Daily Archives: December 21, 2020

You can't trust polls: Clinton leads, but our polling methods are bunk

Virtually all the opinion polls right now give Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE a firm lead over Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate […]

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Top TNA Star Hospitalized, News On Success Of Impact Wrestling Tapings In NYC

TNA star Ethan Carter III was hospitalized and required stitches after taking a bad shot during his hardcore match at the Impact Wrestling television tapings on Thursday night in New York City. Speaking of the Impact Wrestling tapings, it’s said that last night’s set of tapings were among the best shows in quite a long […]

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Renee Young Comments On WWE Superstars Announcing Job, Debut Show

Following the announcement that she would be joining the WWE Superstars commentary team, WWE broadcast member Renee Young tweeted the following: So excited about this!! First full time female commentator in over a decade, thanks for the opportunity @wwe http://t.co/AIclzdaEBA — Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) July 3, 2014 She also spoke about her debut alongside Tom […]

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Jerry Lawler Speaks On Negotiations With WWE Network, Too Cool In NXT & More

The following are highlights of a recent Rodolfo Roman interview with Jerry Lawler: On his son Brian Christopher returning to NXT with Scotty 2 Hotty: “I was really happy for him. Brian and Scotty are doing quite a few appearance across the county. There’s so much wrestling going on all over the place, independent shows […]

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WWE PPV Flashbacks: King of the Ring 2001 – June 24, 2001

King of the Ring June 24, 2001 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ Heading into the summer of 2001, the WWF was in a very strange place, as the company seemed in limbo, with this show feeling different to past few months, but not quite like those over the next few either. That was likely […]

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Update On John Cena Retiring Title On RAW, Honoring Ric Flair

When John Cena handed Ric Flair the World Heavyweight Championship belt on RAW, it was said to be a symbolic gesture of retirement for that particular title. Cena gave it to Flair specifically because the belt itself is most associated with Flair. Cena is expected to only carry the WWE Championship belt from this point, […]

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Bret Hart Revisits WWE In 1992 In New DVD, WWE Network Outside Advertising

Click:high temperature gate valves – There continues to be discussions within WWE about the idea of bringing on outside advertising to the WWE Network as a way to increase their profits. – The following is the official trailer for Kayfabe Commentaries’ new “Timeline: History of WWE – 1992 – Bret Hart” DVD. MMANEWS.COM: HUGE MMA […]

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WWE Releases Longtime Timekeeper Mark Yeaton

Longtime WWE time keeper and production assistant Mark Heaton was released this week. Yeaton had been with WWE since the mid 1980’s. The move shocked a lot of people backstage and was a sign that “nobody is safe” with the ongoing budget cuts. WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin tweeted the following when […]

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Details On NXT's Next Live Special, More WWE Cutbacks, Recent WWE Attendance

– El Torito was kept off of WWE’s recent Australian tour due to the many budget cutbacks the company has been making. – Following the third NXT live special on the WWE Network, “NXT Takeover 2,” which takes place on September 11th, the next live NXT special isn’t expected until early January 2015 or later. […]

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Matt Riddle, WWE working on new three-year, $1.2 million deal

Image: WWE According to Dave Meltzer in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE and Matt Riddle are close on a new three year, $1.2 million deal. Meltzer said Riddle’s deal is up in August. The new contract would be guaranteed at $400,000 per year in addition to $50,000 for every event he works in Saudi […]

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