F4W Website wroteToday WWE announced qualifying matches for their Global Cruiserweight series.

Announced for the Evolve show on 5/7 in Queens, NY, with Drew Gulak vs. Tracy Williams and Fred Yehi vs. TJ Perkins.  Gulak and Williams are the current Evolve tag team champions.  The show takes place at La Boom in Queens, NY and will air on iPPV at www.WWNlive.com

Also, announced for the PROGRESS on Sunday April 24th in Camden Town, London, Zach Sabre Jr. will face Flash Morgan Webster.  Jack Gallagher will go up against "Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne.

The names WWE has announced thus far for the tournament are Rich Swann, Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Noam Dar, Akira Tozawa, Ho Ho Lun and Lince Dorado.  Swann, Ciampa and Gargano are already under contract to WWE.  Dar is an independent wrestler from the U.K., Tozawa is a star with Dragon Gate, Lun is from Hong Kong and Dorado is a Florida-based Lucha style independent wrestler.

(16 Apr 2016, 9:29 pm)MurdnunoC wrote WWE Suspends Raymond Leppan and Ryan Parameter for Wellness Policy Violation

Of course nobody is going to miss either Adam Rose or Konnor from The Ascension, but this is apparently their second violation of WWE's wellness policy and both wrestlers have been handed a 60 day suspension notice.

Although I wasn't aware of their first wellness violation, I can't see either lasting the course of 2016. WWE's roster is quite large at the moment and could probably do with some trimming.

(21 Apr 2016, 6:27 am)Michael wrote Chyna: Legendary WWE wrestler found dead aged 45


http://www.itv.com/news/2016-04-21/chyna-legendary-wwe-wrestler-found-dead-aged-45/

(21 Apr 2016, 8:37 am)MrFozz wrote Ray Leppan responds

Adam Rose releases statement about Wellness Policy Violation Suspension
Shame, quite probably one of the finest female wrestlers of our generation...

I wonder if WWE will do anything to publically acknowledge Joanie Laurers passing, as Stephanie McMahon has already took to Twitter already



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Mr Fozz wroteShame, quite probably one of the finest female wrestlers of our generation...

I wonder if WWE will do anything to publically acknowledge Joanie Laurers passing, as Stephanie McMahon has already took to Twitter already

(21 Apr 2016, 3:05 pm)MurdnunoC wrote

While I certainly disagree with you about Chyna being 'one of the finest female wrestlers of our generation', she was nonetheless one of the most notable personalities from the 'Attitude Era' when wrestling was far more mainstream than it is today.

When she first broke into the WWF as the bodyguard of HHH, her character provided an interesting storyline dynamic. There she was, a woman who shared similar physical attributes to many males on the roster; who would also physically get involved in HHH's matches - often dominating those who was she was attacking. As the WWF had not fully shifted into the 'Attitude Era' at this point, her actions went mostly unchallenged. The booking allowed her and HHH to remain strong and both got over as a result. Of course, later on, she went onto wrestle both men and women and, no matter how bad she was in the ring, she was a figure synonymous with the period and undoubtedly a star in her own right.

(26 May 2016, 7:37 pm)Malarkey wrote Finally the Brand Split is back - http://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/42546/WWE-Announces-Plans-To-Move-Smackdown-To-Tuesday-Nights/

(26 May 2016, 7:54 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Because it worked so well last time around....?

(26 May 2016, 8:19 pm)MrFozz wrote Although I watched wrestling back then? I dont really remember much about the roster split...IIRC was the original brand split used to deal with the WCW/ECW wrestlers that joined during the Invasion? I also seem to remember someone saying that Vince was trying to plug the gap left by WCW/ECW by starting competition within the WWE itself

Do you think the World Championship will be split again with seperate Raw and Smackdown Titles or would it be along the lines of thw original idea the Champ is not tied to one show...

Who would actually benefit from a Brand Split? Would it work as a way to bring NXT wrestlers onto the roster quicker?

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The big news of today, and really for the week, month and maybe the year, is that WWE and USA Network is moving Smackdown to Tuesdays and running it as a live show. Additionally, they are going to attempt to relaunch the brand split and according to our Dave Meltzer, they are going to be aggressive in signing talent outside the company to help restock the cupboards.


As history has told us, WWE’s first brand split eventually failed due to the crossover of the big stars on their two shows -- especially guys like John Cena. If they want to truly create two brands, they need to be two distinct brands with different aesthetics that may have WWE DNS but not the same look, feel, and even sound. Unfortunately, that also might mean a return to the dual champion era with one distinctively being pushed far heavier than the other. (Basically, the WWE title defended on RAW and especially when Cena wore the strap.)

There are still questions to be answered (dual tours? Dual monthly Network events? What about NXT?), but this is the company’s latest attempt to do something different with the 5+ live hours they have on USA every week. NXT showed that when done organically, uniquely, and firmly using wrestling’s roots as the foundation, having two promotions under one banner can work if you put them in two different parts of the wrestling universe and believe in both succeeding equally.

But if WWE doesn’t learn from history, they are doomed to repeat it….with just as much McMahon on our TV screens as ever.

(26 May 2016, 8:19 pm)MrFozz wrote Although I watched wrestling back then? I dont really remember much about the roster split...IIRC was the original brand split used to deal with the WCW/ECW wrestlers that joined during the Invasion? I also seem to remember someone saying that Vince was trying to plug the gap left by WCW/ECW by starting competition within the WWE itself

Do you think the World Championship will be split again with seperate Raw and Smackdown Titles or would it be along the lines of thw original idea the Champ is not tied to one show...

Who would actually benefit from a Brand Split? Would it work as a way to bring NXT wrestlers onto the roster quicker?

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(26 May 2016, 8:39 pm)Malarkey wrote I believe WWE will split the World Championship again, I do wonder what will happen with the Womens/Tag Titles though.

WWE have recently brought up Sami Zayn, Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Apollo Crews, The Vaudvillians, Dana Brooke & Emma from NXT, to make up for those who requested there release after Wrestlemania, which included Wade Barrett, Damien Sandow & most recently Cody Rhodes among many others. 

A lot of Superstars are also coming back from Injury also, Seth Rollins returned at Extreme Rules last Sunday, Super Duper Cena is returning this Monday on RAW, Randy Orton is also due back soon, and you have HHH, Lesnar & Taker who will probs Wrestle again at Summerslam to come back.

Then you those who recently joined WWE from other promotions including AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson adding quite a lot of depth to the WWE Roster, so much so that really I think they have no choice but to do a brand split to shake things up.

(29 May 2016, 8:13 am)MurdnunoC wrote I'm going to see CHIKARA today in North Shields.

Anyone else going?

Show starts at 4:00pm
http://chikarapro.com/events/season-16/05-29-2016_aniversario-two-towers

(23 Jun 2016, 9:13 am)MurdnunoC wrote Roman Reigns suspended for violation of WWE's Wellness Policy - arguably the most high-profile suspension since the policy was implemented in the mid-2000's.

http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-suspends-roman-reigns-wellness-policy-violation-215006

(30 Jun 2016, 9:00 am)MrFozz wrote Whats gone on there?

Isn't he supposed to be the face of the company?

I have not watched it for a while

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(01 Jul 2016, 12:40 pm)MurdnunoC wrote He was tested and the result showed positive for a banned substance.

He admitted his wrongdoing through his twitter account and accepted his suspension.

He'll return to action at the next PPV (Battleground) where he's scheduled to face Seth Rollins and WWE Champion, Dean Ambrose, in a triple-threat match for the belt.

(19 Jul 2016, 8:10 pm)Malarkey wrote Anyone watching the Draft tonight on Smackdown?

(18 Sep 2016, 10:59 am)MrFozz wrote Vinny Mc at it again trying to squeeze his competition...

WWE puts in bid for TNA

What exactly is that going to achieve, the WCW thing did not work too good...Or is Vince just looking to get the trademarks and video library????

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(18 Sep 2016, 7:12 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I would take that story with a huge pinch of salt. 

I've said it once and I'll say it again, unless the story is reported by either The Observer (Meltzer/Alvarez) or The Torch (Keller), it's probably bullshit. The Observer and The Torch are the most well-read and respected outlets for wrestling news and it's the place to which industry insiders leak stories.

(20 Sep 2016, 8:21 pm)MrFozz wrote Fairy Snuff, I will take your word for it mate ?

I have seen it in a few places though...

As you know I have never claimed to know much about the business or anything, but out of interest is TNA actually in financial difficulty???

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