Today's News

WrestleMania:

Mojo Rawley has taken the first spot in this years Andre The Giant memorial battle royal. He was later joined by Apollo Crews.

Alexa Bliss will be forced to defend her title vs all the SmackDown women that want a shot. Natalya, Mickie James, Becky Lynch and Carmella are the likely options, although Nikki Bella, Naomi, Tamina Snuka, Maryse and Eva Marie are also eligible.

Randy Orton has officially recaptured the main event spot vs Bray Wyatt.

American Alpha did not have their Mania rivals confirmed last night as was expected, but the other brand will soon know their fate. The Club will defend their Raw tag gold vs Cass & Enzo or former champs Sheamus & Cesaro.

Aries turns pain to gain:

Austin Aries' facial injury put him out of the ring and behind a desk, but his brief commentary career has led to his main roster promotion. He officially debuted on 205 Live last night.

Legend dies:

Outlaw Ron Bass has died aged 68. His appendix burst but he did not realise how sick he was for almost a week. Doctors operated on him, but the surgery was more complicated because of the delay in his treatment, and he died in the hospital after the op.

Big Show confirms career ending:

"I know I'm done February 2018. That's when my contract ends as a full-time, live event guy. We'll see what happens after that, whether I roll into an ambassador role or what WWE has for me. I know I've been with them for a long time and I have a great relationship with them. I also understand there's a time for me to step aside and for other guys to step up. We got a lot of great new athletic talent that will probably be coming up at WrestleMania to be introduced. I don't have any regrets or any shoulda, coulda, wouldas in my career. I've had a very blessed career with the greatest superstars this business has ever seen. And for me, it's about giving that space up to those guys that are there to do it and me finding new challenges to help inspire and motivate me. That's what I'll be doing. Anything to keep from having to get a real job."

Orlando:

A 12 foot high WWE title belt has been placed in Orlando, as the city prepares for their hosting of WrestleMania next month.

King debuts:

Jerry Lawler has posted his first podcast. He revealed he will call a match at WrestleMania this year.

Bryan returning:

Daniel Bryan responded to Miz mocking his inability to wrestle with an interesting comment...

"I can't or they won't let me? We'll see in a year and a half."

His current WWE deal ends in that time frame, maybe meaning he plans to leave the company and pick up his career elsewhere.

Edge defends HOF induction:

Edge has reacted to criticism about his wife's impending enshrinement into the WWE HOF...

''Now obviously I'm biased, and extremely proud of Beth, but after she expressed doubt as to whether she should go into the HOF so quickly, I looked at her resume. I stepped out of the husband shoes and looked at her question and came to the conclusion, that, hell yeah she should be. Who cares what year it happens, if you have a HOF resume, you deserve to go in plain and simple. There's no time eligibility as with pro sports, so who cares when it happens, as long as it does. It's not a race between people. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but that's mine, and since I'm a hall of famer myself, my opinion is more important (I kid, I kid, kind of).There's a reason she was put in those positions. She was damn good at her job. I always felt(even before we were an item) that Beth was a wrestler. Plain and simple, she could wrestle. In a time when female physical strength was not in vogue, she still stuck to her guns(get it?). In the days of diva searches(no offense diva search contestants) Beth was a throwback. She joined her high school wrestling team. The first woman to do so at her school and broke down barriers, all with the goal of making it to the WWE after seeing Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart at Wrestlemania 10. She was, and is, a true fan of the industry which sadly can be a rarity within the industry. She left a good, safe job to hop in her Geo Prism and drive to Louisville, KY to try and get into OVW (at that time WWE's farm system). After being told for years by the higher ups in WWE talent relations that she wasn't what they were looking for(which was the next Trish Stratus) and waitressing in Perkins to make ends meet, she continued showing up. Finally she was hired, eventually made it to Monday Night Raw, and in her first match, broke her jaw(and finished the match). Not deterred she came back with an idea and a different attitude and The Glamazon was born. She could play the straight woman to Santino. She was the woman who the company could depend on for years on pay per view. She was one of the women to keep the flame alive for women's wrestling in an era where it was put on the back burner, and let's face it, given little attention by the WWE. I think the current renaissance of the division happened in part because of women like Beth, Nattie, Laycool, Mickie James, Candice etc. Those were some leanly written years for the women's division but they kept the torch lit for women like Charlotte, Bayley, Becky, Nia and Sasha to show what badasses they are today. The truest testament of your skill is what your peers think, especially in the WWE locker room. That's a tough audience to win over, and Beth had the respect of everyone for being a worker. So this year that's honored. And that's great. But more important than all of that is the woman she is. Strong, independent, smart, continuing her education and recently receiving her masters in forensic psychology and now about to embark on getting a degree in clinical mental health. All while being a mother to our two little girls, Lyric and Ruby and setting a sparkling example of what a woman can be if she believes in herself. In spite of today's political climate. So, yeah, I'm pretty proud of her.''