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• JBL Reveals Vince McMahon Was Warned About Chris Benoit Before Tribute Show
WWE Hall of Famer JBL has revealed the thought process of June 2007 as details came out at the time revealing the true nature of Chris Benoit. Benoit, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel were found dead that month, and WWE would air a tribute episode to the late wrestler. Shortly after the episode, it […] The post JBL Reveals Vince McMahon Was Warned About Chris Benoit Before Tribute Show appeare...2024
• JBL Details Meeting With Vince McMahon Before Chris Benoit Tribute Show

JBL has opened up about a meeting he had with Vince McMahon, The Undertaker, and Stone Cold before WWE's Chris Benoit tribute show....2024
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• JBL Discusses The Emotional Backstage Talks Before Chris Benoit Tribute Show
The post JBL Discusses The Emotional Backstage Talks Before Chris Benoit Tribute Show first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.The Undertaker is the main topic for this week’s Something To Wrestle With episode. Chris Benoit was one of the issues discussed throughout the show. JBL shared his views before the Chris Benoit tribute show, which aired on the day of the murder/suicide: “I started...2024
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• JBL Recalls Vince McMahon’s Uncertainty During Chris Benoit Tribute Show Planning
WWE legend JBL opened up about one of the most haunting moments in wrestling history on the latest Something To Wrestle With podcast. The episode, centered on The Undertaker, veered ......2024
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• Francine Reveals Why Recent WWE NXT ECW Tribute Show Stood Out From Previous Events
One Big Thing Former ECW star Francine noted that WWE’s recent NXT tribute show at the 2300 Arena (formerly ECW Arena) broke from tradition by including wrestlers who aren’t typically featured in WWE’s ECW nostalgia events. Why It Matters WWE’s approach to acknowledging ECW’s legacy has often been selective, focusing on a recurring group of […] The post Francine...2024
• Behind The Scenes: How WWE NXT’s ECW Tribute Show Came Together And Dominated Ratings
One Big Thing WWE NXT’s surprise ECW-themed show at the iconic 2300 Arena (former ECW Arena) on November 6 wasn’t just a nostalgic success – it was a strategic ratings win that nobody’s taking credit for orchestrating. By The Numbers • 619,000 viewers tuned in to NXT (5% increase from previous week) • AEW Dynamite […] The post Behind The Scenes: How WWE ...2024
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• WWE-bound Giulia injured at new joshi promotion Marigold’s first show

@Himanshu_Doi We’ve been hearing since last year that Japanese women’s wrestling (aka joshi) star Giulia would be coming to WWE in the second half of 2024. That being all but a done deal, why wasn’t Giulia coming to the United States earlier (aside from a WrestleMania week trip to Philadelphia which included an appearance in the crowd at NXT Stand & Deliver)? Because she was committed to ...2024
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• Marigold Announces Giulia Has Suffered A Fractured Wrist
Marigold announce Giulia has suffered an injury. On May 20th, Giulia featured in the main event of Marigold's Fields Forever event, teaming with Utami Hayashishita to take on Bozilla and Sareee. Giulia and Utami would come up short in the match, with Utami and Bozilla taking the victory. However, Giulia did not come out of the match unscathed. On May 21st, Marigold announced on social media that G...2024
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• Jack Perry’s continued absence from AEW TV is curious

AEW’s YouTube Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. August 25, 2023 Following the tragic death of Bray Wyatt, BWE says everything in WWE “is on pause right now.” The account mentions that “Everything is scrapped. All meetings are off until further notice.” Everyone in WW...2024
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• Tony Khan is wasting his biggest draw on pay-per-view

AEW’s YouTube All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view tonight (Sun., Oct. 1, 2023) with WrestleDream. The event comes our way from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, at 8 pm ET. A Zero Hour pre-show will stream live and free starting at 7 pm ET on All Elite’s YouTube channel, Bleacher Report, and right here at Cageside Seats. In the U.S., the main card can be purchased on Ble...2023
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• Tony Khan on Adam Cole’s injury status, speculation he bought New Japan

AEW’s YouTube It was AEW WrestleDream media call day, and the company’s head honcho kind of answered some prominent questions ahead of the Oct. 1 PPV. AEW is back on PPV this weekend with Sun., Oct. 1’s WrestleDream. And that means owner/president/booker Tony Khan was back chatting with the media on a conference call. Given that WWE announced the signing of his former TBS champion earlier ...2023
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• Tony Khan on Mercedes Moné, an All Out/All In PPV bundle, and more

Bleacher Report AEW’s head honcho couldn’t talk about CM Punk much on today’s media call, but he did talk about several other interesting topics. When AEW owner, president & booker Tony Khan jumped on his pre-All Out call with the media today (Aug. 31), he was hit early and often with questions about CM Punk and the incident that took place between Punk and Jack Perry last Sunday at All In...2023
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• Candice LeRae hasn’t won a match on Raw in six months

WWE.com Some places do power rankings. Here at Cageside, we do a stock report. In this weekly series, we identify three Superstars (or groups of Superstars) who are on their way up, and three that are moving in the opposite direction. After a busy week that included Shinsuke Nakamura revealing what he whispered to Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre doubting the future of his new partnership with ...2023
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• AEW needs to do this to get their drama in order

Tony Khan on Twitter Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. February 13, 2023 For what it’s worth, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that “Paul Heyman is a key part of all creative when it comes to Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey.” The Ronda stuff was ne...2023
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• Matt Hardy Costs Ethan Page Title Match, Danielson Gouges Page, Hayter Retains | AEW Fight Size
Here is your fight size update following AEW Dynamite on April 5. - Ethan Page challenged HOOK for the TNT Championship. He tried to hit HOOK with the title, but Matt Hardy interfered and nailed Page with the title. Hardy's involvement led to HOOK clinching the win with the Redrum. #FTW Champion @730Hook retains with the shocking assist from @MATTHARDYBRAND?!?! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic...2023
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• Braun Strowman Opens Up About His Deep Connection To Bray Wyatt: I Can Feel Him, He’s Still Around

Braun Strowman believes Bray Wyatt bringing him into The Wyatt Family changed his entire life. RAW Superstar Braun Strowman recently sat down with Chris Van Vliet. When asked about the firefly tattoo he got for Bray Wyatt, Strowman said a group of wrestlers went out after the SmackDown tribute show to Wyatt to get firefly […] The post Braun Strowman Opens Up About His Deep Connection To Bray...2024
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• Lucha VaVoom de La Liz Announces Two Night Event In May
Lucha VaVoom de La Liz returns. Lucha VaVoom de La Liz announced a two-night event for May 29 and May 30 at The Mayan Theatre. Taya Valkyrie, Pagano, Jack Cartwheel, and more will be featured. From Lucha VaVoom: LUCHA VAVOOM DE LA LIZ RETURNS FOR TWO-NIGHT MAY ENGAGEMENT WELCOME TO TIJUANA Wednesday, May 29th and Thursday, May 30th at The Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles Featuring world-c...2024
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• Several WWE Stars Get Matching Bray Wyatt Tattoos After SmackDown Tribute Show

Several WWE stars got matching Bray Wyatt tattoos after last night’s tribute episode of SmackDown, a day after Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, passed away. We covered after the show […]...2023
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• East Coast Pro Wrestling Announces Erick Rowan Will Miss Upcoming Show Due To 'New Contractual Obligations'
Erick Rowan will miss an upcoming event. East Coast Pro Wrestling announced that Erick Rowan won't attend his previously scheduled appearance at Coal Town Carnage on April 20th due to "new contractual obligations." From ECPW: We have just received word this evening from Erick Rowan that unfortunately he will not be able to make his scheduled appearance next week at Coal Town Carnage. Erick sta...2024
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• SmackDown popped a rating before everyone got mad at The Rock

WWE.com Ever since the Feb. 2 SmackDown went off the air last Friday, the wrestling world has been condemning or debating the way it ended — with Cody Rhodes seemingly serving up his WrestleMania main event match with WWE Universal champion Roman Reigns to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. But before we got outraged or confused (or frustrated with people who were outraged or confused)? A whole lo...2024
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• Tony Khan is wasting his biggest draw on pay-per-view
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• Tony Khan on Mercedes Moné, an All Out/All In PPV bundle, and more
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• Candice LeRae hasn’t won a match on Raw in six months
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• A night of tributes

WWE.com I would normally use this space to talk about something I found noteworthy and/or interesting from the week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown before putting up the playlist of videos WWE released from the show. There were things that happened that I liked enough to do so — Bobby Lashley spearing Butch out of his shoes and keeping his glasses on the whole time stands out — but thi...2023
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• Don’t expect this to change about Money in the Bank
WWE.com Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. January 16, 2023 With Vince McMahon focused on the sale of WWE, Nick Khan is currently making the final call on other decisions at the company, per the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. With Stephanie out, that would leave Nick ...2023
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• Taiyo Kea’s Retirement Match Announced For Giant Baba Memorial Show In January 2025
Taiyo Kea's retirement match will be in January 2025. Pro Wrestling NOAH announced that Taiyo Kea will take place at the 25th Anniversary of Giant Baba's Death tribute show at Korakuen Hall on January 31st, 2025. Kea will team up with Minoru Suzuki and MAZADA to face Naomichi Marufuji, Satoshi Kojima, and Jun Akiyama. -- OFFICIAL - Naomichi Marufuji will take part in the ‘25th Anniversary of Gia...2024
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• Josh Barnett Says There Were Plans To Do A Bit More With AEW
Josh Barnett comments on his AEW appearance. Josh Barnett made his MMA debut at AEW WrestleDream, taking on Claudio Castagnoli in a singles bout. Barnett is a former UFC champion and has kept the crossover between MMA and wrestling alive with his annual Bloodsport events. Speaking to Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson on the Jaxxon Podcast, Barnett reflected on his AEW experience. "It was fun. Mainly, I...2024
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• Rampage recap & reactions: Eddie Kingston earns bragging rights

AEW Rampage (Jan. 12, 2024) emanated from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL. The Homecoming special featured Eddie Kingston earning bragging rights in champion versus champion, Saraya ruining Ruby Soho’s love life, the Dark Order making Mr. Brodie Lee proud, and more. Let’s jump right in with a recap followed by reactions. Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Jim Ross were on commentary. Justin Roberts ...2024
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• Hana Kimura Tribute Show To Stream On FITE TV On May 23, Full Card Announced
The wrestling world will celebrate the life of Hana Kimura on May 23. FITE TV announced that the Hana Kimura Tribute Show PINX will stream live on May 23. The show is once again being put together by Hana's mother Kyoko Kimura. This is the third year Kyoko has organized a tribute show for her daughter. The following lineup has been announced: Battle Royal: Banana Senga, Tsutomu Ohsugi, Fuminor...2023
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• JBL Reveals Vince McMahon Was Warned About Chris Benoit Before Tribute Show
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• NXT recap & reactions: NXT’s extreme close-up

WWE.com NXT visits the house that ECW built for a tribute show that hit all the right notes. Hardcore Composer WHAT AN ENDING!WHAT A MAIN EVENT!!WHAT A NIGHT!!!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/rhZkRY5DC4— WWE (@WWE) November 7, 2024 NXT built their ECW Arena show like a sandwich. And in the middle of said sandwich was a lot of nostalgia. Rhyno, Dawn Marie, RVD, The Dudley Boyz, FBI, and even...2024
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• Vince McMahon Speaks Out About The Chris Benoit Double Murder-Suicide
The post Vince McMahon Speaks Out About The Chris Benoit Double Murder-Suicide first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.The “Mr. McMahon” docuseries is available on Netflix, and one of the episodes focuses on Chris Benoit and the double murder-suicide. In June 2007, Benoit murdered his wife, Nancy, and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, before committing suicide over three days. WWE i...2024
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• AEW & Reebok’s Brodie Lee Legacy sneakers are now on sale

Whatever your issues may be with AEW — and even those guys who brought “Sicko 1” and “Sicko 2” signs to Forbidden Door last night probably have a few, as nothing’s perfect — you can’t complain about how Tony Khan’s company handled the death of Brodie Lee. Not only did AEW put together an amazing tribute show for the late wrestler (whose real name was Jon Huber, and who wrestled in WWE as Luke Harp...2024
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• Tribute Show For 'Mad Kurt' Kurtis Chapman To Air On YouTube
A tribute show for "Mad Kurt" will air on YouTube. "Mad Kurt" Kurtis Chapman passed away at the age of 26 in December 2023. At the time of his passing, he held the Cruiserweight and Arthouse Championships in RevPro. RevPro set up a GoFundMe for Chapman's family. Simon Miller took to Twitter/X to note that a special tribute show for Kurtis Chapman would be airing on YouTube. He encouraged everyone...2024
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• AEW Valentine's Day Cards, Top Moments From 2/13 WWE NXT, More | Fight Size
Here is your fight size update for Wednesday, February 14, 2024. - AEW has shared a thread of special V-Day cards on social media: Happy #ValentinesDay -- Share a valentine below with your special tag team partner and let them know you them! pic.twitter.com/W4e7tHzbIa — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 14, 2024 - Top 10 WWE NXT moments: WWE Top 10, Feb. 13, 2024: - Kyle Fletcher recently too...2024
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• Alexa Bliss, Seth Rollins Pay Tribute To Bray Wyatt, Explain Absence From SmackDown

Tributes continue to pour in for Bray Wyatt. Windham Rotunda, also known as former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt, passed away on August 25. Various members of the wrestling world have paid tribute to Wyatt and shared their thoughts following his passing. The August 25 episode of WWE SmackDown is set to be a tribute show […] The post Alexa Bliss, Seth Rollins Pay Tribute To Bray Wyatt, Explain Abse...2023
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• I can’t stop thinking about Bray Wyatt

WWE.com SmackDown airs tonight (Aug. 25) with a live show from KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the third episode of SmackDown during the four week build towards Payback, which takes place on September 2. This should be a Bray Wyatt tribute show WWE is advertising three separate segments for tonight’s episode of SmackDown. Jimmy Uso will return to TV and speak his mind afte...2023
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• LA Knight Reflects On Working With Bray Wyatt, Honoring Him In 8/25 WWE SmackDown Promo
The wrestling world sadly and unexpectedly lost Bray Wyatt on August 24. The last televised match of Bray Wyatt's career took place at WWE Royal Rumble when he battled LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black match. On the August 25 episode of WWE SmackDown, which served as a tribute show for Wyatt and Terry Funk, who passed away on August 23, Knight honored Wyatt during his promo building up his ...2023
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• A personal remembrance and appreciation of Lin Brehmer
The longtime morning host at WXRT was also a huge Cubs fan. I don’t often post photos of myself here but, after we all received the sad news of the passing of WXRT’s Lin Brehmer Sunday, far too young at 68, I wanted to share this one with you. It’s of Lin, and me, and my friend Jessica Lee, taken March 14, 2019 at a game at Sloan Park in Mesa. In case you care, the Cubs won the game that afternoon...2023
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• Candice LeRae hasn’t won a match on Raw in six months
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• NXT recap & reactions: NXT’s extreme close-up
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• East Coast Pro Wrestling Announces Erick Rowan Will Miss Upcoming Show Due To 'New Contractual Obligations'
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• Lucha VaVoom de La Liz Announces Two Night Event In May
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• Rampage recap & reactions: Eddie Kingston earns bragging rights
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• Update Match Card For AEW WrestleDream
Following this week's AEW television below is the updated lineup for WrestleDream which will take place on October 1, 2023, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The event will be a tribute show in honor of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) founder Antonio Inoki, as it will take place on the one-year anniversary...2023
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• Rumor Roundup: Payback title matches, AEW crowd revolt fears, Cena/Angle, more!

WWE.com Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill. Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrest...2023
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• Updated lineup for WWE Payback on September 2
WWE did further some storylines during Friday night’s episode of SmackDown, which was a tribute show to WWE… The post Updated lineup for WWE Payback on September 2 appeared first on WWE News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW Results....2023
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• Lucha VaVoom de La Liz Announces Two Night Event In May
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• Tony Khan on Adam Cole’s injury status, speculation he bought New Japan
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• SmackDown Discussion Post: 08.25.23

Tonight’s SmackDown has been changed tremendously as it intends to be a tribute show to Bray Wyatt. Wyatt shockingly passed away yesterday at the young age of 36. What had previously been advertised tonight for the women with IYO SKY defending her WWE Women’s Title against Zelina Vega seems to still be listed to happen. […] The post SmackDown Discussion Post: 08.25.23 appeared first on Diva ...2023
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• AEW needs to do this to get their drama in order
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• Matt Hardy Costs Ethan Page Title Match, Danielson Gouges Page, Hayter Retains | AEW Fight Size
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