31/12/2017

So we've made it through another year. Thank you for your continued support of the site throughout 2017, should we go on for another year?

Fat News Barrett:

Wade Barrett has teased entering next months Royal Rumble. He was getting trolled for his more generous figure after posting a picture of his New Years holiday in Bermuda. He says his abs will be back in time for the 30 man match. He does have a habit of trolling fans around this time of year though, so don't take him too seriously.

Promotion keep promise:

The promotion that promised to play Sid's excuse for no-showing a live this week have done so. It is very sweary, so if that offends be aware...

Live stopped:

A WWE live was abandoned mid-way through a match last night after Samoa Joe suffered a nasty cut, which bled profusely.

Fan sells wrestlers hair:

A fan that bought a tee from the WWE auction site found two strands of Sasha Banks hair on it. He put them on Ebay for $40, and someone bought them. (WHY?!?)

Jericho pulls podcast:

Chris Jericho has pulled his podcast from Podcast 1 and will take it to a new home in the new year.

Pillman debuts:

Brian Pillman's son has wrestled his first match.

Old boy at live:

Brian Blair of the Killer Bees was backstage at the WWE show in Florida last night.

So that's it for 2017. I hope you all have a wonderful new year...

30/12/2017

ADR recalls WWE firing him:

"WWE actually said that everything was going to be fine. They said that they know and understand that he crossed the line, but they did tell me that I know that I needed to control my temper. My response was that it is just not easy to do that. It is easier said than done, especially when you have a guy who isn't bringing any money in by taking any bumps, or sweating and bleeding for this company, he's just a Social Media guy and comes to disrespect me and my family; disrespect my culture at the place where I was born. I'm not saying that I am the toughest guy or anything like that, but everyone knows that I can go, and it was a known fact within the company that I am a respectful person, and that I respect everyone. I just don't know why this guy thought he can make such a stupid comment where he said that this is why we have Mexicans to clean the plates, and I thought, what? Everyone knows that when I talked to the important people in the company they told me that everything was going to be fine, just go and shake hands. Several days later Triple H called me and said that they had to let me go," he continued. "I was shocked. He made fun of me and disrespected me yet I'm the one being fired? He responded by saying that he understood, but that they will call me later, just lay low for a while. I said that if you let me go right now I am going to go work somewhere else, and he stated that if I did that then I may lose the possibility to come back to WWE, and then I said that if that was the case then so be it. I ended up putting the phone down. It was a rough day where I was even crying."

XFL setback:

Vince McMahon has had his trademark claim for the relaunch of XFL, under a new name, UFL (United Football League) refused. Another sports related venture already has it. Vince now needs to prove there will be no conflict with the current holder of the TM before re-filing.

Sid mocked:

ECIII dressed as Sid at the show he did not attend last night, as a parody of the WWE Alum.

Gimmick infringement:

Wes Brisco says WWE stole the Aces & 8's gimmick for the Shield...

"All those guys that we were together with, we stuck together, we hung out together, we were together. I mean, we took this. We wanted to be very successful. We wanted to treat it like it was our baby, our opportunity to set an example and create something totally different. Because if you look at it, that's what started The Shield because of us. If you really look at it, we started before The Shield even came through the crowd, we had the mask on. Basically, the exact same thing."

HOF'er to be honoured:

Gerry Brisco will be presented with the outstanding American award at next years national wrestling HOF.

Strowman sent home:

Braun Strowman has been allowed to leave the road after taking ill.

29/12/2017

Top 10:

WWE have named their top 10 stars of 2017...

1. AJ Styles
2. Braun Strowman
3. Alexa Bliss
4. New Day / The Uso's (Shared)
5. Jinder Mahal
6. The Miz
7. Kevin Owens
8. Shield
9. Brock Lesnar
10. Enzo Amore

WWE Christmas:

To make up for having their talent work on Christmas Day this year the company paid for everyone's hotel bills and threw a backstage Christmas party.

DDP reaches out:

DDP says Justin Credible did not ask him for help, as he claimed, it was he that made the call...

"I didn't get a phone call from him, I made a phone call to him. Because of helping Jake, and Scott, Vader, and Mick Foley … just by reaching out and helping the guys, when someone is hurting, they'll contact me. So I know about it pretty much right away. I always loved PJ. He's a great kid who just made some bad decisions... I told him if he gets to work doing the program five days a week, we'll talk every day or a minimum of every other day. I told him, if he gets on track for a month, then I'll bring you down here, and we'll work together, and I'll start to really treat him this time. I'll actually teach him how to teach what I do."

He also says he is open to another Rumble match...

"If they call me, I'll be there. But if I never get in the ring again, I am so happy to have had the run I had. Didn't really have the greatest run when I first got to the WWE, but the last five years were unbelievable. They let me come out in the Rumble a couple of years back and drop a bunch of diamond cutters. It blew the roof off."

Crusher's family in crowd:

Connor The Crusher's family were in the crowd at last night's live, including his brother Jackson (Good name, kid!).

MYC reject:

Jazzy Gabert has revealed why WWE withdrew a contract offer for her. She was found to have three herniated discs in her back and numbness down both arms, by their medical team.

GFW are back:

Jeff Jarrett held the first GFW live since they split from Impact last night. He thanked WWE and Vince McMahon in the ring, for paying for his recent rehab, and helping him get the promotion going again.

Sid no-shows for political reason:

Sycho Sid no-showed a live appearance because of the travel ban in the US. He claimed that because he had a speeding ticket he was not allowed to board a plane, even though he was travelling within the country, was a US citizen and was not flying from or to one of the banned countries. The promotion didn't buy it, and are threatening to play the audio of his excuse at their next show.

Quit!:

Bubba Ray is the second star this week to advise Dolph Ziggler to quit WWE.

28/12/2017

KO wants fan reaction:

"I just try to listen to strong reaction. To me the best reaction is a mix of both boos and cheers. John Cena and Roman Reigns get insane reactions where half the crowd loves them and half the crowd despises them. When you're in the ring waiting for your opponent, whether it's John or Roman, you get hit by this crazy noise. It's people almost competing with each other. The guy who's booing one of them is trying to be louder than the guy cheering. It makes for a special atmosphere. That's really what I'm striving for."

JR recalls career regret:

"I worked so diligently and with all my heart to get Mick hired because I felt like he was a good citizen and a great opponent for The Undertaker, which I needed at that time. I didn't get to call that match. That's one of my regrets as far as Raw was that I was ill when Foley won his title. I thought it was a moment I would have loved to experience with him."

Injury:

A women's match had to be stopped last night after Paige suffered a back injury when Sasha Banks kicked her. A stretcher was brought out, but she managed to get to the locker room without it. She suffered a stinger and is waiting on test results. In the mean time she has been pulled from competing.

Here is a video of the scary incident...

NXT:

Johnny Gargano is number one contender for the NXT title.

Return:

Becky Lynch is back after making her movie. She wrestled on the lives last night.

Impact fire long term staffer:

Bob Rosen, head of transport for Impact has been fired after 13 years. He made news last year after suffering a near fatal heart attack at a taping. He says the split was not a mutual decision, and was not his choice, but the 13 years he spent with the promotion were the best of his life.

Mania history:

The Meltzer claims to have learnt that WWE plan to make John Cena the most decorated World champ in history next year. AJ Styles vs the poster boy is reportedly scheduled to headline the event.

Hogan sues again:

Hulk Hogan has taken legal action against a couple of radio hosts in Florida, after allegedly discovering they were involved in the creation of his now infamous sex tape.

Impact live:

Impact plan to host Lockdown live in April or May next year.

Royal Rumble:

The US title tournament final is set to be held at the Royal Rumble.

27/12/2017

Title vacant:

Daniel Bryan officially announced the US title is vacant last night. He says he has been trying to contact Dolph Ziggler to find out what was going on with him, but had received no response, so had to presume he no longer wanted to be the champion. A tournament will decide the next owner of the gold.

Royal Rumble:

Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura have put their names forward for the male, and Natalya and Ruby Riott the female, Royal Rumble matches.

Injury confirmed:

Brian Kendrick suffered a broken nose and orbital bone on Raw this week.

Matt Hardy:

Matt Hardy entered a live at MSG to his old Impact piano theme music last night.

WWE star talked to Impact:

Karl Anderson says he was talking to TNA when WWE called offering them a deal last year...

"I remember when Gallows came and the way we clicked over there, and I said, 'man, we really, we've got to get into America somehow.' Do you know what I mean? We almost went to TNA. Thank goodness WWE called in the same exact month, but I mean, we knew we had to do something. I wanted to get over here. WWE is the place to be. It's the place we wanted to be. I wanted that exposure finally."

Taker return:

After a purported leak of next years HOF class speculation on Undertaker wrestling at Mania has grown. Had he retired this year, he would surely be the headline inductee next, but, he was not listed. Kid Rock, however, was. A theory has sprung up online, and is gaining traction, that Undertaker will wrestle, but not as dead man. He will resume his American bad ass biker gimmick, sung to the ring by the celeb HOF'er Kid Rock.

Quick sprinkle of realism though, Vince hated the biker gimmick, and is unlikely to go for it.

Kenny Omega slates Nakamura:

"I'm happy for the response that he's getting, of course, and all of us in New Japan knew when he left that he was going to get over with his charisma. But when I see Nakamura in WWE, it's hard for me to say he's done anything compelling in-ring since he's been there, which is a shame. It will just take the one right story and the one right moment and then people will be captivated by everything that he does. Right now, he hasn't had that."

Move banned? / wrestler gone?:

After breaking Brian Kendrick's face this week, Hideo Itami did not use his GTS finish at the live last night. He instead used Neville's submission finisher, something he would be unlikely to do if Neville was coming back.

26/12/2017

PPV promotion:

WWE have confirmed they will host 5 NXT specials next year, and speculation from earlier in the summer seems to have been confirmed. There was talk that they wanted to return to having the big 5 PPV's again, which would be shared by both brands, for the first time since 2002. This naturally led to speculation that King Of The Ring was coming back, especially when they applied for the TM, but it looks like Money In The Bank will be getting elevated from it's current status as a single brand event to become the 5th of the new look big 5, alongside of course Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.

Women's Royal Rumble:

Asuka has taken the first red spot in the first women's Rumble. Still no word how many people will enter the bout.

Christmas championship change:

Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan, subbing for the injured Dean Ambrose, beat the BAR to take the red Tag gold on the Christmas Raw last night.

Ambrose out of Mania:

Dean Ambrose's initial injury layoff time was under exaggerated by quite some time. He will not miss 2 months, but WWE say they now expect him to be gone for as much as 9 months.

SmackDown teaser:

• Will anyone step up to challenge AJ Styles?
• Are Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan on the same page?
• What will happen to the United States Championship?
• Will anyone else declare for the Royal Rumble Matches?

Reigns in trouble:

Roman Reigns was fined $5,000 for shoving a ref on Raw last night.

History maker:

Jason Jordan is the first man to hold all of the red, blue and NXT tag titles.

Injury:

Brian Kendrick was sent to hospital after Raw. Medics were concerned with his co-ordination after his match with Hideo Itami.

Paige:

Paige has launched a clothes store under her real name, Saraya (The Saraya Store).

25/12/2017

Quit!:

WWE Alum Ryback says Dolph Ziggler needs a break from WWE...

"I personally think he should take a little break. I think he deserves a break. Whether he resigns or not I think he should take some time off, at least 6 months. I want to see him in the Bahamas just drinking. I say take a year off. He is still young enough."

Christmas Raw teaser:

• John Cena returns
• The Women's division prepares to make history
• Who will gain momentum en route to a battle with The Beast?
• How will Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins get payback for Dean Ambrose?
• Who else will declare for the Men's Royal Rumble Match?

No return:

Sawyer Fulton would not welcome a call to return to NXT...

"A lot of people have asked me, if they need you to do this, can you come back. I don't know if I would. Not right now. For me, there are so many things that I want to accomplish outside of WWE. I want to go out and I want to be able to make a name for myself... and I want people to know me as a performer, and to know that I can hang with the best of them. Given the chances, it's always been a dream of mine to travel the world and perform in these different places, Mexico and Japan, and experience the culture. I started taking lessons in both Spanish and Japanese, just to learn a little bit more, be more functional as a wrestler if given the opportunity... everything for me right now is a learning process. The end-all goal is for me a great professional wrestler."

WWE star upset with working today:

Finn Balor says he found it difficult to leave his family to go back to the States to work tonight. His mother was more forgiving, reminding him of the time he spent injured and hungry to get back.

Fastlane:

AJ Styles vs Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs Shinsuke Nakamura will headline the first blue PPV of 2018.

WCW star announces retirement / rips HOF:

Buff Bagwell will wrestle for the last time in May. He has also revealed anger at the WWE HOF...

"I 100 percent couldn't care less, and I don't mean that ugly. Let me give you a great answer why. Teddy Long is in the WWE Hall of Fame, and The Total Package, Lex Luger, that is in a wheelchair, that everybody in the world knows, is not. Take those two, and it diminishes the WWE Hall of Fame tremendously. I mean, don't get me wrong. If I got in it, I'd be very proud and say I made it and here's my ring. But at the same time, if I didn't get called by them, I won't lose an ounce of sleep over not getting in the WWE Hall of Fame."

Alum wedding:

John Morrison will marry Taya on June 1st.

24/12/2017

NXT to WWE:

Alexa Bliss says WWE over prepares talent for life in WWE whilst at the PC and in NXT...

"NXT prepares you for literally everything for the main roster. They probably over-prepare you. With everything that they have at the Performance Center to now NXT touring now, they are doing venues now that are the size of our live events, so they are more than prepared for when they come to the roster and I don't think it's that much of a shift now when they come up."

Wrestlers support:

Batista and Cesaro helped Titus O'Neil with his latest community giving project in Tampa yesterday.

NXT in Japan:

Kassius Ohno and Kairi Sane appeared at indies in Japan last night.

Rousey Rumbler?:

Ronda Rousey is bookies favourite to win the first female Royal Rumble despite currently filming a movie with Mark Wahlberg, which will keep her busy and out of the country until February.

Macho vs Musician:

One of the band the Misfits has confirmed Macho Man almost beat him up at a WCW show once...

"Yeah, yes. It was terrible. There was a time at one point, when me and Matt, the two smallest guys on the MISFITS/GWAR tour, got cornered backstage by Randy Macho Man Savage. A very angry, drunk, Macho Man Randy Savage."

23/12/2017

NXT to WWE:

WWE have released a list of current NXT stars they think will make an impact in WWE next year...

1. Iconic Duo (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce)
2. Aleister Black
3. Pete Dunne
4. No Way Jose
5. Sanity (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Nikki Cross & Killian Dain)
6. Kassius Ohno
7. Authors Of Pain (Akam & Rezar)

WWE good deeds:

A fan asked Mustafa Ali where he could get an action figure of him for his son for Christmas. As none is yet available he commissioned a custom toy for the boy and has sent it to him.

Rhyno went to a hospital to visit a boy who had become ill and could not attend a WWE show this weekend as planned.

Kaitlyn coming back:

Kaitlyn will end her three year retirement for Coastal wrestling in February.

Eva Marie talks life after WWE:

"I want it all. I really want to expand with movies and I would love to land on a TV show, like a Netflix original series, that would be fantastic. I want to do a lot of charity work -- I'm a person that's in recovery so I really want to put out that message as well. There's a lot that I want to do, the sky is the limit. I want to dabble in everything. I wish I did have time to relax, but I'm a Virgo and it's just not in me. I think the hustle is just in my blood -- always hungry, never satisfied."

NXT in Germany:

Alexander Wolfe appeared at an indie in Germany along with a fellow German PC star last night.

Young Lion:

Katsuya Kitamura has won the NJPW Young Lions cup.

22/12/2017

WWE MOTY:

WWE have named AJ Styles vs John Cena at Royal Rumble as their match of 2017.

XFL:

Vince McMahon has sold $100 million of his WWE stocks to fund the XFL relaunch. He has used the money to set up a new company to act as the parent company of the American football off-shoot.

Loads o' legends:

Sasha Banks has reeled off a list of the stars of the past she wants to compete in next months Royal Rumble...

"I would love to hear Trish Stratus' music. Of course Lita, Molly Holly, Jazz, Jacqueline, man even Victoria. It would be an honor to be in the ring with any of those girls. Beth Phoenix. Of course I want to win it, but at the same time, I would just want her to pick me up and throw me over the top. I would mark out, but I would land on my hands and go back into the ring like Kofi Kingston. Any of those girls would be incredible, but of course I would love to see girls from NXT get the opportunity, but of course they wouldn't win it because I would be the last person standing."

Injury:

Batista has received a black eye from Jack Swagger. He is training the recently released WWE star for his MMA debut next year.

Fan assault:

Kalisto received stitches to a facial cut and a possible fracture after having a water bottle thrown at him by a fan this week.

Big names open door to WWE:

James Storm says he would consider any offers from WWE NXT...

"People always say, 'main roster or bust type of guy,' but if you look at NXT, it's one of the hottest things going right now no matter what people say. And it's one of those things where anybody would be proud to be signed to NXT and have a good run there. I mean, it's plain and simple. They are doing as much as the people on the main roster is on the road and stuff like that right now. So, I mean, I'd definitely go and work with those guys and help them out as best I can."

Rey Mysterio too, would consider a return...

"I would definitely love to go back and finish up. Whether it's one year or whatever the case might be. Whether it's a farewell. I owe a lot to that company. That company gave me such an amazing opportunity, and I took advantage of every single moment I was with WWE to the fullest. I wouldn't want to just be remembered as 'Oh, man, he never re-signed and he never came back.' I would definitely love to come back and do a last run and say goodbye to my WWE fans. Tell them goodbye in a proper way. I don't think I can go back to a full-time schedule. There's just no way. I can't go back to that schedule. It would be common sense for them as well. That was my main motive for stepping away. I wanted to be able to have some free time. I'm still working really hard right now on the independent scene, but I control my schedule. I might get booked three days -- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, come home Monday, and the following weekend I don't have to work. That right there gives me a peaceful state of mind like you have no idea."

Holiday trip:

Miz and Alicia Fox are going to represent WWE on a trip to visit troops over the holiday season.

Dean Ambrose:

Dean Ambrose is benched for 2-3 months.

JJ home for Christmas:

Jeff Jarrett has been released from rehab, which was paid for by WWE.

Mauro's mum takes ill:

Mauro Ranallo went home to spend the holidays with his parents last night. Just two hours after getting to their house his mum took ill and had to be rushed to hospital.

Titus on TV:

Titus O'Neil co-hosted the local daytime show in his home city of Tampa, Florida today.

Movie finished:

The WWE produced film of Paige's family is finished, and may be debuted during WrestleMania weekend.

Unhappy D-Bry:

Daniel Bryan says he does not enjoy his current role...

"I love wrestling, but I don't love all of it, right? The hard part of wrestling is the travel and going here and there and being away from your family. The part that I love is being in the ring and wrestling. Yeah, being in there and doing it. So now, I've got the job that's the part of wrestling that I don't like. I am very appreciative of WWE giving me this something to do, but I think some people still think, 'oh, you're in wrestling still and you're getting a pay check - you should be happy.'"

He then laid down a challenge to WWE...

"If you look at some of the people who perform now, and so, this is one of my things too. And so I also need to say this because it comes across as 'argh, WWE!', but that is not the case at all. WWE is trying to protect me, right? And they're also trying to protect their company, but I don't know how many people on the roster, just in total, if you had them do all the brain testing that I've done that their tests would be as good as mine."

Before confirming he will quit the promotion at the end of his deal if they don't let him wrestle...

"If I get a bad test somewhere along the line, I won't wrestle. But I also, will probably, when my contract is up, I'd probably, if I'm still General Manager at that point, I'd probably step away from that part of it because just being around it, I love it a little too much and I need to transition. I need to get this focused because I'm very good at focusing on one thing, right? But then, I need to switch that laser focus to something else like saving the starving polar bears. So yeah, assuming everything continues as it has been going, when my contract is up I would wrestle elsewhere if WWE would not clear me."

21/12/2017

NXT:

Undisputed Era won the NXT Tag gold on last nights NXT.

Raw 25:

John Cena & Brock Lesnar have been confirmed for next months Raw birthday show.

Hall Of Fame class leaks:

Goldberg is set to headline next years Hall Of Fame class, with Bam Bam Bigelow, Ivory, the Dudley Boyz and Kid Rock joining him. Batista was set to be offered the headline spot, but during a discussion with Vince McMahon he made it clear he wants one more run. Vince has acquiesced and his schedule allowing will come back for his farewell run vs Triple H.

Ad free WWE:

Next weeks first hour of both Raw and SmackDown will air commercials free.

TV star rips WWE:

An MTV host mocked Corey Graves and Byron Saxton's ''Awful'' comms performance at the recent Clash PPV. Graves responded by telling him he was richer than him. The TV star said it was sad he was content to be poor, and that WWE allow it. He was offended by the two men bickering like school children.

20/12/2017

First history maker:

Naomi is the first person to officially confirm herself for the women's Royal Rumble match.

US title:

Dolph Ziggler left the US title in the middle of the ring last night, leading to speculation about his WWE future. He will be off TV for a number of weeks into the new year.

Injury:

Dean Ambrose required surgery on a tricips tear. He had the op last night.

Fan assault:

A fan threw a full bottle of water at Kalisto as he laid outside the ring following his 205 Live match last night.

Zack vs Cody:

Cody Rhodes upset his friend Zack Ryder after accusing him of breaching CM Punk's trust by tweeting this image 6 years ago. Punk wanted the pic for himself, and asked for it to be kept off the internet, but then changed his mind and did post it, himself. Ryder was not happy with Cody's re-imaging of the story and demanded he apologise and correct what he said.

Old girl graduates:

Debra has earned a masters degree.

Wrestler of the year:

The Miz has been named wrestler of 2017 by Rolling Stone magazine.

19/12/2017

Raw:

Hideo Itami debuted during Raw last night. The Revival returned after Dawson's injury.

Royal Rumble:

Stephanie McMahon made the historic announcement that next month's Royal Rumble will include the first ever female Rumble match. The company did confirm a male Rumble match will also take place, with Elias taking the first spot. Both winners will earn title shots for WrestleMania.

Trish Stratus and Michelle McCool have already teased interest in getting involved and Ronda Rousey may be set to make an impact debut in the bout too. It has been reported that Rousey's participation is what pushed WWE into making the match.

Brock Lesnar vs Kane vs Braun Strowman for the Universal is also official.

WWE:

WWE have hit 20 million subscribers to their YouTube channel.

Injury:

WWE say Dean Ambrose injured his arm last night. It is a legitimate elbow injury, but happened over the weekend. They had to rewrite Raw to accommodate the issue.

SD teaser:

• WWE Clash of Champions opponents clash in monumental Six-Man Tag Team battle
• The New Day get ready for the holidays
• Dolph Ziggler celebrates his United States Title victory
• Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin try to knock off The Usos
• What's next for Natalya after "turning her back" on the WWE Universe at Clash of Champions?

Cena:

John Cena wil be on the Christmas day Raw next week.

Indies to WWE:

ROH team War Machine are having medical checks with WWE right now. Ricochet will join up in January.

AJ Lee:

AJ Lee's book is being turned into TV show. She will write the scripts and produce.

Veteran going PT:

Randy Orton is cutting back on his dates next year. He will work some shows in January but is off the lives throughout the rest of the first quarter of next year, including the post Mania Euro trip.

18/12/2017

Clash Of Champions:

Results...

1. Mojo Rawley bt Zack Ryder (Pre)
2. Dolph Ziggler bt Baron Corbin and Bobby Roode to win the US title
3. Uso's bt New Day, Benjamin / Gable and Rusev / English
4. Charlotte Flair bt Natalya
5. Bludgeon Brothers bt Breezango
6. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn bt Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura
7. AJ Styles bt Jinder Mahal

Notes...

• This event equaled the 2006 record by being the 16th PPV of the calendar year.
• Natalya's post match promo was not a retirement announcement.

XFL:

Vince McMahon is refusing to comment on the re-launch of XFL, but his spokespeople have reportedly set a date for a press conference, Jan 25. WWE have also applied for a number of other American football like trademakes, potentially in relation to the venture.

Jericho makes Impact:

Chris Jericho has revealed he called the new owners of Impact to urge them to hire The Jackyl as part of the new management team. They took his advice.

Raw tease:

• Who will battle The Beast at Royal Rumble?
• Can Cedric Alexander make the most of his second chance?
• Absolution put on notice
• Who will be next to challenge Roman Reigns?
• "Woken Warriors" assemble

Revival are backstage, and may return.

WWE first:

WWE have signed a TV deal in Mongolia.

PPV result changed:

Goldberg has confirmed he was set to do the job in his WWE return match last year...

"I only agreed to come back for one match originally. And I was actually going to lose that match to Brock. The night before they came to the conclusion that it might be good for me to stick around for a little while for a couple of reasons and the rest is kind of history."

NXT to indies:

Oney Lorcan will work an indie in NYC on New Years Eve.

17/12/2017

Tyrus reveals why he left Impact:

"When Jeff Jarrett came along — because him and I have an uncomfortable history — I just wasn't comfortable with the management. ... Unless Jarrett and I were going to have a sit down - which just wasn't going to happen - I knew this was not going to be a spot for me. I just wasn't comfortable with it."

Melina raped:

Melina has discussed being raped on social media...

''Been raped, been grabbed, been cornered and told things that a guy wants to do to me even though I told him to stop. All unwanted. All made me feel helpless, uncomfortable & scared of what's going to happen next. Different levels but ALL WRONG regardless.''

Worst draw ever:

Impact scored their worst ever viewing figures this week.

Aldo apology:

Justin Credible has admitted to falling off the wagon last night and apologised to the promotion, roster and fans for having a ''Bad night.'' He says he will ask DDP for help.

WWE sign off:

SD will host the last PPV of the year tonight, Clash Of Champions.

Cena talks transition from ring to screen:

"Originally my film career was a direction from upper management in WWE—like, 'Hey, go do movies.' Originally what I wanted my film career to be was an extension of the WWE business model. I understood. WWE studios opened in 2003/2004, they began to film movies, and the model of the business was, 'If we can make our stars bigger stars, they will come to see WWE'. Well, that's what I wanted, but I didn't want to go do movies. The process of making a movie is so different. It takes a long time, it takes a lot of people, and there's nobody cheering you on. As a younger man I really was drawn, and still am, to the dynamic of a live audience, and the live experience of 'Just out there and see what happens'. But 15 years of telling stories in the WWE ring, the constant passion, loving my job every day, I began to ask why. As a young man, I didn't have the perspective. It was, 'Oh, because I want to be champion, and I want to do this or that!' Now, after all these years, it's like, why do I still love this? I love telling stories, man. I love telling stories. That's something that I didn't enjoy on multiple platforms in 2005-2006. Now you can see I enjoy helping with morning shows, doing tonight show bits, hosting, doing R-rated comedies, doing family movies, still doing WWE, being on reality TV. I think I'm just drawn to the creative process. Now with more experience and a more comfortable feeling in my own right in WWE, I'm confident enough to use those skills elsewhere."

Old boy dies:

Tom Zenk, known to some as Z man has died. He passed last week at the age of 59, no cause has yet been released. His career highlight was at WrestleMania 3, teaming with Rick Martel in the opener of what was the record attended event at the time. He also had success in WCW and Japan.

16/12/2017

ROH:

Dalton Castle beat a newly bleach blonde Cody to win the ROH title last night. The promotion also announced a new Women's title is coming in the new year.

Ric Flair on why Orton isn't face of WWE:

"If you look at John Cena, you have to look at the whole scenario of John's career. John is just an in-ring performer. He's very good in interviews, number one. Number two, he exhausts himself giving his off time to stuff he doesn't get paid for. Kids love him. Randy  doesn't want that role. Randy is happy, he wants to be home with his wife and kids. Could Randy pull it off? Of course. But Randy isn't interested in working in his days off. I don't blame him, not everybody is. That's a tough role, you sacrifice a lot of personal time and that's what my daughter is doing right now, but she wouldn't have it any other way."

Ryder retiring?:

Dolph Ziggler has hinted that Zack Ryder is moving behind the curtain...

"Ryder is just as weird now, just so you guys know. But he wears a suit at TVs now, so I don't know if he's getting groomed to be like an agent or something. There's a lot of purple. He has a lot of suits now! I think there's a suit guy that goes around here, but purple is often times almost a… I'm trying to think… almost like an H&M slim fit version of a Michael Hayes costume that you'd get."

Alum on TV:

Summer Rae presented on the NFL show's fantasy league this week.

XFL coming back:

WWE have filed for the XFL trademark, reportedly with a view to bringing it back in the new year.

Old boy relapses:

Justin Credible turned up unfit to compete through drink or drugs at an indie last night. He had declared himself sober just a month ago.

WWE to UK:

Apollo Crews will work for PCW in the new year. WWE hope to build a working relationship with the league.

15/12/2017

Rock delays plans:

The Rock still harbours plans to run for US President, but... His movie commitments mean he will push back has bid until 2024...

"I couldn't do both. Realistically, as we go into 2018, when you look at my slate as we're developing and shooting into 2019 and 2020, the slate goes deep into 2021, so it feels like the realistic consideration would be 2024."

New champion:

Laurel Van Ness is now officially Knockouts champ for Impact.

WWE TV:

WWE have signed a TV deal in South Korea.

Injury:

Noam Dar is benched for 5 months after knee surgery.

Ziggler killing time:

Dolph Ziggler says he no longer has any ambitions in wrestling...

"Absolutely not. I don't have goals anymore. I do what I do, and I know no one can do it as good as me. And you can say that cocky, or you can say it based on facts. I know how good I am and I love this job, I love doing it better than anyone else every single night. This Sunday at Clash of Champions, making it a triple threat, that means anything can happen. Anything goes, and if anyone is smarter than everyone else, it is me. I have the experience in my back pocket, and like I said, I'm so good at what I do. I am so confident I will find a way to win and become the United States Champion."

Convention incident:

Scott Hall and King Kong Bundy got into it at a convention recently. Hall turned up late, in a ''Mess'' and was verbally abusive to any one he saw. Bundy grew tired of it and according to Brutus The Barber '' Went after'' Razor.

Old boy fighting for life:

Yamaguchi San, manager of Kai En Tai during the attitude era has had a stroke and is fighting for his life in hospital.

Enzo vs DMV:

Enzo Amore is having issues with the DMV in Delaware for drawing a phallus in the signature space of his driving licence. They want him to change it, he is refusing to do so.

Cena on TV:

The 'Today' show are running a competition to have their wedding officiated on their show by John Cena.