The No. 1 Gophers wrestling team looked poised to capture the Big Ten crown after the first session of the Big Ten tournament.
Minnesota was alone in first place and had nine wrestlers competing in semifinal matches.
The team slid Saturday night, though, losing eight of those nine semifinal matches. Continue reading at www.mndaily.com
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William Regal just officially confirmed NXT will bring back the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Regal was set to make a major announcement, and he confirmed the tournament would return for a third time, kicking off in two weeks. He announced that the winners would not only win the Dusty Cup, but they would earn a NXT Tag Team Championship match at NXT Takeover: New Orleans.
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic returns after a one year layoff; the tournament started in 2015 with Finn Balor and Samoa Joe winning the inaugural tournament. The Authors Of Pain won the second tournament back in 2016.
#WWENXT GM @RealKingRegal has announced the return of The #DustyClassic… and a huge opportunity awaits the winning team! pic.twitter.com/sDpktiwXMv
— WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2018
We’re just TWO WEEKS AWAY from the return of the #DustyClassic on #WWENXT, only on @WWENetwork! pic.twitter.com/Yzn9wtwzpA
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) February 22, 2018
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WWE RAW – Feb 26th Episode:
– Asuka, Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James & Nia Jax (Opening Contest) = Winners: Asuka, Sasha Banks & Bayley
Not the most cohesive team effort, but @WWEAsuka picks up the victory on her path to @WrestleMania!@itsBayleyWWE & @SashaBanksWWE might need to have a talk… #RAW pic.twitter.com/gpR4BfrR5G
— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2018
– Bray Wyatt vs. Heath Slater = Winner: No Contest
.@WWEBrayWyatt is coming for you, #WOKEN @MATTHARDYBRAND…. RUN! #RAW pic.twitter.com/N4L47bcQ1p
— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2018
– Seth Rollins vs. The Miz (Non-Title Match) = Winner: Seth Rollins
WHAT A VICTORY for @WWERollins, but someone’s here to crash the party…#RAW pic.twitter.com/JM5CPm9Jx9
— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2018
– Finn Balor vs. The Miz (Non-Title Match) (No DQ Match) = Winner: Finn Balor
With @WWERollins looking on, @FinnBalor ALSO earns a victory over @mikethemiz TONIGHT! #RAW pic.twitter.com/y9qV789QVe
— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2018
– The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs. Titus Worldwide (Titus O’Neil & Apollo) (RAW Tag Team Title Match) (2 Out Of 3 Falls Match) = Winners & Still RAW Tag Team Champions: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)
They just proved it again…
THE BAR completes the 2??-0?? SWEEP of #TitusWorldwide to RETAIN their #RAW #TagTeamTitles! pic.twitter.com/GT9GYN4xRm
— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2018
– Braun Strowman vs. Elias (Main Event) = Winner via DQ: Braun Strowman
Well, this is one way to get out of a battle with @BraunStrowman.#RAW @IAmEliasWWE pic.twitter.com/LfX6TOPp8q
— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2018
WWE SmackDown Live – Feb 27th Episode:
– Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn (Opening Contest) = Winner: Baron Corbin
A loss to @BaronCorbinWWE followed by getting UPSTAGED by @HEELZiggler?
Not a good night for @SamiZayn! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/C5vCpvJWpW
— WWE (@WWE) February 28, 2018
– Riott Squad Member Ruby Riott vs. Naomi = Winner: Riott Squad Member Ruby Riott
SUCCESS for @RubyRiottWWE as she defeats @NaomiWWE on #SDLive..and The #RiottSquad LOVES IT! pic.twitter.com/mxDK8DYRrH
— WWE (@WWE) February 28, 2018
– Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev Day Member Aiden English = Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
VICTORY for @ShinsukeN! He’ll be watching closely at #WWEFastlane…#SDLive pic.twitter.com/9E0wOQXfnB
— WWE (@WWE) February 28, 2018
– John Cena vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles (Non-Title Match) (If Cena wins, he is added to the WWE Title Match at Fastlane) (Main Event) = Winner: John Cena
It’s officially a SIX PACK CHALLENGE for the @WWE Championship at #WWEFastlane as @JohnCena DEFEATS #WWEChampion @AJStylesOrg on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/32sBOlPp77
— WWE (@WWE) February 28, 2018
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As announced on Raw this past Monday night, The Miz will be defending his Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania this year, and he will be putting his title on the line in a Triple Threat match against Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. Both men have beaten The Miz in the past, so both men had a legitimate reason to challenge The Miz for his title. According to a new report from PWInsider, WWE officials are currently discussing the possibility of adding more names to the Intercontinental Championship match at WrrstleMania. As of right now, the match still remains a Triple Threat match, but expect that to change very soon as the buildup towards the match intensifies in the weeks leading up to the event.
There has been a ton of crossover in recent years between MMA and pro wrestling. Former WWE Champion CM Punk left the industry in favor of pursuing a UFC career. On the other hand, Brock Lesnar left MMA to return to WWE while Ronda Rousey just joined the promotion earlier this year. Another former UFC Chamoion could be on the way as Fabricio Werdum has teased that he is negotiating with WWE. He told MMA Fighting that he will be meeting with WWE officials in San Diego later this week. It is possible that he could be meeting to discuss Ronda Rousey joining WWE or Brock Lesnar possibly leaving WWE for upcoming WWE projects, but Werdum has started that he would like to work for WWE if he were given the chance to do so.
Paige was reportedly forced into an early retirement earlier this year after receiving an injury at a WWE live event. Despite this, Paige still appears on WWE programming as a manager for the Absolution team on Monday Night Raw, which means that she accompanies Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose at the promotion’s live events as well. However, the former Diva’s Champion had just confirmed that she is taking the next week off from wrestling. She will be on tour with her boyfriend’s band Atilla for the remainder of the week. It is unkind of this means that Deville and Rose will also be missing live events, but Paige herself has just informed fans that she will not be appearing at any WWE events for a while.
Guys come say hi! Imma be hanging out with @kalanATTILA @ATTILAga from 6-11th! First stop Columbus! pic.twitter.com/txJlogxzN6
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) March 6, 2018
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Last night’s episode of SmackDown Live emanated from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The dark match that took place before last night’s episode of SmackDown Live went on the air saw the team of Tye Dillinger & Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) defeat the team of Mojo Rawley, Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable. This was a rematch from the Fastlane Kickoff Show, which was also the team of Tye Dillinger & Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) winning the match.
The dark main event after last night’s episode of SmackDown Live went off the air saw the team of Shinsuke Nakamura & WWE United States Champion Randy Orton defeat the team of Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler. Corbin and Ziggler did not appear on last night’s SmackDown Live.
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WrestleMania 34 Week has officially started and there are several shows and events that WWE has planned for the week. WrestleMania 34 Week officially started last Monday night on RAW and it will officially end next Tuesday night on SmackDown Live. WrestleMania 34 Week also includes WrestleMania Axxess, the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, TakeOver and WrestleMania itself. It was recently revealed that there will also be live episodes of WWE Now as part of WrestleMania 34 Week. WWE Now is a show that features breaking news, trending stories, show previews, quick event recaps and much more. Cathy Kelley recently revealed on Twitter that she will be going live on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube during WrestleMania 34 week with live episodes of WWE Now.
Below is the schedule and the tweet sent by Cathy Kelley:
– Thursday at Noon ET: Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
– Thursday at 6pm ET: Braun Strowman
– Friday at Noon ET: The New Day
– Friday at 6pm ET: 2018 WWE Hall of Famers Mark Henry & The Dudley Boyz
– Saturday at Noon ET: Carmella
– Saturday at 6pm ET: Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae
– Sunday at Noon ET: Seth Rollins
gonna be a busy #WrestleMania week ???? pic.twitter.com/BDjFIlsLnQ
— Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) April 4, 2018
Raw dropped four percent from last week in total viewers to 1.84 million on average, setting another record low for a non-holiday show.
These drops are not unexpected as every wrestling show except NXT, boosted of late by strong lead-ins, is dropping during this pandemic period with shows not being held in arenas.
The first-to-third hour drop of 11 percent is better than usual, so they are doing a better job of keeping viewers who do tune in. The drop was nine percent in women 18-49 and ten percent in men 18-49, while teenage boys and teenage girls increased as the show went on.
Raw placed first in the 18-49 demo at 0.56, a number identical to last week. Raw was 27th overall, but finished behind only 90 Day Fiance on TLC (1.85 million viewers) among non-news shows.
Raw was 22 percent down from last year overall and 37 percent down from last year in the 18-49 demo, but huge drops from last year at this point are unavoidable.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 1.94 million viewers
9 p.m. 1.87 million viewers
10 p.m. 1.72 million viewers
This story was updated at 9:30 PM Eastern | Image: Yahoo
In a dizzying week for the UFC, Dana White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto Thursday afternoon that UFC 249 is canceled and all upcoming events have been postponed indefinitely.
The reason: the highest levels of Disney, owners of ESPN, and the sports network themselves told him to “stand down” and not do the event, which was set for Lemoore, CA’s Tachi Palace Casino a week from this Saturday. ESPN is both the UFC’s sole North American pay-per-view provider and rightsholder.
The New York Times reported that it was California governor Gavin Newsome that contacted Disney officials.
White insisted that “Fight Island” is real (a reference to a private island White said the company has secured to run shows featuring international fighters) and that the UFC will be the first sport back and that it will be on ESPN. He also revealed the idea was his and Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel, co-owner of the UFC. The location and logistics for how that island will work are yet undisclosed.
“When my partner (ESPN) says they are ready to go, I’ll be ready to go,” White said. Within a month, he claimed that fighters could start training on the island and that an event could happen there soon after.
White said the company could have gone April 18th in Lemoore or another venue he had secured with an athletic commission and the state’s governor on board. He didn’t disclose what state that was in. White took it as a personal mission to make the 249 show happen, repeatedly insisting that he could make the show happen and denouncing a New York Times article that questioned the company’s ability to do COVID-19 testing before, during, and after the show.
From a financial standpoint, White said he would take care of his fighters by getting them all of their contracted fights this year (“everyone is going to get paid”) and that no one was getting laid off.
Okamoto said afterward that White told him all 42 scheduled events for the year will still happen as planned.
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By Jeff Hamlin, WrestlingObserver.com
Bobby Roode defeated Eric Young in a Last Man Standing match in 19:30
Eric Young is ranked #2 in this week’s top 5. His only singles victories this calendar year have come against Bobby Roode (which was avenged three weeks later) and Tommy Dreamer. I guess the same people who put Ohio State ahead of TCU in the College Football Playoff must be in charge of the TNA Top 5 during basketball season. Announcers try to get Young over as a deranged heel, but I put Young behind the eight ball earlier today by watching YouTube footage of Terry Funk in Memphis after the Empty Arena match with Jerry Lawler. And no wrestler can be as believably deranged as Funk was that day. For that matter, Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of the Joker in Batman couldn’t run with Funk that day.
Young gave Roode a neckbreaker on the floor, then started arguing with a woman who appeared to be dressed as a pink Teletubby. Young rammed Roode into the ring steps, then tried to pile drive him on the steps, only to have Roode backdrop him off. Both men got up with chairs, where they did the dueling chairs spot, then clotheslined each other. They got back in the ring where Young hit the pile driver, but Roode was up at 9. Young brought a chair into the ring and hit Roode over the back with it. Roode sold it like it he was finished, but Young wanted to pile drive Young on the chair. But Roode quickly got up and gave Young the pile driver on the chair. Young was up at 9, but Roode immediately put him in position for the Roode bomb.
Young escaped and they fought on the apron. Young teased giving Roode a pile driver on the apron through a table that was set up earlier in the match, but Roode turned it into a Roode Bomb through the table, eliciting lots of “TNA” chants. Both stayed down until the 8 count, when Roode got up and Young stayed down. Solid match with a well-timed finish not using the table until the very end.
Magnus and Mickey James were shown walking into the building together.
Jeremy Borash met with Rockstar Spud about his hair-vs-hair match tonight against Ethan Carter the Third. Borash tried to talk Spud out of wrestling EC3, but Spud explained that he’s already won by standing up to EC3. Spud said regardless of whether EC3 kicks his ass tonight or not, he’s stood up to a bully which he can take pride in forever.
Drew Galloway came out. He looks like a skinny, younger Lance Archer. He started his promo in the ring, but he went out into the crowd. He told a story about how he used to go to wrestling shows in that building, and there was once a time in wrestling when it mattered what the fans thought. And then people started shoving things down our throat. Clearly, this was a knock on WWE, but how long would it take you to name dozens of examples by every company off the top of your head? Hell, just limit it to WCW in 1999 alone. Somehow, this ties together with the Beat Down Clan. MVP came out with the BDC.
MVP said he wasn’t playing God, as far as Galloway was concerned, he was God. MVP said there was once a time when Galloway was the chosen one because he had the looks, but he didn’t have a brain because he was too stupid to understand what he had done and who he did it too. Was that a reference to Taryn Terrell? MVP even admitted he and Galloway were once drinking buddies. Lots of easy Alberto Del Rio jokes there that I’ll let pass. MVP told the rest of the BDC to go to the back while he wrestles Galloway.
Drew Galloway defeated MVP by DQ in 3:09
Mostly a brawl that ended with a BDC run in. Low Ki and Kenny King ran in while Samoa Joe stayed at ringside. Ki was about to clothesline Galloway while MVP and King held him, but Joe stopped Ki. Just as it appeared Joe was turning face, Joe handed Ki and lead pipe, which Ki used over Galloway’s head. Galloway juiced.
Magnus and James talked in the back. James wanted to make sure that Magnus was ready for his match with Bram. Magnus told her to stay in the back.
Magnus defeated Bram by DQ in 5:23
Yet another grudge match brawl, which started to wear thin an hour into the show. However, there was very good psychology and storytelling. Magnus is working with a bad neck, and Bram’s offense consisted of neckbreakers and Edge-O-Matics. James came running out after Magnus hit a second-rope dropkick. Magnus hit the Randy Savage elbow, but Bram kicked Magnus low for the DQ. Bram hit Magnus with a chair across the back while James tried to get into the ring, but referee Brian Hebner prevented her. Bram pulled out his infamous cue ball and a zip tie, which he used to tie Magnus against the ropes.
Bram shoved Hebner down. James covered up Magnus, but Bram grabbed James by the hair. James slapped Bram as Magnus was tied against the ropes. Bram said he was going to take everything Magnus had and ordered Magnus to kiss his boots as he held James in a chinlock. Magnus grabbed Bram’s boots and reluctantly kissed it. Bram then released James. Of course, there’s likely a ban on man-on-woman violence on Destination America, or at least they want to take it easy since TNA just started on a new station. But they should have had Bram harm James in some way so that Magnus would be the enraged babyface out for revenge. I’m not advocating man-on-woman violence. Maybe Bram could have kissed James in front of her fiancee. In practice, I couldn’t decide if Magnus was buried or did the right thing.
– MVP cut a promo saying the blood has just begun to flow from the BDC.
– Joe welcomed Galloway to TNA and said he was sorry things got a little rough.
Brooke defeated Robbie E in 4:22
DJZ introduced Robbie E as being undefeated against his opponents in wrestling matches and their daily verbal arguments. He piped in “Let’s get ready to Robbie.” Josh Matthews noted that if DJZ had said another “r” word, he would have owed someone a lot of money. Total comedy as Robbie treated this like a boxing match, coming to the ring in a robe, doing an Ali Shuffle as if he was Rainman and sitting on a stool after every bit of offense while Jessie Godderz sprayed water in his face. Angelina Love interfered, but Brooke hit her with a crossbody off the apron. DJZ distracted referee Brian Stiffler, allowing Godderz to run in, but Godderz hit Robbie, and Brooke got the pin with a jackknife cradle.
– Matthews did a front desk introduction to build up the Bobby Lashley-Kurt Angle TNA title match for next week. They video of Angle feels like it’s aired a dozen times before. Lashley’s video was terrific, showing his cross-training, boxing, kickboxing, doing curls wwith 65 dumbbells.
Ethan Carter the Third defeated Rockstar Spud in 16:50
Spud was one over babyface in his home country. He came out singing “God Save the Queen” and opened with a flurry of punches. They had a barber’s chair at ringside, and Spud dropkicked EC3 while he was sitting in it. I’ve seen parental advisories for wrestling shows since 1996, but I’ve never seen one leading into the final segment of a show. That’s what happened here, which guaranteed double juice. Spud did a somersault plancha, which took balls on the part of Spud since EC3 has a torn bicep and could hardly catch him. As EC3 took referee Brian Hebner, Tyrus ran down and power bombed Spud on the floor. Mr. Anderson came out and gave Tyrus the Mic Check on the floor. EC3 hit Anderson from behind with his biceps brace, then gave Spud a shot with the brace, as well. Spud gigged himself. EC3 worked over the cut as the blood flowed from Spud’s head across EC3’s chest.
Borash began mouthing off to EC3 at ringside. In this circumstance, the blood worked because it added to an already intense match. Borash ran in the ring and gave EC3 a low blow, and Spud got a near fall with a stunner. Momentarily, the screen turned black and white to keep the match less graphic. After a few seconds, the screen went right back to color. What was that? Spud hulked up just like Hulk Hogan and fired several punches, followed by a shining wizard.
Spud grabbed EC3 by the crotch and gave him a side kick. Spud tried an Acid Drop, otherwise known as the Underdog, but EC3 hit him with the brace. Spud kicked out at two to EC3’s shock. EC3 hit the One Percenter and got the pin clean. EC3 almost looked remorseful after getting the win. He said that Spud had the most heart and determination he’s ever seen in professional wrestling. He admitted he had done some heinous things to Spud and there was a time where they were best friends, and he ruined that.
EC3 said Spud had proven he belonged in Impact Wrestling and there was a chance he could be a world champion. He said he wasn’t going to shave Spud’s head tonight because he proved he was a lion, a tiger and a man. EC3 offered to shake Spud’s hand, and they did shake hands. As Spud was about to leave, EC3 jumped Spud proving it was all a ruse. He then grabbed the clippers from ringside and shaved a portion of Spud’s hair. EC3 said this company was all his now and got a ton of heat. He was trying to bait fans into throwing things at him, but only one person obliged. This was fantastic television as far as pure emotion.
The crowd reaction to Spud’s near fall after the stunner was priceless. The Big News: Basically another PPV on free TV show where EC3 defeated Rockstar Spud to win the hair-vs-hair match in a heat-filled main event. Bobby Roode defeated Eric Young in a Last Man Standing match that was also very good.
SUMMARY
The main event couldn’t have gone much better. It got EC3 over as a heel and it had as much heat as any match from a major company since perhaps Wrestlemania from last year. I know Impact is flying under the radar now and I know that Wrestlemania will have ten times the attendance that this show did, but I don’t know if any match on the card will have as much heat as Spud-EC3 did tonight. Maybe that statement will prove to be foolish, but Spud was tremendous here and EC3 is a great heel.
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The WrestleMania go-home show did 4.19 million viewers, the show’s best number since 2/2.
It’s up from 3.92 million viewers the previous week. It is generally considered the most important show of the year since it was loaded with names, including an unadvertised appearance of Hulk Hogan.
Last year’s go-home show did 4.38 million viewers.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 4.18 million viewers
9 p.m. 4.34 million viewers
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10 p.m. 4.04 million viewers