Today's News

Vito saves Bryan:

Big Vito has seemingly taken credit for saving Daniel Bryan's life in a bizarre self promoting Facebook post. He says if not for him taking WWE on over concussions, Daniel Bryan wouldn't have retired, and would have therefore have had a drastically decreased quality of life, if he had one at all...

"My thoughts on this week so far are something to talk about. People are now starting to get in the know on CTE. If it wasn't for this lawsuit, Daniel Bryan would be going to Wrestlemania. Who knows what would have happened if he kept wrestling. I am happy he will be OK. The fear on losing your spot is real. Are you hurt, NO. You keep going. It was the culture. All the people now sharing concussion stories. All the awareness. But a year ago, this lawsuit and everything about concussions, CTE, was laughed at, made fun of, thought it was a load of crap. Now, it is reality. The education you are getting now, but what about back then ? Now people want to step up and be spokesmen and help. No one could care or donated there time last year. They could care less. Glad I made this possible for all to see. I speak for me, the others and the guys not here no more. My wish is for this to settle and make this a great thing. Right now it's a pissing contest instead of working together. Make things right and go for the gold on this. Waste your money on fighting something that is true won't get you any votes. Just prolonges what will be. Do it classy and not as a must. -Merit- , is what we have, the facts are there. Daniel Bryan moves on to have a family and keep his head together, a real positive here. If not for me taking this on , who knows what would have been. #fightvitofight"

NFL cut to wrestling:

Animal's son James has been cut by his NFL team, this could finally mean the 29 year old will have a go at pro wrestling. WWE have been monitoring him since 2011, and would likely be at the front of the queue, should he decide to start training for the ring.

Diva slimming:

Natalya has dropped 15lbs of weight since returning from injury.

WWE / FSU:

The Miz presented 7 new WWE scholarships to Full Sail University students this weekend.

NXT:

Finn Balor returned from injury and Austin Aries worked his first WWE live show this weekend.

WWE to Bellator:

Booker T and Kurt Angle were backstage guests at this weekends Bellator show. At the show WWE Alum Ken Shamrock lost to MMA legend Royce Gracie in a fractious and controversial fight, that was twenty years in the making. Gracie blatantly kneed Ken between the legs, but the incident was unseen by the referee, and another competitor almost died in the cage, after his heart stopped, he is now stable, but it was touch and go for a while.

NJPW to WWE:

Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows confirmed last night was their last in Japan, and they are now on their way to WWE.

Ray Rougeau:

Raymond Rougeau has revealed he refused a big money offer from WCW in 1994, and told them never to contact him again, as he was fiercely loyal to WWE. He also said Vince McMahon embraced him when he heard about it, and told him he wished more of the roster were as loyal as he.

Paige:

Paige got a tattoo at a fan convention yesterday. The Anti-Diva said she actually likes the word ''Diva'' but hates the current belt, at the event...

"As much as before I came here I was like 'I wanna change that.' When you think about a WWE Diva, you think of us girls in WWE, not like the girls that are in the indies, the girls in TNA or in other different companies. So yeah, the word Diva means a lot to me. Just redesign the Diva belt, because that butterfly sucks."

Champion's milestone:

Charlotte has secured one million Instagram followers.

Sunny:

Sunny is still in hospital, but on a more positive note, she says she now knows she is secure in the WWE HOF, because officials from the promotion have been keeping in contact with her, to monitor her health problem, and offer support.

Indy great pays tribute:

Roderick Strong has remembered his 2005 one hour match with Daniel Bryan for ROH as the pinnacle of his career...

"That was one of the best things working with Bryan. He could paint a picture really well, and know the next one before he was even done with the first one. We kind of had a vision and it played out the way we wanted it to. I was just nervous. That's why you do it; to get those nerves, and to overcome them. That was the biggest feeling that I had, because I knew I was going for so long, and I knew I was in there with someone so good, I felt like I could keep up. Me and Bryan always wrestled a lot on field, so that was what we did. That was why that was such a pinnacle part of my career; to be in those situations, and to be led through them to hopefully, one day, be able to do the same thing for somebody else."

ROH / WWE:

Kenny Omega of ROH wore a New Day shirt on an NJPW PPV this weekend. He and the Young Bucks called the WWE team out.

Bray Wyatt talks having a wrestling family name to maintain:

"It's bizarre that it's not looked like that, at least not like that. We don't look at it like that. I think it was something that was always flashed in front of our eyes, 'Ah, this is kind of what everyone else does, and maybe, you could do this one day too.' But there's always that terrifying fear of failure. You don't want to be the only one that failed, so it's always been like this thing, like a carrot in front of my face, but I couldn't be more happy with what I've been able to portray because I've really given the world a piece of me and I hope it lives on forever."

Batista gets political:

Batista has blasted former boxer Manny Pacquiao's homophobic rant, as he seeks election in his home country. Batista said he couldn't give a f**k about the fighter, as he was grossly offended by his comments, particularly because his mother is gay.

Pacquiao had declared that homosexuals are worse than animals.

Anniversary:

The Miz and Maryse are celebrating their second wedding anniversary today.