2/4/2018

Bullet Club:

Retailer Hot Topic have released their wrestling themed April fool prank. They teased the Bullet Club, including Cody Rhodes, had formed a boyband called II Sweet...

Injuries:

Cody Rhodes suffered a horrible facial cut above his eye whilst working with NJPW last night.

WWE have confirmed Bobby Fish's injury from last month. They had waited until his taped appearances had all aired first.

WWE cleared:

WWE have won the first battles in the wave of concussion lawsuits vs former talents. A judge today threw out two cases, that of Big Vito and former PC student Evan Singleton. Vito's case was thrown out because he was flaky on details over the matches he claimed he was hurt in, did not provide medical reports to back his claims up and was poor under questioning, at one point admitting he had not re-watched any of the matches he cited as the ones he was hurt in to freshen his memory, or point out the moments he was injured. Singleton's claim was dropped after he admitted he did not attend a class on concussion awareness and that his injury was his own mistake (He landed badly after botching taking a chokeslam). The judge said he can't find against WWE for withholding information when they had offered a class on the subject that he had chosen not to go to.

The judge also cited reasons for dismissal which will please the promotion, but worry others that have filed. He said he found no evidence that WWE could possibly know in advance that wrestling could cause long term neurological issues. He said he could not find proof in the allegations against the WWE doctor, because he was not assosciated with the company during Vito's tenure, never mind as far back as 1980. He rejected the work of Chris Nowinski, because there was no proof WWE were aware of his work at the time of the alleged injuries, or that WWE covered up the damage to Chris Benoit's brain to avoid criticism in the press, although did concede that WWE did try to discredit the findings regarding Benoit.

Raw tease:

• Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle to meet Triple H & Stephanie McMahon face-to-face
• Will Roman Reigns be ready for WrestleMania?
• Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor collide in battle for WrestleMania momentum
• Will The Undertaker respond to John Cena's WrestleMania challenge?
• Can Alexa Bliss evade Nia Jax until WrestleMania?
• Who is Braun Strowman's partner?

Greatest Royal Rumble:

Big Show, Kane and Daniel Bryan are some of the big names making the trip to Saudi for the Greatest Royal Rumble special.

Bella's awarded:

The Bella Twins have won a gold play button from YouTube for reaching a million followers.

HOF:

Big Show will induct Mark Henry.

Bella on TV:

Nikki Bella will take part in celebrity Ninja Warrior.

Rock reveals mental health battle:

The Rock says seeing his mother battle mental health, including suicide attempts, took it's toll on his own well being as a boy...

"Struggle and pain is real. I was devastated and depressed. I reached a point where I didn't want to do a thing or go anywhere. I was crying constantly."

Disco fever:

Disco Inferno has been taking modern wrestlers (Namely Cody and Will Ospreay) to task for their dangerous and reckless ring styles. Cody replied to the Alum today...

"Stop. You know nothing. You have drawn 0 dollars. No fan has ever left a show thinking about you. You were lucky to be a juiced up double-lifer "over with the boys" type in an era where you hid in plain sight coasting on others' success. Couldn't hang then, can't get booked now."

TNA legend at Raw:

James Storm is backstage tonight.