Triple H stated ahead of NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day that Johnny Gargano vs. Kushida was going to be a dream match. On Sunday night the two lived up to the hype, but by the end, Gargano still managed to hold on to his NXT North American Championship Gargano entered the match short-handed, as Dexter Lumis…
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Eli Drake Debuts at NXT TakeOver
Shortly after the news of his signing broke, former Impact World Champion Eli Drake arrived at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day during the kickoff show. Introducing himself as LA Knight, the former NWA World Tag Team Champion kicked Sam Roberts off the panel and declared that he’d be chasing after every championship going forward, name-dropping the…
Big E Retains Intercontinental Championship
Big E defended his WWE Intercontinental Championship on Friday night during SmackDown against Apollo Crews and Sami Zayn in an excellent triple threat match. The match was the final match of the show before Edge’s appearance to close the broadcast, an important position to be sure. And the three men, who have been intertwined on television…
WWE to Release Lars Sullivan
WWE has released Lars Sullivan (real name Dylan Miley) according to a new report from PWInsider’s Mike Johnson. The report stated Sullivan was quietly released last month, and that WWE officials confirmed this week that he was no longer with the promotion. Sullivan first signed with WWE in 2013, though he did not make his NXT…
Edge Wins the 2021 WWE Men’s Royal Rumble
For the third time in WWE history, the No. 1 entrant in the Men’s Royal Rumble went the distance and won the Rumble match. Edge joined Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit as the only man to accomplish the feat, lasting more than 58 minutes.As announced on FS1’s WWE Backstage the night before, Edge and Randy…
Bianca Belair WinsWomen’s Royal Rumble Match
The Royal Rumble began with Drew McIntyre and Sasha Banks retaining their respective belts against Goldberg and Carmella respectively, but the annual event for the WWE was far from over following these two matches as the Women’s Royal Rumble Match ended with Bianca Belair crawling her way to the top as the victor. Needless to say, the…
Sasha Banks Retains SmackDown Women’s Championship
Sasha Banks retained the SmackDown Women’s Championship on Sunday night at the Royal Rumble over Carmella. Banks won the early portion of the match, locking in the Banks Statement almost right away and hitting some chops. However, Reginald was able to distract Banks to put Carmella on the offense. Sasha turned the tide with a Meteora…
Drew McIntyre Retains the WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre successfully retained his WWE Championship on Sunday against Goldberg, taking down the WWE Hall of Famer with a thunderous Claymore Kick at the Royal Rumble. Prior to the match starting McIntyre hit a Glasgow Kiss and a Claymore, but Goldberg retaliated with a Spear through the ringside barricade. McIntyre, selling a rib injury…
Edge Announces He Will Be In The 2021 WWE Royal Rumble
Edge appeared via a video package on this week’s Monday Night Raw, announcing that he would be competing in this year’s Royal Rumble. “The Rated-R Superstar” made his shocking return to the pro wrestling business at last year’s Rumble, nine years after he was forced to retire due to a series of neck injuries. His…
WWE Network Streaming Rights Go To Peacock
WWE’s massive library of content on WWE Network is about to have a new streaming home thanks to NBCUniversal, as WWE and NBCUniversal have just agreed to a multiyear deal that will give Peacock exclusive streaming rights to WWE Network content in the U.S (via Variety). WWE Network’s current subscriber base of 1.2 million will…