The following matches were taped on Tuesday night for tonight’s SmackDown on Syfy:
– IC Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Cesaro
– Bo Dallas & The Rhodes Bros. vs. Mark Henry & The Usos
– The Miz & Damien Sandow vs. Los Matadores
– Divas Champion Paige vs. Alicia Fox
– Brie Bella, Naomi & Natalya vs. Nikki Bella, Cameron & Summer Rae.
Plus, there will be a final confrontation between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins before Sunday’s Hell in a Cell PPV.
The following are highlights of a new “This Is Infamous” interview with Cesaro:
On Dolph Ziggler and the WWE Intercontinental Title: “Well I think Dolph has done a great job elevating the tile just because he is a very good in-ring competitor. He’s never as good as I am, which is why I think I should be the Intercontinental Champion. If you look at the Intercontinental Champion, historically that has always belonged to the best of the best in-ring talent, the best wrestler, whatever you want to call it, that came out night after night, produced night after night, and that will be me. So I think rightfully the Intercontinental Championship should be mine from Smackdown, and I’ll go into Hell in a Cell as the Intercontinental Champion.”
On if he disappointed in how the program with Jack Swagger ended? “Yeah, you know, I was definitely sad the way it ended. I think we could have… We should have won the Tag Team Championship. We would probably still be Tag Team Champions. And that’s my only regret.”
On the Cesaro Swing: “I put the Swing in every now and again. There’s enough one-trick ponies in the WWE, and I don’t wanna be one of them. If I feel like it’s right time to bust out the Swing, I’ll do it. But as you and everyone else has seen, there’s plenty of excitement in my matches with or without the Swing.”
On his time with Paul Heyman: “Well, you know, to have a chance to work with Paul Heyman, if you didn’t take it you’d be a fool. Of course I’m not a fool, so why wouldn’t I take the chance to be working with Paul Heyman very closely, learning from him, sitting under the learning tree,for lack of a better term. I did that and I thought that was a very good time for me. Very successful, and I learned a lot. That’s very important because it’s all about building the future. You wanna learn, and you wanna get better, and that’s what I do.”
Check out the complete interview at ThisIsInfamous.com.
WWE published a job opening today for a new “Social Media Manager.” This is the same job that Cody Barbierri held, the man who had the altercation with Alberto Del Rio that led to Del Rio’s release from the company.
According to the folks at PWInsider.com, Barbierri left WWE earlier this month. The details behind Barbierri’s WWE departure are not currently known.
Barbierri had worked for WWE since September 2012 and is now reportedly working as an independent social media consultant.
Ring Of Honor wrestler Michael Elgin posted the following email on his official Facebook page, claiming it was sent to him by ROH:
“Hey,
We already have the flight bought (which you should have gotten already). No room to eat the costs. It will all be fine and you can come back and get back to normal. There is really no choice because if you are not in Florida it will get messy and we don’t want that.
We want to finish this out and then we can see what to do next.
In Florida we will do a match and an interview. In the interview you need to apologize and be sure to reference Kalamazoo by name since it is a TV market. Do NOT mention the visa situation. Just say that you have had personal issues that kept you away. Reference the World Title and say you respect Jay Briscoe. It doesn’t need to be long but we need to make sure you talk about your remorse for missing events, etc.
Lets just do this the easy way and get through the tapings starting fresh. You have been great here for the last couple years and it is in all of our best interests to keep it going like it was before. I don’t want to see you make another mistake so it is best to listen to us in this regard.”
NXT’s next live special on the WWE Network will be “NXT Takeover: Evolution” on Thursday, December 11th.
NXT taped 4 weeks of shows from Full Sail University on Thursday night that will run through December 4th.
The following matches were announced for Takeover: Evolution –
* Sami Zayn vs. NXT Champion Adrian Neville. If Zayn doesn’t win, he will quit NXT.
* Sasha Banks vs. NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte.
* The Vaudevillians vs. NXT Tag Champions Sin Cara and Kalisto
* Finn Balor and Hideo Itami vs. The Ascension
WWE taped 4 episodes of NXT TV on Thursday night from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The shows will run from November 13th – December 4th.
11/13/2014 episode:
* Finn Balor kicks off the show to a huge pop. He’s interrupted by Tyson Kidd and Natalya. Justin Gabriel also comes down and they corner Balor. Hideo Itami makes the save and we have a tag match. Balor and Itami get the win. Balor’s promo to start the show was said to be very good.
* Sasha Banks defeated Alexa Bliss. Alexa had new music and got busted open. It was said to be pretty bad with blood all over her face.
* Sin Cara and Kalisto defeated Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy. This may have been a non-title match and was described as a must-see tag match.
* Sami Zayn vs. Adrian Neville for the NXT Title is up next. Zayn came out first to a big pop. The crowd is said to be almost entirely for Zayn. Neville got the win after Sami suffered an injury and while he was being checked on, Neville rolled him up.
11/20/2014 episode:
* Becky Lynch defeated Bayley. Sasha Banks was at ringside with Becky and provided distraction. Charlotte came out to a big pop and chased Becky and Sasha away after the match.
* The Vaudevillians defeated the mini-Lucha Dragons. These were midget wrestlers supposed to be Sin Cara and Kalisto. Entertaining performance by Aiden English and Simon Gotch.
* Baron Corbin squashed Elias Samson.
* Bull Dempsey squashed Steve Cutler. Bull made his entrance while Corbin was still out and they teased something between the two in the future.
* Tyson Kidd vs. CJ Parker is next. No Natalya this time. Kidd won by submission and challenged Finn Balor after the match.
* Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeated Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder. Carmella was at ringside. After the match, The Ascension destroyed everyone and cut a promo on Itami and Balor, calling them dead men. The Ascension is coming for them both.
* Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn have words in the ring over how their last match ended. William Regal interrupts and announces they will face each other at NXT Takeover: Evolution on December 11th. Sami says if he doesn’t win the NXT Title, he will quit WWE.
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The Wednesday, October 22, 2014 edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV drew a final cable rating of 0.83, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 0.83 final draw marks a healthy increase compared to last week’s show, which finished with an 0.73 cable rating.
Impact Wrestling viewership was also up this week, as Wednesday’s show averaged 1.065 million viewers, up from the average of 922,000 viewers who tuned in the week before.
The following are highlights of a new Sports Vibe interview with TNA Knockout Gail Kim:
When you began your first stint with TNA back in 2005, did you imagine there would be such a great Knockouts division seven years later?
I just knew I wanted to wrestle and I wanted the company to have a women’s division. Never did I imagine that we would have such a great and talented amount of girls. I love our division now because everybody has something different to offer.
Who has been the toughest opponent you’ve come up against in TNA?
The toughest physically I would say is Taryn Terrell. I worked with Taryn in WWE and there we never really got to showcase what we could do. We never really developed a women’s division to what we have here. I never knew what to expect from her. She told me she loved physicality but I’ve never met anybody who wanted to go to that level. That was the first time in fourteen years that I was blown away. We’ve had a great chemistry since we started wrestling each other regularly.
TNA is putting heavy emphasis on expanding its international image. What was your view on taking Bound For Glory to Tokyo?
I think it was a great idea. We’ve never done a pay-per-view in Japan before. I know from my experience that the fans are different because they clap more and are less rowdy than in the United States. So it’s always interesting and it translated different on television. I think real true wrestling fans appreciated the idea. Wrestling is huge in Japan so to see a different style matched with the American style was great.
The likes of Ethan Carter III, James Storm and Austin Aries have all publicly opposed the return of the six-sided ring. What are your thoughts on bringing it back?
People don’t like change. I was fortunate enough to wrestle in that ring before so I knew it was going to take time to get used to. We’re still getting used to it. But honestly, we left it to the fans and it was certainly an overwhelming decision. I think it makes us different but at the beginning when we got it back, we could feel it physically on our bodies. Luckily, we have a great ring crew and we addressed the issue by working on it for us. It’s great now and it’s just a matter of getting used to where you are in the ring. I honestly think in a couple months nobody will realise.
Check out the complete interview at SportsVibe.co.uk.
The following are highlights of a DC 101 interview with WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee:
If we’ll ever see Divas in Hell In a Cell: “I can tell you for sure that women like myself and Paige are down for it, and I think more than capable of hanging with the guys in that kind of scenario, because we’re insane and we like to jump off of stuff!” “I think if anyone could do it we could, but if it’s not in my generation, it needs to happen someday, and I really think women could handle that.”
Possible contenders for the Divas Title after Paige: “I see so much potential in people who haven’t particularly gotten that opportunity yet, like Emma and Summer and even Lana. I think they are interesting characters and women who have a lot of potential and I would love to something that’s vastly different with one of those girls. Just someone we haven’t seen yet get a chance.”
What really made her love wrestling: “Anything with Eddie Guerrero, especially WrestleMania 20 because I was at that one. Just to see the confetti and him crying and holding the title. Anything that he was in I was drawn to. I liked having a character that wasn’t 100% good or 100% evil, he just rode that line.”
Check out the complete interview at DC101.com.
WWE Hall of Famer has posted a blog update at JRsBarBQ.com denying reports that he has signed on to do commentary for the January 4th New Japan Pro Wrestling / Global Force Wrestling pay-per-view from Tokyo. JR wrote:
“Let me make this perfectly clear. I have no deal. I have not personally spoken to Jeff Jarrett since he left WWE with me holding the bag on a blotched contract matter that I should have handled batter. Lesson learned for me. Jeff and I agreed to have him on the Ross Report Podcast that will drop on December 16 via text messages.”
“So, here’s the bottom line, if we do work out something and it’s going to take a helluva deal for me to miss my birthday, a weekend in Vegas with my wife and the UFC on January 3 to see @RondaRousey fight to travel to Tokyo to do pro wrestling with a new partner, a new crew and a new talent roster. IF we are able to make a deal, then the publicity seeking “source” can brag that he was right all along.”
JR continued to say that he’s not outright looking to return to pro but he’s also a businessman if the right offer came up, he’d consider it.
The following are highlights of a new Local Bonzo interview with Kane:
LB: In WWE’s PG world, it’s a bit surprising that the company is releasing a horror movie that’s rated R- which is certainly going to appease fans just begging for a return to a product that caters more toward adults. How fulfilling was making the film for you personally knowing that you’d be able to go all out with a script and with effects that wouldn’t skimp on the slasher side of a true horror film?
Kane: What was neat about “See No Evil 2? is- of course it is a horror movie, but there’s also a lot of other elements in it. It’s not just a slasher flick. It has a good plot. It has very good characters. Also, in “See No Evil 2? we get to explore the life of Jacob Goodnight a lot more. We see the influence that his mom has had on him and get into that further. So it’s really a throwback to the old-fashioned 80?s style slasher flicks.
LB: The Kane character is one that’s actually celebrating its 17th anniversary in WWE this month- but you’ve actually been with the company for closer to twenty years. First off, with two decades in the wrestling business, how’s your body feeling on a day to day basis and are you still enjoying the grind?
Kane: Yeah I still enjoy it. The hardest part about our job is the travel. People see what we do in the ring and of course, that is physical and it is challenging. But I always find that it’s the travel which gets to me more than anything. But I’ve been fortunate that I don’t have any really terrible injuries so in that respect I’m doing very well. And I also try to keep myself in as good of shape as I can. I work out pretty much every day and I’m still feeling good after all these years.
LB: Looking back on your career, what’s perhaps your favorite match or favorite moment that you don’t think gets the credit or has had the lasting power that it probably deserves?
Kane: I’m not really sure. My favorite moment was beating “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for the WWE Championship and the thing about that is- yeah, I only held it for a day but nevertheless, the next night on [USA’s “Monday Night] Raw,” the match between Austin and I did the highest rating that “Raw” had drawn to that point. That felt like one of the launching points for the ‘Attitude Era.’ That was one of the points to where things shot up from there. And the fact that, you know, there I am in the ring with arguably the guy that would go on to become the most popular wrestler in WWE history and I’m part of all that- so that was a really big moment for me. There’s been a lot of other stuff of course, but that’s my favorite moment. It would be that one.
Check out the complete interview at LocalBonzo.com.
– Although current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar was not originally scheduled to work the company’s upcoming Survivor Series or TLC pay-per-views, WWE officials are reportedly in talks with him about working more television dates to help promote his match, which is confirmed, for the 2015 Royal Rumble show.
– As things stand right now, the current plan is for Dean Ambrose to continue using the double-arm DDT instead of the headlock DDT for his finisher, with the announcers selling the move as “Dirty Deeds.”
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
Noted Reddit user MetsFan4Ever, who has correctly predicted and revealed accurate stories in the past, made a post recently regarding some much talked about rumors.
According to the Reddit user, Jim Ross is “confirmed” to handle the commentary for the U.S. broadcast of the big New Japan Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome show on January 4, 2015.
He goes on to say that Jeff Jarrett’s upstart Global Force Wrestling promotion will help produce the U.S. pay-per-view of the NJPW event, and that the Japan-based wrestling company will be working closely with GFW going forward.
Additionally, it’s said that Jarrett met with Ring Of Honor officials recently to discuss an agreement on how to use talent, such as the Young Bucks, who are apparently going to be part of the NJPW PPV and will be a “main staple” on GFW shows going forward, so it’s assumed that GFW will have a close working relationship with ROH as well.
– Regarding former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts’ release from the company, one source close to the situation claims that Roberts was willing to continue working for the company based off of his old deal while they worked on reaching a new agreement. WWE, however, reportedly chose to go the other route and simply release him.
– Below are some recent WWE attendance figures:
October 17th in Montreal drew 3,900 fans
October 18th in Mexico City drew 13,500 fans
October 18th in Quebec City drew 3,000 fans
October 19th in Monterrey drew 6,500 fans
October 19th in Topeka, KS drew 2,500 fans
October 20th in Kansas City for RAW drew 10,000 fans
October 21st in Wichita, KS for SmackDown drew 3,500 fans
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
The latest edition of Michael Cole’s weekly sit-down interview with Triple H has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel.
In this week’s interview, which you can see above, “The Game” talks to Cole about his history inside Hell In A Cell, Rusev attacking a U.S. soldier on RAW and more.
There were several reports stemming from Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Kansas City that claim CM Punk signs were confiscated from fans in attendance.
The website PW Insider reaches out to a WWE source to ask about the situation and was reportedly told that the current relationship between Punk and WWE is not going good at all.
Additionally, it’s said that WWE is likely going to now go out of their way to make sure no one brings attention to the fact that Punk is no longer around.
Dean Ambrose spoke to Xfinity.Comcast.com this week to hype his match against Seth Rollins at Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
How He Plans To Stand Out This Sunday:
“Going into anything like this, you want to put your own stamp on it. You want to do something that’s never been done before. I hate a formula. I hate stepping in the footsteps of those that came before me. And Seth has the same mindset. Even though we’re enemies and opponents, and are going to be trying to rip each other’s heads off in the Cell.”
Wanting To Outshine John Cena and Randy Orton:
“(Laughs) If you know anything about me, you know that I don’t have any trepidation. I’m not going to walk into there shaking in my boots. It’ll be my first time and Seth Rollins’ first time. I’m not afraid to take a risk. And Seth Rollins isn’t afraid to take a risk. I don’t see anything that Seth Rollins can do to me, or the Authority, or the Cell is anything worse than anything I’ve been through. I’m looking to raise the bar a little bit. And it’s hard because the Cell is a lot higher than it used to be.”
Comparing His Rise To Steve Ausin’s:
“There’s no confusing me and Steve Austin. (Laughs) There will never be another Steve Austin. As far as taking an opportunity like that….the thing I like about Steve Austin is his tenacity, his work ethic, and his…”Screw you, you’re not taking food off of my plate” thing. I’ve starved and lived on the road. And I’m not letting anyone walk all over me. That intensity…a lot of people they get so caught up in the grind here, so it’s hard to bring that 100% intensity every night. Steve Austin, you watch his old stuff, he never took a breath. Working Steve Austin must’ve been exhausting.”
2K Sports has been tweeting various “FACTS” about the new WWE 2K15 video game, including information about unannounced roster members, the old WWE logo appearing in the game and when fans can download the game digitally.
ICYMI: The yet to be revealed roster spots in #WWE2K15 are a surprise for you to find when you begin playing. We hope you enjoy!
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) October 23, 2014
#WWE2K15 FACT: Rosters are identical on all platforms EXCEPT FOR “MyCareer” GMs. They are excluded from PS3 and Xbox 360.
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) October 23, 2014
#WWE2K15 FACT: We had art lock in early Aug. to make our submission timelines. This is why you won’t see the updated WWE logo in SOME parts.
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) October 23, 2014
#WWE2K15 Fact: None of the DLC is on disc with the exception of Sting (Pre-order), Hogan (Hulkamania Edition), Accelerator and Season Pass.
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) October 23, 2014
#WWE2K15 Fact: Xbox 360 digital version will be for sale in all Xbox LIVE Regions (except Japan) on their specific announced release date.
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) October 23, 2014
#WWE2K15 Fact: PS3 (SCEA) digital version will be for sale on 10/28 (confirming posting time). Confirming PS3 (SCEE) digital version date.
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) October 23, 2014
#WWE2K15 Fact: You should be able to Pre-Order the Xbox One digital version on 11/4. (*date subject to change)
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) October 23, 2014
The following is a preview for tonight’s episode of NXT on the WWE Network:
– NXT Champion Adrian Neville vs. Titus O’Neill
– The Ascension vs. Jason Jordan and Ty Dillinger
– Tyler Breeze vs. CJ Parker
– The Vaudevillains vs. Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy
– Sasha Banks vs. Bayley
Also appearing are Hideo Itami, Sami Zayn, Sasha Banks, Mojo Rawley and more.
Bully Ray tweeted the following on Wednesday night, teasing that he’ll be appearing on one of his favorite shows live next Monday night – with the Dudley Boyz’ WWE theme music (“Bombshell”) blasting. This was the latest cryptic tweet from Bully, who has been saying it’s time for him and Devon to go after another set of their favorite tag team titles – leading many to believe he’ll be showing up in WWE sooner than later.
https://twitter.com/REALBully5150/status/525092614002204672
As it turns out, Bully was just ribbing the fans, revealing after Impact that the big appearance he was teasing is actually Eddie Trunk’s Sirius XM radio show.
Attn fellow ROCKERS! Next Mon night, I will be live on @EddieTrunk show on @SXMHairnation 9EST talkin Rock n Roll. Call in!! m/ m/
— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) October 23, 2014
Matt Hardy spoke with Brian Fritz of BetweenTheRopes.com this week about this stage of his career, why he thinks he’s better than even before, life after the WWE and why this past year has been so much fun for him. Plus he talks about teaming with Jeff again, being back in the ring against Team 3D in over a decade and still working in TLC matches. He also gets into the the current tag team landscape in wrestling, working against the Briscoes and the Young Bucks, TNA going forward, his goal of working behind the scenes in creative for a promotion, working for Maryland Championship Wrestling and losing his title following a low blow from former WWE creative team member Kevin Eck along with his thoughts on the WWE and what he thinks is missing right now.
Here are some excerpts from the interview:
On having more fun in the business now:
“This is the most fun I’ve had in wrestling because there’s no pressure, there’s no stress. And I’m not afraid to tell people no. If someone says “we want you to do this” and I’ll go that’s OK, I’m not interested. There’s people that contact me all the time with decent offers and I’ll go I’m not interested. I really am my own boss and it’s nice. I know there’s guys I talk to here and there with WWE and sometimes I hear about the stresses or the pressures or I even think about when (CM) Punk left or the deal when (Alberto) Del Rio left. I was like man, it can be such a pressure cooker there, so stressful. Trust me, I know there’s no power like their TV and it’s great to perform in front of those audiences and just be a part of that WWE machine but there’s just such a stress and there’s such a pressure that comes with it and there’s so much politics. Now, I do some really cool stuff. It’s not as glamorous as being in the WWE, but the fact of the matter is I’m having fun and I’m still being able to do what was my dream as a child and that’s be aprofessional wrestler. And I’m still making fantastic money. I have no complaints on that end.”
On TNA having better TV lately but having to overcome their bad reputation:
“You’re right, they do have a very bad reputation. I can tell you this too — I pride myself on being a good ambassador for whoever I’m working for currently right now. I’ve done things where I’ve been bitter or hurt or angry and been negative. Man, I’ve learned to just stray away, turn completely away from that stuff because anything that is negative is just corrosive. It’s ultimately bad for you. So when I was with Ring of Honor, I knew I had some good stuff coming up on TV or the stuff I was doing with Adam Cole or other stuff it was easy to endorse that and people were like “oh my God, that’s cool, I’ll check Ring of Honor out”. I have a huge chunk of that WWE fan base that watched me for those 12, 13 years who would say “OK cool, I’ll check out this Ring of Honor”. With TNA now, it’s still hard to convince some people. There are people who have tuned in to see the Hardy’s and they’re like I love these matches that you’re having, but it is an uphill battle to try and convince people that this place is going to be different. I can’t really say that it is in the long term. They’ve tried hard and my relationship with them has bene great. As I’ve said before, I’m not under contract with them. I have a great more or less handshake, verbal deal, relationship with them right now where I do their big stuff. I told them to keep me in the loop going forward and I’m totally cool with working with them. I hope they really do have their head screwed on straight and I hope they try and give wrestling fans and the wrestling industry the best product possible and do a smart, no nonsense product and do their own thing but really stay true to the wrestling in the ring.”
On teaming with Jeff again:
“Yeah, I think as long as we’re both doing this stuff — I feel like Terry Funk now, we’re the old guys still going and doing crazy stuff. As long as Jeff and I are actively wrestling, I’m sure there will be a point where we team. People always love stuff we do when we’re together. Jeff is amazing as a singles star on his own. He’s unbelievably great. He’s better now that he’s even been from a psychology and story-telling standpoint, no doubt. And I have a pretty good grasp on who I am but it’s always just magic when we’re together. There’s something special about when we’re together and fans love it. There’s that nostalgia effect that people get into. Man, these are two guys who started as enhancement talent, doing jobs for the big stars who pursued their dreams and they stuck together and they made it. Then they innovated all these crazy ladder and table matches and took them to a whole new level. People love seeing that success story come back together and they always will.”
Cesaro recently spoke to The Liverpool Echo to promote WWE’s upcoming UK tour starting on November 5th. It’s a great interview that is worth checking out. He spoke about a number of topics, including following in the footsteps of Andre The Giant, competing in the UK early in his career, his goals in WWE and more. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
The Younger Generation Of Rising Stars In WWE:
Exactly. It is a new era of guys, it’s a new generation, and it’s a lot of fun to watch that because there are fresh match-ups. I mean I’m sick of seeing John Cena against Randy Orton for the 500th time. It’s great that we have some new, young guys that can come out and provide absolutely great match-ups and for the fans there are fresh, exciting matches and things to watch.”
Breaking Into Top Level Main Events:
“Yes, the way I see it, it’s just something that takes time. It takes a while. I’ve had to prove myself over and over and over, but I’ve always been confident of my talent.”
Working with Paul Heyman:
“You know, I learned a lot from Paul Heyman and I thought we had a great time. I’ve now gone out on my own but he is somebody whose advice I trust. We still talk, we’re still friends.”
Kris Zellner of LuchaWorld.com is reporting that former WWE announcer Hugo Savinovich, who now works with AAA, is saying that Rey Mysterio is “done” with WWE and will be returning to Mexico’s AAA promotion soon.
According to Dave Meltzer, Mysterio is still under a WWE contract until April and WWE still wants him to come back. Rey does not want to go back. Meltzer noted that if Mysterio doesn’t go back then they can extend his contract again.
WWE does not want Mysterio showing up in Lucha Underground or AAA. They also weren’t happy that he was at the Lucha Underground tapings recently. Rey
is allowed to visit with friends and go to shows as long as he doesn’t appear on camera. The situation is strange becuase AAA played a video of him at TripleMania and AAA also used Del Rio before he had gotten his WWE release (which he hasn’t gotten yet).
Meltzer noted that it’s really telling that Mysterio did not appear, even for a guest appearance, for the shows in Mexico this past weekend especially since Flair was pulled off those shows.
Mysterio reportedly considers himself done with WWE and does not plan to wrestle there again, but is still locked in his contract and might have to resort to legal action to become a free agent.
– The “soldier” who Rusev attacked on Monday’s RAW was Independent wrestler and Magnum Pro Wrestling owner Jaysin Strife. Strife has never served in the US military.
– Former ROH champion Adam Pearce is making his third visit to the WWE Performance Center this week, leading to speculation that he is there to interview for a job. If Pearce does end up landing a job as a trainer in WWE, he might end up replacing Nick Dinsmore who was released last week.
– During his Q&A session on Twitter last night, Chris Jericho revealed that Paige will be appearing on his podcast “Soooooon.”
Soooooon “@Ram_Paigerx: @IAmJericho Are you ever gonna have @RealPaigeWWE on @TalkIsJericho?”
— Talk Is Jericho (@TalkIsJericho) October 22, 2014
(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)
Fans are only days away from the annual Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Emanating from Dallas, TX, this year’s event will feature a total of eight matches, including a WWE World Heavyweight Championship-less double main event.
With the title being noticeably absent, the company will hopefully try to pull out something to make this a memorable pay-per-view. Here are five potential Hell in a Cell shockers.
