Today's News

Raw:

Kurt Angle has been named as the new Raw GM. The Revival, of NXT, debuted, Emma and Finn Balor returned, and Goldberg bade the WWE farewell on Raw last night.

Brand trades:

Vince McMahon has announced the WWE rosters will be shuffled next week after Raw.

Payback:

Kevin Owens vs Chris Jericho (US) is the first confirmed match for the next Raw special. Hardyz vs Sheamus & Cesaro is also expected to take place at the event.

Undertaker:

Praise has been gushed upon The Undertaker since his apparent retirement over the weekend, the latest of which being a man that was there at the very start of his iconic career, Bret Hart...

''I want to congratulate my close friend the Undertaker on a great career. I salute you for being a great leader, a phenomenal worker, and WWE's all time greatest war horse. I cherish my memories working together in the ring and I'll never forget how you had my back so many times over so many years. As a fan, I'll miss you always. Thank you for everything. You are as iconic as iconic gets. #ThankYouTaker''

SmackDown teaser:

• A phenomenal ascent by AJ Styles
• The Viper reigns yet again
• Will John Cena and Nikki Bella take time off to celebrate their engagement or will they return tonight?
• Team Blue is feeling the GLOW yet again
• More to come between The Lunatic Fringe and The Lone Wolf?
• Will any new talent emerge on Team Blue after The Revival debuted on RAW?

Angry Anvil:

Jim Neidhart snapped at a reporter who told him he had had a HOF career this past weekend...

"Excuse me, Hall of Fame? I'm not in the Hall of Fame. I am not good enough to be in the Hall of Fame. ... You would think with everybody around me in the Hall of Fame, you would think I would be in the Hall of Fame. I was the one that started this pink thing in the first place. I'm not going to keep the light on at night waiting for that thing. I don't think that'll ever come. In fact, I don't think I want to be in the Hall of Fame."

Thrasher recalls WWE return:

"It was unbelievable. I was sitting in the gym and Chaz called me and said you will never guess who I just got off the phone with? He asked did I get the email? I thought what email? He said Talent Relations from WWE has contacted me and Road Dog is messaging me and asking if we were available for Smackdown. After all this time that they don't even mention our names and it's like we are the red-headed step child nobody wanted. It was just so out of the blue. Here is something interesting that happened. We were actually supposed to be on the week before we actually showed up. For some reason they were in Connecticut and you need a special license for wrestling in that building they were in, I don't know why but I think it was a casino. Road Dog checked to see if he could push us back a week and tell the story a little more. I'm going to be honest, it was the first time I watched Smackdown in a very long time and I saw Slater come out and do the whole contract thing and I heard Daniel and Shane say they were going to put him in a tag team tournament and as soon as I heard that I knew they were able to push it back a week and were going to be that mystery secret opponent and I flipped out. It was like I got the call to come back up all over again. It was unbelievable."

Mick Foley:

Mick Foley has revealed when he will have his surgery. The surgery will be on April 19, after he returns from a trip to the UK. He will then be off the grid until the summer as he recuperates.

HOF poll:

Jim Ross shares his view on why Chris Benoit will never be inducted into the WWEHOF. In response to a poll listing The Rock, Owen Hart and the Canadian Crippler as the three stars most deserving of the honour...

"Chris Benoit, I don't think he'll ever get in. I don't think Chris Benoit should get in, and I'm okay with my opinion. If you differ I respect that. I was the guy that hired Chris Benoit, nothing Chris Benoit does wasn't right there that wasn't already with him. If there was a line to him, wherever he is, you say, 'hay should you be inducted into the Hall Of Fame?' Who do you want to induct you? I think he'd say it'll create too much publicity, it'll take the importance off of everybody else who's going in, it's gonna be the talk of the town. The WWE is inducting into the Hall Of Fame a murderer and suicide victim. That's the story. You guys know how the media are. That'll be the story. Can you imagine him going in with The Rock? All of a sudden let's forget about The Rock, it's about that murderer guy. So that's what I think. His talents, skill, accomplishments in the ring match a Hall Of Fame career. Absolutely. But I think he took all those opportunities away with the last 24 hours or so of his life."

DDP gets kicked off air:

DDP got very angry, and very sweary, during a radio interview, after tiring of the host trying to goad him into trash talking some of his former rivals.

Golden couple go home:

John Cena and Nikki Bella have been pulled from all events through until, and including, SummerSlam. Cena has a number of non WWE projects to work on, and Nikki will be dealing with her neck problems. She, like her sister Brie last year, says her departure is not goodbye, just a farewell for now.