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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Report: WWE SmackDown To Extend Three-Hour Format
WWE SmackDown may not return to a two-hour format… yet. 2025 began with WWE SmackDown running as a three-hour show on the USA Network, instead of its usual two hours. This was a significant change for the blue brand, which had largely been a two-hour show since its inception in 1999. Triple H later mentioned in January that this change was only temporary and that SmackDown would go back to two hours later. Advertisement In September 2024, WrestleVotes reported SmackDown would switch back to two hours in June after many three-hour episodes. Last month, WrestleVotes confirmed this again and said the change would likely happen with the June 6 episode of SmackDown, with Dave Meltzer also confirming this detail. However, recent reports from PWInsider say that things might not go as expected. The reports mentioned that the USA Network had internally listed WWE SmackDown as running three hours long in early June. This means the show might continue with the longer, three-hour format instead of going back to the usual two-hour format. It remains to be seen how much longer this format will last, but it looks like SmackDown will be a three-hour show a bit longer. WWE SmackDown May 23rd match card update The May 23 episode of Friday Night SmackDown will air live from the EnMarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. This show will be the final stop before Saturday Night's Main Event. Below is updated match card for upcoming edition of SmackDown. Advertisement Aleister Black, LA Knight, and Shinsuke Nakamura will compete in the Men's Money in the Bank qualifier. Giulia, Charlotte Flair, and Zelina Vega will battle in the Women's Money in the Bank qualifier. The Street Profits will defend their WWE Tag Team Championship against Fraxiom Read More: WWE SmackDown Results: Review, Grades, Card For May 16 The post Report: WWE SmackDown To Extend Three-Hour Format appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
WWE Unreal OTT release date: When and where to watch the controversial documentary series narrated by Triple H
WWE Unreal OTT release date: WWE Unreal, one of the most eagerly awaited shows of the year, is almost upon us. The documentary series, which features top names from the Samford-based promotion, is set to premiere on Netflix on July 29. It will give fans a closer look at what happens behind the scenes in the company by taking them into the 'writers' room'. WWE Unreal: Who is involved? Triple H, the company's Chief Content Officer, will be the centre of attention of this documentary. The show will highlight The Game's interactions with writers and talent ahead of WrestleMania 41. It will also highlight his plans for advancing major storylines on the road to 'The Showcase of the Immortals'. Moreover, Triple H will serve as the narrator of the series. In the announcement teaser, he was seen telling Jey Uso that WWE wanted to push him heavily. This suggests that the 'Yeet Master', who beat Gunther for the World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania 41, will be part of the Show. The likes of Cody Rhodes, CM Punk and Rhea Ripley too will make appearances in WWE Unreal. Additionally, Xavier Woods and Bianca Belair will be part of WWE Unreal. WWE Unreal consists of five 50-minute episodes. They are titled New Era', 'Push', 'Worth the Wait', 'Heel Turn', and 'WrestleMania'. WWE Unreal has landed in a controversy, here's why Kayfabe (the art of projecting pro wrestling as a legit sport and not a scripted one) has long been the backbone of the industry. However, WWE Unreal shatters the illusion by taking the audience into the writers' room. This hasn't gone down well with key figures in the business. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts recently described WWE Unreal as a 'foolish' endevour, 'I think it's foolish. I don't think that product will ever warrant enough money being made for the damage that it'll do. So that's just my own thoughts,' he said on his Snake Pit Podcast However, former WWE star Ryback defended it and said it would help fans and dirt sheets understand the business. 'I truly believe WWE: Unreal is one of the best things for wrestling and wrestlers. This is physical acting, the hardest thing in the world. We play roles and it takes all of us. No one really wins or loses. It's time fans and dirt sheets stop the hate and understand what this is,' read a part of this post on X (formerly known as Twitter) WWE Unreal is set to premiere on Netflix on July 29
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Seth Rollins Provides Update On Knee Injury, How Long He'll Be Out
Seth Rollins continues to see the silver lining in certain situations. Rollins hurt his knee at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event last weekend. His match against LA Knight went to an improvised finish after doctors checked on him. During the Evolution post-show press conference, Triple H spoke about Seth Rollins' current condition. He said Rollins traveled to WWE Evolution to support his wife, Becky Lynch, and would be in Birmingham the next day to undergo an MRI for his injury. However, Seth Rollins says he couldn't have the MRI during a guest-hosting gig on Tuesday's episode of The Rich Eisen Show. Rollins said that despite traveling to Birmingham on Monday, he didn't undergo the MRI because his knee was too swollen to determine the cause of the issue. Seth Rollins expects to be out of action for a while Despite that, Rollins knows how the injury happened. He explained that when he attempted a moonsault, he felt his knee 'pop and buckle' on the landing. Rollins said he is still scheduled to undergo more screenings soon in Los Angeles. While he doesn't have a firm timeline, he expects he will be 'out for an extended period of time.' 'It was a little too swollen, so hopefully we're going to take another look in a week or two here in LA to try and get some sort of firm diagnosis and then we can go from there. I am not a doctor, I only know my body and what I feel. And what I feel is this is going to be me out for an extended period of time.' Despite missing time, Rollins said that the silver lining of the situation is that he gets to spend more time at home with his daughter, Roux, while he recovers from the knee injury. He also hopes he makes it back for WrestleMania, but he won't have any answers until they take another look at his knee. Seth Rollins' knee injury had a domino effect on Saturday Night's Main Event Seth Rollins' knee injury resulted in a few changes in WWE's plans at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. This includes the impromptu finish of the match, but also affected the timing of some of the segments that followed. According to a new report from Fightful (via Fightful Select), one of the audibles included the main event. Goldberg's post-match speech also got cut off early due to WWE having a hard out time on NBC. Catch up on everything that went down at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event here. You can also catch up on all the action at Evolution here. Read More: The post Seth Rollins Provides Update On Knee Injury, How Long He'll Be Out appeared first on Wrestlezone.
NDTV
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Ex-WWE Champion Paige Recounts Horrific Backstage Incident: "Someone's Hand Come Over My Mouth, Grabbed Me..."
Paige, whose real name is Saraya-Jade Bevis, was one of the more popoular names in women's WWE. She was the youngest female champion in WWE history, a two-time WWE Divas Champion, and a NXT Women's winner too. She is also the first woman to hold WWE and NXT Women's Championship. After WWE, she went to AEW (All Elite Wrestling) in September, 2022. She was a women's world champion in AEW. On Friday, in her YouTube channel 'Rulebreakers With Saraya', revealed a horrific event. "Like, it was at a wrestling show. And I went out to peek at the crowd, and you know, like most live events, it's just like pipe and drape, you know, so you can peep through. Like, it was really dark. I went down the little hallway, and it was really dark. Really dark. And I peeped through, and then all of a sudden I feel someone's hand come over my mouth — no f**** way — and grabbed me and drag me into the dark. And I'm just like — and I just start freaking out and freaking out. And then he like lets me go, and there's like this light, and then he was like, 'It's just me. I'm just joking, you know," said Saraya. Later, the individual said he was a familiar figure in WWE and added it was a joke. Saraya said: "That's not funny." Triple H, former WWE star and current chief content officer, recently shared a poster of "Unreal - It's More Real Than ouy Think", a Netflix sports series. The show is likely to give fans a behind-the-scenes experience of the WWE. 'WWE: Unreal' will have appearances from John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, CM Punk, Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Chelsea Green, Jey Uso, Xavier Woods, and Triple H himself. The series is aimed at showing the intense work that goes behind the glitz of WWE.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Goldberg speaks out on retirement match: 'I'm pissed with the way I went out'
Legendary wrestler Bill Goldberg joins to reflect on his final WWE bout and reveals his feelings on fighting for the heavyweight title, his disappointments in the delivery, competing on three-weeks notice, working with Gunther, his relationship with Triple H, and more.
