Today's News

WWE 2015:

WWE will start a major WrestleMania angle on the first Raw of 2015, on January 5.

Batista snipes at WWE:

Batista is not happy with the lack of push of his friend, Titus O'Neill.

Natalya reveals marital problems are real:

Nattie Neidhart says her problems with Tyson Kidd on Total Diva's, are not scripted for the show, and they really are in trouble...

''There was some speculation from people, and I took it as a compliment because people didn't really want to think TJ and I had problems because they liked us as a couple. Some people were saying, 'Oh, it's all fake, Nattie and TJ aren't fighting.' I thought it was touching. I wish that was the case, you don't realise how real things are until you go through it. I realised doing the show we're really disconnected. I've known him for 17 years. Our relationship started going up in flames and it was hard to watch it and experience it in front of the entire world, and have people go, 'Oh, it's not real' and have my mum say, 'I know you're crying over something, those are tears are real, I know my daughter.' I'm still working through it with TJ.''

Personal note, not wanting to infer untruths from Nattie, but TD are also breaking Cena and Nikki up, coupled with the teases of a Tyson / Nikki romance, it makes me feel this is likely kayfabe.

SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:

Taped early for Christmas...

* Hulk Hogan is GM...

* Kane vs Ryback...

* Alicia Fox vs Naomi...

* Adam Rose vs R-Truth...

* Rusev vs Dean Ambrose (US Title)...

* Jimmy Uso vs The Miz...

* Big Show & Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler & Roman Reigns...

END OF SPOILERS!!!

Russo returns to wrestling:

Vince Russo is coming to the UK to work for IPW in 2015.

AJ Styles rubbishes WWE links:

"Why would I want to go to WWE?. I mean honestly… They're struggling right now with the Network… I'm in the hottest wrestling company in the world—New Japan—and I'm with the hottest wrestling group. We can say it over and over again. It's absolutely true."

TNA:

TNA have announced a second new TV show. TNA's Greatest Matches, will debut on January 16.

Retirement:

Adam Pearce has announced his retirement, as he prepares to join the coaching team at the WWE PC.

WWE sends everyone home:

WWE have allowed their foreign talent to go home for Christmas, Sheamus, Finn Balor, Becky Lynch and Kenta have accepted the opportunity and flown to their home countries. Randy Orton, however, will be returning to the road, this Friday, in MSG.

Raw tease:

* What will happen when Santamania runs wild?

* What's Seth Rollins planning for John Cena?

* How will Bray Wyatt seek vengeance on Dean Ambrose this week?

* Will we see Ryback feast on Rusev this week?

* Roman Reigns' rampage continues

FAIL!!!:

WWE are working on a ''Mighty Mouse-esqe'' character to promote one of NXT's stars. Who?, a comedic character?, a guy with poor ring work, but good on the mic?, no... Adrian Neville... by their own admission, they are going to take one of their finest, and turn him into a cartoon inspired gimmick wrestler.

WWE say goodbye to NXT staff:

Many of the NXT staff will leave this week, as they are graduating from Full Sail. WWE use many of the students to work on their production and set design, camera work etc, as they tape on the FSU campus.

E&C GM:

Edge and Christian will reunite for two shows of flash photography, they are GM's for Raw and SmackDown next week.