CNBC’s Elizabeth Schulze interviewed WWE’s Chief Brand Officer, Stephanie McMahon, at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday. The purpose of the interview was to focus on “five tips for building a global brand.” She discusses marketing globally and leads into how sports is a big attribute to that global market. She touches base on … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series, slated to air Sunday, Nov. 18, Raw announced captains for Team Red. Despite the inability to compete, Alexa Bliss was named captain for the Raw Women’s Team. This week’s Monday night Raw came straight out of the United Kingdom, and the show opened up with all the superstars lined up on the stage. Baron Corbin made … Read more
The wrestling universe is still buzzing about the recent decision WWE made to keep good on their contract with the country of Saudi Arabia, moving forward with their pay-per-view Crown Jewel. Raw commentator Renee Young finally spoke on her involvement with the controversial pay-per-view. The second WWE event to take place in the country this year, … Read more
During tonight’s episode of WWE Raw, the first women’s match of this year’s Survivor Series has been announced. The champions have emerged, and all eyes are now set on Survivor Series. WWE has decided to take the women’s revolution to one of the big four pay-per-views after the two women’s champions gave the fight of … Read more
Nia Jax took the win in the Battle Royal match at WWE Evolution. Although this win may have been an obvious one to some, Jax was able to outlast 19 other women and secure her spot back into the RAW women’s title picture. As the winner of this match, she has a future shot at … Read more
The Queen of Spades, Shayna Baszler, is now the first-ever two-time NXT Women’s Champion. Tonight, on the Evolution PPV, Baszler defeated the Pirate Princess, Kairi Sane, to gain this accomplishment. FIRST-EVER TWO-TIME #WWENXT #WomensChampion. Congratulations, @QoSBaszler! #WWEEvolution #AndNew #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/tbTYKdDeiB — WWE (@WWE) October 29, 2018 Baszler and Sane had a competitive seesaw bout. Both … Read more
In continued hype for Sunday’s Evolution, WWE’s latest Top 10 countdown ranks their picks for ‘the 10 greatest title victories attained in a WWE ring by female Superstars.’ See the full ranking below: Trish Stratus defeats Lita at Unforgiven 2006 for the Women’s Title Charlotte Flair defeats Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 32 … Read more
At WWE’s Evolution, Nikki Bella will challenge Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Title. Throughout the week, the stars have been making the media rounds and during an interview Newsweek, Bella discusses about her upcoming match with Rousey, her return to in-ring action and why the “Diva” moniker shouldn’t be vilified. Highlights of the interview … Read more
WWE has announced that due to an injury, Alexa Bliss will be unable to compete at Sunday’s Evolution PPV match, where she was set to team up with Mickie James to take on the team of Trish Stratus and Lita. Bliss will still be at ringside for the big tag team match-up. Per WWE.com: Although James … Read more
WWE Evolution weekend is official upon us! To help fans get hyped for this weekend’s historic event, the WWE have announced a weekend full of media content, starting off a pair of roundtables set for Saturday. The roundtables begin on Saturday, Oct. 27, at noon ET, as Cathy Kelley welcomes Mae Young Classic finalist Toni … Read more
According to ShowBuzz Daily, last night’s episode of Total Divas on E! drew 390,000 viewers and ranked #49 for the night on cable in the 18-49 demographic. This is up 50,000 viewers from last week’s episode of Total Divas, which also ranked at #50 for the night in cable. The episode sees the cast head to … Read more
Welcome back to the Mae Young Classic! We are down to our final four: Io Shirai, Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm and Meiko Satomura. Who will make it to the finals? We’re going to find out NOW! Again, no slideshows, just straight into the matches! And then there were four.#WWEMYC pic.twitter.com/PV1qMYjFMm — Mae Young Classic (@MaeYoungClassic) … Read more
Sasha Banks recently returned to Monday Night Raw after weeks of being sidelined due to an undisclosed injury. In a teaser for her interview with Maria Menounos from her podcast, Coversations with Maria Menounos, Banks reveals the injury that kept off television. She also discusses the possibility of Women Tag Team Titles and her reaction … Read more
Hi everyone! Welcome to a loaded edition of the weekly recap for NXT. Last week, we saw an inconclusive end to the rematch between Nikki Cross and Bianca Belair. As the match was reaching its climax, Aleister Black made his return, demanding answers from Nikki Cross regarding who it was that attacked him back in … Read more
After eight long weeks, the finalists for this year’s Mae Young Classic were determined during tonight’s semi-final matches. After advancing to the Semifinals in last year’s tournament, Toni Storm secured her spot to the finals at Evolution by defeating the likes of Jinny, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Mia Yim and Meiko Satomura. Meanwhile, WWE NXT and Mae Young Classic newcomer Io … Read more
Hola SmackDown fans and welcome to this week’s Redux. Evolution is only a few DAYS away but after this week’s SmackDown, it almost feels like WWE’s first all women’s PPV isn’t a priority for them at all. As if it ever was? Instead, this week’s go-home show feels like it was just another chore for … Read more
As we draw closer to WWE’s Evolution PPV, the company are putting the final touches to the event by announcing that Evolution will feature a Kickoff Show with a panel featuring Renee Young, Paige and Beth Phoenix. In addition, there will be a red carpet event hosted by Charly Caruso and Kayla Braxton with Lilian … Read more
Former WWE and Total Divas star Eva Marie recently spoke with Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet to discuss having ’unfinished business’ in the ring, who she’d like to face if she returned to the WWE, being criticized by fans and more. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of Pro Wrestling Sheet. On having unfinished … Read more
The ‘Road of Evolution’ has felt more like a 10-second drag race (and not the fun kind). The event was announced over three months ago and now we’re just days away from the ‘historic’ event… surely I’m not the only one who is feeling underwhelmed? Well, it’s the last RAW and that last chance for … Read more
WWE’s first-ever all women’s PPV Evolution is set to take place in less than one week. A six woman tag team match has now been added to the card that will see Bayley, Sasha Banks and Natalya take on the Riott Squad. Per WWE.com: After weeks of building tension and animosity, The Riott Squad will … Read more
Hello y’all, and welcome to the seventh week of the Mae Young Classic! This week we have: Meiko Satomura vs. Lacey Lane Rhea Ripley vs. Tegan Nox Io Shirai vs. Deonna Purrazzo Mia Yim vs. Toni Storm How did they fare? Well, let’s get into it and find out! I’m dispensing with the slideshow here … Read more
Multi Raw Women Champions Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks have returned to in-ring action! During a live house show event in Bangor, Maine, Banks and Bliss made the in-ring in separate tag matches. Banks teamed up with Bayley and Dana Brooke to defeat Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, and Alicia Fox. Banks picked up the win … Read more
Six new names have been added to the Women’s Battle Royal match taking place at WWE’s Evolution PPV, with the winner earning a future Women’s Title opportunity. These names include: Alundra Blayze Ivory Kelly Kelly Maria Kanellis Michelle McCool Molly Holly These six new names join the previously announced participants: Alicia Fox Asuka Billie Kay … Read more
Ahead of WWE’s first-ever all Women’s PPV Evolution next weekend, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon spoke with Daily Express Sport, where she revealed how she wants the WWE women’s division to look like in 10 years : “I would like for there to be just as many women as there are men on the … Read more
Ahead of their first-ever all Women’s PPV next weekend, the WWE have announced that they will air a ‘Road to Evolution’ special on the USA Network after next week’s Monday Night Raw, which is also the go-home show for Evolution. The special will also air on the E! network at 10 pm ET on Wednesday … Read more
According to ShowBuzz Daily, last night’s episode of Total Divas on E! drew 340,000 viewers, a new new low in viewership for the series, and ranked #50 for the night on cable in the 18-49 demographic. This is down 40,000 viewers from last week’s episode of Total Divas, which also ranked at #54 for the night … Read more