WWE
Kofi Kingston Discusses How CM Punk Helped Him Before Debuting In WWE
Published
8 months agoon


New Day member, Kofi Kingston recently spoke with the Swerve City Podcast where he discussed his friendship with CM Punk.
Kingston reflected on his WWE debut in the ECW brand which took place when Punk was at the top of the roster and he spoke about how Punk helped him before he headed out.
“Punk is one of the guys in the industry who I consider to be my brother,” he said. “He helped me out when he didn’t need to help me out. People were more about keeping other people down and their spots being taken. I remember, I’m about to go out for my debut and I’m doing push-ups. I see a set of wrestling shoes, I look up, and there’s Punk. He goes, ‘Just remember, they’re out here to see you.’ That eased my nerves going out there. He didn’t have to say that to me. We became Tag Team Champions and I learned so much. At the time, he was [ECW] Champion and a lot of gripes that you have on the undercard, sometimes you have at the top. I’m like, ‘He’s going through a lot of the same stuff that I’m going through.’ Fast forward to being WWE Champion, I was already prepared to go through whatever it is that I needed to go through and fight.” (H/T to Fightful.com for the transcriptions.)
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WWE NXT RESULTS – LIVE NOW: FIGHT PIT II, WOMEN’S DUSTY CLASSIC BEGINS!
Published
2 hours agoon
Jan 20, 2021

1. Kushida & Leon Ruff vs. The Way | Karrion Kross In Action
WWE NXT Results
January 20, 2020
Orlando, FL
Live coverage begins at 8PM ET, provided by PW staff writer Matthew Wilkinson (@MC_Wilkinson1). Follow @prowrestlingcom on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC (FIRST ROUND)
KUSHIDA & LEON RUFF vs. THE WAY
Leon Ruff requests to start the match, but Austin Theory wastes no time in dropping him to the mat with a shoulder tackle. Ruff then tries to avoid Theory with his rope jumps, but Theory catches him, only for Ruff to respond with a dropkick as Kushida tags in.
The two men work together to kick away the arms of Theory, and Kushida continues to work on the arm, isolating Austin until a distraction from Johnny Gargano allows Theory to drop his opponent and tag out. The North American Champion comes in aggressively, stomping away on Kushida, but he fires back with several forearms of his own.
Theory then tags back in and nails a massive dropkick straight away and he works the arm of Kushida as Gargano tags back in with the two men dropping Kushida with elbow strikes. Gargano connects with a dropkick to the back of Kushida’s head, and once again Theory returns to action, with frequent tags taking place.
Leon Ruff finally tags in though and he hits a missile dropkick and then another great strike to remain in control. Ruff misses with an attack in the corner, but Gargano pops up on the apron to distract him, with Ruff punching him back down.
However, this allows Theory to take out Ruff with a spinning sit-out powerbomb, but Ruff is able to kick out! Gargano returns to the match and drops Gargano with a swinging neck breaker, but Ruff once again fights out and keeps the match alive.
Ruff manages to send Gargano out of the ring, but Theory is there to stop him from making the tag, only for Ruff to hit an enziguri. But just as he dives to make the tag, Gargano pulls Kushida away. Theory then attacks him from behind and the heels hit a great double team, but Ruff kicks out again.
Theory then sets him up for a powerbomb, but Ruff gets himself to the ropes and launches himself into Theory, hitting a cutter to layout Theory. Both teams tag out and Kushida comes in hot, attacking Gargano until Theory gets involved again.
However, Kushida hits a handspring and takes out Theory with an elbow as he then launches out of the ring to take out Gargano with a DDT to the floor. Back in the ring, Gargano tries to turn things around, but Kushida reverses and locks in an armbar, yet Theory breaks it up.
Kushida launches Theory out of the ring, but Gargano takes control anyway as he brings Theory back in. He plants Kushida down to the mat as Gargano follows up with a superkick, and this time it is Kushida kicking out to keep the match alive.
Gargano then looks to nail a knee to the head, but Ruff appears from behind, knocking Theory out of the ring as he then dives to the outside to keep the attack going. Back in the ring, Kushida catches Gargano with a huge forearm as he then suplexes the champion into the bridge, earning the victory!
Winners: Kushida & Leon Ruff
PETE DUNNE SENDS A MESSAGE TO FINN BALOR
A video package is shown where Pete Dunne says he and Finn Balor are similar, but the difference is he stayed and built an entire brand but as a thank you, he gets compared to Finn. He says he is the real threat to the title and their match is inevitable, and when that day comes, Finn will pass the torch.
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT
Malcolm Bivens is shown outside of William Regal’s office, where he says Tyler Rust is a future North American and NXT Champion. However, Rust comes out of the office and says he got here early and got the match against Bronson Reed. However, Bivens whispers to him that it wasn’t the direction they were going in, but he then snaps out of it and says they have a match to prepare for.
KARRION KROSS vs. ASHANTE ADONIS
Adonis tries to start out catching Karrion Kross with a few strikes, but he just responds by suplexing him and then launching him across the ring. Once again, Kross suplexes Adonis and he then follows it with a huge blow to the back of the neck, and just like that he picks up the victory.
Winner: Karrion Kross
After the match, Karrion Kross heads back to the ring and locks Adonis’ tag team partner, Desmond Troy into the Straight Jacket submission, leaving both men layin.
1. Kushida & Leon Ruff vs. The Way | Karrion Kross In Action
WWE
Top Smackdown Star At Capitol Wrestling Center For Tonight’s WWE NXT
Published
7 hours agoon
Jan 20, 2021

It would appear that former Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley is currently backstage at the Capitol Wrestling Center for tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on the USA Network.
Bayley sent out of a selfie on Twitter this evening posing in front of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic trophy. Tonight’s show will feature two more first round matches in the men’s tournament, as well as the start of the first ever women’s Dusty Cup.
While it’s possible that she is just there observing her future competition, WWE has largely kept the NXT and main roster talent separate during the pandemic.
#wwenxt #DustyClassic pic.twitter.com/vhkqIjFpch
— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) January 20, 2021
WWE
Official NXT Fight Pit Weigh-In Nearly Leads To Wild Brawl (Video)
Published
8 hours agoon
Jan 20, 2021

The Fight Pit returns tonight as the black-hearted “Psycho Killer” Tommaso Ciampa steps inside against the only remaining member of the WWE NXT roster actually familiar with the dreaded structure, Timothy Thatcher.
NXT General Manager William Regal hosted an official weigh-in earlier today ahead of the highly anticipated battle. Ciampa hit the scales first followed by his opponent, but things very quickly got out of hand when the two came face to face.
Thatcher competed in the first ever Fight Pit, scoring an upset victory over the “Original Bro” Matt Riddle shortly before the later moved up to the main roster.
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