This pay per view is the last event before WrestleMania 35 making this an extremely important show. Four matches have already been confirmed for Fastlane. Kofi Kingston was just taken out of his WWE Championship match and replaced by Kevin Owens who will now challenge Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. Mandy Rose will challenge Asuka for the Smackdown Women’s Championship for the first time in her WWE career....
Even though there is some juice left in this feud, the nature of the finish makes it almost impossible for Enzo Amore to play a credible babyface in a rematch. As far as the new theme song is concerned, it is nothing to write home about and is just more generic fare from CFO$. Send us news tips at [email protected] 0 votes
WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes had been hospitalized over the weekend due to an infection in his left foot, apparently caused by a snake bite. The ‘American Dream’, as he is called, is currently working for WWE as the Commissioner of NXT. He makes occasional on-air appearances on other WWE television and pay-per-views and works as a backstage booker and producer in the NXT Wrestling developmental territory. Dusty commented on the incident recently via Twitter:...
On his YouTube channel, WWE Hall of Famer JBL recently commented on WWE’s decision to hire both Pat McAfee and Adnan Virk as main roster commentators. JBL was especially impressed by McAfee and spoke about what a tremendous individual he is. The former Indianapolis Colts punter previously performed for the company on NXT. He had a notable feud with Adam Cole and the Undisputed Era, but that came to an end at NXT TakeOver: WarGames....
“N atl atSmackdown visiting and shaking some hands. Such an awesome feel just to walk thru these men and women!!! Makes me dream sweet dreams” Regarding Hall, he was spotted watching the show with his son Cody. Flair was seen entering the building with some children, likely family members. WWE Divas champion Paige was spotted backstage with Jake, and clicked a picture with him (above). 0 votes
Nothing makes sense anymore. In a vicious main event, Shane McMahon tried to finish off Kevin Owens by jumping off the roof of Hell in a Cell with an unconscious Owens on an announcer’s table below. But when Shane jumped, a hooded figure ran out and pulled Owens off the table, and McMahon crashed through the table. The hooded man was revealed to be none other than Sami Zayn, Owens’ former friend and longtime enemy....
While not in its usual spot in October, the event was pretty solid. As a result, WWE has not produced a single bad pay-per-view in this setting since its introduction ten months ago. It’s an impressive feat, especially with the lack of live fans. Hell in a Cell featured six matches, including two inside the dreaded structure. Most of them were good, owing to some excellent chemistry between various in-ring pairings....
Maryse and The Miz are riding high at the moment following the success of Miz and Mrs and whilst Daniel Bryan has reportedly signed a new contract and his wife Brie Bella has been able to return to the ring for the first time since her retirement back at WrestleMania 32. WWE obviously has high hopes for this match since the four stars were given the SmackDown main event this week and are expected to get a lengthy times slot on Sunday night as well, but which duo will be given the bragging rights?...
Former WWE writer Rob Naylor spoke about coaches being unhappy with Rollins: Rollins himself spoke to WWE.com years later and spoke about how close he was to being fired by the WWE: The WWE Universal Champion added that it was Triple H who believed in him and helped him keep his job: Rollins has gone on to become a multiple time world champion and was put over by ‘The Game’ himself at WrestleMania 33....
Rowdy even opened up about her recent induction into the UFC Hall of Fame and if she is looking forward to getting a similar honor in the WWE. In case you didn’t know… Daniel Cormier created history at UFC 226 when he knocked out Stipe Miocic in the very first round to capture the UFC Heavyweight Champion. With the emphatic victory, DC became only the second man to hold championship belts in two different divisions in the UFC simultaneously, and the fifth man overall to have won two titles In different weight classes....
Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. In case you didn’t know The Shield reformed the night after Summerslam, with the trio preventing Braun Strowman from cashing in his Money in the Bank contract over a prone Roman Reigns. Prior to this, the group teamed from their debut at Survivor Series 2012, to June 2014, and reformed briefly during the winter of 2017....
In case you didn’t know… Cole is the only person in Ring Of Honor history to win the ROH World Championship three times. He joins Jay Briscoe and Austin Aries as the only people to have multiple reigns with the title. The heart of the matter… Newsweek asked Cole if it was difficult being a heel despite getting some of the best pops from the NXT Universe. He admitted that it can be difficult at times, but in 2018, the landscape of professional wrestling is completely different....
This week, Awesome Kong, known as Kharma to the WWE Universe, has said she would want to compete in the monumental matchup if WWE asked, but added that they have not contacted her so far. In case you didn’t know… Kia Stevens has most recently found fame on Netflix show GLOW, but she had a hugely dominant run as Awesome Kong in Impact Wrestling, back when it was called TNA, and on the indies too, after a short run in WWE....
The latest victim of Becky Lynch was none other than former RAW Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss. Little Miss Bliss engaged in a war of words with the Irish Lass Kicker. In case you didn’t know… Alexa Bliss was scheduled to team up with Mickie James to take on Trish Stratus and Lita at Evolution. Unfortunately, she had to be ruled out because of an unfortunate injury that she allegedly sustained at Ronda Rousey’s hands....
However, while Roode looks to have a bright future ahead, many believe that it must be very uncomforting for the former TNA World heavyweight Champion to move from TNA to NXT after spending almost 12 years in the rival promotion of WWE. Brian Fritz of Sporting News recently got the chance to speak up with the former TNA star where he asked him the question everybody has in mind hat whether it was hard to move away from TNA after spending so much time with the company...
Sharmell however, didn’t explain why Booker was hospitalized. In a recent Instagram post, Sharmell has very well mentioned that Booker is now home and doing well with a gaming console in his right hand. A photo posted by Sharmell Huffman (@realsharmell) on Aug 1, 2016 at 9:41am PDT Probably this was the reason the Spinaroonie had to officially announce his “WWE Retirement” on twitter last day A photo posted by Sharmell Huffman (@realsharmell) on Jul 31, 2016 at 9:52am PDT...
In case you didn’t know… Bray Wyatt won the WWE Championship for the first time in his career at Elimination Chamber when he pinned AJ Styles for the victory. The Championship has been a long time coming for the Wyatt patriarch, as this was his first singles title win in the company since his debut. A few weeks ago, Bray Wyatt witnessed in devastation as Randy Orton burnt down the Wyatt Family compound and desecrated Sister Abigail’s resting place....
In case you didn’t know… Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine) is a 27-year veteran of the sport of professional wrestling and has been a staple on the WWE roster since 1999. The 46-year-old has won multiple titles in WWE including the Undisputed WWF Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship. The heart of the matter Chris Jericho was written off WWE’s TV programming as he was last seen being attacked by Kevin Owens on SmackDown Live, following which he set out on a tour with his rock band, Fozzy – a tour that culminates in mid-June....
In case you didn’t know… It was decided that The Shield would face Cesaro and Sheamus along with the Miz and Braun Strowman, and possibly a mysterious fifth man at TLC. Curtis Axel was responsible for helping The Miz to beat down Roman Reigns in the lead up to the reunification of The Shield. The first time The Miz mocked The Shield it was in a fist bump shared with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas....
We can never “Hinder Jinder” again. In one of the most unlikely WWE Championship matches in WWE history, we had one of the most unlikely results. Will Mahal’s win work out long-term? I have no idea but you could see and hear the shock in the Chicago crowd on Sunday night. It was a unique but decent night of wrestling and Backlash gave us plenty to talk about. With all of this in mind, here’s the top five most surprising moments of the WWE Backlash 2017:...
