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IMPACT EVP Scott DAmore Teases a Possible Samoa Joe Appearance at Slammiversary Posted By: Caylon Knox on Apr 16, 2021 IMPACT Wrestling Executive Vice President Scott DAmore sent out an interesting Tweet in response to one of Samoa Joes Tweets. It should be noted that an official date for IMPACT Wrestlings 2021 Slammiversary pay-per-view has not yet been announced, but if it falls somewhere around mid-July, Samoa Joe might be available to appear on the show.     There has to be an eve...

Tucker Knight Appears to Be Doing Just Fine After Recent Release from WWE Contract Posted By: Caylon Knox on Apr 16, 2021 Former WWE Superstar Tucker Knight (one of the Superstars to get released from WWE on April 15, 2021) posted a picture of himself on Twitter, seemingly enjoying a smoke (a joint, to be exact) while playing a nice game of golf:

WWE issued the following: WWE today announced that Pat McAfee will debut as the new analyst for Friday Night SmackDown tonight at 8 pm ET live on FOX. McAfee dropped the news on the WWE Universe with a huge social media announcement on Friday morning. “For as long as I can remember WWE has been a company that I have admired, both for its incredible staying power of creating riveting entertainment and for its ability to connect people all over the globe,” said McAfee. “I’ve been fortunat...

Big Cass Opens Up About Alcohol Addiction, Recovery and WWE/AEW Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 16, 2021 CazXL (formerly Big Cass in WWE) was recently interviewed on Insight with Chris Van Vliet in a very honest and open discussion about his recovery from alcohol addiction, returning to wrestling and more. Going into recovery for alcohol addiction became a matter of life and death: “It became a matter of life and death. I had a few more seizures after the one in Philadelphia. It got ...

Mauro Ranallo to Provide Commentary for Omega-Swann Main Event at IMPACT Wrestling Rebellion Posted By: Caylon Knox on Apr 15, 2021 It has been announced that veteran pro wrestling/combat sports announcer Mauro Ranallo will provide ringside commentary for the main event match at IMPACT Wrestlings upcoming  Rebellion pay-per-view. This match will be a Title vs. Title Match between IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann and All Elite Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega. BREAKING: Leg...

Whats On Tap For Tonights Episode Of SmackDown? Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 16, 2021 WWE will broadcast another episode of Friday Night SmackDown from Tampa, Florida at Yuengling Center tonight. Here is what’s on tap for the show: - WrestleMania 37 fallout. - SmackDown Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode will defend their titles against The Street Profits. - Otis vs. Rey Mysterio.

Chris Jericho Says AEW Drove NXT Screaming And Yelling Away From Wednesdays Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 14, 2021 During a recent interview with Forbes.com, Chris Jericho commented on NXT moving away from Wednesday nights and how AEW looks at the situation: "We’ve never really worried about what NXT was doing. I know WWE NXT was watching our stuff during their show, but this was not a war that we were ever asking for, we were kind of thrust into it by proxy. The reason why we won ...

Mike Tyson Joins The Inner Circle On Tonights AEW Dynamite Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 14, 2021 During tonights AEW Dynamite on TNT, as advertised Mike Tyson was the special guest enforcer during the Chris Jericho vs. Dax Harwood match. At one point in the match, Harwood’s tag partner Cash Wheeler tried to attack Jericho with a bat but Tyson punched out Wheeler. Following the match, Jericho announced that Tyson was the newest member of the Inner Circle.

AEW has announced several matches for next week’s edition of Dynamite on TNT. - Hikaru Shida vs. Tay Conti for the AEW women’s championship - Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Christian Cage - Trent vs. Penta El Cero M - Adam “Hangman” Page vs. Ricky Starks ����NEXT WEEK!!!

WWE Touts NXT Ratings Success For This Weeks Episode Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 14, 2021 WWE has issued a press release touting the success of Tuesday’s episode revealing it was up 16% from the same week last year. WWE press release: On the heels of last week’s NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, which was the most-watched NXT TakeOver in history, NXT made its Tuesday night premiere last night on USA Network with impressive results across TV and social media. NXT was up +16% YOY ...