Today's News

Hall Of Famer urges heel turn:

Mick Foley has told John Cena his act is stale, and it is time he makes the change, he says his current angle with the Wyatt's would be the perfect vehicle for him to make the heel turn, and he should not waste the opportunity to revive himself. He further stated that he cannot just be about selling merch, his career success should mean more in the long run than how much money he put into the WWE coffers. Ending by writing he was saying this as a friend and a fan of Cena's.

Rey Mysterio:

Rey Mysterio had meetings with WWE yesterday. Speculation is, he was signing his new contract.

Curtis Axel:

Curtis Axel has named his finish ''The Axehole''

.AJ Styles:

AJ Styles says he is earning more money on the indy's, than he did working for TNA's house show events.

WWE spin story:

WWE are saying they feel TV stations dropping their event's could be a good news story, feeling it may well increase traffic, and subscriptions to their Network.

Benoit returns to the ring:

David, son of the late Chris Benoit will have his first match for Smith Hart's Hart Legacy promotion in Canada. He will team with Chavo Guerrero on July 18.

TNA SPOILER!!!:

MVP will turn heel on Eric Young on May 15's Impact, and will then challenge for his TNA Title at Slammiversary.

END OF SPOILERS!!!...

Also on TNA, the company have confirmed Christopher Daniels is gone, and have called Knux's new group The Menagerie.

SmackDown:

Dean Ambrose's title defense has been changed to a fatal four way, rather than a 3 on 1 handicap match, as originally planned. His partners will be banned from ringside.

Wrestling vs Boxing:

Cody Rhodes has revealed that boxer Floyd Mayweather was robbed of $6,000 live on an edition of Raw, by a WWE superstar, but that it was not him. The incident happened during a confrontation between Mayweather and Big Show to promote their WrestleMania 24 feud.

WWE PPV:

After some chopping and changing in recent weeks, this is the new look to the 12 month WWE PPV schedule, up to and including WrestleMania 31...

* May 4th - Extreme Rules, IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ

* June 1st - Payback, Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL

* June 29th - Money In the Bank, TD Garden in Boston, MA

* July 20th - Battleground, Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, FL

* August 17th - SummerSlam, Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA

* September 21st - Night of Champions, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

* October 26th - Hell In A Cell, American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

* November 23rd - Survivor Series, Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO

* December 14th - TLC, Quickens Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH

* January 25th - Royal Rumble, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

* February 22nd - Elimination Chamber, Fedex Forum in Memphis, TN

* March 29th - WrestleMania 31, Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA

NXT:

Rob Van Dam and Ric Flair are booked for Takeover, the next NXT special. They will probably be on the panel, but that is not confirmed as yet.

Japanese legend to WWE?:

Kenta has quit Pro Wrestling NOAH. He will be free of the company on May 17. Strong speculation is he will then move to America and will join up with WWE.

Sheamus speaks out:

Sheamus has slammed the initial WWE response to him in an interview today, he said of heat for winning a title so soon after joining...

"I really didn't give a damn. I wasn't a kid. I wasn't there to make friends I was there to be successful."

He also went on to attack Nancy Grace...

"You know, I've never been a fan of Nancy Grace. It's not a talk show. It's just her talking. I don't even think she has a soul, to be honest with you. It's garbage. Her show is garbage."

Nancy Grace:

As we touched on her, Rowdy Roddy Piper has revealed on Twitter today that the hostess is badgering him to appear on her talk show, and that he is desperate to go on and defend the business. However he said he would not breach the WWE black ball of her show, unless they gave him direct consent to do so, calling the promotion his ''Family'', and that they will come first, no matter how bad he wants to go after her views on the business.

WWE releases:

WWE have dropped four stars today...

* Mason Ryan, formerly of the Nexus, had been relegated back into NXT after a run on the main roster in 2011/12. The Welshman was being talked about as a potential replacement for Roman Reigns in the Shield.

* The Purge of Brits continued, they also have fired Danny Burch and former NXT Tag Champ Oliver Grey.

* Finally, just two days after revealing her new gimmick, Shaul Guerrero, was dropped, probably because her Mother is also set to leave in the coming weeks.

The company later announced that Shara, also asked for her release earlier this week, and it was granted.

WWE under investigation:

WWE are in trouble with the stock market. Investors have been warned by the NYSE, that the company have possibly broken laws regarding securities. Citng the possible mis-representation of the shares people were buying, and their values. The NYSE advised how people could sell their shares, should they want to avoid being affected by a potential law suit, this severely affected the WWE stock price, dropping below $20 per share for the first time since the Network launch.

WWE say there is no substance or merit to the allegations.

GFW:

Jeff Jarrett has secured a partnership agreement with AAA in Mexico for his new promotion. This will not impress TNA, who had the same deal in place, also arranged by Jarrett, the future of the TNA / AAA partnership will be in doubt now.