Alexa Bliss on Her Plans for 2023, How the Creative Aspect of Her Character Drives Her

In an interview with Busted Open Radio (via Fightful), Austin Theory revealed he didn’t know Vince McMahon would have a match at Wrestlemania 38 until the night before. He also spoke about how his onscreen pairing with McMahon began. McMahon had a surprise match at night two of Wrestlemania, defeating Pat McAfee after McAfee beat Theory.

– Speaking to Ariel Helwani with BT Sport ahead of today’s WWE Royal Rumble event, Bayley discussed the controversy over her Raw cage match with Becky Lynch being cut from last Monday’s Raw due to time constraints. Since the trial of Sami Zayn angle ran too long, Damage Control beat down Becky Lynch instead.

AEW has an updated card for next week’s episode of Dynamite including a TBS Championship match. The company announced the following lineup for next week’s show, which airs Wednesday night on TBS:. * TBS Championship Match: Jade Cargill vs. Red Velvet. * TNT Championship No Holds Barred Match:...

WWE has announced matches for next week’s episode of Smackdown, including a Women’s Championship match and more. The company announced the following matches for next week’s show, which airs Friday night on FOX:. * Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte Flair vs. Sonya Deville. * Smackdown Tag...

– Becky Lynch will be appearing on today’s broadcast of The Kelly Clarkson Show to talk Royal Rumble topics and more, and was featured in a preview excerpt from the interview on their YouTube channel, described as:. “I thought professional wrestling would get me on the straight and narrow.”...

Mia Yim isn’t listed as an entrant in the Royal Rumble yet, and she doesn’t yet know if she’s in the match. The Raw star spoke with Wrestling Inc at the Royal Rumble press junket on Friday and said that she has not been told whether she’ll be in the match at this point.

– PWInsider has a report on some NXT Superstars who were brought into San Antonio for this weekend’s WWE Royal Rumble event. According to report, the following talents from the NXT women’s division were brought in:. * Indi Hartwell. * Ivy Nile. * NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez...

Brock Lesnar made quite the statement on WWE Smackdown, laying out Bobby Lashley and announcing his entrance into the men’s Royal Rumble match. Friday night’s show saw Bobby Lashley come out to interrupt a segment with Austin Theory, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and The Miz, running through everyone before Lesnar came through the crowd and F5’d Lashley. Lesnar then told Lashley he’d see him tomorrow at the Rumble.

The Bullet Club will be in action on next week’s Impact Wrestling. Impact announced the following matches on tonight’s show for next week’s episode, which airs Thursday on AXS TV:. * Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight. * Gisele Shaw vs....

– A new report has revealed the main event for tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling. According to PWInsider the #1 Contender’s elimination match between Rich Swann, Moose, Eddie Edwards, Rhino, Chris Sabin, and Sami Callihan will be the headliner for the show. Impact airs tonight on AXS TV.

Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Chris Jericho. We’re still in Kentucky and in this case, that means it’s time for Hangman Page to face Wheeler Yuta on his way to next week’s showdown with Jon Moxley. Other than that, Jamie Hayter is in a Women’s Title eliminator match and we should be in for a treat there. The show continues to be up and down, but maybe they can make it work this week. Let’s get to it.

– WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns joined The Tonight Show last night ahead of today’s Royal Rumble event. During the appearance, he was asked by host Jimmy Fallon about rumors on a possible matchup with his cousin Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Below are some highlights and clips of Reigns’ appearance:

This is going to be an emotional one as the main event will feature the Jay Briscoe Tribute match between Mark Briscoe and Jay Lethal. If that’s not enough, we’re still on the way to Revolution and that means Bryan Danielson gets to wrestle again. This time he has to find a way around Brian Cage, which is quite the different opponent than he has had in recent weeks. Other than that, the Gunns and the Acclaimed are going to have family therapy, which could go in a few different ways. Let’s get to it.

– WWE has announced the launch of Roman Reigns’ personal TikTok account. His TikTok channel is now live and released its first video, showing Reigns arriving to San Antonio, Texas for tonight’s Royal Rumble 2023 event, which you can view below. Roman Reigns has landed on TikTok. The...

– WWE fans can now buy a UV Reactive t-shirt for Bray Wyatt featuring his moth logo. You can get a look at the new shirt below:. – WWE Superstar Sheamus celebrates his birthday today, turning 45 years old. WWE wished the former champion a happy birthday, which you can see below:

– WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker appeared in a Complex video with Joe La Puma to do some sneaker shopping at Concepts in Boston. The Undertaker his discussed his Nike collab with LeBron James, his love for New Balance, and his first pair of Adidas sneakers. Undertaker said the following on LeBron James homaging him with his line of GS sneakers:

Dominik Mysterio is joining the men’s Royal Rumble match, as seen in a new WWE video. WWE posted the video of Dominik and Rhea Ripley being interviewed, where it was confirmed that Dominik will be part of the men’s match on Saturday’s PPV. The video also includes footage of Ripley and Dominik training in the ring, as you can see below.

– During a recent edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T discussed working with The Nasty Boys in the 1990s and said he wants to see the tag team in the WWE Hall of Fame. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):. Booker T on...

Kenny Omega won the AEW trios titles two weeks ago but has not appeared on AEW TV since. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the reason Omega has not been on television is due to a visa issue. He reportedly wanted to be at this past Wednesday’s Dynamite due to his love of Jay Briscoe, but couldn’t.

Booker T has weighed in on his predictions for the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble match this weekend. The WWE Hall of Famer discussed Saturday’s PPV on yesterday’s episode of The Hall of Fame podcast, and highlights are below (per Wrestling Inc):. On his prediction for...