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It’s a new path. Wrestlers are in a weird place when it comes to celebrity status. While they are often on national television, they are often only known for being wrestlers. That often limits what kind of star power they can have, though every now and then you see someone move a few steps beyond. Now we are going to see a wrestling legend moving into a new field.
WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has announced that she will be a guest judge on the upcoming reboot of Canada’s Got Talent. The series will premiere in early 2022 after being off the air since 2012. Stratus will be one of the four judges, along with Howie Mandel, Kardinal Offishall and Lilly Singh. Stratus retired from WWE in 2006 but has returned for some short term appearances in the years since.
Stratus certainly had talent. Check out what she did in her WWE career:
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That’s one way to go. There are a lot of ways to present a wrestler, but sometimes something needs to be changed. Whether it is due to something going wrong or something that just changes over time, there are instances when a wrestler needs something fresh. One of the best ways to fix this problem is by turning a wrestler from good to bad or vice versa, which is what we might be seeing again soon.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE’s current plan is for Dominik Mysterio to turn on his father Rey Mysterio. However, before the turn can take place, Dominik will have to lose several matches in advance. Dominik has not won a televised singles match since the May 21 edition of SmackDown, though he and Rey have won tag team matches since then. There is also still the chance that WWE could drop the story entirely.
Dominik does have some potential. Check out some of his time in the ring:
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They might need to work on that. Despite being the undisputed biggest wrestling promotion in the world, there is no denying that there are some problems in WWE. The company is certainly not as popular as it once was and there are a lot of areas where they need to improve. Some of these are behind the scenes, and that seems to have been the case again with a recent major event.
Earlier this year, WWE held the annual WWE Draft, which featured some tag teams being split up. According to Fightful Select, some WWE employees pushed to keep teams together but were ignored, save for AJ Styles and Omos. Wrestlers whose teams were split were asking what the storyline logic was behind splitting teams up but were told that it didn’t matter. Finally some of the teams only learned that they were split up through social media rather than being told in advance. There is no word on which teams received this treatment.
Some of the teamed work well together. Check out some of the teams who were drafted..

Nice to meet you. There are certain wrestling families that you are always going to see pop up over the years. Some of them are among the most famous names in all of the industry and it can mean a lot when you see the next generation come up. It can be made even better when you easily tell that you are seeing a new family member and now we are seeing the next part of a classic wrestling family.
This week’s NXT featured the debut of Solo Sikoa, who is part of the Anoa’i wrestling family. Sikoa interrupted a segment between LA Knight and Grayson Waller, attacking both of them to clear out the ring. Sikoa joined WWE earlier in the year and is the younger brother of the Usos. His appearance was advertised in advance and he appeared in something similar to mixed martial arts gear. There is no word on when Sikoa is scheduled to have his first match.
He’s the new generation. Check out how Sikoa’s debut went and how his family works in the ring:
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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?
Super Show-Down
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Corey Graves
We’re at the latest big international show here and that means…well it’s hard to say actually. There’s a lot going on at the moment in WWE but they have a tendency to turn these shows into a glorified house show with almost nothing happening. Hopefully WWE has figured that out and knows that we need to actually get something important on the show. Let’s get to it.
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Hopefully it’s not bad. Wrestlers are rather unique in almost everything they do, but there are a few things that are constant among all of them. Unfortunately one of those things is that any of them can get hurt at any given time. Some of these injuries are going to take place all at once, but others might have been built up over time. We might be seeing another one at the moment.
WWE had advertised a match on this week’s Monday Night Raw between AJ Styles and Omos and RKBro. However, the match did not take place and Styles did not appear on the show. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, this is likely due to Styles suffering an unspecified injury, though this has NOT been confirmed. Styles wrestled at Crown Jewel on October 21 and had reportedly been dealing with some kind of injury. There is no word on when he will return to television.
Styles is still great at what he does. Check out some of his time in the ring:
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He’s a big deal. Every now and then, you see a wrestler who is going to make an impact like few others could ever imagine. There is just something about them that cannot be overlooked and they do something that almost no one else can. That is the case with a few WWE stars, and now one of the more notable ones is going to be getting some bigger spots in the near future.
WWE has advertised former United Kingdom Champion Walter for multiple shows on their upcoming European tour. Walter is advertised for shows on November 7-9, which will all take place in England, with events in Liverpool, Leeds and Nottingham respectively. Walter’s opponents have not been announced and it is not clear if he will be wrestling on any other shows. The matches will be Walter’s first since losing the United Kingdom Title to Ilja Dragunov at NXT Takoever 36.
Walter is a force. Check out what he can do in the ring:
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He’s up next. AEW has been quite the game changer in just their few years of existence. While they have done all kinds of things for the wrestling world, one of the most important has been offering wrestlers another major promotion where they can ply their trade. That is something that has been missing from the mainstream wrestling world for a long time now, and it turns out that we are going to be seeing someone new in an AEW ring.
Last week’s AEW Dynamite featured a cameo by former WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese, who was shown sitting in the crowd multiple times. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Nese has signed a contract with AEW, though the company has not yet announced a signing. Nese was released from WWE in June along with several other promotions over the course of the year.
You might need a refresher. Check Nese in the ring:
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I’d call that a busy night. There are all kinds of wrestling shows on the air every week, but sometimes you get to see one that is an especially big card. These shows are going to feature marquee matches with big stars involved, along with several championships on the line. That was the case this week, and it was a rather bad night for people coming in with titles.
This week’s edition of NXT was the Halloween Havoc special, which featured four title matches on a six match card. Of the four titles that were on the line, three changed hands. First, Toxic Attraction won the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles from Io Shirai/Zoey Stark in a ladder match also involving Persia Pirotta/Indi Hartwell. Next, Mandy Rose defeated Raquel Gonzalez in a street fight to win the NXT Women’s Title. Finally, MSK lost the NXT Tag Team Titles to Imperium in a lumberjack match. The only champion to retain their title was Tommaso Ciampa, who defeated Bron Breakker in the show’s main event.
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That’s a surprise. There have been a lot of changes to the WWE landscape over the last year and a half, as all kinds of names have been released. That can cause a lot of jarring differences, but there are a few people you can almost count on to always be there. It turns out that will not be the case with another name though, as WWE may have let someone else go.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE has released ring announcer Greg Hamilton, effective earlier this week. Hamilton reportedly took issue with rapper Westside Gunn using his voice and threatened to have WWE sue Gunn and was released soon after, though this is not confirmed as the reason for his release. Hamilton has removed all WWE mentions from his Twitter account and set it to private. Starting with WWE in 2015, Hamilton moved up from NXT and Tough Enough to become the voice of SmackDown.
There have been some great ring announcers in WWE history. Check out how some of them have done over the years:
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NXT
Date: October 26, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
It’s another special show this time around with Halloween Havoc. Last year’s edition did rather well but now we need to see if they can do the same with the new cast. The main event is Tommaso Ciampa defending the NXT Title against Bron Breakker, plus a bunch of Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal matches. Let’s get to it.
Chuckie as in from the Child’s Play movies, welcome us to the show and runs down part of the card.
Women’s Tag Team Titles: Toxic Attraction vs. Persia Pirotta/Indi Hartwell vs. Io Shirai/Zoey Stark Shirai/Stark are defending in a ladder match, with Chuckie giving us another intro. It’s a brawl to start with Toxic Attraction being sent outside. Some ladders are thrown inside and it’s Hartwell/Pirotta going up, only to have the champs break it up with some dropkicks. Jacy Jayne kicks the ladder and breaks one of the metal pieces in the midd..

Call it a spinoff? With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, there are always going to be people whose personalities eventually clash. This could be due to almost anything and you never know when something might flare up. What could make this even worse is having multiple people involved, which was almost the case in a bigger way than expected last week.
Last week on SmackDown, Becky Lynch and Charlotte were involved in a backstage altercation over the final segment of the show. During a segment involving the two women trading their respective Women’s Titles, Charlotte dropped the title, which was seen as an embarrassment for Lynch. According to PWInsider.com, Sonya Deville, who was presiding over the segment, was ready to fight Charlotte backstage after the segment ended. This led to an argument between the two backstage, but nothing physical occurred. There is no word on any punishment for Charlotte over the incident so far.
This could get bigger in a hurry. Check out what happened..