Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
Johnny Gargano started a new chapter of his NXT career, while NXT champion Tommaso Ciampa responded to the Velveteen Dream’s allegations about him. Lars Sullivan and EC3 also clashed in an entertaining brawl to end the show. Women’s Division NXT last week kicked off with the deranged Nikki Cross seen backstage in a smoky, hazy […] READ MORE
Aleister Black’s mystery attacker, the NXT tag team, North American and Women’s championships dominated last week’s episode as General Manager William Regal made a few blockbuster announcements throughout the show. Undisputed Problems NXT kicked off with William Regal making his way to the ring to a warm reception from the Full Sail faithful. However, barely […] READ MORE
Where have all the good men gone, And where are all the gods? Where’s the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds? Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? – Bonnie Tyler – ‘I’m holding out for a Hero‘ On the surface, the lyrics seem to be about looking for someone to come […] READ MORE
While this past two weeks and the Superstar Shakeup on Monday and Tuesday have dramatically altered the rosters for both Raw and Smackdown Live, the other story is what it’s done to NXT’s. In two weeks, NXT lost main eventers Andrade “Cien” Almas (with his manager, Zelina Vega), Ember Moon and Drew McIntyre, faction SaNitY […] READ MORE
When Dave Meltzer revealed his star-ratings from NXT TakeOver New Orleans in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the results were not all that surprising. There had been speculation among fans, who always try to predict how Meltzer will rate matches, that both the North American Championship ladder match between EC3, Killian Dain, Ricochet, Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream […] READ MORE
Just over one year ago, WWE introduced the WWE United Kingdom championship and it has been defended in NXT as well as other promotions around the world like Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) and PROGRESS Wrestling. This year WWE is rolling out the WWE North American Championship with the inaugural champion to be decided in a six-way […] READ MORE
This past Wednesday, NXT General Manager William Regal announced the creation of a secondary NXT title, the NXT North American Championship. The first champion will be crowned at NXT Takeover: New Orleans in a 6-Man Ladder Match between Adam Cole, Killian Dain, Velveteen Dream, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet and EC3 (whose entrance overshadowed the title announcement […] READ MORE
2017 ended on a high note for several companies trying to establish themselves while major companies relied on the entertainment aspect with the Holiday season. New Japan Pro Wrestling set the stage for Wrestle Kingdom while matches in the United Kingdom looked to settle the score and finish stories that had been established all year. […] READ MORE
Oh no! Oh NO! Another Kassius Ohno match that could steal the show this Saturday at NXT Takeover: War Games! Think about it for a minute: Kassius has been putting on some awesome matches during the last three months and we all know everything about him and what he can do. Let’s recap: Ohno has […] READ MORE
Ever since NXT began to develop future Superstars for the WWE main roster – long before it was a firmly established third brand – it’s been the holding tank for many of the top indie stars of the past decade as they made their way into the WWE Universe. Ring of Honor stars like Tyler […] READ MORE
