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UPDATE: WrestleMania 35 on-sale party canceled
NXT UK results: Wolfgang vs. Ashton Smith
WWE SmackDown ratings up for Survivor Series go-home show
Impact TV taping spoilers: More build to Homecoming
NXT conference call: HHH on UK future, possibility of more TakeOvers
VIDEO: ‘Fighting with My Family’ movie trailer
WWE Mixed Match Challenge results: Jeff Hardy fills in for Styles
ROH TV results: Lethal, Gresham & Castle vs. The Kingdom
WWE SmackDown video highlights: Daniel Bryan wins WWE title
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F4D: Smackdown, Choppin Block, tons more! 11/14
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NXT conference call: HHH on UK future, possibility of more TakeOvers 11/14
Portland Wrestlecast: Mike Masters/Rocky Jones on the Buddy Rose Army 11/14
WOR: Daniel Bryan, Becky Lynch, Survivor Series shakeup, more! 11/13
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F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Looking at the WWE-EVOLVE relationship
The evolution of WWE’s relationships with promotions they’re friendly with continued to take shape this past weekend. Five WWE-contracted wrestlers were in action for EVOLVE last Friday and Saturday: The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), Fabian Aichner, Kassius Ohno, and Mustafa Ali. Killian Dain made a surprise appearance for ICW in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday, defeating Mikey Whiplash after it had been advertised that Whiplash would be facing a wrestler from WWE.
WON NEWSLETTER: November 12, 2018 Observer Newsletter: WWE Crown Jewel review, more
The fallout of Crown Jewel is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Look at the returns of Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar’s new contract, Shane McMahon’s World Cup win, the stock price, network cancellations, and Renee Young on tour.
Look at Survivor Series and TLC plans, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.
Read the run down of the UFC’s schedule for the first three months of 2019, including the ESPN strategy to get people to subscribe to ESPN+, and plans for matches on the early shows of the year.
Also look at WrestleKingdom 2019, with the lineup announced, other matches expected, the tag team tournament, plus full coverage of Power Struggle with match-by-match coverage, star ratings and poll results.
Read coverage of the end of the overrun and what it means, WWE buying tape library, WWE stars get married this past week, Hulk & Linda Hogan TV special, new NXT Takeover match, details on the WWE tryouts in Germany and notes on those who were there.
Look at the career of Jose Lothario, one of the biggest stars in the history of Texas wrestling.
Run down UFC 230, including PPV numbers, TV numbers, lessons of the show, plus match-by-match coverage with poll results.
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WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE
WWE
After Becky Lynch was officially pulled from Survivor Series last night, her storyline with Ronda Rousey has continued to play out online today. Rousey wrote an Instagram post about Lynch not being able to wrestle in the match:
“@beckylynchwwe I’m really sorry to hear The Millennial Man will not be showing up for her legally arranged ass whooping on November 18th at the Staples Center. Unfortunately now everyone knows if someone hauls off and punches you for real, your face implodes. I suggest you keep practicing your tough guys faces in the mirror, should be very effective physical therapy. And have fun watching Korean soap operas on Netflix or whatever the hell the Millennial Man does with her free time. Don’t worry I’m not the back stabbing cheap shotting ambushing cowardly type, so you’re perfectly safe to take your time and heal up until your figurative balls have dropped and you’re finally ready for your comeuppance. I want you 100% healed up, prepared, and looking me in the eye when the bell rings. Lemmie know when you’re done healing your boo boos and ready for me to serve you your ass on a silver platter with your avocado toast. I do have to admit, The Millennial Man is stunningly conniving. She poked the bear and ran like a bat outta hell when the bear awoke – Feeding me her favorite frienemy and fellow #FAUXhorsewoman @charlottewwe is a new level of manipulative cowardice, even for The Millennial Man. @charlottewwe is a Superfight and I’ve always wanted to fight her – but she’s just the stand in for the beating @beckylynchwwe has coming to her this Sunday. I’ll be sending The Champ a choice piece of Charlotte as a souvenir #RondaVsCharlotte #SurvivorSeries #Nov18 #4horsewomenVSfauxhorsewomen”
Lynch then responded to Rousey, with her referencing Rousey’s MMA career:
“Ronnie, TL/DR. When I got my face broke I got up, owned you THEN showed up the next day looking to fight some more. When you got your face broke you hid for a year under your blankie. Your mind is as weak as your jaw, & I’m going to move heaven & earth to come destroy them both.”
Lynch also went back and forth with Nia Jax on Twitter. Jax tweeted a picture of her hand and (in character) wrote:
“Hey…we don’t deliver mail, things happen. Is anyone gonna ask me about how my fist feels?”
Lynch responded to her:
“You gave me your best sucker punch, but I got back up to destroy your whole roster. They won’t let me fight, but I’ll get back up from that too. It’s what I do. So enjoy your one free shot, because as bad as my memory is now, I haven’t forgotten you, bitch.”
Lana wrote about a video from Monday’s show-closing angle that showed her going to strike Dana Brooke and awkwardly holding back: “I saw blood on Dana’s face so I stopped from hitting her & also was being told to get a doctor and ref because of what just had happened to Becky. We are out there fighting to win but not out there to legitimately hurt one another.” Brooke then posted a tweet backing up Lana.
WWE uploaded the first episode of a digital series called “ARRIVAL” to the Performance Center’s newly-launched YouTube account. It looks at Matt Riddle and his family as they prepare to move to Orlando for NXT.
WWE stock closed the day at $67.58 per share, which is up under one percent from yesterday.
PWInsider reported that Ric Flair was at last night’s SmackDown to film an episode of Table for Three, with Bob Orton and Harley Race also appearing on the episode.
Alexa Bliss wrote an update on her status: “Done looking for perfection , now looking for progress. New Focus, New motivation . Starting slow, keeping it light in the gym, light work in the ring & step by step coming back better, stronger & healthier”
WWE posted video of a match between NXT wrestlers Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner from the company’s tryouts in Germany this month.
Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins are partnering with Toys for Tots for a toy drive. Brand-new WWE toys can be sent to Hawkins’ Create A Pro Wrestling Academy through December 11, delivered to Create a Pro’s December 8 show in Lynbrook, New York, or donated through Ringside Collectibles.
Pro Wrestling
Game Changer Wrestling and Fite TV are partnering to donate 25 percent of the PPV revenue for Friday’s Joey Janela’s LA Confidential show to families of the victims of the Thousand Oaks shooting.
Rich Swann vs. Shane Strickland has been added to MLW’s tapings in Miami on December 13.
UFC/MMA
On Instagram, Cowboy Cerrone teased a potential fight against Conor McGregor. McGregor is currently temporarily suspended for the UFC 229 post-main event brawl.
Dillon Danis, Zubaira Tukhugov, and Abubakar Nurmagomedov have received extensions on their temporary suspensions for the brawl.
The NSAC suspended Cody McKenzie for four years for submitting a fake urine sample. The UFC’s Sean O’Malley was given a six-month retroactive suspension for a drug test that showed the presence of ostarine.
This past Saturday’s Fight Night show in Denver, which doubled as the UFC’s 25th anniversary event, averaged 840,000 viewers on FS1. That’s the highest number for a Fight Night show on FS1 since May.
GQ Australia named Robert Whittaker as their sportsperson of the year.
Benson Henderson has signed a “long-term deal” with Bellator.
Daily Pro Wrestling History: Big Show wins his first WWF World title
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