Month: March 2021

Randall Barry Orton passed away on March 19, 2021 at the age of 62 in Kanas City, Missouri. Orton is the son of Bob Orton Sr., brother of ‘Cowboy’ Bob Orton Jr., and the uncle of WWE’s Randy Orton. RIP.

Starting today, Peacock has begun rolling out WWE Network content just before WWE Fastlane, the first WWE pay-per-view event on the service. The new WWE destination on Peacock features fan-favorite content, including past WrestleManias leading up to WrestleMania 37 — streaming exclusively on Peacock.

Eric Bischoff, a pioneer behind the scenes in sports-entertainment, as well as an incredibly entertaining performer in front of the camera, is the latest inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. He will enter the WWE Hall of Fame during the 2021 Induction Ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday, April 6, streaming exclusively on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network in the rest of the world.

Earlier this week WWE Superstar Andrade reportedly asked to be released from the WWE but was denied. The Mexican professional wrestler has not appeared on WWE TV since he was defeated by Angel Garza five months ago. Andrade was not drafted in the October 2020 WWE draft.

WWE has announced that Molly Holly is the first inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021. The show, which will stream on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else, will feature the induction of both the 2020 and 2021 classes.

Two big announcements on WWE’s NXT episode tonight. There will be a two-day pay-per-view event leading up to WrestleMania called NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. Also, there’s a new NXT title: Women’s Tag Team Championship which now belongs to Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon.