31/8/2018

NXT star working indie:

Velveteen Dream is working for Evolve next month. It is not because he has heat over his tights.

Sami starts campaign:

Sami Zayn says he is shocked to have been made aware that Cyndi Lapuer is not a WWE HOF'er and started a social media hashtag campaign called #InductCyndi.

Have ROH declared war on WWE with MSG show?:

Joe Coff, says...

"It doesn't. If you want me to say it does, it doesn't. I'm focused on my business, and they have a business and they're really, really good at it and if we were to look at the two battle sides, I would feel like maybe—I was just watching Braveheart, so I'm going to just use that analogy here—maybe we're William Wallace in that first battle for the first time. But at the end of the day, they run a business, I run a business. There's plenty of room in the space for both businesses, and I don't consider this a war at all. And it would be a silly war to get into. I think we have to stay focused on what we believe in for our companies and follow that course."

Neville:

WWE refused to release Neville for almost a year to make an example of him. They feared if they allowed him to walk away at his whim, others, frustrated with their positions would be encouraged to do the same. WWE wanted to make it as un-appealing as possible for talent weighing their options.

Kenta goes home:

Kenta is in Japan for his one off return to NOAH.

Cena coming back:

John Cena is working a live in China tomorrow. He is in the country filming a movie with Jackie Chan.

Batista rejected:

Batista says he has been rejected twice for roles in the 'Star Wars' franchise.

HOF'er ill:

Scott Hall is said to have suffered a medical emergency this week, no futher details are available, as yet.

30/8/2018

Alum's daughter marks iconic match:

Georgia, daughter of Davey Boy, Smith attended a live in London last night as guest of WWE, to mark 26 years since her dad's famous SummerSlam match in the city.

Hometown hero:

Buddy Murphy has been added to the Aussie super show. He will challenge Cedric Alexander for the Cruiser.

Neville:

WWE have still not confirmed Neville's status officially, but did today move his profile to the Alum roster.

Faarooq talks end of Nation:

"I was shocked when it was ending so soon. It could have been some of the guys -- you know we had some guys in the group that started going crazy, flipping out. Maybe it had something to do with them and their contracts or something. I was shocked when it did end. So I don't know exactly what profound reason why and pinpoint why they did it but you know, I was just shocked when it did end."

Show apology:

New Day says Big Show has apologised for his publicly aired negative opinion on the group...

"To his credit, out of all the people who did say things to our face or said things behind our back, Show is the one person who came up and said, 'I was completely wrong. You guys are awesome and you're killing it and I'm glad that you didn't listen to me.'"

NXT UK injury:

Toni Storm was injured in the NXT UK final has withdrawn from her bookings this weekend as a result.

Martha accepts induction:

Despite not attending the ceremony to accept the induction of her husband, Owen, into the Tragos / Thesz HOF, Martha Hart has accepted his induction plaque (Photo).

Joe Hendry:

The local hero has discussed having to give up his song brilliant parodies in favour of original songs, with Impact...

"One of the cool things about a relationship so far it's such a rarity -- especially at this level -- for Impact to have given me the creative space and the freedom. With these entrances, all I have to do is show up with a file. You know I show up with a file and that's what they're gonna play. To have that level of trust of a television product of the quality of Impact Wrestling, to me that speaks volumes about how Impact has seen itself working with the talents. I've been allowed to go away and kind of think about, 'How are we going to entertain the fans? What's the best possible way I can entertain the fans in the live audience and on television as well?' The real challenge this time is I've had to come away from parodies because -- because here's the thing -- even though parody is protected under fair use, we don't really need any kind of issues with copyright and things like that. So we've just used original songs thus far."

WWE games:

WWE have listed this years roster...

• Braun Strowman
• Kairi Sane
• Adam Cole
• Sasha Banks
• Pete Dunne
• Akam
• Aleister Black
• Alexa Bliss
• Alicia Fox
• Angelo Dawkins
• Apollo Crews
• Baron Corbin
• Bayley
• Bianca Belair
• Big Show
• Bo Dallas
• Bobby Fish
• Bobby Roode
• Bray Wyatt
• Brock Lesnar
• Chad Gable
• Curt Hawkins
• Curtis Axel
• Dana Brooke
• Dash Wilder
• Dean Ambrose
• Dolph Ziggler
• Drew McIntyre
• Elias
• Ember Moon
• Fandango
• Finn Balor
• Goldust
• Heath Slater
• Jason Jordan
• Jinder Mahal
• Johnny Gargano
• Konnor
• Kassius Ohno
• Kevin Owens
• Kyle O'Reilly
• Lana
• Lars Sullivan
• Liv Morgan
• Matt Hardy
• Mickie James
• Mojo Rawley
• Montez Ford
• Natalya
• Nia Jax
• Nick Miller
• No Way Jose
• Oney Lorcan
• Otis Dozovic
• Rezar
• Rhyno
• Roderick Strong
• Roman Reigns
• Ronda Rousey
• Ruby Riott
• Rusev
• Sami Zayn
• Sarah Logan
• Scott Dawson
• Seth Rollins
• Shane Thorne
• Shayna Baszler
• Titus O'Neil
• Triple H
• Tucker Knight
• Tyler Bate
• Tyler Breeze
• Velveteen Dream
• Viktor
• Zack Ryder

New baby:

Eve Torres is a second time mother, after giving birth to her new son this week.

29/8/2018

HIAC:

Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy is booked and will be in the cell. Charlotte vs Becky for the blue Women's is also on.

New Japan are all-in:

NJPW are hosting the All-In stadium indie on their Network.

PWI:

Kenny Omega has been named wrestler of the year by PWI.

Royal appointment:

Bayley & Sasha Banks visited Buckingham Palace today.

HHH welcomes change:

Triple H has supported the idea of main roster talent dropping back into NXT...

"I guess in some ways, because usually when you do some kind of Shake-Up somebody gets called up. So I end up losing some NXT talent."

Bella's:

Bella Twins are celebrating 10 years with WWE.

Rock lands dream role:

Rock has signed on to play King Kamehameha in a new Robert Zemeckis film.

Will Ospreay:

A fan has mocked will Ospreay for a mis-spelling on his tights. He says he did not notice because he is dyslexic.

28/8/2018

Raw:

Trish Stratus and the Bella's returned on Raw last night. HBK and Taker will be on the show next week.

HIAC:

Roman Reigns vs Braun Strowman is booked, in the cell, for the Universal. Ronda Rousey vs Alexa Bliss is also confirmed.

Old boy threatens to kill himself on Raw:

Jason Sensation, who played the parody Owen Hart in the DX NOD skits of the Attitude Era, sent a dark and troubling tweet as he entered the arena for Raw last night...

"I got my gun through security & will shoot myself in the head & kill myself during tonight's RAW in Toronto. Don't ya dare miss it!!! Thanks for the memories @WWE"

He did not carry out his threat, and has apologised for a joke in very poor humour.

KO quits:

Kevin Owens quit on Raw last night. He has been removed from lives for a few weeks to sell the angle. He has also been switched to the Alum list on the .com site.

NXT lose two:

Travis Banks and Sam Gradwell of NXT UK have both announced they are injured.

Goldberg trashes HOF:

Goldberg says the WWE HOF ''Sucks''...

"First and foremost I went to Vince and I told him my impression of the Hall Of Fame and what should happen. What happened the night before and I don't think it's a justice to the people being inducted. I don't think it's a justice to the fans that sit there for four hours. I think it needs to be changed completely right up on its head. I don't care what anybody says and I don't care if the person that puts it together thinks I'm full of s--t. It needs to be changed because it sucks. I don't care about what other people say or how they did it, I'm telling you in my experience as a headliner in 2018 in the Hall Of Fame -- it needs to be changed."

SD teaser:

• Charlotte Flair defends the SmackDown Women's Title against Carmella this Tuesday
• Do you feel the power of the New Day celebration?
• Gallows & Anderson clash with The Bar and The Colons this Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE
• Will Brie & Bryan once again deliver an A-List punch to face?

NWO:

The original NWO have announced they are going on a reunion tour.

Cyndi pays tribute:

Cyndi Lauper played the video for her song, from the film 'Goonies' during a recent concert. She dedicated her performance of the track to the wrestling legends that appeared in the video that have since died. If you don't know the video, enjoy the wonderment that was the 80s, with this flashback...

Bring it back:

Maria Kanellis has called for WWE to bring back the Diva's title and division.

KSA 2:

WWE have set early November as the target date for the second show in their 10 year deal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Del Rio wants to come back:

Alberto Del Rio says he wants to follow Rey Mysterio back to WWE, for his final match...

"I am sure I'll be back one day before I decide to retire. I'll return to have a final run. Maybe I'll be able to work with all those wrestlers I used to work with in that company."

27/8/2018

Bella's are back:

The Bella Twins worked a live last night. It was Brie's first match (Bar her Royal Rumble cameo) since having her baby two years ago.

Seth recalls historic Mania moment:

"I didn't know for sure until the middle of the show that I was cashing in. I had a match with Randy Orton early in the (Mania 31) day and then I was sequestered backstage and informed that would be the plan at the end of the night. It honestly was a very last-minute thing."

JR fumes over Alum:

Jim Ross has blasted a TSA operative for abusing his powers to grope to Torrie Wilson...

"The Pet Coon Goofy Award goes to a TSA officer in Orlando, Florida who felt compelled to encourage a pat down of the lovely Torrie Wilson at the Orlando airport the other day, and she requested that a female do the pat down because she had a very dangerous two-pound dog with her in a cage, carryon. And I think people saw the beautiful Torrie Wilson, one of the most beautiful women in the world, and they pressed their luck. And it's just unfortunate that things like that happen and these people that do these things under the cloak of 'doing our job'… 'just doing our job.' Goddang, I get so tired of hearing that, 'we're just doing our job, huh.' Bulls--t. You're doing the job you want to do. You're not doing the job. So, in any event, the TSA officer in Orlando, shame on you for orchestrating a farce against a lovely young woman just trying to make her flight home."

Staffer dies:

Long term WWE staffer Ed Cohen, who was responsible for live events for WWE for years, dating back to the 80's, died over the weekend.

Raw tease:

• Braun Strowman wants to face Roman Reigns in the ring alone
• Ronda Rousey carries the torch
• Baron Corbin settles into his new position
• The Revival go 2-0 against the Raw Tag Team Champions

Hardy retires?:

Matt Hardy has thanked fans at a live this weekend for giving him a ''Heart-warming send-off.''

Paige:

Paige got physically involved in an indie match this weekend, slapping the face of one of the contestants in a women's title match.

Alum trashes NXT:

Ryback is not a fan of NXT...

"I watched a couple of matches but then I had to shut it off. The guys there are incredible. It seems like the different guys and wrestlers I talk to - it's different. I can't explain it. I don't know where the not selling moves or the psychology of selling or having to do 3,4,5 moves in place of one really impressive move. For example, Ricochet doing the backflips off of the ropes and Adam Cole hitting the superkick perfectly timed in place. If you listen to the reaction of the move and the crowd reaction, I would say you go for the cover there why do you pick the guy up after hitting an impressive finisher on the guy when you are already letting him kick out of it? I just think there are ways around that stuff rather than letting someone stack moves. If you are going to do it do it later on in the match. It's weird that you see that style on NXT but all those NXT guys that go to the main roster they don't do that for the most part. Not to say from time to time something will get thrown in there. Sometimes, Seth Rollins will throw a double stack in there, but it's usually placed a little differently, but I feel like watching it on NXT it will be - there's no build up to it. Also, there may have been a 20-30 move sequence during a match where there was no selling. That, I don't understand. Call me crazy, but it seems like everybody that I talk to that has a know all about pro wrestling doesn't understand it. I try to understand it. I try to put it in my mind that everything evolves, but I can't understand this because there is nowhere to go from that, and to me that is a disconnect where you hit someone with 20 moves and you don't hurt each other. I just don't know. I think if you were a small guy working with a bigger guy, that makes sense that you have to throw more things to try and hurt that guy, but two guys of the same size I just don't know. That is just my opinion on it, but I know a lot of people share that, and a lot of people that are casually watching it don't understand it. To me it exposes the business a little too much. Again, everybody can do that and no-sell anything, they really can. Athletically it's great, everything they do, but if it takes 4-5 superkicks to get a guy down then what does that say about your superkicks?"

SummerSlam:

SummerSlam 2019 is going to Canada. Toronto, Canada, to be exact.

26/8/2018

Alum calls out WWE:

Shane Douglas is unhappy with WWE...

"Me, Brian Lee and Dean Malenko are the only living members of the Triple Threat. When people say "The Triple Threat" they think of Shane Douglas and Francine, Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow. So for that company to take a slap at a group where two of the guys have passed and gone WAY to early, just shows the amount of class that company has. Classless. Maybe we should start calling them the World Classless Federation. It's pathetic. When I was there in 95/96 I wanted to take shots at other companies for the WWF and Vince told me at that point that they tried to stay above that. Apparently, the ratings have dropped so much that the mighty Vince McMahon must now think he's got to start take shots at deities from our past in the industry and things that are written in stone to try and get the ratings up. Funny thing is that Vince won't send a paycheck for residuals for what he is doing when he is evoking that. I think we've already spent too much time on this. My advice to the fans would be just stop watching. Stop paying attention to the garbage and maybe then they would get back to what our industry is supposed to be and maybe their ratings will turn around because what were they ten years ago? Nine years ago? Eight years ago? Last year? The year before that? Don't take my word for it, do your own investigation. This is the company that Vince McMahon has created. Everybody is a "yes" man, everybody kisses Vince's ass but my question is where is everyone's pride? Has everyone just become so complacent that you'll kiss his ass on television or figuratively in the back, but you just keep kissing ass? Come on. My lips have been chapped most of my life and I've never put them on a nice smooth ass of another person and it boggles my mind. I'm sure that Chris Candido's family and I'm sure Bam Bam Bigelow's sons and daughter are very appreciative of that from the "genius". I don't want to give it more credence than it should get because obviously people didn't watch it and my guess is less people will be watching next week, next month, next year and we've spoken enough about that piece of sh*t now lets move on."

AAA:

Fantasma lost his mask for AAA this weekend.

Final 4:

Jessamyn Duke made her NXT wrestling debut last night.

New Day:

Xavier Woods says he will retire before he allows New Day to be broken up...

"New Day - I'm telling you this right now - New Day will never turn. Ever. And that's because we have zero desire to ever do that. I have zero desire to go to work and not work with my friends."

Swagger reveals why he left WWE:

"So for me it was a combination of two things, I needed a change, I needed to be pushed, I needed to be challenged, and also it was a great opportunity, it was a great time to leave. It's a great time to be a pro wrestler right now. As you guys said, I'm working non-stop since I left the company. It's also a great time to be a pro fighter. So that's also why I left. I knew that I had this opportunity ahead of me and that I needed to leave to focus on it and really give MMA 125 percent, as well as capitalize on the great TV exposure that I received over the last 12 years."

NXT UK SPOILER!!!:

Rhea Ripley is the first UK Women's WWE NXT champion.

25/8/2018

Rousey earns respect:

Sasha Banks says Rinda Rousey has proven herslf to her...

"I'm ready for her. Especially knowing her now I would be more than happy to have a match with her. I think she's awesome I think we could make magic together and I have don't have anything bad to say about her. When I first found out that she was going to come I was like 'ugh we don't need that taking away from what we're doing but she helps so much she works so hard. She always wants to learn and she loves it and respects it, and you know, I appreciate that. She works very hard."

Neville:

Neville is reportedly, finally, free of WWE. Almost a year after walking out on his contract and after WWE freezing his deal to stop him continuing his career elsewhere. It is not known when the agreement to let him go was made, but he can, it is said, resume his career whenever he is ready, meaning his no-compete is either expired, or was written off by the company.

HIAC:

Roman Reigns vs Braun Strowman and Ronda Rousey vs Alexa Bliss are booked.

Wade Barrett reveals TV gig, reunites with CM Punk:

"You imagine Ninja Warrior being the obstacle course challenge show. Now imagine it with a few extra bells and whistles. They have me come in and host the British team. I enjoyed that. The cool thing about it is also CM Punk being one of the U.S. hosts. You get to see us interact on camera again. It was good to see him. I haven't seen him in a few years. He is doing great for himself and seems to be enjoying his life away from WWE. I was happy to reconnect with him and see what he is doing."

World record:

Xavier Woods has gotten the world record for most YouTube subscribers for a video game channel run by a celebrity.

WWE games:

WWE have confirmed the UK expansion will be featured on this years video game.

New belt:

(Photo), the NXT Women's title has been unveiled.

Podacst launched:

Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins have launched a podcast under their real names, the theme is their wrestling figure collections.

Social media match:

The Hurricane says a social media post led to him being invited into this years Royal Rumble...

"There have been talks before about doing a surprise for the Royal Rumble. But I was with a different company or injured or something like that. It just wasn't the right time before. This time it was just the right time. They wanted a surprise. I had posted an Instagram picture -- and this is how social media can be used in a really wonderful way -- I posted a picture of the WCW Cruiserweight Title, which I still have and a replica of the WWE Cruiserweight Title. This was around the time when Enzo Amore got fired so they didn't have a champion. So I put a picture up of the belts and said, 'hey WWE I know a guy.'"

24/8/2018

Carlito says leaving WWE made him better:

"I think I've had time to really think about things. I enjoy the slowed-down pace. What I've learned is kinda like what I think the great athletes like basketball players and stuff what you start to learn as your physical abilities start to dissipate or whatever. You start to adjust to succeed otherwise. I feel like a much better wrestler just because of new ways that I have found to workaround situations and entertain people. It's like a total difference performance now than when I was younger when I was just worried about how high I could jump or what flip I could do."

Neville:

Matt Jackson says he recently spoke with Neville, and that he told him he was doing well.

Photo:

Evolution promotional poster released.

Never say never?... yes I will:

Taeler Hendrix says she will never work for WWE...

"Never. Never. I am with National Pro Wrestling League and I am very happy. I found a home for myself, I found a brand that I can believe in, and I can help revolutionize. And, honestly, not many women can they're there for the starting of a division. And this just isn't any division, let's be clear. This isn't just an independent. This is a TV program. This is a revolutionary program. How many women are going to be able to say that?"

Bret Hart honoured:

Bret Hart has been honoured by an indigenous tribe at a ceremony in Calgary.

Swagger recalls shooting on fellow Alum:

Jack Swagger says he and Cesaro had to take a sand-bagging Brodus Clay  to school on Raw...

"Oh yeah, absolutely. Sometimes the amateur wrestling doesn't send the right message. Like, if you squeeze someone down and put the clamps on and they're still like squirming a little bit, sometimes you just gotta use the old right hand to get them to calm down. You can ask Cesaro about this. I'm friends with Brodus Clay, but we were tagging with him on Raw one day and he just wasn't getting the message. And like, Cesaro was hitting him pretty hard and tagged me in, and I started hitting him hard and he still wasn't getting the message. So me and Tony just kind of looked at each other, and I mean, I hit him with everything I had and I'm pretty sure he went down.''

HIAC:

AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe is on for Hell In A Cell, a rematch for the WWE gold from SummerSlam.

Jericho confirms he is open to moving on from WWE:

"When someone says 'would you ever go to IMPACT? Would you ever go to Ring Of Honor? Would you ever go here there or wherever?' Yeah sure, why not? If its creatively satisfying, if it's something that I can really sink my teeth into, something that I can really enjoy, then why wouldn't I give it a try? At this point, I've done everything I could ever do in wrestling. I have a loyalty to WWE but not a death wish with them or anything like that where by hook or by crook I have to be with the WWE. I think part of the fun of what's going on right now in the business is there's a real resurgence with independent wrestling and independent companies and it really gives the WWE a real kick in the ass when people go other places. You have guys like Kenny and the Young Bucks and Cody, people that are walking away and choosing not to sign with WWE which was never an option five or ten years ago. It was all about working with the WWE and signing with the WWE now its like, 'You know what? The WWE is there but once you have the chance to go somewhere else and do some work elsewhere, that kind of takes your career and your life in a different direction.'"

Mania celeb dies:

Robin Leach, who famously unveiled the (Greatest) WWF World title at WrestleMania 4 in 1988, has died aged 76.

Hulk Hogan reveals who taught him no sell / Hulk up:

"Then what happened is I went to Minnesota for three years and I really honed my craft. Verne Gagne actually taught me how to start shaking and 'Hulk Up' and Verne actually taught me that, how to come up. He could coach me, 'now you gotta start shaking and if somebody hits you with a lead pipe in the head you act like it doesn't hurt you. When they dropkick you, you don't go down... when they hit you with four dropkicks you just wobble.'"

MYC leak:

Tegan Nox was booked to make it to the final of MYC2 before she was injured during the competition.

23/8/2018

Brock Lesnar:

WWE do not expect Brock Lesnar to be back with them until his next UFC run ends, maybe sometime in 2019, but have told him the door is always open.

Cena's new job:

John Cena will host a prank show on Facebook.

King takes campaign for truth to TV:

Cody talks why WWE return is unlikely:

"Somebody asked me the other day, 'would you go back?' And the answer has pretty much definitely become, 'I don't think so. Not because I don't like WWE or WrestleMania or I don't like money or I don't like the big production. Because I am literally now incapable of taking direction. If you told me you're gonna write something for me -- no. If you told me you're gonna produce something -- no. If you have me a time and a finish -- cool. But even that I'm literally -- I don't want to discourage because you've got Arn Anderson you've got Mike Rotunda -- you've got these guys in WWE] -- out of respect for sure. But, out of respect for myself, it's my song that I go out there to play."

Young Bucks echoed his feelings during the same interview...

"That would be so hard for me and Nick because we're DIY. Like from the ground up we've made every decision on our own. We've built ourselves up to this empire now on our own. So it would be like, 'how can I hand over the keys to this car to someone at this point?' Like I'd feel so afraid."

ADR talks AAA snub:

Alberto Del Rio has revealed why he refused to work TripleMania...

"I don't like how they are doing things in the business. We continue to see promoters take advantage of the talent. Thank God I am in the position where' I am able to say, 'OK you can do this, but you won't do this to me'. It happened with Triple A."

Rumble SPOILERS!!!:

The Rock is odds on favourite to win the Royal Rumble next year, then go on to challenge Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.

KO backs WWE over indies:

"I absolutely don't think it's a threat. I think it's great for everybody involved and WWE thrives on competition. It did for a long time. I think healthy competition is great and I think WWE would agree. But WWE will always try to go out and be better than everybody else and I think that's why they got to the point where they're at, you know? They want to be bigger and they want to do things other companies can't and they're never gonna change that way. The fact that all these companies are thriving is great for everybody involved. Whether it's wrestlers who are up and coming and trying to make a career or even wrestler that might eventually leave WWE, it gives them a place to go to..Look, the wrestling world is changing and it's very exciting to see. But I think it would be silly to look at these companies thriving and not feel like WWE is a big part of them thriving as well. You know what I mean? Even Ring Of Honor selling out Madison Square Garden is fantastic, it's unbelievable... but they're selling it out on WrestleMania weekend, you know what I mean? So I feel people should still be grateful to WWE and I know some people that's not the cool thing to admit that WWE might not be this giant thing trying to hurt the indies. "

WWE movies:

WWE movies chief has been ousted after a coup d'etat by his second in command, who has taken the role over.

22/8/201

Jeff Hardy sets timetable for retirement:

"The WWE, this schedule is tough. But you gotta be tough to survive here. But around 2020 hopefully we can do a limited schedule something with not as much wrestling where we do heal up. That was the great thing about TNA and doing the indies, man. We would do TV tapings and be off for like a month and then do our indies whenever we wanted to. It was fun, but here it ain't no joke man. You gotta be ready to go because they don't slow down."

Rowan:

Rowan is on his way to Alabama for surgery on a biceps tear, suffered at SummerSlam. He did manage to work through the injury in dropping the blue Tag gold to New Day last night.

Hell In A Cell:

Miz & Maryse vs Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella is booked for HIAC.

Bella talks Cena split:

Nikki Bella says John Cena wanted her to give up her career when she married him...

"One person had to sacrifice their career, but I'm not willing to do that. I'm just not the girl who hangs out on set. I have my own career. I want to be one of Forbes' top entrepreneurs."

Cody wants Ryder to go indie:

''Zack. I know he doesn’t fit the indie model exactly, but at one point that dude was getting his name chanted...in msg...while the great one was in the ring, I think he works too hard to be just a super jacked dude in the background.''

HBK talks ring return:

"The getting ready for WrestleMania is 100% work and I don't know whether I want to put myself or my family through to do it again and steal the show at 53 for God's sake. Now it's a whole different ball of wax is someone says, 'do you wanna go down and work with some other 40 plus-year-old guys or 50 or whatever and mess around and be silly. You know what I mean? That doesn't seem like work to me. Something like that I would consider but nobody ever talks about that. It's always me and somebody half my age."

JJ takes charge:

Jason Jordan produced a match on SD last night.

Jericho says Vince wanted to help Cody's indie show:

"Speaking about Vince, I told Vince about All In four or five months ago. We were just discussing it, shooting the breeze and I go, 'yeah the show is in September in Chicago.' Vince is like, 'ah I wish they would have called me. September is the worst time of the year to promote -- it's terrible!'

Goldberg vs Trump:

Threats were made against US President, Donald Trump, via Goldberg's Twitter. He later announced his account was hacked.

21/8/2018

Kurt removed:

Kurt Angle has been removed as Raw GM, probably because they are going to Canada soon, and WWE worry Kurt might not get in because of his criminal convictions. Baron Corbin has taken over.

Reby Sky talks Matt Hardy's future:

"Matt is good. Matt is right now going through a bit of a transitional period. He's not really sure what he's going to be doing. His contract is up in March, which I'm not sure many people are aware of. But there's sort of a decision to be made at this point as to whether or not he should continue his in-ring career or if he should pursue something different, which he would totally be up for and would be excited to do, I feel like. So, he's kind of giving it a go right now backstage. He's at SummerSlam. He's not on the card but he's there. And we're kind of going to see from here. It's really a transitional time right now."

Champ injured:

Rowan was injured at SummerSlam.

Jericho chastises Brit:

Chris Jericho say wrestling is not about great matches, but about the people that do it...

"I'm gonna go on record here -- uh-oh Jericho spews the truth -- guess what guys? Great matches don't matter -- here's the secret to wrestling -- personalities and character. That's all that matters."

He then revealed he personally telephoned Will Ospreay to tell him off for a high spot, where he was badly hurt...

"I told him, after he smashed his head on the ring apron. People were predicting he's gonna be the next Dynamite Kid. I called him on the phone and said, 'dude you do not want to be the next Dynamite Kid. I want you to be around when you're 47 just like me kicking ass. Stop doing stupid moves that don't mean anything."

Lesnar no-shows last night?:

Brock Lesnar did not attend his last booked WWE date as planned last night. He flew home directly after SummerSlam.

WWE couple split:

Luke Gallows says his relationship with Nia Jax has sadly ended.

SD teaser:

• The New Day and The Bludgeon Brothers meet in No Disqualification title showdown
• Jeff Hardy finally goes one-on-one with Randy Orton
• Becky Lynch to explain her actions at SummerSlam
• AJ Styles to give an exclusive interview
• What's next for Daniel Bryan and The Miz?

Nakamura reveals heat over John Cena botch:

''I don't know if I can tell that or not. Because some people were upset backstage -- not John Cena, but someone. They were so pissed off at me, 'why did you do that?!' But everybody came to support me, even John Cena, 'it's not his fault, it's my fault' What a good man. So not everybody has a chance to wrestle with John Cena now. So I felt good in the ring with John Cena. I never was the villain in the ring, so if I had the chance I want to wrestle against him again. Maybe we can create something better than before, yeah."

Injury:

Tye Dillinger is back in the ring after a knock.

Disney sign champ:

Roman Reigns is taping for a Disney cartoon.

Rapper signs for WWE:

Wale has joined the 205 presentation team.

20/8/2018

SummerSlam:

Results...

1. Andrade Cien Almas & Zelina Vega bt Rusev & Lana
2. Cedric Alexander bt Drew Gulak
3. B Team bt Revival
4. Seth Rollins bt Dolph Ziggler (IC title)
5. New Day bt Bludgeon Bros (No title change)
6. Braun Strowman bt Kevin Owens
7. Charlotte Flair bt Carmella and Becky Lynch (Blue Women's)
8. Samoa Joe bt AJ Styles (No title change)
9. The Miz bt Daniel Bryan
10. Finn Balor bt Baron Corbin
11. Shinsuke Nakamura bt Jeff Hardy
12. Ronda Rousey bt Alexa Bliss
13. Roman Reigns bt Brock Lesnar

Notes...

• Jerry Lawler appeared on WWE TV for the first time since his son died
• Seth Rollins gear was inspired by a Marvel character
• Becky Lynch heel turned on Charlotte
• Natalya paid tribute to her dad by wearing his ring jacket

WWE new love:

Luke Gallows and Nia Jax are dating.

Raw tease:

• Who is coming for Universal Champion Roman Reigns?
• Will Rousey's title reign begin in a state of Bliss?
• Will Rollins' victory mean the end for Ziggler & McIntyre?
• Who can stop the B-Team?
• What fallout will occur after The Demon's reemergence?

Brock Lesnar:

On what is expected to be Brock Lesnar's last night in WWE, one of his rivals, Finn Balor, says wrestling needs him...

"When Brock walks to the ring there's something special there happening that night. Regardless of if it's good or bad, people like it or don't like it they're all paying attention and that's what we need -- we need more of that in pro wrestling."

WWE unhappy with chants:

WWE officials were unhappy with ''TNA'' during AJ vs Joe and ''Asshole'' during the main, when a security official popped a beach ball, chants from SummerSlam fans.

Renee Young:

Renee Young got two new tattoo's today.

Impact good deed:

My new favourite wrestler, Joe Hendry, made a young fans night last night. The boy, recovering from a second brain surgery, was invited into the ring, and Joe allowed him to pin Tyson Dux for him. His family says they do not know how much future he will have, so to live his dream meant the world to them, they thanked all involved.

Punk:

Cody Rhodes says he made a real and serious offer to CM Punk to compete at All-In, but he refused.

GLOW:

Netflix have given GLOW a third series.