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With WWE’s traditional post-WrestleMania UK tour having kicked off, the crowds in Britain will be banking on a roller coaster ride to cure them of the hangover from the biggest wrestling blowout of the year. Also read: [Video] WWE Raw Results, 18th April 2016: WWE Payback 2016 gets three huge matches After RAW and SmackDown in the O2 Arena in London on the 18th and 19th of April, WWE will travel north to Manchester for an event....

In case you didn’t know Drafted to SmackDown Live in 2016, Lynch became the brand’s first Women’s Champion, defeating Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Bella and Carmella at Backlash 2016. At Summerslam 2018, Lynch turned heel after her friend Charlotte Flair won the SmackDown Live Women’s Championship in a triple threat featuring Lynch, Flair and then-Champion Carmella. At Hell In A Cell, Lynch defeated Flair, becoming a two-time Women’s Champion....

In case you didn’t know… Stone Cold Steve Austin wasn’t always the Rattlesnake, there was a time when Austin was having a few issues with his personality and making his impact with the WWE Universe. One of the biggest issues that Austin had in his early career was the creative team trying to come up with a character for him. Austin became one of the best-remembered stars of the entire Attitude Era, but he had to go through his own issues with Vince McMahon and the creative team before they believed that his own personality was good enough....

NXT’s big debut on the USA Network The night of September 18th was a historic one for WWE NXT. The developmental brand made its debut on the USA Network. The show featured the return of Lio Rush, who had been absent from WWE TV since April. Also, the Street Fight featuring Matt Riddle and Killian Dain ended in pure chaos after Imperium attacked Riddle in a parking lot. Roderick Strong defeated The Velveteen Dream to bag the NXT North American title....

In case you didn’t know… WWE TLC already featured two Cruiserweight matches on the card, with Kalisto set to defend his title against Enzo Amore, and Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher set to resolve their differences with Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann in a Tag Team Match. Drew Gulak has put on display a never-ending collection of Powerpoint Presentations on 205 Live with regards to the rules that he believes the audience and wrestlers should follow....

In case you didn’t know… Rousey has long been a fan of professional wrestling, and her nickname “Rowdy” comes from the WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. Rousey along with current NXT Superstar Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke, and Marine Shafir dub themselves as “The Four Horsewomen” of MMA. The heart of the matter… This dinner further adds to the speculation that a deal between Rousey is WWE is on the horizon....

The WWE COO revealed that negotiations were on to keep the Beast Incarnate in the WWE after his contract expires soon after WrestleMania. In case you didn’t know… The general consensus heading into WrestleMania is that Roman Reigns will defeat Lesnar to become the new Universal champion. The rumored outcome has been based on Vince McMahon’s obsession with the Big Dog and also Lesnar’s current deal coming to an end soon....

Triple H is the mastermind behind the brand and has seen all of those talented wrestlers come and go from NXT to the main roster. While some have left the company, he’s seen it all from start to finish and he revealed how crazy the journey has been while speaking in a video put out by WWE. Humble beginnings NXT first started out as a game-show type competition back in 2010 that aired on Tuesday nights....

In case you didn’t know.. Fans longed for Fish’s on-screen debut ever since the news had broken out after the show tapings back in June. At the recent NXT tapings, Fish’s former tag-team partner and former ROH World Champion, Kyle O’Reilly also made his NXT debut. Fish took on Aleister Black but ended up taking the loss in his first match. He cut a promo after his match, promising to make a name for himself in the yellow brand:...

Many fans considered Kingston’s long-awaited WWE Championship triumph as the best moment of the event, while Rollins’ show-opening Universal title victory and John Cena’s return as “The Doctor of Thuganomics” were widely praised. Now, thanks to an unlikely source, we also know which moment Vince McMahon rated as his favourite of the night. In case you didn’t know… Vince McMahon is brutally honest when it comes to his opinion on WWE’s in-ring action and segments....

In case you didn’t know… The WWE has been involved in the stock market since 1999, where the company officially went public. The company has been largely successful, for the exception of a few bumps in the road, since 1999 in the stock market. The heart of the matter As per SEC filings, Vince McMahon sold WWE stocks worth $22,866,523.61 on November 30th. In total, he got rid of 306,000 shares of stock....

In case you didn’t know… Alexa Bliss was the first woman to win the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships, but since Hell in a Cell, Bliss has been sidelined with a number of different injuries and instead taken on a new role as a talk show host on Raw weekly. Bliss is the host of WrestleMania this weekend which means that she won’t be part of the action, but she was part of The Royal Rumble back in January and has been posting videos of her stepping back in the ring, which means that she could be looking to make her return soon....

In case you didn’t know… After their last run with the WWE in 2017, both Bully Ray and Devon Dudley - collectively known as The Dudley Boyz - were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class earlier this year. Bully Ray has been wrestling under Ring of Honor where he made his debut in 2017. The heart of the matter This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw featured a main event between current Raw Women’s Champion, Ronda Rousey, who teamed up with Ember Moon in order to battle and eventually defeat the newly formed dominating duo of Nia Jax and Tamina....

Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. In case you didn’t know… The New Day captured the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships on August 21 after defeating the Bludgeon Brothers in a No DQ match on SmackDown Live. Since Rowan was put on the shelf thanks to an injury, the WWE decided to hold a tournament to find the new #1 Contenders to the tag team titles....

The two big surprises of the evening were Chris Jericho emerging as the mystery partner for Ambrose and Reigns, and then Kane returning from corporate exile, back in his mask again as the next challenger for Seth Rollins. Oh, goody. MORE: Highs and lows of Sting’s career | Wrestlers gone too soon | Undertaker’s next match The rest of the show was nothing I’d classify as special, but a pretty enjoyable night of action overall nonetheless....

This week’s episode of NXT consisted of matches that took place before NXT TakeOver: Chicago. We finally got the debut of the Velveteen Dream as well as the match between Drew McIntyre and Wesley Blake. Let’s head straight to the results. Aleister Black vs Curt Hawkins NXT kicked off with Aleister Black taking on the man with the facts, Curt Hawkins. Would this match last longer than the last time these two met in London?...

Scheduled to take place this upcoming Sunday on June 1, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, it was announced on Raw that El Torito and Hornswoggle will face each other again at Payback under the “Mask vs Hair” stipulation. As quoted by WWE.com, “The biggest little rivalry in WWE will intensify in a major way when El Torito and Hornswoggle tangle on WWE Payback Kickoff in an ultra-rare Mask vs....

So, what can fans expect on the road to The Elimination Chamber and beyond? In this article, we shall put our fantasy booking hats on and look at a few unexpected scenarios that could really make the show exciting. There’s no guarantee that any of these changes will happen this week. But then again, if they do happen, it would be awesome. As always, you are welcome to chime in with your thoughts and views in the comments below....

The closing moments of tonight’s RAW saw The Fiend, Bray Wyatt, interrupt the main event between the Universal Champion Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman. The demented version of Bray Wyatt then went on to take out his former ally Strowman, ending a second consecutive RAW by attacking a Superstar in front of Rollins. The Fiend is quickly becoming the biggest fan-favorite in WWE, as clearly visible by the reaction of the crowd when the lights go out every time....

However, there were enough interesting segments to warrant another best and worst article, and with another interesting week approaching next week…let’s look at what worked and what did not work, this week. THE GOOD: Here’s what we liked from today’s episode of Monday Night Raw 1: The Cruiserweights are the best kind of filler Who would have imagined that the Cruiserweights would get two entire segments on the flagship show of WWE?...