Matt Hardy Calls Jeff Jarrett An ‘Elite’ Businessman

Tony Khan explains how the original pitch for All Elite Wrestling was to be a “challenger brand” in the world of pro wrestling. WTF with Marc Maron welcomed Tony Khan to this week’s “Wrestling With Marc” bonus show, and Tony explained Ring Of Honor’s history in the pro wrestling space and how he bought the company. Khan then shared how he started AEW and what the original pitch was for the brand, comparing it to a Burger King or Pepsi going up against WWE’s McDonald’s or Coca-Cola.

WWE is loading up the card for the January 30 episode of WWE RAW. Hot off the heels of WWE Royal Rumble, Monday’s show will continue the road to WrestleMania in a big way. In tweet, Byron Saxton announced that the United States Championship will be defended in an Elimination Chamber Match at WWE Elimination Chamber on February 18, and the qualifying matches will begin on Monday night. First, Seth Rollins will face Chad Gable. In the second qualifier, Baron Corbin will face Johnny Gargano.

Cody Rhodes won the Men’s Royal Rumble this past weekend, and his WrestleMania 39 opponent is now set after he called out Roman Reigns at WWE Raw. During tonight’s episode, Rhodes kicked off the show, detailing his historic comeback to the WWE and subsequent victory at the Royal Rumble. Rhodes made it known from the start that his eyes were set on Reigns’ WWE Universal Championship, just as he had promised weeks ago, and he said that the next 60 days might be nothing to Reigns, but the lead-up to WrestleMania 39 is everything to him.

Triple H congratulates Cody Rhodes for his buzzworthy comeback at WWE Royal Rumble. Cody went down with a torn pectoral in June 2022, and he missed the next several months. He returned at WWE Royal Rumble and won the 30-man battle royal by last eliminating Gunther. Speaking at the WWE...

Earlier this month, EJ Nduka’s contract with Major League Wrestling expired. He worked his final date with the company at a television taping in Philadelphia on January 7. Reports at the time suggested that there was interest from WWE in bringing Nduka back to the company as he was a previous trainee at the WWE Performance Center.

Nia Jax has made her return to WWE. The 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble saw Jax enter the match as the 30th entrant in the match. She did not last long in the match, but it did take the other 11 competitors in the match to eliminate her. Jax’s appearance...

Jazmin Allure opens up about her one match with WWE. Independent standout Jazmin Allure has worked more than a dozen matches in AEW, but she’s only had one experience in WWE so far. She was brought in as an extra at a Raw taping in San Antonio last July, but little did she know that she would wrestle Tamina in a match on WWE Main Event. Allure discussed the experience during a recent appearance on Instinct Culture with Denise Salcedo.

Dragon Lee discusses signing with WWE. At Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide’s Noche de Campeones event on December 28, Lee announced that he signed with WWE. He shared the news after he and Dralistico defeated FTR to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship. ESPN reported that Lee was set to start with NXT in January.

Rhodes is drowned out by “you deserve it!” chants. Rhodes asks the crowd what they want to talk about. He goes on to chart his journey through the years and what he would and wouldn’t tell his younger self. Including leaving to focus on the industry’s health and ultimately neglecting his own. Rhodes reminds the crowd that the beginning of his entrance music notes that there is more than one royal family in wrestling. For that to be true, he has to stand across the ring from essentially the LeBron James of this generation, The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns.

Austin Theory will defend the WWE United States Championship at WWE Elimination Chamber, and his challengers are starting to punch their tickets for the title match. As previously announced, Theory will put the title on the line in an Elimination Chamber match. The January 30 episode of WWE RAW featured three qualifying matches for the bout. First, former Universal Champion Seth Rollins faced Chad Gable of Alpha Academy. The two stars battled it out, and Gable more than held his own with “The Visionary”. In the end, Rollins pinned Gable with the Pedigree to clinch his spot in the match.

Cody Rhodes returned at WWE Royal Rumble, and “The American Nightmare” says his clearance came down to the wire. WWE previously announced that Rhodes would return for the Men’s Royal Rumble Match on January 28. He had been sidelined since June with a torn pectoral muscle, and he hadn’t wrestled since he faced Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell Match at WWE Hell in a Cell.

Although she signed the contract hours before, Willow Nightingale went through a wide range of emotions when her signing was announced on AEW Rampage. All Elite Wrestling‘s Willow Nightingale was a recent guest on The Sessions with Renee Paquette to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about the day she signed her contract with the company, Nightingale called that moment in the ring on Rampage a complete 180 of her situation from a year ago.

On January 27, PCW ULTRA held its Anniver7ary event at ILWU Memorial Hall in Wilmington, CA. Jacob Fatu, Davey Richards, Alex Hammerstone, and other stars competed at the show. The results (from PCW ULTRA) are as follows:. Jon Wolfgang & Flyboy Freddy def. El Primohenio & Stanley Logan (Preliminary Match)

Kevin Owens comments on WWE Elimination Chamber being in Montreal. Following WWE Royal Rumble, the company’s next premium live event, Elimination Chamber, will emanate from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on February 18. Owens and Sami Zayn are both from Canada, so it’s a safe bet that they’re looking forward to the show. The event will come at an interesting time, as the Royal Rumble ended with a thrilling twist when Zayn turned on Roman Reigns, and The Bloodline proceeded to beat him down.

Bray Wyatt doesn’t seem keen on revisiting some of his past characters in WWE and is looking to move forward instead. Ahead of the WWE Royal Rumble premium live event, Bray Wyatt sat down with Ryan Satin of WWE on FOX to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked if he has any unfinished business with Alexa Bliss, Wyatt took the opportunity to reveal that two of his most popular past personas won’t be making a return.

NJPW STRONG will be reborn soon, according to NJPW President Takami Ohbari. Ohbari previously stated that the brand will rebuild and focus on “quality over quantity.” Meanwhile Hiroshi Tanahashi noted that the show would be ending with the recording on January 7. In a tweet on January 28,...

Rhea Ripley lives for this, and won’t let a nagging knee issue slow her down. During a post-show discussion with BT Sport‘s Ariel Helwani, Rhea Ripley gave more context about the knee injury she sustained during the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble match. Ripley mentioned dislocating her knee during her post-show press conference and told Helwani that it’s something she’s dealt with since she was a kid.

WWE’s two Royal Rumble #1 entrants made quite the impression last night as both Gunther & Rhea Ripley lasted until the very end of their respective matches. On the men’s side of things, Gunther set a new record for the most time inside of a single Royal Rumble match. Gunther spent 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 35 seconds in the Royal Rumble Match before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes to end the match.

Michael Cole jokes that his infamous WrestleMania match turned his wife off of wrestling. Cole memorably faced Jerry “The King” Lawler” at WWE WrestleMania 27 in 2021, and the match wasn’t exactly a five-star classic, as Cole was a broadcaster and King was into his sixties. Cole has wrestled a few times since then, but the WrestleMania match still stands out.

The career trajectory of Chad Gable on WWE RAW has seemingly shifted since Triple H took over creative last year. RAW Superstar Chad Gable recently spoke with Instinct Culture by Denise Salcedo to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about being featured on WWE programming more in recent months, Gable chalked that up to Triple H taking over the creative regime of the company.