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Hell In A Cell:

Results....

1. Sin Cara, Cedric Alexander & Lince Dorado bt Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak & Tony Nese (Pre).
2. Roman Reigns bt Rusev.
3. Bayley bt Dana Brooke.
4. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson bt Big Cass & Enzo Amore.
5. Kevin Owens bt Seth Rollins.
6. Brian Kendrick bt TJ Perkins to win the Cruiserweight title.
7. Sheamus & Cesaro bt Big E. & Xavier Woods.
8. Charlotte bt Sasha Banks to regain the Raw Women's gold.

Notes...

• Former WWE star Chris Nowinski was in the front row.

Top star out of PPV:

John Cena has been pulled from Survivor Series. His reality TV show cannot release him for the weekend, as WWE hoped.

Goldberg:

Goldberg has confirmed WWE only offered him one match, and says he is treating it as his last, although is open to doing more. He also talked about his mixed emotions about returning to WWE...

"Granted, there is a little bit of me that always wanted to come back and do my thing, but that really pales in comparison to the reason I've chosen to do it. I mean, I'm taking a huge risk. Well, first of all, I have to live up to the standard of my last match, which shouldn't be too difficult. There's a lot to take into consideration, dude. Am I going to be able to do it physically? Am I going to be big enough? Am I going to be strong enough? Am I going to break something, pull something, tear something? Am I going to be able to do the things that I used to do? I mean, the list is a million things long. But, hey, dude, I don't have a problem with obstacles."

Tense interview legit?:

Booker T told Brian Kendrick that he is too old to be champion, has seen the best days of his career, and demeaned himself in asking TJ Perkins to give him the gold before HIAC. Kendrick gave as good as he got telling Booker he was never the performer he is and couldn't hang with him on his worst day. There are rumours of a real dislike of each other being to blame for the interview, but it seemed kayfabe to me.

McMahon gets his way:

People that think Vince McMahon backed down to allow the women to main event last night's HIAC are wrong. He allowed the match to go last, but only after demanding the result be changed. Sasha was booked to go over, but Vince wants to see the gold around Bayley's waist, and demanded they step up her planned programme for the gold, by putting it back on Charlotte for the third time.

TNA Alum says it is time they went away:

Alex Silva says it is about time TNA went out of business. He follows Jim Ross and JJ Dillon who compared the company's situation to the dying days of WCW.

Alum in wreck:

Brooklyn Brawler was in a serious auto wreck last night. He said he was almost killed.

Raw tease:

Tonight is Halloween Raw, and a trick or treat street fight is planned.

• Should Cesaro & Sheamus get a rematch?
• Expect Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon to start building teams
• Will Charlotte be charitable enough to grant Sasha Banks her rematch?
• Who will step up to challenge Brian Kendrick?
• Goldberg will address the latest developments in his dream rivalry with Lesnar

WWE wedding:

Edge & Beth Phoenix were married over the weekend. Christian, Natalya and Tyson Kidd attended. The wedding was on Edge's 43rd birthday.

Legends Mania challenge:

Booker T says one match would tempt him back into the ring. He asked Goldust and R-Truth to team with him at Mania 33 for a shot at the New Day.

Eva Marie:

Eva Marie is free to return to WWE after finishing her movie this week.

Outspoken in the UK:

Dolph Ziggler says WWE were wrong not to put his retirement match on last at No Mercy, talking to a Britsh newspaper...

"I didn't make that remark because I'm a fan of myself and thought this should be the main event - by the way if you're a superstar that's how people should think anyway every day - as a businessman and someone who loves the business and loves watching wrestling and enjoying the show, the emotion that was set up for months and years into that match, that's what made it the main event, no matter where you put it on the show. If anyone wants to argue with me, go to town."

Paige:

Paige is contemplating doing a weekly video diary with Alberto Del Rio on YouTube.

TNA:

Billy Corgan has lost his court case against TNA, meaning Dixie Carter is free to make the decisions as she sees fit. The judge has demanded Corgan be repaid all money he put into the company, but that is likely the end of his interest in taking the promotion over. One current star wasted no time in slamming his bosses. Mike Bennett said it is back to the bad days of before.

NXT injury:

Austin Aries will have surgery on his damaged face this week. He will be benched until the new year.

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WWE invest:

WWE invested $1,000,000 into Flo Sports wrestling streaming service.

Reunion:

Sting and Kurt Angle met up for the first time in three years this weekend.

Kurt has also said one of his two dream matches may still happen...

"I knew Bret (Hart) wasn't possible because of his stroke 15+ years ago, so I'd say Bryan. We could still have it. I'm holding out hope but chances are very slim."

Becky Lynch:

Becky Lynch says she never wanted to join WWE...

"When I was younger, I didn't want to come to WWE because I didn't fit into the mold. I couldn't identify myself with the term "diva." The divas brand was meant to put a spotlight on the women, but the term to me felt more glamorous than me."

She also discussed retiring in 2006, after the death of her mother whilst she was working shows in America...

"I quit wrestling in 2006 because I just got lost. My mom didn't want me wrestling, I was wondering if I was going to make it in wrestling, I got injured in a match, I was 19, I was away from home, living in Florida and I just got lost. I couldn't face it, so I stepped away. It was like a death for me, and that is not an exaggeration. I struggled for years to find what I wanted to do. I was away for seven years. I always kept journals, and it's crazy to go back and read these journals because it seemed like I had unfinished business. I always felt like it was something I was meant to do, but I just didn't know how to get back in. So I ended up just trying to do something to fill the void."

Hell In A Cell:

Tonight is WWE Hell In A Cell. The latest Raw only PPV special. As of this morning Sasha Banks vs Charlotte was planned to be the main event, with Roman Reigns vs Rusev the opener.

Charlotte talks reason for wrestling:

She says her brother Reid talked her into getting into the sport at their father's second HOF induction ceremony...

"I was at the WWE Hall of Fame for the Four Horsemen in Miami, and John Laurinaitis was at dinner with my family and he asked me, "Why aren't you doing this?" I told him, "I never thought about it." My little brother, Reid, was like, "Oh my god! We can do it together!" I was personal training at the time, so I thought, I'll give it a shot. I don't know how Reid convinced me. Even when I was driving to Tampa with the U-Haul packed, I thought, "What am I doing?!" I never wanted to be a wrestler. When I got there though, the wrestling -- the physical part -- was super easy. I've played sports, and I've been a tomboy my whole life. But I didn't have a goal. After my brother Reid passed away in 2013, I realized this was what I was meant to do. And I just got better."

She also shared this photo of her late sibling.

Renee Young:

Renee Young will represent WWE at the Reality TV awards next week.

Celeb at live:

The frontman of Korn was at the NXT live on Saturday night.

Santino reveals who ended his career:

"Rusev was my final opponent/match, his camel clutch was the straw that broke this camel's back. It aggravated my neck where I couldn't move it at all. Was the end of the line; couldn't do it anymore."

WCW star returns:

Scott Norton is going to Japan for a run with NJPW.

Wrestle-busters:

Kenny Omega and Young Bucks dressed as Ghostbusters for a match this weekend.

WWE star wants to quit:

Domino says one of his friends in WWE confided that he is burnt out and ready to quit the promotion. He did not let on who it was.

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Flair blasts HOF'er as worst ever:

Ric Flair says his worst opponent was Ultimate Warrior...

"I'm wrestling the Warrior in Winnipeg [Canada], right? I'm the champion. And the match, Mike, probably, the second worst match I ever had in my life. The first being when I wrestled The Warrior in Phoenix [Arizona] and he dropped me on my head. Okay? So I come back from the ring. I knew the match just was absolutely brutal. And Pat Pattersongoes to me, 'that was the worst f--king match I've ever seen in my life'. And I said, 'you're telling me, motherf--ker? I was in it!.' It was absolutely terrible. I just couldn't have a match with him. It was like wrestling Jimmy Valiant. When the music stopped, the match was over."

He also blamed Warrior for him dropping the belt to Bret Hart in 1992 at a live event...

"Well, going back to what I had said before, I was wresting The Warrior two nights before that and he dropped me on my head in Phoenix. And I got that inner ear problem where I lost balance. And I never was capable of giving Bret nearly the match he deserved that night. I literally lost my balance and I just hobbled through the match. And he actually carried me because every time I went down, my equilibrium was gone and I couldn't get back up fast enough to feed him. Do you know what I mean because I fell down and it took me awhile to get used to it."

Becky responds to producer:

Kevin Dunn has reportedly demanded Becky Lynch gets less promo time due to her strong accent, she responded with this tweet...

''For those who didn't understand my accent what I said was, Smackdown. Alexa. Glasgow. Face. Slapped. Off. Her.''

SD / NXT team up:

WWE will have an NXT taping at a post Survivor Series SmackDown event. It will be the first time NXT have shared a taping with a main roster brand.

Survivor Series:

WWE have announced Survivor Series will be four hours long.

Retirement ends:

Gillberg came out of a ten year retirement to team with everyone's favourite jobber James Ellsworth this weekend at an indie event.

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Lana:

Lana is working on a new film, this time behind the camera.

Mandy causes racial offence:

WWE star Mandy Rose has offended some in the black American community for mocking some people's hair styles on a social media post.

Vince vs HHH:

Triple H wants Sasha Banks and Charlotte to main event HIAC this weekend, but Vince McMahon is adamantly set against it. The impasse has led to a lot of frustration in the creative department, and has split the officials and producers down the middle.

WWE sign McMahon:

Stephanie McMahon has signed a three year wrestlers contract with WWE, with a clause for a rolling one year extension to be signed before 90 days of the end of the deal.

Where Are They Now?:

Brutus The Barber Beefcake is the last star to be featured on the new WWE Network show for the first series.

Indie great teases WWE deal:

Ricochet told Roderick Strong he would see him soon during a congratulatory tweet for getting his WWE profile this week.

TNA decision on Monday:

A judge will decide the outcome of Billy Corgan's case against Dixie Carter on Monday.

If Corgan wins he will get a restraining order stopping TNA making any business decisions relating to the company, and they would be banned from selling the promotion or it's assets. He may also get the 92% ownership he wants from Dixie Carter. He would also have all the money he loaned to TNA paid back within 24 hours.

If Dixie Carter wins they can continue as they are, with Corgan excluded from the office. Corgan would then likely accept the pay off of the loans he made and would withdraw from the bidding process for the promotion. That would leave Anthem with an 85% ownership of the company, Aroluxe would have 10% and Dixie would maintain an influence with 5%.

Name change:

Maryse may follow Charlotte in adding a surname to her character. She has changed her social media name to Maryse Mizanin.

Monster mash:

WWE are reaching out to some of their spookiest stars of the past for a special Halloween themed episode on Monday.

Edge on new show:

Edge has read a book for a new kids show on Amazon Prime.

Injury:

Alexa Bliss has a black eye following a ring injury.

Otunga fumes at criticism:

David Otunga says he is not being fed lines by producers backstage, and he is smart enough to think of his own calls.

WWE champs wife bullied off internet:

Kevin Owens wife Karina has taken her Instagram down after falling victim to a campaign of online abuse. The account was largely dedicated to her children, and she very rarely posted about wrestling, usually only when she was at a show with Kevin, but bullying, which reportedly started after a TV star slammed her 8 year son Owen's reaction video to his dad winning the WWE Universal title, has grown too much for her to bear.

Sabu:

Sabu has had surgery on his hip injury after raising funds via a crowd-funding site.

Nikki talks Cena:

Nikki Bella says her relationship with John Cena has not helped, but hindered her WWE career...

"I won't get certain things because people will be like, 'Oh, people are gonna think she has this because of John' so let's just not give it to me. I have to work so much harder being with a successful man to just prove myself. I could be at some event wanting to do business with people and they automatically go to John and not me because I'm with someone like that. It makes me laugh because people think it's easy and I get everything because of him when it's the exact opposite."

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Injury:

An NXT match had to be stopped last night due to an injury to Austin Aries. He has a suspected broken jaw and a deep cut to his eye.

KO talks being champion:

"It was the culmination of 21 years of hard work. I'm 32 now and was 11-years-old when I first watched WWE. When I started wrestling for WWE for a living, my goal was to become world champion, just as everybody's goal is in this industry basically. I've heard some people talk negatively about Triple H helping me win the title, but that actually made it more special to me, because without Triple H I wouldn't be here. He made the call to hire me and he has been a pretty big supporter of mine since I first got here. For him to literally hand me the title, for me that just added to the moment."

Top star given PPV off:

Randy Orton will not be working Survivor Series. His wife is expecting their child that week, and he has been granted the time off the road to be with her for the birth.

WWE for sale:

Vince McMahon has announced he is ''Open for business'' and is ready to listen to offers for WWE. He admitted he would be worried about losing control, but says he is a businessman first.

Corgan vs Carter:

Billy Corgan says he was very happy with the first day of his court case against Dixie Carter.

Bella injured:

Nikki Bella lost a tooth this week vs Nattie. She has had a new one implanted.

Mania tickets:

WrestleMania 33 tickets will go on general sale on November 18.

Former champs aim for Survivor Series:

The Headbangers have been given a chance to qualify for team SmackDown, they will have to win a match on the show next week to earn spots on the tag team team.

Will Ospreay vs Vader feud reignites:

Will Ospreay has revealed Vader demanded their match result be changed, or he wouldn't have done it, and he is not happy about it...

"This is a business, and I do what I'm told to do, but I am unhappy about the way it went about. The original plan was for me to be over, and it changed the night before because he didn't want to do it. I was a little bit disappointed in the fact that a man like Vader, at the age that he is, refused to put over a guy like me—maybe because I don't fit the mold of what wrestlers look like. I never complain about putting someone over, but this is one time—after the headache that I went through—that I should have gone over."

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Backstage tussle over PPV:

There is currently a backstage battle over the main event of Hell In A Cell. Some officials want to give the women their chance to main event the PPV on Sunday, but others are equally adamant they should not. The only thing they have agreed on is that match should not be in the middle of the card, for fear of fans leaving the PPV half way through after seeing home town hero Sasha Banks fight. If the girls are not in the first match of the night on Sunday, they will be in the last, but the decision will likely not be made until the day.

Dana Brooke vs Bayley has been added to the HIAC card. The kick off will be a 6 man cruiser tag, with Sin Cara, Lince Dorado and Cedric Alexander taking on Tony Nese, Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari.

Survivor Series:

WWE have done what they couldn't do on Raw, because of Vince McMahon pulling an in-ring angle. Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg is officially the main event for Survivor Series next month.

SmackDown hosted a number of qualifying matches for their elimination teams. Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley have earned their Survivor Series debuts for the second spot on the tag team elimination team, Heath Slater & Rhyno were promised the first, as they are SmackDown's Tag champs. Nikki Bella beat Natalya to become captain of the women's team and to eliminate Natalya from consideration for one of the four remaining spots.

Legend makes appearance:

The Undertaker, in character, his wife Michelle McCool and the family of the Ultimate Warrior went to American sports team Cleveland Cavaliers this week to congratulate them on a recent victory. He was not using his crutches.

Legends daughters starting promotion:

The daughters of Hulk Hogan, DDP, Texas Tornado and Roddy Piper are setting up their own wrestling promotion. Christy Hemme is their first signing, she will be an authority figure.

Corgan vs TNA lawsuit:

Details of Billy Corgan's writ against TNA have been released. The next hearing of his case will be today. He claims Dixie Carter committed to transfer 100% of her stake in the company to him, but reneged. He wants control of the company as was promised. He says he fired all of the previous management team to bring his own people in on October 12, repeated his assertion that the company are insolvent and can't pay their bills. He says he paid a debt TNA owed to stop a planned lawsuit from Aroluxe, which would have finished them. He also accused Dixie of playing two sides by taking money from the Fight network to earn money for their tape library, at the same time as trying to sell it to WWE.

He says he was lied to about the amount of debt they were in, and that he wouldn't have put as much money in if he knew, and revealed that TNA had to cancel a block of TV tapings in November because they had no money to pay for them. He also says he has been excluded from the company, and Aroluxe are currently running the business without his input.

He will, later today, ask a judge to recognise his financial input into the promotion, and the promises made to him, so he can take control of the company.

The case is actually currently being heard and is being live tweeted by Corgan's legal team. He revealed that Dixie killed talks with WWE until she could afford to get rid of Corgan from the company, which led WWE to reduce their offer for the company when they came back with a second bid.

Hawkins wrestles:

Curt Hawkins has worked his first televised match since returning to WWE. He fought Apollo Crews on Main Event last night.

Steve Austin says 'Curtain Call' changed his life:

"Vince wasn't going to screw Shawn Michaels because Shawn was already cantankerous. He was his World Champion and he needed him happy, so he had to punish somebody and he punished Triple H. And he told me, two weeks going in the event I was going to win King Of The Ring. Had I had not won that event, Austin 3:16 would never have happened. 'Cause Stone Cold Said So' would never have happened organically, so I don't know what would have happened. I might have been a midcard guy my whole career. And that's the bottom line. Who knows what would have happened? I'm just glad it did and I'm glad I got the opportunity."

Paige fired:

Rosa Mendes' partner Bobby has ended his business relationship with Paige. He had named an alcoholic beverage after her, and she had appeared in ads promoting the drink.

Bobby blasted her on Twitter, saying one day she will regret everything she is currently throwing away.

Diva renamed:

WWE have renamed Charlotte. She will now be named Charlotte Flair.

New profiles:

WWE have added Nikki Cross and Roderick Strong to their NXT roster.

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Indie great makes debut:

Roderick Strong will make his debut on the WWE live tour this weekend.

HOF'er at Raw:

Blackjack Lanza was backstage at last nights Raw.

New service signs first deal:

WWN, owners of Evolve and DGUSA, have signed with Floslam for their new wrestling streaming service.

Despite WWE putting money into the service, and the site using WWE stars on the background, they have complete independence from the biggest promotion in wrestling.

Attitude Era icons to clash one last time:

The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz will face each other at House Of Glory in December.

WrestleMania 33:

WWE have announced WrestleMania travel packages will go on sale next Monday.

WWE take signs:

WWE took a number of Curtis Axel signs away from fans at Raw last night.

WWE vs Fans:

Vince McMahon killed a major angle half way through last night after becoming furious with the fans at Raw. He ''Blew a gasket'' at fans chanting ''Goldberg sucks'' during Brock Lesnar'spot and ordered production to hit his music to kill it much earlier than planned.

RVD outspoken:

Rob Van Dam has given a frank interview...

On why he joined WWE...

"With WWE, I mean, I felt like, when I went there, first, there was nothing else left, right? And I hadn't gone anywhere between ECW and WWE. I hadn't. Some indy shots, very few, I do them very selectively, and I did a movie, whatever. There was no other option if I wanted to continue being a professional wrestler on TV in the United States, WWE was all there was. Paul E. was already there."

On being disappointed with himself for joining...

"When I went there, I looked at it at the time as artistically selling out because my perception of what WWE was. It seemed like the Disney-fied version of wrestling because here we were in ECW nobody ever asked us, 'hey, do you guys really hit each other?' because we beat the f--k out of each other. I did look at it like 'okay, basically, I was doing this for the business, for the money, not for the art, because they're probably going to call me Robot Van Dam and have me, like, go out like, they're going to recreate my character, erase my past' because that is what I thought about them. And plus, while we were beating the s--t out of each other [in ECW], I would see the WWE guys, like, tap each other on the back with a chair and go down and it was insulting to me!"

On TNA's lack of motivation...

"When I was with TNA there were a lot of guys that really felt like they had it and they didn't need to get better. They were fine with where they were at in their career and they were in whatever. And then, working with them was a little frustrating because there were a lot of the times when they would want to do something, and they would actually put up, I don't want to say argument or debate, and then 100% of the time, D'Lo Brown would come over and say, 'no, Rob's right' and he would have to explain it and after a while, I was like, 'you know what? I'm going to be in my car. Just let me know when it's match time. I just want to go out there and show off.' And I didn't enjoy a part of it, having to deal with people I feel, I don't want to say it was a lack of respect. But I'm just more comfortable with where I've come and where I'm at and appreciating that than some of them seem to be."

Carter vs Corgan:

Billy Corgan's lawsuit vs TNA will get it's first hearing in court today. Dixie has adamantly refuted one of his assertions in his writ, she says the company are not insolvent.

SmackDown tease:

• Will Ambrose overcome Styles to become the No. 1 contender to the WWE World Title?
• Will anything be left after Kane battles Wyatt in a No Disqualification Match?
• Becky Lynch returns to SmackDown LIVE
• Who can tame The Lone Wolf?
• Will we finally see the SmackDown LIVE debut of … Curt Hawkins?

WWE acknowledge TNA:

WWE unveiled a new group of PC recruits today with a press release and photo op. One of those stars is indie great Roddy Strong, and during his bio they relay his past experience, including his run with TNA...

''Chris Lindsey (Tampa, Florida) – Also known as Roderick Strong, Lindsey has trained with WWE Legend Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and has more than 13 years of experience on the independent wrestling circuits with Ring of Honor (ROH), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), TNA, Dragon Gate, Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG) and EVOLVE. Strong has held multiple titles throughout his career including the world and tag team championships for ROH and PWG.''

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Orton sells out:

Randy Orton has sold his home for $775,000. He had lived in the three bedroom mansion since it was built three years ago.

WWE / Indie tie up:

WWE are asking their fans what indie promotions they like, with a view to bringing footage from the promotions onto their Network.

The possibilities are...

• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
• CHIKARA
• EVOLVE
• Dragon Gate USA
• Ohio Valley Wrestling
• All American Wrestling
• Combat Zone Wrestling
• Shimmer
• Ring of Honor
• Full Impact Pro

They may find competition from a new streaming service to be launched later this week. Floslam have announced they are bringing the best indie wrestling to their channel. The monthly fee would be $20 or a year would cost $150. That is unless they are tying up together. WWE are one of the financiers of the project and are responsible for at least some of the $21 million the company have raised for the project thus far.

Jobber signing:

Everyone's favourite jobber James Ellsworth is on the verge of signing a WWE deal, based solely on the popularity of his WWE shirt.

Raw tease:

• Brock Lesnar responds to Goldberg
• Will friendship be tested in the Triple Threat Match main event?
• Cesaro & Sheamus battle The New Day before WWE Hell in a Cell
• Can Sami Zayn end Braun Strowman's destruction?
• Who will gain key momentum before WWE's first Women's Hell in a Cell Match?

PG poster boy gets dirty:

John Cena caused some offence at a media event today. He was asked by a young fan what his favourite thing to eat was, and he replied in a very non PG way. He looked over to Nikki Bella and said if she stood up he could show everyone (Referring to her vagina). Nikki quickly saved the situation by telling the youngster what his real best meal was, and he thanked her for helping dig him out of the hole his mouth had gotten him into, but the damage was done with some, who were less than impressed with his language.

Most in the crowd took the joke for what it was and laughed along, but the fact the question came from a child troubled others.

Goldberg starts training:

Goldberg has started training for his WWE return today.

Ryback:

Ryback says he is quitting use of testosterone to get back to a normal body as he wants to start a family within the next five years. He added he will follow in the footsteps of Triple H who did the same in 2002/3...

"Whether he likes me talking about this or not, but do you remember when Hunter went through that period of looking pretty s--tty on TV? And he has one of the all-time greatest physiques. But there was a period where, I always remember, I don't know if the rumor was he was trying to have kids. But I remember, there was a period where his body was a little softer, and he still looked great, but when you're in wrestling, spandex and tights, they bring out the worst. And you're out there breathing heavy. I remember there was a period where he didn't look quite as good as what he had before. So I feel like I went through that period myself of, even though I stayed relatively lean the entire time, I lost some muscle mass because I wasn't working out either for six weeks. I couldn't. I wasn't allowed. I wasn't allowed to do anything after the ear and nose surgery. And so, I'm just now, my weight is just now coming back and I'm, like, lifting normal and whatnot."

Summer Rae:

Summer Rae represented WWE at the Maxim Halloween party this past weekend.

TNA hit again:

TNA have had another multi thousand $ lawsuit filed against them. LLC want over $200,000 for unpaid insurance premiums.

WWE teasing split angle:

WWE are trialing an angle on lives. They are playing with the idea of spitting Miz and his real life wife Maryse, and are asking fans if she would be better without the awesome one.

Hell In A Cell:

The Club vs Enzo & Cass has been added to this weekend's WWE special.

Photo:

Chris Jericho has released the art for his fourth book.

Injured star coming home:

Finn Balor will make a special appearance at a British indie event in November. He will be guest enforcer at ICW in Scotland, taking the spot of Mick Foley, whose WWE return means he can no longer fulfil the gig.

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Goldust gives thanks:

Goldust has thanked the McMahon family for 21 years of his iconic WWE gimmick.

Lesnar called out:

UFC star Michael Bisping has told Brock Lesnar to kiss his a$$...

"How tough do I think Brock Lesnar is? Listed, I respect any man that steps into the octagon, because it takes balls. But, you're gonna go in there, and take steroids to do it? F**k you, you cocky son of a bi**h. Kiss my a**. I will knock Brock Lesnar out with one f***ing punch. I will pick him up, and throw him out of the octagon like the pu**y that he is. Am I making myself clear? F**k you, Brock Lesnar! F**k steroids! Steroids are the scourge of this sport, and anyone that takes them, kiss my a**!"

They're back:

Becky Lynch returned from injury at a live last night, as did Kalisto.

Trish angle revealed:

WWE had planned to bring Trish Stratus back for a match vs NXT Women's champ Asuka for two reasons. Firstly they hoped to have the home nation hero increase NXT ticket sales for the special in Toronto, and they wanted to establish Asuka as a genuine top level heel before she goes into a 2017 programme with Ember Moon, which will establish Ember as the top face in NXT. The HOF'er's pregnancy put paid to that and they will instead have Mickie James work the match with Asuka at the show.

Rock:

The Rock hosted a show dedicated to American troops this weekend, the show will air on Spike in December.

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Deceased wrestlers had CTE:

Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney were both suffering from CTE before their deaths earlier this year. Their families are among the wrestlers taking WWE to court.

Why I retired:

Richie Steamboat has discussed why he felt he had to quit WWE and retire from wrestling...

"The back injury couldn't have happened at a worse time in my career. It was really getting to the point where things were taking off, all the hard work I had done for so many years was paying off. I was having a feud with Kassius Ohno on NXT, and I injured my back doing a moonsault. I landed wrong and I lost feeling in everything from my chin down. I could still move everything, but I couldn't feel anything. Over the next few days, feeling started to come back to me, and I wrestled through it. I worked several more weeks and really kind of kept my mouth shut about it because I was given this position and I wanted to make the most of it, I didn't want to give up that opportunity, and it got to the point where my son at the time was like two or three and I couldn't even pick him up. I sat down and talked to the WWE doctors to discuss things with then and I flew up to Pittsburgh to see some specialists. The best idea for my career and my future would be to kind of put the breaks on for a little bit and get some things fixed in my back."

He went on to say he still has the itch to return and that he is leaving the door open to a comeback.

Corgan vs TNA:

Billy Corgan's lawsuit against TNA says the current owners have rendered the company insolvent and that he should have the controlling vote in it's future.

He was granted an order stating that TNA cannot enter into any business negotiations without his approval, including over the tape library to WWE, but the judge put all takeover bids on hold and banned all stake-holders, including Corgan, from selling their shares until a decision on his writ is made.

Cody Rhodes talks Stardust reference:

Cody Rhodes has discussed the sneaky reference to his WWE gimmick on 'Arrow' this week...

"I believe it was Marc Guggenheim. Actually, I think everybody agreed that there would be some sort of a wink to the audience who enjoyed the initial interaction with Stardust and the Arrow at WWE's SummerSlam. It concerned me a little bit because there are tons of Arrow fans who do not like wrestling, or maybe they're not aware of it and they don't intend to be aware of it. So, the last thing I wanted to do was make it so obvious that it was, "Here's the dumb wrestler who gives a dumb wrestler performance. Bye dumb wrestler!" But when I saw it all together, it's just simply a good wink at the audience and, in a way, it bridges the experience from the wrestling that Stephen and I did to being on set. When I did the character of Stardust, for me to play the character, I had to give myself something in my mind for why, in eight years of being Cody Rhodesand myself, I would want to be Stardust. I always thought of it as some sort of drug or brainwashing, so it's perfect. I think it bridges the experiences."

Becky ready:

Becky Lynch has been cleared to return a week earlier than expected and is scheduled for SmackDown next week.

The Rock:

The Rock's daughter has signed a major modelling deal.

Today's News

Wrestling horror:

Kevin Nash and Mike Bennett have landed roles in 'Anders Manor.' The director is a huge wrestling fan who has helped get wrestlers involved in other movie projects and is now excited to get wrestlers involved in his own film.

James Ellsworth talks Royal Rumble leak:

"I just wanna give the fans what they want. And the majority of fans on Twitter want me to get an entry to the Royal Rumble, which would be totally fine with me. It would be so cool. So I'm big into giving fans what they want. So I hope I enter into the Rumble."

Del Rio confirms date:

Alberto Del Rio has confirmed his restaurant will open with a weekend wrestlers meet and greet which will include him and Rey Mysterio, from November 17-19.

Baby Bella:

Bryan and Brie Danielson have revealed they are having a baby girl.

Michael Hayes talks Bret Hart feud:

"Bret knows why Owen is not in the Hall Of Fame and it has nothing to do with The Fabulous Freebirds. I can tell you that. And the other guys that are in, whether you agree with that opinion or not, you're entitled to it, but The Freebirds don't have anything to do with them not going in or not going in as of yet."

He also discussed Seth Rollins safety...

"You can't find anybody in the locker room that does not want to work with Seth Rollins. Nobody! And ask John Cena what happened with the nose thing. John will tell you, 'it was my fault'. Sting had this perennial neck problem from years of wrestling. And then, the thing with Finn Bálor, Finn, you know, is supposed to take that thing on your shoulders, on your back. He put his arm back there to brace and there it went."

Death:

Former WWE manager Frenchy Martin has died. He succumbed to cancer aged 66.

WWE attacked:

The WWE Network is down after falling victim to a cyber attack. Spotify, Netflix, Twitter, and Soundcloud were also affected.

Today's News

WWE developmental talent arrested, suspended:

Terrance Jean-Jacques was arrested at the weekend, for kidnapping, assaulting, intimidating, and destroying the property of his pregnant girlfriend. He appeared in court today and will be back in front of a judge on Tuesday. WWE, upon hearing of the incident, banned him indefinitely.

TNA investor offers to pay off Corgan:

The Fight Network have offered to pay off TNA's debts to principal bidder for ownership of the promotion, Billy Corgan. They also offered to help with funding for other matters, in the hopes of staving off the bankruptcy TNA are considering applying for. They called TNA a strong asset, that they wanted to hang on too.

Paige:

Paige has had her neck surgery, and now has three screws in her neck. She thanked the surgeon, the same one that operated on Tyson Kidd, and her visitors Alberto Del Rio and Natalya, who took a day off to be there when she woke up.

Foley returns:

Mick Foley has returned to Twitter, saying it was not fair to his 1.6 million followers to go into hibernation because of the bad behaviour of one.

Outcast coming back?:

Adam Rose is teasing big news on social media, and used the hashtag ''WWE.''

Sasha bulking up:

Sasha Banks is training to put on more muscle. WWE hope it will make her less injury prone. They also want her to slow down.

Flair worries for rival:

Ric Flair says he does not think Goldberg has made the right decision to return to WWE...

"Whoever is going to work with Brock Lesnar, whether he has gotten smarter, he's not going to change his style and he's going to get suplexed, not just once, not twice, but at least 10 times and I don't know if Bill's ready for that, you're off for a couple of months, much less 10 years, you're going to get in the ring and you're going to wrestle Brock Lesnar the first time around? Ha! Good luck with that! That's just the way it is. His body is not used to it and Brock is a whole different can than spearing Ric Flair, okay? Correct? I mean, I just don't think Bill is going to be physically up for that, myself. I mean, it might look good on paper, but, God, because Brock is 10 times more aggressive now than he was the last time he wrestled Bill."

NXT injury news:

Kenta will be out for two months, not the six WWE feared, after it was determined that he does not need surgery for a neck injury. Meanwhile Tough Enough winner Josh has been benched for months with a severe concussion and is showing no signs of a return as yet.

WWE high on indie star:

WWE were very impressed with Roderick Strong's NXT debut last night.

Jobber to be rewarded:

WWE have reportedly offered James Ellsworth, the jobber that has been appearing on TV in the past couple of weeks, a spot in the Royal Rumble next year. This is because he is the top selling star on WWE Shop this week.

Styles addresses Royal Rumble leak:

A rumour that WWE are bringing Shawn Michaels back for the Royal Rumble, from his home town of San Antonio has drawn a response from the man he is reportedly scheduled to face... AJ Styles...

"I would love the opportunity to wrestle him. I'd love to learn from him, but who's to say if that's going to happen. Right now, it's all speculation and rumors that I'm finding out like everyone else is, but man, what a match that would be."

Styles also confirmed Ryback was scheduled to squash him at Mania this year, but plans changed after the fans response to him.

TNA's last taping:

TNA are taping an Impact from Matt Hardy's compound soon, they may also tape a year in review / Christmas with the Hardyz episode as a Christmas special, at the same time.

Show talks last match:

"This is going to be a big media spectacle, once we start kicking off the angle, who knows what we're going to do and who knows how we're going to tie it together, how we're going to make it work? I don't see anything bigger than that happening for me in this stage of my career. I'm happy for the spotlight that I'm going to share with Shaq at WrestleMania and that's that. If that's the last opportunity, thank you very much, it's been a fantastic time. If Vince comes up with something else, I'll be there with a smile on my face and make that happen too."

Hogan files again:

Hulk Hogan has filed a personal lawsuit against the man that gave his sex tape to Gawker.