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NXT TV  Aired May 25, 2021 on USA Network [Hour One] A teaser aired for the Karrion Kross vs. Finn Balor NXT Championship match… Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, and Beth Phoenix were on commentary and checked in from ringside. Alicia Taylor was the ring announcer. All three commentators yelled in order to speak over the crowd and background music. Vic Joseph also made sure to drop his contractually obligated line of saying that NXT has the “best women’s division in the world”… 1. Dakota Ka...

WWE Raw (Episode 1,461) Live from Tampa, Florida at Yuengling Center Aired May 24, 2021 on USA Network [Hour One] Adnan Virk, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton were on commentary, and Mike Rome was the ring announcer… MVP stood in the ring and introduced WWE Champion Bobby Lashley, who was escorted to the ring by five women. A video package recapped last week’s segments involving Lashley’s open challenge. MVP touted WWE’s return to the road in July. Lashley indicated that he’s finished w...

WWE Raw Hits Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston for a shot at the WWE Championship: A strong match with a cheap finish designed to set up next week’s rematch. Perhaps I’m reading too much into this, but it struck me as odd that the stipulation for next week’s match is that Bobby Lashley and MVP will be suspended without pay for thirty days if they interfere. I’m surprised there wasn’t an added stipulation that Lashley would actually be stripped of the championship. My official guess is t...

AEW Dynamite viewership for the penultimate edition before Double or Nothing May 21, 2021 By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet) Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite television show produced 821,000 viewers for TNT. The viewership count was down from the 936,000 viewership mark for last week’s episode. Powell’s POV: Dynamite finished with a .28 in the 18-49 demographic. Last week’s Dynamite delivered a .31 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The Showbuzz Daily website that we...

MLW announces the signing of Davey Richards May 21, 2021 MLW issued the following press release on Friday to announce the signing of Davey Richards. The highly anticipated 2021 Open Draft, presented by Supershow the Game, went live last night featuring Davey Richards being the first new wrestler to be drafted. Watch round 1 of the MLW Open Draft at: https://youtu.be/ Major League Wrestling today confirmed Richards has signed exclusively with Major League Wrestling and will make his MLW ...

AEW Dynamite (Episode 86) Aired May 19, 2021 on TNT [Hour One] The Dynamite opening aired and then the broadcast team of Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Excalibur checked in. Ring announcer Justin Roberts stood in the ring and introduced the wrestlers in the opening match… 1. Christian Cage vs. Matt Sydal. Taz sat in on commentary for the match. The broadcast team hyped that both men will be in the Casino Battle Royale at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view. Roughly eight minutes in, Sydal got a...

May 20, 2021 By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet) The following matches and events are advertised for the Friday, May 28 edition of AEW Dynamite television show. -Miro vs. Dante Martin for the TNT Title. -Joey Janela vs. Hangman Page. -The Anthony Ogogo and Cody Rhodes weigh-in. -Jade Cargill issues an open challenge. -A celebration of Inner Circle’s greatest moments. -Evil Uno and Stu Grayson vs. Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page. -Darby Allin vs. Cezar Bononi. -A celebration...

NXT TV  Aired May 18, 2021 on USA Network [Hour One]A teaser aired to hype up the advertised matches for this week’s NXT… Vic Joseph, Beth Phoenix, and Wade Barrett were the commentary team… 1. Toni Storm vs. Zoey Stark. Storm tried to taunt Stark early on which fired up Stark. Stark pummeled Storm early on. Storm tried to retreat to ringside, but Stark landed a plancha on Storm. Stark hit a beautiful Missile Dropkick on Storm. Storm turned the tide by tripping Stark off the apron. Stor...

WWE WrestleMania Backlash poll results for best match and overall grade May 19, 2021 By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet) -Sunday’s WWE WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view event received a majority B grade from 28 percent of the voters in our post show poll. A and C finished tied for second with 17 percent each. -63 percent of our voters gave best match of the night honors to Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro for the WWE Universal Championship. Powell’s POV: I gave the show...

AEW Dynamite moving to TBS next year, new Friday night show coming in August May 19, 2021 By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet) All Elite Wrestling is moving to TBS in January 2022. It was also announced that the weekly Friday night show AEW Rampage will premiere on TNT on August 13 at 9CT/10ET. TNT will also debut four new annual AEW specials. Read more at NYDailyNews.com. Powell’s POV: The news was announced in a media call by WarnerMedia executive Brett Weitz. Th...