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Author: Anutosh Bajpai

  • Carmella Believes There Should Be More Women\’s Matches On WrestleMania

    WWE has announced a total of 12 matches for WrestleMania 37 so far. However, only two of them are women\’s matches and Carmella is not happy about this.

    The former SmackDown women\’s champion appeared on the latest episode of The Bump where she talked about things such as who would be a good tag team partner for her and more.

    While talking about the upcoming big event, Carmella mentioned how there are only two women\’s matches that have been announced for the show. She said that she wants more women to be featured on the event:

    “As of right now there’s only two women’s matches announced. I want there to be another women’s matches, I think there should be more women on the show. The women are where it’s at. We are taking over.

    As happy as I am for Asuka and Rhea and Bianca and Sasha; I’m very excited for Sasha and Bianca. But I just, I feel there should be more women involved. We’ve worked very hard. And we didn’t come just to only come this far. Even if it’s not myself. I’d love to be involved in WrestleMania. But either way, I want to see more women on this show.\”

    WWE does have plan for two more women\’s matches to be added to the WrestleMania card. According to reports, they plan to hold a #1 contenders match for the women\’s tag team titles on night one of the show. The winners will then challenge the champions on night two of the event.

    Apart from Carmella, the episode of The Bump also featured stars such as The New Day, Trish Stratus and Mick Foley. You can check out the full episode on YouTube.

  • Details On Triple H\’s Backstage Talent Meeting Before NXT

    Triple H held a backstage meeting before this past Wednesday\’s episode of NXT to address the upcoming changes in the brand\’s airing schedule.

    According to reports from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, the focus of the meeting was the show\’s move to Tuesday nights and it started with a reflection of the brand\’s evolution since its inception.

    Trriple H mentioned how the Black and Yellow brand has come a long way from being a small brand that sold out a show during the WrestleMania weekend to becoming one of the top brands in the company.

    The move to Tuesday nights was sold as a good thing for the brand because they will have the lead-in from Raw on Mondays. It was said that everything is going to change now that the brand has its own night.

    Triple H revealed that the change of nights has been in the works for some time. He noted that the USA Network first considered this change as far as a year back.

    The Game also said that he hopes people will focus more on the show now rather than being worried about the viewership and TV ratings of NXT.

    The first night of the NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver will be the final NXT episode on Wednesday nights and the show will start airing on Tuesday nights from April 13, following WrestleMania 37.

  • Paige Provides Update On Her Health

    Paige recently made an appearance on the Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette podcast where the former champion discussed a number of things and talked about her WWE career in detail.

    In light of the recent in-ring return of Daniel Bryan and Edge, many wonder if Paige could make a surprise comeback sometimes in the future as well.

    Discussing her health, the former SmackDown General Manager provided an update on her situation and revealed that she does not have any issue with her neck right now:

    “I haven’t had any issues with my neck right now. Sometimes I’ll wake up, and it’s funny, you know, it feels weird, but it’ll go away, I’m going to get my neck checked very soon to see the progress of it.

    Hopefully, it looks good. I’m not saying in any way, shape, or form they’re going to let me come back; it’s literally just a checkup. But I am intrigued to see how my neck has progressed, for sure.\”

    Later in the interview, Paige revealed that the possibility of making a comeback also scares her because the thought of suffering an injury and getting paralyzed still lurks in the back of her head.

    Paige suffered a neck injury during a house show in December 2017, forcing her to retire from active competition at the young age of 25.

  • Andre The Giant Battle Royal And More Announced For WrestleMania Edition SmackDown

    WWE has announced that the April 9 episode of SmackDown will be a special WrestleMania edition of the show and the company has confirmed a couple of big matches for the event. The first big announcement the company has made for the show is the addition of the traditional Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal which is usually contested at the Show Of Shows itself.

    They have also revealed several participants for the bout and the confirmed names for the battle royal include Akira Tozawa, Angel Garza, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Elias, Erik, Gran Metalik, Humberto Carrillo, Jaxson Ryker, Jey Uso, Kalisto, King Corbin, Lince Dorado, MACE, Murphy, Mustafa Ali, Ricochet, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, SLAPJACK, T-Bar and Tucker.

    Though this is not the only match and the promotion has announced a big fatal four way match for the SmackDown tag team championships that will be taking place at the show. The match will see current champions Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode defending the titles against The Street Profits, Rey & Dominik Mysterio, and Otis & Chad Gable.

    The April 9 episode of SmackDown will be the WrestleMania go-home episode of the show before the two-night event taking place on April 10 and 11.

  • Ethan Page On Having Creative Freedom In AEW

    Ethan Page is the newest addition to the AEW roster and the former Impact Wrestling star made his surprise debut for the promotion during the Revolution PPV last month.

    The \’All Ego\’ appeared on Insight With Chris Van Vliet podcast after his debut where he talked about things such as his signing with the company and more.

    Talking about the creative freedom the promotion is known for, Page said that he wants to be credited for his work before explaining how AEW allows their wrestlers to play the characters they want:

    “There’s been so many instances where I did not have a say in my name, in my character, in the way I was represented or presented. And it’s amazing, now being in AEW, the creative freedom and I guess trust that they give their talent to kind of let them do what they want

    And play the characters that they want. So I can fully now be the Ethan Page, the ‘All Ego’ Ethan Page that I’ve always wanted to be, so it’s cool.”

    The Canadian star also mentioned how he has been wrestling for more than one and a half-decade after making his pro wrestling debut in 2006.

    Apart from this, Ethan Page talked about things such as his family\’s reaction to his AEW debut, a possible The North reunion and more. You can check out his comments on the matter at this link.

  • Spoiler On Title Match At WrestleMania 37

    WWE has not announced a WrestleMania match for the women\’s tag team championship so far but latest reports have revealed what the company is planning for the titles.

    According to reports from PWinsider, the current plan is to hold a multi-team #1 contenders tag match featuring four or more teams on night one of the show.

    Night two of the WrestleMania event will then see the winner of this multi team match challenging the current women\’s tag team champions Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax for their titles.

    WWE\’s contract with Tropicana Field is coming to an end on April 2. The first Raw tapings at the Yuengling Center will be taking place on April 12.

    In preparation of the move, the company taped the WrestleMania go home episode of Raw in advance and they set up the mentioned matches for the PPV during the episode.

    While the participants for the #1 contenders match have not been revealed so far, based on the recent WWE programming Lana & Naomi, Tamina Snuka & Natalya, Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott, and Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke are some of the teams which could compete in the bout.

    WrestleMania 37 will take place on April 10 and April 11 from Raymond James Stadium and it will be the first WWE event in over a year to feature live audience.

  • Edge Reacts To Christian Cage Joining AEW

    The AEW signing of Christian is a bittersweet deal for WWE fans. They will get to see him competing in many exciting matches on his new promotion but it also means that we will likely never see him having a reunion with Edge.

    During his recent interview with Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, the Rated R Superstar talked about a number of things and also opened up about his best friend\’s decision.

    Edge claimed that he is not bummed by the former world champion\’s call because he wants Christian to be happy and get the respect he deserves:

    “You know, I’m not bummed. I want him to be happy, and I want him to get the respect that he deserves.

    Because I’d like for him to get the on-air respect that the locker room shows him. Because if you ask anyone within our industry, he’s one of the names where people go, ‘Man, that dude.’\”

    The ultimate opportunist continued by saying that he wants his best friend to be able to go out on his own terms instead of being told by someone else that he was done with wrestling:

    \”I just want him to be wherever he’s going to get that respect. Because whatever the initials are, he’s my best friend. I want him to be happy, and I want him to be able to do hopefully what I get to do, which is go out on your own terms,

    And see this thing through properly instead of just like, ‘You’re done.’ ‘Wait, what? I’m what?’ We’ve both been in that scenario. So I just want him to go wherever that’s gonna be.”

    Edge also mentioned how they were a tag team only for two years during the Attitude Era and they have been singles competitors for way longer than that.

  • Walter On His NXT Future After Takeover: Stand & Deliver

    Walter made his return to NXT during the March 17 episode of the show last month. He has gotten engaged in a rivalry with Tommaso Ciampa which will lead to a match between the two at the upcoming NXT Takeover event.

    Many have been wondering if the NXT UK champion will stay around after the show but the titleholder himself is suggesting that he is not gonna stick around.

    Walter recently had an interview with Sports Illustrated where he was asked about his future with the brand after the upcoming event and he said that his commitment right now is NXT UK:

    “My commitment right now is NXT UK. I am the NXT UK champion. Until that changes, I won’t think about the future. I’m very open to travel. That’s what wrestlers do. We’ll see what is going to happen,”

    Walter Wants Finn Balor

    Walter also commented on a potential match with the NXT champion Finn Balor. He first praised the prince and then revealed that the company actually had plans for a match between the two before the pandemic:

    “We were supposed to wrestle before the pandemic started, but we got interrupted. It’s a match I would like to have. The circumstances, whether he is NXT champion or whether I will be NXT UK champion, I don’t know, but it is a match I would like to have happen.”

    Walter will defend the NXT UK championship against Tommaso Ciampa on night 1 of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver on USA Network.

  • Batista Calls Out WWE For Breaking Up The Hurt Business

    Batista is not happy with WWE\’s decision to break up The Hurt Business.

    Last week\’s episode of Raw saw Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander losing a 2 on 1 handicap match to Drew McIntyre, barring them from the ringside for the WWE championship match at WrestleMania.

    This week\’s episode of the show then saw Lashley insulting the duo in a segment for not getting the job done. The WWE champion then said that the Hurt Business is over for the two.

    The segment ended with the All-Mighty taking out the former tag team champions and commenting on this decision, Batista suggested that it was too early for the break up:

    https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/1377283679035215874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    The Hurt Business storyline began in May last year when MVP aligned himself with the current WWE champion. The following months saw Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander joining the group.

    Lashley went on to win the US championship after the formation of the group in August. Benjamin & Alexander then defeated the New Day to become the new Raw tag team champions in December.

    However, they couldn\’t keep the titles for long and lost them earlier in March. Lashley on the other hand became the WWE champion during the March 1 episode of Raw after dropping the US title the month prior.

    What do you think about Batista\’s comments about the decision to break up The Hurt Business? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

  • MLW Confirms Partnership With Dragon Gate Is Still Intact

    MLW has confirmed that their partnership with the Japanese wrestling promotion Dragon Gate Pro-Wrestling is still intact despite the year-long halt due to coronavirus.

    This partnership had been announced only a month before the pandemic began and both the companies haven\’t been able to work together due to travel restrictions that had been put in place.

    This year-long halt made many believe that we might not see the two promotions working together anymore but they have confirmed that this is not the case.

    MLW aired a new vignette during their Never Say Never event and in the video package seen below they announced that “The gate from Japan has been opened to the Americas\”

    https://twitter.com/mlw/status/1377400816777183232?s=12

    The company announced some championship matches for the April 14 episode of Fusion as well confirming that Alex Hammerstone will defend the National Openweight Championship against Mil Muertes.

    It was also announced that Gino Medina will be challenging the IWA Caribbean Heavyweight Champion Richard Holliday for his title during the show.

    More information on the alliance between MLW and Dragon Gate is expected to be revealed in near future. It will be interesting to see how this partnership materializes. Stay tuned for more information on the deal between the promotions.

  • Daniel Bryan On How Much Creative Influence He Has On SmackDown

    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.

  • ROH Confirms Plans For Women\’s Division Reboot

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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.

  • Daniel Bryan Says His WWE Contract Is \’Up Soon\’, Opens Up About Mental Struggle

    Daniel Bryan is currently enjoying his WWE run since his return to pro wrestling in 2018 but he will soon have to make a decision that can alter the course of not only his career but his life as well.

    When his current WWE deal expires the former world champion will have to decide whether he wants to continue missing out on important moments with his young children while wrestling across the world or hang his boots at a relatively young age to be with his family.

    Bryan opened up on his mental struggles about the looming decision during a recent interview with Talk Sport and he explained that he has to decide what is more important to him:

    “For me, my contract is up soon and that sort of thing so it’s really just an evaluation of what’s more important to me. Going out and doing this thing that I love every week, but being away from my family, being away from my wife and kids three days a week, and they’re at this stage that you don’t ever get back.

    I think it’s a little bit different when they get to be in school and time isn’t as slow as it is now. But we’re not having any more kids and our boy is seven months. Our daughter is going to turn four in May and it’s going by so fast. You don’t want to lose that time, as a human. There are certain things you can’t ever get back.\”

    Daniel Bryan then discussed how he finds himself being exhausted when he returns home every Saturday. He revealed that he has started drinking coffee after coming back because he wants to be energetic and show up for his kids.

    He mentioned how he is struggling with these thoughts right now and trying to decide what\’s more important. Daniel also discussed how the financial side of things could be a factor in his decision saying that he could financially set up his kids for the rest of their lives if he decides to continue wrestling:

    “What do you love personally, but also what’s the most important thing. That’s the struggle that I’m dealing with right now – what’s more important?

    “Because one of the other things is hey, from a financial perspective, you can set your kids up for the rest of our lives, right? You can do that. But the trade off is, you don’t get to be there for them every day.\”

    Though later in the interview, Daniel Bryan acknowledged that while it\’s a hard question to have, it\’s a really blessed hard question to have. Daniel Bryan was added to the Universal Championship match between Roman Reigns and Edge at WrestleMania during this week\’s episode of SmackDown and this match is likely to main event the Show of Shows this year.

  • Sting Says He Was \’In Shambles\’ After Revolution Match

    It was probably the right choice for the 62 year old Sting to make his in ring return in a cinematic match during the Revolution PPV earlier this month.

    However, this in-ring return did not come without consequences. Even though the match was pre-taped, it left its toll on the body of the wrestling veteran.

    Sting opened up about the aftermath of the bout during his recent interview with Bleacher Report and The Icon claimed that he \’came out of it in shambles\’:

    “The cinematic was fun. I would like to do more of those for sure, but I came out of it in shambles. It took its toll on me. It was two nights of filming and that was pretty tough. It can be taxing on the body especially at my age.

    It was 12 hours instead of being in the ring for 30-40 minutes.\” said Sting, \”I love filming. I have done movies and TV, and I always have fun with that stuff. The tough part was all of the hours and the recovery time.”

    Though continuing on the topic, the former world champion revealed that while the AEW president Tony Khan had originally brought him in for cinematic matches, he has talked to him about potentially wrestling matches on Dynamite.

    Sting teamed up with the TNT champion Darby Allin to defeat Brian Cage and Ricky Starks of Team Taz in a cinematic Street Fight at the Revolution PPV.

  • Backstage News On If WWE Plans To Return To Touring After WrestleMania

    The WrestleMania 37 event will see the return of a live audience for WWE shows for the first time in more than a year and 25,000 fans are expected to attend each night of the Show Of Shows.

    This news, combined with the fact that WWE is expected to leave the Tropicana Field after the PPV made many wonder if the company could be planning to return to touring after the event.

    However, if reports from Sports Illustrated are to be believed then it won\’t be the case and the site is reporting that the company does not plan to return to its touring schedule for the first half of 2021.

    While venues are reopening around the country, the current plan is to keep the Thunderdome setup at the Yuengling Center while the officials gauge \”whether it is prudent to return to a weekly live event model.\”

    This strategy is opposed to the competitors of the company in AEW which has just announced its first non-televised event for WrestleMania weekend.

    There is no word yet on what the company plans for the second half of the year and if they could be planning to go on road once again for the latter half of 2021.

  • Latest On Daga And Tessa Blanchard Possibly Joining AEW

    Former Impact Wrestling star Daga might be headed to AEW soon after spending most of 2020 at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    The Mexican professional wrestler is a former trios champion from Lucha Underground who got recognization among American fans when he signed with Impact Wrestling in February 2019.

    He stayed in Mexico for the most part of 2020 and it was revealed in October last year that the company officials have accepted his request for a release.

    Dave Meltzer provided some update on his future in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter and he reported that \”there has been talk of Daga coming in.\”

    Though as far as the future of his wife Tessa Blanchard goes, he noted that it\’s a decision that will be made \”based on the perceived value of her to the product vs. the negativity and backlash in some quarters such a signing would have.\”

    Impact wrestling made Blanchard their world champion when fans were still attending the events. Despite some backlash on social media, there was never a visible backlash from those in attendance.

    However, the situation has changed now. With multiple accusations against Blanchard for inappropriate behavior, it\’s possible that the company that signs the female star will have to face major backlash from fans.

    Would you like to see Daga and Tessa Blanchard join the AEW roster in near future? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

  • Logan Paul Announced For SmackDown Appearance Next Week

    YouTube star Logan Paul has been announced for making an appearance at next week\’s episode of SmackDown after his recent Twitter exchange with Sami Zayn.

    This week\’s episode of SmackDown saw Kevin Owens hosting the KO Show with Sami Zayn as a guest, following up from last week\’s episode of the show where Zayn attacked the former universal champion with a Helluva Kick.

    During the segment, Zayn announced that he will be hosting a red carpet premiere for his conspiracy documentary on the Blue Branded show next week and Paul will be his special guest:

    The company also announced a WrestleMania match between the two during the show when KO challenged his long-time rival to a bout at the Show of Shows and the former NXT champion accepted this challenge.

    WWE has been building towards an appearance from Paul recently. It started when Sami Zayn said that his documentary will do “Logan Paul numbers” in terms of viewership during the March 12 SmackDown episode.

    The YouTube star responded to this name drop on Twitter. The two have been exchanging words on the social site since then, hinting that the company was building towards something.

    There is no word yet on if this will be a one-off appearance for Logan Paul but with WrestleMania being around the corner; it\’s possible that he will end up getting involved in the announced bout between the two WWE stars.

  • WWE Confirms Major Change To WrestleMania Main Event

    WWE has officially confirmed a major change to the WrestleMania main event and announced that the Universal Championship bout will now be a triple threat match involving Roman Reigns, Edge, and Daniel Bryan.

    The opening segment of this week\’s episode of SmackDown followed up from the events of Fastlane and it saw Daniel Bryan demanding another shot at the Universal title before being taken out by Edge.

    After building towards the big announcement throughout the episode, Adam Pearce finally confirmed Bryan\’s addition to the match in the main event segment featuring all three of the match participants.

    The segment ended in chaos as all three tried to take out each other after the big announcement. The show ended with Edge standing tall in the ring.

    The reports of this change have been a point of discussion recently and it has been said that Edge\’s appearance played a part in Vince McMahon\’s decision to make the big title match a triple threat.

    WWE has now announced 11 matches for both nights of WrestleMania and the company has assigned the nights for most of these bouts except for the match between Shane McMahon and Braun Strowman.

    The company is expected to announce a stipulation for the match and it\’s likely that they will confirm the date for the fight then. You can check out the updated match card for the show here.

  • Bayley On How Vince McMahon Reacted To Her Heel Look

    While Bayley spent the majority of her WWE career as a babyface, she surprised everyone when she turned heel in 2019 and defeated Charlotte Flair to become the new SmackDown women\’s champion.

    Alongside her new attitude, the former champion debuted a new look as well. She got rid of the iconic ponytail and left the hugger gimmick behind her too.

    Bayley opened up about this change during her recent interview with Renee Paquette on Oral Sessions podcast and she revealed how Vince McMahon reacted when he first saw her new look:

    “He was in the production office, and I walked in. [I go], ‘All right, Vince. Here I am.’ He kind of just stared at me for a second. And then I spun around to make sure he knows that I cut my hair. I did this awkward spin, and he goes, ‘[It] looks awesome!\’”

    Bayley also talked about the origin of her Ding Dong! Hello talk show which she has introduced on WWE programming recently. She revealed that she was told about the plans for the show just 2 days before the TV tapings.

    Apart from this, the former champion talked about things such as coming up with the persona for her talk show, how Dusty Rhodes helped her during her early days and more.

  • John Silver Provides An Update On His Shoulder Injury

    John Silver injured his shoulder during his match against TNT Champion Darby Allin in the main event of Wednesday\’s AEW Dynamite.

    Darby Allin picked up the victory after hitting a Canadian Destroyer on the Dark Order member.

    The champion cut a promo praising his opponent after the show went off air and he revealed that Silver dislocated his shoulder halfway through their contest:

    “I don’t think anybody here knows, but I’m pretty sure you dislocated your shoulder about halfway through that match, but g*ddamn, did you put everything into it! And I’m down to do it anytime again. Thank you, John. Thank you.”

    John Silver himself confirmed the news of his shoulder damage later on and on Twitter he wrote “came up short tonight. Shoulder is messed up. Doctor doesn’t think it’s too serious but I’ll keep everyone updated once I know.”

    Here is the spot in question:

    https://twitter.com/HeelDoors/status/1374912497208164353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    The Meat Man has since provided an update on his condition. On Friday, Silver wrote on Twitter that he\’s expected to miss about 4-6 weeks of action. The good news is that he will not require shoulder surgery. A six week layoff puts John Silver back in action in May, several weeks before AEW\’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view.

    We wish John Silver a speedy recovery.

  • Jordynne Grace Discusses Future Options After Expiry Of Impact Contract

    Impact Wrestling star Jordynne Grace has her contract with the company expiring in May and there is some talk on what the future might hold for her. The former knockouts champion recently had an interview with Wrestling Perspective Podcast where she talked about a number of things.

    During the interview Grace also talked about her future and gave us an idea about her thought process. She first revealed that going to WWE has been a childhood dream for her. However, she explained that it was the only option when she was growing up but things have changed now:

    “Okay, so yes, WWE was, I mean it still is, it was my childhood dream forever. But that was the only option back when I was growing up. Now, it’s just like, there are so many doors that you can go through and kind of they’re all like in front of you at the same time. So I mean it’s kind of a handoff.

    I love the opportunity that IMPACT has given me, but obviously it’s going to be a lot less money than WWE would give me if I were to go there and they would give me a lot less input on my character. So it just kind of depends on if I get older and I’m feeling like I need to be stacking some money for retirement, then I think that’s a place I would probably go.”

    Jordynne Grace then admitted that she honestly has no idea what will happen when her contract with the company expires and everything will depend on the situation at the time:

    “Honestly, I have no idea what’s going to happen when my contract is up with IMPACT in May. I have no idea. I can’t foresee the future, and who knows who’s going to offer me something or if I’m going to stay here. I truly have no idea.”

    Jordynne Grace has been a significant part of Impact\’s knockouts roster since her signing with the company in October 2018. She was the one who defeated Taya Valkyrie for the knockouts title in January 2020, ending her 377 days long reign with the title. She also competed in the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament alongside Jazz.

    She could be a decent signing for both AEW and WWE\’s women\’s roster and it would be interesting to see if she ends up joining either of the companies after the expiry of her current contract.