Tonight’s ‘go-home’ edition of Friday Night SmackDown was taped ahead of time as BackLash is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT in the US and live from the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Decines, France.
Jon Moxley defends the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in the man event of night two of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku. Moxley will put the title on the line against Ren Narita in the main event of today's show.
With WWE Backlash rapidly approaching, Paul Heyman had one thing and one thing alone on his mind: getting The Bloodline‘s match with Kevin Owens and Randy Orton called off, but not for the reasons you might think.
Paul Heyman dropped a bombshell on Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown, revealing he hasn’t spoken to Roman Reigns since WrestleMania 40. In a backstage segment during Friday’s episode, Heyman approached SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis to ask him to remove Randy Orton and Kevin Owens from their match at Backlash against The Bloodline.
The TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship changed hands at TNA Under Siege. At TNA Under Siege, Spitfire (Jody Threat and Dani Luna) defended the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship against Masha Slamovich and Alisha Edwards.
Though Cody Rhodes has only been the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion for about a month, some fans have already questioned whether the life-long challenger
TNA will deliver an action-packed show with TNA Under Siege on May 3. Among other matches, “Broken Matt Hardy” and Speedball Mountain will face The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards, and Brian Myers).
After a relatively quick but overall strong build-up to a highly anticipated bout between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles at WWE Backlash, the two men faced off for what could be the final time before their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the Kickoff event in Lyon, France.
Before it airs in the United States tonight, Friday's SmackDown took place in front of a hot crowd at LDLC Arena in Lyon, France. The episode is the go-home show for tomorrow's Backlash premium live event from Lyon.
AEW wrestler Julia Hart has undergone surgery for her shoulder injury. The former TBS Champion posted a photo to her Instagram stories on Thursday revealing that she's had surgery done.
John Laurinaitis, who would have been a key figure in the Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon, Laurinaitis and the WWE, has seemingly flipped to siding with McMahon based on a statement from lawyer Edward M.
Matt Hardy recently went into detail about why he has not yet re-signed with AEW, and it likely will be the same reason he does not have a fourth stint with another former employer, WWE.