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That might be it. NXT is one of the most unique wrestling promotions in the world, if you can even call it a promotion. Rather than standing on its own, it serves as the official training program for WWE. That makes it a good bit more complicated, as the purpose of the place is to move the wrestlers up to the next level. While that might not be the case at the moment, some of them did seem to be saying goodbye.
The NXT contracts of both Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly are both expiring before the end of the year. This week’s NXT featured O’Reilly being laid out by Von Wagner and Gargano being attacked after talking about how his future was unclear. A video and several photos have been released online, showing Gargano, O’Reilly and NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa in the ring and around the arena after the show. The captions on the tweets of the photos suggest that this was a sendoff for O’Reilly and Gargano, though it is not clear if it officially was one for either or both.
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They have plans for him. There are very few generational talents in wrestling, as it is hard to find someone who truly makes that kind of an impact. Often times it is someone who makes so much of an impact that you cannot ignore them, which is what WWE thinks they have on their hands now. This time, they have have an idea for him, though it might be a bit of a lofty goal.
This week’s edition of Monday Night Raw featured what appeared to be a split between AJ Styles and Omos, who have been teaming together since WrestleMania 37 earlier this year. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE may feel that Omos is a babyface in the mold of Andre the Giant, with the turn being a way to get him there. It is not clear what Omos will be doing if and when the split with Styles officially occurs.
Omos has done some big things on his own. Check out what he might be doing without Styles:
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Tugging at the heartstrings. There are a lot of ways to present wrestlers in WWE and some of them are a bit more interesting than others. What matters the most is finding something that gets the fans’ attention and makes them care though, which is one of those things that might not be the easiest thing in the world to do. Now WWE has an idea for one of its stars, but it might not be that easy.
Over the last few weeks, Nikki Ash has suffered a losing streak, including being defeated by Queen Zelina in less than three minutes this week on Monday Night Raw. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the idea of the losing streak is to build up sympathy for Ash by having her go through a depression over her losing. There is no word on what the end goal for the losing streak will be, or when Ash will begin winning again.
Ash has been having some a rough time as of late. Check out some of her recent issues:
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Everybody needs somebody. A manager can do a lot of good things for a wrestler but it has to be the right one. The wrong manager can drag a wrestler down, but if a company can find the right combination, it could move on a long way in a hurry. That is the kind of thing that makes for some special situations, and we might have seen something similar this week.
Over the last several weeks, MSK has traveled around in an attempt to find someone called the Shaman. It was not clear who the person was, but they were described as someone who knew how to make tag teams great. This week on NXT, the Shaman was revealed as Riddle, who talked about how he had various similarities to the team and suggested that he would be in MSK’s corner going forward.
It was a heck of a reveal. Check out the three together and apart:
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It’s a change that makes sense. We are on the way to WWE Day One on January 1 and the show is already starting to come together. There are some major matches set for the card and the event is already looking rather strong. As is often the case in WWE though, the card is subject to change. We might already know one upcoming change and why WWE is doing it.
According to Wrestling Observer Live, WWE is hoping to make the triple threat WWE Title match at Day One a four way, with Bobby Lashley joining Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and WWE Champion Big E. The four wrestlers have been working together on live events in recent weeks, which are often used as practice for bigger matches. The idea would be to have more options for a finish, as anyone could pin Owens and keep the feud going for another match.
This could be a big one. Check out how we got here:
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NXT
Date: December 7, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett
We’re done with WarGames and all signs would seem to point to Bron Breakker getting the rematch for the NXT Title at New Year’s Evil. That should be the big title change, but there is still some time to fill on the way there. We’ll start with this week’s show, which will include the reveal of MSK’s Shaman. Let’s get to it.
We open with a long recap of WarGames.
Von Wagner vs. Kyle O’Reilly In a cage after Wagner attacked him after their loss at WarGames. O’Reilly jumps him in the aisle to start and Wagner is in trouble in the corner early on. A running boot in the corner rocks Wagner again and O’Reilly starts working on the arm. Some forearms to the back of the head keep Wagner down and some running knees put him down again. Back up and Wagner knocks him silly with a single shot to take over.
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Call it a few reasons? WWE has been shaken up a lot in recent months and that seems like it could continue being the case for a very long time to come. With so many names moving around and being released on a nearly regular basis, it can be easy to forget where some of the wrestlers are. That seems to be the case again, and now we might know why one WWE name is still around.
After being forced to retire due to neck injuries back in 2018, Paige has appeared in a variety of roles for WWE. This has included time as an analyst and as the General Manager of SmackDown, but she has not been seen in several months. According to Wrestling Observer Live, Paige is still with WWE but only makes appearances when the company has something for her to do. There is a chance that Paige is still with the company due to WWE wanting to capitalize on her name value or do not want to let her go after her career was ended while wrestling for them.
Paige has had a heck of a run with WWE. Check out some of he..

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Backlash 2007
Date: April 29, 2007
Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 14,500
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Taz, John Bradshaw Layfield, Joey Styles
It’s the Wrestlemania followup show and the company is still on something of a hot streak. We have a big double main event as Batista challenges Undertaker for the Smackdown World Title in a Last Man Standing match and John Cena defends against Edge, Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton. That’s enough star power, plus Vince McMahon g..

Time to move on? Tag team wrestling has a strange history in WWE, as the company has been hit or miss to say the least. While there have definitely been some great teams and awesome eras for tag team wrestling, there have also been some stretches where teams are split up in a hurry for the sake of giving both wrestlers something to do. That seems to be the case again now.
AJ Styles and Omos teased a breakup during this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw. Omos tagged himself in during a tag match against the Street Profits, which did not sit well with Styles. Ultimately Omos was counted out, costing the team the match. After the match was over, Styles yelled at Omos, who walked away and left Styles on his own. There is no word on when the team could officially split.
The team certainly has a history. Check out what the two of them have done together:
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Stick around. There are all kinds of wrestlers on the WWE roster, to the point where some of them do not wrestle whatsoever. It can be a special moment when you get to see them again and some of their returns have been excellent. That was the case last week with a double surprise return, and now we are going to get to see one of them a bit more often than expected.
Last week’s Monday Night Raw featured surprise returns from the Miz and his wife Maryse to begin a feud with Edge. Miz was making his return from a two month absence due to Dancing With The Stars, but Maryse had not been seen since April. According to PWInsider.com, Maryse has signed a new deal with the company and will be appearing regularly going forward, though she did not appear on this week’s Monday Night Raw.
You might not remember much about Maryse. Check out her time in WWE:
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It’s a different way to go. Wrestling is a lot of things, but you will often hear it described as an art form. That might not be the most accurate description for a lot of people, but there is certainly an artistic element to the sport. Sometimes this can be more obvious than others, but now we are going to be seeing the artistic side of the sport displayed in a very different way.
As announced in a press release, professional wrestling rock musical is scheduled to be released as a concert presentation in spring 2022, with hopes of a national tour in 2023. The musical, called The Last Match, is being produced by Tommy Fiero, owner if ISPW and Off-Broadway producer Jeremiah James. The play will tell the story of Ben Vengeance, the reigning World Champion, coming to the end of his career. Vengeance will be attempting to get the next generation ready, but something will cause problems. There is no word on any potential wrestlers being involved.
There have been some great music moments i..