It was confirmed this past weekend that the doors will open for WrestleMania 31 at Levi’s Stadium at 1:30pm local time on the day of the show. This means that activity will begin around 2pm local time, which also means we can expect a few matches on the pre-show. With a four-hour pay-per-view, two-hour pre-show…
Read moreBreaking News: TNA Announces New Multi-Year TV Deal
It’s official – TNA Impact Wrestling has signed a multi-year TV deal with Destination America. DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST RIGHTS TO TOP PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING LEAGUE, TNA IMPACT WRESTLING, FOR DESTINATION AMERICA (Silver Spring, Md.) – Discovery Communications announced today that it has signed a multi-year deal with TNA (Total Nonstop Action) IMPACT WRESTLING to bring the…
Read moreSmackDown Rating Rises Significantly, WWE Adds New Feature To WWE Network
– The Friday, November 21st WWE Survivor Series “go-home” edition of SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 2.11, which was up from the 1.93 rating that the show drew the previous week. Friday’s SmackDown averaged 2.878 million viewers, which was also up from the average of 2.715 million viewers who tuned in the previous…
Read moreWWE Tribute To The Troops 2014 Viewership
The WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 special from Wednesday, December 17th averaged 2.230 million viewers for the USA Network, according to Nielsen Media Research. By comparison, last year’s Tribute to the Troops show drew 2.3 million viewers. In 2012, the special drew 1.31 million viewers. BACKSTAGE NEWS: Seth Rollins Thinks Randy Orton Is JEALOUS…
Read moreMagnus Tells Backstage Story About Sting, Talks Current State Of TNA, AJ Styles
The following are highlights of a new interview with Magnus: His current status with TNA: “I haven’t….I’m still under contract. There’s been no discussion of any of that. I already knew I was booked for the (UK) tour. I think I was one of the first names advertised when the dates were first booked. I…
Read moreFighter Claims He's Been Chosen As CM Punk's First UFC Opponent
UFC Middleweight prospect Cathal Pendred is talking like he’s the one who “won the lottery” by getting to be the first opponent in the UFC for former WWE Superstar CM Punk. The Irish star and Ultimate Fighter season 19 semi-finalist posted a photo of Punk on social media with a caption that read, “This punk…
Read moreRAW Reunion Show Notes: WM32 Announcement Plans, Royal Rumble News
As noted earlier today, WWE is hyping up the January 19th edition of RAW as a “RAW Reunion show,” with Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels all advertised to appear. What’s also interesting in terms of the advertising side of things is that Brock Lesnar is no longer listed. Originally, the advertising…
Read moreVader On New Ross Report Podcast, Latest Ascension Vignettes (Video)
– The latest edition of Jim Ross’ “Ross Report” podcast, which features an interview with former WWE Superstar Vader, is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows: TRR – Ep45 – Big Van Vader aka Leon White “Big Van Vader grew up in Compton, CA., played college football in Colorado, spent…
Read moreWWE RAW Viewership: Early Numbers For The Final RAW Of 2014
The Monday, December 29th edition of WWE RAW, which was the final episode of the show for 2014, averaged 3.458 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 3.458 million viewer average for the show as a whole is a drop from last week’s Holiday-themed edition of the show, which averaged 3.631 million viewers. The…
Read moreThe John Report: The WWE Raw Deal 01/05/15
Live from Corpus Christi, Texas this is the Raw Deal for episode #1127. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. There was a video package showing the events from last week leading to The Authority returning in power. The show opening video aired. That doesn’t happen very often anymore. The ring was filled with WWE superstars standing…
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