Here's your fight size update for Thursday, October 14, 2021:
- Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Adam Cole commented on the short-lived Wednesday Night War. Adam has a unique perspective having been the flag bearer for NXT throughout the “war” and is currently in AEW.
"So for me personally, and this is always how I have been, being in NXT and being in AEW, I've never been someone who is super focused on the ratings war. I was always so focused on, if I was wrestling, I want to have the best match possible, if I'm cutting a promo I want to have the best promo possible... Of course it's really exciting to hear 'Hey! 1.3 million, that's awesome!' or that I was in the highest rated segment on the show, that's great. But if my match isn't good, or my promo isn't good, I don't care how many people have watched it, I'm going to be upset. But it was a really exciting time, really cool, especially in the beginning. It was NXT's first time on TV, which was really awesome. Now I am on the other side in AEW and seeing the momentum continuing to grow, it's cool. I think across the board it's good for wrestling. I think it's cool that people can watch both shows and stuff like that. Sometimes I do think that the fans are a little bit too hard on either side. I was on the WWE side, but I still loved WCW. But I've always been someone who is like, man there are a lot of people getting a lot of TV time, or not been on TV before and getting the chance to showcase themselves. I just think it has been great across the board for the industry of pro-wrestling."
- BetOnline.AG sent the following betting odds for Crown Jewel.
WWE - Crown Jewel
Roman Reigns (c) vs Brock Lesnar
Roman Reigns -200 (1/2)
Brock Lesnar +150 (3/2)
Big E (c) vs Drew McIntyre
Big E -550 (2/11)
Drew McIntyre +325 (13/4)
Becky Lynch (c) vs Bianca Belair vs Sasha Banks
Becky Lynch -200 (1/2)
Bianca Belair +180 (9/5)
Sasha Banks +250 (5/2)
RK Bro (c) vs AJ Styles & Omos
RK Bro -250 (2/5)
AJ Styles & Omos +170 (17/10)
Edge vs Seth Rollins
Edge -350 (2/7)
Seth Rollins +225 (9/4)
Goldberg vs Bobby Lashley
Goldberg -300 (1/3)
Bobby Lashley +200 (2/1)
Mansoor vs Mustafa Ali
Mansoor -1000 (1/10)
Mustafa Ali +525 (21/4)
- WWE released the following interview with WWE's The Bump host Matt Camp interviewing William Shatner about his journey into outer space this week:
- Six-Man Showdown on ROH Week By Week!
- WWE is set to release “Best of 1996: Prelude to Attitude” on November 9, and it’ll feature top matches and moments from the last year not linked to the Attitude Era. The full match listing can be seen below and consists largely of pay-per-view matches:
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Razor Ramon vs. Goldust
Royal Rumble • January 21, 1996Vader Destroys Gorilla Monsoon
RAW • January 22, 1996#1 Contender’s Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart
In Your House • February 18, 1996Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
RAW • March 11, 1996Undertaker Meets Mankind
RAW • April 1, 1996No Holds Barred Match for the WWE Championship
Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel
In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies • April 28, 1996“Wildman” Marc Mero vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
In Your House: Beware of Dog • May 26, 1996The Undertaker vs. Mankind
King of the Ring • June 23, 1996King of the Ring Finals Match
Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
King of the Ring • June 23, 1996Sunny Gets “Slopped”
Superstars • June 29, 1996Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid & Ahmed Johnson vs. Vader, Owen Hart & The British Bulldog
In Your House: International Incident • July 21, 1996Disc 2
RAW Invitational Battle Royal
The Undertaker vs. Sycho Sid vs. Ahmed Johnson vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Mankind vs. Owen Hart vs. British Bulldog vs. Goldust vs. Savio Vega vs. “Wildman” Marc Mero vs. Justin “Hawk” Bradshaw
RAW • August 5, 1996WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Vader
SummerSlam • August 18, 1996WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind
In Your House: Mind Games • September 22, 1996WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament Finals
“Wildman” Marc Mero vs. Faarooq
RAW • September 23, 1996Stone Cold Takes Out Brian Pillman
Superstars • October 27, 1996Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Rocky Maivia, “Wildman” Marc Mero, Jake “The Snake” Roberts & The Stalker vs. Jerry “The King” Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Goldust & Crush
Survivor Series • November 17, 1996Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Survivor Series • November 17, 1996WWE Championship Match
Sycho Sid vs. Bret “Hitman” Hart
In Your House: It’s Time • December 15, 1996
- Opening tonight’s IMPACT will be Phantasmo vs. Rohit Raju vs. Willie Mack, with the winner joining Trey Miguel and Steve Maclin in the match for the vacant X-Division Championship at the upcoming IMPACT Bound For Glory 2021 pay-per-view.
- Britt Baker says she would make an exception to her own rule and offered to clean J-Lo’s teeth.
- Watch: Most Wicked Superstar Home Invasions: WWE Top 10.
- WWE Superstars are featured on the most recent episode of Top Chef Family Style
- Denise Salcedo is joining the Mission Pro Wrestling
- Today, when the stock market closed, WWE stock was trading at $59.48 per share.
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- Watch: Punk, Masvidal, Junior dos Santos, Jericho, Soho, Danielson and More AEW Road to Miami, 10/14/21