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That’s one of the bad ones. There are all kinds of injuries in the wrestling world but there are some that are absolutely horrible to hear about. You know them when they come up and the question becomes how long it is going to be before a wrestler can make it back to the ring. That is the case again, as an NXT star’s injury seems to be one of the worse you can have.
NXT’s Zoey Stark has announced that she has suffered a torn ACL and has already undergone surgery to repair the damage. The injury took place during the ladder match at Halloween Havoc, though the storyline explanation was an attack by Toxic Attraction the following week on NXT. There is no word on how long Stark will be out of action as she undergoes rehabilitation.
Sadly, I tore my ACL/Meniscus due to Toxic's attack. Here's the bad news for the “champs”. Surgery went great and I'm already rehabbing. I'll be back BETTER & STRONGER with three targets in mind! Until then @shirai_io @KacyCatanzaro @wweka..

Welcome back. NXT has been shaken up in a huge way over the last few months and there is nothing to suggest that those changes are going to stop anytime soon. The show has been changed from the ground up and there is very little left of what once was the original NXT. Now though, we are seeing something from the good old days, albeit with a fairly important part missing.
WWE has announced that NXT WarGames will be held on Sunday December 5. However, for the first time ever, the show will not be branded as a Takeover event. While not confirmed, this may suggest that NXT has retired the Takeover name. There have been no matches announced for the card, which will be the first special edition of NXT to not air in the regular Tuesday night slot.
There have been some pretty awesome WarGames matches. Check out some of them from NXT’s history:
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NXT
Date: November 9, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
We’re back with more of this show and I’m not exactly sure what that means. Odds are it means more Toxic Attraction though, as the trio has been all over the show almost every single week as of late. Throw in more of the usual suspects and this hasn’t been the most thrilling time in NXT as of late. Let’s get to it.
Kayden Carter/Io Shirai/Kacy Catanzaro vs. Toxic Attraction Rose hammers on Carter to start and it’s quickly off to Dolin for more of the same. Carter fights up and brings in Shirai to take Jayne down by the leg. Catanzaro’s sliding trip takes Jayne down and a slingshot flip dive gets two. Jayne takes her into the corner though and it’s Rose coming back in, only to be send outside for a slingshot corkscrew dive. Carter dives onto Rose and Dolin but Rose cuts off Shirai’s dive.
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It’s one of the best ways to go. There are all kinds of wrestlers in the world and sometimes they can get a little stale. You can only do the same things for so long these days without needing something changed up, which can often be a big deal. One of the most prominent changes that can be made is by going from good to bad, which has already taken place twice this week.
There were two turns during this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw. First, Doudrop was annoyed at Bianca Belair being entered into another #1 contenders match. When Belair had the match won, Doudrop interfered and attacked her, becoming a villain in the process. Later, the show’s main event featured Kevin Owens facing Seth Rollins. Owens had spent the night trying to convince wrestlers that he was not evil before ultimately losing the match via countout. After the match, Owens attacked WWE Champion Big E.
It was an eventful night. Check out the turns and their fallout:
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That’s how you treat a villain. Heels are an integral part of wrestling as a good evil wrestler is the way to draw fans into the arena. You need someone to break the rules and go after the good wrestlers to create conflict, which causes the matches to be made. A good heel is one of the most important thing you can have in a wrestling company and now a current one has reached quite the level.
Nina Friedman, the mother of AEW’s Maxwell Jacob Friedman, appeared on Busted Open Radio and spoke about her son. Nina said that she believes her son should be the face of every advertisement for birth control as he is so disrespectful and ungrateful. She went on to say that Maxwell was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and how embarrassed she is of him and that she is not tolerating his “bull****.” Nina also wanted to know if she could file for emancipation from him. Earlier this year, Maxwell’s parents appeared on Dynamite with signs saying they couldn’t stand him either.
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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?
Survivor Series 1997
Date: November 9, 1997
Location: Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance: 20,593
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
We had to get here eventually. This is the show that changes everything in wrestling, as we officially enter into the new era. It’s also the last appearance by Bret Hart in the WWF for nearly 13 years, as this show has the most infamous ending to a match and a show in wrestling history. You young people often hear references to Montreal? Well this is the show they’re..

Welcome to the card. We are less than two weeks away from Survivor Series and that is a tricky card for WWE to run. You can only get so far with so many wrestlers being used in the traditional Survivor Series matches, meaning WWE has a limited choice of options for the rest of the show. There are some matches you can count on though and now we have a few of them officially set.
WWE has confirmed two more matches for the upcoming Survivor Series card, both of which will feature champions squaring off. First up, WWE Champion Big E. will face Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Second, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will be facing SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch. Both of the matches will be non-title matches.
These could both be great matches. Check out the four champions in action:
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Welcome back. There are a lot of people on the WWE roster these days, which can make things a little bit complicated at times. If someone does not appear very often, it is easy to forget that they are around. That can make a return feel that much more important, which was the case this week as several people made their returns to television after some lengthy absences.
Three people made their returns during this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw. First up, AJ Styles made his return after missing since Crown Jewel. Styles, who had been missing due to a non-injury medical issue, was on the winning team in an eight man tag. Later in the night, Bobby Lashley made his return, with the also returning MVP in his corner, to defeat Dominik Mysterio. Lashley had not been seen since his loss to Goldberg at Crown Jewel, while MVP had been missing since being attacked by Randy Orton on September 13.
It was a busy night. Check out how the returns went:
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I hope it was erasable ink. We are less than two weeks away from Survivor Series on November 21. That means it is time to start getting the show put together, as there are several spots that are going to have to be filled. WWE has already made a lot of those selections, but they are already making changes, including one wrestler being swapped out for another.
Over the weekend, WWE announced the men’s and women’s Survivor Series teams. This week on Monday Night Raw, WWE official Adam Pearce announced that Dominik Mysterio had to defeat Bobby Lashley to keep his spot on the team. Lashley went on to defeat Mysterio, meaning Lashley is now on the Raw men’s team at Survivor Series. There is no word on if there will be additional changes to the lineups.
These matches have been good before. Check out some men’s Raw vs. SmackDown Survivor Series matches:
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Join the club. There is an odd level of success between wrestlers and politics. For some reason, a few wrestlers have had quite the positive introduction into the political arena, with names such as Jesse Ventura and Kane moving into a rather high office. It is something that has worked in a couple of surprise moments, and now something similar seems to have happened again.
According to the Journal de Quebec, former WWE star Raymond Rougeau has been elected Mayor of Rawdon, Quebec, Canada. Rougeau was elected the Mayor of the city of just over 10,000 people, with about 61% of the vote after several years of being active in local politics. Rougeau, 66 years old, began wrestling in 1971 and retired from full time competition in 1990, with his final match taking place in 2003. Since retirement, he has served on and off as a French commentator for WWE.
Rougeau was quite the hand in the ring. Check out some of his work between the ropes:
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Monday Night Raw
Date: November 8, 2021
Location: KFC Yum Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
We’re less than two weeks away from Survivor Series and now we have the men’s and women’s Survivor Series teams set up. That means we don’t get a month of qualifying matches, but we are likely to get two weeks of I AM THE CAPTAIN and arguing about their love of a brand they have been on for less than a month. Let’s get to it.
We open with a recap of last week’s issues with Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Big E., as Big E. isn’t sure he can trust Owens.
Big E. and Kevin Owens are in the back, with Owens talking about how he cares about what Big E. thinks of him and wants people to know he turned over a new leaf. Big E. doesn’t really care though and has a match tonight. Owens says he cares what Big E. thinks.
Here is Seth Rollins, in some weird red and blue number, to welcome us to Monday Night Rollins. He is the face of Monday Night Raw and ther..

That’s a worthy cause. With wrestling being so prevalent today, you can always find something to watch. It makes for some great viewing, but it also lets wrestling companies get a message out there rather easily. That can also be the case with individual wrestlers, and now one of them is doing something special as a wrestler is using his platform to help other people.
SmackDown’s Top Dolla has sent out a tweet, announcing that he is holding his fifth annual canned food drive for Sarah’s House children’s homeless shelter. The drive is being held in Fort Meade, Maryland on November 19-21. Top Dolla’s tweet asked for dirt sheet sites that report on everything he said and try to make money off of his name with clickbait articles every week.
Asking all Dirt Sheet websites that report on everything I say every week & try to make clickbait headlines to get publicity off my name to report that I’ll be having my 5th Annual Canned Food Drive for Sarah’s House children’s homeless shelter in For..