December 2020 – Page 4

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what he said about last night’s RAW and next week’s “Old School” show:

Daniel Bryan Joining The Wyatt Family: “Daniel Bryan is a genuine work horse but I still don’t know exactly what I saw as he left the arena Monday night with the Wyatt Family. Will Bryan now become a pro wrestling ‘villain’ within the Wyatt faction or will Bryan continue to elicit cheers because the fans love chanting “Yes!”?”

“Are the Wyatt’s an antagonist entity or are they simply, bizarrely cool? What heinous acts have the Wyatt’s perpetrated lately to make them disliked? Or does it matter? Just asking…”

Heyman, Lesnar, Batista & The WrestleMania 30 Main Event: “Good to see Heyman and Lesnar back on RAW although I doubt that we see them together that much between now and WM30. I hope that I’m wrong on that one. Lesnar has and will sell PPV’s if he is exposed strategically on Monday Night Raw. What is or isn’t strategic is up for debate.”

“Lesnar just jumped to the top of my short list of favorites to win the Royal Rumble…..or Batista. Will the WrestleMania 30 Main Event be Orton vs. Lesnar? Or Orton vs. Batista? Or none of the above? Hmm.”

Next Week’s Old School RAW: “The promos for next week’s Old School Raw looked good and I’m sure that the “alums’ will have a great time catching up next week …How cool would it be to see Hulk Hogan next Monday night in Baltimore? That’s the epitome of ‘Old School” booking for this themed RAW. (Someone has already said out loud, (“NO! Save Hulk for PPV!”) One would expect WWE will have a few surprises up their sleeve for Monday night as it relates to the old school talents.”

“However, having Ric Flair on the show makes it feel very special. I haven’t seen Naitch since Summer Slam but that’s another story…. “

* The Very Latest On Several MAJOR WrestleMania Season Storylines

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Tonight’s Old School RAW: “Hope everyone enjoys the Old School Raw tonight live from Baltimore. Lots of wrestling history in that old Arena including Superstar Graham beating Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Title, several JCP major shows including Great American Bash events and Ron Simmons making history by beating Vader for the WCW World Title back in the day.”

“I’m curious to see how the “Old Schoolers” will be used tonight on the 3 hour broadcast. Will they be embraced or embarrassed in the name of ‘entertainment?’

“Hopefully the Legends will be allowed to be themselves tonight on RAW and not be over produced and have their entire promos written by a creative team member. Tonight would be a good night to go really ‘Old School’ and let the verbal creativity flow from those who are good at extemporaneous speaking.”

Daniel Bryan & The Wyatt Family” “WWE creative must hit it out of the park tonight on the Daniel Bryan, who’s soon to be known as Daniel Wyatt based on weekend WWE live events, and the Wyatt Family storyline. I’ve never seen a talent over the last few years get ‘over’ to the level of Bryan and then be booked so curiously. Hopefully, at the end of the day, this will come full circle and please many fans but at least Bryan is still getting quality TV minutes and his bell to bell in ring work is virtually untouchable.”

Talent Getting Over Organically: “Talents who get over organically are few and far between these days and they can never be taken for granted or not recognized. The ‘buzz’ doesn’t last forever. Wrestlers who connect with the fans is a wrestling booker’s dream. Creative types who do not listen to their paying customers IE Fans just aren’t that bright when all is said and done.”

*SPOILERS* For Tonight’s Old School RAW: Legends Appearing, Planned Segments

WWE taped five episodes of WWE NXT Thursday night Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Here are full spoiler results:

* Sin Cara, Summer Rae and Sasha Banks greeted fans before the tapings.

* Triple H kicks off the tapings and talks about how far NXT has came. He announces that after the January 30th tapings, NXT will air live on the WWE Network with a one-time special on the night of the February 27th tapings.

* Brando Rhodes is introduced as a ring announcer, using that name.

January 15th Episode:

* Adrian Neville defeated Wesley Blake.

* Alexander Rusev defeated Xavier Woods with the camel clutch. Lana cut a promo before the match. After the match, Rusev attacked Kofi while he was down. Sin Cara ran out and made the save. “Hunico” chants started up which caused a lot of laughter in the crowd.

* Antonio Cesaro defeated CJ Parker in an easy match with The Neutralizer.

* Sami Zayn came out on crutches to a big pop. He says 2014 will be a much better year for him. Zayn wants a rematch against Antonio Cesaro from their famous 2 of 3 Falls match. Cesaro comes out, shakes Zayn’s hand and turns down the challenge.

* Natalya defeated Summer Rae by submission. This was described as one of the better NXT TV matches for the Divas. Sasha Banks and Bayley argued at ringside and taunted each other.

January 22nd Episode:

* The Ascension defeated two local wrestlers.

* Corey Graves defeated Camacho by submission. Graves cut a promo before the match and said he can’t forgive Adrian Neville.

* Bo Dallas comes out and cuts a promo. Adrian Neville interrupts and wants a title shot. Triple H comes out and announces a Beat The Clock match for right now. Neville wins, beats it and will get a NXT Title match at the live NXT special on the WWE Network on February 27th. Dallas tries to attack Neville got Neville got the upperhand.

January 29th Episode:

* Bayley with Natalya vs. Sasha Banks with Charlotte and Summer Rae is up next. Bayley wins by pinfall.

* Colin Cassaday vs. Tyler Breeze is up next. Breeze gets the win with help from Aiden English.

* The Miz defeated CJ Parker with the Figure Four in what was called a sleeper of a match.

* Renee Young hosts a contract signing between Bo Dallas and Adrian Neville for the live NXT on February 27th on the WWE Network. Bo doesn’t show up at first but finally comes out and tells Neville to watch and learn. Neville watches as Bo defeats a local unknown wrestler. Bo then signed the contract and brawled with Neville.

February 5th Episode:

* Alexander Rusev defeated Sin Cara.

* Emma defeated Alicia Fox in a quick match. After the match, Emma cut a promo about being #1 contender. She said Paige isn’t 100% right now but when she is, Emma wants her title shot. Summer Rae, Sasha Banks and Charlotte run out and attack Emma until Natalya and Bayley make the save.

* Mason Ryan defeated Sylvester Lefort in a squash match.

* Tyson Kidd defeated Aiden English with help from Colin Cassaday.

* Adrian Neville defeated Corey Graves by pinfall. This was a good physical match fought in and out of the ring. After the match, Bo Dallas attacks Neville and they fight. Triple H announces their February 27th live match on the WWE Network for the title will be a Ladder Match.

February 12th Episode:

* Emma, Bayley and Natalya defeated Sasha Banks, Summer Rae and Alicia Fox. Summer and Sasha ended up walking out on Alicia, causing her to be submitted. Charlotte was with Summer and Sasha.

* Aiden English defeated Colin Cassaday.

* Sami Zayn comes out and talks more about wanting Antonio Cesaro in a 2 of 3 Falls rematch. Cesaro comes and taunts Zayn. They argue. Zayn goes for a handshake but Cesaro won’t. Cesaro kicks Zayn’s injured knee out and walks off. Triple H appears and says he heard Zayn’s knee will be better in time for the live February 27th show on the WWE Network. Cesaro vs. Zayn is announced for that show.

* CJ Parker defeated Tye Dillinger in a quick match.

* Erick Rowan and Luke Harper vs. Jason Jordan and Marcus Louis is next. Rowan and Harper get the win as Bray Wyatt watched from ringside in his rocking chair. Daniel Bryan was not there. After the match, Bray hits Sister Abigail and cuts a promo.

* 5 REASONS Why The WWE Network Is A MUST HAVE

SEScoops.com broke the news this afternoon that Daniel Bryan suffered a concussion last night on RAW.

Based on preliminary testing by WWE doctors after the show, it’s believed injury took place early in the steel cage match main event. In a sad twist of irony, we are told Bryan does not remember much about last night.

The news has now been confirmed by a WWE spokesperson.

No word yet on how long he will be out of action, but he underwent additional testing today.

* MORE On DANIEL BRYAN’s CONCUSSION & VIDEO Of How It Happened

Former Ring Of Honor standouts Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards have signed one-year agreements with TNA Wrestling.

Richards and Edwards will be allowed to work independent wrestling shows, as long as they are approved by TNA ahead of time, but are restricted from working any internet pay-per-view events, appearing on regional television shows, or any events that will appear on DVDs sold in retail stores.

As far as Japan is concerned, it is believed that Richards and Edwards will be limited to working for Keiji Mutoh’s Wrestle-1 promotion, as TNA has a working agreement with them.

More 2014 WWE HOF Inductees, Batista vs. Brock Lesnar Plans, New WMXXX Matches

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WWE Superstar Ryback to DirecTV.com this week to promote Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Batista’s WWE Return: “I’m offended that he’s back. I’m the one and only “Big Guy” in the WWE. I go out there each and every night. I work the full schedule. I do all the cool power moves that you don’t see anybody doing anymore. I go out there and wrestle for 30 minutes, which you don’t see a lot of 295 lb. guys doing. I take a lot of pride in being big and having a lot of endurance and doing things that not everyone can do. So Batista is back, and it’s cool from a fan’s point of view, and I know he has some lofty goals, but this is my time now. I’m not taking a backseat to anyone. So if we end up in the ring together, it would give me great pleasure to throw him right over the top rope.”

Which Surprise Royal Rumble Entrants He Wants To See: “I’m sure a lot of people would love to see Goldberg show up and spear me right over the top rope. Whether that happens or not remains to be seen. But I also heard Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts mention that he wanted to be in the Royal Rumble. Obviously, from watching him as a kid, it would be pretty cool to be in the ring and hear that music hit. Or someone like Hulk Hogan would be pretty surreal. But I wouldn’t hesitate to throw either one of them over the top rope. My main thing is going out there and winning it.”

His Dream Tag Team Partner: “There’s so many, but I’d love to be able to tag with Triple H, and not just because he’s my boss. Just from the conversations we’ve had, he’s on a whole other level. We don’t have too many guys like that left – guys like Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart. Or a guy like Christian, who I’m looking forward to coming back. There’s so much knowledge in his brain. He’s wrestled all the greats – Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, guys like that. And I really wish Edge were still here. It killed me when I was out injured and he ended up having that final match with Alberto Del Rio. He was there while I was with the Nexus and he was just such a joy to be around. He’s a good human being and just knew so much. He was always helping. Its guys like that that I wish were around still. But yeah, off the top of my head, Triple H would be pretty cool.”

He also talked about his favorite Royal Rumble memories, his experience at NXT and more.

* ROYAL RUMBLE SURPRISE ENTRANTS: Find Out Who Could Be Returning Tomorrow Night

(Source: DirecTV.com)

Triple H announced at tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings that The Shield will face The Wyatt Family at next month’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

With that match set, here’s the updated card for WWE Elimination Chamber on February

Elimination Chamber for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Randy Orton (c) vs. Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena vs. Sheamus vs. 2 Wrestlers TBA

The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family

* MAJOR Changes Made To Elimination Chamber & WRESTLEMANIA After Fan Backlash To Royal Rumble

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Seth Rollins is returning to WWE television on the first SmackDown of 2021.

WWE has announced that Rollins will make his return on next Friday’s New Year’s Day episode of SmackDown. It will be the first time Rollins has appeared since November’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Rollins (real name Colby Lopez) and Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) announced on December 7 that Lynch had given birth to a baby girl named Roux. This is the couple’s first child.

In his last appearance on WWE programming before Lynch gave birth, Rollins took part in the Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown Survivor Series elimination match last month. Rollins was the first person to be eliminated in the match, sacrificing himself and saying it was for the greater good. Sheamus pinned Rollins after hitting a Brogue Kick.

Rollins also lost matches to Rey Mysterio and Murphy on SmackDown prior to Survivor Series.

New Intercontinental Champion Big E vs. Baron Corbin has also been announced for next Friday’s SmackDown. That appears to be a non-title match. Big E won the Intercontinental title on tonight’s SmackDown, defeating Sami Zayn in a lumberjack match. Corbin was one of the lumberjacks for the match.

– It’s been reported for a few weeks that the May 4th WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view will be taking place at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.

The official Facebook page of the Key Arena has posted a statement denying that they are hosting the show:

“Unfortunately we do not have WWE on May 4th. We are aware of the rumors that have been circulating. We love having the WWE and WWE Fans in our building and can’t wait to have them back!”

– After winning the Super Bowl on Sunday night, the Seattle Seahawks tweeted, “@wwedanielbryan In the words of one of @wwe’s finest…” and a photo that said, “YES! YES! YES!”

During the Seahawks’ locker room celebration after winning the Super Bowl, Seahawks General Manager John Schneider was photographed shirtless wearing a WWE Championship belt:

Earl Thomas deleted it, but this is the Seahawks GM shirtless, wearing a WWE belt pic.twitter.com/zwnCiuc4bG

— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) February 3, 2014

* Photo Of JOHN CENA’s Eye Injury That Kept Him Out Of Action This Weekend

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Triple H posted a tweet on Sunday night after The Wyatt Family vs. The Shield match at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. He wrote the following about the match:

Incredible….. Was that the beginning of the end? Or the end of the beginning? pic.twitter.com/tQGsJsZD4o

— Triple H (@TripleH) February 24, 2014

“The Game” also posted a couple of tweets about today’s WWE Network launch. He tweeted these out earlier today:

In 30 minutes our universe changes…. #WWENetwork http://t.co/EGTijxN8FT pic.twitter.com/MOB6JgXqnV

— Triple H (@TripleH) February 24, 2014

The universe has changed…. Then , now, forever http://t.co/OdxWhIWWiQ

— Triple H (@TripleH) February 24, 2014

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