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Author: Anutosh Bajpai

  • T-Bar Claims \’Teenage Virgin\’ Sammy Guevara Stole His Finisher, AEW Stars Fire Back

    Retribution\’s T-BAR has accused a current AEW star of stealing his finisher.

    The former NXT star took on Twitter earlier today and made an interesting tweet, claiming that \”some little teenage virgin on AEW\” stole his finisher four years ago. He wrote, \”Some little teenage virgin on AEW stole my finisher like four years ago after we did a show together. I\’d steal something from his move set but it\’s all just @KingRicochet moves.\”

    T-BAR did not mention any names in the since-deleted tweet, the post invoked a response from Sammy Guevara who claimed that the move known as Feast Your Eyes belongs to indie wrestler Matt Demorest.

    You can view the two finishers here:

    Sammy Guevara fired back at the Retribution member saying that he is just trying to get the move to be seen by fans because the Raw star is never on TV.

    AEW star Dax Harwood also joined in on the conversation by replying to Guevara and called T-BAR \”an idiot\” who is lucky to even be in the wrestling business.

    T-Bar later referenced a controversial joke Guevara made about Sasha Banks in 2016, which AEW suspended him for last year when they resurfaced. He wrote, “Someone tell panda kid I had a singles match on TV last night, and I didn’t steal the move from some backyarder, I thought of it in a professional wrestling ring with @Kill4nova. Try being creative sometime, instead of, oh I don’t know, making jokes about rape.”

    He also responded Dax Harwood\’s tweet, writing, “I could never understand what your problem was with me. I was always polite to you. Complimented your matches. I think you hated my style? So weird. Hope all is well, you usually seem like a nice enough dude.”

    T-Bar eventually decided to delete the tweets related to this conversation and said the whole argument was dumb. \”You know what, everyone is right. This is a dumb argument and I’m deleting my contributions to it.\”

  • Mick Foley Provides Health Update After Positive Coronavirus Test

    WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley has provided some update on his health to concerned fans after confirming a positive COVID-19 test earlier this month.

    The former world champion took on his Twitter and made a couple of tweets in reply to the fans asking about his health after he announced the news of his positive test.

    Foley noted that his health isn\’t too bad but he is getting fatigued too easily and his head feels a little cloudy. The former hardcore champion also requested the fans to take the pandemic seriously:

    \”Many of you have been asking how I’m feeling after my positive COVID test. All in all, not too bad – but I get fatigued very easily, and my head still feels a little cloudy. PLEASE take this pandemic seriously – the daily death count is staggeringly high..and climbing.\”

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1349155275283066880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    Mick Foley got COVID-19 after holding a virtual autograph signing on December 12. He met with a couple of people in an isolated room for the signing and one of them later tested positive for the virus.

    The former WWE star has been quarantining himself since the autograph signing and as of today, he has been isolating himself for over a month.

    SEScoops wishes Mick Foley a full and speedy recovery.

  • Anthem And Jeff Jarrett Reach Settlement In GFW Lawsuit

    Jeff Jarrett and Anthem, the parent company of the current Impact Wrestling have finally reached a settlement in their trademark case, according to Law 360.

    While the terms of the settlement between the two parties were not disclosed, a brief filing with the court told the judge that both the parties will be submitting a joint request for dismissal:

    \”The terms of the settlement are met, and unless any party objects, they will submit a joint request for dismissal of the claims and counterclaims in the case by no later than Oct 1, 2022.\”

    Impact Wrestling had originally announced a merger with Jarrett\’s GFW back in April 2017 and they started rebranding their programming using the GFW logo and theme in June.

    However, the merger was short lived as the company severed their ties with GFW in October and returned to the Impact Wrestling name which they have utilised ever since.

    Then in August 2018, Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment filed a lawsuit against Anthem claiming that the company violated state and federal trademark infringes by continuing to use footage of GFW Amped.

    Anthem officials filed a countersuit against Jeff Jarrett in 2019, arguing that Jerrett and GWE granted them a licence to the GFW name and related assets.

  • R Truth Opens Up About His Struggles After WWE Release In 2002

    The wrestling career of R Truth started on a high note as he got signed to WWE in 1999, only a couple years after making his debut in the wrestling industry.

    However, the former champion couldn\’t cash in on the opportunity and he had to rebuild himself after getting released from the promotion in 2002.

    Truth opened up about the struggles he had to endure after getting released by the company during his latest interview with Sports Illustrated and he revealed that there were times when he thought of quitting the business altogether:

    “There have been times I was ready to quit; It’s hard to be your best when you don’t believe in yourself. There were times when I felt I wasn’t good enough, times when I didn’t think I had a shot of making it.”

    Though thankfully, the former United States Champion continued to work hard and R Truth explained how he stayed motivated through his struggles:

    “I remember telling myself, ‘I’m not going to quit,’ That’s why I’m at where I am right now. Everything I went through back then, it helped make me stronger. It helped me find different emotions.”

    R Truth had runs with promotions such as TNA and NWA after his WWE release. He was re-signed by the company back in 2008 and the former Hardcore Champion has been a part of the WWE roster ever since.

  • Tyson Kidd On What Would Be His Dream Retirement Match

    Tyson Kidd never got a proper closure to his in-ring career and a lot of fans believe that the former champion deserves a retirement match.

    The WWE producer opened up about his current role with the company on his recent interview on the Angle podcast and revealed that he has also thought about a potential retirement match.

    Kidd first mentioned how he had thought about competing in a match such as Royal Rumble porior to his retirement before putting the idea to rest. He then went on to reveal his dream retirement match:

    \”In terms of an actual match, would it be me vs. Cesaro or me vs. Harry or me, Cesaro, and Harry in a match against The New Day? Right as I got hurt, I saw Jason Jordan and Chad Gable started hitting their strides and I thought of what great matches we could have. I think Gable is so good.\”

    Tyson Kidd suffered a neck injury during a dark match with Samoa Joe on Raw back in 2015 which turned out to be a career-ending blow for the former wrestler.

    He has since taken a backstage role in WWE as a producer. Kidd has had a hand in producing many of the memorable women\’s matches in recent times.

  • Candice Michelle On Romantic Storyline With Vince McMahon

    Candice Michelle\’s storyline romance with Mr McMahon got the female star reorganization early in her run with WWE after signing with the company in 2004.

    The former women\’s champion recently had an interview with WrestlingInc, where she talked about her WWE career in detail and also opened up about the angle with the Boss.

    Michelle was asked about the storyline where she had to kiss Vince McMahon on a few occasions, and she admitted that it was awkward but said that she considered it a part of her job:

    \”I remember it was awkward,\” Michelle said. \”I do think there was like two, maybe three, I don\’t quite remember to be honest. But also it was how it was back then. I remember it just kind of trickled down from girl to girl. Everybody kind of went through that. Even though it\’s awkward to do, it was just part of my job.

    There was no intimacy, we didn\’t think of it like we\’re actresses and we\’re going to win an Emmy nomination or something.\” said Michelle, \”We\’re young and we\’re dumb and we\’re innocent, and we\’re happy to be working. That\’s just part of it.\”

    The former champion also recalled her pudding match with Melina back in 2007 during the One Night Stand PPV and she called it the worst match of her life.

    Apart from this, Candice Michelle talked about her run with the women\’s championship and more. You can check out her full interview at this link.

  • Stone Cold Steve Austin Recalls Conversations With Jon Huber

    Wrestling legend Stone Cold Steve Austin recently had an interview with The Wrap where he opened up about the recent passing of Jon Huber aka Luke Harper. The former AEW star passed away due to some non-COVID related lung issues last month and his sudden death shook the wrestling world.

    Talking about the unfortunate turn of events, Steve Austin said that he just couldn\’t believe it and he then recalled his conversations with the former Wyatt Family member when he was still in WWE:

    \”I just absolutely couldn\’t believe it because the guy was a tremendous hand in the business, but he was a sweetheart of a guy,\” Austin said. \”When he was in WWE, we would talk every now and then on the phone just about his character and what he was doing.

    And then we stopped talking and he kept going and he finally ended up in AEW. And I didn\’t know his real name from his WWE name.\” said Stone Cold, \”And I was like, \’Holy cow, this guy is so young.\’ And then I didn\’t know what had happened.\”

    The former world champion continued by saying that Huber\’s passing is an absolute tragedy because he was a guy who everybody in the business loved.

    Stone Cold Steve Austin also recalled a conversation he had with a \”very close\” friend who \”has done very well\” in pro wrestling business about the passing of Huber. You can check out his full interview at this link.

  • Darren Young Reveals Trick To Make Money In WWE

    Former WWE star Darren Young recently had an interview with WrestlingInc where he talked about things like moving on from his WWE career and more.

    During the interview, the former Nexus member praised his former tag team partner Titus O\’Neil for being a hustler who always used to find something to do in the company.

    He then revealed a trick to making money in WWE explaining that appearing on WWE\’s reality show Total Divas was a guarantee to get a check even when you were not doing anything on Raw or SmackDown:

    \”With WWE and their reality show, Total Divas, anytime the cameras are around, I get right on there because for me, not being a part of the show; you\’re going to get a check in the mail because you\’re on their show. They pay you. Any time I see Nattie (Natalya) Neidhart, I go, \’Hey girl, how you doing? How\’s everything going?\’

    And Nattie knows how to turn it on. \’Oh my God, I\’m having so much problems with this Diva, that Diva,\’ and I\’m just listening, listening.\” said Darren Young, \”So I know when the cameras are on, a check is in the mail for me. After you\’re done and the cameras turn away from you, they\’re writing down who was involved in each scene.\”

    It was pointed out that Titus is also seen on Total Divas very often and Young revealed that he actually learned this tactic from his former tag team partner saying \”that\’s who I learned it from.\”

    Apart from this, Darren Young also talked about being part of Theality TV and more. You can check out the full interview of the former WWE star here.

  • Lana Posts Photos Wearing A Sling & Leg Brace: \”Piss Off 2020\”

    WWE Superstar Lana finished off 2020 banged up and looking ahead to a better year. She posted two photos of herself on Instagram wearing a sling on her right arm and a brace / boot on her right leg. She wished everyone a Happy New Year, but first declared, \”Piss off 2020.\”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CJfW5wksSzg

    Lana\’s Rocky End to 2020

    Lana was originally expected to team with the Raw women\’s champion Asuka at the TLC PPV and challenge the then women\’s tag team champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler.

    However, she was pulled from the show after an attack from Baszler and Jax and the company had announced that she has suffered injuries that will keep her out of action for a few weeks.

    It was reported at the time that the angle was set up for the return of Charlotte Flair who ended up making a surprise comeback during the PPV.

    Though now these photos posted by Lana on the social site have started speculations about the female star potentially being injured in real life.

    There is no word yet on where the Raw star might have suffered the injuries or how long she could stay out of action if they are real but we\’ll keep you posted on her status.

  • Ric Flair On Who Is The Greatest Worker In The History Of Wrestling

    \’The Nature Boy\’ Ric Flair recently spoke to WWE UK to promote the upcoming Raw Legends Night. During the interview, Flair was asked who he considers to be the greatest worker in the history of the wrestling business and the 16 time world champion took the name of Shawn Michaels:

    \”It’s not arguable anymore; Shawn is the greatest worker in the history of our business. I think everybody would give that to him. He carried me in my farewell retirement match, no matter how many people want to think I was holding up my end of it, I was trying to get through it.\”

    Talking about his WWE retirement match at WrestleMania XXIV some more, Ric Flair said that he did not have the self-confidence to rise to the occasion at the time but Shawn made it look like he did:

    \”At that point in my career I did not have the self-confidence that I needed to have to rise to the occasion and he made it look like I did. I’ve looked back and actually had time the past couple of years to watch some of Shawn’s matches that he had while I was at WCW and Shawn just is a class act.”

    The former world champion also praised Ricky Steamboat during the interview and he said that he would put Shawn and Steamboat in a class of their own.

    WWE will be celebrating Legends Night on the first Raw of 2021 on January 4 and the show will feature the return of many big names such as Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Mickie James and more.

  • The Rock Gifts Truck To Long Time WWE Employee (Video)

    Dwayne \’The Rock\’ Johnson has been known for surprising important people in his life with cars and the great one has done it once again.

    This time the former world champion has gifted a new Ford F-150 pickup truck to longtime WWE employee Harvey Wippleman for helping the Hollywood star when he was younger.

    The Rock recently made a post on his Instagram and in the caption, he explained how Wippleman, real name Bruno Lauer helped him by providing him a place to live after the former champion was evicted off the island of Hawaii.

    The post accompanied a video in which the two told a story of how Harvey bought The Rock his first car for $40 when he was younger and the people\’s champion thanked him for his gesture with a brand new car:

    https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJeeGoNFYkU

    Harvey Wippleman was originally hired by WWE as a manager back in 1991. He transitioned to a backstage role in the company towards the end of the 90s.

    Since then, the former WWE manager has made sporadic on-screen appearances for the company while also working behind the scenes as a road agent. His most recent on-screen appearance for the promotion came during the Raw 25 Years celebration episode in January 2018.

  • Speculation On Seth Rollins\’ Return Being Delayed

    WWE had originally announced that Seth Rollins will be returning to WWE programming on this week\’s episode of SmackDown, though now it appears that his comeback might have been delayed.

    The company first advertised the return of The Architect for this Friday during the Blue Brand\’s Christmas special episode last week.

    However, there was no mention of Rollins on the SmackDown preview video that aired on this week\’s episode of Monday Night Raw, which started some speculations.

    The fact that the company has not included any mention of the former Shield member on the written preview for SmackDown and the original tweet announcing his return has also been deleted is suggesting that his return might have been delayed.

    Seth Rollins was originally written off TV after the Survivor Series PPV in late November so he could take some time off to be with his fiancé Becky Lynch while she gave birth to their first child together.

    At the time it was reported that the former Universal Champion will not stay away from action for very long and he will return to WWE programming after a few weeks of absence.

    While the reason for Rollins\’ return being delayed in not known yet, it\’s still likely that he will make his comeback in next few weeks, before the Royal Rumble PPV.

  • Jim Ross On What Sting Will Be Doing In AEW

    The big question ever since Sting joined AEW has been what the icon will be doing in the promotion and Jim Ross suggests that he won\’t be having just a single role in the company.

    The legendary commentator returned for his Grilling JR podcast once again where he talked about things like Tony Schiavone\’s different outfits and more.

    Talking about Sting\’s arrival in the promotion, Ross revealed that it was Tony Khan who reached out to the former WCW star and claimed that he is going to have a variety of roles in the company:

    \”What\’s really going on is Tony Khan reached out, hired Sting to a multiyear deal. He\’s going to have a variety of roles, I don\’t know what they are exactly but they will be in a creative capacity where he\’s a character on television.

    There\’s a lot of ways to be a character on T.V.\” said Jim Ross, \”that’s been accepted by the audience nowadays that doesn\’t include wrestling a match every week.\”

    The AEW star continued by claiming that he doesn\’t think anyone should wrestle every week calling it a \’kiss of death\’ for the wrestler.

    The former WWE star explained that wrestling every week over exposes a talent to the audience and you shouldn\’t do it if you want to keep your talent fresh.

  • Raw Star To Challenge For NXT Title On New Year\’s Evil Next Week

    Raw Superstar Gran Metalik challenges Santos Escobar for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship at next week\’s NXT New Year\’s Evil special.

    Wednesday\’s NXT TV saw Metalik and Lince Dorado make a surprise appearance on the Black and Yellow brand. The Lucha House Party members interrupted a promo by Legado del Fantasma.

    This led to the two Raw stars facing Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde in a tag team match. Metalik won this match for his team after dropping a big elbow on Mendoza and pinning him for the victory.

    After the bout ended, the high flying star taunted Escobar with a mention around his waist referring to the Cruiserweight title. It was later confirmed that Gran Metalik will be returning to NXT next week to challenge for the championship

    NXT New Year\’s Evil Card

    Five matches have been announced for NXT New Year\’s Evil, hosted by Dexter Lumis:

    • NXT Championship: Kyle O\’Reilly vs. Finn Balor (c)
    • NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Gran Metalik vs. Santos Escobar (c)
    • Last Woman Standing Match: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
    • Fight Pit: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher
    • Singles Match: Karrion Kross with Scarlett vs. Damian Priest
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    NXT New Years Evil

  • Unaired Brodie Lee Tributes From AEW Dynamite (Videos)

    This week\’s AEW Dynamite: Brodie Lee Celebration Of Life featured multiple video tributes to the late star from the various members of the AEW roster.

    The show opened with a ten bell salute to the former TNT Champion followed by a video tribute from the former AEW Champion Jon Moxley who said that he will never forget Brodie.

    Multiple other wrestlers shared their memories of the former WWE star throughout the show and the episode featured videos from people like Darby Allin, Eddie Kingston, Chris Jericho and more.

    The company later posted several additional unaired tribute videos for the Exalted One on their YouTube channel.

    Brodie Lee Tributes

    Brodie Lee passed away due to a lung ailment on December 26 and since then the wrestling world has come together to honor the memory of the late star.

    Companies like WWE and Impact Wrestling have also paid tribute to the former Luke Harper in various ways and AEW dedicated this week\’s episode of Dynamite to the former champion.

    The episode featured matches involving the members of Lee\’s Dark Order faction and the company has announced that they are retiring the current design of the TNT championship to honor Brodie Lee.

  • AEW Retires Current TNT Championship Design In Honor Of Brodie Lee

    AEW has decided to retire the current design of the TNT Championship in honor of the late Brodie Lee who passed away due to a lung ailment this past Saturday on December 26.

    The main event of this week\’s episode of Dynamite saw the team of Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy & Ten beating Team Taz (Brian Cage, Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks) in a six men tag team match.

    After the bout, Brodie Lee\’s older son was brought into the ring and he was awarded a TNT title belt. AEW President Tony Khan then named Brodie Lee Jr. a \”TNT Champion for life\” and the show ended with a tribute video.

    In the Dynamite post-show later on, Tony Schiavone confirmed that the company will be retiring the current belt design for the TNT title and the negative one will always have the TNT belt with the current design.

    \”Little Brodie, \’Negative One\’ if you will, is always going to have that TNT belt, we\’ll come up with a new belt,\” said Schiavone. \”That\’ll be his. The particular belt that was given to little Brodie tonight has been retired.\”

    https://twitter.com/GIFSkull/status/1344501214784884737

    There is no word yet on how long it will take the company to come up with a new design for the TNT title but it will likely take at least a few weeks before the company introduces the new belt.

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    Brodie Lee Jr.: AEW TNT Champion For Life (Photo: AEW)

  • Erick Rowan Appears On Dynamite To Pay Tribute To Brodie Lee

    Former WWE star Erick Rowan made an appearance on this week\’s episode of AEW Dynamite which was a tribute show for his former partner Brodie Lee.

    This week\’s episode of the show featured multiple tag matches involving the members of The Dark Order. One such match was MJF, Ortiz & Santana facing the team of Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Adam Page.

    Towards the ending of this bout, Wardlow came out and he interrupted the match by taking out Reynolds. Erick Rowan then made his AEW debut to stop the giant.

    The former WWE star who now goes by the name Erick RedBeard dropped Wardlow with a chokeslam and then ran him off to backstage.

    The match ended with John Silver delivering Brodie\’s discuss forearm to Ortiz and pinning the Inner Circle member to pick up the victory for his team.

    Erick joined the Dark Order in the ring post-match and Silver got emotional as the former Wyatt Family member held up a sign reading “Goodbye for now my brother. See you down the road.\”

    https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1344465244006060032

    There is no word yet on if this was a one-time appearance or if Erick Rowan has signed a contract with AEW. We will have to see if he makes any more appearances for the company in coming weeks.

  • Tony Schiavone Opens Up About Brodie Lee\’s Condition Before His Passing

    AEW commentator Tony Schiavone talked about the untimely death of Brodie Lee on the latest episode of What Happened When podcast and opened up about the events before his passing.

    Reports have revealed that the original plans were to keep the former TNT champion off TV for only a few weeks after his Dog Collar match with Cody Rhodes on the October 7 episode of Dynamite.

    Talking about how the sudden decline in Lee\’s health forced them to change plans, Schiavone revealed that Brodie was hospitalised the day after they interviewed him on the AEW Unrestricted podcast:

    \”Unfortunately, the AEW Uncensored podcast that we do, the one we did with Brodie, we did it the day before he got sick.

    Then we heard he had been airlifted to the Mayo Clinic and Amanda, his wife, came and met with the entire group and told us how bad a shape he was in and please don’t say anything to anybody.\”

    Discussing how everyone at AEW kept his condition secret, Tony Schiavone said that everyone at the company did a good job and he then revealed how they all found out about Brodie Lee\’s passing:

    \”I think everybody did a great job keeping it close to the vest as the old cliche goes. We all knew it didn’t look good but we were all hoping he would kick out.

    The day that he passed away, we received an email that we were going to have a company wide zoom call in 30 minutes and I knew that if we were going to have a zoom call that quickly, something was bad.\”

    Tony Schiavone also opened up about the segment they filmed with Brodie Lee\’s son at last week\’s Dynamite tapings where he beat Kenny Omega for the AEW world title.

    The AEW star revealed that the company actually signed Brodie Lee Jr. to a contract and said that he will join the company when he gets old enough.

  • Nick Aldis Provides Update On His Contractual Status With NWA

    Nick Aldis has no plans to leave the National Wrestling Alliance any time soon. In fact, the reigning NWA World Champion recently extended his deal and will be under contract for at least another year.

    Aldis recently appeared on Konnan\’s Keepin\’ It 100 podcast where he discussed the state of the NWA, the return of NWA Powerrr and more.

    Regarding his status with the NWA, Aldis revealed that owner Billy Corgan has picked up the option in his contract to extend their deal for one more year.

    \”Billy picked up my option with the NWA so… Like I said, I had an option on my contract and Billy picked it up and like I said, I would not have opened up any discussions with anyone without talking to — This is \’Keepin it 100,\’ I just care about that paper.

    That\’s it and Billy\’s been very loyal to me and I to him\” said Nick Aldis, \”And I truly believe in what we\’re doing with the product and I wouldn\’t walk away from it because we haven\’t even scratched the surface of what we could accomplish.\”

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    The NWA talents have been featured on the Primetime Live shows of the United Wrestling Network (UWN) in the absence of NWA Power but the current champion made it clear that it\’s not an NWA product.

    Nick Aldis also reiterated comments from the promotion\’s Women\’s Champion Serena Deeb and confirmed that their flagship show will be making a return sometime in 2021.

  • Jon Moxley On Vince McMahon\’s Reaction To His WrestleMania 31 Spot With Brodie Lee

    Former AEW Champion Jon Moxley recently had an interview with Sports Illustrated where he shared his memories of the late Brodie Lee.

    Mox wrestled Lee many times in WWE when he was still known as Luke Harper and the two then locked horns again after the late star followed his friend\’s footsteps and joined AEW.

    Talking about the news of his demise, the former WWE champion claimed that it doesn\’t feel real and it feels as if he is in a vivid dream:

    “It doesn’t feel real,” said Moxley, on Sunday evening. “It feels like I’m in a very vivid dream and I’m waiting to snap out of it. My brain hasn’t accepted it yet. Right now, I’m completely f—— numb.”

    Jon Moxley On His WrestleMania Spot With Brodie Lee

    The former Dean Ambrose then talked about the many times he wrestled Brodie Lee and he especially recalled the one spot he did with the former TNT champion which even bugged Vince McMahon.

    Jon recalled a spot from the WrestleMania 31 ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship and revealed how the boss reacted to it:

    “We wanted to make the highlight reel, we figured the only way we could do that was if I nearly killed myself with a death-defying bump. So we devised this spot where he powerbombs me from the ring to the floor through a steel ladder, and that’s f—— sketchy.

    It’s an extremely dangerous bump, going backward at a high angle. It was a gnarly bump. Vince [McMahon] bugged out. He thought I was dead, which meant it was a good f—— bump. \”

    The former WWE star continued by saying that he would have not trusted anybody else with the bump and he maintains the sentiment even to this day.

    Apart from this, Jon Moxley also discussed how Brodie Lee was a family man who was very proud of being a husband and father. You can check out his full interview at this link.

  • Brodie Lee\’s Wife Shares Final Text Conversation With AEW Star Before His Passing

    Amanda Huber, the wife of the late pro wrestler Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee has shared her final text conversation with her husband before he passed away.

    She made an emotional post on Instagram in which, Amanda shared pictures she \”forgot existed\” and explained how they reminded her of the life she had built with her husband.

    Addressing the text conversation that took place in late October before Brodie Lee\’s condition declined, Huber mentioned how she got angry looking at their text exchange because they had \”so much planned.\”

    She also informed her late husband of the plans president Tony Khan has put together for the upcoming episode of AEW Dynamite to honour his memory.

    Amanda thanked the fans for their kind words and stories that have been shared over the last few days as well. You can check out her post featuring the text conversation in the second slide below:

    Former WWE and AEW star Brodie Lee passed away due to a lung ailment last week on December 26. Not many people were aware of his condition and so the news of his passing came as a shock for the wrestling world.

    Various wrestling personalities and fans from around the world have come together to pay tribute to the late star since the news of his passing come out.

  • Brodie Lee Tributes Reportedly Taped Before Raw

    Several wrestling personalities had called out WWE after this week\’s Raw for only paying tribute to Brodie Lee through an opening graphic but it appears that it\’s not all the company will be doing.

    According to reports from PWInsider, WWE taped some tributes to the former champion prior to the airing of this week\’s episode of Monday Night Raw.

    While it\’s not known where the company intends to use the footage, the report at least confirms that the tribute on Raw is not the only thing officials are planning.

    The most likely destination for the tributes to be used would be in a Network special about the former WWE star but it\’s something that hasn\’t been confirmed.

    Brodie Lee fka Luke Harper passed away due to a lung ailment on December 26 and reports that have since come out have revealed that he had been hospitalised for the last two month.

    Lee had been written off AEW TV after his dog collar match with Cody Rhodes on October 7 episode of Dynamite, though at the time, the plans were to bring him back after a few weeks of absence.

    However, he started facing difficulties in completing his routine workout during his hiatus at home and the former WWE star was rushed to the hospital towards the end of October, after his lungs stopped working.

  • Kurt Angle On Who Is His Favorite Babyface In WWE

    Wrestling veteran and Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle recently held another one of his Q&A sessions on his official Facebook page where he answered some interesting questions.

    The former WWE star was first asked what are the three things aspiring pro wrestlers should focus on and he replied by saying that selling, bumping properly and psychology-telling a story are very important.

    A fan then asked Angle which is the one match he would like to erase from his memory so he can watch it again for the first time and Kurt mentioned the match between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart from WrestleMania XII:

    \”Bret vs. Shawn Ironman match. It was really great to watch. They told a great story. It was a draw at the end of 60 minutes. Awesome match!\”

    Kurt Angle also offered some praise to Drew McIntyre and when asked who is his favorite babyface in WWE, he wrote: \”Drew McIntyre. He’s having a great run!\”

    Apart from this, the former Raw General Manager answered questions such as the first CD he bought from his own money, what is on the Christmas list of Kurt Angle and his favorite Christmas movie.

  • Madison Rayne Leaving Impact Wrestling Soon For Career Outside Wrestling

    Former Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne will be leaving Impact Wrestling soon to pursue a career outside of the wrestling world, latest reports reveal.

    According to reports from PWinsider, the female star who currently works for the company as a commentator alongside husband Josh Mathews will be leaving the company for a new full time job outside of wrestling.

    The Wrestling Observer provided some more update on the situation and it notes that Impact officials had not found a replacement for Rayne as of last week.

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    Madison Rayne\’s Career

    The former champion made her debut for the promotion in 2009. Since then she has had a number of runs with TNA and she has won over half a dozen titles in the promotion.

    Madison\’s achievement in the promotion includes 5 different reigns with the Impact Knockouts championship and a couple of runs with the Knockouts tag team titles as well.

    Outside of TNA, Madison Rayne, who made her wrestling debut back in 2005, has wrestled for promotions such as ROH and she also competed in the Mae Young Classic tournament back in 2018.

    Madison Rayne is not the only star to leave Impact in recent times. Jake Crist recently departed the company and reports suggest that Ethan Page is also expected to become a free agent at the end of this year.

  • Possible Title Match For Royal Rumble

    There was speculation about a United States Championship match between the current champion Bobby Lashley and Matt Riddle taking place at the TLC PPV but this bout has not been announced.

    Now the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter has provided some update on the plans for the title and it claims that this bout is scheduled for the Royal Rumble PPV.

    There is also speculation about Jeff Hardy possibly being added to the bout as it was teased a few weeks back but so far there is no confirmation of the same.

    As of now, WWE has not announced the date for the Royal Rumble PPV either but the show is expected to take place in late January as usual.

    The event will be taking place from The ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL. WWE officials are trying to bring in live audience for the show but there hasn\’t been a confirmation of the same so far.

    Bobby Lashley defeated Apollo Crews to win the United States championship at the Payback PPV in August this year. This is his second run with the US title.

    Lashley, Riddle or Jeff Hardy have not been booked for any match at Sunday\’s TLC PPV though there is still chance that the company will include them into the show as a last minute edition.