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Just because they’re wrestlers doesn’t mean they need a break. Wrestling is one of the most unique professions in the world as you never know when you’re going to get a break. Wrestlers have to be on the road all the time and that can make it difficult to have a life outside of the ring. That can be a problem for some, but it helps a lot when you’re married to a fellow wrestler, especially when it comes to planning time off.
As announced on her Twitter, Zelina Vega and her husband Aleister Black will be heading to Amsterdam, Holland for the first half of their honeymoon. The two were recently married late last year before Black was promoted to the main roster from NXT. There is no word on how long they will be gone for, though it will probably be during part of WWE’s upcoming European tour.
A bit late but finally going on 1/2 of our honeymoon ? Amsterdam here we come! ….aaand being off the grid for a little will be nice 😉 *cue angry tweets* pic.twitter.com/DhZIzQXOYR
— Zelina Vega (..

Kurt Angle announced his upcoming retirement on the March 11 edition of Monday Night Raw. The WWE Hall of Famer said that he intends on working his last match at WrestleMania 35 on April 7 and now the speculation has begun. Who will step up to face the Olympic gold medalist on The Grandest Stage of Them All? There is a short list of names that could be viable choices to take this spot. Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar are all seemingly perfect for the match because each man has a history with Angle. But AJ is facing Randy Orton at Mania and Joe, the current United States champion, will likely defend his title against someone from SmackDown Live. But one man stands out from the rest and that man is John Cena.
The former face of WWE is the best pick for this match. He and Kurt definitely have a history together and that history happens to involve the rise of John Cena as the man to beat in Vince McMahon’s company.
If not for John’s first major splash against Angle, there’s a good ..

Kurt Angle announced his upcoming retirement on the March 11 edition of Monday Night Raw. The WWE Hall of Famer said that he intends on working his last match at WrestleMania 35 on April 7 and now the speculation has begun. Who will step up to face the Olympic gold medalist on The Grandest Stage of Them All? There is a short list of names that could be viable choices to take this spot. Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar are all seemingly perfect for the match because each man has a history with Angle. But AJ is facing Randy Orton at Mania and Joe, the current United States champion, will likely defend his title against someone from SmackDown Live. But one man stands out from the rest and that man is John Cena.
The former face of WWE is the best pick for this match. He and Kurt definitely have a history together and that history happens to involve the rise of John Cena as the man to beat in Vince McMahon’s company.
If not for John’s first major splash against Angle, there’s a good ..

Main Event
Date: March 14, 2019
Location: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Renee Young, Percy Watson, Byron Saxton
It’s recap week during one of the most important times of the year. I wouldn’t mind if they just dropped the original stuff during this season as it’s just taking up time when they could talk about more important things. Then again Main Event has never made the most sense in the first place. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
EC3 vs. Tyler Breeze EC3 elbows him in the face to start and drops the EC3 elbow as Watson talks about how awesome he is. Another EC3 elbow is countered by a superkick for two but a hard clothesline gets the same. A powerbomb is countered into an enziguri but it’s a TKO to drop Breeze again. Not that it matters as Breeze grabs a hurricanrana for the pin at 4:09.
Result: Tyler Breeze b. EC3 – Hurricanrana (4:09)
From Raw.
Here’s the Shield for their big farewell speech. Roman Reigns talks about how he’s learned you’re not ..

It’s not too early. With WrestleMania 35 less than a month away, it’s time to start putting the card together. We already have a few matches set up but there is still a lot that needs to be done. A lot of the matches have already been set up or even challenged for on the weekly TV show, including one grudge match this week on SmackDown Live. It didn’t take long to make it official.
As announced on the official WrestleMania Twitter account, AJ Styles will face Randy Orton at WrestleMania 35. This match has long been rumored for the card and was teased over the last few weeks. Orton has recently been calling out Styles for taking a long time to get to WWE while Styles has said that the company is being taken over by people like him. Styles challenged Orton this week on SmackDown Live.
So who does #SDLive REALLY belong to? @AJStylesOrg will battle it out with @RandyOrton at #WrestleMania! https://t.co/I5e5mRdCR1 pic.twitter.com/aM6Xnqrxf0
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) March 14, 20..

I guess you need to know what to say. According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, prior to WWE’s press conference in which they made the announcement of Wrestlemania 36, the company handed a series of do’s and don’ts to the mainstream media reporters that were covering the event.
It contained a set of instructions about the verbiage that media outlets can and cannot use when writing reports about WWE. Here is the list:
1) When referring to our talent, we ask that you refer to them as WWE Superstars both for the men and women and NOT as “professional wrestlers;”
2) As of March 2016, our female Superstars are NO longer referred to as WWE Divas, so please call them WWE Superstars;
3) Please refer to our company as WWE and NOT World Wrestling Entertainment;
4) Please do not refer to our company as “the WWE,” but rather “WWE.”
5) Please do NOT use the term “professional wrestling,” instead using WWE or Sports Entertainment to describe our brand (E.G. “We have..

Some people have a drive that just won’t quit. According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jerry “The King” Lawler is in need of double knee replacement surgery, but will not be undergoing the procedure.
He, in fact, will continue to compete in the ring.
Here’s a clip of him in a heated rivalry with Michael Cole from 2013:
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The King has made sporadic appearances with WWE, mostly as a member of various kick-off panels prior to pay-per-view events. However, has not competed in a match with them in quite some time.
Lawler was most recently in the news when it was reported that his son, Brian, took his own life while being in person for a Disorderly Conduct charge.
Editor’s Opinion:
No matter where he goes, he will always be a draw and people will always look forward to seeing him. The King is one of the most legendary figures in the history of professional wrestling, both on the mic and in the ring, and is always e..

It had been previously reported that WWE has recently re-hired Bruce Prichard to be a “right-hand man” for Vince McMahon in upper management. Prichard was formerly known as Brother Love in the 80s.
But what will his official title be?
According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Prichard will officially be known as a Senior Vice President.
Jim Cornette elaborated on Prichard’s hiring on a recent edition of the “Two Man Power Trip:
“Bruce Prichard is going to serve on the creative team because Vince McMahon knows that Bruce get it. He gets it and he can relay it to other people. What is `it?’ `It’ is what Vince McMahon likes and what Vince wants and I he is probably (and I can see Vince sitting there) saying that they just don’t get it, these damn people and these kids they just don’t get it.”
“I guarantee you that Bruce Prichard will be able to articulate what Vince McMahon wants to these people probably better than Vince can because Vince sometimes sends it..

It’s that time of year again. The latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter contains their annual awards for the year 2018. They are based on the time frame from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and are voted upon by the readers.
Here are the various categories, along with the winners:
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR) : Kenny Omega
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE: Conor McGregor
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Kenny Omega
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Daniel Cormier
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR: Young Bucks
BEST ON INTERVIEWS: Daniel Bryan
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR: New Japan Pro Wrestling
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW: NXT
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR: Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada, Dominion 6.9, June 9, Osaka
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR: Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier, April 14
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UNITED STATES/CANADA MVP: AJ Styles
JAPANESE MVP: Kenny Omega
MEXICO MVP: L.A. Park
EUROPE MVP: Walter
NON-HEAVYWEIGHT MVP: Will Osp..

The injury bug strikes again. According to her Instagram account, NXT superstar Chelsea Green is set to undergo surgery. This occurred after she broke her wrist during a match at this week’s television tapings.
She posted the following message:
“Today I had the opportunity to wrestle for the first time at Full Sail for @wwenxt after years of dreaming of it! Wow, it was everything I had imagined it would be!!!?
“Of course, with this job comes occupational hazards. Unfortunately, I broke my wrist mid-match & will require surgery first thing tomorrow morning.
“It sucks. I’m upset, I’m angry, I’m sore… but I’ll be back soon. This is just a tiny bump in the road to many goals I have set for 2019!”
View this post on Instagram ?Today I had the opportunity to wrestle for the first time at Full Sail for @wwenxt after years of dreaming of it! Wow, it was everything I had imagined it would be!!!? Of course, with this job comes occupational hazards. ?Unfortunately, I broke my wrist mid-match ..

205 Live
Date: March 12, 2019
Location: Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, Aiden English
The tournament season continues around here with the final four of the Cruiserweight Title #1 Contender tournament. In this case, there aren’t exactly a ton of great options but that’s the case with a lot of the title scene at the moment. Cedric Alexander is probably the favorite to win the whole thing, as tends to be the case, but bigger surprises have happened before. Let’s get to it.
We open with Drew Gulak for a change. He loves tournament semifinals because it’s where you separate the men from the boys. In other words, it’s the round where Tony Nese collapses under the pressure. Drew owns him and tonight will be no different.
Nese knows that Gulak is different than anyone else on the roster because Gulak will dissect every mistake that Nese makes. His focus is his best asset and Gulak knows nothing about him.
Oney Lorcan says this is all business and he..