The lineup for this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown continues to take shape. Ahead of the Friday, May 10, 2024 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX, three opening round matches for the ongoing 2024 WWE Queen of the Ring Tournament have been announced. Now confirmed for the 5/10 episode of SmackDown this week in QOTR first round bouts are Bianca Belair vs. Candice LeRae, Jade Cargill vs. Piper Niven and Naomi vs. Nia Jax. Also scheduled for the show in King of the Ring first round tourney action is Tama Tonga vs. Angelo Dawkins and Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles. Make sure to jo ..read more

NBC Universal is gearing up for the arrival of Friday Night SmackDown on the USA Network. The acquisition was prominently featured in a press release touting the new programming season coming up, with WWE Week announced for September 9. Featured below is the complete announcement with all of the details. A DYNAMIC LINEUP OF FRESH ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVE LIVE SPORTS, RETURNING HITS AND BELOVED FRANCHISES SUPERCHARGE NBCUNIVERSAL’S CABLE PORTFOLIO ACROSS BRAVO, E!, OXYGEN TRUE CRIME, SYFY AND USA NETWORK FOR 2024-25 SEASON Bravo Announces Unscripted Series “Making It in Manhattan,” (W/T) and Renew ..read more

Wheeler Yuta has been dealing with concussion symptoms for months. Fightful Select is reporting that is the reason why the Blackpool Combat Club member has been out of action from AEW since January 10, 2024, where he lost to Eddie Kingston. This was also the reason Yuta wasn’t involved in the CMLL match at the end of March. As of this writing, there is no timetable for the AEW television return of Yuta. The original hope was that he wouldn’t be out for long as a result of the concussion issues, but that did not turn out to be the case. The post Backstage Update On Wheeler Yuta’s Absence From A ..read more

Rachael Ellering has spoken out about the incident that saw a fan ejected from the AEW and ROH taping on Wednesday night. As noted, a fan, who Saraya called a “creep” on-camera during AEW Dynamite on TBS at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, later sexually harassed and insulted Skye Blue during her match for ROH On HonorClub with Rachael Ellering. On Thursday, Ellering surfaced on social media and commented on the incident. “The speed in which Aubrey Edwards and I got out of the ring last night post match to get this creep kicked out was remarkable,” she wrote. “Olympic medalist speeds ..read more

“The All Mighty” is out of the 2024 WWE King of the Ring Tournament. WWE SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis announced the news in a video released via social media on Thursday afternoon. “Good afternoon WWE Universe it’s your SmackDown GM Nick Aldis with an update and some slightly unfortunate news ahead of tomorrow’s SmackDown,” he stated. “As many of you know, Bobby Lashley was set to take on Tama Tonga in the King of the Ring but I have been informed that Bobby has suffered an injury during training and is going to be unable to compete. He has not been medically cleared to compete in that ..read more

The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar rap beef is everywhere. With references on WWE and AEW programming this week, as well as a public invitation from Shawn Michaels to both to use the NXT platform to resolve their issues, betting odds have now been set for a potential future showdown between the two hip-hop legends. Betting odds for a fantasy wrestling match and boxing match between Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been set by BetOnline, with Drake opening as a slight favorite in a wrestling bout, and the two opening at even odds for a potential boxing showdown. From BetOnline: Over the weekend, the si ..read more

There was a relatively significant incident in the crowd at the AEW and ROH television taping on Wednesday night. Following the live AEW Dynamite on TBS broadcast from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, matches and segments were taped inside the arena for an upcoming episode of ROH On HonorClub. During the ROH taping, an incident took place involving a fan in the crowd harassing Skye Blue. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, while Skye Blue was wrestling a match against Rachael Ellering, a fan in the front row allegedly began making ‘sexually-charged and harassing comments’ tow ..read more

Daniel Rodimer has pled not guilty on murder charges. The former WWE Tough Enough contestant and WWE developmental talent is facing murder charges in connection to the death of a 47-year-old man named Christopher Tapp, who died at the hospital after suffering injuries in a hotel fight in October 2023. The Clark County Coroner’s office believes that the cause of Tapp’s death was related to blunt force trauma injuries that were sustained in the fight, and the criminal complaint filed by the Clark County District Attorney’s office alleges Rodimer killed Tapp by striking him “on the head, the said ..read more

– Tony Khan did not appear on AEW Dynamite for the first time since The Elite attack this week. The AEW President was traveling to Europe this past week on Fulham-related business. He was, however, at the past two AEW Dynamite shows. – Barring potential injuries, AEW reportedly has ‘pretty solid creative plans’ for the top stars and programs in the company for the rest of 2024. – Despite not appearing on WWE programming or being backstage at WWE shows as of late, Tamina Snuka is reportedly still under contract with the company. She was not included in the 2024 WWE Draft. (H/T: Fightful Select ..read more

Ring Of Honor taped matches and segments for future episodes of ROH On HonorClub on Wednesday night. At the AEW Dynamite show at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, matches and segments were taped for an upcoming ROH On HonorClub show. Featured below are complete spoilers from the taping. ROH ON HONORCLUB SPOILERS (Taped On 5/8/2024)* ROH World Television Title Proving Ground: Kyle Fletcher [c] def. London Lightning * Anna Jay def. Tara Zep * Skye Blue def. Rachael Ellering * Matt Menard def. Mike Bennett (w/ Matt Taven) ROH airs at 7/6c every Thursday on Ho ..read more