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Je’Von Evans comments on winless record in WWE title matches

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Je’Von Evans is staying patient as he awaits the first championship of his WWE career.

The up-and-coming NXT star was unsuccessful in yet another title match over the weekend, failing to win the AAA Cruiserweight Championship at Guerra de Titanes. Evans took part in a three-way match at the show where Laredo Kid pinned Jack Cartwheel to remain champion.

After the match, it was pointed out on social media that Evans now has a 0-12 record in televised title bouts since starting with WWE. Evans responded to the post but did not express any concern over his losses. Instead, they have been a learning experience for him.

“The Best And Better Opportunity Is When You’re Learning With The Legends You’ve Been In The Ring With,” the 21-year-old wrote. “I’ll Take That Over Any Championship Match”

Evans won the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline earlier this month and was supposed to challenge for the NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil 2026. But he got his title shot early on the December 9 episode of NXT, losing to Oba Femi after Ricky Saints interfered. Femi will instead defend against Leon Slater at New Year’s Evil.

Tag team partners Evans & Slater lost to AJ Styles & Dragon Lee at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13. Highlighting NXT talent like Evans was an idea that John Cena had for his retirement show. In giving advice to younger stars, Cena stressed how important it is for them to treat their matches like a conversation with the audience and give the fans time to contribute to what’s going on in the ring.

WWE NXT ratings down for last live episode of 2025

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Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 607,000 viewers on The CW, down 6.2 percent from the previous week. Despite the decrease, this is the third-highest audience total for the show since October 14.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.08 rating. That’s down 11.1 percent from last week but ties the fourth-highest rating the show has done in that category since the October 14 episode.

There was no major sports competition on the night, although a college basketball game did air head-to-head on ESPN and averaged a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when Nielsen was still using its panel-only measurement system, NXT’s overall viewership was down 14.3 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 50 percent.

This was the last live NXT episode of 2025, as the final two shows of the year have already been taped in advance. Spoilers can be found here.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 3.9 percent in viewers but down 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings —

DateNXT 18-49NXT total viewers
10/7/20250.12625,000
10/14/20250.12690,000
10/21/20250.07525,000
10/28/20250.07527,000
11/4/20250.08528,000
11/11/20250.07554,000
11/18/20250.11650,000
11/25/20250.07562,000
12/2/20250.08532,000
12/9/20250.09647,000
12/16/20250.08607,000
*10 wk avg0.09584,000
*not including current week

WWE reveals nominees for NXT Year-End Awards

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With just over two weeks remaining in 2025, WWE has revealed the full list of nominees for NXT’s Year-End Awards.

Voting is now open on WWE.com, and the winners will be announced on December 30. That is the same day that NXT’s final episode of 2025 will air. That show and the December 23 episode are being taped in advance due to this being the holiday season.

The Year-End Awards are a regular tradition for NXT that dates back to 2015. Here is the complete list of nominees for this year’s edition:

2025 NXT Year-End Awards —

Male Superstar of the Year:

  • Je’Von Evans
  • Oba Femi
  • Ricky Saints
  • Trick Williams
  • Ethan Page

Female Superstar of the Year:

  • Jacy Jayne
  • Sol Ruca
  • Blake Monroe
  • Tatum Paxley
  • Kelani Jordan

Tag Team of the Year:

  • DarkState
  • Hank & Tank
  • Zaria & Sol Ruca
  • Fatal Influence
  • The Culling

Moment of the Year:

  • NXT vs. TNA brawl
  • Blake Monroe’s debut
  • Ricky Saints’ debut
  • Tatum Paxley wins the NXT Women’s Championship
  • Stephanie Vaquer becomes a double champion
  • Jacy Jayne defeats Stephanie Vaquer
  • Stacks betrays Tony D’Angelo
  • Trick Williams wins the TNA World Championship
  • Joe Hendry appears out of nowhere
  • The Hardy Boyz win the NXT Tag Team titles

Match of the Year:

  • Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge (Deadline)
  • Oba Femi vs. Je’Von Evans (Heatwave)
  • Ricky Saints vs. Ethan Page (Great American Bash)
  • Kelani Jordan vs. Sol Ruca (Battleground)
  • Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je’Von Evans (Stand & Deliver)
  • Jacy Jayne vs. Lola Vice (No Mercy)

Best PLE/Show of the Year:

  • New Year’s Evil
  • Vengeance Day
  • Roadblock
  • Stand & Deliver
  • Battleground
  • Great American Bash
  • Heatwave
  • Homecoming
  • No Mercy
  • Showdown
  • Halloween Havoc
  • Gold Rush
  • Deadline

NXT’s next major event is New Year’s Evil 2026. It’s taking place on Tuesday, January 6 and will be the first NXT episode of the new year. It’s already been confirmed that Jacy Jayne will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Kendal Grey on the show.

Oba Femi’s NXT Championship challenger for New Year’s Evil will be determined when Joe Hendry, Myles Borne, Leon Slater, and Dion Lennox face off in a number one contender’s match tonight.

TNA president confirms status of WWE NXT partnership

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The TNA Wrestling and WWE NXT relationship is still going strong heading into TNA’s new TV deal.

On Tuesday morning, it was confirmed that TNA and AMC have reached a multi-year media rights deal that will begin with the Thursday, January 15, 2026 episode of Impact. TNA President Carlos Silva appeared on Busted Open Radio following the announcement and addressed what this means for the TNA-NXT working relationship. Silva said the partnership remains ongoing — and he’s excited to see how it grows in 2026.

“Absolutely,” Silva responded when asked if the TNA-NXT relationship will continue. “It’s a big part of helping us get this deal. It’s a big part of now being able to almost give back a little and provide a big platform for some of those superstars as well. And so, absolutely. The storylines, the things we’re doing together, they’re just going to continue to grow into 2026,” Silva said.

“The last 5-6 months have been awesome, and I think there’s more to come. 2026 is just going to build off of that and be even bigger.”

WWE and TNA formally entered into their multi-year partnership in January 2025. In today’s press release announcing the TNA-AMC deal, the “groundbreaking” relationship with NXT was explicitly mentioned.

“TNA Wrestling in 2025 announced a ground-breaking, multi-year partnership with WWE and its NXT brand, thus WWE stars appear on TNA programming, and TNA stars appear on WWE shows,” the press release said. “In November, TNA stars Nic Nemeth and Matt Cardona, among others, appeared on WWE programming as well as Leon Slater, Xia Brookside, Léi Yǐng Lee and others were on WWE/NXT.”

The first Impact episode on AMC and AMC+ will air live from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas on January 15.

WWE NXT’s Arianna Grace opens up about working with father Santino Marella

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Getting to work with her father on-screen is a blessing that Arianna Grace didn’t expect to happen this early in her career.

Grace (Bianca Carelli) signed with WWE in 2022 and has been featured in NXT with her pageant queen character. Her father, former WWE wrestler Santino Marella, is currently with TNA Wrestling as the promotion’s Directer of Authority. They’ve gotten the chance to work together with Grace serving as an on-screen liaison between NXT and TNA. The father-daughter duo even teamed up earlier this year in a loss to Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford in a match for TNA.

While speaking with The Wrestling Classic, Grace opened up about how much working with her father has meant to her. She also expressed pride in how well Marella is able to perform in the ring at 51 years old.

“Awesome. So awesome. So unbelievable. I never thought it was actually going to happen this early in my career, so that was like a surprise blessing,” Grace said. “But just like how I said with [her fiance Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo] here, when I work with him — work already doesn’t feel like work — but it’s like a gift. So the same goes with my dad. Like, seeing my dad at work — it’s not work to begin with because I love my job. But now it’s like, ‘Oh my God. And my dad who is one of my best friends, he’s here too. This is so much fun.’ Like, it is so awesome.

“And I am super proud of him. Because he was out of the ring for a little while, and he crushed it when we had our tag match and his singles match with Robert Stone. And he had a match with Ethan Page on NXT too, and he just did such an unbelievable job. He kept up with the NXT pace. I didn’t know if the old man had it in him, but he had it in him. He did great.”

Grace and Channing Lorenzo got engaged in December 2024 and have been teaming together on NXT house shows as of late.

WWE announces three new signings, recent recruit gets NXT name

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WWE has officially confirmed the addition of three new Performance Center recruits.

It was announced today that Meghan Walker, Cyrus Habibi-Likio, and Jessica Bogdanov have signed with WWE and joined the Performance Center. All three attended WWE’s SummerSlam week tryouts a few months back and were recently reported to have signed WWE deals.

Walker, a track star at the University of Nebraska, was signed to the WWE NIL program before now joining the company full time. Habibi-Likio is a former college football player who played running back at Boise State, while Bogdanov is of Russian heritage and is an accomplished gymnast.

In addition to this announcement, some news emerged today regarding another recent WWE addition. French wrestler Aigle Blanc — who reported to the Performance Center last month — looks like he’ll be using “Elio Lefleur” as his NXT name. He’s listed under that name for a triple threat match against Jack Cartwheel and Chris Carter at Lucha Libre AAA’s November 28 TV taping in Puebla, Mexico. The winner earns a shot at the AAA Cruiserweight title.

Blanc (real name Cyril Coquerelle) competed across Europe and in Japan before signing with WWE.

Daily Update: Bayley, Ariel Helwani, TNA Impact lineup

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WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full Tatum Paxley vs. Jacy Jayne NXT Women’s Championship match from Gold Rush week one.
  • A video aired on NXT hyping the arrival of WWE LFG season two winner Shiloh Hill.
  • On the Battleground podcast, Tatum Paxley was asked how she reacts when fans on social media call for her to be brought up to the main roster:
    • Whenever my time comes to be on Raw or SmackDown, I trust when Triple H sees the perfect time – I trust in his decision entirely. You know, I’m in no rush to get to Raw or SmackDown. But I’m super excited to be there.
    • But I’m super comfortable here in NXT as well. I just know, wherever I am, I’m going to try to connect to that audience.
  • Bayley made an appearance as a guest trainer at the Chicago Wrestling Center, where former WWE wrestler Mustafa Ali is the head instructor.
  • Charlotte Flair congratulated Maxxine Dupri on her Women’s Intercontinental title win: “At @FlatbacksT I saw firsthand the work, the growth, and the passion she poured into chasing her dreams. Congratulations, champ @maxxinedupri so damn proud & happy for you!”
  • WWE shared a brief video of CM Punk and Rhea Ripley reacting to Dupri’s victory.
  • Sony Pictures posted a photo today giving a first look at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and the rest of the cast for the next Jumanji movie. The film, which is the third and final installment in the rebooted Jumanji franchise, recently began production. It’s scheduled for a Christmas 2026 release.
  • Bill Apter interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus.
  • The Undertaker appeared on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football today, discussing his Dallas Cowboys fandom.

Other Wrestling

  • Ariel Helwani commented on his interview with Tony Khan: “If you would have asked me in 2023 who’s the one guest I’d never see in studio, it would prob would have been @TonyKhan. Massive respect for him for coming in & even greater respect for how he handled today. Enjoyed the chat very much. Hope we can all be friends now, AEW fans.”
  • Khan responded to Helwani: “Thank you for having me on your show, I appreciate you inviting me + giving me that tremendous opportunity to promote Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite Tomorrow night + #AEWCollision and #AEWFullGear this Saturday night! You and your staff were very kind hosts!”
  • During the Helwani interview, Khan mentioned that AEW brings in Chris Nowinski every year to talk to the roster about head injuries and safety.
  • Nowinski posted a tweet calling the annual visit an honor: “It’s a privilege and honor to share my concussion experience, CTE research & @ConcussionLF HelpLine with my former colleagues to help them stay safe in the ring. Thanks @AEW & @TonyKhan for the annual invitation.”
  • Dustin Rhodes listed his 11 favorite wrestlers of all time:
    • Dusty Rhodes
    • Barry Windham
    • Arn Anderson
    • Steve Austin
    • Kenta Kobashi
    • Bobby Eaton
    • Dean Malenko
    • Rick Rude
    • William Regal
    • Terry Funk
    • Cody Rhodes
  • Here is the announced TNA Impact lineup for this Thursday:
    • We’ll hear from Mike Santana
    • Four-way match: Xia Brookside vs. Victoria Crawford vs. Killer Kelly vs. Jody Threat (winner advances to number one contender’s match in two weeks)
    • Four-way match: Dani Luna vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Rosemary vs. Myla Grace (winner advances to number one contender’s match in two weeks)
    • Matt Cardona vs. Mance Warner
    • Myron Reed vs. John Skyler
  • NJPW’s English-language website posted an interview with IWGP Tag Team Champions OSKAR & Yuto-Ice.
  • Nic Nemeth vs. Cedric Alexander will take place at the WrestleCade SuperShow in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 29.
  • House of Glory uploaded Nic Nemeth vs. Amazing Red and Shotzi & Scarlett Bordeaux vs. Allie Katch & Priscilla Kelly from its Superclash event.
  • Gail Kim will be a guest at GCW’s Fan Slam convention this Saturday at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
  • Leilani Kai was a guest on Busted Open Radio today.

Shayna Baszler addresses potential WWE coaching role

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A full-time coaching role could be in the cards for Shayna Baszler down the line, but her focus right now remains on competing in the ring.

Following her release from WWE in May, Baszler picked up some experience working behind the scenes in NXT while waiting for her 90-day clause to run out. Dave Meltzer later reported that WWE is interested in hiring Baszler as a producer or coach. Nothing is in place for that at the moment, though, and Baszler continues to wrestle on the indies in her post-WWE career.

Baszler recently spoke with Catch Club and was asked if working behind the scenes in WWE is something she’d like to do in the future.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s something that’s very fulfilling to me, coaching, helping people learn about wrestling. So I think I have a lot to give in the ring still, so I want to concentrate on that and get that out of my system,” she responded.

“But I think obviously the natural progression would be to coach. You know, I always say, people sometimes go to school, they go to college, university for 10 years to become a doctor or a professor or something like that. I spent all my time learning combat arts, so my university was in the martial arts gym, learning how to submit people. So I think the natural progression, that’s where my level of expertise is. So it just makes sense to pass that on. I had really good coaches, as you mentioned, that did that for me, so I think I’d like to pass that on too.”

Catch Club’s interview with Baszler was conducted earlier this month while she was overseas to compete at an indie show in France. This past weekend, the 45-year-old Baszler made her House of Glory debut in New York with a victory over Maki Itoh.

WWE NXT star says John Cena gave ‘so much insight’ in visit

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Getting to spend a little bit of time with John Cena was an insightful experience for WWE NXT star Kelani Jordan.

With his in-ring career winding down, Cena made a couple of visits to the WWE Performance Center last month to share some wisdom with the talent in NXT. Jordan reflected on those visits in a new interview with Denise Salcedo. Jordan got to ask Cena a few questions, with Cena telling her that there are inevitably going to be peaks and valleys in any wrestler’s journey — but it’s important to believe in yourself when adversity hits.

“First of all, he is just so intellectual. And he is incredible. He gave us so much insight,” Jordan said. “He honestly just kept reminding us that, ‘Hey, wrestling’s a journey. It’s not going to always be the mountain top, there’s going to be times you’re in the valleys.’ So he just kept on, like, reinforcing, ‘Hey, believe in yourself. Dare to be different.’ He told me, because I asked him a few questions, he’s like, ‘Just keep doing what you’re doing, stay the course.’

“Because, guess what? There’s going to be times where — sometimes on social media, people love you. Sometimes in the crowd, they love you. But sometimes they boo you, and that’s okay. He was a babyface for so long and there were times where the crowd turned on him. But guess what? He’s still John Cena, and they’re still paying tickets to come see him. So he just kind of reminded us, like, ‘Hey, there’s going to be valleys, there’s going to be hills, but just believe in yourself and keep at it because then you’re destined for greatness.'”

Cena only has three WWE appearances left on his retirement tour, which will conclude with his last match taking place at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13. Because Cena loved his Performance Center visits so much, he came up with the idea for the SNME card to include some exhibition matches between NXT talent and main roster stars. Jordan told Salcedo that being part of SNME would mean the world to her. If she’s able to compete, either Rhea Ripley or IYO SKY would be dream opponents.

At the moment, Jordan is the TNA Knockouts World Champion. She has a title defense coming up at NXT Gold Rush week two later this month. It will be Jordan putting her belt on the line against Jordynne Grace and Lei Ying Lee in a triple threat.

Former WWE NXT wrestler addresses ‘common misconception’ about pay

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Priscilla Kelly believes a lot of fans overestimate how much money wrestlers in WWE NXT are making.

The former Gigi Dolin was released from her WWE contract in a round of cuts that were made this May. In a new interview with Denise Salcedo, Kelly discussed the pros and cons of no longer being with NXT. One pro is that she has the freedom to make money through avenues like autograph signings and selling her own merchandise.

“I can do whatever I want now. I can take signings. I can sell my own merch. I can do whatever I want,” Kelly said. “And that’s a huge part of it, too. Is in WWE, you don’t have that freedom. You don’t have any freedom, really. Like, they own everything you do. They even took, I think, almost half of my Cameo earnings as well. That was like the one thing that they do allow you to do, is Cameo, and they even take a percentage of that.”

Kelly feels like some fans believe everyone in NXT is a millionaire, but that’s not the case. According to her, some contracts are as low as $30,000 per year — and the deals do not go much higher than that.

“The common misconception about, especially NXT performers, is that we’re millionaires, right? A lot of fans for some reason think that if you work in WWE, and you’re under that umbrella, you’re a millionaire, you live in a mansion, you’re driving a [Mercedes] Benz, you’ve got it made. That’s not the case. In NXT, there’s contracts as low as $30,000 a year. And they do not go as high as you think,” Kelly said.

“You have to live in Florida, which — it’s very expensive to live here. Going out to eat just for two people can run you $100+ because everything is marked up from tourism and Florida’s just the hotbed for people. So it’s very expensive living here. Having to pay for new gear all the time and all these expenses, taking care of your body and getting all these little things, like, it all adds up. And at the end of the day, especially because you can’t make money outside of what you make in WWE, you don’t make a lot. I think the common misconception is that we’re all just rich and rolling in money — and that’s just not the case.”

Though talent on the main roster are making good money, Kelly thinks fans even overestimate how rich a lot of them are.

“Even main roster talent, like, of course there’s people on main roster that are making the really big, big, big bucks — but that’s a small percentage,” she said. “A lot of people that are up there, like, they make good money, but they’re also paying for every hotel, they’re paying for all of their travel and all the food, everything they need on top of the other expenses of gear and taking care of your body and taking care of your sanity.”

Kelly stated that, because of how hard she’s hustling on the indies, she believes she’s making more money now than she did in NXT. She’s competing for MLW and indie promotions like GCW, AIW, and House of Glory in her post-WWE career.

WWE NXT ratings up slightly this week

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Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 528,000 viewers on The CW, a slight increase from the almost identical number (527,000) the show did last week. This marks the best audience total for the show since October 14.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.08 rating. That’s up 14.3 percent from last week and is also the highest rating the show has recorded in that category since the October 14 episode.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on NBC, as well as cable news coverage of the 2025 U.S. elections which dominated the cable charts for the night.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when Nielsen was still using its panel-only ratings measurement system, NXT’s overall viewership was down 14.7 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 52.9 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 16 percent in overall viewers and 33.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Note: Beginning on October 1, Nielsen switched to its new Big Data + Panel measurement system that has resulted in severe declines for most wrestling television shows, particularly in the 18-49 demo.

Daily Update: NXT dark match debut, Josh Alexander, Saraya

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Among the topics covered:

  • Major Hall of Fame article covering the Mexico and Japanese ballot. We go into detail on the likes of Zack Sabre Jr., Iyo Sky, Inoki & Sakaguchi, Yoshihiro Takayama, Angel Blanco & Dr. Wagner, Dorrell Dixon, El Dandy, Volador Jr., Sangre Chicana and others.
  • A look at Saturday Night’s Main Event and favorites.
  • The eye poke and crazy reaction to the Tom Aspinall vs Cyril Gane ending.
  • El Hijo del Santo will retire on the same night as John Cena and historical notes regarding his last shows.
  • A look at the wrestling career of Mike Rotunda, from star high school and college athlete to success with a number of different gimmicks.
  • Full coverage of NXT Halloween Havoc.
  • How WWE continues to change AAA and the phenomenon that is Dominik Mysterio in Mexico
  • The most detailed look at the ratings over the past week, how the new data has done a number on wrestling, Braun Strowman, World Series and an NFL rating that makes seven less sense than pro wrestling numbers
  • Women’s Grand Prix draws the largest crowd of the week
  • Lots of big matches and angles in a major week for CMLL
  • The New Japan Super Juniors tag team tournament
  • Iyo Sky vs. Mayu Iwatani in Sumo Hall
  • Updates on many legends
  • UFC star elected to wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Legal action involving former wrestlers including her mother’s prior lawsuit against her daughter who now wants to be a wrestler
  • Some very interesting independent notes
  • RAF goes the route of using MMA names and family members as its attempt to draw in Chicago
  • AEW PPV update
  • How people watch AEW TV & PPVs based on a survey we are doing
  • Advance ticket sales for upcoming WWE & AEW shows
  • Gable Steveson fights Dirty Boxing
  • Tank Davis sued by former girlfriend
  • Brother of WWE & UFC head Ari Emanuel talked about as presidential candidate for 2028
  • The WWE WrestleMania ad
  • Andrade and his non-compete

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Wednesday Update

WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full NXT segment where Joe Hendry & Thea Hail crashed Ethan Page & Chelsea Green’s AAA Mixed Tag Team title celebration.
  • Recent WWE signee Mike Derudder – known for competing in Europe as Mike D Vecchio – made his NXT debut in a dark match last night, facing Drake Morreaux.
  • WWE filed a new trademark for the NXT faction name “DarkState” on November 4.
  • On his Instagram stories, CM Punk made a post wishing Roxanne Perez a happy 24th birthday: “Happy birthday @roxanne_wwe!!! Proud of how hard you’ve worked this last year and how far you’ve come. Please stop hanging around [Dominik Mysterio]”
  • WWE ID Champion Cappuccino Jones will defend his title against Edge Stone at a November 29 show for Reality of Wrestling in Texas.
  • WWE Vault uploaded a video documenting the John Cena vs. Edge rivalry with matches from 2002-2010.

Other Wrestling

  • AEW Tag Team Champions Brody King & Bandido appeared together on a new episode of Close-Up with Renee Paquette.
  • Today marks 20 years since Josh Alexander began his pro wrestling career:
    • 20yrs ago today I got in a ring for the first time. I didn’t know it then, but my whole life changed when I mustered the courage to walk into that dirty old warehouse with a ring.
    • I’ve made friends, suffered injuries, found success and built a family because of that day.
  • 3NT Wrestling has an interview with Darby Allin.
  • Queen Aminata uploaded a new episode of her vlog.
  • Saraya noted that her father Ricky Knight is in the hospital but will be okay:
    • Just a quick message to say yes my dad is in the hospital. I’ve had a lot of messages of concern about it. He has been sick for a while. But what I will say is, he’s doing a lot better and getting healthier every single day. Appreciate all the messages. Hes the strongest human I know, very lucky and grateful that he’s my Daddio. 
    • Hes going to be okay, he’ll be there for a little while but again he’s doing incredible and making big progress
  • “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, a multi-time cancer survivor, shared a positive update after his latest check-up:
    • Getting my cancer check-up with my friend, Dr. Butler at SC Oncology Associates in Columbia. All GREAT!!! Get your check-up, save your life!!
  • TNA Wrestling will hold a “Family Fun Day” for fans at its TV taping in El Paso, Texas on December 7:
    • TNA Wrestling wraps up its 2025 season on Sunday, December 7, with a live event of action-packed pro wrestling at the El Paso County Coliseum – and it is officially Family Fun Day.
    • Free activities for fans start outside the venue at 12noon, including face painting, photos inside a TNA Photo Booth, photo-ops with ‘TNA Santa & Mrs. Claus’ and more.
    • TNA’s Family Fun Day coincides with the annual TNA Toy Drive, which will be held all three days in El Paso (December 5-7). Fans attending the action-packed pro wrestling shows in El Paso are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy. TNA Wrestling World Champion Mike Santana will make the formal presentation of all collected toys to Operation H.O.P.E. on Monday, December 8, at 11am local time inside the El Paso County Coliseum.
    • Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Endure) is an El Paso-based non-profit founded by Angel Gomez whose mission is to help people in El Paso, Las Cruces and the surrounding areas of Texas and New Mexico who are enduring difficult times. Operation H.O.P.E. provides hope and help in meeting basic needs that will make a difference in people’s lives.
  • D-Von Dudley uploaded a YouTube documentary on his last match.
  • Los Panthers (Blue Panther & Hijo de Blue Panther) vs. Los Atlantis (Atlantis & Atlantis Jr.) vs. Los Felinos (Felino & Felino Jr.) vs. El Galeon Fantasma (Difunto & Barboza) has been added to the card for MLW x Don Gato Tequila: Live Special in Charleston, South Carolina on November 20.

WWE confirms new name for LFG season two winner

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Dani Raye Sekelsky — the female winner of WWE LFG season two — has officially gotten her NXT in-ring name.

The former NFL cheerleader will be going by the name “Skylar Raye” in her NXT career. WWE confirmed the news this afternoon after filing a trademark for that name earlier this week. Raye will be competing in the WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament on NXT, where she has a matchup against Fallon Henley scheduled for the first round.

Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair is the other match in the four-woman tournament, which will determine a new Speed champion after the belt was vacated by Sol Ruca. Zaria vs. Sinclair kicks off the tournament tonight. Henley vs. Raye will then presumably happen next week.

Raye defeated Penina Tuilaepa (who is going by the name PJ Vasa in NXT) to win season two of WWE LFG. The series is a competition reality show on A&E that features WWE legends coaching teams of Performance Center recruits. Winners are elevated to the NXT roster.

Championship celebration added to WWE NXT

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On WWE NXT tonight, Chelsea Green & Ethan Page will celebrate their AAA title victory.

Green & Page became the new Mixed Tag Team Champions for Lucha Libre AAA by defeating La Hiedra & Mr. Iguana over the weekend. The new champs will now appear on NXT tonight for what WWE is calling a “Muy Grande Championship Celebration.”

Both Green & Page are Canadian but had not met prior to working together in NXT. Green recently said the pairing is going even better than she could have expected — and she would like for Page to work alongside her on the WWE main roster as well.

Ahead of NXT tonight, Shawn Michaels sent out a tweet congratulating Green & Page on their AAA win.

“Couldn’t be prouder of @OfficialEGO & @ImChelseaGreen,” Michaels wrote. “Hard work. Teamwork. Championship gold. Congratulations to the new @luchalibreaaa Mixed Tag Team Champions. #WWENXT”

Page is also the current men’s North American Champion in NXT.

Tonight’s broadcast begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time, with a six-woman tag match set to open the show. The bout will pit Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame & Lola Vice against Fatal Influence.

WWE NXT (Tuesday, November 4) —

  • WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament begins
  • Je’Von Evans vs. Saquon Shugars
  • Chelsea Green & Ethan Page Muy Grande Championship Celebration
  • Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame & Lola Vice vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid)

WWE files trademark for new in-ring name

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE made a new trademark filing this week for what looks to be the new in-ring name of a Performance Center recruit.

On November 3, WWE applied to trademark the term “Skylar Raye.” The application lists that the trademark is to cover goods and services related to pro wrestling performances — which is the standard language WWE uses in filing trademarks for wrestler names:

Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in the field of wrestling for wrestling fan club members; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely blogs, in the field of sports entertainment

There has been no confirmation on who this trademark is for. One option could be WWE LFG season two winner Dani Sekelsky, who goes by the name Dani Raye. She has a background in cheerleading, captaining her team at Penn State and then going on to cheer for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL.

“Happy NXT Tuesday!,” Sekelsky wrote in an Instagram stories post today. “SKY is looking extra blue today.”