Today's News

Sell up, or sack the board:

Lemelsen Capital, one of WWE's largest shareholders, have re-affirmed their demands to the WWE board, they want new owners to be brought in, but would for the time being accept the removal of the McMahon family from the board of directors, in particular they want Vince McMahon removed from his position at the earliest opportunity.

AJ teases departure?:

AJ Lee made an interesting remark on SmackDown this week, saying during commentary...

"You're gonna miss me when I'm gone"...

TNA announce Saturday morning show for kids:

Unlocked, will debut at 10am on January 17.

Jimmy Del Rey:

James E. Cornette, the former manager of Heavenly Bodies in WWF, has remembered his former charge, after his death in an auto wreck last weekend...

"Nobody worked harder inside the ring in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. He would take any bump. He threw himself into anything. That led to his surgeries and hip replacements and things like that years later. And that's why he retired and got out of the business…because of injuries. But he worked his ass off whether he was on offense or defense and you knew he was going to make the show. He was always going to be there. A lot of people don't realize that he was in Florida for about ten years before he became a Heavenly body and got on national television. He had never really had a big spot but that was the last decade of his Florida wrestling where he saw and learned from and even got to work with so many great talents… The first week of May in 1993, he was working independents on the weekends in Florida and the last week of August (1993), he was challenging for the WWF tag team titles at SummerSlam."

WWE also paid tribute.

Del Ray was killed when his truck hit a lamp post, skidded off the road, through a ditch and into a fence, he died of his injuries in hospital, later the same evening.

Cornette also paid tribute to his ''New favourite human''. He applauded the bravery of CM Punk for his shoot, in particular enjoying his jibe at Triple H.

Fight:

Mantaur has discussed the in ring fight that cost him his WWF job, he was working a match vs Razor Ramon, when...

"We actually got into a physical altercation in the ring. He open-hand slapped me and he tried to knock me out and I really took offense to it. We got into it in the ring and we ended up getting into it in the locker room a little bit. There's guys in the business that… money changes them. It changes their egos, and they think that they're better than you and actually, we're all human and we all bleed the same and we're all out there trying to do the same job and not one of us is better than the other…"

TLC&S:

Tonight's TLC&S card...

John Cena vs. Seth Rollins (Tables Match)
If Cena loses, he will no longer be #1 contender.

Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match)

Dolph Ziggler vs. Luke Harper (Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Title)

The Usos vs. Damien Sandow and The Miz (WWE Tag Team Title Match)

Jack Swagger vs. Rusev (WWE United States Title Match)

AJ Lee vs. Nikki Bella (WWE Divas Title Match)

Kane vs. Ryback (Chairs Match)

Erick Rowan vs. Big Show (Steel Stairs Match)

Stardust and Goldust vs. The New Day (Kickoff Pre-show Match).

Daniel Bryan is in town for the show.

WWE vs NXT:

WWE's main roster talent are starting to grumble about the improved presentation of the NXT special events, the feeling is, the main roster are better workers, but are being made to look ordinary in comparison because of the time and effort that WWE are currently affording to their developmental talent.

Title replacement:

Lana may have accidentally spoilt a title change. She posted a picture of the European Championship on her Instagram, which has been modified to include the brand new WWE logo. She quickly deleted the picture, but speculation is, WWE may replace the US Title with the European, which was last used in 2002.

NWA man confirms WWE job:

Adam Pearce was a producer for R Evolution, his first task as a member of the WWE staff. He had worked as a guest coach at the PC a couple of times in the past.