• [WR] REVIEW: Royal Rumble 1998: Here He Comes (3/3)

    From WrestlingRumors.net@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 25 08:39:23 2019
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    some suplexes to put Bliss down. The Sharpshooter doesn’t work and it’s off to Cross for the faster pace. A running bulldog gets two on Natalya and the fisherman’s neckbreaker connects, but Bliss steals the pin at 5:39.

    Result: Nikki Cross/Alexa Bliss b. Naomi/Natalya Fishermans neckbreaker to Natalya (5:39)
    Ricochet vs. AJ Styles

    Non-title. Ricochet tries his flipping counter to a wristlock but AJ just
    drops down into a headlock for a smart counter. They get up to their feet
    but here are the Good Brothers to stand at ringside. Anderson offers a distraction but AJ goes to the floor and throws them out so they can’t ruin the match. That’s fine, as the match will be restarted after the break.

    Back with Ricochet flipping into an anklescissors to stagger AJ and a
    dropkick gets two. Ricochet starts in on the arm and rolls AJ up for two
    more but Styles is right back with the Pele. Another dropkick sends Styles outside though and that means the big running flip dive to take him down
    again. Styles is fine enough to suplex him into the corner for two and it’s off tot he reverse chinlock.

    Ricochet fights up so Styles hits a spinning backfist, which is answered
    with an enziguri. A springboard clothesline into a standing shooting star
    press gets two on AJ. The moonsault into the reverse DDT gets two on
    Ricochet, followed by the Phenomenal Blitz for the same. Ricochet knocks
    him down again and hits a moonsault for two but the 630 misses. AJ’s
    forearm sets up the Phenomenal Forearm for the pin at 10:54.

    Result: AJ Styles b. Ricochet Phenomenal Forearm (10:54)

    AJ helps Ricochet up to end the show.



    Results

    Usos/New Day b. Daniel Bryan/Rowan/Revival – Superfly Splash to Dawson

    R-Truth b. Drake Maverick – Little Jimmy

    Shane McMahon/Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns went to a no contest when Undertaker interfered

    Viking Raiders b. Good Brothers – Viking Experience to Anderson

    Kofi Kingston b. Sami Zayn – Rollup

    Kofi Kingston b. Kevin Owens via countout

    Alexa Bliss b. Naomi – DDT

    Alexa Bliss/Nikki Cross b. Naomi/Natalya – Fisherman’s neckbreaker to Naomi

    AJ Styles b. Ricochet – Phenomenal Forearm

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    Stomping Grounds Attendance Was Quite Low; How Many People Attended? (PHOTO)

    Posted: 24 Jun 2019 09:11 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/derekstoughton/stomping-grounds-attendance-quite-low-many-people-attended/


    It had been previously reported that early ticket sales for WWE Stomping Grounds 2019 were quite low and that a number of seats were still available
    two weeks prior to the event. But how many people actually were in
    attendance?

    According to Matt Farmer of DEFY Wrestling, around 6,000 people were
    actually there for the show, making it one of WWEs lowest attended
    pay-per-view events in a long time.

    In addition, it was reported that there were many 2-for-1 sales and comp tickets being given out in order to fill the arena.

    @davemeltzerWON maybe 6,000 in building. Tons of comps, 2 for 1s.

    Probably smallest PPV crowd in a long time.

    - Matt Farmer (@mattfarmer93) June 23, 2019



    On Wrestling Observer Radio, it was noted that the paid attendance was somewhere between 4,000-4,500 people. Dave Meltzer also said that many
    tickets were given away at the mall earlier in the day.

    Below are some photos showing how poorly attended the show was:

    A look at the arena for #WWEStompingGrounds tonight. Half of the arena was curtained off. Thanks to Wrestling Inc. reader Kent Blanch for sending the
    pic pic.twitter.com/EUia9pUGXs

    - WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) June 24, 2019



    @StatGuyGreg Overflow crowd here at Stomping Grounds. About half curtains,
    but still. pic.twitter.com/zDwVgCTm86

    - Ollie McClellan (@OllieMcClellan) June 23, 2019



    Half the arena is blocked off. Offering seat relocation at the top of
    sections. @nodqdotcom @aaronrift #StompingGrounds pic.twitter.com/CfrLt6t8CY

    - Travis K. (@TravisKauth) June 23, 2019



    This is what fans got to see as the main event:
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    Editors Opinion:

    This is really bad in some ways, and good in others. Although the numbers
    were dismal, the energy that the crowd showed for the matches and
    superstars that they wanted to see was quite impressive. However, there is
    no excuse for these low figures, and WWE needs to fix it quickly.

    What do you think of the low attendance numbers of Stomping Grounds? Leave
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    RUMOR: WWE To Try New Type Of Match Going Forward?

    Posted: 24 Jun 2019 08:22 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/derekstoughton/rumor-wwe-try-new-type-match-going-forward/


    This is only a rumor, so take it for what its worth. It had been previously reported that Vince McMahon made a recent decree, which will see no more wrestling action taking place during commercial breaks of WWE programming.

    According to a report from PWInsider, there has been talk backstage of the company of trying out a new format of wrestling matches, which would
    include multiple rounds. This is similar to the old European style of
    rounds matches.

    It could involve something similar to this type of match:
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    A similar format was introduced in Impact Wrestling in 2016, when they
    debuted the Grand Championship. It was used until 2018, when it was unified with their World Championship.

    Editors Opinion:

    Honestly, I think that this is a terrible idea. I get that WWE feels that
    they need to try new things because they are losing their fan base, but
    when youre trying to emulate something that didnt work in Impact Wrestling, then youre really scraping the bottom of the barrel. WWE fans will pick up
    on it too, which will only make the situation worse.

    What do you think of the idea of bringing a rounds match to WWE? Leave us a comment below, or post a comment on our Facebook page! Also, be sure to
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