Whenever new news is posted in this thread (as long as it isn't legitimate spoilers, which belong in the spoiler thread) I will update the OP. New thread will be up every Monday from here on out for the week.
This also doesn't just have to be WWE news. It can be anything in the world of wrestling. Spoilers for other promotions need [SPOIL] tags, WWE/NXT spoilers need to go in the spoiler thread.
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This also doesn't just have to be WWE news. It can be anything in the world of wrestling. Spoilers for other promotions need [SPOIL] tags, WWE/NXT spoilers need to go in the spoiler thread.
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8/29
- Dixie Carter is either out of power, or losing power slowly in TNA's day-to-day operations. The process began when Carter was labelled as "chairman" and Corgan took over day-to-day operations. She hasn't been at all of TNA's recent tapings, and Corgan brought in Grammy Award singer/musician Sheri Shaw to do theme songs after years of Dixie's husband doing them - another sign she's losing power.
Also, TNA's new "business name" they're operating under in Nashville is "Impact Ventures LLC." (F4W)
- American Grit was filmed in October last year, leading to speculation that Cena won't be taking time off to film until then despite missing last week's edition of Smackdown.
8/30
- According to TMZ, the "wheels are in motion" for Goldberg to return.
- Alberto Del Rio has been pulled from all events after his suspension is up. He gave notice via his lawyer that he would opt to use his opt-out clause in his contract 60 days ago. He was reportedly lied to by the WWE about having main event runs when they brought him back.
- It was hinted at by Dave Meltzer that what happened on Monday could be the beginning of the build for Seth Rollins vs. Triple H for Wrestlemania 33. The match was originally in the cards last year until Seth Rollins blew his knee out.
8/31
- Triple H reportedly halted Alberto Del Rio's push because he partied too much, was seen as a liability and a bad influence on Paige.
Alberto Del Rio gave his notice back in June that he would exercise his opt-out clause in his contract. He will be free to work anywhere in the USA at the end of September but can work Internationally immediately.
- Finn Balor's recovery time may be longer than expected and he could be out for 8-9 months, according to PWInsider. Balor's injuries are more serious than initially thought, a combination of what was done along with the torn labrum. Also cited is the past recovery time of WWE superstars coming back from a torn labrum. The Royal Rumble, which was the hope when WWE first learned of the injury, is looking extremely unlikely.
9/1
- The original plan for ADR called for him to be a main event level babyface and Paul Heyman was going to be his manager instead of Zeb Colter.
- Cody Rhodes sent out a tweet telling WWE to cut ties with TMZ (they ran his mother's 911 call) and with ESPN (insulted a child) saying mainstream isn't always worth it.
- Daniel Bryan's WWE contract ends in 2018. It was frozen when he was off TV and inactive, but now that he's on as general manager and the Cruiserweight Classic, it's active again. Bryan has admitted to talking about wrestling elsewhere but Brie talks him down because they're about to start a family.
- Ryback did an interview where he said he was caught off guard by WWE putting the IC Title on him last year because of the way the relationship was at the time, but almost immediately after winning the title, WWE offered him a new contract and he knew why they put the title on him. He said he and HHH had heated conversations - Ryback would say it's not about the money and HHH would respond that it sounds like it is about the money. Ryback claimed it was about creative and his brand, and working two-minute matches with no heat, PPV matches with no build, etc. did nothing for him or his "Ryback Brand" or "Feed Me More Brand".
Ryback claims Vince McMahon also lied to him in regards to merchandise and creative, the last one being where Ryback claimed Vince said Ryback would be the top heel and have a World title run if Ryback listened to Vince and read his promos word-for-word. A new contract was offered, but Ryback waited to see if Vince would follow through. A week later, Ryback's opponent shifted to Kalisto.
- Alvarez said Bryan/Miz from Talking Smack was a work that turned into a shoot, coming off the heels of Bryan's ESPN interview where Bryan said it started with banter (that was all Bryan knew was going to happen) but Miz pushed his buttons and took it to the next level. Alvarez still blames Bryan to some degree for calling Miz a coward, but Miz takes some blame as well because Miz took "coward" personally towards Mike Mizanin rather than The Miz character. Alvarez said Bryan added to it, though, by saying Miz works a soft, cowardly style which was a shot at Mizanin. Then Miz went off. Bryan said he thought about punching Miz in the face but they were on live TV so Bryan just woke off set.
Everything about them not being allowed to be on camera together is a work, obviously. They built up to a match that obviously can't ever happen so Vince is shifting the heat to someone else to build up a new Miz program.
On a side note, in another interview, The Miz admitted that if he had a chance to do it, he would have loved to have worked the Indy scene with the likes of Bryan, Punk, Joe, etc. back in the day. After The Real World, he was signed to WWE after Tough Enough.
- Meltzer confirmed the Forbes article is pretty much ******** and WWE is not going to clear Daniel Bryan. The only difference about Daniel Bryan now and a few days before his retirement is that his contract is active again and expires in 2018 compared to it being frozen before he was on TV again. [SO STOP CITING FORBES AS A SOURCE.] Meltzer says he gets the feeling Bryan will never wrestle again and won't in WWE, but theoretically he could work when his contract is up. There could be huge legal ramifications if WWE decided to let him wrestle again and he developed problems worse than before down the road.
- Bo Dallas wasn't at Raw on Monday. He's still with the company, but he's being punished.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated named Roman Reigns the #1 wrestler in the world.
- The original plan for Wrestlemania 32 was The Undertaker vs. John Cena, but Cena's injury scrapped those plans and Shane McMahon was brought back.
- The "chairman" and "chief strategy officer" label for Dixie Carter was just a front and a way for Carter to leave the company without having egg on her face, which is what she tried to avoid in leaving. She is no longer with TNA.
9/2
- Mark Carrano reportedly harassed Alberto Del Rio and Paige to get them to end their relationship. The company threatened to fire Paige.
9/3
- When Dana Brooke was called up, the idea was that Dana Brooke vs. Charlotte would be the Wrestlemania 33 match.
- Luke Harper will report to the Performance Center where his status will be determined.
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