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Call it a recruitment drive? There are all kinds of stables and groups in wrestling today and several of them have been quite successful. It can be interesting to see what they can do, especially when someone new joins the lineup. While it might not happen often, it can make for a heck of a moment. We have now seen quite the tease, though I don’t quite think it was official.
Over the weekend, WWE ran a live event in Roanoke, Virginia. During the show, Damian Priest defended the United States Title in a four way match against Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. Owens wore a Bloodline shirt to the ring, though there is nothing to suggest that there is anything to it. Owens and the Bloodline are on different shows, with Owens on Monday Night Raw and the Bloodline on SmackDown.
@FightOwensFight joined the bloodline. ??????????#wwe #wweroanoke #thebloodline pic.twitter.com/6AVHFh8TjG
— Timmy Edwards Jr (@TimJr30) November 28, 2021
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So that’s where they are. With so many wrestlers around on the WWE roster, it can be difficult to figure out something for all of them to do. That is harder than it might seem, but you can also notice when someone isn’t around. Sometimes wrestlers have nothing to do and they might be given some time off as a result. It turns out that is the case with two current WWE stars.
According to Fightful Select, both Kofi Kingston and Mustafa Ali are currently off television due to paternity leave. Both of them have recently announced the birth of their daughters and will be missing some time as a result. Kingston was written off of television due to a knee injury at the hands of the Bloodline. There is no word on when either of them will be back on television.
Both of them are quite awesome. Check out what they can do when they are back in the ring:
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This is how you make the best of a bad situation. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel in which they show the full Universal Championship TLC match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens from TLC 2020. This match took place during the Thunderdome Era.
You can see the match in its entirety below:
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From WWE.com:
KO was more than ready for Jey Uso to insert himself into the equation, too. He met Uso with a superkick as soon as he darted into the ring, and Owens didn’t stop there, wedging Jey’s left foot in a steel chair and stomping on it.
Essentially finding himself in a Handicap Match, Owens planted Reigns with a Stunner before seeking to eliminate Jey, slamming him through the announce table with a Pop-up Powerbomb. From there, Owens came within fingertips of grabbing the Universal Title until Reigns fought him off the ladder and drove him through another with a big-time powerbomb.
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When legends battle, you watch. WWE has recently posted a new video to their YouTube channel, which shows the full match between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg from WrestleMania 33. In the match, Lesnar defeated Goldberg to win the Universal Championship.
You can see the match in its entirety below:
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From WWE.com:
The Beast Incarnate disposed of his most persistent foil at WrestleMania, ending Goldberg’s miraculous comeback run to take the Universal Championship off the waist of the iconic Superstar and install The Conqueror at the mountaintop for the first time since 2015.
It didn’t look like it was headed that way at first, though. Lesnar instantly took Goldberg to Suplex City with three Germans, but the champion stood right back up and responded with two huge Spears. When Brock rolled to the outside to escape Goldberg, he was driven through the barricade with a third Spear.
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I’d call that a potential hit. Roman Reigns has dominated SmackDown for nearly a year and a half now as the Universal Champion. Reigns’ time as champion has seen him smash through everyone in front of him and there is nothing to suggest that he is going to be losing the title anytime soon. But what would happen if Reigns was gone from WWE at some point soon?
Reigns appeared during this week’s edition of SmackDown for an in-ring interview. During the interview, Reigns mentioned that his time around SmackDown could be coming to an end sooner rather than later. There is nothing to suggest that Reigns is leaving WWE and no word on when his contract with the company will end. Reigns also gained a new #1 contender to end the show when Sami Zayn earned a future title shot by winning a battle royal.
That might have been a bombshell. Check out Reigns’ promo plus some of his time as Universal Champion:
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Can you blame her? We are less than a week removed from WWE Survivor Series and the show did not seem to inspire the fans as much as it has in previous years. The main story of the show was the battle between Monday Night Raw and SmackDown for brand supremacy. This included a pair of Survivor Series matches, and one participant does not seem thrilled with how her match was set up.
In a recent interview with SportsKeeda, Monday Night Raw’s Rhea Ripley said that she was disappointed that Nikki Ash, her regular tag team partner, was not part of this year’s Raw Survivor Series team. Ripley said that the two of them were both disappointed and that she found it a little bit disrespectful for Ash to not be included. Ash and Ripley lost the Women’s Tag Team Titles to Carmella and Queen Zelina this week on Monday Night Raw.
She’s not wrong on a lot of this. Check out the interview, how they work together, plus Ash on her own and how the Survivor Series match went:
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That’s a unique honor. Wrestlers have a weird celebrity status as they are indeed television stars, but there is a pretty firm limit to what that can mean. Ultimately, they are only wrestlers and it is very rare to see them move higher up in the celebrity world. It does happen every now and then, and this time one of them is getting quite the honor for the second time.
The Calgary Hitmen hockey team has announced the second annual Bret “Hitman” Hart game, which will take place in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Centre of Calgary on March 5, 2022. There will also be a Prairie Wrestling Alliance wrestling event after the game. The game will see the Hitmen wear special Hart themed jerseys, which will then be auctioned off, with proceeds going to the Prostate Cancer Centre.
Hart has done some great things in the ring. Check out some of his better moments:
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Call it a cameo? There are some people who pop in and out of wrestling without making much of an impact, but sometimes they do something that you just can’t shake. On occasion, you see that one lone thing turned into a bit of a short term career, which seems to be the case again. This time though, it isn’t even with a wrestler, but rather the relative of a wrestler.
The Miz’s father George Mizanin got involved at an independent show, interfering in a six man tag match. Mizanin was sitting front row at an Absolute Intense Wrestling event, which featured a six man tag between Josh Bishop/Wes Barkley/Josh Prohibition and Philly Collins/Marino Tenaglia/Matt Cardona. During the match, Mizanin chopped Collins, prompting a negative Twitter reaction from Cardona.
Fuck You George https://t.co/KkM0CIRvyo
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) November 27, 2021
Mizanin has been involved in wrestling before. Check out some of his efforts, including this weekend:
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It’s better than nothing. Wrestlers come and go from WWE all the time and it can be difficult to keep track of where everyone is. Some of these names are bigger than others and many of them often take some time away from the company. This can happen for multiple reasons and now we have a bit more of an idea of where one of the company’s stars has been.
Alexa Bliss has not been seen on WWE television since Extreme Rules on September 26. Bliss lost to Charlotte on the show, after which Charlotte destroyed her Liily doll by ripping it to pieces. A fan recently reached out to Bliss on Twitter, asking when Bliss would be back in WWE. Bliss responded, saying that she needed time to heal. It is not clear if this is due to an injury or losing Lily.
Need time to heal ?
— Lexi Kaufman (@AlexaBliss_WWE) November 26, 2021
Bliss is certainly missed in WWE. Check out what she can do while she is around:
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At least they’re listening. To say NXT has been changed a lot in recent months would be a huge understatement. NXT has gone from one of the most popular WWE products to something a lot closer to a laughingstock among some fans. It has not been a great transition into NXT 2.0, but now WWE is showing some signs of being willing to listen to the fans.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE has sent out an email to its mailing list, asking for fan feedback on NXT 2.0. The survey includes a series of questions about the quality of NXT and asks fans to agree or disagree with each one. The questions are all about specific aspects of the show, such as interactions and character development, but there are no specific wrestlers mentioned. Here are the questions included:
*This show has many unique and exciting characters.
*I enjoy the athleticism of the wrestling talent on the show.
*This show has some of my favorite professional wrestling characters.
*Character development is believable.
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That wasn’t the plan. With so many matches and shows taking place at any given time, it is no surprise that there will be mistakes. Almost every show has a botch of some sort and some of them are a lot more notable than others. Sometimes there is no hiding what happens, but in this case a company is turning a mistake into a storyline for one of the wrestlers involved.
Riho was never officially eliminated from the Casino Battle Royal at All Out, as she was sent through the ropes rather than over the top. As a result, Riho received a match against AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker during this week’s edition of Rampage. Riho won the match, earning herself a future title shot. According to Fightful Select, Riho accidentally being eliminated was a mistake and Riho was disappointed and emotional as a result. There is no heat on Riho or anyone else for the mistake, which was turned into a storyline.
Riho has had some major success in AEW. Check out some of her time in the company:
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It’s a weird side business. WWE is a huge wrestling promotion with its hands in all kinds of different industries. That can make for some interesting situations, as WWE can wind up doing some things that might leave fans wondering what they’re doing. One such thing is their movie studio, and now they are getting to release something else, albeit not in the same place as usual.
WWE has announced that their upcoming film Rumble will be officially released to Paramount+ on Wednesday December 15. The animated film will star Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Tony Danza, Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch among several others and tells the story of a monster who gets into wrestling. The film was originally set to be released in 2020 but was moved back due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The movie does have a nice trailer. Check out a look at the film, plus some other rumbling:
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