Welcome to SEScoops: the Daily Drop, your go-to for the latest news and rumors in wrestling for Friday, March 15. A lot of things changed in the past 24 hours, including Mercedes Mone\’s AEW debut at Big Business.
Days until WrestleMania 40: 22
First off, Scott Hall\’s name trended on social media all day yesterday. He passed away two years ago on 3/14. He will never be forgotten, and you may check out a tribute post here.
WWE:
– Brock Lesnar is not any closer to making a return to WWE. He is not being thought of in any creative capacity. After a report of a \”movement\” within WWE to bring him back, I asked around and was told that there is no movement to bring Brock Lesnar back within WWE. I was told that “No one is going to get involved in that situation. This is a legal issue and until the lawyers decide that Brock is to be brought back, there is no movement at all, or a movement on his behalf.”
– Booker T says he and CM Punk almost got into an argument at the last NXT taping.
– It was also noted that CM Punk kept a low profile at the tapings.
– Damian Priest admitted that he got boos going for Dominik Mysterio at his wedding reception, because he\’s just that good of a friend.
WWE SmackDown Match Card 3/15/24:
- Rey Mysterio Returns
- Bayley vs. Dakota Kai
AEW:
– AEW Dynamite\’s Big Business episode on March 12 brought in 801,000 viewers and captured a rating of 0.27 in the coveted 18-49 demographic.
– Chris Jericho issued a challenged for the 3/20 AEW Dynmaite.
– Mercedes Mone\’s first AEW merch pays tribute to her cousin, Snoop Dogg.
– Kyle O\’Reilly will wrestle for the first time since his injury. He will take on Bryan Keith on Collision.
– Swerve Strickland explained the logic behind breaking into Hangman Page\’s home during that angle.
– AEW saw another stable disbanded as the Bang Bang Scissor Gang are no more.
AEW Rampage Lineup 3/15/24:
- Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett vs. Top Flight and Action Andretti
- Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta vs. Evil Uno & John Silver
- Toni Storm & Mariah May vs. TBA
- Bracket revealed for AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament
Upcoming Major Pro Wrestling Events:
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver is slated for the afternoon of April 6th, just before the start of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.
- WrestleMania XL is set to take place on April 6th and 7th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a two-part event.
- AEW is coming to St. Louis, MO with AEW: Dynasty LIVE on PPV on Sunday, April 21st at Chaifetz Arena
- Backlash France is scheduled for May 4th at LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu, France.
- WWE NXT Battleground is booked for May 26th at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, exclusively available on the WWE Network and Peacock.
- WWE Money in the Bank will be held on July 6th at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, followed by WWE NXT Heatwave on July 7th at the same venue.
- WWE SummerSlam is taking over Cleveland\’s Cleveland Browns Stadium on August 3rd.
- WWE Bash In Berlin is marked for August 31st at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
