7/12/2018

Alexa Bliss:

WWE have set up a special ring for Alexa Bliss at the PC. It has a 1 foot thick crash mat, used for stunt scenes on movie sets, with ropes around it, to absorb any impact she takes as their medics test her for concussion syndrome. The set up is usually used for kids to bump on at WrestleMania Axeess.

Impact:

Eli Drake says Impact should not go to a streaming only format, and that to continue to grow, they need a TV deal...

"At the end of the day, TV is still king. Will that hold over for much longer? I don't know. As far as advertisers and what not, there is money in streaming but there's also still a lot of money in TV. I think TV is still important to reach out to different sections of the audience. But I think also moving forward, streaming and the internet are valuable and making our footprint there is necessary."

Old boy arrested:

Justin Credible has been arrested again. He has been charged with breaching a protective order, causing criminal mischief, breach of the peace, and assault. he has also walked away from his WWE sponsored rehab. He currently sits in jail with a $50,000 bond.

PCO says sorry:

Pierre Ouellet has apologised for having to pull out of all indie bookings because of his new ROH deal.

Stone Cold wants rule change:

"I was watching a tag match on Monday Night RAW just the other night and there was a guy in the corner standing there with that white rope in his hands and that is supposed to be, when you hold onto it, when you hold onto the end of the rope, that's the furthest you can get down that apron. You must be in contact with that rope, so you just don't walk up and down that apron or try to edge your way out there to try to get a tag. This is supposed to negate that, but guys don't know how to work the ropes anymore. Dude's sitting there holding the midway part of the rope or they're alligator-arming their partner or their opponent and no one's controlling the ring, no one is cutting off the ring, and so the rope serves a purpose. And, back in the day, man, we used to use those things to choke people and do stuff like that behind the referee's back." Austin summarized, "obviously, these days with so many corporate sponsors, you can't use the ropes for half the s--t we used to use those ropes for, but they are essentially there to keep a person within a certain boundary in a tag match."

TV show return:

Rapper Ice Cube is bringing back 'Celebrity Deathmatch.' The wrestling themed celebrity parody / roast show was huge during the attitude era, with it's no-holds barred gore and cutting swipes at the stars featured on it. The original creator is involved in the project, but Ice Cube will produce and star.

Contract updates:

AJ Styles will be out of contract with WWE in April, but his BC buddies Gallows & Anderson are tied down until September.

WWE want NJPW star:

WWE are hopeful of signing Kushida for NXT in 2019.

Double J plugs WWE:

Jeff Jarrett wore a SmackDown tee at an NFL game last night.