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That could be worse. There are all kinds of injuries a wrestler can suffer and some of them are very different than others. You never know when someone is going to go out of action out of nowhere and the amount of time they are going to be on the shelf can vary greatly. Now we know about another WWE star who is on the injured list, but it might not be as bad as it seems.
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According to Ringside News, Rey Mysterio was in a walking boot backstage at this week’s SmackDown. The specifics of Mysterio’s injury are not clear but it is described as short term. There is no word on when he will be back in the ring or when the injury originally took place. Mysterio last wrestled in a six man tag in Mexico City at a WWE live event on October 30.
A healthy Mysterio is still pretty awesome. Check out what he can do in the ring:
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They do look similar. The look is one of the most important concepts in all of wrestling. A wrestler needs to do something to catch your attention and looking a certain way is often near the top of the list. This could be in the form of a costume or something to make your face stand out and there are limitless possibilities. Now though, a WWE star is being accused of ripping off another look.
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Sarah Logan made her return to WWE this week on SmackDown, along with the Viking Raiders. Logan laid out Zelina Vega and B Fab before posing with the team. She was also sporting a new look, which included having the top half of her face painted. Fans are now calling out Logan for copying the look of independent wrestler Max The Impaler, who uses a similar look. Logan has not yet commented on the accusations.
Look, I absolutely love Sarah Logan but her new look makes me think of if you wanted Max the Impaler but instead you got the Wish version. pic.twitter.com/sEBiwPeGu2..

They have his attention. There are a lot of people on the WWE roster and often the best way to give more of them something to do is to group them into a stable. This is something that has worked for years in WWE and it continues to work today. It turns out that the new boss of the company was not thrilled with how a certain stable was working but things have changed for the better.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: Triple H Reportedly Sees Young Star As Next Sasha Banks
According to WrestleVotes via GiveMeSport, Triple H was not a fan of the Judgment Day stable when he returned to power in WWE. However, he has since changed his mind on the team, which has grown on him. As a result, there is speculation that the team could stick around longer than originally planned. There is no word on what Triple H did not like about the team, but it was said to not be a personal issue.
The team has been on a roll lately. Check out how they have been doing:
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He who hath the gold. Titles have been the focal point of wrestling since the sport began, as wrestlers want to be seen as the best. The easiest way to be recognized as such is to hold a big shiny belt after beating the former champion. There have been a lot of titles throughout wrestling’s history and now one of the most famous, as well as important, has changed hands.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WWE’s Scarlett Reportedly Involved In Incident With Fan At Live Event
This weekend at NWA Hard Times 3, Tyrus, formerly known as Brodus Clay in WWE, defeated Matt Cardona and reigning NWA World Champion Trevor Murdoch in the main event to win the title. This is Tyrus’ first World Title, with his shot coming after he cashed in his NWA TV Title via the Lucky Seven rule in exchange. The win ends Murdoch’s reign at 154 days.
He’s been around. Check out Tyrus in action as he got ready for the World Title:
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Get them out. There are all kinds of things that come together to make a wrestling show work, but arguably the most important part would be the fans themselves. A wrestling show is only so interesting without people there to watch and interact with the wrestlers. Unfortunately there are incidents of wrestlers being mistreated by fans and that was the case again this weekend.
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According to live reports from fans on Twitter, a fan was ejected at a WWE live event in Peoria, Illinois for throwing a drink at Scarlett during a match between Karrion Kross and Drew McIntyre. Varying accounts suggest that security and police came to ringside and ejected a woman and a man, though it was not clear which one threw the drink. The match continued as the ejections took place with no incident and there is nothing to suggest that Scarlett did anything to cause the incident.
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That’s a good sign. Wrestling is in a weird place when compared to mainstream sports. While wrestling is certainly an athletic endeavor, it is closer to a performance than a competition. At the same time, wrestling has quite the audience and that is something that can bring in quite a bit of money. Now the two biggest wrestling companies in the United States might be ready to use their audience to bring in a lot more money.
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According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Thursday Night Football on Amazon is drawing in the same numbers in the 18-49 demographic as Monday Night Football on ESPN. This suggests that a core audience will watch a show on streaming, which could lead to online platforms such as Amazon Prime or Netflix could be interested in acquiring WWE or AEW programming when the new broadcasting deals are available. WWE’s current TV deals expire in September 2024, with the negotiations for a new ..

Enough is enough and it’s time for a change? There are different ways to present a wrestler and some of them are more impressive than others. Sometimes things start to fall apart though and a change needs to take place. That can be done in a variety of ways, but it often involves a wrestler taking a different direction. Now we know what that direction may be for a WWE star.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Several Former Champions Return On WWE SmackDown
This week on SmackDown, Shotzi won a Six Pack Challenge to become the new #1 contender to the SmackDown Women’s Title. One of the women Shotzi defeated in the match was Lacey Evans, who was featured in a video on WWE’s YouTube channel after the show. Evans talks about how she had tried to make people happy with the glitz and glamour but it was time to get back to basics, suggesting that she would be in for a gimmick change of some kind, though it is not clear what she would be doing.
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Art imitates life. There are all kinds of ways to present a wrestling storyline, but one of the most effective is to have something based in real life. It adds a different dimension to the story and that is something that you cannot manufacture most of the time. WWE does this on occasion and they seem to be doing it again with a storyline involving a pair of wrestlers on the same show.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Emma Opens Up About WWE Return After Five Year Absence
This week on SmackDown, Emma congratulated Shotzi about becoming #1 contender to the SmackDown Women’s Title. Emma also asked if Shotzi had seen Madcap Moss, which made Shotzi believe Emma had a crush on him. This would suggest that WWE is hinting at a romance angle between Emma and Moss, who announced that they are a real life couple back in August.
There is some interest there. Check out what Emma and Shotzi had to say, plus some bad things happening to Shotzi:
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The more you know. An injury is one of the worst things that you can see happen to a wrestler as it can grind everything to a halt. No matter what they are doing, they can be cut off out of nowhere in the blink of an eye and unfortunately it can happen to anyone. Unfortunately that is the case with a current WWE star, whose injury is a bit different than previously thought.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Jey Uso Injured, MRI Set For Next Week
Last week during a European tour, Jey Uso injured his hand during a match but the extent of the damage was not clear. This week on SmackDown, Michael Cole revealed that Uso had undergone an X-Ray and while there was broken bone, there was a chance of some ligament damage. There is nothing to suggest that Uso, who wrestled on this week’s SmackDown, will miss any ring time.
He seems ok. Check out the Usos defending their Tag Team Titles against the New Day in a great match:
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Rampage
Date: November 11, 2022
Location: Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur
Well there’s no Mike Tyson this week so we’re already on a downgrade. The Full Gear Tournament continues this week and that means we’ll be getting to see what they have planned for the next round. Other than that, Jungle Boy is here for a challenge to Luchasaurus, which he announced on Dynamite instead of just making the challenge there for whatever reason. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Here are Christian Cage and Luchasaurus to answer Jungle Boy’s challenge, which he wants to give in person. Cue Jungle Boy, who Christian thinks must be from Boston because he’s such a loser. Christian talks about how the two of them have beaten Jungle Boy multiple times and Jungle Boy says they have cost him everything. He is tired of the interference so at Full Gear, he’ll fight Luchasaurus inside a steel cage.
Christian says but Jungle Boy better be glad that he ha..

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net, starting today. 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 1990
Date: November 22, 1990
Location: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 16,000
Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon, Roddy Piper
This is a somewhat different show that in recent years as we have a main event of sorts. It was never tried again and that’s probably the best idea. It’s called the Grand Finale Match of Survival in which the survivors of each team meet in one final Survivor Series match. The winners get absolutely nothing, which continues to prove that these..

It’s a different way to go. Wrestling matches need to be well built up in order to make them feel more special. Any two wrestlers can go to a ring and have a competent match but it takes some extra care to have a memorable one. WWE has a tendency to build things up well and that is what they are trying to do again for an upcoming match, albeit in a different way than before.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Wrestling Fans Erupt Over Controversial Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley Ending
At Crown Jewel, Brock Lesnar defeated Bobby Lashley by reversing the Hurt Lock into a rollup for the pin. Following the match, Lashley attacked Lesnar and put him in the Hurt Lock again. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this is likely setting up a rematch between the two, this time with Lashley as the heel. The upcoming match will be the third between the two, after Lashley defeated Lesnar at the Royal Rumble earlier this year. There is no word on when the match will take place.
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