with the fifth-highest rating of the night on cable with a 0.44 in the 18-49 demographic and managed to stay above one million viewers…
Eric Bischoff Replaced as WWE Executive Director
WWE announced on Tuesday via press release that Bruce Prichard has officially replaced Eric Bischoff as the executive director of Friday Night SmackDown. The former WCW President was originally hired for the role opposite Paul Heyman for Monday Night Raw back in June. The press release does not mention whether or not Bichoff and WWE…
Luke Harper’s Frustrations With WWE Seem To Be Continuing
Luke Harper has had a bit of a rocky relationship with WWE this year and recent events show the drama continuing. About six months ago, Harper went public with his request to be released from his WWE deal. At the time, he wrote on Twitter: “As of this evening, I have requested a…
Bayley Defeats Charlotte Flair For The Women’s Championship
It was a new look and a new championship for WWE’s Bayley during SmackDown on FOX Friday night. Bayley debuted a new entrance on Friday night following the destruction of her Bayley Buddies (inflatable tubes) as she made her way to the ring during the main event of SmackDown. She also had a new…
Bray Wyatt Takes Out Seth Rollins During Roman Reigns Match
WWE SmackDown on FOX for off to a hot start on Friday night as SmackDown’s Roman Reigns took on RAW’s Seth Rollins in the very first segment of the show. The match was advertised for several days as the big-time match for SmackDown this week, a show that featured night one of the WWE…
Cain Velasquez Signs Multi-Year WWE Contract
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current bane of Brock Lesnar’s existence Cain Velasquez has seemingly made the full-time pivot to the world of professional wrestling. After effectively retiring from his MMA career with the UFC, Velasquez has reportedly signed a multi-year deal to perform in the WWE. The deal, first reported by ESPN’s Marc Raimondi,…
AEW Dynamite Beats NXT for Second Week in Ratings
The ratings for Wednesday night are officially in, and AEW defeated NXT for the second week in a row. AEW Dynamite finished with 1.01 million viewers and a 0.46 rating in 18-49 target demographic (eighth overall on cable). Meanwhile NXT finished all the way down in 27th place with a 0.22 rating and 790,000 viewers….
Roderick Strong vs Isaiah Swerve Scott Was Full of Amazing Spots
Roderick Strong defended his North American Championship tonight on NXT, and his opponent definitely answered the challenge. Strong faced Isaiah Swerve Scott on tonight’s episode, and damn it was one amazing match. While Scott didn’t take the win, he put on one hell of a show as the rest of the Undisputed Era watched on…