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Ouch: Top WWE Superstar Out With Injury For Longer Than Expected

December 23, 2022 • Admin

Check back later. There are a lot of stars in WWE but only a few of them rise to the top of the company. It means something to see one of them become one of the stars that WWE can depend on, which is why it happens so infrequently. At the same time, it can be a major issue when one of those stars is out of action for more than a little while, and unfortunately that is happening again. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Christmas Gift: Backstage Reason For WWE Running Best Of Monday Night Raw Next Week Earlier this month, WWE announced that Drew McIntyre suffered a ruptured ear drum and was put out of action as a result. McIntyre was forced to miss a scheduled Tag Team Title match where he and Sheamus would challenge the Usos. According to PWInsider.com, McIntyre is not medically cleared to return to the ring and is currently not booked for any shows in the next week. There is no word on when McIntyre is expected back in the ring. McIntyre is a force in WWE. Check out what is missing from the co..

Better Than Nothing: Update On Adam Cole’s Injury Status Following June Concussion

December 23, 2022 • Admin

That’s a good sign. Injuries are one of the worst things that can happen to a wrestler, as you never know how long someone is going to be out of action. There are certain kinds of injuries that are worse than others and they often have an open ended time frame for a return to the ring. That was the situation earlier this year for a prominent AEW name and now we have a small positive update. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: No More: AEW Tag Team Splits, New Stable Formed In Its Wake Back in June, AEW’s Adam Cole suffered a concussion during a four way match at Forbidden Door. Cole has not wrestled since and has only made one appearance on AEW television since the show. According to Dave Meltzer on Twitter, Cole is doing “much better”, but there is no word on when Cole could be back on AEW TV. Meltzer said that AEW is being cautious as you never know when someone is going to be able to recover from a concussion. He's doing much better. The last I heard is they were being cautious. Don&#039..

Christmas Gift: Backstage Reason For WWE Running Best Of Monday Night Raw Next Week

December 23, 2022 • Admin

How nice of them. We are coming up on the end of the year and that means WWE is doing some things a little differently than usual. In this case, that means running a pair of live events on the Monday after Christmas, with Monday Night Raw being different as well. That changes more than a few things, but it seems that it is for the benefit of a certain group of people. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Postpones Major Upcoming International Event This Monday, WWE announced that the December 26 edition of Monday Night Raw would be a special Best Of show rather than a regular episode. According to Fightful Select, the change was made in part to give some of the production staff time off. While there will be two teams working at live events, there would be more workers needed for a television taping. Next week’s NXT and SmackDown have already been taped in advance. WWE has some success at live events. Check out some of their better ones: [This post contains video, click to p..

WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Postpones Major Upcoming International Event

December 23, 2022 • Admin

Unpack your bags? WWE is the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world. As a result, the company presents events around the world, with some of them taking place in areas where major wrestling shows rarely take place. This can make for some interesting moments, but now one of the shows is not going to happen as previously planned. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: One More Ride? Update On The Shield Reuniting In WWE Anytime Soon A few weeks ago, a report surfaced that WWE was planning to run a live event in India on January 18, featuring stars from the SmackDown brand. However, according to a new report from WrestleVotes, the event will not be taking place and has been postponed. There is no word on why the event, which was never officially announced by WWE, will not be taking place as scheduled. I’m told the proposed WWE Live Event in India scheduled for 1/18 has been postponed for unspecified reasons. — WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) December 22, 2022 WWE has been to India b..

No More: AEW Tag Team Splits, New Stable Formed In Its Wake

December 22, 2022 • Admin

It took long enough. Tag team wrestling has an interesting dynamic, as you can have two very talented wrestlers who have enough in common to make a great team. At the same time, there are often teams who are more different than similar, which can lead to issues. Those issues can even go so far as to having the team split up and that is what we saw this week. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: One More Ride? Update On The Shield Reuniting In WWE Anytime Soon This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite featured a face to face confrontation between Swerve In Our Glory members Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland, as moderated by hip hop mogul Rick Rock. The two had been having issues in recent weeks and hoped to work them out. During the showdown, Strickland came to the ring but told Lee to watch his back, with Parker Boudreaux attacking Lee from behind. An unnamed man (a former baseball player named Granden Goetzman, according to JJ Williams of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter) joined in to help attack Lee, w..

One More Ride? Update On The Shield Reuniting In WWE Anytime Soon

December 22, 2022 • Admin

Don’t get your hopes up. There have been a lot of great stables throughout WWE’s history, with some of the better ones being around in recent years. It makes sense for a stable to be successful in modern wrestling, as there is a heck of a lot more television time for the teams to dominate. WWE name dropped a very successful stable recently, but a reunion does not seem likely. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Nikki Cross Teases Return Of Former Stable Earlier this week on Monday Night Raw, Seth Rollins and United States Champion Theory had a face to face confrontation. During their talk, Theory said that Rollins was the third most successful member of the Shield. This comes as WWE recently finished celebrating the ten year anniversary of the Shield’s WWE debut at Survivor Series 2012. This led to some speculation about a possible Shield reunion in WWE, but this is not likely at the time. Earlier this year, Jon Moxley (formerly Dean Ambrose of the Shield) signed a new deal with AEW, which..

WATCH: Nikki Cross Teases Return Of Former Stable

December 22, 2022 • Admin

Welcome back? Stables have been a huge part of WWE for decades and that will likely continue to be the case for a long time to come. The idea makes perfect sense as a stable allows several wrestlers to get television time at once while often uniting under a common theme. Now a current WWE star is teasing the return of a stable which did not get the best chance in the company. WWE star Nikki Cross has released a video of herself talking to a series of drawings on a chalkboard. Cross blows bubbles at the pictures and says she’ll make sure the drawings will get what they want for Christmas before wiping them away. The drawing appears to be Cross from her time as part of the Sanity stable. This comes as rumors of Eric Young returning to WWE have been circulating, suggesting that Sanity could reform. However, there is nothing to confirm that the team will be back. She’s a bit out there. Check out Cross’ video and what could be coming back: [This post contains video, click to play] [This..

It’s Tricky: Update On Edge’s Current Contract, Differences From Original Reports

December 22, 2022 • Admin

That could make a difference. With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, it can be difficult to keep track of everyone. WWE has a mixture of modern stars and legends on the main roster, and it can be interesting to see where they all fit in. Now though, there is some confusion about the contract status of one of the biggest stars that WWE has on its current roster. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Get Well: WWE Hall Of Famer Hospitalized In Mississippi According to Fightful Select, there are some discrepancies regarding previous reports of Edge’s WWE contract. Previous reports said Edge signed a three year contract in 2020, calling for 25 appearances and 5 matches per year, but Edge wrestled 21 times in 2021 and 6 times this year. There is a chance that the original report was inaccurate or that Edge’s deal was changed. It is not clear when Edge’s current contract expires or how many more matches he has left on his deal. Edge’s return has gone well enough. Check out some of his more recent wor..

Get Well: WWE Hall Of Famer Hospitalized In Mississippi

December 22, 2022 • Admin

You never want to hear that. Wrestlers are over the top stars who do things that you would almost never see take place outside of the wrestling world. It makes for some outstanding and memorable moments when you see something like this take place in front of your eyes. However, there comes a point when the show is over and the wrestlers have their lives to go through. Now one legend is not having the best luck. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He’s Still Got It? Former WWE Star Wants To Resume Career At 41 Years Old The Wrestling Collection, which represents WWE Hall Of Famer Koko B. Ware, has announced that Ware is in the hospital in Mississippi with an unspecified medical condition. There are no further details including what is wrong with Ware or when he might be able to be released. Ware, 64, wrestled in the WWE from 1986-1994 and lost the first ever match on Monday Night Raw when he was defeated by Yokozuna. @WWE Hall of Fame Inductee, @wwekokobware, is currently hospitalized with unspec..

AEW Dynamite Review – December 21, 2022

December 22, 2022 • Admin

Dynamite Date: December 21, 2022 Location: Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas Commentators: Taz, Excalibur, Ricky Starks It’s the Holiday Bash and that means we are about to wrap up the year in a big way. That should make for a good week, but you never know what you are going to see around here. Last week saw Bryan Danielson seemingly line himself up as the next challenger to MJF so let’s get to it. We open with a recap of MJF cheating to retain the World Title over Ricky Starks. Here is Ricky Starks to get things going. He makes one thing clear: he was ready for MJF last week and it took some cheating to beat him, but Starks is going to be even more ready next time. Now bring him whoever he needs to beat to get another title shot, but here is the Jericho Appreciation Society to interrupt. Jericho praises Starks and says he’ll be a World Champion one day. It just won’t be anytime soon, but maybe Starks just needs some extra guidance from Jericho. Starks says Jericho looks like a ..

He’s Still Got It? Former WWE Star Wants To Resume Career At 41 Years Old

December 21, 2022 • Admin

He’s not done. There are all kinds of stars in the wrestling world and several of them have wrestled with WWE at some point in their careers. Those stars are going to get more attention than almost anyone else, as the recognition from WWE is quite powerful. Now another former WWE star has returned to the ring and is ready to get back in the ring at least once more. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He Needs Time: Big E. Offers Update On Recovery From Broken Neck Earlier this month former WWE star Alex Riley, wrestling under his real name of Kevin Kiley Jr., returned to the ring for the first time in over six years. Kiley, 41, wrestled in a tag match for Create A Pro Wrestling in Lynbrook, New York, teaming with Tyrus to defeat Dante Drago and Jack Tomlinson. Kiley appeared on the Tyrus And Timpf podcast, where he said that he had ring rust and wanted to be in better shape, but was glad to be back in the ring. He also said that he wanted to return to the ring, though he did not say when or where..

He Needs Time: Big E. Offers Update On Recovery From Broken Neck

December 21, 2022 • Admin

Time to heal. Injuries are one of the worst things that can happen to any wrestler as you never know when one can take place. No matter how well trained or experienced a wrestler may be, someone can get hurt at the drop of a hat and be put on the shelf for a very long time. That was the situation earlier hits year, and now we know a bit more about the extended recovery. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: That’s Smart: Interesting Note On Roman Reigns’ Monday Night Raw Appearance Back on March 11, Big E. suffered a broken neck due to a botched belly to belly suplex from Ridge Holland, leaving his in-ring future in doubt. During an interview with These Urban Times, Big E. revealed that he is scheduled to undergo more tests in March 2023 at the one year mark of his injury. His C1 is currently broken in two spots, leaving Big E. needing to make sure he made the best decision for himself. There is no word on if he will be able to wrestle again. He’s good when he’s healthy. Check out what Big E. can ..

That’s Smart: Interesting Note On Roman Reigns’ Monday Night Raw Appearance

December 21, 2022 • Admin

More than meets the eye. WWE runs a lot of television in any given week, with seven hours of national television between Monday Night Raw, NXT and SmackDown. That is a lot of material to cover and it means that WWE has its work cut out every time. Occasionally they have to mix things up a bit and that is what they did this week with a special editing trick to save themselves some time. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Ric Flair Teases Big Celebrity Involvement At WrestleMania 39 This week’s Monday Night Raw focused on SmackDown’s Bloodline stable appearing on the show and attacking various wrestlers. The show opened with Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns backstage, with the latter ordered the Bloodline to take people out. According to Fightful Select, Reigns was not present at this week’s Monday Night Raw, with his segment having been filmed separately and inserted into the show. Reigns has been there live more than once this year. Check out his taped appearance and some of his recent great..

WATCH: Ric Flair Teases Big Celebrity Involvement At WrestleMania 39

December 21, 2022 • Admin

Welcome home? We are on the way to the Road To WrestleMania 39 in early April and it might be one of the biggest of all time. The show is set to be near Hollywood, California, meaning WWE is likely going to try to crank up the celebrity involvement. Now a wrestling legend might have revealed WWE’s plans to bring in a sports celebrity to take part in the show. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A Tribute To Insult? Grayson Waller Takes Surprising Shot At Shawn Michaels After NXT Ric Flair appeared as a guest on the most recent edition of ESPN’s First Take to promote his new Peacock documentary. During his appearance, Flair told host Stephen A. Smith that WWE was considering bringing Smith in as a manager at WrestleMania 39. Smith seemed open to the idea, and mentioned being a fan of Bobby Heenan and Paul Heyman. It is not clear if Flair was serious or just joking about the idea. It might work. Check out the clip, plus Flair at the Showcase of the Immortals: [This post contains video, click to p..

A Tribute To Insult? Grayson Waller Takes Surprising Shot At Shawn Michaels After NXT

December 21, 2022 • Admin

I guess he isn’t a fan. WWE has been undergoing a variety of changes in recent months and there is nothing to suggest that those changes are going to be ending anytime soon. While several of these changes have been taking place on the main roster, there have also been multiple changes in NXT. One of them does not seem to have set well with a top NXT star though and he let fans know about it this week. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Not Interested: Fans Sound Off On Speculation Of Eva Marie WWE Return (And They Aren’t Happy) The ending segment of this week’s NXT saw Grayson Waller call out NXT Champion Bron Breakker for a fight. Breakker appeared and speared Waller, only to knock himself unconscious as Waller revealed that he was wearing a bullet proof vest. Following the show, Waller tweeted a photo of the ending, plus a photo of Bret Hart doing the same thing to Goldberg in 1999. Waller said “That was for all the flops backstage at NXT that kiss Shawn Michaels ass every single day”. Michael..

NXT Results – December 20, 2022

December 21, 2022 • Admin

NXT Date: December 20, 2022 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Booker T., Vic Joseph We are almost done with the year and won’t have another live show until January, as this week and next week are taped in advance. The big story coming out of last week is Roxanne Perez winning the Women’s Title from Mandy Rose, who is already gone from the promotion in a surprise. That is going to lead to some fallout so let’s get to it. We open with a long recap of Perez winning the Women’s Title over Rose last week. Opening sequence. Carmelo Hayes vs. Axiom Trick Williams is here with Hayes. Feeling out process to start with Axiom’s headlock being countered into a headscissors. Back up and Axiom misses a kick to the head but grabs a northern lights suplex for two. Hayes’ springboard cutter misses hard though and we take a break. We come back with Axiom in control and grabbing a waistlock. That’s reversed into a crossface but Axiom slips away without much trouble. ..

Not Interested: Fans Sound Off On Speculation Of Eva Marie WWE Return (And They Aren’t Happy)

December 21, 2022 • Admin

That sounds negative. There have been a lot of WWE returns in recent months and there is nothing to suggest that they are slowing down. There are some stars who have garnered quite the positive reaction, but not everyone has been that well received. Now another name is being rumored for a return and the response on social media has been quite negative to say the least. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Homecoming: More Details On Surprise WWE Return Earlier this week, a rumor started to circulate that Eva Marie may be on her way back to WWE. While this is still seen as purely speculative and based off of Marie liking a tweet about WWE returns, social media has reacted anyway. Several reactions have been negative, with fans voicing their opinions about they do not want Marie back in the company. Here are some of the reactions: pic.twitter.com/4lSp0J8NRg — Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) December 20, 2022 pic.twitter.com/dGxMCw85Zs — NickMan ????? (@BrokenNickMan16) December 20..

Shorthanded: AEW To Be Missing Some Top Stars In Coming Weeks

December 21, 2022 • Admin

It might be a bit. There are all kinds of talented wrestlers on the AEW roster, who have come together to help make the company as popular as it is. The company has been built around several different styles of wrestling, some of which have been around the promotion since the beginning. There is not room for everyone on the roster though, and now some of them will be missing in action for a bit. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Big Fans: Wendy’s Has A Prediction For AEW Best Of Seven Series According to PWInsider.com, some AEW stars will be missing from upcoming editions of Dynamite due to international commitments. First, Sammy Guevara, Tay Melo and FTR will all be missing from the December 28 edition of Dynamite as they will be competing for AAA in Mexico that night. Second, Kenny Omega and FTR will not be at the January 4 Dynamite as they will be in Japan for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. Everyone should be back as usual following these dates. That is some talent to have missing. Check out the ..

Homecoming: More Details On Surprise WWE Return

December 21, 2022 • Admin

It’s all about the details. There have been several surprise returns to WWE this year, some of which have been almost shocking. It means a lot when a former star makes a return to WWE, and another one happened this week. Another former NXT champion made a surprise return, albeit this time on the main roster, and now we know a bit more about how everything went down. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: Former WWE Star Teases Third Run With Company This week on Monday Night Raw, Bronson Reed made a surprise return to Wwe, helping Miz defeat Dexter Lumis in a ladder match. According to Fightful Select, Reed was a “priority hire” for WWE under the Triple H regime, with Reed leaving New Japan, where he had been working as Jonah, to return. While Reed has not wrestled since October, he has been talking about New Japan’s January 4 Wrestle Kingdom event to hide a potential WWE return. Reed is a former NXT North American Champion but was released from WWE in August 2021. Reed is a force..

WRESTLING RUMORS: Former WWE Star Teases Third Run With Company

December 21, 2022 • Admin

One more time? There have been a lot of wrestlers coming in and out of WWE over the years, some of whom have had much better success than others. While some might not have done so well, they might have left quite the impression. Those are names who can be very noteworthy themselves, and one of the more noteworthy names might be teasing another WWE run. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: That’s A Lot: Mandy Rose Reportedly Making Eye Popping Numbers On Subscription Site According to Ringside News, Eva Marie may be teasing a return to WWE. This comes after Marie liked a tweet from Sean Ross Sapp talking about former stars making WWE returns. Marie has wrestled for WWE in two different stints, with the most recent coming in 2021, though she was released later in the same year. There is no word on if WWE is interested in bringing Marie back. Marie has done a lot during her time in WWE. Check out what she has done before: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click ..