The 2019 Royal Rumble is officially in the book, and the winner, Becky Lynch, is heading to WrestleMania. This year’s match had some big shoes to fill, because the first Women’s Royal Rumble was so good. Whether viewers enjoyed it as much probably relies on their opinion of the surprise entrants. Last year’s rumble was … Read more
Nia Jax crashed the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble, ambushing number 30 entrant R-Truth and taking his place. Jax’s shocking appearance makes her the fourth female wrestler to compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble. Jax had already competed in the Women’s Royal Rumble earlier in the card, where she entered at number 29 and eliminated Natalya … Read more
Becky Lynch is the winner of the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble match, after finally eliminating her rival Charlotte Flair. Lynch replaced Lana at number 28 due to a debilitating ankle injury incurred during Rusev’s unsuccessful title defense on the kickoff show. Lynch faced off against Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in the opening bout … Read more
Last night on Raw, Ronda Rousey received her first loss since joining WWE, a year ago. Lucky for her, it was a loss handed down in a tag team match and she was not the one to tap out. The team of Sasha Banks and Bayley, Boss ‘n’ Hug Connection, defeated Rousey and Natalya in … 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
Every week since debuting on Monday Night Raw, Alexa Bliss’s Moment of Bliss talk show has featured a big moment that’s gotten the whole wrestling world buzzing. From Nia Jax and Sasha Banks setting up a No. 1 Contender’s match, to the reveal of the Women’s Tag Team Titles, A Moment of Bliss has quickly … Read more
We are just a week away from Royal Rumble. It’s easily my favorite of the big four pay-per-view events and the card looks awesome this year. It should be a great night for women’s wrestling with two first time match-ups for the women’s titles, Sasha Banks versus Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch versus Asuka, and … Read more
Sunday night, WWE posted a video on Twitter of Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and her ally in the ring, Natalya. In the video, the pair have harsh words for Sasha Banks and Bayley, referencing the upcoming championship match between Rousey and Banks, and the newly unveiled WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. On tonight’s Raw, … Read more
Before the first Women’s Royal Rumble match in 2018, female wrestlers started declaring their entry in the battle royal over a month in advance. This year, the women’s division segments of Raw and SmackDown have so far focused more on the championship matches on the upcoming pay-per-view: Sasha Banks vs. Ronda Rousey (c) for the … Read more
The feud between the Four Horsewomen of WWE and the Four Horsewomen of MMA took another turn this week. The clash has been building since Shayna Baszler taunted Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Bayley at the inaugural Mae Young Classic. The ensuing stare down between the two stables has been a hot topic ever since. Last year, Ronda Rousey made her professional wrestling debut, and … Read more
Last week on Raw,the RAW Women’s Championship match evolved during Alexa Bliss’ “Moment of Bliss” segment. After the segment, Nia Jax faced Sasha Banks jockeying for a number one contender’s position. A match with the champion Ronda Rousey was booked as a result of Banks’ victory. Rousey took to her YouTube channel yesterday with a … Read more
The last time Sasha Banks held the WWE Raw Women’s Championship was August 28, 2017. After winning a recent no. one contender match against Nia Jax, Banks landed a date with current champion Ronda Rousey at the Royal Rumble. On Friday, Banks took to Twitter to take jabs at not just Raw Women’s Championship Ronda … Read more
The women’s title picture is getting a tad clearer after tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live. Becky Lynch will now face Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Royal Rumble. The main event of tonight’s episode was a triple-threat match between Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Carmella. The prize? A championship match against Asuka at the upcoming pay-per-view. … Read more
During tonight’s episode of Raw, fans got another peek at the Royal Rumble card. Sasha Banks vs. Ronda Rousey has been set for a championship match at Royal Rumble, after Banks defeated Nia Jax in a no. 1 contender’s match. The events leading up to the match can be traced back to the debut episode … Read more
Very early Friday morning, Diva Dirt broke news that a title match for Royal Rumble was confirmed for Asuka vs. Becky Lynch, as reported on WWE Main Event. It looks like the match is no longer confirmed. Friday afternoon, ex-General Manager of SmackDown Live, Paige, posted this tweet on her Twitter account. The tweet comes … Read more
In this latest bit of breaking news, WWE has now officially announced that SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka will defend her newly won championship against former champ Becky Lynch at Royal Rumble, next month. While it seems that WWE recently abolished the company’s in-storyline automatic rematch policy, it makes perfect sense for Asuka’s first pay-per-view challenge … Read more
WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 has been a real mixed bag. This season added two more episodes and five more minutes per, making it 14 30-minute episodes. It seemed like it dragged on forever though, in part because of the change to a round-robin style bracket. The who’s who list of wrestlers who were … Read more
WWE recently announced that the winners of the Mixed Match Challenge will receive bragging rights and lucrative leverage at the Royal Rumble. The Mixed Match Challenge is a WWE web series in partnership with Facebook that features intergender teams and matches from both Raw and SmackDown, and in season one, they fought for $100k for their respected charity. Season … Read more