Cody Rhodes has signed to wrestle for AAA next month. AAA have agreed a partnership arrangement with Cody's AEW promotion.
Batista shades Rock and Cena's movie careers:
"Rock was, in a way, a movie star before he was even a movie star. There is something about him that's really special. I'd never take that away from him. Would I consider him a great actor? F--- no. I want good roles. I don't care about Fast and Furious or Bumblebee. ... That's not the kind of stardom I want. ... I want to be in Dune. I want to work with Denis Villeneuve. I want to work with Sam Mendes and Jodie Foster. I want to work with Academy Award winners. I'm proud to be a character actor. I want that respect and credibility and education."
Y2J:
Chris Jericho has splashed out over $3 million on a new home in Florida.
Injury:
Tommaso Ciampa's main roster angle may be forced to end, he is injured. He has been working hurt for a couple of weeks, but the pain is getting too much. It is reported to be a neck injury.
TNA legend leaves ROH:
Madison Rayne has been released from Ring Of Honor.
Kenny Omega names dream WWE match:
"AJ Styles would be my dream WWE match."
AEW stars celeb father takes seriously ill:
21 year old Jack 'Jungle Boy' Perry is currently at the side of his actor father, Luke, who starred in the films 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' and 'The Fifth Element' after he suffered a massive stroke at his home yesterday. He is currently under constant observation at a hospital, where his current condition is unknown. As well as Luke's young son getting into wrestling, the man himself recently got involved in a match himself. When David Arquette was brutalised in a deathmatch he was in attendance, supporting his friend. He went to the ring during the match to beg a bloodied Arquette to stop, and went with him to the hospital while he was treated after.
Return:
Hiromu Takahashi who suffered a severe neck injury last year, is set to make a special appearance with NJPW in the near future.
Reigns changes mind:
Roman Reigns has been working hard to change Dean Ambrose's mind about his WWE future, and there has been a clue that he may have done so. WWE live event listings have Dean Ambrose on the roster for events going into May, even though he announced he plans to quit in April. Also on Roman, the Fastlane arena have leaked his return match. They claim he will team with Seth Rollins against Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin in a handicap bout at the PPV.
Announcer joins TD:
Charly Caruso has been addede to the cast of 'Total Divas'.
Impact re-sign former champ:
Rosemary is staying with Impact.
CM Punk vs Colt Cabana:
CM Punk has again filed to have the multi million dollar court case against him, made by Colt Cabana, thrown out of court.
"After all these times of being such a bad guy, I was cheered like I had never been cheered before. After being booed out of all these buildings for so long, they loved me and it was great seeing that. It was exhilarating and fun and I carry that with me. Someone asked me not too long ago what I missed most about WWE, and I said, 'Everything.' There is nothing like having that championship and going out and doing radio and TV talking about it. And I was a good bad guy. Some of these kids who are now 40 said they were watching when they were 8 and they thought they could beat me. People wanted me to lose and they didn't care who I lost to. WWE is the place to be. For me, it's the only place I have ever wanted to be. It's the place that if I'm ready to finish up, that's where I want to be. It's home for me because I have so many fond memories of everything that has been accomplished by WWE and from what I've accomplished myself. It wasn't me alone, it was a huge team effort. That is what's amazing and what is so great about being part of the WWE. The door is open to you and it's up to you if you want to walk through it. I look back on everything and for some unknown reason, everything has a meaning. The timing, everything about this year in the 2019 Hall of Fame, everything was lining up perfectly. I never dreamed it was going to happen and would tell people that it's something I don't think about every day of my life. But to be able to be part of this, it's hard to explain." Here is his HOF VT...
SmackDown:
Kevin Owens was brought back to TV by Vince McMahon last night. Which was bad news for Kofi Kingston, who was stripped of his World title shot in favour of the Canadian. He was not the only returnee. Matt Hardy has reunited with his brother on the blue show.
Hardyz:
WWE have invoked a roll over clause in the Hradyz contracts, keeping them on the roster for an extra year, on top of the two years they signed for after their Mania 33 return.
Fastlane:
Asuka vs Mandy Rose for the blue Women's is booked.
Backstage incident:
Jack Swagger says his first World title win was soured by Chris Jericho and Edge accosting him in a hallway and telling him not to f*** up the angle.
Sami Zayn:
The Meltzer claims Sami Zayn is cleared and ready to come back to WWE TV.
WOS champ signs:
Bea Priestley has officially signed for AEW.
NXT UK:
While Bea Priestley has gone to AEW, the woman she beat for the WOS gold, Kay Lee Ray, has officially joined NXT UK, along with Jazzy Gabert, Ilja Rukober, Oliver Sauter and Jay Melrose.
Roman Reigns and Batista made their returns to WWE last night. Roman revealed he has gone into remission from his recent battle with cancer, he also got physical later in the night, helping Dean Ambrose survive a 4 on 1 beat down, and Batista challenged Triple H for Mania.
All In:
The Sears Centre have installed a plaque remembering last years All In event. Young Bucks were on hand to unveil it.
Fastlane:
Sasha & Bayley will defend the new female Tag titles vs Nia Jax and Tamina at Fastlane.
Impact signing:
Fallah Bahh is staying with Impact, he re-signed this week.
SD teaser:
The New" Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston to sign contract for their WWE Title Match at WWE Fastlane tonight
Can Johnny Gargano keep the momentum going against Cesaro?
Aleister Black & Ricochet look to rise up on Nakamura & Rusev
Will Asuka recover from her loss to Mandy Rose?
WWE Hall Of Fame:
The Honky Tonk Man is the latest inductee into the class of 2019. WWE confirmed the news on their website today.
Was cancer real?:
Roman Reigns and WWE have, since last night, been accused by some of inventing Roman's cancer to win the fans over to him, after many failed attempts of getting the paying attendees of their shows to do so thus far. They say it is very convenient that he has recovered in time for Mania, and that his illness was awfully short and cited him having time to go away and make a movie with the Rock, and the fact he still has his hair as proof of their argument. However a number of sufferers of the same illness and charities and support organisations have jumped to the wrestlers defense, one posting this explanation... "Roman's remission appears to be too good to be true. Looking great with all of his hair, five months after diagnosis doesn't fit in with the traditional narrative of a blood cancer patient. Cancer doesn't work like that, does it? Actually, yes, some blood cancers do. I've had a similar type of blood cancer to Roman called chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) for 11 years now. I take a small white tablet every morning called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and it puts my leukaemia back in its box on a molecular level. I've had bad days where I've felt tired or a bit sick but I've carried on. I work full time in education and haven't taken a day off sick through anything related to the leukaemia. It took me about 9 months to reach a haematological level of remission, in that my blood looked OK. It took 6 years to get to a molecular level of remission and now my leukaemia is pretty much undetectable. I've never lost my hair and I've never had traditional chemotherapy. You see where I'm going with this? Roman is an elite athlete and it might surprise you that I'm not. We've both fought our leukaemia in our own way and in our own timeframe. But there is one thing that I guarantee will annoy any leukaemia patient who is in remission, that's someone saying, 'well, you don't look sick!' Right now, that's happening online. Can't we celebrate Roman looking great and happy or would we prefer him hooked up to a drip, pushed out in a wheelchair? That's our traditional view and if our traditional view has been upended, it isn't a lie. The treatment that has given Roman and me our lives back was hailed in 2001 by Time Magazine as the magic bullet for cancer. Times are changing, we're the trailblazers and millions of people are now living because of that little white tablet. They aren't having devastating does of chemotherapy and in most cases, after taking the tablet they are able to go to work or smash someone around in a wrestling ring. It's still not perfect, some people get side effects from the drugs but as the treatment improves, so will the quality of life. But, let's not forget, and Roman knows this all too well, leukaemia can relapse. We're all living on a knife edge from appointment to appointment. My appointments are six months apart and I still get nervous, I'm sure that I always will. It's a strange way to live…but it's better than the alternative."
Double J goes to court:
Double J Jeff Jarrett wants $5 million from Impact for the promotion deleting the GFW master tapes and for the ownership of the name.
David Otunga reveals he had heat with Kevin Owens:
"Kevin Owens got really mad at me one time. I'm trying to remember the actual line but I was making some witty comment and I said something about the battle of the bulge and I was like, 'And we're not talking about Kevin Owen's stomach' or something like that, which I think is pretty tame. Owens was mad and coming at me on Twitter and stuff. The thing of it is Kevin Owens is actually one of my favorite characters like legit, because he's so different. I love the fact that he is who he is. He's different and yeah his stomach hangs over but I think that's awesome. So I was like, 'Hey man, we're on the same team. I don't know if you know that. Dude, you're a heel. This is what we do.' He was like shoot mad. Like he would see me backstage and he wouldn't even say anything or shake my hand or nothing. I think we're cool now. I hope."
Sunny has been arrested for DWI in New Jersey and is currently incarcerated.
ROH record:
Jay Lethal has beaten Samoa Joe's record as longest reigning ROH World champ.
Injury:
Drew McIntyre vs Dean Ambrose had to stopped on the lives this past weekend, after Drew blew his knee delivering his finisher.
Raw tease:
The Big Dog is back
A birthday celebration worthy of The Nature Boy
NXT Superstars on the rise
There's something about Dean Ambrose
Who will be The Boss 'N' Hug Connection's first challengers?
SPOILER!!! James Storm and Batista are backstage.
Impact sign top star:
Sami Callihan has re-signed with Impact.
Velvet Sky talks bad experience with WWE:
''Shit ur lucky u got the broom closet. Lol In ‘06 I was invited there as an extra & a certain female wrestler had me kicked out of the divas locker room by the makeup lady & made me change in the men’s bathroom w/ a bunch of dude extras cuz I was a “threat” to her job. Fun times.''
WWE staffer praised:
A member of the WWE props team has been praised in local media after stopping a DUI driver from leaving the scene of an accident, he held him down until police arrived.
Indy wrestler makes concern public:
Adam Bueller found a lump under his armpit and went to get it checked. He was told he had cancer, pneumonia and was HIV positive. The wrestler was well known on the deathmatch scene, and says the news of his HIV diagnosis made him realise he was never asked to take a blood test by any promotion he worked for. He is now calling on all indies to install regular testing to protect other workers from becoming ill by unknowing sufferers infecting them during the often gory kind of wrestling match.
AEW refused:
AEW have had all of their TM requests initially refused for a number of reasons, including duplication (Someone already has it) and non payment of fees.
Mania leak:
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida is expected to be named as the venue for next years WrestleMania 36.
NJPW star David, son of Fit, Finlay has dislocated his shoulder.
Indie offer:
Scott D'Amore jumped in the ring after an indie match to offer a wrestler called Josh Alexander a three year deal with Impact.
JR tells AEW how to avoid becoming another WCW:
"Well, they've got to continue to create stars. They've got to continue to provide something new and exciting and talented to the fanbase. They've got to have a great television clearance as they start their weekly run this fall, I am told or as I read. So I think that's important. They've struck a chord with many on social media, their footprint, thanks to their social media expertise, is serving them well. But the main thing is they've got to cultivate a talented roster. They can't get stale or predictable and continue to produce great episodic, hard-hitting, no eye-rolling content every week. It's a hell of a big job and it ain't going to be easy."
NXT UK star quits job for WWE:
Amir Jordan says he had to quit his job in banking to sign for WWE, much to the disappointment of his family... "It was difficult but it was something that after the first training session I knew I wanted to do it again and again. There was quite a lot of disappointment from my parents."
Why stars are gone:
Dave Meltzer says a number of falling outs between Arn Anderson and Vince McMahon led to his firing from WWE, with the final straw being Vince not liking how Arn handled an incident at a live show last week. Arn took full responsibility for the incident, and was fired on the spot. AA is said to be a strong defender of talent fighting for their spots and criticising creative, which irked the office greatly. TJP was allowed to go because of mounting disciplinary issues, such as recently revealing creative stole an idea from him and gave it to Buddy Murphy.
Orton pops for WWE star:
Randy Orton told Zack Ryder he was an elite talent on social media today... ''I am sure someone will recognize your talents one day. Always considered you to be a very elite worker."
Promotion confirmed:
Aleister Black cut an in ring promo on the NXT live circuit this weekend, saying goodbye to the fans before he moved to the full roster.
Rikishi plans to urge sons to quit WWE:
"Jonathan and Joshua Fatu, they are pretty much well secured there in WWE. I taught my kids everything they need to know in the industry, but I think they have nothing else to prove in WWE. My thing is, I'm always concerned about my kids and their bodies holding up in the industry. We don't have time off. They run 365 days a year and gone all the time and performing every night. I'm kind of leaning for them to go to Hollywood. I kind of see a Samoan dynasty reality show for CBS, I think, somewhere down the line. Right now, their contracts are coming up in April. During that time is around WrestleMania. We'll see where they go from there. Wherever the boys decide to go, I know I'll support their decision. I also know the fans of the Usos and the dynasty will support them as well. I really don't think they have anything else to prove in professional wrestling but to move on to other things. I want them to try other things and go into acting. I think these boys are naturals in front of the camera. You see how much they've grown in their promos. Once they gave them the mic, their talent came through."
It is being speculated that WWE were holding off on announcing the recent releases until their no compete rule would have ruled the talent out of the first AEW PPV on May 25. If that is the case, someone in WWE has made a mathematical fail, the 90 days rule will end days before the AEW show, not after it, as is said to have been the plan. Cody Rhodes has already expressed interest in bringing Tye Dillinger to AEW. TJP, contrary to some reports, asked for his release from the company, seemingly after being angered that a creative idea he took to the office was given to Buddy Murphy instead of himself.
Legend promoted:
Indie legend Steve Corino has left his NXT coaches role to become a producer for the main WWE roster.
Noam goes home:
Noam Dar has been transferred from 205 Live to NXT UK. He will move back to the UK in the coming weeks.
Roman ready:
Roman Reigns personal trainer says his client has been working toward his ring return. He will be on Raw next week, so this may be a tease of what he will say on the show. WrestleMania?
WWE Network:
The WWE Network is set to celebrate it's 5th birthday with a ''Mega-Marathon'' of it's best footage.
Eli refuses match:
Eli Drake has refused to wrestle an intergender match vs Tessa Blanchard for Impact.
Nikki awarded:
Nikki Bella has been named best actress in a reality show. (Which doesn't make a lick o' sense to me, how can it be reality if she is acting??? lol)
Brother Love is back:
WWE have hired Bruce Prichard to become the new head of their creative team. He will answer solely to Vince McMahon.
Big debut:
Viper made her debut for WWE NXT UK last night.
Injuries:
Noam Dar and Mark Andrews had to be stretchered to the back after their NXT UK match was stopped following a scary incident. Dar tried a reverse hurricanrana but messed it up, apparently hurting both he and his opponent in the process.
Roman Reigns will be on Raw on Monday to update on his battle with cancer.
Hardy's future:
Matt Hardy is free of his WWE deal next month.
HOF'er released:
WWE have reportedly parted ways with Arn Anderson. The decision was made to cut him loose on Thursday, no reasoning has been made public as yet, but there has been a large influx of new producers, so that may have played a part.
HOF leak:
Hart Foundation (Bret, Anvil, and Jimmy Hart), Honky Tonk Man and Tazz have emerged as likely inductees this year. WWE are said to have been split on which group to induct (DX or Hart's) and eventually gave up and decided to put both in, Honky is said to be locked in, talks are ongoing with Tazz.
Naomi defends recent police incident:
"I was NOT ticketed, I was NOT drinking, leaving the lot I was unaware that it exits to a 1 way street (it was dark snow no signs no traffic I was pulled immediately made a mistake and I own it) as for my husband he's more of a man you'll ever be & I'll leave it at that #blocked"
Pop goes the TV deal:
Pop's president says his network chose to drop Impact, not the other way around, and revealed why... "Yes, we had a wrestling show every Thursday night, which by the way was one of our 10 highest-rated shows on the network. They wanted to keep going, obviously. It was two hours of original content every Thursday night, 52 weeks a year that would do 400 thousand-500 thousand viewers every Thursday night. We had to really start focusing on brand and expectation, and I think if you're going to pitch yourself and tell audiences that you're this place for premium content, Schitt's Creek, Flack, Florida Girls, this type of stuff, then people need to know what to expect from you when they come to the channel."
WWE releases:
WWE have confirmed Tye Dillinger has left the company. He was not the only one. They finally announced the departure of Hideo Itami and also announced that TJ Perkins, the first 205 Live champion, has been dropped too.
WWE have withdrawn permission for Ricochet to compete with Evolve.
Swagger gets another bout:
Jack Swagger will compete in MMA again in May. He won his debut fight last month.
Zelina Vega talks landing role in Paige film:
"Actually I've known Dwayne Johnson for around 5 years now, and I was going going through a period of time where I was trying to get to WWE and it wasn't easy. It took me around 8 years to get here. But at a time where I was struggling to become a WWE Superstar and struggling to become an actress, I texted him one day and I was like, 'I'm at the end of my rope here, what do you suggest I do? Please give me some guidance.' He's like, 'Actually I've been working on something for the past few days now, give me a little bit and I'll call you.' So I was like, OK and didn't think anything of it. And then he call me and he said, 'So I have this project that we're working with and it's based on this documentary on Paige, and her family, and her life in wrestling. I would love for you to be involved. So I was like, 'OK, sweet. I'll probably just get a little scene in the background and that'd be great.' And he's like, 'No, I want you to be champion. I want you to be my Divas Champion. And you don't even have to audition for the role, it's yours. I know you can do it.' Of course, the waterworks and all that came afterwards, but it was pretty incredible because he's somebody that's believed in me from the start."
Dusty tribute:
WWE have confirmed a third annual tag team classic in memory of Dusty Rhodes.
New champ:
Velveteen Dream has won the North American title.
Indie injury:
Former Impact star Andrew Everett is out with a meniscus tear.
Injury:
Ronda Rousey needed stitches to close a cut on her elbow after a crutch attack by Becky Lynch.
Uso's vs Shane & Miz for the blue Tag gold is the first confirmed match for the next WWE PPV event. Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston is also confirmed for the WWE.
NXT invasion continues:
The 4 NXT stars that appeared on Raw this week also invaded SmackDown last night, with similar success. The angle has caused some tension backstage however. Vince made the call for the talent to fly out to the TV's this week, but neglected to tell HHH, the father of NXT, what he was doing with Hunter's roster.
Let me go:
Tye Dillinger has asked WWE to release him from his contract.
Actor holds grudge:
Ken Jeong still harbours bad will toward John Cena from an appearance he made on Raw once... "I hosted WWE RAW with John Cena years ago. And WWE asked me to host it. They were like, 'do you want to do this?' I'm like, 'yeah, I'm an actor - acting is fake; wrestling is fake; what could go wrong, right?' And on the day of, John Cena lifts me up for a bodyslam, throws me over the top rope, and the five motherf--kers who were supposed to catch me didn't! Wrestling is f--king real! He throws me over the top rope, I hit the concrete, my head hits the wooden plank. You can hear the sound of my head hitting the plank. I had to call Tran after RAW went off the air to assure her that I was okay. My whole point is John Cena absolutely sucks. He really does. I'm just saying."
Henry takes charge:
Mark Henry has grown tired of bad behaviour in the WWE locker room and says he will be at evry show going forward to deal with the lack of respect that is prevailing. He cited a recent incident of an unnamed young member of the roster that refused to tidy up the locker room at the end of a show, telling the official that made the request that is ''Was not there job''... "That s**t is going to come to an abrupt stop because I will be at all TV's and all pay-per-views now. This is really new, like within the last two weeks. Every pay-per-view, there is going to be issues within the locker room. We are going to reestablish the leadership chain of command. I am taking a behind the scenes role to keep everyone in balance. I don't want the business to suffer because of one or two people and not respecting it. I am going to definitely try and empower some people."
Heat on Taker:
Vince McMahon is unhappy with Undertaker appearing at the next AEW legends event.
Indie star blasts WWE evacuees:
Joey Ryan is not happy with WWE talent quitting their jobs... ''When I started wrestling, WWE roster guys were told “these indie guys are coming for your jobs” so as extra talent, we got treated like dirt. Now these WWE roster guys are quitting their jobs and coming for our indie money.''
Rollins fails:
Seth Rollins failed to get medical clearance for a physical confrontation on Raw this week.
Hulk Hogan movie:
Actor Chris Hemsworth has signed on to play Hulk Hogan in a Netflix produced biopic of the HOF'er's life.
Neville dislocated his finger twice during an indie match this match, and popped it back in place, so he could continue his bout.
NXT:
4 NXT stars made successful Raw debuts last night. Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa reunited to beat Revival, Ricochet teamed with Finn Balor to beat Lashley and Rush and Aleister Black scored a W vs Elias.
New staffers:
Abyss and Hurricane started their production jobs with WWE at last nights Raw.
HOF:
Here is the induction VT for DX...
Birthday bash:
Next week's Raw will be dedicate to Ric Flair. A 70th birthday party will be a feature of the broadcast.
SD teaser:
"The New" Daniel Bryan's WWE Fastlane opponent to be revealed
The Miz to issue a public apology to Shane McMahon
How will Charlotte Flair react to Becky Lynch's assault?
Can Kofi Kingston rebound from tough Elimination Chamber defeat?
Will the NXT takeover continue?
Uso's leaving?:
Rikishi said his sons would soon be free of WWE on a post congratulating them on winning the blue Tag gold this week.
WrestleMania:
Lacey Evans is currently penciled in as the challenger for Asuka's blue Women's gold at the big show. WWE are also said to be working on a retirement match for Kurt Angle for the card.
Veteran rewarded:
WWE have written a new WWE title feud for Fastlane, so impressed were they by the performance of Kofi Kingston this past weekend, that the New Day man will be installed as #1 contender to Bryan's gold on SD.
Paige blames fans:
Paige says WWE are not to blame for how long it has talen to get women to the prominent position they currently enjoy. She says WWE fans are the ones that have held the ladies back in the past... "It was never WWE holding the women back. It was the fans not taking them seriously. They wanted to see more of the male characters many years ago. It was a male dominated sport."
Alum refuses return:
Justin Gabriel says WWE offered him a run in NXT earlier this year, but he decided he enjoyed his creative freedom too much to return, and instead went to ROH.
WWE wedding:
Tye Dillinger's birthday present this year was an engagement ring. He is set to wed Peyton Royce.
Young Bucks talks WWE offer:
"I'll tell you this. For a moment, I thought that we would probably be going to WWE. That was the closest that it's ever come to us going there, for sure. And they were great. They were respectful, and they told us what our value was. I think it was really like a wake-up call for us. It was almost like, wow. It's good to be wanted. These guys, they're teaching us we are valuable and we're worth this much. It was definitely something we were considering, and it was hard to turn down, because it would have been life-changing."
UK leader changed?:
Johnny Saint has been removed from the UK roster of WWE's website.
Sasha Banks & Bayley won the Women's Tag title Chamber match to become their inaugural champions.
Uso's bt Miz & Shane McMahon to win the blue Tag.
Finn Balor bt Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush to win the IC.
Ronda Rousey bt Ruby Riott.
Baron Corbin bt Braun Strowman.
Daniel Bryan won the WWE title Chamber.
New baby:
Miz and Maryse have announced they are expecting a second child.
Retirement ends:
Gail Kim has quit the Impact office and says she will return to the ring for the promotion.
HOF:
A leaked promo for this years WWE HOF has DX as the headline inductees, in the ad Shawn Michaels, Triple H, X-Pac, BA Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and Chyna are listed as the members of the faction that are to be enshrined. There has also been another leak suggesting the Hart Foundation are going to be the group induction, with Bret and Jimmy Hart getting second inductions and the Anvil getting a posthumous first. WWE have confirmed to ESPN that DX will be going into the Hall this year, and HHH says it is important that Chyna be included in the induction... "I think it's the most meaningful for us all to go in together and to be recognized together. Because I think both groups were [just] as impactful." The official conformation will be on tonight's Raw.
Corey Graves:
Corey Graves estranged wife seems to have taken his advice. She has closed down and deleted her social media profile, after making strong accusations about him last week, leading to threats of legal action from WWE. The couple are said to be close to completing their divorce.
Raw tease:
What fate awaits the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Champions?
What will happen after Becky Lynch ruthlessly assaulted Charlotte and Ronda Rousey?
How will Bobby Lashley come at Intercontinental Champion Finn Bálor?
What will the age of The Revival look like?
Several top NXT stars are backstage, including title holders Ciampa and Gargano. There is said to be big plans for them to appear on the show.
Elias wants legends gone:
Elias says it is time for the greats to go away... "There was a time when I respected The Undertaker, I respected Shawn Michaels, I respected Triple H. And now they just hang around. They keep having these matches with each other. I just want them gone, so, any respect I did have for these guys is out the window. The whole thing, The Brothers of Destruction, DX, any of that stuff, that was an attitude era thing. But you're looking at the guy right now, so, step aside and it's Elias' time. Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Triple H, Kane, get out of here, man. Get out!"
Eddie Edwards has signed a long term deal to remain with Impact wrestling.
Online feud:
Enzo Amore has been trolling Corey Graves over his alleged affair with Carmella, via social media.
Injury:
WWE have announced Becky Lynch injured her already damaged knee during a brawl with Charlotte on the live circuit this weekend.
PPV:
Tonight is Elimination Chamber.
Jake talks worst match:
"Great thing the commercials were good because that was it. The match stunk and so did the idea. That was such a horrible thing to choose. What in the hell man. I'm not climbing no pole, are you serious Bill (Watts)? That is the best thing that you could come up with? I thought it was ridiculous and the match was one of my worst matches. Sting wasn't very excited to wrestle back then and he had gotten tired of being the guy that everybody depended on to bring in the big house and he was getting lazy because he had that contract and that is the bad thing about contracts is that guys get lazy and are like well, I'll get all my money anyway. That is the wrong way to look at it brother, those are the guys that hurt wrestling. Those contracts and they didn't go out there and put out and they didn't push it and he went out there and did just enough to get by. Well, that is just not how you do it, that is not how you wrestle and never will and same goes for these shows that I'm doing now. I go out there and I gut it and it is kind of crazy but after an hour or an hour and twenty minuets out there on stage I feel like I worked a damn match and I am using that energy and I pour it out. I empty the damn bucket and by the end of the night I have to get out of there because I am exhausted and ready to collapse because I put everything I can into it and that is how much I believe in it."
Sgt Slaughter recalls death threats:
"So he starts laying out the Iraqi sympathizer, and you think America's got weak, and a little country like Iraq taking over Kuwait and running the world, and you're back and you're not happy. I said, 'Okay.' He said, 'Well, go home and talk to your family about it because it could be a little rough.' It was beneficial, yeah. But we had bomb threats, death threats every night. I came home from back to Philadelphia after winning the title from the Ultimate Warrior in Miami at the Royal Rumble, and one of the backstage hands said, 'Hey, have you talked to your wife?' And I said, 'No.' 'Have you talked to Vince McMahon?' 'No.' We didn't have cell phones, so, I get on the phone, my wife's answering machine. I call Vince, 'Oh yeah, Sgt., I just talked to your wife and I sent her to a hotel.' I said, 'What happened?' Well, somebody called up the wrestling office this morning and said they're gonna kill you, and kill me, and kill our families; Blow up our houses and cars."
Rock / Roman wrap:
The Rock and Roman Reigns have completed recording their 'Fast' spinoff movie. **Windsor Davis**
Booker T is suing Call Of Duty for using his GI Bro gimmick as a character on their Black Ops 4 game.
Champs want old belts back:
The Revival are campaigning to bring back the old WWF Tag title belts which ran from 86 - 02.
Hendry quits Impact:
Joe Hendry has ended his relationship with Impact wrestling.
JBL:
Bradshaw is helping set up a rugby sports facility in Africa.
Royal Rumble:
Minute Maid Park in Houston will host Royal Rumble 2020.
WWE buy TM:
WWE have bought the trademark for War Games from MLW. The company have also TM'ed the Ultimate Warrior's face paint design for use in toy lines.
NXT>WWE:
Matt Riddle says NXT is better than the child like WWE main product, which is watered down... "I think we're just different, and I know that's easy to say. We're different, we're new, we're fresh, and we're not the same, watered down child's product that WWE is kind of turned into a lot. When people watch us—even though it's scripted a lot of the time, but it's more real. It's more believable."
Paige calmed Nia:
Paige says she had to calm an emotional Nia Jax after she injured Becky Lynch... "I had to calm Nia down from that because she was like, 'I feel like everyone is mad!. And I said, 'You know what? This elevated Becky so much too. And you're about to turn heel anyways — so who cares?'"
Bagwell claims Bischoff wanted him dead:
Buff Bagwell says he wanted him to fake his death in a plane crash during the dying days of WCW... "100% true. MGM Grand was the Halloween Havoc we did - the last one, if not the last Havoc, and Bischoff wanted me to die in a plane crash. I said, 'Eric, I couldn't get you to get the cameras in the hospital to see. Are you kidding me?' And so, he was gonna do it. I already called my parents and said, 'Hey, you know, get ready for this so that I won't scare you guys, and all that.' I called them few and my wife, and all them to let them know, and they switched it finally to some kind of run in as, I think president Clinton with a mask or something. At the same time, he wanted me to come down like a ghost on wires after the plane crash, too. That was out of his mouth to me."
Graves outed as love rat:
Corey Graves wife has claimed he is having an affair with Carmella. She also says he has alcohol addiction and is often suicidal. Graves responded to the post that she should take it down, because WWE were going to sue her.
AEW newcomer Sammy Guevara has released a vlog of his first day as an AEW star...
Tazz defends WWE burying Ambrose as he leaves the company:
"I'm sitting there reading some this stuff and I'm like, 'are these f--king people crazy?' Really, are you out of your frickin' mind? Do you expect the WWE to have Dean Ambrose look good on the way out the door? That's called doing the honors. That's the business. That's what the business was built on. When you leave, and you go someplace else, or you just give your notice, and you're leaving on your terms, you do the frickin' job on the way out the door. It's business. It's the right way to do business. Anybody who says that doesn't know the business. They don't! You can read all the dirt sheets, all the f--king bulls--t online, and all the social media accounts. If you're b---hing that a guy is going to be leaving, and he gave notice, if you're b---hing about the way he's going to be treated as he walks out the door, then you truly don't know about the wrestling business. Nothing. That's the right way to do business by WWE and the right way by Dean Ambrose."
Mr. Kennedy reveals why he has never returned to WWE:
"I don't really know. I think part of it had to do with my attitude, probably. I was very – I was like bitter for a couple of years after I left WWE, and said some things I probably shouldn't have said. In hindsight, I can say if I could point to any one reason, I would point to myself."
Sexist Alum:
Disco Inferno has drawn heat and accusations of sexism after saying he does not believe in women's wrestling... "I am not a big fan of women's wrestling. To me women's wrestling is kind of like the WNBA. They're the best female basketball players in the world, but they're not as good as the guys. I'm not saying that there's not a lot of talented women's wrestlers. But the formula has shown in the past that regardless of your in-ring work, the more attractive you are determines how over you are. I am a fan of the women's wrestlers that can combine good looks with good work. If there's a girl out there whose work isn't as good but she's hotter and has sex appeal, I'm a fan of that. But collectively, I'm not a big fan of women's wrestling. They had that Mae Young Classic – I can't watch that. Pro wrestling to me is based around grown men that want to fight each other….That's just what I'm a fan of."
