WWE.com has announced Vince McMahon will return to television this Monday for RAW.
The Chairman will deliver the "State of the WWE Address."
The website teaser reads, "What will The Chairman have to say? Will he address the performance of Raw General Manager AJ Lee? Could her job
be in jeopardy? In addition to addressing the current state of affairs
within WWE, does Mr. McMahon have anything to say regarding its future?
Could The Chairman have a message directly from WWE's Board of Directors?"
PWInsider.com is reporting Bully Ray has signed a new two year deal with TNA.
As of now, Devon does not have a new deal in place which surprises many
backstage as he's one of the most liked and easiest to work with in the
company
Monday Night, Jack Swagger was seen leaving the arena and told AJ Lee
he needs to take some time off. The current plan for Swagger is to take a
few weeks off and return on October 1. This event is scheduled in
Oklahoma, which is where Swagger went to college.
There is also rumors that his repackaging will include Swagger being a face, which would fit perfectly with his return "home."
Ring of Honor star Mike Bennett recently conducted an interview with
Kayfabe Wrestling Radio, during which the wrestler claimed that "if WWE
wants someone, they are going to look to Ring of Honor first." He also
noted that several Superstars and members of production mentioned that
Triple H specifically has been looking at Ring of Honor talents as of
late.
Bennett also talked about visiting WrestleMania 28 with Maria, the
"Prodigy" gimmick, facing Kevin Steen for the World Title and more! The
full interview is available at WildTalkRadio.com.
Tensai and Brodus Clay faced off on the Sept. 24 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw. What was developing into an enjoyable television match was interrupted by the disappointing return of the Big Show.
After a brief hiatus from TV, Big Show walked down the ramp and laid out both Clay and Tensai with a WMD punch.
Big Show made a decent impact in his return, but the WWE wasted the potential Big Show vs. Clay feud they had been building toward.
When Big Show was being built up as John Laurinaitis' No. 1 heel, he was an unstoppable force. Brodus Clay was one of the few wrestlers that stood up to Big Show and tried to stop his destruction of the various WWE
wrestlers. By having Big Show nonchalantly knock out Clay in his
return, they've squandered any possibility of a future feud between the
two.
Clay and Big Show had good chemistry and a compelling story
behind them. Other than that, the most disappointing thing about this
was the fact that a feud with Big Show would have done wonders for Clay.
Without
a well-developed and compelling feud, Clay hasn't had the chance to
show what he can really do. He hasn't had a chance to develop much of a
character. At this rate, he may never get the chance. Big Show ruined
any chance of them having a compelling feud with a single punch.
Big Show could have knocked anyone else on the WWE roster out. There's a plethora of talent that the WWE seems to care much less about. Instead, the WWE wasted a confrontation worthy of a pay-per-view undercard match.
Perhaps no other wrestlers fit the bill as “Paul Heyman guys” more so than The Dudley Boyz.
Its a conversation that kept coming up during my radio show Tuesday.
Interestingly,
their contracts are coming to an end with TNA at the same time Paul
Heyman has entered a new onscreen venture with WWE.
Heyman's role with Brock Lesnar kept the possibilities limited. He
actually is Lesnar's representation and confidant in many professional
endeavors. Lesnar is a former UFC World Champion; he doesn't need a
stable built around him. He also isn't around regularly enough on WWE
television to build a group around him.
Being aligned with CM Punk provides several options for Heyman and WWE.
The Dudley Boyz could act as bodyguards for the WWE Champion—they would help garner the "respect" CM Punk deserves.
I
can picture The Dudley's in a similar role as Ron and Don Harris played
in both WCW and TNA: Recognized as a dominant unit—great role players
to provide the muscle.
Devon's success is limited without Bully
Ray. Bully Ray's success is limited if he thinks he'll be a top heel in
WWE by carrying over the groundwork he had in TNA.
Vince McMahon
commits to his ideas—not the ideas that began somewhere else. Perhaps if
he was never known as “Bully” in TNA, WWE could have taken credit for
creating it to use in their “Don't be a bully, be a STAR” campaign.
TNA was where Bully Ray was developed, so WWE won't push Bully Ray.
Let The Dudley's make an impact returning as role players in what could potentially be the storyline of the year.
Then,
once it runs its course, hopefully Triple H and WWE will still be
committed to the tag team division for the long term. The duo could
offer a veteran presence to help relaunch the division and put over
younger teams.
The Dudley Boyz being paired together in WWE is the way it should be.
PWInsider.com is reporting WWE is keeping Christian off of television until TNA's Bound For Glory weekend is over.
Christian will be inducting Sting into TNA's Hall of Fame as per a deal
agreed upon by TNA and WWE earlier this year. The deal is what allowed
Ric Flair, when under TNA contact, to appear at WWE's Hall of Fame back
in April.
WWE was looking to have Christian feud with Antonio Cesaro, however
that has been put on hold. Reportedly, WWE will pick the feud back up
later in 2012.
Wrestling Universe has learned from sources that WWE officials have spoken this week about the possibility of reforming the Nexus stable.
WWE was shocked to hear the Nexus chants last Monday during the match between Wade Barrett and Justin Gabriel. On Friday, one of the top stories on WWE.com was a story talking about if Wade Barrett would ever bring back Nexus. A source said, "the only reason for putting up a top story on the
website about a glorified squash match, is to hear more from the fans."
WWE wants to gauge the general opinion and memory of Nexus from the WWE
Universe.
There are two main reasons WWE officials have given thought to bringing
back the stable. The first being they feel it would provide another
opportunity to have Barrett in a lead role and they will be very
aggressive in showcasing him to look as strong as possible. The second
reason is the Nexus name and brand sold a lot of merchandise the first
time around.
As of now, the current plan is to hear if the chants continue as well
as develop possible creative ideas IF they were to move forward with it.
There is no confirmation of the group coming back but as of this week the idea has been put on the table.
It's a theory I've had going for awhile now, but the little speech by "The Armbreaker" made me think it's Abyss even more.
First of all, he was wearing a jacket with the hood up over his head
completely covering his face, something Abyss is known to wear. He has a
pretty big gut like Abyss, something Luke Gallows doesn't have (the guy
rumored to be "The Armbreaker") And plus after Hogan told Joseph Parks
to watch over Brooke, "The Armbreaker" appeared talking about being
locked in the Impact zone. Why would they have Joseph Park start doing
the investigation anyways if he was nowhere involved the first couple of
months?
Now I could be and probably am completely wrong here, but is it a
convincing theory? Is Abyss/Joseph Parks the leader of Ace N' Eights?
WWE announcer Michael Cole appeared on "Fox & Friends" this morning
and discussed the Jerry Lawler heart attack situation on Raw Monday
night. Below is the footage from the Cole interview:
Daniel Bryan was a guest on 98.5 SportsHub in Boston on Friday. Here are some of the highlights of his interview:
-Bryan talked about Jerry Lawler and his heart attack during his match
on Raw. He said that he thought a fight broke out in the crowd, but then
realized that Lawler was bent over at the announcer's table.
- Bryan credits being in the Indy scene for a decade to help him get
over in the WWE now, especially since he is a smaller competitor.
-Daniel Bryan also admitted that he was fired for choking Justin
Roberts with his tie because it was not "PG," in which he defended his
actions. He also spoke that they were given general ideas, a "gang-like"
mentality, and he was not sure what was too much to do because he was
new with the company.
- Bryan also said "sports entertainment" is better than "wrestling"
because people will get bored with just 8 hours of wrestling each week.
He says that they need to focus on storylines and building characters,
not necessarily just wrestlers.
-Daniel Bryan admitted he is no longer a vegan. It was the hardest
thing to find food on the road for him to maintain that lifestyle.
- William Regal came up with Daniel Bryan, and that "Buddy Peacock" was another name talked about for him.
According to Lawler's son Kevin, doctors expect Lawler to make a full
recovery following his heart attack on Monday night, and they don't see
any reason why he won't be able to return to wrestling.
WWE superstar Tyler Reks has noted on TwitLonger that he has asked for, and has been granted, his WWE release. The following is an excerpt from his Tweet blog:
I just want to say thank you to WWE, Inc. for allowing me to be
part of an incredible entertainment experience. On Monday, I asked for
my release and the company was gracious enough to grant my request. I also want to thank my boys. You know who you are. Especially
though, a huge thank you to Hawkins. You were like a brother to me the
last year and I'll miss you and will always love you bro. I wish you the
best and thanks for understanding that I had to go be a dad. When she's
older, and able to realize what happened, I know Mia will thank you as
well.
F4Wonline.com is reporting the original plan called for a rematch
between Brock Lesnar and Triple H at November's Survivor Series.
However, the plan is reportedly changed and the match is being penciled in for October's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
It was previously reported and still stands that Lesnar is expected to
be offered a new contract after his current one expires around
WrestleMania 29. The financial numbers from SummerSlam's live gate and
buyrates is expected to play a key part in the negotations as Lesnar was
the top billed name for the event.
F4Wonline.com is reporting Triple H originally wasn't planned to give a speech on last night's episode of Raw.
WWE creative decided in the past week that he needed to give an
emotional speech because of the crowd reaction at SummerSlam. The
feeling was the audience at SummerSlam didn't take Triple H's loss
serious enough.
As we reported earlier, TNA TV Champion Devon implied on Twitter that he is leaving TNA as he thanked the fans and said he'd see them "again down the road real soon."
Devon has since continued posting on Twitter, and answered "Yes" when a
fan asked him if his TNA contract had expired. He then posted, "im
ready to see where god bring me to next. i cant wait . i see big thing
on the way" and "o and HELL NO IM NOT RETIRING."
According to F4WOnline.com, both Devon and Bully Ray's contracts are
expiring this week, and as we have been reporting, both talents have
been involved in what has been described as a lengthy and tedious re-negotiation process with TNA.
As far as Bully Ray is concerned, it's possible he will be leaving the
company as well given the fact that he has stated in the past that him
and Devon are a "package deal," but nothing has been confirmed as to
what he plans on doing. It is worth noting, however, that he did post
the following on Twitter, which could indicate that he's finishing up
with TNA at Bound For Glory, since it takes place in Phoenix
By: Wrestling Universe
Amidst controversy, CM Punk took to Twitter earlier about the blood
spot from Monday Night Raw in his match against Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Punk stated that "500k fine. Drop in the bucket. Bucket of blood! And,
yes, I have more power than you could possibly imagine. I paid Charles
Robinson fine. #Respect."
The tweets are discussing the referee involved in the match, Charles
Robinson, and stating that both men got fined for their actions on Raw.
He also said that he had staples in his head, and that the blood was
real.
Monday Night, Jack Swagger was seen leaving the arena and told AJ Lee
he needs to take some time off. The current plan for Swagger is to take a
few weeks off and return on October 1. This event is scheduled in
Oklahoma, which is where Swagger went to college.
He
actually is Lesnar's representation and confidant in many professional
endeavors. Lesnar is a former UFC World Champion; he doesn't need a
stable built around him. He also isn't around regularly enough on WWE
television to build a group around him.
A source said, "the only reason for putting up a top story on the
website about a glorified squash match, is to hear more from the fans."
WWE wants to gauge the general opinion and memory of Nexus from the WWE
Universe.
It's a theory I've had going for awhile now, but the little speech by "The Armbreaker" made me think it's Abyss even more.
n Raw. He said that he thought a fight broke out in the crowd, but then
realized that Lawler was bent over at the announcer's table.
I just want to say thank you to WWE, Inc. for allowing me to be part of an incredible entertainment experience. On Monday, I asked for my release and the company was gracious enough to grant my request.
F4Wonline.com is reporting the original plan called for a rematch
between Brock Lesnar and Triple H at November's Survivor Series.
