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He might not be done. There is a long history of celebrities in wrestling and that is something that will likely continue for a long time to come. It can be interesting to see people come out of their world and move into the wrestling bubble, even if it is for a short amount of time. That was the case over the weekend, but there might be an extension in this situation.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE has sent out a fan survey suggesting that Johnny Knoxville may be returning to the company. The survey asked about Knoxville’s time in WWE and also about the possibility of him coming back. In addition, the survey asked fans for their thoughts on WWE matches and their main television shows. Knoxville appeared on several editions of WWE SmackDown in a feud with Sami Zayn, as well as participating in this year’s men’s Royal Rumble.
Opinion: Your individual tastes in Knoxville may vary, but at least he did something short and to the point without becoming annoying. Knoxville did very little..

It’s another career path. Wrestlers have an interesting history when it comes to acting. There have been several wrestlers who have dabbled in acting over the years but there are very few who have been major successes. Despite this, there is a reason for wrestlers to try their hand at acting and now another wrestling legend is giving it a shot. It even seems like she is having some success.
Trish Stratus has announced that she will be starring in a new holiday film, which will begin filming later this month. There is no word on the title or the plot of the film, or where it will be available. The film will be released by the end of the year in some form. Stratus has dabbled in acting in recent years, including a co-starring role in last year’s Christmas In The Rockies.
Opinion: That’s pretty cool to hear as Stratus is starting to get a bit of a side career going. She has long since retired from the ring and it is nice to see her getting to do something outside of the ring. If she is ..

It’s a different way to go. We are officially on the Road to WrestleMania 38 and that means it is time to get ready for everything that WWE has planned. There are more than a few things to set up before we get there though and some of those things are more important than others. Some of them are more about the past than the present and this year, WWE might be trying something different.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE is planning on holding this year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony after the April 1 edition of SmackDown. The ceremony will be helped from 10:30pm EST until midnight EST in the American Airlines Center. Rather than a separate ticketed event, the show will be a bonus for the fans in attendance for SmackDown. WWE has yet to announce any members of the class.
Opinion: This is a change of pace and it might be in a good way. If WWE is going to be running WrestleMania as a two night event, there are only so many ways to go to run everything in the same weekend. I think I lik..

It’s a little more complicated. There are a lot of people involved in putting WWE together and several of them have authority. Having so many people with the power to change a show can make things complicated. One person has to be in charge of the whole situation though and in WWE’s case, that is Vince McMahon. If he makes a decision, it is usually the final call, which is what led to an important situation this week.
Earlier this week, news broke that Shane McMahon had been sent home from WWE following reports of issues involving how he put together the men’s Royal Rumble match last weekend. Shane had reportedly wanted to make the match about himself, but that was not how things went. According to PWInsider.com, Shane had been frustrated that several of his ideas had been shot down by Vince, and that he did not get to have the focus in the match that he wanted. There is no word on if or when Shane will return to WWE.
Opinion: This is the kind of story that actually seems like a big ..

They might need to work on that. A tournament is one of the easiest concepts in all of wrestling. You have a bunch of people and put them together into a bracket and see who is the last one standing. Maybe it’s one wrestler or one team, but ultimately it is about finding the best of the field. That is harder than it sounds in some ways though, and that is the case again at the moment.
WWE has promoted the second annual women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic for the last several weeks, but the tournament has yet to begin. According to Wrestling Observer Live, the tournament has yet to start because there are not enough teams available. Only a few teams have been announced and there have been no brackets revealed for the tournament. No official start date was ever given aside from February.
Opinion: I’m not sure what can be done here, as NXT just does not have the roster to make something like this work without having almost all hands on deck. There are only so many women in NXT and I’m..

Prior to tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan took to Twitter and announced that the upcoming debut of Brian Kendrick would not be taking place as advertised. This was due to a resurfacing of some comments that Kendrick made about a decade ago.
The statement is as follows:
We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick. There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP.
We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick. There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP.
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) February 2, 2022
The video is from 2011 and features Kendrick discussin conspiracy theories involving Jewish families The Rocke..

Dynamite
Date: February 2, 2022
Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone
We’re back in Chicago, where a lot of big things tend to happen. There is a good chance that will be the case again here as we have a major main event between CM Punk and MJF. These two have been going at it for a long time now and we should be in for a heck of a blowoff (maybe) here. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta
Yuta, with Orange Cassidy and Danhausen, is taking Brian Kendrick’s place after some previous controversial comments resurfaced. Moxley runs him over to start and knocks Yuta outside for a quickly broken sleeper. Back in and Moxley ties him up in something like an STF, sending Yuta to the ropes.
Yuta is sat on top for a heck of a back rake before being sent outside. That means another Danhausen/Moxley staredown, allowing Yuta to hit a big dive to the floor. Back in and Moxley grabs a cutter for two, because almost ..

See you soon. Over the last year and a half, WWE has released a ton of wrestlers from the company. That is the kind of change that you do not see happen very often in wrestling and unfortunately it cost a lot of people their jobs. While it certainly changes how WWE works, it also changes how other promotions work as well. Now, some of those promotions are able to pick up more than a few new wrestlers as a result.
On November 2, 2021, WWE released several wrestlers from their contracts. These wrestlers were on 90 day no compete clauses, which have now expired as of February 2. Therefore, the following names are now free agents and can sign wherever they like, appearing immediately:
Keith Lee
Karrion Kross
Mia Yim
Ember Moon
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Oney Lorcan
Gran Metalik
Lince Dorado
Eva Marie
Nia Jax
There is no word on where these wrestlers will appear. Several NXT wrestlers were released on the same day, but their 30 day no compete clauses expired in December.
Opinion: This is the k..

There goes a big one. We are fresh off of the Royal Rumble, where WWE presented a large portion of its roster in a pair of matches. That is the kind of thing that can remind you of some of the names who are around that you might have forgotten about. At the same time, there were some names you might have forgotten about making some appearances. Now though, one of them might be gone.
According to Ringsidenews.com, Shane McMahon has been “quietly” let go from the company. This comes after McMahon was reportedly involved in the planning of the men’s Royal Rumble match, which he had wanted to be built around him. McMahon was described as a “nightmare” during the setup for the show. He was also rumored for a major match at WrestleMania, possibly against Seth Rollins, which is now off as well.
Opinion: Well that’s a surprise, as it’s weird to see anyone with the name McMahon being punished for something in WWE. That being said, the Royal Rumble seems to have been rather poorly received and..

That’s a different kind of story. With all of the prominent wrestlers in the world today, there is bound to be a moment that might not go as expected. Some of these things are rather different than others and some of them might catch your attention. That is the case again, as it is a wrestler involved in a bit of a situation, though everything did not exactly go as it seemed.
In recent weeks, explicit photos and an explicit video of former Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling star and current Major League Wrestling star Davey Richards were leaked online. This prompted Richards to issue a statement, clarifying that the material had meant to be gifts for his wife but were released without his permission. Richards also responded to a tweet making it clear that he was not upset by the incident.
Well lol the vid was supposed to be a private one for my wife that apparently is now not so private lol. Oh well, it’s a wiener- they can look if it makes their day. But no, I don’t do porn – well p..

Not everyone is happy. The Royal Rumble has come and gone, meaning that we are on the Road To WrestleMania. That means things are about to get all the more interesting in the coming weeks, but there was also some work put in to get things ready for the Royal Rumble as well. Now some wrestlers are not happy with what happened at the show following the buildup.
According to Fightful Select, there has been some frustration backstage over the men’s Royal Rumble as some of the wrestlers who were involved in the build did not recent any focus in the match itself. This includes the Mysterios, Dolph Ziggler/Robert Roode and the Street Profits, who had been in a three way feud to help hype the Royal Rumble. The six if them did not have any significant interaction during the match, with only the Mysterios eliminating anyone (with one elimination each).
Opinion: This is the latest complaint that has come up about the match, which did not seem to have gone very well, either for the fans or a lot..

To the other side. The rise of AEW has changed the way the wrestling world works in a good way. Now that AEW has been established as a second major wrestling promotion, there are several other spots available for wrestlers who might not fit into the WWE’s plans. They now might have something fresh and available, which seems to be the case for someone fresh out of WWE.
AEW has announced that former WWE star Brian Kendrick will make his debut with the company this week on Dynamite in a match against Jon Moxley. This is a bit of a surprise as Kendrick had been working for WWE as of late January, having appeared on NXT TV back in December. According to Fightful Select, Kendrick had been granted his release from the company on Tuesday after attempting to obtain it for several weeks. It is not clear if Kendrick will be wrestling for AEW long term.
Kendrick has wrestled for WWE in multiple stints since 2004. Over the course of his time with the company, Kendrick is a former WWE Tag Team and..