WWE Survivor Series: WarGames logo over a blurred hospital scene featuring doctors running

Survivor Series WarGames Leaves WWE Roster Broken; December 2nd Wrestling News Round-Up

Welcome to the December 2nd Inside The Ropes Live blog, bringing you the latest news from WWE, AEW, NJPW, IMPACT Wrestling and more.

Today’s biggest stories:

Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns Opens Up On Full-Time Hollywood Career

Roman Reigns has discussed the possibility of pursuing a Hollywood career in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.

While Reigns has dabbled in acting, including his role in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and his upcoming film The Pickup, he emphasized a desire to focus on quality projects.

“I want to make good — if I’m going to make movies, I want to make really good movies. I want to be part of really good stories, I want to work with really good crew — directors and production teams who know what I’m doing. I want to work with other experienced actors.”

He admires the careers of John Cena, The Rock, and Dave Bautista, but prefers a balanced approach and can’t see himself going down the crazy full-time route of those stars.

Reigns states:

“I think there’s a lot of — I’ve said this before, there are a lot of tools and skills that I’ve built and learned along my way in WWE that it would probably be a waste if I didn’t somewhat transition and use these skills.

I don’t know if I want to go the full extent of Dwayne [Johnson] or John [Cena], Dave [Bautista] is very busy as well [but] he seems to have a little more balance in the way he conducts his schedule, maybe, but you can tell he wants to be that guy too.” [h/t WrestlingInc]

AEW

Final Episode of AEW Rampage Confirmed, Set To Air From Iconic Wrestling Venue

The final episode of AEW Rampage has been announced.

Following the announcement of AEW’s latest media rights deal, it has been public knowledge that AEW Rampage would not be renewed for 2025.

Now, fans know exactly when the weekly show will be coming to an end.

AEW will present ‘New Years Smash’ on December 27th, which will be taped inside the iconic Hammerstein Ballroom in New York.

The show will be the final episode of AEW Rampage after 177 episodes.

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Brie Bella

Nikki Bella Comments On Recent Divorce

Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia Nikki Bella with their son Matteo

Nikki Garcia (formerly Nikki Bella) has opened up about her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev, expressing heartbreak over the end of their relationship

Speaking on The Nikki and Brie Show, she revealed the challenges of co-parenting their son Matteo and navigating public scrutiny.

Nikki emphasized the importance of protecting Matteo’s privacy while candidly sharing her struggles with trauma and emotional pain.

She admitted portraying their relationship as stronger publicly, hoping it would improve for Matteo’s sake.

Despite the difficulties, she remains focused on their son’s well-being and hopes for amicable co-parenting in the future.

Bronson Reed

Bronson Reed Comments On Recent Injury

Bronson Reed Names The WWE Hall Of Fame Big Man He Tries To Emulate

Bronson Reed has addressed the alarming moment from Survivor Series WarGames where he injured his ankle attempting a top-of-the-cage Tsunami splash on Roman Reigns.

Despite the injury, Reed posted on social media, affirming, “Injuries are temporary. Moments are forever.”

Triple H later confirmed in a press conference that Reed is “questionable” for the next few weeks while being evaluated.

Additionally, Jimmy Uso also suffered a broken toe during a high-risk spot in the same match.

CM Punk

CM Punk & Roman Reigns Dominate WWE Social Media

Roman Reigns and CM Punk’s collaboration at WWE Survivor Series captured massive fan interest, with their WarGames match highlights dominating social media.

Key moments like Reigns blocking Punk’s entry and Punk saving Reigns from Bronson Reed’s Tsunami reached over 100 million views on Instagram and millions more across TikTok.

The match’s clips collectively surpassed 200 million views on Instagram and garnered over a million YouTube views.

This overwhelming engagement highlights the enduring star power of both Reigns and Punk within WWE.

Big E

The New Day Relive Their Greatest Moments

Ahead of Big E’s potential return on tonight’s episode of Raw, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and the man himself celebratated The New Day’s 10-year anniversary by looking back at their finest matches and moments as a team.

Check out the video below!

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WWE

Top 10 Moments From WWE Survivor Series

Relive the greatest moments from Saturday’s PLE as WWE counts down the 10 best moments from Survivor Series 2024.

Check it out below!

Nia Jax

Nia Jax Hits Back At Online Criticism

Nia Jax Opens Up On Potential Future Role In WWE’s Bloodline Saga

WWE Survivor Series was a rough night for Nia Jax as her team were defeated inside War Games by the returning Rhea Ripley.

Despite Jax’s best efforts, starting the match as the first entrant, she was unable to drag herself, Liv Morgan, Raquel Gonzalez, Candice LeRae and Tiffany Stratton to victory.

Jax was off her best during the match, with several key spots and moments coming off not as planned resulting in Jax facing some heavy criticism online.

Taking to social media, Jax would hit back at her critics, writing:

“When you get into a ring to entertain people, leave your family, miss out out on life events, pour your blood, sweat and tears to do so…I want to be front row, because regardless of the outcome I want to congratulate you on being vulnerable.”

Responding to further criticism, Jax’s would state:

“lol!!! I love the emotions I evoke from you all. Thank you!”

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WWE

Survivor Series WarGames Leaves WWE Roster Broken

WWE Survivor Series WarGames

Well, they don’t call it War Games for nothing.

Last Saturday, WWE presented it’s annual Survivor Series PLE featuring not one but two WarGames matches.

In the shows main event, The OG Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso & Sami Zayn) teamed with CM Punk to take on Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and Bronson Reed.

It was a drama filled match as fans watched closely to see if CM Punk or Paul Heyman would betray Reigns…but it was not to be, at least for now!

However, it is the aftermath of the match that has grabbed headlines as not one but two members of the match suffered unfortunate injuries.

Firstly, Jey Uso revealed during the post show press conference that his brother, Jimmy Uso, suffered a broken toe during the match, whilst a report from Fightful Select revealed that Bronson Reed needed assistance to the back after possibly breaking one or both of ankles on a botched landing following a Tsunami from the cage.

Many fans believed War Games to have claimed a third victim after Jacob Fatu appeared to damage his knee on a botched Moonsault attempt, however, Fightful Select also revealed that Fatu sustained no injuries (at least notable ones) during the match and instead decided to heavily sell the leg after slipping attempting the Moonsault in an attempt to cover up/legitimise the mishap.

Inside The Ropes wishes Bronson Reed and Jimmy Uso a quick and smooth recovery.

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WWE

Good Afternoon

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames logo over a blurred hospital scene featuring doctors running

Hello and welcome back to the ITRWrestling live blog.

My name is Liam and I will be with you from 2pm to 6pm (UK) covering all the biggest stories from the past 24 hours across the world in wrestling.

Kicking things off today we have:

  • Survivor Series has lived up to it’s name after WarGames left multiple members of the WWE roster injured.
  • Nia Jax has hit back at social media after heavy criticism of her performance at WWE Survivor Series.
  • The final episode of AEW Rampage has been confirmed as the show comes to an end in 2024.
  • Roman Reigns believes WWE “have to do” him vs The Rock.