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Sign them up. There are several wrestling promotions in the world but there are only a handful that are able to run full time. Those promotions are able to keep wrestlers around on a more secure basis and they often include full time contracts. Signing one of those deals can change a wrestler’s career and now we know some more about a few recent signees to the biggest promotion in the world.
Several WWE stars have returned to the company in recent months, including three of the four members of Hit Row. According to Fightful Select, the three (Top Dolla, Ashante Thee Adonis and B Fab) all signed three year deals, which will expire at the same time in 2025. Some of the recent returning stars (not necessarily Hit Row) are also able to work on some outside projects and appear on other platforms.
The returns have done well. Check out some returning names:
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What could have been. We are in a different time in WWE as there are several things taking place that would have seemed more than a bit strange in years past. This includes the introduction of some new concepts, or at least concepts that have not been used in WWE before. We will be seeing another of those later this month, but now WWE seems likely to be changing plans.
On Saturday November 26, WWE will present Survivor Series, which will include a pair of WarGames matches, the first ever on the main roster. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, there is a chance that WWE may have to make a change to both matches due to injury. This includes Kevin Owens, who is out of action with a knee injury, and possibly Candice LeRae, who was penciled in for a spot in the match but has not appeared on WWE TV in recent weeks. There is no word on who could replace the two of them.
These two have talent. Check out what they can do when they are healthy:
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That could mean so much. The internet has changed the wrestling world in a lot of ways, with wrestlers being able to benefit from its presences in a lot of ways. One of the most important is by allowing wrestlers to be able to get their face and words out there a lot more often than they are on television. Now one of them has made a post that is more than a little curious.
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This week on Monday Night Raw, Akira Tozawa appeared in a backstage segment where he beat Baron Corbin and John Bradshaw Layfield in a poker game. Later in the night, Tozawa lost to Corbin in a match, which was Tozawa’s first match on Monday Night Raw since the June 27 episode. After the show was over, Tozawa sent out a tweet of his ring gear, with the caption “thank you”. There is no word on what Tozawa meant by the message. Tozawa has been in WWE since 2016.
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It might not work. There are all kinds of stars in the wrestling world but a few of them are quite controversial no matter what they do. You will often see a few wrestlers doing something that gets people talking about them every day, albeit not always in the most positive light. Now one of those stars is being talked about for a major return, but it might not be the most popular move.
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Earlier this year, CM Punk was involved in a backstage brawl after the AEW All Out media scrum. Punk had some kind of altercation with the Elite, which has reportedly caused AEW to begin negotiations to buy out Punk’s contract. As a result, according to Wrestling Observer Radio, there have been backstage discussions in WWE about a possible Punk return to the company, if and when he is able to do so.
There are some people in WWE who do not want Punk back under any circumstances, mainly due to how he left AEW. However, those people are not part of the creative team or those who w..

Drop it! There are all kinds of things that come together to make a wrestler a success. It takes the right balance of a variety of aspects, some of which is having the right gimmick for the right wrestler. At some point, that includes dropping something that isn’t working, which WWE might be doing again. This time, it involves taking away one of the biggest aspects of a particular character.
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According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is dropping Austin Theory’s selfie gimmick. Theory did not have his phone with him during any of his three appearances this week on Monday Night Raw, when he was being presented as a more serious wrestler. He is also set for a feud with Seth Rollins, possibly with a match coming up between the two at Survivor Series.
Theory had a big night. Check out what he was up to this week:
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Welcome to the team. There have been a lot of changes throughout the WWE roster in recent months and there is nothing to suggest that they are going to end anytime soon. That is the kind of thing that can make for some very interesting moments, as you never know who might show up in what spot. Another debut took place this week in quite the important moment.
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The main event of this week’s NXT saw Women’s Champion Mandy Rose defending her title against Alba Fyre in a Last Woman Standing match. Late in the match, Fyre climbed a ladder, but former NXT UK star Isla Dawn appeared and shoved Fyre off the ladder and through the announcers’ table, allowing Rose to retain her title. This was Dawn’s NXT debut and her first appearance since NXT UK closed.
It was a surprise. Check out Dawn’s debut and her ability in the ring:
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NXT
Date: November 15, 2022
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T.
Deadline is in less than a month but we have a big night to get through first. This week will see two title matches, as the NXT Title and NXT Women’s Titles will both be defended. Those are going to make for some major matches and there is going to be some other big stuff included as well. Let’s get to it.
NXT Title: Von Wagner vs. Bron Breakker Wagner, with Mr. Stone, is challenging. Stone offers an early distraction so Wagner can jump Breakker to start. Breakker’s arm is snapped over the top rope and some shoulders to the arm make it even worse. Back up and Breakker snaps off a suplex as we take an early break. We come back with Wagner fighting out of a chinlock and taking Breakker to the floor for a spinebuster onto the steps.
Breakker manages a top rope clothesline though and the comeback is on, including the powerslam. The Steiner Bulldog plants Wagner again but ..

We have a new one. There are all kinds of wrestling matches with a variety of stipulations available. Depending on which kind of feud is taking place, you can pick which kind of match fits everything best. It can be a cool moment when you see a new match being introduced, even if it is a mixture of multiple matches seen before. Now we are going to be seeing a brand new one and it is a bit complicated.
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This week on NXT, Shawn Michaels announced a new match type, which will take place at NXT Deadline on December 10. The match will be called the Iron Survivor Challenge. Two wrestlers will start and every five minutes, a new one will be added until all five are in. You win with the most falls in 25 minutes, with falls coming via pinfall, submission or DQ. If you win a fall, you get a point, but the person who loses the fall is put in a penalty match for 90 seconds. The winner is the new #1 contender, with en..

That’s an update. There are very few wrestlers who have reached the level of Randy Orton. He has gone from what looked to be a can’t miss prospect to one of the most decorated stars in the history of WWE. Orton has won just about everything there is to win in wrestling and still wrestles at a high level. He has been out of action for a few months now though and we are getting a bit of an update.
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Randy Orton’s wife Kim has posted a photo to her Instagram showing herself and Randy in a hospital room, with Orton as a patient. The caption talks about the couple’s seven year anniversary, with the only mention of Randy’s health being “btw. If y’all only knew why this pic was taken ??????????????????????? #insicknessandinhealth”. Randy has been out of action since early May with a back injury and there is no word on when he will be back.
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That’s kind of the point. There are a lot of ways to describe professional wrestlers but one of the most important is right there in the title: professional. The wrestlers that you watch most of the time are doing this for money, with the top stars being able to do this without having to hold down another job. The very elite names make quite a bit of money and now we might know some specifics.

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The Mirror (from the United Kingdom) has released a list of the salaries of some of the top names in WWE. There is nothing to indicate that there are no other names in this range, as some names are likely omitted. These names range from special attractions like Brock Lesnar and John Cena to full time stars like Bray Wyatt and AJ Styles to legends like Kane and the Undertaker. There is no word on if these are total salaries or bases with additional bonus money included elsewhere.
• Brock Lesnar – $12 mill..

He has the background. There are all kinds of wrestling promotions in the world today and some of them have quite the name recognition. Those would be the bigger promotions around, with names like WWE, AEW and Impact Wrestling being the biggest in America. At the same time, there are several promotions that are trying to make their mark and now a well known wrestling personality is trying his hand at doing just that.
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Former WWE and current New Japan broadcaster Kevin Kelly has announced the launch of American eXcellence Wrestling. The promotion, the first that Kelly has ever had a financial stake in, will hold its first event in Hamburg, Pennsylvania on January 7. There are no wrestlers announced for the show as of yet. Kelly also made it clear that this is just a live event promotion at the moment, but did hint at expansion down the line.
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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?
WrestleFest XV
Date: January 15, 2011
Location: Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
Attendance: 1,700
Commentator: Jerry Strauss
Hosts: Jerry Strauss, Reby Sky
This is from Northeast Wrestling and is the latest in the long line of shows I picked up from the big Highspots sale. I’ve looked at Northeast Wrestling before and they have been around for a very long time now, so it could be interesting to see what they had a pretty long time ago. Let’s get to it.
Keep in mind that I am coming into this blind..