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Possible Unification Match for NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver

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WWE confirmed on last night’s episode of NXT that there would be a two night Takeover event airing on television and on streaming services in April.

NXT General Manager William Regal confirmed NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver would take place over the course of two nights on April 7th and 8th. April 7th is a Wednesday, so the show will air on it’s usual timeslot on USA Network.

The next day’s show will be taking place on WWE Network. The event will air on Peacock for fans in the United States.

Jordan Devlin Returns To NXT

NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin was confirmed to return to the United States and join the NXT roster. Devlin appeared on camera and confirmed that he will be coming to the USA Network next week, he also mentioned the Takeover special and that the travel ban had been lifted and he could return to the US from Ireland.

Jordan Devlin initially won the NXT Cruiserweight Championship at World’s Collide, back in January 2020. Devlin was ‘stripped’ of the title a few months later as he could not defend it. The reasoning for this being that he could not leave Ireland due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; this includes the the travel restrictions that were incurred due to the pandemic.

NXT Takeover – Unification Bout

Devlin referred to himself as the ‘real’ Cruiserweight Champion. The Irish Superstar also noted that he was heading to the United States to prove that he is as such.

It is currently being reported that Santos Escobar will face Devlin in a unification bout. Santos Escobar is of course the current Cruiserweight Champion on NXT programming; however Devlin has claimed that he has been the real Champion since January last year.

This bout is currently expected to take place at the upcoming NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver.

Check out the promo from Devlin below:

Nikki Bella Eyeing WWE Return, Wants Bella Twins Tag Title Reign

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Nikki Bella and Brie Bella have talked about returning to the ring in the WWE quite a few times before, and this week they discussed a potential last return and the logistics behind it. The Bella Twins talked about the factors that would play a role in their return and what’s delaying their comeback.

On the latest episode of The Bellas Podcast, Nikki Bella revealed that she really wants to do a WWE return with her sister Brie Bella and go after the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Nikki said that this would be her last run as a professional wrestler and she would put all the passion and desire that she has for wrestling into this run. However, the biggest hurdle for Nikki is that currently isn’t cleared to wrestle. She has issues in her neck which is the reason why she is unfit to compete as of now. Nikki revealed that she is seeing a doctor who is helping her through her neck issues, with neck-strengthening exercises. She also hopes that the herniation that happened above her bone fusion has gotten better since the last time she went in the ring.

Another issue that could come between Nikki Bella’s comeback is that she wants a second child with fiance Artem Chigvinstev in the near future. Nikki, who is currently 37, said that she does not want to get pregnant when she turns 40 so a potential return has to take place within the next year. Brie Bella asked if that’s possible, considering the issues with Nikki’s neck. Nikki replied that she has to get MRIs and other scans done and things need to be discussed with doctors, and hopefully her neck is in a better condition a year from now, when she finally decides to make a return.

Nikki Bella’s fiance Atrim Chigvinstev has revealed in the past that the twins have been in talks with WWE. “She’s [Nikki] been having talks about coming back and doing something together with [her twin sister], Brie [Bella],” Chigvintsev said in an inteview. “They both have kids, and I feel like they still have this unclosed chapter with wrestling. I would not be surprised.”

When the Women’s Tag Titles were introduced in the WWE, The Bella Twins’ saw this as an opportunity for one last run. “When we left, all of the sudden the WWE Women’s Tag Titles came, and we’re like, ‘Wait a sec, that’s for the Bella Twins.’ Like, we’ve been dying to have tag titles, and so her and I feel like we have one more run in us, and we really want to go for those tag titles,” Brie Bella revealed.

Both Nikki and Brie Bella announced their retirements from in-ring action back in March 2019.

Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston Explain AEW Revolution Explosion Dud

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Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston addressed the final explosion during their explosive barbed wire deathmatch on AEW Revolution that ended up being a dud on Dynamite this week. While the final explosion proved to be a let-down because of a technical glitch, the two credited it to inferior workmanship by Kenny Omega.

Eddie Kingston said that he was expecting a big explosion and revealed why he came out to protect Kenny Omega. He revealed that the reason he stayed down was because the explosions triggered an anxiety attack in him. Kingston bought up his time he spent sitting in a jail cell getting ready for court where guards told him he was going to be shipped off to Rikers Island, which triggered an attack in him for the first time.

“And everything went black. That’s what happened. Go ahead, make fun of it. Call me a coward, less of a man. I’m not speaking for you and I’m not speaking to you. I’m speaking to those that understand where I’m coming from,” Kingston said, explaining his selling of the weak explosion.

Eddie Kingston then asked Kenny Omega if he thought it was funny playing a prank like that on them. Jon Moxley told Kingston that he believes that Omega was legitimately trying to blow them up, he didn’t really plan a weak explosion to scare them. The two then jokes that Impact Wrestling paid for the bomb.

Jon Moxley also equated Kenny Omega to being Wile E. Coyote. “Let me ask you a question, when that bomb came in the mail did it come in a box with big, bold letters that said ‘ACME’ on it? I’ve made more explosive volcanoes in fourth-grade science class, what the hell was that?”

AEW President Tony Khan also addressed the botched explosion during the media scrum post-Revolution.

“Honestly, I’m glad neither guy came out with a serious injury because it was a really scary match and they both really put their health at risk for a huge PPV main event,” Khan said. “I think it was awesome, it was a great spectacle and I think we’re all lucky that the bomb going off in the end didn’t really hurt anybody, that Kenny’s big masterplan, that he built a dud.”

“The basic explanation is that Kenny’s ring set to explode, his plan as a heel who built this thing with a hammer and nails as we saw, that the final bomb just didn’t go off,” Khan concluded.

Io Shirai Has A New Challenger For Her NXT Championship

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Io Shirai has a new challenger for her NXT title. On tonight’s episode of NXT, we saw the introduction of the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships, and the first-ever winners of the title were also crowned on the same night — Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai who came out on top after going through the gauntlet of the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and winning the tournament.

The reign wouldn’t last much long however, as they got challenged for their first-ever title defense by Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart and ended up losing the titles to them on the same night. Not all is lost however as Gonzalez was offered something much bigger later.

Io Shirai retained her NXT Women’s Championship over Toni Storm with a Crossface submission to pick up the win. After the match, Shirai approached Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai in the locker room in a backstage segment where they were expressing their frustration over their loss in an interview.

Gonzalez said that it didn’t matter how long they held the titles, what matters is that they were the first ever competitors to win it. An interrupting Shirai approached Gonzales declared that she wants Gonzales to be her next challenger. “I want you next,” she said to the former NXT Tag Team Champion.

A Raquel Gonzalez vs. Io Shirai title match was teased a few months back, but it never took place. Now that it’s finally happening, it would be interesting to see if Gonzalez would be able to defeat Shirai, as the champion has taken down every challenger that’s come her way so far.

At the same time, her challenger has put out some great matches over the past year. Gonzalez defeating Shirai will usher in a new era in NXT’s women’s division, so this feud would definitely be worth investing in.

Also read: WWE NXT Results (3/10): Balor vs. Cole, Shirai vs. Storm, Two Announcements

Dax Harwood Tweet Sparks Speculation About Chad Gable’s WWE Status

Anutosh Bajpai
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A lot of people believe that Chad Gable deserves more opportunities than he has been given in WWE and now a new tweet from an AEW star has started speculation about his status with the company.

Alpha Academy member Otis recently took on his Twitter to send birthday wishes to his trainer and the former American Alpha member also responded to the tweet saying Otis was his #1 guy.

What’s interesting here is that AEW star Dax Harwood also took note of this exchange and posting a reply of his own, he claimed that Gable is not allowed to respond to him for ‘2 more months’:

This tweet from the former WWE tag champion has started speculations about the status and future of Alpha Academy leader with many wondering if we could see him leaving the company soon.

Chad Gable signed with WWE in 2013. While he had a pretty successful run in NXT as part of the American Alpha tag team with Jason Jordan, his career has dwindled after their move to the main roster and the break up of the duo.

His run as Shorty G had led to criticism about WWE management’s handling of the star and even though he quit the gimmick late last year, Gable hasn’t done much since then either.

Christian Cage On The Length Of His AEW Contract

Anutosh Bajpai
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We are only 3 months into 2021 but Christian Cage already has had an eventful year. He first made his in ring return after 7 years at Royal Rumble and since then, he has made the big decision to sign with AEW.

The former WWE star recently appeared on the Oral Sessions podcast where he talked about things like Edge’s reaction to his in-ring return and more.

Discussing the hype AEW had created for him before his big debut at Revolution event, Christian revealed that he was surprised as well because he hadn’t signed the contract at the time:

“I didn’t know. As far as I knew at that point in time, it was going to be a complete secret, and I was going to show up, and it was going to be a complete surprise, honestly, on Wednesday, there was nothing signed.

So, it was a shock to me when I heard it,” said Christian, “Tony [Khan] and I hit it off fairly quick. We felt comfortable enough to definitely to get something done and worked out at that point.”

The former world champion also commented on the length of his AEW deal and said “It’s a long-term deal, I’m not here for just a couple of matches now, like, I’m here for the long haul.”

Apart from this, Christian discussed things such as the opponents he is looking forward to facing in AEW and his Royal Rumble return. You can check out some more highlights from his interview here.

Former WWE Writer On Vince McMahon: The ‘Mad Genius’ Still Exists

Anutosh Bajpai
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WWE chairman Vince McMahon is often targeted by the fans for incoherent WWE storylines. He is frequently called out for having lost his touch. Former WWE writer Brian Gewirtz was recently interviewed by Comicbook to discuss Young Rock (NBC) and more.

During the interview, Gewirtz spoke about Vince McMahon’s casting in the show. When discussing fan perception of Vince McMahon being out of touch, he told a story of how presented the Nexus storyline to the boss in 2010.

“I would say to anyone…the snarky ones who sit back and go, ‘the old man’s lost it,’ or ‘he’s not attached,’ or what have you, I would say you don’t mean Vince.  I think the best example is us sitting around the room one day and then, almost at the top of his head, he pitches the entire Nexus angles — if you recall from 2010 when all the NXT guys turned on [John] Cena and stripped the ring.”

Vince McMahon, the ‘Mad Genius’

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Gewirtz continued by sharing the reaction of the creative team to the idea. Everyone at the meeting was shocked and thought it was an amazing concept. Although McMahon may keep up with many social trends, the ‘mad genius’ that he’s famous for still exists.

“It was very, very highly buzzed about. It just seemed like maybe the idea did percolate in his head, but he verbalized it for the first time in the meeting. We were all looking at each other like, ‘wow, that was absolutely amazing.’ He might not be up on the latest social trends or whatever, but the mad genius still exists and probably always will.”

The Nexus storyline saw the 8 rookies from season one of NXT rebelling against the WWE management. Their goal was to secure WWE contracts for its members. The group’s 14- month run saw many ups and downs. However, the faction created a lot of buzz during its existence.

Shawn Michaels On NXT Possibly Moving To Tuesday Nights

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There have been rumors of NXT moving to Tuesday nights after WrestleMania 37 and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels recently commented on the possibility.

The former world champion who has been one of the minds behind the success of the Black and Yellow brand and has mentored a number of NXT talents recently had an interview with Joseph Staszewski of The New York Post.

During the interview, Michaels was asked about the show possibly moving nights and how it might affect them. Replying to it, he said that nothing would change for them and they will still try to put the best show:

“It’s always clearly easier when your sort of destination programming, so to speak, Nothing would change certainly for us. We still try to put the best show out there that we can. Clearly, I know that’s everybody’s goal.

I think it would only be fair to say everyone knows that when you are not competing against another similar show that it makes it a little bit easier.” said Shawn Michaels, “It allows people to enjoy that. And then you think about the follow from Raw the next night. So, clearly, it certainly wouldn’t hurt.”

The former DX member also commented on the possibility of introducing women’s tag team titles for NXT. He said that they certainly have the depth for it.

This interview of Shawn Michaels was published before tonight’s episode of NXT where General Manager William Regal not only confirmed the creation of the new titles but he crowned the inaugural champions as well.

MJF Forms New Faction, Turns On The Inner Circle (Video)

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MJF has formed a new stable of his own featuring stars such as FTR, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, and Tully Blanchard after getting kicked out of the Inner Circle.

Chris Jericho had announced an Inner Circle War Council for this week’s episode of Dynamite after he and the former MLW star failed to capture the tag team titles at the Revolution PPV this past Sunday.

The segment then saw the former world champion teasing some changes to the group and as they were discussing their next move, Sammy Guevera showed a video of MJF. In the video, the AEW star was trying to convince Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz to go against Jericho and telling them that it was time to remove Y2J from the leadership. MJF told the guys to get Jericho after the reveal but they sided with the former WWE star instead. However, MJF came prepared and he revealed that he had been building a group of his own this whole time.

MJF Turns on the Inner Circle

The lights then went out and FTR, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, and Tully Blanchard were present when it came back. The new group attacked the Inner Circle.

The new AEW stable dominated the Inner Circle in their first outing and the show ended with the faction power bombing Chris Jericho off the stage:

It appears we will get a feud between these two groups in the coming times and it would be interesting to see if this stable helps MJF in reaching the main event status and capture the world title in future.

You can watch the entire segment here:

AEW Dynamite Results (3/10): TNT Title Match, Inner Circle War Council, Christian Cage

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AEW Dynamite aired live from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville. It was the first episode of Dynamite following AEW Revolution. Darby Allin defended the TNT Championship against Scorpio Sky tonight. Sky earned the match by winning the Face of the Revolution Ladder match this past Sunday. Inner Circle also held a War Council to discuss the group’s recent struggles.

Dynamite Results (3/10)

  1. Fenix def. Matt Jackson
  2. Cody def. Seth Gargis via submission
  3. Ethan Page def. Lee Johnson
  4. Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, Ryo Mizunami def. Britt Baker, Maki Itoh, Nyla Rose
  5. Darby Allin def. Scorpio Sky to retain the TNT Championship

Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:

Fenix def. Matt Jackson

Rey Fenix faced Matt Jackson in the first match of the night. PAC and Nick Jackson were ringside for the match. Fenix controlled the action early and sent Matt out of the ring. Fenix set up for a Suicide Dive but opted for a Hurricanrana instead.

The action returned to the ring and Fenix leveled Matt with a shoulder tackle. Fenix then connected with the Suicide Dive and followed it up with another flip onto Matt outside the ring.

Back in the ring, Matt and Fenix battled on the turnbuckle. Fenix went for another Hurricanrana but Matt countered into an awesome Powerbomb for a two count. Fenix battled back but his back gave out during his attack and Matt took back control.

Matt planted Fenix with a Cutter for a near fall. Matt connected with a Destroyer but Fenix tumbled out of the ring. Matt quickly hit another Destroyer outside the ring and followed it up with an Elbow Drop for a two count.

Matt applied a Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring but Fenix was able to reach the ropes to break the hold. PAC looked like he was going to attack Nick Jackson and Matt caught him with a Superkick.

Fenix and Matt traded punches in the middle of the ring. Matt hit a Superkick but Fenix responded with a boot to the side of the head. Matt went for a Piledriver but Fenix escaped and connected with a knee strike to Matt’s head. Fenix followed it up with a Piledriver of his own for the pinfall victory.

Moxley & Kingston Spoke About The Finish To Revolution

Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston discussed the embarrassing finish to the AEW Revolution PPV during tonight’s show. Kingston said he was expecting a big explosion and the reason he stayed down was because it triggered an anxiety attack. Kingston brought up being arrested in the past and how heading to jail brought on his first attack. Moxley made fun of the explosion and claimed that Impact Wrestling must have paid for the bomb. Jon added that be bomb must have had “Acme” written on the side of it. Jon said that Omega was the better man that night, but he is happy to have his old drinking buddy back in Eddie Kingston. Moxley said that “if you’re going to flash a weapon, you better use it” and that he wished there was a bigger explosion.

Pentagon Jr. Confronted Cody Rhodes

Cody def Seth Gargis via submission after quickly applying the Figure Four. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Rhodes about his injured shoulder. Before Cody said a word, Pentagon interrupted and brought Alex Abrahantes as his translator. Penta claimed his 1,000x better than Cody and referred to himself as the Lord of Lucha Libre. Penta added that Rhodes is lucky that he didn’t focus more on Cody’s injured shoulder during the Face of the Revolution Ladder match at the PPV. Penta claimed that if he did, Cody would be able to pick up his newborn baby girl. Cody started swinging but wrestlers pulled them away from each other.

Lance Archer Interrupted Sting

Tony Schiavone interviewed Sting once again tonight on Dynamite. Tony gave Sting props for his effort and victory in the Street Fight at AEW Revolution. Sting noted that Darby Allin is a dangerous man that puts his life on the line every match. Lance Archer interrupted and claimed that he was the face of the company and doesn’t need a ladder match to prove it. Archer said that if he doesn’t get more, he will take more. Tony told Archer that this is Sting’s time right now and Archer stared at them before walking away.

Ethan Page Picked Up A Win

Ethan Page made his Dynamite debut against Lee Johnson. Unfortunately, the match was hampered with audio issues and sounds from the NBA All Star game. Page hit the Ego’s Edge (Razor’s Edge) for the pinfall victory. After the match, Page stomped on Lee Johnson until Dustin Rhodes made the save.

Christian Cage Made His Dynamite Debut

Tony Schiavone was about to interview Christian Cage but AEW Champion Kenny Omega’s music hit. Good Brothers and Don Callis said that they are not going to hear from Christian because they call the shots around here. Callis referred to Kenny Omega as “the King of the Death Match” and suggested that everything went according to plan at the PPV. Omega noted the horrible ending to the PPV and Callis joked that they were happy to take something away that the fans wanted to see.

Omega claimed that it would have been fun vaporizing Jon in the ring but but defeating him is just as good. Kenny joked that it was the cherry on top for Eddie Kingston to protect Moxley and dry hump him as four sparklers went off. Kingston interrupted and made his way to the ring.

Callis noted that he had to fire Kingston from Impact because he found a way to screw it up. Don told Eddie that he can walk away with his pride still intact and gave him ten seconds. Kingston punched Omega and brawled with the Good Brothers before Jon Moxley made the save. Christian Cage then made his way to the ring and traded words with Omega. Kenny looked for a handshake but Christian wanted nothing to do with it. Christian went for the Unprettier but Callis dragged Omega out of the ring.

Britt Baker Attacked Thunder Rosa

Britt Baker, Maki Itho, Nyla Rose faced Thunder Rosa, Ryo Mizunami, Hikaru Shida tonight. The action started out with a brawl and then Shida took control. The action spilled out of the ring and Thunder Rosa hit a Crossbody. Back in the ring, Rosa planted Itoh with a Piledriver for the pinfall victory. After the match, Britt Baker hit Thunder Rosa with a crutch. Britt then applied the Lockjaw to end the segment.

Darby Allin Retained

Darby Allin defended the TNT Championship against Scorpio Sky tonight. Darby sold the injuries sustained during the Street Fight at Revolution throughout this match. Darby connected with some chops to Scorpio’s chest but Sky quickly battled back. Sky locked in an Abdominal Stretch but Darby broke free and connected with a Stunner. Allin followed it up with Code Red for a near fall. Darby went for a Suicide Dive but Scorpio beautifully countered into a Cutter. Scorpio hit a Brainbuster and went for the cover but Allin was able to kick out at two.

Darby went for the Coffin Drop but Scorpio countered into a Powerbomb for a near fall. Allin then rolled up Scopio for the pinfall victory and is still the TNT Champion. After the match, Scorpio Sky got pissed off after Darby gave him a pat on the back. Scorpio attacked Allin and went after his injury by locking in a Heel Hook. Several referees then broke up the hold and Sky looked at his hands and smiled.

MJF Formed A New Faction And Beat Down Inner Circle

Inner Circle came down to the ring to close this week’s episode of Dynamite. Jericho said that they needed to change course and have a War Council. Jericho stated that Inner Circle has been on the decline but it is time for a new outlook, and possibly a new member. MJF said that they do not need a new member and it was time to let someone go.

Sammy Guevara interrupted and rolled footage from the Inner Circle locker room. The footage showed MJF telling Santana, Ortiz, and Hager that it was time for new leadership and for Jericho to take a nice dirt nap. MJF then instructed them to get Jericho but Chris told MJF to shut up.

MJF said that he didn’t want to take over Inner Circle because he was also busy building his own group. FTR, Tully Blanchard, Wardlow, and Shawn Spears then appeared behind Inner Circle after the lights went out. A brawl broke out and Inner Circle got destroyed. MJF hit Jericho with the Dynamite Diamond and Wardlow Powerbombed him off the stage to end the show.

WWE NXT Results (3/10): Balor vs. Cole, Shirai vs. Storm, Two Announcements

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The March 10, 2021 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center.

WWE NXT Results 

  • Io Shirai defeated Toni Storm to retain the NXT Women’s Championship
  • Pete Dunne defeated Jake Atlas
  • Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon defeated Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez to become the new NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions
  • Xia Li defeated Kayden Carter via DQ
  • Legado Del Fantasma defeated The Grizzled Young Veterans
  • Finn Balor defeated Adam Cole to retain NXT Title

Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:

Singles Match

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Xia Li vs. Kayden Carter took place in a singles match. WWE had Kacy Catinaro at ringside for the match and on crutches. Li was the one who in storyline injured her. Li worked over the right knee of Carter throughout the match. Catanzaro

The referee rang the bell while Li was attacking Carter and Kacy hit Li with the crutch. Kacy got into the ring after the match and hit her with the crutch several times. Li’s brother got into the ring and Kacy tried to hit him with the crutch, but he blocked it. Carter hit him in the back and he sold it. 

William Regal’s Announcements & Title Change

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William Regal had an announcement that would “change the landscape of NXT’ in addition to another big announcement. So what were the announcements? 

Regal did a promo in the opening segment of the show. The first announcement was NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver, which will take place on April 7th during the usual NXT time slot on USA Network while the second night will air on the WWE Network on April 8th. 

The other announcement was the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles, which were given to Women’s Dusty Rhodes Classic Tournament winners Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez. The storyline reason for why they were given the titles was due to the question finish that saw Kai and Raquel losing to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler last week. 

Kai and Raquel later made their first title defense against Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon. However, WWE ended up doing a title change with Moon and Blackheart winning.

Women’s Title Match 

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Toni Storm vs. WWE NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai took place on this show. This was the first match on the show and it tore the house down. A very good opening contest. 

The finish saw Io lock in her submission hold or the win.

Last month, Shirai retained the NXT Women’s Championship by defeating Storm and Mercedes Martinez in a triple threat match at TakeOver: Vengeance Day . The finish saw Storm go in for a pin on Martinez, but Shirai flew in with a moonsault and pinned Martinez to get the win. A few weeks ago, Storm attacked Shirai during a photoshoot.

There was later a promo segment where Storm claimed that Io was afraid of her and she knows she can’t beat her. She dared Shirai to prove her wrong. Thus, Io asked NXT general manager William Regal to make the match happen. 

Finn Balor vs. Adam Cole

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Finn Balor put the NXT Title on the line in the main event of the show. 

The match featured a very good match with Balor selling his jaw after getting kicked in the face. It wasn’t a technical match, but rather a brawl with the two stars hitting their best moves. 

There was a few near falls such as Cole hitting a running knee and then Cole connecting with the candian destroyer. Near the end, Kyle O’Reilly showed up and stood at ringside. This allowed Balor to get the advantage. Post-match, Cole tried to hit a low blow to Kyle, but Kyle blocked it and a brawl broke out. The show ended up with Karrion Kross standing behind Balor and they had a staredown. 

Ironically, after Karrion Kross vacated the NXT Title due to a shoulder injury last September of last year, Balor won the NXT Championship by defeating Cole. WWE booked a four-way Iron Man match between Balor, Cole, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa to decide the new champion. 

However, that ended in a tie between Balor and Cole. Thus, it set up a singles match where Balor defeated Cole to win the title.

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Finn Balor Retains WWE NXT Title Against Adam Cole

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Adam Cole stepped up to the plate to challenge Finn Balor for the NXT Championship but fell short. 

The title match happened in the main event of Wednesday’s episode of NXT TV on the USA Network in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center. The match was hard-hitting with them even using the steel steps as a weapon, but it was legal.

Kyle O’Reilly showed up and stood at ringside. Balor won with the double foot stomp off the top rope. After the match, Cole tried to apologize then went for a low blow to Kyle, but O’Reilly blocked it and attacked Cole. The show ended up with Karrion Kross standing behind Balor and they had a staredown. 

Balor made his previous title defense against Pete Dunne at TakeOver: Vengeance Day. Post-match, WWE started a new feud as Balor was beaten down by Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch, and Dunne until Undisputed Era ran out to make the save. This led to Cole taking out Balor with a superkick and turning heel by attacking fellow UE member Kyle O’Reilly. 

Since that time, Cole has laid out Balor two more times. During a segment on last week’s show, Balor announced during a segment with Roderick Strong that he would face Cole on this episode. Later in the show, Balor defeated Strong in the non-title main event. Post-match, Cole and Balor had a staredown. 

Balor actually started his most recent title reign by beating Cole in September of last year after the title was vacated by Karrion Kross due to injury. 

WWE Confirms Two-Night TakeOver Special, NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Crowned

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WWE had been hyping up since last week that NXT General Manager William Regal had an announcement that would “change the landscape of NXT.” A second announcement was also made. 

There was speculation that it could be about an NXT TakeOver special or the big move for NXT TV. Regal confirmed NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver would take place over the course of two nights. 

Last week, it was reported that WWE had talked about holding the next special over the course of two nights with the first night being on April 7th while the second night will follow the next night. The reason for doing so is the idea for the Wednesday show to air during the usual NXT time slot on USA Network while the second night will air on the WWE Network. That is true. 

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The second announcement featured the NXT women’s division. He brought in Women’s Dusty Rhodes Classic Tournament winners Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez to award them the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles. 

Kai and Gonzalez lost to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler last week with the titles on the line. The match featured Kai getting submitted even though she wasn’t the legal person and there was a referee bump. 

Last Man Standing Match Planned For WWE Fastlane

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WWE is just a few weeks away from the Fastlane pay-per-view event and just like with Elimination Chamber last month, not much has been announced in advance for the show. 

This past Monday’s episode of Raw featured Sheamus and Drew McIntyre wrestling each other for the second straight week that saw them go to a no contest in a No DQ Match after both men were unable to get back up to their feet. The previous week saw them work a singles match with McIntyre going over. 

The finish was done to set up a third match, which was expected as it is slated to take place at Fastlane in less than two weeks. Bryan Alvarez noted on Wrestling Observer Live that the plan is for them to wrestle each other in a Last Man Standing match.

There is speculation that WWE will announce the winner of this match will earn the right to challenge Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 37.

As it stands right now, WWE has only announced two matches for Fastlane – Roman Reigns defending the WWE Universal Title against Daniel Bryan and Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defending the Women’s Tag Team Titles against Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair. More matches are expected to be announced in the coming days. 

XFL Puts Plans For 2022 Season On Hold Amidst Talks With CFL

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had a short career with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He signed with the team in 1995 and was assigned to its practice squad before being cut 2 months later. Now, the football league he co-owns, the XFL, is exploring possible opportunities to align with the CFL.

Both leagues released statements on their plans today. The XFL announced it is putting plans for its 2022 season on-hold while these discussions takes place.

The XFL and CFL Release Statements

XFL owner Dani Garcia released the following statement:

“Since we first acquired the XFL, we have focused on identifying partners who share our vision and values on and off the field. A vision filled with opportunity, innovation and the highest level of entertainment value for the benefit of our athletes, fans and communities,” Garcia said. “The CFL has expressed that similar sentiment and jointly we recognize a great opportunity to build exciting innovative football experiences that make the most of each league’s unique strengths. I look forward to our continued discussions and we will update the sports community as we have more to share.”

The CFL released a statement regarding the talks between the two sides. They noted

“We ended up having this conversation with the ownership group with the XFL,” said CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie. “Somewhere in all of that we ended up reaching a point where we think there’s a common vision, a lot of common DNA. What we really wanted to do today was not have those discussions in the shadows, we wanted to have a more transparent conversation.”

As for what a possible partnership between the two leagues could mean, only speculation can be made. What is being discussed is significant enough, however, that the XFL is postponing plans for its 2022 season.

Pat McAfee Comments On His Status For WWE WrestleMania 37

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Pat McAfee says professional wrestling and more specifically, WWE’s Attitude Era, made him into the man he is today.

The NFL star turned sports analyst and part-time WWE Superstar was a contestant on this week’s episode of 10 Questions with Kyle Brandt on Spotify.

During the show, McAfee commented on pro wrestling’s impact on his life, as well as whether or not we can expect to see him at WrestleMania 37.

“The Attitude era is where I lived,” McAfee said. “The Monday Night Wars was awesome. If you listen to me on any given day, you can hear inspiration from The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, HHH, a little bit of Flair…that whole era created me into the person I am…Attitude Era is not only my biggest inspiration when it comes to wrestling, but also when it comes to life.”

Pat McAfee got a chance to live his dream by wrestling for WWE last year. He made his in-ring debut last August at NXT Takeover XXX.

Pat McAfee’s Status for WrestleMania

McAfee would go on to make several more appearances for NXT. He received rave reviews for his WWE appearances, leading many to wonder when we will see him lace up the boots again. When asked by Kyle Brandt if he’ll be at WrestleMania in April, McAfee said he’s not sure if he’ll have enough time to train for WWE’s biggest show of the year.

“Now that I’ve gotten the chance to do it, the amount of work and buy-in you have to have to be successful, it’s a lot…I’m not 100% sure I can do what’s needed to allow for a run to WrestleMania.”

You can listen to the full episode on Spotify or in the player embedded below. The wrestling conversation begins around the 43-minute mark.

How Moose Revived The TNA World Heavyweight Championship

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Last night on Impact Wrestling, Scott D’Amore announced that the match between Rich Swann and Moose at Sacrifice will be a title unification bout. This seemingly puts an end to the year-long resurrection of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship by Moose.

Technically, D’Amore only recently officially re-instated the title. Moose first began claiming himself to be the title-holder at last year’s Rebellion PPV, however.

Moose Revives The TNA World Heavyweight Title

The spring of 2020 was an interesting time. Impact Wrestling’s planned Rebellion PPV that April underwent some changes due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was instead turned into a 2-night event on AXS TV with no fans in attendance.

At the time, Tessa Blanchard was the Impact World Champion. Fans didn’t know it yet, but she would not return to the promotion. At Rebellion, she was scheduled to defend the title against Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin. With her out, some improvising needed to take place.

In the midst of this, Moose recovered the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and began referring to himself as the rightful title-holder. It was then decided he would defend that title against Edwards and Elgin at Rebellion. Edwards missed the tapings too and instead Hernandez was thrown in as a replacement. Moose won the triple threat match and defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, albeit unofficially.

Blanchard, meanwhile, would officially be stripped of the title before July’s Slammiversary PPV.

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Moose’s Title Defenses

Despite the title not officially being recongnized over the last year, Moose has defended it numerous times. Granted, he usually had to force David Penzer into announcing his matches at title matches, but he won the bouts nonetheless.

Unofficial Title Defences:

  1. Rebellion 2020: defeated Michael Elgin and Hernandez (triple threat rules)
  2. 5/12/20: defeated Suicide
  3. 5/19/20: defeated Suicide
  4. 6/16/20: defeated Hernandez
  5. 6/30/20: defeated Crazzy Steve
  6. Slammiversary: defeated Tommy Dreamer
  7. 7/19/20: defeated Heath
  8. 7/19/20: defeated Fallah Bah
  9. 8/18/20: defeated Trey Miguel
  10. 2/23/21: defeated Jake Something

When Rich Swann won the Impact World Championship, Moose was quick to refer to it as the #2 title in the promotion. Swann will have a chance to prove Moose wrong about this at Sacrifice.

The Former TNA World Heavyweight Championship

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When the company first started, NWA-TNA used the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as its top title. The Impact World Championship wasn’t introduced until 2007. In 2017, with Impact dropping the “TNA” from its name, it was re-branded as the Impact World Championship.

Kurt Angle holds the record for the most reigns with the title (6) and total days spent with the title (608). The longest-single reign with the belt is 256 days by Bobby Roode from 2011-12. Moose’s unofficial reign with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship sits at 333 days as of this writing.

Who Wins Between Moose and Rich Swann?

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The question then becomes if Moose can turn this reign with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship into an undisputed championship run. To do that, he’ll have to defeat Rich Swann at Sacrifice. These two have been building up this match for a long time and likely have a special performance planned out for Saturday. With the dangling carrot of a match against Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship next month, this is the biggest match in the careers of either Swann or Moose.

Impact Wrestling is a far different company than it was when it went under the TNA name. The company that once focussed on bringing in ex-WWE stars now seems to have a focus on talented in-ring performers, creative cinematic scenes, and matches, and proving to fans they are not the same company they used to be. With the prospect of an AEW vs Impact World Title match happening next month, this is an important period for Impact Wrestling. On Saturday, we will find out if it will be Moose or Rich Swann leading the charge for the company moving forward.

Adam Cole Says Britt Baker Is The True Heel Of Their Household

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Adam Cole will battle Finn Balor for the NXT Championship tonight on the USA Network. The former Undisputed Era leader spoke with Steven Muehlhausen to promote the event.

Cole discussed his preference of working as a babyface or heel, Undisputed Era being one of the greatest factions of all time, his rivalry with Finn Balor and much more.

Adam Cole has been a heel for most of his NXT run. He had a brief turn as a babyface/tweener before recently showing his true colors as a villain. Cole enjoys the ‘shades of grey’ in wrestling characters and feels that flexibility keeps things fresh.

“I love the fact that I have little dips and dives in my character,” said Cole. “I think it allows me to explore more things creatively, especially when it comes to interviews and explaining why I did what I did. So I really dig that.”

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Adam Cole is in a relationship with AEW star Britt Baker. Both of them have portrayed entertaining heel characters on television. When asked which of them is the true heel, Cole says you do not want to mess with his woman.

“Oh god,” he replied. “This may be a two-parter. On the screen, I think it’s debatable. I think it depends. Britt does a heck of a job. At the house, Britt takes the cake. She’s wonderful. I’m sure she would say the exact same thing about me if roles were reversed. I think she takes the cake here. You don’t want to mess with her. Don’t ever want to mess with her. You never want to mess with a good woman.

Visit DAZN to read their full interview with Adam Cole.

NXT Preview: Balor vs. Cole, Shirai vs. Storm, Major Announcements

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WWE returns to the Capitol Wrestling Center tonight with an all new episode of NXT. This is a loaded show with a double main event fit for a Takeover special.

The following items are announced for this week’s NXT on USA broadcast:

  • NXT Champion Finn Balor defends against Adam Cole
  • NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai defends against Toni Storm
  • NXT General Manager William Regal is set to make two game-changing announcements. WWE is hyping that these announcements will change the landscape of NXT forever.
  • Xia Li vs. Kayden Carter

Join us here later tonight for our NXT Results and Takeaways feature.

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Molly Holly Announced For WWE Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2021

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Two classes will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the week leading up to WrestleMania 37.

The 2021 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Tuesday, April 6th. WWE will induct the Class of 2020 and a new Class of 2021 honorees. Last year’s event was canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will stream live on Peacock. Viewers outside the United States can watch on the WWE Network.

WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees include:

  • Batista
  • The nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman
  • The Bella Twins
  • JBL
  • British Bulldog
  • Jushin “Thunder” Liger

Molly Holly Joining WWE Hall of Fame

WWE has announced Molly Holly as the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021. They broke the story on Wednesday’s episode of The Bump. Molly Holly was on the show and reunited with her old superhero pal, Hurricane Helms.

Molly Holly first broke into wrestling in late-era WCW during the late 90s. She was often apart of Macho Man’s entourage as “Miss Madness”. Holly would sign with WWE in 2000 and is a former 2x Women’s Champion.

Additional members of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be announced in the weeks ahead.

Fellow WWE Hall of Famers Triple H and Beth Phoenix commented on Molly Holly’s induction. Triple H tweeted, “Many people say WWE Superstars are real-life superheroes and in this case … she truly is! A women’s champion, an inspiration to our current roster, and simply a wonderful person. Congratulations to #MollyHolly on being the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2021!!”

WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix wrote:

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Impact Results (3/9): Impact vs TNA vs AEW World Title Matches Announced

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Impact Wrestling 3/9 was the go-home show for Saturday’s Sacrifice event. Scott D’Amore made a huge announcement as it concerns the main event of Sacrifice and the main event of next month’s Rebellion PPV on this week’s show.

Impact Wrestling 3/9 Quick Results:

  1. Jazz defeated Tasha Steelz
  2. James Storm & Chris Sabin defeated Rohit Raju & Shera
  3. Trey Miguel defeated Sam Beale
  4. Chris Bey defeated Ace Austin
  5. ODB defeated Susan

Key takeaways from the show are below:

Scott D’Amore Announces Impact vs TNA and Impact/TNA vs AEW World Title For Title Matches

In the final segment of the show this week, Moose called out Scott D’Amore to make the major announcement he had promised. D’Amore came out to the ring and brought out Swann as well. D’Amore announced that the match between Swann vs Moose at Sacrifice will be title for title. Whoever wins that match will be both Impact and TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He then announced that the winner will also move on to Impact Rebellion on April 24th to face the AEW World Champion, Kenny Omega, in another title for title match.

The show closed with Don Callis talking into a phone, presumably to Kenny Omega, saying things are going just as they had planned.

ODB Picks Up Win Over Susan Ahead Of Title Clash With Deonna Purrazzo

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ODB picked up a win this week over Su Yung’s Karen-inspired character of Susan. After Susan decided to pour out OBD’s flask, she took a kick to the gut followed by a Samoan Drop for the win.

After the match, Purrazzo and Kimber Lee attacked ODB, trying to soften her up for Sacrifice. Jordynne Grace and Jazz would make the save, however. This brought out Fire N Flava who will defend against Jazz and Grace at Sacrifice. The segment would close with the heel champions standing tall.

Tony Khan & Tony Schiavone Preview AEW Dynamite

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The two Tonys were back this week again. They said they were thrilled with the big buyrate they did with Revolution over the weekend. They promoted Christian’s appearance on Dynamite this week and noted that he is one of the greatest champions in Impact history.

Khan also said Omega is terrible at building exploding rings but that doesn’t take away from Eddie Kingston’s sacrifice. They then ran down the card for tonight’s Dynamite.

Good Brothers and FinJuice Sign Their Title Match Contracts

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At Sacrifice, we will see The Good Brothers and FinJuice clash with the tag-team titles on the line. This week, we saw the two teams sign their contracts. Scott D’Amore presented both teams with their contracts and left, asking both teams to just return the documents after. The 4 men then drank to celebrate beforehand, however. After downing a couple of shots, the two teams broke out into a wild brawl.

TJP Costs Ace Austin Match Against Chris Bey

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Ace Austin will challenge TJP for the X-Division Championship this Saturday at Sacrifice. He lost this week to Chris Bey, however. TJP came out to the stage area and provided the distraction, allowing Bey to hit the Art of the Finesse for the win. How will this impact the X-Division title picture? Chris Bey may have just earned a future title shot. Josh Alexander would later confront TJP in the back and state his desire to get a title shot as well.

Sami Callihan Continues To Antagonize Trey Miguel

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Sami Callihan continues to claim that Trey Miguel has no passion, and that’s why he didn’t end up with his partners in another promotion. This week, it was revealed that Callihan has taken a former Miguel student, Sam Beale, under his wing. Miguel then defeated Beale fairly easily in singles competition. After the match, however, Callihan delivered a piledriver on Beale to close the segment.

Jazz Showcases Submission Skills In Win Over Tasha Steelz

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Jazz and Jordynne Grace will challenge Fire N Flava for the Knockouts tag-team titles at Sacrifice. This week, we saw Jazz face Tasha Steelz in singles competition. The legend was able to wrap Steelz up in an STF to gain the submission win. If Jazz breaks out that hold at Sacrifice, we could have new champions.

Chris Sabin and James Storm Pick Up Win Ahead of Sacrifice

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Chris Sabin and James Storm picked up a win over Rohit Raju & Shera this week. Sabin pinned Raju with the Craddleshock. Later in the show, however, the duo confronted Eric Young in the back. They noted that the 3 of them helped build this company but Young is no longer the same person he was. Sabin and Storm were then booked against Young’s stablemates, Joe Doering and Deaner, at Sacrifice.

Updated Lineup For Sacrifice

  • Impact vs TNA World Heavyweight Championship
    Rich Swann (c) vs Moose
  • Knockouts Championship
    Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs ODB
  • Impact Tag Team Championships
    The Good Brothers (c) vs FinJuice
  • X-Division Championship
    TJP (c) vs Ace Austin
  • Knockouts Tag Team Championships
    Fire N Flava (c) vs Jordynne Grace & Jazz
  • Hold Harmless Match
    Brian Myers vs Eddie Edwards
  • Violent By Design (Joe Doering and Deaner) vs. James Storm and Chris Sabin
  • Reno Scum vs. Decay (Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve)
  • Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb Konley vs. Havok & Nevaeh

AEW Dynamite Preview: Darby Allin vs. Scorpio Sky, Revolution Fallout

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All Elite Wrestling returns with an all-new episode of AEW Dynamite from Jacksonville, FL. This show will feature fallout from Sunday’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view, including Kenny Omega retaining the AEW World Championship and the signing of Christian Cage.

It will be interesting to see how AEW addresses the controversial conclusion of the Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match.

AEW is advertising the following items for this week’s TNT broadcast:

  • TNT Champion Darby Allin will defend against Scorpio Sky. The SCU member won the “Face of the Revolution” ladder match to earn this title shot.
  • Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks vs. Rey Fenix of Death Triangle
  • Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa and Ryo Mizunami team up against Dr. Britt Baker, Maki Itoh and Nyla Rose in six-woman tag-team action.
  • Cody Rhodes will be in action
  • Ethan Page vs. Lee Johnson

Plus, we’ll hear from Christian Cage and the Inner Circle will hold their “War Council” to announce some changes to the group.

Join us here later tonight for our AEW Dynamite Results and Takeaways feature.

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WWE Re-Hires John Laurinaitis To Lead Talent Relations Department

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John Laurinaitis is bringing “People Power” back to the WWE Talent Relations office. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, WWE has recently hired him back in a role similar to the one he performed in WWE from 2004 to 2012.

Laurinaitis was originally hired by WWE in 2001 as a road agent. Prior to that, he had been working as an executive with WCW, briefly replacing Vince Russo as head booker in the late stages of the company.

It will be Laurinaitis’ first time back with the company in a full-time role since 2012. His official title will be General Manager, Talent.

WWE is splitting the talent relations department into two separate divisions. Laurinaitis will head the talent management division, while ‘talent branding’ will focus on booking WWE Superstars for appearances in television, movies and other engagements.

Laurinaitis replaced Jim Ross as the Head of Talent Relations in 2004. He would become an on-screen character from 2011-12. His most notable role was as the heel authority figure in a feud against CM Punk. Following his on-screen firing in 2012, Laurinaitis stepped down from his backstage role in the company as well.

Laurinaitis had a 14-year in-ring career from 1986-2000. His most notable run came in All Japan Pro Wrestling from 1988-2000. He won multiple tag-team titles in the promotion with Kenta Kobashi and “Dr. Death” Steve Williams.

In 2015, Laurinaitis married Kathy Colace, mother of the Bella Twins.

CazXL/Big Cass Talks Return To Wrestling and Rehab

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Former WWE Superstar CazXL/Big Cass recently spoke to WrestleTalk. The tag team partner of Enzo Amore discussed a number of topics during the interview, including his time in rehab and return to professional wrestling.

CazXL appeared recently at Doc Gallows’ independent promotion and joined the aforementioned Enzo in-ring.

“It was just a long, long journey man” CazXL began in the interview with Louis Dangoor. “I had been in and out of rehab a few times and it just wasn’t clicking. Then I went back to rehab last January and everything started clicking at that point.”

“!I embraced the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous” the former Big Cass continued. “Which I beforehand thought was silly, and I really, really started focusing on my recovery and myself. Magically when you do that you just start to get happier. It’s as if it’s this thing that millions of people had done successfully all over the world; but for me, I was like, ‘No that’s not for me’, but when I finally embraced the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, everything started going good mentally, I was a happy person for the first time in a really long time.”

CazXL on Wrestling Return

“I wasn’t sure about wrestling” CazXL stated. “I kinda thought maybe that wasn’t for me anymore. About four months ago, I woke up with a clear head and was like, I really love wrestling, it is like my first love and my passion. I was like, ‘I gotta go back’.”

CazXL finished by saying that coming back to professional wrestling was what he ‘really wanted to do,’ and it helped him in his battle with addiction. “I could have let my addiction stop me from doing what I really want to do, I could’ve taken the easy road and done something a lot easier and less fulfilling, but instead I decided I was gonna come back to wrestling.”

Do you want to see Enzo and CazXL appear in a major wrestling promotion? Let us know in the comments

First AEW Dynamite Match Confirmed for Ethan Page

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  • Ethan Page made a surprise debut at AEW Revolution
  • He will compete against a member of Cody’s Nightmare Family on Dynamite

One of the surprise appearances at AEW Revolution saw former IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champion ‘All Ego’ Ethan Page make his company debut.

Ethan Page was the secret competitor in the AEW ‘Face of The Revolution’ ladder match. Page joined Cody Rhodes, Scorpio Sky, Penta El Zero Miedo, Lance Archer and Max Caster in the match.

The match was eventually won by Scorpio Sky as he grabbed the ‘brass ring’ that was hanging above the ring.

AEW has now confirmed that Ethan Page will be in action on tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite. The company sent out a tweet noting that the former IMPACT star will be taking on Nightmare Family member Lee Johnson.

QT Marshall will be in Johnson’s corner for tonight’s bout.

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