Showing posts with label Today. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Today. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2015

WWE Superstars At Anti-Bullying Rally Today (Photo), + Was AJ Lee Backstage At Last Night's RAW?

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-- For those wondering, WWE Diva AJ Lee was backstage at the RAW Reunion show in Dallas on Monday, despite not being used on the show. It's been reported for a while that AJ will make her return at the live events this coming weekend in her home state of New Jersey.

-- The WWE Community Twitter account posted the following pic of Darren Young, Naomi and Sin Cara hosting an anti-bullying rally at Burnet Middle School in Austin, Texas today:

WWE RAW Ratings Delayed Due To The MLK Holiday, WWE Stock Drops Today, & More

-- Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, this week’s wrestling ratings are delayed. There is a chance that the TNA iMPACT! numbers could come out tonight. The RAW and Total Divas ratings are expected to be out tomorrow. 

-- WWE stock is trading down today. At this time it is at $10.03, down $0.26 overall. At one point today the stock was at $9.83, which was the 52-week low. 

Monday, November 24, 2014

WWE Holding A Survivor Series Pe-Show Party Set Today - Details Inside Here

The Pro Wrestling Report is holding a pre-show party for WWE Survivor Series 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri today. Pro Wrestling Report’s David Herro and Dameon Nelson are hosting the event.

WWE Hall of Famer Mean Gene Okerlund, former TNA Knockout Thea Trinidad (Rosita), and more will appear at the Hard Rock Café, next to the Scottrade Center. Admission for the event is free, and the Hard Rock Café is offering a 10 percent discount to guests in attendance. Autographs and photos with the guests at the event will cost extra.

Mean Gene posted on Twitter on the event.

Dixie Carter Confirms The Future Of TNA Wrestling Will Be Revealed Later Today

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TNA President Dixie Carter posted the following on Twitter, announcing that the future of TNA will be revealed today. One would hope that this is the long awaited announcement of their new TV deal…

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Ethan Cater III Undergoes Surgery Today - Expected To Miss 6+ Months

As reported over the weekend, TNA star Ethan Carter III has to miss the House of Hardcore event, due to suffering a torn bicep.

According to sources, Carter is scheduled to undergo surgery today to repair the injury. At this time, it is believed that he will be out of action for up to six months.

Also read: Ethan Carter III Suffers Injury, Off Tomorrow Night's House Of Hardcore iPPV Event

Carter tweeted a photo of a surgery knife today confirming he was having surgery.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

WWE European Tour Is In Cardiff & Dublin Today - Details

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Here are the following details on tonight’s WWE live events….

WWE Live Event (11/6) - Cardiff, Wales at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

Here are the matches advertised for the event: Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose, Cesaro vs. Sheamus, Rusev vs. Mark Henry, AJ Lee and Brie Bella vs. Nikki Bella and Paige.

Also read: WWE Is In Action Tonight (11/2) - Two Events

Superstars who are advertised: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, The Big Show, Cesaro, Sheamus, The Wyatts, Seth Rollins, Paige, Rusev, Mark Henry, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and AJ Lee.

WWE Live Event (11/6) - Dublin, Ireland at the 3Arena

Here are the matches advertised for the event: John Cena vs. Kane in a street fight, Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho, Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz, The Usos vs. Stardust and Goldust, Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn.

Superstars who are advertised: John Cena, Kane, and many more!

We will have results of these shows later on tonight, so stay tuned for that.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Paige & The Undertaker To Appear At Comic Con Today & Tomorrow - Schedules Inside Here

As previously reported, The Undertaker and Paige will be at the Wizard World Austin Comic Con today and tomorrow. You can find the schedules of both below.

Paige’s Thursday Schedule
*5:30PM – 6:15PM Photo Ops – VIP’s First then General Admission
*6:30PM – 7:45PM Autographs – VIP’s First then General Admission
*8:00PM – 8:30PM Q&A Panel

Also read: The Undertaker & Paige Announced For Wizard World Comic-Con In Texas - Details Inside

Undertaker’s Friday Schedule
*4:30PM – 8:30PM Photo Ops & Autographs

You can find more information by clicking here.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History (6/22) ROH Best In The World, Nancy Benoit, Smackdown & ECW

One-time WWF Tag Team Champion John Tenta would have turned 51 today. He died in 2006.

Former WCW and ECW valet Nancy ‘Woman’ Benoit died on this day at the age of 43 in 2007. RIP.

1996: ECW’s Hardcore Heaven was held at the ECW Arena, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1,500 were in attendance to see Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam in the main event.

2004: WWE taped Smackdown! From Orlando, Florida at the TD Waterhouse Center. The main event saw The Undertaker defeated John Cena in the main event.

Also read: Today In Pro Wrestling History (6/19) King of the Ring, TNA Takes Over & More

2007: WWE released Trinity.

2009: WWE held Monday night Raw from Green Bay, Wisconsin at the  Resch Center Arena. The main event saw The Big Show defeated John Cena in the main event.

2013: House of Hardcore #2 was held at the National Guard Armory, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main event saw Tommy Dreamer defeated Lance Storm.

2013: ROH Best in the World was held live from Baltimore, Maryland at the Du Burns Arena. 800 were in attendance to see Jay Briscoe (C) defeated Mark Briscoe to retain the ROH World Title.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History (6/13) The Bash, ECW Is Back! X Division Title Born & More

Former Million Dollar Champion Mike ‘Virgil/Vincent’ Jones turns 52 today.

One-time WWF Tag and Hardcore Champion Headbanger Thrasher turns 45 today.

Former WWF Intercontinental and Tag Champion Jacques ‘The Mountie’ Rougeau turns 54 today.

1982: ‘High Chief’ Peter Maivia lost his battle with cancer aged just 45.

1990: NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush was held at the McAllister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina. 4,100 were in attendance to see The Junkyard Dog defeated Ric Flair via DQ (Flair retains the NWA World Title)

1993: The very first WWF King of the Ring PPV was held at the Nutter Center, in Dayton, Ohio. 6,500 were in attendance to see Bret Hart won the King of the Ring Tournament, defeating Bam Bam Bigelow in the final. This also marked the final appearance in the WWF for Hulk Hogan.

1999: WCW’s The Great American Bash was held at the Baltimore Arena, in Baltimore, Maryland. 11,672 were in attendance to see  Kevin Nash defeated Randy Savage via DQ to retain the WCW World Title.

Also read: Today In Pro Wrestling History: Final Bash, 2007 Draft, ECW One Night Stand

2002: NWA-TNA announced plans to debut the X-Division title.

2004: The final WWE Bad Blood event was held at the Nationwide Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. 9,000 were in attendance to see Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels in a Hell In A Cell Match.

2006: Paul Heyman awards the revived ECW World Title to Rob Van Dam.

2006: ECW airs on Syfy for the first time. This also marked the debut of Kelly Kelly.

2009: Austin Aries defeated Jerry Lynn, & Tyler Black in a 3-Way Elimination Match to win the ROH World Title.

2010: TNA Slammiversary VIII was in the Impact Zone, in Orlando, Florida. 1,100 were in attendance to see Rob Van Dam defeated Sting to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Title in the main event.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

1973: Harley Race defeated Dory Funk, Jr. to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title in Kansas City, Missouri.

Former WWE and TNA wrestler Elijah ‘D’Angelo Dinero’ Burke turns 36 today. 

1984: Ric Flair defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the NWA World Title.

Also read: Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

1984: Vince McMahon Sr died back on this day due to of pancreatic cancer.

1991: The Diamond Studd (Scott Hall) defeated Tommy Angle in his WCW TV debut. 

1999: WWF held Raw is Owen (a tribute show to him due his sudden death the previous night) It was a wrestling heavy show with The Rock defeated Val Venis in the main event.

Also read: Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

2001: Triple H underwent surgery with Dr. James Andrews to repair his torn quadriceps.

2009: TNA Sacrifice was held at the Impact Zone, in Orlando, Florida. 1,000 were in attendance to see Sting defeated Mick Foley, Kurt Angle, & Jeff Jarrett in a Four Way Ultimate Sacrifice Match.

2010: R-Truth defeated The Miz to win the vacant WWE United States Title on Raw.

Also read: Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

2011: Brock Lesnar’s autobiography “Death Clutch” was released. The book was co-written by Paul Heyman.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Dixie Carter Confirms Today Will Be TNA's Last Day In Orlando, FL

As previously reported, Dixie Carter recently took a shot at Jim Ross on her official Twitter account, responding to a fan with a fake JR account by saying, "you know as little as the real JR." Carter has since deleted the tweet.

Also as previously reported, TNA announced during their iMPACT! Wrestling taping on Friday night at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida that they are not sure when they will be returning to the venue. Dixie tweeted about the topic prior to the start of the taping on Friday, writing the following:

Friday, May 9, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History

1988: The final WCCW Parade of Champions was held at Texas Stadium, in Irving, Texas. 7,000 were in attendance to see Kerry Von Erich defeated Iceman Parsons to win the WCWA World Heavyweight Title.

1997: ECW ran The Madhouse of Extreme, the Elks Lodge in Queens, NY. The main event was Taz & Chris Candido defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu.

2000: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Title on Raw.

2002: WWE released Curt Hennig due to his conduct (getting into a fight with Brock Lesnar) on the “plane ride from hell”.

2007: Edge cashes in his Money In The Bank & defeated The Undertaker to win the World Heavyweight Title on Smackdown.

2008: WWE announced the release of Torrie Wilson.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

1905: George Hackenschmidt defeated Tom Jenkins to be recognized as the 1st World Heavyweight Champion.

WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji turns 79 today. He was born on May 4, 1935.

Current WWE referee Scott Armstrong turns 55 today. He was born on May 4, 1959.

1992: Jerry Lawler defeated Kamala to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title.

1998: Fit Finlay defeated Booker T to win the WCW Television Title on Nitro.

2002: WWF Insurrextion, was held at Wembley Arena, in London, England. 10,500 were in attendance to see Triple H defeated The Undertaker in the main event. This was the first Raw brand PPV and last PPV to be held under the WWF title. 

2004: Jacqueline defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title on Smackdown.

2010: The Band (Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) defeated Matt Morgan in a Handicap Match to win the TNA Tag Team Titles.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

USA Today Covers Steve Austin, JR/FOX Sports Projects

-- USA Today picked up Steve Austin coming out in support of gay marriage on his podcast. You can checkout the article at this link.

-- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross posted the following on Twitter, discussing his new project for FOX Sports…

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

1986: The Road Warriors defeated Ronnie Garvin & Magnum in the finals to win the inaugural Jim Crockett Sr Memorial Tag Team Tournament.

1992: WWE held the UK Rampage event at Sheffield Arena, in Sheffield, England back on this day. The main event was The British Bulldog defeated Irwin R. Schyster.

1998: WCW Spring Stampede was held at the Denver Coliseum, in Denver, Colorado. There was 7,428 in attendance to see Randy Savage defeated Sting in a No-DQ Match to win the WCW World Title.

1999: WWF Raw beat WCW Nitro in the Monday night wars with a 6.1 to 4.1 in the ratings.

1999: Psychosis defeated Rey Misterio Jr to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title on Nitro.

2004: Chris Benoit & Edge defeated Ric Flair & Batista to win the World Tag Team Titles on Raw.

2009: TNA Lockdown was held at the Liacouras Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 4,500 in attendance to see Mick Foley defeated Sting to win the TNA World Title in the main event.

2010: WWE Raw beat TNA Impact for the second week in a row back on this day. Raw won with a 3.1 to 0.95 rating. 

2010: Rob Van Dam defeated AJ Styles to win the TNA World Title on Impact!

2011: Kane & The Big Show defeated Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel to win the WWE Tag Team Titles on Smackdown.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

- WWE Hall of Famer ‘High Chief’ Peter Maivia would have turned 77 today. He was born on April 6, 1937 and died at the age of 45 due to cancer on June 12, 1982.

- WCW “Spring Stampede” went down in 1997 on this day and aired from the Tupelo Coliseum, in Tupelo, Mississippi. 8,356 were in attendance to see Diamond Dallas Page defeat Randy Savage in a NO-DQ Match.

- WWF Raw defeated WCW Monday Nitro: 4.7 to 4.6 in the ratings back in 1998.

- WCW held Nitro back in 1998 and the show aired from the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida to see WCW World Heavyweight champion Sting defeat Kevin Nash via DQ to retain the belt.

- Finally, last year’s WrestleMania (29) was held from Metlife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. There were 80,676 in attendance to see The Rock - John Cena 2 in the main event. Cena defeated Rock to win the WWE Title.

Monday, March 31, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

- The Monday night wars continued back on this day in 1998 when WWF Raw beat WCW Nitro 4.2 to 3.8 in the ratings. 

- WrestleMania 19 (2003) went down in Seattle, Washington at Safeco Field back on this day. It was the first WrestleMania under the Brand Extension. This show also marks the retirement match of Stone Cold Steve Austin. The main event saw Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Title.

- WrestleMania 24 took place on this day back in 2008 from Citrus Bowl, in Orlando, Florida. This event marked the retirement match for Ric Flair (For Only WWE). The main event saw The Undertaker defeated Edge to win the world title.

- In 2010, Jack Swagger cashed in his Money In The Bank & defeated Chris Jericho to win the World Title on Smackdown.

- Former WWE Superstar Trent Barretta turns 27 today.

- 5-time WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotunda AKA "IRS" turns 56 today.

- One-time NWA World Champion Ron Garvin turns 69 today.

- Former WWE Superstar Zach Gowen turns 31 today.

Jim Ross On ESPN Radio Today, The Coach, & More

-- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is scheduled to appear on ESPN's "Coach & Company" with host Jonathan Coachman today. The show airs on ESPN Radio at 2:30PM EST.

-- Former WWE talent Zack Gowen turns 31 years old today.

-- Former WWE talent and current WWE producer/agent Mike "IRS" Rotunda turns 56 years old today.

-- Former WWE talent Trent Baretta turns 27 years old today.

-- Today would have marked the 69th birthday of legend SD Jones.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Today In Pro Wrestling History - Steve Austin ...

- George Steele defeated Jesse Cortez in 1987 for WWF Wrestling Challenge taping at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.- Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via DQ in 1993 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in front of 1,000 fans for WWF Raw. Oh, how times have changed.- Pitbull #2 & Terry Funk defeated Raven & Shane Douglas back in 1997 at Wonderland Greyhound Park for ECW "Revere Show".- WWF ran a house show at Madison Square Garden with Steve Austin defeating Triple H in fron...

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

New Shows Running On The WWE Network Today

Along with re-runs of content from yesterday, the following will air on the WWE Network today…

ECW Hardcore TV - 10/4/93
ECW Hardcore TV - 11/1/93
World Class Championship Wrestling 11/1/82
Raw Flashback #1 - 1/10/93
Raw Flashback #2- 1/17/93
Raw Flashback #3- 1/24/93
Legends of Wrestling: Wrestling's Giants - 8/31/08