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That explains a bit. There are a lot of changes taking place in WWE but a few things have stayed the same. That can be a good or a bad thing, but what matters is keeping the good things as strong as possible. WWE knows how to present some of its top stars rather well, though it might not be able to present one of them nearly as often in the future as they have been as of late.
One of the bigger recent WWE stories has been Roman Reigns signing a new deal with WWE, which will allow him to appear less frequently. According to PWInsider.com, Reigns’ new deal will be similar to Randy Orton, who only works selective live events in bigger cities. Reigns is only expected to appear at major events with no television appearances for July and August.
Opinion: This is a big better for WWE, as it seems that Reigns will be more of a featured attraction rather than just someone who will not be around at all. I can see WWE wanting to keep Reigns around as much as possible, but what matters is keepin..

That doesn’t sound good. There are certain wrestlers throughout the history of the sport who have become such legends that fans follow what happen to them once they have left the ring. Unfortunately that is not always the best news as sometimes you hear about someone who is not doing so well and that seems to be the case again, as a legend is not in great shape.
During a recent edition of his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross revealed that WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts has been dealing with serious health issues. Without specifying, Ross mentioned that Roberts was having issues breathing but is trying to deal with it. This includes some upcoming surgeries. The health issues are the reason why Roberts has not been appearing on AEW television as frequently in recent weeks.
Opinion: This is one of those things that might not be the biggest surprise, as Roberts has had a long history of health issues over the years. It does explain why he has not been around as of late, as Roberts has only ..

It might be a bit. Even though WWE and AEW get most of the attention, there are a lot of wrestling promotions throughout the world. Just because a wrestler is not appearing for one of those promotions does not mean that they have no value, as there are several wrestlers who can work for multiple promotions at once. That is the case with one prominent name, but at the moment he does not seem interested in appearing anywhere.
Fightful Select has more information about former WWE star Cesaro’s status. According to the report, Cesaro has been contacted by several promotions about coming in he has not accepted any bookings. Cesaro’s asking price is said to be higher than most promotions can afford, which may be by design, as he may be waiting for the right offer to come along. Cesaro is currently a free agent and allowed to appear anywhere he wants at any time.
Opinion: If Cesaro is happy and able to stay at home without a need to work, good for him. There is no requirement for him to get..

This is only a rumor, so take it for its worth. According to Brian Alvarez of Wrestling Observer Radio, some further drama is taking place between Kota Ibushi and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Apparently, Ibushi is not happy with NJPW as he feels the company is trying to get him back in the ring before he is fully healed. Ibushi suffered a shoulder injury after taking a hard landing during his G1 Climax finals match against Kazuchika Okada in October 2021. Ibushi was initially planned to participate in this year’s New Japan Cup. He was pulled from the tournament as he wasn’t ready to return to action.
This adds to the potentially current drama, as he recently posted a series of cryptic tweets in Japanese. This left many foreign fans confused, due to mistranslations, as some shocking terms were seen through the translation tool on Twitter, such as “sexually harassing bosses.”
Ibushi signed a “lifetime contract” with NJPW back in 2019.
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Editor’s Opinion:
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The card continues to grow. AEW has an interesting pay per view schedule, in that they run quarterly events rather than a pay per view every month. That allows their events to feel a bit more special, as the fans are asked to wait longer between each event. We are less than a month away from their next offering and now we know a little bit more about what to expect from the show.
On Sunday May 29, AEW will present its spring pay per view event on Sunday May 29 over Memorial Day weekend. This week on AEW Dynamite, a match was announced for the Double Or Nothing Buy In Show and another match might have been announced for the card itself. On the Buy In Show, the team of Hookhausen (Hook and Danhausen) will face Mark Sterling and Tony Nese.
On the proper Double Or Nothing card, Wardlow is expected to face Maxwell Jacob Friedman. However, Friedman listed some stipulations that Wardlow has to achieve to make the match happen, including taking ten lashes and defeating Shawn Spears in a cage..

Dynamite
Date: May 11, 2022
Location: UBS Arena, Belmont Park, New York
Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone
We’re back on Long Island this week and that means it’s going to be a bit of a Bizarro World situation. CM Punk is getting to face Long Island’s own John Silver, but the big story is MJF getting to name the stipulations for his match against Wardlow with Wardlow’s freedom on the line. If nothing else, it should be fun to hear MJF get that kind of a hero’s welcome. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Owen Hart Foundation First Round: Adam Cole vs. Dax Harwood Harwood starts fast with some shots to the face but gets kneed in the ribs to cut him down. That means Cole can start to pose a bit as he stomps Harwood down even more. Harwood gets sent ribs first into the post and it’s time to go outside. Cole sends him into various other things, including HARD into the post as we take a break.
Back with Harwood getting sent chest first into the buckle. Harwood is fine enou..

Mark your calendars. NXT was completely shaken up back in September 2021 when it was relaunched as NXT 2.0. The new version of the show featured a new look, a fresh roster and basically sent everything in a new direction. That means they had to start from scratch in a lot of ways, but things have gotten back to normal in some areas, which will be on display again next month.
According to PWInsider.com, the next NXT special will take place on June 4, with In Your House. There is no location announced for the event, though the previous special event, Stand & Deliver, took place in Dallas, Texas as part of WrestleMania 38 weekend. In Your House will take place the day before Hell In A Cell near Chicago, Illinois but it is not clear if the show will take place nearby. This will be the third NXT edition of In Your House.
Opinion: In your House is one of those shows that NXT can dust off every year and do just fine, as the show isn’t one that needs a lot of hype. The show has a history in ..

NXT UK
Date: May 5, 2022
Location: BT Sports Studios, London, England
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepherd
We’re back to the title picture this week with Meiko Satomura defending the Women’s Title against Isla Dawn in a World of Darkness match. I’m not sure what that means but NXT UK has enough of a track record that I can believe they’ll pull it off. On top of that, we get more of the build towards next week’s 200th show. Let’s get to it.
Lash Legend arrived earlier today and conscripted Emilia McKenzie to take care of her bag.
Opening sequence.
It’s time for Supernova Sessions, this time in the ring. Noam Dar says this is the first edition of Supernova Sessions 2.0, which makes me scared for this place’s future. This week’s guest is international superstar Lash Legend and, after taking some time to get her seated, Dar gives her something resembling a plant. Hold on though, as Samuel Sha brings in a much nicer bouquet, which she puts in the Heritage Cup.
Legend rhymes ab..

That would be a moment. Tag teams have a bit of a strange history in WWE, as the company almost seems to put them together for the sole reason of splitting them up. While it might not work every time, there are moments where the idea is quite the success. Now WWE may be planting the seeds for the split of one of the most popular teams the company has seen in quite some time.
This week’s Monday Night Raw featured Raw Tag Team Champions RKBro successfully defending the Tag Team Titles against the Street Profits. During the match, Riddle accidentally took out Randy Orton with a mistimed RKBro. According to Wrestlingnews.co, this may be the beginning of a split between the team. In addition, following the show, the team appeared on Raw Talk, where Orton brought up Riddle using his RKO finisher and suggesting that he wanted Riddle to stop. Orton said that he needed to keep the RKO and said he might have Riddle use the Bro Derek again.
Opinion: This would not surprise me in the slightest a..

I guess that’s the price. Wrestlers are larger than life characters who get to appear on television and try to convince fans that everything they are seeing is real. That can often cause the lines between reality and fantasy to blur, but these same wrestlers have problems that they have to deal with just like regular people. That is the case again, as a wrestling family is having to face some legal issues.
Back in 2020, Brett DiBiase, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase, pleaded guilty to taking part in the largest embezzlement scheme in the history of Mississippi. Ted’s Heart of David Ministries is alleged to have received $2.1 million from the state as part of the scheme, though Ted did not face any criminal charges. According to 411mania.com, the state of Mississippi has filed a civil lawsuit against 38 people, including the DiBiase family, alleged to have been part of the scheme or received some of the funds. The DiBiase family has not commented on the lawsuit. You can see th..

So that’s where he went. One of the more surprising stories of the last few weeks has been WWE’s latest batch of releases. While WWE releasing names might not be a surprise, some of the names who were let go night have been. There were a few names who left the company despite being in the middle of a story. Now we have a storyline explanation of where they went.
One of the names released from WWE on April 29 was Dexter Lumis, who had been a regular in NXT before he was let go. Lumis had been in a storyline marriage to Indi Hartwell, who is still with the company. This week on NXT, Toxic Attraction was talking to Hartwell and mentioned that Lumis left her. No more details were given and Lumis’ name was never used.
Opinion: As simple as it is, I kind of like the explanation being so simple. It wraps things up for Lumis and Hartwell while being the kind of emotional moment that could get Hartwell some sympathy. Lumis looks like a jerk, but he isn’t around any longer to have that mean an..

Join the club. There have been all kinds of stables in WWE history and some of them have been a lot more successful than others. They are the kind of thing that can do a lot of good things for several people at once and that makes them all the more interesting. WWE has a few of them going at the moment and now one of them might be about to get another member added.
Back at WrestleMania 38, Damian Priest joined forces with Edge in a new team. The group would later become known as The Judgment Day, with Rhea Ripley being added to the team at WrestleMania Backlash. According to PWInsider.com, there has been talk of adding a fourth member to the team, though no name was mentioned. When the stable was originally considered, Ciampa was mentioned as a possible member along with Ripley but he has not yet joined the team. There is no word on if he still will in the future.
Opinion: I’m not sure what is going to happen with the team but they have done well enough so far. What matters most is t..