The Grandaddy of Them All, the Showcase of the Immortals, WrestleMania 35 is finally here! Live from MetLife Stadium in the shadows of New York City, WWE hosts its biggest event of the year, headlined for the first time by three female WWE Superstars. Becky Lynch challenges Raw Women’s Champion...
WWE has arrived in New York and New Jersey for WrestleMania, and all its accompanying events. We’ve got start times and card details for all the WWE programming coming your way this weekend: NXT TakeOver, the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and WrestleMania 35… * * * Saturday,...
The WWE Universe is guaranteed a new NXT Champion at TakeOver: New York. With Tommaso Ciampa forced to vacate “Goldie” due to injury, Adam Cole and Johnny Gargano will collide in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the vacant title. “Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne has become synonymous with the WWE United Kingdom...
United We Stand represents a new start for Rob Van Dam. With the ink still wet on an Impact Wrestling contract, some six years after RVD’s last appearance in what was then TNA, it’s time to do business again. “I’m still – just like always – interested in good business,...
Former Universal Champion Roman Reigns will return to Raw today (2pm NZDT, Sky 5) for the first time in four months, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced on Friday. “@WWERomanReigns (aka Joe Anoa’i) will address the status of his fight with leukemia [sic] this Monday on Raw,” McMahon tweeted. .@WWERomanReigns (aka...
Jay White made history on Monday when he defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. White used his signature Blade Runner to beat Tanahashi in the main event of The New Beginning in Osaka, which aired live on NJPW World from Edion Arena. White’s win makes him the...
Both Royal Rumble winners have made their choices. Becky Lynch will challenge Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 35, while Seth Rollins will battle Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. Which match should go on last as the WrestleMania main event? All six teams have been announced for the...
Despite wrestling for 15 years, it’s still hard for Ricochet to comprehend working with Shawn Michaels at the WWE Performance Center. “There’s really no words to even describe that,” he told NZPWI during a media conference call. “It’s just unbelievable for me to not even just meet him but have...
The Road to WrestleMania 35 begins at WWE Royal Rumble! Champions will be decided, and contenders will emerge as the WWE Superstars descend on Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, for the first pay-per-view event of the year. Brock Lesnar defends the Universal Championship against the first man – or will...
When Drew McIntyre began wrestling at 15-years-old, he had to travel 12 hours from his home in Scotland to find training. The Scottish pro-wrestling scene was non-existent, and England only had two independent promotions. Now, January 2019 has punctuated a boom in the United Kingdom with the opening of a...
One day before WWE Royal Rumble 2019, The Valley of the Sun plays host to NXT TakeOver: Phoenix! All four NXT Championships are on the line during Sunday’s WWE Network special. NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa defends against the man he beat for the title, Aleister Black. Bianca Belair attempts to...
Kiwi music enthusiasts have heard a familiar sound on WWE NXT this month. Northland thrash metal trio Alien Weaponry’s Holding My Breath is an official theme of NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, and has been played extensively on WWE programming. Bass player Ethan Trembath told NZPWI the band was on tour in...
At the start of the year, Braun Strowman was scheduled to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. Now, it’s Finn Balor who will attempt to dethrone “The Beast” at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Is Balor a better opponent for Lesnar than Strowman would have been? Balor vs. Lesnar...