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Originally Posted by Observer
Now that the main event for NXT's next TakeOver special has officially been announced on television, WWE has revealed the rules for this month's War Games match:
There will be a steel cage that surrounds two rings.
A member from each team will start the match, with there being three separate shark cages near the entranceway that the other wrestlers are put in before they enter.
After five minutes, the remaining two members from one team will be let out of their shark cage and into the ring. Following that, there will be a three-minute period until the next team's wrestlers are let in. There will then be a final three-minute period until the last team's members are allowed to join the match.
The match can be won by pinfall or submission once all of the teams have fully entered.
The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly), SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain), and Roderick Strong & The Authors of Pain will be the three teams involved in War Games, which is the first time WWE has used the concept since acquiring WCW in 2001.
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
We noted before how WWE NXT newcomer Lio Rush picked up some heat online after he tweeted on Emma's WWE departure after the company announced her release on Sunday, along with the releases of Summer Rae and Darren Young.
In a now-deleted tweet that referenced Emma's back-to-back losses to new RAW Superstar Asuka just days before, Rush wrote: "I guess these are the things that happen when you're not TRULY ready for @WWEAsuka"
Rush received strong tweets from Bray Wyatt, Jack Gallagher, Peyton Royce, Dash Wilder and others in response. NXT General Manager William Regal wrote a tweet somewhat defending Rush. Dash deleted his tweet but he wrote, "So busy trying to be a comedian, you forget you're a dumbass." Rush later posted an apology to Twitter but the damage had been done. You can see his original tweet below along with the apology and some of the comments from his co-workers.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the heat on Rush was so bad that there was almost immediate talk of the former ROH star being fired from the company. It was also noted that Rush is going to have to put in work to get the heat off of him. It was speculated that Rush would have been released if it weren't for the apology coming soon after the original tweet, based on what sources were saying about the situation.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Jinder Mahal's title will be on the line when WWE comes to the Manchester Arena for next week's episode of SmackDown.
WWE announced today that AJ Styles would be challenging for Mahal's WWE Championship on the show. In a storyline update, Shane McMahon revealed the news on his Twitter account: "Due to @JinderMahal vicious attack on @AJStylesOrg, he will defend the #WWEChampionship against AJ this Tues. in Manchester, UK on #SDLive."
As part of his program with Mahal, Styles has defeated both Singh Brothers over the last two weeks. Mahal laid out Styles following Styles' match with Samir Singh on Tuesday.
Mahal vs. Styles was always the planned direction, likely for the final pay-per-view of the year on December 17th in Boston. Their program has already started as the main event on the
SmackDown brand house shows.
Styles had been scheduled to face Rusev in a Survivor Series qualifying match to determine the final member of SmackDown's men's division team next week, but whether that will still happen at some point isn't clear.
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Link: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2...?sf137546722=1
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Originally Posted by Observer
Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae are all currently being paid through the end of February on a non-compete deal so they won't be signing anywhere until March at the earliest.
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Devon "Hannibal" Nicholson will be wrestling on the 11/7 Impact taping show in Ottawa.
Innovate Wrestling on 11/11 in Kingsport, TN at the Civic Auditorium with Chase Owens vs. Shawn Schultz in the main event.
Defy Wrestling on 11/10 in Seattle at Washington Hall with Tom Lawlor, managed by Bryan Alvarez, facing Ethan Page.
Tickets for WaleMania IV go on sale at 10 a.m. Central time on Thursday. The show will be 4/5, a Thursday night, at Republic NOLA in New Orleans. There will be a meet and greet, an MLW live podcast and an after party with Wale performing live. Tickets range from $15 to $150.
MLW's next show on 12/7 in Orlando has added Jimmy Havoc from the U.K. & Darby Allin vs. Shane Strickland & ?, plus MVP, with Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini doing live announcing.
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WaleMania tickets link: http://www.mlwtickets.com/
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Originally Posted by PWI
Ring of Honor announced the following:
On-Sale Dates Announced For Big ROH Shows In Tennessee, North Carolina, Atlanta
Professional wrestling has a rich history in the South, and Ring of Honor will continue that tradition when the Best Wrestling on the Planet comes to Tennessee, North Carolina and Atlanta for live events in January and February 2018.
ROH will be in Nashville, Tenn., at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 27 for an international TV taping; Concord, N.C., at Cabarrus Arena on Friday, Feb. 9 for an international TV taping; and Atlanta, Ga., at Center Stage on Saturday, Feb. 10 for a live event.
Tickets for each show will be available for RINGSIDE MEMBERS on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. Eastern. Tickets go on sale to the GENERAL PUBLIC on Friday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. Eastern.
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Originally Posted by pwi
For those asking if the stories of a Survivor Series poster that has John Cena being listed as the guest referee for the Brock Lesnar-Jinder Mahal are legitimate, yes it’s true. We reported over a week ago that Cena would be the guest ref for the match.
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Image of leaked poster: https://statics.sportskeeda.com/edit...597530-800.jpg
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Originally Posted by PWI
Lince Dorado posted the following interesting view from the top rope:
Here's a preview! First person view of moves done off the top rope & by your favorite @WWE Superstars! Check meowt! #Plancha! #SSP is next! pic.twitter.com/gKKuafi3XH
— Lince Dorado (@LuchadorLD) November 2, 2017
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New Roddy Piper Film Production
A percentage of all sales go to Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
The 80's was a decade of excess, Reaganomics, moonwalks and big hair. It was also when the WWE exploded onto the national statge in no small part due to the bombastic stylings of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
A new film production is now available to stream from Nine Legends director David Sinnott which features never before seen footage of "The Hot Rod" titled: "Roddy Piper: In His Own Words". Dig deep inside a forty year career which was spotlighted in the WWE and WCW as well as the big screen, including the lead role in John Carpenter's 80's cult classic, "They Live".
A percentage of all sales will be donated to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital, a hospital which had a special place in Roddy's heart.
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More details and trailer link: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11...-more.html?p=1
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
WWE has a new poll asking fans how they would rate WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle's performance as RAW General Manager so far, on a scale of 1 to 5. As of this writing, 44% voted for 5, the best, while 29% gave Angle a 4, 18% gave him a 3, 5% gave him a 1 and 4% gave Angle a 2.
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As noted, this week's "Flashback Friday" programming on the WWE Network will focus on 22 years of Big Show's pro wrestling career. Below is the live stream line-up:
* 2pm EST - Stone Cold Podcast: WWE Hall of Famer and Icon Stone Cold Steve Austin has a no holds barred LIVE interview with The World's Largest Athlete, The Big Show!
* 3pm EST - WCW Halloween Havoc 1995: The Giant battles Hulk Hogan for the WCW Title. Randy Savage faces Lex Luger. Sting and Ric Flair battle Brian Pillman and Arn Anderson.
* 6pm EST - SmackDown Flashback, 4/22/2011: Alberto Del Rio throws a Retirement Party for Edge. The Corre find themselves defending multiple championships. Rey Mysterio in action. (NEW)
* 7:30pm EST - WWE Swerved: Big Show becomes a bronze statue, a crazy fan invades the Performance Center, Becky Lynch and R-Truth set up a security checkpoint.
* 8pm EST - WWE Hell In a Cell 2012: CM Punk attempts to continue his historic run as WWE Champion when he faces Ryback inside Hell In A Cell.
* 11pm EST - Beyond The Ring, History of the World Heavyweight Title: The story of the one of the most distinctive and storied championships in the world of sports entertainment and the men who held it.
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WWE passed on signing top Japanese women's wrestler Io Shirai due to an issue they found with her heart during pre-signing medical tests, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It had been reported that there were issues with Shirai's back but the problems were heart-related. Shirai has been cleared by doctors in Japan for her neck and her heart but WWE doctors advised on not signing her.
Shirai had reportedly been offered a deal at the same time Kairi Sane was offered her contract. Shirai participated in a WWE Performance Center tryout this past March. It was reported that she accepted a deal but the offer was rescinded due to her medical examination.
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Originally Posted by CageSideSeats.com
Kane is being built for a match with Braun Strowman, and will probably go over Dean Ambrose on the way to that happening in December, according to Wrestling Observer.
Finn Balor will be booked to get his win back after the Strowman match and The Shield will take Kane out before he leaves the company, however.
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Current rumored plans regarding Kane.
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Originally Posted by Observer
All Japan's attendance as of the end of October was up 58 percent from last year, which speaks volumes as there’s no major promotion who had that kind of year-to-year growth
ROH Final Battle on 12/15 at the Hammerstein Ballroom has already sold out
After it became the best selling shirt at Pro Wrestling Tees from day one, Hot Topic will be stocking “Cease and Desist” T-shirts before Christmas. That has become the best selling non-WWE T-shirt outside of Hot Topic
The city of Memphis made the decision to mothball the Mid South Coliseum, which these days is best known as the home of Monday night wrestling in the 70s and 80s. There was talk of a renovation of the building, as well as tearing it down, both of which could still happen. Members of the wrestling community including Jerry Lawler and Dave Brown have campaigned to keep the building open in some form. Lawler and Brown are featured in a documentary that comes out this week about the history of the building which was put together in hopes of keeping it alive. Right now the plans are to rebuild the roof and seal leaks and doors. There is talk of reopening the building as a youth sports facility as well
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There will not be a Raw-specific brand PPV until February. The crazy schedule of a show every few weeks will be broken up at the end of the year. After Survivor Series, there will be a Smackdown PPV on 12/17 from Boston–Clash of the Champions, and then nothing until Royal Rumble on 1/28 in Philadelphia. February will have two shows and then they’ll do the build for Mania
Multiple producers have expressed interest in doing a film on Jim Ross based on his book, "SlobberKnocker".
The angle on the 10/23 Raw show where Smackdown attacked was mostly shot in the afternoon before Raw. The decision was made to do it ahead of time to make sure it looked violent enough and there were scenes edited out that they felt didn’t look enough like a fight. They couldn’t do the retribution angle this week because the Raw crew had to fly out to Glasgow before Smackdown. On 11/7, Raw has a show in Birmingham at the same time as Smackdown takes place in Manchester. The cities are 87 miles apart so they could easily do a pre-tape since the Raw crew will be in Manchester the night before, but couldn’t do it on the live show itself unless they wait until the 11/14 show in Charlotte
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Originally Posted by Observer
The ten most-watched shows this past week on the WWE Network were: 1. Table for 3 with The Shield; 2. TLC PPV; 3. Ride Along with The Shield, Banks & Bayley; 4. NXT; 5. 205 Live (the second straight week this show has finished well above what it had been doing); 6. Hell in a Cell PPV; 7. Story Time episode 5; 8. WCW Halloween Havoc 1995; 9. WrestleMania 33; 10. Halloween Havoc 1994
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Originally Posted by Observer
The key for growth going forward, with the network seemingly hitting a plateau no matter what the product that is offered, is television. And that doesn’t depend on the product as much as two factors, which are the state of the television, or OTT business as far as people willing to spend upwards of $150 million per year for the WWE contract.
The current signs, as noted last week, look good. Even though the number that FOX offered UFC currently to renew was a disappointment, it still represented a significant increase over the terms of the last deal, and more than USA pays WWE, even though WWE brings in far more viewers.
It is believed the value of UFC will serve as a benchmark for the value of WWE, and WWE is no longer losing viewers at a high rate as in the past, so the fear of it being yesterday’s news and wrestling as a declining industry really isn’t there now. I mean, it’s not increasing unless you use fake stats like social media, but the fan base is more willing to spend more money and the fan base is steady, with the mature total fan base numbers (TV ratings and attendance) declining some, and the newer parts of the business (WWE Network) increasing at a slow level. But last year at this time they were in double-digit declines, and that’s been steadied.
Chief Strategy and Financial Officer George Barrios noted that the current contract with USA for Raw and Smackdown ends on September 30, 2019, while the U.K. contract with Sky (which has seen drastic drops in audience in recent years) expires on December 31, 2019, the same date as the other of the big three deals, with Sony Pictures in India.
He said to expect an announcement of a new U.S. deal between May and September of next year, or more than a full year before the current deal expires. That would seem to indicate a renewal with USA if a new deal is being announced that far in advance, and that they are in talks and happy enough with how the talks are going and probably in the ballpark from a money standpoint. Losing Raw would be a huge blow to USA because they have nothing they can put on that would generate the kind of numbers WWE gives them for five prime-time hours weekly.
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Some more details from last week's WWE fianancial report in regards to WWE's next tv contract.
Some other sheet news includes:
Some stuff from TPWW Frontpage:
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