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Not present but accounted for. The world has been turned upside down by the Coronavirus and the wrestling industry is no different. One of the only promotions to continue doing something resembling normal is WWE, where they are managing to continue with Monday Night Raw and SmackDown on a weekly basis. Not everyone is there every week though, and now we know why some names missed some shows.
With the WWE locker room facing what seems to be a Coronavirus outbreak, the television schedule has been all over the place. Shows have been moved back several days at a time as the company tries to keep track of who is sick and who is healthy while also putting on shows. That makes it interesting to see who is missing from any given show, and three names were absent from the two most recent television shows.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Mandy Rose, Liv Morgan and Sonya Deville all missed the most recent Monday Night Raw and SmackDown tapings because they were on a boat trip with Morga..

Things just keep getting worse. It has been a rough few months for WWE as one bad piece of news keeps coming in after another. First there was the Coronavirus pandemic and then SpeakOut started up, leaving WWE to take hit after hit. Both situations have far more important victims than WWE, and now one person involved nearly got himself in a lot more trouble all over again.
One of the biggest WWE names to be mentioned in the SpeakOut movement has been the Velveteen Dream, who has been accused of having a variety of inappropriate conversations with minors. While nothing has been confirmed as of yet and WWE has not made any comment on the situation, it is not clear if Dream will be back on WWE television. It turns out that was almost the case for an entirely different reason.
Over the weekend, Dream was involved in a car accident, requiring him to be hospitalized and released. According to Wrestlinginc.com, Dream ran a red light at around 4pm on Friday and hit another car. The driver of..

It’s all in the details. Whether you like them or not, there is no denying that WWE is the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world. With so much money and so many resources, they can do things that other wrestling promotions just cannot accomplish. One of those things has included expanding their territory, but one such territory is not doing so well right now.
One thing that you might have been missing over the last few months is NXT UK. The WWE’s first attempt at an international expansion of its NXT brand has not been around since late April due to the Coronavirus pandemic and it does not seem like things are going to be changing in the near future. Couple the pandemic with the SpeakOut movement taking its toll on the UK wrestling scene and things are getting even worse. That means it’s time for WWE to do something, which is what they seem to be doing.
NXT UK held a conference call on Tuesday with Triple H speaking to the roster. According to PWInsider.com, the ..

He’s got potential. There are a lot of stars in WWE and some of them are valuable in different ways. Some of them are the kind of people that WWE can put outside of the ring and have them do all kinds of good things for the company. That is a very valuable asset to have and now it turns out that NBC has taken notice of someone that WWE has seemed to like for a long time.
While he might not be the most popular star in WWE, there is something about the Miz that makes him incredibly valuable to WWE. He is the kind of wrestler who can put on a suit, stand in front of a camera and say just about anything you need him to with enough charisma to make it work. That is the kind of ability that can give you a career in the entertainment field and Miz’s status seems to be rising a bit.
According to Showbuzz Daily, the NBC preview edition of Cannonball, a competition show hosted by the Miz, debuted with 2.748 million viewers and a .6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The rating beat out both ABC ..

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Dark
Date: June 30, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Taz, Excalibur
The road to Fyter Fest continues with a stop the night before and a bunch of squash matches. The show has trended a little bit in the shorter direction as of late and that is a good thing. With the shows being a bit shorter, the matches that we get have a little more impact. That’s a good thing for this show, which is still finding its footing. Let’s get to it.
We open in the back with Brandon Cutler and Peter Avalon laughing at each other, but Leva Bates tries to calm them down. The Young Bucks come in to say they’re teaching them something. They’ve been doing this for a decade and a half and they’ve never considered turning heel. Cutler disagrees and we get a Bucks book plug.
The announcers welcome us to the show in a hurry.
Max Caster vs. Shawn Spears We get a quick weapons check and we’re rea..

You have to try something else. The last few weeks has seen a whirlwind of changes in Impact Wrestling due to a variety of issues. The biggest of them all has been in the main event scene, where two of the five members of the Slammiversary main event are suddenly gone from the company, including the reigning World Champion. Things had to be changed and now we know where that is going.
Last week, Impact Wrestling released both Michael Elgin and reigning World Champion Tessa Blanchard. This left the Slammiversary main event with only three of the five scheduled entrants, meaning that something had to be changed. Due to the company’s taping schedule, the news could not be immediately announced on television. Some time has passed now though and now we have a new main event.
During this week’s Impact Wrestling, a new main event was announced for Slammiversary. The show will now feature a fatal four way main event, with the three previous entrants, meaning Trey, Eddie Edwards and Ace Austi..

See you later. The SpeakOut movement has changed a lot of things about the wrestling world in several ways. A lot of wrestlers from around the world have seen their careers take some major hits and that is not a bad thing. While they may hurt the wrestling promotions in the short term, it is much better to get rid of these problems in the long term. Now, another name might be going away for a bit.
One of the interesting points of the whole issue has been wrestling companies releasing or punishing wrestlers from all levels of competition. Some companies have had more issues than others and that is one of the best things that can happen. With so many wrestlers in trouble of some sort, it is a good sign that some companies are getting rid of anyone, no matter what. Another name is going to be gone for the time being.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, NXT has released referees Joel Allen and Chris Roberts and suspended wrestler Joe Coffey. This comes after SpeakOut allegati..

He’s one of the big names. Back in 2018, WWE began running NXT UK as another brand under their rather huge umbrella. That made for some big signings as WWE brought in some of the top names from around Europe to create the NXT UK lineup. With NXT UK not exactly running as usual at the moment, one of the questions has become what might happen to some of their top names. It turns out that one major name has not changed.
Back in January 2019 at Takeover: Blackpool, Pete Dunne successfully defended the United Kingdom Title against Joe Coffey. Dunne survived, keeping his title reign on the path to two full years. After the match was over though, Walter made his debut, seemingly challenging Dunne for the title. Walter would finally dethrone Dunne at Takeover: New York in April, making him an even bigger part of NXT UK. But what happens if NXT UK goes away?
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Walter is on a guaranteed contract with WWE, meaning that he will likely be paid even if NXT UK i..

A sign of things to come for Raw? The Coronavirus has changed the way WWE can do business as there are only so many things that they can do as far as presenting shows. With fans not being allowed in the arena, the shows have not exactly been the same for a long time now. They feel like glorified dress rehearsals at times, though those times may be changing in the near future.
The lack of fans in attendance are causing a lot of issues for WWE, both from a presentation and financial perspective. Not having people pay to get into their shows has cut off a large revenue stream for WWE and that is something that they are going to need to correct as soon as possible. That may be easier said than done, but WWE is certainly making plans to turn things around.
The Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio has announced a new WWE date, advertising Monday Night Raw on September 28. This is a rescheduled event, which was originally a SmackDown taking place on Friday April 17. There is a poss..

This could be big. Back in 2017, the MeToo movement began and quickly gained steam, becoming international in a hurry. The idea was to gauge the amount of women who had been sexually assaulted or harassed and try to make some sort of a change. This led to a new era of fighting back against such issues, with Hollywood and politics being major areas of change. Now, it is wrestling’s turn.
Earlier this week, independent wrestler David Starr was accused of sexual abuse and admitted to some of the allegations. On Thursday, this set off what is being called SpeakOut, as a host of allegations accusing other wrestlers, many of whom are from the United Kingdom, of sexual harassment or assault, have come forward. There have been allegations made against over several wrestlers, many of whom work for WWE under the NXT UK banner. The following list of examples is by no means exhaustive.
One of the bigger names is NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin, who is accused of beating a woman named Ha..

This does not sound good. Thursday saw a host of major wrestling names being accused of either sexual assault or sexual harassment as wrestling’s version of the MeToo movement seemed to begin. This is a story that is going to be going around for a good while to come and that should be the case. There are a lot of names included, and one of the biggest is receiving more details than almost anyone else.
Jim Cornette is one of the more controversial figures in all of wrestling. While he is one of the more knowledgeable names in the industry, some of his comments and statements have gone a good bit over the line. Couple that with Cornette’s very brash demeanor and it is no surprise that he is not going to be well received by some people. There are now allegations against him as well and they are not likely to go well either.
On Thursday, former Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW, of which Cornette owned a piece and was an on air performer) performer Phil Earley said that Cornette’s wife Stacey (..

NXT UK
Date: June 18, 2020
Host: Andy Shepard
It’s another NXT UK’s Most Brilliant show this week as we look at the instant classic between Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne from Takeover: Chicago in 2017. This was the match that made fans realize what they could have with the United Kingdom promotion and that could make for some great flashbacks. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Andy gives us a quick recap of Bate winning the inaugural United Kingdom Title over Dunne, sending Dunne to a different level in pursuit of the title.
We get a three way chat with Shepard, Bate and Dunne, talking about what the build meant. They knew what the new title meant and how big this was, but they were calm coming in because they knew the match would be great.
Wrestling journalist Ryan Satin talks about the original title match being his introduction into the United Kingdom scene and how the rematch blew away his expectations. This match set up NXT UK.
From 2017, Bate talks about what winning the title..