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Becky Lynch Mocks Charlotte Flair (Photo), Lana Gets Instagram Hacked

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Becky Lynch Mocks Charlotte Flair (Photo)

SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is slated to make her next title defense against Charlotte Flair in Last Woman Standing match at the WWE Evolution pay-per-view event on Sunday in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the WWE Network.

This has been one of the top feuds to be featured on the blue brand since August at the SummerSlam pay-per-view event where it started once Flair won the title but after the match was attacked by Lynch.

Lynch took to her Twitter account where she mocked the former champion with this photo and caption, “You stabbed me in the back more times than I can remember; I forgave you. Come this Sunday I’ll beat you so bad, you’ll never forgive me.”

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Lana Gets Instagram Hacked

Lana, who is set to compete in the battle royal at Evolution, mentioned on Twitter that her official Instagram account has been hacked. She also made it clear that recent messages sent out to her followers were not from her. She wrote the following:

“My instagram has been hacked !!!! Every message you are getting, post or IG story you are seeing in the last 2 hours is a HACKER.”

Cody Says He’s Done With Bullet Club

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He was once one of the leaders of the Bullet Club, but now Cody is talking about the faction like it’s a fond memory in his rear view mirror.  In response to a fan asking who he’d like to see join the Bullet Club, Cody said the faction is “all Jay’s thing now” [Jay White] and that he loved being a part of it.

The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, and Cody have all announced their newest Bullet Club t-shirts will be their last. Cody also posted the following Tweet in reference to his team with Hangman Page being listed as Bullet Club.

These developments come just days after Cody posted a lengthy message on Instagram addressing his future. In that message, he referenced finishing up with Ring of Honor and looking forward to the next chapter of his career in pro wrestling.

Bullet Club vs The Elite

In NJPW, members of the Elite are still introduced as representing “Bullet Club Elite”. There is speculation the Elite could leave NJPW when their contracts are up (minus Marty Scurll) at the end of the year, however.

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Although the Young Bucks are not Bullet Club originals, they joined the faction not long after its inception. They had been a part of Bullet Club their entire NJPW careers going back to 2013.

Jay White doesn’t consider the members of Elite as Bullet Club. He had the following to say after joining the faction.

“Inevitable. One word, inevitable,” White said. “I met Bad Luck Fale in London in 2014. Since then it’s been inevitable that I would end up here with these boys. Not the BC Elite, what is that rip-off sh**? Original Bullet Club taking it back to what started it. Get used to these faces, we’re taking over!”

Samu Anoa’i Reveals He Is Also Suffering From Cancer

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It has been a tough week in the wrestling world. Roman Reigns’ announcement on Monday that he is battling Leukemia has made an impact on the pro-wrestling community across the globe. Earlier today, Reigns’ cousin, Samu Anoa’i, revealed on Facebook that he is suffering from stage 4 liver cancer.

Samu Anoa’i Facebook Post Revealing Battle With Liver Cancer

“I want to take a minute to address the situation with myself and that of my family. I recently have posted I am selling shirts “Anoa’i Strong.” These shirts have been for sale for many years and in light of the current situation that has struck myself and my family, I have decided to change the shirts to various colors for cancer.

My cousins news has struck the world and we are all devastated at this time. What many of you may or may not know is I am also dealing with stage 4 liver cancer and am currently waiting for God’s grace to help me get a transplant.

I am an elder member of my family and in no way am I or my family attempting to profit from any serious sickness. Instead, I want to use our name in order to help doctors and researchers find ways to cure this evil sickness.

I do not endorse or will I ever endorse profit on the misfortune of others or myself or that of my family.

I want all of my friends, family and fans to know we will always remain “Anoa’i Strong.” and these shirts will remain for sale and we will be speaking with various cancer organizations on how we can help.

Until you can stand in the shoes we stand in you will never know the pain and the struggle we endure daily.
Respectfully
Samu Anoa’i”

Samu Anoa’i and Roman Reigns

Headshrinker Samu is a former WWE Tag Team Champion along with Rikishi Fatu. His father is Afa Anoa’i, one-half of the original Wild Samoans Tag-Team. The other half of the Wild Samoans, Sika, is Roman Reigns’ father. Samu is 22 years older than Reigns, however.

Samu still actively competes. He teams with his son, Lance Anoa’i in MLW and also participated in the promotion’s Battle Riot event held earlier this year.

In 1999, Samu’s father Afa set up a charity titled “The Usos Foundation”, which raises money to keep kids away from gangs and violence. Uso is the Samoan word for a sibling of the same gender. So sisters can call each other Uso as well.

Hulk Hogan Teases Possible Appearances At WWE Crown Jewel And WrestleMania

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Hulk Hogan teased during an interview with Jay Reddick of the Orlando Sentinel that he may appear at the WWE Crown Jewel event and WrestleMania 35 next year.

A few months ago, rumors that he could appear at Crown Jewel on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium started once the Chairman of the General Sports Authority in Saudi Arabia (Al-Sheikh) sent out a photo on his official Twitter account of Hogan.

“There are a lot of plans in the works,” Hogan said. “I’m looking forward to going to Saudi Arabia with the WWE, looking forward to WrestleMania — but yeah, we’re moving forward at a rapid pace. It’s exciting to have this opportunity again after all these years where I was there and gone.”

He was reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier this year after Hogan was fired from WWE in the summer of 2015 after racially charged comments from a sex tape came to light. The WWE Hall of Famer stated he has a few ideas of how he would like to end his career in the pro wrestling business and WWE.

“This is a total ego trip, but this is what I would love: To be the hood ornament of the WWE, to be the Babe Ruth of the WWE, and to always be around when any of the big stuff is going on…” Hogan said. “I sure would love to be a part of the WrestleManias and the big events and the grand openings and the new conquests of the WWE. Saudi Arabia! Hong Kong! China! Antarctica! The North Pole! Whatever it is, I’d like to be part of the ongoing growth of the wrestling business, and be with WWE the whole time, that’s the only place to be.”

Hogan was backstage at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view event where he held a meeting with Superstars to talk to them about privacy as a celebrity and the incident that got him shunned from WWE for years.

Neville/PAC Announces Dragon Gate Network, NJPW Confirms Wrestle Kingdom Ticket Packages

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Japan’s Dragon Gate promotion has confirmed their new streaming service. Neville/PAC appeared in a short promo package hyping the new over the top service alongside his RED stablemates. Fans will be able watch live/past shows for just over $13 a month. PAC made his return to the company earlier this year after leaving WWE’s 205 Live brand.

Check out the video via the tweet below.

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the travel packages for Wrestle Kingdom 13. Tickets to the legendary Tokyo Dome show will be available to overseas fans via the H.I.S. system on October 25th. New Japan sent out the following press release announcing the on sale date. The New Year’s Dash show will also be part of the offering for fans travelling in to Japan for January’s festivities:

“NJPW is proud to announce that Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome and the New Year’s Dash package tour will be available through H.I.S. for our fans living overseas at 10 am JST Oct 25th. All reasonably priced packages include a ticket to Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome and hotel accommodations! Four limited special packages are available and further detail can be found in the following link. https://www.hisgo.com/us/campaign/njpw/“

 

Undertaker Announced for UK Speaking Tour with Inside The Ropes

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WWE Icon and sure-fire Hall of Famer The Undertaker will be heading to the UK in 2019. Inside The Ropes has announced a very special 3 date speaking tour with the Deadman. The three stops will be in London, Glasgow and Manchester.

Inside The Ropes have held some of the biggest speaking events across the United Kingdom. Stars such as Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Jim Ross, Shawn Michaels and more recently Pat Patterson have appeared for the company over the past few years.

At age 53, Undertaker is regarded as one of the greatest performers in the history of WWE. ‘Taker has been on the biggest stage for over three decades. The Deadman’s legendary WrestleMania streak will likely never be bettered with 21 consecutive wins.

This announcement is all the more impressive considering the stature and nature of ‘Taker, of course the greatest performer in WrestleMania history very rarely appears out of character for these types of events so this will be a very special tour. Interestingly the tour will be taking place after WrestleMania 35 next year.

Tickets will be going on sale next Wednesday October 31st. These will be available at 5pm UK time over at insidetheropes.co.uk. If you are in London, Glasgow or Manchester make sure that you get your tickets in early as this will absolutely sell out.

Mustafa Ali’s EVOLVE Opponents Revealed, Kassius Ohno Set For EVOLVE Dates

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Two WWE superstars are headed to EVOLVE – Mustafa Ali and Kassius Ohno.

First up is the 205 Live star. Last week, it was announced that EVOLVE would return to Livonia, MI on Nov. 9th for EVOLVE 115 and Chicago, IL on Nov. 10th for EVOLVE 116 for shows that will feature Ali in action. WWE announced on Wednesday that he would battle DJZ at EVOLVE 115 while he’ll take on Darby Allin the following the night.

Ali, AR Fox, The Skulk, Austin Theory with Priscilla Kelly, Anthony Henry, JD Drake, Josh Briggs are advertised for both events while DJ Z is only booked for the 11/9 show and Darby Allin and EVOLVE Champion Shane Strickland are booked for the 11/10 show.

WWE also announced that Kassius Ohno will return to EVOLVE in December at EVOLVE 117 on Saturday, Dec. 15, in Queens, N.Y., and at EVOLVE 118 on Sunday, Dec. 16, in Deer Park, N.Y. As of this writing, his opponents have yet to be revealed.

He will be a special guest trainer at a World Wrestling Network Seminar/Tryout on Sunday, Dec. 16, on Long Island.

For those who don’t know, WWE and EVOLVE have had a working relationship in place for a few years now. EVOLVE’s booker, Gabe Sapolsky, also works as a producer for Triple H in NXT.

Mike Parrow’s NWA Ring Entrance Celebrated By LGBTQ Community

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Mike Parrow proudly wore the Pride flag around his neck as he entered the ring at NWA’s 70th Anniversary show on Sunday. His entrance has been celebrated by Out Sports, a publication which features athletes from the LGBTQ community.

Parrow came out openly as gay in an article for Out Sports last December. In speaking about that decision, Parrow has said, “My life changed forever on Dec. 27, 2017, and I don’t have a single regret.”

Mike Parrow On Being An Example For The LGBTQ Community

“I never realized how many LGBTQ fans had felt forgotten by the wrestling world.” Parrow wrote regarding the December 2017 article. “They felt that they had no voice in wrestling and thought that the wrestling companies were basically going to give them the same tired gay characters. But something changed and I’m an example.”

In addition to competing for the NWA, Parrow has performed on several MLW shows in 2018. He also wrestles for EVOLVE and WWN Live. He teams with E

Parrow hopes that by being open with his relationship to his fiance, it will help to normalize same-sex relationships. He has also referred to his partner as his “Swole-mate”.

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“Pro Wrestling is a series of little moments that create lasting memories,” Parrow said. “These moments have the power to influence wrestling’s future!”

Out Sports Acknowledges SEScoops Coverage Of NWA Anniversary Show

The Out Sports article referenced our coverage of the event as well.

“What’s cool is that the pride flag moment was tweeted out by the NWA and the commentators made note of it during the pay-per-view telecast. “Big Mike Parrow came out with the Pride flag as the commentary team talked about how proud he is to represent the LGBTQ community,” wrote one site,” the article then linked to our live coverage of the event.

Mike Parrow Talks About Difficulty Of Being Gay Growing Up

Parrow appeared on Good Morning Britain this January. He spoke about having voluntarily undergone conversion therapy when he was younger.

Naomi Discusses WWE Possibly Introducing Women’s Tag Team Titles

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Former WWE SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Naomi was recently interviewed by Landon Buford of The Hype Magazine to talk about various topics and promote WWE’s first-ever all women’s pay-per-view event. During the interview, she was asked about the rumors that WWE could be introducing Women’s Tag Team Titles.

“I’m so ready for it, tag teaming is so exciting, and It’ll be great for the division because it will give us another championship to fight for which we need. Being married to a tag team specialist and in my opinion one of the best to ever do it I will have all the coaching and guidance I need to be the first to hold those titles.”

Naomi also brought up how she would team up with former title contender Asuka should the WWE implement these titles.

“We have a lot in common surprisingly, and she’s just badass inside that ring, point blank period. There are no holes in her game. If there’s anyone I could learn from grow with and dominate with, it’s her.”

The Evolution pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will air on the WWE Network. Naomi also talked about winning the WrestleMania 32 battle royal, Ronda Rousey’s WWE progression, and more. You can read the entire interview here.

Seth Rollins Makes WWE History, Road To Evolution Special Viewership

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Seth Rollins Makes WWE History

Seth Rollins made some WWE history on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Providence, RI at the Dunkin Donuts Center on the USA Network as he and Dean Ambrose beat Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre to win the WWE RAW Tag Team Titles. Reddit user MutilatedCattle pointed out that Rollins is now the first man in WWE history be a double champion with every single ‘Grand Slam’ championship.

In order to achieve this, the talent must hold the WWE/Universal, Tag Team, Intercontinental, and US titles at some point, which Rollins has done. He has held the WWE and US titles at the same time in 2015 while now holds the tag team and IC titles at the same time.

Road To Evolution Special Viewership

WWE aired the “Road To WWE Evolution” television special on the USA Network after Monday Night RAW went off the air. It delivered 1.114 million viewers, according to Showbuzzdaily.com.  It will also air on the E! Network following Total Divas on Wednesday night.

WWE hyped the special by stating that it “will chronicle the journey to the first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event, WWE Evolution” as well as “look back on the groundbreaking Women’s Evolution in WWE, featuring Superstars of the past, present and future coming together to celebrate a new chapter in WWE history.”

Don Callis Talks Johnny Impact-Austin Aries Situation From Bound For Glory

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Don Callis addressed the Austin Aries-Johnny Impact situation from Bound For Glory recently on his podcast. Callis wouldn’t address Aries’ post-match antics but he did address the events leading to the PPV.

Callis’ comments convey that neither the Tweets between Aries and Johnny nor the pull apart during the press conference was planned. While he didn’t say so specifically, it’s assumed he would have said the same thing about Aries no-selling and flipping him off at the end of the show.

“Effectively we had an issue earlier in the week with some Tweets between talent. They were told to take those Tweets down,” Callis said. “Things got a little heated at the press conference. People said ‘Well, why didn’t this happen at the press conference if they were going to have a face-to-face?’ Well, because it wasn’t really planned. I’m just going to leave it at that.”

As for how Johnny Impact performed in the match, Callis offered up a lot of praise.

“You really felt the personal distaste there was between he and Austin Aries in that main event,” Callis continued. “I thought it was a great main event and a great win for Johnny.”

Callis continued to say one of his favorite matches was the Knockouts title bout between Taya Valkyrie and Tessa Blanchard. Based on Taya’s comments on Impact last week, we could get a rematch between the two in the not too distant future. He also said the tapings in New York was a breakout moment for Killer Kross. Brian Cage was also mentioned as someone fans are giving a rockstar reaction to wherever they go.

Austin Aries and Impact Wrestling

Just days before Bound For Glory, Aries was on Chris Jericho’s podcast and stated he’s never been happier than he has been with Impact Wrestling. Then at the PPV he is evidently so upset with management that he no-sells the finish, flips off Don Callis, and leaves. He was not at the following set of television tapings over the next two days either.

Chris Jericho Discusses Not Appearing At WWE Crown Jewel, Potentially Working For Impact

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Chris Jericho recently spoke with Sportskeeda about various topics including not appearing on SmackDown 1000 last week or at the upcoming Crown Jewel event.

Jericho’s first IWGP Intercontinental Championship defense will be against EVIL at the NJPW Power Struggle event on November 3. Jericho has made a few appearances for WWE this year including a backstage segment at the RAW 25th Anniversary special in January. He last wrestled in a WWE ring at the Greatest Royal Rumble back in April.

“When I said they didn’t ask me I wasn’t saying it like, you know, a sad thing. That’s what happened. They didn’t ask me to go, and to be honest with you, I didn’t really want to do Raw 25 either. I don’t like wasting a surprise appearance, I don’t like wasting those appearances on one-offs.”

He continued by stating, “I know how those shows go, there are so many guys on the show, I don’t want to do it. So, nobody asked me, but if that had I probably wouldn’t have done it anyway. That’s why when you saw me at Raw 25 it was just a backstage bit and that’s the way that Vince and I discussed it to be.”

Jericho stated that he doesn’t want to just go out in front of a crowd because you’re wasting one of those cash-in chips of a Jericho appearance. Regarding Crown Jewel, he stated that he was asked by WWE to work the show but couldn’t make the date because of his match against EVIL. He doesn’t want to put that pressure on himself about worrying about trying to travel to both shows.

Throughout the year, there have been rumors of him potentially working with Impact Wrestling due to his friendship with Don Callis. Jericho stated that he has no restrictions on anything that he’s doing right now and even if he did do something it, he wouldn’t talk about it as he wants people to wait and see.

“I just kind of do things as they come which is why this year has been … and I’m sure next year will be more of the same so let’s see what happens.”

Vince McMahon Absent From WWE TV Events, Interesting Alundra Blayze Stat

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Vince McMahon Absent From WWE TV Events

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was not at the Monday Night RAW TV event in Providence, RI at the Dunkin Donuts Center or SmackDown Live TV event in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center this week, according to PWinsider.com.

It’s been recently reported that McMahon is backstage for most weeks at RAW TV events but not at SmackDown shows. It should be noted that he’s still in charge of creative of the blue brand but delegates his vision for the show to other people at the events.

He was last seen on WWE television at SmackDown 1000 last week where he appeared in a segment with Stephanie and Shane McMahon as well as Carmella and R-Truth.

Interesting Alundra Blayze Stat

WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze is slated to make her return to in-ring action at the Evolution pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the WWE Network where she’ll compete in a battle royal with the winner getting a championship opportunity.

An interesting stat has surfaced online regarding the WWE Hall of Famer as this match will mark her first contest since wrestling at WCW Fall Brawl ’00 where she teamed with Billie Kidman to lose to Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson.

NXT, 205 Live, & Mae Young Classic Preview 10/24

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WWE presents 3-hours of previously unaired programming tonight. NXT, 205 Live, and the latest episode of the Mae Young Classic will air on the WWE Network.

NXT 10/24 Preview

Aleister Black Is Back, Now What?

The former NXT champion returned during the main event between Nikki Cross and Bianca Belair last week. Black demanded that Nikki tell him who it is that attacked him and put him out of action. He then seethed with rage after she whispered who it was into his ear. Now that Black knows who his attacker was he will be on a quest for revenge. We could even find out who the attacker was tonight as well.

NXT Championship Announcement For War Games

William Regal has said that he will announce Tommaso Ciampa’s challenger for the NXT Championship at WarGames tonight. The Takeover event takes place November 17th from the Staples Center in LA.

Mia Yim vs Aliyah

Mia Yim’s WWE signing was delayed a year after a leg injury following the 2017 MYC so she’ll be looking to make up for lost time. She’ll face Aliyah in her first match on NXT programming tonight.

Aliyah’s all-time record in single’s matches on NXT programming leaves a lot to be desired. Her 1-13 record’s only bright spot was a win over Billie Kay in 2016.

What’s Next For the Undisputed Era?

The Undisputed Era saved their tag team championships last week when a returning Bobby Fish caused the disqualification in a match against the War Raiders. With a little over three weeks to go before WarGames, one has to wonder if William Regal will put the team back inside the 2-ring steel cage again this year.

205 Live Preview 10/24

Mike and Maria Kanellis Bring True Love To 205 Live

Mike and Maria Kanellis made an impactful 205 Live debut recently, interfering in match between Lio Rush and Lince Dorado two weeks ago. Tonight, Mike Kanellis will make his in-ring debut against Dorado.

Hideo Itami vs Mustafa Ali

This rivalry continues tonight as Mustafa Ali looks to take out the man responsible for putting him on the sidelines for part of the summer. As for Itami, as always, he’s just looking to make sure people respect him.

These two have met twice this year. Itami won the first meeting and the second ended in a double count-out. They also met on NXT in 2016 once. Itami won that match too.

Here is Mustafa Ali cutting an intense promo in the rain in regards to this match:

Mae Young Classic 10/24 Preview

It’s semi-final night at the Mae Young Classic. After tonight’s episode airs, the Mae Young Classic final will be official for Sunday’s Evolution. In opposite fashion to the WWE World Cup, no Americans are left in the tournament.

Io Shira vs Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley is fast becoming one of the most talked about heels in WWE. After Tegan Nox suffered multiple leg injuries in their quarter-final bout, Ripley did not let up and continued to lay waste to her opponent. She later ripped into her through social media as well.

On the other side of the ring will be Io Shirai, one of the hottest prospects WWE has after signing her away from Stardom. Only one of these women will make it to Evolution.

Toni Storm vs Meiko Satomura

Satomura is a grizzled veteran who wrestled on Nitro as a teenager while Toni Storm is a young 23-year-old prospect from the Gold Coast. Storm has signed and will be a part of the NXT UK division but first, she’s looking to book her ticket to Evolution on Sunday.

Scott Dawson Asks Fans To Not “Give Up” On The Revival

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Sadly, it’s almost hard to believe that The Revival (comprised of Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) were tearing up the Raw tag team division at one point, with the team primed for title contention after consecutive wins against Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley. They were also NXT’s first ever two-time tag team champions, back when they were owning the division on the yellow and black brand.

Since then, however, The Revival appear to have all but disappeared from WWE programming.

This isn’t lost on the duo, with Scott Dawson taking to Twitter in order to ask fans not to “give up on us [The Revival] yet.”

The reason for this is because of a matchup that takes place on this week’s WWE Main Event. The Revival take on the relatively fresh team of Chad Gable and Bobby Roode in a confrontation that Dawson promises is a “great match that exemplifies what tag team wrestling is all about.”

Here is what Scott Dawson said, in full:

“This week on Main Event, it’s Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs Dash & myself. (As long as it’s not heavily edited) It’s a great match that exemplifies what tag team wrestling is all about. Don’t give up on us yet. There’s a reason we’re called ‘The Revival’.”

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It’s a shame for a team as talented as The Revival to have been missing from WWE’s main product for so long. Hopefully, they’ll be able to showcase their skills and get their opportunity on Raw soon, working their way back into the tag team championship scene in the process.

What do you think? Do you feel The Revival are being underutilized, if not wasted completely? Who would you have them feud with to get them back into title contention?

More Information About Dean Ambrose Turning On Seth Rollins

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The ending of Monday Night Raw left fans in a state of shock for many different reasons.

With Dean Ambrose turning on his Shield brother, Seth Rollins, after winning the tag team titles from Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler, the attack left viewers emotionally conflicted.

This is because the man that completes their trio, Roman Reigns, had only just revealed his unfortunate battle with leukemia earlier that night. During his heartfelt promo, Reigns would also relinquish the WWE Universal Championship.

Turns out that Ambrose’s actions weren’t originally planned to take place this past Monday. Original plans had his assault scheduled in November circa Survivor Series.

Dirty Deeds

According to the Wrestling Observer Live’s Bryan Alvarez, Dean “wasn’t even supposed to turn heel last night.”

Apparently, “the actual plan was that he was going to turn around Survivor Series and they [the WWE] moved it up and they specifically did it to capitalize on the emotions of a guy who’s home to fight for his life.”

He also speculated that a huge one-on-one match between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins would be scheduled for Wrestlemania 35 on April 7th, 2019.

“I believe 100% that the WrestleMania main event is Seth Rollins challenging Dean Ambrose for the WWE Title,” he said. “Now how you get there, I have no idea.”

What do you think? Would you like to see this match main event Wrestlemania 35? Were you conflicted at all at what transpired? How would you like to see them book their feud going forward?

Roman Reigns’ Promo Was Kept Secret Prior To Raw

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With Roman Reigns revealing the sad news that he is unfortunately once again battling leukaemia, the wrestling world has since come together in support for the WWE’s Big Dog.

With news so crushing and personal, it’s astounding there was no leak prior to Reigns’ promo as he kicked off Raw. His promo would stun the crowd into a respectful silence as he opened up on live TV to relinquish the WWE Universal Championship.

“None Of That Was A Put-On”

According to Wrestling Observer Live’s Bryan Alvarez, not many backstage personnel were made aware of the promo’s true purpose.

He said, “[…] a very small amount of people knew beforehand, probably between 6 and 8 of the top executives. So when the show opens and the announcers are all happy talking about Roman Reigns defending the title at Crown Jewel — none of that was a put-on.”

“None of them had any idea what was going on until he went out there and did his speech and he has since gone home and that’s the story,” Alvarez said, before concluding with, “I guess we’ll just have to find out how well he does with treatment — the second battle, it’s worrisome.”

WALTER Talks To Steve Austin About His Career, Hulk Hogan

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WALTER appeared on the latest edition of The Steve Austin Show and covered his career, his wrestling influences, and more.

WALTER On His Wrestling Influences

When discussing who he patterned himself after, WALTER brought up some of the Americans that made a name for themselves working in Japan. He mentioned Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody, and Terry Gordy specifically.

Naturally, Hulk Hogan’s name came up as well. “Don’t let anyone tell you Hogan can’t work,” Austin said.

“I’m not a believer that wrestling has to be crisp and perfect all the time,” WALTER said.

The Indie Grind

The grind of the indie scene is a common theme when Austin interviews independent talent, and WALTER touched on that here as well.

“Even though I’m really busy, I try to have a good private life. I always try not to jump 100 percent into the life of pro wrestling where I’m really caught up in it. After weekends where I work, my body is sore but my brain is fried too.”

“I’ve had times in the last month where it felt like I was just visiting my girlfriend’s place, rather than feeling like I was coming home… I like to be home and be a normal dude.”

Breaking In

As the topic shifted to breaking into the business, WALTER revealed that he gave up a solid career in another industry to pursue wrestling.

“I had a good real job, I worked at a logistics company, I started there in an apprenticeship on the warehouse, but I worked my way up. I had my own office and I was in charge of a hundred people.

“It was a good job, money was fine and everything. But at the end of the day, you have to care about stuff that is not your real interest,” he said.

WALTER’s Sports Background

WALTER also spoke about his athletic background, as he was something of a high-level youth soccer player growing up. He played as a goalkeeper but chose not to pursue playing professionally.

WALTER attributes that to the fact that in Europe, you need to decide as a young teenager whether or not to pursue a professional football career.

He says that he started getting interested in other things at that age, and chose not to stick with the sport.

WALTER also discussed his personal life and the indie scene in Europe when he first started out compared to now. He also touched upon his work with the WXW wrestling school, his legendary chops, and much more.

A clip from the show can be found below. The full episode can be found here.

When referencing this transcript, please credit SEScoops.com. This transcript has been edited for clarity.

Whose influence do you see in WALTER’s work?

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Joey Janela Set To Undergo Knee Surgery Friday

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Joey Janela revealed on Twitter that he’s set to undergo major knee surgery this Friday. Wrestling’s Bad Boy has been out of action since September after suffering a multitude of injuries to his left knee while performing a dive at a Game Changer Wrestling event.

Janela reportedly tore his MCL and his PCL, and sprained his ACL, while also sustaining an impaction fracture, a bone bruise, and partially tearing another ligament in the knee.

The ligament tears are something of a common injury for athletes, and the standard timetable in sports for returning from major knee ligament surgery is nine to twelve months, as evidenced by Carson Wentz in the NFL.

That rough timetable for Janela’s return to action is what we reported earlier this month. How the additional injuries that Janela sustained will impact that timetable remains to be seen.

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Joey Janela’s LA Confidential

While absent from in-ring action, Janela will still continue to book his L.A. Confidential shows, the latest of which will take place November 16. The event is presented by Game Changer Wrestling.

For more information on the event, including ticket information, click here.

Do you anticipate Janela being able to return in a year? 

Seth Rollins Names Sasha Banks As Someone He Can See In The Shield

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Dean Ambrose turned on Seth Rollins this Monday Night on Raw. It’s the second time a member of the Shield has turned on his brothers, Rollins himself having been the first back in 2014.

Before Monday, however, Rollins took part in an interview with the Daily Express in the UK. When asked what female member of the WWE roster would make a good member of the Shield, Rollins had someone specific in mind.

“The Shield has got a lot of attitude, we got a lot of intensity,” Rollins said. “My gut instinct is Sasha Banks, to be honest. I think she’s got the intangibles.”

Seth Rollins and Sasha Banks WWE Careers Thus Far

Banks was signed to WWE and reported to the Performance Center in 2012, around the same time the Shield was being called up to the main roster. Reigns and Rollins were signed to WWE in 2010 and Ambrose was signed in 2011. They then debuted on the main roster together in 2012.

Banks debuted on NXT programming in late 2012. She wouldn’t be called up to the main roster until 2015, however. This was during the very early stages of the Women’s Revolution on the main roster. At the time, Banks was part of Team B.A.D with Naomi and Tamina.

The full article can be read here.

How Was Raw’s Viewership With Roman Reigns’ Announcement And Dean Ambrose’s Heel Turn?

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This week’s Raw saw some of the biggest stories of the year unfold and it both started and ended with different members of the Shield making unexpected moves.

The show featuring Roman Reigns’ announcement and Dean Ambrose’s heel turn saw an increase in the audience too as it drew 2.548 million viewers which is up 6.3% from last week’s episode of the show.

The emotional opening segment, which saw Roman relinquishing the Universal Championship appears to have helped the second hour of the show as it saw an unusual increase in audience.

The first hour drew 2.609 million viewers and then the second hour saw a slight increase, scoring 2.622 million viewers. The third hour, however, then saw a decrease and it brought 2.413 million viewers.

For comparison, last week’s Raw episode had drawn 2.490 million viewers in the first hour, 2.482 million viewers in the second hour and 2.216 million viewers in the final hour of the show.

This increase helped Raw in beating the rating of past several weeks and this episode did the best ratings since the post Hell In A Cell episode of the Red Branded Show in mid-September.

With Dean Ambrose’s shocking heel turn at the end of the episode, it’d be interesting to see how next week’s episode does in ratings and how many people tune in to watch the follow up of these events.

Shane McMahon Responds To CM Punk Chants, Alexa Bliss Hints At Evolution Appearance

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Shane McMahon Responds To CM Punk Chants

WWE is expected to hold a Best In The World tournament at the upcoming Crown Jewel event and we all know that this was also the catchphrase of the former WWE Champion CM Punk.

So it was natural that a CM Punk chant broke out in the arena during the latest episode of SmackDown Live while Shane McMahon was promoting the upcoming tournament in a segment.

The SmackDown Commissioner responded to these chants from the crowd saying ‘I don’t think he is in the tournament’. You can check out his reply in the below video at the 1:15 minute mark:

Alexa Bliss Hints At Evolution Appearance

We noted before how Alexa Bliss suffered a concussion during a WWE Live Event this past Saturday, putting her status for the upcoming Evolution PPV in question.

Bliss then recently posted a photo from her Twitter account. She promotes a new headband in the photo as seen below and also hints that she will be at the upcoming PPV this Sunday:

Though this doesn’t necessarily mean that she will be wrestling at the show. Based on this week’s Raw, it appears Alicia Fox could be her replacement if Alexa is not cleared in time for the historic event.

Top Raw Star Working Hurt, Undertaker ‘Rise Of The Taker’ Tour Announced

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Top Raw Star Working Hurt

We noted before how Alexa Bliss suffered another injury this past Saturday and latest report reveals that she is not the only Raw Star that has been hurt.

On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Dave Meltzer talked about Finn Balor picking up a surprising victory over Bobby Lashley on this week’s Raw, revealing that Lashley has actually been working hurt.

Though Meltzer couldn’t provide any further details on his condition. So it’s hard to say how severe Lashley’s injury is. Whether his sudden loss is related to his status is not known either but we’ll keep you posted.

Undertaker ‘Rise Of The Taker’ Tour Announced

Undertaker has been protecting his character less and less in recent times. As we noted before, it wasn’t long ago when he allowed a photo of his rehabilitation to be posted online, on top of his recent off character interview.

The latest in this spree is a new tour featuring the Dead Man which has been announced to take place on three dates next year, in the spring of 2019.

Inside The Ropes recently announced a “Rise Of The Taker” tour for next year. It will see the former World Champion making appearances in London on April 30, in Glasgow on May 1 and in Manchester on May 2:

Tickets for this event will go on sale from October 31.

Indie Wrestler Shares Great Story Of Roman Reigns Helping Him

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While we all can have our personal opinion on the character called Roman Reigns, there is no denying that the man behind the gimmick deserves to be respected for all the hard work he has put in over the years.

He deserves this respect even more because he has been doing so while living with his disease for the past 11 years without ever mentioning his struggles and a story from an indie wrestler only adds to this feeling.

Indie Wrestler Connor Braxton recently shared a great story about Reigns from his Twitter account after the Big Dog relinquished the Universal Championship on Raw this week.

Braxton, who trained at Seth Rollins & Marek Brave’s Black And Brave Wrestling Academy in Moline, Illinois recalled the time when he had graduated from the wrestling school and was days away from his first match.

However, he didn’t have wrestling boots and was short on money. So he asked Rollins if there was anyone who was looking to sell a used pair and Seth contacted Roman.

Though, instead of selling the boots, Roman asked if Connor was a good brother and gave him the boots as a present asking him to return the favor to someone else in need in future:

Once again this story proves that whether you cheered or booed the Roman Reigns character who has been appearing on your screens, the man behind it is still a treasure to the business.

The Usos Pay Tribute To Roman Reigns On SmackDown, Footage Of Becky Lynch’s Attack On Charlotte

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The Usos Pay Tribute To Roman Reigns On SmackDown

The wrestling world is still abuzz after Roman Reigns’ emotional speech on Monday Night Raw which saw the Big Dog relinquishing the Universal Championship.

During the latest episode of SmackDown Live, the Usos paid tribute to his brother during their match with AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan, with Jimmy Uso hitting this modified splash off the top turnbuckle:

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The Usos went on to win this bout after another miscommunication between their opponents. After the match, the duo dedicated their victory to the Big Dog:

Footage Of Becky Lynch’s Attack On Charlotte Flair

Becky Lynch has been on fire since turning heel. One of the most recent examples of how good she is was the SmackDown Women’s Champion’s attack on Charlotte Flair during her visit to the performance center.

Some photos of this altercation had previously been posted on social media. WWE released the full video footage of Becky’s attack on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live:

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Becky Lynch is scheduled to defend her Women’s Championship against Charlotte in a Last Women Standing match at Evolution PPV. You can check out the full match card and betting odds for the show here.

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