Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live featured several matched being added to WrestleMania, including Daniel Bryan’s involvement on the show, more additions to the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and the SmackDown tag title match on the card.
The news of Daniel Bryan’s medical clearance led to SmackDown Live having its most-watched episode of 2018 and the second highest since the brand split in the summer of 2016.
The latest addition to this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class is Mark Henry. News of Henry’s induction circulated over the weekend after a WWE magazine had been sent out with Henry included with this year’s class.
Daniel Bryan spoke in an interview about the possibility of wrestling at WrestleMania that seems to indicate there is a chance, AJ Styles missed Saturday’s house show in Texas, a full rundown of Saturday’s UFC card in London, a new edition of WWE 24 set to debut Monday, this month’s POST Roundtable Show, and more.
The WWE holds a press conference for WrestleMania 35 announcement, notes on Louisiana commission, Brock Lesnar’s final match before WrestleMania, Ronda Rousey launches sports management company, New Japan Cup finalist, Fabulous Moolah dropped from women’s battle royal title, reviews of Impact Wrestling & NXT, and more.
The WWE has announced that following backlash over the decision to honor Lillian Ellison a.k.a. The Fabulous Moolah at WrestleMania, the company has changed the name of the women’s battle royal at WrestleMania next month.
There has been a lot of backlash following the announcement that the WWE will honor Fabulous Moolah at WrestleMania, a look at how the WrestleMania card is shaping up, WWE updates advertising for Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey’s appearances, new matches for WrestleMania Week in New Orleans, Ronda Rousey appears on Ellen, and more.
CM Punk stated on Monday that he will be fighting in June, face-to-face segment involving Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns on Raw, latest news involving Jeff Hardy’s arrest over the weekend, Ronda Rousey scheduled for a major talk show, New Japan Cup results, Kid Rock being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and more.
The updated card for WrestleMania following the WWE Fastlane card on Sunday with the announcement of the WWE title match and the addition of the SmackDown women’s title match.
Jon Jones went in front of the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday, we have notes on the Roman Reigns segment from Raw on Monday, John Cena scheduled for SmackDown tonight, CM Punk and Wade Barrett announced for hosting roles, replacement for Tom Lawlor on MLW show to be announced Wednesday, and more.
Exclusive notes on the Louisiana Boxing & Wrestling Commission’s rules and regulations for WrestleMania Week shows, Honor Club providing commentary on live events, Deadline looks at the UFC’s domestic television rights package, Andrade Cien Almas vs. Johnny Gargano rematch airs tonight, UFC scraps fight due to weight cutting concerns, and more.