30/6/2018

XFL:

Vince McMahon is expected to spend upwards of $500 million on the XFL relaunch.

Tough Enough winner dies:

Matt Cappotelli has succumbed to his second bout of brain cancer aged just 38. He was joint winner with John Morrison after taking an infamous shoot beatdown at the hands of Hardcore Holly during the show. The WWE contract he earned could not be put to use after being diagnosed with brain cancer very early into his career. He won that fight, but last year the cancer came back, and this time had attached itself to his spinal column. Doctors could not remove all of it, and what was left has tragically taken him.

Tryouts:

D'Von Dudley's boys  are trying out for WWE this week.

Alum offers to return:

Hurricane says he could help 205 Live...

"It would depend on the schedule for sure. If they could work with that, then I'm sure there's stuff that we could talk about. Obviously, their 205 needs a boost. I could boost that for sure, but I could boost the main roster as well. I've got full confidence in what I bring to the table. But it's not like WWE needs anybody… I'm also very happy where I am right now. So if something happens with them… awesome. If it doesn't, then that final appearance at the Rumble was so d**n hot, the crowd popped so loud for me. If that was my last time there, then I'm actually super okay with that too."

Signing confirmed:

Lo Shirai is officially a WWE star.

New game:

NJPW have announced a mobile phone game.

Hogan legal dispute:

Hulk Hogan's ex wife has claimed he is hiding money from her, to avoid paying her what she is due from their divorce.

29/6/2018

WWE tryouts:

Former Impact stars, Laurel Van Ness and Robbie E, top indie stars, NFL players and even a YouTube star are trying out for WWE this weekend.

JR says male wrestlers are jealous of the female revolution:

"When I hear ex wrestlers or older wrestlers b---h about Ronda Rousey, I believe it's based on jealousy, and the fact that a lot of men are still having a hard time with the females taking up so much of their time on television. Their time? It's our time. So it was the same thing in the territories. When Moolah's girls came to a territory, four girls came in and four guys were sent home with no pay. If the women were there for two weeks, the men wouldn't be booked for two weeks. No paycheck, no guarantees. You don't get paid unless you work."

WWE Japan:

WWE are on your in Japan. Home nation hero Shinsuke Nakamura is on the trip, but is using crutches to get around, after his strange injury this week.

Super show on sale:

Tickets for what WWE hope will be their biggest ever international show, in Australia, have gone on sale today.

28/6/2018

WWE to USA:

Maryse has become a US citizen.

Retirement:

WWE old boy Snitsky says he is retiring from wrestling.

Injuries:

Lars Sullivan has a broken jaw and Jeff Hardy is working through a number of nagging injuries.

Sasha says Rousey signing was unfair:

"When I first heard that she was gonna be here, I was a little like, 'huh, that's not really fair. but she has been killing it. She's proven all the doubters wrong, and it's so crazy to see her matches. I'm like in shock, I'm in awe. I loved her match at WrestleMania, I loved her match at Money in the Bank, and I definitely think she's one to watch. I can't believe Money in the Bank was only her second match and I am so impressed, and I hope I get to wrestle her in the future and I'm really excited for her here in the WWE and she really has been killing it."

Police talk backstage incident:

"On Monday, June 25, 2018, officers of the Bakersfield Police Department Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Team were conducting a protective sweep of the Rabobank Arena in preparation for the WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave Tour. During the sweep, the EOD Team, which consisted of an explosive detection trained canine team and bomb technicians entered an area of the arena where an employee of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was present. The canine entered the room to sweep for the presence of any explosive material. As the sweep took place the WWE employee was accidentally bit by the canine. The employee sustained an injury to his lower left leg. Medical aid was immediately summoned to the scene and the employee was transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment."

New baby:

Stacy Keibler has become a second time mother.

Landmark:

Pete Dunne has passed 400 days with the UK gold.

27/6/2018

Champs MIA:

AJ Styles and Carmella missed SmackDown last night. They are on a promotional trip in Australia.

Freak incident benches Nakamura:

Shinsuke Nakamura was attacked an bitten by a police dog during a security sweep at Monday's live. The dog seemed to take an interest in the Japanese, sniffing at his leg, before suddenly snapping. WWE have pulled him from active competition until they assess his injuries.

Enzo recallls talk with Vince after rape accusation:

"I go see Vince he's the first person I go see, are you kidding me? Give me a break. So I go see Vince and he says, 'we can't send you out there tonight, we can't put you on the show. This tweet, this is really bad.' I didn't say anything. I just stood there and I let Vince talk for a minute and I said, the first thing I said was, 'you know and I know that I didn't do this and I deserve better than this because I'm a good person,' and I walked out. Vince said to me, 'you gotta tell me when something like this is happening.' I said, 'man, I don't know but I knew that there was that email, there was an email that came in to a friend from a person who was an investigator who never claimed to be a police officer.'"

WWE TV:

WWE have confirmed a new TV deal for Raw with USA and with Fox for SmackDown.

Extreme Rules:

Carmella vs Asuka (Blue women's) and Bludgeon Bro's vs a reunited team Hell No (Blue Tag) have been added.

KO:

Kevin Owens was pulled out of the crowd and invited on stage by singer Shania Twain during a gig last night. She apparently did not know who he was, but his fan sign caught her eye. Other fans did recognise him, he got quite a pop.

Brooklyn Brawler remembers his chance to win the WWF world title:

"Okay so we're wrestling in Madison Square Garden and we're having a battle royal. I'm in the battle royal but I'm just a guy to get thrown out, this and that. All of a sudden Ken Shamrock who was scheduled to win the battle royal got injured in her sternum, his chest he got injured, so Vince called an audible, 'Put Brooklyn Brawler over, he's local'''.  

So he wins the match, and as promised, although Vince forgot about the title match stip to the BR, he got his title shot vs HBK...

"His finish is the Superkick if I Superkicked him people would come unglued. What a match we had. It was the first Garden show with DX with Chyna and Triple H on the apron on the outside of the ring. Me and Shawn Michaels in Madison Square Garden. I remember The Undertaker walking into the room, into the dressing room and looking at the line-up and it shows me in the main event, he's underneath me and he goes, 'what the f--k is this?' That's what he said. I just said, 'it's not me I didn't do it!' Because nobody wants heat with The Undertaker. But I tell ya, my career, you couldn't even write this the way it happened. He's kicking out at two-and-a-half and he's selling and doing all these crazy moves. I mean he made me look like a million bucks. I'm telling ya and then Triple H jumps on the apron and I pop him, nail him then Chyna comes in and gives me a Frankensteiner. I mean, it was great."

Sell out:

The MYC has sold all of it's tickets:

Injury:

Finn Balor has a badly bruised bum, suffered on Raw this week. He might have copped a bit of heat for posting a pic of the injury, because he had to edit out his crack.

Rich Swann turns life  around:

Rich Swann says he has mended his relationship with his wife and has been offered a contract by Impact.

26/6/2018

Heel Turn:

Bayley went to the dark side on Raw last night, finally allowing months of tension with Sasha Banks to spill over into a character change.

Extreme Rules:

Hardy / Wyatt vs B Team for the Red Tag is official and the multi man main is off, a number 1 contender match will take it's place.

The arena has also leaked Dolph vs Seth (IC) and Braun vs KO (Cage) are planned.

Rey Mysterio:

Rey Mysterio has been confirmed as a playable star on the next WWE game.

WWE following Bucks:

This may be something or nothing, but, WWE have started following Young Bucks on Twitter.

WWE campaign:

Becky Lynch says she has been campaigning WWE bosses for a women's tag division for two years.

SD teaser:

• Jeff Hardy to defend the United States Title against Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown LIVE
• The Bludgeon Brothers to appear on "Miz TV"
• Becky Lynch goes one-on-one with Peyton Royce
• Xavier Woods of The New Day squares off with Rusev

25/6/2018

Edge reveals wrestling collection:

"The only time I have exchanged gear with someone was with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 24. I gave him my kick-pads and my tights from that and I got his gloves. It is pretty cool. I am glad I got that memory. I saved everything; all my gear over the years; my trench coats and stuff that I have saved. It is all packed away nicely and neatly in vacuum-sealed bags and all that stuff. One day if the girls decide they want to do something with it---whether they want to give it away to charity, or buy a slushy with it, I don't know, but it'll be there."

Nakamura reveals why he came to WWE:

"In Japan, I thought I accomplished everything. So, I tried other things. So, then in 2015, what should I do next? At the time, my friend, who works in WWE, called me. Probably it's time to challenge next. Then I decided to join. So, I didn't follow the WWE history, but I knew big names like Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan, because they wrestled in Japan. When I was a kid, it was hard to watch WWE, because I needed to go to video shop, I didn't have any money."

Scary accident:

Drew McIntyre was thrown backwards out of the ring at a live last night when the top ring rope snapped during his match. WWE allowed the match to culminate, despite the broken ring.

Raw tease:

• Seth Rollins battles Dolph Ziggler in Intercontinental Championship rematch
• Who else will battle to become Brock Lesnar's next challenger?
• What does Nia Jax have planned for Alexa Bliss?
• KO and The Constable forge powerful alliance
• Where do Sasha Banks and Bayley go from here?

UK special:

WWE have finished taping the UK tourney, the last night, with the UK title match final and the crowning of the first British Women's champ will be tomorrow.

Eli Drake:

Eli Drake has signed a new Impact deal.

24/6/2018

Taker @Slam?:

WWE have presented Undertaker with a SummerSlam angle / match, no word on his decision as yet.

Don't be dumb:

JR says if Big Cass wants to make it back to WWE he needs to keep his mouth shut and show them what they are missing in the ring...

"So all he's gotta do is figure out how I can get better how I can cure the perceived ills that I may or may not have. Your world's not over. Don't say anything stupid, don't do anything stupid just get better. You're too damn young with too much of an upside to not be able to resurrect yourself without question. Let's keep an eye on how Big Cass progresses."

Retirement:

Alberto Del Rio says he will retire next year.

WWE star qualifies:

Charly Caruso has qualified as a personal trainer. She is staying with WWE.

Injury requires surgery:

Oney Lorcan broke his orbital bone in Chicago and has been told it will need to be surgically repaired.

23/6/2018

MSG live:

Undertaker will wrestle in a 6 man tag at MSG.

Steve Austin recalls worst beating of career:

As receipt for him stiff shotting Brian Pillman on his WWE debut...

"If you will remember, a couple of weeks or a couple of months later, he turned the tides on me. And let me tell you something, mister, as bad and as hard as I was kicking the s--t out of him, he gave it to me and then some. He beat the flying s--t out of me. And I wasn't selling it and I knew I had it coming. And I knew there was going to be a receipt on that ass-whooping. And I didn't know how Brian was going to respond because it was weeks or months later. But when he beat the dog s--t out of me, I mean, that was one of the worst beatings I've ever had in my time in the business and that's a straight up shoot. Brian was kicking the s--t out of me. And on a note, when I was finished kicking the s--t out of Brian, they pulled him out of there. I think they put him on a damn gurney or something and carried him off and they took him to the opposite side of the arena. I went back to the dressing room. They took him and put him in an ambulance. I actually asked all of the agents, I said, 'hey man,' I said, 'is he okay?' because that's how bad I was beating him and that's how stiff I was on that beating." Austin added, "anytime I got a chance to do business with Brian, it was a good time, but it was very competitive. And, by the same token, be beat the flying s--t out of me when he wore my ass out and that's the bottom line."

Jimmy Jacobs talks life after WWE:

"I feel great. These past eight months of my career have been by far the most fun I've ever had. Going to WWE and working there in the capacity that I did was a blessing. It was great to be there, but that being said it's great to not be working there any more. I spent so long on the independent wrestling scene, but sometimes it's like the cliche goes 'you don't know what you have until it's gone.' I'm very excited to be working in Impact Wrestling and using some of the things I picked up in my last job to help out here."

NXT wedding:

Montez Ford and Bianca BelAir are getting married this weekend.

Young Book:

Young Bucks have completed their children's book. It will be released in a limited edition.

Retirement ends:

Konnan has confirmed he is getting back in the ring after 5 years away.

WWE indie party:

WWE are planning on a celebration of indie wrestling next year. They are considering hosting a major indie show, featuring their partners from around the world, but no active rostered talent. They will likely wait and see what Cody's show does before committing.

22/6/2018

Impact:

LAX are once again Tag champs.

NXT SPOILER!!!:

Undisputed Era recaptured the Tag gold last night The match will air in July.

Cody:

Cody Rhodes has launched a YouTube channel.

Nick Aldis talks why he is not in WWE:

Despite the efforts of his rostered wife, Mickie James...

"I basically said that I hadn't gotten anywhere with WWE, and, you know, there's a myriad of reasons why that could potentially be the case, no-one really gives you a straight answer there anyway. I've heard a few different versions of it, but I wedged to see if it was something that I wanted to see where it could have went."

Regal still away:

William Regal did not return to work this week as planned.

New baby:

Tucker Knight welcomed a new daughter into the world yesterday.

Surgery:

Charlotte has finally had her burst breast implant repaired.

Shamrock names WWE match he wants:

"I have tried to toss that little seed out there for a while. Kurt has always been that guy to have wanted to create the opportunity when he was wrestling, but for whatever reason it never happened. A guy who actually brought it in versus a guy who brought it in and thought he made it better, so we can find out who the real submission artist is."

21/6/2018

Vader:

WWE are dedicating their programming this week to Vader (Photo).

Gangrel talks failed WWE run:

"After The Brood, I kind of just drifted off. I got hurt. I didn't get hungry. I didn't pitch ideas. I was friends with Stephanie. I was sitting, hanging out with her all the time, and she goes, 'maybe you need to change your look.' She was always trying to smarten me up, but I was just like, 'ah, I'll just go with the flow. Whatever. I'm just grateful to be wrestling' and I'm still wrestling today and I'm grateful. But if I would have maybe asserted myself and the stuff that I do see and do know and let them know that I know that, or let them see that I see, maybe I would have been looked at in a different way."

Alum snubbed:

X-Pac says Vader was hurt that he was not inducted into the HOF, and feels he was punished for pushing for it, especially after he was told his time was short...

"It was really important to him to be put in the Hall of Fame, and it really sucks. He deserved it too. Sometimes when you push too hard and you're out there and you're begging for it too much, it works against you. And that sucks in that case."

Big Cass incident revealed:

Big Cass locked himself in the toilet on the tour bus during the Euro tour, apparently while drunk, forgot he had locked the door and thought he was being ribbed, so trashed the room in a fit of rage and yanked the door off, causing irreparable damage. This meant for the rest of the tour talent had to use the rest room without the privacy the door offered, causing understandable heat on him.

He also got a writer fired for a promo he messed up, even though he refused to go to a rehearsal with senior official Kevin Dunn, and roughed up a mini wrestler against office wishes.

A third issue, although said not to have made an impact on the decision to drop him, was an ongoing spat with Sami Zayn over the ''Racist'' policies of HOF President Donald Trump. Cass is a fierce supporter of the Donald, Sami found his views extremely offensive, particularly comments about Muslims. Many other talent took the side of Sami, but it did not deter Cass from regular pro Trump diatribes.

MYC2:

Tickets are on sale for the second Mae Young Classic.

WWE ad:

Titus Worldwide and Kurt Angle are taping an ad for Pizza Hut today.

Kenta going home:

WWE have agreed to allow Hideo Itami to return to Japan this summer for Pro Wrestling NOAH. The news has caused speculation about a pairing up of the companies, an ambition of HHH is to make it in Japan, but it is said to be a one off booking for Marufuji's 20th anniversary show.

Impact slash prices:

Impact have halved the price of Slammiversary on Fite, to $19.99.

Star out until Mania:

Sami Zayn will undergo surgeries for a number of nagging injuries, likely keeping him benched until Mania 35.

20/6/2018

Debut:

Sanity made their main roster debuts with SD last night.

Injury return:

 Noam Dar was back from his knee injury on the UK lives this week.

Alum's return:

WWE and Rey Mysterio are negotiating the details of a three year deal for him to come back to the company.

Extreme Rules:

AJ Styles will give Rusev a shot at his title at the next WWE special.

Cass:

Big Cass was fired due to his abuse of alcohol and the bad behaviour that accompanied it at work. He was particularly badly behaved and dis-respectful to talent and officials during the Euro tour. He has also been accused of being a locker room bully, banning one star from the locker room for reasons known only to him. He was also in heat for pulling a skit on live TV, despite WWE telling him not to do it. Vince McMahon personally traveled to SmackDown yesterday to fire him in person after torrents of negative reports piled up on his desk.

William Regal:

William Regal is expected back at work this week after a period of ill health.

Vader's time up:

Vader has succumbed to two years of serious ill health, just as his doctors predicted. He died on Monday evening. The 63 year old had survived two major heart surgeries this year only to contract a severe bout of pneumonia. His heart, his son says, was no longer strong enough to fight the illness.

Rock music:

Rock is launching his own headphones brand next week.

Champ debuts:

Former WCW champion David Arquette made his indie debut for Hollywood Championship Wrestling this week.

KO family sadness:

Kevin Owens says his dog has become paralysed in his back legs.

Wrestling reality show:

Teddy Long will star in a wrestling reality show based at Heath Slater's pro wrestling school. The WWE man will not be involved in the project.

Huge WWE announcement:

Triple H told UK media a huge announcement on the future of the women's division is coming soon. His buddy HBK added an all female PPV was not far off, possibly teasing their own branded show?.

Enzo reveals Nia Jax angle pay-off:

Enzo Amore has revealed what was going to happen in his angles with Nia Jax, if he hadn't been fired in the middle of the story...

"I mean look at that Nia / Alexa Bliss WrestleMania blow-off. What do you think was gonna happen? How else could I get full-blown heat? Enzo Amore with the grey area trying to get full-blown heel real, real f--king heat. How do you do that? I'm using Nia as a heater to keep my title and I get caught hooking up with her best friend backstage. Bang, that's how you do it. Nia didn't know that. Alexa didn't know it. I knew that because Vince told me... I was just toying along with her I wanted her to win me matches, I wanted her to be like Chyna."

Next boss will be?:

JR says he believes Vince McMahon is preparing Triple H to be the next owner of WWE...

"I think that if I'm guessing, and it's gonna strictly be a guess, that the money would be on, probably, Paul Levesque to be Vince's successor. I think Vince is kind of preparing him for that in a lot of ways. You always knew that he was different from the other guys because he was very studious and very under control. He didn't drink. No drugs. He looked to be a lifer early on, and he got a lot of that from being a fan all his life, growing up in the northeast, New Hampshire. Then, getting trained by Killer Kowalski, who was a great old school guy. So, I think he's probably the heir apparent."

All In:

Cody and the Bucks have agreed a licensing agreement on their All In stadium show, so it can be broadcast to as many people as possible.

19/6/2018

PPV notes:

Nia vs Ronda was booked to main MITB over the weekend, but was dropped on the day.

WWE asked James Ellsworth to come back for the GRR, and have wanted him back since before that, they apparently regretted dropping him.

Rousey banned:

Kurt Angle has suspended Ronda Rousey for her actions on Raw.

Extreme Rules:

Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax (Red Women's) is official for the next WWE special A multi man match will determine Brock's (Last) SummerSlam opponent.

New champ:

Dolph Ziggler has won his 6th IC title reign, beating Seth Rollins on Raw last night.

Bad News bye-bye:

Wade Barrett says WWE dropping his Bad News Barrett gimmick made his mind up to leave...

"I loved Bad News Barrett. I'd say in my history of professional wrestling, the two most fun periods of my career, and I think most people expect me to say Nexus, but Nexus was definitely up there in terms of achievements, but I don't ever think it was so much fun because of the pressure and that whole thing. And it felt like my feet didn't touch the floor. But in terms of fun, the most fun I ever had was I did about six months worth of color commentary in FCW, which I loved. And I was working under Dusty Rhodes in my earpiece, and I was working with Byron Saxton, who was the play-by-play guy and my instruction was simply to go out there, help the talent get over, and just have fun. And that's all I did. And Dusty Rhodes was always very complementary and that period of my career was constant fun. And then, Bad News Barrett. I think Bad News Barrett was just having a laugh every single night. And going out there, my aim when I went out there wasn't to entertain the crowd who were in attendance. My aim was to entertain my friends watching back home who I used to go out to the pubs with in England and Wales because I knew if I made them laugh, that level of humor would crossover to everyone else, so I would just go out there and put on this ridiculous routine." Barrett remembered, "I knew it was working when I'd walk around the corridor and the locker rooms and stuff and I just within two or three weeks of debuting that character, I'd hear people doing my catchphrase. And I'd walk passed Triple H and he'd say the catchphrase. Then, Stephanie would say it. And then, Vince  would be saying it. I was like, 'okay, this is working, clearly, at this point.' So yeah, it was a lot of fun."

SD teaser:

• SAnitY debut against The Usos
• Becky Lynch takes on Billie Kay
• Is another Mellabration in the works?

Alum abused:

Jillian hall has been getting savaged on social media since news of her relationship with the WWE doctor broke...

''I'm going to get really serious for a minute.. as much as I hate using the word "slut" in any capacity, this post is very necessary right now! The past several days I've received messages, emails, and read some comments that have completely slut shamed me due to information coming out about a prior relationship I was in. Maybe read that last line again! It contains the word "relationship." To those of you that have decided this makes me a bad person, a girl that was trying to get ahead in my life and career, someone that uses people or just a plain "slut," you are the problem with this world! Not really wanting to bring up specifics, but am I really the bad guy here?? I did absolutely nothing wrong myself. If the other party involved did in your eyes or the law's eyes (and that's hypothetical), why am I the one that is being pretty much bullied by some of you? Do you not see what your words can do to people? This is me being real, some of your accusations towards me have given me elevated anxiety, made me feel depressed, and really hurt my feelings. Stop the slut shaming! Think about it, and if you have harsh words or opinions about the situation that you weren't even involved in, direct them where they deserve to be directed... it's not towards me!''

Cena nominated:

John Cena is on the shortlist for this years humanitarian of the year award, which is named after Muhammad Ali.

Sami hurt:

Sami Zayn has a leg injury.

Jeff Hardy talks DWI / damaged relationship with Matt:

"I wrecked my car because I was drinking and driving. And it sucks. Here I am with this great momentum, as far as the Hardy Boyz are back in WWE. I mean, everything's perfect, but it's not." Jeff said, "I'm going to counseling two times a week. I'm going to be alright. I just have to own it and block out all of that negativity, even within my mind. And I'll live with that from here on out. I've got a lot of making up to do and I will.''

Matt responded...

''I didn't talk to him for over 24 hours. I was just very mad. Sometimes, Jeff still worries me. I think as far as, like, pills and drugs, he's all good. But sometimes he can't get out of his own head, really when it's all said and done, he's my brother and I want him to be healthy. And I want him to be safe. And I want him to be good, but I just... maybe this is the thing that helps him get everything in check." 

Dana Brooke:

Raw star Dana tweeted she misses wrestling last night.

Case closed:

John Cena reached an out of court settlement with Ford over his selling a prototype car without the company's permission.

WWE kills ROH show:

MSG will not host an ROH event next year after an intervention from WWE.

WWE release:

WWE have fired Big Cass. They have not offered a reason, but are hot with him, they did not give him the usual well wishes in their announcement of his departure and Vince McMahon traveled to SmackDown today to do it personally. The news comes just days after a big feud with Daniel Bryan ended, and has surprised many, as top officials wanted to push him to the stars. Unlike Enzo though, he has kept his profile on their site, now on the Alum list.

UK SPOILERS!!!:

Moustache Mountain won the NXT Tag gold today in the UK.

Nude shoot:

Charlotte is posing nude for ESPN today.

18/6/2018

Money In The Bank:

Results...

• (Pre) Bludgeon Bro's bt the Club
• Daniel Bryan bt Big Cass
• Bobby Lashley bt Sami Zayn
• Seth Rollins bt Elias
• Alexa Bliss won the women's MITB match
• Roman Reigns bt Jinder Mahal
• Carmella bt Asuka
• AJ Styles bt Shinsuke Nakamura
• Ronda Rousey bt Nia Jax (DQ)
• Alexa Bliss bt Nia Jax to win the red Women's title
• Braun Strowman won MITB

Notes...

• Alexa Bliss cashed her case in to recapture the Raw Women's gold
• Booker T mocked CM Punk's UFC loss
• James Ellsworth returned
• The event over-ran, causing planned shows to be cancelled on the Network
• Maria was backstage

ROH:

Martinez won the TV title last night.

Colt struggling:

Colt Cabana says his recent trial vs WWE's doctor has left an emotional toll on him...

"I can feel like a gravitational pull. And I'm trying to fight it, and I'm trying to smile at kids, and I'm trying to talk the grocer, or whoever it is, but I can feel, I can feel, I can feel it. And I'm fighting it. I really am. I felt it on the road this week, I know my podcast is about talking to people, a lot of me had zero desire to do any of that, I still did it. A lot of me was thinking almost people were judging me, or the only thing to talk about on this podcast would be this trial. And then I'm like, we're just gonna put on the recorder and talk about this trial? That really didn't make sense to me."

Enzo talks rape accusation / release:

"You want me to address the elephant in the room? The kind of the jungle was a f--king lion not an elephant, welcome to the f--king jungle brother. Dust under the rug. I squashed that sh-- in Phoenix. If we ever wanna talk about victims, real victims awareness for those victims, the good things the Me Too movement has done, the issues that exist in society that – bro we have real issues, okay. In our country and to ever make light or to foreshadow or throw shade on some of the most heinous acts one can commit in all of humankind, to use it as a ploy for fifteen minutes of fame… the pendulum should swing both ways, unfortunately, it doesn't always and in a society that deems people guilty until proven innocent, I'm not a victim. I put myself in that situation. I'm a huge Red Hot Chilli Peppers fan, I went to a Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert, had a bit too much to drink and you meet people at face value all the time in life. Make no mistake about it when you're on the road Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday on the road 300 days a year you have to be a certain type of person. The one thing I can say about WWE is to make it to that level I can't look around the locker room and point out one bad really sh--ty person like an evil person because to make it to that level you have had to succumb to a lot of pressures and beaten a lot of odds to make it to that place. I'm not a victim, I'm not going to sit there and say: 'this girl what she did to me,' man I addressed that in Phoenix and I wrote that song and videotape that a month after this happened. Man, it's water under the bridge the dust settles I'm not worried about it. But I have an opportunity of a lifetime that I didn't ask for though. I didn't ask for it but that's to make a real difference and make a real chance and to help people who are real victims especially children who've been abused. To spread the word on those evils and provide good-hearted real change in those environments, that is something we can talk about. I'm not going to continue to mention this person's name or even give them that. Give me a break that person should be in jail. The only problem I have with in society when you hashtag things like guilty till proven innocent cause it's a real thing, the only things I have to say bad part about the situation that's out there […] people expressing them like their law is that they're also allowing it to happen which is mind-boggling and mind-blowing to me. I'm no saint. I'm like everyone else I make mistakes in life and I will continue to and this probably won't be my first hiccup. I don't know, I don't know what the future holds. But the same people like this human that accused me of this, and I got myself there. But when someone evokes extreme lack of credibility in their answers and their responses and the manipulation of using media as a marketing tool, hashtagging 'Me Too' to get your voice heard these are the same people that are buying guns and shooting up schools and shooting people up all over our country and you're letting them do it because you're watching them as a society. When a person stands on TMZ and goes, 'oh he took me from behind oh I understand why he raped me I'm a hot b--ch.' When you hear that as a society and you still sensationalize and headlines and use fake news as a play to create double clicks and double clicks and clickbait across the world. I was clickbait. When TMZ comes out with a story after watching my accuser say those things with those people who have actually been through this. Who are going through this stuff, they're really hurting… for you to watch that accuser make such light of the situation and then to air it and get the clickbait and the advertisers that's all it is. I knew that because I was in the business of propaganda!"

Y2J recalls roughing up Michael Cole:

"I was so freaking hot on this, it was a Highlight Reel that led to a match. And it was, what was that guy's name, Brad Roberts or McGillicutty or whatever his name was? Brad something-or-other was the General Manager of RAW. Brad Maddox! And it was me, and Barrett, and Miz, and Brad Maddox in some kind of promo. And we had to show a clip of a movie, I believe it was the first one. Was that the one with Colin Farrell? Dead Man Down. And this promo just ran off the rails and I just remember it was really bad, well, when I came to the back, I remember Vince was like, 'oh, that promo was terrible.' And I was like, 'it was bad. It was poorly written and it was just s--t.' But I found out afterward that Michael Cole, on instructions from Vince, called it 'the worst segment in RAW history.' I know. The next night on SmackDown, I was wrestling a match and it was one of those, I was just, no pun intended, stewing, and I was just looking at Cole and I ran over. And I ripped the top of the [table] off and slammed the desk, 'you f--king asshole!' He was like, 'what are you talking about?' I said, 'you motherf--ker!' I roughed him up a bit. I lost my mind! And I go to the back, and, of course, everyone's mad at me. And then, of course, Vince knows why. I go, 'why would you say it's the worst segment in RAW history?' And he said, 'well, it was pretty bad.' I said, 'Vince, of all the s--t you've had on this show and of all the stuff I've done for this show, you're going to call it the worst segment in RAW history?' And he goes, 'well, maybe I overreacted.' I go, 'you're damn right you overreacted!' I was so mad! I didn't tell anybody. It wasn't one of my proudest moments."

Raw tease:

• Will Alexa Bliss pay for cashing in?
• Does The Monster in the Bank have a plan for Brock Lesnar?
• How will Rollins' rivalry with Elias play out in the wake of the WWE Money in the Bankcontroversy?
• Who will dare meet The Big Dog in his yard?

Fan incident:

Paige was assaulted as she was leaving MITB. She was in her car, with the window down, waving and saying goodbye to fans, when a male pushed to the front, struck her in the face and verbally abused her, calling her fat.

Ref vs fans:

Charles Robinson admonished fans for their poor show at MITB...

"For as great a town that Chicago is for wrestling, it is really disappointing that they can be so disrespectful when guys like Jinder Mahal and Roman Reigns are busting there butts and giving us a great match,"

WWE games:

AJ Styles has been confirmed as this years WWE games cover star.

Rey day:

San Diego have declared June 19 as Rey Mysterio day in the city.

UK division:

WWE have finally announced the WWE UK division, and two new titles. A UK Women's and UK Tag will be debuted on the show. It will be called NXTUK. WWE had to take two runs at crowning the Women's champ after an injury during a 4 way for the belt, they re-stared with the 3 others.

New Day on BC Vlog:

New Day are on the latest 'Being The Elite.'

17/6/2018

UFC wrestling debut:

UFC boss Dana White won his first wrestling match in Memphis this weekend, with help from the King.

Alexa:

Alexa Bliss has gotten a new tattoo.

NXT Chicago:

Results...

1. Undisputed Era bt Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan
2. Ricochet bt Velveteen Dream
3. Shayna Baszler bt Nikki Cross
4. Aleister Black bt Lars Sullivan
5. Tommaso Ciampa bt Johnny Gargano

• Keith Lee and the MMA 4 horsewomen were in the crowd

MITB:

WWE are hosting Money In The Bank tonight. James Ellsworth is backstage.

Why women were MIA:

WWE say they pulled the women from the live circuit this week to give the time to rehearse their MITB match.

Undertaker:

Undertaker choke slammed a musician during a concert this weekend.