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Updated WrestleMania 37 Card: Steel Cage Stipulation, Title Match

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WWE has announced a few new things for WrestleMania 37. 

On Monday’s episode of Raw, WWE confirmed that United States Champion Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus will take place at this show. Also, Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon will now take place inside of a Steel Cage structure. 

WWE has yet to announce which nights these bouts will take place on. Strowman defeated Jaxson Ryker with Elias and McMahon at ringside on Raw. After the match, Strowman announced the stipulation. On this same show, Sheamus beat Riddle in a non-title match.  After the match, Riddle attacked Sheamus to get payback.

WWE presents WrestleMania 37 on Saturday, April 10th, and Sunday, April 11, 2021 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida that will air on Peacock.  

Updated WWE WrestleMania 37 Card

Night 1 

  • WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre
  • WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair
  • Bad Bunny vs. The Miz
  • Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins
  • WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. AJ Styles and Omos

Night 2 

  • WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Edge
  • WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley
  • Randy Orton vs. The Fiend
  • Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
  • WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E vs. Apollo Crews

Match Date TBA

  • Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon – Steel Cage Match
  • WWE United States Champion Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus

Andrade: Charlotte Flair Was Pulled From WrestleMania 37 After WWE Thought She Was Pregnant

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Charlotte Flair has had an interesting last month or so while WWE continues to build up to WrestleMania 37. 

She was originally all over the advertisements for the show and rightfully so as she is one of the biggest stars the company has right now. Then she came out to announce she had tested positive for COVID-19. When this news was made, many people thought this was the reason she had been pulled from the advertisements. 

It turns out that wasn’t necessarily the case. Instead, Andrade, her fiance, told a story about how Flair was originally pulled from WrestleMania 37 because WWE thought she was pregnant. 

It started when a WWE doctor contacted Flair and said that she was pregnant. The couple decided to go get their own tests to prove she wasn’t pregnant. 

“We went to the pharmacy [to take a test] and it was negative,” Andrade told Hugo Savinovich of Lucha Libre Online (H/T to WrestleZone). “They took her out of the story because they said she was pregnant. Four days later the tests were negative.”

Andrade requested his release from WWE earlier this month and during the Fastlane pay-per-view event, the company announced it. 

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WWE Raw Star To Be Honored In This Year’s Hall Of Fame

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The recipient of the Warrior Award for the 2021 WWE Hall of Fame class will be Titus O’Neil. Fightful reported that was the plan as of February. With the Hall of Fame and WrestleMania being based around the city of Tampa this year in addition to O’Neil being heavily involved with charity throughout his life, the powers at be thought this was the right choice. 

Aside from his pro wrestling career, which saw him wrestle for FCW in the area for a couple of years, O’Neil played professional football for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2006. He hasn’t wrestled since dropping a loss to Bobby Lashley this past November. 

The ceremony is set to be filmed on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. The ceremony will air on April 6th on Peacock.

Batista, who is good friends with O’Neil, was supposed to be part of the 2020 class where he would’ve likely headlined. However, he has already confirmed that he won’t be able to make it due to a schedule conflict but plans to be inducted in the coming years. 

2020 Class

  • The nWo
  • John “Bradshaw” Layfield
  • The British Bulldog
  • The Bella Twins
  • Jushin “Thunder” Liger

2021 Class

  • RVD
  • Kane
  • Molly Holly
  • Eric Bischoff
  • The Great Khali

Josh Alexander Talks Ethan Page Signing With AEW

Jake Skudder
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IMPACT Wrestling star Josh Alexander recently spoke to TSN’s This is Wrestling on TSN 1200. The former tag team partner of Ethan Page discussed his The North tag team partner moving to All Elite Wrestling.

“I didn’t even think about it because I hadn’t been watching AEW really too intently,” said Josh Alexander. “And I haven’t been keeping up with storylines or anything. I looked up the pay per view, I think it was the day before, and I saw that they had the ladder match and it was a mystery for it. And I knew that, of course, they were teasing a different ex- Hall of Famer to debut as well.”

“So I just remember looking at it like, I bet it’s going to be him” Alexander continued. “You know what I mean? I just wanted to be left in the dark like everybody else so I can be a fan. I love watching wrestling as a fan if I’m pleasantly surprised by something like that happening.”

“I miss the old music. I will say that,” Alexander continued, discussing The North. “But otherwise it was just awesome to see because I know how much hard work has gone in to get him there. He’s going to be nothing but successful.”

With IMPACT and AEW now working in tandem, there’s a chance that the two former tag team partners could work together again.

‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin Reveals WrestleMania 37 Status

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Stone Cold Steve Austin recently spoke to WrestlingINC and confirmed his status for WrestleMania 37.

“They didn’t reach out to me this year,” Austin revealed to Nick Hausman. “I think they got their hands full with what they’re doing. I think it only makes sense for me to come back maybe in Texas or LA.”

“It’d be great to go back to Dallas” Stone Cold continued. “So we’ll see what happens there, but I’m fine sitting at the house watching this one.”

Steve Austin Talks WrestleMania 37

“We’ve been trying to move out of LA and move permanently over here to Nevada” Austin noted. “So we’ve had a ton of stuff going on. I’ll be watching. I’m okay not being there.”

Stone Cold Steve Austin has been appearing sporadically in WWE over the past year years. With WWE looking to get WrestleMania 37 ‘back in business’ they will likely be looking to bring back some major names.

Hulk Hogan has already been confirmed as a host for the show alongside Titus O’Neil. Beyond that it has not been confirmed if any other legends will be returning for the two nights in April.

Beth Phoenix On Jaw-Breaking Injury During Raw Singles Debut

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Beth Phoenix made her singles debut in WWE on the June 5, 2006 episode of Raw in a match against Victoria which would prove to be unfortunate for her as she would suffer a broken jaw from a slap by Victoria which would send her back to developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling from the main roster. Recalling the incident on “WWE Icons”, Phoenix highlighted how bad it really was. “I’m finally gonna have my debut as a singles wrestler, and I’m facing Victoria, and we had something planned where I was supposed to slap and then slap back,” “The Glamazon” harked back.

“When Victoria hit me, I had had my mouth open ever so slightly. I knew something was wrong. I stuck my tongue between my teeth and I was like ‘Oh there’s a gap there.’ So I thought something had happened and I’d lost a tooth,” Beth Phoenix continued. She was able to continue the match and emerged victorious despite suffering the injury. Trish Stratus, who was ringside (as Phoenix served as Stratus’ ally against Mickie James during her debut), got in the ring and saw Phoenix bleeding from her mouth. “Trish took one look at me and saw that I had a little bit of blood on my mouth. She just told me ‘Smile, look up. It’ll be okay, it’ll be okay.'” Stratus walked her up to the ramp and took her to the medical.

“I’m sitting there and I’m kinda like ‘Guys, I just lost a tooth, I’m sure it’s okay.’ And I’m sitting on the thing and then they opened my mouth like this and I saw everyone in the room recoil like that and I was like, that’s when I knew it was probably bad.” Beth Phoenix suffered a fractured mandible, with the slap leaving her jaw entirely severed. The subsequent surgeries that she had to get for it left a portion of her face permanently numb. She had to get a titanium plate and nine screws placed in her jaw.

“They take me to the hospital, I get X-rayed. They said your jaw is shattered, dislocated, displaced. One mandible’s up, one’s down. You have to have full plastic surgery to put everything back. You have to have steel plates in your face and screws, and it was a lot to take in,” Beth Phoenix remembered. “I just cried. I didn’t know what else to do. I just processed everything. I was like, ‘I just had a singles match on Monday Night Raw, and… it’s over. All of it. I just didn’t understand why after so many years things were gonna end like this and set me back.”

Even though she spent a year going through surgeries and recovering from the injury, Beth Phoenix was only out of action for two months. She returned to OVW and perform there until mid-2007 when she would return back to Raw as a heel this time as opposed to the face that she was the first time around. She would then go on to become a four-time Women’s Champion and a one-time Divas Champion. Phoenix would also be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the Class of 2017.

Logan Paul To Be Involved In WrestleMania 37 Match: Report

Rayan Sayyed
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Logan Paul was already confirmed during this week’s Friday Night SmackDown to be the special guest at Sami Zayn’s premiere of the documentary trailer on next week’s SmackDown. But that’s not the only time the social media star would be involved in WWE programming, because according to reports he might be involved in more than just a segment on the weekly show. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, Paul will be involved in the WrestleMania 37 match between Zayn and Kevin Owens. While Meltzer wasn’t able to confirm if Paul will play the role of special referee in the match, he did say that the YouTube personality will be involved in some way. Paul and Bunny will be the two celebrities for this year’s WrestleMania, it was added in the report.

Logan Paul was announced this week for making an appearance at next week’s episode of SmackDown after his recent interactions with Sami Zayn on Twitter. During this week’s SmackDown, we saw Kevin Owens hosting the KO Show with Sami Zayn present as his guest. During this segment, Zayn announced that he will be hosting a “red carpet premiere” for his documentary next week with Paul as his special guest.

A match between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens was also announced for WrestleMania during the show as the longtime rival Owens challenged Zayn at the “Grandest Stage Of Them All” with him accepting. Meanwhile, Logan Paul and Zayn have been exchanging messages on Twitter for the past few weeks, with Paul siding with Zayn regarding the purported conspiracy against him. “Hey man, I noticed you started following me on here. Check your DMs, I sent a bunch of raw footage that my documentary crew has collected over the past few months. What you saw was the tip of the iceberg. No one understands how bad @WWE has it out for me. Judge for yourself. Thx,” wrote Zayn to Paul on Twitter.

Rob Van Dam Announced for the WWE Hall of Fame

Chris Stephens
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On the heels of several rumors and unconfirmed reports, it is now official that Rob Van Dam will be part of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021. WWE took to Twitter to announce the news shortly after it was revealed by Fox Sports.

News of Rob Van Dam’s pending Hall of Fame induction leaked recently. First, Sabu commented that RVD was to be inducted during a conversation with NonStop Wrestling Chat.

“Hey, Rob Van Dam is getting into the WWE Hall of Fame this year, I think,” Sabu said on the show. “I wasn’t supposed to say nothing, but you can tell people that.”

Paul Heyman later took to Twitter to tease that he had filmed content for RVD’S video package for the ceremony.

Rob Van Dam’s Championship Resume:

  • 1x WWE Champion
  • 1x ECW Champion (while in WWE/WWECW)
  • 4x WWE Hardcore Champion
  • 6x Intercontinental Champion
  • 1x European Champion
  • 3x Tag Team Champion (2x w/Kane, 1x w/Rey Mysterio)
  • 2006 Money in the Bank Winner
  • 1x ECW Television Champion
  • 2x ECW Tag Team Champion (w/Sabu)
  • 1x TNA World Champion
  • 1x TNA X-Division Champion

RVD was most recently a member of the Impact Wrestling roster along with Katie Forbes. He last performed for the promotion at their tapings in September.

Tickets Now On Sale For AEW: The House Always Wins (Full Card)

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All Elite Wrestling is set to hold the first ever non-televised ‘house show’ in company history. AEW: The House Always Wins takes place Friday, April 9th from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL. The event coincides with WrestleMania weekend.

All of AEW’s top champions will be in action on this card, including AEW World Champion Kenny Omega, TNT Champion Darby Allin, World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks and Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida.

Tickets for AEW The House Always Wins are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com. Here is the lineup:

  • AEW World Tag Team Champions the Young Bucks & Brandon Cutler vs. Death Triangle (PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix)
  • TNT Champion Darby Allin will face the winner of a 12-man Battle Royal. Participants include Lance Archer, Scorpio Sky, Powerhouse Hobbs, Ricky Starks, QT Marshall, Butcher, Blade, Dustin Rhodes, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, 10 and Colt Cabana.
  • AEW World Champion Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa vs. Matt & Mike Sydal
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Ethan Page
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida, Tay Conti & Red Velvet vs. Dr. Britt Baker, Nyla Rose & Allie
  • The Pinnacle (With Wardlow) vs. Jurassic Express & Dante Martin
  • Eddie Kingston vs. Cezar Bononi 

Plus, Orange Cassidy and Jade Cargill will be in action.

Roman Reigns Calls His WrestleMania Match ‘One & Only Main Event’

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Roman Reigns’ upcoming match at WrestleMania 37 saw a major change a couple of days ago at Friday Night SmackDown as it was announced that the Universal Championship bout has been changed to a triple threat match involving Reigns, Edge, and Daniel Bryan. It was also confirmed that the match would take place at Night Two of the event, making it a main event match.

Some WWE fans have been rallying for making Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair’s SmackDown Women’s Championship match to be made the main event of Night One at WrestleMania 37. As soon as it was confirmed that the Roman Reigns’ match will take place on Night Two, fans began trending the hashtag “MainEventBanksvsBelair” in order to show support for the match to be a main event. Many from the wrestling industries also joined in and showed support for the campaign. During this, the Universal Champion decided that it needs to be made clear who’s actually main eventing WrestleMania. Writing in a Twitter post, Reigns simply said, “2 weeks. 14 days. The 1 and ONLY Main Event.”

The opening segment of this week’s episode of SmackDown saw Daniel Bryan demanding another shot at Roman Reigns’ Universal title, only to be taken out by Edge. It was finally confirmed after some building up towards the announcement that Bryan would be added to the main to the main event of WrestleMania. The segment would end in chaos as the three would try taking each other out. The episode ended with Edge standing in the ring.

WrestleMania 37 Card

WrestleMania 37 will air on Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11, 2021 from the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Here is the card of the event:

Night 1 

WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair

Bad Bunny vs. The Miz

WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. AJ Styles and Omos

Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon

Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins

Night 2 

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan

WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley

Randy Orton vs. The Fiend

WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E vs. Apollo Crews

Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn

Randy Orton Buries Rapper Soulja Boy Again For Talking Trash

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Randy Orton and rapper Soulja Boy continue to exchange trash talk on social media.

The beef began earlier this month, when Soulja Boy tweeted that the ‘rap game’ is faker than WWE. Any wrestling fan knows, using the “f word” is a blatant sign of disrespect to the athletes who devote their lives and risk their health for our entertainment.

The tweet got the attention of several WWE Superstars, including Randy Orton. The Viper went off on Soulja Boy. You can see two of his tweets below and their entire exchange from early March here.

Randy Orton RKO’s Soulja Boy

Soulja Boy must have liked the attention he received by the online tussle with Orton, because he’s back at it again. He fired off a few flagrant tweets at WWE and ‘Randy Organ’ Sunday morning:

Randy Orton responded late Sunday night by putting Soulja Boy’s physical size into perspective and saying “you’re welcome” for giving him some attention.

Gable Steveson: “I’m Going To Be The Biggest Star WWE Has Ever Had”

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Earlier this month, The University of Minnesota’s Gable Steveson won the NCAA wrestling title at 285lbs and then proceeded to do a giant backflip on the mat. He followed that up by Tweeting a “waving hand emoji” at Vince McMahon.

Steveson Tweeted out yesterday that he plans on being the biggest star WWE has ever had:

https://twitter.com/gsteveson/status/1376280393817657346?s=12

Gable’s brother, Bobby Steveson, has already reported to the WWE Performance Center.

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The Steveson Brothers and Brock Lesnar

University of Minnesota alumni Brock Lesnar has trained with both Steveson brothers at their school. Clips of Lesnar training with the brothers can be seen below:

Clips of Gable competing recently can be viewed in the Tweets below:

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Triple H has also posed for one of his famed pictures with Bobby Steveson.

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Gable spoke about his relationship with Brock Lesnar during an interview with Gopher Sports.

“My relationship with Brock has been awesome. It’s outstanding that a guy like that has noticed me and has gone out of his way to be there for me and guide me in the right direction. We all know who Brock is on TV, but behind everything else, he is a nice person and he has done some amazing things for me.”

The Rock’s “Black Adam” Receives Release Date

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The Rock took to Instagram yesterday to reveal that his “Black Adam” film in the DC Comics universe has been given a release date. The film will premiere on July 29, 2022.

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The release date represents a 7-month postponement from the original release date. Before the global pandemic, the movie was scheduled for a December 2021 release.

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“Like most kids growing up, I dreamed about being a superhero. Having cool superpowers, fighting for what’s right and always protecting the people. 
It all changed for me, when I was 10yrs old and was first introduced to the greatest superhero of all time – SUPERMAN. 
As a kid, Superman was the hero I always wanted to be. 
But, a few years into my fantasy, I realized that Superman was the hero, I could never be. 
I was too rebellious. Too rambunctious. Too resistant to convention and authority. 
Despite my troubles, I was still a good kid with a good heart – I just liked to do things my way. 
Now, years later as a man, with the same DNA I had as a kid – my superhero dreams have come true. 
I’m honored to join the iconic #DCUniverse and it’s a true pleasure to become, BLACK ADAM.”

The official trailer for the film is below:

Aleister Black Teases The End Of His WWE Hiatus

Michael Reichlin
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Aleister Black has been off television since October, but his WWE hiatus is nearly complete.

The former NXT Champion was called up to the main roster in February 2019. His WWE run as been underwhelming, despite him being one of the most talented performers on the WWE payroll.

Black posted a photo and message on Instagram stating, “Let us sit face to face soon. I will have many stories to tell, all of them in full color.”

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The Return of Aleister Black

WWE fans should be excited about Aleister Black returning to television. WWE has completely dropped the ball by underutilizing him, however the extended break offers a chance for him to start anew.

Black is married to former WWE Superstar Thea Trinidad (Zelina Vega). She was granted her release from the company back in November.

Last week, Aleister Black’s former rival Buddy Murphy tweeted the following message at the Dutch figher.

John Cena Was Impressed With Shaq’s AEW Debut

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John Cena was impressed with Shaquille O’Neil’s AEW debut recently. Shaq teamed with Jade Cargill and defeated Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet at AEW’s special “Crossroads” event on March 3rd.

Bleacher Report Tweeted out highlights of Shaq and Cena both appearing on the post-game show from NBA on TNT. During the appearance, Cena commented on Shaq’s AEW debut.

“I want to say, you are one of that Mount Rushmore of sports entertainers,” Cena said to Shaq. “It’s a shame that you were born so large and so gifted on the basketball court because you could have been something in WWE, I still think you can be.”

The clip Shaq and Cena were looking at featured Shaq giving a Brodie Lee tribute and power-bombing Cody Rhodes.

“Well, I just wanted to represent your guys,” Shaq said about his performance. “Right here, giving a shoutout to the Brodie Lee power slam right there, wanted to make it look good. Listen growing up, you know, I watched you guys… Junkyard Dog, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, I just wanted to represent you guys.”

“I think I did pretty good. I just wanted to represent you, wrestlers, because you guys are some of my favorite athletes. You know how I feel about you. I love you, big fan of yours, congratulations on everything that you’re doing,” Shaq continued.

Watch John Cena talk to Shaq about his pro wrestling debut for AEW:

Daniel Bryan On How Much Creative Influence He Has On SmackDown

Anutosh Bajpai
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Daniel Bryan has started taking some interest in the behind the scene creative process in recent times and fans have credited him for helping underrated talents such as Cesaro and Drew Gulak.

During a recent interview with Talk Sport, the former world champion discussed a number of things and also cleared the air on his creative influence.

Bryan mentioned how he gets credit for good storylines. However, according to him, he doesn’t have as big of a say in things as fans believe:

“It’s interesting because, one, I don’t have that big of a say [Laughs]. Sometimes something really great will happen on SmackDown and somebody will say ‘Oh, that’s Daniel Bryan!’ Like, that’s not me!

One part is our performers — we have incredible superstars. Cesaro is a no-brainer. When you say ‘Daniel Bryan helped Cesaro’ — no. All I did was ‘hey this guy is really good. We should put him on TV and use him!’ [Laughs].”

Later in the interview, the SmackDown star revealed that his own mentor William Regal once told him that being mentor of young talents can sometimes be more rewarding than the actual wrestling.

Apart from this, Daniel Bryan said that he wants to face William Regal’s son Bailey Matthews at WrestleMania and opened up about his mental struggles with the big looming decision about his future.

Kevin Owens Talks WrestleMania 37 Match Against Sami Zayn

Jake Skudder
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It was confirmed on Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown that Kevin Owens will be facing Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 37. The two men have a storied past and look set to add another chapter in April at the ‘Showcase of The Immortals.’

Appearing on Talking Smack, Kevin Owens discussed the upcoming bout against his long-time frenemie.

“It’s really hard to put into words what it means to our careers because we’ve been joined at the hip since we met, in what, 2002. That’s almost 20 years ago,” Owens noted on Talking Smack.

“I like to say we’re more like brothers than friends because we never chose to be friends with each other, right?” Kevin Owens continued. “Sami and I, where we came from, Quebec, it was really hard for people to get outside of the province and make their names in wrestling. But when we started getting a bit of a buzz.”

Kevin Owens on Sami Zayn

“All these wrestling companies — independent companies — would bring us together, and we had no choice” Owens added. “They’d say, ‘We want the best two, and that’s you two.’ That’s why I like to say he’s more of a brother than a friend.”

Kevin Owens finished by saying that Zayn is one of the ‘best in the ring,’ and he hopes to ‘knock some sense’ into the conspiracy theorist when they meet at WrestleMania 37.

“Of course, the last few weeks — last few months — the Sami Zayn that’s been coming out is not exactly the guy I’ve known for almost the last two decades” Owens said.

“Yeah, sure, maybe he’s a prick, but I’ve always respected the hell out of him. But the problem I’ve had the last few months is this conspiracy theory stuff that he’s harping about in this alternate universe that he seems to live in. It’s taken him away from being one of the best in the ring. At WrestleMania, I get to knock [some] sense into him. If I’m going to do that to my brother, I can’t think of a better place to do it at than WrestleMania.

ROH Confirms Plans For Women’s Division Reboot

Anutosh Bajpai
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ROH has confirmed the plans for a reboot of their women’s division that will kick off with a tournament to crown a new women’s champion this Summer.

The announcement was made by the newest member of the ROH Board of Directors Maria Kanellis-Bennett during the company’s 19th Anniversary PPV.

Maria cut a promo during the show and the former WWE and Impact star invited women from all over to participate in the upcoming tournament to determine their new champion.

She also announced a match between Angelina Love and Quinn McKay for an upcoming episode of ROH TV, with the winner getting entry in the first round of the tournament.

ROH hasn’t had a women’s champion since the last Women Of Honor title holder Kelly Klein’s contract expired in 2019. Her title defense at the Glory by Honor XVII in October 2019 was the last time the company had a women’s match.

They had announced a Quest For Honor tournament to crown a new women’s world heavyweight champion last year. It was slated to kick off in April 2020.

The coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the company to halt the tournament and it appears that the officials have rescheduled their original plans with this announcement.

Layla On Her Dream Opponent From Current WWE Roster

Anutosh Bajpai
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Former Diva’s champion Layla recently appeared on Excuse Me: The Vickie Guerrero Show where she talked about a number of things and reflected on her WWE career.

Revealing the advice she would give to her younger self, the former champion said that she would tell herself to save her money and stay humble.

During the fan question segment of the show, the wrestling veteran was asked about her dream opponents from past and present and Layla took the name of a current champion from WWE:

“One of the from the past, Chyna because I was such a fan. I was a huge fan, and of course she’s going to kill me within two seconds, but I would totally love to do that, I would love to work Chyna and have one match with her, and in the present, man, there’s so many good girls right now.

They’re all amazing. I mean Sasha [Banks] is amazing, but I feel that’s so predictable.” said Layla, “I think Asuka. I really, really love her work. I just think she’s just so clean and everything. She works really good with everybody.”

The former WWE star also recalled the time she beat Beth Phoenix for the women’s championship in May 2010 and revealed that it was a last minute decision.

According to her, the company needed a new champion because Phoenix was injured. Layla was the only one on the road. So she was chosen as the new champion and she was told about her win on the day of the match itself.

Former Knockouts Champion Reportedly Returning To Impact Wrestling

Anutosh Bajpai
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Former Impact Wrestling Knockouts champion Taylor Wilde will finally be making her return to the company soon according to reports from Fightful Select.

According to the report, this comeback has been planned for well over a year and the female star was originally slated to return ahead of the pandemic last year.

However, coronavirus halted these plans and Wilde could not make a comeback due to the travel restrictions that were put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Taylor Wilde is a former WWE star who was signed by the company in 2006 but she couldn’t get past the development territories. She was released by the company without a main roster appearance in 2007.

She joined the promotion then known as TNA in 2008. She went on to win the Knockouts Championship by defeating Awesome Kong during the July 10 episode of Impact Wrestling in her debut year.

Wilde went on to have a long run with the company. She also became the inaugural Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Sarita in 2009. She later had another run with the tile while teaming up with Hamada.

The former champion was said to be backstage for the latest Impact tapings though it’s unknown if she filmed any material and the exact date for her return is not known yet.

Shane Helms On Backstage Environment During The Final WCW Nitro

Anutosh Bajpai
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Shane ‘Hurricane’ Helms was part of the WCW roster in its final years and the high flying star was backstage for the final episode of the company’s flagship show Nitro on March 26, 2001.

During his recent talk with SmackDown Exclusive, the former WCW star discussed the folding of the company on its 20th anniversary.

Helms opened up about the time before it was revealed that WWE had bought their rivals. He mentioned how the WCW higher-ups were keeping things close to the vest and they had heard many rumors:

“Leading up to that we had heard different rumors, some of that was WCW trying to keep things close to the vest. Some of it was WCW just trying to keep morale up. They wanted us to not know the situation that we were in, and I get that, but we heard so many rumors that I didn’t know what to believe. Nobody did, no matter what they say.”

Hurricane also talked about the moment when they finally realized that they had lost the Monday Night Wars and it was when Shane McMahon walked into their talent meeting:

“There was a talent meeting earlier in the day, Shane McMahon walked in the room, and you could’ve heard the proverbial pin drop in there. That was the paradigm shift in the business. The war was over. My team had lost. There were a lot of mixed emotions.”

Shane Helms ended up joining WWE after the folding of WCW and he stayed with the company until 2010. He made an appearance at All In but Helms has since returned to WWE and currently works as a backstage producer.

Seth Rollins On Changes To Life After Becoming Dad

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Seth Rollins has been a top-tier WWE performer for almost a decade. He has faced many challenges in the time but the former Shield member has managed to overcome them and stay relevant.

However, now he is facing a completely new kind of challenge and the former world champion is having to adjust to life as a father and husband after he and Becky Lynch welcomed their first child in December last year.

During his recent appearance on Fox 5’s Good Day DC, Seth Rollins talked about this change of roles. He said that the part of being a husband is easy but the role of being a dad is a learning curve:

“The husband part is easy; I’m married to a beautiful, extremely talented, lovely, perfect partner for me. So that part’s easy. The dad part’s been the learning curve. That’s a whole new skill set; I never changed a diaper before having this baby. Just little things like that.

I think the biggest thing is you go from living this life as a top tier WWE Superstar — where really it’s all about you.” said Seth Rollins, “To now you’re in the backseat; you are not the most important part of your life.”

The former champion continued by saying that for things to change like this is really humbling but he claimed that it’s also a cool experience to see what life can be when you matter to somebody else.

Apart from this, Seth Rollins talked about the meaning behind his embrace the vision catchphrase, how he has been able to sustain his career and more.

“Road Dogg” Brian James In Hospital After Suspected Heart Attack

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“Road Dogg” Brian James is currently in hospital. The 51-year-old is thought to have suffered a heart attack late Thursday evening. James’ spouse, Tracy James, took to Facebook to give an update:

“I want to thank everyone for the prayers and text. Brian most likely suffered a heart attack late Thursday night after returning from Orlando. He has had test run and we’re currently waiting for the results. He has also seen a kidney specialist and will have a stress test done.”

“He’s always been on bp meds for high bp. Just please pray all the test come back for something we can fix. I am a total wreck but I’m trying so hard to be positive! Please pray for Brian He feels horrible and for God to please heal my husband so he can come home! Thank y’all all so much!”

Road Dogg was with WWE from 1994-2001. He was then with TNA from 2002 until 2009. James then re-signed with WWE as a producer in 2011 after inducting his father into the WWE Hall of Fame that year. James was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame himself in 2019 as part of DX. During his WWE career, Road Dogg was a 6x tag-team champion along with Billy Gunn, a 1x Hardcore Champion, and a 1x Intercontinental Champion as well.

AEW Dark: Elevation – Four Women’s Matches Confirmed

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AEW has confirmed that there will be four Women’s division bouts for this week’s episode of AEW Dark: Elevation on YouTube.

The matches that have been announced for Monday’s show are as follows:

  • Thunder Rosa vs. Alex Gracia
  • Penelope Ford (with Kip Sabian and Miro) vs. Leila Grey
  • Leyla Hirsch vs. Vipress
  • KiLynn King vs. Ryo Mizunami.

The other matches that have already been confirmed for the show are as follows:

  • Rex Lawless & Milk Chocolate v Gunn Club
  • D3 & Vary Morales v 5 & 10 of Dark Order
  • Chandler Hopkins v Joey Janela
  • Frankie Kazarian v Danny Limelight
  • Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor vs. Ryan Nemeth and JD Drake
  • Jon Moxley vs. Bill Collier

Frankie Kazarian will be facing Christian Cage in Captain Charisma’s debut AEW match this week on Dynamite. Kazarian invited Cage to watch his match against the now confirmed Danny Limelight from ringside for Monday night’s show.

AEW Dark: Elevation is available to stream at 7 pm ET on AEW’s official YouTube channel.

NJPW Reveals Brackets For New Japan Cup USA

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The New Japan Cup USA tournament will run throughout April on episodes of New Japan Strong on New Japan World. The final qualifying matches for the tournament have now taken place and NJPW has released the full brackets for the tournament.

New Japan Cup USA 2021 Brackets:

  1. Clark Connors vs. Lio Rush
  2. Brody King vs. Chris Dickinson
  3. Ren Narita vs. Tom Lawlor
  4. Hikuleo vs. Fred Rosser
  5. Semi-Final #1: Winner 1 vs Winner 2
  6. Semi-Final #2: Winner 3 vs Winner 4
  7. Finals: Winner 5 vs Winner 6

Qualifying matches took place throughout March for the tournament:

  1. Clark Connors defeated TJP
  2. Lio Rush defeated Rocky Romero
  3. Brody King defeated Bateman
  4. Chris Dickinson defeated Blake Christian
  5. Ren Narita defeated Misterioso
  6. Tom Lawlor defeated The DKC
  7. Hikuleo defeated Jordan Clearwater
  8. Fred Rosser defeated JR Kratos

KENTA was the winner of the tournament last year. He defended the briefcase for months before finally facing Jon Moxley for the IWGP United States Championship earlier this year. Moxley won the match. KENTA is not entered into this year’s tournament.

NJPW has also announced recently that beginning on Thursday, old episodes of New Japan Strong will air for free on FITE TV. NJPW is gearing up for April 4th’s Sakura Genesis event. Kota Ibushi will defend his IWGP World Championship against the New Japan Cup Winner Will Ospreay on the show.

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