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  • John Cena Announces The John Cena Classic at Backlash

    John Cena Announces The John Cena Classic at Backlash

    John Cena has announced the “John Cena Classic” – a new event that also includes a brand new championship.

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    A date for the event was not revealed, but it was announced that it will be a ‘now vs the future’ type of show with WWE stars facing off against NXT stars. Cena stated that having NXT stars compete on his final show meant a lot to him, and after seeing stars like Oba Femi compete at Wrestlemania, he wanted to introduce this event.

    It was also announced that a new championship will be revealed for the classic, and the champion would be voted on by the WWE Universe. Fans will vote for not who wins the matches, but who impresses them the most. For example, Danhausen could enter the classic and lose every match except for one and if the fans are convinced then he will be the first ever John Cena Classic Champion. Cena also stated that his desire for this to be a yearly event taking place as a standalone show but it all depended on the reception from the fans.

    The title was not revealed and how participants will qualify for the classic was not revealed either. However Oba Femi seemed like a sure fire favorite.

    The reception from the WWE Universe seemed very positive. We will see how the event will be structured and provide updates when available.

  • AAA TripleMania 34 Set For Two-Night Event in September

    AAA TripleMania 34 Set For Two-Night Event in September

    TripleMania just got even bigger.

    During WWE Backlash, it was announced that TripleMania 34 will now be a two-night event. Starting on Friday, September 11th, and concluding on Sunday, September 13th.

    While the details were slim, it was noted that the two-night event would take place in two different locations. However, no location was stated other than the first location would take place in the United States and would be announced in the coming weeks. One could argue that more details may be released during the Noche de Los Grandes show on Saturday, May 30th.

    BodySlam will continue to update you as more details are released. Stay locked to BodySlam.net and BodySlam socials.

  • WWE Backlash Results: Danhausen/? VS Kit Willson/The Miz

    WWE Backlash Results: Danhausen/? VS Kit Willson/The Miz

    One of the biggest mysteries of the weekend was revealed when Danhausen revealed his tag team partner to be… Mini Danhausen!

    Danhausen would come out with the clone machine he revealed last night on SmackDown and after speculation from CM Punk to… Shane McMahon? No one knew would be revealed as the tag partner. Mini Danhausen would then walk down to the ring with Danhausen to then take on The Miz and Kit Wilson.

    During the match, Mini Danhausen would be very physical, from high flying moments to an airplane spin!

    Kit would try to throw Mini Danhausen back into the clone machine only for it to turn back on to reveal MORE mini Danhausens! They would then dog pile Kit Wilson before throwing him to the ring.

    Danhausen would then take out The Miz with a pump kick to get the pinfall victory. After a very fun but also very good showing from Danhausen it will interesting to see what happens next for Danhausen and the current feud.

  • WWE Backlash Results: Trick Williams (c) VS Sami Zayn

    WWE Backlash Results: Trick Williams (c) VS Sami Zayn

    Whoop that Trick! Trick Williams defeated Sami Zayn at Backlash to retain the United States Championship.

    Throughout the match, Sami Zayn would put his focus on Lil Yachty instead of turning his attention to Trick. Sami would show more heel tendencies throughout the match, with Trick being the obvious favorite with the Tampa crowd. Trick and Sami would have a physical battle, but Sami just couldn’t stop focusing on the outside area.

    Sami would then go out to the outside ring and take out his frustration on Yachty but Trick would go out to help his friend. Sami would take down Trick and throw him inside the ring.

    In the closing moments of the match Sami would take out Lil Yachty with a Helluva Kick to the back of the head in the corner of the barricade. Sami would then laugh at the crowd as they boo’d. Zayn would then roll back into the ring to try to land a Helluva Kick on Trick. Williams would then counter and land a Trickshot to end the match and retain the United States Championship.

    WWE is slowly turning Zayn into a heel with Trick turning babyface. It will be interesting to see where the story goes from here.

  • WWE Backlash Results: Bron Breakker VS Seth Rollins

    WWE Backlash Results: Bron Breakker VS Seth Rollins

    Backlash kicked off to a hot start tonight with Bron Breakker vs Seth Rollins opening the show, and the crowd was on fire for this match.

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    The match started hot with Bron instantly going for his vicious spear. However, Seth would counter and take the action to the outside. After a lengthy time in the ringside area. The action returned to the ring, where Breakker quickly took the upper hand and took the fight to Rollins. After a couple of headlocks, German suplexes, and some trash-talking, Seth would take charge, only for Bron to take over again.

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    The match would continue with both men putting on a quick pace showing throughout the match. Halfway through, Seth would go for a move on Seth that would cause him to land weirdly on his neck. But that didn’t stop the two men from putting on a hellacious effort with Breakker countering a superplex falcon arrow and taking down Seth with an eruption from the Tampa crowd.

    Seth would then look to close out the match with a pedigree and then a stomp but Paul Heyman would then get on the apron to distract Rollins. Rollins would then roll out to the outside and go under the ring for a chair. Austin Theory would then attempt an attack from behind but Rollins would attack with the chair. This then led to Logan Paul running to the aid but getting taken out by the chair as well. Rollins would then get back into the ring and get instantly taken out with a spear.

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    In the closing moments of the match, Bron would drop the straps and go for another spear, where Rollins would then counter with a pedigree and go for an avalanche curb stomp. Breakker would catch Rollins with a spear and then run the ropes for one more spear to end the match and defeat Seth Rollins after an incredible opening match to Backlash.

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  • Several NXT Call Ups Announced on 4/24 Smackdown

    Several NXT Call Ups Announced on 4/24 Smackdown

    On the April 24th edition of SmackDown, several NXT call-ups were announced, with some appearing on tonight’s show, one scheduled for next week’s show, and one being announced, but no date was revealed.

    On tonight’s episode of SmackDown, during the women’s tag team match, Paige and Brie Bella VS Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss ended with Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx known as Fatal Influence, making their presence felt by attacking the two teams. Later on in the show. They would interrupt New Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley. This would then lead to an impromptu match with Jacy Jayne taking on Rhea Ripley. Jacy and Rhea would go on to have a fantastic match until Henley and Nyx attacked Rhea to end the match. Fatal Influence would end standing tall. Jacy Jayne is a 2X NXT Women’s Champion. She held the title in her second reign for 150 days.

    The Revolution Will Be Televised. Ricky Saints will officially make his main roster debut on Smackdown next week. Though there are no details as to what he has in store for the WWE Universe next week on Smackdown, he is sure to shine no matter what it is that he does. Saints is a former NXT Champion and NXT North American Champion.

    Glamour is Forever as The Glamour comes to Smackdown. Blake Monroe was announced as the newest addition to the Smackdown roster. Although no debut date was announced as her vignette said coming soon. It is safe to say that she will be welcomed to Smackdown with open arms after a very well done NXT run. Blake Monroe is a former NXT Women’s North American Champion.

    This now makes several NXT call ups for both Raw and Smackdown. We will continue to update you as more roster moves are made. Continue following Bodyslam.net and Bodyslam.net socials for more.

     

  • WWE RAW: Segments announced for 4/27 Monday Night Raw

    WWE RAW: Segments announced for 4/27 Monday Night Raw

    The following segments have been announced for the April 27th edition of WWE Monday Night Raw. The episode will emanate from the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas.

    WWE RAW 4/27

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    • The new Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch will return to Monday Night Raw after defeating AJ Lee to win back the gold. No other details were given, but we can best believe she will gloat about defeating AJ.
    • Say his name and he appears: A Joe Hendry concert was also announced for the show.
      During the announcement, Michael Cole announced that Joe Hendry was officially a full time member of the Raw roster. It’ll be interesting to see what Hendry has in store for the WWE Universe and what awaits him on the main roster.

    Stay tuned for more updates on Bodyslam.net and Bodyslam.net social media.

  • Finn Balor Beats JD, Gets Attacked by Dominik Mysterio

    Finn Balor Beats JD, Gets Attacked by Dominik Mysterio

    Finn Balor faced off with JD McDonagh on tonight’s episode of Raw. He defeated JD but after the bell was attacked by an upset Dirty Dom. At least Dom thought it was going to work.

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    During a vignette earlier in the show Finn stated he wasn’t done with The Judgement Day. He made it clear that Wrestlemania was just the start.

    Dom would try attacking Balor after the match just for Finn to fight back and get the upper hand just in time. With Dom’s planned attack failing, what’s next for Finn Balor and The Judgement Day? Only time will tell.

    Stay tuned to Bodyslam.net and Bodyslam.net socials for more on Raw throughout the night.

  • The Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition

    The Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition

    Wrestlemania 42 is officially in the books and.. boy did it fly by! It came and it went. What a weekend. Welcome to the Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition. Where I give my thoughts and opinions and you either agree or disagree. Let’s get into it!

    I want to get this out of the way. In my humble opinion, night 2 saved the weekend. Night 2 had the star power, the matches, and the build for these matches were better than half of the matches on night 1.

    So let’s start from the top. John Cena comes out and welcomes everyone back for night 2 of Wrestlemania after a historic and incredible night 1. Now I don’t know what show Cena watched. But I don’t think we watched the same one. He hyped up Oba VS Lesnar and then walked away.

    First up, was the match I have been looking forward to since it was announced, Oba VS Lesnar. Now I’ve seen a lot of people say that the match was way too short. Here’s the thing. For me it lived up to the expectations. This match was made to make Oba Femi look strong and it did just that. It gave Oba his mania moment. It was chaos, it was fun, and the people love Femi. The talk of the night was the ending. When the match was over, Lesnar stayed back and took his gloves and boots off and laid them in the ring. Heyman and Lesnar were very emotional to close it as he left the ring. So is he retired? I don’t think so. But we shall see. Rating: 8/10

    Next up, the 6 man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship. The attires? On point. The match? Incredible, this match was everything I expected it to be and more. It had the athleticism, the crowd was in it, it had the spots, and the moments. It was a true Wrestlemania style ladder match. I truly didn’t expect Penta to win but to my surprise he did and I was very okay with it. Rating: 9.5/10

    Up next, Trick Williams VS Sami Zayn for the United States Championship. This match was good. I wish I had more and Trick got showcased more than he did, this match seemed to of flew by. Trick is over and Vegas HATED Sami. Trick winning the title was the right call. WWE needs to continue pushing him to the moon. Rating: 7/10

    Next was the return of the alter ego. The Demon. Dirty Dom Mysterio VS Finn Balor. Before I go into the match I just wanna say. These entrances were fantastic. The king of the luchadores entrance was great and the return of the demon was excellent. I said out loud during Finn’s entrance “he actually looks happy and looks like he’s having fun”. The match itself lived up to the story. It had everything. The addition of the street fight stipulation was a welcomed one and I feel like added a little more excitement. However I wish I had more. More outside of the ring moments and maybe even some in the crowd moments. But this match was great. I would say this was probably my 3rd favorite match of the night. 8.5/10

    Next was the Woman’s Championship match. First things first. I hated that Rhea came out last with no special entrance. I get that they may of done that for a reason but I just didn’t enjoy it. This match was pretty good. Another match I think we needed more of. The addition of IYO got a huge pop and I was very happy with that. Rhea winning was okay. We knew it would happen. I was hoping for a swerve and they kept building Jade up and getting her better but I guess not. Let’s see what’s next for her. Rating: 7/10

    The Danhausen segment was incredible. I loved everything about it and I love that they are going all in on Danhausen. He is incredible and very good for WWE.

    The main event. The match to end the weekend. Incredible, outstanding. I have so many words I could use but you would be reading this for a while. This match was everything. We knew that Roman would most likely be winning this one and at the end of the night. He ultimately did. I’m interested to see what they do with Punk now. How often is Roman going to show up? Is this ultimately leading to Riyadh for the rumored Rock VS Roman match? I guess we will wait and see. Rating: 9/10

    That’s it! Mania is over and in the books. The build now begins for the next one. Obviously we still have the Raw after Mania which is normally a very big show as well as the Smackdown after Mania. What’s in store? Who knows! It’s post Wrestlemania season.. anything can happen! But for now I give Wrestlemania 42 an overall rating of 7/10.

    Thank you for joining me on the Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition. Maybe this will become a thing for all PLE’s. Who knows! But until then remember to subscribe to Bodyslam.net and follow us for all things wrestling.

     

  • Van Hammer Passes Away at the Age of 66

    Van Hammer Passes Away at the Age of 66

    Former WCW wrestler Mark Hildreth, known by fans around the world as Van Hammer, has passed away, Marc Mero shared the news today on social media earlier today.
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    Mark was trained by Boris Malenko and Dan Spivey. During his tenure in WCW he was apart of “Raven’s Flock”, he was known as “Heavy Metal” Van Hammer to many in the wrestling world. His first match for the promotion was against Terrance Taylor at Clash of Champions XVI. Hammer went 42-0 in his career with WCW until Clash of Champions XVII when he was defeated by Cactus Jack.

    The Bodyslam.net team would like to send their condolences to Mark Hildreth’s family and friends during this difficult time.