WWE Backlash 2024 Headed To Europe; November 16th Live Wrestling News Round-Up

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle believes Logan Paul could become a WWE world champion in the future.

In a recent interview with True Geordie, Angle gave his thoughts on the newly crowned United States and admitted he was skeptical of Paul’s intentions. However, he was quickly impressed by his athleticism and even compared his growth in wrestling to himself and Brock Lesnar.

Angle went on to say that he believes if Paul gains more experience in the business, he believe he’ll become a world champion in WWE someday.

“He’s another kid that has really, at first, I was like, ‘He’s a YouTuber, he’s just trying to get the fame.’ But he was producing. He’s winning fights. Then he goes to the WWE, and he shows his athleticism. It’s like, woah, this kid has it. Why did this kid start out with YouTube? Why didn’t this kid be a pro boxer when he was younger or a pro wrestler? This kid has the ability to be those, all those, all the above. Watching him, I’m literally impressed by his skills. I’m really happy for him.

He just won the US Title. I think that’s a great accomplishment, for only wrestling your eighth match. I will tell you this. I won the Intercontinental Title wrestling my ninth match. So I know the feeling. But he’s on that level with me and Brock, he really is. I think if he continues on and he has more experience, because he’s not quite experienced enough yet, I think if he gets more experience, he’s gonna be really, really good, and I think he’ll end up being world champion.”

h/t to Fightful

Check out this new video on WWE’s YouTube channel showcasing various suspensions! The video features the likes of Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar and comes just days after Kevin Owens was suspended for his actions on SmackDown!

It’s official: Becky Lynch is one of the worst Jeopardy contestants in history following her appearance on the show last night.

The Man appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy in support of The V Foundation, which partners with WWE through Connor’s Cure, against fellow celebrities Macaulay Culkin and Rachel Dratch.

Unfortunately, Lynch wasn’t nearly successful at the game show as she is inside the squared circle. She spent almost the entire show with a negative score but managed to claw it back to win $1,000 by getting the Final Jeopardy question correct.

Additionally, it was pointed out on X by The Jeopardy Fan that Lynch made history by becoming the first person ever to give zero correct answers to all 60 questions – making her one of the worst contestants in Jeopardy’s long history.

AEW World Champion MJF has hinted that he could still leave AEW for WWE when he becomes a free agent next year.

Speaking to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Friedman was asked about becoming a free agent on January 1st, 2024, with his absence from the AEW All In 2024 posters adding to the mystery, and if a move to WWE was on the cards.

“Tony Khan is definitely trying his hardest to keep me here. There are a lot of things about All Elite Wrestling that I like, but there’s also a lot of things about WWE that I like. What I’m most interested in is money.”

Could you see MJF leaving AEW and jumping ship to WWE next year? Let us know your thoughts here!

WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER has claimed he has outgrown his current championship and is ready to move on from the belt.

In a new interview with Steve Fall of WrestlingNewsCo, GUNTHER refuted the idea that he could headline either night of WrestleMania 40. He went on to praise Seth Rollins’ ongoing run as World Heavyweight Champion and claimed the event’s two main events should be for the world championships.

He continued by sharing his belief that the Intercontinental title is the secondary title to the world championship and claimed that it’s “obvious” he has outgrown his current title.

“But I think there’s a ranking system and everything for a reason. I think it’s quite obvious that I outgrew the Intercontinental Championship already, I am ready to make that next step.”

h/t to Fightful

Kota Ibushi has officially signed with AEW following his fourth match in the promotion on Dynamite!

Ibushi came out victorious in the ‘Like A Dragon Gaiden Street Fight’ alongside Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, and Paul Wight on last night’s edition of AEW Dynamite. This marked his second win in the promotion and his fourth AEW match in total.

Following the show, AEW President Tony Khan took to X to announce that Ibushi has now signed with the promotion. The exact nature of his deal is currently unknown at the time of writing.

Ibushi has been a free agent for the past nine months after departing New Japan Pro-Wrestling earlier this year. Despite his contract expiring in February, The Golden Star hadn’t competed for NJPW since October 2021 due to a public falling out with the company.

The Golden Star won the @SEGA LIKE A DRAGON GAIDEN STREET FIGHT tonight on #AEWDynamite on TBS, and now it's official: @ibushi_kota is ALL ELITE! pic.twitter.com/6oxQNaYEDV

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 16, 2023

The pre-sale period for WWE’s upcoming United Kingdom tour has now begun!

As announced last month, WWE will be heading to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland next April as part of a spring 2024 tour of the United Kingdom. At the time of writing, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Rhea Ripley, Becky Lynch, Drew McIntyre, and more have been confirmed for the tour.

Ahead of tickets officially going on sale, an exclusive pre-sale has begun and will run until tomorrow at 10am GMT. To access it, use the code WWE2024 when prompted at the below links:

Resorts World Arena in Birmingham – 17 April 2024

Utilita Arena Cardiff in Cardiff – 18 April 2024

The O2 in London – 19 April 2024

SSE Arena in Belfast – 20 April 2024

Will you be headed to WWE’s UK tour next April? Let us know using he thumbs down below!

Logan Paul is the first talent to be confirmed for a major international WWE Premium Live Event!

Across social media last night, WWE announced that United States Champion and social media star Logan Paul will appear at WWE Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia next February. He is the first talent to be officially confirmed for the event.

Paul hasn’t appeared on WWE programming since winning the United States title from Rey Mysterio at WWE Crown Jewel earlier this month. However, he has since tried to pawn off the belt and revealed what WWE has explicitly banned him from doing with it!

BREAKING: @LoganPaul will be at #WWEChamber: Perth!

🎟️ TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW: https://t.co/4A614s8YlM pic.twitter.com/mdtoiezDYn

— WWE (@WWE) November 16, 2023

Chris Jericho has revealed he recently suffered a burn on AEW Dynamite!

During last night’s edition of AEW Dynamite, Jericho teamed up with Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Paul Wight to take on Konosuke Takeshita, Brian Cage, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Kyle Fletcher in a ‘Like A Dragon Gaiden Street Fight’.

The unique stipulation was part of a sponsorship deal with SEGA to promote the video game Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, which was released last week.

The match saw plenty of references to the wider Like A Dragon series including Takeshita basing his attire on series mainstay Goro Majima, Kota Ibushi using a bicycle as a weapon, and various Like A Dragon props surrounding the ring.

But for Chris Jericho, the most dangerous moment of the night occurred before the match even began. The former AEW World Champion was the first of his team to make their entrance and stayed on the entrance ramp whilst Omega and Ibushi posed with their own pyro.

In a post to X following the show, Jericho revealed that the pyro from Omega and Ibushi’s entrance caused him to burn his arm.

YES! 🤠 https://t.co/WBRA2KR7Kv

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) November 16, 2023

WWE has confirmed that its Backlash Premium Live Event is headed to Europe for the first time ever in 2024!

In a press release this morning, the company announced that WWE Backlash will be held at the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Decines, France on May 4th, 2024! In addition, SmackDown will take place at the same venue the night before.

This marks the first-ever WWE Premium Live Event to be held in France as well as the first WWE TV broadcast to take place in the country.

The move follows WWE Backlash being held in San Juan, Puerto Rico earlier this year and the announcement last month that the company will host its first-ever Premium Live Event in Germany: WWE Bash In Berlin.

BREAKING: #WWEBacklash France will be the first-ever WWE Premium Live Event to be held in France, emanating from @LDLC_Arena in Lyon-Decines on Saturday, May 4, 2024! 🇫🇷

Register now for an exclusive #SmackDown + #WWEBacklash combo presale opportunity ➡️ https://t.co/qTrYn4qPnR pic.twitter.com/YERYEQqz5Q

— WWE (@WWE) November 16, 2023

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Today’s top stories are:

• WWE Backlash 2024 Headed To Europe
• Logan Paul Set To Appear At Major International PLE
• Chris Jericho Suffered Burn During AEW Dynamite