Well, it’s finally happening, it seems. SmackDown is moving to Tuesday nights in July, going live, and is seemingly going to be given increased attention as the USA Network sets up live wrestling every Monday and Tuesday night.
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In the last twenty years, the British wrestling scene has moved away from being a hive of tribute/rip-off shows, and has become a hotbed of stellar shows and also home to some of the best up and coming talent in the world. Needless to say, it wasn’t always like this.
This Sunday sees WWE return to pay-per-view with their annual Extreme Rules event, headlined by a rematch between AJ Styles and Roman Reigns for the WWE title. We have seven matches booked for the show – and thanks to 888Sport.com, lets take a shot at predicting the future!
Zack Ryder’s WWE career has been full of ups and downs. Originally debuting in ECW as Brett Majors – one half of the Majors Brothers tag team – his team with Brian Majors (now Curt Hawkins) was fairly nondescript.
Buried away in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter was a brief reference to WWE looking at starting up some more tournaments later this year. There’s been plenty of hype about the renamed-Cruiserweight Classic that’ll be filmed in the coming weeks, but perhaps WWE is fishing the same pond too soon, particularly when it comes to a rumoured women’s tournament.
Last weekend’s group of releases was surprising in that it didn’t include one name: Ryback. On the surface, it would seem ridiculous to let him go, but after he was sent home following a contract dispute, suddenly all bets were off.
This past Friday saw WWE release eight performers from their contracts, in a move that represented a throwback for the company, who for years had been avoiding the negative PR associated with releasing talent, by instead just not renewing contracts.
Later tonight, WWE rolls into Chicago for their traditional (err) post-WrestleMania pay-per-view… Extreme PayBackLash! Wait, why have they changed it again?