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The big one is back. There are very few wrestlers who become attractions. Rather than being around full time and wrestling week in and week out, a select few names become such stars that they are able to appear every now and then for special moments. WWE has a few of them and one of them made a surprise return this week, with a fresh target seemingly in his sights.
Brock Lesnar returned to WWE this week, appearing on Monday Night Raw. Lesnar interrupted an in-ring promo from United States Champion Bobby Lashley before laying Lashley out. While not yet announced, there is a strong chance that this will be used to set up a match between the two. Lashley and Lesnar previously met at this year’s Royal Rumble, where Lashley defeated Lesnar to win the WWE Title. Lesnar last appeared for WWE at Summerslam.
Opinion: Lesnar vs. Lashley is one of those dream matches that hasn’t been run into the ground as of yet. It would absolutely not surprise me to see this as the co-main event of Crown Jew..

Welcome home. There is something exciting about a return in wrestling. A wrestler who comes back to a promotion where they have been before can make for a great moment, especially if they have been gone long enough. It makes for a great moment when you see someone back in a big way and that is exactly what took place this week on Monday Night Raw with two names at once.
This week on Monday Night Raw, AJ Styles said that he needed some help against Judgment Day, which brought out the returning OC, better known as the Good Brothers, comprised of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. The return was rumored earlier this week and brings the team, former Raw Tag Team Champions, back after a two plus year hiatus. Anderson is the reigning NEVER Openweight Champion in New Japan Pro Wrestling and it is not clear what this means for the title.
Opinion: This is something that makes sense, as Styles needs help against Judgment Day and WWE could use an established tag team. The OC have been successful a..

They’re back too? One of the major themes since the new regime has risen to power in WWE has been returning superstars. Wrestlers who have been gone from the company for months if not years have made their returns, occasionally in bigger positions than when they left. That has made for some major moments, and now we are likely in for another pair of returns.
According to PWInsider.com, the Good Brothers, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson, are expected to return to WWE as soon as this month. The team will likely join the Monday Night Raw roster and reunite with AJ Styles, who has been having issues with the Judgment Day. This comes after The Good Brothers left Impact Wrestling back in August. The team was released from WWE in April 2020 after a four year run with the company.
Opinion: This is another return that will be more than a bit surprising, but it could be nice to see. The Good Brothers are one of the more talked about teams over the last few years and they bring instant star power..

He has a fan. There are some very talented stars on the WWE roster who never get the chance that they deserve. For one reason or another, they are often either left on the sidelines or used as little more than someone to put over bigger stars. Oftentimes they need someone to go to bat for them and now one such star has gotten an endorsement from a top name.
New SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey participated in a live stream on her YouTube channel earlier this week. At one point during the stream, Rousey mentioned fellow WWE star Mustafa Ali, calling him “amazingly talented” and “athletic”, saying he comes up with some great sequences. Ali has been used infrequently on WWE TV in recent months, with his most recent appearance coming last week on Monday Night Raw.
Opinion: Rousey is certainly right about Ali’s talent but I don’t know if that is going to be enough to make him into the next big thing in WWE. For whatever reason, he has never been able to break through and get a seri..

They might have a new problem. The last year plus of WWE has been dominated by the Bloodline. The group has dominated almost anyone who has come in front of them and there are only a few names left who can come up against them. It means something for a star to face off of them and now another former champion seems ready to come after the all star team.
Last week on SmackDown, Ricochet faced Solo Sikoa. Prior to the show, Ricochet gave an interview backstage where he talked about being sick of the Bloodline. Ricochet spoke about how he wanted to take out all of the teams, beginning with Sikoa that night. Sikoa defeated Ricochet in the match and it is not clear if Ricochet will continue to go after the Bloodline in the coming weeks.
He had something to say. Check out Ricochet’s words against the Bloodline:
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Opinion: I could absolutely go for more of Ricochet, but it doesn’t exactly offer the best sign if he is losing in his first match after m..

Fare thee well. One of the most interesting things in wrestling is when a wrestler leaves a promotion. It opens up several doors as fans are left wondering who is going where and what they might do when they get to their next destination. That is one of the most exciting things in wrestling and now there will be some new free agents on the market all at once.
According to PWInsider.com, four Impact Wrestling stars are done with the company as of this weekend’s television tapings. Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis and Vincent have all finished up with the company as their contracts have expired. The four had all been part of the Honor No More stable. There is no word on where any of the four will be going next.
Opinion: That is one of those changes that can make for some very interesting next steps. There is some star power in this group and now the question becomes where they go next. With so may places to go, we get to find out who is interested in some talented stars. Severa..

He’ll pass for now. There are very few stars in the history of WWE who have become anything close to Brock Lesnar. Over the years, Lesnar has become one of the top attractions in modern WWE and it takes the right kind of opponent to give him a challenge. To make it more impressive, Lesnar was also a success in mixed martial arts, and it turns out that he turned down a fight there as well.
Back in 2018, Lesnar seemed to be ready to set up a fight with fellow UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier. However, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Lesnar turned down the idea of fighting Cormier for unknown reasons. Lesnar would eventually fight once more in the UFC before returning to WWE. Cormier made his WWE debut this weekend as the guest referee in the Fight Pit between Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle at Extreme Rules. There is nothing to suggest that Cormier will be returning to WWE in the future.
Opinion: That’s kind of a weird way to go, as Lesnar vs. Cormier did seem set for a big ..

I’d call it a feud. Wrestling is built around the idea of having fans put their money down to see people get into a fight with one emerging victorious. That has been the way the industry works for decades and it is still the case to this day. Some feuds are a little more serious than others though and now a slightly less intense one is getting a new stage after a pretty long hiatus.
Back in October 2021, WWE backstage correspondent Kayla Braxton dressed up as Sami Zayn for Halloween and impersonated him on Talking Smack. Earlier this week, Braxton asked who she should be for Halloween this year, prompting a response from Zayn, saying he held grudges. Braxton responded by posting a photo of herself in Zayn’s Honorary Uce shirt and asking “how about now?”.
It’s kind of complicated. Check out what started it all and the fallout:
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Guys – Halloween is approaching. In years past, I’ve dressed up as a better @SamiZayn than Sami Zayn and of course l..

It went well. There are all kinds of ways to bring a wrestler back to television and if done right, they can be very effective. Some of the best ways involve a surprise, but there is something to be said about letting fans know what is coming without knowing what is coming, and now we know how that went when WWE tried it again with the return of a major name.
Over the weekend, Bray Wyatt made his return to WWE after over a year away from the company, appearing at the end of Extreme Rules as the reveal of the White Rabbit. According to Fightful Select, the return was well received in WWE and the company was very pleased with the reaction on social media. Some in WWE had been optimistic about a Wyatt return since Vince McMahon retired from the company in July. There is no word on what Wyatt will be doing in WWE.
Opinion: I think it would be safe to call Wyatt’s return a success, at least based on the crowd reactions. The fans were happy to have him back and now the question becomes wha..

The door swings both ways. There have been a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster over the years and some of them have made quite the impression. At the same time, there have been several who have never had the chance to break out in the right way. It can be interesting to see them come back and that might be the case with another former champion.
According to F4WOnline.com, former NXT Champion and Raw Tag Team Champion Bo Dallas may be on his way back to WWE. There is no word on what Dallas would be doing if or when he returns to the company. Dallas was with the company for thirteen years before being released in April 2021 as part of a round of budget cuts. Dallas has not wrestled since November 13, 2019, his last match with WWE.
Opinion: I could go for this, as Dallas is only 32 years old, has the experience and success to make a go of something and has never had much of a chance on the main roster. Why not let him see what he can do in a WWE with a different landscape? It isn’t lik..

Stick around for a bit why don’t you. The rise of AEW has changed the wrestling world as there is now a new place near the top of the wrestling world for several wrestlers to go. The company has come a long way in just a few years but they also need to look towards the future. One of the most important things is to have the right people in the right places and now they have secured that for the long term.
AEW President Tony Khan has announced that Jon Moxley has signed a new five year deal with the company. The new deal make him exclusive to the company and its international partners (including New Japan Pro Wrestling) and will see him move into mentoring and coaching roles. While not confirmed, this would suggest that Moxley is done with GCW, where he lost his World Title to Nick Gage this weekend.
I'm excited about tonight's huge announcement that @AEW World Champion @JonMoxley has signed a 5 year contract extension!
It's fitting that Mox will be in action to kick of..

Cameos are fun. With so many talented stars in NXT, it becomes a question of when someone else will be moving up to the main roster. Those promotions are important moments for both the stars and WWE themselves as we see who is next up on the company’s radar. We might have seen the start of a main roster promotion this weekend at a major WWE event.
NXT star Nikkita Lyons made a surprise cameo appearance this weekend at WWE Extreme Rules. Lyons was shown in the crowd and identified by commentary, though she did not do anything physical on the show. There is no word on if this was a one off appearance or the suggestion that she is moving to the main roster. Lyons and Zoey Stark because #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Titles earlier this week. The team had been announced for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Title tournament over the summer but did not compete due to medical issues.
Opinion: This is one of those situations where I could see either line of thinking. Lyons is one of the more uniq..