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Author: Anutosh Bajpai

  • Two More Injured Stars Expected Backstage At Royal Rumble

    It was recently reported that former SmackDown Women\’s Champion Naomi who has been out of action since last July is expected to be backstage at Sunday\’s Royal Rumble event.

    Now a new report from PWInsider has revealed two more names who could be returning to the ring for the women\’s battle royal at the show.

    According to the site, both Ruby Riott and Nia Jax are currently scheduled to be in Houston, Texas for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view at Minute Maid Park.

    Ruby Riott has been out of action since May last year after undergoing double shoulder surgery. She had the operation in her right shoulder in May and the same operation was performed on her left shoulder in August.

    She was spotted at the WWE Performance Center earlier this month. However, it was said that the former NXT star is not expected to return to in-ring action until later this year so her return at Royal Rumble seems less likely.

    On the other hand, Nia Jax underwent double knee surgery in April last year and reports on her recovery revealed that the former Raw Women\’s Champion was doing great.

    It was reported earlier this month that Jax is expected to be back in the ring soon and therefore it\’s more likely that she will make a surprise appearance at Sunday\’s Royal Rumble event.

    So far WWE has only announced 5 participants for the Women\’s Royal Rumble in Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Nikki Cross, Alexa Bliss, and Sarah Logan. So there are plenty of spots open for the mentioned stars to fit in.

    Royal Rumble this year will take place at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas on Sunday, January 26.

  • Walter Interested In Possible Clash With Brock Lesnar

    The NXT UK Champion Walter recently had an interview with Mirror.co.uk where he talked about a number of things and also showed interested in competing with the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.

    Lesnar is going to enter Sunday\’s Royal Rumble match at #1 and the UK Champion claimed that he would go in at #2 just to get a chance to lock up with the Beast.

    \”I will go in second, I don\’t care\”

    Walter then explained why he respects Lesnar as the smartest professional wrestler on earth right now, while also repeating his comments about wanting to compete against the WWE Champion:

    \”I respect the guy because I think Brock Lesnar is the smartest professional wrestler on the planet right now,\” Walter said. \”The number one, work the least amount of time for everybody else, do your own thing… perfect.

    I like how everybody else hates him for that because they\’re just jealous that they are not as smart as him, right? So yeah, of course. I would love to wrestle Brock Lesnar.\”

    The Austrian star then said that Brock Lesnar is one of his favorite wrestlers too because he is very skilled and athletic and has a good mind for wrestling as well.

    Walter has so far not been announced for the Royal Rumble match but he will be in town for the Worlds Collide event the night prior and fans are hoping that he will also show up at the PPV on Sunday Night.

  • Jazzy Gabert Reveals Why She Is Leaving WWE

    German wrestler Jazzy Gabert took part in the Inaugural Mae Young classic and she was then signed to the NXT UK brand where she had been a regular since last May.

    However, her run with the company ended abruptly when she didn\’t take part in the NXT UK tapings last week and her sudden departure left people wondering about the reason behind her move.

    During a recent interview with WrestleTalk, Gabert finally explained why she is leaving the company, revealing that she has been working on other projects outside of the wrestling world like reality shows in Germany, in between the tapings of the WWE show.

    However, she was recently offered some projects which clash with her wrestling schedule and so the female star decided to ask for her release from the promotion:

    \”2020 Udo Lindenberg asked me if I can come on tour again and a reality TV show offer came also in. Unfortunately, these projects would cross the schedule from NXT UK and I had to make a decision, because working all of these projects at once wouldn’t work.

    As I couldn’t see myself moving on or up in terms of storylines, I had to ask for my release. So it was completely my decision and I’m happy about it. I always wanted to work for WWE and I’m happy that I can tick that box. Of course, would I have loved to be a champion, for sure, but my heart tells me it’s time to move on.\”

    Jazzy Gabert continued by saying that she is grateful for the opportunity WWE has given her and the German wrestler was immensely privileged to train with legends like William Regal and Shawn Michaels.

    She mentioned how she was blessed to make her debut at Blackpool. Gabert claimed that while some say that the storyline she was placed in was not good, she was just happy to be out there and tried to make the best out of it.

  • Roderick Strong On Getting Emotional After His Survivor Series Win

    Survivor Series 2019 was the first of WWE\’s big four events to incorporate NXT as the third brand of the company and it saw some of the top NXT stars delivering impressive performances against talents of Raw and SmackDown.

    Former NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong was one such star who delivered an excellent match and picked up a non-title win against the then US Champion AJ Styles and IC Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a triple threat match at the show.

    Roderick Strong talked about his victory on the PPV event when he spoke to Sports Illustrated recently and the NXT star revealed that the win over these two wrestling veterans had made him emotional:

    \”After the match, I was celebrating on the ground, and I got emotional. I take a lot of pride in what I do, and that was a big moment. I was very, very happy that I had the chance to do that with guys that I have so much respect for, and ones I feel that have the same respect for me.

    The former Champion continued by saying that those are two guys he has the utmost respect for. He also said that he is excited to continue working until the day he stops doing this, to show the world how good he is at his job.

    Apart from this, Roderick Strong talked about his match with Keith Lee and being comfortable in the heel role. You can check out his full interview at this link.

  • Triple H Reveals Why His Scheduled WrestleMania 32 Match With The Rock Was Cancelled

    WWE had planned to do a match between The Rock and Triple H at WrestleMania 32 and the company had even teased this bout via a backstage promo long before the show.

    However, for the disappointment of fans who were hoping to see these wrestling legends get in the ring to compete with each other one more time, this bout was canceled later on.

    Triple H was asked about the reason behind the change in plans during his recent interview with TalkSport and the Game revealed that it was canceled due to scheduling issues:

    \”Scheduling. I don\’t remember the details of it but it was one of those things The Rock and I had talked about doing to the point where we even did the backstage promo where we were like \’let\’s throw a scene out there and see what happens\’.

    And we did and it blew up, and of course, [then] we talked about it some more and then scheduling just got in the way.\” revealed Triple H. \”It would have been a blast to step in there with him one more time and tear it up.\” (Transcription: sescoops.com)

    Triple H continued by revealing that they had planned this bout way in advance but then The Rock\’s schedule changed and a few months before WrestleMania he informed the officials that he can\’t pull it off anymore.

    Apart from this, Triple H also talked about NXT competing against AEW on Wednesday nights, his match with Batista at WrestleMania 35 and more. You can check out his full interview at this link

  • Triple H Discusses \’Competition\’ On Wednesday Nights

    While the idea of Wednesday night wars between WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite seems to be a hot topic of discussion among fans, the officials from both sides have been claiming that they are not competing with each other.

    AEW Vice President Cody Rhodes had just recently said that NXT is not their concern and now Triple H has made similar comments while keeping NXT in the perspective.

    The WWE VP recently had an interview with Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT and when inquired about the competition they are facing, The former World Champion claimed that for him it is not a competitive thing:

    \”I don\’t approach it as a competitive thing. To me, we\’re just putting on our shows. I\’m gonna put on the shows when we need to put them on, the best places we need to put them on, the right time slots for them and with the best talent I can find in the world. And we already have them. I\’m confident in that. For me it\’s not competitive against anyone or anything.

    Triple H continued by saying that he just wants to put the best show possible for fans of NXT and claimed that it\’s funny because they were doing the same thing a few years ago when there weren\’t competitors out there.

    Cody Rhodes On Ratings War Between AEW And NXT

    Fans have been keeping a close eye on the ratings of Dynamite and NXT ever since both the shows went on air and the difference between them has been a topic of discussion.

    However, when asked if they are worried about NXT during an interview with Yahoo Sports, Cody Rhodes had made similar comments as Triple H and he had claimed that the Black and Yellow brand is not a concern for them:

    “There’s a romantic way to look at the ratings and say ‘Here we are, it’s the late 1990s again. Every Thursday let’s check ‘em.’ It’s fun to look at the ratings but I know internally we’re not having any pep rally speeches. Our concern is not NXT and I believe NXT’s concern is not us.”

    The AEW official had then said that if anyone is going to succeed then they cannot be a reactionary brand and explained how it was a positive thing that there is a lot less cross over between the fan bases of both shows.

    Quotes via WrestlingInc

  • Jerry Lawler Wins Career Vs. Title Match, Booker T Teases Royal Rumble Appearance

    WWE Hall Of Famer and Raw commentator Jerry Lawler has become a world champion after winning a career vs. title match at an indie event this past weekend.

    The former WWE wrestler competed against Matt Riviera in an event of Championship Wrestling of Arkansas last Saturday and he managed to defeat Riviera to become the new CWA World Champion.

    Legendary Memphis Wrestling announcer Dave Brown was in the commentary for the show and you can check out a video of the 70-year-old WWE star competing at the event below:

    Booker T Teases Royal Rumble Appearance

    Booker T missed this week\’s episode of WWE Backstage and her co-host Renee Young joked about his absence saying that the former Champion was training for an in-ring return at Sunday\’s Royal Rumble event.

    After this, Booker himself also teased an appearance at the show and he replied to a tweet from WWE on Fox Twitter with the following tweet of his own:

    For those who don\’t know, Booker T missed this week\’s WWE Backstage episode because he is attending Chris Jericho\’s cruise. Booker and several other Hall Of Famers such as Ric Flair had been booked for the cruise before the new WWE series kicked off.

  • Possible Spoiler For Female Royal Rumble

    Kane was recently confirmed to be a part of the upcoming Royal Rumble event and a new report seems to have revealed another spoiler for the upcoming show.

    PWinsider is reporting that former SmackDown Women\’s Champion Naomi is currently scheduled to be at the Minute Maid Park in Houston for the PPV event this Sunday night.

    Word going around is that the former champion will be returning to the ring soon and she will be sent to the SmackDown brand, similar to the Usos.

    Naomi has been out of action since July last year. Her last televised match took place in the final week of the month where the female star picked up a singles victory over Sarah Logan on Main Event.

    She had revealed in September that she has been out of action due to some health and family issues and it was later reported that WWE officials had left Naomi and the Usos out of the 2019 draft because they had no creative plans for them.

    The Usos returned to WWE programming recently when they appeared on SmackDown Live and saved Roman Reigns from an attack of King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler during the January 3 episode of the show.

    While not confirmed, the female Royal Rumble currently has 25 open spots and so it looks very likely that the former champion would be returning to the ring during the show.

  • Rusev Opens Up About Recent Storyline With Lana And Bobby Lashley

    The ongoing angle between Rusev, Lana and Bobby Lashley is one of the most controversial storylines right now, yet it\’s also one of the most talked-about things of WWE programming as well. During a recent interview with Real Talker, the Bulgarian Brute talked about a number of things and he also opened up about this storyline.

    The former US Champion was first asked about his reaction to seeing his wife kissing another man and Rusev said that it\’s no different than what the actors at Hollywood do. He detailed his comments saying that if you are an actor and a certain role requires you to do something like that then you don\’t say no.

    Rusev then said that they are all professionals and claimed that he doesn\’t think it\’s a problem for him at all. Continuing, the former US Champion told the interviewer that he thinks it\’s more about Lana because she is the one who has to kiss another guy:

    \”It was always about her, I always asked her. You know, people always run to me and ask me ‘how are you feeling about this?’ I’m like ‘why are you asking me? Why don’t you go and ask her? She’s the one who is supposed to kiss him every now and again. I’m not kissing a guy.’ … So, kudos to her for being professional. If she didn’t agree to that then we would have done something completely different, right? But here we are, a few months in, and it’s the hottest thing going in WWE.”

    The whole angle requires all of the involved superstars to show some extraordinary acting skills. During the interview, Rusev also talked about this and said that Vince McMahon actually praised the acting skills he has shown during this storyline. He revealed \”Vince pulled me aside and told me this is a great acting performance. I\’ve never been complimented on my acting before that.\”

    Apart from this Rusev talked about his time away from WWE during his shoulder injury in 2017. He revealed that before going into the surgery, he felt like his character wasn\’t going anywhere on TV. Due to this, he felt tired of his long-haired look and decided to cut his hair. You can check out his full interview in the video below:

  • Charlotte Flair Reveals She Was Barred From Using Traits Of Ric Flair In NXT

    Charlotte Flair has embraced her father\’s legacy and taken it to new heights in WWE. However, she recently revealed that there was a time when she wasn\’t allowed to use the traits of her father, Ric Flair in the company.

    The 10-times Women\’s Champion recently had an interview with Metro.co.uk where among other things she talked about her father\’s legacy in detail.

    During the talk, she also recalled her early days in NXT and The former Women\’s Champion revealed that she wasn\’t allowed to use the things associated to her father when Charlotte first started in the company:

    ‘When I first started, I wasn’t allowed to “wooo”, do the figure four, nothing was supposed to be associated with my dad. ‘And then at NXT Takeover against Natalya [in 2014], I won the NXT women’s championship.

    That day, I debuted my music which had his music in it, and I “woooed” for the first time. It just happened organically because my dad was at ringside, but that was never something I set out to do…\”

    Charlotte continued to explain that she didn\’t want to continue the legacy but it just happened and she then asked how can you ignore the fact that your father is Ric Flair.

    Apart from this, Charlotte Flair also talked about her childhood and mentioned how she was never raised to think that she couldn\’t do anything a man could. You can check out her full interview at this link.

  • Bayley Reveals Whose Idea It Was To Change Her Look

    After being a babyface ever since her debut in WWE, Bayley turned heel for the first time in her career last year in September and since then, she has embraced the role.

    The SmackDown Women\’s Champion recently talked to MySanAntonio.com where she discussed things like similarities between Seth Rollins\’ recent heel turn and her own transition to a villainous role.

    During the interview, she was asked how far ahead in the time her heel turn was in the works and Bayley revealed that it was an on-the-fly thing. She also mentioned how changing her look was her own idea:

    “In that particular situation, it was definitely kind of an on-the-fly kind of thing. I felt after Hell in a Cell that I needed to make a huge change. I didn’t want to come back the same person. I didn’t want to fight for the same things.

    So it was really my decision to come out in this whole different attitude and whole different outlook, in a way that I never have before in order to see if I can jump the ladder. I think, for the long run, it’s probably the best decision I\’ve made in a really long time.”

    Bayley then discussed how nerve wracking it was once she was given a thumbs up for her heel turn because everything she had known and done in the past seven years was about to change.

    While Bayley had shown signs of being a heel prior to the Hell In A Cell PPV last year, it was her loss to Charlotte Flair on the show which caused her to snap completely.

    The female star lost her SmackDown Women\’s title on the PPV. After the event, she cut down her signature ponytail and changed her entrance style, solidifying her heel turn.

  • Asuka Reveals She Escaped Shooting At Las Vegas Mall

    WWE superstar and one half of the current Women\’s Tag Team Champion The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka seems to have been involved in a shooting incident in Las Vegas which she escaped unharmed.

    The current champion posted about it on social media earlier today. She mentioned that there was a scream in front of her and Asuka also revealed how she was protected:

    According to reports from DailyMail.co.uk, the shooting took place at the Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday when a teenage gunman opened fire.

    A group of young people got into some kind of argument which resulted in one of them pulling out a gun. He then started firing at the crowd, injuring 2 people.

    Thankfully, no fatalities have been recorded. There are only reports of injuries and Asuka seems to have escaped the situation unharmed.

    The Raw Superstar is currently involved in a rivalry with \’The Man\’ Becky Lynch. The Japanese star had beaten the current Raw Women\’s Champion in a match last year at Royal Rumble before Lynch went on to main event WrestleMania 35.

    After this, Becky Lynch challenged Asuka for a match at this year\’s edition of the PPV and the two are now scheduled to square off against each other in a singles match for the Raw Women\’s title at Royal Rumble this Sunday.

  • AEW To Air Dynamite Live From Jericho Cruise Next Year

    While the taped episode of AEW Dynamite from this year\’s Jericho Cruise is yet to air, it appears that the company is already planning ahead and they are preparing to amp things up next year by broadcasting a live show from the ship.

    According to reports from Heel By Nature, Cody Rhodes took on a mic after this week\’s Dynamite tapings. He announced that AEW will have more involvement in next year\’s Cruise and the February 2, 2021 episode of Dynamite will air live from the vessel.

    Next year\’s version of the Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea has already been announced and the AEW World Champion recently confirmed that the 2021 edition of his cruise will set sail on February 1st next year.

    Though it won\’t be an easy task to broadcast a full episode of Dynamite from the ship live and the company will need a lot more preparations for the same.

    This year, the company pre-taped matches for the episode airing tonight. They have recorded the show on two separate master tapes and plans call for them to fly both tapes on separate charter flights to Atlanta to ensure the broadcast.

    Airing the full episode live from the cruise itself will not only mean that the company will have to bring even more equipment and crew on board but they will also have to prepare for things like weather.

    So it will be interesting to know what preparations the officials do for ensuring an uninterrupted broadcast of the show.

  • Former NXT Star Re-Signs With Ring Of Honor

    After \’The Villain Enterprises\’ leader Marty Scurll, Ring Of Honor has announced that another ROH star has decided to re-sign with the promotion in Josh Woods.

    The company announced the news from their official Twitter account and in the tweet, as seen below, they claimed that Woods has \’all the makings\’ of a future world champion:

    \”Josh Woods has officially signed a new contract with ROH! Woods has more than held his own against the best wrestlers on the planet in ROH and has all the makings of a future champion. We are very proud to have Josh Woods on our roster!\”

    Josh Woods made his ROH debut while competing in a dark 6 men tag team match in October 2016 and he then entered the Top Prospect Tournament in 2017.

    Woods went on to defeat John Skyler in the finals of the tournament to win the whole thing and he has been a regular for the company ever since.

    It\’s worth mentioning here that Josh Woods was once signed by WWE and he had a stint in NXT which lasted for almost 2 years before he was released.

    He signed with the company in late 2014 and was released from the promotion in July 2 years later, without making any significant impact.

  • The New Day Reveals Their Dream Matches

    The New Day did a special Q&A during the latest episode of their new Feel The Power podcast and during the show, the trio answered questions about their dream matches.

    Xavier Woods was the first to answer the question. Interestingly he said that his dream match would be the New Day going up against the Elite, a match which the Young Bucks had also revealed to be their dream match just recently.

    The New Day then talked about their individual dream matches as singles performers and revealing the opponent he wants to go up against, Kofi Kingston said that his dream scenario would be facing Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania:

    “Going up against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania. To me, Shawn Michaels is the greatest to ever do it…I’ve never seen him have a bad match and most of the matches that he are in, they are not good, they are great. So to me he’s the greatest of all time so growing up that’s what I would always want.”

    Xavier Woods also revealed his own singles dream match and the New Day member said that he would like to go up against former ECW star 2 Cold Scorpio.

    Woods dubbed him as the \’greatest wrestler of all time\’ and Big E agreed to his comments by saying that Scorpio does some crazy stuff for being a big man and people don\’t give him enough credit. 

  • Naomi On Possibility Of Intergender Wrestling In WWE

    Intergender wrestling has become a topic of discussion among fans ever since Impact Wrestling decided to put their World Championship on Tessa Blanchard.

    While some WWE legends like Booker T seem to be against the idea of intergender wrestling, it appears that at least one WWE star is not opposed to the same.

    WWE star Naomi recently talked to So Catch and while talking about the possibility of intergender wrestling in WWE, the female star said that it would be awesome as long as there are limitations and boundaries:

    \”I think it would be awesome, as long as there is limitations and boundaries so stuff doesn\’t get too crazy. At this point, with the women being where they are and proving ourselves and wanting to be considered as equals in the company, you can\’t hold back in some areas and not in others. It would really make things equal. I think we can handle ourselves against the men.\”

    Naomi continued by saying that she understands why it\’s not done in WWE but claimed that interacting with the guys was her favorite thing in Mixed Match Challenge.

    WWE did tease the idea of an intergender feud last year when they built tension between Nia Jax and Dean Ambrose in early 2019 but the company dropped the storyline quickly.

    Do you think the company should try to introduce intergender wrestling into their programming anytime soon? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

    Quotes via Fightful.com

  • Matt Hardy Teases WWE Departure After Raw Loss, Sylvain Grenier On WWE Return

    This week\’s episode of Monday Night Raw saw Matt Hardy taking another singles loss and after the show, he made another cryptic tweet, teasing his departure from the company.

    The Broken One lost to Erick Rowan in a match during the show and started trending on Twitter afterward. In response, he made the following tweet, indicating that his appearances on WWE TV are limited:

    Matt Hardy\’s contract is set to expire soon and reports suggest that the hurdle in him re-signing with the company is not his pay. You can check out a detailed report on it here.

    Sylvain Grenier Comments On WWE Return

    It was recently revealed that the former tag team champion Sylvain Grenier, who worked for WWE from 2001 to 2007 has returned to the company and he will be working as a producer backstage.

    Grenier apparently started his stint with the company during last week\’s episode of Monday Night Raw. He was present for this week\’s episode of the show as well and was interviewed backstage after the event.

    In the interview the former WWE wrestler discussed things like his return, Buddy Murphy\’s potential and possibly wrestling again. You can check out his comments in the video below:

  • Former Hardcore Champion Possibly Returning To WWE

    Latest developments indicate that former WCW Hardcore Champion and TNA star Shannon Moore could be returning to WWE soon.

    The former WWE star was booked for shows of indie wrestling promotion Canadian Wrestling Elite or CWE this weekend. However, he has now been pulled from the company\’s shows from January 24 to January 26.

    What\’s interesting to note here is that while announcing the news of this change on their official Facebook page, the promotion mentioned that he is being pulled due to “an unexpected WWE obligation.\”

    Another post on the page mentions a similar thing and it notes that Moore has a \”contractual obligation to WWE that will now require his presence\” this week.

    Shannon Moore made his wrestling debut in April 1995 and he first made his name in the wrestling world with his tenure in WCW from 1999 to 2001.

    After the closing of the company, Shannon joined WWE where he stayed till 2005. He returned to the promotion for another run from 2006 to 2008. Since his departure, he has also worked for companies like TNA, AWA and more.

    He worked as a guest coach in WWE Performance center in November last year and the belief is that he could be returning to the company as a producer or a coach.

  • Kalisto Signs New WWE Deal, The Usos Comment On In-Ring Return

    Former Cruiserweight Champion Kalisto has joined the list of stars to have signed new contracts with WWE in recent times by signing a multi-year contract extension, according to reports from Pro Wrestling Sheet.

    The site is reporting that the masked star has decided to re-sign with the promotion because he feels that he has a lot left to accomplish in the company.

    There is no word on the length of his new deal but the standard length for new WWE contracts has been 3 to 5 years recently and it\’s likely that the former NXT star Kalisto has inked a similar deal.

    The Usos Comment On Their SmackDown win

    This week\’s episode of SmackDown saw the former tag team champions, The Usos return to a WWE ring after an extended break from the company.

    The duo of Jimmy Uso and Jay Uso squared off against former Raw tag team champions The Revival in a tag team match and the brothers were able to pick up the win in this bout.

    They were interviewed backstage after the show and when asked how it feels to get back in the winning column, the Usos claimed that tonight was all about getting the momentum going:

  • WWE Making Strong Play To Sign Killer Kross, Meeting This Week

    Killer Kross has become one of the hottest free agents in the wrestling world since his release from Impact Wrestling and latest reports suggest that WWE is making a strong play to sign the former Lucha Underground star.

    According to reports from Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there was interest in him across the board after Kross became a free agent last year and WWE seems to be interested in signing him as well.

    The company\’s interest is evident from the fact that Kross has a scheduled meeting with none other than Triple H this week and the \’betting line\’ is that he will end up in WWE.

    It\’s worth mentioning here that his wife Scarlett Bordeaux who signed with WWE last year, recently hinted at the Heavyweight star possibly joining the company\’s roster as well. She retweeted a photo of the two and teased a reunion.

    Killer Kross wrestled for a number of promotions such as Lucha Underground and AAA after making his debut in 2014 but he started getting recognization in the US after joining Impact Wrestling in June 2014.

    Though he decided to ask for his release from the company in May last year due to disagreement over the creative direction of his character and his pay. At the time, the company officials had decided not to grant his request.

    Killer Kross was finally released from Impact when his original contract expired in December last year and the company chose not to roll it over for another year.

  • Kurt Angle Believes Jon Moxley Will Return To WWE

    You can never say never in the wrestling world and while Jon Moxley seems to have left WWE on a sore note, Kurt Angle believes that he will be back in the company one day.

    The WWE Hall Of Famer recently had an interview with GiveMeSport in UK while doing some promotion and during the interview; he talked about things like his retirement match at WrestleMania 35 and more.

    While talking about Mox\’s departure from the promotion, the Olympic Gold Medalist explained that the former Dean Ambrose wanted a change and Kurt Angle then claimed that Jon will be back in WWE:

    \”Dean wanted a change and an adjustment, maybe he felt he wanted to work less and felt that he wasn\’t being appreciated. He made the decision for himself and if he feels it\’s the right decision I\’m happy for him. But WWE is the biggest company in the world at it will continue to be. I believe Dean will be back.\”

    Later in the interview, Kurt Angle also talked about the Shield and he described them as the most popular faction of all time after Four Horsemen.

    The former World Champion said that the Shield is a future Hall Of Fame faction and to become a part of it for a match in 2017 was a lot of fun. You can check out his full interview at this link.

  • Booker T: Making Tessa Blanchard World Champion Is \’The Worst Idea\’ In Impact History

    WWE Hall of Famer Booker T thinks it was a terrible idea for Impact Wrestling to make controversial figure Tessa Blanchard become their World Champion.

    The former WCW World Champion commented on the situation on the latest installment of his Hall of Fame podcast.

    Booker T first praised Tessa Blanchard for her work, but he went on to claim that making her the world champion is \’the worst idea\’ in Impact\’s history.

    \”I\’m not holding my judgement on it. Big ups to Tessa Blanchard because she\’s good. She\’s really good at what she does, but this is the worst idea for Impact Wrestling in the history of the company, it really is that bad. It\’s worse than paying me 10 grand for six-hour power commercial that never aired.\”

    Explaining the reasoning behind his comments, The WWE Hall Of Famer said that now if she goes against the men in the promotion and beats them, then it will diminish every guy in the company.

    He later compared it to WWE and Booker said that he can\’t imagine Becky Lynch going up against Samoa Joe or Brock Lesnar. The former Champion claimed that intergender wrestling is for independent companies.

    You can listen to Booker T\’s comments about Tessa Blanchard winning the Impact Wrestling World Championship below:

  • Paige Comments On Possible In Ring Return

    Former Diva\’s Champion Paige sparked rumors about her future recently when she made a couple of interesting tweets and since then people have been speculating whether she could return to the ring anytime soon.

    The WWE Backstage star and Stephanie McMahon both appeared on Good Morning Britain earlier yesterday to promote WWE\’s new TV deal in UK with BT Sport.

    During their appearance, the reporters asked about the rumors about the female star\’s return. Replying to it, Stephanie joked that she likes to stoke the fire a bit and Paige responded by saying \”Yeah, I do.\”

    When the reporter asked if we can see her coming out of retirement for another match, the former NXT star explained that she wouldn\’t want to come back for a \’hot minute\’ but she went on to claim that you should never say never:

    \”Well, not for a hot minute,\” Paige said. \”But you know, never say never, of course. You always… yeah you don\’t want to put any doubt underneath them, but hopefully one day.\”

    The reporter later asked how she deals with not being able to wrestle and the former NXT Women\’s Champion replied by saying that the wonderful thing about WWE is that they give her the opportunity to do other stuff.

    Speculation Over Paige Returning To In-Ring Action

    Paige sparked rumors about her return to action when she made some interesting comments while replying to her haters in a couple of tweets earlier this month.

    In the tweets as seen below, the WWE star first said that people make mistakes when they are young and she then claimed that she has a \’whole lot of career\’ left in her:

    https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1213205004397379585
    https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1213205132457824256

    These comments have led many to believe that the retired star could be hinting towards a possible return and a lot of people have been wondering if she can make a surprise comeback at the upcoming Royal Rumble event.

  • Tessa Blanchard Responds To Allegation Of Racism

    Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard has finally responded to the allegation of racism that was made against her after a tweet last week.

    Blanchard responded to the controversy via a statement on Twitter and the female star claimed that she absolutely did not use the word and it\’s not in her dictionary.

    She continued by saying that racism is an awful part of American history and she stands ready to use her platform to fight against racism in whatever way she can:

    https://twitter.com/Tess_Blanchard/status/1217994209006882816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    For those who don\’t know, Tessa Blanchard had recently made a tweet saying that women should support each other and in response, several female wrestlers had called her out.

    Allysin Kay was one such female star who had claimed that the Impact Champion spat in La Rosa Negra\’s face backstage during a show and used the N-word.

    Renee Michelle and AEW star Shanna later also supported these claims from Kay and Shanna even went on to say that Tessa did more nasty stuff while she was in Japan.

    When asked about the controversy during a recent interview, La Rosa Negra had said that she was glad that the incident was brought up. Though she also expressed that she would like to move on from it.

  • Kane Returning To SmackDown This Week

    WWE has announced that the former World Champion Kane will be returning to the company on this week\’s episode of SmackDown Live for a \’special appearance\’.

    Kane last appeared on WWE TV during the September 26th edition of Raw. He captured the 24/7 Championship for a bit during his appearance on the show. Though he was attacked by Bray Wyatt later in the night.

    There is no word yet on what the Big Red Monster will be doing at the episode but the company is teasing his participation in Royal Rumble.

    Kane On If He Is Retired From WWE

    During a recent interview with Sporting News, Kane was asked if he is retired from WWE and replying to the question, the former champion had explained that he is looking forward to making an in-ring return:

    \”When people ask me if I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring, I’m like, ‘eh, I don’t know what I’d be doing, but I’m sure at some point I’ll do something.\’”

    While not confirmed, WrestleMania season will kick off with Royal Rumble so it\’s possible that Kane gets involved in a feud upon his return and it would be interesting to see if it leads to a match at the Show Of Shows.