Tony Khan Says The “Real Crown Jewel” Isn’t “Some BS Overseas In Saudi Arabia”

Tony Khan isn’t shy about taking shots at WWE, and his latest barb attempts to settle the score when it comes to the “real Crown Jewel” of wrestling!

Shawn Michaels Strips Solo Sikoa Of Championship, Announces Ladder Match 

NXT opened with the shocking news that Solo Sikoa has been stripped of the NXT North American Championship and announced a ladder match to crown a new champion.

Kurt Angle Hints At WrestleMania 39 Role 

Kurt Angle has revealed that there’s an “idea” for him to appear at WrestleMania 39 in California.

NXT
Date: September 20, 2022
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett

We’re officially into the second year of NXT 2.0 which now seems to be minus the 2.0. Things seem to be moving forward into a new era around here and that should be good for NXT as a whole. I’m not sure what that is going to mean but we do have a #1 contenders match this week between Tyler Bate and JD McDonagh. Let’s get to it.

The SmarK Rant for WWF Survivor Series 97 – 11.09.97

Yes, as promised, let’s finally take another look at this one, since the last time I watched it was 1999 (!!!!)

Monday Night Raw
Date: January 21, 2008
Location: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

It’s the go home show for the Royal Rumble and that means we should be in for some final pushes. There is some drama to this one as HHH has to earn his way back into the match by beating someone tonight. That is a problem though as Vince McMahon hasn’t said who HHH is facing. Let’s get to it.

Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan are hosting this evening’s show.

Mr. Fuji comes out and tells Heenan he has a “special Oriental present” for him.

NXT
Date: September 13, 2022
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph

It’s the one year anniversary and that is something that could work very well. WWE knows how to hype up its own history like few others and they could manage to make it work around here. I’m not sure how many highlights there are for this show, but there is at least some potential. Let’s get to it.

Monday Night Raw
Date: January 14, 2008
Location: Mobile Civic Center, Mobile, Alabama
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

The rise of Jeff Hardy continues as we are less than two weeks away from his showdown with Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble. You can feel the momentum building and Hardy feels like he could actually pull off the miracle win. Why the Intercontinental Champion feels like such an underdog is beyond me, but we should be in for more of him tonight. Let’s get to it.

Monday Night Raw
Date: January 7, 2008
Location: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 7,000
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

It’s the first Raw of the new year and we’re starting big with Raw Roulette. The show will basically be a bunch of Spin The Wheel Make The Deal matches and that should make for some interesting options. I say should because it probably won’t, but at least they’re doing something. Oh and there will be a lot about Ric Flair, because we need to do that as often as possible. Let’s get to it.

Multiple NXT UK Stars And Personalities Released From WWE
Here is the current list of every NXT UK Superstar and personality released during the August 18th 2022 round of WWE releases.

CM Punk Has “Verbally Expressed” Displeasure With AEW & Adam Page
CM Punk reportedly went into business for himself on the latest AEW Dynamite – but he may have not even showed up at all.

Shawn Michaels Becomes New WWE Vice President of Talent Development Creative
Triple H isn’t the only D-Generation X man to receive an internal WWE promotion, as Shawn Michaels has moved up the WWE ladder as well!

There’s something to be said when a guy is still talked about as a great “Shoulda-Been” almost 20 years after he stopped wrestling.

Welcome back to more Dream Matches! Today, I have a very “2001 WCW” pairing, as a washed-up, immobile Lex Luger has to lead hot rookie Sean O’Haire through a match! Then I check out some Rockers/Orient Express stuff… but 3-4 years before their WWF feuds, as it’s Badd Company vs. The Midnight Rockers in the AWA! Come see the double-teams and a very young Shawn & Marty, as well as their “infuriated Southern babyface” energy! Then it’s not one, but TWO matches of High Energy versus the Beverly Brothers! I can barely contain my excitement!

LEX LUGER vs. SEAN O’HAIRE:
(WCW Nitro, 3/5/2001)
* I decided to try and find more old Sean O’Haire stuff to see if the wild potential we’d all guessed for him was actually there in the first place. So naturally the first thing I found is a 2001 Lex Luger match, lol. At this point, O’Haire was getting a lot of hype online- with a FANTASTIC look (check that 2001-era spiky hair and chin beard!) and Jeff Hardy’s Swanton, he seemed supernatural and like a “sure thing”. Here he’s in shiny black shorts with blue fire on them, while Lex is in the same-old black trunks. The two are about the same size, which is part of why O’Haire seemed so awesome- if he was in AEW today, he’d be near Lance Archer’s height and would be flipping and flying around.

Monday Night Raw
Date: December 31, 2007
Location: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

We’re wrapping up the year with this one as Raw is back to a regular show after last week’s Tribute To The Troops. There is a big main event set up for this week as Ric Flair is defending his career against HHH in one of his most famous locations. That’s quite the way to finish off the year so let’s get to it.

WWE Returns “Aren’t Stopping Soon”

In recent weeks a number of former WWE Superstars have returned to the company and it appears that the hits are going to keep on coming.

Goldberg “Done Apologising” To Bret Hart

WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg has discussed ending Bret Hart’s career in WCW and explains why he is “done apologising” to The Hitman for it.

Shawn Michaels Comments On Vince McMahon’s Reported NXT Changes

Shawn Michaels has disputed reports that Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard were heavily involved in the production of NXT 2.0.

Monday Night Raw
Date: December 17, 2007
Location: HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

We’re past Armageddon now and the big Raw story was JBL getting physical for the first time in a long while as he cost Chris Jericho the World Title. That means Randy Orton needs a new challenger and that is exactly what he has in the form of Jeff Hardy. The Royal Rumble is coming up, but so is the end of the year so let’s get to it.

“Shawn Stole The Idea, Just Stole It From Me” – Bret Hart

Bret Hart has broken down how Shawn Michaels ended up stealing one of his ideas to create an iconic WrestleMania moment.

“Personally, I Don’t Want To See It” – The Undertaker On Ric Flair’s Last Match 

The Undertaker has admitted that although he’s pleased to see Ric Flair doing well, he won’t be watching his final match.

Bryan Danielson Admits He Tried To Get Fired On Talking Smack 

Bryan Danielson has admitted that he actively tried to get fired while he was working on Talking Smack.

Claudio Castagnoli On How He Saved WWE Star’s Job With An Uppercut 

Claudio Castagnoli has revealed the bizarre story of how while he was in WWE he saved a fellow Superstar’s job with an uppercut.

Armageddon 2007
Date: December 16, 2007
Location: Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 12,500
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Joey Styles, Taz

It’s the final pay per view of the year and it’s more or less a one match show. While there is a Raw main event of Chris Jericho challenging Randy Orton for the Raw World Title, the real main event here is Smackdown World Champion Batista defending the Smackdown World Title against Undertaker and Edge in a triple threat match. Let’s get to it.

The Rock Open To In-Ring Return

https://itrwrestling.com/news/the-rock-on-if-he-would-wrestle-again/

Cody Rhodes Discusses Surgery And Recovery

https://itrwrestling.com/news/cody-rhodes-opens-up-surgery/

Bret Hart Reflects On Feud With Shawn Michaels 

https://itrwrestling.com/news/bret-hart-reflects-feud-shawn-michaels/

Goldberg Responds to Bret Hart Criticism

https://itrwrestling.com/news/it-sucks-goldberg-on-heat-with-bret-hart/

New AEW World Tag Team Champions Crowned On Dynamite

https://itrwrestling.com/news/new-aew-world-tag-team-champions-fyter-fest/

Ric Flair Slams Chris Jericho As “Shawn Michaels Wannabe”

https://itrwrestling.com/news/wwe-hall-famer-chris-jericho-shawn-michaels/

Monday Night Raw
Date: December 10, 2007
Location: Arena At Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 7,000
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

It’s time for a special show this week as it is the fifteenth anniversary celebration of the show. That means not only do we have a bunch of guest stars, but it is an extra large three hour edition. Throw in that it is also the go home show for Armageddon and this is going to be a busy night. Let’s get to it.

Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan provide commentary.  This show was part of the Superstars taping in Pensacola, Florida which, according to thehistoryofwwe.com, took place on March 11.  It aired on USA Network on Sunday, March 17.

Monday Night Raw
Date: December 3, 2007
Location: North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

We are less than two weeks away from Armageddon and the Raw main event seems to be Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton for the Raw World Title. Other than that, we have HHH vs. Jeff Hardy and odds are that is going to get the majority of the attention this week. I’m not sure what that is going to entail but let’s get to it.