The now former WWE broadcaster Kayla Becker (Braxton) has shared her first work outside of the company. Becker left WWE at the end of June to look for new opportunities now that she was living in California. She shares on her social media that she has just wrapped up filming a role in her first … Read more
As we inch closer and closer to a weekend of Money in The Bank and NXT Heat Wave in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, WWE made a domestic stop tonight in New York City, turning Madison Square Garden into “Madison SmackDown Garden” for tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. Six of the blue brand’s female superstars battled it out in two triple … Read more
For the past eight years, WWE fans have grown accustomed to the presence of Kayla Braxton as a backstage interviewer. Now, eight years later, she is bidding adieu. She posted this message to her Instagram on Saturday morning, announcing that next week’s edition of Friday Night SmackDown will be her last. Braxton, real name Kayla … Read more
Friday Night SmackDown was held in Albany, New York from the MVP Arena. Nia Jax is now the first ever Queen of the Ring after defeating one of the newest female Superstars on Monday Night Raw, Lyra Valkyria, at King and Queen of the Ring in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last Saturday. With that victory comes an important caveat: a … Read more
With the King and Queen of the Ring PLE taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia tomorrow from the Jeddah Super Dome, tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown was held from the same venue as the WWE Superstars have been in the country for the past few days. Triple H made the announcement earlier in the … Read more
Friday Night SmackDown made its first stop tonight since Backlash in Lyon, France to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for a new week of action. Much has happened recently: Bayley keeps her Women’s Championship for a little while longer after defeating both Tiffany Stratton and Naomi, and The Kabuki Warriors were dethroned as Women’s Tag Team Champions by Bianca … Read more
Bayley finally got her wish to have a match against Michael Cole….well sort of. Prior to SmackDown this week, Bayley was in the ring “looking for competition” when Michael Cole’s entrance music hits and it was Kayla Braxton dressed up as Michael Cole from when he entered the Royal Rumble many years ago. Cole was … Read more
WWE is bringing back Talking Smack and this time it will be hosted by Kayla Braxton and Xavier Woods. It will be on the WWE Network and will be available on the free version as well. Talking Smack was pretty popular during its original run that started in 2016. It was a post-show for SmackDown … Read more
According to WWE, they have announced their line up for their announce team for the Royal Rumble and its Kickoff panel. The Kickoff show begins at 5 p.m. EST and has a slew of panelists set to appear. The first hour will consist of regulars such as Jonathan Coachman, Booker T, and Jerry “The King” … 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
Ruby Riot recently spoke with Kayla Braxton on Facebook Live to discuss the impact the Mae Young Classic will have on women’s wrestling and WWE as a whole. During the interview she called the 32-woman tournament “empowering.” “A couple years ago, the thought of there being a full tournament just for the Women’s division was basically … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Kayla Braxton welcomes the newest member of the NXT broadcasting team Christy St. Cloud. (YouTube) * Build Series … Read more