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It’s a different career. There are all kinds of wrestlers under the WWE banner and every one of them is talented in some way. Some of them are talented in more than one way and that can make for some interesting situations as you see what they can do outside of the ring. There have been wrestlers who have been doing their other things for years, and now we are seeing something new.
Monday Night Raw’s R-Truth, under his real name Ron Killings, has released a music video for his new single “Out The Window”. The song is the second single off of his album Legacy, which was released in December. The video features an animated version of R-Truth doing various things, such as rapping in a studio, arm wrestling a monster and dancing on a car. R-Truth has been releasing music for over twenty years, including his own theme song.
It’s a cool video. Check out R-Truth’s latest release, plus some of his other offerings:
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It’s all about control. WWE is a huge company and has varying levels of authority. While Vince McMahon has the final say in everything, there are several people beneath him with various responsibilities. Some of those are rather important names, and now two of them will be taking charge of something rather big, which we can see every single week on television.
According to PWInsider.com, Bruce Prichard and Christine Lubrano (Senior Vice President of Creative Writing Operations) will now officially oversee NXT’s creative, as is the case with Monday Night Raw and SmackDown. Johnny Russo will serve as NXT’s head of creative after serving as lead writer since July 2020. This comes after most of Triple H’s creative team was let go from the company last week in the latest round of releases.
There are three of the same. Check out all of the shows Prichard and Lubrano oversee:
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They could be on their way up. There have been a lot of changes in WWE over the last year and those changes seem to be continuing. NXT has seen some of the biggest changes of them all, as several of its wrestlers have been released from the company. That does not leave a lot of depth on the roster, but things might be about to get even weaker still, as some big names could be leaving.
According to Wrestlinginc.com, NXT’s Tommaso Ciampa and Pete Dunne were both in action on this week’s edition of Main Event. While not confirmed, this could suggest that the two of them are on their way to the main roster. Ciampa lost the NXT Title to Bron Breakker last week, while Dunne was defeated by Tony D’Angelo on this week’s show. They have both been wrestling on recent WWE live events.
Those are some talented people. Check out who might be coming to the main roster:
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NXT
Date: January 11, 2022
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett
We’re officially in a new era, as Bron Breakker won the NXT Title last week at New Year’s Evil. That is the kind of change you do not see take place very often and now we get to see what happens with Breakker as the star of the show. We should be in for some good stuff, which is long overdue around here. Let’s get to it.
We open with a recap of Bron Breakker winning the NXT Title.
Here is Breakker to get things going. The title looks good around his waist but the fans are split on whether or not he deserves it. Breakker thanks Tommaso Ciampa for being a great champion and a respectable human being. Last week, Ciampa told him it was his time and went over to shake his father’s hand.
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That’s never good to hear. The Coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the world in a huge way, including the professional wrestling industry. You regularly see wrestlers confirming their positive diagnoses and that is likely to be the case for the foreseeable future. That is never good to hear, and now we are hearing it again, with one of the bigger stars in wrestling today.
Over the weekend, AEW’s Kenny Omega and Jim Cornette had a brief exchange on Twitter, with Omega mentioning Cornette in a response to a fan. Cornette responded, seemingly not taking kindly to Omega bringing him up. Omega responded as well, apologizing for his comments and revealing that he has tested positive for the Coronavirus. There is no word on Omega’s health at the moment, but he has been out of action since November due to a variety of injuries.
Will you bump up Corny’s oxygen so he can maybe get through a podcast without wheezing through every word? It’s harsh on the ears from what a I hear
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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?
Monday Night Raw
Date: January 11, 1993
Location: Manhattan Center, Manhattan, New York
Commentators: Vince McMahon, Rob Bartlett, Randy Savage
This is the first ever Monday Night Raw, making it the start of the most important weekly wrestling show ever. It’s also not the best time for the company, as things are getting rather dull as we move towards the 1993 Royal Rumble. Bret Hart is WWF Champion but there is a certain monster called Yokozuna on the horizon. Let’s get to it.

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So much for that. Tag Teams have a weird history in WWE. They have been around for a long time throughout the company’s existence, but they also have been known to be split up in a hurry. These splits can cause quite the issues at times, often leading into a feud between the former partners. That seems to be the case again, as another team has gone their separate ways.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Rhea Ripley and Nikki Ash split up to officially end their team. The split came after the team had lost several matches, along with their WWE Wome’s Tag Team Titles. Ash believed that Ripley felt she was better and, after a hug between the two, attacked Ripley. After leaving the ring, Ash said that superheroes did not need friends.
This got serious in a hurry. Check out how the split happened, plus the two in action on their own:
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Next ones up. The Royal Rumble is less than three weeks away and that means it is time to start filling up the fields for the men’s and women’s matches. That can make for a busy batch of additions, with WWE occasionally throwing names out in big bunches. The women’s match is mostly filled in, but now the men’s lineup has gotten quite a boost of its own.
Three more entrants were announced for the men’s Royal Rumble match on Monday. This included Damian Priest and AJ Styles who announced their entries before Monday Night Raw went on the air. Then during the show, Big E. announced his entrance as well. These three names bring the total number of entrants to ten men. The women’s match currently has nineteen names announced. There is no word on how many names will be announced in advance of both matches.
There have been some great moments in Royal Rumble history. Check out some of the best:
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It’s a dangerous game. There are all kinds of ways for a wrestler to get hurt and unfortunately some of them can be a lot worse than others. You never know when someone could go onto the injured list for a long time, and there is no such thing as a good time for it to happen. Unfortunately it took place this week, and it came almost as fast as someone showed up in the first place.
According to PWInsider.com, Charlie Haas made his Impact Wrestling debut at Sunday’s television tapings in Dallas, Texas. Haas was taking part in a match and was “knocked loopy” at some point, leading to him being legitimately stretchered to the back. Later in the night, Haas was said to be fine backstage but the situation was described as scary. Haas, 49 years old, is a regular on the independent circuit, mainly in Texas.
Haas is a rather talented star. Check out what he can do in the ring:
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You need some surprises. We are less than three weeks away from the Royal Rumble, which will feature two of the show’s namesake matches. That means sixty wrestlers will appear in the Royal Rumbles, with thirty men and thirty women taking part. Several of the wrestlers will be announced in advance, but that will not be the case for everyone. This may include one big surprise.
According to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, WWE is considering bringing in at least one unexpected participant in the men’s Royal Rumble match. This would be someone brought in through the “Forbidden Door”, meaning a wrestler from another promotion. There is no word on who it would be or which promotion they would be coming from. WWE has already announced that Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Mickie James will participate in the women’s Royal Rumble.
Had more than 1 source this weekend, w/o me directly asking, state they believe WWE will try for an “unexpected” forbidden door entrant for the Men’s Royal Rum..

It’s time for a title shot. The WWE women’s division has come a very long way and what used to be little more than a joke is now one of the more important things in all of the company. Seeing one of the Women’s Titles on the line is now a big deal and we will get to see that again at the Royal Rumble, as we now have a brand new #1 contender to one of the championships.
The main event of this week’s Monday Night Raw featured Doudrop winning a triple threat match over Liv Morgan and Bianca Belair to become the new #1 contender to Becky Lynch’s Raw Women’s Title. Doudrop’s title match will take place at the Royal Rumble on January 29. The title match will be the first ever singles meeting between Lynch and Doudrop and her second ever Raw Women’s Title shot.
This could be interesting. Check out how the title match was set up, plus the two of them in action:
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History has been made! Titles are the main focal point of almost any wrestling company as they are such an easy concept to present. Wrestlers are going to go after championships for the sake of either money, pride or power, making them the most valuable prize in the promotion. That makes title changes mean so much, which was the case again this week when some gold changed hands.
This week’s Monday Night Raw saw Alpha Academy defeating RKBro to win the Raw Tag Team Titles. The win came after Alpha Academy defeated RKBro in a non-title match last week to earn the title match. Alpha Academy’s win gives Otis his first title in WWE, while Chad Gable is now a three time Tag Team Champion on the main roster. The loss ends RKBro’s reign after 142 days, having won the titles at Summerslam.
It was a big night. Check out the title change, the new champs’ celebration, and RKBro’s time with the gold:
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