31/7/2018

WWE star in hospital:

205's Mustafa Ali found himself in a hospital bed last night. He did not provide a reason.

Injuries:

Lince Dorado has ruptured ligaments in his hand. Mickie James and Nia Jax are also out, but their injuries are unspecified.

WWE tribute:

WWE have dedicated their TV broadcasts this week to Nikolai Volkoff and Brian Christopher.

SummerSlam:

Cedric Alexander vs Drew Gulak (Cruiser) is booked for SummerSlam.

Split #1:

Brock Lesnar attacked Paul Heymam on Raw, after he admitted Brock was the worst Universal champion.

Split #2:

John Cena and Nikki Bella are offically done... for good. Nikki says watching how miserable she was on this past series of 'Total Bella's reinforced to her that she had made the right choice to step away, and Cena has reportedly told friends they have grown so far apart in recent weeks it is unsalvageable.

SD tease:

• Jeff Hardy returns to confront Randy Orton
• Lana and Zelina Vega go one-on-one
• The Usos clash with The Bar in SummerSlam Tag Team Title Tournament
• Is Samoa Joe on his way to becoming WWE Champion?
• What's next for Becky Lynch and Carmella?
• Will Daniel Bryan respond to The Miz's heinous attack?

WWE TV:

WWE have extended one of their longest standing TV deals, in Australia.

Cheaters do win:

HHH sent Real Madrid a replica title as reward for winning the UEFA Champions League last season. I'm not bitter... honest!

King fears over sons death:

Jerry Lawler says he was ''Glad'' he managed to get to his son, Grand Master Sexay's, death bed in time to hold his hand as he passed, but also added that he fears that there is more to the story of his suicide than police have admitted too.

30/7/2018

Grand Master Sexay:

Tennessee's DA have ordered an investigation into the death of Brian Christopher. Police told them he had been put into a solo cell because of his ''Notoriety'' and had shown no signs, or given them any reason to put him on suicide watch during his three weeks in their custody. Dave Meltzer has though claimed he has had a history of mental health problems and had attempted suicide once before in 2014.

Police later released a press statement on the incident...

''At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mark Davidson, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident involving an inmate at the Hardeman County Jail. On Saturday evening, Brian C. Lawler (DOB 1/10/72) was found hanging in his cell. Corrections officers administered CPR until paramedics arrived. Lawler was transported to Regional One Medical Center in Memphis where he died Sunday afternoon. Preliminary information indicates the incident does not involve foul play. However, the investigation remains active and ongoing. Lawler was booked into the Hardeman County Jail on July 7th on charges of DUI, Driving on Revoked, and Evading Arrest.''

Jerry Lawler was at his side at the time of his passing. He had been trying to get Brian to clean himself up, and promised to get him a coaching job at the PC, if he could get clean and sober for a full year. He never could.

Cornette shoot worry:

Jim Cornette says he was once made to wear a bullet proof vest whilst managing Ted DiBiase, who had had a death threat made against him in Arkansas. Police felt he was in more danger, because he was a sitting duck outside the ring.

Cody funds fan:

A fan with a ticket for Cody's All-In show tweeted his disappointment at having to cancel his travel plans to go to the event after a change in his financial circumstances. Cody Rhodes saw the tweet, and sent him an undisclosed amount of money to a paypal account to pay for his flight, hotel and travel around the city for the weekend of the event.

Raw tease:

• The Conqueror cometh: Brock Lesnar returns
• Finn Bálor sizes up The Constable
• The Baddest Challenger on the Planet: Ronda Rousey returns
•  The Architect looks to deconstruct Drew McIntrye

Heat:

WWE are celebrating 20 years of Sunday Night Heat by reliving some of the big moments of the show, such as HHH's becoming the game promo, Kurt Angle's debut, the SuperBowl half time show, and the debut of Lita.

Raw is Hogan:

Hulk Hogan has been spotted in Miami, home of tonight's Raw.

MYC Impact:

Impact knockout Madison Rayne is one of the latest women joining MYC2. Priscilla Kelly and Xia Brookside (Daughter of British icon, Robbie) are also in. Crystal had has her offered spot revoked for unreleased reasons.

Henry wants retired return:

Mark Henry wants WWE to book Gail Kim for Evolution...

"I hope in all the worls of worlds that WWE reaches out to Gail Kim. She's one of my favorites and I'm not just saying that because we're friends. I'm saying that from a professional talent standpoint. There's very few women that have put the psychology into their matches and the storytelling that Gail has.''

Sting staying retired:

"Yeah, I'm really done. I mean my neck doesn't bother me at all. For the first couple of months after the match, I had an ache that would go down to the left side of my neck and down into my left trap. It was like a dull ache that was just there all the time and it was hard to sleep. I don't have any side effects, any trouble so all I know is the neurosurgeon said, "You are so lucky there wasn't a catastrophe that happened. I got to be careful and it's sad too because even at my age I feel like I could still go, I could still have a real good Undertaker match for example. We could tell an incredible story with both the chemics and the mystique of both of them. I've had these ideas for 20 years, some of the ideas I have in my head. It would be something that people would talk about for a long time, but I'm satisfied. I'm happy with the way things turned out. I did have my WWE run, it was short, but I had one. I did WrestleMania, I wrestled Seth Rollins, I wrestled for the WWE World Title, so I can't complain."

Debut:

Zelina Vega will make her wrestling main roster debut this week on SD.

Impact star retired:

Velvet Sky has confirmed she is retired, and talked about never making it to WWE...

"This is like the million dollar question: How come The Beautiful People were never in the WWE. Well, it's because WWE wanted to create their own version of what is already out there that they see that works. And, The Beautiful People, Angelina and I, we would never want The Beautiful People to be tainted or twisted or anything that I feel WWE would try to do to us if we were ever there. We would never be allowed to be The Beautiful People. The entrance? Forget it. We'd never be able to let the pigeons loose there. It wouldn't work there, and like I said, they've created their own version of The Beautiful People, so they even knew that we worked."

29/7/2018

WWE UK:

WWE taped the first three episodes of WWE UK last night, It did not all go to plan, Joseph Connors was legit knocked out cold during show 2.

Ronda recalls Mania:

"I think that going into any new career like wrestling or acting or anything like that, a lot of people assume you can only be really good at one thing and if you master one thing you'll never be able to master anything else as well. There's a lot of low expectations going into things and it's harder to learn with the world watching opposed to being able to learn in private. But you know, it comes with the territory. It makes things a little bit more difficult but it also I think helps me improve quicker. My first match was at WrestleMania [...] it's like yeah, I'm hitting the ground running but I have all the best tools in front of me and I'm really lucky."

Injury:

Moose suffered a concussion at Slammiversary.

Owen inducted:

Owen Hart was inducted into the Tragos / Thesz HOF last night. His brothers Bruce, Keith and Ross, sister Diana and nephew DH Smith accepted on his behalf after his wife and children refused an invite. Bret Hart also missed the induction, leading to some heat, he was at a UFC show in Canada. Fans have criticised Bret for not going to the event due to his strong feelings on Owen going into the WWE HOF, with some asking if he really feels so passionately about his brothers legacy, why was he absent from his first posthumous induction into a major hall.

Nikolai Volkoff:

WWE Hall Of Famer Nikolai Volkoff is dead. He was 70. He had been in hospital for dehydration in recent days.

Alum old, but willing:

Wade Barrett says he might consider wrestling for WOS, he is the GM of the brand...

"I'm on a bit of a career sabbatical at the moment. I wrestled for 14 or 15 years. I've got a bunch of injuries, I'm tired, I'm getting old, I'm getting some grey hair now. I promise you Morgan that at some point I will be back in the ring and maybe that will take place in WOS. We'll have to see."

Slam change:

WWE are talking about factoring Drew McIntyre into the IC match at SummerSlam.

Tag champ dies:

Brian 'Grand Master Sexay' Lawler was found hanging in his prison cell last night. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and put on life support but his injuries were incompatible with life and he was not expected to recover. He passed today aged 46. He was King Jerry Lawler's son. He has not yet commented publicly.

Second times up:

Brickhouse Brown has died...again. He was 57. He made news earlier this month after B. Brian Blair announced his death prematurely.

Alexa talks toughest WWE match:

"Um, I'm not afraid of heights, but if I was I wouldn't be able to do it. It is so high up there. The thing is, you have the ladder, which is twelve to fourteen feet when you are standing on it. Plus, when you look down there are three feet from the bottom of the ring up into the ground. So you are that much higher."

Record show:

WOS was the most viewed UK wrestling show in 30 years.

Sami on sale:

Fans are selling Sami Callihan's hair on Ebay.

28/7/2018

Lashley talks pre return meeting with HHH:

"When Triple H saw me he was like, "damn, you look almost better than you did when you were here before. He said there's a tremendous amount of money to be made and we'd love to see you come back."

Champ attacks Neville:

Cedric Alexander was not impressed at being asked about Neville on social media, replying to a question on whether he would like to see ''The king'' return...

"You spelled quitter wrong."

Alum attacks WWE:

Tommy Dreamer has attacked WWE for ruining hardcore...

"The word hardcore has been bastardized by WWE. People think about blood, or tables, or chairs. To me, hardcore is a work ethic. You know it became hardcore was WWE's version was early ECW and in ECW we did every single thing we could to put on a great performance for the fans. In Impact, I want to say every single wrestler could be hardcore. Becuase everybody goes out there an busts their butts to entertain the fans. No matter what situation they have been in."

WOS:

World Of Sport finally debuted on ITV today. New Tag Team and Women's titles were announced, Grado dropped the WOS title to Rampage, Will Ospreay and DH Smith stole the show (But the match was cut to shreds for TV), Wade Barrett played the GM and So Cal Val took JR's job on the comms desk.

WWE interested in LU star:

WWE are watching the situation regarding Angelico, who walked from LU in April.

WWE UK:

WWE are taping their first UK shows this weekend in Cambridge.

27/7/2018

NXT UK star joins MYC:

Toni Storm is the latest star in MYC2. Meiko Satomura is also officially in.

WWE lean on CZW:

CZW have withdrawn promotional material for Matt Riddle's next fight with them, they had advertised it as his last match before he joined WWE.

JR critical of champ:

Jim Ross was unhappy with Carmella at Extreme Rules...

"I think that Carmella on the postgame show that I watched after Extreme Rules, inadvertently gathered some 'go away' heat, she was over-the-top and awkward from my point of view. I understand and I appreciate her enthusiasm, but she kind of went into business for herself, it seemed like and I think that kind of turned some people off. It didn't sound really WWE-ish.''

Juice crush:

Juice Robinson has reacted to WWE's desire to re-sign him...

"I ain't going back. I ain't ever going back."

HHH pops for Rousey:

"I've never seen anybody grab it as quickly as she has. I mean, Kurt Angle would probably be the closest to it because he just took to it like a fish to water with it. But she has no right to be anywhere near as good as she is, but she just gets it. I mean she gets it on more than just a physical aspect, across the board. She wants to entertain and she's loved this from probably before anything else [...] she truly believes all she's done is to get to WWE. When I used to hear her say that before I used to think, 'oh that's a cool way of saying it.' But legit, it is like this is what she was supposed to be doing. Her route to get here was different than everybody else's. Her route to get here was going through judo and coming up through MMA and the whole thing to get to where she is right now. It truly is like she is, it's amazing."

HOF'er confirmed:

Beth Phoenix has confirmed she will be at Evolution.

26/7/2018

Titus vs Hulk:

Titus O'Neil continues to rail against Hulk Hogan's WWE return...

"First of all you grew up in the 60's. I don't know any black man that would let you call him that in the 60's. You grew up in South Tampa, you went to Robinson High School. I live in Tampa, Robinson High School was not a predominantly black school in the time that he went to high school. Most of the people he wrestled with, Mike Graham -- Eddie Graham's kid -- you know Steve Keirn, these guys all went to high school with him. So don't tell me that's how you spoke in the 60's. There's no realistic way that you can even come close to telling me that was okay with any black man at that time. So again, the inconsistencies of the apology along with the lack of remorse and contrition with the apology are the reason why I felt and many others felt at that meeting that this was a complete waste of our time."

AJ talks PT champion:

"Well, you know what? I don't care what anybody says. Brock Lesnar is what we call 'a draw.' People come see Brock Lesnar and the fact he's not wrestled that's on WWE. That's on Kurt Angle and anybody else that has anything to do with it. I do what I do. I'm a fighting champion like you said. I'm going to defend my championship. I'm going to give my championship the respect that it deserves. So I can't say much about Brock Lesnar. All I can do is keep doing what I'm doing."

Rocky ring ready:

The Rock wants to wrestle at Mania 35. That will depend on his movie commitments at the time, and whether the film can get insurance for him to do it, it was insurance issues that killed his match with Ronda, HHH and Steph at this years show.

Alum calls for indie to be fired:

A PT wrestler on the indie scene has earned the ire of Shane Douglas. The guy's day job is a school teacher, and the Franchise feels it is immoral of him to continue with his real job because of his gimmick as a nazi soldier.

TD cut cast:

Alexa Bliss, Carmella and Maryse have been cut from the next season of 'Total Diva's, while Paige will return.

Injury:

Carmella bust her lip on SD.

WWE want old boy back:

WWE are said to have a ''Great desire'' to sign Juice Robinson, formerly known as CJ Parker in NXT. He is currently NJPW US champion.

Gail Kim:

Gail Kim says she is happy to see what is happening for WWE women, but if she ever came out of retirement it would not be for them, she would only come back for Impact.

Goldust swears in:

Goldust was sworn in as a deputy with his local sheriff's office today.

Big 4 eyeing the door:

AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura and the Club are out of contract with WWE in January. All 4 are said to be weighing their options, but one already has an offer. Shinsuke Nakamura was told by NJPW recently that their door is open when he is ready to come home.

25/7/2018

Elias atacks PT wrestlers:

"To be honest with you, I'm sick of Chris Jericho. I've had enough of Chris Jericho. I've seen him on my TV far too often. I'm the guy that plays guitar and sings on Monday Night RAW, and he shows up, tries to steal my act? It was OK for a quick laugh or something like that but on a personal level, the guy's personality just rubs me the wrong way. His ego is just totally out of control, unfounded, and I can't stand people whose egos are just not deserving. That's all I can say. They can do whatever they want. If you want to consider them part-timers or once-a-year guys, or whatever it is, they can do whatever they want as long as they understand, when they're coming back to Monday Night RAW or pay-per-view or something like that, it's my show now. WWE is Elias' and as long as you accept that, you can do whatever you want but if you don't accept it then come to me because I definitely have a problem with that."

4 score:

Jessamyn Duke is a WWE star, completing the MMA 4 Horsewomen. They two new members will debut this weekend on the NXT live circuit.

Andre sets record:

Andre The Giant's HBO film was the most watched documentary in the channels history.

WWE star fired:

James Ellsworth was fired by Paige last night.

SummerSlam:

AJ Styles vs Rusev (WWE) and Carmella vs Becky Lynch (Blue Women's) are official.

HHH wants to forget Saudi special:

"Let's take the Saudi Arabia show off the table, and let's just say it never happened -- would anybody question that the women deserve this opportunity? To me, it's a ridiculous statement, the timing of it. You cannot effect change in a region that, culturally, is trying to change, you cannot help them affect that change without being there."

Slam snubs SD:

Blue shows fans are upset at the official poster for SummerSlam, as none of their roster made the cover (Photo).

HOF hypocrite:

JR has been called a hypocrite on social media. Just days after welcoming the return of Hulk Hogan to the WWE HOF he has today blasted a celeb chef for using the same word...

"Papa John, what an idiot this guy is, he has got a bad eye job. He looks like a phone guy. He has created a great brand. He loves what he has done. I love what he has done as an entrepreneur, but not what he has done as a humanitarian. You don't bounce around the n-word if you've got some character and you've got a little class. Apparently, this dude is lacking both. He's getting hammered now, so a lot of big teams, a lot of big sponsors are saying, 'adiós, Papa John's'. I will not buy their pizza either. Sorry, that's how I work. If you don't like the way somebody's doing something, instead of just getting on a platform like this or social media and b---hing and moaning, I've got a solution for me. I ain't buying no damn Papa John's pizza. How's that? Now I can hear someone from the mighty Westwood One, 'oh, J.R., we were this close to a deal with Papa John's! You killed it!' I'm sorry, I'm going to be honest here or not do it."

BC banned:

Tama Tonga was banned from Twitter after a fan complained about him.

Chris Masters reveals why he walked out of TNA:

"I like that group and I had a lot of fun there with those guys. It just came down to in the end that it wasn't really enough money once they started cutting the budget for me to really show up to work. That's all it was. I like Eli Drake but I didn't favor the way they had me booked as his cheerleader unless it turned out into something we could do with a program and work with him and it eventually led to him being a babyface and me a heel. If we would have done that, it would have worked out great but I would have also wanted to be paid adequately. It just came down to those facts and obviously I just ended up quitting. I literally just after two days at the taping, booked a flight back to Toronto and just decided I wasn't coming back. I reached out to them when I landed in Toronto and told them I wouldn't be coming into work and that was it. It was as simple as that. My 35th birthday came around and something in my head just popped in and I said I'm not going to do anything that doesn't make me feel good or that I don't want to do at this point and that was one of the starts."

WWE games:

WWE have announced a special Ric Flair edition of this years game.

MYC:

Zeuxis, Isla Dawn, Lacey Lane and Karen Q have joined the MYC 2 roster.

MMA legend to WWE:

Cyborg says she would be open to a WWE match vs Ronda Rousey...

"You know some fans ask me that like, 'how crazy would it be to fight Ronda Rousey in WWE?. To watch the fight that never happened. I say maybe, you know. It's not something I have planned but if it's something the fans would like to watch. I didn't train for that, but I think it would be great."

Vince listed:

Vince McMahon made Adweek's top 100 influential CEO's for this year.

Bella split:

Nikki Bella is moving out of John Cena's house. She has started looking for a home near her sister.

Finn Balor:

Finn Balor stars in Miles Kane's new video...

Rey delay:

Rey Mysterio says he does want to retire with WWE, but is not planning to do so for 3-5 years...

"It is in my agenda. I would definitely like to close out my career with WWE. With that being said, I don't have much left on my watch. So I'm thinking anywhere from three to five years and I can really see a possible return to WWE without a doubt."

WWE going hard with new event:

Stephanie McMahon says the new female PPV is the ''WrestleMania of women's wrestling''...

"What's awesome about this pay-per-view event is that it's being treated the same as every other pay-per-view, because we believe in it so much. It has the creative writing team. It has all of our live events production, talent relations -- all of the different departments that go into making every pay-per-view a success are behind this pay-per-view. In terms of my role, I'm going to do everything I can to make it as big and as successful as it can possibly be. I'm hoping, at any rate, that this is going to be the WrestleMania of the women's division."

24/7/2018

Historic announcement:

Stephanie McMahon has announced the first all female PPV event. Evolution will be in October and will feature women from all eras of WWE past, present and future. None of the roster were told what was being announced beforehand, they found out at the same time as everyone else.

Rawturn:

Brock Lesnar will be back on WWE TV next week.

SummerSlam:

Kevin Owens vs Braun Strowman, for Braun's MITB case is official. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns (Universal) and Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins (IC) are confirmed too.

Firesale:

Top execs in WWE, including HHH and Steph have sold $160 million of WWE shares recently.

SD tease:

• Who will challenge WWE Champion AJ Styles at SummerSlam?
• Will Becky Lynch earn a SmackDown Women's Title Match at SummerSlam?
• Paige reveals tonight's First Round SmackDown Tag Team Title Tournament Match: The New Day vs. SAnitY
• Why is The Viper targeting Hardy?
• Are Daniel Bryan and The Miz destined to collide?

Maria:

Maria will start training at the PC next week.

No new belts... yet:

Stephanie McMahon has killed talk of Women's Tag titles, for now...

"Not quite yet but that's absolutely something we've heard loud and clear from our fan base and it's something we're keen on implementing as soon as we are able to."

TNA retirement:

Alex Shelley announced he has worked his last match on Twitter this week.

Chris Jericho to Impact:

Chris Jericho says he would consider working for ROH and Impact.

Old boy arrested:

Grand Master Sexay was arrested for DUI and evading police this week.

WWE ad:

Ron Simmons, Charlotte and Shinsuke Nakamura taped a Burger King ad during Raw.

Third horsewomen signs:

Marina Shafir has officially signed with WWE. She is the third of the UFC 4 horsewomen and Roddy Strong's fiance.

23/7/2018

Slammiversary:

Results...

• Johnny Impact bt Petey Williams, Taiji Ishimori and Fenix.
• Tessa Blanchard bt Allie
• Eddie Edwards bt Tommy Dreamer
• Brian Cage bt Matt Sydal for the X title
• Su Yung bt Madison Rayne
• The LAX bt The OG'z
• Pentagon Jr bt Sami Callihan
• Austin Aries bt Moose

SCSA wants return of?:

Stone Cold misses managers in wrestling...

"To me, they were the salt and pepper on a great steak. Such colorful, flamboyant personalities, either that mouthpiece, or that dressing, or whatever it needs to be to enhance that talent further, or be the crutch, or be an addition to, and just make that person a superstar. The way I grew up watching wrestling when I was seven or eight years old, and going through the territories, and having my share of managers. Whether I liked them or not, or wanted them to be with me, I learned a lot from them. To me, they're part of the landscape that is pro wrestling."

Raw tease:

• Stephanie McMahon to make historic announcement on Monday Night Raw
• Reigns-Lashley II
• Will The Deleters of World hit reset and send The B Team back to square one?
• All you need is love: Bayley and Sasha Banks
• Suspended hostilities: Will Ronda Rousey violate her suspension again?

Eric Bischoff claims Brian Pillman did not want to be in WWF:

"The agreement that Brian and I had was that let's play out this character out here in WCW and when it is time to go it's time to go. Go out and get yourself over either in ECW or WWF, wherever you end up and then let's bring you back and then I can justify the money that you wanted. That was it. There was nothing more or nothing less to it than that. It was a cooperative kind of thing. All we were doing at the point was letting it play out. That was all."

SPOILER!!!:

Paul Heyman is backstage at Raw tonight.

WCW return?:

WWE have trademarked the name Starrcade for use as a PPV.

SD 1K:

WWE have started planning the 1000th SmackDown epidode, which will be in October.

Indie to WWE:

Matt Riddle has pulled out of his summer bookings, speculation is he is finally on his way to WWE.

WWE hacked:

Adam Cole has lost his Twitter to a hacker.

22/7/2018

SummerSlam:

4 SD teams will compete for a shot at the Bludgeons gold at Slam, over the coming weeks.

ROH land top indie star:

Jeff Cobb debuted last night.

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated:

CAC president B. Brian Blair has apologised for prematurely announcing the death of Brickhouse Brown, he says his mother contacted him to say he has not gone yet, but is still very ill.

Elias:

Elias has released a debut album on Spotigy.

Kurt talks why KOTR should stay retired:

"It's tough. I loved the KOTR, but you're going to have two wrestlers wrestle three times during that PPV. I've done it twice...it takes a toll on your body. It's not easy."

Slammiversary:

Tonight Impact host their biggest show of the year. Rich Swann will not take part because of his concussion.

Title change SPOILER!!!:

Young Bucks & Cody Rhodes won the 6 man titles last night for ROH.

Legend names GOAT:

Iconic sports ring announcer Michael Buffer has named wrestling's greatest...

''No doubt about it, Lilian Garcia is at the top and I bet everyone will agree she’s the BEST EVER pro wrestling ring announcer (and she always blew the house up singing the National Anthem)! ''

21/7/2018

Death:

Brickhouse Brown died of cancer yesterday, aged 57. He had been found to have prostate cancer, but could not afford treatment, by the time he asked for help it was too late. It had spread to his brain, affecting his eye sight in recent months.

Any other wrestlers that need help, or if you would like to support yourself, please contact the CAC.

SummerSlam:

Undertaker has been offered a WrestleMania rematch vs John Cena for next months Slam, no word on his decision as yet.

Mania match killed World title chance:

Marc Mero says Vince McMahon wanted to make him WWF World champion, but after he took his wife's finisher at Mania 14, many top male stars refused to work with him...

"I have no regrets I mean, people say I ended my career when I allowed her to Sable Bomb me, the powerbomb, in one of our disagreements we had in the ring. I understood a lot of guys wouldn't work with me after that because they said I allowed a girl to beat me up on national TV. But, again, remember, we were a married couple. We realized that this was only going to be a short part of our lives and we would be able to live the rest of our lives financially secure, so, at that time, you don't think about maybe the other side, the detrimental effects. I mean, somebody could look at that later in life and not understand how someone could think like that. That I could certainly understand and respect it. But I would not change anything. I couldn't be happier in my own life now." 

NXT warning:

Kassius Ohno is warning of a fake booking in his name for an indie in Alabama. He says he reached out to correct their booking and they called him a fake and started trolling him on Twitter.

ROH reach out:

ROH hope CM Punk will work their MSG show next April. They have contacted him to gauge interest.

Heat on Titus:

Titus O'Neill is embroiled in a storm of abuse and heat over his reaction to Hulk Hogan's WWE return, one person saying he was racist against racists, others accusing him of turning his back on the history of WWE, and dis-respecting those that went before.

20/7/2018

Hardcore legend worries about hardcore matches:

Tommy Dreamer says...

"Light tubes are ridiculous. Here's why: inside there is cancer carcinogens inside it. So when you breathe that in, you're breathing in cancer. So that's stupid. You know what? If you look at it from a horror film perspective. There are people who like scary movies, there are people who like super scary movies, and there are people who like gore movies which are just out there for blood, guts and all that stuff. It's to each their own, but there have to be certain precautions because you have heard of -- 'oh, by the way, there's something called hepatitis.' I would be a hypocrite to say, 'oh you can go too far.' Cause I was the guy who would walk into a building and go, 'I'm either gonna get thrown off that or I'm gonna throw somebody off of that.' But we've learned different things. Chair shots to the head should never happen in professional wrestling again. No one should be having hardcore matches unless the other person that you know has a blood test. You know what I love about wrestling in Louisiana? They have a blood test. If there's going to be a commission, you should have a blood test. Because guys are bleeding."

Brainbusters heat:

Tully Blanchard has revealed he had heat with Arn Anderson after he was fired by WWE for a drugs fail, which cost him two jobs, with WWE and WCW and cost a now solo AA financially.

Injury:

Rich Swann suffered a bad concussion on the indies this week.

WWE want indie closed:

Tommy Dreamer says WWE offered him a lot of money to kill his HOH promotion...

''I would not sign a contract with anyone. WWE asked me to sign a contract when I went back with The Wyatts and they offered me a lot of money to close House Of Hardcore and I refused."

MYC:

Kavita Devi is the latest star in MYC. She was last seen in the pre Mania women's battle royal. Some big names have also taken spots... Mercedes Martinez, Mia Yim, Killer Kelly and Crystal.

Women's brand? / PPV? Tag straps?:

Stephanie McMahon will make a major announcement on Raw this week.

Hawkins spoils angle:

Curt Hawkins says he will end his losing streak vs Brock Lesnar this summer.

TNA Summer rematch:

AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe is reportedly booked for SummerSlam.

EE slams old boy:

Eddie Edwards has blasted Sami Callihan...

"He's most famous for being unsafe in the ring so there you go."

WTF ad:

Ryback seems to have decided to offend as many people as possible with an ad for his fat burner supplement...

Here it is, but if you are offended by intellect shaming, fat shaming, sexual exploitation, male on female violence or, worst of all, Ryback... skip this...

19/7/2018

Book backs Hulk:

Booker T has thrown his support behind hulk Hogan after some rostered stars criticised his return...

"The thing is when people say stuff behind closed doors... I'm sure you've said things behind closed doors, I'm sure everyone in that room has said stuff behind closed doors that they'd never say in public. Why is the person taping your conversation? They're obviously looking to get something out of it. You gotta look at it from that perspective as well. You don't know if someone was drinking or not. There are so many variables that go into that one little episode. And I just don't think that in the wrestling business coincide with each other. Do we got to set this thing down, reprimand, suspend him? Of course. But for him to be banned from professional wrestling for that one incident? I mean c'mon. That I don't agree with. Let's put in the past and move forward."

One of those critical, Titus O'Neil, says he found Hulk's speech to be hard to believe and lacking in contrition..

''The talent present in Pittsburgh, which I was a part of, was asked to attend a mandatory meeting in which Mr. Terry Bollea addressed everyone and informed the same that he would be reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame. At no point during, after or otherwise did I make any scene concerning Mr. Bollea's communication to the talent. In addition, let it be known that I did not refuse to shake Mr. Bollea's hand; we did not have any type of one-on-one interaction whatsoever that would or did necessitate any exchange between us individually.  As to the reinstatement of Mr. Bollea, I can only communicate that I am a proponent of second and even third chances for individuals that show true remorse, acknowledgment of wrongdoing, fulfill their punishment, if applicable, and otherwise put forth sincere efforts to correct the issues. Unfortunately, I must echo the sentiment and dissatisfaction expressed by many of my fellow contemporaries concerning Mr. Bollea's apology and its lack of true contrition, remorse and a desire to change. Mr. Bollea's apology "that he didn't know he was being recorded" is not remorse for the hateful and violent utterances he made which reprise language that has caused violence against blacks and minorities for centuries. I stand firm in my position that Mr. Bollea is entitled to reinstatement; he was and is a role model, hero and icon to countless people. I hope that Mr. Bollea's missteps in communicating to the WWE talent in Pittsburgh are not repeated to his fans and I expect that he shall pursue an agenda that clearly communicates to all third parties that his language was inappropriate, wrong and should not be tolerated in a civilized and inclusive society.''

Ric released:

Ric Flair has spent much of this month in hospital after another surgery, he is now free of the medical facility and continues to recover at home.

NXT SPOILER!!!:

Tomasso Ciampa won the NXT title last night.

Regal return:

William Regal was back at work last night after a period of ill health.

Charlotte's awkward shoot:

"Doing forty-five naked moonsaults was awkward. Which it's like a backflip in the air. I'm like, 'ah this is my worse nightmare.' You know when you wake up and you have forgotten you like shoes or something for work, I forgot my ring gear."

WWE deal:

WWE have signed a TV deal in Romania.

Rich Rock:

Rock has been named the 5th richest celeb in the world.

Bret reacts to Martha over Owen:

''This past week, I have received multiple requests for comment regarding my recent interview on a podcast and the rebuttal made by Dr. Martha Hart. First of all, I want to express my disappointment in both the Calgary Sun and Calgary Herald for running a gossip-style article and making it front page news when there are more pressing issues in the world to highlight. You are better than that. I listened back to the interview in question and I specifically want to address Martha's comments about my words being cruel, reckless, irresponsible, and hurtful. Stampede Wrestling was an institution in the city of Calgary. Wrestling was our family business. My brothers and I either wrestled for my father Stu or worked behind the scenes. Fans packed the Victoria Pavilion every Friday night for decades. Martha has seemed to have forgotten that she attended those same shows before she met Owen. She was, by definition, a wrestling fan. That same group Martha appears to look down upon and ignore. Earlier this year, Mark Henry took time during his WWE Hall of Fame induction to specifically address Martha. With tears in his eyes, Henry pleaded with her to allow Owen to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. My nieces and nephews were in the audience with tears in their eyes as he expressed how much he deserved to be there with his peers. Fans have told me they had tears in their eyes when they watched the moment on television. Those same fans Martha sat side-by-side with at Stampede Wrestling and WWE events. Those same fans that donate to the Owen Hart Foundation and helped make it what it is today because they remember the joy he brought to their lives and not by how he died. Those royalty checks she receives from the company she says she doesn't want any part of? Those are also from those same fans. To her, their tears do not matter. To me, that is cruel and hurtful. It is true that Martha and I were close at one time. I was right by her side after Owen's death until she received her settlement from WWE and proclaimed me a "pest". Martha later declared herself and her children Harts in name only, called us all "black sheep", and ceased contact with the rest of the Hart family. She further isolated from us when we all came together in 2010 to honour our father Stu being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and participated in a DVD that celebrated our family (Hart & Soul). Owen's children do not have a relationship with his brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and cousins. One of my nieces, in fact, named her son Owen after him. I do not know Oje and I wouldn't know Athena if she walked passed me on the street. Owen's children only know of their father's family by what is told by their mother, whatever that may be, painting us all with one broad brush. To block Owen's children from knowing their father's family, to me, is cruel, reckless, and irresponsible. Owen's tragic accident almost 20 years ago changed our family forever. Martha lost her soulmate and her children lost their father. You have to remember, however, that I also lost my brother. My children lost their uncle. My grandchildren will only know him through pictures and stories. His peers lost a close friend who filled them with endless laughter through long periods on the road. The fans lost someone that they lovingly connected to. Martha is not alone in her loss and grief. The Owen Hart Foundation is a wonderful charity that has raised millions of dollars and has helped many people in its 19 year history. I am not disputing or denying that whatsoever. I disagree, however, that it should be the sole outlet to remember Owen by. This is not just about Owen being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. This is about his wrestling career, his wrestling legacy, his contribution to the business that he loved and honouring that contribution. Owen Hart was a world-renowned professional wrester, and a damn good one. He was part of the foundation that our family name was built on not just in the city of Calgary but all over the world. For Martha to want to rewrite history, to refuse to acknowledge or recognize his great wrestling career, to brush off what he, myself, and my father did as "that fake stuff" is wrong. Owen Hart was a wrestler. The next generation deserve to know how great he truly was. I am happy to hear that my brother Owen will be inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame on July 28 in Waterloo, Iowa. My father and I are past honourees. While I will not be in attendance, the Hart family will be well-represented with my brothers Ross, Bruce, Keith, sister Diana, and my nephew Harry Smith accepting the honour on his behalf. Thank you to the Board of Directors for recognizing his wrestling career, his contributions to the wrestling business, and his legacy. I'm sure the event will be filled with laughter, tears, and an overall appreciation for the man that he was. I can only hope that this is only the beginning.''

UFC to PC:

Cain Valasquez is training at the PC this week.

Impact no show:

Laurel Van Ness has pulled out of a UK tour, she says because of visa problems.

Legend ill:

WWE's first employee, HOF'er Howard Finkel is extremely ill, according to Jerry Lawler...

"I just heard not long ago that Howard is in really, really bad health. Not good at all. He may have had a stroke. I'm not sure but I just know that he's not doing well."